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I am heading back to Las Vegas to join the faculty of the Labor Arbitration Institute for their annual Labor Law and Labor Arbitration training on June 18-19, 2018. I will be on several multi-arbitrator panels and will present on the thorny topics of Insubordination and Job Performance. This training is praised by participants and faculty alike. You can find out more at www.laborarb.com. I hope to see you there!
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Social Media and the Workplace, part 1
Last year, I was asked to present on the "new electronic frontiers" in the workplace, and related issues in arbitration. In preparing my presentation, I came across these incredible statistics from the Pew Research Center:
As of November 2016,
- 88% of American adults have internet access
- 69% of American adults use social media
- 86% of 18-29 year olds use social media
- 80% of 30-49 year olds use social media
- 64% of 50-64 year olds use social media
- 68% of American adults use Facebook
- 88% of 18-29 year olds use Facebook
- 65% of adults who make less than $30000/year use Facebook
- 76% of Facebook users use it daily
- Facebook at 191 active monthly users in the United States, and 1.86 billion active monthly users worldwide
These numbers are stunning for a few reasons. First of all, it's clear that internet and social media usage are as or more pervasive among workers than possibly any other media usage or activity. Other than essentials like eating and sleeping, is there anything this many Americans do in common? Second, this kind of access undermines arguments that workers cannot and do not use technology in a variety ways. It's clear that the internet isn't going away, and workers are relying on it more than ever for everything from socializing to banking to managing their own work.
As a result, employers and unions are grappling with the issues that are raised by access to social media and the internet, both in and out of the workplace. Other the next several posts, I want to talk about the variety of these cases and how arbitrators approach them.
The most common issue that arbitrators see in this area are disciplinary matters that hinge on misuse of equipment, the internet, social media and on-duty vs. off-duty conduct. In general, arbitrators apply a variation of the Just Cause Standard to these cases, asking:
- Is there a clear policy on internet, social media, computer or email usage?
- Is the rule articulated reasonable?
- How was the information obtained, and is the employee responsible for it?
- Is there disparate treatment and an appropriate penalty?
Just cause standard in computer misuse cases was described by Arbitrator Jeffrey W. Jacobs, NAA Member, "Computer & Internet Misuse – So, You Mean Once It's Posted, It's Really There Forever and I Could Get Fired For It?", published by The Labor Arbitration Institute.
I'll talk about each of these in upcoming posts.
What Is Substantive Arbitrability?
In my previous posts, I've talked about procedural arbitrability, which is a question about whether an arbitrator can hear a contractual dispute because one party has failed to follow the grievance procedure. In this post, I'll discuss substantive arbitrability. Substantive arbitrability differs from procedural in that it depends on the question of whether the arbitrator has the authority to decide on the underlying substantive issue. For example, a contract may state that an arbitrator may not hear cases of a certain type. Substantive arbitrability issues can be raised to the arbitrator, but they are also raised after an arbitration decision in court when one party (or both) feels that the arbitrator exceeded their powers under the collective bargaining agreement.
Now let's talk about substantive arbitrability. These are cases which one party believes the arbitrator doesn't have jurisdiction over the subject matter. One example of this is Last Chance Agreements (LCA), which is a broader topic, but in general LCAs limit the arbitrator's jurisdiction to deciding whether the employee violated the terms of the LCA or not. If the employee did, the consequence is spelled out in the LCA and the arbitrator cannot alter the outcome.
Managers frequently assert 'management rights' as the basis for why an arbitrator cannot hear a dispute. The actual language of the agreement will be very important here, and will involve a lot of argument. As a practice tip, both sides will need to identify what specific language in the agreement give the arbitrator jurisdiction or not.
Another substantive arbitrability issue arises when a party adds a claim or theory to the original grievance when they get to hearing. Just as an employee has a right to know what they are being fired for, an employer has a right to know what the union believes the contract violation is.
Often there is language in the agreement that limits the arbitrator's jurisdiction, such as "cannot add to, subtract from or modify the agreement." If one party believes that the remedy sought by the other side would do that, such as asking an arbitrator to create a new attendance policy, then they should argue this language prevents such a remedy, and ask that if a violation be found, the parties be ordered to fashion their own remedy, for example. In addition, parties sometimes ask arbitrators to act as EEOC administrators, or workers comp judges, or want a legal ruling on a statute. At the end of the day, the arbitrator is there to hear contract disputes, and usually wants to hear only those.
Finally, when should the parties argue the arbitrability issues? As soon as possible, not only in the grievance procedure but in the hearing. Some parties request bifurcation – that is, they want the arbitrator to hear the arbitrability issue before they hear the merits of the case. Unless the parties agree to bifurcate, the arbitrator retains the jurisdiction to rule on bifurcation. Often to an arbitrator, it makes more sense to hear the whole case at once, since the arbitrability issues are often interwoven, but it depends on the facts of the case.
I hope you have found this series useful. Please let me know if you have any questions that I can answer in future posts. You can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Final Words on Procedural Arbitrability: Continuing Violations
Continuing violations grievances are another exception to the idea that untimely grievances will not be arbitrated. In a continuing violation grievance, the union alleges that the violation of the collective bargaining agreement recurs, maybe on a daily or weekly basis. Every day is a new violation and therefore a grievance is not untimely even it's filed outside the time limits of the first violation. The remedy may be restricted to the time frame of the grievance. For example, a group of workers believed that they should have been paid on-call pay rather than standby pay when one of them reads the contract and decides that having to wait at the workplace, as they have done for years, sounds more than like on-call than standby as those terms are defined by the contract. The employer says, "Nope, your grievance is untimely, there's a past practice, etc., etc." The arbitrator will probably disagree with that employer, and find that the allegation is timely, but will likely limit the recovery to thirty days (or some other contractual limit) prior to filing the grievance, if she finds that a violation has occurred.
If you've liked this series, please bookmark my blog and visit again soon. If you would to read the whole series on Procedural Arbitrability, it starts HERE. In my next few posts, I'll be discussing Substantive Arbitrability.
I Digress: "Equitable Estoppel" and Procedural Arbitrability
An issue that sometimes arises in arbitration is a concept called "equitable estoppel." I'll try to keep this short, so you don't zone out or fall asleep. The quickest way to explain equitable estoppel is, one party cannot lead the other party to believe that they agree or will resolve the issue, and then change course and claim the other side was untimely when they object to the failure to resolve the issue. For example, there's a case where the employer agreed to pay contractual severance pay for the employees it was laying off and confirmed in writing several times that they would do this. They did not do this. The union tried to contact the employer about it and didn't hear back until the employer's bankruptcy attorney told the union that the employer would not pay. The union filed a grievance and the employer claimed the grievance was outside the 3-day window for filing after the employees received their final paychecks. The arbitrator rejected that timeliness argument, saying the union didn't affirmatively know they wouldn't get it until the bankruptcy lawyer told them so. It was reasonable to believe, based on the employer's earlier statements, they'd get the money.
The moral of the story is, arbitrators don't like it when the parties try to play tricks, and are unlikely to find the grievance is not arbitrable if the side arguing for lack of arbitrability was playing games during the grievance procedure.
If you're interested, I've written about procedural arbitrability HERE and HERE and HERE, but definitely read them in order!
Other Types of Procedural Arbitrability Issues, plus bonus content on Timeliness!
In my prior posts, I talked about why we have labor arbitration, what procedural arbitrability is, and how arbitrators handle timeliness issues. I'll discuss that again in a moment, but first I want to mention that there are other kinds of procedural arbitrability issues, that I'll discuss now. Two particular procedural issues that arise are (1) the form of the grievance and (2) the manner of delivery. Both can also be dictated by the contract. The form of the grievance could be a pre-printed form, or it could be a letter to management, or it could be a simple email. It could even be a phone call. The parties usually agree on what form the grievance will take, but they may not. If they don't agree, then it may be a procedural arbitrability issue. For example, if the union sends an email and the employer says they had to file a preprinted form, the arbitrator will decide if there was a proper grievance.
The manner of delivery is also usually agreed upon, or even stated in the agreement. Maybe it must be sent by fax, or email, or certified mail. If the contract isn't specific, then the practice of the parties will govern. The types of questions that occasionally arise – Must it be faxed to a specific office? Must a specific form be sent certified mail? Or is an email saying, "We're moving John's grievance to step 3," sufficient? – seem nit-picky, but for unions and companies with established practices and large workforces, it can be hard to keep track of everything unless the correct procedures are followed. At least, that's what one party will argue.
As a practical matter, it makes sense to file or move a grievance to the next step at the earliest possible time. A grievance can always be withdrawn, but a union who fails to follow the administrative steps of the grievance procedure could be left holding more liability than necessary. At the same time, Employers should be aware that playing gotcha with the grievance procedure will sour labor relations and put the union in an unnecessarily difficult spot. This is particularly true when the union cannot get in touch with a grievant because of the grievant's incapacity, such as insanity (one case in the materials), hospitalization or incarceration.
Some contracts have specific consequences for failing to respond in a timely fashion. For most of this, we've assumed that the union didn't timely move the grievance, but an employer who fails to respond to a grievance may be waiving arguments, become subject to automatic next steps, or even lose the grievance.
One party can waive arguments by failing to raise procedural defects until the arbitration hearing, but there isn't a hard and fast rule on this. Different arbitrators have ruled differently on this question but as a practical matter, it's better to raise procedural arguments throughout the grievance procedure.


