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The Balkan Peninsula and the Balkans is a peninsula and a cultural area in Southeast Europe with different and disputed borders. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch from the east of Serbia to the Black Sea at the east of Bulgaria.
The Balkans meet the Adriatic Sea on the northwest, Ionian Sea on the southwest, the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea on the south and southeast, and the Black Sea on the east and northeast. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala 2,925 metres (9,596 ft) on the Rila mountain range in Bulgaria.
From Antiquity through the Middle Ages, the Balkan Mountains had been called by the local Thracian name Haemus. According to Greek mythology, the Thracian king Haemus was turned into a mountain by Zeus as a punishment and the mountain has remained with his name. A reverse name scheme has also been suggested. D. Dechev considers that Haemus (Αἷμος) is derived from a Thracian word *saimon, 'mountain ridge'. A third possibility is that "Haemus" (Αἵμος) derives from the Greek word "haema" (αἵμα) meaning 'blood'. The myth relates to a fight between Zeus and the monster/titan Typhon. Zeus injured Typhon with a thunder bolt and Typhon's blood fell on the mountains from which they got their name.
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Coordinates: 36°10′0.5″N 115°8′12.4″W / 36.166806°N 115.136778°W / 36.166806; -115.136778
The Western Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The 8,925 sq ft (829.2 m2) casino is owned by the Barrick Gaming and operated by Navegante and The Tamares Group.
The Western was the lowest rung of Jackie Gaughan's low-roller casino empire that included the Las Vegas Club, The Plaza, the Gold Spike and El Cortez.
The Western opened in 1970 as the Western Hotel & Bingo Parlor and was owned by Jackie Gaughan and Mel Exber. At its opening, The Western was the world's largest bingo parlor with 1,020 seats.
Jackie Gaughan sold the hotel to Barrick Gaming in March 2004. The plans called for redeveloping the Western Hotel as a Latino destination resort. At the time, the AP said about the property, "On a stretch of despair that tourists in Las Vegas seldom see, the Western Hotel-Casino stands out as a beacon for the broke and nearly broken".
In 2005, The Tamares Group acquired total control of the hotel and casino through a lease from Barrick. In 2010 the hotel portion completely closed and redevelopment still remains uncertain to this day.
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 50th Governor of Indiana since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented Indiana's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and served as Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011.
Pence was mentioned as a possible candidate for President of the United States in 2008 and 2012. In September 2010, Pence was the top choice for President in a straw poll conducted by the Value Voters Summit.
Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, one of six children of Nancy Jane (née Cawley) and Edward J. Pence, Jr., who ran a string of gas stations. His maternal family was of Irish Catholic descent. He was named after his grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, a Chicago bus driver who came to the United States from Ireland through Ellis Island. He graduated from Columbus North High School in 1977. Pence earned a B.A. in History from Hanover College in 1981 and a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1986. While at Hanover, Pence joined the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, serving as his chapter's president.
What advances and set-backs have there been in the EU's enlargement towards the Western Balkans? MEPs and a leading expert debate the challenges and the stakes involved. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: afffb1ce-0510-4c05-8da8-a3f40109c921
The US vice-president visiting Montenegro has said the region's future lies in the West, two months after the ex-Yugoslav republic joined NATO in spite of Russia's hostility. Mike Pence's comments came at the end of a European tour designed to reassure countries over Washington's commitment to Eastern European security amid misgivings over the Trump administration's stance. "We truly believe the future of the Western Balkans is in the West and we look forward to reaffirming the commitment of t… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/02/mike-pence-says-future-of-western-balkans-is-in-the-west What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www...
The collapse of Yugoslavia twenty-six years ago unleashed brutal wars and a humanitarian catastrophe. Today, the delicate order in the Balkans is threatened yet again. Serbia aspires to join the European Union, yet also seeks to strengthen its ties with Russia, despite the current strains on the relationship between Moscow and the West. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia are tense. Unable to embrace necessary reforms, Bosnia is on the edge again, while Macedonia and Montenegro suffer from deep divisions. Continued recovery and peace in the Balkans will require sustained Western engagement and the prospect of EU integration. However, Europe is not in the mood for enlargement, and its authority in the Balkans is weakening. Meanwhile, Russian influences and radical Islamist ideology are spre...
