The committee met at 1303 in room 151.
Consideration of Bill 139, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in relation to temporary help agencies and certain other matters / Projet de loi 139, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi en ce qui concerne les agences de placement temporaire et certaines autres questions.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I call the meeting to order of the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly. We're here to deal with clause-by-clause of Bill 139, the Employment Standards Amendment Act.
The first motion I haveâ€"
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I've got it; sorry. Are there any opening remarks? Mr. Miller.
Mr. Norm Miller: Yes, I just had a question. We just received four of the amendments this morning, about 10 o'clock. It's my understanding that the deadline for submission of amendments was 4 o'clock on Monday. So I'm wondering whyâ€"and some are quite lengthy government amendmentsâ€"we received them just at 10 o'clock this morning, when obviously having them further in advance to be able to analyze them would be much more beneficial.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Thank you, Mr. Miller. My understanding is that the deadlines are set by the committee and it's an administrative deadline; it's not a hard deadline. The information was provided to all parties as soon as it was available. I understand your concern, that you'd like to analyze it. We'll do our best.
Mr. Norm Miller: Well, then, we'll hope that the government will be able to explain these amendments in detail as we go through this process.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'm sure they will. Ms. DiNovo?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Yes. I was going to make that point as well. Thanks to Mr. Miller for making it. If it's an administrative deadline and not a firm deadline, then you could expect that the Progressive Conservatives and the New Democratic Party will probably abide by the firm deadline and not the administrative deadline too. That's allâ€"equal playing field.
But what I want to do first of all, before we even begin the proceedings, is to thank the staff from the Ministry of Labour. I want to thank in particular Workers' Action, who are here today, for all their incredible work on this bill, and my executive assistant, Charles Smith, for his work.
I want to say that we're undoing nowâ€"about 15 years later, we're going back to what we had in 1995 and we're undoing some of the more egregious aspects of the Harris legacy in terms of labour, work, in this province. So I want to say that, and I want to thank the people who are primarily responsible for doing the work. Thank you.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Any members of the government with any comments? Can I move on?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: No comment.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. The first motion is an NDP motion.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): My apologies.
Section 1 of the bill: I have no amendments in front of me. Shall section 1 carry? Carried.
Section 2 of the bill: There are no submitted amendments. Shall section 2 carry? Carried.
Section 3: I have NDP motion number 1. Ms. DiNovo.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I move that section 74.2 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be struck out.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Any comments?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Just by way of explanation, Mr. Chair, this is the part that deals with home care workers. We think that home care workers should be included in this bill.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Any comments? The government?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: CCACs are public sector service providers and not temporary help agency clients, as is understood in the bill, so we'll be opposing this motion.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. Mr. Miller?
Mr. Norm Miller: It's interesting that the government is making an exclusion for services that are funded and provided for by the government, that it's good enough for the private sector but not good enough for the government. But I think it will be our position that we'll be voting against this, and we'll ask for a recorded vote.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Miller has requested a recorded vote.
Bailey, Delaney, Dhillon, Dickson, Flynn, Miller, Sergio.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): The motion is defeated.
I have motion number 2 from the PC Party, andâ€"yes?
Mr. Norm Miller: Actually, Mr Chair, we'd like to withdraw that. It was our intention to extend the exemption that applies to CCAC workers to all companies that deal with home care, whether it be in your home or not. Our amendment didn't come out quite the way we wanted it to, so we'd like to withdraw that amendment, please.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. Thank you very much.
On section 3, I have another motion, motion number 3, NDP. Ms. DiNovo.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I move that section 74.3 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be amended by adding "For the purposes of this act," at the beginning.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Any comments? Government?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: Chair, we'll be voting against this one as well, because this change would serve no purpose. As for the Employment Standards Act, 2000, it already applies to temp help agency workers.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): The Conservative Party, any comments?
NDP motion number 3: All in favour? Against? The motion is defeated.
The next motion I have is government motion 3.1. Mr. Dhillon.
"(1.1) Where an assignment employee is assigned by a temporary help agency to perform work for a client of the agency, the assignment begins on the first day on which the assignment employee performs work under the assignment and ends at the end of the term of the assignment or when the assignment is ended by the agency, the employee or the client."
This amendment would serve to clarify when a work assignment begins and ends.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Comments from the official opposition?
Mr. Robert Bailey: Could the parliamentary assistant explain a little bit more what the impact would be on the temporary agencies?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: It's very simple. This amendment makes it clear as to when a work assignment would begin and when it would end.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Ms. DiNovo, any comments?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I'm a little concerned that the language has softened from the original. Again, we just had a chance to look at this amendment; we have not had a chance to speak to a lawyer about it. We prefer the original, so I'll be voting against it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. Government motion 3.1: All in favour? Against? The motion carries.
The next one is a PC motion, page 4. Mr. Bailey.
Mr. Robert Bailey: I move that clause 74.4(2)(b) of the act, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be struck out.
The purpose of this amendment would be to eliminate the continuance-of-employment clause. This was recommended by ACSESS. As it currently is written, the bill will hamper a temporary staffing agency's ability to do business in Ontario and will dramatically increase their fees. Temporary staffing will be important when this economy turns around. If we are putting barriers in place that prevent temporary agencies and their employees from functioning well, we will be in effect slowing down this economic recovery.
This amendment is necessary, in our opinion, for the smooth functioning of temporary agencies and the improvement of the Ontario economy.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Ms. DiNovo.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Absolutely not. This is one of the hubs of this bill, and we will be voting against this Tory motion.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Dhillon.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: This section just sets out the existing law. Unless an agency employee has been terminated or quits, he or she is an employee of an agency. We'll be voting against this motion.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll put the vote to PC motion number 4.
Mr. Norm Miller: Recorded vote.
Delaney, Dhillon, Dickson, DiNovo, Flynn, Sergio.
The next one is the PC motion on page 5. Mr. Bailey.
"74.4.1 Nothing in section 74.3 or 74.4 prevents a temporary help agency from terminating or severing the employment of an assignment employee."
The effect of our amendment would be to offer assurances that temporary staffing agencies can terminate or sever an employee. This offers some protection in the case of firms concerned about the notice of a continuance of employment.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I don't think it's necessary. I think we already have that covered in the Employment Standards Act.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: There's nothing in Bill 139 that would prevent a temp agency from terminating or severing the employment of an assignment employee. I will be voting against this.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. I'll take the vote on the PC motion on page 5. All in favour? Against? The motion is defeated.
The next motion is a government motion on page 5.1.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: I move that subsection 74.6(1) of the act, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be amended by striking out "in writing" in the portion before paragraph 1.
Assignments can sometimes become available so quickly that there's no time to provide written information before they start. It's reasonable for an agency to provide such information orally at the time that an assignment is offered. That's our explanation for that amendment.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: We couldn't disagree more. The temporary agency employee writes down the assignment by hearing it over the phoneâ€"usually they're writingâ€"from the employer. They can certainly take the few seconds required to write it for the employee as well. We'll definitely vote against it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Miller.
Mr. Norm Miller: It's certainly a concern that I heard from employment agencies that jobs come up at the last moment. Having to have written information would be an impediment to them being able to carry out their business in an efficient way, so we'll certainly support this amendment.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll take the vote on the government motion on page 5.1. All in favour? Against? The motion carries.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: Chair, if I can just have consent for 30 seconds to consult with my assistant?
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I have a request for a short break of 30 seconds. All in favour? We'll give him 30 seconds.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): We'll recess for two minutes.
The committee recessed from 1317 to 1318.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): We'll call the meeting to order again. We'll move to the NDP motion on page 6.
"The estimated term of the assignment, if the information is available at the time of the offer."
Mr. Vic Dhillon: Because of the amendment, Chair, we will be in support of this NDP motion.
Mr. Norm Miller: Did you say you were in support of it?
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Does everyone want a copy of the amendment?
Mr. Norm Miller: Yes, please.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. Just give us a couple of seconds.
Ms. DiNovo, can I get you to read the motion as you want to move it, completely, for the record?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: You certainly can, Mr. Chair.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Mr. Miller?
Mr. Norm Miller: This sounds like a reasonable proposition, so I think we might have unanimousâ€"we might all be agreeable.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll take the vote on the NDP motion on page 6. All in favour? Carried.
The next motion is government motion 6â€"
Mr. Vic Dhillon: We'll be withdrawing that.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): You're going to withdraw that one? Okay.
The next motion I have is the NDP motion on page 7. Ms. DiNovo.
"(1.1) The temporary help agency shall provide the information required by subsection (1) using a form that contains a certification, signed and dated by the client or an authorized employee of the client, confirming the accuracy of the information."
Again, this is just for the further safety of the employee, to leave a written record.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions and comments? The government: Mr. Dhillon.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: Chair, we'll be voting against this, because we feel that this would create unnecessary red tape.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): The opposition: Mr. Miller.
Mr. Norm Miller: This province has way too much red tape at this point, and the government seems to do a good job on its own of creating more, so we'll be voting against this.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll take the vote on the NDP motion on page 7. All in favour? Against? The motion is defeated.
The next motion is a government motion on page 7.1.
"(1.1) If information required by subsection (1) is provided orally to the assignment employee, the temporary help agency shall also provide the information to the assignment employee in writing, as soon as possible after offering the work assignment."
Our explanation is that this ensures that verbal information when the assignment was offered is followed up in writing as soon as possible afterwards.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: If we can't get the best of all possible worlds, we'll settle for one slightly better. Yes, I'm going to support it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Comments from the PCs?
Mr. Norm Miller: We will support it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll take the vote on the government motion on page 7.1. All in favour? Carried.
The next motion I have is an NDP motion on page 8.
(b) striking out subsections (2) and (3).
For a couple of reasons here: First of all, I think this is open for a charter challenge. I don't think the province has a legal leg to stand on to put up any barrier for employment, and certainly I think this is beyond provincial jurisdiction.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: We'll be opposing this motion. The six-month time period is a reasonable compromise. It balances the need of the temporary help agencies to be fairly compensated, the desire of the employees to find stable employment, and the client needs with respect to being able to hire experienced staff. So we'll be voting against it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr Bailey.
Mr. Robert Bailey: We'll also be voting against it. We believe that the temporary agencies need some form of remuneration for the work they do in helping to train, advertise, retain the paperwork etc. So we'll be opposing it.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I'll take the vote on the NDP motion on page 8. All in favour? Against? The motion is defeated.
The next motion is a PC motion on page 9.
Mr. Robert Bailey: I move that paragraph 8 of subsection 74.8(1) of the act, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be struck out.
The purpose of our amendment, if it's passed, would be to allow agencies to continue to charge conversion fees to clients after the first six months. We heard from a number of agencies that if conversion fees are eliminated entirely, they would not be able to conduct business in an orderly manner. There's also concern that the Employment Standards Act is the wrong legislative vehicle to dictate business-to-business relationships.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: This amendment would mean that temporary help agency assignment employees would face unfair barriers to obtaining stable employment. For that reason, we'll be voting against this amendment.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Ms. DiNovo?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Again, what I said for our motion holds here. I'll be voting against it because we feel that we already have a barrier to employment built into this act that shouldn't be there and that would be subject to a charter challenge. I certainly suggest that employers and employees that deal with temporary agencies take up that challenge and refuse to pay the fee and refuse to have the fee charged.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I call the vote on the PC motion on page 9. All in favour? Against? That motion is defeated.
The next motion is a PC motion on page 10.
Mr. Norm Miller: Seeing as our previous motion was defeated, this one is redundant, so we'll withdraw.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): You'll withdraw? Okay, withdrawn.
The next motion is government motion 10.1. Mr. Delaney.
"74.10(1) For the purposes of determining entitlement to public holiday pay under subsection 29(2.1), an assignment employee of a temporary help agency is on a layoff on a public holiday if the public holiday falls on a day on which the employee is not assigned by the agency to perform work for a client of the agency.
