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Ringwood, England
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Cider Cottages
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The Burley Inn
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Original White Hart by Marston's Inns
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Dunnroaming
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Becketts Southsea
Southsea, England
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Blue Star House
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Southseaa Inn
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Ashbys
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Liss Budget Rooms
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Reginald Budget Rooms
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Acapulco Rooms
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Southsea Rocks Hotel
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Bramshott Budget Rooms
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The Jolly Sailor
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Jessie Budget Accommodation
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Stockbridge, England
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The Three Cups Inn
Located in Stockbridge, The Three Cups Inn is in a rural location, a 4-minute drive from Danebury...
The Peat Spade Inn
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Bridge Street House
Winchester, England
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Westgate Winchester
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Wykeham Arms
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The King Alfred Pub
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No.5 Bridge Street
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The Old Vine
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St John's Croft
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Esme's Bed and Breakfast
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Hamble Retreat Boutique Bed and Breakfast
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Sean Packard: What was the inspiration behind the music, concept, and costumes of your group Revolutionary Snake Ensemble?
Ken Field: The project got started very casually as a spontaneous improvisational group to play for a party, without any repertoire. Just a bunch of people getting together with horns and percussion to do something a little unusual I guess - not a traditional jazz group but more free improvisation and rhythmically based ideas. It developed over many years and took a couple of specific directions - it didn't start out with a focus on New Orleans second line brass band music, but that's where it ended up by a process of evolution. The New Orleans culture was a separate interest of mine and the instrumentation matched what people in New Orleans brass bands were doing, so it was, in some ways, a natural progression. I have an interest in Latin American and African rhythms, and so that also was a good fit with second line and funk grooves.. Free improv and some other modern compositional elements have entered into Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's style from my work with Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and with other improvisationally-based projects.
SP: What is the composition process for this group like? Is it primarily composed or improvised?
KF: It's a combination. I bring in pieces, some of which are traditional tunes or unusual covers, and some of which are my originals. I often arrange the non-original pieces by first composing a new bass line and maybe some harmonic modifications. I use a similar process for the pieces I write - I'll come up with a bass line, a melody, and changes, but the arrangements of the piece tend to be spontaneous in performance or in a recording session. I don't specify a full-fledged arrangement in most cases, but instead I listen to how the piece is developing in performance and make real-time decisions. I'll sometimes include melodic harmonies on the charts, but often leave that open to allow for spontaneous creativity on the part of the musicians, which makes it a very fun project for them. We typically have four or five horns, bass and/or tuba, and drums. Because there's no chording instrument, there is tremendous flexibility harmonically. There's no restraint based on the voicings a keyboardist or guitarist would be playing, so we create our own harmonic structures that might be different every time we perform the piece. While the individual musicians have a lot of freedom, I direct the improvisation in terms of who's playing at a particular time, what kind of rhythms they're playing, or whether it's an energetic part or a legato part - and that can be very different each time we perform a particular piece.
SP: It sounds very spontaneous and organic.
KF: It makes it fun and wide open for the musicians because we're not playing the same thing over and over. I enjoy it and the musicians that I've worked with have said that they really dig this project.
SP: Well it certainly shows in the music and the videos I've checked out, it looks like a really fun group.
KF: One of the musicians who has played with us called it "fun yet deep". I like that. It's interesting for me because it contrasts with some of my other projects like Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, which is very compositionally based.
KF: Yes very much so. I visited this space coincidentally. I have a history of layering saxophones and also performing in resonant spaces, and this space seemed to have a lot of potential. I realized that it is big enough so the people who are performing, if I spread them all around the space, wouldn't all hear each other. I thought it would be an interesting concept to have a performance where the performers don't actually all hear each other, but hear each other indirectly: each player would hear their neighbors, and then the neighbors will hear their neighbors, so indirectly everyone is influenced by every other musician.
SP: That's a very interesting idea.
KF: There aren't a lot of spaces where this is the case. It took about a year before I was able to talk to the people over there, and they were very interested in doing it and gave me the go ahead a few weeks later.
SP: So how is this composition process different from some of the other stuff that you've been doing? How did you conceive this idea?
KF: Well it remains to be seen because I still have a lot of work to do on it, but I have gathered some key ideas. Because everyone won't hear each other there are some very significant problems that need to be addressed. How do you compose a piece for people that won't all hear each other?
One idea I had was that each musician has an iPhone with a metronome, and they're all communicating by Wi-Fi or bluetooth so they can see the pulse on their iPhone, but I decided I didn't want to risk potential technological issues the night of the performance. I also thought that it would not be a good fit for this kind of open and resonant space, and that using a more open compositional approach might be better.
I will give each performer a series of melodic phrases, similar to the Terry Riley piece, In C, but each performer will have a different set of melodic phrases, some of which will just be long tones. They'll be able to decide during the performance when they proceed to the next melodic phrase based on what they are hearing around them - what they are hearing their neighbors playing. So the compositional process will be coming up with that series of melodic phrases for each of the eleven performers and coming up with them in such a way that a) they all work together no matter when they're played, but b) they're not boring and there's some development in the piece from start to finish.
It will be challenging to do that, and it will also be challenging because I won't be able to hear the piece until we're there performing it. It remains to be seen how successful this will be, but I'm very optimistic. I have some very specific ideas about the music and the specific players that I want to invite to help me realize this concept. It's experimental, and with any kind of experiment you don't know what's going to happen until you do it, so that makes it exciting.
KF: I don't think I'm the first person to think of doing something like this, but I think it has some validity in terms of being a little bit different.
SP: You have another very cool gig that's pretty unique, this being the Sesame Street soundtracks. What was this project like and how did it come about?
KF: That's something that I'm not doing anymore but happened for about ten years. I was fortunate to write quite a number of pieces for Sesame Street - musical pieces that accompanied short animations. I'll tell you first that it's incredibly fun and gratifying just as you'd imagine, and part of the reason is that the producer there specifically said, 'don't write music (and said the same thing about the animation actually) that will talk down to the kids, treat them as if they're adults. Write how you normally do.' So the music I wrote was music that I would write for adults, and I have adapted some of the music for Revolutionary Snake Ensemble or put on some of my solo CDs. It was really fun and I feel very fortunate to have done it.
It came about through my wife, animator Karen Aqua. She sadly passed away in 2011. She was asked to do animation for Sesame Street and asked me to work with her on the soundtracks as I had done on many of her films. We did roughly twenty pieces, mostly during the 90's.


