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Global Film Initiative is proud to announce the charter membership
of our Film Board: filmmakers, producers and industry
leaders of independent film. These remarkable people
express their passion for cinema by supporting new waves of
filmmakers, as mentors, producers and promoters of independent
film from the developing world. Through these charter
members of the Film Board, The Global Film Initiative reaches
out to independent filmmakers around the world.
Almodóvar of Spain, filmmaker and co-founder of the film production company El Deseo. Mr. Almodóvar has worked in every aspect of filmmaking, from acting to composing to screenwriting and directing, and has won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (All About My Mother) and Best Original Screenplay (Talk To Her), and his film Volver (2006) won Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.
Barreto of Brazil, producer and co-founder, with her husband Luis Carlos, of LC Barreto, one of the major film studios in Brazil. LC Barreto produced several key works in the ground-breaking Cinema Novo movement, including Barren Lives (1963) and Bye Bye Brazil (1979). Ms. Barreto’s production credits also include The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007) and The Art of Losing (2011).
Bekolo of Cameroon, filmmaker whose first feature, Quartier Mozart (1992), received the Prix Afrique en Création at the Cannes Film Festival. He has taught filmmaking at Duke and the University of North Carolina. His film Aristotle's Plot (1996) was commissioned as part of the British Film Institute's “The Century of Cinema” film series, and his film Les Saignantes (2005) was screened in the Visions program at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Cowan of Canada, artistic director of TIFF Bell Lightbox, home of the Toronto International Film Festival. Mr. Cowan co-founded Cowboy Productions and Code Red Films, and as a co-founder of The Global Film Initiative, before rejoining the Film Festival in Toronto, where he started his career in film more than 15 years ago.
Sandra den Hamer of The Netherlands, director of the EYE Film Institute. Formerly the director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, she left in 2007 to the head the Amsterdam Filmmuseum, which in 2010 merged with a number of other major Dutch film organization to form the EYE Film Institute.
Christopher Doyle of China, influential and award-winning cinematographer. His collaborations with Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-wai began with Days of Being Wild (1991), and include Chungking Express (1994), Fallen Angels (1995), In the Mood for Love (2000) and most recently, 2046(2005). Doyle has also worked as cinematographer on such films as Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002), Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park (2007) and Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control (2009), and he has been the subject of a television documentary, In the Mood for Doyle (2007).
Adoor Gopalakrishnan of India, filmmaker whose Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow Kill, 2002) was selected for Global Lens 2003-2004. He was a leading member of the Indian New Wave (or Parallel Cinema) movement, and in 2004 received the Indian government’s Dabasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in film. His authorized biography, Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Life in Cinema, was published in 2010 by film critic Gautaman Bhaskaran.
Jytte Jensen of the United States, Senior Curator in the Department of Film and Media at The Museum of Modern Art, where she organizes international retrospectives, programs of experimental and independent American cinema and thematic series. She is a member of the selection committee for New Directors/New Films and a founding advisor and curator for Global Lens.
J.M. Gaston Kaboré of Burkina Faso, filmmaker known for works such as Wend Kuuni (1982), the second ever feature film to be produced in Burkina Faso, and Buud Yam (1997). Before founding the Imagine Institute, a film school based in Ouagadougou, Mr. Kaboré was director of the Centre National du Cinéma in Burkina Faso, and Secretary-General of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers. He has also served as a jury member at the Berlin, Venice, and Cannes film festivals.
Masharawi of Palestine, filmmaker whose Ticket to Jerusalem (2002) was selected for Global Lens 2003-2004. His film Laila's Birthday (2008) was awarded Best Feature at the St. Louis International Film Festival, and in 2009 he directed the documentary Little Wings. He also founded the Cinema Production Center in Ramallah, an organization devoted to producing and distributing Palestinian films.
Labina Mitevska of Macedonia, acclaimed actress who began her career in Milcho Mancevski's Golden Lion winner Before the Rain (1994). Since then she has had roles in films such as Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and Warchild (2006), and was named Best Actress at the Lecce Festival of European Cinema for her performance in I Am from Titov Veles (2007), part of the 2009 Global Lens Series. She is a co-founder of the production company Sisters & Brother Mitevski, a member of the European Film Academy and Festival Director of the International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers.”
Mira Nair of India, filmmaker and founder of the production company Mirabai Films, which in 2004 launched the nonprofit training initiative Maisha to encourage emerging filmmakers in East Africa and South Asia. Her debut feature, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and her recent films include Vanity Fair (2004), The Namesake (2006) and Amelia(2009). In 2007, she received the prestigious Pride of India award at the Bollywood Film Awards for her contributions to film culture.
Carlos Reygadas of Mexico, filmmaker whose debut feature, Japón (2002), received special mention for the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His second film, Battle in Heaven (2005), was nominated for the Palme d’Or and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. His film Silent Light (2007) won the Cannes Jury Prize, and was named one of the year’s ten best films by The New York Times, The Village Voice and Newsweek.
Stantic of Argentina, producer and founder of Lita Stantic Producciones. Her productions include the internationally acclaimedLa Cienaga (The Swamp, 2001), Un Oso Rojo (A Red Bear, 2002) and La Niña Santa (The Holy Girl, 2004). She also provides production and post-production support for the new wave of Argentine filmmakers, and was recently honored with a tribute program and retrospective at the Fribourg International Film Festival.
Tarr of Hungary, influential filmmaker whose Sátántangó (1994) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) are widely regarded as masterpieces of modern cinema. His film The Man from London (2007) was nominated for the Palm d’Or the Cannes Film Festival, and The Turin Horse (2011) won the FIPRESCI Prize and Jury Grand Prix at the Berlin International Film Festival. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the human rights NGO Cine Foundation International.
Usmonov of Tajikistan, filmmaker whose productions include Angel on the Right (2002), which was selected for Global Lens 2003-2004 and awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the London Film Festival. A number of Mr. Usmonov’s early works were produced in his hometown of Asht, with townspeople in major roles, and his directing credits also include the film Le roman de ma femme (2011).
von Trier of Denmark, filmmaker who co-founded the influential Dogme 95 filmmaking collective, as well as the largest production company in Scandinavia, Zentropa (in homage to his highly acclaimed 1991 film). His film Dancer in the Dark (2000) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, an award for which eight of his other films have been nominated. He was named Best Director by the National Society of Film Critics for Breaking the Waves (1996) and by the European Film Awards for Dogville(2003).
Weerasethakul of Thailand, filmmaker and co-founder of the production company Kick the Machine Films. His filmTropical Malady (2004) was the first Thai film to be entered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Jury Prize, and his next feature Syndromes and a Century (2006) was named one of the year's ten best films by Newsweek, The Village Voice and Sight & Sound. His film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.


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Incidence and risk factors for herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving upadacitinib: a pooled analysis of six phase III clinical trials
Ann Rheum Dis. 2021. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220822.JAKinibs have been linked with an increased risk of HZ in patients with RA. To this end, Winthrop, et al. evaluated data from six Phase III clinical trials to determine the incidence of HZ in the upadacitinib (UPA)-treated patients with RA and identify potential risk factors for the development of HZ in these patients.Analysis of data provides further support for the need for continued vigilance and monitoring for signs of herpes zoster (HZ) in patients receiving UPA, particularly in Asian popul...
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Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned $130 million USD between May 2010 and 2011.Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman. Perry also creates films, some produced as live recordings of stage plays, and others filmed using full sets and locations with full editing. Perry is estimated to have earned around US$75 million by 2008. Many of Perry's stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as films.