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Fred Hersch survives to write 'My Coma Dreams'
The last thing Fred Hersch remembered was calling out to his partner that he couldn't get out of the bathtub. The next thing he knew he was lying in a New York hospital bed with a feeding tube in his stomach, unable to speak or move. He was shocked to learn he had been in a medically induced coma for two months while doctors fought the nasty pneumonia that had caused his organs to fail and nearly killed him.
"I didn't know if I'd ever play the piano again. It was very, very scary," says Hersch, a jazz pianist and composer who has been HIV positive since the mid-1980s. Although he had suffered a bout of HIV-related psychosis a few months earlier, he adds, the pneumonia that almost did him in was not caused by the virus.
He had no conscious memory of his long stay in the intensive care unit at St. Vincent's Hospital in the summer of 2008, "but when I came to, I recalled these vivid dreams. They started flooding into me. And they would just not go away."
Those images and sounds inspired "My Coma Dreams," a potent "jazz theater" piece composed by Hersch and conceived, written and directed by Herschel Garfein. Performed by the pianist with a 10-piece ensemble and the noted singer-actor Michael Winther - who plays both Hersch and his partner, Scott Morgan - it has its West Coast premiere at Herbst Theatre on Sunday night under the aegis of San Francisco Performances.
The piece, billed as a love story "on the dividing line between life and death," moves between the subconscious realm of dreams and nightmares and the real world of catheters, breathing tubes and tracheotomies. The dream states are conjured by the music - an artful mix of jazz tunes and free improvisation, chamber music and a beautiful lieder-like song about a circle of women knitting and whispering - and animated images by Sarah Wickliffe that a video projectionist sends flickering and floating across a giant screen.
Musical dreams
"The libretto gave me room to really express each dream in musical terms, and in multiple musical languages that I hope are appropriate for that dream," says Hersch, 56, on the phone from Kalamazoo, where he was doing a residency at Western Michigan University.
"Some are absurd, some are surreal, some are lyrical, and some are very emotional. There are scary and troubling things and things that are just funny."
Garfein, whom Hersch had consulted when he set Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" to music in 2005, based this libretto on interviews he did with Hersch, Morgan and Hersch's doctor, as well as on the pianist's written descriptions of his dreams. Garfein added material of his own, including a comic riff on movie comas, and a moving soliloquy on St. Vincent, the namesake of the first New York hospital with an AIDS ward, which closed last year. The speech inspired Hersch to write a requiem-like chamber piece.
He cooked up a comic tango to convey a dream about lying in a king-size bed with Morgan on a luxury airliner with tango dancers and sushi chefs. "I'll have a Bombay/ I'll take a Tanqueray," goes the lyric. Morgan tells the flight attendants - or are they nurses? - that they need to take better care of Hersch.
"In both the dreams and in the hospital, in reality, he was my advocate," Hersch says. "He was amazing. I couldn't have gotten through this without him, that's for sure."
Morgan was in the ICU when Hersch was so agitated, even while comatose, that he had to be strapped to the bed and dosed with methadone. The experience must have registered with the pianist, who had a nightmare about being strapped into a van careening through city streets. In the piece, he sonically summons the terrifying feeling with crazy ostinatos and screaming violins.
Cathedral conjured
"Brussels" conjures a hushed cathedral where a woman plays an instrument that suggests a cross between a viola and a lute. Hersch, who freely improvises his part, wrote the plaintive piece for string quartet, creating the timbre of the imaginary instrument by blending the sound of muted viola and pizzicato cello.
"It's different every time we do it," says Hersch, who wrote a delightful Monk-like tune in response to a dream about being jailed with Thelonious Monk. He had Sun Ra in mind when he wrote the hallucinatory bop of "Jazz Diner," the soundtrack to a dream about a diner in the woods.
"It's absurd," Hersch says. "But it also relates to my experiences as a young musician having to play dumb gigs with chick singers in joints. It's like an Edward Hopper diner in woods." A lyrical piece called "The Orb," played as a piano solo, "is my love song to Scott. In the dream, I can see his eyes in the orb, beckoning me to come to him."
Writing and performing "Coma Dreams," which was commissioned by Peak Performances @ Montclair State University in New Jersey, where it premiered in May, has been a singularly emotional experience for Hersch.
"To hear somebody speaking and singing my words, and to have written all this music, which by all rights I shouldn't be here to write - it's very emotional," he says.
"I think in a way it was necessary to write this. I went through this horrible thing, and came out with these dreams. As an artist, you don't know where you're going to find material. This was found material. I had a great collaborator and we realized a unique vision." If people aren't moved, he adds, "it didn't work."
The Fred Hersch Ensemble: "My Coma Dreams." 7 p.m. Sun. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. $30-$52. (415) 392-2545. www.sfperformances.org.
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Another Spry demo
The more I play with Spry, the more I like it. I'd like to show you one more demo…
I've added two cool things here. First is the alt-table row colors. This is done by Spry's support for conditionals. Here is the code behind it:
<tbody spry:repeat="dsEntries">
<tr spry:if="({ds_RowNumber} % 2) == 0" class="even" onclick="dsEntries.setCurrentRow('{ds_RowID}');" >
<td>{COMMENTCOUNT} </td>
<tr spry:if="({ds_RowNumber} % 2) != 0" class="odd" onclick="dsEntries.setCurrentRow('{ds_RowID}');" >
<td>{COMMENTCOUNT} </td>
Notice the spry:if check. This handles checking the current row number and using a different CSS class for each row. Nice and simple. The only thing I wasn't sure about was how to use it. The last version applied the spry:repeat to the TR tag. Since I needed the condition in the TR, I wasn't sure how they would mix. One of the Spry demos showed the technique above though and it worked like a charm.
In the zip you can download from Adobe, they have a few additional examples not demonstrated on the Labs site. One is pagination. View source on the demo to see the JavaScript behind it. Just to be clear - I didn't write this. I simply cut and pasted from the example in the zip, but I'm again impressed with how simple this is. Note the use of the filter function in the xml call:
var dsEntries = new Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("blogspry.cfc?method=getentries&category={dsCategories::CATEGORYID}", "entries/entry", { filterFunc: MyPagingFunc });
You can obviously filter by other methods as well. Anyway, check it out, view source, and enjoy. I didn't update the zip, but the only change to the CFC was that I upped the max number of results to 100 so that paging would actually work.


