text:
WinInfo Daily UPDATE—brought to you by Windows & .NET Magazine, the leading publication for IT professionals deploying Windows and related technologies.
Messaging Infrastructure Webcast—Live from MEC
Want to maximize your Windows messaging infrastructure investment? Join HP, NetIQ and Microsoft on 10/9 for a free, one-hour Webcast and learn how to leverage an integrated Windows and network infrastructure to better manage your enterprise messaging environments. Watch and learn as our expert panel addresses the challenges and complexities of your messaging infrastructure and provides best practices for successful, efficient management. Ask your tough questions and get the answers you need during the live Q&A session. If you're involved in your organization's messaging infrastructure, this is a can't-miss event. Register now!
October 1, 2002—In this issue:
- HP, EMC Trade Lawsuits
- Sony First to Produce Laptops with Recordable DVDs
- Take Our Quick Survey and You Could Win a $200 Gift Certificate!
- Real-World Tips and Solutions Here for You
- See this section for a list of ways to contact us.
(contributed by Paul Thurrott, [email protected])
Storage giants EMC and Hewlett-Packard (HP) traded lawsuits yesterday, indicating that the hotly contested storage market is entering a new phase. Early yesterday morning, HP filed a lawsuit against EMC, alleging that three of the Massachusetts company's products infringe on seven HP patents. Later in the day, EMC fired off a lawsuit of its own, alleging that HP is infringing on six EMC patents. The bad blood comes just months after the two companies announced an agreement to share storage APIs in a bid to create storage standards and more interoperable products.
"They have directly and egregiously infringed upon seven pieces of our intellectual property that are patent-protected," an HP spokesperson said yesterday. "One of the reasons why companies invest in \[intellectual property\] is that it gives them a competitive advantage. It's not cool when a competitor essentially rips you off."
HP's suit centers on methods for transferring data between two storage hardware devices; the methods reduce the number of times systems must read and write information, thereby increasing performance. The company is asking for unspecified monetary damages and for a US District Court in California to block the sale of EMC Symmetrix and CLARiiON devices that use the technology.
EMC says that HP is infringing on patents it holds for four EMC products, including Symmetrix and TimeFinder. The company is still reviewing HP's lawsuit and hasn't issued an official response.
From a competitive standpoint, the two companies are issuing statements the likes of which the computer industry hasn't seen in years. EMC spokesperson Mark Fredrickson told "The Boston Globe" that HP's suit "smacks of desperation," and "HP is under siege ... in the storage market." HP had some hyperbole of its own. A company spokesperson said, "We compete very hard with EMC, and we're kicking their butt right now." When HP merged with Compaq, the combined company edged out EMC as the largest storage company.
And the HP suit isn't EMC's only patent-infringement concern right now. In April, EMC sued drive maker Hitachi for violating several EMC software patents.
Today, Sony announced a new line of desktop and portable computers for the 2002 holiday season. And in an industry breakthrough, six of Sony's new laptop designs will include integrated recordable DVD drives. Beating Apple Computer to the punch by several months, Sony will introduce the DVD-RW- and CD-RW-capable laptops to the market later this month, the company says. Apple isn't expected to announce its long-awaited recordable DVD notebooks until January at the earliest, although the systems probably won't ship to customers until months later.
In addition to its recordable DVD notebooks, Sony will announce three new desktop computers, all of which include DVD-RW drives, software for wirelessly sharing digital-media files on a home network, and new DVD recording software called Click to DVD. The company says that the recordable DVD market is heating up. "One out of every four American households has a DVD player connected to their TV and even more have camcorders," said Sony Vice President Mark Hanson. "With Click to DVD, we've bridged the gap between these devices, making it very easy to create your own professional-looking DVD."
For Sony, a consumer electronics giant with few PC success stories behind it, 2002 will prove to be a banner year. After getting off to a middling start in the PC business years ago, Sony now has several intriguing new systems and market-leading designs that are turning heads and raising sales. The company's Palm OS-based line of CLIE handheld computers is also doing well, and Sony recently edged out Handspring to become the number two supplier of such devices, behind Palm itself. Sony credits its success to superior design and technology advancements: Unlike other Palm OS devices, the CLIEs feature high-resolution color screens and numerous multimedia enhancements. The company hopes to duplicate its successful CLIE model with its new line of PCs.
(brought to you by Windows & .NET Magazine and its partners)
We need your opinion! Take our brief survey about Windows management tools, and we'll automatically enter your name into a drawing for a $200 gift certificate from Amazon.com. Click here now to start the survey!
Register online for Windows & .NET Magazine LIVE!. Network with the finest gathering of Windows gurus on the planet. This event is chock full of "been there, done that" knowledge from people who use Microsoft products in the real world. Early-bird discount expires soon. Register now and you'll also receive access to sessions of concurrently run XML and Web Services Connections.
Here's how to reach us with your comments and questions:
- ABOUT NEWS AND VIEWS — [email protected]
- ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER IN GENERAL — [email protected]
(please mention the newsletter name in the subject line)
- TECHNICAL QUESTIONS — http://www.winnetmag.net/forums
- PRODUCT NEWS — [email protected]
- QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR WinInfo Daily UPDATE SUBSCRIPTION?
Customer Support — [email protected]
- WANT TO SPONSOR WinInfo Daily UPDATE?
[email protected]
This email newsletter is brought to you by Windows & .NET Magazine, the leading publication for Windows professionals who want to learn more and perform better. Subscribe today.
Receive the latest information about the Windows and .NET topics of your choice. Subscribe to our other FREE email newsletters.


text:
A representative for Selena Gomez has dismissed speculation the singer has been caught up in a racy photo scandal, insisting new pictures showing the star purportedly locking lips with another girl are "fake".
A steamy snap of a teenager thought to be Justin Bieber's girlfriend smooching a female pal went viral on Monday (07May12), with many gossip bloggers teasing the kiss as one of the Who Says hitmaker's wildest moments ever caught on camera.
But the 19 year old star's spokesperson has spoken out to shoot down the claims, telling GossipCop.com, "The photo is a fake."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Android, Mobile, Unity
No Comments
#1 Football 2017 ⚽
Shoot, kick and score goals in the most addicting pocket puppet football game!
Do you have what it takes to become the Legend?
Our new game: Puppet Soccer Zoo
9,000,000 Downloads on Google Play
2,000,000 Downloads
Merry Christmas!
8,000,000 Downloads on Google Play


text:
Round Hill Winery
- Address:
Round Hill Winery
1680 Silverado Trail South
St. Helena, CA
- Phone:
- 707.968.3200
- E-mail:
- email@example.com
- http://www.roundhillwines.com/
- $10 Tasting Fee
- Visit this winery
Round Hill Winery is a great success story in Napa Valley. They produced the first wine made in a ghost winery in St Helena. Ghost wineries are Pre-Prohibition production facilities that were abandoned after the 18th amendment was enacted.
Round Hill's original vineyard is located off of Silverado Trail in the eastern part of the Rutherford AVA. Since its modest beginnings, the winery has greatly expanded production. Investors Marko and Theo Zaninovich recently acquired primary ownership. They also own a large conglomerate of wine producers called ASV Wineries.
Steve Rued is the winemaker at Round Hill. Like many of Napa's industry professionals, he was educated at UC Davis where he graduated with a degree in Fermentation Science. Other members of Round Hill's team include consulting winemaker Barry Gnekow, enologist Tyson Wolf, and cellar master Terry Marsh.
The winery makes three distinct labels consisting of Round Hill, Rutherford Ranch, and Rutherford Ranch Reserve. They produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and White Zinfandel.
Comments & Reviews
I live in Sacramento and have been looking for Round Hill wines for quite awhile. I just found some yesterday at a local "Vic's" Market. Also, I am an acquaintance of Ernie and Virginia Van Asperen and am wondering if they are still in the Napa Valley area?? I dated an investor of Round Hill for 20 years (Jim Althoff) who passed away last year and therefore became a huge fan of Round Hill Wines.
You must login to comment.


text:
Martin writes: How do you properly build a concrete deck (with a roof) over a living area and prevent water leakage from rain and snow? What are the code requirements? The location is in Eastern PA.
Steve Bliss, of BuildingAdvisor.com, responds: Thanks for your inquiry. Unfortunately, the building code does not offer a lot of guidance on the best building details for this type of construction. The building code is primarily concerned with minimum standards for life-safety, structural integrity, and to some extent energy usage and basic waterproofing.
However, you need to go well beyond code to build a reliable leak-proof deck over a living space. You can build the structural deck out of concrete, as it sounds like you are doing, or wood-frame construction. Either will work. The drainage system, flashing details, and waterproofing membrane that go over the structural deck are the key to success.
The most common approach is to use a heavy-gauge EPDM membrane (typically 60 mil) as the roofing membrane, usually placed over rigid insulation. Some key details for a leakproof rooftop deck are:
- The roof deck surface should sloped away from the house a minimum 1/8 inch per foot so the water will
- drain and not "pond."
- The finished walking surface of the roof deck surface should be below the level of the interior floor by at least 1-1/2 inches.
- The roof deck should be properly flashed with a highly durable material that is compatible with the deck material (copper, lead, EPDM, etc.) where it adjoins the house.
- Proper drainage at the edge of the deck must be provided, usually with gutters.
- Special attention must be paid to railing posts and any other penetrations of the roofing surface. If possible, avoid any penetrations by attaching posts to the eaves structure at the edge of the deck.
If you are using a wood or composite walking surface, fasten the decking to sleepers (unattached strips of pressure-treated wood), which should be set on strips of EPDM to protect the roofing membrane.
The EPDM should be installed by a professional roofer with extensive experience in single-ply membrane roofing. Some people build the upper wooden deck in removable sections so repairs can be made to the EPDM if necessary. However, a properly constructed EPDM roof should last 40 or more years.
Careful detailing of this type of construction is critical. The devil is the details, so you want a builder who has built at least of few of these things successfully and has worked out reliable details. Or you might consider hiring and architect or engineer (again, with experience in rooftop decks) to oversee this part of the project.
There are other options that you allow you to walk directly on the roofing surface. One is Duradek, a slip-resistant PVC-based material originally designed for boat decks. The system can be applied directly to concrete and has other components such as an aluminum railing system and must be installed by certified installers.
Whatever the system, make sure you get a long-term warranty against defects in materials and workmanship — and keep your fingers crossed. I built a rooftop deck on a summer home in 19 years ago with EPDM, sleepers, and pressure treated decking and it hasn't leaked yet. The railing posts are fastened to the roof overhang, so there are no penetrations through the membrane.


