Archive for December, 2007



From Poland, With Exuberant Holiday Cheer (Washington Post)

Saturday 1 December 2007 @ 10:26 am

Poland’s 59-year-old Mazowsze theatrical folk-dance troupe proved Thursday that its formula of synchronized skirt-twirling and boot-slapping combined with acrobatics is a festive tradition that can stand the test of time.




Is it still Irish crystal if it’s made in Poland? (Austin American-Statesman)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 12:52 am

DUBLIN, Ireland — Audrey Hancock says she won’t buy Waterford Crystal without checking whether the piece of quintessentially Irish glassware was actually made in Ireland.




Turkeys culled after Polish bird flu outbreak (AlertNet)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 2:20 pm

Source: Reuters (adds denial of Lithuanian import ban) WARSAW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Poland’s veterinary service has culled 4,200 turkeys following an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on two poultry farms northwest of Warsaw …




Turkeys culled after Polish bird flu outbreak (SABC News)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 1:07 pm

Poland’s veterinary service has culled 4 200 turkeys following an outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu on two poultry farms northwest of Warsaw, officials said today.




Beenhakker: Poland Can Rise To The Challenge (Goal.com)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 7:49 pm

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker is confident that his side can go one better against Germany in Euro 2008…




Polish town seeks visitors with memorial to best-known son, legendary German WWI ace Red Baron (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 9:01 pm

SWIDNICA, Poland, 12:07 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP): Baron Manfred von Richthofen buzzed above the muddy World War I battlefields in his red Fokker tri-plane, downing a record 80 Allied aircraft on his way to becoming the war’s top fighter ace and earning the famed “Red Baron” nom de guerre.




Poland faces lawsuits and fines over GMO ban (Warsaw Business Journal)

Monday 3 December 2007 @ 12:31 am

There are only 20 days left for the government to reply to European Commission accusations that Poland’s regulations on genetically modified products are in breach of European law.




BMD Base Games Part One (Space War)

Sunday 2 December 2007 @ 11:03 pm

by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2007 It looks like the U.S. ballistic missile defense base in Poland will never be built, with key leaders in the U.S. Congress and the new Polish government both opposed to it.




Poland hometown finally honors Red Baron (Chicago Sun-Times)

Monday 3 December 2007 @ 10:08 am

SWIDNICA, Poland — Baron Manfred von Richthofen buzzed above the World War I battlefields in his red Fokker tri-plane, downing a record 80 Allied aircraft on his way to becoming the war’s top fighter ace and earning the famed ‘’Red Baron'’ nom de guerre.




(AFX UK Focus) 2007-12-03 08:54 GMT: Poland’s PGNiG may delay plans to build LNG terminal - report (Interactive Investor)

Monday 3 December 2007 @ 9:21 am

WARSAW (Thomson Financial) - Poland’s natural gas monopoly PGNiG might delay its plan to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Baltic coast due to failures to sign supply contracts, Dziennik newspaper reported, giving no named sources.




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