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  Western Outlands - tScholars.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Western Outlands were part of Bulgaria from the liberation of the country in 1878 until 1919 when they were ceded to Serbia under the Treaty of Neuilly for a period of 20 years.
The cession of the region to Serbia was partly a compensation for the occupation of the southern and eastern part of the country by Bulgarian troops in the period between 1915 and 1918 and partly served strategic grounds.
A restrictive economic policy left the Western Outlands as one of the poorest and most underdeveloped region of former Yugoslavia which led to a massive migration of the population of the region to Belgrade and Nis and subsequent assimilation into the Serbian majority there.
www.tscholars.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Western_Outlands   (711 words)

  
 Western Outlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Western Outlands (Bulgarian: Западни покрайнини, Zapadni pokraynini; Serbian Cyrillic: Западне покрајине; Zapadne pokrajine) or the Western Bulgarian Outlands is a term used in Bulgaria which depicts a region in southeastern Serbia.
The Western Outlands were part of Bulgaria from the liberation of the country in 1878 until 1919 when they were ceded to the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes under the Treaty of Neuilly.
The cession of the region was partly a compensation for the occupation of the southern and eastern part of Serbia by Bulgarian troops in the period between 1915 and 1918 and partly served strategic grounds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Outlands   (1073 words)

  
 obst_en
When the Western Outlands were annexed by Yugoslavia in 1919, there were about 55,000 Bulgarians there; according to the latest Yugoslav census in 1991, their number is 25,000 (Todorova 1994: 9-10).
There are indicators of a similar approach to the Bulgarians in the Western Outlands, who are encouraged by the Serbian authorities to express their "Shoppe" identity, as well as to the Muslim Bulgarians in Western Thrace, for whom Greece has created a separate "Pomak" written language.
Yet while the Western emigrants are more reserved, and political emigrants are justly suspicious of the Bulgarian state, which has been reforming slowly since 1989, the communities in the former communist countries definitely tend to idealize and mythologize the homeland, and are quite often disillusioned upon direct contact with reality.
balder.prohosting.com /asen/obst_eng.htm   (8247 words)

  
 bulgarians - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
There are significant traditional Bulgarian minorities in Moldova and Ukraine, as well as smaller ones in Romania (Banat), Serbia (the Western Outlands), Greece (some 30,000 Muslim Bulgarians in the Xanthi and Rhodope provinces), the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Hungary.
Many Bulgarians also live in the diaspora, which is formed by representatives and descendants of the old (until 1989) and new (after 1989) emigration.
Although related, intelligibility is quite scarce between Bulgarian and the Western and the other Eastern Slavic languages.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Bulgarians   (1771 words)

  
 MacoBulgarian: IMRO - PROTEST.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The so-called Western Outlands are territories inhabited by ethnic Bulgarians ceded to Serbia under the Treaty of Neuilly.
According to the protesters, the verdict against Ivanov is political, discriminational and aimed against the Bulgarian minority in the Western Outlands.
: : The so-called Western Outlands are territories inhabited by : ethnic Bulgarians ceded to Serbia under the Treaty of Neuilly.
members.boardhost.com /Bulgaria/msg/14619.html   (861 words)

  
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Mr Dimitrov raised the issue of education in the Western outlands (Eastern Serbia), inhabited by Bulgarian minority groups.
The designation "Western Outlands" caused a scandal at Mrs Savovic's meeting today with the members of the National Assembly standing committees on foreign policy and on human rights and religious denominations.
An opposition MP emphasized that the name "Western Outlands" is used in conformity with historical tradition, without implying a desire to revise the existing borders.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-07/jul25.bta   (3256 words)

  
 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The central outlands are connected to the wilder Southern Kratanak Outlands by some enormous underground passages that go beneath the Broad Pass.
Therefore, the legal population of the outlands can only decrease, and it was the hope of the gods that this would lead eventually to the reduction of the Outland population to zero.
Over the last century, a shortage of iron is now affecting the western outlands and the nations to the south, in particular Varay, Isengard, and Ursia.
alignment.hep.brandeis.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /Hashemi/SAGA/Essays/Outland_Politics.html   (3578 words)

  
 The Outlands: The Spire, Scholarly Opinions
Because the changes to the Outlands as one approaches a gate-town are caused by the energy slowly being absorbed into the planes.
t is agreed upon that the postulate "The Outlands is the plane of Neutrality." Examining the orientation of the Spire and applying the Planar Neutrality Limit function, or Outlands function, one would recognise the Spire as being at the origin from the Outlands extends equidistantly.
It was in the Outlands that the 'Ring of Binding' was cast around their quarry and they build a pillar upon which to proclaim their victory.
www.mimir.net /outlands/spirescholars.shtml   (4925 words)

