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Q: Struggling to understand file pointers? Main description of the problem below, where it happens. But simply, I cannot figure out why I get error messages after asking
if (outf!=NULL){
    printf("Output file already exists, overwrite (y/n):");
    scanf("%c",yn);
}

Where outf is a file pointer to an existing file. Please read description halfway through code.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <float.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {

/* Declare file pointer */
    FILE *inf;
    FILE *outf;

    int linenumber,linecounter=0,linepresent;
    char filename[21];
    char detail[21];
    char linedetail[21];
    char outfilename[21];
    char letter,yn='y';
    int position;

/*INPUT DETAILS Ask user for file name and line number*/

    printf("Please enter an input filename and a linenumber: ");
//scan filename to char string and line number to int variable
    scanf("%s %i",&filename,&linenumber);

/*OUTPUT DETAILS Ask user for file name, letter & position, etc*/
    printf("Please enter an output filename, a letter and a position:");
    scanf("%s %c %i",&outfilename,&letter,&position);

/* Open file for reading */
    inf=fopen (filename,"r");
    outf=fopen(outfilename,"r");
/*check that file exists*/
    if (inf!=NULL) {

Up until here everything works fine!
Then I try to find out if the outf file already exists. If outf points to an existing file, it DOES print "Output file already exists, overwrite (y/n):"
HOWEVER, as soon as it prints this I get error windows opening! This is probably an extremely rookie mistake - I'm still learning C. If there is no such file the program completes normally and bypasses the if statement okay.
        if (outf!=NULL){
            printf("Output file already exists, overwrite (y/n):");
            scanf("%c",yn);
        }
        if (yn=='y'){
    /*keep reading to end of file*/
            while (feof(inf)==0) {
                linecounter++;
    /*read each line and store the line number in detail[WORDS GO HERE]*/
                fscanf (inf,"%s", &detail);
    /*If we reach the line selected by the user*/
                if (linecounter==linenumber){
                    strcpy(linedetail,detail);
                    linepresent=1;
                }
            }
            if (linepresent==0) {
                printf("File only contains %i lines",linecounter);
            }
        } else {
            exit(1);
        }
    } else {
        printf("Input file not found");
    }

printf("%s",linedetail);

/* close the file */

    fclose(inf);
    fclose(outf);

    return (0);

}

A: First, already mentioned problems: You're opening the output file in reading mode. To open it for writing:
outf=fopen(outfilename,"w");  /* Note the "w". */

Also, scanf() accepts pointers to variables, not their values, so if you write scanf("%c", yn);, you will give scanf the character y as a pointer, which is nonsense. You need to do it like this: scanf("%c", &yn);.
Even if you fix these, however, your program won't do what you expect. If the file you're trying to open for writing doesn't exist, fopen() won't return NULL, it will create a new file. Your code will always overwrite the output file if it exists. NULL is returned only if fopen couldn't open/create the file (e.g. you didn't have the permissions to do it), and you should handle it like this:
outf=fopen(outfilename, "w");
if(outf == NULL) {
    perror("Failed to open output file: ");
    fclose(inf);  /* Don't leave files opened. It's bad form. */
    exit(1);
}
/* Open succeeded, do your stuff here. */

Note that no else block is needed after the if, because exit() ends the program immediately.
Also, there is no such thing as a "pointer to a file". FILE is just a structure that represents an open file.

A: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/fopen/
You are open the output file with the read flag. Try changing it to "w".
outf=fopen(outfilename,"w");

Although it is worth noting writing to a file opened with "w" will whack the old file. use "a" to append to the file.

A: You should pass the address of yn to scanf function.
scanf("%c", &yn);


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Reading a word in Portuguese is different than reading it in the Eastern language.When the word in Portuguese is read, each letter represents a character, for example, cavalo = 6 characters. On the other hand, this does not happen with the Eastern language. In Korean, cavalo (horse) is 말. Visually, it is one character, but actually there are 3 characters. The Translator's count should happen as follows when calculating: A translation in 741 x 3 = 2,223 characters was made, representing 2,2 standard pages, and each standard page has 1000 characters. The same happens with Mandarin and Japanese!


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You should use JavaHelp for creating .CHM-like help pages for Java applications.

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The new summer season is well underway with all sports starting this week. Prior to this week, a number of College athletes, rowers and cricketers have been competing for school over the summer break.
The College rowing club have had a number of rowing camps and regattas over the summer break as crews prepare for the final two regattas of the season – the South Island Schools regatta in Twizel and the National Maadi Cup regatta in Cambridge. Last weekend the College rowing club travelled down to Twizel for the South Island club regatta. In good conditions which is in stark contrast to previous regattas over the summer, many College crews enjoyed tough competition racing. At the end of the weekend College achieved four bronze, three silver and three South Island titles. Gold medal winning crews were U15 Octuple sculls, the U19 coxed four and the Novice coxed eight. The top College eight competed in the Men's Premier race and finished second behind CBHS.
The 1st XI cricket side have had a busy January with their annual match against the Willows XI, hosting the Trans-Tasman festival and then competing in their first local competition match. In the Trans-Tasman festival, the 1st XI hosted matches against Shore School from Sydney, Canberra Grammar and King's College Auckland. Despite not winning any matches the team played some competitive games and only lost their two matches against the Australian schools after set targets for the opposition to chase. Over the last two weekends the 1st XI played their first local competition match against St Bedes. College went in to the second innings with a slim 11 run lead having bowled the opposition out for 86 runs. Set a target of 182, College had a steady loss of wickets which meant the target was looking a tough proposition but a 50 run partnership between Caleb Manson (57) and Will Greenslade (38) took them close but it still came down to one run required when the ninth wicket was taken. In a nervous couple of balls Tom Macfarlane hit the winning run for a very good victory. It was also a very successful day for the 2nd and 3rd XI who also started their season in winning fashion by defeating Rangiora HS 1st XI and North-West cricket 2nd XI respectively.
College athletes have been busy over the summer after finishing the year off with the New Zealand secondary school champs in Dunedin. During this meet, Jasper Moss had a very successful time where he broke NZ Para records for the U17 100m, 200m and 400m in his class.
In January, a number of College athletes were chosen to compete for Canterbury in the South Island U20 interprovincial champs. The boys were Matt Durant, Oliver Beresford, Alex Hemens, Edward Hsing and Matt Todd.
It is a big term for College athletes with the school champs, Canterbury school champs and South Island champs occurring and the New Zealand club champs taking place in Christchurch in March for the first time in over ten years.
This week is a busy week with all summer sports getting underway. Please look for email notices about meetings, trials and practice times. A number of athletic heats are taking place over the week and the school swimming sports will take next Monday afternoon with both individual and house races. Well done to all students who have been competing in both the swimming and athletic heats. The participant numbers are high and it is great to see so many involved.
Good luck to all College sportsmen involved in matches over the coming week.
Welcome to 2019. As with every year there are opportunities appearing throughout for you all to take. I encourage all of you to seize as many as possible, and I've got one here today. Debating is an activity with a big tent. Every year the House debating tournament attracts dozens of kids, most with no prior experience, who put on quality performances – I'm always amazed by how all you boys are able to deliver from the start, and though you might not feel like it, the confidence, the knowledge and the clarity of the thought you show. For students who go on to pursue debating, it is accessible without being shallow. Debating is not about talent. It is not for a specific subset of people. Anyone can debate. Debating involves work and effort – values you all will need to tide you through life, which will serve you well should you choose to develop them. Furthermore, it teaches you many skills that will prove essential and now throughout life, note-taking, multitasking, strategy and decision-making for important tradeoffs and decisions, thinking on your feet, how to present, confidence, style. When I started, I was hopeless – not a clue what I was doing, out of my depth, nervous beyond belief with butterflies in my belly, red-faced and flushed. And that's ok, for you to be like that too. But apply yourself and you can gain those skills that will stay with you. If you want to, you could climb to where I am now, in front of you all without a care in the world. I wouldn't have stuck with it for four years, and still be driving on with it, if that weren't the case. For those boys interested, we'll be meeting after school. Debating is typically in teams of three, so bring one or two people you'd like to be in a team with and we can see if anything can be arranged. I'll explain what's involved, how you get into it, and answer any questions – if you're on the fence, absolutely come, it's a few minutes of your time to get well informed on a great opportunity. If you can't make it, email me at j..........@student.christscollege.com, that jjstevenson. Carpe diem, boys.


