As a telemarketer, you should possess the skills to properly communicate with potential clients and persuade them to purchase a product or service.
Amidst the challenges that this job entails, with the right skills and steps taken, you can become a successful telemarketer.
Telemarketers should have a thorough understanding of their objective. For example, if the job scope involves soliciting donations, you should be clear on how the money is used and explain the benefits of making a donation. Furthermore, ensure that you can grasp the unique selling points of a product or service so that you can perform your role well.
Adopt a friendly and courteous tone as you communicate with your customer regardless of their responses. Your politeness can increase the likelihood of a positive response. One way of developing rapport is by asking the customer non-business questions about the weather or an upcoming holiday.
Most companies provide their telemarketers with a specific script to use when conversing with customers. However, this may come across as scripted or insincere so form your own pitch. With this rehearsed pitch, you can play with words so that they can convey the information in a way that flows naturally.
Persevere as a telemarketer. You may face regular hang-ups, irritated consumers or even countless voice mails. These are some of many obstacles you may encounter daily. However, with practice and an optimistic outlook, your next call can be made a better and more effective one.
As a telemarketer or sales person, you need to understand the importance of building a relationship with a customer. Through these sales trainings, you can pick up tricks to becoming persuasive and goal-oriented, hence helping you to overcome obstacles. Attend local seminars on sales and telemarketing; these will give you new ideas and an opportunity to practice your skills with new people with a fresh perspective.
With all these skills at hand and a positive mindset, you can be ready for a successful career as a telemarketer.
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Seeds of Change Gala to benefit Against Abuse is in Province Saturday.
Maricopa's prime dress-up affair is back for a 13th year.
When: March 3, 6-10 p.m.
The event raises funds for the local shelter for women and their children coming out of domestic violence situations. Last year, the gala raised more than $25,000 after expenses. Organizer Torri Anderson is hoping to do the same this year.
The funds pay for operations at the Against Abuse house.
"And it all stays right here locally," Anderson said.
She called attire for the evening "comfortably casual." That means, anything goes. Attendees can come in as much jewelry or denim as they wish.
The band About Last Night returns to play all night. This time, there will be line-dance lessons starting at 6:45 p.m. Dinner of sliced brisket and pulled pork provided by Dickey's Barbecue Pit will be served 7-8:30 p.m.
After a year off, the live auction returns, starting at 9 p.m. Among items up for grabs are Southwest Airlines tickets, Disneyland tickets, custom art created specifically for the gala, an equine sculpture and gift baskets and experiences. Kendra Scott will be back to provide a jewelry pull.


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The team leader or another highly competent team member is responsible for handling the phones and administering the questionnaires. One way to simplify the data collection process when all SENS modules are included in the survey is to have the team leader conducting the individual questionnaires on one phone, and another interviewer conducting the household questionnaires on a separate phone.
The questionnaires are filled out one question at a time. Each question has its own screen, and the user can swipe from Question 1 to Question 2 to Question 3, etc,, typing in responses as they are offered. Data is saved directly on the phone with a file name that easily identifies the respondent and the household.
In addition to entering all measurements and interview answers into the smartphones, the survey teams should also record all anthropometric and haemoglobin measurements taken on children and women on a paper form. This serves as a back-up in case electronic data is accidentally erased.
During data collection the phones should be in flight mode and not connected to any network. This will ensure the phone battery to last for the duration of a day's data collection. External USB batteries are available if needed. However, every night the survey coordinator needs to remember to recharge all the phones.
In some settings you might be interested in collecting GPS coordinates during data collection, and since the phones have integrated GPS this can be turned on and explored when desired.
The supervision team should be set up as normal with one supervisor per two survey teams. In addition to support and control teams on 'normal' issues, the supervisors must be ready to support teams who have issues with the mobile data collection, meaning that the supervisors must have knowledge of MDC themselves.
At the end of the day, the survey coordinator and survey supervisors browse through the questionnaires looking for missed entries or other errors in order to provide feedback to the teams on how they can improve their work and avoid repeating the same errors the next day.


If you work on prestashop for example, and you want to make a debug for all or a certain variable from within a page you will have problems because you cannot use var_dump since Smarty is a templating language for PHP.
You may sometimes encounter a fatal error in PrestaShop, often when using an old module with a new version of PrestaShop. These error messages don't provide any information you can use to debug. In that case, you can get a stack trace to help you locate the error by changing '_PS_MODE_DEV_' near the top of config/defines.inc.php to true.
By default, the Smarty console is not displayed. You can change the setting to "Always open console" to have the console always open, but then your customers will see it too, so if your website is online, it is better to choose the "Open console with URL parameter (SMARTY_DEBUG)" option.
From here, you can see all variables that are available in the page that you are on frontend.


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The Milwaukee Leaders Collection began in 1989, as a photo exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Milwaukee Public Library Neighborhood Library.
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Starting Thursday, December 3, as a result of increases in COVID-19 positive cases throughout the City of Milwaukee, all MPL locations will switch to curbside materials pick up only. Materials can be requested online at mpl.org or by calling Ready Reference at 286-3011. Read Press Release.
Milwaukee Public Library Director Paula A. Kiely and Mayor Tom Barrett opened the newest Milwaukee Public Library at 7715 West Good Hope Road on Milwaukee's Northwest Side on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The branch is a $6.35 million investment in the neighborhood and replaces the former Mill Road Branch Library. At 18,400 square feet, the Good Hope Branch Library is the third largest branch in the system, following Mitchell Street Branch at 23,000 square feet and Washington Park at 20,000 square feet.
Available services include:
Copying & printing
Catalog access
Item retrieval
Library card registration & renewal
2-hour access to computers
Scan station
Picking up reserved items (holds)
Quick reference assistance
Holds and checkouts available, no browsing the collection.
Online services and programs continue.
No large public gatherings inside libraries or in-library programming.
Meeting rooms closed.
Development Project: Royal Capital Group and Maures Development Group, NorthTrack Construction, Engberg Anderson
Library Project: Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Platt Construction, Inc.
This 18,400 square foot building was designed with expansive windows which bring natural light into every corner of the library.
The development includes 65 apartments consisting of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms and mixed income.
Total development cost estimated at $19 million; library cost estimated at $6.35 million.
The library boasts a collection of 50,000 books and media.
MPL Makerspaces are places where patrons can gather and work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge. The Good Hope Branch Makerspace was designed to build skills critical to in-demand industries such as advanced manufacturing by providing access to specialized equipment including a 3D printer, laser cutter, and CAD software. The space will also provide access to photography, video and recording equipment and industry standard software.
This expansive and flexible space allows seating for up to 80 and is enhanced by a two-sided fireplace that is shared with a cozy reading lounge. The Community Room is a gift of Pick 'N Save. The Fireplace Room is a gift of Scott R. & Linda M. Haag.
Children's Space
The children's space provides fun, interactive fi xtures for kids to climb into and read on while they enjoy a wide variety of books and media selected just for them.
Upgraded laptops and desk top computers are available and multiple tables include access for charging personal devices. A laptop bar located in the sitting area near the entrance also provides charging stations.
Teen Space
The enclosed, designated "teen zone" features moveable furniture and even more charging stations for teen use only. The space features video game equipment including a VR system.
The branch has been built to include high efficiency automated building systems, HVAC, LED lighting, and use of natural light throughout.
Add Your Name to the Good Hope Branch Library Donor Wall
Your gift will help the library meet the needs of today's patrons and ensure amenities for the next generation. Visitors to the library will read about your legacy gift on the donor recognition wall for gifts of $100 - $5,000. Making a tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor someone special to you, or in memory of a loved one. Please call the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation at (414) 286-3784 for more information on sponsorship opportunities. Make a pledge today and be recognized among this exclusive honor roll of Good Hope donors.
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Jean Anne (Maguire) MacCormick
November 5, 1936 ~ November 15, 2019 (age 83)
Jean Anne (Maguire) MacCormick of Middletown, RI died unexpectedly on 15 November 2019 at the age of 83. She was born in New York on 5 November 1936 to the late Leo J. and Anna M. (Maher) Maguire.
Jean was pre-deceased by her husband, Neil MacCormick. Survivors include her two daughters, Linda (Scott) Towne of Lake City, FL and Jodi (Bill) White of Oakdale CT; her step-daughter, Barbara Grimm of England, her brother Leo J. Maguire (Susan) of Gloucester, MA.; three grandchildren: Simon Towne of Williamsburg, VA; Cathleen and Annabelle Towne, both of Lake City, FL; five step-grandchildren: Natalie Lipke and Sascha Grimm both of England; Emily, Billy, and Jenna White all of Oakdale CT; and two step-great-grandchildren: Max and Kit Lipke of England.
Jean was raised in Newport from a young age and attended St Catherine's Academy and Salve Regina. She taught at Sullivan School and then in DoD schools in Germany and Belgium before her marriage. She lived in Europe and Cyprus for many years returning to Newport in 1980 when her husband retired from the British Army. She substitute taught in local schools and worked at Video Express and JC Penneys. She was a third grade teacher at Bishop McVinney School in Providence for many years until her retirement.
She was a volunteer at the Middletown Historical Society and the Middletown Public Library bookstore in recent years and had previously been a Girl Scout volunteer. She was a parishioner of St Mary's Catholic Church.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 11:00am in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
Donations may be made to the Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd. Middletown, RI 02842.


