Send help right to the people and causes you care about Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee Zory Kirakossian is the director of the Adult and Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest in Estacada He is a husband and father and a recovering addict who is using his own struggles and troubled past to help others see a brighter future Kirakossian first battled with addiction as a teenager He says that experience is key to his ability to help lead others out of the cycle of addiction He has many memorable stories but looks back fondly on one man who came to the program He was suffering from mental health issues 'you can come back from [it].' I just shared my story,"Kirakossian said Kirakossian says the year-long program focuses on faith as well as offers clients vocational training to help them learn a strong work ethic and personal responsibility To ensure that every child can attend kindergarten architecturally stunning school with the support of EU funding I am proud that we have created a building that is tailored to the needs of children and creates the perfect conditions for their development The kindergarten looks beautiful and contains modern To better provide for its youngest citizens The EU-funded project has the capacity to serve up to five preschool classes The one-storey building features several unique design aspects including rounded walls and a rooftop garden for outdoor classes The building is equipped with adapted entryways and toilet facilities an approach to early childhood education based on the scientific observations of children The project purchased the didactic materials required by this approach and ensured teachers were trained in using the Montessori method After a local kindergarten closed due to technical issues and a large kindergarten-age population Many children were not being admitted and had to be placed on a reserve list Forecasts predicted continued population growth which meant the problem was only going to get worse an up-and-coming neighbourhood popular with young families The architecturally striking building serves as the centrepiece of the neighbourhood’s revitalisation Having the school near the families that use it makes it easier for working mothers to achieve a work-life balance thus making the neighbourhood even more attractive to young families The project is the recipient of numerous awards it was named Best Education Building by the Association of Polish Architects it was recognised as the Best Eco-Friendly Public Sector Building at the PLGBC Green Building Awards It received the distinction of being named one of the best investments in Poland during the 2018 TOP Municipal Investments competition The school has been featured in several Polish television programmes One named it the most beautiful kindergarten in Poland.  Total investment for the project “Increasing the accessibility of pre-school education centres by building a kindergarten in the Kleszczówka district in Żory” is EUR 1 213 855 with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 565 709 through the “Śląskie Voivodeship” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period Zarząd Województwa Śląskiego obsługiwany przez Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego Communication Sciences and Disorders News and Announcements Posted in: Communication Sciences Disorders Congratulations to Kathleen Zory for being nominated to receive the Communication Sciences and Disorders Audiology Scholarship Award The Award comes from individual donations that support the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  The awardee qualifications were decided by a Committee which Diane Polledri chaired Congratulations to Kathleen for all of your hard work and dedication to the field of Audiology Montclair State University Policies Return to Top First concert:My first concert had to be in the late ’70s at The Pabst Theater. I was a HUGE Laverne and Shirley fan, so when Lenny & The Squigtones came to town, my mom surprised me and my sister with tickets. I remember sitting up in the third balcony, close to the top. But even from way up there, the show was so good it was etched in my brain forever. Favorite band of all time:Uh….Duran Duran, of course! It helps that I was a pre-teen during the launch of MTV and they were adorable, fashionable Brits. I even used them to tick something off my “Live Concert Bucket List.” I saw them perform at Red Rocks in Colorado with Chic. What a great night, and yes…they’ve still got it. Favorite place to take a visitor in Milwaukee:Brewery tours! Even if our guests don’t drink beer, we have top-notch tours that are not only informational, but hilarious and super entertaining. After all these years, Milwaukee still exports fantastic beverages. But, it’s really the people making these fine libations that make Milwaukee unique. Comfort drink:Kettle One Gimlets. Spring, summer, winter … fall. They’re good anytime. Text description provided by the architects. Pre-school education is one of the most important stages in human development, so we should carefully care for the quality of space in which this process takes place. Children