"The Western Balkan in the EU: Perspectives of a Region in Europe?", Reflection Forum organised by CIFE, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome, the Centre Franco-Autrichien pour le Rapprochement en Europe (ÖFZ), Vienna, in Trieste. 26 & 27 June 2017. This second reflection forum, dedicated to regional cooperation, will contribute to broadening the reflection about enlargement and the Western Balkans among the policy community, the media and the general public. Three areas of reflection have been delineated: the resurgence of bilateral and regional tensions, the gap between regional cooperation in repressive and enabling security matters and the pitfalls of gendered models of economic development. The reflection forum and reflection conference will set the basis for the elaboration...
Besa Shahini believes that despite the grim picture for the near future of the Western Balkans, there are opportunities today for a transformation that will make the next decade work for the region. In her TEDxTirana talk she insists however, that for this to happen, people need to believe that change is possible. Besa is a policy researcher and analyst from Kosovo. She works with the Berlin-based think tank, European Stability Initiative (ESI), on the Europeanization of the Western Balkans as well as writes a regular column for an online newspaper in Kosovo. TEDx:x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live sp...
Highlights from the Foreign Affairs Council with , on 6 March 2017 in Brussels.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall end the Royal tour of the Western Balkans in Kosovo, 18th - 19th March 2016.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated from Washington DC, Tuesday, that neither US President Donald Trump nor he himself were "happy" about the Congress' decision to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia. However, he added that Trump would likely sign the bill. Tillerson noted that "neither the president nor I were very happy" about the Congress decision. He went on to say, "We were clear that we didn't think it was going to be helpful to our efforts, but that's the decision they made, they made it in a very overwhelming way. I think the president accepts that, and all indications are he will sign that bill and then we'll just work with it." The US secretary of state stressed that the decision "can't let it take us off track of trying to restore the relationship" with Mo...
In the next two videos we are going to look at the flags of the Western Balkan nations. In this video these flags are the Albanian flag, the flag of Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Thank you so much for watching! If you like this, please feel free to like comment and subscribe! Btw; If you enjoyed this, please share it on Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, etc. For a small channel like this, it helps out a lot :) Please Subscribe!: https://www.youtube.com/c/WellActually?subconfirmation=1 Please check out my other videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/WellActually Check out my friend the Archive: https://www.youtube.com/user/revron77 Thanks to The Knights of Noobery for the graphics - https://www.youtube.com/user/KnightsofNoobery I also now have Twitter! - https://twitte...
Traveling can be as cheap as you want it to be. Here are all the ways I travel on a budget while I journey through the Balkans. Subscribe and Check out my other travel videos! Blog | http://www.aperezvoyages.com Instagram | Aperezvoyages Facebook Page | https://www.facebook.com/aperezvoyages Snapchat : APerezVoyages Most people think and assume traveling is expensive. And when they see or meet someone who travels extensively without a job, they think they are spending a massive load of money. Or have a great job while they are traveling. The thing is, travel can be really cheap. It can be as cheap as you want it to be. The thing you may have to sacrifice is comfort and luxury. But in doing so, you find yourself having some incredibly rich experiences. In this video, I show how I've ...
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In this episode we are checking out the top things to do in Sarajevo - a place where you really come up close with history! Related Guide: http://www.back-packer.org/backpacking-balkans-guide/ --- equipment used to produce this video --- Sony NEX 5 http://amzn.to/1FrMMxB GoPro Camera http://amzn.to/1GZdh1q Amazon Tripod http://amzn.to/1Of2HpJ Joby Gorillapod http://amzn.to/1CMyE0b Opteka SteadyCam http://amzn.to/1JCHAeb Zoom H2n Audio Recorder http://amzn.to/1FFVSt4 SDHC Memory Card http://amzn.to/1ygZzWD Waterproof Memory Card Case http://amzn.to/1FFWLCb Backpack Osprey Farpoint 40 http://amzn.to/1ceMOlo Even though the scars of the past are still visible all over the city this is now a place where different cultures and religions are living together peacefully. Churches, mosques and sy...
