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Creativity Motivation – What is motivation – Corey K Katir
Advertising From http://www.creativitymotivation.com Describes motivation process for creativity with emphasis on intrinsic motivation by Corey K Katir Salt Mines
From travelblog.org We toured the Salt mines in Bochnia. It was very interesting and basically the key reason Poland became so powerful back in the middle ages. One large snowman of salt could buy and entire village 2KG of salt was worth 1KG of Gold. I won39t bore you with the history. We had an engineering student who spoke English pretty well as our guide. Just the three of us and the one guide Piotr Peter
Motorhome News from Poland
From travelblog.org Motorhome News from Poland28th April 2012 Germany The Pied Piper of Hamelin and into Poland and along the Baltic Sea coast into eastern Poland. A weasel gambolled across the lawn on the morning before we left our home in Suffolk prancing in and out of the flowerbeds and along the patio by the front door. A badger lay dead immediately outside our front gate stiff and cold from a night at free
Poland Land of the cheap… and I love it
From travelblog.org Ok so. Poland I arrived here in Krakow on April 4 so you can tell I really like this place because of how long Ive stayed here I leave on the 11. I spent my first day getting acquainted with the city taking two different walking tours. The first tour was of Royal Krakow which is the old walled city and castle. The guide took us around from place to place explaining the numerous l
Wroclaw Let’s Go to Plan B
From travelblog.org Continuing my quest to visit every place worth going to within a 500 kilometre radius of my temporary hometown of Prague I went to the lively university town of Wroclaw Vrotslaf in South Western Poland at the weekend. This fairly small city is renowned for it nice architecture and student vibe.Compared to many cities in Central Europe Wroclaw should be pretty close to Prague but it isnt w
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Greenberg Traurig has sealed the hire of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s highly touted Warsaw office and London corporate finance duo Frank Adams and Federico Salinas, with the firm also closing in on a deal to take on Dewey executive partner Steve Horvath. The deal will see Dewey’s Poland team – which currently comprises six equity partners and more than 50 lawyers – launch an office in the country for Greenberg.
DLA and A&O lead on Santander’s Polish banking merger
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DLA Piper and Allen & Overy (A&O) have landed roles on the tie-up of Banco Santander’s Polish subsidiary with the regional arm of Belgium’s KBC Bank. DLA is advising Santander on the merger of Bank Zachodni WBK and Poland’s Kredyt Bank, with Poland head Krzysztof Wiater leading the firm’s team alongside Spain chief and international head of corporate Juan Picon.
Bird & Bird gains six-lawyer team in Poland
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Poland Betrays Its Past, Moves Closer To Allowing Software Patents
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Earlier this year, Poland played a crucial role in igniting street protests that pretty much stopped ACTA in its tracks. That’s not the first time it has had a major impact on European tech policy. Half a decade earlier, it derailed a proposed EU software patent directive, which had sought to make software patentable in Europe — something that Article 52 of the European Patent Convention had appeared to rule out. That led to a later vote in the European Parliament where software patents were decisively rejected.
Unfortunately, that’s not the end of the story as far as software patents in Europe are concerned. Despite its name, the European Patent Office is not the patent office for the European Union: it is part of the European Patent Organisation, which is independent of the EU, and is therefore not bound by the EU’s policies and decisions. This has enabled it to let in software patents by the back door, using the artificial concept of a “computer-implemented invention (CII)”: To be patentable, CIIs must fulfil the same basic patentability requirements as inventions in all other fields. These are set out in the European Patent Convention (EPC). Accordingly, CIIs can be patented if: They have technical character and solve a technical problem. Some national patent offices in the EU have tried to hold back the wave of software patents being let through as CIIs by applying stringent conditions for granting them. That has led to a situation where the Polish Patent Office ruled against an application for a software patent that the EPO had approved: This incompatibility between the rulings of the Polish Patent Office and the EPO led a higher Polish court, the Polish Supreme Administrative Court, to intervene. It has now reviewed the case and issued a revocation of the earlier decision by the Polish Patent Office, implicitly giving precedence to the EPO on the matter. The reasoning of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court seems to be essentially that technology has moved on, and therefore the Polish patent system should take account of that by allowing software patents now, just as the EPO does: But that’s an absurd argument. Software has been around for half a century: the basic ideas underlying it haven’t changed, nor have the sound reasons for excluding it from patentability been superseded — it’s just become much more widespread. If anything, that’s a further argument against allowing software patents.
