1182nd Postcard Registered
The postcard I sent to Poland got there in 10 days and traveled 4,854 km.
State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Workaround Have Industry, Torture Ties
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to its request to construct a U.S.-Canada border-crossing tar sands pipeline without earning an obli ...
The Distilled Spirits: Gin, Whisk(e)y, Vodka, Rum, Tequila and Brandy
Gin Countries of origin are Holland, and England French “Geniévre” and from the Dutch “Genever”, meaning Juniper Essential Cocktails: Dry Martini, French 75, Gimlet, Martinez, White Lady, Tom Collins, Negroni, Singapore Sling, Ramos Fizz, Vesper Whisk(e)y Countries of origin include Ireland, Scotlan ...
Crazy crazy August
Since the last blog post I: - got into my local university (despite the fact that I did really poorly on my high school standardized testing exam that I had to resit in May) for two different majors with no excitement really for any of them and with much uncertainty about which one to choose - did a ...
Peng hands Radwanska more US Open woe
New York (AFP) - China's Peng Shuai put a stop to Agnieszka Radwanska's bid to reverse her US Open fortunes on Wednesday, toppling the fourth seed in three sets to reach the third round. Poland's Radwanska, a former Wimbledon finalist who counts this year's Australian Open among two other Grand Slam ...
Nature photography
Zapraszam na mały pokaz fotografii z Pojezierza Drawskiego ;) Enjoy little show of my photography from lake region in North West Poland ;)
State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Workaround Have Industry, Torture Ties
The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation ( NWF) and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to its request to construct a U.S.-Canada border-crossing tar sands pipeline without earning an obligatory Presidential Permit. ...
Poland to Spend $1.57 Billion on Shale Gas Exploration
Platts reported that according to Polish Treasury Minister Wlodzimierz Karpinski, the country plans to spend about $1.57 billion on shale gas exploration by 2017. As quoted in the market news: ‘Polish energy security and independence is a government ...
Poland sends humanitarian aid for Ukrainian soldiers
Warsaw, Aug 28 (IANS) The Polish National Defence Ministry said Wednesday humanitarian aid for Ukrainian troops is already on its way. Poland will provide around 320 tonnes of relief supplies, including food, blankets and mattresses, Xinhua reported.
Poland Appeals to EU About Russian Sanctions
Poland has requested the European Commission's help in keeping Russia from blocking Polish shipments of goods through Russian territory. The Polish Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Wednesday said Russia was blocking some of its export shipments to ...
Poland asks EU to act on Russia's blocking transit of goods
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has asked for European Commission help to keep Russia from blocking Polish shipments of goods through Russian territory, the Polish infrastructure and transport ministry said on Wednesday. Last week, a Polish association of ...
Poland Football Schedule 2014
The Poland Bulldogs 2014 high school football schedule is below. Fans of the Bulldogs can continue to check this page throughout the 2014 high school football season for updated scores. For the latest news on the Bulldogs, and the city of Poland, Ohio ...
Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Flavored With a Dash of Poland
Just before she found her dream fixer-upper in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Antoinette Sneed left an open house in tears. Raised in an Italian-American family in Williamsburg, she had all but given up on finding an affordable place in Brooklyn. “We went to one ...
