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Whether it is a business you are trying to create and improve, a relationship you are unsure about, or just a situation in your life when you find yourself confused about what to do, making the right decisions can be one of the biggest challenges you will face. You can visit: https://www.nhsheroes.co.uk/
While I don't think there is truly a "right" decision or a "wrong" decision for any particular occasion, I do believe there is a "best" or "highest" decision which we can and should do our best to achieve.
A "higher" or "best" decision will result in the path of least effort, ensuring that we are evolving ourselves with minimal resistance, while "lower" or "poor" decisions will require our lessons in life to much more painful and difficult to overcome.
Rational vs. Irrational Approach To Decision Making
Everyone has a different approach to decision making. Some people are very emotional – they react to a particular situation based on the way they feel about it. Other people are more rational – they analyze facts, weigh the probability of certain outcomes, and make a decision based on a logical and rationalized risk/reward conclusion. We learn to make logical decisions in school, but is logic really the right way to make the "highest" decisions?
While science tends to favor a rational approach, seasoned business professionals will tell you they use intuition and gut instinct all the time and could not succeed without it.
Rational approaches to decision making sound like a good approach, but a rational approach typically requires that we input information that we simply don't have. We often don't know what the probabilities are for the different outcomes that may occur and most rational approaches to decision making require that we do have this information.
Sure we can make a list of positives and negatives for each choice and try to weigh them, but how do we know which factors are more important vs. those that are less important?
Alternatively, it might make life easier if we simply had a strong "gut reaction" to a particular situation, which would naturally tell us what to do one way or the other.
If something just "feels" right or wrong, it would make decisions easier than trying to come up with some sort of logical formula based on assumptions. But how do we know for sure if whatever "feels" right is right, or if our emotional self is reacting to the wrong stimuli and forcing us to make poor decisions instead of good ones?
Using A Combined Approach To Decision Making
As with most dichotomies in life, I believe the answer to the rational vs. irrational debate lies somewhere in the middle. From my vantage point, I have determined that part of the key is timing. In other words, "when" a particular emotion occurs is more important than "if" a particular emotion occurred.
Likewise, "when" the facts and figures enter into the equation is more important than "if". Good decisions start with "what is" and bad decisions start with "what if".
I created a simple table so we can more easily visualize the difference between good and bad decisions. You'll notice that there are both rational and emotional components to this type of analysis:
Good (High) Decision Bad (Low) Decision
-Starts out with "what is" which stems from existing facts and is naturally followed by inner enthusiasm – Starts out with "what if" which is a speculation of hopeful potential, but is not supported by current facts nor inner enthusiasm
– Obstacles have no bearing on the validity of the idea, they are speed bumps but not stop signs – Obstacles prove the idea is not valid, they are stop signs not speed bumps
– Fear of the possible outcome comes after your initial perception, which heightens your awareness and sharpens your perception of this choice – Fear of the possible outcomes precedes and molds perception of this choice
– Considers the benefits of all parties involved and comes from the heart – Emphasizes selfish fulfillment and comes from the ego
The Best Decisions Are Made In Times Of Clarity
Many times we force ourselves to make a decision when really it is not necessary to make any decision at all. Keep in mind that it is better to postpone a decision than to make a bad decision. Therefore, it helps to remember that the absence of clarity toward a particular situation probably means you are either about to make a bad decision, or that the highest and best decision is not ready to be made yet.
Good and high decisions are almost always clear and obvious, and leave you with a strong sense of certainty, while bad and low decisions are made in moments of confusion and uncertainty. If you cannot confidently proclaim to yourself that you are certain about a particular course of action, you may be better off to wait until a more confident moment arrives before making a decision.
The Danger of Half-Truths
When considering various situations in our lives, we often follow a course of action because we have determined it to be true and in line with our desires and intentions. However, in many cases, we end up feeling not entirely fulfilled about our situation.
If you are not happy or entirely fulfilled with your situation in life, it is most likely because something important – work, relationships, lifestyle – is not in line with your true self. A common reason for this, is because at some point or another, you have been drawn into what I call a "half-truth".
