In some circles April 20, notated as 420, is a date to toke up, get stoned and celebrate cannabis. This year on the University of California Santa Cruz campus overlooking Monterey Bay, 3000 revelers did just that.
But in other circles, the date is synonymous with killer whales. 4/20 is historically the date on which mammal-eating transient killer whales have been most consistently sighted in Monterey Bay. And they did not disappoint once again this year!
From 2009 to the present they've been seen on April 20 in all years but one, with bad weather keeping boats off the water on the odd year. The two years previous, the orcas were here a day or two later. Last year on April 20th, I captured photos of killer whales conducting a training session for their young on how to properly conduct a hunt of a hapless and doomed California sea lion. The day before, I photographed a different family group, which successfully killed a Northern elephant seal, and on the 23rd I documented a couple of other family groups taking down a gray whale calf.
I got lucky again this year, after following advice about the auspicious date from killer whale researcher and ACS/LA Gray Whale Census Director, Alisa Schulman-Janiger. I joined her on the Pt. Sur Clipper, part of the Monterey Bay Whale Watch fleet, owned by 30-year killer whale researcher and marine biologist with the California Killer Whale Project, Nancy Black. Black was our skipper as we headed out to the whales, following a report of "lots and lots of killer whales in the Bay." Upon arrival, judging from their behavior, Black was certain they had taken a gray whale calf, either earlier that morning or sometime during the night. Thirty-plus mammal-eating transient killer whales were spread out as far as the eye could see.
We quickly settled in with a large and active group, which Black told her passengers were feeding on the calf carcass below. The carcass was not actually observed until the next day, when the whales, still hard at work feasting on the blubber, raised the remains to the surface. But Black knew that first afternoon that a kill had occurred based on her extensive experience and the behavior we witnessed. The dozen or more whales we watched circled and dove in the same general vicinity for the three hours we were present. They also treated us to celebratory breaches and tail throws, a common sight after a successful hunt.
One of those subgroups was orca Emma's family of six, including her daughter Louise and her granddaughter Little B. In fact, the whale presumed to be Emma's mother was also present, making four generations gathered for the feast. Emma is well known in these parts and has a reputation for being an active participant in many gray whale kills.
It is no surprise that mammal-eating transient killer whales would be seen in Monterey Bay during the month of April. This is the time of year gray whale mothers are migrating north from calving grounds off Baja California with their new calves. They are hoping to make it to their feeding grounds beyond Alaska. For most of their journey, the gray whales hug the shoreline on their way north, sticking to shallow waters where it is difficult for the killer whales to hunt. Monterey Bay with its deep submarine canyon is a favorite place for the orcas to stage an attack in order to feed their families on these calorie rich calves. And that afternoon we watched ten matrilineal families doing just that.
But do the killer whales have a calendar? How do they know April 20 is the day to hit the Bay? Many years they arrive earlier in April and hunt sea lions, elephant seals and dolphins if there are no gray whale calves in sight, and one could say they just 'happen' to be present on 4/20. But this year, the last significant sighting of transients in the Bay was April 2, with three whales making a cameo appearance on April 12.
According to Schulman-Janiger, this year, the gray whale northern migration is later than usual. Only 2-5 calves were seen passing Pt. Vicente, CA, where volunteers conduct the ACS/LA annual census count, in the days prior to our Monterey Bay 'target' date. It wasn't until April 20th that as many as eleven calves were seen with a whopping fourteen the day after. But those whales were observed in southern California, a minimum five-day's swim to Monterey Bay. However, the Piedras Blancas survey station, a two-day whale journey from the Bay, saw an increase from 14 calves passing by the week before, to 44 from April 18-21.
And how do so many killer whales know to show up for the feast? Since no one saw this gray whale calf kill, we do not know how many orcas were present for the hunt. Do they communicate and make a plan in advance? Do those not present for the kill hear the vocalizations and know it's time to arrive? Some think yes.
As we, and the whale watch passengers on our boat, watched and thrilled at the sight of killer whales, wild and free, going about the hard work of feeding themselves and family, two humpback whales arrived on the scene. They announced their approach by trumpeting loudly, a sign of agitation or aggression.
Black believes they were "attempting to interrupt the orca's as they fed." "They often try to prevent the orcas from either attacking prey or feeding," says Black. In addition to their sonorous trumpet blows, the humpbacks rolled and slashed out with their flukes. At one point, a killer whale rapidly fled under our boat from the vicinity of the humpbacks.
Researchers ponder why humpbacks will attempt to prevent a kill of another species, or harass feeding mammal-eating killer whales at all. Some believe they may be engaging in altruism.
One of the two humpback whales that day wore orca rakes on its fluke, battle scars from an attack when it was a calf itself. Was this a revenge event, or just a way of showing off its strength as a warning? We'll never know for sure. But we do know that lots of humpbacks engage in similar behavior, and not all sport scars from previous orca attacks. The Pitman paper reviewed 115 known and documented events.
Post Script: In the four days following April 20, two more gray whale calves became breakfast, lunch and dinner for the same killer whale families who made a successful kill on the 'target date'. Emma was a key player in all those attacks. And on the 26th her clan was on its own taking down and feasting on a fourth calf. So far its been a tough season for gray whales, but clearly the orcas are on a roll and know something about timing we're just beginning to understand.


Currently ranked the 19th largest export economy in the world, Poland exports $196 billion of goods and imports $186 billion, resulting in a positive trade balance of $9.6 billion.
The GDP of Poland is $469 billion and that means that its GDP per capita stands at $27,800.
The country has enjoyed export growth at an annualized rate of 1.21% over the last five years, rising from $179 billion to $196 billion during that period.
Top export destinations of Poland are Germany ($53 billion), The United Kingdom ($13 billion), the Czech Republic ($12.7 billion), France ($10.8 billion) and Italy ($9.4 billion).
Poland has about 2 million family farms which account for about 27% of the labor force, but a typical farm averages only 15 acres, which means that a large percentage are unable to generate sufficient income through agriculture. This is a prime reason why many workers have sought employment elsewhere and in other EU countries.
The annual value of the global refined petroleum export market is $412 billion and Poland's exports account for 0.53% of this total.
Refined petroleum exports represent 1.1% of Poland's total annual export values.
The Netherlands and the Czech Republic account for 51% of Poland's refined petroleum exports.
Poland enjoys a 3.3% market share of a global refined copper export market that is worth $38.7 billion per annum.
The country is home to KGHM Polska Miedz SA, one of the world's largest refined copper suppliers. It formed in 1961 to develop a copper deposit located north of some existing small mines in Lower Silesia, which is in southwest Poland.
The total value of global exports is $4.17 billion. Poland (27%) is the second largest exporter behind China (34%) and substantially ahead of third-placed Russia (6.3%).
Weglokoks is the largest coal exporting company in the country and is responsible for around half of all the country's coke and coal exports.
The global pig meat export market is worth $26.7 billion annually and Poland has a 3.1% market share, making it the 9th largest exporter.
Pig meat accounts for 0.43% of all Poland's exports and Italy (11%) and the United States (11%) are the top importers of Polish meat, and remaining export destinations are almost exclusively EU countries.
Poland is the tenth largest wheat exporter in the world with a 2.2% market share of a global market that is worth $36.3 billion annually.
The country is one of the fastest-growing wheat exporters in the world and the value of their exports has increased by 158% in the last five years.
Poland has one of the oldest salt mines in the world, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which was built in the 13th century and was still producing table salt right up to 2007.
Almost 35% of Polish nationals now live abroad.
Poland has been invaded or has fought for its freedom 43 times.


