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The Nameless World Series
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"A New Battle" Chapter 1
Noah's heart pounded like the beat of a drum. Lungs aching with every breath, he struggled to move his legs as fast as he could. More than one person followed right behind him, waiting for their chance to tackle.
Just a little farther...
His strength was giving way. He knew it wouldn't be long before someone caught up with him. Noah wanted to turn around to see just how close the mass of bodies was, but knew he would lose his balance and fall. He pressed on, cheeks flushed. Moppy, brown hair stuck to the sweat that poured from his brow. He was losing speed.
He felt a swish on the back of his jacket - too close, they were too close. Noah drowned out the screams and hollers coming from all around. His feet hammered against stone-like dirt. The thought of being slammed into the ground kept his legs moving, though deep inside he wished they would stop.
Another swipe at his jacket. This time a hand grabbed hold of Noah, refusing to let go. Struggling to free himself, Noah went down, instinctively curling into a ball to soften the fall and protect himself from the inevitable blows.
The hoard of bodies caught up and smashed him into the ground. His muscles tensed. He tried to lessen the pain by holding his breath. From beneath the pile of bodies, Noah could hear loud, excited voices.
One boy yelled, "way to go," while another cheered, "we're gonna beat 'em!"
The weight pressing down on him lessened. Noah opened his eyes. He was the only person lying on the ground. Figures stood over him. The sun shone brightly above, masking the faces that peered down.
"You all right, Noah?" someone asked.
"That was awesome!" another exclaimed.
"I had no idea you could run that fast."
"I told you he'd be good for our team." It was Jake, Noah's best friend.
Jake offered Noah his hand and, with the help of two other boys, pulled him off the ground. Noah tossed Jake the football and dusted himself off. Several people patted him on the back.
"We creamed them!" applauded Steven, a tall, lanky boy. He smiled, showing his crooked teeth.
"We'll make a football player out of you yet, Noah," added Dave, one of the playground football team captains.
Dave was a natural athlete and played for an all-star team over the summer.
Noah, who was thin and average in height, wasn't good at sports. Before that school year, he spent recess studying bugs or collecting interesting rocks. He was never asked to participate in games, let alone playground football.
This year was different. Jake had asked Noah several times if he wanted to play recess football. Though he wanted to play, Noah always refused. Knowing little about the game, he would rather sit out than admit that he didn't know how to play and risk everyone laughing at him.
Noah couldn't remember exactly how he ended up playing that day, but he was glad he did. He scored the winning touch down!
The recess bell rang and everyone filed back into the classrooms. The rest of the day flew by. When school let out, Noah rushed to the bus to save the best seats for him and Jake who took forever to get on the bus. Noah slouched in his seat waiting, gazing out the window.
It was October. The weather was cool and the leaves had turned. Splotches of red and orange covered the ground, filling the streets of Noah's neighborhood. Autumn was his favorite time of year.
When Noah was little, his mom and dad would rake the leaves into big piles; Noah would jump into them, scattering leaves everywhere. When he was done playing, he'd help his dad put the leaves into bags while his mom made hot chocolate for everyone.
Noah's memories were interrupted by Jake flopping into the seat next to him. He took two bags of chips out of his sack, handing one to Noah, who in return, handed Jake a can of soda.
The bus ride's gossip was all about the football game. Jake was impressed with Noah, but admitted there was still a lot Noah had to learn.
"For starters, you're one of the fastest runners we've ever had. We just need to work on your catch," he encouraged, pushing his wavy, blond hair away from his eyes.
Noah did prove himself a worthy player when it came to running. After all, he had plenty of practice over the years running from Kevin.
"I didn't want to take all the glory today," Noah joked.
"How about we practice this weekend when you come over to work on our Halloween costumes?" Jake suggested.
"Yeah, that'll work. It's supposed to be nice out. I can come over after breakfast on Saturday. We can get our costumes done early and have the rest of the day to practice."
Noah was excited to learn all he could about football. He wanted to be good enough that the other boys would always want him to play.
The bus slowed at Jake's stop.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Jake edged between seats toward the front of the bus. "Remember to ask your mom if she has any old clothes we can use for our zombie costumes."
"Oh, right! I almost forgot. See you later, Jake." Noah waved.
Noah's stop was three after Jake's. They lived three and a half blocks away from each other, which made it easy to get to each other's houses. If they got bored at one house, they rode their bikes or walked to the other. They even had a short cut, so long as Mr. Fitter wasn't home.
Mr. Fitter was a grumpy old man that lived half way between Noah and Jake. He had an old basset hound that always sat on the porch, letting out lazy "woofs" when anyone passed, but never got up, even when harassed by kids. Occasionally, Mr. Fitter would come out, shaking his fist, threatening to call their parents or the police. He never did, though. Noah figured the old man enjoyed being bothered every now and then to break up the monotony of his day.
The bus stopped in front of Noah's house. He gathered up the empty soda cans and crumpled potato chip bags and scurried to the front of the bus. The haste of his movements caused his bulky backpack to slip from his shoulder. With the garbage in his hands, Noah couldn't catch it. The backpack slid off, hitting someone in the head.
"Ouch," squeaked a small voice.
It was a girl that Noah didn't recognize. She had shoulder- length, black hair and glasses that had been knocked to the end of her nose by Noah's bag.
Noah stopped, realizing what happened.
"Ooops… I didn't mean to... my bag slipped," he fumbled.
Trying to secure his backpack onto his shoulder, he dropped an empty soda can. He bent over to pick it up; his bag slipped again, landing in the girl's lap.
"Ooof," she coughed.
A few kids in nearby seats giggled. Noah cheeks turned red, but tried not to let her see.
"I'm..." he looked at her.
Her face was as red as his. She adjusted her headband, pushed her glasses back on her nose and gave Noah an equally uncomfortable look.
"No, it's okay," she forgave, lifting Noah's bag off her lap. Underneath was an open book. Its pages folded and wrinkled from the weight of Noah's bag. Avoiding Noah's gaze, she fidgeted with a locket around her neck.
"Hurry it up now!" shouted Mr. Crowly, the bus driver. "You're not the only person waiting to get home."
The booming voice startled Noah.
"Uh…I'd better..."
"Let's go!" Mr. Crowly bellowed.
"Thanks," Noah stammered, taking his bag from the girl.
He hurried off the bus, trash in hand with his book bag hugged in both arms. He was too embarrassed to look back until the cranking of the bus faded into the distance as it drove away.
Noah closed his eyes, dropping his head. He hadn't felt that clumsy or stupid in a long time. Taking a deep breath, he dragged himself up the walkway to the front porch.
"Idiot," he whispered to himself before unlocking the door and slipping into the shadows of his house.
