Joseph Garmon joins the UIL staff as an assistant athletic director. Joseph comes to UIL from Jourdanton High School where he was head basketball coach and also coached football and track.
Paula Rodriguez has been hired as the new theatre director. Paula will join the UIL after serving 15 years at San Antonio College as the Theater Program Coordinator and Instructor. She also taught in the public schools system for 10 years including Sonora High School, San Antonio MacArthur High School and Southlake Carroll High School.


Caroline Kauffman-Kirschnick worked her way up through The Electric Motor Repair Company and now serves as president of the company.
Ever since she was a little girl, Caroline Kauffman-Kirschnick wanted to work in an office. She knew, all along, that she wanted to be part of the family business. She worked her way through every department of the company, and today, she serves as President of The Electric Motor Repair Company, a three-generation, family-owned commercial kitchen and industrial services agency based in Baltimore.
As a child, while her father tirelessly tried to get her older brother to get interested in the family business, Kauffman-Kirschnick played "office," pretending to do paperwork and answer phones. While in college, she considered whether she may be missing out on a career that she may be passionate about. She dabbled with the idea of becoming a nurse, but hated the sight of blood. She entertained a career in social work. Ultimately, she knew she wanted to positively affect people's lives and there was nothing more she wanted but to be a part of her family's business.
When she graduated, she called her father and asked if there were any openings. At the time, there were none, but then an opening in the accounts receivable department opened up in October 2003. While in college, she worked for a gas station, pumping gas, then working her way up to cash register and eventually doing accounts receivable. Her experience was a perfect fit to get her foot in the door at the family company.
Kauffman-Kirschnick never shied from any challenges, and when a position opened within the human resources department, she jumped at the chance to learn something new. She learned everything she could until another position in operations — a side of the business she was unfamiliar with — had opened. She learned dispatching, parts and billing and everything there was to know about operations. As manager of the Delaware branch, she took the department from "significant loss to making money," she says. Eventually, she transferred to the Baltimore office overseeing operations for the headquarters, and in June 2015, she was named general manager overseeing all branches and service areas. On January 1, 2018, Kauffman-Kirschnick was named president of the company, succeeding her father in the family business.
While her path sounds smooth, there were bumps along the way. She had to overcome skepticism of her abilities from the predominantly male leadership team. She had to overcome rumors of nepotism. Instead of focusing on the negativity, she persisted, doing what she needed to do to get the job done.
"If you don't give it power, or energy, it won't survive," she says.
Throughout her career, and especially now, as president, Kauffman-Kirshnick wants to instill a positive, accepting, collaborative culture within the company. In her various roles, she saw the potential of the amazing people she worked with, and she worked hard to tap into it.
She began making tiny shifts that supported the idea of employee engagement, like changing the uniforms. Instead of a small group of management making a decision on uniform changes behind closed doors, Kauffman-Kirschnick asked the workers directly. What do they want to wear? What color? Workers tried the uniforms on, chose a color and voted on the final selections. Their opinions were validated.
Changing the culture within the company is what Kauffman-Kirschnick considers her greatest accomplishment. It is something she says she will always work to continually improve.
"Your company will have a culture. You can contribute to its creation, or it will be made on its own," she says.
With just a year under her belt as president, she also has big plans to double the size and revenue of the company. She hopes to expand geographically as well as expand the services they offer. She also plans to continue to integrate technology to streamline communication and business practices. Technicians are all equipped with tablets, which has helped in increasing efficiency for work orders and communication.
"I am completely transparent and open about my goals, my challenges, and my direction. If I am stumped on something, I ask," she says.


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package io.pivotal.spring.cloud.cloudfoundry;

import java.util.Map;

import io.pivotal.spring.cloud.service.common.ConfigServerServiceInfo;

import org.springframework.cloud.cloudfoundry.CloudFoundryServiceInfoCreator;
import org.springframework.cloud.cloudfoundry.Tags;

/**
 * Service info creator for Config Server services
 *
 * @author Chris Schaefer
 * @author Will Tran
 */
public class ConfigServerServiceInfoCreator extends CloudFoundryServiceInfoCreator<ConfigServerServiceInfo> {
	private static final String CREDENTIALS_ID_KEY = "name";
	private static final String CONFIG_SERVER_SERVICE_TAG_NAME = "configuration";

	public ConfigServerServiceInfoCreator() {
		super(new Tags(CONFIG_SERVER_SERVICE_TAG_NAME));
	}

	@Override
	public ConfigServerServiceInfo createServiceInfo(Map<String, Object> serviceData) {
		String id = (String) serviceData.get(CREDENTIALS_ID_KEY);
		String uri = getUriFromCredentials(getCredentials(serviceData));

		Map<String, Object> credentials = getCredentials(serviceData);
		String clientId = getStringFromCredentials(credentials, "client_id");
		String clientSecret = getStringFromCredentials(credentials, "client_secret");
		String accessTokenUri = getStringFromCredentials(credentials, "access_token_uri");

		return new ConfigServerServiceInfo(id, uri, clientId, clientSecret, accessTokenUri);
	}
}

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Black lives matter, and we must all say it out loud
Rachel Lutz
Rachel Lutz is a Detroit resident and small business owner.
Ever feel a knot in your stomach when you spot a police cruiser behind you, even without its lights activated, even if you've done nothing wrong? You start second-guessing yourself ... Did I forget to put my license in my purse? Was I just speeding? Do I have a brake light out? Did I renew my tab on time?
As a white person, what I'm worried about is getting pulled over, maybe getting a ticket, or worst-case scenario, getting arrested. Worst case. Absolute worst case. That's as far as my brain will process.
If you're not white, the worst-case scenario is death. Or torture, then death. The knot in my stomach is nothing compared with a terror I cannot even imagine, because the worst-case scenario for people who don't look like me is, all too regularly, real. It's not paranoia — it's a logical, rational fear.
The difference between what white folks and black folks feel in the same situation — it's pretty messed up.
►Stephen Henderson: The reason to talk about race and racism
►Related:Bookies Bar severs ties with co-owner after Facebook rant
This isn't open to opinions about whether people aren't following police orders. There is no room for opinion when there are mountains of evidence to the contrary — dash cams, body cams and smartphones — exposing and documenting the cultural chasms and downright lies we've been brushing under the rug for centuries in America. For people of color, even when you've done nothing wrong, and are obeying the orders of the police, or even the orders of someone who takes it upon themselves to act like the police, you can end up slaughtered, like an animal.
Bless the men and women who serve as police officers. They deserve to go home at the end of each shift. I do not envy them, the danger they put themselves in front of every day, the sacrifices they and their families make in the name of public service. I respect them, admire them, and value them.
And I can say these things while still speaking out about the actions of those officers who undermine the trust their colleagues work so hard to build in our communities. I can be angry at and denounce acts of injustice while having full gratitude for the acts of justice officers seek for the community members they serve and protect every day.
We need education. We need compassion. We need understanding. At the least, we need acknowledgement. And we need it now.
Because you cannot convince me that we value black lives as we do white lives. To believe otherwise contradicts what both history and current events teach us. Black lives matter, and we must all say it out loud.
Rachel Lutz is a Detroit resident and small-business owner.
►Related: More racist graffiti found at Eastern Michigan

