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**JavaScript kit of of chem-informatics UI and data mangement tools**

*(a replacement of https://github.com/ideaconsult/Toxtree.js)*

[TOC]

## Background

Since the toolkit strives to provide different _types_ of functionality - from automating the simple data querying machanism, to parsing and enriching received responses, to providing the whole complete web UI for searching, viewing and manipulating chem-informatics data. Therefore two basic principles can be found in organizing the it:

* Functionality is spread among three layers: [**core**](./core/) (data communication & orchestration), [**widgets**](./widgets/) (isolated UI elements) and [**kits**](./kits/) (fullu functional, ready-to-be used bundles providing end user experience).

- Utilize a LEGO-like principle, i.e. ability to combine different pieces of functionality together, e.g. - different translation types. Methodology also known as [Entity Component System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity–component–system).

The later is provided by the small dedicated library [asSys](https://github.com/thejonan/asSys.js), which has deeper explanation on the paradigm. What it provides is the ability to develop certain functionality (wrapped in a "class", actually - `prototype`.) without even knowing what other functionality the instances will poses. For example one can have the functionality of `WalkingObject` wrapped in a prototype, then have `FlyingObject`, wrapped in another prototype and assign this functionality to different entities - _Human_ type entity could have only `WalkingObject` functionality, _Bird_ type entity could have both, and _Plane_ type - only the `FlyingObject`. We call this wrapped functionality a _skill_, and the instances - _agents_.

The _skill-sets_ layering follows simple principles:

* Skills in [**core**](./core/) know nothing about UI - they provide pure data translation and manipulation functionality, which can freely be used on a server-side application as well.
* Skills in [**widgets**](./widgets/) a focused in self-contained, standalone UI elements, which can be combined in an arbitrary way to produce desired final UI.
* Code in [**kits**](./kits/) is not skill-based, but rather provides full blown UIs, which can be easily configured and embedded in any web page.

Skills from [core](./core/) and [widgets](./widgets/) are designed to work together quite easily. For example [`jT.Translation`](./core/Translation.js) skill expects the agent (i.e. instance) to have `translateResponse` method which comes from either [`jT.NesterSolrTranslation`](./core/NesterSolrTranslation.js) or from [`jT.RawSolrTranslation`](./core/RawSolrTranslation.js), and then expects to have method `afterTranslation` which could come from [`jT.ResultWidgeting`](./widgets/ResultWidget.js) skill, for example.

## Dependencies

There are several libraries that jToxKit depends upon:

* [**asSys**](https://github.com/thejonan/asSys.js) - the Agent-Skill library
* [**SolrJsX**](https://github.com/ideaconsult/SolrJsX) - a Solr communication provider
* [purl](https://www.npmjs.com/package/purl) - url parsing package
* [jQuery](https://jquery.com) - the well known web enhancer library
* [jQueryUI](https://jqueryui.com/) framework with [jQuery Slider](https://jqueryui.com/slider/) extension.

## Embedding & Configuring

Embedding a full kit, should be as easy as:

1. Referring proper `.css` and `.js` files;
2. Adding a `<div>` element at the desired place, with proper attributes;
3. Providing configuration.

This is the most probable way to ensure [1] is this in the HTML's `<head>`:

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="lib/jToxKit/www/jtox-kit.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/jquery.ui.theme.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/jquery.range.css" type="text/css">
```

and this, at the end, after `</html>`:

```html
<!-- these are pretty common -->
<script src="lib/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/purl.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jquery.range-min.js"></script>

<!-- And here come the important ones -->
<script src="lib/jToxKit/libs/as-sys.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jToxKit/libs/solr-jsx.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jToxKit/libs/solr-jsx.widgets.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jToxKit/www/jtox-kit.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jToxKit/www/jtox-kit.widgets.min.js"></script>
<script src="lib/jToxKit/www/jtox-kit.kits.min.js"></script>
```

Of course, you can use non-minified versions as well. The paths are intentionally given in a way to give clues where the actual scripts can be found. Refer to [(Re)building](#rebuilding) section for more information on that topic.

Adding a whole _jTox-Kit_ is no more difficult:

```html
<div id="search-ui" class="jtox-kit" data-kit="FacetedSearch" data-configuration="Settings" data-lookup-map="lookup"/>
```

Here's a small explanation to each property:

* `class="jtox-kit"` marks an element for automatic processing upon jToxKit initialization, so it is critical to have this expanded at all.
* `data-kit="<type-of-the-kit>"` - this property identifies which kit needs to be embedded. Refer to [kits](./kits/) folder.
* `data-XXX="<property value>"` is how kit-dependent properties are passed to the instance during its initialization. In this case two things are provided - the variable to get the `configuration` from, and the variable to use for `lookup` map, which is `FacetedSearchKit`-dependent stuff.

Finally, as can be deduces from above, the configuring is provided via variable name, passed with `data-configuration` property. There are other ways too:

* If the provided variable is a function - it is called assumed to be:

```javascript
 function (dataParameters, kitInstance);
```

, and is called within kit's instance context (i.e. this parameter);

* if `data-config-file` is provided, an attempt is made to retrieve a JSON object from there.

### Configuration file

The actual configuration heavily depends on the kit, being embedded. So, for the only (at the time of this writing) kit, an exemplary configuration looks like this:

```javascript
var Settings = {
    ambitUrl: 'https://apps.ideaconsult.net/nanoreg1/',
    solrUrl: 'https://solr.ideaconsult.net/solr/nanoreg_shard1_replica1/',
    multipleSelection: true,
    keepAllFacets: true,
    aggregateFacets: true,

    listingFields: [
        "name:name_hs",
        "publicname:publicname_hs",
        "owner_name:owner_name_hs",
        "substanceType:substanceType_hs",
        "s_uuid:s_uuid_hs",
        "content:content_hss",
        "SUMMARY.*"
      ],
    summaryRenderers: {
        "SIZE": function (val, topic) {
            // ...
            return {
                'topic': topic.toLowerCase(),
                'content': pattern.replace(re, min + " … " + max)
            };
        }
    },
    pivot: [
        {
            id: "topcategory",
            field: "topcategory_s",
            disabled: true,
            facet: { domain: { blockChildren: "type_s:substance" } }
        },
        {
            id: "endpointcategory",
            field: "endpointcategory_s",
            color: "blue"
        },
        {
            id: "effectendpoint",
            field: "effectendpoint_s",
            color: "green",
            ranging: true
        },
        {
            id: "unit",
            field: "unit_s",
            disabled: true,
            ranging: true
        }
  	  ],
    facets: [
        {
            id: 'owner_name',
            field: "reference_owner_s",
            title: "Data sources",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'substanceType',
            field: "substanceType_s",
            title: "Nanomaterial type",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'cell',
            field: "E.cell_type_s",
            title: "Cell",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'species',
            field: "Species_s",
            title: "Species",
            color: "blue",
            facet: { mincount: 2 }
        },
        {
            id: 'interpretation',
            field: "MEDIUM_s",
            title: "Medium",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'dprotocol',
            field: "Dispersion protocol_s",
            title: "Dispersion protocol",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'reference_year',
            field: "reference_year_s",
            title: "Experiment year",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'reference',
            field: "reference_s",
            title: "References",
            facet: { mincount: 2 }
        },
        {
            id: 'route',
            field: "E.exposure_route_s",
            title: "Exposure route",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'protocol',
            field: "guidance_s",
            title: "Protocols",
            color: "blue",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        },
        {
            id: 'method',
            field: "E.method_s",
            title: "Method",
            color: "green",
            facet: { mincount: 1 }
        }
    	],
  // many export-related stuff
};
```

The idea is to have full capability of assembling kits from other kits and/or widgets, just based on this `<div>` embedding principle and proper configuration. It is still not quite operational, but it will be.

### Predefined filters

As part of the configuration one can setup arbitrary number of predefined queries (filters), e.g.:

