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Last Thursday, November 9th, I was at work and got called for mutual aid just outside my jurisdiction. We responded to a man who threw a brick through a windshield and threatened a woman. When we arrived, he had already fled into the woods. Myself, Chief and Asst. Chief were on scene holding it down until the county units arrived. When they did, we went back in service and headed back to the city limits. On our way back, we came up on a man walking North on the side of Highway 167 carrying a heavy-duty trash bag and a back pack. He looked the same age as the man from the previous call, so I pulled in front of him and approached him with caution to ID him. The suspect from before was said to be armed with a knife and "all methed out" according to the person reporting the incident so, as with most situations involving people who could likely be under the influence of drugs, I was ready for anything.
When I asked the man for a driver's license or state ID he very quietly informed me he had none. Sometimes when you're identifying someone, for whatever reason, people don't have their ID on them or anything to prove who they are. When this happens you get their name, DOB and social security number so you can call it to dispatch and make sure that they are who they say they are and don't have any warrants. When I asked him for that information he advised me that his name was James Martin Lloyd and I'll leave his birthday out of this, but he gave me it. He said that he didn't know his social security number and that he had never had any form of identification because he has been homeless for most of his life. After calling what I had into dispatch nothing came back, from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Dispatch widened the search parameters while I contacted the deputy on scene to get a better description of the suspect in question. The homeless man, James, stood behind my car with the other two officers with me. After getting the description from the deputy and no positive results from dispatch I determined that after I had a look in his bags to make sure that he didn't just change, I could let him go and go back to work. My chief waved me over to the side and said to take the man north just past our jurisdiction just to help along his journey. She gave me her credit card to buy him a meal at Hardees on our way out of town. After checking his bags and finding no clothes matching the description of the suspect, we loaded up in my car and went through the drive-thru where he ordered a mushroom swiss burger, fries, and a cherry coke. We barely exchanged 10 words during the ride, partly because he was very timid and soft spoken, but also because the cage in my patrol unit makes it hard to understand anything said from the other side.
When I got to the jurisdiction line I decided to go a bit further to the gas station up the road. We got out and I brought his food to a picnic table telling him to sit down and eat and I got his belongings and sat them next to him. I asked him if he needed anything and he was hesitant to tell me, so I went in and bought an assortment of water, snacks, potted meat, medicine, and a few Ziploc bags with my own money. I say my own money, not to brag, but because I didn't clear it with my Chief to use hers and because I noticed something after the interaction. I noticed that I didn't really check the prices on anything before buying it. I only spent like $36 so it's not really a big deal but I realized after the fact that in most cases when I'm buying something for myself I always try to find the cheapest option, I am on a police officer's salary after all. It was odd. I brought him the stuff i bought and sat down at the table and asked him if I could ask him some questions and talk or if he just wanted me to leave. He said okay, and we talked for about 15 minutes.
James is a slender, tall man around 34 years old. His skin was in terrible condition because of being in the sun all day and not having a place to clean up. He was wearing black shorts and a light blue t-shirt, had long hair and patchy facial hair, both lighter in color like a dirty blonde. He spoke with an accent that almost sounded British, but later told me that it was because of his teeth, they were in bad shape because of his situation. In his back pack he had a few items of clothing, socks and shirts, and a book that I didn't get the title of. In the trash bag was trash and some half empty coke bottles and half eaten protein bars. It was apparent that he did not litter because of all the trash he had with him, which I thought was cool. Just as you wouldn't throw trash on your bedroom floor, he doesn't litter along his journey because the earth is his home. He seemed like a prideful man, didn't ask for anything and was skeptical of accepting things from me and even hesitated when we offered him a ride. May be because he doesn't trust police officers, but from the homeless people I've encountered they all are kind of prideful and don't ask for help unless they need it. There is a difference between actual homeless people and begging pan-handlers.
He told me he was going to St. Louis and when I asked why, he said "St. Louis Good, Florida Bad", which I found funny because Florida is a garbage place. The whole time I talked to him he spoke in short sentences, communicating like I would imagine an alien would. It was like talking to someone from another planet, probably because he doesn't really interact with many people and it was apparent that he was a little nervous because I am a cop. He said he has been stopped a few times by law enforcement and hadn't had a problem so that is good. He said he was coming from south of Ocala, Florida best he could remember and had been travelling for almost 3 weeks he thinks. I did some rough math and that averaged to somewhere between 20-25 miles a day. So, I asked him if he hitchhiked at all and he said every 2 or 3 days someone comes and offers him a ride, he said never purposely "thumbs it", but he doesn't always accept the offer. The conversation got a little deep when I asked him why he was homeless. I did not press him to speak to me, I assure you.
James said that at an early age, maybe 9 or 10 years old from what he can remember, he left home and never looked back. He said that his parents were abusive and that he remembers just leaving one day, with nothing but the clothes on his back. I was taken aback, I asked him how, how did he make it this long without either being picked up by some form of authority and put into the system through DHR or died because of the lack of any formal survival training, let alone just life skills. He said he learned. He said no one was around, and the forest was his home. My mind was blown. I asked him where he was born when I initially stopped him, to help dispatch with identifying him, and he said he had no idea. Unbelievable to me. After our conversation I told him to hold on and went to my car and got a flash light, pocket knife, old pair of boots and a boonie hat to give to him. I also wrote down my PO Box address, Email, and phone number on a piece of paper and folded it up with a business card and the rest of the cash in my wallet, put it in a Ziploc bag and told him to hold on to it. I told him to contact me if he ever got the opportunity, a post card, email, or phone call, anything. I said I'd love to hear from him along his journey if ever possible. He shook his head in agreement, we shook hands, and as I backed out to leave, he was throwing away the trash he had collected thus far in the trashcan at the gas station.
This isn't a story about how I did a great deed and should be praised for it. This is a story about how I was in the right place at the right time in the right circumstances to not only help a fellow human being, but to learn a little bit about myself. If I hadn't been called to help the County I would have never been looking for a man in that area and even if passed James on the road later I probably wouldn't have even stopped. Then, he would've just continued his journey along the road drifting from place to place just free as a bird. It made me think that if I took the time to follow a whim more often, stopping to talk to someone or doing something out of kindness, maybe it would be a good thing. I envy James in a way. That man has no responsibilities, no taxes or bills. He has no sense of time, just "walking in the sun and sleeping in the moon" according to him. He isn't obsessed with trivial meaningless things like social media and what silly thing the president said on twitter. Call me crazy, and I realize that I am blessed to have what I have, but there is something appealing about wandering freely in nature. The only thing he must do is survive. He is living like our cavemen/hunter and gatherer ancestors did, working together to live another day without being mauled by a beast or starving to death. It made me think of all the recent mass shootings and acts of violence going on around in this country. Maybe that is what this world is missing, a common mindset of community and survival. Maybe we would stop killing each other and realize that we should care for our fellow mankind, regardless of their status or appearance, to live harmoniously and happy, and cure this sickness we most certainly have. Now I realize that he could just be a man running from something or a murderer that gave me a fake name and story to avoid prison, but I'm glad that I met James Martin Lloyd. It was a good thing. Hopefully he makes it to St. Louis and if I hear from him I'll be sure to update you all.


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3 Ways You Can Be an Ally to Sexual Assault Survivors Today
"Part of addressing rape culture is being kind and generous to ourselves." – Jillian Vieria
Providing support for a survivor of sexual assault is one of the most important things that you can do, all while being mindful of your own feelings too. Jillian Vieria from The Kit provides us with essential advice for being an ally to sexual assault survivors in her article titled "3 Ways You Can Be an Ally Today to a Sexual Assault Survivor".
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In April, the company Acer has introduced gaming laptop Predator Triton 700. In the presence of 15-inch display, it stood out with a thickness of 18.9 mm and weight 2.6 kg. Acer Itself has not disclosed details about the settings, but relatively high cost suggests that the product has the performance components.
At Computex were disclosed details about this laptop. Turns out he actually is equipped with a GeForce GTX 1080, despite its small thickness.
