... A particularly relevant topic, Ron. First a few caveats, but the essence is sound. The table reflects the situation in 2007 and was first published by...
From Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, a December 2011 study on "Census and census-like material preserved in the archives of Hungary,Slovakia and...
Thank you so much for your offer to help. I would appreciate finding out as much aspossible. Let me know what I need to do to access those films... Anna Mae...
On the ship's manifest in which my mother emigrated to the US the "hometown"; is (G)/Z)akarfalu...anyone have any ideas on that or similar sound names of...
when I was about 12 years old my grandfather gave me a, for lack of a better description, tin cup, an enameled, with flowered decoration, simple cup. When we...
An update on the current commotion about links between politicians and big business (the 3rd round of protests is taking in place in Slovak cities today,...
If a Slovak in 1905 was wearing a pin on "tag" on his wedding day would it be a military pin on? Looks like a package bow on top and is about a foot long with...
... Well sure, no problem; when we don't know, we say nothing or, e.g., "I wonder whether Slovakia or the EU benefits." But it does become a problem, and...
The 25-year-old violinist, Lukas Kmit (a graduate of the Kosice Conservatory and the Royal College of Music, London), was playing in his hometown, Presov, when...
More of an overview of Europe in the cold, a writeup from Der Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/gadgets/0,1518,812927,00.html Rising Death Toll No End in...
Hi I was wondering if anyone has knowledge of the current Slovak Parliament upcoming elections? I understand the election will be March 10, 2012. Do you...
The crossword puzzle answer is "hoodwink." Slovakia, along with its neighbors, is going through its coldest spell in years. Temperatures drop to -15 F at...
Hi Everyone, Is there anyone on the list who would be willing to tell me what some of the handwriting is on a few church records? If I could only read the...
"... when when traveling from Vienna to Budapest, why do you get the nagging impression that you are taking a train back to the 1930s?" asks prestigious French...
Here's an article on "Slovakia's Pension Reforms" by Marian Tupy, of the CATO Institute in Washington, DC. http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5414 H...
Is there anyone in the Chicago area interested in teaching Slovak language lessons to adults and/or children? Classes might be held at the Masaryk School in...
The Wall Street Journal reports on the Spis region in East Slovakia, including the annual Ball of the Spisiaks (Spis people) that took place a week ago: ...
A performance by Slovak violinist Lukas Kmit at a concert in Presnov, Slovakia is rudely interrupted by a cell phone. He brilliantly fights or should I say,...
Subject: Places I've Been and Haven't Been Places I've Been and Haven't Been I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you...
A news item, quoting an extensive sociological-anthropological research, that's been spreading on the internet in the past few days claims that Thai ladies of...
Not exactly an Oscar, but the Slovak film _The House_ received the New Voices/New Vision award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival yesterday...
