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Please refer to our privacy policy to find out how we use cookies and how you can edit your preferences a subsidiary of the US power company AES Corporation submitted a project for a massive industrial complex for environmental impact assessment This complex threatens the pristine skies above ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert the darkest and clearest of any astronomical observatory in the world The industrial megaproject is planned to be located just 5 to 11 kilometres from telescopes at Paranal which would cause irreparable damage to astronomical observations in particular due to light pollution emitted throughout the project’s operational life Relocating the complex would save one of Earth’s last truly pristine dark skies Click here to read the news on ESO Privacy & Cookies Policy Accessibilità Copyright © 2025 - INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Questo sito utilizza cookie di terze parti Puoi accettare i cookies cliccando sul bottone o Utilizziamo i cookie per 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organisation.” Candy stripers are HAB student volunteers and the programme provides an opportunity for them to develop through teamwork and by taking on responsibilities The Bermuda Hospitals Board website said: “Above all they are learning to make a difference in their community by undertaking rewarding and satisfying work.” making him the recipient of the largest bursary this year he completed 126 hours over the past three years Aidan said that his interest in health was piqued after his grandfather died of cancer He will attend the University of Western Ontario where he will study health science and kinesiology Chrishante Dill and Dominique Brown were awarded $3,000 each by the HAB Chrishante had been candy striping since 2019 and completed 154.5 hours of volunteer work alongside other extracurricular activities She will attend Mount St Vincent University in Halifax to study psychology and French and hopes to become a clinical psychologist Dominique completed 110 hours of community service since she started candy striping in 2021 She was one of the HAB’s Proficiency Awardees and also played for the under-20 and under-17 Bermuda women’s national teams Dominique will follow her passion for machines and physics by studying mechanical engineering at Grambling State University in the US Jolie Davis and Vintage Thomas Lightbourne all of whom started candy striping in 2021 Ty’Esha balanced her 41 hours of service with her position as deputy head girl of Warwick Academy’s International Baccalaureate programme and dancing with In Motion School of Dance She will attend the University of Tampa this autumn where she will study international business and management who completed 60.5 hours of community service carried out her duties alongside her work at school as a prefect and the leader of its diversity With a keen interest in mental health conditions particularly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Jolie will attend the University of Manchester with hopes of becoming a psychiatrist Vintage completed 50 hours of service and last year served as deputy head of students at Bermuda High School She will attend the University of Leicester in England to study business management Malaysia Johnson and Naysaa Tucker were each given $1,500 bursaries Malaysia graduated from the Bermuda Institute in 2023 — a year early — and was accepted into Bermuda College in January She is pursuing an associate degree in science for diagnostic imaging technology Malaysia completed 189.5 hours of community service through the candy striping programme and will continue her volunteer work until December who was awarded a $2,500 HAB scholarship in 2022 became the organisation’s first two-time recipient of a scholarship this year She will continue her studies at the American Music and Dramatic Academy to study dance HAB scholarships are awarded annually and can be given to any candy striper in the programme who has completed at least two years The organisation said: “Previous awardees are now eligible to make an application for a second award “The awards may be used for continued studies in Bermuda or at an institution of higher learning abroad.” It added that 102 candy stripers were in the existing HAB programme Anyone interested in applying can do so in writing before their 14th birthday You must be Registered or to post comment or to vote Which of the Throne Speech promises is the Government best equipped to deliver on View Results Researchers at the observatory study the physical processes underlying their formation and evolution We ask how galaxies built up their mass in terms of dark matter and stars through star formation and merger events over cosmic time How did supermassive black holes form at the centers of galaxies at high redshift How did active black holes impact the star formation history we use data across the electromagnetic spectrum with photometric and spectroscopic measurements from the radio and X-ray frequencies with facilities including NASA James Webb Space Telescope Galaxies form a large-scale structure made up of groups One of the principal lines of research aims to understand how the environment around a galaxy influences its properties through physical mechanisms Galaxy clusters are massive systems of dark matter researchers study clusters across the spectrum from the radio to optical and X-ray frequencies to gain a comprehensive view of their properties and formation histories We measure the chemical composition of the intracluster gas to understand how the cluster environment was enriched by galactic outflows and the interplay between galaxies and their environment This work makes use of space telescope facilities including NASA Neil Gehrels Swift and ESA XMM Newton The observatory is involved in galaxy surveys to map the distribution of galaxies across redshift and galaxy clusters at high redshift to gain insight into their formation and evolution over cosmic time Survey maps also provide a sensitive probe of the cosmological model galaxies trace the underlying matter distribution in the Universe Researchers at the observatory make use of survey data and simulations to infer the dynamics of cosmic acceleration by dark energy and the growth of structure under gravity.  