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د تعلیم مبارزې ملالې یوسفزۍ ویلي دي چې هغې د طالبانو پر ضد پروپیګنډه نه کوله، بلکې د هغوی د سوچ او مفکورې مخالفه ده. نوموړې دا خبره د مشال راډیو له خبریال عبدالحي کاکړ سره په یوه ځانګړې مرکه کې کړېده، چې نن د اکتوبر پر نهمه نېټه پر هغې د برید یو کال پوره کېدو په مناسبت ده. ملالې وویل، کله چې طالبانو په سوات کې د نجونو پر تعلیم بندیز ولګاوه نو دې یې مخالفت وکړ او د تعلیم او ښځو حقونو لپاره یې هلې ځلې پیل کړې. ملاله په نړیواله توګه د تعلیم مبارزې په توګه پېژندل شوې ده او د ۲۰۱۳ز کال د سولې نوبېل انعام لپاره هم په کتار کې ده. دا لومړی ځل دی چې تر ویشتو وروسته ملالې د پښتو ژبې له یوې رسنۍسره خبرې کوي.
M WAQAR..... "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary.Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." --Albert Einstein !!! NEWS,ARTICLES,EDITORIALS,MUSIC... Ze chi pe mayeen yum da agha pukhtunistan de.....(Liberal,Progressive,Secular World.)''Secularism is not against religion; it is the message of humanity.'' تل ده وی پثتونستآن
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Malala's Pashto Interview..............د طالبانو له سوچ سره مخالفه یم. ملاله
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Malala to return 'as soon as possible'
Malala Yousafzai: A strong message, a mighty machine
MARK MACKINNONThe story of Malala Yousafzai is already the stuff of legend. She's the Pakistani teenager who dared to defy the Taliban, surviving a horrifying assassination attempt to emerge as a symbol of bravery, and a campaigner for girls' education, telling the United Nations last month to send books and pens, rather than tanks, to troubled parts of the world.And that's not counting this week. On Sunday, she received an invitation to a Buckingham Palace reception with the Queen. On Tuesday, the now 16-year-old published her autobiography, I Am Malala. (The title is a chin-up answer to the Taliban gunman who boarded a school bus last Oct. 9, asking "Who is Malala?" before shooting her in the head). The book immediately shot onto bestseller lists. Wednesday is the anniversary of the day she was shot. And on Friday, Ms. Yousafzai is the odds-on favourite to become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. If Ms. Yousafzai wins the Nobel, there will be quiet joy in her native Swat Valley – school-aged girls there are reportedly praying in secret for her victory – as well as loud outrage from a Taliban movement that condemned her once more this week as an enemy of Islam and threatened to try again to kill her. Far away from all that, there might also be celebrations in the offices of the world's biggest public relations firm, Edelman – which lists the likes of Starbucks and Microsoft alongside Ms. Yousafzai in its roster of clients – as well as those of McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm that makes billions by advising governments around the world. Ms. Yousafzai's story is certainly worthy of telling. But she's had an unprecedented amount of help getting her message out. "Her life is a miracle," her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, told an interviewer this summer. "I think I'm not the only person who owns her as a daughter. She's owned by everybody. She's the daughter of the world." But would the world have adopted Malala if she had stood up against, say, child labour in the production of iPhones, instead of the friendless Taliban? Or if she'd been wounded by a U.S. drone strike? Or if she didn't speak such fluent English? The global Malala Movement has led to a backlash in her native Pakistan, where some view her as a tool of the West, used to embarrass their country, culture and religion. "In certain segments of society in Pakistan, whenever someone is backed by the West, there's an instant suspicion that arises in the minds of Pakistanis," Shiza Shahid, the head of the Malala Fund and a long-time family friend, said in a telephone interview from Islamabad. "There are segments in society who have felt that about Malala, which is unfortunate, because she is a girl whose heart beats very deeply for Pakistan." It was Mr. Yousafzai, an educator who ran a school for both boys and girls in Swat, who first introduced his daughter to the world. In 2009, he invited a New York Times documentary maker into the family's home to talk about an edict from the Taliban – which then controlled the Swat Valley – banning girls in the region from attending school. An 11-year-old Malala quickly became the star of the show, telling the camera in English, "I want to get my education. I want to become a doctor," before burying her face in her left hand, obviously despairing that she would realize those dreams. The shooting last year – a brute attempt to silence the girl and her campaign – brought Ms. Yousafzai more attention than ever. As she miraculously staged a full recovery, political heavyweights around the world came to see what her father saw. She was lifted into the global limelight, a Gandhi for Muslim girls. Among the first to visit Ms. Yousafzai after she was evacuated to a hospital in Birmingham, England, was former British prime minister Gordon Brown, now a United Nations special envoy for global education. He asked the family what he could do for help, and they requested that Ms. Shahid, who was then working for McKinsey, help them deal with the media storm. Mr. Brown put in a call to McKinsey senior partner Dominic Barton, who had occasionally advised Mr. Brown while he was prime minister, and asked him to lend Ms. Shahid to the Malala Fund. It wasn't a tough sell. Public relations-savvy businesspeople and politicians knew a winning cause when they saw one and were quick to jump on board. Edelman took up Ms. Yousafzai's cause pro bono, setting up a five-person "Malala press office" in London, headed by well-known speechwriter Jamie Lundie. They've been carefully doling out media access to their client to coincide with her book launch and Nobel Prize week. There's still a three-week waiting list of journalists who want to talk to her. Megan Smith, the high-profile vice-president of Google, joined Ms. Shahid on the Malala Fund board, and the fund's first donor was actress Angelina Jolie, who put $200,000 toward the education of 40 girls in the Swat Valley. Last year, while Ms. Yousafzai was still in hospital, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was one of the first global leaders to sign a petition calling for her to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Jonathan Yeo, who sat down with Ms. Yousafzai to paint her for a portrait that hangs in Britain's National Portrait Gallery, says he initially had reservations about the publicity machine swirling around his subject. "I had concerns generally. She's this figure that so many other people are projecting their ideas onto. ... There are people circling around her who are looking to, perhaps, piggyback on the goodwill around her and the purity of her cause. People looking to promote their own causes or simply launder their reputations," Mr. Yeo said. But his worries were eased after he met Ms. Yousafzai. "She sees it all, and she's very clear about it," he said. "I was impressed by how wise beyond her years she was." Ms. Shahid, who first met an 11-year-old Malala when she was one of 20 girls who attended an educational retreat organized for girls from the Swat Valley, says the organizations and politicians who have gravitated to Ms. Yousafzai simply recognized the potency of her story. "A lot of people were already fighting for this [universal education for girls], but in Malala they found the most perfect symbol of all that they were fighting for, because her story showed the tragedy of what is happening – thousands of girls across the world are being denied their voice, denied their basic rights. But it also showed just what is possible if a girl is educated, if she is given back her power." On being a girl When I was born, people in our village commiserated wth my mother and nobody congratulated my father. ... I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children. - From I Am Malala On being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize On the shelves of our rented living room are awards from around the world – America, India, France, Spain, Italy and Austria, and many other places. I've even been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest person ever. When I received prizes for my work at school I was happy, as I had worked hard for them, but these prizes are different. I am grateful for them, but they only remind me how much work still needs to be done to achieve the goal of education for every boy and girl. I don't want to be thought of as the "girl who was shot by the Taliban" but "the girl who fought for education." - From I Am Malala On being shocked by Bend It Like Beckham To keep me occupied [in hospital] they brought me a DVD player. One of the first movies they got me was Bend It Like Beckham, thinking the story of a Sikh girl challenging her cultural norms and playing football would appeal to me. I was shocked when the girls took off their shirts to practice in sports bras and I made the nurses switch it off. - From I Am Malala On her desire to be a politician I will be a politician in my future. I want to change the future of my country and I want to make education compulsory. I hope that a day will come [when] the people of Pakistan will be free, they will have their rights, there will be peace and every girl and every boy will be going to school. - From an interview with the BBC, broadcast this week On the man who shot her He was young, in his 20s … he was quite young, we may call him a boy. And it's hard to have a gun and kill people. Maybe that's why his hand was shaking. Maybe he didn't know if he could do it. But people are brainwashed. That's why they do things like suicide attacks and killing people. I can't imagine it – that boy who shot me, I can't imagine hurting him even with a needle. I believe in peace. I believe in mercy. - From an interview with the Guardian published this week On the Taliban When I was shot, they thought the people would be silenced, they thought that no one would talk. I think they might be repenting why they shot Malala.
Malala : '' A symbol of resistance '
