Archive of articles - October 2016, page 8
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Expl0ited: I always put something of my own into everything
YouTube popularity is growing, especially among young generations of internet user. While the most popular Youtubers in the world earn millions, Slovak vloggers can also make a tidy income.
Facebook has no competition among social networks
Slovaks mostly communicate on Facebook and ignore Twitter, though younger internet users have also started to use Snapchat.
Topic: Communication and Languages (Exercise)
In exercise for this topic we focus on skill: Self Awareness
Glossary: Facebook has no competition among social networks
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.
Bratislava Jazz Days 2016 for wider groups than just hard-liners
Jazzman and organiser of the festival Bratislava Jazz Days, Peter Lipa, opened the press conference by noting that these days, there is too much music everywhere and that he personally tends to switch it off.
Dalai Lama visits Slovakia, meets president, university students
The 14th Dalai Lama, whose civilian name is Tenzin Gyatso, visited Slovakia between October 15 and 17.
D1 will be extended, drivers may expect traffic jams
The traffic jams that drivers witness every day when entering Bratislava via the D1 will get worse before they get better.
Prisoner in coma after beaten by guards
Differing accounts leave many questions of how and why a prisoner was beaten so badly by guards.
Slovak cyclist Sagan defended world champion title
Sagan came from behind in the last sprint to earn a first-place finish, again demonstrating his dominance in cycling.
Kiska in conflict with other V4 presidents
Slovak President Andrej Kiska was in opposition with the rest of the presidents of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries – Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic – concerning the refugee crisis.
Flowing time of Jozef Jankovič
It may be the fate of sculptors focusing on monumental works that their exhibitions are not too frequent – but in the case of renowned Slovak artist Jozef Jankovič, there may be more behind it.
Pulitzer laureate: We need to pay attention to climate change now
Deborah Nelson, who won her Pulitzer Prize in 1997, has been reporting on environmental issues throughout her career. Her major report for Reuters, Water’s Edge, was published in 2014 and put a new perspective on reporting on climate change – “showing what is happening here and now, not only on the global scale but in people’s own backyards”.
Iron Mothers Posed in Folk Costumes
Thirteen mothers from different corners of Slovakia met to pay homage to mothers by taking photos for a calendar with folk costumes from around Slovakia.
Could Bratislava be a "24-hour city"?
There is good reason for the Slovak capital to think about nightlife as a legitimate contributor to the economic and cultural health of the city.
Walking across Slovakia: Day 17
No tents, no sleeping rough, two teenagers and two adults, 900km, 4 rucksacks and some maps, a lot of maps: this is going to be fun.
Bratislava 8th grader won first place at International Youth Food Culture Contest
Alexandra Fehérová, a 8th Grader at Cambridge International School in Bratislava, won 1st place in the art category at the 2016 International Youth Food Culture Contest.
Blog: Na zdravie!
To have alcohol producers among the sponsors of a health conference organised by the Health Ministry is a faux pas, as the French would say (with or without a glass of champagne in hand).
Blog: Don’t call me an Eastern European!
What to do with our ‘Eastern Europe’ label? Keep it or ditch it?
Everyone against Kotleba? Appeal on candidates to connect
A recent appeal calls on parties to join forces behind one candidate: virtually anyone who can beat the incumbent far-right governor.
Quote of the week
“He proved that a man does not need to be born a hero. He can also become one when faced with evil.”
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