"(2) For the purposes of subsection 29(2.2), the period of a temporary layoff of an assignment employee by a temporary help agency shall be determined in accordance with section 56 as modified by section 74.11 for the purposes of part XV."
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Yes, I wonder if we could have some explanation from perhaps legal staff on this. It was a late amendment and I think that would be in order.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Legislative counsel, can we getâ€"oh, you mean ministry staff? Do we have anybody who can come forward and provide some explanation?
Ms. Janice Chung: This motion is going to clarify that the applications of subsectionâ€"
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Can you introduce yourself for the record, please?
Ms. Janice Chung: It's Janice Chung, counsel at the Ministry of Labour, legal services branch.
This motion would clarify the application of subsections 29(2.1) and (2.2), the public holiday pay entitlements for an assignment employee, and would ensure that an assignment employee that is not assigned to perform work on the day the public holiday falls is treated the same as any employee on a maternity or paternity leave of absence or on a layoff; that is, they will receive public holiday pay for the day.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Mr. Bailey, you have a question?
Mr. Robert Bailey: Can you explain that again? If they areâ€"
Ms. Janice Chung: On a paternity or maternity leave of absence or on a layoff, an employee generally receives public holiday pay for a day in which a public holiday falls, if they are on a pat leave, a mat leave or on layoff. This amendment would ensure that an assignment employee who is not assigned to perform work on a day a public holiday falls would receive public holiday pay.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Anyone else? Shall I take the vote? I'll take the vote on page 10.1.
Next is NDP motion 11.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I move that section 74.11 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, as set out in section 3 of the bill, be struck out.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: The government has an upcoming motion that responds to this issue raised by this motion. However, the government motion recognizes that certain rules are needed to recognize that temporary help agency employees may have periods of non-assignment, so we'll be voting against this motion.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Anyone else? I'll take the vote on NDP motion 11. All in favour? Against? The motion is defeated.
The next motion is government motion 11.1.
"1. A temporary help agency lays off an assignment employee for a week if the employee is not assigned by the agency to perform work for a client of the agency during the week.
"2. For the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 10, 'excluded week' means a week during which, for one or more days, the assignment employee is not able to work, is not available for work, refuses an offer by the agency that would not constitute constructive dismissal of the employee by the agency, is subject to a disciplinary suspension or is not assigned to perform work for a client of the agency because of a strike or lockout occurring at the agency.
"3. An excluded week shall not be counted as part of the 13 or 35 weeks referred to in subsection 56(2) but shall be counted as part of the 20 or 52 consecutive week periods referred to in subsection 56(2).
"4. Subsections 56(3) to (3.6) do not apply to temporary help agencies and their assignment employees.
"5. A temporary help agency shall, in addition to meeting the posting requirements set out in clause 58(2)(b) and subsection 58(5), provide the information required to be provided to the director under clause 58(2)(a) to each of its assignment employees on the first day of the notice period or as soon after that as is reasonably possible.
"6. Clauses 60(1)(a) and (b) and subsection 60(2) do not apply to temporary help agencies and their assignment employees.
"ii. in the case of a termination under clause 56(1)(c), the total amount of wages earned by the assignment employee for work performed for clients of the agency during the 12-week period immediately preceding the deemed termination date, divided by 12.
"8. The lump sum that an assignment employee is entitled to be paid under clause 61(1)(a) is a lump sum equal to the amount the employee would have been entitled to receive under paragraph 7 had notice been given in accordance with section 57 or 58.
"9. Subsection 61(1.1) does not apply to temporary help agencies and their assignment employees.
"10. An excluded week shall not be counted as part of the 35 weeks referred to in clause 63(1)(c) but shall be counted as part of the 52 consecutive week period referred to in clause 63(1)(c).
"11. Subsections 63(2) to (2.4) do not apply to temporary help agencies and their assignment employees.
"12. Subsections 65(1), (5) and (6) do not apply to temporary help agencies and their assignment employees.
"B. the number of months of employment not included in sub-subparagraph A that the employee has completed, divided by 12.
"B. the number of months of employment not included in sub-subparagraph A that the employee has completed, divided by 12."
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Questions or comments? Ms. DiNovo?
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Again, this is an instance where I think we would benefit from the advice of counsel in terms of the meaning of this.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Miller?
Mr. Norm Miller: I believe this is one of the amendments we received at 10 this morning, just a short, little amendment. At first glance, it looks like every temporary help agency in the province is going to be stimulating employment because they're all going to have to hire a lawyer to have permanently on staff and an accountant so that when the labour policeâ€"the provincial governmentâ€"show up, they aren't charged, because they're bound to be in violation of something with the nice, complicated new rules that you're putting in place with this legislation.
Certainly it would be good to get some explanation as to exactly what this is going to do.
Mr. Robert Bailey: I'd like to comment. I think it's patently unfair to get something like this at the last minute without having an opportunity to go through it and understand what it really means. I challenge anyone here, even probably the legal people, that they actually understand what the heck this means. Back home we'd have a word for this, but I wouldn't use it here. But anyway.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Ms. Chung?
Ms. Janice Chung: The amendment ensures that the same triggers and windows for calculating a termination and severance apply to an assignment employee; that is, 13 weeks in 20 and 35 weeks in 52. It also clarifies for the purposes of temp help agencies and their assignment employees when a layoff occurs in that sector and it recognizes the differences in that sector. It modifies the formula also to be used to calculate the termination and severance pay for those assignment employees but otherwise maintains the same general legislative provisions of part XV to an assignment employee.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Yes, if I might ask you a couple of questions. Bottom line, we're concerned that assignment employees to temporary agencies have the same termination and severance rights as other employees. Will this guarantee that that happens?
Ms. Janice Chung: It will ensure that the same triggers and windows will apply to assignment employees.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: So in other words, my motion being shot down to eliminate this sectionâ€"this will accomplish the same move but with tighter legal constraints? What was the meaning for all ofâ€"
Ms. Janice Chung: It will clarify when a layoff actually occurs in the temp help agency sectorâ€"the language in paragraph 1, particularly.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: So this is not going to cost temporary agency employees anything in terms of rights?
Ms. Janice Chung: It will ensure that they have the same triggers and windows asâ€"
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Right. Okay, thank you.
Mr. Norm Miller: On point 6, it says, "Clauses 60(1)(a) and (b) and subsection 60(2) do not apply to temporary help agencies." Can you explain what clauses 60(1)(a) and (b) and 60(2) are, please?
"(b) shall in each week pay the employee the wages the employee is entitled to receive, which in no case shall be less than his or her regular wages for a regular work week...."
Subsection 60(2) provides that where there is no regular work week, "For the purposes of clause (1)(b)," that being during the notice period under subsection 57 or 58, the employer shall in each week pay the employee the wages the employee is entitled to receive, which in no case shall be less than his or her regular wages for a regular work week. "If the employee does not have a regular work week or if the employee is paid on a basis other than time, the employer shall pay the employee an amount equal to the average amount of regular wages earned by the employee per week for the weeks in which the employee worked in the period of 12 weeks immediately preceding the day on which notice was given." Those clauses would not apply to temporary help agencies or their assignment employees.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Bailey?
Mr. Robert Bailey: Did you review these with any of the temporary agencies to see if these could actually be applied, having input from the temporary agencies?
Ms. Janice Chung: That is not the role of legal counsel.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: I second the concern that we just received this very recently and didn't have time. We're trusting the government in thisâ€"that this will protect the employees. We should move on.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Mr. Dhillon?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: As you can appreciate, the legal staff is here to answer any questions that the opposition parties need clarification on. I know it's quite lengthy, but I'm sure Ms. Chung will be more than willing to answer any further questions that we may have.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I don't think Mr. Bailey had another. Did you have another question?
Mr. Robert Bailey: Yes. I'd like to know what's behind the 12-week number, the calculation that they use in paragraphs 13 and 14. Can you explain a little more about that? They keep talking about 12 weeks. Math was never my strong suit. Subparagraphs 13(i) and (ii) and 14(i) and (ii) talk about the 12.
Ms. Janice Chung: Paragraphs 13 and 14 just provide an alternate calculation for the purposes of temp help agencies in calculating their severance pay.
Mr. Robert Bailey: An alternate calculation as opposed toâ€"you said an "alternate" calculation. Did I hear you right?
Ms. Janice Chung: Currently in part XV, there is a way of calculating it set out in section 65.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: One of the concerns we had about the excluded week provision was that temporary employees who are sick or disabled still qualify. Is that what this is intended to provide?
Ms. Janice Chung: The concept of an excluded week is currently in part XV. You will see it inâ€"it's very small printâ€"subsection 56(3).
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Okay. Thank you.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Shall I take the vote? Mr. Dhillon?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: A couple of points on the record with respect to our support of this motion: This amendment is being proposed so that a layoff for an assignment employee would resemble that of other employees, and the amended section does set out some differences in order to reflect the fact that employees in this sector may have periods of non-assignment. I just wanted to get that on the record.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Comments? Mr. Bailey.
Mr. Robert Bailey: Yes, I'd like to ask a question. I understand why legal counsel can't answerâ€"because of being non-partisan and all thatâ€"but to the government: Did the government, in your opinion, Mr. Dhillon, consult with any of the temporary agencies with this new amendment to see if it was even practical or able to be implemented by them?
Mr. Vic Dhillon: First of all, I think we had detailed deputations from the temp agency sector. The consensus was drawn based on what was presented to us. I think we all heard what they had to say and I'm sure we can all agree that there's never, ever a perfect solution. We felt that this was the best outcome that we could come to.
Mr. Robert Bailey: Just to clarify, are you inferring that they would be in support of this? If we polled the temporary agencies today, they would be in support of this?
Mr. Robert Bailey: That's just fine. I'm just trying to understand. It's quite complicated and quite legalese. I'm just trying to understandâ€"
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I think he said that you can't please everybody, but they tried their best.
I call the vote on the government motion on page 11.1.
Interjection: A recorded vote, please.
That's the end of section 3. Shall section 3, as amended, carry? Carried.
We'll move to section 3.1. I have an NDP motion on page 12.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Yes, this is a bit of a lengthy one, the preamble to which would be simply that we recognize that there's a loophole here because we called it "temporary employment agencies." We're a little concerned that agencies would simply change their name to get around the provisions of this new bill. That's the motivation behind this amendment.
"'"employment agency" means a person who, for a fee, recruits or offers to recruit employees for employers.
"'(b) providing information about employers seeking employees.
"'(3) A person does not contravene subsection (2) by requesting, charging or receiving payment for any form of advertisement from the person who placed the advertisement.
"'(4) A payment received by a person in contravention of subsection (2) is deemed to be wages owing and this act applies to the recovery of the payment.
"'(5) An employment agency shall not make a payment, directly or indirectly, to a person for obtaining or assisting in obtaining employment for someone else.
"'(6) A person does not contravene subsection (5) by paying for any form of advertisement placed by that person.
"'(7) A person shall not operate an employment agency unless the person is licensed under this act.
"'(8) Subsection (7) does not apply to a person operating an employment agency for the sole purpose of hiring employees exclusively for one employer.
"'(9) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the licensing of employment agencies.'"
You can see that the reason for this is simply to extend the meaning of this bill to agencies that may not call themselves part of a temporary help agency. It is in line with some BC regulations on this topic as well.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): I will have to rule this motion out of order because it's beyond the scope of the bill that is in front of us. Bill 139 deals with temporary employment agencies, so I will rule that that is out of order.
Ms. Cheri DiNovo: Just stay tuned for the employment standards amendments, as tabled by my office, that will include this. Thank you.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Okay. We'll move to section 4. Are there any comments? Shall section 4 carry? Carried.
We'll move to section 5. Shall section 5 carry? Carried.
Shall section 7 carry? Carried.
Shall section 9 carry? Carried.
Shall section 22 carry? Carried.
Shall section 23 carry? Carried.
Shall section 24 carry? Carried.
Shall section 25 carry? Carried.
Shall section 26 carry? Carried.
Shall section 27 carry? Carried.
Shall section 28 carry? Carried.
Shall Bill 139, as amended, carry? Carried.
Mr. Norm Miller: I would just like to once again protest the fact that we received the significant amendments so late, just before the start of this committee meeting. In fact, for the last government amendment, which was several pages long, even the key stakeholders like ACSESS, when shown it, could not figure out whether they were in favour of or against the amendment. So I would just simply say that in the interest of better legislation, obviously, having more time to look at the amendments is preferred. Unless you're a labour legal expert, to be asked to know exactly what's going to happen with some of these long, complicated amendments is virtually impossible. I just want to record that protest from the official opposition.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Thank you very much. Duly noted. Mr. Dhillon.
Mr. Vic Dhillon: Thank you very much, Chair. I just want to get on the record again that we do have ministry staff here, and the legal staff as well, to explain, as they have explained some of the questions that were brought forward by the opposition parties. It doesn't appear to me that there were any questions that were unresolved or unanswered, so I just wanted to get that on the record and thank everybody, and thank you, Chair.
The Chair (Mr. Bas Balkissoon): Thank you all very much. The committee is adjourned.


