Eurand, aspecialty pharmaceutical company, today reported the achievement of a majormilestone in the development program for its AdvaTab(R) formulation ofcetirizine, a leading prescription antihistamine sold in the United States andother markets as Zyrtec(R). AdvaTab Cetirizine is a taste-masked, stabilizedformulation that utilizes Eurand's proprietary Microcaps tastemasking andAdvaTab orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) technologies... click link for more info.
OrthoLogic Corp. (Nasdaq: OLGC) today announced results of an analysis of topline data from itsPhase 3 clinical trial of the novel synthetic peptide Chrysalin(R) (TP508) inunstable, displaced distal radius (wrist) fractures. Treatment with 10ugChrysalin did not demonstrate a statistically significant benefit compared toplacebo in the primary efficacy endpoint of time to removal of immobilization... click link for more info.
On March 13, 2006, all six volunteers who received a test biologic in a clinical pharmacology (Phase I) study conducted for biopharmaceutical company TeGenero AG, Würzburg, Germany experienced an unexpected adverse reaction. This is the first time the drug had been introduced into humans. The biologic, TGN 1412 is an immunomodulatory humanized agonistic anti-CD28 monoclonal antibody being developed by sponsor TeGenero AG for the treatment of autoimmune/inflammatory diseases and hemato-oncolo... click link for more info.
Two men who took part in a clinical trial for an experimental drug to treat chronic inflammatory conditions and leukaemia are currently critically ill in Northwick Park hospital, UK. The neck of one of the men has swollen to three times its normal size. A girlfriend of one of the drug trial volunteers said her boyfriend looked like 'Elephant Man' (BBC)... click link for more info.
World Heart Corporation, a global technology leader in mechanical circulatory support systems, announced today that the first human implant of its advanced rotary ventricular assist device (VAD) took place on March 8, 2006. The successful implant, performed at St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, marks the start of the feasibility clinical trial of the next-generation rotary VAD... click link for more info.
A quatre mois de l'entrée en application du RGPD, la CNIL est présente au FIC 2018 : en plénière et sur le stand de la CNIL pour répondre aux questions.
La formation restreinte de la CNIL prononce une sanction de 100 000 euros à l'encontre de la société DARTY pour ne pas avoir suffisamment sécurisé les données de clients ayant effectué une demande en ligne de service après-vente.
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Le tribunal de Cologne a condamné la circoncision d'un enfant. Cet arbitrage surprenant pourrait être lourd de conséquences.
Les médecins hospitaliers étaient relativement protégés par l'article L4124-2 du code de la santé publique. Mais cet article a été modifié par l'article 62 de la loi HPST du 21 juillet 2009.
The next RIO Boot Camp is slated for June 12-15 in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity for research integrity officers to hone their skills and gain new insights for handling allegations of research misconduct.
Latest research misconduct finding raises the question "Does ORI regularly pursue cases of sabotage?"
PHS found that Junghee Shin engaged in research misconduct by falsifying figures in manuscripts and publications supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH).


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Q: html : input is not clickable after changing position I have a list of inputs and I changed their size and their position , but after the changes some inputs become not clickable (the name input and the username input). I'm using bootstrap. They work in stackoverflow snippet but they don't work when you run the code on the browser or on any online html runner.

