a middle-aged woman in a bright red coat walked over to a group of Ukrainian soldiers standing outside a cafe in the city of Mykolaiv and clearly didn’t think much of the woman as she placed the bag she was carrying on the ground the bomb hidden inside the bag was remotely detonated killing her and three of the Ukrainian soldiers instantly a coordinated messaging campaign got underway across Russian media including the state-controlled Izvestia newspaper driven to murderous insanity by the grief of losing her only son to the war after he was forcibly mobilized by the Ukrainian authorities As is the case with most Russian influence operations The killed soldiers didn’t work for any recruitment office; they were all members of Ukraine’s demining corps a 42-year-old mother from the city of Horishni Plavni in Poltava oblast had left her very-much-alive infant child in a nearby hostel when she left on what became a “suicide bombing” mission Recruited on the social media platform Telegram Her Russian intelligence contact told her merely that she was to deliver a large amount of money to a certain location The bomb had been prepared by a group of teenagers They’d built the device under instruction from their Russian handlers and handed it off to its unwitting transporter Russian intelligence tracked the woman’s arrival at the target site and detonated the package remotely (The Ukrainian government has not released the names of any of the bombers or victims mentioned in this article.) were walking near the railway station in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in a part of western Ukraine largely spared from the daily carnage of war when the improvised explosives they were carrying detonated The older of the two was killed instantly; his younger friend was hospitalized with severe injuries which they’d assembled under the supervision of their Russian handlers had been constructed with GPS tracking and remote detonation As the two teenagers walked close to their target who had initially recruited the pair with the prospect of earning “easy money” for simply making and planting the bomb according to the Ukrainian security services The teenagers hadn’t realized they were going to be part of the butcher’s bill These attacks were just the latest examples of a tactic increasingly used by Russian intelligence in Ukraine which is reminiscent of the more grisly actions of militant groups: turning gullible or desperate civilians into human weapons “It’s al Qaeda and ISIS-level tactics,” said Ed Bogan a former CIA officer with extensive experience dealing with both Russia and international Islamist groups “There are no limits to what the Russians will do now.” “The Russian intelligence services consider such people ‘one-time’ assets and have never been worried about them,” one Ukrainian intelligence officer told New Lines “Teenagers and young people are easier to recruit for such actions when you characterize what they’re being asked to do as some sort of game.” So pervasive is this gruesome tactic that the SBU and National Police have taken to visiting schools and lecturing Ukrainian students on the dangers of foreign recruitment under the rubric “Burn the FSB Officer,” referring to Russia’s domestic security service “How do you know that they are trying to use you?” National Police spokesperson Yulia Girdvilis asked a classroom in Kyiv recently a stranger writes to you on social media and offers ‘easy money’ for completing a simple task They hint to you that ‘it’s not scary nothing bad will happen.’ Russian agents can also resort to intimidation or blackmail transmitting information or even terrorist attacks.”  These attacks have occurred all over Ukraine.  a 21-year-old unemployed man from Zhytomyr took an explosive device into a military enlistment office in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne His Russian handlers monitored him via a livestream from his mobile phone a man brought a package into a recruitment center in Kamianets-Podilskyi As soon as he handed it over to Ukrainian soldiers at the security checkpoint outside a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Ternopil was approached on Telegram by Russian recruiters offering her money and the schoolgirl refused to go along with the plan Russian agents hacked her phone to force her cooperation threatening to release intimate photographs of her onto the internet assembled an improvised explosive device as instructed and attempted to leave it near a local police station but was detained by Ukrainian security services.  “It’s an incredibly sinister and insidious tactic but a Ukrainian expert in Russian hybrid warfare told New Lines comparing the methods to those used by violent Islamist groups targeting the West “It’s similar to tactics used by al Qaeda or Islamic State except the people Russia recruits don’t know they’re going to blow themselves up And they are happy to use the most vulnerable people — women or children — in such attacks Ukrainian authorities believe the choice of targets — military facilities and recruitment centers — is partly designed to exploit existing tensions in wartime Ukraine where military recruiters often come under enormous criticism for their heavy-handed approaches to ensuring military-aged men are enlisting Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are considered eligible for military service and are banned from leaving the country while men between 25 and 60 are actively subject to mobilization.  the the head of the Ukrainian National Police together with the [Security Service of Ukraine] clearly understand that this is a specific attack by the Russian special services with the aim of creating a false opinion in society destabilizing the situation and creating a negative attitude towards the Security and Defense Forces.” Russian attempts to exacerbate preexisting tensions in society via Telegram-incited active measures are not limited to Ukraine.  Russian-linked Telegram channels attempted to incite arson attacks on mosques and the spraying of racist graffiti Such attacks would be rewarded with cryptocurrency The British government is taking such threats seriously warning in October 2024 that Russia’s military intelligence agency was on a mission to cause “sustained mayhem on British and European streets.”  Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Moscow’s intelligence services and its various proxies have been responsible for at least 59 incidents particularly on sites where materiel destined for Ukraine is manufactured or stockpiled (Czech officials have publicly put the number of attacks in Europe higher: 100 attributed to Russia in 2024 These incidents have occurred all across Europe according to a recent investigation by the Associated Press The GRU was also behind an ambitious plot to place incendiary devices aboard several cargo planes en route to North America one of which blew up on the tarmac at a DHL logistics hub in Leipzig according to Western intelligence officials Behind much of the carnage are veterans of GRU Unit 29155 an elite black ops group responsible for poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury in 2018 as well as a host of bombings on Bulgarian and Czech weapons and ammunition depots dating back over a decade Unit 29155 has also been implicated in recruiting Afghans to pay Taliban fighters to target U.S and coalition forces in Afghanistan prior to the 2022 American withdrawal from the country Unit 29155 has been working under a new parent organization within the GRU known as the Department of Special Tasks — a name reminiscent of a Cold War-era KGB department responsible for assassinating Ukrainian nationalists and exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico.  a former CIA officer who has written extensively about Russian active measures “These attacks are designed to be deniable and below the threshold of what we generally consider an act of war these attacks are very much part of their war plans Hybrid attacks that combine kinetic actions with information operations are weapons Russia is using against us They do it to destabilize the Western alliance from the inside in order to lower Western resolve to support Ukraine.” the GRU is believed to collaborate with other Russian intelligence agencies Russian psychological operations are conducted by different teams including the FSB and information units embedded with the Russian infantry and private military companies “What we see in the news is just the tip of the iceberg,” Tsybulska told New Lines explaining that there have been hundreds of such incidents in some cases teenagers are being paid small amounts of money to carry out less significant acts of sabotage And the pool of potential recruits is huge “Almost all children in Ukraine use Telegram,” she said Such attempts often target those on the fringes of Ukrainian society who are more easily manipulated by the prospect of fast money: the poor those with substance abuse problems.  A nationwide campaign has now been launched by the Security Service of Ukraine in schools warning children of the danger of such Russian active measures and imploring them to report any such approaches to Ukrainian authorities.  Sign up to our mailing list to receive our stories in your inbox Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy About  .  Contact  .  Donation Lech Czerniak of the University of Gdańsk and societal complexities of these monumental structures circular structures characterized by concentric ditches and wooden palisades are unique ceremonial centers that emerged within Danubian Neolithic societies around 4800 BCE They were prominent across regions stretching from the middle Danube to the Vistula and the Rhine rivers These structures are thought to have been spaces for communal rituals often aligned with astronomical events such as the winter solstice gradually declining around 4500 BCE due to shifting social and environmental factors The rondel at Nowe Objezierze stands out for its size and complexity it comprises four concentric ditches and multiple trenches that supported wooden structures Researchers used the chaîne opératoire method to reconstruct its construction revealing a meticulous process that involved extensive planning The construction likely involved hundreds of community members over several years The process began with marking the central circle and preparing the land possibly accompanied by initial rituals to mobilize the community likely reinforced with clay and reed roofs were built over the trenches to withstand environmental challenges One of the most remarkable aspects is the evidence of cyclical rituals tied to the rondel’s construction and use and reopened in coordination with ceremonies This cyclical activity points to the rondel’s role not only as a site for rituals but also as a symbol of continuity and renewal The rondel served as a hub for communal gatherings as evidenced by animal remains and pottery found in the ditches These ceremonies reinforced social cohesion and possibly resolved territorial disputes While some researchers argue that rondels were displays of political power the evidence from Nowe Objezierze suggests a more egalitarian society The collective effort in its construction and maintenance hints at a shared sense of purpose possibly managed by groups akin to secret societies that preserved ritual knowledge The orientation of the rondel’s entrances reveals the builders’ advanced knowledge of astronomy the entrances likely synchronized ceremonies with solar events This alignment underscores the integration of cosmological understanding into Neolithic architecture The decline of the Nowe Objezierze rondel mirrors broader changes in Neolithic societies Pollen analysis indicates reduced agricultural activity suggesting population decline and potential migration reflecting shifts in social structures and rising internal conflicts and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative The Samba X Halloween Street Soccer Tournament champions a Samba X trainee and Seacoast United player tries to block a shot by the Blue Bosnians’ Dzevad Muminovic Dedieu Lukuse (left) and Boris Hirwa (right) train with Samba X and hope to play soccer at the professional level one day refereed some of the tournament’s games for Samba X and sported its sweatshirt with a clipboard of the match schedule Blue Bosnians' Ibrahim Hasanovic saved a penalty kick by Asher Hertier to win the semifinal in a penalty shootout against Team Gatorade In its first-ever Halloween youth street soccer tournament Samba X drew teams from around the state with some colorful names like the Crayon Crushers to promote their soccer services and grow the sport through a fun event a New Hampshire-based soccer player development and training company personalized training sessions for players in the third grade through the collegiate level and group training sessions held at the Tri-town Outdoor Ice Rink in Hooksett capped off a period of rapid growth since the organization came together in March It was founded by former UNH and Austin FC defender who’s the assistant coach for Merrimack Valley’s varsity boys’ soccer team “We’re really looking to develop the next generation of players in New Hampshire and develop them the right way,” said Chris Pinkham they’re working on individual technique and skill to get themselves super confident on the ball