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Why the Bolsheviks Won
Arkady Rylov, Vladimir Lenin in Razliv, 1934. Oil on canvas. Collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Photo by the Russian Reader
Konstantin Tarasov
Vedomosti
The question of why the Bolsheviks won in October 1917 was meaningful to the revolution's contemporaries and has lost none of its relevance today. Over the past one hundred years, numerous mutually contradictory causes have been identified: from the fanaticism of a cohesive band of conspirators to searching for Bolshevism's roots in the popular consciousness, from conspiracy theories to official Soviet historiography's stance on the October Revolution's objective preconditions.
After the February uprising, the most influential leftist parties were the SRs and Mensheviks, who led the Petrograd Soviet and the majority of provincial Soviets. They formed a moderatel socialist bloc that advocated a long-term transition from capitalism to socialism. The SRs and Mensheviks stood for social partnership between the classes and supported the Provisional Government while also striving to control its actions in order to consolidate the February Revolution's gains. They agreed on the notion of "revolutionary defencism," i.e., continuing Russia's involvement in the First World War while rejecting expansionist goals.
The Bolshevik Party was not a significant force as of February 1917. In the preceding years, the left wing of Russian Social Democratic Labor Party had been weakened by the denunciations, arrests, transportation, and exile of its most influential leaders. Many rank-and-file party members had retired from the cause due to persecution by the authorities. Even after the events of February, there were no more than 25,000 Bolsheviks in Russia.
The Bolsheviks had stood out from the broad spectrum of political parties from the get-go. Before February 1917, they had put forward the slogan "Down with the war!" and been heavily involved in the antiwar and defeatist movements. After the overthrow of the monarchy, the Bolshevik leadership argued that the new "bourgeois" government was pursuing its previous goals nor had the nature of the war changed. Disputes among the Bolsheviks touched on the question of power. The party's Petrograd organization was inclined to refuse supporting the Provisional Government. However, after the return from transportation of the influential Joseph Djugashvili (Stalin), Mikhail Muranov, and Lev Rozenfeld (Kamenev), the party was more inclined to supported the new regime's decisions if they met the interests of working people. Bolshevik leaders were ready to reject factional differences and unite all currents of social democracy.
Circumstances changed when Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) returned from a long period of exile. He proposed an unexpected program to his comrades: breaking with the moderate socialists supporting the Provisional Government, ending the war, and overthrowing the regimes in all the warring countries. Lenin was certain the so-called bourgeois-democratic phase of the revolution was over, and it was time to proceed to the socialist stage. The emergence of the Soviets, which ensured the presence of workers and peasants in the government, facilitated the possibility of a rapid transition to socialism. During April 1917, Lenin persuaded the party to adopt the slogan "All power to the Soviets!" and accept the bulk of his so-called April Theses.
However, it was not the radical program that made Lenin's name really famous, but the hype caused by his return to Russia via Germany, which was still at war with Russia. The party's leader was accused of aiding the enemy and declared a German spy. The claims heightened the tension in society. Bolshevik campaigners were often arrested and beaten. This discredited any criticism of the Provisional Governmment. The moderate socialists in charge of the Petrograd Soviet rose to the defense of Lenin's views until they went beyond campaigning.
By June 1917, the Bolsheviks numbered around 240,000 people in their ranks. By way of comparison, by the summer of 1917, the SRs had 800,000 people in their ranks, although the vast majority of them were so-called March SRs, i.e., people who had joined the party after the February Revolution. Membership of the Socialist Revolutionary Party did not require paying dues and being involved in party work, so it makes no sense to speak of a unity of action and purpose among its members. The SRs had become the "party of power," so many of its new members were guided by career ambitions when they joined.
Circumstances had shaped up differently for the Bolsheviks. In early 1917, the party had found itself in a minority in most Soviets. Its members argued with the more influential moderate socialists and often risked life and limb by speaking at rallies. In addition, according to their charter, a person could join the party only on the recommendation of two members. This consolidated the Bolsheviks and brought the stances of its different factions closer together.
Time was on the side of Lenin and his party. A series of political crises and the government's refusal to implement serious reforms before the Constituent Assembly was convened had weakened the coalition of socialists and liberals. The failure of a July offensive on the front, spearheaded by the socialist war minister Alexander Kerensky, strengthened antiwar moods in the army. The Bolsheviks called for the re-election of deputies who did not defend the interests of voters. By the summer of 1917, large left-wing Social Democratic factions had taken shape in many Russian cities. However, during this period, the Bolsheviks were unable to gain a majority over the moderate socialists in most Soviets.
On July 3, 1917, a spontaneous uprising meant to persuade the leadership of the city's Soviet to take power broke out in Petrograd. Seeing that the uprising was following its slogans and afraid of forfeiting its influence among the masses, the Bolshevik Central Committee decided to join the demonstrators. July 4 was marked in many Russian cities by Bolshevik-led demonstrations chanting the slogan "All power to the Soviets!" The moderate socialists, however, believed Lenin's supporters were trying to exert armed pressure on the Soviets and supported the Provisional Government's pacification of the capital. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Pavel Pereverzev published documents denouncing the Bolsheviks' alleged ties with Germany.
Pereverzev supervised the drafting of a press release based on the testimony of an Ensign Yermolenko and correspondence between Stockholm and Petrograd, intercepted by Russian counterintelligence. The testimony of the defector Yermolenko, who had been recruited by German intelligence, about Lenin's involvement in espionage aroused doubts even among his contemporaries, and the Provisional Government's investigators failed to find evidence the Bolsheviks were funded by the German General Staff. The intercepted documents touched on business matters, and the money had been sent from Petrograd to Stockholm. The investigators had no other evidence.
However, the publication considerably altered the mood in Petrograd, and the demonstrations quickly came to naught. The government arrested the instigators, unreliable army divisions were dispatched to the front, and a criminal investigation into Bolshevik Party leaders was launched. Lenin was forced into hiding to avoid arrest. This was the most difficult period for the party. However, it purged its ranks of waverers, leaving behind only firm supporters of radical action.
The events of October 1917 in Petrograd have often been called a coup. There is some truth in this. The seizure of certain facilities in the city and the blockade of the Provisional Government on Palace Square were effected by military means. But a coup would not have led to a change of regimes without the Military Revolutionary Committee (VRK), established by the authoritative Petrograd Soviet. By October, it was dominated by a block of leftist radical parties led by the Bolsheviks. All the parties delegated commissars to the committee for overseeing military units and key facilities in the city. If the Bolsheviks had attempted to remove the Provisional Government from power only by military means, events would probably have dragged on and could have ended with the defeat of the radicals.
The victory of the left-wing radical parties depended not only on events in the capital: the revolution was a large-scale, nationwide process. There were numerous "October Revolutions." Moreover, in some places, e.g., Tashkent, Revel (Tallinn), and Kazan, the Soviets had taken power earlier than in Petrograd, while in other places they took power considerably later. Soviet power's "triumphal march" dragged on for over a year. Circumstances depended on the balance of political forces in the regions. In the Volga River Basin, for example, the Left SRs and SR Maximalists played the main role in establishing Soviet power. In Krasnoyarsk and Kronstadt, it was anarchists who ensured the radical left bloc's victory.
At the front in the summer of 1917, extreme left-wing forces tried to put up a fight against the moderate socialists in the army's Soviets. They were most successful at the Northern Front, situated closest to the capital, where a left bloc uniting Bolsheviks, Menshevik Internationalists, and Left SRs from twenty-eight regiments, including Latvian riflemen, was established. At other fronts, the SRs and Mensheviks dominated the leadership of Soldiers' Soviets at the highest level until October. The Bolsheviks succeeded in winning after the military revolutionary committees were established.
So, it would be inaccurate to say the Bolsheviks took power in October 1917. The transition to full-fledged Soviet power occurred because the moderate socialist bloc had discredited itself by governing in coalition with the liberals. Regime change was ensured by uniting the left-wing radical parties under the Bolshevik slogan "All power to the Soviets!" In this wise, the numbers of Bolsheviks did not play a big role, and the fight with moderate socialists in the Soviets continued for several months. However, Russia was already sliding toward civil war: the chance for compromise had been frittered away. The time for uncompromising struggle had come.