```javascript
savedQueries: [
  {
    id: "pchem-all",
    title: "P-Chem",
    description: "Physcicochemical studies",
    filters: [{
      id: "studies",
      value: "topcategory:P-CHEM"
    }]
  }, {
    id: "demo-query",
    title: "P-Chem",
    description: "Query Setup Demo",
    filters: [{
      // Simple faceter reference
      id: "reference_year",
      value: "2018"
    }, {
      // Pivot faceter reference
      id: "studies",
      value: "topcategory:P-CHEM"
    }, {
      // Solr request parameter reference
      name: "json.filter",
      value: "substanceType_s:NNm"
    }]
  }
]
```

Aside from miscellaneous stuff like `id`, `name`, etc. the key part of defining the actual filters has three possible forms:

* **Referring a simple faceter**, by specifying the  `id` property, making direct reference to `facets` part of the configuration. The `value` property provided corresponds to the value this _particular_ faceter is expecting/manipulating.
* **Referring a pivot faceter**, relies on the `id` property again, but since the pivot is added as a faceter, with id `studies` - this needs to be specified. It is important that, because of the nested, and multi-field nature of this faceter, the value needs to specify which of the pivot entries it is referred. Pay attention that this is _not_ a data field (again), but a pivot entry id, i.e. the `value` is of the format:
   `<pivot id>:<filter value>`
* **Solr query parameter** can be manipulated if `name` property is used, instead of `id`. In such case the `value` is directly added to Solr request's parameter with a given name. If `fq`/`json.filter` is used, this means that this time, a full data field name need to be specified (along with the value).

## (Re)building

The whole library is organized as a [NPM package](https://github.com/npm/npm), although it is published in the public [NPM space](https://www.npmjs.com).. So, for building it, one needs [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) installed. From then on, it is rather easy:

