This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page By 2024-09-26T14:36:00+01:00 Newly established military helicopter engine joint venture EURA is gearing up for a busy final quarter of the year following the appointment of top management at the firm as it contemplates a response to a prospective European Defence Fund (EDF)-backed research project Founded in June this year by propulsion partners MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines (SHE) EURA was established to develop a next-generation powerplant for the military rotorcraft being contemplated for service-entry from the middle of next decade Airbus Helicopters is involved in both EDF and NATO future rotorcraft projects the pair named Wolfgang Gartner – currently head of future helicopter engine programmes at MTU – as chief executive of Bordes director OEM strategic business development at SHE will be his deputy and the firm’s general director EURA – or European Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance – can begin working in earnest on its engine development it is coordinated by Airbus Helicopters and has been running since 2022 “The engine’s outstanding characteristics will give Europe’s next generation of military helicopters enhanced capabilities – greater range better maneuverability and higher availability,” the partners say Although both MTU and SHE are already active in the ENGRT consortium – receiving €600,000 and €900,000 respectively – they expect an engine-specific research project to follow “EURA is preparing to respond to an anticipated research call by the EDF on [turbo]shaft engine technology,” it says this year MTU and SHE will “work to set up a network of appropriate partners” that will form a consortium to address any EDF requirement The companies engaged in the ENGRT project are drawn from eight different nations – Finland and Sweden – and also include sensor and weapons manufacturers a group of seven NATO members are involved in a separate project to develop a future military helicopter Called the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) a study into propulsion options was carried out by GE Aerospace and completed in July this year It examined a range of propulsion systems – including current and future gas turbine technology and hydrogen fuel cell and combustion powertrains – analysing their capability alongside their suitability to power a range of future rotorcraft configurations such as tiltrotors or compound designs GE’s conclusion was that a gas turbine using “next-gen 2025 technology” would offer the “likely best option” meeting lifecycle cost demands and minimum capability requirements according to a presentation from NGRC programme manager Cyril Heckel at the Helitech Expo on 24 September A gas turbine based around 2035 technology could offer a capability improvement at the possible risk of higher lifecycle costs hybrid-electric power could offer benefits again with the risk of increased lifecycle costs the NGRC project says aircraft developers should “consider provisions for spiral upgrade” – starting with the 2025 gas turbine as the baseline and progressively enhancing the powertrain as new technologies become available Contracts for NGRC integrated platform concept study work were awarded to Airbus Helicopters Airbus is teaming up with Japan’s Toshiba to cooperate on superconducting technologies for future hydrogen-powered aircraft The first Boeing AH-6 light attack helicopter bound for the Royal Thai Army had its maiden flight in Arizona on 22 August The California company Stratolaunch is pioneering the development of a reusable flight vehicle capable of reaching speeds beyond Mach 5 Wellington has allocated funds for the replacement of its Kaman Aerospace SH-2G(I) Seasprite naval helicopters The New Zealand government has earmarked NZ$2 billion ($1.2 billion) for the helicopter replacement programme as part of a broader NZ$12 billion in funding to upgrade the defence force over the next four years Iraq has taken delivery of an initial pair of Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracals dating from a September 2024 order for a dozen units of the heavy-twin Procurement of a new battlefield transport through the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme continues to progress with sole bidder Leonardo Helicopters having recently submitted its best and final offer to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) FlightGlobal is the global aviation community’s primary source of news analytics and advisory services to connect the aviation community globally and help organisations shape their business strategies identify new opportunities and make better decisions faster Site powered by Webvision Cloud member-first insights and commentary on the global aviation industry (This story was updated to add new information.)  