YakimaGulagLiteraryGazett: September 2011

Look, it's damned expensive in Dublin, frankly more expensive than it is worth it.
Housing prices are scary all over the place. Frankly for not as good as I have where I live now.
I knew someone who paid €600 which was for a miserable shoe box in a rat infested building.

So a home, or flat suitable for a family with a special needs kid must be astronomical:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Bosnian-family-earning-over-121000-on-welfare-in-Ireland-130743648.html?mob-ua=iPhone

And there was this story, not Balkans related. It's that bastard who had it in for ACORN. The kilt is ridiculous! WTF does he think he is doing? The stupid it makes my brain bleed!

You have been warned:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/IRA-gunman-shows-up-in-South-Carolina-welfare-office-126004678.html?mob-ua=iPhone

Now back to our regularly scheduled programing....

http://www.tol.org/client/article/22738-polish-votes-may-be-shifting-bosnia-faces-100-million-euro-deadline.html

Kultur Korner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/2011/09/honey-brown-eyes-gripping-view-bosnian-war

A guy who lives in the building next to mine just died.

# posted by Katja R. @ 10:28 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

So often things that would benefit Americans are not used or commonly marketed here.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=14628426

http://www.rferl.org/content/bosnia_marks_embarrassing_anniversary/24342899.html

Weekend in The Hague;

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE78R1AK20110928?irpc=932

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/bosnia-s-asylum-seekers-to-be-repatriated-belgium_178526.html

But some people want to go TO BiH:

So often things that would benefit Americans are not used or commonly marketed here.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=14628426

http://www.rferl.org/content/bosnia_marks_embarrassing_anniversary/24342899.html

Weekend in The Hague;

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE78R1AK20110928?irpc=932

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/bosnia-s-asylum-seekers-to-be-repatriated-belgium_178526.html
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52651792-78/ice-criminal-utah-arrests.html.csp

http://www2.tbo.com/news/community-news/2011/sep/28/nwnewso8-war-victim-tells-story-of-inspiration-asp-ar-260297/

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2011/09/new_york_times_united_tastes_bosnia_bosnians_st_louis.php

Lepinje:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/dining/bosnian-bread-lepinja-recipe.html

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52651792-78/ice-criminal-utah-arrests.html.csp

http://www2.tbo.com/news/community-news/2011/sep/28/nwnewso8-war-victim-tells-story-of-inspiration-asp-ar-260297/

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2011/09/new_york_times_united_tastes_bosnia_bosnians_st_louis.php

Lepinje:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/dining/bosnian-bread-lepinja-recipe.html

# posted by Katja R. @ 6:42 PM 1 comments

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SRAMOTA:

13 million dollars?!?!? Isn't Dirty Dodik forgetting the poor of his own ethnicity?

SRAMOTA!

http://www.bosnia.org.uk/news/news_body.cfm?newsid=2817

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A correction which I am late with:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/259892/not-wanted-bosnia-tribunal-did-not-seek-ex-isi-chiefs-custody/

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This is interesting

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ih9HY-Fm_0o2l6zDW-DtBAl4BO8g?docId=5edcc6a9dfc844d98d62e731eeded68c

And this is most unusual !

The majority of Bosnian Muslim immigrants to the U.S. have been

1. Very grateful to the assistance and sympathy of of country.

2. Most have moderate views, and are used to living side by side peaceably with non-Muslim people.

3. Most American converts are not out to cause trouble either.

http://m.examiner.com/examiner/pm_60959/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=wFiMm2LX

Kultur Korner:

Not everyone in Dodik's territory is a bloody-minded bigot. There is hope actually:

http://www.journeyman.tv/62555/documentaries/candles-against-the-night.html

Journeyman pictures has a very strong presence on YouTube.

And from Ireland:

http://www.irishemigrant.com/ie/go.asp?p=story&storyID=10059

# posted by Katja R. @ 6:47 AM 3 comments

Monday, September 26, 2011

Tito's NY Apartment For Sale:

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/19197/46/

# posted by Katja R. @ 11:33 PM 0 comments

Mission Impossible!!!!

Your mission... Should you choose to accept it.... PICK UP ALL THOSE BUTTERFLIES!!!!

# posted by Katja R. @ 3:14 PM 3 comments

Al Jazeera Listing

# posted by Katja R. @ 12:28 PM 0 comments

Al Jazeera English Available In The Yakima Gulag!

Yes, this is a copy of a competing publication, the Yakima Herald Republic. Al Jazeera English is available on Chanel 39. 4 which is one of the HD channels.