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The Taliban says that while on one hand the government initiates peace talks, it continues to kill their soldiers in custody.
Samiul Haq, chief of Taliban panel, had a 'sleepless night' after news of the attack.
Pakistani negotiators on Monday cancelled a scheduled meeting with the Taliban after the insurgents claimed they had killed 23 soldiers kidnapped by them in 2010, dealing a severe blow to the fledgling peace process.
State negotiators withdrew itself from the meeting that was supposed to be held on Monday 17th February, saying circumstances relating to negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban were not heading in the right direction. Irfan Siddiqui, coordinator of the government committee formed to hold peace talks with negotiators representing the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), said after the killing of 23 Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers, holding talks with the group was a futile enterprise.
In a statement, Siddiqui said an emergency meeting of government dialogue committee has been summoned tomorrow. He said the meeting will discuss the current situation and future course of action. Siddiqui said the committee has deplored and condemned the killing of FC personnel saying such incidents will hamper the process of serious and result-oriented negotiations.
In a video statement sent to media last night, Mohmand Agency Taliban chief Umar Khalid Khurasani said that they killed the FC soldiers on Sunday to avenge what he said was the custodial killing of Taliban fighters in Pakistan. The soldiers were kidnapped in 2010 from Shongari checkpost in Mohmand Agency.
The TTP statement lamented that on the one hand the government has initiated the process of talks, on the other it continues to target TTP members. "The killing of FC personnel is the revenge for the blood of our associates," it said. "We want to make it clear to the government that we know very well how to avenge the killings of our members," the statement said, warning "if the government did not change its trend, our reaction will be more severe in future".
The group also stressed that they will soon release another video showing the killing. The video emerged hours after local media reports said the TTP was ready for a ceasefire, which they said would be announced within 24 hours. The Pakistan government and the Taliban are engaged in peace talks in a bid to end the decade-long insurgency that has gripped the country.
Meanwhile, Maulana Yousuf Shah, who acts as contact person for the TTP, said news of the attack on FC personnel had given Maulana Samiul Haq, chief of the Taliban negotiating team, a "sleepless night". He deplored the incident and said the sentiments of the TTP committee over the issue were no different from those of the government committee.
Shah added that Haq would soon hold a meeting with the top leadership of the TTP and that the Taliban negotiating committee would soon issue a statement over the attack. Shah expressed his disappointment over the government committee's decision to postpone today's meeting with Taliban negotiators.
Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab province in Pakistan will be restored under a Rs 80-million project.
"We have allocated Rs 80 million for restoration of the house and school of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh. The amount will also be spent for the uplift of Singh's village where clean drinking water is not available and drainage system is in bad shape," Faisalabad District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal told PTI.
Mengal said the people living in Faisalabad "take pride in the fact that Bhagat Singh was the son of their soil" and want the place to be known as "the town of Bhagat Singh".


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Apparently, working for the X-Men doesn't pay well. How else do you explain the presence of a busboy with the speed and agility of Quicksilver working at Red Robin? Apparently, those goggles and silver moon boots are too pricey for a normal mutant's budget.
This video of a crazy-fast Red Robin dude surfaced earlier in the week, prompting admirers and skeptics across the board. As unbelievable as it may be, there's actually an Internet trail on this guy. His name is Mian, he works in Pensacola, and people have been sneakily filming his feats for a few years. We'll leave it up to you to decide whether it's real or an elaborate con by Red Robin diehards. If it is real, Days of Future Past could have saved a lot of money on special effects and maybe donated that scrilla to mutants in need.
Kristin Hunt is a food/drink staff writer for Thrillist and would love to grab Red Robin burgers with Professor X. Follow her at @kristin_hunt.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Edwar Colina and Jovani Moran pitched a no-hitter for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 10-0 triumph Tuesday against the South Bend Cubs at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It was the eighth no-hitter in the ballpark's 17-year history, the fourth tossed by the
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Edwar Colina and Jovani Moran pitched a no-hitter for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 10-0 triumph Tuesday against the South Bend Cubs at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It was the eighth no-hitter in the ballpark's 17-year history, the fourth tossed by the Kernels, and the first no-hitter of any kind since exactly three years ago when Daniel Missaki, Kody Kerski, and Troy Scott fired a 2-0 no-hitter for the Clinton LumberKings back on May 1, 2015.
Colina (2-0) tossed a season-high six scoreless innings for the win to start the no-hitter. He escaped a jam in the third inning when Zach Davis was thrown out at home plate and the Cubs left the bases loaded at the end of the frame. Colina faced the minimum over his last three innings of work.
Moran notched his first official save by completing the final three frames. He induced double plays to close the seventh and eighth innings before retiring the side in order during the ninth. Miguel Amaya's groundout to Royce Lewis officially secured Cedar Rapids' no-hitter.
The Kernels (11-8) opened Tuesday's scoring with early solo home runs. Jean Carlos Arias blasted his first Midwest League round-tripper to lead off the second inning. Akil Baddoo opened the third with a solo shot of his own.
In the fourth, Cedar Rapids plated seven runs to increase its lead to 9-0. Ben Rodriguez hit a three-run home run, and Baddoo scored later in the stanza due to a two-out error. Andrew Bechtold added a three-run double to cap the fourth-inning rally.
One final tally within the eighth inning pushed the Kernels to their winning margin of 10-0. Alex Kirilloff bounced a two-out double down the left-field line that drove in Baddoo.
Cory Abbott (1-1) was the losing pitcher for South Bend (9-12) in the opener of this three-game series. Abbott allowed a career-high 11 hits, eight runs, five earned runs, and three home runs.
The second contest in the series is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Wednesday. Kernels left-hander Tyler Watson (1-1, 3.00) will face Cubs right-hander Erich Uelmen (1-2, 9.75), and Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will call Wednesday's tilt on 1450 KMRY AM and 93.1 KMRY FM and also online at www.kmryradio.com, www.kernels.com, and MiLB.TV.
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Exclusive: President Trump fancies himself a crafty, zigzagging negotiator, but his pride in his bellicose unpredictability has brought the North Korean crisis to the edge of a horrific calamity, as Jonathan Marshall explains.
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On the other hand, the fact that South Korea sent seven warships in mid-November to join three U.S. aircraft carriers for war games off the coast of the Korean Peninsula almost seemed calculated to keep Pyongyang away from the bargaining table. U.S. and South Korean plans to start a massive five-day air force exercise on Dec. 4 will doubtless do the same. And the Trump administration's recent designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism only reinforced Pyongyang's suspicion that "the United States is not serious about negotiations," in the words of one former Korea expert at the State Department.