Three local elementary schools will share in $250,000 set aside by the Alabama Legislature to reward institutions that scored highly or showed the most improvement on their annual state report cards Eura Brown and Donehoo of Gadsden City Schools and Hokes Bluff of Etowah County Schools will get their checks — exact amount to be determined — from the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program at the state Board of Education’s monthly meeting Feb Eura Brown qualified as one of the top 25 performing schools for 2023-24 in Alabama’s annual assessments It had the second-highest score overall among elementary schools trailing only Crestline of Mountain Brook Schools It also was on the Top 25 scores list in 2021-2022 and 2022-23 Donehoo and Hokes Bluff were among the 25 schools showing the most improvement in their scores and Hokes Bluff showed a 14-point jump from 78 to 92 Donehoo’s Ernest Calloway and Eura Brown’s Amanda Martinez and Superintendent Keith Blackwell present More: Five downtown Gadsden businesses get $1,000 Main Street Alabama grants “The first thing is to give thanks to the Utmost High,” Calloway said “but also thanks to our teachers as well for the hard work and dedication they put in to make sure our kids grown and achieve to be the greatest students they can possibly be.” He also thanked council members “for putting your hands in and being a part of showing that it takes everyone “We want to continue to improve not just in education We hope to continue to push the same agenda and fight for our students They truly need it because it’s truly important to the growth of our city Martinez also thanked the council for its support and guidance and we are diligent in making sure that we have a pathway of improvement to continue to grow in our scores “and we want to make sure we pursue every avenue and create the best that we can for our students because at the end of the day it’s all about them.” “I am so proud of our schools and everyone who had a hand in improving these outcomes for our students This is another great example of how Gadsden is growing again Etowah County Superintendent Alan Cosby said in a phone interview that the system is “very proud” of Hokes Bluff Elementary’s students faculty and staff for the “hard work” they put into the jump from a C to an A on the school’s report card “We know they’re going to continue to make gains,” he said “but we’re also proud of our other three elementary schools that made A’s — Whitesboro Hokes Bluff Middle School also was recognized for improvement in 2021-22 The Legislative School Performance Recognition Program was established in 2012 but the Legislature didn’t fund it until 2020 Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Russian 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Investment Forum in Moscow at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette Eura worked for Johnson Chevrolet which later became Vaughn Automotive for 51 years Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 36 years Edna Lee Williams and Charity Batiste Yarber; brothers-in-law Samuel Williams & Virginia Williams; siblings Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Escude Funeral Home (318-964-2324) 552 Front St 105 N Main StMarksville, LA 71351(318) 253-9247 CONTACT US Avoyelles Today | Copyright  © 2025 The ever-changing global security landscape and the rapid evolution of technology are forcing companies to make major changes to their systems companies are seeking solutions that are compatible with current regulations and technology and that support business growth The adoption of cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) is helping companies gain an advantage by expanding their level of automation beyond the scope of conventional solutions With the growth of cloud computing and SaaS solutions, data transfer and residency issues have become a greater focus for cloud customers, especially after the adoption of new privacy laws, such as the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) trends in the EU have led to a growing customer need for cloud services that are designed for the EU Oracle European Union Restricted Access (EURA) Cloud Service for Oracle Fusion Applications is designed and released with such EU data residency needs in mind Oracle EURA Cloud Service is designed to address the data residency and privacy needs of our EU customers by ensuring that all customer service environments and customer data in those environments as well as derivative datasets potentially containing customer data by restricting Oracle personnel access to customer data and diagnostic data by work location only EU-based Oracle engineers can perform service management and maintenance Oracle EURA is available for select services in the following Oracle Fusion Applications: Oracle EURA has obtained ISO 27001 and CSA STAR certifications Oracle EURA processes and stores all customer data and derivative datasets potentially containing elements of customer data under EURA restrictions for data residency and data access A few minor exceptions apply for the email and malware scan systems as well as Oracle Fusion Cloud Learning rich media streaming delivered from Akamai data centers (Fusion Learning customers can opt out from having media streamed from Akamai.) Oracle EURA ensures that applicable Oracle Fusion customer service environments are hosted in data centers in the EU; the primary data center is in Frankfurt Controls are in place to ensure Oracle grants only EU-based personnel access to the cloud service and customer data for service management These access controls are designed to verify that personnel are employed in the EU when logging in remotely from non-Oracle locations Internet Protocol-based