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rivers are on full throttle for most of the lap due to its long straights and fast corners, and is usually the scenario in which the open-wheeled F1 cars show the raw speed they are capable of (372 kilometres per hour (231 mph) during the mid-2000s V10 engine formula, although in 2012 with the 2.4L V8 engines, top speeds in F1 rarely reach over 340 kilometres per hour (211 mph)). The circuit is generally flat, but has a gradual gradient from the second Lesmos to the Variante Ascari. Due to the low aerodynamic profile needed, with its resulting low downforce,[6] the grip is very low; understeer is a more serious issue than at other circuits; however, the opposite effect, oversteer, is also present in the second sector, requiring the use of a very distinctive opposite lock technique. Since both maximum power, and minimal drag is the key for speed on the straights, only competitors with enough power or aerodynamic efficiency at their disposal are able to challenge for the top places.[6]

In addition to Formula One, the circuit hosts an endurance event, the 1000 km Monza, which has been run as part of the World Sportscar Championship and the Le Mans Series. Monza also featured the unique Race of Two Worlds events, which attempted to run Formula One and United States Auto Club National Championship cars against each other, and previously held rounds of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, in the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. Current major events are races of the World Touring Car Championship and the Superbike World Championship, as well as various local championship races. kekec-silvo2

Praga

februar 5, 2014Uncategorizedadmin

Smetana’s gravestone at the Vyšehrad Cemetery, Prague (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Emilia and Karol Wojtyła, parents of pope John Paul II (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vyšehrad Cemetery (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Monument of Emilia and Karol Wojtyła (senior), parents of Karol Wojtyła – pope Ioannes Paulus II, in Częstochowa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Karol Wojtyła urodził się w Wadowicach 18 maja 1920 roku, jako drugi syn Karola Wojtyły i Emilii z Kaczorowskich^[7]. Ród Wojtyłów wywodzi się zCzańca koło Kęt i Lipnika. Ród Kaczorowskich pochodzi z Michalowa koło Szczebrzeszyna. Karol Wojtyła został ochrzczony w kościele parafialnym 20 czerwca 1920 roku przez księdza Franciszka Żaka, kapelana wojskowego^[7]. Rodzicami chrzestnymi Karola Wojtyły byli Józef Kuczmierczyk, szwagier Emilii Wojtyły, i jej siostra, Maria Wiadrowska^[8]. Pierwszą Komunię przyjął w 29 maja 1929^[8], a sakramentu bierzmowania udzielił mu abp Adam Stefan Sapieha 3 maja 1938; przyszły papież wybrał imię Hubert, na cześć Karola Huberta Rostworowskiego^[7]. Zachowały się relacje, że rodzice nadali przyszłemu papieżowi imię Karol na cześć Karola Habsburga. Drugie imię Józef, miało zostać nadane na cześć Franciszka Józefa. Papież spotkał się kiedyś z Zytą Burbon-Parmeńską, żoną ostatniego cesarza Austrii Karola I Habsburga, witając ją słowami „Miło mi powitać cesarzową mojego ojca”. W rodzinie Wojtyłów silna była więź sympatii z Austrią. Ostatnim błogosławionym, którego Jan Paweł II wyniósł na ołtarze, był właśnie ostatni cesarz Austrii bł. Karol I Habsburg^[a]^[9]. Rodzina Wojtyłów żyła skromnie. Jedynym źródłem utrzymania była pensja ojca – wojskowego urzędnika w Powiatowej Komendzie Uzupełnień w stopniu porucznika^[10]. Matka pracowała dorywczo jako szwaczka. Edmund, brat Karola, po ukończeniu wadowickiego gimnazjum studiowałmedycynę w Krakowie i został lekarzem^[7]. Wojtyłowie mieli jeszcze jedno dziecko – Olgę, która zmarła 16 godzin po urodzeniu 7 lipca 1916 r. wBiałej^[11]. Papież wspominał ją w opublikowanym po śmierci testamencie – na równi z rodzicami i bratem. Fakt urodzin i śmierci starszej siostry papieża ujawnił francuski dziennikarz i filozof André Frossard, autor wydanej w 1982 roku książki Nie lękajcie się! Rozmowy z Janem Pawłem II.

