Gil and David, Thanks for the insightful comments about US steel mills. While I was a student at a tech school in Binghamton, NY we took a trip to Bethlehem...
I received a letter from a cousin in Slovakia yesterday. The stamp is a SK25 with the flags of the US, Slovakia, and Russia with the date (24.2.2005) and the...
"triet' biedu" [literally: to scrape/grate poverty] scrape a living live from hand to mouth "Bieda je najleps~i majster" [literally: Poverty is the...
LECTURE BY PROF. MARTIN VOTRUBA ON SATURDAY, MAY 3rd, AT THE SLOVAK EMBASSY The Slovak American Society of Washington (SASW) will present Prof. Martin Votruba,...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - United States Steel Corp.'s Slovak unit has sued Slovakia's environmental ministry over the cap placed on carbon dioxide emissions from its...
Our Sunday comics have a special section called "The World of Wonder" which has interesting full page color illustrations of interesting subjects. The past...
This might be Helpful to some of u, I found it useful so decided to share it with u. FG Kovalyak ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Sorry, things got a little crazy here last week. "Na tvrdy pen~ ostra sekera" Knotty timber requires sharp wedges [author] For a hard tree trunk, [you need]...
About 43,000 lambs from eastern Slovakia will end up on tables in Italy where lamb is in demand at Easter. Only about 100 a year are sold in Slovakia. ...
Got the following info in another email today; the publisher's interest is Jewish genealogy, but it looks like this book is general rather than just Jewish...
Some European countries now challenge the United States in size -- around the waistline, according to a new report by the International Obesity Task Force. In...
... Thank you, Lowell, I'm glad you find any of it useful. I include a list of Slovak-English/English-Slovak dictionaries below (some may be available only in...
"byt' (uplne) bez seba" to be beside oneself "bez~at' ako divy/podstreleny" [literally: run like a madman/a person who's been shot(?)] run like...
... Ha, a nice way of putting it Helene! So did the word. It boils down to two separate things: A) What did the Slavs mean when they said "Vlach"? B) Who were...
Sorry about missing yesterday. Things got a little crazy here. "Nasadit' chrobaka do hlavy" To put a flea in one's ear. Is this as we Americans say, "To put a...
Geez, those Vlachs got around! The dictionary says that the name Walloon (they live in modern-day Belgium, and adjacent France) is probably "akin to OHG...
Recent reports say that the main worries before Slovakia joined the European Union in May 2004 -- a negative impact on farmers and supermarket prices -- did...
Here are recommendations for the same Slovak wine from three different sources. x x x Critics Platinum: 2002 Chateau Bela Riesling, Sturovo Region, Muzla,...
Is Slovakia expecting flood problems this year? The Czechs say their snowpack is the greatest in 40 years. "The Pardubice region, east of Prague is on flood ...
<http://www.slovakspectator.sk/> HOME - back to homepage in SHORT <http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok?cl=19084>http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok?cl=19084 ...
A five star hotel? This would be very promising. Dave Hali Castle to become congress centre [] THE 17th century Hali castle will soon regain its former glory -...
Sorry about that. Here is the post with the picture. Dave Banská Štiavnica Going down the mines - for pleasure! [] REPORTERS discover new tourist sites...
Hi Gang, Hopefully the smoke has cleared and we can move ahead on some interesting things ahead for Slovakia. What they are doing will be a big plus for their...
... I second Julie's view. Some posts appear to take SK-W to be a mailing list of buddies who discuss whatever occurs to them. Most of us have never met and...
Slovak World Family & Friends If you want to send an Easter basket or money to family and friends in Slovakia now is the time to do it. Easter is March 27th....
Slovak World family: Easter is early this year (March 27th) and I thought I would remind all of you that if you would like to send a Easter basket or money to...