geofencing is applied to verify that personnel are physically in the EU By restricting data storage to EU data centers and by applying data access controls Oracle EURA can help customers address their EU data residency needs An upgraded architecture is scheduled to be launched in 2023 It and a new stringent governance model for what will be Oracle’s sovereign cloud regions for the European Union are designed so that sovereign cloud entities will operate independently without the possibility to transfer customer data outside of the EU Subscribers hosted in Oracle EURA will be migrated to the sovereign cloud without charge and without the need for any additional downtime On top of the Oracle corporate and service-specific controls available within the Oracle solutions additional security features are made available with Oracle EURA Break Glass for Fusion enables customers to restrict and control Oracle's access to customer data stored in the Oracle Fusion Cloud Service database When using Break Glass for Fusion Cloud Service customers can control access to passwords required for data-level access to the Oracle Fusion Cloud Service database Oracle personnel can’t access the customer cloud environment to troubleshoot issues unless they have approval from the customer data at rest is secured using Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Security Cloud Service and Oracle Database Vault Oracle requires the TDE master key for a customer to operate a database using Oracle Fusion Cloud Service but retains only a copy of the latest key provided by the customer or restore their TDE master encryption key from the Applications Console Companies run the risk of exposing sensitive data when copying production data into nonproduction environments to develop new apps nonproduction users need to access representative datasets Oracle Data Masking reduces this risk by replacing the original sensitive data with fictitious data so that the data can be shared safely with nonproduction users The bring your own key feature enhances Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM security by letting customers bring their own key that’s used to encrypt the database access key This feature is available to all Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM customers not just those provisioned to Oracle EURA environments All data in the relational database is encrypted at rest and the customer-provided key is used to encrypt the database access credentials Management of this key is provided by the customer This feature can be used with the restricted database access feature which provides restricted access to customer data by customer DBAs and Oracle development employees With the restricted database access feature enabled access is controlled and authorized by the customer All access to the customer database is audited and made visible to the customer Oracle enables EPM customers to restrict and control Oracle access to customer data stored in the EPM cloud service relational database Oracle personnel can’t access the customer cloud environment to troubleshoot any issues unless they have approval from the customer To learn more, contact your Oracle sales representative and ask about Oracle EURA for Oracle Fusion Applications Download and view the most recent E-Edition by clicking here 05-02-25 E-Edition By 2024-06-26T09:20:00 MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines have set up a joint venture to develop a “100% European” next-generation powertrain for military rotorcraft formalising a tentative agreement struck at last year’s Paris air show You have reached your limit of free articles for this period Register for a FREE account to read this article and benefit from: Join now A new range of Mercedes-based A-class motorhomes students at Eura Brown Elementary School had been missing one of the biggest traditions of the school year — Serendipity Day  we were shut down from the COVID-19 pandemic before it was scheduled to take place,” said Principal Katie Holland we were so restricted with COVID protocols that we weren’t able to host the event in the way we wanted.”  Eura Brown officially marked the return of the day that allows students to participate in a wide variety of interactive educational experiences on their own campus.  Holland said Serendipity Day began as a way for the school to celebrate and educate students on the fine arts the school evolved the program into a celebration of science Holland said the idea is to “spark interest” in the students for different types of topics hoping each will find something they enjoy and could see themselves doing in the future as a career or a hobby The ultimate goal is to provide educational experiences for students to “learn something” during the day.  “We have now incorporated a wide variety of exhibitors,” Holland said “The students will get to move around campus all day and will visit with our exhibitors in hopes to spark their interest and curiosity.”  Exhibitors included the McWane Science Center the Anniston Museum of Natural History and the Hardin Center.  “Most of these exhibits are very interactive the (Hardin Center) was teaching the kids how to make ice cream,” Holland said “The kids will actually get to participate in these experiments (that are) a very hands-on learning experience They get to do a little bit of everything.”  