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Major success: University of Münster receives funding for two Clusters of Excellence
The Joint Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Council for Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) announced their decision on funding for the new Clusters of Excellence. The University of Münster was successful with two of its three applications:
Mathematics Münster. Dynamics – Geometry – Structure
Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation
The Clusters will receive funding for a period of seven years with effect from 1 January 2019. Additionally, the University of Münster submitted an application to receive funding as an University of Excellence. The decision on this funding line will be announced on 19 July.
The current Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence will receive bridge financing until October 2019 in order to complete ongoing research projects.
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Mathematics is a key technology for scientific and economic progress. New discoveries in mathematics are not only interesting in themselves, but they often lead to unexpected breakthroughs in other sciences as well.
The proposal focuses on fundamental mathematical research. The research of Münster University's mathematicians is unified by two major guiding principles. These are the geometric viewpoint on structures and the study of the relevant dynamics of group or semi-group actions. Both principles have a long tradition and their importance for mathematics has been ever growing.
"The success in the first evaluation round of the Excellence Strategy is a nice confirmation of our past mathematical achievements and strategic objectives at WWU Münster. At the same time it is also stimulating new structural developments and further cutting-edge research projects in mathematics", says Prof. Mario Ohlberger, spokesperson of the initiative.
Spokespersons: Prof. Christopher Deninger, Prof. Mario Ohlberger
Participating Institutes: Institute for Analysis and Numerics, Institute for Mathematical Stochastics, Institute for Mathematical Logic and Foundations of Mathematics, Mathematical Institute
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Since its establishment more than ten years ago, the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" has dealt with the historically changing relationship between religion and politics in Europe, the Mediterranean region, the United States and Latin America, as well as in India and regions of Africa. The spectrum ranges in terms of content from antiquity to the present, from Judaism, Christianity and Islam to modern forms of esotericism.
Taking up these research areas and continuing interdisciplinary collaboration, the Cluster will focus its work in the new funding phase on the question of how religion can stimulate, contain and modify societal and political debates, where the dynamic potency of religion lies, and which external conditions encourage or limit its ability to mobilize people. This will focus attention on the active role of religion in the political and social conflicts of the past and present. In order to grasp the political and social dynamics of religion in the interplay of tradition and innovation, the Cluster will focus on working out different structural, semantic and practical tensions: tensions between (1) transcultural entanglement and disentanglement, (2) religious diversity and legal-political unity, and (3) criticism of religion and religious apology.
Our long-term goal is to make Münster the leading centre for interdisciplinary research on religion in Germany and Europe. The Cluster can already build on a series of sustainable structural changes at the WWU, on the creation of new professorships in, for example, Jewish and Islamic studies, and in the political and social sciences, as well as on the establishment of the Centre for Islamic Theology (ZIT), the Institute for Jewish Studies, and the Centre for Religion and Modernity (CRM). In addition, a "Campus of Religions" will come into being, which, by spatially integrating old and new institutional structures, will strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation, in particular between denominational and non-denominational research on religion, and will promote interreligious understanding.
Spokesperson: Prof. Nils Jansen, Faculty of Law
Participating disciplines: history, law and political science; sociology of religion and religious studies; Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Islamic theology; psychology; classical and modern philology; and philosophy, art history, Arabic studies, ethnology, ancient Assyriology, archaeology, Egyptology, Jewish studies, Byzantine studies, musicology.
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Amazon, eBay join effort to combat counterfeits
Dan Alaimo
Four online marketplaces, including Amazon and eBay have signed a Product Safety Pledge committing to the faster removal of dangerous products from their listings, according to a press release from the European Commission (EC). The agreement pertains to all types of illegal content. Included in its definition of "dangerous products" is terrorist content, incitement to hatred and violence, child sexual abuse material, unsafe products and copyright infringement, the press release said.
The main purpose of the agreement is that the four companies agreed to respond to notifications by member states of the EC about dangerous products within two working days, and take action on customer complaints within five working days.
The other two companies involved in the agreement are China's Alibaba, acting on behalf of its AliExpress online marketplace, and Rakuten-France, which was formerly known as the PriceMinister marketplace before its acquisition by Japan's Rakuten. The agreement came as a result of a dialogue facilitated by the EC, the governing entity of the 28-member European Union (EU).
Large online marketplaces have long struggled to control problematic content, especially counterfeit and knockoff product listings. Now, with four of the largest marketplaces making a joint agreement with the backing of a major governmental entity, the EC, there is teeth behind the verbiage. It's uncertain whether a similar agreement can be reached with the current U.S. government, or whether the EC Product Safety Pledge will have global impact, but it does appear to at least be a start in addressing the problem.
Counterfeits have run rampant in online marketplaces:In fact, a recent study by the Government Accountability Office found that 43% of online purchases made by staff turned out to be fake merchandise. Daimler AG, which owns the Mercedes-Benz brand, sued Amazon last fall for that reason, citing "the sale of an exorbitant number of counterfeit and infringing goods," and "a lack of effective regulation."
In early 2017, Birkenstock USA pulled its products from Amazon citing concerns over counterfeiting and unauthorized selling, although its shoes are now back at Amazon. Amazon has filed lawsuits against sellers of counterfeit goods, and Alibaba has also been criticized for not doing enough to control counterfeit products on its platforms. Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has said counterfeits were the "cancer" of that e-commerce site.
Besides agreeing to shorter time frames for taking action on complaints, the four online marketplaces have also committed to providing a clear way for customers to notify the marketplaces about dangerous product listings, taking steps to prevent the reoccurrence of dangerous product listings that have been removed and giving sellers information and training on compliance, according to the press release.
The agreement also calls for the online marketplaces and the EC to review progress that has been made on the commitments every six months, and publish a report.
"E-commerce has opened up new possibilities for consumers, offering them more choice at lower prices," Vĕra Jourová, EU commissioner of justice, consumers and gender equality, said in a statement. "Consumers should be just as safe when they buy online, as when they buy in a shop."
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Transforming labour organizing for the future of work
by Ryan Hayes Oct 28, 2020 14 min read Share
On a hot July afternoon in the middle of the pandemic, Beny Esguerra performed with his kuisi bunsi flute at a rally outside the minister of immigration's constituency office in Toronto. There, protesters demanded full immigration status for all migrants – a necessary measure during a pandemic that had already taken the lives of three migrant farm workers.
Esguerra and his flute are a regular fixture at migrant workers' solidarity events. The kuisi bunsi originated over 2,000 years ago with the Indigenous Kogi people in present-day Colombia. Esguerra, a Juno-nominated musician and the child of political refugees, seeks to create a "new tradition" by combining Colombian rhythms with contemporary hip-hop.
Beny Esguerra performs at the rally for full immigration status for all. Photo by Michael Zender.
Esguerra often pairs the ancient flute with an electronic loop station – a pedal-operated instrument that allows him to layer rhythms while engaging audiences in call and response. This coupling began with Esguerra trying to figure out how to perform at rallies when it wasn't possible to have the backing of a band, proving once again that necessity is the mother of invention.
In this time of compounding health, economic, and environmental crises, labour activists have a critical role to play in all three. But we have to reinvent ourselves if we want to build working-class movements powerful enough to put the brakes on capitalism's death drive. Unions need to put forward a compelling vision of how we intend to build power for all workers. We cannot turn inward in hopes of defending the shrinking gains of the minority of workers who are already unionized. We need to make a hard break with top-down business unionism by recommitting to organizing the unorganized through inclusive, high-participation, worker-led campaigns that fight for the common good.
Esguerra's "new tradition" concept offers a useful framework for us to reimagine our efforts. "To create something new, you have to know where you came from: your past, your roots, and the struggle of your ancestors," explains Esguerra. "You have to study in order to contribute new elements and fuse it with other styles." Taking Esguerra's lead, we might ask: how can we combine the best of our traditions with new approaches to labour organizing that respond to the changing realities of work?
Charting uneven recoveries
Capitalist economic growth is driven by the exploitation of land and labour, borne disproportionately by Indigenous, Black, and racialized bodies, by women and trans people, and by queer, disabled, and other oppressed groups. And that's in the "good" times; when the economy contracts, like during the current pandemic, existing inequalities are magnified while well-positioned corporations like Amazon and Walmart reap massive profits.
"Businesses will be trying to cut costs, more workers will be doing side hustles to supplement their incomes, and consumers will want better value for their money. That suggests there will be another rise in precarious employment."
Progressive economist Armine Yalnizyan notes that recessions tend to be followed by uneven recoveries marked by increasingly precarious employment. "In the wake of the 1981–82 recession, we hemorrhaged full-time work and part-time jobs ballooned. In the 1990s, the public and private sectors downsized, and net job growth came from self-employment, which is another form of precarity. After the 2008 crisis, temp agency and casual, on-call work grew," she tells Briarpatch.
"For economic recovery reasons, businesses will be trying to cut costs, more workers will be doing side hustles to supplement their incomes, and consumers will want better value for their money. That suggests there will be another rise in precarious employment," adds Yalnizyan. With the mainstreaming of precarity, labour activists need to learn from excluded workers who have long been organizing to address their lack of labour protections and access to unions.
Remembering community unionism
In the recession of the early 1990s, Deena Ladd was involved with efforts to explore different models of trade unionism. Ladd, who was working at the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), saw how economic restructuring was rapidly transforming their members' working conditions.
A free trade agreement with the United States had come into effect and jobs in the historic garment district on Spadina Avenue in Toronto were disappearing – the work moving to Buffalo, the southern United States, and eventually to maquiladoras (foreign-owned companies with sweatshop conditions operating in duty-free export zones in Latin America).
Back in Canada, an old form of precarious work was re-emerging in place of garment factory jobs: subcontracted home-based work, paid by the piece. This shift gave employers a more competitive footing by undercutting hard-fought standards won by workers, much like today's "gig economy."
"I know I'm being underpaid, but there is nothing I can do. If I don't do it, someone else will. The boss knows where to get cheap labour."
A 1991 survey found that 21 of 30 Chinese immigrant women homeworkers were making less than minimum wage. They supplied their own industrial sewing machines, reported working an average of 46 hours per week – and often worked as many as 70 hours per week during busy periods – while assuming primary responsibility for their children at home. None of their employers made employment insurance or Canada Pension Plan contributions. Only one worker received the vacation pay to which they were entitled. In response to these dire conditions, one homeworker commented, "I know I'm being underpaid, but there is nothing I can do. If I don't do it, someone else will. The boss knows where to get cheap labour."
The unionization rate in the garment sector dropped from about 80 per cent in the 1970s to 20 per cent in the 1990s, prompting Ladd to note that "unionized factory jobs are leaving Canada, but maquiladora working conditions are also moving north."
The union decided to follow the workers. First, this meant securing funding to create retraining programs for the older European, Chinese, and Black workers who suddenly found themselves unemployed. Next they had to develop organizing strategies to respond to the phenomenon of home-based work and the needs of the immigrant women sewing garments from their residences.
The ILGWU formed a Homeworkers' Association (HWA) and made them an associate local. Organizers inverted the process for a union drive in a traditional workplace, which aims to form a union after securing legal certification with the support of a majority of workers. Instead of using the industrial certification model – developed for a single factory with a full-time, permanent workforce – the HWA used a creative approach better suited to a diffuse, subcontracted workforce with fly-by-night employers, no common place of work, and little contact with established unions.
Their model saw the HWA offer English classes at their office in Chinatown, provide child care so that workers could participate in meetings, and organize outings on weekends to help break their social isolation. This holistic approach, in which union organizing was inseparable from community organizing, came to be known as community unionism. While refreshing, the strategy was not entirely new. According to labour studies professor Simon Black, community unionism recalls a time when early, less bureaucratic unions "were much more rooted in the daily lives of workers and their families outside the workplace."
The HWA used a creative approach better suited to a diffuse, subcontracted workforce with fly-by-night employers, no common place of work, and little contact with established unions.
Local homeworker organizing scaled up through a coalition to change provincial labour laws and efforts to build global alliances. In 1993, the HWA organized a panel with homeworkers from the United States and Mexico at the Labor Notes conference in Detroit. They also joined HomeNet, a global network of women-led organizations. In 1996, their advocacy led to the passage of an International Labour Organization convention on protecting the rights of home-based workers.
Organizing the unorganized
