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Scaramucci then pointed to growing unity among reporters, noting The Hill’s Jordan Fabian yielded the floor of Press Secretary Sarah Sanders‘ press briefing earlier this month to NBC’s Hallie Jackson after Sanders attempted to evade her question. For the ousted communications director, it was a concerning sign of teamwork being fostered by the administration’s aggressively anti-media posture.
Move over “Islamic terrorism.” D-list celebrity and Fox News foreign policy expert Antonio Sabàto has a new word he just “knows” that President Obama must say in order to properly fight terrorism.
Sabàto reprised his latest TV role as a Fox News pundit yesterday, despite the fact that his only qualification seems to be his enthusiastic support for Donald Trump. And a willingness to blow the "secret Muslim" dog whistle about Obama. This time, Sabàto was on hand to comment on Obama’s decision to extend troop presence in Afghanistan.
Predictably, instead of praising Obama for keeping more troops in Afghanistan – which is the kind of bellicose terror-fighting Fox News pundits usually call for - the hiked-skirt brigade aka Outnumbered, plus actor/model/reality TV personality Antonio Sabàto Jr. attacked it as an Obama administration failure.
SABÀTO: I think the president has made huge mistakes in the last seven and a half years and our military needs to come home. I mean, first of all, he wanted to leave Iraq, then he had to go back and that whole situation is a mess.
Fact check: ISIS has lost and is losing ground in Iraq. That is why CIA Director John Brennan predicted a few weeks ago the group would step up terror attacks to bolster its image. But nobody corrected Sabàto and he continued uninterrupted.
SABÀTO: In Afghanistan, I think we need to pull out completely. But at this point, it’s too late. I mean, he’s made critical mistakes. I think he hasn’t listened to his commanders-in-chief, I mean, who actually know what they’re doing.
Obama’s military leaders may know what they’re doing but Sabato obviously doesn’t. Obama is the commander-in-chief of the military, not the generals.
SABÀTO: And he has to call it ISIS. He has to stop calling it ISIL. It’s ISIS, Mr. President. ISIS. And there’s a reason for that and it’s only grown. You’re not depleting it. …It’s gonna keep on growing ‘til we all do something about it. The entire country and the entire world has to get together and fight it.
I guess Scott Baio wasn’t available yesterday.
Watch Sabàto mouth off without challenge, below, from the July 6 Outnumbered.
Well, if you thought the Democrat on the show, Julie Roginsky, was going to let Sabato get away with his moronic statements without saying anything, then you’d be correct. Crickets…….
SABÀTO: And he has to call it ISIS. He has to stop calling it ISIL. It’s ISIS, Mr. President. ISIS.
You forgot to mention how the President needs to wear red shoes and click his heels three times when saying it, ’tonio.
I’m dizzy from their pretzel logic. We have to do “something” about it but they’re criticizing the President for doing something about it. Five pretty but stupid people.
A former heavyweight boxer left a man with a life-threatening stab wound when trouble flared at a remote log cabin retreat.
Declan Fusco and three pals had joined four women who were enjoying and annual get-together at the lodge in Otterburn, Northumberland, in July 2017.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the group had spent "hours" socialising in the hot tub before arguments started over noise and missing vodka.
In the bloodshed that followed, tree surgeon Guy Dunn, 24, suffered a stab wound to his chest from an eight inch blade that punctured his lung and an artery and required multiple operations.
Bethany French was pushed by Fusco, 27, during the trouble and fell onto a cabinet.
Fusco, who suffered a cut to his hand from the knife during the violence, left the scene in his BMW, which he crashed in Jedburgh and spat in the face of a police officer who came to arrest him.
The court heard there was "blood stains on the walls of the log cabin" after the incident.
Mr Dunn said in a victim statement: "I genuinely thought I was going to die from my injuries".
Flormer Olympic hopeful Fusco, of Rydal Crescent, Peterlee, admitted unlawful wounding, common assault, driving while disqualified, having no insurance and assaulting a police constable.
Prosecutor Claire Anderson told the court the men had initially been a "welcome addition" to the womens' summer get together.
But she added: "In the early hours some of the girls wanted to go to sleep.
What followed was a number of arguments over keeping noise down."
The court heard one such argument resulted in Fusco rowing with Miss French in a bedroom, where he "pushed her backwards" and she fell into a cabinet.
Miss Anderson said the pair "both apologised to each other" afterwards and "hugged each other", which brought that confrontation to an end.
The court heard Fusco was next involved in an argument with Phoebe Sampson, who accused him of drinking her vodka and he "became aggressive".
As a result of that row, Miss Sampson summoned her boyfriend Mr Dunn.
It was during the struggle between the two men, who ended up alone in the kitchen, that Fusco was cut to the hand and Mr Dunn received the near-fatal chest wound.
Prosecutors accepted Fusco's basis of plea that Mr Dunn had been first to produce the knife and what happened afterwards was self defence gone too far.
The court heard after both men were injured Mr Dunn was taken to a bedroom where pals attempted first aid before he was taken to hospital and Fusco left the scene in the BMW.
The knife was later found in the hot tub.
Judge Amanda Rippon jailed Fusco, who has previous convictions for violence, for 25 months with a ten year restraining order to keep him away from Mr Dunn and Miss Sampson.
The judge told him: "An eight inch knife was used in the struggle that ensued between you and Mr Dunn.