In the midst of celebratory news that Malala Yousafzai, the little girl who took a bullet in the face last year fired by Taliban militants for being a vocal advocate of education rights for young women, has been voiced as a favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize, the brutes who shot her are vowing fresh attempts to kill her. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has stated that it will target her again because she is a supporter of the 'infidel West'. This accusation by the Taliban is, unfortunately, an idea that is gaining some traction with right-wing individuals and conspiracy theorists in Pakistan who think she is an 'agent' of the US, being highlighted to fulfil some nefarious goals. If that is true — and we mean to address the Taliban and the suspicious elements in the country — Malala is being lauded by the entire world, East to West, and has been appreciated for her unfailing efforts by people from all walks of life, then how can she be called an agent of the imperial superpower? How can someone with ulterior motives, and that too a little child, allow herself to be shot in the face by militants who would have surely killed her? She is a hot favourite for the Nobel Peace Prize for two reasons: first of all, she has emerged as a symbol of resistance against Taliban ideology, which strives to see nothing less than women locked up in their homes and society regressing back into the dark ages. The world needed someone to wrestle strength and hope back from the militants. Secondly, after the devastating attack against her, she has advocated love and enlightenment through education, forgiving her attackers publicly. She has recently advised the government in Pakistan to talk to the militants in attempts to find peace. The little warrior for education is also one of Pakistan's strongest proponents of peace but her idealism and naivety are evident. Two of the strongest political parties in Pakistan, the PML-N at the centre and the PTI in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were both loud backers of the negotiations process but the spate of deadly attacks that ravaged the country in the wake of their call for peace have made even these political parties rethink their strategy. Grudgingly, even they are beginning to agree that effective operations against the militants may be the only way to ensure peace. While Malala talks of only peace and second chances, the Taliban speak only of second attempts to murder and cause widespread destruction. It should be clear to our countrymen whose side they should be on.
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How Malala Yousafzai's Courage Inspired a Nation: 'We Are No Longer Afraid'
http://abcnews.go.com/When the Taliban sent a gunman to kill a 15-year-old girl because she fought publicly for girls' education, they intended to instill fear in anyone who wanted to educate young Pakistani women. The bullet missed her brain, and not only has Malala Yousafzai become an international symbol of inspiration and bravery, but her survival instilled educators with courage -- and is slowly helping make Pakistani schools safer. "They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed," Malala said in a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday. "The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born." 'No One Should Be Shot for Going to School' Northwest Pakistan, where Yousafzai lived and almost died, has been one of the most dangerous places on the planet to go to school -- especially for young girls. In 2010, Taliban threats ran so high, nearly 1,000 government and private schools closed and more than 120,000 girls lost access to school, according to UNICEF. But today, education advocates argue that Yousafzai's survival -- combined with military offensives that eliminated Taliban safe havens -- reduced those threats. In surviving, Yousafzai inspired entire communities to protect their schools and passionately fight for a girl's right to be educated. "The clear message that is being sent by government, individuals, by amazing people like Malala is that we are not going to stop fighting for education," Shirin Lutfeali, a specialist in education and literacy for Save the Children who works in Pakistan and across the region, told ABC News. "She has become a symbol of change: They are going to blow up schools, but we are no longer afraid." That fearlessness was facilitated not only by Malala but also by the Pakistani military pushing out militants who targeted or took over schools. By 2012, after the military's operations, the number of schools destroyed dropped to 30, UNICEF said. "There has been a reduction in attacks. But that's not because the Taliban decided to be nice," said Mosharraf Zaidi, who leads an education campaign group in Islamabad. "It's because they realize that attacking schools is deeply despised by ordinary Pakistanis and because various Pakistan Army campaigns of 'clear and hold' have worked." That is not to say the threats have ended. A 41-year-old teacher named Shahnaz Nazli was assassinated while standing next to her son in March, apparently because she was teaching girls in Khyber Agency, near the Afghan border. In early September, a bomb exploded outside a girls' school in the northwestern town of Bannu, Pakistan, as classes ended, wounding 14. And in June, a bomb gutted a bus in the southwestern Pakistan town of Quetta, killing 14 female students. As long as the attacks continue, campaigners acknowledge they have to fight the fear that forces some parents to keep their daughters at home. Nazli's death sparked a campaign by the U.N.'s special envoy for global education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He launched a petition demanding more protection for teachers and girls. Yousafzai and her father, Ziauddin, were the first to sign. Brown said he feared "a wave of threats, intimidation, burnings and bullets." "No one should be shot," he said, "for wanting to go to school or wanting to teach girls." In response, some Pakistani schools have become bunkers, ringed by high walls and guarded by armed gunmen. Others have chosen a low-profile approach: leaving schools unmarked, or even hiding them in living rooms. Perhaps one of the best measures of the continuing effect of the threats -- as well as the government's historic underfunding of education -- is a sobering statistic: On any given day, across the country, 20 percent of teachers don't show up to work, according to the education advocacy group Alif Ailaan, which is headed by Zaidi. The government admits 25 million children in Pakistan are out of school. "The deck," Zaidi said, "is stacked against children." Despite the grim statistics, half a dozen education advocates interviewed by ABC News argued Yousafzai's survival has helped many communities reach a tipping point. In Swat, Pakistan, the district where Yousafzai lived, parents are gaining confidence to defend their children's schooling. "The parents have no other choice. They want their children to get education -- at any cost," said Ahmed Shah, an expert on education and the spokesman for the Swat peace council. "That is the fate for those of us in Pakistan." Child Protection Committees Last year, a rural village in eastern Pakistan realized it had a problem. Parents wanted to send their girls to school -- and the girls wanted to attend -- but not everyone felt safe. So with the help of the British NGO Plan International, the town created a "child protection committee." "We appointed a caretaker to walk the girls to and from the town center," said Ata-Ullah Malik, the chairman of the committee. Every day, a woman raps on the metal gates that protect the female students' homes. Every day, she walks the girls to school and returns after classes to escort them home. The community has taken charge of securing its own students -- and school attendance is up. The film, "The Other Malalas," describes the child protection committees and other challenges facing girls in Pakistan. Education advocates argue the best way to ensure schools' safety is for local communities to protect them. For that to happen, parents need to believe in the importance of education. "Once they see the value, they want to protect it," Fiza Shah, who runs the school-building NGO Developments in Literacy, told ABC News. When Shah first started building schools in conservative, rural areas in the late 1990s, she encountered fathers who said they didn't want their girls to learn to write because they might send letters to boyfriends. Now, Shah believes many fathers are realizing schools produce girls who dream of much more than boyfriends. "When we first opened schools, there was resistance. But then the parents saw the differences when girls came home," Shah said. "When they actually see what education is doing, the resistance evaporates." Other programs, like Save the Children's Literacy Boost, are gaining the confidence of parents by reaching young students who wouldn't otherwise attend school -- and keeping them in school. "Compared to a few years back, there's been a major change in attitude and acceptance to education," Ghulam Qadri, Save the Children's Pakistan country director, told ABC News. "We are seeing schools opening up in remote areas where there were no schools previously. "The best criteria is community acceptance," he said in a phone interview from Islamabad. "If the community accepts their education is essential, no one can stop it." Schools on the Frontlines Community acceptance is one piece of the puzzle, but another crucial piece is the Pakistan military's campaigns against the Taliban, which have dramatically reduced the threats to schools. For six years, the Pakistani Taliban fought an organized, violent and brutal campaign against the military and Pakistani state institutions, including schools. For many militants, girls' education was a symbol of both Western influence and the authority of a government they wanted to overthrow. But as the military moved into communities mostly run by the Taliban, schools often became the front line: Soldiers and militants both used schools as bases. "Most of the schools that came under attack were being used by the militants or the