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Q: How does Salesforce assign instances to orgs? I am curious to know on what basis salesforce assigns orgs specially developer orgs. I have oldest dev org in ap7, then several on ap5 and recent one at eu5. Is this based on geographical location where the IP of sign up belongs to?

A: At any given time, each Salesforce instance is served from a specific Data center. However, it is built and serviced from two geographical locations to support the continuous availability and disaster recovery support.
In my experience, I have observed that, when we sign up for a developer org, it is created on the nearest data center to ensure least network latency and provide a seamless experience.
Also, all the transactions in your primary instance replicate in near real-time on the secondary location.
Salesforce have this capability to switch sites between different locations to ensure availability, services and maintenance. As far I remember, there are currently 9 Salesforce data centers across the globe. For example, your "ap" instances are mostly served from Tokyo, Japan.

A: On the instance number part - the ...7 vs ...5 allocation - I presume you are allocated to the instance that has most spare capacity at the time the org is created. Generally, the numbers go up but based on your experience, not always.
Capacity balancing (and perhaps for other operational reasons too) means that occasionally your org may move instance e.g. ap5 is split into ap16 and ap17 and ap5 is retired.

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Dear Susana, we are so happy that what you do inspires you and you create such lovely baby clothes! Wishing you many inspirations and happy cloudless days, dear Susana!
What a lovely post, Susana!
Wow! I love the little dress and shoes. It's amazing how you're able to to take another un-related type of art and turn it into inspiration for your own.