Sadly, in 1997 the leadership of the garment workers' union pulled their support for homeworkers and other low-wage workers, whom they deemed too difficult to organize. But Ladd, who is now executive director of Toronto's Workers' Action Centre (WAC), credits the HWA with being a formative step toward the development of Toronto Organizing for Fair Employment (TOFFE), a precursor to WAC. Starting in 2000, TOFFE brought together groups of precarious workers – primarily immigrant women – based on a shared need for collective action. "All this work was disappearing from the mainstream into the margins, but no one was organizing these new forms of work," says Ladd.
The worker centre model was first popularized in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States by labour activists who self-organized their communities in response to racism, poor working conditions, wage theft, and anti-union legislation that made conventional organizing especially difficult.
With limited financial resources, WAC has punched above its weight by leveraging the collective strength of low-wage workers. Through its Fight for $15 & Fairness campaign, WAC trained hundreds of new volunteer organizers, mobilized tens of thousands of people to take action in their communities, and set the terms of the public conversation on decent work in Ontario. Their efforts secured legislation that guaranteed a $15 minimum wage and paid sick days for all workers in 2017 – until Doug Ford's newly elected Conservative government rolled back these commitments the following year.
"The so-called gig economy is just a continuation of age-old ways in which employers try to evade their responsibilities. ... Employers want to download risks onto workers and make it harder for them to organize."
Like the retraining programs that "reached back" for unemployed garment workers in the 1990s, Ladd sees the difficult circumstances of the pandemic as a "moment to build stronger relationships." WAC has provided regular webinars in English and Spanish on workers' rights during COVID-19 and distributed over $100,000 in direct income support and food boxes. At the same time, WAC has joined with other organizations to push for policy interventions at the federal level, including paid sick days and income supports for all workers.
Precarious work is increasingly ubiquitous, with the advent of apps like Uber, Lyft, Foodora, DoorDash, and Instacart building their business models around misclassifying workers as independent contractors to avoid labour regulations. Ladd worries that the recent focus on app-based work runs the risk of ignoring the commonalities faced by all low-wage workers.
"The so-called gig economy is just a continuation of age-old ways in which employers try to evade their responsibilities," says Ladd. "We saw that with the move to home-based work in the garment industry, with the rise of temp agencies, and with [the] contracting out of services like cleaning. Employers want to download risks onto workers and make it harder for them to organize." She highlights the organizing drive by Foodora couriers with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as a campaign that fought for the right of couriers to unionize while making links with other precarious workers who are denied access to labour protections.
Whole worker organizing
CUPW's Justice for Foodora Couriers campaign built on the union's own history with community unionism: an effort beginning in 1980 to unionize 6,000 rural and suburban mail carriers across Canada, which involved forming a pre-union association to advocate on behalf of workers. Like app-based couriers today, rural and suburban mail carriers supplied their own vehicles, lacked a central work site, and were misclassified until 2004, when they finally gained union recognition and employee status.
CUPW organizer Liisa Schofield explains that the Foodora union drive was initiated by couriers who started to meet among themselves. When approached for support, CUPW agreed to revive their bike messenger local in the winter of 2019 so that couriers could maintain a sense of ownership and build a worker-led steward network. As it turned out, a bottom-up organizing approach was not just a matter of shared values, but a necessity given the scale of their undertaking.
To reach hundreds of delivery drivers and bike riders scattered across Toronto and Mississauga, the organizing team conducted constant "ride-along" outreach over their workdays, offered advice to new workers, and hosted clinics on a range of topics. "The biggest challenge – more than scale or geography – is the conditions of life. It's hard to ask more of someone when they are already working seven days a week, hustling from one job to another to support a family at home and possibly also family overseas," says Schofield, who had previously organized with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.
Sarom Rho, who worked for Foodora and was a key part of the campaign, names "whole worker organizing" as an important part of their approach. In her book No Shortcuts, union organizer Jane McAlevey describes this strategy as recognizing the connection between the politics of work and politics of community. "A one-dimensional view of workers as workers rather than as whole people limits good organizing," she writes.
"We mapped out workers to see how else we could reach them and support their needs, beyond just immediate workplace concerns," says Rho, who also organizes with the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change. She noticed that a lot of migrant students in Peel Region were commuting to work downtown, where there were more orders. "For migrant workers, it's not just about pay, but also whether the union is willing to take a stand on other issues that affect us, like immigration. When unions support the call for status for all, we are more likely to feel like we have a place in the union," says Rho.
"Couriers are building a sense of community," adds Schofield. "When people feel supported, they bring other aspects of their lives to the table, and that shifts the dynamic. We're seeing that now with the drivers committee. Drivers are delivering masks and food boxes on their own time to fellow couriers during the pandemic."
"When people feel supported, they bring other aspects of their lives to the table, and that shifts the dynamic."
Foodora abruptly announced that they were exiting the Canadian market in May. This decision came in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis and mere months after the Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a precedent-setting decision recognizing the right of the app-based couriers to unionize. "With the company leaving, migrant and racialized members are stepping up. Their leadership is the result of months of work. Having a union provided a space for them to speak up, be heard, issue demands to the company, and take part in mutual aid efforts," says Rho.
"Couriers have voted to continue organizing and CUPW has committed to continue to support them," says Schofield. "There's interest in broader gig worker organizing, since it's common for people to be working for multiple apps at the same time. Couriers are also interested in coalition-building to lay the groundwork for changing legislation." She points to gig workers in California who won the Assembly Bill 5 law to correct misclassification, and the work of the $15 & Fairness campaign in Ontario as their sources of inspiration.
Taking bold risks
When the pandemic hit, many unions scrambled to adopt new digital tools like Zoom. But there was a time when trade unionists were ahead of the technological curve. For the past 20 years, Derek Blackadder has volunteered with LabourStart, an online platform for working-class solidarity that launched in 1998. LabourStart began doing online actions targeting decision makers in labour disputes with software that labour activists coded themselves.
"Employers didn't know what to do with an inbox full of email. It was novel and had an impact," says Blackadder, a former union staff representative. The LabourStart team offered their software to unions free of charge, but Blackadder says "few if any" took their suggestion to build their own digital organizing capacities.
Unions preferred to reach out to LabourStart, a relatively tiny, volunteer-run endeavour, to request support when a campaign emerged. This effectively "short-circuited the organizing benefit of unions doing it themselves," says Blackadder, the project's coordinator in Canada. LabourStart now has a global email list with 180,000 subscribers, more than many unions and labour federations with far greater resources.
He explains that unions' hesitation came partly from their reluctance to take risks when they are "constantly putting out fires." In an interview with Talking Radical Radio, Blackadder tells host Scott Neigh, "Figuring out ways to use technology in movements requires a willingness to experiment and to get it wrong." Another barrier is political in nature. "If unions adopted tech the way workplace activists wanted, it would increase democratic participation in our unions and it would also create a less predictable environment for union leadership," Blackadder tells Briarpatch.
Technology can provide new avenues for member involvement and increase transparency, but it can also do the opposite. In efforts to streamline their operations, some unions have opted for a "member resource centre" model, where a call centre becomes the preferred point of contact. Member resource centres are staffed by labour relations generalists and are dependent on expensive database software. Rank-and-file workplace reps – who would typically handle these calls in-person – are sidelined, along with the institutional knowledge they hold and personal relationships they maintain. This kind of "modernization" undermines the democratic structures of unions.
Blackadder says he saw the COVID-19 crisis "thrust a kind of tech democracy on trade unions." Labour councils and large unions like CUPE, Unifor, UFCW, and OPSEU started to use Zoom for membership meetings. Many saw attendance numbers go up. "Physically attending meetings is a barrier for some members, particularly women and caregivers. Email and social media made it possible for members to participate to some extent on their own terms without coming to a meeting. Now it's possible for the first time since 1946 for a union member sitting at home to meaningfully interact with their union," says Blackadder in his conversation with Neigh.
"If unions adopted tech the way workplace activists wanted, it would increase democratic participation in our unions and it would also create a less predictable environment for union leadership."
In 1946, a legal precedent known as the Rand formula gave Canadian unions the right to have their dues automatically deducted from paycheques. It also addressed the issue of "free riders" by ensuring that every worker who benefited from collective bargaining contributed to its costs. Before this, dues were paid directly by union members, ensuring a close level of contact between workers and union reps, which sometimes included reps visiting workers at home. The Rand formula provided unions with greater financial stability, but it came at a cost. The ruling reshaped the relationship between members and their unions and solidified a more legalistic approach to trade unionism by establishing severe financial penalties for unauthorized work stoppages.
At a time of intense social and economic upheaval, Blackadder's experiences offer an important lesson for labour organizers today: our future is being shaped by changing structural conditions, but also by how we choose to respond to them. Unions can come out of the pandemic as more relevant and effective organizations by rediscovering their roots as worker-led movements. Democratic and egalitarian union cultures are our greatest source of strength when it comes to challenging corporate power.
Back in the 1990s, the rapid shift from "standard employment" to outsourced garment work signalled a larger economic transformation, one which reverberates in today's gig economy. As the sphere of precarity swells, we must learn from the trailblazing efforts of workers on the front lines of these changes. Just like digital organizing, community unionism, worker centres, and whole worker organizing are living traditions. By arming ourselves with these innovative approaches and others like them, we can build on past efforts and experiment with new models for building worker power in these uncertain times.
Ryan Hayes is a researcher and cultural worker based in Toronto, where he is a board member with the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts.
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TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands January 22, 2019: Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Nigel A. Friend, Orca's CEO, as a director on Orca's Board of Directors.
Additionally, Orca today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend (the "Dividend") of $0.05 (Cdn) per Class A Common Voting Share of the Company ("Class A Shares") and $0.05 (Cdn) per Class B Subordinate Voting Share of the Company ("Class B Shares") payable to the holders of Class A Shares and Class B Shares of record on each of March 31, 2019 and payable on or about April 30, 2019.
The Dividend is subject to Orca's Chief Financial Officer having signed and delivered a certificate to Orca's Board of Directors confirming that immediately after the payment of the Dividend, the value of the assets of the Company will exceed its liabilities and that the Company will be able to pay its debts as they fall due.
Certain information regarding Orca set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The use of any of the words "plan", "expect", "prospective", "project", "intend", "believe", "should", "anticipate", "estimate" or other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements represent Orca's internal projections, estimates or beliefs concerning, among other things, future growth, results of operations, TANESCO's generation of electricity, and future demand for electricity. These statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Although the Company's management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement since such expectations are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause Orca's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Orca.
In particular, forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to Orca's future dividends.
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions including changes in laws and regulations, and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced; competition; lack of availability of qualified personnel; risks related to obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities; risks associated with negotiating with governments and other counterparties; fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates; changes in income tax laws or tax rates; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; failure of counterparties to perform under the terms of their contracts; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions which management believes to be reasonable, Orca cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements included in this press release, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur. With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this press release, Orca has made assumptions regarding, among other things: availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures; future exchange rates; the impact of increasing competition; conditions in general economic and financial markets; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; receipt of partner, regulatory and community approvals; future operating costs; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; that Orca will have sufficient cash flow or equity sources or other financial resources required to fund its capital and operating expenditures and requirements as needed; that Orca's conduct and results of operations will be consistent with its expectations; current or, where applicable, proposed industry conditions, laws and regulations will continue in effect or as anticipated as described herein; and other matters.
Management has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking information provided in this press release in order to provide investors with a more complete perspective on Orca's current and future operations and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Orca's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits Orca will derive. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and Orca disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.


