AP Community Updates
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20-08-2018
APECS World Summit 2018 - Summary Report ....APECS World Summit 2018 - Summary ReportThe 2018 APECS World Summit was held in Davos, Switzerland, from June 17-18, as part of POLAR2018. In total 41 representatives from 22 countries participated in the first day, with[…]
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17-08-2018
IASC's ISIRA Funds Russian ECS to A ....IASC's ISIRA Funds Russian ECS to Attend UArctic CongressIASC's ISIRA (International Science Initiative in the Russian Arctic) has allocated funding to pay for the registration of 6 early career researchers from Russia, to be able to attend the[…]
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14-08-2018
APECS Spain Workshop on 4 September ....APECS Spain Workshop on 4 SeptemberAPECS Spain welcomes all members to their Workshop in Madrid on September 4th. The workshop will be held in Spanish and will take place during the whole day. In the[…]
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10-08-2018
Report: From Entering the Field to Takin ....Report: From Entering the Field to Taking the Helm, Women's Perspectives on Polar Research The International Polar Year 2007-2009 opened many doors to researchers from around the world, including women, so it was timely at the Polar 2018 Open Science Conference for a discussion[…]
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27-06-2018
The second call for access to SIOS resea ....The second call for access to SIOS research infrastructure is now open.The application deadline is 15th September 2018 at 16:00 CEST: https://sios-svalbard.org/AccessCall2018
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27-06-2018
Fifth Meeting of Scientific Experts on F ....Fifth Meeting of Scientific Experts on Fish Stocks in the Central Arctic Ocean (FISCAO)At the request of the 10 parties negotiating on an agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the High Seas portion of the Central Arctic Ocean, participants at the meeting[…]
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25-06-2018
Official opening of EUCOP5 and presentat ....Official opening of EUCOP5 and presentation of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. Dr. Wilfried HaeberliThe 5th European Conference on Permafrost officially began this morning at the Opening Ceremony at Le Majestic Congress in Chamonix. Participants were welcomed by Philip Deline on behalf of the[…]
Shipping
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08-07-2018
Rescue diver from China who saved three ....Rescue diver from China who saved three from sunken cargo ship to be recognized with IMO bravery accoladeMr. Zhong Haifeng, Guangzhou Salvage senior diver, will receive the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery At Sea for rescuing three people from a sunken cargo ship.
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08-07-2018
World Maritime Day theme 2019: "Emp ....World Maritime Day theme 2019: "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community"The 2019 theme will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality, in line with the UN SDGs, and to highlight the contribution of women all over the world to the maritime sector.
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05-07-2018
International Maritime Prize for 2017 to ....International Maritime Prize for 2017 to go to Mrs. Birgit Sølling OlsenMrs. Birgit Sølling Olsen, former Deputy Director-General of the Danish Maritime Authority, to receive prestigious IMO Prize.
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25-06-2018
MEPSEAS project launched to protect Sout ....MEPSEAS project launched to protect South-East Asia marine environmentSeven ASEAN countries launch ambitious MEPSEAS initiative, funded by Norad and implemented by IMO, aimed at improving the environmental health of the seas in the region.
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24-06-2018
Day of the Seafarer campaign (25th June) ....Day of the Seafarer campaign (25th June): #SupportSeafarersWellbeingIn 2018, on 25 June, IMO is joining the growing momentum within shipping to address the important issue of seafarers’ wellbeing.
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17-06-2018
Poland's World Maritime Day Paralle ....Poland's World Maritime Day Parallel EventHow to create better shipping for a better future was a theme running throughout the 2018 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event in Szczecin, Poland.
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24-05-2018
IMO takes first steps to address autonom ....IMO takes first steps to address autonomous shipsScoping exercise begins, to look into how safe, secure and environmentally sound Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship operations may be addressed in IMO instruments.