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Broad and deep integration would help USAF get through the budget crisis.
In 1967, Air Force mobility wings began fielding Reserve associate units. Many long-range airlift and refueling wings now have one. These units—Reserve elements embedded within active units—use the same aircraft and fly the same missions as their active duty cohorts.
In the mid-1990s, USAF conducted an F-16 Reserve associate test program at Shaw AFB, S.C. In the early 2000s, it created a "blended" active-Air National Guard Joint STARS wing at Robins AFB, Ga.
ANG and AFRC units that deployed overseas were integrated with active units. The "integration" idea, however, did not exactly catch fire at home. Most active, Guard, and Reserve units continued to organize and train more or less as they always had.
That was then. Today, the Air Force is poised to take a new and dramatic step. It is prepared to fully integrate active, Guard, and Reserve personnel formally, across the board, in peacetime as well as during operations, at home as well as overseas.
This is the objective of the Future Total Force plan, major elements of which were unveiled Dec. 1. The service said it was embarked on six actions to help reshape the way it trains, equips, and employs active, Guard, and Reserve members.
The move is vital because USAF faces both growing modernization needs and budget shortfalls. FTF, said Air Force leaders, can be used to increase combat power for less cost. Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, said it will squeeze maximum use from aircraft, reduce redundancies, and end outdated operations.
Thus, broad and deep integration would help USAF get through the budget crisis that is about to hit.
The Air Force sees three compelling reasons for the changes:
First, integration will permit USAF to smooth the work tempo of its personnel and fully man its aircraft—a force multiplier that does not generate expensive overhead costs.
Second, integration would bring out strengths of each component. Guard and Reserve members are few but experienced. Young active duty members would benefit from association with seasoned airmen.
Third, integration will help USAF stabilize and expand its "brainpower" fund. With expanded duties, ANG and AFRC will be able to absorb experienced airmen leaving active service.
The magnitude of the coming change is amply demonstrated by the sweep of the six new FTF proposals:
The Virginia ANG's 192nd Fighter Wing will team with the 1st FW, Langley AFB, Va., to fly the F/A-22 Raptor—marking the first time the Air National Guard has helped bring on a new fighter system. Experienced ANG pilots are to help squeeze maximum combat power from the Raptor.
USAF will move some active enlisted personnel to the Vermont ANG's 158th FW. The expectation is that relatively green actives will quickly learn technical skills from experienced Guardsmen. The test will be used to aid future transfers of active airmen.
Two F-16 outfits—the Reserve 419th FW and active duty 388th FW—reside at Hill AFB, Utah. USAF will blend them in an "integrated fighter associate unit," using Reservists to support the 388th's missions.
Texas and Arizona ANGs will acquire new squadrons of Predator unmanned aerial vehicles. Home-based operators will fly the UAVs around the world, using reachback technologies, but will train in their states, where there is good weather and empty skies.
ANG and AFRC forces will team with the Army and Army National Guard in the operation of a global intelligence ground station in western New York. This project will pave the way for use of Air Reserve Component forces in reachback missions.
The Air Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev., suffers from high optempo, heavy training loads, and low experience levels. The Air Force will push Reserves into all AWC mission areas to alleviate the problems.
These steps no doubt are harbingers of things to come. As one officer noted, "I don't think there's much chance that these things are going to fail."
Moreover, said Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, director of the Air National Guard, FTF will help the reserve components move into "new, relevant missions"—intelligence, space, command and control, UAVs, and cyber-warfare.
The world of the reservist is changing, and not everybody is cheering. Some preferred the old, slower-paced ways. Others fear that Guardsmen and Reservists will be shunted into homeland defense duties and other missions with little martial flavor, or that the reserve components will lose their distinct "cultural identities."
Others worry that FTF portends a major reduction in traditional flying forces. That is a special concern to ANG, which is loaded with F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter units.
Still, it seems clear that the service has little choice but to press on. The Air Force has a huge set of modernization needs, but it is becoming painfully obvious that sufficient funding won't be forthcoming. Efficiencies are needed, and FTF promises to deliver them.
Moreover, with the services facing a new round of base realignment and closure—BRAC—this year, the FTF concept would allow the Air Force to make better use of infrastructure and maximize the return on its investment in new weapons.
Critics often accuse the services of clinging to hidebound practices and refusing to break institutional crockery. The FTF certainly undercuts that claim. At this point, everyone should stand aside and let the Air Force give this idea its best shot, and hope matters work out as well as it seems they may.


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Carleton, Nebraska
The location of Carleton
Welcome to Carleton ...
The village of Carleton is located in Thayer County.
The location of Carleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
From the Census Estimates for 2018, Carleton has a population of 87 people<2> (see below for details).
Carleton is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Carleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Carleton: (402) & (531)<4>
At the time of the 2010 Census, Carleton had a population of 91 people. This makes Carleton the county's 7th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 91 people, the population of Carleton decreased 33.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 136 people).
Taken from the 2018 Census Estimates, Carleton had an population of 87 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 36.03% since the 2000 Census).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Carleton.
Communities near Carleton ...
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Carleton and not the distance if you are going to drive.<5>.
Alexandria [Map] 170 E 15 miles [24.1 km]
Bruning [Map] 270 E 6 miles [9.7 km]
Davenport [Map] 283 W 7 miles [11.3 km]
Daykin [Map] 158 E 19 miles [30.6 km]
Deshler [Map] 737 S 11 miles [17.7 km]
Edgar [Map] 451 W 16 miles [25.7 km]
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Carleton.
Communities Also Named Carleton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 6 communities that are also named Carleton - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carleton.
We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carleton. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carleton. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carleton.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Carleton:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carleton ...
Looking for more information about Carleton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Carleton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carleton.
Index of Cities, Towns and Villages for Nebraska
About Thayer County
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The official website for Thayer County: www.thayercounty.ne.gov/
<2> Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carleton.
<3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4> Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<5> Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carleton) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Carleton. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Carleton
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3030, Longitude: -97.6741 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Carleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).