A half-truth is basically something very close to the truth, so it attracts you in a similar way that the real truth would, but it is not the truth, and has in fact led you astray from your true path. An example could be a relationship with a person, a job you accepted, or a book you read that led you toward a belief that just doesn't feel quite right.
The problem with the half-truth is that, because it so closely resembles the real truth, we can often not believe that it is not true. Often we will try to make small adjustments to our situation, believing we can "make the best of it" or "it's our fault" and we are "not trying hard enough" to improve our situation.
A half-truth is dangerous because you can end up wasting much of your life chasing after a result that will never arrive from the path you have chosen. As close as it might seem to the "right path", a half-truth is only partly true so it effectively leads us down the wrong path. In this way, a half-truth is more dangerous than an outright lie or deception, because lies are easier to discern – half-truths are not so easily recognized.
If a path were so obviously wrong for us, we would not choose it in the first place, and this would be an easy decision to make. However, half-truths have just enough truth in them for us to believe them to be true, so we follow them and devote resources to them without understanding why we are still unfulfilled.
Half-truths are very prevalent in society and may represent a person, workplace, course of study, religion, or other belief you might have adopted. The media, government, and powers that be help to reinforce half-truths in our lives to keep us distracted from the real truth.
Examples of Half-Truths:
– Education is important, therefore you must get a college degree to be successful in life
– Yogurt is good for you, therefore low fat yogurt is better
– You hate your job but you hope that eventually you will be promoted
– Your partner is often angry, ignores you, or treats you bad, but you stay with him or her anyway because "love hurts"
– Your prescription meds make you feel bad in some way, but you trust your doctor because a professional must know what is best for you
– You would love to be a "insert your dream profession here" but you don't have enough "insert any reason – money, education, time, etc."
– God said "thou shalt not kill" but since it is in the name of God, killing is OK, and therefore we can justify annihilating the Incas so we can ship gold back to Spain
The Difference Between Half-Truth and Real Truth
Again, what seems like a complicated problem actually has a very simple solution. The difference between a half-truth and the real truth is that a half-truth originates from an outside source or external influence, whereas the real truth can only come from inside of you.
In the "rush rush" hysteria of modern life, it is easy to accept a lot of half-truths because we are constantly looking for more of this or a better that – a bigger house, a nicer car, a career advancement, a better education for our kids, or any number of external stimuli to keep us temporarily happy or fulfilled.
Indeed, seeking truth from the inside might be perceived to be boring, hopeless, or simply impossible, because we are trained to believe that the things we want come from outside of us, not from within us.
Our paychecks, affection from our loved ones, praise from our co-workers, and the food on our plate all come from outside of us, so we constantly look outside of us for the things that make us happy. What we don't realize is that this is the worst type of half-truth there is, because in reality, everything that fulfills you comes from the inside.
In addition, what most people find is that when they fully understand the truth of who they are and why they are here, all forms of wealth become attracted to them with far less effort.
People who are very successful in life do not get there by making choices that do not align with who they are, instead they excel by knowing themselves. This clarity of truth and knowledge about themselves makes it less likely that they will become distracted or held up by the deception of a half-truth.
So even if you want material success, fame, or some other external result in life, you will find it much easier to achieve success when you are doing what you know is right, and following your true path.
It is not wrong to desire material wealth, but it is unlikely you will achieve any great level of success until you learn to follow your highest and clearest self. And, depending on how far away you currently are from your true path, success and fulfillment may require a rather dramatic change from whatever it is that you are doing now.
Half-Truth Agents
Half-truth agents are people in your life who reinforce the half-truths you have decided to incorporate. A half-truth agent might be a drinking buddy who insists on getting drunk with you every weekend, because he or she is not happy doing anything else.
A half-truth agent might be a person who constantly has emotional issues they need to discuss with you, because they cannot seem to right whatever is wrong and so their problems continuously become your problems.
A half-truth agent could be a person in your family who always needs financial support, because their spending habits are out of control.
Half-truth agents will suck your energy, your resources, and effectively encourage you to stay on the wrong path by distracting you from your true path.