Andreon Stefano Caccianiga Alessandro De Grandi Sabrina Della Ceca Roberto Delvecchio Ivan Ditrani Fabio Granett Benjamin Ighina Luca Iovino AngelaLonghetti Marcella Saracco Paolo Severgnini Paola Trinchieri Ginevra Veropalumbo Alfonso Wolter Anna Paraag Marathe is in his 24th year with the 49ers currently serving as both President of 49ers Enterprises & Executive Vice President of Football Operations Marathe continues in his long-respected role as the team's chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect while overseeing the team's football analytics department He is responsible for the 49ers compliance with the NFL's collective bargaining agreement and works alongside general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan on all aspects of the club's football operations Marathe also co-chairs the NFL's Future of Football Committee Marathe has played an integral role in rebuilding the 49ers current roster negotiating contract extensions in recent years with a number of key players who were originally brought to the team through the draft Marathe has also consistently kept the club in a competitive salary cap position While serving as 49ers team president from 2014-16 and chief operating officer from 2010-13 Marathe oversaw the development of Levi's Stadium and helped bring to life the vision of an unparalleled fan experience at the venue His leadership was critical during the club's transition from Candlestick Park to Levi's Stadium as he set the vision and hired many of the current executive team members He also played a critical role on the small team that founded and incubated VenueNext a technology company that is setting new standards for the live event experience Marathe also serves as president of 49ers Enterprises and leads the group's strategic investment in Leeds United Football Club 49ers Enterprises became the sole owner of the storied English football club with Marathe at the helm as the Club's chairman Currently competing in the English Championship Marathe is overseeing all aspects of the Club including sporting and business operations and drives the strategy to fight for promotion back to the Premier League Marathe and his team announced a landmark front-of-shirt partnership and investment deal with Red Bull a first-of-its-kind in English football in either category for the energy drink company and global sporting giant The long-term deal brings in new commercial revenues as well as additional capital investment Marathe and his team announced a landmark partnership deal with Red Bull bringing in new commercial revenues as well as additional capital investment Marathe joined the board of the NFL UK Foundation the charitable arm of the NFL within the UK He is spearheading a new collaborative initiative between the NFL UK Foundation 49ers and Leeds United that brings American football programs to the Leeds community Marathe has been a catalyst for cricket's growth in the United States He previously served as the chairman of USA Cricket from 2018-2023 he ensured USA Cricket earned recognition by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the organization's 105th member He also led the launch of Major League Cricket (MLC) an American T20 league that held its inaugural season in 2023 Bringing America's passion for cricket to a global stage Marathe led the effort to name the United States a host nation for the 2024 Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Leveraging his deep experience working at nearly every level in both the sporting operations and commercial functions of a sports organization Marathe brings a unique perspective to his work In recognition of his industry-leading reputation in 2015 he was selected as a member of the Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 class Marathe is also a two-time recipient (2012 & 2019) of the Fritz Pollard Alliance's Johnnie L which honors individuals and organizations who display outstanding performances on the field in front offices and across the United States by exemplifying diversity Marathe is actively involved in the Bay Area community with organizations and causes that are personally important to him He currently sits on the Board of Directors for The Body Positive and Project HEAL - nonprofits that are focused on bringing awareness and funding for fighting eating disorders He is currently serving as board chairman of the Sequoia Hospital Foundation Marathe is a faculty member at Stanford's Graduate School of Business where for the past decade he has been a Lecturer in Management and co-teaches an MBA course on Negotiation Dynamics in Sports Marathe's passion for the 49ers was instilled at a very young age he has rarely missed any 49ers games since he was six years old having received his bachelor's degree with high honors from the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley and his MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business one of the many advantages of digital audio is how regional venues can nowadays install the same sound technology as the biggest and best concert halls Inspired by Milan’s iconic Teatro Alla Scala a new multi-purpose venue in the Italian city of Merate is enjoying all the benefits of a Yamaha audio system Auditorium Merate is a major new-build part of a project to transform former municipal buildings into community facilities It was officially opened in December by the city’s mayor who wanted a state-of-the-art audio system to match the venue’s high quality acoustics “Yamaha solutions are appreciated by major Italian theatres like La Scala in Milan So we knew from the beginning that Yamaha would be both a safe and high quality choice,” says the project’s technical consultant Fulvio Giovannelli The system comprises an LS9-16 digital mixing console The PA comprises two flown Yamaha DSR215 and two flown DSR115 active complemented by a pair of floor-mounted DXS15 subs Four powered DXR12 loudspeakers are installed for stage monitoring plus a pair of HS5 nearfield stage monitors in the venue’s control room The project was managed by contractor BMS Impianti who coordinated the installation from the drafting of the technical requirements through to final system testing “The system has exceeded all expectations both we and the client are very happy to have chosen Yamaha,” says BMS Impianti manager Marco Brivio which we find are a winning choice for many reasons Not least of these is the excellent technical support which is crucial in the testing process and for the system’s inauguration," adds Eugenio Magni of system installer Wide Media Engineering © 1999 - 2025 ET Press Ltd News Stories a designer at its ColorWorks® design and technology center in Merate has been appointed president of the Color Marketing Group (CMG) international