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College football's galling coverup: When it comes to sexual violence, who's policing the police?
A damning report on law enforcement's willful obstruction of cases involving football players raises hard questions
Jameis Winston (AP)
This weekend, the New York Times published a lengthy and damning report on the Tallahassee Police Department's history of obstructing investigations or outright ignoring alleged crimes committed by Florida State University football players. According to the Times, "law enforcement officers are finely attuned to a suspect's football connections," and those connections are "cited repeatedly" in police reports. After all, Seminoles football means big money for Tallahassee. Each home game brings a reported $10 million to the local economy, and some of that money directly lines cops' pockets, as many on the force collect extra pay guiding traffic on game nights. And plenty of these cops are Seminoles fans, plain and simple. But beyond the fandom and the economic incentives to look the other way when it comes to players, it's not hard to imagine how a police force -- which, like all police forces, is already empowered to act with impunity -- would view a similarly powerful community presence like the FSU athletic department and its student athletes as equally above the law.
The reporting from the Times' Mike McIntire and Walt Bogdanich paints a frightening portrait of how the "towering presence of Florida State football" repeatedly, systematically "cast a shadow over justice in Tallahassee." Frightening, but not entirely new. Earlier this year, the Times also published a piece on how the Tallahassee police department, officials within the athletic department and administrators at FSU obstructed or otherwise delayed the sexual assault investigation into one of its star players, Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston. An investigative report from Fox Sports, also released this weekend, exposed more about the extent of the alleged misconduct.
Both reports reveal a string of events in which the police and the university knowingly obstructed and manipulated the progress of the case. After the assault was reported, police did not contact witnesses (one who happened to have video of the alleged assault), did not obtain a DNA sample from Winston because doing so would "create publicity," and, according to the woman's attorney, warned that "Tallahassee was a big football town" and tried to pressure her into dropping the case. (This is a woefully incomplete list of everything wrong with the investigation.)
The timeline at which these events unfolded is just as galling. After allowing the case to go dormant for months, the police waited nearly an entire year after the initial report before sending it to the prosecutor's office, at which point prosecutor Willie Meggs declined to charge Winston, citing a lack of evidence. (Meggs has said the police department's handling of the case actively hindered his ability to do his job.) And according to multiple reports, school officials waited to meet with Winston until late January 2014 — a full 12 months after they knew Winston was the suspect in the case, and a month after the 2013 football season ended — to discuss the alleged crime, a blatant violation of its obligations under Title IX.
This indifference and outright animosity toward victims is a national problem. We were reminded of this, once again, as a culture of sexual and other violence is alleged to have flourished under the noses of football coaches in Sayreville, New Jersey.
And the larger problems of policing are hardly problems isolated to Tallahassee. Last year, an extensive national survey on sexual assault confirmed once again that law enforcement agencies are often poorly equipped and inadequately trained to properly document sexual assault and intimate partner violence cases.
According to that survey, one of the problems behind the mishandling of these cases is a fundamental misunderstanding of sexual assault -- shared by many in this country. Police protocol is often designed around so-called stranger rape, when in fact a majority of victims know their perpetrator. Often, that perpetrator is a known member of the community rather than some monstrous outlier.
But both the Times and Fox Sports reports reveal something about police failures that is, to my mind, far more dangerous: the willfulness with which some in law enforcement obstruct the proceedings of these cases. How many of these men share the same mentalities -- and the same capacity for violence -- as the rapists and abusers they are meant to police. This reality should give pause to anyone who blithely asks why victims of sexual assault or intimate partner violence sometimes choose not to report. Why would a woman report an assault when she has no reasonable expectation of justice -- in fact, when there is good reason to believe that there will be additional abuse and victimization at the hands of the cops?
Which is, perhaps, the larger question. The same question that has been echoing throughout the country in the wake of the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, the sexual assault of multiple black women by Oklahoma City Police officer Daniel Holtzclaw and the staggering violence routinely committed by white police officers against unarmed black people: Can we reasonably expect the police to bring justice? And what does justice mean, what does accountability mean, for victims of all manner of violence in the face of such a deeply racist, deeply misogynistic institution?
This is a conversation that has long driven the organizing and activism in black communities and other communities of color disproportionately impacted by police injustice. But it's a reckoning that, because of that activism, has taken hold in the mainstream. Now is a moment in which, perhaps more than ever, people are asking: The police are policing us, but who's policing the police?
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Eating healthy can be just as easy and convenient as grabbing quick unhealthy snacks. These quick and healthy snacks for kids are super easy and quick to prepare and are actually cheaper than fast unhealthy food. The kids can even help you make most of these, its educational and tasty!
Chicken Skewers – Most kids love chicken, these skewers are super quick to prepare and the kids will love eating them. You can use any type of chicken you like, chicken thighs, breast or tenderloin will work just as well as each other. I prefer breast, its lean and tasty and requires minimal preparation. Thread chicken and pretty much any vegetable your kids will eat on to the skewer and grill or bake for about 10-15 minutes on a medium heat until the chicken is cooked through or the juices run clear. You can make this more of a substantial meal by adding a bed of rice.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries – I never realised how versatile sweet potato was until I started trying to eat healthier, and its also really delicious if done right. You can make sweet potato fries that are just as tasty if not tastier than traditional potato fries. Saying its hard to get kids to eat vegetables is an understatement, if you don't tell them these fries are actually good for them they'll eat them by the handful. Just peel and cut a sweet potato up in to thin size wedge pieces. Line a baking tray with baking paper and lay the fries out, drizzle some olive oil, a sprinkle of salt and bake in the oven. I like mine well cooked, so that they are dark on the edges. You can eat them as it or add a light sour cream dip for a bit more flavour.
Mini Pizzas – you can not go wrong with kids and pizza! I use pita bread but you can also use corn tortillas as the base. Spread a thin layer of tomato paste and add your favourite toppings and a light sprinkling of cheese. I like to finely chop a bit of broccoli and sprinkle on top of the tomato paste before the toppings for that added bit of nutrition, they will never notice!
Frozen Yoghurt Raspberries – You could use any fruit that you can fill but I do love raspberries, they are not always available and sometimes expensive so you can be flexible with your choice of fruit. You will need some Greek yoghurt, raspberries and a piping bag or you can also use a zip-lock bag and cut off the corner if you don't have a piping bag. Fill the piping bag with yogurt, you can also add honey, coconut or anything you like or keep it plain. Put the piping bag with yoghurt in the freezer for a little while until it hardens a little, it will make it easier to pipe and not get all over the place. Pipe the yoghurt in to the raspberries and place back in the freezer to set. Its that easy!
Kiwi Pops – Again, you can really use any fruit you like but for variety I use kiwi fruit. For this recipe you will need 2 kiwi fruits, 200 grams of dark chocolate and some skewers. Place baking paper on an oven tray or large plate and put in the fridge to cool. Peel the kiwi fruit and cut in to wedges and poke the skewers in to the kiwis so they are stable and easy to handle. Heat the dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted. Dip the kiwi fruit on the skewers in to the chocolate until covered and then place on the chilled baking tray. Return the tray of skewered chocolate kiwis to the fridge to set. Then enjoy!
Yum! As an adult and former child, love these ideas.
It was the former child bit that made me lol by the way!
I love the Kiwi pop idea. Will be doing this!
Its really yummy! I do it with strawberries to.
wow, the yogurt raspberries sound delicious. will have to try.


