UNITED NATIONS hydro flask wine bottle for sale , Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Greece and Macedonia are going to meet on Nov. 12 at the invitation of UN envoy for the name dispute between the two countries, the UN spokesperson's office announced Wednesday.


UN Secretary-Genera's Personal Envoy Matthew Minetz will meet with Greek Envoy Adamantios Vassilakis and Macedonian Envoy Vasko Naumovski at UN headquarters separately and then jointly to push forward the talks on name dispute.


The use of the name Macedonia remains a controversial issue since Macedonia declared independence from former Yugoslavia in 1991.


Greece opposed to the use of the name Macedonia by its northern neighbor, saying it implies territorial claims to Greece's northern province of the same name.


As a result, Greece is blocking Macedonia's bid to join NATO, as well as the European Union hydro flask 18 oz wide mouth for sale , saying that Macedonia can be a member only if a solution to the name dispute is reached.


In November 2008, Macedonia brought Greece to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Athens of violating the 1995 agreement by thwarting Macedonia's efforts to join the NATO at a summit of the alliance in April 2008.


Three years later, ICJ ruled that Greece breached the 1995 Interim Agreement signed by two sides, under which Athens agreed not to block Macedonia's membership in international institutions under the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.


But the court did not order Greece not to repeat its conduct in the future and the ruling did not address the actual name dispute as it has continued until now.


CANBERRA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Australian National University Dictionary Centre (ANDC) hydro flask 64 oz wide mouth for sale , based in Canberra, confirmed in a statement on Friday that they have selected "bitcoin" as the 2013 Word of the Year.


The 2013 Word of the Year and shortlist are selected by the research and editorial staff of the ANDC in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, who undertake research into Australian English and edit Australian dictionaries for Oxford University Press.


According to the ANDC, each year the ANDC selects a Word of the Year. The Word of the Year is chosen for its relevance and prominence in Australian culture and society, but it does not have to be coined or used exclusively in Australia.


The Word of the Year does not have to be a word that was coined in this current year. Most new words often take some time to enter the public consciousness.


For example hydro flask 64 oz for sale , the Centre's Word of the Year for 2012 was green- on-blue: "an attack made on one's own side by a force regarded as neutral". Evidence for this term can be found before 2012, but the word gained prominence in the media during 2012 due to Australia's ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan.


Bitcoin is a type of digital crypto-currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a central bank.


"We selected bitcoin as our Word of the Year because it has featured heavily in the media in 2013, as this form of currency rises in significance and popularity," Centre Director Dr. Amanda Laugesen said.


According to Amanda Laugesen, the word was first used in 2008 in a paper by the founder of bitcoin hydro flask 18 oz standard mouth for sale , who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, but people have only recently seen this term enter the public vocabulary.


Amanda Laugesen said the other words that were shortlisted have also found a place in the Australian and international social and cultural landscape, some for controversial reasons.


"This year we learnt that to 'twerk' is to dance in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance. We saw the term popularized by Miley Cyrus and the American VMA Awards, and hydro flask 21 oz standard mouth for sale , in Australia, by Clive Palmer during the election campaign," Laugesen explained.


And 'FOMO' or 'fear of missing out' refers to the anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media.


"And Australia's election results this year saw the word microparty come to prominence, in reference to small political parties hydro flask 24 oz standard mouth for sale , often based around a single issue, " Laugesen added.


Other shortlisted words were "snapchat" - a photo messaging application which allows users to share photos, videos, and text which disappear after 10 seconds; and captain's pick - a decision made by a party leader without consultation with their party.




BEIJING， Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have retrieved more than 200 relics from a shipwreck confirmed to be the Zhiyuan， sunk by the Japanese navy 120 years ago during the Sino-Japanese War.


Among the relics are a telescope bearing the English name of Zhiyuan's chief officer， copper Gatling guns， dinnerware bearing the characters "Zhiyuan" and a hookah， the National Center of Underwater Cultural Heritage said Thursday.


The findings were unveiled during a three-year archaeological survey of the shipwreck， which finished in October. The 61-meter-long wreck is in the sea about 50 kilometers southwest of the city of Dandong in northeast China's Liaoning Province.


Zhiyuan， built in Britain in 1887， was one of the most advanced warships in the Beiyang Fleet， defeated in 1894 by the Japanese navy.


The ship was severely damaged in battle.


"The cruiser should be about eight meters tall when it was intact， now only 2.5 meters remain，" said Zhou Chunshui， who led the project， adding that the remaining part of the ship is well preserved in silt. 分享


THE HAGUE, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Guardia Civil hydro flask 12 oz wide mouth for sale , in coordination with Europol, has dismantled an organised crime group that was trading horsemeat in Europe that was unfit for human consumption, announced Europol on Sunday.


The operation was carried out in coordination with Belgium, France, Italy hydro flask 12 oz for sale , Portu. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys China Wholesale Adidas NHL Hoodie Wholesale Collge Hats Wholesale Basketball Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Hoodie Wholesale Adidas NHL Hoodie Wholesale Football Hoodie Wholesale MLB Hoodie Cheap Nike NBA Hats Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping