How to add the cream to the soup avoiding its denaturation?
Surprisingly, adding it to your dish is not as easy as it may sound, because proteins in the cream are prone to so-called denaturation.
No more bachelor thesis – students will write Wikipedia entries instead
University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, Poland, came up with a great idea – instead of writing old-school texts, predestined to catch dust for years, let’s make our students finish their bachelor degrees with professional Wikipedia entries on the variety of medical topics.
Emmy from Japan tries Polish sweets
Anonymous Polish guy, Adrian, sent to Japan a big package full of well-known Polish sweets. Emmy, known for running a blog and eating whatever people send her, tried everything and uploaded the video on YouTube.
Supercar from Poland – Arrinera
Though the first Arrinera supercars will appear by the end of this year, Arrinera Automotive already found over 400 customers worldwide. Eight-cylinder engine, 650 hp packed into the sharp body of Arrinea will cost you $ 160,000 for the basic version.
More and more Polish beer goes abroad
In 2011, beer export reached the highest level in history. Poles are drinking almost as much golden drink as Germans.
Remembering Pola Negri: 25 Years On
This year marks the anniversary of one of cinemas most charismatic, glamorous and exotic actresses. Someone who, despite very humble beginnings in her birth country of Poland, rose to prominence and became a beloved icon worldwide: Miss Pola Negri.
Zubrowka goes into Russian hands
Zubrowka aka Buffalo Grass Vodka aka Bison Grass Vodka goes into Russian hands. Russian Standard Company will invest $ 100 million.
The Living Memory of Boleslaw Prus
Next month is the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Boleslaw Prus. Seen as one of the greatest – to some the greatest – of Polish writers. His writing, political activism and legacy make him an important national figure.
Prime Minister of China, Wen Jiabao in Warsaw
President Bronislaw Komorowski met on Wednesday evening the Prime Minister of China – Wen Jiabao. Earlier that day, the head of the Chinese government talked with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Polish kids get fat terribly
Bag of chips at the computer, a candy bar, hamburger in town. Polish children have very easy access to junk food. In the past two decades the number of fat children has quadrupled!
Frugo wants to be a Polish Coca-Cola.
Frugo new owner wishes to make a beverage brand internationally. In the six months since the re-introduction of the drink on the market they have sold 80 million bottles.
The first Polish newspaper is 350 years old
January 3, 1661, in Krakow, the first issue of the first Polish newspaper titled “Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny” was printed. The publisher was an Italian guy, settled in Poland, called Jerome Pinocci.
Poland has already paid for claims of U.S. citizens
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a contract from 60s, by which the United States renounced the right to represent its citizens in matters relating to the recovery of assets. Poland already paid compensations worth approximately 300 million current dollars.
Beautiful chapel somewhere in Poland – looks like a computer game
A short film with stop-motion animation techniques and HDR technique shows an unused wooden Protestant church somewhere in Poland (built 1796-1797). The effect is amazing, “The Chapel” looks like in a computer game.
Polish discovery – large scale production of graphene made possible
The discovery can help to revolutionize computer market in the future. Poles are ahead of other groups of scientists around the world who work on methods of industrial production of graphene – basic material for future electronics.
Wipeout – what a scam:) – one cup and… at least three winning teams
‘I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book’ Groucho Marx once said…
Die Welt: Poland and Germany as driving forces behind European economy
Together with Germany, Poland is the driving force of Europe. In the third quarter of 2010, the Polish economy in comparison with the previous year grew by 4.2 percent.
Poland in photography during World War II
You should see a collection of unique photos from Poland (1939-1943). Interesting find, unknown photos with a description of where they were taken, atmospheric music.
Is this Pole human? ;)
Jozef Wadecki won the world championship in gymnastics (discipline called tumbling) with his extraordinary performance.
Prof. Thompson: ‘Poland has no friends’
Eastern Europe after 2010. Just like the Irish, Poles can count only on themselves. Portal Arcana published an interesting speech by Ewa Thompson – American literary scholar and professor at Rice University.
Poland has the largest reserves of shale gas in Europe
Poland has some of the world’s largest and Europe’s largest shale gas resources – according to a report published on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Warsaw – the city that rose like a phoenix from the ashes
An interesting, colorful historical film shot in Warsaw in 1940 + few scenes from ‘The city of Ruins’ by Warsaw Uprising Museum.
Bitter memories – 29th anniversary of introducing martial law in Poland
“We need to tie hands of troublemakers. (…) Polish-Soviet alliance is and will remain the cornerstone of the Polish raison d’etat. I appeal to you officers of Civic Militia and Security Service – guard the state from the enemy. The hour of ordeal has come.”
Polish Christmas traditions in a nutshell
The first star, beautiful Christmas tree, oplatek, pasterka, koledy and sianko are one of the most important symbols of Christmas in Poland.
Expert on puzzles recovers 200 000 dollars from banknotes shreds
Taiwanese Ministry of Justice “expert on puzzle” glued together scraps of 100,000 taiwanese dollars in seven days. She admits, however, that the task was ‘difficult’ and ‘required patience’ :)
Poland defended its decision about banning of transgenic plants and GMO
Poland won the trial before the UE Court of Justice, for her ban on GMO. Polish government was sued by the European Commission, claiming that its action is against EU legislation.
WikiLeaks: In 2009 Poland was expecting to come under attack from Russia
Polish representatives saw Russian invasion of Georgian territory as a confirmation of their warnings about an aggressive attitude of Moscow within Eastern Europe. Poland expected to come under attack during year 2009.
Winter attack in Poland. Cities under the snow + photo gallery
Heavy snow paralyzed large Polish cities, Warsaw is the most snow-covered capital of Europe. As a consolation – few photo galleries of the beauty of Polish winter.
Business in Poland. Who dares?
‘Doing business 2011′ report by World Bank shocked me. I didn’t know how onerous it is to do business in Poland. If the country wants to compete with other economies, radical reforms are needed.
‘Copernicus Science Center’ in Warsaw now opened for visitors (great photos)
Beautiful building and great exhibitions. Copernicus Science Center promotes sciences and is designed to let you explore. It’s great to learn about the laws of Nature through interactive experimenting.
