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Dr. Amy Vessel, director of the Clinical Residency and Recruitment Center at Louisiana Tech, shares her journey from a four-generation education family to her current role. She highlights the TEAM model, which includes mentor teachers and faculty evaluators, and the success of graduates in securing jobs. Vessel emphasizes the importance of finding joy in teaching and the program's goal of producing the state's best teachers. LA Tech CRRC: latechcrrc.org Website: 1894.latech.edu/beyond/ Email: 1894@latech.edu
In this Roofing Road Trips® episode, Megan Ellsworth sits down with Erick Sharp to discuss ACE Laboratories' pivotal role in supporting the CRRC's expanding mission, focusing on cutting-edge testing and innovations in roofing and paving materials. With recent advancements like the tripling of ACE's equipment capacity for CRRC testing and a large, simulated weathering expansion, ACE is helping CRRC lead the way in rating the performance of materials. We'll also explore asphalt testing and development, specifically in relation to CRRC's ongoing work to rate the radiative properties of pavement materials. Tune in to hear how growth, driven by strategic acquisitions, is shaping the future of material testing for CRRC and beyond. Learn more at RoofersCoffeeShop.com! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/ Are you a contractor looking for resources? Become an R-Club Member today! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs-club-sign-up Sign up for the Week in Roofing! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/sign-up Follow Us! https://www.facebook.com/rooferscoffeeshop/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooferscoffeeshop-com https://x.com/RoofCoffeeShop https://www.instagram.com/rooferscoffeeshop/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQTC5U3FL9M-_wcRiEEyvw https://www.pinterest.com/rcscom/ https://www.tiktok.com/@rooferscoffeeshop https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rss #CustomerHastag #RoofersCoffeeShop #MetalCoffeeShop #AskARoofer #CoatingsCoffeeShop #RoofingProfessionals #RoofingContractors #RoofingIndustry #CRRC
Building Enclosure was joined by Audrey McGarrell, LEED Green Associate and Project Manager with Cool Roof Rating Council, to talk about the release of the 2025 edition of the ANSI/CRRC S100 standard.
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
This is part 7 of a special series focusing on the community of Honoring Our Experience, and their work with long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS virus.“I am an educator, listener, advocate, supporter and challenger,” reads Greg Casillas from his version of the George Ella Lyon poem, I Am From. “I am from the belief that it's never as bad as it is good. I am from a brother that said the only thing that we are given is a chance.” Greg Casillas knows the power of story. The gift of showing up and listening. Of bearing witness to someone else's journey. In April, Honoring Our Experience held it's biannual retreat. Tucked away in the California hills, long term survivors of HIV/AIDS. gathered with the newly diagnosed and those who support them, for a weekend to remember. A time to share their stories. To be grateful. To hold each other close. And to heal.It was on that weekend that Greg Casillas came to terms with pain he'd been carrying for far too long. Pain he barely acknowledged was still there. But that's what happens when you bear witness. When you show up for yourself and others. Slowing down allows you to look inside —and come to terms with moments sometimes long forgotten. Pain shared is pain divided. That's the healing power of story.Greg Casillas is a healer. The Strategic Program Director at CRRC (Community Resource and Recreation Center) in Canyon Lake, TX, he provides program development, dissemination, coordination and policy & procedure structure to 4 different programs housed at CRRC.As you listen to this episode, consider:Think about someone in your community who needs support. What is one thing you can do to to lessen their load?Consider writing your own “I Am From” poem. What are the experiences of your own life that make you who you are?It's easy to look outward, seeing the work others need to do. How can we use those opportunities to look inward and challenge ourselves to grow?To learn more about Robert Maggio, the composer of "Where Love is Love," our theme music, please check out his website.To learn more about Suzanne, visit her website. To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de SantiagoFollow Suzanne on Social Media Instagram @suzannemaggio_author Facebook @ Suzanne Maggio author Twitter @ bottomofninth
In late March, the MBTA announced it would be paying an additional $148 million to the Chinese locomotive manufacturer CRRC, in hopes of pushing the company to complete its order for desperately needed T cars by 2027. The order, which was made in 2014, was for 404 new T cars to be delivered by September 2023. To date, the MBTA has only received around 130 of those cars and with this latest payout, the total deal between the agency and CRRC is now valued at over $1 billion. Just last week, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, canceled its $185 million dollar contract to buy passenger rail cars from the same manufacturer, CRRC. The railway cars were expected by last year. So far, SEPTA hasn't received a single one. Today on The Common, we look at these two very different approaches to a similar problem with transportation reporters from Boston and Philadelphia: Tom Fitzgerald from The Philadelphia Inquirer and Taylor Dolven from The Boston Globe. Greater Boston's daily podcast where news and culture meet.
Join us for another exciting episode of Roofing Road Trips® as Megan Ellsworth visits with Jeffrey Steuben, Cool Roofing Rating Council (CRRC) executive director, and Stuart Ruis, CRRC board chair, for a preview of what to expect at their 2024 Annual Meeting taking place June 5, 2024, at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeffrey and Stuart will share information about the Annual Meeting guest presenters from Google Research, The Western Coatings Technology Center at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, and the City of Phoenix, along with more details about what to expect. This one-day event is for CRRC members and non-members who want to obtain timely, accurate and valuable information regarding the latest innovations, trends and discussions relevant to reflective building materials. Get the inside scoop here! Learn more at RoofersCoffeeShop.com! Are you a contractor looking for resources? Become an R-Club Member today! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs-club-sign-up Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/rooferscoffeeshop/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/rooferscoffeeshop/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooferscoffeeshop-com https://www.tiktok.com/@rooferscoffeeshop #RoofersCoffeeShop #CRRC #RoofingProfessionals #RoofingContractors #RoofingIndustry
This week on The Codcast, MBTA General Manager Philip Eng talks to CommonWealth Beacon's Bruce Mohl about his first year running the T, why he's optimistic about bringing riders back, and where things stand with train car manufacturer CRRC.