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'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' Model Kate Bock Flaunts Sky-High Legs & Thigh Gap In Snakeskin Boots
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Bock is one of the premiere names in the modeling business, known the world over for her enviable and iconic physique as well as for her natural, radiant beauty. In a recent Instagram share which she offered up earlier today, Kate made sure to give her most ardent admirers a classy yet sultry glimpse of her God-given assets.
In this particular image, Kate can be seen striking a pose amidst an absolutely gorgeous array of pure white flowers. The flowers are arranged in such a fashion as to create something like a shadow box, one which adds depth of background for those who stand in front of it for a well-placed photo. The color of the petals also helps to complement Bock's dress, a baggy gray number which is cinched at the waist with a thick black belt to emphasize her slender waist and hourglass figure. Her signature tawny tresses are styled in a middle part, her locks falling in loose waves to tumble about her shoulders and her chest.
The star of the show in this photo, for many, is likely to be Kate's snakeskin boots. Cut in a style reminiscent of a cowboy boot, the heeled boots with their bold patterning serve to draw the eye's attention to the blonde bombshell's long, slender legs and toned thighs. Accessorizing her casual chic look with a pair of hoop earrings, light foundation, and a soft nude lip — Kate looked every bit the mixture of elegant and sassy that has been her trademark since she first got started in the business.
@saks event ✨✨✨ The store was newly renovated, they had a flower filled elevator, @iamhalsey performed and I wore a sweatshirt to the party. ????????????????????????
A post shared by K A T E B O C K (@katebock) on Feb 9, 2019 at 6:44am PST
In the captions of the photo, Kate gives a bit of a tip of the hat to Saks Fifth Avenue for hosting the event — and for the "flower filled elevator" — as well as to musical artist Halsey, who apparently performed at the post-renovation party. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model's fans and followers certainly seemed to appreciate the effort that she put in as well, lavishing her post with over 6,000 likes and dozens of comments in very short order.
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Watermelons are juicy and rich in nutrients. This sweet fruit is everything you need in hot summer days. But, do you tend to use its rind as well?
Unfortunately, the rind ends up in the trashcan.
What you don't know is the fact that watermelon rinds are healthier than the fruit itself. The white part of the rind is packed with healthy nutrients, and it's definitely something you should add to your menu.
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Sitting here finally relaxing after a really hard season and wondering where I went wrong. Being totally honest it's been a really hard couple of months.
What did I do to deserve all the junk that has been thrown my way?
Too much road rage will do that I hear.
But no, it's not bad juju.
I know exactly what I did.
Here it is. You ready for it?
I put absolute faith in him even when it was really hard and scary.
And I absolutely believe I've been paying for that.
Well, we're ALL that important.
You heard me. You too.
If you love the Lord and you work to serve him in your life then YES!
100% satan wants to put a stop to that by any means necessary.
Wooo boy did he try with me this year.
Let's see a quick timeline shall we?
September, Robert stubs his toe playing outside, starts running a high fever and gets diagnosed with a staph infection. That was a Tuesday. He was better Wednesday and then Thursday was sick as a dog, had a cough that came out of nowhere to accompany his high fever. I took him back to the Dr and he was diagnosed with croup. Totally separate from the staph infection. In my entire motherhood no one has ever had croup. I didn't know how bad it was. My sweet boy was so close to being admitted to the hospital, I've never seen him so sick. After the scariest few days of my life he finally got well, I had one day of peace and then BAM Tenley got it.
Luckily she wasn't hit nearly as hard as Robert. Small blessings.
October, I feel like something happened this month but it was probably just leftover stress from our September and the fact that we got a new puppy.
November 3rd, Robert falls and needs stitches. Read all about that mommy trauma here. It took us weeks to get over this. We lived in a state of guilt. He slept in our bed, and everything was out of wack in our house for a long time.
November 27th, Robert gets double ear infection. Not as miserable as croup, mind you, but still a rough couple of days.
December 5th, The husband tells me it's going to be an extremely rough week at work and that he needs my support to get through it. Literally the very first day of what would turn out to be the roughest week of his year I get a kidney infection. I at least managed to take him lunch on my way to the Dr for what I thought was a pulled muscle. Nope. Kidneys. I lived on the couch for a week while he supported me. I have not been that sick in a very, very long time.
December 19th, I make admittedly terrible choices and I get food poisoning. I spent the first day of my husband and daughter's Christmas vacation miserable and barfing on the couch. Have I mentioned yet that before these last two bouts of sickness i hadn't been sick in almost 6 years?? I know. Crazy.
December 24th, Christmas Eve, Tenley and Rob both start vomiting like they're trying to extract the devil himself. (Praise the LORD Robert and I did not get it or pass it to any family on Christmas Eve) I have never seen two people so miserable. On Christmas no less! No family pictures in matching pjs this year. They both had their heads in buckets.
Santa was very happy I left out Lysol and hand sanitizer for him!
I knew it was a lot, but dang! When you see it written out like that it's overwhelming. These are just the major things. It doesn't include all the little annoyances in life that aren't much of a radar blip. Or all the awful things that happened over the summer that are for another blog post.
In spite of what felt like a heavy handed attack, I praised Him.
Through it all I went to him, I begged him to give me peace and to stay with me, with us, through it all and He did.
Looking up at that timeline I know without a doubt that the only way I have gotten through the last several months is because I was in the arms of Jesus.
I have put my trust in him. I have given my family, my goals, everything I do to Him. Which is exactly why satan is doing everything he can to knock me down.
But I'll keep holding on, and clawing my way up to keep my head above water. It's just all you can do in these situations.
Listen, no one is perfect. Certainly not me. You'd blush or have me committed if you could hear all the things that go on in my head all day.
I'm still a work in progress. Despite loving God my whole life, and going to church, and doing all the things I'm "supposed" to do, I consider myself a baby Christian.
I still struggle. Holy moly do I struggle. My anxiety is hard to bare most days, and I have a hard time giving that to Him.
I don't read my bible enough.
I have a hard time controlling my face.
As previously mentioned I have terrible road rage.
And I'm blunt to the point of rude sometimes. Or so my husband says.
I'm growing in Christ every day and trying to be a Godly woman for the Lord, for myself, and for my family.
I will continue to do so, I will strive to be closer to God and I will pray that if something worse than the last few months ever happens I will be able to weather the storm. With His help.
Despite how many struggles we've had, we've had just as many successes. My family has been hugely blessed this year and I see a light at the end of the tunnel of sickness and mess.
I may be physically and emotionally exhausted and feeling a bit beat up but I say cheers to 2019, the year I remain steadfastly grounded in the knowledge that if God is for us who can be against us!
Wishing the same for you friends. Enjoy your brand new year! Use it well!
Side note, As I was typing this, and laying all the hurt from the last few months out, a friend texted me out of nowhere asking for my address. She had a code for a free devotional she wanted to send me. If that's not God winking at me I just don't know what is. I can't wait to get started! 2019 is going to be amazing!
Croup is no joke! Ben got it all the time when he was little and we spent many hours in the ER. Hope 2019 is a better year!


