2025Get email notification for articles from Nirit Anderman FollowFeb 26 founder of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem and a key figure in shaping Israel's film industry By 2025-02-26T15:09:00+00:00 Source: Sam Spiegel Film and Television School founder of Israel’s Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem A statement from the School shared “the heartbreaking news of the sudden passing” of Schorr leaving an immeasurable legacy not only in Israeli cinema but also in the hearts of all those who had the privilege to learn from and be inspired by him,” read the statement Israeli filmmaker Schorr produced his first feature He made his feature directorial debut with romance Late Summer Blues in 1987 which he also produced and wrote the story for The film won three prizes at 1988’s Israel Film Academy awards – best film Schorr founded the Jerusalem School of Film in 1989 He led the school for over three decades until 2019 raising it to the status of a leading international film school It was renamed the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in 1996 in honour of US independent producer Spiegel The school has an impressive list of graduates Schorr was also founding director of the school’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab in 2011 The Lab has developed successful international films including Laszlo Nemes’s Oscar-winning Son Of Saul Lapid’s The Kindergarten Teacher and Antoneta Kusijanovic’s Murina.  His other achievements included pushing successfully for Israel to be included in the European Film Academy in 2001; and founding cinematheques in the Israeli cities of Herzliya and Holon Schorr continued working as a filmmaker alongside his Sam Spiegel role writing and directing The Loners in 2009 and most recently 2024 documentary Wake Up He was awarded France’s honorary Chevalier des arts et lettres award in 2016; and was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Israeli ministry of culture in 2024 “Our community is heartbroken by the news of the death of our teacher and founding director “He established what was to become not only his life’s work but a project that changed Israeli cinema beyond recognition and thus Israeli culture as a whole Renen was at the helm of the school for more than a generation and did so with unprecedented passion that allowed the school to become a leading and noteworthy institution in the world of cinema “Our hearts are with his family and with the many for whom Renen was a significant mentor in their own journeys as filmmakers and as humans.” The extended version of Anselm Chan’s ‘The Last Dance’ also picked up two awards The project is directed by Tyrone Acierto and produced by Wilfredo Manalang of Venice Critics’ Week winner ‘Don’t Cry Butterfly’ The deal aims to encourage more creative and cultural collaboration between the two countries ‘Ish’ and ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ will also feature Monday’s statement to reporters follows Truth Social Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations Site powered by Webvision Cloud Renen Sahr was promoted to President of RVR Wealth at the RVR Bank Board of Directors annual meeting on Wednesday Sahr started at RVR Bank (formerly known as First State Bank & Trust) in 2016 and quickly joined the investment department He has since earned his FINRA series 7 and 66 registrations as well as the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Licenses and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation RVR Wealth has demonstrated consistent growth characterized by an increase in both assets under management and the number of clients served He has successfully managed our expansion of investment services to Blair and Arlington,” RVR Bank President Nick Vrba said “Renen’s leadership at RVR Wealth is marked by his intelligence He has consistently demonstrated a commitment to excellence and this promotion recognizes his significant contributions and positions him to lead our Wealth division to even greater success.” Sahr is an honors graduate of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fremont program and has served the Fremont Chamber of Commerce as a Diplomat and Chair of the Diplomat group He is a member of Chamber Net 2.0 and the Midland University Booster Club Board of Directors He was recognized as one of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce 20 Under 40 He graduated from Midland University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting The one-piece Clarino palm and abrasion-resistant Italian knit fabric on the top of the hand make these proper comfy breathe well and can handle a crash or two The cuff is a Neoprene slip-on design with a scooped-out shape to the inside of the wrist Excellent bar feel and comfort levels that don’t lose out to durability with great looks at a competitive price US Brand Renen is the brain-child of Pete Fox Starting as a Motocross brand he enlisted mountain bike legend and multiple world champion Brian Lopes in R&D to develop Renen for the Mountain Bike market Brian works closely with sponsored UK rider Marc ‘Slugger’ Beaumont for feedback on the UK market With a total focus on performance-driven products all of its kit is handmade in the USA at Renen’s factory in Indianapolis The GC-2 gloves are a minimalist glove for those who are all about bar feel They feature an ergonomically preshaped design with a two-piece palm constructed from single-layer Clarino fabric The top of the glove is made from Italian WarpKnit fabric a super stretchy material with high abrasion resistance To further enhance fit the palm features a set-in thumb design which also improves mobility and comfort levels With a few strategically placed holes to aid breathability and reinforced fingertips for extra durability My favorite glove up until now has been the 100% Sling glove that said I think they have just been knocked off of the top spot by the Renen GC-2 gloves Whilst not a super-lightweight glove in the same stable as the 100% Sling or Troy Lee Designs Ace gloves the GC-2 offer the same levels of bar feel but in a much more robust design Both the palm and upper offer more durability than the 100% and Troy Lee gloves mentioned without sacrificing any of the bar feel of minimalist gloves that I love with no bunching or loose material to the main body or fingers The cuffs scoop pleasingly at the wrist’s sides to offer a high level of mobility and the medium length adds a bit of protection from the elements The pre-curved form and stretchy upper material make these a pleasure to wear I’ve seen them through a summer of abuse with a few crashes thrown in for good measure and they’ve survived unscathed comfort and build I can see these gloves being my go-to for the rest of the year or until it’s cold enough to reach for something thicker If you want durability but don’t want to sacrifice the feeling of lightweight gloves The simple no-fuss aesthetic should appeal to the masses and with cracking levels of comfort they are certainly tougher than a lot of the current crop at a great price point that will see you through the seasons James BlackwellSocial Links NavigationFreelance writerJames is a two-wheeled fanatic who spent 20 years working on MBUK Over that time he got to ride some amazing places ride with the world's top pros and of course Having ridden and tested everything from XC to DH he now calls the trail/downcountry stable his happy place we are discussing the madness that occurred at the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim Ledecky’s world record in the 800 free proves that age is seemingly just a number for her but it also makes the Rio 2016 swim she beat out more memorable Marchand has a few areas of improvement to work on if he hopes to return to his Paris form at the World Championships this summer in Singapore having tight battles in both the 200 and 400 IM but ultimately touching 2nd in both Cal Bear and Mexican swimmer Humberto Najera took down a pair of national records in the men’s backstroke events September 26th, 2024 Africa, International, News, Previews & Recaps 32-year-old Chad Le Clos was in the water on day one of the 2024 South African Short Course Championships achieving his goal of qualifying for this year’s Short Course World Championships Veteran Le Clos opened his campaign with a victory in the men’s 100m freestyle about a second outside his lifetime best of 45.78 from 2017 Le Clos scored the sole sub-47 second outing of the field, although