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Wastewater retrofit for Canadian Navy humanitarian vessel
By Drydock on	 14th June 2016 News, Yard News
Chantier Davie shipyard and the Aecon fabrication yard will be adding two ACO Marine wastewater treatment plants in a conversion job on the 23,800dwt containership Asterix. The project is part of the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) Project Resolve, supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) activities.
ACO Marine Managing Director Mark Beavis said: "We were selected for this high-profile project based on a combination of being able to supply a complete equipment package for the wastewater system coupled, more importantly, with design flexibility. With stringent project completion dates to work towards, it was vital that we were able to demonstrate not only system reliability but supply reliability.
The project includes the supply, installation and commissioning of two MEPC 227(64)-compliant Maripur NF-150 advanced membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plants with integrated black water vacuum collection systems. Lipator NS7 advanced grease separators for the pre-treatment of galley water and grey water transfer and aeration systems for the AOR's collecting tanks also form part of the package. Operation and maintenance training will also be provided.
With a crew of up to 150 and an additional emergency accommodation capacity for 350, the requirement was to fit the wastewater management system into the existing space available. "Quite a challenge," said Beavis. "To fit an advanced black and grey water treatment system capable of meeting an increased loading requirements for a total crew and hospital staff of up to 450 persons on what was once a containership made for a challenging retrofit solution.
Post-conversion, the Resolve-class AOR will be equipped to perform replenishment-at-sea duties for the Canadian Task Group and play a key role in the RCN's humanitarian assistance and disaster relive (HADR) operations.
The converted vessel will operate under charter to RCN with a civilian crew.


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CHAPTER 2: PLANTS AS STORAGE PESTICIDES
2.1 Current status of the use of plants by small-scale farmers
The utilization of plant materials to protect field crops and stored commodities against insect attack has a long history. Many of the plant species concerned have also been used in traditional medicine by local communities and have been collected from the field or specifically cultivated for these purposes. Leaves, roots, twigs and flowers have been admixed, as protectants, with various commodities in different parts of the world, particularly India, China and Africa.
Where plants are used as storage protectants they are almost always applied to control insect pests. This is reflected in the volume of research directed to identifying insecticidal or insect repellent plants and plant extracts (see Chapters 3 and 4). Nevertheless, some work has been undertaken to determine whether plants can control storage fungi. Most workers have investigated the properties of spices as inhibitory agents of mycelial growth of Aspegillus species and of its toxin production. Syzigium aromaticum (cloves) have been found to be particularly effective, often completely inhibiting both fungal growth and toxin production (Hitokoto, et al. 1980; Mabrouk and El-Shayeb, 1980). Many commercially available spices and herbs, turmeric, basil, marjoram, anise, cumin and coriander, are able to completely inhibit toxin production but only partially inhibit fungal mycelial growth (Hotokoto, et al. 1980). Aqueous extracts of weeds and medicinal plants have also been shown to inhibit toxin production by A. flavus. These include Ricinus communis, Arnebia nobilis and Nicotiana plumbaginifolia (Bilgrami, et al. 1980). Other fungi, Fusarium solani f. Phaseoli and Verticillium albo-atrum, have been shown to be susceptible to tannins extracted from bark of various trees, including chestnut and wattle (Lewis and Papavizas, 1967). More recent studies in Ghana have confirmed these properties of spices. Both Ocimum gratissimum and Syzigium aromaticum were very effective in preventing mould growth (Awuah, R.T, personal communication). However, there is no evidence that farmers actually use spices or other plants for preventing or controlling mould growth in stored commodities.
Additional information on the mycological properties of plants is included in the following chapters. There is very little information on the rodentical properties of plants except in terms of the pharmacological and biochemical effects reported in medical studies, an area of specialism beyond the scope of this review.
Despite the cosmopolitan use of plants as grain protectants knowledge of methods and efficacy of these plants is scanty. Most of the information is derived from anecdotal sources, which provide the minimum of information. Golob and Webley (1990) list many examples of this nature and although the descriptions provide useful information regarding the types of plants used, it is neither possible to transfer technology to other environments, nor even to extend the use of the methods to other communities within the same areas.
Very few systematic studies have been conducted to determine how farmers utilise plant protectants, the methods employed and their effectiveness. Such information is difficult to acquire, requiring the investigator to have a good understanding of the farming and sociological systems operating in the target communities. The introduction of rapid rural appraisal (RRA) and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques in recent years has facilitated the collection of this type of information and since 1992, some studies have been undertaken.