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De Katholieke Kerk in Mali is een onderdeel van de wereldwijde Katholieke Kerk, onder het geestelijk leiderschap van de paus en de curie in Rome.

In 2005 waren ongeveer 278.000 (2%) inwoners van Mali katholiek. Mali bestaat uit een enkele kerkprovincie, die is ingedeeld in zes bisdommen, waaronder een aartsbisdommen. De bisschoppen zijn lid van de bisschoppenconferentie van Mali. President van de bisschoppenconferentie is Jean-Baptiste Tiama, bisschop van Sikasso. Verder is men lid van de Conférences Episcopales Régionale de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Francophone en de Symposium des Conférences Episcoaples d'Afrique et de Madagascar.

Een van de bekende bedevaartsoorden in Mali is het Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Mali dat zich in de stad Kita bevindt in de regio Kayes.

Apostolisch nuntius voor Mali is aartsbisschop Mambé Jean-Sylvain Emien, die tevens nuntius is voor Guinee.

Geschiedenis

Pogingen van de witte paters mislukten om vanuit Algiers over de Sahara Timboektoe te bereiken om daar een missiepost te stichten. Witte paters die in 1876 en 1881 met karavanen meereisden werden allen vermoord onderweg. In 1888 stichtten zes paters spiritijnen met hulp van de Franse koloniale overheid vanuit Senegal een eerste missiepost in Kita. Spiritijnen stichtten ook nog missieposten in Kayes en Dinguiray. In 1895 kwam er een eerste missiepost van de witte paters in Ségou en in datzelfde jaar volgde een tweede missiepost in Timboektoe. Nieuwe posten volgden in Kati (1897), Banankourou (1899) en Patyana (Fatyana) (1902). Een eerste klooster van witte zusters werd geopend in Kita in 1897 en later volgden Ségou en Banankourou.

In 1901 werden de missieposten van de paters spiritijnen overgedragen aan de witte paters. Zij stichtten nieuwe missieposten: Kakoulou (1913), Minankofa (1920), Mandiakuy (1922), Bamako (1923), Faladyè (1929), Gwalala (1934), Wéléssebougou (1936), Karangasso (1936), Béléko (1939) en Gao (1945). Tussen 1946 en 1960 werd de kerkelijke organisatie in het gebied hervormd.

Al voor 1939 werden de eerste inlandse priesters opgeleid. In 1935 kwam er een seminarie in Koumi (Burkina Faso) en in 1958 kwam er een seminarie in Bamako. Prosper Kamara (1936) en François Diallo (1939), witte paters, waren de eerste Malinese priesters. Antoine Diarra, opgeleid in Koumi en later bisschop, was de eerste diocesane priester. Bij de onafhankelijkheid in 1960 waren er tien inlandse priesters.

Na de onafhankelijkheid werden de apostolische prefecturen omgezet in bisdommen: het bisdom Ségou en het bisdom Sikasso in 1962, het bisdom Kayes in 1963, het bisdom San en het bisdom Mopti in 1964. Met de wijding van Luc Auguste Sangaré als aartsbisschop van Bamako in 1962 werd een begin gemaakt met de afrikanisering van de bisschoppen.

Bisdommen

 Bamako
 Kayes
 Mopti
 San
 Ségou
 Sikasso

Nuntius
Apostolisch delegaat
Aartsbisschop Giovanni Mariani (17 oktober 1973 – 11 januari 1975)
Aartsbisschop Luigi Barbarito (5 april 1975 – 10 juni 1978)
Aartsbisschop Luigi Dossena (24 oktober 1978 – 3 juni 1980)
Apostolisch nuntius
Aartsbisschop Luigi Dossena (3 juni 1980 – 30 december 1985)
Apostolisch pro-nuntius
Aartsbisschop Pablo Puente Buces (12 mei 1986 – 31 juli 1989)
Aartsbisschop Antonio Maria Vegliò (10 oktober 1989 – december 1994)
Apostolisch nuntius
Aartsbisschop Antonio Maria Vegliò (december 1994 – 2 oktober 1997)
Aartsbisschop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (6 december 1997 – 31 oktober 2001)
Aartsbisschop Giuseppe Pinto (5 februari 2002 – 6 december 2007)
Aartsbisschop Martin Krebs (8 september 2008 – 8 mei 2013)
Aartsbisschop Santo Rocco Gangemi (5 februari 2014 – 25 mei 2018)
Aartsbisschop Tymon Tytus Chmielecki (26 maart 2019 – 2 februari 2022)
Aartsbisschop Mambé Jean-Sylvain Emien (2 februari 2022 – heden)

