The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, pronounced triple-A-S ) is the largest general scientific organization in the world. Its objectives are to further the work of scientists and promote cooperation among them, to foster academic freedom and responsibility, to improve and reform science education, and to encourage and facilitate better understanding about the nature of science, scientific research, and technology.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. The AAAS grew on the base of the small but successful Association of Geologists and Naturalists, founded in 1840, which met annually, shared research findings, pondered theoretical explanations for phenomena like mountain building, and skillfully advocated for scientific projects on the state and federal level. Under the leadership of the geologist brothers Henry Darwin Rogers and William Barton Rogers, among others, the AAAS was voted into existence in 1847 and held its first meeting in Philadelphia in 1848. Using British and German organizations as models, the AAAS held peripatetic annual meetings, gave reports on current research in specific fields, and opened sessions to the general public as part of their goal of "advancing science."
Until the National Academy of Sciences was formed in 1863, the AAAS served as a national forum and symbol of a growing scientific community. Nearly all active scientists joined, including the geologist Benjamin Silliman, the meteorologist William Redfield, the zoologist and geologist Louis Agassiz, the botanist Asa Gray, the geophysicist Alexander Dallas Bache, and the physicist Joseph Henry. The younger members were particularly insistent that the new association establish high standards for the published annual Proceedings and monitor public presentations at the meetings, and the sometimes stringent application of such standards led to antagonism toward a clique who privately called themselves the Lazzaroni. Perhaps because of tensions between amateurs and professionals, natural and physical scientists, and even regions—tensions not all directly related to the AAAS itself—membership began to decline at the end of the 1850s. When the members reconvened after a hiatus during the Civil War in 1866, the AAAS faced a challenge from the new National Academy of Sciences and later from a growing number of scientific societies organizing in specializing fields.
Under the long management of the AAAS secretary and anthropologist Frederick Ward Putnam, the AAAS continued to be a public forum for the sciences. Presidential addresses (rotating between the natural and physical sciences) and committee initiatives offered opportunities to debate major issues, including response to Darwinian evolution, the shaping of a new conception of "pure science," and the reformulation of nomenclature in entomology and other natural science fields. The membership numbers recovered as the scientific community grew and fellowships acknowledged outstanding scientific work and the new Ph.D. credential. As new specialized societies grew out of the sectional meetings of the AAAS, many of them would meet annually at the same time under the umbrella of the senior organization. When the psychologist James McKeen Cattell offered an arrangement that allowed the AAAS to publish the weekly Science as its official journal in 1900, the AAAS was able to achieve its dual goals, to promote (popularize) and advance (sponsor research) science through a regular publication.
With Cattell as editor for nearly the next half century, the AAAS remained a highly visible forum for science and in 1907 accepted the Smithsonian Institution's offer of free space in Washington, D.C. The organization sought to be representative of the large community of scientists and had never kept women, minorities, or physically handicapped scientists from membership. The astronomer Maria Mitchell had joined in the 1850s, for example, and W. E. B. Du Bois at the turn of the century—but they were a minority in the organization, as in the sciences more generally. During the 1930s, the association lacked leadership with initiative, and in 1944, Cattell sold Science to the AAAS. A postwar generation of leaders moved toward a more systematic set of programs run by professional staff.
In the exhilarating 1950s and 1960s, membership grew and the organization turned to questions about the relationships among the sciences and between the sciences and society. The AAAS sponsored a conference at Arden House at Columbia University in 1951 that stressed public understanding of science, essential in a democratic society that was also striding forward in the sciences. Dael Wolfle became the executive officer in 1954 and helped formulate programs on the quality of science education and on political issues that were important to the scientists themselves. Some were concerns about financial resources for "big science," but many related to issues of personal autonomy as many scientists grew concerned about the implications of their research in the context of the Cold War. The AAAS provided a place for discussion, if not always a resolution, of these issues and enhanced scientific journalism through a fellowship program.
At the end of the twentieth century, the AAAS had about 150,000 members and served an international community of scientists through its journal and a number of Internet sites, experimenting with new modes of communication. Its widely publicized reports on scientific policy and funding in the federal government added to the important news in Science and the presentations at annual meetings that regularly attracted more than 5,000 participants. Housed in an award-winning new building on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., the AAAS had a large staff engaged in policy studies, projects on scientific ethics and religion, education and minority issues, and international programs.
Abelson, Philip H., and Ruth Kulstad, eds. The "Science" Centennial Review. Washington, D.C.: AAAS, 1980.
Bruce, Robert V. The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876. New York: Knopf, 1987.
Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory, Michael M. Sokal, and Bruce V. Lewenstein. The Establishment of Science in America: 150 Years of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1999.
See alsoNational Academy of Sciences ; National Science Foundation .
One of the most controversial decisions of the AAAS involved the Atlanta meeting in 1955, which some members thought ought to be held outside the segregated South. When Margaret Mead, newly elected member of the AAAS board, mediated the question, she suggested that northern white scientists' experience with segregation would solidify their opposition to segregation. Certainly it affected Detlev Bronk, then a recent president of the AAAS, who was furious because he could not attend a session at black Atlanta University because white taxicab drivers could not take him to a black neighborhood and black taxicab drivers could not pick up a white man. The AAAS did not again meet in a southern city until 1990 in New Orleans.
Maria Mitchell, who had won a prize for her discovery of a comet and became professor of astronomy when Vassar College opened, attended an AAAS meeting in the 1850s and was fascinated by the politics of science. The discerning Quaker wrote: "For a few days Science reigns supreme—we are feted and complimented to the top of our bent, and although complimenters and complimented must feel that it is only a sort of theatrical performance for a few days and over, one does enjoy acting the part of greatness for a while."