and to separate themselves from everybody else you’re coming because you want to be a baller and you want to put in the extra work to distinguish yourself from everyone else.” Sunday’s tournament featured 12 makeshift “middle school skillers” teams with players encouraged to dress up in costume Upbeat hip-hop and rap blasted through the speakers as the players balled out and displayed their best “tekkers” or techniques with the ball at their feet the five-a-side tournament whittled down the teams until The Blue Bosnians beat Panther Elite the league put on street soccer games at Keach Park in Concord and began to grow its player base through community-based outreach and tournaments they have worked with over 500 players around the state “We always make sure we instill a positive attitude and dedication and work hard.” the organization will begin five-month-long winter training programs for young girls and boys with the mission to help the best talents in the state take their game to the next level through mastery of the ball “We were in a program called Samba early on when we were growing up and he (Pinkham) reached out to the old coach It’s been my dream to train players and start my own clinic,” said Spencer Nowe Dedieu Lukuse from Concord High School and Boris Hirwa who plays for Seacoast United’s U-16 MLS Next Academy team Lukuse hopes to make it to the collegiate level and is aiming for UNH He said that Samba X has improved his skills overall Hirwa is of Rwandan origin but has grown up in New Hampshire He said he wants to model his game after Antonio Rudiger from Real Madrid and French legend N’Golo Kante it was just everyone by themselves,” he said “Samba X gives us a lot of support to get ready for our seasons not only just in soccer but with school too he’ll be at the high school if you need tutoring and help you.” Samba X also seeks to make soccer accessible to all – the league has its own scholarship fund which currently pays for 15 players to participate The fund is maintained via donations plus 100% of the proceeds from league merchandise it has taken longer to gain a foothold in a hyper-competitive sports market that features the “big four” of ice hockey The country recently hosted the 2024 Copa America — one of the most prestigious competitions in international soccer — and is set to host the 2026 World Cup which will be the largest in history with 48 countries “What we’re trying to do is we’re trying to change the culture of soccer in New Hampshire because you look everywhere else around the world All you need is a patch of concrete and some shoes,” said Pinkham “So we’re trying to really get street soccer going in New Hampshire because we think that’s the best way to develop players.” The growth of Major League Soccer and the sport is driven by the youngest and most diverse audience out of any major sport, according to Sports Business Journal “It’s grown tremendously from like all levels which is a top-25 program over the past years And then the USL (United Soccer League) Seacoast United Phantoms,” said Panos Galatas the director of operations for UNH men’s soccer “I think this inspires the youth and the youth development within the state Moreover, participation rates for boys’ and girls’ soccer between ages six to 18 are outpacing and growing faster than all other sports except for golf and tennis according to a study by Project Play “I feel like soccer in New Hampshire is getting better and better each day But now we’re creating teams and everything’s coming together really well,” said Hirwa Alexander Rapp can be reached at arapp@cmonitor.com you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users LBV Magazine English Edition An archaeological discovery in the locality of Nowe Objezierze has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the Neolithic societies of Central Europe An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr Lech Czerniak from the University of Gdańsk has conducted a detailed analysis of a rondel a monumental ceremonial structure dating back to around 4800 B.C the result of years of excavations and advanced analysis methods has revealed previously unknown aspects of the construction and ritual significance of these ceremonial centers Rondels are circular structures built by Neolithic communities known for their association with rituals and ceremonies consisting of concentric circles of ditches and wooden palisades They are found from the Danube region to the Rhine and Vistula basins Although their exact purpose remains a subject of debate it is believed that roundels functioned as spaces for cyclical celebrations linked to astronomical events and community activities The rondel at Nowe Objezierze is distinguished by its size and complexity it is surrounded by four concentric ditches and three trench systems that served as a base for wooden structures integrating advanced technical and cosmological knowledge The analysis of the construction process was carried out using the chaîne opératoire method which allows for the reconstruction of the technological and social stages involved The evidence suggests that the construction of the roundel was a large-scale community project involving hundreds of people over several years The first stage consisted of marking the perimeter of the central circle and preparing the land may have included initial ceremonies to mobilize the community the ditches were dug and wooden structures were raised which were likely covered with clay and roofed with reeds making them resistant to the climate and the passage of time One of the most intriguing findings is the evidence of a ritual cycle in the construction and use of the rondel The ditches did not remain open indefinitely; they were filled in after their ceremonial use and then reopened for new phases of activity This process suggests that the ceremonies were not only related to the inauguration of the rondel integrating these activities into the community’s ritual calendar The orientation of the entrances to the rondel also sheds light on the astronomical knowledge of its builders The entrances are aligned with specific cardinal points indicating that the builders were interested in synchronizing ceremonies with solar events The construction of the rondel required detailed planning and advanced social organization The oldest ditches show signs of having been dug and refilled multiple times an effort that would have required the coordination of numerous work groups The researchers emphasize that the technical knowledge necessary to build the rondel was passed down through generations likely through community practices and learning rituals the presence of ceramics characteristic of the Stichbandkeramik style (punctuated decorated pottery culture) suggests that the builders were migrants from regions like Lower Silesia or northern Bohemia The rondel not only functioned as a ritual space but also as a center to reinforce social cohesion The ceremonies held there included communal banquets and possibly sacrifices as indicated by animal remains found in the ditches These activities not only marked milestones in the community’s life cycle but also established social hierarchies and ritual leaderships the researchers point out that the rondel should not be interpreted exclusively as a display of a leader’s power It is possible that its construction and use were linked to egalitarian societies It is even suggested that these ceremonial centers may have been managed by organizations similar to secret societies dedicated to preserving and transmitting ritual knowledge The research also provides clues about the decline of the rondel coinciding with changes in the region’s environment and social organization Pollen analysis indicates a decline in agricultural activity suggesting a decrease in the local population This abandonment could be related to migrations or internal conflicts marking the end of an era in the history of Neolithic communities Czerniak, L. Construction, Maintenance and Ritual Practices on the Neolithic Rondel at Nowe Objezierze (Northwestern Poland): The chaîne opératoire of Rondel’s Architecture. 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Upgrade now. World Athlete of the Year Letsile Tebogo won the men’s 200m race at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix meeting in Gaborone on Saturday and Kethobogile Haingura also secured victories during the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event at the National Stadium whilst Akani Simbine from South Africa won the men’s 100m and Dalilah Muhammad from the USA won the women’s 400m hurdles Making his 200m season debut, Tebogo ran alongside South Africa’s Luxolo Adams around the curve. The African record-holder, who recorded 19.46 to win his Olympic 200m title in Paris last year, cruised down the home stretch to win in 20.23 (-1.6m/s), with Adams second in 20.42 South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile won the men’s 200m B race in 20.01 (-1.8m/s) while 17-year-old Hanna Hope Vermaak won the women’s 100m in 11.44 (-0.2m/s), matching compatriot and runner-up Viwe Jingqi Simbine, fresh from winning 60m bronze at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, returned to win the men’s 100m. Despite pressure from Kenya’s African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala Simbine clocked 9.90 into a -1.4m/s headwind Former world record-holder Muhammad won the 400m hurdles in 53.81 secs South Africa’s Njabulo Mbatha won the men’s 400m hurdles race in 49.06 In the men’s 400m event, Olympic medalist Bayapo Ndori swept home in 44.35, his second-fastest time, beating South Africa’s Zakithi Nene Egypt’s Bassant Hemida set a national record of 50.77 in the women’s 400m ahead of South Africa’s Miranda Coetzee‘s 51.10 Botswana’s Oratile Nowe made history in the women’s 800m setting a national record of 1:58.96 after pulling away from Kenya’s Sarah Moraa Kethobogile Haingura clocked 1:44.18 to lead a Botswana 1-2 finish ahead of compatriot Tshepiso Masalela‘s 1:44.77 Two-time African gold medallist Hailemariyam Amare won the men’s 3000m steeplechase in 8:28.00 leading Ethiopian teammates Milkesse Fekadu (8:28.67) and Demelash Girma (8:29.67) World indoor champion Claire Bryant won the long jump with 6.79m while Karmen Fouche took second with 6.51m USA’s Marquis Dendy won the men’s event with 7.94m South Africa’s Olympic silver medallist Jo-Ane van Dyk won the women’s javelin with 61.23m while Italians Zane Weir and Leonardo Fabbri dominated the shot put with 20.83m and 20.64m Official Results Yomi is the founder and CEO at AthleticsAfrica Inc - Africa's premier track and field website sports and digital transformation consultant Did you know that Poles have reported the highest levels of happiness and life satisfaction since 2002 Almost 90% of respondents are doing well with their current level of household income with less than a fifth (17%) living in affluence Polish women feel the most feminine compared to women from 23 countries surveyed and Poles are second only to Slovaks in their sense of masculinity New data from the European Social Survey has been published We already have a glimpse of the most current landscape of our society A team of sociologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences the University of Lodz and the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin announce the availability of the latest data from the European Social Survey The European Social Survey is the only opinion poll that has been illustrating worldview changes in European countries for 23 years Data from the 11th round has just been published The survey was conducted in late 2023 and early 2024 on a group of 1,442 Poles aged 15+ during a face-to-face field surveys The survey brings answers to questions on fundamental social dimensions political preferences or socio-demographic characteristics of citizens of 24 countries Scientists encourage everyone to search the data yourself in the browser as well as to submit questions regarding the characteristics of Polish society How do Poles assess the financial situation of their household nearly 90% of those surveyed are doing well at their current household income level These are the best results since the first round of the European Social Survey in 2002 when the corresponding figures were 55% and 5% How happy and satisfied are Poles with their lives and in a separate question whether they were satisfied with their lives The survey found that 77% of Poles are very happy and 74% are very satisfied with their lives (answers from 7 to 10 on the scale) These are the best results since the survey was launched in 2002 they are 13th out of the 24 countries participating in the survey How masculine do Polish men feel and how feminine do Polish women feel Three-quarters of Polish women (75%) say they feel very feminine and this is the highest percentage among all the countries taking part in the survey The percentage of men feeling very masculine is 76% the second-highest result – Poles are second only to Slovaks in this regard (77%) The European Social Survey is conducted as part of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERA) in the Social Sciences and Humanities This means that the survey has the status of a scientific endeavour of great importance for the development of Europe The implementation of the European Social Survey in Poland