The birth of a child is one of the most beautiful moments in life How we will grow up and have a family and take care of someone is a frequent fantasy in childhood "Who will be the mother and who will be the father" are some of the questions in children's games all with guests shouting "Happy newlyweds" and mud cakes And then the dolls are driven in strollers and put to sleep Through the game and the division of roles And the end in reality is often not like in fairy tales "they lived happily ever after" Already have an account? Log in Olga Borovnica is a child psychologist and an associate of Great Stories Your gift link will be available for 14 days © 2025 Big Stories - TCT News and Entertainment - All rights reserved. Developed by cubes The investment is part of a broader upgrade of the section Ljubljana-Divača the main section of the railway Ljubljana-Sežana-State Border as part of the “Southern Railway” Vienna-Trieste The railway has remained practically the same since its construction the only upgrade being the electrification in 1962 The section is the main connection of the Primorska region to central Slovenia and is part of two TEN-T corridors: Mediterranean and Baltic-Adriatic The investment aims to eliminate bottlenecks traffic safety and maximise the capacity of the tracks The first two parts of the upgrade - the sections Ljubljana-Brezovica and Brezovica-Borovnica will be co-financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with a currently planned contribution of EUR 99 million Works on the Ljubljana-Brezovica section started in September 2021 and were finalised in November 2022 Works on the Brezovica-Borovnica section started in October 2022 and were inaugurated by the Director-General of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force and the Minister of Infrastructure Mr Bojan Kumer The works are expected to be completed in 2025 resulting in 16.3 km of upgraded railway infrastructure that meets the following requirements: enhancing rail fluidity by removing bottlenecks upgrading lines and stations in accordance with the technical specifications for interoperability ensuring a load capacity of category D4 (22.5 t/axle and 8 t/m) and increasing train speeds to meet the new design standards It seemed that the bilberries improved the pilots' night vision and made them more successful in dogfights But - “Fake News!” because there is no documented evidence that the pilots actually ate bilberry jam Some accounts suggest that the rumour was spread by the military to distract the Germans from the fact that the British were testing radar equipment on their planes it were carrots that was the cause of the pilots success While the dietary habits of the World War II pilots are debatable the supposed benefits of bilberries for the eyes did arouse researchers’ interest That’s because these berries have a folkloric history for treating ailments that range from circulatory problems to diarrhea and ulcers And there is some rationale for possible benefits since bilberries are rich in anthocyanins the pigments responsible for the blue colour and have antioxidant properties which work by neutralizing free radicals that generate as a byproduct of normal metabolism and are suspected to play a role in various diseases as well as in aging Bilberries grow in Europe but are close relatives of the North American blueberry and the two have similar anthocyanin content Some cultivars of blueberries have a greater antioxidant effect than bilberries but this has no practical significance For both berries the highest concentration of anthocyanins is in the skin one at the Naval Aerospace Research Laboratory in Florida and the other at Tel Aviv University decided to see if there was any real science behind the anecdotal reports of the British pilots’ boosting their visual acuity with bilberry jam In both cases young men were given either a placebo or extracts that contained up to 40 mg anthocyanins an amount that could be reasonably consumed from berries in the diet Various tests to measure night visual acuity were administered and in both cases the conclusion was that no improvement in night vision was seen Blueberry and bilberry extracts are also promoted as dietary supplements to help reduce the risk of macular degeneration the irreversible condition that occurs when the macula The retina is the tissue at the back of the eye that detects light When retinal cells are exposed to hydrogen peroxide they suffer less damage when bathed in a blueberry anthocyanin extract is light years from concluding that dietary anthocyanin supplements can help with macular degeneration No clinical trials have looked at the effects of anthocyanin supplements on macular degeration so that right now there is no basis for recommending berry extracts for any eye problem But there is consensus that incorporating berries into the diet is a good thing to do @JoeSchwarcz Want to comment on this article? 