[TheEmpireTrading]( [Divider] Dear Reader, Bill OâReilly is at the forefront of [an explosive new story⦠AGAIN]( You wonât see this shocking story anywhere elseâ¦.. His guest today must have made the most outrageous prediction⦠for the next 2 years. And Bill completely lost it and could have even dismissed him from the interview⦠Malala Yousafzai Biography malalaMalala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and spokesperson for womenâs right to education. In retaliation for her high profile campaign for education and criticism of the Taliban, she was shot in the head at close range by a Taliban gunman. She survived the gunshot wound and has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and womenâs rights. She has received numerous peace awards and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian childrenâs rights activist. Early Life Malala Malala was born (12 July 1997) in Mingora, the Swat District of north-west Pakistan to a Sunni Muslim family. She was named Malala, which means âgrief-strickenâ after a famous female Pashtun poet and warrior from Afghanistan. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai is a poet and runs a chain of public schools. He is a leading educational advocate himself. In 2009, Malala began writing an anonymous blog for the BBC expressing her views on education and life under the threat of the Taliban taking over her valley. It was her father who suggested his own daughter to the BBC. She wrote under the byline âGul Makai.â During this period, the Talibanâs military hold on the area intensified. At times, Malala reported hearing artillery from the advancing Taliban forces. As the Taliban took control of the area, they issued edicts banning television, banning music, and banning women from going shopping and limiting womenâs education. Many girls schools were blown up and as a consequence pupils stayed at home, scared of possible reprisals from the Taliban. However, for a time, there was a brief respite when the Taliban stated girls could receive primary education if they wore Burkhas. But, a climate of fear prevailed, and Malala and her father began to receive death threats for their outspoken views. As a consequence, Malala and her father began to fear for their safety. Her father once considered moving Malala outside of Swat to a boarding school, but Malala didnât want to leave. â I donât know why, but hearing I was being targeted did not worry me. It seemed to me that everybody knows they will die one day.â I am Malala p.188 When her father suggested they stop their campaigns for human rights, Malala replied âHow can we do that? You were the one who said that if we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply ever if we are dead. We canât disown our campaign!â I am Malala p.188 People were asking me to speak at events. How could I refuse saying there was a security problem? We couldnât do that, especially not as proud Pashtuns. My father always said that heroism is in the Pastun DNA. I am Malala p.180 After the BBC blog had ended, Malala featured in a documentary made by New York Times reporter Adam B.Ellick. She also received greater international coverage, and her identity about writing the BBC blog was revealed. In 2011, she received Pakistanâs first National Youth Peace Prize, and she was nominated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the International Childrenâs Peace Prize. Her increased profile and strident criticism of the Taliban caused Taliban leaders to meet, and in 2012, they voted to kill her. On 9 October 2012, a masked gunman entered her school bus and asked âWhich one of you is Malala? Speak up. Otherwise, I will shoot at you all.â Malala was identified and she was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder. Two other girls were also injured, though not as badly as Malala. Malala survived the initial shooting but was in a critical condition. Her father was convinced she would die and told the village to prepare for her funeral. Her critical organs were failing, and she developed an infection. In a coma, she was moved to a hospital in Rawalpindi. Later on the 15 October, she was transferred to Birmingham in the United Kingdom for further treatment at a specialist hospital for treating military injuries. A couple of days later, she came out of a coma and responded well to treatment. She was discharged on January 3, 2013, and moved with her family to a temporary home in the West Midlands. Writing in her book âI am Malalaâ she writes. âIt was a miracle I was aliveâ (p.237) She also writes about her lack of bitterness or desire for revenge. âMy only regret was that I hadnât had a chance to speak to them before they shot me. Now theyâd never hear what I had to say. I didnât even think a single bad thought about the man who shot me â I had no thoughts of revenge â I just wanted to go back to Swat. I wanted to go homeâ I am Malala p.237 Response to Assassination attempt Her assassination received worldwide condemnation and protests across Pakistan. Over two million people signed the Right to Education campaign. The petition helped the ratification of Pakistanâs first right to education bill in Pakistan. Ehsanullah Ehsan, chief spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that Yousafzai was a symbol of the infidels and obscenity. However, other Islamic clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwa against the Taliban leaders and said there was no religious justification for shooting a schoolgirl. United Nations petition On 15 October, UN Special Envoy for global education, Gordon Brown, visited Malala whilst she was in hospital and launched a petition in her name â âIn support for what Malala fought for.