"WAVE" No.41
March 2010

Editorial


Topic of the Issue

Haiti earthquake aftermath

International wrestling for pawns
The magnitude seven earthquake in Haiti created a humanitarian disaster of immense complexity. It has been followed by a massive response, which riveted several nations worldwide. But what is really happening on backstage is Haiti becoming a stage for power wrestling. Rivalry between Brazil and US foreign policies are bubbling. China and Taiwan continue to use the Caribbean country in their churning game. Washington put his foot down and seems it will maintain its long-term opposition to Haiti's autonomy. Now these same countries claim they are together to rebuild it... >>




Interview: Fredy Rivera, Hilfswerk Austria International
Children are priority
"Earthquake happened on 12th of January, 4:50 in the afternoon. I got SMS from our partners in Port-au-Prince. They tried to explain the situation but they didn't know how big the earthquake was and how wast consequences it had"


Interview: Renato Lima, Cenacid co-ordinator
The worst is about to come
"Countless Haitians were flocked at the large Champs de Mars (Square of March), setting tents up and waiting for aid. By the time we approached, those thousands of people began to chant: "Blanc! Blanc! Blanc! (White! White! White!)" It gradually rose in volume clearly to warn others of our strange presence. Then, some saw the Brazilian flag on our shirts and spread the news like wildfire: we were Brazilians. Unexpectedly, they rushed, clustered around and greeted us warmly"

Politics

US defence shield in Romania
The new Border between West and Russia
The beginning of February brought an important topic into the attention of both Romanian and international press: the presence of US defence shields on the Romanian territory, more precisely, at the Black Sea, where there is already a NATO military base. Already agreed upon, the idea now awaits the Parliament's approval... >>


Twitter most used medium during collapse
Dutch cabinet stumbles over Afghanistan
On 3.55 AM political correspondent for RTL News, Frits Wester was the first one who twittered: "Cabinet collapsed". Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet is preterit, due to a discussion about extending the mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan... >>

Society

International Student Week in Belgrade, ISWiB 2010
Do we tolerate intolerance?
This year, conference will be held from 11th to 18th of July, in the capital of Serbia. It is the fourth edition of ISWiB, and about 200 students will be able to choose one out of 10 interactive workshops. Apart from the educational program, participants will have a chance to get to know Belgrade, as well as Serbian culture, tradition and nightlife through many events that the culture & entertainment program includes... >>


Dynamo Effect - Alejandro Moreno and Guillaume Buteau, project coordinators in Spain
The cleanest energy is the one you never consume
Media frequently considers environmental issues a secondary question. They use them when there are great disasters or controversial news. This way, population gets a distorted image of environment problems. Dynamo Effect is a European project which helps the Planet fight against climate change... >>


Political decisions and religious concerns
The Muslim Veil debate in France
The separation between church and state is already mentioned in the law, and socialists believe there is no need for such drastic measures that could damage future relations between France and Muslim states. Whatever the result of further debates will be, a ban is indeed envisaged by the end of the year, conceivably with a more moderate tone... >>


FONklame - advertising festival
Fun, humanity and education
Lecturers at the advertising seminar will be eminent experts from the field of television, radio, internet, print and mobile advertisement such as Istok Pavlović, Dragoljub Ljubičić Mićko, Boris Dragović. For the festival's second day, a projection of the most interesting advertisements from all over the world is planned, and the money from ticket sales and donations will be given to charity... >>

Culture & Arts

The Guitar Holiday
The Spanish - the makers of music
Traditional Belgrade Guitar Art Festival provided the guitar lovers the opportunity to get acquainted with some of the most representative examples of this instrument in manual making. Traditional makers' names such as Manuel Rodriguez & Sons and Manuel Contreras exhibited their guitars, made of pine and cedar, and the owners of these houses diligently represented their works, speaking of the materials and construction process, but also about the history and understanding of the guitar as a part of the Spanish identity... >>

Science & Tech

European blogging competition 2010
Spread the Word
Be it on European policy or Asian cuisine, blog writing style is frequently off-putting for journalists as it gradually undermines long held journalism notions. But snappy blog texts are a growing trend. And when well-told stories are written, they have the power of radically changing point of views and bringing awareness. Focused on that, a European Journalism Centre (EJC) initiative is bringing together nearly 100 journalists, journalism students and experts from 27 EU Member States and beyond to write about the Millennium Development Goals. In its third edition, "TH!NK ABOUT IT" is bound to roar to life... >>


Google Buzz
Good idea but wrong network approach
Recently, Google launched a new product called Google Buzz. The idea is to aggregate messages from other networks and then gather it all and share with your friends at Google Buzz. It really is a good idea, except for one point: Google decided to automatically add your recently e-mailed Gmail contacts as friends and automatically aggregate the content you share on other Google products without asking your permission. And that caused a lot of criticism all over the Internet... >>

Sport

Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Canadian hockey players and a tragedy in training
The hosts won 14 gold medals, Nodari Kumaritasvili died in training before the opening, Marit Bjergen won five medals, and the Austrians, Russians and Finns returned bowed head. This is the shortest balance of 21st Winter Olympics in Canada... >>

Entertainment

Interview: Nataša Arsić-Velo, model
Models appear powerful
I graduated at the university I wanted, and I was also pronounced the most beautiful girl in the world. I consider my personal success the fact that after all I remained - normal! I haven't changed, I still have good value systems (which are now very much disturbed) - I have a healthy family with whom I am close, real friends and I can still, regardless of my glamorous life of a model, enjoy some small pleasures... >>


Interview: Gina Lorring, hip-hop singer from LA, California
American Hip-Hop with Russian voices
First, you need to write with clarity and thought. Your poetry is a large piece of work on the paper. Second, you also need to learn to present it in a way to engage the audience, to learn how to project your voice and articulate, so people can understand you. It is important to have accomplishment in both sides: as a writer and as a performer... >>

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