As a consequence of climate change, rising sea levels are threatening the North Sea coast of Germany. The state of Lower Saxony is investing around 30 million Euros to safeguard the coast at Otterndorf, in Cuxhaven district, where the existing Hadeln Sluice is to be replaced by a new structure. Tractebel hydraulic engineering specialists are providing support for the project – construction work on the new sluice started in April 2019. The original Hadeln Sluice was built in 1854. It controls drainage water releases from the Hadeln Canal, as well as enabling use of the canal as an inland waterway. The existing 165 year old arched tunnel structure is no longer able to satisfy contemporary requirements. It is about 90 centimetres too low to withstand extreme storm surges, and it is physically not possible to increase the height of the existing sluice structure any further. It is necessary to construct ...
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New York, NY, June 22, 2019 — I Remember & Company LLC is proud to announce the launch of their signature product, the I REMEMBER BRACELET. This unique piece of jewelry was conceived by Bonnie Glogover, business innovator and entrepreneur, in memory of her beloved late father, Holocaust survivor Stanley (Szlamek) Jackson Glogover, (1925 –2013). However, it was created to honor all victims and survivors of genocide worldwide, past and present. Together with her two business partners, Fifth Avenue jeweler, Philip J. Weisner, (also a descendant of Shoah survivors) and award-winning Holocaust author, Anna Ray-Jones, she formed the Remember & Company LLC. The company’s purpose was, (and is), to design, produce and promote the bracelet. „I felt the need for a memorial piece of jewelry made in shining metals,“ says Bonnie, „that would reflect my father’s wartime experiences. Prayer and faith helped him to survive two years in Auschwitz. But, ...

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England, Jun 14, 2019 — CNet is the first company to launch an Apprenticeship within the network cable infrastructure sector across England and Wales. The company has fully planned and prepared the content of the CNCI® Apprenticeship that provides the apprentice and employer with a full itinerary of activities to follow and implement. It introduces the concept of an ‘Apprenticeship in a Box’, designed to take care of the time-consuming planning often associated with Apprenticeships and on-going professional development. The CNCI® Apprenticeship has been put together as the result of a close collaboration between major companies from the network cabling sector. It recognises network cable installation as a role and provides industry approved certification which standardises technical education for network cable installers. CNet is committed to the network cable installation sector and is looking to encourage more people to join the sector and inspire future career goals. The Apprenticeship is available ...

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Singapore, Jun 12, 2019 — Fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange BiKi.com has recently attracted yet another slew of investments, this time from influential blockchain investment institutions Genesis Capital and FBG Capital. Crypto fund Genesis Capital’s purported mission of discovering and supporting early-stage projects with the most potential is particularly apt in the case of BiKi.com. In under a year, the infant exchange has managed to accumulate more than 1.2 million registered users and more than 100K daily active users, not to mention its impressive climb to top 15 rankings on the rungs of the global crypto exchange ladder. Genesis’ current investment portfolio includes esteemed projects the likes of Tron, Quarkchain, Egretia and Arcblock, to name a few. In total, Genesis has invested 2 million in BiKi.com, the first million on 27th May followed by another million on 29th May. Previously backed by Silicon Valley VC Sequoia, digital asset management firm FBG Capital, ...

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Focus on e-mobility, optimisation and disruption management Berlin, 4 June 2019 – “The Art of Public Transport” – this is the slogan of the 2019 UITP Summit, which is taking place in Stockholm from 9 to 12 June. In Hall A, Booth 3054, the Berlin-based IT specialist IVU Traffic Technologies will be presenting its contribution to this work of art: complex algorithms that create optimal deployment plans to deploy electric buses efficiently or to react quickly to disruptions in the rail network. The IVU.suite, IVU’s standard system for public transport, makes transport companies e-ready. Numerous functions help to make optimum use of electric buses. For example, the system knows the properties of the vehicles, the charging options and the route situations, and assists with suitable suggestions in planning and operations. The IVU.suite integrates complete depot management, from parking dispatch, charge and energy management, all the way to the connection of ...
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  Scientists at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Austria are currently developing an innovative tool that collects psychological data. They are testing it as part of a study of laughter in every day life.   Krems (Austria), 3 June 2019 – Software for an innovative wearable that could optimise the collection of data in psychological studies is being developed by researchers at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, Austria (KL Krems). The device will be tested on around 150 subjects as part of an investigation entitled ‘Laughter in everyday life’*. The advantage of the wearable – in this case an armband – is that it can be quickly accessed to record data and is simple to operate. These advantages will come into their own in psychological studies that use the experience sampling method, where subjects are required to record everyday experiences. In the past, written records ...