Konstantin Tarasov is a researcher at the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated by the Russian Reader
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Coming Out: A Lesson in Solidarity from Petersburg
"The Regime Is Making New Enemies with These Arrests"
Irina Tumakova
Fontanka.ru
The arrestees who served ten days in jail after Russia Day shared their plans for the future. They once again included the Field of Mars, and Navalny, and the special detention center on Zakharyevskaya Street they had just left.
Ksenia Morozova, holding a placard that reads, "Freedom is within." Photo courtesy of Sergei Mikhailechenko/Fontanka.ru
A new group of prisoners, who had finished serving the jail sentences they were given after Russia Day, was released on Thursday, June 22, from the Interior Ministry's special detention center on Zakharyevskaya Street in central Petersburg. They had been sentenced to ten days in police custody, meaning they had committed violations of "moderate severity." The die-hard violators, who were sentenced to fifteen days in jail, will not be released until next week. The least malicious violators, who had already been released, greeted their recent cellmates with soda pop, flowers, and rounds of applause. The former prisoners were cheerful and praised the prison food. They came out of jail with the same clear conscience they had when they left the Field of Mars in paddy wagons.
The Interior Ministry's special detention center on Zakharyevskaya is a historical landmark. Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) and Felix Dzerzhinsky had done time there prior to 1917. In June 2017, people who attended an anti-corruption rally on Russian Independence Day were jailed there.
Around 10,000 people had gone to the Field of Mars on the national holiday. Some people celebrated, while others were arrested. Nearly six hundred hundred left the celebrations in paddy wagons, headed to police precincts round the city. From June 13 on, the city's district courts worked like a conveyor belt for meting out punishment. The arrestees were sentenced for going to the anti-corruption rally and for failing to obey police orders to leave the rally, i.e., they had violated two articles in the Administrative Offenses Code. The majority of those detained at the event got off with 10,500-ruble fines [approx. 158 euros], but a hundred and fifty people were sent to jail, sentenced to terms of three to fifteen days.
The release of the prisoners whose time in jail ended on June 22 was due to start at two o'clock in the afternoon, when the lunch break ends on Zakharyevskaya. At the very same time, as recorded in their arrest records, exactly 240 hours had passed since the first of the "ten-dayers" had been detained. In fact, they had been detained and hauled to the courts wholesale. But the law enforcement machine was carefully counting off the minutes. One prisoner could be released at 2:30 p.m., but another had to be released at 4:00 p.m.
The Support Group
At a quarter to two, people holding plastic bags form a semi-circle at the exit from the detention center. Two vehicles are cruising nearby. One, emblazoned with Open Russia's logo, is ready to give the released detainees a lift to the courts, where lawyers are waiting to appeal their fines. The other, emblazoned with the police's logo, is also ready to take them somewhere.
"I'm going to detain you for jaywalking," a policeman standing on the sidewalk warns me.
"Please arrest me for jaywalking," I smile back at him, standing on the same sidewalk. The policeman goes back to his car.
The bags of the people waiting outside the detention center are stuffed with bottles of soda pop. There is also a bunch of pink chrysanthemums. Later, the chrysanthemums will be divided and given to the liberated comrades. Everybody knows who nice it is when people are waiting for you with chrysanthemums when you get out of jail. And you are also really thirsty when you get out. The greeters know all of this from personal experience.
"I was in for five days and got out last week," says a man standing near the gates of the detention center. "And today the guy I shared a cell with is getting out."
The man's name is Oleg Maksakov. He is forty-three. He doesn't know why he was sentenced to five days, while his young cellmate got ten days. They didn't know each other before they were jailed, but they made friends in the cell.
"The propaganda has no effect on the people aged eighteen to twenty-five who came to the Field of Mars," Maksakov says of his "accomplice." "What matters even more is that they're not afraid. They're not downtrodden. They have no experience of the Soviet repression machine. I mean, now they are finding out, of course. But it doesn't scare them. It only makes them mad."
Another person who celebrated Russia Day at the Field of Mars approaches us. In terms of age, Pavel Ilatovsky is one of the "non-downtrodden." You could say he lucked out. He got off with a 10,500-ruble fine and spent two days at police precinct while he waited for his court hearing.
"Yeah, I was lucky," Ilatovsky agrees. "I had my hearing at the Krasnoye Selo District Court, and the judges were okay. They said right off the bat there was no room in the cells, and so they were going fine us."
The figures assembled by volunteers back up what Ilatovsky says. The Krasnoye Selo District Court heard 59 cases, and no one was sentenced to time in jail. The Kalinin District Court proved to be the most cruel and greediest. Among the 44 cases it heard, around three fourths (the volunteers don't know for certain) resulted in fines alone, while the rest resulted in fines and jail time. The same court handed down the harshest sentence: fifteen days in jail plus a 20,000-ruble fine.
Ilatovsky volunteers with the detainees assistance group. The group brought care packages to Zakharyevskaya all ten days and raised money to pay the fines. And now they have brought a vehicle, soda pop, and chrysanthemums. This system of assistance improves with every series of arrests. It has started working like a well-oiled machine.
"There are lots of us," says Ilatovsky. "And we know that if someone wasn't detained this time round, he or she could be detained next time. When I was at the police precinct, they brought us water and helped out with food. They even brought us shawarmas."
We are chatting next to the prison's entrance. Everyone's mood is upbeat, even joyful. Finally, the iron door opens and a young man exits holding his passport. He is carrying a backpack, and a container of liquid soap pokes out from the pocket. A yellow-and-blue ribbon is pinned to his jacket.
"Oh!" says Oleg Maksakov, rushing towards him. "I spent five days in a cell with that guy!"
"I Hung Out with Interesting People"
Denis Uvarov went to the Field of Mars with a purpose. He wasn't celebrating the holiday, but combating corruption.
"This dude was walking around with a bullhorn and ordering everyone to disperse, but no one dispersed. Therefore, they did not obey [the police's orders]," he says by way of explaining why he was convicted of disobeying the police.
Besides, Uvarov chanted slogans offensive to our president, and what is worse, waved the flag of Ukraine, with which he sympathizes. He caught flak for it: ten days in the slammer. He admits it could have been worse. He twice received care packages of food from complete strangers, and that amazed him most of all.
"Of course, we didn't really need anything in the cell, but it's nice knowing that you're in there, and somebody cares," says Uvarov.
In the two-person cells in which the June 12 arrestees were held, they really did not need anything. Uvarov compared it to a hospital, adding, only, that he couldn't go into the hallway. But they were taken out for walks every day.
"The biggest problem was not being able to wash up," he says. "They let us take a shower only once over the ten days. Well and, excuse me for mentioning it, but going to the toilet when you're not alone in the cell, is, you know . . . Otherwise, it was okay. There was nothing to do, so I read a pile of books, slept in, studied English a bit, and hung out with interesting people."
The interesting people were other prisoners sentenced to jail for June 12. Uvarov says it was the first protest many of them had attended. Some of them ended up there by accident and were not interested in politics.
"Now they say they're going to be more active and angrier," Uvarov continues. "So the regime is deliberately making new enemies with these arrests, as it were. You can do fifteen days in jail, after all. As long as there is a point."
"What about twenty?" I ask. "That's nearly a month."
"Twenty?" says the young man thoughtfully. "Yes, I could probably do it."
Then I remind him that, in Russia, it is a criminal offense to attend unauthorized rallies repeatedly.
"Yeah, but don't you need to be arrested twice in six months," Uvarov asks uncertainly. "I'll probably need to take that into account. I'll think it over."
"I'll Go to Jail Again"
Ivan Gerasimyuk is one of the young people who collided head on with politics at the special detention center. He looks about twenty years old.
