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50 years of education for a better world

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01/05/2020

When seeking guidance on beating an addiction, there are many things to consider. Close friends and family will often be supportive in helping to make the decision to seek help but once that decision has been made, where do you go to ensure that you will not just be able to turn the corner, but keep carrying on down the right road for the rest of your life? Simply put, it is essential to put yourself in expert hands when embarking upon what will in all likelyhood be the biggest struggle of your life (as well as your greatest triumph)! Recognizing this, there is a growing and ever evolving profession that dedicates itself to discovering the root cause of an individual's issues and then working to resolve them in a way that complements the sufferers' personality and physiological make up, a...

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Also featuring a pining Ravi Shastri | ESPNcricinfo.com

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01/05/2020

March had a few moments of cricketing glory, most notably the conclusion of the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. Although cricket administrators took one last chance to impose their foolishness, by failing to have a reserve day for the semi-finals of that tournament, there was, for once, a bigger force ruining cricket this month. The Briefing is coming to terms with the new global reality by casting many of our favourite cricket stars in roles befitting the times. Self-isolation maestro: Kevin PietersenWill storm out of own house because he's annoyed at the way house is run. Will be graciously taken in by a new house, but after a while begins to send snarky texts about his new housemates to his old housemates. Gets kicked out of new house. Old house doesn't want him back. No choice but...

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01/05/2020

Sadio Mane says it is his dream to win the Premier League but that it is part of life if the ambition is ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The season has been postponed until it is safe to resume having halted with Liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the table. Mane has impressed this campaign, netting 14 goals to put the Reds on the brink of their first English league title for 30 years. And the Senegal international said: I have always said I want to win trophies, the Champions League and the Premier League. I dont feel like a champion yet. I want to win on the pitch and get the trophy. But with the situation, people around the world losing family membersits my dream but if its not the case, its part of life. The 27-year-old has credited the influence of Jurgen Klopp and Jorda...

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01/05/2020

Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the NHS magnificent response to the coronavirus pandemic as Manchester United announced a package of measures to support the service during this crisis. United  are already part of the Premier Leagues £20 million commitment to support the NHS, communities, families and vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 and the clubs players are involved in the #PlayersTogether initiative supporting NHS Charities Together. United have now announced further measures to support the NHS, with Ferguson leading the tribute to a service that saved his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2018. #MUFC great Sir Alex Ferguson has praised "magnificent" NHS response pic.twitter.com/wFHLOHCo1g Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) April 9, 2020 Im delighted we are now recognising the ...

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Wisdom and distractions for coping with a world changed by coronavirus

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01/05/2020

Wisdom and distractions for coping with a world changed by coronavirus

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Zoom has been a popular choice for video chatting during the coronavirus outbreak, but it has privacy flaws. Here are 9 alternatives.

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01/05/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a slew of requests and orders to stay home and work remotely as much as possible, in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. All that isolation means many are using video conferencing software like Zoom to get work done and talk to friends or family. But Zoom has found itself in hot water after its privacy practices have been called into question. While the company promises it’s working to address those issues, you don’t have to sit there and take it — you can switch apps. There are plenty of video chat services to switch to, each with their own advantages and disadvantages making them better suited to different uses, whether it’s to talk to grandma, play games with friends, or connect with colleagues. Here’s a look at some of the best...

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In this Special Feature, we look at how the COVID-19 has affected countries all over the world, and impacted the lives and well-being of individuals.

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01/05/2020

Many countries have declared restrictive measures, such as lockdown, shelter in place, or stay at home orders, to contain the pandemic at a local level. However, the wildly differing responses and response timelines have left people wondering if authorities failed to take the situation seriously early on when they could have done more to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. China appeared to manage the coronavirus outbreak effectively, putting in place early travel bans within the country itself. As early as January 23, Chinese authorities declared a nationwide travel ban, which, some experts suggest, may have averted over 700,000 COVID-19 cases within the country. Earlier in April, China eased the lockdown measures in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, am...

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The longest, greatest battles we face are against ourselves.

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20/04/2020

Superhero stories have taught us that surviving the worst circumstances can be powerfully transformative, like Tony Stark building the first Iron Man suit or Bruce Wayne becoming Batman. But the reality is not so glorious. There's nothing noble about living with trauma. Usually, it's messy and painful and littered with regressions and false steps. Doom Patrol is a show all about the parts that aren't so easily squared away. The titular superhero team may have remarkable abilities, but their unruly powers came at extreme cost. For each of them, their mutations are a result of a life-altering incident that irrevocably altered their life. They've been brought together over the span of decades by Dr. Niles Caulder (Timothy Dalton), dubbed "The Chief," who saves them in one way or another, an...

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He offers conservatives a way to reject modernity without spiraling into fascism or socialism.

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20/04/2020

Only the reactionary is really capable of being a moderate. Only we stand sufficiently aloof from modernity to judge it dispassionately. An healthy pessimism inoculates us against the two really fatal temptations in politics: reckless optimism and impotent despair. T.S. Eliot summed up our credo pretty well when he observed that there is no such thing as a Lost Cause, because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. The first true reactionary moderate in this country was Orestes Brownson. God pity us! he cried, For to carry this huge republic, with its Mammon worships, and its Christian churches reared on traders shops, and its party strifes, its rush for office, its forgetfulness of mans brotherhood of man, its morality of Let us alone, Save who can, and the devil take the hindmost; wo...