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import io.fabric8.annotations.PortName;
import io.fabric8.annotations.Protocol;
import io.fabric8.annotations.ServiceName;
import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.KubernetesHelper;
import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Config;
import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
import io.fabric8.spring.boot.Fabric8Application;
import io.fabric8.spring.boot.URLToConnection;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;

import java.net.URLConnection;

@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = {ClientFactory.class, URLToConnection.class, Fabric8Application.class})
public class ApplicationInternalTest {

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setUpClass() throws Exception {
        System.setProperty("SERVICE1_PROTOCOL", "https");
        System.setProperty("SERVICE2_PROTOCOL", "https");
        System.setProperty("SERVICE3_PROTOCOL", "https");

        System.setProperty(KubernetesHelper.KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE_SYSTEM_PROPERTY, KubernetesHelper.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE);
        System.setProperty(Config.KUBERNETES_TRUST_CERT_SYSTEM_PROPERTY, "true");
    }

    @Autowired
    private KubernetesClient client;

    @Autowired
    @ServiceName("service1")
    private URLConnection service1;

    @Autowired
    @ServiceName("service2")
    private String service2;

    @Autowired
    @ServiceName("service3")
    @Protocol("http")
    private String service3;

    @Autowired
    @ServiceName("multiport")
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    @Autowired
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    @Test
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        //Assert client is injected
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        //Assert injection as service
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        //Assert injection as string
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        //Assert injection as string with protocol
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    @Test
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        Assert.assertNotNull(multiport);
        Assert.assertTrue(multiport.endsWith("8081"));
        Assert.assertNotNull(multiport2);
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WATCH! Part 2 of President Trump's Historic Speech in Saudi Araba to 50 Arab Muslim Nations
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Saudi Arabia Invests more than $500B in America! Another Promise Kept as President Trump Speaks to 50 Arab and Muslim Nations Gathered at Arab Islamic – American Summit; Part 2
[Part 1 of 2] We continue the coverage of President Trump's first International trip and his first stop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As we have been discussing his speech in the heart of Islam, in the Middle East, as well as his actions to have Saudi Arabia invest more than $500 Billion in America's economy, we are seeing President Trump express himself as quite the statesman. When we see President Trump's bold actions in the Middle East, some may wonder why our relationship with Saudi Arabia was not utilized during the last eight years of the Obama Administration. When Prince Faisal, advisor the Saudi Prince, spoke with Fox News, he addressed this very topic.
"Saudi Arabia has always been keen in playing its role in the region and in partnership with the U.S. so I think we are more than ready to cooperate with the United States on countering ISIS in Syria, in Iraq, across the region." As the Prince continues, he elaborates on just how detailed Saudi Arabia is committed to partnering with the United States. "Not just financially, but the Saudi government offered, in the Obama Administration's time, to send its troops into Syria to fight ISIS. That was not met with enthusiasm by the Obama Administration." He continues to elaborate how their willingness has not changed now that there is new leadership in charge. "I think that offer remains on the table, and I'm sure we're more, with the Saudi Government, is more than ready to support the U.S. in eradicating ISIS. But, as I said, not just financially, but actually with its own troops and with its own people." This is such a vital reality that is important to understand. What we are realizing is that many of the statements that were made over the last eight years were simply lies.
It's important to understand the role that Saudi Arabia plays in the Middle East as an ally with the United States. Some may not know that there are two totally different sects within the religion of Islam. For example, Saudi Arabia is made up of mainly Sunni Muslims, while Iran is comprised of Shia Muslims. The relationship between these two nations can be described as rocky, at best. NowThiselaborates more on the differences of beliefs between the two sects and the relationship between the two nations. "Despite both countries being predominately Muslim, each has a different and opposing Islamic sect as the religious majority. In short, the Saudi's follow Wahhabism, an ultra-conservative sect of the Sunni faith, while the Iranians are mostly "Twelvers" of the Shia faith."NowThis continues to elaborate more on the details of Islam throughout the world and the stark differences. "Most of the world's Muslims identify as Sunni and nearly half of the world's Shiite's live in Iran." As Iran underwent a stark change in the 1970's, they vehemently voiced anti-American rhetoric and condemned Saudi Arabia's relationship with America as an ally. Looking more closely at recent events, Iran stood in support of Syria's leadership by Bashar-al Assad, which further highlighted how far apart their relationship with Saudi Arabia had grown.
As we understand this paradigm, and the differences of the beliefs within Saudi Arabia and Iran, we can now see how President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia to speak to more than 50 Arab and Muslim nations, calling on the aggregate fight to eradicate Radical Islam, was so strategic and bold. "Every country in the region has an absolute duty to ensure that terrorists find no sanctuary on their soil." President Trump understands that the ability of terrorists to operate throughout the world comes from their depth of funding that allows their operations throughout the region and the world to take place. The President continues, "As we deny terrorist organizations control of territory and populations, we must also strip them of their access to funds. We must cut off the financial channels that let ISIS sell oil, let extremists pay their fighters, and help terrorists muggle their reinforcements." Because of the President's visit to Saudi Arabia and the strong partnership between our two nations, the President signed an agreement called the New Terrorist Financing Targeting Center.
The President continues to express how the fight against Radical Islam is not simply a war that America will fight, but when the region understands they must come together, only then can there be success. "…it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians." He leaves no room for interpretation and he speaks with clarity as to how Radical Islam must be addressed. "Religious leaders must make this absolutely clear: Barbarism will deliver you no glory – piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you choose the path of terror, your life will be empty, your life will be brief, and YOUR SOUL WILL CONDEMENDED." He continues this thought with this revealing truth: "Heroes don't kill innocents; they save them." It is beautiful to see the President being bold in front of an audience of 50 Arab and Muslim nations. How many Christians are not saying this truth?
As the President continues this historic speech, he continues to cast vision and hope for Saudi Arabia as he understands this is not a short-term goal, but one of long term vision. "Saudi Arabia's vision for 2030 is an important and encouraging state of tolerance, respect, empowering women, and economic development." It is so important to recognize that we have a President that understands that the empowerment of other nations is so vital. The President continues, "That means promoting the aspirations and dreams of all citizens who seek a better life – including women, children, and followers of all faiths…We must practice tolerance and respect for each other once again-and make this region a place where every man and woman, no matter their faith or ethnicity, can enjoy a life of dignity and hope. Not only were these beliefs boldly declared through the words of the President, but it was also demonstrated as the First Lady and Ivanka Trump accompanied the President without any coverings, as is customary for women in this region of the world.
As the President underscores the urgency for human rights for all human beings, he also makes sure to understand that regimes like Iran cannot be sympathized with. "From Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, Iran funds arms and trains terrorists, militias, and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. For decades, Iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror." The President doesn't shy away from addressing Iran's true actions that have been carried out in their relationship with Syria. "Among Iran's most tragic and destabilizing interventions, have been in Syria. Bolstered by Iran, Assad has committed unspeakable crimes, and the United States has taken firm action in response to the use of banned chemical weapons by the Assad Regime – launching 59 tomahawk missiles at the Syrian air base from where that murderous attack originated." Think about the bold difference of actions that the President is taking when compared to the previous President over the last eight years. It seemed as if the previous President was supporting Iran. It's important to remember that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. But, God has intervened with mercy.
This is such an important and vital moment in history, in the Middle East, in America, and in the fight against terrorism from Radical Islam. When we understand the role that Saudi Arabia plays as an ally of the U.S., we can now see just how strategic and impactful it was for the President to make this trip and declare these bold words to more than 50 Arab and Muslim Nations. See the full report to hear both parts of this exciting speech, and so much more. Also, shared in this segment: Radical Islam, The Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Fox News, Bret Baier, Saudi Prince, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, The White House, The Trump Administration, President Donald Trump, Secret Service, narratives, oil prices, Cairo University speech, The Apology Tour, The Obama Administration, religion, radicalization, terrorism, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, San Bernardino, 9/11 Terrorist Attack, and The Arab Islamic – American Summit. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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UP Excise excel 100 days of trust, development and achievement
Hon'ble Minister of State for Excise & Prohibition Shri Nitin Agrawal informed that along with revenue generation, industrial development has an important role in the activities of the department. Continuous effort is being made iorder to make the departmental activities easy and efficient by adopting the philosophy of "Ease of Doing Business" in setting up of new industries and simplifying the already complicated systems and rules in the Excise Department.
Achievements made by the Excise Department against the set target of 100 days-
Established new distilleries to generate investment and create employment in the state.
Establishment of Microbreweries and Restobars.
Revenue achievement for increasing the resources of the state.
Sri. Nitin Agarwal, Minister Excise and Prohibition, Sri. Sanjay R Bhoosreddy, ACS, Excise and Cane and Sri. Senthil Pandian, UP Excise Commissioner