association of color design professionals from a wide range of industries who regularly collaborate to interpret and select colors that enhance the function and appeal of manufactured goods produced worldwide Before being elected to CMG's presidency in December 2017 van Vliet had served as the group's vice president for communications and public relations for the previous three years Her term as President begins in January 2018 The election of van Vliet begins a new era for the 56-year-old organization While the group has always had international members van Vliet is the first non-American designer to hold CMG's presidency Among the principal goals for the Netherlands-born van Vliet and German — in addition to her native Dutch is to lead the expansion of CMG's membership in European and Asia-Pacific countries "CMG membership is a trademark of quality for those who work with color — designers "Because CMG's worldwide gatherings foster an environment that is 'all about color,' they create a unique opportunity for like-minded people including colleagues and competitors alike and collaborate in shaping the future of colors." Susan Hayes Hoover of Fawn Ridge Studio in St said that "with the appointment of our first European president the Color Marketing Group is entering an exciting new chapter as a truly international organization Not only does Judith bring visibility to our association through her position with Clariant ColorWorks but she is also the first CMG president to represent the energy and insight of the vitally important Millennial demographic With her passion for color and dedication to excellence I am confident that she will continue the strong leadership that CMG requires to move into the future." van Vliet credits her CMG membership for substantial growth It has fed her passion for color trends analysis and forecasting a passion she's pursued for more than a decade it's helped her in her role as a leader of the Clariant ColorForward® color-forecasting team which produces an annual color forecasting guide for designers who utilize plastics in their products and packaging It has also provided vital insights she uses in working with clients of Clariant's ColorWorks design and technology centers and execution of precise aesthetics in plastic products from prototype to full production ® TRADEMARK OF CLARIANT REGISTERED IN MANY COUNTRIES Editor’s Note: Coach Cibe is back with his monthly update on Italy Lacrosse! I hope everyone is ready to lax and to follow Coach Cibe’s news from Italy It’s shaping up to be another great month of Italian Lacrosse the Italian Lacrosse scene is back to life The National team (follow link for roster) gathered in Prato on January 25th and 26th and carried out its first training session on the field of the new Italian team “Prato Grizzlies.” We would like to remind everyone in Italy and abroad that they can donate to the Italian National Team through the crowd funding link “Italia Lacrosse Road to Denver 2014.” FIGL and Bocconi Sport Team organized the first box lacrosse event in Italy Bocconi head coach) to officially present box lacrosse to all the Italian players and managers interested in bringing this sport to their teams for possible future development of an Italian box lacrosse championship Bocconi Sport Team was guest at Durham University for the II “Cathedral Cup,” an “exchange” tournament between the 2 universities In 2013 the first “Cathedral Cup” was hosted by Bocconi and In the meanwhile, the girls team, Milano Baggataway, is organizing in Milan the female tournament “Mediolanum Cup” to be held on April 26th and 27th. All info about this tournament can be found on www.mediolanumlacrossecup.com the lacrosse italian championship has finished its break and started again Red Hawks Merate 6–0 Bologna Sharks (by forfeit) and losses are between brackets) are as follows: Stay tuned to LAS for more updates on Italy Lacrosse each month of the year and check out CoachCibe.it for weekly posts and tips on how to improve your game Copyright at Laxallstars.com Grow the Game® Dover Corp has sold Finder Pompe Srl to Italy’s Gruppo Aturia SpA manufactures engineered centrifugal pumps and spare parts for critical applications mainly in the oil and gas market Founded in 1952, Finder has developed and supplied a wide range of pumps over the years for international projects, including API centrifugal pumps. The company had 2018 revenues of around US$30 million and recently opened a new pump test facility at its headquarters in Merate Dover’s president and CEO Richard Tobin said: “This divestiture is in line with our strategy of reducing exposure to highly cyclical upstream energy markets and focuses Dover’s PSG business on positive displacement and hygienic pump technologies.” Gruppo Aturia, which has been part of India’s WPIL Group since 2015 and already includes the Aturia WPIL president Prakash Agarwal said: "The Italian pump group expects the acquisition of Finder to have an important impact on the engineered pump market in Europe and to soon become a global player in the sector." 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 All 5 Releases Kat: I think we left smart six weeks ago. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb On January 14, the Magic telescopes detected a very high-energy gamma-ray flare from a source called OP 313. On January 28, it happened again. The estimated flux is above 80 GeV and has reached a level comparable to that of the Crab Nebula. Media Inaf interviewed our researcher Giacomo Bonnoli who helped coordinate the observation campaign – Read the full story on Media INAF William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer Progetto: Stellar Populations Survey – WEAVE-StePS is a powerful new-generation multi-fiber spectrograph installed on the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma Science programs in multi-object mode will start in late 2024 70% of the time available on the WHT will be allocated to the WEAVE Survey a set of eight large surveys selected from those proposed by the astronomical communities of the partner countries The multilateral agreement for the design and construction of WEAVE was signed in 2016 by the ING (Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes) partnership countries – the United Kingdom Spain and the Netherlands – joined by France and Italy The team that built the instrument is led by the University of Oxford INAF contributed to the development of some of WEAVE‘s main components participating in the production of the spectrograph’s optics Among the large surveys