Category Archives: in English

Голям майтап със Сара Палин

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

??звестните комици Марк-Антоан Одет и Себастиен Трюдел, (“Маскираните отмъстители“) си правят майтапи с държавни глави и министър-председатели, които се взимат насериозно, пи??е моята приятелка Шени Жарден. Всеки може да чуе разговора като щракне върху картинката от YouTube, а докато слу??ате, … Continue reading →

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Russian Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications talks about Cyrillic Domain Names

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Igor Schegolev, the Russian Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications spoke at the opening of the InfoCom 2008 exhibition in Moscow. Among other things, which made news (for example, that the Russian government will be implementing a free and open … Continue reading →

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NYT, IHT: Avoid being in the same restaurant with the Sofia mayor

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The New York Times and the IHT have published an article about Bulgaria being [the most] corrupt country in the EU. You can read the articles at the above given links; what strikes me most are the following two paragraphs: … Continue reading →

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Richard Rahn about Bulgaria

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

This is how the article, written by Richard Rahn, and published at the Washington Times begins: Can you name a country that has a flat 10 percent income tax on both personal and corporate income, and that is also running … Continue reading →

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Goran Bregovic and Bulgarian singers balkanized Australia

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

See the article in the Sydney Morning Herald: Fiery Balkan hotpot has flavours to suit most palates by John Shand, reviewer October 16, 2008 AFTER 2? hours one was grateful Goran Bregovic had brought on only a tumbler of what … Continue reading →

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Vint Cerf endorces Obama

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Great news! Jason Sanders wrote this: We’ve all been warned that Barack Obama has some suspicious friends. Well, you better add Vint Cerf, cofounder of the Internet and Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, and the 2008 Nobel laureates in Science to … Continue reading →

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TWO DECADES AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL – Bulgarian former PM Philip Dimitrov to talk in New York

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

What happens to the Transatlantic link? Will EU enlarge further to the East? What are the tensions between US and Russia? These are the topics of the discussion that will take place in New York City: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 6:00 … Continue reading →

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Bulgarian PM talk at Harvard

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Harvard Crimson writes about the Bulgarian PM visit there yesterday. The original title is “Bulgaria’s Role Key, PM Says”. Here are some parts I wanted to comment on: Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev stressed the importance of his country in … Continue reading →

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A story about a lottery game

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I was at a conference call today, and by the time I pressed the button to finish the call, the notes from it were in my mailbox. That led to the following mail exchange: Me: Wow!! So quickly, it came … Continue reading →

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Autism: The Musical wins 2 Emmy Awards

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Autism: The Musical – a movie I wrote about in 2007 has just won 2 (two) Emmy Awards! Congratulations to my friend, producer and director, Tricia Reagan for her great success!! Autism: The Musical won in the following categories: – … Continue reading →

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