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  Slovakia - Gurupedia
Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in
Slovakia was part of the center of Samo's empire in the 7th century.
Eventually, Slovakia became a part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 11th-14th centuries and as such was later part of Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 2004 Slovakia had a fertility rate of 1.25 (i.e., the average woman will have 1.25 children in her lifetime), which is one of the lowest numbers among EU countries.
Slovakia is a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004 and of NATO since March 29, 2004.
Slovakia is among the most attractive countries in the EU for foreign investors mainly because of its low labour costs (a 2005 survey by the prominent consultant firm Deloitte shows that Slovakia has the lowest labour costs in the European Union) and low tax rates.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Slovakia   (2465 words)

  
 Slovakia
Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in Central Europe.
Slovakia has mastered much of the difficult transition from a centrally planned economy to a modern market economy.
Slovakia would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
creekin.net /n167-slovakia.html   (1468 words)

  
 National holidays in Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic
Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_holidays_in_Slovakia   (198 words)

  
 Meteoroloo.com :: Slovakia - gazateer/encyclopedia of slovakia
It borders the Czech Republic in the northwest, nativity slovakia Poland in the north, Ukraine in the east, Hungary in the south, and Austria in the southwest.
Unemployment, leone singapore slovakia rising from 14.9 percent at the end of 1998 to 19.2 percent at the end of 2001 (seasonally adjusted harmonised rate) during the train travel in slovakia radical reforms introduced by the Slovak government since 1999, decreased again to 12.7 percent (March 2005).
Slovakia slovakia economic analysis would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
www.meteoroloo.com /Met-countries-s-z/Slovakia.html   (1677 words)

  
 Pushkar Tour,Pushkar Fair Tours,Pushkar Fair Tour Packages with Golden Triangle Travel,Pushkar Camel Fair,Pushkar Camel ...
The deserted, red Sandstone City, Emperor Akbar built that as his capital and palace in the late 16th century is an exhilarating experience.
It a veritable fairytale city and its "ruins" are in pristine condition...
Visit the Durgah built in fond remembrance of Khwaja Muin ud Din Chisti where the Muslim pilgrims from all over India throng during the festival times.
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 Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amongst them are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains, where High Tatras are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft).
More information on politics and government of Slovakia can be found at the Politics and government of Slovakia series.
Slovakia is a parliamentary democratic republic with a multi-party system.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slovakia   (2610 words)

  
 Days and Dates of Significance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is the day when young people bring to the attention of the United Nations and world leaders the importance of youth participation in global decision-making, and join with others in saluting the work of youth in building an equitable, sustainable and peaceful world.
This day recognises the importance of the contributions made by senior citizens to the life of the community and draws attention to the growing older population throughout the developed world.
Hallowe’en (All Hallow’s Eve), is the eve of All Hallows’ Day (All Saints’ Day).
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au /significant_dates.htm   (5968 words)

  
 Music of Remembrance - Remembering Holocaust Musicians
When Mina Miller, the Artistic Director of Music of Remembrance, and I were discussing what short work Julian would play as part of his prize for the MOR Spring Concert, I suggested that perhaps I could write something.
An innovative composer, he saw the performance of his music banned as "degenerate" during the early days of the Reich; as a Jew and a socialist, he was slated for destruction by Nazi hands.
In "Farewell," the only surviving song from this cabaret, heroine Manka sings to her imprisoned lover, the last bicycle rider, on the day he is to be exiled to the moon (the ultimate transport).
www.musicofremembrance.org /concerts/defiance.htm   (2732 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Slovakia highest judicial body is the Constitutional Court (Ústavny´ súd), which rules on constitutional issues.
Amongst them are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains, which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovsky´ at 2,655 m.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Slovakia   (1033 words)

