2024 at 10:00 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Jay Moffat formerly the vice president of the Geneva Park District Board of Commissioners will serve as acting president following John Frankenthal's resignation IL — The president of the Geneva Park District Board of Commissioners stepped down Aug In light of Board President John Frankenthal's departure Vice President Jay Moffat was instated as president for the remainder of the term Frankenthal is leaving the Board due to moving out of the district Marketing and Sponsorship Manager Laura Sprague told Patch "The Park District thanks John for his 15 years of dedicated volunteer service and wishes him all the best," Sprague wrote in a news release release Moffat's ascension to president leaves a commissioner seat open which the Board is looking to fill with an interim candidate Eligible candidates must be at least 18 years old and a resident within Geneva Park District boundaries Those interested should send an email to Executive Director Nicole Vickers at nvickers@genevaparks.com An interim commissioner would still need to run in the 2025 consolidated election on April 1 if they wish to fulfill the full term It will be one of three open seats in the upcoming election; the other two seats will serve a full six-year term The filing period for candidacy will be from 8:30 a.m Petitions should be filed with Vickers at the Sunset Community Center Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Michael GraßManager Press & Publications / Communications HyLand(function(){var ml=".wo0md-%4srilbhagcen",mi="4;A>?B05B",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j*protected email* which is also accessible to the general public can supply up to 30 hydrogen-powered trucks and buses per day which is responsible for the construction and operation of the filling station is working together with the chemical company BASF which has invested a share in the 350-bar module to expand the hydrogen infrastructure in the Rhine-Neckar region Volker Wissing: “The hydrogen filling station in Frankenthal that was opened today is another important step towards climate-neutral mobility The hydrogen filling station for which we have provided funding support supplements the existing network of filling stations for heavy-duty commercial vehicles and buses in the Rhine-Neckar region This is one of the ways how we create the conditions for local companies to convert their fleets to hydrogen.” Lord Mayor of Frankenthal: “The opening of this hydrogen refuelling station marks a significant step towards sustainable mobility in our region It is a clear signal for climate protection and the future of environmentally friendly transport technologies Together with H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF we are shaping clean and innovative mobility for Frankenthal and beyond.” The filling station is strategically and conveniently located for logistics operations being in close proximity to the Ludwigshafen Nord motorway junction and therefore the A6 motorway Three more H2 MOBILITY filling stations of a similar size and capacity will be built in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region by 2026 “The dimensions of the filling station show the direction in which we are developing in hydrogen mobility Just one single station is capable of supplying various vehicle types This is how we will succeed in making the entire spectrum of mobility choices sustainable including the area of commercial freight and passenger transport The filling station in Frankenthal enables companies public transport operators and the municipalities in the region to switch to climate-friendly hydrogen-based mobility We would like to thank our project partners for their active commitment cooperation and the shared vision that has made this transport transition project so successful Together with further new H2 MOBILITY stations is becoming clear that a redundant network of H2 filling stations is emerging in the Rhine-Neckar region,” says Martin Jüngel Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland With its investment in the H2 filling station BASF is seeking to further expand the hydrogen economy in the region In addition to the switch to more sustainable drives in the field of mobility CO2-free hydrogen is also an important leverage point for the energy transition at BASF “Close collaboration between the hydrogen producers distributors and customers is a prerequisite for a cross-sector hydrogen economy,” says Dr Senior Vice President Infrastructure at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen “This is where we come in with our collaboration with H2 MOBILITY Not only through our participation in the new filling station we are aspiring to pave the path towards fuel cell vehicles for our suppliers and transport companies alike as well as for supporting regional mobility.” H2Rivers: Rhine-Neckar Hydrogen Demonstration Project H2Rivers is part of the HyLand programme of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr) in the HyPerformer category The H2Rivers project is laying the groundwork for the comprehensive market entry of emission-free hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the mobility sector in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and the central Neckar area The development of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as a hydrogen region is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure as one of the winning regions of the ‘HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany’ programme with up to €20 million in investment grants as part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2) the hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is receiving funding of €1,288,000 The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by the project management organisation Jülich (PtJ) Head of Future Fields and Innovation at MRN GmbH: “As the coordinator of the H2Rivers project we are particularly pleased that the Frankenthal hydrogen refuelling station marks the launch of another important building block for a strong resilient hydrogen ecosystem for the metropolitan region Rhein-Neckar now has a dense network of hydrogen filling stations for trucks This makes the region one of the largest showcases for hydrogen technologies from the production of green hydrogen and the associated necessary infrastructure to the use of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles.” Source original announcement: H2MOBILITY Deutschland 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The production of Eta pumps will be modernised and expanded making Frankenthal the centre of excellence for the latest generation of electronically controlled pumps in Europe This is one of the largest single investments the company has ever made In order to remain competitive at the Frankenthal site in the future KSB will comprehensively modernise the growing Eta production facility by 2029 in line with the latest technological and energy standards New extensions will create space so that processing machines assembly and logistics can be restructured and older parts of the facility can be completely refurbished before being reutilised The plans for the energy-efficient redesign of production also include converting the drying of a new colouring system to the local heating network of the new heating centre at the site and installing photovoltaic systems on the roofs framework agreements have been prepared so that Eta employees can work more flexibly energy-efficient and sustainably produced EtaLine Pro pump generation for building services applications at the Eta production facility in Frankenthal Conversions to Eta production are also necessary in order to be able to adapt further pump series to meet future energy efficiency requirements KSB will make the investment without the funding that the company applied for from the federal government we are making a clear commitment to Germany as a business location knowing full well that the general conditions in Germany are difficult,” said Dr Stephan Timmermann “We would have liked this investment in energy-efficient and sustainable pumps 'Made in Germany' to be subsidised we are strengthening the location and the region in the long term We regret that this overarching economic policy decision did not come to fruition We are now