General autonomous agents must be able to operate in previously unseen worlds with large state spaces. To operate successfully in such worlds, the agents must maintain their own models of the environment, based on concept sets that are several orders of magnitude smaller. For adaptive agents, those concept sets cannot be fixed, but must adapt continuously to new situations. This, in turn, requires mechanisms for forming and preserving those concepts that are critical to successful decision-making, while removing others. In this paper we compare four general algorithms for learning and decision-making: (i) standard Q-learning, (ii) deep Q-learning, (iii) single-agent local Q-learning, and (iv) single-agent local Q-learning with improved concept formation rules. In an experiment with a state space larger than 232, it was found that a single-agent local Q-learning agent with improved concept formation rules performed substantially better than a similar agent with less sophisticated concept formation rules and slightly better than a deep Q-learning agent.


Roger was almost as well known for his interviews with musicians as he was for his radio shows, especially towards the end of his career. Many artists would often specifically ask for Roger to conduct interviews as they knew with his musical knowledge the questions would always be relevant and intuitive.
Roger was a huge Beatles fan and he did numerous radio documentaries on the band for the American radio syndicate Westwood 1. This included the epic 9 part series 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - A History of the Beatles Years 1962-1970' which Roger produced with Mark Lewisohn. Each part focused on an individual year and even today I think you'd struggle to find a more comprehensive account of the Beatles.
When Roger passed away the following tribute went out that day on Capital Radio and they played 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen at the top of every hour all day. The following week, Andy Peebles presented Roger's usual Sunday evening Radio 1 slot and he played the songs Roger had chosen for his final ever show but was too unwell to broadcast. Andy did a great job getting all 65 tracks unedited into the 3 hours which was a fitting musical tribute to Roger.
In 2009 Bob Harris included this 1 hour tribute to mark the 20th anniversary of Roger's death. Bob was a great friend and admirer of Roger and in Bob's own words 'for me, Roger Scott was the best DJ who ever walked the planet'. When Roger got ill he received sackfuls of mail from his listeners wishing him well and giving him support. I've included a letter below from Richard Simmonds which Richard read out at Roger's memorial concert at Abbey Road. I think it perfectly sums up the relationship Roger had with his listeners. Shortly before Roger passed away he did an interview for Radio 1 about his career in the radio industry which provides the perfect book end for a life dedicated to great music.
On the 7th December 1989 there was a memorial concert held at Abbey Road studios in Roger's honour presented by Alan Freeman. Artists who Roger had struck up friendships with throughout his career played musical tributes including Cliff Richard, Chris Rea, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Mark Germino. Plus many of his friends and colleagues gave some truly heartfelt speeches in remembrance.


God of War IV spotted on composer's resume, OH GAWD!
According to the resume of composer Timothy Williams, the God of War series will continue with God of War IV, and he's supplying the tunes. The game was spotted on Williams' listed projects, and a whirlwind of giddy speculation has swept cleanly through the Internet since.
This isn't the first bit of God of War IV news we've seen. Almost exactly two years ago, the game was mentioned, and more recently PSM3 claimed it would arrive this year, with co-op included.
All signs point toward this game being real, but that's hardly surprising considering how popular Kratos' violent exploits are. Expect this new dribble to become an outpouring in the run up to E3.