Half-truth agents are often not strangers, but people who are very close to you and therefore hard to ignore. This is why I call them half-truth agents, because if they were simply strangers with a bad attitude, they would have no effect on you, you could easily eliminate them from your life. However, because you have previously perceived their relationship to be important to you, and you have made an emotional investment in the relationship, a half-truth agent cannot be so easily ignored.
Since most of us have compassion toward others who need our time, our help, or our attention, we willingly give it, at the expense of running our own life into the ground. If allowed, a half-truth agent will keep us from achieving our own goals and dreams.
How To Identify Half-Truth Agents
The best course of action is to limit the influence of the half-truth agent is to first identify those people in our lives who are a net drain on our energy. These are the people who demand your time and attention when they have a problem, but don't ever offer to help you with your problems. When I went through this analysis myself, I was shocked to discover just how many of the people in my life were a net drain on my energy and/or who were helping to keep me on the wrong path.
How To Identify Agents Of Truth
Thankfully, there are people who actually facilitate your true self and do not impose themselves on your time or energy like the half-truth agents do. Therefore, "agents of truth" can often seem less important and less involved in your life since they are not actively trying to draw your attention.
Usually, it is you who has to reach out to an agent of truth – those who will support your true self and path in life – because by definition that truth must start with you.
The people in your life who support you, who do not make excessive demands on your time and energy, and who are generally project love, confidence, or encouragement towards you – those are the people you should admire, respect, and spend time with.
How To Reduce The Influence Of The Half-Agent
Sadly, for many of us, half-truth agents far outnumber the agents of truth in our lives. The best course of action to reduce the influence of the half-truth agent is to begin limiting the amount of time and energy we offer them. If we gradually offer less and less energy to sustain them, they may eventually lose interest and look for other people to victimize. This process can be especially difficult if these people are family members, loved ones, friends, or coworkers – and they usually are, because rarely would we devote time to an energy sucking stranger or mild acquaintance.
To Change THE World, First Change YOUR World
In conclusion, we must realize that to make a positive impact on OUR WORLD, and by extension THE WORLD, we must save our energy for producing the types of positive behaviors that will keep us on our true path.
While it is fine to offer compassion and help to others, especially those you care for in life, you have to realize that if your help is not doing them any good, and they continuously depend on you for more time and energy no matter how much you give, it is THEY who have to find their own true path from within them. In fact, by helping to sustain their weaknesses by giving them the attention and energy they require, you are serving as a half-truth agent for them.
How To Apply This Chapter To Your Life
If you truly want to feel Fitter and Richer in 30 Days, think about a decision that you know you need to make but you are unsure of what course of action to take.
Write down the decision you are contemplating in the form of a question, and list all of the possible factors you are aware of that influence the decision. When you think about a particular course of action related to your potential decision, do you feel any sensations near your stomach or heart area? What do you think that means? Is your choice coming from a place of inner enthusiasm or fear? Who will be affected by your decision in a positive way and who will be affected in a negative way?


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Hi Jim, yes just switch the red and black wires round on the left hand motor . I,ve mounted the pcb so that the motor sockets face towards the back(nearest the motors) Everything except the switch just plug in as with the s033g pcb.NOTE the motor with the blue/white wires go to the left socket and red/black to right socket.You just use the switch that is attached to the board fitting it in the old switches position on the heli frame. Other than reversing the tailmotor polarity(so forward IS forward) and soldering on your choice of battery terminals thats it!! I am pretty sure the tailmotor was more powerful on the old board though I thought all the motors on the 9118 were the same as the s033g.So it appears to be all good! I had quite a long hard flight earlier and the pcb seems cool enough as are the motorsp.s I've not attached the floats since the 2.4 change but will on the first calm day.Oh! and no I changed nothing on the motors, they're bog standard!The whole process cost me £10 for 2nd hand tranny and £9 forpcb from China.
Thanks drambuidle,
I got started on converting the electronics. This is what I've got done so far. I soldered the bridge on the MOPS wire (Motor Overload Protection System) I made a tray out of 1/16" ply to mount the DH9118 pcb on and mounted the DH9118 pcb on the 1/16/" ply tray using 1/8" brass spacers. Is this the same direction that you mounted the DH9118 pcb on your S033G?
Tomorrow, I'll do the rest of the wiring and then give it the old smoke test.
