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The cuisines of the world are full of many surprising, but very tasty dishes. When learning about dishes of very faraway places, we often realize that it's a good idea to try something new and not stick to the well-worn patches. It turns out more often than not that even though we're used to the "homely" cooking of our mom or grandma, exotic delicacies are equally enticing to us. What type of dishes are considered to be the tastiest in the world?
There's a growing interest among Polish people in dishes of different cuisines, straying away from what they know since childhood. Although there's still plenty of people who would be the happiest to eat a pork schnitzel with potatoes and a chicken soup every day, there's an equally numerous group of people who like to experiment with new tastes and boldly reach for dishes that are often very exotic. First there were pizza parlors, American burger joints and kebab houses popping up all over every town, then over time we have also warmed up to, say, Georgian, Indian, Mexican or Portuguese cuisine. One can't deny that Polish people do have their favorite flavors. Despite the multitude of the available options, our most popular options are still Polish, Italian, American and Asian dishes. The oriental cooking is very popular around the world anyway, which can be confirmed by the following lists of the tastiest dishes.
Every year, the CNN Travel website issues a list of the best dishes from around the world. This year the poll was filled out by 35 thousand users, which is quite a group – one can therefore assume that the results are pretty representative.
The first place on the list was taken by the rendang dish from Indonesia. It's a pretty surprising result, at least to people from our country, where this particular dish is not really quite known. Rendang is a specific type of stew made from beef that was long braised in coconut milk. The first characteristic trait of this delicacy is its long preparation time – although it isn't particularly energy-consuming, one has to get prepared for quite an impressive time of waiting for results. The milk needs to reduce for about 2-4 hours, where the last hour requires frequent stirring (or else it will get burned). Thanks to such long cooking time the beef is very soft (its pieces pretty much fall apart). The second incredibly important matter is using spices generously, like cinnamon, lemon grass, cloves, nutmeg, chili or ginger.
The second place was taken by an Indonesian delicacy called nasi goreng. The literal translation of the name means "fried rice", although however this description isn't exactly inaccurate, it doesn't bring out the complexity of the final product. The first stage of preparing it is cooking and cooling the rice. Then it is fried with added onions, shrimps or chicken, vegetables and condiments. A very important element of the dish is an egg, which tends to be added to it in different forms: it can be fried, made into omelet and cut to pieces or added to the rice and fried together with it.
The third place was taken by a dish that is also popular in Poland, which is sushi. It's a Japanese dish that mostly consists of rice, pieces of raw fish and seaweed. Sounds pretty plain, and yet the taste of this dish has won over plenty of palates around the world. Sushi can also be served with vegetables, mushrooms, seafood, sesame seeds, Japanese omelet, tempura and tofu. Sushi is served together with soy sauce, green wasabi horseradish and marinated ginger. It is traditionally eaten, obviously, using chopsticks.
The fourth place on the list was taken by a Thai soup called tom yum. It's a spicy-sour dish with added shrimps or chicken, prepared using bouillon. Consumed hot it feels even spicier and with more distinctive taste. It is traditionally served in a "pure" form (which is non-whitened), but it can often be found in a version with coconut milk added. Very essential ingredients of this delicacy are the tom-yum paste, shiitake mushrooms, lemon grass, popeda leaves, chili and gangal (a condiment resembling ginger).
The fifth place on the list is also a classic, which is a Thai dish of pad thai. This dish is known for combining the spicy, sweet and sour flavors. Its base is rice pasta, while a crucial part is played by a specific sauce. The dash can be prepared with added shrimps, chicken or tofu. The famous sauce, on the other hand, contains fish and osprey sauces, lime, mung bean sprouts, peanuts and tamarind paste (it is the most important ingredient which is responsible for the characteristic taste, although in cheaper versions it is substituted with soy sauce).
As can be seen, cuisines of the world are full of noteworthy, delicious dishes. It's a bad choice to reject unknown tastes – who knows what will win over our taste buds? Not so long ago our grandfathers would be surprised that Polish people could choose Italian pasta or pizza, hamburgers, kebab or french fries. Today we can't imagine life without them and they entered our menu for good. Who knows, maybe soon we'll be able to say the same about rendang or the tom yum soup? Or maybe we'll discover even different delicacies?


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Cape Town - A paedophile convicted on thousands of charges of possession of child pornography will be sentenced in George.
William Beale faced 18 644 charges of possession of child pornography and will be sentenced in the Thembalethu Regional Court.
The case has been going on for three years. Beale was arrested on January 13, 2015 as part of an international police operation to clamp down on a child pornography.
The investigation, dubbed Cloud 9, has led to arrests in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Midrand.
Beale, from Plettenberg Bay, pleaded guilty to all charges. Following his arrest he was released on R10 000 bail and relocated to Kimberley where he lived with his brother.
During court proceedings, it was revealed that Beale, 39, suffered from paraphilia - abnormal sexual desire. He also had a troubled past.
It was also revealed that after he completed school Beale lived on the street and depended on stealing food and other essentials to survive. He used substances such as mandrax, dagga and opioids.
Beale admitted that he had urophilic interests - sexual pleasure from the sight of, or thought of urination - developed at the age of 11.
Women And Men Against Child Abuse has been monitoring Beale's case.
"Each of the 18 644 images is a crime scene of a child being brutally violated," said director Amanda Jordan-Friedmann.
CHILD PORN ADDICTION 19 12 ottobre 2017
A paedophile snared by an undercover police officer during internet chats with what he thought was a child was jailed for six years.
John Deevey from Speke believed he was chatting to a 12-year-old girl in the West Midlands during highly sexualised conversations and promised to visit her.
Eventually he claimed he was on the way to see her but never turned up and ended their chats.
When police raided his home in Speke , they found him sitting in his underpants and a t-shirt viewing porn web sites on a large monitor projected from his laptop.
Some were showing active chat sites – one with girls in their teens.
When Deevey's computer equipment was analysed almost 9,000 indecent images of child abuse and extreme pornographic images were found, some of which he had distributed to other perverts.
Sentencing the 58-year-old, Judge Robert Warnock described him as "a dedicated and determined paedophile" who had an "unhealthy and totally unacceptable interest in young children."
As well as downloading indecent images of children and distributing some he had had internet chats with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl and sent her "foul pictures of your genitalia."
Judge Warnock said: "I am wholly satisfied as to your intention and your intention was to corrupt, groom and sexually abuse a young child.
"The content of the messages between you and the under-cover officer are highly revealing and tell me you present a risk to others."
Liverpool Crown Court heard that the undercover officer was approached on line via the KiK messenger application on September 12 and told him she was 12 years old.
He said "12 is OK" and claimed to be an engineer and a bass guitarist playing in two bands and sent a photograph, taken in his home, showing three guitars.
Further conversations took place on later days that month and he sent her two pictures of his penis and he spoke of what he would like to do to her and arranged to meet her on September 28.
He pretended he was on the way to see her in his Skoda that day but then his messages ended abruptly and she realised he was not going to turn up.
Police went to his home in Bramhall Close and found him sitting on his sofa watching the porn sites.
He told them he had used KIK for years and described it as "fantasy and role play".
Deevey claimed that the girl had told him she was 19 and accepted he had arranged to see her for sex but denied intending to follow it through.
He pleaded guilty to 11 offences involving downloading child porn including 966 in the most serious category, possessing a total of 8988 indecent images; distribution of images in all three categories; attempting to incite sexual activity with a child and attempting to sexually communicate with a child.
John Rowan, defending, said that Deevey had 22 previous convictions, mainly for dishonesty and none for similar offences.
He said: "He tells me the shame he feels about appearing before the courts for this type of thing as the worse shames he has ever felt.
"Immediate imprisonment will punish him but he wants it known that he is punishing himself every day and will continue to punish himself for a long time to come.
"He is genuinely remorseful for what he has done and throws himself on the mercy of the court."
The court heard Deevey had felt suicidal while in prison on remand "but he knows he has no-one to blame for his position but himself".
Mr Rowan said the father-of-five, who came into the dock using two crutches, has serious health problems including Crohn's Disease, emphysema and two slipped discs which have caused constant pain for years.
He added: "His mobility problems, breathing problems and pain killers mean in effect he was housebound and socially isolated.
"He was lonely and this led to depression and he turned to the internet for some sort of solace, some sort of company.
"Obviously quite an inappropriate style of company and he accepts things escalated. As he delved deeper down the rabbit hole he felt quite unable to get himself out."
Mr Rowan said that Deevey had not contemplated leaving his home and was never going to meet the girl, calling it "fantasy".
He said the former motor mechanic had been abused while in care as a child which led to him turning to crime at a young age but he had not offended for 15 years.
Deevey was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and made the subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For years, a Kentucky principal lived a secret life.
