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Hitachi Rail invests in cutting edge CBTC signalling technology. Train passes through tunnel using digital signalling Hitachi Rail aims to develop a new generation of its CBTC technology, SelTracTM (G9), which will integrate artificial intelligence (AI), 5G communications, edge and cloud computing. The next generation system will offer transit operators worldwide lower costs, minimized carbon footprint and enhanced passenger experience. The investment includes the expansion of Hitachi Rail's workforce in Toronto, Ontario, creating 100 new jobs and retaining 1,000 highly skilled positions in its York Mills office, including R&D and engineering roles. "The over $100 million investment in the next generation of our world-leading SelTracTM technology is hugely exciting - and we are grateful to the Government of Ontario and Invest Ontario for their support,” said Ziad Rizk, Managing Director, Urban Rail Signalling, Hitachi Rail . "By integrating AI, 5G, edge and cloud computing, our system will allow urban rail transportation operators around the globe to improve passenger journeys and operate more efficiently. This Ontario-invented technology is a Canadian success story that is creating jobs and boosting economic growth.” CBTC is a modern urban signalling system that uses wireless communication between trains and infrastructure to operate urban transit and subway systems more efficiently and safely than conventional signalling. SelTracTM, invented in Ontario, is the world's first moving block CBTC signalling system, currently operating in more than 100 lines in 40 major cities around the world including the O-Train in Ottawa. Ontario, home to one of the largest tech clusters in North America, is renowned for its strength in AI, automation and connectivity technologies. The province's expertise in smart mobility, combined with Hitachi Rail's global competence centre, makes Ontario the natural place to develop next-generation digital solutions for urban rail and metros. "As one of the largest and most sought-after tech hubs in North America, Ontario is driving the development of next-generation technologies that will strengthen economic growth across key sectors, including automation and transportation,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade . "Through Invest Ontario, we are proud to support Hitachi Rail's expansion in Toronto and thank them for choosing our province as the ideal place for their continued growth and success.” The company's York Mills office in Toronto serves as its engineering centre of excellence, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including labs, testing areas, and simulation environments. This expansion adds to Hitachi Rail's growing presence in Canada that includes around 1,200 employees across the country, who are delivering and maintaining major transit projects in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. Toronto is home to the company's international urban transit signalling technology business, as well as large program teams based downtown and Mississauga that are delivering major new transit infrastructure, like the Ontario Line and Hurontario. "Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is investing $70 billion in the largest transit expansion in North America, connecting millions more Ontarians to reliable and affordable public transit. Today's announcement means Hitachi Rail will be helping even more workers gain the critical expertise needed to deliver Ontario's generational projects,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation . "Hitachi Rail's investment is a testament to Ontario's strengths in future technologies that are transforming industries from manufacturing to transportation. We are excited to support the company in advancing a made-in-Ontario technology that keeps cities around the world on the move,” said Jennifer Block, Interim CEO of Invest Ontario . In support of this investment, Ontario is providing $4.5 million in funding through the Invest Ontario Fund . Contact: Adam Love, Hitachi Rail on +1 (437) 234 4024, [email protected] Notes to the editors: Hitachi Rail invented moving block CBTC technology in 1974 in Toronto with the support of the Ontario government. Since then, it has evolved into the world's leading technology for urban rail and transit systems. The investment in G9 coincides with the 50 th anniversary of the invention of the original technology. We have deployed CBTC technology in Ottawa, Montreal, London, Hong Kong, Doha, New York, Chile, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE in the past 10 years. About Hitachi Rail Hitachi Rail is committed to driving the sustainable mobility transition and has a clear focus on partnering with customers to rethink mobility. Its mission is to help every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. With revenues of over €7bn and 24,000 employees across more than 50 countries, Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world's best transport organisations. The company's reach is global, but the business is local - with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities. Its international capabilities and expertise span every part of the urban, mainline and freight rail ecosystems - from high quality manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock to secure digital signalling, smart operations and payment systems. Hitachi Rail, famous for Japan's iconic high speed bullet train, draws on the digital and AI expertise of Hitachi Group companies to accelerate innovation and develop new technologies. Hitachi Group is present in 140 countries with over 270,000 employees and global revenues of €54.55bn / ¥8,564 bn. For more information, visit hitachirail.com . A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b33bb2d6-81f0-4e40-9dd0-f3e21c70080e