Ÿ GMB news release. Uber news release. Sky News.
Ÿ FBU news release, the final judgment and more about unsafe duty systems. Morning Star.
Communication workers' union CWU is to upgrade its approach to dealing with mental health issues at work. It says the growing prevalence of serious mental health issues affecting members in "an ever more stressful and demanding world of work" means a comprehensive strategy is now required to ensure the union can provide the best possible support for members and reps experiencing problems. The union's annual conference agreed the new approach will include building on the relationships the union has already forged with mental health charities and organisations. The union will also develop a 'joined-up' training programme for reps to help them identify mental health problems affecting members and provide the best possible support. The union will also provide "support for reps dealing with members with mental health issues and the increasing stress of the job." Delegate Scott Barter told the conference said mental ill-health was the "industrial injury of the 21st Century." He added: "This is the result of complex reasons, but a massive contributor is that this is a by-product of the working culture in this country. We face an endless onslaught of pressure from every angle – working more for less in precarious jobs in a society that constantly undermines the value of workers." The TUC has produced a workbook on mental health in the workplace, and a checklist for union safety reps (Risks 841). The union body also offers mental health awareness training for union reps.
Ÿ CWU news release. TUC workbook on mental health in the workplace. TUC mental health awareness training. Is Mental Health First Aid the answer? Depends on the question. Hugh Robertson, Hazards magazine, number 141, 2018. Related article in the same issue: Work and suicide: A TUC guide to prevention for trade union activists.
Seafarer unions Nautilus and RMT have agreed guidelines with the UK industry's group to help shipping companies develop policies on the mental well-being of their seafarers. The advice agreed with the UK Chamber of Shipping comes as evidence suggests the suicide rate among seafarers is one of the highest of all occupations. The agreement aims to increase awareness among management of the importance of good mental health in the maritime profession, and to support companies in fostering a culture that is conducive to improving the mental well-being of seafarers. The Chamber and the unions recommend jointly that shipping companies draw up, agree and adopt policies on mental health awareness that are in line with the guidelines. If companies already have a mental health policy in place, such a policy should be reviewed against the new guidelines, they say.
Ÿ Nautilus news release and Nautilus, RMT and UK Chamber of Shipping guidelines.
Ÿ Dana Loomis, Neela Guha, Amy L Hall and Kurt Straif. Review: Identifying occupational carcinogens: an update from the IARC Monographs, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Online First, 16 May 2018. ITUC/Hazards Work Cancer Hazards blog.
Life on board a luxury yacht can be pretty wonderful for the super rich and their friends. But for the crews staffing them, superyachts can be among the deadliest workplace around, seafarers' union Nautilus has warned. As the rich become even richer – 145 more dollar billionaires were minted last year, according to a report in the Guardian – orders for new superyachts have hit a record high. More than 500 are being built in shipyards around the world, and with many requiring at least 100 staff, superyachts now employ more than 37,000 people. Britain's seafaring history has made it the biggest source of employees. "Life on board is perfect for owners – they receive a seven-star service. But for officers and crew it can be a lot more difficult," says Danny McGowan, the strategic organiser with the seafarers' union Nautilus International. "They will often be working very long hours, right around the clock, looking after guests." According to the Guardian report, accidents, injuries and deaths are also commonplace, with union leaders believing working on superyachts to be more dangerous than life on oil rigs; over the past few years at least three young British crew members have died while serving their billionaire bosses. "These are tragic situations where young people have lost their lives, and there are hundreds of other injuries and complaints that aren't reported," says McGowan. He adds that staff have had their passports confiscated and wages withheld; they talk of being sent home for the slightest uniform infraction. Superyacht owners can view crew as "dispensable and replaceable" and don't consider the impact on their families. "Often an owner feels they can just get a new third engineer, rather than thinking of the consequences for the individual," he says. "We're not here to be up against these billionaires. We want to work with them to make employment in this industry better." In April, the union called for 'a socially responsible superyacht industry'.
Ÿ Nautilus news release. The Guardian.
A main contractor and a building's architect have been fined for "a total disregard for health and safety and site management" on a care home extension in Devon. Exeter Magistrates' Court heard that, in early 2016, a concern was raised about the lack of health and safety controls at a large timber frame extension being built onto Manor Lodge Residential Home in Exmouth. On 1 March 2016, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors visited the site and found numerous health and safety breaches. During the site inspection, uncontrolled high-risk activities were witnessed that put workers at risk of death, serious injuries or ill health. The risks included falls from height, fire, slips and trips and poorly controlled wood dust. The inspection found there was a total disregard for health and safety and site management - in particular, the risk of fire spread associated with the construction of a timber frame extension adjoining an existing building. Around 80 physically or mentally impaired residents of the home were put at risk of injury or death due to the possibility of fire spreading into the home. Principal contractor Coast & Country Construction Limited, formerly known as Make a Loft a Home had a duty to control how the work was carried out and to ensure that the work would be completed safely. The timber frame extension work was designed by Paul Humphries Architects Ltd who failed to perform their duties as the principal designer and failed to consider the risk of fire spread to the vulnerable residents. Coast & Country Construction Limited did not attend court but was convicted of safety breaches in its absence and was fined £150,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,039. Companies House records show Coast & Country went into voluntary liquidation in April. Paul Humphries Architects Ltd pleaded guilty to criminal breaches of safety regulations and was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,039.
Ÿ HSE news release. Construction Enquirer.
Ÿ Daily Dawn. Labour Watch Pakistan.
Ÿ National Women's Law Center news release. Washington Post. Bloomberg News.
Ÿ EPA news release. Austin-American Statesman. Houston Chronicle. Confined Space blog.


My baby vomits a lot. Is this a sign of a problem?
