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Faulkner County Library Board Meetings
Minutes for January 17, 2022
Stephanie Vanderslice called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on January 17th, 2022, at 5:32PM. Joining via Zoom were board members Stephanie Vanderslice, Ben Thompson, Jeff Moncrease and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Director John McGraw, Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon, Teen Librarian Katie Scott, Danny Brown and Brad Frye from Wade Company.
Stephanie asked for nominations for Board Chair for 2022. Jeff Moncrease nominated Jeff Whittingham. Ben seconded the motion. With no other nominations forthcoming, Jeff Whittingham was elected with all in favor.
Minutes of the December meeting were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the minutes. Stephanie seconded the motion, with all in favor.
Regular order was suspended. John asked Danny and Brad with Wade Company to address the board. Danny proposed to upgrade the AHU system to a Single Zone Variable Volume System for $24,680. They shared a video on variable speed fan systems that had some technical difficulties. There was a summary of Wade's service of the building since its construction. Currently the fans may consume as much as $23,000 per year in electricity. Variable speed fans would reduce that cost by 25% or more. The current system also has the boiler and chiller working against each other year-round. Variable speed fans would significantly reduce the load on both the chiller and boiler, perhaps eliminating the boiler running in the summer months. Currently the gas bill is around $3,000 per month. John noted that bids for a new boiler would likely mean that the gas bill would decrease, so the fans would not be saving as much.
Ben moved to seek bids on a variable speed fan system. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John reported that the library spent less in 2021 than it took in in revenue. Revenue for 2021 was 113% of projections, and January 2022 was stronger than any January on record.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the purchase orders as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Attendance and Circulation were up over 2020. John also stated the ADLC hit 1 million checkouts on Overdrive in 2021.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. There were questions about THINK coffee. John explained that THINK had been paid a flat fee to provide a free coffee bar at the Holiday Lights program. They were extremely popular. They would like to partner in the future, but would prefer to charge and to donate a share of revenue to the library. Ben moved to approve the transactions. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. John noted that the board would need to select representatives to the 2022 Regional board, which will meet via zoom on January 27th to ratify these transactions.
Fritzie Vammen was not in attendance so the Faulkner County Law Library will be tabled until she is able to attend.
John updated the board on several personal changes. Assistant Director Bob Beck passed away suddenly on Jan 8th. DeAnna Dillon has accepted the position. John also stated that a new Adult Programmer has been hired and will be announced in the coming week.
John updated the board on the CareACT Grant. External Book Drops have been purchased for Vilonia, Greenbrier, Mayflower, Mt. Vernon and Twin Groves. The Conway library will be receiving 4 Book Lockers. The programmers have picked out a 2020 Honda Pilot that they would like to purchase with the remainder of the ARP Grant.
John presented a Telescope lending policy for approval. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the policy. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed. Mount Vernon and Vilonia will share a telescope, and all other locations will have one to lend.
John presented an invoice for Felton Dillard's cement work for the book drop at Vilonia, Greenbrier, Mayflower, Mt. Vernon and Twin Groves. Ben moved to approve. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented an invoice for Garrett Plumbing to fix the irrigation system at the back of the Greenbrier location. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
John requested that the board resolve to add the new Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon to the Fines and Donation, State Aid and Comiconway bank accounts. Jeff Moncrease moved to so resolve. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Stephanie, Ben, and Jeff Moncrease will be serving on the Regional board for 2022. The board will meet January 27th in Van Buren County and via Zoom.
John was asked about COVID and staffing. John stated that exposure and quarantine had hit one branch hard. One day with five exposures tested Conway's limits to operate. A batch of N95 masks had been purchased for staff and distributed. The board urged John to purchase more masks.
Included in supplemental material is the State of the Library Graphic to be presented to the Quorum Court on January 18th 2022.
Ben moved to adjourn at 6:30PM. Stephanie seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for February 21, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on February 21st, 2022, at 5:33PM. Present were board members Stephanie Vanderslice, Ben Thompson, Jeff Moncrease and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Director John McGraw, Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon, Branch Manager Misty Henry, and Liz Hamilton of H&N Architects. Joining by Zoom were Teen Librarian Katie Scott, Children's Librarian Mary Spears Polk, and Adult Programmer Jen Beritiech.
Minutes of the January 17 meeting were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the minutes as presented. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Regular order was suspended. John asked Liz to discuss the plans for a new Mount Vernon library. Misty had compiled a number of questions from the city as well as from patrons and staff. What is the timeline going forward? Should the board approve the plans as presented, the plans are submitted to contractors in order to price the project. If the pricing fits the budget, we pursue bidding the project with the courthouse. If the pricing is over budget, we evaluate how to cut costs or increase the budget. How much have costs increased? Hard to say, as this is an unconventional building and costs are fluctuating wildly. Are all the elements originally discussed in this plan? Programming rooms, a staff room capable of food preparation, and a safe room are present. John suggested that if costs need to be cut, the softest targets would be the amount of glass on the front, as well as the safe room. Ben moved to approve the plans as presented. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John reported that January revenue was higher than any January on record. John stated that he regretted reducing part-time budgets for 2022, as there was already need for additional part-time labor exceeding the budget line if it continues.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. John reported that the previous Garden Programmer had accepted grant money in the summer of 2021 from a non-profit for designing a performance space in the back garden that had not moved forward. The non-profit would be getting $2,500 refunded to it, which would make Garden Programming expenditures appear excessive.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Circulation in January was at summer peak levels, rather than the usual quiet wintertime levels. Attendance was higher than any month in 2021. Niche Academy numbers appear for the first time, primarily on the public side while staff content is being assembled or built.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the purchase orders as presented. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. The Honda purchase is in this list.
Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the transactions. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. John noted that the Regional board was supporting AAAL in its pursuit of grant money for libraries.
Three bids for replacement boilers had been submitted. The lowest bidder was Voegele Mechanical Contractors, who had installed the present boiler when the building was constructed. Other bids came from Wade Company, currently contracted with maintenance of the HVAC software, and Harrison Energy, currently contracted with maintenance of the HVAC hardware. John had pursued questions about taxes and the existing flue to insure that all bidders were presenting all costs in their bids and describing the same work. Ben moved to accept the Voegele bid. Stephanie seconded the motion. The motion passed with one vote against.
John reported that the quorum court had exited Budget talks in 2021 by inviting county departments to come in and discuss wage gaps with the hope of doing a comprehensive adjustment. John would be putting together job descriptions for all positions, as salary surveys are already complete.
Grant money for bookdrops has been paid. Bookdrops have arrived and concrete pads are being poured for them. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve payment to Felton Dillard for the work. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed. Book lockers have been ordered but will take some time to fabricate.
John summarized the response to the legislative audit's supplemental findings. All issues dealt with the 2020 ComiConway event. Some issues are simple to correct, but others were noted to have been repeated and are a problem of working at scale, perhaps, though 2020 was scaled down considerably and still produced issues.
Included in supplemental material is January minutes of the Regional board meeting.
Ben moved to adjourn at 6:27PM. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for March 21, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on March 21st, 2022, at 5:30PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Ben Thompson, Suzann Waggoner and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Director John McGraw, Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon, Children's Librarian Mary Spears Polk, and Adult Programmer Jen Beritiech.
Minutes of the February 21 meeting were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the minutes as presented. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. There were questions about the Grant Expense budget line. John noted that the grant income had been received last year, but it would be prudent to add Grant expense and Grant income budget lines to the Fines and Donations budget.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Attendance was roughly the same as the peak of Summer Reading last year. Circulation numbers remain strong, as do programming numbers. Niche Academy numbers for staff appear for the first time. Downloadables exceeded circulation in Conway. There was a request for details on the Hot Chocolate Bomb program.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. John highlighted work done by Harrison had already put the Parts and Labor line over budget, with more work to be performed. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the purchase orders as presented. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Grant expenses for the Honda and the Bookdrops are included. Ben moved to approve the transactions. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed.
