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OTTAWA – More than 1,800 Canada Post workers have walked off the job in Hamilton, Ont., and La Mauricie, Que., as the union’s overtime ban takes effect across the country.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the walkout in La Mauricie began Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. and in Hamilton just after midnight on Thursday.Those workers joined union locals in other communities taking part in the rotating strikes, including Regina, Sask.The Ontario communities of North Bay and Ottawa are also on strike, as well as the British Columbia cities of Campbell River, Courtenay, Nanaimo and Port Alberni.In Quebec, Canada Post locals are also off the job in Outaouais after strikes in other areas of the province wrapped up Thursday.On Wednesday, CUPW said the overtime ban means postal workers can refuse to work beyond their normal eight-hour days.“We have a health and safety crisis at Canada Post. We’ve seen injury rates skyrocket,” Mike Palecek, CUPW national president, said in a statement Thursday. “This has got to be fixed.”Meanwhile, Canada Post says it is facing a days-long backlog of parcel deliveries.Dozens of trailers filled with parcels and packages were awaiting processing at the agency’s three biggest hubs — Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.Combined, the three key locations can process one million parcels a day from across the country, Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton has said.The union and the postal service have been unable to reach new collective agreements for two bargaining units after 10 months of negotiations.Canada Post has said it provided “significant” offers to its employees, including wage hikes.“But they don’t address a single one of our major issues,” Palecek said Wednesday in a statement on the union’s website.Those issues include health and safety concerns, he said, adding that the wage offers from Canada Post fall far below expected cost-of-living increases.Last Tuesday, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu appointed Morton Mitchnick, a former chairman of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, to help the two parties resolve their differences.
At just 11 years-old, Dustin Meraz knew he wanted his life to make a difference for seriously ill children. A terminal cancer patient, Dustin’s last wish was to inspire grown-ups to have the courage to care about kids in need.His story inspired the biennial Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala: Noche de Niños, a red carpet gala celebrating the hospital’s true heroes—patients like Dustin, their exceptional caregivers and the supporters who help make miracles happen every day.On Saturday, October 20, more than 1,000 celebrities, prominent philanthropists, business leaders and local dignitaries will gather at The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE, which will be transformed into an enchanted forest for the 2012 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala: Noche de Niños. Proudly supported by AEG and presented by The Walt Disney Company, Delta, Costco Wholesale, Alyce and Warren “Spud” Williamson, Dayle and Ken Roath and The Estate of Cameron Glidewell, the black tie affair raises millions of dollars to help fund the hospital’s most critical needs, including patient care, support for families in need and pediatric medical research.This year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will honor The Walt Disney Company, Lakers power forward and NBA superstar Pau Gasol, and supermodel, television host, mom and designer Heidi Klum with the “Courage to Care Award” for their dedication and support of the hospital’s mission and the patients it serves. Previous honorees include Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez and Jamie Lee Curtis.“We are deeply appreciative of our steadfast relationship with The Walt Disney Company, Heidi Klum, and Pau Gasol,” says Richard Cordova, FACHE, president and CEO, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. “It is our privilege to honor them at Noche de Niños and highlight the incredible work they do. Their continued compassion and support has made a truly positive impact in the lives of countless patients and families.”For nearly thirty years, The Walt Disney Company has dedicated significant time, talent and treasures to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, bringing happiness, hope and laughter to children and families when they need it most. The heart of this relationship has always been the people of Disney, including dedicated Disney VoluntEARS who give their time to comfort and entertain patients, the Disney Tri-Team, which has raised over $1.3 million to benefit the pediatric cancer research program, and Disney Imagineers who used their creative skills to design the hospital’s main lobby.Since Heidi Klum first visited Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, she fell in love with the kids, and, as a mom of four, has been a passionate advocate of the hospital’s mission. Heidi’s involvement has been as diverse as her talents that have made her a famous supermodel, actress, businesswoman and television producer, from surprising some lucky patients who accompanied her on the red carpet of the premiere of Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil to serving as Celebrity Ambassador for the Turn on the Lights! 5k Walk for kids celebrating and raising funds for the opening of the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion, to name just a few.A pre-med student before his championship basketball career, Pau is a frequent visitor and champion for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Pau has stopped by to visit with patients, distributed tickets to the NBA All-Star Jam Session, facilitated a donation of new technology to our pharmacy from Grifols (a company based in his native city of Barcelona) and, most recently, presented a check for $25,000 from the NBA Cares Foundation. He has also observed several spinal surgeries and starred in our interactive game Where’s Pau Now? showcasing the new healing spaces in the Anderson Pavilion.Other celebrities who will grace the Noche de Niños stage include Emmy-winning host of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” Tom Bergeron, who will serve as the night’s Master of Ceremonies; renowned former NBA player and head coach, Phil Jackson, actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis, and actress and philanthropist Melanie Griffith, who will serve as presenters during the program; and Grammy-nominated and Billboard chart-topping band Five For Fighting, who will provide the evening’s headline entertainment.Noche de Niños kicks off with red carpet arrivals at 5:30pm, followed by a cocktail reception and dinner where guests will enjoy food prepared by renowned celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.This event is not open to the public. To purchase a ticket, visit www.CHLA.org/GALA.