Ruard van Renen was right behind in 47.02 Both men dipped under the threshold needed to stake their claim on the event for December in Budapest I was really nervous,” Le Clos told Swimming South Africa post-race I knew Ruard was going to be good and he was right there with me… I said a little prayer like I always do on the last 10m and I was very fortunate to get my hand on the wall first “But he was the MVP tonight with his performance Van Renen was indeed excited with his result with the University of Georgia swimmer commenting “I definitely thought I had in him in those last five metres but I got out-touched but I’m still happy with the swim and happy the hard work has paid off Van Renen’s performance represents the 21-year-old’s first-ever ‘A’ cut He’s now South Africa’s 7th-fastest SCM 100 freestyler in history Le Clos also raced in the men’s 50m fly tonight turning in a solid outing of 22.40 for the gold “I was faster than I thought in both races if I’m honest… so let’s see how we go in the 100 and 200m fly – obviously my main two events,” he said when the dust settled Fellow Olympian Rebecca Meder topped the women’s 100m breaststroke event in a time of 1:05.82 The 22-year-old handily defeated Paris teammate Lara van Niekerk who touched in 1:07.55 as the runner-up van Niekerk is racing in her first competition after sitting out 2 months due to a back injury That was within striking distance of her lifetime best and South African national record of 58.46 clocked at the 2022 Short Course World Championships Meder told Swimming South Africa after the session,“I’m very happy I think everyone was quite shocked with my breaststroke “I was nervous coming in… I said to my family today ‘At the end of the day I just have to take that pressure off myself.’ It’s actually so nice to be quite calm before a race and really enjoy it.” Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule that includes having earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC More from Retta RaceSee All Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden There will be changes in all Swiss regions (read more about this below) but the French-speaking part of the country will experience most of them "The new timetable was created with the input of all the cantons of western Switzerland,” the company said What changes can commuters in Suisse Romande expect To begin with, the new timetable changes the departure times of almost all trains in French-speaking Switzerland Improvements will include 15 percent more trains in this part of the country new direct connections with the west of Lausanne as well as increased services on the so-called Swiss Riviera — which is between Lausanne and Montreux in Vaud —as well as in the Lower Valais The Lausanne suburb of Renens will become a major rail traffic hub served by long-distance trains: InterCity IC1 and IC5 and InterRegio IR90 trains will stop there Yverdon-les-Bains and the Lausanne/Renens railway junction has already been increased IC5 trains will run every half hour on this route The half-hourly schedule for mainline traffic in the St Gallen Rhine Valley makes it possible to double the offer for commuters and people traveling for leisure Additional IC5 connections between Eastern Switzerland and Zurich will guarantee a denser pace and more seats an IC connection will stop at Bern Wankdorf in the morning and another in the evening during peak hours commuters will arrive more quickly at their destinations and central stations will relieved of congestion as is already the case in Zurich with Altstetten and Oerlikon Night connections allow also passengers to return home late and travellers to arrive early at Zurich Airport on the Bern–Olten–Zurich main station–Zurich airport section And with the reopening of the Gotthard tunnel in September 2024 as well as the EC Basel–Lucerne–Milan and the tri-national Frankfurt–Zurich–Milan train are operating again Please log in here to leave a comment Loads of sizes; impressive comfort levels; great cut; single pocket is well located Renen has taken a rather simplistic approach to its Downhill MTB pants design swerving an abundance of extras and features in a bid to create trousers that perform perfectly on the bike Renen offers a whopping 11 sizes (28-38in waists This means there’s no real need to add bulky, costly waist-adjuster tabs (or something similar) as you’ll likely find on rival mountain bike trousers which will enable you to cinch the waist up a little tighter if you need to along with the rear of the waistband being elasticated to provide a figure-hugging fit The fabric offers a decent amount of stretch and is lined with Renen’s DRYCYCLE liner (made from 95 per cent polyester and five per cent elastane) It covers the bulk of the inside of the pants and is designed to wick sweat away from your skin This lining is interrupted with stretchy mesh panels that run down the inside and outside of the thighs There’s a single pocket located on the left hip This uses a discreet zip and is big enough to fit a phone While a lot of brands will add more pockets elsewhere this pared-back approach offers only what’s necessary and nothing more although I appreciated being able to ratchet the waist buckle up a bit to ensure things were suitably snug The shape and leg length felt perfect for me My legs are short (I’m 172cm) and the 29in inseam worked well with the cuffs of the pants sitting nicely around my ankles but not so long that excess material was left to bunch up The fit is certainly on the tailored side of things, but there’s enough room and stretch to ensure the trousers never feel restrictive or uncomfortable. You’ll easily get a set of bulky knee pads underneath they articulate and move in perfect sync with you staying in place and never needing any readjustment I noticed the occasional bit of noise as the inner seams brushed back and forth over my knee pads although some folk may prefer to have more than one I would like a chunkier zip pull, though, because the one Renen specs is spindly and fiddly to find with mountain bike gloves on I’d say these pants are best suited to colder days or shoulder seasons where you’re likely to get caught out as temperatures fluctuate They’re not the lightest or airiest trousers so you can get pretty sweaty if you’re pedalling long laps on mild days they do an admirable job of wicking the sweat away I’m happy to take that heat build-up and deal with it simply because of the impressive fit and comfort on offer While the Renen trousers may be lacking in the features department The Downhill MTB pants from Renen offer a pared-back take on riding trousers that focuses on comfort Renen has done a great job of delivering on those aims They’re not the cheapest or lightest and the zip pull could be improved but those are small niggles and easy to live with considering the comfort Ruard van Renen makes History at NCAA Championships 03/24/2023 | 9:21:00 | Swimming & Diving 2024BIKE Magazine aims to feature only the best products and services If you buy something via one of our links Renen’s mountain bike kit is comfortable the UCI banned Lycra on the World Cup Downhill circuit The skinsuits sharply clashed with the moto-inspired kits of the fan-favorite riders gravity-focused clothes have gotten so skinny that no one batted an eye when the UCI removed the ban on Lycra But like many other trends in the sport right now we’ve hit our bottom out bumpers and are starting to rebound Enter Renen, Fox Racing co-founder Pete Fox’s USA-based apparel company that’s now shamelessly bringing MX style back to mountain biking They’re a little new to the scene but you may have already seen their clothing on the backs of fast folks like Asa Vermette or Brian Lopes I’ve been wearing their mtb jersey and pants for a few weeks now on pedal missions and shuttle days in all-time Fall-time conditions ranging from cool and wet to chilly and breezy to cold and soaking Renen’s mountain bike pants are offered in even and odd waist sizes They run a bit small though so I’d suggest sizing up from your standard jean size an inch or two There’s enough adjustability to cater the fit to your liking my jeans’ waist sizes vary from 30” to 32” but the Renen 33’s fit comfortably My waist buckle lived happily in the middle of its adjustable range usually wears a 32 or 34” waist in pants but found that the 33” Renen waist was a bit slimmer than any other riding pants he’s been in At a time where most bike pants feel like borderline leggings slightly