Podejdz no do Plota » Society and Culture http://podejdznodoplota.com Podejdz no do Plota (PndP) - Polish Inspired News & Events Sat, 26 May 2012 23:45:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 The Polish Underground of the UKhttp://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/the-polish-underground-of-the-uk http://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/the-polish-underground-of-the-uk#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:51:59 +0000 Randolph Hernandez http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1227827673&share_id=314285820453&comments=1#s314285820453
The Polish Underground of the UK
Source: www.nytimes.com
Since Poland joined the European Union in 2004 and Britain, unlike France and most other members, welcomed Polish workers, an estimated 1.1 million Poles, mainly young, have come to Britain. Today, they are the third-largest group of immigrants in the country, behind Irish and Indians.
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The Polish Underground of the UK
Source: www.nytimes.com
Since Poland joined the European Union in 2004 and Britain, unlike France and most other members, welcomed Polish workers, an estimated 1.1 million Poles, mainly young, have come to Britain. Today, they are the third-largest group of immigrants in the country, behind Irish and Indians.
]]> http://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/the-polish-underground-of-the-uk/feed 0 Basia is backhttp://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/basia-is-back http://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/basia-is-back#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:30:48 +0000 the POLSKI blog http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/?p=1011 Matt Bianco fans have a reason to be cheerful this autumn. Basia, whose voice is familiar to anyone who in the early 1980s danced to Whose Side Are You On?, is back with a new album. (Oh, ok, the album was released a few months ago, but I only just listened to it for the first time a couple of weeks ago).

Basia was born in the south of Poland and before leaving the country in the late 70s, she sang with a couple of Polish groups. But her career really took off when she joined Danny White in London to form the band which was to become Matt Bianco.

I have to confess, I used to be a huge fan, but I haven’t listened to her music for 15 years. I recently came across her greatest hits album (Spotify link) and was amazed by how many good songs she had both as a solo artist and, earlier, with Matt Bianco.

Her latest CD It’s That Girl Again (Spotify link) surprised me a bit though. I was expecting more of the same – some good, jazzy Latino pop, and yes – the onitial songs don’t disappoint at all. They’re quite catchy. But later on it all sounds a bit different. I think I’ll need time to get used to her slightly more ’straight pop’ sound. Maybe I’ve moved on, maybe she has. But it doesn’t sound as exciting and fresh to me. Which doesn’t mean it’s a bad album, nor does it negate her earlier achievements.

Anyway, I hope it’ll grow on me. Meanwhile, here’s some good old Basia:

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Stalin’s grandson blames Poland
Source: polskieradio.pl
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, the grandson of Joseph Stalin, is suing an opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta and a civil rights society Memorial for defamation of the Soviet dictator and blaming Poland of having masterminded the libel.

Yevgeny Dzhugashvili says that an article published in Novaya Gazeta, ...
    If Poland really wanted to re-write History, they would have opened up a WikiPedia.com account and made some edits to Stalin's page.    
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Stalin’s grandson blames Poland
Source: polskieradio.pl
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, the grandson of Joseph Stalin, is suing an opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta and a civil rights society Memorial for defamation of the Soviet dictator and blaming Poland of having masterminded the libel.

Yevgeny Dzhugashvili says that an article published in Novaya Gazeta, …

If Poland really wanted to re-write History, they would have opened up a WikiPedia.com account and made some edits to Stalin’s page.
]]> http://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/stalin%e2%80%99s-grandson-blames-poland/feed 0 Two Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistanhttp://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/two-polish-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan http://podejdznodoplota.com/2009/10/two-polish-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:54:13 +0000 Randolph Hernandez http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1227827673&share_id=147025873109&comments=1#s147025873109
Two Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Source: www.polskieradio.pl
Two Polish soldiers died after a road side device exploded in Afghanistan, Friday.

Sappers Radoslaw Szyszkiewicz and Szymon Graczyk died at 14. 00 CET, while a patrol was travelling between the US base in Bagram to the Polish Ghazni base in eastern Afghanistan.
    I wonder if Polish Veterans of American initiated wars can get a US Green card or travel to the states with no hassle like so many countless others...    
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Two Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Source: www.polskieradio.pl
Two Polish soldiers died after a road side device exploded in Afghanistan, Friday.

Sappers Radoslaw Szyszkiewicz and Szymon Graczyk died at 14. 00 CET, while a patrol was travelling between the US base in Bagram to the Polish Ghazni base in eastern Afghanistan.

I wonder if Polish Veterans of American initiated wars can get a US Green card or travel to the states with no hassle like so many countless others…
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Cong. Quigley Speaks on House Floor in Support of Poland
Source: www.polishnews.com
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, (September 23rd), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) made the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the need for the United States to stand by and support Poland. The full text of the speech is as follows.
     http://www.polishnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=82:news-from-usa-wiadomosci-z-usa-usa&layout=blog&Itemid=199    
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Cong. Quigley Speaks on House Floor in Support of Poland
Source: www.polishnews.com
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, (September 23rd), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) made the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the need for the United States to stand by and support Poland. The full text of the speech is as follows.
http://www.polishnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=82:news-from-usa-wiadomosci-z-usa-usa&layout=blog&Itemid=199
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