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The clean team: What's behind this specialised initiative for cleanroom companies?
Professional Partners for Controlled Environment (PP4CE) is a strategic alliance of specialised companies for the cleanroom market. Geerd Jansen, the initiator of the strategic alliance, outlines the thinking behind the initiative and the expertise it has to offer.
More and more companies have become more commercially active on an international level. We can see that this has happened in the food, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and also the medical device sector.
Geerd Jansen says: "More and more we see a global operating production-division. The management of such international groups then formulate objectives such as meeting high, but above all continuous and geographically equivalent quality requirements, continuity of production (preferably 24-7), innovative solutions to problems and of course good value for money. Global partners, for production machinery, raw materials or packaging, are therefore often preferred to local suppliers."
So far nothing new! Let's see what the PP4CE initiative means in this increasingly important globalisation in relation to the objectives pursued by the stakeholders of these international players.
There are many changes taking place in the global business community. Some of these changes are due to the last economic world crisis. One important change is the implementation of risk management balanced with the increasing use of strict regulations.
"Management has learned from the crisis period, that started about 10 years ago. Among other things, the lesson that risk-management - as a link in identifying, quantifying and limiting or rather completely eliminating risks – clearly deserves more attention. It is not only the financial world that has learned from this. The institute ISO has also implemented risk management in the HLS (High Level Structure) of its management systems," says Jansen.
Universal standards for the design, production, export and sales of various product segments are increasingly being implemented globally, where many things were previously regulated at a national level. In 2017, the WHO approved a regulation that will introduce new rules for the marketing authorisation of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, in the coming years.
Jansen adds: "Because of the new rules, more products are classified in a higher risk class. For manufacturers this may mean a series of changes. Both design, production and distribution processes may need to be adjusted and tested more heavily by Notified Bodies. This also means that the facility, where production and logistics take place, may have to meet higher requirements. GMP regulations, initiated by the FDA, as well as the ISO 13485 - 2016 standards committee, will ultimately anticipate this."
PP4CE offers turnkey solutions for facilities with controlled environment requirements, on an international level.
Source: The world's largest insurance broker and risk advisor AON, conducted its biennial research 'Global Risk Management Survey' in 2017. With international research, for which more than 1.800 CEOs, CFOs and risk managers have been surveyed worldwide, the most important risks for the business community are charted.
Jansen explains: "In the light of the 10 biggest concerns of the global business community, we see a number of issues that PP4CE regularly faces as an organisation. Examples include customer questions regarding current legislation and regulations, innovative solutions or ideas in the design phase, how to prevent interruptions in business operations and of course the legal liability is always an issue, whether it concerns environmental or safety or product liability! In all cases, reputational damage is the number one risk, especially for markets such as the healthcare or pharmaceuticals.
More surprising, Jansen says is that the controlled environment facilities in which the production and / or logistics take place, are often designed, delivered and installed by local suppliers.
"I do think the management is taking risks by not using a similar reliable technology, proven to fill in the needs of the organisation and based on uniformity, easier and cheaper in maintenance. Traveling throughout the world visiting factories, I liked to see similar working environment knowing the facilities and procedures where tested and proven concepts!"
"The strategic alliance, PP4CE (Professional Partners for Controlled Environment), offers these conglomerates an international platform for innovative turnkey solutions in controlled environment environments. Not only for the realisation of new construction but also for a responsible maintenance concept that guarantees continuity. If necessary, implemented in an ISO 55001 Asset Management care system. Executed by flexible, professional, reliable and honest companies and their employees!"
PP4CE is a collaboration between experts from different technological areas, including Stulz one of the world's leading companies in energy-efficient temperature and humidity management solutions for mission-critical applications, as well as general HVAC technology; and Brecon International, a Dutch company that represents more than 25 years of experience in designing and building cleanroom technology.
• Denios, specialist in laminar and cross-flow booths as well as LAF cabinets.
Jansen concludes: "With the joint expertise and a global network of all PP4CE partners, PP4CE will be able to create an international platform for the ever-growing controlled environment market segment. The customer has one point of contact, which leads the entire process from design qualification to the implementation of the commissioning and qualification plan.