Zie ook
 Lijst van katholieke bisdommen

Referenties

Externe links
 Giga-Catholic Information
 Catholic Hierarchy

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State ex rel. Lanham v. Smith, No. 2006-0789.
Document Cited authorities 8 Cited in 55 Precedent Map Related
Court United States State Supreme Court of Ohio
Writing for the Court Per Curiam
Citation 2007 Ohio 609,112 Ohio St.3d 527,861 N.E.2d 530
Parties The STATE ex rel. LANHAM v. SMITH, Police Chief, et al.
Docket Number No. 2006-0789.
861 N.E.2d 530 112 Ohio St.3d 527 2007-Ohio-609 The STATE ex rel. LANHAM
SMITH, Police Chief, et al. No. 2006-0789. Supreme Court of Ohio. Submitted January 9, 2007. Decided February 28, 2007.
The Law Firm of Curt C. Hartman and Curt C. Hartman, Amelia, for relator.
[861 N.E.2d 531]
Donald W. White, Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, and Elizabeth Mason, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for respondents.
112 Ohio St.3d 527
{¶ 1} This is an original action for a writ of mandamus to compel a police chief and a township to provide copies of certain police offense-and-incident reports and any narratives or supplements to these reports. Because these records do not exist, we deny the writ.
{¶ 2} Karen Register is the Fiscal Officer, formerly township clerk, of respondent Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio. As part of her duties, Register takes minutes of meetings of the Pierce Township Board of Trustees by hand, creates a draft of each set of minutes on her computer, circulates the draft to the trustees, incorporates appropriate suggestions from the trustees, and prepares the final version for approval by the board. Register uses a computer located in her township offices and provided to her by the township to prepare the minutes.
{¶ 3} In August 2004, Register informed respondent Pierce Township Police Chief James T. Smith that someone had obtained access to her computer and had made unauthorized, substantive changes to the minutes of a board meeting. Police Chief Smith typed notes of his conversation with Register, but he did not incorporate those notes into an offense or incident report. Register did not accuse any specific person. Police Chief Smith did not conduct an investigation concerning Register's statements for several months.
{¶ 4} At a February 8, 2005 township board of trustees meeting, Register publicly announced that someone had broken into her computer in her office and tampered with a draft set of minutes for a May 2004 board meeting. The board had formally approved those minutes in August 2004. Register insisted upon a police investigation and stated that she had previously reported the incident to Police Chief Smith in August 2004.
{¶ 5} Shortly after the board meeting, Police Chief Smith contacted the county prosecutor's office and a special agent from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Investigation to assist in the investigation. During the investigation, attorney Curt C. Hartman admitted to Police Chief Smith and Special Agent Karen Rebori that he had obtained access to Register's computer and had altered the meeting minutes. Apparently, at the time, Hartman was a township trustee.
{¶ 6} In February 2006, relator, Kent Lanham, a township resident and taxpayer, requested that Police Chief Smith and the township administrator provide him with copies of the following documents pursuant to the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43:
{¶ 7} "[A]ny offense or incident report(s) relating to the allegation by the Pierce Township Clerk [i.e., Register] (made publicly at the township trustee[s'] meeting on February 8, 2005) that someone had allegedly broken into and tampered with the township computer located within the clerk's office. In addition to the...
Narciso v. Powell Police Dep't, Case No. 2018-01195PQ
Court of Claims of Ohio
...thereof) often serves as the initial offense or incident report for law enforcement agencies. See State ex rel. Lanham v. Smith, 112 Ohio St.3d 527, 2007-Ohio-609, 861 N.E.2d 530, ¶ 13. In the UIR Training Manual at p. 2, the Administrative Section is described as including the purpose "to ......
State ex rel. Toledo Blade v. Seneca Cty., No. 2007-1694.
United States State Supreme Court of Ohio
...have been destroyed. There is no duty under R.C. 149.43 to create records that no longer exist. See State ex rel. Lanham v. Smith, 112 Ohio St.3d 527, 2007-Ohio-609, 861 N.E.2d 530, ¶ 15 (in public-records mandamus case, respondents "have no duty to create or provide access to nonexistent r......
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Ohio Dep't of Commerce, No. 17AP-63
United States Court of Appeals (Ohio)
...and incident reports are public records and are "normally subject to immediate release upon request." State ex rel. Lanham v. Smith , 112 Ohio St.3d 527, 2007-Ohio-609, 861 N.E.2d 530, ¶ 13.{¶ 26} In Cincinnati Enquirer v. Pub. Safety at ¶ 45, the Supreme Court found that the trial-preparat......
State ex rel. Myers v. Meyers, 2020-1469
..."are subject to immediate release upon request"), [1] overruled on other grounds by Caster; see also State ex rel. Lanham v. Smith, 112 Ohio St.3d 527, 2007-Ohio-609, 861 N.E.2d 530, ¶ 13 (routine offense-and-incident reports, which are "form reports in which the law enforcement officer com......


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Q: What security issues we acquire if we publish a form that lets you upload any type of file into our database? I am trying to assess our security risk if we allow to have a form in our public website that lets the user upload any type of file and get it stored in the database.
I am worried about the following:

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*Robots uploading information

*A huge increment of the size of the database

*The form is an resume upload so HR people will be downloading those files in a jpeg or doc or pdf format but actually getting a virus.

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*You can use captchas for dealing with robots

*Set a reasonable file size limit for each upload

A: In general, if you really mean to allow any kind of file to be uploaded, I'd recommend:

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*A minimal type check using mime magic numbers that the extension of the file corresponds to the given one (though this doesn't solve much if you are not going to limit the kinds of files that can be uploaded).

*Better yet, have an antivirus (free clamav for example) check the file after uploading.

On storage, I always prefer to use the filesystem for what it was created: storing files. I would not recommend storing files in the database (suposing a relational database). You can store the metadata of the file on the database and a pointer to the file on the file system.
Generate a unique id for the file and you can use a 2-level directory structure to store the data: E.g: Id=123456 => /path/to/store/12/34/123456.data
Said that, this can vary depending on what you want to store and how do you want to manage it. It's not the same to service a document repository, a image gallery or a simple "shared directory"

A: You can do multiple checking for your file upload control.
1) Checking the extension of file (.wmv, .exe, .doc). This can be implemented by Regex expression.
2) Actually check the file header or definition type (ex: gif, word, image, etc, xls). Sometimes file extension is not sufficient.
3) Limit the file size. (Ex: 20mb)
4) Never accept the filename provided by the user. Always rename the file to some GUID according to your specifications. This way hacker wont be able to predict the actual name of the file which is stored on the server.
5) Store all the files out of web virtual directory. Preferably store in separate File Server.
6) Also implement the Captcha for File upload.