â Using the slogan âI am Malalaâ the petition contains three demands We call on Pakistan to agree to a plan to deliver education for every child. We call on all countries to outlaw discrimination against girls. We call on international organisations to ensure the worldâs 61 million out-of-school children are in education by the end of 2015. I am Malala â petition On 12 July 2013, she spoke at the United Nations to a group of 500 youths calling for worldwide access to education. âI am not against anyone, neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. Iâm here to speak up for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all terrorists and extremists.â (BBC Link of speech) malala-ovalHer global fame and admiration in the West have caused something of a backlash in Pakistan. Many in Pakistan fear the Westâs support of Malala is hypocritical given the US drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Also, her plight highlights the unchecked militancy of the Taliban, which is a problem for Pakistan. Some in Pakistan fear Malala is promoting a Western agenda. However, on her part, Malala is dismayed by conspiracy theories in her own country and is keen to portray her native Pakistan in a good light. Her BBC blog expresses such a sentiment. â¦I immediately saw images of Pakistanis fill my screen. Not the usual rock hurling Pakistanis, irrationally shouting amidst flaming tyres, but gentle candle-lighting, beautiful Pakistanis with words of love and peace on their lips. It was UN International day of the Girl Child and the BBC chose to illustrate this with a story of what they termed a National Awakening in Pakistan, following the shooting of 14-year-old school girl, Malala Yousafzai. I was delighted at the apparent 24 hour flip from a narrative of âthose Pakistanis are so barbaric they shoot their own school girlsâ to one of hope, resilience, and a more accurate reflection of the millions who reject such an act. (5 February, 2013) Since 2013, she has studied at Edgbaston High School in Birmingham. She has continued to be a prominent activist based with her family living in Birmingham. In 2015, a documentary about Yousafzai was shortlisted for the Oscars âHe Named Me Malala.â In 2017, she began studying PPE at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. Further Quotes by Malala malala âToday we all know education is our basic right. Not just in the West; Islam too has given us this right. Islam says every girl and everybody should go to school. In the Quran it is written, God wants us to have knowledge.â I am Malala p.263 âOne child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.â â UN Speech, July 12, 2013 âI love my God. I thank my Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country â this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish. I am Malala p 265 âI am Malala, My world has changed by I have not.â p.265 In October 2014, the Nobel committee awarded Malala the Nobel Peace Prize, they said: âDespite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. âThis she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girlsâ rights to education.â In 2020, Malala met environmental activist Greta Thunberg at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford saying of Thunberg âThe only friend I would miss school for.â Thunberg said of Malala âSo⦠today I met my role model. What else can I say?â Until he remembered who he was talking to⦠His guest is a researcher, futurist, investment analyst, a New York Times bestselling financial author and former portfolio manager. He predicted the dot-com collapse... the rise of digital and medical technology⦠The housing crisis and the 10-year bull market that followed⦠He nailed all of those. And along the way heâs even helped Bill make a lot of money. Bill has voluntarily made this extraordinary video public so everyone can see it for themselves⦠Viewer discretion is advised⦠Grace Kelly Biography Grace_Kelly-150Grace Kelly was an Oscar-winning American actress who was a major Hollywood star in the 1950s. In 1956, after starring in eleven films, she retired from acting to marry Prince Rainer of Monaco. As Princess consort of Monaco, she fulfilled duties of her Royal position and set up a Foundation to promote the arts and help disadvantaged children. She died on 14 September 