an explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in the village of Boržiny in central Czechia This was reported by ČTK Ceske Noviny. the explosion occurred today at 08:45 local time at the STV Group factory warehouse in the Polička Svitavy district This facility manufactures large-caliber ammunition and is involved in military equipment repairs and supplying spare parts Preliminary information indicates that one person has been severely injured and was airlifted to a hospital People from nearby areas have been evacuated The likely cause of the explosion is a violation of the technological process It is noted that the warehouse where the explosion occurred is not only used for storing but also for manufacturing large-caliber ammunition It is worth noting that the Czech Republic plays a key role in supplying ammunition to Ukraine and coordinating international initiatives for their production launched a project to procure 155mm and 122mm artillery shells Czechia is also increasing its own ammunition production particularly for artillery and armored vehicles Czech defense companies are ramping up shell production and modernizing old Soviet-era stocks to supply them to Ukraine This not only strengthens Ukraine's defense capabilities but also enhances Czechia's role in the European military-industrial complex On Tuesday, March 25, an explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in the town of Bořiny in the central part of the Czech Republic, according to ČTK Ceske Noviny. local time at the STV Group's warehouse in Polička This enterprise produces large-caliber ammunition and is engaged in the repair of military equipment and the supply of spare parts one person was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital by helicopter People have been evacuated from the areas near the scene The probable cause of the explosion is a process violation The warehouse where the explosion occurred not only stores but also produces large-caliber ammunition Czechia plays a key role in the supply of ammunition to Ukraine organizing large-scale purchases and coordinating international initiatives for its production has launched a project to purchase 155 mm and 122 mm artillery shells Czechia is also increasing its own production of ammunition Czech defense companies are increasing the rate of production of shells and modernizing old Soviet-style stockpiles to transfer them to Ukraine Czechia is not only strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities but also enhancing its role in the European military-industrial complex In early January, 6 people were killed in an explosion at a restaurant in a Czech city The explosion of a propane-butane cylinder occurred in a restaurant in Most Hamilton Heights High School graduate Alec Policka is gaining experience as an intern with State Rep Tony Cook (R-Cicero) and his fellow members of the Indiana House of Representatives during the 2020 legislative session Policka is the son of Greg and Gretchen Policka He is attending Purdue 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times of Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) the 20th century’s foremost Czech composer whose music is nonetheless largely unfamiliar to U.S Planning to see three or more Bard Music Festival performances the Bard Music Festival has established its unique identity in the classical concert field by presenting programs that place selected works in the cultural and social context of the composer’s world Programs of the Bard Music Festival offer a point of view The intimate communication of recital and chamber music and the excitement of full orchestral and choral works are complemented by informative preconcert talks panel discussions by renowned musicians and scholars each season University of Chicago Press publishes a book of essays and correspondence relating to the festival’s central figure the festival encourages listeners and musicians alike to rediscover the powerful expressive nature of familiar compositions and to become acquainted with less well-known works the Bard Music Festival has entered the worlds of Brahms The 35th Bard Music Festival in 2025 will be devoted to the life and work of Bohuslav Martinů The Bard Music Festival promotes new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience a single composer is chosen as the main subject the influences and consequences of that composer’s achievement and all aspects of the musical culture surrounding the time and place of the composer’s life are explored Perhaps the most important dimensions of the festival are the ways in which it links music to the worlds of literature and politics and brings two kinds of audience together: those with a long history of interest in concert life and first-time listeners who find the festival an ideal place to learn about and enjoy the riches of our musical past Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is located in Annandale-on-Hudson situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in