Fascynacje. Peter Brook*

Fascinations. Peter BrookThe author analyses various aspects of acting in the context of Peter Brooks theory of acting. This discussion takes into account role construction, the authenticity and originality of the character, the problem of the actors identification with the character and the importance of cooperation between the actor and the director in the pre-production process and on the shoot.Fascinations. Peter BrookThe author analyses various aspects of acting in the context of Peter Brooks theory of acting. This discussion takes into account role construction, the authenticity and originality of the character, the problem of the actors identification with the character and the importance of cooperation between the actor and the director in the pre-production process and on the shoot

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I’m yoursThe author analyses in detail the structure of the leading role based on the film “I’m yours” His analysis takes into account acting skills, the relations between the protagonists and adversaries and also cinematic time and space. He appreciates the role played by the screenwriter and establishes the principles for cooperation between actors and the director.I’m yoursThe author analyses in detail the structure of the leading role based on the film “I’m yours” His analysis takes into account acting skills, the relations between the protagonists and adversaries and also cinematic time and space. He appreciates the role played by the screenwriter and establishes the principles for cooperation between actors and the director

Orzeczenia w sprawach Windsor i Obergefell jako punkt odniesienia dla równości małżeńskiej w Polsce

Dwa przełomowe orzeczenia Sądu Najwyższego Stanów Zjednoczonych w sprawach Windsor v. United States i Obergefell v. Hodges doprowadziły do pełnej instytucjonalizacji małżeństw jednopłciowych w tymże kraju. W artykule dokonano analizy historycznej oraz prawnej obu tych wyroków. Ponadto zrekonstruowano argumenty sformułowane przez amerykański Sąd Najwyższy na kanwie prawa polskiego oraz międzynarodowego, w celu odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy polskie sądy mogłyby orzec w podobny sposób.Two landmark rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States in Windsor v. United States and Obergefell v. Hodges led to the full institutionalization of same-sex marriage in that country. The article contains a historical as well as a legal analysis of both those decisions. Furthermore, it reconstructs the arguments raised by the U.S. Supreme Court on the basis of Polish and international law to answer whether Polish courts could issue similar rulings

Real-TV : RTP/L3\u27s visual monitor

Today many real-world activities are being monitored and controlled by some type of micro-processor based system. Emphasis is placed on manufacturing and controlling through the use of computers. The inherent nature of these real-world applications makes them difficult to control and monitor. They must be built meeting strict timing constraints and must be predictable. We need to develop simplistic, reliable, and cost effective methods for building, evaluating, monitoring and controlling these complex systems. These tools should provide the user with system insight. At the New Jersey Institute of Technology Real-Time Computing Laboratory, we are building a system that will provide the aforementioned tools in a complete real-time environment. This paper gives the user a brief overview of the system that is currently under construction and gives a detailed look into the component called Real-TV. Real-TV is a software component that will be used as a monitoring tool to provide users with system insight. Processes and other system statistics, occurring within the simulated predictable real-time software/hardware environment, can be tracked and monitored

Problems with Adaptation of Post-Accession Polish Migrants in Countries of the EU

Starting from 1st May, 2004 countries of European Fifteen have gradually opened their labour markets for the new EU members, including the Poles. The first to take this step was Great Britain, Ireland and Sweden, the last - Germany and Austria. For the new EU citizens, emerging opportunities were connected with benefits and wide possibilities, but also with limitations and adaptation difficulties. They had to deal with the language barrier as much as the different culture, accepted behaviours, traditions, work culture and model of spending leisure time. Mentality of migrants – whether they were able or not to immerse into the “new” – had impact on finding themselves in another environment. Most of those, who left Poland did not plan to settle, they were leaving “for some time”, temporarily. Mentally, they were still connected with previous place of residence, more interested in environment left behind than new one. Such behaviour was not conducive to adaptation; on the contrary, it made adaptation harder. Migrants through listening to Polish radio, watching Polish television stations, using the Polish Internet portals and reading national press, separated themselves from the new environment. All of these was due to the assumption that engaging in new place has no point since their stay is only temporary. Their attitude to the kind of work and workplace was similar. Majority of migrants from the EU-8 countries was taking up secondary employment, regardless of educational background. Wages comparable with Polish were supposed to compensate depreciation on the labour market. A wide spectrum of adaptation problems of Polish migrants is an issue raised in reports prepared by specialized research institutions, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Polish Community organisations

Modelling of chemical migration under the overlapping impact of multiple and diverse pollution sources in the area of the “Zachem” Chemical Plant (Bydgoszcz, northern Poland)

Modeling studies of chemical migration in the area of the “Zachem” Chemical Plant in Bydgoszcz started from the analyses of the production profile. Those studies were conducted to investigate the potential contaminants. Organic compounds still represent a substantial concentration in soil and water environment, including total organic carbon (TOC) reaching values above 1600 mg/L, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenol (up to 500-800 mg/L), organochloride and organometallic compounds, as well as hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene and PAHs. Groundwater contains most of the major ions (chlorides, sulphates and bicarbonates, sodium and calcium) and trace elements (Al, Co, Cr and Ni).A reliable conceptual model of the geological structure was constructed for 3 continuous layers with variable bottom morphology. This model represents the complex structure containing permeable and impermeable Quaternary and Neogene deposits. A hydrogeological numerical model was created for the area of the “Zachem” Chemical Plant using the Visual MODFLOW program. Low values of two key statistical measures confirm a good model fitness to the measured conditions: root mean square (RMS) amounts to only about 1.5 m and normalized RMS reaches only about 4.4%. The differences between measured and calculated values are normally distributed. A Modpath module was used to analyze the potential extent of contaminant plume. Accurate hydrogeological 3D sampling was conducted using a “low flow” technique.The results of full and reliable modeling of the chemical migration under the overlapping impact of multiple and diverse pollution sources in the area of the “Zachem” Chemical Plant are essential for further planning of remedial strategies

Aging – what do we know?

Skin aging is a combination of reduction in the biological activity of cells, a slowing down of regenerative processes, and a loss of resistance to environmental factors. Genetics, lifestyle, and hormones significantly affect proper functioning of the skin. The aim of this article was to present the current knowledge about aging processes and concurrent therapies which can influence skin aging.  </p

Activation of the innate immune receptor Dectin-1 upon formation of a 'phagocytic synapse'.

Innate immune cells must be able to distinguish between direct binding to microbes and detection of components shed from the surface of microbes located at a distance. Dectin-1 (also known as CLEC7A) is a pattern-recognition receptor expressed by myeloid phagocytes (macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils) that detects β-glucans in fungal cell walls and triggers direct cellular antimicrobial activity, including phagocytosis and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In contrast to inflammatory responses stimulated upon detection of soluble ligands by other pattern-recognition receptors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs), these responses are only useful when a cell comes into direct contact with a microbe and must not be spuriously activated by soluble stimuli. In this study we show that, despite its ability to bind both soluble and particulate β-glucan polymers, Dectin-1 signalling is only activated by particulate β-glucans, which cluster the receptor in synapse-like structures from which regulatory tyrosine phosphatases CD45 and CD148 (also known as PTPRC and PTPRJ, respectively) are excluded (Supplementary Fig. 1). The 'phagocytic synapse' now provides a model mechanism by which innate immune receptors can distinguish direct microbial contact from detection of microbes at a distance, thereby initiating direct cellular antimicrobial responses only when they are required