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3D model considerations
3D models are imported into decentraland in glTF format. There are a number of supported features that these models can include. This section goes over ways to make them compatible with Decentraland and best practices.
See Set entity position for information on how you can configure a 3D model in a Decentraland scene to set its position, scale, etc.
Keep in mind that all models, their shaders and their textures must be within the parameters of the scene limitations.
Supported 3D model formats
All 3D models in Decentraland must be in glTF format. glTF (GL Transmission Format) is an open project by Khronos providing a common, extensible format for 3D assets that is both efficient and highly interoperable with modern web technologies.
glTF models can have either a .gltf or a .glb extension. glTF files are human-readable, you can open one in a text editor and read it like a JSON file. This is useful, for example, to verify that animations are properly attached and to check for their names. glb files are binary, so they're not readable but they are considerably smaller in size, which is good for the scene's performance.
We recommend using .gltf while you're working on a scene, but then switching to .glb when uploading it.
The following aspects of a 3D model can either be embedded in a glTF file or referenced externally:
- Textures can either be embedded or referenced from an external image file.
- Binary data about geometry, animations, and other buffer-related aspects of the model can either be embedded or referenced from an external .bin file.
Note: Animations must be embedded inside the glTF file to use in Decentraland.
Export to glTF from Blender
Blender doesn't support exporting to glTF by default, but you can install a plugin to enable it.
- Download the Khronos Exporter
- To install the exporter, extract the .zip file, and then copy the
scripts/addons/io_scene_gltf2folder under the
scripts/addonsfolder in your Blender installation.
- Activate the addon by opening User Preferences… in Blender. In the Add-ons tab, enable Import-Export: glTF 2.0 format. Don't forget to click Save User Settings.
Note: If you have another glTF 2.0 exporter installed, disable it. Only one can be enabled at a time.
When exporting 3D models that include multiple animations, make sure that all animations are embedded in the model. To do this, open the NLA editor and click Stash to add each animation to the model.
We recommend using the following export settings when exporting models with animations:
Export to glTF from 3D Studio Max
3D Studio Max doesn't support exporting to glTF by default, but you can install a plugin to enable it.
- Download the plugin from this link.
- Install the plugin by following these instructions.
- Export glTF files using the plugin by following these instructions.
Export to glTF from Maya
Maya doesn't support exporting to glTF by default, but you can install a plugin to enable it.
- Install the plugin by following these instructions.
- Export glTF files using the plugin by following these instructions.
Note: As an alternative, you can try this other plugin too.
Export to glTF from Unity
Unity doesn't support exporting to glTF by default, but you can install a plugin to enable it.
Download the plugin from this link.
Note: As an alternative, you can try this other plugin too.
Export to glTF from SketchUp
SketchUp doesn't support exporting to glTF by default, but you can install a plugin to enable it.
Download the plugin from this link.
Preview a glTF model
A quick and easy way to preview the contents of a glTF model before importing it into a scene is to use the Babylon.js Sandbox. Just drag and drop the glTF file (and its .bin file if applicable) into the canvas to view the model.
In the sandbox you can also view the animations that are embedded in the model, select which to display by picking it out of a dropdown menu.
Why we use glTF
Compared to the older OBJ format, which supports only vertices, normals, texture coordinates, and basic materials, glTF provides a more powerful set of features that includes:
- Hierarchical objects
- Skeletal structure and animation
- More robust materials and shaders
- Scene information (light sources, cameras)
Note: .obj models are supported in Decentraland scenes as a legacy feature, but will likely not be supported for much longer.
Compared to COLLADA, the supported features are very similar. However, because glTF focuses on providing a "transmission format" rather than an editor format, it is more interoperable with web technologies.
Consider this analogy: the .PSD (Adobe Photoshop) format is helpful for editing 2D images, but images must then be converted to .JPG for use on the web. In the same way, COLLADA may be used to edit a 3D asset, but glTF is a simpler way of transmitting it while rendering the same result.
Shader support
Not all shaders can be used in models that are imported into Decentraland. Make sure you use one of the following:
Standard materials: any shaders are supported, for example diffuse, specular, transparency, etc.
Tip: When using Blender, these are the materials supported by Blender Render rendering.
PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials: This shader is extremely flexible, as it includes properties like diffuse, roughness, metalness and emission that allow you to configure how a material interacts with light.
Tip: When using Blender, you can use PBR materials by setting Cycles rendering and adding the Principled BSDF shader. Note that none of the other shaders of the Cycles renderer are supported.
The image below shows two identical models, created with the same colors and textures. The model on the left uses all PBR materials, some of them include metalness, transparency, and emissiveness. The model on the right uses all standard materials, some including transparency and emissiveness.
Transparent and emissive materials
You can set a material to be transparent. Transparent materials can be seen through to varying degrees, depending on their alpha. To do this, activate the transparency property of the material and then set its alpha to the desired amount. An alpha of 1 will make the material completely opaque, an alpha of 0 will make it invisible.
You can also make a material emissive. Emissive materials cast their own light. Note that when rendered, they don't actually illuminate nearby objects in the scene, they just seem to have a blurred glow around them.
The image below shows two identical models created with standard materials. The one on the left uses only opaque materials, the one on the right uses both transparent and emissive materials in some of its parts.
Textures can be embedded into the exported glTF file or referenced from an external file. Both ways are supported.
Texture size constraints
Texture sizes must use width and height numbers (in pixels) that match the following numbers:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512
This sequence is made up of powers of two:
f(x) = 2 ^ x. 512 is the maximum number we allow for a texture size. This is a fairly common requirement among other rendering engines, it's there due internal optimizations of the graphics processors.
The width and height don't need to have the same number, but they both need to belong to this sequence.
The recommended size for textures is 512x512, we have found this to be the optimal size to be transported through domestic networks and to provide reasonable loading/quality experiences.
Examples of other valid sizes:
Although textures of arbitrary sizes work in the alpha release, the engine displays an alert in the console. We will enforce this restriction in coming releases and invalid texture sizes will cease to work.
How to swap a material
Suppose you've imported a 3D model that uses a material that's not supported by Decentraland. You can easily change this material while still keeping the same texture and its mapping.
To swap the material:
- Check the current material's settings to see what texture files are being used and how they are configured.
Delete the current material from the mesh.
Create a new material.
Tip: If you're using Blender and are on the Blender Render tab, it creates a basic material by default, which is supported by Decentraland.
Open the Textures settings and create a new texture, importing the same image file that the original material used.
The texture should be mapped to the new material just as it was mapped to the old material.
Best practices for materials
- If your scene includes multiple models that use the same texture, reference the texture as an external file instead of having it embedded in the 3D model. Embedded textures get duplicated for each model and add to the scene's size.
Note: After referencing a file for a texture that won't be embedded, make sure that file won't be moved or renamed, as otherwise the reference to the file will be lost. The file must also be inside the scene folder so that it's uploaded together with the scene.
- Read this article for a detailed overview of a full art pipeline that uses PBR textures in glTF models.
- Find free, high quality PBR textures in cgbookcase.
3D models have a mesh composed of triangular faces. These faces meet each other on edges (the lines along which they touch) and vertices (the points where their corners join).
Scene limits
All 3D models in your scene must fit within the limits of its parcels. If they extend beyond these limits when running a preview, the meshes will be marked in red and bounding boxes will be highlighted in white.
For performance reasons, Decentraland checks the positions of the bounding boxes around meshes (not the vertices in the meshes themselves) to verify that they are within the scene's limits.
If you have a model that has all of its vertices neatly inside the scene area, but that has large bounding boxes that are mostly empty and extend beyond the scene limits, the entire model will be marked as outside the scene limits.
To avoid this problem, you can clean up your 3D models to reset positions and rotations of meshes so that bounding boxes don't extend beyond the meshes they wrap.
Smooth geometries
You can configure a mesh to be smooth. This tells the engine to render its shape as if there was an infinite number of intermediate faces rounding it off. This setting can greatly help you reduce the number of triangles needed to make a shape appear to be rounded.