To grant software patents now would be like granting patents on written phrases simply because writing has “moved on”, and literacy has become more widespread. Clearly that would stifle creativity, since writers would then have to worry about “infringing” on patented elements of their craft, and lawsuits would break out between authors claiming their ideas were “stolen”, when in fact they were simply part of their cultural heritage.
Similarly, in the digital world, allowing software patents would mean that programmers would run the risk of “infringing” just for using basic programming building blocks in their creations. And that, of course, is precisely what is starting to happen on a massive scale in jurisdictions that do allow software patents: litigation is making innovation increasingly hard, especially for start-ups without the resources to fight long legal battles, or patent portfolios to use for striking licensing deals.
Given Poland’s glorious recent past in defending Europe from dangerous ideas like ACTA and software patents, it’s sad to see the country’s courts trying to make its own citizens subject to the EPO and its maximalist views that more or less anything is patentable. Perhaps it’s time to take to the streets again….
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CANADA TAKES GOLD AT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
From press.nationalgeographic MEXICO CITY (July 15, 2009)—Defeating teams from 14 other regions, Canada took top honors at the ninth National Geographic World Championship held today at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The United States came second, and Poland, just one point behind the United States, was third. This is the second time Canada has won the geography competition. It was victorious at the third National Geographic World Championship in 1997, when it beat eight other teams in Washington, D.C. The presenting sponsor of this year’s international contest organized by the National Geographic Society was Telmex Foundation, with supporting sponsorship from the Mexican Academy of Sciences, CONACYT, JW Marriott Mexico City and Televisa Foundation. The Canadian team comprised Peter Brandt, 15, of Sainte Anne, Manitoba; Christopher Chiavatti, 15, of Burnaby, British Columbia; and Graham Tompkins, 16, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The U.S. team members were Kenji Golimlim, 11, of Southgate, Michigan; Milan Sandhu, 15, of Bedford, New Hampshire; and Eric Yang, 13, of The Colony, Texas. Poland’s team members were Piotr Byrski, 16, of Łodygowice, Ślaskie; Wojciech Kaczmarczyk, 16, of Racibórz, Ślaskie; and Gabriel Stachura, 16, of Lublin, Lubelskie. In an Olympics-style ceremony, medals were awarded to the first-, second- and third-placed teams. Alex Trebek, host of the U.S. television quiz show “Jeopardy!”, moderated today’s finals. Canada, the United States and Poland qualified for the final round after obtaining the highest combined scores in a written contest on Sunday and in Monday’s preliminary activity that included a hands-on map activity. Canada was the highest scorer in these earlier rounds. Students were eligible to take part in the World Championship competition by winning or being a top finisher in the national competitions of their home regions. The 12 other teams competing this year were from Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. John Fahey, president of the National Geographic Society, said the competition was a great way for talented young geographers around the world to match wits against each other and to enjoy a rewarding cross-cultural exchange. “The competition enhances international dialogue and understanding and promotes friendships around the globe,” he added. The World Championship is held every two years. The first contest, held in London in 1993, was won by the United States, which beat teams from the United Kingdom and Russia. The Australians, competing against four other teams, won the 1995 competition in Orlando, Fla. The third championship, held in 1997 at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., was won by Canada, which bested eight other teams. The United States won the next four competitions: against 11 other teams in Toronto, Canada, in 1999; against 12 other teams in Vancouver, Canada, in 2001; against 17 other teams at Busch Gardens, Fla., in 2003; and against 17 other teams in Budapest, Hungary, in 2005. The 2007 competition at SeaWorld, San Diego, was won by Mexico, which beat 16 other teams. NOTE: Up-to-date information about the competition will be posted in the National Geographic online press room at nationalgeographic.com/pressroom. Photographs can be downloaded at FTP site http://ftp.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/ngwc/ EPK video of the National Geographic World Championship will be available: North American Distribution Europe & Asia Distribution