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And we all know what she did with that information, absolutely fucking nothing!
See :WTF – Fire This Anti Gay Teacher!
WTF- Anti-Gay Teacher Shocked At Teen Suicide!
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And we all know what she did with that information, absolutely fucking nothing!
See :WTF – Fire This Anti Gay Teacher!
WTF- Anti-Gay Teacher Shocked At Teen Suicide!
Posted in Crazy News, Crazy People, tagged anti, bigot, court, facebook, fire, Gay, hypocrite, same sex, star ledger, teacher, union township, viki knox on October 13, 2011| 2 Comments »
Sistah should really change her Facebook privacy settings.
The very same teacher that was spouting anti-gay bullshit on Facebook was also sorry and outraged over a 14year old teenager committing suicide in New York.
I mean..WTF?! Does she not know that its because of the shit she says that teenagers commit suicide!
UPDATE! I have found more posts by Viki. Oh the irony.
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Maggie? Maggie Gallagher? Are you there dear? I've just found your new spokeswhore.
First a little info on Viki, courtesy of her Facebook page:
UNION TOWNSHIP — School officials in Union Township are investigating allegations that a teacher at Union High School posted comments on her Facebook site criticizing a school display recognizing Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month and calling homosexuality "perverted."
On Saturday, a local attorney who said he had initially been contacted by a parent, wrote to the district calling for the teacher's dismissal.
The lawyer, John Paragano, a former township councilman, provided the district with what he said was a copy of the Facebook thread that included the offending remarks.
A copy was also provided to The Star-Ledger, in which the teacher, Viki Knox, allegedly referred to homosexuality as, "a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation," and a "sin" that "breeds like cancer."
"Hateful public comments from a teacher cannot be tolerated," wrote Paragano, also a former Union Township Municipal Court judge. "She has a right to say it. But she does not have a right to keep her job after saying it."
Union Chief School Administrator Patrick Martin said the district is investigating the incident.
Knox, 49, of Union Township, is also the faculty adviser to the high school's student prayer group, The Seekers Fellowship, the local chapter of a nationwide organization.
Knox did not respond to requests for comment. But two other people who wrote comments on the thread said Paragano's copy was authentic.
Township resident Judy Amorosa challenged Knox directly on Facebook, writing "What kind of a Christian are you? God made each and every one of us — gay, straight, black, white, Christian, Jew, blond, brunette — and we should all love each other."
The case raises broader questions about rights of teachers to speak freely in the age of social media.
It has also prompted gay rights advocates to question the ability of teachers who express such views to enforce New Jersey's new anti-bullying law, adopted last spring in the wake of the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers student who killed himself after learning he had been watched, via webcam, having sex with another man.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey released a statement defending Knox's First Amendment right to make the comments.
"Although we do not agree with the sentiments expressed on Ms. Knox's personal Facebook page, her comments are protected by the First Amendment," stated Ed Barocas, the group's legal director. "The ACLU believes that the response to offensive speech is not the restriction of speech, but more speech."
Barocas added, "The school has the right to investigate whether she is performing her job in accordance with school policies and the state's Law Against Discrimination."
But Garden State Equality, a gay rights group, joined the lawyer Paragano in calling for the teacher's dismissal.
"Teachers are supposed to be role models for our children, not hatemongers," said Steven Goldstein, who chairs the group. "I don't see how this teacher could possibly be effective in implementing the state's new anti-bullying law, designed precisely to teach children that bullying, including cyber-bullying, is unacceptable."
By Steve Strunsky and Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger
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So hot you could say she was on FIRE!
TARZANA — Police are searching for two people accused of dousing an exotic night club dancer with gasoline and then setting her on fire, leaving her clinging to life.
It happened around 1:30 a.m. Thursday outside the Babes N' Beer nightclub at 18454 Oxnard St. in Tarzana, said Officer Sam Park of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office.
Police say a man and woman called the victim out of the club and then attacked her.
She ran back inside the club, where people ripped down drapes and tried to put out the flames.
The assailants fled in a gold four-door sedan, police said. (ohhhh thats classy! a gold car!)
The dancer suffered burns over 60 percent of her body and is said to be in "grave condition," according to Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Moore.
The victim, 27, is a mother of two small children, Moore said. Her identity was not released.
Moore said it's believed the victim knew the assailants, however, a motive in the attack remained a mystery.
The suspects have been identified as 22-year-old Nathaniel Marquis Petrillo and 27-year-old Rianne Saline Theriault-Odom, whom police said may have been a former dancer at the nightclub.
Both were identified based on witness statements, Moore said.
Posted in Crazy News, tagged Burning Passion, chicago, ejaculates, fire, gold, new york, screen, Seattle, sex, tokto, toronto, valentines day on February 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
The marketers behind the film Burning Passion won't be accused of burying the lede on their official poster. Whether or not the painful-sounding plot summary will help or hurt audience levels remains to be seen. The film is actually being screened online on Valentine's Day. For some reason, the posters have gone up exclusively in laundromats in cities including Seattle, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Toronto. "The story is a metaphor for male sexual identity and has a brutally cynical view of love," say the press materials. In other words, it's not really a chick flick.
'Burning Passion tells the story of Matt Miller, who at 14 discovers that he suffers from a bizarre sexual dysfunction. He ejaculates fire.
The film was shot on 35 mm film with a cast of dozens and features spectacular special effects (a house goes up in flames) in addition to some really nice acting. In its rough cut form, the film was invited to screen at more than 30 film festivals, where it won dozens of awards, including Gold Awards in Houston, Melbourne, and Newport Beach.
The impression I get from their website, is that they have been through so many issues with the making of the movie, from people stealing money, to Accountants ripping them off big time. I hope this movie is an underground hit!
Posted in Crazy News, tagged Corporate India, fire, fired, Graziano Transmissioni, india, italy on September 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Corporate India is in shock after a mob of recently fired workers bludgeoned to death the chief executive who had dismissed them from a factory in a suburb of Delhi.
Lalit Kishore Choudhary, 47, the head of the Indian operations of Graziano Transmissioni, an Italy-based manufacturer of car parts, died of severe head wounds Monday afternoon after being attacked by scores of laid-off employees, police said.
The incident, in Greater Noida, just outside the Indian capital, followed a long-running dispute between the factory's management and workers who had demanded better pay and permanent contracts.
It is understood that Choudhary, who was married and had one son, had called a meeting with more than 100 former employees — who had been dismissed following an earlier outbreak of violence at the plant — to discuss a possible reinstatement deal.
"Only a few people were called inside," a police spokesman said. About 150 people were waiting outside when they heard someone from inside shout for help. They rushed in and the two sides clashed. The company staff were heavily outnumbered."
Other executives said they were lucky to escape with their lives.
"I just locked my room's door from inside and prayed they would not break in. See, my hands are trembling even three hours later," an Italian consultant, Forettii Gatii, told a local newspaper.
More than 60 people were arrested and more than 20 were in the hospital Monday.
Posted in Crazy News, Crazy People, tagged beijing, bride, crazy, death, feet, fire, funny, weird on September 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Cleanliness is nexy to godlyness…that's how the saying goes right?
Screw that shit.
Always wash your feet…just incase your partner is anything like the woman below.
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese bride burnt her new husband to death after he got into bed after a drunken argument without washing his feet, state media reported on Wednesday.
"Wang and his wife, Luo, were married on February 2. The couple, however, frequently fought over trivial things while still on their honeymoon," the official Xinhua news agency quoted a local newspaper as saying.
The couple, from the central province of Hubei, had another fight on the night of March 4, "and in frustration they together drank a bottle of liquor to ease their anger".
"At about 10 p.m., Luo watched her husband get into bed without cleaning or washing his feet. In a fit of anger and intoxication, she set fire to the sheet he was sleeping in," the report said.
"When he awoke, the two began fighting before a very drunk Wang collapsed. As fire engulfed the bedroom. Luo escaped to the living room, leaving her other half to burn," it added.
The woman has been arrested, Xinhua said.


