Xmas in the Europe

četvrtak, 25.12.2008.

CNN Stuns U.S. With Actual News

Last week, during CNN’s 25th anniversary celebration, CJR Daily took the network to task for shortchanging international news. As we noted then, whereas in 1994 CNN dedicated two hours of its weekday schedule to international news, the CNN of 2005…

Last week, during CNN’s 25th anniversary celebration, CJR Daily took the network to task for shortchanging international news. As we noted then, whereas in 1994 CNN dedicated two hours of its weekday schedule to international news, the CNN of 2005 to date was lucky to feature two hours of foreign news in a week.


At least until today, when that all changed.


Today the network began simulcasting on its US network its meaty news program “Your World Today” that airs regularly on CNN International.


CJR Daily tuned in at 11:45 a.m. EST. Right away we caught a promo for “Your World Today” — a promo that, as it turns out, actually contained more hard news than the five minutes of “CNN Live Today” that followed. (That was pretty easy...

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subota, 06.12.2008.

The Great Britain

Meetings with Santa and christmas church chanting in a zoo, on December, 3-23rd, Bristol. Greater and small inhabitants of Bristol for a long time know, that the most interesting adventures before Christmas happen in a city zoo. From the beginning of December (with 3-rd on 18 - on days off and with 19-th on 23 - daily) it is safely possible to conduct children in « grotto Santa » where the meeting with miracles and magic surprises is provided. And with 20-th till 22th December, by tradition, in territory of a zoo competition on the most beautifully decorated fur-tree is spent, and in illuminated to Christmas to a garden of a zoo will pass evenings of christmas church chanting with participation of professional and amateur family choruses. Well and animals it is possible to admire much till the late evening.

Festival Cool Yule, on December, 13-21th, London. Organizers of festival name this annual event alternative in relation to standard christmas shows and even strongest "antidote" from a masscult. Concerts of alternative alive music are included in the program of Festival (fate, folk), concerts of classical music and a jazz, and at all small spectators, children till five years, can look performances of national fairy tales. On December, 13th and 14 at festival 16-th will act Kiki and Herb with the christmas program, - trio Pluck, 18-th - nigerian singer Shola Idowu, and on December, 21st - the quintet under control of known saxophonist Tommaso Starace "will sound" black-and-white photos Elliott Erwitt. Will pass festival in halls Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room.

Beer christmas festivals, on December, 1-3st, Daverkurt; on December, 8-11th, Melton. To meet a coming nearer Christmas it is possible and behind a mug of an ale in a county Essex where will pass well-known Harwich and Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival. And this festival - the present adventure because up to station Daverkurt special trains from Ipswich and Colchester will go. At festival, except for tasting 30 grades of an ale, it is possible to listen to an alive rock music. And in the city of Melton (county Yorkshire) in the middle of December it will be possible to try specially prepared beer local brewers and to visit at prechristmas concerts accompanying action.

Germany
Festival of a cabaret and theatre Tollwood, till January, 1st, Munich. The festival of a cabaret, dance, theatre and circus Tollwood is popular in Munich almost as Oktoberfest, annually it visit more than one million person. Ridiculously to present, that in 1988 it was still modest local festival of a cabaret. Now it is the international festival of theatre, a variety show, circus, a cabaret and dance on which world celebrities and local talents act. The festival in a new year's eve comes to an end - then it is possible to see the best festival performances and to try the dishes of international kitchen prepared by Thai, French, Italian and German cooks. Simultaneously with festival in city there passes christmas fair. In the program of festival of this year - a musical «Poe», a comedy of absurdity « Yellow hands » and a comedy of masks « the Winter fairy tale ».

Festival of a tattoo, on December, 9-11th, Berlin. The Berlin festival of a tattoo is original "congress" of experts. To exchange labour experience will gather in capital of Germany about 100 masters tattoo from 26 countries of the world and will show the art by all interested person in a hall "Arena" (Treptow park). Masters in nominations « the greatest tattoo », "most mad", "most realistic", « the best ornament »-, etc. in the same spirit will compete. Clowns, acrobats and fireman will entertain public.

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