Because many common childhood illnesses can cause vomiting, you should expect your child to have this problem several times during these early years. Usually it ends quickly without treatment, but this doesn't make it any easier for you to watch. That feeling of helplessness combined with the fear that something serious might be wrong and the desire to do something to make it better may make you tense and anxious. To help put your mind at ease, learn as much as you can about the causes of vomiting and what you can do to treat your child when it occurs.
First of all, there's a difference between real vomiting and just spitting up. Vomiting is the forceful throwing up of stomach contents through the mouth. Spitting up (most commonly seen in infants under one year of age) is the easy flow of stomach contents out of the mouth, frequently with a burp.
The common causes of spitting up or vomiting vary according to age. During the first few months, for instance, most infants will spit up small amounts of formula or breastmilk, usually within the first hour after being fed. This "cheesing," as it is often called, is simply the occasional movement of food from the stomach, through the tube (esophagus) leading to it, and out of the mouth. It will occur less often if a child is burped frequently and if active play is limited right after meals. This spitting up tends to decrease as the baby becomes older, but may persist in a mild form until ten to twelve months of age. Spitting up is not serious and doesn't interfere with normal weight gain.
Occasional vomiting may occur during the first month. If it appears repeatedly or is unusually forceful, call your pediatrician. It may be just a mild feeding difficulty, but it also could be a sign of something more serious.
Between two weeks and four months of age, persistent forceful vomiting may be caused by a thickening of the muscle at the stomach exit. Known as hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, this thickening prevents food from passing into the intestines. It requires immediate medical attention. Surgery usually is required to open the narrowed area. The important sign of this condition is forceful vomiting occurring approximately fifteen to thirty minutes or less after every feeding. Anytime you notice this, call your pediatrician as soon as possible.
Thicken the milk with small amounts of baby cereal as directed by your pediatrician.
Avoid overfeeding or give smaller feeds more frequently.
Leave the infant in a safe, quiet, upright position for at least thirty minutes following feeding.
If these steps are not successful, your pediatrician may refer you to a gastrointestinal (GI) specialist.
After the first few months of life, the most common cause of vomiting is a stomach or intestinal infection. Viruses are by far the most frequent infecting agents, but occasionally bacteria and even parasites may be the cause. The infection also may produce fever, diarrhea, and sometimes nausea and abdominal pain. The infection is usually contagious; if your child has it, chances are good that some of her playmates also will be affected.
Rotaviruses are a leading cause of vomiting in infants and young children, with symptoms often progressing to diarrhea and fever. These viruses are very contagious, but are becoming less common than in the past, due to the availability of a vaccine that can prevent the disease. The rotavirus is one of the viral causes of gastroenteritis, but other types of viruses—such as noroviruses, enteroviruses, and adenoviruses—can cause it as well.
Occasionally infections outside the gastrointestinal tract will cause vomiting. These include infections of the respiratory system, infections of the urinary tract otitis media, meningitis , and appendicitis. Some of these conditions require immediate medical treatment, so be alert for the following trouble signs, whatever your child's age, and call your pediatrician if they occur.


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Duterte suspends peace talks with Reds
Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 2017 10:58 PM | Updated as of Feb 05 2017 05:45 PM
MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday suspended peace talks with the communists and urged its leaders involved in peace talks to come back to the country and surrender themselves.
"I will request the Philippine contingent tomorrow to fold their tents and come home. I am not ready to resume peace [talks]," he said as he visited his mother Soledad's tomb in Davao City on her death anniversary.
"Peace with the communists might not come in this generation," he reiterated.
Asked if he was scrapping the peace talks entirely, he said: "Yes, entirely... Do it after my term, if there is still one."
"I tried everything, I walked the extra mile, released prisoners, released their leaders so they can go to Oslo [Norway] to talk, now they want 400 prisoners who fought the government under a rebellion released. That is only given after a successful talk. What is there to talk about kung i-release ko sila?" he said.
However, when asked if his position on scrapping peace talks will no longer change for the rest of his 6-year term, Duterte said: "Yes, unless there is a compelling one. I do not know what would be that reason, but always, it could be in the interest of the nation."
He also told communist leaders and negotiators he released to return home and go back to prison.
"They can retire all of them. For those who are released by the government, they should, on their own volition, return here and go back to prison or else I'll be forced to . . . I'm alerting the intelligence community to keep track of where they are now," Duterte said.
"'Yung na-release temporarily to talk with us in Oslo, they should come back and submit themselves to the jurisdiction of this government (where) they are still prisoners. Walang pardon, walang amnesty, wala lahat."
Duterte, who announced on Friday the end of the government's unilateral ceasefire, said communist leaders would be imprisoned without bail.
"They are all in the wanted list so I will alert the international police to arrest them where they are because they are wanted here. I'll cancel their passports," he said.
"I don't know if they will be granted asylum there but with the rebellion, if you are just a member, it's not a grave offense maybe. Pero 'yung mga leaders, they should be in prison without bail"
"Kung gusto nila doon sa labas, OK lang. The most terrible thing that can happen to a Filipino is if you die outside your country."
Duterte vented his frustration over the recent deaths of several soldiers at the hands of the New People's Army (NPA).
"They said they'll begin (lifting of ceasefire) on February 10. Ako, bakit February 10, namamatay na mga sundalo ko, pati pulis. Ang masakit diyan, lumalabas itong mga Army because they're not carrying arms. Pumunta sila ATM para makuha nila incentives sa combat pay. Why would you kill them?
"I told the soldiers to prepare for a long war."
In a text message Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the suspension of the peace talks is "deeply disappointing."
"This is deeply disappointing as final and lasting peace has been one of his deepest aspirations for the nation," Abella said.
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The Canary Islands Day is as important to the Canarians as July 4th is to the Americans.
It marks the day the Crown of Castile granted the rights to an autonomous government to the islands. You will find that, most, if not all shops will be shut except in the tourist areas and even those may well have shortened opened hours. All around the island away from the tourist areas you will find fiestas and celebrations taking place in true Canarian style as well as displays of other local popular culture for example La Lucha Canaria (Canarian Wrestling), stick fighting and displays of folk dancing.


