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These companies will explore a strong collaboration to offer drivers of the Uber app, affordable electric vehicles in European markets, especially in the UK, France, the Netherlands and Portugal. This agreement follows a successful pilot program between Nissan and Uber in the UK. The collaboration agreement has been communicated within the framework of the announcement that Uber has made to become a zero-emission mobility platform. In 2025, 50 percent of the total distance traveled on the Uber platform in seven European capitals (Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris) will be made in electric vehicles. That means that, by the end of 2021, users will be able to choose a zero-emission vehicle in cities that represent 80 percent of Uber's European market. Within the framework of this collaboration agreement, the companies will study how the adoption of electric vehicles and the electric ecosystem in European cities can be accelerated, including the following initiatives: · Offer Uber app drivers access to Nissan and Renault electric vehicles - Nissan LEAF and Renault ZOE - as well as future electric vehicles from both companies. · Expand the UK pilot program to France by the end of 2020, with a view to rolling out the program in the Netherlands, Portugal and other markets. · Launch joint Marketing and education plans to promote the benefits and advantages of electric vehicles among Uber drivers, as well as offer them test drives so they can experience the vehicles. Jordi Vila, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Division of Nissan Europe, commented: "Thanks to 10 years of experience with Nissan Leaf, we know that people love to drive electric vehicles and that this change can help drivers save money. and supporting the clean air goals of our major cities. By collaborating with Uber in the UK, we have already been able to increase awareness and adoption of zero emission vehicles, and we are looking forward to exploring how to expand this program in Europe. " "This collaboration agreement with Uber is recognition of our ability to conquer new markets and to support professionals in their energy transition. Today, we take advantage of our competitive advantage: an attractive offering of electrified vehicles that contributes to the massive deployment of electric mobility. We have collaborated closely with local authorities in recent years to propose solutions to the growing challenges that cities are facing: transportation, emission reduction and air quality. By signing this collaboration agreement, our goal is to unite forces to accelerate this movement ", concluded Gilles Normand, senior vice president of Electric Vehicles and Mobility Services at Grupo Renault.
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A few months ago the intention of the Cádiz City Council, whose councilor is José María González, better known as Kichi (Podemos Andalucía), to change the name of the Ramón de Carranza stadium was known. And it is that in the words of the Cadiz mayor, this was "an accomplice in the coup d'etat", reason why the name of the sports enclosure would be breaking the Law of Historical Memory. Thus, to remedy this, it was tried to carry out a consultative process to choose a new name, but judging by the results of this vote, the Cádiz fans have responded by boycotting it. The options with the most votes, more than 600, were Ramón de Carranza and Carranza, that is, it would mean keeping the name that was up to now. The surprise, however, came with the following two alternatives. It should be noted first that the second most voted option, "Estadio Carranza", is the alternative that would eliminate Ramón's name but would keep his last name, and it is supported by the Federation of Peñas del Cádiz CF. Juan Antonio García, president of this entity, said the following on the La Voz Digital portal: "Carranza does not refer to a person at all. It was our preference and it is what the supporters' clubs asked for in their day. I cannot defend a new proposal because ours is more than clear. It depends who interprets the Law, whatever name it is. What is clear is that the proposal we defend is totally legal because it is also a registered trademark. " However, Juan Antonio García has denounced the voting process for its lack of guarantees: "The veracity of the votes has not been verified. The third proposal with the most votes has been 'Santiago Abascal Stadium', which shows the seriousness of the process that the City Council has carried out ". According to a document shared on social networks, the next most voted alternative has been "Estadio Francisco Franco." None of the four options has been accepted by the City Council commission. In this sense, he considers that keeping Carranza's name would be the most appropriate: "We defend Estadio Carranza not as a person, but as a feeling. When it is named, nothing is exalted, it speaks of something rooted in the Cádiz and the Cadista. It's hard to relate to any other option, "he said.
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At Ford we have the firm belief that freedom of movement leads to human progress, or what is the same as evolution leads to innovation; and it is this pillar that has made us part of the new trends in mobility, such as the arrival of electric cars, hybrids and connectable hybrids, which are part of the electrification plan that the company has presented, whose objective is the development of 40 vehicles for its portfolio for the year 2022. Against this background, for the signature of the blue oval, evolution is part of human progress and therefore, around the concept of innovation, two concepts emerge that mark the path towards developing a competitive advantage to go further: diversity and inclusion. We know that to evolve and innovate, the presence of collaborators with diverse perspectives, skills, and experience is necessary and it is in this sense that female talent has become a key element of this winning formula. Deloitte, a firm specialized in corporate auditing and consulting, shared a study in 2018, the data of which reflected a minimal collaboration of women in the automotive sector. At Ford we seek to redirect that path, therefore a considerable percentage of our team is made up of women, who every day are part of the effort to continue positioning Mexico as a key country, which stands out for the quality and great capacity of its engineers , and it is thanks to that reputation gained throughout the history of Ford of Mexico that today models are being developed that will mark a milestone in automotive innovation, as well as engines and transmissions that supply all Ford around the world. For this reason, at Ford we want to recognize all the collaborators in the country's plants that proudly, and very much like the Mexican, assemble vehicles, engines and transmissions on a daily basis. Through a series of videos, the talent of the women who participated in these initiatives of assembly of engines, transmissions and the first Mustang Mach-E made 100 percent by a representative group of the company's female force is shown. Cuautitlan For the first time since 1964, the year in which the plant was inaugurated by Henry Ford II and former president Adolfo López Mateos, a car is entirely assembled solely by women. And we are not talking about just any car, we are talking about the new Mustang Mach-E, the all-electric vehicle inspired by the pony car, which inherits an unmatched legacy and represents a milestone in the company's technological innovation to go further. As part of the activities within the company and the plant, the vehicle was not only assembled by women, it was also intervened by the plastic artist, María Fernanda Ochoa, who relied on three key elements for the design embodied in the exterior of the vehicle electric, expressing feminine power and recognizing her daily effort in each stroke: · The central image shows an Eagle Woman, inspired by the Eagle Knight, but who in turn interprets the importance of each woman in the Ford plant. · The Warriors in Pink logo, which is Ford's organization fighting breast cancer, was also included in recognition of each of the warriors facing a battle against this disease. · In addition, the sunflowers depicted in the trunk appear as a feminine flower that, at the same time, represents strength and stability. Chihuahua A total of 192 employees built the first engine in history made one hundred percent by women at the Chihuahua plant, taking into account that diversity and inclusion are the vital engines for our evolution. During a ceremony, the engine was presented and signed by the collaborators who were involved in its manufacture. The women of Chihuahua today know that they can achieve anything they set out to do, and the proof is that, not only within the plant, but throughout the company, there are women in all positions. Irapuato 'Creating the future together'. Under this phrase, the collaborators of the Ford plant in Irapuato came together to put together the first transmission carried out 100% by women. The Irapuato plant seeks to motivate its feminine strength, showing them the importance and relevance that their work represents every day. For the Irapuato women engineers, this work not only represents their work as women, at the same time they have managed to feel more connected with all the people that make up Ford, working for the entire team that seeks the success of the company on a daily basis. Very soon our collaborators from the Hermosillo plant will not be left behind and will be surprising us with their "Mexican-style work." Mexican talent has not stopped surprising locals and strangers, to the extent that Ford's engineering center in Mexico now has more than 2,000 employees, making it the largest engineering group in Mexico in the entire automotive industry. At Ford, we seek to be a clear example of how the automotive industry has become increasingly inclusive over time. Currently, car design, engineering, as well as its conceptualization. At Ford, we believe that the automotive industry goes further, it is part of human development and the search for a vision towards a better future for Mexico. Female talent is essential for our operation and the work of our Mexican collaborators is essential to continue on the right path.