Long a respected community leader, Stephen Kyle Goodlett regularly attended church and mentored children. But, prosecutors say, he also covertly searched the confiscated student cellphones of teenage girls for nude photos, saving them to thumb drives to be viewed, uploaded and traded on the internet.
Court documents say investigators found evidence that Goodlett — who taught at Elizabethtown High School south of Louisville before his 2012 hiring as an administrator at nearby LaRue County High — possessed and transported child pornography from 2005 until his arrest last year.
Goodlett, 37, pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges of transporting and possessing child pornography and awaits sentencing in Louisville. The two charges carry a penalty of five to 40 years though his plea agreement recommends he serve nine years in prison.
His downfall came after a young woman who had attended LaRue County High School learned that naked images she had taken for her boyfriend when she was 15 had been uploaded to a pornography trading website based in Russia. She went to Elizabethtown police, who sought federal help.
Authorities determined the IP address of the device used to upload images to the website matched an account registered by Goodlett, according to a federal complaint. It added the initial police review of Goodlett's devices found 60 examples of child pornography. Records show a forensic review found 436 images and 11 videos.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children later identified images of the Elizabethtown woman as well as a naked girl between 10 and 14 years old in Goodlett's Dropbox account, the agent said.
After signing a waiver of his rights and agreeing to a recorded interview with state investigators, the former high school principal acknowledged finding the images on confiscated phones, transferring them and sharing them online, authorities say.
In addition to the federal charges, Goodlett is facing 63 state felony charges related to child pornography.
In federal court documents, Goodlett's attorney said his client has already lost everything important to him from an addiction to pornography.
"Kyle is a broken man. He is also a sick man. There is no other viable explanation for the behavior that he engaged in ... He knows he has betrayed the trust of his community, his students, his colleagues and his family," attorney Christopher Spedding said in a memorandum asking the judge to accept the sentence recommend in the plea agreement.
The plea agreement noted Goodlett has accepted responsibility for his actions. He must also register as a sex offender upon release from prison.
Attorney Joseph Mattingly, who represents several former students who filed lawsuits over the photos, said they aren't commenting on the sentencing recommendation but that they still feel angry and betrayed. He said they suffer from anxiety because some photos can still be found online despite law enforcement efforts to remove them.
"Not only was this a great breach of confidence with a school official and an outrageous course of conduct by him, but it's something that will not likely end just because the perpetrator is convicted and is sentenced to prison. These images unfortunately persist and they've got to deal with that," he said.
Goodlett's lawyer said his client has cooperated with authorities since his arrest, explaining how he operated and which website and file-sharing functions are used for such activities. He also helped identify victims and began therapy for his addiction while on pretrial release, his lawyer added.
His therapist, Patrick Holley from Holley Counseling in Lexington, wrote in a letter to the judge that Goodlett shows remorse and has empathy for his victims.
"He rather unusually articulates gratitude for his sexual misconduct being revealed, so that he can use this time to grow as an individual," Holley wrote.
Others also wrote letters asking the judge for justice with mercy when deciding Goodlett's punishment. Many of the letters, which were redacted to remove names, described him as a good man who made horrible mistakes while in the throes of a pornography addiction.
"I can't help but think as talented as Kyle is if he gets a handle on his addiction then he can turn things around. He won't ever work in a school system again, but I know he can make a contribution somewhere," said one letter-writer, who described Goodlett as one of the best high school principals he had worked with. "I have seen his talent and know that he can make a contribution if given a chance."
THIS is the relentless pervert caught with more than 17,000 indecent snaps of children – after being banned from using the web.
Yet prolific paedo Carey Lyons is not heading for prison as he has already been held in custody for so long.
Carey has been in the dock many times for his grim obsession, including in 2013 after he had been nabbed with TWO MILLION images.
And in 2000 he became was the first man in Northern Ireland to be brought before a court and jailed for child porn offences.
Belfast Crown Court was told no treatment programme could fix the 59-year-old's vile behaviour.
The jury heard he has 68 previous convictions mostly linked to indecent images of children.
In court he was given three years for his latest offences, committed between 2014 and 2016.
The judge was told his then home on Belfast's Ormeau Road had been searched by cops last year over concerns he had breached a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).
That raid turned up items including a laptop, hard drive and other digital devices.
Lyons, who says he is attracted to girls aged from eight to 12, revealed he had bought the equipment a month earlier.
Cops found 17,753 indecent images and videos of varying severity before they stopped counting.
Lyons pleaded guilty to a total of 22 offences, including multiples charges of possessing indecent images of children. He also admitted breached a previously imposed SOPO.
Judge Patricia Smyth spoke of his long history of offending, re-offending and breaching licence and SOPO conditions.
She noted comments from a Probation Officer who said he deliberately re-offended so he could be returned to the only place he feels safe – prison.
Lyons was ordered yesterday to serve 18 months in custody and 18 months on supervised licence. As he has already served his custody period on remand, he was due for immediate release.
Judge Smyth ordered that he undertake the Internet Sexual Offenders Treatment Programme to be delivered on one-to-one.
He has also been ordered to live at an approved address and is banned from having unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16.
In May 2000, he was jailed for six months after admitting making and distributing indecent pictures of children.
Cops had found compact discs, containing up to 50,000 still and moving indecent images of children, hidden under his bed.
In 2013, Lyons was given a three year probation order after admitting downloading over 2.2 million indecent images of children.
The court was told that he had convictions for similar sex offences dating back to 1973.
Sick Belfast paedo caught with more than 17,000 indecent snaps of children walks free Jason Johnson and Paul Higgins 8th November 2017
A teenager caught with almost 14 hours of child abuse videos has been sentenced to 15 months detention.
William Stewart, 19, who also downloaded 3,000 abuse images, was traced to a Perth caravan park bedroom as part of an FBI operation.
A sheriff refused an appeal for anonymity by his parents, who said they feared reprisals from fellow members of the travelling community.
Stewart was also placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Depute fiscal Tina Dickie told Perth Sheriff Court: "The accused was 17 at the time and was a school pupil with no previous convictions.
"He lived at Double Dykes caravan park in a three-bed static caravan with his family.
"The police received intelligence from the International Law Enforcement Agency that an account registered to the accused had been accessing indecent images of children from the internet."
The fiscal said the videos showed children from a few months old to the age of 16 being subjected to sexual abuse by adults.
Stewart, from Perth, admitted possessing indecent images of children at his home between 23 November 2014 and 27 August 2015.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told Stewart: "This is a large amount of images and a significant proportion of the images are in the most serious categorisation."
An ex-Knox County music teacher was sentenced to 10 years prison time for possessing child pornography, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
Brian Corrie Patton, 65, of Knoxville, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Patton taught music and is listed on the Knox County Schools website as the 2014 Pre-K through 4th grade Pleasant Ridge Elementary School teacher of the year.
Patton was arrested January 24 after a local computer store told the Knoxville Police Department Crimes Against Children Task Force that they discovered child pornography on a customer's computer.
According to Knox County Schools spokeswoman Carly Harrington, Patton was placed on administrative leave on January 27. He elected to retire February 2.
Police said they found more than 2,000 images depicting child sex abuse on Patton's devices.
Once released, Patton will be required to register as a sex offender with the State of Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.
Ex-Knox 'teacher of the year' gets 10 years for over 2,000 images of child sex abuse Brittany Crocker, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Nov. 10, 2017
A LEEDS woman who admitted a string of charges in connection with child sex abuse images has been told to expect a prison sentence.
Michaela Sheldrake, 40, admitted a total of nine charges when she appeared at Leeds Crown Court.
Sheldrake showed no emotion as she replied "guilty" to the charges read to her after changing her pleas on the morning her trial was due to start.
Sheldrake, of Noster Grove, Beeston, admitted two charges of taking a total of 356 indecent photographs of a girl aged under 16.
The court heard three of the photographs were classed as category B and 353 were category C. Sheldrake also admitted two charges of making indecent photographs of a young boy in connection with two images classified in category A - the most serious category - and five in category B.
Sheldrake admitted one charge of inciting a girl aged under 16 to engage in sexual activity and one charge of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a girl under 16.
Sheldrake admitted possessing 2,578 indecent images and 110 movies of children on a mobile phone.
She also admitted distributing indecent photographs of a child and attempting to pervert the course of justice by encouraging a child to provide false information to police.
Catherine Silverton, for Sheldrake, said her client had never been before a court before and asked for sentencing to be adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
Miss Silverton said the case has been going on for almost three years from the date the investigation was launched.
Releasing Sheldrake on conditional bail ahead of sentencing on a date to be fixed next year, Recorder Patrick Palmer told her: "I'm going to adjourn your case for so that a psychological report and a probation report can be prepared.
"The fact that the case is being adjourned should not be taken as any indication of sentence. All options remain open.
"I regard custody as almost inevitable in your case, you must understand that."