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// Provides encoding and decoding for LLC (802.2 Logical Link Control) packets.
package llc

import "github.com/ghedo/go.pkt/packet"

type Packet struct {
    DSAP        uint8
    SSAP        uint8
    Control     uint16        `string:"ctrl"`

    pkt_payload packet.Packet `string:"skip"`
}

func Make() *Packet {
    return &Packet{ }
}

func (p *Packet) GetType() packet.Type {
    return packet.LLC
}

func (p *Packet) GetLength() uint16 {
    if p.pkt_payload != nil {
        return p.pkt_payload.GetLength() + 2
    }

    return 2
}

func (p *Packet) Equals(other packet.Packet) bool {
    return packet.Compare(p, other)
}

func (p *Packet) Answers(other packet.Packet) bool {
    return false
}

func (p *Packet) Pack(buf *packet.Buffer) error {
    buf.WriteN(p.DSAP)
    buf.WriteN(p.SSAP)

    if p.Control & 0x1 == 0 || p.Control & 0x3 == 0x1 {
        buf.WriteN(p.Control)
    } else {
        buf.WriteN(uint8(p.Control))
    }

    return nil
}

func (p *Packet) Unpack(buf *packet.Buffer) error {
    buf.ReadN(&p.DSAP)
    buf.ReadN(&p.SSAP)

    if buf.Bytes()[:1][0] & 0x1 == 0 ||
       buf.Bytes()[:1][0] & 0x3 == 0x1 {
        buf.ReadN(&p.Control)
    } else {
        var ctrl uint8
        buf.ReadN(&ctrl)
        p.Control = uint16(ctrl)
    }

    return nil
}

func (p *Packet) Payload() packet.Packet {
    return p.pkt_payload
}

func (p *Packet) GuessPayloadType() packet.Type {
    if p.DSAP == 0xaa && p.SSAP == 0xaa {
        return packet.SNAP
    }

    return packet.None
}

func (p *Packet) SetPayload(pl packet.Packet) error {
    p.pkt_payload = pl

    return nil
}

func (p *Packet) InitChecksum(csum uint32) {
}

func (p *Packet) String() string {
    return packet.Stringify(p)
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This project was to add FPV capabilities to a fantastically engineered speed boat, enhance the range of operation, get a RTB function for failsafe and open for waypoint autonomous stuff. It worked out fine I think.
Battery: 2 x 5500 mAh LiPo 3S, mounted in series (6s).
. FC and OPLM is installed in a water resistant plastic box in the roof of the boat cover.
Note: both FC + OPLM unit can be fitted in the waterproof case where the Traxxas radio was located.
I just wanted easier access to them and don't intend to race or run at top speed but rather do FPV and Waypoints things.
Here is a waypoint run.
The modification/installation of LibrePilot was really easy.
Just to follow the Vehicle Setup Wizard for Boat.
When choosing boat vehicle, after saving and rebooting it will show car, but the settings are saved okay for the boat.
1. the default values of the PID settings for YAW is too high and this boat will start oscillate driving over say 70% throttle.
I use stabilization AxisLock for YAW.
Defaults should be reduce by 30%. And the TPS should be activate.
2. the default values in the GroundPathFollower, Velocity limits are too low to provide enough speed for the rudder to work in RTB mode. Use these instead.
Attached is the UAV file (3.0).


DUCATI have announced that they have extended their contract with Andrea Dovizioso for the next two years until the end of 2018.
The Italian will remain with Ducati for 2017 and 2018 after a contract extension where he will become team-mates with reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo as of next season.
Speaking about his continuation with Ducati, Dovizioso said: 'I'm very pleased to have reached this agreement with Ducati and to be able to continue the adventure we began in 2013.
After announcing that Lorenzo was to take one place at Ducati, it was clear that they then had to choose between the two Andrea's - Dovizioso or Iannone. However the two are difficult to separate in regards to race finishes, but Iannone did wipe out his team-mate when they were both destined for a podium in Argentina.
Ducati's General Manager Luigi Dall'Igna commented on how difficult the decision was to decide betwen Dovizioso or Andrea Iannone.
'It is never easy to make a decision like this, especially when you have two great riders like the Andreas,' explained Dall'Igna.
'We are very pleased that Dovizioso has agreed to stay with us for the next two years and together with him we can continue the successful work we started four years ago to achieve the ambitious goals we set.
Iannone is now without a ride for 2017 and it is yet to be confirmed as to where he will be next season or if.


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.. _localization:

********************
MathJax Localization
********************

As of version 2.2, MathJax's user interface (including its contextual
menu, its help and about dialog boxes, and its warning messages) can
all be localized to appear in languages other than English.
Currently, there are translations into French and German, but we hope
that other languages will follow soon.  Users who wish to help in the
translation process should contact the MathJax team via the
:ref:`MathJax development forum <community-forums>`. A quick guide to
translating MathJax is available in the `Development wiki
<http://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/wiki>`_.

The language used by MathJax can be selected using the MathJax
contextual menu.  It includes a `Language` submenu that lists the
available languages; selecting one will change the MathJax user
interface to use that language.

.. The list includes those languages that are provided by MathJax, but
   third party developers may produce translations that have not yet
   been incorporated into an official MathJax release.  If you know
   the location of such a translation, you can use the `Load from
   URL...` item at the bottom of the language menu to provide a URL
   for the data file for that language (this will be supplied by the
   third party).

Page authors can select a default language for MathJax so that, for
example, a page that is written in French will have MathJax's user
interface also in French.  To do this, add ``&locale=XX`` after the
configuration file in the ``<script>`` tag that loads the MathJax.js
file, where ``XX`` is the two-letter code for the language.  Currently
the choices are ``en``, ``fr``, and ``de``.  For example:

.. code-block:: html

    <script src="http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML&locale=fr"></script>

will load MathJax using the French language.  Users can still override
this setting using the `Language` submenu of the MathJax contextual
menu.  This submenu can be disabled, however, using the
:ref:`MathMenu configuration options <configure-MathMenu>`.


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// See docs in ../ops/array_ops.cc.

#define EIGEN_USE_THREADS

#include <math.h>

#include "third_party/eigen3/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor"
#include "tensorflow/core/kernels/quantization_utils.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op_kernel.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/type_traits.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/types.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/errors.h"

namespace tensorflow {

typedef Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice CPUDevice;

template <class T1, class T2>
class RequantizeOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit RequantizeOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    const Tensor& input = ctx->input(0);
    const float input_min_float = ctx->input(1).flat<float>()(0);
    const float input_max_float = ctx->input(2).flat<float>()(0);
    const float requested_output_min_float = ctx->input(3).flat<float>()(0);
    const float requested_output_max_float = ctx->input(4).flat<float>()(0);

    Tensor* output = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->allocate_output(0, input.shape(), &output));
    Tensor* output_min = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->allocate_output(1, TensorShape({}), &output_min));
    Tensor* output_max = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->allocate_output(2, TensorShape({}), &output_max));

    OP_REQUIRES(
        ctx, requested_output_min_float <= 0.0f,
        errors::InvalidArgument("requested_output_min must be <= 0, but got ",
                                requested_output_min_float));
    OP_REQUIRES(
        ctx, requested_output_max_float >= 0.0f,
        errors::InvalidArgument("requested_output_max must be <= 0, but got ",
                                requested_output_max_float));

    auto input_array = input.flat<T1>();

#if 0
    // This is the reference, non-eigen implementation:
    auto output_array = output->flat<T2>();
    RequantizeManyInNewRange<T1, T2>(
        input_array.data(), input_array.size(),
        input_min_float, input_max_float,
        requested_output_min_float, requested_output_max_float,
        output_array.data());
#endif

    if (input_array.size() > 0) {
      RequantizeManyInNewRangeUsingEigen<T1, T2>(
          ctx->eigen_device<CPUDevice>(), input, input_min_float,
          input_max_float, requested_output_min_float,
          requested_output_max_float, output);
    }

    output_min->flat<float>().setConstant(requested_output_min_float);
    output_max->flat<float>().setConstant(requested_output_max_float);
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("Requantize")
                            .Device(DEVICE_CPU)
                            .TypeConstraint<qint32>("Tinput")
                            .TypeConstraint<quint8>("out_type"),
                        RequantizeOp<qint32, quint8>);