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Petacchi now an Omega Pharma Quick Step rider, will make racing debut in one week's time
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New lead out man for Cavendish is motivated: "To get back in the game with this great team is an incredible feeling"
Multiple Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España stage winner Alessandro Petacchi can officially don an Omega Pharma Quick Step jersey as of today, with the August 1st transfer deadline enabling him to complete his move to the Belgian squad.
The Italian quit the Lampre Merida team in April of this year, reportedly unhappy with his salary and conditions there, but claiming that he needed to dedicate more of his life to his family and also to seek new challenges. He initially announced his retirement but was soon linked to a move to the Omega Pharma Quick Step team.
That transfer was blocked by the UCI but in mid-July team manager Patrick Lefevere confirmed that Petacchi was on the wish list and that he would be able to compete with the team from August 1st, as per UCI rules.
Now 39 years of age, the sprinter is slowing slightly with age but has an important new role to play: being part of the leadout team of Mark Cavendish, who has felt that he needs more oomph in the buildup to final sprints.
"It's going to be a lovely moment," Petacchi said of his debut with the squad. "In my career I've been lucky enough to experience some extreme thrills. To get back in the game so close to turning 40 with this great team is, however, an incredible feeling."
Thanking Lefevere and the team's board, he confirmed that he will make his racing start on August 8th in the Kortrijk criterium. After that, he will compete in a similar event two days later before then beginning the Eneco Tour on August 12th.
"That will be a perfect race to get back into the swing of things after an inactive period," he said. "It may take me a while to get back into a competitive rhythm, but I can't wait to get started."
Petacchi has been racing in the pro peloton since 1996. In addition to notching up almost fifty Grand Tour stage wins, he has also won races such as Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Tours, as well as the points classification in each of the three week events.
More recently, his win rate has tapered off with age, but helping Cavendish and others is a new motivation and one which replaces ambitions of personal success.
"I joined this team to take on a different role, to be a team player, especially when it comes to the sprints," he explained. "The primary objective is to be useful to the team when necessary and to put my experience to the service of the younger riders."
He's also looking forward to the mood on the team, something which he feels will keep his motivation strong. "I haven't had much contact for the moment, but I have to say that the impression I get as an outside observer is that of a very tight knit team with a great staff," he said.
"You can also tell there is a great team spirit. When the team embraced Matteo Trentin after his victory in the Tour, that is a beautiful example of it."
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Harp Making in
Late-Georgian London
At the end of the eighteenth century, after the French Revolution, the centre of pedal-harp making moved from Paris to London. There, building on the work of its Bavarian originators and Parisian developers, mainly immigrant makers elevated the instrument to new musical, technical, and decorative heights, and placed it in the hands and salons of the British upper classes and aristocracy. Until recently, the story of harp making in England has been dominated by the Erard family who built about 7,000 of an estimated 15,000 harps made in London during the nineteenth century; some 20 other makers have been all but forgotten.
This book, the story of harp making in late-Georgian England, assesses the role and consumption of the harp in society whilst describing its decorative and technical development. Forgotten makers and their innovations are identified. Through the lens of newly discovered documents and the reinterpretation of others, Jacob Erat's manufactories are reconstructed. His working methods, illustrative of those used in the wider industry, are rediscovered, and employees and suppliers are revealed anew.
Mike Baldwin
Author / Historian/ Harp Maker
Harp for the Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal
In 1843, Alexander Blazdell presented a small harp to the then four-year-old Princess Victoria, the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria. The instrument and its accessories were described in the contemporary press.
'Harp for the Princess Royal', Domestic Journal, no. 22, vol. 1, 1 December 1849.
This is an unusual instrument, made specifically for the Princess Royal with particularly rich decoration and bespoke accessories. Its making was an attempt by Blazdell to associate with the trend-setting monarchy, and by this connection to be become a favoured makers with the aristocracy, upper- and middle-classes. The harp came to light some years ago and was acquired by a London antique musical instrument dealer who sold it at auction in 2018. Blazdell's motivation was not purely altruistic. He gift was something of a last-ditch move by a weary businessman who recognised that failure and bankruptcy were just around the corner.
In 1844, the maker launched a lawsuit against Frederick Chatterton, a well-known harpist, to recover £250. In return for agreeing to promote Blazdell's harps, Chatteron had received £100 in cash, a harp worth £150, and commission for each harp sold. The contract stated that should the harpist promote another maker's instrument, he would be obliged to return the cash advance and the harp.Chatterton breached the contract but refused to return either.The court found in favour of Blazdell for the full amount. By January 1845, Blazdell was in debtor's prison. Bankruptcy was common amongst harp makers and Blazdell was in good company. Erat, his former employer, only avoided a similar catastrophe after selling a number of properties, and Schwieso, a competitor had two spells in debtor's prison, dying in the workhouse. At this time, debtor's prison allowed inmate to leave during the day to continue their work in the hope they'd trade their way out of debt. Blazdell appears to have done this. However, by 1851 he was again bankrupt, though this time he avoided prison. By 1856 he was working with his son, now selling, hiring, tuning, and repairing pianos. Blazdell died in 1864 following a short illness.
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Waushara County volunteer program loses 50% of drivers during pandemic
A volunteer program in Waushara County that helps veterans, people 60-years-old or older, or people with disabilities has had 50 percent of its volunteers resign during the pandemic.
By: Jon Erickson
WAUSHARA COUNTY (NBC 26) — A volunteer program in Waushara County that helps veterans, people 60-years-old or older, or people with disabilities has had 50 percent of its volunteers resign during the pandemic.
The program offers rides, mostly to medical appointments.
"I find it very rewarding... you're doing something for the community, and for people in general," said Dellos Gaatz, a volunteer driver in the program.
People might request a ride because they have never driven on their own, or might no longer drive due to "dementia or another illness, maybe they've had a stroke," said Debbie Paavola, the director of Waushara County's Aging Department.
Fewer drivers in the program has meant that not all ride requests can be honored.
"Just recently, I've had a few that I've had to say, 'I'm so sorry, we just can't get you there, we just don't have the people, the volunteers,'" said Mary Mlodzik, the County transportation specialist.
Some, but not all, of the driver resignations were due to concerns about the possibility of COVID-19 exposure, Paavola said.
Waushara County is not alone in the struggle with fewer volunteer drivers.
"...[T]here are substantial transportation challenges for older adults and people with disabilities," Carrie Diamond, of the National Aging & Disability Transportation Center, said in an email.
"Volunteer driver programs are critical to these areas and continue to struggle to attract volunteers..."
The Waushara County volunteer driver program and a separate County minibus program provide about 5,500 annual trips, Paavola said.
With more volunteers, the denied trips in the county could have been avoided, Paavola said. More information on the program is available here.
"I hope there's someone to drive me when I can't drive... and I know that's coming, so that's why I do it, too," said Gaatz, the volunteer driver.
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Nextcloud 20 available
Nextcloud is an open-source application, which allows you to host files in the cloud. With the possibility to see having all the files available anywhere and at any time. Also, a few days ago the annual conference of the project was held, and immediately after it was announced the launch of Nextcloud 20. Possibly the most interesting version of the last ones announced by the developers.
Similarly, Nextcloud is becoming a self-hosted productivity solution. With which it no longer depends on the large clouds of services from the giants of the IT sector.
On the other hand, the name with which it should be called would be "Nextcloud Hub" is the name of the suite since the release of version 18. The latest version of Nextcloud, incorporates some important additions to the platform.
Nextcloud 20: What's new?
The latest version of Nextcloud, including new features and improvements, should be big enough. With the goal that all users of previous versions of Nextcloud have to fight for the upgrade.
The new version of Nextcloud, include a new dashboard that replaces (only if you want). To the file application as default section when accessing Nextcloud. Also, the new dashboard is focused on the configurable modules so they can visualize the most important sections for the user. For example, upcoming events in the calendar, mention of email or social networks, and recommended files.
On the other hand, the three most important features of Nextcloud 20 are:
A new panel that provides an excellent starting point for the day It also includes more than a dozen widgets ranging from Twitter and Github to Moodle and Zammad already available.
The search was unified and brings together search results from Nextcloud applications and external services such as Gitlab, Jira, and Discourse in one place.
The talk introduced the bridge to other platforms, including MS Teams, Slack, IRC, Matrix, and a dozen others.
On the other hand, it incorporates improvements in the application.
Files that allow you to add a description to public link shares.
Flow adds push notifications and webhooks so that other web applications can easily integrate with Nextcloud.
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Nextcloud is multiplatform to allow working from a computer or a mac. Also for phones or tablets, either Apple or Android.
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Police to set up social media lab, cyber cell in all districts
Jan 18, 2022, 04:12 (IST)
The state police will soon establish cyber cell and dedicated social media lab in every district to control increasing number of offences that involve social media.
Man sits in as proxy at SRPF exam, caught
TNN / Dec 14, 2021, 04:12 (IST)
Pune: proxy writer for police examination nabbed
The Swargate police on Sunday arrested Sajjan Kapurchand Gusinge (28), a resident of Ambad in Jalna, on the charge of appearing as a proxy for a candidate from Beed in the Mumbai police's recruitment test at an examination center in Maharshinagar here.
Afghan woman activist seeks global support to end Pakistan's proxy war in Afghanistan
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A leading woman activist from Afghanistan Khalida Nawabi with other Afghan women and child rights' activists participated in a wide discussion on 'Save Afghan Girls' on the 'International Day of the Girl Child' in Virginia, US. Nawabi lambasted Pakistan for its proxy war in Afghanistan and sought the world's help to stop its interference in Afghanistan affairs for regional peace and tranquility. Khalida Nawabi, activist, even alerted the world powers that if Pakistan's sponsorship of the Taliban does not stop there will be harmful consequences than 9/11.Afghan woman activist seeks global support to end Pakistan's proxy war in Afghanistan
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Mary Trump book: "No one is less equipped than my uncle to manage" current situation
This combination photo shows the cover art for "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man", left, and a portrait of author Mary L. Trump, Ph.D. The book, written by the niece of President Donald J. Trump, was originally set for release on July 28, but will now arrive on July 14. (Simon & Schuster, left, and Peter Serling/Simon & Schuster via AP)
By: Associated Press and Scripps National
President Donald Trump's niece offers a devastating portrayal of her uncle in a new book. Mary Trump writes that a "perfect storm of catastrophes" have exposed the president at his worst. Early copies of the book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," slated for publication next week, became available on Tuesday.
She writes that the coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of an economic depression and deepening social divides have brought out the "worst effects" of Trump's "pathologies."
Multiple media outlets, including CNN and the New York Times, are reporting on details from the book, including that Mary Trump alleges President Trump paid to have someone take the SAT for him.
She says the combination of emergencies are problems that "no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage."
Mary Trump is the daughter of Trump's eldest brother Fred Trump Jr., who died in 1981.
Trump's other brother Robert, filed injunctions to stop the publication of the book. Robert Trump's lawyers argued Mary Trump had agreed not to publish such a book without permission from the family. Last week, a New York court ruled the book could be released.