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Purpose: To increase public understanding of science and technology. Focus: Media Art; Science Technologies; Engineering. Qualif.: Applicants must be undergraduates in their senior year; must be graduate or post-graduate students. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on telephone interview made by the AAAS staff.
Funds Avail.: $450. To Apply: Applicants must fill out the application form. Applicants must submit a copy of resume including honors, awards and relevant activities; one brief sample of their writing (two-to-three pages on any subjects written in terms appropriate for the general public); journal articles; three letters of recommendation; transcript of the undergraduate and graduate work. Deadline: January 15.
Purpose: To provide professional development opportunity to individuals interested in learning about the science-policy interface while applying their scientific and technical knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policy realm. Focus: Engineering; Science; Science Technologies. Qualif.: Applicants must hold doctoral-level degree in any physical, biological, health/medical or behavioral science, any field of engineering, or any interdisciplinary field; must demonstrate exceptional competence in their specialty appropriate to their career stage; must show an understanding of the opportunities for science and engineering to support a broad range of non-scientific issues, and display commitment to apply their scientific or technical expertise to serve society; must exhibit awareness and sensitivity to the political, economic, and social issues that influence policy; must be articulate communicators, both verbally and writing, to decision-makers and non-scientific audiences; must have the ability to work effectively with the individual and groups outside the scientific community; must demonstrate initiative, problem solving ability, leadership capacity, flexibility and willingness to address policy issues outside their scientific realm; must be U.S. citizens or hold a dual citizenship with the other country. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on the scientific/technical background and professional accomplishment, leadership and potential, analytical and problem solving abilities, communication, interpersonal and outreach skills.
Purpose: To enhance undergraduate education through research experience that emphasize the interrelationship between chemistry and biology; to encourage students to pursue graduate education in chemistry and life sciences; to foster undergraduate programs and activities that bridge chemistry and biology; Focus: Chemistry; Biology; Life Sciences. Qualif.: Applicants must be located in 50 United States; offered American Chemical Society-approved program in Chemistry; confer ten or fewer graduate degrees annually in Biology and Chemistry combined; defined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Tax Code as a not-for-profit entity under section 501; must not be current Merck/AAAS USRP Award Recipient. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on the scientific merit of the proposed research project.
Funds Avail.: $60,000. Number Awarded: 15. To Apply: Applicants must submit an application cover page; eligibility form including a copy of the school's 501(c)(3) certification letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Deadline: November 2.
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS (triple A-S), founded in September 1848, began as an organization to establish a national identity and forum for U.S. scientists. It has become the largest federation of scientific societies in the world, with more than 250 affiliated institutions and 130,000 individual members. AAAS publishes the peer reviewed journal Science, and sponsors programs that include collaborations with organizations representing scientists and non-scientists throughout the world.
Throughout its history, AAAS has addressed issues at the intersection of science and society. During World War I, as advances in science and technology created public expectations for progress, AAAS committed itself to "the use of science for public good" (Benson and Maienschein 1999, p. 3). In 1946, AAAS affirmed a commitment to bridging science and society by revising its Constitution to include objectives "to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, and increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in human progress" (AAAS Constitution 1946).
The 1950s brought concerns due to increasing government secrecy restrictions, growing controversies over nuclear weapons, and anti-communist suppression of dissenting views. In 1958 the AAAS Board created the Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human Welfare to recommend responses to the issues that concerned society. The Committee urged AAAS and the scientific community to fulfill "an obligation to call to public attention those issues of public policy which relate to science, and to provide for the general public the facts and estimates of alternative policies which the citizen must have ... to participate intelligently in the solution of these problems" (AAAS Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human Welfare 1960, p. 71).
Social unrest in the 1960s and 1970s, fueled by anti-nuclear, environmental, and anti-Vietnam War movements, which argued that science was complicit in creating national problems rather than in solving them, led to public demands for greater accountability by scientists. In response AAAS created an ad hoc committee in 1970 to report on the "conditions required for scientific freedom and responsibility" (Edsall 1975, p. v). In its report the committee recommended that AAAS establish a more permanent committee to reassess boundaries of scientific freedom and responsibility in a world where science is increasingly "inextricably intertwined with major political, social, and economic problems" (Edsall 1975, p. ix).
As a result, the Association created a new standing Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility in 1976 to "encourage and assist the AAAS ... and other scientific groups to develop statements of principles governing professional conduct, and to ... encourage scientists to accept their professional responsibilities both with regard to safeguarding the integrity of science and with regard to the application of science in the promotion of human rights and general welfare" (AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Internet site). In 1977 AAAS amended its Constitution to include "to foster scientific freedom and responsibility" in its mission and, in 1981, established the Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award to "honor scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility."
Since the founding of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, AAAS ethics activities have focused on human rights and on the ethics associated with scientific research and the impacts of science and technology. The science and human rights activities of AAAS were initially influential in the 1970s and 1980s in defense of scientists, engineers, and health care professionals whose rights were violated by their governments. Collaborating with human rights groups, AAAS has helped to secure the freedom of scientists in the former Soviet Union as well as in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. These efforts have not been without risk, or setbacks. Committee members and staff have been harassed, even in one case arrested, while working on behalf of scientists in their home countries and accused of meddling in countries' sovereign political affairs.
