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Post by Bonobo on Jul 19, 2008 20:04:50 GMT 1
Where I live, mostly plastic bags are still used. I admit most of the time I use them. But if they come from the grocery store, they can be taken back to the store to be recycled, which I always do. Many stores now, however, do have reusable bags for sale and they are starting to catch on. We also have the option of asking for paper bags (at the grocery stores only) and often I do ask for paper because I use them to put paper in for my curb-side recycling every other week. I see. Do paper bags have those things by which you can carry them or you have to hold them at the bottom? When I was in the States, I liked those machines which crushed alu cans and you received 5 cents. I didn`t do it for money but for fun of using sth so extraordinary. Is the deposit 5 cents still paid today? I would like to see such machines in Poland...... Very interesting news. |
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Post by gigi on Jul 19, 2008 20:11:28 GMT 1
Where I live, mostly plastic bags are still used. We also have the option of asking for paper bags (at the grocery stores only) and often I do ask for paper because I use them to put paper in for my curb-side recycling every other week. It is the same for me. If the store only has plastic, then I reuse these bags for household garbage. How interesting - I have never heard of this!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 19, 2008 21:22:32 GMT 1
It is the same for me. If the store only has plastic, then I reuse these bags for household garbage. So do we. Wow, so it is possible for an American to impress another American! Great! |
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Post by gigi on Jul 19, 2008 21:41:02 GMT 1
Wow, so it is possible for an American to impress another American! Great! Of course it is! We are an impressive bunch... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by gigi on Jul 30, 2008 15:09:36 GMT 1
Headline for July 30, 2008: Poland to open its first-ever baby store selling human babies at 22,000 dollars The opening of the center for surrogate mothers in Poland has sparked controversy. The Catholic Church stands strong against the initiative, although many Polish citizens support the opening of the first-ever center in the country. The center has already released the price list for its services and even obtained its first clients, the Noviye Izvestia newspaper reports.
Thirty-seven women have already addressed to the center offering their healthy bodies to help those who cannot enjoy the happiness of biological parenthood. Specialists of the center pay first priority to addresses of surrogate mothers and infertile couples so that a surrogate mother would not come across her child in the streets afterwards.
The price list of the center says that the price of child-bearing will fluctuate between 15,000 and 22,500 US dollars. The list also says that the prices of happy parenthood are negotiable.
Surrogate mothers are obliged to undergo a series of profound medical examinations, which include tests for genetic diseases. In addition, the women will have to provide special medical certificates to prove that none of their relatives suffer from any genetic diseases either. To crown it all, they undertake not to drink alcohol or smoke tobacco during pregnancy.
Potential parents in their turn must guarantee that they will adopt a baby in any case, whether it is born as a healthy baby or not. A surrogate mother also undertakes not to have any claims after the birth of a baby: a woman signs a 70,000-dollar promissory note which is deposited at the center until the baby is delivered to adoptive parents.
Surrogate motherhood has become a subject of vivid discussions in Poland recently. Recent opinion polls conducted in the country showed that the majority of the Poles approve the initiative, although the Catholic Church vehemently opposes it. Clergymen believe that it is not a surrogate mother, but God, whom childless people need to address with prayers.
Organizers of the center say that they decided to take up the initiative because of the serious demographic situation in Poland. To make matters worse, about 1.5 million Polish families cannot have children.
The parliament of Poland does not seem to be able to pass the law about artificial fertilization, hesitating between the official stance of the Roman-Catholic Church and the need to help citizens of Poland...
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Post by gigi on Aug 1, 2008 16:12:55 GMT 1
Germans, Poles at war over nude sunbathing
Thursday, 31 July , 2008, 15:54
London: A resort on the Usedom beach on the German-Polish border has sparked fighting between the residents of the two sides, after the removal of a fence separating them.
While Germans want to keep their clothes off on the beach, Polish sun-lovers prefer to cover up and keep their modesty.
A website report says that the liberal German's are outraged by their Polish neighbour's and their conservative ways.
The report even says that they have decided to hang on to their freedom by simply refusing to cover up their body.
"It's a nudist beach. It's terrible, that the Poles come over dressed and stare," the Daily Star quoted 44-year-old naked beach-goer Elke Bernholz as saying.