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The Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court does not see a crime in the management that the Government has deployed of the coronavirus pandemic and has expressed this in a report of more than 300 pages that asks the Second Criminal Chamber to reject a score of complaints filed against members of the Executive for crimes such as prevarication, reckless homicide, injuries or against the rights of workers. Although the conclusion is the same for all, the prosecutors coordinated by Lieutenant Prosecutor Luis Navajas report each of the complaints filed by associations, parties and groups separately, with repeated arguments and in some cases, identical paragraphs. Prevarication by omission It is one of the crimes most pointed out by the complainants, who point to the inaction of the Government knowing the seriousness of the situation. The Office of the Prosecutor does not find a crime, but neither is it unforeseen. It alleges "the impossibility of affirming that, at least according to the current state of science, the defendants could have carried out any action that could avoid the unfortunate effects produced by the pandemic." In this sense, it concludes that "there are no elements that allow affirming, not even incidentally, that the Government was not very agile or diligent" since it adopted the state of alarm on March 14 without there being "any data" that proves that Previously, the legal presuppositions to do so were given "objectively". The Prosecutor's Office also recalls that "there is no record that any of the Administrations whose territory was already affected by the Covid-19 outbreak had urged the Government" to take that measure. Prevarication by action As for the measures that he did adopt and that were harmful according to plaintiffs such as the Unified Civil Guard Association, the Professional Collective of the Madrid Municipal Police. Vox, the General Council of Official Nursing Colleges, the Terra Sos-Tenible Association and a private individual; The different prosecutors who have reported the complaints answer with the same paragraph: Nor has it been even indirectly justified in what the actions of the defendants contributed to creating or increasing a risk that, in addition to not being pre-existing, seems obvious that it was never found, nor could it be found, controlled, an extreme that prevents equating the inaction attributed to them to the actual cause of multiple deaths. Occupational hazards. This is one of the issues that focus the complaints of professional groups such as health or police and about which the National Court still has much to say. The Office of the Supreme Prosecutor does not see a crime in this context either and replies to two of the complainants that "the generic references to the lack of equipment and the lack of control over those acquired", together with the fact that the direct victims of This alleged lack, "prevents determining" that there is not only criminal responsibility "but even any violation" of the regulations. In the case of the police forces, there was a lack of means due to having been classified as a low-exposure group. In the case of the toilets, they did not have the adequate means. Regarding the Interior, the Prosecutor's Office understands that "it is difficult to conceive" that the minister "had" control of the risk "of each work center in which security measures were allegedly not provided." Regarding Health, it says that "there are no reasons that allow even incidentally attributing a crime against the rights of workers." Defective material In this context, it refers specifically to the purchase of diagnostic tests that turned out not to have approval and to masks that did not protect their users, health personnel. Both issues were included in the complaints both in the context of prevarication and in the context of risks to workers and the Prosecutor's Office does not see any criminal responsibility in the Minister of Health Salvador Illa, against whom they were directed, because it understands that he was not responsible direct from none of these purchases, but "the General Directorate of Common Portfolio of Services of the National Health and Pharmacy System", although it depends on his ministry. From the tests, it concludes that Health awarded the contract to Interpharma who, "with clear breach of its contractual obligations, acquired" defective products "from a company of Chinese origin. "If we agree that the only conduct that could present indications of typicity is precisely that of importing defective sanitary products, its attribution should, in any case, be made to that commercial one," he says in this regard. About "Garry Galaxy" masks. The Public Ministry understands that "the defectiveness of the same was, at that time out of its knowledge" and recalls that the Government's resolution for its purchase "does not require an evaluation of the same" and all this, in a "context" of "scarcity." Individual behaviors The complaints have ended up in the Supreme Court's inbox because they are directed against members of the Government, who are gauged. In most of the complaints, however, the Prosecutor's Office finds that an "objective criminal responsibility" is attributed to the Executive without specifying what conduct of each one would deserve reproach, which violates, according to it, the principle of guilt. A recurring defect that already sees reason for inadmissibility.
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Bottas, who had already been the fastest on Friday, covered, in the best of his 12 laps, the 5,245 meters of the track - located 35 kilometers north of Florence - in one minute, 16 seconds and 530 thousandths, 17 less than the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and with 83 of advantage over his English teammate Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), leader of the World Cup. In a session in which there was less than a tenth of difference between the top three and in which everyone posted their best lap on a soft tire. Canadian Lance Stroll (Racing Point), third last Sunday at Monza, set the fourth time, half a second behind the Finn; in a session that ended with 28 degrees centigrade on the track and 43 on the asphalt; and in which the only incident to review was the 'walk' that the French Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) took. Gasly, who by winning the Italian Grand Prix celebrated his first F1 triumph, set the fifth time of the last free practice, seven tenths behind Bottas; and he registered just ahead of Mexican Sergio Pérez in the timesheets. 'Checo', who announced on Wednesday that he will not continue at Racing Point next year, repeated the Mugello track fourteen times and in his best lap he stopped the clock at 1: 17.341, eight tenths behind Mercedes' Finn. Sainz, who at Monza achieved his best result since racing in F1 by finishing second, spun 19 times and his best time, the twelfth of the session, was 1: 17.768. One second and two tenths behind Bottas; from which he was nine tenths - in seventh position - in Monegasque Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari; the most awarded team in history: celebrating its 1,000th Grand Prix at Mugello. Much worse was his German teammate Sebastian Vettel, who will replace 'Checo' next year, when the team is called Aston Martin. Vettel - a four-time world champion (2010-13, with Red Bull) - set the eighteenth time and was second to last, one second and six tenths behind Bottas. The qualifying session, which will order the starting grid for this Sunday's race, will take place at 3:00 pm (15:00 GMT). - Times table of the last free practice of the Tuscan GP: .1. Valtteri Bottas (FIN / Mercedes) 1: 17.879 .2. Max Verstappen (HOL / Red Bull) at 0.017 .3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR / Mercedes) at 0.083 .4. Lance Stroll (CAN / Racing Point) at 0.582 .5. Pierre Gasly (FRA / Alpha Tauri) at 0.696.6. Sergio Pérez (MEX / Racing Point) at 0.811 .7. Charles Leclerc (MON / Ferrari) at 0.958 .8. Alexander Albon (TAI / Red Bull) at 1,008.9. Daniil Kvyat (RUS / Alpha Tauri) at 1,097 10. Romain Grosjean (FRA / Haas) at 1,105 11. Esteban Ocon (FRA / Renault) at 1,216 12. Carlos Sainz (ESP / McLaren) at 1,238 13. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA / Alfa Romeo) at 1,282 14. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN / Alfa Romeo) at 1,313 15. Kevin Magnussen (DIN / Haas) at 1,509 16. Nicholas Latifi (CAN / Williams) at 1,542 17. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / Renault) at 1,612 18. Sebastian Vettel (GER / Ferrari) at 1,656 19. Lando Norris (GBR / McLaren) at 2,296 20. George Russell (GBR / Williams) without time.