The biggest surprise of the day for students came during their opening ceremony when the day’s guest speaker was announced: ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann.  “One of the reasons we really wanted to get James Spann here is because we hosted this day on Earth Day this year,” Holland said “We thought that this would be a really great way to incorporate that theme into the entire day.” The event is put on every year by the school’s Parent-Teacher Association Holland said Serendipity Day Chairs Arleen Myers and Maggie Robinson were essential in bringing the program to life.  there is a new set of volunteers that put this day on for our students This is fully done by our PTA top to bottom,” she said “They are the ones writing grants and raising money to do all of this for our students This could not be done without them.”  “We started back in September reaching out to presenters and exhibitors It takes an army of volunteers that we are very lucky to have here at Eura Brown and it is exciting for us to put together because we knew the kids would have a wonderful day.” Holland said they are “always looking” for Serendipity Day to become “even better” year after year which is their main goal for the event.  “Any sort of grants and exhibitors willing to do this for kids we’re always going to be open to making this event even better for our students,” she said but each year we want it to be a little bit different so they will always be excited about this event.” Insights into our work on financial stability and payments and market infrastructures Access to all ECB statistics and background information All you need to know about our common currency In-depth studies and expert analyses covering diverse topics and fields The preparation phase of the project began in November 2023 and is laying the foundations for the potential issuance of a digital euro This includes finalising the digital euro scheme rulebook and selecting providers that could potentially develop a digital euro platform and infrastructure The preparation phase involves extensive testing and experimentation as well as regular exchanges with the public and other stakeholders to ensure that a digital euro would meet 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phase of a digital euro - third report In October 2020 the ECB published a report on a digital euro that examines the potential issuance of a central bank digital currency – a digital euro – by the Eurosystem The decision on whether to issue the digital euro will only be considered at a later stage once the European Union’s legislative process has been completed We use functional cookies to store user preferences; analytics cookies to improve website performance; third-party cookies set by third-party services integrated into the website You have the choice to accept or reject them For more information or to review your preference on the cookies and server logs we use Read our privacy statement Learn more about how we use cookies Startups have been facing hard times in the last 6 months, after a few years of easy life when there was plenty of VC money ready to be spent, and valuations were through the roof. Data from Cruchbase shows the number of funds invested in Q4 2022 declined by over 50% compared to the same period in 2021 This brings a lot of uncertainty for startup founders with innovative ideas who need support from experts to develop their ideas into successful businesses entrepreneurs are looking for strategic partners that can support them in their journey by providing alternative funding opportunities via EU research grants and other public capital investment strategies To discover what is required for a startup to be successful in these uncertain times we spoke with Monika Dimitrova – the managing director of EurA’s Bulgarian subsidy The company has specialized in consulting companies and public clients of all sizes in enabling technical innovations Monika shares with us what are the basics of building a startup shares what stands behind innovation for her and what’s the plan for the consultancy’s Bulgarian HQ Monika Dimitrova: Our main goal is to provide alternative funding opportunities for startups and SMEs via grants We are specialized in helping disruptive founders in the whole process of preparing their project and application documents for participation in different programs organized by the EU and other institutions Especially in the early stages of development of an organization this is a very useful approach that allows founders to extend their runway and receive support from international experts What differentiates us from other consultancies in this field is the personalized approach towards every project We want to be directly involved in the whole process and support startups with developing and preparing application materials We want to be their trusted partner and help them succeed EurA aims to build strategic partnerships and provide services that are individually tailored to the wishes and requirements of its clients and accompany and support its clients throughout the innovation process – from idea to research and marketing we built wide networks of top professionals and companies from different industries