1982, aged 52 from a car crash. Early Life Grace Kelly Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, US, 12 November 1929. Her father, Jack Kelly was a self-made millionaire, and also three times Olympic gold medallist in sculling. Her father Jack made a fortune from ownership of a successful east coast construction company. Grace had two sisters Margaret (Peggy), Elizabeth and a brother John. John followed in the athletic footsteps of his father competing in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in rowing 1956. Despite the sporting prowess of her family, Grace was never really interested in sport being more interested in acting and modelling. Although she did not fit seamlessly into her family, she later expressed gratitude to her parents for their open-mindedness and inspiration to aim for perfection. âMy parents, despite their serious attitude toward life in general, and that of their children in particular, were very broadminded people. There was no such thing as a bad profession for them. As I was their daughter, they knew that, whatever profession I chose, I would do it well. That was enough for them.â Grace attended Ravenhill Academy, a Catholic girlâs school, and later Stevens School in the North West of Philadelphia. They were both socially elite private schools. Grace was not academically gifted and failed to gain admission to Bennington College in 1947 due to failings in Maths. One teacher at Stevens academy noted: âShe really wasnât interested in scholastic achievement â she gave priority to drama and boys.â However, after this rejection, she was motivated to try and pursue a career in acting. Her father was initially disappointed, believing acting to be a poor second choice for his daughter. Though ironically, Jack Kelly had two brothers â Walter and George Kelly (Graceâs uncles) who made an impact in cinema and drama. George Kelly won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his comedy-drama The Show Off (1924-25), however, he became estranged from his family due to his homosexuality. In 1947, Kelly gained admission to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York (helped through the influence of her uncle George). grace kellyIn October 1947, she began her acting studies, diligently practising in her room at night; she would frequently use a tape recorder to practise her voice. She stayed at a local womenâs hostel in Manhattan, and gaining little financial support from her parents, supplemented her income through taking on modelling jobs with the John Robert Powers modelling agency. She had begun part-time modelling since she was 12, and was frequently in demand for her photogenic good looks, poise and blonde hair. She was reported to be one of the highest paid models in New York at the time. Acting Career She made her Broadway debut aged 19, in The Father, by Strindberg. Her stage productions attracted the attention of TV producers, who were beginning to branch out in the post-war golden era of TV drama. Delbert Mann chose Kelly to play Bethel Merriday, a drama adaption of a Sinclair Lewis novel. Kelly exposure on TV and the stage led to offers of roles in films. Her first film role was a minor part in Fourteen Hours (1951). The film gained Kelly little critical interest, however, the famous actor Gary Cooper was taken with the young and charming actress, stating that he felt she had something special that other actresses didnât. With Cooperâs recommendation, she gained her first big role co-starring in High Noon (1952), with Gary Cooper himself. In 1952, she was given a seven-year contract with Director John Ford. Her first film under Ford was Mogambo (1953), shot under location in Kenya. This won Kelly a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and her first Academy nomination. She starred opposite Clark Cable and the success of the film helped cement her growing reputation. In 1954, she starred in Alfred Hitchcockâs classic Dial M for Murder. Hitchcock and Kelly became close and developed a mutual admiration. Kelly said of Hitchcock: âMr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes.â Hitchcock revealed that he saw in Kelly a person of intriguing character, once describing her as: âGrace Kellyâs apparent frigidity was like a mountain covered with snow, but that mountain was a volcano.