The Minister of State for Excise also informed that a 100-day action plan was prepared by the Excise Department, under which the target of setting up 03 new distilleries was set. In compliance of this 03 units- M/s Radico Khaitan Ltd. Sitapur, M/s Karimganj Biofuel, Moradabad and M/s Crystal Balaji Muzaffarnagar were given permission to setup distilleries. The setting up of these distilleries will lead to an investment of ₹793.37 crore and create about 3,600 new employment opportunities. In this, after the commencement of production, revenue of about ₹6,070 crore will be received by the State Government and ₹25 crore will be received annually by the Central Government, of which 50 percent will be made available to the State Government.
Uttar Pradesh has become a major place for ethanol production. Under Ethanol Blending Program at present the state is supplying ethanol to oil depots in the State as well as to other states of the country. Last year 115 crore bulk litre Ethanol was produced. The annual target of ethanol production this year is 140 crore bulk litre. In 100 days, 45 crore bulk litre of ethanol was to be produced against which 45.17 crore bulk litre ethanol was produced. Thus the target of 100.4% has been met by ethanol production. More production of ethanol will make green fuel available for public use and the success of the ethanol blending program will ensure foreign exchange savings. Due to this a contribution of around ₹2,221.45 crore will be made in the State GDP.
Under the 100-day action plan, a revenue target of ₹10,200 crore was set to achieve, under which receipt of ₹10,837.41 crore has been ensured in the financial year 2022-23. For the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23 (April-22 to June-22) ₹9713.48 crore has been received, which is ₹1344.90 crore (i.e. +16.07% more than last year) more than ₹8368.58 crore received in the first quarter of the previous year 2021-22 .
Uttar Pradesh crosses Rs 12,000 crore mark in the ethanol economy
Realizing the concept of Ease of Doing Business by the department under the 100-day action plan, 07 amendments to the rules relating to the settlement of premium retail vends and model shops including country liquor, foreign liquor, beer and bhang shops. 02 Amendments in the Manual related with the settlement of wholesale licneses of county liquor and foreign liquor ie a total of 09 Amendments in the Manual, have been promulgated.
In addition to the above, necessary amendments have also been made in Vintinery Establishment Rules to encourage wine production from fruits for the development of fruit growers in the state and it was approved by the Cabinet. For the first time in the state, the rules for the processing and bottling of alcohol of analytical category and high performance liquid chromatography category have also been promulgated.
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DEATH BY GOVERNMENT...it is most common.
Government causes more death, suffering, and destruction than all other things combined, but if you inform a statist of this clearly obvious fact, they lose their small minds.
You are likely committing a crime right now.
Do you have a bank account? If you deposit or withdraw more than $10,000 in cash over multiple transactions, you could be imprisoned for up to five years. You could also lose every penny in the account, under the theory it "facilitated" your crime.
Do you have foreign investments? If you neglect to tell Uncle Sam about them, you could face draconian penalties. Forget to file just one form? You could face a $10,000 penalty per account per year.
Given that fact, you might think that Uncle Sam would make it easy to understand exactly what's legal and what's not. Think again.
In 1790, the first set of federal criminal laws contained a grand total of 20 crimes. Since then, the number of federal crimes listed has grown like cancer. No one knows how many federal crimes exist, although a 1998 study from the American Bar Association concluded the total was likely "much higher" than 3,000.
Think of it this way. If you are in government and make everything illegal, then you can pick and choose whom you want to lock up. Those that don't seem to pose a threat to you, you can ignore the laws, much like they do with illegal immigration. However, those that seem to pose a threat can be easily targeted and exterminated.
The government is a force. The essence of government is coercion. So, people attracted to it are necessarily the wrong kind of people, coercion-oriented people. Government draws much more than its share of criminal personalities.
And they're not the most intelligent people—completely contrary to common belief. It's because one sign of intelligence is not just seeing the immediate and direct consequences of an action—any intelligent six-year-old can usually do that. It's seeing the indirect and delayed consequences of actions. They're very bad at that.
Regulations. Government regulations, whether passed with good intentions (worker safety, environmental protection) or not (corporate protections, Congressional pork), have come at immense costs, most of them hidden. Costs to the manufacturer or producer, costs to the consumer, costs to the state, county, city, school district, and neighborhood for compliance, and costs to Washington for the time and (often considerable) personnel it takes to enforce them, probably the largest number of the 2.6 million people in the executive branch.
And these regulations involve every aspect, including the most intimate, of the average American's life: toilets, mattresses, food, lightbulbs, showerheads, clothes, diapers, washing machines and dryers, refrigerators, bicycles, television sets, and of course cars. There is no official tabulation of these costs—the government would prefer to keep them hidden and uncalculated—but a respected economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Wayne Crews, estimated in 2015 that government regulations would cost the economy $1.882 trillion in that year in lost productivity and higher prices, a figure that is greater than the GDP of all but eleven countries in the world.
The Code of Federal Regulations, an immense library of all the regulations ever passed, was 175,268 small-type pages in 2014 (117 times bigger than the Bible) and Obama's administration has added about 3,500 a year, so we're now over 180,000. For every law that's passed by Congress, the Executive promulgates about 16 new regulations—in 2014 it was 3,554 new regulations compared to 224 new laws.
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For decades, regulations have generally and consistently struck a reasonable balance, with their benefits to health, safety, and well-being far exceeding their costs.
The visions of all the dead children in Syria that Hillary Clinton helped to kill; the children bombed to bits in Afghanistan and Pakistan from Obama's drones, the grisly chaos of Libya, the utter wasteland of Iraq, the death and destruction everywhere caused by American military intervention. The Ukraine, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile, you name it — your country has bombed it or destroyed its civilian life in some basic way.
Its data and history is compelling and backs the ultimate c ...[text shortened]... onable balance, with their benefits to health, safety, and well-being far exceeding their costs.
Naturally, for government to have a legitimacy, they must provide some positive services. It then is used to explain away any other possible detriments to society, as if one outweighed the other, or perhaps there not being any detriments at all. Even Al Capone gave to charities. He knew this gave him an air of legitimacy.
Usually when talking about the virtues of government intervention, they point to the unknowable. They tell us that a stimulus plan will provide an "X" number of jobs and bring down the unemployment level to "X"%. Then when this does not happen, they glibly sneer and say how much worse things would have gotten without government intervention.
In this article, they discuss the regulations of Dodd Frank.
The more all encompassing regulations become, the more complex they become. It gets to a point where it is hard enough just to interpret the mountains of paper work that was used to write such regulations, let alone be able to study the benefits and detriments of such regulations.
And lastly, at what point is society to choose regulation and safety over freedom? Take smoking, for example. We all know that having the freedom to smoke adds to the costs within society in terms of health care costs. Likewise, employers are now not hiring those who smoke due to their lack of productivity on average. Currently, government does not prohibit smoking altogether, although they have imposed "sin taxes" to try and discourage smoking as well as regulations requiring warning labels on cigarettes. So if you support regulations on the premise of saving society money and keeping people safe, I would think you would want to ban smoking across the board. Is this your position or is freedom far more valuable than our safety and economic welfare?
The visions of all the dead children in Syria that Hillary Clinton helped to kill; the children bombed to bits in Afghanistan and Pakistan from Obama's drones, the grisly chaos of Libya, the utter wasteland of Iraq, the death and destruction everywhere caused by American military intervention. The Ukraine, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile, you ...[text shortened]... e are fools.
The state is the catalyst for organized warfare across the globe. No matter what side you take in such wars, it is the state and the state alone that enables these wars to exist.
I grow weary of people blaming religion when it comes to the history of war. What they really should see is it is the state behind such wars, whether such governments are perceived as atheist or religious. Hands down, the state is the leader of gun deaths around the globe, yet it is the government who wishes to take guns away from the general populace.
The conundrum is, if you oppose collectivism and the subsequent world conquering armies that they create, then how does one prevent other collectivist armies from other parts of the world from conquering you?
As we saw in Europe, the collectivist nations that created WW1 and WW2 motivated Wilson and FDR to create similar governments and armies to fight them off. Then the US became what they were trying to fight off.
Speaking of regulations, the US government is one of the worst polluters.
So if a corporation pollutes a river, like the recent one in West Virginia, then that corporation pays.
But who pays when the EPA devastates a river with pollution?
I guess we all pay.
Odd sort of response, are the millionaires the buskers refer to the elite socialist and communist dictators responsible for the deaths of millions of the OP?
In the case of pollution—the traditional example of a negative externality—a polluter makes decisions based only on the direct cost of and profit opportunity from production and does not consider the indirect costs to those harmed by the pollution. The indirect costs include decreased quality of life, say in the case of a home owner near a smokestack; higher health care costs; and forgone production opportunities, for example, when pollution harms activities such as tourism. Since the indirect costs are not borne by the producer, and therefore not passed on to the end user of the goods produced by the polluter, the social or total costs of production are larger than the private costs.
Usually when talking about the ...[text shortened]... rd. Is this your position or is freedom far more valuable than our safety and economic welfare?
A libertarian does not support government restriction of private behavior that does harm only to themselves so your smoking example is in-apposite.
Surely the financial crash of 2008 proved that common sense regulation is utterly necessary. Bitching about Dodd-Frank given what happened before it is surreal.