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- Keeping track of my monthly reading helped a tonne- it really motivated me
- Search Amazon for free downloads of out of copyright classics- bargain!
- Buying a Kindle meant books were light enough to carry with me, and I began reading on my journey to work
I read almost all of the John Green books and rediscovered my love of reading as escapism- hurray!
What I Read:
Affinity- Sarah Waters
The Mysterious Mr Quin- Agatha Christie
Lady Injury- Melissa C Waters
‘Paper Towns’ by John Green
‘An Idiot Abroad: Karl Pilkington’s 7 wonders’ By Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
‘The curious sofa’ by Ogdred Weary
‘Treasure Island’ by R.L.Stevenson
Looking for Alaska- John Green
After the Strawberry- by Kathryn Pope
The Great Gatsby- F.Scott-Fitzgerald
Travel and the Single Girl- Jenny Stallard
Gallows Curse- Karen Maitland
Will Grayson/Will Grayson- John Green & David Levithan
An Abundance of Katherines- John Green
The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister- Anne Lister and Ed. Helena Whitbread
Holes by Louis Sachar
1984 by George Orwell
Recommend this as a new year's resolution to anyone, it's so much fun! :) Read how I did it… 1 year ago

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Cige Family Donates Prayer Books to Temple Beth El of Somerset
Fred Cige was about 10 years old when his father put him on a train and said goodbye. Fred thought they were going on a family outing, so he was surprised his father didn’t board the train. It was the first time he had been separated from his parents, but it wouldn’t be the last.
Fred and his younger brother Bert rode the train into the countryside, where they were met by a relative who took them in. The boys’ father was a tailor who owned a factory in Berlin, but it was Germany in the late 1930s, and they were Jewish. The parents thought their sons would be safer out in the country while they stayed in the city; Kristallnacht made them rethink their plans. The four of them fled to France, certain they would be safe there. It wasn’t long, however, before the Vichy government placed them in a concentration camp.
Soon an agency sponsored by the Quakers took the children out of the camp and placed them in a church, then took them to Portugal where they boarded a ship to America. They reached Ellis Island where Fred, at the age of 12, was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer. His brother went on ahead to an organization in upstate New York. while Fred was kept in the infirmary for a week. For Fred, all this was like a bad dream: now separated not only from his parents but also his brother, told he had some disease he didn’t know about, being held in a strange hospital by people whose language he didn’t understand. Then, when he rejoined his brother, the children were taken to a nearby synagogue for Friday night services where, upon entering the building, they were told to remove their hats. Fred was certain it was a church—but it turned out to be Fred’s first glimpse of a Reform temple.
Fred and Bert were sent to live with several different foster families in the St. Louis area, and were able to go to school for the first time in several years. At the age of 12, Fred was placed in second grade and his younger brother in first grade, but they were quick learners, made steady progress, and began to learn American customs and traditions. Fred, whose birthday was October 31, was delighted to be invited to a big party he thought was in his honor, only to find out that was how Americans celebrate Halloween.
Fred kept in touch with his parents, who were sent to three different concentration camps over the years, and when he was 21, his parents, and the three younger sisters he had never seen, came to America and settled in Brooklyn. They were eager to reunite the family, but Fred, after nine years in the Midwest, was now an adult who wanted to go to college and become an English professor. The love of family could not be denied, and he and Bert went to Brooklyn. Fred found work and enrolled at Brooklyn College part time. He married and, with two young children at home, began studies for his MBA from NYU, taking courses at night. Fred began working for MetroMedia in credit and collections. He was a vice president of the company by the time he retired 30 years later.
Fred, his wife Sandy, and their children moved to Somerset in 1972, and the family immediately joined Temple Beth El. Fred and Sandy remained active and involved members of the temple to the end of their lives, and their two children, Brian Cige and Hillary Cige Post, continue as members today.
At first, Fred was reluctant to speak about his Holocaust experiences. “He felt he wasn’t entitled to talk about it because he didn’t suffer as much compared to other survivors,” Brian says. “But he was a speaker at a Raritan Valley College event, and felt it was beneficial, so he then continued as a speaker and even did a video at the college.”
Although working in the field of finance, Fred was still the English professor he had wanted to be years earlier. Fluent in seven languages, he was noted among his friends for his multilingual puns. He loved teaching, whether it was adult courses at Rutgers, as an adjunct at Montclair State, or teaching children about the Holocaust. Sandy volunteered at the Franklin Township Public Library and the Temple Beth El nursery school and Sisterhood. Together they amassed a large collection of books, many of them in several different languages.
Sandy passed away in 2018, and when Fred died at the age of 91 in October 2021, his children wanted to do something special in their parents’ memory. They felt the combination of books and Temple Beth El exemplified their lives.
“The temple was everything to them,” remembers Hillary. “It was the center of their social life and their commitment to Judaism. We thought donating books would be perfect for them.”
At the suggestion of Rabbi Eli Garfinkel, the Cige family donated the recently published Conservative siddurs for the entire congregation. The books were dedicated at a Shabbat service in December, a lasting tribute that will be used every week. Sandy and Fred’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchild all attended the celebratory kiddush that followed, enjoying the company of the congregation. For a Holocaust survivor, spreading Judaism through speaking and teaching, and now through providing books that will guide Jewish prayer and worship for years to come, was worthy of celebration.