"I was just hanging out on the Field of Mars," says the young man. "There was a celebration of four eras taking place there. I looked at pre-revolutionary tanks, and then I went to eat kasha in the field kitchen. That's where the police grabbed me. In court, I said I wasn't interested in politics, but the judge didn't believe me and gave me ten days in jail. It turns out you cannot attend celebrations in our country."
Gerasimyuk thought jail was awful, especially the fact the prisoners were fed not according to schedule, but whenever. And his cell was very dirty.
"I don't want to go back there," Gerasimyuk frowns. "But I'll definitely go to a protest rally now. We have to combat this lawlessness. Well, so I'll go to jail again. But then other people won't have to go."
Alexander, who refuses to tell me his surname, works in a school. He won't say what he does there, but he deals with young people like Gerasimyuk, only a bit younger.
He shakes his head.
"I don't talk with the kids about politics at all. I don't need to. They know it all anyway. They read about Navalny and Putin in the internet. Although what gets them hot and bothered is memes and all, not politics. But their teachers propagandize them, and they see it doesn't synch with what is happening around them. That generates distrust in them."
Alexander went to the Field of Mars knowing a rally was supposed to take place there, but he had no plans of taking part in the protest. He only wanted to watch.
"The numbers of true believers who were arrested were small, in fact," he grins. "It was the rubberneckers like me who got caught. After doing time in jail, some of them are now true believers. But I've also spoken with other people, who say they would never do it again. As for me, I'm definitely going next time."
Vladimir Drofa, who is released right after Alexander, has become a true believer. Or, at least, he says so.
"Until my arrest I was a sympathizer," he says, looking at my dictaphone. "But now I'm a convinced revolutionary. I will devote the rest of my life to making sure I change places with the people who put me in here."
"You want to sentence them to ten days in jail?" I ask.
"I'd start with ten at least."
Drofa knows that, before him, his namesake Vladimir Ulyanov was imprisoned in a nearby cell.
"I need to read 'The April Theses,'" he adds.
"Let Them Bust Me!"
The convicts opened the iron door one after another. The young women who were released were mobbed by other young women, who gave them bouquets and squealed in delight, as if they were greeting movie stars. The female arrestees who were the last to be released wearily thanked the public and refused to talk to the press, because they wanted to go home. Ksenia Morozova, a social media marketing manager for Sobaka.ru who had become famous over the last ten days, set her bags on the pavement. She held up a placard reading, "Freedom is within." She did not hold it up very high, only as high as her own neck
"This is my first picket on the outside!" she yelled. "Let them bust me if they want!"
She was not busted. Her girlfriend grabbed her bags, and the flock of young women ran off towards the subway.
The young people were applauded as they left the jail. They were also given flowers, the very same pink chrysanthemums, until the entire bunch had been divvied up and was gone. The press drifted away. The bus emblazoned with Open Russia's logo left, taking with it those who wanted to appeal their sentences to meet with lawyers. The last of the dozen and a half "ten-dayers" emerged from the jail after four o'clock, saying almost exactly the same things their special detention center cellmates said. None of them broke their toothbrushes at the doors of the prison.
Translated by the Russian Reader. Thanks to Comrade Uvarova for the heads-up
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Five EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT) directors have agreed cash reductions to their remuneration to subscribe for new shares in the firm.
The waste to energy group said Thomas Quigley, a non-executive director, will have his salary for the period from 1 July to 31 December paid in arrears on 1 January 2020, which will then be used to subscribe for new shares in the firm at a price of 0.33p each, equal to a placing announced on 28 June.
READ: EQTEC raises £750,000 from placing and pays down debt
Quigley has also agreed that his remuneration for the first six months of 2020 will be paid on a monthly basis and used to subscribe for new shares at the placing price.
Meanwhile, executive directors Ian Price and Gerry Madden have agreed to a similar arrangement for 40% of their salaries for the six months ending 31 December to be paid the day after the period-end and used to subscribe for new shares.
40% of their remuneration for the first six months of 2020 will then also be paid monthly and used for share subscriptions at the placing price.
An identical arrangement has been made for Yoel Aleman and David Palumbo, EQTEC's chief technical and commercial director respectively.
The company also said each of the directors would only dispose of any interest in the new shares through the company's broker until June 2020.
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EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT) has raised £750,000 via a share placing and said it has managed to agree a "comprehensive restructuring" of its debt.
The waste to energy group said it had raised the funds through a placing of around 227mln new shares at a price of 0.33p each, a 3% discount to Thursday's closing price.
READ: EQTEC rockets after announcing its first Californian power project
EQTEC added that following discussions with its two major lenders, Altair and Riverfort, it had restructured its payment obligations resulting in a reduction in its liabilities of around £2.7mln.
The company also said it would undertake a cost reduction programme in relation to its operations in the UK and Spain alongside the appointments of Yoel Aleman and David Palumbo as chief technical officer and commercial director respectively.
"We are pleased to have significantly reduced our payment obligations with both Altair and Riverfort and to have secured an extension of repayment until July 2020 with regard to the remaining balances outstanding under the facilities. This is an important step for the Group in optimising its balance sheet", said Ian Pearson, chairman of EQTEC.
"This debt reduction, coupled with the placing proceeds and the planned cash cost reduction measures we are undertaking, will ensure the group is better positioned for future growth. We believe the market opportunity for EQTEC remains significant and the group is now much better placed to be able to deliver on its strategy to create shareholder value", he added.
In a separate announcement, EQTEC reported that for the year ended 31 December 2018 it had made a loss including one-off items of €8.2mln, while revenues came in at around €2.2mln.
In mid-afternoon trading on Friday, EQTEC shares were down 10.9% at 0.3p.
--Adds full year results figures and updates share price--
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EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT), the waste gasification to energy project specialist, is to jointly develop a biomass gasification power project in California, USA.
It is the first agreement to result from the framework agreement, announced last month, with California-based firm Phoenix Biomass Energy to develop biomass gasification power plants in the US.
READ EQTEC joins forces with Phoenix Biomass Energy to develop US biomass plants
EQTEC has signed a legally binding agreement with Phoenix and North Fork Community Development Council to acquire 19.99% ownership of North Fork Community Power, a special purpose vehicle that has been formed to build and operate a 2 megawatt biomass project in North Fork, California.
EQTEC is paying for its stake by supplying certain items of equipment currently held at EQTEC's Newry site, valued at US$2.5mln. No cash is changing hands.
The gasification trechnology company said it expects to invoice North Fork Community Power €2.2mln (US$2.5mln), under a separate sales contract, for the sale of further equipment and the supply of engineering and design services to North Fork Community Power.
The sales contract, which upon signing will involve a substantial down payment together with further agreed milestone payments until commissioning, is expected to be completed and signed by the end of June 2019.
Once commissioned, the project will have a valuation of around US$20mln, according to North Fork Community Power's estimates, and will be capable of generating revenues of around US$4mln a year.
"We are delighted that our framework agreement with Phoenix is already progressing at speed and creating significant value to all stakeholders," said Ian Price, the chief executive officer of EQTEC.
"This transaction fits with our strategy to have diversified revenue streams and it is a major step for the company and for all shareholders," he added.
Gregory Stangl, the chief executive officer of Phoenix, paid tribute to EQTEC's technology, saying it represented a "repeatable, scalable solution that could have a big impact on California's tree mortality crisis and related climate challenges".
Shares in EQTEC shot up 25% to 0.6p following the announcement.
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The EQTEC Gasifier Technology, or EGT, turns household waste into electrical and thermal energy. So, the business model is simple: source waste-to-energy projects and sell the developers an EGT along with and operation and maintenance contract. In a recent update it fleshed out its approach. It said it was targeting power generation systems fed by municipal waste, waste olive oil and biomass. The aim ultimately is to become a 'one-stop-shop' for the technology, design, the build and the operation and management of these projects.
In the municipal waste and refuse business EQTEQ is partnered with China Energy Engineering Corporation and COBRA Instalaciones Y Servicios. At the Billingham project the company and COBRA are partnered with Scott Bros Enterprises for a proposed 25 megawatt power plant. Once operational, Billingham will process some 200,000 metric tonnes of refuse derived fuel - made from municipal waste – per year. The project is expected to be worth between £150mln and £180mln. EQTEC and COBRA are continuing efforts to deliver other similar opportunities in the UK.