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Two-day NGOs' conclave ends with a charter of demands
Wants public hearings to be made a part of the decision-making process
Reforms needed in the green clearance process, agrees government. Calls for decentralising clearance and monitoring
New Delhi, February 25, 2012: The second and final day of the Anil Agarwal Dialogue on Green Clearances saw the participating civil society activists interacting with senior government officials to evolve the agenda for reforms. Making a strong pitch for reforms in the process, Tisha Chatterjee, secretary, MoEF, said that the clearance and monitoring system needed to be decentralised – regional committees and local experts needed to be given more powers.
The Anil Agarwal Dialogue was being organised here over two days by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and it brought to the fore the various issues and concerns related to environmental and forest clearances in India. The gathering, says CSE, was one of the biggest of its kind with 150 participants from about 100 organisations. Almost every one of these organisations – coming from all over the country -- has been fighting a running battle with industry and official agencies over control of their land and water resources.
In a recent study, CSE had analysed the clearances granted by the Union ministry of environment and forests over the last five years – and found that the country saw more clearances in this period than those planned for even during the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans.
According to CSE's analysis, green clearances are not working for the environment – clearances are being awarded despite destruction of environment and livelihoods of the people. In fact, there seem to be concerted efforts by government and industry to dilute the already existing weak processes.
Says Chandra Bhushan, CSE's deputy director general and the head of its industry and environment programme: "How much truth is there in the contention of industry that environmental and forest clearances are hampering economic development by delaying projects? We think there is none – this Dialogue was an effort to take our findings forward. We brought together all the stakeholders in this debate -- the government, the civil society and industry -- on one platform to discuss clearance processes, whether these processes are working, and what they aim to achieve."
Reform is the key, says government
The government seemed to agree that reforms were needed. Said Chatterjee: "The baseline surveys, public hearings and the EIA report should not be done by the project proponents themselves. Independent agencies should do these things and the state may sponsor it." He also indicated that it was necessary to separate the project clearance and monitoring processes. Currently, the regional offices of the ministry do this job, and the secretary felt that this system was unable to assess the situation on the ground.
He added: "Monitoring remains one of the key areas of concern. After the projects are given conditional clearance, it is difficult to assess whether the project developer is following these conditions. In such cases, fixing responsibilities on sub-regional committees and giving them financial powers may help."
Chatterjee also pointed out that the government probably lacked a clearer understanding of carrying capacity of the environment: "Right now, we think that if the ambient standards of five-six major pollutants are achieved, the carrying capacity will not be disturbed. The receptors are not taken into account. Of 168 parameters, only eight are being examined in the current environment clearance process."
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Consent of the people is a 'must' before granting clearances – and therefore, the public hearing process is extremely crucial. The process, as it stands now, is a mere eyewash and a formality that actually excludes people as stakeholders. The public hearing and its report must become a part of the decision making process; it should be democratised, and the people's verdict should be final.
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Entire Notion of NCAA 'Amateurism' May Be on the Line in FBI's Corruption Case
If the bribery and fraud cases lead to convictions, not only would the defendants each face potentially decades in federal prison but the system of college sports could face a kind of scrutiny that it has never before encountered.
The NCAA has faced significant legal challenges in recent years over its system of "amateurism," which, broadly defined, refers to rules that attempt to define college athletes as not professional. Amateurism prohibits college athletes from receiving gifts upon threat of athletes losing scholarships and schools facing various sanctions. Amateurism has drawn sharp rebuke from those who see a contradiction between the treatment of college athletes as unpaid labor and the very different approach to college coaches, apparel companies and others who profit considerably.
Highlighted by Ed O'Bannon's recent court victory in his case over the unlicensed use of players' names, images and likenesses, these legal challenges have led to improved benefits for NCAA athletes.
Yet amateurism lives on. And the NCAA and its member schools and conferences continue to generate massive revenue.
For now, at least.
On Tuesday, amateurism entered the crosshairs of multiple federal prosecutions. Ten individuals with deep ties to "big time" college sports have been arrested in three related cases that could rock the foundations of college sports.
First, the Justice Department and FBI revealed an 11-count bribery and fraud complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint contains claims against three college basketball coaches, Oklahoma State assistant Lamont Evans, Emanuel "Book" Richardson of Arizona and USC assistant Tony Bland. Christian Dawkins, a sports management executive, and Munish Sood, a registered investment advisor, are named as the fourth and fifth co-defendants in the case.
Meanwhile, Adidas director of global marketing James Gatto, basketball organizer Merl Code and AAU basketball organizer Jonathan Augustine are charged in a related case involving substantial cash payments to families of high school basketball players. Those payments were designed to convince the players to attend particular universities and favor certain apparel companies. Media reports indicate one such player is Brian Bowen, a Louisville recruit. Dawkins and Sood are also named co-defendants in the Gatto case. Complicating things further, Auburn University associate head coach and former NBA rookie of the year Chuck Person and clothing executive Rashan Michel are separately charged for allegedly plotting to direct college players to use Michel's clothing service.
Among other theories of criminal conduct, the Justice Department contends that Dawkins and Sood repeatedly bribed coaches to induce players to hire Dawkins and Sood as investment advisors once those players entered the NBA. Indeed, prosecutors detail numerous incidents of payoffs. They also highlight the substantial roles of an unnamed "cooperating witness" and undercover agents in acquiring the necessary evidence.
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In one recorded meeting, Dawkins allegedly says, "agents obvious have influence, but you gotta get the college coaches too . . . it's almost like skipping a step if you just deal with agents." Dawkins also suggested that he and his co-conspirators ought to exploit the naïveté of college athletes, whom Dawkins surmised, "try to place their trust in people." In response, Sood noted, "in this business all you have is trust."
Collectively, the three complaints read almost like three chapters in a short story on corruption in contemporary American college sports. The narrative covers well-travelled terrain, with college coaches, AAU organizers, shoe executives and financial "advisors" all linked in plots to induce young basketball stars into breaking rules and partaking in impermissible acts. This type of corruption has been known to those in the industry for many years and discussed at length by media. Yet now it serves as the narrative for far-reaching federal prosecutions. Those prosecutions are the game-changer.
If these cases lead to convictions, not only would the defendants each face potentially decades in federal prison but the system of college sports could face a kind of scrutiny that it has never before encountered.
The three cases follow a multi-year investigation by FBI special agent John Vourderis and other federal officials into the criminal influence of money on college coaches and players who participate in NCAA basketball. The investigation revealed "numerous instances" of bribes made by financial advisors and persons connected to apparel companies to assistant coaches, college players, high school players and various family members. The bribes had simple purposes: convince, either directly or indirectly, future college basketball stars to sign with a particular college or convince future NBA players to hire a bribing financial advisor at the start of those players' NBA careers.
The federal government's stake in this topic is multi-faceted. For one, the alleged bribes took place across state lines, meaning the persons travelled to different states or communicated across state lines. Such "interstate" activity triggered the possibility of federal charges for conspiracy, bribery, fraud and other crimes.
In addition, the federal government financially supports both public and private universities, including through financial student aid, grants and tax breaks. From that lens, coaches handle federal resources and those coaches' salaries are partly subsidized through the federal government. Further, these coaches, as one of the complaints details, "have the ability to provide sports agents, financial advisors, business managers and others with access to the student-athletes they coach" and wield "enormous influence over the student-athletes who play for them, in particular with respect to guiding those student-athletes through the process of selecting agents and other advisors when they prepare to leave college and enter the NBA." In at least an indirect sense, then, federal taxpayers are funding corruption in college sports.
With that background in mind, the Justice Department charges that the coaches and financial advisors conspired to commit bribery through educational programs that receive federal funds. Here, the relevant programs are college basketball programs or, more generally, college athletic departments.
Under federal law, a person associated with such a program faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of agreeing to accept anything of value from any person, "intending to be influenced or rewarded in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving any thing of value of $5,000 or more." Since the Justice Department contends the coaches partook in this kind of theft through a conspiracy, they each face an additional maximum of five years in prison.
The Justice Department incorporates other charges that relate to this underlying theory of criminal conduct. They include "honest services wire fraud" which refers to using wire communication (such as phone communications) in interstate commerce to engage in fraudulent acts. Part of the fraud, according to one of the complaints, involved depriving the coaches' employing universities "of their intangible right to their employees' honest services." This charge carries up to a 20-year prison sentence, plus an additional five years in prison for partaking in a conspiracy.
Travel Act conspiracy also serves as a basis for charges. Under federal law it is a crime to travel in interstate commerce, or use the mail or any facility in interstate, with the intent to distribute the proceeds of any unlawful activity or "promote, manage, establish, carry on, or facilitate the promotion, management, establishment, or carrying on, of any unlawful activity." Here the defendants are accused of using the U.S. postal system to further their system of bribes. Violation of this law carries up to a five-year prison sentence.
For their part, Gatto, Code and Augustine are accused of conspiring with Dawkins and Sood to commit wire fraud in a scheme to defraud high school athletes and their families. Through this supposed scheme, the defendants allegedly "concealed bribe payments to high school student-athletes and/or their families" in exchange for matriculating to particular universities. By accepting those bribes, the Justice Department observes, the players became ineligible to compete in the NCAA. These five defendants are also accused of money laundering, meaning using unlawful means to give ill-gotten gains the appearance of being legitimate money. Money laundering carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Person and Michel are accused of conspiring to "steer" college athletes to use Michel's clothing service. Person, as an employee of a school receiving federal funds, is accused of accepting bribes as part of a plot to direct players to Michel. Such conduct, prosecutors charge, deprived Auburn of its "intangible" right to Person's services.
If convicted on all counts, the defendants, excluding Dawkins and Sood, could face maximum sentences ranging from 50 to 80 years in prison. Unfortunately for Dawkins and Sood, they face charges in two cases. If convicted across the board and sentenced to the max, each would receive more than 100 years in prison.
Seldom, however, is the maximum sentence imposed when the defendants—as in these cases—lack a substantial criminal record. In addition, a judge can dramatically alter the length of a prison sentence based on whether the judge runs the sentences "consecutively" (one after the other) or "concurrently" (at the same time). It is also possible that the defendants will work out plea deals with the Justice Department where they plead guilty or no contest to lesser charges. Nonetheless, the defendants in these case are threatened with multi-year prison sentences should they be convicted.
Stories of Corrupt Coaches, Advisors Underscore How the NCAA Model Exploits Players
The defenses
A criminal case involving a high-profile defendant or a newsworthy subject often seems most convincing when it first becomes public. This is because the media has only heard from prosecutors, who naturally depict the purported facts and allegations to appear airtight.
In the coming weeks and months, attorneys for the defendants will likely offer rebuttals to the allegations. There are a number of defenses to these kinds of charges. The most obvious defense is, "it didn't happen." If, however, there are—as the complaints contend—numerous audio and visual recordings, emails, financial and travel records and corroborating statements by witnesses, it would prove very challenging for the defendants to assert that the government's narrative is fundamentally untrue.
With that in mind, the attorneys will likely claim that the government will be unable to prove "intent." Intent is a key element in these charges. The prosecution must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that not only the events depicted in the complaint occurred but that the defendants acted to further the purpose of their conspiracy and criminal act.
Along those lines, the defendants might argue that their conduct merely constituted "business as usual" behavior in 21st Century American college sports. It is no secret bribes have taken place in big-time college sports for years—decades, really. The defendants could assert they could not have "intended" to commit a crime if they engaged in commonplace conduct that, while technically in violation of NCAA rules, often goes without detection. The fact that this type of conduct normally goes undetected isn't all that surprising: in most cases, a college coach and college player obtain money or gifts from a would-be advisor or agent, and, after turning pro, the player hires that advisor or agent. Everyone is happy. It is rare that a Reggie Bush situation occurs where the player doesn't hire the would-be agent who provided the gifts and legal fallout follows. Here, the government investigated, found a cooperating witness with key access and convinced that person to share everything.
Along those lines, expect the defense attorneys to portray any cooperating witnesses as untruthful and unreliable. Such witnesses are from the same turf, if you will, as those who have been charged. To that end, defense attorneys will assert that cooperating witnesses are throwing others under the bus to save themselves. Further, expect to hear that cooperating witnesses have an incentive to exaggerate in order to seem more useful to prosecutors.
Defense attorneys might also object to the admissibility of certain kinds of evidence. It appears the government used recordings of individuals to build the case. Sometimes defense attorneys can raise questions about whether those recordings were conducted in accordance with state laws and pursuant to necessary warrants.
One key decision for the co-defendants and their attorneys will be whether to try to cut a deal early with prosecutors. Prosecutors sometimes offer limited time plea deals to co-defendants. In such a deal, a co-defendant is offered a chance to plead guilty and secure a promise from the prosecutor that he or she will recommend a light punishment to the sentencing judge. In exchange, the co-defendant agrees to turn over all evidence and testify against his co-defendants.
Therein lies the "prisoner's dilemma": if none of the co-defendants takes the government's deal, the government will be less likely to convict all of them, but each co-defendant worries that another will take the deal. In turn, this worry makes each co-defendant more likely to cut a deal.
Damaging impact on the NCAA and schools that employ the defendant coaches and Adidas
While the NCAA is not a party in these prosecutions, its system of college sports is certainly at the heart of them. The complaints repeatedly refer to the NCAA itself and "relevant" NCAA rules. It is from the NCAA's system of amateurism that the criminal investigation became possible: law enforcement became aware various persons broke NCAA rules in ways that violated criminal law. If the NCAA had adopted a system where players were compensated for their labor and compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, perhaps all or some of these "under the table" payments would not have occurred. We'll never know. But some will ask.
Along those lines, the fact that such extensive corruption allegedly occurred raises questions as to whether the NCAA is even capable of stopping any of it. The NCAA, like any organization, has a limited bandwidth. Further, since it is a private actor, the NCAA lacks subpoena powers and other investigatory capabilities enjoyed by law enforcement.
The individual schools implicated in the prosecutions—including Auburn, Oklahoma State, Arizona, USC and Louisville—are also impacted by the trajectory of these cases. Employees of their schools are now accused of partaking in conduct that violates criminal law and NCAA rules. It stands to reason the NCAA could, and no doubt will, investigate the criminal cases and potentially impose sanctions on those schools.
The schools might also worry about civil liability associated with criminal acts committed by employees, as well as repercussions with their insurance companies. It stands to reason that a recruited player who loses his NCAA eligibility as a result of this criminal investigation could consider suing the recruiting school as well as others involved.
Adidas is also impacted. One of its well-known executives, Gatto, is now a defendant in a criminal case in which he is accused of peddling his position with the apparel company to advance a criminal enterprise. Even if other sneaker company executives partake in similar kinds of misconduct, Adidas is the one with an executive who faces charges. That dynamic could damage the brand and the confidence placed in it by company investors. Also, given that Adidas is a publicly traded company, allegations against an Adidas executive might attract the unwanted attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
All of these associated parties would likely be pleased if the defendants strike plea deals to end the cases as soon as possible. The NCAA, universities and Adidas all know the longer these cases drag out, the more likely compromising evidence will surface, whether that occurs through subpoenas, warrants or the pretrial discovery process. It's possible many names, including of significant figures in college sports, will come to light and in unflattering ways. To that end, it seems quite possible head coaches and athletic department officials of implicated schools may have been aware of an assistant coach's wrongdoing. Further, executives at the related universities and Adidas could all be called to testify in forums that damage their associated brands.
Role of the NBA and NBPA
As a final point, some of the unnamed players who are mentioned in the complaints presumably now play in the NBA. Their names could surface at some point in the litigation, particularly if called to testify during trials. To the extent these players were deceived by their coaches, it stands to reason that the league and players' association may want to revisit the role of investment advisors who seek to represent NBA players.
Michael McCann is SI's legal analyst. He is also an attorney and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and co-author with Ed O'Bannon of the forthcoming book Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA and My Life in Basketball.
Did the FBI unfairly target Christian Dawkins?
Could new findings undermine the FBI's college basketball corruption case? Will Christian Dawkins avoid jail time? And what happens to the rogue agent? SI's legal expert examines the controversial investigation.
By Michael McCann
Breaking down prosecution's case in NCAA corruption trial
Through two weeks of the federal college basketball trial, it's clear that corruption in recruiting was rampant in the sport. But that's not what's at the heart of the government's case against James Gatto, Christian Dawkins and Merl Code.
Will schools named feel fallout from FBI findings?
Sports Illustrated's legal expert analyzes the most recent details from the FBI's investigation of college hoops' recruiting scandal.
Why Maryland's subpoenas should worry other colleges, players
Maryland basketball won't be the only party affected after the Terrapins received two subpoenas from the FBI. How will this alter college hoops?
The FBI is ill-fit to be the NCAA's enforcement arm
Conflating NCAA violations with the kind of crimes the FBI is supposed to pursue is a gigantic waste of time.
Exclusive: Has FBI agent's misconduct put NCAA probe at risk?
Allegedly misappropriated funds brought recruiting's black market into the FBI's crosshairs. But did the case's lead operative fall victim to the same lures along the way?
By Jake Fischer and Jon Wertheim
Emmert calls for change in light of FBI probe, but will there be change?
With the FBI investigation hanging over the NCAA, Mark Emmert called for swift action to resolve the issues raised. But what can be done to fix the problems with collegiate athletics, and will it actually be implemented?
By Andy Staples
What Justice Gorsuch means for future of NCAA amateurism
NCAA amateurism rules are likely to come before the Supreme Court at some point during Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure. Will his appointment tip the scales toward the NCAA or toward college athletes?


