Nowy ?wymiar" wy?cigu na?megapikseleMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amSpectral Instruments, to?relatywnie niewielka firma zajmuj?ca si? produkcj? zaawansowanych aparat?w, a?w zasadzie matryc, do?rejestrowania obraz?w w?zastosowaniach naukowych. Ich g??wne pola dzia?ania to?astronomia, medycyna i?fizyka.
Gin?cy ?wiat na?fotografiach Erica MedskeraMay 17, 2012 | 4:00 amGdzie nie spojrze?, tam otacza nas coraz bardziej mas?wka i?chi?ska tandeta. Dlatego moj? uwag? zwr?ci?y ostatnio fotografie Erica Medskera.
Czy wiesz, jak dzia?a matryca w?Twoim aparaciMay 16, 2012 | 12:00 amWi?kszo?? os?b wie, ?e?matrycy nie powinno si? dotyka? palcami, ?e?nale?y dba?, aby nie uleg?a ona zabrudzeniu i??e czasem zachodzi konieczno?? jej wyczyszczenia. Czy jednak wiecie na?jakiej zasadzie ona dzia?a? Poni?ej kr?tki film wyja?niaj?cy funkcjonowanie tego niezwykle wa?nego elementu.
Komunikat techniczny - zmiana systemu komentaMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmKomentarze Facebookowe dzia?a?y ostatnio coraz gorzej, a?Facebook najwyra?niej nie ma zamiaru ich rozwija?. W?zwi?zku z?tym na?okres testowy wchodz? komentarze Disqus.
Nikkor 6mm 2.8 Fisheye - obiektyw, kt?ry widzMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmTen nietypowy obiektyw pojawi? si? w?sklepie Grays of Westminster, kt?ry specjalizuje si? w?starym i?nowym sprz?cie firmy Nikon. Sam sklep jest godny uwagi ? niesamowite po??czenie stylowego wn?trza i?nowoczesnej technologii.
Dwa fantastyczne filmy timelapse, kt?re musicApr 28, 2012 | 4:30 amFinding Portland to?film stworzony przez studio Uncage the Soul Productions. Zosta? zrealizowany w?ci?gu 51 dni od?marca do?kwietnia 2012, specjalnie na?konferencj? TEDx Portland, gdzie zosta? nagrodzony oklaskami na?stoj?co.
Nowy ?wymiar" wy?cigu na?megapikseleMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amSpectral Instruments, to?relatywnie niewielka firma zajmuj?ca si? produkcj? zaawansowanych aparat?w, a?w zasadzie matryc, do?rejestrowania obraz?w w?zastosowaniach naukowych. Ich g??wne pola dzia?ania to?astronomia, medycyna i?fizyka.
Nowy ?wymiar" wy?cigu na?megapikseleMay 18, 2012 | 3:07 amSpectral Instruments, to?relatywnie niewielka firma zajmuj?ca si? produkcj? zaawansowanych aparat?w, a?w zasadzie matryc, do?rejestrowania obraz?w w?zastosowaniach naukowych. Ich g??wne pola dzia?ania to?astronomia, medycyna i?fizyka.
Gin?cy ?wiat na?fotografiach Erica MedskeraMay 17, 2012 | 4:00 amGdzie nie spojrze?, tam otacza nas coraz bardziej mas?wka i?chi?ska tandeta. Dlatego moj? uwag? zwr?ci?y ostatnio fotografie Erica Medskera.
Czy wiesz, jak dzia?a matryca w?Twoim aparaciMay 16, 2012 | 12:00 amWi?kszo?? os?b wie, ?e?matrycy nie powinno si? dotyka? palcami, ?e?nale?y dba?, aby nie uleg?a ona zabrudzeniu i??e czasem zachodzi konieczno?? jej wyczyszczenia. Czy jednak wiecie na?jakiej zasadzie ona dzia?a? Poni?ej kr?tki film wyja?niaj?cy funkcjonowanie tego niezwykle wa?nego elementu.
