December 2006 issue #5

WSB-NLU’s English Magazine November 2006 Issue # 4

Ampersand Staff & Freelance Writers Ampersand Staff: Freelance Writers: Maria Bieńczak Rami Balbous Katarzyna Brigge Paweł Kaczyna Peter Campbell Piotr Kocot Editor: Przemysław Dudziak Szymon Korzeniowski Marcin Kaim Dawid Kuc Marta Balbous Robert Kauf Przemysław Kułaczkowski Natalia Kocańda Rachel Lachance Marta Olszowska Valencia Pereira Piotr Pruski Michał Śmiałek Katarzyna Puchała Liu Zheng Oleksandr Romanynets Editorial Joanna Soczyńska Contributors: Assistant: Filip Starzecki Mariusz Bocheński Lyudmyla Svystunova Piotr Gawiński Weronika Mark A. Swaim Mładenow Tomasz Wiendlocha JOIN THE AMPERSAND TEAM! If you would like to write for Ampersand, send your articles and photogra- phs to [email protected]. The deadline for the upcoming issue is IT Specialist: January 8th.

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A Few Words From The Editor...

„'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” A Must Read...

With Christmas just around the together a little ‘something’ for them. • The Four Seasons pg. 4 corner, many of us are already in the All of my friends have long been • New Year’s Eve: It’s All Christmas mood. We have all started deciding on their Christmas shopping; About Having Fun pg. 6 thinking about the presents we will be have already done most, if not all, of • Culture Shock pg. 8 buying for our friends and loved ones, it. This fact stresses me immensely, • The Power of a Smile pg. started making shopping lists and since I haven’t even gotten started. 11 wondering about what presents we Truth is, although my parents made it would want to get. Christmas trees a point to teach me that I should • Wishful Thinking pg. 11 have already been put up in many a think about others first and myself • Anomalies and Stupidities shop and office, decorated with later when it comes to presents, there pg. 14 baubles, cookies and other ornaments never was a tradition of Christmas • Stuck Inside a Funk – even the pines outside building B shopping in my family. Nonetheless, I Hurricane pg. 15 have been wrapped with lights. think it a wonderful idea that the Although Christmas is celebrated spirit of ‘giving’ is alive in people • DePaul—What’s That?? pg. differently in every country, each during this season. 18 enriched by its own history, culture Having grown up in a foreign • Dishes From Around the and traditions, it seems that there is country means that I never really had World pg. 20 at least one thing that they all have the opportunity to experience many • Insignio pg. 22 in common – shopping. People the Polish traditions associated with this • Leadership Seminar at world over spend the first couple of feast. My mother always tried to weeks in December, perhaps even make it as ‘christmassy’ as possible, WSB-NLU pg. 22 November writing up their ‘Santa preparing the traditional dinner feast • Horoscope pg. 26 letters’. for Christmas Eve, very often using The frantic shopping frenzy which limited resources (you can’t just buy accompanies this holiday season is everything abroad!). I must say I quite incredible. As people search admired her for taking so much care MIŁOSZ high and low for the ‘perfect’ little gift and succeeding in making us feel as for a sweetheart, a mother or a much at home as possible. This You will be greatly missed darling nephew, shop owners grin holiday is definitely a family from ear to ear as they look upon the celebration, and this is the one thing hordes of shoppers streaming in to do which never went missing at home. some last-minute buying. There is one thing, which I would However, it is neither my like to make a point of. In the middle intention nor obligation to tell you of all this hectic shopping, let us all that Christmas is not just about the take a minute to remember that presents and the smiling dude ‘giving’ should not be associated only dressed in red who drops them in our with Christmas; that we should stockings hanging by the fireplace; always be aware that one must be that we should be less materialistic oriented towards others and that this season and that it will be better if everything we say or do, no matter we think about all those who are not how small, has an impact on the On December 7th, 2006 first as fortunate as we are and will not be people around us. Whether it be a year Management and Business able to celebrate Christmas or New smile or a pat on the shoulder, an student, Miłosz Radzik left this Year’s for that matter. advice or a little help in doing world. He was 20 years old. He is In fact, it is quite surprising that homework, it never goes by survived by his parents, an older people think less of what they want to unnoticed. We should welcome every brother and older sister. Miłosz was get underneath the Christmas tree day with spirit and vigour and a a wonderful student, well liked by and more of what they want to give to determination to live it to the max. both his teachers and peers. He will their family and friends. I was quite Let us also not forget our friend, be greatly missed by all. impressed the other day when I heard Miłosz, who passed away a few days a little girl’s plans of what she will back. He was one of those people who Miłosz, your love of life and your make for her parents; mind you – think that it is never too late to love optimism have enriched us make. She didn’t ask them for money somebody and to give them your greatly. We will miss your smile and to buy presents, neither did she save whole self – his smile and optimism the serenity with which you greeted some of her pocket money to buy a were the clearest indication of this. everyday. School will never be the ready-made gift. Instead, she Miłosz, you will live in our hearts same without you. prepared a ‘plan of action’ to get all forever. the materials she will need to put

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The Four Seasons by Mark A Swaim

For an American growing up in Thanksgiving meant much more than presents scattered all over the living the 70s and 80s, the prospects of football and food. It also meant the room floor, we were never forgetful to beginning a new school year was giving of thanks to God for the remember the one who crowns the offset by the seasonal holidays that blessings of family, people we love, season with his message of truth, love would arrive. Autumn was always my the provisions we had and the and grace. favourite time of year not only salvation that comes from a Christmas growing up was a because of the blazing Fall colours it benevolent God. strange mixture of culture and faith. I produced, but also because of four The day after Thanksgiving began suppose a good rendition of the mix holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Christmas season. In America, it between culture and faith could be Christmas and New Years. traditionally has been the biggest summed up in the Twentieth Century The first was Halloween, October shopping day of the year. Everywhere cartoon special, “A Charlie Brown’s 31st . To my three brothers, three are signs of Christmas. In Poland, Christmas”. In the midst of all the sisters and I, Halloween meant December 6th marks St. Nicholas day. commercialism and materialism, Linus pumpkins, apple cider takes centre stage to help and fresh doughnuts Charlie Brown remember the made in front of our eyes. meaning of Christmas by Since my father was a quoting from the Holy Bible, well known school Luke chapter 2 verse 11: teacher, it meant “Unto you is born this day in protecting our house from the City of David, a Saviour, students who would egg which is Christ, the Lord.” the house (for fun). We New Year’s ended the would hide in trees and Christmas season. Though guard the house from Christmas lingers in America a student raids. They would few days into January, for the come from the back and most part it ends with the the front with eggs and ringing in of the New Year. shaving cream. We would Parties are characteristic of fight back throwing crab New Year’s the world over, but apples and using a by Oleksandr Romanynets growing up in my home, it was garden hose. Most of the time it was But in America this day is not characteristic to go to church. We fun, but through the years there were celebrated. Throughout the whole looked back on the old year, thankful a few disgruntled students who month of December there are for our blessings and prayed the New attacked for revenge. Halloween also preparations. Growing up in our Year would bring God’s guidance. As a meant a chance to get free candy. We house, mom would do a ton of baking boy I enjoyed those times; only the would dress up in costumes (often and dad would take us out to kisses that came after midnight did I made by my mother) and go door to purchase a Christmas tree to be set despise. door through the town. We had a up two weeks before Christmas. We Holidays, even religious ones, are system down to get to as many doors would decorate the house, make or unique to a culture. Here at WSB-NLU as possible, and within a few hours, buy presents for one another; and we are blessed to have the richness of each of us were able to bring home an each night, mom would gather us a variety of cultures, religions and extra large bag overflowing with around the piano where we would even world views. In such an chocolates and candy, filled to the sing Christmas Carols, read Christmas environment there is much we can brim. The supply of candy would last stories and the Bible. As we grew learn from listening to our varied through much of the rest of the year! older, those times of singing would histories, sharing our cultural stories Halloween was followed by end; but still to this day mom issues and helping one another to Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in the invitations, not to gather around a understand the complex world in November. Thanksgiving meant piano, but to the famous Carnegie which we live. This was my story, my football American style, and more Hall in New York City to hear her be memory of a bygone day. Since those food than anyone has ever seen. apart of a thrilling performance of times I have been privileged to live in Relatives would gather for a huge Handel’s “Messiah” during the days Central America, Saudi Arabia and meal consisting of turkey (25 lbs or leading up to Christmas. now Poland and have gained a much 11 kg), mashed potatoes, corn, It would be misleading to suggest broader world view. It is that richness cranberry sauce, rolls, cakes and pies. that the festivities started on that I now wish to pass on to my There were apple pies, pumpkin pies, Christmas Eve. The whole month of children. During this Christmas pudding pies, and more pies; there December was taken up with activities season, we all pray for peace on were cakes and ice cream, an endless to celebrate the season. But earth, trusting that one day the supply of food! Our tradition was to December the 24th and 25th were dream of mankind would be realised meet at Grandma’s house, where special for it was a time for us as and all wars between nations and twenty five to thirty relatives would Christians, to celebrate the birth of within the soul would finally cease. gather to eat. In our family, Christ; and though there were & 4 &