spin the cat: NFL player to Trump: Why do you attack players over protests but stay silent on white supremacists?
NFL player to Trump: Why do you attack players over protests but stay silent on white supremacists?
We all know the answer to this.


IPv4 and IPv6 are nothing but internet protocol (IP) and known as Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). These days most of the systems have IPv6 enabled as IPv6 is capable to handle more network traffic than IPv4. IPv6 was developed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to overcome on the issues with IPv4. IPv4 and IPv6 also provides the System address and location of the system on network.
Sometimes we need to test few applications in IPv4 as well as in IPv6 enabled computers to confirm our newly developed applications are working fine in both the systems which have IPv4 or IPv6 or both are enabled. If the application runs fine in IPv4, not necessarily runs as expected in IPv6 and vice versa. To perform this task if the system already have IPv4 enabled we can change the setting and could enable IPv6. Similarly we can switch from IPv6 to IPv4.
1) Click on Start and the click on Control Panel.
2) Click on Network and Internet.
3) Click on Network and Sharing Center.
4) Click on Change adapter settings shown on left side on the screen.
5) If you are connected with LAN (Local Area Network) then right click on Local Area Connection. If you are connected with Wireless then right click on Wireless Network Connection.
6) Click on Properties. It might could ask you to enter password. Please enter your system password and click OK.
By default either IPv4 or IPv6 or both will be enabled. Here IPv4 is enabled.On this properties window you can select or deselect the checkbox of IPv4 or IPv6 to enable or disable.
8) Select the desired option and click on OK will enable or disable the IPv4 or IPv6 settings for your network based on the option that you have selected.
Hope this will help you to change or switch IPv4 and IPv6 in your system.
Hmm. After i disabled IPv4 and pressed "ok" my internet had no access to the internet… Had to enable it again in order to have internet connection. And yes i had both IPv4 and IPv6 enabled….
has your router ipv6 enabled? I believe the first hop needs to support the protocol. If other intermediary links between your router and the destination have only ipv4 support, it can still wrap your traffic into ipv4 packages and unwrap at the end, but if you disable ipv4 on your device, then I assume your device itself is unable to communicate via ipv4 with your router.
you might want to reset your computer for the new setting to work on some systems.