taking the investment into our own hands and financing this future-oriented project in Frankenthal with our own funds.” KSB says that the measures will strengthen the competitiveness of the Eta site in Frankenthal The headquarters was selected over alternative locations in Eastern Europe The company’s board of directors approved the plans in December 2023 subject to a funding commitment from the federal government “After carefully weighing up all the pros and cons and taking into account the responsibility for the workforce and the region KSB nevertheless decided in favour of the investment at its headquarters,” said Timmermann Free access to this content is for qualifying individuals only Corporate and institutional access requires an appropriate license or subscription For more information contact institutions@markallengroup.com Home » German Navy to equip Frankenthal-class MCM vessels with SeaCat AUV German Armed Forces press release – Translated by Naval News After the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had previously approved the project the President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed the framework contract for the purchase of the marketable drones the project will be financed from the special assets for the Bundeswehr will supply a total of four autonomous underwater reconnaissance drones and ensure their integration on the minehunting boats The contract also provides for the adaptation of the existing training and testing facility additional drones can be ordered at short notice if required Underwater reconnaissance is an essential component of national and alliance defense The drones now in operation enable the presentation of a comprehensive underwater situation picture which serves as the basis for decisions at all levels Using high-resolution synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) the unarmed drones scan the seabed at depths of up to 300 meters for potentially dangerous objects Compared to a Class 332 minehunting boat that does not use drones they have three times the area search performance The data collected is processed during the operation so that targeted measures can be initiated with the sea mine countermeasures forces as quickly as possible The Bundeswehr expects to receive its first drone in late 2024 and the first minehunting boat is being prepared for integration at the same time the adapted training and test facility in Kiel spare parts and various container modules are expected to be available to the armed forces by mid-2026 Germany follows the UK in selecting the SeaCat AUV. ATLAS Elektronik won a Royal Navy contract in April 2022 Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world The German Navy's Frankenthal-class minehunters will be equipped with the SeaCat AUV Atlas Elektronik has been selected to supply its SeaCat autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for integration onboard the German Navy's Frankenthal (Type 332C/CL)-class minehunters After receiving the green light from the German federal parliament's Budgetary Committee and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a framework agreement for the purchase of an initial four SeaCat AUVs on 20 October announced by the German armed forces and valued at EUR52.5 million (USD55.6 million) includes associated transport and storage containers The agreement also provides for the adaptation of an existing training and testing facility and includes options for the purchase of additional units The first AUV is expected to be delivered by late 2024 with subsequent system acceptance on the first boat planned for early 2025 All four AUVs will be delivered and integrated by mid-2026 Atlas Elektronik's SeaCat AUV has a length of around 4 m It is equipped with high-resolution synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) to scan the seabed for hazardous objects at depths of up to 300 m and has an endurance of between six and 10 hours and a range of more than 20 n miles at 3 kt The AUV is modular in design and features an interchangeable SwapHead that allows for a variety of payloads to be fitted Atlas Elektronik has also supplied its SeaCat AUV to the UK Royal Navy which ordered the system for its Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Block 1 programme under a contract signed in April 2021 Gain unlimited access to Janes news and more.. 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Update my browser now GLEIS4 Frankenthal recently installed an Allen & Heath dLive system based around a C3500 Surface and a CDM48 Mixrack GLEIS4 Frankenthal recently installed an Allen & Heath dLive system Germany—Located on the outskirts of Mannheim GLEIS4 Frankenthal has become a mainstay in southwest German nightlife welcoming the 15,000 guests that come out to catch some of the 150-plus events held there annually The 200-capacity venue typically hosts everything from rock concerts to poetry slams and gigs are already on the books for when the venue reopens in October but looking to make the most of a bad situation the venue began streaming events in various formats allowing it to reach out and provide a program of cultural content to an audience stuck at home Those offerings ranged from streaming live music to conferences to seminars but all those presentations required technological capabilities that GLEIS4’s aging digital FOH desk couldn’t handle the venue opted to use funds from the federal government’s Neustart Kultur program to purchase an Allen & Heath dLive system There were more changes on-hand than merely technical so the venue’s dressing rooms quickly became a control room housing the 24-fader C3500 Surface and a pair of KS Digital studio monitors the CDM48’s 48 inputs and 24 outputs handled analog I/O for performances the C3500 will be moved to the main room and used as the FOH system for live events “We currently use the dLive system for streaming live music among other things,” explains Philipp Hahn “but we also plan to use it as an FOH console for our city festival stage depending on the pandemic situation.” Allen & Heath • www.allen-heath.com Mix Staff an international media group and leading digital publisher The 5-year old Quatre Quarts a l'Orange and the 6-year old First Lady W won the Bundeschampionate qualification classes held at the 2019 regional dressage show at Hofgut Petersau in Frankenthal Danish born Luxembourg rider Kristine Moller steered her long-time sponsor Jens Thorsen's Hanoverian mare Quatre Quarts à l'Orange (by Quaterhall x Royal Blend) to victory with an 8.4 total score and 8.5 for submission and general impression Möller was also the runner-up aboard the German Sport Horse bred Spectre (by Sezuan x Silvermoon) on 8.1. 7.5 for submission and 8.5 for general impression Nine horses contested the M-level 6-year old division and professional Hendrik Lochthowe rode Ralph Uwe Westhoff's Oldenburg mare First Lady W (by Foundation x Breitling W) into the winner's circle with 8.4 8 for submission and 8.5 for general impression Luxembourg's Mandy Zimmer and her own Oldenburg stallion Symphony (by Sir Donnerhall x Furst Heinrich) were second on 8.2 Photo © LL-foto Results - 2019 Bundeschampionate Qualifier - Frankenthal Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot NOTE: This page's content is part of the JUF News archives. To see the latest content from Jewish Chicago: The JUF Magazine, please visit Jewish-Chicago.org JUF amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place — for everyone we consider the totality of local and global Jewish needs and how to address them we help people connect to Jewish life and values enduring community that comes together for good During the Sabbath, in a targeted strike guided by Shin Bet and Military Intelligence another attempt - the latest among many- was made to eliminate the commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades Hamas confirmed that the terrorist identified as Khan Younis's commander Mohammed Deif is considered the number two leader among senior Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip alongside the organization's commander Yahya Sinwar and is thus defined by Israel one of the most wanted terrorists on it's hit list "Deif" means "guest," a nickname given to him because he frequently changed his locations to evade surveillance and assassination attempts and joined the Muslim Brotherhood