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dannyphantomarchive · 2 months

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Formula 1: Report: Mick Schumacher could change racing series - Wolff comments

No more formula racing for the time being? According to a report, Mick Schumacher could switch to a French manufacturer's sports car program. That would also mean: He would probably start at Le Mans. According to a media report, Mick Schumacher could initially leave Formula 1 after this season. As the trade magazine Motorsport aktuell wrote, the 24-year-old son of record world champion Michael Schumacher could switch to the sports car program of Renault subsidiary Alpine in the coming season. Mick Schumacher would then compete, among other things, in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Manager Sabine Kehm did not want to comment on the speculation when asked by dpa. It is clear that the chances of returning to a regular Formula 1 cockpit are currently very low. Most of the places have already been taken. A possible commitment to Williams was repeatedly discussed, where the American debutant Logan Sargeant is struggling. However, his team boss James Vowles recently made it clear that there were no negotiations with other drivers. Wolff: Schumacher can remain a substitute driver Mick Schumacher is currently employed as a replacement driver at the German factory racing team Mercedes, and the contracts of the two regular drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were recently extended. “It would still be a shame if Formula 1 lost the Mick,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff told Sky in Singapore on Friday. However, the Viennese also made it clear that Schumacher could remain a reserve driver for the Silver Arrows if another commitment permitted this. “It doesn’t matter what phase of your life you are in, you can never be sure that it will work out the way you imagine,” Mick Schumacher recently said in a conversation with the German Press Agency. “Of course you think about it: what will I do if it doesn’t work?” he answered a similar question. As auto, motor und sport wrote with reference to the sister magazine Motorsport aktuell, the Alpine management around sports director Bruno Famin is said to have already contacted Schumacher and his management. Supposedly the chances are not bad that he could join the squad as one of the regular drivers. Glock on Schumacher's future: WEC would make sense Sky expert Timo Glock sees this as a sensible alternative to Formula 1 for Mick Schumacher. "It makes sense. He has to choose a racing series in which the cars are correspondingly fast and the technology is similar to Formula 1. Of course there would be that too Indycar series in America, but then you would no longer have a foothold here in Formula 1, but you would have to put your entire focus on America. Therefore, the WEC would be included. "These cars make sense in the end. But let's see what happens."

#mick schumacher #f1 #formula 1 #singapore gp 2023 #fic ref #fic ref 2023 #singapore #singapore 2023 #singapore 2023 friday #toto wolff #timo glock

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Daily Wrap Up March 8, 2023

Under the cut:

European Union defense ministers have agreed to supply Ukraine with one billion euros worth of ammunition from their stocks, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said on March 8, cited by Ukrinform news outlet. The immediate delivery would be reimbursed from the European Peace Facility defense fund, according to Borrell's plan he proposed at an informal meeting of EU defense ministers.

Ukraine's president and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for the extension of a deal with Moscow that has allowed Ukraine to export grain via Black Sea ports during Russia's invasion.

The head of Nato has said that it was still uncertain who carried out the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, and that national investigations needed to be allowed to finish.

Ukraine will receive 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Germany and three from Portugal by the end of March, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing DPA News Agency. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed the news today at an ongoing meeting of EU defense ministers in Stockholm, as reported by Der Spiegel, adding that the tanks would be arriving with trained crews and ready to go straight to the front lines.

“European Union defense ministers have agreed to supply Ukraine with one billion euros worth of ammunition from their stocks, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said on March 8, cited by Ukrinform news outlet.

The immediate delivery would be reimbursed from the European Peace Facility defense fund, according to Borrell's plan he proposed at an informal meeting of EU defense ministers.

European Peace Facility is an off-budget fund established in 2021 the EU has used to provide Ukraine with its critically needed military equipment to defend itself from Russia's full-scale invasion.

Another one billion euros would be allocated to order the production of additional 155 mm ammunition to replenish the national stocks and continue helping Ukraine, Borrell said at a press conference following the summit.

EU member states are supposed to place an order collectively which should reduce costs and fasten production, Ukrinform wrote.

"Member states willing to participate have to agree on the terms of the procedure. Once we decide the total amount, then it's a negotiation between the 15 European firms that can produce this kind of weaponry to fix a price and a timely delivery," Borrell said, as quoted by Euronews.