Climate Change
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15-08-2018
Breathing Fire: Wildfire Smoke Forcing I ....Breathing Fire: Wildfire Smoke Forcing Idahoans IndoorsBy Kevin Davenport (Idaho Statesman). Maya Miller(Climate Central) contributed reportingIvy Albert’s job is conversation. Working as an interpreter, she helps the hearing impaired by translating things like doctor’s appointments and business meetings to and from American sign language. She was also born[…]
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15-08-2018
Breathing Fire: California’s Centr ....Breathing Fire: California’s Central Valley Bears the Brunt of Wildfire Smoke This story was produced and published in partnership with KQED, an NPR affiliate in California. It’s part of “Breathing Fire,” a series of research reports and journalism features by Climate Central. The work has received support from the Bill Lane[…]
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15-08-2018
Air Pollution Progress Still Undermined ....Air Pollution Progress Still Undermined by Western WildfiresResearch Report by Climate CentralAugust 2018Summary This report is part of “Breathing Fire,” a series of research reports and journalism features by Climate Central.Download report PDF In more than half of the states in the American West, the largest wildfire[…]
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08-08-2018
West Nile Crippling El Pasoans, Rising T ....West Nile Crippling El Pasoans, Rising Temperatures Play Role Read Climate Central’s research report, “U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Disease Danger Days.’” By John Upton (Climate Central) and Kyle Jones (El Paso Times)Elisa Sierra had just given birth to twins when she became infected with West Nile virus.The[…]
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08-08-2018
U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Dis ....U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Disease Danger Days’Research Report by Climate Central Download report PDF Among the many consequences of human-caused climate change is a change in the pattern, incidence and location of some diseases spread by biting mosquitoes, ticks and flies. These diseases pose a significant[…]
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18-07-2018
Missouri Farms Hold Big Potential as Car ....Missouri Farms Hold Big Potential as Carbon StorehouseResearch Report by Climate Central Download full report
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14-07-2018
As Seas Rise, Americans Use Nature to Fi ....As Seas Rise, Americans Use Nature to Fight Worsening Erosion This is the first story in “Life on the Edge,” a series of journalism and research initiatives at Climate Central examining wetlands, sea-level rise and coastal change with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This story was produced and[…]
Science
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14-08-2018
Diving robots find Antarctic seas exhale ....Diving robots find Antarctic seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide in winter The open water nearest the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed, a new study has found. Researchers conducting the study used data gathered over several winters by an array of robotic floats[…]
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10-08-2018
American Geophysical Union Announces 201 ....American Geophysical Union Announces 2018 FellowsThe post American Geophysical Union Announces 2018 Fellows appeared first on AGU Newsroom.
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09-08-2018
NSF international MULTIPLIER program com ....NSF international MULTIPLIER program completes first expedition Furthering the National Science Foundation's (NSF) strategic engagement to explore and advance opportunities for leveraging international resources, NSF has completed its first MULTIPLIER (MULTIPlying Impact Leveraging International Expertise in Research Missions) short-term expedition for scientific opportunities.Created in Fiscal Year (FY)[…]
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08-08-2018
Upcoming PolarConnect Live Events ....Upcoming PolarConnect Live EventsUpcoming PolarConnect Live Events8 August 2018Please join us for two live events in August about research in the Arctic and in the mountains of Switzerland!Monday, 13 August 2018 at 9:30am AKDT – PolarTREC teacher Svea Anderson and University of Alaska[…]
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08-08-2018
NSF announces first research awards unde ....NSF announces first research awards under Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (HSI Program) today issued its first research awards for 31 projects totaling approximately $45 million.Hispanics constitute 16 percent of the U.S. workforce, but they make up only 6[…]
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07-08-2018
NSF launches effort to create first prac ....NSF launches effort to create first practical quantum computer From codebreaking to aircraft design, complex problems in a wide range of fields exist that even today's best computers cannot solve.To accelerate the development of a practical quantum computer that will one day answer currently unsolvable research questions, the National[…]
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07-08-2018
