The ThunderBolt is an innovative 2-plate, fully automated, open platform that is compact and cost efficient. The user friendly and flexible software is capable of programming a broad range of protocols. The ThunderBolt is available for both ELISA and Chemiluminescent (CLIA) applications.
Walk-away processing of virtually any EIA or Chemiluminescence assay.
The ThunderBolt® offers automation features previously reserved for instruments many times the price and size. Streamline your workflow with easy loading, and fully automated processing, reading and reporting of results. Experience the difference ThunderBolt® automation will bring to your laboratory.
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Patented features mean dramatic benefits.
With a host of patented features, ThunderBolt® automation gives your lab the speed and quality you demand. Have confidence that the ThunderBolt® will improve operations, quality and the bottom line for your lab.
Just like the hardware, the ThunderBolt® software provides all the features your lab requires, and more. Intuitive operation allows for easy training and ongoing use. The Test Designer allows for exceptional assay protocol adherence, and the Report Generator offers numerous reporting and analysis options that can be tailored to your lab's needs.
Software that works the way your lab does.
The ThunderBolt® software adapts to your laboratory to enable maximum productivity and deliver highly reliable results. The Test Designer combines with the multitude of other features to make ongoing operation of your ThunderBolt® as effortless as possible.
The Test Designer allows configuration of virtually any EIA or Chemiluminescence assay protocol down the most minute detail.
Computations include: Point to point, linear regression, cubic spline, 4PL, 5 PL, Lin-Lin, Lin-Log, and Log-Log representation. The software integrates with most LIS systems, and provides a fully bidirectional interface.
Reduce errors and streamline setup.
Intelligent Racks sense each individual sample's position during loading, and records the position in the ThunderBolt® software.
The ThunderBolt® further streamlines setup with a sliding sample and reagent tray that provides easy access to the Intelligent Racks for patient samples, and the 16 reagent positions.
Configure your ThunderBolt® with either an LED spectrophotometer for ELISA processing, or a combination EIA+CLIA spectrophotometer/fluorescence reader to handle both ELISA and chemiluminescence assays. The ELISA reader uses LED's and provides multiple benefits including: 100x longer bulb life, less ambient heat, more specific wavelengths and ultra-compact size. The EIA+CLIA reader boasts increased capability while maintaining the full automation, small size and excellent durability of the ELISA spectrophotometer.
No-spill design, up to 900 RPM.
Keep fluids in the well while vigorously shaking with the fully-integrated and automated orbital shaker. Attain repeatable and accurate results through better mixing of reagents with less chance of spillage.
Eliminate "Edge Effect" by evenly heating each well.
The forced convection incubator quickly and uniformly heats each individual reaction well, allowing the ThunderBolt® to deliver consistent results. Have confidence in your results by eliminating the uneven heating, or "edge effect", commonly seen with traditional chamber incubators.
Aspirate 1µl with less than 3% CV.
The ThunderBolt® features a highly precise micro-syringe that maintains the same level of precision as other instruments in its class, but at much lower volumes. The ThunderBolt® accurately and precisely aspirates 1μl volumes at less than 3% CV, allowing sample dilutions to be performed directly in the reaction wells, eliminating the need for extra pre-dilution steps.
Real-time process monitoring and remote diagnostics.
The probe-mounted camera allows ThunderBolt® operators to monitor internal operations in real-time. The camera and system logs also allow GSD technicians to remotely resolve most problems for maximum instrument uptime.
Evenly heats using forced air to eliminate "Edge Effect".
Probe-mounted camera allows remote troubleshooting.
Easy loading and unloading of samples.
Streamline loading and decrease sample tracking errors.
Better adherence to assay protocols, no splash.
Fits on a 60cm deep standard laboratory bench.
Detection type: glow, Spectral range: 300-500 nm, Dark count: 50 counts per second (standard), Measuring time: 200 ms (adjustable 1 to 1000 ms), Dynamic range: 6 decades (optional add-on).
Amplitude: 1mm, Speed: Up to 900 RPM, Capacity: 3 MTP (2 reaction, 1 pre-dilution).
Fully open and highly configurable test designer; custom output reports.


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Episode #322 - Grapeseed: What if you had some of the world's greatest winemakers on your payroll?
If there's one thing that is true about many or most great winemakers, it's the fact that they generally always have more than one iron in the fire. In this edition of Grape Encounters Radio, wine marketing Guru Dave Trebilcock, co-founder of GrapeSeed Wine and Matt Smith, former head of Bordeaux Winemaking for Kendall Jackson, talk about the world-renowned winemakers they've assembled to create ultra-exclusive wines that you can't beg, borrow or steal (but you can have the at your beg and call if you give a listen to this week's show.
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"No intellectual phenomenon has been more surprising in recent years than the revival in the United States of conservatism as a respectable social philosophy."
Thus wrote that lion of American liberalism, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., in 1955, long before the Reagan and Gingrich revolutions. Here was a historian whose understanding of the past afforded him remarkable perspective on the future.
Schlesinger's death last week at 89 raises the question of whether the liberalism to which he was devoted -- "I remain to this day a New Dealer, unreconstructed and unrepentant," he wrote in a memoir published in 2000 -- will be buried with him.
The short answer that arises from the body of Schlesinger's brilliant work is that reports of liberalism's death are always premature. Liberalism will rise again and again because renewing the public sphere and reviving concern for the less privileged and less powerful are what free citizens demand at the end of a conservative era.
Consider these words from Schlesinger in 1960: "At periodic moments in our history, our country has paused on the threshold of a new epoch in our national life, unable for a moment to open the door, but aware that it must advance if it is to preserve its national vitality and identity. One feels that we are approaching such a moment now -- that the mood which has dominated the nation for a decade is beginning to seem thin and irrelevant; that it no longer interprets our desires and needs as a people; that new forces, new energies, new values are straining for expression and for release."


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Blog about Bling
The presentation of medals at the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon has been considered by runners to be the most humbling and memorable moment of the entire experience. After crossing the finish line, runners receive deserving recognition from a member of the United States Marine Corps in the shadow of the US Marine Corps War Memorial. The verbal exchange is often mutually complimentary with the Marine congratulating the runner and the runner showing appreciation for the Marine's service to our country. For an awesome moment like this, only an awesome medal will do. Runners have been thrilled to receive the Eagle, Globe and Anchor medal in various stunning and breath-taking forms over the years. The 2016 medal featured a hidden hinge allowing for the Globe portion of the medal to open and reveal a 3-D rendering of the flag raising at Mt. Suribachi. The design philosophies for MCM medal art also apply to the many other MCM-organized events that present bling at the finish.
The medals are designed to reflect each event's theme and reinforce the connection to the Marine Corps. Each medal represents an individual motivation, a personal challenge, a significant accomplishment. They are all distributed in recognition of a single mission accomplished or just one stop on a much longer journey. Produced by Always Advancing, medals will be presented to finishers at the Marine Corps 17.75K, Historic Half, Semper 5ive, Devil Dog Double, Quantico Tri, Quantico 12K, MCM, MCM10K and MCM Kids Run.
Upcoming events will feature (without revealing the incredible designs) a medal that recalls the forest-based course at the Marine Corps 17.75K and a graphic nod to the 10th anniversary on the Historic Half medal. Participants in the Devil Dog Double will earn three medals in one day by completing both, the Historic Half and Semper 5ive.
A multi-event commitment will be acknowledged with the Distinguished Participant medal. Runners who participate in a Historic Half Weekend event plus Run Amuck in June, the Quantico Tri or Quantico 12K in August, and the Turkey Trot 10K in November will earn this distinction and highly coveted medal. In 2016, there were 164 Distinguished Participants.
Runners proudly wear these medals when departing the finish and then find an appropriate way to showcase the well deserved bling to evoke memories and encourage the sharing of tales from the road. The MCM even has a partnership with Sporthooks to produce custom MCM medal display racks for an impressive presentation of running accomplishments.

