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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Josip Plemelj
After the First World War he became a member of the University Commission under the Slovene Provincial Government and helped establish the first Slovene university at Ljubljana, and was elected its first Chancellor.
Plemelj was first teacher of mathematics at Slovene university and 1949 became first honorary member of ZDMFAJ, (Yugoslav Union of societies of mathematicians, physicists and astronomers).
Plemelj is said to have had very refined ear for language and he had made a solid base for the development of the Slovene mathematical terminology.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/jo/Josip_Plemelj   (2579 words)

  
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However, the list's scope is now broader than this; we welcome and encourage participation from people involved in all kinds of small-scale, independent, progressive and/or alternative media, including newspapers, newsletters, and radio and video shows, whether campus-based or not.
Ground rules: the list is not going to be publicly available but requests to the list for specific skills will be passed on to the people that have them, and they can decide about the level of participation they want to have.
This mailing list is moderated and is probably only useful to those who do not receive rec.boats.paddle, or are only interested in the whitewater traffic in that group.
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 List of people by nationality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are a variety of articles listing people of a particular nationality.
People on these lists should be notable in some way and should ideally have articles of their own.
This page also includes several related lists, such as lists of people by ethnicity, citizenship, language, or location.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_by_nationality   (167 words)

  
 Skopje - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
In 1910, the Catholic nun, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, later to become famous as Mother Teresa, was born in Skopje.
Nerezi is famous for its frescoes, representing a pinnacle of the 12th-century trend of intimacy and spirituality.
This bridge is not to be confused with the more famous Stone Bridge in the city square built under the patronage of Sultan Mehmed III the Conqueror between 1451 and 1469, today featured as the emblem of the city of Skopje.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Skopje   (1543 words)

  
 Slovenian Genealogy Society: "Appendix " (1 of 3) List of Prominent Slovenes - Trunk, 1912 - Slovenia translation
He became famous when in 1850 in Detroit the grammar and dictionary "A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language" was published for the use of missionaries.
He is the first Slovene to be ordained in the East He said his first Mass on 17 June 1906.
CEBUL, Ivan, Rev., a missionary, was born on 13 October 1832 in the village of Velesovo in Upper Carniola (Gorenjska).
feefhs.org /slovenia/sidb1/trunkap1.html   (8139 words)

  
 List of Slovenians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Slovenians and people from Slovenia that are famous or notable.
See also list of Slovenian Military Persons, list of Slovenian generals and list of Slovenian admirals.
See List of Slovenian mathematicians, List of Slovenian physicists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Slovenes   (1738 words)

  
 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
list of military aircraft of the soviet union and the cis
list of bsa local councils and districts in the virgin islands
list of monasteries dissolved by henry viii of england
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 A-list message, [A-List] Europe/US rivalry
This is interesting because the author identifies several themes that have been explored in some detail on the A-list.
His analysis is a bit wide of the mark, as you would expect, yet it's a decent enough indication of the sort of concerns currently preoccupying especially the "new" social democratic Third Way Policy Network pro-EU integration types of which Blair, Schröder and Persson are the three leading examples.
People resent the prospect of their taxes being diverted to Czechs and Slovenes, farmers fear that their hefty subsidies from Brussels will be paid instead to Poles.
archives.econ.utah.edu /archives/a-list/2002w38/msg00155.htm   (1254 words)

  
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List of countries/dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km².
The list is headed by a number of city-states, which are not necessarily the most densely populated cities (see, List of selected cities by population density).
The early history of Monaco is primarily concerned with the protective and strategic value of the Rock of Monaco, the area's chief geological landmark, which served first as a shelter for ancient peoples and later as a fortress.
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 Serbian Church in History
Numerous famous monasteries were erected then: Mileseva (founder and patron — King Vladislav), Sopocani (Sopochany; 1265, founder and patron — King Uros), Moraca (Moracha; 1252, founder and patron Knez Stefan), King Dragutin’s memorials were monasteries Raca (Racha), Tronosa (Tronosha), Lovnica (Lovnitsa), Ozren, and Tavna.
Emperor Dusan is also remembered by his famous zakonik (Dushan’s Legislature) which was adopted by the State Assembly in Skoplje (1349), and developed by the Assembly in Ser (1354).
Only monasteries that survived, apart from the most famous ones founded by members of the Nemanjic dynasty, were those that had originally been built in remote, inaccessible regions.
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 A-list message, [A-List] Yugoslavia: Louis Proyect analysis 5
Reissmuller's racist hysteria was often framed in terms of anti-fascist rhetoric such as the time he warned the "civilized world" against the Serb's "master race madness".
In outfits like "The International Association for the Defense of Threatened Languages and Cultures", founded in 1963, the oppression of Croats and Slovenes was weighed and remedies considered, among which was the "right to independence" of the two republics.
He was joined by Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who became famous as "Danny the Red" in the May-June events in France, 1968.
archives.econ.utah.edu /archives/a-list/2003w19/msg00118.htm   (1569 words)