Mysterious 'orb' spotted over New York City days after Pentagon revealed near-miss between plane and UFO READ MORE: Pentagon cracks case of famous UFO captured by Navy pilot By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:17, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 21:09, 21 November 2024 e-mail 6 shares 9 View comments A mysterious orb-like object was spotted over New York City 's Hudson River in a news broadcast, sparking wild conspiracies. Fox 5 News aired the segment Monday, showing an apparent bright object zooming into the shot of the city's famous skyline. The video, shot by a helicopter, captured a fast-moving ball of light starting from Hoboken , New Jersey and swooping around toward the World Trade Center where it vanished. Experts have suggested the 'orb' was either an optical artifact from the helicopter glass in front of the camera or an out-of-focus bird. But the sighting has led some New Yorkers to question if ' aliens are among us' - as it comes less than a week after a Pentagon report that highlighted a a near-miss between a commercial airliner and a mysterious object off the coast of the city. Harvard physicist, Avi Loeb, wrote that the mysterious orb was created by ' a bright spot from reflection of sunlight as the camera gradually changed its orientation relative to the sun and the ground. Loeb continued to explain that if the orb was a real object, it would have been moving at the speed of sound, not anything extraordinary. A segment during 'Good Day New York' featured a mysterious orb that appeared to zoom over the Hudson River The video, first reported on by the New York Post, was captured at 6:05am ET, according to the timestamp on the news segment. But a representative from 'Good Day New York' told the New York Post they could not determine the exact day when the footage was taken, noting it could have been last year. If the footage did capture an unknown object, it would have been traveling about 2,700 miles per hour to cover a three-mile distance in just four seconds. The only known comparable would be the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which can travel around 2,200 miles per hour and is among the fastest jet aircraft ever built. Enigma Lab's UAP advisor Alejandro Rojas told DailyMail.com that the sighting was 'a weird one.' 'I am not sure it would be a reflection from the helicopter glass because the helicopter is moving so slowly and the object doesn't seem to move the same way it would if it was a reflection on the glass,' he said. Experts have suggested it was cause by the helicopter camera or an out-of-focus bird 'I thought it could be an out-of-focus bird, but towards the end the object looks transparent, which would be more indicative of a light refraction of some sort rather than a solid object.' Fox 5 New York shared the clip on its YouTube page where viewers also spotted the mysterious orb. 'A ny else see the UAP? 2:44- 2:47. Any guess [as] to what it is,' the second comment for the video read. Another user suggested it was 'just a blue balloon,' but another person said: 'No that was more than a balloon, never seen a balloon move so fast and deliberately.' 'UAP for sure, notice how it curves as it's approaching,' one user commented. New York was also highlighted in the Pentagon report released one day after House lawmakers called for greater government transparency during a hearing on UAPs. The sighting has led some New Yorkers to question if ' aliens are among us' as it comes less than a week after a Pentagon report that highlighted a a near-miss between a commercial airliner and a mysterious object off the coast of the city (stock) The Pentagon's review detailed 757 cases of UAP encounters that were reported to US authorities mainly between May 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024. That total includes 272 incidents that occurred before that time but were not previously reported. Reporting witnesses included commercial and military pilots as well as ground-based observers. Most of these incidents occurred in airspace, but 49 took place at altitudes estimated to be at least 62 miles above Earth's surface, which is considered space. Read More First image released of 'cylindrical' UFO shot down by US fighter jet over Alaska in 2023 During the reporting period, 81 reports originated from US military operating areas. Other reports included a witness who reported a 'jellyfish' UAP with flashing lights. The report states that trends of UAP morphologies remain consistent with historical patterns. 'Unidentified lights and round/spherical/orb-shaped objects made up the bulk of cases in which reports provided distinct visual characteristics,' it reads. 'Objects within the 'other' category include unique descriptions such as 'green fireball,' 'a jellyfish with [multicolored] flashing lights,' and a 'silver rocket approximately six feet long.' Investigators were able to explain nearly 300 of the incidents, and in many cases, the unknown objects were identified as balloons, birds, aircraft, drones or satellites. Pentagon New Jersey Share or comment on this article: Mysterious 'orb' spotted over New York City days after Pentagon revealed near-miss between plane and UFO e-mail 6 shares Add comment