In 1990 the Association established a Science and Human Rights Program that directed resources and expertise to use science to help bring notorious abusers of human rights to justice. AAAS pioneered the application of forensic science, genetics, and statistics to human rights investigations. Its work helped to unite families in Argentina, and identify victims of mass executions in Guatemala; in 2002 results of Program investigations were presented as evidence in the international war crimes trial of former Yugoslavian president, Slobodan Milosevic. The Program's work has made it a frequent technical consultant to truth commissions in many countries, including Haiti, Peru, and South Africa.
In 1991 AAAS reorganized its other ethics activities into a Program on Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law, which focuses on the ethics associated with the conduct of science as well as on the uses and impacts of advances in science and technology. AAAS has been in the vanguard of scientific societies in developing "a knowledge base to deal intelligently with misconduct" (Johnson 1999, p. 51) in science, in providing educational resources for scientists and administrators responsible for preserving the integrity of research, and in advocating a prominent role for scientific societies in promoting research integrity. Through a series of practicums begun in 1992, AAAS has helped prepare institutional officials for investigating allegations of research misconduct under federal regulations. A set of videos, produced by AAAS in 1996 and used to educate students and researchers in the ethics of conducting and reporting research, is a popular resource in hundreds of colleges and universities.
To complement its work in human rights and ethics, in 1995 AAAS established the program of dialogue on science, ethics, and religion to promote scholarship on the religious implications of advances in science and technology and to facilitate communication between the scientific and religious communities. Through its programs, AAAS has recognized that the consequences of science and technology often challenge public and expert sensibilities about what is ethically acceptable, and has highlighted the issues that may cause tension between the freedom of scientists and their social responsibilities. AAAS works to provide timely, credible, and balanced information to policy debates by bringing multidisciplinary analysis to bear on complex issues, and by brokering among a wide range of stakeholders to promote broad public dialogue on such matters as stem cell research, genetic modification, and human cloning. AAAS has used the knowledge and insights gained through these studies to brief the media, to provide testimony at legislative and administrative hearings, and to develop educational materials. It has also taken public positions on highly controversial issues, including the use of animals in research, the conduct of stem cell research, the prospects of human cloning, and post-9/11 debates over the impact of national security policies on the freedom of scientific inquiry. Although it is difficult to trace the precise influence that these efforts have had, it is testimony to AAAS's credibility that other scientific organizations, public interest groups, and government officials call on the organization for assistance (Teich 2002).
In 2002 under new executive leadership, AAAS revisited its historic mission and reinforced its commitment to "advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people," and the priority to be accorded to the "responsible conduct and use of science and technology" (AAAS Mission 2002). As ethical issues associated with scientific research and technology continue to challenge public beliefs and attitudes, the professional responsibilities of scientists, and the capacity of public and private institutions to anticipate and respond effectively, AAAS has repositioned itself to be a more visible voice in science policy and reaffirmed its commitment to advancing science and serving society.
SEE ALSO Federation of American Scientists; Nongovernmental Organizations; Profession and Professionalism; Royal Society.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee on Science in the Promotion of Human Welfare. (1960). "Science and Human Welfare." Science 132: 68–73.
Benson, Keith, and Jane Maienschein. (1999). "Introduction: AAAS Narrative History." In The Establishment of Science in America, eds. Sally Gregory Kohlstedt; Michael M. Sokol; and Bruce V. Lewenstein. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. This well-documented history covers AAAS's first 150 years, and in the process connects the actions of the association with significant events related to the role of scientists in the United States and the changing relationship between science and American society.
Chalk, Rosemary, ed. (1988). Science, Technology, and Society: Emerging Relationships. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science. This anthology includes eighty-five articles, editorials, and letters published in the journal Science, from 1949 until early 1988. Among the topics covered are science and responsibility, science and freedom, scientists and citizens, science and risk, and science and national security.
Edsall, John, ed. (1975). Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. (A Report of the AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.) Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science. This foundational document led AAAS to establish the committee on scientific freedom and responsibility. It maps the boundaries of scientific freedom and responsibility, prescribes criteria and procedures for the study of those boundaries, and recommends a role for AAAS in preserving the freedom of scientists and in encouraging scientists to address the broad social implications of their work.
Johnson, David. (1999). "From Denial to Action: Academic and Scientific Societies Grapple with Misconduct." In Perspectives on Scholarly Misconduct in the Sciences, ed. John M. Braxton. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
Teich, Albert H. (2002). "AAAS and Public Policy: Speaking Softly and Carrying a Medium-Sized Stick." Technology in Society 24: 167–178.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1946). AAAS Constitution. Available from http://archives.aaas.org/docs/documents.php?doc_id=406.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. (2002). Mission. Available from http://www.aaas.org/about.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Archives. Available from http://archives.aaas.org.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. Available from http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/committees/csfr.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion. Available from http://www.aaas.org/spp/dser.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science and Human Rights Program. Available from http://shr.aaas.org.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award. Available from http://www.aaas.org/about/awards/Freedom.shtml.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program. Available from http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl.
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Description: Shrub up to 2 m high.
Leaves commonly in whorls of 3, sometimes 4–6, linear to narrow-oblanceolate, mostly 3–8 cm long and 2–5 mm wide, apex pungent-pointed, base tapering, margins entire and recurved, lower surface paler, ± sessile.
Conflorescences 7-flowered or fewer by abortion; involucral bracts to ?45 mm long, red; inner bracts narrower and longer than the ± ovate outer bracts. Perianth usually 30–40 mm long, glabrous outside, bearded inside below the anthers, red. Style projecting 10–15 mm beyond perianth.
Fruit 15–25 mm long, with a short beak and a long horn on each valve.
