In the General Election in November, 2014, citizens were asked asked to vote for or against the new form of Clark County Government. After reading visiting both sites for charteryes.com and against votenocharter.com the Charter, I realized how important to the local community this vote really is and wanted to be proactive and share my …
International Women’s Day
DEAR WOMEN OF THE WORLD, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! March 8th in many countries of the world is called the International Women's Day (IWD). It is a global holiday. It is not only celebrated in Eastern Europe, but also recognized all around the world. This holiday signifies social equality, emancipation, and human rights of all …
Putin, Russia and the West
BBC's 4-part series on "How the great Soviet superpower, crushed and humiliated, has been resurrected in the form of Vladimir Putin's new Russia." Series Producer Norma Percy, director Paul Mitchell. A breathtaking documentary, both thumbs up. The Guardian calls the series "compulsive viewing for all those who want to know what went on inside Russia …
Модный Приговор
С первого взгляда казалось бы что тут ничего такого нет, передача Модный Приговор на Первом Канале России учит как правильно одеваться и как лучше выглядеть на людях и дома. Вот только понятия "правильно" и "лучше" не должно заглушать человеческого индивидуума, что подчастую ярко выражается в этой передаче. Ведь все не так как на самом деле. …
My Bilingual Experience
Just for fun. As we communicate, we utilize a common language to practice in a conversation every day. We read, speak, write - we communicate. But what happens when you are taken out of your everyday usual communication practice and submerge into a foreign language. Well, I have been experiencing this since I 1994, when …
50th Anniversary of Spaceflight
April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin was the first human in space. The rocket carying Vostok 1 spacecraft with Youri Gagarin on board blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:07 am of local time. Spacecraft Vostok 1 circled the planet Earth in 108 minutes, while Gagarin reported of the happening outside of his …