.: ICE - In Case of Emergency
In Case of Emergency, or ICE, is a program that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, to identify victims and contact their next of kin to obtain important medical information. The program was conceived in the mid-2000s and promoted by British paramedic Bob Brotchie in May 2005. [1] It encourages people to enter emergency contacts in their cell phone address book under the name ICE; alternatively, if a person has multiple emergency contacts, they can be listed similarly to the following: ICE1-Mom, ICE2-Dad, ICE3, etc. wikipedia
.: New Cableway to Kasprowy in December
A modernised overhead cableway to Kasprowy Wierch should start operating in the middle of December. This apparently quite ordinary event is anticipated with great interest all over Poland. This is because of the almost cult significance of the mountain to Polish skiing. Poland is, above all, a country of lowlands spread in the drainage basins of the Odra and Vistula rivers, and the Tatra mountains, the only Alpine-like mountain range in the country, cover only a small fraction of the area of Poland. They have therefore since the 19th century been treated as a national treasure which is to be preserved unchanged. This is why investment in the Tatras is very rare, which includes investment in the skiing infrastructure.
The cableway to Kasprowy Wierch is 4.3 km long. It was built in 1936 and was the first facility of its kind in Poland, making it possible for skiers to explore ski runs in the valleys on the slopes of Kasprowy Wierch. In the decades of communist rule it was the only place where Poles could taste real downhill skiing, because the Alps were inaccessible to Polish citizens for both political and economic reasons. So Kasprowy Wierch won the hearts of Polish skiers and was looked upon as a Holy Mountain.
The same cableway had been in operation every year since 1936, so it was in need of a thorough overhaul for some time. When this eventually became financially possible, environmentalists objected to any increase in capacity of the cableway. The dispute over this took years to resolve, and in the end the modernisation was started. All mechanisms and carrying cables have been replaced. Ultra modern cable-cars with big panoramic windows have been brought in from Switzerland. The cableway of 1936 has gone down in history after 70 years of service. Polish skiers are looking forward to the new one. After all it will be snowing soon! www.welcome.com.pl