The image below shows two identical models with the same materials. They differ in that the one on the right has most of its geometry set to smooth.
Note how you can see distinct faces on all of the cylindrical shapes of the model on the left, but not on the model on the right.
This setting can be configured separately over individual faces, edges and vertices of a model. One same model could have some of its faces or edges set to smooth and others to sharp
Best practices for geometries
- Be mindful of how many faces you add to your 3D models, as more faces make its rendering more demanding. See scene limitations for the limits imposed by a scene.
- Make sure there are no hidden faces that can't be seen but that add to the triangle count.
- For shapes that should have rounded sides, set them to be smooth rather than adding additional faces.
- Make sure the normals of all faces are facing outwards instead of inwards. If there are faces in your model that seem not to be there when you render it, this is most likely the cause.
To enable collisions between a 3D model and users of your scene, you must create a new object to serve as a collider. Without a collider, users are able to walk through models as if they weren't there. For performance reasons, colliders usually have a much simpler geometry than the model itself.
Colliders currently don't affect how models and entities interact with each other, they can always overlap. Colliders only affect how the model interacts with the user's avatar.
For an object to be recognized by a Decentraland scene as a collider, all it needs is to be named in a certain way. The object's name must include the the suffix "_collider" at the end.
For example, to create a collider for a tree, you can create a simple box object surrounding its trunk. Users of the scene won't see this box, but it will block their path.
In this case, we can name the box "BoxTree_collider" and export both the tree and the box as a single _gltf model. The _collider tag alerts the Decentraland world engine that the box object belongs to the collection of colliders, making the _collider mesh invisible.
Whenever a player views the tree model in your scene, they will see the complex model for your tree. However, when they walk into your tree, they will collide with the box, not the tree.
How to add a collider to a staircase
Stairs are a very common use-case for collider objects. In order for users to climb stairs, there must be a corresponding _collider object that the users are able to step on.
We recommend using a ramp object for your stair colliders, this provides a much better experience when walking up or down. When they climb up your stairs, it will appear as a smooth ascent or descent, instead of requiring them to "jump" up each individual step.
Using a ramp object also avoids creating unnecessary geometry, saving room for other more complicated models. Keep in mind that collider geometry is also taken into account when calculating the scene limitations
Create a new object in the shape of a ramp that resembles the size and proportions of the original stairs.
Name the ramp object something similar to stairs_collider. It must end in _collider.
Overlay the ramp object to the stairs so that they occupy the same space.
Export both objects together as a single glTF model.
Now when users view the stairs in your scene, they'll see the more elaborate model of the stairs, but when they climb them, they'll collide with the ramp.
Best practices with colliders
- Always use the smallest number of triangles possible when creating colliders. Avoid making a copy of a complex object to use as a collider. Simple colliders guarantee a good user-experience in and keep your scene within the triangle limitations.
- Collider objects shouldn't have any material, as users of your scene will never see it. Colliders are invisible to users.
Note: Remember that each scene is limited to log2(n+1) x 10000 triangles, where n is the number of parcels in your scene.
- All collider objects names must end with _collider. For example, tree_collider.
If you use a plane as a collider, it will only block in one direction. If you want colliders to block from both sides, for example for a wall, you need to create two planes with their normals facing in opposite directions.
When duplicating collider objects, pay attention to their names. Some programs append a _1 to the end of the filename to avoid duplicates, for example tree_collider_1. Objects that are named like this will be interpreted by the Decentraland World Engine as normal objects, not colliders.
- To view the limits of all collider meshes in a Decentraland scene, launch your scene preview with
dcl startand then click
c. This draws blue lines that delimit all colliders in place.
3D models can be animated in a Decentraland scene using animations. All animations of a 3D model must be embedded inside its glTF file, you can't reference animations in separate files.
Most 3D model animations are skeletal animations. These animations simplify the complex geometry of the model into a "stick figure", linking every vertex in the mesh to the closest bone in the skeleton. Modelers adjust the skeleton into different poses, and the mesh stretches and bends to follow these movements.
As an alternative, vertex animations animate a model without the need of a skeleton. These animations specify the position of each vertex in the model directly. Decentraland supports these animations as well.
There's no specific rule about the names animations must have. You can verify the names of the animations in an exported model by opening the contents of a .gltf file with a text editor. Typically, an animation name is comprised of its armature name, an underscore and its animation name. For example
You can include any number of animations in a glTF model. All animations in a glTF model are disabled by default when loading the model into a Decentraland scene. See 3D model animations for instructions on how to activate and handle animations in a scene.
In a Decentraland scene, you can use
weight to blend several animations or to make an animation more subtle.
Tip: Instead of creating your own animations, you can also download generic animations and apply them to your model. For example, for 3D characters with human-like characteristics, you can download free or paid animations from Mixamo.
How to create an animation
You can use a tool like Blender to create animations for a 3D model.
Create an armature, following the shape of your model and the parts you wish to move. You do this by adding an initial bone and then extruding all other bones from the vertices of that one. Bones in the armature define the points that can be articulated. The armature must be positioned overlapping the mesh.
Make both the armature and the mesh child assets of the same object.
Check that the mesh moves naturally when rotating its bones in the ways you plan to move it. If parts of the mesh get stretched in undesired ways, use weight paint to change what parts of the model are affected by each bone in the armature.
Note: There's a reported bug with Babylon.js that prevents some faces of a mesh from being rendered when they're not related to any bone in the armature. So if you paint some faces with weight 0 and then animate the model, you might see these faces dissappear. To solve this, we recommend making sure that each face is related to at least one bone of the armature and painted with a weight of at least 0.01.
Move the armature to a desired pose, all bones can be rotated or scaled. Then lock the rotation and scale of the bones you wish to control with this animation.
Switch to a different frame in the animation, position the armature into a new pose and lock it again. Repeat this process for all the key frames you want to set to describe the animation.
By default all frames in between the ones you defined will transition linearly from one pose to the next. You can also configure these transitions to behave exponentially, ease-in, bounce, etc.
How to handle multiple animations with Blender
To export a model with several embedded animations in Blender, you must create multiple actions from the Dope-Sheet.
You can also edit the animation from the Dope-Sheet view, for example you can adjust the distance between two key frames.
To preview the different actions, open the Action Editor (only accessible once you're in the Dope Sheet).
In order to export multiple animations, you need to stash all the actions using the NLA Editor. We recommend opening the NLA editor on a separate editor tab while keeping the Dope sheet also open.
In the NLA Editor, select each action that you want to embed in the glTF model and click Stash.
When adding the model to your Decentraland scene, you must activate animations by configuring the gltf-model entity. See 3D model animations for instructions.
Best practices for animations
- Keep the armature simple, only create bones for the parts of the model that you intend to animate.
- If the animation will be looped in your scene, make sure the final pose is identical to the starting pose to avoid jumps.
- Sometimes in an animation you might want to only control the movements of parts of the armature, and leave other bones undefined. This can make it easier to combine animations together.
- Animated characters in your scene shouldn't ever stay completely still, even when they aren't doing anything. It's best to create an "idle" animation to use for when the character is still. The idle animation can include subtle movements like breathing and perhaps occasional glances.
- Make sure your model only has one armature when you export it. Sometimes, when importing another animation to the program where you're editing your model, it will bring in a copy of the armature. You want all animations of the model to be performed by the same base armature.
- When exporting the glTF model, make sure you're exporting all the objects and animations. Some exporters will only export the currently selected by default.