the beautiful Hudson Valley about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston Sign up for our mailing list and be the first to get programming announcements and early access to tickets Bard CollegePO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson New York 12504-5000 845-758-7900 [email protected] Sign up to receive the latest news, updates This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The travellers - both local and coming from afar – are welcomed by the slightly informative trail ‘Around the Town Walls in Polička’ This trail should present important monuments and attractions of our town The trail is conceived alternatively – it is both artistically bold and textually concise and – hopefully – fresh Since the panels could not provide all information there are supplementary texts under these QR codes The panels of the trail from the year 2020 were financed by the Town of Polička its artistic presentation was prepared by the team of the local company REK plus Polička Ltd and the texts were written in collaboration with the Polička Municipal Museum The dowry town of Polička was founded in 1265 and the appearance of the oldest church is unknown The new church was probably built from the last quarter of the 14th century in the era of the fourth wife of Charles IV – Elizabeth of Pomerania The Czech queens exercised the right of patronage which obliged them to take care of the construction of the church a connection with the royal building company and the Prague environment cannot be ruled out Also interesting is the striking similarity to the simultaneously built Episcopal Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross in neighbouring Litomyšl the church was a three-nave basilica with the only tower in the western façade which was drawn into the main building – an analogy can hardly be found for this solution at that time and thus it is one of the peculiarities of this building the Hussite commander Jan Žižka marched up his army to Polička and the town joined the Hussites The Polička parish was administered by the priests of the Evangelical faith until the Thirty Years’ War A bell with an inscription in Czech from 1511 has been preserved to this day including the church with rich Baroque sculptural decoration (the Way of the Cross with 47 life-size figures) The original intention of the municipality was to restore the church but the removal of damaged masonry led to the demolition of almost the entire building and to the construction of a new church based on a project by Antonín Vach and František Schmoranz (consecrated in 1865) The Neo-Gothic building was conceived as a hall (vaults of all the naves are on the same level) with the insertion of the galleries into the side naves The most significant monument is the marble statue on the altar by Václav Levý Recently an extensive reconstruction has been completed which solved the technical problems and gave the church its original dignity (more on www.farnostpolicka.cz) The church is managed by the Roman Catholic parish of the Polička deanery The church is a national cultural monument - there are more than 40,000 protected immovable cultural monuments in the Czech Republic less than 400 of which are declared national cultural monuments James’s Church in Polička with the birthplace of the composer Bohuslav Martinů James (the patron saint of pilgrims) was one of the 12 apostles and is referred to as the Great or the Elder Famous are the pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela The composer Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) was born in the tower in a room of the sexton and the midwife said: A famous man was born as he is welcomed with glorious ringing he died as an exile and a politically undesirable person in Switzerland His remains were transferred to Polička only 20 years after his death You can learn more about the composer in the Municipal Museum – Bohuslav Martinů Center His birthplace in the tower can be visited with a museum guide Recommended publications (can be bought in the Museum and the Information Center on the square): Polička – St Pavel Borský 2005; Martinů – the fate of the composer (picture captions) image sources: Polička Museum This webpage uses Cookies and JavaScript in order to work properly We strongly recommend to enable those technologies in yur browser In case of wrongly displayed content you can request necessary information at e-mail address wwwadmin@mzv.cz which were written by Bohuslav Martinů to his friend Frantisek Rybka in the United States between the years 1940-1959 were handed into the hands of Ambassador Hynek Kmoníček by Dr The ceremonial delivery took place during the festivities of Czech National Day “It is my great honor that today I could accept such precious documents Rybka and his family for their valuable gift I will gladly help to deliver the composer’s handwritten documents to his native town of Polička.” The letters dedicated to the Municipal Museum