NSF awards forge partnerships between mi ....NSF awards forge partnerships between minority-serving institutions and leading research facilities The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded new Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grants to support eight collaborations across the United States aimed at fostering cutting-edge materials research while increasing diversity.Each award is expected to total nearly[…]
Politics & Society
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20-08-2018
Record book takes a beating and Old Glor ....Record book takes a beating and Old Glory flies at Anchorage RunFestThe Anchorage RunFest is a gazillion footraces rolled into a giant funfest, and Sunday's edition had as many cool moments as it did races to choose from.Records fell in four of the eight races — the men's ultra, the women's[…]
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20-08-2018
Caribou hunt ends, leaving the Denali Hi ....Caribou hunt ends, leaving the Denali Highway a good place for a quiet retreatThe first Tier I caribou hunt of the fall opened about a week ago along the Denali Highway and already it is over.Last season, the Nelchina caribou herd was thousands of animals above what the Alaska Department of Fish & Game[…]
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20-08-2018
New cultural center unveils thousands of ....New cultural center unveils thousands of Yup’ik artifacts rescued in race against climate changeA cultural center that opened last week in a Southwest Alaska village showcases thousands of Yup'ik treasures rescued from a nearly 500-year-old site along the eroding Bering Sea coast, organizers said.The trove at the Nunalleq Culture and Archaeology Center in Quinhagak some[…]
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20-08-2018
He was a jokester who complained about h ....He was a jokester who complained about his job, but friends are still baffled by his fatal airplane heistAlio Fan woke up last Saturday morning and clicked on a voice recording someone had sent him. It was his childhood friend, Richard Russell, talking to air traffic controllers, a conversation that was then broadcast all over the world."Rolling out[…]
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20-08-2018
He was a jokester who complained about h ....He was a jokester who complained about his job, but friends still baffled by thief’s airplane heist
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20-08-2018
Meet Cody Wilson, the man behind the fig ....Meet Cody Wilson, the man behind the fight over 3D-printed guns
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20-08-2018
Trump says his White House counsel not a ....Trump says his White House counsel not a ‘RAT’ like Nixon’s
Resources
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20-07-2018
Change in Boliden's management team ....Change in Boliden's management teamThomas Söderqvist, Director Corporate Responsibility and member of Group Management, has chosen to leave his current position in favour of part-time pension and a role as senior advisor within Boliden. He will remain in his current position until the recr...
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20-07-2018
Investment in leaching plant at Boliden ....Investment in leaching plant at Boliden Rönnskär"The investment is fully in line with our strategy to extract as much metal as technically possible from existing raw materials. This significant improvement in Rönnskär’s resource efficiency will both enhance the smelter’s competitiveness and reduce the ...
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20-07-2018
Boliden's second quarter: Strong re ....Boliden's second quarter: Strong result due to continued favourable prices and terms“This was a strong quarter, despite grades falling short of the very high grades noted in the first quarter which was expected. The reduction in volume was, however, offset by improved prices and terms, and by the success of Smelters’[…]
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20-07-2018
Q2 Interim Report 2018 ....Q2 Interim Report 2018Q2 2018Revenues totalled SEK 14,071 m (11,554) The operating profit totalled SEK 2,468 m (1,916)The operating profit, excluding the revaluation of process inventory,totalled SEK 2,329 m (2,196)Free cash flow totalled SEK 1,718 m (2,152)Earnings per s...
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29-06-2018
Change in number of shares and votes in ....Change in number of shares and votes in BolidenThe annual general meeting in Boliden on 27 April 2018 resolved on an automatic share redemption procedure including a split of Boliden’s shares, a so-called share split 2:1, whereby one existing share was divided into two shares. As previously communicat...
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29-06-2018
Report of payments to government agencie ....Report of payments to government agencies in 2017Boliden is today publishing its report of payments to government agencies in accordance with Swedish law (2015:812) on the reporting of payments to government agencies. The report encompasses payments made to government agencies in Sweden, Finland and Ire...
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04-06-2018
Peter Mörtlund appointed new Genera ....Peter Mörtlund appointed new General Manager for Boliden BergsöePeter is currently Commercial Director within special product division at LKAB and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Luleå University of Technology.For further information, please contact:Klas Nilsson, Director Group Commun...
