Slovenian Premier turns shoeshine boy Nov 20, 2009
Car horns blew in Slovenias second largest city Maribor, where the match took place, and in the capital Ljubljana, after the country managed to qualify for the World Cup Finals for the second time since its independence in 1991 and first since 2002. Champions, champions, champions, shouted President Turk to a 5,000-strong crowd outside the Maribor Stadium. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
The Slovenia National Football Team Nov 19, 2009
This time they were drawn against Romania, and as two years previously they came from behind to win 2-1 in Ljubljana, before sealing qualification with a draw away from home. Slovenia had reached the World Cup in Japan and Korea, but once again they were drawn against Spain, and, once again, they were beaten. (Suite101.com)
Car Hire in Slovenia Nov 17, 2009
At Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia car hire companies include Thrifty, Sixt, Budget, Auto Europe, Hertz and Avis. Ljubljana is not the only option: the tourist may also pick up a car rental in a variety of cities, including major tourist towns like Bled, Bohinj and Maribor. (Suite101.com)
Russia, Slovenia Sign Accord on South Stream Natural-Gas Pipeline Project Nov 15, 2009
The Slovenian section of the South Stream pipeline will be able to carry as much as 10 billion cubic meters a year, Lahovnik said Nov. 12 in Ljubljana. The Russian gas-export monopoly and the Slovenian gas distributor will form a joint venture to operate the pipeline with each company owning a 50 percent stake that will operate in line with European Union legislation, according to Lahovnik. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hiddink hopes to lead fourth team to Finals Nov 13, 2009
I vaguely remember that game, said Arshavin in reference to the September 2001 match in Ljubljana. In any case, it was a long time ago and should have no effect on Saturday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
PM offers to clean players shoes Oct 16, 2009
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor has offered to clean the players shoes if the national team qualify for the World Cup Finals via next months play-offs. We have a second chance and we will use it. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
European Masters of Poker Season II Announced Oct 13, 2009
The full schedule for season II is: - Nov. 25 to 28, 2009: Grand Casino, Ljubljana, Slovenia - EUR1,000+EUR100 main event - Feb. 3 to 7, 2010: Olympic Casino, Warsaw, Poland - EUR1,000+EUR100 main event - Mar. 25 to 28, 2010: Casino Estoril, Lisboa, Portugal - EUR1,000+EUR100 main event - May 27 to 30, 2010: Casino di Campione, Campione, Italy - EUR1,000+EUR100 main event - July 28 to Aug. 1, 2010: Crystal Crown Casino, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria - EUR1,000+EUR100 main event - Sept. 23 to 26, 2010:... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ferry Services Between Montenegro a... Sep 1, 2009
Ljubljana in Slovenia with Adria Airways. London in the United Kingdom with Montenegro Airlines. (Suite101.com)
THE WANDERING CYCLIST: London, England Aug 18, 2009
The only other thing I knew at the time that I made my reservation was that I would go to Ljubljana, Slovenia, and pass through Italy along the way. I ended up cycling extensively through Slovenia and Croatia. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
AIG Chief Benmosche, Two Days on the Job, Said to Be Leaving for Vacation Aug 12, 2009
-- With assistance from Boris Cerni in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Editors. (Bloomberg)
THE WANDERING CYCLIST: Slovenia Jul 30, 2009
The capital, Ljubljana (pronounced LYOOB-li-A-na), is easy to get around on bike and has excellent bus and train service ... Some Slovenian words don t have vowels, which is evident in the popular Ljubljana meeting spot, Presernov trg ... Another wonderful thing about Ljubljana is that everything is centrally located. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
`Bundesbank Colossus' Loses Ability to Dictate ECB Rate as Weber Weakened Jul 1, 2009
s Kranjec said in a May 13 interview in Ljubljana that its very likely the ECB will expand and broaden its plan to buy covered bonds. a professor at Belgiums Catholic University of Leuven, said inflation is the least of the central banks worries, and Weber is on the wrong side of the debate. (Bloomberg)
Four travelers missed doomed Rio/Paris fligh Jun 5, 2009
Associated Press writers Ali Zerdin in Ljubljana, Slovenia; Hubert Vialatte in Montpellier, France, and Elaine Ganley in Paris contributed to this report. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