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Stocks to Sell / Don't Read Too Much Into Hexo Stock's Recent Bump-Up in Price
Don't Read Too Much Into Hexo Stock's Recent Bump-Up in Price
U.S. pot legalization is making headlines again, but it's not likely something to change HEXO stock's story
April 4, 2022 By Louis Navellier and the InvestorPlace Research Staff Apr 4, 2022, 2:16 pm EST April 4, 2022
After months of holding steady, following a tremendous drop during 2021, shares in Hexo (NASDAQ:HEXO) have recently experienced a boost. Cannabis plays like HEXO stock have perked back up, on the latest talk of the U.S. federal government fully legalizing marijuana.
Trading for between 50 and 60 cents before the news, this Canada-based cannabis company spiked up to near 75 cents per share. But while it's pulled back some, it could remain at elevated levels in the short-term. It all depends how far this latest attempt at pot reform works its way through Congress.
That said, I wouldn't view this latest development as a sign that now's the time to dive into Hexo. The company's many negatives far outweigh the positives that could come about from a fully open U.S. marijuana market. These include a heavily leveraged balance sheet and continued high operating losses.
Burning through cash, it was forced to make a deal with rival Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) in order to avoid a debt default. Admittedly, management is moving forward with a turnaround plan. Yet between the uncertainty of whether this restructuring will actually work, and the prospect of this restructuring coming at the cost of additional dilution, this plan may not have much impact at moving shares back to higher prices.
What Reform (if it Happens) Really Means for HEXO Stock
Its risk notwithstanding, you may find it tempting to buy Hexo, simply as a high-risk, high-reward wager on pot reform. However, there are two ways why making that sort of trade is more like a high-risk, questionable-reward proposition.
First off, like prior attempts to make marijuana legal on the federal level, the current bill moving through Congress today (MORE Act) isn't likely to pass. Sure, it may make its way through the House of Representatives. But its chances of getting passed by the Senate are slim. At least, that's the view of Piper Sandler (NYSE:PIPR) analyst Michael Lavery, in a research note released shortly after the above-mentioned pot stock rally.
Even if it gets Senate approval, and President Joe Biden signs it into law, it may not be as much of a game-changer for shares as you might think. Sure, HEXO stock could easily experience a big spike, as traders buying on the headlines would stampede into it.
In terms of a lasting impact on its operating performance and share price? That's questionable. Compared to both other Canada-based pot companies, U.S.-based pot companies, as well as companies that could enter the pot business once it's fully legitimate, Hexo could struggle to grab much of the market. At least, while it's still busy getting its house in order.
Restructuring Could Also Fail to Move the Needle
U.S. pot reform may be what's top of mind now with HEXO stock. Yet the company had another big bit of news this month: its restructuring plans. These plans were announced alongside its most recent quarterly results on March 18.
For the period ending Jan. 31, Hexo reported a high amount of revenue growth (61%), but continued losses. Like I mentioned above, the company had to make a deal with Tilray to avoid a debt default. The reason? The company breached a debt covenant, due to reporting negative earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter. As for the restructuring? The Tilray deal ties into this.
In purchasing newly-issued convertible notes from Hexo, Tilray is helping it settle this issue. The two companies are also becoming strategic partners. Hexo is also pursuing other cost reduction and revenue growth efforts. If it all pans out, management believes it could result in $135 million CAD ($108.1 million) in additional cash flow next fiscal year (ending July 2023). Sounds like a good plan, right?
Well, there are a few caveats.
As this cash flow improvement projection is based partially on revenue growth, it's not the same as if the company was slashing $108 million worth of expenses, falling straight to the bottom line. Not only that, this plan brings with it more high dilution. That is, an investment firm is going to purchase $5 million CAD ($4 million USD) worth of newly issued shares per month over the next 36 months. Based on its current share price (64 cents), that equates to 225 million new outstanding shares. For reference, Hexo's current share count stands at 425.5 million.
The Verdict on HEXO Stock
As InvestorPlace's Stavros Georgiadis discussed March 16, Hexo has already seen heavy shareholder dilution over the past twelve months. Since last year, its outstanding share count has grown by more than three-fold. That's been a big factor in its sharp decline in price.
Add in the impact of even more shareholder dilution? In the event the restructuring pans out, it may not result in limited upside for shares.
Earning an "F" rating in my Portfolio Grader, as the pot legalization and restructuring catalysts will likely fail to deliver, avoid HEXO stock.
On the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
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Q: How to do ESM dynamic export? The following exports code used to work when I set the project as CommonJS
let group: keyof typeof cloudFunctions;
// loop through all groups built above and export them
for (group in cloudFunctions) {
  if (group != null) {
    exports[group] = cloudFunctions[group];
  }
}

Now, I am trying to convert this to ESM Module so I use ESM export, instead of CJS exports but it keeps throwing me error.
let group: keyof typeof cloudFunctions;
// loop through all groups built above and export them
for (group in cloudFunctions) {
  if (group != null) {
    export[group] = cloudFunctions[group];
  }
}

The only way I can workaround it is to declare this statically and manually one by one OUTSIDE the for loop at the top-level.
Question: How can I adopt the similar structure I had in CJS in ESM so that I can programmatically export the functions stored inside a variable?

A: You can't do dynamic export with ESM. ESM requires exports to be statically analyzable.
Instead, you can export an object that you define dynamically:
export const someName = {...cloudFunctions};

...or perhaps just export cloudFunctions directly, since it appears to already have what you want to export:
export cloudFunctions;

Code importing from the module will not be able to directly import properties from the object you export; instead, it will have to import the object and then use the desired property. For instance, if I assume you do direclty export cloudFunctions:
...then to import (say) the whatever function, then assuming you used someName as the name of the export:
import { someName } from "./the-module";
const { whatever } = someName;

// ...code using `whatever`...

A: Just faced the same issue. After some research I realized that ESM doesn't support dynamic export directly, i.e.
export initFunctionReturnsObject();

There are two options to provide dynamic interface, both require some extra code to import properly. Let's assume we have init.js with dynamic export object { a, b } generated by function initFunctionReturnsObject. Then we can

*

*export default initFunctionReturnsObject() // generate { a, b }
import init from './init.js';
const { a, b } = init;

another way is to use dynamic import
const { default: { a, b } } = await import('./init.js');

*export const obj = initFunctionReturnsObject()
import { obj } from './init.js';
const { a, b } = obj;

