ELSA members, together with Falzon and fellow project manager James Debono, have compiled and reviewed a wide database of legal terminology which was inputted into the app. Users also have access to "push notifications’, which keeps them updated about ELSA events and significant current affairs.

The automatically-updated  translator is compatible with iOS and Android devices such as smartphones and tablets, and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store free of charge.

Despite already featuring over 1000 legal phrases, background checks are currently being worked on in order for the application to comply with the EU Court of Justice. Users may also contribute by submitting their suggested keywords on www.elsa.org.mt/app

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Merkel, who grew up in Eastern Germany, will initiate the ceremony with a speech at the site where the Wall once stood . In previous speeches she has stated the significance of the frontier’s downfall to every citizen of the nation. “I had to wait 35 years for this feeling of freedom,” she stated, as she described what she felt as she walked through the Brandenburg Gate.  

Former U.S.S.R. leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, is also in the city for the commemoration ceremonies. Earlier this week, the 83-year-old stunned news stations around the world by claiming that contemporary nations have failed to “learn the lesson” of what previous political emnity had brought upon preceeding generations. He believes “the world is on the brink of a new Cold War” due to the affairs between the West and Putin in Ukraine.

Germany has since become the world’s wealthiest and most influential European country. It has morphed into a unified nation within a year of the Wall’s collapse and is today the most populous member state of the European Union. Rememberance ceremonies will culminate this Sunday at the Brandenburg Gate.

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For the sake of everyone’s sanity I will not go into any kind of detail of how you get to work without a driver’s licence when you live in the North and have to travel to the Southern parts of the Island to work. Every day. You may encounter a few eager (old) customers standing outside your shop window while you are minding your own business sweeping the shop floor and opening the till. Need I mention the constant tapping on shop windows asking you what time you open? Yes, I thought so too. Ah, the church bells tell you it’s 9 am. Slap on that smile again honey bunch, open the doors, turn up the music as loud as you can and brace yourself. Customers are coming.

As most of you know, sale season is at its peak at the moment, which tends to cause just a tiny bit of confusion in our dear customer’s minds as to which items are on sale and which are not. It’s okay, just smile and nod! Andof course, regular customers always pay you a visit at exactly the point in time in which you need them to. They never fail to leave a smile on your face, bless them. And nothing is more satisfying then helping a customer pick out the perfect outfit and accessories for that one special occasion : “I have a wedding tonight and I have no idea what to do. Please help!”

Of course you are only a part-timer so this only happens for a maximum of….30 hours a week maybe? So it’s okay, love. In a job like this, talking from experience here, the worst thing is, if not rude customers or (God forbid) theft, is receipts refusing to come out of the printer, making you look like a smiling, anxious idiot. But you’re lucky. Most customers you encounter have the biggest "Driving Miss Daisy’ attitude you’ve ever come to witness in your life, so you’re good! And you know deep deep down inside you that this is the BEST job you’ve had so far , so count your blessings.

It’s 1pm. Your shift is over. You gladly hand over all tasks and till updates to your collegue before you gracefully grab your bag and run out of work. All your plans for the rest of the day involve going absolutely nowhere near the shops unless you need to. That is until tomorrow when you have the afternoon shift to work.

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The ceremony commenced at 7.30 pm with a group of performers led by singer Amy MacDonald, who showed the lovely lads and lassies in the audience multiple reasons why “It’s great to be Scottish” , and of course, welcoming the competitors to the land of kilts and Haggis. And yes – they were all dressed in tartan! The lively musical piece was crawling with Scottish accents,bagpipes, and most entertainingly, John Barrowman clad in a purple tartan number on top of a truck with the sign “Gretna Green”(Joan Rivers will have a blast with this one).  

India was the first of the 71 competing countries to make an apperance in the stadium as one by one, all were introduced. Each country was accompanied by traditional music and clothing. You really cannot help the goosebumps on your arms as you hear the word “MALTA” being called out amidst the cheers of foreigners and seeing your flag being paraded around the grounds by Kevin Moore. Feel free to step aside and feel patriotic up until the 3rd of August when the games close.

The iconic Rod Stewart serenaded the crowd in a silver suit, performing his 1991 single “Rhythm of the Heart”. The superstar took the stage for a second time towards the end of the ceremony to perform “Can’t Stop Me Now”. Scotland-born Susan Boyle wowed the audience with her rendition of “Mull of Kintrye”, which was accompanied by a flyover by the Red Arrows. Sorry Les Mis fans, no I Dreamed a Dream for the games.

The ceremony was brought to an end by the baton being brought to its temporary home by Jamaican born Jennica Sterling and Scottish volontary workers who dedicate their time to help young people through sport. Sir Chris Hoy, dubbed the most successful British Olimpian of all time, was the final holder of the baton before Her Majesty herself. The Queen was close to improvising her speech seeing as the scroll on which her message was written just refused to budge out of the baton. Joys of live TV, am I right? Good thing the Head of Commonwealth has a good sense of humour. Queen Elizabeth could not have chosen a more suitable final sentence to her speech : “It now gives me the greatest pleasure, to declare the 20th Commonwealth Games…Open”. How original.

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Since the outbreak of the size zero fad back in 2006, the media has been feeding its public countless other unhealthy phenomenons which we are made to believe are the definition of "health’ and "beauty’. I hardly think I need to explain the extent of the media’s power over us, thus inevitably such publishings have had terrible impact on us as consumers, particularly young girls.

I was lucky enough to speak to a 20 year-old University student who was directly affected by this fad. She was kind enough to share her story with me but has chosen to remain anonymous.

Q : Have you always been conscious about your weight?

I have always been big for my age. I remember even at a very young age I needed to buy clothes which were 2 sizes bigger and for a while it didn’t bother me but when I used to see my friends and my cousins get smaller sizes, that’s when it began to bug me.