No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo', confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo' desta sexta-feira (01/03/2024): O Brasil ultrapassou ontem, às vésperas do ‘Dia D' convocado pelo governo federal contra o Aedes aegypti, a marca de 1 milhão de casos prováveis de dengue. Alcançado nos dois primeiros meses do ano, o número representa quase cinco vezes o registrado no mesmo período de 2023, quando 207.475 infecções foram notificadas ao Ministério da Saúde. A marca equivale também a quase 60% de todos os registros do ano passado, o segundo com o maior número de relatos prováveis desde 2000. Nas oito primeiras semanas de 2024, o número de casos graves ou com sinais de alarme da doença também disparou e foi 2,5 vezes maior na comparação com o do primeiro bimestre de 2023. Em decorrência da doença, já foram registradas neste ano 214 mortes. E mais: Metrópole: Em 2023, SUS descartou 257 mil medicamentos dos Yanomami Internacional: Morte na fila de ajuda em Gaza atrapalha trégua, diz Biden Política: Senado recebe propostas para eliminar reeleição e fixar mandatos de cinco anos Economia: MP da reoneração gera novo embate Caderno 2: Em ‘Dias Perfeitos', Wim Wenders fala dos excessos da vida contemporâneaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Absent an equity injection or debt relief from government, Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu says the State-owned entity will not be able to deliver on what he described as a "credible" recovery plan for turning around the group's dismal operational and financial performance. The slump in the group's performance is epitomised by the 77-million-ton collapse in rail volumes over the past six financial years, from 226-million tons railed in 2017/18 to only 149-million tons in 2022/23, as well as a decline in revenue over the period from R73-billion to R69-billion. The group, which recently shed its CEO, CFO and rail head, reported a R5.4-billion loss last year and will also report a loss during the current financial year. Transnet has advertised the CEO position internally and externally, with a closing date of October 19. Without being drawn on the specifics, Sangqu confirmed during a briefing that Transnet had approached both the National Treasury and the Department of Public Enterprises with various funding options but that it was the prerogative of the shareholder to decide on the nature and timing of any possible assistance. Media reports indicate that Transnet has requested relief covering R61-billion of its R130-billion debt, as well as a R47-billion equity injection. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is due to release the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on November 1 in a context of a fiscal position that is expected to have deteriorated since the February Budget, which included a R254-billion debt-relief package in favour of struggling State power utility Eskom. Sangqu acknowledged that government had "many other constraints and that it will be a balancing act" if Transnet were also to be funded. "What we have been able to present is a credible plan that we believe will be able to turn the fortunes of the company around and also restore confidence in the logistics sector," Sangqu said, likening the request to those regularly made by private companies when in need of a capitalisation when asked whether Transnet was seeking a bail-out. "So, we are really hoping that on the basis of the case that we have presented, we would be able to get the support from government." Acting CFO Hlengiwe Makhathini underlined this point, saying that the financial position would improve if volumes increased in line with the recovery plan's targets, but that Transnet's immediate financial constraints meant that it could not approach the market independently to fund the plan. "We don't want to pre-empt how National Treasury will respond, but what we just want to emphasise is that, for our recovery plan to work, we do need government support in one way or the other." Transnet's interest payments have climbed to R13-billion yearly and Makhathini described the monthly repayments of more than R1-billion as unsustainable. Acting CEO Michelle Phillips reported that the recovery plan, which has been divided into 6-, 12- and 18-month periods, was premised primarily on a recovery of rail volumes from the 149-million tons reported last year to between 154-million tons and 170-million tons by the end of March next year. She described the 170-million-tons goal as a "stretch target". In the six months to the end of September, volumes stood at 76-million tons, which means that the 78-million to 94-million-tons balance would have to be achieved in the second half, which was traditionally a period when lower rail volumes were recorded. Given the weak financial position, rail and port operations will focus on the highest-margin traffic, while addressing starting to address a maintenance backlog estimated at R50-billion. The recovery discounted any possible uplift that might be gained should a settlement be reached with CRRC of China, which stopped supplying parts and locomotives to Transnet after the contract was declared illegal. A settlement agreement was nearly concluded last year but was thwarted by CRRC's ongoing disputes with the South African Re...
The National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC) will adopt a two-pronged approach to addressing the rail, port and road crises currently undermining growth and job creation in South Africa, whereby several urgent interventions will be pursued in parallel to a reform agenda with longer-term implications, including the opening of rail and port networks to private operators. The Presidency's project management office head Rudi Dicks tells Engineering News that government and business have already agreed to jointly support the workstreams that will be formed under the NLCC, the final terms of reference for which are likely to be signed off later this week. Business has also agreed in principle that a portion of the R100-million Resource Mobilisation Fund, created to finance the injection of private-sector expertise into the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom), can also be used to support the NLCC. In addition, former Exxaro Resources CEO Mxolisi Mgojo and Toyota South Africa CEO Andrew Kirby will serve as CEO-level representatives on the NLCC, supported at a technical level by Business Unity South Africa deputy chairperson Khulekani Mathe and Integrated Supply Chains executive consultant Ian Bird. Government is still in the process of finalising its representatives, but Dicks reports that key Ministers, including Enoch Godongwana, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Sindisiwe Chikunga and Pravin Gordhan, will participate and will be supported at a technical level by either directors-general or deputy directors-general. Likewise, Transnet will be expected to direct senior executives to participate in the workstreams, as has been the case with Eskom executives within Necom. Operation Vulindlela will play the role of secretariat and several of the transport-related reforms that it is pursuing will be folded into the work of the NLCC. The secretariat will continue to draw in technical support from specialists such as Jan Havenga, Sarah Truen and Jaap van der Merwe. The NLCC will be chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who will meet with the structure every six weeks. Dicks reports that a workstream will be created specifically to address several urgent problems across the logistics sector, with a particular focus on key corridors handling commodities such as coal and iron-ore, as well as containers. Volume recovery targets have not yet been finalised, but these are likely to be central, given Havenga's estimate, as reported by News24, that South Africa's logistics crisis may have lopped as much as 6.68% off of the country's gross domestic product last year. There will also be an intervention to combat ongoing cable theft, as well as serious maintenance and spares backlogs across Transnet's port and rail systems, including the problem of long-standing locomotives that has arisen as a result of a contractual impasse between Transnet and CRRC, of China. In addition, the congestion that has developed along key road corridors, such as the N2, N3 and the N4, as well as at certain land borders will receive dedicated attention, with the NLCC aiming to draw in all the public sector departments and agencies responsible for border management. Particular priority will be given to the extreme delays that have developed at the Lebombo border crossing at Komatipoort, as a result of a combination of increased road haulier volumes to offset the degeneration in the rail service, as well as technical problems at the border itself. The steep decline in Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa volumes will also receive urgent attention, but Dicks says any devolution of responsibility for passenger rail to metropolitan councils is likely to form part of a more medium-term reform process. Workstreams will also be established to address ongoing procurement problems at Transnet, as well as the reforms required to support greater private sector participation across the rail and harbour networks. Dicks insists that government will take the lead in the workstream on priv...
Heidi J. Ellsworth meets up with Rich Slomko, Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) board chair and Jeffrey Steuben, CRRC executive director, to talk about their 2023 Annual Meeting on June 14, 2023 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada where they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary! The conversation centers around their 25 years of progressive thought leadership including cool surface research, programs and other projects. Information about the annual meeting guest presenters from Purdue University, Mule Hide Products, and the Natural Resources Defense Council will be shared along with great information for what to expect. The event is for CRRC members and non-members who want to obtain timely, accurate and valuable information that is relevant to reflective building materials.
Boston Herald Transportation Reporter Gayla Cawley broke an exclusive story which revealed rising defects in the Commonwealth's brand new MBTA Orange and Red Line vehicles and a lack of proper action from the MBTA's Chinese contractor to fix them. Paperwork obtained by the Herald shows the Chinese rail company CRRC did not resolve identified defects brought forth by the MBTA but rather “force-closed” some quality item reports. The documents also showed that in January 2022, CRRC only delivered nine of the promised 34 two-car Orange Line train sets, reused safety-critical hardware, and submitted “approval to proceed” forms to bypass inspections. Cawley joined Dan to expand upon this story.
Heidi J. Ellsworth road trips to visit with Sarah Schneider, Deputy Director, and Audrey McGarrell, Project Manager, of the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) to talk about the sunset of the ENERGY STAR certification program for roofing products and how it will affect roofing professionals going forward. Sarah and Audrey help make sense of the change while also sharing informational resources that are provided by the CRRC.
South Africa's Transnet and China's CRRC E-Loco announced on Wednesday that an in-principle agreement had been reach “towards the resolution of all current legal disputes between the two companies, to enable support to enhance Transnet Freight Rail's (TFR's) ability to serve customer demand on an urgent basis”. In a short statement, the two companies said that the next steps would be to finalise a definitive settlement agreement and complete the resolution of the current legal disputes. Moves towards a settlement follow a high-level meeting between the leadership of the two organisations, with the Transnet delegation having been led by CEO Portia Derby. The announcement also follows Transnet's launching, in mid-August, of a High Court application to seek an order compelling CRRC E-Loco to release spare parts and components required to return 120 locomotives to service. Transnet said the parts and components had been imported to service and maintain the 95 20E and 100 21E locomotives acquired from CRRC in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Access to the spare parts and components, the utility added, would allow it to bring back to service 53 Class 20E and 67 Class 21E locomotives, which have been standing idle as a result of the inability to access the required spares and components. The standoff with CRRC arose following Transnet's 2019 decision to halt the so-called 10-64 contract, for 465 diesel and 599 electric locomotives, in which CRRC participated along with three other original equipment manufacturers. Transnet deemed the contracts, which featured during proceedings at the State Capture commission, to be “irregular and illegal”. The cancellation of the contracts has left TFR with a locomotive shortfall, which Transnet aims to address through the issuance of a new tender later this year. It has been amplified, however, by CRRC's refusal to provide Transnet with the spares required to maintain those locomotives already supplied to the utility. Several TFR customers have expressed dismay at the poor performance of the rail business over the past few years, owing to a shortage of locomotives, as well as ongoing theft across the rail network, with TFR having lost a total of 1 500 km of overhead copper wire to theft in 2021/22.
