Following Keytrade, Landbouwkrediet/Credit Agricole and some other smaller banks, now also BNP Paribas Fortis closed their services for Belgian Citizens living in the United States. Doesn't matter if you have Belgian Citizenship or not, if you do not live in Belgium (or more specifically if you are considered a US person which is defined as someone who needs to file a US Federal Tax Return) then you are no longer welcome as a customer of these banks. Doesn't matter how long you have been a customer. Doesn't matter how good or bad of a customer you have been. They do not want to serve you anymore. Click here to read more »

Craziness all around... this evening someone might win more than 600M$ in one of US' biggest lottery games... The Powerball. With odds of 1 out of 175 million to win, and $2 per ticket, this becomes an interesting math game... Click here to read more »

Since Rihanna posed and partied with (only) a Senator Sweatshirt, there is a special band between Ottawa and her. So it seems. Thursday Night's sold-out show of nearly two hours resembled a sexy Vegas show with a jukebox soundtrack... Click here to read more »

Friday April 19th at midnight, the French duo Daft Punk released their first new track in over three years. The only question : how long will it take before this catchy dance song gets to the number one position around the world ? Click here to read more »

Bluebonnets are the Texas State Flower and this is the season in which they are in full bloom... Their prime flowering days are just a few days away, but the above picture taken this morning in McKinney shows the potential... Click here to read more »