}  // namespace tensorflow


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The Triumph of "Bloody Gina," the CIA's Torture Queen / by John Kiriakou
Posted byCP(M) June 17, 2022 June 18, 2022 Posted inUNCATEGORIZEDTags:Abu Zubaydah, al-Qaeda, Counterterrorism Center (CTC), Gina Haspel, ISIS, Jose Rodriguez, Mike Pompeo, torture
CIA Director Gina Haspel
The New York Times last week revealed that former CIA Director Gina Haspel was present to watch a torture session of alleged al-Qaeda terrorist Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri when she was the head of a secret CIA black site where two contract psychologists and CIA officers tortured prisoners. During her 2018 confirmation hearings, Haspel was evasive when asked directly by Senator Dianne Feinstein if she had overseen al-Nashiri's interrogations. She said that to answer might expose a part of her classified career. The CIA refused to comment on anything that Haspel may or may not have done in the past.
The Times' revelation was reported as a part of the newspaper's coverage of a lawsuit that al-Nashiri's attorneys have brought against the CIA. Psychologist James Mitchell, one of the torturers, testified in the suit that the black site's chief was "Z9A," code for Haspel, and that she personally sat in on one of the torture sessions. There was no explanation for what Haspel was doing there. It was certainly not normal procedure for a senior CIA officer to simply sit in on a torture session, unless she did it because she wanted to, Regardless of the reason, the truth is now out. That's certainly a good thing. But it doesn't mean that Haspel or anybody else will be punished for the CIA's torture program. In many cases, the statute of limitations has expired. And Haspel has moved on. She's now in a senior position in the A-list Washington, DC law firm of King & Spaulding, although she doesn't appear on the firm's website, and a spokesperson wouldn't tell the Times what she does there. Still, it's worth taking another look at who, exactly, Gina Haspel is.
My CIA superiors asked me in 2002 if I wanted to be "certified in the use of enhanced interrogation techniques," the popular CIA euphemism for torture. I was one of 14 people asked. I regret to say that I was the only one who declined. I said that I had a moral and ethical problem with torture, and I believed it to be patently illegal. But as I rejected torture, Haspel welcomed it. And the decision certainly didn't hold her back. She went on to become CIA director. She and other torturers and torture supporters went on to prosper, despite–or was it because of–this grisly work experience. I went to prison for 23 months after blowing the whistle on the torture program. I'm sure Haspel has no regrets for her decisions. Neither do I.
Haspel's nomination as CIA director sent the country back, in the blink of an eye, to the bad old days of torture, secret prisons, and international renditions. Haspel was a protégé of Jose Rodriguez, the CIA's notorious former deputy director for operations and former director of the Counterterrorism Center (CTC). Haspel served as Rodriguez's chief of staff at CTC.
Described in the media as a "seasoned intelligence veteran," Haspel had been at the CIA for more than 30 years, both at Headquarters and in senior positions overseas. And throughout that entire period, she tried hard to stay out of the public eye. Then-outgoing CIA director and Mike Pompeo at the time lauded her "uncanny ability to get things done" and said that she "inspires those around her." I'm sure that was true for some, but many of the rest of us who knew and worked with Gina Haspel at the CIA called her "Bloody Gina."
The New York Times and Washington Post have written extensively about Haspel's background, especially overseas. The CIA will not let me repeat her resume here, calling it "currently and properly classified." I won't go down that road. But I will say that it was Haspel who carried out her master's instructions to destroy videotaped evidence of the torture of Abu Zubaydah, mistakenly thought to have been the third-ranking person al-Qaeda. And that was after the White House Counsel specifically told her to not destroy it. She made no apologies. I would call that "obstruction of justice," a felony.
At the same time, the American people have a right to know what their CIA director does—or did—in their name. They have a right to know if she committed crimes and, if so, what those crimes were. They have a right to transparency. And they have a right to know that when a law is violated, no matter how important the transgressor, justice will be served.
Haspel should never have been named CIA director in the first place. First, just imagine the message this sent to the CIA workforce: Engage in war crimes, in crimes against humanity, and you'll still get ahead. Don't worry about the law. Don't worry about ethics. Don't worry about morality. Don't worry about the fact that the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the FBI, and military interrogators all agree that torture doesn't work, besides the fact that it's ethically and morally reprehensible. Go ahead and do it anyway. We'll cover for you. And you can destroy the evidence, too.
And what message did it send to our friends and allies? What would we tell our allies, the same ones that we criticize every year in the State Department's annual Human Rights Report? The message was this: You know how we always say that we're a shining city on a hill, a beacon of respect for human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law? Well, that's nonsense. We only say those things when it's expedient. We say it to make ourselves feel good. But when push comes to shove, we do what we want, international law be damned.
Our actions are also not lost on our enemies. The torture program is the greatest recruitment tool that al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other bad actors ever had. It was the torture program that energized them. It gave them something to rally against. It sowed an even deeper hatred of the United States among them. It swelled their ranks. It was no coincidence that ISIS paraded its prisoners in front of cameras wearing orange jumpsuits before beheading them. Gina Haspel was partly responsible for that.
And now that we know what we know about Gina Haspel, we should also ask ourselves who we want to be as Americans. Do we want to be the country that tortures people, like North Korea, China, and Iran? Do we want to be the country that snatches people from one country and sends them to another to be tortured and interrogated? Do we want to be the country that cynically preaches human rights and then violates those same rights when we think nobody else is looking? Aren't we better than that? Don't we want to be that shining beacon, the country that every other one looks up to and tries to emulate? Or do we want to emulate the likes of Gina Haspel?
I'm glad the truth is finally out. But I'm not sanguine that we have learned a lesson from torture. Gina Haspel and those like her are monsters. They should be prosecuted, imprisoned, and shunned. None of them ever has been. Instead, they're celebrated. But it's not too late. There is still time for our children to learn the lessons that my generation didn't. The CIA likes to train its officers to believe that everything in life is a shade of gray. But that's just not true. Some things are black-and-white, right or wrong. Torture is wrong. It's illegal, immoral, and unethical. We shouldn't do it under any circumstances. And those who do should be punished.
John Kiriakou is a former C.I.A. analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant. While employed by the C.I.A., he was involved in critical counterterrorism missions following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but refused to be trained in so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques." After leaving the C.I.A., Kiriakou appeared on ABC News in an interview with Brian Ross, during which he became the first former C.I.A. officer to confirm that the agency waterboarded detainees and label waterboarding as torture. Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was not just the result of a few rogue agents, but was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government.
Originally published in SCHEERPOST, June 6/14/2022, scheerpost.com
What You Need to Know About Inflation / by Samir Sonti
Today's Poor People's Campaign carries on MLK's fight for economic justice / by Cameron Orr


Long before dolphin watching was a popular activity for tourists, dolphins were giving sailors a helping hand. They guided ships to safe harbour in ancient Greece and in 19th century New Zealand. They became symbols of safety and a sign of changing weather. Today, you can become part of a dolphin watching group in many places around the world. This is ecotourism.
I have always lived by the ethic that people should be trusted until such trust is shown to be misplaced because of their reckless or deliberate actions or because their selfishness shines through their behavior. This is an ethic which inevitably leads to occasional trouble, since the charlatan may sometimes win, but to assume its opposite is to invite a coldness and a hardening of our hearts, a debasing of the human spirit, and a diminution of our humanity.
Having lived in the Los Angeles area, I had season tickets for the Dodgers, Lakers, Kings and Raiders (back in the day). I took my collecting seriously and found myself a co-host of a radio show that aired before the Lakers games. The host was Gary Owens of "Laugh-In" fame and we called ourselves "Sports-Nuts".
In the afternoon go to Teton Village and take a tram ride up the hill and back. Remember, though, that the tram will be closed until 2008. Even though the main aerial tram is being replaced, you can still get up the mountain on the Bridger Gondola.
If you can't find something to do in San Antonio then you have to get with it. San Antonio really does have it all. From the sunsets to the nightlife, you will be blessed.


Facilities: Golf Shop, Locker Rooms, Refreshment Buggy, Kinahans Brasserie, Treffners Restaurant.
PGA Golf Tuition: Personal Tuition & Training Programs, Group Clinics, Junior Coaching, Ladies & Gents Practice Classes.
Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club Pro Shop is one of the best equipped golf shops in the area and is fully stocked with a wide range of clothing and golf equipment. Our friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff will help you with all your selections. We offer a variety of product lines and accessories to ensure you will have any item required for your round of golf.
Top brand utility golf clubs and putters from Ping.
Men and women's clothing lines from Tommy Hilfiger, Ping Collection, Lyle & Scott, Peter Miller, Polo Ralph Lauren, Daily Golf, FootJoy apparel with Fairway & Green & Peter Scott.
Ladies and Gent's golf shoes from FootJoy.
Team shirts and sweaters with the Hilton Templepatrick logo are also available.