John reported on his preparation to discuss library salaries with the Quorum Court's Budget and Personnel committees. Salary surveys are complete and job descriptions are almost complete. There is a great deal of ambiguity as to what the request should be. The 12% COLA debated last fall would have brought front-line staff up to their peers. So to recover the 8% removed from consideration during debate would be a minimum. To bring all staff up to the class 6 average would be an additional $60,000.
John reported that another grant opportunity was beginning to move through legislative committees. The application window had again been very brief. Carpet removal was again an option, but only with hard surface replacements. A proposal was quickly assembled with the boiler replacement, variable-speed fans, and replacing the carpet with hard surface flooring.
With revenues for Fines and Donations coming in as they are, John asked the board to increase programming budgets for Children, Teens, Adults and Garden by 75%. A third of projected revenue had already been collected by the end of February. Jeff Moncrease moved to increase those budget lines by 75%. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John circulated material related to the re-appraisal of library property. This had been an issue when John assumed the office in 2015, but was low priority for the assessors. We may still be under-insured, but we have better numbers on the value of the library buildings and collections.
John introduced a photography and videography policy. He reports he has been quoting the policy to patrons for years only to find it did not seem to exist as formal policy so much as a procedure of considerate behavior. The policy requires patrons to have the consent of other patrons or their caregivers to be filmed. The library may designate by signage and verbal address that library programs may recorded for promotional purposes and that patrons wishing to opt out should speak with staff. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the policy as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented an estimate from Harrison Energy. During maintenance, three air handlers were found to be offline and needing replacement motor starters. Other repair needs had been noted including replacing bearings on another unit and nonworking pressure and temperature gauges. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the repairs. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Included in supplemental material is cost estimates for the labor of carpet replacement and shelf-moving.
Minutes for April 27, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on April 27th, 2022, at 5:38PM. Present were board members Ben Thompson, Stephanie Vanderslice, Suzann Waggoner and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon and Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the March 21 meeting were reviewed. Suzann moved to approve the minutes as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue was coming in strong, above years prior, though the forecast is for a lower collection this year.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Programming numbers jumped from February numbers. Circulation was at levels last seen during Summer Reading last year. Attendance is now about 75% of what it was pre-pandemic.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the Purchase orders. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Grant expenses for the Bookdrops are included. Ben moved to approve the transactions. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John provided an update on Personnel. The Network Administrator position is out for advertising and closing this week. Two full-time staff are retiring at the end of May. It may be necessary to advertise externally to fill these positions, but the goal is to have people in place before Summer programming kicks off.
Salary surveys are ready for the Personnel and Budget committees of the Quorum Court. Job Descriptions are still being formatted for a uniform look.
The partnership with the county Law Library went live this morning. Lexis-Nexis searching is available at the public computer stations in Conway.
Lockers purchased with CARES Act grant are expected May 16th.
John presented a proposal from Robinson Brothers to remove one section of desktop in the children's area and replace it with shelving. Ben moved to accept the Robinson Brothers proposal. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Included in supplemental material is patron surveys from Greenbrier and Conway calendars for May programs.
Stephanie moved to adjourn at 6:04PM. Ben seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for May 16, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on May 16th, 2022, at 5:33PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Suzann Waggoner and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Assistant Director DeAnna Dillon and Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the April 27 meeting were reviewed. Suzann moved to approve the minutes as presented. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue was coming in strong, above years prior, though the forecast is for a lower collection this year. Maintenance costs were running ahead of where they should be at this point.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Attendance in April returned to levels seen in January and February, prompting discussion as to whether March was a bad data point or something drove the extra traffic. Programming numbers continue climbing. May will be a lighter month for programming as we gear up for Summer Reading Club.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. John said that the first round of grants that purchased audiovisual equipment for the meeting rooms, as well as the Honda Pilot, were closing out soon, so any unspent funds from that would be returned in June. Regional balances are getting low, and John regrets fully funding Hoopla for the year, rather than breaking that down into quarterly payments. Ebook spending may be shorted until Summer Reading bills are paid.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the Purchase orders. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. A surprise gift from Worthen Bank in excess of $1,000 was received. Programmers asked for a light table for the children's room and some collapsible shelving for pop-up library events.
Regional transactions were reviewed. Rescheduling the Regional meeting was discussed. June 22nd might be possible.
John provided an update on Personnel. The Network Administrator candidates were interviewed and there was no consensus that a suitable candidate was available. After discussing Deanna's early months on the job, it was decided to name Assistant Circulation Manager Christopher Bowen to the position. Christopher has been absorbing Network Administrator job duties to assist Deanna as she began assuming Assistant Director duties. This process will
continue and there will likely be refinement of what duties remain with Deanna and what with Christopher before a new Assistant Circulation Manager is selected. Two full-time staff are retiring at the end of May, and two part-time staff are being promoted to replace them. There will be some shifting of duties between the front desk and Technical Processing which will result in more staffing for the front desk.
The Budget committee has passed on to the full quorum court the ordinance flipping salary lines for the Circulation Manager and the Adult Programmer. That meeting is Tuesday, May 17th. The Personnel committee passed on to the Budget committee the omnibus salary correction. That will be taken up by the Budget committee in June, perhaps.
John presented two quotes to repair and re-shingle the roof at Greenbrier. Collier roofing had the lower bid, but offered a much shorter warranty. Jeff Moncrease moved to accept the Collier bid, provided that a 5 year warranty could be included in the cost provided. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John provided a quote for a new refrigerator for the breakroom. This is the largest appliance that Zellner's sells which will fit the space. The existing refrigerator will be moved to the meeting room kitchen. It has been serviced twice in two years and may warrant replacement as well. Jeff Moncrease moved to purchase the refrigerator for the breakroom. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
The supplemental material is patron surveys from Greenbrier and Vilonia.
Jeff Moncrease moved to adjourn at 6:18PM. Suzann seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for June 20, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on June 20th, 2022, at 5:33PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Suzann Waggoner and Jeff Whittingham, as well as Circulation Manager Jessica Rutherford, Network Administrator Christopher Bowen, and Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the May 16 meeting were reviewed. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the minutes as presented. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue had exceeded $1,000,000 as of June 20th, and had never reached that point by the end of June in any prior year.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. John apologized for not having numbers for hotspot use or computer use. Hotspot use will be lower, as T-Mobile had provided new devices and the process of switching them out had impacted circulating the devices. Programming numbers climbed even though May was a lighter month for programming as preparation for Summer Reading Club consumes more staff hours.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. John noted that programming budgets do not reflect board-approved amendments to those lines. The board requested amended numbers in the future.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Four lines for book purchases had the county code for book purchases, 2015, in a column that reflected non-book expenses, throwing the totals off by $8,060. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the Purchase orders as amended. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the expenditures. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John provided an update on Personnel. Two full-time staff retired and two part-time staff were promoted to replace them. In addition, the Mayflower Assistant Librarian resigned for a better paying job and we are working to provide Conway staff to Mayflower until a replacement is brought on.
The Budget Committee passed the Salary Ordinance on to the full court to consider June 21st.
Voegele has provided a new timeline for replacing the boiler. Rather than a one-week timeline starting July 5th, we are now looking at a three-week timeline starting July 18th.
Jessica and Chris described the book lockers, how holds are retained for the outside units and the inside units. There was some concern that the timeframe would need be reduced to 7 days to allow more turnover and less overflow. John observed that the lockers present a model for remote staff-less locations that might expand service to other parts of Conway. A demonstration will follow adjournment.