text:
Achieve assigned sales targets Ensure assigned budgets are adhered to during Primary & Secondary sales. Execute promotion activities and schemes designed for the respective brands including both on & off premise promotion.
Devise creative ways to ensure and enhance brand visibility and growth at outlets and POS Explore any pain points/bottlenecks and escalate it to higher authorities.
Ensure communication of new schemes to dealers/outlet owners.
Plan and organize time and work route and call cycle planning (PJP) for maximum coverage.
Conduct shop audits to gather data on movement of stock, availability of brands and consumption pattern for various brands.
Prepare weekly reports highlighting sales figures, key issues, competitor movement, consumption pattern at the outlets, etc.
Gather market intelligence on competitors activities and keep the higher authorities informed Prepare daily sales reports to be submitted to ASMs.
Liaise with TSEs of other territories to prepare reports detailing effect of promotions and schemes of one product on the other.
Ensure collection of outstanding from customers & monitor stocks at depot.
Maintain good relationship with distributors, retailers and outlet owners in the respective area.
Look out for opportunities to hire more shelf space for the brands and negotiate with the outlet owner on the best price ( within the assigned budget).
Handle and work to resolve customer complaints; dealer /retailer complaints.
Experience & Qualifications:
MBA 0-3 years of experience(preferably in AlcoBev Industry) /FMCG.
Experience : 0 – 3 yrs
Salary : Not specified
Job Location : Guwahati
Qualification : Any Graduate, MBA/PGDM
Company Name : United Spirits Ltd
Company Address : NA
Company Profile : NA
|Click here to Apply


text:
2013 1.5 oz Canadian Silver Polar Bear
Temporarily Out Of Stock
is Available
You Might Also Like
Details & Specifications
The 2013 Canadian Silver Polar Bear is the first and currently the only coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint to carry a weight of 1.5 oz. It is composed of .9999 pure silver, and has a diameter of 38 mm; the same as its 1 oz counterpart, making it exceptionally thick. The coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, as it is the newest addition of Polar Bear coins.
The coin's obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Susanna Blunt. The artist was chosen to create a likeness of the Queen in celebration of her 77th birthday. Her name is engraved at the top of the coin, with the eight dollar denomination and the year at the bottom.
On the coin's reverse is the image of the polar bear walking across the icy tundra. Less than 20,000 of these animals exist in the world, with one of the largest populations residing in Canada. The country's name is etched around the upper edge of the coin, while its .9999 purity and 1.5 oz weight appear at the bottom.


text:
Be a Botanist: Make Herbarium Sheets
Botany, the study of plants, is a very important field of science. Many of the medicines we use, as well as most of the foods we eat, come from plants. Botanists cannot go into the field to study every single kind of plant from all over the world so they create an herbarium, which is a kind of plant library. The herbarium library is composed of sheets of paper holding a plant that has been dried and glued onto the paper. Each plant is labeled so that the botanist can studied that plant at any time. In this activity we are going to press and dry a flower and then make our own herbarium sheet!
What You Need:
- 1 11" x 16" sheet of heavy card stock
- Printer paper
- Plant (It can be any plant but make it's small enough to fit onto your paper and that you get some of the root system. Note: If you collect your plant in the wild, be careful not to collect a protected species and make sure you have permission.)
- Pen
- Pencil
- Glue
- Newspapers
- Heavy books
What You Do:
- Place the plant between two sheets of newspaper and in between some heavy books. Stack more heavy books on top. This process will press your flower and dry it out, and can take up to a week or more.
- When your flower is pressed, remove it from the newsprint and carefully glue it to the 11x16 paper. Have the paper go the long way (16") so that you have plenty of room for your plant.
- Take your printer paper, cut a 3" x 4" piece of paper and glue this onto the bottom right corner of your herbarium sheet. On this piece of paper write:
- Specimen: (See if you can find the Latin name in a flower book)
- Collector: (your name)
- Where it was collected:
- When it was collected:
- To make it more complete, label your flower parts with a pencil. See if you can identify the stem, leaf, petals, pistol, stamen and root. When you are done you will have a beautiful piece of art and a valuable piece of science. Conitnue to make sheets and then hole-punch them to make an herbarium book.


text:
Pirates of the Caribbean Online Cheats :
Glitch - Get on Top of the Weaponary Shop in Tortuga or on the Rock Wall Behind It
U go over to the entrance to the little swamp pool with alligators and stop on the wooden bridge part. look on the right side and try to jump over it. then swim over to the part of tortuga behind the house and go behind the side roof then try to jump up. u will mysteruislly jump higher and ur there! if u wanted to do the rock wall thing then stay at that place behind the weapon shop. go to the closest part of the thing without falling. then flip a coin or dance in a jig and wait for like five seconds. then walk forward and u will magiclly be floating! walk backwards to go up and forward to go down. (i recommend walking in circles when doing that) after ur the right hight walk over to the rock wall (u cant see it while ur behind it) and turn the camera at urself. u'll be standing on the rock wall!!!!
On feb 02, 2011 8:25 pm andy25 wrote:Sorry but unforchently they took out the buff body type for the guys i was like 1 or 2 months from starting when they took it away so i got stuck with the weak toothpick people and they fat guys a lot of people want them back as well as me but i went into live chat before and they said the game couldent handle the graphics of it and also they said to somebody when i was searching online about it that if they guy got a bit of people to say that they wanted it back and like a legit comment that went with it and the guy got like 300 some people in it and would u look at that they arnt back im pretty sure that the old body type were deleted somewhere around the begging of 2010 so like getting close to summer which i started playing in summer so good luck trying to get them back lol probably will never come back :( :(:(
ok i have a question on pirates of the caribbean online i really want to make my guy buff and my friends say its only when u start your pirate does anybody know another way?
Pirates of the Caribbean Online Cheats:


text:
I am thrilled when I come across something that makes we ask, "Why?". Humans are a curious bunch and I'm right up there on the top of the heap. Artists are definitely one group of people that have helped to feed my voracious appetite for curiosity. After 150 interviews I find myself not yet tiring of what seems like the same old questions I ask time and time again because the answers are never the same. When I came across the girls, ladies and women with no face and crazy hair my curiosity was about to boil over, and I immediately had at least half a dozen questions for painter Laura Hamilton.
Laura started out in her young life as a school teacher, and this was the career path she thought she would be on for all of her working years. Then one day baby Lincoln arrived and the Hamilton's were now a family of four. This should have been a happy occasion but for Laura she found herself lost in the caverns of postpartum depression following the birth of her second son. Laura explained it was a very difficult state to overcome, but as time passed and with medical help she was able to go back to work after her year on maternity leave. Unfortunately, this would prove to be a bit of a disaster for Laura to the point where she would make herself sick with anxiety and panic attacks. Then, one day there was a tipping point and Laura was driven home from school with a one month leave of absence in tow. During that time she received some words of advice from her mother-in-law that would help to change her life. Laura took the advice and started to nurture herself back to health and, with the help of her husband, she was able to spend time reading, meditating and learning to love herself again. The rest of Laura's story is full of inspiration and hope.
Click the thumbnail to see a larger image.
The month leave of absence was almost over when Laura decided she was going to paint. She had been watching artist Buzz Siler from Portland, Oregon on You Tube, and was fascinated with his technique. Immediately she went looking for paint and tools to get started; a few cans of household latex paint and a screw driver ought to do it. What happened next for Laura was nothing short of an awakening; an outline of a girl began to take shape right before her eyes. This girl is Lucy and considered by Laura to be the first of her many "daughters". Laura revealed to us that Lucy was the start of a new beginning for her. At the time, she represented all the things that Laura wasn't. She was strong, bold and brave, and these characteristics gave Laura the strength and courage to change her life. When we met with Laura in September another school year had already begun, but Mrs. Hamilton was no longer in attendance. As of the end of the 2015/16 school year Laura and her husband decided to take a leap of faith and invest in her art career, and now she paints and paints and paints.
Click the thumbnail to see a larger image.
After our interview Laura took us to her painting studio for a demo, which, if not for all her paintings leaning gracefully against the walls I may have thought this was a place a commercial house painter stored her equipment until the next job. There was a table in the middle of the room with a bad case of paint measles and a closet and shelves with all kinds of bargain bin paint cans from the local hardware store. What a surprise! This was not what I was expecting at all. Of course my curiosity was really starting to get the best of me by this time. Laura's painting technique involves a canvas which lays flat on the table, a bunch of water, cans of various colours of oil based household paint, big, fat paint brushes, her fingers and a whole lot of intuition and trust. It's a process that takes some time. Laura starts with an idea which can spark from a memory of her childhood, a photo, wallpaper, or even just a single colour. She sketches out a rough outline of her new daughter, applies water, paint, more water, more paint and keeps coming back to her until her aura shines through, at which point she is done. Laura says she has a starting point but really doesn't know where the finished piece will actually end up.
So why the no face and the crazy hair? Laura admits the hair is probably a reflection of her own curly locks but the lack of facial features is more symbolic. She wants people to really connect with the women in her paintings and she feels that by not giving them features it makes it easier for that to happen. She wants them to represent a spirit or a being, not a real person. They are symbols of courage, free-spiritedness, playfulness, purity, bravery, confidence, kindness and a re-connection to nature. Laura and her daughters give the gift of hope and inspiration to all of us.
We invite you to have a listen to Laura as she talks about how her art changed her life. Also, kindly help us spread the word about Laura and her art by sharing this post on social media. And we love comments so feel free to leave a nice one below. Thank-you.


