Curtain is lifted on Russia
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on June 11, 2008
A quality piece of television has been Jonathan Dimbleby’s five-part journey through Russia.
So far, the journey has been incredibly interesting and absorbing, and this final instalment was no different.
Most of the episode revolved around a visit to Irkutsk, a city that’s been gripped with Aids and prostitution since the fall of communism.
Thankfully, Dimbleby also visited [...]
Czechs head Central Europe’s catch-up quartet in race for Western riches
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on April 27, 2008
Czechs are in pole position to overturn decades of post-war economic decline and stagnation to become the first citizens of a former Communist bloc country to attain Western levels of prosperity.
Catch-up with the West can be achieved within a decade, according to the latest upbeat report on the Central European country published by the 30-strong [...]
K Panels sips sustainable success
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on April 6, 2008
Whats in a name? Well, in the case of K Panels, it means a company that is contributing towards meeting the demand for more affordable housing and making them zero carbon too
The story began well before the Code for Sustainable Homes was a priority on the Governments agenda, in Sherwood Forest, the home [...]
Nato tells Putin to keep calm at summit
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on March 29, 2008
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Nato’s secretary-general, has warned Vladimir Putin that next week’s annual summit of the 26-member alliance must not be marked by a another display from the Russian president of “unhelpful rhetoric” directed at the west.As the alliance members’ heads of government prepare to meet in Bucharest, tensions between Nato and Russia are [...]
Nato chief warns Putin over summit
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on March 29, 2008
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Nato secretary-general, has warned Vladimir Putin that next week annual summit of the 26-member alliance must not be marked by another display from the Russian president of 渦nhelpful rhetoric?directed at the west.As the alliance members?heads of government prepare to meet in Bucharest, tensions between Nato and Russia are running high because [...]
Nato tells Putin to talk - not posture
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on March 29, 2008
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Nato’s secretary-general, has warned Vladimir Putin that next week’s summit of the 26-member Atlantic alliance must not be marred by a new display of “unhelpful rhetoric” from Russia’s president, directed at the west.As the military alliance’s national leaders prepare to meet in Bucharest for the annual gathering, tensions between Nato and [...]
Bridgnorth District Council are bridging the divide
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Its not easy being a rural housing provider, much less so when, as a council, funds are constrained by government while prices continue to rise. Bridgnorth District Council is determined to rise to the challenge, however.
The council opted to retain its stock following appraisals in 2004/5. In the course of gauging tenants opinions during the [...]
Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 15, 2007
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 1 %26#x2014; For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
Now the region is the newest front line in [...]