BADEK NEWS 51

One. Light a candle for the Earth. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Earth Hour in Canada- Saturday, March 31. Earth Hour is one hour where the world unites and turns off their lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time to send a powerful message in support of action on climate change. More…

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“Snow-Clad is the Plain, and the Moon is White, Covered with a Shroud is my Country Side. Birches Dressed in White are Crying as I see. Who is Dead, I wonder? Is it Really Me?” {S. Esenin, 1925} A LETTER TO HOME

“How do you do do, my dear parents and sister Emma? I’m o’kay, glad to meet you at home. I remember you, Mom, always worrying about me. You used to invite me to the telephone booths at the post offices wherever I stayed to hear my voice. Thanks for your worries. That kind of attitude had passed…

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Immersing into Kafka’s World (Franz Kafka “Metamorphosis” and Other Stories, Penguin Classics, Deluxe Edition, 2008)

To better attune yourself into Kafka’s world, listen to:“Vi iz dus gesehen?-Where is the Village?”, performing the Barry Sisters To read and enjoy Kafka’s works one needs a huge imagination. Who has it and loves it, that kind of stuff is for her/him. The front and back covers of this book are presented here. Below…

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The Only Legacy My Father Left for Me was an Insatiable Quest for My Connections to the Heritage of the Motherland (“The Czech Legion 1914-20”, Men-at-Arms-447, Osprey Publishing, David Bullock* Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro, 2009.

This is why I am interested in the Czech legion (1914-20) because my father Viktor Holly had many friends from the Czech legion who told him the fascinating stories about how they made their way home. And Dad passed them on to me. One can see the book  cover”The Czech Legion 1914-20″ to the left….

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BADEK NEWS 50

One. Russia votes in presidential election. Prime Minister Vladinir Putin won Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, March 4th, 2012, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the vote was tainted by widespread violations claimed by the opposition and independent observers. “The Globe and Mail”, Sunday, March 4, 2012. Two. Canada’s actor Christopher Plummer,…

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