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Mapping PECA 2016
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Eleven organizations from civil society create the Forum on Information & Democracy, a structural response to information disorder
September 2019: DRF's team retreat
Pakistan ranked as "Not Free" by Freedom House in the 2019 Freedom on the Net Report for eight years in a row
Hearing at the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights regarding Privacy and Harassment
What is Ransomware And How can you protect Yourself
Digital Rights Foundation expresses solidarity with students of University of Balochistan
Tech & Mental Health: Are we better off?
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Of Challenging Online Violence, Preserving Digital Rights and Internet Freedom: May 2017 at DRF
May 2017 was one of the busiest months at Digital Rights Foundation. With a talk at Carter Center, one at University of Harvard, the launch of a research study, a national conference, two workshops, and multiple events and sessions throughout Pakistan - the team was busy making the internet safe and accessible for everyone.
This post summarizes the activities in May 2017 at Digital Rights Foundation.
Nighat Dad speaks at the Harvard University - May 3, 2017
Nighat Dad spoke about "Digital Rights and Online Harassment in the Global South" at The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on May 3, 2017. Nighat's talk focused on how people in the South are unaware of their digital rights. They, especially women, face online harassment and have no support to handle the trauma that comes with it. She also emphasized on the fact that cyber threats very often translate into offline consequences.
Nighat shared the process of setting up Pakistan's first Cyber Harassment Helpline with a very limited budget for the survivors and victims of online harassment. She alse highlighted the stats of the helpline in the first 4 months of operation since its launch in December 2016. The talk in its entirety can be watched here: [YouTube Link]
Digital Security Clinic at Digital Youth Summit 2017 - May 5 to 7, 2017 in Peshawar
In early May, DRF organised a free Digital Security Clinic at the Digital Youth Summit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Our 3-person team dispensed digital security advice, raised awareness about cyber harassment, and gave people hands-on demonstrations on how to use important digital security tools. The clinic was an immense success, serving approximately 320 over two days--that's around 20 people per hour!
DRF Tweet Wall at Digital Youth Summit
The team was expecting a conference full of techies, but to their pleasant surprise many of the visitors were from non-STEM backgrounds-–including teachers, political activists, businesspersons, artists & artisans. The team also put up a tweet-wall against harassment that KPK filled up with lots of love. But the moment that made it worth it all was when one of our female visitors looked at us and said: "Thank you all for doing this here!"
Nighat Dad Speaks at The Carter Center - May 8-9, 2017:
Nighat Dad addressed the former US President Mr. Jimmy Carter, and Senator Mr. Bernie Sanders at The Human Rights Defenders Forum organised by and at The Carter Center.
Nighat talked about some major issues that concern digital rights and privacy of the global citizens, including the laptop ban that Nighat says is actually "the Muslim laptop ban". She also emphasized on the US mass surveillance and the Muslim travel ban. According to her, these human rights violations by the countries like the United States of America set bad precedence for other countries like Pakistan that adopt their practices and laws from the west.
Watch the video here as she speaks to the room full of human rights defenders from around the globe.
Hamara Internet FNF Training - Bacha Khan University
Digital Rights Foundation held an awareness raising session with the students of Bacha Khan University, Charsada in collaboration with Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF). The session was held to create awareness among women about online violence, abuse and harassment. Digital security tips were also given to women in the session to create awareness on how women can protect themselves online. University students actively participated throughout the session and shared their queries and stories regarding online harassment.
Nighat Dad Selected as TEDGlobal Fellow for 2017
Nighat Dad has been selected as one of the TEDGlobal Fellows for 2017. Nighat along with 20 other fellows for 2017 will talk at the TED stage in August in Arusha, Tanzania. According to the TEDGlobal website, "[The TED Fellows] are building companies, sequencing rare diseases, exploring the stars, making music, saving lives, mapping political violence, and much much more." Details here.
Nighat has been defending digital rights and advocating for the open internet access for all in Pakistan since 2012. She has been named TIME's Next Generation Leader 2015, has won the Atlantic Council Award, and the prestigious Human Rights Tulip Award in 2016.
Hamara Internet Workshop "Ending Cyber Harassment Against Women with CSO Representatives" - May 22, 2017
DRF held a workshop under the Hamara Internet banner in Islamabad with civil society representatives to discuss the impact of cyber harassment and online abuse. Participants participated enthusiastically where they discussed various roles of Civil Society Organisations (CSO's) to prevent online violence and harassment. The closed working group also shared their opinion about the role of media and its implications for common citizens.
Hamara Internet Conference "Challenging the Evolving Threat of Online Violence" - 25th May, 2017
Digital Rights Foundation organized the "Hamara Internet Conference- Challenging the Evolving Threat of Online Violence" in Lahore on May 25, 2017. The conference included women and digital rights activists, and dealt with issues of online harassment, freedom of expression, privacy, data protection, monitoring, the internet economy, and digital access. The event was attended by students, academics, activists, members of the tech industry, journalists, and women's rights organizations. The panels consisted of "Hamara Internet: Understanding Online Harassment", "Opportunities on the Internet: New Patterns in Business, Employment and Innovation for women" and "Imagining a Feminist Internet with the Help of Hamara Internet."
The conference also marked the soft launch of Digital Rights Foundation's quantitative study "Hamara Internet: Measuring Pakistani women's of online violence". Furthermore, Jannat Fazal (Psychologist, DRF) and Safieh Shah (Consultant, Medicin Sans Frontiere) also presented their research on "Online harassment: Implication on the mental health of women globally, based on a review of Digital Rights Foundation's operations in Pakistan."
Measuring Pakistani Women's Experience of Online Violence - Research Study by DRF
Digital Rights Foundation marked the soft-launch of Pakistan's first quantitative research study on online violence titled, "Measuring Pakistani Women's Experiences of Online Violence" on May 25, 2017. The study compiles the data collected from close to 1400 women during the 17 sessions that had been conducted in Punjab, Sindh, KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Gilgit, to create the first ever set of data around online violence in Pakistan. The study maps different aspects of online violence against women, along with a look at how women use digital tools on the whole. It highlights the need for more awareness about anti-harassment laws.
It was found that 72% of the female respondents reported that they were not aware of cyber harassment laws in Pakistan. Most women pointed out that they either had not read or understand (24%) terms and conditions of social media websites. Furthermore, 45% of the women felt that they did not report online harassment because they were embarrassed and 47% felt that it would not be taken seriously by law enforcement agencies.
The details on the research can be accessed here.
Workshop on Privacy and Digital Rights - May 26, 2017
Digital Rights Foundation held a workshop on privacy and digital rights on on May 26, 2017 in Lahore.
The Workshop discussed the state of privacy rights in Pakistan in light of cyber law and its implementation. The goal of this focus group discussion was to start a debate about the law, its significance and shortcomings in terms of implementation. Furthermore, Digital Rights Foundation talked about privacy rights and the need for a data protection law in light of best practices abroad. The workshop participants were divided around themes of media regulation (both traditional and social media), SAFE City initiatives and telecommunications policies. The participants put forward several suggestions regarding standard operating procedures, right to know how information is used and demanded transparency from the government. The participants pointed out that social media and blogs are unregulated, and they concluded that there needs to be some SOPs around media ethics and privacy.
Online Harassment : A Retrospective Review of Digital Rights Foundation
A study on Online Harassment was presented by Jannat Fazal - the mental health counselor at DRF - and Safieh Shah - Consultant at MSF - on MSF Scientific Day 2017 organised by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Delhi, India on May 27, 2017.
The aim of the review of the data is to highlight the psychological impact of cyber harassment on female mental health in Pakistan. Data was collected through Cyber Harassment Helpline from 406 callers using telephonic questionnaire from December 2016 to April 2017. This included demographics, problem description and notes taken by the experts during calls.
DRF and Girls@Dhabas Condemn the Cyber Harassment of Amar Sindhu and Arfana Mallah
Digital Rights Foundation and Girls@Dhabas released a joint statement to condemn the cyber-harassment, abuse and intimidation that well-known professors and activists of Pakistan Arfana Mallah and Amar Sindhu have been subjected to over the past four months. Read the statement here.
Published by: Digital Rights Foundation in Blog, Events