It was quiet inside. Noah set his backpack down at the bottom of the stairs. A soda can clanked as it fell onto the wooden floor. Noah sighed, thoughts haunted by the girl on the bus.
"Why do I feel so stupid? I was so clumsy! I couldn't even think of what to say! I probably looked as stupid as I feel."
Noah was used to that. He had always been made to look the fool – this was a new feeling. He remembered the look on the girl's face. She was embarrassed, too. He stopped to imagine how he would feel if someone hit him in the head with their backpack and didn't apologize. His heart sank; he closed his eyes.
Noah knew why he felt so strange - he felt like a bully. He had embarrassed that girl and didn't even apologize! The kids on the bus weren't laughing at him. They were laughing at her, and it was all Noah's fault. Noah felt rotten. He knew what it was like to be laughed at and made fun of. Now because of him, that girl probably wanted to cry.
"What if she did cry? What if everyone on the bus began to laugh at her and point and call her names?"
Noah's stomach hurt.
"Don't be silly," he mumbled. "It was just an accident. Everyone could see I didn't mean to do it," he tried to convince himself.
He still felt bad, but knew there was nothing he could do at the moment. He took a deep breath.
"Tomorrow," he said very matter of fact. "Tomorrow I'll apologize. That should make it up to her."
Noah smiled, trying to cheer himself up. He picked up the can taking it and the rest of the snack containers to the kitchen.
He threw the items away and looked around the room. His bowl from breakfast was still on the table. Running late that morning, Noah didn't have time to finish his cereal. He examined the mush that was left of his Raisin Bran, took the spoon out and watched the milk rush into the hole created in its absence. A little raisin plopped into the center of the milk pool. It bobbed up and down.
Noah imagined that he created a great Raisin Bran earthquake – the sinking raisin unfortunate enough to fall into the milky lava that flowed between the cracks and holes left in the destruction. All the other raisins would have rushed to help, but they, too, were stuck in the ruins of what was once a happy Raisin Bran world.
Noah blinked. He didn't like the idea of destroying an innocent world.
"It's just soggy cereal."
He threw the cereal away and washed the bowl and spoon. He even washed his mom's coffee cup from that morning and emptied the old coffee grounds out of the coffee maker. He looked at the clock. It was 4:00. His mom would be home in about at hour. He filled up the coffee pot with water, put new coffee grounds into a clean filter and started the coffee maker.
"Mom will want some when she gets home."
Noah made sure there was nothing else in the kitchen that needed attention before he gathered the trash bag and took it outside, tossing it into the trash bin. The force of his throw knocked over the rake that was sitting behind the bin.
Noah thought for a moment, glancing around the yard.
"There are enough leaves to make a large pile," Noah said, snatching the rake.
He worked until the sky grew dim, creating a small mountain of leaves in the center of the yard.
The sound of the back door clicking shut interrupted Noah's concentration. He turned to see his mother, holding two steaming cups in her hands.
"Thought I'd get an early start on the raking," Noah yelled.
"Do you have time for a snack?" his mother offered.
Noah tidied up the pile and carried the rake back to the side of the house before joining his mother in the kitchen. He plopped down at the table where a cup of hot chocolate was set. He took his jacket off and hung it over the back of his chair.
His mom brought over a small plate of cookies.
"You must have been hard at work. Your cheeks are like apples."
"I wanted to get as much done as I could before you got home."
"I appreciate it, a lot, Noah." She looked at him with tired eyes. Noah could tell she was exhausted. "And thank you for straightening up the kitchen, too."
"You're welcome. Anything I can do to help." He stuffed a cookie in his mouth.
Noah wished there was something more he could do. He hated that his mother had to work so hard. Even more, he hated that she had to work at all. He blew on his hot chocolate, staring at the steam as it twisted into the air.
"What are you thinking about," his mom asked before taking a sip of coffee.
"Oh nothing. I mean, just about my day," he lied.
"Oh," she sighed, though she wasn't really paying attention. She stared at Noah, lost in thought.
"Is it windy outside?" she asked suddenly.
Noah wrinkled his brow at her.
"No, not really. Maybe a light breeze. Why?"
"Your hair looks windblown." She squinted her eyes and pursed her lips. "Looks like its time for a hair cut," she said, leaning back in her chair.
"What's wrong with my hair?" Noah asked, offended.
"Noah," she said bluntly, "it's a mess."
"I like my hair," Noah protested. "Besides, it's not like we can afford to go to a barber anyway, and I'm certainly not going to let you cut it."
His mother gave him a blank stare.
Noah, wishing he hadn't said anything, stammered, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"
"It's okay," she interrupted, stood up and took her coffee to the sink, dumping its contents down the drain.
"I'll get dinner started," she said, opening a cupboard. "Do you have homework?"
Noah pushed the plate of cookies away. "No."
"Go wash your hands, then." She didn't look at him. "I'll get the dishes out. You can set the table."
Noah eyed his mother. It wasn't like her to be critical. It wasn't like him to talk back.
He sighed, getting up from the table.
Just get through the evening. Tomorrow will be better.
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The past seventy-five years have been critically important in advancing the notion that Muslims need Islamic movements. Various personalities, such as Hassan Al- Banna, Abul 'Ala Maududi, Rashid Ghannouchi, and Hassan Al-Turabi among others, have spearheaded the call to establish Islamic movements. One common characteristic of the Islamic movements in these past seven decades or so has been that they have been strongest in majority Muslim countries with a fairly homogenous population. That is, despite the secular nature of the government in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, or Turkey for that matter, the Islamic movement has received favorable treatment among the masses of Muslims.
The situation is drastically different when contrasted with countries whose populations have two characteristics: 1) Muslims are a minority in terms of numbers and 2) there is great diversity among the Muslims in terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Thus, the challenge for the Islamic movements has been quite clear: How to recruit a following under conditions where Muslims are a minority and they are highly diverse? Islamic movements in the United States, it seems, have been unable to deal successfully with this challenge.
1) What is the Islamic worldview regarding diversity?
2) To what end should Muslims seek diversity?
It helps to review the concept of diversity as it is described in the Qur'an. In addition, we shall review the Sirah of Rasul Allah (saws) and subsequent communities in Muslim history.
Allah addresses mankind in various terms denoting degrees of faith and piety, like mu'min, muhsin, and muttaqin for example. While these terms are in no way reserved for one particular race or ethnic group, Islam does not shy away from recognizing that in His Wisdom, Allah has made diversity as one of His ayat (signs).