```bash
$ npm update
$ npm install
```

The first commands makes sure that all dependent libraries are downloaded and up-to-date, and the later runs all the packaging, testing, bundling, etc. of jToxKit. The end result is put in [www](./www/) folder.

Check the raw [ToDo List](./TODO.md).

## License

**Copyright © 2016-2018, IDEAConsult Ltd.**

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Glenn Reynolds's new USA Today column is on prosecutorial misconduct and in particular relates a case out of Kern County, California, in which a prosecuting attorney has somehow managed to keep his job despite falsifying the transcript of a confession.
Debra Cassens Weiss at the ABA Journal has more on that curious sanctions order out of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court in which attorney Nancy Raynor of Malvern, Pennsylvania, could lose everything because a judge found that she "allowed an expert witness to refer to a lung cancer patient's history of smoking during a May 2012 medical malpractice trial." Earlier here. More: Philadelphia Inquirer coverage here and here.


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Nguyen Huu Vinh & Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy
Status: In Prison
On March 23, 2016, the People's Court of Hanoi sentenced Nguyen Huu Vinh to five years in prison under Article 258 (2) of Vietnam's Penal Code for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the state," after publishing articles on his blogs that were openly critical of the Vietnamese government. His editorial assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy was sentenced to three years on the same charges. They had both been detained since May 5, 2014.
UPDATE: On May 5, 2017, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy was released from prison, having completed her three-year sentence. Nguyen Huu Vinh has two years remaining on his sentence.
Nguyen Huu Vinh, also known as Anh Ba Sam, is a former police officer who founded a blog called "Ba Sam" (Talking Nonsense) in 2007. The blog, which has many contributors and has gained several million followers both in Vietnam and abroad, discusses social, political, economic, and cultural issues. Nguyen Huu Vinh later started two more blogs along the same vein, "Dan Quyen" (Civil Rights) and "Chep Su Viet" (Writing Vietnamese History), in 2013 and 2014.
The "Ba Sam" blog has included critical analysis of the Vietnam government as well as other articles such as how to circumvent Vietnam's firewall in order to read international news. As a result, it has been repeatedly subjected to cyberattacks and other suspected state interference. In September 2012 Nguyen Huu Vinh decided to end his direct involvement with the blog to get out of "the heated atmosphere." In April 2014 the blog temporarily shut down to mitigate effects of recent hacking.
On May 5, 2014, Nguyen Huu Vinh and his editorial assistant, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, were arrested for "untruthful and groundless content" critical of the ruling Communist Party, which allegedly undermined people's trust in the government. They were charged under Article 258 (2) of the Vietnamese Penal Code for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the state" by publishing 12 articles on "Dan Quyen" and 12 more on "Chep Su Viet" whose "untruthful and baseless content" served to "distort the lines and policies of the Party and the law of the State; vilify a number of individuals and affect the prestige of offices and organizations; present a one-sided and pessimistic view, causing anxiety and worry; and affect the people's confidence in the leadership of the Party, the Government, the National Assembly, and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
Article 258 has been used against other bloggers and human rights defenders over the last several years. Those charged under Section 2 fall under the "serious crime" category, which, according to Article 120 of Vietnam's Criminal Procedure Code, allows authorities to detain suspects for up to six months before trial (and an additional maximum of 90 days post-indictment); Nguyen Huu Vinh and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy were held for almost two years before going to trial on March 23, 2016.
In court, Nguyen Huu Vinh maintained that he was innocent, and Thi Minh Thuy stated that she did not know who posted the articles in question. They have both denied any relations to the posts from the beginning. After one day of hearings, the People's Court of Hanoi sentenced Nguyen Huu Vinh to five years in prison. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy was sentenced to three years. Supporters of the two bloggers protested the trial and several dissidents were arrested.
On September 22, 2016, the sentences were upheld on appeal.
President Obama: Press Vietnam to Release Imprisoned Activists
Urge Vietnam to Release Nguyen Huu Vinh and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy
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WIRED25 2020: Matt Mitchell on Protecting Yourself From Digital Surveillance
Matt Mitchell, founder of CryptoHarlem, joined WIRED25 to discuss online surveillance, "digital stop-and-frisk," and how law enforcement continues to target people of color.
Hi everyone. I'm Sidney Fussel.
I'm a senior reporter for Wired,
where I cover big data and policing.
I'm joined today by Matt Mitchell.
He's a Ford Foundation tech fellow
and the founder of CryptoHarlem,
where he works on cybersecurity threats
and protecting themselves from surveillance.
Matt how are you?
Hey, how are you? I'm good.
I'm great, awesome.
Thanks so much for taking the time to speak with us.
Can you tell us,
just to start off a little bit about CryptoHarlem.
Which doesn't have anything to do with crypto currency.
Yeah, no, I mean,
it doesn't have anything to do with cryptocurrency.
That crypto stands for cryptography.
Although, you know, we do teach everything.
So we talked about, you know, Bitcoin
and cryptocurrency and we have experts coming in,
Rick Dudley and things like that.
CryptoHarlem started around the time
of the George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin trials.
And I just felt like, you know, I wanted to do something.
I went to work
and it just seemed like for the few black folks at work,
it was a horrible day,
but for a lot of other people it was a bad news day.
But it was really something that really changed me
and changed everyone who I was
speaking to in my community in Harlem.
And I wanted to do something.
So I decided, you know, I'm a computer hacker,
I'm a surveillance expert.
I can at least talk to folks
about the surveillance in our neighborhood
and how it got there,
and how it works, and how to circumvent it,
and the things that we can do to be safer.
Got it, got it. And I know that in your work previously,
you come up with this term digital stop and frisk.
Can you tell us what a digital stop and frisk is
and how that relates to your work,
and people from surveillance?
Yeah, I mean,
it's wild out here on these digital streets
and you know, we have stop and frisk in New York
and that got,
you know, it didn't get like,
there's an idea that it doesn't exist anymore.
And then it got like thrown out or banned.
Limited use, limited use, right.
And instead, what we see is a lot of young folks
are told by tech companies, you know, post your information
on Twitter and Facebook and YouTube and express yourself
and be you.
But for black folks in the inner city,
that is a way that you can get targeted.
And law enforcement, works with companies
that can ingest large amounts of social media
traffic and data,
do sentiment analysis and try to, you know,
use some AI to see,
this seems angry or this seems about that,
create all kinds of networks and cosol connections.
And it ends up with six in the morning,
seven in the morning,
your door gets kicked in.
You get dragged into the station,
with like hundreds of other young people, right.
So there's a pretty well documented case,
of it in Harlem or where I live.
And yeah I mean,
there was a project crew cut
and a bunch of other police initiatives that,
where this happens and it happens to this day.
You know, we see protestors in Minneapolis.
Protests in other parts of the country,
you know in Louisville et cetera.
Being targeted because of social media posts.
And yeah, that's what digital stop and frisk is.
It's the criminalization of blackness,
but online now instead of on the streets.
And it's a lot harder to see,
it's a lot harder to,
you know there's no one there to like
film this happening to you
and oftentimes it's delayed, right.
Right. And so is that your work with CryptoHarlem people
from these forms of discrimination or digital surveillance?
That's exactly what it is.
So you know, a lot of people just don't know
that this is a thing, right?
So they aren't aware that this is happening.
They do see in their neighborhoods,
if you go to the inner city from, you know,
South central to Harlem, you know,
you go to Chicago, you go to Miami,
you're gonna to find technologies of surveillance
in these neighborhoods,
that you don't see outside these neighborhoods.
And people aren't always necessarily
aware of what these things look like,
what they do, how they operate,
and how it's used to criminalize their behaviors
and target them.
I mean, you know, there was a Bloomberg report
on persistence surveillance company
that has plans, just kind of like circling Baltimore,
filming live, like what's going on.
I mean if you're living in a neighborhood
you're on camera,
when you go from place to place and do things.
And you know,
I think we need to have conversations about like why this is
and how it is.
It starts with being educated on it.
And that's the first thing we do
is educate folks on like what's happening
and also, you know,
what they can do within their political rights,
within their human rights to push back against it.
Got it, Got it.
I know you said the sort of CryptoHarlem began with
George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin,
but certainly you know,
the summer beginning with the George Floyd protest,
you've seen a huge groundswell of grassroots organizations,
you know, smaller groups,
but also the larger ones like the ACU.
And I was hoping you could sort of speak
to the sort of bitter sweetness of this moment.
On the one hand you have all these organizations,
all these people coming together and being collective
at the same time, you also have a lot of these
you know negative groups
that are doing things like zoom bombing
and stuff like that, you know?
So let's speak to how there's like a lot of good
and bad in this very intense, powerful moment.
Yeah I mean,
this is a global movement and moment for civil rights
and racial justice.
Not just in this country,
but around the world.
But let's not forget that this moment
is centered in black pain and anxiety.
And you know, it is bitter
because while there's a lot of attention to these issues,
these are issues that have been around for a very long time.
You know, surveillance of black communities
have existed since the slave ships.
And it's continued methods of surveillance,
which our methods of oppression have continued to evolve.
Since then, its just gotten very complicated.
You know, if you live inside of the United States
and you're exercising your rights to free speech
or your rights to assembly,
your rights, to, you know, speak out against injustice
and protest and march and demonstrate.
You might not realize that the entire time
for your use of social media,