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A. Hamilton Reid Chapel, Samford University Birmingham, AL, June 2012.
Photo by Kathryn Lake Hogan.
Centennial Walk, Samford University Birmingham, AL, June 2012.
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Well, folks, I am heading to the frozen continent down south later on today. I will be away for a few weeks, and unlike my African safaris I will not have access to email, Facebook, Twitter or even a cell phone. Heck, my satellite phone won't even work down there, as I only have coverage for Africa.
Packing for this trip has been a bit different than most other trips I have taken in the past 10 years. I have been to cold environments before, but I haven't done one while on board a ship. I have planned for both cold/wet as well as cool/dry, which requires a decent sized duffle bag.
Leica has graciously loaned me an entire S2 camera kit, which includes the S2 camera, 35mm, 70mm, 120mm macro and 180mm lenses. Really Right Stuff loaned me an L-bracket for the camera as well. I am also bringing my normal Nikon kit, which includes my 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm and 200-400mm lenses. I threw in my 1.4x to boot, just in case. I have all of this gear split between my Gura Gear Kiboko 30L backpack and my Gura Gear Chobe shoulder bag (with insert). Processing will be done on my Macbook Pro 13" machine.
I really don't know what to expect as far as photographic opportunities, so I am wide-eyes and bushy tailed as they say. I will take whatever comes my way, but my primary goal is to be of assistance to any and all of our travelers. My primary passion is teaching, and that means I will likely be looking for opportunities to help, as opposed to doing hard-core shooting myself. I always hope that I come back with great photographs from every trip that I take, however I recognize that my job isn't to take photographs for myself: I am there to lead and be of assistance to others.
On another unrelated topic, I will be unveiling more Africa photo safaris for 2012 and 2013, and I just need a few hours of time to get the web pages built and posted. I will likely get them finished while on the voyage, which means I won't get a chance to post them online until I return home. Some of the safaris are going to be led by Grant Atkinson and Randy Hanna, as well as some more by me. And on a few occasions possible a few of us.
This will be an awesome adventure!
Hope you love the trip and come back with great images!
I saw on Josh Holko's blog that your guys are back from the back of beyond. Hoping to read about the expedition.


This week Helen visits one of the most scenic of all English counties - Oxfordshire:- the River Thames runs through the south and centre of the county, the wooded chalk Chiltern Hills run along the south-east and part of the Cotswolds runs into the west.
At Little Wittenham Helen discovers the latest forestry crop - walnut trees, grown for the beautiful wood rather than the nuts. It's ideal for making furniture and highly figured veneers, which are used for cabinet-making, car interiors and even gun stocks. Interest in walnut as a timber waned with the increasing availability of tropical hardwoods from the early 19th century onwards. Walnut trees are a great challenge for Dr Gabriel Hemery from the Northmoor Trust. They are very prone to frost so he's been searching for late-leafing varieties, to get round the problem, and his travels have taken him as far as Kurdistan. There, he has found a unique valley where ten thousand of acres of walnut flourish - and he's trying to get them to do the same in Oxfordshire.
Archaeologist Graham Keevill has been digging up some interesting finds at the Abbey in the little village of Dorchester. Excavations began when it was decided to build a boiler house in the cloister gardens. Finds on the site included rare evidence of glass making from the 8th and 9th centuries, a gold coin minted in AD20, Roman and medieval pottery and tiles from the 13th and 14th century. Some beautifully carved stones that once were on the abbey's walls were also found. Graham says that these finds provide a direct link with the Abbey's past and with the monks who lived and worked there.
Readers of Flora Thompson's "Lark Rise to Candleford" will know the tiny Oxfordshire village of Juniper Hill better than they think - it was the village where she lived and on which she based many of her tales of 19th century rural life. Her biographer, Christine Bloxham, takes Helen on a walk though the village and tells how Flora learnt history from field names - there is one mentioned in her book called Racecourse Field even though nothing had raced there for years. Christine is also writing a book on local customs and she compares many that Flora would have known with ones that still take place today.
And finally, on an idyllic Springtime walk, Helen learns about the science of phenology - and that it's nothing to do with bumps on the head! It is in fact the science of how living things respond to seasonal and climatic changes to the environment in which they live. Nick Collinson from the Woodland Trust explains that records going back to the 1700s categorically prove that global warming has arrived. And the Trust is still looking for volunteers to help record things like the first signs of Spring. So with her record-card in hand (and with Ken Betteridge from the Cotswold Rare Plant Society to help out), Helen goes looking for the elusive Yellow Star of Bethlehem and the strange Toothwort - which looks just like a disgusting worn toothbrush.
Next week Helen visits Gloucestershire.


