A Chinatown resident took the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department to court over a surveillance truck parked near her apartment. Karina Papenbrock-Ryan alleged the VPD violated her privacy and charter rights when it left its surveillance trailer on East Pender Street four years ago. The force calls the machine its . It consists of cameras and other equipment mounted on wheels. Police placed it outside the Chinese Cultural Centre in April 2020 in response to racist graffiti referencing COVID-19, the holocaust, and threatening violence against Asian people. The trailer was about one and a half blocks from Papenbrock-Ryan’s condominium. She estimated she walked through its field of view about 10 times without knowing what it was. When she saw a social media post explaining that it had cameras, she decided to modify her route so she wouldn’t walk past it anymore. “Ms. Papenbrock-Ryan describes this action as a test case dealing with the rights of the public to be free from mass surveillance by means of video cameras deployed in a public place or, put differently, general video surveillance without a specific investigative purpose,” judge Bruce Elwood wrote in his . Elwood dismissed Papenbrock-Elwood’s action but thanked her for bringing it forward. The case focused on whether her privacy was breached. Elwood explained there are already laws governing continually recorded police surveillance of public spaces, facial recognition technology, collection of personal information by the VPD, targeted surveillance during a criminal investigation, and the admissibility of video evidence during a criminal trial. The surveillance trailer records its video locally on a hard drive that’s wiped clean every four days unless an officer tries to access it. Though the judge accepted that Papenbrock-Elwood would have walked through its field of view, there’s nothing to suggest that a VPD officer accessed, reviewed, or distributed any images of her. Given the totality of circumstances, the judge didn’t think her privacy was violated. “At most, the footage of Ms. Papenbrock-Ryan would have disclosed her gender, her general appearance, her direction of travel, her mode of travel, and the date and time when she passed by,” the judge wrote. “It would not have revealed where she lives, where she works, where she was going, her religious or political beliefs, with whom she associates or any other biographical information about her.” Pepenbrock-Elwood’s privacy concerns also had to be balanced against community concerns following the hateful graffiti. “Provided it was working at the time, the [trailer] may have recorded a criminal act in progress, an image of a suspect, their direction and mode of travel, etc.” the judge wrote. “However, its primary purposes were to serve as a physical and psychological deterrent, and to reassure the community.” The judge looked at screenshots from the trailer and estimated its field of view at about 40 square metres. Its cameras were aimed at the Chinese Cultural Centre. The surveillance trailer ended up being removed in June 2020. It suffered technical difficulties that led to it not recording for several days. During that time, the trailer itself was tagged with graffiti.

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Grasp the key technical points and use the modified atmosphere packaging machine to extend the shelf life of food ingredients 12-23-2024 08:18 PM CET | Industry, Real Estate & Construction Press release from: ABNewswire In order to extend the shelf life of food, in addition to cooked food and air-dried food, most of them use cooking, sterilization, freezing and vacuum packaging, and some even add preservative additives. However, although this method can extend the shelf life, the food will easily lose its natural flavor and taste. With the rapid development of food packaging technology, applying modified atmosphere packaging machines to the preservation of food can greatly extend the shelf life of food, lock in the nutrients of food, and retain the natural flavor. It is understood that the modified atmosphere packaging machine (MAP machine) mainly uses modified atmosphere preservation technology to replace the air in the package by using a protective mixed gas. Due to the different roles played by various protective gases, they can well inhibit the growth and reproduction of most bacteria and microorganisms that cause food spoilage, and reduce the respiration rate of products (fruits, vegetables, seafood, meat, etc.), making The food can be kept fresh, thereby extending the shelf life and shelf life of theproduct. Generally speaking, the shelf life of food is extended from 1 day to more than 8 days. Nowadays, the application range of modified atmosphere packaging machines is becoming more and more extensive, ranging from fruits, vegetables, meat, to various braised vegetables, pickles, aquatic products, pastries, medicinal materials, etc., thus better ensuring the freshness and quality of food. Among them, as people pay more attention to the quality of meat, chilled meat has increasingly become the mainstream of meat consumption, occupying an increasing share in domestic and foreign markets. At present, by applying modified atmosphere packaging to cold fresh meat packaging, it not only ensures the freshness of cold fresh meat, but also ensures the quality and safety of the meat. It is true that it should be noted that the key technical points in the use of modified atmosphere packaging are, first, the gasmixing ratio, and the second is gas mixing replacement. According to technical personnel, the preservation gas in controlled atmosphere preservation packaging generally consists of carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and a small amount of special gases. The gases replaced by different food materials and the gas mixing ratio are different. For example, fruits and vegetables usually replace the gas in the packaging with oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases. Not only that, the concentrations of different mixed gases need to be in a certain ratio, neither too high nor too low, otherwise it will not only fail to preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables, but may also accelerate the spoilage of food. Generally speaking, the