as a teenager During his studies at the Islamic University of Gaza he was active in the Islamic Bloc and represented them in the student council Deif joined Hamas's military apparatus at the start of the First Intifada he was arrested and sentenced to 16 months in prison he joined the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades the Palestinian terrorist known as "The Engineer," who served at that time as the head of Hamas's military wing he commanded the cell that kidnapped and murdered soldier Alon Caravani he was appointed commander of the organization's military wing in the Gaza Strip He was later responsible for operating the cells that kidnapped and murdered soldiers Nachshon Wachsman After the assassination of his mentor Ayyash in 1996 Deif sought to avenge his death with a series of severe terrorist attacks in Israel at the beginning of the year leading to the deaths of dozens of Israelis Deif went underground but quickly returned to plan numerous attacks from the Gaza Strip He was later appointed as the deputy to Salah Shehadeh the commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades Deif took over the leadership of Hamas's military wing Deif has evaded numerous Israeli assassination attempts: in July 1998 he escaped from a force of the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade which was ambushing him just a few meters away near the Philadelphi Route an attempt was made to kill Deif along with other senior Hamas officials an IDF attack helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at Deif's car as he was returning from a condolence visit in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza After several hours of conflicting reports regarding his fate it was revealed that Deif had not been killed but was severely injured Following a secret rehabilitation and treatment process by doctors smuggled into Gaza another assassination attempt targeted the entire Hamas military leadership in an apartment in Gaza and the movement's spiritual leader at the time Fighter jets bombed the apartment on the wrong floor Deif was severely injured in an airstrike on the house where he was staying The IDF believed that the attack resulted in the amputation of his limbs Former Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter claimed that upon his departure from his role Deif was no longer functional and was partially paralyzed These assessments were disproven at the start of the current war when footage of Deif walking on his legs was published Deif received treatment in Egypt and returned to Gaza after three months Ahmed Jabari took command of Hamas's military wing and he was assassinated at the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense there were two additional assassination attempts against Deif resulting in the deaths of several of his family members Israeli intelligence unofficially estimated that the head of Hamas's military wing was also killed it was confirmed that Deif was still alive and functioning there were two more failed assassination attempts against him Deif is considered the mastermind behind the terrorist attack on the surrounding settlements encouraging the terrorists in their acts of massacre and calling on Israeli Arabs to act against Israel IDF forces captured computers inside the Gaza Strip revealing that all the assumptions about Deif's condition were wrong - he is not confined to a wheelchair Airport interception failure exposes the price of containment policy while the test of Israel's strategy awaits in its response to.. 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Analysis  Archaeology Blogpost Business & Finance Culture Exclusive Explainer Environment Features Health In Brief Jewish World Judea and Samaria Lifestyle Cyber & Internet Sports Diplomacy  Iran & The Gulf Gaza Strip Politics Shopping Terms of use Privacy Policy Submissions Contact Us The first issue of Israel Hayom appeared on July 30 Israel Hayom was founded on the belief that the Israeli public deserves better more balanced and more accurate journalism [contact-form-7 id=”508379″ html_id=”isrh_form_Newsletter_en” title=”newsletter_subscribe”] Home » German MCM-Replacement Fails A new report released by the German federal audit office (Bundesrechnungshof or BRH) on Thursday revealed how the German effort for an MCM-replacement has failed over budgetary and capability conflicts A costly life-extension for the current fleet and a reset for a new acquisition will be the immediate outcome of that development Decade-long planning effort featured steadily rising cost estimates Planning for a new capability to replace the existing fleet had started in 2014 Germany notably pledged at least 11 modern MCM-vessels with improved capability over the existing fleet to NATO by 2031 In this context the report writes about seemingly systemic conflicts between various stakeholders including the Navy and the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) through its planning and procurement offices particularly over perceived key requirements realizing a replacement The original intent in 2014 centered on spending an amount of 2.8 billion Euros on the MCM-successor The boats were to feature modern mine warfare drones a robust self defence-capability and substantial command and control-facilities including for multinational and longer range-deployments the sum of all capabilities required substantially larger hulls approaching the size of corvettes according to informed observers consulted by Naval News notably insisted specifications could be met at the quoted cost within existing size parameters German Navy-requirements clash with set budget and feasibility of integration An attempt to merge the existing German concept with new requirements appears to have contributed significantly to dramatically rising costs for the overall effort By February 2017 the Bundeswehr Planning Office (Planungsamt der Bundeswehr/PlgABw) in a cursory first review estimated a full replacement satisfying Navy-requirements to cost at least 4.4 billion Euros The PlgABw also recommended moving command & control-capabilities into separate new tender vessels which are used to support MCM-units and were also due for replacement In a detailed analysis by 2018 the total cost for the effort meeting all requirements was assessed by PlgABw to have reached 6 billion Euros Meanwhile BMVg imposed a cost ceiling for the effort of 3.5 bln Euros Notably the Ministry did not issue a reduced list of requirements to meet the new budget while the Navy insisted on the full list of capabilities By 2021 the overall effort now included consideration of a mixed fleet of old and new vessels with only six new boats to be purchased to satisfy the budget objective Defence officials dismissed that proposal over additional cost and burden in infrastructure including training requirements sustaining two very different capabilities Uncertain outlook and questions over NATO-obligation Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events. 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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. pattern and material application to create intricate compositions inspired by their environments a leading global manufacturer of gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services has entered into an agreement to acquire Siemens Turbomachinery Equipment GmbH (STE) from Siemens AG The divestment scope includes Siemens’ business in Frankenthal It includes its entire portfolio of single-stage wastewater and environmental compressors; pre-designed steam turbines up to 12 MW (models SST-040 and SST-111); and the related service business “The market environment for power generation and oil and gas is extremely difficult as a result of the presently low oil prices and the consequent low level of investment by oil and gas companies,” Siemens said “The cost situation is important to make our business much more competitive it was necessary to sell businesses representing excess capacity or focused in non-O&G segments.” The acquisition will be integrated into Colfax’s Howden business platform broadening Howden’s range of compression solutions and expanding its product offering into small steam turbines The move also diversifies Howden’s served end-markets and increases its presence in some applications “I am delighted to welcome the Siemens