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Tei Shi Crawl Space
By Tim Forster
Argentina-via-Brooklyn singer-songwriter Tei Shi's debut album has been several years coming — her buzz-garnering 2014 single "Bassically" now feels like a distant memory, and it seems plausible that Valerie Teicher may have wanted to put some space between that single and her latest release, Crawl Space.
Those hoping for a series of variations on the sumptuous power pop of "Bassically" aren't going to get it on Crawl Space, but that's not a criticism in the slightest: the album demonstrates Teicher's range with flair, all the while managing to remain cohesive. Teicher's silky-smooth vocals, often foregrounded, are a vital linchpin to this.
The utter strength of her vocals play into the album's loose "evolution of the artist"-type narrative — two separate interludes on Crawl Space use recordings of Teicher as a child, labelling herself a "bad singer" (one also invokes Britney Spears mega-star status as a career goal). But though there's certainly some anxiety injected into tracks here, Teicher's childhood insecurities can clearly be banished with this confident work of R&B-tinged pop.
Crawl Space bursts out of the speakers with opener "Keep Running," a dreamy slice of R&B with hefty, bowel-shaking bass. The track attempts a lot — Teicher's voice is at turns siren-like but plaintive, with an all-round vibe that is both bouncy and nonchalant. Yet for all these apparently disparate elements going on, it works. "Creep" keeps the tone up, but throws in just a touch of glitchiness, an apparent reminder that this is pop that stems from a more experimental, DIY artistic approach, instead of hyper-produced chart bait.
Teicher mixes the tone around as the album moves on. "Baby" takes on a breezy, almost beachy tone that hints at borderline twee acts like Montreal's TOPS, while "Say You Do" is an anthemic homage to upbeat R&B sounds of the '90s. "Crawl" invokes a dancehall sound, both in its beat work and lyrical references to hitting the floor.
Penultimate track "Your World" is perhaps the most forward-thinking item here; with the unusual mash of R&B and dream pop, it offers something novel, where some other parts of the album do have a tendency to be a touch heavy on paying homage to styles past. But the sounds and homages on offer are diverse enough that this is a minor quibble with what should otherwise be held up as a model debut album. (Arts & Crafts)
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The Chase Is On: A Look at the History of the Car Chase Scene
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Tags: art, bullitt, car, chase, cinema, entertainment, film, grand prix, italian job, love bug, movie, random musings, scene, sixties
Tires squealing, producing white smoke as they tear down a concrete road. Hairpin turns and fishtailing. Breakneck speeding through oncoming traffic. The raw intensity and power of an engine as it shifts gears.
Ya gotta love the Car Chase Scene.
In this series of articles, we look back at the history of the car chase scene.
Part One: The Sixties
Ask any guy who has ever watched, ever loved, the car chase scene in movies and he'll throw out the title: "Bullitt." While "Bullitt" can be considered the father of all car chase scenes in movies, we're going to go back just a little further.
The car chase scene was an eventual evolution from chase scenes in movies. Chase scenes on foot (see: any "Keystone Cop" footage) the audience wanted something more, something that hadn't been done yet. Hollywood was more than willing and gave us some of the best chase scenes.
How about the chariot race in "Ben Hur"? Watching Charlton Heston on the big screen racing a chariot for his life more than wowed audiences; it set a bar of expectations. Of all the directors to provide some of the greatest "chase scene" footage was Alfred Hitchcock in the film, "North By Northwest." Cary Grant being followed by a crop duster is one of the most oft repeated scenes in cinema history.
But it would take a while before two and two would come together. I'll take a moment and give a nod to what I believe was another influence on the "car chase" genre: "Grand Prix." Directed by John Frankenheimer (a former stock car driver, among all things) "Grand Prix" was released in the mid-Sixties and although it wasn't as renown as it later became, it did win Academy Awards for Editing and Sound. Any person who loves or enjoys car movies needs to watch this for a better appreciation of the genre. There's not much of a plot or story to it; just 3 hours equating to a year on the Formula One racing circuit. Frankenheimer rushed to get this done because Steve McQueen was supposed to make a racing movie around the same time. Getting such actors as James Garner, Antonio Sabbato, Eva Marie Saint, and Toshira Mifune, "Grand Prix," carved out its own spot in the car movie/racing movie genre.
Just a few years later (1968 to be exact) the father of the chase scene was born. "Bullitt" starred Steve McQueen as police detective Frank Bullitt, a man guarding a criminal witness who has a hunch that things aren't right. This leads to a chase through the streets of San Francisco, driving a Ford Mustang Fastback GT and following the bad guys who were in a Dodge Charger. McQueen himself was a former stock car driver and forewent insurance stuff to do the chase, which had him driving at speeds up to 100 mph.
The next year the Brits came back with "The Italian Job." Starring Michael Caine as Charlie Crooker, the film followed as he planned a heist of $4 billion in gold bullion. And how does one who executes this plan their getaway? By three mini-Cooper S' painted red, white, and blue cutting through the streets of Turin.
Disney threw their hat into the ring and had their own "car chase" movies. "The Love Bug" starred Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle who had a personality that was "protected" by its owners; in this case, Dean Jones and Buddy Hackett. Herbie achieved his dream of being a racecar and went on to three sequels, a made-for-TV movie, and "Herbie: Fully Loaded" starring Lindsay Lohan.
Watch that odometer, 'cause we're about to kick it into the Seventies.
Let There Be Rock: Top 5 Concert Films
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"The Last Waltz" 1978 – The Band, known for hits such as "Up On Cripple Creek," and, "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down," gives their farewell concert, and invite Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Van Morrison, and others along for the denouement. If that wasn't enough, it was directed by Martin Scorsese.
"Gimme Shelter" (1970) – Good idea: throw a free concert in Altamont, CA. Bad idea: hire the Hell's Angels as security. Worse idea: pay them in free beer. And, that's exactly what happened when the Rolling Stones put on this concert in 1969. While Ike and Tina Turner opened for them (as well as B.B. King, who was not filmed), other bands that took the stage included Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Santana, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. The Grateful Dead opted out. During the Stones part of the concert Meredith Hunter was stabbed, which lead to extreme controversy and the fact that the Stones would not play "Sympathy for the Devil" in concert for another 6 years.
"The Song Remains the Same" (1976) – Filmed at Madison Square Gardens and mixed with documentary footage and "dream sequences," this was, and is, THE Led Zeppelin Fan's movie. Shot in 1973 but not released until '76, this was the band at their height (before Plant's Jeep crash and other factors). The movie has been remixed and remastered, including footage previously not shown.
"Festival Express" (2003) – What happens when you get The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band, Sha Na Na, Marshmakhan, Ian and Sylvia and the Great Speckled Bird, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and the Buddy Guy Blues Band, and throw them all onto a train going from Toronto to Calgary, which makes stops for alcohol and to play an occasional concert? Yeah buddy. Filmed in 1970, it took until 2003 to clear most of the music rights for the film (Traffic and Ten Years After played, but musical clearance could not be obtained). It's a fun-filled ride. Note: the DVD has the option to play all the musical sequences (there are performances not shown in the Main Movie).
"Let There Be Rock" (1980) – The first of AC/DC's concert films would unknowingly be the last for then lead singer Bon Scott. Filmed in Paris, France in 1979, the band takes center stage and plays tracks from its first few albums. While they have achieved their place in the Halls of Rock with singer Brian Johnson, this concert is them at their best (#2: Live at Donnington). Note: the only film powered by AC/DC.


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Ocher Yellow Coelogyne is a medium to large sized creeping epiphytic orchid with erect, clustered, cylindric-spindle-shaped, deeply grooved with age pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb carries 2 inverted-lance-shaped to oblong-elliptic, acute, 6 nerved leaves at the top. The leaves gradually narrow at the base in to a short stalk. Flowers are borne in a raceme, from the base of pseudobulb, sheathed at base, shorter than the leaves. Racemes are dropping, few-flowered. Flowers are pale-brown or ocher- yellow, large, about 4 cm across. Bracts are ovate, acute, about 2.5 cm long. Sepals are lance-shaped, concave, 4 cm long. Petals are as long as sepals, linear, pointed, 3 nerved. Lip is pale brown with dark brown spots, about 3.5 cm long, 3-lobed. Sidelobes are small, recurved, blunt; midlobe broadly ovate, pointed. Ocher Yellow Coelogyne is found in the mountain forests of NE India, at altitudes of 600-2100 m. Flowering: October-December.
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Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018: Northeast Frontier Railway Given the Job Notice For All Un-Employed Candidates. Northeast Frontier Railway Declared the 191 Staff Nure Vacancy Notification.The Candidates Should Have Completed GNM Nursing /GNM Nursing Course and Midwifery From an Institute Recognized By Indian Nursing Council. This is the Golden Opportunity For All Persons Who are in Searching For Latest Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018. Eligible Persons are Requested to Appear For Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Walk In Interview and Submit their Application At Interview Time. Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018 Walk-In Interview Will be Held On 8th August 2018 From 10 A.M.
Northeast Frontier Railway Now Invited Applications From Above Mentioned Educational Qualification Candidates For Staff Nurse Vacancy. Selection of the Candidates Will be Based On the Candidates Performance in Walk In Interview. The Aspirants Who Will Give the Good Performance At the Time of Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Walk In 2018 Will be Hired and Appointed For Staff Nurse Job. More Details About Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018 Like Age Limit, Application Fee, Pay Scale, Selection Process, Educational Qualification, Walk-In-Interview Dates, Walk-In-Interview Timing, Venue of the Interview Etc are Clearly Provided Below of this Page.
Northeast Frontier Railway Office of the Divisional Railway Manager (P) / Alipurduar Junction Issued the Engagement Notice Of Para Medical Staff On Contract Basis Against Vacancies Existing in Para Medical Category Of Northeast Frontier Railway, APD Junction, Division-Through Walk In Interview. Northeast Frontier Railway Decided to Full Fill the Staff Nurse Vacancy By Conducting the Walk In Interview On Purely Contract Basis. The Engagement Will be On A Full-Time Basis. Eligible and Interested Persons are Required to Apply For Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018 and Attend For Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Walk In Interview 2018 As Per Above Mentioned Dates and Timings.
Educational Qualification: The Aspirants Who Want to Apply For Staff Nurse Vacancy Must Certified As Registered Nurse and Midwife Having Passed 03 Three Years Course in General Nursing and Midwifery From a School Of Nursing Or Other Institution Recognized By the Indian Nursing Council Or B.Sc Nursing.
Age Limit: Aspirants Age Between 18 to 31 Years.
Method of Selection: The Candidates Who are Appeared For Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Walk In Interview 2018 Will be Selected Based On Interview Performance. Hired Candidates Will be Immediate Appointed For duty.
Pay Scale: Selected Candidates Will Get 44,900/- Salary Per Month Level 7 Plus Usual Allowances.
Staff Nurse Walk-In Venue: CMS Office Alipurdua JN Rly. Hospital.
Northeast Frontier Railway Staff Nurse Recruitment 2018 Important Information.
If No of Candidates is More, Then the Interview may Be Extended to Next Day as Per Necessity.
The Contract Shall be Terminated Immediately If the Contract Practitioner is Mentally / Physically Incapacitated.
At the Time of Interview and Entering into Contract the CPMS Shall Produce Original Certificates For Proof of His /Her Date of Birth and Educational and Technical Qualification.
The CPMS Shall Undergo a Medical Examination Before the Contract is Entered into For His/Her Fitness to Perform the Work Assigned to Him/ Her.
Weekly Rest Will be Admissible as Per Provisions Of Rules.
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Lucia Massari
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Marbleabilia Collection
Photo by Andrea Morucchio; art direction by Lucia Massari
Photo by Andrea Morucchio
Micky mouse vase
Photo by Lucia Massari
Italian product designer and illustrator Lucia Massari was born in Venice in 1983. She studied product design at the Higher Institute of Architecture in Venice (IUAV), graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 2006. She went on to earn her Master's degree in product design at the Royal College of Art in London in 2009; while there, she studied under design tutors Martino Gamper and Jurgen Bey. She launched her eponymous studio in 2010, splitting her time between Venice and London. In 2012, she formally moved the studio to Venice.
Massari's design practice frequently incorporates collaborations with local artisans. As of this writing, notable projects include the 2015 Marbleabilia Collection, a joint effort with marble company Mandruzzato Marmi e Graniti. The limited-edition series consists of furniture, lighting, accessories, and decorative objects constructed from high quality marble scraps and wood.
She has exhibited her work at a variety of international events, including the Ljubljana Design Biennale in Slovenia, London Design Festival, Vienna Design Week, and Salone del Mobile. Her work has also been exhibited at Victoria & Albert Museum in London and Trico Gallery in Tokyo. In 2010, Massari was an artist-in-residence at Fondazione Claudio Buziol in Venice. In 2011, she was an AAA Cercasi Nuovo Artigiano designer-in-residence in Vicenza, Italy.
Circe Table Lamp by Renato Toso & Lucia Massari for Leucos, 1990s
Scrap Side Table by Lucia Massari for Mandruzzato Marmi e Graniti
Inka Vase Holder and Vase by Lucia Massari for Mandruzzato Marmi e Graniti
Italian Scrap Marble Serving Tray by Lucia Massari for Mandruzzato Marmi e Graniti
Allsorts Bench by Lucia Massari for Mandruzzato Marmi e Graniti
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Juana Ginzo Gómez (Madrid, 21 de juliol de 1922 - Madrid, 27 d'agost de 2021) va ser una actriu i locutora radiofònica espanyola.