This was made possible thanks to a new approach to the internal design of a mobile PC which Nvidia calls Max-Q. That is, Predator Triton 700 was the first of the presented laptops that use the principles of Max-Q.
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Armed for Change: Love as Political Practice
On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 6 pm, our Co-Founder, khoLi., chatted live with Kate Ellen, Kingston Farady, Monique Hankerson, Maggie Owsley ... and a few members of our extended community.
Khafra & Company understands that in these times, we must use all of our tools to create, effect, encompass, engender, negotiate, and perform the futures we envision. We must create a practice that serves us.
Using June Jordan as a grounding voice, the group joined together to crowdsource ways of using love as a political tool for a brighter, more equitable future.
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How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything … OR … "Doesn't your freedom deserve more?"
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- The Murder of Eric Garner
- The Death of the Miracle Disguised as Flesh: Amiri Baraka
And my all-time favorite piece … wait for it …
if God can cook
To many, a few of those links might not seem tragic. I understand this.
It's difficult to immediately parse out the ways in which one of the leading entertainment award shows negating (entirely) the work of black people, is inextricably linked to (or perhaps, simply telling of) American race relations.
The thing is, everyone didn't/doesn't feel this way.
Many of us (read: all your black friends) have continually made requests of all of us to critically discuss and challenge institutionalized racism and its affects on … well … all of us. And honestly, so many of us (read: mostly white people, but other ethnicities too) have refused to do so. Many of us have made racism — and all of its lasting attributes — a black thing.


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Efficient Constant Q Transform
Nov 21 2011 | 5:45 pm
Is there any way to implement a Constant Q transform in MaxMSP? A CQT is like Fourier transform except its bins are logarithmically-spaced instead of linear, so that all octaves have equal resolution. Which makes way more sense for music analysis.
Here is a paper by Miller Puckette on an efficient algorithm which makes use of the FFT "An Efficient Algorithm for the Calculation of a Constant Q Transform"
Here's another paper on an efficient algorithm: "Constant-Q transform toolbox for music processing"
If there is already a Max object for this, or if this is a problem which has already been solved, please let me know. Otherwise, any help in pointing me in the right direction as to how this ought to be best implemented would be awesome.
Nov 21 2011 | 8:50 pm
I don't know of an implementation of this transform in Max off the top of my head. There are some good clues in this paper:
I haven't read it that closely, but I think it wouldn't be rocket surgery to port that matlab implementation into a max object written in C. Or gen~, perhaps.
See also:
Feb 14 2012 | 9:17 am
I'm also very interested and will follow this thread. I'm totally aware that it's really over my capabilities both in maths and max and in my understanding the problem (for what I'd like to do) with Puckette's paper is that the process described is not inversible... but you can also have a look at this one : "Constructing an inversible constant-q transform with nonstationary Gabor frames"
Mar 17 2014 | 1:19 am
Chris Vik
I know this is quite old, but before I try to wrangle this myself ( and it will be a dodgy-arse wrangle ) was there anyone that found an answer?
I've been digging around to attempt a log spread fft freq output and much of the maths is quite over my head. After finding the "constant q transform" method, it seems like a great potential solution ( as opposed to simply reallocating linear bins into log bins as a post ftt process ).
Jan 02 2015 | 7:09 pm
The constant-q transform (as proposed by M.S.P. in the paper linked by cortexelus) has been implemented in Max as an eternal object. I have not yet verified myself that it works, and this thread is so old that the object may have been developed by one the early posters themselves, but here it is:
I figured I should post here for any future viewers of this thread.
Jan 02 2015 | 10:55 pm
Jan 11 2015 | 4:26 pm
Okay, so the complied project is dependent on FFTW libraries, available here:
However, after installing these libraries (./configure, make, make install), [constantq~] is still referencing a non-existent file path, "usr/local/lib/libfftw3f.3.dylib" Note: I have zero knowledge of C and program development
Also think I'll try and look at his source code, though it's dependent on a development later he built (flext) and another external library (blitz++)
Jan 26 2015 | 1:04 am
After lots of trial and error, I've identified (and resolved) problems with installation, and my fftw installation is now compatible with [constantq~]. In the ./configure stage, some special flags are required. The installation must be compiled for 32-bit architecture, which is a special flag for the compiler, specified by the "CC..." portion of the command. Secondly, the default installation is a static library, where dynamic is required; this is fixed through "--enable-shared." Lastly, the installation has to have the "--enable-float" flag. The command which worked for me is as follows:
./configure CC="gcc -arch i386" CXX="g++ -arch i386" --enable-shared --enable-float
Sep 24 2015 | 6:22 pm
You could also make your own implementation of a constant Q transform, by using the native msp object: fffb~
- Make chromatically spaced filters, by using a couple of fffb~'s, depending on how many bands you need. (each object has a max filter number of 50) - read help file. Or use quarter-note spaced filters, like the transform described by Judith C. Brown, in her paper (Calculation of a constant Q spectral transform, 1990).
- Then get the RMS/peak amplitude for each band, and collect it in a list. now you've got your own chroma-vector of size n...
You could potentially vary the q setting for each filter, to get variable bandwidth/time resolution for each band.
You may also adjust the gain of each filter in fffb~, this allows you to implement stuff like fletcher-munson - equal loudness curves, to more accurately describe the signals harmonic content, in a way that relates to human hearing.
It might not be the least cpu intensive solution, but its flexible and easy to work with. I've managed to achieve decent polyphonic analysis on old win xp computers, with max/msp 4.5 :-)
It might be worth a shot.
- gus
Jun 30 2017 | 4:50 pm
Nicholas Solem
I assume no one on here has since implemented an efficient constant-q transform? I'm trying to wrap my head around the Puckette & Brown paper referenced above, in an attempt to get pfft~ to transform to a constant q. But I want to make sure no one has done this already, as this is only a very small part of a bigger project.
The [constantq~] object referenced above doesn't seem like it will work for my purposes, because it outputs a list, as opposed to signal rate info. And I don't yet have C or C++ skills to modify it to my liking.
And Gus, I suppose that's an option, but probably too inefficient compared to converting an fft into a constant q, as described in the Puckette & Brown paper.
Jul 02 2017 | 3:13 am
Graham Wakefield
If all you really want is to dimension-reduce the FT spectrum into something closer to audible perception, maybe a bark or Mel scale analysis can work. There's a sketchy start toward this here:
Essentially this is chunking geometrically increasing numbers of input FFT bins into output CQ bins. (Which is related to what the morlet wavelet transform does too) But unlike what the P&B paper is talking about, this sketchy approach doesn't allow you to chose the f0 or the Q ratio. The f0 is going to be the center frequency of the lowest FFT bin, and the ratio between CQ bins is going to be powers of 2.
I'm not fully grasping the P&B paper, but it seems that given an f0 and Q ratio, one needs to precompute a matrix (a kernel) mapping a subset of the input FFT bins into each output CQ bin. I'd guess that this could also be done as a gen~-in-pfft~ thing, but would likely need some codeboxing.
My other question is -- when you say you prefer the output to not be a list, but a signal, I'm not sure what this would actually look like. The number of CQ bins should be less than the FFT frame size, so I guess the CQ bins *could* be packed into an audio signal -- but how would you use them? What do you want to do with the analysis?
Jul 02 2017 | 8:37 am
FWIW, analyzer~ will output bark bands. Also, zsa.mel~ and zsa.bark~
Jul 08 2017 | 6:50 pm
Nicholas Solem
Graham: Actually, I don't mind if f0 is automatically the lowest FFT bin. However, I believe that this won't work for what I need either, unfortunately.
The problem is that, after getting logarithmically spaced bins, I need to do some processing, and then convert back to linearly spaced bins. This needs to be as close to lossless as possible... and I believe that chunking several bins to get that spacing will end up losing data that cannot be retrieved after further processing.
And maybe the above will answer your question about list vs. signal. This is to be further processed, as opposed to merely viewed as analysis. Ideally, the signal would still look akin to the output out fftin~, carrying a real part per bin, an imaginary part per bin, and the current bin index.
mzed: unfortunately, those won't work for me, as they still output a list.
