2023-10-17 02:15:35
Exploration target The largest metallic asteroid in the solar system following the Psyche spacecraft separated from the final rocket stage. The craft spent regarding an hour unfolding its solar panels. The length of the craft is regarding the length of a tennis court. Psyche is also the first NASA solar system probe to be equipped with an electric propulsion system. Made from solar panels, Psyche was originally scheduled to launch into space in October 2022, but NASA delayed plans due to problems with the spacecraft’s software. Therefore, the rocket launch date was postponed to October 5, 2023, and there was a problem with the heat control system in the craft’s cold gas engine. Until it was postponed to October 12, but because of unfavorable weather conditions Therefore, the rocket launch schedule had to be postponed to the next day. The Psyche spacecraft has the goal of exploring. “Asteroid Psyche” (official name: 16 Psyche), which is the largest metallic asteroid in the solar system, measures approximately 278 x 232 x 164 kilometers. Scientists do not know much regarding this asteroid. But the surface of this asteroid was found to be made up mostly of iron and nickel. And scientists speculate that this metallic asteroid was once the “core” of material that would eventually form planets. (protoplanet) Scientists hope that closer study of the asteroid Psyche will provide a better understanding of planet formation and evolution.
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TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG, editorial: “What comes next?”, by Floo Weißmann
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-17 22:00:15
Edition from Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Innsbruck (OTS) – An invasion of Gaza carries major military and political risks for Israel and its allies. But above all they need a plan for the time following the war.
Ten days following Hamas’ incredible atrocities, it remains unclear what Israel’s response will be. The Israeli leadership has declared that the military goal is to destroy Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip. But the widely expected ground offensive is a long time coming. And what political goals the Israeli leadership is pursuing is not yet even clear in outline.
One can assume that Hamas was preparing for this scenario, perhaps even aiming for it. In the Gaza Strip, not only military traps await Israel’s soldiers, but also political traps await Israel’s leadership. An invasion might become a moral and international legal fiasco for Israel and its allies. And it can be the starting point for other actors in the region to get directly involved in the conflict.
The humanitarian catastrophe that has been unfolding before the world’s eyes for days may have been just a harbinger of what is to come. After a request from Israel, half of the population of the Gaza Strip is on the run. But where should these people go? And can they ever return? It is not only among Palestinians that there is concern that there is a threat of another “Nakba” (Arabic for catastrophe), a permanent displacement.
There are radicals in Israel’s government who, even before the Hamas attack, demanded that Israel reconquer the Gaza Strip and, if necessary, enforce its claims in the occupied areas of the West Bank by force. You may now sense a historic opportunity. Added to this is the old Israeli doctrine of deterring enemies through harshness and punishment.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will create a new Middle East. The world is alarmed. The mediators give each other a hand in the crisis region. One can assume that where there is solidarity on the outside, there is often a warning on the inside. And one can assume: Israel’s allies, from US President Joe Biden downwards, have completely different ideas regarding a new Middle East than Netanyahu and his right-wing partners.
What comes following the war initially relates to the Gaza Strip. Even if Israel achieves its military goal there: Who should take the lead in the rubble and tears? But behind this lies the much bigger question of what will happen next in the Middle East conflict. Thousands of victims are suing. If it has not become clear now that historic concessions and a political solution are needed so that all people in the region can live in security, when will it?
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Canal Solar and Crea-SP promote the second edition of Canal Conec
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-17 13:34:51
Canal Solar, in partnership with Crea-SP (Regional Engineering and Agronomy Council), will hold, on the 24th and 25th of October, the second edition of Canal Conecta – a congress that aims to bring technical training to market professionals of photovoltaic solar energy.
The program will feature lectures and discussion panels on the most different topics that cover the national photovoltaic sector, where experts such as Bernardo Marangon, director of Exata Energia; Edgar Barassa, doctor in scientific and technological policy at Unicamp (State University of Campinas), Harry Neto, sales manager at WEG; and Pedro Dante, partner at Lefosse Advogados, will share their experiences and knowledge.
Adriano Pereira, senior engineer at PHB Solar; Guilherme Lippert, co-founder of V4 Company; Gustavo Malagoli, director of ReEnergisa; Marina Dia, technical engineer at JA Solar; Roberto Caurim, CEO of Bluesun Solar; Rodrigo Renó Gonzaga, president of RenovaEco; and Thiago Castilha, CMO of E-wolf are also among the speakers.
Strategies to boost sales in the solar sector, opening and commercialization in the free energy market and the challenges of electromobility are among the topics that will be addressed, as well as financing of solar plants, shared generation projects, problems involving flow reversal and monitoring performance of photovoltaic projects.