We offer an E-commerce solution developed specifically for trading foreign exchange products.
Our platform is fully integrated with the systems of the financial institution and meets all the Central Bank of prerequisites, such as automatic checking of CPF, registration requirements, operating limits and compliance.
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In 2013 Brazil was the 4th largest consumer of the world's smartphones !!!
More than 60% of Brazilians have access to the Internet for smartphones and tablets.
Accompanying this trend Vuori provides its customers mobile apps that offer balance inquiries services, extracts, currency exchange rates, recharge prepaid cards and purchase new cards.
Our applications have been developed so that the user has easy navigation and is fully integrated with the systems of financial institutions providing information in real time to the customer.


Two blogs in two days...I'm setting a great precedent for Kate and Fred in '09.
So, a few short weeks after we left off in San Antonio, all of the "kids" converged at home for our last Christmas in Sacramento. My parents' house seemed to be built with holiday decorating in mind- it looks just perfect with Christmas decor in every nook and cranny.
One of the first things we did was go see the crazy Christmas lights on Dovewood Court, a locally famous street that prides itself on high electric bills in December. The Jimmy Buffet house is always a fave.
The next day we were apparently bored, so we put Lily in my laundry hamper and had some fun. Seriously, it's like she doesn't have toys.
She liked it though, I swear.
We did our traditional Christmas Eve picnic by the tree and opened a gift each (it's always pajamas for the kids). My mom got TWO sets of Mexican Train (our fave game). Excitement!
WHOA. Katie and Fred, at this rate next year she will probably have highlights and a pierced nose and be texting her boyfriend on her iPhone.
I am obviously going to be biased about the awesomeness of my gift to my niece: the Radio Flyer rocket ship. So awesome.
Even fun while deliriously tired!
Christmas day was a lot of fun- full of wii-ing, relaxing, and of course embracing under the Christmas tree.
Lily expanded her vocabulary considerably, since all we did was command her to "say grandma! say grandpa! say auntie!" over and over all day. She landed on "gaga" for grandma, "gagee" for grandpa, and the very sweetest "ann...[pause]...tee!" for auntie.
Katie got to sit at the kids' table for the big dinner- congrats!
The next day was spent ice skating in historic Folsom with the cousins.
After all that fun, I had to head back to San Francisco to go to work (imagine that). However, on New Year's Eve I met Katie and Fred halfway in Vacaville for some breakfast and outlet shopping. We also met up with Rosalie, one of Katie's best friends, and her fiance Colin, so they could meet Lily for the first time.
And so ended a magical couple weeks of family fun in Sacramento. We probably reminisced 50 times about how awful last year was, when everyone got sick and spent the whole time throwing up. There were all kinds of sighs of relief, like "what a GREAT 2008 this was, no one sick, everyone having a fabulous time, woohoo!"
After a "crazy" NYE of playing dominos the poor guy got wildly ill and the Boyles fam became land locked in Sacramento. Is the house cursed? I guess we don't have to go for the three-peat next year since my parents will be in Houston, but way to test the theory, Fred.
Seriously, Kelly - you may have to move here. How else will we be so humorously enlightened about Lily's comings and goings?! (Kidding again, guys...but you do have your work cut out for you! *laugh*). Katie -- I love that picture of you and Lily in black & white...soo sweet. Can't wait to see you guys.


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Now LA Cops Are Investigating Asia Argento
Police want to talk to Jimmy Bennett after he said he had sex with the Italian actress when he was 17
Posted Aug 21, 2018 8:55 AM CDT
In this May 17, 2009, file photo, Italian actress Asia Argento arrives on the red carpet for the screening of "Vengeance" at the Cannes Film Festival in France. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
(Newser) – Authorities said Monday they're now looking into sexual assault allegations against Italian actress Asia Argento—one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Darren Harris said investigators want to talk to Jimmy Bennett or his representatives about the alleged incident at a Southern California hotel in 2013, when Bennett was 17, the AP reports. The move is an about-face, as TMZ reports that police initially declined to open a criminal investigation after a New York Times story that the 42-year-old settled a legal notice of intent to sue filed by Bennett, who's now 22, for $380,000. That was shortly after she said last October that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein raped her.
Bennett says in the notice that he had sex with Argento at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Marina del Rey, Calif., in 2013. The age of consent in California is 18, per the Times. Investigators have learned no police report was filed at the time, Harris said. In a statement to the AP on Monday, a lawyer for Bennett said the actor "does not wish to comment on the documents or the events" at this time, noting Bennett would take "the next 24 hours, or longer, to prepare his response." Representatives for Argento didn't respond to a request from the AP for comment. (Read more Asia Argento stories.)


Postcolonial studies designates a broad, multidisciplinary field of study that includes practitioners from literary, cultural, and media studies, history, geography, art history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and political economy. Postcolonial studies is the analysis of the phenomenon of imperialism and its aftermath: slavery, colonialism, nationalism, independence, and migration. Its eclectic disciplinary and methodological range differentiates postcolonial studies from its subdivision field of "postcolonial theory," which is dominated by practitioners of literary studies who conceptualize narrative structures, representations of cultural difference, and strategies of subject-formation in colonial and postcolonial texts.
Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) initiated the entry of post-colonial studies into the metropolitan academies of Europe and the United States. Said's study draws upon the ideas of Antonio Gramsci and Michel Foucault to explore constructions of "the Orient" by European and American politicians, scholars, and artists. The intellectual origins of postcolonial studies are more debatable. Deconstructionist or postmodernist practitioners (including Homi Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak) regard Orientalism as the inaugural text of postcolonial studies, while for Marxist or materialist practitioners (including Timothy Brennan, Benita Parry, and E. San Juan, Jr.), the field's origins are much earlier, with the predominantly Marxist anti-colonial writings of activist-intellectuals that include George Antonius, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Simon Bolivar, Amilcar Cabral, Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, Marcus Garvey, C. L. R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, George Padmore, Roberto Fernández Retamar, Walter Rodney, Jean-Paul Sartre, Léopold Senghor, and Eric Williams.
Many prominent contemporary practitioners originate from Asia (Aijaz Ahmad, Bhabha, Said, San Juan, Jr., Spivak); Africa (Chinua Achebe, Mahmoud Mamdani, Achille Mbembe, V. Y. Mudimbe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Wole Soyinka); and Latin America and the Caribbean (E. Kamau Brathwaite, Ariel Dorfman, Eduardo Galeano, Eduoard Glissant, Wilson Harris, Jamaica Kincaid). Of these, the majority have relocated to Europe or North America, where there is no intellectual monopoly on postcolonial intellectual practices but where practitioners enjoy the lion's share of material resources to publish and distribute postcolonial academic materials.