Turbomachinery Equipment team to Colfax,” said Matt Trerotola President and Chief Executive Officer of Colfax “STE’s brands reach as far back as 1899 and the business has thousands of satisfied customers and installations around the world We are excited by the opportunities created by combining STE with Howden’s global footprint The acquisition expands our end markets and product portfolio in environmental and industrial markets worldwide We look forward to continuing to innovate and grow together.” The state prosecutor’s office in Frankenthal, Germany, has charged an unidentified contract worker with causing the deadly fire and explosion at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site in October 2017 Five people were killed and around 45 others injured in the blast that interrupted production at Germany’s biggest chemical complex for weeks Three of the dead were members of the BASF fire brigade The death toll also included a crew member of a tank ship docked in the site’s North Harbor The 62-year-old employee of a contracting firm tasked with laying a pipeline at the sprawling complex on the Rhine River will have to answer to charges of negligent homicide negligent assault and negligently causing an explosion According to the prosecutor’s office the worker’s job was to cut an empty propylene pipe with an angle grinder he apparently cut a different pipe containing a butylene mixture Sparks from the device are thought likely to have ignited the chemicals Due to the intense heat and pressure from the fire in the pipe trench that housed 38 supply lines – among other things for steam and water – a nearby ethylene overland transport pipeline also caught fire and exploded This caused much of the damage to the site Altogether, the accident forced the temporary closure or partial output reduction of 24 plants at Ludwigshafen, including the site’s two steam crackers with joint nameplate capacity for 2 million t/y of naphtha.  BASF was forced to declare force majeure to customers for naphtha ethylene and propylene from the two facilities and the North Harbor was unusable for an extended period It will now be up to a state court in Frankenthal to decide whether the case should go to trial told authorities he has no recollection of the accident He potentially faces a fine or a jail sentence of up to five years and strategic direction in an exclusive CHEManager International interview CHEManager Innovation Pitch supports innovation in the chemistry and life sciences start-up scene and start-ups to present their companies to the industry KSB has been producing power station pumps with a drive rating of up to 50 MW at the new facility for the last year The first performance test on the large pumps test bed which is incorporated in the production facility The Frankenthal test facility is one of the world's most powerful installations for power station pumps It features a drive rating of 20 MW which can be extended to 40 MW KSB can carry out tests with pressures of up to 500 bar and process temperatures of up to 220°C Up to 3500 cubic metres of water can be handled per hour during these performance tests €40 million has been invested in the new production facility which covers an area of almost 11 000 sq m The new building at the Frankenthal site is part of a €70 million investment that KSB has made over the last three years at three of its biggest German production sites Fornsbacher and Kaiserkult were the winnings of the two Bundeschampionate Qualifier classes In the six-year old division Dorothee Schneider steered her Trakehner Kaiserkult (by Van Deyk x Gajus) to an 8.5 point victory At the 2003 Bundeschampionate in Warendorf Schneider already finished fourth overall with her elegant horse The Holsteiner licensed breeding stallion Tannenhof's Carabas (by Carnaby x Roberto) also qualified for the Bundeschampionate with an 8.2 mark Carabas was the 2000 Holsteiner Licensing Champion In the five-year old division Meike Lang dominated the class aboard the licensed Rhinelander stallion Fornsbacher The duo scored 8.2 and is eligible to go to Warendorf in September Fornsbacher is by Fidermark x Fabelhaft and did his 30-day stallion performance test in Marbach in April 2002 finishing eight in dressage with a 7,46 mark the pair finished 8th (8.0) at the Rhinelander Championships Jurgen Hofler's Hohenfels is also a stallion from the NRW area This five year old Hohenstein x Argument offspring did his 30-day test in Munster-Handorf and produced very decent scores (between 8.5-7.0 for dressage) Image copyrighted: Photec Back to the 2004 Bundeschampionate Index Few components in plant and equipment engineering are as steeped in tradition as the pump But how does this fit in with the age of digitalisation This article explores the possibility of designing a hydraulic element which is fit for Industry 4.0 Conditions can change during the life of a pump and it often happens that a pump no longer runs at the optimum operating point This also applies to newly installed pumps KSB experts have been looking to optimize pumps more easily without using complex analytics or having to replace the pump The monitoring unit includes pressure sensors as well as an analysing and display unit fitted to the pump Two sensors in the pump measure the suction and discharge pressures around the clock The PumpMeter uses this data to calculate the differential pressure and determines the current operating point which is updated continuously in real time A typical four-quadrant pump characteristic curve shows the range in which the pump is operating at a point in time A flashing outer segment on the left or right of the display indicates that action is required either because the flow rate is extremely low or too high A flashing third quadrant in the pump curve indicates the optimum operating range If the segment on the left (the second segment) is flashing this indicates a long-term need for optimization This display allows the operator to evaluate the operating point immediately upon start-up and adjust the pump accordingly Operators can see at a glance whether the availability of their pumps is at risk and whether they are operating economically A flashing EFF (energy efficiency) symbol also indicates potential for significant energy savings Step 2: Vibration characteristics algorithms This analysis now needs to be simplified further it will be possible to record vibrations and transfer this operating data to the cloud using mobile communication conventional measurements using wetted sensors are not always straightforward particularly when the medium being pumped is a chemical product cloud access means that technicians can obtain information about the status of a pump from anywhere in the world without having to be on site This application is currently being piloted with 100 selected project partners Measurements taken in parallel using the PumpMeter are being used to verify the values obtained using the vibration sensor the company is continuing to optimize the underlying algorithms According to Dr Paulus: “Based on these results it is already easy to see whether it makes sense to switch to closed-loop control whether the settings or modes of operation need to be changed or whether it would be better to buy a new pump.” The operating data is transferred to the cloud via a portal The company processes the data and the user receives an automatically generated PDF with clear recommendations and improvement suggestions for the pump (see Figure 2) But how can these improvement suggestions be put into action The traditional approach would be to call a company technician to adjust the pump using software instead of having to adjust the impeller manually Figure 3 shows a combination of the company SuPremE IE5 motor and the MyFlow Drive which is based on the proven PumpDrive speed-control system The conventional approach for fixed speed pumps is to match the flow rate and head to the calculated operating point by trimming the impeller the pump can be adjusted by changing the speed MyFlow Technology could offer advantages in day-to-day work Because the operating voltage of the IE5 synchronous reluctance motor is modulated by the minimum frequency inverter mounted on the motor This could be an advantage for global engineering contractors because they may no longer need to consider the local mains voltage when selecting