signed by INAF that make up the WEAVE Survey there is the Stellar Populations Survey WEAVE-StePS with our researchers Angela Iovino and Marcella Longhetti the first Principal Investigator and member of the Survey Working Group the second head of the Quality Assurance Group of the survey WEAVE-StePS will use the high efficiency of WEAVE in multi-object mode to observe as many as 25,000 galaxies The spectra that WEAVE-StePS will obtain will be of such a quality that they will be able to accurately reconstruct the properties of each of the observed galaxies This information can be combined with that already available in the local Universe allowing us to trace the evolution of galaxies seamlessly over a time interval that covers half the total age of the Universe WEAVE Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations The Very Large Telescope’s Exoplanet Hunter In the field of research and study of extrasolar planets our Observatory is involved in the ESPRESSO project designed by ESO and installed on the Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile It is a third-generation echelle diffraction grating (dispersing element) spectrograph ESPRESSO is an ultra-stable spectrograph with high resolution and greater precision than previous instruments and unlike them it can exploit the full collecting capacity of the VLT it can be used with all four VLT Unit Telescopes (UTs) simultaneously to simulate a 16-meter diameter telescope ESPRESSO’s main goal is to detect Earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of stars similar to our Sun by measuring tiny changes in the star’s spectrum caused by the motion of the planet orbiting it works because the planet’s gravitational pull influences the host star ESPRESSO was designed and built by a consortium of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Geneva and the University of Bern (Switzerland); INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste and INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera (Italy); Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain); Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences University of Porto and Lisbon (Portugal); and ESO The principal investigators are Francesco Pepe (University of Geneva Stefano Cristiani (INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste Spain) and Nuno Santos (Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco The Brera Astronomical Observatory played a fundamental role in the creation of ESPRESSO in particular  with regard to the opto-mechanical apparatus that collects the light from the four VLT telescopes and channels it into the spectrograph (front-end interface system) and the guidance system ESO ESPRESSO The gravitational wobble produced by the planet around the star causes regular shifts in the star’s spectrum – and so by measuring any changes in velocity – one can see possible periodic effects due to the influence of an orbiting companion so finding rocky planets that might even be able to host life requires a very high-precision instrument ESPRESSO is able to reveal some of the lightest planets ever found The radial velocity method allows us to measure the mass and orbit of the planet Combined with other methods such as transits such as the size and density of the exoplanet While ESPRESSO’s primary goal is to push planetary research to the next level—finding and characterizing less massive planets and their atmospheres—it has many other uses It is the world’s most powerful tool for testing whether the constants of physics have changed since the Universe was young Such tiny changes are predicted by some theories of fundamental physics It also probes the chemical composition of stars in nearby galaxies to understand how galaxies formed although a definitive answer will require larger telescopes Once ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT – primary mirror diameter 39 meters) is up and running which is being designed by Italy and in which INAF is heavily involved will be able to detect and characterise even smaller and lighter exoplanets down to sizes comparable to those of the Earth and study the atmospheres of exoplanets with the prospect of revealing clues to the presence of life on rocky planets Son Of X–Shooter – A spectrograph for NTT 2024/12/06 – ESO’s OK arrives: Soxs ready for Chile – INAF-guided spectrograph Soxs – acronym for Son of X-Shooter – obtained the coveted PAE from the European Southern Observatory: the instrument has been approved and can now be shipped to the telescope for which it is intended in Chile – To learn more read the article below where you will find a comment by the Principal Investigator and our astrophysicist Sergio Campana: ESO’s OK arrives: Soxs ready for Chile – on Media INAF SOXS is being built by an international consortium led by INAF (50%) with several international partners (Israel SOXS will enable the tracking of transient and variable sources in the sky by providing a key spectroscopic partner and becoming the main follow-up instrument for these phenomena in the southern hemisphere Transients only last for a limited period of time The rate at which these phenomena are discovered continues to increase due to increasingly powerful telescopes It is therefore of fundamental importance that transients are quickly targeted and followed within minutes or hours by dedicated optical telescopes Designed to see in optical and near-infrared wavelengths will track a variety of transients spanning all distance scales and branches of astronomy including fast alerts (such as GRBs and gravitational waves) medium-term alerts (such as supernovae and X-ray transients) and fixed-time events (such as a minor planet or asteroid flyby) It will also have the ability to observe exoplanet transits optical surveys have discovered new classes of supernovae and rare transients SOXS will help us deepen our understanding of these new transients We will study in detail the destruction of stars by supermassive black holes and try to identify the counterparts of gravitational wave sources or gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the near Universe up to its edges when the Universe was only several hundred million years old But how does SOXS work?The instrument separates incoming white light into a spectrum where the position on the detector corresponds to a given wavelength The presence of emission and absorption lines – which appear as bright or dark lines in the spectrum respectively – is a clear indicator of specific elements allowing us to study the chemical composition