Oil pomace waste
The company is in talks with a 'major Spanish business group' over a possible opportunity that will aim to elimination of olive pomace waste in the Mediterranean area. EQTEC has history in this area, having deployed its technology in 2011. Via a new partnership, the company believes it will be able to rapidly expand its presence in the market.
The company's proprietary gasification technology was selected by Phoenix Energy for two biomass power plants in California. Designs for the first plant has already been completed, and, it is presently in talks with Phoenix over a potential deeper collaboration.
What boss says
"We feel very positive about the current position of EQTEC and its ability to execute its strategy," said chief executive Ian Price on May 15. "The board believes that working with a select group of strategic partners, with track record and success in their markets, will enable us to create and coordinate the ecosystem required to develop successful projects with proven counterparties. We continue to expand our pipeline and through this approach, to have a much greater influence on all aspects of such projects from design to operations."
]]> Thu, 23 May 2019 12:38:00 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/220858/eqtec-primed-to-become-one-stop-shop-for-waste-to-energy-projects-220858.html https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/13446/eqtec-signs-framework-agreement-with-california-based-phoenix-biomass-energy-13446.html Wed, 22 May 2019 15:09:00 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/13446/eqtec-signs-framework-agreement-with-california-based-phoenix-biomass-energy-13446.html https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/220787/eqtec-joins-forces-with-phoenix-biomass-energy-to-develop-us-biomass-plants-220787.html
UK waste-to-energy group EQTEC Plc (LON:EQT) has signed a framework agreement with California-based firm Phoenix Biomass Energy to develop biomass gasification power plants in the US.
The companies have already identified five projects in the US.
READ: EQTEC updates on collaborative growth strategy
The target projects will be around 2MW to 3MW in size with an estimated project value between US$15mln and US$20 million each.
EQTEC will provide its proprietary gasifier technology, together with technical design and engineering for the power plants.
The group said it will work together with Phoenix to secure the necessary funding to develop such projects.
EQTEC said the deal builds on its strategy to focus on the recovery of clean energy from biomass, on of its three key verticals, as announced last week.
It also builds on an existing relationship with Phoenix, which has already chosen EQTEC's technology for two power plants in California. The design work for the first power plant has been completed.
"Phoenix has a track record of successfully delivering projects in California and the wider US and we are very pleased that our initial technical and commercial interactions have led to this important agreement," said EQTEC chief executive Ian Price.
"It presents a perfect opportunity to combine our experiences and expertise to expand our reach, open new doors and bring further revenue generating opportunities to apply our EGT in the Biomass to Energy sector in California and throughout the US.
"As announced in our business strategy update, the board believes that developing key partnerships with proven counterparties with a secured projects pipeline is the most effective way to deliver multiple projects."
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EQTEC Plc (LON:EQT) has provided an update on its business strategy, which seeks to make partnerships for the development of waste gasification applications in targeted industry verticals.
It is targeting power generation systems fed by municipal waste, waste olive oil, and biomass.
Though a collaborative approach the company believes it will mitigate technology and project execution risks. The aim is to become a 'one-stop-shop' for technology, engineering design, EPC, O&M and project funding to developers and owners of waste to energy ventures.
READ: EQTEC shares soar on Durham waste-to-energy agreement
"We feel very positive about the current position of EQTEC and its ability to execute its strategy," said Ian Price, EQTEC chief executive.
"The board believes that working with a select group of strategic partners, with track record and success in their markets, will enable us to create and coordinate the ecosystem required to develop successful projects with proven counterparties.
"We continue to expand our pipeline and through this approach, to have a much greater influence on all aspects of such projects from design to operations."
In the municipal waste and refuse business EQTEQ is partnered with China Energy Engineering Corporation and COBRA Instalaciones Y Servicios.
At the Billingham project the company and COBRA are partnered with Scott Bros Enterprises for a proposed 25 megawatt power plant.
Once operational, Billingham will process some 200,000 metric tonnes of refuse derived fuel - made from municipal waste – per year. The project is expected to be worth between £150mln and £180mln.
EQTEC and COBRA are continuing efforts to deliver other similar opportunities in the UK.
The company is in talks with a 'major Spanish business group' over a possible opportunity that will aim to elimination of olive pomace waste in the Mediterranean area.
EQTEC has history in this area, having deployed its technology in 2011 and generating operational data over some 90,000 hours.
Via a new partnership, the company believes it will be able to rapidly expand its presence in the market.
The company's proprietary gasification technology was selected by Phoenix Energy for two biomass power plants in California.
Designs for the first plant has already been completed, and, it is presently in talks with Phoenix over a potential deeper collaboration.
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EQTEC Plc (AIM: EQT) shares shot up in Wednesday's early deals after announcing an agreement to develop the Billingham waste-to-energy project in county Durham.
Under a newly signed memorandum of understanding the London quoted firm will act as lead developer and technology provider for Billingham, where some 200,000 metric tons of municipal waste will be processed into energy.
READ: EQTEC highlights interest in its waste-to-gas technology picks up
"We are extremely happy to have executed the MOU, representing our first deal with COBRA, our major strategic partner," said Ian Price, EQTEQ chief executive.
"This has the potential to be a flagship project of significant scale, with the intention to process at least 200,000 metric tons per annum of RDF, with an estimated project value in the range of £150mln to £180mln."
EQTEC is partnered with COBRA Instalaciones Y Servicios and Scott Bros in the Billingham project.
Scott Bros director Ian Fraser said: "We are delighted to have entered into this agreement with the highly experienced EQTEC team, alongside a world class EPC Group such as COBRA.
"We have been working closely with local government and stakeholders to advance the Project, which has included securing the planning for the project.
"This type of infrastructure development will bring significant benefits and investment in the local community and we are very happy to play a part in it."
EQTEC shares advanced 0.23p or 28.37% to trade at 1.03p.
]]> Wed, 08 May 2019 08:49:00 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/219866/eqtec-shares-soar-on-durham-waste-to-energy-agreement-219866.html https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/13252/eqtec-signs-mou-for-significant-billingham-energy-project-13252.html Wed, 08 May 2019 08:42:00 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/13252/eqtec-signs-mou-for-significant-billingham-energy-project-13252.html https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/rns/15794/LSE20190508081404_14066146/ Wed, 08 May 2019 08:14:04 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/rns/15794/LSE20190508081404_14066146/ https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/rns/15794/LSE20190423070008_14047556/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:00:08 +0100 https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/rns/15794/LSE20190423070008_14047556/ https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/218234/eqtec-shares-rise-as-interest-in-its-waste-to-gas-technology-picks-up-218234.html
EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT) shares powered higher on Tuesday after it told investors it has seen a "significant increase" in the level of international interest in its waste-to-gas technology.
EQTEC Gasifier Technology (EGT) converts waste such as tyres, plastics and wood chippings into a synthetic fuel called syngas.
The AIM company said it had heard from a variety of interested parties, including existing customers, potential new clients, developers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.
READ: EQTEC's largest shareholder agrees to use gasification tech in JV deal
"Advanced talks" with a major business group in Spain are underway, while closer to home, EQTEC has submitted "advanced stage proposals" for two projects in the UK, where it would provide EGT and possibly act as the lead developer.
The company recently signed a "landmark deal" with US power firm Phoenix Energy, and the engineering design work for Phoenix's first power plant have been delivered and invoiced.
Construction of that plant is expected to begin later this year once all the permits are in place.
Together with Phoenix, EQTEC is exploring further project opportunities across the pond and a commercial proposal for a third project has been presented to Phoenix.
Elsewhere, EQTEC said a commercial proposal has been submitted to the owners of the Usk project in Wales to replace Brooke Energy as the developer of the project and for EQTEC to provide the technology and EPC services.
Boss delighted
"We are delighted with the significant progress being made in advancing towards final contract stage on a number of opportunities," said chief executive Ian Price.
