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RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA American Orthodox Christianity Series 2: Engaging the Other as a Path Ahead
In this post, I thought I'd combine a couple of angles into one. First, of course, continuing with this series, I wanted to explore some minor ways in which Orthodoxy is significant for the American R...
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:48 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Flensburg Files News Flyer 5 September 2012
There were a lot of events that happened while I was on hiatus for a few weeks, two of which were spent back in Flensburg and the surrounding area with my family. Most of the events have a zero at the...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 8:25 AM
NEW PLATEAUS New Plateaus Geography Spotlight # 3 - São Tomé and Príncipe
*This article was co-written with the help of the talented and intelligent, Thomas Brandt. If you're ever interested in contributing ideas or material to New Plateaus, please express it. :) Gosh, wit...
Posted on 7/29/12 at 10:06 AM
STORM TRACKER Snowy Eurasia
It would likely surprise no one to learn that the percentage of the lower 48 states with snow on the ground is well below average. Overall the North American continent is running roughly one million s...
Posted on 2/13/12 at 5:55 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Travel alert for Europe
How will the travel alert for Europe affect your plans? From the U.S. State Department: Travel Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Europe October 3, 2010 The State Department al...
Posted on 10/3/10 at 9:44 AM
European Union formally adopts Iran oil embargo 
The European Union formally adopted an oil embargo today against Iran and a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank, part of sanctions meant to pressure the country to resume talks on its nuclear program.
By Don Melvin , January 23, 2012
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Standard & Poor's defends mass European downgrade
Amid a wave of criticism, Standard & Poor's defended its decision to downgrade nine European countries and insisted today that the region's leaders aren't doing enough to solve their debt crises.
By Angela Charlton , January 14, 2012
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France's high credit rating downgraded one notch
Finance Minister Francois Baroin told a French TV station that France had been downgraded by one notch by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's. That would mean a rating of AA+, the same as the United States since it was downgraded last summer.
By Jamey Keaten , January 13, 2012
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AP survey: Economy to pick up but still vulnerable
The U.S. economy will grow faster in 2012 — if it isn’t knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
By Derek Kravitz , December 27, 2011
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Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts
Encouraging signs out of Europe and a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. housing market drove the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 300 points Tuesday. It was the best day for stocks this month.
By Matthew Craft , December 20, 2011
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Spain's next prime minister, predicting hard times ahead: 'Panorama could not be more somber'
Spain was in recession for nearly two years and posted only listless growth this year, and some economists expect its growth could turn negative again.
The country's staggering jobless rate had risen to around 23 percent overall and around 46 percent for people under 25.
By Daniel Woolls , December 19, 2011
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Torrent of bad financial news flows out of Europe
Alarming financial news flowed out of Europe in a torrent today, just a week after the EU leaders struck a deal they thought would contain the continent's debt crisis. The bombardment shredded hopes of a lasting solution to the turmoil that is endangering the euro — the currency used by 17 European nations — and threatening the entire global economy.
By Shawn Pohatchnik , December 16, 2011
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Euro fading along with optimism from summit
Stocks tumbled around the world, the euro slid to an 11-month low and borrowing costs spiked for heavily indebted Italy. The markets' jitters reflect rising doubts about the deal European Union leaders reached at a summit last Friday in Brussels.
By David McHugh and Gabriele Steinhauser , December 14, 2011
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MURDEROUS RAMPAGE: Police find body at Belgian attacker's home; 4 dead, 123 injured
Liege Prosecutor Daniele Reynders said the body of a woman in her forties, a cleaning woman, was discovered during a search of Nordine Amrani's property, and that she was killed before the murderous spree at Liege's main square which also left 123 people injured. Reynders said Amrani, 33 years old, died in Tuesday's attack in an apparent suicide, and he was found with a number of grenades still on him.
By Raf Casert , December 14, 2011
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New agreement, new rift: 26 EU nations back ambitious treaty to rescue euro; Britain opposes
While the deal could help save the euro, the political implications of a new rift are enormous. Germany and France had hoped to persuade all 27 EU countries to agree to change the treaty that governs their union. Britain's leaders argued that the revised treaty would threaten their national sovereignty and damage London's esteemed financial services industry.
By Angela Charlton and Gabriele Steinhauser , December 09, 2011
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European Central Bank extends credit support to struggling banks
Bank President Mario Draghi said today that banks would now be able to borrow as much ultra-cheap money as they want from the ECB for up to 36 months, with a repayment option after one year.
By Associated Press , December 08, 2011
Slow day on the stock market
Stocks are closing narrowly mixed after a report that a second European bailout fund was being considered set off a brief, late-day rally.
By Daniel Wagner , December 06, 2011
Geithner pushes EU to agree on plan
European nations were pressed Tuesday by a credit downgrade threat and the U.S. Treasury chief to deliver on markets' huge hopes for a solution to the 2-year-old financial crisis engulfing the continent.Germany and France downplayed Standard & Poor's warnings to downgrade 15 eurozone nations and Europe's bailout fund. But a downgrade of their AAA ratings would complicate their efforts to restore investor confidence in Europe.
By David Riding and Sarah DiLorenzo , December 06, 2011
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