Jul 11 2017 | 2:38 pm
Graham Wakefield
About getting a close-to-lossless reversible transformation. There's a time/space tradeoff that corresponds to the spectral layout -- we have more high frequency bins than low frequency bins because there's more cycles per unit time at high frequencies, i.e. more information. Working in a log-spaced transform, if it is executed in fixed-sized chunks (which is true if it is derived from a Fourier transform), means discarding a lot of information, which means non-lossless reconstruction. A way around this would is to analyze different bands at different window sizes, where high frequency bin analyses run more frequently than the low frequency bin analyses. A wavelet-based analysis can do this.
Years ago I got interested in this problem and after reading the Computer Music Tutorial wanted to learn about wavelets. The easiest thing to do was a time-domain Haar wavelet analyzer & synthesizer, which was able to losslessly reconstruct the analyzed signal. The intermediate format has typically 10-13 bins (depends on how low frequency you want to go), log spaced. But the information is preserved: a higher frequency bin has more samples per window than a lower bin, so overall the same amount of information is present. Actually it could be fun to knock this up as a gen~ example, the process is interesting. But frankly most of the processes you apply in the intermediate domain result in some noisy modulation artifacts. Which isn't surprising considering the simplicity of the Haar wavelet.
Fancier wavelet and dictionary-based analyses can do better compression, but are much harder to write, and might not be easier to operate on in their transformed domains.
Jul 11 2017 | 5:44 pm
Graham Wakefield
Here's that Haar wavelet thing in gen~:
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Jul 11 2017 | 8:18 pm
Nicholas Solem
@Graham: thanks for that. Could any arbitrary wavelet potentially be used for this? I wonder if these distortions could be aided from different wavelet types. I messed around with wavelet~ from CNMAT too, but it's great that your implementation here provides frame and bin indexes.
FWIW, I actually got my logarithmic resampling to work! The problem was that I was trying to resample real and imaginary parts. Now, I'm only processing the magnitude with a logarithmic read function, then to get back to linear spacing, reading back from the logarithmically processed spacings exponentially. Then, this whole time phase was unprocessed, and is delayed to be matched with the re-read, re-linearized magnitudes.
Going back to the time domain, it sounds MUCH better than doing this with separate real and imaginary parts, but there is still some noise, esp. in the high frequencies. This problem is greatly helped by placing the pfft~ patch within a poly~ and upsampling by a factor of 4 or 8. That way, the bins that are most inaccurate by interpolating are irrelevant to the final output.
Nov 28 2018 | 3:12 pm
Waking this up again: I tried finding a compiled, up-to-date version of the constant-Q transform external. Does anyone know of an updated version? The version from grrrr yields: "constantq~: unable to load object bundle executable"
Feb 10 2019 | 9:22 pm
Martin Beck
Bump. I am also interested in... got my attention after watching this video especially the spectrum shown at 15:20
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In the past 15 years, anesthesia-assisted opioid withdrawal has been publicized as a fast, painless solution to heroin addiction, said Eric Collins, M.D., of Columbia division on substance abuse. Yet there's no good evidence that it works, and it costs as much as $15,000.
Action Points
- Advise interested patients that general anesthesia has inherent risks.
- Note that in this study anesthesia-assisted opioid detoxification did not markedly reduce withdrawal symptoms more than other methods.
- Note also that several life-threatening adverse effects were observed.
Dr. Collins and colleagues randomized 106 heroin addicts who were seeking treatment to detoxification with either general anesthesia, buprenorphine (an opioid partial antagonist), or clonidine (an alpha-2-adrenergic agonist that is the standard of care for treating withdrawal symptoms). The investigators reported in the Aug. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In all three arms, the detoxification was followed by treatment with the opioid antagonist naltrexone to prevent recurrent heroin abuse. Naltrexone was given on day 1 after anesthesia in the anesthesia group, was given on day 2 and 3 in the buprenorphine group, and was given on day 7 in the clonidine group.
The severity of withdrawal symptoms -- assessed using several common scales -- was similar in all three arms, the researchers found.
The study also found:
- 94% of the anesthesia participants and 97% of those taking buprenorphine were given naltrexone, compared with 21% for those on clonidine.
- There was no difference in how many patients in each arm completed in-patient treatment.
- There was a high rate of relapse to heroin. Only 11% of patients completed the 12-week treatment period and had fewer than two positive urine tests.
- Patients who stayed in the study long enough to receive natltrexone induction at the full 50 mg maintenance dose were at lower risk of dropping out (OR 0.28; 95% CI 0.15-0.51).
There were three potentially life-threatening adverse events among the anesthesia participants -- one case of severe pulmonary edema and aspiration pneumonia, one of diabetic ketoacidosis, and a bipolar mixed state requiring hospitalization.
The study "yields convincing evidence that this (anesthesia) procedure is neither effective nor safe," commented Patrick O'Connor, M.D., of the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven.
"Anesthesia-assisted detoxification should have no significant role in the treatment of opioid dependence," Dr. O'Connor argued in an editorial accompanying the Columbia study.
In the larger context, however, Dr. O'Connor argued that the study provides additional evidence that detoxification of heroin addicts -- or those addicted to other opioids -- is not likely to work "regardless of the protocol used."
Instead, he said, maintenance therapy, using methadone or buprenorphine, "should be considered first-line treatment."
Related article:
Primary Source
Journal of the American Medical Association
Source Reference: Collins ED et al. Anesthesia-Assisted vs Buprenorphine or Clonidine-Assisted Heroin Detoxification and Naltrexone Induction: A Randomized Trial. JAMA. 2005; 294:903-913
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Secondary Source
Journal of the American Medical Association
Source Reference: O'Connor PG. Methods of Detoxification and Their Role in Treating Patients With Opioid Dependence. JAMA. 2005; 294:961-963
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Hej Guys.
I made a little VBA-script i now i need it translated to Java script.
I made it in excel and now i need to use it in google sheets.
The VBA code is this:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim B As Range: Set B = Range("B:B")
Dim v As String
If Target.Column Mod 3 = 1 Then Exit Sub
Woorksheet3.Unprotect Password:="abc"
Application.EnableEvents = False
v = Target.Value
If v = "x" Then Target.Offset(0, 1) = Now()
If v = "1" Then Target.Offset(0, 1) = Now()
Application.EnableEvents = True
Woorksheet3.Protect Password:="abc"
End Sub
Hope someone can help!
Well if you wrote it, you know what it does and how it works.
So shouldn't this request be in a Javascript forum?
That's like writing a story in French, wanting to translate it into German, but posting it to a French forum ???
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> Hey, I loved the soundtrack. I downloaded it off of the new Napster and
> burned it on a cd. But I was wondering if anyone has the covers back and
> front so I can print them out? Thanks for all help.
try https://www.mega-search.net ... but hey...please have some respect to the composer and buy this album if you can...


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I've been telling it like it is for nine years but it is time to say farewell to The Scottish Sun says John Hartson
The former Celtic star hasn't been afraid to ruffle some feathers along the way but feels now is the right time to move on
WHEN I was ill with cancer the paper was always there for me.
During my darkest days as a compulsive gambler, my column gave me an escape.
I've got married again. I've had three more kids.
Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
I've set up my own charity foundation and moved back to Scotland from Wales.
Throughout all that, The Scottish Sun has been there.
But after nine years of ups and downs — longer than I had at any club I ever played for, by the way — I reckon it's time for me to ask for a free transfer.
So this is my final column, the last time I'll write for Scotland's No 1 newspaper.
Some people might be glad to see the back of me, especially the ones I've criticised.
But I reckon I can leave with my head held high.
'RACIST AND SECTARIAN'Racist yob admits filming himself while chanting vile abuse about Celtic star Scott Sinclair
DEM DEALKaramoko Dembele signs Celtic contract and insists playing for the Hoops first team is his goal
HAYES AND MEANSHayes, Brown, Armstrong and Sinclair - has the SPFL tweeted Celtic's midfield for next season?
TWITTER DISASTERFans offer Celtic target Jonny Hayes advice after Aberdeen star deletes all of his tweet history
Since signing for the paper in 2008 I must have written around 350 articles.
