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Halloween in Poland Posted by on Oct 7, 2011

As many of you know Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “haunted houses” and carving pumpkins. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century…

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Steve Jobs nie żyje… Posted by on Oct 6, 2011

Just like the news was shocking (wstrząsające)  and touching (wzruszające) for apple lovers in United States, it touched people in Poland as well. “Odszedł człowiek, który niejednokrotnie wpływał na nasze życie. W wieku 56 lat zmarł Steve Jobs, współtwórca firmy Apple i do sierpnia bieżącego roku jej szef. Przez wielu uważany był za wizjonera” a lot…

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Lech Wałęsa gets Lincoln Leadership Prize Posted by on Oct 5, 2011

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in Springfield, Illinois, awarded its Leadership Prize to Lech Wałęsa. Legendary Solidarity leader and former President of Poland will accept the award on February 9 in Chicago. “The award is given to people whose lives and actions exemplify Lincoln’s legacy of leadership” – president of the Foundation, Carla Knorowski…

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U.S. Green Card Lottery Open for Poles again Posted by on Oct 4, 2011

As many of you know, the United States Government issues 50,000 permanent Green Cards every year through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, the Green Card Lottery (Loteria zielonej karty). Applicants are selected randomly by a computer generated drawing. Successful participants of the Diversity Visa Lottery enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a US permanent…

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Eastern Partnership Summit Posted by on Oct 3, 2011

Today something from the recent Polish news. Delegations of 32 EU Member States and partner countries as well as representatives of the main European Union institutions debated for two days on the future of the Eastern Partnership and reviewed its achievements since it was launched two years ago. The purpose of the summit was to provide…

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