In 2006, I quit my job and sold my belongings with the intention of moving to Boston with my then boyfriend. However, after going to Boston for an interview, I realized I wasn't going to be happy there. So I came back to Denver and frantically started looking for an apartment and job. Ahhh, youth. My then boyfriend and I were sleeping on the floor of a friend's basement, but found a Craigslist ad for an apartment that I really wanted to pursue. Queue Franco Santini, a contractor, my new landlord, and future husband to be. Now, it might sound a little pervy or creepy, but it wasn't like that at ALL for the 3 years I lived in his property. In fact, I was generally annoyed by him as he never really seemed to be very organized. Case in point: it was agreed we were to move in on a Sunday in December. We arrived that morning and walked in to find a woman sleeping on the floor (his then girlfriend), a cat running rampant, and Franco with a paintbrush in his hand, still doing "touch ups". I think my first impression colored my opinion of his landlord skills.
After 3 years of giving him my money, I decided to buy a house in the same neighborhood. I left him a note that his rent was too cheap (he never raised the rent in 3 years of me living there!) and that I would really miss the place, because that was true. It was a great apartment.
Soon after buying my house, I was a single lady again, and for about a year, I was doing home improvements on a 1905 house with little money and even littler skills myself. In the middle of a fireplace renovation, my handyman walked out on the job. In a panicked state, I emailed Franco asking if he knew anyone that could help me and told him my budget. It took him about a week to get back to me because my budget was that laughable. But he stepped up and offered to help me and finished the job.
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Delta police restricts vehicular movement ahead of Anambra poll
The Delta command of the Nigeria police has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement between Delta and Anambra through the Niger Bridge, with effect from 12am on Friday.
Zanna Ibrahim, the commissioner of police in the state, gave the order in a statement signed by Andrew Aniamaka, the command's public relations officer.
The commissioner said the order was aimed at forestalling any breach of security ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Anambra.
It read: "Against the backdrop of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra slated for Saturday, Nov.18, the Commissioner of Police, Delta Command, Mr Zanna Ibrahim has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement.
"The order restricts movement through the Niger Bridge linking Asaba to Onitsha with effect from 12 midnight, Friday, Nov.17, 2017 till after the election."
He said the order was borne out of the need to prevent any security breach around the Niger bridge linking Delta to Anambra during the election.
Ibrahim, however, said only those on official and emergency duties with genuine means of identification would be allowed passage during the period of the restriction.
"While regretting the inconveniences the restriction will cause commuters, especially those travelling to the South-East and South-South States, the commissioner of police enjoins them to take alternative routes," he added.
"Commuters can also make do with other contingency plans as the restriction order is in the overall interest of public's well being and safety."
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It was "Hi How Are You" Day 2021, a day created to celebrate the late great Daniel Johnston, the Vincent Van Gogh of shoegazing pop music, when artist and longtime Daniel collaborator Ron English received a forgotten recording of a song he wrote with Daniel years ago, from producer Earl Norman, who had recorded it and rediscovered it on his computer.
The haunting song, titled "Big Empty Ego," echoed the emptiness of the strange bubble of fame in which the tortured artist existed. The question was what to do with such an unusual musical treasure. By a series of fortunate turns of fate, the little recording will soon transform into a white-hot NFT, the ideal vehicle to encapsulate decades of collaboration between the two artists.
Ron teamed up with the Daniel Johnston estate and Clutter studios to facilitate the production of a line of art toys based on Daniel's iconic characters. Using a 3d model of Jeremiah the frog, Daniel's signature character, Ron worked with Clutter studios to retrofit his own signature treatment of "the Grin" onto the piece and placed it into English's iconic Delusionville environment.
The song was delivered as raw tracks to producer Joe Johnson, old friend and longtime producer of both Daniel and Ron's musical endeavors. Joe gave the same love to this lost song that he had bestowed upon the first Daniel Johnston album that Joe had produced many years ago in Austin, Texas, "Continued Story," completing the journey from inspiration to execution yet again within the same old circle of friends.
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It looks as if my goal of making 20 or more urban landscapes and interiors is going to prove feasible. I still have much work to do and have to work through my plan with Sharon. I am still thinking that I might focus on staging an exhibition, rather than pursuing a series of portraits….I may even do both yet!