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US Girl Scouts Use Internet to Sell Cookies
From left, Girl Scout Troop 2398 members Sara Paget, Nora Nowicki and Olivia Shea peddle cookies at a retail shop in Arlington, Va., Feb. 22, 2015. (Carol Guensburg / VOA)
Each year at this time, Girl Scouts of the USA raises money for its programs through cookie sales. Last weekend, girls across the United States were busy selling cookies for the fundraiser.
The girls went door to door in some neighborhoods or set up sales booths, stands, near the entrances of friendly stores. They sell chocolate-covered "Thin Mints," shortbread, peanut butter-filled "Tagalongs" and other tasty treats.
More than two million school-aged American girls belong to the Girl Scouts. The youth organization seeks to build character and good citizenship among its members. It does this through a combination of service projects and outdoor activities.
Most of the group's members are involved in the cookie fundraiser. So are more than 800,000 adults -- most of them parents of the scouts. Together they sell about 200 million boxes of cookies a year. That adds up to about $800 million in sales.
Each of the 112 scout councils, or local groups, sets its own prices, averaging $4 a box. Each council also sets its own sales period, which extends from January into April.
Selling girl scouts cookies online
For the first time, the Girl Scouts are using the Internet to sell their products, a move that earned them praise from Fast Company. The media firm named the scouts in its Top 10 most innovative nonprofit groups for "showing girls technology is about more than texting."
Marissa Driscoll works at the Girl Scouts' New York office. She says it is too soon to measure the effect of online sales. A Digital Cookie "finder" app directs buyers to sales booths, such as the one set up last month by Troop 2398 at a small market in Arlington, Virginia.
"Would you like to buy some cookies?" asked eight-year-old Olivia Shea. She spoke as she smiled and waved her arm across brightly colored cookie boxes.
Nora Nowicki and Lia Musser, both 9 years old, worked on collecting money from customers. "Count one more time," Nora urged as they put down dollar bills they had just been given. The mother of one scout motioned to the girls. "Thank you for buying cookies!" they said.
Money management and people skills are among five main lessons, or areas of education, connected with the cookie program. One side of each box advertises those skills, including goal setting, decision-making and business ethics.
If a customer orders cookies instead of buying from a sales table, it usually takes a few weeks for the boxes to arrive. But this year, customers who order the most popular cookie, "Thin Mints," might have to wait a bit longer than usual. Some areas of the country have experienced a shortage of Thin Mints.
The Girl Scout website lists the five most popular cookies. After Thin Mints come Samoas, also known as Caramel deLites , follow by Peanut Butter Patties or Tagalongs , then come Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwiches, and finally Shortbread or Trefoils. Different names are used in different parts of the country.
Demand for Girl Scout cookies has been growing since the program's earliest days.
It all started back in 1933, when the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia Council sold home-baked cookies at a local company for 23 cents a box. Later, the Girl Scout Federation of Greater New York sold commercially made cookies. In 1936, the national organization began asking a commercial baker to manufacture the treats for nationwide sales.
Today, the Girl Scouts organization pays two companies to produce 12 kinds of cookies. They include two new gluten-free treats – Toffee-tastic and Trios – and Rah-Rah Raisin, an oatmeal cookie with dried fruit and Greek yogurt-flavored pieces.
While the cookies are sold only in limited areas, the Girl Scouts recognize the cookie program's influence worldwide. The website says the cocoa in Thin Mints, Samoas and peanut butter-filled Tagalongs comes from "conflict-free," responsible sources.
"Our bakers are required to provide assurance that cocoa sourced for Girl Scout cookies is child- and slave-labor free," it says. "… Our bakers are also working with third-party organizations focused on creating a sustainable marketplace that rewards cocoa farmers who prohibit unethical practices."
The organization has "a responsibility to provide leadership on the topic of slave labor and human trafficking," it adds. "We are committed to using our powerful voice and brand wherever possible to affect change in this area."
Scouting is about leadership, top Girl Scout officials say. Last weekend, with all eyes on sales, a few girls may have been chasing a record set last year by Katie Francis. The 12-year-old from Oklahoma sold a record total of 21,477 boxes.
Where does the money from cookie sales go? After paying the bakers, all the profit, on average 65 to 75 percent of the retail price, stays with the local councils and troops. The money is used to support activities such as crafts, technology training, service projects, field trips and camping.
As the Girl Scout website says, "Every cookie has a mission: to help girls do great things."
I'm Anne Ball.
VOA's Carol Guensburg wrote this story. Anne Ball wrote it for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
fundraiser – n. a social event held to raise or collect money for an aid group, political party or school.
sales – n. the act of selling something
character - n. the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves.
box –n. something to put things into; a container, usually made or paper or wood
ethics – n. rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally right and wrong
commercial – adj. related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services
gluten-free – adj. free from gluten, which is a substance in wheat and flour that holds dough together. Some people have allergies to gluten.