"It's not going to be short, but the sooner we start, the better," the EU top diplomat added. "I hope that by the end of the month, we can arrange with member states who are willing to participate."

The third pillar of Borrell's plan on ramping up military assistance to Ukraine is designed for a long-term perspective and involves increasing the production potential of the European defense industry.

EU foreign and defense ministers are expected to reach a "concrete and formal decision" on the proposed aid package for Ukraine when they gather in Brussels on March 20, according to the union's top diplomat. The final decision on this issue will remain with the European Parliament.

"Unfortunately, we are in wartime, and we have to form a war mentality. I would like to talk about peace and peace talks, but I have to talk about ammunition," Borrell added, according to Ukrinform.

"We should keep the door open for peace negotiations, but think about increasing the production of ammunition and reducing the time for their production."”-via Kyiv Independent

“Ukraine's president and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for the extension of a deal with Moscow that has allowed Ukraine to export grain via Black Sea ports during Russia's invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after talks with Guterres in Kyiv that the Black Sea Grain Initiative was "critically necessary" for the world, and the U.N. chief underlined its importance to global food security and food prices.

The 120-day deal, initially brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July and extended in November, will be renewed on March 18 if no party objects.

Russia's demands, however, have not yet been met, a Turkish diplomatic source said, adding that Ankara was "working very hard" to ensure the deal continues.

Top U.N. trade official Rebeca Grynspan, who travelled with Guterres to the Ukrainian capital, will meet senior Russian officials in Geneva next week to discuss extending the deal, a U.N. spokesperson said.

"I want to underscore the critical importance of rolling over the Black Sea Grain Initiative on 18th March and working to create the conditions to enable the greatest possible use of export infrastructure through the Black Sea in line with the objectives of the initiative," Guterres told reporters in Kyiv.

Russia, which lifted a blockade of three Ukrainian Black Sea ports under the deal, has signalled that obstacles to its own agricultural exports need to be removed before it lets the agreement continue.

To help convince Russia to allow Ukraine to resume its Black Sea grain exports, a three-year deal was struck last year in which the U.N. agreed to help facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports.”-via Reuters

“The Ukrainian military has acknowledged that Russian forces continue to advance in the battered eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, its General Staff said in an evening update Wednesday.

“The enemy continues to advance in the Bakhmut sector. They do not stop storming the city of Bakhmut,” according to the update.

The Ukrainian military also said it had been able to hold Moscow’s forces in several areas in and around the city.

“Our defenders repelled attacks in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut and Ivanivske,” it said.

According to Ukraine, Russia continues to rely heavily on artillery, supported by multiple launch rocket systems and some air power.

“During the day, the enemy carried out 22 air strikes and fired 29 times from multiple launch rocket systems. In particular, the enemy used 1 Shahed-136 UAV. The drone was eliminated,” it said.

What Russia said: Earlier Wednesday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military company Wagner, claimed that the eastern part of Bakhmut is now under its control. CNN cannot independently confirm Prigozhin’s claim.”-via CNN

“The head of Nato has said that it was still uncertain who carried out the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, and that national investigations needed to be allowed to finish.

The secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, told journalists outside an EU defence ministers’ meeting in Stockholm: “What we do know is that there was an attack against the Nord Stream pipelines, but we have not been able to determine who was behind it.

“There are ongoing national investigations and I think it’s right to wait until those are finalised before we say anything more about who was behind it.”

He added that given the continuing fighting in Bakhmut, there was a chance it could fall in the next few days.

“We must ensure that this does not turn out to be turning point in the war.

“It just highlights that we should not underestimate Russia, we must continue to provide support to Ukraine and Nato allies have over the last year supported Ukraine with military and financial and economic support worth close to €150bn.””-via The Guardian

“Ukraine will receive 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Germany and three from Portugal by the end of March, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing DPA News Agency.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed the news today at an ongoing meeting of EU defense ministers in Stockholm, as reported by Der Spiegel, adding that the tanks would be arriving with trained crews and ready to go straight to the front lines.

On March 1, Germany also pledged to increase ammunition production and weapons repair capacity for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. on March 3 to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine. Scholz, as cited by Reuters, said that it was important to continue supporting Ukraine "as long as it takes and as long as is necessary."”-via Kyiv Independent

“For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 of last year, no civilians injuries were recorded in Donetsk Oblast, according to Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. However, the governor acknowledged that the situation remains "tense."