A survey of plants used as domestic insecticides was conducted over a seven month period in 12 out of 15 districts in forest areas of the Ashanti Region in Central Ghana (Cobbinah, et al. unpublished, in preparation). Fifteen villages or towns were visited in every district and groups of farmers interviewed in each, almost 500 farmers were interviewed individually. Twenty-six different plant species were found to be used as grain storage protectants, the most common being Chromoleana odorata (Siam weed), Azadirachta indica (neem) and Capsicum annum (chilli pepper). Insecticidal activity against insects other than those of stored grain pests was reported in more than 90 other plant species. The survey found that while approximately a quarter of the farmers used plant protectants in some form, only a small percentage rely on them entirely to protect their harvest from storage pests. Smoking maize stores was the most common method of control in most districts with the exception of the two major areas producing regular maize surpluses where conventional synthetic insecticides are preferred.
In a shorter PRA survey in northern, semi-arid regions of Ghana only 16 plants were identified as being used as grain protectants (Brice , et al. 1996). Apart from neem, none of the plants featured in the list of stored-product protectants were used in the Ashanti Region. Two of the plants, Chamaecrista nigricans and C. kirkii (both known locally as 'lodel'), said to be the most effective, have not been recorded elsewhere, worldwide, as having this property and, consequently, do not feature in any research programmes devoted to plant protectants of stored products; these particular plants, like many of the others used in Northern Ghana, are weeds and serve no other useful purpose.
In contrast to Ghana, there is no real tradition of using plants as insecticides in Malawi. Thirty-one groups of farmers, almost a thousand people, were interviewed in a series of surveys conducted in the Northern and Central Regions. Poor quality tobacco leaves, those unfit for sale or sweepings, are used by farmers to protect stored grain. Only in one village was the dried powdered root of a shrub, Dolichos kilimandscharicus, used as a protectant of shelled maize. No other use of plants as storage protectants was recorded though a few others were used to protect growing cereal crops and vegetables and as fish poisons (Taylor, et al. 1995).
It is clear that there is a dearth of information concerning actual use of plants by farmers. There are, without doubt, very many plants used as grain protectants by rural communities, which have yet to be identified. If local production of plant protectants is to be encouraged then it is essential that farm practices are recorded and more information acquired. However, it may prove to be impractical to record treatment application rates and methods because these may vary considerably. Very little information has been acquired which describes how farmers apply plant protectants; this applies to the three studies mentioned above. This is because farmers are either unable to describe the procedures with sufficient accuracy or their accounts vary considerably from one farmer to another. Thus research programmes which pursue optimal methods of using plant protectants on grain must strive to develop the most cost-effective procedures for application as well as identifying active components.
2.2 Current research
Research workers have generally investigated the efficacy of locally available plants for controlling insect pests. Research is being undertaken in many countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, Japan, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, Israel, United Kingdom and the United States of America. However, most of the published work provides insufficient information to enable most plant materials to be used for practical pest control purposes, and data on mammalian toxicity, is also lacking.
Both fresh and dried plant material have been examined and although various parts of the plant have been assessed in these trials (rhizomes, roots, stems, bark, seeds, and fruits) most have used leaves. Fresh or dry powdered material is added to the commodity, usually at 1 to 5 percent weight for weight (w/w) although higher concentrations, e.g. 18 g 100 g-1 for citrus peel (Don-Pedro, 1985) have been used.
Various methodologies have been used to determine the effectiveness of plant materials and their extracts. Almost all trials were laboratory-based and of short duration and therefore do not necessarily reflect responses which would be observed under real farm conditions; laboratory experiments cannot account for variables such as fluctuating ambient climatic conditions, the effects of store design and structure and the continuos disturbance of grain by livestock, a multitude of insect pest species and the family itself. Although laboratory investigations can provide useful indicators regarding efficacy of plant products it is essential that trials are also carried out in the field, on farms. Unfortunately, there a very few examples of on-farm or simulated field trials so this is an area of research which must be facilitated and resourced as a priority.
A few trials have been undertaken at research stations in developing countries and these partially simulate on-farm conditions. These trials have mostly utilised plants which have shown considerable promise in the laboratory. Some examples are as follows: Application of Azadirachta indica (neem) seed extract at 8 percent by weight to wheat in jute bags in the Sind, Pakistan was considered to be as effective as 5 mg kg-1 pirimiphos-methyl, reducing insect populations after six months storage by 80 percent; calculations demonstrated positive benefits over costs, with ratios of 4.7-7.4 (Jilani and Amir, 1987). In Nepal, dried powdered rhizome of Acorus calamus (sweetflag) has been found to be effective in almost eliminating insect damage when applied to maize cobs in traditional storage barns (Duwadi, V.R., personal communication).
Attempts to control Prostephanus truncatus, the Larger Grain Borer, using extracts of neem leaves were found to be relatively unsuccessful in simulated storage experiments in both Tanzania (Golob and Hanks, 1990) and Ghana (Compton, J personal communication). Assessment of on-farm use by farmers themselves, using participatory research techniques is lacking.
