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Ilhan Omar Turns Anti-Semitism Into Cash, Rakes in $832k From Mostly Small Donors
Omar's radical beliefs are emerging out of the fringe into the mainstream, and her incendiary comments about Jews have struck a cord among Democrats.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has dominated the news after making frequent offensive comments about the Jewish people and the state of Israel, and her brand of hate is paying off. Omar raised a formidable $832,000 in the first quarter, mostly from small donors.
According to her FEC filing, Omar posted one of the most lucrative hauls of any member of Congress. The Democrats have apparently bought into her victim ploy, as Omar has repeatedly used the fact that she is the first Somali-American member of Congress to avoid taking responsibility for her incendiary remarks.
Women—especially women of color—have been told to go slow, to not be seen and to not be heard for many years.
We are not in Congress to be invisible. In the words of Congressman John Lewis, we are here to make good trouble. 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/hJvMrRMbUS
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— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 12, 2019
This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face. I hope leaders of both parties will join me in condemning it.
My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues should never be in question. We are ALL Americans! pic.twitter.com/foTZMpiZKv
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 10, 2019
Nearly half of the money raised – $415,000 – came from small donors who gave less than $200 to Omar in individual donations. Disgruntled Muslims happy they are finally receiving representation in Congress and guilt-ridden white liberals who adhere to diversity and multiculturalism as a religious dogma have coalesced behind Omar, filling her coffers with an impressive total.
Omar received a mere $10,000 from political action committees, showing that she is not beholden to any special interest that would interfere with her Islamic socialist agenda. Her independently raised wealth will allow her to gain an even stronger standing in a Democratic Party that is already kowtowing to her every whim.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is practically holding the entire Capitol hostage to the whims of Omar, who claims she is being threatened without providing any evidence.
"I spoke with the Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar, her family and her staff. They will continue to monitor and address the threats she faces," Pelosi said in a statement to reinforce Omar's victimhood after the President released a tweet exposing her plain words.
The Democrats couldn't even pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism because Omar's victim status took precedence over all else.
Radical socialists in the grassroots rose up and put Democratic leadership in their place when they tried to hold Omar accountable for her comments:
This letter was sent to @SpeakerPelosi today from hundreds of leaders across the country who stand with @Ilhan and want Democratic leadership to expand language of their resolution. No double standards. Condemn all forms of bigotry. #IStandWithIlhan https://t.co/C8uHbMOMDq pic.twitter.com/bFSW1jwCtT
— MPower Change (@MPower_Change) March 6, 2019
At the end of the day, the text of the resolution was changed and the read as a racist attack against white people on behalf of all designated victim groups. Omar gloated after the victory she orchestrated.
Our nation is having a difficult conversation, but we believe this is great progress. pic.twitter.com/gSua9a8mki
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 7, 2019
While Democratic leadership may want to downplay the influence of Omar and other freshman socialist radicals in Congress, it is clear they are running the show as the anti-Trump "resistance" sends modern liberalism to crazy town.
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We are ripping children from the arms of their parents and throwing them into cages. This is not hyperbole. It is literally happening. Border patrol agents are mocking the children as they scream for their mothers and fathers.
Anyone attempting to rationalize what we are doing to these children at the border -- or engaging in some rear-guard political spin to diminish just how truly awful it is in order to put its stink on their political enemies -- rather than simply demand that it be ended is a garbage person. They are morally and ethically corrupt. There is no other way to put it.
I don't say things like that very often. I argue with people about politics every day, almost always using the "argue the point, not the person" stuff I was trained to do. I won't do that here. This is a moral test. It should be a pretty goddamn easy one to pass too. Not that many aren't gleefully failing it.
There is nothing simpler than saying "taking kids from their parents and locking them up in cages is wrong." It's the easiest thing in the world. That's the case even if you have strong feelings about immigration and border security. People can negotiate about any topic, but not when one side is, quite literally, holding children hostage.
If you can't do that, I'm sorry, you're sick. You lack basic human empathy. Your moral compass is broken and I hope to God you find a way to fix it soon.
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Quetz (full name Quetzarin) is the primary protagonist of Quetz's Adventure.
Quetz is surprisingly young-minded for a person her age; due to her simple upbringing with the harpies, she has the mind of a nine-year-old at nineteen years old. She is easily surprised, highly curious, and a bit hyperactive. She does possess reasoning and logic skills within her normal age group, but otherwise seems younger than she actually is.
Quetz is also highly athletic, even for a harpy, and possesses an innate sense of heroism rare among her race. Even so, her greatest flaw is her attachment to her friends and family, having a deep-rooted phobia of abandonment.
Quetz was born as a human in Sana Tomas, one of the islands in the Crypta Archipelago. She was given by her original parents as an offering to the harpies, protectors of the island chain, at the age of two. Upon arrival at the harpy nest, a massive mountain at the center of the archipelago, she was transformed by her new family into a harpy, and has been raised for seventeen years alongside the avian creatures.
Eventually, a group of esteemed hunters arrived from a far-off land, led by a man named Clayton Columbia. Originally sent to the archipelago to capture a single harpy for scientific purposes, he decided to capture all of them, and nearly succeeded were it not for missing Quetz. With the islands now in peril, she set off to save her family from the hunter.
In Quetz's Adventure
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The 1st International Meeting on KAGRA
June 24-25, 2016
KISTI, Daejon, Korea
SOC: Hyung Mok Lee (Seoul National U., Co-chair), Nobuyuki Kanda (Osaka City U., Co-chair), David Blair (U. of Western Australia), Hyung Won Lee (Inje U.), Yuichiro Sekiguchi (Tohoku U.), Tai Hyun Yoon (Korea U.), Michimura Yuta (U. of Tokyo), Zong-Hong Zhu (Beijing Normal U.)
LOC: Gungwon Kang (Chair, KISTI & KAIST), John Oh, Sang Hoon Oh, Edwin Son, Whansun Kim (NIMS), Minho Son (KAIST)
First Announcement:
The KAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational wave detector, Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational wave Telescope) project is a Japanese-driven large scale experiment to detect gravitational waves (http://gwcenter.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/). This International Meeting on KAGRA is intended to promote more active collaboration among international community on KAGRA, and is open to all scientists of various fields who are interested in participating in the KAGRA project.
Please register at the meeting homepage by June 4, 2016. There will be a modest amount of registration fee of 100,000 Korean Won (approximately 90USD) to cover the cost of lunches and banquet dinner (on June 24). The fee will be collected during the meeting. Both cash and credit card are accepted.
Rm 211 at Creative Learning Bldg (E11) in KAIST, Daejeon, Korea. (http://www.kaist.ac.kr/camtour/en/index.html)
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Schur, Nadine. Geostatistical modelling of schistosomiasis transmission in Africa. 2011, Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science.