I hope this will help sort out how dynamic import might work in ESM

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Lions Vs. Bears: Detroit Hosts Monday Night Football For First Time In 10 Years
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Back in April when the NFL schedule was announced, Detroit Lions fans immediately circled Oct. 10 on their calendars. That day is when the Lions will meet the Chicago Bears in their first Monday night game in 10 years.
The Lions were essentially banished from Monday nights after losing to the St. Louis Rams by a score of 35-0 on Oct. 8, 2001, and no Lions team before this year really had enough promise to even garner consideration for a Monday night game. This year, however, lots of promise surrounded the Lions after they finished 2010 on a four-game winning streak, and they actually delivered on it by starting 2011 with a four-game winning streak.
The Lions will take their 4-0 record into Monday night's game and look for their first 5-0 start since 1956. To achieve that amazing feat, they will have to beat the Bears, which enter Monday with a 2-2 record.
The Bears have had the Lions' number the last few years. In fact, the Lions haven't beaten the Bears since 2007, when Detroit swept Chicago. The Bears have won every game since then, including two last year. The first win came in Chicago during Week 1 of the season and featured the controversy over Calvin Johnson's play in the end zone that was ruled incomplete. The next game came in Week 13 in Detroit, and it is actually the last time the Lions have lost a game of any kind. Since then they have won eight straight regular season games, and they also went undefeated in this year's preseason.
With the Monday night spotlight shining on the Lions and the city of Detroit, this is a key game. The Lions not only want to win to improve to 5-0 and beat a division rival, but this is a chance to show the nation that their 4-0 start was no fluke.
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Viacom revenue grows, but TV ad sales weaken and Paramount is still hemorrhaging money
Viacom's Paramount Pictures in Hollywood.
(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
By Meg JamesStaff Writer
Viacom Inc.'s quarterly earnings results beat expectations, but the beleaguered media company reported domestic TV ad sales that were weaker than analysts anticipated — spooking investors.
Meanwhile, Viacom's Los Angeles-based film studio Paramount Pictures continued to hemorrhage money, but the company said Thursday that the bleeding there is slowing.
Domestic advertising spending at the company's cable TV networks declined 4% in the January-through-March quarter as channels, including MTV and Comedy Central, continue to struggle in the ratings. Analysts expected a drop of only 3%.
Viacom's stock began tumbling this week as Wall Street became spooked by signs of a weaker ad market and evidence of a dramatic rise in pay-TV customers deciding to "cut the cord," or stop subscribing.
Around 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on Thursday, the stock was at $36.70, down 6.5% for the day and 13.8% for the week.
Viacom's recently installed Chief Executive Bob Bakish has been working to fix problems left by the previous regime, so the company's fiscal second quarter included $280 million of restructuring charges. That included $156 million for severance packages to former executives, including former Paramount Chairman Brad Grey.
Viacom also wrote down $106 million in programming expenses as it veered away from scripted fare to focus on unscripted shows for its cable networks.
The restructuring charges were a significant drag on the company's earnings.
Viacom's net income declined to $121 million, or 30 cents a share, from $303 million, or 76 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.
But there were bright spots. On an adjusted basis, excluding the one-time items, earnings came in at 79 cents a share, easily beating the 59 cents that analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected.
And there was top-line growth. Viacom posted revenue of $3.26 billion, up 8% from $3 billion in the same quarter last year.
"I'm happy to report that Viacom delivered a solid fiscal second quarter, one in which we continue to show improvement," Bakish said on a Thursday morning conference call with analysts.
Bakish became chief executive in December after nearly a year of management turmoil at that included boardroom battles and the ouster of former Chief Executive Philippe Dauman. The company is controlled by Sumner Redstone and his daughter, Shari Redstone.
Paramount continued to suffer from an anemic film slate. "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage" with Vin Diesel struggled in the U.S., with just $45 million in ticket sales, but it performed well internationally, raking in more than $300 million.
Last quarter, Paramount revenue leaped 37% to $895 million — driven by gains in television production as the studio capitalized on consumers' insatiable appetite for TV shows. The Melrose Avenue studio shaved its losses to $66 million, an improvement over the $136 million deficit in the year-earlier quarter.
Bakish shook up Paramount's management team, bringing in veteran Jim Gianopulos, the former 20th Century Fox film chief, to run the studio. Gianopulos started at Paramount in early April.
"He's really jump-started the culture there," said Viacom Chief Financial Officer Wade Davis, who was dispatched to Los Angeles late last year to help shore up Paramount's finances.
Davis noted that a $1-billion film financing deal with Chinese investors was firmly in place and said that the studio's partners, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media, have agreed to finance as much as 30% of the film slate. Previously the commitment was for 25% of the film slate over three years.
"We've never really had concerns about payment," Davis said.
Viacom makes its money on its television networks, including Nickelodeon. Revenue rose 1% to $2.39 billion, helped by its international networks, which remain strong. Adjusted television operating income was $747 million, down 7% from the year-earlier quarter.
Advertising revenue declined 1% to $1.1 billion. Domestic ad revenue dropped 4% because of lower ratings.
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Meg James is a corporate media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, covering the business of television and digital disruption in the entertainment industry. She has been a member of the Company Town team for more than a decade. She previously wrote for the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. A native of Wyoming, she is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia University.
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Talent agencies are under growing pressure to raise capital to finance growth at time of rapid changes in the media industry. The rise of streaming and expected decline of TV packaging, combined with the effects of a longstanding boycott by Writers Guild of America, have put the squeeze on talent agencies, some of which have laid off workers.
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Next Gen SD-WAN: Automation and Programmability
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 SD-WAN, Versa
In enterprises today, too many tasks are manual, but as the network evolves from site-to-site to a user-to-app model this will change, says Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks.
A key to this is network telemetry from wherever the user is located. This data will open new possibilities for (1) security/compliance and (2) automation/programmability.
Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks, discusses market momentum with SD-Branch services. Versa recently surpassed 1,000 enterprise customers and 200,000 software licenses.
https://nginfrastructure.com/sd-wan
Riverbed to resell Versa Networks' SD-WAN
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Riverbed, Versa
Riverbed signed a global original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Versa Networks that brings together Riverbed's global support and services with Versa Networks' enterprise-class secure SD-WAN technology.
Riverbed said it will now offer an expanded portfolio of SD-WAN solutions alongside Riverbed SteelConnect, which will now include a new enterprise offering leveraging Versa Network's Secure Cloud IP software platform. Since the initial 2016 launch of Riverbed's SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, Riverbed has grown its SD-WAN customer base to 1,000+ organizations.
"The agreement with Versa Networks allows Riverbed to provide our customers with a broader set of choices and address the modern networking needs of organizations of all types and sizes – large, medium and small, cloud-first, hybrid and traditional – across the globe," said Paul Mountford, CEO at Riverbed. "Versa's enterprise-class technology complements Riverbed's leading SD-WAN, application acceleration and digital experience management solutions nicely, and will be backed by Riverbed's leading support and professional services that customers rely on. This expanded portfolio allows Riverbed to more fully go after our large enterprise installed base, which includes the vast majority of the Fortune 2000, and will empower our customers to choose the right SD-WAN solution to help them transform their networks, gain agility and remain competitive in their respective industries."
"Versa is teaming up with Riverbed to leverage the organization's global reach into large enterprise, industry-leading support and services, and expertise and leadership in digital performance, which will drive greater opportunities for Versa and a strong offering for enterprise customers," said Kelly Ahuja, CEO at Versa Networks.
Versa Titan delivers cloud-managed SD-WAN branch and security
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 SDWAN, Versa
Versa Networks released a cloud-managed SD-WAN branch and security solution that simplifies the complexity associated with wide-area network transformation.
The new Versa Titan, which is available through certified partners as a cloud-managed service, incorporates all core functionality of Versa Secure Cloud IP, Versa's fully integrated, cloud native, contextually-aware software stack. Versa Titan delivers offers cloud-based SD-WAN and software-defined security management tools via a Web browser that enhance visibility into security vulnerabilities, application behavior, network performance and bandwidth utilization.
