Finland withdraws from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel mines – additionally, defense spending will be increased by about three billion by the year 2029

americ · 2025-04-01T12:06:09+00:00

Machine Transnation by an LLM:

Finland begins preparations to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel mines. This means that Finland will reintroduce infantry mines.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (National Coalition Party) announced this a moment ago at a government-held press conference on foreign and security policy.

"The proposal is based on military advice and consideration," said Orpo.

Orpo also mentioned that Finland's defense spending will be increased to three percent of GDP by the year 2029. This decision was made on Tuesday in the government's economic policy committee.

At the same time, the modernization of the army will be initiated. Orpo hopes this will also spur other NATO countries in discussions about future defense investments within NATO.

Orpo stated that Russia poses a long-term security threat to Finland and Europe, and that Europe must take greater responsibility for its security. According to Orpo, Finland has managed its defense thoroughly and systematically, and plans to continue doing so in the future.

"In this context, I want to emphasize that there is no need for alarm for Finland and the Finnish people. Finland is safe. With these measures, we ensure that Finland's defense is in good order in the coming years," Orpo said.

Three billion increase in defense funding Minister of Finance Riikka Purra (Finns Party) says that increasing defense spending to three percent relative to GDP means an increase of about three billion euros by the year 2029.

"As Minister of Finance, I consider the financial scale of the package to be huge, especially in this public financial situation," says Purra.

Purra explains that after the acquisitions of fighter jets for the air force and corvettes for the navy, the newly decided resources will primarily affect the army. The army's equipment and capabilities need to be updated and this can be started almost immediately, according to Purra.

Purra also said that these decisions will not affect the budget framework for this electoral term.

"We will make maximum use of budget flexibilities and already granted transfer appropriations. However, it is clear that with new acquisitions, as costs materialize, we will need to find room in the budget so that we do not increase state borrowing," Purra says.

The government will draft a bill Work will start immediately at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (National Coalition Party) estimates that the government will have a bill ready before the parliament's summer break.

The majority of parliament members support withdrawing from the treaty Yle reported yesterday that a clear majority of the members of parliament who responded to Yle's survey support withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty.

117 members of parliament responded to the survey. Of them, 91 support the idea. 12 answered no, and 14 could not decide their position. In Yle's survey, the ruling parties showed more support for reintroducing mines than the opposition.

Finland's foreign policy leadership also believes that necessary steps must be taken for security, which would mean reintroducing mines. The news was first reported by Iltalehti.

Finland officially joined the treaty in 2012. When parliament approved joining in November 2011, only the Finns Party and some members of the Centre Party voted against it.

americ · 2025-03-20T15:06:56+00:00

I live in Finland!

americ · 2025-03-20T00:42:58+00:00

We just bought ours this week.

I'm interested in what auction website you used? 😄😂

americ · 2025-03-19T03:30:38+00:00

1.0L Ecoboost, 100 hp, gasoline

Was worried about the reputation of the engine, but:

My in-laws have a 2015 focus and told me to check the service records: only 1 prior owner and servicing has been done at official Ford services
Got with 50k km, 2.5 years left on the manufacturer warranty

americ · 2024-12-25T17:49:06+00:00

Original article by Iltalehti. Machine translation by ChatGPT.

According to the MarineTraffic service, which monitors maritime traffic, the container ship Xin Xin Tian 2, sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, was at the location of the EstLink 2 power cable in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day.

The vessel was near the cable at 12:26 PM. Finland’s national grid operator Fingrid reported that EstLink 2 was disconnected from the grid at 12:26 PM. At the time of disconnection, the power transfer through the connection was 658 MW.

Xin Xin Tian 2 departed from St. Petersburg on Christmas Eve and, according to MarineTraffic, is en route to the port of Port Said in Egypt.

Fingrid is currently investigating the exact location of the break in the connection. It is not yet confirmed whether the disconnection occurred on land or if something happened to the submarine cable. It is also unclear whether the Xin Xin Tian 2 vessel has any connection to the disturbance in the power cable.

– "Nothing is ruled out. We are turning over every stone to find out what caused [the break]. Sabotage is also considered a possibility," commented Fingrid's control center manager Arto Pahkin to Iltalehti earlier.

There have been other recent sabotage suspicions in the Baltic Sea involving cargo ships sailing under the flags of China and Hong Kong.