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Tanna Frederick’s Film Two Ways Home World Premieres as an Official Selection of Dances With Films 22 Supporting Mental Health Awareness June 15, 2019 Announcing the World Premiere of the feature film Two Ways Home at the Dances With Films 22 film festival June 15th, an Official Selection at the Historic TCL Theatre in Hollywood, CA Supporting Mental Health Awareness. Hollywood, CA, May 31, 2019 — Tanna Frederick (Defrost, Hollywood Dreams) stars alongside Tom Bower (Die Hard, Waltons) in her first produced narrative feature film Two Ways Home, a film from the heart, supporting mental health awareness in cooperation with aligned charities including www.NAMI.org and www.BreakingTheChainsFoundation.org. Two Ways Home was directed by Ron Vignone, from an original screenplay by Richard Schinnow, independently produced and filmed in Iowa.The 90-minute feature film Two Ways Home tackles a prevailing social issue of mental illness, wrapped in an edgy and ultimately heartwarming family drama. ...

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The town of Skardu and a whole host of villages in the mountain region of Gilgit-Baltistan are to benefit from a new hydropower project on the Harpo river. Led by Tractebel, a joint venture is to work on the project with Pakistani partner National Development Consultants (NDC). The German hydropower specialists from Tractebel previously completed the feasibility study for this future-oriented project back in 2011. Now they are once again working for the Pakistani Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). In the first two years they will be working on the preparation of the tender documents and assisting with the award of contracts. The environmental and social impact studies will also be undertaken in this period. Construction itself will account for a further four years. Sophisticated technical solutions The location on the Harpo river, a tributary of the Indus river, has a head of almost 750 metres and will generate ...
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Gerade die Freiberufler sind oft mit diesem einen Zeit Dilemma konfrontiert: Wie viel quantitativer Aufwand erfordert eigentlich ein Projekt, eine Aufgabe, ein einzelne Rechnung? Dies betrifft aber auch die Angestellten, die beispielsweise im Homeoffice arbeiten oder viel unterwegs sind. Um all diese geleistete Arbeit richtig und bequem zu erfassen, kann man sich vielerlei Tools und Software-Werkzeuge bedienen. Zeit manuell oder automatisiert erfassen Vor allem bei den wenigen Einzelprojekten oder die immer wiederkehrenden Arbeiten lassen sich die eigene Arbeitszeit mit hilfe bereits vorhandener Software wie Microsoft Excel oder ähnlichen Tools erfassen. Viel bequemer ist die Erfassung der Zeitarbeit aber mithilfe eines geeigneten Zeiterfassungsprogramms, die es in vielfacher Weise am Markt gibt. Damit wird die eigene Arbeitszeit entweder automatisiert erfasst oder mithilfe eines mobilen Geräts wie dem Smartphone oder Tablet. Mit Cloud-Software die Arbeitszeit dezentral erfassen und zentral auswerten Mit dem Cloud-basierte Zeitmanagement ist gemeint, dass man seine Zeitplanung mit Disziplin und ...
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment investigates robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen Vienna (Austria), 28. May 2019 – Clinical studies on robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen have so far shown few advantages for this cost-intensive surgical method. This is the result of a recent analysis by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment, which examined relevant international clinical studies. In fact, the data situation is currently very unsatisfactory, as there are few larger, high-quality studies available. Robot-assisted surgery allows minimally invasive interventions with high precision. One might therefore expect advantages for patients in the course of surgery and subsequent recovery, compared to other procedures such as laparoscopy or open surgery. A comprehensive study by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA) has now investigated whether this is actually the case for indications in the thorax and abdomen. A ...