In Surah Rum 30: Ayah 22 Allah declares: "And among His signs are the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors; truly in that are signs for those who know.� Indeed, a snapshot of any masjid in the United States reminds us that it is by the mercy of Allah that each of us has been placed in the midst of other human beings who speak a multitude of different languages and whose appearance is different than ours. But let us not glance over this verse with haste. No, indeed, Allah did not leave mankind to discover the variety in languages and colors on our own. No, indeed, He did not leave us to formulate our own understanding of this diversity. As al- Hakim, the All Wise, Allah has stated that diversity is explicitly ONE OF HIS SIGNS. And to be Muslim, we MUST accept ALL of His signs without exception.
Muslims accept the diverse nature of mankind as a sign of Allah.
We acknowledge and accept human diversity in both language and color.
We further accept that indeed human beings will live as nations and tribes.
In addition, we understand without any confusion that it is not our nationalism, nor our tribalism, nor our languages or skin colors, which make us honorable in the sight of Allah.
Surely we remember who the three sahabah were. Indeed, even in its infancy, the Muslim community in Madinah was a pure reflection of the diversity that still distinguishes us from other religions and cultures. Salman is Salman al Farsi, who was from Persia. Suhaib is Suhaib ar-Rumi, who grew up in the Eastern Roman Empire and was regarded as a Greek. Bilal is Bilal al Habashi, who was an African. Suffice it to say that Bilal, Suhaib and Salman were not only regarded as non-Arabs but that they were former slaves who suffered grave injustices and oppression. Volumes could be dedicated to detail the magnificent contributions of each of these companions.
So what lessons can we draw from the discussion above? No doubt, the ties that bring people together are of different sorts. People are grouped according to tribes, nations, countries and nationalities. Different nationalities may gather together under one banner for the purpose of religion or common interests. The bond of kinship (being descended from a common ancestor) is considered to be one of the bonds, which formed the basis of the earliest human societies. In the era when Islam appeared, people were grouped according to tribes, as in the Arabian Peninsula and other places; or according to nationalities, as in Persia; or as religious groups, as in the Byzantine Empire.
Islam made the bond of faith the most important basis for binding people together in harmony, although it permitted and even encouraged, other bonds such as family ties as long as they did not conflict with this principle. Faith is the strongest bond between Muslims, regardless of their race, nationality, ethnicity, and social status. Brotherhood and close friendship are for the believers, as Allah reminds us that, "the believers are but a single brotherhood� (49:10). Indeed the first society in Madinah, was based on faith and commitment to Islam. It recognized friendship and protection as coming from Allah only.
Muslims open their communities to whoever wants to join them, regardless of his color or race, on condition that he sheds his unnatural characteristics and adopts the Islamic personality so that he can enjoy the same rights as all other Muslims. We are reminded of a verse in Surah Ali Imran which reminds us clearly of the endless struggle that we must undertake to hold together as one community. Allah addresses the believers saying, "O you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam with complete submission to Allah. And hold fast, all together, to the Rope of Allah and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allah's favor on you, for you were enemies one to another, but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allah makes His signs clear to you that you may be divided.� (3:102-103).
The above discussion makes it clear that diversity is to be embraced and appreciated. However, unlike the Western sense of embracing diversity so as to appear more inclusive or democratic, Muslims are supposed to appreciate diversity because it is one of the signs of Allah. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the Islamic movements in the United States, a true sense of solidarity has yet to emerge among Muslims in the United States who are from different backgrounds. The recent news has been that Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America have agreed to increase mutual cooperation to the point of merging into one organization as some time in the future. This effort is to be commended especially if through this union the Islamic movement is able to overcome the challenges posed above.
One major concern is that the current efforts at the national level are entirely directed by immigrants to this country. As such, even though a critical mass of Muslim youth has emerged, there continues to be a divide between the elders who wish to direct the movement and the youth who are sought after to implement the directives. Although beyond the scope of this article, it is worth mentioning the further divide between reverts to Islam such as the African Americans and Euro-Americans and the immigrant community at large. The executive director of a major Islamic organization put forth the following analogy. He noted that people need a map to know where they are going. Unfortunately, most of the immigrants are trying to use the map of their country of origin to help them to reach a destination somewhere in the United States. Islamic movements must come to terms with this analogy. Is it not time for an indigenous Islamic movement to emerge? If indeed all Islamic movements use the Qur'an and the Sunnah as their basis, then what should stop us from taking advantage of the diversity of our community to allow for an indigenous Islamic movement to emerge?
Every Islamic movement, regardless of its name, its founder, or its geographic origins, has served its purpose well. When its purpose was served, each movement had to re-evaluate its purpose and seek new direction. The only movement that is not bound by time or place is the one set forth by the Prophet Muhammad (saws). Underlying that original movement is the theme of a lifelong struggle that every Muslim must experience. Today, it is the struggle that must be revived! To hang on to any one movement that is tied to an overseas founder or some geographic center not located in the United States, is like seeking direction in one country with a map of another country. Without a doubt, the only exception to this is the struggle that was initiated by the Prophet Muhammad (saws). It is true that the Prophet Muhammad (saws) initiated both the universal struggle as well as a more localized movement. Indeed the Prophet Muhammad (saws) said in an oft-quoted hadith: "I leave behind me two things. You will never go astray if you hold fast to them: the Qur'an and my sunnah.� However, it would be futile for any community to attempt to re-live the exact movement of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) some fourteen hundred years out of context! The struggle continues but the movement must adapt and seek to be relevant to the people it claims to serve.
And for this very reason, throughout Islamic history, the struggle and not the movement has continued uninterrupted. The struggle began with the Prophet Muhammad (saws). The Muslim ummah experienced various movements since that struggle first began. But that is precisely the point on which many have been mistaken. Imam Jamil Al-Amin has discussed the difference between a struggle and a movement. While he does not explicitly address the Islamic movement, it is worthwhile to explore his discussion. He writes in his book Revolution by the Book, "the struggle is an on-going process. Many times, people mistakenly identify movement as struggle. Movement is only a phase of struggle� (1994, p. ix). Imam Jamil gives contemporary examples of the various movements in the struggle of African Americans such as the abolitionist movement, the antislavery movement, the civil rights movement, and the free speech movement.
It is possible for us to make a similar distinction between the various Islamic movements. Two characteristics common among the Islamic movements of the last century have been: 1) revival of the authentic practice of Islam, and 2) a response to the secular onslaught brought on by colonialism. Al-Hamdulillah, Islamic movements responded well to those two basic themes. However, as Imam Jamil notes, movements are contextual. He writes that movements "come, they serve a purpose, and they go out. We grew to understand that it was a vehicle that moved people from one level of understanding to another level� (1994, p. x).