The Faulkner-Van Buren Regional system has joined Mockingbird, the new Arkansas union catalog. The first tier of 30 public and academic libraries will shift our interlibrary loan efforts to more local libraries and will introduce the library to lending to other Arkansas libraries. It is comparable in a sense to the Arkansas Digital Library Consortium, but for physical collections.
Sprinkler repairs have been pursued for some time and a cost estimate was made available only hours before. Olsen will locate leaks and repair sprinkler heads for $2,000. The front beds are operational, but zones on the east and west, as well as around the flags need repairs. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the repairs. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Minutes for July 18, 2022
Stephanie Vanderslice called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on July 18th, 2022, at 5:32PM. Present were board members Ben Thompson, Stephanie Vanderslice, and Suzann Waggoner, as well as Assistant Director Deanna Dillon, Network Administrator Christopher Bowen, and Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the June 20 meeting were reviewed. Suzann moved to approve the minutes as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue had exceeded $1,000,000 in June, and had never done so in any prior year. Electricity is running ahead of projections, but underspending in that section of the budget should offset it. John highlighted the untouched Machinery and Equipment line, which would come up later.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Programming numbers had exceeded numbers in 2018 and 2019, though overall attendance was 87% of "normal" and circulation was at 94% of "normal". Over 6800 children, 1000 adults and 700 teens attended over 300 programs in June.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. John noted that programming budgets now reflect the amendments approved in the spring.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the Purchase orders as presented. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Ben moved to approve the expenditures. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. The next Regional meeting is August 24th. There will likely be a Zoom option.
John provided an update on Personnel. The Quorum Court amended the omnibus salary correction to reduce Director and Assistant Director raises to 8%, but otherwise passed it. The vacant position of Mayflower Assistant Librarian has been filled. Several circulation staff are vying for the Assistant Circulation Manager position and have been in a rotation to be in charge of those responsibilities. Interviews for that will begin the first week of August.
Sprinkler repairs have paused as the leak cannot be located. Olsen Sprinkler recommended a pair of companies. Ray Lusk plumbing has been called but is not available until mid-August unless they have a cancellation. Suzann recommended contacting American Leak Detection.
The architect reported that buildings are currently coming in at $300/square foot, which would put the Mount Vernon library above $700,000. John has requested putting the plans to contractors to get a more concrete cost before revisiting the plans.
Christopher presented a plan to restart the pre-COVID schedule for computer replacements. The Conway computers are a year behind on this schedule, and performance declines are already observed. The plan replaces 12 desktops for a $17,000. Ben moved to approve the proposed computer replacement. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John circulated a draft Parental Responsibility policy. Based on several existing policies from other libraries going back to 2003, the policy clarifies that librarians do not act in loco parentis, and that parents and guardians are the sole arbiters of what is appropriate for their children. The library exists to serve the entire population of Faulkner County. Suzann moved to adopt the policy as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
John shared the news that the library won the Community Engagement award from the Chamber of Commerce's North Metro Healthcare Forum. Staff attended a reception the week prior and the award will be given at a luncheon two days hence. The award recognizes staff working to reinvent library services to protect patrons and staff from COVID.
Additionally at the July quorum court meeting, Judge Baker will recognize the library's award, and proclaim the week of July 25th Faulkner County Library Week.
Ben moved to adjourn at 6:17PM. Suzann seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for August 15, 2022
Stephanie Vanderslice called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on August 15th, 2022, at 5:30PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Ben Thompson, Stephanie Vanderslice, Suzann Waggoner, and Jeff Whittingham; as well as Children's Services Librarian Mary Spears Polk, library assistant Katie Larson, and Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the July 18 meeting were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the minutes as presented. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue is $65,000 ahead of collections through the end of August 2021.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. Programming numbers exceeded 15,000 for the summer. There were questions about rock painting, which is frequently the most attended Garden Program.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. It was noted that the Regional report was missing. John promised to send it around in advance of the August 24 Regional meeting.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Ben moved to approve the expenditures. Jeff Moncrease seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. The next Regional meeting is August 24th. There will be a Zoom option.
John provided an update on the boiler replacement. 10 days past the scheduled start up date, a single 30-degree joint is needed to vent outdoors. The building remains very cold.
John discussed the personnel tasked with summer programming and the successes that had achieved. Katie Larson, on loan from the front desk, has a degree in early Education and would be an invaluable permanent member of the programming team. Katie Scott has completed her degree and John would like to see some reward to incentivize pursuit of graduate degrees in the field.
John presented salary data for Children's Programmers at peer libraries. John proposes asking the Personnel Committee to retitle Katie Larson and Katie Scott to Children's Services Librarians. Furthermore, the Budget Committee will be
asked to increase their pay to the average for the position across class 6 counties: $35643 annually.
Minutes for September 19, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on September 19th, 2022, at 5:30PM. Present were board members Ben Thompson, Suzann Waggoner, and Jeff Whittingham; as well as Director John McGraw.
Minutes of the August 15 meeting were reviewed. Suzann moved to approve the minutes as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that revenue is $70,000 ahead of collections through the end of September 2021.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. John reported that most programming paused in August to regroup after summer. Mount Vernon was recognized for doing amazing numbers for its population size.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed.
Sprinkler Systems: Service call by a Leak Detector had been expensive but located a substantial leak. A service call by the irrigation specialists had repaired the leak but determined at least one more substantial leak exists drawing down pressure. Another visit from leak detection will likewise be expensive.
Boiler: The boiler had finally been completed. Servicing has been turned over to Harrison Energy. Staff were given light training on recognizing issues to communicate to Harrison in the event of problems.
Personnel: Due to illness, Personnel had not met in September. Part-time vacancies are to be filled soon.
Refrigerators in Mount Vernon and Conway need replacing. Two models were found at Zellner's that are appropriate. Ben moved to approve the replacement of
the two refrigerators with the selected models. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented a proposal to put dispensers in 6 restrooms in Conway to dispense free pads and tampons. There were questions asked about the branches. John reported that the 2022 budget was not robust enough for the product, so he had secured funding from Friends of the Library to supply products in the machines until January, when he hoped to add dispensers in the branches. Friends' funding is contingent upon approval of the 6 dispensers in Conway. Asked if he could ask the Friends for more funding, John replied that that had been the explicit plan if initial stocks did not last until January, and that the Friends of the Library were prepared for additional requests. Suzann moved to add the branches and purchase 11 dispensers. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented the service contract for the Wade Company for 2023. Wade had always serviced the building since it was built, and no competitors had bid on the contract since 2015 at least. The service provided it good and the cost increases were transparent and manageable. Ben moved to accept the Wade Company contract to continue service in 2023. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented a proposal for a new for desktop computer. The board had previously approved a slate of machines for staff, but those are inadequate for the amount of data on the director's computer. Ben recommended looking at a machine with a terabyte of storage. John said he would have that next month.
John asked the board's approval to close for half a day in line with the courthouse closure for the fair parade. This would give staff an opportunity to participate in the parade. Suzann moved to close the library along the lines as the courthouse. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
John circulated a proposal to fix four parking lot lights which have malfunctioned. Ben moved to approve Middleton's quote of $2932. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Minutes for October 19, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on September 19th, 2022, at 5:30PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Ben Thompson, Stephanie Vanderslice, and Jeff Whittingham; as well as Director John McGraw and Assistant Director Deanna Dillon.
Minutes of the September 19th meeting were reviewed. The date of the Regional meeting—October 26th—was confirmed. John said the 2023 Regional budget would be the only agenda item. Ben moved to approve the minutes as presented. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that October is a the biggest month for millage revenue.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. John noted that Children's Programming and new card numbers had already surpassed 2021 totals. In October, Teen Programming and Circulation would surpass 2021 totals. John described a session he had attended on board meetings at the annual conference of the Arkansas Library Association. The Lonoke county library board and the Southeast Regional library board hear short reports from each branch at their meetings. These reports run from two to five minutes and highlight programming and issues at the branches. If the Faulkner County board was interested, this could be incorporated into the meetings or simply the board packets. There seemed to be no strong preference for either option.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. There was some confusion about a sales tax rebate for the RFID equipment, which seemed to have been deposited in the Regional account, rather than the county account. Deanna said she would look into it.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Ben moved to approve the expenditures. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. The next Regional meeting is October 26th. There will be a Zoom option.