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Despite the Obama administration’s acknowledgement that the rise of China will be the real geo-political game changer – economically, politically and even militarily – for the 21st century, it is increasingly being forced to turn its attention to Africa, where trade and investment are becoming the US keys to stability. J BROOKS SPECTOR examines the dynamics already shaping President Barack Obama’s second-term foreign policy.
Only a little over two years ago, the Obama administration was on the cusp of reaching a strategic consensus about the way forward in foreign affairs for the United States. As it was winding up US military participation in Iraq, planning for a similar transition in Afghanistan, cheering the demise of Osama bin Laden, and the decimation of al-Qaeda; the administration was simultaneously moving to shift the strategic centrepoint of American foreign policy away from that Bush era “global war on terror” – and its consequent entanglements in the Middle East and South Asia – towards a vigorous, creative response to the rise and rise of a resurgent China. The Obama administration calculated that this would be the real geo-political game changer – economically, politically and even militarily – for the 21st century.
Consistent with this shift in focus towards East Asia as the prime strategic core was an evolving approach that argued that trade, investment and the opening up of the smaller economies in Africa to greater economic flexibility and national resilience would be the keys to stabilise the region. Moreover, the economic growth in the region that would be liberated by this new approach would be crucial to help Africa successfully absorb the energies of the continent’s growing, youthful population. Concurrent with this emphasis, the Obama administration dialled back on the Bush era’s effort for a broad-based, multi-faceted military engagement with the countries of the region, lessening its interest in Africom (the Pentagon’s regional command focusing on Africa) as a key tool for US involvement with the region.
But the continuing economic crisis in the EU and with the euro zone, the dreary, dispiriting, toxic stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians, and the imponderables of Iran and North Korea’s nuclear intentions all remained major distractions from this intended eastward shift, of course. And even more important – and infinitely closer to home – was the persistently weak, struggling domestic economic recovery that might easily have made Obama a one-term president. But at least the geo-political, grand strategy way forward seemed reasonably clear.
And then, that unexpected suicide by a desperate vegetable vendor in Tunisia upset all the grand strategy calculations in Washington (and, of course, in other places as well). The decades-long political stability that kept Egyptian and Tunisian society under tight control melted away, the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi broke down under domestic insurrection (as well as French and British air assaults aided by the US). The political circumstances of other Middle Eastern states wobbled but held – so far at least. And then the insurrection in Syria began and then turned into an increasingly brutal – and so far unresolved – civil war.
In responding to this unanticipated series of events, the Obama administration was initially caught between supporting America’s traditionally close relationships with the long time rulers in Tunisia and Egypt and its cautious, fraught relations with the more difficult with Gaddafi and Assad – and the full-throated backing of the disparate rebellions against all of these regimes. The choice seemed phrased as one between backing regional stability (at the expense of democratic principles) versus the potential opportunities (and risks) from encouraging another Obama administration interest – nurturing democratic development.
Meanwhile, while the Obama administration could point to the decimation of al-Qaeda in South Asia, the so-called “al-Qaeda franchises” in the “arc of instability”, drawing on both various religious fundamentalist impulses married to a whole range of more local issues, began to take hold – especially across the Sahel. Insurgents in Mali seized the northern half of the country, another group carried out a violent seizure and hostage drama at a natural gas site in southern Algeria, and Boko Haram activists have carried out a series of bombing attacks across northern Nigeria. And, of course, there was the attack on the US Consulate buildings in Benghazi that led to the deaths of four American diplomatic personnel as well as the violent demonstrations against the US Embassy in Cairo, ostensibly over an anti-Islamic video.
All of this unanticipated violence has inevitably distracted the Obama administration from its larger grand strategy ambitions. Despite the vast reach of the American government, there is only so much intellectual energy and focus that can be brought to bear on foreign policy at any one time.
As part of its reorientation of the past several years, as the Obama administration has been increasingly interested in shifting away from a military “boots on the ground” strategy. In its place, it has placed much greater emphasis technological solutions and the so-called exercise of smart power. In military terms for the nations of that arc of instability that has increasingly meant things like drone surveillance and remotely piloted attack craft. These craft have provided enhanced capabilities to monitor movement and communications as well as allowed for carefully targeted attacks – but there has been an initially unanticipated cost. As the focus of taking the fight against militants from the air in the northern reaches of frontier Pakistan increased, the chances and occurrences of mistakes – fatal ones – also has increased. This has obviously generated a growing, deep tension between the US and Pakistan and the possibility that that state, too, comes unhinged.
In recent months, with the circumstances in North Africa and the Sahel now on the course they appear to be on, the US military has increased the use of drone surveillance craft there and it is now apparently gearing up for a base of operations in West Africa for broader, more comprehensive surveillance in the region. This is a signal of the increasing priority of dealing with Africa in the context of America’s anti-terrorism efforts.
Such an African base of operations would be a central part of a larger assembly of small airstrips already used for drone flights. While setting up this larger base is not yet finally and formally approved, according to media reports, the most likely location is in Niger – a sparsely settled nation that neighbours Mali, Nigeria, and Algeria, although some sources say there are other basing options such as Burkina Faso. Not surprisingly, the most current driver for such a base has been the French-led intervention in Mali in which the demand has been for better intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance of those disparate al-Qaeda franchise groups. As the New York Times reported recently, “A handful of unarmed Predator drones would carry out surveillance missions in the region and fill a desperate need for more detailed information on a range of regional threats, including militants in Mali and the unabated flow of fighters and weapons from Libya. American military commanders and intelligence analysts complain that such information has been sorely lacking.”
To people whose historical memories reach back to the 1960s, news like this probably gives them an involuntary shudder as they contemplate this apparent toe-in-the-water approach redux – a move that inevitably recalls America’s intensely unhappy experience of Vietnam – and most especially how it began and then escalated. Of course the circumstances are not the same, but the immediate fall back onto a military solution also recalls the adage about how the man who holds a hammer (or a military establishment) sees every problem as a nail to be hammered down. Even in Democratic administrations the impetus is there. Recall for example secretary of state Madeleine Albright’s famous remark to General Colin Powell during the Clinton administration regarding Powell’s presumed reluctance to push forward on military initiatives and solutions when she snapped at him, “What’s the point of you saving this superb military for, Colin, if we can’t use it?”
In reality, however, the chances of a major ramping up investment by the US in African security issues at this point remain quite low even as the risks are increasingly high. There are several reasons for this conclusion.
First is the budgetary issue. The US defence budget is already under great pressure to be cut back now that the country’s Iraq and Afghanistan adventures are finished and there are growing pressures within Congress to cut spending further – even without the Sword of Damocles of the fiscal cliff looming in immediate future – and even though the current overall size of the American defence budget still has powerful allies among Republican (and some Democratic) Congressmen.
Second, there is a visible sense of war weariness on the part of most Americans that will almost certainly preclude the build-up of a significant military presence in Africa much beyond today’s levels. There is a recognition that those open-ended commitments – such as promises “to pay any price, bear any burden”, or to carry forward a “global war on terror” – have almost inevitably led to vastly larger commitments than the ones originally contemplated by the people who gave the orders to go forward. Then, too, there is a sense that pressing national domestic issues are simply more important than sorting out who controls distant places like Mali – if such a sorting out is even possible.
There is also a sense that some of this burden belongs elsewhere – the British, the French, the Economic Community Of West African States (Ecowas), the African Union, or the United Nations, somewhere, anywhere else. The US can provide technical assistance, logistic support, material, but not very many of those boots on the ground in the deserts of the Sahel. This is the newest version of the post-global-war-on-terror-Vietnam-style allergy, following the longest continuous military involvement in American history, and one that resulted in an anomalous outcome.
For these circumstances, the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defence and confirmation of John Kerry as secretary of state are crucial. Uniquely for people in these two positions, both have had the up-close, worm’s eye view of modern warfare in the losing effort in Vietnam – and both are thoroughly suspicious of new open-ended military commitments. In fact, a key reason Barack Obama selected them is precisely because of their jaundiced view of the automatic slide towards direct military action and the sense of limits they will bring to their jobs. In fact, their appointments should strengthen vice president Joe Biden’s position against new military efforts, as was the case during the debate three years ago over where to go in Afghanistan. Despite the new circumstances of the Middle East and Sahel, the second Obama administration will almost certainly try to remain one that relentlessly tries to prioritise its foreign policy relationships and the tools it uses on these relationships – starting with China and the Far East, then moving on to the EU, and so on. However, the big caveat in all this the unpredictable moment from groups like the one that recently happened in Algeria.
In a recent article, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius examined the difficulties that dealing such groups may yet have on the Obama administration’s foreign policy hopes. As Ignatius wrote, “The Obama administration is working with its allies to frame a strategy to combat what might be called “al-Qaeda 2.0” — an evolving, morphing terrorist threat that lacks a coherent centre, but is causing growing trouble in chaotic, poorly governed areas such as Libya, Yemen, Syria and Mali.
Ignatius goes on to argue, “US officials liken this new problem to the spread of cancer cells: Al-Qaeda nodes emerge in diffuse places, feeding off local issues and grievances. These cells have only a loose, ideological connection with what remains of the core leadership in Pakistan, but they are stubborn and toxic. Striking at these local nodes — as the French are doing now in Mali — can disrupt the new terrorist cells. But analysts stress that there will be consequences: The cells may metastasise further, drawing new jihadists into the fight and potentially threatening targets in Europe and the United States… But the 2.0 version of the counterterrorism coalition is more complicated than the earlier effort launched by then-CIA director George Tenet.”
Key elements in complicating things for the US according to Ignatius include the fact that the intelligence functions of governments in countries like Egypt, Libya and Yemen are no longer as helpful as they once were, before the Arab Spring. “That’s a gain for democracy and human rights but a setback for counterterrorism efforts,” Ignatius says. Moreover, until these revolutionary changes, the previous plan was to build a regional coalition to block the spread of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). While the French movement in Mali has apparently halted AQIM’s movement, it may also lead to the provoking of “retaliatory attacks in the region and also, perhaps, against France and its Western allies. Mali may also become a magnet for jihadists, as happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.” And of course there is the continuing violence in Syria with all of its equally unpredictable outcomes.
Ignatius concludes, “The Obama administration also wants to avoid the rhetoric and entanglements of a global ‘war on terror’ this time around. ‘Our CT approach is to do things where possible through our partners, and not necessarily by ourselves,’ says one senior administration official. So long as the cancerous nodes of al-Qaeda don’t threaten the American homeland, US officials want to avoid using drone strikes or other such attacks. But as the local cells adapt and spread, al-Qaeda 2.0 will almost certainly move through the global bloodstream toward targets in the United States.”
In sum, looking forward, the Obama administration will try to keep its foreign policy course firmly focused on the big issues as it has defined them as being the ones crucial for the future of the country. Unknowable, unpredictable – and potentially tragic – local events in fragile states in the Sahel, Maghreb and the Middle East may well force a change in emphasis. And it will be an extraordinary show of will to hew to its chosen course for the longer term if a desperate hostage drama – or something much worse hits American society as a result of instability in those areas.
Should that happen, would the Obama administration be able to resist the national anger to return to an eschatological crusade against the kinds of people and nations of whom it would inevitably be charged are precisely the kind of people who can carry out such outrages? Or, in fact, would a US military response to some such event actually provoke yet further responses that pull the US that much further away from the international relationships the Obama administration says it wishes to nurture in the future? One day we may have to find out. DM
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Stigma is not new in the mental health arena, but it remains one of the biggest hurdles to treatment and care. It usually involves discrimination against or negative attitudes toward a person seeking help for mental health. Unlike social stigmas around hard-to-conceal characteristics like culture, religion, race, or gender, a mental health stigma can force someone to coil back into their cocoon.
The effect of stigma on mental health can be catastrophic, and, unfortunately, the stigma surrounding seeking mental health is still quite rampant. In fact, studies have found that stigma is one of the significant risk factors that contribute to poor mental health outcomes. Not only does it delay treatment, but it also reduces the entire likelihood that someone with mental health-related issues will seek or get adequate and appropriate care.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have reduced the stigma around seeking mental health help. Mental health experts like Alexa James, the National Alliance on Mental Illness CEO, are echoing this sentiment.
How the Pandemic Has Changed the State of Mental Health in Chicago
When COVID-19 hit, employers and companies responded to their employees and paid attention to their need for mental health help. This is something experts like Alexa James had never seen before in Chicago. Sometimes, it is difficult for people to digest what they’re going through, especially when technical terms like “depressive disorders” are thrown around. Many years ago, when a certain hospital wished to conduct research on “heart disease and depression” on the west side of Chicago, no one signed up for the study.
It wasn’t until researchers changed their language to “heart disease and stress” that they got the attention they needed. To measure the level of mental illnesses in Chicago, investigators are now looking at the rate of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse – all of which have been on the rise. They’ve also noted a marked increase in domestic problems and relationship challenges with adults, both of which are directly related to mental health.
Is the Mental Health Crisis Dire in Chicago? Are More People Seeking Help for Mental Health?
Many indicators show that the mental health crisis has become a significant issue in Chicago. For example, cases of mental health-related suicides are on a steep rise. Thankfully, amid the pandemic, more and more Chicagoans have been seeking help for mental health.
For instance, more beds at major mental health centers are occupied. The number of mental health-related urgent care visits has also skyrocketed during the pandemic. Another signal of an increased number of mental health care seekers is the rise in calls made to help hotlines.
Is There Any Demographic Group Bearing the Most Brunt of Mental Health Crisis?
From data aggregated across a variety of departments and agencies, it’s clear that the mental health crisis has affected many demographic groups, from children to older adults. However, numbers suggest that mental health issues are taking the most toll on younger adults. According to an NIH report cited by Time Magazine, 17 percent of young people aged between 18 and 25 reported at least one significant mental health incident like a depressive episode during the first year of the pandemic. Meanwhile, only 7 percent of adult Americans suffered from one or more depressive episodes.
Aside from age, other demographic factors are also drawing the line when it comes to mental health issues. In Chicago, for example, there are disturbingly high rates of suicides among nurses, which isn’t surprising given that front-line workers and healthcare providers faced the majority of stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ways Parents Can Support their Children and Young Adults amid the Mental Health Crisis
With more people seeking help for mental health during the pandemic, there are higher rates of boarding and hospitalizations for individuals with mental illnesses. This is especially seen in kids with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Luckily for Chicagoans, the Chicagoland area has numerous in-patient mental health facilities where they can seek treatment for their children and loved ones. There are also multiple helplines that can be used as clearinghouses for resources for people struggling with mental health.
Private practices are also making it easier for people to seek help for mental health as well. Take, for example, Geode Health’s upcoming Lakeview location ,which will soon offer both in-person and telehealth visits online.
There are many measures you can take to combat the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental health. First of all, it’s crucial to remember that you are not alone; many other Chicagoans are struggling with mental health challenges, too. Finding the proper support from organizations like NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) can also prove very helpful. You deserve the mental health treatment and care you need!