Komunikat techniczny - zmiana systemu komentaMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmKomentarze Facebookowe dzia?a?y ostatnio coraz gorzej, a?Facebook najwyra?niej nie ma zamiaru ich rozwija?. W?zwi?zku z?tym na?okres testowy wchodz? komentarze Disqus.
Nikkor 6mm 2.8 Fisheye - obiektyw, kt?ry widzMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmTen nietypowy obiektyw pojawi? si? w?sklepie Grays of Westminster, kt?ry specjalizuje si? w?starym i?nowym sprz?cie firmy Nikon. Sam sklep jest godny uwagi ? niesamowite po??czenie stylowego wn?trza i?nowoczesnej technologii.
Wroc?aw station will not be readyMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 am
It's been three months since my last trip down to Wroc?aw. What struck me then - and is even more evident now - is that the construction work on the Wroc?aw G??wny station remont will not be ready by 8 June, when the Czech Republic plays Russia - the first match of the Euro 2012 championship to be played in this city.
Wroc?aw station will not be readyMay 18, 2012 | 3:07 am
It's been three months since my last trip down to Wroc?aw. What struck me then - and is even more evident now - is that the construction work on the Wroc?aw G??wny station remont will not be ready by 8 June, when the Czech Republic plays Russia - the first match of the Euro 2012 championship to be played in this city.
Photography: the Law of Diminishing Returns May 16, 2012 | 3:31 pm
At first, many assumed it was an early April Fool's joke. Leica - that most iconic brand name in photography - is bringing out a digital camera that only takes black-and-white photographs.
Biblical skyMay 15, 2012 | 12:30 pm
As I wrote this time three years ago, this is the time of the Ice Saints. On cue, they came; St Pancras and Servatus, and with them unseasonably cold weather crashing in after a hot start to spring.
HarbingersMay 15, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Whenever strangers appear in Westerns or in Tolkien, they bring portents of ill to come. Hooded men, astride black steeds, silently measuring up the situation.
A Zone of My Own II: Mysiad?oMay 12, 2012 | 10:00 pmIt's been a while (five years) since I last wandered into the site of the former state farm PGR Mysiad?o. After a failed privatisation ending in the bankruptcy of the new owners, Eco Mysiad?o, in 2000, the site, straddling ul.
Slow work wastes moneyMay 11, 2012 | 12:30 pmOn 1 May, 2010, a set of temporary traffic lights was placed in lieu of the closed footbridge across ul. Pu?awska linking ul.
Going home by train with a superwide lensMay 11, 2012 | 12:30 pmWhichever form of public transport I take home, I must pass the Patelnia (below), the area between Rondo Dmowskiego and Metro Centrum. On Monday the sky was glowering over Warsaw, low evening sunlight picking out the colour.
From Warsaw's highest barMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmFrom the top of the highest publicly accessible bar in Warsaw, the views are spectacular. The 40th and 41st floors of the Marriott are the best place to see the sun going down over the city.
Warsaw's city centre: a Deli-free zoneMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmHere I am, in the very centre of Warsaw and I can't get a lime or pot of fresh mint anywhere! Right now, with the sun back out in a clear blue sky, I am suffering from a strong craving for a mint tea with lime [one spearmint tea teabag, a few leaves of fresh mint and two slices of lime, pour boiling water and leave to brew and cool to room temperature] - a stunningly refreshing drink].While Warsaw's suburbs are full of Reals, Almas, Piotr i Pawe?s, Auchans where these essential ingredients (as well as items such as fresh tuna, fillet beef steaks, fresh coriander, cous-cous, extra virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, Roquefort cheese) are readily available.
Wroc?aw station will not be readyMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 am
It's been three months since my last trip down to Wroc?aw. What struck me then - and is even more evident now - is that the construction work on the Wroc?aw G??wny station remont will not be ready by 8 June, when the Czech Republic plays Russia - the first match of the Euro 2012 championship to be played in this city.