European families' election views May 28, 2009
RADKO ISTENIC, 66, mechanical engineer, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Number of family members voting: 3. (BBC News -- Europe)
Madonna Sticky and Sweet Tour Dates... May 7, 2009
20th Aug, Hippodrome, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 22nd Aug, Kincsem Park, Budapest, Hungary. (Suite101.com)
* World News Quick Take Apr 17, 2009
Stand still or play dead, because the beast can outrun, out-jump and out-climb any human: These instructions were broadcast in Ljubljana yesterday morning as the search for a brown bear roaming the city began ... An alert was issued and a search launched after a head-count in the Ljubljana zoo confirmed that both resident bears were safely locked up. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Bear alert seals off part of Slovenian capital Apr 17, 2009
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) Slovenian police sealed off an area of Ljubljana on Thursday to hunt down a wild brown bear, the first seen roaming the capital in decades ... "It is surprising he managed to come to Ljubljana without being hurt by a car," Lesnik said, adding the bear was believed to have come from the forests west of the capital ... The last took place last year about 20 miles southeast of Ljubljana, when a female bear with cubs attacked a jogger. (Yahoo News)
Slovenia: 2009 Article IV Consultation - Concluding Statement of the Mission Mar 18, 2009
Ljubljana, March 11, 2009. Slovenia's economy is increasingly affected by the global financial and economic crisis. (IMF News)
Slovenia opens shop for poor as crisis bites Mar 18, 2009
The head of the private company that operates the SOS Shop on the outskirts of Ljubljana said five more shops would open across Slovenia in the next three months. "We expect each will have some 400 to 500 customers by the end of the year," said Alan Jurakovic, head of SOS Zadruga, which operates the shop. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Turmoil warning Mar 17, 2009
Since then, the political atmosphere between Ljubljana and Zagreb has become so poisonous that the EU has called in Nobel Prize-winning diplomat Martti Ahtisaari to find a way out. Greece is holding Macedonia's application hostage to its long-running dispute over the country's proper name. (BBC News -- Europe)
Jeffrey Sachs Is Not a Mass Murderer Mar 14, 2009
Slow down Barack, you're killing us. Fri, 03/13/2009 - 11:47am. (Slate)
How did the Briton cross the road? Mar 13, 2009
" Surely some mistake? A system where being caught walking across an empty road in the middle of the night can be punished by fine is not one that puts pedestrians first. Thankfully (eastern) Germany has the world's best red and green men to look at while you wait. Edmund, Chemnitz, Germany Yes having been to Cairo, I know exactly what you mean. I was born and brought up in the UK and lived there for 25 years. My father still lives in Manchester and has now retired from his profession as a... (BBC News -- UK)
* World War II-era mass grave found in Slovenia Mar 6, 2009
AFP , LJUBLJANA Friday, Mar 06, 2009, Page 6 ... Investigators and historians on Tuesday removed concrete walls built after World War II to close off the Huda Jama cave near Lasko, some 90km east of the capital Ljubljana. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Fight grows in Europe to safeguard a secular Sabbath Feb 26, 2009
Until recently, Sunday shopping also split Slovenia, which, unlike neighboring Poland and Hungary, didn't adopt a "classical capitalistic approach" after communism, says Stefan Skledar of the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development in Ljubljana. When the Slovenian parliament allowed Sunday shopping in the early 2000s, a war exploded between employers and trade unions that resulted in a compromise: Sunday trading is allowed, but its high labor cost restrains it. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Researchers Shake Up Scientific Theory On Motor Protein Feb 13, 2009
The researchers from Leeds and Tokyo have already joined forces with colleagues in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to secure a grant of US 1. 2 million from the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to continue their research on dynein. (Science Daily)
Strange hotels, unusual places Feb 10, 2009
Hostel Celica is a renovated prison turned into a hostel in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Guests can sleep in one of the 20 artistically renovated former cells with bars on the door and on the window. (CNN -- Travel)