baggy aesthetic without putting any extra material where you don’t want it There’s a time and a place for ultralight clothes and gravity focused bike pants are certainly not it The pants use the tried and true Fly-Cam waist buckle with a zipper fly and a stretchy waistband Fly-Cams are super durable but I happened to recently learn that they’re not indestructible Turns out that getting them caught in your handlebars during an untimely encounter with a stump leads to complete destruction of both the buckle and fly zipper and leaves pant retention duties to the spare cable tie kept in your bottom bracket that happened to some other older pants that I wasn’t particularly fond of The pocket department on these pants is a bit understaffed Only one can be found but it’s in my ideal spot to keep my phone - on the left outer thigh The low profile zipper offered a seamless appearance but getting my phone in and out was cumbersome because of it I don’t like having to choose between riding with a pack or no multi-tool but these pants forced me into that ultimatum when I couldn’t store it on the bike The jersey is also constructed with a smart mix of materials Tough forearm material is good for bashing brush and ultralight mesh is wicked good at evaporating sweat (pun intended) The printing is not crinkly or uncomfortable The reflective decals on both the jersey and pants are a nice touch for night rides especially in the case where you leave your tail light in the garage because you forget that dropping your truck off at the mechanic before your ride means that you need to pedal through town to get home The pants felt a little heavy and clunky at first but their soft comfort quickly took control as they broke in They took shape and made me forget I was even wearing them they feature a blend of thoughtfully patterned and carefully selected fabrics Ventilation is adequate without showing off my (lack of) upper thigh tan or giving my pedal spikes anything to grab onto on the calf The moisture-transfer liner isn’t entirely uni-directional which wasn’t ideal on wet rides Not all gear needs to cater to the PNW rider but I got unwanted flashbacks of my chamois days when it became waterlogged an awkwardly placed seam below the rear waistband became apparent when wet and gave the feeling that my pants were falling down I’ll have to wait until drier times to see how well it can #DrainTheSwamp I would think the moisture wicking performance could counter the thicker material’s heat retention to keep you cool in warmer climates there are more breathable pants out there to prevent sweat in the first place which is every day in the Fall around these parts the jersey wasn’t quite up to par with the pants’ warmth The breathability is nice for temperature regulation when pedaling but when the ascent is taken care of by a trusty 3.4 liter V6 motor I opted for my equally trusty 100% cotton performance layer Note that I had no desire to change the party in the pants department Who will get along with Renen’s Bike Kit?If you like just a little flare in your kit and are tired of ultralight performance leggings and jerseys that tear at the sight of a flat pedal or low hanging branch If you’re tired of needing to bring a change of clothes to the trailhead because either a) your street clothes are just more comfortable or b) you’d be embarrassed to hit the grocery store on the way home while still donning your riding kit If their style is what you’re seeking you won’t be disappointed with their performance Prices are accurate and items in stock at time of publishing it doesn't ride up – especially when wearing a hip pack The whole jersey is constructed from Drycycle fabric The loop collar design eliminates a neck seam and ups the comfort levels The customized printing option is expensive The Flow jersey is entirely constructed from Drycycle mesh fabric a super-soft 4-way stretch technical fabric that is designed to transport sweat away from the skin and offer premium airflow It’s a slim-fitting cut with a slightly longer length than the norm with the armholes slightly angled forward to help comfort levels in the riding position The jersey costs $68/ £65 / €62.95 and like the Renen Unite long-sleeve jersey there’s the option to get your name and race number printed across the back for an additional $50 I went for a size small in Chalk White, which matches the Black Renen drop shorts as a great looking outfit. The slim fit looks and feels great – the soft Drycyle mesh material is super-soft next to the skin. The longer length and close-cut hem work particularly well when wearing a hip-pack I can’t say I noticed any advantage of the forward-cut armholes But what mattered was breathability – especially in the warmer months I was testing with the jersey doing a great job of wicking sweat and keeping me cool and it’s surprisingly snag-resistant so durability is pretty good for a fabric that does feel quite vulnerable The Renen Flow jersey is one for the warmer months with its high ventilation properties and the cut is great and its proven durable enough after a few months of riding By 2016-03-11T11:02:00+00:00 including a rolling stock maintenance facility next to TL’s Perrelet depot is expected to take four and a half years to complete The second phase of the project would see T1 extended to Villars-Sainte-Croix SWITZERLAND: Work has started on the construction of a tram route to serve the western suburbs of Lausanne following a groundbreaking ceremony in Renens and public celebrations at both ends of the route SWITZERLAND: Funding which will enable the construction of the Limmattalbahn was approved by voters in Zürich Canton on November 22 Zürich is to provide SFr510m for construction of the line and a further SFr136m for changes to the road network SWITZERLAND: A cross-border extension of Route 8 of the Basel tram network into Germany was officially inaugurated on December 12 Passenger services started on December 14 with a day of celebrations and free travel The 2·5 km extension of BVB’s Route 8 runs north from .. The region that will benefit the most by what the SBB calls “the biggest timetable change” in over two decades, is the French-speaking part of the country in the west, which the company previously said will experience fewer direct connections and longer travel times between certain cities due to ongoing construction work "The new timetable was created with the input of all the cantons of western Switzerland,” the company said in a press release on Tuesday “Even if the service occasionally deteriorates it provides new direct connections with the west of Lausanne as well as reinforced services to the [Vaud] Riviera and Lower Valais in particular.” Direct connections are maintained during peak hours.” One of the “great new features of the new timetable” is the service to the Lausanne suburb of Renens by certain mainline trains coming from This will allow some 4,000 commuters bound for western Lausanne each day to get off directly at Renens rather than changing trains at Lausanne station “Thanks to the stop at Renens of the IC1 and IR90 trains passengers will benefit from a new non-stop connection every 30 minutes between Renens and Geneva with a travel time saving of nine minutes compared to today,” according to the SBB “The stop of the IR90 trains also makes it possible to offer a direct link between Valais and Renens every hour; the stop of IC1 trains the shortest journey time between Geneva and Lausanne for mainline trains increases from 35 to 39 minutes What about the timetable for the rest of Switzerland As soon as the Gotthard Base Tunnel is fully in use again in September 2024 as well as the EC Basel–Lucerne–Milan and the tri-national Frankfurt–Zurich–Milan train will operate again The direct Zurich–Brig train will now run all year round and will be extended to Domodossola the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) will initiate the consultation procedure for the proposed timetable Any inconsistencies can be reported until June 9th The new timetable will come into force on December 15th May 22nd, 2023 College, International, National, News, SEC Ruard Van Renen, who was tied with Ranuak Khosla as the highest-scoring mid-major swimmer at the 2023 Men’s NCAA Championships announced via Instagram on Monday that he would be transferring to the University of Georgia who spent his freshman season with the University of Southern Illinois will have three remaining years of eligibility left with the Bulldogs he placed 9th in