Fellow German nudie Ines Müller, 46, added: "You feel like an ape in a zoo. The Poles come with their binoculars, stare and swear."
Polish people, however, think that the proud German's have no shame at all.
"It's horrible. We would never bathe naked - we are Catholic," said Anja, 28, from Poland.
Concerned authorities are planning to end the war between the two sides by placing signboards in both languages that will clearly explain which areas are naked, and which are those where private parts should be strictly covered up.
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Post by gleite on Aug 2, 2008 1:33:16 GMT 1
Hey everyone
Please inform me which are the discounts for incomes on wages...
what is the total discount? in percentage ??
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Post by gigi on Aug 2, 2008 4:11:17 GMT 1
Hey everyone Please inform me which are the discounts for incomes on wages... what is the total discount? in percentage ?? Guilherme, I think this question should probably be in the 'Prices and life standard in Poland' (same category of 'Variety is the spice of life'). Please check there for a response. |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 4, 2008 19:54:10 GMT 1
When I was a boy, in late 70s, staying at the seaside on holidays, at a flea market I saw a Nazi German medal for bravery in combat, the so called Iron Cross. It cost 700 zlotys then, a sum unattainable for a boy like me. Yet, the cross was so fascinating that I have never forgotten it... I have always had a propensity for rarities, and the original cross was certainly a rare object in those times...  Report: Poland is top exporter of Nazi memorabilia
DPA
2008-08-01
Warsaw - Poland is Europe's biggest producer and exporter of Nazi
memorabilia, a newspaper reported Friday. Most of the items are sold to neo-Nazis in Germany or Scandinavia, the Polska daily said.
Buying Nazi symbols is illegal in those countries, but allowed in
Poland.
SS emblems and swastika armbands can be easily bought at markets in Poland's larger cities.
The business is also booming on the internet, with one Polish auction website offering some 600 items.
A complete SS officer's uniform goes for 3,000 zloty (1,400 dollars),
while iron crosses cost 15 zloty and are often sold in bulk, Polska
said.
Polish law forbids promoting Nazi ideology, but not selling historic
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 4, 2008 20:42:46 GMT 1
Thrilling discovery
Polish Market
2008-07-30
200 million–year- old skeleton of a predatory dinosaur was found in
Poland. The discovery has been hailed by archaeologists world-wide as
a most exciting event. Details of the significant discovery are
published in the latest Polish edition of National Geographic.
The discovery announced only now, was made one year ago by three
Polish scientists in the village of Lisowice near Lubliniec in
southern Poland. The scientists were tipped off by a local amateur
fossil collector. The skeleton is that of Theropod, roaming the Earth
200 million years ago, the predecessor of the most notorious predator
in history called Tyrannosaurus Rex. The animal weighted one ton, was
five metres long and had seven-centimetre- long teeth.
Michael Benton, professor of palaeontology at the Bristol University
told the National Geographic that finding the remains of this ancient
animal in this part of Europe has come as a stunning surprise. It is
the first and most valuable such discovery in this part of the world,
he said. Doctor Gerard Gierliñski from the State Geological Institute
in Warsaw strongly believes that more remains of dinosaurs may be
found in this area. The National Geographic offered the scientists
involved grants to continue their research in and around Lisowice.
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 4, 2008 22:15:50 GMT 1
While at the seaside, this year or last, I haven`t seen any nudist people sunbathing on the beach, not even topless women. Yes, nudity is not a popular hobby in Poland.
Germans tell Poles that beach nudity is natural
July 28th, 2008
Taylor Smith
news.carrentals. co.uk
Germans have been holidaying on Usedom Island's white sandy beaches
for decades, leaving their swimsuits at home. The tradition of naked
bathing at this seaside resort is not unusual in this country, where
naturism is not only popular but is also considered `natural.'
This summer, however, border movement between Poland and Germany is
more fluid as part of the Schengen agreement, to which Poland is now
a signatory. Many Poles now walk along the coastal paths to the
small seaside towns in Germany, and, it seems, are shocked by what
they're seeing.
"It is unheard of. People sunning themselves in the nude! And right
on the coast, where normal people go walking," said Stanislawa
Borecka, a 63-year-old from Szczecin, in Poland. "What should I tell
my grandson?"
