|
Polish grassroot reporter and amateur photographer, living in Scotland. Co-founder of Polish independent CJ web site: doorg.info
Co-author of " Poland Watch" - blog about Poland and Polish (people, politics and culture) in English.
Specific interests: copyright law, free licences, open access, free culture, journalism and citizen journalism.
And photography :)
My photos on Flickr: my photostream and on free micro stock website: my RGBStock photos
|
News  |
|
|
Countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) agreed to introduce regional common currency, the sucre.
|
|
On Dec. 13, the symbolic, unofficial independence referendum took place in 166 towns and villages in Catalonia - the richest region in Spain.
|
|
Dec. 12 was announced by the activists of environmental organizations as a day of demonstrations and day of real action in Copenhagen.
|
|
On Dec.11, Apple, maker of the iPhone, filed a counter-suit claiming that Nokia is infringing its technology patents. Nokia states it has agreements with about 40 firms
|
|
On Dec. 11, the Open Knowledge Foundation posted online visualisation showing British government spending over the past six years.
|
|
Food labels should distinguish between the products from Palestinians and from Israeli settlements, the UK government department advises.
|
|
On Dec. 10, the British scientists announced the results of research which show the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic is less deadly that previously thought.
|
A bronze statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy was unveiled in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Dec. 10, the same day the American President formally accepted the Nobel Prize.
|
|
Four major Canadian labels: Warner Music, Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Music admitted to the illegal use of over 300,000 songs.
|
|
A contest is asking people to create a short video that completes the phrase "Democracy is...", upload it to YouTube and get a chance to win a trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
|
|
Two websites belonging to NASA's Instrument Systems and Technology unit and Software Engineering division were hacked using SQL Injection flaws and poor access controls.
|
|
Irish budget airline announced that from Jan. 1, 2010 it will be charging customers paying online for the tickets by Visa Electron debit cards.
|
|
The largest and most popular Internet social networking websites have announced they will back the idea of "panic buttons" on UK Home access scheme computers
|
|
Police and hooded youth clashed in Athens and Thessaloniki during the demonstrations marking the first anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, shot by the police on Dec. 6, 2008.
|
|
Joanna Krupa, one of the sexiest women in the world, launched a new campaign for the UK-based charity PETA, called "Angel for Animals."
|
|
Violent clashes erupted between police and members of the English Defence League during a protest in Nottingham, UK on Dec. 5.
|
|
The Open Business in association with Nesta and the Guardian, launched the 'Open 100' competition to find the world's best open innovators and to celebrate the power of openness and mass collaboration.
|
|
An innovative educational project about the Warsaw Uprising, “A Mate From The Past. Live 1944" was recognized by jury of the Europe's Premier Creative Awards, Epica.
|
|
Next year's Football World Cup in South Africa will be broadcast using 3D technology for the first time in the history. Special polarised glasses are needed.
|
|
Famous Polish film director Andrzej Wajda has been awarded the Euro Film Critics Award Prix FIPRESCI 2009 for his latest movie, Sweet Rush (Tatarak).
|
apis-131128 apis-131093 apis-131050 apis-131043 apis-131001 apis-130967 apis-130944 apis-130840 apis-130806 apis-130797 apis-130760 apis-130730 apis-130695 apis-130681 apis-130648 apis-130609 apis-130587 apis-130557 apis-130530
|
|
Email this
Share on Facebook