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At the EHS 2022 JCB will be showcasing the new range of ETECH machines.
JCB has chosen the Executive Hire Show as one of the very few tradeshows it will attend in Europe next year
JCB’s pioneering range of machines are 100% electric with zero emissions, zero compromise on performance and a lot less noise.
According to JCB, no other construction equipment manufacturer has more expertise in building electric machines, today.
In late 2020, JCB announced the expansion of its E-TECH range of zero-emissions vehicles. This included the launch of the company’s first electric Loadall telescopic handler, a new electric site dumper, as well as offering a fully glazed cab on the 19C-IE electric mini excavator. In addition, JCB has developed a new rapid Universal Charger that is compatible with current and future E-TECH electric machines.
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As the seasons transition and weather patterns fluctuate, many individuals find themselves grappling with the unsettling symptoms of allergies. From sneezing fits and itchy eyes to nasal congestion and fatigue, the impact of allergies extends far beyond mere discomfort, often interfering with daily routines and overall well-being. Yet, what many fail to realize is the profound influence that changes in the weather can exert on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions.
The intricate interplay between weather and allergies is a multifaceted phenomenon, shaped by a myriad of factors ranging from temperature and humidity to pollen counts and air quality. Understanding these dynamics can empower individuals to proactively manage their allergies and mitigate their impact on quality of life.
Pollen, the microscopic grains released by plants for reproduction, serves as a potent allergen for millions worldwide. Changes in weather patterns, particularly fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, can significantly impact pollen levels in the environment. Warm, dry, and windy conditions tend to foster higher concentrations of pollen in the air, exacerbating allergic symptoms for susceptible individuals.
As temperatures rise and fall with the changing seasons, so too do the dynamics of allergic reactions. Cold air can trigger symptoms such as nasal congestion and throat irritation, while warm, humid conditions create an ideal breeding ground for mold and dust mites, common allergens that thrive in moist environments.
Rain’s Dual Nature
While rainfall may provide temporary respite by washing away airborne allergens, it can also serve as a catalyst for their proliferation. Moisture-laden air can trigger the release of mold spores, exacerbating allergic symptoms for individuals sensitive to mold. Furthermore, heavy rainfall followed by subsequent warm weather can lead to a surge in pollen production, intensifying allergic reactions.
Winds of Change
Wind plays a pivotal role in dispersing pollen and other allergens over vast distances, exacerbating allergic symptoms for individuals across geographic regions. During windy weather, pollen grains can travel for miles, infiltrating indoor spaces and triggering allergic reactions even in individuals who may not typically experience allergies.
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Poor air quality resulting from pollutants such as vehicle emissions, industrial emissions, and airborne particles can exacerbate allergic symptoms and compromise respiratory health. Changes in weather patterns, including temperature inversions and stagnant air masses, can exacerbate the accumulation of pollutants, posing significant health risks for allergy sufferers.
The transition between seasons often heralds a surge in allergens, as blooming plants, grasses, and trees release pollen into the air. Spring and fall, in particular, are notorious for their high pollen counts, triggering allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. Understanding the seasonal patterns of allergens can empower individuals to implement preventive measures and manage their symptoms proactively.
Recognizing the intimate relationship between weather and allergies underscores the importance of personalized preventive strategies. Monitoring pollen forecasts, staying indoors during peak pollen hours, using air purifiers, and employing allergen-proof bedding can help minimize exposure to allergens and alleviate symptoms. Additionally, consulting with healthcare professionals to explore allergy medications and immunotherapy treatments can provide long-term relief and improve quality of life.
In conclusion, the impact of weather on allergies is a complex and dynamic phenomenon that necessitates proactive management and informed decision-making. By understanding the intricate interplay between weather patterns and allergic reactions, individuals can take proactive steps to minimize exposure to allergens, alleviate symptoms, and reclaim control over their health and well-being. As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of weather and allergies, let us remain vigilant, adaptable, and empowered in our quest for optimal health and vitality.