"What happened next, subject to your basis of plea, was Mr Dunn picked up the knife during your argument. You grabbed his arm and struggled with him.
"As you grabbed hold of his arm, the knife penetrated his body and you received a cut to your hand."
Judge Rippon said spitting into the face of a police officer is "childish and pathetic".
Jane Waugh, defending, said Fusco had been accused of being "rude or impolite" to Mr Dunn's girlfriend and "the next thing he knew Guy Dunn had the knife".
Miss Waugh said Fusco was "extremely upset" about the injury that was caused to Mr Dunn and has vowed to stay away from trouble and settle down with his family in future.
Miss Waugh added: "He accepts he is never going to be the Olympic boxer that, at some stage, he thought he was going to be.
"That part of his life is over really. He has some thoughts about training as a professional boxer but whether that will will ever come to fruition he does not know.
"He volunteers at boxing clubs, trains young boxers.
"His new job is as an electricians apprentice."
Energy ministers have been reassured a "strong plan" is in place to minimise the risk of blackouts over summer, but it will still be a challenge.
Federal minister Angus Taylor met with his state and territory counterparts in Sydney on Friday to discuss ways to cut power bills, increase supply and provide greater reliability especially in peak times.
However, they did not settle on a final plan to put in a place a default market offer by July 1 next year or a comparison rate against which all offers could be measured, in a bid to push down power prices.
Australian Energy Market Operator chief Audrey Zibelman briefed the ministers on her agency's preparations to secure supply over summer - the details of which will be made public in a report in mid-November.
Ms Zibelman told the meeting there was a "strong plan" in place for summer - a period of very high power demand.
But she noted extra measures would be needed to support reliability into the future, including further transmission and interconnection.
"AEMO has been trying to fill the gap of 400 megawatts and we know that the summer is going to be a tough one," Mr Taylor said after the meeting.
"We do not want to be in this position (of a supply shortfall) again now or in the future.
"We want to be in a position in 10 years' time that the supply and demand is matched and energy companies have to make sure that there's enough electricity generation and energy to meet the needs of hard-working Australians."
Such a policy not only kept the lights on but would push down prices, he said.
The ministers agreed to the Energy Security Board doing further work before December's meeting on draft national electricity law amendments to put in place a "retailer reliability obligation".
Under the obligation, if the right investment does not come forward to address forecast supply shortfalls, this would trigger an obligation on electricity retailers to demonstrate they can meet their share of peak demand.
More work is also to be done on a long-term market framework to support reliability that could apply from the mid 2020s.
Action on a default market offer in terms of retail electricity prices and a comparison rate against which all offers could be measured was kicked on to the December meeting.
Asked about a proposal to get power companies to divest assets if their withdrawal of generation threatens supply, Mr Taylor said it would only be used in an "extreme set of circumstances".
The Australian Energy Council talked down potential savings from the government's plans, arguing prices were high because input costs were high.
Queensland energy minister Anthony Lynham said it was a disappointing meeting.
"Any Australian that thinks this government has a grasp on energy and climate policy is sadly mistaken," he said.
Victoria's Lily D'Ambrosio described it as "Groundhog Day" for energy policy.
"We've had three prime ministers, three energy ministers and more failed energy policies that you can count, and we've seen more of that today," she said.
Just as it can be for adults, yoga can help unite the body and the mind, which can make the demands of daily life easier.
Practising yoga during teenage years is much more than an exercise regime. Not only does yoga provide an energy outlet and help in building muscle and flexibility, it is also an entry point for a healthy and balanced life.
Kat Owens, who runs programmes for teenagers at Abu Dhabi’s newest yoga studio, YogaOne, says the practice for teenagers is basically an antidote to stress, in what has become an overscheduled world.
Owens has built her career around working with teenagers. The 28-year-old spent years providing counselling and building a supportive environment for underprivileged students between the ages of 16 to 19 in New York’s Brooklyn borough. Her background, however, has always been that of a yoga instructor.
Owens began teaching classes at YogaOne every other week with interest steadily growing among the teenage community.
This week, the studio is set to host a private yoga event for dozens of Emirati teenagers. “Yoga helps teenagers name their emotions, understand their bodies, move and build strength and flexibility, and feel at home in their own skin and learn to self regulate,” says Owens.
And for teenagers in the UAE, who find it difficult to find a part-time job or dedicated hangout spaces and are stuck indoors during the summer, yoga can “build a community, too”, she says.
Kiala Folkard, from Australia, can relate to the idea that yoga is a safe haven. The 18-year-old student, who will graduate from Raha International School this year before returning to Perth to pursue her higher education, has been doing yoga for three years.
She tends to seek out a yoga session if she needs to relax or after a busy week.
