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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  .: KAMCHIA - TOP DESTINATIONS :.
The town used to be the main political, military, economic and cultural centre from the foundation of the Bulgarian State in 681 till 893.
Pliska is also among the most impressive monuments of Medieval European town-planning.
Pliska is the town where the Christian faith was adopted as an official religion of the Bulgarian people in the 9th century.
www.kamchia.net /pliska_en.htm   (365 words)

  
 Properties for sale in Pliska Bulgaria. Pliska properties.
Pliska is former capital as well as the name of the nearby village - both are around 3 km away.
Pliska was founded in the year 681 AD and was supposed to serve the newly created First Bulgarian Empire as its first capital.
Pliska was an important base for the dissemination of not just the new writing system but also of Christianity all over the Balkan up to the present-day.After loosing its privileges of being a capital, Pliska never recovered.
www.bulgarianpropertiesbg.com /Pliska_69.html   (304 words)

  
 Pliska Home Page
Pliska Studia Mathematica Bulgarica is a publication of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
It publishes original research papers and invited survey articles in all areas of Mathematics, which are topically unified in one volume.
Created: 11 Jan 1999 by Tatyana Parkhomenko, e-mail:
www.math.bas.bg /~pliska   (148 words)

  
  *** Guide-Bulgaria *** - Search accommodation for: "pliska" (in name/location)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The 10 storey pliska Hotel, with its terraces, is situated in the canter of Golden Sands.
Some 300 meters from the beach, the pliska has 142 double rooms, 6 single rooms and 12 suites, all with balconies, WC and bath with shower.
pliska Hotel are open all year round, with reduced rates in the winter.
hotels.guide-bulgaria.com /Search.aspx?q=pliska   (380 words)

  
  B. Brentjes - On the Prototype of the Proto-Bulgarian Temples at Pliska, Preslav and Madara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Brentjes - On the Prototype of the Proto-Bulgarian Temples at Pliska, Preslav and Madara
On the Prototype of the Proto-Bulgarian Temples at Pliska, Preslav and Madara
The Pliska temple, discovered in 1939-1940, is described by Stancev [1] as the «foundations of a large building, its planimetry consisting of two squares, one being inserted concentrically within the other, and of a southern vestibule — probably added a little later».
members.tripod.com /~Groznijat/brentjes/index.html   (1837 words)

  
 Pliska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pliska (Bulgarian: Плиска) is the name of both the first capital of Danubian Bulgaria and a small village (formerly known as Aboba) which was renamed after the historical Pliska after its site was determined and excavations begun.
Pliska was sacked by the Byzantine army in 811, but the invaders were soon driven out by Khan Krum (see Battle of Pliska).
The ruins of the city of Pliska lie 3 km north of the modern village of Pliska.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pliska   (421 words)

  
 R. Rashev - Pliska, 100 years of excavations - 1
Pliska (under the form of Plyuska) is mentioned for the last time in the Bulgarian Apocriphal Chronicle of the XI c.
Living in the camp of Pliska, he built a small camp on (the river of) Ticha and moved his army there against Greeks and Slavs [*].
The chronicle attributed the foundation of Pliska to tsar Ispor (Asparukh).
www.kroraina.com /pliska/pl_1.html   (1709 words)

  
 Tabibito's Bulgaria Guide: Pliska, capital of the First Bulgarian Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
History: Pliska was probably founded in the year 681 AD and was supposed to serve the newly created First Bulgarian Empire as its first capital (see also →History of Bulgaria).
Pliska was not just the political, but also the trade and cultural capital of Bulgaria, giving important impulses to Eastern Europe.
Pliska was an important base for the dissemination of not just the new writing system but also of christianity all over the Balkan up to the present-day →Czech Republic.
www.tabibito.de /balkan/epliska.shtml   (702 words)