This information applies to the Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk Oblast, as some parts of it are under Russian occupation.

Attacks were launched at multiple villages, towns and cities in the directions of Donetsk, Horlivka, and Lysychansk, resulting in property damage.

Yesterday, the Cabinet of Minister approved the mandatory evacuation of families with children from active combat zones. Currently, this criteria only applies to the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, which has seen some of the heaviest fighting since the start of the war.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on March 7 that 38 children remain in Bakhmut, which was once a prosperous industrial city that 70,000 people (including 12,000 children) called home.”-via Kyiv Independent

#Daily Update #Ukraine #Russia #War in Ukraine #bakhmut #donetsk #Germany #Portugal #NATO #Black Sea #EU

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usafphantom2 · 7 months

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Germany sends Eurofighters to Romania to strengthen NATO air policing

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 11/11/2023 - 13:28in Military

Germany announced the sending of four Eurofighter and 150 military jets to Romania, reinforcing NATO's Air Policing mission in the region.

This measure, as reported by the dpa news agency, follows a request from Bucharest and is part of a collective effort to improve airspace security under the aegis of NATO.

In the past, the German Air Force has already supported the Air Policing mission in Romania. The deployment is seen as a response to the evolution of the security situation in Eastern Europe, especially following the recent incidents along the border between Romania and Ukraine.

Germany announced the deployment of 4?? Eurofighters and of 1?? 5?? 0?? soldiers in #Romania. This consistent support from@Team_Luftwaffe demonstrates Allied solidarity at its finest. After the drone incidents in Romania, our Allies from the United States,#France, the #Netherlands &... pic.twitter.com/ZSanx5K86G

In September, Bucharest confirmed the discovery of drone fragments in Romanian territory, near the border with Ukraine. These fragments would be similar to those used by Russia in its attacks on Ukrainian ports along the Danube. As a countermeasure, Romania intensified civil protection efforts in the Danube Delta and strengthened its military presence, including anti-aircraft units in the region.

In a demonstration of allied support, the United States also sent four F-16 multifunctional fighters to Romania to patrol airspace as part of the Air Policing mission. This detachment was announced at the end of September, demonstrating solidarity among NATO members in the face of emerging threats.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis spoke at the end of October about the reinforced radar systems along the border with Ukraine, increasing the ability to detect objects flying low. After several cases of Russian drone fragments found on Romanian territory, Bucharest extended the no-fly zone near the border with Ukraine, in the northern area of Dobruja.

Media reports in September, citing military sources, stated that "all three drones that fell in the Tulcea district (in the Danube Delta) were of the Iranian Shahed model, used by Russia in attacks on Ukraine". President Iohannis condemned the bombing of Ukrainian infrastructure as a war crime, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation: "Russian drones are not attacking Romania, but as their fragments are falling in Romania, it is a real problem; it is unacceptable."

The Romanian Minister of Defense, Angel Tilvar, assured that the fragments found in September were from drones shot down by the Ukrainian air defense and that there was no indication of a planned attack on Romanian territory. NATO also confirmed that there are no reports that suggest a deliberate attack by Russia.

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In a nationwide raid, 25 suspected members and supporters of a terrorist organization were arrested early Wednesday.

Officials said the network, part of a wider right-wing movement, was already well established with a concrete plan to overthrow the German state by force and install a new government.

What we know so far

The raids were announced by Germany's federal prosecution agency and German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann. Buschmann said the investigations were directed against a suspected terrorist network with known ties to the Reichsbürger movement. He said that the raids had taken place on individuals suspected of planning an armed attack on state institutions.

"Since this morning a large anti-terror operation is taking place. The Federal Public Prosecutor General is investigating a suspected terror network from the Reichsbürger scene," Buschmann wrote. "The suspicion exists that an armed attack on constitutional organs was planned."

The search operation is reported to have covered 130 properties belonging to 52 suspects in 11 German states.

According to prosecution officials, the arrested suspects "belong to a terrorist organization founded by the end of November 2021 at the latest, which has set itself the goal of overcoming the existing state order in Germany and replacing it with its own form of state, which has already been worked out in outline."

Of the 25 men and women arrested, 24 were from Germany and one suspected supporter is from Russia. One arrest took place in Austria and one in Italy. There are 27 other suspects, the federal prosecutor's office said.