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Berta Soler has already lost count of the times she has been detained by the Cuban police. "Since 2015, they have done it every Sunday," says the leader of the Ladies in White in a telephone conversation with ABC, who has suffered firsthand the repression of the Cuban regime for years. "In a week up to three times I have been arrested," he stresses. She has also been physically attacked, "not only I, but all the Ladies in White, by the men and women of the police and the paramilitary mobs organized by the Cuban regime." The repression of the regime to intimidate this movement, whose work was recognized by the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2005, awarded by the European Parliament, has taken many forms: "We have detected up to twenty methods," says Soler herself before detail some of them: «Smear campaigns through social networks, both outside and inside Cuba, with the aim of dismembering this movement and generating states of opinion against the Ladies in White, or creating profiles similar to ours with the in order to create confusion. Another way to erode the strength of the organization is to force its members to leave the country "permanently", "with expenses paid." Other women, "those who do not want to leave the country," are pressured by using their children: the youngest are expelled from school and the oldest are not given a job, "putting pressure on business owners." . Others are detained. Some of those with minor children are even threatened with losing custody. Destroy movement Soler continues her account of the infinity of forms of repression used by the regime against the Ladies in White: itate They also arrest us and take us to inhospitable places and release us late at night without knowing where we are or how to return; other members of the movement are deported outside of Havana. The detentions can last between 48 hours and seven days, according to Soler. "They also fabricate common crimes to take us to prison, or they give us high fines." Added to this is the media persecution of which they are a victim: "They record videos for us that they later edit to cause confusion." As well as the creation of false groups, with names and appearance similar to the Ladies in White, in order to create confusion on social networks. And the list goes on and on ... Raids of their homes and seizure of material and financial assets, harassment of relatives, "even our mothers ..." The regime stops at nothing. The forms of repression are inexhaustible, "to discourage and destroy the Ladies in White movement, but thank God we remain strong and resist." Soler's testimony is one of those that includes the complaint presented by the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights before (OCDH) before the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women against the Cuban Government for “discrimination and systematic violence against Ladies of white". Both she and her colleagues in the movement consider it "important" that the repression "and harassment suffered by human rights activists, and in this case the Ladies in White" be denounced before a body "of such a high level" as the UN . It is true that they have had to wait almost two decades for a voice to rise to denounce the excesses of the regime against this organization, founded in 2003 by the wives, mothers and relatives of political prisoners imprisoned during the Black Spring. "These 17 years have not been easy at all," says Soler. The Cuban regime is always repressing those who oppose it. This group has also suffered for years, according to the OCDH complaint, violence in their environment fed from power: acts of repudiation, insults by civil groups, which according to the leader of the Ladies in White are mobilized by paramilitaries who are going to work centers, schools ... to mobilize people from these centers, also members of the Federation of Cuban Women, the Communist Party ... They organize them and bring them in buses to attack us physically and verbally in acts of repudiation. Silence makes you an accomplice The step forward taken by the NGO, based in Madrid, is also very important for Soler because it occurs when “all over the world there is a call for an end to violence against women: NGOs, international organizations ... We have complained a lot because people of great prestige have remained silent in the face of the repression we have suffered. And when someone is silent in the face of an atrocity, they become an accomplice. While in the world violence against women was being fought, in Cuba it continued and intensified ”, emphasizes Soler. "It is important that a complaint has now been made to the UN about this violence against women in Cuba, and especially against the Ladies in White," she insists. The Ladies in White movement currently has 72 members, compared to the 450 women who served in it between 2013 and 2014, its period with the highest representation. In the last decade, many of them have left because they have left the country "asking for political asylum, others have left because they have been intimidated by the Department of State Security, and others because they were ill ..." These figures confirm the " dismemberment »of the Ladies in White as a consequence of the repressive system of the Cuban State Security. Between 2018 and 2020, they have suffered 2,686 arbitrary arrests, according to the data collected by the complaint sent by the OCDH to the UN a few days ago. But we resist and will continue to resist. As long as there are still political prisoners in Cuba, the Ladies in White will be there to advocate for their freedom and we will continue to act peacefully to demand their release from the regime, concludes Berta Soler.
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If there is anyone who knows about transfers, it is Rivaldo. His past between Deportivo, Barcelona or Milan demonstrates this and he has analyzed sports news focusing on the start of La Liga but, above all, on the continuity of Leo Messi. “Messi has his life in Barcelona, and he really enjoys his family there. There will always be reasons for him to stay at the Camp Nou, ”says the former Barça player and Betfair ambassador. In 2021, the current Barcelona board will cease to be one and Rivaldo considers that it is a decisive moment to make Messi change his decision: “Messi could still extend his contract this season. Who knows if Messi changes his position to leave the club? Perhaps with a new president who understands his needs, he could offer him a good project for the future and he could consider staying for a few more seasons, he loves the club and I can imagine him playing until he is 37 or 38 years old, ”says the Brazilian. "Everything can happen this season at Barcelona, it is a kind of revolution with a new coach, new directors and the elections scheduled for March 2021," says Rivaldo, who also faced a tough transfer from Barcelona to Milan at the beginning of the century. XXI. In short, "Messi is a great professional and he will show it again," he emphasizes. The one who no longer seems to continue, in the absence of an official transfer, is Luis Suárez. Rivaldo believes that "Barcelona need to sign a forward." Given the rumors about the arrival of Memphis Depay, the Barcelona legend insists on the figure of the nine before the signing of the Lyon player: "Depay should not be the last signing up front, he is not a center forward," he says. As for the pressure on Ansu Fati, Rivaldo asks for time: "He will be an important player but he cannot be given much responsibility yet." As for the league title, Rivaldo believes that "Real Madrid is still a clear favorite to win the title." Furthermore, the Barcelona legend recognizes that "Vinicius may be close to becoming a Madrid star" as a key factor of the season. Rivaldo affirms that "Vinicius has improved last season and has made a great contribution to the club's success, showing his personality in important matches in which he ended up being decisive," he says.