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The flag with the motto Żywią y Bronią (They Feed and Defend) was given to a battalion of Kraków scythemen by Tadeusz Kościuszko on August 16, 1794. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The historical Praga was a small settlement located at the eastern bank of the Vistula river, directly opposite the towns of Old Warsaw and Mariensztat, both being parts of Warsaw now. First mentioned in 1432, it derived its name from the Polish ver

Czartoryski Museum (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

b prażyć, meaning to burn or to roast, as it occupied a forested area that was burnt out to make place for the village. Separated from Warsaw by a wide river, it developed independently of the nearby city, and on February 10, 1648 king Władysław IV of Poland granted Praga with a city charter. However, as it was mostly a suburb and most buildings were wooden, the town was repeatedly destroyed by fires, floods and foreign armies. Currently the only surviving historical monument from that epoch is the Church of Our Lady of Loreto.

Although there were numerous attempts to build a permanent bridge across the river, none succeeded and Praga remained a separate entity well into the 18th century. Communication between the capital and Praga was maintained by privately run ferries and, in the winter, over the ice. Finally, in 1791, during the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski, Praga was attached to Warsaw as a borough.

The Battle of Praga, or Battle of Warsaw of 1794, was a Russian assault during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794. It was followed by a massacre in which over 20,000 inhabitants of the Praga district lost their lives.

Unlike the western parts of Warsaw, Praga remained relatively untouched during World War II and in the postwar period of reconstruction, the capital was home to many ministries and public facilities

Watkins Glen

februar 3, 2014Uncategorizedadmin

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed “The Glen”) is an automobile race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The sports car racing facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation. It was long known around the world as the home of the United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but since 1948 the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including Formula One, the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the IndyCar Series. Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming, the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit’s current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the “Inner Loop” was installed in 1992 after a fatal accident during the previous year’s NASCAR Winston Cup event. The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers.

The circuit also has been the site of two concerts: the 1973 Summer Jam, attended by 600,000 fans,[1] and Phish’s Super Ball IX in 2011

Istanbul Park

februar 3, 2014Uncategorizedadmin

The venue of the Turkish Grand Prix is located in crossing of boundaries of Pendik and Tuzla districts on the Asian side of Istanbul, close to the junction of Kurtköy on the north side of the Otoyol 4, linking Istanbul to Ankara. It is adjacent to the newly constructed Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and is surrounded by forests and fields.

The Istanbul Park racing circuit was one of only five circuits running anticlockwise in the 2011 Formula One season, the others being Autódromo José Carlos Pace (used for the Brazilian Grand Prix), the Marina Bay Street Circuit (used for the Singapore Grand Prix), the Korea International Circuit (used for the Korean Grand Prix) and the Yas Marina Circuit (used for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix). The circuit is 5.338 km (3.317 mi) long, with an average width of 15 m (49 ft) ranging from 14 to 21.5 m (46 to 70.5 ft), and covers over 2.215 million square metres (547 acres). With a total of 14 corners, the sharpest with a radius of merely 15 m (49 ft), the circuit runs over four different ground levels with a start/finish straight over 650 m (2,133 ft) in length. The total race distance of the Turkish Grand Prix is 309.356 km (192.225 mi) over 58 laps.

The main grandstand has a seating capacity of 25,000 spectators. In addition, natural ground stands and temporary stands can provide a total capacity of over 155,000. The paddock buildings are two-level structures; the ground floor reserved for racing teams, the upper floor serving as hospitality areas, with an additional viewing capacity of 5,000 seats. At each end of the paddock, there are two 7-story VIP towers.

Superbike

februar 3, 2014Uncategorizedadmin

Drivers are on full throttle for most of the lap due to its long straights and fast corners, and is usually the scenario in which the open-wheeled F1 cars show the raw speed they are capable of (372 kilometres per hour (231 mph) during the mid-2000s V10 engine formula, although in 2012 with the 2.4L V8 engines, top speeds in F1 rarely reach over 340 kilometres per hour (211 mph)). The circuit is generally flat, but has a gradual gradient from the second Lesmos to the Variante Ascari. Due to the low aerodynamic profile needed, with its resulting low downforce,[6] the grip is very low; understeer is a more serious issue than at other circuits; however, the opposite effect, oversteer, is also present in the second sector, requiring the use of a very distinctive opposite lock technique. Since both maximum power, and minimal drag is the key for speed on the straights, only competitors with enough power or aerodynamic efficiency at their disposal are able to challenge for the top places.[6]

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