it's your physically being at a protest or demonstration.
There's a lot of data that you're leaving there
and it's being vacuumed up
and used to, you know,
used against you. Right?
And I think marginalized people in this country,
black and brown folks, queer folks,
anyone who's othered
are you know,
targets for this criminalization of their behavior.
In this moment of protest,
it's important for folks to know what they need to do
and how they can not only stay safe at a protest,
but as they network and organize
and try to make positive things happen.
Absolutely, And I think you're absolutely right
that there's a lot of historical connections
beginning with the very foundation of America,
to this moment.
But, you know, again, going back to this moment,
beginning with the protest and the
justice for Breonna Taylor movement.
There are some various specific, you know,
mind things that are being done.
You have different people from like Reddit and trolls
and things like that.
What are the threats of this current,
you know, like zoom, everything, COVID, the moment.
What are the things that people can do to protect themselves
and be active and connect.
Yeah a hundred percent.
So, you know, in this moment, a lot of folks are
maybe thinking about like law enforcement
or some intelligence agency.
But it could just be your neighbor
or someone who is part of your social circle
in real life or online.
It just does not agree with your political views
and it doesn't take much for them to disrupt
your organizing what you're trying to do.
You know, if you have a video conference, a live stream,
whatever technology your using,
it's important for people to understand,
like how to make that as limited as possible
to be disrupted, right?
And how to mitigate all kinds of attacks.
Like, you know, you're using zoom,
you've got zoom bombing, and you know,
that'll just ruin you if you're just beginning to start out
a grassroots organization
and everyone's so happy to be there.
And then all of a sudden you have trolls attacking you
and doxing people by posting
their personal identifiable information online.
The things that you can do are to send,
obviously there's some basic things like
send that invite to as trusted enlist, as you can.
And as short a notice as you can,
you can have people RSVP for the event,
but only send the link to people who RSVP'd
at a certain time.
But then in the technologies,
they create things where, you know,
people don't just get thrown into a room together.
They have to be held in some place or in a waiting room
or things like that.
And these are all features that,
it's important for,
if you're gonna organize and use any technology,
it's important for you to take a look
at all these different privacy and security sections.
The first thing you want to jump into
and turn those things on.
You want to turn off any kind of personalization and ads.
And you also wanna look into what is this technology's
record of fighting for people's rights.
So use it.
So that's always in this little privacy statement
that we always skip, right?
It's really important to take a look at that
and read it over time,
'cause this is real.
Got it, And then you know, we're wrapping up.
But you did say something to me the other day
that was fascinating,
which was the canaries are screaming.
So just with the last minute or so that we have left,
what did you mean by that?
And what is the sort of message you want people to take away
in terms of what they can do going forward?
Yeah I mean look,
when you look at anywhere in the world,
you look at any space in the world.
You know there are people who are close
to the seats of power
and the people who are like centered,
the masses, the dominant culture,
whatever you wanna call that.
And the people on the margins who are pushed out there,
they don't want to be there,
they're pushed out.
But by like a centrifical force of that,
you know, community or culture or country or wherever it is,
you know, they are the canaries.
When it comes to surveillance,
they're the ones who are targeted first.
There are other'd first.
They are the beta testers for a lot of technologies.
You'll see it where those people gather for prayer
or worship or for food or where they live.
And it's there where we have to fight cause otherwise,
the momentum will be stacked against us.
So we're gonna push back against things like
facial recognition or we're gonna push back against things
like, you know weaponizing AI to attack democracies.
It begins in black communities and brown communities
and in marginalized communities.
They are the canaries in the coal mine,
and they are screaming, but we're still alive.
Yes we are, absolutely.
Well Matt, thank you so much for taking the time
to speak with us today here on Wired 25.
And thank you for the work that you're doing.
Please continue to protect us and keep us safe,
as we organize and do everything we can.
Thank you, it's an honor.
Thank you, Sydney.
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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - There are new lettuce warnings out from the CDC and they are saying it's not safe to eat.
Laura Gieraltowski from the CDC Foodborne Outbreak Response Team told News 10, "If you have it in your home, go ahead and throw it away. If you go to the store to do some shopping, make sure you're not buying it."
She is referring to romaine lettuce.
The feds say you should not buy, serve, or eat romaine lettuce until further notice.
That's because the CDC is investigating yet another dangerous E. coli outbreak linked to it.
32 people in 11 states,including Michigan have gotten sick from eating contaminated lettuce.
13 people have been hospitalized.
The CDC says it doesn't know the source of the outbreak, but they do say this is not connected to the Yuma Arizona outbreak last spring.
The CDC is urging people to throw away any form of romaine lettuce they may have already bought, no matter if it's chopped or in part of a mixed bag.
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(Natural News) There has been all sorts of talk in recent days about the incoming Trump administration's refusal to let other countries continue taking advantage of the United States in unfair trade deals. But what about when other countries decide to stop doing trade with the U.S. because the goods we trade them are toxic and destructive?
This is the current situation with the South American country of Brazil, which appears poised to ban all imports of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) from the U.S. because a great number of them have never undergone proper safety approvals. Brazil has rather strict guidelines for GMO approvals that the U.S. does not have, thus there is a major holdup, particularly in the chicken industry.
While Brazil currently grows some 29 different varieties of genetically-modified (GM) corn, as well as GM soybeans, there is a shortage of these commodities in the country that is causing chicken producers, who require such grains as feed, to look elsewhere. But the most obvious trade partner, the U.S. — which currently has a glut of GM corn ready to ship elsewhere — will not be gaining Brazil as a customer.
According to reports, there was not a single Brazilian import of U.S. corn in 2016, despite the fact that U.S. stockpiles of GM corn have never been larger. Companies in Brazil are refusing to buy American grain like GM corn because they know it will fail to meet Brazil's strict agricultural standards.
"In recent years, some of the largest commodity trading companies have refused to take certain GMO crops from farmers because the seeds used hadn't received a full array of global approvals, something that can lead to holdups at ports or even the rejection of entire cargoes," Bloomberg recently reported.
Rather than risk importing a potentially dangerous load of U.S.-based GM corn that will likely get rejected by officials monitoring it at ports of entry anyway, chicken producers in particular are instead choosing to simply cut their output — in some cases by up to 10 percent — and just deal with the losses.
It is a problem that the U.S. will continue to face throughout the world market unless it reverses course and starts rejecting the unmitigated spread of GM crops by multinational corporations like Monsanto. The rest of the world wants nothing to do with these contaminated crops laced with glyphosate, which have been linked to chronic diseases like cancer.
According to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, there are currently an astounding 43 different types of GM corn being grown in the U.S., with more coming down the pipeline. This is in addition to the many different types of GM soy, canola, cotton, and other crops that litter the American landscape.
Even in Brazil, where many different GM crops are grown, resistance to their use is growing. A labor group recently broke into a laboratory in São Paulo where GM prototypes were being grown. Activists destroyed the entire lot of samples, which numbered in the millions, because they contained a chemical pesticide known to cause cancer.
Brazil also faces global trade issues itself, as Russia, much of Europe, and various other countries across the globe have definitively rejected the cultivation and use of GM crops. If Brazil, the U.S., and other countries that allow GMOs want to remain relevant in the global agriculture trade, they are going to have to make some tough decisions, and soon.


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The Humanization Of Kavanaugh And The Undoing Of American Women
Amy Nelson Contributor
I write about how women are redefining the future of work.
Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump,... [+] speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh yesterday steered clear of trouble in a marathon day before a Senate panel, refusing to say whether he would overturn the constitutional right to abortion or disqualify himself from any case directly involving Trump. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
As a working woman in America, Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings made me angry. All is not right in the world, and we all need to do something about it. The hearings are an interview for the top position in Kavanaugh's profession, a role that interprets and preserves the most important American creed. There are few higher seats than the Supreme Court. Only 113 people have held this job in all of American history, a group that includes only four women and three people of color. This might be surprising given that roughly equal numbers of men and women have been graduating from law schools for decades, but it isn't surprising given the distinctly different way men and women are viewed when applying for a job. And I have to ask: if a man like Kavanaugh can be promoted to the top position in his profession, what does it mean for women?
The reference check is a standard part of the interview process, meant to confirm or deny between the fit of the jobseeker and the job. Who you know matters, and reputation is paramount. Throughout the confirmation hearings, we've heard extensively about Kavanaugh's experience as a basketball coach. One day, 20 young women - current and former players, including Kavanaugh's school-age daughters - showed up in the hearing room in Catholic school uniforms. How is this relevant to whether Kavanaugh would be a "good" justice? In fact, the Associated Press called the moment an "irresistible, if contrived, photo op." I have to laugh at the thought of bringing my three young girls to my last job interview for a senior in-house counsel role. That wouldn't have gone over well.