Leeds woman caught with child sex abuse images faces jail MARK LAVERY 13 November 2017
An autistic man caught with 90,000 images of child abuse was spared jail after a court heard he "would not survive prison."
A LEEDS woman who admitted a string of charges in connection with child sex abuse images has been told to expect a prison sentence.
Michaela Sheldrake, 40, admitted a total of nine charges when she appeared at Leeds Crown Court.
Sheldrake showed no emotion as she replied "guilty" to the charges read to her after changing her pleas on the morning her trial was due to start.
Sheldrake, of Noster Grove, Beeston, admitted two charges of taking a total of 356 indecent photographs of a girl aged under 16.
The court heard three of the photographs were classed as category B and 353 were category C. Sheldrake also admitted two charges of making indecent photographs of a young boy in connection with two images classified in category A - the most serious category - and five in category B.
Sheldrake admitted one charge of inciting a girl aged under 16 to engage in sexual activity and one charge of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a girl under 16.
Sheldrake admitted possessing 2,578 indecent images and 110 movies of children on a mobile phone.
She also admitted distributing indecent photographs of a child and attempting to pervert the course of justice by encouraging a child to provide false information to police.
Catherine Silverton, for Sheldrake, said her client had never been before a court before and asked for sentencing to be adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
Miss Silverton said the case has been going on for almost three years from the date the investigation was launched.
Releasing Sheldrake on conditional bail ahead of sentencing on a date to be fixed next year, Recorder Patrick Palmer told her: "I'm going to adjourn your case for so that a psychological report and a probation report can be prepared.
"The fact that the case is being adjourned should not be taken as any indication of sentence. All options remain open.
"I regard custody as almost inevitable in your case, you must understand that."
Leeds woman caught with child sex abuse images faces jail MARK LAVERY 13 November 2017
Brett Walker was said to have had an "insatiable appetite" for the sick videos and photos, featuring children as young as six being raped, which he downloaded over a 10 year period between December 2007 and July 2016.
The 27-year-old, of Highfield Road in Rock Ferry, was given a 16 week jail sentence, suspended for two years, at Liverpool Crown Court.
Walker had admitted three counts of making (downloading) indecent images of children, possessing a total of 91,169 indecent images and one count of possessing animal porn.
Of those images, 968 including 255 videos were rated as Category A, the most serious according to sentencing guidelines, while 976 were Category B and 88,152 were Category C.
Louise McCloskey, prosecuting, told the court: "As a result of an ongoing operation by Merseyside Police a particular IP (internet protocol) address from a computer was identified and was designated as having viewed and downloaded indecent images of children."
The court heard that led police to an address which they searched on July 20 last year. After computer equipment was examined and the material recovered, Brett Walker was arrested and interviewed. Ms McCloskey said: "He said he had no interest in children with no underwear on and said he was not that way inclined. He said people interested in these things should get help and counselling, and be chemically castrated.
"But when he was asked about his own internet porn usage he said 'no comment' and 'that's private'."
Walker was interviewed again after further examination of the computers, and became "very distressed."
Ms McCloskey said: "He said he could not put his family through it and he needed help, and was a 'f****** idiot'."
The court heard Walker admitted downloading the indecent images on peer to peer sharing site the e-Donkey Network, and told police "he knew it was wrong.
However he claimed he had no sexual interest in children but could not provide any explanation as to why he had downloaded the abuse images.
John Ballam, defending, said his client suffered from "extreme autism" but wanted help.
He said: "The fact is he has clear problems which he wishes to address...
"He's not going to survive in prison and he is certainly not going to learn any lesson in prison."
The court heard Walker had been assessed suitable for a sex offenders' course based in Preston called the "New Me" programme.
Judge Clement Goldstone, QC, sentencing, told Walker suggestion he had no sexual interest in children "may have been a defence mechanism."
He said: "You are an intelligent young man who has significant problems.
"One of those problems was that over a 10 year period, beginning when you were 17, you had an insatiable appetite to see pornographic imagery, varying from the least serious to the ultimate in seriousness and perversity....
"I have no doubt that someone of your intelligence fully understood that the type of offending... has victims. The victims are those who are exposed and exploited because if there was not such a high demand for this pornographic material those children would not be at such risk – but they are."
But Judge Goldstone said Walker's autism, willingness to seek help and remorse meant he could suspend the sentence.
Walker was ordered to attend the sex offenders' course and to attend 20 Rehabilitation Activity days with the Probation Service.
He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years and made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order severely limiting his internet usage.
Autistic man was caught with 90,000 child abuse images but is spared jail Jonathan Humphries 13 NOV 2017
A man caught with more than 35 hours of child abuse videos has been jailed for eight months.
Scott Angus, from Dundee, was also placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years after admitting collecting the material over almost two years.
Police recovered six devices, including a USB stick found outside Angus's bedroom window, containing 386 videos and 2,709 child abuse photos.
A court heard 211 of the videos were at the most serious grading level.
Depute fiscal Eilidh Robertson told Dundee Sheriff Court that Angus had previous convictions for drink driving and soliciting prostitutes.
Angus, 51, admitted downloading indecent images of children between August 2015 and June this year, and possessing indecent images on 6 June this year at his home.
'Shame and regret'
Solicitor advocate Kris Gilmartin, defending, said: "This was done over a lengthy period and there's a not insubstantial number of images.
"He expresses true shame and deep regret and has a level of insight in to the harm that this type of offence causes.
"He recognises he has a problem and is very, very keen to deal with it.
"He has now lost his employment and he will lose his marriage."
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael told Angus: "The period of this offence was almost two years, an ongoing course of conduct by you.
"I've come to the conclusion that there is no alternative to a custodial sentence."
A Richland man is accused of having more than 20,000 pictures and video clips of child pornography on his computer, including one of the most downloaded series in the world featuring a Tri-City girl.
Joshua P. Gault, 38, was caught when a friend working on his laptop discovered several videos with titles about children and various sex acts.
While analyzing all of the images, investigators also found evidence that Gault had sex with an unconscious woman in his home, court documents said.
The woman, who believes she may have been intoxicated at the time, told authorities she did not remember the incident and did not give Gault permission to have sex with her or record her, documents said.
Gault is charged in Benton County Superior Court with nine sex crimes. He recently asked to postpone his trial to March 26.
Court documents show that the friend was using Gault's computer when they found between 50 and 75 videos with suspicious titles, and opened two to see what appeared to be young kids engaged in sex acts.
Police searched Gault's home and seized the laptop computer, a desktop tower, cellphone and other electronic devices. Many of the images found on his devices "were of known and previously identified child victims," including the preteen girl who was the subject of the "Vicky" series, documents said.
That girl, who now is an adult, was raped repeatedly by her Richland father during weekend visits more than 12 years ago. He made her dress up like a hooker and talk dirty, and bound her with ropes while he documented the sexual abuse, which went on to become one of the most prolific series in child-pornography circles.
Prosecutors allege the pictures and videos in Gault's possession also included kids who were toddler age.
Detectives linked Gault to an earlier investigation during which an unknown person sent an illicit video — showing a preteen girl having sex with an adult man — to an undercover officer, court documents said. That image allegedly came from Gault's IP address, and later was recovered during the forensic examination of his laptop.
Gault is charged with second-degree rape, voyeurism, first-degree dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and one count of second-degree and five counts of first-degree possession of child porn.
He has been out of custody since posting bond on $100,000.
Until the case is resolved, he has been ordered to have no contact with minors and to stay off the internet unless it is for "school purposes," documents said.
An "adult porn addict" who followed online links to view indecent images of children has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Adam Topley, 32, of Tilbury Rise, Cinderhill, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court (November 3).
His lawyer, Matthew Smith, said Topley had "an addiction to pornography generally".
Police executed a search warrant at his home on August 28 this year and arrested him in connection with making and possessing indecent images .
His laptop and iPhone were seized for examination.
The court heard one image found on the equipment was of a girl aged between eight and ten years, and there were two images of a girl between 12 and 14 years.
Dawn Pritchard, prosecuting, said there were 12 images of extreme pornography, ten of which were videos.
She also said the defendant was convicted 12 years ago of 20 offences of this type and went to a young offenders' institution.
He was before the court this time for making an indecent photograph of a child before August 29; a similar charge in the same period; possessing extreme pornography at his home on August 29.
Mr Smith there had been "no child specific search terms", or a long and significant history of material downloaded involving extreme or child porn.
He said the images came about after the defendant was looking at adult porn and followed the links.
"He pleaded guilty at the first opportunity," he said. "His remorse is genuine. He is very aware he walks a fine line because of that previous conviction."
Judge Rosalind Coe QC put him on the Sex Offenders' Register and gave him a sexual harm prevention order for ten years.
And she imposed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, 120 hours of unpaid work and ten rehabilitation activity days.
She said he pleaded guilty at the magistrates' court to the three offences.
"These are, as you know, serious matters," she told Topley.