the 100 back (44.67) and 13th in the 200 back (1:40.22) at the 2023 NCAA Championships A post shared by Ruard Van Renen (@rawwwrd) Van Renen, who is South African, also cited Georgia’s South African head coach Neil Versefeld and South African Georgia women’s team swimmer Dune Coetzee as reasons as to why he chose the school “I felt that UGA had a good understanding when it came down to international students having other meets than just NCAAs and conferences,” Van Renen said UGA is able to held their students tremendously in the classroom which helps a lot when you miss school due to meets.” Prior to college, Van Renen was recruited by Southern Illinois assistant coach Johno Fergusson With Urlando missing the majority of the 2022-23 NCAA season due to injury Van Renen would have been the fastest 100 backstroke and the third-fastest 200 backstroker for the Bulldogs last season Here’s what Georgia’s backstroke depth chart could have looked like with Van Renen this season: From the 2021-22 to the 2022-23 season, Georgia dropped from 8th to 12th overall at NCAAs after losing their top scorers in Matt Sates and Luca Urlando with individual scorers like Grum and Dunham returning for fifth years and the addition of Van Renen My sources tell me Luca Urlando will not be swimming collegiately in 2023-24 I said below (earlier) someone is not going to be there and that is why there was money available for this guy SwimSwam might know something since they didn’t list the NCAA and American record holder Luca has so far stuck with “I can’t say anything yet.” He wasn’t announced with the group of 5th years coming back to Georgia who all announced together why would he be announced with the 5th years 2023-2024 would be his “standard” senior year (he was in the 2020 recruiting class) And still…his response to our question wasn’t “I’m all-in on Georgia The fact that the answer was “I can’t talk about my plans” still seems significant I think he’s going pro and moving training groups He popped up in Regan Smith’s IG stories today Because developing a 21.4 50 freestyle into a 19.6 in just two years indicates bad coaching There must be a good reason why they have a scholarship opening for him!? makes me wonder who isn’t going to swim this year they might still have the Sates money since that was so late in the semester They didn’t really replace his caliber on the roster last year and I’d venture to say Georgia was sitting on more money than that https://swimswam.com/ruard-van-renen-the-top-mid-major-scorer-at-mens-ncaas-enters-transfer-portal/#comment-1177897 Wish he could’ve stayed in the MAC long enough to win an NCAA title but glad I got to witness his impressive swims in-person this year Best of luck in Athens (certainly an upgrade from Carbondale!) Edit: everywhere is better than Carbondale Rockford and Kankakee are not better than Carbondale 1/3 of my team (including myself) got violently ill and had to scratch the last day of conference So Carbondale has not exactly left me with fond memories 😂 Everywhere is better than Carbondale and their coaching staff Matt Sates is off sighing to himself somewhere Although Yanyan wasn't the greatest competitive swimmer she learned more about the sport of swimming by being her high school swim team's manager for four years She eventually ventured into the realm of writing and joined SwimSwam in January 2022 where she hopes to contribute to and learn more about … More from Yanyan LiSee All Inverted Audio Geneva’s Brainwaves throw us a low-tempo curveball with a collaborative LP from Estebahn and friend Yolek The Brainwaves crew have to be one of our favourite small DJ/Producer crews today. Shored up in Geneva, the core members of Estebahn, Hermeth, Weith, Tout Casser and HTN run things with a precise attitude: serious when it comes to their beats and artwork and everything else coming with a fair share of light-hearted humour Last we touched base with Estebahn, we heard of Brainwaves’ plans to take the “Swiss multinational investment label and musical services company” to the next level by gradually inviting friends from further abroad to share space on their label with remixes, such as Solid Blake’s touch-up of Estebahn’s ‘This Rock‘ It seems that those plans took a hyperspeed turn during Planet Earth’s calamitous last year resulting in the Brainwaves family taking an off-planet excursion to musically spar with alien anomalies for corporate gain with Estebahn’s soundclash with Yolek being the first to return from the cold reaches of the universe Besides knocking a healthy 30BPM off the standard Brainwaves tempo the result of Yolek’s duel with Estebahn seems to also inundate the typical fare of breakbeat and acid with a decent dose of trance and kicks ready to drown you with their weight ‘Renens Low Kick‘ comes up close to the top of the pile: shifting through permutations of bass-ridden trance infected with breaks the result of the warring collaboration clearly contains elements from each participant whilst remaining something neither would have created alone ‘Leck Meine Bahn’ is scheduled for release 11 August via Brainwaves. 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience the future of artificial intelligence and data storage plays a crucial role in shaping industries and businesses Renen Hallak (pictured) founder and chief executive officer of Vast Data Inc. has been at the forefront of this transformation he shares his vision for the future and how Vast Data’s platform is poised to change the way the enterprise manages and utilizes data Vast Data’s journey began with an ambitious vision — enabling fast access to vast amounts of information for AI applications Hallak’s inspiration stemmed from the realm of AI even before the storage system’s development started “It was all about how do we give fast access to a lot of information to enable these new algorithms and these new applications,” he said “And this is one more step that we make in that direction.” Launching its data platform in 2019 was a big step It was in 2016 when Vast began working on a storage system designed to support the AI of the future AI was limited to finding cats in YouTube videos We didn’t know that it would work,” he said “We didn’t know that this path was the right one but we thought that if it was possible to do the things that we presented in this keynote Hallak spoke with theCUBE industry analysts John Furrier and Dave Vellante at the Vast presents: Build Beyond event SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio They discussed Hallak’s vision for the future of AI and data storage through Vast’s platform the power of scale and the rise of data developers While today’s systems excel at natural language processing and pattern matching they fall short when it comes to generating genuinely new ideas he firmly believes that technology is on the cusp of true AI where machines will generate original thoughts and solve complex problems He anticipates that innovation and the pace of change will continue to accelerate as more people embrace the possibilities of AI “We’re a lot further along than I thought we would be in 2023 and definitely a lot further along than we were when we started,” Hallak said “As more people see that something is possible they try it and they innovate on top of it And [tech] acceleration happens just from that.” Vast’s unique architecture is centered around scale It was designed to break the traditional trade-offs between storage and data systems and allows qualitative advantages with more data you turn from a quantitative advantage to a qualitative advantage and new abilities emerge as you give these systems more data,” he said This ability to handle exabyte-scale data opens up new possibilities across various industries autonomous driving companies can use Vast’s technology to enable cars to collaborate and tackle complex problems through real-time data access and data is becoming the focal point of application development He envisions a future where all developers become data developers Applications will revolve around data manipulation “They were writing to storage systems and reading from storage systems and from databases Now we have data and data flows in and data needs to be manipulated and cleaned and authenticated and encrypted.” The introduction of these data functions as data flows into a system is driving a fundamental shift in the development paradigm This transformation is already taking place in new workloads and is expected to be adopted across all types of workloads Vast Data aims to make this transition seamless supporting standard interfaces and keeping the development process easy and simple industries are creating their own clouds tailored to their specific needs Vast sees itself as an enabler for these clouds the company believes it’s uniquely positioned to support and manage data for these industry clouds Vast’s customers will reap the benefits of scale as they gain access to previously untapped insights The platform’s ability to analyze extensive amounts of data in real time empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions that were once unthinkable Whether it’s Pixar reusing characters in films or genome sequencing companies conducting cutting-edge research Hallak acknowledges the hard work behind Vast’s success Being in the right space at the right time has undoubtedly contributed to the company’s growth focus on customers and ability to stay ahead of the curve has propelled it to become the fastest-growing infrastructure company in history “We’ve been growing since we started … we’ve been growing in a very efficient manner,” he said “We’re not burning through cash in order to fuel that growth We’ve been generating cash for the last few years.” Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Vast presents: Build Beyond event: (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the “Vast presents: Build Beyond” event the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.) 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Renen Hallak tells CRN his company has plenty of money in the bank and took the new funding round to reassure everyone the company is here to stay He also says his company has two strategic investors the latter of which never thought it was investing in a future competitor So what does a storage startup that has plenty of cash in the bank and which is already cash-flow positive on fast-growing revenue want with a new round of funding is an opportunity to assure its stakeholders--customers and channel partners--that it is a company that is here to stay At least that’s what CEO Renen Hallak told CRN Vast Data has only been in the market a couple years with its Universal Storage technology that provides all-flash file and object storage with exabyte scale something very few IT startups still in their hyper-growth phase can claim the company on Tuesday unveiled a D-round of funding of $83 million giving the company a total valuation of $3.7 billion “We’ve been growing 4x year-over-year into very high numbers or just around $100 million dollars in terms of the software run rate we closed out last year,” Hallak said “And we closed out last year cash flow-positive You don’t usually grow at 4x year-over-year and stop burning money.” and its strategic focus on the AI and analytics storage market which needs high-performance He also talked about strategic investors including Nvidia which needs high-performance storage to meet the AI workloads running on its GPU-based technology an early investor which probably never realized it was investing in a future competitor For a look at this very unique storage play one that is nearly all focused on the channel What is Vast Data?We’re on a mission to build the next great infrastructure company We started with storage and specifically breaking the trade-off between capacity and performance in storage allowing our customers to not need to think about storage anymore and to be able to have fast access to the entirety of their datasets which was to choose a very small subset of your data that was on a fast system and then everything else was underneath that and then every everything else was done in an archive That doesn’t work for these applications anymore You have a single system that is bigger than anything that came before as affordable as the most affordable systems And so we basically allow them to build cloud infrastructure in the way that they would like rather than lean on public clouds or legacy infrastructure Vast Data closed a funding round for $83 million giving the company a valuation of $3.7 billion How does an $83 million round of funding translate to a $3-plus-billion valuation we still have all of our round B and round C money in the bank So we had $140 million or so dollars in the bank when we took in this new funding round than what would normally be the case with a $3.7-billion round which is mainly an indication of the growth that we’ve been seeing over the last two years We’ve been growing 4x year-over-year into very high numbers or just around $100 million dollars in terms of the software run rate we closed out last year And we closed out last year cash flow-positive You don’t usually grow at 4x year-over-year and stop burning money So what's the total investment in the company then $140 million in the bank before this round We want everyone to know we’re here to stay and we’ll be here to serve them forever and they can be comfortable partnering with us and making large investments in our products also makes them feel comfortable that we’re not going to be acquired by one of the companies that they don’t like Any examples of what those companies might be So is this a signal that maybe Vast Data is ready for an IPO But we don’t have any plans to IPO anytime soon We love the fact that we’re private and that we have a long-term view of things We can innovate for our customers for the long-term We can work with our customers for the long-term We don’t have that 90-day window that a public company has We don’t have regulations and compliance slowing us down And so probably we’ll not go public in the next year or two What are some things that are driving your business We’re seeing a lot of AI starting to actually happen and they’ve doubled down as part of this round And we’re seeing a lot of AI projects that were just in the garage forming into real projects with tens and hundreds of petabytes of data behind them We’re seeing a lot of growth in the financial space And so we have a separate team working on that part we’re also obviously adding a lot of features and functionality in order to serve all of the different workloads that our customers want from us But we’re also starting to think about what’s the next wave of innovation that we want for our customers And it is also around AI and building that next-generation infrastructure You talked about some projects going on in AI They do a lot of machine learning and data analysis AI-type projects with GPUs and with Vast We have an autonomous driving car company out in the Bay Area that won’t let us use their name but which is also running AI projects on Vast Data We have government agencies like the National Institute of Health and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA all doing a massive data analysis Are those projects channel partner-led or not All of them are channel partner-led. In fact, last time we talked was right after our previous round of funding at which time we didn’t have any channel people yet in the company and we are in the process of hiring two more And so we’ll have five people on the channel team Almost 100 percent of what we sell is through the channel unless a customer specifically asks us not to And the channel has been our biggest growth engine We reached $100 million dollars of software sales in two years with less than eight salespeople The only way we could do that is by leveraging the force multiplier of the channel Does Vast Data actually sell the storage capacity to customers or is it offered on a consumption basis about a month ago we announced our new Gemini business model in the same way that we dis-aggregate the architectural level from capacity and compute from capacity and performance we’re now dis-aggregating hardware from software And so our customers can buy their hardware just like a cloud provider would at cost And the only thing that they buy from us is the software on top of that And we price that software subscription based on the capacity that they need so that they can grow them independently And can they grow and shrink capacity as they are needed We don’t have any customers that have shrunk it yet one of the metrics that we’re proud of is the fact that when customers start buying there’s a concept called net dollar retention which basically looks at how big are the expand deals versus the initial land deal And any number over 100 percent is considered good You mentioned Nvidia as one of the investors in the company Are there any other strategic