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Q: Socket IO using express session - socket.request.res undefined I am currently trying to implement session management using express 4.x and socket io 1.4, referencing this answer. The problem is that the second argument to the express session function is the res (response) object which is returning 'undefined' in my route. Is this question outdated or am I doing something wrong?
var http = require('http');

var session = require('express-session')(
{
  saveUninitialized : false,
  resave:false,
  secret:'secretstuff',
  cookie : {
    path : '/'
  }
}
);

var express = require('express');

var app = express();

app.use(session)

var http_server = http.createServer(app);

var io = require('./sockets')(http_server,session);

here is my sockets.js
var Server = require('socket.io');

module.exports = function(http_server, session)
{
   var io = new Server(http_server);

   io.use(function(socket,next){

      //socket.request.res === undefined
      session(socket.request, socket.request.res,next);
   })

}

which is where I get

Uncaught TypeError: argument res is required

A: sessionMiddleware() function proposed in many sources worked fine for me:
io.use(function(socket, next) {
    sessionMiddleware(socket.request, socket.request.res, next);
});

with web socket.io-client <=> socket.io node.js server until I added socket.io-client-cpp application to the chain - server crashed on socket.io-client-cpp connection with above error:

TypeError: argument res is required

in sessionMiddleware() function. People suggest to remove socket.request.res from the middleware completely:

*

*https://stackoverflow.com/a/29448630/630169

*https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/issues/2971#issuecomment-326084664
and replace with {}. However think it could be changed to slightly better variant in case somebody still need and use socket.request.res:
io.use(function(socket, next) {
    sessionMiddleware(socket.request, socket.request.res || {}, next);
});

This works fine for me!

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The market for network-attached storage has grown considerably in recent years, but in order to keep ahead of the game in this space, vendors are required to make each new box fresh and exciting with added features that help one NAS stand out from another.
Built-in UPS is, primarily, what's new to the N5810Pro. Making its way to retail carrying a £649 price tag, Thecus's five-bay unit promises "unmatched security" by incorporating a small UPS that, in the event of a power outage, pledges to write unwritten data to the hard disks and safely shut down.
That's always good to know, and from a hardware point of view the N5810Pro seems to tick a lot of the right boxes. The 230mm x 190mm x 240mm chassis isn't too intrusive for a five-bay solution, build quality is decent and, to our pleasant surprise, the whole unit runs reasonably quiet.
Perusing the chassis' exterior reveals a well-stocked array of functional additions and I/O ports. On the front of the box, Thecus includes a two-line display for easily checking system status, a column of activity LEDs, a front-facing USB 3.0 port, as well as the five pull-out drive trays, each of which is lockable and accompanied by further status LEDs.
Around back, we can see a single removable fan above the integrated 130W power supply, and toward the bottom-right corner a small cover concealing the bay for the slot-in 2,000mAh mini UPS battery. Above said bay are four USB ports (two 2.0, two 3.0), a massive five Gigabit Ethernet jacks with support for link aggregation and failover, as well as HDMI and audio out.
Each drive bay slides out easily and supports your choice of 2.5in or 3.5in disk, though Thecus hasn't made use of a tool-free installation mechanism. Whichever drive you choose you're required to fix it in place using the supplied screws.
Under the hood, there's nothing particularly exotic as Thecus sticks with what it knows best with the tried-and-trusted combination of an Intel Celeron processor and 4GB of DDR3 memory. The passively cooled 10W CPU is a quad-core Celeron J1900 capable of speeds of up to 2.4GHz, and the default memory is served as a single DIMM, allowing for an easy upgrade to 8GB should you need it.
Thecus's hardware is tidy and the built-in UPS performs exactly as expected. We yanked the power cord during testing and the NAS continued to run on battery power, with the front display and audible beeps reporting an AC power loss. Shortly after, the NAS begins the power-down cycle and shuts down safely.
You could, of course, use an external UPS with an alternative NAS, but having the functionality built into the box removes an extra layer of clutter and in practise works well.
The weak link, as we see it, is ThecusOS. The software, running at version 5 on the N5810Pro (ThecusOS 6 appears to be limited to consumer and SOHO NAS products), is looking increasingly dated and is unable to match the fit-and-finish, or indeed the feature set, that's available via similarly priced rivals. It's almost like buying a shiny new laptop, only to find it's running Windows Vista.
Thecus's user interface feels tired compared to what's on offer from the likes of Synology and Qnap, and more recently WD, yet while there's very little jazz, ThecusOS is serviceable and willingly covers most of the basics. We're told that ThecusOS 7 - described as a "huge upgrade" by the manufacturer - is due in Q4 2015, but given the fact that a major software overhaul is long overdue, it's no surprise to find that Thecus has been turning its attention to Windows Storage Server.