Two ringleaders identified

Prosecutors identified the suspected ringleaders only as Heinrich XIII P. R. and Ruediger v. P., in line with German privacy rules. The news magazine Der Spiegel reported that the former was a well-known 71-year-old member of a minor German noble family, while the latter was a 69-year-old former paratrooper.

According to prosecutors, P. R., who the group planned to install as the new leader of Germany, had made contact with Russian officials seeking to establish a new order in Germany once the Berlin government was overthrown. A Russian woman, Vitalia B, had allegedly given him help with this. The Russian embassy in Berlin denied having links to far-right terror groups.

A currently-serving soldier in the Bundeswehr's Special Forces Command (KSK) as well as several Bundeswehr reservists are also among suspects in the case, a spokesperson for Germany's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) told the DPA news agency. A search was reported to have been carried out at the soldier's home and his barracks office in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

The trigger for the raids was an investigation into another Reichsbürger group that had planned to kidnap German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the case revealed the threat posed by the Reichsbürger movement.

"The investigations provide a glimpse into the abyss of a terrorist threat from the Reichsbürger scene," Faeser said in a statement. "We know how to defend ourselves with all our might against the enemies of democracy," she added.

The president of the German parliament's lower house, Bärbel Bas, said the operation shows "that our democratic constitutional state is attentive and capable of action."

Belief in violence to overthrow 'deep state'

The group had targeted members of the Bundeswehr and police in a bid to achieve their goals. It had formed a "military arm" and a council presided over by Heinrich XIII P. R.

Speaking at a press conference, German Attorney General Peter Frank said that the organization had formed around P. R. at the end of November 2021.

Frank said the group had established a council that was intended to act as the government of the new state with some individuals already designated for ministerial roles. Among them, said the attorney general, was a former member of the Bundestag who was to take over the justice portfolio.

To implement their plans the group's members were prepared to use military means and violence against state representatives and were willing to kill to achieve their goals. According to the investigators, the members of the group "followed a conglomerate of conspiracy myths consisting of narratives of the so-called 'Reichsbürger' as well as QAnon ideology."

The prosecutors added that the group's adherents believe Germany is ruled by a so-called "deep state," similar to baseless claims about the United States that were made by former President Donald Trump.

The Reichsbürger movement is made up of a number of small organizations and individuals, mainly in the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bavaria. They do not accept the legality of the Federal Republic of Germany or any of its government authorities.

The movement argues that the German constitution prior to World War II was never properly nullified and that the formation of the former West Germany in 1949, and now reunified Germany, was therefore never valid.

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Insights to automation — should businesses close the loop?

A continuous cycle of insights to automation is the big trend in SaaS, but what are the pitfalls to following the crowd? Technology Magazine finds out

The partnership between ServiceNow and Celonis underlines a market trend plotted by acquisitions such as ProcessGold by UiPath, Signavio by SAP, myInvenio by IBM, and Lana Labs by Appian, as well as partnerships like ABBYY Timeline and Blue Prism. But what do these moves tell us about the trend, according to the leading research and advisory company, Forrester, of ‘closing the loop from insights to integration’?

Speaking on the partnership, Forrester asks if competitors to ServiceNow in the automation platform market will shy away from partnering with Celonis based on the depth of the relationship, and questions if the partnership is “a precursor to an acquisition”, like many before it?

Issues with closing the loop

According to Forrester, “organisations run the risk of tying process optimisation to automation and, even more concerning, to a particular vendor’s automation solution.”

Rob Koplowitz, VP Principal Analyst at Forrester, says that their data indicates that 76% of process optimisation efforts are in service of driving some form of end-to-end automation. As Koplowitz states, “including relevant stakeholders like customer experience professionals, governance, risk and compliance pros, etc. could provide critical insight as to when automation is not the right approach.”

In Koplowitz’s mind, there’s two schools of thought at play: “By creating a tighter link between insight through tools like process and task mining, re-engineering through modelling and documentation and execution through tools like DPA, RPA and low-code, we can streamline insight to automation execution and drive greater agility”.

Koplowitz believes this goal should be considered alongside a parallel approach that overly separates process optimisation from a prescribed automation approach, saying “if a vendor provides customers with a vertical stack, it’s likely that their automation tools will be the solution. If you sell hammers, everything looks like a nail.”