pumps The direction of rotation is now defined at the factory saving the time and costs usually incurred by conventional direction-of-rotation checks Step 4: Software-controlled pump adjustment “Although these advantages make the pump operator’s job much easier they are not enough to make a pump fit for Industry 4.0,” acknowledges Daniel Gontermann Head of Product Management - Drives and Mechatronic Solutions at KSB they form the basis for the next crucial step: pump optimization using virtual impeller trimming.” In the further course of the product life cycle the pump speed can be adjusted to individual requirements by smartphone; pump optimization with virtual impeller trimming “A software application can be used to bring the pump closer to its optimum operating point,” says the pump specialist the operating process does not need to be interrupted This is how you can increase energy efficiency if the actual Q/H point deviates from the design values or respond to a system-induced change in the operating point “Because a change in speed is always associated with a change in power substantial savings can also be made,” says Daniel Gontermann Pump optimization through virtual impeller trimming is fast and convenient by smartphone or tablet via a Bluetooth gateway This is another aspect that is likely to play a major role in pump selection in the future fewer pump sizes now cover the entire selection chart with efficiency and NPSH values remaining practically constant The variant complexity for hydraulics is reduced by more than 50% saving time and money on design and administration “Simply reducing the complexity by having fewer variants will promote the topic of virtual impeller trimming,” says Daniel Gontermann is a former Palestinian revolutionary who joined the first intifada as a teenager and was later sentenced to 10 years in an Israeli prison – he served four David Damelin was killed by a Palestinian sniper seven years ago; two years before that These were two deaths that might have been expected to contribute to the cycle of violence and hatred that characterises the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past five years Damelin and Awwad have travelled the world parliaments and public meetings to spread the message that there will only be peace in the Middle East when there is reconciliation Last week they brought that message to Britain attending an Amnesty International event and speaking to an audience of Muslims at the London Central Mosque the two reflected on a relationship that both hope may prefigure a different future for Israel and Palestine "If someone had said to me when I was 15 that I would have someone like Robi as a friend," said Awwad "in my wildest dream I would not have imagined it But when I met her she began to tell me about her relationship to her sons and how the killing of David affected her relationship with her other son "I felt this very deeply because my mother didn't pay much attention to me after the death of my brother That connection was made through the Parents Circle a remarkable organisation that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost immediate members of their family in the conflict an Orthodox Jew whose 19-year-old son had been killed by Hamas activists Today it has more than 500 members who have all rejected violence hatred or revenge as a means to solve the conflict "At first I didn't want to mix with bereaved parents," admitted Damelin "but I gradually realised that the only hope for progress was to recognise the face of the conflict – that was why when they told me that David had been killed my first instinct was to say I did not want anyone killed in the name of my child It was through the Parents Circle that she met Awwad "When I learned about my brother's death I was just so full of anger," he recalled "But I realised that for me to survive I needed to meet someone from the other side who could understand me – so when I met Robi I met someone who gave me hope." It is a hope which both Damelin and Awwad are keen to stress is not based on pretending there are no disagreements but is instead rooted in the idea that the first step towards reconciliation is to recognise thesuffering of the other side "If you are pro-Palestinian or pro-Israel you are not helping us," said Damelin "You are just feeling good about yourself." the situation in Palestine is theoretical," said Awwad "Maybe that is why there is more militancy among British Muslims than there is in Palestine and it's the same with American Jews who seem less likely to compromise than Israelis Because they are not the ones who have to stand at roadblocks every day so it is easy for them to say they do not want to compromise." is possible; they are both hopeful for the future Damelin – who was born in South Africa – suggested that the Bereaved Families Forum could inspire a future Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Israel and Palestine "I remain an optimist," she said if you had told me in 1967 when I left South Africa that one day whites and blacks would sit together in the same room I would have thought you were mad." As mad perhaps as if she had been told that a Palestinian ex-revolutionary would become one of her closest friends "It is very difficult to give away things that belong to your child," she said in a quiet voice "It is like admitting that they will not come back "But I had this lovely jacket that a relation had brought David – a beautiful jacket – and Ali and David are the same height and build It was the right thing to have done." you cannot replace the child a mother has lost," said Awwad "Youssef and David will never come back again but at least you find something to live for Wherever I go I carry a picture of David with me The tea has been drunk and it is almost time to leave continually and publicly reopening the wounds of personal loss in the hope that it may eventually inspire peace I don't have a choice any more," said Damelin when asked how long she imagined she would continue travelling "I have a motherly relationship with Ali I care about what happens; maybe I am a little overprotective about him." There is a palpable sense that she and Awwad complete the other in some way offering some consoling echo of what has been lost Theirs is a friendship that only appears unusual when individuals are reduced to labels and tribes; and yet when Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin are viewed not as Israelis and Palestinians the relationship begins not to feel unlikely at all "I have found in Robi what I didn't get from my own mother," said Awwad "She knows what kind of clothes I like This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media KSB’s RUV reactor coolant pump has been certified for use in China's latest generation III+ nuclear power stations The German pump and valve manufacturer has already received its first order to supply five of the pumps for the Shidaowan nuclear power station where the world’s largest AP/CAP series reactor will be built Part of the order will be manufactured at KSB headquarters in Frankenthal where the Shanghai Electric-KSB Nuclear Pumps & Valves Co Ltd (SEC-KSB) joint venture is based The RUV pump prototype has successfully passed tests in Lingang all measured values met or exceeded the official test specifications In total the pump set was in operation for more than 700 hours including more than 500 hours at a temperature of over 284°C was started and stopped more than 550 times KSB says that when dismantled after testing “The successful certification is an important milestone for KSB following a development period of close to ten years,” said Dr Stephan Bross “It underlines our position as a technology leader in the nuclear market This is a good starting point for us in the growing Chinese energy market We are expecting to receive orders that will safeguard jobs also in Germany.” Pump and valve manufacturer KSB AG is now trading as KSB SE & Co KGaA which is designed to maintain KSB’s stable ownership structure while opening up new strategic options for development follows a resolution adopted at the company’s 2017 Annual General Meeting The new legal form does not involve any changes for the company’s business partners The holders of ordinary and preference shares of what was KSB AG have become limited partners of the new company on the same terms