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A veiled chameleon extends its tongue to catch a cricket. Canadian wildlife photographer Scott Linstead, formerly an aerospace engineer and high school teacher, uses a device called Phototrap "to not only photograph the elusive, but also the unimaginably quick."
Phototrap "interfaces with either your camera or your flash," he says, and it basically helps "trigger the shutter of your camera when the photographic subject passes through a defined position in space."
In this photo, "the success of the image depends on the willingness of the captive chameleon to eat outside of its regular enclosure," he says. "The veiled chameleon is the ideal chameleon species for this project as it is often less prone to stress during handling than other chameleon species." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Regal jumping spiderling
If this were a Hollywood movie set, you might think the spiderling was making its way onto a gigantic faux penny.
Not so. It's a real penny, and the details we can see in the little creature -- including its eyes and furry legs -- are amazing.
"The tiny spiderling was fresh out of the nest, and I wanted to show scale relative to something omnipresent and recognizable," says Linstead. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Archer fish
In the first photo, left, a predatory archer fish displaces a cricket from its perch over the waterline by squirting a jet of water. In the photo on the right, the fish breaches to devour the cricket.
The photographer says the breach behavior was captured purely by chance while trying to photograph the spitting behavior. "When I lowered the 'cricket perch' to the water's surface, the fish would jump out to try and grab it manually instead of the more sophisticated method that it is known for," Linstead says. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Most of us are used to seeing photos of ladybugs, like the one on the left -- the familiar red-and-black round shell, and not much else. Linstead brings us a different dimension of the ladybug with the one on the right. While the photo looks like it was taken outdoors, he took the shot in a studio.
The beetles are drawn to light, he says, so he used a light source on a flower, but kept the light off until he was ready to take the photograph.
"There are situations where eye contact simply does not work to an image's advantage," he says. "As photogenic as a ladybug can be while crawling on a leaf, in flight they appear rather awkward. The eye as well as the rest of the head is difficult to locate among the clutter of appendages. Their pleasingly symmetric shape transforms into a jagged array of wings, carapace halves, legs and the abdomen."
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Big brown bat
This bat was photographed at an artificial pond in the Arizona desert. The pond is an important resource for the bats in the desert's harsh climate. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Regal 'orange morph' jumping spider
Talk about up close and personal: This female regal "orange morph" jumping spider jumped directly onto Linstead's camera lens.
Floridian jumping spiders, says Linstead, "have these huge, forward-facing eyes, and although they have three more pairs of eyes that account for peripheral vision, once they detect movement, they tend to direct that largest pair at the source. This creates the impression that they are trying to engage us in eye contact."
Florida isn't the only place to find these spiders, Linstead says, but the state's "native species are large and colorful."
Another reason Linstead was drawn to photograph the spider is that "they can jump, and do so in the most photogenic way, trailing a safety line of web as insurance in case their leap doesn't turn out as planned." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Blue Jays "can easily be lured into an outdoor photo set-up by leaving their favorite snack out: peanuts," says Linstead.
The photographer says his "purchase of a 500mm lens in 2006 quickly elevated avian photography from a serious hobby to the point of obsession." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Green frog
This shot of a Green frog represents one of Linstead's "earliest studio attempts with a local species."
"The 'swamp' environment is a creation of mine involving native vegetation and a boot tray," he says. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
This beautiful owl was photographed in Ontario, Canada during a heavy snowstorm.
"Shooting during the storm was a conscious decision to improve the value of the image through mood and atmosphere," Linstead says. "What I did not plan on was an image showcasing the owl's legs, which have become a large part of the interest and continued publication of this image." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Brown Basilisk
The Brown Basilisk is also referred to as the "Jesus Lizard," "Jesus Christ Lizard" or "Lagarto de Jesus Cristo" for its ability to run on the surface of water. When the lizards flee from predators, they gather sufficient momentum to run across the water for a brief distance while holding most of their body out of the water.
This shot was taken in a rented warehouse space. It was "extremely difficult to photograph, given that they only run a couple times a day," Linstead says. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
"The osprey image was a personal obsession of mine," Linstead says. "I had the rare opportunity to spend four days in a tiny hide at the edge of a pond in Finland. This location near Tampere is arguably the best spot on earth to photograph this behavior."
The chance for the image didn't happen right away. "Twelve hours per day in the blind produced this image on the second day," he says. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Female regal jumping spider
In a move you'd see at a Cirque du Soleil show, this female regal jumping spider moves with ease, as captured by Linstead.
"The left-to-right jumps are considerably easier to photograph than the head-on ones," he says. "Unfortunately this perspective lacks the eye contact that gives this species its charm."
A secondary benefit from using backlighting on the shot, he says, is that it highlights the spider's web. (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
This was another studio image "birthed out of the desire to have full control over the habitat and lighting for an insect flight shot," Linstead says. "The image was produced on my kitchen table."
A custom-made Plexiglass device "was used to guide the bee's flight path. I also oriented the set so that the flight path pointed directly at my open patio door so that the bee could fly right to freedom after tripping the camera." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Linstead "had a brief opportuntiy to photograph this disagreeable creature (a marsupial) in captivity after business hours at a local pet store. I chose a black background as I thought I could get away with it given the nocturnal habits of this marsupial. The 'take off' perch to the right of the image was a cat's scratching post, and the glider is en route to his cage on the bottom left." (Scott Linstead) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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A Tatuus é um fabricante italiano de chassis para uma série de corridas de fórmula, fundada em 1980. A empresa é conhecida por sua associação com a Renault Sport para a produção dos chassis de Fórmula Renault.

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Empresas fundadas em 1980
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Морнінгсайд () — місто () в США, в окрузі Графство принца Георга штату Меріленд. Населення —  осіб (2010).

Географія
Морнінгсайд розташований за координатами  (38.830490, -76.889205).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році місто мало площу 1,45 км², з яких 1,45 км² — суходіл та 0,00 км² — водойми.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у місті мешкало  осіб у 851 домогосподарстві у складі 465 родин. Густота населення становила 1385 осіб/км².  Було 922 помешкання (634/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 2,8 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 8,6 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 22,2 % — особи молодші 18 років, 70,1 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 7,7 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 34,6 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у місті припадало 85,9 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 83,3 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  долари США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  долари для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 5,3 % осіб, у тому числі 5,2 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 0,0 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 940 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 21,1 %, публічна адміністрація — 16,2 %, мистецтво, розваги та відпочинок — 16,2 %.

