Donald Glover Reveals Darkest Fears on Instagram: "I Feel Like I'm Letting Everyone Down"

Donald Glover took to his Instagram account on Monday, Oct. 14, to share a few brutally honest confessions with his fans on everything from his career to his love life to his own shortcomings.

"I feel like I'm letting everyone down," he wrote in all-caps on a sheet of hotel stationary. "I'm afraid people hate who I really am. I'm afraid I hate who I really am."

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The Community star goes on to address his decision to leave the NBC comedy this past August, clarifying that he didn't leave the series in order to pursue his rap career, as the public previously assumed (Glover performs under the alias Childish Gambino).

"I don't wanna rap," he wrote. "I wanted to be on my own."

Donald Glover shared a series of handwritten notes detailing his biggest fears on Instagram on Monday, Oct. 14.
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Glover, who turned 30 this past September, took down his website and stopped tweeting for much of the past year, though he had previously been quite active on both.

His Community costar Joel McHale told The Hollywood Reporter this past August that he could understand Glover's wishes to move on from the series.

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"Obviously, Donald is a comic genius," he said of the former 30 Rock writer. "His level of talent is pretty extraordinary and rare. His rap career is exploding, so I get why he wants to focus on it."

Glover currently has a new music-centric comedy, FX series Atlanta, as well as a sophomore studio album, Because the Internet, in the works. But the actor and comedian doesn't seem too confident about either project, based on his posts. 

Donald Glover shared a series of handwritten notes detailing his biggest fears on his Instagram account on Monday, Oct. 14.
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"I'm afraid this is all an accident," he wrote of his fame. "I'm scared I won't know anything ever again. I'm scared I never knew anything. I'm afraid I'll regret this. I'm afraid this doesn't matter at all."

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"I wanted to make something that says, no matter how bad you f--k up, or mistakes you've made during the year, your life, your eternity," he wrote of his upcoming album, "you're always allowed to be better. You're always allowed to grow up. If you want."

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Second Dry Ice Bomb Goes Off At L.A. Airport

A photograph taken last month of the south concourse of L.A. International Airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal.

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A photograph taken last month of the south concourse of L.A. International Airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal.

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Authorities in Los Angeles were investigating a dry ice bomb that went off at the city's international airport late Monday, causing no damage or injuries. The explosion of the relatively harmless device was the second in as many days.

Monday night's incident occurred outside the airport's Tom Bradley Terminal.

There were no reports of any injuries, authorities said and The Associated Press reports that there's no immediate word where either bomb was located.

Two other devices also were found at the airport but they did not explode, Detective Gus Villanueva said, according to the AP.

NBC Los Angeles describes dry ice bombs as "relatively harmless and simple" consisting of a plastic bottle and dry ice. The device on Monday went off about 8:30 p.m. PST.

The Los Angeles Times writes:

"On Sunday night, a dry ice bomb exploded about 7 p.m. in a restroom at Terminal 2, which is home to several international and domestic airlines.

Officials said an airport employee heard an explosion in a men's room and went to investigate. He discovered a 20-ounce plastic bottle that had contained the dry ice. The blast did no damage, and no injuries were reported.

That area is also off limits to the public, police officials said.

On Monday night, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Criminal Conspiracy Section were investigating how the bombs were placed in security areas.

'Apparently there is no nexus to terrorism right now,' LAPD Det. Gus Villanueva told The Times.

The FBI was assisting the LAPD in the investigation."

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Soccer-Syria hope soccer success can provide lift from strife

By Patrick Johnston

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Mentally scarred by the turmoil at home after two-and-half-years of civil war, Syria's national football team are hoping continued success on the pitch can give their compatriots small reason to cheer.

Syria, who beat Iraq to win the West Asian Championships for the first time in December, take on Singapore on Tuesday in an Asian Cup qualifying match as they attempt to reach the finals of the region's premier tournament in Australia in 2015.

At Monday's pre-match press conference, usually a place for journalists to ask about tactics and injuries, the bulk of questions were centred on the conflict in Syria, which has claimed more than 100,000 lives and driven more than 2.1 million refugees out of their homeland.

"Nobody's saying it but mentally you are affected," Syria captain and striker Sanhareb Malki told reporters in Singapore.

"When you know a friend or family (member) dies, yeah some of the players' family has died, so its really difficult for sure.

"The (players) talk, they look on the news. There's an explosion and everyone watch how many dead for family. So everyday we hear, gun shots and things like that - it's normal now in the country."

Malki plays his club football in the Turkish top division with Kasimpasa after previous spells in Netherlands, Greece and Belgium, where he moved to in his youth.

His family have also left Syria, some following him to Turkey while the rest, like 540,000 others, fled to Jordan, who are also in the same qualifying group along with Oman.