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Hybrid bikes, which combine features of both road and mountain bikes, have become increasingly popular in recent years. They are a versatile option for riders of all ages and abilities, and they can be used for a variety of purposes, including commuting, recreation, and fitness.
One of the most important factors to consider when choosing a hybrid bike is the type of brakes it has. Disc brakes and V-brakes are the two most common types of brakes found on hybrid bikes, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Disc brakes are the newer type of brake, and they are becoming increasingly popular on hybrid bikes. Disc brakes work by using a caliper to squeeze a disc that is attached to the wheel hub. This provides superior braking power, especially in wet or muddy conditions. Disc brakes are also less likely to fade over time, even after repeated use.
Advantages of disc brakes:• Superior braking power, especially in wet or muddy conditions
• Less likely to fade over time
• Easy to adjust and maintain
Disadvantages of disc brakes:• More expensive than V-brakes
• Heavier than V-brakes
• Can be more difficult to replace brake pads
V-brakes are the older type of brake, and they are still very common on hybrid bikes. V-brakes work by using a pair of arms to squeeze the rim of the wheel. V-brakes are less expensive and lighter than disc brakes, and they are also relatively easy to adjust and maintain.
Advantages of V-brakes:• Less expensive than disc brakes
• Lighter than disc brakes
• Easy to adjust and maintain
Disadvantages of V-brakes:• Less braking power than disc brakes, especially in wet or muddy conditions
• More likely to fade over time, especially after repeated use
Can damage the rims of the wheels
Which type of brake is right for you?
The best type of brake for you will depend on your individual needs and preferences. If you are looking for the best possible braking performance, especially in wet or muddy conditions, then disc brakes are the way to go. However, if you are on a budget or prefer a lighter bike, then V-brakes are a good option.
Things to consider when choosing a hybrid bike with brakes
In addition to the type of brake, there are a few other things to consider when choosing a hybrid bike with brakes:• Price: Disc brakes are typically more expensive than V-brakes.
• Weight: Disc brakes are typically heavier than V-brakes.
• Ease of maintenance: Both disc brakes and V-brakes are relatively easy to adjust and maintain, but disc brakes can be more difficult to replace brake pads.
• Compatibility: Make sure that the bike you choose is compatible with the type of brakes you want.
Hybrid bikes for boys with disc brakes
There are a number of hybrid bikes for boys that come with disc brakes. Some popular options include:• Leader SCOUT 26T
• Leader XTREME 26T IBC REAR SUSPENSION
• Leader TORFIN 26T WITH FRONT SUSPENSION & DUAL DISC BRAKE
• Leader FUSION 26T WITH FRONT SUSPENSION
The price of a hybrid bike with disc brakes will vary depending on the brand, model, and components. However, you can expect to pay at least $500 for a bike with disc brakes.
Leader Bicycles is a popular brand of hybrid bikes. Leader bikes are known for their high quality and affordable prices. Leader offers a variety of hybrid bikes for boys, including bikes with both disc brakes and V-brakes.
When choosing a hybrid bike for boys, it is important to consider the type of brakes that the bike has. Disc brakes offer superior braking performance, but they are more expensive and heavier than V-brakes. V-brakes are less expensive and lighter, but they offer less braking power than disc brakes. The best type of brake for you will depend on your individual needs and preferences.

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Hyderabad: Candle makers here are at their wits end to meet the expected surge in demand in Telangana following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to light candles, diyas or switch on mobile phone torches on Sunday evening, saying they would be hard pressed to cater to it due to the ongoing lockdown.
M Sujatha, promoter of Lucky Candle India, which specialies in making decorative and event-based candles, started getting calls from customers after the Prime Ministers speech on Friday morning. Modi urged people to switch off the lights at their homes and light up lamps, candles or mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 pm on April 5 to display the country's "collective resolve" to defeat coronavirus.
Telangana has been under lockdown since March 22. "There were no enquirers for candles during the past
fortnight due to the lockdown. We started getting calls for candles after the PMs speech today. We expect more calls tomorrow and the day after. However, we are not sure whether we will be able to meet the demand as production was suspendeddue to the lockdown.
Even to sell the existing stock we would request our customers to go for options like mobile torch or an oil lamp
for Sunday to avoid any mass gathering or movement of people on the roads just to pick up the candles, Sujatha told PTI. She further said traditional candle makers are shifting their focus to specilised products such as event or decorative specific candles, as there have been no power cuts in Telangana during the past three or four years.
Voicing similar views, Roshan Singh, proprietor of BR Jayesh Singh Enterprises said traditional candle sales are
dwindling as the power situation has improved. He said the sale of specialty lamps and candles were picking up.
Ramrao Ubela, a candle manufacturer, said he expects the demand to go up in the next 48 hours and he would sell
whatever stocks he has. "I will be able to supply whatever quantities if customers come and pick thestocks from my shop. I am not going out due to lockdown, Ubela said.
D Prabhakar Rao, Telangana State Transmission Corporation Chairman and Managing Director said there will be
a temporary dip of 700 MW in domestic consumption in Telangana if people switch off lights. he said the power utilities would lose revenue consequent to the loss of consumption.