The methods of examination of investigations undertaken in the laboratory to date can be classified into two groups: direct admixture of plant material or utilisation of a solvent extract or essential oil.
2.3 Admixture of plant materials
Trials of plant material admixed with a commodity, usually directly assess contact toxicity to adult insects, number of eggs laid, number of eggs which hatch or the percentage of first filial (F1) adult emergence. Alternatively, indirect measurements are made by recording the loss in weight due to insect feeding damage, or the number of damaged grains. Assessment of adult mortality may be observed within 3 to 24 hours of treatment, or may be delayed to 7 or 15 days after treatment. Trials, which assess repellency, usually incorporate modifications of the Loschiavo food preference apparatus, described by Laudani and Swank (1954), which was developed to assess the repellency of pyrethrum applied to maize. The apparatus consists of a rimmed platform, which has circular evenly, spaced holes around the outer edge. These accommodate paper cups, which can be filled with treated and untreated commodity. The platform is enclosed by a lid, which is fitted with a central hatch/access portal, through which insects can be lowered to the test platform. The insects are then allowed free movement, across the surface of the base, for a specified period of time. The numbers of insects present in each cup are then recorded. Adult mortality and subsequent F1 emergence may also be assessed.
2.4 Extracts of plant materials
Extracts of plant material rely on the solubility of the active components. Various solvents are utilised, the most commonly used being chloroform, petroleum ether, hexane, methanol, ethanol or acetone. Unfortunately, few workers in this field have reported on attempts to isolate and identify active compounds within the extract. Moreover, the weight or yield of the active component, from a particular extraction technique, is rarely given. Therefore, its concentration on final application to the commodity is not known, although serial dilutions of extract are frequently subjected to insect bioassay. Essential and vegetable oils may be extracted from appropriate plant species in the laboratory or alternatively commercial preparations may be examined. Vegetable oils are applied at 5-10 ml kg-1 commodity although higher values, in excess of 50 ml kg-1, have been recorded (Don-Pedro, 1989b). Extracts have been applied to filter paper in various forms of insect bioassay: repellency trials, antifeedant tests and vapour/fumigation trials.
2.5 Repellency trials
In repellency trials the standard methodology described by Laudani, et al. (1955) is used. Extracts containing active components at various concentrations up to a maximum of 800 ug cm-2 are applied to filter paper or aluminium foil laminated paper. A strip of the treated paper is attached, edge to edge, to an untreated strip and covered by a glass arena, so that the joined edge bisects the ring. Insects are then introduced into the arena, the species generally used being T. castaneum. Usually ten adult insects of unknown sex and age (in a few experiments 120 adults, aged 7-14 days have been used) are released in the arena and the numbers present on the treated and untreated halves are recorded twice daily at 0900 hrs and 1600 hrs for five consecutive days. The average counts for each five day period are then converted to percent repellency. Results are assigned a repellency class by using the following scale: Class 0, <0.1 percent; class I, 0.1-20 percent; class II, 20.1-40 percent; class III, 40.1-60 percent; class IV, 60.1-80 percent; class V, 80.1-100 percent. Repellency may be assessed immediately after application and reassessed at one to four weeks or from one to four months after application.
2.5.1 Antifeedant tests
In antifeedant tests, extract is applied to wafer discs, filter paper or to paper packing material. The number of holes produced by boring insects are then counted per unit time, usually for a seven day exposure period.
2.5.2 Vapour or fumigant toxicity assessment
For assessments of vapour or fumigant toxicity of essential oils the extract is usually applied to filter paper, left to dry and then suspended in a glass fumigation chamber. Insects are introduced into the chamber and adult mortality, at a given concentration, is then recorded within a defined period of time. Generally these trials extend over 24 hours.
2.6 Problems associated with current research
2.6.1 Methodology
Most of the papers reviewed are questionable with regard to the methodologies employed for evaluating plant materials, particularly with respect to the amount of commodity initially treated and the number of insects used in the trial. Frequently only one, five or ten pairs of insects were used in each replicate and these were placed on commodities treated at various rates. In addition, observations are generally made on the effectiveness of the plant material over one generation of insects following application, and rarely are the materials re-evaluated over subsequent time intervals to assess the residual effects of the materials. Occasionally trials have been described which indicate the level of protection provided by a material over several months, and which has only been investigated with respect to effectiveness against adults, which have died before producing eggs. In such instances, comparison with the untreated control does not offer a real indication of the residual activity of a compound. In other trials, which have been carried out under normal conditions in farm stores, treated and untreated small sacks of commodity have been left to acquire natural infestations. This method of experimentation does not really quantify the persistence of a plant material although, if the control and treatment are subjected to the same level of infestation pressure, the period for which the treated sacks remain relatively uninfested does give some measure of practical efficacy, including effective residual protection.