Q : Did you ever show signs that you may end up with an eating disorder?

Yes, but at the time I dismissed it as a phase. I was only 12 and the size-zero fad had just broken out so it was all over the press. I remember looking at photos of anorexic girls on the internet and thinking they were lucky because they were thin. I used to look at "fat’ people and wonder, "How can they ever be happy?’. I didn’t think too much of it at the time, since I knew I was growing up and developing so I believed I was going through a phase, but that’s the thing about phases – they are so much more dangerous than we think….

Q : What happened after that?

I think every girl goes through the "I’m not going to eat my dinner’ phase so I didn’t worry that much to be honest. Throughout the years I dismissed all my emotions as being normal so I didn’t let myself worry so much. However I always did care a little too much about the way people looked at me. Would they describe me as fat or thin? That was something which, unfortunately, really brought me down

Q : How old were you when you first got rid of your food?

I was just about to turn 18. Even during my 18th birthday dinner I got rid of what I ate. Before I went to get help all by myself I used to tell myself that maybe what I ate was undercooked or maybe I ate too fast or too much and it made me sick. I guess deep down I knew something was wrong but I kept telling myself that that was taboo and it was too surreal to happen to me. After 2 months I went to the school counsellor asking if there was someone I could speak to to give me a diet plan. I remember she looked shocked and scheduled an appointment with me the next day. Looking back, I think I really was going to her to ask for help, but chickened out at the last minute and came up with that lame excuse.

Q: Did you go to that appointment?

Part of me felt like : "Oh yes I’m gonna lose weight’, but the other side of me was like : "What are you doing to yourself?’. That’s how I can confirmed that mine was a rather mild case because although the "ED voice’ was there, I was still being rational even though sometimes I would give in. I was lucky to have enough self-respect to be able to go seek help after only 2 months. I guess deep down I always did value myself, I just hid it because I didn’t want to seem full of myself.

Q : How long did you spend in counselling? What would your counsellor tell you during sessions?

She did used to tell me to seek more professional help. But the thought of that scared me. But I guess I’ll never really know why I didn’t go to a GP or a therapist; perhaps I just wasn’t comfortable, or I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. I would have sessions twice a week and after the first month I found myself beginning to look forward to this therapy. I learned to occupy myself as soon as I feel the urge to get rid of my meals coming my way. I learned that the issue was a combination of intertwined insecurities I had which were the result of bullying and being too impressed by what the media publishes. I learned to re-invent my idea of beauty and above all, I learned a bit more about who I am as a person. My friends were very helpful too when they found out. Even now when they see me start to lose weight they get a bit concerned. I kept going to counselling for about 3 months before I decided to face things on my own.

Q : If someone were to call you fat now, how would you react?

I don’t always have the same reaction. Sometimes it kills me and I get really depressed and self-conscious, others I’d just be a ball of sass and not care. But no matter what the reaction I tell myself that I will not put my body or my health at risk just because some git thinks I’m fat. It’s not worth it. Nobody is worth you making yourself sick for.

Q : Do you regret going through an eating disorder?

No. I can honestly say that had I not went through it I would in no way be the person I am today. I would gladly go through it again if it means being the strong young woman I am today. Bulimia was painful and tiring and I kept doubting myself, but I will never regret it. It made me stronger and I feel like I can go through almost anything. I’m not saying I’m invincible, but I’m much better at handling issues on my own now.

Q : Do you ever fear a relapse?

I almost relapsed once last October, almost 2 years after it first came out. But this time round I’m stronger and wiser and I know what I need to do. I simply refuse to put myself at risk just because of an insecurity. That was the last time I got rid of a meal, last October.

Q : What advice would you give to young girls that are maybe going through a similar ordeal?

I mean it when I say you are not the size of your jeans. Screw that, you are so much more. But I would suggest speaking to someone. It’s incredibly therapeutic speaking to a counsellor and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Nobody needs to know. Everyone is strong if they really want to be but my best advice I think would be to always put yourself first. Do you really want someone’s opinion of your physique to have a negative impact on your health? Is it really that worth it?

Q : Lastly, what made you want to share your story in this manner?

I believe any exposure to something like this is helpful. Your own sister may be going through this and you wouldn’t even know. Maybe I’m seeking to help someone going through an ED, or considering putting themselves through it, or someone who feels down because she isn’t a size 8. Or maybe I can teach people who pass comments about other people’s weight to shut up and mind their own business. I know any little bit counts. People do not need to know my name, only my story, and above all the message I’m giving out right here.

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Viewers of "Dallas Buyers Club’ have stated that the actor’s performance was not the only thing which impressed them yet also the intense process which he went through in order to portray the real life AIDS victim. The demanding role brought about serious changes in the actor. What is admirable about McConaughey is that he was not afraid to cast aside the pretty boy image we usually see him in for the character of Woodroof (remember him in "Fool’s Gold’, "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ and "Surfer, Dude’? Yes, Enough said). However his drastic weight loss is what made headlines during and post production.

The oscar winner admitted to have crash dieted on diet coke, egg whites and a slice of chicken breast daily in order to reach the character’s weight of just 9.5 stone. However, he admitted to the Radio Times that he found other ways and means to entertain and keep himself occupied during his diet so as to keep his mind of nourishment.

The actor claimed this period made him "smarter’, seeing as he was confined in his home to avoid cheating on his diet. "I was writing and reading so much more, it actually turned out to be a fun internal adventure’. Despite beginning to lose his eyesight amidst his diet, McConaughey maintained focus which has clearly been worth it, despite having to lock himself in his Texas home to get into character. He stated that since Ron Woodroof was such a pale man, he remained cooped up for six whole months to avoid excessive sunlight.

Source: www.thehollywoodnews.com

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