"We are very pleased with the increased international interest in EGT. EQTEC's aim is to build a growing, cash generative business and we continue to review additional near-term opportunities, where we see potential to add considerable value to our shareholders."
Shares rose 8.6% to 0.89p in late-morning trading on Tuesday.
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EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT) revealed that its largest shareholder, EBIOSS Energy SE has signed an exclusive collaboration agreement with Urbaser S.A.U under which they have agreed to use its technology for waste-to-energy gasification projects in Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and potentially Romania.
The AIM-listed group confirmed that, while it is not party to the agreement, it will conduct due diligence on any potential opportunities that are presented to it by the parties.
READ: EQTEC jumps as it increases and consolidates loan facility with Altair Group
Ian Price, EQTEC's CEO said: "We are pleased to note the Agreement between EBIOSS and Urbaser, and we are encouraged by this statement of intent by the Parties to use our technology and the further validation that this would bring to the Group."
He added: "Urbaser is a leading integrated waste and resource management company, providing solutions to local authorities, businesses and the general public with strong project experience in the waste to energy space.
"We look forward to evaluating each opportunity as and when it arises in order to assess its ability to increase shareholder value."
In afternoon trading, EQTEC shares were 7.6% higher at 1.14p.
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EQTEC Plc (LON:EQT) shares jumped in early trading Monday after it appointed a new nominated advisor (Nomad) while also updating on the consolidation of two loans from Altair Group Investment Limited and Ecofinance (GLI) Limited.
The firm, which specialises in converting waste gas into energy, said it had appointed Strand Hanson Limited as its Nomad and broker with immediate effect after saying after the close on Friday that it was in the process of finalising the appointment.
The company also said in Friday's statement that further to an update on its loan agreements on 22 January it had agreed with Ecofinance to increase the existing loan facility to £1.879mln from £879,000 on the same terms, with the increased loan forming part of the consolidated loan with Altair.
Shares were up 5.9% at 1.4p.
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Shares in EQTEC PLC (LON:EQT) jumped in late-morning trading Tuesday after the firm increased and consolidated a loan facility with Altair Group Investment Limited.
The AIM-listed firm, which develops a technology to turn power plant waste into gas and then electricity, said the loan facility available for drawdown had been increased by £879,000 to £3.5mln, adding that Altair would also consolidate two loans into one facility.
WATCH: EQTEC PLC's Ian Price hails significant new contract with Phoenix Energy
The interest rate on the new combined facility had also been reduced to 10% from 15% per annum, EQTEC said, with the maturity date extended to 20 December 2020 from 14 July 2020.
Ian Price, chief executive of EQTEC, said the increased facility was "significant" for the firm's growth optimisation plan as it ensured the company would be in a sound financial position to deliver projects in its pipeline in the near term.
"We believe we now have greater control of the key workstreams required for a successful sales execution. EQTEC currently finds itself presented with significant near-term contract opportunities ranging from €10mln-€100mln, which we wish to capitalise on in the near future", Price added.
The loan facility extension also follows behind a "landmark deal" for EQTEC last week when US power plant firm Phoenix Energy signed a first equipment purchase contract for the company's gasification-to-energy technology.
EQTEC shares were up 1% at 1.5p.
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EQTEC Plc (LON:EQT) shares shot higher on Tuesday after it revealed a "landmark deal", with Phoenix Energy signing a first equipment purchase contract in relation to the US company's first power plant in California.
The AIM-listed firm which is developing technology solutions for biomass gasification-to-energy projects said Phoenix will be the first customer in the US to utilise EQTEC's gasification-to-energy technology. and the company expects that this will lead to further opportunities throughout the US market.
READ: EQTEC agrees to amend loan facility as it pursues contract opportunities
The company announced on 24 September 2018 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Phoenix to supply its proprietary EQTEC Gasifier Technology for two power plants in California, expected to be valued in the region of EUR10mln.
It said that converting the MOU into a first formal contract with Phoenix represents a significant milestone for EQTEC and its management expect this first contract to start generating revenue during the first-half of 2019, continuing through the full-year 2019 and 2020.
Ian Price, EQTEC's CEO , commented: "This is a landmark deal for EQTEC which highlights the global reach of our technology."
He added: "This contract represents the first contract signed as part of this plan and the Company will continue to focus on executing opportunities in its project pipeline, including the contract for Phoenix's second power plant, in the near term."
In early morning trading, EQTEC shares jumped 22.5% higher to 1.45p.
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EQTEC Plc (LON:EQT) has executed final legal documentation to amend an existing secured loan facility with Cuart Investments Fund and associates.
The technology solution company for waste gasification to energy projects initially entered into the loan with lenders on July 5 and last October agreed to amend it to increase the secure facility up to US$10mln.
READ: EQTEC boosts loan facility by US$10mln
The group said it has significant near term contract opportunities and has agreed to further amend the terms of the loan facility in order to allow the company to focus its financial resources on delivering projects within the pipeline in the near future.
Lenders agreed to amend the terms so that repayment amounts due after January 5 will now commence on April 5. A monthly fee of US$6,667 will be paid on the fifth day of each month beginning on April 5 for 15 months.
As of January 5, the outstanding balance owed was US$3,228,000 of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Payments of capital and interest due and outstanding under the loan on this date were US$486,893. The company has agreed with the lenders to make a minimum cash payment of US$100,000 of this balance by the end of January with the balance of US$386,893 being paid no later than February 28.
"This amendment to the loan facility will allow the company to pursue our goal of generating revenue both through the execution of new and existing contracts ranging from €10mln to €100mln," said chief executive Ian Price.
"The ongoing support of the lenders along with other key stakeholders is a testament to their confidence in EQTEC's ability to execute its growth strategy. We look forward to providing shareholders with further updates as we seek to strengthen our position in the market."
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Eqtec PLC (LON:EQT) has increased its loan facility with Cuart Investments by US$10mln.
The waste-to-gas specialist will receive net approximately US$0.8mln after expenses from the first tranche to be drawn down today.
Terms will see the lenders receive warrants over 33.4mln shares exercisable at 1.57p within three years.
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The photographs in Haunted Air provide an extraordinary glimpse into the traditions of this macabre festival from ages past, and form an important document of photographichistory.
The photographs in Haunted Air provide an extraordinary glimpse into the traditions of this macabre festival from ages past, and form an important document of photographic history. These are the pictures of the dead: family portraits, mementos of the treasured, now unrecognizable, and others. The roots of Halloween lie in the ancient pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, a feast to mark the death of the old year and the birth of the new. It was believed that on this night the veil separating the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin and ruptured, allowing spirits to pass through and walk unseen but not unheard amongst men. The advent of Christianity saw the pagan festival subsumed in All Souls' Day, when across Europe the dead were mourned and venerated. Children and the poor, often masked or in outlandish costume, wandered the night begging "soul cakes" in exchange for prayers, and fires burned to keep malevolent phantoms at bay. From Europe, the haunted tradition would quickly take root and flourish in the fertile soil of the New World. Feeding hungrily on fresh lore, consuming half-remembered tales of its own shadowy origins and rituals, Halloween was reborn in America. The pumpkin supplanted the carved turnip; costumes grew ever stranger, and celebrants both rural and urban seized gleefully on the festival's intoxicating, lawless spirit. For one wild night, the dead stared into the faces of the living, and the living, ghoulishly masked and clad in tattered backwoods baroque, stared back.


The Sr. Finance Manager is a key member of the FP&A team at Model N and has a visible role in supporting the Company's planning and analysis efforts. This position will interface and effectively develop partnerships with key business managers, members of the Finance and Accounting leadership team, including the VP of finance and CFO and members. The position will be responsible for partnering with the Sales, Go-to-Market, and Service Delivery teams to support revenue analytics and reporting. This position will also support consolidations/analytics of the Company's revenue and key metrics during the forecast & close cycles. The role reports directly to Sr. Director of FP&A.
Partner closely with senior leadership to identify revenue opportunities to grow the business; prepare concise and insightful summary analysis for Senior Management.