South Africa's Transnet and China's CRRC E-Loco announced on Wednesday that an in-principle agreement had been reach “towards the resolution of all current legal disputes between the two companies, to enable support to enhance Transnet Freight Rail's (TFR's) ability to serve customer demand on an urgent basis”. In a short statement, the two companies said that the next steps would be to finalise a definitive settlement agreement and complete the resolution of the current legal disputes. Moves towards a settlement follow a high-level meeting between the leadership of the two organisations, with the Transnet delegation having been led by CEO Portia Derby. The announcement also follows Transnet's launching, in mid-August, of a High Court application to seek an order compelling CRRC E-Loco to release spare parts and components required to return 120 locomotives to service. Transnet said the parts and components had been imported to service and maintain the 95 20E and 100 21E locomotives acquired from CRRC in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Access to the spare parts and components, the utility added, would allow it to bring back to service 53 Class 20E and 67 Class 21E locomotives, which have been standing idle as a result of the inability to access the required spares and components. The standoff with CRRC arose following Transnet's 2019 decision to halt the so-called 10-64 contract, for 465 diesel and 599 electric locomotives, in which CRRC participated along with three other original equipment manufacturers. Transnet deemed the contracts, which featured during proceedings at the State Capture commission, to be “irregular and illegal”. The cancellation of the contracts has left TFR with a locomotive shortfall, which Transnet aims to address through the issuance of a new tender later this year. It has been amplified, however, by CRRC's refusal to provide Transnet with the spares required to maintain those locomotives already supplied to the utility. Several TFR customers have expressed dismay at the poor performance of the rail business over the past few years, owing to a shortage of locomotives, as well as ongoing theft across the rail network, with TFR having lost a total of 1 500 km of overhead copper wire to theft in 2021/22.
In a letter issued by President Cyril Ramaphosa on August 29, he said his administration's efforts to root out corruption were starting to yield results, with the Hawks reporting that, between the 2019 and 2022 financial years, 554 suspects had been arrested for corruption, 142 of whom were convicted. The latest of those involved in wholesale corruption to be brought to book are those allegedly involved in State capture through the plundering of State-owned Transnet. Asset management firm Trillian founder and financial institution Regiments shareholder Eric Wood, along with Albatime director Kuben Moodley appeared at the Palm Ridge court today, in Ekurhuleni, alongside former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe and CFO Anoj Singh, in connection with alleged fraud and corruption perpetrated seven years ago. The disgraced former Transnet executives were arrested early in the morning along with former Regiments executive director Niven Pillay and former Regiments CEO Litha Nyhonyha. These suspects joined Moodley, Wood and former Transnet acting CFO Garry Pita and former Transnet treasurer Phetolo Ramosebudi, as well as Trillian co-founder Daniel Roy, in the dock on charges of fraud and corruption relating to Transnet's procurement of 1 064 freight locomotives – a deal that cost South African taxpayers R189.2-million. Nonprofit organisation Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has welcomed the arrests, stating that Molefe and Singh had much to account for when it comes to the billions of rands South Africa lost as a result of State capture. “They were not only involved in State capture at Transnet, but also later at Eskom, the State's crippled power utility. We are also happy to see that Outa's referrals and submissions on State capture to the law-enforcement agencies contributes to the arrest of State capturers,” Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage said. Solidarity has also welcomed the arrests after Solidarity filed criminal charges against Molefe and Singh at the Brooklyn Police Station, in Pretoria, earlier this year. Solidarity said that, although these arrests are positive, justice had already been delayed for far too long, and that South African citizens deserved immediate action from the South African Police Service and other structures regarding other alleged State capturers. “The absolute injustice of years of corruption and theft cannot continue any longer because of endless delays on the part of our criminal justice system . . . Continuous pressure must be exerted on our security services to do their job, and any further dragging of feet will not be tolerated. “State capturers have robbed workers of their jobs and future and have stolen taxpayers' hard-earned money. We cannot allow it," Solidarity CEO Dr Dirk Hermann said. Solidarity contended that the damage caused by corruption was not limited to financial loss as it has also destroyed the State's ability to provide essential services, while also breeding distrust among citizens towards the South African justice system. “In order to purchase the locomotives, Transnet secured a $2.5-billion loan facility from the China Development Bank, the so-called CDB loan,” Outa State capture expert Rudie Heyneke explained. The 2015 loan, of which $1.5-billion was drawn down, formed part of the financing for the purchase of the locomotives, of which some were purchased from the China State-owned locomotive manufacturer CRRC . The balance of $1-billion was financed through a so-called “club loan” in South Africa. Investment banking firm JP Morgan was replaced by Trillian as the lead arranger and, for that, an additional R93-million was paid by Transnet to Trillian. “The original accused appeared previously for irregularities on this transaction. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has now also charged Molefe, Singh, Pillay and Nyhonyha for irregularities regarding the CDB loan,” Heyneke explained. In August 2020, Outa submitted a detailed referral to the Investigating Directorate on how the Tra...
In a letter issued by President Cyril Ramaphosa on August 29, he said his administration's efforts to root out corruption were starting to yield results, with the Hawks reporting that, between the 2019 and 2022 financial years, 554 suspects had been arrested for corruption, 142 of whom were convicted. The latest of those involved in wholesale corruption to be brought to book are those allegedly involved in State capture through the plundering of State-owned Transnet. Asset management firm Trillian founder and financial institution Regiments shareholder Eric Wood, along with Albatime director Kuben Moodley appeared at the Palm Ridge court today, in Ekurhuleni, alongside former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe and CFO Anoj Singh, in connection with alleged fraud and corruption perpetrated seven years ago. The disgraced former Transnet executives were arrested early in the morning along with former Regiments executive director Niven Pillay and former Regiments CEO Litha Nyhonyha. These suspects joined Moodley, Wood and former Transnet acting CFO Garry Pita and former Transnet treasurer Phetolo Ramosebudi, as well as Trillian co-founder Daniel Roy, in the dock on charges of fraud and corruption relating to Transnet's procurement of 1 064 freight locomotives – a deal that cost South African taxpayers R189.2-million. Nonprofit organisation Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has welcomed the arrests, stating that Molefe and Singh had much to account for when it comes to the billions of rands South Africa lost as a result of State capture. “They were not only involved in State capture at Transnet, but also later at Eskom, the State's crippled power utility. We are also happy to see that Outa's referrals and submissions on State capture to the law-enforcement agencies contributes to the arrest of State capturers,” Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage said. Solidarity has also welcomed the arrests after Solidarity filed criminal charges against Molefe and Singh at the Brooklyn Police Station, in Pretoria, earlier this year. Solidarity said that, although these arrests are positive, justice had already been delayed for far too long, and that South African citizens deserved immediate action from the South African Police Service and other structures regarding other alleged State capturers. “The absolute injustice of years of corruption and theft cannot continue any longer because of endless delays on the part of our criminal justice system . . . Continuous pressure must be exerted on our security services to do their job, and any further dragging of feet will not be tolerated. “State capturers have robbed workers of their jobs and future and have stolen taxpayers' hard-earned money. We cannot allow it," Solidarity CEO Dr Dirk Hermann said. Solidarity contended that the damage caused by corruption was not limited to financial loss as it has also destroyed the State's ability to provide essential services, while also breeding distrust among citizens towards the South African justice system. “In order to purchase the locomotives, Transnet secured a $2.5-billion loan facility from the China Development Bank, the so-called CDB loan,” Outa State capture expert Rudie Heyneke explained. The 2015 loan, of which $1.5-billion was drawn down, formed part of the financing for the purchase of the locomotives, of which some were purchased from the China State-owned locomotive manufacturer CRRC . The balance of $1-billion was financed through a so-called “club loan” in South Africa. Investment banking firm JP Morgan was replaced by Trillian as the lead arranger and, for that, an additional R93-million was paid by Transnet to Trillian. “The original accused appeared previously for irregularities on this transaction. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has now also charged Molefe, Singh, Pillay and Nyhonyha for irregularities regarding the CDB loan,” Heyneke explained. In August 2020, Outa submitted a detailed referral to the Investigating Directorate on how the Tra...