cannot be underestimated and serve only colored interiors. A child is a serious, sensitive recipient who puts the highest demands on the designer. A five-branch kindergarten was established in the center of Kleszczówka district in the suburbs of Żory. The immediate environment is dominated by chaotic single-family buildings. A little further you can meet small clusters of four blocks. In this environment, the kindergarten is the space and new quality. © Juliusz Sokołowski, Wojciech BęczarskiA small parcel of an irregular shape similar to a triangle intended for the construction of a pre-school segment at an existing school, imposed rather two-story solutions, although a little overwhelming, but leaving a little space for the playground. Instead, we decided to have a one-story building with rounded corners, which filled almost all of the possible surface, and for the outdoor play, we designed a large roof terrace. © Juliusz Sokołowski, Wojciech BęczarskiA triangle with rounded corners and irregular perforation of concrete walls. The mineral wool enabled precise warming of the vertical planks. The wall line remains fluid. © Juliusz Sokołowski, Wojciech BęczarskiReinforced concrete walls work with heat exchanger and heating systems. Mineral wool protects during the summer. Moisture, which could trace in the thermal insulation layer, is discharged to the outside. This slit has a different effect on overheating. Wool as a completely non-flammable material reduces the fire risk to a minimum. © Juliusz Sokołowski, Wojciech BęczarskiReinforced concrete walls work perfectly with a ground heat exchanger and heating and ventilation systems, constituting an excellent heat and cold compensator. Mineral wool protects the building from the loss of energy outside and its excessive acquisition during the summer. © Juliusz Sokołowski, Wojciech BęczarskiA streamlined wood-covered terrace with three circular islands the roof surface is covered with ornamental grasses It is not possible to keep the old building which would be some of the shades of the terrace You will have to wait for a few years for new trees The project has received numerous awards and is nominated for EU Mies award 2019 You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email in the southern polish town of żory, local practice OVO grabczewscy architekci has completed a copper clad pavilion designed to promote the region to both locals and visitors the building’s provocative title – ‘the museum of fire’ – not only references the scheme’s dominant color but also its jagged and somewhat organic form the site is surrounded by previously existing underground infrastructure once the design team examined the history of żory a name that in polish means ‘fire’ or ‘flames’ they discovered that the urban core was built in the place of a forest that had been burned down that the building should look like a fire,’ explained the architects ‘the strange shape of the plot suddenly started to resemble dancing flames the structure comprises three independent walls that when covered in copper plates resemble dancing flames three glazed entrances provide access to the pavilion where the use of red-brown metal has been offset with exposed concrete and glass guests entering the building are met with a reception lobby positioned alongside a multifunctional space at the lower level of the plan a large open hall can be used for public exhibitions nowe miasto żory ltd.authors: OVO grabczewscy architekci katowice: barbara grabczewska oskar grabczewskiproject team: beata kosok martyna wojtuszekplot area: 5,271 sqm / 56,737 sqfbuilding area: 642 sqm / 6,910 sqfphotography: tomasz zakrzewski / archifolio main manufacturers/suppliers:main contractor: voyage sp żorycopper façade: grande polska sp z o.o.lighting: ES – system polska sp AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style 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 Zory McDonald works as a finance manager at Rust-Oleum’s plant in Pleasant Prairie commuting about 45 minutes a day from her home in Round Lake She’s worried about a pending bill in Illinois that would allow the state to remain in daylight saving time year-round Doing so would put her home and her job in different time zones for half the year McDonald’s 11-year-old son goes to before- and after-care at his school She said when the time zones are different she would need to work with her boss to adjust her hours you are limited to what options you have,” McDonald said “It would be really tough to juggle responsibilities with children and responsibilities with work An hour would make a big complication.” McDonald isn’t alone. As Wisconsin continues to attract Illinois companies choosing to move their headquarters north more and more Illinois residents are commuting having Wisconsin and Illinois on different time zones could wreak havoc Think flights at Chicago O’Hare International Airport Packers-Bears games and the Amtrak Hiawatha trains cross every time zone and schedules are always presented in local time If the Illinois bill is approved, March would be the last time residents change their clocks. But the change has a way to go. The Illinois Senate approved the bill in November It remains in the House and continues to gain co-sponsorship it requires a signature from the governor and approval in Congress The desire to stop changing the clocks is not uncommon. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch more than 35 states introduced legislation in 2019 to do away with seasonal time changes by eliminating or standardizing daylight saving time The Uniform Time Act of 1966 allows states to opt out of daylight saving but does not allow states to choose to stay in daylight time year-round unless approved by Congress introduced legislation in 2017 that would have eliminated daylight saving time in the state But it never made it to the floor for a vote because there weren’t enough co-sponsors Kerkman said with a bill pending in Illinois and other bills previously considered in Minnesota and Michigan she would like Wisconsin to again contemplate remaining in daylight saving time “The consensus from my constituents are they would like to stay on daylight saving time especially in the summer,” Kerkman said Kerkman said because making the change requires congressional approval she thinks it would be wise for a group of Midwestern states to lobby together “It won’t be introduced in this session but I think going forward I think this is something I would be interested in doing,” Kerkman said The individual state bills could also become moot There are currently two federal bills pending. In the U.S. Senate, the Sunshine Protection Act makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. In the House, the Daylight Act allows states to observe daylight savings time year-round Scott Yates is a technology entrepreneur in Colorado who has run a website for the last six years dedicated to staying on daylight saving time year-round He said he’s never seen more interest in this topic than now Yates tracked 13 new bills related to changing the public and reporters and the visits to my website,” Yates said “I’m getting the visits that I usually get in the days right before the time change I’m not sure if we’re exactly at the tipping point Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board a portfolio company of the private equity firm GTCR has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointments of Dmitri Zolotkovsky as Chief Financial Officer Rose Zory as Chief Human Resources Officer and Harmon Lyons as Executive Vice President and General Manager Zolotkovsky will lead the company’s financial reporting and planning He comes to Dreamscape after four years as Chief Financial Officer at OpenSlate which was acquired by DoubleVerify in November 2021 Zolotkovsky has also served in leading finance roles at software and AdTech companies Zory joins the team as Chief Human Resources Officer where she will head building and scaling Dreamscape’s HR function to ensure it is aligned to business strategy and delivers exemplary outcomes As a leading business strategist and culture curator Rose has led the growth and transformation of innovative organizations across AdTech Joining Dreamscape as Chief Technology Officer Hogan will be responsible for bringing best in class products to the market He comes to the team after spending the last four years at Imagine Communications Global Research and Development – AdTech and Playout he worked at Mediaocean as Senior Vice President Lyons will lead the strategy of the global data business With more than 24 years of experience in global advertising and business development where he served as Vice President/GM leading the GTM strategy of their marketing solutions business Lyons has led and supported company growth through strategic partnerships and customer success for several organizations “We are at a pivotal moment in the advertising industry where accurate tracking of ad spend patterns is increasingly crucial to understanding the health of the marketplace and driving media strategies,” said Scott Knoll “Our combined robust insights from SMI and SQAD are a source of truth as we navigate the path ahead where fears of recession loom Under the guidance and expertise of our expanded leadership team Dreamscape – and the companies under it – will further solidify itself as a leader in the advertising space and continue to expand the scope and functionality of our solutions to further help our clients.” Dreamscape was formed in 2020 as a partnership between Scott Knoll, David Hahn, Michael Iantosca and GTCR. 