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Infotecs, the international cybersecurity and threat intelligence provider, announced today that it is participating in Infosecurity Europe on 04.06-06.06.2019 in London with www.lech-tec.de. The companies are presenting solutions for encrypting video from drones via a mobile data network and for secure access to industrial systems. Drones are increasingly used in areas, such as agriculture, industry, and security & surveillance systems to inspect damage, transport packages or monitor specific locations. Video observation using, drones offers numerous benefits for the security services and special forces including saving s time and money. Moreover, drones provide access to the areas that previously may have been out of reach. That’s why it is vital to protect the drones’ data from cyber‘ attacks. At stand L140/2, Infotecs and www.lech-tec.de are presenting a security solution for drones to use in the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) area. Infotecs military-grade ViPNet security software   provides the highest level of protection ...

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Infotecs, the international cybersecurity and threat intelligence provider, announced today that it is participating in Infosecurity Europe on 04.06-06.06.2019 in London with www.lech-tec.de. The companies are presenting solutions for encrypting video from drones via a mobile data network and for secure access to industrial systems.   Drones are increasingly used in areas, such as agriculture, industry, and security & surveillance systems to inspect damage, transport packages or monitor specific locations. Video observation using, drones offers numerous benefits for the security services and special forces including saving s time and money. Moreover, drones provide access to the areas that previously may have been out of reach. That’s why it is vital to protect the drones’ data from cyber‘ attacks.   At stand L140/2, Infotecs and www.lech-tec.de are presenting a security solution for drones to use in the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) area. Infotecs military-grade ViPNet security software   provides the highest level ...

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At the beginning of April, the Kathu Solar Park celebrated its inauguration. The 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project with parabolic trough technology is one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy projects. It was realized by ENGIE in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The energy experts from Tractebel accompanied the future-oriented project as Owner’s Engineer. This project will power 179,000 homes in the local community of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality and South Africa as a whole. In addition to this, it is estimated that it will save six million tons of CO2 over 20 years, and will foster further local economic development. It is one of the largest CSP projects world-wide with thermal storage. Thanks to its molten salt storage system the plant can deliver 4.5 hours of full power to the grid even the sun is not shinning. The site covers approximately 4.5 km², with 384,000 parabolic ...
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4th of July camping with conscious content: A rare blend of quality family time and consciousness modalities on the East Walker River. Yerington, NV, May 21, 2019 — The days of JUST partying have run their course and now Gaia Gathering introduces a new kind of event that blends a family camping festival with powerful consciousness content. Yerington, NV – JULY 4TH – JULY 7TH, 2019 – Gaia is another word for Earth and at our Gaia Gathering, we celebrate our Mother Earth! Gaia Gathering facilitates information sharing and healing modalities with live music, river tubing, costumes, kids camp, and camping under the stars. The days will be filled with content for self-actualization and earth alchemy, and will culminate in a climactic burn of an 11-foot Burning Girl sculpture. It is a party with content. Gaia Gathering offers live music with sacred flower baths, river tubing, temescal (sweatlodge), sound and ...

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CBRE Data Centre Solutions, the world’s leading integrated data centre operations service provider, announced today its commitment to further enhance the certification credentials of its technical workforce globally. London, May 20, 2019 — CBRE Data Centre Solutions, the world’s leading integrated data centre operations service provider, announced today its commitment to further enhance the certification credentials of its technical workforce globally. Through a strategic alliance with industry-leading technical education company, CNet Training, the two firms will deliver a comprehensive training and development programme that requires each data centre technician to achieve the highly respected Certified Data Centre Technician Professional (CDCTP®) certification. The new alliance builds off a long-standing relationship between the two companies. CBRE and CNet currently co-deliver several technical knowledge systems and assessments to manage risk and ensure uptime at CBRE-managed facilities, including the Competency and Confidence Assessment Modelling (CCAM®) Tool. Martin Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, CBRE Data Centre ...

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