"In 2005 you were convicted regarding 20 counts of a similar nature and sent to a young offenders' institution for six months. Those convictions are really where the gravity of what you face today lies."
She acknowledged she had received letters from the defendant's mother, father and wife.
An NSPCC spokesperson said: "Topley's actions have fuelled demand in an online trade that benefits from the horrific abuse of vulnerable victims.
"Indecent images of children are far too easy to share and more needs to be done to stop horrific material like this being distributed further.
"That's why the NSPCC is calling on tech companies, government and law enforcement agencies to eradicate this growing issue at its source."
Anyone who is concerned about a child's welfare can call the NSPCC helpline 24/7 on 0808 800 5000, while children can contact Childline for free and in confidence on 0800 1111 or via www.childline.org.uk.
Child pornography sites hosted in Singapore on the rise SEOW BEI YI, THE STRAITS TIMES Nov 06, 2017
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Growing demand for sickening porn films showing real-life child kidnap and rape are blamed for abduction of girl, 12, who was snatched and assaulted in Russia as men filmed it Will Stewart In Moscow for MailOnline 13 November 2017
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Finding Security in God Alone
D. L. Moody, the man of God, made the resolution, shortly after he himself was saved, that he would never let 24 hours pass over his head without speaking to at least one person about his soul. One night he got home late and went to bed. Then, he realized that he had not spoken to a soul that day about accepting Jesus. He said to himself, "Well, it is no good getting up now; there will be nobody on the street at this hour of night." But anyway, he got up, dressed and went to the front door. It was pouring rain. He said, "Oh, there will be no one out in this pouring rain." Just then he heard a man's footsteps as he came down the street, holding an umbrella over his head. Then, Mr. Moody darted out and rushed up to the man and said: "May I share the shelter of your umbrella?" "Certainly," the man replied. Then, Mr. Moody said, "Do you have any shelter in the time of storm?" and preached Jesus to him.
Strengthening the Heart and Healing the Soul
Are you feeling worn out and tired of the struggles of life? When your soul is not in good working condition, it affects everything else in your life. When this happens, you can't get where God wants you to go, and you can't help others either. This practical and compelling message will help you take responsibility for the condition of your heart, and give you the understanding you need to strengthen it. As you apply the teaching in this message, you will be better able to avoid the traps that wear you out and keep your soul from prospering.
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Slow Down and Meditate on The Word of God
Part 1 - Hearing God
It's not too often we use language that says, 'I heard God saying to me . . .' Yet the Bible considers this a real and regular part of the relationship between the Triune God and God's people . Listening to God is a discipline. Often the Bible describes God's people meditating, yet that's not something we talk about too often. When's the last time you shared that you were engaged in Christian meditation? Three times in Psalm 77 the psalm writer shares that he meditated while dealing with his troubles and questions in order to draw near to the Lord and hear from God. When Jesus taught he told us, 'Whoever has ears to hear, listen . . .' So how are we at listening to God? What does it mean to meditate in the Lord and on God's works and commands? We'll explore together 'hearing God' as we begin our summer series on loving God. To love the Lord begins with listening to God's Word.
Meditation is the intro and the preface to the kind of prayer that will turn you into a rooted, growing, changed person.
Meditating on the word of God
Elizabeth shares about meditating on the word of God, drawing inspiration from the story of Joshua and the people of Israel preparing to enter the promised land.
Today we see from Psalm 119:162 that there is "One Book we proclaim".
What You Can Do with the Truth
King Josiah commissioned a major maintenance initiative in the house of the Lord. In the midst of the project, an amazing discovery was made - Hilkiah the high priest found the book of the law. He gave it to Shaphan the scribe and he read it. Then Shaphan went to King Josiah and read God's Word to him. When Josiah heard the Words of God, he rent his clothes because he realized how far the nation had fallen away from the commands of the Lord. The heart of the King was tender, he took God's Word seriously and made immediate changes that resulted in a major revival among the people of God. This message focuses on what we can and should do with the truth of God's Word.


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By: (Charushin, N.). Chekhov, Anton
Price: $10.00
Publisher: (Moscow: Malysh Publishers, 1981).: 1981).
Seller ID: 19851
Condition: Very good
(Moscow: Malysh Publishers, 1981).. 1981).. Very good. - Quarto [10-3/4 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The wraps are lightly bumped with an importer's label on the rear wrap. 10 & [2] pages. Profuse color illustrations by N. Charushin. Very good. A delightfully illustrated Chekhov story about a she-wolf who is getting too old to hunt and a puppy who follows her home and plays with her cubs. View more info
By: (Charushin, N.). Mayakovsky, Vladimir
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Moscow: Progress Publishers, (1978).: (1978).
Seller ID: 19841
Condition: Very good
Moscow: Progress Publishers, (1978).. (1978).. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial yellow wrappers. The wraps are slightly bumped with some very light creasing to the rear wrap. There is an importer's sticker on the rear wrap. 16 pages. Profusely illustrated by N. Charushin. Very good. The verses, translated from Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky's original, introduce a cavalcade of wild animals and are splendidly illustrated by N. Charushin in shades of tan, black and orange. View more info
By: (Chess, Victoria). Prelutsky, Jack
Price: $25.00
Publisher: NY: Greenwillow Books, (1982).: (1982).
Seller ID: 1077
Condition: Fine
NY: Greenwillow Books, (1982).. (1982).. Fine. - Small oblong 4to, maroon cloth backed red paper covered boards titled in gilt on spine with vignette of an ocelot stamped in blind on front cover, in color pictorial dw. The covers are bumped and the dw very lightly soiled. 32 pp. Profusely illustrated in B&W by Victoria Chess. Near fine. First edition.A collection of comic verses delightfully illustrated by Victoria Chess. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View more info
By: (Christy, Howard Chandler). Nicholson, Meredith
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, (1905).: (1905).
Seller ID: 1051
Condition: Very good
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, (1905).. (1905).. Very good. - 8vo, pictorial blue cloth (bumped & slightly rubbed; cocked) titled in red. [x] & 382 pp. & 18-page publisher's catalogue (brown stain to rear endpaper). Illustrated in color with frontis & 6 plates by Howard Chandler Christy. Very good. First edition. First Edition. View more info
By: (Church, F.S.). Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Comapny, 1885.: 1885.
Seller ID: 30604
Condition: Fair
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Comapny, 1885.. 1885.. Fair. - Quarto, pictorial red cloth titled with vignettes in gilt on spine and titled in gilt with illustration of a winged horse leaping over the moon on the front cover. All edges gilt. The covers are rubbed, stained & soiled. 150 pages. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations by F.S. Church. The binding is cracked and several leaves and signatures are loose. A complete copy. View more info
By: (Clark, Alan M.). Wilson, F. Paul.
Price: $125.00
Publisher: Baltimore: Cemetary Dance Publications, 2000.: 2000.
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 94753
Condition: Fine
SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BOTH THE ARTIST & THE AUTHOR - Quarto, 11-3/8 inches high by 8-7/8 inches wide. Dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine with a vignette in gilt on the front cover, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The book is housed in a blue cloth slipcase. 34 pages, including the signed limitation leaf, with profuse full-page and textual color illustrations by Alan M. Clark. Fine in a fine slipcase. First edition. The special edition limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the author F. Paul Wilson and the artist Alan M. Clark. "Eight-year-old Jessica Atkins wants... View more info
By: (Clark, Emma). Watson, Elizabeth C
Price: $10.00
Publisher: (New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company), circa [1930].: [1930].
Seller ID: 22719
Condition: Good
(New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company), circa [1930].. [1930].. Good. - Small quarto [7-5/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial green wrappers. The binding is rubbed, chipped & lightly bumped with a few small white stains to the front cover. [18] pages, including inside wraps. 1 double-page illustration & profuse color illustrations bordering the text by Emma Clark. The top page corners are lightly bumped & there is a short tear to the inner edge of 1 leaf. Good. View more info
By: (Claverie, Jean). Wilde, Oscar.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, (1980).: (1980).
Seller ID: 24003
Condition: Very good
- Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards. The boards are very slightly bumped & the head & tail of the spine are lightly rubbed. 40 & [1] pages. Profuse full-page color illustrations by Jean Claverie. Near fine. View more info
By: (Cloke, Rene). Green, Roger Lancelyn.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Leicester, U.K.: Edmund Ward, [1949].: [1949].
Seller ID: 37331
Condition: Very good
- Small quarto [9-7/8 inches high by 7-3/8 inches wide], green cloth in a price-clipped color pictorial dust wrapper. The tail of the spine is creased & the corners are lightly bumped. The top edge of the dust jacket & the tail of its spine are lightly chipped and its rear panel is lightly soiled. 78 & [1] pages. 10 color plates, including a frontispiece, by Rene Cloke. Very good. Second printing. Three tales originally retold by Charles Perrault in 1697. The other two tales are "Puss in Boots" and "Cinderella". Dust jacket present. View more info
By: (Cooney, Barbara). de la Mare, Walter
Price: $25.00
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, (1961).: (1961).
