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Co., the construction company. But instead of using his carpentry skills, he used to carry heavy loads. “I felt this wasn't my place. I'd go to the bathroom and cry," says Bahaa, whose dream was to graduate from the College of Applied Arts. When the engineers threw away their plans and drawings, Bahaa would tape them together and pore over them at home. Then Bahaa learned about an adult education program that was open to company employees and told his mother he wanted to enroll. She convinced the principal that the disabled have an equal right to education, and Bahaa was in. “The first time I entered the class, my ears were red from fear. They could all hear and speak, and I was the only deaf person," says Bahaa with a smile. He sat at the front of the room, copied the notes of the classmate next to him and not only received a high school vocational certificate, but was the third ranking student in carpentry on the national level.
Blu-Ray crushing rival DVD format in Japan: study
Blu-ray discs are on display at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, 09 January 2008. Next-generation DVDs are catching on with Japanese consumers, with sales picking up sharply at the end of 2007 and the Blu-Ray format blowing away the rival HD-DVD platform, new figures show. .
Morris begins jail sentence
Morris had been free on bail since the trial while appealing the conviction. His attorney, Joel Collins, argued Morris never was advised of his right to have an attorney present during questioning with state securities commission officials. The S.C. Supreme Court justices sided with the state, which had argued Morris volunteered his statements to authorities. When the high court issued its ruling two weeks ago, the clock started ticking for Morris' legal team to figure out if any options for keeping their client out of prison remained. Wednesday, that time ran out. Morris reported to the Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia where he will remain for several days while prison officials decide where he should serve his sentence.
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