oxygen concentration ratio is 4% to 6%, and the carbon dioxide concentration ratio is 3% to 5%. If the concentration of oxygen replacement is too low, anaerobic respiration will occur, causing fermentation of lychee fruits and tissue necrosis; conversely, if the oxygen concentration is high and carbon dioxide is low, the metabolism of fruits and vegetables will decrease, shortening the shelf life.Compared with fruits and vegetables, the modified atmosphere packaging machine used for cooked food has a much higher ratio of fresh-keeping mixed gas. For example, carbon dioxide is 34% to 36%, nitrogen is 64% to 66%, and the gas replacement rate is greater than or equal to 98%. Because cooked food can easily breed bacteria and microorganisms under normal temperature conditions and accelerate spoilage and deterioration, using a modified atmosphere packaging machine to adjust the proportion of mixed gases, especially oxygen, can effectively reduce the oxygen content and slow down the reproduction rate of bacteria (anaphylactica). (except aerobic bacteria), thereby achieving the purpose of preserving the freshness of cooked food products. In addition, when users perform gas mixing and replacement, they must fill and replace according to different ingredients. Usually, fruit and vegetable products are mainly filled with modified atmosphere packaging preservation gases consisting of O2, CO2 and N2; preservation gases for cooked food products are generally composed of CO2, N2 and other gases; while the deterioration of baked goods is mainly mildew, and preservation requires reducing oxygen, preventing mildew and maintaining flavor, the preservation gas is composed of CO2 and N2; for fresh meat, the modified atmosphere packaging gas is composed of CO2, O2 and other gases. However, it is worth mentioning that although the modified atmosphere packaging machine can extend the container life and shelf life of ingredients, the storage environment of different ingredients will also affect their shelf life. The shelf life of modified atmosphere packaging is determined based on the variety and freshness of the ingredients, such as strawberries, lychees, cherries, mushrooms, leafy vegetables, etc. If a low-barrier film is used, the shelf life of fruits and vegetables at 0-4 is 10-30 days. For cooked food products, after modified atmosphere packaging, their shelf life is more than 5-10 days below 20. If the outside temperature becomes low, the shelf life is 30-60 days at 0-4. If the user uses a high barrier film and then uses the pasteurization process (around 80 degrees C), the shelf life will be more than 60-90 days at room temperature. It should be noted that if modified atmosphere packaging is used combined with biological preservation technology, better preservation effects can be achieved, and the shelf life of the ingredients may be longer. Generally speaking, modified atmosphere packaging technology has been widely used to preserve the freshness of various types of food, extend the shelf life of food, and increase the added value of food. It has great market potential in the future. However, users need to consider two key points when using modified atmosphere packaging machines. It is necessary to accurately control the mixing ratio of different gases, and fill in the corresponding modified atmosphere packaging gas according to the different ingredients, and perform gas mixing and replacement, so as to better extend the shelf life and freshness period of various ingredients. Media Contact Company Name: JINAN WINTRUE MACHINERY CO., LTD. Email:Send Email [ https://www.abnewswire.com/email_contact_us.php?pr=grasp-the-key-technical-points-and-use-the-modified-atmosphere-packaging-machine-to-extend-the-shelf-life-of-food-ingredients ] Phone: +86 138 0640 8399 Country: China Website: https://www.wintruevacpack.com/ This release was published on openPR.WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious prison that tortured peaceful protesters and other political prisoners, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later believed to have been executed. The indictment was unsealed Monday, two days after a shock rebel offensive overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad . The U.S., U.N. and others accuse him of widespread human rights abuses in a 13-year battle to crush opposition forces seeking his removal from power. The war, which began as a largely nonviolent popular uprising in 2011, has killed half a million people. The indictment, filed Nov. 18 in federal court in Chicago, is believed to be the U.S. government’s first against what officials say were networks of Assad intelligence services and military branches and other allied groups that detained, tortured and killed thousands of perceived enemies. It names Jamil Hassan, director of the Syrian air force’s intelligence branch, who prosecutors say oversaw a prison and torture center at the Mezzeh air force base in the capital, Damascus, and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, who prosecutors say ran the prison. RELATED COVERAGE Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout US says terror designation doesn’t bar talks with Syrian rebel group US hostage envoy in Beirut to seek information on missing journalist Austin Tice The indictment charges the two with conspiring to commit cruel and inhuman treatment of civilian detainees during the course of the Syrian civil war. Detainees at the prison were whipped, kicked, electrocuted, burned and subjected to other mental and physical abuse, including being housed in cells alongside corpses of dead detainees, prosecutors allege. Victims included Syrians, Americans and dual citizens, the indictment said. The U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force has long pushed federal prosecutors for action on the cases, including that of 26-year-old American aid worker Layla Shweikani. The group presented witnesses who testified of Shweikani’s 2016 torture at the prison. Syrian rights groups believe she was later executed at the Saydnaya military prison in the Damascus suburbs. “Now it is our time to capture these criminals and bring them to the United States for trial,” the Syrian Emergency Task Force said in a statement Monday. The group’s leader, Mouaz Moustafa, said his relatives were among those tortured at the prison. Federal prosecutors said they had issued arrest warrants for the two officials, who remain at large. Prospects of bringing them to trial were unclear. Assad’s toppling by the rebels over the weekend has scattered his government and left citizens searching prison torture centers around the country for survivors and evidence.