and Gallery Polička Rybka’s notes and explanations as well as photographs and the original composition “Dumka,” which Martinů composed for Dr who is the author of the biography Bohuslav Martinů offered insight into the composer’s life and personality I would like to offer a new source of information about an amazing musician not only for music fans but also for psychologists that study Asperger’s Syndrome as Martinů I would be very pleased if my book was translated into Czech the native tongue of my father and my grandparents.” Francis Rybka (1935) was born in New York to parents who devoted themselves to classical music immigrated to America in 1913 upon graduating from the Brno Organ School His wife Doris Summers was a piano player from Tennessee Their son Francis James Rybka studied piano and French horn but lacked the talents in music of his parents or his older brother going on to graduate from Brown University and went from there to graduate from Cornell University Medical School in 1961 He trained to become a general surgeon at the Boston City Hospital he served as a Captain in the US Air Force for two years after which he had further training in Plastic Surgery in St California where he entered private practice Many years after his father and Martinů died He was interested in several particularities he concluded that the composer suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome one of Martinů’s odd traits was his extreme dependence on others He lacked social reciprocity; when other composers complimented at a premiere of one of his scores so much that he was not able to go out on stage to bow to the public after his works of music were performed Rybka presents further evidence and his conclusions in his book Bohuslav Martinů Czech Television Report May 10, 2025 EU Open House 2025: Czech Embassy Opens to the Public May 13, 2025 Concert: Tomáš Kačo May 14, 2025 Film: Girl America Phyllis (Honnold) Stein was called home to be with the Lord She worked as a bank teller and branch manager at Putnam Trust until she retired in 1996 Phyllis enjoyed traveling and spent much of her retirement seeing the world with her husband Phyllis was a member of many community organizations including becoming president of the Byram/Cos Cob Rotary Phyllis helped to have a pavilion erected in Byram Park She was also an active member of the Byram and Glenville Veterans Associations and the Greenwich Senior Center Alice (Zikias-Honnold) Policka; her father Rex Honnold; her stepfather John “Yosh” Policka; her husband John “Jack” Stein; and her granddaughter and Susan Keenan and her husband Timothy; her grandchildren and Cooper Stein; and her great-granddaughter September 26 at 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Church in Greenwich Email:editor@greenwichsentinel.com Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising An explosion occurred at the Poličské strojírny arms plant in eastern Czechia resulting in serious injuries to one individual Emergency services confirmed that the blast took place within a munitions warehouse at the facility, prompting a large-scale response. The injured person was airlifted to a hospital in Olomouc for treatment, Caliber.Az reports citing Russian media. According to authorities, the explosion triggered the third-highest emergency level, and a total of 11 fire units were dispatched to the site. The plant, operated by the STV Group, specializes in large-caliber ammunition and military equipment, including supplies used in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Fire brigade spokesperson Vendula Horáková confirmed the blast, stating, “I can confirm that there was an explosion. A fire alarm has been announced.” In addition to the immediate fire response, evacuation measures were implemented, with several neighborhoods near the scene cleared for safety. Emergency services emphasized that no further injuries have been reported, and authorities assured the public that there was no danger to local residents. The explosion caused the closure of the nearby road connecting Polička to Korouhev, and several other routes remain blocked. The Czech Ministry of the Interior has yet to release detailed information on the cause of the explosion, and the company operating the plant has indicated that it will issue a statement later in the afternoon. The Polička plant not only stores large-caliber ammunition but also serves as a production and repair facility for military equipment. While the explosion's exact cause remains under investigation, the facility’s significance to defence operations in Ukraine has drawn particular attention. Local authorities continue to monitor the situation, and fire crews are working diligently to ensure the site is secure. this audio is not yet available or has expiredBrought to you by the Festival's aim is to make the work of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu known to a larger audience The Festival attracts top-class performers to Basel every