and the blueshift (approach) or redshift (recession) of the source sources outside our galaxy – this allows us to determine how far away they are The INAF-Brera Astronomical Observatory is the nerve center of the project In our clean room we have integrated the infrared branch of SOXS.We have almost finished developing the software to generate the night-by-night observing schedule so that we can act dynamically and automatically on new transients and we are contributing to the writing of the data reduction software.When we enter the operational phase the observatory will be the hub of the instrument operations ESO will provide the SOXS Consortium with 180 observing nights per year for 5 years (900 nights) This guaranteed time will be used by the Consortium entirely for the study of transient and variable sources in the sky the Consortium will also manage the operations of the NTT telescope This means that each night the Consortium will have to tell the telescope what to observe dynamically combining the sources it wants to observe from SOXS with the sources coming from the remaining ESO time The SOXS schedule will be flexible and updated daily to respond to fast alerts with scientists always ready (24/7) to respond to new transients It is a great commitment and responsibility but it is also a great opportunity to better and immediately manage the new challenges that the sky may present us SOXS is completely assembled in the INAF laboratories in Padua and has begun preliminary acceptance by ESO SOXS is expected to see first light in early 2025 Sergio Campana – Principal Investigator – sergio.campana AT inaf.itPaolo D’Avanzo – Instrument Scientist – paolo.davanzo AT inaf.itMatteo Aliverti – Mechanics WP Manager – matteo.aliverti AT inaf.itMatteo Genoni – Instrument Model WP Manager – matteo.genoni AT inaf.itMarco Landoni – Scheduler WP Manager – marco.landoni AT inaf.it SOXS Sergio Campana – sergio.campana AT inaf.it Growing up with a mother and grandmother who loved to cook Lynette Mills started experimenting in the kitchen at a young age In her teen years she shadowed the chef at the Jolly Lobster Restaurant at Mermaid Beach a busy hotel where her mother worked as Maître D; by age 17 she was determined to enter the hospitality industry full time and later found work at Riddell’s Bay Golf Club Ms Mills is currently the manager at Pink Café one of three business enterprises of The Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda [HAB] The front end of the Café is staffed entirely by HAB volunteers [approximately 11 a day] whom are essential to the day to day operation of the business “The most important part of what I do is creating a positive team environment and leading these lovely people,” Ms Mills explained “I pride myself on getting that down because when we work at our best the customers are happy and the Auxiliary as a charity can thrive.” the Café had a completely different set up Most of their food items were prepared by outside vendors whereas now they make mostly everything fresh in house “One of our customers’ favorites is the ginger bread,” the Pink Café manager said but after she passed away we got the recipe from one of her family members and started making it ourselves After much tweaking our customers have given their seal of approval that it tastes the same as it used to.” customers today are different than they were when she started working at the Pink Café over a decade ago People don’t have as much patience and everyone wants their food super-fast “We try to take the challenges as they come and keep growing and getting better,” Ms Mills explained “People forget that we are a charity and our servers are all volunteers who give of their time week in and week out.” The Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda was founded in 1953 and is one of the oldest and largest charities in Bermuda Their volunteers donate more than 40,000 hours of service each year; and thanks to their business enterprises The Barn in addition to membership dues and donations received the HAB has been able to purchase millions of dollars of equipment for the hospitals Ms Mills said: “The Auxiliary does a lot for this community I think it goes largely unnoticed what they do A lot of people think of the Pink Ladies or Candy Stripers but they have no idea that the ambulances and CAT scan machines have come from these ladies and gentlemen who work so hard for the good of the community Without our volunteers we wouldn’t be able to do what we do I am grateful for every last one of them.” HAB encourages the public to continue their support by donating patronizing their businesses and volunteering their time For more information on how you can get involved call 236-2488 They offer a variety of breakfast and lunch items including: Pancakes with Lunch Specials and two soup selections per day Also prepared daily is their famous gingerbread and other baked goodies Category: All, Business, Entertainment, News Trackback URL | Comments RSS Feed Unfortunately I have had to be in the facility often and have had my out patient nurses purchase my gingerbread for me if I would be discharged to late to get it before it is usually sold out I have so many favorites over the years and have never been disappointed 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope Project: 4MOST-StePS: a Stellar Population Survey 4MOST will replace the VIRCAM infrared camera offering the VISTA telescope new and unique capabilities in the Southern Hemisphere The instrument is expected to become operational in 2025 The 4MOST spectrograph will be able to simultaneously obtain spectra of ~2,400 objects distributed over a hexagonal field of view of 4.2 square degrees 4MOST will conduct spectroscopic surveys of the southern sky collecting 25 million spectra over an area of ​​more than 17,000 square degrees during its first five years of activity—more than 40% of the entire sky It is expected to provide 75 million spectra during its fifteen-year lifetime By observing the entire visible light spectrum 4MOST will seek to answer many of today’s most pressing astronomical questions It will contribute to studies of the dynamics and chemical evolution of the Milky Way measure a large number of active galaxies and galaxy clusters and help better define models of the accelerating Universe 4MOST design is especially intended to complement three key all­-sky space­-based ob­servatories of prime European interest: Gaia Ten consortium surveys and 15 ESO community surveys are planned for the instrument’s first five years of operation Among the 15 selected surveys of the ESO community in the extragalactic area is the project 4MOST-StePS: a Stellar Population Survey for which our researcher Angela Iovino is responsible Ben Granett and the Post-Doc researcher Shuang Zhou This survey aims to collect 30-hour deep spectra for each galaxy observed totalling about 3300 intermediate-redshift galaxies These galaxies’ stellar and chemical evolution will be studied in accurate detail.  