March turned out to be a really busy month for me work wise. I was determined this month to finish some of the books that I am half way through reading, which is about 7 at this point.
I like to dip in and out of books, having different ones for different moods but I think at this point the towering pile beside my bed was starting to look slightly structurally unsound!
In total I read 8 books, 3 of which were audible books from borrow box, 1 non fiction which was also my 5 star book of the month . I also reread 3 of my favourite fantasy novels.
I'm not quite sure how I felt about this book. It's well written and the lead characters are well rounded and held my attention, but having finished it I can't say that I enjoyed it. It did make me read up about Australian history in the late 19th century and it depicts perfectly I think the hard life of frontier men and women striving out into the out back. It is also a poignant take of a women's life at that time, tied to marriage or spinsterhood as the only two paths her future could hold. But with its sedate pace and drawn out plot when it came to the end it was like the rest of the book had fallen off a cliff, while I am all for leaving some parts to a readers imagination, the ending was lacking and disappointing.
Yet again another stellar turn by Maisie Dobbs, this series of novels are also a really interesting historical insight into the inter war years. At the aftermath of WW1 and also the tell tale signs of the rise of fascism. Once I finish one I order the next one from the library.
An excellent end to this epic fantasy trilogy. Abercrombie writes so well of not only the bold wartime adventurer but of the world weary warrior, the aftermath of war and the politicking of those in power. With characters of many layers and deceptions around every corner this kept me hooked until the last page. A fine series and one I thoroughly enjoyed.
A strange and beautiful book. I 'read' this book as an audible download and I really think it added to the experience as the book is narrated by a whole cast of characters, so it rather feels like you are listening to a radio play. It mixes perfectly the haunting loss of loosing a child with the black humour of a graveyard come alive. Sick box, might be my new favourite word melange. Having not read the paper book I can't compare but I really would recommend listening to it.
This was a book within a book within a book. It almost felt like I was reading a selection of short stories which were very enjoyable in themselves. But when we finally get back to the 'main ' character's the book is nearly over. I wavered between a 2 and 3 star rating for this book. As I liked it as it progressed, and as an introduction to Greece it was a lovely taster.
Or I have also gotten several of her books from my local library. And of course they are available on kindle.


"Bloodlines is Merry Hell's togetherness album. The first to feature the voices of all 8 band members, it is their most overtly political to date – yet, at the same time, it is also their most personal.
Ranging from the polemic to the playful via insight and intuition, Bloodlines revisits Merry Hell's engagement with the extraordinary lives and loves of those who inhabit the ordinary world. It both exposes the causes of conflict and division and seeks common ground between the band and its audience. Whilst the themes and sounds will be familiar to the band's ever-growing army of followers, there is more than enough lyrical and musical innovation to draw in new listeners and delight existing fans.
Who, in the folk world, has not been inspired by 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes'? Merry Hell's response is 'this is where the time went'. This album reflects and expresses time well-spent and friendship to be celebrated, with the promise of yet more to come. At turns quiet and thoughtful, as in 'When We Are Old', or lush and ecstatic, as in 'Under The Overkill', the sentiment remains the same.
The songs express the hope that togetherness can be an antidote to alienation and division, both in politics and personal relationships. Invoking the power of peace and united voices, 'We Need Each Other Now' speaks for itself, while 'Come On, England!' is an alternative national anthem, appealing to the nation's traditions of tolerance and resistance to totalitarianism. The call to counter racism and the encouragement of collective responsibility has never sounded so damn catchy! 'Coming Home Song' has literally brought tears to the eyes of audiences. This beautifully fragile and haunting acapella rendition belies the fact that it was produced by an 8-piece folk-rock band renowned for its energy and passion.
Alongside the deep themes of many of the songs, Bloodlines is infused with the trademark joy and exuberance associated with Merry Hell's live performances. From the soft and thunderous exploration of genealogy and personality in the title track to the sharp and comic ironies of closing number 'Sweet Oblivion', fun and thoughtfulness are found in equal measure.
The band have welcomed another song writer to into the fold. The Kettles – Virginia, Bob and John – plus keyboard player Lee Goulding have all contributed consistently to the previous albums. Bloodlines sees virtuoso fiddler Neil McCartney wielding his pen as effectively as his bow, adding yet another voice to the Merry Hell writing team.
Bloodlines is an album for individual listening and for sharing, for reflection and for dancing and, above all, for singing along. We hope you'll take the opportunity to do all of that!
Merry Hell have been blown away by the responses to their first 3 albums – from reviewers, radio broadcasters, event organizers and whoever cares to share in their unique brand of energized folk-rock. We especially delight in the response of audiences wherever and however we play our songs, as the full-fat electric band or the slimmed down 6-piece acoustic band.
'We Need Each Other Now' - a song for our times. This video was put together by songwriter/ musician and broadcaster George Papavgeris after he received a promotional copy of the song. Not only was he moved to make the video but you can also see George and his band playing a version of the song a mere 2 days after first hearing it!


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For those who missed it, Ted's and Canon hosted exclusive guided photo walks for the inaugural Frankston "Big Picture Fest" in March 2018. All attendees had an opportunity to enter a photo competition for a Canon EOS M100 camera.
Today, we're happy to announce that winner!
A strong and evocative image that captures the vibrancy and colour of the event. It highlights the primal interaction between artist and wall. The colours are rich and saturated, the composition is dynamic, and the angle leads the viewer to focus on the artist's concentration and deftness of his hand movement across the surface of the wall.