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Influent is a Language Learning Game focused on vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation that gives players the freedom to choose the words they want to learn without the need for pencils or books!
Mostly Positive (702) - 74% of the 702 user reviews for this game are positive.
Notice: If you are purchasing Influent for the first time, choose the language you would like to learn. If you've already purchased one language, you can buy additional languages as DLC.
Inspired by Dreamcast titles of old (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander) Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be gleaned with a single click! In fact, even more information can be learned with a double-click! Every door, drawer, and cabinet can be opened with a right-click here and a right-click there, revealing more and more things to be learned! Packed to the brim with hundreds of native audio pronunciations (painstakingly recorded specifically for this game), Influent offers players a unique opportunity to enjoy learning both vocabulary and pronunciation in the language of their choice.
With 10 languages currently available for download, Influent combines the joys of playing a video game with the language learning process, resulting in real-life rewards and achievements that will remain with players for the rest of their lives.
How exactly should I purchase the game?
If you're confused about how to purchase the game, please read the following example about Mark and Patricia.
If Mark wants to learn Latin, he should purchase the "Influent - Latina [Learn Latin]" store item. If his wife Patricia then wants to learn Swedish, Mark should then purchase the DLC store item entitled "Influent DLC - Svenska [Learn Swedish]." This can also be done from Patricia's perspective and will have the exact same result with Patricia purchasing the Swedish base game and then also buying the Latin DLC for Mark, herself, or even anyone else, to use on the same computer.
Do you have plans to release more languages? When???
New Language Packs will be released as they are completed. A full list of languages that are coming soon can be found on the Official Website.
Check out the Community Hub for Frequently Asked Questions and other cool stuff!
Influent is a Language Learning Game focusing primarily on vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation. It was initially developed in Japan at the University of Tsukuba's Entertainment Computing Laboratory under the Monbukagakusho Government Research Scholarship.
After research funding ran out, further funding from a wildly successful Kickstarter Campaign allowed for the completion of the game. A research paper on the ideas surrounding the game and its applications was published by the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), which can be viewed in its entirety here.
For three long years, he sat confined to his work, developing a device that he firmly believed to be a technological breakthrough in the way people would interact with the world around them. A device that could scan any object in the real world and then provide its name in any language! Duly dubbing his fancy new invention the "SanjigenJiten," Andrew arranged an appointment to demonstrate the device's amazing capabilities at the world's largest technology corporation, Technoglobe International.
But while on his visit, he fell for a girl he met in the lab, and while she stole his heart, someone else silently stepped in and stole his device! Now, Technoglobe has gone and swiftly marketed the SanjigenJiten as their own, even laying claim to the very name he had so cleverly concocted!
But Andrew Cross has a plan. He's made an even better version of his SanjigenJiten and launched an online campaign, swearing to learn 300 words in a foreign language to raise awareness of Technoglobe's blatant theft and prove his device really works! But does the SanjigenJiten really work? Can Andrew actually pull it off?!


Cette maison en bord de mer est conçue pour la vie facile avec toutes les cloches et de sifflets nécessaires pour garantir des vacances fabuleuses sur l'île de Saint- Croix. Profitez de la pêche à partir de votre propre quai ou de se promener la plage au restaurant local ou tout simplement se détendre autour de la piscine d'eau douce et se détendre dans le jacuzzi. Cette villa de 6 chambres est idéal pour de multiples réunions de famille et propose des animations pour tous les âges. La salle de jeu est un véritable bonus !!
Love the Beach House! Great location, love the beach, pool, hot tub, game room so many options to enjoy our stay! Buck Island view superb, and a must to snorkel at! Saved a bunch being able to cook and grill after our daily excursions! Definitely appreciate that! Great place, great vaca!
"She ain't fancy, but she fun"
Just got back from a 6-day stay at The Beach House and it was amazing. Was perfect for our large group and Donna is the best!!
When booking, you MUST rent a car if you stay here. All in all, great fun house!
Thank you for coming. We are glad that you had a great time.
booked this house and this was the first time I have ever used homeAway or any other air bnb type of site. What a great first impression. This house was amazing. There was a group of 12 of us so you would think that it would have seemed a little crowded but the house was so big that you had to look for the others in the house. Rooms were big in size and beds very comfortable, but you spent all of your time on the beach. The outside bar was really awesome and had propane or charcoal grills but just watch out for the noseeums or sand flies. make sure you have some off for those who react badly. Snorkeling was great, there is actually a sunken boat about 100 yards or so in the ocean that is not hard to swim to and it is not very deep as you can see the edge of the boat from the shore. In the sunken boat we found that they have a lot of colorful fish, lion fish, puffers, and a lot of little reef nibblers. The starfish are everywhere and it was fun to search for them. they're bright orange so it was kind of easy to see them on the grassy sea bottom. Conch and sea urchins were also fun to find. kayaks were available and some of our group went over to buck island and did a little snorkeling. The whole trip was fantastic. I would suggest renting a car. There is gas stations that has some food, booze and something to eat not to far away but the grocery store is closer to the airport about 30 min away. I would probably skip the all you can eat lobster crab night on Monday nights at the blue water terrace. We had a group of 12 and the table was to small and the service was not good. probably would have been ok with a party of 2 or 4, you would have gotten some attention. The house came with all the amenities and has an extra giant fridge and freezer in the laundry room so you could store ice for your entire trip. It had a few imperfections and couple of broken hinges on cupboard drawers and a bit dated that you can see in the pics but all in all, the majority of us would stay there again in a heartbeat.
and we try to keep her well maintained so everyone has a great experience!
boards for more beach fun!
This review has been 3 months in the making! First off, Donna was AMAZING! She was extremely helpful, even allowing me to ship items to her office prior to our arrival. The house was everything we could've hoped for. We hosted a wedding with around 30 people and the house was perfect! So much space for a large gathering and amenities a-plenty - tons of beach towels, snorkeling gear, kayaks, beach chairs, tables, umbrellas, pool table, ping pong, board games etc. I could go on and on! The beach is also spectacular - having a private beach is always a MUST for our family. :) The grounds team is also terrific - Thor visited us every morning to take out the trash. He even helped us decorate the morning of the wedding.
Bedrooms and the interior are also in excellent shape - plenty of TVs (although we didnt turn on any of them), seating, and comfy beds. The biggest surprise was the extra fridge in the laundry room! A huge benefit! The only strange thing was the lack of coffee cups - only 6 in the house. We really didn't mind, just thought it odd.
The area itself is in excellent shape post-hurricane. Some downed power lines, but overall everything is looking great. About a mile down the road is Ziggy's gas station/bar/restaurant - excellent food, friendly people, and a good time! We did all of our grocery shopping at Seaside Market and Cost U Less - both very convenient and had everything we needed.
Lets start from the beginning. The meeting at the airport with Doug was great. He was great and helpful all the way. The house was immaculate. We had the time of our life we will definitely return again. The pool the beach the Jacuzzi all was amazing. We even had a few visits from marly the next door dog.
Situé sur la baie Teague juste une courte promenade Restaurant Duggan et le Saint- Croix Yacht Club. Pour les environ 4 miles au sud est de la Divi Resort and Casino pour le divertissement de nuit. Sainte-Croix Yacht Club à distance de marche.
Christmas Rate $10,000.00 per week, 7 night minimum stay.


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Q: PHP soapclient request with long value in Transaction Express Am using php5.6 win:8.1
Unable to make wallet sale through SOAP client.
My request array like
([reqAmt] => 025000
[recurMan] => Array  ([id] => 1537444446788162467
 )
[merc] => Array(
    [id] => 1223234234
    [regKey] => adsds23234343
    [inType] => 1
    [prodType] => 5
)
[tranCode] => 0
)

But last sent request printed
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:ns1="http://postilion/realtime/merchantframework/xsd/v1/">
<SOAP-ENV:Body><ns1:SendTranRequest>
<ns1:merc>
<ns1:id>1223234234</ns1:id>
<ns1:regKey>adsds23234343</ns1:regKey>
<ns1:inType>1</ns1:inType>
<ns1:prodType>5</ns1:prodType>
</ns1:merc>
<ns1:tranCode>0</ns1:tranCode>
<ns1:reqAmt>025000</ns1:reqAmt>
<ns1:recurMan>
<ns1:id>2147483647</ns1:id>
</ns1:recurMan>
</ns1:SendTranRequest>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

If I convert to float before sent request then wallet id changed
from  (send)1537444446788162467   (soap)1537444446788162560
How to resolve it ?

A: I'll take a guess here, but if the SOAP endpoint does actually expect an Int and not a Float, then I'm guessing you are running a 32 Bit version of PHP.
The 32 bit version of PHP has a PHP_INT_MAX value of 2147483647.
The 32 bit version of PHP has a PHP_INT_MAX value of 9223372036854775807.
http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.integer.php
If that's the case, I hope your Windows is 64 bit! Update your PHP installation.

UPDATE.

