Eagle Network Solutions is formally announcing its presence in Burlington.
Government agencies, private enterprises and academic institutions requiring complex, geographically distributed or mission-critical data networking and telecommunications services can now turn to Burlington, VT.-based Eagle Network Solutions (ENS).ENS has served the United States Department of Defense, including the Pentagon Renovation Program, as well as the United States Marine Corps, the United States Supreme Court and various academic and enterprise customers.“Our network of engineers have proven experience working on high-pressure, high-profile projects,” said Tim Banks, managing partner of Eagle Network Solutions. “We have successfully served large government, academic and corporate clients, and are currently focusing our expansion on New England-based corporate entities that require large or extremely complex data networking or telecom solutions.”ENS core competencies include: expertise across networks ranging in size from single buildings and campuses to entire metropolitan areas and multiple regions; generation of technical specifications, network and training documentation, white papers and proposals; consultation on vendor/source selection and supply chain management; expertise in VoIP (Voice over IP), Wireless Infrastructure, ATM and Gigabit Ethernet topologies, among others; and experience in emergency response coordination and disaster recovery planning and support.According to company officials, the firm has partnered with other leading data networking and telecommunications firms, and is pursuing partnerships with others.About Eagle Network SolutionsBurlington, VT.-based Eagle Network Solutions provides complex, geographically distributed or mission-critical data networking and telecommunications services to government agencies, private enterprises and academic institutions.For more information, visit www.eaglenetworksolutions.com(link is external).
By Myriam Ortega/Diálogo April 10, 2019 In a combined U.S.-Colombia operation, authorities seized nearly 2 tons of cocaine in the Pacific coast of Colombia, curbing the operations of a transnational criminal organization. Two Colombian Navy operations, conducted with the support of the Colombian Air Force (FAC), the National Police, the Colombian Army Intelligence Brigade, and U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), led to the seizures carried out February 27, in Nariño department. “It’s impossible to fight the scourge of narcotrafficking on our own,” Colombian Navy Lieutenant Commander Juan Camilo Ocaña Báez, commander of the Tumaco Coast Guard Station in Nariño, told Diálogo. “We work remarkably well with the different intelligence agencies. During the two operations we conducted in the area, we had to switch between the FAC platform and JIATF South’s P-3C Orion.” According to the Navy, the 1,718 kilograms of cocaine bound for the United States had an approximate value of $55 million in the international market. Operations, the Navy indicated, were conducted in areas where the Residual Organized Armed Group Guerrillas Unidas del Pacífico is active. “It’s not easy to identify what group it is [that owns the drugs] because all these organizations work within a network,” Colombian Navy Rear Admiral Hernando Enrique Mattos Dager, commander of the Anti-Drug Trafficking Task Force Poseidon, told Diálogo. “These are groups coming from northern Nariño that manage to grow and process this drug, and then they move it to a different sector, where other groups work together to collect it and take it out.” Maritime pursuit Following intelligence work based on information coming from several security institutions, the Navy identified a suspicious vessel sailing on the Naya River, Valle del Cauca department. The Navy initiated the pursuit of the speedboat named Chaigón with coast guard units. “We have an intelligence fusion center in Cali [Valle del Cauca department],” Lt. Cmdr. Ocaña said. “The head of Pacific naval intelligence is in charge of gathering information from different entities, the Army, JIATF South, human sources […] and delivering a final product to us, so that we can carry out successful naval operations based on that analysis.” The operation took more than 12 hours and ended when authorities intercepted the speedboat 240 nautical miles off Tumaco municipality, Nariño department. Navy reinforcements, as well as FAC and JIATF South aircraft, made the maritime pursuit possible. “We use Apostle- and Defender-type vessels, and FAC’s SR-560air platforms, which are aircraft with detection equipment for interdiction. These were crucial to detect the vessels and lead naval units to them,” said Lt. Cmdr. Ocaña. “We also used surface units from the Pacific Naval Force, sea patrol boats that were in the area.” Cornered, the crew crashed the vessel against the Navy boats to get rid of the evidence. The mission shifted from an interdiction operation to a rescue mission to save the three Colombian crew members and recover the 1,037 kg of cocaine onboard. “We brought them aboard, we secured the drug packages, and in parallel we pulled in units to support the logistics of it [the rescue] from Tumaco,” Lt. Cmdr. Ocaña said. “We brought [Marine Corps] divers, because unfortunately when the vessel overturned, a great deal of the stash sunk into the sea.” Parallel operation On the same day, the Navy received information about a possible drug delivery between a speedboat and a fishing vessel at some 120 nautical miles off Sanquianga National Natural Park in Nariño. With air support from FAC and JIATF South, the Navy led an operation to curb the transaction. “The plane overflew the area and detected the speedboat jettisoning the drug,” Rear Adm. Mattos said. “They put a sonar buoy with the drug, in other words, floating buoys equipped with a technology to send signals that special equipment can detect to identify the position and then recover the drug.” Authorities failed to capture the speedboat crew, but Navy units were able to recover 17 drug packages and the sonar buoy. Security forces brought the 681 kg of cocaine before the National Police Counternarcotics Directorate. “At this time [mid-March] the Pacific Naval Force seized more than 17 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the Pacific coast of Colombia,” said Lt. Cmdr. Ocaña, who attributed the success to combined and interagency efforts. “We are starting the year, and we will keep improving […]. It’s a problem in which we all need to make a contribution to form bonds and combat narcotrafficking.”