Personnel: Personnel Committee approved changes to the Programmer positions. Budget Committee and perhaps the full court will consider the change in November. At that Personnel Committee, elected officials spoke about a COLA for county employees in 2023, with 5% being one number discussed.
John presented a draft of the millage budget for 2023. As a result of increased payroll spending, other budget lines were reduced to reflect annualized 2022 spending. Non-personnel spending is reduced by $130,331. Jeff Moncrease moved to approve the budget as presented. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented proposals for a new for desktop computer, meeting the specs requested in September. Ben moved to purchase the 1 Terabyte machine. Stephanie seconded the motion.
John circulated a proposal to purchase an Owl 3. Having experienced them in action at several library meetings, John thinks it will solve a number of issues for hybrid meetings going forward. Jeff Moncrease moved to purchase the Owl 3. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
Jeff Moncrease moved to adjourn at 6:13 PM. Ben seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for November 21, 2022
Jeff Whittingham called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on November 21st, 2022, at 5:30PM. Present were board members Ben Thompson, Stephanie Vanderslice, Suzann Waggoner and Jeff Whittingham; as well as Director John McGraw, Assistant Director Deanna Dillon, and Network Administrator Christopher Bowen.
Minutes of the October 19th meeting were reviewed. Ben moved to approve the minutes as presented. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John noted that millage collection had already topped $2,000,000 for the first time ever. Millage spending on costs associated with boiler replacement, but not covered by the Construction budget (Plumbing and Electrical, Parts and Repairs, Maintenance Contracts) need to be addressed, so John is asking the Budget Committee to allow moving money from Construction In Progress to those budget lines.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. John noted Teen Programming and Circulation surpassed 2021 totals.
Bookkeeper's Reports were reviewed. Deanna is reviewing how programming deposits and expenses were coded for the bookkeeper. John likely included December charges in the January report. In conclusion, programmers have more money than the report suggests. John stated that a Fines and Donation budget would be on the agenda in December. John noted that in-person payment of fines had shifted to online payments, which takes money from the Fines and Donation account and shifts those revenues to the Regional account.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. John highlighted Christopher's work to move Greenbrier, Mayflower, and Vilonia onto faster fiber internet and phones for less money. Stephanie asked about the Centennial payment, which is the variety of credit cards held by branches, programmers, and administration. Ben moved to approve the Purchase orders as presented. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. Deanna highlighted Christopher's work to cut email costs in half going forward.
Budgets: Ben noted the news in the paper that the quorum court had approved pay and job title changes for our two new Children's Programmers. John reported
that millage budgets were not happening yet, but there is talk that the usually lengthy proceedings would begin after Thanksgiving.
The Regional board met in October and approved a budget. That budget and the draft of the minutes of that meeting were included in supplemental material, as well as an email from the State Librarian that stated that state funding for libraries may soon increase by something like 75%. This would be an incredible opportunity for the Regional board to look at digital services before the state library's fiscal year begins in July. John mentioned a legal forms generator would be very helpful, but perhaps our partnership with the law library could expand in this direction instead.
The Superior Custodial Contract would renew service for an additional $50 per month. John reported that the quality of service is exceptional and the last time bids were sought, Superior was less than half of the next lowest bid. Stephanie moved to renew contracts with Superior Custodial for 2023. Ben seconded the motion, which passed.
The Datamax contract would renew service for largely the same price as 2022. There has been interest from Canon copiers to take over the contract. Discussions with Canon have produced a better relationship with the vendors of the coin units that serve both Canon and Datamax machines, and has resulted in more productive meetings with Datamax about issues on our end. Ben moved to renew the Datamax contract. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented a microfilm cabinet which would replace the deteriorating one in Reference. John has searched for literal years before realizing custom made cabinets were the route to take. It is produced by Spectra Associates. Stephanie moved to purchase the cabinet. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Deanna presented a proposal to upgrade the security system by adding some cameras and repositioning others to reflect changes in the use of spaces since the system was originally installed. Ben moved to approve the work. Stephanie seconded the motion, which passed.
Another outcome of the discussions with Canon was an assessment of the poster printer. The current one is still a workhorse at almost 10 years of service, but printer cartridges are becoming expensive and scarce. The proposed replacement is much cheaper to run and will function even without every cartridge running. Ben moved to purchase the replacement printer. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Finally, an Overhead Camera proposal was submitted. Art classes have been gaining traction, as have food classes, and mounting webcams overhead have not provided the desired results. In addition, storytimes still use overhead projection
for songs, with lyrics usually written out in longhand. The proposed camera would have immediate benefit for a variety of programs. Ben moved to approve the purchase of the overhead camera. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Ben moved to adjourn at 6:16 PM. Stephanie seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
Minutes for December 19, 2022
Stephanie Vanderslice called the monthly meeting of the Faulkner County Library board to order on December 19th, 2022, at 5:44PM. Present were board members Jeff Moncrease, Stephanie Vanderslice, and Suzann Waggoner; as well as Director John McGraw, and Assistant Director Deanna Dillon.
Minutes of the November 21st meeting were reviewed. Suzann moved to approve the minutes as presented. Jeff seconded the motion, which passed.
Summary Statements of Operations were reviewed. John reported that the Quorum Court will address shortfalls in the 2000s subsection tomorrow night. Revenue has exceeded $2 million for the first time. Projections for 2023 say an additional $110,000 is anticipated above 2022 projections.
Statistical Reports and Programming were reviewed. John noted that downloads exceeded circulation in Conway, which has happened rarely since the library reopened to the public. Adult programming will surpass 2022 totals by year's end.
Purchase Orders were reviewed. There were questions about John's reported travel reimbursement of $7,027. That figure was amended to $70.27. Jeff moved to approve the Purchase orders as amended. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Fines and Donations spending was reviewed. Jeff moved to approve the expenditures. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Regional transactions were reviewed. John pointed out that the Regional meeting is scheduled for January 25, and that the county meeting is tentatively scheduled for Martin Luther King Day and may need to be rescheduled. Jeff asked for a reschedule and the 23rd was agreed to. Jeff and Suzann agreed to serve on the Regional board in 2023. John will ask Ben or Jeff if they are available to serve.
Millage Budgets: The Quorum Court is addressing the transfers needed to conclude the 2022 year. The 2023 Budget is also being considered the same night. The court is also considering a COLA for county employees. Salaries for elected officials are increased some 23% in the 2023 budget, so the bottleneck that that created for Director's salary should be gone when raises may again be considered in May.
John presented a Fines and Donations budget for 2023. Fines are increasingly paid online which goes to the Regional budget. Regional reimbursement increased, but revenue is down $6,000. Use tax will be higher in 2023 to pay for the lockers acquired in 2022. There was discussion about the teen programming line and questions about bringing it up to match Adult and Children's programming. John said that there is ample carry-over. Jeff moved to increase those three budget lines to $15,000 and pass the budget as amended. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Service contracts were detailed. Service is the same as 2022, and cost differences were outlined. Jeff moved to renew contracts with existing providers for 2023. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented a proposal from Arkansas Fence & Guardrail to re-stripe the parking lot. A vendor for this has been pursued for some time. Jeff moved to accept the bid. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented the county's calendar of closures for 2023. John asked to have staff in-services on Good Friday and Columbus Day, and to add Juneteenth, which is a federal holiday. Jeff moved to approve the closure calendar for the library as amended. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
John presented two bids to replace the broken RFID gate at the northeast entrance. Deanna argued for the bid without installation costs and assured the board that she would handle installation. Jeff moved to approve the bid without installation. Suzann seconded the motion, which passed.
Jeff moved to adjourn at 6:15 PM. Suzann seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.
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Q: EF 4.1 How to merge a graph returned by web service into an existing context I have a scenario where I need to merge in a large graph (over 2000 entities) returned by web service into existing DbContext. So, my first try:
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    Dim newCust = DAL.GetCustomer(ActiveCustomerView.CustomerID)