Germans of all ages have long enjoyed sunbathing and swimming and
sunbathing on naturist beaches, as part of the `free body culture'
(FKK) movement. Disapproving looks and stares of Polish visitors are
considered intrusive.
"It's an FKK beach. It's awful that fully dressed Polish people come
and stare at us," said a 46-year-old naturist, Elke Bernholz, to a
local newspaper.
The Baltic coast island attracts so many naturists that Ossiurlaub,
a German travel operator chose it as the destination for its first
naturist charter flight. The trip was later cancelled, however, due
to "moral concerns".
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 5, 2008 20:25:43 GMT 1
What kind of news appear in the news portal on a typical day? Here it is , the portal which I use the most: www.tvn24.pl/Tuesday, 05.08.2008. Storms in the Baltic Sea, strong winds inland www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559991,0,1,na-baltyku-sztorm--na-ladzie-wichury-i-ulewy,wiadomosc.html  Wezyr reached the harbour - about a yacht which got damaged during the storm and had to be towed to the port www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559915,0,1,wezyr-zawinal-do-portu,wiadomosc.html  Rwandan government accuses France of participating in genocide in Rwanda in 1994. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1560021,0,1,francja-oskarzona-o-udzial-ludobojstwie,wiadomosc.html  There won`t be Round Table Talks in Belarus - former President Kwaśniewski says that there is little hope for democracy in Belarus, ruled by a post communist dictator. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1560029,0,1,do-okraglego-stolu-na-bialorusi-daleko,wiadomosc.html  An aggressive female passenger bites a ticket inspector - about a woman who, when asked to show her ticket, punched the inspector on the head and bit him on the arm. She was detained and will face the trial for the crime punishable with two years. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559917,0,1,pogryzla-kontrolera-za-mandat,wiadomosc.html  15 points per 1 minute - about a motor rider who collected 100 points during 6-minute ride in the city of Rybnik. When you reach the limit of 21, your license is suspended. What did he do? E.g., didnt stop at the red light. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559887,0,1,15-punktow-karnych-nanbspminute,wiadomosc.html  They were going to fire, landed in a tree - about a fire engine which crashed into a tree because its driver was drunk. 5 people got injured. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1560017,0,1,jechali-do-pozaru--wyladowali-na-drzewie,wiadomosc.html  Topless without trial - about two women who sunbathed topless on a beach. First they were admonished by the police and asked to put on their bras. They obeyed. Later the police passed the place and saw the two women topless again. They were brought to court for " committing an immoral act" but there were so many reporters in the room that the judge put off the trial till September. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559879,0,1,topless-bez-wyroku-bylo-za-duzo-kamer,wiadomosc.html  Salaries like American dream - about American employers who raise their workers` salaries despite the economic crisis. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559973,0,1,place-jak-amerykanski-sen,wiadomosc.html  Satan in Szczecin`s police station - about a policeman who sent a letter to a bishop asking him to exorcise another policeman. The latter, while using Meet Old Friends site, introduced himself as "devil`s advocate." www.tvn24.pl/-1,1559902,0,1,szatan-w-szczecinskiej-komendzie,wiadomosc.html  |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 6, 2008 20:09:11 GMT 1
On the way back home, we saw a pilgrimage group. Poland on pilgrimage
Polish Radio
05.08.2008
August is the month of massive pilgrimages in Poland. Hundreds of
thousands of people travel on foot to the country's major Marian
Shrine - the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa. For
some, it takes weeks of exhausting walk to reach the destination by
August 15th - the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
Joanna Najfeld reports
The march is exhausting - tens of kilometers a day on foot. No
decent accomodation - nights are spent in tents or in the open air.
No comfort or leisure. Sanitary conditions - less than basic, just
like meals and medical care. Some walk barefoot to do penance for
their sins. Who would choose such holidays in the heat of August?
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary Polish Catholics do. Every year.
Focused on prayer, meditation, friendship, charity and service to
others, they walk for days and weeks. All this to pay homage to Our
Lady of Czestochowa at Poland's most revered religious and national
shrine. Such experience must be very intense and personal, since
many choose to repeat it year after year.
'They feel that the pilgrimage deeply changes their life for the
coming year and explains what happens in the past. But because it is
mostly an intimate experience, even if looks from the outside as a
social event, it is very diffucult to pass such experience from
person to person,' said Father Krzysztof M¹del.