Seller ID: 978
Condition: Very good
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, (1961).. (1961).. Very good. - 8vo, teal cloth (bumped; spine & extremities faded) titled in gilt on spine with device stamped in blind on front cover, in color pictorial dw (top edge lightly creased & chipped; tiny surface tear to rear panel; dw spine slightly faded; price-clipped). [vii], 117 & [2] pp. Full-page illustrations & vignettes in B&W by Barbara Cooney. Near fine internally. A classic collection of children's verse, here newly illustrated by a Caldecott award winning artist. Dust jacket present. View more info
By: (Cooper, Floyd). Kurtz, Jane.
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, (1995).: (1995).
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 33188
Condition: Very good
INSCRIBED WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST FLOYD COOPER - Quarto, 10-1/4 inches high by 10-1/4 inches wide. Color pictorial boards in a matching illustrated dust wrapper. There is some very minor creasing to the edges of the dust jacket. 30 pages, each superbly illustrated in color by Floyd Cooper. There is a tiny chip out from the top edge of one leaf. Near fine. By Jane Kurtz. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper.A superbly illustrated "Ethiopian tale about the value of patience".Inscribed and signed with a wonderful sketch of a lion's head drawn by the ... View more info
By: (Cooper, H. D.; et al). Napier, Charles Ottley Groom.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1869.: 1869.
Seller ID: 33284
Condition: Good
- Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with the top corner of the rear cover slightly frayed. The head & tail of the spine are slightly chipped. vii, [i] & 303 pages. Illustrated in black & white by H. D. Cooper & others with 7 plates, including a frontispiece with a tissue guard, an extra vignette title & many textual illustrations. There is foxing throughout. A good, tight copy. First edition.Told in the first person by "Tommy", this is a book about a boy learning to educate himself with an emphasis on science and natural hist... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Cotsen Children's Library, (2007).: (2007).
Seller ID: 29440
Condition: Fine
Princeton, NJ: Cotsen Children's Library, (2007).. (2007).. Fine. - Small quarto [9 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial color wrappers. 21 & [2] pages, including inside wraps. 18 pages of color illustrations with minimal text at the foot of the pages. Near fine. Laid in is a mechanically reproduced note from the Friends of the Princeton University Library, which explains that this publication celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Cotsen Children's Library. "We hope you enjoy this whimsical representation of the party Cotsen would have hosted, if it had been... View more info
By: (Crane, Walter; Tenniel, John; Foster, Myles Birket; Staniland, Charles Joseph; Cooper, Alfred W.; Small, William; et al). [Baker, Sarah Schoonmaker. (1824-1906).]
Price: $350.00
Publisher: London: Frederick Warne and Co. / New York: Scribner, Welford, and Co., circa [1871].: [1871].
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 30059
Condition: Very good
London: Frederick Warne and Co. / New York: Scribner, Welford, and Co., circa [1871].. [1871].. Very good. - Octavo, bound in reddish brown patterned sand-grain cloth blocked in gilt, black & blind. The front cover is decorated with a blue paper onlay border design blocked in gilt with miniature illustrations including Puss-in-Boots, a frog with an umbrella, a mermaid, a witch, a youth holding up a giant's decapitated head, a boy with a lyre and birds emerging from a pie. The spine is blocked in gilt with similar illustrative elements & is imprinted "Little Folks Library" at the tail... View more info
By: (Cruikshank, George). Ewing, Juliana Horatia.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York: Frank Lovell & Company, n.d. [circa 1890s].: n.d. [circa 1890s].
Seller ID: 13007
Condition: Good
- Small octavo, reddish brown cloth titled in brown & gilt with profuse decorations in black on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped & the head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 268 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 6 black-and-white plates by George Cruikshank, including a frontispiece. The front hinge is cracked . There are glue stains & a tear to the surface of the front pastedown, possibly where a label has been removed. There is an owner's bookplate on the front endpaper & a gift inscription on the verso of the frontispiece. The book is ligh... View more info
By: (Daugherty, James H.). Finger, Charles J
Price: $20.00
Publisher: (NY): Longmans Green and Co., (1929).: (1929).
Seller ID: 1109
Condition: Very good
(NY): Longmans Green and Co., (1929).. (1929).. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt with illustration of a ship in full sail stamped in gilt on the front cover. The covers are lightly bumped. The spine is faded with tiny white stains. [xii], 304 & [1] pp. There is an owner's name on the half-title & a brown marking to 1 page of the text. Color frontispiece & pictorial title, 9 B&W plates & B&W head-pieces by James H. Daugherty. Very good. First edition. First Edition. View more info
By: (Daugherty, James). Bruce, Marie.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Garden City, New York: Doubleday Page & Co., (1927).: (1927).
Seller ID: 10710
Condition: Very good
- Octavo, color pictorial yellow boards backed with a red cloth spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped and soiled with some wear to the cloth along the bottom of the front joint, the head and tail of the spine and the corners. 60 deckle-edged pages, superbly illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 18 textual illustrations including 8 in color, and 12 full-page color illustrations by James Daugherty. There is some occasional soiling and a few page corners and edges are slightly creased. Very good. First edition of this wonderfully illustrated Christmas book about Kris Kringle and Kristina.Ame... View more info
By: (de Brunhoff, Jean and Laurent). Weber, Nicholas Fox
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, (1989).: (1989).
Seller ID: 18887
Condition: Very good
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, (1989).. (1989).. Very good. - Quarto [12 inches high by 9-1/8 inches wide], yellow cloth in a pictorial dust wrapper. There is creasing to the film surface of the dust jacket on the rear panel & fold. 190 & [1] pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View more info
By: (Degen, Bruce). Thaler, Mike.
Price: $45.00
Publisher: [New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1988).: (1988).
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 94607
Condition: Very good
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY MIKE THALER. - Small quarto [approximately 9-1/4 inches high by 7 inches wide], color pictorial boards in a matching dust wrapper. There is minor foxing to the top edges of the covers. 32 pages. Profuse color illustrations by Bruce Degen. Very good. First edition. This story about a frog and a turtle is inscribed and signed "Mike / 1989" with an original drawing of a frog. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View more info
By: (Disney, Walt).
Price: $20.00
Publisher: (Paris): Hachette, (1938).: (1938).
Seller ID: 35919
Condition: Good
- Square octavo, color pictorial paper covered boards titled in red on front board. The boards are rubbed & darkened; the lower half of the backstrip is lacking; the joints are rubbed & the head of the spine is chipped. 46 & [2] pages. Profuse full-page & textual illustrations in color & black-and-white from the Walt Disney film of "Snow White". The pages are darkened; parts of 1 full-page black-and-white illustration have been delicately colored. Good. First French edition of the Disney "Snow White"..The text is in French. View more info


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When you think of homemade Christmas gifts, you might think of knit scarves or brownie mixes in Ball jars, but do-it-yourself gifts don't have to be dull. This year, mix it up with clever crafty projects that are sure to wow -- such as an indulgent goat milk bath tea or a one-of-a-kind decoupage mirror that costs less than $5.
These projects don't require a Ph.D. in crafting, a pile of fancy tools or a lot of money. They can be completed in an afternoon, and most rely on cleverly repurposed items you can find for a steal at thrift shops, tag sales and discount retailers like your local dollar store. You might even have the supplies laying around your house or hidden in storage.
*Found Object Charms
Create personalized charms for necklaces and bracelets from found objects and favorite mementos. With a little wire and a few jewelry findings, you can transform virtually any small, meaningful item into a one-of-a-kind charm or pendant.
How about a miniature pencil pendant for teacher? According to Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson, authors of "Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family," it's a simple project that makes a big statement.
Cut off the end of a standard pencil so you have a piece measuring 2 to 3 inches from the eraser to the end. Re-sharpen the rough end, and secure an inexpensive clasp or bale to the eraser end with a bit of wire, and you have a thoughtful gift with a lot of style. It's so easy the kids can help. Have them hunt for interesting objects and take their turn at twisting the wire to secure the jewelry hardware to those one-of-a-kind charms.
A brief tutorial with more ideas -- including rock pendants and bottle-cap charms -- can be found at http://www.youtube.com/celebrategreen.
*Mod Podge Mirror
Transform a thrift shop mirror and magazine cutouts into a personalized "reflection" of the recipient.
"I create 'It's All About Me' homemade decoupage mirrors," says Ruthie Azarch, owner of Collagaparty, offering themed collage and decoupage craft parties. "It's a gift that costs less than $5 to make -- and it promises to bring constant joy. They can't feel more loved and doted on."
You will need a framed mirror -- small wall mirrors with wide frames work best -- an assortment of paper cutouts from magazines or collage sheets, a paint brush and a jar of Mod Podge, available at craft supply stores.