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Novelist Lee Cheong-jun Dies
A visitor pays his respect to the late Korean novelist Lee Cheong-jun, who died Thursday, at the Samsung Medical Center, southern Seoul. Lee wrote many famous novels and stories including "Seopyeonje" and "Dangsindeului Cheon." / Yonhap
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Korean master novelist Lee Cheong-jun, known for ``Sopyonje'' and ``Dangsindeului Cheonkuk'' (당신들의 천국) (Your Heaven),'' died Thursday, after losing his battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old.
Yonhap News reported Lee had been undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer last year. His illness worsened, and he was transferred to the Samsung Medical Center in Ilwon, southern Seoul for further treatment.
Lee was born August 1939 in Jangheung, South Jeolla Province. In 1965, his short story ``Toewon'' (퇴원) won the Sasanggye New Writer Prize. Two years later, he won a Dongin Literature Award for ``Stupid and Fool'' (Byeongsingwa Meojeori) (병신과 머저리).
Throughout his four decade-long career, Lee wrote more than 100 short stories, 13 novels.
Lee's work has influenced a generation of Korean writers and helped improve the overall quality of Korean literature. He has won some of Korean literature's top awards, including the Yi Sang Literature Award, Republic of Korea Literature Award, Hankook Ilbo's Creative Literature award, and recently, the Ho-Am Arts Prize.
Lee wrote several short novels about the traditional Korean musical art, pansori, such as ``Sonpyonje,'' ``The Light of Pansori'' and ``The Wanderer of Seonhak-dong.''
``Sopyonje'' is about a traditional pansori master who travels the country with his adopted son and daughter. Director Im Kwon-taek adapted his novel into a film of the same title in 1993. It was the first Korean film to attract one million viewers in Seoul, and it also garnered acclaim from critics in Korea and abroad.
Lee's novel ``The Wanderer of Seonghak-dong," was again the basis of another movie by Im, "Thousand Year Crane," released last year.
Another short story ``A Story of a Worm," provided the plot for the acclaimed film ``Secret Sunshine, directed by Lee Chang-dong and starred Jeon Do-yeon, who won the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award for the role.
Many of his novels and short stories have been translated and published in the United States, Japan, China, France, Germany, Spain and Turkey.
Despite being sick, he published a new fiction novel last year. He also published a collection of short stories last November.
Lee is survived by his wife and a daughter. His body is at the Samsung Medical Center mortuary, Room 14. Call (02) 3410-6914.
cathy@koreatimes.co.kr


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Q: (Google Script) Script check - Send email for new from all new rows in a spreadsheet A form feeds into the spreadsheet (Used for raising IT Support Requests) and I would like it to send an email and mark the row as "sent".
The script currently sends an email for every row disregarding the fact that it gets marked as sent.
function sendEmail()
{
   var ActiveSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
   var StartRow = 2;
   var RowRange = ActiveSheet.getLastRow() - StartRow + 1;
   var WholeRange = ActiveSheet.getRange(StartRow,1,RowRange,7);
   var AllValues = WholeRange.getValues();
   var message = "";
   for (var i=0;i<AllValues.length;i++)
   {
     var CurrentRow = AllValues[i];
     var EmailSent = CurrentRow[7];
     if (EmailSent != "sent")
     {
        message +=
            "
Timestamp: " + CurrentRow[0] + "
" +
            "
E-mail: " + CurrentRow[1] + "
" +
            "
Site: " + CurrentRow[2] + "
" +
            "
Summary: " + CurrentRow[3] + "
" +
            "
Description: " + CurrentRow[4] + "
" +
            "
Attachment: " + CurrentRow[5] + "
";
        var setRow = i + StartRow;
        ActiveSheet.getRange(setRow, 7).setValue("sent");
        var SendTo = "itsupport@company.com";
        var Subject = "Support Request - ";
        var replyTo = CurrentRow[1];
       MailApp.sendEmail({to: SendTo,
                          replyTo: replyTo,
                          cc: "",
                          subject: Subject + " [" + CurrentRow[2] + "] " + CurrentRow[3],
                          htmlBody: message,});

