September 2 in history and trivia
47 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months. 31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium – off the wes ...
Saint Petersburg, Russia
I apologize in advanced for the length of this post; however, I have so much that I want to share. When I woke up to my roommates shuffling in the room last Saturday morning, the first thing I heard was “Guys, we’re here!” I looked out my window and saw gray skies and drab colored buildings on the f ...
NATO continues to pretend it matters
Well, this sure will have Putin quaking in his boots: WASHINGTON — As Ukrainian leaders warned on Monday of “a great war” with Russia, NATO leaders meeting in Wales this week were expected to endorse their most concrete response yet to increased Russian military intervention in Ukraine: establishing ...
Eight nations receive rugby league coach-tutor training
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION FROM: RLEF MEDIA DEPARTMENT DATE: 2 September 2014 CONTACT: phil.caplan / +44 7850719412 EUROPEAN COACH-TUTOR TRAINEES MEET IN LONDON Coach-tutor trainees from Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Malta and Spain received training fro ...
Toastmasters International Convention 2014
I have been a Toastmaster for 5 years but I have never been to any international convention. The reason is because of $$$, and they were always held at the other side of the world – North America and Canada. However after 82 years, Toastmasters International decided to have it in Kuala Lumpur at Kua ...
Paris Hilton - the most famous shopaholic :)
Na świecie chyba nie ma osoby, która nie znałaby najsłynniejszej zakupoholiczki czyli Paris Hilton. Ja miałam szczęście, że mogłam zobaczyć ją na żywo w centrum handlowym Silesia City Center w Katowicach w 2011 roku. I tutaj byłam miło zaskoczona, ponieważ Paris na żywo wyglądała dokładnie tak samo ...
Photo diary : summertime ❤️
Ahojte, je tu zhrnutie leta. Je mi vážne smutno, že skončilo, keďže to bolo jedno z najkrajších. No sklamalo ma aj to, že to nebolo to práve leto , keď by malo byť min. 30 stupňov, všade veľa ľudí, plné kúpaliská, veľa slnka... Aj tak to bolo krásne leto :3 Vybrala som 15 fotiek :) Enjoy :) Zaskočil ...
DataCloud Central & Eastern Europe 2014
15th October 2014 - Double Tree by Hilton, Warsaw, Poland [Read More...]
First Blog on Baltic Sea Cruise: Politics
I grew up during the Cold War. I believed what we were told in America about the imprisonment of dissidents behind the Iron Curtain. When the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, and the truth was even more fully told, we had proof of the “menace of communism.” Russia may have participated in the liberat ...
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LABOR DAY Years and Years How many times have I told you my interest in pop music paled when Glenn Miller's plane vanished? I don't know why — but it might have something to do with my first bike, a blue coaster-brake flyer. Dec, 1944 Ceiling zero, freezing drizzle, when a small british plane ferryi ...
Vestas To Supply 58 MW Wind Farm In Poland
Vestas has received an order from EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) to supply turbines for a 58 MW wind farm in Poland. The contract is part of a frame agreement signed between the two companies in 2011. The deal includes foundation works, supply ...
Samsung Galaxy Alpha To Launch in South Korea And Poland
Last month, Samsung unveiled the metal-clad Galaxy Alpha, switching away from the traditional design of the Korean OEM. The company announced the device will hit retail in several markets across the globe in September. Recently, the company announced ...
Poland and Germany mark start of WW2
Poland and Germany mark start of WW2 Polish and German presidents say Ukraine and Russia must learn from history at a World War II memorial event. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Video provided by Reuters Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly ...
