Category Archives: in English

ICANN signs the Russian .ru zone file

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Today, at 11 a.m. Moscow time, ICANN signed the zone file for .ru with a cryptographic key approved by the US Government. The news was announced during the meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in London, and conveyed by … Continue reading →

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TED Prize Winner: Jos? Abreu

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

One of the winners of the TED Prizes this year is Jos? Abreu, the esteemed Venezuela conductor and creator of “El Sistema“. What makes this man a wonderful person, is not only the fact that today more kids in Venezuela … Continue reading →

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Eurostat: Bulgaria has highest growth in EU in Q4 of 2008

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Needless to say, this news will not find its place in the International Herald Tribune, who became notorious for bashing Bulgaria in the last few months. However, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, published today the information about … Continue reading →

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Horror Story: Bulgarian Court Says Human Life = Euro 500.

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Today the Sofia appeal court has announced sentences on a case, which started four (sic!) years ago. On May 3, 2005, 34-year old Vesselin Petrov died, when he touched the water in the fountain on Slaveikov square in Sofia. The … Continue reading →

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EU informal ministerial meeting – Prague (live)

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I am sitting at the European Union ministerial (ministers of communications and information technologies) informal meeting in Prague, Czech republic, and listening to the future of the Internet and telecommunications. Already met with Vivian Reding, the EU commissioner who made … Continue reading →

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IHT publishes another article on Bulgaria, and no surprise based on non-reliable sources

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The International Herald Tribune publishes another article for against Bulgaria. Headlined “Bulgarian businessman claims officials demanded kickbacks”, it shows the worst of journalism. I’ve blogged before about the biased way IHT described Bulgaria back in October – November 2008, but … Continue reading →

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TED2009 Inspirations: Sarah Jones

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Sarah Jones is another great person I’ve met at TED2009. Actually we have the opportunity to talk several times – while waiting to be seated at the restaurant, and then, after her wonderful performance, while chatting with people like Quincy … Continue reading →

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TED2009 Inspirations: Regina Spektor

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I’ve been listening in the last days to Regina Spektor. Highly recommend all her songs. So far my favorite is “Apr?s Moi” from “Begin to Hope” – may be because she sings a little bit in Russian there, or may … Continue reading →

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TED short update – 2

Posted on February 6, 2009 by veni

Quick update on TED, more next week. The inspiration one feels from meeting the people is not comparable to the inspiration from listening to the lectures, and watching all people – whethere the TED prize winners Sylvia Earle (definitely my … Continue reading →

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TED – short update