The strategies of the Islamic movements in the Middle East, Asia and in Northern Africa were effective because they evolved in response to the respective socio-economic and geo-political contexts of each region. Malik Bennabi, the foremost Algerian philosopher and reformer coined the term, colonisibility. Muslims had become colonizable and it was in that context that a majority of the Islamic movements evolved. Again, without a doubt the movements did serve their purpose well. But if indeed the authentic sources such as the Qur'an and the Sunnah are the starting points of all movements, then there should be no obstacles to the development of an indigenous Islamic movement here in the United States. Why should we hold on to the historical contexts that do not apply today? How much easier would it be to invite young Muslims in the United States to a movement that reflects their character and their context? And on the other hand, how difficult has it been to try to teach our youth to drive in the United States with maps (i.e. programs and methodologies) that were actually designed for some other country and for some other time?!
If we are to truly call the United States our home, then no one can argue that we are in need of an Islamic movement that serves Muslims here in the United States. This movement will have to be reflective not only of ethnic and racial diversity among second generation immigrants but especially involve the growing numbers of reverts from among African Americans, Euro- Americans and Hispanic-Americans. This cannot be a token involvement in the form of increased membership of the indigenous Muslims or Muslim youth. Rather, there must be a plan to integrate the Muslim community based on the authentic sources of the Qur'an and the Sunnah until one of those same members is chosen as our leader!
Surely we can build on the experience of the overseas movements. But we must exercise caution so that drawing lessons from history is not replaced with drawing a map based on history. We need a map of Islamic work that is reflective of the obstacles and challenges that we face here in the United States. An Islamic movement is needed that can serve our needs at least for the span of the next generation. After that, the struggle will always continue, but the movement will have to adjust itself to its time and place. This means that the next generation might well develop its own Islamic movement. And yet, as is the promise of Allah, the struggle will always continue uninterrupted until the Day of Judgment!
' O Allah! Purify our hearts, cover our defects, forgive our sins and let the last of our deeds be the best . O Lord of the world."
Altaf Husain is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was a former President of the Muslim Students Association of the United States and Canada.


The law in California creates a liability when the victim is harmed without the usual necessity of proving a previous vicious act of the dog, or the knowledge of its dangerous habits on the owner's part. Dog bites often result in significant, and sometimes permanent, scarring, and those personal injuries generally require evaluation by expert, plastic surgeons.
In Orange County California, as the injured party, you need to prove that the Defendant's dog bit them and that the Defendant is responsible for that harm. People who own dogs can be held responsible for the harm from a dog bite, no matter how carefully they guard or restrain their dogs. To establish a claim, the injured party must prove all of the following: (1) That the Defendant owned a dog; (2) That the dog bit the injured party while he/she was in a public place or lawfully on private property; (3) That injured party was harmed; and (4) That Defendant's dog was a substantial factor in causing the injured party's harm. A bite through the skin is not necessary for these rules to apply. It should be noted the injured party must have been lawfully on private property of the owner if he/she was performing any duty required by law or was on the property at the invitation, express or implied, of the owner.
A keeper of a dog, in contrast to an owner, is not an insurer of the good behavior of a dog, but must have knowledge of the vicious propensities of the animal before liability for injuries inflicted by such animal shall attach to him. Certain defenses may apply to any particular situation and this includes what is known as assumption of the risk or comparative negligence. These are rarely an issue in typical dog bite cases.
When you or a loved one has been the victim of a dog attack, it is important to get the medical and legal help you need. While some of these cases may seem straightforward, they are often defended vigorously by insurance carriers who may try to blame the victim or at least discount the severity of the injuries and damages sustained.


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Addressing the Press Slam digital broadcast, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love clarified upon a heap of themes.
Most noticeably, Sky uncovered why she was never contracted by the WWE. Additionally, Sky likewise opened up on why "The Beautiful People" (Sky and Love) were never reserved in by WWE.
Preparing for a vocation in the game of expert wrestling since 2003, Velvet Sky (genuine name—Jamie Szantyr) made her introduction in 2004.
Sky performed for a few outstanding advancements through the span of her vocation and is maybe best referred to for her time as a piece of The Beautiful People stable in TNA (presently – Impact Wrestling).
The two fans and specialists in the genius wrestling network have stored a huge amount of acclaim on Sky for her promotion aptitudes just as character introduction—especially amid the pinnacle of the TNA Knockouts Division's ubiquity.
One should take note of that Velvet Sky reported her retirement from ace wrestling a year ago.
Addressing the Press Slam digital broadcast, Velvet Sky attested that despite the fact that she's resigned from in-ring rivalry, a non-wrestling job as a major aspect of The Beautiful People is still particularly open for her.
Sky included that she and Angelina Love would show up at Starrcast amid "All In" weekend in the not so distant future, and will show up as a group by and by because of the impressive measure of fan-interest for The Beautiful People.
Moreover, Sky illustrated that as of this time, an advancement, for example, ROH or Impact Wrestling would be a greater amount of her "own flavor", instead of WWE—especially since she wouldn't like to be instructed, and means to keep her innovative opportunity while performing for an organization.
In addition, Sky noticed that The Beautiful People wo exclude any new part, aside from maybe an attendant or a gopher—including that she and Love are the two principle individuals from the group.
Sky proceeded with that their group will probably be introduced in an alternate way in WWE—including their passageway which is a key piece of the group's intrigue. Sky included that she won't have the capacity to "let the pigeons free there".
Velvet Sky is directly resigned from in-ring rivalry, be that as it may, keeps on showing up in a non-wrestling job in the game.
Sky is generally regarded in the expert wrestling network for her fan-accommodating disposition and keeps on filling in as a prominent identity on the non mainstream genius wrestling scene.
Then again, while Angelina Love quickly worked for the WWE—principally in its formative domains—in the mid-2000s, she as of now performs on the non mainstream circuit.
What are your musings on Velvet Sky's announcements? Call out in the remarks!


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How to Make Sports Safer for Kids, According to Pediatric Specialists
Attention, parents of athletic kids: Here's what the experts want you to know.
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A lot of kids are playing on teams these days: More than 28 million, in fact, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. Meanwhile, the CDC says 2.6 million are treated in the ER every year for sports injuries. These tips can help keep your child healthy and safe.
Protect the head
Knocks to the noggin can be dangerous and put players at risk of concussion. In addition to wearing the designated headgear for their sport, kids should learn the appropriate techniques for tackling in football, body checking in hockey, and heading the ball in soccer, says Ingrid Ichesco, MD, a pediatric sports medicine specialist at University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. If a child does experience a hit to the head, "be aware of any headache, dizziness, confusion, or emotional issues," she says. "The number one thing is if they're not acting like themselves, perhaps more irritable, they need to be evaluated by a trainer or doctor." When in doubt, sit it out.
Be sensitive to pain
Kids may feel pressure to get back out on the field after tweaking a muscle, but that doesn't mean they should. "'No pain, no gain' is really about muscle soreness during endurance training," says Joseph E. Herrera, DO., a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at Mount Sinai Health System. "If a child is feeling true musculoskeletal pain, like elbow, knee, or back pain that persists for days, he or she needs to be checked out by a doctor." Most kids are resilient and will heal, but the American Academy of Pediatrics has a list of questions to review with your child's pediatrician before she returns to play.