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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the concert industry as ticketing giant Ticketmaster has furloughed a quarter of its employees in North America.
According to Variety, affected employees were notified of the decision in a message from Ticketmaster president Jared Smith.
"For the very first time in the history of live entertainment, the industry is completely shut down — something that a few short months ago would have seemed incomprehensible," Smith explained.
"Since the beginning of this global crisis we have operated with the goal of staying true to our company's core philosophy of 'taking care of our own.' This is why we continued to keep our team at full pay through March and April, even as the tens of thousands of events we support and sell ground to a halt."
The company president described the move to furlough hundreds of employees as "the hardest decision I have faced in my tenure leading this great organization, but it is one I feel is necessary to protect the future of our company."
Ticketmaster assured affected employees that these measures are temporary as the company looks to lessen its costs while live events are on hold. Personnel will continue to have health benefits during this time, with furloughs taking effect May 1.
"We are entirely focused on getting back to business as soon as it is safe and sensible to do so, and in turn, protecting your job for the future," Smith declared to his staff. "We will continue to evaluate the situation and begin bringing back employees as soon as circumstances permit us to do so."
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated all aspects of the concert and live event industries, including ticketing companies such as Ticketmaster.
Canceled and postponed tours have left the company scrambling as it tries to manage a deluge of refund requests. "It's a pretty big process to go through," Joe Berchtold, CEO of Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation, explained to CNBC. "Right now the volume of it is just so huge."
Although the company is confident music fans will return to concerts once social distancing measures are lifted, others aren't so sure. A recent survey suggested that 40 percent of concert goers will abstain from attending shows until a COVID-19 vaccine is available.
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Sleep Easy 2018 took place on Friday 23rd March at Coventry Rugby Club's Butts Park Arena. Our supporters helped to raise over £13,626.66 before costs for YMCA Coventry and Warwickshire and donated an amazing £2,982 of in kind support (including the venue, breakfast, security and catering).
88 people took part, sleeping out at Buss Park Arena for the night to raise funds and raise awareness of the hardship that young, homeless people endure on a night rough sleeping.