sponsored article December 2006 issue #5 UFO: Unlimited Fun Outbreak

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Naah.. the rest of the Nowy Sącz community. everything to make sure that you can it’s a UFO, which has landed in Nowy In fact, UFO is one of those clubs enjoy yourself and have fun. To help Sącz. where you can easily integrate with you relax, the club is furnished with UFO is so much more than just a students from other schools in the many cosy sofas and has air billiards club. It’s true that there are city. It is a truth universally conditioning installed. Also, for your five tables where you can play 9 ball acknowledged, that whoever comes safety, the club and parking are under pool and 8 ball billiards, but there is here, stays. This is owing to the fact constant monitoring. Moreover, we also a snooker table in a separate that most of the clients are regulars, are the only club in Nowy Sącz, which room to help you concentrate on the who spend a lot of their free time at has a special entrance for wheelchairs game in peace. There is also a dart UFO in each other’s company, thus as well as sanitation, which is well- board and table football, not to contributing to the incredibly laid back adapted to this purpose. mention pinball and other games atmosphere in the club. Although spring is not yet upon including those with small winnings. There is always the possibility to us, don’t forget that we have a special You can always reserve a pool table reserve the club for parties and other summer garden, where you can sip on beforehand, just drop a line at 018- special occasions. It has been a a beer and have a chat with your 44-44-901. tradition for two years now, to hold friends out-of-doors. In the near Don’t forget the Tournament post-graduation parties for WSB future, we are planning to open a Weekends, which are usually students, many of whom also choose restaurant serving Polish and Italian organised on the last weekend of to celebrate their birthdays here. cuisine in particular, but also other every month from Wednesday to Recently, part of the “Culture of dishes from around the world, owing Sunday. This is a series of Alcohol” conference was held here, to the multi-cultural student competitions in Play Station – we followed by a party for its community. alternately play Tekken and Football. participants. Finally, don’t forget to check out There is also a Poker Night, where the Every summer, for three weeks, our website: www.klubufo.pl. You game is a regular Texas Hold’em, as in cooperation with AEGEE Nowy have all the information you may well as darts, table football and Sącz, we organise a summer school need about our club. Soon, you will billiards. Since most students will be for students from all over the world. also be able to find out what’s away for holidays during the last The seventh edition of this school, happening at UFO online, through one weekend of December, this month’s which will be organised next summer, of the cameras, which will provide you Tournament Weekend will take place will in fact be entitled “UFO”, so be with a live update of what’s hot at from 3rd to 7th January. prepared for an alien attack! your favourite spot. There is also a pool school every At UFO, we have thought of Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. So if you want to get the hang of what billiards is all about, be sure to show up. Don’t forget that there is a ‘pool section’ at WSB-NLU and through it you can pass PE. All you have to do is play with us systematically. You can also take part in the annual tournament for the Rector’s Cup – it’s a real adrenaline raiser! There is a large, fully-equipped bar at UFO, where, apart from beer and your standard drinks, you can try out many other drinks from around the world. We especially recommend the Mojito and the Tokio Ice Tea. There are weekly promotions on alcohol and soft drinks, so drop by and check them out. Hunger has no place here, because we serve the tastiest fast-food in Nowy Sącz. You can always pay by credit card and even buy credits for your phone calls. You can also watch your favourite sports on a special projector at the club – whether it be football, hockey or maybe even chess! UFO is one of the best places if you want to meet new people or just hang out with your friends. You may in fact run into one of your lecturers from WSB. There are no antagonisms between the WSB-NLU students and & 5 & December 2006 issue #5

New Year’s Eve: It's All About Having Fun

by Natalia Kocańda, Marta Olszowska & Marcin Kaim

The year 2006 is coming to an Aleksander Suseł, MA, College friends and I will be playing in a end. As the 31st approaches, we of Management and Business – Yes, I marvellous hotel for respectable realise that time flies very quickly and have plans for people. I am sure that even though I that we don't even notice it in our New Year’s Eve. will be working I will have a great fast-moving lifestyle. The end of each I am going to time and I will earn some money too. year induces the recapitulation of our celebrate this But when it comes to real partying, I triumphs and defeats. We also think day and have hope that our Student Council will about new goals that we want to fun in MAX. It is once again organise "Sylwester na achieve in the upcoming year. Before a restaurant and Bis". we start to give our newly made hotel close to policies form, we have to celebrate WSB-NLU. It is Ewa Piątkowska & Rafał by Mariusz Bocheński New Year’s Eve. Some people will be located about Janicki, students, second year staying home with their families while 500, 600 meters or maybe one Computer the others will go to a party. All of us kilometre from our university, Science – have plans how to spend this time. If travelling Grunwaldzka Street. I spent We are you want to find out how other there a memorable New Year’s Eve going to students and lecturers will celebrate the year before and that is why I am spend New this unforgettable day, read on. Of going to be there also this year. I Year’s Eve course we wish all of you a happy wouldn’t change this place for in Slovakia Christmas and an even better New someplace else, because we had the with our Year’s Eve. best time there. I am going to friends by Mariusz Bocheński Irrespective of how all of us will celebrate this day with my fiancée from WSB-NLU and with our cousins. celebrate the beginning of 2007, we and our friends. It is better when We are going there for a couple of are going to have fun together at the there are more people you know. days, maybe 3 or 4. We will be skiing annual ‘Sylwester na Bis’ (New Year’s Even if a party is not successful, you and snowboarding. Ewa: I am going Eve Reloaded) party. have a great time, because you are to learn snowboarding. We will also accompanied by your friends. find time for partying. Our friends Sara Felix, BA from Slovakia are going to rent a – Well, I am Włodzimierz Ciosek, MA, cabin and we are going to organise a actually going College of party there. to be on a Computer plane for part Science – I Maria Nowina Konopka, Ph.D., of it because I am bored College of Political Science – I do not am going to with parties have any plans for New Year’s Eve as Dubai to visit and that is is the case every year. If you have my parents why I am two small kids your own plans and I will be going to become less important. When you WSB-NLU archives by Mariusz Bocheński flying back on spend New want to hire the thirty first. I am flying to Kraków Year’s Eve at home with my wife. This a baby-sitter so I think I will stay in Kraków. Maybe year I prefer to stay at home - rest on that day I will go see some friends I know and gather strength for the next year. you have to there and probably we will go to a The most unforgettable New Year’s pay her lots pub or something. Eve was when I was a student and I of money simply do not remember how that day which is Jacek Pilas, student, second ended. beyond the year Management and Business – For capabilities New Year’s Eve I am going to be in Monika Semczyszak, student, of a young by Mariusz Bocheński the USA. This day I am going to second year Political Science – I am school employee. The best New Year’s spend with my family and with my going to spend Eve I celebrated with my husband. friends. Maybe New Year’s Eve Then he was not my husband yet. We we will go to a the same way I spent that day on the market square club. In the USA I did a year ago. I in Kraków and it was raining heavily am going to stay am going to but nobody paid much attention to for two weeks be... at work. that. Some people in the crowd got because I spend But do not scared, felt unsafe and ran. I did not every Christmas worry it is not experience those feelings. It was there. So I hope hard work. I amazing to realise that so many to have good fun. have my own people could have a great time by Mariusz Bocheński band so my by Mariusz Bocheński together.

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Beijing: A Place for Business & a Place for Olympics

by Liu Zheng

Beijing has been a tourist the discussion. Park in Chaoyang will be the heart of attraction for 500 years. It has served Working relationships are also the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In as the capital of China but it is now important. It is said that the long- preparation for the Olympic Games, evolving – especially in industry and term relationships are considered Beijing is well on its way to becoming economics – into a very modern city more valuable than hurried a modern international metropolis, that competes with other capitals transactions. Furthermore, in Chinese and it is expected that more and more from around the world. Over 14 business culture, the warm, marketing opportunities will be million people live there on an area of hospitable character of your partners available for ambitious entrepreneurs. approximately 16,808 kilometres does not necessarily equal a positive All of this activity is the result of divided into18 districts. The basic outcome. Trust based on a beneficial planning for officials in Beijing at the language used by the population is relationship is more important. In turn of the 21st century. It has Mandarin. Four main religions that are addition, the collectivist way of created a blueprint for tomorrow. represented include Daoism, thinking is still important in Chinese There are some 60 important projects Buddhism, Confucianism and Islam. business today and will influence to be completed before 2008, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, many negotiations. including systems for environment The Forbidden City and other places Adapting to these cultural protection, improving traffic, as well of interest still attract thousands of changes is crucial for anyone who as new construction projects. visitors each year, as they are the wants to have a successful business As for the Olympic Marks of 2008, the symbols of China. in Beijing, but it is also important that government of Beijing has designed Beijing is both the political and a proper location is selected. To aid in two logos. The first symbol was the cultural capital of China. It thrives making that decision, it is advisable created using a calligraphic art form today as a centre of international to contact professionals in the Centre and is composed of human and tree- activity and an important socialist and Business District (CBD) of Beijing for like shapes. The logo consists of a economic base. Beijing has arranged advice. The centre, located in the crown of a tree and the shape of a its commercial infrastructure and has Chaoyang district in a well-developed human being, which are used to developed its service facilities to meet area of Beijing is where one can find create the form of a large tree the standards of a modern the following services: reaching the sky. The image cosmopolitan city. It features many 1. Modern service industries such as represents harmony and unity shopping centres with a comfortable telecommunications, Internet, and between human beings and nature. shopping environment as well as mass media; The other one is an emblem of investment possibilities. 2. Financial service industries such the Olympics, which tells a story as As the centre for international as banks, insurance companies, does every emblem in other Olympic activities, it is extremely important security trusts and funds; Games. The Beijing 2008 Olympic that visitors from other cultures and 3. Intermediary services such as Games emblem “Chinese Seal, lifestyles learn the basic business accounting, auditing, appraisal, and Dancing Beijing” is filled with Beijing’s culture of Beijing. At the top of the list law; hospitality and hopes, and carries the is being on time. Punctuality is 4. New service industries such as city’s commitment to the world. considered extremely important by education, training, exhibitions and The national stadium that is the main everyone in business. It is rare that a conferences. venue for the Olympic Games will be representative of a Chinese company The internationalisation is finished next year. It will seat 91,000 will keep you waiting. Being on time is another highlight of Chaoyang people and the area takes considered essential. What is more, it district. It hosts the Ministry of 10,000 sq. m. It is going to stage is rare that the Chinese will deal with Foreign Affairs and three areas for sports events at national and people they do not know or trust. 146 embassies. It also has more than international levels as well as cultural Establishing a proper relationship with half of Beijing’s star-rated hotels, and entertaining activities. As for partners is vital before entering into first-class office buildings and now, the groundwork has been business. international exchange centres. It is finished. There are more new and T he business the first choice for advanced constructions to be finished culture of Beijing has a expatriates choosing in the following year. As one of the specific structure and a place to live in hosts, I absolutely expect hierarchy. These are Beijing. It is home to superexcellent Olympic Games. I based on a strict around 3,000 foreign firmly believe these will be the best observation of ranks companies and Olympic Games in the world. and subordination. foreign organisations Beijing is developing today into a Moreover, people will as well as famous world-class city with unprecedented enter the meeting domestic companies. speed. Only by being in Beijing can by Tomasz Wiendlocha room in hierarchical What is more, it has one feel the boundless vitality and the order as the Chinese are very status- also developed areas for sports with breath of enormous changes that are conscious. Senior members generally the largest share of first-class taking place. It is a wonderful city lead the negotiations and will direct stadiums in the city. The Olympic with big business prospects.