Don't specialize
To reach an elite level and earn scholarships, kids are sometimes pushed to focus on one sport and play it year-round. However, research shows that specialization increases psychological stress, burnout, and injuries in young athletes. For instance, ignoring pitch counts in baseball or softball can lead to "Little Leaguer's elbow," while quarterbacks and volleyball players who "extend" for throwing and hitting may see shoulder injuries. "Playing a variety of sports works many muscle groups, preventing injury as kids' bodies grow," says Dr. Herrera.
Limit play time
Don't underestimate the psychological and physical power of taking time off—one to two days per week, and two to three months per year in a given sport, advises Dr. Ichesco. "It can be difficult to follow these recommendations due to pressure from coaches, society, and so forth," she says. "But parents should feel empowered to set limits with their children's sports if needed and encourage them to try new things. In general, remember that sports should be fun and our goal is to try to encourage lifelong physical activity and a healthy lifestyle."
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Q: Novel associated with Arthur C Clarke with vibrating windshield It was either written by ACC or based on his works.  It is set in the early 21st century and was likely written in the eighties or early nineties.
I think it was about raising the Titanic but I may be mixing it up with another
There is a child prodigy... Mathematician? It's a girl. The number 1.999 with a repeated faction bar over it is in the story.
There is a discussion about how windshield wipers are obsolete because now they just vibrate the glass. The discussion is fairly long about the technical challenges of that.

A: The Ghost from the Grand Banks is a 1990 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke.
The story deals with two groups, both of whom are attempting to raise one of the halves of the wreck of Titanic from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean in time for the sinking's centennial in 2012.
The mathematician is Ada Craig, and the part with the mention of 1.999 is:

'That number 1.999 painted on the boathouse,' he said. 'I suppose that's a reference to your mother's famous end-of-century program.'
Donald Craig chuckled. 'Nice try, Jason; that's what most people guess. Let him have it gently, Ada.'
The formidable Ms. Craig deposited her puppy on the grass, and it scuttled away to investigate the base of the nearest cypress. Bradley had the uncomfortable impression that Ada was trying to calibrate his I.Q. before she replied.
'If you look carefully, Mr. Bradley, you'll see there's a minus sign in front of the number, and a dot over the last nine.'
'So?'
'So it's really minus 1.9999... forever and ever.'

The windshield wiper was invented by Roy Emerson:

Roy Emerson considered himself, accurately enough, to be reasonably good-natured, but there was one thing that could make him really angry. It had happened on what he swore would be his last TV appearance, when the interviewer on a Late, Late Show had asked, with malice aforethought: 'Surely, the principle of the Wave Wiper is very straightforward. Why didn't someone invent it earlier?' The host's tone of voice made his real meaning perfectly clear: 'Of course I could have thought of it myself, if I hadn't more important things to do.'
...
No American interviewer, of course, missed the opportunity of complimenting Roy on inventing the apocryphal Better Mousetrap. The automobile industry had indeed beaten a path to his door; within a few years, almost all the world's millions of
metronoming blades had been replaced by the Sonic Wave Windshield Wiper. Even more important, thousands of accidents had been averted, with the improvement of visibility in bad-weather driving.

A: It was a component of a surface vehicle on Titan, in Clarke's "Imperial Earth" (1975). The description was limited to a sentence or two, but it specifically mentioned standing waves in the accumulating mush before it was whipped off by a combination of the vibrations and the vehicle's movement.

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HARRIET DANIELSSTAR-BANNER
OCALA - Endless trays of sweets, new attire, fellowship with family and friends and an array of lights equates to the celebration of Diwali - the Festival of Lights - in the Hindu culture.
The five-day festival will be celebrated in a community-wide event today at the India Association Cultural & Educational Center, 2030 N.E. 36th Ave.
The local Diwali celebration typically attracts more than 500 people in the region, including 210 Hindu families. The event begins at 6 p.m. with cultural dancing.
"It's a huge event for Hindus," said Danny Gaekwad, chairman of the India Association Cultural & Educational Center of North Central Florida. "We look forward to this time of year."
Gaekwad and his wife, Manisha, described the festival as one similar to Christmas holiday celebrations. Hindus light candles or lamps each night inside and outside the home, commemorating the welcome the ancient King Rama received when he came back from war and exile, and symbolizing the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
"We are lucky because we can share Diwali and Christmas," Manisha Gaekwad said. "Our kids get confused with the two . . . Diwali and Christmas."
She explained that each morning everyone awakes to receive blessings from the elders. It's a time of finery, with new clothing worn along with elaborate jewelry.
Traditional Indian clothing, usually embellished with beading, is worn each evening as candles and lamps burn.
Danny Gaekwad said educating the local community about Diwali is a role he takes seriously as a cultural embassador.
"The recent Racial Harmony celebration opened my eyes that people are not aware of other cultures, and it is our duty, those representing various cultures, to educate and share with the community," he said.
"That is why we were deliberate in naming the cultural and educational center. We did not call it a Hindu temple because it's not. It's a educational center open to all."
Ocala Mayor Gerald Ergle has signed a proclamation for the Diwali celebration that will be presented on Saturday by City Councilman Mike Amsden.
"Diwali is one of their major celebrations every year, and I, like few others, knew that. It's important that we recognize the diversity we have in our community now and wish them well," Ergle said. "Although I have several prior engagements, I hope to stop by the celebration before it's over."
The local Diwali celebration has grown in recent years, from the days of potluck meals provided by a handful of families to today's catered event. However, individual families typically start preparing a variety of treats about 15 days in advance to share with family and friends who visit during the five-day period.
A must-have treat during Diwali is a chakri - a crunchy, spicy spiral-shaped snack with a consistency similar to a pretzel. Mathia is another popular treat, made of flour and rolled out thinly - resembling a tortilla - and then fried.
"We don't worry about calories during Diwali," Manisha Gaekwad joked. "Just like after the holidays . . . everyone rushes to the gym . . . same thing. There's plenty of food."
Pete Panara, manager of India Grocery on College Avenue in Colours Plaza, said the store usually stocks ingredients needed in Indian dishes, including those served during Diwali.
"If we don't have something, we can order it - but things like chakri are premade, so if someone needs a large quantity they just call us," Panara said.
In India, business ceases and children are out of school for the duration of Diwali. Panara said the store remains open during the period and the Gaekwads said their children attend school, although they know their counterparts in India are enjoying the time.