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Colombia | Daniela Arrieta and Inter-American Division News The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North Colombia recently released the first episodes of an animated series for children to be used throughout its local churches The series is the first initiative of its kind launched by the children and adolescent ministries of the church in North Colombia produced by the church’s Hope Media Colombia center two friends who live in a small village where they experience great adventures every day and learn to become true stewards of Jesus with the help of their teachers Zory and Mr Entitled “Stewards of Jesus,” each episode of the 12 in the series is five to six minutes long and will focus on Christian stewardship and includes an accompanying activity book The new animated series created by the Adventist Church in North Colombia includes Aby and Lucas as they engage in activities and learn about Christian stewardship with teachers Zory (right) and Mr The series is geared toward children and adolescents The interactive series began to be released every Friday since May 20 helping leaders in highlighting stewardship principles every Sabbath “We know that these are very complex and challenging times for children and adolescent leaders,” said Pérez “We have learned through experience in teaching children that they are won through the many prayers on their behalf.” Aby and Lucas go on an adventure during one of the episodes of the stewardship-themed animated series of 12 episodes produced by the church’s Hope Media Colombia ceter.[Image: North Colombia Union] “From the very beginning it was a challenge to work in this area that we didn’t know much but in processing each chapter we learned many things that we ended up applying to the rest of the chapters,” said García The plan is for the stewardship-principles-animated series to not only reach church members’ homes but also those in the community The rest of the episodes of the series will be released every week through Aug To view the released episodes, visit HERE © 2025 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Find out about the most important news and events happening in our division MURMANSK – Despite the fact that the Kola nuclear power plant produces 500 megawatts of unneeded energy per year Russia’s nuclear utility Rosenergoatom is holding a tender for upgrades to the station’s No 1 reactor — with the aim of running it for 60 years According to the Goczakupok the state’s official site for open tenders Rosenergoatom is billing the work for nearly 700 million rubles ($10.3 million) and the upgrades are to take place between June 1 are being accepted until April 4 and the winner will be announced by May 4 says that the foreseeable future holds no possibilities for other energy development be it in the form of new hydroelectric stations renewable sources or even the construction of a second Kola nuclear power plant “Therefore the engineered lifespans of reactors No 1 and 2 were extended by 15 years to 2018 and 2019,” said Omelchuk “The station has worked out an investment plan to extend the lifespan of it reactors generally to 60 years or for 15 years a piece,” he told an ecological gathering of the Murmansk Regional Government and the Public Council on Atomic Energy The station’s reactor No 1 this year reached 43 years old All four of the plants reactors are working on extended engineering lifespans and each was initially designed expected to run for 30 years “When making important decisions in Russia’s nuclear industry they look at the economics first and foremost,” said Alexander Nikitin chairman of the Environmental Rights Center Bellona Nikitin said the nuclear industry had tallied up the cost of building a new €5 billion reactor against the cost of a €10 million extension and opted for the later He added that reactor decommissioning costs would run another €1 billion “So having invested €10 million or even €20 million into lifespan extensions this one will run until 2030,” Nikitin said Nikitin said the station’s management is not so concerned with safety because of simple logic In Russia’s financial crisis €5 billion for a new reactor in the Murmansk Region – which already has more energy than it needs – is hard to come by apparently they’ll solve them as they come up,” said Nikitin “The most important thing is to establish monitoring and timely response to any problems that may arise at the reactor.” That the population of the Murmansk Region  has been convinced that extending the run-time of the station’s oldest reactor makes it safer is suggested by something else: Rosatom’s website for state tenders has received bids to advertise for the Kola plant amounting to 1 million rubles (€13,200) from one regional broadcaster and nearly a million and a half (€20,000) from another “I’m very concerned with the fact that the oldest reactor at the station is getting prolonged again,” said Nils Bøhmer Bellona’s executive director and nuclear physicist a very old reactor and I’m afraid that the decision will significantly increase risks of an incident.” This year, public hearings will take place to determine whether Kola’s No 3 reactor can be run at above nominal power levels of up to 107 percent Station officials thus far haven’t offered an articulate answer as to why this is necessary received permission to run its No 4 reactor at 104 to 107 percent nominal Oslo office: info@bellona.no Brussels Office: europa@bellona.org Berlin Office: deutschland@bellona.org Vilnius Office: ru@bellona.org CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and has 5,000 sqm Vendo Park Wrocław is the first facility under this banner in the capital of Lower Silesia The retail park was built on a plot of approx An 800 sqm Biedronka grocery store is to open on the ground floor of the Moje Bielany residential