Ok you commented that 'WSDL expecting long Using 64 bit PHP'. Therefore it will reject an integer! So just make it a float!
 'id' => (float) 7777778541

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Thank you for finally updating the pronunciations, the previous audio was such low quality that I could hardly understand it sometimes, but this is very clear and easy to hear!
This app starts out okay, it works semi well if you look past several of the features which don't make any sense. For example it will ask you to select which word means mother, but all of the options have pictures of different family members, one which depicts a woman holding a baby. This makes it immediately apparent which is the right answer and hinders any real learning. The deeper problem however is that you can access very little without buying. If you do decide to purchase the ONE month option, for $9.49, you will NOT be notified that the app is continuing to auto-renew this purchase every month, EVEN IF YOU HAVE DELETED THE APP. This is such an easy way for them to make money as most people do not notice until several months in, and they will not refund you. Don't fall for it!
I have come across a few words that are not translated correctly or to its full meaning, but overall whatever language you choose will teach the language to at least a passable level.
This app is a waste of time and money. I have finished the first section and it will not let me continue to the next section and they say that they cannot do anything about it. They also would not let me delete my account.
1 week free trial that you can't cancel. There is no way to cancel subscription from the app nor the site. There isn't even "settings" in the app. Forcing you do go online. And now that I've been feed, I can't be helped.
This is a great app to refresh what I already learned. It's hard to find people to practice with and this app has it all.


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Virginia House And Senate Approve Marijuana Expungement Bills
Both chambers of the Virginia legislature this week approved bills to help people clear prior marijuana convictions from their records.
The state Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would provide individuals with an opportunity to have cannabis possession convictions expunged—one of the latest in a series of marijuana reforms that legislators have advanced during the summer special session.
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) introduced the bill, which would require individuals to first pay "all court costs, fines, and restitution, and for five years to have elapsed since the date of conviction" before their court and police records could be cleared. Beyond cannabis possession, people would also be eligible to petition for an expungement of other low-level offenses such as using a fake ID to buy alcohol.
The House of Delegates also approved a separate expungement bill on Wednesday. It would establish "a process for the automatic expungement of criminal records for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, acquittals, and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed," according to a summary. Those with marijuana possession convictions would be eligible for the expungement.
That bill has been transmitted to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Since both chambers have now passed expungement legislation, albeit in different forms, it is likely that some kind of bicameral deal on the issue can be negotiated in order to get a proposal to the desk of Gov. Ralph Northam (D).
"These bills include long overdue steps the Commonwealth should immediately take to begin undoing the damages inflicted upon hundreds of thousands of Virginians during the state's failed multi-decade experiment with prohibition," NORML Development Director Jenn Michelle Pedini, who also serves as executive director of Virginia NORML, told Marijuana Moment. "Virginians deserve the opportunity to expunge their records of marijuana-related offenses, the majority of which no longer carry a criminal penalty in the Commonwealth."
Virginia lawmakers approved a bill to decriminalize simple marijuana possession earlier this year, and it went into effect on July 1. It makes possession of up to one ounce a civil penalty punishable by a $25 fine with no threat of jail time. But while advocates view that development as a significant victory, legislators are also looking for ways to build upon the reform.
For example, both chambers passed bills to further reduce criminal penalties for cannabis possession last week. The legislation would make possession in a motor vehicle a secondary offense instead of a primary one. The measure would also prevent law enforcement from conducting searches or seizing property based on the odor of marijuana alone.
"Prohibiting law enforcement searches based solely on the odor of marijuana will greatly reduce non-essential interactions between police and otherwise law-abiding members of the public," Pedini said. "Eliminating those interactions is of even greater importance during the pandemic."
Making possession a secondary offense means that a summons couldn't be issued unless a person is also charged with a separate, second violation.
The House version contains a unique provision to prohibit individual jurisdictions from enacting ordinances that would make a violation a primary offense if it's considered a secondary offense under state law.
House lawmakers also recently approved a bill that would give people issued a summons for cannabis possession the option of prepaying the civil penalty instead of having to go to court.
Meanwhile, Del. Jennifer Carroll (D), who is running for governor in 2021, also introduced legislation during the special session to legalize marijuana possession. While decriminalization has been enacted, the new bill would amend the code to stipulate that "it is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance other than marijuana." The measure has been referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee.
All of these incremental reforms come as legislators continue to pursue a broader legalization plan in the Commonwealth that would include a system of regulated and taxed sales and production.
The decriminalization bill that passed earlier this year contained a provision that called for the establishment of a working group to study and make recommendations about adult-use marijuana legalization. That panel has met twice and expects to issue its report to the legislature at the end of November.
Meanwhile, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee is doing its own analysis on ending cannabis prohibition and will similarly report on its findings before the end of the year.
While some lawmakers plan to incorporate findings from those reports into a legalization bill in 2021, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus is calling for an expedited process and isn't interested in waiting for the results.
Medical Marijuana Measure Removed From Nebraska's November Ballot By State Supreme Court
New Mexico Governor Calls For Marijuana Legalization To Fund Medicaid Amid Coronavirus Budget Crunch
D.C. Marijuana Legalization Saves Man From Federal Intent To Distribute Case