EurA’s goal is to connect rising startups with established players in different fields and help them take their idea to the next level we strive to build a better world through innovation This wouldn’t be possible without collaboration between different stakeholders internationally That’s the reason we’re dedicated to building an ecosystem where startups and research institutions can work together It allows them to build meaningful relations and strategic alliances to streamline the development of innovative solutions our goal is to build a two-way traffic business bridge between Bulgaria and Germany Although the office has just been established We managed to connect a German network with the Balkan hydrogen cluster and several industrial companies. so they can collaborate in producing green methanol from biodegradable waste The local company helped them with their expertise and experience in this process Another example of successful collaboration recently is that we managed to connect a Bulgarian engineering company that is developing a hydrogen storage solution with two of the leading research institutions in Germany for hydrogen storage – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie (ICT) That allowed the startup to streamline its efforts and accelerate its development processes Two intertwined reasons stand at the basis of EurA’s decision to open an office in Bulgaria the country has a very vibrant innovation ecosystem that is becoming more and more mature There are lots of startups that are solving global problems and looking to expand their operations internationally including the availability of VC funds that can support startups and people with proven entrepreneurial track records who are willing to share their knowledge Through our work in Germany and internationally EurA was involved in developing projects in different consortiums with representatives of other countries With the knowledge we had about the Bulgarian ecosystem it was surprising to see that many local startups didn’t take part in these innovative projects That’s how we connected the dots and decided to open an office in Sofia to help startups from the country explore their full potential We want to help them discover all funding opportunities that will allow them to expand internationally Innovation is what drives our team and we want to help ambitious and disruptive founders change the world innovation isn’t just a great or bold idea but it includes execution and actually applying it to the real world Our goal is to be a support figure for startups and SMEs by discovering alternative funding opportunities leveraging support from established international players We’re looking to partner with companies with bold ideas and a clear plan on how to execute them we’ve built strong professional networks in a variety of industries so we don’t have a specialty in just one or two we target established companies and start-ups providing them with better market opportunities by connecting with partner organizations in Germany There are a lot of programs that can be beneficial for startups Horizon Europe is an initiative that supports scientific research and can be very beneficial for founders in the deep tech field EIC also provides a wide variety of programs that aim to make new technologies more accessible The council has established a few programs that follow the technology readiness path and support founders at every step of developing innovative solutions EIC Accelerator is probably the most recognizable Grant funding of up to €2.5 million for developing innovation mentoring and access to the EIC community are only a few of the opportunities Our goal is to establish EurA Sofia as a trusted partner for Bulgarian startups with disruptive ideas We want to help the country be one of the leaders forming the future of Europe we want the next winner of the EIC Accelerator program to be from Bulgaria and we to be the partner they chose to support them in this journey Considering the background of the EurA Sofia team the 2 main topics we’ll focus on are sustainability solutions and MedTech and HealthTech verticals My experience as an entrepreneur is definitely an advantage when talking to startups The lack of resources and support are two aspects we aim to tackle with EurA Sofia Any founder needs to wear many hats to establish his company on the market and be successful we want to help them focus on developing the product and follow their passion and not let them get distracted by applying for different projects or dealing with administrative burdens Over 1 million people from all over the world have learned about the tech ecosystem in Central and Eastern Europe thanks to The Recursive In order to keep our content free for everyone If you believe what we do is important and have the means to do so support us in giving a voice 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Eurofiber completed an upgrade of its point-of-presence (PoP) at Maincubes AMS01 — a colocation data centre in Amsterdam, providing benefits to car-manufacturer Daimler The European data centre provider has extended its presence at the facility by extending a DWDM PoP which adds connectivity and bandwidth options to Maincubes’ fibre You have reached the limit for gifting for this month