    }
  }
}

Currently it sends an email for each row marks the row as sent (column 7). Which seems correct  but on the next run it will send an email for the same rows and any new rows that are not marked as sent

A: Issue:
Your if statement is looking at CurrentRow[7], this is actually column 8 in the sheet, not column 7 like you're expecting.

Explanation:
Google Apps Script is based on JavaScript. When we do range.getValues(), an array of values is returned. Arrays are 0-indexed, meaning to reference the first object of the array, you'd use array[0] rather than array[1].
Here's a quick example for you:

var array = ['Item One', 'Item Two', 'Item Three'];
console.log(array[0]);

As you can see, when we log array[0], we actually get the first item of the array we're referencing.

Solution:
All you need to do to fix your code is point your var EmailSent to the correct array object like so:
var EmailSent = CurrentRow[6];

Reference:

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*JavaScript Arrays

A: You are reading the initial value from column 8 since the indices are 0 based.
Change
var EmailSent = CurrentRow[7];

To
var EmailSent = CurrentRow[6];

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Phillip Ryken
Philip Graham Ryken is an American theologian, Presbyterian minister, and academic administrator. He is the eighth and current president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. President Ryken has published more than 50 books, including The Message of Salvation (InterVarsity, 2001), Art for God's Sake (P&R, 2006), When Trouble Comes (Crossway, 2016), and expository commentaries on Exodus, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Luke, Galatians, and other books of the Bible. He serves as a board member for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, the Lausanne Movement, and the National Association of Evangelicals.
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Service stations can be a solid investment option if you get the right one.
A surge in investor interest and shrinking yields are the catalysts for a spate of petrol stations hitting the market across Australia, agents say.
Five petrol stations will be put on the block across two days of Burgess Rawson investment portfolio auctions in Melbourne and Sydney this month, as vendors chase bigger returns in a hot market.
A Woolworths Caltex station at Clayton in Melbourne's south-east sold last month for $4.44 million on a tight yield, prompting other owners to follow suit, Burgess Rawson agent Scott Meighan says.
Among the five stations up for sale is a BP in nearby Cranbourne, which is leased to the petrol giant until at least 2021.
The BP in Cranbourne sits alongside a strip of convenience stores and restaurants.
"Further to the impressive sale of the Woolworths Caltex in Clayton at a yield of 4.9%, another vendor has recognised the opportunity to strike while the iron's hot and offer to the market this secure and prominent fuel investment," Meighan says.
The Cranbourne property sits on a 3523sqm corner site, incorporates a four-island canopy and an automatic car wash and returns $369,752 in rent per annum. It will be auctioned in Melbourne on May 18.
The string of petrol station listings comes amid ongoing reports of a dearth of petrol station stock.
A Knight Frank report last year predicted a lack of available stock would see petrol stations continue to be highly sought after after among investors.
A Shell petrol station at Glen Innes is among five up for sale at Burgess Rawson investment auctions.
Meighan echoes that sentiment, suggesting buyers who miss out on the current batch of offerings will be scouring the country for other opportunities.
"This is likely to leave even more unsatisfied parties looking to secure similar assets. Quality investments such as this one are certainly in demand," he says.
Meanwhile, four petrol stations will be auctioned back-to-back in Sydney on May 17, including a pair of Shell-leased stations in Glen Innes and Gympie.
And a BP in Scone in regional New South Wales and a station leased to Freedom Fuels in Capalaba, east of the Brisbane CBD, are also up for grabs.
Fast food restaurants will also feature prominently at the auctions, with a Hungry Jacks at Mount Isa, a McDonalds at Scone, a Pie Face at Coogee and a Coffee Club outlet at Jimboomba in Queensland for sale.