The operations of the partnership limited by shares – Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA) – will be headed by Dr Stephan Timmermann Ralf Kannefass and Dr Matthias Schmitz as managing directors The company will be managed by KSB Management SE as the general partner KSB Management SE includes five administrative board members: Oswald Bubel (chair) Bubel and Kühborth will resign from the KSB supervisory board with effect from 31 January 2018 the administrative board will set strategic guidelines and monitor their implementation “While the administrative board formally is the highest authority for the partnership limited by shares (KGaA) its members rather see themselves as sparring partners for management,” explained Bubel “What we can achieve together should be more than what we can do on our own Dr Timmermann sees the close organisational ties between the administrative board and management in KSB Management SE as an opportunity to jointly set the company’s future course: “The new form of cooperation affords an excellent opportunity to discuss and review ideas for shaping the future with experienced experts early on.” More than 80% of the ordinary shares of the new KSB SE & Co KGaA will continue to be held by Johannes and Jacob Klein GmbH a subsidiary of the not-for-profit KSB Stiftung [KSB Foundation] and the Kühborth-Stiftung GmbH KSB says that the change of legal form will in principle enable KSB SE & Co KGaA to raise capital on the stock market without the stabilising factor of the shareholders of Johannes and Jacob Klein GmbH being diminished This weeks Incident Photo is of German Navy mine hunter M106 Grömitz from back in February, 2007.  Cargo Law tells us; German Navy  Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter M106 Grömitz  (built 1994) based in Kiel — will remain for some time on the rocks where it grounded in the night of Feb 21 off the harbor Floræ on way to Bergen While hull remained so far undamaged in the grounding the bunker fuel will have to be taken off before salvage This probably will have to be undertaken by a sheerleg as a tug could cause hull damage when towing the ship off the rocks where Grömitz  is stuck fast with its bow pointing to the sky Cause of the grounding was said to be a navigational error but the small island could possible not be detected by radar in snowy conditions Ship was underway with other NATO-units within a mine hunting exercise She was expected in Bremerhaven the forthcoming weekend but this is very unsure now This, along with other incidents involving maritime and aviation transport can be found at Cargolaw.com Sign up for gCaptain’s newsletter and never miss an update and updates delivered daily straight to your inbox A Swedish probe found no conclusive evidence to suggest that a Chinese ship had deliberately dragged its anchor to damage two Baltic Sea cables Sweden's Accident Investigation Authority said on Tuesday though a separate investigation remains under way The Estonian navy detained and boarded a Russia-bound oil tanker on an EU sanctions list on Friday accusing it of sailing illegally without a valid country flag has sunk off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada with 45 people on board The incident occurred around 1,000 meters offshore during an hour-long.. Subscribe to gCaptain Daily and stay informed with the latest global maritime and offshore news Stay informed with the latest maritime and offshore news For general inquiries and to contact us,please email: [email protected] To submit a story idea or contact our editors, please email: [email protected] For advertising opportunities contactEmail: [email protected]Phone: +1.805.704.2536 Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe A demonstration in support of solidarity with Israel took place in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on October 22 a 90-year-old with a wild mane and alert eyes is one of the last living Holocaust survivors He is sitting in his living room in Bendestorf and talking about the anti-Semitic incidents that have occurred in Germany recent days "We Jews are once again easy targets for all the idiots walking our streets," he says The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 44/2023 (October 28th The house where he lives with his wife Dagmar is nothing short of a fortress The window panes are made of bulletproof glass and more than 20 surveillance cameras have been installed on the property with their images appearing on a monitor placed next to the fireplace Buterfas-Frankenthal says he has received two dozen death threats over the years One caller smeared him as a "Jewish swine" and told him he had built a box for him even testing it out by gassing a pig that weighed 85 kilograms Buterfas-Frankenthal has made it his life's work to tell the story of his survival under National Socialism he has been a guest speaker at schools and universities and appeared in theaters and town halls to warn against xenophobia and anti-Semitism he has been bestowed with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany the World Peace Prize and the European Human Rights Medal Václav Havel and Mikhail Gorbachev are all hanging in his basement He has told his story in public precisely 1,563 times Two officers in black accompanied him as he spoke to high school students in a movie theater in the college town of Marburg two patrol cars were parked on campus as he told of Nazi atrocities in the lecture hall Buterfas-Frankenthal finds it "absolutely appalling" that police officers must now provide him with protection when he speaks about the Holocaust and the importance of not forgetting what happened Does this make him worry about his children and grandchildren A police officer provides security at a match of the Jewish team TSV Maccabi Munich Since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7 and murdered more than 1,400 Jews Germany has also been gripped by a new wave of anti-Semitism Palestinian terror sympathizers happily handed out baklava on the day of the attack and a snack bar in the town of Bad Hersfeld in the state of Hesse cut prices in half for two days after the horrific attack Molotov cocktails landed in front of the Kahal Adass Yisroel Synagogue police arrested an Islamist they suspect may have been planning to drive a truck into a pro-Israeli demonstration Previous escalations of the Middle East conflict have seen hatred and violence spill over into Germany But the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic outbursts have likely never been as massive or as numerous as they are now Police have counted some 1,800 politically motivated crimes since Hamas attacked Israel "What we are experiencing now is a watershed," says Thomas Haldenwang the president of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and their reaction has been in line with what the country's difficult history demands "We must now show what 'Never Again' really means," Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to the New Synagogue in Dessau "It is intolerable that Jewish people are today once again living in fear – in our country of all places," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said at a rally held at the Brandenburg Gate on Sunday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israeli Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor (right) attend the opening of a synagogue in Dessau The pressure against supporters of Hamas and other anti-Israeli activists in Germany is set to be increased Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is preparing to ban certain events and to deport Islamists "Anyone who glorifies the terror of Hamas and anyone who threatens Jews will be prosecuted with the full force of the law," says the politician a member of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) Efforts to protect Jewish and Israeli institutions have also been strengthened The tone of politicians has so far been resolute the policy response feels a little helpless If Israel is unable to prevent an attack like the one perpetrated by Hamas then how will Germany be able to provide a security guarantee that excludes the possibility of terror against Jews "Protecting Jewish life is a responsibility of the state – but it is also a civic duty!" the German president admonished on Sunday But what happens if fewer and fewer citizens