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Virginia adopts NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
To meet the skills gap, Commonwealth of Virginia on August 31, became the first state to formally adopt National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework and incorporate it into existing cybersecurity education and hiring efforts.
The NICE Framework provides a common language to speak about cyber roles and jobs, and helps define personal requirements in cybersecurity. It is comprised of three components namely categories, specialty areas, and work roles and its key audience consists of employers, workers, training and certification providers, education providers, and technology providers.
The federal framework acts as a catalyst for firms and industry sectors with shared needs for a cyber-workforce. Employers can use the framework to provide guidance for Virginia's workforce education and training partners.
The NICE framework has been adopted by Virginia's K-12 career technical education programs and community college system, that allows the state to align secondary and post-secondary education and training to support the growing demand for the cluster of cyber security occupations.
To endorse the guideline, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said, "Adding this framework to our current efforts led by the Secretaries of Technology, Education, Commerce and Trade, and Administration will strengthen the commonwealth's ability to address the high demand for skilled cyber security professionals and enhance our position as a global leader in cyber security", while adding "Virginia has one of the highest concentrations of cyber professionals in the country, but we need to continue to evolve our workforce education and training efforts to support Virginia's businesses as they work to meet the challenges of data security and integrity and thwart compromising cyberattacks".
Virginia Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson told Statescoop, "Everything we do in the cyber world, through the CIO, CISO — Nelson [Moe] and Mike [Watson] — all of it somehow ties back and has a nexus to that [2014] framework".
In an email to Statescoop, NICE Director Rodney Petersen said, "the organization does not track which states have adopted the NICE Framework or to what extent — only that there are anecdotes of states having referenced it".
Development of the NICE Framework was done in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a national focused resource that categorizes and describes cybersecurity work.
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Belgian and German defence ministers meet in Brussels
Date of publication Apr 19, 2021
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On April 19, 2021, the Belgian and German defence ministers, Ludivine Dedonder and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, met in person for the very first time.
They discussed the close bilateral collaborations and current political issues such as:
the withdrawal of the Belgian and German forces from Afghanistan,
the reinforcement of European defence in the four baskets discussed in the important guiding document of the Strategic Compass: crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships,
the cooperation in EU PESCOPermanent Structured Cooperation projects in particular in the medical and logisitic fields,
the importance of the current NATO reflexion process and the connections with the Strategic Compass to avoid duplications and enhance cooperation,
national challenges of modernizing the army, in particular to attract new recruits and retain them; the development of a cyber command in Belgian Defence; the update of a strategic vision to cope with the new threats and challenges.
Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer states:
"I am delighted that we have been able to meet in person here in Brussels, in spite of the adverse circumstances. This shows the important role we play for each other as friends, neighbours and allies. Our excellent cooperation is based on trust and has evolved over decades. Together, we intend to establish a firm position for both the EU and NATO in the upcoming strategic processes. Our armed forces conduct operations together and actively build on our tried and tested cooperation and our close contact."
Minister Dedonder states:
"Our two nations maintain multiple collaborative relationships: bilateral but also within the framework of European partnerships and of the Atlantic alliance. I welcome this constructive dialogue allowing for positive advances in operational matters which demonstrate our common desire to collaborate. This meeting allows us to reaffirm our common vision of a global and multilateral approach to crises and to underline the importance of strong relations between partners and allies for a strong Collective Defence."
Germany and Belgium share many fruitful defence partnerships, both strategically and operationally. Within the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCOPermanent Structured Cooperation) Germany and Belgium, collaborate in seven projects. Both countries are also Eurocorps framework nations and are collaborating in a multilateral framework on the NH90 program or the 8 MRTTMulti Role Transport Tanker planes (Multi-Role Tanker Transport).
The Belgian Defence's participation in the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan is carried out in collaboration with the Bundeswehr. A coordinated withdrawal will be elaborated together with Germany. Both forces are collaborating in Mali (Minusma), in Lithuania (NATO enhanced Forward Presence) and in Jordan as part of the Inherent Resolve Operation conducted by the Coalition against Da'esh where the detachment of 4 Belgian F-16s is integrated into a German camp on the Azraq air base.
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The original Edinburgh City was defined by the city wall which started at Edinburgh Castle and enclosed the then city, finishing at the Trinity College Church at the side of the Nor Loch at the foot of Calton Hill below the old city jail wall. The wall route and inside the wall was Old Edinburgh. The Flodden Wall was built in the early 1500s after the English massacred the Scots at the Battle of Flodden in Northumberland. It was a defence against the expected English army invading Edinburgh. (THE ROUTE) From the Castle Wall down to Granny Green Steps in Johnston Terrace, down the steps to The Grassmarket follow the paving stones across to, The Vennel. Go up the Vennel steps and follow the wall where it joins the Telfer Wall in Heriot Place. When you come to the main road Lauriston Place turn left and pass Heriot's School on your left and a part of the Telfer Wall Continue left into Forrest Road and before , Greyfriars Kirkyard, you will see a Plaque on the wall: Flodden Wall at Bristo Gate. The wall from this point is no longer there. Continue round to your left and Greyfriars Kirkyard where parts of the Flodden Wall an Telfer Wall are still standing in the graveyard. To complete the journey around the wall turn right out of Greyfriars Kirk and cross the road. Continue along Bristo place and turn left to Lothian Street and continue on to the foot of South College Street. On your left is Edinburgh University Old College. Take a look inside the Quadrangle where more information about the University and the area known as Kirk O Fields where Lord Darnley, Mary Queen of Scots' husband was killed and many great people attended the University. From the University cross the main road to Drummond Street. On the left you can see the original Royal Infirmary Gates and the continuation of the Flodden Wall. Turn left into the Pleasance where the wall continues to the foot of the hill. This is the final part of the wall but if you cross the road and continue to the top of St Mary's Street then cross the Royal Mile where the Netherbow Gate stood shown by the Brass Cobbles in the road. In Jeffery Street look over the wall you can see where the Waverley Train Station is now. Ahead the Calton Hill and the old Calton Jail Wall and to the left the North Bridge. The Trinity Church was below the Jail Wall but is no longer there. The Trinity Apse now stands in Chalmer's Close (it was moved brick by brick before the station was built). At the foot Jeffrey Street, on your left next to the Hotel, here the Train Station stands now was a loch that was a defence against invaders. The loch covered the area from beneath the North Bridge around the castle to the west end of Princes Street at St Cuthbert's R.C. You can enter the church yard by King Stable Road or Princes Street Gardens.
In 1759 King George III had a new town built as an extension of Edinburgh City, as the over population of the old town streets had become unlivable. A bridge was built as an access to where the new town would be built (North Bridge). Where the area of the Nor Loch once covered, now Waverley Rail Station and Princes Street Gardens stand. When the plans for the new town were agreed the King named the streets with the main street after himself (George Street). The other streets of the new town were named after as follows: Queen Street, named after his wife the Queen: St. Giles Street after the city's patron saint, St. Giles: St. Andrew Square after the patron saint of Scotland and George Square after the patron saint of England. The smaller street between George Street and Queen Street is named Thistle Street (Scotland's national emblem) The street between George Street and St. Giles Street named Rose Street (England's national emblem). King George, afterconsideration, rejected the name St. Giles Street as St Giles being the patron saint of lepers and also the name of a slum area on the edge of the City of London. It was renamed Princes Street after his sons, the three Princes. The name of St. George Square was also changed to Charlotte Square after his wife Charlotte the Queen as there was already a George Square just outside the old town. Thistle Street was split into three separate street names, from the west end. It became Young Street then Hill Street after the architects who built the new town with the final part remaining Thistle Street now half the length of Rose Street. The three streets running across the main street completing the new town area, Castle Street named for the view of the castle, Frederick Street after the king's father Frederick and Hanover Street was after the Royal house of Hanover. The main access to the new town was by the North Bridge. The Nor Loch was drained and the debris from the excavations of the new town were piled up in the middle of the now dry bed of the loch and formed the mound the only other access from the old town to the new town. The gardens were then formed on both sides of the mound in the dry bed where the loch had been at the foot of Edinburgh Castle, running the length of Princes Street. The first buildings in the New Town to be built were in Thistle Court, at the east end of Thistle Street in 1767, this building can still be seen today.