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Posted: 03 June 2020
Zachary Davis was 15 years old when he murdered his mother with a sledgehammer and attempted to murder his brother by setting fire to the house. Zachary had a history of mental illness, but no one could have predicted what he did.
Zachary Davis at trial (credit :Morbidology)
Zachary Davis was described as anything but normal, whispering every spoken word as if trying to hide his true voice.
August 10, 2012, began like any other day for Zachary Davis' family until midnight when Zachary bludgeoned his mother to death and set fire to the family home in an attempt to destroy evidence and kill his brother. The incident shocked everyone, and even the courts debated whether the young man was pure evil or disturbed.
The Death of A Loved One
Zachary Davis was born on July 27, 1997, to Melaine and Chris Davis, who also had a one-year-old son, Josh. Zachary was always a quiet child with a history of mental illness. When he was nine years old, his father, Chris, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Zachary became depressed after his father died and was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment.
Zachary Davis Mugshot
According to Zachary's paternal grandmother, he was taken to Dr. Bradley Freeman at Vanderbilt University Medical Center shortly after his father's death. The psychiatrist told the family that he suffered from some kind of mental defect.
Zachary said he heard voices and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression, and although Zachary was normally calm, he was eventually losing everything.
Zachary went through two common phases, including numbness and depression, but failed to reach phase three: recovery. His mother pulled him out of the clinic shortly after the start of his recovery, which was the reason his grandmother gave at the trial that "given the murders, this would not have happened if Zachary had received adequate medical care."
In one of his sessions, Zachary told Dr. Freeman that he frequently heard the voice of his father, who died in 2007. He also told Dr. Freeman that on August 10, 2012, his father's voice told him to murder his mother. However, psychologists described Zachary's situation as normal, as people descend into depression at a young age after the death of close friends.
The Night of Horror
While his mother worked hard as a paraplegic and trained as a triathlete, she did her best to survive the death of her husband, she tried everything to keep the boys happy, but she did not know that his youngest son was beyond her grasp.
Zachary often spoke in a monotone whisper and wore the same hoodie every day. He had an app on his phone about serial killers and another that listed torture devices. "You can't spell slaughter without laughter," the anecdote at the start of his notebook.
However, Zachary was not known to be outwardly violent until the night of August 10, 2012.
Zachary, his 16-year-old brother, and his mother went to a movie together. When they returned, Zachary packed several items into a backpack and satchel, including clothes, notebooks, toothbrushes, gloves, a ski mask, and a claw hammer. It seemed like he wanted to run away from home, but in reality, there was something sinister at play.
Melanie went to bed at 9 pm. While she was asleep, her youngest son Zachary took the sledgehammer out of the basement and entered her room. He beat her to death and beat her almost 20 times.
Then, covered in blood, he closed her door, went into the family's playroom, and soaked the house with whiskey and gasoline before setting it on fire. He closed the door and fled the house.
He set the house on fire with the intention of killing his brother Josh, but because he closed the door to the playroom, the fire did not spread, and all his planning went in vain, his brother was awakened by the fire alarm. When Josh went to pick up his mother, he found her dead.
Josh escaped the fire and Zachary was found by the authorities nearly 10 miles away from his home. He told authorities that "I didn't feel anything when I killed her."
Arrest and Trial of Zachary Davis
Zachary Davis explained how the voice of his father told him to kill his mother in a videotaped confession presented as evidence to the court.
When a detective asked Zachary if he would carry out the attack if he could go back in time, Zachary said: 'I would probably kill Josh with a sledgehammer as well.'
"Did he(his father, Chris) tell you to do anything specific to your mother?" Defense attorney Randy Lucas asked him during the trial.
Zachary said no and showed no remorse when investigators presented him with pictures of his mother's blood-soaked body. In fact, he didn't show any remorse at all.
"I was worried that I'd miss," Zachary said when asked why he chose the sledgehammer as his murder weapon, explaining that the tool gave him the "highest chance of killing her."
During the trial, the jury was also presented with Zachary's interview with Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil asked, "Why did you kill her?" and Zachary said, "She wasn't taking care of my family."
He started laughing as he described how large and heavy the murder weapon was, and described the sound the sledgehammer made when it connected his mother's head "it was a wet thumping sound."
"I wanted to make sure she was dead," Zachary said when asked about why he hit his mother multiple times.
He even tried to blame the murder of his brother. This claim surprised the defense attorney, who openly admitted that Zachary David had killed his mother with a sledgehammer.
That claim did not help his case and also ruined the defense's chance of getting a lenient sentence for Davis.
"You became evil, Mr. Davis, you went to the dark side. It's that plain and simple."
Judge Dee David Gay said to Zachary Davis.
Davis claimed that he was raped by his brother
Lisa House, a retired Sumner County Sheriff's deputy, read a handwritten confession discovered in one of Davis' notebooks during his arrest. Davis claims in an Aug. 10 entry that his older brother raped him shortly after the family moved to Hendersonville.
"I was raped that day by him, and I've been planning to kill him ever since," the journal entry stated.
Davis writes in an Aug. 11 entry, "I killed Melanie and left Josh alone to suffer… I didn't have any feelings… I felt no remorse… My only genuine regret was that I did not give her a faster death. I didn't want her to be in pain."
In his video tapped interviews with Major Don Linzy, he told Linzy that he killed his mom at around 11 p.m. and he struck his mother in the head with the sledgehammer at least 12 times. He said that he choose the sledgehammer because he was worried that he'd miss, and it gave him the highest chance of killing her.
When asked if he would do it again, he said yes. He told the detectives that if given the opportunity, he would kill his brother with a sledgehammer as well. When they inquired about the rape allegations Davis makes against his brother in his confession. He tells them that his brother raped him and that he didn't tell anyone else except his mother, who did nothing about it.
However, Josh said that he loved his brother and had learned of the rape accusation only after his mother was killed.
Zachary Davis Now?
The 12-member jury grappled with the notion that while Zachary had clearly committed the murder of his mother with intent, it was also obvious that he was deeply unwell.
Zachary Davis Now
Dr. Phil tried to show compassion towards the teenager "When I look in your eyes, I don't see evil, I see lost."
Zachary Davis's paternal grandmother, Gail Cron appealed to his severe mental illness and the lack of help he received. She said that it wouldn't have happened it Zachary wasn't pulled out of his recovery. "Every teacher, every guide counselor should have to stand in trial with Zach."
Cron said. "Zach is not a monster. He's a child who made a horrible mistake."
She believes that his mother, Melanie failed to get Zachary the help he needed and that Melanie paid the mistake for her life.
Dr. Freeman, who first diagnosed him, also testified in court that his "judgment was driven by his psychosis," and he could not have premeditated the murder due to his mental illness.
But the jury did not feel the same as Dr. Freeman and Cron, and Zachary was sentenced to life in prison after a jury took only three hours to reach a guilty verdict.
Zachary Davis Today
A life sentence in Tennessee is for a minimum of 60 years with the possibility of parole after 51 years. Zachary would be in his 60's by the time he could get out of prison.
After a four day trial, Zachary was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus another 20 years for the attempted murder of his brother. "I think that Zach Davis is a little bit smarter and a little bit wilier than we give him credit for," announced Sumner Country District Attorney Ray Whitely following the sentencing phase.
The true motive behind the murders is still unknown.
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Tuesday News: King Tut's death solved?; When the sex is too good; New models for digital book revenue
JanePublishing Newsebook sales / Explicit-Sex18 Comments
Solved: The mystery of King Tutankhamun's death– "Now British experts think they have solved the riddle of the king's death. They believe injuries on his body are akin to those sustained in a chariot accident and that his mummification was botched." The Independent
The Problem with Sex Scenes That Are Too Good – I found this essay about the critique being heaped upon Abdellatif Kechiche's new film "Blue Is the Warmest Color" kind of fascinating. Richard Brody of The New Yorker argues that the sex scenes in the movie are too good, too viscerally moving and because they're evoking disturbing responses from the movie goers, too pornographic.
The scenes are rough, tender, funny, and harshly searching—each of the characters gives thoroughly, exhaustingly of herself as she seeks, as if in severe and sincere questioning, what she can discover from the other. …
The scenes aren't technical—Kechiche isn't after a catalogue of lesbian sexual practices and pleasures—but emotional, and they capture the very vulnerability, the uninhibited, un-self-sparing exertion to exhaustion that marks the actors' performances. At the very least, the movie reflects what the actors gave—even if they gave more than they ever expected to give, and perhaps more than any actor should ever be asked to give."
Brody is right that the US (and other countries) have real problems with the depiction of sex. 50 Shades wasn't just excoriated for the lack of literary merit but its high sexual content. Mommy porn was birthed and used to diminish the legion of women that responded to 50 Shades. The romance genre's attention on love and graphic sex has long been problematic to outsiders and an easy way to dismiss the genre and its readers as lacking in merit, quality and intelligence.
Brody's suggestion is that if the movie didn't contain three long, explicit sex scenes that it wouldn't be panned as pornographic. The attention on the sex scenes themselves and not the overall story reveals more about the commenters than the movie itself per Brody. The New Yorker
With eBook Sales Flat, Is it Time to Experiment with New Models? – Digital Book World summarizes the most recent study BISG undertook. Some of the data presented by BISG is questionable given that it is quite difficult to measure and track self published numbers. However, let's just state what the figures are and then you all can decide what worth they provide.
BISG reports that ebook sales have flattened to 30% of overall units sold and 15% of the revenue. Subscription services and Direct to Consumer appear to be gaining interest to publishers. While the current terms of subscription services are very favorable to content creators, I have my doubts whether that business model is sustainable over time. That said, I haven't crunched the numbers but 60% royalty to the creator if only 10% is read? Crazysauce. DBW suggests a few other experiments you can click over to read about. Digital Book World