  
 At 38, Plisk knows his pace - The Boston Globe
Ten weeks ago in the Olympic trials in Alabama, Pliska's time of 2:29 placed him 56th in a field of 86, not good enough to qualify, but a performance he was pleased with.
According to Pliska, more runners are moving to warm climates to train, and there are many days he resorts to the treadmill in his basement.
Monday, Pliska expects his legs to be a little tired, and he may be mentally tired as well.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/running/articles/2004/04/14/at_38_plisk_knows_his_pace   (1168 words)

  
 R. Rashev - Pliska, 100 years of excavations - 2
Around that time dominant became the idea that the layout and the building technique in Pliska were a manifestation of the proto-Bulgarian originality and of direct contacts with the Sassanian culture of Iran [8].
The discussion about Pliska also led to a more general discussion about the impact and the role of the Slavs and the proto-Bulgarians as builders of the old Bulgarian culture.
In the meanwhile, the general tendency of national uniqueness, which was gaining grounds in the 1960’s, did not allow the thesis about the antique (Roman) origin of Pliska and about the “low culture” of the proto-Bulgarians to become the official point of view of the Bulgarian archaeology.
www.kroraina.com /pliska/pl_2.html   (1906 words)

  
 ACPT in the News: Vows: Jessica Switzer and Gregory Pliska
Pliska, a composer and conductor whose arrangements have been recorded by Carly Simon and Michael Stipe.
Pliska drove her home to Manhattan and discovered that she was as good with the spoken word as with the words she so quickly plugged into tiny boxes.
Pliska, 44, discovered that his love couldn't be fitted into a puzzle's grid, and he began composing music for her.
www.crosswordtournament.com /articles/nyt062506.htm   (560 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Boston Marathon / Stories
But Ken Pliska, 38, who represents the Whirlaway Racing Team in Littleton, readily acknowledges that his time does not gain him entry into the "elite" club, now dominated by international runners in the post-Rodgers/Benoit era.
The real problem is that while he is recovering from one marathon, he is not able to build the mile base necessary for the next one, which for him is Monday in Boston.
One of Pliska's base-building 20-milers was on the treadmill this winter.
www.boston.com /marathon/stories/2004/pliska_knows_place_041404.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Interior Landscape Business :: Article :: InnerSpace: Winter Blossoms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pliska, who maintained the original Renaissance Center installation for 14 years, was called back for the renovation and addition of the Winter Garden atrium.
Pliska had worked with GM previously and had a good business relationship with its management team leading up to his selection for the job.
Another unexpected dilemma Pliska encountered was that the 50-foot scissor lift required to install fronds on the preserved palms couldn’t fit through the door.
interiorbusinessonline.com /articles/article.asp?ID=2210&...   (1050 words)

  
 Oregon Judicial Department Appellate Court Opinions
Pliska resisted and was able to make enough noise to cause her assailant to flee from her apartment.
At that hearing, the state argued that evidence of the Pliska attempted murder was crucial for the state to prove that defendant had entered Rickbeil's apartment unlawfully and with the intent to kill.
In one of his assignments of error on cross-appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in concluding that evidence of defendant's crimes against Pliska, Ferguson, and Rudiger was relevant to any issue in the guilt phase of defendant's trial.
www.publications.ojd.state.or.us /S51416.htm   (9140 words)

  
 Salinas Californian - www.thecalifornian.com - Salinas, CA
Mark William Pliska is one of just one-half of 1 percent of the population who have been designated as a sexually violent predator, a decision made in 2004 following a trial before Monterey Count Superior Court Judge Stephen Sillman.
Pliska has a 1983 conviction in Mendocino County for the molestation of two boys under age 14 and a 1998 conviction for indecent exposure in Monterey County.
In this case, Spitz said, Pliska became eligible for release because of conflicting decisions by two pairs of psychologists on whether he still met the criteria of a sexually violent predator.
www.californianonline.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060527/NEWS01/605270350/1002   (438 words)