15 years after hosting Europe's ugliest civil war since the Holocaust, VICE takes a road trip across the remnants of Old Yugoslavia. Watch more VICE documentaries here: http://bit.ly/VICE-Documentaries While most of us were still hung up on grunge, the republics of the former Yugoslavia spent the early 90s hung up on seceding into their own countries and mass-murdering people over infinitesimal ethnic differences. And the mid 90s. And the late 90s. To commemorate 12 years without a major attempted genocide, we decided to rent a Yugo and take a road trip through the Balkans to see what's going on and try to wrap our thinkers around what was up with all that ethnic cleansin'. Our first stop: A nostalgic amusement park in northern Serbia that recreates Marshall Tito's Socialist Federal Rep...
Macedonia and Bulgaria are neighboring countries in the Balkans that have walked together in many stages of their history. They represent the past, present, and future of a region with a special relevance in the history of European nations. If you ever have the opportunity, please take your time to visit these two fascinating countries, definitely, the pearls of the Balkans. This travel documentary is not intended to provide an exhaustive review of both countries. It simply reflects my views and experiences during a sixteen-day family trip in August 2014. Balkans, Bulgaria, Macedonia, travel documentary, video documentary, Skopje, Sofia, Beliko Tarnovo, Ohrid, Bitola, Heraclea, Sunny Beach, Rilska Monastery, Rila Monastery, Thracian tomb, Kazanlak, Tetovo, Lake Ohrid, Saint Naun, Tetovo, ...
Description:The video shows 10 of the most beautiful sites in: Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro
15 years after hosting Europe's ugliest civil war since the Holocaust, VICE takes a road trip across the remnants of Old Yugoslavia. Watch more VICE documentaries here: http://bit.ly/VICE-Documentaries Turbofolk is tacky, high-octane techno with melodies based loosely on traditional Balkan folk music. Which would make it the same as popular music in pretty much any country in Europe if it wasn't also paid for by the Serbian and Croatian mafias (sometimes the Montenegrin) and served as the soundtrack to some of the most heinous war crimes since the Holocaust. It's a bit of a trippy scene. The Madonna of Turbofolk, Ceca Ražnatović, is currently under house arrest for embezzlement and hiding a cache of assault rifles in her basement. So we caught up with her protege, Goga Sekulic, a heavily...
Sozopol, Nesebar (near sunny beach) & Varna (golden sands) at the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria are the first stops on our Balkan Road Trip. Related article: http://www.back-packer.org/12-reasons-to-visit-bulgaria-sofia-sights/ --- equipment used to produce this video --- Sony NEX 5 http://amzn.to/1FrMMxB GoPro Camera http://amzn.to/1GZdh1q Amazon Tripod http://amzn.to/1Of2HpJ Joby Gorillapod http://amzn.to/1CMyE0b Opteka SteadyCam http://amzn.to/1JCHAeb Zoom H2n Audio Recorder http://amzn.to/1FFVSt4 SDHC Memory Card http://amzn.to/1ygZzWD Waterproof Memory Card Case http://amzn.to/1FFWLCb Backpack Osprey Farpoint 40 http://amzn.to/1ceMOlo We show you the best things to do at the black sea coast of Bulgaria in this episode and give tips for excursions and tours you should do when you visit...
This documentary was filmed for http://www.balkansgeotourism.travel in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro & Serbia in the summer of 2013 by documentary filmmaker Melody Gilbert (www.frozenfeetfilms.com). Here in the Western Balkans you will find fascinating culture, unspoiled landscapes, and one of the most exciting and diverse regions in Europe! For more information, go to: http://www.balkansgeotourism.travel . Western Balkans- Land of Discovery!