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Change your future by changing your vision of what is possible
Let your mind out for a walk today and explore the question "what do I really want in my future?" When you gain clarity around this issue, you become a creator of your circumstances. Continue to blunder, blindly through life and you will remain a creature of your circumstances. For you to finally begin to manifest your true aspirations, you must clearly articulate these aims to both yourself and the universe. When you clarify your aspirations, they take on a new substance and what was a mere wish, before becomes real and achievable.
No matter how good your eyesight may be, it will be of little value if you do not have vision. This is your ability to see things that may be invisible to other people or to innovate and see things that may not even exist yet. The limitations we face in life are not due to our current circumstances or abilities but rather by our vision of what is possible for us. True vision is the ability to create pictures of what can be, it is a place where we appeal to our better selves, a place where we appeal to that hidden self and we strive to become more.
We are visual beings that do not only see with our eyes. The building that you are sitting in right now was just an idea in someone's head at one point. They then developed a clear picture of exactly what they wanted to create. This was then converted into a blue print and then built into the structure you are now sitting inside. The way to create the future of your dreams is to first create a vivid picture of what you want, a clear vision for the future. Then to create your own blue print ot make that happen. As you think it, you must commit to ink it. The size and scope of your future is only limited by your ability to envision it. Set your mind free and allow it the freedom to walk boldly into your future and see clear pictures of your dreams and fantasies. Commit to then clarify these and then create a blue print for your success.
Your future will turn out exactly the way you see it. Nothing will happen or ever has happened without someone first creating a vivid picture in their mind first. Begin today to start painting a better vision for your future. No matter what may have happened in your past, the slate for your future is spotless. You can paint any picture you can see onto this blank canvass. All the choices are open to you right now. You get to choose everything that you put into your picture of the future. Do not limit yourself by thinking small. It takes as much energy to dream small dreams that will hold you from your potential as it does to have huge dreams. Select the image you want for your future by searching deep within yourself and allow your mind to wander unfettered by logic or what you believe is possible for you right now.
Begin painting your picture for your future by exploring what is possible for the remainder of this year. Then begin to see bigger and bigger pictures form in your mind, as you allow yourself to stretch and expand into a worthy vision that will push you beyond your current comfort zone. Paint a grand picture of what is possible. It is widely accepted that we significantly over estimate what we can achieve in a year and that we dramatically underestimate what we can achieve in a decade. Take a longer view of all the possibilities that await you in the future and dare to dream big dreams.
Live in the moment, never allowing your dreams to run ahead of you, for the person that only looks outside of themselves is simply a dreamer, those that learn to look into their heart, awaken their belief in their ability and they unleash their unlimited potential. Recording and time defining your dreams is simply the start, realizing them is the art
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Australia pushes quality wines
Australian wine producers say regional quality products, not promotional deals, are the key to their long-term future.
Kevin McLintock, who has chaired the industry taskforce which produced the Directions to 2025 strategy unveiled at the London wine fair, said the industry would be concentrating on increasing the value of Australian wine rather than volume.
He said the recent wine glut caused by over-planting had been a "challenge" for the industry.
"We have been pulled into certain price points in certain markets," he said.
The strategy for the next 18 years focuses on three areas; quality, image enhancement and sustainability, with the aim of increasing volume by 19 per cent, and value by 25 per cent over the next 20 years.
A marketing campaign which will put Australian wine into four categories - brand champions, generation next, regional heroes and landmark Australia - will be rolled out globally to target consumers.
Paul Henry, general manager of Wine Australia, said the campaign would convey an aspirational message.
He said: "What is going to keep us relevant to the consumer? It can't be price, it will not be deal, it must be quality."
Speaking to OLN, Henry added: ""To hit £3.99 without any marketing support means you need to buy grapes at $200 a ton. That's unsustainable. We are not best placed to compete on price and that's exactly what we've been doing.
"I think that we will be faced with moving away from certain price points.
"We've got to work together with the UK consumer and tell them not to get a nosebleed above £3.99. I'm not saying that £3.99 is going to disappear for Australia. But that's not a position we're going to be advocating."
Retailers are talking to producers in South Africa, Chile, California and France about finding wines to use as promotional fodder.


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The Wall Road Journal is a world each day printed newspaper. Media Regulation traditionally centered on important First Modification issues associated to the press, to journalists, and to content. Nevertheless, online news websites affiliated with TV stations were more prone to make the most of multimedia in response to the identical research.
It's disconcerting to see and browse what lame analysts like that johnny-come-latelies like Adejumobi rail in opposition to African South Africans, who will never get the type of Cape City University training, then flip round and assail the very African Taxpayers and African folks in South Africa s being unaware that they are Africa, that South African Africans are blaming foreigners of taking their jobs.
I would have appreciated to cite some more from Rodney, however for now, up to now, what he has already knowledgeable us about, is good enough to start to begin the dialogue we must be carrying out as Africans in south Africa, and people Africans from the north of south Africa-After we the indigenous have dealt with our instant realities and points.
On the flip aspect, never share any content online that you would not be ready to say to someones face or could be unhappy seeing plastered across the evening information together with your name hooked up to it. In other phrases, if you want one thing to stay private, then best to maintain it that means and by no means post it online no matter how strict you understand the privateness settings to be.
Among the options in this, the eighth edition of the State of the Information Media produced by the Pew Analysis Heart's Undertaking for Excellence in Journalism, is a report on how American Newspapers fare relative to these in other countries, two studies on the standing of neighborhood media, a survey on cell and paid content material in local news, and a report on African American Media.