Effectively translate data into actionable insights, strategies and financial plans for the executive staff.
Enhance existing financial models to enable more accurate and detailed forecasting for revenue and margin.
Partner cross-functionally to incorporate customer, product and market metrics in revenue forecasting.
Partner with cross-functional business teams to drive revenue forecasting, analysis, and reporting; responsible for the revenue close and forecast process including annual budgeting process.
Business performance analysis and insight, including financial evaluations and profitability.
Influence cross-functional teams in a data-centric manner.
Identify and implement process and systems improvements.
Performing ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions and collaborate with FP&A on projects.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business or quantitative field.
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Technically sound, systems savvy with advanced skills in Excel modeling, PowerPoint; proficiency with ERP (NetSuite), CRM (Salesforce), and BI tools (Adaptive Insights) a plus.
Experience in software industry experience preferred.
Strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to interpret and summarize data to aid management in achieving strategic and operational goals.
Effective influencer and thought leader to help drive key business decisions and initiatives by partnering closely across teams and functions.


Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society was formed in May 2006 with the aim of providing a forum where people can discuss contemporary ideas in a wide range of topics from literature, philosophy, science, and the arts.
We meet in Macclesfield Library eight times a year spread over the Autumn, Winter, and Spring months.
You can come to individual meetings for £5 each (unless the meeting is restricted to members only), or you can join the Society.
18-year olds and under are usually admitted free.
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Working together with parents is crucial at Morley Victoria. We firmly believe that staff, children and parents should work together in a home school triangle. If we do this, our children will make very good progress in every year group and leave us as well rounded individuals, good citizens who have the academic ability to confidently make their move to high school.
As a parent it is very important that you understand how your child is progressing. You will be formally invited into school on three occasions to discuss your child's progress. In October/November we hold a parents' consultation evening where we discuss how your child has settled into their new year group and how progressing. In February we invite you in for a second consultation to discuss how well the children are getting on; their attitude to work; willingness to learn; homework and how your child is progressing against the year groups objectives and end of year expectations. At the end of the year in July you will receive a comprehensive report summarising the year as a whole, the level at which your child is working and the overall progress they have made. The report is written under the eight areas of our creative curriculum and sets out targets for the following year. You will also be given the opportunity to meet your child's next teacher on 'Moving Up Day' in the Summer Term. We enjoy meeting you and it gives you an opportunity to put a face to a name.
We do operate an 'open door' policy in school and are happy to discuss any issues and concerns you may have, throughout the academic year. We find that if matters are addressed quickly then the outcome is a happy one for all parties concerned, particularly the children. The health, happiness and safety of our children is at the very foundation of our school, everything we do is centred around this. If it's important to you, we need to know!


To keep productivity levels high, many call centers implement a performance-based incentive system, allowing them to identify and reward their top agents. Can this technique really boost employee engagement?
Rewarding high-performing employees with extra cash or a higher pay is one of the most common engagement tactics that companies employ. It's especially common among customer service firms, which are known for staggering cases of employee burnout and turnovers.
When you look at it closely, however, an incentive-driven performance management approach can create the opposite effect. Here's why.
1. Performance appraisals are flawed.
Traditional performance evaluation, especially the annual or semi-annual ones, are usually reliant upon managers' memories and perceptions about their employees. This makes the entire system flawed. It places managers in an uncomfortable position, and call center agents may act defensive when they get ratings that seem unfair or inaccurate.
It's better to rely on actual data extracted from the key performance indicators and customer support metrics you track. But even then, you can't use them as the sole basis for evaluating employees, especially if most of them are quantitative. To make up for this gap, you must also consider your agents' attitudes at work and other qualities that numbers can't encapsulate.
2. Money isn't a motivator.
Money is an important factor that professionals consider when they look for a job. Indeed, the smaller employees' salaries are, the more concerned they'll be about money matters. But doubling their pay doesn't always ensure that they'll be more productive or satisfied. Rewarding call center agents with higher pay can create a temporary behavior change, but in most cases, it doesn't create a lasting positive impact on performance.
A more sustainable employee engagement strategy would be to focus on people's emotions. Create an environment that values employees' unique expertise and contributions, and make them feel that they belong in your organization. Furthermore, make them feel that you trust them by challenging them and investing on their growth.
3. Not getting a reward is a form of punishment.
When you adopt an incentive-driven performance management approach, you single out employees who are deserving of a reward based on their track record. But those who don't get recognized may feel like they're being punished. They may even feel alienated from the rest of the team, which does nothing to boost their morale and happiness in the workplace.
4. Incentive systems may ruin employee relationships.
Rewarding individual employees based on their performance appraisal results breeds competition. You create a culture wherein call center agents must outshine one another. As a result, your people would be more concerned about individual improvement instead of team-based efforts, a mindset that could spell disaster for customer service firms. Agents may consider their own teammates a barrier to their own success. And when this happens, what you have is an underperforming, difficult-to-manage team.
You want to have a team that dares to take risks, try new strategies, and create new ideas, because that's how innovation happens. But when you reward employees for adhering to certain behaviors, you're reinforcing the idea that failure isn't an option. Without a safety net, therefore, employees may choose to stick to tried-and-tested processes instead of experimenting with new ways of thinking and doing things.
It's thus better to incentivize employees not just for achieving certain goals but also for how effectively they executed a task. Doing so will encourage them to pay more attention to their work processes, which almost always ensures great outcomes.


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DENVER-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its tenth-annual "Top Cities" list ranking Denver in ninth place among 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings. With 265 certified buildings, Denver earned a place in the top ten and has been on Energy Star's Top Cities list for nine of the past ten years. Overall, Colorado tallied 395 ENERGY STAR certified buildings representing energy savings of nearly three billion kBTUs and cost savings of more than $68 million. Los Angeles earned first place with more than 700 ENERGY STAR certified buildings, bumping Washington, D.C., into second place.
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Recently I had some friends over Martin, an Argentinian globetrotter, and Ramona. We had some good time for the weekend, showing them the city, partying and so on.
On Saturday we had a cooking evening under his supervision :). The menu included from soup to cake, but the thing I liked the most was Tortilla Española – Spanish omelette with potatoes.
Add the chopped onions to the pan and fry them until golden over medium-low heat. Remove them from the pan with the slotted spoon and add them to the bowl. Remove the pan from the fire.
Place a wide enough flat plate on top of the frying pan and with a single move turn over the fried omelette to the plate, then gently slide it back into the pan, fried side up.
Cut into 8 and serve.


The fourth issue of Charleroi Métropole has been published four years after the Charleroi Bouwmeester team was formed. Their initial desire to get involved in everything has turned into a regular strategy. Because of this, they have had countless discussions and debates with politicians, administrative services, institutions, inter-communal structures, and even leading brands, with the goal of implementing, expanding and developing projects. Thanks to many collaborations and strategies that have been implemented, this book will present a series of projects that affirm their vision for the city, developed over the past few years.
In the heart of the city, one construction site leads to another: Ville-Haute will undergo its great renewal in the next few months, while the Ville-Basse has already been profoundly transformed. Walking through the city, the extent of this transformation is clear. It must be said that we had a great deal to accomplish.
These key projects, like the Left Side's towers, the neighbourhood around the Station, and the campus will become places to live, work, relax and learn in the years to come. When these works are completed, our downtown core will proudly show the spirit of Charleroi: it is a city, a great city, that must develop its identity as an urban centre. Density is a key challenge that we must address, in order to respond to environmental and demographic changes that will arise. Finally, it would be unthinkable to overlook the issue of biodiversity, it must hold a key place in the rich and vibrant fabric of the city as it undergoes further changes in the years to come. Charleroi, with its challenging past, must become an example of resilience.
Because Charleroi is not content to simply be The Place to See, it is becoming The Place to Live.


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Hawks' Players Meet Intractable Disease Patients
Six people supported by the Saga Prefecture Intractable Disease Network, an NPO helping those with incurable diseases, met with Hiroshi Shibahara and other players from the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks at the Fukuoka Yahoo Dome. The NPO was established by the late Masao Fujii, a former Hawks' player who was a native of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. The six later stayed to watch the game played at the Dome that night.