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Lorraine Kelly
The real reason Lorraine Kelly has a problem with Esther McVey
The pair had an awkward moment live on TV and now she's explained it
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Lorraine Kelly has finally explained that awkward moment between her and Esther McVey on Good Morning Britain.
The presenter stunned fanned with her reaction to the MP after bluntly replying "yes I do" when asked whether she remembered her from GMTV.
The controversial Conservative MP later claimed the pair didn't get on because she was promoted above Lorraine to present with Eamonn Holmes .
But today Lorraine said it was nonsense and explained why she gave her a frosty response.
GMB - Lorraine Kelly and Esther McKey (Image: ITV)
The moment Esther McVey doubles down on why parents SHOULD take kids out of LGBT lessons
She told Piers: "What it was, I just got sick to the back teeth of the political atmosphere.
"And I strongly disagree with her policies on LGBT rights and I just thought to myself, I've had enough of this.
"We've had two and a half years of people going round in circles and not sorting Brexit out.
"And now we've got a state in Britain where people are at each other's throats and it's got to stop.
"And I'm really really disappointed Ruth Davidson isn't running for Tory leader, she's one of the few human beings that is in politics right now."
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New exclusion zone imposed at Anderton Park School over LGBT protests - 'it's a glorious day' says head
The former work and pensions secretary had previously backed parents who want to remove their kids from LGBT education lessons.
She was asked about the ongoing dispute at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham and said: "I'm being very clear: the final say is with the parents and if parents want to take their young children - that's primary school children - out of certain forms of sex education, relationship education, then that is down to them."
But she said it was wrong for parents to be protesting outside primary schools.
Esther McVey (Image: PA)
FULL Lorraine Kelly and Esther McVey transcript after excruciating GMB snub
On Monday the Conservative member had also said she and Lorraine Kelly shared a dressing room during their stint on GMTV together, but the Scottish presented denied this .
She said: "I'm baffled love, there is no battle. I'm baffled by that though cos I've had my own show since 1992 and I don't think she joined until about five years later, and as far as sharing a dressing room goes, it wasn't really like that, it's not like it is now.
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"Back then it was just a little room everyone shared and got ready in, it wasn't like a dressing room, it was just a room."
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Treviño made his comments in an exclusive interview with the Rio Grande Guardian and RGV Public Radio 88 FM just before the release of a new proposal by TBC to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and break the impasse in Washington that has closed nine U.S. government departments and dozens of federal agencies.
"Border security has been a political football since before the Secure Fence Act. The first reason they gave us for building the wall was, we have got to keep the terrorists out. Okay, we did that. Hidalgo County, for one, benefited because their levees also got repaired," Treviño said.
Treviño won praise from other Rio Grande Valley leaders for reacting quickest to an apparent attempt by a Border Patrol union official to co-opt the leaders into supporting President Trump's border wall proposals.
At a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on the day President Trump visited the Valley, Brandon Judd, president of the Border Patrol Council, a union for Border Patrol agents, appeared to be negotiating on behalf of Trump.
"If the president was to give the infrastructure that was necessary at the ports of entry, would you support physical barriers," Judd asked the local mayors and county judges.
The Rio Grande Guardian/RGV Public Radio 88 FM interview with Treviño took place at Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez's State of City Address, held at the Pharr Events Center.
"I am here to let Mayor Hernandez know that we can partner up on numerous regional projects. I congratulate Pharr and Hidalgo County for the success they are having. My goal when I was mayor of Brownsville and now as county judge is to expand the pie and get rid of some of the provincialism and disputes we have had in the past. I think we can get a lot more done if we work together," Treviño said.
Treviño reiterated that Valley leaders are willing to work with border enforcement agencies, if they are requesting additional resources for security reasons, not political ones.
Treviño said that, unfortunately, border security is now being used to scare the general public.
Saenz said the compact is built on three bipartisan "legislative pillars" sponsored by Texas representatives in Congress and founded on bipartisan legislation recently enacted by U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich.
Editor's Note: The main image accompanying the above story shows Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr.
President Trump was in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas last week to promote his Border Wall plan. How should border communities react? A discussion with McAllen businesswoman Monica Weisberg-Stewart, chair of the Texas Border Coalition's immigration and border security committee.


Can you spot the knife?
Images have been released by Greater Manchester Police to show how criminals often hide deadly weapons in public places to reduce their risk of being caught in possession of them, according to the Manchester Evening News .
This comes after both Greater Manchester and Cambridgeshire Police forces have revealed they are dealing with a surge in knife crime, with the figures more than doubling in Cambridge.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts told the Manchester Evening News that the rise is mostly down to an increase in personal robberies, often carried out by young men.
Under new sentencing guidelines, which were issued last year, possession of a weapon such as a knife can result in a prison sentence of up to 18 months.
As a result, criminals are increasingly stashing weapons such as knives, hammers, screwdrivers or even plastic bottles filled with acid, in secret spots so they can grab them whenever they need to.
This means if they are stopped by police, they won't be carrying a weapon.
But if they spot a possible target for a robbery, or a rival for their drug dealing patch, for example, they can quickly retrieve the weapon from its hiding place.
GMP want to the public to become more aware of spotting weapons hidden in public places and issued two images showing a knife hidden in a wall and in a bush where they are almost impossible to spot.
It is part of Operation Sceptre - a national week of action to combat knife crime.
There will also be an increase in patrols, hotspot targeting and stop and search, police said.
ACC Potts said: "It's a sad fact that people are not only carrying knives, but are now also hiding weapons in and around public places and that can be very worrying for members of the public.
"The more knives that are on the streets only leads to one outcome – more people getting hurt - and we are determined to act to stop these implements getting into the wrong hands.
"To ensure police and partner resources are targeted in the communities where they are needed most, we are asking the public to be aware and report any knife sightings to us and reduce the circulation of weapons in our communities."
On Wednesday, Mr Potts was among senior officers from the seven biggest forces in England and Wales invited to meet the Home Secretary on Wednesday in response to the country's knife crime epidemic.
Sajid Javid invited them to submit bids for extra cash to cover the current gaps in policing.
In Cambridgeshire this week officers are joining colleagues across the country to tackle a rise in knife crime.
The week-long initiative will include an amnesty, where people can hand knives in without the fear of prosecution.
From today (March 11) amnesty bins will be located at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough, Parkside Police Station in Cambridge, and Wisbech Police Station for one week.
Inspector Matt Snow said: "It's important that we are talking to young people about the dangers of carrying knives and the potentially devastating consequences."
Anyone who has concerns about someone carrying or hiding a knife, or who is aware that knives are being concealed, should call the Police on 101.


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Minneapolis: January 27 to January 31, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 27 to January 31, 2017.
The annual The Current show is taking place next week: starting with Duluth's Low as headliner. Also on the bills are local favorites, John Mark Nelson (who previously appeared on . ....
Haley Bonar
Since 2003 The Size of Planets, Haley Bonar has been the staple Minneapolis singer/songwriter for years, even when she moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2009! …
The Lemon Twigs
I'm not going to lie, but the biggest buzz band I've seen in a long time, has got to be The Lemon Twigs. Almost immediately, the dancefloor was filled to the walls of curious . ....
Savoy Motel
Nashville's Savoy Motel, possibly named after the Savoy Hotel, opened up the show. The band featured bassist Jeffrey Novak, drummer Jessica McFarland, guitarist Mimi Galbierz . ....
THE CURRENT'S 12 BIRTHDAY PARTY
at First Avenue
Saturday, 01/28/17, 7pm ($20)
It's The Current's 12th Birthday Party and you're invited. The show will feature Haley Bonar as headliner. We reviewed Bonar's latest album Impossible Dream (GNDwire / Spit Comet / Memphis Industries) and said "the incredibly talented Haley Bonar offers an unobstructed view inside her heart and soul."
Personally speaking, I'm really excited to see that The Lemon Twigs is also on the bill. We caught the 'Twigs last October 2016 and noted, "biggest buzz band I've seen in a long time".
Also on the bill Sam Roberts Band, Monica LaPlante and Zuluzuluu.
If $20 is too much for mostly local bands, head over to the 7th Street Entry, for about $10, you can catch one of the best live bands, Hollerado, with Savoy Motel and Sleep Study.
Nashville's Savoy Motel is actually normally playing with The Lemon Twigs, but for this evening, the Current roped them for their show... Savoy Motel's self-titled debut album is available on What's Your Rupture? Records.
Savoy Motel tour dates:
1/26 THU Chicago IL @ The Empty Bottle
1/28 SAT Minneapolis MN @ First Ave
1/31 TUE Seattle WA @ Barboza
2/1 WED Vancouver BC @ The Cobalt
2/2 THU Portland OR @ Doug Fir
2/4 SAT San Francisco CA @ Brick and Mortar
2/5 SUN Santa Cruz CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
2/6 MON Santa Ana CA @ Constellation Room
2/8 WED Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
2/9 THU San Diego CA @ Casbah
2/10 FRI Phoenix AZ @ Valley Bar
2/11 SAT El Paso TX @ Lowbow Palace
2/14 TUE Austin TX @ Stubb's Jr
2/15 WED Houston TX @ Raven Tower
2/17 FRI Birmingham AL @ Saturn
2/18 SAT Atlanta GA @ Aisle 5
2/21 WED New York NY @ Bowery Ballroom
(all shows with The Lemon Twigs, except 1/28 & 2/8)
My brother's favorite band is releasing a live album. But WAIT! It's not new (do you see a trend here?), the audio CD is actually the audio soundtrack of the DVD of I Heard a Voice ..…
The Chain Gang of 1974
The Chain Gang of 1974 can actually be referenced as Mohager's solo project that comes complete with a touring band. Mohager has a DJ background but it's not as easy to tell as you may ..…
Monday, 01/30/17, 7pm ($28)
My brother's favorite band AFI (not to be confused with the American Film Institute) will be headlining First Avenue this Monday! The punk/emo band is touring in support of their tenth self-titled (aka The Blood Album) record.
The Chain Gang Of 1974 (aka Kamtin Mohager and not to be confused with The 1975 or Chain and the Gang) to open. The synth-pop band was just in town last November 2016, and we noted, "This indie/electro pop group definitely got the crowd warmed up, just like an opener should, but the crowd seemed to respond to them a lot more than most opening acts. I think the main reason for that was the undeniable energy that was coming off of the stage. It may have been early in the night but singer Kamtin Mohager acted like he was headlining the show with how much he was moving around."
Also on the bill: Souvenirs.
Chain Gang's tour dates:
Supporting AFI
January 24 | Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
January 25 | Seattle, WA - The Showbox
January 27 | Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
January 28 | Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
January 30 | Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
January 31 | Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
February 1 | Toronto, ON - Danforth
February 3 | Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
February 4 | Columbus, OH - Skully's
February 6 | St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
February 7 | Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada
February 9 | Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
February 10 | Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
February 11 | San Diego, CA - The Hideout
February 12 | Santa Ana, CA - Constellation
Porno Wolves
Porno Wolves are: Ryan Bachman – Guitar/Vocals, Shea Drenkow – Electric Bass, Steven Schwartz – Guitar/Saxophone, and Anthony Gore – Drums. ..…
01/27/17 Teen idol Aaron Carter will make an appearance at The Pourhouse this Friday.
01/27/17 Local Porno Wolves will be playing the Triple Rock Club on Friday, with The Person and the People and The Modern Era. $10 will get you in the door. We previously saw Porno Wolves in August 2015 and wrote, "could probably play well over their 50-minute-ish set of rock jams and weeping guitars. This made me think that they are used to headlining or just not used to opening with short sets."
01/27/17 Grammy-nominated recording artist Audien is currently on his first U.S. tour for 2017, making a stop at the will make an appearance at Rev Ultra Lounge in Minneapolis this Friday
01/29/17 Emo band Dashboard Confessional is back! They'll be playing First Avenue this Sunday. I don't know why I'm excited about this... I haven't seen the band since 2003 or so.
01/29/17 Boston folk singer Catie Curtis will be playing the Cedar Cultural Center on Sunday. Show up and find out why the New Yorker called her a "folk-rock goddess". Curtis' latest Flying Dream is out now.
01/31/17 Teen Queen Cherry Glazerr is currently touring in support of their new album Apocalipstick (Secretly Canadian). They'll be headlining the 7th Street Entry. Slow Hollows to open.
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It is summer vacation at the Round Rock Public Library! Join us for a family gaming event in Meeting Room C from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. Bring your family and friends to the library to play giant games and board games.