is possible thanks to funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education The survey is conducted by a research team consisting of Dr Dariusz Przybysz The national coordinator of the survey is Dr Michal Kotnarowski from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences On the side of the University of Lodz, the project is implemented by Dr Jakub Adamski (Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Sociology) and Dr Katarzyna Grzeszkiewicz-Radulska (Institute of Sociology The UŁ Multiportal project co-financed by the European Union funds as part of the NCBR competition Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly Statistics cookies collect information anonymously This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website The topic has been circulating for decades and... MPK Wroclaw has announced a tender for the design of a tram depot but at least in less than two years we will see on paper what it will look like Then the documentation will probably be ready Now we know where it will be located and what standards it is expected to meet This will undoubtedly be the largest transport investment in the post-war history of Wroclaw MPK estimates the cost of construction at more than one billion PLN and there is probably not a shred of exaggeration in this estimate ‘This place shows how much Wroclaw invests in public transport for the citizens of Wroclaw,’ says Renata Granowska standing in the place where the tracks to the depot will run It will be built in Nowe Żerniki (in the Leśnica housing estate) Walking straight ahead along Architektów Avenue not discouraged by the road coming to an end we will bring you to the site where the new facility will be built It is an area bounded by railway tracks to the south and by the A8 motorway bypass (AOW) to the east There is residential development to the north-east as several new tram lines will be added in the coming years – the soonest in Swojczyce President of MPK Wroclaw: ‘This is not only an investment in infrastructure but in the future of public transport in Wroclaw we will better adapt the rolling stock to the new routes and raise the standards of passenger service Repair and maintenance workshops will be located here which generates costs and increases their duration we will be able to do this by ourselves and optimise costs The location of the depot at Architektów Avenue will improve the support of connections in the western part of the city The current three depots provide a good service to the “east” The new facility will allow for better rolling stock management shorter service routes and an increase in the number of tram lines served.’ Deputy Mayor of Wroclaw: ‘This is the most expensive infrastructure investment in the history of Wroclaw which will cost more than one billion zlotys The city is implementing the largest programme of investment in the expansion of public transport since the beginning of Polish Wroclaw we are working on the construction of five new tram routes The state-of-the-art facility will accommodate 150 new trams and will be equipped with: The cost of the investment will exceed one billion PLN and the design work will take about 18 months solutions will be implemented to minimise the consumption of energy and natural resources and to reduce the environmental impact of public transport The construction of the new tram depot is not only about developing the infrastructure but also preparing for the operation of new tram routes Director of the Department of Infrastructure and Transport: ‘The new depot is one of the key transport projects in the city's history the tram will run along a bus-tram route to Swojczyce and in 2028 it will be possible to reach the Jagodno district by tram We plan to launch two further tram lines to Maślice and to Klecina within a similar time frame The construction of the depot will also result in a new tram route for the residents of Nowe Żerniki Trams will run on a one kilometre-long section of track running along Architektów Avenue to the new tram terminus in front of the depot.’ Chairwoman of the Management of the Leśnica Housing Estate: ‘This is a necessary investment for this housing estate Nowe Żerniki is growing and elderly people report to us that they find it inconvenient to get to quite distant stops at Kosmonautów happy that a new track section will be built here together with a stop at the level of Brzozy The modern depot is not only a back-up for the trams but also a key element of the city's infrastructure to ensure the smooth operation of public transport.’ ‘Each depot is like the heart of public transport; it is where the daily pulse of the city begins reaching places where they have not been before,’ concludes Witold Woźny From mangroves shielding a storm-prone coast to peatlands locking up megatons of carbon and landscapes coated in life-giving soil: Earth’s ecosystems have massive value But that value is hard to measure and often gets ignored – with alarming consequences for the environment UNEP’s report Becoming #Generation Restoration found that every dollar invested in restoration creates up to 30 dollars in economic benefits Now, new tools are available to gauge the worth of nature and its many benefits to people enabling governments and other decision-makers to consider Earth’s “natural capital” alongside its human and manufactured counterparts and step up efforts to restore it biodiversity loss and pollution prove that a narrow focus on conventional economic growth cannot deliver the quality of life that we want for ourselves and future generations,” said Pushpam Kumar “We must take all of Earth’s gifts into account as we shift towards sustainability.” Economic development has long been measured primarily using a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) GDP sums the market value of the output of goods and services in a given country But experts say this metric’s lack of focus on environmental degradation has steered economic policy and investment in harmful directions including a reliance on fossil fuels and growing inequality and away from the fair and sustainable use of the planet’s finite resources “The critical decisions that we are faced with now for instance on transforming our energy systems and saving biodiversity need to be informed by much better measures than GDP,” Kumar said biodiversity loss and pollution prove that a narrow focus on conventional economic growth cannot deliver the quality of life that we want for ourselves and future generations GDP captures some of the most tangible ways that nature contributes to the economy such as supplying markets for timber and fish But it largely omits nature’s “non-market” benefits Also overlooked are fundamental functions such as the generation of fertile soil Kumar notes that market mechanisms typically fail to reflect the alarming erosion of the natural capital from which these vital benefits flow such as the loss of forests and wetlands or the pollution of the atmosphere “This conceals how the foundations of human well-being are weakening even as financial incomes may have risen for most people,” he said economists are developing new ways to measure wealth and well-being that better reflect the health of the planet as well as of people and economic systems More governments have begun to use these metrics to guide their development strategies and economic policies For example, UNEP has developed the Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI) Rather than focus on flows of goods and services the index sums the social value of economic produced and natural assets to indicate whether countries are developing sustainably the index indicates that inclusive wealth expanded by an average of 1.8 per cent for the 1990-2014 period far below the 3.4 per cent expansion rate of GDP largely because of declines in natural capital “The index doesn’t just show that we are not as wealthy as we think we are,” adds Kumar “It shows how protecting or restoring the environment is as relevant as developing industries expanding education and improving public health for our long-term prosperity.” Countries are also going beyond GDP by adding environmental statistics to their national accounts. Under the UN-supported System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) countries can track environmental assets such as energy and water resources An assessment in 2020 showed that 89 countries have already implemented the SEEA and another 27 plan to join them “We will no longer be heedlessly allowing environmental destruction and degradation to be considered economic progress.” Dozens of countries are already compiling ecosystem accounts on an experimental basis. In South Africa, for example, a study using ecosystem accounts has shown that the economic benefits of restoring grasslands degraded by erosion and bush encroachment clearly outweigh the costs Researchers are working on biophysical modelling and artificial intelligence tools to generate ecosystem accounts automatically – a boon for countries with limited data and resources for the task This new way of taking nature into account is also starting to affect businesses. The new ‘Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ will provide the metrics for the private sector to calculate and manage their ecological footprint Ecosystem accounts could also guide growing efforts to halt and reverse environmental degradation USD 130 billion per year flows into Nature-based Solutions with public funds making up 86 per cent and private finance 14 per cent “New environmental measures and indicators are revealing with ever more precision not only what we are losing, but also what we will gain from bringing people and planet into balance,” said Tim Christophersen, Coordinator of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration “The case for investing in nature is only getting clearer.” Nature for Human and Ecosystem Health is one of the key thematic areas of the resumed session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA5.2) to be held from 28 February to 2 March 2022 UNEA is the world’s highest environmental decision-making body Through its resolutions and calls to action the Assembly provides leadership and catalyzes intergovernmental action on the environment © 2025 UNEP Terms of Use Privacy Report Project Concern Report Scam Contact Us As the 2024 Olympics slowly draws to a conclusion all eyes will on Team Botswana as their campaign commences today The team is looking forward to improving on their previous bronze medal win from the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo First to take to the track is Oratile Nowe who competes in the women’s 800m event a debutant at the Olympics will compete in heat 4 of the event at 1945hrs the 24-year-old will need to dig deep to reach the semifinals A top two finish in the heats will be enough to send her through but first she will have to fight off fierce competition in round one head coach Chilume Chippa Ntshwarang said the mood was high in the camp ahead of the commencement of track and field activities “We have settled well here since transitioning from our first camp to the athletes’ village Everything was quite smooth and better than we anticipated We had thought since the village is crowded we won’t adjust quickly but the athletes are excited and fine I think we have waited for far too long and now that the wait is over The athletes who start first have had really good quality sessions in the past days,” said Ntshwarang confirming that the team is so far without any injuries Letsile Tebogo will make his debut in the 100m heats at the Olympics where the expectation is that he will continue with his impressive performances the athletes are always ahead of us; we just follow them and we are going to put up a good fight because this team is ready to die for the country,” added Ntshwarang Choppies Enterprises announced cash incentives for the Olympics team While some considered it a necessary motivation detractors viewed it as a dangling of a carrot which has the capability to distract the athletes Gold medal winners will take home P1 million cash 500 monthly groceries for a year while those who win silver will get P500 Athletes who get bronze medals will receive P250 000 with finalists getting themselves P25 000 each The men’s 4x400m relay team will share the prize money if they win any medal “We are not looking at the incentives back at home The focus is on the task at hand which is to compete But obviously since these are runners who can benefit back home from the incentives first of all we should work hard and deliver the desired results Then that’s when we can think of incentives Sometimes when you think of incentives you end up losing focus that’s why for now everything is all about competition,” explained Ntshwarang Other atheletes include Victor Ntweng in 400m hurdles Bayapo Ndori and Busang Kebinatshipi who will compete in 400m Botswana is represented by Kethobogile Haingura Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "ae48a6bcdb19754d9e305483810a501c" );document.getElementById("aad51f3427").setAttribute( "id" The Voice is a print and online newspaper based in Botswana founded in Francistown in 1993 as The Francistowner Extra in 1999 it opened offices in the national capital NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed both the parachute that helped the agency’s