Category Archives: in English

Good news from Harvard: Homophobic Mayor Borissov's lecture is cancelled

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Hi! Very good news from the Harvard Kennedy School! I don’t know if my publication has contributed (I certainly hope so), but the lecturfe of the mayor of Sofia has been cancelled: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 ***CANCELLED*** Bulgaria Tomorrow: My … Continue reading →

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On the way to TED

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Next week I will be attending the TED. Will have my camera with me, and will keep you posted with notes and pictures. But the pictures – after February 9.

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A Bulgarian Gay-Bashing Politician to Speak at Harvard JFK School: February 2, 2009

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I’ve already blogged about it in Bulgarian, but in the light of the coming visits of Mr. Boyko (Boiko) Borissov in the United States, I think it is important to have the story in English, too, with updates from my … Continue reading →

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whitehouse.gov – под лиценз "Creative Commons"

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

От 12 часа на 20-и януари 2009 г. сайтът на Президента на САЩ е със съдържание както следва: Pursuant to federal law, government-produced materials appearing on this site are not copyright protected. The United States Government may receive and hold … Continue reading →

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President Obama took oath of office today | Президент Обама встъпи в длъжност

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

in English: Today, Barack Obama took the office of the President of the United States. Search at http://flickr.com/photos/veni for pictures in some minutes. на български: Днес Барак Обама се закле и пое нелеката работа на Президент на САЩ. Търсете във … Continue reading →

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Obama's Inauguration. Washington, DC is getting ready

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

I am in Washington, DC. In a very, very cold day, the city is getting ready for the Obama inauguration. 2 Million people are expected to show up for Monday and Tuesday, for the 44th president’s inauguration. I will be … Continue reading →

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Good News for Bulgaria: Foreign Investments Reach New High Levels

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Georgi Angelov of the “Economics blog” publishes today the new information from the Bulgarian National Bank about the foreign investments in the country. January – November 2008: Euro 5.27 Billion January – November 2007: Euro 5.05 Billion This is quite … Continue reading →

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Sarah (Creative Commons) Foster Releases a CD under CC

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Sarah Elizabeth Foster is a 26-year old musician from Houston, Texas. She lives in New York today, which totally makes sense, as this is the place to be for any cool musician, composer, writer, artist… I met her first at … Continue reading →

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The Natural Gas, and the cynicism of the politicians and the commentators

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

Cynicism is the word that comes to my mind, with regards to the recent gas problems in Bulgaria. Both the opposition politicians, which is not surprising, but to my astonishment the political commentators as well, have shown their complete ignorance … Continue reading →

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Obama's inauguration

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I will be at the Obama’s inauguration – and will blog about it, with pictures – as much as I can make. Also, I will be visiting some of the pre-events on Monday, January 19, in Washington, DC, and some … Continue reading →

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