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Counter Culture Shock by Caleb Cook

"Culture shock is precipitated by culture of their own, more research is culture as you are in theirs. This stage the anxiety that results from losing all being done. is the honeymoon stage where both familiar signs and symbols of social When I started teaching English parties actively engage in intercourse.” (World wide class room, ten years ago the basic concept of communication because of the novelty Dr. Lalevero Oberg, culture shock was pretty self- of everything. The honeymoon stage www.worldwide.edu) explanatory. It is different for every can disappear relatively quickly but it "Physical or emotional discomfort individual but in essence it begins can also be very long. one suffers when coming to live in with four basic components that vary Symptoms – Euphoria and another country or an environment in duration and magnitude depending excitement. People going out of their different from their place of on the person. Because it is an way to help, spending too much time origin." (amigos, Dr. Carmen individual, symptom-based comparing your old life with the new Guanipa, www.edweb.sdsu.edu) phenomenon, you may not encounter one. all of the possible signs and the What to do – Don’t appear to Now for me, having travelled and stages vary greatly from person to take advantage of the hospitality; lived in so many places, I have a bit person. For me in a foreign country develop long term symbiotic of a different idea of what culture the following four stages take at relationships. Don’t only socialise with shock is. Let me first explain what the maximum two months, about a couple other foreigners – try to integrate and traditional model of culture shock is weeks per stage. Maybe that’s meet ‘natives’. Keep in contact with and then I will be able to show how because when I move to a new your ‘old’ friends and family but don’t many of us expatriates (a person who country, I plan to stay for a long make it your life. Don’t focus too leaves their ‘native’ country and no time; but before we get into that, lets much on your ‘old’ country – find out longer has residence in their original talk about culture shock in general. about theirs. country of citizenship) have opened the way for a more comprehensive 1. You go to a foreign culture and 2. People will try to help but no one look into what culture shock is. are met by people who are as can hold your hand forever. You can Basically because expatriates have a confused and interested in your become a drain on those around you.

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The differences between your original infestation…). Seven hours of sleep is everything so don’t get cocky. Your culture and the new culture are too the average healthy amount per level and knowledge of the local great and the average person has to night. Start to learn the language, language might be just enough to get be active in dealing with this stage if don’t be offended if you are laughed you into trouble. Don’t take too big a they are going to cope and ‘make it’. at when you speak to locals, they risk. Are you at the level you could This stage is often called the ‘down probably find your accent cute and it help a person who has just arrived? stage’ or the denial stage. You can't is really appreciated! Never feel afraid Your understanding of cultural believe your surroundings and it feels or embarrassed to ask for help. differences has begun to reach a new like a downward spiral. Since your level, how far will it go? What cultural support network is thin and you have elements are you losing because you communication barriers it is easy to never really needed them in the first feel isolated and depressed. There are place to be comfortable about who many physical and mental signs of you really are? depression which can develop. Symptoms - Getting sick very 4. The next and what was once the often, hypochondria, over sleeping or final stage is acceptance. You made insomnia, crying at night. Binge it! You can develop and maintain drinking and falling into other long-term social connections in this negative defence mechanisms such as new place. You are comfortable with drugs and gambling. Distrust towards the person that you are in this new environment: food, air, water, people. environment. Your habits don't make Distain towards people you thought you an outcast and you are able to at were your friends. Develop allergies. least understand the beliefs of the Unable to problem solve. Desire to be new culture even if you don't agree isolated and not go out, overworking, with them entirely. Then eventually developing obsessive compulsive you will probably go back ‘home’. habits (cleaning, taking same way, Symptoms – High level of over-worried about routine), competency in the local language. developing phobias such as fear of Confidence in accepting responsibility animals and spaces (claustrophobia, to introduce new people to the agoraphobia) and of course classic country. Internalised mannerisms and home sickness. habits of the new culture. You are What to do – Have a large supply aware of the differences between the of medication that you need. Don’t 3. Next, you have a stage of cultures and accept them for what take it personally when people start increased confidence and your they are, and neither one is really to stop helping and appear to be less orientation to the new environment ‘better’. supportive. Don’t take advantage of makes it easier for you to function What to do – Whatever you want. the hospitality. In fact, develop and avoid problems that you suffered When will you go back home? How symbiotic relations by offering your from in the previous stage. This stage can you help others? Will you be more English services or other things that is called the negotiation stage or the proficient at the stages now that you you can do; if you are not perceived familiarisation stage. This is when you have gone through them once? as a leech people are more likely to start to negotiate with yourself. What help. Don’t be too hard on yourself. attitudes and beliefs that aren't part Now for me, when I go to a new Get into a routine to give you stability of this new culture are mandatory for country I do a couple of things: pack but don’t let it devour your life. Join a you to maintain in order for you to my life up, do some research on the club or get involved with hobbies to know who you are as a person? What country I am going to, and expect stay active and meet people; exercise foreign values and behaviours can nothing. You can't be surprised or is a healthier way of dealing with you comfortably afford to internalise? shocked when you go somewhere if stress than other ways. Explore Symptoms – Loss of identity. You you have what you need, know where relaxation and meditation techniques. are better at functioning physically you’re going and don't have any Get familiar with your environment by but how are you mentally? Your expectations. But the same can't be starting to explore your local area and manners and habits might be said about HOME. I expect a lot from then investigate places further and different. You might be my ‘native land’. I expect things to be further away. Try new food but don’t subconsciously doing things that you as I left them, for my friends and feel forced to eat things you don’t wouldn’t normally do. You might social networks to be there, for people want to. Avoid getting combo number mend old friendships that broke off that speak the same language as me 2 just because it’s easy to do. If the during the last stage. Your functional to understand me and so on. But it locals drink the water try it in small level of the local language has isn't and they don't. doses and gradually develop a improved. You should be more secure I get back home and go through tolerance to it; when in doubt, boil about your feelings toward your the now accepted fifth stage. This is and then freeze then filter or stick to environment. Maybe some internal the reintegration stage or the stage bottled if you can afford it. Get a bug confusion as to who you are at times: that I call counter culture shock. It net to sleep in at night if you really do “did I just do that?” follows the same stages with the have a problem with bugs (allergies, What to do – You still don’t know same symptoms and you should try & 9 & December 2006 issue #5

and do the same types of things to remembered. I can't function! I can't not ever go back or see them again cope. But can anyone properly do things! I have the mannerisms of a but they were probably important prepare themselves for what to foreigner. I bow or want to kiss enough to try and keep in touch with. expect when they go ‘Home’? people on the cheek! I don't have the Don’t take too much time off. Get same personal space! I have back into a routine by getting a job or 1. I get back home and everyone is internalised too many of the things joining clubs or studying something. so excited to see me and hear all my that were once important for me to And always watch out for negative crazy stories first hand. Everyone have and now they are neither valued coping strategies such as drinking and wants to help me out and do things nor appreciated. Everyone thinks I'm gambling and drugs. for me I don't want them to do and I crazy and no one believes that I am end up telling the same stories so Canadian, or am I? I start to 3. I try and convince myself to act many times that for me the remember why I left in the first place ‘Canadian’ but my heterogeneous honeymoon is over quickly. and it is depressing. For me this stage mosaic of a culture doesn't make it Symptoms – Excitement, return lasts for months. easy. What is Canadian? Since I to comfort food, familiar Symptoms – Everything you started teaching English surroundings. Friends and family have thought is distorted. Things might internationally I have never stayed so much to say and do and engage. taste or smell different from what you long enough in my home country to Social strain over telling everyone remember, the environment that you effectively make it past this stage. individually the same stories and thought existed doesn’t. You get Symptoms – Self doubt, denial, hearing a multiplicity of stories from upset with your friends because they regret, confusion, etc. Over time you everyone else. Reliving the don’t understand you and can’t relate. have the potential to be able to differences. “What was it like?”, “How Having not seen everyone in so long integrate and familiarise yourself with was it different?”, “What did you miss makes the subtle day to day changes your surroundings again. Depending most?”. of a person so much more obvious on how long you were away and how What to do – Enjoy it while you and you are perceived as a much of the foreign traits and can because eventually everyone is completely different person because mannerisms you internalised, it might going to have to get back to work and the changes that have occurred to be difficult for you to discover who live the life that you don’t know you are too much and too obvious. you are again. about. Try to have group Review the wide range of physical and What to do - Maybe if you stayed presentations so that you can inform mental signs of depression listed in in your ‘home country’ for as long as a lot of people all at once about things stage 2. Most, if not all, can return in you stayed in your ‘foreign country’ they will all ask and want to know. Be the second stage of counter culture you would be able to re-assimilate prepared to give such speeches and shock. yourself. Other than that I am not be patient with them. They don’t What to do – Don’t reminisce exactly sure. understand and can not relate to the about the good old days in either of experience you went through. the countries for too long. Accept the 4. The last time I was in Canada differences and recognise that some was for about a year. I didn't feel 2. I can't believe it! This place is of the ideas and beliefs you had about accepted and I couldn't accept myself. completely different from what I your home country were theoretical, Therefore I don’t believe I expected: buildings are gone, my now that you can compare the ideal successfully made it into the favourite bar turned gay, my friends of your home culture with its acceptance stage and subsequently I have moved or got married and had practices and in comparison to other can only state the obvious, which is kids, some people have even died. I cultural ideals and practices, don't let that you would be able to live a am lost in the same kitchen I had for it get you down. Every country has relatively normal life back in your 10 years! Inflation has made it’s pluses and minuses. Maintain ties original country of origin. everything more expensive than I to the friends that you left. You might