Charlaine Harris Looks To New Series After Sookie – After Charlaine Harris' disappointing end to her Sookie Stackhouse series, she's gearing up to send out another series to the book world. She's signed with Penguin for three books set in Texas with maybe a vampire sighting. Kaite Stover, a librarian in Missouri, predicts all the angry fans will come back. Susan Lulgjuarag at Teleread says she's not interested in reading Harris again.
I get where Susan is coming from. I was a long time reader of Harris' Roe Teagarden series where Harris killed off the love interest of Roe in book 8. I read book 1 and 2 of the Sookie series, saw exactly where the series was headed and left the series behind. I'll give you a spoiler, having read three different series by Harris. Harris runs her female protagonist through a number of different men, often has the heroine raped, and she ends up with a same character in the end. (Yes, I'm still bitter about the Roe Teagarden series). So, are you like Susan or are you ready to dive into the next Harris saga? The same question could be asked about Veronica Roth or even Suzanne Collins. Huffington Post
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During the summer, PBS's Secrets of the Dead had a 2 hour episode about Tut, his new diagnosis, and the botched mummification. It was fascinating.
Have you read Harris's Harper Connelly series? It's so much better than Sookie Stackhouse. I don't remember Harper having tons of men, no rape (I think) and it's only four books.
@Andrea: I started it but the stepbrother was such a slut that I became worried. Maybe I'll go back to it.
Sheryl Nantus
@sandyl:
I saw that documentary – the poor man! Not only does he get run over by his own military he gets incinerated in a botched mummification, has to wear his momma's death mask (there are earring holes which are NOT for da men and metal differences), gets dumped in a lesser tomb 'cause his own wasn't ready and his vizer takes his wife AND his throne.
Hope he got a good turn in the afterlife 'cause he got pretty royally screwed here.
The Harper Connelly series is my favorite of Harris's as well, although the final book does sort of go pfft. I gave up on Roe Teagarden and Sookie Stackhouse for exactly the reasons you mention.
I liked the first Lily Bard book, but am leary of continuing, considering what Harris tends to put her female characters through. But I can't think of anything worse she can do than the protagonist's backstory…
Every few years ever since I was a kid (and no doubt before) experts have re-solved Tutankhamen's death. I'll stay skeptical. It all just makes me terribly sad, even thousands of years later. I get that way over these things.
I've read all of Charlaine Harris's series with the exception of the last couple of Sookie books that I'm finally getting around to reading. While I enjoyed the first couple of Sookie books it's the series of hers I probably enjoyed the least. I predicted the outcome of the Sookie series a couple of years ago despite having stopped reading (at the time they were published) by the third book. Just based on interviews she had given and the synopses of the plots people were discussing on the boards I could tell she was planning a very similar arc for Sookie as she had for Aurora Teagarden but I almost couldn't believe it. First of all because it was so identical in theme and development to her first series, and secondly because it just seemed so bizarre and IMHO kind of a slap in the face to the fans. (I don't want to post any spoilers in case there are people here who still aren't spoiled on the ending).
I will say that her other two series don't follow this pattern and I enjoyed them both. Regarding the rapes you mentioned, in one series her heroine is a survivor of an abduction of rape and torture that happened long before the books take place (The "Shakespeare" series). Her personality and life have naturally been shaped by these events. She and her (eventual) husband actually make an appearance in one of the Sookie books investigating Debbie Pelt's disappearance.
In the other series with Harper Connelly there is no rape at all. The heroine is a survivor of a lightning strike who developed the ability to find dead bodies and determine how they died. She is also dealing with the long term physical ramifications of the lightning strike.
I just wanted to let people know who were considering the other series that they are both good and no major love interests are killed off suddenly (as far as I recall). Harris has a certain style of writing and her heroines can be "snarky" or worse according to various tastes so YMMV.
The only other book of hers besides the Sookie series, where a rape occurs to the main character, is in a stand alone mystery book she wrote, unconnected to any series. I won't spoil it by posting the name but if this is a trigger for some readers I wanted to point this out.
November 5, 2013 @ 10:11 am
I'm like Jane and am wary of investing in an author willing to kill off favorite/main characters. I never got into the Sookie Stackhouse series and now am glad I didn't. I still have not gone back to reading Anne Bishop and never bothered with her final installment of the Black Jewels series thanks to the brilliant spoiler review here at DA.
I accept that in long running series (especially violent ones) there's a chance of losing favorite characters but in some of the series mentioned, it feels like it's sometimes done more for shock value or to shortcut re-energizing a stale series.
I liked the entire Harper Connolly series.
I stopped reading the 'Shakespeare' series after about book three. Slut shaming of a recurring character left a bad taste in my mouth.
MaryK
"I read book 1 and 2 of the Sookie series, saw exactly where the series was headed and left the series behind."
Really? That early? I remember reading, I think it was, Club Dead and thinking the series had to go in the Eric direction. Which now seems like false foreshadowing. I'm glad I didn't keep up with the series. I like to be able to follow a plot and not end up somewhere inexplicable.
@MaryK:
No I predicted the ending a couple of years ago. I had only read the first few books but I had followed along with the plot lines when people had discussed them on the boards so I saw what was going on. I probably knew before then but had a hard time believing she would take that route again.
What clinched it for me was reading that she had planned to kill Bill off in one of the books but felt unable to because HBO had just bought the series and he was a major character and was being set up as Sookie's true love. That confirmed for me who he was and who everyone else was in her "pattern." That and her perpetual comments in interviews how vampires were just bad, couldn't really change and words to that effect. I posted my theory on a couple of boards before the last two books I think, and felt bad because I freaked some die hard Eric fans out. I was kind of hoping I was wrong, but felt I wasn't.
I'm finishing the books up now when I feel like it through the library but I am not emotionally invested in them. I just want to read for myself how it all plays out.
I do feel bad for the people who invested in the Eric-Sookie relationship for so long and for so many books. I firmly believe authors can write what they want, but I think if an author is afraid to tour with their final book in a series because of their "fans' reactions then something went off kilter somewhere. Huge amounts of readers can't all be delusional and not see what is on the page. If I hadn't read the Aurora series I never would have seen Sookie's ending coming as it did.
@Christine: "If I hadn't read the Aurora series I never would have seen Sookie's ending coming as it did."
That's interesting. I wonder if authors who write to a pattern like that do it consciously or if they're too close to their work to realize they have a pattern.
I'll probably read Harris's new series, but hate myself a little for doing so.
I have to say that I saw the ending of the Sookie series pretty much right from the start. Harris is a sloppy writer, and the series had some (major) ups and downs, but I enjoyed it as a whole, even if not as enthusiastically as I would have liked.
The Lily Bard series was OK, no more. I passionately hated the Roe Teagarden series for a variety of reasons. But, I have to agree with everyone else about the Harper Connelly series–it was my favorite by far. I wish there'd been more than 4 books.
@MaryK – regarding authors patterns, I think some must know. I just read Nora Robert's latest book "Dark Witch" and she reuses so many descriptions, names, etc. etc in her trilogies she must know she does it.
With Charlaine Harris I'm not sure she thinks in those terms where as to me it became "Oh I see! Bill is a cross between Arthur and Martin from the Aurora books, Sam is Robin etc. " I obviously didn't know all the specifics of Sookie's journey but I saw what the endgame would be.
One thing I have to say I enjoy about the show much more than the books is how much more diverse the cast is. Considering Harris's books take place in the south they are almost shockingly "white." The main female characters seem to interact solely with other Caucasian people. There are a couple of minor African American characters, but they are very incidental to the plots and are never power players, love interests or close friends. The series transformed the character of Lafayette from the book version who was a kind of pathetic victim to a fantastic and interesting character who has really evolved and always had a strength and resilience. Same with Tara. Her relationship with Sookie is so integral to the show yet in the books it's almost impossible to imagine Sookie with a close friend (well any really close friend) let alone one who isn't another Caucasian.
@Christine: Even Jack Leeds from the Shakespeare series fits the "Robin/Sam" in demeanor, physical description, and role in the female protagonist's life. It was so easy to see after Harris started eviscerating Bill's character in book 2 that no matter what, Harris was going to revert to type when it came to whom the female protag ended up with.
@Jane: its been so long since i have read the Lily Bard seroes i will have to go back and refresh myself on Jack Leeds. I dont have a great recollection of what he was like. I just remember him being more robust than Robin from Aurora.
The treatment of Bill is what got me off of the Sookie books. I really hate it when writers try to retcon in a way and destroy a character I have grown attached to by finding out "hey this guy I made you like and get invested in is really a huge jerk and you are a jerk for liking him." "Psych!" Miss Congeniality 2 ruined the first one (which I loved) in a way by having the hero from the first movie written off in the first two minutes as a mean jerk. Because I wasn't so invested in Martin, his dying wasn't as bad as Bill's evisceration as you so aptly put it.
Also: a word of warning. If Martin bothered you absolutely do not read The Elizabeth McPherson series by Sharyn McCrumb. At least Harris had a plan for Aurora.
@Christine I only read the first Sookie book, and none of Harris' other books, but reading through the comments I immediately thought of the Elizabeth McPherson books.
I have a lot of trouble staying with a series, so I usually miss these weird (and kind of random-sounding) plot twists. What's up with that? Do the authors grow to hate their series or something?
@Hestia:
I have often wondered the same thing, particularly about the Elizabeth McPherson series. It seems like McCrumb had this horrible thing happen to her and then just left the series. In fairness to Harris, she planned Aurora's whole story (or says she did) and she did give her a HEA, the child she wanted etc. You can even argue that if Martin hadn't died they might have gotten divorced because of all his secrets etc. The Elizabeth McPherson books were much lighter in tone and Cameron was great guy so it was just weird how the books "ended."
I've never seen it addressed anywhere and wondered if the contract was up or she just felt her Appalachian books were more prestigious and the direction she wanted to take. For years I kept looking to see if there were any more additions to the series before I finally gave up.