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'You can put the blame on me.'
The line is taken from a song by Hip Hop artist Akon, but today, in relation to the confusion that led to this country rejecting Dominica's request to waive OAS fees, it's the position of permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Jennifer Daniel.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley today read from a report issued by Daniel, in which she took the blame, admitting that she did not communicate with line-minister, Dennis Moses, prior to instructing the T&T mission in Washington to object to Dominica's request for a fee-waiver.
He also read from a report issued by the minister, saying that he was never asked to give his position on the matter.
Daniel pointed out that her decision is not in keeping with the usual procedure.
Quoting the report by the permanent secretary, the prime minister read: "I failed to follow the matter to the minister as is standard procedure and as I am accustomed to."
However, prime minister Dr Keith Rowley has stopped short of taking action against any of the persons involved, and instead has opted to send all reports he has received on the matter, to retired diplomat Christopher Thomas, whose job it now is, to identify how something like this could have happened and how to prevent it from happening again.
"I will take my time in dealing with this," the prime minister told members of the media at today's post-Cabinet media conference.
The prime minister started the news conference by saying he was as shocked and embarrassed as anyone else when he learned of the position taken by Trinidad and Tobago, which was represented by Ambassador Anthony Phillips-Spencer.
He gave a brief on all that T&T had done to support Dominica since it was affected by the hurricane and read from statements made publicly by Ambassadors Penelope Beckles and Phillips-Spencer, supporting Dominica.
So how then did this happen?
The prime minister said that Trinidad and Tobago failed to attend a preparatory meeting at the OAS in Washington, on March 15th, at which member states unanimously agreed to support Dominica's request.
Having not been at that meeting, there was communication between the Washington mission and the ministry in Trinidad, on what position T&T should adopt.
The prime minister said that following discussions back and forth, the permanent secretary then instructed Ambassador Phillips-Spencer to adopt a position that Dominica should instead seek a position of deferred payment instead of the waiving of the fees.
That position was in keeping with a previous meeting in February at another forum, at which Caricom heads denied one nation's request for a fee waiver, partly because those fees would have fallen on other member states.
Officials at the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs had feared that Dominica's OAS fees would also be distributed across member states.
However, at the meeting that T&T missed on March 15th, it was made clear that the fees would not have been distributed across member states.
The prime minister is now seeking an answer on why T&T was not represented at the March 15th meeting in Washington.
Having sent the matter to Ambassador Thomas, the prime minister said he would let the facts dictate what actions are to be taken on this matter.
View today's news conference here: https://www.facebook.com/CNC3Television/videos/10156352476972996/


