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How Libraries Have Embraced Their Role in the Public Safety Net - Pacific Standard (http://www.psmag.com/poli... http://a4.files.psmag.com... )

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"The assumption among such commenters is that libraries should do their best to prevent homeless patrons from visiting, but libraries are public spaces that are legally open to everyone. The American Library Association even has a policy statement urging libraries to "recognize their role in enabling poor people to participate fully in a democratic society," and to train staff on reducing barriers that keep poor and homeless people from using the facility. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, meanwhile, opposes rules designed to keep people out of public spaces—including libraries—based on their housing status. For example, some libraries have rules against carrying large bags onto the premises. But that's just a cheap way of barring the homeless from visiting, as homeless folks must carry all of their belongings around because they don't have anywhere to store them and keep them safe from theft." - JustDuckie - -

"Especially in cities where other public services for homeless people are failing, library staff members must work to balance the desires of their homeless patrons and those who are uncomfortable with the signs of homelessness. Some big cities have figured out fixes, as American Libraries reported in November: hiring in-house social workers, or allowing non-profits serving the homeless to operate out of their conference rooms. The San Francisco Public Library even has a mobile shower parked outside. These are policies that embrace libraries' role in the public safety net. Perhaps it's time housed patrons took note." - JustDuckie - -

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(Florida) Man Is Facing Felony Rap For Spoon Theft | The Smoking Gun (http://thesmokinggun.com/... http://thesmokinggun.com/... )

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"A man arrested last night for stealing a spoon from a Walmart told Florida cops that he swiped the utensil because he “needed one to eat his Captain Crunch with.”" - JustDuckie - -

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City543 » 4 Beautifully Designed Crowdfunding Projects From Taiwan Worth Your Time And Money (http://city543.com/taipei... http://static.city543.com... http://static.city543.com... )

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"Following in the steps of the wildly successful crowdfunding project for a new Chinese font, Jin Xuan (金萱), crowdfunding is gaining traction and emerging as a viable business model for the internet age. With that, here are four crowdfunding projects from Taiwan that are worth your time (and money)." - JustDuckie - -

"Thanks to the clever reversal of angles when opening the reverse umbrella, owners no longer need to worry about being rained on while trying to open the umbrella when exiting the car." - JustDuckie - -

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We Hung Out with Wolves in the Florida Panhandle | VICE | United States (http://www.vice.com/read/... https://vice-images.vice.... *:*&output-quality=)

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"A stone's throw north and inland from the bong-and-airbrush wonderland of Panama City Beach lays Seacrest Wolf Preserve in rural Chipley, Florida. There, married wildlife advocates Wayne and Cynthia Watkins run the roughly 20-acre preservation homing over four packs of pure wolves with names like Princess Moonstar, Spirit Prince, and Legacy along with a host of other wild animals. But unlike many other conservation efforts, the Watkins invite visitors to come face-to-fucking-face with these creatures they often call "wolf ambassadors." " - JustDuckie - -

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Police officer stops python attack with butter knife | www.wsoctv.com (http://www.wsoctv.com/new... http://media.cmgdigital.c... )

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"A Missouri police officer experienced a new kind of danger over the weekend: freeing a woman from a 5-foot python that was squeezing her arm tightly and digging in its teeth. The snake reportedly attacked its owner while being moved to a different cage. The Mount Vernon Police Department said on its Facebook page that when Cpl. Shaun Cobb arrived at the woman's house, her arm had started to turn purple from a lack of circulation. The Springfield News-Leader reports Cobb pried the snake's jaw open with a butter knife just enough to grab its head. From there he uncoiled the snake and placed it back in its cage. " - JustDuckie - -

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Roald Dahl book to be given away with every McDonald’s Happy Meal in the UK | Books | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.co... https://i.guim.co.uk/img/... )

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"The estate of Roald Dahl, the author behind such culinary delights as Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight and the upside-down fizzy drink Frobscottle, has teamed up with McDonald’s to give millions of books away with Happy Meals. For six weeks from tomorrow, 14m specially created Roald Dahl books will be free with Happy Meals in the UK, McDonald’s announced today. Eight titles have been put together for the promotion, each showcasing extracts from two Dahl books, including Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Families, with tasters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox, and Roald Dahl’s Magical Mischief, extracting George’s Marvellous Medicine and Matilda." - JustDuckie - -

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Texas Police Department adds Corvette to fleet (http://www.kens5.com/stor... http://www.gannett-cdn.co... )