In many of the papers reviewed, although the effectiveness of the plant material or extract against particular insect species has been described, their mode of action is not outlined. For example, although the failure to produce an F1 generation is frequently reported, an explanation is not given as to whether this was due to direct adult mortality before egg-laying, egg mortality, direct larval mortality or indirectly due to larval repellency from the treated commodity and hence death by starvation. A knowledge of these factors is crucial in attempting to understand the effectiveness of a particular treatment.
2.6.2 Identification of active ingredient
Various solvents have been used in extraction techniques. However, when the plant extracts are tested, few workers have attempted to isolate the insecticidal or non-insecticidal constituents present. Extensive cross-referencing has been necessary to provide an indication of the components or constituents, which may be present in these extracts. Many of the plants which have been tested are found across a broad geographical range, however, only in a few instances has a particular plant species been examined in more than one country. It is well established in plant chemistry that differing climatic, soil and seasonal conditions can affect the type and quantity of the components isolated from extracts. For example, Acorus calamus is widely distributed in ponds and lakes in Asia, North America and Europe. The rhizomes of the plant contains ß-asarone, a compound which shows toxic and sterilising effects against insects. Three caryotypes of A. calamus have been found: the tetraploid caryotype (4n=48) found in India, East Asia and Japan contains 70-96 percent ß-asarone whilst the diploid caryotype (2n=24) found in North America and the triploid caryotype (3n=36) present in Central Europe contain less than 15 percent of the active ingredient (Schmidt and Streloke, 1994). Researchers in the future will need to take full account of these strain variations when evaluating the potential of particular plant species to avoid utilising plant material from sources with low insecticidal activity.

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What I meant was, Tolkien has given the Elves a moral conscience & an individual soul, which can be saved or lost. He's given the 'pagan/mythological' Elves the possibility of salvation. He also 'Christianises' Odin into Manwe. Odin, in the Norse myths sits each day on his high seat, sending out his two ravens, Hugin & Munin (Thought & Memory) to fly out over the Nine Worlds, returning to him each evening with news of all that has occurred. Odin becomes Manwe, the Ravens become the Eagles of Manwe. This was an approach which was fairly common in the early church. There's a letter quoted by the Anglo Saxon writer Bede, from the Pope to the first Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustine. Augustine complains that the people are impossible to convert, as they insist on going to the old Pagan sites, on the old Pagan festival days. The Pope replies that Augustine should turn the Pagan temples into churches, the Pagan festivals into Christian Saint's days, so that when the people went to the old sites, they would be attending church, when they celebrated, they would be celebrating the Christain saints. (Some of us might think that was a bit of a sneaky way to convert people!). But I think that's what Tolkien was doing with the myths he loved, Christianising them.
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The Nike KD 8 is Kevin Durant's eighth signature shoe and launched through NIKEiD on June 23rd, 2015 for $225. The "Independence Day" colorway debuted on June, 27th, 2015 for $150. Designed by Leo Chang, the shoe features a mix of Flyweave technology, Zoom Air, and more. Read below for the latest Nike KD 8 release details and price information.


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The scene consists of 2 removable pieces (Darkwing and Quackerjack in a platform) on the base. Each piece snaps into the base and can be taken out for easy storage.


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How Reddit Makes Money
Reddit makes money by selling ads and premium membership plans
Matthew Johnston has more than 5 years writing content for Investopedia. He is an expert on company news, market news, political news, trading news, investing, and the economy. He received his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from St. Stephen's University and his master's degree in economics at The New School for Social Research. He teaches macroeconomics at St. Stephen's University.
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Reddit Inc. is a social media website that enables users to form online communities, share ideas, photos and videos, post the latest trends and breaking news, and vote on content posted by other users. The website is known for its discussion forums, including its popular "Ask Me Anything" format. Reddit makes money by selling advertising space and from an optional premium membership plan that allows users to turn off ads and enjoy other benefits. Reddit also offers managed-ads campaigns and auction-based advertising to advertisers.
Reddit is a social media website known for its discussion forums on politics, sports, entertainment, and other topics.
The company generates revenue through advertising and an ad-free premium membership plan.
Reddit operates in the application-software segment of the technology industry, providing software that allows users to share media content.
The firm recently appointed Drew Vollero as the company's first CFO.
Reddit's Industry
Reddit is a social media website that provides users with a network of communities whose users post news stories, images, videos, and links.  A user's standing within these communities is determined by the content they share and its evaluation by other users. Reddit also is well known for its online discussion forums on politics, entertainment, and other topics. Reddit faces a long list of competitors, including Facebook Inc. (FB), Twitter Inc. (TWTR), and Google parent Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL). Some lesser-known competitors include Digg, Tumblr, Quora, 9GAG, and Gizmodo Media Group.