Everybody was blue at Eura Brown Elementary School Wednesday afternoon — but it was nothing to be sad about The students and teachers at Eura Brown learned what Principal Priscilla Yother and Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Ed Miller had been keeping secret for a week — that Eura Brown was among five Alabama schools named as Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S Students were called to the lunchroom to watch the announcement from U.S They sat quietly through the secretary’s talk but started to get excited as they saw their school listed as one of those honored and Miller were on hand for the announcement and they had the honor of presenting blue ribbons to each of the school’s teachers and staff members When teachers went back to their classrooms they tied a blue ribbon around each student’s wrist Yother told them to go home and tell their parents and anyone else they saw that they are students at a Blue Ribbon School She also told students those visitors were a key to the school’s success Guyton and Echols have supported the school at the local level and Ford has been a friend to education when many in the Legislature have not for their strong support of school programs offered their greatest praise for the students and the teachers at the school Yother said the award shows they have all done their best Eura Brown was one of only 279 public and 50 private schools recognized across the country Each year the department of education recognizes schools based on overall academic excellence or on their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups Eura Brown was awarded Exemplary High Performing status The state department of education nominates schools and a complete comprehensive application about school practices is submitted “This is an enormous honor for the Eura Brown family,” Yother said parents and students know that we have an extremely special school that is dedicated to seeing students reach their full potential “For the Department of Education to designate us a Blue Ribbon School validates the wonderful job our educators do,” she said “To be named among this extremely high caliber list of schools nationwide is a tremendous accomplishment Everyone in the city of Gadsden can be proud to say that we are home to a 2016 Blue Ribbon School.” Other Alabama schools honored were the Academy for Science and Foreign Language in Huntsville Forest Avenue Academic Magnet School and LAMP High School in Montgomery and Vestavia Hills Elementary West School in Vestavia Hills Echols told students education has been the most important thing to him and he will do all he can to support it Guyton praised the students and invited them to give themselves and everyone who works at the school a big hand Ford said Yother was right in saying that it took a “team effort” to achieve school success and said he was proud to be part of that team He said he couldn’t wait to go to Montgomery and get a resolution for the school Miller and Ford lined the doorway as students left the lunchroom to go back to their classrooms high-fiving each child and teacher as they went through the doorway even if they didn’t know quite what the fuss was about “When we get to the room I’ll explain what a big deal this is,” one of the teachers told her students The students seemed to understand that the cameras and the guests signified something important “I touched the mayor,” one girl told a fellow students as they made their way down the hall Your request has been blocked by our security system due to potential security concerns Please contact us for assistance Retired Etowah County and Gadsden City educator Priscilla Yother is seeking the District 6 seat on the Alabama State Board of Education District 6 includes public schools in Etowah After earning a degree from Auburn University Yother began teaching in 1976 and later entered into administration in 2001 Most of her career was spent at Eura Brown Elementary School where she served as principal from 2001 until her retirement in 2017 and also held pandemic school in her home and church during 2020 “Education has always been a driving passion for me," Yother said. "I live and breathe it for myself and others This has led me to want to assist other systems and schools in giving every student the opportunity to an education that leads to a career whether it is in the vocational technical skills area or requires a college degree not only with thousands of students through the years but in raising a daughter and son and being engaged in their academic pursuits gives me insight into the total K-12 educational system and beyond.” Yother said there has been a disconnect between Alabama state board members and their districts She plans to visit all 172 schools in the district once a year “Quality educators need to be nurtured and recruited I want to ensure that every teacher has what is needed in the classroom and is teaching and learning with their students in a healthy environment Parents need to know that they are partnering with the teacher and the school to achieve academic success within the student’s capabilities.” Contact Gadsden Times reporter Donna Thornton at 256-393-3284 or donna.thornton@gadsdentimes.com The Croatian National Bank will on 15 October 2024 release into circulation the