If a mother of young children were to be nominated to the Court, I cannot imagine her talking about her children let alone bringing them to the confirmation hearing. To be fair, there hasn't been a woman Supreme Court justice nominee with children under the age of 18 so we don't really know how it would play out. But perhaps that fact in itself is answer enough and points toward the elephant in the room when it comes to motherhood and work. Motherhood is seen as a weakness in corporate America, where the maternal wall means men are more likely to be promoted than women, and women without children are more likely to be promoted than women with children. I watched the repeated references to Kavanaugh as coach and images of Kavanaugh as a father with a mixture of wonder and jealousy. The hearings put in stark light the different values we place on working mothers and fathers. Until motherhood and fatherhood are viewed the same by employers as either a strength or a weakness, women's place in the workplace remains unsteady and unequal.
Another key aspect of a job interview is to thoroughly vet a candidate's credentials so that the employer is confident that the person is up for the task. However, the Senators tasked with this check asked little about Kavanaugh's skills and instead spoke summarily of his "impeccable credentials." Instead of diving into his prior experience on the bench, the examiners focused on Kavanaugh's kindness - and, yes, his coaching history. When Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court, she was grilled for hours on the cases she decided in her career as a judge. Women and men are asked different questions in job interviews.
I am an entrepreneur and the closest I've come in the past couple of years to an interview is pitching investors. The Harvard Business Review (HBR) recently concluded that women founders are asked about risk in pitches, while men are asked about opportunity. This attitude translates into more typical interviews where another HBR team found that the confidence that men portray - whether based in reality or fiction - is often mistaken as leadership potential and competence. In fact, the study showed that men are more likely to believe they are smarter than women - and when they fake competence, we are all fooled. These stereotypes make it all the more important to triple check references for any candidate across the board, including Kavanaugh.
The Kavanaugh hearings have taken on a different tone over the past few days, one that gives us yet another data point in the way men and women are treated differently in the arena that is corporate America. On Friday, The New Yorker Magazine reported an anonymous allegation that Kavanaugh tried to force himself on a woman when he was a 17-year-old high school student (she was 15). Shortly after The New Yorker piece ran, professor Christine Blasey Ford came forward and identified herself as the author of a letter setting out the allegations against Kavanaugh. Some reacted to the news with a question as to why Ford didn't come forward publicly for decades. Others, like me, responded with a simple question: Why would she come forth at all knowing that it would release a torrent of questions and doubts? As she said to The Washington Post, "Why suffer through the annihilation if it's not going to matter?"
In America, we have a history of not believing women when they come forward with allegations about the bad behavior of men. Anita Hill accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 confirmation hearings. Thomas was confirmed regardless - largely, it must be noted, after a hearing based around Thomas' "good character" as he had been a judge for less than one year. Sound familiar? At the time, Hill faced repeated, disturbing questions from 14 male Senators including a query about whether Thomas' questions to Hill about "large breasts" in the workplace were really "that bad." A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission study found that one in four women is the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace. But very few women report such misconduct, fearing loss of their job, reprisal, or worse.
Sexual assault survivors are even less likely to report the crime, and it isn't hard to imagine why. It is important to stand up and say that I believe women. I believe that no one wants to put themselves into the shoes of Anita Hill or the women who survived the terror of men like Harvey Weinstein, only to have to grapple with seeking unguaranteed justice or losing it all. We are coming up to the year anniversary of the recent #MeToo movement, a watershed in which society started to grapple with the disbelief shown to survivor women naming their attackers. Even still, the Senators tasked with Kavanaugh's ongoing interview are using all the words of doubt in response to Ford's accusations. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley went so far as to publish a letter signed by 65 women Kavanaugh knew in high school saying he "treated women with respect." If the fact that a man is nice to most women is a sufficient defense to allegations of misconduct made by a single woman, why would any woman ever say anything? I am grappling with the hardest questions. Who am I meant to be in a country where women are routinely questioned when we share our stories about discrimination and assault? What will happen to me if I share my own stories? Will people believe me?
Almost 20 years into walking the tightrope of being a woman in the American workforce, I'm still not sure how I should show up in the workplace. Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings left me with more questions than answers about how men and women handle - and survive - a job interview. I don't believe that I can use my motherhood to convey strength the way Kavanaugh used his fatherhood to convey likeability or ability to perform the job with the Supreme Court. I am not convinced that I would have the strength to report assault as bravely as Ford did under such a large spotlight nor do I believe the system (or, here, the Senate) would believe me.
If this is America - and it is - I am angry. We should all be angry. Over 75 million women in America show up to work every day. We deserve an equal chance, an even playing field. The good news is that anger can be a motivator, and I'm ready for the fight. I hope you'll all stand with me, because women are incredible leaders. Just imagine what the economy will look like when we're at the helm.
Amy Nelson
I am the founder and CEO of The Riveter, work and community spaces built by women for all. I left my career as a corporate litigator in 2017 while pregnant with my third...


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This morning I was using my serger on a project. The serger is a mystery to me. When I use mine I often think to myself that whomever created this complicated piece of machinery must have been a genius. It finishes edges perfectly, trims while it stitches, makes perfect rolled hems a snap and is a life saver when it comes to knits. However, it is usually when I am threading it that I think about how complicated it really is. I lost my fancy tweezers when trying to thread the lower looper and was using facial tweezers. I find when I am frustrated I just need to walk away for a bit and come back. During this morning's walk away I did some research and found out just who was the mastermind behind the serger. I found my information on Wikipedia, so we'll take it with a grain of salt, but is still interesting.
Overlock stitching was invented by the Merrow Machine Company in 1881.
J. Makens Merrow and his son Joseph Merrow, who owned a knitting mill established in Connecticut in 1838, developed a number of technological advancements to be used in the mill's operations. Merrow's first patent was a machine for crochet stitching. Merrow still produces crochet machines based on this original model. This technology was a starting point for the development of the overlock machine, patented by Joseph Merrow in 1889. Unlike standard lockstitching, which uses a bobbin, overlock sewing machines utilize loopers to create thread loops for the needle to pass through, in a manner similar to crocheting. Merrow's original three-thread overedge sewing machine is the forerunner of contemporary overlocking machines. Over time, the Merrow Machine Company pioneered the design of new machines to create a variety of overlock stitches, such as two, and four-thread machines, the one-thread butted seam, and the cutterless emblem edger.
A landmark lawsuit between Wilcox & Gibbs and the Merrow Machine Company in 1905 established the ownership and rights to the early mechanical development of overlocking to the Merrow Machine Company.
Throughout the early 19th Century the areas of Connecticut, USA and New York USA were the centers of textile manufacturing and machine production. Consequently many overlock machine companies established themselves in the Northeastern United States.
In 1964 Juki Corporation was formed; a precursor of the modern industrial overlock sewing machine company. Throughout the 1980s Japanese and Chinese sewing machine production came to dominate the industry.
In the United States the term "overlocker" has largely been replaced by "serger" but in other parts of the world (Australia, UK) the term "overlocker" is still in use.
Joseph Millard Merrow (June 24, 1848 – March 27, 1947) was president of the Merrow Machine Company. Merrow was born in the community of Merrow, town of Mansfield in Connecticut. His parents were J. B. Merrow and Harriet Millard Merrow. He was educated at the Munson Mass Academy and Hartford Public High School. At the age of 15 he was employed as a pharmacist and a postmaster, appointed by Abraham Lincoln.
Established in 1838, the family business was the manufacture of knit cotton goods; it was the first of its kind in the country. In 1888 the family's mills were destroyed by fire related to an incident with gunpowder. J. B. Merrow held a patent on gunpowder. The destruction of the mill allowed the company to further develop a small shop that had previously supported the knitting mill, and the Merrow Mills thus became primarily a manufacturer of crochet sewing machines.
Joseph Merrow was the driving force behind Merrow developing new technology, growing the new business and transforming it from a regional supplier of crochet sewing machines, to the market leader manufacturing hundreds of models of industrial overlock sewing machines. Under his leadership the company achieved a place of prominence in the industrial machine field with sales world-wide, hundreds of patents and the industries first industrial overlock sewing machine.
Merrow was also active in politics. In 1880 he was elected to the House of Representatives of the General Assembly. He was founder and president of the Hartford County Manufacturers association. In addition he founded the Industrial Memorials Inc, a business group that devoted its time to commemorating pioneer manufacturers by funding and locating plaques and statues. He was president from 1939 until 1946.
Merrow traveled the world, taking several dozen trips to europe and asia, while studying the industrial conditions of the countries he visited.
Merrow never married, although his great nephews Owen and Charlie Merrow maintain his legacy as the current managers of the Merrow Sewing Machine Company.