Perseverance rover land on Mars and the cone-shaped backshell that protected the rover in deep space and during its fiery descent toward the Martian surface on Feb. 18, 2021. Engineers with the Mars Sample Return program asked whether Ingenuity could provide this perspective What resulted were 10 aerial color images taken April 19 during Ingenuity’s Flight 26 “NASA extended Ingenuity flight operations to perform pioneering flights such as this,” said Teddy Tzanetos Ingenuity’s team lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California Ingenuity covers new ground and offers a perspective no previous planetary mission could achieve Mars Sample Return’s reconnaissance request is a perfect example of the utility of aerial platforms on Mars.” Entry, descent, and landing on Mars is fast-paced and stressful, not only for the engineers back on Earth, but also for the vehicle enduring the gravitational forces, high temperatures, and other extremes that come with entering Mars’ atmosphere at nearly 12,500 mph (20,000 kph). The parachute and backshell were previously imaged from a distance by the Perseverance rover. which is part of a multimission campaign that would bring Perseverance’s samples of Martian rocks and sediment back to Earth for detailed analysis Ingenuity’s 159-second flight began at 11:37 a.m. local Mars time April 19, on the one-year anniversary of its first flight Flying 26 feet (8 meters) above ground level Ingenuity traveled 630 feet (192 meters) to the southeast and took its first picture The rotorcraft next headed southwest and then northwest taking images at pre-planned locations along the route Once it collected 10 images in its flash memory Ingenuity headed west 246 feet (75 meters) and landed Total distance covered: 1,181 feet (360 meters) the rotorcraft has logged over 49 minutes aloft and traveled 3.9 miles (6.2 kilometers) but we were confident because there was complicated maneuvering on flights 10 “Our landing spot set us up nicely to image an area of interest for the Perseverance science team on Flight 27 The new area of operations in Jezero Crater’s dry river delta marks a dramatic departure from the modest relatively flat terrain Ingenuity had been flying over since its first flight the fan-shaped delta formed where an ancient river spilled into the lake that once filled Jezero Crater Rising more than 130 feet (40 meters) above the crater floor and filled with jagged cliffs the delta promises to hold numerous geologic revelations – perhaps even proof that microscopic life existed on Mars billions of years ago Dave Lavery is the program executive for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology including the search for signs of ancient microbial life The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter agle@jpl.nasa.gov karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov NASA’s Juno Mission Gets Under Jupiter’s and Io’s Surface Mars. 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FACES of WAR to czasopismo poświęcone konfliktom zbrojnym od czasów starożytnych po współczesność przez Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego serii Oblicza Wojny Nowy periodyk FACES of WAR jest recenzowanym półrocznikiem wydawanym w języku angielskim Pozwala to autorom dzielić się regularnie efektami swoich badań Cechą FACES of WAR jest interdyscyplinarne ujęcie problematyki poruszanej na łamach czasopisma Dlatego do druku przyjmujemy prace z dziedziny nauk humanistycznych ale też takich dyscyplin naukowych jak: stosunki międzynarodowe architektura i urbanistyka. FACES of WAR jest czasopismem w którym publikowane są oryginalne teksty inspirując do przemyśleń i dyskusji Półrocznik wydawany jest przez Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego i afiliowany przy Wydziale Filozoficzno-Historycznym UŁ Zespół Redakcyjny przyjmuje teksty w języku angielskim Where Could Prince Izyaslav Volodymyrovych Escape from Terebovlia in September 1210/1211? Myroslav Voloshchuk This paper is an attempt to identify one of the witnesses of executing in 1212 a diploma by the Prince of Kalisz Władysław Odonic for the Prussian bishop Christian with the subsequent granting of the village of Ceków to the bishop The diploma mentions a certain Isizlaus among alii nobiles that was the son of the former Galician Prince Volodymyr Igorevych – Izyaslav After a victorious campaign in August – September 1210/1211 against the Igorids brothers the Hungarian troops led by Palatine Poth captured Svyatoslav and Roman Igorids and sold them to the Galician boyars after which the brothers were hanged together with their families Prince Volodymyr and his son Izyaslav managed to escape While sources do not report anything about Izyaslav for the next few decades the appearance of the person named Isizlaus at the court of Władysław Odonic in 1212 may not be coincidental We assume that this may have been Prince Izyaslav Volodymyrovych since Prince Władysław was his uncle ‘on the distaff side’ according to the genealogical relations with the Galician Rostislavovids The Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241–1242. New Perspective Ferenc Sebők The Mongols invaded Hungary in the spring of 1241 and occupied it until the middle of 1242 Recent research has unearthed new data in connection with Hungarian resistance against the Mongols and on the basis of these new observations of historians and archaeologists we can conclude that local resistance was substantially stronger than had been concluded earlier The Mongols faced serious difficulty in expanding their occupation in Hungary New light has also been shed on the history of the battle of Muhi which was the decisive turning point in the Mongolian campaign especially warriors of the military orders (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller) caused serious damage to the Mongols who later regarded this battle as the most difficult one that had been fought against European foes Western and eastern parts of the country alike put up serious resistance during the months following the battle of Muhi The Mongols were reluctant to cross the Danube River because formidable Hungarian forces were gathering in Transdanubia (the western part of the country) and when they finally did cross the river in January 1242 they laid waste only to the vicinity of the main roads in those parts of the country Although the extent of devastation was staggering the country was able to recover from it in a few years and would have been ready to face a second Mongol invasion if it had materialised Changing Craft in the Early Renaissance. Florentine Citizens and the Profession of Arms (1427–1430) Simone Picchianti Between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century the Republic of Florence was almost constantly engaged in war public debt in a short time increased from 1 million to 3 million florins The most difficult time for the Republic occurred between the years 1425 and 1433 authorities experimented with new forms of taxation to cope with the growing expenses including the cadaster (Catasto) created in 1427 pursuant to which Florentine citizens were forced to list all their assets in addition to other personal information Based on the information provided by this document it has been possible to identify all Florentine citizens who were soldiers at the time thanks to the data extracted from the accounting records of the Florentine government of 1430 it has been possible to evaluate an interesting change in society: several artisans abandoned their professions to become soldiers such a choice was seen as a chance to one’s economic condition thanks to the considerable wages and good working conditions offered by the Republic compared to those associated with work as artisans Military Engineers and Artillery Production in Milan Under the Sforza (1450–1535). Institutions, Professionalism, Techniques Matteo Ronchi The late 15th-century Milanese army boasted an impressive artillery park of several heavy bombards and a multitude of light field artillery pieces Such war machines were manufactured and operated by the specialised personnel of the ‘ducal munitions and public works office’ engineers recruited among both Lombards and foreigners supervised by a general commissar the study of Milanese firearms production and its political and diplomatic implications remain practically uninvestigated among contemporary historians except for a few important studies from the 19th and 20th centuries Thanks to the epistolary documentation contained in the archival series Ingegneri e architetti this contribution will focus on providing an overview of the activities of the ammunition office the professional backgrounds of its engineers and their skill sets this contribution will stress the impact of artillery production on the Italian and broader European political culture of the time: even in times of peace the art of gunmaking and its products shaped the diplomatic and economic relations between Italian and other European states via the constant exchange of specialised gunsmiths and the diffusion of innovative military technology Military Migration as a Social Consequence of War. On the Example of the Hvizdets-Obertyn Campaign of 1531 Aleksander Bołdyrew most of the wars fought by the Jagiellons were fought by enlisted soldiers while every year they served in the permanent defence system (Polish: obrona potoczna) in the Ruthenian lands and sometimes even tens of thousands of men left their place of residence and moved to another area As their destination was most often the Ruthenian lands and the largest percentage of recruits with a known territorial affiliation came from Lesser Poland it can be assumed that the distance oscillated around 290 km (in a straight line from Kraków to Lviv) and another 225–250 km from Lviv (the traditional place of concentration of troops) to the region of Kamianets-Podilskyi or Medzhybizh to the area of fairly frequent military operations to what extent the phenomenon of the migration of soldiers (permanent or temporary) is perceptible in the source material Having the treasury and military registers it is possible to compile data directly concerning individual soldiers with knowledge about their territorial origin and activity in a specific territory during the war expedition Given the bulk of the preserved source material certain exclusions have to be made in this study The entirety of the surviving archives requires thorough and lengthy research based on sources related to Hetman Jan Tarnowski’s Moldavian expedition of 1531 Tarnowski commanded around six thousand soldiers which seems to be a sufficiently large research sample We aim to show the sheer regularity of soldier movements/migrations especially as this issue is essentially absent from Polish military-historical literature The Social Consequences of the Deportation of Polish Citizens Deep into the USSR in 1940–1941 Albin Głowacki As a result of four mass deportations carried out by the NKVD officers in 1940–1941 over 320,000 Polish citizens were deported into the USSR from the eastern territories of the Republic of Poland annexed by Moscow (according to NKVD sources) They were considered to be the most dangerous to the communist regime those arrested or held in prisoner-of-war camps and war refugees (mainly Jews) who refused to accept USSR citizenship as well as the families of participants in the ‘counter-revolutionary Ukrainian and Polish nationalist organisations’ were resettled in cattle railway cars The journey to exile lasted 2–4 weeks People were settled in the northern regions of the European part of Russia they performed very hard physical work in the logging of forests and construction – in a harsh climate and without proper medical care and medicine or rented mediocre accommodations from the locals The constant struggle for survival taught them cunning and accelerated their acquisition of various professional qualifications They had to adjust to life in extreme poverty knowing that they could not break down or give in to doubt The living conditions encouraged the development of various diseases and resulted in accelerated mortality The exiles rarely decided to marry or expand their families The most common and lasting effects of the stay in exile concern the mental and physical condition of the victims of deportation Their psyches were dominated by anxiety only religion gave them some consolation and helped them survive the dramatic fate of living in exile cemented family ties The children grew up prematurely and hardened themselves,mastering the rigid rules of life early Since they did not have the opportunity to learn at school and they did not pursue its amendment even when they returned to their homeland not all exiles returned to Poland – many lie in nameless graves in Siberia and Central Asia Lithuanians) were denied the right to repatriation in 1945 those who left the USSR in 1942 with General W Anders’s Polish Army chose life in the free world of the West people returned physically and mentally exhausted as their pre-war property was lost to the Soviets they strengthened their love for their homeland and appreciated its existence they learned the realities of the socialist system which they not only hated but also strongly rejected Reconstruction of Kharkiv in 1943–1945 Olena Diakova The events of the Second World War brought immense suffering and devastation