  
 Mark's Homepage
He is trying to earn the respect of the professor, which unknown to him is impossible due to the fact that he took Outlands hard work and made it his own.
Crane helped Outland through all the experiments due to the fact that Outland wasn’t precise enough when it came to experiments in the lab.
Most of the physical elements common in a western can only be seen in the Outland story toward the end of the book.
www.msu.edu /~hinshawm/midterm.html   (1122 words)

  
 Bulgarians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are significant traditional Bulgarian minorities in Moldova and Ukraine (Bessarabian Bulgarians), as well as smaller ones in Romania (Banat Bulgarians), Serbia (the Western Outlands), Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, and Hungary.
Bulgarian cultural influence was especially strong in Wallachia and Moldova where the Cyrillic alphabet was used until 1860, while Slavonic was the official language of the princely chancellery and of the church until the end of 17th century, much as Latin in Western Europe.
The Bulgarian language is also sometimes mutually intelligible with Russian on account of the influence which Russian has had on the development of Modern Bulgarian since 1878 as well as the earlier effect of Old Bulgarian on the development of Old Russian.
www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Bulgarians   (2093 words)

  
 Races   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Ne'Simar - is a nomadic tribe that roams Outlands western tundra's and plateau's.
Every tree that exists in the Outlands - There is a Clan of Faie that is slightly different from the next.
They eat just like any human would, having a type of bovine named the Drok that is especially bred to withstand the cold of the mountains and even so far as to be able to survive inside a cave.
members.aol.com /Xehk/Races.html   (1177 words)

  
 Western Outlands (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Western Outlands (''bulg.'' Западните покрайнини) is a region in southeastern Serbia along the border with Bulgaria, which comprises the Serbian municipalities of Tzaribrod (Dimitrovgrad) and Bosilegrad, as well as parts of the municipalities of Pirot, Babusnica and Surdulica.
Serbian assimilatory policy in the Western Outlands reached its peak under the government of Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s.
There were repeated cases of police violence against members of Bulgarian political parties in the region, as well as consistent attempts to represent the Bulgarian population as “Shop”, including by edition of books and staging of plays in the “Shop language”.
western-outlands.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888   (732 words)

  
 cowboy poetry books by cowboy miner productions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The western poetry of Henry Herbert Knibbs serves as a wonderful inspiration for all young aspiring poets.
Knibbs' poetry books include, First Poems, 1908, Songs of the Outlands: Ballads of the Hoboes and Other Verse, 1914, Riders of the Stars: A Book of Western Verse, 1916, Songs of the Trail, 1920, Saddle Songs and Other Verse, 1922 and Songs of the Lost Frontier, 1930.
He was not born into ranch life, but became a Western writer through his great efforts.
www.cowboyminer.com /knibbs.html   (1050 words)

  
 ISIS - Research Study, No 11: Nicolay Pavlev: The Emergence of a New Geopolitical Region in Eurasia: The Volga-Urals ...
The majority of the “Western Bulgarians” speak the so-called Bulgarian-Slav language and are of Christian Orthodox denomination.
Another important segment of the Bulgarian demosphere at the beginning of the 21st century is the Bulgarian diaspora in the USA, Canada and Western Europe.
The Bulgarian Eurasian vision is a vision of the spiritual and geo-cultural unification of “Eastern” and “Western” Bulgarians - a unification that is vital for the promotion of stability and security on the ancient “Silk road” between the East and the West.
www.isn.ethz.ch /isis/Publications/Pavlev_2000.htm   (7374 words)

  
 The Outlands - Alternative Medicine - Herbal Therapy
It is a means of self-care and disease prevention techniques that allows the body to repair itself naturally and inexpensively.
Ginger in the use for treatment of motion sickness is a good alternative to antihistamines, which can cause drowsiness, and to the scopolamine patch, which can cause dry mouth.
Herbal remedies sometimes work when Western modern medical treatments fail.
outlands.tripod.com /health/herbal01.htm   (506 words)

  
 Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Representing Colorado's First District: Homepage
Robert Adams - Photographer of the western landscape, using the images to express the relationship between the environments and humans.
His western themed work is in the permanent collections of many of the nationçs largest museums.
Wrote numerous songs about the western lifestyle, including Rocky Mountain High, his most famous song.
www.house.gov /degette/famous.shtml   (1271 words)

  
 January 2005 Letter of Response
The heraldic title Gold Trumpet was registered to the Kingdom of the Outlands in May 2002, for Timothy O'Brien's sole and exclusive use for his service to heraldry in the Outlands.
The heraldic title Gold Trumpet was registered to the Kingdom of the Outlands in May 2002, for Timothy's sole and exclusive use for his service to heraldry in the Outlands.
Although this may be a period artifact, there is no documenatation showing that it was known to Western Europeans during our period.
rampart.outlandsheralds.org /2004-12-lop/0501-lor.html   (1248 words)