are fulfilling their duty It's not just the open hatred on the streets that frightens Jews It's also the bitter realization of how many minds in which anti-Semitism has taken root - among those born in Germany among staunch neo-Nazis and even among cultured people who consider themselves to be intellectuals one young man with immigrant roots shouted at television cameras: "I'm for Adolf Hitler gas the Jews!" And in the Dorstfeld district of Dortmund neo-Nazis hung a banner from a balcony reading: "Israel is our misfortune." In Berlin apparently leftist youth could be heard chanting: "Free Palestine from German guilt." the country that perpetrated the Holocaust Solidarity with Israel and the Jews appears to have become threadbare Hostility toward Jews has gripped broad strata of society Even before the new war in the Middle East anti-Semitism had risen noticeably in Germany which probes the German population for anti-democratic and xenophobic attitudes found a dramatic increase in openly anti-Semitic positions Some 11.8 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that "the influence of Jews is still too great today." "What was long considered unspeakable has become permissible again," says Bielefeld conflict researcher Andreas Zick He says this is partially linked to the rise of the right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and others subscribing to the exclusionary "völkisch" identity of nationality based on blood anti-Semitic conspiracy narratives seemed to spread as rapidly as the virus There were myths of powerful people in the background who supposedly wanted to use the vaccine to exert broad control Some protesters even wore yellow stars with the words "unvaccinated." Felix Klein the government's federal commissioner for Jewish life in Germany described the pandemic as an "accelerant for anti-Semitism" in Germany hatred of Israel and Jews among young people from immigrant communities and radical Muslims in particular is becoming increasingly obvious From October 7 until the middle of this week police had counted 1,254 politically motivated crimes which they ascribed to the category of "foreign ideologies" – secular ideologies imported to Germany from outside the country – in addition to 172 categorized as "religious ideology." "Free Palestine" graffiti in Berlin's Neukölln district A new variant of anti-Semitism is rearing its head on the left cloaked in the guise of solidarity with the Palestinians It has a new quality and goes beyond the hostility to Israel that anti-imperialists on the left have harbored for decades Meron Mendel has coined the term "woke anti-Semitism" to describe it the director of the Anne Frank Education Center which raises awareness about the consequences of discrimination and prejudice is called "Talking about Israel." As of October 7 is now no longer just the academic observer and chronicler he describes lying in bed at night being haunted by the images of massacre victims he did a reading at a "left-leaning immigrant club" in Bavaria He says he was surprised: "Their thoughts were exclusively with the victims of the Israeli counterattacks in Gaza." He still finds himself preoccupied by the "civilizational abyss" that opened up during the Hamas attacks "How can men who are fathers torture and murder children?" he asks "Never again is now": Memorial candles for the victims of Hamas terror at Bebelplatz square in Berlin Mendel criticized the government of Israel campaigning against the occupation and in favor of an independent Palestinian state But now he is shocked by the "complete lack of empathy" among those who "They completely ignore the lives of Jews," he says Mendel says elements of the cultural scene are also finding it surprisingly difficult to clearly condemn Hamas "as if they were left-wing freedom fighters and not a fundamentalist terrorist organization." the leading international art show in Kassel already demonstrated that things were changing for the worse The show was widely criticized that year for including anti-Semitic works: One included a soldier with a pig's face and a scarf bearing the Star of David all you have to do is look at the long list of international artists and intellectuals who signed an open letter in Artforum magazine They include famous artists like Nan Goldin gender studies pioneer Judith Butler and fashion designer Martin Margiela they call for "Palestinian liberation" and describe themselves as witnessing a "genocide." But there is no condemnation of Hamas' crimes "not even in the fine print," Mendel complains Only after several days was the letter amended to include a few meager words of regret for the Israeli dead Mendel bitterly notes that he currently finds more common ground with conservatives than with leftists despite the fact that he has always seen himself as being a part of the left an exaggerated form of anti-racism has become a central pillar of their thinking Fed by postcolonial discourses and the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States they divide the world into black and white the Israelis are privileged and the Palestinians disadvantaged even the most brutal massacres can be disregarded with the help of that thinking Anti-Israeli activists chant in front of the Foreign Ministry in Berlin can set the stage for scenes like the one that unfolded in front of Germany's Foreign Ministry this week where a group of activists dressed in hipster clothing gathered on the streets chanting: "Free Palestine from German Guilt." Terms like the "cult of guilt" had previously only been heard in Germany from the extreme right wing Extremists have been claiming for decades that German elites bow to Israel and the world because of the Nazi crimes it appears that some on the left are also longing for Germany to be freed from the its problematic history Marina Chernivsky is a psychologist who runs OFEK a counseling center for victims of anti-Semitism that has offices in five German states She says the number of requests at her center has increased thirteen-fold since October 7 "We've been experiencing exceptionally high volume for three weeks," says Chernivsky grew up in Israel and came to Berlin in 2001 The Jews contacting the counseling center have reported verbal assaults They have also voiced concerns about whether their children are still safe And discussed the traumas that the terror in Israel has caused them Chernivsky says there is a lack of general sympathy from the broader population Sitting back in his living room in Bendestorf wonders what "the Lord God actually still has in mind for his chosen people." The Jews have been blamed for all the evils of the world for 2,000 years He says he doesn't know what it would mean for Jews in Germany if the Israeli army were to launch a ground offensive against Hamas "Perhaps it's also something I would prefer not to think all the way through." He says he is at least as concerned about rising support for the AfD in Germany Honorary party chair Alexander Gauland once played down National Socialism by describing it as a "speck of bird poop" in German history the extremist right wing leader of the Thuringia state chapter of the AfD called the Holocaust memorial in Berlin a "monument of shame." As Buterfas-Frankenthal sees it AfD voters have "very little going on upstairs." He hopes that Germans will eventually wake up and realize this Buterfas-Frankenthal is planning to make appearances in the coming weeks in Bremen He is also planning to speak to prospective police officers to raise awareness about anti-Semitism his childhood memories have been available as digital learning material for students in grades five and up The title is: "What does anti-Jewish discrimination feel like?" It's likely that the lessons to be learned from Buterfas-Frankenthal have seldom been as important as they are now But frequent travel is becoming increasingly difficult for him at the age of 90 the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Buterfas-Frankenthal is planning to speak to a group of students at Hamburg's St The precise time of the event is not going to be publicized Editor's note: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that Iva Buterfas-Frankenthal's appearance at St Michael's Church in Hamburg was going to be open to the public Two new power plant units are being currently built in Tanda The KSB pumps are