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From press.nationalgeographic WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: NOTE: Up-to-date information about the competition will be posted in the National Geographic online press room at nationalgeographic.com/pressroom. EPK video of the National Geographic World Championship is available: North American Distribution Europe & Asia Distribution
BRIGHTEST GEOGRAPHY WHIZ KIDS FROM 15 REGIONS TO COMPETE FOR INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHY TITLE IN MEXICO IN JULY
From press.nationalgeographic WASHINGTON (June 29, 2009)–Fifteen teams of the brightest geography students from around the globe will meet in Mexico City July 11-16, 2009, to take part in the ninth National Geographic World Championship. The presenting sponsor of the international contest, organized by the National Geographic Society, is Telmex Foundation, with supporting sponsorship from the Mexican Academy of Sciences, CONACYT, JW Marriott Mexico City and Televisa Foundation. Each team will comprise three students who excelled in their national geography competition. The teams will meet to answer questions on physical, cultural and economic geography in two levels of competition. Current world champion Mexico will defend its title against teams from Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The students will arrive in Mexico City on July 11. The teams will take a written test on July 12 and explore some of the historic areas of Mexico City; the following day, they will battle each other in a challenging hands-on activity in the morning and visit the ancient city of Teotihuacan that afternoon. On July 14 they will explore Chapultepec Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world, and the nearby museums. The three teams with the highest scores from the written test and geography activity will meet at the National Museum of Anthropology and History for the championship finals on July 15. They will answer questions in a game-show format, moderated by Alex Trebek, host of the popular U.S. television quiz show “Jeopardy!”. The National Geographic World Championship takes place every two years. The first contest, held in London in 1993, was won by the United States, which beat teams from the United Kingdom and Russia. The Australians, competing against four other teams, won the 1995 competition at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. The third championship, held in 1997 in Washington, D.C., was won by Canada, which bested teams from eight other regions. The fourth competition, held in Toronto, in 1999, was won by the United States, which also won the 2001 contest in Vancouver, the 2003 contest at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Fla., and the 2005 contest in Budapest, Hungary. The 2007 competition at SeaWorld, San Diego, was won by Mexico. “Promoting knowledge of our world, its cultures and the environment is at the heart of the mission of the National Geographic Society,” said John Fahey, Society president and CEO. “The National Geographic World Championship provides a forum for top geography students from all corners of the globe to compete and to determine which team is the international geography champion. By participating in their region’s competition and advancing to the international level, each student learns so much about our planet and becomes a better global citizen for the experience.” Arturo Elías Ayub, CEO of Telmex Foundation, said, “At Telmex Foundation we are convinced that the best tool to fight poverty, to ensure a more just society and to guarantee a better future for Mexico’s youth is education. Therefore, we are proud to support this ninth National Geographic World Championship, because it motivates the young participants to learn more about and expand their vision of the marvelous world that surrounds us and to appreciate its wealth and diversity. The team members also will have the priceless experience of establishing relationships with other cultures, from which, undoubtedly, we all have many things to learn.” The National Geographic Society developed the National Geographic Bee in 1989 and the National Geographic World Championship in 1993 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. And the problem is not yet resolved: The National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study showed that Americans aged 18 to 24 still have limited understanding of the world within and beyond their country’s borders. Even after Hurricane Katrina, one-third could not locate Louisiana and almost half could not locate Mississippi on a U.S. map. Only four out of 10 were able to find Iraq on a map of the Middle East. More information about the National Geographic World Championship is available at www.nationalgeographic.com/worldchampionship. About National Geographic About Telmex Foundation With permanent programs designed and focused on these core guidelines, Telmex Foundation confirms each day its commitment to building a Mexico that offers better living standards to its people and allows its inhabitants to build a better future for themselves, their families and their communities, for the benefit of the country. NOTE: Up-to-date information about the competition will be posted in the National Geographic online press room at nationalgeographic.com/pressroom. Photographs can be downloaded throughout the week of July 11-16 at FTP site: http://ftp.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/ngwc/