  
 List of Longest Asian Rivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nelson wrote the song in early 1961 ; at the time he was a journeyman singer-songwriter who had written several hits for other artists but had not yet had a significant recording of his own.
It is also the most popular List of poker variants played in most casino s in the United States.
The 356's push-rod engine was later reused to power Porsche's "entry level" Porsche 912 model, produced between 1965 and 1969, after customers complained that the 911, at almost twice the price of the 356, was too expensive.
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Mailing lists use MUCH less system overhead on a world-wide basis but do tend to increase loading on the moderators' machines so the number of people that can be added to a list may be limited by machine resources as well.
The list is intended primarily for low-volume, high-content scientific correspondence and as a publically accessible forum for the interested members of the public.
This list is a forum for topics related to cryonics, which include biochemistry of memory, low temperature biology, legal status of cryonics and cryonically suspended people, nanotechnology and cell repair machines, philosophy of identity, mass media coverage of cryonics, new research and publications, conferences, and local cryonics group meetings.
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 Slovenian Genealogy Society: "Appendix " (2 of 3) List of Prominent Slovenes - Trunk, 1912 - Slovenia translation
HRIBAR, Vitus, Rev., a nephew of the Slovene composer Father Angelic Hribar, was born in the vicinity of Kamnik, in Upper Camiola (Gorenjska).
MISSIA, Francis, Rev.., a nephew of the first Slovene cardinal Missia, was born January 26, 1884, in the village of Mota near Kapela, region of Mursko Poije (The Field along the river Mura).
By the middle of June there were times many Slovene workers experienced the economic crisis and depression resulted that many a worker lost his job.
feefhs.org /slovenia/sidb1/trunkap2.html   (8344 words)

  
 Turist Information - Salzburg Hotel Start Page
In 1964 the world famous film "The Sound of Music" was made in Salzburg.
The emperor used to march behind the bishop and the Host, which was encased in a precious shrine called a monstrance and carried to the Graben.
For a complete list and more information about Advent markets in Vienna, ask for the annual "Wiener Adventzauber" pamphlet (in English and German) at the Vienna Tourist Board.
www.salzburghotelstart.com   (2387 words)

  
 1330 dgun.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Serb ruler during the middle ages (see List of Serbian rulers) Stephen Nemanja and his son, Saint Sava founded the monastery of Hilandar for the Serbian Orthodox Church, one of the greatest and oldest Orthodox Christian monuments on Earth.
Though they were eventually victorious, the war devastated Serbia and killed a huge proportion of its population – by some estimates, over the half of the male Serbian population died in the conflict, influencing the region's demographics to this day.
Hilly country and plains are found in the southeast, along the Black Sea coast in the east, and along Bulgaria's main river, the Danube in the north.
www.dgun.org /en/1330   (9561 words)

  
 Yugoslavia National Team List of Results - Introduction Page
The new state, officially titled the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, was then proclaimed.
Some famous players joined Serbian Royal Army (Chetniks), communsists or Croatian Ustashi, and lost their lives.
The most famous football victim was Milutin Ivkovic, 1930 World Cup hero, who had earned 39 caps for national team.
www.rsssf.com /tablesj/joeg-intres-intro.html   (2571 words)

  
 free download ebooks - NJ 183   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The city became a major centre of rebellion against the weakening Ottoman Empire, and in 1903 it was a key player in the unsuccessful Ilinden Uprising against Ottoman rule.
The city was restored to Serbia at end of the World War I in 1918, when it became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929).
In one of his famous speeches during the CCM general assembly, Nyerere said in Swahili "Ninangatuka", meaning that he was pulling out of politics for good.
nj.183.en.pdahp.org   (4893 words)