# posted by Katja R. @ 12:02 PM 0 comments

Sunday, September 25, 2011

5 Bosnian Catholic Nuns Beatified;

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/5-nuns-beatified-at-Bosnia-ceremony-2186791.php

And The Eternal Slovenia/Slovakia Confusion reared it's head.

Folks, the good sister is holding a Slovenian flag... got that?

Some decent economic news for BiH:

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5E7KN2CE20110923?irpc=932

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE78M60020110923?irpc=932

It was a dark and stormy night last night. There was dry lightening. Needles to say I slept poorly. Yesterday and Friday were a lot of fun. It was great to see the fair, especially the lovely butterflies. One landed on me without the bribery of a nectar laden Q-tip. Others had me surrounded. I moved slowly because I did not want to risk injuring those lovely creatures. Being face to face with them was a real treat.

Then there was the lovely camel in our SunFair parade. Also there are baby yaks at the fair and a bababy bison, as well as a baby water buffalo. The Watutsi bull the Texas longhorn and the lone Highland cow were impressive as well.
Many years ago Highland cattle were being judged at the fair and even pulled wagons. You don't see them any more.

# posted by Katja R. @ 8:46 PM 0 comments

Saturday, September 24, 2011

# posted by Katja R. @ 6:48 PM 4 comments

A Camel:

Probably it's been 80 or 90 years since a camel marched on Yakima Avenue. this one is a beauty. The tack isn't bad, very old-school.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbEHoFOK4A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

# posted by Katja R. @ 1:31 PM 0 comments

Friday, September 23, 2011

Can't come up with a witty headline:

Many histories of Muslim presence in the U.S. do not mention this mosque at all and I had no idea many of the tunnel builders in Chicago were Bosnian Muslims.

http://glenview.patch.com/articles/on-loan-from-bosnia-muslim-leader-offers-unique-perspective-on-war

And this is rather bad news:

http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=09&dd=22&nav_id=76517

# posted by Katja R. @ 2:14 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Not such a slow news day...

I guess today is not such a slow news day....

http://www.isaintel.com/2011/09/21/serb-ngos-sue-us-private-security-outfit-for-'genocide'-in-croatia/

The bones don't lie:

http://www.livescience.com/16140-bones-bosnian-genocide-victims.html

Today's UN General Assembly:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4124827,00.html

I <3 BiH, and sometimes wish I could go back and visit but, it is NOT Eden, repeat NOT Eden!

That said, good place to visit....

http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/travel/article504579.ece

We can, despite the rather small numbers of Arabs here get Al Jazeera English on broadcast HD TV. A nerdy neighbor pulled it in. He rigged some wire and some foil to pull it in. It comes in on a station once dedicated to Mexican programing in Spanish.

# posted by Katja R. @ 7:59 AM 2 comments

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A Balkans Connection to Occupy Wall Street:

http://www.metafilter.com/107627/A-Modest-Call-to-Action

*spoiler alert* A key figure from Otpor is in New York now.

# posted by Katja R. @ 8:53 PM 2 comments

Monday, September 19, 2011

Evening News:

Weirdness...

http://tribune.com.pk/story/256199/islamabad-refuses-to-hand-over-ex-isi-chief-to-bosnia-tribunal/

BiH may support Palestine's UN bid.

http://bosco.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/16/palestine_vote_counting_on_the_security_council

Penelope Cruz annoyed:

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/09/19/penelope-cruz-snaps-at-photographer-for-taking-photo-with-her-son/

# posted by Katja R. @ 9:35 PM 0 comments

A little on Vojvodina:

Not because it's a slow news day in BiH or anything. I was going to include a very stupid article from Pravda but it just wanted to take for damn-ever to load. We hate that here!

General Vojvodina News:

Well the fact Goran Hadžić was hiding out there.... not good...

http://www.bosnia.org.uk/news/news_body.cfm?newsid=2816

Post-break-up ethnic changes to Vojvodina:

http://www.balkanalysis.com/serbia/2011/09/10/civil-society's-continuing-role-in-serbia-and-the-western-balkans-interview-with-sonja-licht/

This program set in Vojvodina ran on a weekly basis in Sarajevo. I liked it. They had things like some local festival involving something very like Jack-o-lanterns and other interesting stuff.

http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/kultura.71.html:342781-Hit---porodicne-price"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99FW83mRgK0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

# posted by Katja R. @ 4:31 AM 1 comments