MEXICO TAKES GOLD AT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
From press.nationalgeographic SAN DIEGO (Aug. 9, 2007)–Unseating five-time champion the United States, Mexico triumphed at the eighth National Geographic World Championship held today at SeaWorld San Diego. The U.S. team came second, and Canada was third. Organized by the National Geographic Society, the competition was sponsored by SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure Parks. The Mexican team included Ángel Aliseda-Alonso, 16, of Zapopan, Jalisco; Carlos Elías Franco-Ruiz, 14, of Zapotlán de Juárez, Hidalgo; and Emanuel Johansen-Campos, 15, of Tejalpa, Morelos. This is the third National Geographic World Championship in which Mexico has participated. The U.S. team members were Kelsey Schilperoort, 15, of Prescott, Ariz.; Neeraj Sirdeshmukh, 15, of Nashua, N.H.; and Matthew Vengalil, 15, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. The Canadian team comprised Marky Freeman, 14, of Thornhill, Ontario; Maxim Ralchenko, 13, of Nepean, Ontario; and Jonathan Whyte, 13, of Toronto, Ontario. The winning question was: “What historic site was carved from sandstone in about In an Olympics-style ceremony, medals were awarded to the first-, second- and third-placed teams. Alex Trebek, host of the U.S. television quiz show “Jeopardy!”, moderated the finals. Mexico, the United States and Canada qualified for the final round after obtaining the highest combined scores in a written contest on Monday and in Tuesday’s preliminary activity that included an outdoor map-reading course at SeaWorld. Students were eligible to take part in the World Championship competition by winning or being a top finisher in the national competitions of their home regions. The 14 other teams that competed this year were from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore and United Kingdom. John Fahey, president of the National Geographic Society, said the competition was a great way for talented young geographers around the world to match wits against each other and to enjoy a rewarding cross-cultural exchange. “The competition enhances international dialogue and understanding and promotes friendships around the globe,” he added. The National Geographic World Championship is held every two years. The first contest, held in London in 1993, was won by the United States, which beat teams from the United Kingdom and Russia. Australia, competing against four other teams, won the 1995 competition in Orlando, Fla. The third championship, held in 1997 at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., was won by Canada, which bested eight other teams. The United States won the fourth competition against 11 teams in Toronto, Canada, in 1999. The United Sates also took first place against 12 other teams in the 2001 contest in Vancouver, Canada; against 17 other teams at Busch Gardens, Fla., in 2003; and against 17 other teams in Budapest, Hungary, in 2005. ### NOTE: Up-to-date information about the competition will be posted in the National Photographs can be downloaded at FTP site http://ftp.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/wrldgeobee. User name: press EPK of the National Geographic World Championship will be available:
NATION’S BRIGHTEST GEOGRAPHY WHIZ KIDS TO COMPETE FOR INTERNATIONAL TITLE
From press.nationalgeographic WASHINGTON (Aug.1, 2007)–Three of the country’s brightest geography students, who have excelled in the National Geographic Bee, will represent the United States at the eighth National Geographic World Championship from Aug. 5 to Aug.10 at SeaWorld San Diego. This year’s international contest, which includes teams from 17 regions, is organized by the National Geographic Society and sponsored by SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure Parks. The U.S. team members, all 15-year-old 10th-graders, are Kelsey Schilperoort of Prescott High School in Prescott, Ariz.; Matthew Vengalil of Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.; and Neeraj Sirdeshmukh of Nashua High School South in Nashua, N.H. To be eligible for the U.S team, students had to have finished in the top 10 of the National Geographic Bee in 2006 or 2007. The United States, current world champion, will defend its title against teams from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chinese Taipei, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The contestants will answer