  
 Genocide Remembrance Days - Prevent Genocide International
February 23, 2004- 60th anniversary of Chechen Deportation Day marking the mass deportation by the USSR of the entire Chechen people from their homeland in Caucasus region to Central Asia on February 23, 1944.
August 2, 2004 the 60th anniversary of Roma-Sinti Auschwitz Day, marking the 1944 "liquidation" to the gas chambers of the Roma and Sinti inmates of the Auschwitz's Zigeunerlager (“Gypsy Family Camp”).
On this day Bosnian Serb General-Major Radislav Krstic was found guilty by the ICTY of genocide in the Srebrencia Massacre (See July 11) and sentenced to 46 years in prison.
www.preventgenocide.org /action/after/remembrance/annual   (3982 words)

  
 Windjammer Days, Boothbay, ME, USA
For this is Windjammer Days, a celebration of the age of sail, held annually the last week of June.
Originally a one-day event featuring a few windjammers, it has grown to a two-day extravaganza, which includes parades, concerts, sporting events and an auction as well as the fleet of majestic windjammers complemented with impressive military vessels.
First held on July 10, 1963, the original Windjammer Day was conceived "to re-live and honor the colorful days of sail, their wooden ships and iron men." The 1963 event coincided with the 200th anniversary of shipbuilding in the Boothbay Region.
www.2camels.com /destination63.php3   (814 words)

  
 Mystical World Wide Web - May Days
Slovakia : day dedicated to 'Kupula', a 'Goddess of Fertility', and 'Poludnitsa', honoured as 'Goddess of the Fields'.
Celtic feast day of 'The Eve of Indract' : a holy vigil is held on this night for Indract and his companions upon the Somerset Marshes near Polden Ridge to commemorate their martyrdom (See Celtic feast of 'Indract', May 8).
The exact place is never the same, as to this day, it is said that there is great difficulty in finding the location of the previous year's ceremony, symbolic of the search for the body of Indract.
www.mystical-www.co.uk /time/mayday.htm   (1836 words)

  
 Slovakia Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Slovak settlements extended to the northern half of present-day Hungary, while the ethnic composition of present-day Slovakia itself became more diverse due to the arrival of the Germans (from the 13th century), Vlachs (from the 14th century), and Hungarians (from the late Middle Ages).
In 1969, the state became a federation of the Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic.
The main article for this category is Slovakia.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Slovakia   (1974 words)

  
 Days of Remembrance: DOD
Days of Remembrance / A Department of Defense Guide for Commemorative Observance.
In reality, they were, at their closest, about 500 miles from Moscow on that day, the day on which "Operation Barbarossa" commenced.
The historical distortions which Days of Remembrance projects are even more a result of what it does not contain than what it does contain.
www.codoh.com /review/revrem.html   (2021 words)

  
 The Slovak Spectator - Slovakia's English Language Newspaper
Today, the image of the venerable teacher is like an old postcard, a fond remembrance of the past or a fading reality that is slowly becoming fable.
To mark World Teachers' Day on October 5, Education International, the largest global teachers organisation representing 29 million educators from 165 countries, warned about the declining level of respect and appreciation for teachers all over the world.
On September 2, just days before the new school year and while the Education Ministry was promising teachers better days ahead as part of its countrywide reform, the gates of 700 schools and educational facilities slammed shut.
www.slovakspectator.sk /clanok-17563.html   (1060 words)

  
 holocaust remembrance
The commemoration of the Holocaust became part of a series of remembrance of historical catastrophes of the Jewish people, such as the 10th of Teveth and the 9th of Av, and was placed on the mythical plane of catastrophe and redemption.
Discusses the debate over Yom Hashoah; the date of 27 Nissan, the last day of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, was finally chosen in 1951, and in 1959 the Knesset set the tone of the day by instituting two minutes of silence and closing all places of entertainment.
In the 1950s remembrance of the Holocaust was politicized and the valor of resistance fighters was stressed.
sicsa.huji.ac.il /remembrance.html   (17748 words)