military as hideouts," said Imtiaz Gul, the executive director of an independent think tank in Islamabad, the Centre for Research and Security Studies. Now that the offensives are over, the schools have been returned to the educators -- and attacks have decreased. Shah, the education specialist from Swat, said that "the situation is OK and peace has been restored to some extent. And now parents want to send their children to schools." Yet, despite the renewed confidence in learning, sending children to school still requires some bravery and a little bit of faith. In communities near the Afghan border, some residents have told local media in the last few months that the Taliban are still using tactics famous from Afghanistan in the 1990s: letters posted to town centers at night warning parents to shun schools and describing girls' education as "a product of the West." In Swat, many of the schools destroyed in the attacks have not reopened, Shah said. And the constant presence of soldiers, while helping keep the peace, is a reminder of how fragile it remains. "They select whatever means they need to spread terror. It may be schools, it may be buses, it may be churches," said Shah. "They want to spread fear among the people. And they are successful." Send Books, Not Tanks For Malala Yousafzai, the solution is not a reliance on military action, but the creation of a national commitment to education. Only that, she said, can guarantee students' and parents' desire to learn and educate will not be broken. For many years the Pakistani government has failed to provide enough support for schools: the country spends less than 2 percent of its budget on education. In the U.S., the percentage is about 4 percent, according to the New America Foundation. And according to the U.N., Pakistan's literacy rate is 113th out of 120 countries. Earlier this month, when Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, met with Yousafzai at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Sharif pledged to increase the national commitment to 4 percent. The 16-year-old Yousafzai -- whom Sharif recently named the country's roving ambassador for education -- thanked him for his commitment, but argued it was not enough. "I hope this will become 5, 6, 7 percent," she told Sharif, according to Zaidi. Later that same night, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative, the teenager who has become a global icon of courage challenged world leaders to elevate education over war. "Instead of sending weapons, instead of sending tanks to Afghanistan and all these countries which are suffering from terrorism, send books," she said. "Instead of sending tanks, send pens. Instead of sending soldiers, send teachers. This is the only way we can fight for education."
The 72 Hours That Saved Malala: Doctors Reveal for the First Time How Close She Came to Death
http://abcnews.go.com/Malala Yousafzai survived a Taliban bullet that shattered her skull's thinnest bone, driving fragments into her brain. But one day later, as she lay in a medically induced coma in a Peshawar, Pakistan, hospital, her condition suddenly deteriorated, and her doctors did not know whether she would live or die.
Teen activist Malala relives horror of Taliban shooting in autobiography
http://www.rawstory.com/Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai tells of the moment she was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education in her new autobiography out Tuesday, amid speculation that she may be about to become the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Co-written with British journalist Christina Lamb, "I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban" tells of the 16-year-old's terror as two gunmen boarded her schoolbus on October 9, 2012 and shot her in the head. "My friends say he fired three shots, one after another," she writes."By the time we got to the hospital my long hair and Moniba's lap were full of blood." The book describes Malala's life under the Taliban's brutal rule in northwest Pakistan's Swat valley in the mid-2000s, hints at her ambition to enter Pakistani politics, and even describes her father's brief flirtation with Islamic fundamentalism as a youngster. Now living in Britain's second city Birmingham, where she was flown for specialist treatment after the shooting, it also tells of her homesickness and her struggle to adjust to life in England. A competitive schoolgirl who loves to be top of the class, the book reveals she is a fan of Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber and the "Twilight" series of vampire romance novels. Malala had become well-known in Pakistan as a young campaigner for girls' right to attend school after the Taliban took control of Swat in 2007, speaking out against the militants' ban on female education and their bombing of local schools. She describes how she received death threats in the months before the assassination. "At night I would wait until everyone was asleep," she writes. "Then I'd check every single door and window."She adds: "I don't know why, but hearing I was being targeted did not worry me. It seemed to me that everyone knows they will die one day. "So I should do whatever I want to do." The book describes public floggings by the Taliban, their ban on television, dancing and music, and the family's decision to flee Swat along with nearly one million others in 2009 amid heavy fighting between the militants and Pakistani troops. Later it details her surgeons' frantic battle to save her life and her panic at waking up in a hospital thousands of miles from home. The book is full of praise for Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai, describing how he worked to set up his own school and risked his life by speaking out against the Taliban. She angrily rejects criticism that he pushed her too hard to campaign alongside him — "like a tennis dad trying to create a champion" — or has used her as a mouthpiece "as if I don't have my own mind". The book reveals that Malala's father briefly considered becoming a jihadist when he was a teenager and going to fight in neighbouring Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion in 1979. She also acknowledges that she, like her father, has been the target of considerable criticism at home, with many regarding her as a stooge of the West. Malala goes on to describe the family's homesickness and her views on life in England, including her horror when she first saw scantily-clad girls going out at night in Birmingham, and her amazement at seeing men and women socialising openly in coffee shops. She has struggled to make friends at her English school, she reveals, and still spends hours talking to her friends in Swat using Skype. However, she adds there is also much to like about life in England — "people follow the rules, they respect policemen and everything happens on time," she writes. "I see women having jobs we couldn't imagine in Swat." She frequently namechecks the late former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as a heroine, and makes clear her ambition to one day return to her homeland and become a politician — despite continued threats from the Taliban that they will attack her again if given the chance. "I was spared for a reason — to use my life for helping people," she writes. Malala is among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be awarded on Friday.
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Welcome to Part III in our design-absorbing adventures in Europe during the slow season, in which we stuff our suitcases full of warm clothes, gladly endure a little chill in order to avoid hordes of tourists, and share inspiring bits of design that we find along the way.
If you missed Parts I (Amsterdam) and II (Venice), it's because I never quite wrote them. Don't let that stop me!
This year's destination is Ireland. But my particular journey started, as most of mine do, at the Sacramento airport, where this gigantic red bunny reminds you that every journey is potential a trip down the rabbit hole. Spiderbunny, as I like to call him, is one of those pieces of public art that people have mixed opinions on. I think he's kind of beautiful, and he reminds me of both heading to a new Wonderland or coming gratefully home. In this case, he was right about the adventure ahead.
After a major re-routing of our flight plan, Deke and I arrived in Dublin several hours later than expected. The original plan for Day 1 was to share images from our trip to the Guinness Storehouse. Instead, the clutch in our first rental car burnt out (I won't mention who was driving: Deke) and we were able to experience this ingeniously designed Irish tow-truck hidden inside what looks like a delivery van.
One way to experience new cultures is to have a breakdown on the busiest road you can possibly get lost on, and then meet the locals who arrive to rescue you. Not only does Mark, our tow-truck operator have a handy winch disguised as a bread truck, but he got us up to speed on Irish driving culture as he gave us a lift back to get a new car. Which is way better than the first car anyway.
Don't worry, things will get better tomorrow. I know this because we're several time zones ahead of where we usually are and, as pictured below, we've already experienced a terrific tomorrow.
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'Fury' Is Shaping Up to Be the Biggest Movie of 2014
Hollywood gossip fiends are buzzing about how Shia LaBeouf wouldn't shower while filming "Fury" to get into character and allegedly pulled his own tooth out to prove his dedication to the character. True or not, he and Brad Pitt appear to have made one fantastic movie.
Pitt's new movie "Fury" is scheduled to premiere Nov. 14, but it has fans salivating now. A World War II tank battle movie would like to do well with any story or cast, but this movie seems stocked with both. Shia LeBeouf and Michael Peña co-star along with a strong supporting cast.
Director David Ayer has called Pitt's performance "insanely good."
What we know from the trailer is Pitt is a sergeant commanding a Sherman tank crew in the waning battles of the European theater. He remarks the crew has been together since chasing Rommel in Africa.