to countries around the world the liberation of Ukrainian territories from German invaders began including the liberation of Kharkiv on August 23 a complex and necessary process of rebuilding the city commenced not only by its residents but also with the support of other republics of the USSR in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine Kharkiv once again finds itself under the threat of destruction This paper examines similar events that occurred in the 20th century and the study of how the city was rebuilt during the war with the aim of not only quickly restoring industries and institutions but also providing proper living conditions for its residents This article aims to identify the priority areas for the reconstruction of Kharkiv during the war years (August 1943–May 1945) It can be argued that two primary objectives existed: rebuilding industry and addressing social issues and medical care were crucial not only for improving people’s daily lives but also for increasing labour productivity The local leadership utilised the joy of liberation and the belief in victory over Nazism to mobilise the city’s residents for unpaid work during their free time compelling them to address most of their household needs independently those involved in the reconstruction of Kharkiv did not bear grudges against the city authorities for these measures; they understood the necessity of quickly restoring normal life and considered the inconveniences to be temporary The article emphasises the importance of defining priorities for reconstruction of the economy and improving the living conditions of the population and individual citizen participation were necessary Population Losses in the Wola Area During the Warsaw Uprising 1944. A Review of Research and an Attempt at Balance Kazimierz Przeszowski This article reviews the research of Stanisław Płoski and Ewa Śliwińska Norbert Bączyk and Grzegorz Jasiński and Hubert Kuberski which indicates that there were between 10,000 and 57,600 victims of the Wola massacre A comparative analysis of mass executions in Rumbula near Riga and executions carried out as part of the ‘Ertnefest’ operation has shown that the German forces in Wola were sufficient to exterminate even up to approximately 60,000 people It was also demonstrated that the Wola district covered the area west of Towarowa and Okopowa streets composed of 14 statistical districts belonging to 7 police districts The estimated population of Wola in the summer of 1944 was approximately 100,000 people – potential victims of mass executions The above findings indicate the need to develop a new methodological proposal and conduct further research on the number of population losses in Wola in 1944 A Symbolic Message About the War in the Photos of Red Army Photo Correspondent Emmanuil Evzerikhin from 1945 Tomasz Gliniecki War photography is rarely treated by researchers of the past as a separate historical source It rarely becomes a subject of in-depth research or separate academic studies it is considered in the convention of image carriers rather than separate material for analysis the source knowledge about the war contained in the photographs allows military historians specialising in decoding it to use it broadly for cognitive purposes the author presents and discusses the symbolic narrative elements contained in the photographs taken in the final stages of World War II by Red Army photo correspondent Captain Emmanuil Noevich Evzerikhin (Эммануил Ноевич Евзерихин) the paper shows that the photographer’s individual work was harnessed to execute tasks of the military propaganda services The Beginnings of the Organisation of Polish Historical Science in Great Britain after World War II Janusz Zuziak a large number of Polish historians found themselves They lost their previous academic research base the first attempts to organise representatives of this group were made in allied France The fall of France and the necessity to evacuate to Great Britain meant that a new stage of wartime activity began here for the Polish civilian and military leadership the organisation of the army and the organisation of the community of Polish historians The first institutions were established soon after arrival in the United Kingdom a number of Polish historians decided to remain abroad and the process of establishing academic institutions began giving rise to Polish historical science in the UK The General Sikorski Historical Institute was the first institution to be established including the Piłsudski Institute in London the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust the Polish Historical Society in Great Britain Social Political Differentiation of Electoral Moods of the Population of the Ukrainian SSR after World War II Oleksandra Stasiuk the main manifestations of the electoral moods of the population of the Ukrainian SSR during the elections to the Supreme Soviets of the USSR the Ukrainian SSR and local authorities in 1946–1947 are considered The generally low level of interest of the population in political actions is emphasised due to the difficult social political and economic situation in the state The factors that determine the electoral behaviour of voters and the causes of social deviations are analysed The paper presents the stratification of citizens’ electoral moods according to socio-political indicators and in the regional dimension describing in detail the attitude to the elections of such social groups as workers It is noted that the geography of critical statements proves the similarity of the electoral moods of the population in different regions of the Republic the motivation for the protests and their public manifestation by the residents of ‘Great Ukraine’ (i.e. which was under the rule of the Russian Empire and the USSR) and the western region are radically different in most of the territory of the Ukrainian SSR citizens accepted the demands of the authorities and were included in the electoral process Western Ukrainians massively boycotted them The boycott of the elections by the Western Ukrainian population was caused by a protest against the repeated forced Sovietisation of the region the predatory economic policy of the authorities as well as repressions against participants in the national liberation movement Western Ukrainians protested primarily for ideological reasons not accepting the values of the Soviet power and considering it an occupational force while for the inhabitants of Great Ukraine material aspect turned out to be the most critical issue ul. 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Dawn will be gently captured into orbit around Ceres on March 6 As the spacecraft delivers better images and other data the science team will be investigating the nature and composition of the dwarf planet including the nature of the craters and bright spots that are coming into focus which have a resolution of 4.9 miles (7.8 kilometers) per pixel represent the sharpest views of Ceres to date The spacecraft explored the giant asteroid Vesta for 14 months during 2011 and 2012 Scientists gained numerous insights about the geological history of this body and saw its cratered surface in fine detail they will develop a better understanding of the formation of the solar system Dawn's mission to Vesta and Ceres is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena The framing cameras were provided by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research with significant contributions by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering The visible and infrared mapping spectrometer was provided by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics and is managed and operated by the Italian Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology The gamma ray and neutron detector was built by Los Alamos National Laboratory and is operated by the Planetary Science Institute http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov elandau@nasa.gov Solar System. 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A Tudor songbook with the inscription Mistres ABolleyne nowe thus is believed to have belonged to Anne Boleyn It reveals a fascinating glimpse of the Tudor Queen’s life before the tragedy that befell her as Henry VIII’s wife After centuries of debate the jury is still out with whom she stayed until she was called home to England early in 1522 and where she developed interests in several aspects of the arts fashion and the games of flirtation and courtly love However her greatest pastime seems to have been music Quite remarkably, a songbook thought to have been owned and used by Anne Boleyn has come down to us; it is now preserved in the Royal College of Music, London and scholars still debate its origin and function The only tangible evidence that the book – a scrapbook of 42 songs collected together by its owner – went anywhere near Anne Boleyn is an inscription very clearly in an early 16th-century English hand: “Mistres ABolleyne nowe thus” followed by some musical notation of three minims and a long That she is styled “mistress” indicates that this was added before she became queen in 1533; “nowe thus” was the motto of her father which included a prophecy that Anne would provide Henry with a son Sermisy was among Francois I’s favourite musicians and became a member of the French king’s chapel from around 1517 During their courtship Anne famously resisted Henry’s advances and had to be inventive in circumventing the king’s passions and thus I will ensure that what you hope for ends well … but if it weighs you down appease your hurting heart: everything will be good for those who wait.” Precisely Henry and Anne’s situation It has suggested that Anne actually sang the song to Henry in order to appease his desires – which seems plausible In truth the song has a complex and blurry history but there is a much earlier keyboard arrangement which dates from c1560 showing that the tune was known at least within a few decades of Anne’s death the poetry is haunting and chilling: “For I must dye All is explored in the first dedicated recording of Anne Boleyn’s Songbook, sung by the vocal consort Alamire Nineteen of the finest works in the collection were freshly edited and many sung for the first time in centuries The music ranges from lovely four-part miniatures for men’s voices only while the French chansons are performed by soloist Clare Wilkinson accompanied by lute and harp perhaps as originally intended in a domestic setting providing extraordinary insight into Anne’s musical passions at a time when she was – as her coronation motto was to claim – “The Moost Happi” 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 2011 at 10:53 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}UPDATE: but he has a long road ahead of him," she said -Sean Nowe was located a short time ago by the police department Over the past week, 778 Facebook users followed the Help Find Sean Nowe page He was last seen in the Glen on the Norton/Easton line He was wearing a black hat with blue FOX lettering Nowe is currently considered as a runaway kid If anyone has any information text 774-526-6678 or call the Norton Police department Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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The project involves the construction of a 17.7 km expressway-class bypass with a 2+1 lane layout around the east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Forming part of national road 15 – which links local urban centres with the trans-European transport network – the bypass should relieve the town of excessive traffic volumes Connecting with the existing national road 15 via a roundabout the road begins in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region near the junction with district road 1808C It ends near the village of Kaczek in Warmińsko-Mazurskie Work under the project includes the construction of four roundabouts to ensure safe merging of traffic from the existing road network and the building and adaptation of sections of those roads that will intersect with the new bypass technical facilities (adapted for people with disabilities) animal crossings and other environmental protection structures meteorological stations and sites for a weigh-in-motion system to record the weights of vehicles as they drive past promotional activities and supervision of construction work Traffic analysis confirmed the need for the bypass around Nowe Miasto Lubawskie which will allow for speeds of up to 80 km/h and loads of up to 115 kN (11 tonnes) per axle.  