BRATISLAVA Nate Thurmond Jersey , Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Parliament Speaker Andrej Danko in the evening of the First Sunday of Advent opened a Christmas market at Bratislava Castle as a new feature apart from the traditional downtown market.


"Castle areas and central squares and their vicinities are vibrant in big cities. I'm happy that Bratislava Castle and its courtyards won't remain empty," stressed Danko.


"It isn't a market for the elite but for everyone," he said.


Advent at the Castle will include a "live" nativity scene Rick Barry Jersey , music, decorations, cultural events and traditional Slovak Christmas food and drinks like mead Mitch Richmond Jersey , mulled wine and cabbage soup. The event will run until Dec. 18.




HANOI， Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam decided Tuesday to stop its first nuclear power plant project in southern Ninh Thuan province "not because of technology or safety reasons but due to the country's current economic situation，" said Mai Tien Dung， Minister， Chairman of the Office of Vietnamese government.


Dung made the remarks at a press conference late Tuesday after some 92 percent of Vietnamese lawmakers adopted a resolution on stopping the project at the ongoing second session of Vietnam's 14th National Assembly (NA)， reported the state-run news agency VNA.


According to Dung， Vietnam's macro-economy has had different development compared to the time when investment into the project was decided.


On the other hand， Vietnam needs a great deal of capital for synchronous and modern infrastructure construction， which will provide impetus for socio-economic development as well as to deal with problems triggered by climate change， said Dung.


"It is a policy of Vietnamese NA to re-consider prioritized projects， save resources to develop key national projects such as the North-South Expressway， high-speed railway， coastal roads， and southern Long Thanh international airport among others，" Dung told reporters.


According to Hoang Cong Vuong， Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade， "To stop Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant project is a tough but right decision. Thanks to the move， we can learn the lesson to increase capacities of officials， especially those working in strategic planning."

Diving courses really are something that anyone can benefit from and that anyone should give a go. While you might not currently have any interest in diving, once you start few people find it anything less than enchanting. Here we will look at some of the benefits of diving courses and why you should consider taking up a Padi course.

You Get to Explore Beneath the Sea

This is perhaps the most exciting and obvious reasons to take up diving courses – you get to explore the underwater world and see what life is like beneath the surface. There are few ways that you can feel more adventurous, or get as wonderful a sense of exploration and discovery as being deep underwater. Here the world is completely different from above sea level 0 with incredibly creatures dwelling here Chris Mullin Jersey , amazing natural rock formations, and just as wonderful fauna. You really do feel like you're on an alien planet.

With so much of the dry land discovered and frankly ruined by shops, pavements and roads Latrell Sprewell Jersey , the ocean represents one of the few truly untouched places we can explore and has a lot to offer. And then there are the incredibly moments of adventure and discovery that you will experience – finding something unusual on the sea bed and opting to try and bring it back to the surface; or finding a school of fish that swim around