Schools in the UAE are no strangers to yoga as a life skill – some offer an after-school option for children of all ages. In Dubai, Greenfields Community School has set up a mindfulness and well-being room to help students reduce stress, improve their mood and focus on their physical fitness.
The Ashtanga Yoga studio in Dubai is another place that runs regular workshops and classes for teenagers.
Natalie Hassanie is such a believer in the importance of teaching yoga and mindfulness to children and teenagers that she set up a company to bring exactly that to Dubai’s schools.
Posetivity, a sports service providing yoga and mindfulness curriculum programmes in schools, teaches children how to overcome their emotional challenges, discover their inner strength and develop positive thinking from an early age – all through yoga and mindfulness classes.
“Yoga and mindfulness can complement any educational curriculum,” says Hassanie. Emily Rentsch, head of the physical education department at Dubai American Academy, strongly agrees. “Students are physically, mentally and emotionally stronger after each class, and they learn the vital life lesson to live with compassion for themselves and for others,” she says.
The key, insists Owens, is to take it slow and build a common rapport with teenagers in a non-judgemental environment where they feel no pressure.
There’s no end to providing teenagers with a safe place that’s also constructive, and really the foundation of yoga’s benefit.
“In our first workshops with teenagers, it was me getting to know them, what their strengths are, what they struggle with, what their biggest stresses are,” says Owens.
Through a combination of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, it is Owens’s aim to teach her students how to handle stress so they aren’t just reacting to what’s happening to them.
A yoga class, says Owens, must not be another thing that a teenager has to check off of an endless to-do list. Instead, it’s where they come to get away from it all, “have fun and build a beautiful practice for themselves”.
Laura-Helene Kopinski set up the lifestyle consultancy firm Inner Seed in Abu Dhabi about three years ago. The firm provides activities, training, workshops, classes, events and retreats with one thing in mind – nurturing and enhancing inner growth.
Kopinski works closely with children and teenagers – the 30-year-old’s yoga classes combine breathing, meditation, mindfulness and provide space for non-judgemental, open chats.
Teen yoga, she says, helps alleviate that pressure, and is quite different from children’s yoga. “For kids, yoga is a non-competitive activity for them to explore their body awareness.” “But for teenagers,” says Kopinski, “it’s more about opening up, feeling good, building self-confidence, opening the shoulders and focusing on posture because they tend to close up from all the piled-up emotions”.
Particularly important in teen yoga, stresses Kopinski, is an understanding of mindfulness.
Kopinski also offers private classes for teenagers based on a family’s needs, and hosts teen workshops at the Bodytree Studio in Abu Dhabi.“If I knew there was such a thing as teen yoga for myself as a teenager, it would have been a game changer, definitely,” she says.
Firefighters have responded to reports of a house fire on Nicholas Road in Dayton Monday morning.
Crews were dispatched to the 3000 block of Nicholas Road around 8:10 a.m. after the blaze was reported.
Initial reports indicate no one was inside the house when firefighters searched the structure.
We have a crew on the way and we’ll update this story as we learn more.
On November 7, 1917, Lenin and his colleagues staged what amounted to a coup against the hapless Provisional Government.
Until a century ago, Karl Marx was an unpracticed intellectual, a prolix babbler who inspired followers and generated movements, but remained an ideal rather than a reality. Then came the Bolshevik Revolution. On November 7 (October 25 on the old Russian calendar), the Soviet Union was effectively born.
This event may have been as momentous as the war that spawned the first communist state. Upwards of twenty million died in World War I at the hands and guns of the combatants. However, the Soviet Union alone killed as many (and perhaps far more) people during its lifetime. Even more died in the People’s Republic of China. In the small Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia, briefly renamed Kampuchea, the radical communist leadership killed between 20 and 30 percent of the population. We continue to live with the consequences of Marxism today.
Life was good in 1914. The industrial revolution delivered entire populations from immiserating poverty. Globalization spread prosperity ever farther afield. Democracy remained limited and fragile, but liberal currents affected even the great autocracies of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia. All were evolving, however irregularly, into freer, more prosperous and better societies. The future beckoned.
But on June 28, Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the venerable Hapsburg throne, and his wife Sophie were visiting Sarajevo in the recently annexed province of Bosnia. In a plot backed by Serbian military intelligence, the young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated the pair, setting in motion diplomats and statesmen, generals and admirals, and armies and fleets around the globe.
Governments mobilized their militaries to the applause of their populations, who imagined glory and victory. Many on both sides predicted a quick triumph—a Russian princess gaily forecast, “There’s going to be war. There’ll be nothing left of Austria. . . . Our armies will meet in Berlin. Germany will be destroyed!” However, years of conflict ensued. Trench warfare on the western front created a human sausage grinder. The eastern front remained mobile, but also murderous: the population-rich Russian Empire substituted manpower for technology. Peasants died in a war started by aristocrats for reasons no one truly understood.