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The Power of a Smile by Pawel Kaczyna

hap-pi-ness : a state of well- and more obsessed with new is seriously worth the time. Imagine, being and contentment (Merriam- communication trends. Internet not only are we able to improve our Webster Online Dictionary) communicators are those that cause conversational skills but also we do Have you ever wondered how our the biggest problem. Personally, I do something good for our health. Every body language influences the way we not appreciate those methods of smile that we make gives us a dose of are perceived by others? Well, I think communication. Why? They are positive energy. The more we smile, that not many could actually be blocking our perception of the person the more content we should feel. conscious of such actions. Meanwhile, that we communicate with. In From a technical point of view, we are notoriously observed by someway we are forgetting once we decide to smile, we people on how we behave, look and how to express ourselves move 11 muscles, and this interact with others. The way we when we have a real is already a good exercise! maintain eye-contact, make a smile conversation. Every time By lowering the level of or show interest is crucial in our we use the Internet for stress chemicals, we are relations. In practice what we say is contact, we do not express less prone to illnesses. only a minute percentage of physically our happiness, Some say that a smile is successfully communicating the sadness, etc. Nevertheless we the reflection of the soul. message. The biggest part of put millions of ‘smileys’ on the People tend to trust those that interaction is our body language. screen of our computers. The truth is are happy and optimistic. A positive Without it, we might be our actions are limited to just staring attitude gives a major advantage in misunderstood in our intentions and at a particular point on the desk. In every relation. Therefore, do not hold aims. Both our personal and business my humble opinion, this is most back your smile and let people know life depends on our abilities to ‘sell’ disturbing. Whenever I want to talk to that you are happy. Stand against the the information we possess. somebody, I would like to see that abusive use of Internet But as for now, I see that we are person, maintain eye-contact and see communicators and develop your going in the wrong direction. Instead their reactions. It definitely takes personal relations by frequent of maintaining personal relations via more effort to carry out a meetings with your friends and face to face meetings we are more conversation in this manner, but this family.

Wishful Thinking by Valencia Pereira Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

There was once a very important was your favourite ice-cream flavour meaning. It can’t be avoided and you man who said “Never leave that till or what you’d get for your next won’t be allowed to avoid it. Either tomorrow which you can do today.” birthday. Newsflash: Being an adult, someone makes us face it or we Yes, this is the very man who totally overrated! Don’t be fooled by suffer it eventually, thus making it our discovered electricity – Benjamin all the hot shoes and the great sex personal theory of tragedy. We have Franklin. You’d think more of us would and the no-parents-anywhere-telling to go to our dental checkups and listen to what he had to say. Yet, I do you what to do. Adulthood is tighten the braces. not know why we procrastinate but I’d responsibility and that means being Whatever it is we’re afraid of, one say it has quite a bit to do with fear – responsible for the spillage. thing holds true. By the time the pain fear of failure, fear of pain, fear of Adults have to be places and do of not doing the thing gets worse than rejection. Sometimes it’s just the fear things, earn a living, pay rent, count the fear of doing it, it can feel like of making a decision… What if you’re their troubles by the score – HELLO! we’re carrying around a huge tub of wrong? What if you’re making a Talk about responsibility. The silver milk, waiting to be spilled all over the mistake you can’t undo? And then the lining, though, is that it helps us be at place. We’ve all heard our parents next moment, it becomes ‘spilled the top of our game and keep others warning us about wasted time, heard milk’. at bay and on their toes. But then, great philosophers telling us to seize What do we do next? We could there are times when the ‘game’ can the day. Still, sometimes we have to put up a brave front and shoulder the get ‘skanky’ and ‘messy’, and then, see it for ourselves. We have to make ‘responsibility’ and the baggage that we realise the worst part of this our own mistakes and learn our own comes with it but then we think, is it ‘game’ is screwing up and letting it lessons. We have to sweep today’s all that necessary? Do we leave that slip right through your fingers. possibility under tomorrow’s rug until milk on the floor? Well, yes we most Shoving away the familiar sense of we can’t wait anymore. Until we certainly do. nostalgia, we can safely assume that finally understand for ourselves that You have to take responsibility once you get past the age of dental “knowing is better than wondering, for your actions. Remember when you braces and training bras, that waking is better than sleeping.” were a kid and your biggest worry responsibility takes on a whole new Bottom line - Carpe Diem, alright!

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From The Desk Of…

Rector Krzysztof Pawłowski

During the first two days of external funding for our activities. contributed important texts for our December, WSB-NLU organised an The subject of a creative and new book. important international conference in innovative Europe – not just With the Polish government the Business Centre Club in Warsaw. economically but also in terms of suffering from low world media rating Entitled “Towards a new creative and society as a whole is one of the most (we apparently only deal with innovative Europe”, this was perhaps important issues facing the European lustration and history, while some of the most important conference in the Union. Without a distinct rise in the ruling parties are either populist school’s XV-year history, even though innovation and creativity, the or far right wing), we managed to it was not the first one we organised European Union will not succeed in prove that Poland thinks about the in Warsaw. We started off on a high competing with the United States or future of Europe and about achieving note in 1998 by organising a other new economical powers, China a competitive advantage. conference at the Marriott Hotel about and India. Invitations were issued, among “Creating an image of Poland in the It is quite significant that it was others, to the ambassadors of all the world”, where our most important WSB-NLU which organised another member countries of the EU, so guest was the late Jan Nowak- conference on the future of Europe appropriate diplomatic notes have Jeziorański. and not the large public universities. found their way or will do so in the What was so exceptional about It is also significant that such a future to the appropriate desks in this conference, to make me speak of conference was co-organised by the every European capital city and in it as the most important among more Plenipotentiary of the EU in Poland, Brussels. We have accomplished this than 100 conferences organised by us the embassy of Finland (owing to the part of the task, by building a positive in total? There are three aspects, fact that Finland holds the presidency image of Poland in the world. which influenced my valuation – the of the EU) as well as three Polish But we also managed to ‘win’ subject, co-organisers and ministries – the Ministry of Foreign something for the school – we are participants. The subject matter arose Affairs, Ministry of Science and Higher now the only Polish research centre from the consistent, hard work of two Education and Ministry of Culture and dealing with the topic of the future of people during the past couple of years National Heritage. Europe on a systematic basis. As a – professor Antoni Kukliński, head of Finally the participants! We have result of this conference, there will be the Department for research on the managed to invite, from around the many publications associated with future of Europe in the College of world, 20 of the most distinguished WSB-NLU known in all important and Political Science as well as myself. experts who deal with the subject of respectable research centres. I have The results were four conferences, innovation, creativity and made use of the conference to four published books and another development. We only covered the promote our own project of the three, which will be published in costs of their trip and their stay in “Multimedia Village” – being an 2007; all this with almost zero Warsaw, and they not only took part innovative project in itself. personal costs, since we strive to find in the conference, but also

Toastmasters International at WSB-NLU

by Piotr Kocot, Dawid Kuc, Michał Śmiałek

Toastmasters International is an English at WSB-NLU. In order to meetings and extensive additional international organisation with accommodate the club to a growing training programs (e.g. speech perennial traditions and experience. number of members, a second club evaluation techniques, body language, The organisation has American roots, was established the same year in etc.). Members of the club have the having been established in Santa Ana, November. The names for the clubs opportunity to learn about, practice California in 1924. Presently, there were: The Fellowship of the Toast and and improve the interpersonal are four Toastmasters clubs in Born to Speak, respectively. communication techniques as well as Poland: in Kraków, Nowy Sącz, The main objective of Toastmasters self-presentation skills. Szczecin and Warsaw. International is to remove all Once a week, members of The Toastmasters club in Nowy psychological barriers that disable a Toastmasters International in Nowy Sącz was established in November majority of people from successful Sącz meet in order to put the 2003 as a result of the initiative of public speaking. The objective is organisational mission and vision into Carolyn Horner – former lector of achieved through regular weekly practice. In case of our club, the

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meetings are held every Wednesday Retreat. The event took place to people interested in joining at 7 p.m. in room 123C and are between May 26 and May 29 and, for Toastmasters International and conducted according to the agenda the first time, it was organised by contributing to its growth, for the prepared exclusively for each Toastmasters International Nowy well-being of all of its members. We meeting. The main points on the Sącz, whose members are students of do hope that the presentation of the agenda are the following: speech WSB-NLU. organisation has provided students presented by one of the participants, It is the tradition of Toastmasters with arguments that were enough to a short session of spontaneous one- International Poland to organise such outweigh any initial doubts concerned minute speeches annual meetings of all the with joining the organisation. (Table Topics clubs present in our country However, students who missed the Session) on topics and other members from first, introductory meeting, have not prepared by one of around the world. Their yet missed the opportunity of joining the members. The objective is to establish new Toastmasters International. tasks and roles for and improve the existing If you want to improve your the meeting are contacts between clubs and public speaking skills and to become assigned one week their members as well as confident while giving speeches in before a meeting is further improve interpersonal front of an audience, if you want to held. The meetings www.toastmasters.org communication techniques. meet lots of great people and make are held in English Since the beginning of the new friends all over the world, only. In May 2005, members of the current academic year, several Toastmasters International is the two clubs of Toastmasters meetings have already taken place. perfect organisation for you. Everyone International in Nowy Sącz organised The first, introductory meeting, was is invited to our organisation’s a three-day conference – The Ninth held on Wednesday, 22nd November, meetings every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Annual Toastmasters' Corpus Christi 2006. It was a great pleasure to talk in room 123C. Hope to see you there!