Versa Titan also brings to market the Versa Cloud Services Gateway (CSG), a Versa-branded appliance series that combines innovative hardware for high-performing advanced SD-WAN and security capabilities. Versa CSG runs Versa's FlexVNF software stack as a branch office endpoint appliance with integrated enterprise-class LTE, Wi-Fi and PoE to further simplify and improve the customer experience as organizations transition to multi-cloud and hybrid-WAN infrastructures.
"The complexity of traditional WAN infrastructure is cumbersome, performance inhibiting and counterproductive to fueling digital transformation. With limited ability to secure multi-device, mobile and IoT-centric networks, legacy WAN infrastructure restricts the ability to harness the advantages of cloud," said Rob Mustarde, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Versa Networks. "Versa Titan enables businesses to unleash the power and performance of a secure SD-WAN infrastructure without the added costs, complexity and footprint of legacy networking solutions."
https://www.versa-networks.com/partners/titan
MEF18 PoC - SD-WAN over Virtualized Carrier Ethernet Access
Monday, December 03, 2018 #MEF18, MEF18, Versa
MEF18 Proof of Concept, 29 - 31 Oct - Instantiation and Delivery of SD-WAN over a Virtualized and Orchestrated Wholesale Carrier Ethernet Access Service. PoC Participants: BringCom, Isocel, SimbaNET, and Versa Networks.
Speakers: Ishkhan Matirosyan, Senior Network Architect, BringCom and Rakesh Sharma, Solutions Architect, Versa Networks.
BringCom, with its operating partners SimbaNET and ISOCEL Telecom and its technical partnership with Versa Networks, is deploying next generation networking services throughout the African continent. BringCom is expanding its software-defined networking and network function virtualization (SDN/NFV) platform over its Pan African connectivity network.
This PoC demonstrates an SD-WAN service connecting 3 sites in Africa with instantiation of 3rd party VNFs over its virtualized infrastructure, including a universal CPE at one of the sites. The overall topology of BringCom's SDN/NFV platform includes ONAP, LSO Interlude and LSO Legato APIs, and an SD-WAN domain.
BringCom's SD-WAN services are provisioned via IP/MPLS and Carrier Ethernet CE 2.0 certified underlying networks. These services are utilized while providing intelligent and elastic carrier grade regional access circuits.
Save the date for MEF19, 18-22 November 2019, JW Marriott, LA LIVE, Los Angeles.
https://youtu.be/u5y0wFF6-Mg
Versa's SD-WAN brings support for Unified Communications
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 SD-WAN, UC, Versa
Versa Networks, which specializes in software-based networking and security solutions, has expanded its Versa Cloud IP Platform with embedded voice and video codec support to provide native mean opinion score (MOS)-based traffic engineering and reporting for unified communications (UC) services (voice and video).
The problem with most SD-WAN solutions is that they can only identify voice or video packets and abide by a policy defined by loss, latency, jitter and delay requirements as well as by circuit priority to move traffic in an optimal fashion. What they cannot do is
Versa enables real-time assessment of the actual user experience of a voice/video session as captured by a MOS score. This is used to define policies.
The new capabilities enable managed-service providers to deliver high-quality, business-class voice and video services for unified communications as a service (UCaaS) by bundling Versa Secure SD-WAN with their UC solutions.
Versa Networks lands a key SD-WAN contract with China Telecom Global
Monday, September 18, 2017 SD-WAN, Versa
China Telecom Global Limited (CTG) has selected Versa Networks as its primary vendor for software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) and security (SD-Security). Financial terms were not disclosed.
CTG delivers worldwide networking services to the growing base of Chinese companies with overseas branches. Its managed SD-WAN service is built on Versa's suite of virtualized network and security functions (VNFs).
Versa confirmed that CTG is deploying its multi-tenant SD-WAN and SD-Security solution in 15 cloud hubs globally for distributed reach and centralized control. CTG is deploying Versa's SD-WAN software on low-cost x86 appliances at its customer's branch offices.
Versa confirms that Verizon SD-Branch using its FlexVNF software
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 #NFV, #SDN, SDWAN, Verizon, Versa
Versa Networks confirmed that it has been added to Verizon's SND platform for its new Software Defined Secure Branch (SD-Branch) managed service. Specifically, Verizon's SD-Branch offering utilizes the Versa FlexVNF Software, which combines network and security capabilities to provide a full suite of Layer 3 to Layer 7 IP services that are built on a cloud-native, multi-tenant software platform.
The Verizon offering includes software based networking, cloud based end user management and virtualized security services for protecting and simplifying branch network architectures.
Versa said its solution enables Verizon's Virtual Network Services customers to reduce complexity and control costs by virtualizing multiple components of a branch office. These include public and private network connectivity management, wireless connectivity, multi-site network support, application based quality of service and multi layered security.
"Verizon has been an early and aggressive innovator in software defining their network, as well as their customers' networks," said Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks. "Verizon saw the wider set of challenges that businesses were having across branch offices, and has designed a comprehensive service to virtualize, software define, manage and secure the full branch."
"Businesses are adopting digital technologies as mainstream elements of their go to market strategy," said Shawn Hakl, vice president of business networking and security solutions. "Software defining the branch office and WAN provides them with a flexible networking platform to accelerate cloud and digital migration while reducing IT complexity and controlling costs."
https://www.versa-networks.com/press-release/versa-networks-added-verizons-software-defined-networking-ecosystem/
S-Net teams with Versa Networks to provide SD-WAN
Wednesday, August 02, 2017 SDWAN, Versa
Chicago-based S-Net Communications, a provider of fibre Internet and VoIP business phone systems, announced it has partnered with next-generation software-based networking and security solutions supplier Versa Networks to offer enterprise and SMB customers a comprehensive communications solution supporting cloud voice services with enhanced security.
S-Net noted that developments in cloud, SDN and NFV technology is making it possible for service providers to use the cloud to deliver traditional and new communications services. However, this delivery model means that networking technologies such as MPLS are becoming too costly for enterprise customers, as well as being difficult to manage and scale compared with hybrid networks leveraging SD-WAN technology.
The new partnership with Versa Networks provides S-Net with a feature-rich secure SD-WAN solution designed to mitigate the challenges relating to cost and complexity. Utilising SD-WAN to augment or replace MPLS connectivity for its voice services allows S-Net to reduce complexity, increase agility and lower costs, while also delivering high call quality.
https://www.versa-networks.com/press-releases/
* In May, Versa Networks announced a significant expansion of its SDN capabilities from SD-WAN to the software-defined branch (SD-Branch). The expanded Versa Cloud IP Platform enables large enterprises and service providers to virtualise and software-define the branch and WAN to help reduce complexity and increase IT agility.
Managed service providers can use the Versa Cloud platform to offer a portfolio of managed services that combine MPLS, broadband Internet and mobile (3G/4G) network services with SD-Branch, SD-WAN, SD-Security or SD-Router functionality.
* S-Net is a major provider of high speed fibre-based Internet and VoIP business phone systems to enterprises and SMBs, currently serving over 30,000 subscribers on its communications platform.
Kalaam Telecom teams with Versa Networks on SD-WAN
Wednesday, June 07, 2017 SDWAN, Versa
Kalaam Telecom, describing itself as the second largest ISP serving the business market in Bahrain, announced a partnership with Versa Networks, a supplier of next-generation software-based networking and security solutions, to launch what is believed to be Bahrain's first Secured SD-WAN infrastructure designed to simplify and secure WAN/branch office networks.
Kalaam's next generation feature-rich Secured SD-WAN solution is intended to mitigate the challenges faced by enterprise customers relating to supporting cloud applications, management of branch locations and security. The Kalaam SD-WAN solution is designed to support application growth and enable network agility and simplified branch implementations for both on-premises and cloud-based applications.
As the main alternative licensed telecommunications provider based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kalaam Telecom, established in 2005, offers a range of voice, Internet, data and value added services and cloud solutions to business customers. The company addresses small and medium-sized business customers and corporations across a variety of industries in Bahrain.
http://www.versa-networks.com/press_release/kalaam-telecom-launches-disruptive-sd-wan-technology-secured-branch-communication/
In May, Versa Networks announced the expansion of its software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities from SD-WAN to software-defined branch (SD-Branch). The enhanced Versa Cloud IP Platform enables large enterprises and service providers to virtualise and software-define the entire branch and WAN to help reduce complexity and improve IT agility.
Comcast Business trials SD-WAN solution for mid-market/enterprise customers
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Comcast, SD-WAN, Versa
Comcast Business announced that it is beta testing a new software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution targeting mid-market and enterprise customers that combines gigabit connectivity with the flexibility of software-defined networks to provide capabilities including centralised network policy management and lower operating costs.