Clean the mirror thoroughly, arrange the cutouts, and start gluing. Working in small sections, apply a layer of Mod Podge to the frame with the paintbrush, and apply the cutouts. Top with another layer of the adhesive. Let the collage dry overnight. Sign the back, and embellish with a bow for a truly unique gift that speaks volumes about the recipient.
*Goat Milk Bath Tea
Nothing beats a relaxing bath at the end of a long day, according to Anne-Marie Faiola, CEO and founder of Bramble Berry, a soap-making supply shop, and the face behind the blog "Soap Queen," which features how-to craft tutorials.
Her simple, four-ingredient, four-step recipe transforms powdered goat milk, sea salt, cocoa butter and lavender into a decadent treat to nourish and moisturize skin. Packed in oversize tea bags, the fragrant bath tea makes the perfect stocking-stuffer.
Shave the cocoa butter using a vegetable peeler, and measure out the ingredients. Mix together, and pack the potent potion in large, heat-sealable tea bags, available at craft supply stores.
Visit http://www.soapqueen.com for complete instructions and other easy DIY bath-related projects, such as melt-and-pour soap and bath fizzies.
*Gourmet Bouquet
"Create your own candy-filled flower arrangement that will really impress your friends and family," says Carly Cylinder, professional florist and owner of Flour, a full-service floral boutique. "This is great to give to a hostess and looks like it took much longer that it really did."
You will need two cylinder vases -- one large and one small enough to fit inside the other; two or three packages of holiday candy like red and green jelly beans or M&M's mixed with starlight mints; and a festive floral bouquet.
To make, simply insert the smaller vase into the larger one, and fill the space between the vases with candy. Arrange the candy in layers by hue, or mix it up for a colorful confetti look. Trim the bouquet so that the flowers rest on the edge of the vase with no stems showing. Fill the smaller inner vase with water, and place the bouquet inside.
Voil?! In just a few minutes, you'll have a clever Christmas centerpiece for your favorite hostess -- and once the blooms fade, she can dig into the edible treats.


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The focus of this post is not politics. It is written in love, about love.
Sometimes it takes shock to make people feel. Brené Brown studied it for her recent book Rising Strong where she says a large majority of people don't know how to experience emotions. Instead, they chase adrenaline rushes in scary movies, roller-coasters, spicy food, elections…anything to create a physical SHOCK. Shock fills the void.
We felt a physical shock this month.
Leading up to the election we each managed to ignore a lot of the hate and discord buzzing in the world and on social media. The night of the election, it seems Brené's research was proven. The charged arguments and defenses across the board showed how addicting the adrenaline rush from fear can be. The fallout on the morning after was hard to witness and impossible for us to ignore any longer.
Shock. Hurt. Fear. Worry. Anger. Maddie & I felt it all so strongly. It was crushing.
So, on that Wednesday morning, we had to make a choice. It's one we'll have to make again and again. Whether it's an attack on Paris, bombings in Orlando, school shootings or couples we know divorcing, the temptation is strong to either wallow in the fear and anxiety, or completely ignore it. But for the two of us, that's unbearable. Fear isn't the whole story, but it's part of it. So, Cord and I are learning to accept the fear, and then move forward to the part of the story that brings people back together.
This has been our mantra.
I want us all to know what it is to be brave.
To be brave we have to know fear.
We fear because there is hate.
Hate's opposite is love.
And Love is what makes us brave.
It makes peace with the reality that fear and hate are what make courage and love possible. It's a reminder that it's not our job to avoid fear. Rather, it's possible to face fear, and respond bravely with some love. As Brené would show us, our emotions are all valid. True vulnerability is experiencing them all.
The good news is, we don't have to stop at fear. We can feel our fear, and allow bravery to be born there.
A Practical Approach
There are so many ways to bravely support hurting people. The two of us are focusing on doing just that. Here are some practical things we've tried this month:
- Writing encouraging words to our internet friends on Instagram.
- Sending handwritten notes through the mail.
- Talking about connection with people.
- Listening to someone's story; really listening, not listening to respond.
- Loving people with food; coffee, donuts or soup
- Paying it forward with random acts of kindness.
- Enjoying creative expressions that add beauty to the world. Like this.
Do you have ways that you are being brave and loving? Share in a comment!


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It's that time of year again: exams, assignments and generally stressing out a bit…
But do not fear, the Library Motivation Station is here! Here is a way to both encourage and be encouraged with inspirational messages and exam top tips.
So come on down to the Library and share a post-it note infused with positivity! Simply write your message, stick it on the trolley, and choose one to take away in return! 🙂
You'll find the Motivation Station on the top floor of the Library, at the far end of the enquiries desk (you can't miss it!).
Here are some of the great things you've been sharing so far…
Thank you to everyone taking part and good luck in your exams!


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Nuit Blanche Project!
I've been invited to be part of a Nuit Blanche exhibit called "Concurrence". The event will be happening in October and I will be preparing a short film to showcase.
A multi-disciplinary exhibition of contemporary visual art by Emerging
Canadian Artists.
Concurrence is a showcase of contemporary art featuring works by young
creative minds meeting together for one night only to share their unique
experiences, successes and perspectives at Nuit Blanche 2008. The event's
aim is to encourage a dialogue and a creative exchange between emerging
artists and new audiences.
The theme of Concurrence refers to a rare snapshot of the young artists'
development from their origins to the present and beyond. Simultaneously, it
is through the mapping out of their individual paths across continents,
cultures, styles, ideas and media that Nuit Blanche happens. With various
points of departure the artists harmoniously blend a global consciousness
with fine art and design practices, thus capturing the state of creative
expression as being in constant flux.
More details will be posted shortly at:


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Silvia How to Write a Lot Introduction
Silvia, Paul. How to Write a Lot. 2007, American Psychological Association, ISBN 978-1591477433.
Chapter 1: Introduction
• Writing is Hard
• The Way We Learn Now
o "Writing is a skill, not an innate gift or a special talent (p. 5)."
• This Book's Approach
o "How to Write a Lot views writing as a set of concrete behaviors... (p. 7)."
o "Scientists (and other academics) communicate through the written word... (p. 8)."
• Looking Ahead
o Most graduate programs do not formally teach students the skill of writing. Instead, they leave this essential component to the advisor, whose habits and skills may be a struggle as well.
Chapter 2:
• Specious barriers are barriers that seem legitimate to the individual but disintegrate when scrutinized.
• Specious Barrier I
o Not enough time or not enough large chunks of time
o "Instead of finding time to write, allot time to write (p. 12)."
o The words "finding time" are detrimental and taboo. They should be eliminated from your vocabulary.
o Binge writing is procrastinating writing until the very end and then doing it all at once. Binge writing is detrimental. It is laden with guilt, anxiety, and worry.
o Be committed to your schedule. Say no when others try to intrude on that time.
o Windfall writing occurs when you write outside of your scheduled time or when you have extended your scheduled writing time. Don't fall into the windfall trap, which occurs when you think that a scheduled time can be skipped because of the achievement of some earlier windfall writing.
• Specious Barrier II
o Need more information before I can write
o "Writing is more than typing words: Any action that is instrumental in completing a writing project counts as writing (p. 19)."
o Let the good habits of scheduled writing time spill over into scheduled reading time.
• Specious Barrier III
o I need specific equipment to write. (False: You can write using a paper and pencil.)
• Specious Barrier IV
o I need inspiration before I can write. (False: Routine trumps inspiration.)
o "Writing breeds good ideas for writing (p. 24)."
• Conclusion
o Make a commitment to writing by blocking it into your schedule. Never break your writing date.
Chapter 3: Motivational Tools
• Binge writers usually struggle once they have changed because they lack the skills, due to their previous habits, to be successful right away.
• Setting Goals
o Writing involves setting goals. It is important to set goals and revisit them about once a month. Spending one of your scheduled writing periods for goal setting is a worthy use of that time.
o Set long term and short term goals. Make sure that you have goals for each day, which are determined on that day. Those daily goals need to be concrete.
• Setting Priorities
o Prioritize your writing projects. Professional writing takes priority. It is your job.
• Monitoring Progress
o Monitoring your progress is essential in achieving your goals.
o Better monitoring leads to "Better goal setting, (which) in turn, leads to more productive writing (p. 40)."
o "Reward yourself when you finish a project or a goal (p. 44)."
o Never reward yourself by not writing or giving yourself a break from one of your scheduled writing times.
• What About Writer's Block?
o Writer's block does not exist for academic writers.
• Conclusions
Chapter 4: Starting Your Own Agraphia Group
• Complaining breeds negativity and leads to bad habits.