Fundraising and Financials
Reddit was valued at $6 billion in its latest round of funding, which took place in February 2021. The company raised another $250 million in the latest round, which was led by Vy Capital. Reddit was previously valued at $3 billion after raising $300 million in its last funding round in February 2019, including investments from Tencent Holding Ltd. (TCEHY), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Tacit Capital, and Snoop Dogg. Reddit has raised about $800 million in total funding to date.
The company boasts over 52 million daily active users and more than 50 billion average screen views per month on its website. Reddit generated more than $100 million in total ad revenue in 2019 and that figure is expected to rise over 70% for 2020, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jen Wong told the Wall Street Journal late in 2020. Following Reddit's funding round in February 2019, CNBC estimated that the company was pulling in an average revenue per user (ARPU) of approximately $0.30, far less than Twitter's ARPU of $9.48 and Facebook's $7.37 at the time.
History and Leadership
The San Francisco, California-based company was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. The two were college roommates and founded the company soon after graduating from the University of Virginia. Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast Publications in 2006 and was subsequently spun off into an independent company in 2011. Huffman is Reddit's current CEO and serves as one of the company's board members. Ohanian stepped down as a board member in June 2020, and asked that he be replaced by a Black candidate. Reddit subsequently named Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel as Ohanian's replacement.
On March 5, 2021, Reddit announced the appointment of Drew Vollero as the company's first chief financial officer (CFO). Vollero has more than 30 years of experience leading finance functions at different companies in order to position them for growth. He most recently worked as CFO at Allied Universal and he also served as Snap Inc.'s (SNAP) first CFO. The new appointment comes as Reddit explores the possibility of going public. CEO Steve Huffman told the Wall Street Journal that the company is in the initial stages of exploring an initial public offering (IPO), but the timing for doing so has yet to be determined.
On December 13, 2020, Reddit announced that it had acquired short-form video social platform Dubsmash, which offers a free app for creating and sharing user-generated videos. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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As part of our effort to improve the awareness of the importance of diversity in companies, we offer investors a glimpse into the transparency of Reddit and its commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, and social responsibility. We examined the data Reddit releases. It shows Reddit does not disclose any data about the diversity of its board of directors, C-Suite, general management, and employees overall. It also shows Reddit does not reveal the diversity of itself by race, gender, ability, veteran status, or LGBTQ+ identity.
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Developing community energy, with some help from Europe
Energy generated and used in local areas opens up a level of independence from the big, dominant energy companies. It can bring a range of community benefits in its wake, from reducing fuel poverty to bringing individualised advice and support to households.
The EU has a broad target for significantly greater citizen participation and ownership of green energy projects, while new European legislation means that communities and individuals now have the right to generate, store, use and sell their own energy. With that right enshrined in law, what now?
Getting involved with our energy
The concept of energy justice is to put people at the heart of energy generation and use, including the most marginalised in society. The outreach and involvement that comes with community energy, when done right, certainly offers the potential to meet this aim.
Citizen green energy projects are more diverse than ever – but we're still falling far short of large-scale, meaningful participation in our own energy supply. A key issue for community energy is making sure what's happening locally actually works for those who are living there. This requires striking a balance between 'bottom up' and 'top down' initiatives.
Scotland has proven to be something of leader in community energy, having revised its 2020 target for local generation after hitting the original goal. It is hoped that the project will provide a wealth of evidence that community-led planning is a model that works. It certainly promises a broad range of benefits, be they direct, like installing renewable energy, indirect, such as improving local air quality, economic or social.
So far, there have been notable successes in developing plans and making a start on enacting their recommendations. In Barra and Vatersay, the local priorities have focussed on reducing energy use in the home, promoting the uptake of electric vehicles, more walking and cycling paths and developing more opportunities to use local renewable generation and hydrogen. There look to be a few exciting developments on the way.
In Drumnadrochit, the key local issues were seen as high fuel poverty and developing projects that will reduce energy costs with a minimal impact on the environment. On the agenda too are transport projects that will prioritise the most vulnerable households. A transport feasibility study that is currently underway is now looking at opportunities to change the way the local transport is managed and delivered and exploring the option of community-owned low emission vehicles.
Putting plans in place
So, what do communities themselves want? Helping people at a local level develop a strategic direction for energy is the focus of work in Scotland on the EU and Scottish Government-funded Delivering Community Benefits of Civic Energy (COBEN) programme.