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India – The holy city of Joshimath in Uttarakhand is sinking
(ORDO NEWS) — Cracks have reportedly appeared in 561 homes in Joshimath as a result of continued subsidence in the city, the district's disaster management department said. After cracks appeared in the houses, 66 families were reportedly relocated from Joshimath.
"Now the process of increasing cracks in Singdhar and Marwadi has begun. Badrinath NH near the Jain settlement of Singdhar and JP Company Gate in Marwadi, near the forest department checkpoint, is constantly cracking.
The cracks are increasing by the hour, which is a concern," said the chairman of the municipality. Joshimatha Shailendra Pawar. According to city council chairman Joshimath, cracks appeared in nine houses in Marwadi, and at the same time, cracks began to appear on most of the public roads in the area.
The District Disaster Management Department also reported cases of seepage water from underground at JP Colony, Marwadi Ward in Joshimath.
"Cracks are also increasing on all major roads in Sunil Ward, making it difficult for people to walk," said Shalendar Panwar. Following the ongoing land subsidence in Joshimath, District Magistrate Chamoli dispatched Associate Magistrate Deepak Saini to Joshimath.
Earlier in the day, following reports of ground subsidence in Joshimath and cracks appearing in many of the city's houses, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the necessary steps would be taken to save the area's residents.
Minister Dhami will visit Joshimath soon to assess the situation and take necessary action. The announcement comes amid reports of massive cracks appearing in the area's homes due to land subsidence, which is known as vertical subsidence in the area.
"I will visit Joshimath in the coming days and take steps to resolve the situation. All reports will be monitored and all necessary measures will be taken.
I spoke with the chairman of the municipal corporation, Shailendra Pawar, to monitor the situation in the area," said Prime Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in conversation with ANI.
Joshimatha Municipality Chairman Shailendra Pawar said huge cracks had appeared in houses due to water leaking from underground in Marwadi district.
"I went to Dehradun to meet with Minister Dhami and discuss the whole situation. There were reports that cracks appeared in houses due to water leaking from underground in the Marwadi district," said Shailendra Pawar.
Meanwhile, residents of the town of Joshimath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand are fleeing their homes to safer places after cases of subsidence in the area.
The winter season and the danger of houses collapsing due to landslides have become a major problem in the city of Joshimath. Nine districts of the city of Joshimath were heavily affected by landslides.
Cracks in the walls and floors of houses in the city area are getting deeper every day, which causes alarm among people. Shailendra Pawar said that more than 3,000 people from 576 houses in the city area were affected by the landslide.
"All houses are being examined by the municipality. Many people have also left their homes," he said. The subsidence completely took over the house of Madhavi Sati, the former municipal president of the Joshimath district, as well as 574 other houses in the city area, which also developed huge cracks.
"I have no choice but to live in a destroyed house," she said. She said the chief of staff, Chamoli, had also visited the area, but so far no conclusions had been drawn.
"The people of Joshimath are worried about the future of the city," she added. Soon a delegation from Joshimath will travel to Dehradun to meet with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to demand the rehabilitation of people affected by the subsidence.
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Escriure, apuntar, prendre nota, prendre apunts.
Rendir-se, deixar de fer quelcom. Abandonar una pràctica. Rendir-se. Ex. He deixat de fumar.
To give up doing something. E.g. Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand.
Deixar de fer quelcom. Ex. Molts alumnes universitaris han deixat de prendre apunts a ma.
To write, wrote, written by hand. E.g. Writing notes by hand is much better for long-term memory of ideas, or conceptual information.
To turn on, turned on, turned on = To switch on, switched on, switched on. E.g. Turn on your computer.
To take away, took away, taken away. To take something away from something. E.g. Computers can take your attention away from your work.
Treure, prendre, portar. Ex. Els ordinadors et poden prendre l'atenció de la teva feina.
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To send, sent, sent. E.g. Computers provide the chance to send a quick message to a friend.
Enviar. Ex. Els ordinadors ens faciliten la possibilitat d'enviar un missatge ràpid a un amic.
To hurt, hurt, hurt. E.g. Scientists say computers may hurt performance in school, called academic performance.
Academic performance. E.g. Scientists say computers may hurt performance in school, called academic performance.
Keyboard. E.g. Students who type notes on a keyboard often transcribe, or write down what the professor says word-for-word.
Word-for-word. E.g. Students who type notes on a keyboard often transcribe, or write down what the professor says word-for-word.
To mean, meant, meant. E.g. Transcription means to record something exactly as you hear it.
Significar, voler dir. Ex. Transcriure vol dir registrar quelcom exactament com ho vas sentir/ escoltar.
To hear, heard, heard. E.g. Transcription means to record something exactly as you hear it.
Sentir, escoltar, 'oir'. Ex. Transcriure vol dir registrar quelcom exactament com ho vas sentir/ escoltar.
To lead, led, led. E.g. The process of summarizing information leads to a deeper understanding, say the researchers.
Portar, conduir. E.x. El procés de resumir informació porta a una comprensió més profunda, diuen els investigadors.
Deeper understanding. To understand, understood, understood. E.g. The process of summarizing information leads to a deeper understanding, say the researchers.
Comprensió més profunda, menys superficial. E.x. El procés de resumir informació porta a una comprensió més profunda, diuen els investigadors.
To perform, performed, performed. E.g. Students who typed their notes performed much worse on conceptual questions.
To avoid, avoided, avoided doing something. E.g. Even if students wanted to stop typing what they heard word-for-word, they couldn't avoid typing.
To find, found, found. E.g Also, researchers found that those who wrote their notes by hand remembered conceptual information better a week later.
To suggest, suggested, suggested plus ING Verb. E.g. Scientists suggest using some of the available technologies for writing notes by hand on computer screens instead.
Sugerir + V-ING. Ex. Els científics suggereixen en canvi utilitzar algun altre tipus de tecnologia per prendre apunts a ma en la pantalla de l'ordinador.
To Unplug, unplugged, unplugged = To turn off, turned off, turned off. E.g. Unplug for a deeper understanding.
Desendollar. Ex. Desendolla per una comprensió més profunda.
To prevent, prevented, prevented something from happening.
Deep understanding is to be able to put the pieces together and to use such understanding to do things (e.g., solve problems, create new ideas etc).
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Summarising is using your own words to shorten a text so that it includes only the essential information.