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[Np]: American Theatre Wing War Service, Inc., [nd. but ca. 1942]. 56pp. Quarto. Stiff printed wrappers. Light smudging to wrappers, but near fine. Item #WRCLIT76655
First edition. A comprehensive manual for the organization and running of the Washington DC version of the Canteen, adapted from the manual for the NYC Canteen by Harvey Delano. The Stage Door Canteen was started and directed by The American Theatre Wing at the beginning of WWII. Its purpose was to provide a safe, free place where soldiers, Marines, sailors and merchant seamen could come, relax, socialize and dance with young women volunteers. Often entertainment was provided by top entertainers of the day who volunteered their services. Canteens were located in New York, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Cleveland, San Francisco and other major cities in the U.S., and toward the end of the war in London and Paris. The Canteens were closed shortly after the war ended, but in the three and a half years of their operation, the Stage Door Canteens had an enormous influence on popular culture, inspiring a weekly radio show on the Columbia Network and a 1943 motion picture, both called "Stage Door Canteen" and produced in association with the American Theatre Wing. These, along with Irving Berlin's hugely popular war song "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," help the Canteen's legacy live on today. According to several accounts, all of the records for all of the Canteens were stored in a garage which subsequently burned to the ground. As a consequence, material such as this item take on extra significance. No copies are recorded in OCLC, although there is a copy at Yale and a copy now in British Canteen archive in the UK (one of two copies we sold in 2014).
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Ghost walk set for Saturday night in Waxhaw
As charming as downtown Waxhaw is, visitors may not realize it is rich with ghost stories.
Waxhaw native Cecelia Neal loves to share the tales every year when she conducts a ghost walk on the Saturday night before Halloween. The stories are based on historical events, interviews she's had with Waxhaw residents, and her own experiences.
"I tell all those stories on the walk," she said. "I tell them all. I give names. I don't pull any punches."
Neal, 58, operated Main Street Florist in downtown Waxhaw for many years. She was a theater major in college and she uses that background to hook listeners as she recounts local stories.
She's been conducting the hour-long walks in Waxhaw's downtown for more than 10 years. The tours are free, but she encourages those attending to make a donation to fight multiple sclerosis, a disease which forced her into a nursing home almost three years ago.
She gives the tour from her motorized wheelchair, and says it is one of her favorite things to do.
"I am so committed to doing this. I have to pay to get transportation to Waxhaw," she said. "I need my chair… so I get special transportation… But that's how committed I am to doing this walk…
"I really enjoy it. I think everybody enjoys it. They're shocked. They laugh. There's a range of emotions they go through…And then we get to the most horrid place in town, a little corner that's more haunted than anywhere…But I'll only tell that during my walk. I'm not going to give my secrets out."
She did share one story, though. It's about a man who was boiled to his bones, she said.
He was a hobo who had apparently come to Waxhaw by train in the early 1900s, she said. Residents later discovered his dead body, but no one knew who he was.
Neal's mother, Alice Neal, grew up in Waxhaw and served as a town commissioner. Neal's father, Wylie Neal, also served as a town commissioner and was well-known for his storytelling.
Neal's first exposure to ghost stories came at the Waxhaw home built by her great-grandfather, George S. Tyson. The house, at 604 Old Providence Road, is now home to a law firm and other offices. But she said, while she and her family lived there, it was active with ghosts.
"My grandparents lived there and I ended up living there," she said.
There were inexplicable noises and voices, she said. "And things would move. We wouldn't see it move. We would turn our heads and it would be somewhere else."
She recommends that only adults go on the walk because some of the stories may be too violent or disturbing for children. Older teens may enjoy it, but they may also get bored by the Waxhaw history she inserts into her stories, she said.
She said that no one needs to be afraid of ghostly encounters on the walk.
Neal said she wants to write a book so these Waxhaw stories won't be lost when she's no longer able to share them. But her MS prevents her from doing it alone, so she needs help from a ghost writer. No pun intended.


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With some of the best universities in the world, fantastic cultural events and wonderful outdoor excursions, a temporary one-year stay could easily turn into a lifelong residency.
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The western and central portions of the state are primarily home to small towns that look like they're straight out of a model railroad set. Places like Amherst are also home to a vibrant, eventful culture thanks to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and other first-rate schools in the vicinity. Living in these areas is great for the person who wants to get away from it all, without really leaving it all behind.
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America again finds itself in a powder-keg of underlying hostilities that transcend politics, economics, and race. Ferguson, MO. An African American teenager, Michael Brown. Police, shots, and another senseless death. Civil unrest. Military-style policing. And highly-charged rhetoric from the halls of government, in the press, and throughout social media. During these times, terms like "post racial" are revealed in an ongoing American problem.
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A great tattoo can be stared at indefinitely until the soul is perceived within. A tattoo that can match the infinite imagination of the human mind is one you wouldn't get bored of. So what represents the infinite better than the celestial figures?
These trendy galaxy tattoos can showcase your inner astronaut – with gorgeous watercolour hues that invite you to spiral into the infinite. Nothing makes for a conversation-starter better than a space tattoo. These tattoos will make them go starry-eyed for sure.
Watercolor Galaxy Tattoo
This spacey take on science's classic symbol – the atom with its particles spinning around – bursts with energy. This tattoo has a strong sense of motion. The artists use a few splashes of color in a spiral pattern to give it depth. You may also see Negative Space Tattoos
Galaxy Chest Tattoo
It's believed now that there's a star out there made entirely of diamonds. Enter the age of the space diamond with the right tattoo – the diamond itself uses shading to highlight its facets whilst space is shown best with a small splash of watercolor. This tattoo works in all sizes but you can go for large size if you want to make a deep impact.
Galaxy Tattoo on Sleeve
A large tattoo can be difficult to sit through, but it's worth it when the scene is painted this vividly. The Death Star will stand out to Star Wars fans, whilst the planets provide balance to a large and carefully constructed scene. The little details, like the TIE fighter, add further character to it.
Spiral Galaxy Tattoo Design
Spirals are naturally aesthetic shapes, and galaxy tattoos make good use of this. The colors complement perfectly, making for a simple and powerful tattoo. Twinkling stars dot the spirals at the right places to catch eyeballs.
Small Galaxy Tattoo on Wrist
Smaller tattoos are great for first-time inkers, but you'll want to avoid the usual clichés. This pawprint on the universe is a small and tasteful galaxy tattoo, for the Nyan Cat in all of us.
Diamond Galaxy Tattoo
This tattoo works with symmetry – placed in the center of the back. Diamond shapes in watercolor are definitely in – with the shape serving as a frame into the galaxy. The colors seep in from below to create a dynamic effect. This tattoo is all about the texture – it helps in experimenting with the colors, stars, and planets to create a killer galaxy tattoo.
Star Galaxy Tattoo Idea
Another tattoo that works well with symmetry – this one is a minimalist design, with splotchy edges that add character. The watercolor effect makes it stand out. This tattoo is balanced out by a black and white replica of it on the other hand.
Galaxy Tattoo on Shoulder
A unicorn with a galaxy inside it, this tattoo is bound to impress and works well with a positive quote. As we all know, unicorns can open universes. Shoulder placement works well, with mini-stars dotting the frame. Utilise the horn placement to show off body contours.
Galaxy Tattoo on Forearm
This tattoo communicates motion, and will certainly get the astrophysicists staring for its accurate depiction of orbits. Arrows can be used to communicate spin, and the watercolor effect is complimented by a minimally eclipsed moon tattoo. A great tattoo for the sciency types.
Galaxy Back Tattoo
This tattoo encloses its galaxy within a diamond shape – clean borders hold a vivid picture within, of various planets and the moon. Stars dot the blue background to give an overall painterly effect. Symmetrical placement makes this tattoo a lifelong happy decision. You may also see Zelda Tattoo Designs
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Space tattoos lend themselves towards great conversations. Color and symmetry are the defining aesthetics, but the content is what raises eyebrows the most – unicorns and death stars are the new timeless subjects. A splash of watercolor and a moon tattoo can make for a great first tattoo. Space, as both concept and reality, will forever be timeless.
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FRISCO, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2016) - Monolith Software (Monolith), the leading provider of next-generation, unified service assurance solutions, today announced the company's notable 2015 market and company growth. Company achievements for 2015 that contributed to its 40 percent revenue increase (on a GAAP basis), include new AssureNow™ platform feature enhancements, additional vertical market entries and renewing over 97 percent of customer maintenance contracts.