And let me tell you, every single word has been mine.
What has gone in these pages under my name has been my view and nobody else's.
Not everyone will have agreed with some of the things I've had to say down the years.
But it's been important to me that I've given my true opinion.
For me there are too many pundits and columnists who take good money from this business without being willing to say anything that might upset anyone.
But the day I started this role I vowed that would never be me.
John Hartson on Rangers, Ally McCoist, David Moyes, Leigh Griffiths and Joey Barton – we pick out SunSport legend's best bits
It wasn't always easy, though. Everyone knows Celtic is a club close to my heart, having played there for six years.
I've never tried to hide that.
But there have been times when I've had to be critical of some of the people there and I make no apology for it.
That was my job as a columnist and had I not been honest I wouldn't have been able to look myself in the mirror.
To some Celtic supporters I was out of order simply because I used to play for the club.
I've lost count of the number of times a taxi driver has picked me up from Glasgow Airport and given me abuse about something I've written.
Equally, I could tell you about dozens of occasions when people have told me I'd nailed it.
I've needed to have a thick skin to do this job.
But that goes with the territory when you work for the biggest newspaper in the country.
If everyone agreed with everything I wrote then I wouldn't have been doing my job properly.
It's been tough at times. For instance, I've considered Ally McCoist a good personal friend of mine for a number of years now.
We've been on loads of golf days together and he's someone I have a huge amount of respect for.
But when he was at Rangers as manager I had to be honest and say I didn't think he was doing a very good job.
Coisty wouldn't have been very happy about that but he will have known I had to call it as I saw it.
Chances are David Moyes or Ronny Deila wouldn't have been as forgiving.
Again, I didn't miss them when they got their jobs at Manchester United and Celtic.
I wrote the day Moyes was appointed that he was completely out of his depth and wouldn't have any success at Old Trafford.
With Deila I said getting the Celtic job was like him winning the lottery.
Did I care what they thought about me? Not really, no.
But the fact is I could go to bed at night knowing that I was simply giving my honest opinion.
As a player I can honestly say that I didn't ever mind a pundit giving me a hard time.
I always realised it went with the territory of being at a massive club like Celtic.
I always read columns on me and if someone was laying into me then I'd try and respect their point of view.
I was sent off nine times in my career so it's fair to say I maybe deserved a little bit of stick every now and again.
With this season coming to an end, though, the sports editor and I have both agreed that now is probably the right time to bring the column to an end.
It's made me think of everything that's gone on in my life during the past nine years.
So much has happened in that time.
Being diagnosed with testicular cancer was life-changing but people won't know that for months the paper honoured my contract even when I wasn't able to write my column.
At an extremely worrying time for me and my family that meant so much. I'll never forget that.
When I was battling my addiction for compulsive gambling — as I still do to this day — I was able to use this space in the paper to warn others of the dangers.
I'll miss putting my views across but as everyone always says the best things always come to an end.
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If you're seeing this in the /var/log/syslog on your BIND DNS server:
Jul 14 00:56:13 kla-dns-01 named[8255]: error (unexpected RCODE REFUSED) resolving '18.104.22.168.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN': 22.214.171.124#53
..it means that a client has asked your server to look up a domain name that your server didn't know about, and when it forwarded the request to it's forwarders, the remote DNS server refused to respond. A packet trace on your DNS server shows exactly what's happening:
root@dns1:/# tcpdump -n -s 1514 -v 'port 53' tcpdump: listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 1514 bytes 00:56:09.686771 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 62, id 44942, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) 10.5.11.101.42237 > 10.0.10.10.53: 17985+ PTR? 126.96.36.199.in-addr.arpa. (42)
^… One of your clients sends a request to your DNS server asking for the reverse-IP request (a "PTR" request) for the domain-name corresponding to IP address 22.214.171.124 (expressed in reverse as "220.127.116.11.in-addr.arpa.")
00:56:09.687284 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 28584, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 81) 10.0.10.10.6374 > 10.0.0.2.53: 26305+% [1au] PTR? 220.127.116.11.in-addr.arpa. (53)
^… The DNS server forwards the reverse-IP request to it's "upstream" forwarder DNS server, 10.0.0.2.
00:56:12.218438 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 39251, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 81) 10.0.10.10.27738 > 220.127.116.11.53: 63185% [1au] PTR? 126.96.36.199.in-addr.arpa. (53)
^… After 3 seconds without a reply, the server sends the request to it's next forwarder, 184.108.40.206.
00:56:13.018706 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 34335, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 81) 10.0.10.10.37801 > 220.127.116.11.53: 55483% [1au] PTR? 184.108.40.206.in-addr.arpa. (53)
^… 800ms later, the server repeats the request to it's forwarder, 184.108.40.206.
00:56:13.251686 IP (tos 0x4, ttl 53, id 48502, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 81) 22.214.171.124.53 > 10.0.10.10.37801: 55483 Refused- 0/0/1 (53)
^ … The "upstream" forwarder DNS responds with the answer it received, REFUSED! Your DNS server then logs this rejection to syslog:
Jul 14 00:56:13 kla-dns-01 named[8255]: error (unexpected RCODE REFUSED) resolving '220.127.116.11.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN': 184.108.40.206#53
^… The log says that your server received a response code of "REFUSED" when it was trying to ask upstream DNS server 18.104.22.168 for the PTR record "220.127.116.11.in-addr.arpa".
If you're seeing a lot of these, this may be a "harmless" message indicating that the DNS server is being asked (over and over again) to reverse-resolve the unknown remote server that's been trying to contact your client (10.5.11.101 in this example).
Indeed, if we check /var/log/auth.log on the client that's been sending the DNS request, we can see that a remote server has been trying repeatedly to exploit an old SSH bug, and the client machine has been trying to reverse-resolve that remote server, in order to know it's name:
Jul 14 00:56:19 kla-splunk-01 sshd[29635]: Received disconnect from 126.96.36.199: 11: Bye Bye [preauth] Jul 14 00:56:20 kla-splunk-01 sshd[29637]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key


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Did you know that TCHA offers summer fundraisers to help pay for TCHA classes and activities? Anyone who works at one or all of the fundraising events will receive a portion of the profits. Your amount will then be credited to your account and can be applied to fall or spring classes and/or the musical participation fee.
Here are the fundraisers scheduled for this summer:
June 1: Valleyfair (must by 16 years old and up; sign up ASAP! One spot left!)
June 25-26: Rosemount Von Hanson's Brat Stand
August 27-28: Apple Valley Von Hanson's Brat Stand
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'House of Cards' Creators Present New Hulu Space Drama 'The First' Starring Sean Penn
Embarking on a terraforming mission.
It appears the series creators of House of Cards have jumped ship from Netflix to Hulu for a brand new series about space exploration ala Lost in Space called The First. The series stars Sean Penn as one member of a team of colonizers ready to embark for Mars and a terraform mission while their families struggle trying to cope that they may never see their loved ones again. The astronaut alternatively must deal with the pressures of their personal sacrifices as well as being the first humans to make it to Mars.
The First premieres Friday, September 14 on Hulu.
In related news, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel has a new trailer.
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Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful for a unique musical event: the 2018 Rocky Top Pickin' Party. This music-filled night will feature the musical talents of Roger Alan Wade and Marigold Moon, at the historic Mabry-Hazen House, just one mile east of downtown Knoxville.
This family-friendly and waste-free fundraiser for KKB is unlike any other in Knoxville. In between sets, pickers of all levels will form break out pickin' parties around the grounds. Bring an instrument to join the sessions and receive a free beer/beverage. There will be food trucks on site. Beer will be provided by Elkmont Exchange, and cocktails from Sugarlands Distilling Company will be on offer. All proceeds from beer and cocktails will benefit KKB.
Come join KKB for a relaxing fall evening of music, pickin', food, and friends.
All proceeds benefit Keep Knoxville Beautiful's programs.
Adult Advance Ticket (until Midnight on Thursday, 9/28): $5
Adult At-the-Door Ticket: $10
Kids under 12: Free
Bring an instrument to join the pickin' sessions and get one free beer/beverage!