text:
How To Cross Fade Anything With JavaScript [JavaScript Fade Effect]
by Clain Dsilva November 11, 2012
This is one sure question that every budding web developer would have in his mind. Today I am going to explain how to achieve cross fade effect using JavaScript and CSS opacity property. As always lets use pure 100% home grown JavaScript. No frameworks are used. Demo The HTML Its necessary for the element to […]
Read More


text:
Comedy Experts in Riyadh - The Party Quirks
Internationally acclaimed comedy troupe, The Party Quirks, are in Riyadh.
We have entertained international audiences in over a hundred international performances for five years now, with our improv and Standup Comedy.
Whatever the event - Office functions, Conferences, Social gatherings, Product Launches or Presentations, we are the value addition to make your event a sure fire success. We tailor our shows to match the theme of the event thus adding fun and impact. So book us now and ensure your guests a memorable time!
Check out our website for bookings, show videos, social connections and contacts.
Protected content


text:
Texas Longhorns vs. West Virginia Mountaineers: Complete Game PreviewNovember 6, 2013
Texas Longhorns vs. West Virginia Mountaineers: Complete Game Preview
The Texas Longhorns look for revenge and to extend their undefeated Big 12 run Saturday when they head to Morgantown to take on the Mountaineers.
The team Texas will meet Saturday is not the same West Virginia team it faced in 2012. The Mountaineers have had a rocky season and are 2-4 in Big 12 play. But, West Virginia's upset of TCU last Saturday might have been the right push to take down the Longhorns.
When: Saturday, November 9, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
Austin Radio: KVET 98.1/1300
SiriusXM satellite radio: XM 117; Sirius 202; Internet 969; Spanish 970
Spread: Texas (-6.5), per VegasInsider.com
Last meeting: October 6, 2012, Austin, Texas
Last outcome: West Virginia 48, Texas 45
Texas Longhorns Key to Victory
Run the ball, but be ready to throw it
With senior quarterback Case McCoy calling the snaps, the Longhorns will focus on running the ball Saturday night. But West Virginia's run defense is much stronger than its passing defense, which ranks No. 111 nationally and has allowed its opponents to average 276.1 passing yards per game.
Texas needs to run the ball down the Mountaineers' throat, but it should also be ready to throw the ball if West Virginia can stop the run.
West Virginia Mountaineers Key to Victory
Embrace Home Field Advantage
The weather forecast shows a low of 42 degrees in Morgantown Saturday night, which means it would not be surprising if this is one of the coldest games Texas will play this season. Mountaineers are built to sustain the cold weather environment, Longhorns are not.
Silly comparisons aside, West Virginia needs to use its atmosphere as an advantage early in the game.
On paper, Texas should easily beat West Virginia. But if the Mountaineers can come out fighting and hit the Longhorns in their chattering teeth, West Virginia could pull the upset.
Texas Longhorns Player to Watch
Junior running back Malcolm Brown
Brown is coming off of a career game, rushing for 119 yards on 20 carries and four touchdowns against Kansas. His performance against the Jayhawks was his second 100-plus yard game of the 2013 season. Brown will absolutely be key in the running attack against the Mountaineers.
West Virginia Mountaineers Player to Watch
Senior Running Back Charles Sims
The Houston transfer running back has racked up 1,054 total yards and seven touchdowns this season. Sims is coming off of a season high 24 carries for 154 rushing yards against TCU. The Texas defense has shown vast improvements since the epic 550 rushing yard failure against BYU, but the Longhorns have not faced a very strong running attack in Big 12 play. Keep an eye on No. 3.
What They're Saying
Texas head coach Mack Brown on West Virginia running back Charles Sims (Via Texassports.com)
We know a lot about him because he was at Houston and we've watched him throughout the last couple of years. He's a top pro prospect and a really good football player and that's where it all starts for him. Their running game is different than last year. It was all the passing game last year and then Tavon Austin in space and this year they're going to line up and hammer the ball.
West Virginia head coach Dana Holgerson on Texas' defense (Via WVUSports.com)
They have simplified things. Before they would try different things on third down by getting into different fronts. It comes down to getting off blocks, holding your gaps, playing with effort, being physical and making tackles. They have gotten better in all those things.
The biggest factor for Texas on Saturday is the atmosphere in Morgantown. The Mountaineers fans are passionate and loud. Saturday's game is also a "Stripe the Stadium" game, where the crowd sections will be divided in blue and gold. This will also be the coldest game Texas has played this year. Good thing Texas travels with a heated bench.
When push comes to shove, the Longhorns should have no issues taking down the Mountaineers. Texas is an overall better team both offensively and defensively. As long as Texas remains focused on the game and not on the external factors, the Longhorns will bump their Big 12 record to 6-0.
Texas 35 West Virginia 24


text:
- slide 1 of 4
Linux and the dd command
Surprising as it may sound, Linux comes built-in with a basic application which can clone just about anything that you can connect to the computer. The 'dd' command is a basic application which can do low-level copying and conversion of raw data. It can read and write 1-to-1 copies from and of CD-ROMs, disk partitions, complete hard-disks, magnetic tapes and lots more. It is used for purposes ranging from forensics to completely destroying data on storage mediums, and everything in between. In this article though, we take a look at how you can use the 'dd' command to clone any CD/DVD-ROM and make an exact 1:1 copy of it using nothing but freely available tools for Linux
- slide 2 of 4
Copying raw data
The holy grail of any data cloning job is 1:1 replication of the source. In simpler words, cloning is different from copying because copying data only works and is applicable for storage mediums which have a working filesystem and you only need the visible data. Cloning, on the other hand, will copy each and every byte of the storage medium, without caring if that particular storage area is blank or filled with data. While it obviously takes up more space than a normal copy, you get an exact representation of the filesystem/data on the storage medium. It is useful in cases like data recovery, where you would rather work with a 1:1 copy to recover data rather than risking further corruption of the medium. It is also useful when you want to clone drives and discs to make perfect backups.
The basic structure of the 'dd' command is as follows:
dd if=/dev/source of=/mnt/disk/destination.iso
While it does accept other parameters like bootsector size and so on, this small snippet is enough to create a 1:1 copy of the source and place it at the destination. In our case, we will be copying from a CDROM. In Linux, the CD-ROM can be found at many different places inside the /dev folder, so a small part of the command will have to be changed by you to what your computer's CD drive reflects:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/media/cdclone.iso
Replace the 'cdrom' with whatever location your computer's CDROM holds. It might be /dev/hdX or /dev/sdX. The command will take a few minutes and will make an exact copy of the CD and store it inside the /media folder with the filename cdclone.iso.
- slide 3 of 4
Mounting ISO files in Linux
Unlike Windows, where you normally need an application (most of them being proprietary and expensive) to mount ISO images to a virtual CD drive, you can mount disc images in Linux by typing a single command.
mount -t iso9660 -o loop,ro /media/cdclone.iso /mnt/cdrom
This command will take the file cdclone.iso and mount it in the /mnt/cdrom folder, provided that the folders exist. The -t iso9660 parameter tells the mount command to read the file as a iso9660 disc image format, which is generally used on CDROMs. The -o loop,ro command tells it to mount the disc image as read-only and specifies the default loop device (/dev/loop0, not needed). You wil then be able to browse the /mnt/cdrom folder as if the exact CD was mounted.
- slide 4 of 4
Writing ISO files to discs
If you want to write this exact CD image to another empty cd, that's also the work of a free application present in Linux. This single command will take the path of the disc image and the destination CD/DVD writer as parameters and then write the data to the disc as a 1:1 copy.
If you have an IDE CD/DVD burner (if your CDROM is found at /dev/hdX), then this is the command to use:
cdrecord -dev ATAPI:/dev/hdc -data /media/cdclone.iso
Substitute the hdc with wherever your CD/DVD burner is located. In case of SCSI/SATA CD/DVD burners, you can find the bus ID with the following command first:
cdrecord -scanbus
Once you have the relevant data, type the command like this:
cdrecord -v dev=0,Y,0 -data /media/cdclone.iso
Replace the 0,Y,0 with whatever the previous command tells you. In a few minutes, you should have a freshly burnt 1:1 copy of the original CD you copied!


text: Would you like to read in English? Then, browse through a library and find the right book for you. They are books for English children, but you can find the right one just trying some of them. Choose the age to the right and you can see a big library of free eBooks and activities to enjoy online. Click HERE if you want to choose it now.