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Film Review: The Science of Sleep

by Lyudmyla Svystunova

Michel Gondry (“Human Nature”, sack from his job, and Stephanie worked without the amazing job done “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless prefers to see Stephane as her friend, by the actors. Bernal really shines in Mind”) strikes again – this time as no matter how hard he tries to woo this film, delivering an outstanding both writer and director her. and, I dare say , an Oscar-worthy of a quirky and The Science of Sleep is, performance – he is the one who incredibly visionary film, essentially, a pure makes all the insanity look and feel “The Science of Sleep”. Gondry show – real. Charlotte Gainsbourg is another The story revolves unrestrained by Charlie clever casting – no one else would around Stephane (Gael Kaufman’s writing, he have made such a strong, and yet Garcia Bernal), a shy creates an imaginary vulnerable Stephanie. She is one of young man with a very world of his own, a the few actresses who prove that particular sleep disorder, world where typewriters acting is all about talent, not looks. which often makes him are live creatures, and The supporting actors create mistake dreams for where you can ride off unforgettable, well-developed reality. After his father’s into a cellophane sunset personalities, too, - from Stephane’s death, Stephane comes on a cloth horse. Very weird colleagues to his mother’s new back from Mexico to his few computer effects, boyfriend, an illusionist. childhood home in Paris. bizarre humour, raw The Science of Sleep is one of There, his mother has barros.rusf.ru emotions and a lot of those films which do not leave you already found him a job, which is questions – all this might be so hard indifferent – you’ll either love it or supposed to suit Stephane’s creative to take in at once. You may end up hate it. Moreover, it is exactly what personality. Unfortunately, it turns wondering whether it is your mind, its title says, so don’t be misled by out to be so mundane (as summed up not Stephane’s, that Gondry’s playing the tagline (“Close your eyes. Open by Stephane, “Gluing papers in the with. Also, the dialogues are written your heart.”) - unlike Eternal basement”), that he escapes into the in three languages – English, Spanish Sunshine, The Science of Sleep is not world of dreams, where he can make and French – and characters switch a romantic film, but rather a study of fun of corporate culture and win the from one to another much like mind and the power of imagination. heart of his equally quirky neighbour, Stephane switches from dreams to However, I would strongly Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg). reality and vice versa. This is recommend it to anyone ready for a Back in the real world though, he is definitely not an easy ride! different – very different – cinematic constantly being threatened with the Still, the film could not have experience.

Anomalies and Stupidities by Rami Balbous Dublin City University, Ireland

There is only a certain amount of it is due to global warming and that season in 127 years.” They are really stupidity that a human brain can take we should give up our well-deserved beginning to believe that judgment without crying out in protest. comfortable lives or humanity will die day is at hand. But if it is the warmest Unluckily, our capacities to absorb horribly in the future. On the other winter in 200 years then it means 200 stupidities have increased in the past hand, those who were trying to warm years ago there WAS actually a century owing to the constant activity themselves up in the -20ºC weather similar weather anomaly and that was of different socialists, feminists, last winter in Poland were told that before capitalism. I, of course, can multiculturalists, pacifists, anti- this unusual cold was a result of imagine the pu-pu heads of that time globalists, greens etc. Our brains global warming which creates weather explaining to the people that it is have become sponges that absorb all anomalies, etc. because they displeased God or some kinds of absurdities they are fed with. Of course these are the capitalists other crap. In a similar way 3000 Since I have only limited space to and the materialists who should admit years ago peasants had to sacrifice write I cannot concentrate on all the the guilt. They are always the ‘bad their youngest virgin to please the idiocies but have to pick on something guys’ who work 24/7 to spoil the gods so that they could bring rain to special. Because it is winter, the best weather for the ‘small guys’. Good their village. example seems to be of course the so that the times of hardcore But if the greens fill our heads called global warming, whatever that communism are no longer here or with lies then what are they really actually means. No matter what the else we would blame imperialism also after? The answer is very simple. weather is, it is wrong - soggy pu-pu for the bad weather. They want to destroy our material brains, many with PhD’s, lamenting To make matters worse, many well-being. They want us to give up on the state of the planet. people get actually scared of our rightly earned comfortable lives If the winter is warmer than statements such as the “hottest for the misery and drudgery of living usual, we have greens telling us that winter in 200 years” or “the driest in harmony with nature like the & 14 & December 2006 issue #5 pygmies or other such savages. For capacity? Why do we believe that doom of humanity. What is better: a about a century they have been smaller cars are better when in fact modern house or a prehistoric cave? crying that oil will run out within 20 they are more dangerous during Is it better to travel with a modern years. It is like the Jehovah witnesses accidents? Why do we believe the car or on a horse cart? Is biodiversity who cry that the end of the world is raving lunatics who try to feed us with necessary to human life? All coming within 5 years. lies? dinosaurs, sabre-tooth tigers and So why do we believe them? Why Let us stop for a moment and mammoths became extinct and it did do our policy makers and politicians think. Let us enjoy and consume what not affect me at all so why should I sign idiotic protocols like the Kyoto is rightfully ours and forget for once give up my car for the sake of some protocol that limits our industrial about the losers who prophesy the unknown battle in the Amazon jungle?

Stuck Inside a Funk Hurricane by Tomasz Wiendlocha

In this issue of the music corner I which became two of many of After Synkronized Jamiroquai decided to attract your attention to an Jamiroquai’s biggest hits. These songs made its fans wait some time until “A extraordinary band, which plays are “When You Gonna Learn” and Funk Odyssey” was available in 2001. music, whose lyrics cover a very odd “Too Young To Die”. Even at that JK and the band did a great job as set of topics: ecology, space and love. point in JK’s career his fascination for this album was totally worth waiting With that said I would be strongly ecological matters could be spotted for. “A Funk Odyssey” came with the surprised if somebody thought of a easily. Some might find it funny. song “Love Foolosophy”, which in my band other than Jamiroquai. Some even said it was a pointless opinion is the best song recorded by Jamiroquai was created in 1989 thing to sing about. Personally, I find the band so far. Pure funky madness! by a young man named Jason Kay. it fascinating that there is still Right next to my all time favourite Jay was an unusual person who someone out there who is concerned come songs like: “Little L” and switched his skateboard and crazy about certain issues and what is “Corner of the Earth”. street life for a microphone and more, can bring it to public attention Although the next album didn’t achieved great fame in just two years. in such an original way as Jamiroquai show up until 2005 JK filled up the The band’s name was created from has. time with a great concert on DVD – the words jam (music improvisation) In 1993 the time came for the “Live in Verona”. and iroquai, the name of an Indian band’s first full album. The title was The already mentioned album tribe which fascinated Jason. The “Emergency on Planet Earth” and it from 2005 was “Dynamite”. A big hit same tribe was the inspiration for turned out to be a great commercial worth mentioning from this album is “Buffalo Man” that became success. Some of Jamiroquai’s biggest “Seven Days in Sunny June”. Jamiroquai’s official logo. hits were on this album: “Emergency Finally! This year Jamiroquai Kay turned out to be perfect as a on Planet Earth”, “Blow released a Greatest funk singer. His voice was found to be Your Mind” and “Too Hits Album. The title very unusual. One British tabloid Young To Die”. is “High Times: wrote once that Jason Kay is a white Next, “Return Of Singles 1992-2006”. boy with the voice of a black girl. The Space Cowboy” 19 tracks are to be JK was always accompanied by a came out in 1994. found on this CD and tremendous group of musicians. Jason After that, in 1996, believe me, this is a Kay (singer), Rob Harris (guitar), Sola the band recorded set of JK’s best funk Akingbola (drums), Derrick McKenzie “Traveling without so far. Additionally, (drums), Matt Johnson (piano) and moving”. This was a Jamiroquai recorded Paul Turner (base), should be on the huge breakthrough two tracks especially list of artists that had a major mostly because of the for this compilation. influence on what the band is right hit, “Virtual Insanity”. One of them, now. The clip for that song “Runaway” is doing It was probably the niche the got four awards at the quite well on the band filled that lead to the huge MTV Music Awards in musica.tiscali.it British top lists. success all around the world. This gap 1997 (clip of the year, best special This brings me to the conclusion. in the music scene that Jamiroquai effects, breakthrough clip, best Funk fan or not, you should give found and successfully filled was funk. cinematography). Jamiroquai a try. You will surely come What Jay and his band were doing The next Album “Synkronized” across songs that you know, but was nowhere close to, let’s say, contained some hits as well: never paid attention to who recorded James Brown’s traditional idea of “Supersonic” is a great example. them. For both fans as well as those funk. Jamiroquai managed to spice up There was a more significant track on who are new to JK and his music, I the funk music a bit. The root of the this CD, though. Synkronized had a strongly recommend the Greatest Hits Jam concept lies mainly in soul music, bonus track entitled “Deeper album. It will make a great Christmas which gives the band it’s unique Underground”: Jamiroquai’s one and present, for someone … or for features. only song that reached number 1 in yourself! The band began with two songs the British pop charts so far. & 15 &