Biografia
Després de finalitzar la guerra civil va treballar netejant cases per guanyar-se la vida fins que el 1946, després de presentar-se al concurs de descobriment de nous talents, Tu carrera es la radio, va poder integrar-se en la plantilla d'actors de Radio Madrid (Cadena SER). Els anys següents va arribar a convertir-se en una de les veus més emblemàtiques de la ràdio espanyola. Especialment popular des de 1953 amb Diego Valor i sobretot des de 1959 quan va començar a interpretar el serial radiofònic Ama Rosa, de Guillermo Sautier Casaseca, que va arribar a convertir-se en un autèntic fenomen sociològic i que amb la seva emissió diària paralitzava l'activitat del país, pendent de les peripècies del personatge.

Gràcies al seu èxit radiofònic va poder també intervenir en algunes pel·lícules com a Novio a la vista (1954), de Luis García Berlanga, Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956) i El tigre de Chamberí (1957) o més recentment, Bearn o La sala de les nines (1983), de Jaime Chávarri, Werther (1986), de Pilar Miró, La estanquera de Vallecas (1987), de Eloy de la Iglesia i Antártida (1995), de Manuel Huerga.

La seva últimes activitats enfront d'un micròfon van ser les seves col·laboració, primer amb Concha García Campoy a Días de radio (1993), d'Antena 3 Radio i més tard, entre 1999 i 2003 al programa Lo que es la vida que presentava Nieves Herrero a Radio Nacional de España.

Premis i reconeixements
 Premi Ondas a la millor actriu el 1957.
 Antena de Oro 1971.
 Medalla d'or al mèrit en el treball (2005).

Llibres publicats
 Mis días de radio. (2004)
 Parejas: el amor y otras libertades. (2002)
 La pasión de vivir con un montón de años. (2000)

Llegat
La ciutat de Ponferrada li va dedicar un carrer en reconeixement a la seva carrera a les ones, així com a altres artistes radiofònics i altres personalitats, al nou barri de la ciutat, La Rosaleda.

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Actors madrilenys
Actors de doblatge espanyols
Guanyadors dels premis Ondas
Guanyadors del Premi Antena de Oro
Morts a Madrid
Morts el 2021

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Q: $k$th term of Taylor series of function $f(x) = 3x^3-2x+4$ I'm having trouble solving this question. I have all the values right but can't figure out a way to find the $k$th term. My Taylor series values up to that point are $4,\frac{-2}{1!},\frac{0x^2}{2!},\frac{18x^3}{3!}$ so what would the $k$th term be?

A: It seems that you're looking at the Taylor series about $x=0$. This is simplicity in itself for polynomials in standard form $$p(x)=a_nx^n+\cdots+a_0$$ where the $a_j$ are real and $a_n\neq0$. In particular, the $k$th term of the Taylor series of $p(x)$ about $x=0$ will be $a_kx^k$ for $0\le k\le n$ and will be $0$ for $k>n.$ This is because $p^{(k)}(x)$ is identically zero for $k>n,$ and because $p^{(k)}(0)=k!a_k$ for $0\le k\le n$.
Let's prove this, shall we? To facilitate things, I will rewrite the polynomial as $$p(x)=\sum_{j=0}^na_jx^j.$$ You should be able to show that for any integers $j,k\ge 0$, we have $$\frac{d^k}{dx^k}[x^j]=\begin{cases}x^j & k=0\\(j)_kx^{j-k} & 0<k<j\\j! & k=j\\0 & k>j,\end{cases}\tag{$\clubsuit$}$$ where $(j)_k$ indicates the falling factorial. Now, $$\begin{align}p^{(k)}(x) &= \frac{d^k}{dx^k}\left[\sum_{j=0}^na_jx^j\right]\\ &= \sum_{j=0}^na_j\frac{d^k}{dx^k}[x^j],\end{align},$$ so it follows by $(\clubsuit)$ that $p^{(k)}(x)$ is identically zero for $k>n$. We also see by $(\clubsuit)$ that $$\frac{d^k}{dx^k}[x^j]\Biggr|_{x=0}=\begin{cases}0 & k\neq j\\k! & j=k,\end{cases}$$ so $$p^{(k)}(0)=a_kk!$$ for $0\le k\le n$. Since the $k$th term of our Taylor series about $x=0$ is $$\frac{p^{(k)}(0)}{k!}x^k,$$ then the $k$th term is $a_kx^k$ for $0\le k\le n$ and $0$ for $k>n$, as desired.

A: As Cameron already presented, the answer is : for $k> n$ the terms are equal to $0$. The reason is easily found in the Taylor series expression. For a function $f(x)$ , the TS is :
\begin{equation}
\sum \frac{f^{(k)}(a)}{k!}(x-a)^k
\end{equation}
where $f^{(k)}$ is the k-th derivative of the function $f(x)$
In your case, $f(x)$ is your polynomial of degree $n=3$.
So, the coefficient for the forth term $\frac{f^{(4)}(a)}{4!}=\frac{0}{4!}=0$. You will get $0$ for all of the terms of order higher than $n$ because when $k> n$ the derivative $f^{(k)}(a)$ will be zero which will make the entire coefficient zero.
The reason why the forth derivative $f^{(4)}(a)=0$ is because the third derivative is equal to 18.

A: Long story short, the kth term of the Taylor polynomial of $P(x) = a_0 + a_1 x + a_2 x^2 + ... + a_n x^n$ will be the monomial with the $k-1$ degree.  So for example, in your polynomial when $k=4$, the term will be $a_3 x^3 \text {which is} 3x^3$.
So if $k > n$, the Taylor coefficient is equal to zero, so the Taylor expansion of a finite degree polynomial ends up looking like the original polynomial itself.


