My parrot ate my keyboard

One of the great joys in life is having pets. The unconditional love, the snuggles, the excitement they show when you get home - these things add an emotional fulfillment to daily existence that can't be achieved in another way. I think everyone's life would be better with a pet (or two) in their lives. It's an incredible experience. Except for those few times when it isn't. Both my wife and I work from home, and in a two-bedroom Los Angeles apartment with a kid, two dogs, and a bird, we're cons

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上海:2030年将建成国内领先、国际一流韧性安全城市

中新网上海8月18日电 (记者 李姝徵)8月18日下午,上海市政府新闻办举行“开局起步‘十五五’”系列主题新闻发布会,对外介绍《上海市韧性安全城市建设“十五五”规划》(以下简称《规划》)相关内容。据悉,该《规划》为上海首次专门编制的韧性安全城市专项五年规划。

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2024年至今 全国市场监管部门共查办侵犯商业秘密案件383件

记者今天从市场监管总局了解到,近年来,我国商业秘密保护工作取得显著成效。商业秘密是指不为公众所知悉、具有商业价值并经权利人采取相应保密措施的技术信息、经营信息等商业信息。其本质上是知识产权的特殊形态,并因其特殊性而极易成为不正当竞争行为的侵害对象。

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Oops! My cat is an iPad kid

Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated - obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he's never lonely, and play with him using a mountain of toys at every opportunity outside of my working hours. But younger cats can be incredibly demanding of your attention. I simply don't have the capacity to physically entertain Trevor every time he yowls at me (constantly) or distract him from chewing

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俄外交部召见日本驻俄大使提出强烈抗议

中新社莫斯科8月18日电 俄罗斯外交部18日表示,俄外交部当日召见日本驻俄罗斯大使武藤显。俄外交部副部长加卢津就日本首相高市早苗和日本外务大臣茂木敏充就俄罗斯总统普京登上伊图鲁普岛(日本称择捉岛)发表的反俄言论向其提出强烈抗议。

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