November 27, 2009

PROMETHEUS

Internet Bulletin - News, Politics, Art and Science


Number 149 ............................................................................................................................. November 2009

 November 9, 2009: Fall of the Berlin Wall 20 Years Ago

A Happy day in Washington: The speech that Angela Merkel held in front of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the US Congress in Washington was a rare honor. The Chancellor hopes that this has helped bring Germany and America even closer. After the event, Merkel said it had been "an extremely moving morning". For our article, see German Chancellor Merkel met Obama: In God and USA we trust ...

Photo: bpa/Kugler

 

 

THIS WEEK'S NEW ARTICLES:

2010 Full Moon Meditation Calendar

German Chancellor Merkel met Obama: In God and USA we trust

On Assignment for Israel: My Life as a Spy

 

 

"The universe finally dissolves into silence ... " For our article, see 2010 Full Moon Meditation Calendar ...

 

 

EXHIBITONS AROUND THE WORLD ...

LEVERKUSEN **** Museum Sensenhammer Leverkusen zeigt Kurt Arentz

TORONTO **** Exhibition "King Tutankhamun" in Toronto

NEW YORK **** Exhibition PHOTOGRAPHER THOMAS BARBEY: 'UNLEASHED' in Soho, New York City

BUFFALO **** HOMAGE TO SALVADOR DALI

WASHINGTON **** Sargent's Seascapes At Corcoran Gallery

LIVERPOOL **** "Picasso: Peace and Freedom"

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA **** Dalí: Gems

MUNICH **** Große Show: Dalí known and Dalí un-known

LEVERKUSEN **** Sewekow Ausstellung in der Friedenskirche

ATHENS ****

 

 

 Exhibition "King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" opens in Toronto on November 24, 2009. For more information, see Exhibition "King Tutankhamun" in Toronto ...

 

ESSAYS ON ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY ...

Isadora Duncan and 'The Dance', by B. John Zavrel

   

EDITORIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ...

**** German Chancellor Merkel met Obama: In God and USA we trust, by B. John Zavrel

The Evil Empire, by Paul Craig Roberts

Gore Vidal: United States of Fury. Interview with Johann Hari

The Economy Is A Lie, Too, by Paul Craig Roberts 

 

BOULEVARD NEWS & EYEWITNESS REPORTS ...

**** 2010 Full Moon Meditation Calendar

**** Deutsche Krebshilfe: Selbsthilfe-Gruppen sind wichtig und unverzichtbar, von Joe F. Bodenstein

**** The Funeral of Horst Niesters: The Last Farewell to the "King of Eagles"

 „Schlaraffia" turns 150 years: Keeping Up Tradition, Language and Friendship, by B. John Zavrel

  

 

Bronze relief 'ALEXANDER AND BUCEPHALUS' by James Culligan. For our article, see Alexander the Great and Bucephalus ... 

 

BOOK REVIEWS ...

**** Comic strip collection of Sadi's anecdotes ready for publication

**** On Assignment for Israel: My Life as a Spy. Book review by B. John Zavrel

"Secret Friendships" illustrated for the first time in USA, by Joe F. Bodenstein

A Russian Space Pioneer Chronicles the Life of Oberth

The inventor Wilson Greatbatch, by B. John Zavrel 

Arno Breker - A Life for the Beautiful, by Thomas Blumann

 

SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY ...

**** Große Show: Dalí known and Dalí un-known

**** Sewekow Ausstellung in der Friedenskirche

**** Museum Sensenhammer Leverkusen zeigt Kurt Arentz

**** Alexander the Great and Bucephalus.

Uri Ely: The Painter-Seer of Israel, by B. John Zavrel

  

At 84, the writer and activist Gore Vidal may be confined to a wheelchair, but his rage--at his country, its leaders and citizens--burns as fiercely as ever. For the interview, see Gore Vidal: United States of Fury ...

AFP/GETTY IMAGES

 

ART HISTORY IN FACTS & RARE PHOTOS ...

Dante, Dalí and the Divine Comedy, by B. John Zavrel

 

NEWS FROM MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART ...

General information about the MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART

ART METRO 2009 - HOMAGE TO SALVADOR DALI

Donations to the ALEXANDER SCULPTURE GARDEN

Clarence Bicentennial: 1808 - 2008 

**** Membership Application--CIRCLE OF FRIENDS of the Museum of European Art

**** Membership Application--ARTISTS' CIRCLE at Museum of European Art

**** Membership Application - NOVICE MEMBER of Alexander Order

 

The coffin of Horst Niesters stood under a hunderd-years old stone cross. Falconers with their birds of prey on their forearms formed the honor guard. The beloved photographer of wild-life and founder of the Wild-life Preserve Hellenthal (Germany) is known in public as the "King of Eagles". On the left in the photo is the portrait-bust 'Horst Niesters', created by Kurt Arentz. For our article, see The Funeral of Horst Niesters: The Last Farewell to the "King of Eagles" ...