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Once batteries are removed from Volvo buses, they are reused as energy storage units for several years, for example in buildings and charging stations. “Volvo Buses is one of the pioneers in electromobility which provides clean, quiet and efficient public transport. We have a clear sustainability strategy at every stage of our value chain, and we are now taking a further step through the planned and consistent reuse of bus batteries. In our electromobility operation, we are creating a new business cycle and this alliance is truly an important step in the right direction, ”commented Håkan Agnevall, President of Volvo Buses. Bus batteries are used for many years in regular traffic before they need to be replaced. However, when new batteries are installed in the vehicle, the old ones still have considerable capacity to offer. This capacity is too limited to power a bus efficiently, but it is more than enough for static use for energy storage purposes. Reusing batteries means that natural resources can be conserved, as there is no need to use new batteries for energy storage. “We are delighted and proud that Batteryloop has the opportunity to purchase the used batteries and develop this solution together with Volvo Buses. In addition to reuse, under the established agreement, we also guarantee safe and environmentally friendly recycling when batteries reach the end of their second life as energy storage units. Therefore, we offer a sustainable solution for Volvo Buses batteries. In addition, this alliance means that we can turn a cost into a source of revenue for the customer, ”said Rasmus Bergström, President of Batteryloop. The recently signed new agreement is global in scope. Covers all batteries that Volvo Buses is responsible for in its electric buses around the world. To date, most of these buses are in Europe, but the number of electric buses is expected to increase in other parts of the world as well. “We see a constantly increasing demand for electric buses in cities around the world, and as we were pioneers in the electric bus market, the number of used batteries will increase,” explained Håkan Agnevall. The demand for local energy storage units is expected to increase in the future. Equally important, an energy storage unit offers new scope for storing renewable energy, which can be used to meet spikes in electricity demand. Any surplus can be sold, delivering directly to the network. “An energy storage unit is like a large power bank that gives the user considerable flexibility and can help generate revenue. We see that there is a fast growing market in different types of properties, and also in charging stations for electric vehicles, both in industry and in society. Our alliance with Volvo Buses will provide a valuable contribution to the development of the infrastructure that needs to be built, ”said Rasmus Bergström. Batteryloop and Volvo Buses were previously involved in a joint project with Stena Fastigheter, whereby bus batteries are used as energy storage units to provide electricity to the residential area of Fyrklövern in Gothenburg. The electricity stored in these units comes from solar panels installed on the rooftops of apartment buildings.
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Former Spanish international striker Fernando Torres, world champion and two-time European champion with the Spanish team and Atlético de Madrid legend retired a year ago, explained that an active player "has to measure his words a lot" during the presentation of a documentary about his career. “When you are active you have to take care of the details because you know what a statement without evil can cause. You have to measure your words a lot. In this documentary it was time to explain it. There will be no controversial statements, because it is not like I am, but there will be reflections of things that at the time I did not see like that, "explained the former striker in an act by video conference. The 'Niño' Torres, who retired from professional football in August last year in the Japanese Sagan Tosu, will be the protagonist of 'Fernando Torres: the last symbol', a documentary that the audiovisual platform of the multinational e-commerce Amazon will launch on September 18 in Spain and the United Kingdom. In it, he reviews his career at Atlético de Madrid, his time in England at Liverpool and Chelsea, his brief stint at Italian Milan, his return to the rojiblanco team, his retirement and his successful stage in the national team, with the successes in the 2010 World Cup and the two European Cups in 2008 and 2012. «I have always been very jealous of my privacy, an atypical footballer, I have tried to be on the fringes of the present, of the likes of my teammates, but when one gets older, and has a different vision of things, one realizes that you yourself look for information, documentaries, interviews, ”Torres explained. That interest made him accept the documentary proposal. «We saw the opportunity to explain and reflect on everything that has happened to me, the good and also the bad, that when you are active you don't want it to be known and you get into your bubble. Maybe it was time to tell it, "reflected the former striker. For Torres, the greatest challenge was to "open up" to the cameras of the documentary, including his family and children, who had "never" seen so many cameras, having always been the forward very reserved with his private life. Before the end of the year, the platform will also premiere a documentary on the triumph of the Spanish team in the 2010 World Cup, which marks the tenth anniversary and which for Torres was "the moment they touched heaven", both the players and the Spanish fans. A success that the striker came to after overcoming a knee injury six months earlier, and injuring himself in the World Cup final itself, in which he participated in the play of the goal that was worth the title, scored by Andrés Iniesta in extra time . «Two months before the World Cup I was on crutches, I fought to be there, I got it, then everything got complicated with the injury, and the day you are world champion you have been injured, you cannot be at the level you wanted, already at you are suffering and enjoying yourself. I would do it a thousand times again, it was my goal, "Torres recalled. The former rojiblanco striker is already preparing for the future, both in the technical field, for which he is completing the coaching course, and in sports management. "Now I am on the coach's card, I am missing the practices that I have not been able to do because the youth competitions have not started down, and next year I want to do the UEFA Pro level. I am also preparing the management side, with several courses and master's degrees to be prepared when one decides to return, if they decide, to the present, "he explained. Regarding whether that future will unite him again with Atlético, 'Niño' Torres was cautious: "Time to time, you have to prepare well, surely the best is yet to come," he said.
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It has a powerful 4-cylinder 140 Hp TDI engine at 3500-3600 rpm. 6-speed manual transmission and front-wheel drive, (except for the 4.9t Cargo Van model that has rear-wheel drive). Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents a highly efficient vehicle, with a payload capacity of up to 1,451 kg, distributed over its four wheels with 16 '' wheels, with suspension and standard damping from the factory or optional for reinforced stabilization or reinforced suspension and damping. Its 3640 mm wheelbase makes this Crafter a multi-faceted vehicle to please different groups of customers. The Crafter Chassis 3.5t is a vehicle that offers safety in its two types of brakes: front of ventilated disc of 16 "(303 mm) and rear of disc. In addition, the electromechanical power steering of the Crafter provides greater comfort in its performance, that relieve the driver of physical burdens. Driver comfort is complemented by a Climatronic air conditioning system with recirculation air, 4 in-dash cup holders and roof storage, and two central locking remote control keys, electric window lifters; and preparation for radio. The Craffter Chassis complies with the NOM-163-SEMARNAT-ENER-SCFI-2013 standards in terms of CO2 emissions, where it performs up to 229 gCO2 / km in combined city-highway tests. Crafter Chassis 3.5t model year 2020 is available from $ 14,299 pesos per month for 3 years with a rate from 10.9% or with free Insurance and 0% CXA, or a cash price from $ 650,000 MXN.
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Donald Trump is one of the candidates to win the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian MP, has nominated the President of the United States. as a candidate for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his support of the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. On August 13, Trump announced that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had agreed to establish diplomatic ties, as part of a comprehensive agreement by which the Israeli authorities will paralyze the annexation of occupied Palestinian territory. In this way, the UAE becomes the third Arab country to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, after Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). "This agreement could change the rules of the game and turn the Middle East into a region of cooperation," said the deputy in the nomination letter. Trump's second Nobel Peace nomination Tybring-Gjedde also assured in the same letter that the American president had fulfilled the three conditions necessary to win the peace prize. "The first is the camaraderie between nations, and it has been done through negotiations," he explained. "The second is the reduction of standing armies, and it has reduced the number of troops in the Middle East." The last criterion, as explained by the deputy, is the promotion of peace congresses "and Trump has made" enormous efforts "to negotiate peace. It is not the first time that Trump has been nominated for this award. Two Norwegian conservative deputies were in charge of materializing the candidacy of the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. "We have nominated him because of the progress on the Korean peninsula," declared Per-Willy Amundsen, a Norwegian MP. "It has been a very difficult situation and the tension has eased since then in large part due to Trump's unconventional diplomatic style."