The Warsaw metropolitan pilgrimage sets off today. Among several
thousands pilgrims there are about seven hundred soldiers from
Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the USA. More people are
expected to join on the way. Their motto this year is thanksgiving.
Here is what they give thanks for:
'For everything! That I am alive, that this world exists...'
'For my studies, for friends, for people of good will...'
'For my vocation...'
'For my family...'
'For all the graces that I have received so far...'
'And I am going to ask for something. We are getting married and we
are asking for a good marriage.'
Father Andrzej Kujawa has just been ordained to the priesthood. He
sets on the pilgrimage to thank God for his vocation and to ask for
graces to fulfill his mission in life. 'The pilgrimage is like a way
to heaven. As we are walking, we believe we are moving forward.
Finally, we want to get to Our Lady of Czestochowa, the best of
mothers, to offer her our effort, our fatigue. All along we enjoy
being together,' said Fr. Kujawa.
There are as many motivations are there are pilgrims. Students pray
for successful exams, mothers for the conversion of their children,
marriages for pregnancy and sick people for cure.
Pilgrimages attract a cross section of Polish society. Village
people walk hand in hand with businessmen from cities; young next to
the old; men, women and children all meet on this special journey.
Special groups are organized for the disabled, for whole families,
for students, soldiers, medical personnel or clergy.
Pilgrimages in Poland have a long history, too. Tomasz Terlikowski,
religious commentator: 'The beginnings of this tradition are hard to
pin down. Poles would go on pilgrimages as early as in Middle Ages.
Catholic, Orthodox and, after the Reformation, Protestant people
walked together to the same Catholic destinations. Later, strong
patriotic feelings were added to this. The Black Madonna of
Czestochowa, or Jasna Góra, is the most typical example here.
Pilgrims always prayed there for Poland.'
The tradition never stopped, even in the most difficult of times,
continues Terlikowski: 'Even during World War 2, secret illegal
pilgrimages to Jasna Gora took place. Neither did communism manage
to prevent people from marching to sacred places. Communists tried
to poison pilgrims, persecute them, they sent special agents to
disintegrate groups of pilgrims. That only strengthened the Polish
religious spirit.'
In modern times pilgrimages continue to develop and accommodate new
ideas. For some years now, pilgrim groups can be tracked down at a
special Internet center at e-pielgrzymki. pl, where web surfers can
embark on a virtual journey supporting with their prayer the
pilgrims on the way - all that in exchange for the latter's prayers
at the foot of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa in the real world.
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US soldiers join Polish pilgrimage
August 5, 2008
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Five Americans are among hundreds of soldiers who set off today on a 10-day march to Poland's holiest Roman Catholic shrine.
Five members of the Illinois National Guard traveled to Poland to make the 180-mile trek. They'll hike - alongside Poles, Germans and other Europeans - from Warsaw to the site of the revered Black Madonna icon.
Although the 300-year-old pilgrimage has deep religious and patriotic resonance in the mainly Catholic country, the main purpose of the U.S. contingent is to show solidarity with Poland.
Master Sergeant Roman Waldron of Springfield says it's a chance to come together and develop closer bonds with allies in a non-combat setting.
And Sergeant First Class Evan Young of Rock Island says he's done some research and believes the pilgrimage will prove to be very meaningful. ropczyce.rzeszow.opoka.org.pl/Aktual/sie01/pielgrzymka-przewodnik.jpgwww.bazylika-ketrzyn.olsztyn.opoka.org.pl/images/pielgrzymka/pielgrzymka11.jpg  |
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Post by gigi on Aug 10, 2008 16:39:14 GMT 1
Poland evacuates its citizens from Georgia 10.08.2008
Poland started evacuation of its citizens in Georgia. A governmental plane has already left Warsaw for Tbilisi to take back around 200 Poles working there. According to the estimates of the ministry, around 300 Polish nationals have expressed their desire to return to the country.
According to the deputy foreign minister Andrzej Kremer, the offer is directed to Polish tourists staying there, Polish nationals and their families living in Georgia as well as citizens of other EU states. Women, children and the elderly will be evacuated first.
Those living in Tbilisi will be transported for evacuation through Armenia, while those living in the western part of the country, including the region of Batumi will be evacuated through Turkey. Poland is the first European country to assist their citizens in a voluntary return from Georgia.