Comcast Business claims to be the first cable company to introduce a carrier-grade, SD-WAN platform designed for enterprises and multi-site businesses. For the new solution it has partnered with Versa Networks, a provider of next-generation, software-based networking and security technology. Leveraging the Versa Cloud IP Platform, Comcast is able to offer a secure turnkey service that improves operational efficiency for customers.
Comcast Business noted that the SD-WAN beta trial will continue during the summer, with a full market launch anticipated for later in the year.
Comcast Business added that it is currently rolling out Business Internet 1000, a DOCSIS 3.1-based gigabit Internet service for business customers, and plans to extend availability throughout its service areas. It also offers a range of multi-gigabit, fibre-based Ethernet services nationwide. The combination of SD-WAN capabilities with high-speed broadband and Ethernet services is designed to offer an advanced solution for mid-market and large enterprises investing in hybrid WAN services.
Versa Networks recently announced a significant expansion of its SDN capabilities to support software-defined branch (SD-Branch) as well as SD-WAN solutions. The Versa Cloud IP Platform has been enhanced to allow large enterprises and service providers to virtualise and software-define the branch and WAN to help reduce complexity and increase flexibility.
The enhanced Versa Cloud IP Platform offering enables customers to software-define IP services across the branch office and WAN and specifically offers features including support for third-party virtual network functions (VNFs), integrated WiFi and Ethernet switching support and embedded LTE.
Commenting on the new SD-WAN offering, Kevin O'Toole, SVP of product management at Comcast Business, said, "The SD-WAN solution pairs a carrier-grade, hosted SDN environment with widely available gigabit service… SD-WAN and gigabit bandwidth solutions herald a new generation of networking that provides the bandwidth, scalability, reliability and flexibility needed for cloud applications that are transforming business operations".
Versa Networks expands its SD-WAN Offering
Thursday, May 11, 2017 SD-WAN, Silicon Valley, Start-ups, Versa
Versa Networks announced a significant expansion of its software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities from SD-WAN to software-defined branch (SD-Branch).
The Versa Cloud IP Platform now enables large enterprises and service providers to virtualise and software-define the branch and WAN to help reduce complexity and increase IT agility.
Versa has enhanced the capabilities of the Versa Cloud IP Platform to enable customers to software-define a range of IP services across the branch office and WAN, including:
1. The ability to host third-party virtual network functions (VNFs), allowing migration to SD-WAN while simplifying lifecycle management and maintaining existing functions at the branch.
2. Integrated WiFi and Ethernet switching software support to help simplify infrastructure and management.
3. Embedded LTE for streamlined and more resilient deployments.
4. Multi-vector malware security.
For enterprise applications, Versa Cloud IP Platform combines network and security capabilities to provide a suite of Layer 3 to 7 IP services that are based on a cloud-native, multi-tenant software platform. The ability to host third-party VNFs with service chaining facilitates deployment where enterprises wish to maintain functionality provided by other vendors.
In addition, managed service providers can employ the Versa Cloud platform to offer a portfolio of managed services that combine MPLS, broadband Internet and mobile (3G/4G) network services with a Software-Defined Branch (SD-Branch), SD-WAN, Software-Defined Security (SD-Security) or Software-Defined Router (SD-Router).
http://www.versa-networks.com/press-release/press-release-versa-sd-branch/
Versa Networks Hires Kelly Ahuja and Pankaj Patel
Thursday, November 17, 2016 People, Silicon Valley, Start-ups, Versa
Versa Networks named Kelly Ahuja as its new CEO, replacing company co-founder Kumar Mehta, who now takes on the role of Chief Development Officer. Kelly is an eighteen-year veteran of Cisco, serving most recently as senior vice president (SVP) of the Service Provider Business. He held multiple leadership roles during his tenure at Cisco, including SVP/GM of the Mobility Business Group and SVP/GM of the Service Provider Routing Technology Group.
Versa also announced that Pankaj Patel has joined the company as lead director on Versa's board of directors. Most recently, Pankaj was Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Cisco and drove the business and technology strategy across Cisco's $38 billion Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, Mobility, Video, Collaboration, Data Center and Cloud offerings.
"With Versa Networks experiencing immense demand for its platform for SD-WAN and SD-Security, and the wide-area network market now entering the next phase of explosive growth, there are no better people to lead our company than Kelly Ahuja and Pankaj Patel. They are the right leaders at the right time," said Versa Networks founder, Kumar Mehta. "Over the last four years, I've had the privilege of working with the most talented team in the industry at Versa, and I know their passion and hunger for greatness will only grow under Kelly and Pankaj's direction."
Versa Networks offers a carrier-grade software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) and security (SD-Security) solution that is purely software- and NFV-based, and fully multi-tenant. The solution provides a wide range of virtualized networking and security functions that can be used to create highly scalable and high-value managed services that run on low-cost white box and x86 hardware.
http://www.versa-networks.com
Versa's FlexVNFs Run on Optimized EMC NFV Infrastructure
Tuesday, February 02, 2016 #NFV, EMC, OpenStack, Versa, VMs
Versa Networks has tested and validated the interoperability of its FlexVNF software on EMC's Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) platform to create an integrated "vCPE in a box" solution for deploying virtualized network and security functions in service provider points of presence (PoP) or data centers. The companies said this vCPE-in-a-box solution enables managed network and security services using virtualized network functions (VNF) and x86-based open hardware.
It supports a variety of Virtual Infrastructure Management choices, including VMware VIO with NSX and ESX, and Red Hat OpenStack Platform (OSP) with OpenStack Open vSwitch (OVS) and KVM. Hardware abstraction and orchestration is provided by EMC's NFVi Manager software and high-performance storage is provided through EMC ScaleIO. VNFs are provided by Versa FlexVNF software and include a wide range of networking and advanced security functions including routing, VPN, CGNAT, next-gen firewall, URL filtering, AV/IPS and more with integrated service chaining.
Versa with EMC vCPE is highly efficient and cost effective for service providers because it provides multi-tenancy across all its services, coupled with the ability to easily add VNFs by provisioning additional virtual machines (VMs). Each Versa VNF supports up to 250 end-customer organizations – greatly reducing head-end capex for providers versus having to deploy individual aggregation devices for each end customer.
"EMC has decades of experience helping global corporations build, scale and operate mission critical infrastructure as well as helping communications service providers build high-margin offers," said David Hudson, General Manager of Telecom Modernization at EMC Corporation. "By working with innovative VNF vendors like Versa Networks to validate their solutions on EMC's NFVi solution architecture stack, we are bringing that expertise to bear to make NFV a reality for more service providers and network operators."
"We continue to hear from our provider customers and prospects that they want to decouple networking and security software from hardware, and realize the benefits of network function virtualization (NFV)," said Mark Weiner, CMO of Versa Networks. "Just like server and storage virtualization has dramatically improved the cost and agility of data center resources, NFV is bringing the same value proposition to carriers and their managed service offerings. We are aligned with EMC to bring the benefits of NFV innovation to provider customers globally."
http://www.emc.com
Versa Unveils its Vision for the SD-WAN
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 SD-WAN, Silicon Valley, Start-ups, Versa, WAN No comments
Versa Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, introduced its software-defined WAN portfolio and outlined its vision to transform how enterprises build their WAN and branch office networks. The Versa solution leverages virtualized network functions (VNF), programmability and dynamic provisioning to re-architect the WAN and branch network for much greater agility, cost efficiency and simpler operations.
The Versa VNF solution consists of three components that together create next generation WANs and branch networks:
Versa FlexVNF: The core building block for Versa VNF solutions, which includes a broad set of virtualized network and security functions with carrier-grade multi-tenancy, programmability, service chaining, service elasticity and cost-effective deployment choices
Versa Director: Single point of centralized control and management for both connectivity and services
Versa Analytics: A real-time analytics engine that provides control, visibility, prediction and a feedback loop for adaptability
By eliminating proprietary hardware and truck rolls, the company estimates it can cut the total cost of ownership by up to 80%. For service providers and large enterprises, Versa said its solution changes the game by enabling multi-tenancy with the ability to provision and manage hundreds of individual customers or business subsidiaries. Versa supports multi-service capabilties with automatic service chaining, enabling complex managed services and branch network architectures with multiple networking and security functions. The Versa VNFs run on commodity-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.
In its launch materials, Versa cited Orange and Colt.
http://www.versa-networks.com/products/
Versa Networks was founded in 2012 by Kumar (CEO) and Apurva Mehta (CTO), who are credited with the development of the MX series routers at Juniper Networks.
The company has raised $43 million in funding to date. Investors include Sequoia, Verizon Ventures and Mayfield.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 SD-WAN, Silicon Valley, Start-ups, Versa, WAN