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Bioethicsinstitute.org About Contact
The Bioethics in Television Entertainment (BITE) website uses clips from popular television programs to illustrate and stimulate discussion about bioethics challenges. Brief clips have been categorized according to a coding scheme adapted from the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Library Classification. The BITE website is intended as an educational tool.
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Patient Relationships
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Sociology Health Care
In November 2008, The Berman Institute organized and convened a symposium to explore the possibilities for collaboration between the television industry and the academic bioethics community. Participants identified areas in which academic bioethicists and members of the television industry could work collaboratively around television programming to increase awareness of the challenging questions that are central bioethics. The BITE website is one product. Participants felt that it an interactive website that focuses on bioethics issues appearing in the story lines of select scripted television shows, including mainly medical dramas would be a valuable resource for educators, researchers and the general public. The topics that arise in these episodes and how they are presented have a direct and complex relationship with the 'life' of these bioethics issues in real-life. These portrayals (likely) both reflect and influence current responses to tough challenges. We can learn from the stories by looking at which actors are presented as the good guys and which are the bad guys. Stories often gesture strongly towards what the author feels is right response in thinking about what one ought to do when presented with a dilemma.
Following the initial meeting, a small subset of participants have begun conducting empirical research around the broader topic. Studies have demonstrated, for example, that many medical and nursing students are frequent viewers of medical dramas, and that they often discuss the shows, including the ethical dilemmas, among their peers. Researchers have further explored the content presented in scripted medical dramas finding that they are rife with portrayals of ethical challenges and issues around professionalism. Medical dramas are particularly important as they consistently rank among the most popular television shows in Nielsen ratings.
The BITE website will provide short clips from medical dramas focusing on a specific issue in bioethics. We have used a coding system adapted from National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Library Classification Scheme to organize our clips by topic. With each clip you will find a designated area in which comments and discussion are encouraged. Additional resources surrounding the subject will also be made available for those interested in delving deeper into the topic. We believe the BITE website can provide a platform to stimulate and host meaningful discussions around challenging topics in bioethics. It is our hope that this content, including clips and discussions can result in a better understanding of both bioethics challenges and the ways in which they are portrayed on television.
The BITE website is intended as a resource intended for a wide variety of people coming from diverse personal and professional backgrounds. Whether you are interested in using the clips to aid in teaching an ethics course in medical school or a university, or simply want to see what ethical principles are violated by Dr. House, we believe the website will provide an informal and interactive platform for discussion. We encourage all to participate!
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Panasonic confirms redundancies and staff changes
Fri 18 Feb 2011 | 2:28 pm
By Patrick Avenell
SYDNEY, NSW: Panasonic Australia has this afternoon confirmed that it recently made a number of staff redundant in order to make its local operations more efficient.
In a brief statement sent to Current.com.au this afternoon, a Panasonic spokesperson said that 18 individuals had been affected.
"Panasonic Australia has made a number of staff changes to realise operational efficiencies and better align with changing customer needs.
"This includes a number of redundancies, as well as key hires in other parts of the business. Overall, 18 employees have been affected although one [staff member] has been offered another role.
"The changes will help Panasonic continue to maintain its strong position in the market and meet the needs of its customers and partners in 2011."
In other Panasonic news, the local office is currently completing its move from its longtime home in Belrose to a new facility in North Ryde.
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Sawmill blast warning failed to prompt preventive measures
April, 17, 2014, Vancouver – Shortly after a bustling sawmill was flattened by fire in northern British Columbia, a concerned worker at another operation phoned the province's safety watchdog with fears that his workplace would meet a similar fate.
The prediction came true three months later when a gigantic blast shot through the corridors of Lakeland Mills in Prince George, setting it ablaze and toppling walls onto workers eating lunch.