The main goal of the project is to increase road capacity and eliminate bottlenecks by creating a section of national road integrated with the rest of the network Total investment for the project “Construction of a bypass for Nowe Miasto Lubawskie along National Road 15” is EUR 92 805 359 with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 71 736 908 through the “Infrastructure and Environment” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Roads infrastructure for towns and cities.” Ministerstwo obsługujące ministra właściwego ds Generalna Dyrekcja Drog Krajowych I Autostrad obowiązuje NOWA opłata obowiązkowa (= 600 Euro/3000 PLN) za każdy manuskrypt przesłany i zaakceptowany do publikacji w czasopiśmie Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne Szczegółowe informacje dostępne są tutaj „Opłata za przetwarzanie artykułu (APC)” We begin with a brilliantly staged fight between football hooligans that sows seeds for future disenchantments. Four years later, mildly barbaric, Mohawk-headed police detective Majami (Piotr Stramowski) is attempting to dismantle a protection racket run by the implausibly named Granny (Boguslaw Linda). A great many men with huge bald heads hit one another while women cower in the shadows. Displaying its origins as sequel to a 2005 TV series, Pitbull: New Order plays as if compacted into two hours from a sequence of 13 more coherent episodes. Characters pop up, have body parts removed and then vanish as suddenly as they arrived. Rather than traversing any sort of ordered narrative arc, the film tumbles along in disconnected fits and starts. Some of the set pieces are genuinely impressive, but the reliance on random butchery eventually becomes exhausting. There is something of Brian De Palma's Scarface to the mayhem, but Pitbull lacks any of that film's Jacobean extravagance. More worryingly, it conjures up the most depressingly unreconstructed set of female characters in any recent film: nagging harridans, calculating molls, psychopathic sex workers. In the course of the action, those women are shot in the back, have fingers bloodily removed and are smothered graphically with plastic bags. It all makes Sergio Leone seem like Chantal Akerman. Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist Facebook pageTwitter feed© 2025 The Irish Times DAC Trail cam pics and a prescription bottle belonging to a woman convicted in her sister’s overdose death didn’t help police solve a set of South Shore heists from a German-themed restaurant Reports of a string of break-ins and thefts from around Lunenburg County started coming in just before noon on Jan The Old Black Forest Restaurant on Highway 3 in Martins Brook was “the first to report that someone overnight broke out a window with a rock and stole cash Alexander Tucker said in information he filed in Bridgewater provincial court to get a warrant in the case Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience The thieves had dropped some booze bottles on the restaurant floor Store owner Nathan Guggenheimer reported “many more bottles of beer and wine had been taken,” and that about $1,000 was missing from the cash box “Much of the stolen property was German food and drinks including German brands of beer the same morning the Bridgewater Police Service recovered much of the stolen property left outside on Elm Street in Bridgewater near the residence of Meghan Nowe Mixed in with the recovered stolen property was a recently issued prescription pill bottle for Meghan Nowe.” The thieves also broke into a shed behind the restaurant as well as camp stoves and other catering gear About an hour after the overnight theft was reported a staffer at Harbour House women’s shelter in Bridgewater called police about a haul of discarded items just off Elm Street Terry Brekker of the Bridgewater Police Service took the items — mostly full bottles of German wine and beer — back to the station The “majority of the wine and beer was authentic and cannot be purchased at the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation,” Tucker said Spencer Cook came across a Facebook post about the Old Black Forest Restaurant being robbed Bridgewater police let the Mounties know they had found items likely stolen from the Old Black Forest “an almost identical event occurred when the Old Black Forest restaurant had a rock thrown through the window and multiple items were stolen again investigators found a boot print at the crime scene someone broke into a storage structure on Wild Cat Path in Camperdown The thieves likely didn’t know there was a second Stealth Cam trail camera at the scene “Multiple photographs were obtained of the suspects which were a heavy-set female and a thinner man Both subjects appear to have been handling cellphones in the photographs,” Tucker said “It was clearly a large-frame female with distinctly longer blond hair appearing to be put up in some fashion carrying a cellphone and wearing black skate-style shoes with white bottoms,” he said noting the man had short hair and was wearing a ball hat a coat and sneakers “that have designs or material that reflect light.” Mounties also found a footwear impression on a glass window at the scene and local police identified the woman as Meghan Elizabeth Nowe of Elm Street in Bridgewater Images captured from the Camperdown crime scene show the 31-year-old’s “distinctive footwear,” Tucker said They found her at her Elm Street apartment “wearing the same shoes and having the same haircut as the suspect in the photographs,” said Tucker who believed searching the place would turn up more evidence in terms of other stolen goods and clothing worn during the break-ins Police discovered Nowe was driving a 2015 grey Ford Focus Then Tucker learned the police could compare the footprint found on the glass in Camperdown to Nowe’s shoes “The footwear impression is clearly for a DC brand skate-style shoe that Meghan Nowe is pictured wearing” in the trail cam crime scene shots Tucker believed finding Nowe’s prescription bottle with the stolen restaurant goods discarded near her Bridgewater apartment and the photos and suspect footprint from the Camperdown crime scene was enough evidence linking her to the thefts The Mountie wanted a warrant for Nowe’s mobile phone believing that would help police follow her “trail of logged and tracked data” during the break-ins I believe the suspects have cellphones in their hands in some of the video surveillance photographs from the Wild Cat Path break-in as they are using them as flashlights given the angle of the lighting,” Tucker said Police figured Nowe would have used her phone to plan the thefts with the man who was in on the heists when there is one of a few items of stolen property there are many more and this search warrant will allow police to properly search for and collect that evidence,” he said an electronic tablet and a rifle during their March 10 search of Nowe’s apartment but that didn’t give them enough evidence to charge Nowe in the restaurant break-ins “Meghan Elizabeth Nowe was charged in a break-in to a shed at a property on Wild Cat Path in Camperdown that occurred on February 22,” Cpl “This is the only break-in incident that Nowe has been charged with 3 in Bridgewater provincial court for election and plea Nowe is also due in court that same day on four firearm-related charges from March 10 Nobody was charged for the break-ins at the Old Black Forest Restaurant “The file from Martins Brook was ultimately concluded as the evidence we collected could not meet the threshold of reasonable grounds to believe that a certain person was involved in the break-in,” Marshall said (police had) insufficient evidence in order to enter into a prosecution.” Police charged Meghan Nowe that October with manslaughter committing criminal negligence by giving her sister methadone trafficking in methadone and breaching the terms of a 2014 probation order a judge found Meghan Nowe guilty of criminal negligence and trafficking a judge sentenced Nowe to two 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The University of Lodz Faculty of Philology is proud to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement with Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua I.P (Camões — Institute for Cooperation and Language) represented by the Ambassador of Portugal in Warsaw and the Director of the Institute in Warsaw The meeting with the Portuguese Ambassador and the Director of the Camões Institute in Warsaw took place at the Faculty of Philology on 10 November 2023 which is a continuation and development of the faculty's current activities in the area of Portuguese culture promotion This cooperation results from the previous initiatives including the Portuguese Culture Days organised at the faculty and the introduction of a new specialisation in Portuguese as part of Spanish philology The agreement assumes comprehensive support from the Camões Institute focusing on the promotion of Portuguese culture and development of educational and cultural programmes at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Lodz The initiative strengthens the position of the Faculty of Philology as a centre promoting cultural and linguistic diversity as well as an important partner in international academic cooperation The agreement opens new opportunities for students and researchers from the faculty offering access to educational and cultural resources related to Portugal Edit: Eryk Woźniak (Promotion and Communication Office at the University of Lodz faculty of Philology) Photos: Dr Barbara Galant University of Lodz has joined an international scientific and research project Food systems that support transitions to healthy and sustainable diets – abbreviated as FEAST (“Food systems supporting the choice of sustainable lifestyle and nutrition”) financed by the EU programme Horizon Europe The researchers will analyse eating behaviours of different social groups in order to identify and design new directions of food and health policy in the face of climate change and technological advances brings together as many as 35 partners from 15 member states of the European Union civilisational development and technological advances have resulted in the need to fundamentally change the world's food systems The global food system is currently responsible for the emission of 26 percent of greenhouse gases for 70 percent of drinking water consumption and for 60 percent of biodiversity loss (1) Inappropriate consumption patterns of Europeans are the main cause of the mass incidence of civilisational chronic diseases (NCDs) The treatment of civilisational diseases and the resulting phenomenon of premature mortality leads to losses for the European economy estimated at EUR 115 billion per year (2) The project is compliant with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda   The international consortium intends to implement the systemic promotion of healthy and sustainable lifestyles and nutrition embracing the concept of sustainable development and a low-carbon economy.  includes partners representing various scientific fields and disciplines and working in various types of institutions (public They have decided to comprehensively approach the challenge of analysing the eating behaviours of vulnerable social groups the project primarily means non-privileged groups relatively poor access to resources and/or with a relatively lower socio-economic status Scientists from the University of Lodz for senior citizens The team from Lodz will focus on senior citizens – their eating patterns and special dietary requirements is to develop recommendations in the field of food policy especially in relation to care institutions for older people in Poland Senior-Wigor adult day care centre in Tuszyn which will function as a Living Lab for further research has joined the cooperation with scientists.  The women’s Studies Centre (Faculty of Philology) is responsible for coordinating the FEAST project on the part of the University of Lodz The interfaculty and interdisciplinary nature of the team makes it possible for us to carry out a wide range of tasks entrusted to us  On behalf of the Women’s Studies Centre I play an advisory role in the project I provide advice on issues related to gender equality and social justice of the interventions and solutions which are being developed I make sure that the gender perspective is included both in the research process itself and in the formulated guidelines and recommendations Dr Zapędowska-Kling is responsible for direct contact with senior citizens diagnosing systemic barriers affecting the quality of elderly people's diet and testing innovative solutions on a local scale Dr Artur Modliński and mgr Emilian Gwiaździński have extensive experience in the area of new technologies they will have a look at the food system as an area of potential innovations and will also support us in our tasks related to dissemination of project results – says Dr Aleksandra Różalska We encourage you to watch the coverage of this event: The European Union Framework Programme Horizon Europe is the largest research and innovation programme in the history of the Union a total of EUR 95.5 billion will be allocated to innovative research and innovative solutions The structure of Horizon Europe is based on three essential supplemented by an additional component, which is: Wider participation and strengthening the European Research Area. More information about the Horizon Europe programme is available on the website of the National Centre for Research and Development Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods 724-732; 10.1038/s43016-021-00358-x (2021) The language of obesity just makes matters worse Source: Dr Aleksandra Różalska, Dr Kaja Zapędowska-Kling; the National Centre for Research and Development Edit: Promotion Centre Notices are posted by 10 am Monday through Saturday Adjust Text Size: A+ A- LENA RIVERS COMBE (NOWE) 1911 - 2006 Lena passed away quietly at Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg at the age of 96 years After attending Teachers College in Brandon Lena began her teaching career of 43 years where she met and married her late husband William Combe (Bill) They were