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BELGIUM this week

In my previous post, I expressed my dismay on the political crisis Belgium was facing. Then, the beautiful little western European country was without a government for 150 days and now its 180. The drama continues.
Recently, the predominant Flemish population in Brussels voted to end the bilingual rights of the Francophonics. It could be viewed [...]

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Vaarwel Belgium

This time 14 months ago, I was sitting and enjoying a locally brewed Belgian beer in Leuven, the capital of Flanders, Belgium among some Dutch speaking and Frenchspeaking friends. It was in one of the bars in the picture. Little did I know that I couldn’t relive those sweet times sitting in cafes on [...]

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Recently, the Nobel prize for peace was awarded jointly for raising the awareness on global warming and need for alternate renewable energy sources of which solar power remains the forerunner.
Solar Cell technologies are widely known for their low efficiencies. InterUniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC), Belgium where I once worked has reported a breakthrough with efficiency close [...]

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