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A convicted child sex offender spent months working for a key government-funded legal service that handles sexually sensitive cases and claims to run police checks for all new staff. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue According to multiple sources familiar with the situation, Legal Aid ACT hired Bradley John Burch to work as a criminal practice paralegal in mid-2023. It's understood Burch, 40, worked with the legal organisation for about two or three months, when he was known as Brad Sexton, before his employment ceased abruptly. Three years earlier, the man escaped spending time behind bars when he was handed a one-year intensive correction order , a two-year good behaviour order and 300 hours of community service. Then-ACT Supreme Court chief justice Helen Murrell sentenced Burch to the community-based jail term "despite having significant reservations about doing so". The former ACT Health director had previously admitted to possessing and using a carriage service to transmit child abuse material. Among a series of disturbing online exchanges discovered by police, Burch told one person purporting to be a woman babysitting a five-year-old girl he could break into her home and rape the child. "I would be in pedo heaven," he messaged. Several sources have confirmed convicted child sex offender Bradley Burch worked for Legal Aid ACT in 2023. Pictures by Tim Piccione, supplied The pair of online predators discussed opening up a childcare centre to abuse children and having a child together whom they could sexually assault. Photos of children being raped by adults were also found on Burch's computer. Last week, Burch was spotted at the ACT court registry looking starkly different from the image used in previous reporting of his court case. He now has a thick grey and brown beard and a buzz cut. It is unclear why he was inside the court precinct. Legal Aid silent on ex-employee Legal Aid ACT refused to answer questions about Burch, his hiring, why his employment ceased and whether the organisation had changed its employee vetting process since. Legal Aid ACT chief executive officer John Boersig. Picture by Graham Tidy Chief executive officer John Boersig told The Canberra Times : "We are unable to disclose details about current or former staff." It's understood Burch would have had access to documents relating to sensitive cases, including ones involving reports and allegations of child sexual abuse, in his role as a criminal practice paralegal. A spokesperson for ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury, who was the territory's attorney-general in 2023, said the politician was not aware of the circumstances surrounding Burch's employment. "The attorney-general would regularly meet with Legal Aid ACT and receive briefings which refer to the work of Legal Aid ACT," they said. "Over his term as attorney-general, Mr Rattenbury has always expected to be briefed on policy matters, matters of public interest and matters of significant risk." ACT Greens leader and former attorney-general Shane Rattenbury was not made aware of the situation. Picture by Karleen Minney The spokesperson also noted the organisation was an independent statutory authority operating separately from the attorney-general's purview. An ACT Justice and Community Safety Directorate spokesperson said Legal Aid ACT does not report to the government on staffing matters. "All questions regarding employment at Legal Aid should be directed to its chief executive officer," they said. Police check, working with vulnerable people registration One thing Dr Boersig did confirm was that Legal Aid ACT obtains a national police check and conducts a risk assessment for all staff joining the territory's legal service. National police checks are conducted by the AFP. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong Under the process, Burch would have been hired despite the office applying for a check tasked with reporting criminal convictions from jurisdictions across the country. According to an Australian Federal Police spokesperson, about 72 per cent of the more than 900,000 national police checks conducted every year are returned within 48 hours. Speaking generally, they said checks that face complications, require manual assessments or are affected by inaccurate information can be delayed - sometimes for multiple months. It's understood a name change could be one such complication. It is unclear whether Burch legally changed his name between being convicted in July 2020 and applying for a job with Legal Aid ACT. According to the federal government's Australian Business Register, an individual/sole trader Australian Business Number was registered under the entity name Bradley John Burch in 2004. In August 2022, less than a month after Burch's good behaviour order should have expired, the entity name attached to that ABN changed to Bradley John Sexton. Dr Boersig also said: "We require all employees with direct engagement with clients to hold a Working With Vulnerable People registration if they are non-lawyers." It is understood paralegals working for the organisation must hold such a registration, which requires applicants to disclose their criminal history. The ACT Magistrates Court, which frequently deals with cases of child sexual abuse and in which Legal Aid workers operate daily. Picture by Karleen Minney According to the Access Canberra registration webpage: "You must disclose all charges or convictions in relation to relevant offences." Child abuse-related charges disqualify someone from obtaining a Working With Vulnerable People registration relating to jobs that involve contact with children, for example. 