Visit the Rocky Top Pickin' Party event page for more information.
Want to volunteer for the Rocky Top Pickin' Party? We have shifts available from 5pm-8pm and 8pm-11pm. All volunteers will receive a t-shirt and free admission. Sign up to volunteer: https://www.volunteeretn.org/opportunity/a0C1J00000GLZB9UAP


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Meeting Nights: Mondays 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
City View United Church - 6 Epworth Ave. - See Map
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September 2019
Welcome to New and Returning Beavers!
It is always a pleasure to see our new and returning Beavers. We hope that you have had a safe and happy summer. We are looking forward to a great season. There are lots of fun themes and activities planned.
Weekly Meetings
Our weekly meetings run from 6:30-7:30PM on Monday evenings at City View United Church. Meetings are usually cancelled on holiday Mondays.
We do a lot of active games and we go outdoors when the weather permits. As such, please make sure your child comes to meetings with appropriate footwear. The Church lacks a water fountain, so we ask that Beavers come with a water bottle, clearly labeled with their name.
September Activities - Dates to be announced later:
** Building Forts
Outside building fort structures with sticks if weather permits. Please come dressed for being outside. Children are welcome to bring flashlights and remember to bring a water bottle. If the weather is poor, we will move indoors.
** Indoor Games and Crafts
Games selected will be ones that can be safely enjoyed indoors.
******************************************************************************** Apple Day
Each year, our Colony participates in Scout Apple Day, which is one of our major fundraising events. This year, Apple Day date, time and location will be posted at a later date.
Through Apple Day, youth receive donations from the public and present an apple in appreciation. Money raised during Apple Day (as with our other fundraisers) goes towards improving the Scouting program through registration fee subsidies, outings, camping equipment, training and many other endeavours.
******************************************************************************** Fall walk to the playground\park – Bring flashlights
We will be walking to "City View Park" which is a 5 minute walk from the church on Canter Blvd to have fun playing at the park. Please dress for the weather and bring a flash light as it begins to get dark by 7 pm. If the weather is poor we will stay at the church.
** Building Flyers" – testing them outside if weather permits
We will be creating paper gliders and if the weather permits, fly them outside. Please have the Beavers come prepared to go outside during the evening.
The Beaver uniform consists of a hat, a vest, and a necker. (The necker and crests are given out at the Investiture ceremony for new beavers). We would like each Beaver to have a complete uniform before the Tail Ceremony and Investiture which will occur in mid- October.
At our Tail Ceremony, the Beavers receive a tail to fasten to their hats. The colour corresponds to their age - brown for the 5-year olds, blue for the 6-year olds, and white for the 7-year olds. All new beavers joining the colony will be invested on this night and will be given the colony's Beaver Scout Necker.
Volunteers Needed
I wish to point out that we are in need of additional trained volunteer members, to support the great program of which we are very proud. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please refer to Info For Volunteers on our website. Please note that in recognition of the time that volunteers devote to the Group, registration of one child of a full time active registered volunteer is reduced by 50%.
We would also like parents of Beavers to volunteer, where possible, to do a 30 minute shift to assist the Scouters. If you are interested, please let us know at your earliest convenience which time period you would prefer.
The website for our Colony can be found at: http://115thphscouts.tripod.com/id17.html
E-mail List
If you have any questions about our Beaver Colony, meetings, or upcoming events, please don't hesitate to e-mail us firstname.lastname@example.com and we will reply as soon as possible. Contact information for specific Beaver leaders is given below. We routinely send the Beaver Tales newsletter, as well as other important updates, via e-mail.
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Revisiting Late Marvel Conan
I don't often revise my web articles aside from addressing typographical errors, but I wanted to take another crack at this particular entry, because I don't think it was fair or well considered. Heck, I hadn't even finished reading one of the volumes when I wrote this.
Dark Horse has been reprinting the entire Marvel run on Conan now for multiple years. I'm a latecomer to the comic, even in reprint form, so the stories are new to me.
I read and enjoyed many of the Roy Thomas written run (volumes 1-14, although 15-17 have additional Thomas penned stories). Experimentation with reading the tales by other writers in 15-17 led me to conclude that, as promised, the non-Thomas Conan is pretty wretched, so I've held off reading any more until he rejoined the mag in volume 31. (I should add that I do hear good things about Priest's run on the Marvel Conan and will probably check one of those collections out before much longer.)
But the point of this brief post is a look at these final Thomas collections, and they're substantially better than the ones that appeared immediately following the departure of Thomas.
I wasn't as keen on Volume 31, which is overburdened with the presence of Red Sonja, who's constantly grousing or ready to fight someone/thing. Maybe it's me, but I've never much enjoyed the character. That said, it has a nice sword-and-sorcery vibe to it, and some of the individual issues work very nicely.
Volume 32 is pretty strong, with a number of good stories. The Shuma Gorath plot, about an evil priesthood summoning a forgotten, Lovecraftian God, is somehow more "Marvel" than Conan, but there are still some excellent sword-and-sorcery moments throughout the issue, particularly when Conan is forced to ally with an ancient and devious wizard.
Volume 33 opens with the conclusion of the Shuma Gorath arc, over two issues, and I'm sad to say it reaches an overly busy conclusion. However, once Shuma Gorath is finally over, Conan is adventuring again with only a single companion, and the tales in 33 get more and more interesting — I especially liked the last four issues, which are freely adapting Clifford Ball's "The Thief of Forthe" and a Leonard Carpenter TOR Conan novel. Those issues are right up there with some of the best Roy Thomas Conan from any previous issue. As a matter of fact, since the conclusion of the arc isn't in this volume, I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing how volume 34 finishes it up.
Volume 34 will be the last to see print, and it's going to be bittersweet. Admittedly I haven't enjoyed some of these later stories as much as earlier ones, but even an average Roy Thomas Conan story is head and shoulders above almost any other Conan pastiche, and there's still some grand storytelling going on here. The guy GETS Conan as a character and respects Robert E. Howard's work, and is an excellent plotter/writer/creator of dialogue. We're very, very lucky that he helmed the Marvel Conan franchise for so long. As a matter of fact I can't help wishing there was more Conan from him. The twelve issues he did for the Dark Horse comic line are among my very favorites from the whole new Conan run, and, as a matter of fact, were so good they're what got me to finally take a look at his Marvel Conan work.
Fortunately, I still have a number of unread Savage Sword of Conan collections left on the shelves. It's nice to have treasures yet to explore. I know from experience that there are a handful of Savage Sword writers besides Thomas who can pen a good tale–and, as a final treat, I left some of the RT issues unread so I could enjoy them later, and those will have Buscema artwork to boot.


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The community based programs are conducted on five different modules:
This module includes direct interaction with various communities providing basic knowledge and spreading awareness on importance of general financial topics including saving, banking, reducing unnecessary expenditures, record keeping, insurance and micro insurance, etc. Different groups such as women, youths, children, marginalized communities, special needs groups, remittance sending and receiving communities, professionals of different fields, local representatives, etc. are targeted for this basic program.
People of semi-urban as well as rural areas are targeted through this module. Since the audience for this program are categorized as basic level, we use approaches such as street drama, motivational speech, flip-chart presentations, informative songs, poetry and slam poetry, stories, etc. through a one-day, three hour program. We have conducted this program in several locations inside Kathmandu valley and in rural parts of the country outside valley.
This is a specialized program designed in collaboration with Nepal Rastra Bank which is focused in spreading awareness on importance and need of banking. It includes topics such as types of banks, difference between saving and credit cooperatives and banks, individual vs institutional borrowings, currency, usage of ATM, cheques, and other various banking products.
It is targeted towards the remittance receiving communities in rural parts of Nepal where basic financial knowledge is found to be lacking. Proper usage and channelizing of the income received from remittance is mainly focused in the program. This is designed as a one-day, two hour program. Till date, we have conducted this module in 5 districts all over Nepal, including Jhapa, Chitwan, Gorkha, Dailekh and Doti.