Tying process optimisation to automation

Bruce Mazza, Senior Vice President of Technology Alliances, Blue Prism, insists that it is all about balance, saying: “The best outcomes are possible when organisations find balance between automating existing processes, process re-engineering and optimisation across people, process, and digital workers.”

He added: “Tying process optimisation to automation is important to increase business outcomes including speed, efficiency, cost, and risk reduction. Insight starts by finding hidden bottlenecks and compliance risks at the system level and uncovering user behaviour. Technologies such as process and task mining help democratise insights and baseline the ‘as-is’ process in complex organisations. These insights help bring process excellence business analysts and automation CoEs together to solve problems.”

According to Mazza, “smart enterprises are using these insights to prioritise which processes are best to optimise and automate, then monitor and optimise the end-to-end performance to respond in real-time to remediate new bottlenecks. Without deeper insights, the wrong process variations may be automated, or rework may be required.”

Mazza goes on to add that “insights must be coordinated across many vendor’s systems in an open ecosystem approach including RPA, BPM, systems of record and engagement, and legacy systems. If the insights are limited to only a few systems, or can’t feed the wide array of intelligent automation tools companies use, the business outcomes will be limited.”.

Malcolm Ross — VP, Product Strategy & Deputy CTO at Appian, uses a real-world analogy to describe the process problem: “Take a checkout queue at a traditional retail store as a sample process problem: if the queues are too long when a new product launches or during the holiday busy season, there are a number of ways to mitigate this, such as hiring more clerks, distributing checkouts across the store, or varying the product release days. These are all solutions achieved through process optimisation.

“But, treating this solely as a process problem can prevent sight of the bigger picture and opportunity to change operations or even the business model. Instead of being a process problem, the queue is really a customer experience issue and it could lead to poor customer satisfaction if the wait time is too long. Another way to solve it would be to eliminate the checkout queue altogether and instead, enable staff with mobile devices and distribute them throughout the store to serve customers,” he added.

Analysis and constant review vital to unlocking benefits

Russell Lawrie, commercial director at EAS, a consultancy specialising in robotic automation processes and a UiPath Partner, believes that fully understanding the process and pain points is vital in looking at automation:

“Too often automation is identified as an answer to a particular process or issue without considering the practical and financial improvements of automation across the whole business,” he said.

Echoing Blue Prism, Lawrie says that organisations should “look at the people and ask what their tasks and roles are; learn what processes are undertaken and the issues they present; and know what the print volume is because paper is intrinsic to how a business operates.”

He further added that businesses should “then analyse other aspects such as what applications are being used, time being taken on particular tasks and even the volume of keystrokes required to carry out those tasks. Having this knowledge will show where automation can be of benefit and what solution and software will give the greatest efficiency gains. Don’t forget the right training is also vital for those using the system, otherwise value and benefits will soon be lost.”

Chris Huff, Chief Strategy Officer at Kofax, a California-based intelligent automation software provider, states bias as a potentially a huge issue: “Executives often call for transformation teams, often small and concentrated, to automate business processes based on that particular team’s insights. Any bias on the automation team can have major implications to future business, since automation teams tend to automate, implement and forget. As time passes, people move on to other jobs, yet the automation in all its bias remains.”

Huff says Kofax are thinking of future consequences, insisting they “must institute a continuous process review governance model that minimises early bias from automation efforts while providing oversight and review of automated business processes — so that they evolve as the business and macro environment changes. If not, we risk building modern digital business models today that have the potential to become legacy anchors to the business of the future.”

Vendor lock-in undesirable

Richard Rabin, Head of Process Intelligence at ABBYY, believes that organisations today are not necessarily looking for an all-in-one platform that promises to deliver everything for their intelligent automation, he said: “While they may want best-in-breed solutions and the ability to quickly plug them into existing solutions — as well as the convenience of an all-in-one platform, with process insights easily discoverable on the next platform upgrade — what they really want is to use the best solutions on the market without being tied to one vendor. Organisations need to be careful of standardising on an all-in-one automation and process mining solution if it locks them into an inferior solution. In fact, easy interoperability between automation and mining is better than full integration because it leaves open more options as far as finding the right insights.”

