Article By Natasha Dragun CNN Travel 13 December, 2012 Whether you’re looking for culture or just a reason to party, you’ll want to make sure these European destinations are on your radar in 2013. Thanks to a slew of new galleries, hotels and museums paired with festivals, …
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Article by: Roland De Monte 05 December 2012 Turkey’s decades-long quest for membership into the European Union has been the impetus of many rapid and “modernizing” changes throughout this ancient country, pushing it ever closer to its European neighbors relative to its laws, economy and politics. This …
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By Dorian Jones Istanbul Turkey’s cinema is in rude health, making more films than any other European country apart from France, as well as securing major international prizes. With critics singing their praises, can the country’s art house directors create the next big thing in international cinema? Turkish cinema has …
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By Leon Kaye Happy employees and a culture of ‘weirdness’ has led to success for green cleaning products company Method. Keeping it “weird” makes Method’s employees happy, and contributes to the $100m company’s success. When Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan launched Method in 2000, cleaning products were mostly chemical potions …
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by Sharlyn Lauby on October 11, 2012 My apologies to Michael Schrage and the Harvard Business Review for my stealing my lack of creativity with today’s title. But it really spoke to me. And not really because of the HBR article. (Sorry Michael). You can check out the HBR post …
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Penn Museum Makes Deal With Turkey For ‘Troy Gold’ İn Exchange For Exhibit Of Midas Artifacts PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia archaeology museum will indefinitely loan ancient jewelry known as “Troy gold” to Turkey in exchange for a future exhibit of artifacts related to King Midas, officials announced Tuesday. The deal …
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Global culture continues to be shaped by world cities – now is the time for them to link up, reports Yasmin Khan What makes a world city? According to British Museum director Neil MacGregor, it’s not cultural integration in London’s case, but a determined fostering of diversity. His comments came …
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By Erisa Dautaj Şenerdem for SES Türkiye in Istanbul The Turkish economy’s rapid growth over the past decade has not been matched by women’s labour force participation. Nagihan Mutlu, 37, is one of millions of women in Turkey who are not employed or looking for work. “I have two children …
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A New Yorker Festival on the Bosphorus? Turkey’s Hippest Colloquy Serves up an Unpredictable Mosaic of CulturePublished: June 1, 2012IST. Festival Co-Founders Demet Muftuoglu Eseli and Alphan Eseli / © BFA ISTANBUL — The lovably goofy Istancool is no more. In its third year, the swanky Turkish arts-and-culture get-together returned …
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Recruitment companies expect to benefit from rising unemployment across Europe as crisis-hit governments introduce long-awaited labour reforms to create jobs. They hope to gain from moves to liberalise labour markets to tackle the growing jobs problem, said Denis Pennel, managing director of Ciett, the global recruitment industry’s biggest trade confederation. …
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