In the early 19th Century Mr. Joseph Makens Merrow became interested in the manufacture of gunpowder and established a powder mill 24 miles from Hartford Connecticut. When the Mill was destroyed by explosion in 1837 it was decided to build a knitting factory on the same site using water power from an adjacent river.
At first the knitted goods were made largely of native wool which was sorted, scoured and dyed, picked, carded and spun into yarn and knitted into hosiery. The product was sold through commission merchants in New York and delivered to retail stores throughout New England by two-horse wagons. Following the gold rush of 1849 shipments of goods began to sail to San Francisco. As business increased, a small machine shop was started to support the equipment in the factory.
In Conjunction with the knitting business, the first Crochet Machines were constructed for finishing around the tops of men's socks in place of handwork. The Merrow machine as it is now known, was an invention of Mr. Joseph M. Merrow, who was president of the company until his death in 1947 at age 98.
The Merrow Machines were constructed under his direction prior to 1876 with numerous patents granted. The machines were so useful that business was undertaken to introduce the equipment to other textile manufacturers. In 1887 the knitting mill was destroyed by fire and the company moved to Hartford and reorganized concentrating on the manufacture of overlock sewing machines.
In Hartford the company focused on building lines of industrial overlock sewing machines that were used to overedge fabric, add decorative edging and support the fabric processing trade by joining fabrics.
Between 1893 when the company was renamed the Merrow Machine Company, and 1932 when a line of "A Class" machines was introduced, Merrow had a significant impact on the textile industry. The technology and rate of innovation in this time, spearheaded by Joseph M. Merrow was unequaled in the industry. As a consequence there were several high profile legal confrontations, including Merrow v. Wilcox & Gibbs in 1897.
Sales for overlock sewing machines were strong and Merrow grew to employ more than 500 people in Hartford Ct. The company also excelled developing international distribution and by 1905 had agents in 35 countries and printed manuals in at least 12 languages.
In 1955, Merrow patented the Merrow MG-3U Emblem Machine.
In the mid 1960s Merrow opened a manufacturing facility in Lavonia GA to reduce costs and maintain proximity to an American textile market that was moving from New York City to the American South East.
In the 1990s Merrow developed a new overlock machine called the Delta Class, but was never able to gain traction with the new model.
In 2004 shareholders of the Merrow Machine Co. agreed to a buyout of the company by Charlie Merrow, and it was renamed the Merrow Sewing Machine Company.
After the reorganization in Massachusetts, the company released notice that it would continue supporting most models of sewing machines manufactured after 1925, and would re-release to market new versions of its most popular models.
The company has capitalized on the trademarks "merrowed" and "merrowing", working with manufacturers who use Merrow Machines to brand and market "merrow" stitching.
In 2008 Merrow developed a social network for stitching named merrowing.com, and introduced series of rich media web-based tools to help people research and understand the myriad of stitches produced by Merrow Machines.
The Merrow Machine Company is now based in Fall River, Massachusetts, and is managed by Charlie Merrow and Owen Merrow great great nephews of Joseph M. Merrow. The company continues to build many models of overlock sewing machines. In addition to being one of the most recognized brands of textile equipment in the world, it remains the oldest manufacturer of sewing machines still made in the United States.
Well, I'm feeling refreshed and ready to get back to that lower looper. Who knew the serger had such a rich history? I did visit the Merrow Company web site. It was a bit complicated to navigate, but it appears they are not targeting sewing hobbyists such as myself. They did have pictures of some of their stitches, and they are very nice. I think it is fantastic that the technology developed so long ago is now available to sewists like myself at an affordable price like my Janome. Sure, I'd like to upgrade to the great ones that thread themselves at some point, but to try it out in my home I took a low-end model. I use my segrer quite a bit and now when I am using it I can think of Joseph Merrow and the innovations he made with fondness.
This entry was posted in Serger FYI, Sergers and tagged serger history on April 6, 2012 by staciethinks.
Very interesting! I wouldn't have guessed that the serger dates back to the 1800s. Joseph Merrow was quite a guy.
I was surprised it went back that far as well!
I was surprised to hear that sergers had been invented that long ago. I saved my pennies and nickels, and got my first one in 1985, a White 3/4 thread. My girls were little then, and I made most of their clothes. What a fabulous development for home sewers!
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DANCER'S TRAINING
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Dancing is a social practice, expression of a country history, of its tradition, value, change, and people. As performative art, dance brings an idea of the body, its social identity, its evolution from the past to the present, and transforms all this memory in a language made by movement. This process shows up in the theatre where an event expression of the soul of an entire community takes place. This means dance has the potential to be a channel able to establish in the people a common sense of belonging. According to that, one of the big challenges of the initiative Clash! When Classic and Contemporary Dance Collide and New Forms Emerge was to develop a Professional Empowerment Strategy to face together the issues coming from the three-macro areas of the project: Dancer's Training; Audience Development; Marketing and Communication.
In these terms, we argue that a good training in dance practices allows a dancer to be present and aware during a theatre performance, developing like that a communication with the spectator based on kinaesthetic forms of understanding. As a consequence, the outcoming performance will be funded on the quality of communication with the audience leading it to learn and react to a precise language of movement based on the collision of classic and contemporary dance models; these new forms of understanding dance by the public will facilitate the operation of marketing and communication. Our reflection underlined how a way to face the Clash! issues consisted of putting the body, as a common site of knowledge, to the centre of the attention of this research project, providing strategies to give value to the social engagements and exchanges by dance practices.
In the Dancer's Training Professional Empowerment Strategy, the Clash! between classical and contemporary dance models has been meant as understanding, feeling, and researching in dance with and within the body as a tool for expression. The investigation underlined the partners' need to re-direct their practices in order to re-think the pedagogical approach used in a dancer's daily training. In these terms, they developed new strategies to combine several techniques driving contemporary performers in the process of discovering renovated modalities to express themselves.
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Clash! Audience Development Professional Empowerment Strategy recognizes dancing as a practice for sharing information, knowledge, and awareness. During the four laboratories, partners saw the need to make the Audience Development Strategy come from a deep research process to be performed by each dance company involved in the project. Taking into consideration the goal to be achieved, or rather to support the spectator's understanding of the transition from classic to contemporary dance models, the strategy aimed at communicating the importance of cultivating a culture of the body for increasing social and physical benefits in everyday life, and repristinating a common sense of belonging with a community.
The speculation underlined the importance to understand how to develop a Marketing and Communication Professional Empowerment Strategy based on the acknowledgment of networking as a tool for crossing over the borders between countries, providing international visibility for the dance companies partner in the Clash! project. The Clash! research explored the concept of 'cultural diplomacy' to look for innovative models of marketing dance productions throughout a local impact.
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City National Welcomes National Diversity Coalition's Support For Proposed Merger With RBC
LOS ANGELES – City National Bank today welcomed the National Diversity Coalition's decision to support the company's planned merger with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
In a June 24, 2015 letter to the Federal Reserve Board, the coalition said, "it is our request that Royal Bank of Canada's request to acquire City National be expedited and no Public Hearings be held."
"We're very pleased that members of the National Diversity Coalition have elected to support City National's proposed merger with RBC," said Chairman and CEO Russell Goldsmith. "The coalition consists of organizations that are deeply committed to increasing economic opportunity in traditionally underserved communities. City National shares that commitment, and we look forward to working with the coalition and all of our community partners to make real progress in the years ahead. Our company is – and is committed to remaining -- an outstanding advocate and supporter of our communities."
City National has announced a five-year, $11 billion commitment for small business lending, community development, affordable housing and more. This landmark pledge superseded the bank's previous commitment of $17 billion over 10 years.
View the commitment: https://www.cnb.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDFs/CNB-2015-Community-Commitment.pdf
The bank made its recent commitment shortly after announcing plans to merge with RBC in a deal that is expected to close later this year. RBC fully supports and stands behind City National's commitment.
Among other things, City National will take affirmative steps to work with and support African-American, Latino, Asian and other minority groups. This will include a focus on faith-based organizations. The bank's intention, with assistance from these groups and organizations, is to identify, support and participate in their affordable housing and economic development-sponsored initiatives. The bank also will consider opportunities to lead and participate in innovative "new models" introduced by community and faith-based groups, including multi-bank consortia to fund capacity-building grants.
Working in conjunction with three of California's leading utilities, City National recently announced an initiative to provide up to $350 million in new small business loans to hundreds of minority-and-women-owned small business suppliers of Southern California Edison, the Southern California Gas Company and the San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
"This program represents an innovative approach to community reinvestment," Goldsmith said, "and it underscores our continuing commitment to find ways of responsibly helping minority and women entrepreneurs with financial advice and support."