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Карипска морска медведица (-{Monachus tropicalis}-) је изумрла врста перајара из породице правих фока (-{Phocidae}-).

Распрострањење
Пре изумирања, подручје Мексичког залива и Кариба.

Станиште
Станишта ове врсте су била обална копнена и морска подручја.

Угроженост
Ова врста је изумрла, што значи да нису познати живи примерци.

Референце

Литература
 -{IUCN}- црвена листа угрожених врста, детаљнији подаци о врсти

Спољашње везе

Фоке
Изумрли сисари Северне Америке
Врсте, изумрлe због људских активности

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Happy March. As our Club focuses on the last four months of our current Rotary year, we will be working on finishing up our current District Grant by installing our second Little Free Library, making decisions as to a new District Grant for next year, exploring a Global Grant possibility, getting ready for our major fundraiser - Canton Liberty Fest Beverage Tent, and enjoying our year end celebration - District Conference at Caesars' Casino Windsor.
When supporting service projects in a developing community, purchase goods and supplies locally to stimulatge the economy and avoid unnecessary shipping fees.
Establish a Rotary Community Corps (RCC) and empower members to take action. RCC members are in a unique position to identify barriers to the community's economic progress and develop sustainable solutions.
Partner with a local microlender to improve access to financial services and provide financial infrastructure in the community.
Develop mobile banking resources in partnership with a microlender. Cell phones, which can be used to make deposits and transfer funds, can increase access to banking systems in developing communities.
Send a Vocational Training Team to teach business leaders in developing communities how to create a business plan and maintain accurate financial accounting.
Partner with a cooperative that provides training, joint economic ventures, and ownership of assets to its members through a democratic structure.
Expand vocational training opportunities, including job placement programming, at local nonprofit organizations.
Today 190 million people are funding their business endeavors through microfinance. And 1.4 billion people - nearly half of them employed - live on less than $1.25 a day.
We met today at the L A Bistro with Peace Officers Lt. Mike Kennedy and Patty Esselink of Canton and Linda Searles of the Thin Blue Line USA.
March 5th - Fat Tuesday Dinner at the Belleville Rotary Club.
March 9th is the "Dump and Donate" event at Achieve Charter Academy. Please see Sarah if you have more questions or want to coordinate with her on the event.
March 30th - Westland Club Magic Show.
April 13th - Dearborn Heights Club Mardi Gras Party.
Bill Brown had a follow up interview for his WWII service with CBS. Stay tuned and see this link if you missed the first one.
District grant training is ongoing, starting this week. Please remember to register at the District 6400 web site if you plan to go.
May 10th-12th is District Conference - Caesars Windsor for 2019.
Rotary Cake Today! - Rotary is 114 years old.
Linda Searles of the Thin Blue Line USA (a local Canton Business) opened the floor with a presentation on the history and development of the Thin Blue Line program for a lot of communities to support their local police officers and first responders. This also included the evolution of the U.S. based symbols, the physical reminders and tokens commonly used today from the arm band/logos to the very nice watch, and the supporting organizations such as COPS.
We then heard from Lt. Mike Kennedy and Patty Esselink of the Police Department right here in Canton. They discussed some of the support systems for the Police Department that included the Police Benevolence Fund, scholarships, charitable giving, events and awards in Canton, Police Week (coming up in May), and the "Canton Cares" program. They then fielded some good Q/A on the structure and education of new police officers here in the township. Here is a link for P.D. Canton and you may see some names and people you have met here in the past (not at the light or stop sign of course). Be safe and wise out there on the roads with the 4-way test everyone.
Sgt. John Kowalski took good notice of the club today and leveled a fair $1 fine with good Rotary trivia today for it's birthday (lunch followed with cake for desert treat).
We had a visit by President Rosa Bushkhal and Alan Cooper from the Society of Women Engineers Detroit as our speakers today.
President Sue Kowalski started our meeting on time once again.
We were pleased to have DG Paul Sincock in our attendance today and he gave us an update of the District Conference plans for Caesars Windsor for 2019. Mark your calendars for May 10th-12th.
The United Way is working with the Rotary on "Backpacks for Success" to support local schools in Windsor-Essex. Please see the flyer for levels of proposed support.
President Rosa addressed the club today with a multimedia presentation that illustrated the background and current activities in SWE Detroit. This included an update on their membership, key events and initiatives for 2019, "Girls Engineering Exploration Day", an overview of the professional development committee, and a review of their endowment scholarships.
The club thanked her for updating us on the activities there and Rotary Club President Susan Kowalski presented her with a $500 donation to SWE Detroit for 2019.
Our District Governor, Paul Sincock, also installed L A Bistro owner Souheil Johair as an honorary member of The Canton Rotary Club. As a Club we are happy to have found a new home at L A Bistro and look forward each Monday to their hospitality and good food.
Ken was our Sergeant today and he presided over a $2 tax for the best story. Our previous visiting Exchange student also won the opportunity to go for the 50/50 grand prize, but elected to take the default prize and maybe avoid possible EU taxation on his return.
We met today at the L A Bistro and heard an update on the Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts by fellow Rotarian Charles Lang.
President Sue Kowalski started our meeting on time and we settled in to the new home of the Canton Rotary Club.
The following link is active for the "Dump and Donate" event on March 9th. Check out the details at the link.
Feb. 16th is our 5th annual Youth Exchange Bowling event from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Plymouth Plaza Lanes. Members are encouraged to attend. Save a spot in your Winter weekend for some easy going bowling, pizza, and fun. Please see John K. or Ansel if you need some info. We are hoping to have no snow this time.
We had a quorum today and confirmed the following Board of Directors for the Canton Foundation: Ken, Bill B., Bill S., Larry, Ansel, Sarah, and John K.
Bill Brown may have a follow up interview for his WWII service with CBS. See this link if you missed the first one. It was very well done and on Eye on Detroit (CBS).
The Salvation army bell ringing we did this winter netted $485 for the work of the Salvation Army. Thank you for setting this up Lisa.
Charles Lang gave the club an update on the Boy and Eagle Scouts and the club presented him a check for $600 to support six Canton Eagle Scouts at the Building Character Dinner which is a Recognition and Mentor Dinner on Feb. 26th to recognize those youth who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, Summit or Quartermaster. More information and even registration is here.
We met today for a night social at the LA Bistro and chatted with Sarah Maiga about a new planned local fundraiser called "Dump and Donate"
President Sue Kowalski started our evening meeting at the new LA Bistro in Canton (off of Cherry Hill Rd. and Sheldon Rd. on the N.E. corner). This evening we also got to try out the dinner menu.
Sarah filled us in on some of the new plans for the Dump and Donate event scheduled for March 9th. A link to a new Youtube video she has prepared is here, and the club voted tonight to offer support for the activity. We also then discussed some other planning and logistics as opportunities to help out.
No formal speaker here today, but for other side notes, we will be adjusting the dues and are liking the new venue here a lot. Pat Williams forwarded a thank you note for the food donation to the B.L.O.C.K. on December 17th (leftovers from Panera carryout lunch). We tentatively have been selected for the Beer tent again for this year so the club is certainly pleased to be working with the City of Canton and the Optimist Club again in 2019 to support Liberty Fest. And, Bill Tesen displayed a nice plaque honoring Bill Brown's wife Mildred to be placed one of the new trees in Heritage Park this year. Also keep your eyes out for a possible Broadcast by Bill Brown on WWJ Channel 62 possibly in the near future.
Today we met at the Scrambler in Canton Michigan and our Guest Speaker was Janssen Lemley of the Scouts.
Our next meeting on Jan 21st is planned to be at the new Canton L.A. Bistro. The link will take you to their facebook page for maps,features, and menus. Bigger back room and new Italian eats.
Feb. 16th is our 5th Youth Exchange Bowling event from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Plymouth Plaza Lanes. Members are certainly welcome. Save a spot in your Winter weekend for some easy going bowling, pizza, and fun. Please see John K. or Ansel if you need some info.
Please keep May 10th-12th of 2019 on your Radar - The Next District Conference is in Windsor at Caesars - Friday (night) / Saturday / return Sunday. Again at popular request this is super affordable for 2 at $1050 for this location right across the Detroit river in Windsor.
Again, note our 2019-2020 Board is Lisa Kennedy (President), Sue Kowalski (Treasurer), Bill Tesen (Secretary), Marlette Anquetil (Director), Nathaniel Houghton (Director), Dean Clemons (Director), and Sarah Maiga (Director).
Our nominations for the Canton Foundation for 2019-2020 are: Ken, Ansel, Bill B., Bill S. Larry O., John K. and Sarah. Our current president Ken Beardsley is planning a quick info meeting next week after the Rotary Club meeting, so Foundation members please be ready for stay for a few minutes.
Our guest speaker today was Janssen Lemley, the Field Director of the Boy Scouts Michigan Crossroads Council. He gave the club a very visual multimedia presentation today such as the Foundations of Scouting including the mission (same as back in 1914), family status and changes there, and LDS (Latter Day Saints) association changes for 2019.
He also reviewed the 12 principles of Scout Law, aims of Scouting (3 examples), a review of the 4 major programs, practical requirements of Scouting, and a breakdown of the Michigan and local organization down to practical considerations for today's local and family driven Packs and Dens.
We thanked Janssen for coming to speak to us today and certainly hope he will join us for an easy lunch and conversation in the near future.
No win on the 50/50 for lucky Ken, but the jackpot will be bigger next week.
Today we met at Mexican Fiesta Restaurant for a casual evening meeting in Canton off Ford Rd.
Jan. 14th, our next meeting is at Scramblers. Check'em out, good food and variety.
Feb. 16th is our 5th Youth Exchange Bowling event from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Plymouth Plaza Lanes. Members are certainly welcome. Save a spot in your Winter weekend for some easy going bowling, pizza, and fun.
Please keep the May 10th-12th of 2019 on your Radar - The Next District Conference is in Windsor at Caesars - Friday (night) / Saturday / return Sunday. Again at popular request this is super affordable for 2 at $1050 for this location right across the Detroit river in Windsor.
Please consider our next road trip with other clubs in our area. Perhaps Northville and Garden City (see John K.) or Livonia for a Dual meeting maybe at Zukins BBQ (see Sue K.). Plans are in the works.
Have a good week everyone and enjoy this mild break from the normally snowy Michigan winter. Gratitude matters.