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Qatari university students urged to vote as CMC election approaches
By Peter Kovessy
By Riham Sheble
PoliticsLife
With prospective voters showing limited interest in this spring's Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections, a local human rights official has called on Qatari university students to "enhance the democratic process" by casting a ballot.
"People need to practice their voting rights to understand the democratic process and learn that their will and voices matter," said Yousef bin Obeidan Fakhro, the deputy chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Commission.
He was speaking at a panel discussion at Qatar University late last week on women's political rights. The event was held several weeks before the May 13 CMC elections, which may see the lowest number of registered voters in the political body's 16-year history.
Those who do cast a ballot, however, appear poised to have a choice of the highest number of candidates since the inaugural CMC election in 1999. The Peninsula reports that 135 individuals have submitted tentative nominations for the council's 29 seats. By comparison, 101 candidates ran in the 2011 elections.
Some have suggested that the apathy around voting for Qatar's only elected political body may stem from its limited powers. The CMC can only make recommendations and does not have any legislative authority.
Despite its advisory role, Fakhro argued that the elections are still important.
"The more people exercise their voting right, the more it enhances the democratic process and will push the candidates to perform their best to garner the respect and trust of their constituencies," he said, calling on Qatari women in particular to not waste the opportunity.
Fakhro argued that Qatar "set a precedence" in the Gulf by allowing women to vote and run in CMC elections. Several years later, in 2005, Kuwait's parliament passed legislation granting female suffrage.
Nevertheless, women are underrepresented on the CMC. Only five of the 135 candidates who are tentatively registered to run in this year's election are women. That includes the CMC's lone female member, Sheikha Yousuf Hasan Al Jufairi, who is standing for re-election.
The low numbers led to questions during last week's forum over whether Qatar should introduce quotas at the CMC and set aside a certain number of seats for women.
Fakhro disagreed with the suggestion, arguing that giving special treatment to a certain group "conflicts with the principles of democracy."
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However, his fellow panelist – Aisha al-Mannai, the former dean of the Faculty of Sharia at Qatar University – took the opposite position.
She argued that the quota system was an important mechanism for empowering women, especially in conservative societies where women face challenges when attempting to engage in politics.
Quotas, she said, are "a mechanism that can ensure gender equity."
During her presentation, Al-Mannai stressed that there are no prohibitions on women holding public office – including senior judicial and ministerial positions – in Islamic sharia, adding that there are many examples in Islamic history of women's political participation.
Later in the discussion, Fakhro was asked why children born to Qatari mothers and non-Qatari fathers do not receive Qatari citizenship. By contrast, Qatari men are able to pass their citizenship to their children born to non-Qatari women.
Qatar's citizenship laws have been criticized by international human rights organizations as a form of discrimination and debated locally.
Fakhro said it was an issue of preserving Qatar's sovereignty, adding there was a fear that granting more people Qatari citizenship would lead to a dilution of the country's national identity and a loss of Qatari society's homogeneity.
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Chilidog
I feel like I've asked this here before, but why the push for elections? Can any Qatari answer: do the locals desire a democratic process? Seems like the status quo is pretty comfortable for Qataris with the current political situation. Would that explain the apathy?
Reply to Chilidog
Do Qataris want to be a second Kuwait?
A_qtr
Reply to James
Or lebanon or Bahrain … No!! Democracy doesn't work if the people can't accept getting along with someone who has a different view of things… It'll never succesed in Qatar or the middle east… Not in my generation at least
Nuremburg
Reply to A_qtr
Politics in Qatar is not comparable to Bahrain or Lebanon. 90% of citizens are Sunni, and there is no ethnic tension or as large of a class gap. There is also no comparison between Qatar and Kuwait's Bidoon populations, who called for boycotts on Kuwaiti elections. Obviously issues will arise if democracy is implemented spontaneously. That's why it should be a slow and gradual process.
I don't see how depriving the population of a basic human right can be beneficial in the long run. The fact that the lowest voter turn out in history is taking place during such a turbulent period, as opposed to say 2002 when there was as much of a reason not to vote (no diplomatic tensions, comfortable living, etc), is indicative to me that the population is apathetic over the minimal influence they have had in recent decision making. It would be logical to assume that voter turn out would be higher in a period of global democratization and a more liberal-minded and educated generation.
"Some have suggested that the apathy around voting for Qatar's only elected political body may stem from its limited powers". No sh*t Sherlock? If you give the youth of Qatar a vote it has to lead to change for the better – like bigger and faster Land Cruisers or other equally important issues.
Daniel Schriefer
No need at all to bother if you aren't a Qatari.
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Muslim Men Kidnap 12-Year-Old Christian Girl, Take Turns Raping Her, Then Tie Her Up And Burn Her With Cigarette Butts And The Police Refuse To Do Anything
By Andrew Bieszad on October 26, 2017 in Featured, General
Meshal is a 12-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan who was kidnapped by Muslim men, raped, and then burned with cigarette butts. When her mother went to the police, they refuses to arrest the perpetrators according to a recent report:
12-year-old Christian girl was kidnapped, raped and tortured with cigarette butts by three Muslim men in Sheikhupura, Punjab (Pakistan).
Reacting to the latest case of anti-Christian violence, activists, Catholics and Muslims spoke to AsiaNews to condemn it in no uncertain terms.
The girl's name is Meshal, a six grader. Her mother told a Pakistani television channel that she went to the police to file a complaint, but the agents refuse to file the case or start a criminal investigation. Punjab Chief Minister Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif was informed of the incident today.
Activist Shahid Anwar condemns "this brutal act of persecution of a [member of a] religious minority. In Pakistan, girls are often taken, raped and converted by force. The competent authorities did not take any action."
For the girl, "things are twice as bad. First, because she belongs to a religious minority. Secondly, because she is a woman. What is more, when minors go to police to file complaints, they are not treated the same way as other citizens, and their complaints are not taken seriously."
"Minorities are vulnerable and marginalised, so they are easy targets," said Benish Patras, coordinator of the National Justice and Peace Commission. "Local authorities and institutions must investigate and register the charges against perpetrators. The government must also ensure the application of laws against honour crimes and rape."
"Our country has no good reputation when it comes to the defence of minority rights," said Muhammad Aamir Kakkazai, an Islamic writer and researcher. "Poor people have no rights and minorities are even worse. They suffer discrimination at all levels of society, from the state to private employment. They are victims of intolerant attitudes even in public."
Like writer Farahnaz Ispahani, who in her book 'Purifying the Land of the Pure' refers to the example of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan who envisioned a modern secular country in which everyone would enjoy religious freedom, Kakkazai said: "According to Ispahani, the religious lobby hijacked Jinnah's Pakistan. [What happened] is not tolerable in a modern society. The Punjab government must take strong action against the perpetrators." (source)
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Q: Php Xml loop through addAttribute How can I loop through addAttribute to write multiple values.
So far it looks like this:
        for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
        {
            $this->title->addAttribute('names', "'".$this->Data[$i]->names.';');
        }