year and it is no coincidence that the event takes place at the Rhine's knee as the composer spent the last years of his life there as a guest of music patron Paul Sacher the festival provided Bohuslav Martinu with a somewhat younger compatriot who is also worth discovering: Miloslav Kabelac In 1890 Martinů was born in the tower of the St also worked as the church sexton and town fire watchman and therefore were allowed to live in the church's tower apartment and frequently had to be carried up the 193 steps to the tower on the back of his father or his older sister Martinů was forced to flee in 1940 because he had been blacklisted by the Nazis He wrote The Field Mass in response to the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and Memorial to Lidice after the Nazis' destruction of the Czech village of Lidice in 1942 Martinů enjoyed a successful career in the US but never returned to the land of his birth He died in Switzerland in 1959 and was posthumously transferred to his hometown of Polička in 1979 Miloslav Kabeláč: Two Fantasies for organBohuslav Martinů: Four Marian SongsBohuslav Martinů: Vigilie for organBohuslav Martinů: Mount of Three LightsMiloslav Kabeláč: Symphony No Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano)Robert Koller (bass-baritone)Sasha Mazzotti (speaker)Sebastian Heindl (organ)Zurich Sing-AkademieUkrainian Radio ChoirLes Percussions de StrasbourgManuel Nawri (conductor) Read about the Zurich Sing-Akademie at their website Read more about Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano) at her website Read more about Robert Koller (bass-baritone) at his website Read organist Sebastian Heindl's biography in German and English at his website Religious Music, Orchestral, Composer, Classical Music, KeyboardTracklist02:01Played at 02:01Two Fantasies for organ, Op. 32 [14'45]Composer Ukrainian Radio Choir + Zurich Sing-Akademie Sebastian Heindl (organ) + Ukrainian Radio Choir + Zurich Sing-Akademie Sebastian Heindl (organ) + Ukrainian Radio Choir + Zurich Sing-Akademie + Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano) + Les Percussions de Strasbourg Jennifer Koh (violin) + Reiko Uchida (piano) Schumann: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano, CDR 90000 095 Hot Springs Festival Orchestra + Michael Gurt (piano) Gottschalk: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Escenas Campestres Cubanas; Célèbre Tarantelle, 8.559320 Download the ABC listen app for free music podcasts and playlists a delegation from Pristina got acquainted with the functioning and technologies of the Prague Integrated Rescue System at the New Prague City Hall and the Fire Station No included the expert directors of the Pristina Security and Emergency Situations the Kosovo Regional Police and the Pristina Medical Rescue Service The Czech experience and knowledge in the field was shared with the Kosovo partners by the directors of the Prague Rescue Medical System Prague Fire Rescue Corps and other experts working in the integrated rescue system of the capital city The demonstrations of components of the integrated rescue system were followed by an accompanying corporate programme The delegation visited Slaný and Polička and got acquainted with the production processes of LINET They saw hospital and medical beds including associated technologies firefighting superstructures including incorporated firefighting equipment and Tatra chassis and decontamination and protective equipment Other Czech companies met the delegation at a business forum organized under the auspices of the Director of the European Countries Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic in Prague the Brno company GINA Software presented its system for public safety and security management PROMA REHA from Česká Skalice presented its specialised hospital nursing beds the airline AIR VIP offered its experience in the rapid transport of blood blood derivatives and biological materials MDP GEO presented its Smart Cities concept and system management and Grant Detection presented its patented know-how of a detector for people animals and cars based on heartbeat detection The state-owned Czech Export Bank supported the company presentations with information on the possibilities of using the support programme for Czech exporters on foreign markets the Security Director of Pristina invited Czech investors to participate in 12 projects to build the sports infrastructure needed to host the 2030 Mediterranean Sports Games in Kosovo and the transport and service infrastructure in the capital city of Kosovo Kosovo will be building an Olympic Village with a football stadium a shopping centre and administrative buildings.  