    ' attach the object graph into existing context
    context.Customers.Attach(newCust)

This create duplicate conflicts in case I try to attach objects containing entities that already exists in the context.
To avoid this problem I'm clearing the local data and then call AcceptAllChanges before attach:
        context.Orders.Local.Clear()
        context.OrderItems.Local.Clear()
        context.Messages.Local.Clear()
        context.Contacts.Local.Clear()
        context.Parcels.Local.Clear()
        context.CustomerTransactions.Local.Clear()
        context.ReturnedParcels.Local.Clear()
        context.ReturnedOrderItems.Local.Clear()
        context.InventoryItems.Local.Clear()
        context.Shippments.Local.Clear()
        context.Prints.Local.Clear()

        DirectCast(context, IObjectContextAdapter).ObjectContext().AcceptAllChanges()

This works but the performance is not acceptable as it takes over 40 sec to clear the data.
Is there any other way to effectively accomplish that?
Can I dispose somehow DbSet's instate of clearing them?
I can't destroy and create new context each time I need to attach the graph because it contains other objects that would get lost.

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Militarization of Southeast Europe, a permanent threat to Northern Macedonia
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BY SELIM IBRAIMI–Russia's Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Vladimir Chizov said that Macedonia's NATO membership would destabilize the Western Balkans region and Europe.
Some growing concerns about N.Macedonia's initial NATO membership have taken place before the process of constitutional changes and the coming to power of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. During VMRO-DPMNE's governance with its partners, the country became ready for a Russian alliance, providing Russian and gas services with easy access to Macedonia's market and opening territory for the deployment of Russian armaments. Though late, the campaign was prevented by American intervention in Macedonia and the formation of a new government to redesign the new Balkans that would have a new role in the EU.
A variable that is still being analyzed remains Serbia's foreign and military policy that for the United States remains a state that must return to the US sphere of interests. Washington's eventual failure to push Serbia toward NATO would be a new "Iron Curtain" in Europe and the Balkans with the real formation of new military blocs.
The "Special Zone" would be relocated to Serbia with possibility of the deployment of Russian military systems in the south of the Balkans. Such a militarization of Southeast Europe would pose a permanent threat to Northern Macedonia. However, Serbian consensus is enormous and relates to the territorial changes it requires from Washington to return to the NATO Military Alliance.
Since Northern Macedonia has started the process of NATO membership, the fragile interethnic situation will continue to be of interest to external factors. At the US Congress, the 70th anniversary of Alliance was celebrated in the unclear times of President Donald Trump and transatlantic ties. (@ISSDMacedonia)
Part III Geopolitical Monographs by Selim Ibraimi- 2019
This series examines the geopolitical foundations of the most influential countries in the Balkans and how these states influence the actions of nations in Southeast Europe and the European Union.
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Underground Film Journal
DVD Guide
Posted In » Underground Film News
Announcing: Underground Film Press
By Mike Everleth ⋅ July 11, 2011
Because great screenplays make great literature!
The Underground Film Journal is thrilled to announce the launch of its new e-publishing imprint, Underground Film Press, which is publishing the full screenplays of underground films.
For our inaugural publication, of course we had to go to one of our favorite films of the past three years. That's right, it's the rock-docu-exploitation comedy hit of 2008, Altamont Now! As of today, you can download and read the original full-length screenplay by co-writers Joshua Brown and David Bucci for the Kindle for the dirt cheap price of $1.99!
And you don't even need an actual Kindle device to read it! Download the Kindle app for your computer, iPod, iPad or smart phone, then purchase a copy of the screenplay and you can start re-staging your favorite scenes anywhere you go. In your bedroom, on the bus, in your work cubicle. Anywhere!
The Underground Film Journal has been championing Altamont Now since it screened at the Boston Underground Film Festival, then took the entire underground film festival circuit by storm before being released on DVD by Factory 25.
But the main reason we wanted to publish Altamont Now as our first Underground Film Press book is, yes we love the film and all, but we knew that it would make a terrific read as much as it was a fantastic movie. It started life as a stage play written by David Bucci, who was kept as an integral part all through the movie-production process.
Yes, we're biased, but the script is hilarious, insightful and a ton of fun to read. To be clear, this is not a transcript of the film. This is the final version of the screenplay that was used before going into production, so, among other things, it includes a completely different ending than seen in the finished movie.
We truly think you'll love reading this script as much as we did, so go download it now!
Also, thank you for asking, Underground Film Press is planning into expanding into other e-publishing formats, such as rival Kindle device, the Nook. But, we were so excited to get the ball rolling, we couldn't hold back from announcing this first launch. Future releases of Altamont Now: The Screenplay will be, of course, announced on the site in similarly dramatic fashion.
Plus, yes we do have our second release all planned. Underground Film Press' second e-publication will be the screenplay for Chris Hansen's hilarious 2006 comedy The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah, which we are currently already prepping for release.
We're excited, you're excited. So, keep checking back for updates! And go read Altamont Now: The Screenplay!
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Q: HttpListener in form application I have simple HttpListener console application below. I would like to make nice Form application, but how to deal with while (true) cycle in order to let window brief?
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        // URI prefixes are required,
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        // Add the prefixes.
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        }
        listener.Start();
        Console.WriteLine("Listening...");
        while (true)
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Q: Bug when trying to pull a random quote from an array. I'm trying to display a random quote from an array using random number generator and I'm getting an error and unsure why. Here is what I have. I know this might be a repeat but I feel that it should be printing but its not. Thanks for your help.
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    <meta charset="utf-8">
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 Arrays and Coditional Statements