Work in the Highlands and Islands supports communities to look at the whole energy system of a local area – heat, electricity supply, energy storage, low-carbon transport – then develop a Local Energy Plan that not only suits their needs but fits with the top-down initiatives at regional and national level. Call it 'meeting in the middle' – something which will hopefully tighten ties between communities and governing authorities.
Putting together a plan requires time and commitment – and a bit of help from experts – but a successful job can create a clear picture of where a community is now, future energy demand and use, and the possible impact of measures. It can bring together valuable data to put plans in motion.
How to maintain solar momentum in Europe
Solar PV has long been a staple of community energy projects, but it has seen some challenges in recent years, due to cuts to government tariff systems like the UK's Feed-in Tariff (FiT). The EU Heroes project attempts to counteract this by bringing together expert organisations, which have done it all before, to come up with the best models to take local solar forward. We are one of the seven EU Heroes partners, alongside organisations from Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece, Lithuania and Spain.
A key element of the partnership involves highlighting the innovative ideas using solar. From the UK, shared successes so far include the grid-connected solar PV system at Ysgol y Bedol primary school in Wales, which linked up with a local solar cooperative, Egni. Although this project was made more viable with the incentive of FiT, it does highlight the possibility of arrangements like Power Purchase Agreements with local electricity suppliers.
Interesting projects from other partner countries, include:
a zero-energy bill apartment block with integrated solar PV and hot water from the Netherlands
a solar array on a key cultural centre in Athens, Greece, with synchronised consumption of all renewable electricity generated
an inspiring zero-energy consumption house in Poland, which takes advantage of the option to make agreements with energy suppliers to sell surplus electricity back to the grid
Not all of these could be considered strictly community projects, but there's plenty of food for thought for those looking to get local work off the ground.
Let's go local
A decentralised renewable energy supply is a key part of a greener and more democratic energy future. Our European neighbours have shown that its possible for community organisations to participate significantly in energy supply: two-fifths of renewable projects installed in Germany in 2007 were community owned, while Denmark requires a 20% community share in all wind power projects.
Securing and decarbonising energy delivery into the future remain cross-border issues. However, it's not clear how the UK government intends to continue supporting the community energy sector, nor what its relationship with Europe at a political level will be. Whatever the future holds, we know that cooperation and recognising what works, whether that is within the nations of the UK or beyond, could unlock an undoubtedly considerable potential.
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 LLOYDS BANK NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS
The finalists of the 2020 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards were unveiled this morning as the programme's organisers praised British businesses for their resilience, agility and innovation over the last 12 months, despite being faced with untold economic and logistical challenges as a result of COVID-19.
The nation's most impressive public, private and third-sector businesses made this year's shortlist, ranging from huge multi-national and well-established organisations, to challenger brands, fledgling start-ups, entrepreneurs and disruptors from academia.
The diversity of entrants closely mirrors recent UK consumer behaviour, with a number of industries unsurprisingly well represented; over the last five months, as much of the nation has been forced to stay at home under lockdown, spending on food, household goods and technology has increased throughout the UK, pet adoptions have rocketed, and the logistics industry has kept the country running and fed.
The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards 2020 shortlist includes (the full list is at the end of this release):
Food: Mindful Chef, Riverford Organic Farmers, Little Freddie, Millbrook Dairy, Bladnoch Distillery, Company Shop Group (the largest commercial distributor of surplus food) and SD Ramsden (the largest international wholesaler of British grocery brands)
Pets: Bella & Duke, Lintbells, ProDog Raw (all food), plus The Saddlebank, which manufacturers equestrian saddles
Logistics: DPD, Hermes and Bibby Distribution
Technology and gaming: VR gaming firm nDreams, and Touchlight, which has revolutionised DNA to advance genetic medicine, including vaccines for COVID-19
Home and garden: Powersheds and Frenchic Paint
Regionally, the UK is well presented with finalists from England, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland. London, Yorkshire and the Midlands also fared well with large clusters of businesses from those areas making the final list.
Scotland: 7 nominations
London: 46 businesses securing 52 nominations
Yorkshire: 12 nominations
Midlands (east and west): 9 nominations
Four businesses topped the nominations table with three apiece: Mindful Chef, S-Cube (both London), Invopak (Hyde, Manchester) and Lintbells (Hitchin, Hertfordshire).
With backers including GB Olympians Sir Andy Murray and Victoria Pendleton, Mindful Chef has grown from a handful of hand delivered meal kits five years ago, to employing over 70 people across two UK locations delivering approximately 30,000 boxes per week. For each meal sold, Mindful Chef donates one school meal to a child living in poverty, donating over 2 million to date
S-Cube is a high growth technology venture spinout from a world-leading research group at Imperial College London. It is a cloud-based service company focused on imaging of the earth's subsurface, primarily for the energy industry, with the most automated and efficient algorithm ever developed.