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The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between July 28, 2012 and August 8, 2012 at Horse Guards Parade.

Twenty-four pairs of competitors were taking part, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each other nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament.

By virtue of the two American pairings winning gold and silver, this marked the second time in Olympic history the top two women's teams were both from the same country, the first being Brazil back in 1996 when the event debuted.

Qualification

Seeds

Preliminary round

The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a loss. If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match. If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are (1) points ratio between tied teams, (2) points ratio within pool, and (3) tournament seed. The two best teams from each group advance to the round of 16. The two best third-placed teams also qualify. Two 'lucky loser' matches qualify two more of the third-placed teams.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

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Lucky loser

Of the six teams that are placed third in their pools, two directly qualify for the play-offs. From the four remaining third-placed teams, another two teams qualify for the play-offs by winning a 'lucky loser' match.

This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the 'lucky loser' matches.

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Lucky loser play-offs

Playoffs

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final ranking

See also
Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

References

External links
Official website of the 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournaments

Women's beach
2012 in beach volleyball
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2012 in women's volleyball
Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Q: OS X pip doesn't search .pypirc when installing packages? So I created a file ~/.pypirc
[distutils]
index-servers =
    custom

[custom]
repository: https://dist.secretrepo.com/simple/
username: user
password: 12345

And added in my requirements.txt a version of a package that was only available on my custom pypi instance. However, no matter what I try, it won't pick it up? The same setup works fine on a linux box, just not on OS X 10.10.3.

A: No, pip doesn't use .pypirc at all. .pypirc is only used by tools that publish packages to an index, and pip doesn't publish packages.
You need to create a pip.conf file, and add a global index-url entry:
[global]
index-url = https://user:12345@dist.secretrepo.com/simple/

Note that the username and password are included in the URL.
You can also include the --index-url option in your requirements.txt file.


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Jacques Roca (Benissanet, 3 de noviembre de 1934 - Benissanet, 30 de julio de 2007) fue un piloto de motociclismo, ingeniero y mecánico español nacionalizado francés. Compitió en el Campeonato del Mundo de Motociclismo desde 1962 hasta 1972.

Biografía

Éxitos en ciclismo
Exiliado con su familia en Francia a causa de la Guerra Civil Española, Jaume Joan Roca comenzó su actividad deportiva como ciclista, tal como había hecho también su hermano mayor Joachim). Jacques fue profesional entre 1953 y 1956, protagonitzando una prometedora carrera durante la cual obtuvo diversas victorias en Francia y fue considerado una de las estrellas emergentes del ciclismo galo. Compitió contra los mejores de la época, como Louison Bobet al que ganó en Lurcy-Lévis. Gracias a estos éxitos, en 1957 fue seleccionado para correr el Tour de Francia, pero fue enviado a la Guerra de Argelia, con tan mala suerte que, al poco de llegar, resulta gravemente herido al pisar una mina terrestre con su jeep.

Les heridas de Argelia
Las heridas sufridas en la guerra acabaron con su carrera como ciclista. Con dos dedos amputados, los médicos le dijeron que su pierna no volvería a funcionar, pero lejos de hundirse comenzó una rehabilitación utilizando un manillar de una bicicleta. Con los músculos cortados, obligó a sobrecargarse a las pantorrillas y con determinación, consiguió volver a caminar y a ir en biciliceta.

El paso al motociclismo
En vez de abandonar el ciclismo, decidió dedicarse a las carreras de motos, deporte que ya había practicado con su padre. Debutó en 1959 en la Bol d'Or con una Morini 175, con Désiré Esmé de compañero, consiguiendo la segunda posición en su categoría. Pronto le siguieron muchas otras hasta que Derbi, que miraba de establecerse en Francia, decidió de ficharle en 1961. Pronto Roca consiguió la primera victoria en una carrera internacional para la firma española: fue en mayo de 1962, cuando ganó en Clarmont-Ferrand con una Derbi 50. Desde ese momento, comenzó a acumular victorias y obtuvo cuatro títulos de Francia sucesivos en la cilindrada dels 50cc (1962-1965). En 1966 dio el salto a 175cc con una Bultaco y a 350cc con una Ducati, consiguiendo dos títulos nacionales al final de la temporada.

Al mismo tiempo, compitió en el Campeonato del Mundo de Motociclismo con éxito. Em 1965 acabó noveno en el mundial de 50 cc con Derbi y en 1967 fue séptimo en el Gran Premio de Francia por detrás de Mike Hailwood y Phil Read y por delante de Jack Findlay.

La etapa en Suzuki
Aparte de sus dotes de piloto, Roca tenía un gran talento para la inginiería mecánica y dominaba especialmente la tecnología de los motores de dos tiempos. En 1968, el año en el que había creado en su primer equipo de competición para Yamaha Sonauto (importador francés), se integra a la red importadora de Suzuki debido a una casualidad. Todo comenzó cuando fue al taller del importador de Kreidler y Suzuki en Francia (Pierre Bonnet) a buscar algunas piezas. Allí encontró un cliente que se quejaba del mal funcionamento de su Suzuki T500 y Roca decidió echarle un vistazo. Después de algunos ajustes menores se despide, pero el cliente volvió en seguido para agradecerle el trabajo bien hecho. El importador Bonnet estuvo impresionado, teniendo en cuenta que nadie había conseguido hasta entonces configurar esa moto, y contrató a Jacques Roca como director técnico, encargándole distribuidores para la marca.

Pocos años después, en 1972, Suzuki lanza su innovadora 750 GT. Era una tricilíndrica refrigerada por agua que se vendió muy bien durante el primer año, pero pronto las ventas se estancaron y el importador se quedó con un amplio stock son salida. Entonces encargó a Roca que encontrara una solución y este realizó su primera creación en carrocería, desarrollando un cuadro especial inspirado en el mundo de las carreras. El resultado fue muy efectivo, ya que el stock comenzó a venderse en seguida. Desde este primer éxito en el campo de la personalización, Roca fue mejorando constantemente su obra. Para el Salón de París de 1973, incluso creó la 750 especial Roca completamente bañada en oro, un ejemplar único en posesión actualmente de un famoso actor norteamericano.

Mientras tanto, Roca seguía compitiendo en el mundial en diversas categorías, hasta que se retiró definitivamente en 1964. Un año más tarde, en 1975, participó en el Tour de Francia en moto y casi roza la tragedia en un accidente que sufrió cuando se le cruzó una camioneta. Después de un tiempo hospitalizado, cuelve a Suzuki, pero los desacuerdos con una nuevo directivo le empujan a irse. Como regalo de despedida, los concesionarios de la marca le ofrecen una 750 Roca GT casi intacta.

Últimos años
Una vez fuera de Suzuki, Roca fundó su propia franquicia multimarca y continuó su trabajo como creador, transformando algunos de los modelos que comercializaba. Durante la década de los 90 regentaba un concesionario Honda cerca de París. Jacques Roca recibió la Hit Bike Cup, distinción que premia las motos más bellas, antes de jubilarse. Un vez retirado volvió a España donde se estableció en su pueblo natal, Benissanet, donde residió hasta su muerte a la edad de 72 años a causa de un cáncer.