Tuesday, Diwali was celebrated at the White House for the second year and although Gaekwad had an invitation to attend, he wanted to remain in Ocala to assist with local preparations. The Gaekwads are also hosting a party at their home on Sunday to celebrate the new year, or Betavarsh.
__________ Harriet Daniels can be reached at harriet.daniels@starbanner.com or at (352) 867-4125.


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Question: How Much Sleep Is Too Much For A Teenager?
Is it normal for a teenager to sleep 12 hours?
How much sleep is too much sleep for a teenager?
Is 10 hours of sleep too much for a teenager?
Why do I feel sleepy even after sleeping for 8 hours?
Should I let my teenager sleep all day?
What time should teenagers go to bed?
What time should 13 year old go to sleep?
Why do teens sleep late?
Is it bad to sleep too much as a teenager?
Is teenage rebellion normal?
How Much Is Too Much Sleep?
Is it OK to sleep for 15 hours?
Does oversleeping make you depressed?
Is it OK to sleep all day when sick?
Most teens need about eight to 10 hours of sleep a night on a regular basis to maintain optimal health and daytime alertness.
But few teens actually get that much sleep regularly, thanks to early classes, homework, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, social demands and screen time..
Both the National Sleep Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine agree that teens need between 8 and 10 hours of sleep per night. Getting this recommended amount of sleep can help teens maintain their physical health, emotional well-being, and school performance.
Why Teens Need More Sleep Than Younger Kids According to Johns Hopkins pediatrician Michael Crocetti, M.D., M.P.H. , teens need 9 to 9½ hours of sleep per night—that's an hour or so more than they needed at age 10.
One of the simplest explanations is that it could be due to your body requiring more rest than the average person. However, it is also likely that your tiredness is due to the lack of quality sleep at night, rather than the quantity of it.
It's the regularity that's essential. So while teens should not be sleeping all day, a later bed time and later wake time are fine, as long as they sleep between 8.5 to 9.5 hours a day.
Teenagers do not get enough sleep for a number of reasons: Shift in sleep schedule. After puberty, there is a biological shift in an adolescent's internal clock of about 2 hours, meaning that a teenager who used to fall asleep at 9:00 PM will now not be able to fall asleep until 11:00PM.
They typically go to bed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and wake up between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. Children at this age typically go to bed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and wake up around 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., just as they did when they were younger. At age 3, most children are still napping, while at age 5, most are not.
hormonal time shift – puberty hormones shift the teenager's body clock forward by about one or two hours, making them sleepier one to two hours later. Yet, while the teenager falls asleep later, early school starts don't allow them to sleep in. This nightly 'sleep debt' leads to chronic sleep deprivation.
Adolescents have a reputation for sleeping all the time — for good reason. Most of the time, this is a perfectly normal aspect of adolescence. This sudden change in sleep patterns, even if it's perfectly normal, probably looks like a serious problem.
It is a critical period for brain development and defining individuality. However, it's just not true that rebellion is a normal teenage state. Instead, teenage rebellion indicates that we need greater understanding, more effective skills, and more patience.
The "right" amount of sleep proves somewhat individual as some people will feel great on seven hours and others may need a little longer. However, in most studies and for most experts, over nine hours is considered an excessive or long amount of sleep for adults.
People with hypersomnia might require as many as 10 to 12 hours of sleep per night to feel their best. Since day-to-day life might include responsibilities that don't allow for this much rest, long sleepers may feel excessively tired during the day and catch up on off days, sleeping as much as 15 hours at a time.
It's important to remember that oversleeping is a possible symptom of depression and that oversleeping doesn't cause depression. But it can exacerbate and worsen depression symptoms, Dr. Drerup explains. "If someone's oversleeping, they may wake up and feel like they've missed out on the day," she says.
Sleeping more than usual is helping your body build up its immune system and fight off your illness. If you find yourself sleeping all day when you're sick — especially during the first few days of your illness — don't worry.
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Keep tokens of beauty present in your life ~ HELLO, my name is Blog!
Prechtel's poetic book about grief and praise says that beauty is anything seen, felt, or realized that charms or delights the better part of us into wanting to live on, in order to see, feel and understand more without the scared part of us being in charge of what it wants the world to be.
Attesting, that beauty is more than simple aesthetic pleasure. True beauty binds us to it. It strips us naked by its presence.
Moore echoed this sentiment in his book about spiritual healthcare, citing that beauty is anything that vaccinates the soul and creates a sense of delight and expansiveness in our bodies. Beauty offers temporary relief from worry and pain and brings us closer to the sublime, which is the region of the divine.
When we actually slow down enough to allow that experience to happen, it's literally magic.
There's a mystical union with life and the world around us. And it becomes a moment where you're happy to be alive and want to live forever.
What's interesting is, this beauty is never not there. It has an infinite time clock. The problem is when we shut ourselves off from it. When our standard operating procedure becomes running around all day with our hair on fire, dealing with twenty things at once.
That's when we become too busy and driven to be able to receive what is rightfully ours.
And so, if we are bothered by a lack of beauty in our life, it's probably because we've turned ourselves into machines. Because we have given in to the resistance, which is any force that tries to prevent beauty.
Koppleman's tragic film about substance addiction and its destructive powers says it best.
Every moment of beauty goes away. But then there's another one. And another one. And another one. You just have to be alive to see it.
Are you keeping tokens of beauty present in your life?


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Jo Johnson's resignation a strategic boost for pro-Europeans
by Hugo Dixon | 11.11.2018
Jo Johnson's resignation could change the calculations of key players – MPs, ministers, media, voters and our EU partners – and pave the way for a People's Vote.
Until Boris Johnson's brother quit as transport minister on Friday, the weight of conventional opinion in Westminster and Brussels was that Theresa May would somehow get a Brexit deal and ram it through her Cabinet and then Parliament.
True, many people argued that the prime minister's Brexit scheme would collapse under the weight of its own internal contradictions. But the Whitehall machinery is formidable and the Tory whips can both bribe MPs to toe the party line (by dangling Cabinet positions, knighthoods and so forth) and threaten them with the political wilderness if they don't.
But such promises and threats only work if you believe that May will actually succeed in reaching the finishing line – because, if she doesn't, she won't be in any position to reward loyalists or punish opponents.
Johnson's resignation has had an electric effect because it comes at a time when the prime minister's plan is already on the ropes. In her desperation to do a deal that keeps the Irish border open under all circumstances, she is making one concession after another – and still doesn't have a deal. They all point in the same direction: turning the UK into what both the Johnson brothers call a "vassal state" – following EU rules on trade and the single market without any say on them.
May doesn't just face a pincer movement from pro-European Tories (such as Jo Johnson) and anti-European Tories (such as Boris Johnson). She is also being attacked by Northern Ireland's DUP and risks losing the support of Scottish Tories. The latter are concerned that the prime minister's deal could pave the pay for Scottish independence and prevent the UK taking back control of fishing, a big concern for many of their constituents.