Примітки

Джерела

Містечка Меріленду
Населені пункти округу Графство принца Георга (Меріленд)


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Nassarius (Hima) socialis (Hutton, 1886)
(Pl. 21g): GS165, J39/f6470, White Rock River, South Canterbury, Altonian (GNS)
Beu & Maxwell (1990): Chapter 11; p. 201; pl. 21 g.
Synonymy: Nassa (Uzita) compta Hutton 1877b, p. 596 (not of A. Adams, 1851); Nassa socialis Hutton 1886a, p. 333 (new name for Nassa compta Hutton, 1877, preoccupied); Alectrion socialis; Hima (Mima) socialis; Nassarius (Hima) tatei socialis
Type species of Mima Marwick, 1931, now regarded as a synonym of Hima Leach, 1852 (Cernohorsky 1981a, p. 175)
Classification: Nassariidae
Description: Small for family (height 4.5-8 mm), ovate, spire 0.55-0.6 total height. Protoconch broadly conical, of 3 whorls, last half whorl with weak spiral threads, soon followed by a few weak, almost straight axial costellae, remainder smooth. Teleoconch of 4-5 whorls, evenly convex or weakly angled at about 0.67 whorl height on spire, base of last whorl convex, neck short, thick. Axial sculpture of prominent rounded, prosocline costae, typically with much wider interspaces, reaching from suture to suture on spire, and onto base on last whorl, in many shells persisting almost to neck; 9-18 (mean 11) costae on penultimate whorl. Spiral sculpture highly variable, penultimate whorl with 3-5 low, narrow, rounded or flattened cords on sides and 1-3 weaker ones on ramp; some shells with the occasional interstitial thread. Last whorl with 7-10 additional cords on base, and 4-7 much weaker and more crowded ones on neck. Cord marking shoulder angle (where present) typically slightly nodulose where it crosses axial costae, other cords usually crossing costae unchanged or with slight thickening. Aperture ovate, columella straight with a narrow ridge at base, bounded above by a shallow groove; siphonal canal short, strongly notched. Inner lip moderately callused, with a small parietal ridge. Outer lip angled at anterior end, thickened externally by a heavy, rounded varix, and bearing 7 or 8 lirae within.
Comparison: Like the other two species of Nassarius (Hima) described from New Zealand, i.e. N. (Hima) separabilis (Otaian-Altonian, Pakaurangi Point) and N. (Hima) karoroensis (Waiauan, Greymouth), N. (Hima) socialis varies greatly in shape, spire height and teleoconch sculpture. Cernohorsky (1981a, p. 177-178) was unable to detect any consistent differences in teleoconch characters between N. socialis and N. separabilis and considered them to be conspecific. Maxwell (1988a, p. 52), however, showed that these species, and N. karoroensis, can be differentiated on the basis of protoconch characters. N. socialis has a relatively small protoconch (maximum diameter 0.85-1.10 mm (mean 0.9 mm) compared with 1.15-1.45 mm (mean 1.35 mm) for N. separabilis and 1.10-1.40 mm( mean 1.25 mm) for N. karoroensis), in which spiral sculpture appears slightly before the almost straight axial costellae. In N. separabilis axial sculpture in the form of distant, opisthocyrt costellae appears well before the spirals, and the lower suture on the last whorl or so is margined by a narrow cord, which is absent from N. socialis. Spiral sculpture is weakly developed — if present at all — in N. karoroensis, which has one or two straight axial costellae like those in N. socialis, and lacks a margining cord. There are also some, less reliable differences in teleoconch characters — N. separabilis tends to have more evenly convex whorls than the other species, and to have more numerous, more closely spaced spiral cords with less tendency to become thickened where they cross the costae. The number of axial costae per whorl varies greatly in all three species but N. socialis tends to have considerably fewer (9-18 on penultimate whorl (mean 11)) than N. separabilis (10-26 (mean 15)) or N. karoroensis (12-23 (mean 15)).
Nassarius (Hima) has a recorded range of Otaian to Tongaporutuan in New Zealand and is recorded from a wide range of lithofacies indicating depths ranging from the inner shelf to the upper bathyal zone. The subgenus is represented in southern Australia by the extant N. (Hima) mobilis (Hedley & May, 1908) (SE Australia, dredged in 55-315 m) and N. (Hima) pauperis (Gould, 1850) (Wilson 1994, p. 79), common intertidally around Sydney, and by N. (Hima) tatei Tenison-Woods, 1879 (described from Muddy Creek, Victoria (Balcombian) but recorded widely from other Neogene localities by Cernohorsky (1981a, p. 177-178)). Cernohorsky (1981a, p. 177-178) classed N. socialis as a subspecies of N. tatei, but topotypes of the latter species have a protoconch like that of N. separabilis (i.e., with a margining cord on the last whorl). Nassariidae is a highly diverse family in the tropical Pacific, but is most unusually poorly represented in New Zealand, with only 1 other very rare Miocene species, until larger species of Nassarius (Alectrion) appeared in Pleistocene rocks and the Recent fauna of Northland (of course, possibly living in Northland all along, in an area with no fossil record).
Distribution: Otaian-Altonian; Southburn Sand, White Rock River, South Canterbury, Altonian (type) and other localities in North Otago and South Canterbury, often occurring in great numbers.