Flowering: and fruits most of the year.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in heath and dry sclerophyll forest on the coast and ranges from Port Stephens to the Braidwood district, also at Torrington and on sandstone ridges in the Grafton district and near the coast from Red Rock to Yamba.
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Q: Does angular acceleration depend on the reference point? Assume that we have a free rigid body, its own weight being the only force acting on it. If I want to know its angular acceleration, then I calculate the total moment acting on the body. Now, if I choose to compute the moment wrt the center of mass, then I will get zero (because that's where the weight is being applied) yielding zero angular acceleration, but there are other points for which the moment of the weight is not zero, yielding a nonzero angular acceleration.
Where is this inconsistency coming from?

A: The expression τ = Iα = dL/dt derives from Newton's second and assumes that the chosen axis of rotation is in an inertial frame. It cannot be within a falling object.  You can choose an arbitrary horizontal line in the fixed frame as an instantaneous axis. You can then assume that the torque about that axis results from the total weight acting along a vertical line which passes through the the center of gravity (instead of the actual distributed weight).  That torque can be shown to be equal to the rate of change of the angular momentum of the falling object about the chosen axis.

A: Angular momentum is not just "rotation".  A body moving in a straight line has a non-zero angular momentum about a point not along the line of travel.  $L = mvr$, where $r$ is the perpendicular distance between the line of travel and the axis of consideration.
If the velocity changes while the others are constant, this angular momentum will change as well.  In your scenario, the body is accelerating downward.  If your point of reference is not vertically aligned with the center of mass, then the angular momentum will be changing during the fall.

how do you know if the eq $\tau = I \alpha$ holds for that point?

It holds if the angular momentum change can only go into rotation.  If the center of mass can accelerate in a direction that is not in line with your point of consideration, then it does not hold.
For a body falling, then any point in a vertical line from the center of mass is safe.

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Monoclonal antibodies are proteins manufactured in the laboratory that can target specific disease cells, viruses and other antigens (agents that trigger an immune response) for removal from the body or can be used to deliver therapeutic chemicals or radiation to select sites. Since the first commercial mAb was approved in 1986, their impact on medicine has been astounding. Today, five of the 10 top-selling drugs are mAbs with annual sales currently at $100 billion and expected to rise to $150 billion within three years.
Quality control is not the only way that the NISTmAb cell lines will make a difference, Marino added.
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As it seems, for about one year there has been a new Embedded Projects Journal (in German). This magazine focuses entirely on FOSS embedded projects and open hardware. The idea is to have a magazine written by the community for the community. Plus, the magazine and all its articles are freely redistributable.
It's a pity that I've only noticed about this now. Let's hope more people learn about it, now that I'm mentioning it here.
If you want to contribute, feel free to contact the journal's makers.


Parents of Foundation to CP2 grades have been communicating with us via our class websites that were launched two years ago.
Although they have been satisfied with all the features we've provided on our sites, we wanted more. This year we are upgrading our communication channels for these grade levels to our Learning Management System (LMS): Schoology.
We've already been using Schoology with Grades 3 and up for three years now, and decided that it will also serve the lower years better.
Even though you might find the new interface not as colourful as the old one, the lack in colours is certainly made up for by the great new features you'll be getting.
Be sure to attend the upcoming orientation (Wed, 12/09/2018), to find out more about the new system.


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Afghanistan is a country rich in culture and history. The people of Afghanistan are proud of their heritage, and this is reflected in their beautiful women. Afghan women are known for their beauty, grace, and strength. Here, we'll take a look at the top 10 most popular beautiful Afghan women. These women are not only stunning, but they're also making a difference in their communities.
10. Sitara Attaie
Another Afghan born American actress graces our list at No. 10. Sitara Attaie is one of the most beautiful women who grew up in The Netherlands. Sitara spent her early life living in Afghanistan, India, and The Netherlands. Currently she is living in The United States.
See also; Top 10 hottest women in the world 2022.
9. Najiba Faiz
Najiba Faiz Afghan-born Pakistani television host and actress. Also, she is the beauty pageant contestant. Faiz is a beautiful woman, and is an inspiration to many Afghan women. Best known for her roles in Pakistan TV serials "Sang-e-Mar Mar" and its second triloy "Sang-e-Mah".
8. Ghazal Sadat
Ghazal Sadat is a Afghan singer and businesswoman. She was born in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan and moved to the Turkey when she was just three years old. Ghazal has gone on to have a successful career in both countries.
Ghazal is a beautiful woman inside and out. She is not only beautiful, but also intelligent and talented. Currently she is trading in Dubai in a water company and also owns three hotels in the Jumeirah area.
See also; Top 10 hottest Turkish women.
7. Annet Mahendru
Another Afghan born American actress is on our list of most beautiful Afghan women. The gorgeous Annet Mahendru is of Indian-Russian descent.
See also; Top 20 most beautiful women in the world 2022.
6. Ariana Ayam
Born on July 3, 1987 in Kabul, Afghanistan, Ariana Ayam is an Indian actress. Best known for 2014 movie Heartless and Comedy Nights with Kapil.
See also; 30 hottest actresses of Hollywood.
5. Warina Hussain
Born on February 23, 1996 in Kabul, Afghanistan, Warina Hussain is one of the most beautiful Afghan women. She is an actress working in Bollywood movies. She is best known for Dabangg 3, 99 Songs and The Incomplete Man.
See also; Top 20 sexiest women in the world 2022.
4. Soosan Firooz
One of the most beautiful Afghan women, Soosan Firooz is an actress and rapper. She has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper. She is a controversial figure, challenging societal norms and the traditional role of Afghan women.