provide a precise empirical description of the evolutionary path of massive galaxies in the yet unexplored intermediate redshift range which uses the William Herschel Telescope and the WEAVE spectrograph for similar studies albeit on a larger sample of galaxies observed with lower exposure times While WEAVE-StePS will observe 25,000 galaxies each for 7 hours 4MOST-StePS will instead observe a much smaller number of galaxies but with longer exposure times eliminating ambiguities in defining the evolutionary properties of individual galaxies something that WEAVE-StePS will not be able to do given the shorter exposure times and thus lower spectral quality An additional benefit will be the location of the galaxies observed by 4MOST-StePS within one of the flagship surveys of 4MOST: WAVES (PI S which will map the three-dimensional structure of the distribution of galaxies from clusters providing important information on the environment in which the 4MOST-StePS galaxies are positioned 4MOST instrument: https://www.4most.eu/cms/home/   4MOST-StePS: a Stellar Population Survey Gru's Mom: I'm afraid you're too late, son. NASA isn't sending the monkeys anymore. Graduates of the Berkeley Institute were praised yesterday for their “resilience” and “adaptability” as they marked the completion of their high school education Valedictorian Chiaje Rudo made the comments in front of a packed audience of wellwishers that included parents and teachers at the Flora Duffy Stadium Ms Rudo said: “The Class of 2024 carry with us a unique legacy “We are the first graduating class to have never experienced high school as it was before the world changed in 2020.” She added: “The pandemic hit us in the peak of our final year at middle school thrusting us into an era of uncertainty and transformation “For two years we navigated the complexities of online education and overcoming the isolation that came with it “It is hard to imagine just two years ago we were wearing masks and social distancing every day.” This moment is a testimony to our perseverance and the support of teachers families and parents who stood by us through it all.” The head girl said the Class of 2024 was also “special in the sense that we have never been afraid to speak up or advocate for each other” An emotional Ms Rudo added: “Each of us has achieved remarkable things by pursuing our passion and staying true to our goals.” commended the students as they moved on to the next chapter of their academic lives She said: “Our work is done but our graduates can reflect on their journey and profound impact that The Berkeley Institute has had on them.” she added: “Keep the end in view but also cherish the journey for it is in the journey that you will find your true self and your purpose.” Ms Douglas said this year’s graduation was “especially special as we at the Berkeley Institute celebrate 126 years of excellence and tradition commemorating our school opening on September 6 she said this year’s graduating class had performed exceptionally well 101 received acceptance letters from top international colleges and universities They include 65 who were accepted at academic institutions in the United States 13 in Canada and three at other international schools Ms Douglas said 58 of the 101 graduates planned to attend the Bermuda College as their first stop she noted that 15 of the students were expected to join the island’s workforce while ten remained undecided about their academic plans Ms Douglas highlighted the individual achievements of the graduates including the institute’s dual enrolment students who graduated from Bermuda College last month She also recognised the efforts of seven graduates who completed the Bermuda College’s nursing assistant certification programme Ms Douglas said: “Everyone knows that nurses are truly needed both locally and globally.” She said 30 graduates had received scholarships and awards from the Berkeley Institute at a recent awards ceremony Ms Douglas said some graduates received university admissions scholarships that totalled $3.9 million Moriah Bridgewater — a top mathematician at the school — will attend Howard University under a scholarship worth $74,000 She said: “I encourage you all to find people who truly motivate you to be the best version of yourself.” Dr Place noted: “In life it is important to surround yourself with uplifting people people who will celebrate your wins and make you feel energised after spending time with them.” The anaesthetist urged graduates to explore the world She said: “I have had many life-changing experiences and most of them happened while I was travelling “Travel opens the mind and broadens your horizons Dr Place added: “Remember that you are accomplished you can push through challenges and you don’t need to give into feelings of negativity intimidation or unworthiness because you are destined for success just like your success that we all celebrate today.” Photo gallery View the discussion thread. Pan-Jam branches out with property investments overseas Property conglo-merate Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited is investing more in overseas markets real estate assets in North America now valued at $900 million including a stake in a hotel in Miami set to open this year Pan-Jam this week mapped out four real estate investments in North America through various subsidiaries and partners which extend beyond its initial interests in Canada to the United States (US) The investments in the US were valued at approximately $500 million as at December 2015 Pan-Jam has a 20 per cent interest in a business hotel development close to the Miami airport that is expected to open at the end of 2016 a subsidiary incorporated in Florida in 2015 The conglomerate is also in a limited partnership which invests in New York commercial and residential property in response to emailed queries by the Financial Gleaner There are currently two ongoing real estate projects in Canada in which Pan-Jam is engaged called Downing Street Fund II and Downing Street Fund V which show a carrying value of just over $400 million at December 2015 Downing Street are