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump's pick for intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden collapse of that country's hardline Assad rule. Gabbard ignored shouted questions about her 2017 visit to war-torn Syria as she ducked into one of several private meetings with senators who are being asked to confirm Trump's unusual nominees . Recommended Videos But the Democrat-turned-Republican Army National Reserve lieutenant colonel delivered a statement in which she reiterated her support for Trump's America First approach to national security and a more limited U.S. military footprint overseas. “I want to address the issue that’s in the headlines right now: I stand in full support and wholeheartedly agree with the statements that President Trump has made over these last few days with regards to the developments in Syria,” Gabbard said exiting a Senate meeting. The incoming president’s Cabinet and top administrative choices are dividing his Republican allies and drawing concern , if not full opposition, from Democrats and others. Not just Gabbard, but other Trump nominees including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, were back at the Capitol ahead of what is expected to be volatile confirmation hearings next year. The incoming president is working to put his team in place for an ambitious agenda of mass immigrant deportations, firing federal workers and rollbacks of U.S. support for Ukraine and NATO allies. “We’re going to sit down and visit, that’s what this is all about,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., as he welcomed Gabbard into his office. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary pick Hegseth appeared to be picking up support from once-skeptical senators, the former Army National Guard major denying sexual misconduct allegations and pledging not to drink alcohol if he is confirmed. The president-elect's choice to lead the FBI, Kash Patel , who has written extensively about locking up Trump's foes and proposed dismantling the Federal Bureau of Investigation, launched his first visits with senators Monday. “I expect our Republican Senate is going to confirm all of President Trump’s nominees,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on social media. Despite widespread concern about the nominees' qualifications and demeanors for the jobs that are among the highest positions in the U.S. government, Trump's team is portraying the criticism against them as nothing more than political smears and innuendo. Showing that concern, Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the government’s files on Gabbard. Trump's allies have described the criticisms of Hegseth in particular as similar to those lodged against Brett Kavanaugh, the former president's Supreme Court nominee who denied a sexual assault allegation and went on to be confirmed during Trump's first term in office. Said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., about Hegseth: “Anonymous accusations are trying to destroy reputations again. We saw this with Kavanaugh. I won’t stand for it.” One widely watched Republican, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, herself a former Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and sexual assault survivor who had been criticized by Trump allies for her cool reception to Hegseth, appeared more open to him after their follow-up meeting Monday. “I appreciate Pete Hegseth’s responsiveness and respect for the process,” Ernst said in a statement. Ernst said that following “encouraging conversations,” he had committed to selecting a senior official who will "prioritize and strengthen my work to prevent sexual assault within the ranks. As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources.” Ernst also had praise for Patel — “He shares my passion for shaking up federal agencies" — and for Gabbard. Once a rising Democratic star, Gabbard, who represented Hawaii in Congress, arrived a decade ago in Washington, her surfboard in tow, a new generation of potential leaders. She ran unsuccessfully for president in 2020. But Gabbard abruptly left the party and briefly became an independent before joining with Trump's 2024 campaign as one of his enthusiasts, in large part over his disdain for U.S. involvement overseas and opposition to helping Ukraine battle Russia. Her visit to Syria to meet with then-President Bashar Assad around the time of Trump's first inauguration during the country's bloody civil war stunned her former colleagues and the Washington national security establishment. The U.S. had severed diplomatic relations with Syria. Her visit was seen by some as legitimizing a brutal leader who was accused of war crimes. Gabbard has defended the trip, saying it's important to open dialogue, but critics hear in her commentary echoes of Russia-fueled talking points. Assad fled to Moscow over the weekend after Islamist rebels overtook Syria in a surprise attack, ending his family's five decades of rule. She said her own views have been shaped by “my multiple deployments and seeing firsthand the cost of war and the threat of Islamist terrorism.” Gabbard said, “It's one of the many reasons why I appreciate President Trump’s leadership and his election, where he is fully committed, as he has said over and over, to bring about an end to wars.” Last week, the nearly 100 former officials, who served in both Democratic and Republican administrations, said in the letter to Senate leaders they were “alarmed” by the choice of Gabbard to oversee all 18 U.S. intelligence agencies. They said her past actions “call into question her ability to deliver unbiased intelligence briefings to the President, Congress, and to the entire national security apparatus.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to coordinate the nation’s intelligence agencies and act as the president’s main intelligence adviser. ___ Associated Press writer Stephen Groves contributed to this report.