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Q: Compress files on S3 and download with PHP I have an app where I need to allow users to download many media items at once, possibly over 500. We do all our storage on S3 and I am finding it difficult to handle a large request of media, potentially over 400 items.
I was wondering, does anybody know of a way to compress the media on S3 and then download a single archive? Is that supported? If not, can anyone recommend a service that would accomplish this?
Our current setup is set to download all the media from S3 and then compress it locally but we are running into server timeouts when we try to accomplish this on a large scale.
Thanks!

A: The bad news is that the AWS PHP SDK doesn't support zipping out of the box.
The good news is that there are several 3rd-party libraries that do this for you, e.g.:

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*PHP: https://github.com/jmathai/s3-bucket-stream-zip-php

*Javascript: https://github.com/orangewise/s3-zip

*Go: https://github.com/Teamwork/s3zipper


Melaka is the third smallest state after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the south. The capital is Malacca City, which is 148km south east of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, 235km north west to Johor's largest city Johor Bahru, and 95km north west to Johor's second largest city Batu Pahat. This historical city centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008.


For a car that won't be on the market for quite a while, the Chevy Volt sure is making waves. GM is already raising expectations through the roof by hailing it as the future of automotive transportation, and now at the Detroit Auto Show 2009 it is unveiling a Cadillac concept electric vehicle based on the Volt's powertrain (now called "Voltec").
The Converj concept seems to be kind of GM's Tesla. By that I mean that the goal is partly to make an electric car for the luxury market, but also to make this kind of powertrain desirable to those who only pay attention to design, comfort, and rubber-burning capabilities.
GM is now calling the Volt's drivetrain "Voltec", and that's what is powering the Converj. Bob Lutz said that the Voltec platform can accomodate a variety of sizes of batteries and electric motors, so it can be scaled up or down depending on the vehicle host.
Bob Lutz also said that, in theory, since the Converj has an all-electric range of 40 miles, and since most Americans have a daily commute shorter than 40 miles, you could buy this car and never have to buy gasoline.
MPG: Unknown so far, but certainly very dependent on how many miles you drive per day on average (we need a standardized way to test plug-in hybrids).


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SPI Energy's Solarjuice Technology Starting Production & Expanding Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity to 1.1GW at Sacramento Facility – Yahoo Finance
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Secured production equipment delivery from expanded manufacturing line expected in mid-May with full capacity expected in second half of 2022
SANTA CLARA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 18, 2022 / SPI Energy Co., Ltd. ("SPI Energy" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SPI), a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government, logistics and utility customers, today announced Solarjuice Technology, the Company's solar manufacturing division, signed agreements to upgrade its Sacramento, California manufacturing facility with cutting edge technology expected to increase the existing solar module manufacturing capacity to 1.1 gigawatts (GW) by the second half of 2022.
"We start the production of Made-in-California solar modules at the current capacity of 200MW, and expect to expand the capacity from this new signed production line in Q3," stated Mr. Xiaofeng Denton Peng, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of SPI Energy. "The state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing facility, which combines California's highly skilled workers with machine-to-machine connectivity, will feature a high degree of precision automation and continuous improvement for manufacturing PV modules."
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The U.S. installed 5.4 GW of solar PV capacity in Q3 2021 to reach 113.5 GW of total installed capacity, enough to power 21.8 million American homes, from the source of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association). It is expected that U.S. solar generating capacity to grow by 21.5 GW in 2022. In total, the U.S. solar market will install more than 107 GW of solar over the next five years.
About SPI Energy
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SPI) is a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions that was founded in 2006 in Roseville, California and its operation headquarters is in Santa Clara, California.
The company has three core divisions: SolarJuice residential solar, the commercial & utility solar division comprised of SPI Solar and Orange Power, and the EdisonFuture/Phoenix Motor EV division. SolarJuice is the leader in renewable energy system solutions for residential and small commercial markets and has extensive operations in the Asia Pacific and North America markets. The commercial & utility solar division provides a full spectrum of EPC services to third party project developers, and develops, owns and operates solar projects that sell electricity to the grid in multiple countries, including the U.S., U.K., and Europe. Phoenix Motor is a leader in medium-duty commercial electric vehicles, and is developing EV charger solutions, electric pickup trucks, electric scooters, and other EV products.
SPI maintains global operations in North America, Australia, Asia and Europe and is also targeting strategic investment opportunities in fast growing green industries such as battery storage, charging stations, and other EVs which leverage the Company's expertise and substantial solar cash flow.
For more information on SPI Energy and its subsidiaries, the Company recommends that stockholders, investors and any other interested parties read the Company's public filings and press releases available under the Investor Relations section at www.SPIgroups.com or available at www.sec.gov.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as may," "might," "will," "intend," "should," "could," "can," "would," "continue," "expect," "…….
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spi-energys-solarjuice-technology-starting-084500107.html
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Jules Gabriel Verne (; ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraordinaires'', a series of bestselling adventure novels including ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1864), ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (1870), and ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (1872). His novels, always well documented, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time.
In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous plays, short stories, autobiographical accounts, poetry, songs, and scientific, artistic, and literary studies. His work has been adapted for film and television since the beginning of cinema, as well as for comic books, theater, opera, music and video games.
Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation was markedly different in the Anglosphere where he had often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels have often been printed. Since the 1980s, his literary reputation has improved.
Jules Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. In the 2010s, he was the most translated French author in the world. In France, 2005 was declared "Jules Verne Year" on the occasion of the centenary of the writer's death. Provided by Wikipedia
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For use in communications applications such as satellite broadcasting, data communications and cellular mobile telephones, this large series of RF and microwave connectors include: BNC, TNC, N-series (50 ohms and 75 ohms), Twinax, UHF, mini-UHF, SMA, SMB, MC, DIN 47295, DIN 41612, and C15 for satellite broadcasting applications; F-type for NTSC TV antenna connections; and PAL-type for TV antenna connections. Complementing the connectors are surge suppressors. These devices can be supplied to protect transceivers and other receivers from inductive high voltage static caused by lightning strikes on antennas. A selection of cable assemblies and adapters also are available for use with test and measurement equipment.


