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Archive for March, 2008
Pangea Day in Warsaw
Posted in Poland on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Duffy
Posted in Music, tagged Duffy on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been listening to Duffy for the last 6 months and I think she knocks spots off Amy Winehouse. Duffy is now receiving a lot of attention in the US and UK – here’s her most recent song – judge for yourself – I predict she will be a major star in the classic style….
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Bike Lanes in Warsaw
Posted in Poland, health on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Riding a bike in Warsaw is a lot like taking your life in your own hands – car, bus and tram drivers just do not give any thought to cyclists. Warsaw has many positive fitness features, more than 20 swimming pools (always busy), countless – reasonably priced – fitness centres (which are very busy), [...]
Polish Government Head stuck in a ‘Coal Mine’
Posted in Poland, economy, tagged Poland Energy on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Polish Government approach to Energy seems a tipsy turvy world of contradiction, unfortunately with most of the contradiction being quite negative. I appreciate the current Government is grappling with many issues and problems created by the woefully bad management of the last government but energy seems to be one area the current [...]
Warsaw’s Property Correction
Posted in Poland, economy on March 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve written before about Poland’s irrational exuberance and the sky rocketing cost of apartments, particularly in Warsaw (prices are now quite comparable to London and Paris). But as I have consistently claimed prices would correct soon and it has started…(see below which shows prices falling). I expect Warsaw property prices to fall by about 20 [...]
Obama could be a Leader After All
Posted in Observations on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve written before that I think Marc Andreessen (sold netscape for 4 billion and loudcloud for 1.6 billion) is one of the smartest guys in business. Marc and his wife are well known in the world of technology business and philanthropy. On the other hand I have previously written harshly about Barack Obama maybe because [...]
Poland’s Energy Problems
Posted in Poland, economy on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just came across an article about environmental degradation in Poland. I am disappointed to observe the repeated failure of recent Polish Governments to come up with a sensible plan for clean energy, let alone nuclear energy. On top of this Poland’s energy crisis could become disastrous – in January and February the reserves of [...]