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From drones to artificial intelligence, fire departments are turning to technology to support their operations.
As wildfires continue to rage throughout the West and are no longer restricted to a "season", the need for advancements in firefighting technologies are more apparent than ever. Fueled by drought, lack of snowpack, and unpredictable weather, the amount of wildland burned in 2020 was more than any of year in modern record keeping.
In recent months, fire agencies have been turning to such things as supercomputers and drones to map fires, predict fire paths, assess risks before fires start, and even execute prescribed burns. Below we'll outline new technologies already in-use and some of the leading risk mitigation steps recommended by industry-leaders in wildfire management.
Fire departments have started to utilize AI-based platforms in order to view a predictive map of a fire's expected trajectory. The University of California, San Diego created an artificially-intelligent tool known as Firemap.
Firemap allows for real-time environmental data visualization, fire behavior modeling and forecasting, and "what-if?" analyses for potential fires.
The system utilizes data about weather, topography, and the dryness of vegetation received from satellites, ground sensors, and infrared radars to determine the location and future path of fires.
Another company, Fire AI , uses data analytics to provide detailed maps identifying hotspots and large scale fire distribution. This is done through the data provided by firefighters or infrared service provides utilizing specialized drones. Data collected is then uploaded to Fire AI's cloud where it is then analyzed to produce maps for firefighting.
Using those maps, wildfire agencies can know with increased certainty where fires are and where they will be, allowing for proper allocation of resources, increased operational efficiency, and a reduction of risk.
In a similar fashion, some fire departments such as Colorado's Aspen Fire Protection District have utilized cameras equipped with artificial intelligence to detect smoke in remote locations.
Cameras are placed in strategic lookout points throughout the backcountry and provide high-definition, 360-degree views that artificial intelligence scan as the camera rotates once per minute.
The company behind the technology, Pano AI, markets the technology as an advancement in early wildfire detection, enabling fire departments to catch small fires before they turn into big blazes.
As attention continues to be focused on firefighting, the use of drones has proved to exhibit major advantages when compared to human-piloted aircraft. For example, airplanes and helicopters used in firefighting can't fly after dark, during smoky conditions, or in tight or difficult-to-reach locations. On top of that, there is an inherent risk to the pilots and crew when entering a burn zone.
Drones have been used in fighting recent blazes to perform operations such as thermal imaging to peer through dense smoke. They have also been used to deploy chemicals which start small, prescribed burns to prevent further spread of an approaching fire. This is a method known as airborne firebombing, and with drones, the process can be completed 100% remotely.
Drones also specialize in long distance trips and some manufacturers have designed their crafts to transport heavy loads such as firefighting supplies and industrial packages in and out of areas affected by wildfire.
The U.S. Forest Service already utilizes drones by sending them out into the air to monitor smoke and fire behavior. They are also actively investing in drone companies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service, has supplied the startup Parallel Flight with $750,000 in grants to develop technology for use in battling wildfire.
The CSD Pool is committed to helping members manage risk, achieve their goals within their communities, and protect their employees. Drone coverage for liability and physical damage became available in 2021 at below market cost.
For fire departments, the learning management system, VectorSolutions for Fire/EMS, is available to members at a discounted rate. This program provides classes, trainings, and certification for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. For more information, visit csdpool.org/safety.
In addition, purchases made to improve safety or aid in loss prevention, including the purchase of cameras, drones, and other experimental equipment that may support firefighting efforts, are eligible for 50% reimbursement through our Safety and Loss Prevention Grant Fund.
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Mining company New Century Resources took time out from the serious business of getting zinc out of Century Mine to grab some Hollywood glamour. Some of the top secret Superbowl ad campaign was filmed last year at nearby Lawn Hill and the cast and crew flew into the region using the mine's airstrip. New Century Resources said it was very proud to have played a small role in Tourism Australia's Crocodile Dundee Ad Campaign when mega-stars Chris Hemsworth and Danny McBride took advantage of the Century Mine Airstrip, close to their filming location at Adels Grove. In other New Century news, the company has emerged out of a temporary trading halt to announce it had executed first long term offtake agreements with established commodity traders Mercuria Energy Trading SA and Transamine Trading SA. The company said the highly attractive terms of the deal underpinned strong demand for Century zinc concentrate and there were further offtake contracts under development with other shortlisted customers with strong participation from smelters and traders in New Century's concentrate tender. New Century said the offtake agreements had been competitively negotiated, with terms reflecting the strong zinc market fundamentals and current scarcity in supply of large tonnage zinc concentrate offtake available around the world. New Century Managing Director Patrick Walta said the agreements with Mercuria and Transamine represented an exciting milestone for New Century as they progress toward production in the third quarter of this year. "New Century is very pleased with the strong demand shown by smelters and commodity traders in its tender process, which is a clear demonstration of the quality of New Century's concentrate and the current strong fundamentals of the market zinc," Mr Walta said. There were 11 tenders offered by zinc smelters and commodity traders and New Century has now shortlisted preferred offtake customers for further agreements. The total tender was for up to 1.5Mt of zinc concentrate, representing three and a half years of production and the Mercuria and Transamine agreements have taken half that total. New Century also said it had received a request for arbitration concerning a claim by Nyrstar Sales & Marketing AG – one of the unsuccessful tenderers - about the purchase of zinc concentrate under legacy zinc supply agreements entered in 2007 with then owners MMG. New Century said these agreements were terminated long before their acquisition of the mine in 2017. "New Century was not aware of the existence of any such agreements with Nyrstar when it acquired its interest in the Century Zinc Mine and copies of those agreements were not provided to the Company at that time of the acquisition. Nyrstar also alleges that MMG Australia Limited is the current guarantor to these agreements," the company told the ASX. "New Century believes that the opportunistic claim by Nyrstar has no merit and that any historical agreements with Nyrstar were terminated well before the Company acquired its interest in the Century Zinc Mine." New Century said they would "vigorously defend the claim" in court.
Danny McBride and Chris Hemsworth caught up with New Century staff during the Tourism Australia Superbowl ad filming.
Mining company New Century Resources took time out from the serious business of getting zinc out of Century Mine to grab some Hollywood glamour.
Some of the top secret Superbowl ad campaign was filmed last year at nearby Lawn Hill and the cast and crew flew into the region using the mine's airstrip.
New Century Resources said it was very proud to have played a small role in Tourism Australia's Crocodile Dundee Ad Campaign when mega-stars Chris Hemsworth and Danny McBride took advantage of the Century Mine Airstrip, close to their filming location at Adels Grove.
In other New Century news, the company has emerged out of a temporary trading halt to announce it had executed first long term offtake agreements with established commodity traders Mercuria Energy Trading SA and Transamine Trading SA.
The company said the highly attractive terms of the deal underpinned strong demand for Century zinc concentrate and there were further offtake contracts under development with other shortlisted customers with strong participation from smelters and traders in New Century's concentrate tender.
New Century said the offtake agreements had been competitively negotiated, with terms reflecting the strong zinc market fundamentals and current scarcity in supply of large tonnage zinc concentrate offtake available around the world.
New Century Managing Director Patrick Walta said the agreements with Mercuria and Transamine represented an exciting milestone for New Century as they progress toward production in the third quarter of this year.
"New Century is very pleased with the strong demand shown by smelters and commodity traders in its tender process, which is a clear demonstration of the quality of New Century's concentrate and the current strong fundamentals of the market zinc," Mr Walta said.
There were 11 tenders offered by zinc smelters and commodity traders and New Century has now shortlisted preferred offtake customers for further agreements.
The total tender was for up to 1.5Mt of zinc concentrate, representing three and a half years of production and the Mercuria and Transamine agreements have taken half that total.
New Century also said it had received a request for arbitration concerning a claim by Nyrstar Sales & Marketing AG – one of the unsuccessful tenderers - about the purchase of zinc concentrate under legacy zinc supply agreements entered in 2007 with then owners MMG.
New Century said these agreements were terminated long before their acquisition of the mine in 2017.
"New Century was not aware of the existence of any such agreements with Nyrstar when it acquired its interest in the Century Zinc Mine and copies of those agreements were not provided to the Company at that time of the acquisition. Nyrstar also alleges that MMG Australia Limited is the current guarantor to these agreements," the company told the ASX.
New Century said they would "vigorously defend the claim" in court.


