Archive of articles - March 2005, page 12

Packaging maker's revenues at Sk1.92 billion

SKI WINDOW: the SPECTATOR's regular ski update

SLOVAKIA is experiencing its coldest winter in 50 years and there is still no end in sight. Ideal snow conditions can be found at nearly every resort in the country due to daily snow showers and persistent cold weather. I skied in Skipark Ružomberok last weekend, and never once waited in line for a lift.

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Cows herd into Bratislava

IF YOU come across a stationary cow as you are wandering Bratislava's streets this summer do not worry - it will not be a case of sunstroke, just one of the model cows of the CowParade project. The organizers envision it like this:

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Slovak never sounded so good

I AM completely lost. Sitting across from me a young Slovak woman has been telling me earnestly about her friend. She speaks very good English but at a crucial point she lapses: "Sometimes he is just like a pštros, with his head in the ground," she says and looks me in the eye to see if I have followed her. My face is blank

Frankl's testimony speaks to the world

THE PAINTINGS of Adolf Frankl have narrated the trauma of the Holocaust at exhibitions throughout the world. Now, the story of the Jewish artist has been brought to life on film to address a larger, younger audience.

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Strong Foxx, but weak Ray

MOVIES are often better than the sum of their parts. But what about when one specific part is so superior to the rest that it risks being dragged down by the surrounding mediocrity? Ray treads perilously close to this, as Jamie Foxx's lead performance as R&B pioneer Ray Charles truly is something to behold, but the rest of Taylor Hackford's film is typically overly sentimental Hollywood fluff.

Slovakia aids Ukraine in NATO bid

Bill gets tough on smokers

Hrušovský did not spy on fellow citizens

Reader feedback: What about Roma kids?

Reader feedback: Making real friendships

Advertising boomed in 2004

IS Košice reports output of Sk2.322 billion

Citauxco to open plant in Nové Zámky

Reader feedback: Pot calling kettle black