2015 represents Monolith's most aggressive software development year to date, as the company continued to enhance its AssureNow to support hybrid networks, legacy environments and SDN/NFV infrastructure -- on a single unified platform. Additionally, the offering is uniquely positioned to optimize network availability and enable real-time deployment of service assurance fulfillment. New 2015 product enhancements include:
Throughout 2015, Monolith experienced an increase in the size and scope of AssureNow deployments across wireless, cable, gaming, financial, and service provider markets as well as being selected by a managed services organization in the United Kingdom, to support a Tier 1 cellular network.
Additional 2015 AssureNow momentum highlights include:
"We are proud AssureNow is becoming the preferred platform to lower integration costs while providing our customers with the ability to support new applications faster," said Bill Cannon, CEO, Monolith Software. "We are poised for even stronger momentum in 2016 and look forward to delivering new features and rapid ROI to our customers by leveraging, enriching and retiring legacy management tools."
About Monolith Software
Monolith Software provides a next generation, service assurance solution that unifies fault, performance, topology, and service level management in a single scalable platform. Built on a single codebase, our multi-tenant AssureNow™ platform uses an open and unified approach for data collection, enrichment, visualization, and reporting. Leading telecommunications, managed service providers and enterprises, including Eir, Equinix, Hargray, Oracle, Tata Communications, and Tele2 use Monolith to unify and simplify their infrastructure management, and consolidate disparate and legacy tools onto a single platform to significantly reduce operations costs and assure delivery of new services and enhance customer experience. For more information, visit www.monolith-software.com.
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South Sudan conflict 'devastating' for country's children
The conflict in South Sudan has seriously hampered the protection of children, increasing their vulnerability dramatically, says a new report published this week by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The first report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in South Sudan documents grave violations of children's rights committed since the African nation seceded from Sudan in 2011.
More specifically, it takes stock of how children have been affected by the conflict during the period from 1 March 2011 to 30 September 2014, documenting the following six grave violations committed against children: killing and maiming, recruitment and use, sexual violence, abduction, attacks against schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access.
During the period between December 2013 and September 2014 over 600 children were killed, the report says. During the same period, thousands of child soldiers were seen with State and non-State armed groups….
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Course of things to know about instagram followers
When I initially began making use of Instagram I was searching for suggestions and ideas for the kitchen area. 99.9% of my images are of suppers I have really made. The component for this is to reveal that making superb and audio dinners does not take a Culinary Institute Of The U.S.A. accredited cook, nor does it take a great deal of favor vibrant dealings with. I need to make my dinners vital and delicious. No inspiration to track the kind of the dynamic dealing with in your meal with points that do not boost the type of the recipe neither have an aspect. En path instagram dealt with a different ability in my daily life. The suggestions and furthermore inspiration was still there yet the unintentional parody relocated especially in the past. Preceding I investigate the photos that are my most appreciated enable me expose that I appreciate giggling and these pictures help to take the concern a lengthy method from life moreover if for a few mins.
On the off chance that you get on Instagram after that I expect you can concur with these images because they affect you to chuckle when you are reviewing through the photos on your apple iphone or iPad. We have in truth all observed these pictures the one where the barista, do they simply call them that at Starbucks, finished that they were either broken or a shooting down craftsman and transforms your coffee directly right into a canvas to instagram followers You see the heart forms commonly in any case I have actually never ever observed amongst a face or of a creature in Skweezer. These pictures dependably affect me to laugh since I could visualize the individual need their espresso with the assumptions of taking a look at that fit to be tied drainpipe and in addition warm espresso and promoting their agitation and additionally end products a heart. I am not specifically past a darkness of a question when the Quest Bar changed into the compound of noise and changed consuming however on the off opportunity that you go to a strong nourish there relates to absolutely a picture of an Objective Bar.
In addition, it is not typically appropriate to just be a Mission Bar nevertheless this product has actually been minimized and in addition took into manage and furthermore cakes, separated and additionally hurled directly right into yogurt as a result numerous various selections of its use that this post would certainly be likewise long. I have really at any type of sort of point had a Pursuit Bar and moreover greater than most likely never ever before at any type of type of aspect will absolutely so I could not talk about the preference to acquire actual instagram followers They are all over the place and furthermore you could not go a day without seeing a photo of them. I shared the pictures of coffee barista specialists up above nevertheless a day could not pass without photos of cups of Starbucks. They might be simply the beyond the MUG; they can be within the cup. I have actually also observed pictures of within the Starbucks.


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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Christmas break hours
December 12 - December 14: 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
December 15 & December 16: CLOSED
December 17 - December 21: 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
December 22 - January 1: CLOSED
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Finals & Commencement hours
How college students find and use information
Monday, November 19, 2012
Thanksgiving week hours
Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Thursday-Sunday: CLOSED
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Extended weekend hours
Saturday, Oct. 6: 9:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Sunday, Oct. 7: CLOSED
Monday, Oct. 8: 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Tuesday, Oct. 9: 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Gangnam Style in the Library!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Annual book sale!
Friday 9:30 - 4:30
Saturday 9:30 - 4:30
Sunday 1:30 - 8:00
Monday 9:30 - 8:00
We're pricing at $1 per inch of stacked purchases again, so this is a great bargain! Reusable bags are encouraged.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
App-tastic Tuesday: OnLive Desktop
With OnLive Desktop, a free productivity app, you can use your iPad to do many of the basic tasks that you could perform on a Windows computer. You sign into the app and have access your virtual desktop, complete with PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer with Flash, and 2GB free cloud storage.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
App-tastic Tuesday: YouVersion (a day late)
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Forensic linguistics: Is there "anonymous" writing?
"According to forensic linguists, the experts who investigate a text's originator, if they have an individual's known writings, they can detect with up to 95% accuracy that person's authorship of any other document."
I had professors in college years ago who swore they could tell when someone had her boyfriend write her paper for her, etc., because the writing style was just so different from how the person usually wrote. This age-old gut instinct analysis is now getting some help from the IT world.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
App-tastic Tuesday: 270 to Win
This fun little 99-cent app lets you view and manipulate election maps, both historical and projected. You can see which states voted red or blue, how long they've been voting that way, and how many electoral votes each one brings to the table.
There are state profiles showing history, voting tendencies, and how the state's electoral vote count has fluctuated over the years.
Of particular interest this year is the ability to start with a projection map and change states' decisions to see how each change would affect the presidential election's outcome. You can pick from a library of different projection maps and tweak to your heart's content.
Visit their website or find them in the App Store.
And, of course, don't forget to download the Reeves Library app!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
App-tastic Tuesday: Explain Everything
Explain Everything allows you to create, narrate, and mark up screencasts and slideshows. To see a video that I created with this app, click here and watch the library intro video.
I love this app because the audio and markups are tied to the "slide" that you're viewing. If I mess up when I'm talking or circling a link (anyone who's sat through a class with me teaching knows that this happens pretty often!), I can easily toss out that slide and re-record just that part without having to worry about scrubbers and such.
It's not as robust as ScreenFlow or some other options, but I feel like it's a sweet spot at the intersection of a good end product and being easy to use.
Visit the Explain Everything website or find it in the App Store.
And don't forget to download the Reeves Library app!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Library Hours, August 19 - 26
Monday, August 20 -
Thursday, August 23 8:00 AM - 8:50 PM
Friday, August 24 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Saturday, August 25 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Sunday, August 26 1:00 PM - 10:50 PM
Fall Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 10:50 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 10:50 PM
August 20 - 23 8:00 AM - 8:50 PM
Labor Day Weekend
September 2 & 3 CLOSED
Extended Weekend
October 7 CLOSED
October 8 & 9 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Thanksgiving Break
November 20 & 21 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
November 22 - 25 CLOSED
December 2 1:00 PM - 10:50 PM
December 3 & 4 8:00 AM - 12:50 AM
December 5 & 6 8:00 AM - 10:50 PM
December 10 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Christmas Break
December 11 - 14 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
December 15 & 16 CLOSED
December 17 - 21 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
December 22 - Jan. 1 CLOSED
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Sync: Free audiobooks this summer!