commemorative 2-euro coin "Marko Marulić" The exchange of the commemorative coin for the public will begin on 2 December 2024 The motif on the commemorative coin features the portrait of the Croatian writer Marko Marulić whose literary heritage has a historical and cultural relevance for the Republic of Croatia which was the main motif on the obverse side of the 500-kuna banknote Date of release into circulation: The commemorative coin is released in circulation on 15 October 2024 and the exchange of commemorative coins for the public will begin on 2 December 2024 Technical specification: The commemorative 2-euro coin is minted according to the technical specifications for the 2-euro circulation coin in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 of 24 June 2014 on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation Description of the national side of the commemorative coin: The national side of the commemorative coin features the main motif of the portrait of Marko Marulić the coin also features the inscriptions: the symbol for the Republic of Croatia "HR" the year of issuance "2024." and the name and surname of Marko Marulić "MARKO MARULIĆ" The coin’s national side outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag The edge lettering of the coin features the text "O LIJEPA O DRAGA O SLATKA SLOBODO" (Oh beautiful oh sweet freedom) from the Hymn to Freedom which is an integral part of the pastoral play "Dubravka" by the 17th century Croatian writer Ivan Gundulić Subject of commemoration: The declaring of the year 2024 as the "Year of Marko Marulić" and the 500th anniversary of the heritage of the Croatian writer Marko Marulić The design of the national side of the commemorative coin: the sculptor Stjepan Divković The design and the features of the commemorative 2-euro coin are laid down in the Decision on the issuance of the commemorative coin "Marko Marulić" » Sitemap » New and updated » Glossary » Useful links » Terms of use » Personal data protection » Accessibility » Cookies Settings » API Pro správnou funkčnost stránky prosíme, deaktivujte všechna tato rozšíření, nebo se odpojte od VPN či Proxy serveru a stránku zkuste načíst znovu. 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If the problem persists, please contact your blocker support or our technical support Ukraine had withdrawn from its libraries about 19 million copies of books by last November that came either from the Soviet era or were in Russian a senior lawmaker said on Monday (6 February) A man looks at second-hand books as he visits Petrovka book market in Kiev Petrovka book market is the largest book market in Kyiv It is a popular place for local citizens looking for books in any languages and various literary genre deputy head of the Ukrainian parliament's committee on humanitarian and information policy "Some Ukrainian-language books from the Soviet era are also written off," Kravchuk said according to a statement published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada It was not immediately clear what happened to the withdrawn books After Russia moved to annex Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014 Kyiv increasingly restricted the use of Russian books The process of the so-called "de-russification" sped up when Russia invaded the country nearly a year ago Ukraine’s parliament on Sunday (19 June) voted through two laws which will place severe restrictions on Russian books and music as Kyiv seeks to break many remaining cultural ties between the two countries following Moscow’s invasion the ratio of books in Russian and Ukrainian languages in our libraries is just very regretful," Kravchuk said "So now we are talking about the fact that it is necessary to renew funds and purchase books in the Ukrainian language as soon as possible." Ukrainian is the sole official language of the country About a half of the population speaks mostly or only Ukrainian and some 30% speak mostly or only Russian according to a 2019 survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Both Russian and Ukrainian are East Slavic languages Russians unfamiliar with Ukrainian have difficulties understanding it Russian plays still a large role in business And it is still very widely spoken in many cities although the use of Russian has been increasingly restricted Legislation obliges businesses and other institutions to use Ukrainian Russian invaders’ goal being the destruction of the Ukrainian nation they confiscate books and destroy school textbooks on the history of Ukraine being most interested in books on the history of Maidans and the history of Ukrainian liberation struggles HKScan has decided to make an investment of approximately EUR 8 million in the production of ready-to-eat products at its Eura unit in Finland HKScan will improve its profitability by increasing the added value of its products and by improving operational efficiency and responds to consumers' growing need for quick and easy cooking The product line will produce new ready-to-eat products with high added value for consumers’ various food moments The new products will be launched during the first quarter of 2025 “We are determined to improve our profitability and build a stronger foundation for the future competitiveness of our business Our goal is to grow into a