State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has launched a High Court application through which it is seeking an order compelling China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) E-Loco Supply to release spare parts and components required to return 120 locomotives to service. Transnet said in a statement that the spare parts and components had been imported to service and maintain the 95 20E and 100 21E locomotives acquired from CRRC in 2012 and 2014 respectively. “The application provides for an urgent hearing to secure the immediate release of the spares to Transnet for use in the locomotives, and for the amount due by Transnet to CRRC for such spares, if anything, to be determined in due course,” Transnet said in a statement. Access to the spare parts and components, the utility added, would allow it to bring back to service 53 Class 20E and 67 Class 21E locomotives, which have been standing idle as a result of the inability to access the required spares and components. “In addition, it will contribute to timely maintenance of these two fleet classes,” the statement adds. The standoff with CRRC arose following Transnet's 2019 decision to halt the so-called 10-64 contract, for 465 diesel and 599 electric locomotives, in which CRRC participated along with three other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Transnet deemed the contracts, which featured during proceedings undertaken as part of the State Capture commission, to be “irregular and illegal”. The cancellation of the contracts has left Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) with a locomotive shortfall, which Transnet aims to address through the issuance of a new tender, possibly later this month. It has been amplified, however, by CRRC's refusal to provide Transnet with the spares required to maintain those locomotives already supplied to the utility. In July, Transnet CEO Portia Derby said that the impasse was partly responsible for as many as 300 locomotives having been “parked” and also indicated that an alternative OEM support strategy would be pursued for the existing fleet if the current deadlock with CRRC was not resolved. Several TFR customers have expressed dismay at the poor performance of the rail business over the past few years, owing to a shortage of locomotives and ongoing theft across the rail network, with TFR having lost a total of 1 500 km of overhead copper wire to theft in 2021/22 alone. Coal exporters have identified the poor performance of the rail service as a key reason for them having failed, thus far, to take full advantage of the super cycle conditions that have arisen for the energy mineral as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa, meanwhile, reported that it was forced to close a blast furnace at Vanderbijlpark earlier this year, because intermittent rail deliveries had left it short of iron-ore. The group has resorted to receiving material by road, even though the logistics systems at its mills are specifically designed to receive bulk material by rail. Several large rail users have indicated that they will consider partnering with private rail providers should Transnet extend the sale of slots to third parties beyond the 18 general freight corridors identified for the initial phase of such sales. Derby indicated previously that TFR was committed to making slot sales a permanent feature of the rail business.
State-owned freight logistics group Transnet intends launching its much-anticipated tender for new locomotives in August, having recorded a 5.6% drop in rail volumes last year as a result of a combination of locomotive shortages and serious operational and security problems. The group lost a total of 1 500 km of overhead copper wire to theft in 2021/22 and was also unable to maintain a number of locomotives, largely as a result of an ongoing dispute with the Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), which is refusing to supply the utility with specialised spares. Operational and security difficulties on the main line between Durban and Johannesburg, for example, have resulted in Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) effectively forfeiting all container volumes to road hauliers, which have themselves experienced serious security incidents, often triggered by protests against foreign truck drivers. Speaking during the release of the group's 2021/22 results, CEO Portia Derby said Transnet initially intended launching the locomotive request for proposals (RFP) in July, but the internal deadline was shifted to ensure that various legal and governance matters were dealt with ahead of the tender. Ongoing disputes with some of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that participated in the so-called ‘10-64' contract for 465 diesel and 599 electric locomotives is core to the delay, as Transnet did not want to proceed until it was satisfied that the tender would not be interdicted. The R50-billion contract, which was halted in 2019 on the basis of it being deemed “irregular and illegal” by Transnet, has featured heavily during proceedings undertaken as part of the State Capture commission, which was chaired by Judge Raymond Zondo, who has since been appointed chief justice. Derby said it was premature to offer specifics about how many locomotives Transnet would seek to procure under the new tender, nor whether diesel locomotives would be prioritised in light of the ongoing theft of overhead cables. She had indicated previously, however, that it was likely that the RFP would be for at least 400 new locomotives, given that Transnet had taken delivery of 595 locomotives under the 10-64 contract. However, with about 300 locomotives currently “parked”, partly as a result of an absence of spares, it is possible that the tender could be enlarged. That said, Derby indicated that an alternative OEM support strategy would be pursued for the existing fleet if the current deadlock with CRRC was not resolved. She said that following a recent successful court application, which was taken together with the Special Investigating Unit, in relation to CRRC's moves to have the review of the 10-64 matter dismissed, Derby said “we are now at least in a position where we can safely start a new procurement event”. “We definitely need additional traction power,” she added. Derby also confirmed that TRF was pressing ahead with a bidding process for the sale of 16 rail slots to third-party operators, despite market misgivings over the design of the slot-sale process. She acknowledged that concerns had been raised, particularly about the two-year duration of the allocation, but said that TFR had committed to making slot sales a permanent feature of the rail business. “It's not a pilot,” Derby insisted, adding that she was optimistic that there would be operators for the slots from April next year, by which time the number of slots would be increased to 42. The bidding process had been delayed as a result of recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the tender would now close at the end of August. In its results statement, the group said it appreciated the importance of improving the performance of TFR's operations. It also stated that “significant progress” had been made towards concluding adjusted long-term contracts with the Coal Export Parties (CEPs) following the force majeure notices issued in April. “Most CEPs have participated in good faith, and we have r...
La empresa china CRRC entregó, de manera virtual, el primer tren que servirá para la renovación de la flota de la Línea 1 del Metro de la Ciudad de México.