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WAKE UP film spreads awareness about sex trafficking
On Tuesday, Newsstitched Media hit the red carpet for the Hollywood premiere of WAKE UP. Janet Craig uses the art of film making to spread awareness on the high rate of sex trafficking in our country based on true stories and experiences. In the movie, a quiet community is suddenly shaken when two women in foster care are targeted and taken by a sex trafficking ring. Wake up brings awareness to the cross section between foster care and trafficking which is significant because so many of our youth are vulnerable to being trafficked because of what brought them into the system.
The United States have some of the highest rates of trafficking in the world, with over 199,000 incidents occurring each year. Foster mother and producer Chelsea Wise believes that everyone can be a part of the solution with a little awareness and education. “This happens everywhere, and everybody can do something. Not everyone needs to be a foster mom, not everyone needs to be a movie producer, but everyone can do something” she expressed passionately.
The screening was sponsored by Raising Hope, a nonprofit organization that supports youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system. We spilled the tea with executive director Tammy Barnett and she expressed how important it is to recognize and understand what actually adds power to the industry. “Who do you want to be? A predator or a protector of children? It’s really something to think about because regardless of if you’re buying sex as a John or you're going to some sort of strip club or other adult film participation you are contributing to this industry.”
If you believe you may have information about a trafficking situation:
Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline at 1-888-373-7888: Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocates are available 24/7 to take reports of potential human trafficking.

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Sweeter than Candy—A Hunter’s Journal is an unabashedly sentimental look back at years of hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, and waterfowl, along with a celebration of the bonds between the hunter and his Labrador retrievers.
Sweeter than Candy takes the reader on a stroll across the prairies, woodlands, trout streams, and mountainsides of Montana and North Dakota. It’s a celebration of the outdoors as an integral part of a life well lived.
Published by Five Valleys Press, Missoula, Montana. 221 pages, softcover with black and white illustrations, $17.99. eBook $6.99.
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We can't say with any degree of certainty that AAXA's recently announced M1 "micro projector" truly is the brightness of the miniaturized bunch, but it's certainly brighter than the vast majority we've had the
displeasure of seeing ourselves. Most pico projectors pack between 8 and 12 lumens, and up until now, AAXA's own P2 was widely consider the best for using in partially lit rooms due to its 33 lumen rating. The M1 doubles up on that figure, bringing 66 lumens to the table along with a native SVGA (800 x 600) resolution, 1GB of onboard memory, an SD card reader and optional iPod, PSP and DVD cables. Said display is up for pre-order as we speak for $299, while the M1 Plus -- which supports VGA and composite AV inputs -- will set you back $359.


The funding will be used to pave the way for the commercial launch of Lucid's first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air, in 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced that it has executed a $1 billion investment agreement with Tesla rival Lucid Motors that will provide the funding needed to commercially launch Lucid’s first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air, in 2020.
The investment will be made through a special-purpose vehicle wholly owned by PIF, which will allow Lucid to complete the engineering, development and testing of the Lucid Air at the company’s facility in Arizona before it enters production and begins in global rollout in North America.
”By investing in the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market, PIF if gaining exposure to long-term growth opportunities, supporting innovation and technological development and driving revenue and sectoral diversification in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” a PIF spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that “PIF’s international investment strategy aims to strengthen PIF’s performance as an active contributor in the international economy, an investor of the future and the partner of choice for strong international investment opportunities.”
“Our investment in Lucid is a strong example of these objectives,” the spokesperson noted.
The deal is likely to be seen as a blow to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who previously said that PIF could help him fund a $72 billion deal to take his electric car maker private.
In a statement, the PIF said it and Lucid are working together to make a luxury electric car company, and that the two will work closely with one another to bring products to market at a time of significant changes in the automotive industry.
“The convergence of new technologies is reshaping the automobile, but the benefits have yet to be truly realised,” said Lucid chief technology officer Peter Rawlinson. “This is inhibiting the pace at which sustainable mobility and energy are adopted. At Lucid, we will demonstrate the full potential of the electric connected vehicle in order to push the industry forward.”
Over the last year, PIF has made a number of investments in renewables, utilities, recycling and energy efficiency services.
In October, for example, PIF announced that it was creating a national recycling company as part of its Saudi Vision 2030 plans.


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The Mandalorian may have found its star. Pedro Pascal is reportedly set to head up the original Star Wars TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Mandalorian is preparing to launch on Disney’s upcoming subscription-based streaming service, Disney+, next year.
Pascal is best known for his run on Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell. He also starred in Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Netflix’s Narcos.
Disney confirmed The Mandalorian with its first official image and some very high-profile names set to direct individual episodes. Those include Taika Waititi (Thor Ragnarok), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), and Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones). It will join another planned series that will bring back Diego Luna to reprise his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One.
The Mandalorian takes place after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi but before the new episodic films. It’s said to follow a lone gunfighter outrunning the law of the New Republic, after the legendary Mandalorians Jango and Boba Fett’s time has passed.
A film spin-off featuring the fan favorite character Boba Fett was said to be in the planning stages at Lucasfilm, but Solo: A Star Wars Story was a commercial disappointment and appears to have led the studio to reevaluate its plans. Disney head Bob Iger suggested that the sequels may have come “too much, too fast” and a shortly after reports circulated that the Boba Fett movie was officially put on hold. The Mandalorian still lets the studio tap one of its more iconic character designs, though.