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BoydSays
Because what I say is more important than what you say...
On Mark Pincus's NY Times interview: Responsibility and Accountability
Posted by Eric Boyd Monday, February 1, 2010
Mark Pincus, founder/CEO of social gaming company Zynga, is interviewed in the NY Times Sunday on the topic of leadership and he touches on a couple of my favorite topics: delegation, responsibility and accountability.
You can manage 50 people through the strength of your personality and lack of sleep. You can touch them all in a week and make sure they're all pointed in the right direction. By 150, it's clear that that's not going to scale, and you've got to find some way to keep everybody going in productive directions when you're not in the room.
I met Mark once, and from what I could tell he operates at a frenetic pace all of the time. So perhaps at that frenetic pace he can touch 50 people in a week, however the number for most mortals is much lower. I max out around 20. So if you plan to scale, you have to delegate effectively, and that's one of the biggest challenges people face when they turn into 2nd level managers. You need to delegate completely so that you don't have to worry about the details of a particular function, but you also are still responsible for it being done properly. So how do you know if the person you've delegated to is up to the task?
You have to first make it clear to everyone what they are responsible for and give them all the tools they need (Gallup Q12 #1 and #2). One of the most important tools is the ability to make their own decisions in that framework (Zod axiom #4). Once you've made the responsibilities clear, you then have to hold people accountable. You have to set up the right mechanism to check in on people and make sure they're getting the work done properly so you can catch mistakes before they veer too far off course. Setting milestones and regular reviews of them are key. You trust your people to perform well, but you check on them anyhow.
Pincus continues:
One thing I did at my second company was to put white sticky sheets on the wall, and I put everyone's name on one of the sheets, and I said, "By the end of the week, everybody needs to write what you're C.E.O. of, and it needs to be something really meaningful." And that way, everyone knows who's C.E.O. of what and they know whom to ask instead of me. And it was really effective. People liked it. And there was nowhere to hide.
Here I like the concept, but not the implementation. By calling people C.E.O.'s he's making it clear that all of the responsibility and accountability goes to the person. If you're CEO of selecting a phone system, then you are tasked with gathering the input from everyone, evaluating all the vendors and making the decision. Important here is that you own the decision, there isn't a committee of deciders among which to share the responsibility. The credit/blame resides fully with one person, and that provides accountability.
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California Attorney General Claims Foreign Companies Using 'Pirated' Software Represent Unfair Competition
from the what? dept
Wed, Mar 20th 2013 10:00am — Glyn Moody
Two years ago, Techdirt wrote about the major report "Media Piracy in Emerging Economies", which explored how media and software piracy in emerging countries is largely a question of economics: people and companies there simply cannot afford Western-style pricing, and resort to alternative sourcing. That hasn't stopped media and computer companies from demanding that governments around the world should inflict ever-more harsh punishments on their own people.
Against that background, it's perhaps no wonder that people have been looking for new ways to "encourage" foreign users to buy those high-priced goods. Back in 2011, we wrote about one crazy proposal from Microsoft: to make the purchasers of any product from an overseas company that uses unauthorized software liable in the US. Things went quiet after that, and it seemed that this idea had been dropped. No such luck: judging by this story found via @teirdes, it's back, albeit in a modified form:
California's Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a lawsuit against two Indian and Chinese apparel companies for allegedly using pirated softwares in the production of their cloths for exports and to be sold in the state.
You might wonder what the software used by textile companies in India or China has to do with California; here's the answer according to the Attorney General:
The complaints allege that the foreign apparel makers who have not paid software licensing fees have a significant cost advantage in the low-margin business of apparel manufacturing, shipment and sales.
That seems a pretty big stretch. After all, any savings gained by using pirated copies will be spread over huge numbers of items, and will probably amount to fractions of a cent for each. That difference will be swamped by other factors -- for example, the fact that most fixed and variable costs in India and China are much lower than in California.
But there's a larger issue here: the attempted extra-territorial enforcement of US laws. As an excellent analysis of this case at Spicy IP points out:
American software companies have the right to file copyright infringement lawsuits against Indian companies in India under the Copyright Act, 1957 and they have been exercising this right for the last 10 years with a high rate of success.
If there's a problem with piracy in India, there are Indian laws and courts there that can and do deal with it. Attempting to enforce US laws in India jeopardizes the existing global legal framework that seems to work reasonably well. Does America really want other governments claiming that actions on US soil have broken foreign laws, and should be tried abroad?
For an Indian manufacturer, fighting a lawsuit in Delhi itself can be expensive but defending a lawsuit in California will be at least 20 to 30 times more expensive. It is very likely that just the pre-trial expenses will outstrip the entire cost of the export consignment. The cheaper option is to buy the software licences and this is exactly what the Americans are counting on. They hope to create enough fear amongst Indian exporters that they flock to the closest American software company and stock up on software.
This is exactly how copyright and patent trolls work: make the process of dealing with them so expensive and inconvenient it's simpler and cheaper just to pay them off regardless of whether they are in the right. However, this is not how government lawyers are supposed to operate.
The more significant fear now is that American software companies operating in India will use such lawsuits to extract not only future licence fees but extortionist damages for prior use of software.
If companies start paying up, a precedent will have been created. The model will spread, and the demands for retrospective payments will probably follow, which would lead to considerable capital outflows.
Of course, there is one obvious way to solve this problem: encourage local companies to move to open source software, which can be freely copied as many times as desired. It would be rather ironic if the Attorney General's attempt to put pressure on Indian and Chinese exporters backfired in this way, and resulted in less income for traditional software companies in Silicon Valley, not more.
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Filed Under: california, copyright, software piracy, state laws, textiles
As Usual, Media Outlets Mindlessly Parrot BSA Press Releases With Zero Scrutiny
from the par-for-the-course dept
Thu, May 24th 2012 3:46pm — Leigh Beadon
When the BSA released its annual report on software piracy, Mike dubbed it "Bogus Stats Again", because as usual it employs plenty of ridiculous methodologies and unfounded assumptions to inflate the supposed economic loss. The BSA doesn't have to worry, though, because most members of the media just obediently parrot their highlighted "findings" without even bothering to read the report, let alone read it critically.
As reader Robert points out, this is certainly the situation in Canada, where multiple different sources of news are running the same Canadian Press wire story about the BSA report. The CP story is completely one-sided, and certainly makes the situation sound dire:
The value of computer software piracy in Canada totalled just more than $1.1 billion last year with 40 per cent of computer users admitting they acquired software illegally, according to a study released Tuesday.
The Business Software Alliance study found that nearly one in three copies of software was unlicensed in Canada in 2011.
"If 40 per cent of consumers admitted they shoplift -- even rarely --authorities would react by increasing police patrols and penalties," said Jacquie Famulak, head of the Business Software Alliance Canada committee.
"Software piracy demands a similar response: concerted public education and vigorous law enforcement," Famulak said in a news release.
That story is based solely on the BSA's press release (pdf), which draws partially from the global study and partially from the Canadian user survey (pdf). If a single reporter or editor had bothered to spend five minutes doing research, they might have realized that the real picture is much different. The news reports sloppily mash together the 40% figure with the "nearly one in three" (specifically 27%) figure. The former is the number of users who admitted to pirating software in a survey, and the latter is the estimated percentage of pirated software as a portion of total software installs. The methodology behind both figures is highly questionable, but even putting that aside, the BSA's own numbers tell another story when examined more closely. For example, the 40% figure is a summary of several different categories. Take a look at the full graph:
Only 14% of people said they pirated software any more than "rarely", and only 6% said more than "occasionally". To say that 40% of people admitted to piracy is not technically inaccurate—it's just highly misleading in tone and tenor. Then there's the 27% piracy rate for software. The press release, and the news reports that copy it, leave out a very important detail: 27% is an all-time low, and the result of a steeper decline than in any other country in the world. Michael Geist points this out, plus the fact that the BSA called Canada a "low-piracy" country in 2009, and rates have steadily declined since:
For the past few years, the BSA report has repeatedly found that piracy is declining in Canada. In 2009, Canada was characterized as a "low piracy country", in 2010 the industry noted that Canada's piracy rate was at an all-time low, and last year it dropped further to another all-time low.
The latest report says the Canadian piracy rate dropped further in 2011. In fact, over the past five years, the Canadian rate has dropped by 18% (from 33% to 27%), the sharpest decline in the world. No other country has seen its piracy rate drop as quickly.
Seems like that would have been worth mentioning in a story that gets distributed to news outlets across the country. But instead, we see the same pattern all over the world: Europe, the UK, South Africa, India, Malaya—anywhere the BSA put out a press release. Thanks to some combination of laziness, incompetence and indifference ingrained in the mass-media news cycle, the BSA can say what it wants and rely on the press to be its own personal PR vehicle.
Filed Under: bogus stats, bsa, canada, software piracy
Bogus Stats Again: BSA Puts Out Its Yearly Propaganda About Software Piracy
from the aren't-we-done-with-this-yet? dept
Wed, May 16th 2012 2:58pm — Mike Masnick