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My art varies from one moment to the other as I learn more about various media within my grasp, making commission pieces and product design some of my favorite outlets for creating professionally. I love to expand my knowledge of techniques to bring out the client's vision, merging it with my own into a truly unique piece.
We all have our basic media we consider old friends, mine being, metal, clays, acrylics, and soft pastels. My need to fluctuate between 2-D and 3-D work keeps me striving to expand beyond add more friends and techniques. I feel the design drives the strategy I choose. It provides my imagination the freedom it needs to breathe. Like most creative types, there is also my need to journal my own growth from my own view, mentally or through my trusty camera's lens. Every individual has many facets to his or her personality. My artwork expresses mine.


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The IT support from your workplace should have set up the thing for you. They should be aware if an application is incompatible with W10. You shouldn't be doing their job. Why don't you perform a reset and let them do the installations? Even if you are off-site, they can easily do it remotely.


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I could hardly believe that I was sent to review this concert. For one thing, I don't recall that my editors told me about it before I found myself listed for it in the master calendar. It's a good thing they sent me only for the Friday concert of the two-concert set, because I'd already made a social commitment for Saturday evening by the time I found out about this.
For another thing: Beethoven, again. Not that I don't love Ludwig. But I have reviewed nearly twice as much Beethoven as any other composer, and this is the third time I have reviewed each of the three quartets on this program. Accordingly, even though I can't associate a given quartet's title with the music in my head as I can for Beethoven's symphonies, I didn't bother to listen to them beforehand, sure that I'd recognize everything in them in the concert as soon as I heard it.
Which was no problem, and remembering some of those earlier performances is what kept me focused on the ups and downs of this one. Beethoven's music is thought of as rough, but he writes some stunningly curvaceous melodies, which are darling when played with the right kind of neatly oiled grace. But that, more than anything else, is what was lacking in some otherwise technically amazing and vividly committed performances. Which, even more than the mention of David Soyer in the post-concert talk, is what brought the Guarneri Quartet to mind. I first heard the Beethoven quartets in recordings by the Guarneri and the Juilliard, the prestigious ensembles of the day, and they played just like this: heavy on the commitment and the energy, light on the beauty and the fun. As someone who didn't know the quartets at the time, I found them hard to get a grip on this way. It wasn't until I heard performances that differed markedly that I got to know and genuinely enjoy these works. Now I can appreciate any performance for its merits, but that's my reward for a heck of a lot of listening.


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DVD Late Show website (where I review genre films and television on DVD and Blu-ray) on this blog was last August. At the time, I had just posted a few new reviews after a three month 'hiatus," and promised more. But that didn't happen.
In fact, I didn't post any new reviews for nearly ten months.
I don't really know why I stopped posting last summer, but part of it was probably just blogger burn-out, combined with my state's new tax laws, which killed the site's only income (through Amazon referrals). I'm back at it now, though, because I really started to miss writing about movies. Hopefully, someone will read my reviews and find them useful and/or entertaining.
I've started with a look at the new Blu-ray of Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster, the 1981 martial arts drive-in favorite, Force: Five, and the James Garner television series, Bret Maverick (new from Warner Archive). I am planning to have one or two more reviews up this week (Evilspeak from Shout Factory and Warners' Jonny Quest: The Complete Eighties Adventures), and hope to continue with regular posting.
Now if I could just get back to regular blogging here and at my Space: 1970 site...


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Written by Gov. Jay Nixon and Dr. Jim Hill, president of the Missouri Faith Voices board
In the prophet Ezekiel's day, the poor and needy of Jerusalem faced oppression and extortion. Ezekiel says God "looked for someone who would stand in the gap…and found no one." Because good people did not stand up for a more righteous Jerusalem, suffering in Jerusalem continued.
Today, the gaps that mark the injustices of our modern world are wide. The gap between a sick child and healing medicine. The gap between an injured worker and a doctor's care. The gap between a death sentence and a lifesaving medical procedure.
As children of God, we cannot allow Missourians to suffer. Like Jeremiah, Ezekiel's fellow prophet and contemporary, we must stand in these gaps to proclaim, "Do what is just and right…"
It is just and right to care for the sick and suffering. That's why leaders of faith communities across the state support providing health coverage to 300,000 working Missourians through the expansion of the state's Medicaid program.
Under the proposed expansion, low-income Missourians who can't afford health insurance and earn less than 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level – or $32,500 a year for a family of four – would be eligible for coverage.
Strengthening Medicaid will also bring the dollars Missourians send to Washington back to Missouri. In fact, the proposal would bring $5.7 billion to Missouri over the next three years – at no cost to the state.
Across Missouri, non-partisan business groups, including the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, are supporting this effort to strengthen Medicaid. For these leaders, it's a business decision. They understand that bringing the dollars Missourians send to Washington back home to protect taxpayers, create jobs, and reward work, is good for our economy.
Last fall, a study by the University of Missouri found that bringing these dollars back to Missouri to strengthen Medicaid would create 24,000 new jobs in Missouri in 2014 alone.
Recent studies have also shed light on the high costs of failing to move forward. Hospitals currently receive payments from the federal government for treating uninsured patients. These payments will be cut back dramatically, regardless of the state's decision on Medicaid. If Missouri turns down the federal dollars designed to compensate for those cuts by expanding coverage, hospitals will be forced to cut jobs and reduce services. At the same time families and businesses will be required to shoulder higher premiums.
The Missouri Hospital Association also estimates that passing up this opportunity to strengthen Medicaid will cost the state 9,000 jobs and increase health insurance premiums for families and businesses by more than $1 billion.
It's clear that the only thing we cannot afford is failing to take action on Medicaid. Before us now, the only cause for inaction is words. Words like Democrat and Republican. Elections and ObamaCare. Politics and party lines. They're just words, but in Jefferson City, they serve as excuses for leaving a gap – a gap that is the difference between life and death for thousands of our sick brothers and sisters.
What is right and just is before us. It's time for leaders from both parties to stand together on common ground for the common good and the welfare of all our citizens.
And when this critical legislation reaches the General Assembly, we hope that each member opens their heart, sees their brothers and sisters in need, and answers the prophet Ezekiel's challenge to stand in the gap toprovide health coverage for 300,000 working Missourians.