@ Dad, I do promise it is called (study) abroad for a reason!! This week marks midterms, and rather than stressing over the ins & outs of every textbook and lecture slide known to man (S/O to those in Madison, sending prayers your way), we have enjoyed exploring the market testing the extent of our Italian vocab, and even snuck in a pasta making class post exam 1 (stay tuned if I'll give up Kraft for the homemade stuff). Art history will definitely be most challenging for us business kids, but playing tour guide 101 (Ms. Ungarmeyer level) with our visitors in the next couple of weeks should prepare us well.
We welcomed some familiar faces for our first weekend of hosting and were so excited to show them around Italy (seriously getting emotional thinking about leaving this place). A late night dinner in the streets of Trastevere (unlimited wine being a bonus), exploring the Trevi late night (we obviously had to one-up Abby & Joe's couple pic, find us on the next season of the Bachelor), and exploring some of the better views in Rome were just a few of the highlights. That and FRIED ARTICHOKES (yes, you read correctly). We made our way back to the Jewish ghetto on Saturday night to eat at one of our professor's recommended restaurants; the highly acclaimed "Nonna Betta" serves Jewish style artichokes and boy do they not disappoint. 10/10 people. Not even a picture to prove it because of the quick consumption... I'm telling you.
Sundays are quickly becoming our favorite day of the week and wow, am I going to be upset to return home to working Maynard's brunch or color coding study guides. Until then, CHEERS to these people and their adventurous spirits (and to cheap grocery store wine, my bank account appreciates you). Who knew missing our first train stop (quite the scare actually) could have ended up with us spending an entire afternoon in a beach town we had never heard of. Snacks & sunshine & good conversation really make for the ideal day, no complaints here.
Well people, thanks for continuing to care about my time here in Rome. All smiles from across the pond thanks to good friends, new & old. Can't wait to continue getting to know and travel with our program (@ Penn State Kate where have you been all are lives) and for hometown friends coming to visit in the next couple of weeks (T-2 until Devon, Weber and Will take on Italy, pray for us plz). Cannot believe how fast the time is flying here (I blinked and February was gone), but we are so excited for the travel & adventure we still have left ahead. Until then... Arrivederci bellas!


homemade gifting is on the up, but will AdLand feel the impact?
I detected a definite shift this year towards homemade gifts, with jam, chutney, Turkish Delight and flavoured vodka all being unwrapped at my house on Christmas Day. Having heard similar stories over the last few days I can only imagine that businesses selling kilner jars and jam pot covers had a bumper December.
From Kirstie's Homemade Christmas to Lorraine's Last Minute Christmas, switching on the TV it was easy to get the impression that if you weren't making your own gifts in 2011, you just weren't trying.
It's lovely that people are choosing to go back to basics and put more thought and effort than cash into their gifts, but all this domestic goddessing is slightly tricky to reconcile with my career in an industry whose primary purpose seems to be to get people to buy more Stuff.
I do appreciate that sometimes we create very worthy behaviour change – persuading people to eat more healthily, support charities or drive more sensibly for example. But when it comes down to it, the majority of the British marketing industry's turnover comes from businesses that sell food, toys, cosmetics, alcohol, furniture and so on. Stuff we might want, but don't necessarily actually need.
Ok, we do need to eat, but we don't necessarily need an unlimited supply of Ferrero Rocher, a Heston Christmas Pudding or an Iceland prawn ring in order to celebrate Christmas properly.
Of course you can always reassure yourself that you're not telling people they need more stuff, you're just persuading them that should they happen to need item X, your brand is better than the alternatives.
My head hurts and I haven't even tried that flavoured vodka yet.


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Your IPC representative will determine the level of infestation of the species targeted for control based on percentage coverage in the designated area.


This output was reached respecting the scheduled project time. In general, the main constrain regarding the development of these indicators is that the aspects to analyze are very complex and interconnected each to other. In addition, the indicators can be calculated only after the development of the activities. The socio-economic indicators respecting the scheduled project time. The results with the calculation of is reported in Table II.
- the indicator viii) in the table II (i.e. direct economic values) was quantified with higher cost of biobased material of 35-45% than those fossil ones. The evaluation was calculated from the price difference per kg between both materials. For example, the price for kg for the biobased UP obtained in the activity B3 in comparison with the UP commercial grade derived from fossil resources.
-the indicator ix) agreed with the indicator i) in Table I reported for the environmental impact, since no modifications of the processing technologies were proposed for the implementation of all technical actions. Accordingly, this means that the strategy of the BiMoP project was to replace completely the dangerous chemical compounds with the IA based monomers and unsaturated polyesters without the processing facilities.
- the indicator x) was calculated to compare the costs of raw materials used for the preparation of the new monomers or unsaturated polyester. Some decreases were estimated for DEI and DBI monomers and in a low extent for the IA-based unsaturated polyesters completely derived from renewable resources. This decrease had generated in a minor extent some benefits also in the technical action where these products were applied, such as UV curable coatings and the flexible abrasive tapes, using raw materials with low costs (e.g. B4 and B6 actions). This economic advantages were not extended to products created for the flexible abrasive tapes.
- The indicator xi) was calculated by considering the new employees dedicated to the project activities. The new employees worked in APM (2 units) and in Polynt (1 unit).
- the indicator xii) was specifically created for evaluating the training activities both project leader to the members of the coordinating project team both technical responsible of each associated partner dedicated to the expected activities. The training activities of the technical staff of APM was implemented by the project leader.
- the indicator xiii) is relative to the stakeholders involved during each technical action.
- the indicator xiv) was identified to evaluate the number of new monomers and polymers generated with the project showing the very low chemical risks.