investors in Vast Data Dell EMC was one of our first investors from the very early days The rest of the investors are venture capital Now do either Dell or Nvidia actually use Vast Data products or are they just investing for now but I think they’re mainly using it for testing Isn’t it unusual for a company like Dell to invest in another company that it competes with I don’t believe that they expected us to be this successful and that we would compete with them at this level of intensity they invested in us when we were just an idea on a napkin told me that I have to tell you that our mission is to build the next great infrastructure company We'll get his name in there and make him happy somehow Now for the rest of the year what are you expecting We’re adding more and more protocols into the product We’re expanding into more and more workloads as we make our way into the large enterprises The first 190 apartments in the major "Quartier Horizons" project in Chavannes-près-Renens will be ready for occupation in August This was announced by Credit Suisse Investment Foundation Real Estate Switzerland for which three of the four building plots are being developed the apartments in the first complex are already almost fully let The residential units in the second building have been on the market since May 2024 "It currently looks very much as if the ambitious target of around 1,500 residents in the Horizons quarter will be achieved by the time it is completed in summer 2025," it says A total of eight new buildings with 900 residential units are being built Well over two thirds of the space is earmarked for apartments Despite the proximity to Lausanne's university district which would suggest an increase in smaller units apartments with up to 6.5 rooms will also be created there will be office and retail space on the first floor of the new buildings The planned investment volume in the Horizons quarter amounts to CHF 474 million. Credit Suisse Asset Management puts the gross yield at 3.97%. Credit Suisse AM started the construction planning for the project in 2019. One of the building plots will be built over by the original landowners (IB reported) Ruard van Renen did his research before deciding on Southern Illinois as his college destination The small-town feel of the Missouri Valley Conference school met the South African backstroker’s specifications He arrived in Carbondale with an idea of what to expect “Definitely not,” van Renen said last week at NCAAs about his foreknowledge of SIU’s obscure mascot he’s quickly become one of the most accomplished Salukis in program history thanks to a stellar NCAAs in Minneapolis last week Van Renen made a pair of B finals, finishing ninth in the 100 back and 13th in the 200 back. His 13 points tied the Salukis for 28th place. He’s the first Southern Illinois swimmer to reach NCAAs since 2005 and the first to score since 1995 The freshman hopes it’s just the start for his journey in the U.S “It’s a big jump for the program,” he said “I knew coming into the program that I had certain goals and I definitely feel like we’ve exceeded those goals It will boost me at training and just to become better.” Van Renen opted for a path that is no guarantee for a top South African Elite athletes from that country split fairly evenly in opting for American colleges or staying home to train like last year’s NCAA champion Matt Sates of Georgia Van Renen sought a situation that would work for him The native of Durbanville attended boarding school he identified the small-town feel of Carbondale as preferrable to a big city and finding the right setting has eased his adjustment “I’ve got friends back home that made the transition to the U.S.,” he said “The easiest way to put it is it’s just a mindset try to make new friends and that’s what everyone told me The 200 back on the final day also offered consolation van Renen rising from the 31st seed to 13th place One of the challenges van Renen sought in the U.S Prelims at South African meets can often be a formality for someone of van Renen’s caliber The experience of fighting through prelims and having to be ready from the start is something he hopes will pay off at bigger meets down the line Next on his list of goals is the World University Games in the fall He’ll head to South Africa in April to contest trials he’s realistic about where he stands in the South African backstroking hierarchy But van Renen hopes the experience and confidence gleaned from NCAAs will set him up for the summer “Obviously we’ve got one of the fastest backstrokers in the world at the moment in Pieter Coetzee so it’s not that I’m going to go back home and it’s going to be just me,” he said “… I feel like I’m going to go back home and hopefully I can give him a run for his money this year Welcome to our community. 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Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use SASSA stands for South African Social Security Agency It is a government agency in South Africa that is responsible for the administration of social grants to eligible citizens Social grants are payments made by the government to provide assistance to those in need The agency is also responsible for determining eligibility for social grants and ensuring that the grants are distributed in a fair and efficient manner sassa application Congratulations to Ruard van Renen – what a great performance !! – The sky is not the limit – Your Attitude determines Your Altitude – keep it up – keep focused and don’t be derailed – realisation of your dream is insight – good job Thanks for sharing such a great interesting content ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Instead of adding resistance to your stroke Anti-Paddles create a slip through the water forcing swimmers to focus on a full arm catch and proper leverage The concern focuses on the planned west building; a new structure critics say remains too big and disruptive to the Aquatic Center after three revisions 8x Olympic medalist Regan Smith graces the cover of SwimSwam Magazine’s 2025 Women In Swimming Issue This new chapter in the relationship includes Speedo supplying all DSV athletes–from youth to senior level–with high-quality swimming apparel and equipment This interactive series is open to swimmers and coaches and offers two flexible formats to fit your family’s schedule Reason #8 to Make the Switch to Commit: Modern interactive reports April 03rd, 2023 Industry, News Courtesy of P2Life Ruard van Renen, who has been taking P2Life Nutritional supplements daily for well over a year has just completed a year most swimmers can only dream of having a freshman swimming for Southern Illinois University But that was before he made an unprecedented drop in the 100-yard backstroke to win the Consolation finals at the NCAA’s Championships last week in yet another PB That time took Ruard’s US ranking from 227th in 2022 to 6th in just five months But his incredible improvement doesn’t stop there Since last October Ruard has also dropped over two seconds in the 100-yard freestyle Add a quick 46.1 in the 100-yard butterfly to his repertoire and you start to understand why heads are turning His performance at the NCAAs was a major talking point amongst coaches especially after recently announcing he was entering the transfer portal – Ruard now has every college coach in the US drooling over the thought of getting him on their team His backstroke prowess is already guaranteed to add valuable NCAA points But based on his incredible improvements in free and fly as well Ruard joins the new breed of superb and successful young swimmers such as Katie Grimes Matt Sates and Pieter Coetze who have each seen tremendous improvements in their swimming performance since adding P2Life Nutritional Supplements to their daily dietary routines recently commenting “P2Life definitely made me feel stronger inside and outside the pool” Ruard is headed back to South Africa to compete in the RSA Nationals and World Championship trials from April 12 – 16 coached by the talented and highly regarded young coach Keith Jansen will swim with fellow P2Life Ambassadors World Record Holder Matt Sates 2023 South African Sportsman of the Year Pieter Coetze and a host of other South African young swim stars Ruard’s recent performances promise PB’s in South Africa The only question is – just how fast will Ruard swim Ruard’s lifetime best 100 LCM backstroke is 57.04 from 2022; Coming off his 44.67 100-yard time at NCAAs he promises