among the first couples to marry in this isolated gold mining town Her teaching career continued in Bissett until the closing of the mine in 1965 A direct quote by Lena from the book called Golden Memories of Bissett by R.J My teaching career was truly a wonderful part of my life It is gratifying to be part of the lives of so many children over all those years and watched my students grow and have families of their own Lena taught at Radisson School until her retirement in 1974 Lena is predeceased by her husband William Combe (Bill); daughter Diane Tamre (Combe) and her husband Arnie Tamre; sisters Mable Westwood (Nowe) and Nell Paulder (Nowe) daughter Sheila Simpson (Combe); Ron Simpson; son-in-law; grandchildren grandson Bill Tamre; granddaughter Melodie-Ann Damm (Tamre) and great-grandchildren Barb and Rob; Niece Joan Thomson (Westwood) husband Jack from Rivers and their children at the Transcona Funeral Chapel 1800 Day Street with Rev In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Manitoba Cancer Foundation or to a charity of one's choice Transcona Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 19 Share your memories and/or express your condolences below Unfortunately with the need to moderate tributes for inappropriate content your comments may take up to 48 hours to appear "Can plants save the world?" "Adapting cities to climate change" We are introducing two new podcast episodes addressing hydrological issues Magdalena Urbaniak from the Department of UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology at the University of Lodz and Prof Hideyuki Inui from Kobe University (Japan) Tomasz Jurczak from the Department of UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology at the University of Lodz talks about the implementation of specific nature-based ecohydrological solutions in cities "WyWODY po Łódzku" is a series of discussions initiated and hosted by the Science Club for Ecohydrology of the University of Lodz Members of the club want to broaden the public's knowledge of water resource challenges and modern close-to-nature solutions to improve the quality of aquatic ecosystems Can plants help us clean up the environment including courgettes and cucumbers) can accumulate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) How can we find the trade-off between maintaining healthy ecosystems and production of safe food These (and other) questions are answered by Prof. Magdalena Urbaniak from the Department of UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology and the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology who is the coordinator of the IDUB project entitled 'Control of bioaccumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in cucurbitaceous plants – production of safe food vs Prof Urbaniak's day-to-day research interests include biological methods for the removal of POPs and newly emerging pollutants such as bio- who was in Poland as part of a joint Polish-Japanese project under a scientific cooperation agreement between the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (Prof Magdalena Urbaniak is its Polish coordinator on behalf of the Polish Academy of Sciences) Inui's day-to-day work involves studying the above-mentioned processes at the molecular level accumulation and metabolism of contaminants in plants (including cucurbits) particularly in terms of producing safe food The basic research conducted within the framework of the cooperation between the University of Lodz and Kobe University aims at carrying out analyses that will form the basis for the rational design of 'green technologies' whose objective is not only to restore disturbed elements of soil and water ecosystems to their proper state Researchers from the University of Lodz in Japan – Research on Cleaning the Soil Climate change not only negatively affects the environment but also the functioning of cities It has been known for a long time that the ever-increasing urbanisation areas leads to the destabilisation of ecosystems whose proper functioning is a prerequisite for their provision of the so-called services and goods affecting human life and its quality climate change and environmental degradation are proceeding so rapidly that ensuring sustainability must now rely on ecosystems adapting to changing conditions human interventions in the natural environment and adaptation strategies must be based on sustaining the high diversity and functionality of ecosystems that determine the possibility of safe living In the next episode of the podcast “WyWODY po Łódzku”, students of the Science Club for Ecohydrology at the University of Lodz address the topic of adapting cities to climate change. The head of the Department of UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection at the University of Lodz, dr hab. Tomasz Jurczak, UL Professor talks about implementations aimed at improving not only the quality of life of city dwellers but also the quality of blue-green infrastructure  Using the example of the LIFE projects RadomKlima "Adaptation to climate change through sustainable water management in the urban space of Radom" and EH-REK "Ecohydrological reclamation of recreational reservoirs "Arturówek" (Lodz) as a model approach to the reclamation of urban reservoirs" UL Professor not only talks about the contemporary challenges of adapting large cities to climate change but also presents specific solutions aimed at to answer basic questions to which we often receive incomplete experts from the Department of UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology at the University of Lodz and the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences who deal with the topic of water management and protection in urban agglomerations and agricultural areas are invited to participate in the discussions Source: Science Club for Ecohydrology, University of Lodz; Edit: Honorata Ogieniewska from the Communications and PR Centre The New Centre of Łódź (NCŁ) is a modern area at the heart of the city combining business an area of nearly 100 ha in the city centre is subject to wide-spread revitalisation The NCŁ features the renovated building of the first power station in Łódź The exceptional character of the place refers to the industrial past of the city At its heart is the largest Science and Technology Centre in Poland and a state-of-the-art planetarium The EC1 complex is also the headquarters of institutions bringing together artists and film-makers – Łódź Film Commission and the Centre for Comics and Interactive Narration A major point in the New Centre of Łódź is the new underground station: Łódź Fabryczna which became part of a multimodal transport network and car transportation as well as the city’s public transport The investment will also involve the reconstruction of the road system around the station giving Łódź the opportunity to become a city with one of the best transport infrastructures in Poland +48(42)6384444 Our website uses cookies. 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For more information, see our Privacy Policy Information regarding the protection of personal data The Botswana Athletics Association has announced its track and field team ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024 Nine players and the men's relay team will compete across 11 events at the multi-sport event The Botswana athletics team for Paris Olympics 2024 consists of eight male participants and one female athlete in the individual event will represent the nation in the women's 800m event and Busang Kebinatshipi will compete in the men's 400m event Letsile Tebogo will compete in two events at the Paris Olympics 2024 The 21-year-old will be in action in the men's 100m and 200m events Victor Ntweng will represent the nation in the men's 400m hurdles event The men's 4x400m relay team consists of six players Three players competing in the men's 400m race are included in the relay team The Botswana athletics team will compete at the Paris Olympics 2024 under the guidance of head coach Chilume Ntshwarang and assistant coach Kebonyemodisa Dose Mosimanyane Oabona Dickson Theetso will be the nation's team manager for the Olympic Games in Paris Assistant Coach: Kebonyemodisa Dose Mosimanyane ALSO READ | Canada Release Track and Field Squad for Paris Olympics 2024: Andre De Grasse and Aaron headline the roster Your perspective matters!Start the conversation Email: Email Us Here Website: Visit Our Website The Polish airline market was until 2004 a classical case of duopoly with bilateral agreements between countries served from the national hub- Warsaw The regional airports were mostly serving as spokes in the 90-ties it was decided to deregulate the airport market and abolish the dominant position of state-owned airport manager Nearly all local airports become separate companies with local governments involved in their management Soon after opening of Polish sky for cometition flights “avoiding” the Warsaw hub became more often There are currently 12 passenger airports in operation and there is also an airport Heringsdorf in German village Garz 7 kilometers from polish seaside spa Świnoujście which however could not be used by Polish passengers because of lack of border crossing (the situation changed in 2008) This may change in the future and such situation as in the case of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg where duty-free access to the airport is granted the rapid development (8 % of increase of passengers served at Polish airports in 2008 compared to 2007) of the unsaturated market and the existence of vast areas of land not covered by airports within 100 kilometers of journey allow to assume that many new airports could be necessary to properly serve this land pupulated by 38,2 million inhabitants Especially the area of eastern Poland should be better penetrated by airline traffic source: wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Poland_with_paved_runways mostly unused former military airports with runways and taxiways parameters allowing to operate typical aircraft (for example Boeing 737) 10-20 % of them are suitably located and can be promising for the introduction of low-cost airlines especially in cases where they are located close to large agglomerations It is possible that in case of operations thought to serve Warsaw to choose even two or three of the former military airports situated around the town instead of flying to the cheap Okęcie in the hearth of the Poland’s capital and it uses the infrastructure of the former military airport many new airports seem to be needed in Poland Potential airports in the area south of Warsaw and Świętokrzyskie voivodship intend to adapt the airport in Masłów near Kielce but rather to the category of a City- Airport Local governments founded a company "Lotnisko Kielce" with the goal to upgrade the airport There are also discussions to build a completely new airport in Obice Radom (227 000 inhabitants)- aims to adapt its military airport in Radom Sadków to serve domestic and int The runway has 2000 meters of length and 60 meters of width Taxiways have 14 meters width and have been renovated in the year 2000 and there is an association that lobbies for its opening for passenger services Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą possesses a former military airport between Radom and Łódź (agglomeration of 1 million) and the whole infrastructure could be used as a low-cost airport because is located in an densly populated area but there are no other large towns in its direct proximity Warszawa and Łódź being 60-80 km away The airport possesses even some very old-fashioned airport infrastructure (with an inscription- Airport Nowe Miasto showing that local flights have been served here Potential airports in the area East of Poland and Lublin city council (356 000 inhabitants agglomeration 0,5 million)- tries to build a new airport in Świdnik 40 kilometres north to this 0,5 M agglomeration in Niedzwiada (estimated construction cost of 260 million PLN) I also proposed to use the existing military airport in Dęblin The Dęblin airport was proposed by the author to be used as the Lublin/Warszawa airport to serve both Lublin and the Warsaw 2,6 million agglomeration Military airport in Dęblin is currently used by the army and it is conveniently located in the frequented transport corridor from Lublin to Warsaw It possesses apparently all the needed infrastructure A frequented railway line is passing nearby and an airport link to Lublin (journey time- 40 minutes) is possible after some investments would be made There were plans to built a classic City-Airport for the regional services in Świdnik with some rare species of animals living in this grass which make it difficult to construct a short concrete runway there No data exist on the current stage of construction is a town situated in the north of Lublin voivodship that could be easily adapted to serve passenger services in this area completely deprived of airports Its town council lacks know-how and experienced people to advise about the airport development after the already misfortuned trial of the airport revival with Vahap Toy who promised to revive the two runways with adjacent infrastructure but finally fled the country leaving unpaid debts Toy raised also large environmental dispute because he intended to chop the forest close to the airport which led to a