Wroc?aw station will not be readyMay 18, 2012 | 3:07 am
It's been three months since my last trip down to Wroc?aw. What struck me then - and is even more evident now - is that the construction work on the Wroc?aw G??wny station remont will not be ready by 8 June, when the Czech Republic plays Russia - the first match of the Euro 2012 championship to be played in this city.
Photography: the Law of Diminishing Returns May 16, 2012 | 3:31 pm
At first, many assumed it was an early April Fool's joke. Leica - that most iconic brand name in photography - is bringing out a digital camera that only takes black-and-white photographs.
Biblical skyMay 15, 2012 | 12:30 pm
As I wrote this time three years ago, this is the time of the Ice Saints. On cue, they came; St Pancras and Servatus, and with them unseasonably cold weather crashing in after a hot start to spring.
HarbingersMay 15, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Whenever strangers appear in Westerns or in Tolkien, they bring portents of ill to come. Hooded men, astride black steeds, silently measuring up the situation.
A Zone of My Own II: Mysiad?oMay 12, 2012 | 10:00 pmIt's been a while (five years) since I last wandered into the site of the former state farm PGR Mysiad?o. After a failed privatisation ending in the bankruptcy of the new owners, Eco Mysiad?o, in 2000, the site, straddling ul.
Slow work wastes moneyMay 11, 2012 | 12:30 pmOn 1 May, 2010, a set of temporary traffic lights was placed in lieu of the closed footbridge across ul. Pu?awska linking ul.
Going home by train with a superwide lensMay 11, 2012 | 12:30 pmWhichever form of public transport I take home, I must pass the Patelnia (below), the area between Rondo Dmowskiego and Metro Centrum. On Monday the sky was glowering over Warsaw, low evening sunlight picking out the colour.
From Warsaw's highest barMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmFrom the top of the highest publicly accessible bar in Warsaw, the views are spectacular. The 40th and 41st floors of the Marriott are the best place to see the sun going down over the city.
Warsaw's city centre: a Deli-free zoneMay 9, 2012 | 1:30 pmHere I am, in the very centre of Warsaw and I can't get a lime or pot of fresh mint anywhere! Right now, with the sun back out in a clear blue sky, I am suffering from a strong craving for a mint tea with lime [one spearmint tea teabag, a few leaves of fresh mint and two slices of lime, pour boiling water and leave to brew and cool to room temperature] - a stunningly refreshing drink].While Warsaw's suburbs are full of Reals, Almas, Piotr i Pawe?s, Auchans where these essential ingredients (as well as items such as fresh tuna, fillet beef steaks, fresh coriander, cous-cous, extra virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, Roquefort cheese) are readily available.
Armenia: Homophobic Firebombing Controversy CMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amControversy continues to surround the firebombing of a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, as officials and politicians praise the arsonists. Online, however, many are instead speaking out against those nationalists doing so.
Togo : Presidential Patrimony versus UniversiMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amCommenting on the declaration of assets of the new French President Francois Hollande,?Jeogo??wrote?[fr]: ?What is certain is that the?patrimony of Francois Hollande (.
Georgia: No Sex and the CityMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amNo Sex and the City ? Georgian Liberal (an oxymoron) blog comments on the physical confrontation between priests accompanying religious parents and LGBT activists marching in Tbilisi, Georgia. The blog details events as they happened, including the alleged inaction of the Georgian police when they were asked to intervene to.
Georgia: LGBT Activists Attacked by Orthodox May 18, 2012 | 3:30 amMarching to mark the 17 May International Day Against Homophobia, LGBT activists were blocked and assaulted by a group of Orthodox Christians in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. Mirian Jugheli reports.
