Visit the Folon 2008 exhibit in Belgium
Belgian Art Museums Highlighting Folon
In 2008 Belgium will host several major exhibitions throughout the country that will highlight the art of Jean Michel Folon. Best known for his cover page drawings for the New Yorker and Time magazine Jean Michel Folon's work is diverse, covering a wide range of media. Special exhibits are planned from April 25 through Sept. 28 in Brussels and all over Belgium. A major highlight will be the outdoor sculpture exhibition to be held at the Solvay Park around the prestigious Chateau de La Hulpe.
The "Fondation Folon" located in a farmhouse of the Château de La Hulpe, a few minutes from Brussels, offers a permanent exhibition of the works of Folon. Call 212-758-8130 or visithttp://www.fondationfolon.beorwww.visitbelgium.com
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Travel from the 48 contiguous United States to Brussels, Belgium to see the Folon exhibit and receive a 5% discount off the lowest applicable published air fare for travel between 04/22/08 – 10/01/08. To make a discount reservation, please visit www.AA.com and provide code: A8548BG. Alternatively, call 1-800-433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or Canada and refer to the discount code. A transaction fee applies to tickets booked via the phone or at an American Airlines airport location.
Most globalized country in 2008
Accordging to the KOF index of globalization 2008, Belgium is the world’s most globalized country. The KOF index of globalization measures 3 main dimensions of globalization: economic, social and political.
For more details see: KOF Index
Google to Build European Data Center in Wallonia
Google will invest up to € 300 million in a new data information center in Saint-Ghislain, Wallonia. It is from this center that search demands from internet users throughout Europe will be met. Google services, such as Google Earth or Google Maps, are more and more in demand in Europe.
The center will occupy 85 hectares in the industrial zone of Ghlin-Baudour. Construction of the database center should start this summer and be finished by 2008. The project will create 120 new jobs, in programming, security and maintenance. In addition, Google will create up to 300 construction jobs during the building of the center. Most of the employees will be recruited locally.
The site chosen presents many advantages, such as proximity to a canal which will be used to cool off the company’s computer systems at the site. In addition, the region’s fiber optic network will guarantee optimal connectivity. The new data center will allow optimal service for customers and fast access to the data they seek, the company said in a statement.
Multiple regions in Europe competed for Google’s investment. “It is a very significant boost to St. Ghislain and to the Walloon Region. Google is a successful company and we are proud that it has chosen to invest in our region,” Minister-President Di Rupo of Wallonia said.
Google, created in 1998 by two Stanford students, employs 12,000 people worldwide.
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Belgium was ranked third in the 2006 survey of labor productivity by the American research institute The Conference Board and the Groningen Growth and Development Centre. Productivity in Belgium increased by 1.9% higher than the European average.
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