  
 The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Slovakia
Two notorious blood libels occurred in Slovakia; in 1494, Jews were burned at the stake in Trnava, and in 1529, in Pezinok 30 Jews were accused of wrongdoings and burnt at the stake.
The first Jewish cemetery in Slovakia was set aside in the early 15th century in Tisinec (the cemetery was utilized until 1892).
The Jewish community of Ziar nad Hronom, located in central Slovakia, was established in the early 19th century, and the rabbinate was founded in 1848.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/slovakia.html   (2729 words)

  
   Slovakia - In Your Pocket
The budget flight boom confirms this nation’s transition from a country people are queueing to leave, to a country people are queueing to enter – the crowds that rotate around Wawel and fall out of the Irish pubs later on are all the evidence you need.
Inside is a small museum showing photos of previous generations of Livonians and their flag - green representing forests, white the sandy beaches of the coast, and blue for the sea.
It was from this small city in present day Western Latvia, that Duke Jacob launched his fleet into the Baltic Sea.
www.inyourpocket.com /slovakia/en/category   (15970 words)

  
 Poynter Online - All About the Passion
My city editor must have thought it was good enough, because in the days ahead he assigned me many more briefs, along with a few obituaries and even some dictation from our statehouse reporter in Annapolis.
On the day before Thanksgiving in 1983, an excellent source asked me to come to his house for what he promised would be an important conversation.
One day they're at home, raising a family, working hard, paying taxes; the next day, government agents show up and shackle their hands and feet with metal chains, sometimes in front of their children, and haul them off to the same jail where the government puts murderers and rapists.
www.poynter.org /content/content_view.asp?id=92216   (3989 words)

  
 Remembrance
A few days later, on 30 November, he received a telephone call from Ruth, and on Saturday night, 4 December, Dr. Baruch Ravid and his wife Aviva were already in Ruesselsheim.
Baruch and his mother, Rachel (Priska) Redlinger wandered through different places in Slovakia, and were in hiding part of the time.
“….for the next three days, we just sat and talked, trying to fill the 60-year gap, as well as piecing together memories from before the war.
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 Jackalope Days, Douglas, WY, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
(The practice of baiting jackalopes with whiskey has been banned as reports of drunken brawls between various furry creatures is on the rise.) Yet, the days of the huge, hurculean hares has ended.
Though we all know that most cowboys are sauceheads, here's word from the range: although today's jackalope is smaller than its kin of yesteryear, they are smarter and have even been known to imitate the human voice.
The event is sanctioned by Wyoming Governor Ed Herschler, who has coined Douglas "Home of the Jackalope." While there are plenty hungover cowpoke on the lookout for the ever elusive jackalope that is said to show up every year and create havoc, most people just come for the good, clean fun.
www.2camels.com /festival217.php3   (453 words)

  
 National holidays in Slovakia
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia
Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution.
www.askfactmaster.com /National_holidays_in_Slovakia   (153 words)

  
 Calendar - Canada - 2006
The year 2006 is a normal year, with 365 days in total (Gregorian calendar)
Add a number of days to a given date
Find when you are 20000 days old - and other useless facts
www.timeanddate.com /calendar/?year=2006&country=27   (236 words)

  
 Remembrance | Survivors Registry | Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Not only are many Holocaust-related sources based on communities rather than countries, but also the borders for many countries have changed over the years.
For the Registry's purposes, anyone displaced by the racial, political and ethnic policies of the Nazis or their allies who survived until the end of the war is considered a survivor.
A growing number of these individuals, who registered their names and historical information over the last 15 years, are now deceased.
www.ushmm.org /remembrance/registry/faq   (2176 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Just days later he was rushed to the hospital with breathing problems.
Pope John Paul II This portrait of Pope John Paul II was photographed in 1979 by famed portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh.
The pope was on the second stop of a politically charged tour of three sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians on his last day in the Holy Land.
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[http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/slovakia/ Cultural profile of Slovakia by Citizenship and Immigration Canada]
[http://www.bratislava.sk Bratislava - the capital city of Slovakia]
[http://www.slovakiatourism.sk/ Slovakia Tourism from The Slovak Tourist Board]
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