also the partners with which the group acquired the former Oceana Hotel in Kingston last year The Stephen Facey-led conglomerate said it began investing in Canada "many years ago"; then in 2013 the group renewed an old relationship with a firm known to it for many years and started investing in real estate projects Pan-Jam operates two subsidiaries in Canada called Norbury Investments Limited and Palisadoes Investments Limited "We have invested in the two Downing Street funds through Norbury Investments Limited Palisadoes Investments Limited is a newly formed subsidiary with no operating assets," Hanworth said The group is "happy" with the developments so far and would consider additional investments if new projects are sufficiently compelling Pan-Jam's real estate investments dot much of the Kingston skyline The group's latest developments include the 129-room Courtyard by Marriott in New Kingston Pan-Jam celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 year and has diversified over time from solely operating a property venture to a multifaceted entity with stakes in many locally known brands Pan-Jam investments include stakes in financial conglomerate Sagicor Group and Walkerswood and Busha Browne's spices through New Castle Company Limited The group made annual profit of $3.25 billion at year end December 2015 dipped slightly from $1.9 billion a year earlier Core property revenue slipped from $1.55 billion to $1.48 billion due in part to the departure of a "prominent" but unnamed tenant from space in New Kingston the company's bottom line benefited from the 13.7 per cent rise in its profit share from associated companies The bulk of Pan-Jam's earnings comes from Sagicor Group Sagicor generated returns of $2.69 billion for Pan-Jam; this year steven.jackson@gleanerjm.com View the discussion thread. Trinidadian conglo-merate ANSA McAL has reintroduced its Sisson line of decorative paints to the Jamaican market through an exclusive distribution partner-ship with ASAPH Promotions and Distribution Sisson was previously distri-buted locally by the Quality Dealers Group The paint line is held by ANSA Coatings Limited which was formed in 2012 with the merger of Sisson and Penta Paints Caribbean Limited has had a long history with local companies The 133-year-old conglomerate has an asset base of TT$12.2 billion and revenues of TT$6.2 billion as at 2013 ANSA McAL?s operations span eight sectors throughout the Caribbean said the paint partnership will ensure ?the fulsome representation of the Sisson brand even as he declined to give specifics on the company?s plans to acquire market share Sisson will be in direct competition with Barbados-manufactured BH Paints which held market share in the lower 20 per cent range Bowen said BH and Berger are among Sisson?s top competitors locally but stayed clear of stating projections for eking out any ground against the top two within the short term He said the decorative line was aimed at ?just about anyone? ?In addition to Sisson Paint being an ISO-certified brand (it) is known throughout the Caribbean for competitive pricing as well as the availability of a variety of unique colours, Bowen noted in the press release on the paint?s market return declined give details on the entry price point or the distribution channels the company will use to push the product locally citing the competitive nature of the market BH holds the number-two spot in the paint market behind Berger Checks with leading retailers by the Financial Gleaner confirmed brisker sales of Berger products compared with those of BH Sales Manager Claude Manning conceded to holding second position at the launch of the company?s Ultima Plus line of environmentally friendly paints last year but noted that BH was intent on pushing to become ?a very strong number two or number one in the near to medium term? tameka.gordon@gleanerjm.com View the discussion thread. Group revenue of $23 billion was up 32 per cent said the acquisition of RBC Jamaica contributed most of the 31 per cent growth in the group's balance sheet since December 2013 The group finalised the acquisition of RBC Jamaica and merged the business with Sagicor Bank during June to create the third-largest commercial banking group of six Sagicor said RBC Jamaica added $54 billion to its asset base That's more than five times its $9.5 billion acquisition price "Despite the outlay for the RBC acquisition an additional investment in Sagicor Costa Rica and the dividend distribution to stockholders the group finished the period with a very liquid position," said the statement from chairman R Danny Williams and President and CEO Richard Byles Sagicor's improved asset base includes a cash hoard of $20 billion or around four times the holdings at yearend December 2013 "most of which came with the RBC Jamaica portfolio," the company said A breakout of Sagicor Group's segment assets reaffirms insurance as the dominant business with holdings valued at $103b Commercial banking has leapt to second place with assets of $81 billion due to the merger of Sagicor Bank and RBC Royal Bank Jamaica The bank is now four times larger than the $20 billion of assets recorded on its books in 2013 Investment banking also grew from $68 billion to $72 billion insurance also dominated in contribution to net profit $2.37b; investment banking contributed $397m; while commercial banking made $198 million Byles is both the head of Sagicor Group and the man in charge of the insurance operations - Sagicor Life Jamaica; Donovan Perkins now heads up the expanded banking unit - Sagicor Bank Jamaica; while Rohan Miller was promoted to Perkins' former job as head of the investment operations - Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited Total assets for the group grew to $258.9 billion up 31 per cent from $198.3 billion at December 2013 with the RBC acquisition contributing 90 per cent of the increase Its capital base has climbed from $37.6 billion to $41 billion in the same period Sagicor said the 14 per cent improvement in stockholder equity was due to retained earnings unrealised fair value gains on US corporate bonds and the purchase of Sagicor Investments' minority shares Subsequent to the Sagicor Investments transaction - which included the swap of each Sagicor Investments outstanding share for 1.8 shares in Sagicor Group - the investment company was taken private and delisted from the Jamaica Stock Exchange in May avia.collinder@gleanerjm.com View the discussion thread. But against Rakow in the final minutes, it was another boy from Lombardy who grew up in