Other plans in Pristina include the construction of an underground railway The city intends to revitalise dilapidated industrial spaces and turn them into a cultural and entertainment centre who is an architect by profession and has been involved in projects such as the London Olympics becoming a modern European city thanks to new buildings and architecture Those interested in more information on the projects can contact the Czech Embassy in Pristina at pristina.commerce@mzv.gov.cz or directly the Advisor to the Mayor of Pristina at bekim.brestovci@rks-gov.net or by mobile phone +383 49 631 700 In a series of explosions at the Czech machinery and ammunition factory "Poličske strojirni" in the town of Polički The authorities assume that there could be more injured in the ruins "The first explosion occurred around 11.00:XNUMX a.m which made it difficult for rescuers to work Several employees and several firefighters from the team that arrived first on the scene were injured," said police spokeswoman Hana Kaizarova The fire brigades have not yet managed to get close to the place of the explosion and they are monitoring the situation from the air The most seriously injured were transferred by helicopter to hospitals in Prague Brno and Ostrava," said the head of the regional ambulance Only after several hours did the firefighters manage to localize the fire and Aleš Černohorski from the local fire service added that the building containing the explosives is still burning This is not the first such accident in Polička 320 tons of ammunition exploded in the same factory That explosion threw the roof of the hall 50 meters into the forest Šachy jsou jednou z nejstarších stolních her mrštné střelce… Koně se ale také využívají k obdělávání polí a za střelce můžeme označit hráče Chessarama míchá tyto dva úhly pohledu dohromady Je to logická hra postavená na pravidlech šachu která vás ale primárně nenechá hrát klasickou partii královské hry Místo toho před vás bude stavět zapeklité situace na krásných diorámách kde si musíte na minimálním prostoru poradit jen s hrstkou figurek Chessarama vás hned po svém zapnutí vrhne do první ze čtyř kampaní Začnete na krásně vymodelovaných a rozanimovaných farmách kde bude vaším cílem „oskákat“ koněm (do L) všechna políčka a zasadit tak plodiny protože další návštěva zasetého políčka ho zase zorá Jak budete úspěšně plnit jednu situaci za druhou a přidáte k tomu i nějaké ty dodatečné výzvy které daleko víc prověří vaše logické myšlení poroste se získanými zkušenostmi vaše úroveň odemykající další kampaně a herní režimy (čímž se bude plnit i základní menu a bude vás neustále překvapovat v němž musíte rozestavět střelce a věže tak aby si dle pravidel svého pohybu mohli popřihrávat míč mezi překážkami a zasadit ho do brány za zaclánějícího brankáře jeho použití v logické hře s pravidly šachu považuji za velice zábavné a vstřelený gól po minutách namáhání si mozkovny je neskutečně odměňující Třetí kampaň vás vezme do Japonska mezi samuraje kde v roli jediné královny budete masakrovat zástupy protivníků včetně nepřátelského vládce abyste v poslední kampani s pěšáky a střelci prchali před spalujícím plamenem nalétávajícího draka ve středověkých kulisách vždy ale chytrým způsobem využívá dobře známá pravidla šachu k vytvoření někdy snazších které nabývají na náročnosti jak s dodatečnými výzvami kdy se přidávají další figurky a pravidla (například můžete jedním pohybem ovládat více figurek najednou Přestože jsou tyto kampaně tou hlavní a nejzábavnější atrakcí Chessaramy je toho ještě daleko víc k vidění – tím víc Levelováním se vám totiž odemknou další herní módy kdybyste si tu nemohli zahrát obyčejné šachy bez dalších modifikací pravidel že jsem si po všech těch inovacích moc užil úplně klasickou partičku šachu která přináší přece jen úplně jiný typ výzvy a vzrušení Hlavní kampaň pak může sloužit k hlubšímu pochopení šachových principů Strávíte totiž klidně několik hodin jen s koněm Snáz vám tak jejich možnosti přejdou do krve než když si poprvé sednete k šachu a máte najednou kontrolu nad úplně všemi figurkami své barvy Dohromady je v Chessaramě obsahu na spoustu a spoustu velmi kvalitně a příjemně strávených hodin nad jinými se budete muset trochu víc zamyslet a s některými výzvami budete mít takový problém že se budete muset vrátit jindy s čistou hlavou neustále váš postup vede k nějaké další odměně Hra tak neustále drží vaši pozornost na uzdě nenápadně vás nutí pokračovat v pokořování předpřipravených levelů a když si budete chtít trochu odpočinout zkusíte jinou kampaň nebo si zahrajete obyčejné šachy Je tu přesně to riziko známé z her typu Civilizace kdy si po pokoření náročného puzzlu řeknete: „Ale tak co odemknu si s ním další porci obsahu a tu už nechám na zítra…“ A za chvíli už koukáte na hodiny které nějakým záhadným způsobem poskočily o dvě hodiny a vy zrovna dokončujete svou první kampaň Chessarama je zkrátka velmi návyková logická hra (výborná na Steam Decku) která chytrým způsobem využívá prvky z všeobecně známého šachu a vytváří tak něco nového a svěžího že nemusíte mít rádi šachy nebo s nimi vůbec mít jakoukoliv zkušenost aby vás Chessarama zaujala coby další skvělá logická hra že se díky hře pro šachy nadchnete a než se nadějete budete si nějakou pěknou desku s umě vyřezávanými figurkami dávat do košíku…