text:
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/downloads.info/htdocs/wp-content/themes/Downloadsinfo/single.php on line 46
Download Battery Meter
We use many gadgets and devices which run on batteries. The devices which run on battery are very transportable and convenient to use at anywhere. These devices are worthless if they don't have good battery life or whose batteries do not run for longer time. Many times it seems that with the lack of correct estimate of the status of the battery, people suffer a lot and it results into distraction in their work. Thus the significance of a good battery meter cannot be ignored. Battery Meter is software which gives the correct estimate of the battery life. It is a gadget which can be installed in any mobile and computer system. It supports all operating systems of windows in computer and mobile phones.
Battery Meter is available in various attractive skins. In its setting user can change its look according to their likes. Battery Meter has battery charge indicator. It starts glowing when the device is put on charge. This Battery Meter helps in maintaining the life of a battery. Its indicator shows in advance that what particular amount of charge is left and the time up till which it will last. It shows the remaining talk time and stand by time graphically. Its time estimation is very much accurate. It will never let you to regret in future for the failure of battery power.This Battery Meter software is simple to use and easy in installation.
Battery Meter has alarm feature also. It alarms when the life of battery is about to discharge. There are different colors of lead light based on their different functions. It continuously keeps on blinking in case of low battery or full battery. Battery meter is very much helpful for those who work on battery for a long time. It has three different levels which show the status of the battery like current battery level, how much battery is left for use and the battery status like low, good, excellent etc.
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/downloads.info/htdocs/wp-content/themes/Downloadsinfo/single.php on line 60


text:
Grand Hyatt Kauai Luau
Kauai Luau
Sunday and Wednesday, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
1571 Poipu Road, Koloa, Hawaii, USA, 96756
Reservations are recommended. Call 808 240 6456 or make a reservation for Grand Hyatt Kauai Luau here.
Join us for a fantastic journey through the rich cultural history of the Hawaiian people. Discover the stories of Hawaii's land and people through ancestral dances. From the tantalizing aromas of the elaborate feast to the intricate dance steps of the hula, you will be entertained and amazed.
Your Grand Hyatt Kauai Luau encounter includes:
- Traditional Lei Greeting
- Open Bar
- All You Can Eat Buffet
- Hawaiian Crafts and Demonstrations
- Hula Lessons (for the adventurous!)
For more information and to make a reservation for Grand Hyatt Kauai Luau.
Are you sure you want to leave the chat?


text:
Product Description
Blanket and lionet toy is included in the gift set. You will be fascinated with this smiling lionet toy. Yellow toy matching blue blanket works perfect to present you practical and decorative set. Chenille is soft fabric which is good for children and can bring soft comfortable touch.


text:
DuPage County, forest preserve still at odds over stormwater fee
DuPage County Board members say the forest preserve district could have saved significant lobbyist fees and the cost of long-distance calls to Springfield simply by asking them about pending legislation to give DuPage the power to impose a countywide stormwater utility fee.
Instead, forest officials, as recently as Tuesday morning, said they are continuing to urge Gov. Pat Quinn to veto the bill and exempt the district from paying any stormwater fee the county may adopt.
"Our lobbyist is working with the governor's office and his chief of staff to make sure they understand the law the way it is being intended," Deputy Director of Natural Resources Bob Vick told forest preserve commissioners. "Our lobbyist is constantly in touch."
Jim Zay, chairman of the county board's stormwater committee, said rather than lobbying Springfield, forest preserve officials would have been better served by talking to him about the county's proposal before asking Quinn to kill it altogether.
"Overall, we have a great relationship and have done amazing things to solve stormwater problems throughout the county. So I just don't understand why it's so hard for any of them to pick up the phone," Zay said. "It shows extremely poor leadership on their part. Give me one phone call and we'll come out and give you a presentation and answer any questions you have."
Forest preserve President D. "Dewey" Pierotti Jr. said he never intended to indicate the district was interfering in the county's legislative agenda.
"I think we were just stating our position that we have concerns because when we speak for the forest preserve district, we're speaking for all of the people we represent," Pierotti said. "Any additional cost or fees that would be imposed on the forest preserve district would indirectly or directly have to be conveyed back to the taxpayers, so it really doesn't make much sense."
Zay said it's his responsibility to make sure county board members are made aware of all options when it comes to solving the county's flooding problems.
"Look, at the end of the day, I wish all I had to worry about was whether people were playing nice and enjoying the woods," Zay said. "But I've got real problems, like people's houses flooding, and I'm trying to fix that."
If Quinn signs the legislation, and his spokesman says he will before the Tuesday deadline, county board members could take as long as two years debating whether they want to remove stormwater costs from property tax bills and require every property owner in the county to pay the fee. That would include agencies that currently are tax exempt.
If it becomes a reality, a stormwater fee would charge property owners based on use, similar to gas or water bills. Property owners who have more stormwater leaving their land would pay a higher fee. Anyone with land producing less stormwater runoff would pay a lower fee.
Forest preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan doesn't believe a formula exists to properly credit the district.
"Every time we talk about it, the component is not only the four pages of stormwater projects we have done, but we have 25,000 acres of open space and that is a component of flood control," Whelan said.
Pierotti on Tuesday morning pledged to call Zay but had not done so as of late afternoon.


text:
Printed Memory Foam Slice Kitchen Mat, Retro Rooster (18" x 30")
by Bacova | Item #: 903820 | Model #: 78622E |
Free shipping for Plus
- $ 17 98 17.98
Non-member price: $19.78 Join now!
- Shipping
- Free shipping for Plus
- Enter ZIP Code for shipping options
- Estimate arrival
Delivery estimates, taxes, and fees are based on ZIP Code. Club Pickup orders are based on your club's current price and item availability on the day of payment.
About this item
- Non-skid backing to prevent sliding
- Machine washable
- Ideal for large workspaces
Add comfort and style to any room with this no-slip memory foam mat. It is perfect for the kitchen, utility room or workspace area.
- 100% polyester printed face
- Thick memory foam core
Assembled Country
Assembled Size
30" x 18" x .38"
Component Country