Scaramucci then pointed to growing unity among reporters, noting The Hill’s Jordan Fabian yielded the floor of Press Secretary Sarah Sanders‘ press briefing earlier this month to NBC’s Hallie Jackson after Sanders attempted to evade her question. For the ousted communications director, it was a concerning sign of teamwork being fostered by the administration’s aggressively anti-media posture.

Move over “Islamic terrorism.” D-list celebrity and Fox News foreign policy expert Antonio Sabàto has a new word he just “knows” that President Obama must say in order to properly fight terrorism.

Sabàto reprised his latest TV role as a Fox News pundit yesterday, despite the fact that his only qualification seems to be his enthusiastic support for Donald Trump. And a willingness to blow the "secret Muslim" dog whistle about Obama. This time, Sabàto was on hand to comment on Obama’s decision to extend troop presence in Afghanistan.

Predictably, instead of praising Obama for keeping more troops in Afghanistan – which is the kind of bellicose terror-fighting Fox News pundits usually call for - the hiked-skirt brigade aka Outnumbered, plus actor/model/reality TV personality Antonio Sabàto Jr. attacked it as an Obama administration failure.

SABÀTO: I think the president has made huge mistakes in the last seven and a half years and our military needs to come home. I mean, first of all, he wanted to leave Iraq, then he had to go back and that whole situation is a mess.

Fact check: ISIS has lost and is losing ground in Iraq. That is why CIA Director John Brennan predicted a few weeks ago the group would step up terror attacks to bolster its image. But nobody corrected Sabàto and he continued uninterrupted.

SABÀTO: In Afghanistan, I think we need to pull out completely. But at this point, it’s too late. I mean, he’s made critical mistakes. I think he hasn’t listened to his commanders-in-chief, I mean, who actually know what they’re doing.

Obama’s military leaders may know what they’re doing but Sabato obviously doesn’t. Obama is the commander-in-chief of the military, not the generals.

SABÀTO: And he has to call it ISIS. He has to stop calling it ISIL. It’s ISIS, Mr. President. ISIS. And there’s a reason for that and it’s only grown. You’re not depleting it. …It’s gonna keep on growing ‘til we all do something about it. The entire country and the entire world has to get together and fight it.