4chan: Defenders of the Internet?
4chan is at it again, bless their little trollish hearts. They've taken up the role of vigilante force for the media pirates on the Internet. I pointed out at some point in the past that the evolution of the Internet would include a de-facto police force, since meat space jurisprudence can't work at cyber speed. I think we are starting to see that take place.
The current tactics, however, will probably not make much of an impact. The sites being targeted are of very little economic importance. If you take down the web site for a bunch of lawyers, you are really aren't affecting their ability to do their job. However, if they start to wise up and focus their efforts on better targets, they could have a significant impact.
For example, if one were to properly approach the problem, then the impact to commerce must be maximized. There are a number of weak spots they could focus on. I wonder the effect of DDOS'ing a major motion picture studio's web site for a new movie, right before the big release. If it could have an impact on the opening weekend numbers, then you might have something. Particularly, if the studio blamed the failure of their movie on 4chan. Now that would make CNN and the other studios would sit up and take notice. They also might think really hard about their participation in the RIAA campaigns.
Of course it could stir up the Obama justice squad, too.


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Leigh Statham, a writer who has served on South 85 Journal's staff, is currently touring with her new YA book, Daughter4254, which will officially be released by Owl Hollow Press on November 7. We caught up with her for a few minutes for a sneak preview of the book and some insight into her motivation for writing it.
What was your inspiration for Daughter4254?
My inspiration came from a lot of different sources. I'm a big fan of classic dystopian literature (especially The Giver and Fahrenheit 451) and Chinese history. The Cultural Revolution, in particular, blows my mind. This was a period when the government, or more specifically, Mao Zedong, decided that all art should "serve the people" which quickly translated into "serve the state." Many great artists were ridiculed and great works of art and literature were gathered and destroyed. It's a crushing story and one that China openly regrets now. As a creative person, I've often wondered what it would be like to have your life's work be illegal. Fast forward to American culture today and the educational budget cuts that force public schools in the poorest areas to cut funding for the arts at all levels of childhood development, and we've got a much quieter, however equally nefarious situation on our hands. I think it's important to express in any way we can how important the arts are not only to our children but to humans in general. I chose a futuristic novel.
How do you feel this book reflects socially prevalent opinions of art and artists?
I hope it reflects them closely. I tried to highlight the feeling I think every creative person gets in their gut, that desire to create and appreciate and be a part of something meaningful, even if you don't know what that something is going to be. Although the "Leaders" in my book don't allow anything that isn't of use to the community (harkening back to the days of Mao) I don't think that's a far cry from the powers that be today, especially in the US. With more and more emphasis being placed on physical accomplishments and STEM, art, music, literature, and even quality cinema are suffering for lack of respect. I'm not against sports or science, of course. But I think a truly healthy society incorporates all aspects of learning. It doesn't take much research to discover the benefits of an arts-rich education. The greatest scientists all had creative outlets as well as scientific pursuits. You have to be able to think creatively in order to problem solve, and that's where all great STEM advancements come from. You can't nurture those kinds of talents using only one side of a child's brain.
Would you say your characters are symbolic or realized? What I mean by that is, do you formulate characters based on ideals and values you want them to represent or are they based on archetypes of human character?
When I sketch a character, I start with an archetype, then I add all the layers. For Daughter4254, I began with your basic misfit and then tried to add layers. I don't ever think about a character representing any one ideal or value, per se. I try to make my characters as well-rounded as possible. They have ideals they aspire to, but a lot of times they are far from achieving those ideals. Sometimes they aren't the people they think they are. Sometimes they just aren't good at communicating what they want. In Daughter's case, she doesn't know what she wants, she doesn't even know if it exists, she just knows she wants more and she feels like she needs to fight to find that something. Her story ultimately ends up being a sort of hero's journey gone wrong.
How does this book differ from your previous book in terms of your writing process?
My previous books are historical fiction in a steampunk setting. I did a lot of research on French Canadian immigrant history and piracy for those books. It was a lot of fun to let my imagination run wild while framing the facts of those stories. I was writing specifically for a younger teen audience and mainly to entertain and inform. Not many people are aware of the true story of The Daughters of the King. Kids are always surprised to hear that the basic foundations of the novels are true. For Daughter4254, I was writing from the gut. Again, it's a completely fantastic dystopian setting that I have complete control of, but it was more of a visceral experience. All of my books deal with death and loss and coming of age, in a way, but Daughter4254 is a much more serious study of what our world might become if we continue devaluing the arts at the rate we are now. As far as actual process goes, whereas the other books came together quickly. Daughter4254 has taken nearly a decade of writing, rewriting, and deciding on exactly how the story is best presented. I finally settled on an alternating flashback style as a nod to the fact that hindsight is 20/20. We won't know what we've lost until it's gone.
Daughter4254 delves into the intricacies of a mother-daughter relationship, can you talk about your inspiration for that theme; is there a personal narrative behind it?
Ahh… now we've come to the really hard question! Yes and no. I think every child feels the weight of their parents' expectations most of their lives. My mother and I have a rocky relationship at best, but I still find myself wanting to please her. Daughter's motivation for a lot of the choices she makes is to make her mother proud. There is something timeless about that. I know very few people who can honestly say they aren't trying in some way to get their parents' approval, even late in life, even when it doesn't make sense, even when they are dead and buried.
Did you set out to explore this theme, or did it emerge as you were writing?
I try to let my themes emerge as I write. I concentrate primarily on character, plot, and setting. After all, my goal is to tell a good story. One of the last things I do before I send a book to my agent is to look for any themes that are emerging. If there is something there that is strong and begging to be pulled out, then I take it by the hand, spread it through the book, and dress it up a bit. I don't think I could ever force a theme. It would probably come out feeling insincere and hollow. Themes have to be born naturally or for me, they ruin the story.
What do you read when you are working on a piece of fiction? Do you take the read everything or read nothing approach when it comes to influence and inspiration?
I've tried both methods, and for me, what works best is read everything, especially in the genre that I'm writing. I used to be afraid that I would accidentally rewrite what I was reading, or that my work wouldn't be as original or might somehow be contaminated by someone else's work. But I find exactly the opposite to be true. First of all, you can't claim to be an artist if you never let yourself be inspired by other artists. Second, you need to know what's being done in your field. What's selling? What's amazing? What's not so great? Working under a rock is no way to work. Third, even if your plot matches that of a bestseller that you stumble across, chapter for chapter (true story, happened to me once) no one else is going to write it the way you write it. Your voice is uniquely your own, and it's better to know that book is out there and to be familiar with it than to have your agent school you on it! Trust me on this one. Some of the greatest writers of our time base their novels on classic works or works they admire. The more you dig into your own creative dirt, the more of your own flavor will shine, and in time you will have a completely original piece.
What most excites you about Daughter4254? What should readers be anticipating?
In my wildest dreams, I'm hoping to start a creative revolution, complete with hashtags and bumper stickers and spontaneous works of sidewalk chalk art and impromptu public poetry readings. In reality, I'm extremely pleased with the work Owl Hollow Press did to make this book beautiful on the inside and out. There are all kinds of beautiful touches through the book, the chapter headings, the inside flap. I'm in love with the actual physical copy. I am also excited to share with readers my view of how bad it can get. That probably sounds crazy, but that's what literature is for, right? To give you a glimpse of what's possible, be it good or bad. Sometimes you have to look the bad in the face in order to appreciate the good. Make sure to plan a cultural outing as soon as you finish reading. Support your local artists, musicians, and writers. Go see indie films and make a little art yourself. God knows we need it now more than ever.
Mel Sherrer is a performance poet and teacher living in San Marcos, Texas. She is the Managing Poetry Editor for South 85 Journal.