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"We basically busted up a large methamphetamine trafficking ring. This particular Corvette was determined by the court to be purchased using drug money," New Braunfels Police Department communications coordinator David Ferguson said. - JustDuckie - -

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Our little police dept has something fancy, but not sure it it's a Corvette. The officer who drives it lives near me; need to stop and take a closer look sometime. It's always parked out front. - Kirsten - [ 1 ] -

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Man allegedly kills sister after failing civil service test - Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.co... )

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"Police in New Taipei City took a 35-year-old man into custody as a suspect in the stabbing death of his elder sister, in a family tragedy that police say resulted from the man’s frustration due to years of failing the civil service entrance examinations. The incident occurred on Thursday, when the suspect, surnamed Lee (李), is accused of having killed his older sister with kitchen knives in their house in New Taipei City’s Banciao District (板橋). Lee’s family members called the police, and the woman was rushed to a local hospital for emergency treatment, but she died from her injuries, five cuts to various parts of her body. According to the police, Lee had graduated from university with a degree in mathematics, but for the past seven years, he had been trying to secure a government job by taking the annual civil service entrance examinations." - JustDuckie - -

"The results of this year’s examination were announced on Wednesday, and once again Lee found he did not make the grade, and he seemed to be frustrated at his plight, the family member said. Then, on Thursday afternoon, his elder sister, who had suffered from chronic depression, made a ruckus and woke Lee from his afternoon nap. According to the family, Lee yelled at his sister to tone it down, then in a fit of anger grabbed three knives from the kitchen and proceeded to stab her, while he shouted: “I failed my civil service examination because of you.”" - JustDuckie - -

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke only Mandarin with Chinese president Xi Jinping (http://www.slate.com/blog... http://www.slate.com/cont... )

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""Today I met President Xi Jinping of China at the 8th annual US-China Internet Industry Forum in Seattle," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook wall. "On a personal note, this was the first time I’ve ever spoken with a world leader entirely in a foreign language. I consider that a meaningful personal milestone. It was an honor to meet President Xi and other leaders."" - JustDuckie - -

Meanwhile, millions of expat Chinese who speak English on a daily basis are collectively rolling their eyes. - JustDuckie - [ 1 ] -

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This Facebook Troll Deserves A Standing Ovation For Handling The Doritos Haters (https://www.distractify.c... https://media.rbl.ms/imag... )

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"Mike Melgaard (you may know him as the Target troll) created a faux Doritos Help page to give the offended parties a taste of their own hypersensitive medicine." - JustDuckie - -

The Target Troll is back! - JustDuckie - -

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Netflix Knows The Exact Moment You Get Hooked On A TV Show – Consumerist (http://consumerist.com/20... https://consumermediallc.... )

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"Looking at 25 shows it offers (some original, others not) Netflix identified the episode in each where, after viewing, 70% of people kept watching for the rest of the season, if not more. Interestingly enough, Netflix found that a TV pilot might be the reason you get interested in a show, but it’s usually not the one that gets you hooked." - JustDuckie - -

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I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Fundamentalist - (Kim Davis "tribute") - Democratic Underground (http://www.democraticunde... )

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"How Writers Write Fiction": The Creative Writing MOOC Of Your Dreams (http://the-toast.net/2015... http://17rg073sukbm1lmjk9... )

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"I’m gonna level with you. I am CONSTANTLY burdened with feelings of inadequacy when I think about the University of Iowa’s legendary Writers’ Workshop. Everyone who was better than me in my creative writing seminars in college went to Iowa, and now they have written real books and stuff, instead of just owning a feminist humor site that is read by 99% of librarians and archivists in New England." - JustDuckie - -

"ANYWAY, I was super excited to learn about the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program’s “How Writers Write Fiction 2015”, which gives scrubs like me a chance to learn from the greats via the comfort of my own bed. Now, are you ready for the best part? IT’S FREE AND CLASSES START NEXT THURSDAY. YOU CAN REGISTER AS OF TODAY AND ENJOY THE WELCOME WEEK FESTIVITIES RIGHT AWAY." - JustDuckie - -

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Nearly naked 'grumpy old woman' glues bum to Croydon department store in bizarre protest | Croydon Advertiser (http://www.croydonadverti... http://www.croydonadverti... )

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"A Debenhams spokesman said: "An incident involving a female did take place outside our Croydon store today. It is great to hear that customers like our window displays so much that they would like to be part of it. We can confirm that she will not be a permanent fixture."" - JustDuckie - -