 Quote of the Day

A: After calling myFunction() your code works perfectly:

function myFunction(){
var quote= ["It's not the size of the dog in the fight, It's the size of the fight in the dog",
"Love is the one thing that transcends time and space", "When it rains it pours", "Wake up slow",
" Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
];

var randquote= quote[Math.floor(Math.random() * quote.length)];

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=randquote;
}

myFunction();

Another way to do it (A bit cleaner):

(function (){
    var quote= [
        "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, It's the size of the fight in the dog",
        "Love is the one thing that transcends time and space",
        "When it rains it pours",
        "Wake up slow",
        "Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
    ];

    var randquote= quote[Math.floor(Math.random() * quote.length)];

    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=randquote;
})();


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Q: How to select between different CDI-bean implementations runtime I have a messageListener which purpose is to start clients implementing the Client-interface. The different implementations of the Client-interface is not know at compile time.
The messageListener uses the Launcher-bean to start the clients. So my problem is I need to construct a Launcher-bean that has the selected implementation of the Client-interface injected into it. Im not sure how to do this, or should i approch the problem differently?
public class MyMessageConsumer implements MessageListener {
    public void onMessage(Message message) {
        String clientType = message.getClientType();

        //Here i need to construct a launcher-bean, which has the correct Client-implementation injected

        launcher.startClient(message);
    }
}

public class Launcher {

    @Inject
    private Client client;

    public void startClient(Message message) {
        ...

        client.start(message);
    }

}

edit: I realised that the tricky part is not finding the correct implementation, but that i need the Consumption of a message to happen as a new request. Is it possible to understand what im after?

A: What you want is a producer.
This way you separate the client of the contextual instance and the producer. So inject them into a producer and have it decide what to use.
For this to be transparent and to avoid ambiguous dependency you could produce a value with @Dynamic qualifier.
@Inject
@Dynamic
Foo foo;

..............................
@Produces
@Dynamic
public Foo getFoo() {
//find out what implementation to use and return it

Creating your own qualifier and producer is very simple to google.


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Gospel Fest: Singing Spirit
Colgate hosted Gospel Fest last weekend, kicking off a series of spiritual events with the 33rd Annual Sojourners Gospel Concert on Saturday night. Gospel Fest was built upon this long-standing tradition, along with the decision to invite back Andr?e Thornton, former Cleveland Indians slugger, to talk about his faith with Colgate students for a second year.
"Last year went over so well, we decided to do it again," Reverend Mark Mann, Colgate professor and Protestant Chaplain, said. "As it turned out, [Thornton] is married to a gospel singer, and so we had the idea to combine the talk with the gospel concert, and there you have Gospel Fest."
Despite setbacks involving the cancellations of several groups due to last week's severe snowstorm, the Gospel Concert was held as scheduled in the Memorial Chapel.
The evening opened with junior Nzinga Job, who performed two songs of her own composition. The first was a ballad, which she accompanied on piano.
"It is a combination of 2 Chronicles 7.14 and Jeremiah 29.11. It has no name as it speaks for itself," Job said, describing the tune's influences.
Her second piece, "Love Maharajah," was an Indian-folk song inspired by a trip she took to the country in the fall of 2005. It was what Job described as her "attempt at a cultural vibe." She attributes inspiration for the song to that the trip, and to her father.
"My father is a self-publishing journalist," Job said, "and he put some romantic lines from the Bhagavad-Gita in one of his short books in a section dealing with inter-ethnic love, which reminded me strongly of one of my favorite Bible books, Song of Solomon. Coming from a predominantly Afro and Indo populated Caribbean Island, I felt that it would be great to try to marry these two versions of sensual love from spiritual texts."
The Colgate Christian Fellowship Worship Band, directed by sophomore Brian Haghighi, followed with three light tunes accompanied by the acoustic and base guitar.
"When I think about what worship is, it's my escape," Haghighi shared with the audience before performing their first piece, "Open the Eyes of My Heart."
Next came the Angelic Voices of Unity from Utica College, accompanied by Colgate's Sojourners. Many members of Angelic Voices of Unity were children, who brought a youthful, fresh vibe to the traditional African American Gospel tunes, "How Excellent," by Walt Whitman, and "Friend of God – Bless the Lord."
Most High, from Cornell University, almost didn't make the concert, shuffling in mid-way through the Angelic Voices of Unity. Director Evan Graham welcomed the audience, explaining that "Most High" was in fact an acronym for "men of spirit transcending height in God's holiness." They were amusing and upbeat, and their a capella performance was rich and original, with an innovative spin on Isaac Watt's classic "Amazing Grace" and the traditional "Hush, Somebody's Callin' My Name."
The evening concluded with Gail Davis Thornton, the final act responsible for bringing them all together. Thornton, a professional gospel singer, started with a group she formed with her sisters, appropriately named The Jones Sisters. She married Andr?e in 1978. The ladies put out several albums together, and she has since also released one solo album. Thornton performed her two pieces, "Lord, You're Holy," and "How Beautiful," with incredible poise and grace.
Gospel Fest continued on Sunday with a luncheon with Andr?e and Gail, and a dinner later with Joe Castiglione, '68, who has been a radio broadcaster with the Boston Red Sox since 1983.