City National Corporation (NYSE: CYN) has $32.7 billion in assets. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, City National Bank, provides banking, investment and trust services through 75 offices, including 16 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville and Atlanta. City National and its investment affiliates manage or administer $62.0 billion in client investment assets, including $48.4 billion under direct management.
On January 22, 2015, City National announced plans to merge with Royal Bank of Canada. This transaction is expected to close later this year, pending regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
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By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of Royal Bank of Canada and City National Corporation. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, neither party assumes an obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this communication. Any annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers in this communication are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the proposed transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory or other approvals are not received or other conditions to the closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all, or that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the strength of the economy and competitive factors in the areas where Royal Bank of Canada and City National Corporation do business; the impact of changes in the laws and regulations regulating financial services and enforcement thereof; the effects of competition in the markets in which Royal Bank of Canada and City National Corporation operate; judicial or regulatory judgments and legal proceedings; Royal Bank of Canada's ability to complete the acquisition and integration of City National Corporation successfully; and other factors that may affect future results of Royal Bank of Canada and City National Corporation including timely development and introduction of new products and services, Royal Bank of Canada's ability to cross-sell more products to customers and technological changes.
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. Additional information about these and other factors can be found in Royal Bank of Canada's 2014 Annual Report on Form 40-F and City National Corporation's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, each filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). Royal Bank of Canada's material general economic assumptions underlying certain of the forward-looking statements in this press release are set out in its 2014 Annual Report under the heading "Overview and Outlook — Economic and market review outlook" and for each business segment under the heading "Outlook and priorities".
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After improving its starting rotation with the acquisitions of Shaun Marcum and Zack Greinke, the Brewers have moved onto other aspects of team building. On offense the team appears set, as they're returning seven of the eight starters who contributed to the team's 110 wRC+ last season, which ranked third in the majors. Where the team could use some fortification is in the bullpen. It has addressed this by signing Takashi Saito to a one-year contract.
While Saito, who will turn 41 as spring training commences, has dominated opposing hitters since coming stateside in 2006, he represents a significant health risk. You might remember the story of how he pitched in the 2008 NLDS despite suffering a mid-July elbow injury that normally would have required Tommy John surgery. Saito instead had Dr. Neal ElAttrache inject platelet-rich plasma into his elbow, which helped spur the healing process. Saito was remarkably bad in that NLDS, allowing a hit to each of the three batters he faced. But he did appear to be a viable option for 2009.
The Dodgers non-tendered Saito after 2009, and the Red Sox took a chance on him. While he got off to a slow start during his American League debut, he improved after April and ended up as one of Boston's more reliable relievers by season's end. That earned him a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Braves. There he flat-out dominated, striking out 11.5 per nine on his way to a 2.83 ERA and 2.43 WHIP. Still, the injury concerns persisted. Saito suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for nearly three weeks in June, and then missed the final two weeks of the season, save for one appearance, with shoulder inflammation. At age 41 it's hard to imagine that he's going to hold up any better in 2011.
The Brewers had something of an underrated bullpen in 2010. While the unit ranked 26th in the league in ERA it fared much better in the peripheral categories: 8th in FIP, 5th in xFIP, and 10th in tERA. In other words, if not for a strand rate that ranked fourth worst in baseball, we might see the Brewers bullpen in a different light. But that doesn't mean it couldn't use some fortification. Much of the pen's success came from a pair of rookies, John Axford and Zach Braddock, so signing Saito helps hedge against either of them slipping in 2011. He can also more than capably fill a portion of the innings that Todd Coffey pitched in 2010.
When a team signals that it's going all-in for a season, it can justify taking bigger risks than other teams. Saito's age and health certainly present concerns, but the Brewers can certainly justify the signing. If the deal works out as hoped they'll be on the hook for around $3.2 million. But since some portion of that $3.2 million comes through bonuses, if the deal busts then Milwaukee won't be out quite as much. For a team with so much riding on a single season, signing Saito makes plenty of sense.
We hoped you liked reading Brewers Strengthen Bullpen With Saito by Joe Pawlikowski!
A 2.43 WHIP? Gotta be a typo.
2.43 FIP is what he meant.


When To Buy New Running Shoes?
Are you having sudden unexplained arch pain? Is there a strange ache in your knee? Are you wondering if you are losing your mind? Well, good news! You're not going crazy, you probably just need to buy new running shoes!
I know because I just went through this. I've been running with no problems and then—WHAM!—all of a sudden I'm having strange aches and pains in my lower legs and feet. Of course, as an injury-prone runner, I freaked out thinking that I am on the verge of either a fracture or a nervous breakdown.
I've been running for years, but for some reason, I never remember when it's time for new running shoes! It happens to me every time, and then I remember to check the mileage on my shoes. Palm meet forehead.
So how do you know when to buy new running shoes?
I use DailyMile to track my workouts. DailyMile has a nice feature that lets you attach specific gear to each workout. So, everytime I take my Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13's out for a run, I tag them so that I know how many miles I'm putting on them. All shoes are different, so it'll take a couple times for you to figure out when your favorite model of shoe's time is up.
For example, I've only been running in this particular shoe since August. My DailyMile gear-tracker said my shoes has 330 miles on them, but since I'd never been through a complete training cycle with the Adrenaline, I wasn't sure if they were ready to be replaced or not. A simple Tweet to Brooks, and they responded letting me know that my pair of shoes should be replaced between 300-400 miles.
Aha! It was time to buy new running shoes! And like Mr. Fraioli said above, I could tell as soon as I tried on the new pair that my old pair was toast. Shoe brands and types (minimalist vs. traditional), running surfaces and body weights are all factors, of course, so mileage can vary widely. (Elite marathoner Ryan Hall, for example, gets new running shoes twice a month!) But for a general guideline, check with your shoes' manufacturer.
In the same article, Kolata cites Rodger Kram, a biomechanics researcher at the University of Colorado. His theory is that runners should change their shoes before the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), which is inside the soles of most running shoes, breaks down. "Think of a piece of Wonder Bread, kind of fluffy out of the bag," he says in the article. "But smoosh it down with the heel of your palm, and it is flat with no rebound." He says a moderate amount of cushioning is good for runners, but admits there's no real proof that cushioning actually prevents injuries.
I don't know. Cushioning certainly feels like it helps since my shins, ankles, arches, calves and knees complain when it is time to buy new running shoes. My husband also complains, but that's a whole different blog post.


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Q: setInterval that takes into account function time of run I need function that execute some payload functions once in a while but takes into account that

*

*a) payload function can takes some time to finish (like axaj request with timeout)

*b) payload function can be Promise

*c) I might wanna stop it some time later

A: To easy, just use the new ESnext async / await syntax to make it easy. At first we need a small helper timer:
const time = ms => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms));

To be used like this:
(async function(){
   while(true){
       await whatever(); // whatever shall be a promise
       //wait some time:
       await time(1000);
   }
})()

A: With a great appreciation to https://www.thecodeship.com/web-development/alternative-to-javascript-evil-setinterval/ and small improvements by me I'm posting this solution, feel free to correct me.
function interval(func, wait, times) {
  var _interval = function () {
    if (typeof times === "undefined" || times-- > 0) {
      try {
        Promise.resolve(func())
          .then(() => { window.setTimeout(_interval, wait) });
      }
      catch (e) {
        times = 0;
        throw e.toString();
      }
    }
  };

  _interval();

  return { stop: () => { times = 0 } };
};

interval() returns object with stop field so you can run it to stop timer like:
let timer = interval(func, 1000, 10);
...
timer.stop();

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FROM debian:jessie
MAINTAINER Michał Brzuchalski <michal.brzuchalski@gmail.com>

ENV ES_VERSION=3.0.5
ENV NOTVISIBLE "in users profile"
RUN apt-get update -yq && apt-get install curl -yqf --no-install-recommends && rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
RUN curl http://download.geteventstore.com/binaries/EventStore-OSS-Linux-v$ES_VERSION.tar.gz | tar xz -C /opt
RUN echo "export VISIBLE=now" >> /etc/profile

VOLUME /data/db
VOLUME /data/log

ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH "/opt/EventStore-OSS-Linux-v$ES_VERSION:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
ENV EVENTSTORE_MAX_MEM_TABLE_SIZE 100000
ENV EVENTSTORE_WORKER_THREADS 12

EXPOSE 1113 2113

WORKDIR /opt/EventStore-OSS-Linux-v$ES_VERSION

CMD ["/opt/EventStore-OSS-Linux-v3.0.5/clusternode", "--ext-http-port=2113", "--ext-tcp-port=1113", "--db=/data/db", "--log=/data/log", "--http-prefixes=http://*:2113/", "--ext-ip=0.0.0.0", "--run-projections=all"]


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Updated On: Jul 13, 2017
Podcast highlights Teamster fight against RTW
June 6, 2017 | In this month's Teamster Nation podcast, learn more about our Union's fight to help keep so-called right-to-work law at bay both in states around the country as well as at the federal level, and efforts to halt other anti-worker legislation across the country.
Holly Poultry expansion will add jobs in Baltimore