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When a power grid is damaged during a natural disaster, such as a typhoon or a severe storm, it can cause an interruption in the supply of electricity to homes, evacuation centers or other critical facilities. To solve this situation, Toyota and Honda combine their technologies by creating this mobile electricity generation and supply unit and conducting real tests. Thanks to its mobility, ‘Moving e’ can be used in specific emergency situations or natural disasters to provide electricity in affected areas, or more generally to provide electricity in an event, for example. During these real tests, both companies will be able to assess the real needs of potential beneficiaries and users, as well as the ease of use of the system. The 'Moving e' mobile power generation and supply unit consists of a Toyota hydrogen fuel cell bus and charging station, a Honda Power Exporter 9000 portable electricity generator, two portable batteries - Honda LiB-AID E500 and Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP) - and a Honda charge and discharge pack for MPP batteries. The mobile unit, with all this equipment inside, will be able to move to the necessary place and supply electricity to that location. Thus, the batteries and generators will make it possible to extract electricity from the bus, serving as a power source for all types of electrical appliances. Developed on the basis of the previous version of Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell bus (Toyota Fuel Cell Bus), the hydrogen bus with charging station equips twice as many high-pressure hydrogen tanks, significantly increasing the amount of hydrogen that it can transport, allowing a great capacity and performance for the generation and supply of electricity: 454 kWh with a power of 18kW. In the event of a power outage due to a disaster, this large capacity enables the 'Moving e' to supply electricity in indoor areas, such as an evacuation center, as well as for electric vehicles, storing the electricity generated by the charging station in Honda Mobile Power Packs (MPP) and Honda LiB-AID E500 high capacity portable batteries. The hydrogen bus with 'Moving e' charging station also incorporates a rest area inside, thus being able to serve as a place of support for people or workers in the event of disaster or emergency. Both companies will test the effectiveness of 'Moving e' through its use in various municipalities and companies that meet the necessary conditions and wish to collaborate with the project. Start of tests September 2020 Approximate area where 'Moving e' can be used Around 100 km radius from a hydrogen supply / charging station capable of refueling a fuel cell bus (FC Bus) Supply capacity Maximum 490 kWh (Maximum approx. 240 kWh if the bus has to travel 200 km to refuel hydrogen) Configuration 'Moving e' • 1 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell bus and charging station • 2 Honda Power Exporter 9000 portable electricity generators • Portable batteries. 20 units Honda LiB-AID E500 36 units Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP) 36 charge and discharge pack units for MPP batteries
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A man has died and seven other people have been injured in a series of stabbings that occurred last morning in the center of the English city of Birmigham, the police confirmed this Sunday, which does not link the events with terrorism. In a statement, the West Midlands Police (central England) indicated that it has launched "a murder investigation", after specifying that, in addition to the dead man, there is another man and a woman "seriously injured", while five more people suffer minor injuries. "We believe that the incidents, which occurred between 12.30 pm and 2.20 am (local time), are related and we are doing everything possible to find those responsible," said the note. In an appearance before the press, the chief superintendent, Steve Graham, stressed that efforts are focused on finding the perpetrators and "understanding exactly what happened" "while asking the public to contact if they have relevant information . "Serious incident" Previously, an alleged witness to the events, Cara Curran, told BBC Radio Live that it was "one group of boys against another", who fought each other on a night out, and said that she heard "racist insults". The Police have described what happened as a "serious incident" and, while calling for calm and alertness, they keep several streets cordoned off while experts analyze crime scenes. During an intervention this morning on the "Andrew Marr Show" of the BBC One television channel, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab confirmed that he had not "received information" that "links the stabbings" to a case of terrorism.
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The governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, highlighted that Guanajuato is proud to have Volkswagen de México, a company committed to the application of technology for the benefit of the environment. "We are proud to witness the presentation of the new era of Volkswagen Mexico mobility with commercial vehicles and MAN buses, which use environmentally friendly energies, and which can be a proposal for an efficient mobility solution for our state." “These are automobiles that place Volkswagen at the forefront of the matter in the automotive freight and passenger transport industry. Through the Zero Impact Factory strategy, Volkswagen is on track to become a "CO2 Neutral" Company, he said. Having allied companies such as Volkswagen, said the President, the economic reactivation of Guanajuato is on a favorable path and it will be one of the first states nationwide to stand up. "In the month of July we no longer lost jobs, on the contrary, we grew 3,500, they are few compared to the rate we had before the pandemic, but here it is important to mention that only 6 states of the Mexican Republic had positive numbers in this indicator" . “Guanajuato is the borderless and landlocked state that generated the most jobs in the month of July; secondly, for the innovation ecosystem that we are promoting, it is very important for Guanajuato to have a company like Volkswagen that is always one step ahead, ”he said. Volkswagen's success story in Guanajuato began on January 15, 2013 with the inauguration of its plant in the Inner Port, the company's 100th plant in the world, which generates 3,200 direct jobs. He pointed out that Guanajuato is a state that plans its future and gives continuity to that planning, has a direction, offers certainty and builds trust among those looking for a good place to invest. “We want to go from manufacturing to mind-invoicing; we want to be the center of Industry 4.0 in Mexico; we want to design the technology of the future and be a powerhouse in innovation ”. “We value Volkswagen's commitment to the education and training of our young people, with the dual education system that combines learning in a company with academic training, and fourth, but no less important, is Volkswagen's commitment to the environment. environment ”, he highlighted. The Executive stressed that Volkswagen not only has a commitment to the economic development of Guanajuato, there is also its social responsibility with the natural environment, since they adopted 300 hectares of the Cuenca de la Esperanza and Cuenca de la Soledad protected natural areas. "Our recognition to Volkswagen executives for their responsibility and social commitment," he concluded. Steffen Reiche, CEO and President of Volkswagen Mexico, mentioned that this German company has a global commitment to achieve a zero impact on carbon emissions by 2050 and to achieve this goal the production plants of Guanajuato and Puebla implement actions in favor of the environment . “In Guanajuato we have found a modern vision of the State Government to do things focused on growth, for the benefit of the po[CENSORED]tion and the environment; that is why we are proud to be able to contribute to that vision with a modern, efficient and sustainable plant ”. “Guanajuato will spearhead the introduction of clean technologies throughout the country, our commitment to the environment does not end here, that is why we present Volkswagen's vision with units that are at the height of the new era of mobility, to By 2025 our goal is to market more than 1 million electric vehicles worldwide, ”he reported. These new Volkswagen electric vehicles will have pilot tests in the municipality of León, in the cargo and personal transport sector. María Isabel Ortiz Mantilla, Secretary of the Environment and Territorial Planning, highlighted that with these actions the Government of Guanajuato, such as VW, reaffirm its commitment to sustainable development, the fight against climate change, the use of renewable energy and sustainable mobility. “We celebrate that it is once again the Volkswagen Group, who takes steps forward for a new era of more efficient and environmentally friendly mobility; Electric mobility improves the quality of life of people by totally reducing the emission of pollutants. Likewise, as we begin to move into this new era, we will avoid the emission of tons of greenhouse gases, to mitigate the effects of climate change ”. "With this pilot project, more than 18,000 liters of gasoline would be displaced in one year, which is equivalent to reducing emissions by more than 170 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent," he said. Crafter, Transporter ABT, Volkswagen Natural Gas Buses, Volkswagen Buses for urban and personal transport, MAN tourism bus that use environmentally friendly energies were presented and that can be a proposal for an efficient mobility solution in the state of Guanajuato and the country. The mayors of Silao, José Antonio Trejo Valdepeña; from León, Héctor López Santillana; the Secretary for Sustainable Economic Development, Mauricio Usabiaga Díaz Barriga; the Secretary of Tourism, Juan José Álvarez Brunel; the director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Mexico, Luis Rojas and the Commercial director of Man Truck & Bus Mexico, Giovanni Juárez.
