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Archive for October, 2009

Fri
30
Oct '09

Job Hunters Get Your Pens!

EULEX announces 10th call for international positions.

Tue
27
Oct '09

Kosovo Seeks to Improve Image

Kosovo has started a new ad campaign designed to improve the image of the young country.  The first aired international ad aims at luring international investors and battle its reputation of corruption and instability.  Designed by Saatchi & Saatchi will be aired in six stations in Europe and the US at the cost of 5.7 [...]

Fri
16
Oct '09

Did I Say Winter?

Holy Crap, it snowed last night…Pub Quiz on Sunday!

Thu
15
Oct '09

Winter Arrives

Fall lasted about one day this year…I guess we could joke that “fall was on a Saturday”   Luckily I had the chance to take a drive up Mount Sara to see all the fall colors before it started snowing Monday   We confirmed the existence of the snow via IPKO’s live webcam on the mountain.  [...]

Tue
13
Oct '09

Summer is Over!

It seems that summer is officially over in Kosovo with the temperature dropping down in the low 40′s, possibily even 30′s overnight last night.  The rainy/mud season has now begun although there is rumor of snow by the end of the week.  Of course as a snowboard nut, I won’t be too disappointed if the [...]

Tue
6
Oct '09

Schoolchildren Hospitalized for Alleged Gas Poisoning

On the 1st, over 100 14-15 year-old  schoolchildren were hospitalized in Kosovo Polje/Fushe Kosova due to alleged gas poisoning.  There still is no confirmation as to what made the children sick but reports of a “bad smell in the air” have been discussed.  The day before this major incident, a small number of children from the [...]

Thu
1
Oct '09

Back in Special K

Back in Special K…happy to say that Divine Cleaning took great care of Smokey!