Poland make it three in a row, France beat Iran
Host nation Poland continued their unbeaten start to the Men's Volleyball World Championship by beating Venezuela in straight sets. Stephane Antiga's men made it three wins in a row with a confident performance against their Pool A rivals, emerging ...
New Permanent Representative of Poland Presents Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations, Boguslaw Winid, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today. Until his appointment, Mr. Winid was Undersecretary of State for Security Policy in the Ministry of ...
Poland proposes 700 billion euro EU investment plan to boost growth
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - Poland's finance minister called on Thursday for the creation of a European Fund for Investments that would be able to finance, through leveraging its own capital, 700 billion euros (us$906.4 billion) worth of investment, to revive ...
No new Nato bases in eastern Europe
Poland has confirmed there will be no new Nato bases in eastern Europe to deter Russia, while France has indicated it keen to get back to business-as-usual with Moscow. >
THE SLEEPWALKERS by Christopher Clark (non-fic)
How Europe Went to War in 1914 is the subtitle of Christopher Clark's thorough examination of the causes and actions leading up to WWI. The work and scholarship that went into the writing of this weighty tome is more than impressive. It is almost 700 pages of careful research. We all know that WWI w ...
Mary Hastings, Empress of Muscovia
Mary Hastings (1552-84) was the youngest daughter of Francis Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon (1514-61) and his wife Katherine Pole (1511-76). Through her mother Katherine, Mary was of Plantagenet descent; her ancestor being George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, brother to King Edward IV. In 1581 Mary H ...
Use europe tour packages To Make Someone Fall In Love With You
Typical architecture, tasty Delicacies and cultural delights await you with our European tour packages. Amazing historic landmarks like Stonehenge and also the grand town of London may be explored on an escorted tour of England. Get swept away about the breathtaking Danube River on our tour packages ...
Polish Students in Residence at UT School of Art
The UT Knoxville School of Art is pleased to announce that Natalia Jerzak and Sebastian Łubiński will present “Markings,” an exhibition of their prints and other works at Gallery 1010 from September 18-20th, 2015. A reception will be held on Friday September 19th, from 6-9pm. Jerzak and Łubiński are ...
A Mish Mosh of The Last Week and a Half.
It has been a little while since I posted an outfit post, so in this little update I will include a couple random looks I had throughout the two weeks. I wore this outfit about a week ago when my husband decided to take me out to dinner. After about five different locations, we decided on sushi, mos ...
Here Are The 200 'Sky Soldiers' The US Is Sending To Military Exercises In Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Wednesday the U.S. Army will be sending 200 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Ukraine. The paratroopers from the 173rd, known as "Sky Soldiers," will participate in a joint military exercise, Rapid Trident, against Russia's objections. Russia had warn ...
Malaysia Flight 17 -- July 20, 2014
On Thursday, Malaysian Flight MH17 crashed to the ground in Eastern Ukraine killing all passengers aboard. Deloris and nearly 300 mangled bodies were strewn across the countryside where Russian rebels are fighting government forces. The tragedy brought international grief and a demand for answers de ...