"The woman has since told the Advertiser she glued her bum to the store "for migrants, police and Linda Robson"." - JustDuckie - -

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I Discovered My Inner Wolf At Wolf Mountain, California | Bored Panda (http://www.boredpanda.com... http://static.boredpanda.... http://static.boredpanda.... )

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"After working at zoos across the globe I realized I needed to target my affinity with animals toward those truly in need that have found themselves in captivity for whatever reason, including zoo closures, retiring animals from Hollywood and entertainment use, or rescued animals from mistreatment, and black market pet trade. Now I bounce between California and Sydney, Australia helping do all I can with my money and productions to gain the large sums needed to support and run these beautiful facilities that take in individuals in need and show them love and care no matter where they’ve come from. Tonya Littlewolf and her pack are looking to move to a larger facility in Colorado now where the wolves can run in open snow fields. They’re willing to join the breeding programs helping to repopulate the wild. So far they had immense success and are slowly being replicated in Australia with our Dingos. More info: clickfor.wolfmountain.com" - JustDuckie - -

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Sam's Club apologizes for cashier's swastika bracelet: report | NJ.com (http://www.nj.com/hudson/... http://imgick.nj.com/home... )

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"Officials for a national chain store have issued an apology after a customer in its Secaucus store complained about a cashier's swastika bracelet, a local cable news channel reported." - JustDuckie - -

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When we were in Korea, I had to give a little talk on the swatstika because every time we were near/at a temple, the other members would say, "What's with all the Hitler signs here?" - faboomama - [ 2 ] -

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The Rise of the Writing Center: GrubStreet ‹ Literary Hub (http://lithub.com/the-ris... http://d3rde5ck80dcsn.clo... )

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"If you read the author bio on any dust jacket, it’s not uncommon to see that the writer went to graduate school for an MFA in writing. But it’s no secret that there’s another path to getting published, and it doesn’t involve a formal education. Perhaps this is why writing centers across the country are so successful. In some cases, those who graduated with advanced degrees want to keep going and maintain a workshop atmosphere in which they can thrive. But increasingly, people with day jobs who never even took a creative writing class as an undergrad are giving it their all in workshops sponsored by writing centers where they live." - JustDuckie - -

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Sun Moon Lake leads poll of top-10 cycling paths - Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.co... http://www.top10cycling.t... )

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"More than 700,000 people have cast votes on the top-10 cycling paths in Taiwan since the Sports Administration launched the poll on Aug. 13, and with eight days remaining before voting closes, the Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) path in Nantou County is in the lead. Cycling is popular in Taiwan and local governments nationwide have developed many cycling paths that are easily accessible and surrounded by magnificent scenery that riders can appreciate along the routes. The nation’s cycling paths have an estimated combined length of about 4,500km, and a network connecting all these paths is to be completed by the end of this year, according to the Tourism Bureau. The Sports Administration has selected 32 routes, featuring mountains, lakes, rivers, coastlines, pastoral scenery and urban landscapes. On the event Web site (www.top10cycling.tw), there are introductions to the 32 routes and voters can choose their 10 favorites." - JustDuckie - -

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Photos of all Taiwan routes here: http://www.top10cycling.t... - JustDuckie - -

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Polite Sarasota raccoon has become a viral sensation (http://wfla.com/2015/09/2... https://i.kinja-img.com/g... )

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"A furry, annoying neighbor has now become a viral sensation. ‘Rocksy the raccoon’, visits a Sarasota woman every day politely asking for food in the only way it knows how- by knocking incessantly on her glass door. And now nearly two million people have watched. Susie Chinn says it started happening nine months ago. A raccoon would come by and eat the food Chinn left for her cats. But one day Chinn heard a knocking sound. When she walked toward her back room, she saw the raccoon had grabbed a rock and used it to knock on the door. The animal has been doing it every day since and Chinn has named her ‘Rocksy.’ Chinn said, “She’ll do it for hours. She’ll sit there for 2 or 3 hours, and I don’t give her a dang thing, she’ll just sit there.”" - JustDuckie - -

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I can't think of anything more terrifying than Florida raccoons. - JustDuckie - -

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StarWipe reviewed: The Onion's new celebrity gossip site has a confusing message. (http://www.slate.com/blog... http://www.slate.com/cont... )