One of the two books each week will be a young adult title and the other will be a classic, "summer reading assignment" type book that share a common theme. This week's pair is The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
These titles are only available until June 21, when they'll be replaced by a new pair. Once you've downloaded the MP3s, however, you can wait and listen to them whenever you like (they don't expire).
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Georgia State copyright decision issued
Monday, May 14, 2012
Regular Summer Hours
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Sunday CLOSED
Exception Dates
May 26 - 28 CLOSED
July 4 CLOSED
July 27 8:00 AM - Noon
August 13 CLOSED
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
App-Tastic Tuesday: Peterson Birds of North America
Monday, May 7, 2012
Finals start swimmingly
(Apologies to anyone I accidentally hit with the clownfish.)
Friday, May 4, 2012
Hours for Finals Week
Sunday, May 6th: 1:00 PM -- 10:50 PM
Monday, May 7th: 8:00 AM -- 12:50 AM
Tuesday, May 8th: 8:00 AM -- 12:50 AM
Wednesday, May 9th: 8:00 AM -- 10:50 PM
Thursday, May 10th: 8:00 AM -- 8:50 PM
Friday, May 11th: 8:00 AM -- 3:40 PM
Saturday, May 12th &
Sunday, May 13th: CLOSED
Good luck, everyone!
We'll begin our regular summer hours on Monday the 14th (8:00 AM -- 5:50 PM M-Th, 8:00 AM -- 4:50 Fridays, 9:00 -- 4:50 Saturdays, closed Sundays).
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Late Nights @ The Library!
We'll be open for an extra two hours again next Monday & Tuesday nights to help you get ready for your finals. Coffee, cookies, and a few fun stress-relievers will be provided. See you there!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
App-Tastic Tuesday: Gaze HD
This app won't get your projects done any faster, but it might help you relax for a few minutes.
Gaze is a free app that puts beautiful HD scenes on your iPad. There are four different Gaze apps, and each one comes in a free version. Beautiful Views (icon pictured) and Fires and More can also be upgraded to show additional scenes for a couple of bucks.
The waterfalls cascade, the waves crash, the fire crackles, or the cherry blossoms tumble, with or without sound, and you can set the app to stay on your favorite scene or to shuffle through them all.
When I'm not using my iPad, I set up a Gaze scene and prop it beside my computer monitor with a radio app playing in the background. On dreary days, it's like a window to somewhere pretty.
Visit their website or find them in the App Store.
And, of course, don't forget to download the Reeves Library app!
Monday, April 30, 2012
We're on Twitter!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Brain Rules
To view or download our copy, head over to the library's home page and click on "ebrary E-book Database" in the list of databases in the left column.
Once you log in, just type brain rules and hit the Search button.
To read the book online, just click on the book's title and you'll be able to page through on your computer or iPad.
To download a copy to view offline, click on the "Download" button underneath the book information on your results page. You'll have several different options appear in a dialog box.
For more information on your download options, click the eBrary "help" link in the upper right-hand corner. Select the section on "Document Downloading" for more options and details.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Easter break hours
Rock the Drop!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Introducing the library app!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Recycle your tech packaging
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Requesting books & articles through interlibrary loan
First, make sure that you're looking at a record for a print book (not an ebook) or article. Libraries usually aren't allowed to lend electronic materials to each other.
Click on the title of the item you want:
Friday, February 17, 2012
Your library account
Once you have accessed your account for the first time, you can set your username and password to what whatever you wish.
First, go to the library's home page (setonhill.libguides.com/library) and click on the "Catalog" tab:
Once you are in the catalog, click on the "My Account" tab:
Select "Log In/Register":
The first time you access your account, you will need to enter your barcode number. This should be your student or employee number (found on your SHU ID card) plus 000001 (000002 if you are using a replacement card... or 000003... or 000004). The default password is 4321.
Once you are into your account, verify your contact information. Beneath it you will see a link to change your login information:
Once you expand this section, you have the option to create a username and change your password. We strongly suggest that you do so.
Please create a secure username and password combination that you will be able to remember. The library staff will not be able to look up your username or password for you (we are able to reset only).
If you have any trouble with this process, please contact the front library desk at 724-838-4291 for assistance.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Do you Pin?
Monday, February 13, 2012
New Steelcase furniture!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Just added
Monday, January 30, 2012
"But I Gave Credit"—Copyright infringement /= Plagiarism
In the world of the web, dealing with information and media ethically can be a tangled mess. The issue of copyright and what you are and aren't allowed to do with other people's stuff can be especially confusing.
Many people believe that, as long as they give credit to the person or people who created something, it's okay for them to reproduce it. This is a widely-held belief, especially on college campuses, where we think that "academic fair use" gives us the right to copy stuff if we make it clear that we didn't create it ourselves.
The thing is that giving credit to the creator of something puts you in the clear as far as plagiarism is concerned, but does nothing at all to protect you from committing copyright infringement.
Dictionary.com defines "plagiarism" as "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work…" So by giving the author credit for creating the material, you're in the clear as far as plagiarism goes. You're not trying to pass it off as something that you did yourself.
But copyright is concerned about something else—according to dictionary.com again, "the exclusive right to make copies." Whether or not the author's name is included with the text or media. If you made a copy of something that wasn't yours, you are potentially committing copyright infringement.
As educators and students, we do have some special permissions to use stuff for educational purposes, but it's not a blank check. For instance, you can usually copy a small portion of a book, but you can't copy nearly half of the chapters. For more information, check out this fun YouTube video from the Copyright Clearance Center.


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Madame Tricot's Book "Delicatessen" and 3D Knitting Exhibit at Sibler in Zürich
This is a special post about a unique way knitting and crochet are used in window display. The photos were taken by Niall Twamley on his trip to Zurich and they're enthralling! So, it all starts with a book, Madame Tricot "Delicatessen" and... Continue reading →


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We got ourselves yet another good deal from Groupon and this time it is at Skewers which is located in Subang Avenue, pretty new shopping mall, at least to me. In fact, if it's not for this dinner, I'd probably wouldn't know the existence this mall. We planned for an early dinner to avoid the crowd as this is a pub cum restaurant and we definitely weren't keen to take in the 2nd hand smoke from the bar-goers! We were lucky to step in with a zero crowd.
Skewers is fairly conspicuous as it's located right in front at the left corner of Subang Avenue Mall entrance.
The grill section behind the glass cubical along with the bar greets you as you walk in. "C" shaped banquette can accommodate up to 7 adults while beer goers can opt for the high tables and bar stools.
The canteen table and benches which I normally refer to is another option for diners.
The chill out section. Good for lying back, hugging some pillows and enjoying a cold mug of beer while watching football matches.
Alfresco dining. Good for group events but not for me unless it's raining. With our climate.. you know what I mean..
Fresh garden salad ~ Served with black olive rings, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar dressing. A little dry when served, hence we requested for more dressing. A bowl of the balsamic vinegar was delivered.
Mashed potato ~ Creamy mashed potatoes with skin bits topped with brown gravy. I prefer the more refined version and definitely without the skin bits! Presentation wasn't very appetizing.
Large meat & seafood platter ~ This platter is good for 4 adults with assorted meats consisting of Hickory smoked BBQ wings, Skewer's special garlic buttered prawns, Terriyaki chicken, Bangers on skewers and the Minty lamb. Very aromatic, especially the Bangers on skewers.
