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UNOSAT: a unique UN initiative – Interview with Alain Retiere

janvier 8, 2009
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It is not often that one of the projects of the United Nations is awarded an international prize. This year UNOSAT was awarded the prestigious ESRI* prize, for their outstanding work during the Tsunami Crisis. We met with Alain Retiere, one of the people behind UNOSAT—the UN initiative to expand direct access to satellite imagery...

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Handel House Museum: Castrati and Divas

janvier 7, 2009
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George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), the well travelled German born baroque composer and organist, resided in England from 1712 and became a British citizen in 1727. He is chiefly remembered for his choral works, specially the oratorio Messiah (1741) and, for orchestra, his Water Music suite (c.1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (c.1749). Dublin audiences...

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