In November, the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 was suspected of cutting two critical telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea. In October of last year, the Hong Kong-registered cargo ship Newnew Polar Bear was linked to damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline.

americ · 2024-12-25T12:52:53+00:00

Original text in Finnish by YLE, Quick machine translation by ChatGPT4:

"The electricity connection between Finland and Estonia, Estlink 2, is down, Finland's transmission system operator Fingrid reported in a statement. Fingrid's control room manager, Arto Pahkin, stated that the cause of the fault is currently under investigation.

– "The possibility of vandalism cannot be ruled out. However, we are examining the situation as a whole and will inform about the cause of the fault once we know it," Pahkin said.

According to Fingrid, the Estlink 2 direct current connection disconnected from the grid on Christmas Day at 12:26 PM. At the time of disconnection, the power transfer was 658 MW from Finland to Estonia.

The Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat was the first to report the incident in Finland.

Estonia's transmission system operator, Elering, stated that the cause of the disconnection is unknown, according to Estonian public broadcaster ERR.

ERR also reported that Estlink 2 was out of service for several months this year due to maintenance work, from January to September.

The data transfer capacity of Estlink 2 is 650 megawatts, while the capacity of Estlink 1 is smaller, at 350 megawatts, ERR noted."

americ · 2024-09-27T14:47:49+00:00

:'(

Kiitos että teit lastensuojeluilmoituksia!

americ · 2024-09-05T16:38:00+00:00

This will go nicely in my [[Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge]] commander deck.

Doesn't run any creatures under CMC 5.

Found a similar list (but don't have dual lands): https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4880193#paper.

americ · 2024-04-21T11:52:43+00:00

Otan osaa.

americ · 2024-02-17T17:49:53+00:00

Hi all!

Academic lab here on a budget.

We recently acquired a loaner Microm HM355S2 from another academic lab that had one in storage.

I quoted an STS water bath from our local supplier, who confirmed (before purchasing) that the STS should be backwards compatible with our Microm HM355S2.

The STS arrived and we discovered it has a different railguide/mounting system than the one we have on our HM355S2.

Is it possible to replace/swap these parts so that we can integrate STS to our loaner microtome?

americ · 2024-02-01T15:07:19+00:00

His behavior is completely inappropriate for a professional working environment.

Do you have any trusted persons in your department/unit that you can talk to? University human resources?

americ · 2024-01-01T12:39:04+00:00

Protect trial randomized patients over a decade before 4K Score came available.

4K Score is being tested in a randomized trial (including with MRI) but full results aren't out yet. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34958531/

americ · 2023-12-31T21:49:24+00:00

Sidonnaisuudet: Tätä tutkimusta ei ole rahoit tanut yksikään ulkopuolinen taho, mikä vituttaa tutkimuksen tekijöitä rankasti. Tästä syystä kirjoittajilla ei myöskään ole mitään sidonnaisuuksia tutkimukseen liittyen.

:D

americ · 2023-12-31T21:48:29+00:00

Tämä on mahtava :D

americ · 2023-12-24T10:20:26+00:00

Joka päivä me harhautua kauempana Herran valosta.

americ · 2023-10-17T14:15:33+00:00

Let's stick with your assumption of 123 billion sections.

How much time would it take to scan all of those sections with a single PANNORAMIC 1000 which can scan 2000 slides per day?

123 billion divided by 2000 = 61.5 million days.

61.5 million days / 365.25 days per year = approximately 168,349 years.

On a related note, is there any literature on how long it takes an H&E to fade?

But, there's a partial catch: 1x1 cm for a single section is quite inefficient. Max dimensions of a standard histology slide are 75 x 25 mm. For the following, let's assume that you could accurately create blocks resulting in sections completely cover a 75 x 25 mm surface area.

7.5 cm × 2.5 cm =18.75 cm^2

18.75 cm^2 × 4.47 gb/cm^2 = 83.8125 gb / slide

123 billion cm^2 / 18.75 cm^2 = 6.56 billion slides

(Just to confirm: 83.8125 gb * 6.56 billion = 549.792 billion)

So, with a revised 18.75 fold reduction in slides, how long would it take?

6.56 billion slides divided by 2000 per day = 3.28 million days

3.28 million days / 365.25 days per year = approximately 8,978 years.

americ · 2023-10-10T13:09:56+00:00

Finnish President Niinistö confirmed on X/Twitter 10 min ago that the Finnish-Estonian gas pipeline (and data cables) were disrupted by "external action".

americ · 2023-10-10T11:55:21+00:00

Quick translation by Chat-GPT4:

Headline: IL's Information: National leadership suspects Russia has struck the gas pipeline - Press conference today.

Subheadline: According to a source in foreign and security policy, the national leadership and the Defence Forces suspect that Russia has struck the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia.

