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Archive — February 2016

Tourism

Greece - the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the olive

One of the popular destinations for foreign tourism today is Greece. It successfully and harmoniously combines history, great traditions and modernity. Its epithet is none other than the cradle of…

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News

Swiss against deportations

Preliminary calculations by the Swiss national radio and television company SRG SSR show that 58.9% of voters oppose the efforts of the conservative Swiss People's Party (Schweizerischen Volkspartei…

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Culture

Tidido – a new platform for music lovers

In the current era, when there are already more than eight billion devices with internet access, virtually any information has become maximally accessible. Music is one of the most significant…

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Tourism

Berdyansk – Affordable Seaside Vacation

The resort town of Berdyansk is a beautiful and quite popular vacation spot on the coast of the Sea of Azov. Due to its location on the Berdyansk Spit, most recreation centers, boarding houses, and…

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Law zone

What you need to know about a marriage contract

The conclusion of marriage contracts came into our lives from Western countries, where a certain experience has been accumulated in creating a family while preserving conventions in entering into not…

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Technology

Heated floor – the key to coziness and comfort

Heated floor is the most modern heating system that allows heating the air from the bottom of the room. Such a system most effectively helps maintain optimal air temperature in the room and create a…

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Technology

How to Plan Efficient Freight Transportation

From the customer's perspective, an efficient freight transportation is a professionally performed service with timely delivery of cargo and minimized costs. But we understand that everything cannot…

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Gourmet guide

The Sausage Taste of Prague

The branded sausages now produced in the Czech Republic are generally of higher quality than under socialism. However, as a BBC Travel correspondent who recently visited the Czech capital discovered…

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News

Bundestag tightens migration law

Deputies of the German Bundestag voted to tighten migration laws, speeding up the process of reviewing asylum applications, limiting opportunities for refugees to reunite with families, and easing…

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Analysis

Fairy Tales about Ukrainian Refugees

The words of Polish politicians about a large influx of refugees from Ukraine turned out to be far from reality. As Deutsche Welle writes, the statements of Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło about…

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Gourmet guide

Fish 'Under Plastic'

Can you eat sea fish that is forced to swallow plastic waste along with its food without risk to health? According to Deutsche Welle, German scientists have conducted a series of studies and shared…

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Dental Diagnostics: So That Pain Doesn't Remind Itself Health

Dental Diagnostics: So That Pain Doesn't Remind Itself

Perhaps one of the most important and at the same time problematic parts of the human body are teeth, because they are needed for chewing food. Toothache is considered one of the most severe, as it…

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Auto tour

How to Determine a Car's Mileage When Buying?

At auto markets, it is common practice when selling any car to tamper with its odometer in order to significantly reduce its actual mileage and make it appear that the car is three to five years…

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Immigration

Britain burdened by migration

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of the United Kingdom announced that over the 12 months from September 2014 to September 2015, the inflow of immigrants to the country amounted to 323,000…

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News

Czechs await nurses from Ukraine

An acute shortage of lower-level medical staff is forcing Czech medical institutions to seek a solution in attracting labor resources from abroad – Poland, Slovakia, and, above all, Ukraine. At the…

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Law zone

"Hazing" at an Elite University

Scandal in French education: hazing (called a necessary 'tradition' by the university) reigns at the National School of Arts and Crafts. This is stated in a report presented to the Minister of…

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Technology

Both Poor and Rich Are Healthy When the Fan Is Cleaned!

Cleaning ventilation systems is an urgent matter. After all, fat layers accumulate in the ventilation system. And fat is like a drop of gasoline: it ignites from a spark caused by a system…

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Culture

The beard as a trend in the world of men's fashion

Probably, every person associates a beard and mustache, first of all, with masculinity. In our country in ancient times, beard and mustache were a sign of religiosity, and today, in the 21st century…

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Technology

Choosing plastic windows with an expert

Currently, the construction market is simply flooded with various offers of plastic windows. Often buyers, without delving into the details of technical characteristics, believe the seller's promises…

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Gourmet guide

What Was Before German Beer

Five centuries have passed since homebrewing was ended in Bavarian breweries. April 23, 1516 marked the adoption of the Bavarian Beer Purity Law, which later extended to all of Germany. On the eve of…

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Three Polish Stories Personal experience

Three Polish Stories

20 million Poles and people of Polish descent live outside Poland. Many of them are only considering moving to Poland, while some have already done so. Polskie Radio presents the stories of Poles…

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Shopping

Why does a lady need an umbrella?

«What a simple question!» – you will say and you will be wrong. After all, everyone has forgotten that initially the umbrella was used as protection from the sun, and that was in ancient China. And…

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Real estate

Diversity of Types of Suburban Real Estate

If you want to leave the metropolis and escape the city hustle, you should consider buying suburban real estate. This construction sector has been developing rapidly in recent years. There are…

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Visas

Traveling with Schengen is more convenient!

For many tourists, Europe has long been a favorite holiday destination. Not least because one tour can cover a huge variety of sights and allows you to immerse yourself in the national flavor of many…

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