'All little girls need a daddy like me' Police discovered Burch's crimes in 2019 when they received reports of a social media account engaging in online chat constituting child exploitation material. The description on the then-public servant's Tumblr account included: "Older male into ddlg [an acronym for Daddy Dom Little Girl], rape play and everything kinky." Legal Aid ACT CEO John Boersig declined to answer questions about Bradley Burch's employment. Picture by Tim Piccione In the initially discovered online conversation, Burch asked another user if they shared their child with anyone and "any rules for if I borrow?" The user sent Burch an image and video of child abuse. Once police officers seized the offender's phone and computer, numerous sexualised interactions on different online platforms were revealed. MORE COURT AND CRIME NEWS : Teacher allegedly raped student in '90s, accused of tutoring without checks Concerns doctors eligible for slice of $31m in compensation unaware or afraid Corrections officer accused of threatening to kill, attempting to run over man Burch told one person that "all little girls need a daddy like me", and extensively discussed violently raping a child with another user. Asked if he was a sex offender, the man responded: "[I] haven't been caught yet, but would be put away for a long time if I was." He also engaged in highly sexualised conversations with two online users purporting to be children, one of whom sent multiple selfies of a young girl at his request. Sentence Burch later told a forensic psychiatrist he knew the conversations were "immoral" but claimed not realising "it was illegal". Chief Justice Murrell found the man lacked insight into his criminal conduct and continued to rationalise it. In her sentencing remarks, the judge said the prosecution had submitted that, absent exceptional circumstances, a sentence of full-time custody was generally warranted for crimes like Burch's. Former ACT chief justice Helen Murrell, who sentenced Bradley Burch in 2020. Picture by Karleen Minney But the judge ultimately ruled general deterrence could be appropriately met through a community-based jail term. For his possession charge, Burch was notably only sentenced over five child exploitation images described in court documents as being a "sample of the images" on his computer. "Due to subsequent drive failure, the relevant folder could not later be recovered by digital forensics for further analysis," the 2020 judgment said. Chief Justice Murrell also imposed the intensive correction order in the circumstances that time in custody "would be attended by the additional constraints of the current COVID-19 pandemic". "The offender would be significantly more restricted than would ordinarily be the case, particularly in relation to visits, and that he would run a higher risk of contracting the disease," she said. More employment controversy This is not the first time Burch has been embroiled in public controversy over his employment status in the territory's public service. In 2020, several politicians were furious when it was revealed Burch had continued working in a senior position with ACT Health for six months after police raided his home and arrested him. Bradley Burch kept his job with ACT Health for six months after being arrested. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos "There has been a catastrophic bungling of process and the community deserves to know why," then-Liberal Legislative Assembly member Vicki Dunne said . At the time, Labor Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said Burch had failed to notify his government employer about the serious charges against him as required by his contract. The sex offender was fired soon after his charges were discovered. The Canberra Times previously reported Burch appeared to have remained in a work-based WhatsApp group in which colleagues shared photographs of their children. Support is available for those who may be distressed. Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800; Bravehearts 1800 272 831; Blue Knot Foundation 1300 657 380. Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Copy Tim Piccione Court reporter Tim is a journalist with the Canberra Times covering the ACT courts. He came to the nation's capital via the Daily Advertiser in Wagga. Contact: tim.piccione@canberratimes.com.au. Tim is a journalist with the Canberra Times covering the ACT courts. He came to the nation's capital via the Daily Advertiser in Wagga. Contact: tim.piccione@canberratimes.com.au. More from Canberra Convicted child sex offender hired by government-funded legal service 15m ago Don't worry about Hastie's tough talk, we've got actual crises to prepare for 15m ago No comment s What's happened and what's ahead for the APS 15m ago No comment s Property forecast: rental market uncertain heading into 2025 15m ago No comment s A stunning feat of democracy went unnoticed. A telling sign of Australia's literacy 15m ago No comment s Ratings shouldn't figure in ABC decisions. So we're owed some explanations 15m ago No comment s Newsletters & Alerts View all DAILY Your morning news Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. Loading... 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