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The best children's books of the year
From toddlers to teens, we've got the 16 best kids'reads of the year.
We asked one of Muddy's favourite indie book shops, The Book House just over the border in Thame, to share their picks for toddlers to teens, to give you ample inspiration for small people's Christmas presents. Bookmark this pronto!
BEST FOR TODDLERS
Maisy's Christmas Letters by Lucy Cousins
Classic Maisy, in a book filled with letters to read, cards to send, decorations to hang and more! Maisy is throwing a Christmas party and all her friends are invited…the perfect way for toddlers to join in with the season's excitement.
Flip Flap Frozen by Axel Scheffler
Axel Scheffler's illustrations are a quintessential feature of childhood – and not just because of The Gruffalo! This is the seventh volume in his series of Flip Flap books, where split pages can create 121 crazy creatures and very funny rhymes. Perfectly pitched for toddlers.
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland by Carys Bexington & illustrated by Kate Hindley
The classic Christmas poem is re-worked within Alice's Wonderland, and the reason for the Queen of Hearts' atrocious behaviour ("Off with his head!") is revealed – and cured with Christmas kindness. Clever storytelling combined with Kate Hindley's always wonderful illustrations deliver the perfect seasonal message.
Meerkat Christmas by Emily Gravett
Sunny the meerkat is on a trip around the world, and sending letters and postcards back to his family and friends in the Kalahari – but what could he possibly send them for the perfect Christmas? Lift the flaps, read the letters and then open the big box to find out! Frankly anything Emily Gravett illustrates is gorgeous and this is no exception.
BEST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLERS
Rabbit & Bear: A Bite in the Night by Julian Gough & illustrated by Jim Field
The perfect double-act, Rabbit and Bear are back in their fourth hilarious adventure, trying to solve the mystery of the trees which are going missing from their forest home. Rabbit tries to work it out with his normal levels of hysteria, whilst Bear is calm – and confused. These two are always great fun! Suitable for Key Stage 1.
Station Jim by Louis de Bernieres & illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Louis de Bernieres brings his considerable story-telling skills to children, in this heart-warming story of a mischievous railway dog which unfolds at Christmas. Charmingly illustrated in colour throughout by the ever-wonderful Emma Chichester Clark, it is a glorious little hardback – an absolute gem. Suitable for age 7+.
The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell
A new Katherine Rundell is always eagerly awaited by both staff and customers, she simply cannot write quickly enough! All her books are modern classics, to be savoured. This is a wild, breakneck adventure set in New York city in Rundell's usual sparkling style. Another winner from this extraordinarily talented Oxford author. Suitable for age 9+.
Heroes: Incredible True Stories of Courageous Animals by David Long & illustrated by Kerry Hyndman
For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives. Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even a bear have shown courage and devotion, and this book tells 33 incredible stories of animal heroics, from the team that produced Blue Peter Award-winning book, Survivors.
BEST FOR TWEENS
The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer
A wild ride with all the high-adrenaline action, whip-smart dialogue, and ingenious gadgets you expect from this author. Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day – just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. The first in a new series for age 10+.
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Winner of the Costa Award for her last novel, Hardinge is a unique writer known for the strangeness of her settings. Her latest, a wild place of underwater Gods, focuses on friends Hark and Jelt, scavengers of Godware from the deeps. Peopled with smugglers, fanatics and priests, this is a complex and compelling story of friendship and loyalty. Suitable for ages 12-16.
Poems to Fall in Love With chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell
In this volume Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his very favourite classic and modern poems about love in all its guises. This gorgeously illustrated collection is presented in a handsome little hardback, to match his previous anthology, Poems to Live Your Life By.
Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall & illustrated by Grace Easton & Jessica Smith
A Sunday Times bestseller adapted for younger readers, this helps children to understand key ways in which geography affects how the world works. How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? Why are some countries rich and others poor? These and a host of other difficult questions are confronted in this engaging book. (Adults might learn something too!)
BEST FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The superb Millwood Hargrave's first book for young aduIts, this is a multi-layered, dark and ultimately feminist retelling of the Brides of Dracula. Twins Kizzy and Lil are ripped from their Romani community by the feared Boyar Valkar and taken as slaves. When Kizzy is taken as tribute for the notorious Dragon, Lil and fellow slave Mira set off to find her, on a journey where they encounter the undead, and unleash powerful desires. A gothic tale of hope, bravery, and sisterhood. Suitable for age 13 +.
Perfectly Preventable Deaths by Deirdre Sullivan
A macabre tale set in rural Ireland, this sees twins Madeline and Catlin move to an isolated Irish town, a place where teenage girls have been disappearing for generations. As Catlin falls in love and Madeline unlocks her spooky powers, the sisters realise that Ballyfrann is full of predators. Folky horror, with some graphic scenes. Suitable for age 14 +.
The Toll by Neal Shusterman
The finale of a popular and clever trilogy which started with Scythe, this is set in a world that has conquered death. Think a dystopian fantasy for fans of The Hunger Games. We recommend the whole series. Suitable for age 11+.
The Harm Tree by Rose Edwards
Fantasy world building from this debut author, which has echoes of the Scandinavian Sagas. Torny and Ebba are friends, too young to remember the civil war that tore apart the kingdom. Torny dreams of the glorious warriors of old, while Ebba misses her home, despite the darkness that drove her from it. Old and new religions fight to gain supremacy and the girls are set on different paths, with heart -wrenching consequences. A huge cast of characters including Gods, spirits, shamans and magic workers, this is Game Of Thrones for teens.
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Success At First Go
• At his first attempt, 30-year-old Peter Bontoft, of Laceby, Lincolnshire, with an ERF, drove outstandingly for Conoco Ltd to become overall winner of the Grimsby LDoY......
Terry Makes It Plain Sailing
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The Day The Test Went Pop
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K-HEART SPORTS – 07/21/22 – 0700
MINOT, ND – It will take a second championship to determine the winner of the District 1 and 2 Legion Baseball Tournaments.
District 2 Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot
#1 Surrey def. #3 Burlington, 4-2
#1 Surrey def. #2 Renville County, 5-3
#1 Surrey vs #2 Renville County, 7 pm
District 3 Tournament – Bottineau
Loser Out
#4 Rolla def. #6 Harvey, 17-2
#5 Rugby def. #3 Bottineau, 11-0
#1 Cando def. #2 Velva, 1-0
#5 Rugby def #4 Rolla, 9-1
#2 Velva vs #5 Rugby, 1 pm
#1 Cando vs Velva/Rugby winner, 3:30 pm (if needed, second championship is Friday at 5 pm)
District 1 Tournament – Hettinger
#2 Hazen def. #3 Hettinger-Scranton-Bowman-Lemmon, 3-2 (9)
#2 Hazen def. #1 Garrison, 10-7 (8)
#1 Garrison vs #2 Hazen, 1:30 pm MT
West Region Tournament – Bismarck
Play In
#9 Watford City Walleye def. #8 Dickinson Volunteers, 13-6
#2 Bismarck Senators vs #7 Jamestown Blues, 11 am
#3 Bismarck Reps vs #6 Minot Metros, 1:30 pm
#1 Mandan A's vs #9 Watford City Walleyes, 4 pm
#4 Bismarck Capitals vs #5 Williston Oilers, 6:30 pm
Class AA
Mandan Chiefs 5, Grand Forks Royals 4
Grand Forks Royals 10, Mandan Chiefs 9
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The soaring home run Byron Buxton hit in the All-Star game served as the winning run for the AL team and another signature moment in an uneven career for Minnesota's multi-skilled center fielder. Just being there was the bigger deal. Buxton's first appearance at baseball's midsummer showcase probably meant as much to him as any player ever selected, given how early struggles and untimely injuries prolonged the wait until his eighth major league season. Appearing in 73 of 94 games for the Twins before the break while avoiding the injured list was a significant step forward for the 28-year-old.
"I know what I'm capable of doing. Just staying on the field is the biggest situation," Buxton said last week before leaving for Los Angeles, where he starred for the AL squad on Tuesday night. When Buxton hurt his right knee on April 15 and missed five games in a row, his outlook for a healthy season was considerably dimmed. As the soreness and swelling persisted, the Twins carefully scheduled days off. Having Buxton in the lineup for two-thirds of the time, they figured, was better than an aggravation and a subsequent month-long absence. "It's been a strenuous, truly 24-hour-a-day job for him to take the field each day," manager Rocco Baldelli said. "He's not looking for any breaks right now. He's trying to take the field."
Buxton is batting only .161 in July, with 23 strikeouts in 61 plate appearances. Playing in 14 of 15 games this month is the more important number for the Twins, particularly considering his career-high 23 home runs and Gold Glove-caliber defense in center. He's on pace for 126 games, which would be the most for him since 2017. "Buck's doing pretty well, but it's still going to be something we're going to have to pay attention to going forward," Baldelli said. "If there's 12 days, 14 days in a row? At this point, he's going to play most of those games. I don't think he's playing all those days if there's no days off built in."
The Twins, who have a two-game lead in the AL Central on Cleveland and a three-game edge over Chicago, will need Buxton as much as possible to stay in front. "You just make sure you're being smart and being the best person you can be to give your best version that you can, day in and day out," said Buxton, who signed a seven-year, $100 million contract last December. "Days are good, days are bad, but each and every day for me is a good opportunity to try and get a win for my teammates."
When Baldelli announced to the Twins earlier this month that Buxton and first baseman Luis Arraez had been named to the All-Star team, the sense of accomplishment after all the setbacks he's endured caused Buxton to choke up a bit in the moment. Having his family accompany him to Los Angeles to soak up the festivities was another experience to treasure, particularly his father, Felton Buxton. When Buxton celebrates a home run or a clutch hit with his teammates, he pumps his arm up and down the way a kid will signal to a truck driver to sound the horn. That's an ode to his father's occupation and a nod to the memory of making that same motion to his dad when he pulled up to their home in rural southwest Georgia at the end of the work day. Felton Buxton giddily told his son last week he was taking a dozen baseballs to Los Angeles for signatures from the stars. "He's excited," Buxton said. "For me, that's what makes me happy. That's all that matters."