Soosan has gone on to have a very successful career as a rapper. She has graced the covers of many magazines, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Elle.
Soosan is a beautiful woman with an exotic look. She is also very down to earth and humble. See also; Top 10 richest women rappers in the world.
3. Marina Golbahari
This beautiful Afghan actress is best known for her role as the title character in the 2003 film Osama. She played the role of a young girl who had to dress and act as a boy to support her family during the Taliban years. Marina Golbahari is a beautiful woman, and is loved by her fans.
See also; Top 10 hottest Middle – Eastern women.
2. Mozhdah Jamalzadah
The Oprah of Afghanistan, Mozhdah Jamalzadah is one of the most popular and beautiful Afghan women. She is an actress, singer and talk show host. She has appeared in numerous Afghan films and TV shows, and is one of the most popular actresses in her country. Mozhdah is a beautiful woman, and is adored by her fans.
See also; Top 20 hottest Persian women in the world.
1. Azita Ghanizada
Azita Ghanizada is an Afghan-American actress. She was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and moved to the United States when she was three years old. Ghanizada is best known for her role as Rachel Pirzad in the Syfy series Alphas. She has also appeared in the NCIS: Los Angeles episode "Disorder".
Ghanizada is a beautiful woman, and she is proud of her Afghan heritage. She is an advocate for women's rights, and she is a role model for Afghan women everywhere.
Some other most popular Afghan women:
Afghan women are beautiful, strong, and proud. They are role models for women all over the world, and they deserve to be celebrated.
These are some other most famous Afghan women besides actresses, models, singers and sports person.
The former female mayor of Maidan Shahr, capital city of the Wardak, Zarifa Ghafari is one of the most popular Afghan women. At just 24 years old, she became the youngest mayor in Afghanistan. Ghafari is a beautiful woman, and is known for her quick wit and sharp tongue.
Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an Afghan politician and human rights activist. She is one of the most outspoken critics of the Afghan government and has been exiled from her country as a result. Despite the danger she faces, Joya continues to fight for the rights of Afghan women and is an inspiration to many.
Laila Haidari
Laila Haidari is an Afghan civil society activist and restaurateur. She is the founder of the Taj Begum, a Kabul cafe and the Mother Camp, a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul. She also founder of Afghan Women's Network, and is working to empower Afghan women through education and awareness. Haidari is a beautiful woman, and is an inspiration to many Afghan women.
Fawzia Koofi
Fawzia Koofi is an Afghan politician and human rights activist. She is the first vice-president of the Afghan National Assembly, and is the only female member of the Afghan Cabinet. Koofi is a strong voice for women's rights in Afghanistan, and is working to improve the lives of Afghan women.
Fawzia is a beautiful woman, and she is proud of her Afghan heritage. She is an advocate for women's rights, and she is a role model for Afghan women everywhere.
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BBCWW inks first children's deal with Amazon
By Kaltrina Bylykbashi
1st August 2017 @ 11:40
BBC Worldwide has acquired its first multi-year children's licensing deal with SVOD service Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.
The deal will give subscribers in the region access to a raft of children's TV series from CBeebies and CBBC, including Hey Duggee, Go Jetters, Sarah & Duck, Charlie & Lola and Gigglebiz as well as The Story of Tracy Beaker and Horrible Histories.
Over 520 episodes of CBeebies and CBBC content will become available on Amazon, with series start dates staggered over the year and some already available.
The deal was agreed between Jonathan Newman, sales and business development director for BBCWW, which is the BBC's commercial arm, and Amazon Prime Video.
Newman said: "The deal reflects the growing investment that leading streaming services like Amazon Prime Video are making to offer world-class, high quality children's programming to their subscribers."
This week, Amazon Channels also confirmed that its India-focused channel Heera will include titles from prodco Salman Khan Ventures, including Tubelight.
Future films from Salman Khan Ventures will premiere first on Heera in the UK, after theatrical release in India, and two months before satellite and television broadcasts. Existing movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kick, Jai Ho, and Hero are now available.
Amazon Prime Video will have exclusive rights to the Khan films on a worldwide basis.
"This exclusive worldwide Prime Video streaming deal with him is one of the biggest star deals to have ever been done in the world," said Amazon Prime Video head of content for Asia Pacific James Farrell. "India is a top priority market for Amazon and we believe that this love India has for films, the passion, the energy and the talent of India needs to be on a worldwide stage for global audiences to see. "
Tags: Amazon Prime Video UK, BBC Worldwide, Charlie & Lola, Gigglebiz, Go Jetters, Hey Duggee, Jonathan Newman, Sarah & Duck
NBCUniversal's Peacock to exceed 50 million subscribers by 2024, report predicts
NBCUniversal's hybrid streaming service Peacock will exceed 50 million subscribers by 2024, according to a new report. The AVOD and SVOD streamer will hit 52.1 million subs in 2024, according to analysts at global bank Macquarie, with revenues of $1.96bn. In the immediate future, the report expects Peacock to hit $604m in revenue this year – up from […]
The Indielab Accelerator, which helps production companies to expand, is calling for applications to the 2021 edition of its growth programme. The sixth edition of the scheme will build on the launch of the Indielab Connect platform by hosting a blend of virtual and physical masterclasses and seminars with UK and global speakers. Indielab Accelerator […]


This very exciting new piece uses a new technique I have developed, forcing the glass to take on a distressed, crinkled look, as if it was a piece of stiff cloth balled up and then folded out again.
Synapse is 24″ x 23″ x 3″.