• The Agraphia Model
o "...agraphia - the pathologic loss of the ability to write... (p. 51)."
o Component 1: Set Concrete, Short-Term Goals and Monitor the Group's Progress
o Component 2: Stick to Writing Goals, Not Other Professional Goals
o Component 3: Big Carrots Can Double As Sticks
o Component 4: Have Different Groups for Faculty and Students
• Conclusion
o An agraphia group is a weekly support group for writers, which is usually brief. It involves setting goals, monitoring those goals, and offering support for fellow members.
Chapter 5: A Brief Foray Into Style
• Diagnosing the Problem
o Academics want to feel smart, and that feeling contributes to bad writing.
o Academic writers have usually had poor writing training and, therefore, never learned to write well. Academic writers need to spend more time writing in order to improve it.
• Choose Good Words
o Word choice matters. Stick to good words rather than trendy phrases.
o "Abbreviations and acronyms are bad words (p. 64)."
o Parasite intensifiers include very, quite, basically, virtually, extremely, remarkably, completely, and at all.
• Write Strong Sentences
o Use a mixture of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
o Criterion-variant structure: "They describe what is shared and then describe the variations (p. 66)."
o Parallel sentences do not create redundancy, but rather, they create clarity. A criterion-variant structure can be found in parallel sentences.
o "...a semi-colon implies a sense of balance, of weighing one and the other. Semi-colons are thus ideal for coordinating parallel sentences (p. 67)."
o Semi-colons serve a useful purpose and should be served. They must connect two independent clauses.
o "Good writers are addicted to dashes (p. 68)."
o There are two types of dashes - the em-dash and the en-dash (means between).
o Two uses of dashes:
• Single dash connects the end of the sentence to a clause or a phrase preceding it.
• Two dashes enclose a parenthetical expression (p. 68)
• A dash signifies a restatement of a point whereas a semicolon doesn't presume anything about a relationship.
o Avoid the such-that virus. Don't be afflicted by the such-that virus. If found, take an antibiotic to delete it from your writing.
o Watch out for the wobbly-compound syndrome. It's typically used in a simple sentence that resembles a compound sentence. People place a comma before the coordinating conjunction because there is a pause, but that placement is a mistake.
• Avoid Passive, Limp, and Wordy Phrases
o Write actively, not passively.
o Be wary of "ivving it up (p. 72)."
o To identify passive writing, look for the infinitive to be. Try not to use the word "not" with verbs. Instead find a similar verb that conveys the oppositional meaning. Watch out for "to be + ___ive." Instead, replace those couplings with active verbs.
o Never use "in nature." Adjectives convey that meaning. Watch out for adverbial prepositional phrases. Instead try to use the adverb.
o Remove lumpy phrases like "however," "for instance," and "for example" from the beginning of the sentence. Place them in the first joint of the sentence instead.
• Write First, Revise Later
o "Perfectionism is paralyzing (p. 75)."
o Don't try to be perfect on the first try. Just write. Revision will perfect it later.
• Conclusions
Chapter 6: Writing Journal Articles
• Practical Tips for Writing an Empirical Article
o Outlining and Prewriting
• You must engage in outlining and prewriting.
• "Outlining is writing, not a prelude to 'real writing' (p. 79)."
• Journal articles should be short. Make sure that you identify your audience. Identify the journals in which you want to publish in order to identify your audience.
o The Title and Abstract
• "A title must balance generality and specificity: Say what your article is about, but don't be so specific that your article sounds technical and tedious (p. 81)."
• The title and the abstract attract the reader, so make them good. Write these components last.
o Introduction
• "The introduction is most likely to be read instead of skimmed or skipped (pp. 81 - 82)."
• The purpose is the justification of the article.
• Start with an overview.
• What motivated the research? Describe that theory, question, or general problem.
• After the overview, start with a heading that resembles your title to introduce the second section of the introduction. This part is the body of the introduction.
• Include relevant theories and review past studies. Go into more depth about the motivating question for this research.
o Method
• "A good method section allows another researcher to replicate the study (pp. 83 - 84)."
• Include sections: Participants or Participants and Design, Apparatus, and Procedure
o Results
• The purpose is to describe your analysis.
• Begin by describing "analyses that inform the integrity of the study (p. 86)."
• The analyses should be described in a logical order.
• Figures show patterns of data; tables show raw data.
o Discussion
• Is included if your paper has multiple studies.
• It's narrower than a general discussion.
• It summarizes the findings.
• It includes limitations.
o General Discussion
• More broad than the discussion
• It places your research into the larger body of research. It contextualizes it.
• It should be shorter than the introduction.
• The conclusion should be a one paragraph summary of the entire article.
o References
• "...(it) documents the sources that influenced the ideas in your paper (p. 89)."
• Be selective about what you put in this section.
• Cite your own previous work.
o Submitting Your Manuscript
• Include a cover letter to the editor. It should include :
• Name of manuscript
• Author(s) mailing and electronic addresses
• Assure them that the manuscript is not under review for another journal
• The data was collected using ethical standards as determined by the field
• Make sure that your manuscript is perfect before submitting it.
o Understanding Reviews and Resubmitting Your Manuscript
• Expect rejection.
• Include another cover letter with the resubmission. This letter needs to be specific about how you handled the comments and criticisms. Number each comment and describe what you changed. If you didn't make the change, explain the rationale for your decision.
• When receiving a manuscript back from the editor, find out whether the door for resubmission is open.
• In the letter, thank the editor and reviewers for their comments and for the opportunity for resubmission.
• Use headings for each set of action points. For each point, summarize the comment/criticism, describe the change, discuss how your change satisfies the comment.
• Be professional.
o "But What If They Reject My Paper?"
• Expect rejection. Most papers are rejected.
• If you receive a rejection, revise your paper and submit it elsewhere.
o "But What If They Make Me Change Everything?"
o Coauthoring Journal Articles
• Be cautious about co-authoring.
o Writing Review Articles
• "Review articles must make an original point; they shouldn't merely review what has been done (p. 104)."
• When writing a review, identify the length and the audience.
• Format for a review:
• First few paragraphs, make your point.
• Introduce central ideas.
• Outline the article.
• "To write good articles, master the article formula, submit pristine drafts, and craft excellent resubmission letters (p. 107)."
Chapter 7: Writing Books
• Why Write a Book?
• How To Write Your Book in Two Easy Steps and One Hard Step
o Step 1: Find a Coauthor
o Step 2: Plan Your Book by developing a strong table of contents.
• Each chapter needs to have a purpose. The chapter must also contribute to the book's overall purpose.
o Step 3: Write the Damn Thing
• Organize your resources by chapter. Write Chapter 2 first and then write the rest of the book. Write Chapter 1 and the Preface last. A writing chart helps you stay organized. See Table 7.1 on p. 117.
• How To Find a Publisher
o For a first book, talk with the editors at a conference rather than trying to get a book contract first.
o A book proposal follows if you have caught the attention of an editor.
o A book proposal includes:
• Detailed table of contents
• Sample chapters
• Suggested reviewers (optional)
o Book contracts matter and require careful scrutiny when received.
o "Be sure that you own the rights to the book when it goes out of print (p. 123)."
• Dealing With the Details
• Conclusions
Chapter 8: "The Good Things Still To Be Written"
• The Joy of Scheduling
• Less Wanting, More Doing
• Writing Isn't a Race
• Enjoy Life
• The End


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The Apps We`re FALLing for This SeasonThere`s a reason that "there`s an app for that" has become a catchphrase. It seems like there is an app for everything these days! And while you might use the apps on your phone for many personal tasks (sharing family photos with Flickr, relaxing with a game of Candy Crush, etc.), it is a GREAT tool for small business owners… if you know where to look. Here are the apps, some new and some classics, that we can`t stop talking about this fall!
The Classics
Dropbox(Free with paid options - Android/iOS/Desktop) Chances are, you`ve heard of Dropbox and are an active user. When it comes to cloud-based storage, Dropbox is one of the top competitors, along with another Crystal Media favorite, Google Drive. What I love about Dropbox is that it helps me get to the information I need whether I am on my phone, on my tablet or on my computer. I can easily save a photo to Dropbox on my computer, open the file on my phone and post to Instagram. And in a world where retailers wear dozens of hats, it`s great to be able to switch from one activity to another seamlessly. Download on Android Download on iOS
Facebook Ads Manager(Free - Android/iOS/Desktop) If you`re looking for an app that works as hard as you do - even when you`re on the go - then look no further than the Facebook Ads Manager app. We recommend Facebook ads to nearly all of our clients, but we know they aren`t always at their computers when there are customers to greet, shelves to stock, and stock room organizing to be done. Luckily, the Facebook Ads Manager app allows you to manage and change your ads from wherever you are, so you can test what works for your business and never overspend! Download on Android Download on iOS
The Newbies
LetsTag(Free - Android) This has been a popular app to share with our retailers who are stuck as to which hashtags to use. Simply type in the hashtag you would like to use, and LetsTag finds hashtags that are related to it. You can add all of the hashtags you like to a list, search different hashtags to add to your list, then copy all of the hashtags and paste them into your Instagram post. Voila! #savingtime. iPhone users can download an alternative app called Tagomatic. Download for Android.