This module is designed in collaboration with Nepal Insurers' Association focusing on the micro insurance products' awareness. It is targeted towards the heavily affected areas during the earthquakes. Modes such as flip chart and pictographic presentations, interesting and informative songs and poems, motivational speech, and booklets distribution were used to deliver the intended messages. People of rural households were informed about the different products of micro insurance and were also encouraged to use them.
We have conducted this program in 30 different localities of earthquake affected area and are currently working on executing the same model in other parts of the nation as well. The total duration of this program is one hour, where general awareness on the product and coordination between the audience and respective authority is also arranged.
This module is focused on spreading awareness on the existence of various life and non-life insurances. Target audience are informed about the process of getting policies, payment of premiums, protection against various risks, making claims, and mistakes to avoid during claim.
This program is conducted in different rural as well as urban parts of the nation. The total duration of the Insurance awareness module is two hours. Different modes of delivery such as PowerPoint presentation, audio and visuals presentation, insurance related stories and case studies, poetry, songs, etc. are used. Apart from general awareness, we have also designed special advanced insurance related training for professionals of different fields focusing on tax benefits from insurance.
The Investment module is a two hour intensive training based module targeted towards the general public to make them aware about the various opportunities in the investment avenue. In this program, topics such as importance of investment, concept of inflation, land as an investment vehicle, IPOs and Secondary market share investments, mutual funds, brokers and commissions are included.
This program is conducted in semi-urban as well as urban areas for general public and also for interested individuals. To deliver the intended messages, we use different modes such as PowerPoint presentation, audio and visuals presentation, insurance related stories and case studies, poetry, songs, etc.


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"Fate is destined for one fennec when he bumps into a raccoon one morning. Theyd fall in love, and eventually become mates. But shes not the only one fighting for the young fennecs heart."
do to some problems we have to stop ways of the heart for a undetermined amount of time
so starting tomorrow new comic call hybrid life
which takes place at MSU. so if you love our comics and want to learn more about the mysterious MSU follow us there
if you have a appearance booked in ways of the heart email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and i will transfer your appearance to the new comic or you can just wait and hope we start up ways of the heart again.
i think that's everything well hopefully i will see you all there.
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Do you throw your jewelry on the bathroom counter or on top of the dresser? Our jewelry tray will help you keep your counter-top and the top of your dresser less cluttered.
The jewelry tray is white and black stripe with "Mrs." written in gold lettering on the center of the tray with gold edges.
Material: Ceramic
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EY will host its annual Elements of Success Program at the University of Washington Foster Business School (Paccar Hall Room 290) on Thursday, September 24th and we are asking for volunteers to network with students, deliver presentations and assist with mock interviews.
The purpose of the Elements of Success Program is to expose diverse students to a professional services firm like EY and prepare them for career fairs, leadership conferences/interviews and club presentations.
The half day will consist of presentations discussing the do's and don'ts of dressing, interviewing, networking, communications styles and resume writing. Immediately following the presentations, networking receptions and/or real-time feedback will be provided to the student participants.
The areas where we will really need NABA volunteers is the Resume building workshop/reviews and the Mock Interviews. The more time we can get volunteers to attend the better but we understand you are busy, so we are asking for these as the most important items.
Please sign up to volunteer and indicate your selected event/time preference for participation in the recruiting schedule below via e-mail to Andre Gill-McVey at email@example.com by September 11.
For any questions regarding this event, please contact Andre Gill-McVey at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (206) 310-2739.
(See 2015 EOS Recruiting Schedule/Agenda below)
Arrivals & set-up
TBD (at least 8)
8:30 - 9:00am
Breakfast, network with students
9:00 - 9:15am
Campus recruiting or professionals
TBD x 2
9:15 - 9:40am
Resume building workshop
Professional volunteer
Manager and above
9:40 - 10:15am
Interview skills workshop
Professional volunteer
Manager and above
10:15 - 10:55am
Mock interviews
Professional volunteers
Manager and above x 6-8
10:55 - 11:35am
11:35 - 12:15pm
Personal Branding/Networking
Professional volunteer
Manager and above
12:15 - 12:40pm
NABA student conference comments
NABA volunteer to be determined
Andre Gill-McVey
12:40 - 12:55pm
Campus recruiting or professional
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MONTPELIER: April 22 – The Montpelier Junior High Lady Locos placed second in an April 22 home tri-meet with Edgerton and Fairview.
The Lady Locos' finished with 56 points, 11 points shy of first place Fairview.
After the meet, Coach Jason Johnson said, "Jacqueline Carlson paced the team with a pair of first place finishes in the 1600M and the 800M. Also receiving first place points were Hanna Bumb in the 200 Hurdles (Personal Record or PR), Rebekah Carr in the high jump (PR), and the 4 X 100 relay team of Lauren Cooley, Joy Scholma, Chelsea Graham, and Hannah Bumb. Earning second place honors were Kennedy Lamberson in the shot (PR), Katie Taylor in the disc, and the 4 X 200 relay team of Tiarra Tibbetts, Jaelyn Lyons, Destiny Oliphant, and Ashley Tingley. Earning third place points were Rebekah Carr in both the 110 Hurdles (PR) and the long jump, Chelsea Graham in the 100M (PR), Aubree Moss in both the 1600M (PR) and the 800M, Ashley Tingley in the 200M (PR), Kimme Engels in the 400M, Jaelyn Lyons in the 200 Hurdles (PR), Katie Taylor in the shot (PR), and Kennedy Lamberson in the disc. Fourth place points were earned by Hanna Bumb in the 100 Hurdles (PR), Lydia Grime in the 400M, Chelsea Graham in the 200 Hurdles (PR), and Alexis Marihugh in the disc (PR)."
The following Montpelier first place finishes were posted by event…
High Jump-Carr-M-4′ 6″
200 Hurdles-Bumb-M-35.13
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An abattoir was closed down after a shocking video emerged showing the appalling conditions in which animals are slaughtered - some being subjected to 'torture' before they are killed.
The sickening footage shows pigs, cows, sheep and horses suffering in horrifying conditions as they are killed for their meat.
Distressingly, the video appears to show animals still fully awake and conscious of their surroundings as they are subjected to the painful and fatal procedures.
It was uploaded to YouTube by the L214 Association.
French actress Helene de Fougerolles narrates the video, guiding viewers through graphic scenes that were reportedly filmed at the Abattoir d'Ales in southern France.
Over fifty hours of footage were recorded in the slaughterhouse by someone who was reported to have 'inside access'.
In the clip, viewers see pigs being gassed with carbon dioxide, squealing in desperation as they fight for air.
It's then revealed that the pigs sometimes wake up after being 'stunned' and are completely alive and aware as their throats are slit and they are hung up by their feet.
Similar footage showed a lamb's throat being slit - not completely killing it - as it writhed on a metal table.
It appeared that it was left to die a slow and painful death as blood dripped from its neck.
Not long after the clip was released, the town's mayor Max Roustan closed the abattoir down while he carried out an investigation after revealing that he was "moved by the images".
Brigitte Gothière, co-founder of L214, told French media: "These animals are dying in terrible conditions, it's absolutely awful."
She added: "Of course, we are glad that they've closed, but we are hoping this goes further, we hope it kicks off a public debate on the closure of all abattoirs in France."
The abattoir, which processes 3,000 horses, 20,000 pigs, 40,000 sheep and 6,000 cattle each year, refused to speak to media about the scandal.


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Pension case on the fast track
The Illinois Supreme Court gets it. The justices have agreed to fast track the case challenging Illinois' government pension reforms. That means they understand the state is in dire financial shape and future spending hangs on the case's outcome. Illinois' pension debt is more than $110 billion and growing. The justices realize that every day without a decision puts the state and its taxpayers in that much deeper of a hole.
Oral arguments are expected in March.
State leaders need to know where the court stands on the constitutionality of the reforms so they can plan their next steps. Some civic leaders want lawmakers to be thinking about what they will do if the law gets thrown out. No doubt they are. But there are so many variations of what the court could do – throw it out completely, keep certain parts – that hypothetical planning is not much help.
Let's hope the justices also understand that the extreme pension guarantees in the state Constitution are cost-prohibitive and so threaten the future of Illinois that they cannot be allowed to stand.