Lesotho: 2012 General Election Date SetMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amLesotho will hold general elections on 26 May, against a backdrop of political violence. The Lesotho Political Parties Leadership Forum claims that there is a "hit squad" that has been assigned to kill prominent people ahead of the general elections.
Armenia: State Sponsored FascismMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amFollowing support from government officials and representatives of the nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashanktsutyun (ARF-D) for two Neo-Nazis accused of firebombing a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, Unzipped: Gay Armenia asks if the country is moving towards a form of state sponsored fascism that threatens the rights and well-being of its own.
Cape Verde: Encouraging Storytelling and CreaMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amSet over the course of seven weeks, a creative writing competition promoted by the young Cape Verdean journalist Odair Varela on his blog, has led a dozen word lovers to get behind their keyboards and let their imaginations flow. The winners have already been announced and this article provides an overview of the stories told.
Lebanon: UK Ambassador to Chat on Twitter witMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThe British Embassy in Lebanon has announced an online discussion between the UK ambassador (@HMATomFletcher) and Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe), to take place on May 18 at 6pm (Lebanese time), tweeting under the hashtag #HaifaHMA. Written by Ayesha Saldanha ? comments (0) Share: Donate ? facebook ? twitter ?.
Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in GazMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThis year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature was held in Gaza. A group of about forty Egyptian, Tunisian, Sudanese and Palestinian authors, artists and activists were granted permission to visit Gaza and participate in PalFest 2012 from May 5 to 10.
Armenia: Blogger Calls for Resignation of HomMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amUnzipped: Gay Armenia comments on the continuing controversy surrounding Artsvik Minasyan, an MP from the nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation?Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D). The blog says that in addition to bailing out a Neo-Nazi arsonist in police custody, Minasyan continues to make homophobic statements in the media following the 8 May firebombing of.
Togo : Presidential Patrimony versus UniversiMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amCommenting on the declaration of assets of the new French President Francois Hollande,?Jeogo??wrote?[fr]: ?What is certain is that the?patrimony of Francois Hollande (.
Georgia: No Sex and the CityMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amNo Sex and the City ? Georgian Liberal (an oxymoron) blog comments on the physical confrontation between priests accompanying religious parents and LGBT activists marching in Tbilisi, Georgia. The blog details events as they happened, including the alleged inaction of the Georgian police when they were asked to intervene to.
Georgia: LGBT Activists Attacked by Orthodox May 18, 2012 | 3:30 amMarching to mark the 17 May International Day Against Homophobia, LGBT activists were blocked and assaulted by a group of Orthodox Christians in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. Mirian Jugheli reports.
Lesotho: 2012 General Election Date SetMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amLesotho will hold general elections on 26 May, against a backdrop of political violence. The Lesotho Political Parties Leadership Forum claims that there is a "hit squad" that has been assigned to kill prominent people ahead of the general elections.
Armenia: State Sponsored FascismMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amFollowing support from government officials and representatives of the nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashanktsutyun (ARF-D) for two Neo-Nazis accused of firebombing a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, Unzipped: Gay Armenia asks if the country is moving towards a form of state sponsored fascism that threatens the rights and well-being of its own.
Cape Verde: Encouraging Storytelling and CreaMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amSet over the course of seven weeks, a creative writing competition promoted by the young Cape Verdean journalist Odair Varela on his blog, has led a dozen word lovers to get behind their keyboards and let their imaginations flow. The winners have already been announced and this article provides an overview of the stories told.
Lebanon: UK Ambassador to Chat on Twitter witMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThe British Embassy in Lebanon has announced an online discussion between the UK ambassador (@HMATomFletcher) and Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe (@HaifaWehbe), to take place on May 18 at 6pm (Lebanese time), tweeting under the hashtag #HaifaHMA. Written by Ayesha Saldanha ? comments (0) Share: Donate ? facebook ? twitter ?.
Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in GazMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThis year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature was held in Gaza. A group of about forty Egyptian, Tunisian, Sudanese and Palestinian authors, artists and activists were granted permission to visit Gaza and participate in PalFest 2012 from May 5 to 10.