Come with us as we explore Budva and Kotor on our Balkan Road Trip - these towns are the top things to do in Montenegro at the coast in summer! Montenegro Guide: http://www.back-packer.org/places-visit-montengro/ --- equipment used to produce this video --- Sony NEX 5 http://amzn.to/1FrMMxB GoPro Camera http://amzn.to/1GZdh1q Amazon Tripod http://amzn.to/1Of2HpJ Joby Gorillapod http://amzn.to/1CMyE0b Opteka SteadyCam http://amzn.to/1JCHAeb Zoom H2n Audio Recorder http://amzn.to/1FFVSt4 SDHC Memory Card http://amzn.to/1ygZzWD Waterproof Memory Card Case http://amzn.to/1FFWLCb Backpack Osprey Farpoint 40 http://amzn.to/1ceMOlo Beside beautiful old town with narrow streets the beaches and bays along the Adriatic are worth a visit. Budva and Kotor are located along the Mediterranean coast o...
What advances and set-backs have there been in the EU's enlargement towards the Western Balkans? MEPs and a leading expert debate the challenges and the stakes involved. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: afffb1ce-0510-4c05-8da8-a3f40109c921
The US vice-president visiting Montenegro has said the region's future lies in the West, two months after the ex-Yugoslav republic joined NATO in spite of Russia's hostility. Mike Pence's comments came at the end of a European tour designed to reassure countries over Washington's commitment to Eastern European security amid misgivings over the Trump administration's stance. "We truly believe the future of the Western Balkans is in the West and we look forward to reaffirming the commitment of t… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/02/mike-pence-says-future-of-western-balkans-is-in-the-west What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www...
The collapse of Yugoslavia twenty-six years ago unleashed brutal wars and a humanitarian catastrophe. Today, the delicate order in the Balkans is threatened yet again. Serbia aspires to join the European Union, yet also seeks to strengthen its ties with Russia, despite the current strains on the relationship between Moscow and the West. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia are tense. Unable to embrace necessary reforms, Bosnia is on the edge again, while Macedonia and Montenegro suffer from deep divisions. Continued recovery and peace in the Balkans will require sustained Western engagement and the prospect of EU integration. However, Europe is not in the mood for enlargement, and its authority in the Balkans is weakening. Meanwhile, Russian influences and radical Islamist ideology are spre...
"The Western Balkan in the EU: Perspectives of a Region in Europe?", Reflection Forum organised by CIFE, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome, the Centre Franco-Autrichien pour le Rapprochement en Europe (ÖFZ), Vienna, in Trieste. 26 & 27 June 2017. This second reflection forum, dedicated to regional cooperation, will contribute to broadening the reflection about enlargement and the Western Balkans among the policy community, the media and the general public. Three areas of reflection have been delineated: the resurgence of bilateral and regional tensions, the gap between regional cooperation in repressive and enabling security matters and the pitfalls of gendered models of economic development. The reflection forum and reflection conference will set the basis for the elaboration...
Besa Shahini believes that despite the grim picture for the near future of the Western Balkans, there are opportunities today for a transformation that will make the next decade work for the region. In her TEDxTirana talk she insists however, that for this to happen, people need to believe that change is possible. Besa is a policy researcher and analyst from Kosovo. She works with the Berlin-based think tank, European Stability Initiative (ESI), on the Europeanization of the Western Balkans as well as writes a regular column for an online newspaper in Kosovo. TEDx:x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live sp...
Highlights from the Foreign Affairs Council with , on 6 March 2017 in Brussels.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall end the Royal tour of the Western Balkans in Kosovo, 18th - 19th March 2016.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated from Washington DC, Tuesday, that neither US President Donald Trump nor he himself were "happy" about the Congress' decision to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia. However, he added that Trump would likely sign the bill. Tillerson noted that "neither the president nor I were very happy" about the Congress decision. He went on to say, "We were clear that we didn't think it was going to be helpful to our efforts, but that's the decision they made, they made it in a very overwhelming way. I think the president accepts that, and all indications are he will sign that bill and then we'll just work with it." The US secretary of state stressed that the decision "can't let it take us off track of trying to restore the relationship" with Mo...