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At Stanford Health Care, we aim to define the future management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Stanford is world-renowned for research into the molecular genetics of cardiomyopathy. Our genetic counselors are also available to help patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who are planning to have children.
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Gay couple who appear in McCain's advert subjected to homophobic abuse
Lee and Mat Samuels-Camozzi have been taken out of the new 'We Are Family' advert following a backlash.
By Priya Joshi
September 29, 2017 23:43 BST
A gay couple will no longer feature in a TV advert for McCain's after suffering homophobic abuse.
Lee and Mat Samuels-Camozzi, from Cheshire, appeared in the 60 second commercial for the "We Are Family" campaign, which celebrates the myriad forms of the modern family.
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Portraying everyday images of family life the advert asks: "When it comes to family, what's normal? Normal isn't normal.
"Grans who put you to bed and tell you not to believe in ghosts. Or maybe it's dad who tucks you up. Dad. Daddy. Two daddies. Long-distance daddies."
Lee and Mat are seen lovingly feeding and cradling their baby in the TV commercial, however the couple revealed they have been subjected to abusive comments on social media since the ad aired.
They said the abuse had left them disheartened, but that "for all the negativity we had lots of hugely supportive comments".
A spokesman for McCain's confirmed on Friday (29 September) that the pair would no longer feature in the campaign after the 60-second advert's run came to an end. A new 30-second version of the advert, which doesn't feature the couple, will be aired in it's place.
Expressing disappointment at the negative public reaction, a spokesman for McCain told The Guardian the decision to not include them in the shorter version was "absolutely not" connected to the social media backlash.
"Our campaign is all about celebrating the diversity of family life and not everybody's a normal family. There's only so much you can say in 30 seconds. We're still promoting them, they're in the posters and we've got them on social media."
The company said that despite the backlash from some quarters, the campaign has also received overwhelming support.


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Hospitality 360 Expands Hotel Management Portfolio
By Marie Jones -
MoUs and agreement signed with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and property developers to manage hotels and service apartments
Hospitality 360 Sdn Bhd (H360), a Malaysian hotel management and consulting company, is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic partnership with Wyndham Hotels and Resorts to expand their portfolio of hotels, resorts, and serviced apartments across Malaysia.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Indera Naresh Mohan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Hospitality 360 Sdn Bhd; Ms. Teng Car Men, Executive Director of Jesselton Newcity Development Sdn Bhd and Mr. Matt Holmes, Vice President & Head of Development of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (South East Asia and Pacific Rim) [L-R]
As H360 and Wyndham memorialize their common objective to continue their commercial dealings and deepen their business relations, we are witnessing the beginning of a new chapter in their illustrious partnership. Under the terms of their partnership agreement, H360 will deliver at least 15 hotels signed as franchises under various Wyndham-owned brands over the course of the next six years.
To mark this illustrious partnership, there were several Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and agreements for H360 to manage, under various Wyndham brands, 4 hotels and luxury serviced apartments in Sabah.
The MoUs were signed between Wyndham and the developers of the hotel properties, namely, Jesselton Newcity Development Sdn. Bhd; and Sumbangan Aru KK Sdn. Bhd; for the properties that will in turn be managed as Wyndham Grand, Dolce by Wyndham, and Ramada by Wyndham brands. Construction of these hotels, totalling more than 2000 rooms will commence in phases starting in 2023 and is expected to complete by 2027.
In addition to the pipeline of current signings, H360 through the newly announced strategic partnership with Wyndham also has other hotel properties in the pipeline. They are namely our future flagship property, the Wyndham Grand TRX KL with more than 190 rooms, developed by Core Precious Development Sdn Bhd in which the construction is underway and due to complete by Q4 2023; and the newly built Ramada by Wyndham The Straits Johor Bahru with more than 190 rooms which will be operational by Q1 2023.
Furthermore, the under construction, 85 rooms luxury serviced apartment project Isola KLCC, developed by OCR Berhad, the 152 rooms Shahzan Kuantan in Pahang, the 204 rooms Trinidad Suites Puteri Harbour in Johor and three more properties namely the 88 rooms Lisbon Melaka, the 158 rooms Trigo Kuala Lumpur, and the 90 rooms Shahzan Frasers Hill are all expected to sign to Wyndham's Trademark Collection brand.
Looking ahead and through the various agreements, we target to achieve a portfolio of approximately 5000 rooms all over Malaysia by 2027.
Group Chief Executive Officer of Hospitality 360 Sdn Bhd, Dato' Indera Naresh Mohan said, "This is an exciting time for us as we expand our hotel management portfolio to more locations around the country. The properties we will manage are targeted at different segments of the market, from leisure travellers and families to business travellers. We are looking forward to working with Wyndham to ensure all our guests get a full and holistic experience in our managed properties."
Vice President of Development, South East Asia & Pacific for Wyndham, Matt Holmes said, "By signing this strategic agreement with Hospitality 360 Sdn. Bhd, we continue to grow our operational presence in Malaysia. This move will position Wyndham strongly to tap on the exponential rise in travel demand which has accelerated since early 2022 as borders reopen across key markets in Asia Pacific. Looking ahead towards the future, we are excited and happy to strengthen the partnership with Hospitality 360 in Malaysia and deliver our iconic 'Count on Me' service to our business and leisure guests."
Hospitality 360 Sdn Bhd: http://hospitality360.my/
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Exclusive! Steve Vai Discusses his Song Evolution Camp.
Steve Vai details the all-encompassing curriculum of his Song Evolution Camp, June 23-27.
Steve Vai has always been a "sharer of knowledge" who appears to be energized and inspired by giving back to the guitar community. He has definitely been an incredible friend to Guitar Player and its reader community, providing lessons, seminars, and how-to's, as well as acting as a judge for the magazine's Guitar Superstar Competition.
But his latest project, the Vai Academy Song Evolution Camp — which takes place June 23-27, at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York — eclipses almost everything he has done to date in its scope, comprehensiveness, and core value to ambitious guitarists. This multi-day session explicitly details near every facet of creating music, recording music, distributing music, and marketing music. And that's in addition to some tremendous guitar seminars and jams presided over by Vai himself, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Vernon Reid, and Guthrie Govan.
"I've been approached to do guitar camps for years," explains Vai, "but I wanted to do something different and useful, because throughout all the years I've talked to young musicians while giving lectures and master classes, for the most part, they want to know how to write a song, how to record it, and how to get it out in the world so that they can launch a career, tour, and live happily ever after. So there are two mindsets to my Song Evolution Camp: a place to experience guitar seminars and lessons with some great teachers, and an intensive class that takes you through the process of creating music and distributing it."
Limited to approximately 150 campers, the music business side of the camp isn't just a series of lectures or roundtables—the campers actually do the work themselves.
"It's really like a boot camp," says Vai. "On day one, we write a song together. Sure, I'll talk about how I write songs and how other people write songs, because there is no one way to do it. But then, I engage the campers to work together to come up with a song themselves, and, when we've got it, I'll capture the inspiration on an iPhone. Done. Well, not quite! I also need to let the campers know how important it is to register their music and protect their intellectual property, as well as share the fact that every songwriter should have their own publishing company. So I'll have a publisher in attendance, and we'll start a publishing company right on the spot, and register our song. We'll also have people talking about artist management.
"On the second day, an engineer comes in, and we'll record the song we wrote. Campers will see exactly how this is done, and there will be classes, as well. By the end of the day, everyone will have experienced how to place mics, how to use compression and other signal-processing effects, how to layer parts, how to create sonic arrangements, how to place elements in the stereo spectrum during the mix, and so on.
"The next session, we'll find out how to distribute our finished song digitally all around the world, and that's exactly what we'll do. Then, we'll sit down and discuss marketing and promotion so that people will know about our little song and hopefully download it. So, at the end, a camper who have real-world experience with the whole process of how a song is written, recorded, mixed, distributed, and marketed."
Of course, many campers will not be looking to become just music-business honchos. As mentioned previously, Vai is bringing some heavy hitters to show aspiring and experienced guitarists how they can improve their chops in a major way.
"Skunk Baxter is a real pioneer of guitarmanship," says Vai. "He loves the instrument and loves engaging and inspiring young people. Vernon Reid is very dedicated to the guitar, as well, and between him and Jeff, a player is going to learn very different things. Then, we have Guthrie Govan, who is obviously an all-star with incredible chops and a phenomenal ear. All of these guys will be teaching, performing, and jamming with the campers."
Vai's experience at looking back to the guitarists that attended Berklee with him also forged his specialized Song Evolution curriculum, as well as his wish for what the campers might get out of the sessions.
"You know, some of the people I went to school with became the guitarists they wanted to be, and others discovered alternate paths in music that resonated with them more than playing. They became artist managers or music publishers or producers or engineers. So I want this camp to demystify all the elements of being in the music business so that each camper might also discover what resonates with them. For example, songwriting or engineering may not come naturally. You just might not have that pull that makes those disciplines work for you. But with all the facets of the industry we'll be covering, you may find that one of the other ways of working in the music business is a better fit for you. Having said that, I believe everyone should play guitar their entire life, no matter what they do."
Steve Vai's Vai Academy Song Evolution Camp does have limited space, so if this comprehensive guitar and music-business experience is calling out to you, go here NOW to enroll.