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Advertisement and Information Flow on the Internet

by Przemysław Kułaczkowski

The newest Jupiter Media report create the particular website. In them anymore. On websites that we shows that in 2007 half of Europe’s today’s world nothing is costless. We use a lot, we know where the ads are population will have a connection to can do so much stuff because of placed and simply ignore them. the Internet. The report also claims somebody’s work. Many hobbyists Companies try to build their image that more and more Europeans spend create their own websites, but they but they have to be aware of the fact money online. The Internet are not in competition with those who that the new aggressive methods advertisement market is also do it for a living; they get paid for might scare away potential growing: from 2001 to 2002 it has what they do, they have money to do customers. grown from 24 mln to 33 mln PLN that and they can spend more time Since many websites cannot exist according to the data provided by doing it. without sponsors or investors, some IDMnet-media research house. Online How can owners earn money to people may ask about their credibility. ads have become more powerful, so provide for these websites? There are For example, if an IT forum is powerful that they control information only two ways: advertising and paying sponsored by Intel and Asus, will the flow on the internet. for access. I don’t think many forum journalists and testers be Internauts as a society hate internauts would be happy to reach objective about their sponsor’s confrontations with any kind of into their own pocket in order to pay products? Probably we will never find difficulties in navigation. They detest for the access. that out. Website credibility depends pop-ups, toplayers and interstitials More often you can hear about a only on its creator’s honesty. There ‘jumping’ all over the screen even ‘virtual crusade’ against internet ads. are a lot of websites that favour more than they dislike viruses and People responsible for them should be products of only a few brands, trojans. It can be irritating when you aware that these actions can change regardless of their quality. In my try to find some information and in current marketing methods, making opinion http://forum.mp3store.pl/ between you have to hack through them inefficient. As a result, we will clearly favours iRiver products and the numbers of popping-up windows. have to pay for everything ourselves. neglects Creative ones. Never rely on On the other hand, owners of Unfortunately, the trends are just one website and always compare those websites have to get some clearly in that direction: more people information from different sources. money to run a portal. Common is the use software commonly called ad- The Internet is a complicated conviction that internauts deserve blockers, i.e. programs that block or ‘organism’ that is full of everything for free. Nowadays we can ignore ads. dependencies. The more ads the use websites, exchange opinions and Companies have begun to use portal has, the more money it can information on forums, use sets of more irritating methods to advertise spend on gaining information. Only links and free programs without any themselves. Old methods are passive websites that are full of hot topics and payments; we have to realise that and hard to see. After some time latest news have the right to survive somebody had to spend some time in people’s eyes get used to those types and become prestigious. order to prepare that information and of adverts and start not to notice

Advertising or Publicity: Which is Better?

by Szymon Korzeniowski

Every person dealing with Publicity can have a huge impact in fact they are favouring a certain marketing has to choose the best on product sales. Research has shown product. One might ask if such ways of promoting a product. Out of that more people trust publicity than practice is ethical; fortunately, now them, advertising and publicity are advertising. The main reason for this there are laws requiring an considered the most important. What is the excess of advertisements in all appropriate note if a review is is the difference between advertising kinds of media. More and more people sponsored. and publicity? Advertising is any paid are fed up with the hundreds of ads in While advertising is a relatively form of promoting a product or newspapers, magazines, on TV, etc. A safe way of promotion, publicity might service in various media. Publicity, on praising review in a magazine is more be a double-edged sword: there is the other hand, is any mention of a likely to cause people to buy a always the risk of receiving negative product in the media which isn’t paid product than an advertisement in the publicity. This is usually the case with for by the manufacturer. The best same magazine. A reviewer is low-quality budget products. examples of publicity are product regarded a specialist in a given field, Manufacturers of such products tend reviews in magazines. Both and therefore anything they write is to rely on advertising much more than advertising and publicity are strong considered reliable. on publicity. On the other hand, if a promotional tools, but one has to be Of course, there are also biased product is of high quality, it might aware of the risks connected with reviews, sponsored by manufacturers. gain popularity with minimum using them. The reviewers seem objective, when expense on advertising. If the

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manufacturer provides the product for Although publicity is a very renowned magazines or websites, so magazines to review and it gets the effective promotional tool, it can’t be they often refer to high review scores best possible scores, product sales replaced completely by advertising. in advertisements. are certain to rise. Advertising shapes product awareness Depending on the type of product Positive publicity often generates much more than publicity. While being sold, different ways of word-of-mouth publicity, commonly reviews convince buyers to buy a promotion are more effective than known as buzz – another booster of product, advertisements are usually others. But if a company manages to product popularity. If a person is the first to inform the potential keep a good balance between impressed by a review of a product, customer about the product’s advertising and publicity, being aware they might tell their friends, relatives existence. For example, I usually look of all their advantages and and co-workers about it. If this keeps for reviews of a product after I see its disadvantages, it shouldn’t have any on going, a wave of new customers is advertisement. Manufacturers take problems with successfully promoting guaranteed. pride in getting good reviews from a product.

DePaul – What’s That?? by Maria Bieńczak

I nterview with Marcin On the Polish side, the student basically provides a system of remote Pawełkiewicz – a graduate student of receives a postgraduate diploma (it’s distance learning. It’s also worth Computer Science at DePaul not the Polish Master’s). It’s worth mentioning that the courses offered at University in… Nowy Sącz mentioning that there is no obligation WSB-NLU are not compulsory. One to write a master’s thesis. can give up even all of them in favour - How is the academic year of online courses supplied by organised? Is it the same as in other American lecturers. However, as far studies at WSB-NLU? as I know, nobody has ever done this. - As opposed to traditional full-time This comes from the fear of the studies at WSB-NLU, the academic potential difficulty linked to a new year at DePaul is divided into system and the lack of support from trimesters. The first one begins in our Polish lecturers. September and ends in December - Do you think that all the lectures with an exam session. After that the given at WSB-NLU should be made second and the third trimesters start, available to students in this way? both ending with exams. The learning - I think that making this tool private collection period finally stops in June. available in case of all full-time - What is DePaul at WSB-NLU? - How many students are there at studies would significantly increase - D ePaul is the graduate the moment? the absence rate in classes. Because programme in the field of Computer - Right now I’d say we have about of the access to the in-class materials Science offered by DePaul University 60-65 people in both years. students would simply not come to in Chicago and managed by WSB-NLU - Is it true that the lectures are school. One should also note the fact in Nowy Sącz. The courses are run in recorded and then made available to that contrary to graduate English by some American, as well as students? programmes where the emphasis is Polish scholars. - Yes, that’s true. Everything is put on student’s individual work, the - Who are these studies for? recorded: what is written on the undergraduate ones require more - These studies are aimed at board, the presentation on the interaction between a student and a students with an undergraduate screen, as well as the lecturer’s voice lecturer. That’s why I wouldn’t diploma in the field of Computer and himself. Then, via the Internet, introduce such a solution across the Science (either the Polish licentiate or specifically using DePaul’s system board. American B.A). Applicants should called Course Online, the material is - What are the other advantages of have passed TOEFL with a minimum released to students for further studying at DePaul? score of 213 points or if they graduate reference. - The biggest advantage of these from WSB-NLU, they should have - How do you assess the usefulness studies is the M. Sc. in Computer successfully completed the Effective of the previously mentioned Science which is an engineering Speaking course. technology? degree. As it is issued by an American - How much time does it take to - These lectures are useful mainly University, it should be recognised all receive a degree and what kind of to students who do not attend over the world. This is a great degree is it? classes. In this way many people are supplement to the B.A. diploma in - The entire programme lasts two able to pursue a higher degree and at Computer Science offered by WSB- years. The graduate will receive a the same time, work on the other side NLU. In 2007 I will be graduating with Master of Science in Computer of Poland or even abroad. They just the third class that has gone through Science issued by DePaul University. have to be here for the exams. This the programme so far. Unfortunately

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I’m not in touch with the graduates never ending fight over student ID reason for satisfaction. from previous years and I have no cards. The only entity entitled to issue On the other hand I have to admit idea how their diplomas were these documents is DePaul in that the undergraduate studies I evaluated by employers. Nonetheless, Chicago. But the problem is that their attended gave me a deeper insight I suppose that in a few years’ time administrative staff have been into Computer Science than what I’ve the labour market will verify their reluctant to approve us as DePaul learnt from DePaul. It’s mostly due to value. students based on an official my individual effort and the - Any disadvantages? statement provided by WSB-NLU. willingness to work hard that I’ve - As every story has always two Eventually they promised to finalise managed to develop myself even sides, there are also some the procedure, however the end of more. By this I mean my job and all disadvantages. First of all, there is a the year is coming and it doesn’t the professional certificates I’ve too narrow base of courses offered by seem as if the IDs will be provided. obtained. DePaul at WSB-NLU. The programme This issue is extremely important to I was sure that the DePaul is influenced too much by the students as, in the light of Polish law, programme would be a continuation availability and competence of we are not students at all. As a result, of my studies which is computer lecturers working at our school. These we are not entitled to any benefits networks. Unfortunately, it hasn't people are also busy in other that Polish students take advantage worked out this way. All in all it’s the departments and I sometimes have of. question of one’s interests and the feeling that DePaul is the last in - Are you satisfied or rather priorities. If somebody wants to go to the queue of their interests. dissatisfied with the DePaul studies? work just after undergraduate studies Moreover, I suppose that the great - It’s really hard to say as my or plans to go abroad for professional majority of students are WSB-NLU feelings are quite mixed. As I purposes in the future, I’d definitely B.A. graduates, this fact not providing previously mentioned, DePaul allows recommend these studies. If a challenging atmosphere of diversity. us to combine higher education with a somebody seeks to have a wide What’s more, we still seem to be professional career which is of great educational base with different guinea pigs on which new significance. Working as an IT choices I’d rather look for something arrangements are tested. DePaul in specialist I can study, as well as get else. Nowy Sącz lacks a professional experience which is so relevant in attitude. One of the examples is the today’s world. It’s a big plus and a

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Dishes From Around the World...