Four tickets to John Bishop’s Supersonic tour and the chance to meet him Paloma Faith’s Olympic torch outfit A pair of Bono’s sunglasses and the chance to collect them from the musician himself – the winning bidder and a friend will be invited backstage to meet the U2 singer ahead of seeing the band perform live in the UK A signed disc of quadruple-platinum album ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’ from Plan B Frankie Boyle’s suit and glasses from a recent stand-up tour Calling all online shopping fans! Sport Relief announces a new eBay auction that gives the public the chance to bid on money-can’t-buy items and experiences donated by Russell Brand and a host of his celebrity friends.Video: Russell Brand wants you to give something upFrom the worlds of music, sport and entertainment the likes of Bono, Stephen Fry, Paloma Faith, John Bishop and Gary Lineker, to name a few, have all given up beloved belongings or an amazing experience. These items among many others are set to get the pounds stacking up for Sport Relief. Items include: The chance to become Russell Brand for the day! Have a private yoga lesson with Russell, lunch at one of his favourite London restaurants, followed by the gift of Transcendental Meditation at the David Lynch Foundation
Being Gary Lineker’s guest in the MOTD studio as he broadcasts the popular football highlights TV show live from MediaCityUK. After the show, Gary will sign a MOTD script for you VIP tickets to sold-out Kasabian ‘Summer Solstice’ gig and a signed guitar Being a guest at the recording of QI with Stephen Fry A Russell Brand print from photographer to the stars Ray BurmistonThe auction runs until Sunday 2nd March and the public can also support the cause by selling something of their own on eBay for “Give it Up for Sport Relief”.The money raised from this auction will go to the ‘Give it Up’ fund managed by Comic Relief and created by Russell to help people with drug and alcohol addictions remain abstinent.
To bid or sell something of your own visit: www.ebay.co.uk/sportrelief.
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Michelle Mungall, says this new legislation will help make zero-emission vehicles more affordable and available to British Columbians.“British Columbians are eager to make the switch to zero-emission vehicles, but price and availability can be barriers. To reduce those barriers, we are providing rebates as part of CleanBC, and now we are bringing in legislation that will improve availability.”The zero emission vehicles act is based on the legislation already in place in Quebec and California and was informed by consultation with British Columbians, manufacturers and key stakeholders.For more information on the zero-emission vehicle legislation, you can visit cevforbc.ca. VICTORIA, B.C. – The Provincial Government is planning to introduce legislation that would phase out gas-powered light-duty vehicles in an effort to reduce emissions.According to the Government, if passed, the zero-emission vehicles act will require the sale of all new light-duty cars and trucks to be zero-emission vehicles by 2040.The Government says this target will be met using a phased-in approach, with 10 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040.