Armenia: Blogger Calls for Resignation of HomMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amUnzipped: Gay Armenia comments on the continuing controversy surrounding Artsvik Minasyan, an MP from the nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation?Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D). The blog says that in addition to bailing out a Neo-Nazi arsonist in police custody, Minasyan continues to make homophobic statements in the media following the 8 May firebombing of.
Armenia: Homophobic Firebombing Controversy CMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amControversy continues to surround the firebombing of a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, as officials and politicians praise the arsonists. Online, however, many are instead speaking out against those nationalists doing so.
Poland's Jaruzelski says he is close to deathMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amAuthorities say they've arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate highway stretches.
Bombardier Delivers First Q400 NextGen AircraMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThe Polish carrier also holds options on an additional 12 of the aircraft. Eurolot was represented at the handover ceremony by Bartlomiej Matusewicz, Vice President, Operations & Technical.
Polanski's Cannes WhitewashMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThere isn't much groundbreaking in the new 'Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir.' So why did Laurent Bouzereau gloss over the controversial director's divisive past? When it comes to documentary film portraits of show-business personalities, there are multiple obstacles to be overcome.
Pole positionMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amPoland is the featured country at this year's Local Colors Festival - an event that celebrates the dozens of cultures in the Roanoke area with entertainment and food.
48 Hours in Warsaw, PolandMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amThe airport is conveniently located within the city limits and only a 15-minute drive or 30-minute bus ride from the city centre.
Polish Central Bank Chief Concerned More BankMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amWARSAW More European banks, faced with pressure from the euro-zone crisis, may put their Polish units up for sale, following several such recent moves, Marek Belka, governor of the National Bank of Poland, is quoted as saying by Reuters Thursday."Allied Irish Bank had a fantastic subsidiary in Poland, probably the best Polish bank, but had to .
Polish Scout and Warsaw Resistance Fighter SpMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amJulian Kulski, the son of a former mayor of Warsaw, Poland, spoke to a large crowd at Tuscarora High School Wednesday night.
Katowice Street Art Festival 2012May 18, 2012 | 3:30 amPhoto of artist Escif's street art creation in Katowice, Poland, 2012 . The streets of Eastern Europe are some of the greatest examples of open air galleries, as street artists from the Czech Republic to Russia have taken to exhibiting their best work on walls and pavement.
Poland's Jaruzelski says he is close to deathMay 18, 2012 | 3:07 amAuthorities say they've arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate highway stretches.
Walk the talkMay 2, 2012 | 4:30 pmI?ve noticed people generally fall into two groups when it comes to speaking on the telephone; those who walk around and those who don?t. In our house the ladies are both walkers.
This is summer, enjoy it while you can!Apr 30, 2012 | 4:30 amWarsaw is basking in temperatures of around 30C this weekend. Flicking through the tabs of the weather app I?m struggling to find anywhere with better weather in any part of the world.
Another EasterApr 11, 2012 | 10:30 pmSome snaps of the family Easter this year. Nothing revolutionary.
Happy Birthday Zosia!Mar 19, 2012 | 3:00 pmZosia has reached the very exciting age of nine. That?s almost ten ? double figures! She?s growing up fast and the stress is at times just too much.
Zlota 44 - updateMar 19, 2012 | 3:00 pmIt has been a while since we looked at how Z?ota 44 is progressing. I think the main points are: Topping out ceremony was held a month or two ago now.
Unsurprising connected headlinesMar 5, 2012 | 2:30 amVillas-Boas sacked by Chelsea: AVB goes after just nine months. A statement on the club?s website read: ?Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key ? Continue reading ?.
Incongruent headlinesFeb 27, 2012 | 7:00 amSpotted one under the other in the BBC website news section just now: Headline 1 ? ?G20 finance ministers ask eurozone to boost rescue fund? Eurozone countries need to put more money in their rescue fund before G20 nations can ? Continue reading ?.