Family-owned Invopak is the leading supplier of metal and plastic rigid containers in the UK and Ireland, providing a comprehensive range of packaging to over 5,000 B2B/B2C customers.
Lintbells has been making premium quality, natural supplements since 2006, when John Davies and John Howie discovered a shared passion: the difference great nutrition can make to pets' lives.
National Business Awards director Sarah Austin: "It would be an understatement to say that this year has been challenging for UK businesses. No one could have predicted COVID-19 or the economic and personal impact it has had on us all. What we've all been through over the last five months means it's even more important that we celebrate, congratulate and shine a light on those organisations and entrepreneurs who have shown true innovation, creativity, resilience and agility to not just survive this pandemic and all of the challenges it has thrown at them, but to positively thrive. We received a staggering number of entries this year, so our finalists really are the crème de la crème of UK business."
Paul Gordon, Managing Director, SME & Mid Corporates, Commercial Banking at Lloyds Banking Group: "The National Business Awards are a great opportunity for us to celebrate success and to see the businesses who have performed well get the external recognition they so readily deserve. At Lloyds Bank, UK businesses are core to our purpose, so it's wonderful to be associated with such talent and to be able to recognise their success on a national scale."
Lloyds Bank National Business Awards are the UK's premier cross-industry accolades for enterprise excellence. Previous winners include fitness sensation Joe Wicks, Timpson CEO James Timpson, DPD UK, Hotel Chocolat, dementia newspaper Daily Sparkle and online fast fashion success story Missguided.
This year's winners will be unveiled on 10 November 2020, including the Pivot for Purpose Award: a brand new trophy celebrating the fantastic achievements of UK organisations to support communities and key workers during the lockdown.
This category will reward businesses that that have gone above and beyond their usual practice to deliver essential services, assistance and support to vulnerable people, local communities and key workers.
Broadcaster and Lloyds Bank National Business Awards advisory board member Declan Curry, commented: "Many companies acted responsibly and generously to protect their colleagues, customers and their wider communities during the Coronavirus crisis. This award is a thank you to all those businesses that did the right thing. Good behaviour creates great businesses, and this should be celebrated and rewarded."
The Pivot for Purpose award is free to enter and entries remain open until 18 September—learn more about this award and how you can enter here.


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IUPAT Boston Welcomes Job Corps Grad
From the Shriver Job Corps Newsletter—
Shriver Job Corps Center (Devens, MA) has certainly had its fair share of exceptional students with great success stories to match their accomplishments. Alex Segar-Reid is a former student who has a story that fits the description of "Exceptional".
Born in Ethiopia, Alex Segar-Reid immigrated to the United States and was adopted by a family in Vermont. On June 24th, 2008, she was enrolled as a student at Shriver and took the UBC Carpentry program as her trade. After successfully completing Carpentry, Alex went on to take the IUPAT Painting program and was successful at completing that as well.
By all accounts, her instructors, Mr. Basilio from Carpentry and Mr. Gomes from Painting, both praised Alex for being a "Superstar" student. Upon exiting Shriver as a completer, Alex got a job as a laborer and continued working at that job for a year before being accepted into DC-35 (Boston) as an IUPAT Painting apprentice in the Commercial Painting program.
Shortly after becoming an apprentice, Alex was nominated for the BOOT award. This is an award that all of Job Corps, nationally participates in. Her presentation and her story earned her the award. There is only one person in the entire country that gets the BOOT award and Alex did it. Meanwhile, she began working for the John W. Egan Co as a commercial painter.
An odd coincidence that happened while she was working there, was that the current IUPAT Painting Instructor at Shriver, Mr. Yost also worked for JW Egan as an industrial painting Foreman at the time and they actually worked on some of the same projects. At the time, Mr. Yost was uneducated about Job Corps and truthfully, didn't know of the programs existence. But after becoming an instructor, he realized the accomplishments of Alex and so many other students like her.
Having gone through the IUPAT apprenticeship himself, Mr. Yost knows firsthand what it takes to complete, it takes a lot of hard work and determination, and that is exactly what Alex has on her side. Alex Segar-Reid completed her Apprenticeship with the IUPAT on Wednesday May 18th 2016, and is now earning $34 an hour in her wage and a benefits package worth $27 an hour on top of the wage.
Alex still has room to grow into her career so it is expected that her success story is not over. Captured in this picture, taken at her graduation ceremony are: from left to right, IUPAT FTI-NE's Director of training- Mr. Eric Redding, Alex Segar-Reid, ML MacDonald Painting Co.'s SuperintendentMr. Roger Kemmit (Alex's Boss), and IUPAT Field Coordinator-( formerly Alex's IUPAT Painting instructor at Shriver) Mr. Alan Gomes.