text:
Archive for the 'Unions' Category
WBI Workplace Bullying University set for May 20
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
The nation's only comprehensive training in the phenomenon of workplace bullying designed for professionals
The next 3-day public session in Boise, Idaho is May 20-21-22.
Visit the WBI Workplace Bullying University website for program details. Taught personally by Dr. Gary Namie & Dr. Ruth Namie.
Designed for professionals in Labor, Healthcare, Mental Health, Counseling, Management, Higher Education, HR, Training, Consulting, and those in life & career transition.
Tags: Gary Namie, healthcare bullying, Ruth Namie, training, Unions, Workplace Bullying Institute, Workplace Bullying University
Posted in Unions, WBI Education, Workplace Bullying University | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
With Scalia gone, Unions win in Supreme Court
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Today, well ahead of the expected June decision, the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 in the decision regarding Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
The SCOTUS is short one member since the passing of Antonin Scalia. The tie vote allows previous appellate court verdicts to stand. As described in earlier posts — here and here, the cocky anti-union plaintiffs were so confident of using SCOTUS to bankrupt public sector unions that they asked both trial and appellate courts to rule against them so they could expedite the process to get to the Supreme Court.
Justice Scalia's death was unexpected. His vote would have delivered an anti-union majority vote. The tie, however, allows the lower court decision (made at plaintiffs' request with no evidence ever presented as in a real trial) to stand. The anti-union plaintiffs lose. Unions win (for now). Here is the entire SCOTUS decision.
Tags: bullying unions, Friedrichs, SCOTUS, Unions
Posted in Rulings by Courts, Unions | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
Mourning a champion for the cause. We will miss her spirit.
Monday, February 22nd, 2016
Over the years we have heard the personal tales of well over 10,000 individuals, met thousands more at speaking and consulting engagements and gone in-depth with litigants for whom I've provided expert witness services. So, forgive us for not personally bonding with many of those who have been bullied.
Emelise Francesca Aleandri was the exception and an extraordinary woman. Ruth and I came to know not only her plight but her spirit. Our relationship with her began with her 2004 legal case in federal court against the City University of New York (CUNY). The culprit was a jerk named Joseph Scelsa who directed the Calandra Italian-American Institute at CUNY. Scelsa's wrath impacted several people, including Emelise and her co-plaintiff Gloria Salerno, a clinical psychologist, who had counseled students for decades successfully and without interference until Scelsa meddled with her too. Both women claimed sexual harassment by Scelsa within CUNY before filing in court.
The definitive attributes that bonded Emelise to Gloria was their Italian heritage and their activity in women's advocacy group that Scelsa resented beginning in 1988. Perpetrator Scelsa had pledged to "get them big time." The Institute gained its autonomy in 1994 and Scelsa ran his kingdom with impunity. The diminutive petty tyrant was an autocrat who demanded unquestioning loyalty. And the married Scelsa had a mistress who used to engineer Emelise's downfall.
Emelise was the artist. She was born in Riva Del Garda, Italy, emigrating to the U.S. at age four. She was an actress, singer, folk dancer, author and theatrical producer and director of historical plays celebrating Italian culture and its contribution to American theater. Her major opus was the 14-volume book series on the Italian-American Immigrant Theatre, 1746-1899. She also wrote books on Little Italy.
With her MA (Hunter) PhD (CUNY) in Theater, she was the Director of the Center for Italian-American Studies at Brooklyn College (part of the CUNY system). Through my involvement in her legal case against Scelsa and CUNY, I learned that she was the creator and producer of the first nationally syndicated cable TV program about Italian-Americans: Italics: the Italian-American Magazine. She also produced documentaries about her heritage. Scelsa's mistress was the script typist for the Aleandri's CUNY show. The bullying Emelise experienced revolved around Scelsa stripping her from the TV show, putting the mistress-typist in charge!
However, her CUNY job did not define all that Emelise had become in a remarkable life. She was the Artistic Director of Frizzi & Lazzi The Olde Time Italian-American Music & Theatre Company, a not-for-profit group. She also was an actress who had roles in two Spike Lee films. She did TV commercials.
On Italian-American culture issues, she was the go-to expert for media. She gave walking tours of Little Italy in NYC. She lectured on Italian culture for the New York Council for the Humanities, in the tri-state area, nationally, and in Naples and Genova.
After her bullying experience and trial, WBI called on Emelise repeatedly to give articulate voice to the millions of bullied targets forced to the shadows. Here is a print version. For radio, among other shows, she helped WBI on The Takeaway with John Hockenberry. Here is an appearance she made on New York WPIX-TV.
She justifiably won several awards for her tireless advocacy on behalf of Italian-Americans. She was an Elena Cornaro Award Honoree(OSIA), New York State Woman of Distinction, and an Honoree of Leone de San Marco, Commission for Social Justice (OSIA), Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (OSIA), Italian-American Educators.
It is little wonder that the jealous Scelsa felt threatened by her brilliance and absolute command of the Italian-American culture. I opined in the case brought by Aleandri and Salerno against Scelsa and CUNY:
Aleandri was the more invested of the two in the creative arts and was quite entrepreneurial prior to the Institute's status as an autonomous research entity under Queen's College. Scelsa interfered with, stole, or expressly prevented her role in the production of the Italics TV show that she had conceived. She was not given an office phone to conduct business. She had to use a hallway pay telephone on the floor below that afforded no working space for handling the phone duty associated with producing a TV show. She was a very public person as the creative producer and co-host of the show. Scelsa humiliated her in the eyes of guests by forbidding her to personally write thank-you letters. To the unknowing guest (and who could have known about Scelsa's dominating influence from outside the Institute?), she must have appeared unprofessional. The nefarious manner in which Scelsa replaced Aleandri with the show's technician (Schempp) and promoted the original script typist (Fosco) to a position higher than Aleandri had to have been degrading. She was then made to train the relatively unqualified staff that Scelsa hired to replace her. Ultimately, the theft of the master tapes for Festa and the copyright infringements compounded the insults.
The lawsuit was filed by both plaintiffs, Salerno and Aleandri, in 2001 [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York – 191 F. Supp. 2d 352 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)]. The two week trial in 2005 ended in a $1.4 million settlement for Emelise and Gloria. Though it never did provide the justice sought or deserved. It was never about the money, and in the end, after paying attorneys, there wasn't that much.
To its credit, the union, PSC (Professional Staff Congress), a higher education branch of the AFT, was supportive. You can read the union's summary of the case here.
The bond between the two strong women, Emelise and Gloria, forged during the long internal struggle against Scelsa at CUNY and the nearly as long legal battle was further strengthened after the trial. After a few years, they decided to write the definitive account of what had happened to them. A publisher was found that agreed that the two would produce an unvarnished tale, naming names. However, after they completed the manuscript (not simply a book proposal), the cowardly publisher reneged, not wanting to offend CUNY backers of Scelsa. Again, the pair of advocates had been betrayed. Being lied to was becoming the institutional norm when dealing with straight shooters Salerno and Aleandri.
With CUNY and the publisher in the rear view mirror, the two began the next phases of their lives.
I made it a point to visit with Emelise every time there was a reason to be in New York City. She had moved north to Riverdale, but always drove into the city to graciously take me around. She was as warm and upbeat as ever. Her limitless energy drove her to engage in so many projects, she made this observer dizzy in amazement.
Though our own petty distractions keep us from reaching out to everyone we knew and loved, the infrequent trip to NYC or opportunity to ask Emelise to once again speak on behalf of all bullied targets brought us instantly close again. Despite the demonstrable accomplishments listed above, she was unpretentious. Her humanity leaped across the table from you, enveloping you like a warm blanket on a frigid day. She unabashedly showed her love.
Now we've come to learn that another of her battles of which she seldom spoke was her fight against cancer. Bouts of remission kept her going. On January 17, 2016 cancer treatment-related complications took her from us.
A beautiful soul was lost to us all. We were so lucky to have crossed paths, however briefly.
Requiescat in pace dear sweet Emelise.
Ruth & Gary Namie
Tags: CUNY, Emelise Aleandri, Gloria Salerno, lawsuit, workplace bullying
Posted in Target Tale, Unions, WBI Education | 1 Archived Comment | Post A Comment (
WBI presents at Oregon Labor Law Conference Jan. 29
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
The goal of the Oregon Labor Law Conference is to help officers and staff of unions serve their members better, be better equipped to organize the unorganized, and get training on how to avoid legal liability.
The program includes a workshop on Unions and Workplace Bullying led by Dr. Gary Namie, WBI Director. This is a return visit by WBI to OCCL; the first appearance was in 2013.
Founded in 1996 by Norman Malbin, the Oregon Labor Law Conference is now also sponsored by IBEW Local 48, Oregon AFL-CIO, Center for Worker Rights, Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Labor Education and Research Center (LERC), Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council and Oregon State Building & Construction Trades Council.
When: Jan. 29, 2016
Where: IBEW Local 48 Meeting Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR
Details: OLLC website
Tags: IBEW Local 48, Norm Malbin, Oregon Labor Law Conference, Unions, workplace bullying
Posted in Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 2, Unions | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
American public sector labor unions' future weighed by Supreme Court today
Monday, January 11th, 2016
A most important 80 minutes of oral argument is heard today, Jan. 11 2015 by the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA), Docket No. 14-915.
The case was brought by a group of California teachers who don't want to pay any fees to unions for anything. Essentially, they want to enjoy benefits of having a contract — wages and other work condition protections (alas, not full protection from bullying yet) that are negotiated — for free. The CTA represents teachers in public schools; public school districts are government employers.
There are 39 years of history dealing with this issue. A May 1977 unanimous U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education [431 U.S. 209 (97 S.Ct. 1782, 52 L.Ed.2d 261)] divided union dues into two parts. One part is costs associated with providing union workers with a contract, the collective bargaining agreement with the employer, and its administration, the subsequent services of representation at adversarial meetings with management, grievances and arbitrations. Fees for those services are called "fair use" or "agency" fees. In other words, Abood said that non-members who benefit from union services have to help cover costs.
The second part of union dues is "expenditures for ideological causes not germane to its duties as a collective-bargaining." This has been dubbed the political activity of the union, including overt politicking, lobbying lawmakers for specific legislation and financial support for political candidates. People who object to this part of union activity can refuse to pay that portion of dues to the union.
In the specific case before SCOTUS today, Friedrichs, plaintiffs are challenging California law. If a teacher wants to protest the political portion of the CTA dues, she or he can give the union a written objection — an "opt out" declaration. That portion of the contested fee is then refunded or a portion is reduced. The anti-union plaintiffs want that teacher to have to "opt in" and agree to the fees. Plaintiffs frame the issue as one of free choice and the First Amendment (whether or not the non-administrative fees constitute speech).
The Case's Strange Origin
The union-busting groups, typically with a libertarian or right-wing political bent, found this case in order to abolish the last bastion of unionization in America — in government. The private sector unionization rate is now under 7%. If government, public sector, unions can be further weakened, the U.S. labor movement will be effectively gutted.