Several shades of blues and greens on the black background are enhanced by the clear circular and cracked features (reminding me of nerve synapses – though it's whatever you want it to be!), another new technique I am perfecting with the success of Trinitas, Cosmos Sculpture and Cosmos Sculpture II.
I made Synapse to be mounted and displayed on a light coloured wall. It is ready for invisible mounting with included hardware.
Some kudos are due here: Many thanks to my good friend and professional photographer Robert Brown for making Synapse look so good in pictures!


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15 coronavirus myths debunked (part two)
June 5, 2020 | By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, I offered a closer look at some of the myths circulating about COVID-19. This week, I'm continuing the list with the rest of the 15 myths that need debunking. Without further ado, let's dive in:
9) Vaccine optimism: The stock market jumped 1000 points last month on news of a successful preliminary coronavirus trial by vaccine developer Moderna. But it quickly became apparent that this was merely the first step on a long road to a definitive shot. And, judging from the difficulty we had coming up with a vaccine for the deadly SARS-Cov1 precursor to the current coronavirus—a pathogen that petered out in the early 2000s, thus obviating the need for mass-immunization—it may be unattainable.
The worry is that with the urgency we've placed on the vaccine as a predicate to normalization, we may rush a vaccine of untested efficacy and safety into general use, as with previous misguided vaccine efforts: Swine flu in the 70s, the Lymerix for Lyme Disease, and DengVaxia for Dengue virus. All had serious drawbacks.
Not to mention the challenges of manufacturing and distributing tens of millions of doses.
And compelling sufficient numbers of people to take it will be a civil liberties nightmare. Already, upwards of 30% of Americans have signaled their reluctance to sign on, meaning the threshold for "herd immunity" may never be reached.
10) Remdesivir is a fix: A drug originally targeted to Ebola has shown some efficacy against coronavirus, prompting great excitement. But it's expensive, has to be administered intravenously, and it only shortens disease duration by a couple of days. This reminds me of the early days of AIDS, when we desperately embraced marginally-effective predecessors of drugs we now use; almost assuredly, Remdesivir will probably become a forgotten footnote in the chronicle of progress toward more effective therapies. Eventually, more targeted multi-drug cocktails will supersede it.
11) More ventilators! "Sorry, you're old and expendable, so we'll have to let you expire to save a younger more viable patient who needs one of those scarce ventilators." Never happened! Because it was a tangible action we could take in the face of an impending disease tsunami, we ramped up ventilator production. Unlike ill-prepared Italy and Spain, we could intubate as many patients as we felt needed it.
The result? Not a resounding success. Many of the patients who are still dying, admittedly in decreasing numbers, have been languishing at death's door on ventilators for weeks. The mortality of intubated patients may be as high as 80-90%.
After a steep learning curve, many ICU doctors are rethinking ventilators. Instead of aggressively intubating patients at the first sign of reduced oxygen levels, they're now withholding ventilators as a last resort. They're encountering something unprecedented: patients with seemingly life-threatening low oxygen levels who are sitting up in bed, comfortably conversing or checking their email. They've dubbed them "happy hypoxics".
Being on a ventilator for prolonged periods can damage the lungs, increase the risk of bacterial infection and blood clots, not to mention the profound psychological effects of long-term sedation and immobilization. Ventilators literally steal your personhood, rendering you almost vegetative. Alternative ways of providing oxygen and breathing support are now superseding ventilators as first-line therapy.
It turns out, in retrospect, we didn't need more ventilators.
12) Testing Troubles: Now that ventilators are somewhat passé, all the hue and cry is about our inadequate testing capacity. It's true that lack of testing hampered our ability to track the progression of the virus. But testing, too, has its limitations.
It might come as a surprise that swab tests for the coronavirus can have a failure rate as high as 30%. Improper sampling, handling or processing can cause the test to miss the presence of the virus. There are so many cases that I've heard of where people feel lousy, lose their sense of taste and smell, have fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches, and yet test negative, and are reassured they don't have COVID-19, only to test positive on retesting.
Similarly, the antibody tests aren't completely reliable yet. Theoretically, they could yield "immunity certificates" to enable people to safely return to work and social activities. But false positives and negatives occur frequently, and more work needs to be done to refine and interpret their results.
13) It's a "Plandemic": When confronted with inexplicable catastrophe, it's a natural tendency for the human mind to seek closure. Just as AIDS was once labeled a genocidal plot aimed at eradicating gays and minorities (Oh, sorry, you still believe that?), so, too, have conspiracy theorists labeled COVID-19 a concerted plot hatched by powerful puppet masters. See my takedown of Plandemic here.
But it's indicative of the public's pervasive distrust of the medical establishment, the pharmaceutical industry and government officials that such fabrications are so readily embraced. To put it mildly, the supposed authorities haven't earned our confidence.
14) Natural therapies are worthless—even harmful: Psychology Today set the tone early in the pandemic in March—"Why You Shouldn't Turn to Natural Supplements to Fight COVID-19 (There's no evidence that supplements prevent COVID-19 or lessen symptoms)."
Nobody is saying that popping zinc lozenges and slugging down elderberry syrup are an alternative to a trip to the ER if you're feverish and having trouble breathing, but natural therapies have a plausible role in supporting innate immunity. While, as yet, none have been rigorously demonstrated to possess documented efficacy in treating or preventing COVID-19, we can't preclude the possibility they may help.
There's now widespread censorship of natural approaches. Social media is obediently scrubbing content that proposes integrative solutions.
15) A "second wave" is inevitable: Maybe. But maybe not. The devastating Spanish Flu made a fall comeback after its spring 1918 debut, but then petered out, only to return in a milder form as a perennial seasonal nuisance. SARS—the current coronavirus' predecessor—self-extinguished after a brief scary run.