I guess Scott Baio wasn’t available yesterday.

Watch Sabàto mouth off without challenge, below, from the July 6 Outnumbered.

Well, if you thought the Democrat on the show, Julie Roginsky, was going to let Sabato get away with his moronic statements without saying anything, then you’d be correct. Crickets…….

SABÀTO: And he has to call it ISIS. He has to stop calling it ISIL. It’s ISIS, Mr. President. ISIS.

You forgot to mention how the President needs to wear red shoes and click his heels three times when saying it, ’tonio.

I’m dizzy from their pretzel logic. We have to do “something” about it but they’re criticizing the President for doing something about it. Five pretty but stupid people.

A former heavyweight boxer left a man with a life-threatening stab wound when trouble flared at a remote log cabin retreat.

Declan Fusco and three pals had joined four women who were enjoying and annual get-together at the lodge in Otterburn, Northumberland, in July 2017.

Newcastle Crown Court heard the group had spent "hours" socialising in the hot tub before arguments started over noise and missing vodka.

In the bloodshed that followed, tree surgeon Guy Dunn, 24, suffered a stab wound to his chest from an eight inch blade that punctured his lung and an artery and required multiple operations.

Bethany French was pushed by Fusco, 27, during the trouble and fell onto a cabinet.

Fusco, who suffered a cut to his hand from the knife during the violence, left the scene in his BMW, which he crashed in Jedburgh and spat in the face of a police officer who came to arrest him.

The court heard there was "blood stains on the walls of the log cabin" after the incident.

Mr Dunn said in a victim statement: "I genuinely thought I was going to die from my injuries".

Flormer Olympic hopeful Fusco, of Rydal Crescent, Peterlee, admitted unlawful wounding, common assault, driving while disqualified, having no insurance and assaulting a police constable.

Prosecutor Claire Anderson told the court the men had initially been a "welcome addition" to the womens' summer get together.

But she added: "In the early hours some of the girls wanted to go to sleep.

What followed was a number of arguments over keeping noise down."

The court heard one such argument resulted in Fusco rowing with Miss French in a bedroom, where he "pushed her backwards" and she fell into a cabinet.

Miss Anderson said the pair "both apologised to each other" afterwards and "hugged each other", which brought that confrontation to an end.

The court heard Fusco was next involved in an argument with Phoebe Sampson, who accused him of drinking her vodka and he "became aggressive".

As a result of that row, Miss Sampson summoned her boyfriend Mr Dunn.

It was during the struggle between the two men, who ended up alone in the kitchen, that Fusco was cut to the hand and Mr Dunn received the near-fatal chest wound.

Prosecutors accepted Fusco's basis of plea that Mr Dunn had been first to produce the knife and what happened afterwards was self defence gone too far.

The court heard after both men were injured Mr Dunn was taken to a bedroom where pals attempted first aid before he was taken to hospital and Fusco left the scene in the BMW.

The knife was later found in the hot tub.

Judge Amanda Rippon jailed Fusco, who has previous convictions for violence, for 25 months with a ten year restraining order to keep him away from Mr Dunn and Miss Sampson.

The judge told him: "An eight inch knife was used in the struggle that ensued between you and Mr Dunn.

"What happened next, subject to your basis of plea, was Mr Dunn picked up the knife during your argument. You grabbed his arm and struggled with him.

"As you grabbed hold of his arm, the knife penetrated his body and you received a cut to your hand."

Judge Rippon said spitting into the face of a police officer is "childish and pathetic".

Jane Waugh, defending, said Fusco had been accused of being "rude or impolite" to Mr Dunn's girlfriend and "the next thing he knew Guy Dunn had the knife".

Miss Waugh said Fusco was "extremely upset" about the injury that was caused to Mr Dunn and has vowed to stay away from trouble and settle down with his family in future.

Miss Waugh added: "He accepts he is never going to be the Olympic boxer that, at some stage, he thought he was going to be.

"That part of his life is over really. He has some thoughts about training as a professional boxer but whether that will will ever come to fruition he does not know.

"He volunteers at boxing clubs, trains young boxers.

"His new job is as an electricians apprentice."

Energy ministers have been reassured a "strong plan" is in place to minimise the risk of blackouts over summer, but it will still be a challenge.