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Republiški sekretariat za notranje zadeve SRS Village guards operated from the summer of 1942 until the capitulation of Italy in September 1943 They were widespread mostly in the surrounding areas of Ljubljana and in Inner Carniola and were formed out of the growing tensions existing between the supporters of the Liberation Front and its opponents the partisans were losing some of the support among the rural population who began to notice instances of the partisans’ revolutionary violence and experienced first-hand the Italian retaliations for the partisan actions They were also strongly influenced by the anti-Communist attitude of the Slovenian People’s Party (SPP) Village guards usually consisted of the inhabitants of a single place and their mission was to protect their village and its immediate surroundings Italian authorities were initially distrustful of the village guards but with time began to support such way of fighting the partisans partly also because of the intervention of the local Slovenian priests and politicians commander of the Italian army in the Province of Ljubljana named village guards Milizia volontaria anticomunista (Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia) and by the end of that year the founding of such militia units was authorized also by the authorities in Rome Italians did not allow any autonomy to such village guards Their stations were subordinated to the command of larger Italian units and any merging of local village guards was not allowed and only exceptionally they received heavy weapons Organization work was done mostly by the so-called village guards committee in Ljubljana which included some of the leading personalities of the Slovenian People’s Party The report of the village guard in Borovnica shows the kinds of operations the local guards were involved in it discloses how they managed their finances and food supply and explains their relations with the local villagers and with the Italian occupying troops and was signed by the commander of the Borovnica guard Ludvik Kolman (1905-1992) under a pseudonym Ludovico Borovšek who before the war was employed at the Banovina Labour Inspection but managed to pass his officer’s exam during his field training exercise he was drafted and witnessed the collapse of the Yugoslav army in Varaždin from where he ran away from the Germans and found refuge in Ljubljana he joined the village guard in Borovnica and became its commander He chose to remain in Borovnica station together with his team even after Italy capitulated He managed to convince the Germans to let them keep their weapons and he pushed for the inclusion of the village guard in the Slovenian Home Guard following his dispute with a German commander stationed in Borovnica Kolman was arrested by the Germans and he spent a year in prison in Ljubljana When he was released just before the end of the war he moved to Šentjošt and then to Carinthia He managed to avoid being returned to his homeland he and his family arrived to the United States of America and settled down in Waukegan he was unable to find suitable work in America and was an active member of the Slovenian organization called Tabor operating as its president for several years He wrote a number of articles for the magazine Tabor as well as for some other American magazines Kolman’s report also includes information about the killings of Janez Demšar and Anton (Tone) Zalar-Žan two prominent communists from Borovnica involved in the national liberation movement in the area had been a member of the Communist Party of Slovenia (CPS) since 1941 was a pre-war revolutionary (a member of the Communist Party of Slovenia since 1933) and a syndicalist who on account of his work for the communist party had already been imprisoned and persecuted even before the war he was arrested by the Italians and sent to prison in the Ljubljana Šempeter barracks He joined the Borovnica partisan unit and was appointed the political commissar After the failed march to Lower Carniola and in order to get away from the bitter cold winter and Zalar built himself an earth cabin above Borovnica When at the start of December 1941 the partisans again started to gather in the surrounding area of the village Kožljek Zalar joined them and became the commissar of the newly formed Kožljek unit he was appointed the secretary of the Borovnica district committee of the Communist Party of Slovenia Zalar and another two members of the district committee from where they carried out their political work across the surrounding areas of Borovnica organized confidants of the Liberation Front organized food supply for the partisans and kept contacts with the local partisan units members of the village guard from Borovnica discovered the bunker; Zalar was killed by a bomb This report of the village guard in Borovnica for the period between December 15 1943 was just one of the many such documents collected by the lawyer and politician of the Slovenian People’s Party Albin Šmajd Since not a lot of anti-communist archival records have been preserved documents of this kind are especially valuable Discover the online column Archivalia of the Month Did you find the information you were looking for Do you want to receive a response from the responsible institution Clicking on the link will open your default e-mail program and automatically draft a message that you can send to the institution responsible for the content of this website ask for a reply your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt Vladimir Putin’s bare-chested fishing expedition once more projected the athletic president onto the world’s screens last weekend But even when the Russian president put his shirt back on Putin could be seen in official media footage prominently sporting a sprig of foilage in his top pocket the plant in question was a blueberry or huckleberry But the mystery about behind its presence remains Initial theories that it could be a mosquito repellent have been debunked with few suggestions of a more plausible explanation we slowly start preparing for the end of the year in the sense of completing the backlog of work scheduling health examinations that we have been thinking about all year and now it is high time to realize them The year passes and the end is getting closer and we panicily remember the promises we made to ourselves and others - what will we do in the new year we start thinking more and more about gifts and