Roca y Suzuki
Jacques Roca es especialmente conocido por su relación con Suzuki, marca en la cual fue director técnico y distribuidor-preparador en Francia durante años. En ese país son muy recordadas las "bouillottes Roca" ("bolsas de agua caliente Roca"), nombre con en el conocían durante la década de 1970 las Suzuki GT 750 que preparaba. Fue el primer en equipar este modelo con un conjunto depósito sellado de poliéster, en unos momentos en los que el cafe racer estaban muy de moda. Durante años, las "Suzuki Roca" han sido muy preciada por los expertos y coleccionistas de modelos únicos.

Pero Roca se centraba también en los modelos nuevos. Preparó, por ejemplo, muchas Suzuki 1100 GSX con sus famosas hevillas y pinturas metalizadas, con bandas degradadas de color azul y amarillo. Durante sus últimos años de vida continuó diseñando su ritmo de puiezas especiales para diferentes modelos de la marca japonesa.

Por otro lado, su hijo, también Jacques Roca, es un reputado mecánico de motocicletas de Grandes Premios y durante un tuempo fue el mecánico de Pol Espargaró, cuando ese competí en Moto2 dentro del equipo de Sito Pons.

Resultados
Sistema de puntos de 1950 a 1968:

Sistema de puntuación a partir de 1969:

(Carreras en negrita indica pole position, carreras en cursiva indica vuelta rápida)

Referencias

Pilotos de 500 c.c.
Pilotos de Suzuki
Pilotos de motociclismo de Francia
Fallecidos en la provincia de Tarragona
Nacidos en Benisanet


Shia TerrorIsm in Karachi under the patronage of MQM & PPP support.
Shame on you Shia to gunned down the people near the mosque under the patronage of MQM and PPP Support.This is a well per-planned conspiracy by the Shia's as well as the government and MQM to kill the Sunnis every where.On one hand Shia terrorist not only hijacked the whole city but killing sunnis on the other hand the Shia Rangers and Police capturing Sunni people specially those who belong to Sipah e sahaba ra Pakistan.What a shame to PPP and MQM who are involved in killings of Sunnis in karachi.
SHIA TERRORISTS KILLINGS SUNNIS IN KARACHI. Shia Terrorism in Karachi under the patronage of MQM & PPP Government.
offering Friday prayer at Rehmania Mosque when Notorious Shia terrorist banned organization (SMP) Sipah e Muhammad armed riders shot him dead and escaped. The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for medico-legal formalities. The officer said Maqsood was the resident of the same area, and the father of three children. He said the motive behind the killing was yet to be ascertained. Further investigation was underway. Furthermore, a man was killed in Sector 5-D, New Karachi within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Industrial Area police station. SHO Muhammad Ali said 37-year-old Kashif, son of Tahir, was sitting at a tea shop when Notorious Shia terrorist banned organization (SMP) Sipah e Muhammad armed pillion riders opened indiscriminate fire on him, as a result, he received multiple bullet wounds and died on the spot. The body was shifted to ASH for an autopsy. The SHO said that Kashif was unmarried and used to work as a motor vehicle mechanic. Meanwhile, the body of a minor girl was found from the forest in Ayub Goth near Karachi University within the limits of Mobina Town police station. SHO Akhter Mughal said that after getting the information of the body lying in the area, the police rushed to the site. The body was shifted to ASH for an autopsy. Mughal said that the child was abducted three days ago on 19th February, 2013 and her missing report was registered at Sachal police station. The child identified as five-year-old Dania, daughter of Abid. The officer said after the getting medical report, they would be in a position to determine the cause of the death. Further investigation was underway.
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Ojai pot raid detailed in court records
Timing of Ventura County sheriff's activity not linked to marijuana legalization vote, official says.
Ojai pot raid detailed in court records Timing of Ventura County sheriff's activity not linked to marijuana legalization vote, official says. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/2017/03/01/ojai-pot-raid-detailed-court-records/98455752/
Amanda Covarrubias and Marjorie Hernandez, Ventura Published 10:18 a.m. PT March 1, 2017
AP FILE PHOTO(Photo: AP FILE PHOTO)
Ventura County Sheriff's Detective Scott Reeder stopped the silver Lincoln in the parking lot near downtown Ojai.
He was soon joined by Oxnard Police Officer James Langford, a member of the sheriff's narcotics task force, who approached the man inside, Jeffrey Kroll, the president and co-founder of a medical marijuana cooperative.
Langford told Kroll he had a warrant to search Kroll's home, business and vehicles.
According to a declaration by Langford, detectives found 11 pounds of dried marijuana inside a locked safe at Kroll's residence just outside of Ojai. They also found a loaded handgun, two rifles, a shotgun and $1 million in cash, along with bank statements and checks.
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A "hidden room" in a building next door contained a growing room with lights, timers, irrigation, fans and supplies; it was allegedly being used at the time to dry harvested marijuana plants, investigators said.
The traffic stop and search during a 2015 investigation into the Shangri La Care Cooperative resulted in Kroll's arrest in April 2016 on more than four dozen felony charges, including marijuana cultivation and sales, tax evasion and money laundering.
Prosecutors also allege Kroll was involved in organized crime and criminal profiteering because he was using funds derived from illegal activities.
Kroll's attorneys say the allegations are unfounded.
The case involves one of the most well-known medical marijuana collectives in Ventura County and preceded two other marijuana search-and-seizures by the sheriff's office in 2016: July 29 at an illegal grow operation in Fillmore and Nov. 3 at the Sespe Creek Collective based in Oxnard.
The chief executive officer of Sespe, Chelsea Sutula, was arrested in November and pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of perjury and one of maintaining a place to sell marijuana and two misdemeanor counts of possessing and transporting the drug.
No arrests have been made in the Fillmore operation, but investigators have questioned several people.
The Oxnard and Fillmore raids and Kroll's arrest occurred less than seven months before voters in November approved a landmark measure legalizing recreational marijuana in California.
Cmdr. Bill Ayub, who oversees the sheriff's narcotics division, said recently that the timing was coincidental and the law enforcement operations had been planned well before it was known the marijuana proposition would appear on the statewide ballot.
It took months to plan and implement each effort, he said, noting the Shangri La investigation began more than a year before the election.
"A lot of it has to do with the complexities of an investigation," he said. "We don't want to make any missteps. We don't want to jail anybody who doesn't belong in jail."
He and other command staff discussed whether their actions would be perceived as trying to influence the election but in the end decided to move forward.
"That was a concern of ours...the perception that the sheriff was trying to influence voters' opinions, but our ultimate decision was made on the basis of law enforcement," he said.
Ayub said there was another reason, as well.
"In both the Sespe and Shangri La investigations, the criminal charges we were investigating are still crimes even after passage of Prop. 64 and that helped influence our decision to act," he said.
California law allows collective members to grow and share a certain amount of medical marijuana among themselves but not outside the group. They are allowed to charge only enough to cover the cost of growing the cannabis and cannot make a profit. They also may deliver medical marijuana to members.
Marijuana cooperatives have to file articles of incorporation with the state and follow code regulations.
Shangri La was operating as both. Kroll said the nonprofit was formed in 2009 but started its operation two and a half years later with proper permits. Shangri La had about 650 to 725 members before it closed in April, he said.
Prosecutors allege Kroll was selling marijuana to nonmembers and the proceeds diverted for his personal use. They claim Kroll was buying cannabis items from other collectives and reselling them to Shangri La members at inflated prices.
Langford said in court documents that he found invoices from those allegedly illegal transactions in Kroll's home.
"… the amount of money the cultivating and processed marijuana was valued at far exceeded the number of claimed members of the cooperative," Langford said in court documents. "In this investigation, official documents were found to be altered, no financial records were located and no membership agreements were located.
According to court documents, investigators believe $18,151.94 found in Kroll's accounts were subject to forfeiture.
One of Kroll's attorneys, Zenia Gilg, called the charges against her client "outrageous."
"Mr. Kroll kept such detailed notes on his checks that not only tell there was a transaction but he could tell if it was a cash transaction and where that transaction was going," Gilg said in an interview after a preliminary hearing. "It was going to legitimate payment for vendors. It's money laundering if what he was doing was illegal, and our whole argument is it's not."
Kroll, 65, is scheduled to return to court April 7 to continue the preliminary hearing, which began in December and lasted four days. Both sides will discuss trial briefs and deliver closing arguments.
Detectives also claimed Kroll laundered money from the cooperative and the Humane Society of Ventura County through his nonprofit animal rescue group, See Noah's Ark, and his business, JDK Enterprise.
Langford said funds appeared to be intermingled among Shangri La's bank accounts, Kroll's personal account and those of his nonprofit group.
Kroll, however, said his company, JDK, was incorporated in 2004, five years before See Noah's Ark was founded. Gilg said Kroll's See Noah's Ark and JDK has raised and donated about $150,000 to the Humane Society of Ventura County since 2004.
Kroll's attorneys say he was targeted by law enforcement because he was selling medical marijuana.
Selling medical marijuana remains illegal in Ventura County, but cities are reviewing their bans now that recreational marijuana is legal in California. In November, Ojai became the first city in the county to approve licensing for delivery and pickup of medical marijuana.
Both Sespe Creek and Shangri La are among nine organizations that have applied for permits under the new rules that allow a limited number of medical marijuana delivery services and appointment-only dispensaries in the city.
Cities in Ventura County are trying to determine how they'll regulate recreational pot once the state starts issuing marijuana business licenses next year. Currently, people can grow up to six plants in their homes for personal use under state law.
Sutula said in an interview three weeks after her arrest that she was blindsided by the raid and believes it was part of an effort to shut down medical marijuana operations before the new state law took effect.
"There's a big assumption by a lot of people that the medical side of this is a farce and that anybody that's in this right now is just in it to make money and they're using the medical as a front," she said.
She said dozens of heavily armed SWAT officers knocked on the door of Sespe Creek's Oxnard office at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 3 as she and half a dozen staffers were working. Before they were ordered outside, she opened the safes for the officers and gave them the password to access financial records.
"I was told my house is under the warrant and to surrender my house key or they would break my door down," she said in a timeline she wrote soon after the raid to document what happened.
She was arrested about four hours later and spent the night in jail.
Investigators seized about $100,000 in inventory, multiple computers and $6,500 in cash, she said, and her business and personal bank accounts and credit cards were frozen.
Although she didn't know how many active members Sespe Creek had at the time, she said the business was making about 50 deliveries a day, primarily in the west county. Investigators took patient records on nearly 5,000 people, she said.
She is scheduled to return to Ventura County Superior Court on April 3 and said recently she wants to get back into the medical marijuana business.
"We just want to be legitimate," Sutula said. "We don't want to have shades of gray anymore. We want a black-and-white business license and we want to feel welcome in the city. We don't want to have to hide and dance around."
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Q: Creating Unique Names I'm creating a corpus from a repository. I download the text from the repository in pdf, convert these to text files, and save them. However, I'm trying to find a good way to name these files.
To get the filenames I do this: (the records generator is an object from the Sickle package that I use to get access to all the records in the repository)
for record in records:
            record_data = []  # data is stored in record_data
            for name, metadata in record.metadata.items():
                for i, value in enumerate(metadata):
                    if value:
                        record_data.append(value)
            file_path = ''
            fulltext = ''
            for data in record_data:
                if 'Fulltext' in data:
                    fulltext = data.replace('Fulltext ', '')
                    file_path = '/' + os.path.basename(data) + '.txt'
                    print fulltext
                    print file_path