WorkSafeBC included the anonymous call in its investigative report into the fatal April 23, 2012 explosion, along with other details foreshadowing the catastrophe that killed workers and injured 22 others.
"The caller advised that he was a Lakeland employee and that he had observed excessive sawdust buildup on horizontal surfaces in the mill," said the report, which was released online this week and concluded the tragedy was preventable.
In particular, the caller was concerned about the plant "turning into the next Burns Lake sawmill," the report said.
In January, just two weeks earlier, the community to the west was devastated by the deaths of two workers and injuries to 19 more when Babine Forest Products was levelled by a fiery explosion.
According to its report, WorkSafeBC dispatched an officer to the Prince George sawmill on Feb. 6, 2012, three days after the call. He found there was dust accumulation in various areas of the mill, though noting airborne dust concentration was below exposure limits. He spoke with mill and workers' representatives about the hazardous wood dust but did not issue any violation orders.
The report was released only after B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch announced Monday that it would not be laying any charges due to the low likelihood of convictions. The decision was in part based on findings of the completed WorkSafeBC investigation, which was forwarded to the Crown on Feb. 20.
Labour Minister Shirley Bond recently met with the agency's board and appointed an administrator to reform its investigation regime.
Greg Stewart, president of Lakeland Mills Ltd., said in a statement that not a day goes by when he doesn't think about the workers who lost their lives and were injured.
He said employees and their families have paid a price for a problem that emerged with little warning and was faced by an entire industry.
"What could have been done to prevent this accident is difficult to know, however," he said. "We did everything reasonable to ensure our mill was safe, given what we knew at the time. Worksafe BC inspectors described our mill as clean compared to others, and eyewitness evidence spoke to 'relatively good, albeit imperfect' sawdust conditions on the evening of the incident.
"Could we have done a better job of controlling dust? In hindsight, yes. Could we have done more to encourage our employees to speak up if they felt there were safety issues? In hindsight, perhaps."
Stewart said he'll ensure the company addresses all known safety concerns and hazards going forward.
Union director Stephen Hunt, with the United Steelworkers, said he gathered with families affected by both explosions three weeks ago as they waited for further information to be released about Lakeland.
"It was just awful to hear the frustration and the anger," Hunt said. "When you think about it, justice has got to be pure to be served. In these cases, nothing is happening."
Hunt said he believes WorkSafeBC has lost its way.
"The mandate is to prevent injuries, illness and death. And when they can't prevent them and then after they happen … they can't conduct the proper investigation, there's no reason to put faith in what they do."
A spokesman for WorkSafeBC said the agency wouldn't be commenting while it looks into whether it will impose an administrative penalty against the company.
"We're just leaving the incident investigation report to speak for itself," Scott McCloy said.
An online statement by Diana Miles, the agency's chief operating officer, does not respond to Bond's public suggestion that the agency needs to restore the public's confidence in its investigations.
The report, finalized in late January, pinpointed wood dust as the major fuel for the explosion and fire.
It said the blast was ignited by heat that soared up to 577 degrees C when mechanical parts in a fan failed. Airborne dust caught fire, causing a primary explosion that triggered more explosions that ripped through the operating level of the mill and the lunchroom. More workers, on break in the basement level, were blown through a wall before the building caught fire and burned to the ground.
Lakeland had spent millions of dollars in recent years upgrading its production capabilities but did not install waste conveyors, the report said.
"There had been little work done on the sawmill dust collection system and the problems that this wood waste was causing," the report said.
The mill had reviewed its wood waste program following the explosion in Burns Lake, leading to the hiring of extra cleanup workers, but the efforts were "ineffective" in preventing dust accumulation.
The report also highlighted five previous incidents involving dust, which it said resulted in fires during the months leading up to the explosion. The Prince George fire department had also been called to extinguish blazes at least eight times since 1999, though the report noted they "represent only a fraction of the actual fire events at the mill."
The report also outlined inspections done by the mill's own health and safety committee, completed in each of the three months prior to the explosion, which identified debris and dust problems but did not consider them a major concern.
"The accumulation of sawdust and the urgent need for its removal appeals to have gone unnoticed in these inspections," the report said.