to demolish that time and have a great race with fellow P2Life swimmer Pieter Coetze who won the World Junior Swim Champs last year Keep up with Ruard’s progress via his Instagram! The evidence is clear; an increasing number of swimmers are taking P2Life and they’re consistently achieving Personal Best Times as they move up the World Swim Rankings As P2Life Founder and International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee Tim Shead Explains ultimately depends on the level of HEALTH of the athlete Everyone knows you won’t swim your best when sick is to make sure your body has every nutrient it needs 24/7/365 That is exactly why P2Life Nutritional supplements were developed And P2Life does it in three critically important ways P2Life supplements are nutritionally dense and complete supplying every nutrient the human body needs So complete you could literally survive and thrive taking just P2Life Given the tremendous daily nutritional needs of a swimmer P2Life is guaranteed to fill any nutritional deficiencies that may exist from one’s daily eating routine P2Life supplies additional important nutrients not found in normal foods nutrients proven to safely and effectively increase your health and performance If you dont supplement – you wont get these important health recovery and performance assisting nutrients P2Life nutritional supplements do not bulk up an athlete or supply unnecessary calories A swimmer must increase strength and power without gaining size or weight which greatly increases water resistance powerful bodies that knife through the water P2Life Nutritional supplements are not magic highest quality nutrients that will help elevate and enhance your health helping your body consistently train harder all of which help insure you to achieve magical performances Matt and Pieter are just a few clear examples of this fact they are still very young and their best is definitely yet to come It is simple; if you are not taking P2Life and current Masters swimmer with over 45 World records Importantly Tim practices what he preaches he has taken P2Life products for over 40 years and had lifetime best times at 55 years of age faster than when he attempted to make the US Olympic team in 1976 as a 20+ year old More from SwimSwam Partner ContentSee All By 2019-05-24T11:38:00+01:00 Renen Schorr has just enjoyed his last edition of the Cannes Film Festival in his role as director of the prestigious Sam Spiegel School for Cinema and Television in Jerusalem which he has spearheaded over the past 30 years The Israeli cinema industry veteran announced his departure in the Israeli press on the eve of the festival and is now on a swansong tour.  “I will be stepping down from the school in five months’ time ”Until then I am working full steam ahead while the board of directors selects a he or a she to replace me Schorr plans to continue running the associated Sam Spiegel Film Lab a seven-month programme modelled on the Sundance and Torino Labs which has helped films including Laszlo Nemes’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner-Son of Saul Quizzed on life after the Sam Spiegel School I’ll keep my civil rights to surprise… I might stay in the film industry do nothing at all… I’ve been on call 24 hours a day for 30 years it is time for me to take back my life.”  the Sam Spiegel School has nurtured a raft of Israeli film-making talent including Rama Burshtein Schorr is going  to hot-foot it to the Tel Aviv International Documentary Festival for the premiere on May 25 of the feature-length work The Voice of Ahmad Created by alumni of the Sam Spiegel School For Cinema and Television the work revisits the 1966 Israeli short I Am Ahmad about a Palestinian labourer from the North who is unable to secure an apartment to rent in Tel Aviv the students re-explore the present reality of the Palestinians living within Israeli borders exploring the deteriorating relationship between Jewish and Palestinian citizens and looking at whether co-existence will ever be possible It’s an activist film,” said Schorr. “20% of Israeli citizens are Palestinian They’re part of our population but Israel is very racist towards them.” It is the third film in the so-called Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Alumni Trilogy in which graduates revisit short Israeli films dating back to the 1960s when the local cinema industry was in its infancy and the original work gets restored.   The first film was Footsteps in Jerusalem paying tribute to David Perlov’s 1963 In Jerusalem which screened simultaneously on one day in 50 locations worldwide Schorr is now gearing up for the final pitching event of the eighth edition of the Sam Spiegel Lab taking place July 4-9 in Jerusalem highlights will include a special tribute to Sony Pictures Classic co-founder and co-president Michael Barker The distribution veteran will receive its Force-of-Nature award and also give a masterclass about film poster art.  Principal photography scheduled for later this year Company’s latest foray into genre will open theatrically on October 10 ’Thunderbolts*’ has achieved the third-biggest opening number for a US studio film in 2025 Receive our weekly Newsletterand set tailored daily news alerts NTPT is opening new laboratory facilities and a 300 square metre cleanroom production area at its headquarters in Renens Sports/​Outdoor NTPT, the specialist in lightweight prepreg materials and process automation technologies, is opening new laboratory facilities and a 300 square metre cleanroom production area at its headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. This marks a further progression in the company’s long-term collaboration with GMV-Richard Mille, which includes the exclusive supply of lightweight Thin Ply materials and solutions to Richard Mille horology, jewellery and writing instrument designs. The two companies have worked together since 2013. The R&D equipment has been upgraded to increase development capacity and to facilitate improved time to market for new GMV-Richard Mille designs, and includes differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA)a viscometer, microscopes and an Instron mechanical bench test. Whilst exclusive to GMV-RM for horology, jewellery and writing instrument applications, NTPT welcomes enquiries from companies with other applications that also require a high level of contamination-free composite materials. On site at NTPT, GMV-RM will establish a showroom of its products, where clients and others can see how these high quality, specialised composites are developed and produced. “We are pleased to celebrate the opening of the new facilities with the team at GMV-RM,” says Ludovic Chichignoud. “This is an exciting step for NTPT and GMV-Richard Mille, which now enables us to develop advanced and highly complex composite solutions more quickly for the unique Richard Mille designs.” NTPT and Richard Mille confirm exclusive agreement NTPT looks forward to summer of sporting excellence NTPT to work on high-performance micro speakers This week's key stories, direct to your inbox.Be the first to know. Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. “I'm a little bit uncomfortable with the thought that these are my last hours on this planet, that I be put to sleep, and some of you my friends will say a final goodbye, for the last time.” These were the words Israeli activist Renen Raz wrote to friend and fellow activist Ronnie Barkan less than a year ago He was about to undergo a life-saving operation and decided to reach out to friends and loved ones Raz had more to say to his friends last year I know I didn't do much in my 27 years of living I hope that if it is really my Last Breath I wish it can do more I am fascinated by the thought of writing when I know I am taking a risk […] that might be not the best one but it [is] something [that] need[s] to be done And thinking of leaving this world beyond is not a happy place to be in and to all the activities in which I take part For my life as LGBT… I never was in love and maybe only in the very last period of time I am strong because I push myself to be a better man Raz's story began as a boy growing up in Kibbutz Dorot near the border with Gaza. He later became an anti-colonial and openly Queer activist. In an interview in 2014 Raz recalled how his upbringing in Dorot affected his politics: Des ruines de l’ancien village palestinien qui était là avant qu’Israël ne soit créé et qu’on expulse les Palestiniens Lorsque j’ai découvert pour