complex which is being developed by CeMat A/S at ul Wólczyńska 121 in Warsaw’s Bielany district Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started After collecting 7,000 comments and almost 100 meetings involving residents and local authorities Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) selected the investor variant for Katowice-Ostrava section of the high speed railway line The route indicated by CPK assumes the least environmental impact of all those surveyed The new railway line also means the end of the exclusion for Jastrzębie-Zdrój Selecting the optimum option for this section was a design challenge The construction of any High Speed Rail requires compliance with strictly defined technical parameters (related among other things to track geometry) there are numerous areas of mining damage and natural value in this region of Poland Planning is also hindered by extensive urban areas and the proximity of the A1 motorway which provides for the construction of new railway stations in Żory Północne and Mszana the possibility of creating an intermodal terminal in Wodzisław Śląski an additional section connecting Wodzisław Śląski and the centre of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and new sections enabling quick connections between Rybnik and Żory with Katowice and the rest of the country 'The CPK project ensures the inclusion of Jastrzębie-Zdrój the largest in Poland without access to the railway network New railway stations and stops are to be built such as Jastrzębie-Zdrój Centrum and Zachód we can make up for the unfinished investments of the last decades the railway transport is available to more than 3.5 million inhabitants in the region Rybnik and Wodzisław,' says the deputy minister for funds and regional policy The CPK investments in the Śląskie Voivodship enable a significant reduction in travel times Passengers will be able to travel from Katowice to Jastrzębie Zdrój in 50 minutes by regional train or in 35 minutes by fast train The train journey to Katowice from Rybnik will take 25 min (currently more than twice as long) It should take about 20 minutes to get from Żory Północne to Katowice by train and about 15 minutes from Wodzisław Śląski to Jastrzębie Zdrój as currently there are no such connections at all 'The Katowica-Ostrava section is not only an important railway investment in the Śląskie region but also part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Our investment is of a cross-border nature and is closely coordinated with the investment activities of Správa železnic will contribute to the growing importance of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region making it an important transport hub in the Three Seas region and providing fast connections to most major cities in Central and Southern Europe Taking into account the comments of residents was a priority for CPK within the framework of the Strategic Location Study and the two consultation phases of the Feasibility Study the CPK representatives have organised 98 meetings with residents and local authorities The purpose of the feasibility study for the Katowice-Ostrava section was to analyse the options taking into account numerous criteria ensures that the CPK design assumptions of a maximum speed of 250 km/h and reduced travel times can be maintained and at the same time it means the least demolition of the four routes finally considered and has the least impact on ecological corridors and animal migration routes The CPK railway programme envisages the construction of 2,000km in new lines (10 CPK spokes) and is a response to more than 30 years of almost total downtime in this area of Poland Feasibility studies are either ready or being prepared for 1,500km of these lines and the design phase is already underway for the Warsaw – Łódź and Łódź – Wrocław sections The new lines are to be used primarily for long-distance trains including high speed rail (with a maximum operating speed of 250km/h and the possibility of raising it to 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of fine particulate matter – the type of air pollutant that has the highest impact on health in terms of premature death and disease – in 372 EU cities across the years 2022 and 2023 The most polluted city was Slavonski Brod in Croatia That made it the only place in the EU with air classified as “very poor” by the EEA It was followed in second place by Nowy Sącz (24.0 µg/m3). Częstochowa (21.9 µg/m3) and Żory (21.8 µg/m3) occupy ninth and tenth place respectively. All three cities are located in the south of Poland, where air quality is notoriously bad Among the remainder of the ten most polluted cities 22.2 µg/m3) while one is in Greece (Ioannina The latest ranking, however, shows an improvement for Poland compared to three years ago, when five Polish cities were among the ten most polluted in the EU Pollutant levels in individual cities have also fallen: from 27.3 µg/m3 to 24.0 µg/m3 in Nowy Sącz and from 24.9 µg/m3 to 21.8 µg/m3 in Żory was among the EU’s ten most polluted The @WorldBank is lending a further €250 million to finance Poland's “Clean Air” programme It aims to tackle some of the