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Petra Majdič wins Bronze for Slovenija at the individual sprint classic in cross-country skiing on Wednesday.  Even more impressive was the fact she fought through excruciating pain from breaking some ribs from an awful fall during training the previous day.   Bravo Petra !!! 
http://24ur.com/sport/zimski_sporti/majdiceva-padla-na-ogrevanju.html

Slovenski Dom is planning to establish a Slovenian Language Resource Centre (SLRC).  Volunteers, interested in Slovenian culture and language, are needed to help with setting up the Centre.  For more information please contact Oscar Koren at 905-669-2365 or by email okoren@sympatico.ca.
Q & A
Q1.  What is the purpose of the Slovenian Language Resource Centre (SLRC)?
A1.  The purpose is to increase the knowledge of Slovenian language.
Q2 How would this be done?

The world's biggest sporting event is taking place and we in Canada are hardly aware of it.  I am talking about FIFA World Cup soccer competitions.  My interest increased after joining some Slovenians in a sports bar as we watched Slovenia beating Russia in a crucial game.  This meant that Slovenia has advanced to the next round.   Slovenia is now in Group C, together with England, Algeria and the U.S.  As I watched the game, played in Maribor, I could see the enthusiasm that Slovenians displayed during and after the game, both in the sports bar and i

After 35 years this most important genealogical and heraldic congress will be held again in Germany, this year, in Suttgart.

If you are interested in reading about SLovenian history, there is an online document which can be downloaded. It has much which is in "The Land Between", but it's convenient having an online version of the history. It is entitled:

A new "Slovenski Dom" that is a cooperative venture engaging at least several of the Slovenian organizations currently in existence in the Toronto area is being raised as a possibility - an interesting idea - has its time finally come?
 

An elderly man in Louisiana had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back.

The most frequently get two questions I get when I mention "Slovenian Heraldry". What is heraldry? There is Slovenian heraldry? This may sound completely incongruent with respect to an earlier subject on "Slovenian Heritage".  In general, most Slovenians (both within Slovenia and external) have little or no idea about the history of Slovenian heraldry.  Obviously, there isn't much in terms of specifically "Slovenian heraldry", but the region of Slovenia for hundreds of years has enjoyed quite a colourful and long history of heraldry.

This is an example of a Blog entry made by a "Registered User" of the Slovenski Dom web site.