la première fois ces ruines et j’ai compris que nous occupions un pays que l’endroit où je vis se situe sur des terres volées Ruins of the ancient Palestinian village that was here long before Israel was created and Palestinians were expelled When I discovered these ruins for the first time and I understood that we were occupying a country that the country I live in is built on stolen land I'm writing to you because I'm compelled to act in solidarity with my Palestinian friends who are living under Israeli occupation and apartheid Remember my Palestinian friends who are living under Israeli military occupation will not be able to attend your show because they are not permitted to enter Israel Please don't collaborate with oppression and racism Renen Raz at a protest in Israel-Palestine. Photo uploaded by Ronnie Barkan. Source In April this year, 972mag reported the following example of pinkwashing: The LGTBQ community in Israel is threatening to hold a huge demonstration instead of the internationally lauded annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade this year. The bold threat is the result of an announcement that the Tourism Ministry was budgeting NIS 11 million ($2.9 million) to promote the event overseas – 10 times the combined yearly budget of all LGTBQ organizations in Israel Why most #bds activists are not aware of #pinkwashing #apartheid? #lgbt right are #humanrights — Renen Raz (@RenenRaz) 14 January 2016 Here is is talking about Pinkwashing with BDS Austria on September 11 As soon as the news of his passing made it to social media Israeli and Palestinian activists expressed their sympathies to his friends and family and remembered him as a dedicated activist The Israeli, Palestinian and international photography collective ActiveStills released a statement observing that “Renen was committed to the struggle against the Israeli occupation taking a prominent part in the Boycott From Within campaign.” They shared two photos of Raz one of him being arrested by the IDF during a protest against the occupation the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh in 2011 and another of him taking part in Pride Parade in West Jerusalem in 2010 We are deeply saddened by the loss of activist Renen Raz, who passed away today of illness. Our deepest condolences to his family #AATApic.twitter.com/2JOnDEK38L — Activestills (@activestills) 24 October 2016 Taoufiq Tahani, the president of the Association France Palestine Solidarité, described him as: il est rapidement devenu un contact important pour nos missions en Palestine particulièrement pour le groupe jeunes de l’AFPS he quickly became an important contact for our missions in Palestine Mohammed Matter, the founder of Gaza Youth Breaks Out, remembered Raz fondly: he would not remain silent and didn't stop denouncing the atrocities of the zionist occupation Our comrade Renen Raz passed away today after a long struggle with a difficult disease His kind heart rebelled against all forms of injustice and violence Younes Arar, from Hebron, told his more than 40,000 followers: peace and justice fighter who dedicated his self for our just cause you shall be missed and remembered…My deep condolences to his family Haitham Khatib, a freelance photographer from Ramallah, did the same with his followers: Rene was above all a kind man and friend and amazing activist who visited Bil'in many times to support our Palestinian freedom struggle We are so blessed that he joined us and we keep him in our memory and hearts Hamde Abu Rahma, another photographer from Ramallah, wrote: Rest in peace yaa habibi ,as he used to call me when we meet before the demonstrations against the Israeli occupation an Israeli activist and a member of Boycott From Within A sweet and delicate soul left us this morning after a long battle with his illness Finally, human rights activist Dalia VK wrote a moving farewell letter on her blog Remember when we walked along the beach in Tel Aviv and you felt my heavy heart when I looked at the sea and you told me that this sea belonged to all Palestinians and one day we will all be able to see it again together Remember when you said you won’t stop until Palestine will be free ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now Authors, please log in » Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. 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LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now Aux Entrepôts is a new neighbourhood in Renens whose masterplan marks the transformation of an industrial rail-side terrain into a contemporary urban pedestrian zone Located about 3 kilometres to the west of Lausanne is the municipality of Renens; a leafy commuter-suburb with a population of around 140.000; Renens is seamlessly integrated into an extensive public transportation network of bus facilitating easy access from Lausanne’s city centre The area is notably the terminus for the city’s east-west metro line only a few hundred metres from a once underutilised strip of land previously used by the city as a storage area for cargo shipped by trains has been transformed under the guidance of KCAP into a lively residential and work neighbourhood rejuvenating a former entrepôts brownfield site ​KCAP’s masterplan for the entrepôts area in Renens marks the transformation of an industrial rail-side terrain into a contemporary urban pedestrian zone This development harmonises the unique features of the site—such as multiple access points shopping and public amenities)—and an engaging urban structure rich in history and unique building typologies within the existing natural urban landscape ​A central element of this masterplan for the gently sloping site vibrant alley running east-west across the territory around which the new urban geography is articulated This central axis not only fosters cross-ways connections but also gives rise to diverse public spaces transforming former north-south warehouse paths into new residential routes ​The design integrates the park-promenade along the ‘Mèbre’ extending it over Rue du Simplon towards the railway tracks enhancing the pedestrian and bicycle network crafts a nuanced mix of semi-public and private areas creating an intimate urban village feel centered around this main axis Ground-level housing units feature gardens that extend living spaces outdoors while residents on higher floors are encouraged to engage with communal garden plots fostering a sense of community and connection to the immediate area ​This staggered implementation approach ensured a natural integration of the new development into its surroundings contributing to the overall urbanity of the area without erasing its historical essence the design for Renens enhances the existing urban fabric by adding new layers of functionality and livability sustainable neighbourhood that respects its industrial past while looking forward You must be logged in to post a comment The UBS Swissreal fund has announced a re-letting at Rue de Caudray 2-8 in Renens (VD) An office space of 800 sqm has been let to Etavis which specializes in electrical installations and building infrastructure The office and commercial building is located within walking distance of Renens railroad station and accommodates various office tenants as well as two retail spaces and a restaurant The UBS (CH) Property Fund - Swiss Commercial "Swissreal" is mainly invested in commercial buildings and commercial properties throughout Switzerland Parc du Simplon is located directly at Renens train station (VD) and thus at an important transport hub in the Lausanne region SBB Immobilien is developing 16 buildings here Residential uses account for 35,000 of the total 60,000 square meters of floor space - a total of 270 apartments will be created The remainder will be occupied by offices and retail space The real estate fund CS 1a Immo PK acquires the two office buildings Pléiades and Dufour with a total of 16,370 sqm The office buildings were developed according to the Minergie-P® standard and provisionally pre-certified for the DGNB Silver seal of approval before construction began the buildings are expected to be ready for occupation in early 2021 and will then house the new western Switzerland headquarters of SBB A long-term lease agreement has been signed for this purpose The development was designed by the Lausanne-based architectural firm Ferrari Architectes; the general contractor is CSI Entreprise de construction SBB is responsible for marketing and administration