bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has formed a significant part of the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for many centuries. The state of Bulgaria borders five other countries. Romania to the north, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east.

Bulgaria functions as a parliamentary democracy under a unitary constitutional republic. Bulgaria has been a member of the European Union since 2007. It has been a member of NATO since 2004, and has a population of approximately 7.6 million.

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• New Company Profile For Vinprom-Troyan AD

  
  The Rakia Site — Authority: 108
  Image via Wikipedia There is a new company profile published in Vinprom-Troyan who are the leading maker of commercial rakia in Bulgaria. They have led the way for decades in developing a consistent and quality rakia. This should not be compared to home produced rakia of course. Here is the new profile. ...
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• Moldova says gas blast wont affect supplies

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 722
  Source: Reuters CHISINAU, Nov 8 (Reuters) - An explosion damaged a Moldovan pipeline used to deliver Russian gas to the Balkans on Sunday, but supplies to Europe were unaffected, the government said. A stretch of ...
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• Skiing news: whats new this season

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Fancy doing something different this season? Heres whats on offer, from cheap deals in eastern Europe to the trip of a lifetime to Antarctica Pods and pads Snowpod is a new collection of funky but cheap serviced apartments in Tignes , France, in the Val Claret area, targeting snowboarders with graffiti art, ...
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• The "Soviet Silicon Valley"

  
  Eternal Remont: — Authority: 477
  Here’s a fun fact: "During the last years of the Communist regime, Bulgaria produced 40 percent of the computers used across the Soviet Union and was known as the Soviet Silicon Valley ." Here’s another: These computers were built using technology which then-KGB agent Vladimir Putin was in charge of stealing ...
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• Solarpro PV modules are now TÜV – Certified for Compliance with IEC 61646:2008 and EN 61730-1/EN61730-2:2007 Standards

  
  Renewable Energy Sources — Authority: 143
   Six months after receipt of the first samples, the modules manufactured on Solarpro line successfully passed the tests of above standards and were certified as compliant by TÜV. Tested samples include three power groups – 42 W, 44 W and 46 W at maximum operating voltage of 1000V. The three groups were tested with ...
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• Not the Solution to Bulgarias Population Crisis

  
  Eternal Remont: — Authority: 477
  Her name is Kordeza Zhelyazkova. She lives in Sliven, Bulgaria. She gave birth on her wedding day. Oh, and this might be important, she is 11 years old . "Im not going to play with toys any more - I have a new toy now," said Kordeza. And before anyone asks, her 19 year-old husband faces six years in prison.
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• World Chess Championship Set: Anand v. Topalov in April 10

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 437
  In Sundays Chess column in the Los Angeles Times International master Jack Peters revealed the dates and location of next years World Chess Championship match between defending champ Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov . The World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced that the 12-game world championship match ...
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• Cats on Stamps

  
  The Philatelic Database - Stamp Archive — Authority: 113
  Cats are wonderful companions. Generally they are intelligent, affectionate and sensitive. The evolution of the cat began millions of years ago and today’s domestic cat may be a descendant of a wild African cat the Egyptians tamed perhaps as early as 3,500 B.C. By about 1500 B.C cats were sacred to the Egyptian ...
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• Health Minister: Bulgaria faces nationwide pandemic emergency in days

  
  Heidi-Lore's Musings — Authority: 126
  *Come on, now…*   The swine flu epidemic is expected to be declared a national one as early as next week, medical authorities told the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on the afternoon of November 4 2009. Already, 48 schools in the capital have closed because of influenza and more people are getting ill by the ...
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• Babies Having Babies [Heart Breaking]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 824
  During her wedding to her 19-year-old "boyfriend," 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova , went into labor and became one of the worlds youngest mothers. "Im not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now," she told reporters. [ NYDailyNews ]
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• Auto Europe Free Upgrades in Europe

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 156
  Auto Europe is offering a guaranteed free one-car class upgrade with car rentals in Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. Unlike other suppliers which offer free upgrades if available at the counter at time of pick up, Auto Europe is guaranteeing them at time of ...
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• Favit Has A Good Stab At Organising The Chaos Of Streams

  
  TechCrunch — Authority: 898
  One of the biggest problems users face every day is how difficult it has become to follow news streams from many different sources without getting lost in the noise — from mainstream media, to the millions of blogs, YouTube and other social media such as Facebook, Friendfeed and Twitter. But as (perhaps) unlikely ...
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• Bulgaria: Sofia Bans Alcohol Sale on Election Day

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 453
  Link: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109536 The ban does not include the wholesale of beer and spirits and in the bars and restaurants, where weddings, christenings, funerals and other happy or sad occasions are marked. Photo by BGNES The sale of alcohol in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be ...
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• Has anyone had a short sale refused by the mortgage lender.?

  
  Financial Planning — Authority: 436
  We have our investment property for sale because we cannot make the payments anymore. The renters are 5 months behind with rent & are now squatters. We are trying to evict them but it’s costing even more money. We’ve had an offer which was submitted in December. The lender has replied this week stating they ...
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• Another Thracian Tomb with Chariot Discovered

  
  Chess, Goddess and Everything — Authority: 139
  From Novinite.com(Some of the vessels uncovered in the new Thracian tomb by the team of archaeologist Veselin Ignatov near Karanova. Photo by Bulphoto)Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Silver Treasure in Thracian TombArchaeology November 3, 2009, TuesdayA team of Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a new tomb of an ...
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• Links!

  
  Dirty Tackle — Authority: 611
  All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle… The derby match between St. Pauli and Hansa Rostock once again brings fire and violence and police involvement, this time inflamed by St. Pauli’s Deniz Naki. [ 101gg ] Every fan attending the Dynamo Kiev v Inter ...
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• 11-Year-Old Becomes Wife And Mother–On The Same Day

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 579
  All in all, it was a pretty memorable day for 11-year-old Bulgarian gypsy Kordeza Zhelyazkova .  Not only did she become the bride of her boyfriend, Jeliazko Dimitrov, the 11-year-old from Sliven also became a mother.  She gave birth on her wedding day , two years before she becomes a teenager.  That’s a ...
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• Russian Road Roulette — Hi, I’m Brave — I mean, Stupid!

  
  Easy Car Blog — Authority: 448
  What the funk? Bulgaria, the home of Russian-Road-Roulette? It seems as if a new fab has arrived in the Eastern European country where drivers play a game that involves flying through red lights while dodging traffic, pedestrians and other obstacles in the road. The recent report of this new Chicken-like game reported ...
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• Bulgaria warns Russia on oil pipeline ecology

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 722
  Source: Reuters SOFIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will walk out of a Russian-backed trans-Balkan oil pipeline project if Moscow fails to provide guarantees the link would not damage Black Sea beaches, Prime Minister ...
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• The 11-year-old mother from Bulgaria

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 576
  Kordeza Zhelyazkova an 11-year-old girl from Bulgaria has become one of the world’s youngest mothers. The 11-year-old fell pregnant within a fortnight of her 11th birthday, spending the night in hospital with Violeta who weighed 5lb 8oz. Kordeza went into labor on the way to her wedding, wearing her white dress ...
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