Federal minister Angus Taylor met with his state and territory counterparts in Sydney on Friday to discuss ways to cut power bills, increase supply and provide greater reliability especially in peak times.

However, they did not settle on a final plan to put in a place a default market offer by July 1 next year or a comparison rate against which all offers could be measured, in a bid to push down power prices.

Australian Energy Market Operator chief Audrey Zibelman briefed the ministers on her agency's preparations to secure supply over summer - the details of which will be made public in a report in mid-November.

Ms Zibelman told the meeting there was a "strong plan" in place for summer - a period of very high power demand.

But she noted extra measures would be needed to support reliability into the future, including further transmission and interconnection.

"AEMO has been trying to fill the gap of 400 megawatts and we know that the summer is going to be a tough one," Mr Taylor said after the meeting.

"We do not want to be in this position (of a supply shortfall) again now or in the future.

"We want to be in a position in 10 years' time that the supply and demand is matched and energy companies have to make sure that there's enough electricity generation and energy to meet the needs of hard-working Australians."

Such a policy not only kept the lights on but would push down prices, he said.

The ministers agreed to the Energy Security Board doing further work before December's meeting on draft national electricity law amendments to put in place a "retailer reliability obligation".

Under the obligation, if the right investment does not come forward to address forecast supply shortfalls, this would trigger an obligation on electricity retailers to demonstrate they can meet their share of peak demand.

More work is also to be done on a long-term market framework to support reliability that could apply from the mid 2020s.

Action on a default market offer in terms of retail electricity prices and a comparison rate against which all offers could be measured was kicked on to the December meeting.

Asked about a proposal to get power companies to divest assets if their withdrawal of generation threatens supply, Mr Taylor said it would only be used in an "extreme set of circumstances".

The Australian Energy Council talked down potential savings from the government's plans, arguing prices were high because input costs were high.

Queensland energy minister Anthony Lynham said it was a disappointing meeting.

"Any Australian that thinks this government has a grasp on energy and climate policy is sadly mistaken," he said.

Victoria's Lily D'Ambrosio described it as "Groundhog Day" for energy policy.

"We've had three prime ministers, three energy ministers and more failed energy policies that you can count, and we've seen more of that today," she said.

Just as it can be for adults, yoga can help unite the body and the mind, which can make the demands of daily life easier.

Practising yoga during teenage years is much more than an exercise regime. Not only does yoga provide an energy outlet and help in building muscle and flexibility, it is also an entry point for a healthy and balanced life.

Kat Owens, who runs programmes for teenagers at Abu Dhabi’s newest yoga studio, YogaOne, says the practice for teenagers is basically an antidote to stress, in what has become an overscheduled world.

Owens has built her career around working with teenagers. The 28-year-old spent years providing counselling and building a supportive environment for underprivileged students between the ages of 16 to 19 in New York’s Brooklyn borough. Her background, however, has always been that of a yoga instructor.

Owens began teaching classes at YogaOne every other week with interest steadily growing among the teenage community.

This week, the studio is set to host a private yoga event for dozens of Emirati teenagers. “Yoga helps teenagers name their emotions, understand their bodies, move and build strength and flexibility, and feel at home in their own skin and learn to self regulate,” says Owens.

And for teenagers in the UAE, who find it difficult to find a part-time job or dedicated hangout spaces and are stuck indoors during the summer, yoga can “build a community, too”, she says.

Kiala Folkard, from Australia, can relate to the idea that yoga is a safe haven. The 18-year-old student, who will graduate from Raha International School this year before returning to Perth to pursue her higher education, has been doing yoga for three years.

She tends to seek out a yoga session if she needs to relax or after a busy week.

Schools in the UAE are no strangers to yoga as a life skill – some offer an after-school option for children of all ages. In Dubai, Greenfields Community School has set up a mindfulness and well-being room to help students reduce stress, improve their mood and focus on their physical fitness.

The Ashtanga Yoga studio in Dubai is another place that runs regular workshops and classes for teenagers.

Natalie Hassanie is such a believer in the importance of teaching yoga and mindfulness to children and teenagers that she set up a company to bring exactly that to Dubai’s schools.

Posetivity, a sports service providing yoga and mindfulness curriculum programmes in schools, teaches children how to overcome their emotional challenges, discover their inner strength and develop positive thinking from an early age – all through yoga and mindfulness classes.