Congratulations Alex!


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The Biggest Fan, 'Cheer Dad,' Now Has Fans Of His Own
By Jamie Shore - December 2, 2019
As the old saying goes, love knows no boundaries. That's especially true for the love between a parent and child, and any parent will attest that they would do literally anything – in a desperate situation. But what about every other day? After a surprise performance that's since gone viral, this cheer dad may have just given the phrase new life.
Of course, it's not every day a dad gets to see his daughter perform the routine he's seen her practicing day after day. In fact, he's seen it so many times that he totally memorized it.
And…he might even be really good at it.
It all started when this enthusiastic dad did more than just show up for his daughter during her cheerleading performance for her first major football game: the York High School Falcons against the Warhill High School Lions in Yorktown, Virginia. Many families and friends in the audience jumped, clapped, and rooted along with the game. But this cheer dad only had eyes – and shouts of support – for his daughter.
Perhaps without even noticing, or because he just couldn't help himself, some of the others in the crowd noticed that he was cheering along with his daughter…and he wasn't missing a beat. It wasn't long before someone took out their camera to get the surprise talent on film. But he was truly too into it to notice.
Scott Willard, the man in the stands who saw all the action going down and took it upon himself to film and share it with the rest of the world, wrote in a social media post: "This guy right here needs to go viral. By far CHEER DAD OF THE YEAR!" Willard wrote in the social media post. "This dude rocks!" Since his post, the footage has been viewed more than 4 million times. Holland later admitted to Good Morning America that he isn't secretly dreaming of his own cheerleading career, he's "just having fun – but, if this bring joy to folks then I'm happy to be that guy!"
Did he learn the cheer by accident? did he do it to help her? Or did he discover in himself a passion that he never knew existed?? We may never know, but at least we have this moment to cherish forever.
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The Very Best of Care for Your Very Special Cat.
At Willowmead,each cat has their own individual accommodation(cats from the same household may share) including an indoor heated room and their own airy outside run with sunning area,all the while protected from the elements.Surrounded by gardens,our guests are assured of a wealth of fauna and flora to watch while passing away the hours until you return.We have 22 rooms including 2 isolation units and can accommodate up to 35 cats.Whilst at Willowmead all cats will receive lots of love and attention and daily records are kept for each cat. Most diets are catered for,so please advise of any special requirements when booking.Admission of all cats must be accompanied by an up to date vaccination certificate.Please feel free to bring your cats own bedding and toys.We look forward to meeting new customers and their cats as well as seeing our regular residents.Matilda-the cattery cat-is always on call to 'meet and greet' people as they arrive.We hope to see you soon.
1 Cat: £11.00 per day.
2 Cats sharing: £16.00 per day.
3 Cats sharing: £19.00 per day.
4 Cats sharing: £21.00 per day.
Daily rate is inclusive of commercial cat food.litter,heating and insurance.Prices are based on cats per room.Only cats from the same household may share a room.
Prices are charged inclusive of day of arrival and day of departure,no refunds will be given in case of late arrival or early collection.Please be advised that we have a cancellation policy-14 days notice before arrival is 50% and 7 days is 80% of the original bill.We have a surcharge over the Christmas/New year period.We accept cash or cheque only.


The boat show weather curse continued in Miami with the heavens opening up on the Friday and one of Miami's coldest days on record on the Sunday. All the locals were scrambling to find any old jacket to try and keep warm and all the northerners who had come down for the warm Florida weather had thought they had got off at the wrong place.
The rain had actually started Thursday night after I had decided to take the USA FAB Dock team out to dinner to thank them for all their efforts in getting the FAB Dock showcased at such a prestigious event. And so it is a testament to their dedication that it didn't strike any of us until the end of the night as we were waiting in the rain for the valet to return our car, that everyone else around us were couples enjoying their romantic Valentine's Day dinner surrounded by roses, balloons and chocolates. So I would sincerely like to thank all those wives and girlfriends that allowed their men to leave them on the most romantic night of the year to pursue the FAB Dock cause.
Once the rain had subsided, the boat show itself was a roaring success. Once again, we received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from everyone that passed by. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Miami Ski Nautique for sharing their stand with us and having two of their boats live in FAB Docks for the duration of the show. And a special thank you to Sammy for being our test driver for our new FAB Dock video and to Luke who put the berthing benefit of the FAB Dock to the test with the quickest entry I have ever seen. We didn't have the radar gun out but I heard estimates of up to 20 mph.
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.
Since 2011 FAB Dock have been helping boaties world-wide to save time, money and the environment.
Our team of boating enthusiasts understand the need to make boating easy and have worked tirelessly to develop a superior and economical dry docking system that suits all vessel types and locations.