Foto: Marco, Bonn 

  

NEWS FROM THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ...

What is the Order of Alexander the Great?

Alexander Order and Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia

THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ( selected articles ) 

Noervenich Castle as Residence for the Alexander Order

**** Membership Application - NOVICE MEMBER of Alexander Order

 

SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY ...

**** 2010 Full Moon Meditation Calendar

Swami Veda Bharati: Remembering the First Encounter

Swami Rama of the Himalayas: Prayer, Meditation & Contemplation (Part 1) ... (video clip)

Friends of Gurukulam. A selection of articles by and about Swami Veda 

  

ART FOR COLLECTORS ...

Books from Museum of European Art 

  

The international cancer expert Prof. Dr. Michael Bamberg (from the University of Tübingen) at the conference of the German Cancer Aid Society. In an interview with the TV moderator Christiane Poertgen, Prof. Bamberg described the tasks related to counseling and information needs of the various self-help groups assisting cancer patients in Germany. For our article in German, see Deutsche Krebshilfe: Selbsthilfe-Gruppen sind wichtig und unverzichtbar ...

Foto:Marco/Bonn

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLES IN OTHER LANGUAGES (German, French & other) ...

**** Sewekow Ausstellung in der Friedenskirche

**** Große Show: Dalí known and Dalí un-known

**** Deutsche Krebshilfe: Selbsthilfe-Gruppen sind wichtig und unverzichtbar, von Joe F. Bodenstein

**** Museum Sensenhammer Leverkusen zeigt Kurt Arentz

**** NRW-Innenminister Ingo Wolf bei der Trauerfeier für Horst Niesters

Sandrine Woelffel ist die Autorin des Buches „Berlin", von B. John Zavrel

Horst Niesters, der „König der Adler", ist tot, von B. John Zavrel

ZDF-Gala 2009: Treue zur Deutschen Krebshilfe, von Joe F. Bodenstein

Turner und Kamjunke begeisterten mit fantastischer Musik, von Frank George

Barack Obama erfährt Kritik vom deutschen Wirtschafts-Professor Hamer

Kurt Arentz ist ein Meister des Porträt, von Prof. Dr. Hermann Schäfer

 „Schlaraffia" hat 150. Geburtstag: Pflege von Tradition, Sprache und Freundschaft, von B. John Zavrel

Deutsche Krebshilfe 35 Jahre: Danke an die Spender und Mitstreiter, von Joe F. Bodenstein

Krebs-Hotline in Deutschland: 0800-420 30 40 , von Joe F. Bodenstein

Roger Peyrefitte der ungewöhnliche Schriftsteller gegen Tabus, von B. John Zavrel

Deutschland vor der Bundestagswahl: immer mehr Arbeitslose, von B. John Zavrel

Schloss Nörvenich als Residenz für Alexander-Orden

B. John Zavrel zum 60. Geburtstag: „…frage, was Du für Dein Land tun kannst", von Joe F. Bodenstein

 

Exhibition HOMAGE TO DALI at the Museum of European Art in Clarence, New York continues till November 30, 2009. For more information, see ART METRO 2009 - HOMAGE TO SALVADOR DALI ...

 

  Previous recent issues of the PROMETHEUS Journal:

PROMETHEUS 148 (October, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 147 (September, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 146 (AUGUST, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 145 (JULY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 144 (JUNE, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 143 (MAY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 142 (APRIL, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 141 (MARCH, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 140 (FEBRUARY, 2009)

PROMETHEUS 139 (JANUARY, 2009)

 

INDEX to all previous issues of PROMETHEUS

 

 

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PROMETHEUS, The Bulletin of Art for: Museum of European Art (USA), Museum Europäische Kunst (Germany), Forum Europa (Germany, Belgium), Order of Alexander the Great (France), Artists for Ecology (United States, Germany), and European Art Foundation (Berlin).

Published for these organizations by: West-Art Publishers, 10545 Main Street, Clarence, New York 14031 (USA). Tel.: 716-759-6078 Fax 716-759-1983. e-mail: zavrel@meaus.com

Editor-in-Chief: Joe F. Bodenstein

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PROMETHEUS, Internet Bulletin - News, Politics, Art and Science. Nr. 149, November 2009