“Yoga and mindfulness can complement any educational curriculum,” says Hassanie. Emily Rentsch, head of the physical education department at Dubai American Academy, strongly agrees. “Students are physically, mentally and emotionally stronger after each class, and they learn the vital life lesson to live with compassion for themselves and for others,” she says.

The key, insists Owens, is to take it slow and build a common rapport with teenagers in a non-judgemental environment where they feel no pressure.

There’s no end to providing teenagers with a safe place that’s also constructive, and really the foundation of yoga’s benefit.

“In our first workshops with teenagers, it was me getting to know them, what their strengths are, what they struggle with, what their biggest stresses are,” says Owens.

Through a combination of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, it is Owens’s aim to teach her students how to handle stress so they aren’t just reacting to what’s happening to them.

A yoga class, says Owens, must not be another thing that a teenager has to check off of an endless to-do list. Instead, it’s where they come to get away from it all, “have fun and build a beautiful practice for themselves”.

Laura-Helene Kopinski set up the lifestyle consultancy firm Inner Seed in Abu Dhabi about three years ago. The firm provides activities, training, workshops, classes, events and retreats with one thing in mind – nurturing and enhancing inner growth.

Kopinski works closely with children and teenagers – the 30-year-old’s yoga classes combine breathing, meditation, mindfulness and provide space for non-judgemental, open chats.

Teen yoga, she says, helps alleviate that pressure, and is quite different from children’s yoga. “For kids, yoga is a non-competitive activity for them to explore their body awareness.” “But for teenagers,” says Kopinski, “it’s more about opening up, feeling good, building self-confidence, opening the shoulders and focusing on posture because they tend to close up from all the piled-up emotions”.

Particularly important in teen yoga, stresses Kopinski, is an understanding of mindfulness.

Kopinski also offers private classes for teenagers based on a family’s needs, and hosts teen workshops at the Bodytree Studio in Abu Dhabi.“If I knew there was such a thing as teen yoga for myself as a teenager, it would have been a game changer, definitely,” she says.

Firefighters have responded to reports of a house fire on Nicholas Road in Dayton Monday morning.

Crews were dispatched to the 3000 block of Nicholas Road around 8:10 a.m. after the blaze was reported.

Initial reports indicate no one was inside the house when firefighters searched the structure.

We have a crew on the way and we’ll update this story as we learn more.

On November 7, 1917, Lenin and his colleagues staged what amounted to a coup against the hapless Provisional Government.

Until a century ago, Karl Marx was an unpracticed intellectual, a prolix babbler who inspired followers and generated movements, but remained an ideal rather than a reality. Then came the Bolshevik Revolution. On November 7 (October 25 on the old Russian calendar), the Soviet Union was effectively born.

This event may have been as momentous as the war that spawned the first communist state. Upwards of twenty million died in World War I at the hands and guns of the combatants. However, the Soviet Union alone killed as many (and perhaps far more) people during its lifetime. Even more died in the People’s Republic of China. In the small Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia, briefly renamed Kampuchea, the radical communist leadership killed between 20 and 30 percent of the population. We continue to live with the consequences of Marxism today.

Life was good in 1914. The industrial revolution delivered entire populations from immiserating poverty. Globalization spread prosperity ever farther afield. Democracy remained limited and fragile, but liberal currents affected even the great autocracies of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia. All were evolving, however irregularly, into freer, more prosperous and better societies. The future beckoned.

But on June 28, Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the venerable Hapsburg throne, and his wife Sophie were visiting Sarajevo in the recently annexed province of Bosnia. In a plot backed by Serbian military intelligence, the young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated the pair, setting in motion diplomats and statesmen, generals and admirals, and armies and fleets around the globe.

Governments mobilized their militaries to the applause of their populations, who imagined glory and victory. Many on both sides predicted a quick triumph—a Russian princess gaily forecast, “There’s going to be war. There’ll be nothing left of Austria. . . . Our armies will meet in Berlin. Germany will be destroyed!” However, years of conflict ensued. Trench warfare on the western front created a human sausage grinder. The eastern front remained mobile, but also murderous: the population-rich Russian Empire substituted manpower for technology. Peasants died in a war started by aristocrats for reasons no one truly understood.