designed for a pressure of 500 bar An electric motor and a turbine with power ratings of 11 MW and 17 MW respectively will drive the pumps In addition to the high-pressure boiler feed pumps the KSB scope of supply includes six booster pumps gearboxes as well as noise enclosures and related instrumentation The pumps will be manufactured at KSB’s plant in Chinchwad Delivery will begin in November 2016 and is expected to be completed by May 2017 It looks like nothing was found at this location The international information and sales platform for centrifugal pumps Five of the ten minehunters of the Frankenthal class (MJ332) will be equipped with the most modern version of the IMCMS (Integrated Mine Countermeasures System) command and weapon deployment system between 2022 and 2025 The other five boats are already equipped with the IMCMS Following parliamentary approval of the budget on July 9 Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) commissioned Atlas Elektronik to deliver and install the systems The main task of minehunters is to search for and destroy sea mines They also serve as a basis for the deployment of mine divers they are equipped with sensors such as underwater sonar and unmanned underwater vehicles (sea fox The latter enable the reliable detection of objects at close range and the destruction of mines “By converting a further five boats to the latest generation IMCMS we are taking the next step towards standardizing the technology for sea mine action on mine hunting boats as well as the cross-sectional use of the IMCMS training and testing system,” said the responsible project manager at the Federal Office of Equipment Information technology and use of the Bundeswehr If you have any questions about your subscription to “European Security & Technology” “European Security & Defence” “MarineForum” or “Mittler-Brief” Frasers Property Industrial announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of a state-of-the-art logistics property and a greenfield development plot in Frankenthal and Egelsbach This completes the acquisition of a portfolio of 221 logistics and light industrial properties / assets from Alpha Industrial Holding S.A Frasers Property Industrial will develop two stand-alone warehouses on the 51,000 sqm plot at Egelsbach (the “Egelsbach Property”) With a total gross lettable area of nearly 30,000 sqm the Egelsbach Property could cater to both logistics users and small and medium-sized enterprises with more specialised (warehousing) requirements when completed in the fourth quarter of 2020 The development in Frankenthal (the “Frankenthal Property”) has been completed and was successfully handed over to the tenant a leading chemicals company headquartered in nearby Ludwigshafen some 15 km southeast of the Frankenthal Property has committed to a long-term lease for the property for the distribution and storage of their technical equipment and materials one of Germany’s sought-after logistics sub-markets the Frankenthal Property sits on a 36,000-sqm land plot consisting of one stand-alone warehouse including office and mezzanine space with a total gross lettable area of 20,579 sqm Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Property Industrial said “These two acquisitions fortify Frasers Property Industrial’s position in the greater Frankfurt region and further enhance our exposure to core logistics properties in the German market Our strategy in Europe is to continue acquiring and developing state-of-the-art logistics properties in our three core markets of Germany 1 Inclusive of the acquisition of interest in a property in Hamburg comprising a building and logistics facilities which was not proceeded with due to the vendors’ delay in meeting certain pre-agreed conditions L’Space Gallery in New York City is set to showcase the innovative work of artist Danielle Frankenthal in a solo exhibition titled “Playing with Light.” Curated by art critic Lilly Wei the exhibition promises to challenge traditional notions of light and spatial perception in contemporary abstract art known for her pioneering technique of layering acrylic panels with various paint methods has spent over three decades developing a unique visual language that blurs the lines between physical and illusionistic space which include the Gardens and Clouds series evoke ephemeral landscapes and atmospheric nuances through dynamic brushwork The artist’s approach to light as an active participant in her creations sets her apart in the field of contemporary abstraction kaleidoscopic experience that challenges traditional ideas of depth and perspective Wei notes that in Frankenthal’s work “Light has top billing… while color and its incessant fluctuations are given critical supporting roles.” Frankenthal’s artistic lineage can be traced to influential female abstract painters such as Helen Frankenthaler her direct engagement with light as a medium distinguishes her work Building on Paul Cézanne’s concept of representing light through color Frankenthal extends this idea by incorporating light’s physical presence in a way that evolves with the viewer’s perception The exhibition underscores Frankenthal’s ability to capture the transient beauty of light and color positioning her as a distinctive voice in contemporary abstraction Wei describes the artist’s works as “an invitation to step into a world of impermanence and possibility where perception itself is as fluid and layered as her compositions.” “Playing with Light” will be on view at L’Space Gallery The opening night reception is scheduled for February 20th from 6 to 8 PM with an artist’s talk to be announced at a later date and website in this browser for the next time I comment © All rights reserved. Martin Cid Magazine we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads may adversely affect certain features and functions Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen has urged investors to work harder at finding women-founded projects to support Rafaela challenged investors to do more to seek out and support women founders and to be accountable for diversity levels Diversify your pipeline sourcing,” Rafaela said so hold yourself accountable and hire women if you’re a leader working in a tech company promote diversity and inclusion initiatives and question decision-making processes and biases in hiring and promotion and there is something for each one of us to do.” Rafaela told the audience at the summit about her struggles to secure funding as a woman founder “Drawing from my personal experience as a tech founder the biggest obstacle that women face today is access to capital in some cases — to build innovative technology without access to capital and the VC industry today is dominated by men “There are biases everywhere in the decision-making processes — especially when we’re speaking of the early stage where most of the decisions are mainly based on gut feeling so they are vulnerable to biases — and this is a huge problem.” Rafaela did say that women were starting to have a huge impact in previously neglected areas of tech “I think there is so much exciting stuff going on in tech at the moment and we’re seeing the first batch of female founders finally getting access to the opportunity and building their vision,” Rafaela remarks “So I think the most exciting opportunities here are in areas that have been neglected or not invested in enough because these are problems that disproportionately affect women.” “So we now call it femtech,” she said This is talking about problems that affect women more than men Some examples she gave included period pain Infratoken founder and chief product officer Caroline Nunes spoke about the challenges in hiring women in tech and her own experience of trying to hire women for a backend position we got two women qualified with the minimum qualifications for the job,” explained Nunes because even [when] I try to hire our women for the tech industry for my team In her little research to see where it all happens she found out that fewer women are graduating in the IT field This wider discussion on women in tech happened at Web Summit Rio where more than 34,000 people gathered to discuss the most pressing questions around technology and to make the meaningful connections that will shape the future ALSO READ: UNVEILING POTENTIAL: WOMEN’S JOURNEY TO SUCCESS IN STEM AND STARTUP CULTURE