worst air pollution in Europe by providing subsidies for households to install cleaner heating systems and improve insulation https://t.co/zTzjn2tRRY — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) April 22, 2024 Poland still has the EU’s highest number of premature deaths linked to air pollution show that 47,300 deaths in Poland were attributable to PM2.5 a type of air pollutant that is deemed the most harmful to human health That was a higher figure than in any other country In terms of years of life lost per 100,000 inhabitants due to PM2.5 – a measure that takes account of population size – Poland’s figure of 1,372 was second only to Bulgaria (1,443) among EU countries Main image credit: Jakub Dominik Belski/Wikimedia Commons (under CC BY 3.0) Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications , , Karol Nawrocki even suggested that the state security services were involved in creating the scandal , , The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje , , The proportion of Poles saying the US has a positive influence on the world has also fallen to its lowest recorded level Apr 30, 2025 | , , , That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland” Apr 29, 2025 | , , , Those employed in Poland work on average the 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Zory-based Galeria Wislanka shopping mall it offers to the audience all over Poland movie screenings in a total of 281 auditoriums fitted with nearly 53 thousand comfortable seats Helios has been systematically increasing its portfolio for 28 years now currently managing 50 cinemas in 43 towns and cities The list of locations where the chain’s multiplexes can be found features Wroclaw as well as smaller towns such as: Krosno For many young people Helios cinemas are a place where they gain their first job experience and benefit from promotion opportunities and from the available career paths “The opening of the 50th cinema is our great success We are proud of the trust the audiences place in us every day by choosing Helios cinemas We are very happy that we keep growing on the Polish cinema market – still this year we are planning to invite moviegoers to the 51st Helios cinema President of the Management Board of the Helios cinema chain “Despite the many restrictions related to the fight against the pandemic Helios cinemas across Poland are operating efficiently offering premiere screenings and various special projects” Helios chain meets the needs of the audience very well which has been regularly recognised in industry competitions a rich repertoire and an attractive and dynamic price list Helios cinemas are among Polish people’s favourite leisure destinations The latest 50th Helios cinema is located in Galeria Wislanka shopping mall in Zory. In addition to the breathtaking foyer design, the multiplex also offers amazing audio-visual experience of the highest standard. All this is due to the cutting-edge cinema technology solutions. Zory-based Helios is a great place to watch new film releases in comfortable conditions. See www.helios.pl for details Celluloid Junkie is the leading online resource dedicated to the global film and cinema business Join a growing community of film and cinema industry professionals from around the world who rely on CJ to provide the latest news and research on the motion picture industry Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Silbo, a packaging provider for the food industry, to upgrade its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage StretchWrap Silbo has installed the first EW Technology PaperWrap machine at its plant in Żory Poland and provides more sustainable flexible packaging for its broad range of customers including those supplying fruits and vegetables Mondi’s Advantage StretchWrap is made with responsibly sourced fibers and does not contain plastic or coating it is fully recyclable in existing paper waste streams supporting the transition to a circular economy Mondi commissioned an independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) which showed that Advantage StretchWrap performs better than standard plastic stretch film in several important environmental impact categories The paper has exceptional puncture-resistance combined with high stretch properties providing robust protection for a wide range of goods during transportation The switch from plastic film to paper has been possible thanks to a close working relationship between Mondi A complete reel of Advantage StretchWrap can be applied to the fully automated machine without any need to re-wind The larger dimensions of the Advantage StretchWrap reel mean that a replacement is only needed every 400-600 pallets compared to every 40-80 pallets for plastic wrapping saving time and money says: “We are passionate about supporting global producers in the transition from plastic packaging to more sustainable alternatives and are well-known for our innovative technology and global distribution network This development not only supports our reputation for sustainability but will also benefit all our customers and their end-users We are truly excited to be one of the first companies to introduce