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Having spent the morning at Wembley - a place he used to call home - defending himself against a Football Association racism charge, Terry enjoyed some respite in a stadium where he will always be welcome.
The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost 21 months thanks to goals from Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu, Fernando Torres and Victor Moses.
Meanwhile, Jay Rodriguez's first goals for Southampton ensured their safe passage with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
The £6million summer acquisition from Burnley impressed in front of the 9,890 spectators at St Mary's as the hosts reach the last 16 for the second successive season.
After earlier being denied in a one-on-one with goalkeeper Stephen Bywater, Rodriguez broke the deadlock in the 30th minute by turning brilliantly in the box before rifling home.
Guly do Prado hit the post as Nigel Adkins' side pushed for a second that came 12 minutes from time after referee Mark Halsey adjudged substitute Joe Mattock to have fouled Steve de Ridder in the box.
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Musical Chairs at Cree Health Board
August 22, 2003 • By NATION
How do you fire the boss?
That's certainly the question the Cree Board of Health and Social Services has been preoccupied with these last few months. The answer is one of the following: a) secretly; b) by calling it a suspension; c) by saying the position of chairman – not the chairman himself-is suspended; d) all of the above.
If you chose "d," you're one smart cookie. And you have to be smart in order to follow the twists, turns and mysteries that are enveloping one of our most important institutions.
To confirm the rumours floating around for a month now, Nemaska representative Bertie Wapachee is no longer chairman of the CBHSS. At a meeting last month, the board voted to suspend the position of chairman. Meaning Wapachee is out of a job. But then the board voted to make Chisasibi representative Charles Bobbish acting chair. Meaning the position of chairman is now magically unsuspended. Stop and take a few quick breaths if you're getting dizzy.
Not that you're supposed to know any of this. The CBHSS apparently believes it can fire the boss and continue along as if nothing has happened. No official announcement has been made. No press releases issued. Bobbish did not return phone calls to the Nation to comment on this strange and troubling turn of events. Wapachee, for his part, says he has no comment, "for the moment." Executive Director Abel Kitchen,
meanwhile, says he wasn't at that meeting, and thus -you guessed it – cannot comment.
Well, the Nation believes in openness, transparency and free speech – especially as it regards an entity so central to the lives of each and every Cree – so we will comment. Something smells rotten here. This has all the earmarks of power politics run amok. And at a point – as we also hear -that the Cree are about to sign a health agreement with the province of Quebec, to have political vendettas crippling the board of health and social services is about the worst timing possible.
What we can piece together from the rumours and speculation is that Wapachee didn't play the game according to the new, secret rulebook that says, "You're either with us or against us. " What this means is that Wapachee didn't publicly support the "Paix des braves" deal with Quebec when his turn came to step up and smile for the cameras last year. And now he's paying the price.
No doubt there will be some face-saving explanation that is supposed to spray some Lysol on these bad odours. Something like overstepping his authority, or needing to refine the mandate of the position – bureaucratic words that essentially mean, "We are bullshitting you, but we can get away with it"
What makes the timing of this move so curious is the imminent health deal with the province. What form, one wonders, will the chairmanship take once the Cree have a formal health system that they themselves control? Will it be a democratically elected position, one accountable to the people, as the Cree have with their school board?
Or will it be a lapdog position accountable only to the Grand Council, which will then teach their chair-poodle to roll over and play dead whenever it wants him to?
In the meantime, Bertie Wapachee has been airbrushed out of the picture, just like they used to do in Stalinist Russia. Some charge will likely be dredged up to justify the kangaroo-court treatment he has received. The saving grace will be that he likely won't be sent to the gulag.
More importantly, however, is that a key Cree entity is showing itself to be subject to petty politics at the very time it needs to inspire confidence amongst the people it is supposed to serve.