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Bruno Stroobants is a counsel in the Real Estate, Environment & Regulatory practice. Bruno focuses on real estate transactions, lease agreements, due diligence matters, development projects and construction law. His broad expertise is in commercial transactions involving the purchase and sale of properties, and in commercial lease negotiations. He also has a solid experience in litigation with respect to real estate and construction issues. Bruno studied at the University of Leuven, where he obtained his law degree in 2007. Bruno also obtained a graduate degree in Real Estate Law for the Real Estate Practice from the Brussels University in 2008 and a Master in Real Estate Management (MRE) from the Antwerp Management School in 2014. Bruno was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2008.


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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - We talked several weeks ago about what would happen if Donald Trump dropped out of the presidential race. The story of, "What would happen if Hillary Clinton dropped out," is now big news across the country.
First off, it should be noted that she says she is feeling fine, after her recent medical issues, including nearly passing out due to pneumonia on Sunday.
But, for a little history, and inside politics, here is what happens. Unlike the presidency the Vice President doesn`t automatically move up the ladder. Neither do the people who finished behind her in the primaries. This all goes back to the party insiders.
The chair of the Democratic National Committee, currently Donna Brazile, could call a special meeting, and fill the vacancy by a majority vote of those present. The new nominee would then decide to keep the VP choice or pick someone entirely new.
A scenario like this is even more tricky if absentee ballots have already been mailed out and a name is already on those ballots. The voters would then be voting on a name knowing they are voting for the replacement person.
In our 228-year history of doing elections in the United States, this has never happened due to health reasons.


text: Review Syllabication Skills The end of the year is a great time to review syllabication skills. Here's a short treasure-hunting activity that can easily be added to a Word Work station even during last days of school. Provide students with a 4-column template. Identify an appropriate number of words and syllables for them to find. For example: Find 4 one-syllable words. Find 4 two-syllable words. Find 2 three-syllable words. Using newspapers, magazines, and other print materials, students scour the text looking for words that have the required syllables. When they find a word, students cut out the whole word and cut it again to represent each syllable break. Using glue sticks, students adhere the different word parts into the different columns and write out the whole word in the far right column. FYI: This same concept could be done using lined paper or a page of a spiral notebook. Sometimes the lines help primary students maintain straighter rows. This simple strategy can accommodate differentiation, as students can practice with multisyllabic words based on their developmental readiness.


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Every person who willfully does any of the following is guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years:
(a)Carries any explosive or destructive device on any vessel, aircraft, car, or other vehicle that transports passengers for hire.
(b)Places or carries any explosive or destructive device, while on board any such vessel, aircraft, car or other vehicle, in any hand baggage, roll, or other container.
(c)Places any explosive or destructive device in any baggage which is later checked with any common carrier.


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On Tuesday, November 13th, City Councilman Rusty Granzella announced his resignation from the position of Councilman for Ward 1 for the City of Salida, effective immediately. In his resignation letter, Councilman Granzella states, "It is in the best interests for the Salida City Council and the City of Salida to appoint someone from Ward 1 who can be part of the 2019 budget and represent Ward 1 residents with proper time and effort." The Salida City Council thanks Rusty for his years of service and looks forward to continuing to work with him in his new role as Chaffee County Commissioner.
The City is hereby seeking to fill the Ward 1 vacancy. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an application, a letter of interest and a resume to the City Clerk's Office located at 448 E. 1st Street Suite 112, Salida, CO 81201 or directly to the Deputy City Clerk, Lynda Travis at firstname.lastname@example.com
Colorado Revised Statutes state that if any vacancy occurs in the office of councilmen because of a resignation the same shall be filled by appointment by a majority vote of the City Council. Candidates need to have resided in the ward in which he or she is a candidate for a period of at least twelve consecutive months. Please review the ward map to determine if you qualify by way of residency.
Candidates will be interviewed by the City Council during a Work Session on a date to be determined and the selected candidate will be subsequently appointed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council.
For any questions regarding the application process please contact Lynda Travis at 719.530.2630.
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Out of the Fog
The Howe Sound Queen appears out of the fog near the Salt Spring Island shore (at Vesuvius).
Good Morning Skeena Queen
The Skeena Queen enjoys its very own patch of morning light as the ship nears the terminal.
This BC Ferry travels from Fulford Harbour on Salt Spring Island to Swartz Bay (near Victoria) on Vancouver Island.
Man and Nature
A large ferry is dwarfed by British Columbia's coastal mountains.
This is the Queen of Burnaby during a recent evening sailing from Comox to Powell River.
As mentioned earlier, Salt Spring Photos is branching out this summer with short trips to beautiful Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and area. Enjoy the ride!
See-through Ferry
The Howe Sound Queen chugs across to Crofton in the blue light of the early morning run.


text: When I first met with Grace, I asked her to tell me hers and Nathan's story. We talked about how they met, and how they live in Cali- but Boise is home. And when she got to the part where they come to Boise every year for Treefort, get a hotel and soak it all up with her family of fellow music festival lovers… the idea started brewing. BUT, when she told me that last year at Treefort, in the Owyhee parking lot, Nathan proposed- it was a done deal, so obvious. "WE HAVE TO DO YOUR ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS AT TREEORT!" I may have startled her and her wedding planner, Brandi (Soiree weddings and Events) – I apologize for shouting! Anyway, I love it when things just make sense like that. Here's how it went down 🙂 Enjoy!


