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PUTO EL QUE LEECine y Neoliberalismo Vol. 4: Cuchillo de palo // #PUTOELQUELEENuevo encuentro de reflexión sobre el neoliberalismo a partir del relato audiovisual. Conversamos con Migue Torales Peña sobre el documental “Cuchillo de palo” de Renate Costa. El terror del poder y la vulnerabilidad de la vida. Dictadura, homofobia y complicidad social. Una historia trágica que se repite y se renueva en nuestros territorios.
Si sos sobreviviente o familiar de sobreviviente de la persecución del dictador Alfredo Stroessner en el caso de los 108 o en el caso Palmieri, compartí tu relato para poder recuperar la historia y lograr la reparación por parte del Estado par...2023-12-1848 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValMeeting the New Members of Cla-ValHost of Valve Chronicles, Tyler Kern, spoke with members of the Cla-Val team, including two new members that the company “moved Heaven and Earth” to get on the team. Those two new members are Shirley Nelson, fueling sales manager, and Jimmy Kmetz, technical sale engineer, who had worked together for years before Tom Boriack, director of fueling, was able to bring them over to Cla-Val. Seen as all-stars, Boriack expressed his enthusiasm for his new team, noting that Nelson is well known in the industry. He believes it’s a big win for Cla-Val, particularly since she has mu...2022-07-0725 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValLa solución Link2Valves y los beneficios para el mercado LATAMEn este episodio, Homero Garcia de Cla-Val nos habla sobre la importancia de software de calidad para servicio y mantenimiento de activos de sistemas de agua, cómo mejorar las válvulas de control y cómo darles el mejor mantenimiento. Los problemas de fugas en las válvulas ocurren cuando uno menos lo espera, el sistema Link2Valves ayuda a detectar la emergencia a tiempo y así ahorrar tiempo y dinero. Cla-Val brinda una solución integral ya que además de agregar sistemas electrónicos a las válvulas para poder detectar posibles fugas, también ofrece e...2022-06-1035 min
Da num e da pumDa num e da pum dals 19.02.2022Glindesdi è il di internaziunal deditgà a la lingua materna e quai dat la chaschun per ans occupar en la penultima emissiun da nossa lingua. Dunna Marlies Jost che stat a Gempen a Basilea-Champagna ed aveva ils nons a Zuoz sa regorda bain da las chanzuns rumantschas che Cla Biert chantava ensemen cun Staschia ed Angelica Biert. Però il text da «Charas figlias, charas» nun enclegeva ella e perquai ma dumonda ella da declerar il text. Gugent la faschain nus quest plaschair e translatain dal rumantsch jauer, lidiom discurrì in Val Müstair, expressiuns sco «abot» (avuonda), «ischli» (uschigliö) u pruvain era dad expl...2022-02-1907 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValWhat Makes a Good Agent with Raeann Velasquez and Robb WhiteThis episode of the Value Chronicles was all about partnerships and making an excellent agent to cement relationships and deliver world-class service. Two long-time partners of Cla-Val joined host Tyler Kern to tackle this vital topic. Raeann Velasquez, Chief Executive Officer and Outside Sales Manager for Cimco-GC Systems, and Robb White, Regional Sales Manager at ESI, dove into the agent waters to reveal some of the secrets that make a good agent.“People are the key element,” Velasquez said of the importance to her organization. “We have 22 employees between the two organizations, and we have representation of 18-years...2022-01-2416 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValHow This California Town Utilizes Link2Valves for its Water SystemHere to break down Link2Valves on this episode of The Valve Chronicles is Jake Corzine, Western Regional Manager for Cla-Val, and Tim Neumann, the Production Facilities Lead at Mission Springs Water District, which provides, protects, and preserves water in Desert Hot Springs, California, and the surrounding areas. The two talked with Host Tyler Kern about Link2Valves. Neumann was introduced to Link2Valves when he worked for the City of Redlands and was tasked with monitoring 18 modulating valves, which are the lifeblood of the system, according to Neumann. There were no maintenance records on the valves...2021-11-0430 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValHow This California Town Utilizes Link2Valves for its Water SystemThe app Link2Valves helps to make faster, more intelligent decisions on water system infrastructure. It has an intuitive and user-friendly design, with precise and easy-to-interpret data while maximizing maintenance efficiencies for automatic control valves and other water system assets. Here to break down Link2Valves on this episode of The Valve Chronicles is Jake Corzine, Western Regional Manager for Cla-Val, and Tim Neumann, the Production Facilities Lead at Mission Springs Water District, which provides, protects, and preserves water in Desert Hot Springs, California, and the surrounding areas. The two talked with Host Tyler Kern about Link2...2021-11-0427 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValReplacing Aging Infrastructure of Control Valve Vaults in the U.S. with Robb WhiteRobb White, Regional Sales Manager