Kutya by Lyudmyla Svystunova

Kutya is a traditional Ukrainian down, and in the meantime, prepare ingredients are just the basic ones – dish served on Christmas Eve and the other kutya ingredients. so, should you want to show some sometimes at Easter. It is a symbol of First of all, simmer the poppy creativity and put chopped apples or prosperity and fertility of the land – seeds for about 5 minutes, drain them candied fruit into the kutya, feel this is why the main ingredient of and grind them thoroughly in a absolutely free to do so. kutya is wheat. It’s very easy to mortar or a bowl. Combine the ingredients in a bowl make. Here’s what you need: Then, dissolve the honey in a cup with the ground poppy seeds: first, − 1 kg of wheat of very hot water (this is the add the wheat in small portions, stir, − 500 g of poppy seeds suggested amount, but you may then add the walnuts and pour in the experiment with it to make your kutya dissolved honey. Don’t forget to add − 1/2 cup of honey sweeter or less sweet). the raisins before you pour the kutya − 1 cup of raisins Finally, rinse the raisins. into cups. − 1 cup of chopped walnuts Remember, though, that they should According to tradition, before the be the last ingredient to be added – family and the guests start eating Rinse the dried wheat, then leave the longer you keep them in the Christmas dinner, the hosts should it to soak in cold water for about six kutya, the more soaked they will get, spoon up some kutya and throw it in hours. After it has soaked, the wheat and thus, the higher the possibility the air as high as possible: if the should be boiled in an aluminum pan that your kutya will turn sour. A grains of wheat stick to the ceiling, for 1.5 – 2 hours. When it is ready, simple suggestion would be to add the year will be happy and the cereal will be soft and sticky. them just before the dish is served. prosperous. Leave it in a cold, dry place to cool Also, note that the listed Merry Christmas and bon appetit!

Golden Chicken: Students’ Version by Tomasz Wiendlocha

One evening in our kitchen… This Sauce more oil than usual. Additionally, start is more or less how this should start. − one spoon of corn flour with frying only a few pieces of Let me give you a recipe for a dish − one spoon of potato flour chicken so that they don’t stick that was created by some of my together. When the crust gets a nice − 2-3 garlic cloves finely chopped friends and me when we got tired golden colour take the chicken off the with the things that usually show up − 1 cm of ginger finely chopped frying pan and start frying the next on our table. Considering the − three spoons of sugar pieces. ingredients I used, I suppose the − two spoons of soy sauce After you are done with the whole thing has a lot in common with − one spoon of vinegar chicken, clean the pan (wok) and heat many Chinese specialties. − one spoon of vodka up some more oil in it. As soon as the Let’s begin with the ingredients oil gets hot enough put the chilli − half a cup of chicken broth you’ll need: pepper, red and green peppers and

two chicken fillets onions on the pan and fry them, − Start with combining all the stirring constantly for about one − one red and one green paprika ingredients for the crust. After that, minute. Now comes the most tricky − half of a red chilli pepper (you cut the chicken into 3x3x3 cm cubes, part because you’ll need to pour the can add more if you want it to mix with the crust and put aside for at sauce you prepared earlier into the be more spicy) least 30 minutes. frying pan and Cut the peppers and onions into − two small onions with the chives stir it very fast small pieces. The garlic, ginger and still on them (you can buy that as it will the chilli peppers should be chopped in packs of three in Polish shops become dense finely so that they give their flavour and you will use both the white in just a few away faster than other ingredients. and the green parts) seconds. When The next thing to do is to the sauce is combine all the ingredients for the Crust done put the sauce. − half a cup of corn flour chicken in it and Now for the fun part. Start with − one spoon of soy sauce mix the whole heating up some oil in a frying pan (a thing. Serve − salt and pepper wok would be even better). The with rice. − one egg secret to getting a perfectly made ENJOY! − water chicken in a golden crust is using a bit

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Campbell's Original Chicken Soup by Peter Campbell

Here's my recipe for a traditional the sliced onions. Cook until the 7) Boil gently for one hour stirring Irish soup. Eat this once a week and onions start to sweat (approximately occasionally. you will significantly reduce your 5 minutes). 8) After one hour add more water chances of catching the flu. I'm not 2) Add the sliced chicken breast to the top and boil gently for another one for boasting but everyone who and cook until all the meat has turned hour stirring occasionally or less if you has tried this has said it's the best white stirring occasionally for think it already tastes wonderful. chicken soup they've ever had, you approximately 10 minutes. 9) Eat with the best bread you won't regret it. 3) Add the two sliced carrots, can find. − 2 cloves of garlic cook for ten minutes, − 2 large onions stirring occasionally. 4) Meanwhile start − 2 large carrots peeling the potatoes. − 4 potatoes 5) When the chicken is − 1 chicken breast completely cooked put all − 2 teaspoons of black pepper the contents of the frying − 1 teaspoon of Salt pan into a large pot with − 2 teaspoons of basil the four peeled potatoes and fill it almost to the top − 1 tablespoon of ‘Kucharek’ with water. − A little olive oil 6) Add the pepper, salt basil and 1) Pour enough olive oil into a ‘Kucharek’ (you may want frying pan (not too much) to fry the to add less pepper as this garlic and onions. When it is hot amount makes a very spicy enough add the 2 sliced cloves of soup). garlic, cook for one minute then add

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Are you a first year student or is commemorating the meaningful idea to the realities of the Polish this your last? Or maybe you are only moments of life, have thought of market and have created a certain half way through your studies? Have introducing the whole line of marketing strategy and a plan you ever thought of how to keep the graduation products to Poland. according to which we would like to memories of school, friends and Dawid, one of the co-founders of develop our company. We will see if experiences for a lifetime? Can you the company, said: “In order to the idea is successful, and the imagine a way to be able to capture present the reasons standing behind students will verify it.” all the memories connected with your this particular idea for a business, we The line of class rings to be time spent here, at WSB-NLU? No? would have to go back in time to offered at our school will be called Well, you’re not the only one… 2001, when I decided to participate in Insignio. What does it signify? To get If you think that pictures, an educational program to study for the answer, we asked Piotr. “Insignio postcards and a diploma are not one year at an American high school. is a Latin word meaning distinction, enough, there is a new solution. Have I chose Rains High School in Emory, decoration and giving value to the you ever heard of class rings? Very Texas. I remember very well the first most important aspects of life. The soon, our school will be the first in day at school. I was thrilled and products of Insignio are the means of Poland and one of the first in all of excited about the new school and keeping the memories, experiences Europe to offer a whole range of class about meeting new friends, but there and lifetime values and protecting rings as well as a whole line of was also something else. Nearly them from ever being forgotten. The graduation products such as custom- everyone was carrying a class ring on line of Insignio products is the symbol designed class rings and jewellery, their finger. I had never seen this of belonging to the community of a caps and gowns and yearbooks. before. I was amazed by the extent to particular university.” Michał, the third The history of offering graduation which American students associate co-founder and the ‘computer brain’ products is more than a century old. themselves with their schools and of the company, said: “We would like The idea of class rings was invented how loyal they are. They perceive to kindly invite everyone to visit our in the United States of America. Its their education and graduation as a website at www.insignio.pl where you purpose was and is to help students milestone event in their lives. They may find all the details concerning the celebrate their milestone event – the would like to keep forever the products included in our offer. If you successful graduation from a high memories of their friends, with whom have questions, each aspect of our school or from a university, a symbol they spent their most wonderful days, activity is explained in the FAQ of the completion of the transition and of the school which provided section of our website.” from an easy-going, jaunty student them with knowledge and experience On behalf of the Ampersand life to a responsible and mature one, to make them live a successful life. team, I would like to wish Dawid, the beginning of the professional Even after graduating, they Michał and Piotr the very best of luck career. If you have graduated from an remember their roots and meet each in introducing the line of class rings American high school or college, you other frequently during alumni and graduation products at WSB-NLU. probably are well acquainted with the summits. Since I have begun my This idea is one more proof of idea, which will now be implemented studies at WSB-NLU, I have felt the creativity and entrepreneurship of our into our local community. Dawid, same atmosphere. So, together with students, who have innovative ideas Michał and Piotr, fifth year students of my friends, we have decided to take for business. Marketing & Business at WSB-NLU, the opportunity to enter the market. inspired by the American tradition of We have adapted and adjusted the