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The Ashtonbee campus has undergone a major transformation over the past year. One of the main areas of focus was the Ashtonbee Gym, now called the Ashtonbee Fitness Centre (AFC).
This new fitness centre, has a second floor addition which now holds all brand new state-of-the-art exercise and training equipment including: weight machines, free weights, treadmills, and stationary bikes and much much more! For those interested in more structured work-outs, there are a variety of fitness classes that are held in the brand new studio room!
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Both men's and women's change rooms have been renovated and are available for day use only. There are 135 male lockers and 109 female lockers and showers located in both change rooms.
So if you're ever at Ashtonbee and looking for something to do, stop by the AFC and see what we have to offer you!
Fitness Centre Access
Members must present a valid student/employee ID card along with the current semesters enrollment sticker attached (students only).
Field Trips
The Athletics and Recreation Department offers many activities to their student body, one of which is field trips. These trips are booked on a first come first serve basis. Participants are able to meet new students while enjoying some great recreational activities! Some trips include: paintball, snowboarding, snow tubing, and many more! Keep an eye out for the various promotional posters of when and what the next trip will be!
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The AFC offers many fitness classes to their members. Classes may include, but not limited to: Spinning, Cardio Kick Boxing, Yoga, Bootcamps, Pilates, etc.
Are you a sports fanatic? Come out and see what our intramural leagues have to offer! Our Athletics and Recreation Department makes activities available to students throughout the fall and winter semesters. Students can register to participate in a number of different sports leagues and tournaments!
Some of our intramural sports include: Ball Hockey, 3 v 3 Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Indoor Soccer.
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Regular hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
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For more information about the following areas please use the contact below.
Main Reception : (416) 289-5000 ext. 7255
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The fitness facilities at Ashtonbee are available for rent.
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Below is a photo of Ms. Rubin being interviewed by Fox TV on May 25th regarding the pros and cons of prenuptial agreements.
Randi is an aggressive, firm and effective advocate, yet she has a practical approach to achieving the best resolution for her clients. She exercises outstanding judgment and utilizes her keen business acumen to engage in early negotiation and settlement discussions when possible. However, Randi will advise her clients of the most advantageous and expeditious course of action if the matter must proceed through litigation. She prides herself on providing timely, responsive individualized service to her clients. Randi ensures that her clients are kept in the loop, actively contribute to the case strategy and always approve any decisions affecting their case. Randi takes great strides to explain the legal process and prepare her clients for all phases of litigation, court appearances, mediation and evaluations. Adding to her wide range of legal experience, Randi has personally experienced divorce first hand. As a result, she exudes patience and understanding for her clients' and their families' emotional transition.
From 1998 to July 2005, Randi was a member of Klehr's real estate and finance department and litigation department and concentrated her practice in family law and complex commercial litigation, focusing on disputes and transactions involving real estate and finance, intellectual property, shareholder disputes and business divorce, trade secrets and employment law. She has also represented clients in the real estate, entertainment, technology and insurance industries with general corporate affairs and business transactions. Her diverse and extensive legal experience outside of family law provides her clients with the additional benefit of a trial lawyer who understands a variety of complex businesses, their corporate and financial structures, tax implications and economic effects of divorce.
Before returning to Klehr Harrison in 2007, Randi served as General Counsel of an artificial turf company. In this position, she was responsible for the company's legal affairs, including negotiating and drafting contracts, managing litigation and outside legal counsel, as well as maintaining corporate filings and managing employment issues and enforcing the company's intellectual property rights.
Randi is a single mother of two children and resides in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Randi is active in her children's activities and their community and works out and is an avid runner. For enjoyment, Randi loves to attend Philadelphia sporting events, concerts and the movies. When possible, Randi loves to travel, frequenting the South Jersey beaches, the Caribbean, or ski towns in Colorado and Utah.
Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1998; Editor in Chief, Temple International and Comparative Law Journal
Pennsylvania State University, B.A. Speech Communication (1990)
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American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Montgomery County Bar Associations Family Law Section
Chair Custody Committee (2014); Toby Dickman Seminar (2012); Child Advocates Committee & Bench Bar Committee, Montgomery County Bar Association (2010-present)
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Family Law Section of the Philadelphia County Bar Association
Equitable Distribution Committee, Family Law Section of Philadelphia County Bar Association (2011-2012)
Nicholas A. Cipriani Family Law American Inn of Court
Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
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Recipient, Harriett Robinson Gillock Memorial Award
Recipient, National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Graduate Award
Randi was a panelist for the CLE, "PA Medical Marijuana Act: The Roll Out and What the Future Holds," at the Delaware Valley Legal Expo & CLE Symposium, November 1, 2019
Randi is featured on the Dr. Sue and You Show, discussing "Hot Tips in Divorce," April 4, 2019
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"Marijuana's Role in Child-Custody Case, " The Legal Intelligencer, July 14, 2015
"One Hot Summer: Seasonable Issues Impacting Your Family Law Practice," Family Law Section of the Montgomery Bar Association Presentation, June 3, 2015
"Make Sure Prenup Terms are Clearly Defined," Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association Presentation, Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Vol. 44, No. 6, June 2015 and Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association Presentation, May 4, 2015
"Ask The Expert," Philadelphia Wedding, Spring/Summer 2015
"Superior Court Mandates Trial Court To Provide Independent Judicial Analysis of Section 5328(a) Custody Factors In Custody Modification and Relocation Case," PBA Family Lawyer, Vol. 36, No. 2, June 2014
"Facebook Crawls in Courtroom Walls," Temple Law Alumni Association's Ethics CLE, June 2013
"Business Evaluations and the Negative Marital Estate," Philadelphia Bar Association's Family Law Section podcast, May 7, 2013
"Interview on Halle Berry Relocation Case," Fox News, Mike Jerrick, April 2013
"I saw Mommy Kissing Lou From Accounting; Office Parties and Cheating," co-authored with David J. Steerman, Philadelphia Business Journal, December 11, 2012
"Putting Children First: The Best Gift Divorced Parents Can Give Their Children This Holiday Season," The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
"PreNup: Is It For You?" co-authored with David Steerman, prettypearbride.com, Fall 2012
"What a Business-Owner Bride Should Know Before Tying the Knot," Philadelphia Magazine Wedding Blog, July 2012
"Do Kids Cause Divorce?" Philadelphia Magazine, August 2010
"Interview on Cohabitation Agreements," Fox News, Jennaphr Frederick, May 2010
"Interview on the Pros and Cons of Prenuptial Agreement," Fox News, Jennaphr Frederick, March 2010
"In Down Economy, Some Firms See Uptick in Family Law," The
Legal Intelligencer, July 2010
"A House Not Yet Divided," Philadelphia Magazine, December 2009
"The Warsaw Convention: Putting a Price on Life," Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, Vol. 12:1, 1998