Malcolm Ross of Appian added that “using an integrated automation solution is useful to simplify and speed up deployment of an application. But it is not essential for a company to buy into any one vendor’s solution entirely, although having one software subscription for all automation needs allows organisations to have more control over the lifecycle of the technology, better security, as well as commitment from the vendor for long term maintenance and compatibility. Many organisations also use Appian with other existing automation solutions, such as RPA, process mining, and AI that we can integrate with easily.

Credits: Alex Tuck

Date: March 31, 2022

Source: https://technologymagazine.com/data-and-data-analytics/insights-to-automation-should-businesses-close-the-loop

#business #areteautomation #automation #software #technology

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Soaring Through The Skies: A Pilot's Journey From DuPage To Rockford

By Chuck B. Hickam, Chicago Times Magazine – April 22, 2024 This past weekend, I had the pleasure of taking a delightful trip from DuPage Airport (DPA) in West Chicago, Illinois, to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in Rockford, Illinois. The trusty steed for this journey? A Cessna Skyhawk, a perennial favorite among pilots for its reliability, ease of handling, and fantastic…

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As part of a conference organised by the DPA agency, the politician said:

I am amazed that some people don’t even care, that they don’t even consider the fact that it might come to the point of being involved in a war to a certain extent because of what we are doing. I’ve explained why that’s not being taken into account. And that’s the final decision.

India possessed several hundred thousand artillery shells. Knowing this, Germany started secret negotiations with the country to buy them in order to channel them to Ukraine through intermediaries. The Spiegel magazine, citing its own sources, reported this.

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Plymouth, Montserrat. (Photograph; Sebastian Widmann/dpa/Corbis)

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#Breaking: #German and #Portuguese tanks to arrive in #Ukraine by end of March#

⚡️Media: German and Portuguese tanks to arrive in Ukraine by end of March. Ukraine will receive 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Germany and three from Portugal by the end of March, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing DPA News Agency.https://t.co/GsZvbqckXC — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 8, 2023 Source: Twitter

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Cyanobacteria bind metals

In photobioreactors like this one, the researchers produce biomass of the cyanobacteria strains they are investigating

They are in demand worldwide, but their extraction is only worthwhile in a few places on earth. A German study shows that bacteria can bind rare earth metals. Is there a path to the circular economy?

Several strains of cyanobacteria can bind to rare earth metals. In some strains, the adsorbed metals make up to ten percent of the dry matter of the microorganisms, reports a German research team led by Thomas Brück from the Technical University of Munich in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology[1]. The discovery could enable a biotechnological recycling process for rare earths.

Mobile phones, cameras, electric motors, wind turbines and lamps - these are just a few of the products for which rare earth metals are used. These 17 metals[2] have extraordinary electromagnetic, catalytic and optical properties. However, there are only a few deposits worldwide where the mining of rare earths is economically worthwhile. In addition, the extraction of the metals is often environmentally harmful and large amounts of waste are produced. Therefore, scientists are looking for ways to recycle rare earth metals.

In the future, cyanobacteria could be used to recover rare earth metals

Cyanobacteria, formerly incorrectly called blue-green algae, are known to bind metals to them. Brück and colleagues conducted their experiments with four known laboratory strains and eight other strains isolated from their natural environment. They all originally come from habitats with extreme environmental conditions, such as natron lakes in Chad, deserts in Namibia, crevices in South Africa or polluted streams in Switzerland.

"These cyanobacteria could be used in future environmentally friendly processes for the recovery of rare earth metals and for the treatment of industrial wastewater at the same time," Brück is quoted as saying in a statement from the specialist magazine.

The scientists exposed the bacterial cultures to an aqueous solution containing the rare earth metals lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and terbium. Five strains showed interesting binding properties. In nature they live under very different conditions and come from different orders, but they have one thing in common: They produce large amounts of so-called extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)[3], which result in a biofilm.

Efficient processes for the production of biokerosene and chemical recyclables from algae are being researched in the TUM Algen Technikum

A commercial recycling process could be developed from the research

Experiments with different pH values indicate an electrochemical binding mechanism associated with this biofilm. "The biomass from cyanobacteria has a high proportion of sugar compounds that carry negative charges. These attract positively charged metal ions, which are then bound to the biomass," explains lead author Michael Paper from the Technical University of Munich in a statement from the university.

Cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc[4] brought the highest yield with 84.2 to 91.5 milligrams of metal per gram of biomass. An advantage with regard to a biotechnological process is the fact that the reaction proceeds very quickly: in experiments with cerium, most of the metal was already bound to the biomass in the first five minutes.