country-wide discussion about his person and his controversial plans it is possible to use the airport without any damage to the nearby small forest one of few in deforestrated eastern Poland The company „Port Lotniczy Biała Podlaska” tries to revive the airport The Biala Podlaska airport is the only one in the eastern Poland area with the potential to serve passenger services and should be somehow revived to offer services for the population of this poorest part of the country Its infrastructure is enormous: 2 runways of 3300 x 60 meters the larger one and the smaller of 2260 x 30 meters what seems to allow to handle even intercontinental flights The name proposed by the author for this airport is “Podlasie/ Brest” or “Biała Podlaska / Brest” so that would allow to cover the nearby western Belarus and attract passengers also from this area The airport is situated nearly at the border with the Republic of Belarus (10,3 million people) there are no low cost airline’s services and quantity of air travels per person per year is unbelievably low due to the monopoly of its national airlines Airport in Biala Podlaska is located in direct proximity to the Belarusian city of Brest/ Брэст (polish: Brześć There is a boarder crossing with Belarus in nearby Terespol/Brest (approx in proximity of 70 kilometers there is a precious complex of Białowieża Primaeval Forest known as Belaveskaya Pushcha (Белавеская пушча) in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland This is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland It is the only remaining part of the once immense forest spreading across the European Plains and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Mińsk Mazowiecki – This military airport could be a good location for an airport for the Eastern Mazowsze and Bialystok region There is sufficient runway length and with to handle most of aircraft The airport is quite close to the Warsaw agglomeration of 2,6 million inhabitants (approx 60 kilometres to the east) and could serve the traffic for the eastern part of this agglomeration In Sochaczew there is a military airport in Sochaczew-Bielice There are plans of local governments to convert it into a low-cost airport for Łódź western part of Mazowsze and nearby Warsaw agglomeration of 2,6 million inhabitants (54 kilometers to the east) “Stowarzyszenie Port Lotniczy Sochaczew” and recently it was decided to create a public limited company with the task to open the airport The runway has 2500 m length and 60 m width and a a concrete-asphalt surface possessing an good pressure index It is possible to introduce rail link directly to the airport It is also possible to built a short section of trail tracks in order to introduce a direct rail link to Warsaw Potential airports in the area North of Poland the capital of Warmia- Mazury voivodship (1,5 million inhabitants) The authorities seem to lack the knowledge to revive its international airport in Szczytno-Szymany that does not serve any international flights now The airport possesses a runway of 2000 meters length and 60 meters width and is located in Szymany in Mazury region Its trade name is: Szczytno –Szymany Author proposed to the regional authorities and to the airport management to rebrand the airport to a better name that would encapsulate the whole region of Mazury and its lakes The airport is situated 56 kilometres to the south of Olsztyn at the border with more densely populated Mazowsze region There are also other larger towns (50- 60 thousand) in the 60 kilometres distance of this airport This airport has in its catchment area a population of 2- 2,5 million people in both voivodeships it is possible to introduce a rail link to this airport A journey time to the centre of Olsztyn would amount to 50 minutes with the infrastructure now existing and 30-35 minutes if the rail infrastructure to the airport would be upgraded Such airport link is being prepared by the authorities a rail link to Białystok through Ostrołęka and another to Ełk could be organised by putting railcars on the unused rail lines Słupsk (100 000 inhabitants)- lacks know-how to revive its airport in Słupsk-Redzikowo and a record of serving domestic flights to the popular seaside destination close to the Baltic sea In the 1980-ties there were scheduled flights to Warsaw and Koszalin Słupsk participates in the „DEAR” project that supports the local authorities trying to revive its airports Koszalin (107 000 inhabitants)- is already quite advanced in its attempts to revive its regional airport Koszalin/ Kołobrzeg in Zegrze Pomorskie which has a record of serving domestic and charter flights to the nearby (40 kilometres) seaside resort Kołobrzeg (47 thousand inhabitants) in the 1980-ties and early 1990-ties The airport area is rented by the Middle Pomerania Association of Communes and Districts (“Stowarzyszenie Gmin i Powiatów Pomorza Środkowego”) and possesses a runway of 2 400 meters length and 60 meters width The local authorities are searching for investors willing to participate in the airport revival The airport possesses a railway siding which enables an introduction of a rail link to the centre of Koszalin Cover of the Airport’s Investor’s Folder 1,1 million in nearby Tri-City agglomeration) is a town situated in the delta of Wisła river It possessed an airport that served international flights (Berlin Now the town intends to build a new airport as a green-field investment but it is easier to use for civil services the nearby military airport in Malbork Króloewo having a sufficient runway of 2500 x 60 meters The airport’s name should be „Trójmiasto/ Elbląg” as it would also serve the Tri-city 1,1 million people agglomeration and would be connected with it by the railway line in nearby Malbork is one of Polish must-to-see The whole area to the south of this airport is a “castle valley” along the Wisla river that is full of turistically precious middle-aged castles and picturesque towns The airport in Toruń possesses already a runway of 4100 ft There is a pressure from local politicians to adapt the local airport to serve domestic flights after expanding the landing strip by 500 meters to over 2000 meters also international flights to this tourist destination that due to its unique gothic-styled city-centre is on the UNESCO world heritage list and is one of the favourite Polish tourist destinations Potential airports in the area Southern and Western Poland 4,5 million in nearby GOP conurbation) and Opolskie voivodship (1,1 million inhabitants) It could be easily be adapted to serve regional and international traffic for the densly populated region of Opole and 4,5 million inhabitants of the enormous conurbation of the Upper Silesia Coal Basin It is located 8 kilometers from the A4 motorway connecting Wrocław with the GOP area which makes it possible to provide a rail link to Opole where a change could be made for the trains to GOP cities that are very badly served by the rather remotely located Pyrzowice airport The airport has a concrete runway of 2300 m length and 60 m width 4,5 million in nearby GOP conurbation) can use its inner-city airport (current runway length: 1110 meters width: 30 meters) to transform it into a proper City-Airport (there is limited space for the enlargement of the landing strip to approx 1500 meters) that would serve this densly populated coal basin and it would serve rather domestic and business traffic 0,5 million in nearby Okręg Miedziowy/ Copper Basin conurbation of Legnica Lubin and Polkowice) possesses itself an former military airport (runway length 1600 m that cannot be expanded (or could be expanded if the nearby rail line woul be moved into a tunnel) and could serve only as a City- Airport Town authorities are looking for eager investors There is also a former military airport in Szprotawa-Wierchlice located approx 30- 40 km to the west from the large towns of this 0,5 million conurbation: Głogów close to Bolesławiec (80 thousand inhabitants) there is a former civil and military airport in Krzywa that also served international passenger routes such as one to Moscow It has a sufficient infrastructure (runway size: 2500 x 60 meters) and under the name „Bolesławiec/ Dolny Sląsk” or„Dolny Śląsk- Sudety” could serve the tourist destination and populated region of western Lower Silesia and Sudety mountains that is not covered by the caption area of Wrocław airport It is located directly at the A4 motorway Berlin- Wrocław and very close to the Dresden- Wrocław rail main line it was reported that the infrastructure was in rather bad condition Mielec (64 000 inhabitants) located in a very densely populated western part of Podkarpacie and eastern Małopolska and Świętokrzyskie (an agglomeration Tarnobrzeg- Sandomierz- Stalowa Wola of approx has a former military and industrial airport managed by the company PZL Cargo that during the renovation of the runway of Reszów airport in December 2004 was intended to be used as a replacement for Rzeszów runway but it lacked the necessary modern navigation instruments except for some outdated system Experts estimated that it could handle even large aircraft Its location offers a chance to serve the parts of Świętokrzyskie and Małoposlska regions that are otherwise not covered by other airports Potential airports in the Wielkopolska region The Wielkopolska Region (3,4 million inhabitants) is the 2nd largest region in Poland in the terms of area Its area is comparable to the size of Belgium Its population is bigger than that of Latvia and is not much smaller than the population of Ireland or Lithuania There is only one airport serving the whole region- in Poznań Ławica This airport is rather very difficult to access because of the road congestion in the Poznań area there are possibilities to revive other airports in this region Powidz has a military airport with a runway of enormous 3700 meters length It was proposed to use it as a regional airport “Wielkopolska/ Konin” for the densly populated western Wielkopolska region its nearby town of Konin (81 000 inhabitants) and the not covered by any airport town of Kalisz 70 kilometers to the south (110 000 inhabitants 200 thousand in conurbation with nearby Ostrów Wielkopolski) There is a possibility of introducing a rail link to this airport using airport rail branch and in this way connect it with regional transport network and even offer a quick rail connection to the conurbation of Kalisz and Ostrów Wielkopolski situated to the south of the airport Piła (75 000 inhabitants) is located in the rather sparsely populated part of northern Wielkopolska It also possesses a former military airport (runway size: 2400,5 x 60 meters) within the city limits which does not serve any scheduled traffic It was proposed to use it for commercial purposes and the town authorities seem to be interested and sent invitation to airlines asking whether they would be eager to operate on it it seems that these authorities have been rather unaware of the necessary equipment and also the interested airlines did not convinced the authorities to turn it into a normal commercial airport It my be due to the demographic limitations- the population in its caption area is not larger than 1,5 million Zielona Góra creates an agglomeration on the river Odra of approx 183 000 inhabitants (Zielona Góra- approx Nowa Sól 43 000 inhabitants and Sulechów 20 000 inhabitants) Its airport Zielona Góra/ Wielkopolska is situated 10 kilometers to the east from the northern border of the tri-city and is situated on the border with Wielkopolska The so-situated airport covers also the very densly populated western part of the Wielkopolska region (3 million 346 thousand of which 1,5 million inhabitants are estimated to live in the caption area of this airport) It has good connections to the centre of Poznań (700 thousand inhabitants in agglomeration and the rail branch to the terminal can be used in combination with the railcars owned by the regional government to connect the airport with other large cities in the direct proximity: the town of Gorzów (120 thousand inhabitants 60 km to the north) and possibly also to Leszno (63 thousand There are 15 kilometers to the A2 motorway junction and its part in direction to Poznań is newly built the missing part to the German border being due to be finished by 2007 The airport ranks second in Poland in terms of its infrastructure surface such as taxiways and aprons and has a good quality concrete runway of 2500 metres length and 60 meters width that is 8200 ft long (PCN 45/R/B/W/T) and medium-sized passenger terminal It can handle up to 10 B-737 on taxiways and aprons (aprons size: 569m x 94m) The airport has a record of serving the domestic traffic from Warsaw only for the Zielona Góra agglomeration The idea of serving also international traffic for the region of Western Wielkopolska and Lubuskie There are some infrastructural limitations to serve this traffic Airport fees for international flights have also been reduced airports in Poland are perceived to be something of a public service and initially they were developed according to infant industry argument private capital in airport business is rare whether an airport can be developed using only private finds that Polish airport market will develop in the future especially in the context of planned changes in legal acts that intend to facilitate the use of regional airports for scheduled services