According to Maryann Parker, SEIU Associate General Counsel, speaking at an American Constitution Society expert panel, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association made it to the Supreme Court in two fast years without any facts associated with the case. The reason is that the plaintiffs filed the case in both District and Appellate courts and asked for a verdict against them just so they could take the case to the Supreme Court. Since the union-busting groups are well funded, the case raced to the Roberts pro-employer court. Unlike any other case, no facts have been argued in court before a judge or jury. No discovery of evidence on either side was completed.
The only facts have come via several amicus briefs written by advocates for both sides. The list of briefs filed before the Nov 6, 2015 deadline can be found here. On the anti-union side are organizations such as Pacific Legal Foundation
National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Goldwater Institute, Former California Governor Pete Wilson, Cato Institute and the NFIB. On the defense side, briefs were filed by Kamala Harris, California Attorney General (who also argued the case before SCOTUS today), California State Employees Association, and several California and New York cities that, as government employers, described the benefit of having a unionized workplace.
The other unusual aspect of the origin of the case is that the five majority justices in the 2014 Harris v. Quinn decision called for a reconsideration of Abood. In other words, the doctrine of stare decisis, of letting earlier case decisions stand, is betrayed by calling out for a case to challenge Abood.
The Anti-Union Argument
Here's the argument by the union busters in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Collective bargaining in the government context is inherently political because government worker wages are public funds. Therefore, if the government compels "fair use" fees collection, it is a violation of a worker's First Amendment rights. It forces an association with a political cause (bargaining with the state) with which a worker might not agree.
Abood had separated the functions of the union, administrative work versus political activity. Fredrichs says that ALL activity of unions is political.
If the Supreme Court decision agrees with Friedrichs, it will overturn Abood. It will end the practice of a "union shop." The absence of any requirement to pay unions for services rendered will make it too easy to be a "free rider." In turn, unions will wither and die from not having a budget.
Remember, even with a negotiated union contract, employers — only governments in this case — are entitled to all rights over workers which are not covered in the contract. With this line of reasoning, without unions, employers will have unchallenged, unbridled control over workers with no ability to contest mistreatment or abuse.
The undermining of unions, the only organizations that advocate for rights of workers, will contribute to the Republican-led state legislatures' move to right to work laws. Currently 25 states have right to work provisions. The RTW advocates characterize states where unions represent government workers as "forced-unionism" states.
Advocates for "free bargaining" states label the right to work as the "right to work for less." The quality of life for workers in RTW states is lower than in public sector union states — lower wages, more low wage jobs, higher rates of workers without health insurance, higher poverty and infant mortality rates. And if working in a RTW state, you have a 54% higher chance of dying at work.
Finally, by gutting union budgets, opponents will also thwart overt political activity by unions. Unions support Democratic candidates. Union-busting groups are partisan. By reversing Abood, the law of the land since 1977, Republicans will be able to reduce funding for Democratic opponents. However, this is not a realistic fear by Republicans. It seems closer to a zero-sum game in which Republicans want to eliminate all opposition. According to the Center for Responsive Government, 2015-16 interest group donations to the upcoming elections finds that labor has given to date a total of $19.2 million compared to $839.6 given by donors other than unions. Non-labor groups outspend unions by 43.7 times. A successful Friedrichs SCOTUS decision would nearly eliminate the influence of unions on candidates. Rights of workers will be driven further underground buried in a corporate post-Citizens United deluge of cash.
If the Court does not overturn Abood, the plaintiffs could still win a partial victory. Its a nuanced part of the practice in California. Contained in the fees charged to non-members are other expenses not involved with the costs of collective bargaining. If a teacher wants to protest that portion of the fee, she or he can give the union written objection — an opt out declaration. That portion of the contested fee is refunded or a portion is reduced. The anti-union plaintiffs in the case also argue that an employee should have to "opt in" and agree to the fees.
Stay tuned. The decision should be announced in June.
You can listen to the oral arguments and read the transcript of Jan. 11 hearing here.
Tags: agency fees, collective bargaining, fair share, free-riding, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, right to work, U.S. Supreme Court, Unions
Posted in Fairness & Social Justice Denied, Rulings by Courts, Unions | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
A look back at 2012 Freedom Week at the National Press Club: American Unions
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Gary Namie introduction
SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry
NAGE: Nat'l President David Holway & VP Greg Sorozan
AFGE: Local President Charletta McNeill
Tags: abusive conduct, AFGE, Freedom from workplace bullies week, Healthy Workplace Bill, NAGE, seiu, Unions, workplace bullying
Posted in Freedom Week, Healthy Workplace Bill (U.S. campaign), Unions, WBI Education, Workplace Bullying Laws | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week in San Francisco
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Dozens of workers from the Bay Area who have faced workplace bullying attended a rally and speak out at San Francisco City Hall on Monday October 19, 2015. It was held in conjunction with the Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week held throughout the country. Workers from San Francisco General Hospital, City of Oakland, SF Recology, City of Oakland and other employees spoke out about the systemic bullying and terrorism on the job. Workers reported on their vicious treatment on the job and the use of bullying to drive senior workers, minorities and others off the job. They also reported on the racist attacks on African American workers including at San Francisco Recology using hanging nooses to terrorize workers and the need for the unions to start fighting these racist attacks on workers.
The rally was endorsed by:
• SEIU 1021 SEJ Committee,
• SF General Hospital Chapter,
• California Healthy Workplace Advocates, the WBI Affiliate in the fight to enact the Healthy Workplace Bill as state law
• The Stop Workplace Bullying Group SWBG, of San Francisco
• United Public Workers For Action
• Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
• Injured Workers National Nework
• Production of Labor Video Project
WBI thanks and honors its good friend and tireless labor advocate, Steve Zeltzer, for organizing the event.
Tags: California Healthy Workplace Advocates, Healthy Workplace Bill, San Francisco Labor Video Project, Steve Zeltzer, workplace bullying
Posted in Freedom Week, Unions | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
Canadian Govt Union Sets the Standard to Combat Workplace Bullying
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
Unions are the only genuine advocates for workers worldwide. They all share the mission of protecting the safety and security of their members at work sites. European, Australian and Canadian unions keenly pay attention to members' "psychological safety." Some smart American unions are following suit (MAPE, UNAC-UHCP, IAM, NAGE). However, many are ambivalent about workplace bullying.
Here's the account of one Canadian union in Nova Scotia, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) that developed an education program — Bully-Free Workplaces: Shifting Cultures. The union effort begins its fifth year this October and has spread to other provinces.
The program offerings include: 2-hour awareness sessions, 6-hour workshops, and 2-hour, four-module format which increases the options for employers and employees who want more information but with greater flexibility to schedule.
WBI respects this union's program because it does not stop at awareness raising.
The union also offers training for supervisors, managers, human resources, and occupational health professionals who are responsible for policies and procedures, investigations of workplace bullying, and progressive discipline.
The union also strives to heal afflicted work teams, guide bullies through self-reflection, and special assistance for bullied complainant-members.
Hats off to NUPGE/NSGEU which has reached, to date, over 14,000 participants! Read the press release presenting program facts.
All of the services NUPGE provides to its members and host employers can be made possible through the training of key American or Canadian Union leaders at the WBI Workplace Bullying University® by WBI founders, Drs. Ruth and Gary Namie.
Tags: education, NUPGE, shifting cultures, training, Unions, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying University
Posted in Unions, Workplace Bullying University | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
Minnesota Union and State collaboratively create Workplace Bullying policy
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
Minnesota leap frogs Tennessee with respect to having a state policy to thwart workplace bullying. First a bit of background. In 2014, Tennessee passed a law (Public Chapter 997) that assigned policy writing to a state commission (TACIR) comprised of elected officials with technical support from WBI-affiliated professionals. The group did produce a model policy. However, several lawmakers refused to allow the policy's implementation. The workplace psychological safety of public employees in that right-to-work state remains unresolved, treated as a political game.
Thus, the first state to implement a workplace bullying policy for all state workers is Minnesota. The successful story begins with the state employees union MAPE (Minnesota Association of Professional Employees) becoming aware of bullying-related problems for members in January 2012. Discussions of bullying surfaced in contract bargaining sessions. In February 2013, some bullying managers were removed in partnership with the union. Education accelerated in May 2013 when MAPE held a seminar for stewards with lessons gleaned from a public session sponsored by the Minneapolis Bar Association at which Dr. Gary Namie spoke.
Audio report:
By August 2013, MAPE had produced videos of their bullying experiences. In September, results of a membership survey revealed that 1 out of 4 members were either directly bullied or they had witnessed it. State. The state Department of Human Services Commissioner, Lucinda Jesson, signed an anti-bullying petition to ensure safe, retaliation-free reporting of bullying.
Tags: 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, abusive conduct, employee advocates, MAPE, Minnesota state, policy & procedures, Unions, workplace bullying policy
Posted in Bullying & Health, Good News, Unions, WBI Education | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (
Clubbing unions to death akin to fighting terrorists: president-wanna-be Scott Walker
Friday, February 27th, 2015
"We need a leader who will stand up and say we will take the fight to them and not wait until they take the fight to American soil," declared Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a 2016 presidential hopeful, to the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. This is his reference to ISIS terrorists.
Then he said: "If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same in the rest of the world," a clear reference to both ongoing protests against new anti-worker laws and a historic revolt in 2011 against Walker's push to dismantle collective-bargaining rights for the state's labor unions.
Walker denies he connected the dots but his "dog whistle" points were clearly heard by the radical right wing CPAC audience. He is bragging about busting unions — what he refers to as Democratic special interest groups.
"To compare the hundreds of thousands of teachers, students, grandmothers, veterans, correctional officers, nurses and all the workers who came out to peacefully protest and stand together for their rights as Americans to ISIS terrorists is disgusting and unacceptable," said Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt in a statement. "To compare hard-working men and women who work for a living to terrorists is a disgrace. Coming together to peacefully protest for freedom, to raise your voice for a better Wisconsin, this is not an act of terror."
Let's hope America doesn't make the same mistakes that Wisconsin voters have made in recent elections.
The irony in America that not one word may be spoken against the military or those who serve in it (all are "heroes") but defaming the working women and men who dare to organize to fight against abusive practices by government and corporate employers (who are well organized and funded) can go unpunished is not lost on us.
Tags: CPAC, right wing, Scott Walker, Unions, Wisconsin
Posted in The New America, Unions | No Archived Comments | Post A Comment (