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The mischievous Spain that Lazarillo de Tormes defined is still in force in the middle of the pandemic. Although, in this case, it was not one of our compatriots who used it, but a British tourist who took a whopping four hours to eat some chips to avoid putting on the mask during a flight to Tenerife. Almost nothing. The subject in question was Michael Richard, a 41-year-old Englishman who, in order to avoid the regulations that require the use of a mask on airplanes except at times when food and beverages are consumed, decided to buy a tube of Pringles and extend his intake a good time. Salt and vinegar, to be more specific ... According to the digital version of the newspaper "Daily Mail", the situation occurred during the flight that took the tourist from Huddersfiel to the Tenerife South airport. As if that were not enough to have perpetrated this bad trick, once it reached its destination, it was made public through social networks. From EasyJet, the airline he was traveling on, it has been ensured that none of the passengers complained about his attitude. In turn, a spokesperson for the same has specified that they require the use of masks to be able to fly. Outraged, he has called on the responsibility of travelers to maintain the safety of the passage. Michael, who took a potato every two and a half minutes to complete his sad feat, has clarified through Facebook that he is not against face masks. Why did he do it? In his words, simply because he wanted to check if the hostesses would reproach him for his attitude.
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The eCitaro is the first and only fully electric city bus developed and manufactured in Germany. With its many features, ranging from its elegant design, its exemplary thermal management that minimizes energy consumption, and its pleasant but functional cabin, the eCitaro is a truly impressive vehicle. "We are very happy that local public transport is free of polluting emissions and reduces noise levels, through our eCitaro that undoubtedly contributes to improving the quality of life in cities." commented Till Oberwörder, director of Daimler Buses. Henrik Falk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hochbahn pointed out: "With this purchase, we are laying an important foundation for the complete conversion of our fleet to climate-friendly engines. For the first time in Germany, we also applied criteria related to sustainability during By doing so, we want to take our responsibility not only locally, but also globally. This is an important step on the road to truly green mobility and a climate neutral company. " New warehouse complex with state-of-the-art technology and 80,000 m² of space In the framework of the 30th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Germersheim Global Logistics Center, a new state-of-the-art warehouse complex was inaugurated. Through its 80,000m2, this global parts logistics center supplies partners in more than 150 countries with parts and accessories for commercial vehicles and passenger cars under the Mercedes-Benz, smart and FUSO brands. The important role of the Global Logistics Center for vehicle mobility, especially for areas relevant to the system, is also demonstrated during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Logistics Center opened in 1990, it was one of the largest and most modern distribution centers for vehicle parts in the automotive industry. Automated material handling technologies, such as driverless transport systems and storage and retrieval devices, were already widely used at that time, and still are today: since then, the central warehouse has been expanded and modernized several times. . The commissioning of the new warehouse complex, with its state-of-the-art materials handling and storage technology, marks another milestone in the site's ongoing development. Organizational changes: Michael Klein, new Daimler Buses Head of Production Michael Klein started his career at Daimler in 2003 as CFO of EvoBus (UK) Ltd. in Coventry, UK. In 2007, he assumed control of inter-divisional sales at Daimler AG in Stuttgart. In 2008, he returned to Daimler Buses, where he was initially responsible for the sales control of EvoBus GmbH, including the CSP (Customer Services & Parts) business and the subsidiaries. In this role, Michael Klein has set the course for Daimler Buses' future business by introducing new digital service and support offerings under the OMNIplus ON brand, among other things. “With Michael Klein, a highly competent manager with a strategic mindset is assuming leadership of Daimler Buses' global production activities. In recent years, he has managed the CSP business with absolute success, and in doing so he has contributed significantly to the business performance of Daimler Buses. Their success is largely due to their entrepreneurial mindset and leadership culture, ”says Till Oberwörder, Director of Daimler Buses. Daimler Buses continues to bet on the implementation of new spaces for its spare parts, as well as innovation that goes hand in hand with caring for the environment by offering a cutting-edge electric vehicle: eCitaro.
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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Third Republic and its restoration of the republican order, in the Pantheon, a national monument, tomb of the illustrious men of the Nation, Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed a capital political matrix: France, our Nation, our Republic, do not admit any separatist adventure. Avoiding an abrupt confrontation, the President of the Republic has «designated» in this elliptical way, the separatism that, in his view, has become a national threat: «There will never be, in France, a position for those who , in the name of their god, with the help of foreign powers, in some cases, they try to impose the law of a group. Avoiding direct shock, for now, Macron precisely designates the protagonists of the "separatist adventure": the French of Muslim confession who consider "Islamic law" "superior" to the laws of the State, the French Republic. In France (67 million inhabitants) there are no religious statistics, but it is unofficially estimated that 5 or 6 million French people are practicing Muslims to a very different extent. According to a sociological study by the "Jean Jaurès" Foundation (social reformist), 50 per cent of French Muslims consider that Muslim law is "superior" to the laws of the Republic. This is a significant increase in Islamic beliefs, with a certain dissolving dimension against the institutions of the State. Just five years ago, only 25/30 percent of French Muslims held that opinion about the alleged "superiority" of their religious convictions. For just under a year, Emmanuel Macron has insisted on the threat of the "separatist adventure." Without ever naming Islam, but always insisting on the religious dimension of the new French separatism. A law to combat it Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, is preparing a special Law, in order to legally combat the new religious / Muslim separatism. Project that should be approved in the National Assembly during the next quarter or early 2021. Coinciding with the process of the accomplices of the massacre carried out in 2015, in the writing of the satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo", the University of al-Azhar, in Cairo, the most influential of the schools of Islamic theology, Sunni, has described of "criminal act" the new publication of the cartoons of Muhammad that sparked an international controversy five years ago. In this strictly national framework, with many international "fringes", in Turkey, Pakistan, and the rest of the Islamic world, Emmanuel Macron has considered it essential to remember the cultural and institutional matrix of France: "There is no room for separatist adventures."