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All major tax changes have followed public debates about tax fairness. Now we're having another one about how much to tax the rich.
Joseph J. Thorndike is a contributing editor at Tax Analysts and a columnist for Tax Notes magazine. His new book, "The Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR," will be published later this year by the Urban Institute Press.
There are actually two "how much" questions at play here. How much income does it take to be rich? And assuming you qualify, how much should you be forking over to the government every year?
Lots of politicians are prepared to answer these questions. President Obama, for instance, thinks anyone making more than $1 million a year should pay at least 30% in taxes (the so-called Buffett Rule, after billionaire investor and eager taxpayer Warren Buffett). More broadly, Obama would let the Bush tax cuts expire, pushing the top income tax rate to 39.6% from 35%.
Republicans tend to disagree with these proposals. Mitt Romney, for instance, would start by making all the Bush tax cuts permanent. He would then cut rates by another 20%, bringing the top rate to just 28%.
So who's right, Obama or Romney? Both. Or neither. Take your pick, because when it comes to taxing the rich, there is no single, objectively correct answer. You can talk all you want about asking rich people to pay "their fair share," but don't kid yourself: You're just trying turn private opinions into public policy.
On the other hand, don't be shy about those opinions, either. Historically, they've been crucial to the development of the federal tax system.
Until the Civil War, for instance, almost all federal revenue came from tariff duties on imported goods. But in 1861, complaints about these regressive taxes prompted lawmakers to create the first U.S. income tax. The new tax, they insisted, would make the revenue system more fair -- especially crucial in the midst of a civil war.
That first income tax disappeared in the 1870s, but four decades later, Congress brought it back during another argument about fiscal fairness. And this time, the levy stuck around.
The most important tax fairness debate of the last century took place during World War II, when lawmakers transformed the income tax from a rich man's burden to a middle class millstone. Desperate for "taxes to beat the Axis," lawmakers added millions of previously-exempt taxpayers to the rolls.
In doing so, they offered a bargain, of sorts. Middle-class Americans would be asked to shoulder much of the war's fiscal burden. But in return, rich Americans would be asked to also pay their "fair share," including higher rates on large incomes. (Related: Estate tax is forgotten fiscal cliff issue)
This wartime bargain remains largely intact some 60 years later. But here's the thing that drives conservatives crazy: The graduated rates at the center of this bargain are totally and utterly arbitrary.
Scottish economist J.R. McCullough made this point centuries ago: "The moment you abandon . . . the cardinal principle of exacting from all individuals the same proportion of their income or their property, you are at sea without rudder or compass, and there is no amount of injustice or folly you may not commit."
Modern conservatives tend to agree. "Establishing a graduated rate scale and setting the top marginal rate on that scale are inherently arbitrary tasks," Kip Hagopian wrote in a 2011 article for the Hoover Institution's Policy Review. Talking about anyone's fair share, he added, is an "invitation to abuse."
Perhaps. But Americans have been offering that invitation for decades. "Fair share" rhetoric has been a fixture of federal tax debate since at least the 1930s. And somehow -- or at least so far -- the nation has managed to survive.
That's probably because all tax systems, including our current one, are based on a variety of arbitrary opinions and intuitions. We rely on the political system to sort out these opinions in some reasonable fashion, avoiding "abuse" and approximating "fairness."
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The world is constantly changing and evolving, and it can be difficult to stay up-to-date on the latest global news. From political shifts to environmental disasters, there is always something new and important happening around the world. To help you stay informed, here is a look at some of the most important global news stories of the past few months.
One of the most important global news stories of the past few months is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has had a devastating impact on countries all over the world, resulting in economic disruption, social isolation, and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Governments have implemented various measures to try to contain the virus, including lockdowns, travel restrictions, and contact tracing. As the pandemic continues, it is important to stay informed on the latest developments.
Another major global news story is the ongoing civil unrest in the United States. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis sparked protests and demonstrations all over the country, calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism. The protests have also spread to other countries, with people around the world standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
In addition, the world is continuing to grapple with the effects of climate change. In the past few months, we’ve seen devastating wildfires in Australia, floods in India, and record-breaking temperatures in Europe. These events are a stark reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change, and the importance of implementing sustainable policies.
Finally, the world is also watching closely as the United States presidential election approaches. After a tumultuous four years under President Trump, the election is sure to be a closely-watched event. It is important to stay informed on the latest developments in the race, as the outcome will have a major impact on global politics and policy.
These are just a few of the major global news stories of the past few months. Staying informed on the latest developments is essential for understanding the world we live in and the challenges we face.

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Trailer used for concessions, ticket sales stolen from Wisconsin Heights High School
A trailer used for concessions and ticket sales was stolen in October from a parking lot at Wisconsin Heights High School.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said the theft happened on Oct. 23 from the school located just east of Mazomanie on Highway 14.
The white trailer has Pepsi lettering and logo on both sides, is 10 feet long by 6 feet wide by 7.5 feet high, with a door in the back and fold down sides.
Surveillance images showed the trailer being towed away by an older, dark-colored SUV.
Anyone with information about the missing trailer is asked to call Det. Steve Wegner at the Sheriff’s Office, 283-1506, or the tip line at 284-6900.


text: Distinct sensory processing (SP) subtypes in autism have been reported previously. This study sought to replicate the previous findings in an independent sample of thirty children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Model-based cluster analysis of parent-reported sensory functioning (measured using the Short Sensory Profile) confirmed the triad of sensory subtypes reported earlier. Subtypes were differentiated from each other based on degree of SP dysfunction, taste/smell sensitivity and vestibular/proprioceptive processing. Further elucidation of two of the subtypes was also achieved in this study. Children with a primary pattern of sensory-based inattention could be further described as sensory seekers or non-seekers. Children with a primary pattern of vestibular/proprioceptive dysfunction were also differentiated on movement and tactile sensitivity.


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Seoul, as one of Asia's rising global cities, has been a place where enormous changes in politics, industry, and culture have taken place over the last five decades.
This book explores the new urbanism in Seoul from the perspective of global political economy, focusing on the contexts in which the city has witnessed the transformation of its population structure, such as the rise of the global urban middle class and the city's increased nodal function in commodity chains.
The burgeoning signs of Seoul's status as a global city are discussed in terms of transnational tourism and the frequency of study abroad, the immigrant community, and cross-border cultural flows.
Examining the labour structures within the city, economic growth policy, the role of advanced information technology, and neoliberal urban development, the authors also examine the local response in the city to its emerging status.
A study of the development of the Korean capital and its deep embeddedness in the world economy, Seoul, Korea's Global City will appeal to scholars of sociology, geography and economics with interests in political economy, urban studies and Asian studies.


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Letter: Issue of nuclear weaponry isn’t political – it’s immoral
Nuclear threat is not an issue limited to two political parties, or even limited to certain countries. The threat nuclear weapons hold over society threatens the entire world and all of its inhabitants – people of the United States, Russia, China, everyone.
This isn’t simply political, the issue of nuclear weaponry is immoral. No weapon should exist, accessible to anyone, that could destroy entire cities or countries.
Politicians must work together to end this threat globally.
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Ghanaian gospel musician, Joyce Blessing and her estranged husband and former manager, Dave Joy have clashed in public over her social media accounts.
The couple who are having issues within their marriage had a back and forth conversation in an interview monitored by ghnewsonline.com on Neat FM’s ‘Entertainment Ghana’ program hosted by Ola Michael.
Joyce Blessing accused her publicist Julie Jay and her husband of changing passwords to her social media accounts without giving her access.
According to her, the publicist was posting on her pages without her consent and she called her husband to stop her from posting.
However, Dave Joy claimed Joyce Blessing has not had access to her social media pages for more than six (6) years—as everything was handled by management and the publicist.
He added that the management has to sanction the contents before it can be posted.
But Joyce Blessing interjected that he [Dave Joy] was lying. The musician indicated that her estranged husband also wrote to her YouTube publisher, Spice Africa not to handle anything to her after she had written to them that she was no longer under Dave Joy Productions.
When Dave Joy was asked how this matter could be resolved, he told the host that they have to sit down and settle things.
Dave Joy further stated that he has kids with the Ghanaian gospel musician so he will not do anything that would affect her.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Cows Being Slaughtered As Result of Drought
This article consists of an interview with a farmer in Missouri, which currently has the worst farmland in the country as a result of record drought. Dead grass means no food source for cattle, which means the farmer either has to buy hay or feed stock to keep the animals alive and well-fed, or they must be slaughtered prematurely. It's too bad that us in the Northeast can't somehow take the persistent rain we've been getting here (raining as I speak, and quite hard too) and give it to the Midwest.
What really pissed me off after reading this was the fact that buying livestock feed for animals is so damn expensive. Wanna know why it's so expensive? The main ingredient in livestock feed is corn. Since the drought, the market price of corn has gone up by 63 percent. As more corn is used for ethanol, that means less corn being used to go into livestock feed, which means that the cattle will go hungry and be slaughtered earlier.

