Polskie akcenty
Podczas naszego pobytu na Wyspie spotkaliśmy się również z polskimi akcentami. Oczywiście głównym akcentem byłam ja sama – Polka na Wyspie Księcia Edwarda :). W sklepie Cavendish Figurines tuż przy zjeździe z mostu usłyszałam o tym, że podobno polscy żołnierze czytali „Anię z Zielonego Wzgórza” w ok ...
News Links, August 30, 2014
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ## Your Wall Street Slumlord Arrives in Europe – Goldman and Other Financial Firms Launch "Buy to Rent" in Spain Brazil's Economy Tumbles Into Recession For First Time In Five Years Chinese naval push could affect global trade There are no definitive governmen ...
Russia: Total War?
Anne Applebaum gives us an opportunity to focus on Russia and Putin. The conflict in Ukraine is still going on and has been only getting hotter. Apparently there are discussions in the highest Russian circles to take the war all the way.
A misdemeanor blocks entrance to Canada
I often wondered if having a dyslexic weatherman accuse me of “harassing” his celebrity-eminence by writing letters (June & July 2007) explaining Winds are from the West, would cause me trouble because he called me a criminal. Of course I was not “stalking” him and the case was dismissed, but even h ...
“Peak Water,” Giant Methane Blowholes And Ice-Free Arctic Cruises: The Climate Crisis Deepens
Oldspeak: “ If even a small fraction of Arctic sea floor carbon is released to the atmosphere, we’re fucked.” -Jason Box, Climatologist. As the world burns, this month’s installment of Dahr Jamail’s climate disruption dispatch, is more of the same. Shitty. The latest illustration of the rapidly incr ...
A Lesson for America in Poland's Rise and Ukraine's Fall
A Lesson for America in Poland's Rise and Ukraine's Fall Ukraine has largely squandered its economic potential with pervasive corruption, statist cronyism and government control. With budget deficits as high as 14.4% of GDP, hyperinflation and an underground economy approaching 50% of all economic a ...
Summer Reading – Library Staff Picks
There are still a few weeks of summer left and we wanted to share some our suggestions for good reads you might want to take in before returning to school . . . Last month my book club read Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. It’s a really good book to read at the beach as it is 560 pages and keeps yo ...
still-intrepid replied to your post “i’m in such a foul mood after being the verbal punching bag for...
still-intrepid replied to your post “i’m in such a foul mood after being the verbal punching bag for my…” (Not quite that or cryptographer!Poland quite, but have you listened to Hut 33 ever or (even if you haven’t) read Daegar’s Hut 33/Hetalia crossovers? one of them featuring Poland rather awesomel ...