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Petersburg City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. James Victory is retiring after three years on the job. During those three years, Victory has been credited with starting to turnaround the city's school system.
During Victory's relatively short tenure,
Petersburg City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. James Victory is retiring after three years on the job. During those three years, Victory has been credited with starting to turnaround the city's school system.
During Victory's relatively short tenure, the school system has:
- Expanded both A.P. Hill and J.E.B. Stuart elementary schools, adding more classrooms, multipurpose rooms, libraries and safer parent/school-bus drop-off and pick-up locations. The capital investment in both schools totalled about $9.09 million.
- Improved technology that includes Promethean interactive whiteboards and the first fully-approved, updated Technology Plan that the district has had in several years; instituted online SOL testing and increased bandwidth for computers on the Internet.
- Hired better teachers after getting a more competitive pay scale for educators. The school system made a strong effort to recruit highly qualified new teachers and eliminated the days of large numbers of teacher vacancies.
- Doubled the number of schools that have been fully accredited through the state's Standards Of Learning testing. When Victory arrived only two schools were fully accredited. In September, for the first time ever, Petersburg High School achieved fully accreditation through SOL testing.
"He's done a great job of turning around the school system," said John Hart, president of the Petersburg Citywide PTA.
"We need to continue this forward momentum. I think we're on schedule to have even more schools accredited this year than last year," Hart said.
Victory, who is retiring after 33 years in education, said publicly announcing his decision during a Petersburg School Board meeting on Wednesday night.
Mayor Annie M. Mickens said that Victory's legacy will likely include the improvements in school performance and initiatives as well as relationship building. "He's done a great deal to improve relationships between the City Council and the School Board," Mickens said. "I thank him for everything that he's done in the school system."
Additionally, Mickens said that Victory has created new relationships and partnerships within the community, including programs with Virginia State University and Richard Bland College of the College of William & Mary.
But Dr. Victory has done something else for the Petersburg school system. He has restored confidence and hope in students, educators and the community that the schools can be markedly better. For years, the schools had received one bad report after another; the schools were failing, the schools were criticized as among the worst in the state, the state was on the verge of taking over the schools.
Dr. Victory changed all that. When he first came to town, Victory said he believed that the Petersburg Public School System has the potential to have exceptional schools. He said it was possible to have a "world-class system."
And in three years, he worked to make it happen. Petersburg may not have a world-class education system yet, but we are moving in that direction. That goal is no longer a dream, but it seems attainable. For that, we can thank Dr. James Victory.


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"This is New York" is a new series on New York personalities, focusing on the very personal–and sometimes quirky–style and attitude that make a New Yorker. I draw inspiration daily from my fellow urbanites donning their unique "uniforms", sometimes with a signature New Yorker Tote, Bloomingdale's bag, or Fendi backpack. To me, they are what make New York, New York.
One of my favorite things to do while traveling is to capture the essence of the place and people through painting and drawing. I'm very interested in illustrating for travel magazines, blogs, etc. I have a painterly style that often mixes in pen and ink, and other mediums. Contact me for work in this area.
Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Sacre Coeur, Montmartre
A bustling tourist hub, Montmartre
Le Vieux Basin, Honfleur (Normandy)
The village of Etretat, Normandy
Lugano, Switzerland
Mountains and lakes, Lugano, Switzerland
The medieval village of Dinan, France
Le falaise d'Amont and the tiny church on the hilltop, Chapelle Notre Dame de la Garde, Etretat
Bathers, Etretat (France)
From a series on people called "Instances"
Beachgoers, Maui
Montauk beach in the fog
La Jolla, California
Taj Mahal in Pink
The Duomo Cathedral, Milan
Vignettes from daily life, travels, and performances done in color pencil, wash, and ink.
Mariage Fréres, Paris
Aristocrats at the Met Museum
The Old Lighthouse Museum, Stonington, CT
The Old Lighthouse Museum & DuBois Beach, Stonington, CT
Mystic Seaport, Connecticut
Lugano lakeside, sunset
A young group of deaf-mutes, Café Mosquée, Paris
Moroccan motif, Café Mosquée, Paris
The dining room, Café Mosquée, Paris
Forgotten in the crowd
Riding home from school
The actors, from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania and Bottom, Lysander and Helena, from A Midsummer Night's Dream
A scene from The Rivals, a comedic play by the New York State Theatre
Landscapes, vignettes, and historical places done in oil and dry pastel
Taj Mahal, an ode to love
Sunrise over the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
The living tree
Bryant Park vignette, New York
The cats of the Savannah B&B
Kings-Tisdell Cottage, a Black History Museum, Savannah
Central Park vignette, autumn
The colors of Autumn, Central Park
A boat cruise down the Arne River, Dinan
Montauk beach vignette
Sayulita palm tree, Mexico
The Charles W Morgan whaling ship, asail
Flowers, trees, and nature are an amazing source of inspiration for me, and a joy to draw. Most of the pieces shown here are from my recent travels to France and southern Switzerland.
People smelling roses at The Museum of Romantic Life, Paris
Vignette, The Museum of Romantic Life, Paris
Flowers growing on the cliffs of Camaret-sur-Mer, Brittany
Irises and Violets
Poppies, Jardin du Luxembourg
Flowers, Jardin du Luxembourg
Vignette, Jardin du Luxembourg
Statue and flora, Jardin du Luxembourg
The Olive Grove, Lugano
Poppies and Allium, Jardin du Luxembourg
Poppies and Allium, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Roses, Musée Rodin, Paris
Roses, Musée Romantique, Paris
Tulips in the Twilight
Tulips in blossom
I love to work in both paper and fabric collage, creating my own painted paper and using various printed materials. A series of book covers shows this in the Clients section.
Book cover concepts, Kissing Kate
Book cover concepts, Then Came Christmas
Kissing Kate book cover art inspired by Matisse
Old village of Gandria, southern Switzerland
Torii and Japanese Garden
This is a different aspect of my work, but one I equally love to do. The work in this category is either done completely in a digital format, or mixed in with hand-drawn elements.
From a series of conceptual illustrations on travel, culture, & people
The popular fish market, Paris
Old man at the counter
On the stoop
Refugees seeking shelter, New York City
On the bus
In conversation
Spiffy poodle owner, NYC
A scene from The Rivals, a comedic play by the New York State Theatre. See more here.
Cat nap on the blue chair
The following ten pieces are from a series of sequential illustrations for an educational mobile app teaching literacy to young children. See more under Mobile App.
Hand-lettering and calligraphy have always been a love of mine. Here are several examples in different styles. Some have been used on book covers and on my children's book, Grow, Watermelon, Grow.


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I run 4 types of workshop; taster in gilding and calligraphy, oil based gilding, glass gilding and calligraphy. Details of the content of these workshops are below. In addition to this, I can bespoke workshops for you and your guests. We find our workshops can be a great way to spend a special occasion such as a day-time activity for a hen-do, a birthday or retirement party, to name just a few.
Upcoming Workshops
27th November, 6:30-8:30pm at The Granville
Saturday 14th December, 2:00-3:00pm at The Granville
Brief Description of Workshops
Glass Gilding
In this workshop you will learn the techniques for glass gilding, achieving a mirror
finish to your work. You will learn how to prepare your surface, apply gold and finish your
works to professional quality. This workshop is either 1 day or 2 half days. Participants will work on a piece of glass and learn how to prepare the glass for gilding, make water based gilding size, apply 23ct gold leaf using a gilders tip and applying their design.
Taster Gilding & Calligraphy Workshop
Perfect for hen do's, baby-showers or corporate/team building days.
During this 3 hour session you will acquire the basic understanding a skills to develop your calligraphy and oil based gilding with confidence. You will on 2 projects, gilded plant pot to your design and a basic modern calligraphy alphabet. You will also receive a starter kit to go away with. Our aim is for you to go away with the confidence to practise and experiment this mediums in your style.
Introduction to Oil Based Gilding
This course teaches the basics of oil based gilding. With an introduction to tools and products it is designed to give individuals the confidence to apply this skill to home crafts. In this workshop participants will work on 2 different projects. Gilding a frame and also doing more detailed gilding and applying it to lettering on a tile.
