Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Gerson Institute - Alternative Cancer Treatment

The Gerson Institute - Alternative Cancer Treatment
Natural therapy for cancer based upon diet. He learns that this cure, which boldly contradicts the treatments promoted by the medical establishment, has existed for over half a century.


Gerson Therapy - Part 1 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 2 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 3 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 4 of 11


Gerson Therapy - Part 6 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 7 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 8 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 9 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 10 of 11

Gerson Therapy - Part 11 of 11

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Poles not xenophobic, diagnoses Newsweek

Poles not xenophobic, diagnoses Newsweek
10.05.2008

Newseek reporter disguises herself as members of different ethnic minority groups to assess Varsovians attitude towards foreigners.

Press reviewed by Krystyna Kołosowska

The Polish edition of Newsweek describes an interesting experiment. Its journalist dressed up as a black woman from Jamaica, then as a middle aged Romanian and as a middle-class woman from the United States. The experiment was simple; the objective was to test how the people of Warsaw treat different kinds of foreigners. Newsweek explains that the idea originated after Romanian Claudiu Crulic starved himself to death in a Polish prison. He was arrested for theft but claimed he was not guilty. He felt unjustly accused and refused to eat in protest. His dramatic decision did not move anyone for four months. Did he die because he was a Romanian? All the Poles asked this question. Violetta Ozimkowski took to the streets of Warsaw to find out for herself how negative the attitude of Poles towards foreigners can be. She writes in conclusion that definitely Poles do not feel an inborn aversion to aliens. On the contrary. We are eager to learn more about them and show a certain measure of shyness towards them. Even illegal immigrants begging in the streets do not arouse too much aggression. So, why did we let Claudiu Crulic die of hunger? Newsweek cries out.

Weekly Wprost has a cover story on what it calls tax parasites. It says that the Polish tax system has many gaps that devour one fourth of revenue from personal and corporate income tax and a third of revenue from VAT. The treasury will collect over 250 billion zlotys from Poles this year. In result, the income of the average Polish family will be reduced by over 20,000 zlotys. This figure could be lower by a third. The snag is that six million Poles do not pay taxes at all. Among them are naturally people who have no income – like the homeless, jobless and studying youths. However, the majority of the jobless and students work in the grey zone, praising this situation because they claim social benefits and have untaxed income, writes Wprost. Another group of people who don’t pay tax in Poland are the co-owners of some 2,5 million family-run farms. The Polish Peasant Party, rooted in rural areas, argues that these people are too poor to pay taxes. But in reality already in 2006 the average income per head in farming families was 10 percent higher than in working class families. Still, losses sustained by the state budget due to the fact that farmers don’t pay taxes are nothing compared with the losses caused by the grey zone. Foreign experts estimate them at 20 percent of GDP, while the Polish Main Statistical Office puts them at 14 percent to 17 percent. In western countries the grey zone is smaller by at least a half. It can be reduced here. This depends not only on moral standards of tax payers but also on the simplicity of the tax system and the level of taxes, says Wprost.

Polityka is worried that a law, which gives 60-year-old men the right to earlier retirement comes in force in Poland. The state is lowering the retirement age while other European countries are raising it. Who will work in Poland? – asks Polityka. Poles value their jobs but they are interested in retirement even more. In communist Poland the authorities readily handed out the right to earlier retirement. So much so that Poles regard it as an important social benefit, as important as the eight-hour working day. Trade unions are ready to stage protests and strikes to defend it. Retirement rights have even provoked a war of the sexes. A resident of the central city of Lodz claimed he was discriminated against as a male because he could not retire at the age of 60 like women. The Constitutional Tribunal accepted his arguments. In effect, an amended retirement law comes in force. But from the economic point of view women here have more reasons to complain as they are pushed of the labor market earlier than men. Earning less than men and working for a shorter period of time, Polish women cannot count on getting a decent pension eventually, Polityka points out.

Weekly Solidarnosc says that Poland should build 900 kilometres of motorways and twice as many kilometers of expressways for the Euro 2012 championships. But the realisation of the plan may be foiled by soaring building materials prices and red tape. Only 70 kilometers of motorways are to materialise before the end of this year. To realise the construction program, 400 kilometres of roads should be built every year, almost six times more than this year’s record.

Przekroj presents the Farmer of the Year 2008 in Poland – Witold Grunwald. The 46-year-old local leader from eastern Poland, who runs a 55 hectare farm, has defeated other contestants with his innumerable skills. He won top grades for his presentation of the eastern Podlasie region, from which he hails. He proved unbeatable in folk dancing and singing, egg white whipping, breaking in of a bull and feeding his partner blindfolded. The jury was impressed. Grunwald won the agriculture minister’s cup, home cinema equipment and a trip to Brussels, where he will visit, among other things, institutions disbursing subsidies to farmers like him.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Film About Poland must see!