God Save the Queen!Feb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmMy Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated her Diamond Jubilee on February 6th this year. She has now reigned for just over 60 years making her the second longest reigning monarch of all time a dedication to duty only surpassed by ? Continue reading ?.
TPSA perhaps the final wordFeb 11, 2012 | 6:30 amThanks to those who retained an interest and were wondering how things are going. Big public thanks to Bob who connected me with the right person.
Back to natureFeb 6, 2012 | 11:31 pmAlthough we have moved from the most isolated part of the estate to the centre and moved from ground to first floor we have not lost our connection with nature. Our new apartment backs directly onto M?ociny park so from ? Continue reading ?.
Beatroot's predictions for 2012 - Part 1Apr 7, 2012 | 1:30 pmYes, it's that time of year when wise heads turn to the future, gaze into a crystal ball and make predictions about the next 365 days. How accurately the head of a root vegetable like the beatroot could be called wise, I will leave dear reader to judge.
Is Croydon racist 'mother from hell' a criminFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmA 34 year-old woman, Emma West, from south London has been arrested after video of her ranting racist remarks about how "Poles and blacks should go back home" went viral on the internet and Twitter. The video was taken by Kelly Hollingsworth on one of the UK's few trams, in between Croydon, close to where I grew up, and nearby New Addington.
Polish football chief to get corruption red cFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmJust seven months before the Euro 2012 football championships, Polish football association (PZPN) chief Grzegorz Lato has been accused of corruption. The basic story, which, if true will be seismological in its effect in Poland ahead of a championships that are meant to showcase all that is modern and progressive about the nation, is here.
Kaczynski - Do mention the warFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmConservative Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski was in his turbo-hyperbole mood following the Independence Day riots in Warsaw last Friday, when he managed to get "Germans .
Euro 2012 - England stay at bargain hotel, KrFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmThe English FA was in Krakow today, publicising the England football team's stay in the city during Euro 2012, which starts on June 8 - and announced that the English players were going to get close to the locals, stay at a modest hotel .
EU chokes on Greek debt moussakaFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmPoland's banks are not saddled with Greek's increasingly toxic debt, like Germany's are - but the eurozone crisis has thrown plans for Poland to adopt the euro and drop the zloty into the deep freeze. (pictured: German Chancellor Angela Merkel)Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou played his final card when he announced that the EU bailout plan - which would write off 50 percent of its debt in return for savage public spending cuts, that would make what the IMF used to ask of borrowing nations look like? proverbial peanuts - to a referendum in January.
LOT airlines makes new cuts to in-flight servFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmRather dramatic video here of a LOT national airlines 767 from Newark, New Jersey landing at Warsaw airport today on its belly. Imagine the shock when the captain found out that the landing equipment had got jammed, leaving him to land the plane with no wheels.
Zbigniew Ziobro is no messiah - he's just a vFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmWhat does a political party do when it loses successive elections? It starts to eat itself - just like a fox eats its paws, eventually, after it has spent a while caught in a trap. Mariusz B?aszczak was reselected today to lead the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) in parliament, amid a row which could see the expulsion of a former rising star from the party - Zbigniew Ziobro: a populist politician when he was in cabinet, but who is now seen by leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski to be a threat to his authority and the unity of the conservative Law and Justice itself.
West gets twitchy conscience after Gaddafi deFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmCalls by the UN and many in the 'international community' for an 'investigation' into the circumstances which led to the grizzly death of Col Gaddafi beggars belief. "It would have been better if he had been tried in The Hague," said Poland's Foreign Ministry as the body of Muammar Gaddafi was still warm, Thursday, shortly after his death was announced by the National Transitional Council (NTC).
The Beatroot's Back!Feb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmFrom Saturday 22 October I will be reactivating this blog. Yeah, I know I said that before but I had to get the appetite back.