The print statements on the two last lines:
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/34910/1/Bertelsen-Master.pdf
/Bertelsen-Master.pdf.txt
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/34912/1/thesis-output.pdf
/thesis-output.pdf.txt
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/9976/1/gartmann.pdf
/gartmann.pdf.txt
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/34174/1/thesis-mariusno.pdf
/thesis-mariusno.pdf.txt
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/9285/1/thesis2.pdf
/thesis2.pdf.txt
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/9360/1/OMyhre.pdf

As you can see I add a .txt to the end of the original filename and want to use that name to save the file. However, a lot of the files have the same filename, like thesis.pdf. One way I thought about solving this was to add a few random numbers to the name, or have a number that gets incremented on each record and use that, like this: thesis.pdf.124.txt (adding 124 to the name).
But that does not look very good, and the repository is huge, so in the end I would have quite large numbers appended to each filename. Any smart suggestions on how I can solve this?
I have seen suggestions like using the time module. I was thinking maybe I can use regex or another technique to extract part of the name (so every name is equally long) and then create a method that adds a string to each file pased on the url of the file, which should be unique.

A: One thing you could do is to compute a unique hash of the files, e.g. with MD5 or SHA1 (or any other), cf. this article. For a large number of files this can become quite slow, though.
But you don't really see to touch the files in this piece of code. For generating some unique id, you could use uuid and put this somewhere in the name.


It occurred to us that we just hit a huge milestone this week and even better we celebrate it during Women's History Month. As we looked back since we started Mo'mix Solutions 10 years ago this week, it gave us great pride to be a part of the Woman Owned Business community in Technology. As we reflect back with gratitude on each employee, partner, client and person that has helped us along the way we wanted to share some interesting facts.
Every Single Day more than 1000 Women start a business.
Last year, venture capitalists invested just $1.46 billion in women-led companies.
While male-led companies earned $58.2 billion in investments.
Between 2007 and 2016 Women Owned Business grew 5X faster than the national average.
As of end of 2016 there were over 11.3 million women-owned firms in the US that employ almost $8 million people and generated over $1.4 TRILLION in revenue.
How does this all translate? If Women Business Owners in the US formed a Country its GDP Would Rank 5th Globally.
Let's all continue to support small, woman owned business and increase their ability to survive, thrive and in doing so change the statistics of success!


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The futuristic spectacle of Yas island is the backdrop for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and what was the first dusk race in F1. Stylish, head-turning, or just plain garish – Yas Island is some kind of cross between Monaco and Disneyland on acid. There's plenty to keep you entertained at this 1.3bn dollar venue, Grand Prix or not. And for many fans it's not always about watching what's happening on the track that they relish and return for year on year, but the many and varied distractions away from the track; concerts, parties, shopping, restaurants, the beach, and of course guaranteed sunshine.
But Abu Dhabi has the great circuit views to match all this, the venue being designed from the ground up with the track-side spectator in mind.
Abu Dhabi has certainly earned its place as a hot destination for F1 fans and one that offers something a little different to other venues.
The downside? Typically the tickets are some of the most expensive F1 tickets out there, but fans can at least plan a trip to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, confident that they are sure of a good time.
Be aware that taxis are notoriously hard to get, especially after the Grand Prix, so plan accordingly.
There aren't that many grandstands at Yas Marina, but the ones that there are, are massive. Have a walk around and explore views from different parts of your grandstand.
It will come as no surprise to learn the weather in Abu Dhabi is generally hot and sunny, being a desert and all, though when the race takes place (usually in November) temperatures are more moderate. It's still a short sleeves and sandals trip but conditions are quite comfortable.


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This weekend it is my birthday (Woohoo!) and what does every frugal girl love on her birthday? Birthday free stuff of course! I've made myself a small list of the birthday freebies I want to take advantage of.
I don't just grab whatever freebies I find, I always think about whether I really want what I'm taking. So although there are lots of other birthday freebies about, I will be taking no more than I have listed here. I will be sharing all the sweet stuff with my family, I won't be eating it all by myself (honest).
If you become a Rewards member with Frankie and Benny's you will be sent a free main meal for your birthday. I would recommend the Rewards app if you are a regular as they often have some awesome deals and vouchers.
Pick up a Free Krispy Kreme doughnut by downloading the friends of Krispy Kreme Rewards app. Simply register for their rewards scheme and you'll be sent some great offers and discounts.
If you sign up to the Patiserie Valerie cake club they will email you over a voucher for a free cupcake around the time of your birthday.
Greggs offer a free Cupcake, cream cake or doughnut around the time of your birthday when you download their rewards app. Their loyalty scheme is also run through this app and they often have great deals and freebies.
Pick up a free Benefit Brow wax when you sign up to Debenhams Beauty Card. Simply take your beauty card and proof of date of birth into a Debenhams Benefit counter within two weeks of your birthday.
Which birthday freebies do you take advantage of?