The Main Motors on the DH9118 are smaller in diameter then the one's on the S033G. I'd guess that the One's on the DH9118 are about 280 size and the One's on the S033G are about 370 size. I can't tell about the tail rotor motors.
Hi Jim, I replied earlier and have just discovered its not here so will try again!Yes that's the way round I fitted my board,just make sure you connect the right motors to the right sockets or you will smoke!!I tied mine down today and walked to the end of our field(a good 250yrds)using binoculars I could see I had perfect reception still, so very pleased.I put my keyfob camera on and went higher than I've ever been before ,I got a good 5oofeet before I was losing sight of it but no signal issues so well chuffed!!The power overall is slightly down but the control is smoother and flight times seem longer so I'm assuming the 2.4 pcb isn't able to supply quite the same amps.I'm dismantling it and taking it on my hols to Australia and NZ so will see how it likes the heat. It will lift my floats but only about 20' off the ground and not for long which is a shame, don't know how to make them any lighter.Flying my S033G with NO signal drops is good enough for me
Have you done it yet? If so what do YOU think so far.I've used mine enough to be confident in taking it away with out the 27mhz spares,will report any issues if they arrise!
Hi drambuidhe,
I finished up the conversion on the S033G and it didn't go as well as yours did. Upon plugging the battery in and turning on the switch, The diode on the motor with the blue/white wires went POOF!!! I don't know what went wrong, Unless I had the motor leads plugged into the wrong sockets.
(NOTE the motor with the blue/white wires go to the left socket and red/black to right socket.)
The way that I plugged the motor leads were as if I was setting in the Heli, looking out over the nose. That way left would be on my left and right would be on my right. Is this the way you plugged in the motor leads?, Or did you plug them in looking towards the rear of the Heli? If that's the way you plugged your motors in, Then I did it the wrong way.
After I had the diode burn up on the motor with the blue/white wires, I just put a new 27Mhz pcb and new motors in. It works that way, so I'll try it again with the 27Mhz radio system, The only thing I have left to do is solder on a longer antenna. Then we'll see how it works. If it doesn't work then I'll put it on the shelf and use it for parts for the S33.
I did see that Syma shows a replacement 2.4Ghz pcb for the S33, But I can't get it to go to the cart, Or find out what it costs. If I could get one, I would try to convert the S033G using a 2.4Ghz pcb from a S33.
I'm glad that your conversion is working. All of my Heli's with 2.4Ghz have been trouble free so far. I See that Syma is getting more Heli's in their lineup with the 2.4Ghz radio system. I know that I won't be buying any more Heli's that are on the 27Mhz band.
Yes thats right Jim blue/white wires from motor on right(looking from cockpit)go to the left socket but did you change the wires round on the other motor as I did,because thatsthe crucial bit.?
Hi drambuidhe,
Yes, I reversed the red and black wires on the other motor. I'm going to try flying the S033G with the 27Mhz system. If that doesn't work, I will set it on the shelf. I would think that in the near future that there will be replacement parts available for the S33.
When I can get a replacement S33 pcb, I'll try to do the conversion with that pcb. The S033G is a good flying Heli, So I hope I can get it flying again.
I took the S33, the DH9118 and the WL V911 out today and had a ball flying them today. Weather was overcast and chilly, But very little to no wind. Great Heli flying Weather. I'd almost forgot how to fly the V911 as all I've been flying lately is 3 ch Heli's .
Once again, I'm happy that your S033G is flying without the nasty signal drop problem. Some day, Ill have mine flying again..
I'm gutted that it didn't work for you Jim, I've been over and over my description and am sure I've given the correct info?!! Hopefully you just blew the motor diode and not the pcb.If you heat up the motor terminals one at a time while pulling upwards those ceramic discs come off leaving a plain motor.Now the motor is'nt affected by any polarity variations.Although you can't fly with it like that at least you can safely reconnect the pcb just as a bench test, if it works then you could try again .I'd be tempted to cut the wires off your possibly dud motor and plug it into the 9118 board just on the bench,connect a battery and with a multimeter see which colour wires are + and - The best thing I could do would be to post up a photo but being a dunderhead with computers I'm not sure how, any simple tips? My father inlaw's here tomorrow so he may know, if so I'll put one on
Hi drambuidhe,
I would really appriciate it, If you could get a photo posted. As it's said a photo is worth a thousand words. I could then see if I had all of the connections in the right polarity. I don't think that I hurt the pcb, But will check it. I can get another pcb from xHeli. But before I do anything else to it. I'll wait and see if you can get a photo posted.