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Zentangle is a soothing art form that also doubles up as a meditative practice! How cool is that?
It sounds great but I'm bad at art!. Don't worry! You dont need the steady hands of a surgeon for this, if you can grip a pencil, you're good to go. Anyone can be a zentangle artist! Its an art form that uses simple and repetitive patterns. Its super calming! (Why else did you think it had zen in it?)
Not only that! It also has various other benefits!
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Take a Break For a Quick Stretch
Sitting at a desk for long hours can cause muscles in the neck and shoulders to become tense. Upper trapezius and levator scapulae are the two most common muscles that 'cramp' up or develop myofascial trigger points.
Here is a quick stretch you can do while seated at your desk:
Bring your head towards your chest and slightly rotate to one side. Use your hand on the same side to grab the base of your skull on the opposite side. Pull gently sideways until a pain free stretch is felt. Play around with the rotation a bit to target the different fibres and find the 'sweet spot'. To increase the stretch intensity, try to lower your shoulder to the ground.
This can prevent tension headaches and neck pain from occurring after a long day at the office.
Try this twice a day, holding for 30 seconds on each side, and you should feel a world of difference!
Have a great day,
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Just recently a couple of trailers appeared online for two highly-anticipated films starring Matt Damon: Paul Greengrass' Green Zone and Clint Eastwood's Invictus. They are very different types of movies - Green Zone being like Bourne set during the Iraq War and Invictus looking like one of those biopics that is clearly "Oscar-ish." Check out both of the trailers below.
Green Zone
Green Zone reunites the Bourne director Paul Greengrass and star, Matt Damon, and is a war-drama/thriller about about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. We reported back in the summer of this year that Green Zone had been moved from a late 2009 release to March 12th, 2010, leading to some confusion over that why, as the film seems like prime material for the Oscars.
However, as you'll see in the trailer below - much as was the case with Ridley Scott's Body of Lies last year - it looks like more of a straight-up action film rather than a dramatic, "weighted" Oscar contender. Take a look and judge for yourself:
So Green Zone might not be the type of film I had in mind when I first got wind of it getting made, but damn does it look good. Like I mentioned, the situation reminds me of Body of Lies - and is it just me or does the trailer for Green Zone give off the same kind of vibe? Anyway, I can't wait for Damon and Greengrass' first collaboration outside of the Bourne franchise. They certainly have a high standard to live up to, but then again, is it really fair to compare this with Bourne?
Along with Damon, Green Zone co-stars Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson and Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone). It's written by prolific screenwriter Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, Man on Fire, L.A. Confidential), based on the book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
Green Zone is now set to be released on March 12th, 2010.
Perhaps the more anticipated of the two (at least at this point in time) is Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort, entitled Invictus (which is Latin for "unconquered," FYI). It stars the great Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela (a perfect casting choice if ever there was one), while Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar, a Rugby player for South Africa when Mandela campaigned, "to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen."
Unfortunately, the first Invictus trailer isn't available to embed so for now you'll have to head over to Apple.com to view it (we'll have it for you here ASAP). But I highly recommend you watch it over at Apple as, like the Green Zone trailer above, it looks pretty damn great. If you can get past the jarring accent being put on by Freeman as Mandela, as well as the odd structure of the trailer itself, I think this is a shoe-in for at least a couple of acting Oscars, if not some noms for the film itself.
Ah, that time of year has rolled once again...
Invictus hits U.S. theaters on December 11th, 2009, and hits UK theaters on February 5th, 2010.
What do you think of the trailers for Green Zone and Invictus? Which one do you think looks better?
Sources: Yahoo (thanks to Cinematical) and Apple