questions on physical, cultural and economic geography in two levels of competition. On Sunday, Aug. 5, the students will arrive in San Diego. The teams will take a written test on Monday, Aug. 6, and explore some of the San Diego area; the following day they will battle each other in a challenging outdoor activity. On Wednesday, Aug. 8, they will visit Balboa Park and all of its attractions. The three teams with the highest scores from the written test and geography activity will meet at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium for the championship finals on Thursday, Aug. 9. They will answer questions in a game-show format, moderated by Alex Trebek, host of the quiz show “Jeopardy!” The National Geographic World Championship takes place every two years. The first contest, held in London in 1993, was won by the United States, which beat teams from the United Kingdom and Russia. The Australians, competing against four other teams, won the 1995 competition at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. The third championship, held in 1997 in Washington, D.C., was won by Canada, which bested teams from eight other regions. The fourth competition, held in Toronto, in 1999, was won by the United States, which also won the 2001 contest in Vancouver, the 2003 contest at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Fla., and the 2005 contest in Budapest, Hungary. “Promoting geography education is at the heart of the mission of the National Geographic Society,” said John Fahey, Society president and CEO. “The National Geographic World Championship provides a forum for top geography students from all corners of the globe to pit their wits against each other to determine which team is the international geography champion. Each student gains knowledge of the other competing regions’ cultures and becomes a better global citizen for the experience.” “We are honored to play host to the 2007 National Geographic World Championship The National Geographic Society developed the National Geographic Bee in 1989 and the National Geographic World Championship in 1993 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 300 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and four other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; radio programs; films; books; DVDs; maps; and interactive media. National Geographic has funded more than 8,000 scientific research projects and supports an education program combating geographic illiteracy. For more information, visit nationalgeographic.com. SeaWorld Adventure Parks are in San Diego; Orlando, Fla.; and San Antonio. In addition to the SeaWorld Adventure Parks, St. Louis-based Busch Entertainment Corporation operates Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa Bay, Fla., and Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va.; Adventure Island in Tampa Bay; Water Country USA in Williamsburg; Sesame Place near Philadelphia; and Discovery Cove in Orlando. The nine parks entertain more than 20 million guests a year and employ more than 15,000 people. Aquatica, SeaWorld’s water park, is under construction in Orlando and is scheduled to open spring 2008. Leaders in conservation and education, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove care for the largest animal collection in the world and offer an education Web site especially for students and teachers at www.seaworld.org. Information on the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund is at www.swbg-conservationfund.org. General park information is found at www.seaworld.com. NOTE: Up-to-date information about the National Geographic World Championship will be posted in the National Geographic online press room at nationalgeographic.com/pressroom. Electronic Press Kit of the National Geographic World Championship will be available: ###
NCBI ROFL: Why Miss Poland is more beautiful than generic med students.
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“The assessment of characteristic body features of Miss Poland beauty contest finalists compared with the control group, can contribute to recognising the contemporary ideal of beauty promoted by the mass media. The studies of Playboy models and fashion models conducted so far have been limited to the following determinants of attractiveness: body mass index, waist:hip ratio, and waist:chest ratio, which only partially describe the body shape. We compared 20 body features of the finalists of Miss Poland 2004 beauty contest with those of the students of Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz. Discriminant analysis showed that the thigh girth-height index, waist: chest ratio, height, and body mass index had the greatest discrimination power distinguishing the two groups. A model of Miss Poland finalists figure assessment is presented which allows one to distinguish super-attractive women from the control group.”
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