Leadership Seminar at WSB-NLU… by Maria Bieńczak

The second edition of the world. This means not only taking a be a passive lecture, but people are Leadership Seminar at WSB-NLU has look at leadership issues, but also obliged to actively participate – ask begun! This initiative was created and facts about countries that play questions and contribute their successfully realised in 2005 by the significant roles in the global opinions. Moreover, every participant Rector of our school – Mr. Krzysztof environment. has a task of observing what’s going Pawłowski. That was the reason why This year the project has on in a chosen country through the the idea was put forward to students attracted 26 students, mostly from next thirteen meetings. Eventually it this year as well. The purpose of this the 3rd year who voluntarily agreed will result in being an expert in that initiative is to provide students with to work hard during both semesters. area. essential knowledge about today’s This is because it is not supposed to In December there will be the & 22 & December 2006 issue #5

first presentations about those Rector from last year's participants. Daniel Miedziński (Management countries prepared for seminar Only then I’ve made a decision that and Business, Polish track, 3rd year): members. So far two meetings have I’d like to attend it if the Rector “The Leadership Seminar managed by been organised on 28th November, as invites 3rd year students again. After the Rector is a very original proposal well as on 5th December. the first meetings I came to the aimed at WSB-NLU students. The During the first meeting some conclusion that this seemed to be an Rector does not attempt to make us organisational details were arranged extremely interesting project. I become fantastic leaders. He shows and everyone had a chance to get to personally hope to take advantage of us the path to success which is the know other people from the group. this; after all, our Rector is the top ability to lead people in order to reach After that Mr. Rector gave an leader. My future plans will require common objectives.” interesting introduction to the field of some of the leadership skills and As you can note the Leadership leadership. He often supported the qualities which might be invisible for Seminar seems to be a very theory with some memorable an inexperienced person, but at the challenging project. It gives great anecdotes from his professional life same time being crucial for one’s opportunities of self-development and including his co-workers’ and friends’ professional success. I would like to self-realisation. Right now our examples. Participants acquired the learn things during this seminar…” commentators are looking forward Krzysztof Korecki impatiently to the next meetings. (Computer Science, 3rd year): “As a student of Computer Science I feel that this seminar is a great chance Zayaffkas

to escape from the computer by Marta Balbous world for a while. It’s an opportunity to widen my interests, and to learn some With Christmas just around the important skills in a field corner, it is high-time to get down to other than computer science. some serious carol singing. Which I hope that this will help me, one of us wants to sit down by the to some extent, to achieve fireplace on Christmas Eve and look ability to differentiate between my goals in the future. If not, I think around as everyone sings “Silent leaders and managers, as well as the the idea of taking a break from Night” or “Away in a Manger” and ability to recognise various types of computers is enough for me to take not join in? leaders. The meeting was concluded part in this project.” The first step to successful with a remark that our environment is Michał Klocek (Management and caroling is learning the lyrics or, naturally dynamic and it gives the Business, Polish track, 3rd year): better still, writing your own remix basis for leadership. “This seminar is an interesting of the original version. We have The second meeting was a initiative. One part is the lecture given prepared for you one of the most continuation of the previously by the Rector which includes the popular Christmas songs, which you mentioned topics. Different issues necessary theory, but is supported by will enrich with your own texts. But relevant to every leader have been many examples from real life. The before you take a sneak-peek at the touched upon. They included things other part covers the active work of next page, write a word to match like qualities and skills a potential 26 students. It’s very accurate what what’s asked, then flip the page and leader should have or the kinds of the Rector said during the first fill out the blanks. Don’t forget to attitudes and behaviours which are meeting that he would like to make us sing your masterpiece to Santa, unacceptable. acquire new knowledge, not only the when he stops by! However, the disadvantage is theoretical, but also the practical. I that the seminar is conducted in also think that the idea of assigning 1. Gerund Polish only. It should be also countries to participants in order to 2. Number mentioned that seminar participants specialise in them will be very helpful 3. Animal have their own online forum for to us. Such knowledge is not only 4. Gerund exchanging their ideas about useful during business meetings, but 5. Plural noun leadership. What’s really nice is the during social meetings as well.” 6. Adjective fact that people taking part in this Jacek Gruszka (Management 7. Verb project in 2005 have been also invited and Business, English track, 3rd 8. Plural noun to contribute their thoughts. I’ve year): These meetings motivate to 9. Verb decided to ask several seminar take action. They make it possible to 10. Number participants to tell me what they think get to know the ideas of a great 11. Verb about this whole idea. This is what leader, to make conclusions and to 12. Girl’s name I’ve managed to hear: use them in one’s own life. They teach 13. Adjective Michał Machowski us how to behave and how to move in 14. Verb past tense (Management and Business, Polish the world of business, as well as in 15. Adjective track, 3rd year): “I found out about other surroundings. This is a great 16. Verb past tense the seminar which is organised by the school of practical thinking.” 17. Verb (ed form)

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Zayaffkas Illustrated

(1) through the snow Sayings

In a (2) (3) open sleigh by Mariusz Bocheński O'er the fields we go (4) all the way (5) on bob tails ring Making spirits (6) What fun it is to (7) and sing A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle (8) , jingle (8) Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to (9) In a (2) (3) open sleigh (x 2)

A day or (10) ago I thought I'd (11) a ride And soon Miss (12) (13) Was (14) by my side Straight from a horse’s mouth The (3) was (15) and lank Misfortune (16) his lot We got into a (17) bank And then we got upsot

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by Katarzyna Brigge & Вероника Младенова

Black Sea, Sofia, your parents’ holiday... so far you probably related Bulgaria to those things. How about expanding your knowledge of his country and picking up a few phrases In the Bulgarian language. Our friend, Weronika, came to the rescue. Hello Здравей!

Good morning Добро утро!

Where are you from? От къде си? To marry money

I’m from Bulgaria Аз съм от България.

Nice, I’ve been there on holiday. Прекрасно. Бил съм там на почивка.

Let’s sit and have some coffee… Да седнем и да испием по едно кафе.

With pleasure! С удоволствие!

I will have a vanilla cappuccino. Аз ще помоля капучино с ванилия.

For me – regular with milk. За мен обикновено с мляко.

So, what do you do in Poland? А ти с какво се занимаваш в Полша?

I came to study at WSB. Аз съм дошъл да следвам в ВСБ.

Do you enjoy it so far? Как ти харесва до сега?

Oh yes! It is a great business school. Много ми харесва. Чудесен институт.

Not really… I’m missing home a lot… Не съвсем. Липсва ми моят дом. To twist your tongue around something & 25 & December 2006 issue #5

Horoscopes Rachel Lachance

Aries March 21-April 19 others praise your deeds. Remember, your sarcasm. Lay it on thick and they You’re normally a fiery and snobbery is not charming. Be on the may break out of their shell. If a energetic person but this month’s lookout for a new acquaintance who friend seems a bit down, it’s your job routine may tire you out. Stay loves theatrics as much as you do. to offer some pleasant distractions focused on your goals and avoid the They’ll make a wonderful new from their everyday problems. impulse to become defensive in the companion. This month: Acting like a clown is face of stressful commitments. This month: The world is your totally acceptable. Remember, you’re not the only one stage but watch out for the trapdoor. around with good ideas, even though Capricorn December 22-January 19 you’ve been known as a smart cookie. Virgo August 23-September 22 You’ve been a bit too anxious This month: Remain cool, calm You may not know it but most lately. Seek out a cheerful friend for and collected but keep the fire people envy your ability to be good conversations and relaxing burning underneath. independent. Just make sure you activities. They’ll help you ditch your don’t appear too cold and uncaring. normal cycle of work and stability. Taurus April 20-May 20 Remember, you’re an Earth sign; you Remember, sometimes Earth signs Every good bull knows that need human connections and warm need a bit of fire, just don’t get patience is a virtue, but this month smiles in your daily life. Seek them scorched. Financial problems may you may run into individuals who will out. One particular smile might catch seem never-ending, yet a change of put it through trials. Don’t ignore your fancy this month. There’s always pace means a change of perspective. them; they need your help. You’re a little time for romance. Nothing is as bad as it seems, considered by most people to be a This month: Do something especially when surrounded by reliable person; don’t blame others for completely impractical and then do it laughter. seeking advice from you. If all else again. This month: Laugh until you’re on fails, give them a first-rate dose of the floor. sarcasm and feign interest. Libra September 23-October 22 This month: Ace a test and buy Your growing pessimism may Aquarius January 20-February 18 yourself something nice. surprise you this month. Don’t worry, Some people think you’re too underneath the school and work impractical. Follow their advice. It’s Gemini May 21-June 21 pressure rests your old dependable time to buckle down and cross some This month you may encounter a idealism, though it won’t make its things out of your to-do list. You often problem you just can’t solve yourself. way out alone. Surround yourself with find it hard to conform to expectations Beware of false advice. Seek the aid humour and charm to keep a balance. but sometimes it’s for the best. You of a friend you’ve been neglecting, it If financial problems arise, deal with enjoy a good challenge and this could will enliven both your moods. If them immediately, but don’t deny be it, and it doesn’t mean you have to you’re willing to open up, they’ll yourself the little (cheap) pleasures in throw your creative ideas out of the receive you with open arms, plus they life. window. Show yourself how might have some juicy gossip. Enjoy This month: Flirt, flirt, flirt! resourceful you can really be. the renewed bond. This month: Tie yourself to your This month: Make coffee and Scorpio October 23-November 21 desk (at least until the weekend). conversation priorities. Your hypnotic powers are at a high this month, use them to your Pisces February 19-March 20 Cancer June 22-July 22 advantage. People are attracted by Sometimes you feel like a fish out It’s time to abandon your daily your sensitivity and intensity, just of water. Look to your closest friends routine. There’s a whole world out remember to make time for yourself to get you back on track. You’re a there waiting to experience your or the stress could build up. Attack all generous and honest person and imagination and charm. Don’t let your problems head-on, but don’t mix they’ll remember this, though mere other people’s opinions put a damper business with pleasure. You have a acquaintances will try and take on your fun. Stay alert, an tendency to over-analyse situations, advantage of these qualities. There’s opportunity to try something new resist the urge to take things too plenty of time in your day for may arise. Take it. The days are personally. imagination and day-dreaming, but getting shorter; it’s time to break out This month: Take a long walk by save it for after class. That glazed- the night owl in you. yourself. over look won’t win you an A. This month: See the sun rise. This month: Erase all the doodles Sagittarius November 22-December (except the best) from your notebook Leo July 23-August 22 21 and replace them with actual notes. Your friends may tell you you’re Sometimes you’re too careless too dramatic, but this month drama is but throw your worries to the wind See you next month. the key. It’s finally your turn to stir this month. Work can’t be avoided - - Your Stara Alpha Centauri things up. Put your creative energy in approach it with humour and energy. use but remain humble even when A family member may need some of

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