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York A person was fatally struck by an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train between the Bay Shore and Islip stations early Thursday morning.The victim was struck by the 1:09 a.m. train from Penn Station due in Montauk at 3:57 a.m. at about 2 a.m., according to the LIRR.MTA police are continuing the investigation. The victim’s identity was not immediately available.The person is the second to be stuck by an LIRR train this week after another case in Syosset on Monday night.
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York A 24-year-old heroin addict who perviously pleaded guilty to scamming people into donating money to a fictitious cancer charity that instead went toward supporting her drug habit was sentenced Monday to prison after violating the terms of a court-mandated rehab program.Suffolk County District Court imposed the one-to-three year sentence on Brittany Ozarowski after she violated terms of her inpatient and outpatient drug counseling program, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.Ozarowski pleaded guilty in December 2013 to all 24 charges against her and was able to escape prison time. She had been indicted for grand larceny, scheme to defraud and forgery, among other charges.A spokesman for the DA’s office was unable to say how Ozarowski violated the program, citing HIPAA regulations. George Duncan, Ozarowski’s Central Islip-based attorney, said the violation stemmed from his client smoking a cigarette, plus “multiple technical violations.”“This is a girl that really benefited” from the program, he said. “She really successfully participated for over nine months, and it saved her life.”Ozarowski was arrested more than two years ago after authorities uncovered a scam in which she pleaded for donations to treat a variety of cancers.“There was no cancer, no chemotherapy, no radiation, and no medical bills,” Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said at the time. “There was just heroin.”Ozarowski accepted donations through a PayPal account and created a website that read “Help Save My Life,” prosecutors said.The scam lasted 13 months, prosecutors said.
American is partnering with Daon to launch the VeriFLY mobile wellness wallet solution to help make testing verification more convenient. Customers traveling to Montego Bay (MBJ) and Kingston (KIN), Jamaica, from or connecting through Miami (MIA) will have the opportunity to test the new solution at no cost by creating a secure profile and confirming details for their trip beginning November 18th.“Daon is honoured to collaborate with American Airlines in the pursuit of a faster, safer, more seamless customer travel experience,” said Tom Grissen, chief executive of Daon. “By leveraging our more than two decades of expertise, American Airlines customers will have immediate access to the most powerful and trusted identity technology on the market.” It is hoped it will also streamline airport check-in through a digital verification to ensure that customers have completed the requirements.“Piloting this new solution is a direct response to our customers’ increasing desire to explore more international travel opportunities,” said Robert Isom, president of American Airlines. “The app will help us deliver a more seamless travel experience as we support demand return and put customers’ minds at ease that they are fully prepared for their trip.”- Advertisement – OlderAqua Expeditions returns to Amazon sailing in Peru- Advertisement – American Airlines will begin offering customers a mobile app to make travel to international destinations easier. The mobile wellness wallet solution called VeriFLY, from the identity assurance leader Daon, will help travellers easily understand Covid-19 testing and documentation requirements for their destination. – Advertisement –
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Comment Balogun is highly rated (Picture: Getty)Chris Wilder have confirmed Sheffield United have made an offer for Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun.The Sheffield United head coach is desperate for his side to sign another forward and the Premier League team has also been linked with Liverpool goalscorer Rhian Brewster.Sheffield United reportedly had a £3million rejected by Arsenal and Wilder was asked about his side’s efforts to sign Balogun.‘Yeah, we made an enquiry,’ he replied. ‘That’s left with the CEO at our club and at Arsenal. ADVERTISEMENT‘We want attributes that suit us at the top of the club and hopefully move us forward.’AdvertisementAdvertisement‘We have made a few enquiries and hopefully before the window shuts we can add one to the group,’ he continued. ‘It’s a decent group of strikers. Would definitely love to add one and hopefully we can do that.’ Coral BarryWednesday 16 Sep 2020 2:17 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link656Shares Chris Wilder confirms Sheffield United have made offer for Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun Wilder wants a new striker (Picture: Getty)He added: ‘I have been vocal on it. We want to add another one especially with Lys (Mousset) missing. It’s a key area where games are decided.‘We didn’t capitalise on our chances the other night. ‘We cannot compete in terms of a financial point of view, we have to be cute and smart.’More: FootballRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starChelsea defender Fikayo Tomori reveals why he made U-turn over transfer deadline day moveMikel Arteta rates Thomas Partey’s chances of making his Arsenal debut vs Man CityArsenal slapped a huge £15m price tag on Balogun, who is highly rated but yet to make his senior debut for the Gunners.Balogun has trained with the first team, however, under Mikel Arteta and garnered praise from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after one session.Southampton, AC Milan and Brighton have also expressed an interest in the 19-year-old.MORE: Emiliano Martinez reveals how Mikel Arteta reacted when he asked to leave ArsenalMORE: Former Arsenal scout Francis Cagigao reveals the truth over Arsene Wenger’s move for Lionel MessiFollow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Advertisement Advertisement
