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Belgian City Is First to Go Meatless
Belgium's made its mark on the culinary world with waffles and chocolate. But could Ghent, Belgium, become the world's first city known for its vegetarianism? Starting today, the city has instituted a weekly "veggie day" in which government officials opt for meatless meals.
Thirsty Boy Interrupts TV – Viewers Make Charitable Splash
Hoping to raise awareness about suffering caused by the lack of drinkable water, an ad agency in Belgium came up with a campaign called: "Thirsty Black Boy Interrupting Live Television." During various prime time broadcasts, a young boy ran onto the set, chugged the glass of water sitting next to the host or the guests, and then quickly ran out of sight. The viral awareness campaign helped raised $5.24 million for the water cause in only six days!Bye Bye Budweiser! American King of Beers Now Belgian
Belgium's government collapsed today, but at least they can drink away their sorrows. An American treasure — Budweiser beer — is now Belgian. Perhaps baseball or apple pie will leave us next.
Headline: Belgium Begins Paying Holocaust Reparations
This week Belgium's banks and government agreed to begin paying $170 million in restitution, to families of Holocaust survivors whose property and goods were stolen by Nazi occupiers. The agreement comes years after passing a law authorizing the compensation.
Approximately half of the 50,000 Jews living in Belgium at the beginning of World War II perished in the Holocaust.
Parents Get Prison Sentence for Failing to Vaccinate Children
Two sets of parents in Belgium have been sentenced to five months in prison and fined 4,100 euros ($8,000) for failing to have their children vaccinated against polio. If the parents meet the deadline to vaccinate, they can dodge incarceration. Because of Belgium privacy laws, the details as to why the parents refused vaccination are unknown.
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Mom–Me Time: Spa Babies
An afternoon of spa escape is heaven for most moms. Bringing baby along sounds interesting, but not the least bit relaxing. Unless, you're going to the Thermes de Spa in Belgium and its L'Institut Maman-Bébé in Belgium.
Miss Homeless Pageant: Charitable or Out of Line?
In an act of charity (?!), Belgium social worker Mathilde Pelsers and her daughter, 19-year-old beauty queen Aline Duportail, organized the first-ever "Miss Homeless" Pageant.
The pageant, which took place over two months and included 10 homeless female contestants, was designed to raise awareness for the homeless population, and awarded the winner, 51-year-old Theresa Van Belle with a one-year, rent-free apartment stay — and the title of "Miss Homeless."
While the motivation for the contest seems well-intentioned, the pageantry itself seems a questionable show of support.
L'Oréal to Use Poo-Power at Belgium Plant
This time when I'm talking pooing and plopping I'm actually talking, well, pooing and plopping. No doubt you've heard of eco-friendly energy sources like solar and wind power before. And now, beauty giant L'Oréal has plans to utilize methane from manure to power one of its plants in Belgium.
J Lo Doesn't Need a Speech to Be a Special Graduation Guest
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony kept their precious Max and Emme protected as they landed in Belgium today. They're in town for Marc's concert tomorrow night, but it sounds like his wife is the one who gave the performance of the week — she sang "Let's Get Loud" for the graduates of a school for autistic children in NYC on Tuesday. The kids fell in love with the song, learning the lyrics and dance moves in the video, and Jennifer couldn't resist giving them a special treat after she received letters from the students asking for autographs.
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