Advantage StretchWrap into our supply chain and have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process with Mondi and EW Technology.” Product manager for Advantage StretchWrap at Mondi “This is a huge move for the whole packaging industry and illustrates our MAP2030 commitments – using paper as a renewable and recyclable material to keep materials in circulation and reduce waste We have worked as a team to empower Silbo in its own goals to be more sustainable Advantage StretchWrap offers an efficient alternative to plastic film and the products still get the same protection with a very important benefit: the installation offers a sustainable solution for all of Silbo’s customers improving the sustainability journey of all their pallets on a global scale.” An English-language packaging industry B2B platform in print and web Packaging South Asia is in its 19th year of publication We do not make any claims about being the best or the most widely read if you are interested in targeting the Indian and South Asian markets to sell equipment To improve your marketing and grow sales, talk to us. 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in Poland and had a difficult childhood Dorota Haremska and also stole all their money including savings to escape to a foreign country This severely impacted his mother and his disturbed mother would often take out her anger by beating Agon She raised him as a single mother but at 11 he lost her and even though his father attended her funeral His grandparents gave him the freedom to do whatever he liked but he became a bully Agon wasn’t a good student at school and didn’t get good grades and his teachers opined that he couldn’t do well in life Agon loved music and he later became a singer and music producer in Poland He has a song, ‘Night Caller,’ on NoCopyrightSounds he decided to transform himself and leave his past behind he changed his name from Haremski to Agon so as to remind himself of the agony that he faced while growing up and he was bad at English at school and as he wanted to travel to English speaking countries he learnt English by listening to English music watching English movies and playing English games and eventually he learnt speaking English Agon forgave his father after learning that he too had a difficult childhood as he was adopted and was a troubled teenager he stopped seeing his father as an enemy and started seeing him as a vulnerable human he worked as a store manager in a fast food chain for three years He also worked in a recycling centre and travelled around the world Agon later named his online ventures (YouTube channel Agon planned to release a music video and so he started working with a professional video maker But the video maker took half-a-year to edit his video and thanks to him he grew frustrated and decided to learn music video production and produce his own videos United States and started working as a video editor for popular American YouTubers like Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (PewDiePie) Agon attended a bootcamp for creators organized by Nuseir Yassin in Morocco he collaborated with Nuseir to release a video titled- We Killed The Internet which became viral and thanks to this Nuseir invited him to work with the Nas Daily team Agon quit his high-paying video editor job in Los Angeles and started working for Nas Daily His job at Nas Daily involved editing videos and travelling to different countries along with Nuseir Agon got inspired by Nuseir and started working on his own Facebook page by name the Project Nightfall He also started working on Instagram and his YouTube channel, Project Nightfall and has also employed a team of 12 people As of November 2023, Agon has 15M followers on his Facebook page, 3.2M subscribers on his YouTube channel, and 1M followers on Instagram He also has a website and an organization by the name Project Nightfall Agon through his organization has donated $14,000 in oxygen concentrators for COVID patients $24,000 for victims of the Lebanon explosion dollars in 2020 from his videos and stock investments Agon earns from advertisements on his YouTube videos and selling merchandise Agon is in a relationship with Sonya Mulkeet He met her online in Singapore while being stuck there in quarantine and they started dating on Zoom and later Sonya is also a video creator and helps Agon in producing videos how are you inspired by the success story of Agon Hare Share with me in the comment section below Featured image credit- Reimund Bertrams from Pixabay Please do subscribe to Youth Motivator YouTube channel and enjoy the success stories of your favourite YouTubers I wish youths would have gathered here for this motivational story It is as always those who faces challenges and difficulties in life will emerge strong and victorious at the end This is a very touching and inspiring story The Story of Agon is such an inspiring one We will always be the key to ourselves to change that perspective and start a good path to our success Thank you Junriel for sharing your perspective Hi readers, thanks for all your love and support! 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