Our path is certainly one of joy, and a newness surrounds us. To some extent, we are stumbling forward, moving ahead without a real clear knowledge of where we are going, but the journey is joyful and easy . . . We appear to be easing on down the road.
Relating to our path, the Grove was given little direction for focus. Perðo is, of course, the unknown, so it appears that our general instruction is to focus on things not known. We might also be well-advised to focus on the mystery that is the Druid Moon Rite.
Individuals are advised to focus on the Ancestors, which is a wonderful omen for this time of year, and even better for this ritual, which focuses on the Grove as a family.
These are indeed good omens for our first Druid Moon Rite.
The above interpretation was the original description written down in the Book of Three Cranes. Further reflection on these omens with a bit of temporal distance between the omen and this review has given me a bit more insight. In this case, I think that was the ideal omen for our focus. Initially, I took this to mean that it was the unknown aspect of this rite that was important, but it seems that what was actually being conveyed was that we should allow this ritual to grow organically for a while, and to seek to focus it better later. Over the past several months, that is what we have done. It has, through more recent omens, been indicated that it's time to work in a more focused manner, and so I expect that the Grove will begin to do just that.
This was also the Druid Moon Rite done as we moved toward the Autumnal Equinox. As such, seemed ideal, as well, for our individual focus: focusing on who we were as a Grove, and thinking about our ancestors. An aspect not initially read, though, included the movement of the Grove into a new phase, where leadership would be passed on, and the founding principles would need to be reflected on and remembered through this transitionary period.
With our knowledge of further Druid Moon Rites, became particularly apt. We tend to receive it in description of our path thus far. We should probably be careful of how we embark on this journey, but I believe it to be full of joy throughout.
Have our sacrifices been accepted?
Laguz - water, overflowing - A definite "yes". It appears that they got what they wanted, and then some.
What do the Gods give us in return?
Naudaz - Need - We are told we will receive what we need. I think it's a very good omen.
What needs have they of us?
Jera - fruitful year - They want us around in a year, and they want us to grow stronger. I think they intend to help us with that.
This was the third ritual Three Cranes did, many years ago now. I find it an important one, though, because it shows a lot of how I have changed in my interpretations, and because this omen in particular had a great affect on the Grove, and on ADF as a whole. This early omen was one of the worst that this Grove has ever experienced. Our first round of offerings was obviously not accepted. We held a second round of offerings which was also not accepted. Then we held our third.
Each round of offerings was drawing greater sacrifices. The offerings were not of anything physical, but they were verbal now: promises made, and to be kept. One vow, in particular, is likely to have irrevocably changed the course of ADF for the better: Jenni stood forth and made an oath to run for ADF Preceptor. The following Wellspring, Jenni won that election, and began the work of putting our Study Programs into action and order. She also hired me on as her Deputy Preceptor, and I became more involved in the work of ADF's Study Programs (and have since left my own mark on them). Had this omen not been read in this manner, ADF may never have had Jenni as Preceptor, and I might not be Dedicant Clergy today, as it was her bringing me in that truly showed me my vocation within ADF.
This omen showed the Grove that sometimes, the gods want to push us a bit more than we think we're ready for, but they will always provide for us. I remember being torn on the reading of Nauðiz; I think that, if I pulled it today, I would not have read it in the way that I did. But I see, on reflection, that I read it completely correctly in that instance.
That year, incidentally, was a very, very fruitful year for the Grove.
These omens show much: our path is joyous, but we should be sure to keep our heads. The Grove should focus on our strength as one people, as a Grove. Reading this omen with the omen of the last Druid Moon [Cantlos, Oct. 16, 2007], we should focus on taking those individual strengths and finding how they can combine to make one united, sacred Grove. Each individual, in the next month, should focus on their inner self, and in the folk around them.
Also they can be read as, "Take joy in strong men!" which recalls an early omen taken in the same shelter: "It's raining men, and we should enjoy them!" A little joy and humor must be recalled.
First, the Cantlos ("song month") runes were these: . I have been most impressed with the way these rituals have dovetailed in their omens. Wunjo appeared in our first Druid Moon Rite, as well, and while this is the first appearance of manaz in our Druid Moons, I don't think it falls out of the general feel of our rites.
At this time, it appears that we need to focus on being together: taking care of one another, and showing inner strength and trust within the Grove. A lesson of manaz is that men will fail their fellows, but it is through the strength of the Grove that we can keep ourselves united as a family, and retain the joy indicated. I have seen much fellowship in these omens, and I have also noticed a deeper connection now that we retain them and refer back to them more readily.
This particular omen, as noted in the last paragraph of the original interpretation, hearkened back to another omen we took in the same shelter house at Highbanks. There, we drew , which I interpreted as "It's raining men, and we should enjoy them!" Here, it seemed to be a similar message, though I saw it much more as a joke than as a serious omen as I did so many years ago. But it was proper that the omen should bring out this joke, since the rite was focused on the Grove's ancestral ties to the land, and to each other.
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"Pick-Up" by Charles Willeford (Beacon Books 1955/Black Lizard 1990)
"I'm pretty much of a failure in life, Helen. Does it matter to you?"
"No. Nothing matters to me." Her voice had a resigned quality and yet it was quietly confident. There was a tragic look in her brown eyes, but her mouth was smiling. It was the smile of a little girl who knows a secret and isn't going to tell it. I held her hand in mine. It was a tiny, almost pudgy band, soft and warm and trusting. We finished our drinks.
That's the sort of one-two punch Charles Willeford delivers again and again in Pick-Up (Beacon Books, 1955). First, a sobering dose of existentialism, concentrated into a solid brick of reality that hurts to swallow, then he follows it up with an enigmatic description that belies the surface simplicity of the text. Just what is that smile on her face? Who is this walking female contradiction, at once a world-weary lush and a small child, and who lives for love and yet loves because there is nothing left to live for. And if the man is a failure, why does he even continue to try, even if all he tries for is death?
Coming after a collection of poetry (Proletarian Laughter in 1948) and Willeford's debut novel High Priest of California (1953), Pick-Up follows the doomed trajectory of a pair of alcoholics who meet in a bar and find they share a common sense of futility weighted down by dashed dreams and hopeless futures. Harry Jordan is an aspiring artist who spent World War II painting murals instead of fighting, and who afterwards taught when he lost confidence in his own work, and ultimately gave up teaching when he lost faith in his students. Helen Meredith drank her way out of a staid, middle-class existence ruled by constraining morality, an overbearing mother, and a husband she didn't love. Neither does Harry show much concern for his wife and child on the other side of the country. Disappointed by the past and unconcerned with the future, Harry and Helen join to drink away the days in desolate companionship.
But then, something like love develops between them. A love that spurs them back to life as much as it hurtles them towards death. Unable to live apart from one another, even long enough to work a job, they realize that the real problem is that they are unable to live. Acting on a suicide pact, they soon realize that are also unable to die. So, the two of them continue to wallow in life's wasteland of nothingness, all the while hoping and searching for a way out – permanently.
Willeford shares with David Goodis an affinity for characters stuck 'down there' – for whom the gutter and the mire are like cozy fixtures to come home to. But it's important to recognize that these authors aren't slumming, or dragging their pens through the mud for the sake of dirtying the page. Far from it – they strip away the distractions and complacencies and obligations give life the illusion of order and purpose in order to get to the heart of the matter: to find that common strain of uncertainty that we all have to deal with. Nor is there anything grimy about their prose: there is never the sense that they are exploiting their characters for the sake of shocking sheltered readers. And instead of gutter lingo, their books are filled with the lamentations of those who can no longer cry for themselves or ask for help from others. They speak to no one, yet they speak for everyone, and therein lies the paradox. In screaming loneliness, Pick-Up manages bring us together.
Those who have read Pick-Up are well aware that the last two lines of the novel throw you for a loop that makes you start back at the beginning and re-think all you have just read. I struggled with whether or not to discuss those lines on this blog, because on the one hand I think they merit a discussion, yet on the other hand to reveal them would to spoil Willeford's carefully crafted novel. In the end, I have decided against it and will leave the novel's finale a secret. As William Denton notes on RARA-AVIS, "You could analyze Pick-Up with and without the last two lines, and it'd work perfectly both ways. Neither version is better than the other." I agree, and would only add that what I think Willeford is doing is challenging not only the pervasive archetypes of the hardboiled genre, but also our preconceptions as readers. In the end, I don't think he's being antagonistic at all, but instead wants to remind us how universal despair really is.
Pick-Up is currently out of print, though used copies of the 1990 Black Lizard reprint can be found for decent prices. Munseys has made available a free e-text of the book. Those looking for more information on Charles Willeford should check out Mike White's thoroughly researched essay "Madness in the 20th Century" over at Cahiers du Cinemart. Don Herron also has a nice piece called "Collecting Charles Willeford." Dennis McMillan also runs an informative site, which includes a nice introduction by Maura McMillan. Lee Goldberg also has a fascinating blog post about a once thought lost manuscript by Willeford. For a complete bibliography, check out RARA-AVIS.
And now for some quotes from the book:
"The Great American Tradition: You can do anything you think you can do! All Americans believe in it. What a joke that is!"
"His large brown eyes, fixed and staring, were two dark mirrors that seemed to hold my image without interest, without curiosity, or at most, with an impersonal interest, the way one is interested in a dead, dry starfish, found on the beach."
"As far as I was concerned the world we existed on was an overly-large, stinking cinder, a spinning, useless clinker. My life meant nothing to me and I wanted to go to sleep forever and forget about it."
"Any premise which bases its salvation on blind belief alone is bound to be wrong, I felt. It isn't fair to those who find it impossible to believe, those who have to be convinced, shown, who believe in nothing but the truth."
Labels: Beacon Books, Black Lizard, Charles Willeford, David Goodis
Frank Loose May 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
This is one of a couple Willeford titles that i have not read. Looks like i need to track down a copy. It seems like Willeford's later career books about Hoke Mosely overshadow his earlier titles, so it is great to see a review of one of those efforts. Some other Willeford titles that i enjoyed are Wild Women, and Whip Hand. Thanks for another great review, Cullen.
David Cranmer May 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I really enjoy these beautifully packaged Black Lizard editions.
pattinase (abbott) May 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I was completely surprised at the ending.
jedidiah ayres May 14, 2009 at 9:42 PM
WWWD? A good friend and great writer taught me to ask myself when I write, What Would Willeford Do?
Don't get me wrong, I love the Hoke Mosely novels, but it seems to me he was so much more vicious and cold blooded. Another great pick, Cullen!
With the early novels that is. . .
Cullen Gallagher May 15, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Jedidah - WWWD is too perfect! I might have to pin that quote to my desk whenever I'm writing. Though I wouldn't necessarily ask myself that when I'm out in the real world - might end up in some real trouble that way.
Keith - I haven't read the Hoke Mosely novels yet, as a friend told me that Willeford's early novels made Jim Thompson's characters look like they had a heart. Hah! "Vicious and cold blooded" is right, and I'm certain to check back for more.
Frank - Thanks for those two recommendations, consider them on my list of books to hunt down ASAP.
Patti - I was on a bus when I finished the book, having been traveling since 3AM with no sleep. But not for one second did I feel tired while reading - the tension and anxiety kept me wide awake, and the ending woke me right up.
David - I agree. Gordon Harries was saying the same thing about the Black Lizard edition of The Burglar.
Paul D Brazill May 15, 2009 at 4:49 PM
This is a great book. I read it about 15 years ago and it's still with me. "hHigh Priest...' is also a good and nasty piece of work!
MrGoodson2 June 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Just finished Pick Up and did a google search to find a discussion dessert.
Pick Up is a great example, because of the ending, of a book that can't be filmed. Willeford does genius endings.
Reading the last two pages of Burnt Orange Heresy, I was wondering if he really had enough room to give a suitable ending. He does it with one sentence.
amy beth eisenbarf October 30, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Just finished reading this, wanted more so i figured i'd read about it and lo and behold here i am! have to remember to keep an eye on this blog. will be at one of the bronson screenings next weekend hopefully.
gottacook January 11, 2013 at 8:08 AM
I just read this - it IS in print, in the Library of America volume "Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s" - which also includes
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Down There by David Goodis
The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes
jayavii August 21, 2015 at 2:24 AM
I just read Pick-Up in the Library of America volume just mentioned. It is a knock-out, and Willeford is a genius. A combination of The Stranger and Native Son, written in a style so deadpan it makes Hemingway look like Liberace. It is a pure cry from the depths, like a '30s blues tune or a Nathanael West story. Those last two lines threw me for a loop ... it's the finest, most perfect twist I've ever encountered. Not a gimmick, a revelation.