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After a rather large mess was created during 4th of July celebrations, tougher rules have been outlined for Morris Island.
Read more stories on this subject in our Morris Island topic page.The new rules include a ban on alcohol.
The Post and Courier has the story on what's been banned, and what the fines are.
A few rotten apples indeed.


Soni Methu, a Kenyan journalist and former host of CNN's Inside Africa died on Thursday after experiencing severe stomach pains.
According to her younger sister Faith, the 34-year-old journalist was at a hotel in Diani, Kwale county, Kenya when she grabbed her stomach and collapsed at 6 p.m. before experiencing what she described as a seizure.
"Her feet were cold and lips were dark," a family member told the Kenyan publication The Star in regards to Soni's medical emergency.
She was rushed to the hospital but was immediately pronounced dead.
As CNN reported, an autopsy will be completed to determine Soni's cause of death.
Soni was known for her role as the former host of the show Inside Africa on CNN International from 2014-2015. CNN made the following statement after learning the news.
Following her time at CNN, she left for a new role as a reporter for CGTN, the Chinese-owned news network, where she was an employee at the time of her death.


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Radical Sportscars is a British manufacturer and constructor of racing cars. The company was founded in January 1997 by amateur drivers and engineers Mick Hyde and Phil Abbott, who built open-cockpit sportscars which could be registered for road use and run on a track without modification. Although most of Radical's sportscars are road legal, they also build some purpose-built racing cars, such as the SR9 Le Mans prototype.
Rollcentre Racing's Radical SR9 at the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The company's first car, the Radical 1100 Clubsport, was based on a Kawasaki motorcycle engine placed inside a small open-cockpit chassis. The cars were intended to run in the 750 Motor Club's races under the Sports 2000 category, with co-founder Hyde driving.
In 1999, Radical had built enough 1100 Clubsports that they decided to create a one-make series based around the car. Backed by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, the series featured identical cars that were open to anyone who owned an 1100 Clubsport. The same year, Radical debuted their second model, the Prosport. Available with Kawasaki or Suzuki engine up to 1500 cc in displacement, the Prosports were even more powerful and faster than the Clubsports, and included F3-size slick tyres and an adjustable rear wing. The cars were also brought to the United States for the first time, for use in the SCCA D-Sport class in 2000.
Radical's next creation was the two-seater SR3, a car which could compete in international racing, such as the FIA's C3 class. The car uses a Suzuki-based engine tuned by Powertec (now RPE) which offered 1300 cc or 1500 cc versions and a maximum of 260 hp (190 kW) in the latter. A six-speed sequential gearbox was developed specifically for the car to improve performance. The SR3 could also be made road legal in the United Kingdom with the addition of indicators, a hand brake, a catalytic converter, and road legal tyres.
In 2006, Radical would make its largest leap into international motorsport with the development of the SR9, a complete Le Mans prototype in the LMP2 class. Official partner Rollcentre Racing would debut the car with success in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, and SR9s in the hands of independent teams would contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans a further four times.
Radical currently sells six different models, all of which can be converted to street use in certain countries. Various options, most notably in the powerplants, are available on all of the cars.
An SR3 Supersport model at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch Radical Racing School.
The most popular Radical model, over 800 SR3s have been built in Tracksport, Supersport and 'RS' models. The car is built on a spaceframe chassis, and uses a variety of RPE-tuned motorcycle engines for power. Turbocharging is also available on the motors for even more power. Base versions produce 252 hp (188 kW) and get the SR3 RS to 60 mph (97 km/h) in just 3.1 seconds and on to 155 mph (249 km/h).
The Radical SR1 is aimed at the trackday driver and club racer, creating a new entry-level rung on the sports-prototype racing ladder. Combining exceptional performance and handling with LMP styling and low cost of ownership, the £29,850 SR1 reinforces Radical's position as the world's foremost sports-racing car manufacturer.
The SR3 SL is a full EC Type Approved, road legal track-day car that uses the Ford Ecoboost 2 litre engine, tuned to 300 hp for road use in the UK and Europe. The SL is Radical's most advanced model to date with a six-speed paddleshift transmission and bespoke cockpit included tailor seats, electric mirrors, a heater and courtesy lighting.
Built for international competitions, including hillclimbs and endurance events, the SR5 features a Honda production four-cylinder engine. A variety of gearboxes are also available, with either a manual or pneumatic semi-automatic paddle-shift. The spaceframe chassis does not integrate the engine as a stressed member in an attempt to increase its endurance capabilities.
The replacement for the original Prosport, the PR6 is a purpose-built race car designed to meet SCCA and MSA regulations. The PR6 features a single-seater cockpit, with central driving position and many aerodynamic elements from the SR4 added. The PR6 is powered by a variety of motorcycle engines based on class regulations.
Based on the SR3, the SR8 is a more extreme version intended for track use but can be registered for the road. The SR8 also features the largest engine Radical has ever put in their cars, with the 2600 cc RPE RPA V8 constructed by combining elements of Suzuki inline-4s, and producing 363 hp (271 kW). A further variant, known as the SR8LM, increases the engine to 2800 cc and brings power output to 455 hp (339 kW). In August 2009 Michael Vergers, driving an SR8LM, set a new lap record (6 minutes, 48 seconds) for a road legal production car at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. The previous record (6 minutes, 55 seconds) was also set by Vergers, in 2005 at the wheel of a Radical SR8.
The SR4 CS succeeded the hugely successful Clubsport/Prosport range, and remains faithful to its grassroots by remaining fast and easy to drive whilst inexpensive to own. It has a unique style and can be 1300cc or 1500cc models.
In August 2009 Michael Vergers, driving an 2.8-litre SR8LM, set a new lap record (6 minutes, 48 seconds) for a road legal production car at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. The previous record (6 minutes, 55 seconds) was also set by Vergers, in 2005 at the wheel of a first-generation Radical SR8.
One SR8 was converted into an electric car by a team of students Racing Green Endurance from Imperial College London to drive the full length of the Pan-American highway in May 2010. The project aims to challenge commonly held perceptions surrounding electric vehicles performance and range.
The TMG EV P001 is a road-legal electric sports car by Toyota Motorsport GmbH, based on a modified Radical SR8 chassis.
The RXC is Radical's first fully enclosed car. The standard engine is a 3.7-litre V6 engine from Ford tuned to 380 hp (280 kW), good for 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 175 mph (282 km/h). A seven-speed sequential transmission with paddle shifters is fitted as standard, and the car features aerodynamics and styling cues taken from the SR9 LMP2 project. Production of the RXC began in September 2013 with the car offered as both a road car and in a track/race variant.
Although Radicals started out competing in existing events, it was Radical's creation of their own series that have been the choice of competition for most Radical owners. Radical currently backs four international series, while a further six series have been created on the national level.
The Radical Masters Euroseries has featured an FIA accredited format since 2012 with two 50-minute races per weekend. The winner of this championship receives an LMP2 test with a leading team as well as a chance to race in the Rolex 24 in a DP, as part of the Sunoco Daytona Challenge.
The six-round FIA-recognised championship includes a full test day and season opener race meeting, before joining the GT Sport package. Each meeting features two 40-minute practice sessions, two 15-minute qualifying sessions and a pair of 50-minute races. The series is open to SR3 RS and SR8 RX models.
The Radical SR3 Challenge supersedes the Radical UK Cup and features two 40-minute races per weekend for SR3 RS racers. From 2012 lap times it is expected that this will be the UK's fastest one-make series in 2013. Several established national teams are believed to be looking to join the series.
The seven-round championship also runs within the MSVR package, with each meeting featuring two 15-minute qualifying sessions and a pair of 40-minute endurance races, with the opportunity for one or two drivers per car. Teams are limited to one set of tyres per weekend, limiting costs and levelling competition.