Viruses mutate to more or less dangerous forms over time. Herd immunity plays a role in extinguishing pandemics, but only if the virus is allowed to infect a high percentage of the population. Lockdown has saved lives, but interfered with the natural process by which prospective victims acquire natural immunity.
As we've painfully learned, nature is unpredictable.
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I also know there have been some terrible examples of cruelty and not just by the odd person. There is a significant number, otherwise we would not be looking at this law. It is not just about farm animals; we are talking about a range of animals. I hear what the member for Apsley says, but unfortunately we do have to make laws for the lowest common denominator - that is the reality.
Mr Valentine - It has to apply to everybody.
Ms FORREST - Yes, if some people do the right thing, they will not fall foul of the law anyway so they do not need to worry about it. But for those who do not do the right thing, we do need to have measures in place to deal with that.
Mr Valentine - It is like the gun law debate.
Ms FORREST - Yes, it is like many debates we have in this place. We do not base them on trust. We make the rules apply to everyone equally, or we should, we try to. I agree with the member for Rosevears who said that animal cruelty is unacceptable in a civil society. It is an indication of deeper things in a person's character. If a person is willing to harm animals, they are often willing to harm other people. Plenty of research shows that unfortunately in some of these cases that come before the courts in which people have been extremely violent toward fellow humans, they were often violent toward animals in their childhood. It is something we need to take a strong stand on.
I commend the Government for taking on board the recommendations. I know that not all of the recommendations are being addressed in this bill. The Leader has assured us that more will follow and more consultation is to occur on some of those. I thank the Leader for the briefings as well. The ones the Government has moved forward with are the ones they have had consultation on and which generally had broad support. That was the indication at the briefings and from the Leader in her speech. I am assuming that is the case and I suppose she will clarify that when she responds.
As the Leader said in her speech, the Government considers a contemporary approach to animal welfare in Tasmania should protect animals from cruelty and also foster good animal husbandry. Of course there is a balance in that. There are times when events such as severe weather events occur in which animals may be injured or killed in numbers. If a vicious storm comes through blowing down trees and barns, a number of animals may have been injured and killed. If someone went past not long after that event and saw the suffering animals and then makes a complaint, when the farmer is still trying to clean up and fix all their problems, and perhaps the farmer himself or herself has been injured as well in trying to protect the animals, surely we need a system that allows mitigating circumstances to be taken into consideration. That person does not have a history of this, they are mindful of their animals' welfare and suddenly such an event occurs.
As far as this isolated incidence, there needs to be a framework that provides for that. I am hopeful that we have that balance. The Leader indicated in her speech that that is what we are seeking to achieve, and essentially it does that. She also made the point that this legislation does not place unnecessary regulatory burdens on members of the community, and industry should do the right thing. If people are doing the right thing they need have no fear of this legislation, which is the case with all legislation.
I asked a question in the briefings that I would like the Leader to address in her response, either now or in the Committee stage, in relation to why we have all the changes to the regulations in a bill when we have a well-established regulatory amendment process for amending regulations. More than half of this bill is made up of changing regulations, particularly penalties in the regulations. You can put a regulation-making power in the principal act which says the Government can make regulations for this legislation and penalty rates can be set.
I still find it confusing, to say the least, and questionable, as to why we would have regulations in the bill in such a way. It may be that previous governments have done this and this is the way the bill came. It does not mean that you repeat mistakes of the past. Here is an opportunity to change it. I will let the Leader address that in her response because it seems the wrong way around in many ways.
Whilst ultimately sentencing is a matter for the courts, this sends a strong signal of deterrence and appropriate sentencing options.
Dr Goodwin - They need more guidance.
Ms FORREST - This is one for later. I might have to bring it back another time. Just giving the heads up and a warning so you know.
It was interesting and appropriate to have other measures for alternative sentencing options that are in the bill. I know the Leader is doing some work on this, and other areas on alternative sentencing options. I was intrigued to think whether the psychological counselling was for the animal or for the person, but I think it is for the person.
My question to the Leader in that regard, either in her response or when we reach the Committee stage, is that I think it is a good idea because maybe we can reduce the likelihood of reoffending. I think that is the purpose behind it, which is good, and we could probably use more of it in other areas, not just in this area of animal welfare, which is probably what the Leader is looking at in her review of these options.
Has the cost of this been determined and will it be resourced? These sorts of things are not without cost - differing sentencing options, particularly the counselling. I know it is not a huge cost but it needs to be borne by somebody and I assume if a court sentences someone to these other measures, I am not sure who is expected to pay that. I am interested whether that has been costed and if the resourcing of that falls to the government or is it up to the person to pay? If a person cannot afford to pay, it is not going to happen anyway. If it is court‑mandated, they are required to. I would like the Leader to address that.
The addition of review processes through the Magistrates Court is appropriate and when the member for Apsley talked about the incident of the lady with the horses, had there been a different process for a review, it would at least have provided her with an opportunity to get some more answers.
Ms Rattray - The Ombudsman couldn't do anything because they weren't a statutory officer.
Ms FORREST - That is right. The bill changes that too, which is appropriate. If this proposed legislation we are dealing with now had been in force for this constituent of the member for Apsley, she may have seen a different outcome. At least she would have had more opportunity to visit her horses and potentially see that they were not put down. Whether she was able to have custody or care of them again I do not know, but it could have been a different outcome. It was terribly traumatic for her.
Ms Rattray - And it is still traumatic. She has not been able to get over it.