Canva(Free with paid options - iOS/Desktop) Canva is a tool we use daily here at Crystal Media. It`s a design tool that helps you create beautiful presentations, social media graphics and more. No graphic design experience required. A few months ago, Canva announced their app for iPhone, but they have yet to come out with an app for Android users. An alternative is the app Desygner, which has may of the features of Canva and is available on iOS, Android and desktop. Download for iOS.
Fonteee(Free - Android) Text over photos can be a great way to get your message across, but it can be hard to find the right app to use to make it happen. I love this app because it allows you to add text to a photo AND to a plain, colored, or stock background. iPhone users can download the app A Beautiful Mess for their text-over-graphic needs. Download for Android.
GIFYme(Free - iOS) GIFs are an interesting mix of photo and video, and they perform great on social media. Make your own GIFs with this app by uploading your media and letting GIFYme take it from there. Android users can download the Gif Me! Camera. Download for iOS.
Quik(Free - Android/iOS) A GoPro product, Quik does exactly what its name suggests - helps you quickly create a video, complete with music, filters, and more. While you can edit the videos to make them unique, you can also simply sift through a selection of pre-paired effects for a fun video in minutes. Download for Android. Download for iOS.
ToDoIst(Free with paid options - Android/iOS/Desktop) If you`ve got a to-do list, you need ToDoIst. ToDoIst helps you manage your to-do list with labels, projects, the ability to assign tasks to others, and even an analytics feature that allows you to see just how productive you are. ToDoIst helps me and my team stay organized, on schedule and feeling productive. Download for Android. Download for iOS.
Did you love getting the inside scoop on these tools? Throughout Social Edge, we share TONS of resources, tools and apps to help you market your store and see REAL results - like more traffic, sales and profit. Check out a sample Social Edge course now! Crystal Vilkaitis is the Resident Social Media Expert with RDI Diamonds and owner of Crystal Media http://heycrystalmedia.com; a company that teaches social media to independent retailers; helping them save time, gain confidence and increase local exposure, foot traffic and sales.


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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
2013 Ends
It would be hard to imagine a better year than 2013: wedding festivities and beginning our married life, honeymooning on the Hawaiian islands, starting a new teaching job, and the Red Sox winning the World Series were all highlights. It truly was the year of adventures I had been hoping for. I will forever have awesome memories of 2013, but I look forward to seeing what 2014 has in store. I hope it will be a year of productivity and discovery. Happy New Year!
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I'm most excited to get our back living area in tip-top, summer shape. I love planting succulents and unique plant pairings. I'm especially excited, now in my full time role at Connell Hull, to bring our line of containers to life and showcase them in our outdoor living showroom. Summer, you are near, and I am ready for you!


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Passing through each semester, we swing from one vine to the next. As we're in the down stroke of spring, we anticipate the momentous journey that the staff and student body are about to embark on. Last fall, the Touchstones journal staff made a lot of progress which we want to continue with this spring issue.
Last semester, Jordan Freytag lead as Editor-in-Chief and helped us connect as a creative writing staff. The fall 2015 issue brought the creative writing community together at UVU. Now, as Editor-in-Chief for the spring issue I can say we're more excited than ever considering how far we've come as a journal. We plan to keep building the strong sense of community, as well as reaching out to new writers and artists. We want to urge and welcome the student body to submit their creative works and be a part of the journal.
We've updated the Touchstones website and will actively post on our blog each week this semester. Every member of our editing staff will have a chance to write and post about their thoughts. We invite you to be involved in our crafted literary journal, whether it be submitting your prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, or art of any medium. If anyone is interested in a valuable experience as a writer and editor, then come to reading night where you can help vote for the published pieces. Anyone who is willing to come help at reading night will be credited for their work in the journal and will also be considered for future staff positions. Submission deadlines for writing is Feb.11th by 11:59 pm. Reading night is Feb.12th in room 206a in the SC building at 6:00 pm. Art submissions are due by Feb.25th by 11:59 pm.
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About me
"What can I say? My gratitude for you is immeasurable. Today I start living again, not merely existing. You made my journey worthwhile and I feel like a different man."
These are not my words, they belong to a recent client and are one of the many reasons I love the job I do. So why might you choose me as your counsellor, let me tell you a little about myself and what I can offer. I hope this helps with your decision making.
Most of us have the ability to figure out for ourselves what we need or what best course of action would be beneficial for us to achieve of hopes, desires and our full potential in life.
From time to time, however we can get a little lost or maybe overwhelmed. Having someone to talk to that will give us space to explore our thoughts and feelings can be just what we need. I wonder if I can provide that environment for you. No judgements or expectations, just an empathic, therapeutic, professional relationship for you to visit and see what you can discover.
Maybe you know exactly what the problem is and you just need to say the words, let it all out and lighten the burden. Maybe you're not sure but you feel something isn't quite right and you'd like to explore some thoughts and ideas. Maybe you are behaving in ways that are not serving you well and you want to understand why you do these things and explore ways of changing them. All of these, and more, are possibilities.
I passionately believe in the value of working therapeutically with clients of all ages.
Through my work with adults it is clear to me that our formative years have a direct effect on our adult lives. Causing issues from relationship and communication difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and substance misuse through to suicidal feelings, thoughts and actualisation.
Therefore, offering creative, therapeutic interventions and support to children and young people allows an opportunity for exploration, self-awareness and resilience building. By doing so, it is possible to reduce or even eliminate future impact on mental health and life choices, encouraging the growth of valuable members of society. Can I be of assistance here in some way for your child?
I believe in the power of universality and community. If you are part of a group that would benefit from a facilitated therapeutic group session, I may be able to provide this for you. Can I be of assistance to your group in some way?
Training, qualifications & experience
After 30 years of working in various business environments, I took the plunge and retrained to fulfil a burning desire to work in a more caring profession and environment. It took 4 years of study to achieve my degree.
BA (Hons) Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Studying the theory of the Person Centred Approach to counselling with an outline of CBT and Psychodynamic modalities. With a focus on psychological disorders and mental health issues, sexual physical and emotional abuse, misuse of drugs and alcohol, working creatively within person centred counselling and psychotherapy, ethics in research, independent research project on vicarious trauma.
One to One counselling and/or psychotherapy sessions with adults, children and young people.
Facilitation of group, couples and family therapy sessions
Facilitation of psychoeducational one to one and group workshops
I have experience of working with a wide and varied range of issues, so please get in touch and we can explore your needs to see if we might be a good fit
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Please get in touch and we can discuss fees that are mutually acceptable.
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Cybersecurity Controls Assessor, Junior
- Employer
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- Apr 21, 2019
- Closes
- Apr 24, 2019
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- Consultant and Strategist, IT
- Industry
- Consulting, Technology and Software
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Cybersecurity Controls Assessor, Junior
Key Role:
Evaluate and support the documentation, validation, assessment, and accreditation processes necessary to ensure that information technology (IT) systems meet the organization's information assurance (IA) and security requirements. Asses security and privacy controls to conduct system security controls assessment. Support in development of security assessment documentation and Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M) remediation. Conduct security controls and vulnerability assessments for the applications and Generic Security Service (GSS). Support in development of security assessment reports and POA&Ms reports to document the results of the assessments.
Basic Qualifications:
-3+ years of experience with Cybersecurity
-Experience with NIST 800-53 security requirements and utilizing NIST 800-53A
-Ability to obtain a security clearance
-BA or BS degree
-Security+ certification
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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As a way to introduce the next generation of security professionals to the Black Hat community, we will be awarding complimentary Black Hat Europe 2016 Academic Passes to a limited number of student applicants. Each Academic Pass allows full access to all Briefings on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 at the Business Design Center in London, England.
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High level GI-based GTK3 bindings for the Nim programming language
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:59:26 +0200
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- Subject: High level GI-based GTK3 bindings for the Nim programming language
I have uploaded the first public release of the high level GObject- Introspection-based GTK3 bindings for the Nim programming language yesterday. If you have GTK3 and Nim compiler installed you may try them. Install is currently cd /tmp git clone https://github.com/stefansalewski/gintro cd gintro nimble prepare nimble install In the future a plain "nimble install" for the Nim package manager should work, but currently the initial git clone is necessary. I have no idea if there is a change that that works on windows or MacOSX, but at least for 64 bit Linux with GTK 3.22 chances are good that install process works. The git README already contains a small tutorial, but that is more for Nim novices. People familiar with any GTK bindings or plain C GTK should know how the Nim bindings can be used -- it may look a bit like Python code. Of course there is still much work to do for testing and improving, but at least the few mostly randomly selected examples seem to work not bad. _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
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