  
 Salinas Californian - www.thecalifornian.com - Salinas, CA
Pliska is one of about 60 men released since the sexually violent predator law, enacted in 1996, began requiring such offenders to serve extra time for treatment at Atascadero State Hospital.
Although Pliska was confined for two years at Atascadero State Hospital, he only advanced to the second level of a five-phase, voluntary treatment program at the hospital, Macintyre said.
Unlike Pliska, however, DeVries completed the treatment program at Atascadero, was voluntarily castrated and applied for conditional release, meaning he could be forced to return to the program if he didn't abide by the terms of his release.
www.californianonline.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060531/NEWS01/605310304   (730 words)

  
 TheKSBWChannel.com - News - Santa Cruz Police Demand Sexual Predator Register
Salinas police Pliska completed his transient registration there after indicating he would be a transient in the areas of the Pajaro Rescue Mission and the River Street Shelter in Santa Cruz.
Pliska made statements he is actually going to be living back here and in Salinas, which kind of makes him difficult to track.
Pliska was convicted in 1983 in Mendocino County for molesting two boys under the age of 14.
www.theksbwchannel.com /news/9308197/detail.html?subid=10101103   (265 words)

  
 Pliska Bulgaria - Travel Guide, Tours, Hotels and Photos
The town of Pliska (population: 1243; 140 m above sea-level) is situated in the south end of the Loudogorie plateau.
Two kilometres away from the present day town are the remains of the imposing construction of Pliska - the first capital of Danubian Bulgaria in 681, the year of its foundation by Khan Asparouh until 893-894 when the capital was moved to Preslav by Tsar Simeon I the Great.
It is in Pliska that one can trace back the development of Bulgarian architecture from the ancient Bulgarian epoch to the period of adoption of European features.
www.picturesofbulgaria.com /article/pliska.html   (699 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
John Valentine Pliska, early airplane builder, son of Frank Joseph and Maria Anna (Lesak) Pliska, was born in Tyne, Moravia, on December 6, 1879.
In 1908 Pliska began planning to build an airplane, and by 1909 he was gathering materials for its construction.
Later in 1912 the craft hit mesquite trees on a flight and was dismantled to save the cost of maintenance and to allay the fears of Louise Pliska for her family.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/fpl5.html   (537 words)

  
 Hotel Pliska - Golden sands resort, Varna, Bulgaria
The 10 storey Pliska Hotel, with its terraces, is situated in the canter of Golden Sands.
Some 300 meters from the beach, the Pliska has 142 double rooms, 6 single rooms and 12 suites, all with balconies, WC and bath with shower.
Pliska Hotel are open all year round, with reduced rates in the winter.
www.goldensands.bg /pliska/Default.asp   (108 words)

  
 The Twentieth Century in Odessa and the Permian Basin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pliska immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1897, working odd jobs in Central Texas and New Mexico before seeking his fortune in West Texas.
After studying Fowler’s plane, Pliska and his friend Gray Coggin, a chauffeur and auto mechanic, constructed their own plane from spare parts in Pliska’s flsmith shop.
Pliska and Coggin had to carry their plane back to Midland in a wagon.
www.oaoa.com /twentieth/1912.htm   (689 words)

  
 Pliska Airplane Downtown Odessa 1912   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pliska taxied down this makeshift runway several times, but the roughness of the road surface and the low humidity made it impossible to fly more than a few feet off the ground in short hops.
When Pliska ended the attempt, several cowboys who had paid admission to see the exhibition demanded their money back and a rather ugly crowd scene developed.
Pliska's airplane remained in the shop until workers demolished the building in 1962, at which time the Pliska family donated it to the City of Midland.
www.odessahistory.com /pliska.htm   (302 words)

  
 Obituaries - pcgazette.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pliska was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Ironwood, Mich., a daughter of the late Felix and Rose (Armatoski) Klosinski.
She was married to Roman Pliska on Jan. 2, 1933, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Custer.
They owned and operated Pliska's Game Farm, which is currently run by their son, Leonard.
www.pcgazette.com /obits/jan00/pliska1-27.htm   (190 words)