來自中共國有企業中車集團（CRRC）的地鐵列車自三年前在波士頓地鐵投入運營以來，技術故障不斷。最近，因一列火車的制動元件發生故障，波士頓地鐵線上所有「中車造」列車被集體下線。 更多內容請見：https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/22/5/22/n13742953.htm 大纪元,大纪元新闻,大紀元,大紀元新聞, 波士頓地鐵, 中車造, 故障, 脫軌
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The first one: Suborbital reusable carrier.On July 16, the suborbital reusable carrier successfully took off and landed smoothly and horizontally after completing the flight according to the set procedure. On July 17, relevant news was released on the official social media account of the State Administration of Defense Technology Industry. Yet, this video message has no video, but a blue background and a message page saying "suborbital reusable vehicle flight demonstration verification project has succeeded in its first flight."The second one is the 600 km/h high-speed maglev train.On July 20, China's 600 km/h high-speed maglev system, which was developed by CRRC and has completely independent intellectual property rights, was successfully rolled off the assembly line. The world's first high-speed maglev transportation system with a design speed of 600 kilometers per hour indicates that China has mastered the complete set of high-speed maglev technology and engineering capabilities.I set up and operate this channel alone, hoping to share the real China with the world as well as clarify misconceptions and lies against China. The continued development of China is the biggest game-changer in this century that affects all aspects of everyone's lives. Embrace the change and seize the opportunity.Creating original content is hard work, your support is what keeps me going. Please donate to this channel: https://paypal.me/ChinaExplained?locale.x=en_GB
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On this episode of The Run Wave Podcast, the Run Crew Series continues with Seattle based crew Chasing Roses Run Club. CRRC was founded in Portland, and has had a reemergence in Seattle due to Covid-19 in 2020. Get to know founder Tunde, and event coordinator Geary as we talk about the mission of the crew, how they have pivoted during the pandemic, keeping their runners connected no matter their location, and so much more!Purchase The Run Wave Merch: http://therunwave.com/shopConnect with Chasing Roses:http://instagram.com/chasingrosesrc Join their April 50 mile challenge: https://www.strava.com/clubs/691916 Tunde: http://instagram.com/taut_7Geary: http://instagram.com/gbbeastinConnect with The Run Wave:http://therunwave.comhttp://instagram.com/therunwavehttp://facebook.com/therunwavehttp://twitter.com/therunwaveConnect with Kim:http://str8kim.comhttp://instagram.com/str8kimhttp://facebook.com/str8kimhttp://twitter.com/str8kim______________________________Save 10% on Freestyle watchesuse code STR8KIM* https://bit.ly/2C5Jj3rSave 15% on Knockaround glasses* https://bit.ly/2EWNXS9Like the music in this video? Try Epidemic Sounds today:* https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o9ri4m/*Referral links used. I make a small commission if you purchase through these links.Support the show (http://paypal.me/therunwave)
En pleine période de publication des bilans trimestriels les marchés sont attentifs. Hier le titre Alstom s'est envolé après la publication de ses chiffres du trimestre. Delphine Michalet (Société Générale Private Banking) nous détaille la situation. Ce qu'il faut retenir : - Le titre Alstom a bondi de +6,04% et termine la séance à 48.46 euros. - Un chiffre d'affaires trimestriel légèrement supérieur aux attentes avec un carnet de commande étoffé et la confirmation de bonnes perspectives pour 2021. - Le groupe prévoit de finaliser l'acquisition de l'activité ferroviaire de Bombardier Transportd'ici fin janvier. Alstom deviendrait alors le numéro deux mondial du secteur derrière le chinois CRRC. - Tous les regards seront braqués aujourd'hui sur Washington où Joe Biden prêtera serment.
En menos de un mes, Fu Chengium, director general de la empresa china CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, logró dos contratos importantes en México. Estira y afloja
Jeff Steuben, executive director of Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), joined the CoatingsPro Interview Series to share with us what cool roofs are, how these technologies may be effective, and new developments at CRRC and beyond. Other topics include the organization's roofing resources and virtual offerings.
A short (8min) presentation on how "New Materials Make Supercapacitors Better than Batteries", sharing some of the research from Dr Peter Harrop's new IDTechEx report, "Supercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040". www.IDTechEx.com/SCMatsSupercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040Including graphene, CNT, MOF, CNF, electrolytes. Formats include structural, flexible, wearableBy Dr Peter Harrop and Dr Richard CollinsIDTechEx report, "Supercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040" reveals why Toyota, Volkswagen, the $100bn CRRC in China and other giants now see supercapacitors as a potentially large market and key enabling technology in their cars, buses and so on. Materials will control supercapacitor performance and cost.Supercapacitors will have formats such as stretchable, where batteries struggle. They also meet batteries head on, promising energy density of lithium-ion batteries 12 years ago with most other parameters magnitudes better than even future batteries. Imagine a supercapacitor bus, that only needs to charge at the depot, doing it in seconds with no end-of-life disposal costs.The trick is pivoting of supercapacitor research from flammable carcinogenic liquids touching burnt coconut shells to such things as solid ionogels matched to graphene and carbon nanotube composites. That takes life beyond the current three times that of a lithium-ion battery to much more. An electric vehicle will have energy storage taking no weight or space because it has supercapacitor smart vehicle bodywork by Lamborghini, Geely, MIT, Imperial College London, a Japanese electronics giant and others optimising, integrating and shaping the new materials. Add non-toxic flexible and stretchable medical implants and patches, some using supercapacitor feedstock cut to shape as needed.Only this report appraises and forecasts those advanced materials in supercapacitors and derivatives. Analysis by multi-lingual, PhD level IDTechEx staff includes much from 2020. See percentage of new research on hierarchical vs exohedral electrodes, graphene vs CNT vs metal-oxide-framework MOF electrodes. Understand challenges and opportunities of battery-supercapacitor-hybrid BSH vs pseudocapacitors, scope for increasing energy density, trade-offs of other parameters, with appraisal from university professors and IDTechEx experts deeply involved.This 220 page report is sister to the IDTechEx report, "Supercapacitors: Applications, Players, Markets 2020-2040". It covers present and future and how new materials and formats will create large new business. The 19 page executive summary and conclusions is sufficient in itself for those in a hurry - mainly new infograms, technology comparisons, summary of commercially significant research, 20 year technology roadmap, materials value market forecast and gaps in the materials market.The introduction explains cost and weight split, power density and frequency compromises to increase energy density. Understand the toolkit available in supercapacitor, BSH and pseudocapacitance optimisation, research methodologies, parameters to be improved to create large business and production processes emerging.
On this episode Leo interviews Crystal Guo. Crystal carries the vision to help companies to sell more with integrity as a Sales Coach, trainer and consultant. The experience of being a VP of Sales in the Far East in an Austrian high-tech company, together with over 15 years of diverse and extensive corporate and startups experience, gave her solid knowledge and experience to grow people with the right mindset, methodology and focused goals. Leo and Crystal will discuss the importance of having the right mindset to be successful in sales. It starts by understanding that you need a process in place and setting high targets.Crystal cooperated with many leading multinational companies such as VW group, BMW, Geely Group, CRRC, ABB, KUKA, Midea and 3M.Infinity Growth is a firm that focuses on Sales Coaching, Training and Consulting. It is trusted by multinational B2B companies, entrepreneurs, startups, organization partners, and MBAs -Connect with Crystal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-guo-088b0221/ -Infinity Growth page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31105356 - Self-learning is of paramount importance in the business world, listen to your international peers and step up your game.Connect with Leonardo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardo-marra26/ -Follow the page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65338319/
Alstom in talks to buy Bombardier's train unit French high-speed rail maker Alstom is in talks to acquire Bombardier's train business in a deal that could be worth around 7 billion dollars. The talks come a year after the EU competition watchdog blocked a similar rail merger between Alstom and Germany's Siemens. The possible deal would help Alstom better compete against the Chinese rail giant, CRRC. Turkey posts $3.6B budget surplus in January The Turkish government saw a budget surplus of 3-point-6 billion dollars in January, driven by a dividend payment from the central bank. Budget revenues rose 26-percent to 20-point-6 billion dollars, while expenditures were also up around 9 percent to 17-billion dollars. In 2019, the budget posted a deficit of almost 22-billion dollars. Thailand raises $3.2B in 5G license auctions Thailand's telecoms regulator has raised 3-point-2 billion dollars in auctions of the country's fifth-generation mobile network spectrum. Thailand's top mobile operator, Advanced Info Service, emerged as the biggest winner in the auctions, bagging nearly half of the 48 licences up for grabs. The 5G network is expected to be rolled-out in the Southeast Asian nation later this year.