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Life, the Sea, and Big Oil
"It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist: the threat is rather to life itself." – Rachel Carson
When I learned about the oil giant BP's plan to drill off the coast of my home, my heart felt like it dropped out of my chest. As I write this the West Aquarius rig is well on its way to the Nova Scotian Shelf. By the time this is published, it might have already arrived. My thoughts went immediately to those oil sullied shorelines in the Gulf of Mexico, and to the fishermen there whose families and livelihoods were shattered to pieces, and the countless species of fish, mammals and marine birds suffocated in the earth's primordial blood. BP forever damaged that region and not only in an environmental way. The scars, the untraceable diseases, the suicides and domestic conflicts induced by despair, the financial ruin, displacement and alienation persist to this day.
Many of my ancestors were fishermen here in Nova Scotia for generations. They negotiated the treacherous storms endemic to the North Atlantic and many of them perished in the icy waters which surround this rocky, unforgiving peninsula. I've several relatives whose livelihoods are still dependent upon the ocean. But it is more than just a job. The sea is entwined with one's heart here. It informs the culture, the food, the language. The life of this province cannot be separated from it.
Until settlers stole their ancestral lands, Mi'kmaq, the region's First People, lived in balance and harmony with this sea for thousands of years, carefully studying its character and respecting its surly and churlish mood swings. They still ply the currents of the deep cold inlets and hidden coves. Nova Scotia's rugged and breathtaking coastline, often blanketed in fog and punctuated by ancient, craggy pines, has been sang about at cèilidhs (Celtic social gatherings) for centuries. The provincial license plates proudly bares the logo "Canada's Ocean Playground." Indeed, the ocean remains one of the chief economic engines of the region generating billions of dollars annually. Above all of this is the biodiversity this place is graced with. But none of this, no wealth of culture, nor livelihoods, or biodiversity, or even physical beauty is of concern when a region catches the covetous eye of Big Oil.
In the case of Nova Scotia, a sparsely populated province with an abundance of fossil fuel resources, BP saw an opportunity. And a neoliberal government beholden to the interests of Big Oil paved the way for exploitation. The drilling will be in over stormy waters that are 3000 metres deep (roughly 10,000 feet) and is in one of the primary spawning areas for fish like haddock. To add insult to this great injury: if there is a blow out the primary strategy for dealing with it will be the infamous toxic dispersant corexit, used in the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. And it would take at least two weeks for the company to transport a "capping stack" from Norway under normal circumstances, not taking into account the strong currents and wild storms of the North Atlantic. If and when such a cap arrived there is absolutely no guarantee that such an intervention would even be workable in these deep and rough waters. After all, nothing like this has ever been attempted here. Nothing. In a world where the fossil fuel industry inhabits the precincts of policy making and regulation, no place is off the table for exploration and exploitation. And history has proven that Big Oil enjoys near impunity for its crimes. In the Niger Delta, one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, Royal Dutch Shell has spilled an estimated 1.5 million tons of oil into the rich ecosystem while simultaneously assisting the Nigerian military in the violent suppression of protest from the indigenous communities of the Ogoni. In the Ecuadoran Amazon, Chevron Texaco deliberately fouled huge swaths of the rain forest with at least 17 million gallons of oil and waste, and poisoned scores of indigenous communities with carcinogenic toxins. In the Alberta Tar Sands the fossil fuel industry has left a scar that is literally visible from space. There is no place on the planet that Big Oil will not sacrifice or future it will not jeopardize for money. No society or ecosystem will be spared its plunder for profit, large or small.
The fossil fuel industry is the most profitable business the world has ever known and today it is accountable to virtually no one. Its executives sit atop a virtual Lazy Susan which glides them seamlessly and effortlessly from boardrooms to the halls of legislature and back. It fuels conflicts, spurs wars, and funds massively coordinated and aggressive campaigns of disinformation against climate change scientists and those who dissent. And in the end we are all being held hostage to its existential madness. It is the greatest tyranny humanity has ever known, to be deprived of a living earth for the avarice and shortsighted sake of a privileged few.
I have no happy ending to this story as it is written today. After countless "spills, incidents, and accidents" Nova Scotia may become just one more open wound this industry has inflicted on the living flesh of the earth. They will extract what they can and when they pollute they will do so with impunity. The Mi'kmaq and rural, working people will suffer the worst, as will countless species of marine birds, fish and mammals. Even in the absence of any particular "incident" with the West Aquarius rig, our fragile biosphere will lunge even further toward mass extinction thanks to the cumulative impact of industry's rapacious extraction and reckless pollution. It will mean death by a thousand cuts. Or in this case, perhaps, a thousand climate change fueled catastrophes. The sea, as Rachel Carson said, will continue. Life, on the other hand, may not. Nova Scotians will take on BP and Shell and Chevron, and every manifestation of this future killing behemoth, building on the strength and courage of everyone else who has been mercilessly punished by this industry's greed driven recklessness. Sadly, that list is growing longer by the day.
Kenn Orphan, May 2018
This entry was posted in Archived and tagged BP, capitalism, climate change, fossil fuels, oceans, pollution on May 22, 2018 by Kenn Orphan.
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barbarakay1 June 6, 2018 at 11:02 am
Thank you for posting.
jontenoy May 22, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Keep up the good work. There is no need for more oil exploration as Humanity is doomed if we use what has already been discovered
DianeL May 22, 2018 at 6:05 pm
I am so heartbroken to hear that you and Patrick will be affected by this new drilling, along with the oceans inhabitants and the humans who depend on it. Until humanity sees the destruction of our Mother Earth as important and takes to the streets and blasts the airwaves to stop them and their greedy accomplices, they will destroy all living creatures who share this only planet we have. I just don't see it happening and we may have already crossed the line but dammit it's worth trying!!
Kenn Orphan Post author May 23, 2018 at 1:33 pm
We hope not to be affected. That's why we are fighting along with thousands of other Nova Scotians to protect this precious coastline. We are demanding Justin Trudeau live up to his lofty promises.
Hopefully we will win. And if we don't, hopefully there will be no "incident" with this rig. But even if it goes through without any accidents it is just one more example of how we are destabilizing the climate and killing the biosphere. With this Faustian deal we will all lose in the end.


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Turak angolski (Tauraco erythrolophus) – gatunek średniej wielkości ptaka z rodziny turakowatych (Musophagidae), występującego w Angoli, gdzie jest endemitem. Nie wyróżnia się podgatunków. Są z powodzeniem hodowane przez entuzjastów w Europie. Charakterystyczne dla tego i kilku spokrewnionych z nim gatunków jest występowanie w piórach unikatowych barwników: zielonej turakowerdyny i czerwonej turacyny, niespotykanych u prawie żadnych innych zwierząt.

