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31.12.74 New Year’s Eve in a place that is not mine, in a house that does not belong to me, trying to stifle the cry from my dangling roots had planted them 40 centuries before. I await the new year without any wish for happiness. I await it with…

"The last Supper" Painting of Leonardo da Vinci

Every weekend the exodus from the cities for a holiday of a short duration of ten brings headaches that turn to nightmares when a great number of vehicular accidents place undue need for blood donations.Cyprus of ten tries in different ways to…

The first cinematographic pictures were shown in Denmark in 1896 and in 1912 the biggest cinema with a seating capacity of 2,400 was opened in Northern Europe. In the late twenties and early thirties the transitional period from "silent" to "sound"…

10th Anniversary of World Gymnasiade.

The decision of the European Council of Ministers to declare the year 1990 as the "European Year of Tourism" was designed to emphasize the role and development of tourism. Tourism, an activity turned into an industry, affects every society in many…

13th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Residing Officers.

The European Cup Championships for women athletics first took place in 1982 having been conceived by Dr. Paolo Fumante of Italy. Cyprus hosted the 1 3 th such meeting in Limassol where around 500 athletes from European countries took part. The stamp…

150 Years from the Birth of Henrich von Stephan

After the death of Prince Albert, unsubstantiated rumors about her relationship with her Scottish attendant, John Brown, led to increasing criticisms.
Date of withdrawal 1892 - 1896.