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What Is Sandra Bland's Family Suing For? There's One Serious Claim The Lawsuit Hinges On
On July 10, a 28-year-old black woman Sandra Bland was pulled over by Officer Brian Encinia while driving in Prairie View, Texas, for failing to signal a lane change. Within minutes, the encounter turned contentious, and then violent, with Encinia ordering Bland out of her car and allegedly forcing her to the ground. She was arrested, and after a weekend in jail, it was announced that she was dead from an apparent suicide by hanging. Now, Bland's family is taking action: On Tuesday, they filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Encinia, the Waller County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and others.
It's an understandable move, considering the deep uncertainties that still surround the case. Bland's family has been suspicious from the start of the idea that she would take her own life, and they've called for further disclosures. The family's attorney, Cannon Lambert, expressed as much on Tuesday, as detailed by the Washington Post:
We are looking for Waller County and the individuals involved in this situation to take accountability. This family is frustrated — they're frustrated because we don't feel like that has happened. This family needs an answer to the principle question: What happened to Sandra Bland?
The thrust of the lawsuit is that Encinia performed a needlessly aggressive, wrongful arrest of Bland, which subjected her to pain and trauma, and ultimately culminated with her death. It's notable that Bland's family has voiced very public doubts about the official story of her suicide, but the lawsuit doesn't necessarily hinge on those questions. Rather, they're asserting that she shouldn't have been arrested to begin with, and that her jailers showed "conscious disregard" for her safety, according to NBC News.
In particular, Bland's family has decried how she didn't receive the mandated face-to-face check-ins every 60 minutes, which could have proved pivotal if she was indeed suicidal and took her own life. According to CNN's reporting in July, Bland's body was discovered nearly two hours after the last time anyone had checked in on her.
Obviously, her family believes something else happened to Bland that isn't being shared. Even though suicide and depression often manifest in ways and at times that seem unthinkable or shocking, you can understand that instinct. Bland's death comes amid heightened focus on violence against black Americans by members of law enforcement, mixed with a pulsing distrust of official narratives.
The recent killing of Sam Dubose in Ohio demonstrates the reasons for this very well. Body camera footage of his death was likely the only reason his killer, former officer Ray Tensing, was indicted for murder. The footage seemingly showed Tensing fashioning a fallacious self-defense narrative for himself, while a pair of fellow officers went along with it.
This isn't to say that such a thing happened to Bland, but it's a stark and demonstrative example of why the official explanation has been challenged so forcefully by Bland's family, friends, and activists. Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, did make it clear that she's prepared to accept it if the information points to suicide, but she still wants to see it before making that conclusion. According to the family, they still haven't received Bland's autopsy results:
I would welcome any additional information. We've asked for it in writing, but we're not getting it. I'm the first one to tell you that if the facts show without a doubt that that was the case, I will have to be prepared to deal with that. But bottom line is she never should have been in that jail. Period.


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Here are the top V-Day movies/tv episodes I like (that quickly come to mind):
Gnomeo and Juliet
Funny and entertaining.
Watch the BBC version of Emma (not the Hollywood one), its entertaining and well done.
Sense and Sensibility
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Lots plot twists and some memorable romantic moments. Very entertaining.
Road to Avonlea (tv):
I pick out the more romantic episodes (also very funny episodes).
I pick out the more romantic episodes (also very funny episodes).
Road to Avonlea - Episode 2.2: How Kissing Was Discovered
Episode 2.5: Old Quarrels, Old Love
Episode 2.6: May the Best Man Win
Episode 4.7: The Dinner
Episode 4.10: Felicity's Perfect Beau
The Andy Griffin Show
Season 3, Episode 28
The Rivals
Opie steals Barney's girlfriend. A must see.


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Today I hope you'll join me as I rant about possibly the most stupid issue that's bugging me. An issue I think really says a lot about an attitude the video game industry has developed. Or at least the AAA industry has developed.
Not that long ago I was on youtube watching some nonsense and, as is normal, an advert popped up. I was sitting there watching it and thought just how useless it was. It was an advert for Call of Duty Infinite Warfare , but not the game no it was for the DLC. I'm not some-one who buys COD every year, I've bought like 2 and still own all of 1 Call of Duty game, it isn't that I'm not a COD buyer that made it useless. It's that I'm not an owner of Call of Duty Infinite Warfare to begin with. Advertising the DLC to me was pointless. At least with advertising the game there is a chance I'd buy it but an advert essentially telling me what else I could pay for on top of the price of the game? I've already not bought the game!
It seems kind of stupid to me that we're now in a video game industry that thinks advertising just the add on content is a smart idea and not a total waste of advertising budget. If it were free DLC, sure that's a selling point for the game, "hey here's this game that's been out a while and here's the free stuff we've added, maybe you might want to buy the game now?" That would do far more to pull me in rather than "here's something else to buy once you've already bought the game". I'm not saying "Companies should give out free DLC" here. I'm just giving scenario where the developers and publishers could work to pull people into a game at a later date. It's entirely possible AAA companies could benefit from just sticking out adverts for their big AAA titles at later dates after the games launch . It would help to remind people of games they may have missed or may have meant to pick up for forgot about. We live in an age where people can go get the game digitally, should they want to, or if they're on PC chances are they will get it digitally. A game has a far longer sales tail now where it can make money for publishers and to put it simply them advertising to the people who bought the game already.
I once heard the stat that only 51% of people who buy the actual game will buy the DLC for a game, how accurate that is these days I can't say, but it does suggest that the market for DLC is actually only a bit over half of that of the game sales. On top of that with AAA publishers pushing Season passes the more hardcore fans will have already essentially pre-ordered the DLC either by buying it or a version of the game with the Season pass or by buying the Season Pass around about the time the first DLC is coming out. The only people who will likely buy the DLC are those who own the game. Meanwhile advertising the game itself later down the line means everyone who didn't buy the game yet is the potential audience for those adverts.
Part of advertising is doing it to raise brand awareness. Down the line, after release, the only brand awareness being generated by such adverts is the added expense for customers, on top of the games price. It makes sense in the case of complete collections etc or definitive editions released down the line being advertised also showing the DLC because hey you're advertising a single complete product people can buy and the DLC people who bought the standard edition could buy too. The DLC on its own though? It's a waste of advertising budget. In essence they're preaching to the choir in the hopes they can get more money instead of preaching to the wider public about it.
(Notice the difference between the advertising of Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 and just how big the advert for the game is vs the DLC aspect)
At the end of the day AAA publishers preaching to the choir like this is really just another symptom of an industry slowly being corrupted. With AAA publishers trying to jam the mobile market model into the present market it's causing some very stupid decisions to be made. Just like the death of middle tier games, if AAA publishers can't have all the money they aren't interested. So similarly if AAA publishers can't have all the money from a customer they'd rather not have that person as a customer. They're focussed on the people who will spend most, the whales. Funnily enough this attitude of ignoring anything but whales seems to have even bled over into even advertising games. The Whales, the most zealous fanboys are the AAA's choir, already the ones who will be buying the DLC and singing the praises, so what the hell is the point in telling them how awesome the DLC is when they've already bought the season passes?
Thank you for reading and if this has somehow landed on the desk of some AAA publishing executive. The time is coming where you will have to change and when that time comes THE REVOLUTION WILL BE LIVESTREAMED.
What you thought I was going to go the entire C-blog without actually putting something like this in?