Baptisée « The tax Lady » par Donald Trump mais aussi « la Reine Vicking » ou « la Valkyrie » par la presse anglo-saxonne, Margreth Vestager est la bête noire des Gafa. Des sobriquets qu’elle assume pleinement tant ils évoquent sa forte personnalité. Commissaire européenne à la Concurrence, elle mène un combat sans merci contre les multinationales qui ne respectent pas les règles européennes. « Impartialité et rigueur voici la base de mon action. C’est important pour des gens comme moi qui sont au pouvoir d’avoir en tête chaque jour qu’il y a des gens qui ne seront pas d’accord avec vous. » Et tant pis si la gendarme antitrust n’a pas que des amis. À Bruxelles, tout le monde connaît sa silhouette longiligne, ses cheveux courts poivre et sel, son regard bleu et son large sourire. Marghrete Vestager porte élégamment la cinquantaine. Née à Copenhague au Danemark dans une famille croyante, ses deux parents sont pasteurs luthériens : elle en gardera le sens des valeurs. Son parcours est impressionnant. Après des études d’économie, elle intègre le ministère des Finances. À 29 ans, elle fait ses premiers pas en politique et devient la première femme et la plus jeune ministre danoise, avec le ministère de l’Éducation et des Affaires ecclésiastiques. À 39 ans, elle dirige le parti social-libéral danois, et trois ans plus tard devient vice-premier ministre en charge de l’Économie et de l’Intérieur. Une trajectoire fulgurante qui l’a propulsée à 47 ans commissaire européenne à la Concurrence. Sa rapide ascension politique inspirera l’héroïne de la célèbre série télévisée Borgen, une femme au pouvoir. En novembre dernier, elle postule à la succéssion de Jean-Claude Juncker.Après avoir occupé les fonctions de commissaire à la Concurrence durant 4 ans, elle brigue la présidence de la commission européenne pour, dit-elle, « briser les monopoles ». Mais elle essuiera un échec. Elle se heurte à une autre femme : Ursula Von Der Leyer. Cependant, elle n'a pas tout perdu car non seulement elle récupère son mandat de commissaire à la Concurrence mais en plus, elle l'étoffe du portefeuille sur le Numérique. Sa mission : bâtir la transition numérique de l’Union européenne. Ce qui fait d’elle l’une des femmes les plus puissantes de la commission. La « bête noire » des Gafa, les Google, Apple, Facebook et autre Amazon Sans relâche, elle lutte contre les aides d’État illégales, les abus de position dominante et les manquements aux règles de la concurrence européenne. Elle s’est distinguée par des amendes record qu’elle a infligées aux géants du Net. Au total, plus de 7 milliards d’euros. Dans son collimateur : Google, Amazon, Nike, Engie ou Starbucks. Mais la sanction la plus douloureuse revient à Apple qui en 2016 a été condamné à rembourser à l’Irlande 14,3 milliards d’euros. Margrethe Vestager a estimé que la marque à la pomme avait bénéficié de cadeaux fiscaux de la part de l’État Irlandais. Margreth Vestager veut montrer aux eurosceptiques que l’Europe agit. Pour Anne-Laure Delatte, directrice adjointe du CEPII, le Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales, la commissaire européenne se montre habile. « Elle ne parle pas de politique fiscale, puisque ce serait éventuellement le rôle du commissaire aux Finances, mais elle attaque par la concurrence. Donc elle a créé une nouvelle façon de s’attaquer à la concurrence fiscale, sachant que ce n’est absolument pas dans son mandat au départ. » Et elle ne fait aucune concession, y compris au sein de l'Europe. Comme en 2017 lorsqu'elle s’oppose au projet de fusion entre le Français Alstom et l’Allemand Siemens, censés créer un champion européen du ferroviaire, pour contrer le numéro un mondial, le chinois CRRC. La Commissaire européenne a mis son veto au nom de la protection européenne. Margret Vestager a rappellé qu’il y a 26 autres États membres qui ont un intérêt sur le marché du ferroviaire. Une intégrité saluée par la députée européenne Eva Joly : « Margrethe Vestager est l’illustration que la volonté politique est suffisante. Elle applique la règle, tout le monde aux mêmes conditions. Pour moi, Margrethe Vestager sauve l’honneur de cette commission globalement assez médiocre. » Les quolibets pleuvent chez les tous puissants qui la nomment : « le pire cauchemar des multinationales » ou « la dame de fer ». Ils devront prendre leur mal en patience : son mandat court jusqu'en 2024.
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, counter-terrorism and cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke says the “Russians know what counties and voter files they hacked” in 2016, “why can't the American people know?”Then, on the rest of the menu, the Senate refuses to consider any bills protecting elections from foreign interference; Betsy DeVos refuses to help students ripped off by shady student loans; and, Ted Cruz refuses to stop whining about everybody mocking his space pirates warning.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where GOP leader Kevin McCarthy doesn't even know his party's official position on abortion; and, US lawmakers blasted Chinese firm CRRC, the world's top passenger train maker, amid national and cybersecurity fears.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/17/1858334/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays
US Ends Waiver Program for Iranian Oil the US may now be considering drafting a new deal with Iran after it pulled out of the JCPOA last year. #IRAN #OIL ____________________ US Offers $10-Mil for Info On Hezbollah's Finances The United States is also now for the first time ever offering up to 10 million dollars in rewards for any information that could lead to the interruption of Hezbollah's finances. #HEZBOLLAH #USA ____________________ Washington Ups Sanctions On Iran; Iranian Proxies Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of The IISS joins us in the studio to speak about the question looming over these latest actions of the United States' sanctions on Iran and the Iranian regime's proxies like terror group Hezbollah: Do these sanctions really even have a chance of being effective? #SANCTIONS #IRAN __________________ PM Allegedly Orchestrated Arab Voter Intimidation The saga of alleged elections tampering and voter fraud continues as a Channel 13 report Monday night revealed that the 1,200 hidden cameras found at Arab polling stations around the country, were personally orchestrated by PM Netanyahu. #VOTER #ARABS ____________________ 5. IDF Soldiers Shoot and Injure Palestinian Teen Terrible yet conflicting reports are now coming out over how a hospitalized Palestinian teen was allegedly shot in his thighs by the IDF, while attempting to run away in handcuffs and a blindfold. #IDF #PALESTINIAN ___________________ Passover Well-Wishes Cause Controversy Both Polish nationalists and the UK Labour Party are now under fire for adding a dose of Anti-Semitism to their holiday well-wishes. #PASSOVER #ANTISEMITISM ___________________ Orthodox Rabbis Show Support For Trans Teen As proof that there's still compassion in the world, Orthodox Israeli rabbis have just sent a letter of support to a transgender Ashkelon teenager Osher Band. #OSHERBAND #RABBIS ___________________ Bar Rafaeli Ordered To Pay $4.5-Mil In Back-Taxes Being rich and beautiful apparently does not absolve you from the mundane act of dealing with the tax man. #BARRAFAELI #TAXES ___________________ Technion Sues Sr. Prof for 50% of His Company Haifa's Technion Israel Institute of Technology is now suing one of its very own professors - Eli Ben-Sasson. This, as the university alleges he tried to monetize his academic research when he founded his own private company, Starkware industries. #ELIBENSASSON #TECHNIONUNIVERSITY ___________________ Israeli Startups Report Massive Q1 Successes Israeli startups reported over 1.55 billion dollars in investments in the first quarter of 2019. #STARTUPS #INVESTMENTS ___________________ 11.First TLV Light Rail Car Unveiled The long awaited Tel Aviv light rail system is still years away from operation. But in China, railway vehicle manufacturer, CRRC, has now revealed the first train destined for the Tel Aviv tracks. #TELAVIV #LIGHTRAIL ___________________ 1100k People Gather For Priestly Blessings The Jewish Passover holiday is halfway through and in line with tradition over 100,000 people gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Monday for the biannual reading of the Birkat Hacohanim or the priestly blessing prayer services. #WESTERNWALL #PRAYER ___________________ Today in History Today in History, on April 23, 1963… one of the founders of Zionism and modern Israel; the third President of the Jewish State, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, passed away. #TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY #YITZCHAKBENZVI ___________________ The Weather Forecast Tonight should be partly cloudy and comfortable with a low of fifty-three, or twelve degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect clear to partly cloudy skies, and a rise in temperatures to a high of seventy-eight or twenty-six degrees Celsius. #ISRAELWEATHER #ISRAELFORECAST ___________________ The United States increases its sanctions in the Middle East; specifically targeting Iran, and Iranian-terror proxy Hezbollah. New evidence is revealed in the case of Likud cameras hidden in Arab polling stations and over 100,000 people from all over the world arrive in Jerusalem, for the biannual priestly blessings, or the Birkat Hacohanim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A comienzos de enero, la Comisión Europea, vetó la fusión entre los dos gigantes ferroviarios: el francés Alstom y el alemán Siemens, despertando una polémica que aún continúa. Los defensores del proyecto, argumentan que frente a la competencia es imprescindible disponer de industrias de talla global. Los detractores justifican el veto, argumentando que no es posible saltarse las reglas, arriesgando perjudicar a los consumidores. Así explicaba el veto, la comisario europea Margrethe Vestager: "El impacto negativo sobre la competencia es claro, frente a la ausencia de soluciones apropiadas, la Comisión ha bloqueado la fusión" "La política de competencia asegura que tengamos una competencia abierta y justa en el mercado único europeo. Mantiene a nuestras empresas en estado de alerta. Una empresa no será competitiva en el extranjero, si no tiene ninguna competencia en casa" Por su parte el gobierno francés condenó claramente la decisión de la Comisión, Bruno Lemaire ministro de economía. "Considero que es un error económico y los criterios retenidos por la Comisión Europea no eran los adecuado…, La comisión dice que el mercado Europeo no está abierto a los gigantes chinos, creo exactamente lo contrario, creo que dentro de poco veremos llegar el gigante chino CRRC en Europa....es un error político porque el papel de la Comisión europea es defender los intereses económicos e industriales europeos..." El economista Enrique Feás co-editor del blog New Deal cuestiona en el ámbito de la competencia industrial, una focalización exclusiva sobre el tamaño de las empresas. "Estamos confundiendo el origen de la competencia, cuando se insiste en que lo importante es tener un gran tamaño, significa que lo único importante a los efectos de la competencia son las economías de escala, es decir un costo menor. Cuando en realidad hoy, la competencia tiende a basarse en aspectos tecnológicos donde tal vez el tamaño no sea tan relevante..." Consideraciones que no descalifican algunas premisas franco alemanas, como la necesidad de reformar las reglas de la competencia a nivel internacional, de modo que permitan tener una política industrial más ambiciosa frente a los competidores estadounidenses y chinos. La defensa de una visión europea de la globalización pasa necesariamente por defender sus intereses económicos diseñando nuevos marcos para la competencia internacional. Pero el problema es que no resulta tan claro que los europeos tengan una posición común. Dos visiones del derecho a la competencia parecieran oponerse en Europa. Una, de inspiración liberal, defiende una estricta aplicación de las reglas. La otra defiende una mayor flexibilidad para proteger el "made in Europe".
A comienzos de enero, la Comisión Europea, vetó la fusión entre los dos gigantes ferroviarios: el francés Alstom y el alemán Siemens, despertando una polémica que aún continúa. Los defensores del proyecto, argumentan que frente a la competencia es imprescindible disponer de industrias de talla global. Los detractores justifican el veto, argumentando que no es posible saltarse las reglas, arriesgando perjudicar a los consumidores. Así explicaba el veto, la comisario europea Margrethe Vestager: "El impacto negativo sobre la competencia es claro, frente a la ausencia de soluciones apropiadas, la Comisión ha bloqueado la fusión" "La política de competencia asegura que tengamos una competencia abierta y justa en el mercado único europeo. Mantiene a nuestras empresas en estado de alerta. Una empresa no será competitiva en el extranjero, si no tiene ninguna competencia en casa" Por su parte el gobierno francés condenó claramente la decisión de la Comisión, Bruno Lemaire ministro de economía. "Considero que es un error económico y los criterios retenidos por la Comisión Europea no eran los adecuado…, La comisión dice que el mercado Europeo no está abierto a los gigantes chinos, creo exactamente lo contrario, creo que dentro de poco veremos llegar el gigante chino CRRC en Europa....es un error político porque el papel de la Comisión europea es defender los intereses económicos e industriales europeos..." El economista Enrique Feás co-editor del blog New Deal cuestiona en el ámbito de la competencia industrial, una focalización exclusiva sobre el tamaño de las empresas. "Estamos confundiendo el origen de la competencia, cuando se insiste en que lo importante es tener un gran tamaño, significa que lo único importante a los efectos de la competencia son las economías de escala, es decir un costo menor. Cuando en realidad hoy, la competencia tiende a basarse en aspectos tecnológicos donde tal vez el tamaño no sea tan relevante..." Consideraciones que no descalifican algunas premisas franco alemanas, como la necesidad de reformar las reglas de la competencia a nivel internacional, de modo que permitan tener una política industrial más ambiciosa frente a los competidores estadounidenses y chinos. La defensa de una visión europea de la globalización pasa necesariamente por defender sus intereses económicos diseñando nuevos marcos para la competencia internacional. Pero el problema es que no resulta tan claro que los europeos tengan una posición común. Dos visiones del derecho a la competencia parecieran oponerse en Europa. Una, de inspiración liberal, defiende una estricta aplicación de las reglas. La otra defiende una mayor flexibilidad para proteger el "made in Europe".
Welcome to the 21st installment of the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, a weekly podcast that brings you the most important business stories of the week from China's top source for business and financial news. Produced by Kaiser Kuo of our Sinica Podcast, it features a business news roundup, plus conversations with Caixin reporters and editors. This week, we examine how Haidilao 海底捞, one of the most popular hotpot restaurants in China, is in hot water after a media exposé, which allegedly showed rats and all sorts of other sanitation problems in it, went viral. We analyze the news that Wanda Group's shares plummeted as much as 10 percent over rumors — denied by the company — that its founder and chairman, Wang Jianlin 王健林, had been detained by Chinese authorities. We dive into the report that the Chinese ship detained by Ecuadorean authorities in mid-August for supposedly illegal fishing off the Galápagos Islands belongs to Fuzhou Honglong Ocean Aquatic, a private company registered in Fujian Province. We explore why some of China Huishan Dairy's creditors, including the Bank of China, are escalating their opposition to the company's debt-restructuring plan. We look at why some of China's biggest cities have called a timeout on the companies responsible for crowding sidewalks with shared bikes. We investigate why leading rail equipment maker CRRC is falling far short of its ambitious goal to use exports to offset slowing growth at home. And we learn about the investigation launched by the Chinese police against Guo Wengui after a former female employee claimed that he repeatedly raped her. In addition, we talk to Caixin senior editor Doug Young about Alibaba and its efforts to build business offline. We also chat with Caixin reporter April Ma about a Chinese startup that used images of WWII-era “comfort women” — sex slaves — to make animated GIFs (the kind that are popular on instant-messaging apps). We'd love to hear your feedback on this product. Please send any comments and suggestions to sinica@supchina.com.