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"On Monday, Onion, Inc.—which publishes newspaper parody The Onion, BuzzFeed parody ClickHole, and non-parody culture site The A.V. Club—launched a new spinoff site called StarWipe. Think of StarWipe’s mission as being somewhere in between The A.V. Club’s and Clickhole’s. “StarWipe will aim to cover the scurrilous world of celebrity gossip, but from slightly above the fray—making fun of it while also feeding from its trough,” explained The A.V. Club’s Josh Modell in a post announcing the launch. If that sounds like a tough tightrope to walk—well, you’re right. So far, StarWipe is proof of how hard it is to make fun of an industry that’s already practically a parody of itself." - JustDuckie - -

"I have high hopes for StarWipe, which is clearly still figuring out what kind of parody site it wants to be. But thus far, it's actually a useful point of contrast for understanding what makes ClickHole so good. The best StarWipe posts tend to be the ones that seem like they could be right at home on ClickHole: posts like “Emmys Photos We Can’t Stop Staring At Even Though We’re Supposed To Be Controlling Air Traffic,” “Celebrities Who Don’t Blink!”, and “Style Evolution: Jessica Alba” (which explains how the evolution of life on earth over billions of years made Alba’s ensembles possible). " - JustDuckie - -

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Do Wild Dogs Sleep as Much as Your Pets? - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/20... http://static01.nyt.com/i... )

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"A half-century-long study of wolves and their interaction with their prey on Isle Royale, a wilderness island in Lake Superior, found that in winter the wolves would feed for hours on a fresh kill, then sprawl out or curl up in the snow and rest or sleep about 30 percent of the time. “Wolves have plenty of reason to rest,” the study’s researchers wrote. “When wolves are active, they are really active. On a daily basis, wolves burn about 70 percent more calories compared to typical animals of similar size.” The researchers note that while hunting, wolves may burn calories at 10 to 20 times the rate they do while resting. “When food is plentiful, wolves spend a substantial amount of time simply resting, because they can,” the study said. “When food is scarce, wolves spend much time resting because they need to.” Wolves may eat only once every five to 10 days, the researchers said, losing as much as 8 to 10 percent of body weight, but regaining all the lost weight in just two days of eating and resting." - JustDuckie - -

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Cash Mid-Autumn Festival gifts are most desired by office workers: survey - Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.co... )

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"The least desirable Mid-Autumn Festival gift for office workers was a box of traditional mooncakes and the most desired was cash or gift certificates, a survey released by online job bank yes123 showed. The survey conducted by the online job board gauged full-time office workers’ opinions on Mid-Autumn Festival bonuses given by companies and their desired gifts. The survey showed that the three least desirable Mid-Autumn Festival gifts were traditional mooncakes at 34.9 percent, pomeloes at 27.8 percent and liquor at 21.2 percent. However, the most popular gifts given by companies during Mid-Autumn Festival are traditional mooncakes at 54 percent, pineapple or egg yolk pastries at 45 percent, and pomeloes at 33 percent." - JustDuckie - -

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No surprise there. - rønin - [ 1 ] -

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Wolf’s Return to California Stirs Debate - WSJ (http://www.wsj.com/articl... http://s.wsj.net/public/r... )

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"The return of wolves to their former haunts across the West has reached California, where a pack of wolves was spotted for the first time in decades last month, pitting conservationists against ranchers who worry the predators will prey on livestock. Still images of seven gray wolves—two adults and five frolicking pups—were captured in August on a trail camera in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border. The discovery of the pack took place four years after a single radio-collared wolf was detected crossing into California, for the first known time since the animal last existed in the Golden State in 1924. The arrival came as California wildlife officials were still trying to complete a wolf-management plan. Now, state officials are racing to get guidelines in place before conflicts arise, as they have in other Western states, with ranchers trying to defend their herds from predatory attacks, and with hunters who fear the animals will kill too many elk and deer. Since the gray wolf in California is listed as endangered under both federal and state law, ranchers can’t kill or harass them, unless permitted by regulation." - JustDuckie - -

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Florida man pulls gun on landscapers over grass clippings (http://www.wtsp.com/story... )

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"A 91-year-old Avon Park man shot at landscapers for getting grass clippings on his vehicle. Just before noon on Sep. 17, landscaper Robert Hendrix was working at a home on Palo Verde Drive in Avon Park ad accidentally got grass clippings on Max Horton's vehicle. Horton started arguing with Hendrix, pulled out a gun, and ordered Hendrix to get on his knees. Horton reportedly told Hendrix he was going to kill him." - JustDuckie - -

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Well, apparently they were right to take the threat seriously. Good grief. - Jennifer D. - [ 1 ] -

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