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Google Drive has added Euskera to its support languages.

Google Adds Euskera to Google Drive

Users can now access the Basque language on the popular web app suite

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Basque Picon Punch Amendment Rejected by Nevada Lawmakers

Basque Picon Punch Amendment Rejected by Nevada Lawmakers

The tasty cocktail is the drink most closely associated with Basques in the United States and is popular at Nevada Basque restaurants.

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Picon Punch is a Basque favorite. Photo: TV Foodies

Basque Picon Punch Could be State Drink of Nevada

Picon Punch is a quintessential Basque cocktail. Now, the tasty but potent drink could have even wider appeal if a Las Vegas lawmaker has his way.

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Young dancers at Basque festival in Bakersfield. Credit: Euskal Kazeta

U.S. Basque Festivals 2013: Interactive Map

Basque festival season has arrived. Check out Euskal Kazeta’s interactive map for all the details on Basque festivals across the U.S.

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Wall at the Basque Sheepherder Monument after plaques were stolen in 2001. Photo: Andy Mink/Washoe County Regional Parks

Theft of Basque Sheepherder Plaques Helps Prompt New Bill

The high-profile theft of bronze plaques from the National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder in 2011 has helped prompt a new bill by Nevada lawmakers that would stiffen penalties for stealing scrap metal.

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Gateau basque with cherry filling

Gateau Basque recipes

Gateau Basque Gateau Basque is the French word for Basque cake. This is the classic Basque dessert. It has a crunchy tart-like exterior and a soft filling. Two completely different kinds of filling are traditionally used. More commonly, it is made with an almond-flavored cream filling, but it can also be made with black cherry jam, specifically the jam from [...]

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Kern County Basque Book Gets Great Review

Kern County Basque Book Gets Great Review

  The strong work ethic that has been a hallmark of Basque immigrants is recognized in a glowing review about the book “The Basques of Kern County” that was recently published in Bakersfield Californian. The book, written by Steve Bass and George Ansolabehere, chronicles the history of the Basque community in Kern County, which is one of the largest Basque [...]

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Online Exhibit of the Basque Culture

Basque dancing, bertsolaris and Basque art and theater are all subjects of videos presented in an online presentation by the website Euskal Munduak (Basque World). The website’s exhibit, Batekmila Basque Worlds, is a contemporary and multilingual view of the world of the Basques. The online exhibit includes photos, music, videos, recordings of normal everyday sounds, to showcase the Basque culture. [...]

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The entrance to the Mondragon Cooperative. Photo by Mattin Larrea Albisu

Mondragon Cooperative helps Basque economy survive recession

By Mitchell Handler The Basque Country may be suffering from a milder recession than the rest of Spain, due in part to what is believed to be the world’s largest worker cooperative, reports the BBC. 
 The cooperative, Mondragon, is headquartered in the Basque town of Arrasate and works as a collective of about 250 companies and organizations. Compared to [...]

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Strongman Aitor Narvaiza demonstrates harrijasoketa, the ancient Basque tradition of stone lifting.

Elko Stone Lifter Helps Carry on Basque Sporting Tradition

Aitor Narvaiza is among a group of Basque strongmen who compete at festivals across the American West and help keep an ancient tradition alive.

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