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Jo Johnson is right that the prime minister should not be forcing Parliament to choose between the "vassalage" of her deal and the "chaos" of crashing out of the EU with no deal at all. Given that what's on offer is so far from the "false prospectus" promised by his brother in the referendum, it would be a "democratic travesty" not to ask the people whether they still want to quit.
Other Conservative MPs will be reviewing their positions. Does it still make sense to weigh in behind a prime minister's when she has little chance of ramming through her deal? Surely it would be better to back a People's Vote given this is an increasingly realistic option – especially as they know that staying in the EU would be much the best outcome for our nation?
There will be similar calculations in the media. A striking leader in Saturday's Times, entitled "Honest Jo", came within a whisker of endorsing a People's Vote. The Daily Mail and Financial Times, both of which have hitherto been square behind the prime minister, also gave positive coverage to Johnson's resignation.
Business too will reflect on whether it is sensible to weigh in behind the prime minister. Last week saw the launch of Business for a People's Vote. This weekend, there is a powerful column in the FT by Mike Rake, the CBI's former president, calling on business to back a new vote.
The People's Vote campaign will gain momentum. Activists will be emboldened. Donors will be more willing to give money. Meanwhile, our EU friends will increasingly realise that Brexit may well be cancelled – and will start preparing for that possibility.
Jo Johnson's resignation is brilliantly timed. It will persuade others to abandon the prime minister's defeatist suck-up-the-misery camp and join the upbeat realists fighting for a People's Vote.
The word "sycophants" was changed to "loyalists" shortly after publication
Edited by Luke Lythgoe
Tags: Boris Johnson, DUP, Irish backstop, Jo Johnson, Parliament, Theresa May Categories: Brexit Negotiations, UK Politics
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12 Responses to "Jo Johnson's resignation a strategic boost for pro-Europeans"
11th November 2018 at 2:27 pm
Dr. Alexis Tchoudnowsky says:
100% agreed. Jo Johnson's resignation is likely to be a tipping point that should change Westminster's arithmetics in favour of a second referendum and, possibly to start with, a motion "in favour of suspending the process triggered by art. 50". Tactically, it is now urgent to bring into the debate the modalities of that second referendum that must avoid replicating the scandalous flaws of the first one, most notably the exclusion of the estimated c. 2.3million adult Brits living abroad. This time, the British citizens who reside abroad ought to be allowed to participate in the vote and HM's Government should not assume that it could contravene again such an elementary tenet of democracy with impunity. By the way, it is extraordinary that no action -as far as I am aware- was taken with the International Court of Justice since 2016 in that respect. Any other member of the EU -even the US- could supply the UK with the technology, including internet-based, if required, for "the lack of an efficient technology" seems to have been the sole pathetic excuse the Government came up with to justify at the time preventing a significant fraction of British citizens from exercising their civil right.
Burton Schrader says:
Where the heck is Corbyn? How can he possibly continue to parrot the line about respecting the voters wishes? The whole pro leave team is in disrepute and suspected skuldugery is being investigated. How can Corbyne be so bright and so stupid at the same time?
Where will that leave the pro EU groups if they succeed in turning the exit around? Who will be the leader that represents them with compasstion and conviction? Will it be Corbyn doing some sort of hat switch trick or what? How can we trust him?
Dr Mike C says:
Corbyn can't survive supporting Brexit. He has made much of being at the democratic will of his party – if he aligns with ushering in a Brexit, he is guilty of utter hypocrisy since 92% of momentum supporters want a People's Vote and the vast majority of his party also supports it. The idea of supporting the vote if an election is not an alternative was passed by his party's conference: now the leader is saying that Brexit can't be stopped and he doesn't support a second vote (Der Speigel). His position is becomming as untenable as May's.
He said "the fight starts here" after waving through A50 – there has been precious little fighting from the Labour leader that I can see.
William D Taylor says:
I, too, feel dismayed at Corbyn's attitude. He claims Brexit cannot be stopped and that he dislikes the neo-liberal economics of the EU. Well, Brexit can be stopped and anything he dislikes about the EU can be worked on if you remain a member. He also ignores other powerful arguments for remaining such as security, peace and co-operation which combats the threat of extreme nationalism. There is a real possibility that when the crunch comes the Labour Party will be as divided as the Tories. Corbyn is actually aiding and abetting May and his wish for a general election is rather forlorn.
It is excruciating watching PMQs; he should be wiping the floor with May but hardly lays a glove on her.
Warwick Davies says:
Jeremy Corbyn is a lifelong eurosceptic who is riding roughshod over the will of the party to achieve his own wishes. It's time we in the party stopped asking him to change his mind and started telling him to.
Charles Nailor says:
Jeremy Corbyn – where are you, when we most need you?
Alas, Corbyn has been a life-long eurosceptic. Can he really ditch everything he learned at the knee of his mentor, Tony Benn, and become an enthusiastic suppporter of the eu? I have my doubts.
Let's not forgot that one of his closest advisers, Seamus Milne, is a visceral eurosceptic. Read some of his old Guardian articles, in which he excoriates almost everything the eu has ever achieved. Then there is John McDonnell – a dyed-in-the-wool eurosceptic. I'm a member of Momentum, but I fear – after the Die Speigel interview – that Jeremy and Co are no longer the men for me.
Sadly, Corbyn is an ideologue who would sacrifice the welfare of the country to achieve his aims. In this respect he is no better than the ERG who are prepared to do the same.
What kind of politics do we have to look forward to in the UK, when we are forced to vote for the least worst option.
King John says:
Corbyn is a dimwit who failed at school, could not get into university and dropped out of polytechnic. But I believe some people see him as a "useful idiot".
12th November 2018 at 6:57 am
So, well done Jo Johnson. Hopefully you are able to divulge your otherwise privileged cabinet discussions to a wider Tory and press audience.
However, just digressing with just a few diverse points:
1. InFacts is clearly providing an insight into the politics of Brexit nevertheless in keeping with its title, I would implore Hugh and team, also the Guardian to provide 'facts' on the ground, about ordinary businesses, the daily reality for people and how they will be affected by Brexit – but also other 'facts' which have been overlooked. Examples:
a. Port of Dover: Do interviews with the staff working there, get a feel for statistics, and the logistics of how the port handles trade now but also after (if) Brexit happens. People want to know this stuff.
b. Small businesses in Kent: Find and interview those who travel daily/weekly plying their trade by car or van to deliver or buy goods or services across the channel. Ask them what they think. I'd definitely like to know.
c. The actual functioning of the EU: It might sound odd to ask the media to cover this now. Listen to this: until I asked one of my family to research the EU website, he was referring to Brussels as an unelected organisation. Clearly it is not. Please do something here.
d. Comparison of annual UK EU contributions versus loss of tax revenue at different rates of contraction of the economy post (possible) Brexit.
e. Sovereignty: When 'England' (not the UK or Britain) used to not worry about mutual trade agreements with other countries it took over huge land and resources in the world. I equate sovereignty to theft and piracy. As soon as you trade, you share your sovereignty, and you mutually sign up to product standards and working standards. What on earth then is 'bringing back control'? The modern world is about sharing, pooling, compromising. Can you get this message out please.
f. Peoples Vote: Just start a campaign to encourage people to put posters in every window of every car, home or business asking for a People's Vote. This has a visual impact that no end of expensive advertising could match.
