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Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A strike by French museum workers continued today, with the Louvre and Versailles Palace remaining closed for a second day. The strike, which began almost two weeks ago at the modern art Pompidou Center , spread this week, also shutting the Musee d’Orsay with its 19th-century Impressionist art, the Sainte- Chapelle with its medieval stained-glass windows, and the Arc de ...
Left to right : Japanese architects Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand and Louvre museum's director Henri Loyrette are seen during a ceremony to mark the laying of the first stone of the Louvre Museum in Lens, northern France, Friday Dec 4, 2009. The museum in Lens, to open in 2012, is part of a strategy to spread art beyond the traditional bastions of ...
Chris Hamilton scored 19 points to lead Bellbrook to a 52-32 win over Milton-Union to open the boys high school basketball season on Friday, Dec. 3.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL Hiawatha Valley League -- Goodhue at Lourdes Triton at Byron Pine Island at Hayfield Three Rivers Conference -- Kingsland at PEM Southeast Conference -- Lanesboro at Spring Grove Mabel-Canton at Houston Le Roy-Ostrander at Ly
Steve Berry is a remarkable storyteller. Each of his books are more complex than the previous one, developed along multiple, action-packed plotlines that are based on little-known though fascinating historical mysteries and legends.
It's a lot of fun to paint the town red in this black and white open-world game, but the weak stealth elements limit your options.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board of Regents approved an agenda for the 2010 session of the Kentucky General Assembly today during its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. The agenda supports the vision, mission and strategic goals of KCTCS, along with the 2008-2020 Plan for a Competitive Commonwealth that is designed to transform the state’s economy by focusing ...
Greek shipping heir (and Paris Hilton's ex) Stavros Niarchos attends a dinner for New York megadeveloper Aby Rosen at W South Beach hosted by collector Alberto Mugrabi (right) and newsprint mogul Peter Brant.
US President Barack Obama delivered a boost to UN climate talks in Copenhagen, agreeing to delay his visit until the end of the meeting, when the drive for a global warming pact will climax.
Sebastian "El Loco" Abreu said his Uruguay squad would be underdogs against Group A's Mexico and France.
A show King wrote with fellow Pennsylvanian Greg Portz will begin an off-Broadway run at the People's Improv Theater in New York in February.
Doctors at the Lourdes Kania Clinic in Pasco say the second wave of flu has passed and now illnesses such as Step Throat, Mononucleosis, and colds are taking hold.
Obama is heating up his efforts on climate change.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will delay his trip to a climate-change summit in Copenhagen until Dec. 18, the close of the sessions, when his participation will be “most productive,” an administration statement said.
By next year, just about every company will be using social media to promote their products and services, said Karen Morstad, founder and president of Greenwich-based marketing firm Karen Morstad
Lake Louise, Alberta 1. Lindsey Vonn, United States, one minute, 26.13 seconds. 2. Emily Brydon, Canada, 1:26.65 3. Maria Riesch, Germany, 1:26.93. 4. Britt Janyk, Canada, 1:27.22. 5. Maria Holaus, Austria, 1:27.44. 6 (tie). Dominique Gisin, Switzerland, 1:27.54 6 (tie). Anja Paerson, Sweden, 1:27.54. 8. Fraenzi Aufdenblatten, Switzerland, 1:27.57. 9. Aurelie Revillet, France, 1:27.64. 10. Julia ...