Bangers on skewers ~ Juicy chicken sausages grilled over medium fire for a smoky finish with sliced capsicum and onions. Very tasty but got quite salty once you have more than a skewer but I still like it nonetheless! À la carte order at RM 17.00
Terriyaki chicken ~ Boneless chicken pieces dipped in terriyaki marinade, fiery wasabi, seasoned and bbq to perfection. Dash of sesame seeds and a pineapple cube acts as the pinnacle to this skewer of chunky chicken meat. I found it a little dry and was only so so to me. À la carte order @ RM 17.00
Skewer's special garlic buttered prawns ~ Fresh prawns coated with a special marinade made out of fresh herbs, garlic and butter spices. Sweet and seriously delicious! À la carte order @ RM 23.00
Minty lamb ~ Juicy lamb pieces marinade with minty yoghurt & cooked over medium fire for a perfect grilled finish. The absence of a strong lamb smell and a good mouthfeel on the lamb pieces is skillful! À la carte @ RM 24.00
Hickory smoked bbq wings ~ Tender chicken wings smothered in Skewer's classic bbq sauce. Flavorful, succulent zest and certainly smoked to perfection. À la carte order @ RM 15.00
This very fulfilling and "filling meal" cost us only RM 96.00 with the Groupon voucher instead of RM 273.80 for the 2 sets of Large Meat and Seafood Platter we ordered. Definitely a steal! I was tempted to order the Ultimate Skewers Glutton Burger which won praises from many. I'm glad I gave it a pass coz we, 5a/3c did not really touch the 2nd platter as we already full by then. We were considered lucky they allowed us to take-away the "hardly touched" platter after some persuasion as the coupon stated "dine-in" only. Staffs are helpful especially the attentive foreign waitress that served our table. Will certainly come back for the burger since Skewers is famed for it!
- Skewers bbq & grill
- SG-01, Subang Avenue
- Persiaran Kemajuan SS16
- Subang Jaya
- Tel – 603-5632 1368
- Mobile – 012-2345 463/Ken Lau
- Business Hours – 1200-0100 (weekdays)/1200-0200 (weekends)
- website – http://www.skewers.com.my
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Month: January 2018
Innovating Regulation: An Update on the Prairie Law Societies' Law Firm Practice Management Pilot Project
By Barbra Bailey, Policy Counsel, & Brenda Hildebrandt, QC, Bencher
Law Society of Saskatchewan
The Legal Profession Act, 1990 was amended in 2014 to include firms as members of the Law Society. Under the Act, one of the duties of the Law Society is to protect the public by assuring the integrity, knowledge, skill, proficiency and competence of members. As the Law Society works to design a framework for regulating law firms in addition to lawyers, it has been exploring a proactive approach. This would allow both law firms and the Law Society to be more responsive to a diverse and profoundly changing environment, to enhance the quality of legal services, to encourage ethical legal practice and to foster innovation in legal services.
Over the past couple of years, the Law Society has communicated with the membership in a variety of forums regarding the concept of proactive firm/entity regulation. However, in developing resources and a method of assessment, a more specific consultation was desired.
The Assessment Tool
To determine the most meaningful way to engage with law firms though proactive regulation, the Law Society of Saskatchewan has been participating in a pilot project to test a new resource that helps firms assess the robustness of their practice management systems and firm culture. Created by the Prairie Law Societies, the Law Firm Practice Management Assessment Tool (the "Assessment Tool") helps a firm recognize its strengths and provides "things to consider" in areas where opportunities for improvement have been identified. These include examples of how a law firm might put practices, policies or procedures into place, along with links to further resources that law firms can use in addressing practice management concerns.
The Assessment Tool places the focus on the firm because we know that the systems, norms and culture of a firm greatly influence the conduct and overall practice of its lawyers. We also recognize that lawyers are busy people and collecting resources and assessing infrastructure can be time-consuming. By its design, the Assessment Tool is intended not only as an evaluation mechanism, but also as a convenient source of best practice resources for firms. The content of the Assessment Tool is designed to help firms think about ways to best serve their clients, their lawyers and their employees. This fosters both public protection in ethical, efficient practice as well as good business.
The Pilot Project
As the regulation of law firms is a relatively new idea in Canada, it was important to the Law Society to test the Assessment Tool through a pilot project and receive feedback from members before determining whether this new approach should be implemented and, if so, how. We collaborated with the Law Societies of Alberta and Manitoba to design the Prairie Law Societies' Law Firm Practice Management Pilot Project (the "Pilot Project"). The goal was to test the functionality of the Assessment Tool and determine how it could be used in helping firms work with the Law Society to ensure sound practice management systems are in place.
Pilot Project participants were identified by randomly selecting firms of various sizes throughout the province, providing a representative sample of Saskatchewan firms. Those firms were then invited to voluntarily participate in the Pilot Project. Ultimately, 22 Saskatchewan firms participated. A similar process was followed in Alberta and Manitoba.
Participating firms were asked to designate a representative to be the point person for the Pilot Project. The designated representative's task was to ensure the firm undertook the self-assessment, using the Assessment Tool, which references a number of principles relating to practice management and firm culture. The designated representative then reported to the Law Society about things that the firm has been doing well and also identified areas for improvement. The designated representatives were then asked to complete an evaluation of the Assessment Tool, and conduct an exit interview about their experience. This feedback has been extremely informative and will be crucial to the determinations the Benchers will make about the ultimate assessment process.
Where do we go from here?
The Pilot Project is in its final stages and the Law Society will now take some time to review the feedback received from the participants before determining the next steps for this initiative.
The ultimate goal is to foster a more collaborative relationship between the Law Society and its members, including firms, and to help lawyers and firms manage risk so that the likelihood of conduct leading to a complaint or negligence is minimized. As the Law Society moves toward implementing a proactive approach to regulating law firms, it will strive to create an approach that is practical, productive and meaningful for both the Law Society and our members.
Pilot Project Participants
The feedback we have received from the participating firms has been invaluable. Our thanks is extended to each of them for the time they have dedicated to the project and the input they have provided:
- Behiel Will & Biemans (Humboldt)
- Chow McLeod (Moose Jaw)
- Cindy M. Haynes Law Office (Regina)
- Cuelenaere Kendall Katzman & Watson (Saskatoon)
- Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP (Regina)
- Griffen Toews Maddigan (Regina)
- Hnatyshyn Gough (Saskatoon)
- Hodgson-Smith Law (Saskatoon)
- Kanuka Thuringer LLP (Regina & Swift Current)
- Kohaly Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP (Estevan)
- McKercher LLP (Saskatoon & Regina)
- Miller Thomson LLP (Saskatoon & Regina)
- MLT Aikins LLP (Saskatoon & Regina)
- Noble Johnston Law Office (Regina)
- Novus Law Group (Prince Albert)
- Olive Waller Zinkhan & Waller LLP (Regina)
- Perkins Law Office (Meadow Lake)
- Robertson Stromberg (Saskatoon)
- Scharfstein Gibbings Walen & Fisher LLP (Saskatoon)
- Uppal Pandher LLP (Regina)
- Wagner Law (Saskatoon)
- WMCZ Lawyers (Saskatoon)
[Originally published in Benchers' Digest, Winter 2017 issue]
New Journals Issues – December 2017
By Sarah Roussel-Lewis
Commonwealth Law Bulletin
Volume 43, Number 1 (March 2017)
- Analysis of the legal and policy framework applicable to Combat Vesico Vaginal Fistula in Nigeria and systematic challenges to their implementation / Oluseyi Olayanju
- Options of litigation funding in serving the interest of society: a critical evaluation form the viewpoint of access to justice / Sekander Zulker Nayeen
- When arbitration clause and oppression collide / Aiman Nariman Mohd-Sulaiman and Mohsin Hingun
- Vice and virtue of the Basic Structure Doctrine: a comparative analytic reconsideration of the Indian sub-continent's constitutional practices / Abdul Malek
- Cybercrime and legislation: a critical reflection on the Cybercrimes Act, 2015 of Jamaica / Corlane Barclay
- Child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) in the Commonwealth: the role of the judiciary / Elizabeth Nahamya
- Francis N. Bothway, Book Review of The contested empowerment of Kenya's judiciary, 2010-2015: a historical institutional analysis by James Thuo Gathii (2017) Commonwealth L Bull 147
McGill Law Journal
Volume 65, Number 3 (March 2017)
Special Issue
- Introduction / Laura Càrdenas
- Accès à la justice pour protger l'environment au Québec : réflextions sur la capacité à agir des particuliers et des groupes environmentaux / Michel Bélanger et Paule Halley
- The Continuing Relevance of Common Law Property Rights and Remedies in Addressing Environmental Challenges / David Grinlinton
- L'environment à l'épreuve du droit des biens / Gaël Gidrol-Mistral
- Les services écologiques ou le renouveau de la catégorie civiliste de fruits? / Sarah Vanuxem
- "The Earth is Our Mother": Freedom of Religion and the Preservation of Indigenous Sacred Sites in Canada / Natasha Bakht and Lynda Collins
- "Legalizing" the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements: Colonial Adaptations Toward Reconciliation and Conservation / Deborah Curran
UBC Law Review
Volume 50, Number 4 (November 2017)
- Property in the City: Special Edition Introduction / Douglas C. Harris & Graham Reynolds
- High-Rise Residential Condominiums and the Transformation of Private Property Governance / Dorit Garfunkel
- Owning and Dissolving Strata Property / Douglas C. Harris
- Pokémorials: Placing Norms in Augmented Reality / Elizabeth F. Judge and Tenille E. Brown
- Sharing Data in the Platform Economy: A Public Interest Argument for Access to Platform Data / Teresa Scassa
Enforcement of Money Judgments
From Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, Court Services
Beginning February 5, 2018, search results in the Saskatchewan Personal Property Registry (SPPR) and Judgment Registry (JR) will display active enforcement instructions registered against judgments. Including these notices into the SPPR and JR will provide quick and convenient access to this information.