The Radical Clubman's Cup offers drivers the chance to race Radical's four-cylinder cars in a more club-level environment. This series features a one-day format with two 20-minute sprint races. The winner of the series receives a drive in the Radical SR3 Challenge.
The eight-round championship is open to all SR3s, PR6 racers, as well as the new-for-2013 SR1 class. The Clubman's championship runs within the highly promoted MSVR package and all rounds are supported by top-level factory spares and technical support. Each meeting features a 20-minute qualifying session, determining the grid for the two races.
Open to drivers who have either never held a race licence before, or are still eligible to wear a novice cross on the rear of the car (meaning they have competed in less than six races), the new-for-2013 SR1 Cup will lead the drivers through the process of getting on the grid, with a detailed programme of driver training and technical tuition.
Each race event takes place at the same meeting as the Radical Clubman's Cup, ensuring that there will be support, expert advice and a spares truck at each event, and the qualifying session and two races will take place on the same day to keep travel expenses to a minimum. The races will be held at Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park, some of the finest in the country, all run by MSVR.
Around the world there are numerous Radical single-marque racing championships, running to regulations that broadly mirror those of Radical UK and European racing series. In the US, there are two Radical race series, the Radical Cup West and the Radical Cup East.
In the second quarter of 2005, the company announced its plans to race in the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series with their new SR9. The British Rollcentre Racing team would run the first chassis using Judd power before being joined later in the season by a factory team, known as Team Bruichladdich Radical, who used the AER powerplant. Both teams would score their only points of the season at Nürburgring, with Rollcentre taking third in LMP2 and Radical finishing in fifth.
Rollcentre would also run the company's first entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although the car finished in a distant 20th place, the car was able to prove its reliability by being able to finish the race only months after being completed. The factory Radical squad also flew to the United States for the final round of the American Le Mans Series, where they joined the third SR9 completed, now owned by Van der Steur Racing.
For 2007, Rollcentre sold their SR9 as they moved onto a new LMP1 Pescarolo. Embassy Racing purchased the car and continued running it in the Le Mans Series alongside the factory Radical, while Van der Steur would run a partial schedule in the American Le Mans Series. For 2008, Italian team World Racing Cars purchased the Judd-powered SR9 from Embassy with Swiss team Race Performance contesting the 2010 event.
Radical Sportscars made its debut as a race team in the 2013 British Formula Ford season. Radical signed longtime Radical sportscar racer James Abbott to represent the brand in Formula Ford. In the new for 2013 Ford EcoBoost powered Radical chose for the new Sinter LA12 chassis produced by Fluid Motorsports. Former Formula Ford racer Robbie Kerr joined the team as a driver coach for James Abbott. After three rounds, with little success, Radical decided to replace the Sinter with a Mygale M13-SJ. While JTR's Dan Cammish dominated the season, Radical had a reasonable season. After switching to Mygale the results improved, finishing with two third place finishes in the last three races at Brands Hatch.


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The Weight-Cutting Chronicles: UFC 235 – The Anthony Smith Special
Anthony Smith, UFC Moncton Post-Fight Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
Ahead of UFC 235, we take a look at title-challenger Anthony Smith, who has reached the tallest heights in his career after moving up in weight.
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class. Known as the 'fight before the fight,' most UFC fighters cut anywhere from 5-25 pounds, with some fighters even in excess of 30 pounds.
Weight-cutting is the ultimate test of discipline and willpower. Many fighters in the sport consider it very unprofessional to miss weight. In this series, we will shine a light on fighters who cut a massive amount of weight, who have missed weight multiple times in the past, who have made weight-class changes, along with how the weight-cut and weigh-in could affect possible upcoming match-ups. Basically, every aspect of weight-cutting and how it affects the fight game in the UFC.
Anthony "Lionheart" Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Anthony Smith is a new face on many fans' radars but hardcore fans of the sport know that the experienced veteran has been on the mixed martial arts scene for quite sometime. Smith has been in many larger mixed martial arts organizations like Bellator and Strikeforce and has fought names in the sport. This will be Anthony Smith's 45th professional fight but only one of a handful in the light heavyweight division.
Smith has a very violent fight style, he is very easily hit and will take a punch in order to give one. This fight style shows in his record with only three of his 45 fights ending in a decision. Anthony also has a pretty big frame and stands at 6'4″ with a measured 76″ reach. Anthony Smith's last loss was to Thiago Santos at the 185-pound weight class, snapping a three-fight win streak. Anthony Smith had won four out of his last five fights in the UFC. Santos finished Lionheart with a body kick and punch in the second round. This fight was just two fights prior to Thiago Santos moving up to the 205-pound weight class himself.
Anthony's coach, Marc Montoya, detailed the fighter's cut to 185 and why he decided to make the move to 205, in an interview with Anatomy of a Fighter:
"So he was not enjoying that process. And that's a tip off to me, as a coach, doing this as long as I've done that there might be a time to look at a change here. So I suggested that to him after he fought Andrew Sanchez, and said listen, I feel like you should be at 205. You'd do an amazing job there, you're big enough to do it, you're strong enough, all the attributes that you need or have are there. Well it took a few fights to actually convince him to do that. But after we went to the Belem card against Thiago Santos, I mean that cut was terrible. Credit to Thiago he beat us, it's not about the cut, I've said that many times in interviews. But ultimately, that cut was terrible and after that I looked at Anthony and said man we can't do this anymore. We got to go to 205 and he agreed."
Marc talked about how a lot of the fighters that he trained have also gone up a weight class. Anthony's coach prioritizes feeling good during training. The eagerness and hunger to train is important, and not torturing yourself weeks out from the fight helps a fighter's mental health greatly.
Now in the light heavyweight division, Anthony Smith began his all-out sprint towards challenging for the strap. The first fighter in Smith's way was the former UFC light heavyweight champion, Rashad Evans. Smith dominated the fight for as long as it lasted and caught the former champion with a knee in the clinch that rendered him unconscious. Rashad had been on a four-fight losing streak before the fight and had not won a bout since beating Chael Sonnen in 2013. So many critics and fans simply wrote off the win as an incredibly washed-up Evans being beaten by a fighter in Lionheart who probably couldn't even compete with him in his prime. Evans retired after this fight.
ICYMI: Here is Anthony Smith's KO knee to Rashad Evans at #UFC225
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— Mike Allardyce (@mikedyce) June 9, 2018
In his next fight, just a month later in July of 2018, Anthony would face another former UFC light heavyweight champion in Mauricio Rua. This was a brutal fight to watch. Smith's pressure of the former champ was absolutely relentless, just rinsing Rua with an overwhelming onslaught of dynamic striking. Unlike Anthony's last opponent, Rua was on a three-fight win streak prior to the bout even though he is 37-years-old. Some fans and critics also said that Rua was washed up, but in his next time out he finished Tyson Pedro in the third round. So obviously there is still something in the tank, and Lionheart beat a legitimate opponent at 205.
Viewers beware, a mauling just took place!
Anthony Smith dominates Shogun Rua in one. pic.twitter.com/SDQ2kEQdMj
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 22, 2018
After fighting two former UFC light heavyweight champions and finishing them both, Anthony moved on to a bigger challenge in Volkan Oezdemir. Volkan was fresh off of his title shot loss against Daniel Cormier, and was the best available 205-pound fighter at the time. Smith fought an excellent fight, a smart fight. Showing a contrast from his previous two first-round knockouts, Smith picked his shots and fought very tactically. Over the course of the fight, Lionheart was actually heavily out struck by Oezdemir in both total strikes and significant strikes, but he still found a way to get the win. Digging deep, Smith submitted a bloodied Oezdemir in the third round showing off his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Anthony Smith was outstruck in his win over Volkan Oezdemir
So Anthony Smith's three fights in the light heavyweight division have been against good opponents but none like the man he will face at UFC 235 in Jon Jones. This is the biggest fight of Anthony's career by far. Moving up in weight not only opened up a path to the title shot but it also enabled Anthony to be able to take more damage. And with a gritty fighter like Lionheart, who takes a punch to give one, that is a very important attribute to possess.
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