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"Bad Homburg has served as our corporate seat for many years. The city combines a high quality of life with excellent locational advantages. It's good to live in Bad Homburg, and it's good to work here as well. Both the people and the businesses profit from these factors." Mr. Stephan Sturm, CEO Fresenius.
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Central location in a metropolitan region
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Future-oriented companies and a diversified blend of industries
Numerous international corporations – including several listed companies – and a balanced blend of SMEs have settled in and around Bad Homburg over the years. Healthcare, business consulting, finance and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors are particularly well represented.
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Finding to impact understanding of stellar evolution.
A group of astronomers led by the University of Sydney has discovered strong magnetic fields are common in stars, not rare as previously thought, which will dramatically impact our understanding of how stars evolve. The findings could potentially lead to a better understanding of the Sun's magnetic cycle, which is known to affect communication systems and cloud cover on Earth.
Current models of how stars evolve lack magnetic fields as a fundamental ingredient.
Associate Professor Dennis Stello.
An international group of astronomers led by the University of Sydney has discovered strong magnetic fields are common in stars, not rare as previously thought, which will dramatically impact our understanding of how stars evolve.
Using data from NASA's Kepler mission, the team found that stars only slightly more massive than the Sun have internal magnetic fields up to 10 million times that of the Earth, with important implications for evolution and the ultimate fate of stars.
"This is tremendously exciting, and totally unexpected," said lead researcher, astrophysicist Associate Professor Dennis Stello from the University of Sydney.
"Because only 5-10 percent of stars were previously thought to host strong magnetic fields, current models of how stars evolve lack magnetic fields as a fundamental ingredient," Associate Professor Stello said. "Such fields have simply been regarded insignificant for our general understanding of stellar evolution.
"Our result clearly shows this assumption needs to be revisited."
The findings are published today in the journal Nature. Co-authors from the Sydney Institute for Astronomy include Physics head of school Professor Timothy Bedding and Dr Daniel Huber.
The research is based on previous work led by the Californian Institute of Technology (Caltech) and including Associate Professor Stello, which found that measurements of stellar oscillations, or sound waves, inside stars could be used to infer the presence of strong magnetic fields.
This latest research used that result to look at a large number of evolved versions of our Sun observed by Kepler. More than 700 of these so-called red giants were found to show the signature of strong magnetic fields, with some of the oscillations suppressed by the force of the fields.
"Because our sample is so big we have been able to dig deeper into the analysis and can conclude that strong magnetic fields are very common among stars that have masses of about 1.5-2.0 times that of the Sun," Associate Professor Stello explained.
"In the past we could only measure what happens on the surfaces of stars, with the results interpreted as showing magnetic fields were rare."
Using a new technique called asteroseismology, which can 'pierce through the surface' of a star, astronomers can now see the presence of a very strong magnetic field near the stellar core, which hosts the central engine of the star's nuclear burning. This is significant because magnetic fields can alter the physical processes that take place in the core, including internal rotation rates, which affects how stars grow old.
Most stars like the Sun oscillate continuously because of sound waves bouncing back-and-forth inside them. "Their interior is essentially ringing like a bell." Associate Professor Stello said. "And like a bell, or a musical instrument, the sound they produce can reveal their physical properties."
The team measured tiny brightness variations of stars caused by the ringing sound and found certain oscillation frequencies were missing in 60 percent of the stars because they were suppressed by strong magnetic fields in the stellar cores.
The results will enable scientists to test more directly theories of how magnetic fields form and evolve – a process known as magnetic dynamos – inside stars. This could potentially lead to a better general understanding of magnetic dynamos, including the dynamo controlling the Sun's 22-year magnetic cycle, which is known to affect communication systems and cloud cover on Earth.
"Now it is time for the theoreticians to investigate why these magnetic fields are so common," Associate Professor Stello concluded.
The paper is available for download on public archive supported by the University of Sydney Library.
Magnetic fields and dynamos
The magnetic fields seen in red giants are left over from an earlier phase when the stellar cores hosted turbulent convection, creating a 'magnetic dynamo'. Magnetic fields are only present in stars more massive than the Sun because core convection only occurs in those stars. Credit: University of Sydney
Stars like the Sun puff up and become red giants towards the end of their lives. The red giants ('old' Suns) of the same mass as the Sun do not show strong magnetic fields in their interior, but for stars slightly more massive, up to 60 percent host strong magnetic fields. Credit: University of Sydney
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Top musicians to perform at West African Music Festival on 18th December 2021
About twenty top notable musicians across West Africa are expected to perform at the maiden edition of the West African Music Festival scheduled for 18th of December 2021 at Alliance Francaise in Accra.
The musicians including Amandzeba, Blakk Rasta, BigTwins, King Ayisoba, Smart Nkansah, Big Brain all from Ghana, Sylvette from France, Metaphore Crew from Niger, Mary B Jah from Cameroon, Xlnc Family from Ghana, DJ Absolute from Benin Gabon, Padmore Oware from USA, Saymone and Masa Deme from Brukina Faso, and Koara Culture Group from Ghana are expected to entertain patrons .
According to Big Twins who are the organizers of the festival, through their international performances and tours, they realized that there is the need to create the West African Music Festival because West Africa has rich culture and music .
"Festivals bring people together, and also gives opportunity for musicians to learn and be exposed so we believe through our rich culture and music, we can use the festival as a vehicle to sell it " they said .
The festival will be held annually and in December.
As to what people should expect, the organizers said they should expect good music across Africa whiles they have fun and entertain themselves .
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I must say I was surprised that, if her summation is reflective of 'ordinary people', Hillary Clinton was/is also seen as hostile to China, tough on China. But what did the Chinese media say about the result?
I started with the China Daily, the newspaper that is aimed primarily at an international audience and published by the Publicity Department of The Communist Party of China. The editorial has the headline "As President will Trump be as he was as a candidate?" The language is respectful, reassuring and cautious and hopes that the two countries can continue to strengthen their cooperation.
Xinhua, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China and the biggest and most influential media organization in China, was muted in its response. The news item was number 10 in its headlines, after stories about the President, Xi Jinping speaking to astronauts on the Chinese space station and the return of the Premier Li Keqiang from a European trip. The story of the election is entitled "China to work with new U.S. Administration and the copy runs to 4 sentences. Reassuring, cautious.
Finally, the South China Morning Post, published out of Hong Kong, seemed to distance itself from direct comment by publishing Japanese reaction. But in a later edition, the front page headline sounded a sombre warning that protectionist policies point to hard times for Hong Kong and China.
The commercial reality, however, is that financial markets bounced back after only 24 hours of shock and the hope here is that the businessman who had earlier talked in more 'democratic' and socially liberal terms will re-emerge in the guise of President. On the same day, the Vice-President, Asia, of Google was interviewed about Google's plans for significant expansion in the region and emphasised that, despite the rhetoric about immigration and foreign policy, President-elect Trump had talked positively about trade in Asia.
So, the hope here is that the lion will lie down with the lamb – or, more appropriately the lion and the dragon can live in the same space – and that economic reality will temper the harsh words of political campaigning to achieve a more equitable and future oriented relationship based on mutual interest. The Chinese people talk in 30 and 50 year terms. They have a saying "It takes three generations to raze a mountain". A four year term is a blip on the radar but the hope is it will be a steady pulse rather than a huge shock at the beginning of a grave or brave new world.


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Q: Python Script to transfer file from AWS S3 to Azure BLOB in databricks Trying to copyfile AWS S3 to Azure blob storage using Access Key ID and Access secret Key ID in databricks.
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 set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='ABCDED'
 set AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='12345'

 azcopy cp "https://s3://emp-data/tsc/" "https://empdata.blob.core.windows.net/awstosf/" --recursive

The above code is not working and getting invalid syntax

A: In Azure Databricks, to work with CLI tools, you need to install databricks-cli using pip install databricks-cli. Also, configure the cli token using databricks configure --token command.
Also, instead of setting the variable programmatically, you should set them using UI in clusters. Follow: Databticks -> Cluster -> Environment Variables. So, your AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<access-key> and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret-access-key> will be set in cluster level.
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Q: Google Analytics: How to track a session that visited two pages in the same section? I'm trying to find in Google Analytics how to determine the number of sessions where a user visited more than one page within a section. For example:
User visits the following pages:

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  /section-one/page-a/
  /section-one/page-b/
  /section-two/

This user session would count as more than one page in /section-one/.
User visits the following pages:

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  /section-one/page-a/
  /section-two/

This user session would not count as more than one page in /section-one/.
How is this done in Google Analytics? Preferably without adding custom events.

A: Jay, I think that your best solution is to build a segment in order to properly know how many sessions did see a given number of pages within a section.
This solution will work with a page that has a path structure that allows it, as described in your example: /section-name/page.
So, the way to achieve this is to create a Segment using a "Sequence" of conditions.
The sequence will make the segment match the conditions using the following logic: if session viewed page within /section/ and later viewed another page within /section/ that user saw at least two pages in that section.
So the sequence will be:

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*Include Sessions with Page contains /section-name/ is followed by

*Include Sessions with Page contains /section-name/

Add as many times as the threshold you want to track.

The only flaw I see is that if the user saw two times the same page, it will be counted as matching the condition. I can't figure a flawless rule yet to overcome that issue. I have tried some, but I cannot say they are a definite solution. Anyways, as long as I can see, this kind of segment does a good job, even if there will always be some error margin.
Maybe someone else knows a more elegant way to do this.

A: Unfortunately, the above method suggested by Hernan shows incorrect data. As detailed by Analytics Edge, "Google tags the Session count only to the first page viewed".
This means that the above example segment will only show sessions where "/section/" is the first page in a session and will not count the sessions where this page comes is in second place or later.
Instead, one could try to instead measure unique pageviews (as these count each page only once per session), but this way of measuring may not help in all scenarios (like Jay's question).

A: You need to create a Content-Group with all the pages of the section and then use the Unique Views metric.
It is explicitly explained in the last paragrah here.

When you have a row identified as (not set), the value for that row is
always 0. When Analytics calculates metrics for Content Groups, those
calculations are based on the index number identified on the page or
screen. When a page or screen does not include an index number, no
calculation is made, and it is included in (not set).


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