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According to an official statement, the investigation will focus not only on the allegations six women raised against Moonves in the New Yorker article but also look more broadly at possible misconduct at CBS News.
The media company's directors are moving swiftly to demonstrate their seriousness in examining the damaging allegations. A special committee of the board, comprised of former NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon, restaurateur Linda Griego and Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer Robert N. Klieger, will oversee the investigation.
Moonves will have no role in the investigation and is entirely recused from it.
The attorneys named to head the investigations have extensive experience in civil litigation and white collar crime.
Kestenbaum served for nine years as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York before joining Covington. Her biography describes her as being involved in corporate internal investigations and defending institutions and officers, directors and executives in grand jury, SEC and regulatory investigations.
Debevoise & Plimpton was recognized as the "White Collar Firm of the Year" and senior chair White has been inducted into the "Hall of Fame" by the publication Benchmark Litigation, recognizing her decades of work prosecuting and defending a wide range of white collar criminal and civil cases. She has served as Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Moonves will remain at the helm of CBS while attorneys examine claims that the long-time television executive had made unwanted sexual advances during business meetings, and retaliated after being rebuffed.
A number of prominent female initially stepped forward to voice their support for the executive following publication of the damaging New Yorker magazine expose.
By midday Wednesday, the besieged Moonves voluntarily exited the Anita Hill-led Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace.
Moonves is perhaps one of the most influential figures in entertainment, credited with reviving the once laggard CBS television network into a broadcasting powerhouse. Over the course of his tenure, the network has commanded top ratings and produced such hits as The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, SURVIVOR, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Before joining CBS in 1995 as president of entertainment, Moonves was president of Warner Bros. Television, where his team developed such hit shows as Friends and ER and supplied the largest number of programs to network television for nine consecutive years.
The 68-year-old executive is married to Julie Chen, co-host of The Talk.


TIP! Dog training requires generous rewards that are given correctly. Unless you offer treats appropriately and frequently, it's almost impossible to keep him motivated and interested.
A well-trained dog makes both you and your pet happy. A dog that is well-trained assures that your dog knows exactly what he can expect. With a dog who has been trained, you can be confident about leaving him at home without supervision, having guests in your home and taking him along with you in public places. It will not always be easy to train your dog. It takes a lot of time and effort to properly train a dog.
TIP! A main focus of training is timing your sessions appropriately. Begin with small sessions and increase the time daily.
There are different tricks you can try when you are crate training your dog. If your puppy doesn't like being in his crate, put a dog treat or chew bone in it and close the door to keep him out. They will want to get to the bone, which means going into the crate. Once they go in the crate, praise them so that they know they did well.
A dog will obsess about one thing until you divert its attention. Dogs learn by repetition so with continued training, your dog will immediately focus on what you are saying.
TIP! A dog has an inquiring mind and will look at one thing for quite a while until its attention is broken. Once your dog knows his attention command, you will be able to coerce him to ignore almost anything.
It is a simple task to teach a dog how to roll over, just be sure to keep some dog treats handy! The first step is to get the dog to lay down. Next, hold the treat close to the floor on one side of the dog's head, and slowly bringing it upwards and over to the dog's other side. Your dog is probably going to follow the treat in your hand with his nose, which means he will rollover his whole body. As he rolls, state the command "roll over" in a firm tone. Repeat the process until your dog associates the command with the action. It will probably take multiple attempts, but you will be the talk of the town when the trick is learned.
TIP! Crate training requires extreme consistency. Whenever you let your puppy out of the crate, he must be given the immediate chance to go potty.
Use a phrase on your puppy to house train him. When it's time for him to go outside to do his business, say "Elimination Device…Activate!" or whatever phrase you chose to call his attention to the task at hand.
TIP! It is dangerous to put more than one dog together in a close space. The restraints for each dog can become tangled and in an effort to free themselves, they can be injured.
Patience is the greatest virtue in training your dog. Using patience helps prevent frustration for both you and the dog. Keep in mind that your dog aims to please you, however, it does not understand your language, so it takes time for it to learn what you expect.
TIP! Be careful not to reward bad behaviors without realizing it. Don't ever reward a dog that is behaving badly.
When your pet hears you speak the word 'no', your dog must understand that a response is not expected. Positive reinforcement is the best method for puppy training. When you say "no", your dog does not understand how to react. Every dog and every situation is different. This means that their training must be tailored accordingly.
TIP! As you train your dog, be certain to gain his attention the same way every time. Your commands should always begin with your dog's name.
Most dogs learn best with positive reinforcement. Your dog should be rewarded with both small treats and happy words. Don't yell and/or hit your dog. It only abuses the dog and causes him to be even more disobedient. Always be firm, be consistent and use positive reinforcement to make your dog understand what you want from it.
TIP! The first thing you should do when training a puppy is teach him to understand his name. Always refer to your dog by his name, and begin teaching him to come anytime it is called.
Puppy training is mostly about being consistent with your pooch and setting the rules of your relationship. Once those are set, you'll find you both enjoy your time together even more! Remember to keep reinforcing what your dog has learned. Make your dog stay sharp on what he has learned, and pay attention to stop relapses in your dog's behavior. When your dog has learned everything that is basic, you can try more advanced things.


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Q: The shutdown command should have a warning message in the last,but it doesn't show Well,I am trying to add some words like "you computer will turn off." after the command 'shutdown'.
But it doesn't show.what could I do?

A: If you want to add more information to the generic warning, you could always combine shutdown with echo using "&&" (logical if) this way:
    shutdown -h 20 && echo wall "computer will turn off"
What this does is evaluate the first part ("shutdown -h 20"); if it exits having completed successfully (i.e. returns 0), it will then execute the second part ("echo "computer will turn off""). If shutdown exits with a different value (for some reason), the second part will not be executed.
I use "&&" in many places, both in scripts & on the command line. It's very handy.
Addendum: As Kusalananda noted below, "echo" was the wrong command. I should have used "wall" -- which would send the message to all users logged into the system thusly:
shutdown -h 20 && wall "computer will turn off"

(It's been a long time since I've worked on a system with another person logged in doing work unrelated to my own, so I missed that detail.) And sorry for the delay in correcting msyelf.


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Are Video Games Or Movies More Profitable Worldwide?
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The question arises: Are video games or movies more profitable worldwide? The answer depends on how you define the term. Video games are more complex than movies because they can provide a unique avatar experience that cannot be replicated by a film. And unlike movies, video games don't depend on familiar actors to drive their box office success. For example, a shopper doesn't pick up a game because of its cover star, but instead because of its gameplay.
The video game industry has become increasingly competitive. It has won seven Guinness World Records, including fastest game to hit a billion dollar sales mark. As of May 2018, Grand Theft Auto V was valued at more than $6 billion, making it the most successful entertainment product ever. The game has a longer life span and can generate three times the amount of revenue as a movie. In fact, it's estimated that video games will be more profitable worldwide than any other industry in 2024.
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