Source: Polskie Radio
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Post by jeanne on Aug 17, 2008 12:24:42 GMT 1
On the way back home, we saw a pilgrimage group. Bonobo, have you ever done the pilgrimage? And Tufta, have you done it? |
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Post by gigi on Aug 21, 2008 7:06:12 GMT 1
 That is not a Reventón pictured above, but rather a new Polish sports car... Lamborghini should be quite happy with the new design coming from Veno Automotive, after all imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery. Veno has ambitious goals for the car. It says the supercar will be made from carbon fiber and the chassis can withstand the force brought on by 1000 horsepower. It will be available in coupe and roadster versions and will feature an array of gadgets like a night vision camera with pedestrian detection, onboard computer with internet access and doors that open with the touch of a button. The current engine choices look like Audi’s 4.2-liter V8 engine developing 350, 450 and 700 HP. Veno says that by next year they will be able to offer the 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 from the Corvette ZR1. There is also mention of the company working on an electric version. That’s a lot of choices for a car that has a planned run of about 50 examples total. All this sounds great, but it would be nice to see an actual car first. from TopSpeed.com |
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Post by gigi on Aug 21, 2008 14:49:56 GMT 1
I want to buy Gdynia 21.08.2008 Polskiradio Gdynia, a port city on Poland's Baltic coast, has found its way to the charts of the newest edition of Monopoly World.  photo courtesy of www.gdynia.plSlawek Szefs reports The road to the charts of this world famous game was a truly uphill struggle, if only because of the global scale competition of some grand cities. Placing in the top 10 in the wild card preliminary stage of the internet vote, among such renowned places as Quebec and Winnipeg in Canada, Lviv in Ukraine, Volendam in the Netherlands, Izmir in Turkey, Auckland in New Zealand, Montcul in France, Bern in Switzerland or Taipei in Taiwan had already been considered an accomplishment, says Joanna Grajter, spokesperson for Gdynia City Office.
'This is thanks to a wide response not only of Gdynia residents, of which there is roughly 250 thousand. Not much compared to 12 million in Taipei. We were aware of our slim chances against big metropolies, unless the whole of Poland helped us. And it looks as if all 40 million Poles voted in our support!'
Well, maybe not THAT many, but Gdynia received the greatest number of votes out of a total of over 5 million from 6 continents, outdistancing its most serious competitor Taipei by a considerable margin.
Many have been wondering why Gdynia found its way to the Monopoly World charts and not better known Polish cities, to name but neighboring Gdansk, Warsaw, Krakow, or Wroclaw. Kamila Gawronska from Hasbro Polska has a simple answer to that:
'People in Gdynia, they are so motivated. This is a very tourist (oriented) city, a very nice city with great views, many clubs and pubs and so on. And that is why.'
Now, the name Gdynia will appear in over 50 Monopoly World licensed countries in 37 official language versions. What better publicity may the city authorities ask for! Gdynia president Wojciech Szczurek.
'This will undoubtedly be one of the major promotional accents in nearest months. Unconventional promotion, which is the most effective. This can be reflected in growing tourist and investor interest. Promotion campaigns make use of numerous tools and one never knows which will play the decisive role.'
Whatever the major factor turns out to be, one thing is certain already. Gdynia has found itself among the 22 most beautiful cities placed on Monopoly World charts. The new edition of the game is to have its presentation on 28 August. |
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Post by valpomike on Aug 21, 2008 17:28:11 GMT 1
Gigi,
Do they have any idea on what the cost of this car will be, and when will it be for sale, and will it come over here, the U.S.A. for sale?
Mike
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Post by gigi on Aug 21, 2008 20:36:04 GMT 1
Gigi, Do they have any idea on what the cost of this car will be, and when will it be for sale, and will it come over here, the U.S.A. for sale? Mike No info on price yet. IF the car is actually produced they will probably only make around 50. The car it is similar to - the Lamborghini Reventon - costs about 1 million euros ($1.4M). Only 20 of the Reventons were produced, and most were immediately sold to U.S. buyers. Are you thinking of trading in the Mercedes? ;D |
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Post by valpomike on Aug 21, 2008 20:41:04 GMT 1
I never know.