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Tonight's Preview: The Rockets open the month of December playing three of their next four games on home ice. Tonight the Rockets host the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first of four meetings this season. Following tonight's game the two teams hook up again January 7th and January 21st in Seattle (Kent), before closing out the seasonal series at Prospera Place March 16th. These two teams met four times last season with the Rockets going 3-1-0-0. The Rockets outscored the T-Birds 12-6. Overall the Rockets enter tonight's game having won four straight with wins over Prince George (twice) and single wins over Regina and Spokane. The Rockets enter tonight's game with ten wins in their last eleven games (10-1-0-0). Following tonight's game the Rockets are back on the ice Friday in Chilliwack before hosting Saskatoon on Saturday night. Overall, the Rockets have won a season high 5 straight games at home.
Rockets recent game: The Rockets used an overtime goal from Geordie Wudrick on the power play in a 3-2 win in Spokane Saturday night. Wudrick and Zach Franko also scored in regulation time as the Rockets built up a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes before the Chiefs battled back to tie the game at two with back-to-back third period goals. Adam Brown earned the win in goal, making 21 saves. The Rockets were 2 for 4 on the power play.
Who's Hot: Shane McColgan has 3+10=13 in his last eleven games. Mitchell Callahan has seven goals in his last eleven games. Brett Bulmer has (4+5=9) in his last ten games. Tyson Barrie has thirteen points in his last eight games. Barrie has 2+11=13 over that period. Wudrick has 5 goals in his last two games.
Who's Not: Zach Franko snapped a nine game goal scoring drought Saturday night. Spencer Main has one goal in his last 15 games.
A November to remember: The Rockets were 10-1-0-0 in eleven games during the month of November. Last season the Rockets won just five games during the month. The Rockets earned 20 points last month after recording just eight in October. Tyson Barrie had 19 points in November (3+16=19). Mitchell Callahan had 17 points (7+10=17), while Shane McColgan had 13 points (3+10=13). Geordie Wudrick led the Rockets with 11 goals during November.
This and That: Tyson Barrie has been named to the 39 man training camp roster for the Canadian World Junior team. Barrie is attempting to become the 11th player in Rockets history to represent the Rockets at the WJHC… The Rockets received great goaltending from Adam Brown in November. Brown was 9-1-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.96 and a save percentage of .934….In the eleven games in the month of November, the Rockets scored four or more goals in seven of those games….European's Gal Koren and Andreas Stene will be playing for their countries at the World Junior Hockey Championships at Christmas….Two members of the Rockets will participate in the Under 17 Hockey Challenge next month in Manitoba. Rookies Damon Severson and Colton Heffley have been named to Team West….The Rockets made a trade with the Prince Albert Raiders last month. The Rockets sent 18 year-old defenceman Antoine Corbin to the Raiders for a 3rd round bantam pick. Corbin was a 5th round pick of the Rockets in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft…The Rockets have opened up the scoring in their last seven home games…The Rockets have failed to score a power play goal in just seven of their first 25 games this season….The Rockets have scored 80 goals after twenty-five games this season. Last season after twenty-five games the club had 84 goals….The Rockets have allowed 78 goals against this season. Last season after twenty-five games the team had allowed 81 goals against….Last season the Rockets were 10-14-1-0 after twenty-five games….The Rockets have been involved in eleven-one goal games this season. The Rockets are 8-3-0-0 in those eleven-one goal games…Adam Brown has started fourteen of the last 15 games…The Rockets were involved in 11 shootout games last season. The Rockets were 7 and 4 in those games…The Rockets have failed to open the scoring in seventeen of their first twenty-five games this season….The Rockets franchise is playing its 1394th regular season game tonight. The team has 711 regular season wins….Rockets 17 year-old forward Shane McColgan is rated as the 15th best prospect in the WHL for the upcoming NHL draft. Central Scouting released its first of three rankings earlier this week…The Rockets have been held to two or fewer goals in ten of their 25 games this season. ...Tyson Barrie is now the Kelowna Rockets franchise leader for points by a defenceman. Barrie has 191 career points. Barrie passes Burt Henderson (1993-1996 - 186 pts )… The Rockets have nine games left before the Christmas break. Of those nine, six are on the road…Shane McColgan has been held off the score sheet just six times this season. ..The Rockets have been out-shot in eight of their last eleven games.


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Winning Multi-level Marketing Tips And Tricks You Must Read
Many people disagree on how long multi-level marketing has been around. Whatever its exact age, it has enormous potential to let you make money and live a life of financial freedom. Read this article and you'll get great advice on how to use this type of thing to your advantage.
Try to avoid overwhelming personal relations with your multi-level marketing business. You can share what you're selling with your loved ones when you begin your business. However, you should avoid pushing your goods and services too hard on your friends and family. Appearing too pushy can really place an immense strain on your relationships.
Don't overuse marketing messages in your personal life. You have to settle down when dealing with family and friends. Don't ruin your relationships. Pass on what you know without becoming obnoxious.
Always listen to the help offered from those who have worked in MLM longer than you have. One of the main foundations of MLM is that all members should support one another. Most multi-level marketers believe that they will be successful as others are successful. This means that you can trust the others who are in your group. They are actually helping themselves when they decide to help you.
When considering an MLM opportunity, carefully look at what you're selling. Think about it from a customers point of view. What are the good reasons to buy these things? Would they come back again for it?
Before marketing anything, try it yourself. This way, you can avoid selling goods that are of poor quality. If this happens, find something else to sell. Even if that company pays you well, you risk your career if you are marketing low quality products.
Try to assess the integrity of any multi-level marketing opportunity that you might do business with. This means doing some background research on the CEO. Does the CEO have any previous experience in the industry? What is this person's background, reputation, and business success?
Become an educator in your own right. You must be creative when designing your marketing pitch. The MLM company may help out with some training, but you need to go a step beyond. Make it your goal to learn something new every day.
Have some honesty when it comes to making money with MLM. Folks who have the desire and the energy to succeed can get terrific results. However, there has been research done that shows you only a single percent of the MLM representatives you work with will get big profits. Do not be taken in by lofty claims of easy success.
Be creative when trying to spread the word about your company. Once you consider all of the competition you have, it will become apparent why you must strive to be different and stand out. Figure out how best to use each individual tactic. When you are tactful and sensitive, you can attract people to your business and opportunities without annoying them.
Multi-level marketing can sometimes be traced all the way to to the roaring 20's. This is something that is also in practice today. If you long to participate, you now have the right tools and info. Keep what you've learned here in mind as you set out to make money with MLM.…


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Urban Madness
Driving madly in the city is definitely not a good idea in real life, but in Urban Madness it is not. Accelarate, get past the barriers safely, save your car from damaging and complete the levels. Let other car drivers worry about the consequences of your driving madly.


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Tree & Stump Removal
Often as a tree develops around your home, it can be hard to determine when it's time to remove it. Dying trees that are located in natural areas do not always pose a danger to property, however, hazardous trees in residential areas that have structural defects that could potentially injure people or damage property need immediate attention and should be evaluated by a certified tree arborist. Although you know you need to remove a tree, most Somerset tree removal services and tree pruning are too dangerous to be done as a DIY project.
That is where the expert arborists at Paul Bunyan Inc. come in.
We have provided Somerset County with over 31 years of experienced tree removal services. At your initial consultation, we will observe the situation, determine the tree's health, and then organize a direct plan of execution.
Because we are tree removal specialists, this also means that we are experts when it comes to using the best equipment and practices for our tree removal services. From cranes to ropes and pulleys, there is no limit to our capabilities when it comes to removing an unhealthy tree. We are extremely well equipped when it's time to complete the job and remove any tree material entirely from the job site. We also take care of stump removal.
Tree And Stump Removal Costs
You can count on Paul Bunyan Inc to. to complete your tree removal job in a timely fashion.
Because all situations are different, it's necessary to first get an estimate on your tree and stump removal costs. Contact us today to set up a no obligation property consultation.
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We are proud to serve the following counties as their experts in tree removal: Somerset County; Westmoreland County; Cambria County; Fayette County and surrounding areas.
Our staff is ready to answer your questions and provide you with solutions. No matter your tree and shrub care needs we can help. We are the experts and look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate our skill to you.