In the next two videos we are going to look at the flags of the Western Balkan nations. In this video these flags are the Albanian flag, the flag of Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Thank you so much for watching! If you like this, please feel free to like comment and subscribe! Btw; If you enjoyed this, please share it on Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, etc. For a small channel like this, it helps out a lot :) Please Subscribe!: https://www.youtube.com/c/WellActually?subconfirmation=1 Please check out my other videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/WellActually Check out my friend the Archive: https://www.youtube.com/user/revron77 Thanks to The Knights of Noobery for the graphics - https://www.youtube.com/user/KnightsofNoobery I also now have Twitter! - https://twitte...
The collapse of Yugoslavia twenty-six years ago unleashed brutal wars and a humanitarian catastrophe. Today, the delicate order in the Balkans is threatened yet again. Serbia aspires to join the European Union, yet also seeks to strengthen its ties with Russia, despite the current strains on the relationship between Moscow and the West. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia are tense. Unable to embrace necessary reforms, Bosnia is on the edge again, while Macedonia and Montenegro suffer from deep divisions. Continued recovery and peace in the Balkans will require sustained Western engagement and the prospect of EU integration. However, Europe is not in the mood for enlargement, and its authority in the Balkans is weakening. Meanwhile, Russian influences and radical Islamist ideology are spre...
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/Outlook-for-Security-and-Integration-of-Albania-and-the-Western-Balkans
Speaker: Aleksandar Vučić Chair: Dr James Ker-Lindsay Recorded on 27 October 2014 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building. Aleksandar Vučić has been Prime Minister of Serbia since 27 April 2014. He is the Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and has previously served as Minister of Information and Minister of Defence. James Ker-Lindsay is Senior Research Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe at LSEE Research on South-East Europe, European Institute, LSE. LSEE (@LSEE_LSE) is a research unit established within LSE's European Institute with the aim of developing the School's expertise on South East Europe. LSEE aims to provide a significant platform on which to build high quality, independent research and facilitate public dialogue and dissemination of information...
The 11th episode of Balkans in Europe TV Debates "EU Leverage and the Western Balkans- Lessons Learned from the Neighbours" with the guests in the studio Agora of the European Parliament: Georgi Pirinski (MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats), Ivo Vajgl (MEP, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and Zoran Nechev (Senior Researcher and Programme Coordinator at Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis"-Skopje, Author of the Latest EFB issue paper "Reinstating the Transformative Power of the European Union in the Western Balkans" which was presented at this occasion - Download the paper at the following link: http://balkanfund.org/publications/reinstating-the-transformative-power-of-the-european-union-in-the-western-balkans/)
The “Balkans in Europe” is a EFB funded bimonthly TV debate on the most pressing issues that countries of the Western Balkans are facing on their way to EU membership. Recorded and broadcast directly from the studio of the EU Parliament, it engages Members of the EU Parliament, EU Commission officials, other important public figures, as well as experts and analysts from the Western Balkans region in the policy discussion. The debate, moderated by Borjan Jovanovski, journalist from TV NOVA Skopje, Macedonia, and Ivana Dragicevic, from N1, Zagreb, Croatia, is broadcasted on N1, a regional media news network with an audience of 20 million people in the Balkans (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro) and a CNN exclusive news affiliate.
Follow the event live by watching the video stream here or on our YouTube channel between 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM (GMT). Full video coverage of the Summit will also be available on demand on EBRD TV channel on YouTube afterwards. For updates, follow us on Twitter @EBRD #EBRDwb.
On Monday, November 25, 2013, the Emerging Democracies Institute (EDI) organized a panel discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC titled "The future of NATO and EU integration of the Western Balkans: Is there still a role for the US?". The panelists included: Jonathan Moore, Director of the Office of South Central European Affairs at the Department of State Haki Abazi, Program Director for the Western Balkans at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Kurt Bassuener, co-founder of the Democratization Policy Council The discussion was moderated by Reuf Bajrovic, the president of EDI. For more information, go to http://edi-dc.org/, as well as https://www.facebook.com/EmergingDems or https://twitter.com/EmergingDems.