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P-38.1 - Act respecting the protection of persons and property in the event of disaster
Replaced on 25 November 2002
chapter P-38.1
Act respecting the protection of persons and property in the event of disaster
PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF DISASTER12December 20 200112December 20 2001
Chapter P-38.1 is replaced by the Civil Protection Act (chapter S-2.3). (2001, c. 76, s. 134).
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(a) (paragraph repealed);
(b) "emergency measures" means courses of action to be taken in the event of a disaster to save lives, to come to the assistance of persons in distress, to safeguard property, or to abate the effects of the disaster;
(c) "Minister" means the Minister of Public Security;
(d) "disaster" means a grievous event, real or imminent, caused by fire or by an accident, explosion, natural phenomenon or technical failure, whether or not as the result of human intervention, on such a scale that it causes or is likely to cause the loss of human life, unsafe conditions or personal injury, or extensive damage to property.
1979, c. 64, s. 1; 1983, c. 54, s. 61; 1986, c. 52, s. 21; 1988, c. 46, s. 12.
BUREAU DE LA PROTECTION CIVILE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUREAU
2. A civil protection service called "Bureau de la protection civile du Québec" is established within the Ministère de la Sécurité publique.
3. (Replaced).
1979, c. 64, s. 3; 1983, c. 54, s. 62; 1988, c. 46, s. 13.
1979, c. 64, s. 4; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1988, c. 46, s. 13.
10. (Replaced).
FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTER
11. The functions of the Minister are to devise and propose to the Government a policy on disaster prevention and the emergency measures to be taken in the event of a disaster, and to implement such policy and coordinate its carrying out.
It shall also advise the departments, the governmental agencies, the municipalities and any other person on disaster prevention and emergency measures, and it shall assist them in the event of a disaster.
Furthermore, even in the absence of a disaster or a decree of a state of emergency, the Bureau may, in the event of a rescue, come to the aid of any person whose life is in peril or, to the extent that a person's safety is threatened, safeguard property.
1979, c. 64, s. 11; 1985, c. 29, s. 22; 1988, c. 46, s. 15; 1996, c. 2, s. 789.
12. For the purposes of section 11, the Minister
(a) shall make inventories, inquiries and studies in respect of the risks of disaster and the means of preventing them, of resources available in the event of a disaster and of emergency measures;
(b) shall prepare, in collaboration with the departments, governmental agencies, municipalities or any other person, a national plan of disaster prevention and emergency measures, as well as regional or local plans and programmes of disaster prevention and emergency measures;
(c) shall inform the population on emergency measures;
(d) shall set up or organize training programs in emergency measures or approve training programs prepared and organized by a department, a governmental agency or a municipality and programs prepared and organized by a person from whom a plan or program of disaster prevention and emergency measures has been required;
(e) shall see to the recruitment of volunteers to assist the population in the event of a disaster or a rescue; and
(f) shall acquire, build or operate on part of the territory of Québec, the equipment necessary in the event of a rescue or for the implementation of the emergency measures in the event of a disaster.
1979, c. 64, s. 12; 1983, c. 54, s. 63; 1985, c. 29, s. 23; 1988, c. 46, s. 15; 1996, c. 2, s. 789.
13. The Minister may, within such time as it may fix, require that a department, governmental agency, municipality or any other person whose activities could cause a disaster, identify the risks of disaster which may arise from their activities or that may occur in the territory subject to their jurisdiction.
The Minister may also require them to submit to it their plans and programmes of disaster prevention and emergency measures, and designate a person responsible for implementing such plans and programmes.
The Minister, after examining such plans or programmes, may approve them, with such amendments as it considers advisable; it shall integrate them, wholly or partly, into the national emergency plan.
1979, c. 64, s. 13; 1988, c. 46, s. 15; 1996, c. 2, s. 789.
13.1. The person responsible for carrying out the plan or program of disaster prevention and emergency measures of any department, governmental agency, municipality or any other person from whom such a plan or program has been required shall notify the Minister, as soon as possible, of any disaster that has occurred.
14. To carry out its functions, the Minister may cooperate with a government, a department, a governmental agency, a municipality or any other person, within or outside Québec, interested in emergency measures.
It may conclude an agreement with them according to law.
16. In the event of a disaster, the Government, if it considers it necessary, may decree a state of emergency throughout Québec or in any part of it for such period as it may indicate not exceeding thirty days. In such a case, the Minister also may exercise this power for a period not exceeding two days, once only.
17. In the event of a disaster, the council of a municipal corporation or, if it is unable to act rapidly, the mayor may, if it or he considers it necessary, decree a state of emergency throughout the municipality or in any part of it for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours, once only.
In all cases, the mayor must inform the Minister as soon as possible of the state of emergency and send him a certified true copy of the decree.
18. A decree declaring a state of emergency must indicate the nature of the disaster, the territory that is declared a disaster area, the duration of the decree declaring the state of emergency, the person in charge of the emergency measures and, where such is the case, the main emergency measures envisaged for implementation.
19. The Minister may, when the state of emergency is decreed, require that a department, governmental agency, municipality or any other person implement its or his plan or programme of emergency measures.
Furthermore, if the state of emergency has been decreed pursuant to section 17, the Minister may, by decree, take the responsibility of implementing the emergency measures.
20. As soon as the state of emergency has been decreed, the Minister or the mayor shall make all the arrangements necessary for ordering, directing or coordinating the implementation of the emergency measures, and to ensure personal safety and the safeguard of property in the disaster area.
21. For the application of section 20, the Minister or the mayor may, himself or through any person he specially authorizes,
(a) authorize the help and assistance of any person according to his means;
(b) direct or prohibit vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(c) provide, where necessary, for the maintenance or restoration of the services he indicates; or
(d) use and requisition the property and services necessary for saving lives or averting unsafe conditions or personal injury, and determine or coordinate the use of such property.
The mayor shall not perform any act contemplated in subparagraph d without prior authorization from the Minister.
22. A person contemplated in section 21 may also, by a motion heard and decided by preference, obtain the authorization of a judge of the Court of Québec or of the Superior Court to perform one of the following acts:
(a) to order persons to vacate premises he indicates in the time he allows them; or
(b) to wholly or partly demolish or remove buildings or other property, or order persons to do so.
23. The Government may, by decree, prolong the state of emergency decreed by the council or the mayor of a municipal corporation, for such period as it may indicate not exceeding thirty days, if it considers that the protection of persons and property requires it. In such a case, the Minister also may decree the prolongation of the state of emergency for a period not exceeding two days, once only.
24. The Minister must table, before the National Assembly, every decree of the Government declaring a state of emergency, not later than the third day during which the Assembly sits after the decree is made.
The National Assembly may, on the motion of a member, revoke a decree so tabled; such a motion shall be given urgent consideration.
25. The Government, at any time, by decree, may terminate a state of emergency decreed pursuant to section 16 or 17.
26. A decree made under this chapter comes into force upon its adoption and it must be published immediately in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
27. The Minister or the mayor, or any person specially authorized by one of them for such purpose, shall publicize the decree, using the best means available to rapidly and effectively inform the population in the disaster area.
28. This chapter has effect notwithstanding any incompatible provision of a general law or special act or of a regulation made under such a law or act.
RELIEF FUND FOR PERSONS IN DISTRESS
29. A relief fund for persons in distress is established, entrusted with collecting donations from the public and distributing them to persons who, in Québec or elsewhere, have suffered loss as the result of a disaster.
30. The fund is a legal person.
31. The head office of the fund is at the place determined by the Government; a notice of the location or of any change of location of the head office shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The fund may hold its sittings anywhere in Québec.
32. The fund is administered by three persons including a person designated by the Minister; the two other administrators are appointed for a period not exceeding five years by the Government, which shall choose the chairman among them.
The Government shall, if necessary, fix the salary, additional salary or fees that may be paid to each of the administrators, as well as their allowances or indemnities.
The administrators remain in office after the expiry of their term until they are reappointed or replaced.
33. If one of the administrators is absent or unable to act, the Government may appoint a person to replace him temporarily.
34. Two members constitute a quorum of the fund. In the case of a tie-vote, the chairman has a casting vote.
An administrator having a personal interest relating to an application for assistance must declare his interest and refrain from participating in the decision, under pain of forfeiture of his office.
35. The minutes of the sittings of the fund approved by the administrators, as well as copies or extracts certified true by the chairman or secretary, are authentic.
36. The fiscal period of the fund ends on 31 March each year.
37. Not later than 30 June each year, the fund must file with the Minister a report of its activities for the preceding fiscal period. This report must be audited by an accountant and include, in particular, the balance sheet and the statement of receipts and expenditures.
This report must be tabled before the National Assembly within thirty days if it is in session or, if it is not sitting, within thirty days after the opening of the next session or after resumption, as the case may be.
38. The Government, if it considers it advisable to grant financial assistance to municipalities or to persons who have suffered loss or provided help during a disaster or a rescue, may establish a program of financial assistance and entrust the Minister or a municipality with the administration of that program.
1979, c. 64, s. 39; 1979, c. 63, s. 329; 1985, c. 6, s. 509.
40. The Government, by regulation, may prescribe
(a) the standards regarding the preparation, content, updating or publication of plans and programmes of disaster prevention and emergency measures;
(b) the minimum necessary standards of equipment and service for the implementation of a plan or programme of disaster prevention and emergency measures;
(c) the criteria to be taken into account by the Minister in setting up, organizing or approving training programmes in emergency measures;
(d) the administrative standards of the relief fund for persons in distress as well as the standards regarding the management and distribution of the collected donations; and
(e) any desirable measure for the application of this Act.
41. The Government shall publish a draft regulation in the Gazette officielle du Québec at least thirty days before adopting it.
The regulation comes into force on the day when the Government publishes a notice of its adoption in the Gazette officielle du Québec or on any later date indicated in the notice. If the Government has amended the draft regulation, the text of the amendments or the final text of the regulation must be attached to the notice.
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
42. No person taking part in a rescue or in the implementation of emergency measures or a plan or programme of disaster prevention and emergency measures may be held responsible for injury caused in good faith to another person as a result of his participation.
43. The Government or, as the case may be, the local municipality shall, taking into account the injury sustained, indemnify the owner of property used or requisitioned pursuant to section 21.
43.1. The Act to promote good citizenship (chapter C-20) applies to a person who, at the request of an authorized person, gratuitously lends assistance in the event of a rescue or to a person who takes part in a rescue training program established, organized or approved by the Minister.
45. In the application of emergency measures, the mayor may order any expenditure he considers necessary and award any contract required to remedy the situation. He must then make a substantiated report to the council at the next meeting. However, if the municipality has an executive committee and the committee sits before the next council meeting, the mayor shall make a substantiated report to the committee. His report must then be tabled at the next council meeting.
46. The council of a municipality may enter into an agreement with the Minister respecting the application of this Act.
46.1. A local municipality may, by by-law, establish a civil protection service responsible for the prevention of disasters, the preparation and the implementation of emergency measures and the carrying out of rescue operations.
48. The members of the staff of the Bureau are prohibited from striking.
49. Employers are prohibited from dismissing, suspending or transferring an employee or changing his conditions of employment on the ground that he has taken part in a rescue or in the carrying out of emergency measures, provided that he took part at the request of an authorized person.
Any contravention of the first paragraph, in addition to being an offence against this Act, authorizes the employee to exercise a remedy before the Commission des relations du travail established by the Labour Code (chapter C-27). The provisions applicable to a remedy relating to the exercise by an employee of a right arising out of the Code apply, with the necessary modifications.
50. No person may hinder the Minister or the mayor, or any person authorized by one of them, from carrying out his functions; a person so authorized shall, however, if he is so requested, exhibit a certificate attesting his capacity and bearing the signature of the person who authorized him.
51. The Minister may directly or through a person designated by him for such purpose, inquire into any matter contemplated in this Act and the regulations.
52. Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act or a regulation under this Act, or incites a person to do so, is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $1 000 in the case of a natural person, or to a fine of not more than $10 000 in the case of a legal person.
54. The staff of the civil protection service in office on 1 September 1980 become, without other formality, the staff of the Bureau, and the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1) applies to that staff without other formality.
55. (Omitted).
56. (Amendment integrated into c. R-10, s. 2).
57. The sums required by the Government for the application of Chapters III and V are taken out of the consolidated revenue fund.
The other expenses required for the application of this act are paid, for the fiscal periods 1979-1980 and 1980-1981, out of the consolidated revenue fund and, for the subsequent fiscal periods, out of the sums granted every year for such purpose by Parliament.
58. Any agreement entered into under the Civil Protection Act (chapter P-33) remains in force until it is replaced by an agreement entered into under this act.
59. The Minister of Public Security is entrusted with the administration of this Act.
1979, c. 64, s. 59; 1986, c. 52, s. 22; 1988, c. 46, s. 23.
61. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987).
1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
REPEAL SCHEDULE
In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 64 of the statutes of 1979, in force on 1 November 1980, is repealed, except section 60, effective from the coming into force of chapter P-38.1 of the Revised Statutes.