at ESI Fab Systems, broke down the aging infrastructure of control valve vaults in the United States and detailed the process of fixing the issue. White said the problem is widespread across the United States from coast to coast. “These control valve vaults are underground; they’re in concrete structures,” White said. “These vaults are not something that you typically go into unless you’re having an issue, and so things get left untouched for years and years until there’s a potential failure or something stops working. Then we have to go down in t...2021-09-0212 minValve Chronicles with Cla-ValPreventative Maintenance with Randy Harris and Jake CorzineFor any parts in a mechanical process, preventative maintenance is critical for a longer, useful life. That’s true for valves in water systems. On Valve Chronicles, host Tyler Kern spoke with Jake Corzine, Western Regional Manager, Cla-Val, and Randy Harris, EMT Superintendent, California Water, about the subject.Harris’ role with Cal Water is to manage a network that maintains electrical and mechanical systems, including valves. He explained the different types, “We use altitude, pressure reducing, pressure, release, and pump control. Additionally, sometimes there are combination valves.”In Harris’ area, which includes 1750 valves, it's a tall order...2021-08-2519 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValPreventative Maintenance with Randy Harris and Jake CorzineFor any parts in a mechanical process, preventative maintenance is critical for a longer, useful life. That’s true for valves in water systems. On Valve Chronicles, host Tyler Kern spoke with Jake Corzine, Western Regional Manager, Cla-Val, and Randy Harris, EMT Superintendent, California Water, about the subject.Harris’ role with Cal Water is to manage a network that maintains electrical and mechanical systems, including valves. He explained the different types, “We use altitude, pressure reducing, pressure, release, and pump control. Additionally, sometimes there are combination valves.”In Harris’ area, which includes 1750 valves, it's a tall order...2021-08-2520 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValHow Valves Play a Key Role in Fire ProtectionOn this episode of The Valve Chronicles, a podcast from Cla-Val, host Tyler Kern and Cla-Val’s Kyle Chism dove into perhaps the ultimate example of solutions that are often invisible, but always essential – fire protection products.2021-06-2212 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValSafer, Faster, Greener – A Future Look at Aircraft Fueling Operations in The US & EuropeFor the final episode of The Valve Chronicles’ look at the differences in aircraft fueling operations between the U.S. and Europe, Cla-Val’s Tom Boriack, Global Market Manager for Fueling, and Richard Hooton, Market Manager, Aviation & Ground Fueling, EMEA for Cla-Val Europe, put on their forward-thinking caps.2021-05-0730 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValThe Differences of Vehicle Design in Aircraft RefuelingOn this episode of The Valve Chronicles’ look at the differences in aircraft fueling operations between the US and Europe, Cla-Val’s Tom Boriack, Global Market Manager for Fueling, and Richard Hooton, Market Manager, Aviation & Ground Fueling, EMEA for Cla-Val Europe, joined host Tyler Kern for a discussion on the origins of vehicle design and the differences between the two regions. While Boriack might have felt as if Hooton had the edge over the past three episodes, could this be the discussion that finally handed the advantage over the United States?2021-04-2330 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValPressure Control Guideline Differences in Aircraft Fueling Operations Between the US & EuropeFor this third episode in The Valve Chronicles’ look at the differences in aircraft fueling operations between the United States and Europe, the subject was pressure control and the differences in guidelines between the two geographies.2021-04-0732 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValThe Differences in Fueling Operations Between the US and EuropeCla-Val’s Tom Boriack, Global Market Manager for Fueling, and Richard Hooton, Market Manager of Aviation & Ground Fueling for EMEA with Cla-Val Europe, returned to the Valve Chronicles for this second installment on a series about the differences in aircraft fueling operations between the United States and Europe.One key difference between the two nations is in safety regulations. Both the U.S. and Europe have safety governing bodies, but in Europe, they have some additional safety requirements, including weight-lifting limits.2021-03-2534 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValCla-Val University is Back with Online Training SessionsGeorge Aguilar, Training Manager at Cla-Val, provided some exciting news for industries looking for Cla-Val valve training. CVU (Cla-Val University) is back.The pandemic may have halted in-person training sessions for the time being, but CVU is now running online training sessions through Zoom.