Ms FORREST - Yes. To some people they are like children. It is like having a child taken from them, and not being able to see that child. Such is the way they value and treat some of their pets. But if there is a real case of cruelty then obviously that is an issue. Some people are cruel to their children too.
These are appropriate measures in the legislation and I understand why the Government wants to proceed with these ahead of some of the others that need more time and consultation. I would like an indication from the Leader if she is able to provide the time frame for the next tranche of amendments, and which areas we will be looking at that have not been addressed already.
I want to speak briefly on the pronged collar issue. I listened with interest to the comments that have already been made around the Chamber about this. The Leader will need to provide a bit more information about this either in her summing up or in the Committee stage. She said in her second reading speech today that RSPCA Tasmania has strongly advocated this recommendation that the possession and use of pronged collars be prohibited and an amnesty period be provided so that pronged collars can be surrendered without penalty. She notes that such collars are prohibited for import into Australia, and there are other more appropriate training devices available for dogs. That was what I understood to be the case.
If these collars are prohibited for import, someone in Australia - I assume someone at a federal government level, or somewhere - has made a decision that pronged collars are not okay. You are not allowed to import them. I do not know if we manufacture them in this state or in the country. If we do then that makes it a conflict. I do not know the background to this and we need more information. Perhaps we need to be more fully briefed on this before we can proceed.
I am happy to put this into the second reading and perhaps have a briefing when we get to that stage to better understand this. If they are prohibited for import and the Australian government, or some organisation in Australia, has made a decision that they are not to be imported, and ipso facto not to be used, it is entirely appropriate that this amendment be supported. It is really confirming what the government of Australia has already determined. There is a big gap in the information, and we need to have a better understanding of this issue. If there are other methods that are just as effective, and less potentially harmful to the dog, maybe that is the most appropriate decision. But I need to know who made that decision about importation. Was it just importation or can we still manufacture them in Australia and sell them in Australia?
Ms Rattray - The ones on eBay are only made in the US.
Ms FORREST - I understand that. I know that. Is it the Australian position that we cannot import them, but we can make our own? If a body in Australia has made the decision that they are not to be used, and they cannot be imported, then this is appropriate. The Leader has some work to do to bring us up to date.
Mrs Armitage - It appears that they are restricted under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations of 1956.
Ms FORREST - That is okay - you cannot bring them in. But if we can make them in Australia and use them here, then that is a contradiction.
I am happy to support the bill at this stage but I think there is some work to be done. Whether it needs to be done today or not, I don't know. It is up to the Leader - well, up to us, really.


My birthday month is almost over guys; can you believe that this is the last week of October already? And these months will just keep flying by and soon the year of 2016 will be over! Ah!!
If you missed my part I of birthday celebrations, you can check it out here; it was a good one and definitely a great kick off to one of many birthday celebrations! Yup, the one of many, hehe. That same weekend, I hosted a wonderful Sunday birthday brunch at Old Town's cutest brunch spots, Pomp and Circumstance with some of my favorite blogger friends; Lena of Feline Creatures, Joanna of Grace in Style, her sister, Jessica Hui and Fanny of Lafreecaine.
Brunch is the best way to catch up with good friends, enjoy great food and celebrate any kind of event; and Pomp and Circumstance was the perfect place for it. Luckily, at the time of this event summer weather was still in full effect, and with the nice outdoor patio area the restaurant offers, it was the perfect day to host a birthday brunch!
My friends and I started off with some refreshing cocktails called 'The Shakedown' that were served in their signature 24 oz brass pineapple cup, which was super cute!!!
These drinks were so appealing, photogenic and definitely helped to quench our thirst!
If you are really looking to get your brunch on, the restaurant also offers unlimited mimosas for 90 minutes for an additional $20, with flavors including grapefruit, orange, strawberry and peach.
The brunch menu is very short and sweet but offers all the main brunch dishes, which was just right.
Review: One of my favorites! So juicy, it's one of those burgers that has great flavor and doesn't really even need ketchup or any condiments! :) The dish is served with a huge side of chips, which were also a great side.
Review: Another table favorite! Gotta love lobster!


hello – I have two questions.
1) An NRI, I have no Indian Salary/Employer.
But I have Rental and NRO interest income. Which ITR should I use?
Tried ITR2 but EMPLOYER details are mandatory, so could not validate and compute tax.
2) About late filing penalty of INR 5000, every blog says there MAY be a penalty.
So is it discretionary? How can one avoid it especially if no tax was payable?
I am an NRI employee in Africa in african base company. I get salary in USD in africa and I remit the same from africa to my Indian account which is normal saving account in INR.
1. as far as I know I am not liable for filling any tax return as my income is exempt but then too please confirm.
2. If I want to file NIL return then in which ITR I have to file and under which section.
3. Is there any compulsion that NRI should remit their income in NRE/NRO/NRI a/c only, are they allowed to remit to their normal a/c?
Thank you Ashal. appreciate your response. I will try out the 'Employer NA' option in the Drop down menu. In fact I just wrote 'Not Emplyed' in that field and moved on.
But ITR 1 will not apply for me because of the House Rental Income. I beleive that requires ITR 2 but I shall check it out.
Dear Nirav, if your source of income is from any or some or all of the following 3, you are eligible to fill ITR-1.
So you can file ITR-1 also.
Dear Niravjhala, you may use even ITR-1 also. While filling the data in the employer code, please use NA (given there in the drop down menu). Now click to validate, I was able to do so while trying as an example after reading your query, in ITR-1.
The penalty for late filing is indeed a discretionary power resting with your assessing officer.


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