I get this error:

SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute(): Attribute already exists

current the xml looks like this(without the loop, with a static value name):
<button names=Tim;"/>

but I want it to look like this after the loop:
<button names=Tim;Tom;Ted"/>

how do I achieve this?

A: In your code sample, you'r trying to add same attribute. Instead of it, you can create an array with names. Then you can join array elements with a glue string with implode.
$names = [];

for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
  $names[] = $this->Data[$i]->names;
}

$this->title->addAttribute('names', implode(';',$names));

A: you can achieve this by first create an array with all your name, and then implode your array in your attribute
This should work
PHP
$names = [];
foreach($this->Data as $key => $value) {
    $names[] = $value->names;
}
$this->title->addAttribute('names', implode(';', $names));

A: You do not need to use addAttribute() to add value to exist attribute. Only add new value to attribute like bottom code
for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
{
    $this->title['names'] .= $this->Data[$i]->names.';'
}

Check result in demo

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Guests down £32k bottle of whisky
LIQUID gold was poured out of a bottle when a customer paid £32,000 for a rare single malt whisky.
The rare Dalmore 62-year-old single malt was sold to a millionaire guest at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot.
It was one of only 12 bottles produced by the Whyte and Mackay distillery. The price has beaten the previous highest of £25,877.50, paid at auction for a bottle of the spirit.
Denis Barthe, director of VIP services at the plush hotel, said the guest had shared the bottle with friends.
"I had the first glass and I was the most happy man in the world. It was fantastic — it was paradise."
Each of the 12 bottles has an individual label and is named after famous characters and events in the distillery's history.
The one sold by Pennyhill Park was called The Matheson and blended from 1868, 1878, 1926 and 1939 Dalmores.
Mr Barthe said the guest knew his whiskies and wanted to enjoy the drink and share the moment rather than keep the bottle as a collector's item.
He said has built up an extensive collection of rare spirits at the hotel and sold more than £150,000 worth of spirits in the past two years.
Customers at the hotel regularly spent thousands of pounds on a bottle of whisky but Mr Barthe said the sale of the Dalmore was unique.
"It was the last bottle in the world and this is the first time in history that a bar has sold it because they have all been sold at private auction or by private collectors," he said.
Master distiller Richard Paterson describes the Dalmore 62-year-old's flavour as "warm, rich honey notes in the background with a top note of tangy orange chocolate".
Picture: Denis Barthe of the Penny hill Park Hotel and the empty bottle which had been bought for £32,000


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