Il y a 100.000 ans, l’homme moderne d’Afrique émigraitL’homme moderne a émigré d’Afrique il y a 100.000 ans au moins. C’est ce que viennent de découvrir des chercheurs d’une équipe internationale. C’est 40.000 ans plus tôt que ce que les précédents vestiges découverts le laissaient jusqu’alors supposer.Une équipe de recherche internationale vient de découvrir dans la Péninsule arabique des traces d’Homo sapiens. Les outils de pierre qui ont été retrouvés révèlent que son émigration depuis l’Afrique remonterait à au moins 100.000 ans, soit beaucoup plus tôt que prévu.La revue Science rapporte les travaux qui ont été réalisés. Grâce à une technique de luminescence par stimulation optique, les archéologues ont pu déterminer depuis combien de temps les objets retrouvés n’avaient pas été exposés à la lumière. Les résultats indiquent une période allant de 100.000 à 125.000 ans.Les silex taillés qui ont été retrouvés permettaient de couper, creuser, racler, etc. Les chercheurs précisent que ces outils étaient déjà utilisés et fabriqués de la même manière que ceux retrouvés en Afrique de l’est, région connue pour être le berceau de l’humanité.À lire aussiLe Kilimandjaro, un volcan dormant caché dans la plus haute montagne d’AfriqueAutre découverte d’importance, l’émigration qui a eu lieu serait survenue suite à un changement climatique. En effet l’apparition de l’Homo sapiens correspond à une période glacière, période au cours de laquelle le niveau des océans a beaucoup diminué, rappelle l’Express. A cette époque, le niveau de la Mer Rouge était de 100 mètres inférieur à son niveau actuel. Suffisamment pour que l’homme ait pu passer de l’Afrique à l’Arabie.Les scientifiques estiment que l’homme moderne aurait ensuite étendu son territoire jusqu’en Inde puis en Australie. A cette période, la Péninsule arabique, beaucoup plus fertile et verdoyante, était une zone idéale pour les Homo sapiens.Toutefois, certains archéologues restent sceptiques, estimant que les outils qui ont été retrouvés n’ont pas été réalisés avec le même procédé que ceux d’Afrique de l’est. D’autant que les chercheurs auteurs de la découverte sont les premiers à ne pas exclure la possibilité que ces outils aient été réalisés par des hommes de Néandertal ou des Homo erectus, les anciens cousins de l’homme moderne.Le 28 janvier 2011 à 12:48 • Emmanuel Perrin
Lyuba, le bébé mammouth le mieux conservé au monde arrive à Hong KongDepuis le 12 avril, le petit mammouth Lyuba réside à Hong Kong. Il restera exposé durant un mois avant d’entamer un tour de l’Asie. L’occasion de redécouvrir ce spécimen préhistorique incroyablement bien conservé…Peau et organes intacts, Lyuba est de loin le bébé mammouth le mieux conservé au monde. Le corps de ce spécimen, âgé aujourd’hui de près de 40.000 ans, sera exposé entre le 12 avril et le 10 mai à Hong Kong, en Chine avant de rejoindre tour à tour de nombreux pays d’Asie jusqu’en 2013. Lyuba demeurera tout au long de son séjour dans une chambre froide spéciale, permettant au public de l’admirer tout en le préservant des aléas du périple qui lui a été programmé.À lire aussiMaladie de Charcot : symptômes, causes, traitement, où en est on ?Le petit mammouth femelle, mort à l’âge d’un mois, a été découvert en 2007 par un éleveur de rennes en Sibérie, près du fleuve Yuribei. Son corps d’environ 130 centimètres de long pour 85 centimètres de haut est en parfait état. Il ne manque que les ongles, une partie de la queue, son oreille droite et une partie de sa fourrure. Selon les scientifiques, ce mammifère de l’ère glaciaire serait mort après être tombé dans une étendue de boue. En effet, les résultats d’un scanner effectué sur le corps de Lyuba révèle un mélange d’argile et de sable obstruant sa trompe jusqu’à la trachée.Les estimations établissent l’apparition des mammouths en Sibérie à 600.000 ans plus tôt. Les derniers représentants de l’espèce auraient quand à eux succombé il y a 3 .700 ans sur l’île de Wrangel. Les raisons de cette extinction restent encore débattues au sein de la communauté scientifique. Pour certains experts, les mammouths auraient été victimes du réchauffement climatiques, pour d’autres surtout de la chasse intensive pratiquée par les hommes préhistoriques.Découvrez en images l’arrivée de Lyuba à Hong Kong sur MaxisciencesLe 16 avril 2012 à 13:32 • Maxime Lambert