Below are the topics that will be covered in the second edition of Canal Conecta:
Opening of the Free Energy Market; How to boost sales in your solar energy company?; Important factors for solar energy strategy; Financing of solar energy projects; Flow reversal and safe installations of zero-grid systems with batteries; Electric Mobility – how to expand the charging infrastructure in Brazil?; Shared generation projects; Inspection and performance monitoring of photovoltaic plants; Paid traffic and strategies for capturing leads in solar energy;
The immersion days will be held in person at the Crea – SP headquarters, located at Avenida Angélica, 2364, in the Consolação neighborhood, in São Paulo (SP).
The event will start at 8am and end at 6pm on both days. At the end of the conference, participants will receive an official certificate from Canal Solar, which will be sent by email.
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The first edition of the Canal Solar congress was held in November 2022, at the Unicamp Convention Center (State University of Campinas), in Campinas (SP).
The lectures addressed current topics in the solar energy sector, such as large-scale energy storage, floating solar plants, green hydrogen, O&M (Operation and Maintenance) and following-sales services, as well as information on how professionals sector might prepare for Law 14,300 and the arrival of hybrid inverters on the national market.
In addition, the event also featured discussion panels presented by renowned representatives of the photovoltaic sector, such as Alexandre Borin, sales director at Canadian Solar; Bruno Kikumoto, director of Canal Solar; and Gustavo Tegon, secretary of solar energy at Inel (National Institute of Clean Energy).
According to Geraldo Silveira, engineer at Canal Solar and one of the presenters of the panel on O&M, the event was a great opportunity to learn regarding the sector for those who were present.
“At last year’s event we brought experts from the photovoltaic energy sector to talk regarding O&M, it was quite enriching, because it brought to the audience a lot of practical and relevant content that professionals experience in the day-to-day operation and maintenance of solar systems”, points out Geraldo.
According to the engineer, Canal Conecta is an opportunity for professionals in the photovoltaic sector to absorb more knowledge in order to apply what they have learned in the day-to-day activities of their companies.
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Difficulties in Dismissing Senior Executives in the City of Geneva: Exploring Cases and Challenges
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-17 20:23:08
In the City of Geneva, the former director of the Department of Social Cohesion obtained six months’ salary, or more than 100,000 francs, in exchange for his resignation this summer, according to information from RTS. This case is not unique and illustrates the difficulties in dismissing senior executives.
According to the official version, this senior official left this summer to “give a new direction to his career”.
But according to information from RTS, the collaboration would not have been optimal between this senior executive and Christina Kitsos, the magistrate responsible for the Department of Social Cohesion. So much so that the administrative advisor reportedly demanded his departure.
This departure was therefore negotiated amicably via an agreement. She grants him six months’ salary in addition to the notice period. This agreement binds both parties to confidentiality. They refused to answer RTS’s questions.
Strong protection once morest dismissal
In the City of Geneva, the custom is to say that civil servants benefit from “the best personnel status in the world”. This is said regarding salary but also for job security: once appointed, following a trial period of two years, a civil servant can only be dismissed “for an objectively justified reason”. An administrative investigation must even be carried out beforehand.
The process can be extended by a possible appeal or termination due to illness. The procedure can therefore take a very long time and be expensive.
The last time the City of Geneva tried to fire a department director was at the beginning of 2022 and the procedure is still not completed
Another case in progress
Marie Barbey-Chpuis, administrative advisor in charge of security, also had trouble with her department director. According to information from RTS, there quickly arose disagreement in the collaboration between the magistrate and the senior manager. The elected official allegedly criticized the civil servant for “problems in her attitude” which lasted for months. Marie Barbey-Chpuis declined to comment on a particular case for reasons of personal protection.
Before pronouncing his dismissal, an agreement with 14 months of salary would have been offered to the department director. Convention which she would have refused. According to his lawyer, Me Robert Assael, the reasons for dismissal were tinkered with. It will be challenged in court.
Difficulties denounced politically
The right and the center, including administrative advisor Marie Barbey Chappuis, are in favor of a relaxation of the status of civil servants whoever they may be. For Kevin Schmid, president of the PLR, it is a scandal that public money is used to convince a civil servant to resign. For him, “we are walking on our heads”.
On the socialist side, we are not commenting on possible relaxations of the status of senior civil servants.
The Greens, on the other hand, are not closed to the question. Omar Azzabi, president of the Greens in the City of Geneva, believes that given the importance of department directors in implementing the policy of the elected magistrate, the latter should be able to choose them. He even imagines specific mandates for these positions, which would last the time of a legislature.
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