â Michael Johns (2004) Moment of Grace: The American City in the 1950s. p.24 Encouraged by Hitchcockâs enthusiasm for the project, she accepted a role in his film Rear Window (1954) with James Stewart. GK-Rearwindow_trailer_2 Her role as a rich socialite (Lisa Fremont), slowly warming to L.B. âJeffâ Jefferies (James Stewart) is considered one of her finest roles. The film was a commercial and critical success, becoming one of the highest ranked films of all times. Another landmark film in her career was The Country Girl (1954), where she played the role of a Bing Crosbyâs wife. Her performance led to her receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress, narrowly beating Judy Garland. Her prolific run of successful films continued with her last Hitchcock film â To Catch a Thief (1955), starring with Cary Grant, who later paid tribute to the enjoyment of working with Kelly. Marriage to Prince Rainer III In 1955, she met the Prince of Monaco â Prince Rainer III whilst visiting the principality as part of the Cannes Film Festival. Later in December 1955, Prince Rainer visited America and again met with Grace Kelly. After meeting her family and spending just three days with Grace Kelly, he proposed marriage â which Kelly accepted. The marriage would effectively end Grace Kellyâs film career because marrying into European Royalty, she would undertake many new Royal duties, which precluded being a film star. Kelly had mixed emotions about retiring as an actor. Part of her disliked the Hollywood treadmill, (she had turned down some lucrative film options). She was also critical of many aspects of Hollywood, stating: âOther women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal.â and âI hated Hollywood. Itâs a town without pity. Only success counts. I know of no other place in the world where so many people suffer from nervous breakdowns, where there are so many alcoholics, neurotics and so much unhappiness.â But, she also had put a lot of time and effort into training to be an actress. Hitchcock, who eyed Kelly as starring in his future films was particularly disappointed as he loved working with Kelly. Princess Grace of Monaco The wedding took place on April 19, 1956, and was dubbed the âWedding of the Centuryâ generating intense media interest and speculation. Kellyâs family had to provide $2 million as a dowry to marry Prince Rainer. The marriage gave Kelly 142 titles (counterparts of her husbands). Titles which were read out in the ceremony. The title most used was Princess Grace of Monaco; she also received the title ââHer Serene Highness The Princess of Monacoâ. The wedding ceremony was attended by many of greatest celebrities of the day and was watched by record viewing figures on TV. 20,000 people lined the streets of Monaco to see the couple. Her final film âHigh Societyâ (1956) was released that year â filmed during her engagement. The couple had three children â Caroline, Princess of Hanover; Albert, (current ruler of the Principality of Monaco) and Princess Stephanie. Grace_Kelly-prince-albert_1972 Prince Albert and Grace Kelly 1972 After her marriage, she founded AMADE Mondiale, a Monaco based non-governmental organisation. UNESCO describes AMADE as promoting the spiritual well-being of children throughout the world. She also was active in promoting the arts institutions of Monaco and founded the Princess Grace Foundation to support local artists. Grace Kelly played an important role in revitalising Monaco as a centre for culture and the arts. Although moving to Monaco was a big upheaval after her life in Hollywood, Kelly grew into her new role. âBefore my marriage, I didnât think about all the obligations that were awaiting me. My experience has proved useful and I think that I have a natural propensity to feel compassion for people and their problems.â The Princess Grace foundation also aimed to help those with special needs but who were neglected by ordinary social services. Despite her new Royal duties, film directors tried to tempt Kelly out of retirement. In 1962, Hitchcock tried to get Kelly to play the lead role in his film Marnie. It appears Kelly was keen to resume her acting role but was discouraged by public opinion in Monaco and her husband. She never returned to the screen. On 13 September 1982, Grace Kelly was involved in a serious road accident, after having a stroke whilst driving. Losing control of the car, she crashed down a mountainside. She never recovered consciousness and died the following day. Her daughter Stephanie, who was in the car, was injured but survived. She was buried in the Grimaldi family vault on 18 September 1982. 400 international guests attended the funeral, which included representatives from foreign governments and the Hollywood community. At her funeral, James Stewart read a eulogy. âYou know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my friend, but because she was just about the nicest lady I ever met. Grace brought into my life as she brought into yours, a soft, warm light every time I saw her, and every time I saw her was a holiday of its own. No question, Iâll miss her, weâll all miss her, God bless you, Princess Grace.