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Home BioFuels Voting opens for Best Places to Work in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2020
Voting opens for Best Places to Work in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2020
Out of thousands of eligible organizations, who will make the Best Places to Work – who will get your vote? Expanded voting options via Twitter – special Photo voting
In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of voting for the Best Places to Work in the Advanced Bioeconomy.
Voting is open to all registered subscribers of The Digest and invited selectors; this year, votes may also be cast via Photo Voting.
This year, votes will be weighted as follows: 40 percent based on votes received from the invited Panel of Selectors; 50 percent based on votes received from registered subscribers of The Digest, and 10 percent based on Photo Votes.
Organizational eligibility
Any organization engaged in the advanced bioeconomy as a producer, R&D institution, lab, supplier, grower, distributor, investor or partner is eligible for the Best Places to Work.
Voting will begin January 16, 2020 and continue through March 16, 2020 at 5pm ET.
Announcement of Best Places to Work results at ABLC 2020 in Washington, DC – March 26, 2020
Best Places to Work rankings will be announced at ABLC in Washington DC on March 26, 2020 at 6pm ET, and we will honor the organizations, their suppliers, industrial partners, investors and team at the annual Hot Party in Washington DC.
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So here it is! Bollito con Mostarda di Arance e Pesto di Salvia, or Pulled Pork Hock with Italian Orange Spiced Chutney and Sage Pesto. Yum!
First thing first, get your stock ready. As it's a slow-cook meal, making your own stock won't add any extra time to the process. It's super easy and can be frozen for use in stews and broth, too.
Peel 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, 3 garlic cloves and 1 onion. Put them whole in a deep pot of boiling water and add a handful of coarse salt. Leave it to cook at low flame for about 30 minutes to allow all flavours from the vegetables to be absorbed by the water. After 30 minutes it should be reduced by at least a third. Your stock is ready, just leave it to one side.
While you're waiting for your stock, make the sage pesto. Melt the butter together with the sage leaves in a bain marie. Allow 20 minutes to cool down. Pre-heat a pan and toast your pine nuts. They'll be nice and toasted after 2-3 minutes. Put the pine nuts, butter, sage mix and Parmesan in a blender and blend until you get a creamy paste. Leave to one side.
Peel and dice the remaining carrot and celery, and finely chop the remaining onion and garlic. Season pork with salt and pepper, and rub with oil.
It's Bollito time. Put 6 generous tablespoons of oil in a deep pot. Add the garlic and onion you just cut. After 2-3 minutes the onions will start browning, then add carrot and celery and leave it on high for 5 minutes.
Place the hock in the centre of your pot and sear. With the help of a food tong (or two spoons) turn it around inside the pot so all sides are seared. When the hock starts browning after 3-5 mins, add the wine and vegetable stock until your meat is completely covered. Wait for the stock to come to a boil, then put on a low flame, put a lid on the pot and leave to cook for 5 hours.
After 5 hours, the pork will pull apart easily. Remove the skin and take the meat off the bone. You can make wonderful crackling out of the skin: just grill it or put it in the oven.
Now, take a plate and pour some syrup from your Mostarda onto it. Place thin slices of spiced orange or clementine all around the plate (of course you can use all different fruits, I just prefer the citrusy bits). This doesn't just make it look pretty – the contrast with your sage pesto will be a perfect balance of flavours.
Place the pulled pork in the middle and top with drizzles of pesto so all the meat can benefit both from the spiciness and sweetness of the Mostarda, and the rich, fresh aromas of your pesto. Sprinkle some chopped parsley and enjoy!
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Gold prices fell sharply Friday against a strengthening dollar, following a jobs report showing the US economy created more jobs than expected in January, while signs of wage growth lifted investor expectations for a faster pace of rate hikes.
Gold futures for February delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by $9.80, or 0.73%, to $1,337.80 a troy ounce.
The Labor Department said Friday, U.S. non-farm payrolls rose by 200,000 jobs in January. That beat economists' forecasts for 184,000 new jobs. While unemployed remained at unchanged on the prior month at 4.1%.
Signs of faster wage growth will be welcomed by the Federal Reserve as it has long held the belief that tighter labor markets would spur wage growth, leading to a faster pace of inflation. Analysts on Friday appeared to endorse Fed's stance on tighter labor markets boosting inflation, as they revised upward their forecast for both inflation and the number of rate hikes for the year.
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Case Name:
Carroll-Byrne et al v. Air Canada et al.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: Hfx No. 438657
Class Members:
All passengers on board Air Canada Flight 624 ("Flight 624") which departed Toronto bound for Halifax to arrive on March 29, 2015, excluding any on-duty members of the flight crew.
Co-counsel:
Ray Wagner, Wagners
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In the early morning hours of March 29, 2015, Air Canada Flight 624 crashed on its landing approach at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The weather conditions at the time were poor and the Airbus A320, which was enroute from Toronto, carried 133 passengers and five crew members.
All passengers and crew aboard Flight 624 were able to escape the aircraft. Injuries as a result of the crash included broken bones, scrapes, scratches and many neck and back problems that remain ongoing. A large number of passengers on Flight 624 also suffered severe psychological trauma as a result of the crash. The class action will seek to obtain appropriate compensation for the harm caused to the passengers.