In one example, it described conditions around the baghouses – used to extract airborne wood dust – permitted dust to accumulate in plain sight.
"Workers and supervisors walked past this area each day, yet nothing was done to address the problem and clean up the piles of dust," the report said. "Some workers may have become complacent, whereas others stated that they were tired of complaining about it as nothing was ever done."
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by admin · Published 21 June 2019 · Updated 21 June 2019
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.
SF/Thriller
John Goodman : William Mulligan
Ashton Sanders : Gabriel Drummond
Jonathan Majors : Rafe Drummond
Vera Farmiga : Jane Doe
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Ignite a war.
When I saw the trailer of "Captive State" for the first time, I was immediately overenthusiastic. It seemed like a suspenseful and action-rich Science Fiction about extraterrestrial dominance and their reign. I already imagined myself a kind of movie as "Independence Day" or "War of the Worlds", with a sophisticated storyline as presented in "Arrival". Added to this is the existence of a rebellion of individuals against this alien occupation. And last but not least, they managed to get John Goodman to play one of the key roles. The very first thing that occurred to me was that I certainly wouldn't let this film pass me by. This film was the reward after having to watch crap movies as "Occupation" and to a lesser extent "Beyond skyline". After seeing this "as I imagined" incomparable film, I had to conclude that my enthusiasm had dropped below freezing.
What's it about anyway?
I'm sure there was a shrewd story somewhere deeply hidden. And yes, the ending was ingeniously conceived. But you have to wait an enormous amount of time before you realize what's really going on. The entire setup only becomes clear at the very last minute. That means you have to have a good portion of endurance. Because this movie isn't really captivating (pun not intended). It's rather confusing and vague. And if you're eager to see aliens at work, you'll be disappointed as well. There are only a few vague, dark images. Not that it's really necessary. The opening scene with the parents of young Gabriel (Ashton Sanders) and Rafe (Jonathan Majors) being pulverized, shows already how all-destructive and invincible these cosmic rascals are. The rest of the film you see those creatures in semi-darkness while producing creepy insect-like sounds. They look like a giant cactus. And you'll also see a kind of flying drones with a flesh-like suction cup. However, their function wasn't entirely clear to me. Well, there were more unclear things.
It's all political.
The originality of this film lies in the relationship between humanity and these invaders. In one way or another, they've managed to make humanity take a submissive attitude. The choice was probably limited: accept their authority or total destruction. The result is a run-down society that tolerates despotic rules. The aliens have buried themselves in the centers of world cities behind an immense wall where only certain authorized persons are allowed access (To receive instructions and report on the situation, I suppose.). These "closed zones" serve as mines to plunder earth's resources. After the intriguing start, however, the film falls into a politically charged story about limited civil rights, economic decline and bureaucratic juggling in which privileged people are richly rewarded for their cooperation. The emergence of a resistance movement is a natural result. But it's brutally suppressed.
John Goodman as always terrific.
And that's where John Goodman comes in. He's a detective who's determined to clean up the "Phoenix" group once and for all. He follows Gabriel's movements in order to track down and eliminate these resistance fighters. Everything for the greater good. All in all, this entire operation is initially fairly incoherent and difficult to follow. His relationship with a prostitute (Vera "The Conjuring" Farmiga) seemed unimportant at the beginning. The use of alien explosive technology wasn't really clear to me either. And wasn't it so that the entire human civilization was stripped of any technological ingenuity? Gabriel's work included, for example, the systematic destruction of SIM cards from mobiles. And yet the law enforcement agencies work with a sophisticated tracking system and face recognition. Or was this a technology from the alien rulers? In terms of communication, they made more progress than in "Arrival". Here, there are already interpreters who actually understand and translate the clicking, scraping, and hissing of the aliens.
I should hold on to avoiding trailers.
Again, I understand that with the ultimate revelation everything becomes clearer. And when the ultimate message hits in, you'll be awestruck. But almighty, you cannot really call the film fascinating. Perhaps you watch it rather passively because you're kept in the dark for so long. The film deals with aspects such as resistance movements, political compromises, and self-sacrifice for the greater good. I don't expect a film which tackles the subject of an extraterrestrial invasion, to focus only on these aspects. Yet again another proof that trailers aren't always an accurate representation of the final film.
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