It’s only one minute and 15 seconds long, but a fully animated Indiana Jones fan film and passion project that was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday pays a more sincere tribute to the franchise than, arguably, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.“The Adventures of Indiana Jones,” by Patrick Schoenmaker, uploaded as part of the animation collective Frame Order, depicts a number of sequences, including Jones fighting Nazis, trudging through snowy tundras, and trying to survive the latest booby traps. And for a project so short, it took a lot of time.It’s expertly animated, with clean and fluid motion and traditional and Disney-esque character models. It was created mostly by one man over many years.Schoenmaker who is an Netherlands-based animator and character designer has been working on the film for the past five years. It was initiated by the release of the fourth film and the potential for new projects in one of his favorite franchises. He had made artwork depicting his favorite fictional archaeologist in 2008 for Acme Archives and Lucasfilm, but the animation is all his own.It was something he did in his spare time, recreating famous characters and events, but also taking the opportunity to insert and improve upon some of his own artistic signatures.“During the past 5 years, I’ve learned a lot from studying the original films as a reference and developing a stylized look that fit the world of Indiana Jones without making it too cartoony for instance,” he told Geek in an email. “Because this world and these characters were already established, it really challenged me to do these characters justice. You can’t cheat yourself out of something like this.”The animated sequence could function as the opening theme for a potential future Indiana Jones cartoon, although no such thing is in the works (after this though, we hope that it might be one day). There isn’t a full story, but Schoenmaker said he wanted to focus on the animation and not on writing or casting for voice actors.“I wanted this to be something I could work on in my spare time and keep the whole thing manageable for me,” he said. “I tried to boil down the essence of any Indiana Jones story into a 1:15 minute showcase.”And this essence is depicted here: the pulpy, action-adventure sense of wonder, the trademarks of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and the mysticism that seems to cover the franchise. Schoenmaker gives a lot of credit to Lucas and Spielberg, along with the Golden Voyage of Sinbad, which he also mentions as an inspiration.“Their work has had such a big impact on the lives of many of us growing up in the 80s. When they combined their magical superpowers and created Indiana Jones, something happened that’s going to be very difficult to ever match in the future of filmmaking.”The impact of the Indiana Jones franchise on our culture is important to remember, especially in the wake of a possible fifth film, with scarce details. Crystal Skull was widely considered a disappointment and to end the series there would be lackluster and a disservice to Harrison Ford and the Jones name.We know that Indiana Jones 5 will be written by David Koepp, and that Lucas and John Williams will be involved. It’s slated for a release in July of 2019, but there’s no word on whether Harrison Ford will be returning or if they’d be recasting him.In the meantime, we can watch this opening sequence over and over again and hope for a Saturday morning cartoon that’ll probably never happen.
Kolkata: An auto-rickshaw driver allegedly heckled a woman when she was taking her son to school at Jadavpur on Monday morning.Police said that the woman had gone to take an auto-rickshaw along with her son, who is a class IV student. She was in a hurry as she had to drop her son at the school on time as he had an examination on Monday.The woman told the police that the auto-rickshaw driver was waiting to get more passengers, which was getting them late. Apprehending that they may not be able to reach school on time, the woman left the auto-rickshaw finding that a bus of 1A route was approaching. Also Read – Rain batters Kolkata, cripples normal lifeThe woman ran to take the bus but she missed it and had to return to take the auto-rickshaw to reach the school.The woman alleged that the driver of the auto-rickshaw, identified as Ashok, didn’t allow the woman to get inside the vehicle and pushed her. He also allegedly passed lewd comments at the woman in front of her son.The situation turned worse when he also attempted to ensure that the woman is not allowed to travel in anyother auto-rickshaws available there. The woman had no idea that she would be heckled by the auto-rickshaw driver if she returned to the vehicle after failing to get the bus. Also Read – Speeding Jaguar crashes into Mercedes car in Kolkata, 2 pedestrians killedIt has been learnt that the woman told the police that she had left the auto-rickshaw to get the bus only because she was in a hurry as she had to take her son to school on time. But she never thought that such an incident would be the consequence.The woman lodged a complaint against the driver with the police. The police have initiated a probe in this connection and initiated a search for the driver.The police are also taking necessary steps to check recurrence of such incidents in the city.