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The BMW Z8 featured a 4.4-meter-long bodywork that was designed by Henrik Fisker and continued in the tradition of the legendary 1956 BMW 507, created by Albrecht von Goertz (1914-2006). "If I had to design the BMW 507 today, it would be like the BMW Z8," von Goertz commented in 2003. True to the brand's successful Roadster formula, the BMW Z8 sported a very long bonnet, a position of driving close to the rear axle and a low waist line. Under the name of BMW Z07, the world got to know for the first time the BMW Z8 in the form of a concept vehicle at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. It would take until the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show to see its production version. In the year 2000, it would reach the global market. It was marketed for three years and 5,703 units were built. All of them, manufactured by hand by expert operators in the Munich plant, in Germany. The most powerful engine of the moment Among its main features, a chassis with numerous parts made of aluminum stood out. The careful 50:50 weight distribution between the front and rear axles, as well as the use of the BMW M S62 drivetrain from the BMW M5 E39 and tuned by BMW Motorsport gave the BMW Z8 extraordinary dynamism. It was a 4.9-liter naturally aspirated V8 block with 400 hp associated with a six-speed manual gearbox. At the time, this was the most powerful production engine BMW had in its portfolio, and of course the BMW Z8 deserved no less. All of this power was sent to the rear axle and was governed by Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and a limited-slip differential. Furthermore, the BMW Z8 was the first European vehicle to offer run-flat tires on 18-inch wheels as standard and had tire pressure monitoring; an innovative technology for that moment. The BMW Z8 was capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.7 seconds and its top speed was electronically limited to 250 km / h. A Roadster full of exclusivity and curiosities The BMW Z8 was a truly exclusive and unique model, and the brand wanted its acquisition to be an experience worthy of the vehicle. The brand offered the customers of this Roadster the possibility of going to the same factory in Munich and witnessing the last stages of the assembly of their vehicle. In addition, when the keys were handed over, they were accompanied by a handmade book that included photographs of the production process of that specific unit, as well as real samples of the painting and upholstery of the same. The level of exclusivity of the BMW Z8 was such that it became one of the most famous secret agent vehicles of all time. The BMW Z8 was the James Bond costar, who debuted it for the movie "The World Is Not Enough" in 1999. In addition, its high sportsmanship and cutting-edge technology earned the BMW Z8 to be a “safety car” in the MotoGP World Championship in the 2002 season. Today, the essence of BMW Roadster continues with the current BMW Z4. This two-seater convertible offers the same design proportions that the BMW 315/1 debuted in 1934 and that were followed by iconic classics such as the BMW 328 Roadster (1937), the BMW 507 (1956) or the BMW Z1 of the 1980s.
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The president of the Generalitat, Quim Torra, has confirmed this morning a remodeling of his government team that implies, as one of the most outstanding elements, the departure of Àngels Chacón, the only one of the PDECat councilors, and a possible candidate of this party, which has not decided to leave the party after the schism opened by Carles Puigdemont at the cost of the appropriation of the Junts per Catalunya (JpC) brand. His relief is read in the purge code. In addition to Chacón, who is in charge of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge, the update of the Catalan Executive also leaves the Ministry of the Interior, Miquel Buch, out of the Generalitat, confronted on several occasions with Torra for the action of the riot police of the Mossos against indepedentismo, and Culture, Mariàngela Vilallonga, as La Vanguardia has advanced. At noon, a note from the Presidency confirmed the changes. The lawyer Miquel Sàmper -concejal in Tarrasa de JpC-, will be the new Minister of the Interior, the professor Àngels Ponsa -deputy and General Director of Creation, Territorial Action and Libraries- will assume Culture, while the economist and former deputy Ramon Tremosa, will the same with the Ministry of Business and Knowledge. Samper and Tremosa will take office this afternoon, while Ponsa will do so next Tuesday. The remodeling has been done with its back to ERC, political sources point out, a new sample of a Government split in two. The remodeling in the Catalan government comes almost by surprise coinciding with the beginning of a political course in which only the disqualification of Torra himself is expected and its repercussions on the management of the Catalan institution as well as the calling of new regional elections, something waited for months. On September 17, a hearing is scheduled in the Supreme Court to review the judgment of the TSJC for the disqualification of Quim Torra. It is estimated that between seven and ten days after the second room the disqualification. The possibility of Torra calling elections before was taken for granted -the elections would be held in mid-November-, although in recent weeks voices in the independence movement pointed to the possibility of prolonging the legislature. The remodeling of the Government that Torra could carry out today would point in that direction, although political sources add that the unpredictability with which the "president" acts means that no scenario is ruled out. Once Torra is disqualified, the president of the Parliament and the chamber have a period of ten days to propose and choose a new president. If there is no consensus for this, a two-month period is opened during which Vice President Pere Aragonès (ERC) would assume the position on an interim basis. Once that period expired without a new president being chosen, the chamber would automatically dissolve and elections would be called for after 54 days. The elections could therefore be at the beginning of February 2021. All the actors in the secessionist sphere have always defended that the Supreme Court cannot be the one that dictates the electoral calendar, for which they demand that President Torra agree on an electoral date, a demand that from ERC, without success, is insistently raised .
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Robinson's time of 10: 01.913 achieved in a 2019 NSX surpassed his previous best time of 10: 02.448 (set in 2018) and set a new record for a production vehicle with a hybrid powertrain. Two race-ready 2021 Acura TLXs made their motorsport debuts in the 2020 "Race to the Clouds" before the arrival of the second-generation sports sedan at showrooms. Drivers Jordan Guitar and Justin Lumbard, both engineers at the company's R&D Center in Ohio, finished fifth and sixth in their class, respectively. Acura Results at Pikes Peak 2020 Driver Vehicle Class Result in 2020 NSX 2019 James Robinson Time Attack 1 10: 01.9 3rd. in class, new record for a hybrid TLX 2.0T 2021 Jordan Guitar Show Class 11: 37.2 5th in class TLX 2.0T 2021 Justin Lumbard (Rookie) Exhibition Class 12: 10.0 6th. in the class A third TLX 2021, early-phase prototype for the upcoming Type S high-performance variant, was used as the official safety car. The driver for the TLX Type S was Nick Robinson, lead engineer for the company's chassis development group and a veteran of the Pikes Peak competition, with victories in two and four wheels and a front-wheel drive record holder. Pikes Peak is a test bed for Acura's new performance technologies and an opportunity for the company's engineers to further enhance their performance-focused engineering and driving skills. The Acura Racing Team for Pikes Peak is made up of a group of volunteer engineers responsible for all aspects of competition, including vehicle development, race preparation, team support, and driving the cars through to the race. finishing line.