On February 5, all newly received enforcement instructions delivered to the local Sheriff will be registered by the Enforcement of Money Judgments Unit against judgments in the registry. At that time, all current enforcement instructions filed with Sheriff Offices will have been imported into the SPPR and JR.
An enforcement instruction is a part of the legal process in place that enables the Sheriff to pursue funds owed under a judgment. Enforcement Instructions to enforce a judgment can be provided to the local Sheriff after a judgment has been registered in the Judgment Registry. More information on enforcement of judgments may be found at Sask Law Courts.
Research Tip Roundup: Free Online Resources
Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian
Starting last summer, we have been highlighting Legal Sourcery's most popular research tips. On that note, here are Legal Sourcery's most popular Free Online Resources
- Adoption Law Resources from the Government of Saskatchewan
- Asked & Answered from Courthouse Libraries BC
- Emond Publishing's Free Legal Glossary
- First Edition of Halsbury's Laws of England Digitized
- Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Research – Where Do You Start?
- Free LegalTrac Webinar
- How to Access Lots of Great (Non-legal) Databases with your Public Library Card
- Irwin Law's Canadian Online Legal Dictionary
- Need American Case Law? Try Google Scholar
- Searching Google Efficiently and Effectively
- Slaw Tips – Advice about Technology, Research, and Practice
- Small Claims Court
If you have any questions, ask a Law Society Librarian! We are pleased to provide high-quality legal research services to Saskatchewan members in person, on the telephone, or by email.
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Call 306-569-8020 in Regina
Toll-free 1-877-989-4999
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New Free CPD Opportunity: Research Case Studies
The Law Society Library and Continuing Professional Development are pleased to announce a new CPD Study Group opportunity for our members – Research Case Studies.
Study groups offer a flexible and convenient way for lawyers to obtain CPD Hours. A study group involves a group of lawyers getting together to discuss content that meets the criteria set out in the CPD Policy. Study groups work best when the group is made up of 4-5 lawyers. One member of the group must act as the facilitator in each session to chair the meeting. The facilitator is also responsible for submitting a CPD Activity Application Form detailing the content, participants, meeting date and time in order for all group members to be able to self-report their hours. All study groups are accredited for actual time spent discussing the content.
A Research Case Study presents a scenario where a lawyer must locate appropriate legal authorities using databases available through the Law Society website. A laptop and access to the Members' Section of the website are required for these sessions. These cases have been updated with Saskatchewan content and resources and we are pleased to offer them to our members at no charge. Cases are listed by practice area on the CPD website in the Resources section. Each case comes with a case-specific Facilitator's Guide which will help guide the discussion and provides some resources to do so.
Please note that Research Case Studies do not qualify as Ethics Hours.
CPD hours are NOT available for:
- Time spent reading materials whether before or after the study group session;
- Discussing file specific content.
Don't forget! Your group must submit a CPD application form detailing meeting name, date and time, participant names and content in order to be able to claim CPD Hours. You are able to claim the actual amount of time spent discussing the cases up to a maximum of (3.0) CPD Hours per group meeting.
This Week in Legal Ethics – New Professional Conduct Ruling
The Law Society's Ethics Committee recently released the following Professional Conduct Ruling as guidance for the profession. For your convenience, I've listed the ruling below but it can also be found in our Professional Conduct Rulings Database.
Date: November 30, 2017
Cite as: 2017 SKLSPC 4
Code Chapter: n/a
Code Heading: n/a
Classification: Providing Legal Advice via Technology;
Practice Area: Real Estate
Lawyer X represents all three parties in a real estate transaction; the vendors, the purchasers, and the lending institution, ABC Lender.
On the file, there were, among other documents, a Verification of Individual's Identity in Canada by Commissioner or Guarantor for both vendors. Both verification forms were completed by a Commissioner for Oaths, who is also an employee of ABC Lender.
There is also a letter from Lawyer X to ABC Lender that states:
As discussed with my assistant, please have witness sign the Affidavit of Execution before a Commissioner for Oaths and return both copies of the mortgage to our office. We will also require a copy of the vendors' identification referenced on the Client ID forms.
Lawyer X's practice is to have an employee of ABC Lender complete the Verification Forms when no one from the firm meets with clients. Lawyer X indicates that this is common practice in his firm when representing out-of-town clients. The execution of the sale and purchase documents were also administered before the employees of ABC Lender and not Lawyer X. Concern was raised with Lawyer X that he was purporting to represent clients without, in fact, meeting and advising them on the matter.
When the issue of not meeting with clients was raised with Lawyer X, he inquired whether he could meet with clients via phone or skype and provide legal advice in that manner, prior to having the clients meet with ABC Lender employee(s) to execute the documents.
This matter was referred to the Ethics Committee to determine whether Lawyer X's proposed solution would be an acceptable practice.
The Ethics Committee determined that it is important to strike a balance between verifying client and others' identities and utilizing modern technology.
The Committee did not have an issue with providing legal advice via technology (phone or skype), if it is appropriate and sufficient for the client's needs. The rules surrounding client confidentiality and loyalty still apply, so the lawyer must ensure that legal advice given via video conferencing meets all obligations required by lawyers. For example, it would be inappropriate to provide legal advice to the purchaser/mortgagor client with the bank representative or the mortgage broker in the room.
Whether it is appropriate to use technology to sign a document, depends on the document and jurat: what it says, what a lawyer is attesting to, etc. If a lawyer purports to have personally witnessed someone sign a document, then the lawyer needs to have actually done so. This comes directly from the BC Case, First Canadian Title v. Law Society of British Columbia: "attended in person" means that the person signing was personally present when the signatory signed. Members should be aware of the BC Case and follow it.
Given the similarities between the BC case and the member's proposal, the Ethics Committee suggests it would be inappropriate for Lawyer X to advise clients via video conferencing and then swear an affidavit of execution as if Lawyer X personally witnessed the client's execution based on personal attendance. However, the practice of meeting with clients via video conference, providing legal advice during the video conference and then having the client meet with a third-party representative for document execution, is permitted. This third party may be a bank representative or other agent for the lawyer.
Access to Justice Bulletin, January 2018
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Hey booklovers! How are you? Sorry for being MIA for a while due to some personal issues, I am still getting my stuff together but in the mean time – I'll be reviewing The Waking Land by Callie Bates! Thank you to NetGalley for providing my with an ARC in exchange for a honest review! Here it goes!
