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	<title>Window on Niksic</title>
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	<modified>2012-05-19T06:21:41Z</modified>
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		<name>Pete Stonelake</name>
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	<copyright>Copyright 2012, Pete Stonelake</copyright>
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		<title>Preparation for Summer English camp</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yesterday I travelled with a few others to a camp next to the River Tara in the eponymous canyon. The plan was to check out <a href="http://www.rafting-green.com/index_en.html" target="_blank" >Camp Green</a> as a possible site for the annual English language student camp, which we have previously held at Vucje, as well as for another camp for teenagers. We were very much welcomed by the hosts and spent rather longer than expected talking, eating and looking round the area. It is certainly very beautiful being in the mountains, in a canyon by rushing blue water. The accommodation is made up of comfortable log cabin-style chalets and seems an excellent place to go. It has also whetted my appetite to explore the north-west corner of Montenegro.<br /><img src="images/green.jpg" width="400" height="300" border="0" alt="" />]]></content>
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		<issued>2012-04-03T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2012-04-03T00:00:00Z</modified>
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	<entry>
		<title>Spring in Niksic</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The last vestiges of snow are disappearing and it is like the best British summer weather one could hope for. In the village / suburb where I live everyone has started tilling the land, either manually or with tractors, next-door has bought a pig and the smell of the countryside fills the air, as people dig lots of manure into their vegetable plots and orchards. Wondering when that proper spring rain will start, we could do with a big downpour to wash away all remains of winter, especially the road grit and the last patches of snow remaining in the shadows. I have hayfever which is unusual for me, but I&#039;d rather get it out of the way now rather than the height of summer.]]></content>
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		<issued>2012-03-29T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2012-03-29T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Pig-slaughtering day</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[No, it&#039;s not a date in a cultic calendar - this is the season in Niksic and many other places in this part of the world where the pigs that have been raised since the spring in makeshift sties in back gardens finally get taken to market, or more usually slaughtered in said back garden. The weather has been very sunny and pleasant so far this autumn, but the temperatures are beginning to plunge. Many people time their weddings to coincide with this optimal period of the year so that the cost of feeding guests is relatively low. There is a period now until the advent fast begins when people can eat as much pork as they please, and prepare hams for smoking and drying, one of the great local traditions, ranking alongside brandy distillation.]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry111123-205413</id>
		<issued>2011-11-23T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-11-23T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Manjak piva u gradu piva</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<img src="images/beer.jpg" width="200" height="301" border="0" alt="" /><br />Prvo da kazem, jer ce me neko pogresno shvatiti, ne mislim da ljudi u Niksicu treba vise alkohola da piju, nego da probaju nesto novo - u svakom domacinstvu, cini mi se, neko pravi domacu rakiju, i to je lijepa crnogorska tradicija, ali u gradu piva rijetko ko pravi domace pivo, sto znaci da obicno imamo mali broj vrsta piva da pijemo, ili po kafanama ili kod kuce. U kineskom restoranu u Niksicu, cuo sam da sluze svoje domace pivo. Zbog nedostatka domaceg piva, odlucio sam da probam da pravim pivo, a da ne konkurisem sa Niksickim pivom, nego da pravim &#039;englesko&#039; gorko pivo (Bitter). Prije par mjeseci, kad sam posjecivao svoju domovinu Englesku, kupio sam koncentrat (ok ovo je prvi korak ka pravim domacim pivu) i nakon povratka u Niksic pripremio sam svoje prvo bure piva (25 litara). Zadovoljan sam sa rezultatima, i sad se spremam za drugi pokusaj. Svi koji me poznaju u Niksicu dobrodosli su kod mene da probaju. Bilo bi odlicno kad bi vise ljudi pocelo da pravi svoje pivo, i ko zna sta bi konkurencija uspijelo da promijeni kod nase pivare...]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry110819-204258</id>
		<issued>2011-08-19T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-08-19T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Cišcenje Krupackog jezera</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Ovo je izvod od sajta za lakefest <a href="http://www.lakefest.me" target="_blank" >www.lakefest.me</a>:<br /><br />Cišcenje Krupackog jezera<br /><br />Organizacija- Lake fest u saradnji sa Ronilackim klubom Nikšic<br /><br />Ronilacki klub Nikšic kao jedan od najznacajnijih i najaktivnijih u ovoj oblasti u Crnoj Gori ce u okviru manifestacije Lake fest realizovati projekat cišcenja Krupackog jezera i na taj nacin ce, zajedno sa organizatorima festivala, dati puni doprinos gradu ali i Crnoj Gori kao ekološkoj državi.<br /><br />Krupacko jezero je poznato kao izletište gradjana Nikšica,  mjesto za odmor, a ne malom  broju gradjana zamjena za more. Vremenom je to jezero prepušteno samo sebi i koriste se u razlicite svrhe.U njemu se nalazi velika kolicina otpada razlicitog porijekla, koji u svakom trenutku prijeti da postane izvorište zaraze ne malom broju kupaca i gradjana koji u  ljetnjim mjesecima u ogromnom broju koriste ovo jezero.<br /><br /><br />Akcija Ronilackog kluba Nikšic, u okviru Lake festa sastojala bi se u cišcenju Krupackog jezera, u danima trajanja Festa 22-24 jula.2011.<br /><br />Cišcenje bi podrazumijevalo podvodni dio uz obalu u pojasu od 20 metara i pojas od 10 metara uz branu jezera.  Podvodno cišcenje koje bi obavili clanovi kluba zahtijevalo bi  dvodnevni angažman 6 ronilaca, ronilacki camac sa skiperom, ronilacki kompresor za punjenje boca i kompresorista. Kompletan angažman i aktivnost Ronilackog kluba Nikšic je vrijednosti oko 5000,00 eura i on bi bio podrška manifestaciji  Lake fest i gradjanima Nikšica.<br /><br />Ovo bi bio znacajan projekat za grad, kao i nacin da se afirmiše saradnja izmedju sportskih kolektiva i privrednih subjekata, kao i afirmacije ronilackog sporta.]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry110719-174712</id>