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A Lesson in Hydropower
Now that you're reading this, we'll let you in on a little secret. Mobius is back in business with a few tricks up its sleeve: Hydropower and Bodies. Before you make up some excuse to get away from whatever you're doing and head over to Mobius, we have some people we want to thank.
First and foremost, Jessie Wuerst of Avista, for being our fearless leader; Levi Westra, Bryce Eschenbacher and Tim Cunninghamm for making it possible for exhibit-goers to generate their own electricity; Nick Linden, Steve Linden and their team for using their brawn and genius to build the exhibit and ensuring a whole lot of cool factor; and Hamilton Studio for giving Daniel Diversion Dam, Penelope Penstock, Taylor Turbine, Samantha Substation, and Peyton Powerhouse voices of their own.
Now for some KHudos: To the mastermind, Darin Klündt, who took a scientific process that would normally go over our heads and turned it into a charismatic story; the master communicator, Ashley Martin, who protected us against any game-of-telephone actualities; the scribe, Rick Hosmer, who incorporated these ideas without breaking laws of physics; the queen of illustration, Tiffany Patterson, who gave faces and personalities to all of the dams and made us fall in love with them; and to our unsung heroes who we are now "singing" (as much as you can with text alone) Micah Sheets and Brett Anderson, who are far smarter than we will ever know.
If you're still reading this, you're really not picking up on the urgency. Get yourself to Mobius!
(Oh, and we hear that the Bodies exhibit is pretty good. So there's that.)


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As requested by my #1 Fan(my sister), she wanted me to share "our" YouTube Channel with you. I have "my" and "our" in quotation marks because it is really her channel and I am just featured in it. There are many of our family members and friends featured in it as well.
The channel is called "Emybookworm's Cinema". A while back it was just called "Emybookworm" but then something happened so the videos got deleted. That is why some of the videos say "reupload" in the title.
There are many different topics on that channel. The is a lot of travel vlogs, in America, and abroad. There are typical "tag" videos, but there are some interesting videos like short films and baking! One of the best videos, is "The Last Call". It is a short movie about the strange girl, Rebet. It is pretty amazing(as it stars me haha)! But it is still super cool!
Overall, the channel is just a way to have fun and express ourselves. There will be plenty more videos in the future, and if you wish to watch, here is the link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmybookwormCinema


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About Depression
Depression is a feeling of impending doom. Many people describe it as living in a black hole. It is not just a sad feeling but depressed people feel empty, lifeless and apathetic. Some people also feel aggression, restlessness and sometimes become angry as well. It affects the work ability. It is not easy to concentrate on the studies. You cannot eat, sleep and have fun like a normal person. The feeling of hopelessness and worthlessness are so strong that a person wants to get rid of it and seek out ways to get little relief from it. Depression is also known as major depressive disorder or major depression. It affects the person's way of behavior and thought. A constant feeling of sadness is always there due to which it causes lack of interest from the outside world.
What You Need to Know about Depression Medications
Many different options for depression treatments are available that may work for you. Many types of depression medicines are used to get rid of it. Antidepressant is used to come out of depression. It is a type of medication that is to lift the mood of a depressed person. It is also used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and post – traumatic stress disorder. It is believed that antidepressant work by changing the levels of a group of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters.
Is depression caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain?
Chemical imbalance is one theory that is related with mental illness. But there are other causes also such as social and psychological. The main causes of psychiatric conditions are neurotransmitter imbalances inside the brain. Other mental illnesses are also associated with too much activity of several neurotransmitters such as dopamine.
Side effects of antidepressant medication
You can get various side effects from antidepressant medication. Some of the common side effects include dry mouth and sleeping disorder. Men usually get affected with erectile dysfunction. It also makes a person feel sick and also results in excessive sweating. Sexual side effects make the person stop using it.
It is believed that when the body becomes used to antidepressant there is an improvement in the side effects.
The antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) also cause side effects such as difficulty in maintaining erection, blurred vision, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite, delayed ejaculation in men and low sex drive.
Antidepressant risk factors
According to FDA, antidepressants increase the risk of suicidal thought and actions in the teens. The prescriptions given for the antidepressants have reduced significantly and there is continuous warning from FDA regarding the consumption of antidepressants, as it increases suicidal tendency in children and adolescents.
How effective are antidepressants?
People who suffer from moderate to severe depression take antidepressants, although it may not cure it. But they can reduce the symptoms of depression. Many antidepressants are available and you may get an opportunity to find the best one for you. All these antidepressants work in different ways and give different side effects. Some of them give instant results and can give quick relief from the symptoms of depression. Some are very expensive, especially when there is no generic version found. Some doctors prescribe SSRI antidepressant to relieve depression in some people.
How antidepressants help for depression?
Antidepressants drugs help to reduce the symptoms of depressive disorders by improving chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters inside the brain. The Chemical imbalances in the brain are responsible for mood changes as well as behavior. It works by increasing the levels of specific neurotransmitters around the nerves inside the brain. For instance SSRI antidepressant affect serotonin levels in the brain. Neurotransmitters are important because they are the link of communication between the nerve cells inside the brain.
Tips for stopping your antidepressants safely
Following are the tips for stopping the use of antidepressants safely:
• Reduce your dose gradually: Many drugs including antidepressants can cause discontinuation syndrome symptoms. So it is better to reduce the dosage slowly and don't stop the usage at once. If you suddenly stop taking it then you may feel that you have flu or stomach bugs. There will be a disturbance in your thoughts. To minimize the symptoms of discontinuation, take your medication slowly under the guidance of your doctor.
• Don't rush the process: All the medications of depression lead to withdrawal symptoms when stopping it too quickly. It is not common with medications taken for a long time. It is also seen in people who stop taking the older types of antidepressants. There is no need to rush the process. Proceed slowly to get effective results.
• Choose a time to stop that is not so stressful: It is not so stressful if you stop taking antidepressants at a specific time. If you are going through difficult situation in your life such as divorce, so it will be good if you wait for some time, before trying to find comfort by taking any kind of antidepressant.
Final words
Antidepressant may not help to get rid of depression completely, but it can help to minimize its effect. There are certain risk factors and side effects are associated with it. It's important to take it under the supervision of your health expert.
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Funk and Soul music is the heart of Ron's Kingdom. He presents compositions of his own, interpreting them in his very own style of soul jazz organ: 70's sounds mixed up with modern harmonies. To be mentioned is the extended rhythm section consisting of drums and percussion which drive the funky rhythms.
1. Always Outnumbered
2. The Soulside
3. Like Like Dope
4. Lovin' You Again
5. Green Eyed Soul
6. Silver Plated
7. Soulard Soul Stew
8. Yo Bro' Yossel
9. El Fuego de Lowell
Ron Levy - Hammond organ
Jeff Lockhart - guitar & effects
Warren Grant - drums
Yahuba Garcia - percussion
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Now that their run-in with a dangerous criminal is done and dusted, and with any problems caused by their use of magic negated, it's time for Cecil and Hotaru to complete their Canadian trip after saying goodbye to wannabe Wizard Barrister Kaede.
Having been met by Cecil's father with a rifle at their destination, any misunderstandings are quickly cleared up once Cecil arrives on the scene and weaponry is soon replaced with drinks and small talk as Hotaru is welcomed into the family home. Unable to contain her curiosity, talk regularly turns to Cecil's mother and the events which led to her arrest, but Cecil's father seems reticent to talk about things while Cecil herself has nothing more than vague memories of the incident.
Such concerns take a back seat however, as the conspiracy surrounding Cecil and the teasing out of her powers reach a new level - her coworkers back in the US suddenly find themselves under intense attack from their host, while Cecil and Hotaru have to deal with a Diabloid that obliterates Cecil's family home in the midst of its own attack. Once again, Cecil's emotions lead to her running riot with her own magic, as she plucks metal from some vast distances to create her own metal menace, only to receive a surprise when the pilot of her opponent is revealed. This campaign against Cecil is getting intensely personal, it seems.
I was hoping there would be some worthy pay-off to the series of ridiculous and frankly stupid coincidences which occurred throughout last week's episode, and thankfully there was in the form of the kind of action we've been hungry for from this series for a few weeks now. Although elements of its plot still seems flimsy, it's a little easier to forgive such issues when there's fire, water and giant machines being flung around, and such moments continue to be the stand-out aspects of the series. With Moyo seemingly closer to outing her part in proceedings to boot, I truly hope we're in for more of the same over the coming weeks.
Sunday, 2 March 2014
Wizard Barristers - Episode 8
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The Florida Supreme Court will not overturn the governor's vetoes of money the state owes some residents for destroying their citrus trees. However, justices did appear to agree the homeowners are due their compensation.
A couple decades ago, the state removed the healthy citrus trees of Lee and Broward Counties' residents in a failed effort to eradicate the bacterial disease citrus canker. But they will now have to continue fighting in their respective circuit courts for the combined $37 million Florida owes them for it. The Florida Supreme Court said it cannot overturn Gov. Rick Scott's vetoes that would have given them the cash immediately.
"Although it's disappointing they chose not to take it up now, it's not at all what one would call a losing decision," said Bobby Gilbert, the homeowners' attorney. "If anything, I think that this strengthens our position in the Lee Circuit Court, in the Broward Circuit Court, and the appellate courts that will follow because the entire Supreme Court here made it clear that nobody can ignore the Florida and the U.S. Constitution-- not even Gov. Rick Scott."
In their final response, the majority of justices said they do not think it's proper to overturn the governor's vetoes. But they all do appear to recognize the residents' right to get reimbursed.
Justice Fred Lewis said, "The right to just compensation is among the few rights that separate our nation from the communist dictatorships of past."
Scott's office said in an email to WGCU that he vetoed the money because of a related ongoing lawsuit in Miami-Dade County.
Justice Barbara Pariente said this in her response: "Adding further insult to injury, the Governor's veto was based on misinformation that the litigation in these cases was still ongoing when that was not the case."
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|Campus Advisory
|Classes are in session remotely through the end of spring semester and for summer session I. Our satellite centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley and Suffolk County are closed; however, all staff and units are accessible remotely. Adelphi's Garden City campus is operational with only essential personnel on-site.
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Coronavirus Updates on Operations: Department or campus operations may be modified during this time. Please call or email the department for more information or visit adelphi.edu/coronavirus.
New insights from neuroscience confirm each child starts life with his or her unique constellation of how they take in and respond to the world around them and form the relationships which nurture development. Development, far from automatic, has far more potential than ever realized when
provided the experiences that support engagement and discovery. The DIR Model conceptualizes how the various components of development interact with each other (developmental functional levels, individual differences in sensory motor processing, and relationships) in order to assess and plan interventions essential for children with emotional regulation, sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders. Understanding each child's individual profile, supporting relationships, and promoting emotional and cognitive development are essential. This course will also explore some of the myths of development and will focus on symbolic play, the window into emotional development, anxiety, identifying visual spatial challenges often "hidden from sight", and how to keep engagement on the forefront of parenting and education. This course will involve lecture, discussion, and video vignettes.
Serena Wieder, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who has pioneered the foremost approaches to diagnosing and treating infant mental health and developmental disorders from infancy to young adulthood. Her clinical research has focused on early intervention and long term outcome studies on individuals with autism spectrum challenges. She is currently the Clinical Director of the Profectum Foundation which offers advanced training to multidisciplinary professionals and parents using a state of art internet platform. Prior to this was the co- founder and associate chair of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL), and Director of the DIR Institute. Dr. Wieder publishes extensively including Engaging Autism, The Child with Special Needs, and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, co-authored with the late Stanley Greenspan with whom she developed the DIR model. They also chaired and edited two diagnostic manuals. She has recently co-authored a new book Visual/Spatial Portals to Thinking, Feeling and Movement with Dr. Harry Wachs, a pioneer of developmental vision cognitive therapy.
Gilbert Foley, Ed.D. IMH-E® IV-C, is a NYS-AIMH Endorsed Infant Mental Health Specialist, recently retired from his position as an Associate Professor of School Clinical-Child Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. He is the co-director of the Infant Mental Health and Developmental Practice Federally funded training program at Adelphi University. He also serves as Consulting Clinical Director of the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and Treatment Program of The New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD). Dr. Foley has focused his entire career as a psychologist and educator primarily in the field of infancy and early childhood.
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Apnea Treatment Guide
ATTENTION: If you have sleep apnea this may be the most valuable letter you will ever read…
Here's the true story of nine men and women who cured their sleep apnea in less than 6 months – and threw their CPAP away for good! Learn how these proven sleep apnea treatments work, and how you can put them to work for YOU
Dear Fellow Sleep Apnea Sufferer,
If you are reading this letter, you (or someone you love) suffers from sleep apnea. And you are looking for a proven way to cure sleep apnea, so you can throw away that CPAP for good! Let me assure you that you are in the right place.
Through much research and countless conversations with sleep apnea survivors, I have discovered that there ARE proven cures for sleep apnea.
My introduction to sleep apnea…
…began on the night of August 26th, 2007. My wife and I were asleep in bed and something happened that would change my life forever.
At 2:00am that evening, my wife abruptly sat up, gasping for air. It was as if she was dreaming about being chased! Suddenly she sat bolt upright in bed. She was choking for air, and completely disoriented. She didn't know where she was.
That incident was repeated many times in the coming months. Every night, her breath stopping and she gasping for air. What we didn't know at the time was that my wife had the classic symptoms of sleep apnea.
But my wife's problems didn't stop at night. During the day, she was chronically fatigued – sometimes falling asleep just by sitting down on the couch. I was so concerned about her constant tiredness that I was scared she was going to crash our car!
We both knew it wasn't natural to be so tired all of the time. And we also suspected that gagging while asleep pointed to some health problem. But at the time we didn't even know about sleep apnea. We were soon to find out many surprising facts about this silent killer…
The Knee-Jerk Prescription for Sleep Apnea: CPAP
Let me tell you a little about myself. My passion is research – it's what I do for a living, and it's also my passion. I love digging into a topic and really understanding everything about it – from the ground up.
So when my wife started showing symptoms of a health condition (we didn't know what), I started digging.
And what I found was pretty shocking.
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Small Leaf Lime on High Close tree trail
Considered an indicator of ancient woodland (having had continuous woodland coverage since 1600s) pollen records show the small-leaved lime was once a widespread species.
Latin name
Tilia cordata
Some facts about the Lime
This broadleaf species has distinctive heart-shaped leaves and smooth grey bark. The flowers produce a heavy, sweet scent in summer and are loved by bees. Hives near lime trees apparently produce the sweetest honey and the cleanest burning beeswax candles.
Lime trees found in the Lake District are at the northern limit of their range. Rather than relying on seeds for reproduction the lime tree can regenerate through a process called layering. Low branches bow to the ground, re-root and grow from there. The original limb dies off and a new, but genetically identical tree is established. Whole thickets or hedges of lime trees can establish in this way, and are referred to as 'walking' across the landscape.


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Thanks for stopping by and checking out Bridgeway Community Church! Our church embraces diversity and seeks to provide relevant messages for your daily life and inspirational worship. Throughout the week, we provide multiple opportunities to connect with God and other followers, including our Sunday services, which represent over 52 nations. We hope you feel at home and are greeted with love and care, and look forward to seeing you soon!
About Dr. David Anderson
Dr. David Anderson is the founder and senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, as well as the founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world's leading authorities on the divides of race, wealth, culture, and faith. Dr. Anderson has worked throughout the world, inspiring and healing communities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America.
Bridge-Building Work
Dr. Anderson appears daily as the host of RealTalk with Dr. David Anderson on WAVA (105.1 FM) in Washington DC, and has appeared weekly on ABC2 Baltimore on Sunday mornings. Through his travels, speaking engagements, and appearances, Dr. Anderson attempts to spread the Gospel as well as the underlying truth of Gracism as the solution to racism. No matter how difficult or harsh the situation, Dr. Anderson seems to build a bridge through these differences and unite people together.
Dr. Anderson earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2001 from Oxford Graduate School's American Centre for Religion and Society Studies in the US, while studying and defending his essays at Oxford University in England. Due to his passion, vision, and insight, Dr. Anderson is a popular speaker, writer, and consultant for major national and international events; he has appeared on ABC, BET, CSPAN, FOX, and TBN television stations, and interviewed on over 2,000 radio networks worldwide.
Dr. Anderson is the author of several books on race and diversity, including Letters Across the Divide (Baker, 2001), Multicultural Ministry (Zondervan, 2004), and the award-winning Gracism: The Art of Inclusion (IVP, 2007). In 2010, Dr. Anderson edited and co-authored the acclaimed Multicultural Ministry Handbook: Creatively Connecting to a Diverse World (IVP, 2010). His newest book, I Forgrace You: Doing Good to Those Who Have Hurt You (IVP, 2011) is now available at AndersonSpeaks.com.
To learn more about Dr. Anderson, visit his website, AndersonSpeaks.com.