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Merkel denies bailout plan for Greece
Angela Merkel tried to calm fevered speculation in financial markets yesterday that Germany was preparing to lead a bailout of Greece amid a split in the EU on how to handle its most ailing member.
The German chancellor denied reports that her finance minister was conducting secret talks with Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank, and with other capitals on an EU rescue fund for Athens.
Ms Merkel has staunchly resisted suggestions that the EU must swallow its pride and turn to the Washington-based IMF for a solution to the growing economic turmoil in Greece, with fears that its troubles in international finance markets will trigger a domino effect, toppling other weak members of the eurozone such as Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
But last night there were signs of a developing European split over calling in the IMF, a move also strongly opposed by Brussels, with suggestions from the Swedish finance minister and other officials that this might be better than the EU programme outlined last week.
Ms Merkel has repeatedly rejected the idea that the 16-nation eurozone would need to look to the IMF, which is already overseeing recovery efforts in Latvia and Hungary - both EU members outside the single currency.
Her insistence that the eurozone can keep its own house in order led to market speculation yesterday that an EU bail-out was imminent.
There were also reports yesterday that Wolfgang Schauble, the German finance minister, was working bilaterally and at the European level on putting together a package to help Athens.
A strong rally on Wall Street went into reverse when a spokesman for Ms Merkel said flatly that this was "wrong".
The crisis in Greece that is putting the euro under its biggest strain in the 10-year history of the single currency has forced its way on to the agenda of an economic summit for the 27 EU leaders in Brussels tomorrow.
It is the first extraordinary meeting called by the new EU President, Herman Van Rompuy, and was supposed to be a relaxed day of long-term thinking about job creation over 10 years.
Instead, the prospect of a Greek default triggering a wider crisis in other weak economies such as Portugal and Spain will hang over the leaders.
The split emerged when Anders Borg, the Swedish finance minister, said that "the IMF had the technical knowledge" to resolve the Greek economic crisis, breaking the careful EU public consensus that the eurozone can cope.
Mr Borg insisted that discussion of an IMF role in resolving Greece's crisis should not be ruled out.
An EU official added: "There have obviously been discussions going on at an EU level about what the options are. There is a feeling that the IMF could offer a better course of action. The IMF has precedents for doing this. It has a system with measures in place." (© Times, London)
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2019 AGM June 30 2019
The 2019 St. Michael's Camp AGM has been scheduled for June 30, 2019. You can find a copy of the Agenda and previous years reports on the Board of Directors page here. Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens (3.3 Km East of Hwy 9 on Hwy 10, south side) Time: Registration 2:30pm, Meeting 3:00pm to[…]
Registration for Winter Camps 2019 Available!
Winter Camp Registration is now available! For more information, please check out our Registration page here. St. Michael's Winter Camp 2019 Poster
Special Meeting Notice
Attached is the official Notice of a Special Meeting of the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Camp Inc. Official Meeting Notice
AGM Notice (Rescheduled)
We look forward to seeing all our communities there!
Perogy Supper August 6th!
Save the Date! Perogy Supper at St. Michael's Camp at Madge Lake. Saturday August 6th, 5:00-7:00 pm Menu: Perogies, Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Salads, Desert and Drink Tickets at the Door – $15.00 Adults $10 Youth 12 and Under See you there!
Registration Reminder
Camp Registration Reminder! Please register for camp today. Please visit the Register page register online or to find all of the information you require as a parent. Thanks!
Notice of AGM
St. Michael's Camp will be having its AGM on Satuday, April 16, 2016 on site at St.Michael's Camp in the new camp building.