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a wee little update
March 5, 2009
Howdy. It's March. This year is going way too fast, but I am not sorry to see winter coming to a close. This might be the first year in my life that I am hating the cold. Hating it so much. And the ice? Oy. Let's not even go there.
This past weekend was my family's annual Maslenitsa celebration, so back to New York I went. We laughed, we did a shot of vodka, we ate. Boy, did we eat.
This is my favorite meal of the year, to be honest. Even though I do not eat meat and eat very little dairy, I do eat fish and love fish (yes yes, I know that makes me not a vegetarian, yadda yadda, let's not get into the sticky details, ok?). My Amama made her russian blini and we ate it alongside smoked salmon, pickled herring, smoked capers, chives, chopped egg and caviar. Om nom nom, indeed. It was nice to get together with the family, in a non-commercial holiday way, and continue our heritage and traditions through yet another year. We only get together in total every so often, since we are spread over 3 different cities, in 2 different states.
While at my parents, I tried to get more done on my Minimalist Cardigan. You know, instead of writing for graduate school. I don't know if it's the endless moss stitch or if it's the foggy mush my brain is lately, but this cardigan is slogging along. I do want to finish it, since the moss stitch texture in Rowan Felted Tweed is so fantastic, but it's hard to keep focused on it for too long.
At least I'm supplementing it with simple knitting, in the form of cowls and a shawl that is going round and round and round. FO shots soon. Now back to work!
4 Responses to "a wee little update"
March 5, 2009 at 11:48 am
I think the endless moss stitch is why I have been avoiding that lovely sweater. Hope that it will make a visit to knitting circle…hint hint.
March 6, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Andrea, that is such a wonderful tradition you and your family have! I'm glad you got to see them and enjoy it.
I can't wait to see how your cardigan turns out 🙂
March 8, 2009 at 12:56 am
I hate moss/seed stitch for just that reason. It should be simple knitting, but it's just not! I'm constantly f-ing up the pattern. Good luck with you! Your celebration looks so beautiful, such lovely colors.
March 11, 2009 at 2:03 pm
mm. now i wish i'd gone home for maslenitsa.


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The German capital was first dubbed the "Bitcoin Capital of Europe" by the Guardian in 2013 and since then a number of other businesses have been keen to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment.

Nowadays people can buy an apartment, book holidays, eat and drink in a number of trendy bars and even pay for further education using the controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

There are a number of appealing factors which make Bitcoin an attractive form of payment. One of them is the blockchain technology behind the cryptocurrency. This means Bitcoin is managed by its network and not by one central authority.

Be warned - Bitcoin investing is not for the faint-hearted! This year Bitcoin price has been falling as concerns grow that governments will crack down on the industry. Currently Bitcoin is trading at $10,600 after hitting almost $20,000 in December.

ESMT encourages Blockchain education and accepts Bitcoin payments

One of the first universities in Germany to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment is the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT). The ESMT Berlin EMBA is ranked highly in the world for career progress and first started accepting Bitcoin payments in December 2016.

Georg Garlichs, CFO of ESMT explains that Bitcoin is a decentralized virtual peer-to-peer currency and can now be used for all payments to ESMT. The institution also accepts Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash - all cryptocurrencies - as a form of payment. "Similar to an SMS, the digital currency enables worldwide money transfers within a few minutes without involving a bank. ESMT is an innovative and future-oriented business school," says Garlichs.

Garlichs explains that ESMT is keen to remain on trend in education and explains in 2018 there are a number of courses available to those who want to learn more about trends such as Blockchain, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) which have been in the news lately.

Why have Berlin based businesses been keen to introduce Bitcoin payments?

Niels Göttsch is the owner of Leuchtstoff Kaffeebar in Berlin which introduced Bitcoin payments in 2012 and has been fascinated by cryptocurrencies for a very long time. Why? Göttsch explains the idea of having a currency that doesn't need an authority and therefore cannot be controlled by any state or company as one reason.