June 7, 2017 | From the Baltimore Sun: "The Baltimore-based chicken processor, which already employs nearly 250 people, plans to hire 150 more in the next few years as it increases volume to meet a growing demand for poultry. The family-owned company has been expanding since Mike Fine bought it in 1990, though he's been so low-key about it that he believes few around the city even know the manufacturer is there." Local 355 represents more than 130 drivers, warehouse, and production employees at Holly Poultry. Read more here…
YRC Freight advises Teamsters about operational changes
June 7, 2017 | In a meeting with YRC Freight earlier today, the company advised representatives of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) about operational changes later this year. The company is preparing a Multi-Region Network Enhancement Change of Operations and a Utility Employee Change of Operations. The company stated that it is still reviewing and finalizing the numbers and details. In accordance with the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA), it is expected that the company will mail the proposed operational changes to the Local Unions in early July with a hearing to be held sometime in mid- to late-August. The company anticipates an implementation date in early October. If you have any questions, please contact Business Agent Bill Alexander at the union hall: 410-566-5700.
Speak up today in favor of real NAFTA reform
June 14, 2017 | The U.S. Trade Representative is currently accepting public comments on how it should renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). An upgraded NAFTA must include strong labor standards, protections against currency manipulation, and stronger Rules-of-Origin language, and must not weaken the safety standards on U.S. roads and highways, give corporations power over government, or prevent governments from making rules that allow them to have 'Buy American' and 'Buy Local' policies. This is your opportunity to speak up and make sure the needs of workers and labor rights are the #1 priority for negotiators. The deadline for comments has been extended to tonight at midnight! Take action now here.
Memorial fund set up for victims of UPS San Francisco shooting
June 20, 2017 | Teamsters Joint Council 7 in Northern California announced yesterday the establishment of a fund to help raise money for the families of the victims of the June 14 tragedy at the San Francisco UPS facility that resulted in the deaths of three members at the hand of their fellow driver. "We are encouraging our affiliates and our members to consider joining us in making a contribution to help the families who have been devastated by this terrible act," said Ken Hall, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer. Details here.
Teamster motorcycle enthusiasts ride in 19th annual bike run
June 20, 2017 | Despite high humidity and threatening skies, more than 25 Local 355 members, retirees, and guests met at the Baltimore union hall early last Saturday morning to prepare for the annual bike ride that took them northwest into Pennsylvania's mountain area via mostly secondary roads. A brief rain shower was a minor consequence to the riders once they pulled into Pine Grove Furnace State Park, a 696-acre protected park located at the northern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A beautiful park pavilion was the perfect spot for the Local-sponsored cookout. Kudos to Business Agents Eric Wood, Chip Elgert and Bill Alexander for their expert trip coordination. Photos are up here.
More than 1,000 Teamsters rally to keep their 'fundamental right' to join a union
June 21, 2017 | Union members swarmed the Capitol steps Tuesday afternoon to voice their opposition to right-to-work legislation in Pennsylvania. The rally was organized by the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters and drew and estimated 1200 attendees ranging from Teamsters to Steelworkers and AFSCME members… pennlive.com
Call your senators now to oppose their ACA repeal and replace bill
June 26, 2017 | Senate Republicans recently released their Affordable Care Act repeal and replace bill called the Better Care Reconciliation Act. This legislation is terrible for working families in America. The bill will likely cause tens of millions to lose insurance coverage over the next decade while cutting taxes for the very wealthy and corporations. The Teamster have long opposed proposals to tax workers health benefits; this legislation retains the 40% excise tax ("Cadillac tax") on high-quality plans but repeals all other ACA taxes. Hardworking Americans shouldn't have to experience a 40% penalty on their collectively bargained benefits while the wealthy and corporations see their taxes repealed. Tell your senators to VOTE NO on the the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.
Anheuser-Busch distributor agrees to reopen negotiations with strikers
June 26, 2017 | Clare Rose, the Anheuser-Busch distributor in Long Island whose workers have been on strike since April 23rd, has agreed to reopen negotiations with Teamsters Local 812… laborpress.org
Port truck drivers end strike in Los Angeles
June 26, 2017 | A week-long strike by Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach truck drivers and warehouse workers culminated in a large and raucous rally on the steps of the Los Angeles city hall on Friday, June 23. Striking workers and their allies then proceeded inside to deliver nearly 10,000 petition signatures calling on Mayor Eric Garrett, as well as Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia, to end indentured servitude at the ports they oversee… teamster.org
Piedmont Airlines Teamsters take first place in Local 355 Spring Golf Outing
June 28, 2017 | Four dispatchers employed at Piedmont Airlines on the Eastern Shore took the top spot with a score of 58 at the Local's bi-annual June 24th golf outing at the Queenstown Harbor Golf Course in Queenstown, Md. Stormy weather gave way to clear skies and sunshine for this year's 60 golfers. Winners, more photos at 355 News.
WSJ: Teamsters push back on UPS golf cart delivery vehicles
June 29, 2017 | ...Starting Thursday, UPS can use golf carts to deliver packages in Kentucky thanks to a new state law allowing delivery drivers to use the vehicles on public roads. The company plans to use retrofitted golf carts to complement its fleet of brown delivery trucks primarily during the winter holidays when daily volumes can rise two-thirds from normal levels. But union leaders, who had opposed the legislation, argue that having the vehicles share the road with cars and trucks puts workers at risk. They also object because at UPS golf cart drivers earn less than traditional truck drivers... teamster.org
ATTENTION Local 355 Credit Union members!
June 30, 2017 | The Credit Union office in Baltimore will close at 5 pm on Monday, July 3, 2017.


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Jean Galia (dit Monsieur Jean) est le promoteur du rugby à XIII en France, né le  à Ille (aujourd'hui Ille-sur-Têt) (Pyrénées-Orientales), mort le  à Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

Biographie
 pour , il était un joueur seconde ligne du rugby à XV, puis devint par la force des choses un joueur et dirigeant du rugby à XIII.

Avant de talent, ayant débuté à l'US Quillan avant de partir à l'USAP, ce Catalan migra à Villeneuve-sur-Lot dont il devint le capitaine de l'équipe de rugby à XV, le Club athlétique villeneuvois (CAV XV) en 1930. Il fut radié en  par les notables de la FFR, bien plus pour les mauvais rapports qu'il entretenait avec eux que pour son non-respect contesté des règles de l'amateurisme (auxquelles à l'époque peu de dirigeants français ne rendaient en fait totalement grâce). Il était accusé d'avoir acheté le transfert d'un joueur de l'USAP (effectuant son service militaire à Agen) en faveur du CAV XV. Pour cette affaire, le CAV XV fut suspendu de championnat de  à  (le jeune Max Rousié était alors déjà membre du CAV XV).

Contacté à l'hiver 1933 par les Britanniques de la RFL (qui le considéraient comme le meilleur avant d'Europe du rugby à XV), Galia "monta" rapidement la première équipe treiziste française avec laquelle, en , il fit une mémorable tournée en Angleterre (il était à la fois le capitaine et le manager de cette équipe). Cette équipe appelée les Galia's boys a été formée de  en délicatesse ou débauchés du monde quinziste. J. Galia est l'une des 5 à  à l'origine de la naissance du rugby à XIII gallican qui, en  ( à ), avait rallié ou crée de 155 à 160 clubs. Le "néo-rugby" pouvait espérer dans les années suivantes (de par l'engouement qu'il suscitait : jeu rapide, débridé et matchs internationaux) supplanter le rugby à XV en France (quoique ayant perdu 105 clubs, la FFR en avait cependant toujours 558 d'affiliés en 1939) car les Homes Unions britanniques avaient rompu toute relation avec la FFR au motif de son prétendu amateurisme quand, fin , il fut interdit dans les premiers mois du Régime de Vichy et de sa Révolution nationale.

Jean Galia est aussi le père (mars/) du terme « jeu à treize » .

Plusieurs fois alerté sur sa condition cardiaque, il en meurt le .

Carrière en Rugby à XV
 Champion de France en 1929 avec l'US Quillan (vice-champion en 1928 et 1930) aux côtés de son capitaine Eugène Ribère.
 International (20 sélections) en équipe de France (inscrivit 3 essais) de 1927 à 1931, participe au Tournoi des Cinq Nations durant ces cinq années et fit partie de la  de France qui vainquit l'Angleterre en 1927, le Pays de Galles en 1928; celle-ci finit  des éditions 1930 et 1931 du tournoi.

Carrière en Rugby à XIII
 Joueur, capitaine et entraineur du Sport Athlétique Villeneuvois (SAV.13) (1934 à 1938).
 International (5 sélections) et capitaine de l'équipe de France (1934 à 1936).
 Directeur de la Fédération (Ligue Française de Rugby à XIII) et sélectionneur du XIII de France (1934 - 1939).
 Entraîneur du Toulouse Olympique XIII qui fut vice-champion de France en 1946.
 Honoré à partir de 1950 par l'attribution de son nom au trophée des nations européennes ou Coupe Jean Galia (ou Challenge Jean Galia), .. Ce trophée est la Coupe d'Europe des nations de rugby à XIII (plus facilement identifiable dans l'esprit des français) créée en 1935.

Détails en sélection

Carrière en Boxe anglaise
 Champion de France amateur dans la catégorie poids lourds en 1929.

Vie civile
 Propriétaire de plusieurs salles de cinéma à Toulouse et Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
 Coauteur avec Géo Villetan de Le rugby par Jean Galia (éd. Nilsson) (1931).

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

International français de rugby à XIII
Joueur international français de rugby à XV
Joueur international de rugby à XV et de rugby à XIII
Joueur de l'USA Perpignan
Boxeur français
Naissance en mars 1905
Naissance à Ille-sur-Têt
Décès en janvier 1949
Décès à Toulouse
Décès à 43 ans


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If we all perform our duties meticulously then we are surely on the path of prosperity.
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Tea's Elevester Blouse made a list of Adorable, Affordable Children's Holiday Outfits for the coming holiday season. Earlier this fall, one of Tea's designers, Laura Boes, explained the inspiration behind the Elevester Dress in her article about Norway. Hop on over to her post to learn more about the story behind Tea's clothes this season. Her images of Norway are beautiful and may inspire you to take a trip there sometime soon!


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