Please InFacts, do these things or talk to your Guardian colleagues to do them.
Does any other reader agree with me?
Totally agree. All ordinary members of the public who care passionately about this impending disaster need to demonstrate their concern – if enough of them do so our craven politicians may find their backbone.
Tony Evans says:
I also agree with NJs comment above as I believe people voted in ignorance of the facts. I am not saying they are ignorant, just ignorant of the facts. I have talked to several leavers and made this statement who thought my comment unfair. "OK", I go on to ask, "Do you know how much you contribute to the EU budget through direct taxation?" To a man, they hadn't a clue which sort of proves the point. When you think that someone on £ 30,000 pa pays less than £30 a year into the EU budget through direct taxation and compare that with the hit that we have already seen through the collapse of the value of the £ due to Brexit even before we leave, is equivalent to more than £1000 per year per person, the contrast is pretty stark. And whereas our contribution is progressive through taxation, its not through inflation. As many have already observed the poorer UK citizens will feel the greater burden. I feel we need to make these sort of facts clearer to ordinary citizens as they were easily hoodwinked by sums like £350 M per week which were never put into there proper context by the Leave campaign.
Fortunately Starmer has now reaffirmed labour's official position. Corbyn looks rather out on a limb, he would be wise to acknowledge the views of his party and supporters or otherwise he will be open to the charge of being anti-democratic. Most people respect his pacifist and antinuclear commitment, if the party can appear united it will be a powerful force to resolve the current crisis
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It's a sunny winter morning when I meet with Ben Gucciardi outside the Soccer Without Borders office at Oakland International High School, in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. The school is decorated with colorful murals, and the courtyards feature flowering fruit trees. It's the time of rebirth, with spring just around the corner.
And somehow, that seems like the perfect metaphor for the Soccer Without Borders program.
That's what I wanted to find out. How could you use the platform of soccer or a sports team to talk about social issues, and really make it something powerful?
Gucciardi helped out with the Jamestown program each summer, when he would return home to San Francisco from Lehigh University, (where he played for the nationally ranked Mountain Hawks soccer team).
Practice begins on the field at Oakland International High School.
This inspired Gucciardi first to further his studies, picking up an accelerated masters degree in education (also at Lehigh), and then taking a closer look at how people learn outside the classroom. While playing for the Mountain Hawks, he felt that his experience was fraught with missed opportunities; here was a case where a close-knit community wasn't taking advantage of that environment to talk about important issues and learn from one another's experiences.
"That's what I wanted to find out. How could you use the platform of soccer or a sports team to talk about social issues, and really make it something powerful?" he says.
"Randomly, there was an entrepreneurship contest at Lehigh, and I wrote this idea up that I called 'Soccer Without Borders,' at that time, thinking of it more in an international context," says Gucciardi.
At first, he envisioned it as a way for kids to learn in communities with limited access to schooling—an idea that, in fact, harkens back to Ancient Greece, when the gymnasium was not only a place of physical training, but also of intellectual pursuits. He first tested the idea on a visit to Nicaragua and El Salvador in 2006, where he met with existing groups and added a sports component. But it wasn't until his partner, Lauren—then working for an organization called the International Rescue Committee, a refugee resettlement agency—opened his eyes to the issues facing the roughly 70,000 refugees entering the United States each year, that SWB began to become what it is today.
The sign-in board, decorated by SWB athletes.
"It started on this field (just to the south of the current SWB field at OIHS), before it was a baseball field. The school here was empty for a long time," he says, pointing just to our left. "We did an Oakland refugee community soccer camp, and it was just awesome. The first day there were like, 20 kids, and then the next day 25, and then 30." Coincidentally, that was the same year (2007) that OIHS—a school dedicated to teaching refugees from all over the world arriving in the Bay Area—opened its doors. The school didn't have a sports budget, so the administrators came to Gucciardi with an idea. Why not partner with his program? It was a natural fit. What was that about preparation and opportunity again?
It has also meant that the local SWB program can grow with the increasing size of the refugee population in Oakland. Once OIHS was at its limit in terms of students it could take on, newcomer programs were started at other schools in the area—and with that, SWB extended the area it's serving to help meet the needs of those children and young adults.
This is, in part, because Oakland is a refugee resettlement city and because of the connections that many families in the area have to Central American countries.
Coaches and players meeting to discuss practice.
"Philosophically, Oakland is a very welcoming city. San Francisco as well, being a sanctuary city, for newcomers," he says. "But I don't think that anyone anticipated this volume of unaccompanied minors." Gucciardi estimates that Oakland has seen 500 such unaccompanied minors arrive in just the past 12 months, in addition to the roughly 400 refugees—adults, children, families—that arrive every year. (That statistic, of course, doesn't include the immigrant population not considered to be refugees.) This has proven to be a challenge both for the city and for the kids, adjusting to new environments, new languages, and new cultures as they start trying to build a life for themselves.
Fortunately, for a number of these kids, SWB provides a universal language and a welcoming communitymmediately, they belong.
This is a population that is growing everywhere. In the U.S., in Europe — and it's going to keep happening.
Clearly, he's figured out that balance, though. As we're sitting there on two folding chairs talking outside his office, every student that passes by, without exception, smiles and says hello to him. And sometimes, those most challenging moments give way to the greatest joys when running a program like this.
Soccer is a powerful motivator in itself, too. The draw of traveling to a soccer tournament with your team is important leverage to focusing more on studies and making the right decisions in other areas of life. The results speak for themselves.
He continues, "For me, I know that this is work that I'm supposed to be doing. We're all good at something. If you can figure out the thing that you're good at, and do that every day, then that's very, very rewarding.
While this student is a success story, there have also been those who haven't made the same choices—for Gucciardi, those cases are also motivation, because it makes it clear how delicate the balance is and how important programs like SWB are for the future of these kids.
The mural that hangs just inside the entrance to the SWB office at OIHS.
This piece originally appeared on Medium for SportUp and Between The Lines. Follow Soccer Without Borders on Facebook and Twitter.