My Operating System is Windows 7 So,
To post photo's here, I go "to Additional Options", Which is right below "Reply to thread" click on "Manage Attachments". It will go to a screen that says "Manage Attachments". At the top of the browser list it will say "Upload file from your computer." click on "browse". Then select "pictures", Then select the photo in your photo file that you want to upload from your computer. then click on "Open" ( I usually resize the image to 1024 x 800) then click on "Upload". Then it should say "uploading file, please wait." when the file is uploaded it will show the file in Attach files. You can then click on "Preview Post" and you will see the text and the photo. If you are satisified with the text and the attachment, Then you will click on "Submit Reply". Don't forget to do this or you will have to start all over again.
You can also upload photo's using the "Upload File from a URL", But I don't use it anymore, So I'm not real sure as to how to do it that way.
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If this works then I'll be well chuffed,thanks very much for your help Jim
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ManyThanks drambuidhe,
That photo will be a big help. I'll be putting in a order tomorrow, So when the parts get here, I'll try it again. I've converted the S033G back to 27Mhz and got the finishing touches done today. I didn't get to fly it yet, But it runs fine on the bench. (I was seating in the carbon brushes in the new motors)
I wish you continued success with the S033G, It's really no fun to fly a Heli that you don't trust.
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Hi drambuidhe,
I've done the polarity tests on the DH9118 pcb and how the motors are wired to the pcb.
If you could do me a favor and check your motor(s) polarity, It will be greatly appriciated. I'm attaching a wiring diagram that I drew of the way the motors are wired to the DH9118 pcb
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Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, into a Sunni Muslim family[3] of Pashtun ethnicity.[16] She was given her first name Malala (meaning "grief-stricken")[17] after Malalai of Maiwand, a famous Pashtun poetess and warrior woman from southern Afghanistan.[18] Her last name, Yousafzai, is that of a large Pashtun tribal confederation that is predominant in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where she grew up. At her house in Mingora, she lived with her two younger brothers, her parents, Ziauddin and Tor Pekai, and two pet chickens.[3] Swat has always remained a popular tourist spot and attracted thousands of tourists due to its natural and scenic beauty. Queen Elizabeth II once during her visit to the area called it "the Switzerland of the east".
Fluent in Pashto, English, and Urdu, Yousafzai was educated in large part by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is a poet, school owner,[19] and an educational activist himself, running a chain of private schools known as the Khushal Public School.[20][21] She once stated to an interviewer that she would like to become a doctor, though later her father encouraged her to become a politician instead.[3] Ziauddin referred to his daughter as something entirely special, permitting her to stay up at night and talk about politics after her two brothers had been sent to bed.[22]
Yousafzai started speaking about education rights as early as September 2008, when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at the local press club. "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" Yousafzai asked her audience in a speech covered by newspapers and television channels throughout the region.[23]
In 2009, Yousafzai began as a trainee and then a peer educator in the Institute for War and Peace Reporting's Open Minds Pakistan youth programme, which worked in schools in the region to help young people engage in constructive discussion on social issues through the tools of journalism, public debate and dialogue.[24]
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In late 2008, when Aamer Ahmed Khan of the BBC Urdu website and his colleagues had discussed a novel way of covering the Taliban's growing influence in Swat: Why not find a schoolgirl to blog anonymously about her life there? Their correspondent in Peshawar, Abdul Hai Kakar, had been in touch with a local school teacher, Ziauddin Yousafzai, but couldn't find any students willing to do it. It was too dangerous, their families said. Finally, Yousafzai suggested his own daughter, 11-year-old Malala.[25] At the time, Taliban militants led by Maulana Fazlullah were taking over the Swat Valley, banning television, music, girls' education,[26] and women from going shopping.[27] Bodies of beheaded policemen were being hung in town squares.[26] At first, a girl named Aisha from her father's school agreed to write a diary, but then the girl's parents stopped her from doing it because they feared Taliban reprisals. The only alternative was Yousafzai, four years younger than the original volunteer, and in seventh grade at the time.[28] Editors at the BBC unanimously agreed.[26]
I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taleban. I have had such dreams since the launch of the military operation in Swat. My mother made me breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid going to school because the Taleban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending schools.