In 2015, the group shut down its hedge fund programme following the decision of its main client, the healthcare fund PFZW, to divest completely from its allocation to hedge funds.Bos first joined PGGM – the Netherlands’ second largest pension manager – in 2002. She was appointed CEO for investments in 2004, and chief of institutional business in 2010. She has also worked for ABN Amro and NIB Capital Management.Edwin Velzel, the new chairman of PGGM’s supervisory board, said: “With conviction and vision, Else Bos has made an important contribution to the development of PGGM over the past few years.“Her ability to give such committed leadership to the prudent management and result-driven and sustainable investment of the pensions of 2.9m participants has been a remarkable achievement. We are very grateful for everything Else has accomplished for PGGM and we wish her success in her future career.”Bos described PGGM as “an organisation of committed professionals with a green heart who are devoted to creating a valuable future for participants and members”.PGGM runs €206bn in assets for Dutch pension funds including PFZW and the doctors’ scheme SPH.Earlier this month Eduard van Gelderen, CEO of APG Asset Management, the largest pension manager in the Netherlands, announced his departure from the group to join the University of California’s investment team. Else Bos, chief executive officer of Dutch pension manager PGGM, is to exit the company on 1 November.Bos will “take on a new position elsewhere”, PGGM said in a statement.She has been CEO since 2012, having taken on the role from Martin van Rijn, who is now the Netherlands’ secretary of state for health, welfare, and sport.During her period in charge of PGGM, Bos has overseen an expansion of its fiduciary offering as well as a major restructuring of its wider business in 2014. Aimed at reducing operational costs by up to €50m, the restructuring project included cutting 200 jobs.
On Sunday, 23 July, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) will officially put the Sandbank offshore wind farm into operation by organising a public barbecue at the city park Stadtpark in Hamburg. The companies stated the “wind power barbecue” – the conversion of electricity to heat on an electric grill – reflects their aim to make the diverse usage possibilities of climate-friendly electricity of the North Sea more tangible.The green “offshore grill-power” is produced in the middle of the North Sea, 90 kilometres west of the island of Sylt by the 288MW offshore wind farm Sandbank, which comprises 72 wind energy plants of type Siemens SWT-4.0 130.The offshore construction of Sandbank started in summer 2015, with the project fully commissioned in January 2017.In regular operation, the park generates an annual amount of electricity which corresponds to the demand of 400,000 German households. In comparison to conventionally generated electricity, Sandbank annually avoids more than 700,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.Gunnar Groebler, Senior Vice President of Vattenfall and Head of Business Area Wind, states: “It is our ambition to power climate smarter living and to become CO2 free in one generation. Our declared goal is providing customers with climate-friendly solutions. With our wind power barbecue we want to show in which diverse dimension electricity from renewable energy can be used already today.”
Carol A. Ronnebaum, age 57 of Milan, died Sunday January 8, 2017. Born July 5, 1959, she is the daughter of Georgene (Nee: Hirt) and Carl Gillman.She is survived by her loving husband, Ray; her three children, Eric (Kim) Benz, Craig (Lindsay) Benz, and Ashley (Travis) Powell; her two step-children Jarrid and Jerica Ronnebaum; and her three grandchildren, Ryan, Alex, and Blake Benz. She is also survived by her nine siblings: Mary Ellen Gillman, John Gillman, Rose Hughes, Sr. Therese Gillman, George Gillman, Charlie Gillman, Steve Gillman, Annette Gillman, and Carl Gillman.Carol lived life to its fullest and poured all of her love and energy into her family. She was a loving wife and enjoyed her many vacations to the Caribbean with her husband Ray. She loved slowing down together to take a walk on the beach or to sit and watch a sunset. Her outlook on life was unmatched and she found the positive in any situation. No matter the circumstance, she would often inform her family that “it’s all good” and reminded everyone to enjoy each day they are given, constantly inspiring those around her. She referred to her family as her “pride and joy” and her favorite moments were when all of her family members would gather together for any occasion. Carol was a wonderful mother to her children, never stopping to impart all of life’s little lessons to them. She cherished time with her grandchildren, enjoyed watching them grow, listening to their stories, and taking every opportunity to spoil each of them.Carol’s wishes were to be cremated with a service attended by her closest family members gathering at the paradise location she loved the most. Memorials can be made out to the American Cancer Society. Weigel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Batesville, In. — An expansion of the safe patient handling product line will lead Hill-Rom to make an additional investment in Batesville. Plans include adding up to 35 software, mechanical, design, electrical, systems and test engineers.Hill-Rom recently purchased Skaneateles Falls, New York-based Welch Allyn. In 2015 Hill-Rom cut 80 positions at Welch Allyn, 50 at the New York facility. Company officials now see this move as an opportunity to upgrade their research and development workforce. Some relocation opportunities will be offered.Company officials are expected to seek a tax abatement from the city of Batesville.