Gary Lineker has denounced notorious Arsenal fan channel AFTV after some fresh obscene remarks about the players from select supporters. The Match of the Day host was seemingly taken aback by some of the most recent viral posts. One abhorrent piece of criticism directed at captain Martin Odegaard even showed Gunners fan Lee Judges – a regular guest on AFTV – saying he "would've shot" Odegaard if he "had a gun" after Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Everton a little over a week ago . While Lineker didn't specifically mention Judges by name or the social media post in question, he admitted that clips from the YouTube channel ventured on the "vicious" side off the back of the disappointing result. Arsenal struggled to break Everton down and would have considered it two points dropped in their battle with Liverpool and Chelsea for the title. Gunners supporter Judges was notably frustrated with Odegaard, who's not been on his best form of late for Mikel Arteta's side and found himself being substituted after 64 minutes against the struggling Toffees. Discussing the channel that has over 1.7million subscribers on YouTube and has gained mass media attention in the past from the likes of Sky Sports, Lineker told his fellow The Rest is Football podcast co-hosts Alan Shearer and Micah Richards last week that brutal comments like the ones he heard will not help the team in their chase for a first Premier League title since 2004. "Do you ever see that Arsenal TV thing," Lineker asked, before adding: "Sometimes I get clips come up on Instagram or whatever, and goodness me, some of the fans were laying into their players. "You think, ‘crikey’ – like viciously, it was horrible. I don’t know how they think that’s going to help if you’re slaughtering your own players to that degree. "Especially when they’re clearly giving everything week in, week out. It’s not easy playing against a team [ Everton ] that sits with 10 men behind the ball for the entire game." Created in 2012 by Arsenal fan Robbie Lyle, AFTV has grown to become one of the biggest football fan channels in the world and have conducted interviews with club legends such as Thierry Henry and Ian Wright. But part of its popularity is actually with rival fan bases who relish seeing the meltdowns from Arsenal fans after a bad day at the office. While Arsenal got back to winning ways with successive victories over Crystal Palace – 3-2 at home in the Carabao Cup quarter finals followed by a 5-1 thumping away in the league on Saturday (December 21) – their last win came at a price with Bukayo Saka coming off injured. He's set to be out of action for "many weeks" , according to Arteta, after suffering a hamstring tear. "It's not looking good, he's going to be out for many weeks," the Spaniard revealed. Arsenal's first game without the England winger will come at home against Ipswich Town this Friday (December 27). Amazon's Prime Video is broadcasting the Premier League Boxing Day round of fixtures on December 26-27. Each match can be streamed free with an Amazon Prime subscription or by signing up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial . Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.None

AAP legislator Naresh Balyan was arrested here on Saturday in connection with an extortion case lodged last year, police said. The MLA from Delhi's Uttam Nagar Assembly segment was called to the Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in R K Puram for questioning and was later arrested, they said. The development came hours after the BJP alleged that Balyan was involved in extortion activities and questioned why AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has not taken action against him. The Aam Aadmi Party defended Balyan, claiming that his arrest was illegal. The MLA had refuted the BJP's allegations and said he would lodge police cases against those who "spread lies" about him. A police official said that an audio clip of a conversation purportedly between Balyan and gangster Kapil Sangwan, currently based abroad, had gone viral on social media. The conversation involved discussions about collecting extortion money from businessmen, he said, adding further investigation and interrogation was underway. 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