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IONIA -- Sunday's B-93 Birthday Bash was canceled Saturday after weather forecasters determined nothing was going to stop the Grand River from rising another foot.
In fact, river levels were "rising like a rocket" on Saturday morning when event organizers began parking cars on the Ionia Fairgrounds, said Mark Walton, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids.
Walton oversees a sophisticated forecasting system that calculates how much West Michigan rivers will rise after a rainfall or snowmelt.
River levels had risen nearly four feet between 3:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the NWA's gauge at the fairground.
Ionia City Emergency Planner Doug DeVries referred questions about the decision to open Saturday's Birthday Bash to Public Safety Director David Bulling, who was not available for comment.
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"I can't stress enough how unusual it is for the Grand River in Ionia to rise that fast," Walton said Saturday evening, after B93 officials called off the second day of the free concert after cars became flooded and stuck.
The fairground parking areas are in a flood plain that usually fills during spring runoffs and snow melts, but the concentration of Thursday and Friday's thunderstorms defied the typical pattern, Walton said.
"Usually in Ionia, we're talking several days -- usually a foot a day," he said.
The decision to cancel today's Birthday Bash was sealed when the operators of the Webber Dam, upstream from Ionia, were forced to release some of the water building up behind their dam, Walton said.
Operators of the hydroelectric dam are required to release water at the rate it enters the lake that holds the river's flow, Walton said. That added flow guaranteed water would rise to nearly 18 feet Sunday, he said.
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Woodpecker can be modelled as a low-inertia hammer. It uses the angular momentum of its body, generated by contraction of its leg muscles, to accelerate its head towards the tree, which it is pecking. It appears to peck at a resonant frequency.
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The State-owned Digital Hub is considering allowing artists and cultural bodies to use existing derelict buildings on the site to help regenerate the area.
The hub, which is based on Thomas Street in the south-inner city area of Dublin, has a considerable number of buildings which are unoccupied and have fallen into disrepair.
The land on which the hub is located was bought by the State in 2001 from Guinness and covers 9½ acres.
Digital Hub property manager Ronan Tynan said they had put together a feasibility report on making the buildings habitable again as most of them have no heating, water, or lighting, although he admitted that providing even a basic level of services would be difficult.
“We are trying to get something together to get us to the next stage if parties are interested in using it, but there is a cost for even temporary use. We’ve got to see if it is feasible money wise.”
Only seven of the buildings on the sprawling site are currently occupied.
A design award has been given to two urban planners for one of the biggest derelict sites, which is adjacent to the Guinness brewery on Thomas Street.
The Dublin Space Invaders award was won by Seamus Donohoe and Thomas Bradley, two former UCD students, for a mixed-use development with a large digital wall at the centre of an open space on the site which will be a tourist attraction in itself and also a showcase for companies using it.
The award was sponsored by Dublin City Council and the Digital Hub and was designed to give young planners a chance to contribute ideas to the redevelopment of the site which will occur on a phased basis
Though home to Ireland’s biggest tourist attraction in the Guinness Storehouse, the Thomas Street area is very underdeveloped and there are very many derelict buildings in the area.
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The Census Bureau announced Thursday that most of the newborn babies in the United States belong to minority groups-- that is, minority births have now become the majority.
Minorities—including Hispanics, blacks, Asians and those of mixed race—accounted for 50.4 percent of all U.S. births during the 12-month period that ended last July, edging past non-Hispanic whites who made up 49.6 percent.
So, what does this mean?
What do you think are the implications of this change for America?
Will this mean we should now do away with the term "minorities?" for those historically underrepresented in numbers?
Even more importantly, should this shifting demographic change how the U.S. government addresses the unique needs and concerns of those historically classified as "underrepresented?"
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text: I have two rescued dogs about the same size, age and weight. First one I got almost three years ago when he was six months old. He's Boston/Sheltie mix and the smartest dog I ever had. Picture a Boston w/ a pointy nose. Second rescue came from a kill shelter in WVA. He's a purebred Dachshund weighing around 23 pounds. He's a great dog and well behaved. I walk them together every single day for over two miles. I used to have two leashes but now couple them together. My problem is every dog we meet and even almost every person they , especially the Boston, bark like little Cujos. ..snarling and pulling. BUT, when my husband takes the Boston and I take the Doxie, not a sound from either when they encounter another dog or person. What's up with that? Is is a pack mentality thing? I have never owned two dogs at one time before. It's annoying as heck.. for me and the people w/ dogs we encounter on our walks. They both go to the doggie park every week and are both fine with the dogs there.


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This recipe is a long series of trials and errors. The sauce and bread idea came from Paula Deen. The meatloaf itself is a recipe we found in the newspaper years ago. The final result is well worth a try.
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 lb ground pork or 1⁄2 lb sausage
- 2⁄3 cup dried breadcrumbs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup onion, minced
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 slices bread
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a bread pan and line with bread slices.
- Soak crumbs in milk for 5 minutes and stir in oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, eggs, and worcestershire.
- Add meat, carrot, onion, and mix well.
- Shape into loaf, place in pan, and flatten top.
- Mix sugar, mustard, and ketchup and pour half over loaf.
- Bake 30 minutes, brush with remaining sauce, and bake another 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit 15 or 20 minutes.
- Remove from pan, discard bread, slice and serve.
This was good but kinda fell apart. I think it may need some more breadcrumbs.
We make lots of meatloafs, so it's hard to wow us! This meatloaf was really good, but I would have liked the meat to have a more exciting flavor. I will make it again (I always have buttermilk needing using) but I will add a good slug of hot sauce and some chopped pickled jalepenos to the next one. The sitting in step 8 is really important-it made this slice like it was cold, but it was still beautifully moist and tender (and hot). I caramelised some onions, then made them into a gravy to serve with this and mashed potatoes.

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There was a fraud in the bank, where my 6Fd's were used to grant a third party loan, by making a memorandum of charge/lien. On banks scurtiny and forensic investigations conducted ny the bank my signatures on the memorandumwere found to be FORGED. The bank has made credited my A/c with the FD amount after a penalty for premature withdrawal.I had made an application to the PIO, through RTI for seeking information and documents relating to the Forged memorandum and the Forensic Report. But the PIO has refused my request using Sec 8(1)(e), (j) and (h) of RTI Act.
I find the PIO is misuing the provisions of the above mentioned sections. I find I am within my rights to claim information and documents, as the information and documents are related to my case (forgery of my signatures and uise of my Fd's to award a third pary claim).
The information to know the details of the company who has benefited by such a fictitious transcation is my right. I need to know all the documents which were submitted to avail this loan and to know if my signatures were used on any other documents.
It is very important to bring the perpetrators of the crime and the society at large and other banking fraternity should be aware of the modus operandi used in this crime

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