“We’re providing online courses for operators and end users on our website,” Aguilar said. “They’re live webinars, and we’re providing a different way of training for our customers, now.”2021-03-0113 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValUS vs European Into-Plane Fueling OperationsThe Valve Chronicles is beginning a new series on United States and European plane fueling operations. Leading the conversation are Cla-Val experts Tom Boriak, Global Market Manager, Fueling and Richard Hooten, Market Manager Aviation & Ground Fueling EMEA.2021-02-1013 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValSetting Yourself Up for Control Valve SuccessCla-Val features leading experts in automatic control valves and flow control solutions – so they know the steps users should deploy to set themselves up for success. The biggest pitfalls can generally be avoided by something as simple as clear communication, said Jake Corzine, Western Regional Sales Manager for Cla-Val.2021-01-2809 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValHow Link2Valves Can Modernize Your Water System ManagementMark Gimson has seen it all when it comes to valves.Now Director of Marketing and International Sales for Cla-Val, Gimson has worked with control valves for more than 35 years and said, honestly, there hasn’t been an enormous amount of innovation over that time. However, Cla-Vel’s latest technology, Link2Valves, is changing that.“It’s basically a secure, web-based platform that allows registered users to locate, manage and maintain their control valves using a phone app interface and a user-dedicated web portal,” Gimson said. “This was really developed because we know that most utilities do...2021-01-0852 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValMeeting Valve Sizing and Noise Requirements with Innovative Software SolutionsCla-Val’s products are made to refine valve noise and have adaptable sizing software to meet difficult field applications, both in the laboratory and in the field. More engineers are beginning to specify valve noise limitation requirements. Cla-Val has met these requirements by defining specific limitations engineers may face and calculating the complexity of international standards.Residential areas can be a dangerous and difficult working environment. Noise standards have been put in place by cities and buildings to ensure the comfort and safety of residents. Detailed information about noise levels and frequency distribution needs to be available to...2021-01-0829 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValUnderstanding the 39A Triple Action Air Valve and How It Prevents Pipe Ruptures and BurstsWe’ve all seen it--the Old Faithful geyser on the corner gushing water into the street, blocking traffic and sending pedestrians running in the other direction. It is a partial pipe rupture, and over 250,000 happen in the U.S. each year. This episode of “Valve Chronicles” uncovers how these bursts happen and how they can be prevented.Host Tyler Kern welcomes Technical Product Specialist at Cla-Val, Roger Lah (embed contributor page) , to explore the many features of the 39A triple action valve.Surge events are a pipe’s worst enemy and all too common when basic ai...2020-12-0720 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValHow Link2Valves Can Modernize Your Water System ManagementNow Director of Marketing and International Sales for Cla-Val, Gimson has worked with control valves for more than 35 years and said, while the basic valve has not changed a whole lot but they have become a lot smarter in what they can do. Cla-Val’s latest technology, Link2Valves, is building on that. “It’s basically a secure, web-based platform that allows registered users to locate, manage and maintain their control valves using a phone app interface and a user-dedicated web portal,” Gimson said. “This was really developed because we know that most utilities do track their critical as...2020-12-0737 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValElevating Valve Service with Thorough Data and SchedulingIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, water management facilities have had to figure out how to keep systems up and running while avoiding putting their technicians and other employees at risk of contracting or spreading the coronavirus. Simply not servicing valves is not an option. A malfunction can lead to a serious headache, said Roger Lah, Technical Product Specialist for Cla-Val, not only in terms of coping with a malfunction but also from bad press or frustrated residents. “Whenever you see a pipe main failure on the nightly news, they don’t talk about how it...2020-12-0726 min
Valve Chronicles with Cla-ValWhy Going Electric with Your Valve Control Can Be a Smart, Economic ChoiceIt’s comfortable to stick with a known commodity, but that can lead to becoming stuck in the past. That’s becoming the case with many water districts that aren’t exploring their valve control options. Systems engineers are likely familiar with a traditional PLC, but, while the base product may be competitive with an electronic valve control in price, the extra costs for other necessary components needed to complete an installation can drive that price up. James Parsons, Application Engineer at Cla-Val, said districts will buy a traditional product, “then, they’re going to stick it int...2020-11-2517 min