It's been fourteen years, since King Antoine took Elanna hostage. Fourteen years since her father's rebellion failed. Fourteen years spent being raised by the man who condemned her people to misery. A man she's come to love as a father.
Now 20, Elanna is about to be taken prisoner once again… but this time by her father's mysterious righthand man.
Her father wants to reignite his rebellion, this time using Elanna as figurehead. He will tell his followers she is the legendary Wildegarde reborn, a sorceress who could make the very earth tremble.
But what no one knows is that magic really does flow through Elanna's veins. Now she must decide which side she's on, and whether she'll use her powers for mercy… or revenge.
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Publication Date: Jun 27 2017
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
So, when I saw that this book "will delight fans of THE RED QUEEN, SIX OF CROWS, and COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES" – I was like – HELL YAS I AM IN! But upon finishing it, I wish I enjoyed it more. To be honest, it has a lot more potential and I personally am a bit disappointed. Some of the descriptive writing I absolutely LOVED! The use of personification, imagery and metaphors are SUPERBLY used.
I however, found it difficult to stand the main character as I go on with the book. And it didn't help with the book being written in first person. I tend to prefer third person's narrative, but don't get me wrong! Some of my favourites are also written in first person! It really just depends if the technique is executed well.
What I'm trying to say is that the book has heaps of potentials – the unique myths, the culture, the world, the plot, the tension between territories and the politics. On the down side, the book is very "feelings-based" if you get what I mean. One element that bugged me the most is that 50% of the book is about how Elanna talks herself into trouble (e.g. "oh look, fights! I want to stay alive and be done with y'all but why not get in and try to save people? I'm being heroic right?" – says one wanting to flee the country or get caught in every chapter).
And …. Instalove. Yup, the type that made me cringe so hard. The romance wasn't developed very well and the way it latched on too fast and heatedly just didn't make it any better. There might have been magic involved but ugh, I simply didn't enjoy it.
I also wish there was more than one POV, because a lot of crap does happen and I just get cut off – Elanna just keep on rambling about her little thoughts and how tough she is blah blah blah. UGH.
The reason I didn't take another star off is because of the rich and beautifully crafted language and mythology. Elanna's character arc was overly done, because I see heaps of potential in other mains – which was a shame. Oh, and I really wish there was a map – one minute they are in this territory (which took them days to travel TO) and the next they are back to the other side (???).
Anyways, the bottom line is that don't go in expecting the full-on Bardugo/Aveyard/Maas experience (like I did), otherwise you might be disappointed (like me). When I finished it, I thought that was the ending, but it turns out to be the first in a trilogy, so yeah! Just heads up!
That's a wrap for my review! See ya next time!
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Some of the significant movers for the month include the Compact Car segment, which is now at 109.1, a new all time high for that grouping, up 5.6 points from the same time last year. In the adjacent Sub-Compact segment, values rose 1 point from last month and 7.6 points from last year. With the national fuel price well below $1.20 a litre, down almost $0.10 from last month, it is surprising that the most fuel-efficient segment in our index has shown such gains this month.
The high-end Prestige Luxury Car segment is down almost 3.9 points from last year and 1 point from last month. This contrasts with the full-size Luxury SUV segment, which is up almost 5% from the same time last year.
Minivans and full-size vans posted weak results for October, they were down 4.1 and 2.2 points respectively when compared to last year.
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From time to time, Europe's Champions League throws up shocks, such as Tottenham's dramatic run to this year's final or Liverpool's amazing comeback to eliminate Barcelona on Tuesday.
In general, though, there is a large dose of predictability. The major honours are shared around a select group of clubs.
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The Chief Executive in Council has approved the Cha Kwo Ling, Yau Tong, Lei Yue Mun Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
"The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide development and redevelopment within the Cha Kwo Ling, Yau Tong, Lei Yue Mun area," a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (April 24).
The Planning Scheme Area (the Area) of the Cha Kwo Ling, Yau Tong, Lei Yue Mun OZP, covering about 264 hectares of land, is located in East Kowloon within the Kwun Tong District. It is bounded by Lei Yue Mun Road, Black Hill, Chiu Keng Wan Shan and Pau Toi Shan (Devil's Peak) to the north-east and east; Lei Yue Mun Point to the south; Victoria Harbour, Wai Yip Street and Cha Kwo Ling Road to the west and Kwun Tong By-pass to the north-west.
Most of the existing private and public residential developments in the Area fall within the "Residential (Group A)" (86.15 hectares) zone. Two sites, one at Yau Tong Bay and the other at Yau Tong Industrial Area (YTIA), are zoned "Comprehensive Development Area" (14.93 hectares) for comprehensive residential and commercial development with provision of Government, institution or community (GIC) facilities. The existing Lei Yue Mun Village is zoned "Village Type Development" (8.34 hectares).
To encourage the phasing out of existing obsolete industrial uses, five industrial sites in YTIA are zoned "Residential (Group E)" ("R(E)") (5.79 hectares). Under the "R(E)" zoning, planning permission for residential development is required in order to address the potential industrial/residential interface problems in the redevelopment process.
About 3.42 hectares of land is zoned "Commercial" to provide for commercial developments to serve the Area. The "Other Specified Uses" zones (4.04 hectares) are allocated for specific uses including the existing petrol filling station, Eastern Harbour Crossing toll plaza and ventilation building, sewerage treatment plant, a planned lorry park and a reserved site for general business uses.
To provide land for various GIC facilities to serve the needs of residents in the Area and those in the adjoining areas, about 30.59 hectares of land are zoned "Government, Institution or Community". Major existing GIC facilities include Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre, East Kowloon Health Centre and Sai Tso Wan Neighbourhood Community Centre, Margaret Trench Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Kwun Tong Law Courts, Government offices, schools, a joint user complex with library, a primary electricity substation, an indoor games hall and an indoor recreation centre, a fire station and an ambulance depot.
To provide land for both active and passive recreational uses, about 19.54 hectares of land are zoned "Open Space". Major open spaces include Sam Ka Tsuen Recreation Ground, Laguna Park, Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground and Sin Fat Road Tennis Court. Sites have been reserved for district open space uses and development of a waterfront promenade. About 55.08 hectares of land is zoned "Green Belt" to preserve existing hill slopes.
The approved Cha Kwo Ling, Yau Tong, Lei Yue Mun OZP No. S/K15/17 is available for public inspection during normal office hours at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Kowloon District Planning Office and the Kwun Tong District Office.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the plan can also be seen on the Town Planning Board's website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb).
Ends/Friday, April 24, 2009
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Drugs or alcohol are quite hazardous substances or the matter of abuses, because of their calamitous effects on the body of human beings. Especially, it causes so much harmful reactions to the organs like liver, kidney and some other parts of the body in severe. If you think that alcoholism only causes the problems in physical condition, then you are wrong. Yes, its vigor can also lead to make some mental or psychological problems too. So, if you or your loved one's get affected by such habits and want to give them the recovery, then you should give them with the right treatments and therapies. Fortunately, the alcohol detox center is available throughout the city which helps you to get rid from the alcoholic addiction quickly.
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Remaining these aims in the mind, the alcohol detox center can offer you the most exclusive treatments for the patients. When it comes to healing the alcoholism, there are various procedures are taken by the professional physicians. Listed below are the most exclusive amenities that are offered through the detox centers.
Initially, the alcoholic traces should be eliminated from the body through the detoxification process. This can be done through controlling the withdrawal symptoms and the mending the focus to curb the alcohol cravings.
In most of the cases, the medications are prescribed for the patients to eliminate the withdrawal symptoms and also for preventing the complications during the process.
Along with these things, the professionals may also recommend the patients to follow the diet with proper nutrition. If it necessary, you can also go with the supplements too.
When the patient is going through the detoxification process, the family should also cooperate with a certain kinds of the treatments too. In fact, the patient needs the support from their family members to repair the broken relationship.
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