  
 Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He has forged an alliance between several western and northern tribes, and their united objective is to restore Kharo-Khoto to its former mythical glory and use it as the magical capital city of the new Golden Clan.
Kane lets Brigid know he is going to smuggle her into the outlands and they take a sandcat that Teauge owned.
Ambika begins to send her forces after the Ore convoys that traveled from the re-opened mines in the western part of the states.
www.jamesaxler.com /outlanders/chronology.htm   (15905 words)

  
 News from Bulgaria / July 25, 1995
Earlier in the day Mr Filip Dimitrov MP of the UDF, former UDF leader and former prime minister (1991-1992), refused to attend the meeting because, as he put it, Mrs Savovic is "a minister of human rights of a state which brutally violates them and supports the aggression in Bosnia."
Late in the evening, Mrs Savovic was also received by Patriarch Maksim of Bulgaria, who expressed his wish that young men from the Western Outlands pursue their studies in Bulgaria and be ordained priests.
The Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, Metropolitan Gelassii, said that the matter will be raised before the Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, when Patriarch Maksim visits the FRY in mid-September.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/bta/1995/95-07-25.bta.html   (3339 words)

  
 Krasno selo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krasno selo (Bulgarian: Красно село) is a municipality and neighbourhoood of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located in the western part of the city.
After the Second Balkan War and the First World War thousands of families of Bulgarian refugees (mainly from Western Thrace, Vardar Macedonia, Southern Dobruja and the Western Outlands) headed to the large Bulgarian cities in search of a better life.
The growth of Krasno selo was aided by the geographical importance of the western transport corridor leading to Pernik.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Krasno_selo   (153 words)

  
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"Troud" emphasizes Videnov's view that the situation of Bulgarians in the Western Outlands is not that bad.
(The Western Outlands is a territory in southeastern Serbia which Bulgaria lost to that country under the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly as a result of its defeat in World War I).
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister briefed his hosts on the measures taken so far to bring Bulgarian passport and visa requirements into line with those of the Schengen states and of the desire for an earlier conclusion of a multilateral agreement between Bulgaria and the countries of that group.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-04/apr06.bta   (2832 words)

  
 XOL by Gabriel Araiche (Book) in
The Eastern Quarter is on the brink of War with the Western Quarter.
At stake is the subjugation of not only the East by the Outlands as well to a Dictator who is neither human nor benevolent.
A small group of Easterners and Outlanders may be the only chance to save their world against the threat.
www.lulu.com /content/286789   (130 words)

  
 Fontaine dans Sable - SCA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We are located in the Four Corners area of New Mexico, guarding the Outlands' western borders from both Atenveldt and Artemisia.
So come, be welcome, share our fire and libations and get to know the youngest Barony of the Outlands.
We were born in Berkley, California in 1965 and became incorporated about 2 years later.
www.geocities.com /fontainedanssable   (283 words)

  
 History of Bulgaria (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bulgarians maintained an independent state for a time in the western part of the country, but in 1014 Emperor Basil II defeated the armies of Czar Samuil at the Balasita and massacred thousands, acquiring the title "Bulgar-slayer" (''Voulgaroktonos'').
Bulgarian national feeling began to revive in the early 19th century Under the influence of western ideas such as liberalism and nationalism, which trickled into the country after the French revolution, mostly via Greece.
She lost her share of Macedonia to Serbia and western Thrace to Greece, while the revived Ottomans retook Adrianople.
history-of-bulgaria.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (6075 words)

  
 ::VIA PONTICA TOURS - BULGARIA INFO::
The district governors in Western Bulgaria, however, refused to submit to Constantinople.
He became the tsar of the new Bulgarian state (978-1014) with its capital in the town of Ohrid.
By the end of the war about 300 000 Bulgarians from Macedonia, Thrace, Dobrudja and the Western outlands immigrated to Bulgaria.
www.viapontica.com /info-bulgaria.htm   (6770 words)

  
 South Slavic languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Speakers can be ethnic Serbs, Bulgarians and Macedonians, mostly depending on their country of origin, although there is a Torlak-speaking Bulgarian minority in Serbia (the Western Outlands) and a corresponding Serbian one in the north of the Republic of Macedonia).
Čakavian is spoken in the western and southern parts of Croatia, mainly in Istria and Dalmatia.
Kajkavian is mostly spoken in northern Croatia, in and around Zagreb and near the Hungarian and Slovenian borders.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/South_Slavic_languages   (1795 words)

  
 Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The resistance continued in the western Bulgarian lands for nearly half a century until the state was completely destroyed by the Byzantines led by Basil II in 1018.
In 1185 the Bulgarian Empire was reestabilished under the Asenevtsi Dynasty and continued to be an important power in Europe for two more centuries, while fighting for dominance in the region with the Byzantine Empire, the Crusader states and Hungary, reaching its zenith under Ivan Asen II (1218-1241).
The defeat led to new territorial losses (the Western Outlands to Serbia, Western Thrace to Greece and the re-conquered Southern Dobruja to Romania.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Bulgaria   (4825 words)

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