text:
Status: Open
Know more about this business than we do? Cool! Please submit any corrections or missing details you may have.Help us make it right
Future Fitness Centers is located at the address 545 N Route 73 in West Berlin, New Jersey 08091. They can be contacted via phone at (856) 753-1800 for pricing, hours and directions.
Future Fitness Centers has an annual sales volume of 501K - 999,999. .
Future Fitness Centers provides Groups, Fundraising, Catering to it's customers. For maps and directions to Future Fitness Centers view the...
Be the first NJ.com user to add photos or videos of Future Fitness
Members receive a free one-hour personal training session each month and free computerized progress monitoring. Cardio equipment features TV, Internet.
I was a member from 2003 thru 2014. It's a good enough place to workout, most of the equipment works most of the time and they do a fair job of keeping it clean and staying on top of maintenance issues. It does get crowded between 4 and 7 and week nights, but if you can avoid those times, the place is …
Do not sign up unless you are planning on going for the rest of your life. Getting out of the contract is as inconvenient as they can possibly make it.
Future Fitness Centers was founded in 2005. Future Fitness Centers specializes in Exercise Facilities.


text:
Journalism on Life Support?
Cross-Posted from Centerleft.org
Some of the greatest freedoms in this world are the freedom of speech and press. Journalists serve a vital role in a democracy and are sometimes viewed (at least in the United States) as the "fourth branch" of the checks and balances system of government. Stifling speech and placing limits on the press is like dulling the teeth of a sprocket on a bicycle. Slowly things start to go wrong. The chain starts to slip and change gears unexpectedly. The bike begins to lose control. As the teeth become more dull, they lose all grip on the chain whatsoever, and it falls off completely. The bike is now out of control and cannot be pedaled.
Since the Edward Snowden scandal erupted, some journalists have come under fire. Glenn Greenwald, the journalist for the Guardian who met with Edward Snowden and broke the initial NSA Surveillance stories, has come under particular heat and scrutiny from both the UK and United States governments. The Former Chief of the NSA has suggested Greenwald be labeled a "co-conspirator" and Congressman Peter King (R-NY) has openly claimed that Greenwald should be prosecuted.
This backlash did not deter Greenwald, who has continued to report on the atrocities that the NSA has subjected the unknowingly American people to.
The UK government, however, seems to have retaliated further, by detaining Greenwald's partner (David Miranda).
David Miranda was held for nine hours under the UK's controversial Terrorism Act. He was returning from Berlin, where the Guardian had paid for him to travel to both give and receive documents from Laura Poitras, who has been working with the paper and Greenwald on their continuing series of stories based on the leaks from Edward Snowden. Miranda was not allowed a lawyer during the time he was being held. Police confiscated his laptop and other electronic equipment, including the thumb drive with the documents from Poitras.
via: Huffington Post
Miranda was detained under a controversial provision of Britain's Terrorism Act. The Guardian explains:
Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act has been widely criticised for giving police broad powers under the guise of anti-terror legislation to stop and search individuals without prior authorisation or reasonable suspicion – setting it apart from other police powers.
Those stopped have no automatic right to legal advice and it is a criminal offence to refuse to co-operate with questioning under schedule 7, which critics say is a curtailment of the right to silence
As Greenwald pointed out in a statement made after his partner's detention, this will only fuel the fire for him to keep pressing further with these stories. And it should. This should be a wake-up call to journalists, press, and media outlets. The NSA surveillance programs were clearly meant to be kept secret. The intelligence sectors of the US and UK cannot be trusted to inform citizens of the truth. That is why there is a freedom of the press in the United States. This tremendous power should continue to be utilized to inform the public. Glenn Greenwald is doing a brave thing by reporting on such a controversial issue, but its his job. He is a journalist, and he is doing what he is supposed to.


text:
This chapter examines Russia's political system, economy, and social conditions to assess whether Russia under Putin has the domestic foundations for a strong, strategic foreign policy.
Russian grand strategy is derived from a domestic system that is fundamentally weak, corrupt, and unsustainable. The political system faces a period of uncertainty and potential instability with a presidential succession in March 2008. The increasingly state-controlled economy is booming but remains dependent on energy exports and is vulnerable to shocks. The economy has also failed to develop or sustain key sectors. Russian society acquiesces because Putin has delivered stability and generally improved living standards. The image of a powerful Russia rests on this fragile equilibrium, which is virtually certain to shift and is an inadequate basis for a truly strategic foreign policy.
Sign up now


text:
Attention Querétaro peeps: This is Gala, who belongs to a friend of ours and who has been missing for the past 24 hours from her home on Reforma in the Centro. If you see her, please call Renata or Chris at Quinto Real - (442) 212 86 01. Grab her if you can. She's skittish and excitable, but doesn't bite.
This is not a drill, people. Get out there and find her. Thanks.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Mascota Perdida
2 comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Al Kooper's task, in reminding us of the towering genius possessed by his late friend Mike Bloomfield, wasn't in finding dusty unheard tracks for From His Head to His Heart to His Hands. When it comes to Bloomfield, who overdosed at just 37 in 1981, the likelihood is that almost everything on this new Kooper-curated triple-CD/single-DVD set comes as a surprise. Such has been the fate of this lost giant of white blues, gone to soon and — sadly, it seems — just as quickly forgotten.
And so, Kooper only includes 12 rarities, preferring instead to craft a three-plus hour journey through Bloomfield's roving muse — grabbing a shimmering moment from his quite-literally electrifying stint with Bob Dylan, and then a boiling revelation with early hero Muddy Waters. The 36 songs found on From His Head to His Heart to His Hands, released today via Legacy Recordings, are presented in chronological order. We begin with an audition for Columbia Records that illustrates just how fully formed Bloomfield already was, before moving on to a series of signature collaborations and the creation of his ill-fated horn-driven band Electric Flag, then through Bloomfield's long downhill run toward the last glimmerings of genius heard during a appearance with Dylan in November of 1980, just months before his untimely passing.
All of it seems to go by in the blink of an eye and, in a way, it did. Even so, there's more than enough to frame Bloomfield's influence on figures like Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, Carlos Santana and Jorma Kaukonen. (Much of that is examined through interviews on the accompanying DVD.) For those who were there during Bloomfield's brief late-1960s hey day, or who have since studied liner notes closely enough, you'll find the appropriate milestones.
Bloomfield's time with Dylan is highlighted through found objects like "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" from the 1980 tour in support of Dylan's Saved, and an intriguing instrumental version of "Like a Rolling Stone" from 1965's genre-turning Highway 61 Revisited. So, too, is his tenure with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (the mind-bending, almost psychedelic title track from 1966's East-West is here), and with Kooper (1968's Super Session yields the scalding, John Coltrane-infused "His Holy Modal Majesty"; elsewhere, there's a chance to dive into "Her Holy Modal Highness" from 1969's Live Adventures, too). Bloomfield also made important contributions to Janis Joplin's initial solo effort, 1969's I've Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, which produced the slow-boiling "One Good Man" for this set.
Still, the truth is, the most revelatory moments on From His Head to His Heart to His Hands might just be when Bloomfield makes unfettered explorations through his roots. He was a musician who — as improbable as it may seem, considering he was the scion of a Jewish-American family that built a small fortune in the catering equipment business on Chicago's North Side — was simply born to the blues. Bloomfield's subsequent career mirrored his restless soul, so he was never confined to a single genre, no matter how resonant. But From His Head to His Heart to His Hands finds its fullest flowering, for me, when Bloomfield lets it all hang down, when its title is made real through the his hometown music's baptismal powers. He offers moments of startling, sometimes painfully honest insight into Bessie Smith's "Judge, Judge," from the Columbia audition; "Blues with a Feeling" and "Killing Floor" with the Butterfield Band and Electric Flag, respectively; and on the Waters favorite "Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had."
Those moments serve as both the first and the final brushstrokes in this portrait of Bloomfield, a vanished voice with an intuitive command of deep soul but also a humblingly adaptive quality to his playing. That he's been relegated to a footnote status might be the most painful thing about the guitarist's awful end. Here's hoping the yeoman's work Kooper has done in reanimating a doomed bluesman's voice via this new career-spanning box will change all of that — from Mike Bloomfield's heart to your ears.
Nick DeRiso
Latest posts by Nick DeRiso (see all)
- Nick DeRiso's Best of 2015 (Rock + Pop): Billy Gibbons, Toto, Death Cab for Cutie, Joe Jackson - January 18, 2016
- Nick DeRiso's Best of 2015 (Blues, Jazz + R&B): Boz Scaggs, Gavin Harrison, Alabama Shakes - January 10, 2016
- Nick DeRiso's Best of 2015 (Reissues + Live): John Oates, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Faces + others - January 7, 2016