Kurt Zabel never forgot what it was like to play baseball against teams from southern states, where it's warm all year and players aren't limited by practice in the offseason.
The owner of Sioux Falls' newest baseball training facility played baseball for North Dakota State University in college.
Zabel opened his northern Sioux Falls practice facility on Saturday, providing about 12,600 square feet of indoor space for athletes to build up baseball and softball skills year-round, including those snowy winter months.
D-BAT is a locally owned franchise and part of a growing national chain. Zabel discovered the company on social media. One visit to the company's Texas headquarters was enough to convince him he wanted to bring the business to Sioux Falls.
D-BAT is unique as a national company because of the quality of its indoor practice areas, Zabel said.
Visitors to Zabel's newly remodeled space will encounter a spacious interior the size of a small airplane hanger.
Vaulted warehouse ceilings allow plenty of vertical space for flying baseballs and softballs. The area is big enough to allow for 10 different cages, including a pitching cage with a full mound. Another section of the facility offers a 3,300 square foot practice area that can be opened up for running drills.
Hitters can track and analyze their swing statistics with technology installed in the batting cages, and a hit tracker allows them to see how their ball flight would fare in any major league ballpark of their choice, Zabel said.
Opening D-BAT training center is the realization of a lifelong passion for Zabel. After playing in college, Zabel continued to coach others in the sport. He heads the baseball program for Tea Area School District and helped start Tea's Legion program, he said.
D-BAT sells credits to baseball and softball players, who can then use the credits to access the various cages. The company also sells gear and merchandise in its pro shop.
The practice facility offers two tiers of memberships. A gold membership package includes discounts on clinics and lessons, as well as cage rentals. Gold members get 15 credits per day to use. A platinum membership package and comes with all the benefits of a gold membership, plus unlimited credits.
D-BAT is open to players of all skill levels. Zabel hopes his business can be a resource for players who want to take their skills to the next level.


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In addition, he says the Raiders could bring in a quarterback this April, but it would not be likely until Day 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft. "We are not done with this process".
Kingsbury said Rosen has been "phenomenal" amid the ongoing speculation. "The one thing that I've appreciated about him the most since we drafted him, the kid has an unbelievable amount of mental toughness", he said.
With what sounds like a renewed commitment to Rosen, the Cardinals might be turning their attention to Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa, viewed by many as the best player in this draft class. The GM wouldn't rule out a trade, noting that it always hinges on the haul back and the opportunity cost in missing out on what in this draft would be the Cardinals' best player on the board. "I like to do deals", Keim said.
Added Keim, "We've had good dialogue". As the draft creeps closer, the probability of adding one of the two best players in all of the SEC last season falling to the Buccaneers continues to increase, much to the joy and praise of the entire city of Tampa Bay. Last year's No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield, by the way, received $32 million.


Mr. Douglass is a member of the Kiwanis club of Atlanta, president of the Initiative for Affordable Housing Inc. board, and a member of the Garden Hills Civic Association. He has run the Peachtree Road Race every year since 1985.
When a construction worker is killed or injured on a project, the remedy typically involves workers' compensation or liability insurance. So, how could it result in a breach of contract claim? The answer lies in the facts of a recent noteworthy Georgia case. Estate of Mack Pitts v. City of Atlanta, et al, 323 Ga. App. 70, 746 S.E.2d 698 (2013).


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2019 Was The Year The Female Gaze Came To Hollywood
We've spent enough time worrying about the male gaze.
Scarlett Harris
WhimnDecember 24, 201910:15am
Get it, girls. Image: RoadshowSource:Whimn
This year saw a revolution of sorts.
In my screening of The Nightingale, an Australian film directed by Jennifer Kent of The Babadook fame, about an Irish convict and an Aboriginal tracker in colonial Tasmania, people were crying and one woman even walked out during a particularly harrowing rape and murder scene. I consider myself to have a pretty strong stomach for that kind of violence, but even I had a hard time with much of The Nightingale's confronting racist and gendered violence.
'The Nightingale' had audiences sick with shock. Image: SuppliedSource:Whimn
In contrast to some of the more gratuitous violence that permeates most pop culture, Kent's depiction of it through the female gaze of heroine Clare, felt honest and indicative of the violence was rampant during that time and which continues today.
But what is the female gaze? It's a feminist film criticism term that surmises that a piece of pop culture is from the female gaze if it was created by a woman, about women and/or for women.
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The female gaze is stark in the Netflix series Unbelievable, based on the true story about a recanted—yet still true—rape allegation. It juxtaposes teenager Marie's (Kaitlyn Dever) experience of reporting a rape and being disbelieved and re-traumatised at every turn, with the sensitive and competent investigation of that same rapist several years later by Detectives Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) and Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette). Flashbacks to the rape are told through distorted, blurred scenes that recall the hazy memory of the victims, and the portrayal of a rape kit is seldom seen on film. The scene in which the rapist is dehumanised as DNA samples are taken from his naked, clinically-filmed body upon his arrest, just as his victims were throughout their ordeals, is the female gaze at work.
But it's not just sexual violence that women creators turn the female gaze to.
The instantly iconic Hustlers scene occurs about five minutes into Lorene Scafaria's movie about stripper scammers: Jennifer Lopez struts onto the stage in a barely there silver bodysuit, discarding her matching jacket and hat to reveal her enviable body and pole-dancing skills to the strains of Fiona Apple's 'Criminal'. We see her striptease not through the eyes of the drunk finance bros with money to burn pre-financial crisis, but through those of Destiny (Constance Wu), the ingenue stripper who gazes at Lopez's Ramona in equal parts adoration and admiration. Destiny doesn't want to fuck Ramona—though that is definitely part of the subtext, at least in the early stages of the film—so much as be Ramona.
Hustlers eschews the male gaze through techniques such as strobing lights and the camera never lingering on a single woman's body parts for too long in the club, coupled with the female bonding and focus on motherhood and found family that occurs outside its walls.
The more serious themes of motherhood, sex work, financial insecurity, sexism and racism are hidden behind the strip club's private room's curtain of a campy romp. But like Ramona's determined look as she grits her teeth or Destiny's eye rolls as she dances for finance bros, the female gaze doesn't always have to address those issues in a series tone: this shit happens every day. If we didn't laugh about and take advantage of it some of the time, we'd be crying in hopelessness all of the time.
Netflix's GLOW takes this stance, too. By using the traditionally titillating format of women's wrestling in the 1980s, GLOW subverts the male gaze of the industry to examine women reclaiming their bodies after childbirth and divorce, deciding they don't want to put their bodies through that, abortion, injury, and the female bonding that takes place throughout.
'GLOW' is Girl power at its best. Image: NetflixSource:Whimn
If the female gaze isn't only used to rubberneck at trauma then, similarly, it's not only women who possess it.
There's a sex scene in If Beale Street Could Talk that takes place from the female character Tish's (KiKi Layne) perspective, her eyes lingering on her male lover Fonny's (Stephan James) body as he puts on a record and then undresses in front of her.
"I showed [a version of the scene] to a few of my female friends who are directors," director Barry Jenkins said, "and they all said, 'this is great. I know you're trying to tell the story from the female point of view so you're staying with her, but if that were a woman at the record player, you would be objectifying her right now. So you need to objectify him."
The sex scene in 'If Beale Street Could Talk' got a lot right. Image: SuppliedSource:Whimn
The female gaze is also looking at past pop culture in a new light. Jennifer's Body was panned upon its release ten years ago, but in the #MeToo movement is enjoying a reexamination about sexual assault, female friendships and the objectification of women.
Jennifer's Body was marketed to young men, just like Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad seemed to be. Cut to the female gazey Birds of Prey trailer, a preview of next year's Quinn vehicle about her sisterhood with the titular group of ragtag superheroines and her breakup with the toxic Joker. Written and directed by and starring women, Birds of Prey is sure to help usher in the female gaze to the next decade of pop culture.
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