Film About Poland must see!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Poland Basic Data

Poland Basic Data
Territory: 312,685 km2
Population: 38.23m (2002 National Census)Population growth: -0.06% (average, 2002-2006)Land boundaries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Main Towns: Warsaw (capital), Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Katowice, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin
Language: Polish
Measures: Metric system
Time: 1 hour ahead of GMT
Currency: Zloty (PLN)Religions: Roman Catholic (95%), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and other (5%);Government type: Parliamentary democracy
President: Lech Kaczynski
Prime Minister: Jarosław KaczynskiEU entry date: 1st May 2004
Public holidays: 1st January (New Year's Day); Easter Monday; 1st May (Labour Day); 3rd May (Polish National Day, Proclamation of 1791 Constitution); Corpus Christi; Assumption; 1st November (All Saints' Day); 11th November (Independence Day); 25th-26th December (Christmas)

Key economic indicators and forecasts
Polish economy: GDP, quarterly trends

Q1/06
Q2/06
Q3/06
Q4/06
Q1/07
Q2/07
GDP real change, y-o-y
5.4%
6.3%
6.6%
6.6%
7.2%
6.4%
Source: Polish Market Review, November 2007

Polish economy: annual trends


2005
2006
latest 2007
2007f
2008f
GDP







GDP at current prices
€ bn
244.3
272.2
H1
142.2
-
-
Real GDP change
y-o-y
3.6%
6.2%
H1
6.8%
6.4%
5.4%
Foreign Trade







Exports
€ bn
71.4
87.9
Jan-Aug
64.3
99.9
111.0
Imports
€ bn
81.2
100.8
Jan-Aug
74.4
117.2
134.3
Balance
€ bn
-9.8
-12.9
Jan-Aug
-10.1
-17.3
-23.3
Prices







CPI
y-o-y
2.1%
1.0%
Jan-Sep
2.1%
2.3%
3.1%
PPI
y-o-y
0.7%
2.3%
Jan-Sep
2.3%
2.8%
3.2%
Unemployment (registered)
e-o-p
17.6%
14.8%
Sep
11.6%
11.4%
9.5%
Exchange rates







EUR/PLN
e-o-p
3.86
3.83
Sep
3.78
3.72
3.67
USD/PLN
e-o-p
3.26
2.91
Sep
2.66
2.67
2.74
Market size







Population
m
38.157
38.125
Aug
38.124
-
-
Per capita GDP at current prices

6,402
7,139
H1
3,731
-
-
f – forecast
Source: Polish Market Review, November 2007
Latest economic briefing
Economic growth
The strong economic upturn observed in 2006 continued in the first half of this year. Gross domestic product expanded by 6.8% in H1 2007 compared to the same period last year, driven by rapid growth in domestic demand, including both consumption and capital investment. We expect the high level of economic activity to be maintained in the second part of the year, although GDP growth should not exceed 6% y-o-y.
Foreign trade
After a bumper 2006, increases in foreign trade turnover were less spectacular in the first half of this year. The value of Polish exports grew by 13.5% (in current prices) in H1 2007 compared to a year ago, while imports increased by 16.6% y-o-y. As a result, the foreign trade deficit topped €7.6bn for the period, i.e. an almost 40% increase on a year ago. We expect the favourable foreign-trade conditions to continue through the remainder of the year. We forecast exports to expand by 13.7% in 2007 and imports by 16.3%.
Current account
The widening foreign trade deficit is one of the major factors behind a growing current account imbalance. In H1 2007, the current account deficit totalled €5.7bn, i.e. up by more than two-fifths on the same period last year. We expect this trend to continue in the coming quarters. However, the current account deficit for the year should remain at a moderate level, coming in at not more than 4% of GDP.
Output
Encouraged by rapidly rising demand, companies are expanding their operations. Industrial output grew by 10.7% y-o-y in the first half of the year, only marginally lower than in 2006. Even faster growth was recorded in the construction-assembly output, which jumped by 30.2% y-o-y on the back of a sharp upturn in capital investment and a booming housing market. We should expect only slightly slower growth in output in the second half of the year.
Unemployment
The acceleration in the economy has transformed the labour market. The average monthly employment increased by 3.2% y-o-y in the first half of the year, and the registered unemployment rate dropped from 15.1% to 12.3%. We expect this positive trend to continue in the second half of the year. According to our forecasts, the registered unemployment rate at year-end will be 11.4%.
Wages
The recent surge in demand for workers coupled with the massive scale of labour migration to EU countries has led to shortages of skilled workers in many sectors. As a result, wage pressures increased significantly. The average gross monthly wage jumped by 8% in H1 2007 compared to a year ago. We should expect further acceleration in wage growth in the second half of the year, to around 10% y-o-y.
Inflation
After staying at very low levels throughout 2006, the CPI remained moderate in the first half of this year. Despite the strong growth in domestic demand and faster wage growth, consumer prices increased by only 2.2% y-o-y in H1 2007. Although the fourth quarter should bring higher CPI levels, inflation for the year should remain broadly within the central bank’s target of 2.5% y-o-y.