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How do I find help for my kids for Christmas?
By mandi van gough from Queen Creek, AZ
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Call the department of social services and ask if they know where you can receive help. Most places the Salvation Army sponsors some type of help. However where I live most of the charities that help do have income guidelines. Just because a person is having a difficult time right now, doesn't mean that their income will qualify. Just as an example I know a woman who thought she could get out of paying child support to her "ex" because she lost her job more than a year ago, but she had to take in her last income tax papers, and the papers showing how much she received in a severance package. and she has to pay child support, and all she has done is squander the severance package, and a really large income tax refund.
All each kid in a family really needs is one gift and that doesn't even have to be an expensive one. When my girls were 2-3 years old they always had a new dress to wear to the Sunday School program and when we got home after they were in bed they dress got wrapped and put under the tree. When we opened the gifts a week or two later they had forgot about seeing the dresses ahead of time, then they each got one cheap toy, none of which were advertised on TV. I start my shopping no later than February, and on a total income of $700 a monthly retirement social security, no pension or savings; I spend $20.00 each on my Aunt and cousin, $40.00 each on my two adult daughters, and $20.00 each on my four grandkids that range in age from 14-24. I have also told the grandkids that when they get into a significant other type relationship and will be having that person spend Christmas with me, that they no longer get a gift because I can't afford any more relatives. It can be done with planning ahead.
I volunteer for a national charity called Love, INC. They have offices all over the country. Click on this link to find one near you. They will be happy to help.
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When we select a nursing home for our parents or grandparents to live in, we do so with a certain expectation that they will be treated with respect and dignity. Unfortunately, not every nursing home provides its residents with the proper care. Spotting nursing home abuse from a distance is not always easy, so it is important to understand common signs. If you believe that your loved one was abused or neglected, seek justice and damages with the help of a nursing home abuse lawyer. Flickinger Sutterfield & Boulton in Provo, UT, has built a reputation in the community for providing personal, compassionate legal services. E-mail the firm or call (801) 370-0505 to schedule a consultation.
It is difficult for many of us to give our parents and grandparents the care they deserve. Between work and raising children, it can be impossible to balance everyone's needs. Further, many of us simply do not have the space. When we entrust a long-term care facility with the health and well-being of our loved ones, we expect top-notch care. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is shockingly prevalent and takes the form of physical, emotional, and financial abuse, to name a few. This abuse is devastating not only for the victim but for those who love them the most.
Our attorneys fight for victims and their families to receive not only fair compensation, but also respect and kindness.
Nursing home abuse takes many shapes, including:
Many abuse victims feel frightened to speak out while others cannot speak at all. Keep an eye out for certain signs, including:
Nursing home staff are expected to help residents maintain good personal hygiene. Many residents require assistance in brushing their teeth, bathing, and getting dressed. Those who are neglected will often exhibit poor hygiene.
Residents can be malnourished when the nursing home is understaffed or an employee is purposefully neglectful. Look out for weight loss, as this is a common indicator of malnourishment.
Unexplained fractures, bumps, and bruises point to potential physical abuse, such as hitting, kicking, and pushing.
Part of the staff's job is to ensure that residents stay active, if they are able. If you notice a loss of mobility, it may not be aging. Instead, it could be a result of being left in bed for a prolonged period of time.
When is a nursing home liable for abuse? Common causes include:
If you believe a loved one has been abused at their nursing home, the personal injury attorneys at Flickinger Sutterfield & Boulton can help. We strive to ensure that victims and their families receive not only fair compensation, but also respect and kindness. Contact us online or by calling (801) 370-0505 today to learn how we can help.


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Unite the team through transparent data communication
Geckoboard unites my team around both failures and successes and allows everybody to keep a finger on the pulse of the company, empowering people to make the right decisions at the right time.Adrian Sevitz, CTO, Vzaar
Online video platform vzaar set up shop in London back in 2007, providing businesses with a solution for managing and publishing videos online. In 2012 they expanded to North America and today they serve customers in 75 countries, streaming to viewers across the globe.
Adrian wanted to get his whole team to feel more united and motivated by minimizing the space and time between a change in the business and everyone being aware of it. He knew that clear data communication would reduce friction between members of his team and what's going on in the business. It would get everyone more involved in the company, making them more successful.
The beauty of a Geckoboard is that people see it all the time, and when they do, they discuss the data displayed on it, and because people discuss it, they feel more involved but also think of ways to solve problems or reproduce successes they see.
Initially, vzaar only showed Geckoboard on people's local machines – everyone works on laptops using external monitors, so a lot of people would run Geckoboard on their laptop screen and their main work on their main monitor.
This setup is great for making sure everyone feels the company – if the numbers are doing well and showing growth, everyone feels positive reinforcement from that, similarly if the numbers aren't hitting targets, everyone is aware of that too.
To further unite the team around their most important metrics, they've set up Geckoboard on TV screens in the kitchen next to the microwave and the kettle so that whenever someone is making a cup of tea or getting lunch, they're looking at the dashboards.
The fact that everybody in the company now knows the key performance indicators (KPIs) all the time has had a very positive impact on the work culture. Particularly graphs showing change over time make the numbers feel less abstract to people. Seeing the change over time, as well as what's happening today, gives a person two very strong lenses to view the business through.
In the past, the team was bad at following up on projects to know whether they were a success or not. Now, whenever a change is made, it's paired with a Geckoboard widget.
For example, the sales and marketing team had a theory about making a change to the system that would change the split between two different user types in a certain area. They created a chart that factored that split in a 100% line chart, normalising it to 100%. They only needed to glance at the chart to see the impact the change made. When they launched the update, the split between those two segments was 12.9% to 87%. Today it's 20% to 79%. The team could easily see that they were correct in their theory.
Whether they're having a big credit card system fail or they're hitting their best bandwidth day in the last 90 days, the team know about it straight away thanks to their dashboards. Geckoboard unites the people at vzaar around both failures and successes, allowing them to keep the finger on the pulse of the company and empowering them to make the right decisions at the right time.