Kolkata: Additional Chief Secretary of the state Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) department Alapan Bandopadhyay stated that public and private procurement is very much necessary for MSME to survive.On Wednesday, during a conclave organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I), Bandopadhyay said: “Public and private procurement is extremely critical for the survival of the MSME.” He also launched the centre of excellence web-portal www.msmesupports.com. Also Read – Rain batters Kolkata, cripples normal lifeDuring the conclave, Bandopadhyay acknowledged the role of BCC&I and stated that the state government is actively associated with their endeavours. During the annual general meeting of BCC&I held in September, a MoU was signed between them and the Indo German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC), about starting a centre of excellence for MSME, which would help the sector in Bengal to identify suitable technology partners from Germany. Bandopadhyay further said, “The Bengal Chamber is indeed taking a lead and pivotal role in the MSME sector. Its core strength, particularly in the MSME sector, is extremely well recognised. The manufacturing subcommittee is working very hard. IGCC has done us all very proud in associating itself with BCC&I. The government of Bengal has been actively associated with all endeavours of BCCI. We look forward to further such great lead.”
On Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 16:00 UTC, ICANN will change the cryptographic key that is at the center of the DNS security system- what is called DNSSEC. The current key has been in place since July 15, 2010. This switching of the central security key for DNS is called the “Root Key Signing Key (KSK) Rollover”. The above replacement was originally planned a year back. The procedure was previously postponed because of data that suggested that a significant number of resolvers where not ready for the rollover. However, the question is ‘Are your systems prepared so that DNS will keep functioning for your networks?’ DNSSEC is a system of digital signatures to prevent DNS spoofing. Maintaining an up-to-date KSK is essential to ensuring DNSSEC-validating DNS resolvers continue to function following the rollover. If the KSK isn’t up to date, the DNSSEC-validating DNS resolvers will be unable to resolve any DNS queries. If the switch happens smoothly, users will not notice any visible changes and their systems will work as usual. However, if their DNS resolvers are not ready to use the new key, users may not be able to reach many websites! That being said, there’s good news for those who have been keeping up with recent DNS updates. Since this rollover was delayed for almost a year, most of the DNS resolver software has been shipping for quite some time with the new key. Users who have been up to date with this news will have their systems all set for this change. If not, we’ve got you covered! But first, let’s do a quick background check. As of today, the root zone is still signed by the old KSK with the ID 19036 also called KSK-2010. The new KSK with the ID 20326 was published in the DNS in July 2017 and is called KSK-2017. The KSK-2010 is currently used to sign itself, to sign the Root Zone Signing Key (ZSK) and to sign the new KSK-2017. The rollover only affects the KSK. The ZSK gets updated and replaced more frequently without the need to update the trust anchor inside the resolver. Source: Suse.com You can go ahead and watch ICANN’s short video to understand all about the switch Now that you have understood all about the switch, let’s go through all the checks you need to perform #1 Check if you have the new DNSSEC Root Key installed Users need to ensure they have the new DNSSEC Root key ( KSK-2017) has Key ID 20326. To check this, perform the following: – bind – see /etc/named.root.key- unbound / libunbound – see /var/lib/unbound/root.key- dnsmasq – see /usr/share/dnsmasq/trust-anchors.conf- knot-resolver – see /etc/knot-resolver/root.keys There is no need for them to restart their DNS service unless the server has been running for more than a year and does not support RFC 5011. #2 A Backup plan in case of unexpected problems The RedHat team assures users that there is very less probability of occurrence of DNS issues. Incase they do encounter a problem, they have been advised to restart their DNS server. They can try to use the dig +dnssec dnskey. If all else fails, they should temporarily switch to a public DNS operator. #3 Check for an incomplete RFC 5011 process When the switch happens, containers or virtual machines that have old configuration files and new software would only have the soon to be removed DNSSEC Root Key. This is logged via RFC 8145 to the root name servers which provides ICANN with the above statistics. The server then updates the key via RFC 5011. But there are possibilities that it shuts down before the 30 day hold timer has been reached. It can also happen that the hold timer is reached and the configuration file cannot be written to or the file could be written to, but the image is destroyed on shutdown/reboot and a restart of the container that does not contain the new key. RedHat believes the switch of this cryptographic key will lead to an improved level of security and trust that users can have online! To know more about this rollover, head to RedHat’s official Blog. Read Next What Google, RedHat, Oracle, and others announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2018 Google, IBM, RedHat and others launch Istio 1.0 service mesh for microservices Red Hat infrastructure migration solution for proprietary and siloed infrastructure