Malki said he last returned to Syria in January 2011 when the team met up before heading to Qatar to take part in the last Asian Cup.

Two months later, peaceful pro-democracy protests hit Syria's streets but they were quelled by troops using live ammunition and the trouble began.

Malki, though, remains in touch with his compatriots via social media and says a victory over Singapore is the minimum they deserve.

"A lot of fans are trying to give us support because everybody in Syria loves football you know. They follow us on Facebook, Twitter and these kind of things. Try to send us messages to encourage our team," the 29-year-old said.

"For these kind of people, we will give everything, we will fight."

IRAQ EXAMPLE

Syria are ranked a lowly 143rd by world governing body FIFA and have never qualified for the World Cup.

Their hopes of reaching the Asian Cup are hindered by being forced to play home matches in Iran where Malik said only 100 people saw them draw with Jordan last time out after losing their opening match away to Oman.

Malik, though, pointed to the exploits of another war-torn Middle East nation finding success on the soccer field when asked what it would mean to come in the top two of the group and qualify for Australia.

"It would given happiness to the people at this tragic period for us at the moment. I think Iraq they did the same in 2007 and we need to try and do the same."

Iraq qualified for the event in Southeast Asia before going on to beat regional soccer giants Saudi Arabia in the final and complete a fairytale win.

Singapore's much travelled German coach Bernd Stange was in charge of Iraq during the American-led invasion in 2003 and had full sympathy with his Syrian counterpart Anas Makhlouf.

"I have the same experience with Iraq after the war. There is nothing left, not even football, no soccer balls, no equipment. It was very difficult, we couldn't play any matches in Iraq," Stange said.

"But the players were very, very motivated to play for their country, to show the people who suffer at home under difficult circumstances, that we are here, we want to deliver something and it was very dangerous to play against Iraq.

"Even at their most difficult time, they had their most successful period," he warned, before predicting a tough encounter with Syria.

Makhlouf said those suffering at home would be the inspiration for Tuesday's match.

"Our situation everyone knows about it. But we try to do something for our people over there to help them to be in good situation,"

"In Syria, the people, they like and they love football. They are looking for a good team and good result. That way, we have to do this for them." (Editing by John O'Brien)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-syria-hope-soccer-success-lift-strife-090208055--sow.html
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APNewsBreak: Kansas abortion lawsuits cost $913K

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas has paid more than $913,000 to two private law firms that are helping the state defend anti-abortion laws enacted since conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback took office, and such expenses appear likely to grow.

The attorney general's office disclosed the figures in response to requests from The Associated Press. More than $126,000 in legal fees stem from two lawsuits filed this summer against restrictions enacted just this year.

Kansas has enacted sweeping limits on abortion and providers since Brownback took office in January 2011, though it hasn't attempted to ban abortions in the earliest weeks of pregnancies, as Arkansas and North Dakota have. The newest Kansas restrictions, challenged in separate state and federal lawsuits this summer, block tax breaks for abortion providers and even govern what appears on their websites.

A state-court lawsuit is still pending against health and safety regulations approved in 2011 specifically for abortion clinics, but the state prevailed in a federal lawsuit against 2011 restrictions on private health insurance coverage for elective abortions. All of those cases have been handled by the firm of Thompson Ramsdell & Qualseth, of Lawrence.

A federal lawsuit against a 2011 law preventing the state from distributing federal family planning dollars to Planned Parenthood to provide non-abortion services is before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. That case has been handled by Foulston Siefkin, the state's largest law firm, with offices in Wichita, Topeka and Overland Park.

Peter Brownlie, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said Monday that the spending shows the Republican-dominated Legislature is more interested in "political posturing" on abortion than good financial stewardship. His organization provides abortions at a clinic in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park and is involved in two federal lawsuits.

"It's a travesty that Kansans are spending $913,000 on things that don't benefit the state in anyway," Brownlie said.

But abortion opponents contend abortion providers are to blame for the expenses because they've turned to the courts after losing support for their positions among voters.

"It's a free country, and there's a right to sue on anything," Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, the most influential anti-abortion group at the Statehouse. "But, then, to try to blame us for the money involved in defending the lawsuits is ridiculous."

The state has paid the Foulston firm more than $386,000 for its work on the lawsuit over the family planning funds for Planned Parenthood.

The Thompson firm has been paid more than $527,000, including more than $252,000 for defending the 2011 clinic regulations. The state paid the firm almost $149,000 for work on the successful defense of the health insurance law.

Brownback, a strong abortion opponent, called on state lawmakers to create a "culture of life" upon taking office. The Legislature already had strong anti-abortion majorities, but it efforts to restrict abortion were stymied by previous governors who'd supported abortion rights.

Some restrictions aren't being enforced because of the lawsuits. But Culp and other abortion opponents have said the laws were written to survive court scrutiny — unlike in other states such as North Dakota, where lawmakers passed a law banning abortions as early as the sixth week of pregnancy.