For the 9th year in a row, the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an organization that mainly represents Microsoft's interest, has put out its ridiculous "Global Software Piracy Study", which argues that tons and tons of software is being pirated, and if only people paid for it, there would be $63.4 billion more going to software companies. We've been criticizing the ridiculously laughable methodology of the report since it began, and even have seen the company that does the research, IDC, admit that the BSA exaggerates what the report actually says. We've done multiple detailed analyses of how the BSA's stats are misleading (or just flat out bogus). And yet, because there are magical numbers involved, the press just loves to parrot the claims without any skepticism.
This year's report is no different. It's more of the same ridiculousness, with a clueless press reporting (totally inaccurately) that the study says that software piracy "costs" the economy $63.4 billion. That's simply not true. What the report did find was not actually surprising or even very interesting. It's that people in developing countries tend to infringe more often. You probably knew that already, but if you wanted evidence for that, you shouldn't look to the BSA and its bogus stats, but a thorough, comprehensive and independent review of the market, such as the one done by Joe Karaganis and SSRC last year. That report found the reason that there was increased piracy in developing markets was because clueless companies don't realize that people aren't going to pay a month's salary for a single digital good.
Of course, rather than recognize it's their own business model failings at issue, the BSA is once again using this report to call for "tougher penalties" for infringement. This despite the fact that no study has ever shown that such penalties actually drive more people to buy.
Thankfully, at least some people are calling the BSA out on its bogus report, such as by noting that it's political propaganda designed to get legislation like SOPA and PIPA passed. The reality, of course, is that it shows how out of touch the BSA is with the innovation economy today, instead working to lock up and protect the interests of its major funders: Microsoft, Symantec and Intuit. Those companies are threatened by upstarts with better business models, and the best they can do is to support legislation that will lock down the internet, causing more harm than good for true innovation.
The "Bogus Stats Again" report from the BSA isn't about dealing with piracy. It's a way of white washing an agenda of protectionism for some large software companies who don't want to compete or to adapt.
Filed Under: bogus stats, bsa, pipa, software piracy, sopa
Companies: idc, intuit, microsoft, symantec
Stardock CEO Wants To Maximize Sales, Not Stop Piracy
from the he-understands-it dept
Mon, Apr 9th 2012 6:05pm — Zachary Knight
We have often questioned the intentions of those who try to fight and stop piracy at all costs. We have even raised the question in the past, "Which is more important, stopping piracy or increasing sales?" We are not alone in asking this question either. Some within the entertainment industry are asking it as well.
TtfnJohn sent along the February edition of Stardock Magazine in which Stardock's CEO Brad Wardell asks that very question of other game developers:
When Stardock was running Impulse, we got to hear a lot from companies regarding to their feelings towards software piracy. In many cases, it was clear that the motivation to stop piracy was less about maximizing sales and more about preventing people who didn't pay for the game from playing it. I felt this was misguided.
When I see our games pirated, it definitely annoys me. I put a lot of myself into our software and seeing someone "stealing" it is upsetting. But at the same time, the response to piracy should be, to paraphrase The Godfather, "Just business". Simply put, the goal should be to maximize sales, not worry about people who wouldn't buy your game in the first place. I've said this in the past but until we were digitally distributing third party games, I didn't realize how prevalent the "stop those pirates" philosophy was.
Brad certainly understands what the answer to that question is. He continues by explaining that there are two types of pirates, those that just want free stuff no matter what and underserved customers. Just as we have explained numerous times, it is pointless and counter productive to go after the former type of pirate. It is far more rewarding to actually serve those customers that are more than willing to give you money.
Just as we have seen Valve grow in markets around the world by serving those underserved customers, other game developers, as well as other content creators, can make more money and grow in their respective industries by doing the same. So stop wasting time and money fighting a losing battle. Take that time, effort and money and put it where it really matters, providing the best possible service for your customers as possible.
Filed Under: software piracy, video game
Companies: stardock, valve
If They Can't Pass SOPA... Senators Ask FTC To Magically Stop Foreign Software Infringement
Stupidity
from the say-what-now? dept
Thu, Apr 5th 2012 12:13pm — Mike Masnick
Having failed to pass SOPA, Congress is apparently looking for other ways to keep the big copyright players happy. The latest is a letter sent by 16 senators to the FTC urging the commission to "protect American manufacturers" by cracking down on the fact that foreign companies often use unauthorized software:
"This unfairness harms the affected companies and their employees, as well as consumers and the broader economy," the senators wrote. "It also stifles innovation by forcing law-abiding American businesses — large and small — to compete against those businesses that reduce their operating costs through the use of pirated IT."
Except that much of that is misleading. First of all, it's unclear that the companies in question would have bought the software otherwise, so arguing that it impacts the software companies isn't necessarily true. It is true that US companies have to compete against those other companies, but is the cost of the software they're using really the difference maker here? Besides, for all types of software there is growing competition from open source alternatives. If US companies want to compete, why not adopt more open source alternatives?
Also, what exactly do these Senators think the FTC can do here? The FTC has no jurisdiction over foreign companies and how they operate at home. Finally, even if the FTC could magically stop these companies from using unauthorized software, the end result is likely that those companies would simply shift to alternatives, such as open source software themselves.
Filed Under: ftc, it, jurisdiction, software piracy
Article About 'The Menace Of The Software Pirates' From 1985
from the and-that's-why-there's-no-UK-software-industry dept
Mon, Sep 12th 2011 11:59am — Mike Masnick
ChurchHatesTucker points us to an article from Electronic Games Magazine from 1985, available via Archive.org, entitled Menace of the Software Pirates. You might notice that much of the article sounds familiar. My favorite part is where they explain that there's no software coming out of the UK, because of the fact that "piracy has flourished unchecked" in the UK and now "no company wants to spend time and money creating an innovative program knowing full well that the better it turns out, the greater the likelihood that the vultures will rip it off." Uh huh. In the meantime, special thanks to the folks who violated certain copyrights to help preserve this article for posterity...
This kind of article really does demonstrate the old adage, "the more things change, the more they stay the same." Though it's also quite noteworthy that the article highlights some software companies who believe that there are better ways to fight infringement than using DRM. It highlights two alternative strategies: the first is adding additional bells and whistles to the packaging, including various scarcities. The second is by being nice: actively resisting DRM, letting consumers know that, having a really strong replacement policy and keeping prices reasonable. Of course, these are the kinds of strategies that folks are suggesting again today, but which most software firms still seem resistant to embrace. Those who don't understand history may be condemned to repeat it... and without a little copyright infringement to preserve this piece, perhaps we wouldn't even know about that history.
Filed Under: history, software, software piracy
How Pursuing Software Piracy Hurts Proprietary Software Firms
News You Could Do Without
from the highlights-the-alternatives dept
Fri, Dec 28th 2007 4:28pm — Mike Masnick
While organizations like the BSA and the SIIA play silly games and announce bogus numbers about the "costs" of software piracy, it's nice to see the whole thing beginning to backfire. We've already pointed to the backlash against the BSA for its activities, and now we're seeing how these kinds of crackdowns are doing exactly the opposite of what BSA/SIIA members would want: they're looking for open source alternatives. Following the ongoing "international crackdown" on software piracy, it appears that the Vietnamese government is the latest to start promoting open source alternatives. Of course, for proprietary software makers, this should be seen as worse than piracy. After all, as Microsoft and others have long admitted, you're much better off if someone is using an unauthorized version of your software, than if they're using the competition (especially if that competition is free). If they're using an unauthorized version of your software, then at least there's a chance that they'll either buy it at a later date or convince others to buy it. However, by putting such a big effort into cracking down on software piracy, all the industry has done is highlight why people are better off going with free alternatives. This is a key point we've tried to highlight in the past. The issue isn't piracy at all, but the fact that the competition will eventually learn to embrace "free." Focusing on "piracy" only helps accelerate that process.
Filed Under: open source, software piracy, vietnam
Companies: bsa, siia
SIIA's Bogus Bounty For Turning In Software Counterfeiters: Read The Fine Print
from the good-luck-with-that dept
Fri, Dec 21st 2007 8:35am — Mike Masnick
We've already talked about the BSA's misleading program to get people to turn in their employers for using unauthorized copies of software. Now, sister organization, SIIA, has introduced its own silly program. Reader Jon writes in to let us know that the SIIA is supposedly offering $500 to anyone who "turns in" someone who sold them counterfeit software online. While the SIIA says it hopes that the recipient of the $500 uses it to buy legitimate copies of the software, they don't have to. At first glance, this program looks like it creates a system that gives people incentives to buy counterfeit software. After all, why not buy the counterfeit software, collect the reward and pocket it, while keeping the software? However, if you read the fine print, you'll realize that the program is quite limited. It's not really $500. It's "up to" $500, apparently at the SIIA's sole discretion. And... it's only open to the first 100 people who qualify. And... they'll get to use your name in press releases and force you to post feedback on eBay about how the seller sold you counterfeit software. And... it doesn't appear that you get any amnesty for having the software, meaning you could eventually be liable yourself for using counterfeit software (though, you have to give up the software to the SIIA, but if you installed it first...). Then, there's the best part. If the SIIA winds up in a court case with whoever you turn it, you may be required to testify -- and (wait for it...) the SIIA may reimburse your expenses, but if they do, those expenses will be reduced by the amount the SIIA paid as a reward. In other words, the "reward" simply becomes a prepayment on just some of the expenses you incur to testify on the SIIA's behalf. How nice of them.
Filed Under: incentives, rewards, software piracy
Companies: siia


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