Summer break
July 30, 2010 1 Comment
Dear reader,
Crossroads is taking its annual summer break on August 1 and will resume daily updates on Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
Best wishes,
Sueli Brodin
Crossroads editor
P.S. Please note that comments on Crossroads are subject to moderation. Publication will be delayed until September 1, 2009. Thank you for your understanding.
How international is Maastricht?
July 30, 2010 2 Comments
A city of many borders and languages, Maastricht lies at the heart of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an area covering three major languages (French, Dutch, German), a number of distinct dialects and an overall population of nearly four million people. The capital of Limburg prides itself on being ‘international’, and justly so. But what does all this add up to? How ‘international’ is Maastricht? Robert Norris investigates.
Back in time - Dutch advertising in the 1970s
July 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
It is a real nostalgia trip that visitors to the new exhibition about advertising in the 1970s in the Netherlands are being offered at Centre Céramique in Maastricht. The collection of some 50 advertising posters, TV commercials, media campaigns and propaganda leaflets now on display is predominantly a visual experience. A review by Veroninka Krupova.
Wanted: stories on relocation in South Limburg for US TV show
July 29, 2010 1 Comment
House Hunters International is looking for contributors in South Limburg for TV show:
Hello,
My name is Kristen Lombardo and I work on a popular American TV show called House Hunters International. Our show features people who have relocated abroad and I am reaching out for your help in finding contributors for our show.
As a center of [...]
1 October: Language event translates language barrier into opportunity!
July 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Press release Euregio-Taalregio:
Language event translates language barrier into opportunity!
Friday 1 October 2010, Hotel School Maastricht
Perhaps you need to close a deal with an export partner Your chosen form of communication may be in English, or perhaps even German, French or other language. The question here always is: do you fully understand each other? Language use [...]
links for 2010-07-20
July 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
6 Websites The Maastricht Expat Should Know | Maastricht Minutiae
I would have loved to start this list off with my own blog, but of course, you’ve already discovered it. Otherwise you wouldn’t be here learning about the sites that I always keep tabs on. So without further ado…
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links for 2010-07-19
July 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht can ban tourists from its marijuana cafes: EU court official
The border town of Maastricht should be legally allowed to ban people who do not live in the Netherlands from its marijuana cafes, according to a senior advisor to the European court in Luxembourg.
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Vacancy: Community Manager/Editor at the European Journalism Centre
July 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
VACANCY: COMMUNITY MANAGER / EDITOR
Main tasks:
* Monitoring and moderating online platforms
* Managing community, and other EJC’s social media tools including FB and twitter
* Establishing contacts with external parties
* Language editing in English
* Implementing online PR [...]
links for 2010-07-17
July 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
Friendship is…
This summer we will pass through the city of Tours on our way to our holiday destination on the French Atlantic coast. “That’s the place where I spent my teenage years,” I told my children, “and we’ll make a short stop there to visit some dear friends of mine whom I have seen for [...]
links for 2010-07-16
July 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
Call for radio talent!, EUradio.fm - Media UK
EUradio.fm is the first and only Brussels based English radio station. It’s dynamic and fresh concept that promotes Europe from its heart and informs listeners on what to do throughout Brussels and beyond. It is a smart start-up radio focused on entertaining and informing expatriates and other high-profile [...]
links for 2010-07-15
July 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Google to scan Dutch library collection
Google said Wednesday it is teaming up with the National Library of the Netherlands to scan more than 160,000 of the books in its collection.
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Andre Rieu's Maastricht Show To Hit Cinemas
André Rieu's Maastricht concert is being broadcasted live in cinemas across Europe on July 20.
Arts Alliance Media will broadcast [...]
24 July-24 Aug: Leonid Babiitchouk Exhibition: Funny Animals
July 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Funny Animals exhibition 24 July – 24 August
B32 ARTSPICE, Bourgognestraat 32
www.B32.org
Opening on Saturday 17th July, 20:00 h
Visiting schedule:
Sundays 14:00-18:00h
And by appointment at (0)6 17052494
Every artwork created by Leonid Babiitchouk is both articulate and profound - perhaps it is the word “artwork” itself, when broken down to the two constructs that make it whole, are [...]
Death of a canal: A short history of the former canal between Liège and Maastricht
July 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
The death knell sounded for the former canal between Liège and Maastricht when the Dutch Juliana Canal and the Belgian Albert Canal, which were respectively completed in 1935 and 1940, made it become redundant. A short chronicle of the dismantling of the canal by Rob Kamps.
Social Media Day in Maastricht
July 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Organised by the European Journalism Centre (EJC), the aim of the event was to invite Maastricht residents to talk about the impact of social media in their lives and the significance of social media for a city like Maastricht, especially in the light of Maastricht’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2018. A report by Eszter Pakozdi.
12 July: Interview with Chilean artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra at Bonnefanten Museum
July 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Interview with Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Sunday 12 July, 2 pm
Auditorium of the museum
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra will give an exclusive interview to Alexander van Grevenstein, director of the museum and curator of the show.
Traumfäger (Dream Catcher) 2006 Graphite on paper, waxed 50 x 35 cm UBS Art Collection, Zurich
Biography
Sandra Vásquez de [...]
12 Jul-24 Oct: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra exhibit at Bonnefanten Museum
July 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Press release:
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra is her name. She has Chilean nationality but has been living in Düsseldorf since 1995. Her work is ‘modest’. It is small-scale and concerns drawings. But, good heavens – when she hangs those drawings on the wall! Then they become part of a greater whole; a chain that can [...]
Street Views: What are your plans for the summer?
July 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
How are people in Maastricht going to spend their summer? Crossroads writer Sina Spohr investigates.
links for 2010-07-01
July 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht police arrest 75-year-old cat-loving drug courier
Police in Maastricht have arrested a 75-year-old woman who claimed she worked as a drugs courier in order to earn money to feed her numerous cats.
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EU moots 'Michelin Star' system for top tourist spots
The world's top chefs would happily throw their grandmother under a Eurostar train to have [...]
Wanted: Brainport ‘ambassadors’ to increase hospitality for newcomers in the Maastricht Region
July 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Are you an ‘international knowledge worker’ and interested to help out fellow newcomers? Check out www.brainporttalentregion.com, aimed at promoting this region world wide as an interesting place to study, work and live for high-tech and brainy talents and sign up so that potential new talent from abroad can contact ’settled-in’ professionals for information.
Please contact [...]
The Bbox in Maastricht – A first step into the future of business
July 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Bbox in Maastricht is a new meeting room concept based on the mobilisation of creativity. A report by Mario Defauwes.