Only 11 out of 27 pupils attended the class because the number decreased because of the Taliban's edict. My three friends have shifted to Peshawar, Lahore and Rawalpindi with their families after this edict." " Malala Yousafzai, 3 January 2009 BBC blog entry[17]
"We had been covering the violence and politics in Swat in detail but we didn't know much about how ordinary people lived under the Taliban," Mirza Waheed, the former editor of BBC Urdu, said. Because they were concerned about Yousafzai's safety, BBC editors insisted that she use a pseudonym.[26] Her blog was published under the byline "Gul Makai" ("cornflower" in Urdu),[29] a name taken from a character in a Pashtun folktale.[30][31]
On 3 January 2009, Yousafzai's first entry was posted to the BBC Urdu blog. She would hand-write notes and then pass them on to a reporter who would scan and e-mail them.[26] The blog records Yousafzai's thoughts during the First Battle of Swat, as military operations take place, fewer girls show up to school, and finally, her school shuts down.
In Mingora, the Taliban had set an edict that no girls could attend school after 15 January 2009. The group had already blown up more than a hundred girls' schools.[26] The night before the ban took effect was filled with the noise of artillery fire, waking Yousafzai several times. The following day, Yousafzai also read for the first time excerpts from her blog that had been published in a local newspaper.[17]
Banned from school
After the ban, the Taliban continued to destroy schools in the area.[32] Five days later in her blog, Yousafzai wrote that she was still studying for her exams: "Our annual exams are due after the vacations but this will only be possible if the Taliban allow girls to go to school. We were told to prepare certain chapters for the exam but I do not feel like studying."[32]
It seems that it is only when dozens of schools have been destroyed and hundreds others closed down that the army thinks about protecting them. Had they conducted their operations here properly, this situation would not have arisen." " Malala Yousafzai 24 January 2009 BBC blog entry[32]
In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so.[32] On 7 February, Yousafzai and a brother returned to their hometown of Mingora, where the streets were deserted, and there was an "eerie silence". "We went to the supermarket to buy a gift for our mother but it was closed, whereas earlier it used to remain open till late. Many other shops were also closed", she wrote in her blog. Their home had been robbed and their television was stolen.[32]
After boys' schools reopened, the Taliban lifted restrictions on girls' primary education, where there was co-education. Girls-only schools were still closed. Yousafzai wrote that only 70 pupils attended, out of 700 pupils who were enrolled.[32]
On 15 February, gunshots could be heard in the streets of Mingora, but Yousafzai's father reassured her, saying "don't be scared – this is firing for peace". Her father had read in the newspaper that the government and the militants were going to sign a peace deal the next day. Later that night, when the Taliban announced the peace deal on their FM Radio studio, another round of stronger firing started outside.[32] Yousafzai spoke out against the Taliban on the national current affairs show Capital Talk on 18 February.[33] Three days later, local Taliban leader Maulana Fazlulla announced on his FM radio station that he was lifting the ban on women's education, and girls would be allowed to attend school until exams were held on 17 March, but they had to wear burqas.[32]
Girls' schools reopen
On 25 February, Yousafzai wrote on her blog that she and her classmates "played a lot in class and enjoyed ourselves like we used to before".[32] Attendance at Yousafzai's class was up to 19 of 27 pupils by 1 March, but the Taliban were still active in the area. Shelling continued, and relief goods meant for displaced people were looted.[32] Only two days later, Yousafzai wrote that there was a skirmish between the military and Taliban, and the sounds of mortar shells could be heard: "People are again scared that the peace may not last for long. Some people are saying that the peace agreement is not permanent, it is just a break in fighting".[32]
On 9 March, Yousafzai wrote about a science paper that she performed well on, and added that the Taliban were no longer searching vehicles as they once did. Her blog ended on 12 March 2009.[34]
As a displaced person
After the BBC diary ended, Yousafzai and her father were approached by New York Times reporter Adam B. Ellick about filming a documentary.[28] In May, the Pakistani Army moved into the region to regain control during the Second Battle of Swat. Mingora was evacuated and Yousafzai's family was displaced and separated. Her father went to Peshawar to protest and lobby for support, while she was sent into the countryside to live with relatives. "I'm really bored because I have no books to read," Yousafzai is filmed saying in the documentary.[3]