		<issued>2011-07-19T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-07-19T00:00:00Z</modified>
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	<entry>
		<title>Prilog za prethodni blog</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Samo da dodam relevantan clanak koji ima vezu sa cišcenjem Nikšica i dobrovoljnim doprinosima - u casti Nelsona Mandele koji je napunio 93 godine, umjesto da ljudi prave žurke ili da vlada potroši novac na raznim manifestacijama, južnoafrikanci ce da posveti 1 minut za svaku godinu za koju je Nelson Mandela bio u zatvoru zbog borbe protiv racizma i apartajda (to jest ukupno 67 minuta) volonterskom radu. To mi pokazuje koliko je on velika inspiracija za svoj narod i mnoge ljude pored Južne Afrike. Obicno svi jedva cekamo slobodan dan da bi ljencarili ispred TV-a... <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14191010" >Clanak iz BBC-a</a>]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry110718-222658</id>
		<issued>2011-07-18T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-07-18T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>1. Ciscenje smeca u Niksicu</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Jedna stvar koja mi mnogo smeta je to sto &#039;ekoloska&#039; drzava kao Crna Gora sa preljepim predjelima, divljom ljepotom, ima problem sa smecom. Naravno ljudi prave smece, ali nema trenutno u kulturi svijest da svako ima odgovornost prema tome. Milsim da je rjesenje u edukovanju ljudi (prvenstveno onih koji su spremniji da se mijenjaju, odnosno djece) i u organizovanim akcijama skupljanja smeca po parkovima, ulicama, i onda u prirodi. Ali ne mozemo ocekivati da djeca rade nesto sto odrasli ne podrzavaju. Ja moram prvi da me ljudi vide da bacim smece samo u kontejnere/kante ili da sacuvam kod sebe smece dok ne nadjem kantu, i da bacim ono sto su drugi vec bacili na zemlju. Mnogo zelim da budem ponosan na Niksicu i okolini, i mozda ako Niksicani zele &#039;Evropski Niksic&#039; ovo je samo mali korak k tome.]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry110412-122442</id>
		<issued>2011-04-12T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-04-12T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Ideje za bolji Nikšic</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Tokom sljedecih nekoliko nedelja, pokušacu da stavim neke svoje ideje kako bi Nikšic mogao da postane ljepši grad. S obzirom da nemam para sam da potrošim na ovom gradu, ovo predstavlja samo neke želje za grad u kom se nalazim vec 6 godina. Slobodno ostavite konstruktivne (i pristojne) komentare.<br /><img src="images/133_niksic.jpg" width="250" height="166" border="0" alt="" />]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry110408-153530</id>
		<issued>2011-04-08T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-04-08T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>New gaff (nova gajba)</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I moved in to my new place over a month ago, but I have been rather beset by &#039;teething&#039; problems, and my internet connection has only just yesterday been semi-sorted out. Many things are relative here, so I try to avoid using unnecessary superlatives.<br />But it&#039;s a nice place, fully furnished, a large main room with living room and kitchen, a wood-burning stove (to be more authentically Montenegrin), a largish bedroom with spacious wardrobes and two beds, and a functional small bathroom. One of the great benefits which many houses in Niksic are missing is good heat insulation, which is really keeping my energy footprint down, and I am doing all of my cooking as well as heating on the wood stove.<br />The suburb of Niksic (Strasevina) is a 30-minute walk from the centre of Niksic, and as my car is currently not working, I am getting fitter walking everywhere.<br />I also started a new job soon after I moved, teaching at a newish private language school, giving English conversation lessons in the evenings. It&#039;s not enough on its own to pay the rent, but as it&#039;s only two evenings a week, it is one of several jobs I am engaged with. I have also started one-on-one English lessons, and my brother is keeping me supplied with web design work while my proofreading work is relatively quiet.]]></content>
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		<issued>2011-03-09T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-03-09T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Christmas time in the UK</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It seems that people are getting less sentimental about Christmas in the UK, which for me is a positive thing, but at the same time, people are getting more stressed, more materialistic and the &quot;Season of goodwill&quot; seems to last a maximum of a day. But I have enjoyed being on the UK for a week b4 Christmas, if for no other reason than to have a rest. I missed Christmas last year, by virtue of needing to work in a country where Christmas is celebrated, if at all, on Jan 7th. I did have some students round on Boxing Day for roast chicken and Christmas pud. This Christmas, because of family members being away and because of it falling on the weekend, Christmas will last 3 days, and will not the usual 1day of absolute gluttony,  but several days of moderate gluttony.]]></content>
		<id>http://www.reetpetite.org.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry101224-102541</id>
		<issued>2010-12-24T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2010-12-24T00:00:00Z</modified>
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