November 25, 2022: The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board's (TSB) appeal of the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). The TSB will now have to release the CVR to the plaintiffs, along with the defendants Airbus, HIAA and Nav Canada. The CVR is instrumental in determining liability. After a three year delay caused by the TSB's appeals, The plaintiffs will now return to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to determine next steps to the trial on common issues. A copy of the SCC reasons may be found under the "Court Documents" heading.
November 15, 2021: The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board applied for and received leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) regarding the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The SCC hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2022. The trial on common issues cannot proceed until this appeal has been determined.
April 16, 2021: The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board appealed the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder by the Honourable Justice Duncan of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The appeal was heard by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on December 7, 2020 and written reasons for judgment were published on April 16, 2021. The appeal was dismissed.
November 20, 2019: The plaintiffs, along with the defendants Airbus, HIAA and Nav Canada brought a motion seeking an order from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia for production of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) by the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB). This hearing was held on July 4, 2019. In written reasons released on November 20, 2019, Honourable Justice Duncan ordered the TSB to produce the CVR for flight AC 624.
2017-2018: Examinations for Discovery.
December 14, 2016: The Honourable Justice Boudreau heard the plaintiffs' motion to certify the lawsuit concerning the crash of flight AC 624 as a class action. Justice Boudreau provided her oral decision to all counsel on December 13, 2016. We are pleased to report that the motion to certify was successful against all defendants. A copy of the Certification Order may be found under the "Court Documents" heading.
Below are links to the following Court Documents:
Notice of Certification
Order re Certification
Amended Notice of Action and Statement of Claim
Reasons from the Supreme Court of Canada
For more information about the class action click on the links below:
http://www.wagners.co/current-class-actions/ac624-crash-halifax-airport#overview
To register to be included as a Class Member in the class action, please go to the link below:
http://www.wagners.co/current-class-actions/ac624-crash-halifax-airport#registration
This website is intended to provide general comments on developments in the Flight 624 class action. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review nor is it intended to provide legal advice. Readers should not act on the information contained on this website without seeking specific legal advice on their particular situation. Class counsel will be pleased to provide legal advice to individual class members.
Air Canada Flight AC624 - Status Updates:
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The Art of Georges Lepape
GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1981)
Georges Lepape, one of the greatest Art Deco illustrators. Georges Lepape's formal education began at the ateliers of Humbert and Cormon and continued at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. He gained attention as a young man with his work as a posterist and advertising artist and by 1906 was already experimenting with monotypes and etchings. However, it was his meeting with the fashion designer, Paul Poiret that really made Lepape's name famous. In 1910 he collaborated with Poiret to create the deluxe fashion album «Les Choses de Paul Poiret », where Lepape caused a sensation in both the fashion and artistic worlds with his use of Art Deco simplicity and geometry well before the style was established. Lepape went on to become a major figure in Art Deco illustration and decoration. He expanded from fashion into the theatre and ballet where he designed everything from sets and costumes to programs and advertising graphics. His illustrations for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes inspired a new, more exotic, look for women, typically wearing a turban and with large but evasive eyes. His poster of the actress Spinelly in 1914 caused more excitement and imitation, as it was the first time a face was illustrated in close-up. Lepape's reputation allowed him many opportunities to work in collaboration with some of the great writers of the time including Henri de Regnier, Colette, Cocteau, and Pierre Louys. His etchings and pochoirs were also published in the leading Parisian periodicals such as the Gazette du Bon Ton and the Journal des Dames et des Modes. He was even invited to participate in the decoration of the great ocean liner Normandie. From the 1920s to 1950s Lepape was a regular contributor to Harper's Bazaar, Femina, House and Garden, L'Illustration, Lu and Vu, and created countless covers for Vogue (Georgina Kelman).
Featured item :
Georges LEPAPE | Original design
for the poster of the first "Exposition internationale des industries de l'emballage & de leurs annexes. Grand-Palais des Champs-Elysées, juillet-octobre 1913".
(Paris, The Artist, 1913).
Gouache on paper, 345 x 232 mm, estate stamp of the artist, mounted on cardboard in passe-partout.
An African in pink and green is sitting atop a large pile of yellow and red crates, surrounded by green, blue, yellow and orange containers. Promoting an exposition of refridgeration, packaging and related industries, the artist depicts a colourful cornucopia of produces and products unloaded off a ship and waiting for distribution by train.
Fine poster work by the great Art Deco artist.
It is reproduced in b/w in Claude Lepape & Thierry Defert, Georges Lepape ou l'élégance illustrée, (1983), p. 80
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