More information can be found in:
Polish Market Review: A monthly macroeconomic analysis

Basic data on Polish regions

Region
Geographic and demographic data
(2006)
Economic data
(2005)
Area (km2)
Population ('000)
Population density (persons per
1 km2)
GDP
(PLN m)
Share of GDP (Poland=100%)
GDP per capita (PLN)
GDP per capita (Poland=100%)
Poland
312,679
38,125
122
983,302
100.0%
25,767
100.0%
Dolnoslaskie
19,947
2,882
145
76,943
7.8%
26,620
103.3%
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
17,972
2,066
115
46,469
4.7%
22,474
87.2%
Lubelskie
25,122
2,173
86
38,388
3.9%
17,591
68.3%
Lubuskie
13,988
1,009
72
23,455
2.4%
23,241
90.2%
Lodzkie
18,219
2,566
141
61,110
6.2%
23,666
91.8%
Malopolskie
15,183
3,271
215
71,748
7.3%
21,989
85.3%
Mazowieckie
35,558
5,172
145
210,219
21.4%
40,817
158.4%
Opolskie
9,412
1,042
111
22,405
2.3%
21,347
82.8%
Podkarpackie
17,845
2,098
118
37,319
3.8%
17,789
69.0%
Podlaskie
20,187
1,196
59
22,909
2.3%
19,075
74.0%
Pomorskie
18,310
2,204
120
55,602
5.7%
25,308
98.2%
Slaskie
12,334
4,669
379
130,442
13.3%
27,792
107.9%
Swietokrzyskie
11,710
1,280
109
24,794
2.5%
19,274
74.8%
Warminsko-Mazurskie
24,173
1,427
59
28,153
2.9%
19,709
76.5%
Wielkopolskie
29,827
3,379
113
92,813
9.4%
27,553
106.9%
Zachodniopomorskie
22,892
1,693
74
40,533
4.1%
23,924
92.8%
Source: “Construction sector in Poland – H2 2007”, PMR Publications, October 2007

More information can be found in the PMR report:
Construction sector in Poland – H2 2007. Comparative regional analysis and development forecasts for 2007-2010

Friday, December 7, 2007

Polish state agency sees foreign direct investment around 19 bln usd in 2007

Polish state agency sees foreign direct investment around 19 bln usd in 2007

- PULAWY, Poland (Thomson Financial) - Poland expects to receive 19 bln usd in foreign direct investement in 2007, including capital transferred from companies abroad to their Polish units, the deputy head of state foreign investment agency PAIIZ said today.

'This year investment will be around 19 bln usd,' Grazyna Sicko told reporters during a promotional visit for investors and journalists to the town of Pulawy.

Asked how high investment would be next year, she said: 'There will be no collapse.'

Foreign direct investment in Poland has soared in recent years after hitting decade lows in the aftermath of a financial crisis in Asia and neighbouring Russia in the late 1990s.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Kwasniewski i jego ludzie w LiD stawiają interesy Europy ponad interesy Polski


Teraz, Kwasniewski i jego ludzie w LiD stawiają interesy Europy ponad interesy Polski. To jest jego i ich polityka służalczości, która mają wpojoną od młodu. Przedtem, on i oni czołgali się do Moskwy, aby utrzymać się u wladzy w Polsce. Obecnie, on i oni robią to samo do Brukseli poprzez Berlin. Różnica polega tylko na stylu, ale istota pozostaje taka sama. Jego i ich polityka poddaństwa Polski w UE miała i ma tragiczne skutki dla poziomu życia Polaków, którzy musieli i musza emigrować za chlebem. To jest rezultat polityki ekonomicznej Kwaśniewskiego i jego etnicznej kliki na Lewicy. Polacy stali się Murzynami w państwach starej UE. Oni musza harować tam bardzo ciężko za niższe stawki aniżeli obywatele tych krajów pracują. W ten spsoć, Polacy mogą pomoc swoim rodzinom w Polsce, aby wiązały koniec z końcem, lub kupiły mieszkania, albo założyły małe firmy. Społeczne konsekwencje tego są tragiczne. Nie ma życia rodzinnego. Dzieci nie ma zapewnionej właściwej opieki i wychowania. Oni budują dobrobyt w innych krajach, Polska traci swoje możliwości rozwoju ekonomicznego w średnim i długim okresie. Takie fakty są powszechnie znane.
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