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What's in a name?21 April in Articles
Whenever you go online, one of the most interesting decisions you have to take is whether to stay anonymous. For some purposes in a forum or wiki, you may decide that using a nickname is the safest and best way to travel. That way, you are free to contribute and not worry if you say something foolish (or worse, libellous). In other situations, you are expected to give your real world name. This may be because you are an "expert" and expected to give your opinion or it may be required for other social or commercial reasons.
In sites like Facebook where you are looking for networking opportunities, being more honest about who you are is part of the price you pay for useful contacts. In Morocco recently, Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to three years imprisonment for opening an account in the name of Prince Moulay Rachid. Some governments and royalty are prone to anger if people take their names. In fact, Mourtada was released after serving only forty-three days of the sentence. Human rights activists from around the world put pressure on their governments to intervene. Morocco decided to accept a moderate line, but wherever you live, your real world names and usernames/nicknames are all part of what makes up an identity.
Identity theft is increasingly an issue in the world of online gaming. More people are opening accounts at online casinos in the names of celebrities. This is not so much a problem. The fact that you may claim to be Tom Cruise is unlikely to deceive the casino into giving you any benefits if all you do is to play the free online blackjack. In any event, there is a routine for checking "high profile" names and, after time, most have been found to be fake.
More interesting are those who register using the names of well-known high-rollers, presumably in the hope that they will be comped or receive other benefits by joining the casino. Suppose you research Sam Vaughn and get his real world address. You now complete the online application with an email address of svaughn@gmail/yahoo/etc. Most of the online casino operators deny ever being deceived, but potential fraudsters seem to keep on trying.
Others are using famous nicknames like blackjack-king. This is rather like getting a customised licence plate for your car. It adds that personal touch to what may be an otherwise ordinary vehicle. Curiously, a new trade in these names is springing up in gaming forums with people prepared to pay increasingly large sums for the right to use these names on particular gaming sites. Thus, the identity of the person behind a gold-plated nick may change without the casino being aware of it.
Again, the online casinos are not worried because most of the people play for fun using the free online blackjack games. The casinos collect and verify credit card details and that includes the billing address, so the risk of deception once payment is involved is slight. Nevertheless, casinos are increasingly introducing monitoring systems to check all "famous" names.
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Dr David Macnish, former GCHQ employee has advised that the government should extend the data protection act to protect citizens who are increasingly involved in large data mining projects undertaken by corporations and governments, often unknowingly.
If an ethics board was enforced, it would affect many UK companies embarking on big data projects to better understand its customers,as well as tech giants like Google, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter whose business model runs on collecting information about its users.
Macnish, who now works as a professor at Leeds' University, submitted evidence during a discussion of the ethical challenges associated with big data, namely concerns over the gaining of informed consent, security of the data, and concerns with secondary use. This involves taking existing data sets, collected for one reason, and applying them to an unintended end. An example of this could be chemical research data becoming chemical weaponry data, for example.
The ongoing inquiry by the Science and Technology committee is examining whether the government is doing enough to ensure that UK entrepreneurs can benefit from the data revolution, while looking at issues around data protection and privacy.
Macnish suggested, in evidence published this week, that the "data protection act be extended to include not just the collection of data on citizens but also the processing of that data such that citizens can at any time request and be told clearly the ends to which their data is being put."
He added that ethics reviews boards should be placed to watch over all big data projects and sit in corporations, rather than the government. However, they should be monitored by the Information Commissioner's Office.
Further, prior to collection, consent must be required by law, for voluntary data by entrepreneurs, governments or corporates. Training and certification in security be at least made available and at best mandated for those with access to large data sets, and certification should be available for all employees working with data, he added.
While Macnish's suggestions mean the government could lose out on existing commercial data projects if they put his reccommendations into practice - like the dogged care.data project - he claimed it was worth getting data regulation "right" to gain public trust.
He said: "The Government should place a ban on using data without explicit, informed, voluntary prior consent.
"Failing an outright ban, the government should take a lead on this approach through its dealings with the public through the NHS, DWP, etc.
"There will be losses associated with the approach that I am advocating. The UK will not be able to use existing data bases as readily as they might otherwise. Other states might edge ahead of the UK in terms of research on the basis of using data for which consent has not been sought.
Macnish nodded to the Ashley Madison hacking scandal in his evidence, as well as the Snowden GCHQ and NSA hacks as reference points for public feeling around cyber security, hacking and data collection. But he added that technical security should not be the only priority, but social engineering too.
"The actions of Snowden, Hanson and others stress the fact that a technically secure system is only as secure as the people who use it," he said.


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My friend Lisa told me about this blog conference in KC so I decided that I should go and pick up a few tips. Walking into the Berg Event Space was oddly like walking into the first day of sorority recruitment or pageant orientation. These girls were turning. it. out.
There were floral print kimonos, kitten vests, hammer pants, wedge sneakers and lots of hats. I felt very conservative in my jeans and blazer. I quickly learned that the ones I thought must be fashion bloggers (because they were so put together) were actually food or design bloggers, and the ones who had really bold, unique (and totally unapplicable to my lifestyle) outfits were the fashion bloggers.
As the weekend went on, I slowly started to pick up on the fact that there are a lot, and I mean a lot, of savvy, funny, lovely, down-to-earth women out there who are serious experts on blogging, design, analytics and social media. I already knew I would be amateur hour; I am a mom who has a blog. These women are Bloggers. In hindsight I'm really glad I went into it as a completely blank slate because I learned so much from these smart and gorgeous women and I may have been intimidated had I known how big some of them are "in the blog world." I got to go to a special program called Pepperologie in River Market where I learned floral design, which is something I have wanted to know for so long! I can't wait to start posting when I make new arrangements!
The experience made me even MORE appreciative of you (you gorgeous thing, you) because you have so many wonderful options to read and you choose me as one of them. So look out because I am INSPIRED and I don't want to let you down. Lots of exciting changes to come! I sincerely thank you for reading. I'll be doing a reader survey so keep an eye out for it!