â In 2014, a new film about Kelly entitled âGrace of Monacoâ was released at the Cannes film festival in 2014. Directed by Olivier Dahan it is a controversial biopic of her time as Princess of Monaco. [video fragment]( At The EmÑire Тrading, we keep an eye out for favorable circumstances we believe will interest our readers. The following is one such message from one of our colleagues I think youâll appreciate. Mata Hari Biography Mata Hari was an exotic dancer from the Netherlands who gained much fame in France as a dancer. During the First World War, she was arrested on charges of espionage and executed by a French firing squad. Evidence of her actual guilt is frequently questioned. Mata Hari was born 7 August 1876 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Her name at birth was Margaretha Geerruida Zelle. Until the age of 13, she lived a comfortable lifestyle, attending elite private schools paid for by her father. Her father doted much attention on his âlittle princessâ making her used to the attention of men. However, in 1889, her father went bankrupt and her parents soon divorced. She tried to study to be a kindergarten teacher but her godfather removed her after the Headmaster became attached to Margaretha. When she was 18, she answered a newspaper ad from a handsome Dutch officer living in Java, the East Indies. In those days it was common for Dutchman living in colonies to request wives by placing ads in papers. Margaretha moved to Java where the couple had two children. However, the marriage was not a happy one, with her husband, Rudolph Macleod, suffering from alcoholism; he would often be violent to his wife, blaming her for many of his own failings. Margaretha also had difficulty in her role as a housewife. She admitted âI was not content at home⦠I wanted to live like a colourful butterfly in the sun.â During her time in the Dutch East Indies, Margaretha took the opportunity to learn about native dance and the local customs. Later, she also had an affair with another Dutch officer, before being persuaded to return to her husband. However, they divorced in 1902, shortly after the tragic death of their young son. Mata Hari in Paris mata hariWhen she returned to Paris in 1903, she gained work in a circus before moving on to work as an exotic dancer. With her background in the East Indies, she was able to claim that she was a Java Princess of Hindu birth, something which added to her allure and fascination. One of her biographers Pat Shipman wrote of Mata Hari, âHer languid, graceful style of moving, her dark eyes and luxurious hair, telegraphed her sexuality to any male in her presence,â [1] It was at this time that she took the name of Mata Hari â meaning âthe eye of the dayâ in Java. She soon became well known for her flirtatious and sensual dancing. She helped usher in a new era of modern dance which sought inspiration from the East, Egypt and also had no inhibitions about revelling in the sexuality of the human body. With a tradition of Eastern dance, Mata Hari helped elevate exotic dance to a more respectable background. However, it was also criticised by others for its cheap eroticism in the garb of culture. Mata Hari had several relationships with powerful men across the continent. This included Frederick William Ernest, the German crown prince, wealthy French businessmen and high ranking French military officers. Mata Hari in the First World War The outbreak of the First World War placed her in a unique and difficult position. Initially, she found herself in Germany with her sources of finance cut off. But, with her usual resourcefulness, she was able to gain sufficient finances to restart travelling. With her Dutch nationality, (the Netherlands remained neutral in the war) she was able to cross different national boundaries. This took her between Germany and France often via Britain or Spain to avoid the front line. As she knew both high ranking German and Frenchmen, this inevitably placed her under suspicion as someone who could in theory transfer information about the other sideâs war effort. On one occasion, she admitted to the British she was working as a spy for the French. However, the French never confirmed or denied this. In January 1917, the French intercepted a coded message from the Germans saying they had gained much useful information from a German spy code-named H-21. From this information, suspicion fell on Mata Hari and she was arrested. It later emerged the Germans knew their code had been broken, so the Germans may have contrived to send this message framing Mata Hari, who might really have been working for French. On flimsy evidence, she was convicted of spying. Thirty years after the trial, one of the prosecutors admitted there wasnât enough evidence to âflog a dead catâ. After a trial, she was executed by firing squad on 15 October 1917. matahari Last photograph of Mata Hari Her execution has been the source of much speculation, but sources suggest she was well-dressed, refused a blindfold and accepted her death with stoicism. Henry Wales a British reporter who covered her execution, wrote of the execution, saying when guards came to take her to the place of execution, Mata Hari merely replied âI am readyâ [2] Henry Wales also wrote âNever once had the iron will of the beautiful woman failed her.â [2] Twelve soldiers were in the firing squad. After the order to shoot was given, she sank to her knees, an officer then shot her in the head with a pistol to make sure she was dead. 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