This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Here is the news. The People's Liberation Army of China has made a historic reshuffle of its branches, as military reforms ordered by President Xi Jinping gradually unfold. During a ceremony held in Beijing, Xi announced the establishment of the PLA Army Headquarters, the PLA Rocket Force and the PLA Strategic Support Force. Xi is also chairman of the Central Military Commission. The president says the moves are a key milestone in the modernization efforts of the Chinese military. Previously, the PLA's ground force did not have a headquarters, as its units were under the direct control of the Central Military Commission. The seven regional military commands were in charge of the detailed operations of ground units stationed within their jurisdictions. The Rocket Force's predecessor, the PLA Second Artillery Corps, was formed in 1966 to manage the country's strategic missiles. Its name was given by then-premier Zhou Enlai in an attempt to keep its true functions secret. The missile force made its public debut in 1984. This is NEWS Plus Special English. China's first domestic violence law may include emotional or psychological abuse and cover cohabitation in order to protect traditionally silent abuse victims. The new draft law noted that the country prohibits any form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as physical or psychological harm inflicted by family members, including beatings, injuries, restraint or forcible limits on physical liberty as well as recurring verbal threats and abuse. An earlier draft, submitted in August, included only physical abuse, but many lawmakers have since argued that the definition was too narrow. China does not have a specialized law on family abuse, and the issue has remained in the shadows for a long time in a country where family conflicts are considered embarrassing private matters. As a result, victims are often afraid to speak out and, in many cases, are turned away by police. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A Chinese court has granted a man who spent more than 11 years behind bars after a false murder conviction more than 1.2 million yuan, roughly 200,000 U.S. dollars, in state compensation. Citing insufficient evidence, a court in central China's Hunan Province overturned the guilty verdict against Zeng Ai-yun, a former graduate student of engineering at Xiangtan University in July. Zeng was convicted in 2004 of murdering his graduate school classmate Zhou Yu-heng. Zeng had been sentenced to death three times by the same court in 2004, 2005 and 2010. The Supreme People's Court rejected the verdicts and ordered a retrial. Another classmate of the victim's, Chen Hua-zhang, was later found to be the real killer. Chen poisoned Zhou with diazepam on Oct. 27, 2003 as he was jealous of the attention Zhou enjoyed from their mentor. Chen deliberately laid a false trail and imputed the murder to Zeng, who was dating the victim's ex-girlfriend. Chen and Zeng were both arrested in Nov, 2003. Zeng was sentenced to death while Chen received life imprisonment. Chen was still sentenced to life imprisonment during the retrial and fined 178,000 yuan as compensation to the victim's family. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Taiwan's education department has increased the quota of mainland students who want to study in a two-year program to achieve a bachelor's degree. The quota will be raised from 1,000 to 1,500 for the academic year of 2016 and 2017. The two-year program is specifically open for students who study in vocational schools but would like to proceed in higher education and obtain a bachelor's degree. Previously only students from southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian were allowed to study in such programs in Taiwan. The department plans to add another four provinces as well as Beijing and Shanghai. The application will start in February. Compared with those in Europe and North America, colleges in Taiwan are considered a better option for vocational school graduates from the Chinese mainland. Taiwan colleges are known for the good education quality and lower tuition, as well as the convenience of being without language barrier. The new policy is a result of negotiation between the two sides after the historic meeting between President Xi Jinping and Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore. During the meeting, Ma suggested that the two sides allow more mainland students to study in Taiwan. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A trial run has begun for China's first domestically designed and manufactured magnetic levitation line in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. The maglev shuttles between Changsha's south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. It takes around ten minutes to complete the 18-and-half-kilometer journey. According to the operator Hunan Maglev Transport Company, the line uses the "wind chaser" trains designed and manufactured by railway manufacturing giant CRRC in Hunan's Zhuzhou city. The 48-meter-long train can carry 363 people in three carriages, and achieve a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The domestically produced moderate-speed maglev line costs around 195 million yuan, roughly 30 million U.S. dollars, per kilometer, not including relocation fees. It is highly economical in terms of construction and maintenance costs. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. An official circular on reforming China's art and literature awards has urged that appraisals from ordinary people be included as an important parameter. The circular says appraisals from the public, artists and literati should be integrated with commercial indicators, alongside audience rating, box office and circulation. It notes that public popularity and whether the art or literature works features ordinary people's lives will be important indicators to be factored in during evaluation. The circular announces that artists or writers with notorious records or reputations will be barred from competing for awards. It also reveales that the existing 20 national art and literature awards will be reduced to 19, while a large number of their sub-categorized awards are downsized. The Ministry of Culture in April vowed to streamline the chaotic art and literature awards, blaming too many redundant awards ceremonies and appraisals for having caused irregularities and power-for-money deals. The ministry also vowes to regulate government officials' participation in competitions and awards and to forbid them for exerting any influence during award appraisals. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. A 90-minute documentary about Confucius has been screened on China Central Television. The documentary was broadcast on CCTV 10, the science and education channel of the state TV. It was produced by CCTV, in cooperation with Britain's Lion TV, China International Television Corporation and the Dazhong News Group. The program told of the life of Confucius, as well as his impact on Chinese history. It was the first documentary about Confucius made by China and a foreign company. Production took two years. The documentary is comprised of six parts, namely, the man, the legend, the philosophy, the master, the inheritance and the present day. Preparation is underway for a 300-minute domestic edition of documentary in six parts. Born near the present-day town of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, Confucius lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. He founded a school of thought that influenced later generations and became known as Confucianism. He is believed to be the first person to set up private schools in China and enroll students from all walks of life, including the poor. Confucius is regarded as a symbol of China's culture and intellectuals. There are around 1,300 Confucius temples in China and overseas. This is NEWS Plus Special English. The number of gold coins and plates unearthed from an east China ancient tomb has increased to 378, after archaeologists found another 68 pieces recently. The new finds include 20 gold plates around 22 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. Archaeologists say it is the largest discovery of gold coins in any Han Dynasty tomb. The gold coins, most of which weigh around 250 grams each, were unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, in Nanchang City, the capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. The discovery supports the theory that China had significant gold reserve in the Western Han Dynasty. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. A film adaptation of the best-selling novel Gui Chui Deng, or "Ghost Blowing Out The Light", has received critical acclaim for its spectacular depiction of tomb raiders and afterlife. Industry sources say the scenes in "Mojin, The Lost Legend" could be an indication that the country's cinema regulators are loosening up on previously forbidden areas. "Ghost Blowing Out The Light" is a fantasy novel written by Zhang Muye about two grave robbers seeking hidden treasures. It was first published online in 2006 and quickly became the bestselling online novel in China with an estimated six million readers. When it was published in print form later the same year, it went on to sell over 500,000 copies. The novel is widely regarded as one of China's most popular works of fantasy. However, turning the work into a film script posed a massive challenge for the producers, Wanda, Huayi Brothers and Enlighten Media. According to an unwritten rule in China's movie regulations, ghosts cannot be portrayed on in movies, and raiding tombs is an illegal activity that should not be presented. However these were the two key elements which had fascinated fans. Coincidently, just three months ago, "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe", the first feature movie based on some parts of the novel, was fiercely criticized by fans for excessive rewriting of the story. In the movie made by LeTV, ghosts are portrayed as alien creatures who came to earth thousands of years ago. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Second-hand smoke exposure has dropped in China despite an increase of 15 million smokers in the past five years. A domestic smoking report has found that compared with 2010, the second-hand smoking exposure rate fell from 35 percent to 17 percent in primary and middle schools, and from 55 percent to 38 percent in government buildings. The report was released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Second-hand smoking also dropped in workplaces, restaurants, public transport vehicles and medical institutions. Chinese smoking population has increased to 316 million, or 28 percent of the total targeted population. The smoking rate was 52 percent for males and almost 3 percent for females. That is the end of this edition of NEWS Plus Special English. To freshen up your memory, I'm going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully. That is the end of today's program. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. 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