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The Košice Ballet takes Štefánik to Italy Around Slovakia Locked THE BALLET ensemble of the State Theatre in Košice introduced itself to the Italian city of Bologna on March 22. 22 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
Ottoman fortress saved? Around Slovakia Locked THE CIVIC association Fundament intends to reconstruct the ruins of the most northerly castle in the former Ottoman Empire in part of Rimavská Sobota named Sobôtka and create an archaeological park. Currently, the vicinity of the 16th century Ottoman fortress is thickly overgrown with grass and waste has been illegally dumped at the site. Fundament has rented the land from the town for a symbolic price of one Slovak crown. 22 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Sixty mushers race in Zuberec Around Slovakia Locked THE SEVENTH year of the Zuberec Grand Prix in dogsled racing was organised over the weekend of March 13-14. Shortly before the weekend, it was not clear if the race could be held as there was just a little snow. But the race organisers persevered and it was a good decision, as a generous snowfall arrived and it was not even necessary to use snow-making machines in the event. 22 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Slovak athlete captures gold at Winter Paralympics Around Slovakia Locked ON MARCH 14 a Slovak athlete won the first gold medal for his country in its history at the Tenth Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Jakub Krako, 19, along with his guide Juraj Medera, beat their competitors in the Men’s Visually Impaired Giant Slalom at Whistler’s Creekside slope. 22 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator
Rádiožurnál celebrates 20 years Around Slovakia RÁDIOŽURNÁL, the main news programme of the public broadcaster Slovak Radio (SRo) is celebrating its 20th anniversary: its first programme was broadcast on March 5, 1990. 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Slovak rosé wine takes Paris by storm Around Slovakia AT A world competition in Paris – Vinalies Internationales – Slovak wine producer Vladimír Mrva was awarded the title champion, Martin Pomfy won a gold medal and Chateau Topoľčianky garnered two silver medals. 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Easter eggs here, there and everywhere Around Slovakia THE VIHORLAT Museum in the eastern Slovak town of Humenné has opened its Carpathian Easter Egg (Karpatská kraslica) exhibition for the 18th year. 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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New woylie now hopping around at Bratislava Zoo Around Slovakia THE WOYLIE (Bettongia penicillata) is a small, 30-centimetre-long marsupial belonging to the Potoridae family which is also known as the brush-tailed bettong. Bratislava Zoo is the first and only zoo in Slovakia to successfully breed these small animals, which look something like a cross between a rat, a kangaroo and a rabbit. Bratislava Zoo considers the birth of its first woylie, born in November 2009, to have been an enormous success and on February 18 the young offspring left its mother’s pouch. 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
Trnava honours its citizens Around Slovakia TRNAVA town councillors bestowed 2009 Town Awards to eight distinguished citizens and two teams for their personal and joint contributions in improving the community, the country, and in one case, the world. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Pheasants versus casino Around Slovakia LOCAL preservationists claim that protected land of a pheasantry in Jarovce near Bratislava has been illegally transferred to private hands, said Viera Kimerlingová, a Petržalka local council member at a press conference held by the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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'Dynamic Wild Poppies' learning to dance Around Slovakia THE PRO Donum civic association sponsored the first dance workshop for ‘Divé maky’ at the Special Elementary School in Jarovnice on February 20, led by professional dancer Ladislav Cmorej. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Five-star Sheraton Hotel opens in Eurovea centre in Bratislava Around Slovakia BRATISLAVA has another five-star hotel. On February 24, Sheraton Hotel opened its doors to guests as the first building operating within the new Eurovea centre on the north embankment of the Danube River. The whole centre, which consists of a shopping gallery, office space, apartments as well as a multiplex, will open later in March. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Archbishop’s grave discovered Around Slovakia THE MORTAL remains of Peter Pázmány, a Roman Catholic Cardinal, the Archbishop of Esztergom, and a Jesuit priest will be ceremoniously re-interred in Bratislava’s St. Martin’s Cathedral and the site of his grave will be clearly marked, said Jozef Haľko, spokesman for the Bratislava Archdiocese, who also noted for the TASR newswire that Pázmány had asked in his last testament to be buried in this cathedral. However, the exact location of his grave site was unknown until just recently. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
Prešov’s Kino Scala lives again Around Slovakia LAST August Prešov’s Culture and Leisure Park (PKO) acquired the right to operate the former town cinema known as Panoráma and it is busy reviving this historical venue. The cinema has returned to its historical name, Scala, and PKO has been developing its design concept. The interior has been reconstructed using €20,000 of PKO funds and Emil Chlapeček, the head of the PKO, told the SITA newswire that it plans to organise musical evenings and social events in addition to movie screenings. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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Villages risk fines for not separating waste Around Slovakia BEGINNING in January, all municipalities in Slovakia became obligated to separate communal waste according to EU regulations designed to reduce the overall amount of waste and to recycle as much of it as possible. However, Viera Krakovská, the deputy chair of the Association of Slovak Towns and Villages (ZMOS), told the TASR newswire that about 250 municipalities have failed to launch programmes for the separation of waste, even though they are required to do so by law. She said that dividing waste is sometimes costly for smaller villages but that they must assume this task. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator
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