"There's no political decisions in there. The algorithm is transparent to everybody," says Göttsch.

Göttsch explains the second reason is that nobody can control Bitcoin payments. "First it is pseudo-anonymous, it's hard to track user data. Second is you don't need a bank that charges random fees. It [Bitcoin] is international and can be transferred to local money in every country you are in."

Leuchtstoff Kaffeebar also accepts Ether as a form of payment. Do many customers use the Bitcoin and Ether payment services? Göttsch says: "It was more in 2012. Now with the high fees it's not that common anymore."

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'Most exciting place in world for crypto-enthusiasts'

In recent years, Berlin's tech startup scene has been attracting ever more international talent. Rhian Lewis, a British software engineer and co-founder of the cryptocurrency portfolio tracker countmycrypto.com is based between Berlin and the UK.

She explains how her love affair with the Berlin Bitcoin scene first started in 2014. Lewis decided to take on a six-week contract in Berlin in early 2014, not knowing what to expect.

"I'd never even visited [Berlin] before but I knew there was a lively tech community. I'd been involved in Bitcoin and alts [alternative cryptocurrencies] for about a year, and was part of an online community of crypto women. I mentioned on one of our Google hangouts that I would be working there and it turned out that one of the women on the call - Anna Kurth - was just about to start her own meet-up group for women in Bitcoin [in Berlin]," says Lewis.

Networking is key in the crypto scene and Berlin's tech scene has a strong, vibrant community. Developers, anarchists, libertarians, cypherpunks and would-be entrepreneurs have all been rubbing shoulders at bars in Berlin where you can pay with Bitcoin and where everyone is open to talking about crypto.

"Lovely Anna welcomed me not just into her group but also introduced me to other Berlin Bitcoiners and my new life in Germany started. I took a contract extension for six months, falling in love with the city and its vibrant crypto underground," says Lewis.

"The energy carried through to daytimes and there were a couple of attempts to set up Bitcoin co-working spaces, first in Kreuzberg and then in Mitte. I scored a discounted desk for the summer after building a website for the original co-working space," says Lewis.

She compares London and the Berlin tech scene. "Although I'd been to plenty of London meet-ups, most were quite business-focused. Level 39 at Canary Wharf was a frequent meet-up venue, and many of the people at the social events were either preoccupied with their startups or else figuring out how blockchain could work in the context of their banking jobs. In contrast, the grass-roots approach of Berlin's crypto-enthusiasts was a breath of fresh air," says Lewis.

Lewis says she now spends three to six months in Berlin every year and is considering a permanent move to the German capital. "I think Berlin is probably the most exciting place in the world to be if you're interested in blockchain or cryptocurrency simply because it's the one place where people are still passionate about decentralization as an idea, rather than as a get-rich-quick vehicle," says Lewis.

Berlin offers technology and philosophy

There are a number of things Berlin can offer those who have a thirst for life and fulfilment. "It's a place where you can talk deep into the night about technology and philosophy and ideas, and where you can feel that everything is possible. The era of cheap Bitcoin beer and minuscule transaction fees may have disappeared, but the original punk energy lives on. Creativity and original ideas will fuel the next phase of crypto's evolution… Berlin's startups have a huge advantage in this respect," says Lewis.


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Falling in Love With Your Best Friend
Mukta Gaikwad
Nov 26, 2018
Falling in love with your best friend, is one of those rarest chance to live your life to the fullest. However, you will need a little effort from your end to get this priceless love of a best friend.
There is no set formula for falling in love. You just do. Often times, you will find people who say, that falling in love with your best friend will ruin your friendship. Seriously, this lot knows nothing about love. Look at Chandler and Monica. They were the best of friends and the best of lovers, and to remain so forever and forever.
Love has many facets. It starts with an all-consuming emotion, and keeps transforming into jealousy, guilt, hatred, anger, comfort, convenience, fondness, struggles, contentment, satisfaction, understanding, care, and lasting friendships.
But, if you have found a friend first, there is no reason why it cannot change into love. After all, these things never follow an order, and that's the beauty of it.
Know it Well
Being in love may be many things, but it's definitely not a fool's play. For some it's a mere infatuation, which fades away with time.
If you really see your future with your best friend, you need to know if you are in love with him or her, or is it just some evanescent attraction. Know your feeling well, by analyzing your thoughts, emotions, and actions towards your best friend.
Find Out
You may have all the love in the world for this person. But what about the love in return? To take the existing relationship to the next stage, you need to find out what does your best friend feel about you.
A little are the best way of finding this out. If your best friend responds to your flirtations, then it is a sure sign of interest. If these do not work, then think of having an heart-to-heart talk about the situation.
Understanding Needs
Falling in love is a lot easier than being in love with your best friend. For the two to cohere, it is important that you first understand the difference. We often take our best friends for granted in a lot of ways.
Between the best of friends, a lot of things go unsaid and unnoticed, forgiveness is easy amongst best friends, and the bond is way stronger than any other relationship. That's the reason why the old adage, 'friends are forever', holds true for every true friendship on this planet.
However, with an added romantic angle you need to view each other with a slight difference. Romantic needs, such as physical intimacy, attention, and romance will be overwhelming.
If you want a future, you need to understand, that there has to be a clear communication, honesty, accountability, and responsibility towards each other, more than ever. So, if that is handled maturely, with time, everything else will definitely fall into place.
At the end of it all, what matters is what makes you happy. Even if your best friend, does not feel the same, be honest and convey your feelings to your friend. Sometimes, a person's feelings can change, after knowing the situation in its full truth.
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London – Britain's Andy Murray will challenge Novak Djokovic in the final match of tennis Wimbledon 2013. In the semifinals, he won four sets of Jerzy Janowicz. In a duel that took place on Saturday (06/07/2013) pm dawn, Murray had lost the first set from the 24th-seeded it. Murray who could rise in the next […]