A federal judge blocked the North Dakota law, and legislators there set aside $400,000 to defend anti-abortion measures.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-kansas-abortion-lawsuits-cost-110832833.html
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Suspension over, Von Miller asks for time, trust

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — No apologies. No promises. No explanations.

Instead, Broncos linebacker Von Miller simply asked his fans, teammates and coaches to judge him on what he does in the future, now that his six-game suspension for violating the NFL's drug-abuse policy is over.

"I definitely made mistakes in the past," Miller said Monday during his first en masse interview since his suspension officially came down. "It won't do anybody any good to go back and defend that stuff. I've already served my suspension. I'm working hard to gain everybody's trust back."

He fell short of the promise he made in July, when news of his pending suspension first surfaced, that "when this is all done and resolved, I will sit down with all you guys and be candid about everything."

Instead, during a nine-minute interview heavy on scripted talking points, the third-year veteran talked about how grateful he was for the support his teammates have shown him during his ordeal, and how happy he'll be to get back onto the practice field with the Broncos on Wednesday.

The last 2½ months, he conceded, have been difficult — not only the part about sitting out, but hearing the constant reports about his traffic tickets, missed court dates, his attempt to manipulate the NFL drug-testing system and, of course, all the conjecture about how he let down his teammates.

Yes, the Broncos went 6-0 without him. They also head into Game 7, at Indianapolis on Sunday, with the bottom-ranked passing defense in the league. They've allowed more than 500 yards once and more than 300 three other times. Last season, when Miller made 18½ of his 30 career sacks, the Broncos didn't allow a single 300-yard passing game in the regular season.

"I've definitely had to mature up a lot," said Miller, who insists he's now in the best physical shape of his life. "There was some stuff that I didn't see that I see now. I've definitely taken strides to do that. I can't say I'm super mature. Not that it just happens. It's a constant struggle. I know if I take it one day at a time, I'll get there."

Can he guarantee he'll never make another mistake?

"I can't sit here and say this is never going to happen or I'm never going to do this," he said. "I'd be lying. I've just got to take it one day at a time and gain everybody's trust back."

He used that valued word — "Trust" — 11 times over the session, during which he was peppered with nearly two dozen questions from the 30 or so reporters and cameramen crowded around his locker.

After their 35-19 win over Jacksonville, Miller's teammates offered a united front, not judging the linebacker but sticking mainly to the advantages they'll rediscover when a pass rusher of his caliber returns. The Broncos don't have to officially bring him back on the roster until Saturday.

"It cost us because he's a superstar," safety Rahim Moore said. "He's a great player. Just imagine what we could have done here in these six games. Now it's all over. Everyone's getting back healthy, everybody's back practicing. We're excited."

Miller said he had talked to all his teammates and coaches. Coach John Fox said Miller's "got the support of everybody here."

Asked if he was concerned with another incident, which would likely cost Miller an entire season, the coach didn't sound any more confident than his linebacker.

"I get concerned every night about incidents, to be quite honest with you," Fox said. "I think he understands that he made some errors, we have a lot of people here to help him, including his teammates, coaching staff and people in the organization. We'll see where it goes. People in life make mistakes."

In the strangest twist of his interview, Miller went out of his way to say that, no, his mother and father had not moved in with him since his troubles went public and, no, he had no need for a so-called baby sitter to monitor his every move.

"You can go around the facility and ask anybody, and nobody would give you that description of what they did as a baby sitter," Miller said.

But he has received plenty of words of wisdom. They are, he said, only as good as the man receiving them.

"I've got a lot of good advice but I feel like it all starts with me," he said. "No matter how much help you have around, if you can't do it, you just can't do it. I feel like I've taken steps in that direction. It's a constant struggle every single day, but I'm positive I'll be all right."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/suspension-over-von-miller-asks-time-trust-213208488--spt.html
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Hula Hoop Fitness Exercises | Hooping.org

It’s a well known fact that hooping has amazing health benefits, but now it’s time to learn some basic moves you can work into your daily fitness routine! Over at Kurriosity.com, the “social network for healthy living”, Kurriosity Korrespondent Brittany Cascone meets with Casandra Tanenbaum of Hoola-Fit to learn some key exercises that will help anyone improve their health, regardless of their history with the hoop.  Moves featured include waist hooping, hooping squats, figure-8 hooping, and even an intro to isolations. This video is almost like four tutorials hooped into one! Casandra even includes a few helpful tips such as keeping your arms moving so you burn more calories. Best of all, all you need for this work out is a hoop and anywhere between ten and thirty minutes of free time. Before you know it, you’ll be feeling the burn from your triceps to your hamstrings! Casandra lives in Lake, Worth, Florida, USA.

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