Morfologia

 Wygląd
Upierzeniem bardzo przypomina turaka kameruńskiego, z którym wcześniej był łączony jako jeden gatunek.
W barwie piór, podobnie jak u większości gatunków z rodzaju Tauraco przeważają barwy zielona i niebieska, choć u turaka angolskiego ta pierwsza zdecydowanie dominuje. Jasnozielona szyja, pierś i grzbiet przechodzą w ciemniejsze, metalicznie zielone pióra skrzydeł i dopiero na końcu ciała zmieniają się w barwę niebieską, głównie na ogonie. Lotki czerwone, widoczne dobrze dopiero podczas lotu. Głowę zdobi czerwony czub z białą krawędzią na górze. Białe są też "policzki" wokół oczu. Dziób barwy żółtej.

 Średnie wymiary
Długość ciała: 45–50 cm (wraz z długim ogonem). Masa ciała: 210–325 g.

Ekologia i zachowanie
 Biotop
Jak inne turaki najlepiej czuje się wśród drzew. Preferuje jednak bardziej otwarte lasy galeriowe, zadrzewienia na skraju sawann oraz skraje większych kompleksów leśnych.

 Pożywienie
Głównie owoce, a także liście, kwiaty i pąki oraz nasiona. Uzupełnieniem diety bywają termity, drobne owady i ślimaki.

 Zachowanie
Są ptakami towarzyskimi i terytorialnymi. Żyją zazwyczaj w parach lub grupach rodzinnych sięgających nawet 30 sztuk. Dorosłe ptaki są monogamiczne i wierne jednemu terytorium, które zaciekle bronią przed innymi osobnikami. Żyją 5 do 9 lat. Ich głos jest donośny i przypomina szczekanie. Ptaki odzywają się głównie świtem. Są słabymi lotnikami, rzadko wykonują dłuższe loty. Zazwyczaj nurkują z drzewa i po nabraniu prędkości wykonują szybkie machnięcia skrzydłami, wzbijając się i lądując na upatrzonej gałęzi. Za to w koronie drzew zręcznie przeskakują z gałęzi na gałąź, szybko wspinając się na szczyt drzewa. Na ziemię schodzą niechętnie, głównie by napić się wody lub wykąpać.

 Rozmnażanie
Lęgi w naturze są wciąż stosunkowo słabo poznane. Przypadają na początek pory deszczowej, gdy samiec rozpoczyna swe zaloty od godowego karmienia samicy. Obydwoje partnerzy budują z patyków niedbale złożone gniazdo w formie platformy, 5 do 20 metrów nad ziemią. Samica składa w nim jaja, które wysiadują obydwoje rodzice. Pisklęta wykluwają się pokryte gęstym puchem. Dokarmiane przez rodziców opuszczają gniazdo 2–3 tygodnie po wykluciu się. Nie umieją jeszcze latać, ale wspinają się na kolejne gałęzie, gdzie nadal karmią je rodzice. Zdolność lotu uzyskują w wieku 4–5 tygodni, ale zupełnie samodzielne stają się dopiero kilka tygodni później.

Status
Międzynarodowa Unia Ochrony Przyrody (IUCN) uznaje turaka angolskiego za gatunek najmniejszej troski (LC – Least Concern) nieprzerwanie od 1988 roku. Trend liczebności populacji uznaje się za spadkowy.

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Linki zewnętrzne

Ptaki Afryki
Turakowate
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1819 roku


"Heroes, it's an old-fashioned notion." That's a quote from Nick Fury said in The Avengers, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes were at their lowest. Defeated, they eventually rallied together to defeat a common enemy when the people of Earth needed it. Little did these heroes know, the Earth and the entire universe would need them again. Needless to say, all roads lead to Avengers: Endgame.
The latest special look video takes a look back at 21 films, 11 years, and 11 franchises that make up the grand mosaic that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, the Russo brothers have a very special message to those who are tempted to spoil one of the biggest superhero films in history. Check out the latest special look video below.
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, also known as the Russo brothers, have been a part for the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2014, when they directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Their unique take on the superhero genre with an added political thriller vibe was so much of a success that they were brought in to oversee Captain America: Civil War, a smaller scale ensemble that brought in other heroes together to fight amongst themselves. They eventually went on to direct the final two Avengers films, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the latter of which hits theaters later this month.
Geeks of Doom was invited to participate in the global press conference for Avengers: Endgame, where the Russo brothers talked about the upcoming and possibly final Avengers film, their approach to making films, and more. Check out what they had to say below.
Marvel Studios has been keeping some of the bigger plot details of Avengers: Endgame a secret for the better part of the past year. It's a formula that has worked out for them as no one will expect to see some of the major surprises. Though many have their suspicions on what will happen in the sequel, no one but those close to the film and its production knows what will happen.
During the global press conference for Endgame, Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Ronin), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Danai Gurira (Okoye), and Don Cheadle (War Machine) all opened up about what it was like play these iconic characters and moving on after being a part of a 10-year narrative. Others shared their thoughts on starting this new journey. Check out what they had to say below.
We are just a few weeks away from the release of Avengers: Endgame, one of the most highly anticipated superhero films of the year. Needless to say, after the events of Avengers: Infinity War everyone is on edge. Nearly half of the heroes have been turned into dust with a simple snap of Thanos' fingers. Of course, he had some help with the Infinity Stones. Now the Avengers want revenge. And they will have some added help from a mostly absent Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). But she has a very good explanation for that. Check out what the Avengers' plan of attack will be and if they can survive Thanos' brutality in a newly released clip, which you can watch below.
There's a little superhero movie coming out at the end of the month, you might of heard of it? It's called Avengers: Endgame. Tickets went up this morning for pre-sale and if you know a little something about this upcoming Marvel sequel, then you won't be surprised to learn that the rush for tickets crashed sites like Fandango and AMC. But it looks like things are up and running again, so don't give up!
In the meantime, you have 24 days to catch up, if necessary, with the 22 existing movies of the MCU before the theatrical release of Avengers: Endgame on April 26, 2019. (That's about a movie a day, totally doable!) But, if you are all caught up, you can check out this "special look" trailer that Marvel released today, which contains some pretty cool footage. Check it out here below.
"Even there is a small chance, we owe this to everyone who is not in this room, to try," says Black Widow in the new trailer for Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame. "Whatever it takes," adds Captain America. Sure enough, The Avengers, or what's left of them, are going to be damn sure they will avenge.
The film takes place after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, and sees a brand new team rallying together after the devastating loss they suffered. They will do whatever it takes. Even if that means the original founders, a few galactic a-holes, a demigod, a marvelous captain, an elite guardswoman, and a tiny Ant-Man teaming up and possibly sacrificing their own lives. Whatever it takes. Check out the latest trailer below.
Avengers: Endgame is easily one of the most anticipated films of the year. Following the emotionally distressing ending to Avengers: Infinity War, our heroes and the entire universe itself is in shambles. But now they will have to dust themselves off to avenge their fallen brethren.
While many of us have only seen what the surviving heroes have gone through in a teaser trailer and Super Bowl spot, test audiences have seen versions of the film. And if these test audiences like what they see, Avengers: Endgame could run as long as three hours. More on the report below.
Around this time last year, Marvel Studios excited fans with a new look at Avengers: Infinity War. The mega-ensemble film was everything fans expected it to be. However, they were all emotionally crushed when Thanos (Josh Brolin) did what he did at the end (let's just leave it at that right here, for those who may not be caught up). The first Avengers: Endgame trailer revealed how devastated Earth's Mightiest Heroes are after their loss. Now, it's up to Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) to defeat the Mad Titan or experience even more loss. Check out the latest look at the upcoming sequel here below.
There are only a few trailers that can create as much anticipation as the Avengers: Endgame. That's right, the first trailer has finally arrived and we will get to see how the Avengers will pull themselves together in the aftermath of Thanos's (Josh Brolin) destruction. So it will be up to Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) to rally the surviving heroes to defeat the Mad Titan.
Check out the trailer here below.
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Marvel Studios, which began with 2008's Iron Man and has since become one of the premiere movie studios, building on its brand of superheroes. And now to commemorate all of that, Marvel Studios will release all 20 of their films in IMAX theaters. This Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Film Festival will be only for a limited run, with the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe presented on certain days grouped by theme.
The event was announced via Marvel Entertainment's official YouTube channel; watch that video and check out the screening dates and themes here below.


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Q: Powershell Detecting When Device Is Added Or Removed I have a Node JS NW.js/Angular app that continuously runs a PowerShell script every 5 seconds to get the currently connected removable storage devices (USB thumb drives, SD cards) that I then show to the user in the UI.  My question is: Is there anything I can do on the PowerShell script itself to notify me of changes rather then running it in a continuous loop?  It seems fine now and working smoothly, just wondering if there's a "better" way.  I'm using the node-powershell library from NPM to call the command from a simple JavaScript setInterval() method.
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A: You can hook a Scheduled Task to a Windows hardware change event. Hardware change event ID detected > Task is triggered > Task calls your script...

Connection Event IDs When a USB removable storage device is connected
  to a Windows 7 system, a number of event records should be generated
  in the Microsoft-Windows-DriverFrameworks-UserMode/Operational event
  log. The records include those with Event ID 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010,
  2100, 2105, and more. ...
Disconnection Event IDs When a USB thumb drive is disconnected from a
  Windows 7 system, a few event records should be generated in the same
  event log as the connection events. Records with Event ID 2100, 2102,
  and potentially more may be generated when a USB device is
  disconnected. ...