the welcome But as happy and full of excitement as this part of the year is holidays are also a time when we remember dear people who are no longer with us When we remember how it used to be and what has changed since then It seems to me that New Years and Christmas because of their connotations of family holidays carry more weight and more suffering if a family member is no longer with us The first year is the most difficult because for the first time we go through some events without a certain person Then we automatically remember how it was last year and the feeling of emptiness is almost palpable the Prime Minister pointed out that Slovenia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its own statehood had been remembering many of the larger and smaller events that led to Slovenia becoming an independent state and Slovenians obtaining a homeland which is internationally recognised and equal in the family of other nations that have their own statehood recognised He said that the event marked by today’s ceremony was one of the most important events yet He noted that the members of the Territorial Defence who carried out this action were awarded the Republic of Slovenia award by the President of the Republic of Slovenia and expressed his belief that this event would become increasingly well known not least because it was an event that genuinely changed history The Prime Minister went on to stress that during the war for Slovenia there were two main events which had a significant impact on what was happening at that time this was the shooting down of helicopters flying over Ljubljana Slovenia was believed to be helpless in responding to aerial attacks and the Yugoslav People's Army thought they could do what they want with us because they had dominance in the air." According to the Prime Minister it became clear that Slovenia also had effective anti-aircraft defence weapons."  He pointed out that there were not many of these weapons but that psychologically it was a major breakthrough which not only psychologically but also materially changed the balance of forces was the seizure of the Yugoslav People's Army storage facility in Podstrmec pri Borovnici where more weapons were confiscated than those confiscated by the Partisan army in Slovenia in World War II The Prime Minister mentioned that "it was not only logistical action that were carried out without casualties." To carry out such an action without casualties which is something that usually decides whether someone wins or loses the war "Once it was clear that the storage facility had been seized and that the Yugoslav People's Army was not even aware of this and that it could be emptied and the confiscated weapons secured we knew that there was no force that would break us We also believed in our victory before; however we were aware of the real balance of forces.  The Yugoslav People's Army had huge heavy weapon capabilities crates were found that were still stowed by Territorial Defence unit The Prime Minister said: "It was the weapons that had been stolen from us a year before and we were able to recruit members of these Territorial Defence units practically overnight Since their equipment was sorted and stowed know what that means in logistics and mobilisation." The third bonus was that the seizure of the largest storage facility of military equipment gave courage to other the Territorial Defence regional commands and subgroups storage facilities fell one by one and in seven days the balance of power in the territory of Slovenia changed significantly The Yugoslav People's Army had no more resources money and resources mean nothing on their own if you don't have the right strategy and if there is no will The Prime Minister mentioned: "We had no equipment the courage and we knew what we were fighting for.  We fought at home and we had the right strategy." In the defence guidelines there was a plan including activities to capture the Yugoslav People's Army storage facility in the event of an attack Such plans had already been made under the manoeuvre structure for national protection the 31st anniversary of which we will soon celebrate He continued: "But I doubt that you were aware of these plans this was about an initiative at the lowest tactical level many of the other storage facilities were not seized according to the plans I have to say that most of these actions were carried out better than planned." And this despite the fact that these actions were carried out by the drafted members of the Territorial Defence units and not by professionals He noted that "this was not a victory of weapons Because of you and others equally brave during the war for Slovenia Slovenia drove out the Yugoslav Army in record time with minimal The Prime Minister said that today’s ceremony was a tribute to the courage of all those who had taken up arms and done something without which there would be no independent Slovenia He mentioned that "we could adopt a thousand more resolutions we could have another 12 plebiscites and vote in favour of an independent Slovenia we would not be speaking Slovenian here today." The Prime Minister thanked both those who participated in this logistical action 30 years ago and those who came to celebrate the event He said that over the past 30 years there had not been much celebration and remembrance of the key events of Slovenian independence a lot of chaff is thrown up with the grain when they start a new growth and a new life remain a permanent foundation of what we call identity what we call a homeland and what ultimately represents the meaning of life." The Prime Minister concluded his speech saying: "God bless Slovenia and God bless all who love Slovenia." ask for a reply