text:
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Now It's Your Turn
Dear Burning Woodsters,
Truth be told, I'm a little burned out. It'll be three years, come September, of daily posting, and this morning, after a night's sleep I wouldn't wish on a sewer rat, I came up empty. Well... except for this one idea, and it's not even mine. (I guess my cousin was right. I am a leech.)
This week's "Weekend Mix" will be created by you!
My pal Don over at the AIC has a project going with his readers, and while I didn't want to steal it outright, I think joining in and acknowledging the brilliance of his idea should be okay. I don't think he'd mind. Different readers, different tastes. And as long as I don't say anything bad about Robyn Hitchcock, I think he'll give me a pass.
He asked his readers to pick a song, write a small blurb about why it was picked, and send both MP3 and blurb to him, for the first in a series of reader compiled mixes.
If enough of those come to me by tomorrow afternoon, we should have an interesting set of music to start the weekend.
OK boys and girls.
It's playtime for you and break time for me, that is, until I have to piece this all together.
You can send the tracks and blurbs to:
Posted by Sal Nunziato at 5:58 AM
7 comments:
OK, I'm submitting one by a singer Sal doesn't like! In my blurb I compare the singing of Bill Callahan to that of Paul Simon.
- July 6, 2011 at 6:51 AM
- Shriner said...
MP3 only? (Almost all my stuff is ripped as .m4a files with iTunes...)
- July 6, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Sal Nunziato said...
That's fine.
- July 6, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- steve simels said...
And now the eternal dilemma -- Easybeats or Shocking Blue?
- July 6, 2011 at 1:51 PM
I just sent mine! C'mon people, send yours too...
- July 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- James A. Gardner said...
@steve simels, I was >this< close to submitting "Hot Sand"! You know, seasonal and all. Can't go wrong with either of those groups, in my IMO.
- July 7, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- steve simels said...
Okay, Sal -- you should have mine.
And no, it was neither the Easybeats or Shocking Blue, for those of you scoring at home.
- July 7, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Scale up your prints and productivity
The dual-roll HP DesignJet T1300 helps you get more done faster by allowing you to print on different paper types and sizes without manual switching. Print a range of CAD and GIS applications, including large infrastructure projects and geospatial mapping.
HP DesignJet T1300 44-in (1118-mm) PostScript® Printer (CR652A)
Two rolls with smart switching
D/A1-size prints in 28 seconds with Economode
Job center management tools
- Model size:
- 44 in
- Functions:
- Speed specifications Speed specifications
- Print time line drawing (economode, D plain paper):
- 28 sec/page
- Print speed line drawing (economode, D plain paper):
- 103 D prints per hour
- Memory specifications Memory specifications
- Memory:
- 32 GB (virtual)
- Internal Storage:
- Standard, 160 GB
- Technical specifications Technical specifications
- Print quality (best)
Color: Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi
Black: Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi from 1200 x 1200 input dpi and Optimization For Photo Paper selected
- Print technology:
- HP Thermal Inkjet
- Number of print cartridges:
- 6 (cyan, gray, magenta, matte black, photo black, yellow)
- Ink types:
- Dye-based (C, G, M, pK, Y)
- pigment-based (mK)
- Non-printable area (cut-sheet):
- 0.2 x 0.67 x 0.2 x 0.2 in
- Guaranteed minimum line width:
- 0.0024 in (ISO/IEC 13660:2001(E))
- Line accuracy:
- ±0.1%
- Maximum optical density (black):
- 2.15 maximum black optical density (6 L*min)
Paper handling
Paper handling
- Finished output handling:
- Sheet feed
- two automatic roll feeds
- automatic roll-switching
- media bin
- automatic cutter
- Media types:
- Bond and coated paper (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight plus matte, colored), technical paper (natural tracing, translucent bond, vellum), film (clear, matte, polyester), photographic paper (satin, gloss, semi-gloss, matte, high-gloss), backlit, self-adhesive (two-view cling, indoor paper, polypropylene, vinyl)
- Media sizes standard (sheets, rolls):
- 8.3 to 44-in wide sheets
- 11 to 44-in rolls
- Media sizes, custom:
- 8.3 x 11 to 44 x 66 in
- Roll external diameter:
- 5.3 in
- Media thickness:
- Up to 31.5 mil
- HP ePrint capability:
- Yes
- Printing path:
- Printer driver, HP Embedded Web Server, direct printing from USB flash drive, email printing
- Connectivity, standard:
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T)
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified
- EIO Jetdirect accessory slot
- Print languages:
- Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.7, HP-GL/2, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4, HP PCL 3 GUI
Power and operating requirements
Power and operating requirements
- Power consumption:
- < 120 watts (printing); < 27 watts (ready); < 7 watts (< 25 watts with embedded Digital Front End) (sleep); 0.1 watts (off)
- Energy efficiency:
- ENERGY STAR® qualified, EPEAT® Bronze
- Operating temperature range
41 to 104ºF
(5 to 40ºC )
- Operating humidity range:
- 20 to 80% RH
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions and weight
- Minimum dimensions (W x D x H):
- 69.7 x 28.4 x 41.3 in
- Weight:
- 189 lb
What's included
What's included
- Warranty:
- One-year limited hardware warranty
- What's in the box:
- HP DesignJet T1300 Printer; printheads; introductory ink cartridges; printer stand; spindle; quick reference guide; setup poster; startup software; power cord
- Software included:
- HP Utility for Mac and Windows
We can help you choose the right printer
Answer a few short questions and we'll show you the HP DesignJet printers that best fit your needs.
Easy mobile printing
HP Mobile Printing¹ allows you to easily integrate with your other office devices. Print straight from your Apple® or Android™² smartphone or tablet wherever you are. Print remotely by emailing files directly to ePrint-enabled printers.
The right printer for you
Ideal for both individual and multi-user environments, HP DesignJet office printers offer features such as multi-roll media options, PostScript® capability and more. Find your perfect fit today.View more office printers
Discover more about HP DesignJet printers
HP ink and media
HP DesignJet printer ink and a wide range of printing materials help you deliver consistently high-quality prints the first time, every time.
HP support services
From installation assistance to extended warranties, HP offers a comprehensive portfolio of HP DesignJet support services to ensure you're never on your own.
1 Local printing requires mobile device and printer to be on the same network (usually Wi-Fi access points bridge wireless to wired connections). Wireless performance is dependent on physical environment and distance from access point. Wireless operations are compatible with 2.4 GHz operations only. Remote printing requires an Internet connection to an HP web-connected printer. Wireless broadband use requires separately purchased service contract for mobile devices. Check with service provider for coverage and availability in your area. See www.hp.com/go/designjetmobility for more details.
2 The HP Print Service Plugin app is available for Android™ mobile devices running Android™ v.4.4 or later. The app is free from Google Play.


text:
Santa Rosa Jobs
Looking for jobs in Santa Rosa? Snagajob has great opportunities with the area's leading companies. And applying for Santa Rosa jobs has never been easier. Look at the job listings below, click on a job title that interests you and hit the "apply now" button. Part-time jobs, teen jobs, student jobs and summer jobs are now just a click away. Start your job search now.
Santa Rosa, TX Job Openings
Family DollarSanta Rosa, TX
Santa Rosa, TX
TTECSanta Rosa and Surrounding Areas
Santa Rosa, TX
Family DollarSanta Rosa, TX
Santa Rosa, TX
Cities within 20 miles of Santa Rosa, TX
- Harlingen, TX (168 jobs)
- Weslaco, TX (98 jobs)
- San Benito, TX (37 jobs)
- Alamo, TX (36 jobs)
- Mercedes, TX (29 jobs)
- Donna, TX (28 jobs)
- Raymondville, TX (26 jobs)
- Elsa, TX (21 jobs)
- La Feria, TX (11 jobs)
- EDINBURG, TX (10 jobs)
- Edcouch, TX (8 jobs)


text:
Americans would rather text than talk, friends of Tupac admit to smoking his ashes, and Lindsay Lohan hits up Chris Brown…the Mantenna is shaken not stirred!
Rupert Murdoch's pie thrower goes to jail, Samantha Ronson's mug shot hits the Internet, and Plaxico Burress signs with the New York Jets…the Mantenna shoots and scores!
It seems Lindsay Lohan will do just about anything to get a paycheck, even if it means subjecting herself to the rude musings of an inappropriate New Zealand puppet named Rico.
In honor of Spike's new show Bar Rescue airing Sundays at 10/9c, we decided we'd take a look at a few celebrities (like, ahem, Lindsay Lohan) who we think could use some rescuing from the bar.
Lindsay Lohan is finally able to leave her house after completing 35 days of house arrest. Citizens of Los Angeles, you have been warned!
Lindsay Lohan took a break from house arrest today and left her residence to make a delightful trip back to court after allegedly violating her parole. Why does Lindsay love court so much?
Lindsay Lohan shoots a commercial during her house arrest, 50 Cent pens an anti-bullying novel, and a North Carolina man finds a unique way to get free healthcare…the Mantenna gets the money for nothing and the chicks for free!
Has Lindsay Lohan already broken the conditions of her house arrest? Law enforcement agents recently paid a visit to Lohan's residence after her ankle monitoring device went off.
Lindsay Lohan is officially under house arrest, a judge gets fired from X-Factor and the severed head of the Patron Saint of Genital Diseases is up for sale… And this little Mantenna went "Wee wee wee" all the way home.
Lindsay Lohan gets her bite on in this sexy photo shoot by Hollywood photographer Tyler Shields.


text:
How to Potty Train a Toddler at Night
Most children learn to become potty trained during the day several months or years before nighttime training is mastered. When you potty train a toddler at night, you are encouraging them to sleep through the night in underwear without having an accident. Keep in mind that he may not be ready right away to be trained at night. His body may not be at the level to wake up and relieve himself at night. Speak to your pediatrician if you have any problems while potty training your toddler at night.
Video of the Day
Step 1
Check his diaper in the mornings. If your toddler is staying dry through the night on most mornings, then he is probably ready to be potty trained at night.
Step 2
Place a waterproof mattress pad on his bed. Your toddler is likely to have some accidents during the process and you should protect the mattress of his bed.
Step 3
Limit liquids at bedtime. Serve his last drink of the day about an hour before he goes to bed. If he needs a drink to soothe him to sleep, you may have difficulty training him to hold it throughout the night.
Step 4
Encourage him to use the bathroom before he drifts off to sleep. Take him to the bathroom before bed to see if he'll empty his bladder. Place him in underwear and let him know that he is wearing them.
Step 5
Leave a nightlight on for him. If the bathroom is nearby, you can allow him to access it in case he wakes up and needs to use the bathroom. You can also encourage him to wake you up if he needs to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Step 6
Handle accidents in a calm manner. The child may be upset when he wakes up and finds himself soiled. Soothe the child while you wash him and put him in clean and dry clothing. You should have clean bedding nearby so that you can change it quickly before putting him back to sleep.
Step 7
Use disposable diapers or pull-ups. If your child is having more than two or three accidents weekly, you may want to hold off on training. You can resume potty training at night in a few weeks or months.


text:
browser and refresh the page. Click here for instructions.
CoBank helps companies – from our member cooperatives and other Farm Credit System customers to private and public companies – sell their products around the world by providing export financing for U.S. agricultural commodities and equipment as well as other trade finance services. Through our extensive network of international banking relationships, we can provide your organization with a variety of financing services and risk mitigation tools – from letters of credit to short-term financing to loan syndications.
Because our specialty is U.S. agricultural trade financing, our international relationship managers have the expertise and industry contacts to design finance programs to meet your needs. We've financed the export of more than 30 different U.S. agricultural commodities and products to countries around the globe. Export financing is supported through the extension of trade credit both directly and through insurance programs. CoBank participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) export loan guarantee program as well as various programs offered by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) and the World Bank.
Events & Meetings
About CoBank
Newsroom & Financials
Leasing Portal
Products & Services
Fraud and Security
Contact Us
Site Map
Conditions of Use
National Office: CoBank 6340 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 800-542-8072
©2018 CoBank. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy and
Conditions of Use. Farm Credit is an Equal Housing Lender, and an Equal Credit Opportunity Lender
CoBank Code of Ethics | Confidential Hotline 1-888-525-5391 or online at www.reportlineweb.com/cobank
You are now leaving CoBank.com. This link is provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use this link, you will leave this site and our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. CoBank is not responsible for, and assumes no liability associated with, the practices employed by third party Web site owners.