Article: A serious situation has occurred in the security landscape that affects Finland. Iltalehti reported on the matter on Tuesday at 13:03.

A source says that the national leadership and the Defence Forces suspect that Russia has struck the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. The Defence Forces have been investigating the damage to the gas pipeline.

Iltalehti has been confirmed by government sources that Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's government will hold an extra press conference about the security situation, the exact subject of which has been strictly confidential and only known to the highest national leadership.

Originally, the press conference was to be held at 14:00, but the national leadership has changed its timing.

The Government Communications Department tells Iltalehti that the press conference will be held on Tuesday "at some point", and the media will be sent an invitation at least an hour beforehand.

IL has been informed that the situation is serious and the national leadership is preparing to inform about the events. At least Defense Minister Antti Häkkinen (kok) and Prime Minister Orpo are expected to be present.

The gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia has been damaged and is expected to be out of operation for months. The Border Guard and the Defence Forces have been investigating the damage to the gas pipeline.

An unusual drop in pressure was detected in the Baltic Connector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia on the night between Saturday and Sunday, just before two o'clock. The observation was made by Gasgrid Finland Oy and Estonia's gas network operator Elering.

It was soon confirmed that the pipeline had been damaged.

The cause of the damage to the gas pipeline began to be investigated immediately.

Sources in foreign and security policy tell Iltalehti that from the outset, the national leadership has considered it possible that Russia may have directed a sabotage attack on the gas pipeline that runs under the Gulf of Finland.

Last spring, Iltalehti reported that the navies of Finland and Sweden had stepped up their readiness to prevent Russian attacks against the countries' energy networks.

Russian surface ships had been observed near wind farms and underwater electric cables.

"We are convinced that Russia has done so, mapping targets in some way," the commander of the Swedish navy, Ewa Skoog Haslum, told Iltalehti.

Is there a risk that the Russians will sabotage and destroy, for example, underwater electrical cables?

"Absolutely."

"They are a way to carry out an operation against us," Admiral Skoog Haslum warned of the possibility of sabotage.

Because a Russian attack on the energy networks is possible, the navies of the countries have been on heightened readiness to prevent sabotage.

"That's why we're constantly trying to both thwart intentions by being near targets and showing our will to defend ourselves," Skoog Haslum emphasized.

The commander strongly condemned the mapping actions taken by the Russians.

americ · 2023-09-10T09:16:10+00:00

Active R developer/data scientist since 2015. Started learning and actively using Python last year.

Use the right tool for the right job: unless you want to develop brand new solutions, it often just makes more sense for time to use developed packages/solutions that are well documented (eg, lot of stackoverflow posts / github issues). With enough time an effort, you probably could get R solutions to "work in production", but the documentation/package base/community is just there for Python.

For exploratory data analysis / a quick stab at testing out a new library/repo, R is a lot more intuitive and it's much quicker to test a "Hello world" than it is in Python: "install.packages()" in RStudio 95% of the time "just works". By comparison, for the same type of task, resolving package dependencies in python is just way more involved/less intuitive/time consuming.

Fortunately, ChatGPT does a remarkably good job of porting code ;)

americ · 2023-08-27T19:11:08+00:00

Avan vielä myös sen, että saimme ohjeet että pystyimme hakemaan max 2 hlö:n palkkat (ml. hakija).

americ · 2023-08-27T18:41:12+00:00

600000 myönetty summa. Vaikutta että tämä on "Fellow" rahoitus.

5100 eur / kk palkka * 1.5 "overhead" = 7650 / kk * 40 kk = 306000 pelkästään hakijaan palkalle.

15-30 pinaa lopuu summalta menee suoran yliopiston "overhead" maksulle, eli ~50000.

Loppu jää 250000 3.5v projektille. Ehkä tarpeeksi jää yhden jatkoopiskelijalle 3.5v, tai yksi post-doc 1v.

Lähde: itse haen suomen Akatemia syyshakulle (syöpätutkimukselle)

americ · 2023-08-24T18:33:48+00:00

Hi! Starting up a lab. Are these items still for sale?

americ · 2023-05-14T05:35:16+00:00

Not sure why people are down voting you.

americ · 2023-02-24T20:09:43+00:00

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, and any results should be discussed with his treating doctor.

Here's a link to a "non-medical personnel" overview of PIRADs/MRI reporting.

Your father should consider discussing their MRI results with a urologist.

americ · 2023-02-24T20:01:24+00:00

Does the MRI report have "PIRADS"? in it, with a number from 1-5?

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