  
 Famous Trials
(b) The deported Slovenes were transferred to the Serbian province of Yugoslavia by methods of coercion and terror, and under inhumane conditions.
You are entitled to appeal against the Judgment and the Sentence, and if you wish to do so, you must submit the Statement of Appeal to the office of this Court within ten days from today and the grounds of appeal within fifteen days from today.
In order to keep straight the people and events in this complicated case, a brief list of the main characters and a brief chronology of main events follow.
www.legalserviceindia.com /historicalcases/trial.htm   (6319 words)

  
 City of Belgrade - Famous Monuments 4
He was discharged of army duties in 1919.
He was one of the main makers of the Vidovdan Constitution of 1921, which gave the form of a unitary monarchy to the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Upon the invitation of the Serbian Government he carried out an inquiry on Hungarian, German and Bulgarian atrocities in Serbia during World War I and published the reports in European papers.
www.beograd.org.yu /cms/view.php?id=201363   (718 words)

  
 List of religious populations dgun.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Devi, Orissa is one of the most famous stone monument in the world.
The Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska) is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
The process of reforms ceased with the partitions of Poland between Russia, Prussia, and Austria in 1772, 1793 and 1795 which ultimately dissolved the country.
perseus.en.dgun.org /en/List+of+religious+populations   (11083 words)

  
 Greater Hungary (political concept) oddd.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Also, a considerable number of the figures who are today considered as the core of Hungarian culture were born in what are now parts of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia and Austria (see List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary).
List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary]] Hungary's government allied itself with Nazi Germany during the Second World War in exchange for assurances that Greater Hungary's borders would be restored.
Besides, Hungarian is one of official languages of Vojvodina and an official language of three municipalities in Slovenia (Hodos, Dobranak and Lendva), along with Slovene.
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 Cast List
Empress Aleksandra, already weak and sickly suffered a severe mental breakdown upon receiving the news that, on the 16 July Nicholas had finally put his signature on the document, thereby effectively creating a new constitutional monarchy with him as a puppet emperor, a symbol of unity.
Among the last vestiges of limited power remaining in Nicholas’ hands was the privilege to appoint the new prime minister, though this he did from consultation and a selected list of candidates.
The Slovenes, harried by persistent Italian claims on their territory, saw a reinvigorated, reformed empire as their best guarantee to retain their own land intact.
www.glintofgold.org /romanovs/chrono.html   (5347 words)

  
 McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Kevin Dolgin Tells You About Places You Should Go in Europe
Perhaps this is because I come from the least obscure country in the world, but I've always thought that it would be cool to come from someplace that most people haven't heard of, and have as a native tongue a language that no one else speaks.
I know that among the readers of this piece will be Slovenes and people of Slovenian descent who will take umbrage at my calling their homeland "obscure," but rest assured that this is not a slur on Slovenia, but on the geographic ignorance of the rest of the world.
So I guess that means there are a greater number of famous Slovenes than I had originally counted—they include Jason, Medea, and Hercules, for that matter, all of whom were on the Argos.
www.mcsweeneys.net /links/dolgin/Ljubljana.html   (2248 words)

  
 Skopje - car-gif-spacer-used.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In 1910, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, later to become famous as Mother Teresa, was born in Skopje.
The city was restored to Serbia at the war's end in 1918, when it became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929).
The blockade was lifted in 1995 following an agreement between Athens and Skopje.
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 List of Romance Languages & Dialects with Number of Speakers and Areas of Distribution
List of Romance Languages and Dialects with Number of Speakers and Areas of Distribution
Description: 2 orthographies, one Castilian-like, developed around the turn of the century by the famous poet Jose Maria Gabriel y Galan, the other more recent and more phonetic.
In the area of Gorizia all the Slovenes speak it as a second or third language.
www.orbilat.com /General_Survey/List_of_Romance_Languages.html   (3673 words)

  
 Revolution: Pets and Animal Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
For a list of groups and factions, see Glossary of the French Revolution.
post-communist Russia List of famous Russians The Russian Revolution (the final stage also known as October Revolution) was a political movement in Russia that climaxed...
See live article   List of historians of the French Revolution This is a partial list of people Historians of the French Revolution.
www.dnxtrans.com /pets/Revolution&start=14   (1114 words)

  
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All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
Following World War I and the demise of Austria-Hungary, Croatia joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which became Yugoslavia in 1929).
Yugoslavia was invaded during World War II and Croatia was turned into a fascist puppet-state named the Independent State of Croatia.
carpathian.basin.en.wikivx.com   (6691 words)

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