versatile food company This investment will strengthen our market and competitive position in higher value-added products It will enable us to meet the expectations of our customers especially those in the food service sector and consumers for ready-to-eat products," says Jari Leija HKScan's Eura unit currently produces HK® and Via® pizzas the Eura unit has operations of Mäkitalon Maistuvat and Kivikylä Kotipalvaamo we at HKFoods make life tastier – today and tomorrow we make responsible and locally produced food for consumers' various food moments Our well-known brands in Finland are HK® We are developing a more climate-friendly way of producing food PL 50 (Lemminkäisenkatu 48)20521 Turku TEL +358 10 570 100FAX +358 10 570 6146firstname.surname@hkfoods.com Terms of Use a judge in Caroline County issued a warrant for Cokley based on her disappearance in Stafford County Cokley was convicted in Caroline County in 2010 of four felony counts of forgery She was sentenced to 12 years in prison with all but 10 months suspended and placed on indefinite probation.Cokley is also wanted in the City of Fredericksburg Kennedy said.Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Kristy Cokley is asked to: Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Though trains are significantly better for the environment than the glut of internal-combustion engines around 45% of railway lines are not electrified and typically use traditional diesel engines to transport commuters with all the greenhouse-gas emissions that those entail That's why one rail operator in Germany took the bold step to switch its trains to a type of fuel that has never been tested on trains before: hydrogen the investment needed to make the switch will pay dividends as other transportation systems phase out fossil fuels.  emission-free alternative became a reality the first hydrogen-powered commuter trains were officially commissioned for full-time service after two years of extensive testing It's a transition that cost the region's Ministry of Transport 85 million euros we are reducing 4,400 tonnes of carbon emissions every year," Melina Gnisa "There were no catenary," or overhead power wires "so we had to look for alternatives because our company decided we don't want to use diesel anymore." The train that met the brief was the Coradia iLint manufactured by the veteran French rolling-stock producer Alstom Research and development were funded in part by Germany's National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology which aims to grow the technology in the country Alstom received 8 million euros in federal German funds to help get the train up and running the attitude of the authorities in Germany was definitely in favor of hydrogen and they were with us to take the risk and to develop it," said Brahim Soua the vice president of Alstom's Regional Rolling Stock platform who worked to bring the iLint project to fruition "Germany put in place a financing process to help and to introduce the technology in railway because we know very well that when you are introducing a new technology there is an investment needed at the beginning," Soua said adding that this was critical to getting the project off the ground the lack of hydrogen infrastructure would have rendered the project not viable Alstom is positioning the iLint as a like-for-like replacement for diesel trains serving regional rail routes that have not been electrified given that the design is an evolution of the company's diesel-powered Lint the iLint is very similar to its predecessor with a maximum speed of 140 kilometers an hour and seats for around 150 to 200 passengers But without a solution to the "chicken and egg" infrastructure problem it's hard to roll out a new fuel technology because of the costs involved "The acquisition price of a hydrogen train is higher than a diesel one," Soua said at least for the infrastructure and the fueling stations the economics should start to make more sense maintenance costs on hydrogen trains are much lower and hydrogen-powered trains will cost less than diesel after about 15 years of operation the German federal government also put up an additional 4.3 million euros to fund a refueling station in Bremerhaven — and this could have consequences that extend beyond the railway "When you have a refueling station somewhere "We need to see it globally as an ecosystem in such a way that even the investment is split on several transportation needs." the fueling station will deposit around 270 kilograms of hydrogen in each 15-to-20-minute-long refueling period hydrogen is manufactured off-site and brought in by truck The plan is to eventually have the site make its own "green" hydrogen by having the chemical process take place with water and the electrolysers on-site and there's the North Sea with offshore wind power — there's a lot of opportunities to produce the hydrogen," Gnisa said It's too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the success or lack thereof from Lower Saxony's experience The company has already signed up its second customer from Germany as the Rhine-Main region has ordered 27 iLint trains and similar contracts have been inked in Italy and France many billion more rail kilometers traveled in Europe — and the rest of the world — could be carbon-free