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The Nicolás Maduro regime yesterday launched a second phase of what appears to be a new political strategy for Venezuela to stimulate the interest of opposition parties in the December 6 legislative elections, considered a farce and a fraud. After the release four days ago, with precautionary measures, of the deputy Juan Requesens, yesterday he pardoned opposition deputies who were imprisoned and others who are in exile due to the persecution that the regime began years ago. A total of 110 people, although according to the Penal Forum only fifty can be considered political prisoners and there would still be 356 in Venezuelan prisons. However, the Venezuelan regime has not wanted to benefit prominent leaders such as Leopoldo López (a refugee in the Spanish Embassy in Caracas since April 30, 2019), Julio Borges or Henrique Capriles Radonski, who in 2013 was measured in the elections presidential elections with Maduro, and previously he had done so with Hugo Chávez. Neither do any dissident military prisoners appear among the beneficiaries. The Minister of Communication, Jorge Rodríguez, read a document signed by Nicolás Maduro announcing that he frees 110 leaders whose parliamentary immunity had been raided, as well as journalists and social actors arrested for various crimes. Among the deputies are Freddy Guevara, Henry Ramos Allup (Secretary General of Democratic Action) and Gilber Caro, as well as Roberto Marrero, who was chief of staff of the interim president, Juan Guaidó. There is also the journalist Nicmer Evans, who is imprisoned in the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence. In the list provided by the Venezuelan authorities, there are four people who have Spanish nationality, in addition to Venezuelan: the lawyer Antonia Turbay (in the case of Iván Simonovis), Demosthenes Quijada, (Juan Guaidó's advisor), Sergio Termini (friend de Julio Borges) and Yofran Quintero. The pardons were granted in order to achieve "peace and reconciliation," according to Rodríguez read in the statement through a press conference offered from Caracas. He assured that they were approved within the framework of the agreements between the Government and the opposition, prior to the elections to the National Assembly that will be held on December 6, a call in which a large part of the opposition has said that it will not participate because it is of "a farce." After the announcement, Deputy Mariela Magallanes, one of the beneficiaries, assured through her Twitter account that “neither Maduro is president nor in Venezuela there is the rule of law. Therefore, her alleged pardon has no value. Our fight is for freedom to stop being hostages of a criminal tyranny. The parliamentarian was one of the opponents who sought refuge in a legation when the National Constituent Assembly waived her immunity. Over the months, Magellan managed to leave Venezuela for Italy. Américo De Grazia also launched a resounding message on social networks: “Neither Maduro is president, nor am I a criminal. If you want to contribute to the peace of Venezuela, pardon the country from the usurpation of power, renounce the factual occupation of the tragedy that has subjected our people and perhaps that way we will have something to thank you for. Hunt for deputies A large part of those pardoned left Venezuela fleeing the persecution of the regime, as is the case of José Guerra, Mariella Magallanes, Miguel Pizarro, Juan Andrés Mejía, Américo De Grazia, among others. While Fredy Guevara has been a guest at the Chilean embassy since November 2017, after being persecuted for leading large demonstrations against the Chavista government. The hunt for deputies was started by the regime after the failed coup in April 2019, in which Guaidó and Leopoldo López participated. So the regime had between eyebrows to dismantle Parliament, the only state institution controlled by the opposition since 2015. But three years ago, after the creation of the Constituent Assembly, the regime waived the parliamentary immunity of its detractors and since then, the Chavista leadership insisted on the capture of opponents who make up the Legislative Power under the argument that they supported Operation Libertad, for what were branded as betraying the country.
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[Auto]SkyDrive performs first public manned flight in Japan
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It was the first public demonstration of a flying car in Japan. The flight took place at the 10,000-square-meter (approximately 2.5-acre) Toyota Test Field, which is one of the largest test fields in Japan and houses the company's development base. The SD-03 car took off in the early afternoon and circled the field for about four minutes. A pilot was at the controls, but a computer-aided control system helped ensure flight stability and safety, while technical personnel in the field monitored flight conditions and aircraft performance at all times as a backup. The aircraft has been designed to be the world's smallest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) model as a new means of transportation for the near future. It measures a compact two meters high by four meters wide and four meters long and requires only as much floor space as two parked cars. The powertrain consists of electric motors that drive rotors deployed at four locations, with each location housing two rotors that rotate individually in opposite directions, each driven by its own motor. The use of eight engines is a means of ensuring safety in emergency situations during flight and as such is intended to address compliance standards and allay potential regulatory concerns. The key word that guided the design of the aircraft was "progressive", befitting a new mode of transportation. Viewed from the side, the fuselage has a slim and elegant appearance with the rotor housings extending in curves that maintain the visual unity of the aircraft's design and emphasize its aerodynamic qualities. With the eye-catching SkyDrive emblem installed at the front, the visual design of the SD-03 expresses the dynamism of a pair of propellers soaring into the sky of the future, working together. The aircraft has two white lights in the front and one red light around the lower body and these are unique characteristics of flying cars, designed so that observers can tell which way the vehicle is heading when it is hovering in the air. . heaven. SkyDrive's flying car has been designed to be a coupe that embodies dreams and exudes charisma, so that it is welcomed into people's lives and used naturally. The main exterior color of the SD-03 is Pearl White, which was chosen to represent the white birds and floating clouds in the sky of the future of users. The company hopes its aircraft will become the partner of the people in the sky rather than a mere commodity and will continue to work to design a safe sky for the future as a partner in the sky. SkyDrive will continue to conduct test flights under an ever-increasing range of conditions to further improve its technologies and achieve full compliance with the safety provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act. To do this, based on the results of the SD-03 tests, it aims to obtain approval for flights outside the limits of the Toyota Test Field before the end of 2020. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO stated: "We are very excited to have achieved the first manned flight of a flying car in Japan in the two years since we founded SkyDrive in 2018 with the goal of commercializing such aircraft. Our goal is to take our social experiment to the next level in 2023 and to that end, we will accelerate our technological development and our business development. We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people can experience a new way of life that is safe and secure. We also aspire to develop markets around the world, in collaboration with our partner companies, so that an urban air mobility partnership with aircraft supplied by SkyDrive becomes a reality not only in Japan but also around the world. " Nobuo KISHI, CTO said: "The manned flight we have achieved this time is the culmination of SkyDrive's achievements for technical verification. We have been working on the design of electric propulsion systems, flight control systems, structures of aircraft, testing, manufacturing and introduction of monitoring equipment for aircraft conditions during flight tests step by step, and with a considerable sense of speed. We will continue to develop technologies and acquire type certification so that services can be launched Safe Flying Vehicle Operation in Fiscal Year 2023 ". Takumi Yamamot, Design Director said: "When designing a new unexplored genre of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword 'progressive' as inspiration. We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic, charismatic and desirable for all future customers, incorporating at the same time the high technology of SkyDrive. We believe that this vehicle will play an active role as your traveling companion, a compact coupe that flies through the sky. As pioneers of a new genre, we would like to continue to design the vehicles with which everyone world dreams ".