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Post by gigi on Aug 22, 2008 16:14:35 GMT 1
22/08/2008 11:23
Celtic's Boruc Disciplined By Poland
Artur Boruc has been dropped from the Poland national team after allegedly breaking a curfew after the Poles’ midweek friendly in Ukraine.
Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, 28, and national team-mates Dariusz Dudka and Radolav Majewski have been accused of leaving the Poland team’s hotel in Lvov, Ukraine, to have a night out with Polish journalists on Wednesday.
Poland’s national team coach, Leo Beenhakker, has responded by banning the three players indefinitely ahead of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign that gets under way next month.
Polish Football Federation chief Michal Listkiewicz told the Scottish Daily Mail:
“After Wednesday's game, three players checked out of the team's Opera Hotel and moved to the Grand Hotel - even though it was forbidden to do so.”
There have been reports that a party at the hotel ended with ‘extensive damage’ to one of the rooms, but Listkiewicz added: “Luckily, our sources confirm that it wasn't our players responsible for the damage.
“But these players are now out of the national team.
“I don't think they can be called up for the games against Slovenia and San Marino. They could end up with a financial penalty.”
Mark Hinton, Goal.com
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 23, 2008 23:48:37 GMT 1
On the way back home, we saw a pilgrimage group. Bonobo, have you ever done the pilgrimage? And Tufta, have you done it? Yes, I went on a pilgrimage in 1986 after I passed the entrance exam to the Department of English Philology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. I shaved my head, together with my classmate, we just fulfilled our pre-exam vow of going bald.  Communism was still an obligatory system, that is why I will never forget the view of Solidarity opposition flags waving in the wind while we were entering Częstochowa. It was incredible: communist road police were taking care of the traffic and flags were waving past them. What a pity digital photography wasn`t developed at the time.... |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 21:59:55 GMT 1
What about the weather today in Poland? Can anyone tell me how it is going to be like by mid-september? I am worried about what kind of clothing to take to Poland... I've never experienced cold (snow) and everything... Please let me understand a bit better alll this cold!!!!!!! It seems Polish climate has changed a lot recently...... So far we have been plagued mostly by torrential rains which caused floods. Now, American style disasters happen more and more often. Is it global warming?  Experts warn such climate abberations will take place in the future too and advice to build special shelters. Unthinkable....
Poland hit by torrential rainstorm and whirlwind disaster
Polish Market
2008-08-18
Over the weekend many parts of Poland were struck by a tornado-type rainstorms and whirlwinds. Altogether 800 houses were wiped off and destroyed three people were killed. Thousands of cars were damaged by falling trees. Losses are estimated at nearly one billion zlotys. The government is drawing up plans of assistance to the victims.
The disaster struck parts of southern, northern and eastern Poland on Friday night with roofs torn off homes, trees knocked down and
vehicles overturned on the roads. According to preliminary estimates 800 houses in the country were wiped off within seconds leaving people homeless. Strong winds swept through section of the A4 highway section near Opole, overturning cars and trucks, and blocking it for several hours. In one accident near Czêstochowa a coach carrying members of the famous Polish "Œlask" song and dance ensemble was struck and overturned by a whirlwind. The passengers were injured but survived the onslaught. However three people died in other parts of the country - one man was killed after a tree crashed into his house, a woman was crushed by the ceiling in her home and another woman electrocuted by wires ripped off by heavy winds.
This was the first time in many years that tornados and whirlwinds
struck Poland. Such disasters are unusual in this part of Europe but
they can occur more frequently now as a result of the greenhouse
effect and increased carbon emissions. The government pledged
immediate assistance to the victims. Money, food and shelter has
already been provided by local governments. More aid is to be
provided by the central government under a programme to be drawn up the first thing this week.
You know such views from American real life, now it has become Polish life too: www.tvn24.pl/-1,1561338,0,1,nawalnice-nad-polska-zabily-trzy-osoby,wiadomosc.html          A film shot by a passenger of the bus which got overturned by the twister. www.tvn24.pl/2152256,12690,0,0,1,wideo.html The disaster happened on Friday, and on Saturday evening Channel One of Polish state TV showed the film "Twister." Later they apologised for that. |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 22:07:53 GMT 1
22/08/2008 11:23 Celtic's Boruc Disciplined By Poland Artur Boruc has been dropped from the Poland national team after allegedly breaking a curfew after the Poles’ midweek friendly in Ukraine.
Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, 28, and national team-mates Dariusz Dudka and Radolav Majewski have been accused of leaving the Poland team’s hotel in Lvov, Ukraine, to have a night out with Polish journalists on Wednesday.
Poland’s national team coach, Leo Beenhakker, has responded by banning the three players indefinitely ahead of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign that gets under way next month.
Polish Football Federation chief Michal Listkiewicz told the Scottish Daily Mail:
“After Wednesday's game, three players checked out of the team's Opera Hotel and moved to the Grand Hotel - even though it was forbidden to do so.”
There have been reports that a party at the hotel ended with ‘extensive damage’ to one of the rooms, but Listkiewicz added: “Luckily, our sources confirm that it wasn't our players responsible for the damage.
“But these players are now out of the national team.
“I don't think they can be called up for the games against Slovenia and San Marino. They could end up with a financial penalty.”Mark Hinton, Goal.com They have officially apologised today for their behaviour. However, Boruc, who is a major goalkeeper in a leading Scottish club was also punished with a fine for his excessive drinking in Scotland. The record fine amounts to 50.000 pounds. |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 22:45:18 GMT 1
Polish fans chant anti-Russian slogans during UEFA Cup tie
MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - Polish supporters chanted anti-
Russian slogans during Moskva FC's UEFA Cup victory over Legia in
Warsaw on Thursday evening, a Moskva official said.
"The whole stadium chanted for the entire match anti-Russian
slogans," said Maxim Motin, adding that, "afterwards, the Polish
journalists just talked politics, and forgot all about the game."
Motin said that UEFA may now look into the behavior of the Polish
supporters.
He also accused the Polish players of refusing to observe "fair play"
conventions by declining to return the ball to his side after they
had put it into touch to allow Moskva players to get treatment for
injuries.
The match came on the day that Poland and the U.S. signed a missile shield deal that would see the deployment of 10 interceptor missiles on Polish soil. The U.S. has said it needs the missiles to help protect against attacks from what it calls "rogue states."
Moscow has criticized the shield, saying it would threaten its
national security.
The game was played as a fragile ceasefire took place in Georgia
following five days of fighting that erupted on August 8 when Tbilisi
launched an attack of the capital of breakaway South Ossetia. Poland was one of the countries that criticized Russia's response to the attack, which Moscow has said left 1,600 civilians dead. Most
residents of South Ossetia have Russian citizenship.
As fighting raged, Polish President Lech Kaczynski appeared at a
rally in Tbilisi in support of Georgia.
Moskva FC won the first leg of the UEFA Cup 2nd round qualifying
match 2-1. The second leg will take place in the Russian capital on
August 28.
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 22:55:19 GMT 1
i surely try to avoid chinese products as much as possible but america has sold out to the chinese so it's very, very hard to do but i am a conscientious shopper and like i said, i try.
Parish priest protests against China by locking himself in church
Polish Radio
12.08.2008
A parish priest in western Poland has locked himself in his church and has announced that until the end of the Olympic Games in Beijing he will continue a hunger strike to protest the violation of human rights by China.
The priest, who likes to be called Father Ed, has raised a Tibetan flag on a pole near the church. He has for years fought with Chinese
products and even exchanged First Communion prayer books for children when he learned they had been printed in China.
Of his protest, the priest said that he hopes his stand and his prayers will move some consciences in support of "Crucified Tibet". |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 23:27:02 GMT 1
What about the weather today in Poland? Can anyone tell me how it is going to be like by mid-september? I am worried about what kind of clothing to take to Poland... I've never experienced cold (snow) and everything... Please let me understand a bit better alll this cold!!!!!!! Gleite, the climate is a piece of cake compared to what you can find in Polish rivers..... But since you are Brazilian, it is nothing extraordinary to you...
Piranhas in the Vistula!
Polish Radio
07.08.2008
Two men from Niepo³omice, southern Poland, went on a casual fishing trip only to make the most unusual of catches.
According to the Fakt daily tabloid, Kazimierz Górecki was taking his
son-in-law Micha³ £abêdŸ fishing on the Vistula river. After reeling
in what the men thought must have been a big fish, they were only too surprised to find that they had caught a piranha.