There's no denying that infographics are a great way to spread your message. The mingling of rich visuals, typography, and large amounts of data give content marketers a way to reach audiences in a way that isn't at all overwhelming—which is often the challenge with any stat or data-heavy content.
He's right. The challenge, however, lies in how to churn these out quickly. This is especially difficult if you don't have the budget—or turnaround time—needed for a designer, and you aren't very artistic yourself.
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There are a handful of really great editors that you can use on the web without having any knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, or even PowerPoint.
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No matter which way you decide to create your infographic, there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure it's worth sharing.
Use high-quality graphics and imagery. Don't settle for dated or tired designs that you've seen floating around on the web for months. Many non-designers are using the same templates, so do your best to ensure that you're using one that hasn't been copied ad nauseam.
Form a logical timeline for data presentation. This often starts with an outline. Moving graphical elements around and ensuring proper spacing, balance, and whitespace is time-consuming. You can save yourself a bundle of time by having an idea of a top-to-bottom approach for how you'd like to present your data. From there, you can set about moving pieces into the proper spots.
Always get a second set of eyes. You should never publish an infographic until at least one other person has seen it. After working on something like this, we have a tendency to get blind to certain elements. For example, while working on the design, we might get blind to typos or unclear text. Once you send these out in the world, it could be difficult to make changes. Errors make you look unprofessional. Fix them before shipping.
From there, it's all about getting to work. With the tools we have at our disposal, you don't have to be a designer in order to provide beautiful visualizations of complex data—though if you have the budget and time, a designer is always the best bet. Good luck!


SUNDAY, July 23, 2017 (The New York Times)—Anthony Marino, 54, reached into his car trunk to show a pair of needle-nosed pliers like the ones he used to yank out a rotting tooth.
Shirley Akers, 58, clutched a list of 20 medications she takes, before settling down to a sleepless night in the cab of a pickup truck.
Robin Neal, 40, tried to inject herself with a used-up insulin pen, but it broke, and her blood sugar began to skyrocket.
As the sun set in the mountains of southwest Virginia, hundreds of hurting souls were camped out or huddled in vehicles, eager for an early place in line when the gates swung open at 5 a.m. for the nation's largest pop-up free clinic.


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Thalamus and cerebral cortex interactions influence the decision on sensory perceptions
Summary: The direction of information flow and instant synchronization of the sensory thalamocortical circuit play critical roles in sensory perception.
Source: UPF Barcelona
When we receive a stimulus, sensory information is transmitted by the afferent nerves to the thalamus which in turn, like a relay, forwards the information to the sensory cortex to process it and consciously perceive the stimulus. But, does this information travel only in the thalamus-cortex direction? And, is this 'journey' a determining factor in the subsequent conscious perception of this stimulus?
To answer these questions, a study carried out between the Center for Brain and Cognition (CBC) of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) at UPF, and the Cellular Neurophysiology Group of the Autonomous University of Mexico, has determined the influence that functional interactions between the neurons in the thalamus and the sensory cortex have on the sensory perception of tactile stimuli. The authors published their work on 25 March in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
For the experiment, simultaneous recordings of neuron stimuli were taken and vibrotactile stimuli were used
For the experimental phase of the study, the researchers recorded the neural activity of two monkeys within the same receptive field of the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus and of the primary somatosensory area simultaneously, while the specimens performed a vibrotactile detection task. This task consisted of the random presentation of trials in which the animal received a tactile vibration of variable intensity on the hand and trials without vibration. At the end of each trial, the animal had to indicate the presence or absence of the stimulus by pressing a button. To dissociate sensory representation and decision phenomena, the recordings are repeated during a control task, in which the monkeys received the same pattern of stimulation, but did not have to indicate their decision.
During these paradigms, the researchers used 84 simultaneous pairs of neurons and over 10,000 trials to estimate the directional interdependencies established between the activity of neurons (action potential trains) in each area in each individual trial and how these interdependencies relate with experimental parameters such as the amplitude of the stimulus and the monkey's response.
For the experimental phase of the study, the researchers recorded the neural activity of two monkeys within the same receptive field of the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus and of the primary somatosensory area simultaneously, while the specimens performed a vibrotactile detection task. Image is for illustrative purposes only.
"Feedforward" and "feedback" interactions between the thalamus and the cortex during sensory perception
The results show that during stimulus reception, the level of neuronal interactions in the thalamus-cortex direction ("feedforward") significantly increases, while this does not take place in the opposite direction ("feedback"). In addition, the authors show that the levels of "feedforward" interactions are statistically associated with the context of the task and the accurate perception of those stimuli that are at the subject's detection threshold". As the first author of the work, Adrià Tauste says, "hitherto it was known that these two areas (thalamus and primary somatosensory area) were essentially sensorial in that their neural activity represented information about stimuli, regardless of whether they were later detected by the subject or not.
"We now know that the functional connections established by the neurons in each area in the thalamus-cortex direction may also determine the decision taken by the monkey on the existence of the tactile stimulation received".
The need to detect an existing stimulus synchronizes thalamus and cortex
In addition, the authors have identified a second type of interactions that are cognitively relevant, which express the simultaneous (not delayed) synchronization of the two sensory areas, and that they only manifest when the stimulus appears and this must be processed to determine its existence. In this regard, the authors Adrià Tauste and Gustavo Deco add: "these interactions may reflect the necessary participation of third cortical areas exerting a "top-down" influence in the two areas of the study, which shows that sensory perception is the result of a complex neural network from the time the sensory information reaches the brain".
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Nuria Pérez – UPF Barcelona
The image is for illustrative purposes only.
Original Research: Closed access. "Feed-forward information and zero-lag synchronization in the sensory thalamocortical circuit are modulated during stimulus perception" Adrià Tauste Campo, Yuriria Vázquez, Manuel Álvarez, Antonio Zainos, Román Rossi-Pool, Gustavo Deco, Ranulfo Romo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Mar 2019, 201819095 doi:10.1073/pnas.1819095116
Feed-forward information and zero-lag synchronization in the sensory thalamocortical circuit are modulated during stimulus perception
The direction of functional information flow in the sensory thalamocortical circuit may play a role in stimulus perception, but, surprisingly, this process is poorly understood. We addressed this problem by evaluating a directional information measure between simultaneously recorded neurons from somatosensory thalamus (ventral posterolateral nucleus, VPL) and somatosensory cortex (S1) sharing the same cutaneous receptive field while monkeys judged the presence or absence of a tactile stimulus. During stimulus presence, feed-forward information (VPL → S1) increased as a function of the stimulus amplitude, while pure feed-back information (S1 → VPL) was unaffected. In parallel, zero-lag interaction emerged with increasing stimulus amplitude, reflecting externally driven thalamocortical synchronization during stimulus processing. Furthermore, VPL → S1 information decreased during error trials. Also, VPL → S1 and zero-lag interaction decreased when monkeys were not required to report the stimulus presence. These findings provide evidence that both the direction of information flow and the instant synchronization in the sensory thalamocortical circuit play a role in stimulus perception.
cerebral cortexneurobiologyNeurosciencesensory processingthalamusUPF Barcelonaventral posterolateral nucleusVPN