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DAK LAK (VNS) — A female bear, weighing 150 kilograms, was shifted from the Central Highland Dak Lak Province to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre in the northern Vinh Phuc Province yesterday.
The bear, which had been kept in captivity by a local man since 1999 when she was a cub weighing five kilograms, was voluntarily handed over to the Dak Lak Province's Forest Management Department.
Animals Asia Foundation provided free medical aid to help shift the bear to the rescue centre.
This is the fifth case of a bear receiving medical aid from the foundation since early this year. –– VNS


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This friend of mine hadn't been answering my phone calls or emails in over 3 months so I knew something was up, and last night I found out that unfortunately I was right. Turns out he's been really sick the whole time. He has a rare disability that has to do with his spine. From what he explained to me what he has is a lot like Spina bifida in that is spine did not form the right way when he was in the womb but it was malformed for a different reason and in a slightly different way. He's been sick like this many times before so I think his illnesses have something to do with his disability. It scares the crap out of me each time he gets sick because it really screws him up each time it happens and I'm never sure if this time he gets sick is the time when his body will give out. And this time it's even worse, he needed so much time off that he quit his job at IKEA! That's never happened before. I'm really worried about him. I don't want to lose him!
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So, you want to raise a reader?
That's great! Reading is a skill that our children can use their whole lives. It can bring adventure, thrill, peace, and calming to our lives. Reading helps us to learn about the world around us and stretches the imagination.
I have three daughters and right now they are all showing a strong love for reading. While I think everyone could find a book they enjoy, a love of reading is certainly able to be encouraged by us as parents and caregivers.
Below you will find my best tips for raising kids who love reading! At the end, you can sign up to instantly receive a printable sheet of 4 custom bookmarks to your inbox for your next reading adventure!
1. Read To Your Kids – Every Day
Now I know that might seem obvious but it cannot be said enough. Reading to our kids from the moment they are born (and sometimes even before!) brings books alive, makes them important, and starts our children from day one down the path of being readers themselves.
Our library (and MANY others) participates in the program called "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" that rewards young children for being read to by their parents. Kids can win stickers, free books, and even get their name in the newspaper after they reach 1,000 books read to them before Kindergarten. Tracking the books is as simple as using logs the library gives you or even just scanning books into the official 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app – scan any book barcode and it can be added to your list of read books!
Reading even just one book a day from birth will have your 1,000 books completed by your child's 3rd birthday! The good news is, this doesn't even have to be 1,000 unique books – you can read the same book more than once and count it multiple times!
Which brings me to my next tip..
2. Be Willing To Read "That Book" Over and Over and…
Yep…your child's desire to read their one favorite book 100 times over is actually good for them! The more a young child reads a book the better their comprehension of the book. Plus, hearing the rhythm and words over and over and connecting it with the pictures in the story is exactly what will help to build their early reading skills!
Trust me, I know there is a limit to the number of times you can handle reading Llama, Llama Red Pajama or The Little Blue Truck but each and every read is a benefit to your young child.
3. Pay Attention To Your Child's Interests
One of my all time favorite tasks as a mother has been in helping my children find books that are fun for them to read. I love thinking about each child as I walk the shelves of the library or the bookstore or scroll through Amazon's latest discounts. What do they ask questions about? What other things have their interests? When my kids were interested in the ocean we read books on it! When I wanted to help my 4 year old with her A-B-C's we read the best books I could find on it! I love having a chance to think about each kid and pick things that I know will delight them. Plus, they commonly ask me if I have picked them new books recently and they ask my opinion on stories – it's a great connection.
4. Create Fun and Relaxing Spaces For Reading
I always emphasize that kids can read anywhere. My oldest is proof of that – she has read just about anywhere and everywhere in her first 7 years. Still, reading is way more enjoyable when you have a nice space to do it.
We keep chairs near our bookshelf in the toy room. We have a giant bean bag in the living room that the girls can all sit on and read. Outside we have a hammock chair that I regularly look out and find a kid curled up in with a favorite story.
5. Give Books Important Spaces In Your Home
The more your kids see books featured in your home, the more likely they are to pick them up and read. If you make a space in multiple rooms of your house where books are featured, your kids are going to realize their importance. We have bookshelf space in each of our girl's rooms, in our family room, and in the playroom. A row of cookbooks is on our kitchen counter at all times and books are often found on end tables in our home. I can almost assure you that any room you enter, you will be able to find a book. More access = more reading.
6. Have an Electronics Lover? Let them read on an E-Reader!
Amazon sells Kindles at extremely good rates and along with it you can get access to TONS of free and really cheap books. Your electronics loving kiddo might just be a bit more tapped in if they know a book is on their favorite device.
7. Don't stop reading with your child when they learn how to read themselves.
This is a BIG one. Reading is about more than just skill. It's about connection and together time. So many people stop reading to their children as soon as they can read to themselves and they are missing a prime opportunity. Now that my oldest can read I let her fly through books at her own pace. Still, each night we read a book that I have chosen for us. Its so fun to share with her some of my childhood favorites like James and The Giant Peach, Bunnicula, and The Boxcar Children! Sharing reading with your kids keeps it fun and chore free.
8. Demonstrate Reading – Let Your Kids See You Read!
Now, I'm not talking about reading your phone or on the computer. Your kids need to see you reading books, magazines, even newspapers. They know that we know how to read Facebook, what they need to know is that we value literature!
I often run into parents who say they haven't read in ages and that they wouldn't even know where to start with finding a good book! Below I have a few of my favorite non-fiction and fiction reads suggested for you.
9. Use Your Library
Local libraries are amazing. They provide so much more than just books! They provide arts programs for kids and adults, summer reading incentives, story times for all ages, and so much more. Spending time at the library is a great free way to enjoy a morning or afternoon and spread the love of learning.
You never know, I might even be leading your library's evening story time. 😉
Our library has a summer reading program that rewards kids for reading in the summer. It's a lot of fun!
10. Buy Books – As Gifts, As Fun Splurges, As Important Parts Of Your Home
There are a lot of great ways to get free books. Yet, the things we spend our money on are often the things that become important to us and to our children. When kids see you giving books as gifts – it signals to them that books are important and treasured, something of worth. When they get to spend some money on a great book it gives that book value to them. You don't have to own every single book in the world, but having some that your children can keep forever and never return is special and important.
Again, and most importantly, just read. Read every day and every where.
What have you found that has helped you to raise readers? What has been your greatest reading joy? Let me know in the comments!
Time To Grab Your Bookmarks!