The Kiddosphere @ Fauquier (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Although The Trumpeter of Krakow won the Newbery Medal in 1929, the excitement and adventure contained within the novel would interest many readers, especially those fascinated by medieval life. In 1461, Joseph Charnetski-Kowalski and his parents are forced into exile from their Ukrainian farm into the city of Krakow (Poland). Forced to undergo new identities, Joseph becomes the trumpeter...
MusicBiz Academy (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market(R) and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY) announced today that Casinos Poland will host the grand Polish Black Jack Open Final at its casino in the Novotel Bronowice Hotel in Krakow on October 11, 2008. The prize pool amounts to PLN 18,777.77 or approx. $7,500. The main prize is the participation...
Status-Q (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Rose at Krakow castle. I’ll post another picture or two over the next couple of days, but you can see more of Krakow here if you’re feeling keen.
music like dirt (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... crunch gears from the incomprehensible horror of Auschwitz to pithy anecdotes about record shops, Krakow offered a “ rude record shop owner ” experience to rival anything from the pages of Nick Hornby. Whether or not “ High Fidelity ” the shop, was inspired by the book is unclear, but its modest racks of classic 70’s/80’s albums were an unexpected and delightful discovery. As we merrily...
The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday
Senior Technology Correspondent Gary Krakow reports on the rollout of Sprint's 4G wireless network -- and the possibility that it could replace your existing Internet connection.
Thanks for the Use of the Hall (Free subscription) | yesterday
In honor of my recent trip to Kraków for the Off Camera Independent Film Festival , here is a list of my favorite Polish films: 1. Iluminacja (Illumination) (Krzysztof Zanussi, 1973) 2. Wojaczek (Lech Majewski, 1999) 3. Matka Joanna od aniolów (Mother Joan of the Angels) (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1961) 4. Czlowiek na torze (Man on the Tracks) (Andrzej Munk, 1957) 5. Smierc prezydenta (Death of a...
Warsaw to Paris to Budapest (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The joy of Budapest is that it is ridculously close to other gorgeous European cities and countries. From here you can drive to Krakow in 6 hours, Vienna in 3 or get a train to Zagreb in 2 and a half. Tomorrow seven of will load ourselves into a minivan and hop over the border to do some shopping in Austria. I am also planning a day trip to Vienna in the half term holiday to go to see the Klimt...
McCabism (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
I first met Michael Heller at Balice airport, Krakow, in 2006, where he was holding up a sign to greet me with the Hartle-Hawking creation ex nihilo wave-function of the universe : Ψ 0 (Σ f ,γ f ,φ f ) = K(∅ ; Σ f ,γ f ,φ f ) This May he was awarded the Templeton Prize at Buckingham Palace, and pledged to invest the $1.6 million in establishing the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Study...
Intelligent Discontent (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
So I’m back posting, and my nom de plum is a bit more fitting now that I am actually in Poland (well, right now I’m in Vilnius, but studying in Krakow.) And I must say that the vibe in Europe regarding the information is very interesting. A few observations: 1. Voting overseas is [...]
The Street (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
TSC's Gary Krakow reports from Baltimore on the big rollout og the first 4G cellular network on the planet - it's called Xohm and is the first to employ WiMAX technology.
The Street (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Senior Technology Correspondent Gary Krakow reports from Baltimore on Sprint's new Xohm 4G network rollout -- and what users can expect when they're on the move.
The Street (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
TSC's Gary Krakow reports from Baltimore at the rollut of Sprint's 4G wireless network - and the possibility that it could soon replace your Cable or DSL Internet connection.
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The Polish cable operator Aster has extended its mobile telephony offer, introduced in Warsaw this June, to the cities of Kraków and Zielona Góra. Aster is the fourth largest MSO in Poland after...
Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Commonwealth Warszawa became its capital – thanks to its convenient situation between Krakow (then the capital of Poland) and Vilnius (capital of Lithuania). In 1596 Sigismund III Vasa moved his court from Krakow, making Warszawa the capital of Polish Crown.The capital survived numerous ravages and sieges that destroyed its architecture. The revival and further development of Warsaw,...