  
 Pliska Family History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In order to view an actual photograph of the Pliska Aeroplane featured at a July 4th exhibition in Odessa, Texas in 1912, you will need a Flash player.
There is also a separate link to a photo album of people, places, and events pertaining to one of the significant inventions in aviation history.
Nancy Pliska Robinson, Ph.D. The oldest daughter of James Pliska went on to fulfill her own destiny by
nprobinson.home.mindspring.com /pliska   (330 words)

  
 TheKSBWChannel.com - News - Court Orders Sex Offender's Release
On Friday, the court ruled that, based on psychological evaluations, Pliska must be released from custody and into the community.
Pliska has five days to register as a sex offender in the Megan's Law database.
Pliska said he intends to live in Salinas as a transient.
www.theksbwchannel.com /news/9282955/detail.html?subid=10101103   (195 words)

  
 The Winery home page Purgitsville, WV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The harvest is then developed by the winemaker with science, art and the grace of God to become the beverage of enjoyment, moderation, peace, and contentment.
The Winery (Robert F. Pliska and Company Winery) is nestled in the foothills between the Appalachian and Allegheny front mountains in the southwestern corner of Hampshire Co., West Virginia.
As with may small vineyards and wineries in Europe, The Winery believes in tradition that part of what we receive as a benefit from the land should be returned the charitable purposes.
www.vineyardhome.org /Website/Winery_Home_Page.htm   (583 words)

  
 Battle of Pliska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Pliska took place on July 26, 811, between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, resulting in one of the worst defeats in Byzantine history.
In 809, he sacked Pliska, the Bulgar capital, and although he did not launch a major military expedition against them, he settled many Anatolian families in the area.
On July 20 Nicephorus divided the army into three columns, each marching by a different route towards Pliska, where he defeated the defenders and took the city on July 23.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Pliska   (488 words)

  
 Podcast.net - The Podcast Directory
Richard and Martha take questions from listeners about the shady side of life as they celebrate the coming of the fall season.
And speaking of "fall," Quizzicist Greg Pliska presents a Verbivore Chall...
Richard and Martha face a triple-threat Verbivore Challenge from Greg Pliska, John Chaneski, and Eric Berman.
www.podcast.net /show/28699   (1684 words)

  
 PB Language - PB Inscriptions from Pliska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The following inscriptions from Pliska and neighbouring settlements are not less interesting.
This block was designated for the inner part of a wall, and this fact is confirmed by the inscription.
The use of two versions of the alphabet is a further proof that they had deep roots in everyday's life.
members.tripod.com /~Groznijat/pb_lang/pbl_2_10.html   (1771 words)

  
 Hotel  Pliska, Golden sands beach resort, Bulgaria (Плиска, )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Situated a short stroll from the resort centre, the hotel has a wonderful outdoor and indoor swimming pool, and is a host of other facilities that will delight all of our guests.
i stayed at hotel pliska with my 14 year old son it was very enjoyable room was clean and comfy, staff very friendly, very cheap am going back could not fought it.
Hi My Family stayed in the Pliska last July, the place is run down on the whole the staff were good except the tall blonde receptionist total b**ch.
www.bulgariancoast.com /hotels/detail.asp?hid=223&rid=7   (610 words)

  
 *** Visit to Bulgaria : PLISKA, Bulgaria *** - Travel guide and Search engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The ruins of the first Bulgarian Capital are 2km away from the present-day town of Pliska.
Mighty fortress there defended the approaches to the capital on the plain because as a people of the steppe the Proto-Bulgarians preferred to live on plains.
Pliska was a product of a large-scale construction effort with three successieve defence fortifications and solid stone walls that reached up to 12 meters.
get.info.bg /visit/dir.asp?d=0-13-Shoumen-Pliska   (291 words)

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