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Bakers' Fair registration open
Have you signed up to the autumn Bakers' Fair?
The next fair takes place on 12 October at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire and will feature demonstrations and competitions galore.
The event sees the return of Britain's Best Loaf, a leading bread competition, and of course the final of the National Pie Competition.
To register your interest click here.
Presentations on the main stage include demonstrations by The Village Bakery, Zeelandia and Dickinson & Morris.
Martyn Leek, editor of British Baker, said: "Innovation is the lifeblood of industry and at the Bakers' Fair everyone shows off their latest products, skills and services. These are on show via the exhibitors, the competitions and the stage presentations."
For more information see: http://www.bakersandbutchersfair.co.uk/
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Voting in the EU referendum is a pretty simple procedure: You walk into your local polling station and give your address and name; next you will be given a ballot paper and directed to a booth, where you put a cross in one of two boxes; finally you fold up the ballot paper and place it in the counting box.
However, there are all kinds of strange rules on polling day, which could make your seemingly innocuous behaviour technically illegal, or at least against the electoral commission's rules.
It's really easy to stay within the law, so make sure to go out and vote. However, below are seven behaviors you should avoid when going to vote today:
1. Wearing political clothing which clearly supports one side in the referendum.
Clothing which clearly supports on side of the referendum is against Electoral Commission rules. Partisan clothes choices are outlawed because they "may be intimating," according to The BBC. That includes a small "Remain" or "Leave" badge.
Outside of this, there appear to be no rules on what you are allowed to wear to vote, so feel free to turn up in your pyjamas.
2. Taking a selfie inside a polling station.
Voters are strongly advised against taking selfies or other photos inside a polling station. This is because any photo taken inside risks deliberately or inadvertently revealing how someone has voted. Because of complex laws around secrecy of the ballot, doing so could land you a £5,000 fine or six months in prison, according to The Electoral Commission.
Polling Station staff are given the following advice:
"Given the risk that someone taking a photo inside a polling station may be in breach of the law, whether intentionally or not, our advice is that you should not allow photos to be taken inside polling stations."
3. Discussing or debating the merits of either campaign inside the polling station.
It's against the Electoral Commission rules to discuss your voting intention with anyone inside a polling station, according to The BBC. If you discuss the relative merits of the Remain or Leave campaigns inside with a friend, relative, or stranger, a member of staff is likely to intervene and ask you to stop. If you persist, you may be told to leave without voting.
4. Playing loud music or taking a phone call in the polling station.
—K A Armstrong (@ProfKAArmstrong) June 2, 2016
Being overly loud in the polling station will land you in trouble with staff. If you are playing loud music or having an over-the-top phone conversation, you may be asked to leave, according to The BBC.
5. Letting your child mark "X" in the box.
—Highgate School (@highgate1565) 23 June 2016
Children are allowed to enter the polling station with an accompanying adult, according to the Electoral Commission. However, they are only allowed to observe the procedure. Letting your child do your vote for you is against the rules.
6. Being disruptively drunk or high on drugs.
Perhaps surprisingly, you can be as drunk or high on drugs as you like when voting in a UK referendum. However, if you become disruptive to other voters, you may be asked to leave and come back later, according to The BBC.
7. Publishing news stories which forecast the result of the vote.
News publishers have to be particularly careful on polling day. It is an offence to publish "any statement or forecast about the way in which voters have voted in that election, where the statement is, or might reasonably be taken to be, based on information given by voters after they have voted," according to the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Publishers breaking these rules could face fines of £5,000 and directors of the company could be sent to jail for up to six months.


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Man Causes Accident While Allegedly Texting and Driving (VIDEO)
Last week, a texting driver was caught on camera hitting the guard rail then smashing into two cars. A blogger who had caught the incident on his iPhone notified police even before the crash. Great instincts. However, one can't help but notice the hypocrisy in the man recording a video on his phone of someone texting while driving...while driving.
Police have not confirmed whether or not the man was actually texting and driving, but we're going to take the blogger's word for it.
Despite public efforts, some people still do not seem to get the point that texting while driving is extremely dangerous. Just in case you needed a reminder, below is the footage from the wreck and a very intense yet very real public service announcement about the subject. Drive safe people.


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Online Protection for Children
The internet is an integral part of children's lives these days. It opens up so many educational and social opportunities, giving them access to a world of information and experiences.
As you would protect your child in the real world, you will want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing. Like learning to cross the road, online safety skills are skills for life. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet and stay safe whilst doing so – particularly from those people who might seek them out to harm them.
So, how can you protect your child online?
The answer is simple. If you understand the internet and understand what the risks are, there are a number of things you can do that will make your child safer online...
Thinkuknow Website
The following link has a 'Parents' Guide to the Internet'. From Tuesday 7th February it will include a TV-style programme available for public viewing, taking an entertaining and light-hearted look at what it's like to bring up children in the online world – featuring practical tips and amusing clips from some surprising sources! Tune in to learn more about what your child is up to online and how you can support them: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
Facebook requires individuals to be at least 13 years old before they can create an account. In some jurisdictions, the age limit may be higher. A useful link to the Parental Guide for Facebook is here: www.facebook.com/help/parents
Parental Controls at Home
Most parental control software will have a feature that blocks the internet connection after a time specified by the parent. All Windows and Mac computers now have parental controls as standard and this particular feature is available from the user settings or control panel. As well as controlling the duration of access, the parental controls can also be configured to enable internet access during specified hours only (e.g. preventing night-time access!).
As well as parental controls on the computer itself, most home broadband routers (e.g. BT Broadband) have control options to limit internet access for any or all computers in the home. You can also configure them to turn off access during certain hours (usually through the night). See the relevant instruction manual for guidance.
Both parental control methods can be found really easily by searching the web, but the following links should be helpful:
Windows Parental Control:
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Written by Ken Gaebler
Published: 12/16/2009
Wachovia will help start a Wells Fargo Entrepreneurship Center.
In recent news for small business owners, Wachovia Wells Fargo and Wake Technical Community College will be partnering to offer new resources to Wake County SMB owners and those considering entrepreneurial ventures.
Wachovia will help the college create a Wells Fargo Entrepreneurship Center, and will commit $150,000 to the center in scholarship funds to get it started. "Entrepreneurs are the life blood of our economy and their success will help our city and country emerge from this economic downturn," Jack Clayton, triangle east regional president for Wachovia, told the Triangle Business Journal.
The center will offer curriculum programs for college credit. It will also provide an online community where entrepreneurs can share ideas on the center's website, and it will host a lecture series to connect students with successful SMB owners.
These academic and networking resources stand to give entrepreneurs a bright outlook. According to the Wall Street Journal, many college graduates say their academic experiences helped prepare them for entrepreneurship.
Additionally, a report from the Kauffman Foundation indicates that many successful entrepreneurs say the networks they created during their education helped their future success.
Wells Fargo is not alone in creating more education opportunities for blossoming entrepreneurs; a separate report from the Kauffman Foundation indicates that many colleges will soon be offering more entrepreneurial programs to accommodate the increasing interest students have in entrepreneurship.
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