BIRDSJournal Publication • May 17th, 2016
BIRDSJournal Publication • February 9th, 2015
Following in the wing beats of the unbelievably rare Brown Booby (Sula leuco- gaster) observed one month earlier in the Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario area was the similarly unexpected sighting of an Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) in the region. On 20 November 2013, western New York and Ontario birders were astonished, perhaps flabbergasted, with the discovery of this exceptionally rare Sterninae on the Niagara River at the southern tip of Grand Island, NY. The next day, 21 November, the Elegant Tern re-located to Squaw Island Park in Buffalo, where it was seen until the evening of 23 November. During that time, it was viewed by hundreds of observers from across New York and Ontario. On 24 November, the fourth and final day of its occurrence, it was only seen on two brief visits to the Niagara River shoreline in Fort Erie, Ontario.
ICNDTJournal Publication • May 2nd, 2005
Harmonization of training & certification of NDT personnel internationally is essential to achieve high standards of sa- fety and performance of engineering components. Training & certification of NDT personnel, as an essential pre-requisite to safety and performance, is recognized by many NDT professional bodies. Thus, these professional bodies have initiated their own training & certification schemes following their own national standards. While some such programmes (such as ASNT, PCN, ISNT, etc.) are well structured and established, many are in various stages of development and acceptance. However, a unanimous opinion that has been expressed by the developed and developing nations is the need for world har- monization and recognition of NDT personnel. International harmonization would ensure uniform levels of competence and standard of testing throughout all the countries. The first step in the international harmonization is the identification of the common international standard on
Program Administrator: COABC, 202-3002 32 Ave, Vernon BC V1T 2L7Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #40047167 Journal for the Certified Organic Associations of BC Winter 2009Volume 12, Issue 1Journal Publication • December 8th, 2008
Special Section on the Canada Organic Standard Clarification and Guidance for the Transition to the New Organic Standard. 6
