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Week 1 (09-15.03) VOD

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Week 1 (09-15.03) Board games

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Week 1 (09-15.03) Unusual names for children – how about Leonidas?

Some parents decide to name their children in an unusual (for some particular time and place) way. While in many countries there are basically no boundaries, in Poland there exists the Polish Language Council – the official language regulating organ of the Polish language. One of their main responsibilities is to set standards for naming children and expressing views on non-standardized given names. A fun fact. The list of possible given names that are valid to choose for a child in the Polish civil registry comes from a book from 1983. You can find it under the following link(starting from page 84): http://www.rjp.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1129&Itemid=58 It is interesting that on the list of possible names for children in Poland are those derived from Slavic, Jewish and Christian cultures as well as ancient ones. Possible names are for example: Dobiegniew, Ezechiel, Klemens, Apollo, Herakles, Demetria, Dioniza or Kleopatra.  Sin...

Week 1 (09-15.03) Surfing – sport or way of life?

Everybody knows what surfing is about. It is about feeling the rush of adrenaline while riding the waves, not seldom in places where your life is at risk due to many threats e.g. sharks (like being alone inside the wave on a wobbly board is not dangerous enough :D). For centuries, surfing (on wooden planks) was a main part of ancient Polynesian cultures. Nowadays it has many different subdivisions, so everyone can find something that will suit his/her needs. Like for example… long boarding (with long surfboard) short boarding (with short surfboard) stand up paddle surfing (you can surf with a paddle too) body boarding (riding on a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam called bodyboard – good for tricks) bodysurfing (no unnecessary devices) kite surfing (surfing + flying a kite) wind surfing (surfing + sailing) wakesurfing (surfing on the wake of a boat) tow-in surfing (surfing attached to a water scooter… ...