The scientists also investigated possible problems: If, for example, lead or aluminum are present in the aqueous solution[5], then they are bound to the cyanobacteria more efficiently than the rare earth metals. But Brück is confident that a commercial recycling process can be developed from the research. A major advantage is that the binding mechanism is reversible: "That means we can wash out the metals and reuse the biomass." In this way, a true circular economy could emerge.

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Stefan Parsch, dpa, Cyanobakterien binden Metalle, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 28-2-2023, https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/bakterien-seltene-erden-1.5760015

[1] Michael Paper, Max Koch, Patrick Jung, Michael Lakatos, Tom Nilges, Thomas B. Brück: Rare earths stick to rare cyanobacteria: Future potential for bioremediation and recovery of rare earth elements, in: Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 28 February 2023, Sec. Bioprocess Engineering, Volume 11 – 2023

[2] The 17 rare earth elements are: lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y).

[3] Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are organic polymers of microbial origin involved in bacterial cells' interactions with their environment. EPS are comprised of polysaccharides, proteins, extracellular DNA (eDNA), and lipids.

[4] Nostoc, also known as star jelly, troll’s butter, spit of moon, fallen star, witch's butter (not to be confused with the fungi commonly known as witches' butter), and witch’s jelly, is the most common genus of cyanobacteria found in various environments that may form colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath of polysaccharides. Nostoc is a genus of photosynthetic, Gram-negative cyanobacteria that can be found in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

[5] An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is mostly shown in chemical equations by appending (aq) to the relevant chemical formula. For example, a solution of table salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), in water would be represented as Na+(aq) + Cl−(aq). The word aqueous (which comes from aqua) means pertaining to, related to, similar to, or dissolved in, water. As water is an excellent solvent and is also naturally abundant, it is a ubiquitous solvent in chemistry. Since water is frequently used as the solvent in experiments, the word solution refers to an aqueous solution, unless the solvent is specified.

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NATO Air Police will gain reinforcement of F-35 fighters in Poland and Iceland

F-35 fighters will make NATO's improved air policing in Poland.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 07/01/2023 - 12:14 in Military

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The Royal Air Force of the Netherlands is preparing an deployment of its F-35 fighters in support of NATO's improved air policing mission in northeastern Europe. Norway is preparing to highlight its fighters in Iceland.

Eight Dutch F-35 fighters will be deployed in Malbork, Poland, to join the NATO mission to strengthen the defensive posture along the east flank in February and March 2023. While four of the fifth-generation fighters will be employed in support of policing the skies in the region, the other four aircraft will perform training exercises and exercises with the Allies, ready to increase the defensive mission when necessary.

"With these eight modern fighters, the Netherlands contributes to NATO's air policing and air shielding missions in deterrence and, if necessary, in the defense of allied territory in the Baltic region. We are also securing our Allies and demonstrating our commitment to the NATO Alliance," said Lieutenant Colonel Guido Schols, Commander of the F-35 Detachment of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands regularly contributes to Allied Air Policing missions. At home, they shared the task of protecting the skies above the BENELUX area along with the F-16 of the Belgian Air Force since 2017. Abroad, they sent their F-16 to Siauliai in support of the Baltic Air Police in 2005 and 2017 and to Malbork in 2014, shortly after the invasion of Crimea by Russia. On the southeast flank, the Netherlands completed a two-month F-35 deployment in Bulgaria in May.

While deployed to Marlbork, the Netherlands is part of the current rotation of three other Allies that operate fighters outside the Baltic region: Poland and France fly F-16 and Rafale fighters from Siauliai, Lithuania, and Germany launches its Eurofighters from Ämari, Estonia.

At the same time, Norway's F-35 fighters will be sent to Iceland, where they will protect the High North region of the Alliance, as well as the Baltic.

NATO Air Police is a peacetime mission that aims to preserve the security of the Alliance's airspace. It is a collective task and involves the continuous presence - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - of fighters and crews, ready to react quickly to possible violations of airspace.

Tags: Military AviationF-35 Lightning IINATO - Air Policing MissionRNAF - Royal Norwegian Air Force / Royal Norwegian Air ForceRNLAF - Royal Netherlands Air Force / Royal Dutch Air Force

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.