That month, after criticizing militants at a press conference, Yousafzai's father received a death threat over the radio by a Taliban commander.[3] Yousafzai was deeply inspired in her activism by her father. That summer, for the first time, she committed to becoming a politician and not a doctor, as she had once aspired to be.[3]
I have a new dream ... I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises." " Malala Yousafzai Class Dismissed (documentary)[3]
By early July, refugee camps were filled to capacity. The prime minister made a long-awaited announcement saying that it was safe to return to the Swat Valley. The Pakistani military had pushed the Taliban out of the cities and into the countryside. Yousafzai's family reunited, and on 24 July 2009 they headed home. They made one stop first – to meet with a group of other grassroots activists that had been invited to see United States President Barack Obama's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. Yousafzai pleaded with Holbrooke to intervene in the situation, saying, "Respected ambassador, if you can help us in our education, so please help us." When her family finally did return home, they found it had not been damaged, and her school had sustained only light damage.[3]
Early political career and activism
I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation." " Malala Yousafzai's message to the 32nd congress of the Pakistani section of IMT[35][36]
Following the documentary, Yousafzai was interviewed on the national Pashto-language station AVT Khyber, the Urdu-language Daily Aaj, and Canada's Toronto Star.[28] She made a second appearance on Capital Talk on 19 August 2009.[37] Her BBC blogging identity was being revealed in articles by December 2009.[38][39] She also began appearing on television to publicly advocate for female education.[27]
In October 2011, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African activist, nominated Yousafzai for the International Children's Peace Prize of the Dutch international children's advocacy group KidsRights Foundation. She was the first Pakistani girl to be nominated for the award. The announcement said, "Malala dared to stand up for herself and other girls and used national and international media to let the world know girls should also have the right to go to school".[40] The award was won by Michaela Mycroft of South Africa.[41]
Her public profile rose even further when she was awarded Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize two months later in December.[26][40] On 19 December 2011, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani awarded her the National Peace Award for Youth. At the proceedings in her honor, Yousafzai stated that she was not a member of any political party, but hoped to found a national party of her own to promote education.[42] The prime minister directed the authorities to set up an IT campus in the Swat Degree College for Women at Yousafzai's request, and a secondary school was renamed in her honor.[43] By 2012, Yousafzai was planning to organize the Malala Education Foundation, which would help poor girls go to school.[44] In July of that year she participated in the national Marxist Summer School, and delivered a message to the 32nd congress of the Pakistani IMT, which thanked them "for giving me a chance to speak last year at their Summer Marxist School in Swat and also for introducing me to Marxism and Socialism."[35]


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Google has revealed some of the new security features in Android L in a blog post. The company says Android L is the first version of the mobile operating system that turns on encryption by default, and it has many other security features that can be utilized if necessary. Google says these new features will roll out with Android L to devices within the coming weeks, at least for some smartphones and tablets.
The same type of phone and tablet encryption that is found in the current version of Android is also found in Android L, but the difference is that it is turned on by default in Lollipop. All users will now have their device's contents secured, whereas before the encryption feature had to be switched on manually.
Google plans to do a few things with the new security features, including making Android a truly secure and trustworthy platform. Android L is one of the biggest Android updates since the Snowden leaks took place, and like its competitors, Google is trying to repair and boost its reputation in the security community.
Even though default encryption is something that users should be happy about, law enforcement officials have voiced concerns about the move.
Outside of default encryption, a feature called SmartLock has been introduced. The feature lets users lock a phone using location, facial recognition, and other new methods.
Via [Ars Technica]