Beatroot's predictions for 2012 - Part 1Apr 7, 2012 | 1:30 pmYes, it's that time of year when wise heads turn to the future, gaze into a crystal ball and make predictions about the next 365 days. How accurately the head of a root vegetable like the beatroot could be called wise, I will leave dear reader to judge.
Is Croydon racist 'mother from hell' a criminFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmA 34 year-old woman, Emma West, from south London has been arrested after video of her ranting racist remarks about how "Poles and blacks should go back home" went viral on the internet and Twitter. The video was taken by Kelly Hollingsworth on one of the UK's few trams, in between Croydon, close to where I grew up, and nearby New Addington.
Polish football chief to get corruption red cFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmJust seven months before the Euro 2012 football championships, Polish football association (PZPN) chief Grzegorz Lato has been accused of corruption. The basic story, which, if true will be seismological in its effect in Poland ahead of a championships that are meant to showcase all that is modern and progressive about the nation, is here.
Kaczynski - Do mention the warFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmConservative Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski was in his turbo-hyperbole mood following the Independence Day riots in Warsaw last Friday, when he managed to get "Germans .
Euro 2012 - England stay at bargain hotel, KrFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmThe English FA was in Krakow today, publicising the England football team's stay in the city during Euro 2012, which starts on June 8 - and announced that the English players were going to get close to the locals, stay at a modest hotel .
EU chokes on Greek debt moussakaFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmPoland's banks are not saddled with Greek's increasingly toxic debt, like Germany's are - but the eurozone crisis has thrown plans for Poland to adopt the euro and drop the zloty into the deep freeze. (pictured: German Chancellor Angela Merkel)Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou played his final card when he announced that the EU bailout plan - which would write off 50 percent of its debt in return for savage public spending cuts, that would make what the IMF used to ask of borrowing nations look like? proverbial peanuts - to a referendum in January.
LOT airlines makes new cuts to in-flight servFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmRather dramatic video here of a LOT national airlines 767 from Newark, New Jersey landing at Warsaw airport today on its belly. Imagine the shock when the captain found out that the landing equipment had got jammed, leaving him to land the plane with no wheels.
Zbigniew Ziobro is no messiah - he's just a vFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmWhat does a political party do when it loses successive elections? It starts to eat itself - just like a fox eats its paws, eventually, after it has spent a while caught in a trap. Mariusz B?aszczak was reselected today to lead the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) in parliament, amid a row which could see the expulsion of a former rising star from the party - Zbigniew Ziobro: a populist politician when he was in cabinet, but who is now seen by leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski to be a threat to his authority and the unity of the conservative Law and Justice itself.
West gets twitchy conscience after Gaddafi deFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmCalls by the UN and many in the 'international community' for an 'investigation' into the circumstances which led to the grizzly death of Col Gaddafi beggars belief. "It would have been better if he had been tried in The Hague," said Poland's Foreign Ministry as the body of Muammar Gaddafi was still warm, Thursday, shortly after his death was announced by the National Transitional Council (NTC).
The Beatroot's Back!Feb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmFrom Saturday 22 October I will be reactivating this blog. Yeah, I know I said that before but I had to get the appetite back.
Interesting Facts About The Country TurkeyFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmby vxla Turkey is a fascinating country to go to and commit a vacation.? Because it was the heart of the Ottoman?s Empire it was hugely influenced by it.
European Shopping Centers Expected High GrowtFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmby vxla Close to six million m2 of new GLA is planned to be finished in Central European nations via to 2013. Most of the purchasing centres openings will take place from 2012.
How You Can Learn Polish By Understanding TheFeb 15, 2012 | 4:30 pmby UggBoy?UggGirl [ PHOTO // Globe // TRAVEL ] Polish is a Western Slavonic language spoken in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus, it has about 40 million speakers in the world. Poland is a nation which has 38.