The strong-jawed culprit was 23 cm long and weighed a wholesome 320 grams. The two men are relieved that they were not bitten, especially since Antoni Gucwiñski, the director of Wroc³aw Zoo, was quoted in the paper as saying that the piranhas "are tough little critters, and could swim all the way up to Warsaw if they wanted to".
The zookeeper's wife Hanna also warns of the risk, as she was once bitten herself. Intrepid explorers who want to catch a glimpse of the piranha need no longer to go to the Amazon, but rather stay in Poland.
Just how the piranhas managed to arrive in the Vistula remains
something of a mystery, however.
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 24, 2008 23:31:38 GMT 1
Polisharmy roiled by grisly internet photos
By DPA
Aug 6, 2008
Warsaw - Grisly photos of dead Iraqis and Afghans on a networking
site for Polish soldiers have forced the military to look for ways to
prevent a repeat, an army spokesman said Wednesday.
The photos on the koledzyzwojska. pl website show dead soldiers and civilians, torn limbs and bloodied body parts. Polish prosecutors are investigating whether any soldiers could be charged with crimes.
Polish media reports in recent days called attention to the images.
It was unclear who took the photos, when they were taken and how the people in them died.
Dariusz Kacperczyk, spokesman for the Polish Army's operations
command, said military officials were weighing how to update the
rules of conduct for soldiers.
'We're thinking how to bring about a solution so the situation
doesn't repeat itself,' he told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. 'How
we'll do that, we're not sure.'
'We just can't ban soldiers taking photos entirely,' he said.
Defence officials will consult with lawyers and military leaders in
the next week to come up with enforceable regulations, Kasperczyk
said.
Ultimately, Kacperczyk said, taking such photos is a matter of the
soldiers' conscience; that's what should be addressed and the new
regulations will 'lean in that direction.'
Editors of the Polish website that showed the pictures say they
published the images to show the realities of war and the conditions Polish soldiers face, the Polska daily reported.
Poland has soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, although Prime Minister
Donald Tusk has pledged to withdraw the last Poles from Iraq by
October.
Poland backed the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and had up to 2,500 troops in the multinational force. In Afghanistan, some 1,100 Poles serve in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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Post by jeanne on Aug 26, 2008 2:07:55 GMT 1
Bonobo, have you ever done the pilgrimage? And Tufta, have you done it? Yes, I went on a pilgrimage in 1986 after I passed the entrance exam to the Department of English Philology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. I shaved my head, together with my classmate, we just fulfilled our pre-exam vow of going bald. Communism was still an obligatory system, that is why I will never forget the view of Solidarity opposition flags waving in the wind while we were entering Częstochowa. It was incredible: communist road police were taking care of the traffic and flags were waving past them. What a pity digital photography wasn`t developed at the time.... Wow, two sights I would have loved to have seen!!...Solidarity flags entering Czestochowa and Bonobo with a bald head!!...Priceless!! ;D ;D ;D But seriously, was it a spiritual experience for you or just an adventure? The reason I ask is because I would love to do that pilgrimage for the spiritual experience. |
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Post by jeanne on Aug 26, 2008 2:19:20 GMT 1
What about the weather today in Poland? Can anyone tell me how it is going to be like by mid-september? I am worried about what kind of clothing to take to Poland... I've never experienced cold (snow) and everything... Please let me understand a bit better alll this cold!!!!!!! It seems Polish climate has changed a lot recently...... So far we have been plagued mostly by torrential rains which caused floods. Now, American style disasters happen more and more often. Is it global warming? Experts warn such climate abberations will take place in the future too and advice to build special shelters. Unthinkable....
Poland hit by torrential rainstorm and whirlwind disaster
Polish Market
2008-08-18
Over the weekend many parts of Poland were struck by a tornado-type rainstorms and whirlwinds. Altogether 800 houses were wiped off and destroyed three people were killed. Thousands of cars were damaged by falling trees. Losses are estimated at nearly one billion zlotys. The government is drawing up plans of assistance to the victims.
This is a horrible occurrence for Poland! Tornadoes are absolutely the scariest thing I can imagine...My part of the US does not usually have tornadoes either, but a small one occurred this summer only about 20 miles from where I live. Let's hope this is just an unusual happening (for both Poland and New England)and that it does not become a trend! |
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Experts warn such climate abberations will take place in the future too and advice to build special shelters. Unthinkable....