Atalanta's youth sector who preceded them onto the pitch for his international debut: goalkeeper from Merate Francesco Rossi. A boy of 32 years old, of April 1991. His European debut went unnoticed, overshadowed by that of the six 'Cantera' boys, yet his too is a sporting tale worth telling. Wehby joined the H&L board on February 1 Donnette Scarlett has been promoted a notch to vice-president Scarlett joined Pan Caribbean through the merger with Manufacturers Sigma Merchant Bank in 2004 Other members of the executive include first Vice-President Patrice McHugh of Bars-To-Go Group; second Vice-President Tyrone Wilson of the online business magazine Kimala Bennett of The Business Lab; and treasurer View the discussion thread. I wrote some nice lines on President Obasanjo and many people are not happy When Sidi asked Lakunle about the bride price in Wole Soyinka’s The Lionel and the Jewel Instead of Lakunle discussing how to raise the money he reminded Sidi that he had ordered a longer dictionary implying that more big words and grammar were on their way People should not make me order a longer dictionary because if I do the praise will be so big that some may… I have no issue with whoever anybody praises as Nigeria’s best president It is not physics and you are free to pick whoever you want OBJ as a military general never complained how his military predecessors destroyed things; he simply went to work I can write that Governor Otti has been the most pragmatic governor with an urgency we need to fix the state But let me remind you that I have always provided support to my state governors I received the awards of the  “2021 Most Outstanding Abia Professional In The Diaspora” and the “2021 Abia Ambassador” Register for Tekedia Mini-MBA edition 17 (June 9 – Sept 6 Tekedia AI in Business Masterclass opens registrations Join Tekedia Capital Syndicate and co-invest in great global startups Register to become a better CEO or Director with Tekedia CEO & Director Program (Ndubuisi does not send invoices and Ndubuisi does not do government contracts But I am always available where men and women gather to make Abia better) I just wonder what OBJ would have done in this era of banditry we have normalized that as part of our system since the press does not even report when people are stolen from their homes most times At the national level, I have also worked. At the pre-convocation lecture at Bayero University, Kano, Aliko Dangote advocated for a “Knowledge-Based Economy in Nigeria”, drawing majorly from Ismail Radwan and Giulia Pellegrini’s World Bank publication. As a student, I was among those who reviewed that book for the World Bank The same way I praise OBJ is the way I praise my secondary school teachers; their generation produced the best era in our village’s school history with many kids leaving the Ovim village to top their classes across many universities in Nigeria had a record of petitioning and firing an Ovim son (son of the soil) because he was always late to class The Great General Visits Abia State, Commending the Abia Project Under Alex Otti The people who counter what you wrote about Obj can they tell us who outperformed him and point us to the criteria or indices they used We would be happy to go on that excursion with them The very people who never backed Obj but backed Buhari That says a lot about their quality of judgment but it’s cool for all men and women to come online and talk until you evaluate the choices each individual made over the years just check the choices they make and positions they take on critical matters The same people who will make excuses for present administration but tell you how bad Obj was so it’s advised that each person must choose their own stupidity wisely Nothing defines a people better than the choices they make you can confuse with words or paint pictures of patriotism you leave no one with any doubt as to the level you operate in You cannot hide your true self when making choices that is why it’s very easy to work out anyone’s value system from what their priorities are Critical thinking employs intelligence and not emotions Strong debates are not for emotive exercise but most times require knowledge of data and good analysis of same No matter how much the previous article about OBJ is criticized by insignificant few Even as a teenager at that time (1999-2003) i can still remember the disruptive policies of OBJ experienced it and participated in that shift as President of Nigeria was simply transformational with boundless macroeconomic policies in all sectors but a few: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commision EFCC (2022) the National Information Technology Development Agency (2001) and the Banking Consolidation exercise of 2004 OBJ initiated the liberalization of the telecommunications market which allowed private players like MTN to come into the Nigerian Market The multiplier effects of these policies are glaring even to this age His transparency and openness to fighting corruption headlong occassioned the massive influx of foreign investors most of whom still enjoy the first movers advantage to this day Nigeria experienced palpable developmental strides at the time of OBJ’s Presidency and while Prof Ekekwe’s eulogy of OBJ was apt and succinct letters would not be sufficient to describe the positive outcomes and effects of his socio-political and macroeconomic policies and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Term & Privacy Selena Gomez’s latest release, “Boyfriend,” delves into the challenges of dating and the desire for a fulfilling relationship while still valuing independence and self-love With a catchy house beat and an electro-pop pre-chorus the song maintains a lighthearted tone while exploring the ups and downs of love The music video features a unique concept with frogs discussing the outdated idea of finding a prince by kissing a frog “Boyfriend” is a relatable and entertaining addition to Selena Gomez’s discography another song from the album “Rare” called “Lose You To Love Me” that offers an emotional look into Selena’s state of mind from the previous year It’s a self-love anthem that explores the process of discovering one’s true self after the difficult experience of losing a lover This highly catchy and moving ballad deserves a place on everyone’s Empowering Breakup Songs playlist The song was a commercial success and the music video of Selena looking directly at the camera adds to its impact.gical and are probably on everybody’s repeat playlist but which song do you like the best among the two