This is ideal for the occasional crafter. A 4 hour sessions with 2 breaks that allow ample time for gilding size to dry so that customers can get the best results.
Introduction to Modern Calligraphy
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of modern calligraphy. From how to hold the pen, brush strokes, nib pressure and be provided with guides. Ahead of the course they will be asked to bring a quote that they would like to work on and will go away with a small starter pack.


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Monthly Archives: November 2018
2018-2019 Member Directory Available
The new membership directory is available! If you're a member and need access, please email wpllawebmaster[at]gmail.
AALL Emerging Leader Nominations
AALL is now accepting nominations for the Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes newer members who have made significant contributions to the profession and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing excellence.
Selection criteria include:
· The nominee must be a member in good standing of AALL
· The nominee must be in his/her first 10 years of law library experience
· The nominee must not have previously received an Emerging Leader Award
· The nominee must have made a significant contribution to the Association and/or the profession.
· The nominee must have shown outstanding promise for continuing service and leadership. Specific examples of his/her continuing activities must be provided.
Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.
The nomination deadline is February 1. Letters of recommendation can take some time to gather and holidays are approaching, so we encourage you to begin the process as soon as possible in order to meet the deadline.
More details on the award, including a link to the Nomination Form, can be found here: Emerging Leader Award
October Link Roundup
|FDsys Website to be Retired This December
|Links to additional info on the transition from the GPO's Federal Digital System ("FDsys") to Gov Info. FYI (for those of you who've somehow made it this far without hearing the news): FDsys will be fully retired this December!
|The FY2019-2023 Strategic Plan of the Library of Congress
|The Library of Congress announced exciting new changes to put ". . . users first." Click the link to learn more about plans for ". . . expanding access and enhancing services, while applying data and optimizing resources."
|Try the New Experimental Congress.gov Chrome Browser Extension
|A new open source Google Chrome browser extension (available for download at the link) offers the ability to help " . . . quickly discover the primary source" of legislation discussed in news stories. By highlighting a bill's citation on a webpage, the extension will bring a user to the bill summary's landing page on Congress.gov. Because the extension is still in beta, it's not yet available on the Google Chrome Web store (hence the download).
|In an email sent by Rita Young (and initially spotted by Karen Shepherd), the SLA Solo Librarians Division & Route 66 Chapter presented a session called, "Challenges of Being an Embedded Librarian." If you're reading about this for the first time in the Monthly Recap posted on the wplla.org website, you've missed it. But if any WPLLA member attended, please reach out to let us know what you thought!
|5 Free JPG to PDF Converters: Combine Images Easily Into PDFs
|If you need to convert an image file to a .pdf, try one of these free websites or services that can help you with the task! Options include JPG2pdf.com, iLovePDF.com, JPG to PDF converter for Mac & Windows, SmallPDF.com, and PDFCandy.com. Click the link for more info on each one.
|Harvard Political Review – The 21st Century Library
|Comparing the traditional memory (or misconception) of the library to the contemporary version (one filled with ". . . students consumed by laptops" and librarians helping patrons ". . . access databases, not . . . retrieve documents"), this Harvard Political Review article, linked by beSpacific, denounces the perceived obsolescence of libraries and instead explains how they've evolved to become important in our modern and ever-changing world.
|How to Set Follow-up Reminders for Email in Outlook
|If your Outlook 2016 email account ". . . is set up with the IMAP protocol rather than POP3 or Exchange Server," you may have difficulty flagging a message for follow-up or setting an email reminder for yourself. Review this blog post at Attorney at Work for a step-by-step instruction on how to set reminders by turning Outlook emails into tasks.
|WPLLA member Dr. Joel Fishman forwarded an important announcement from HeinOnline: the U.S. Congressional Serial Set is now available. Any subscriber to the U.S. Academic Core+ package has access to this content at no extra charge, courtesy of the subscription.
|New Bots From DoNotPay Includes One That Lets You Sue In Any Small Claims Court At The Press Of A Button
|DoNotPay (discussed in an October 18, 2018 blog post on the WPLLA.org website) has launched several new ". . . legal and consumer-protection bots, including one ". . . that will enable individuals to file an action in any small claims court in the United States."
|The Cleveland Law Library links to PCMag.com to identify the best free password managers.
|American democracy is fracturing. Libraries say they know how to help
|Defenders of U.S. public libraries claim that ". . . in a fractured society, libraries are a crucial way to fight the ravages of scorched earth partisanship, rising social discord, and educational inequalities."
|What's new to Congress.gov in October?
|There are several new enhancements to Congress.gov, including an Advanced Legislation Search which allows users to see all names associated with a Committee and a Search Results Navigation improvement that lists all amendments for a specific bill.
|New GODORT website
|Though the GODORT wiki is no longer being updated, the main GODORT website just got a new makeover! More pages will be added in the upcoming weeks, but feel free to click through to get a feel for the new experience.
|Appeals Court Says Georgia's Laws (Including Annotations) Are Not Protected By Copyright And Free To Share
|Quoting a post from techdirt, beSpacific notes that "[t]he 11th Circuit appeals court has just overturned a lower court ruling and said that Georgia's laws, including annotations, are not covered by copyright, and it is not infringing to post them online." This in-depth post gives a thoughtful backstory to the saga, complete with multiple links.
|100 Websites That Shaped The Internet As We Know It
|beSpacific links to a Gizmodo article that attempts to define ". . . a canon of the most significant websites of all time." Some of the sites on the list are "cesspools" and the authors don't include apps or services; however, this list serves as a pretty good ". . . evaluation of power and who has seized it."
|12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love
|"The New York Times asked 12 authors to describe their local public libraries or share a memory of a library from their past."
|LC – Foreign Law Web Archives
|In a significant compilation first identified at The Signal and later defined in this beSpacific post, experts discuss significant Library of Congress collections, including the Foreign Law Web Archive (". . . comprised of foreign legal materials, including online gazettes and judicial websites").
|ABA ethics opinion offers guidance on data breaches
|"Lawyers have to safeguard client data and notify clients of a data breach, and the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a formal opinion that reaffirms that duty." This beSpacific post links to Formal Opinion 483, as well as several other opinions and posts to provide background information and bolster the framework of the new opinion.
|US midterm elections: A guide to everything you need to know
|Linking to multiple articles posted by CNN, beSpacific provides information on the upcoming midterm elections.
|WIPO Lex provides free of charge access to legal information on intellectual property
|WIPO Lex, is a ". . . a global database that provides free of charge access to legal information on intellectual property (IP) such as treaties administered by WIPO." Because WIPO is a specialized Agency of the United Nations, it is required to make intellectual property information available to the public. WIPO Lex ". . . also covers IP legal information of the Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)."
|GPO issues digital release of statue compilations
|The U.S. Government Publishing Office ("GPO") recently released 40 statute compilations as part of a pilot program on the website govinfo; "[t]hese publications are compilations of public laws that either do not appear in the U.S. Code or that have been classified to a title of the U.S. Code that has not been enacted into positive law." Expect additional statute compilations on the site in the next few months. Later, the GPO will ". . . convert legacy Statute Compilations file formats into United States Legislative Markup (USLM) XML and provide access to those files as bulk data."
|Navigating Law Librarianship While Black: A Week in the Life of a Black Female Law Librarian
|In a short yet poignant paper, three law librarians discuss a myriad of micro-aggressions that people of color, and specifically law librarians, suffer due to pervasive implicit biases. WPLLA member Joel Fishman also thoughtfully provided the paper as a /pdf attachment to the email, for those unable to visit the website.
|Statistics and Academic Law Library Survival
|Cross-posted from The RIPS Law Librarian Blog, beSpacific posts inspirational words from a law librarian about the future of law and new opportunities for reinvention.
|The Caselaw Access Project expands public access to US law
|Per beSpacific, the Caselaw Access Project ("CAP") makes ". . . all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online." The decisions are digitized from a collection housed at the Harvard Law Library. The information discussed on the blog post links to the scope and limits of the project, digitization specs, and usage and access rules, among others.