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D'Amelia Baker - Kënschtlernumm Cinder Well - ass eng amerikanesch Singer-Songwriterin. Hir musikalesch Ufäng sinn op den Albume vun der kalifornescher Anarcho-Folk-Band Blackbird Raum ze héieren. Fir hiren Interessi un traditioneller Musek ze verdéiwen ass si an Irland geplënnert, wou hire Solo-Folk-Projet Cinder Well gebuer ass. Ënner der Woch huet si am Ratelach zu Esch ee Concert gespillt. Den Nicolas Calmes huet hir nom Concert e puer Froe gestallt.

Studijā RSU lektors, analītikas un vadības grupas “PowerHouse Latvia” direktors Mārtiņš Vargulis un ārpolitikas pētnieks, politikas zinātnes doktors Mārtiņš Hiršs.

Zu Lëtzebuerg gëtt et ee Mangel u Plazen a Strukture fir Leit, déi geflücht sinn. Zesumme mat dem extrem iwwerlaaschte Wunnengsmaart feiert dat zu Situatiounen, datt Leit aus de staatleche Strukturen expulséiert ginn. Hir eenzeg ëffentlech Alternativ ass dann déi sougenannt Maison de retour – oder d’Wanteraktioun. Am Podcast erkläert d’María Elorza, wéi et zu dëser Situatioun komm ass a wéi se sech warscheinlech entwéckele wäert. Den Artikel, iwwert deen mir geschwat hunn: Politique d'asile : Signaux d'alerte.The post Wann den Dierwiechter an d'Flüchtlingsheem kënnt … first appeared on Radio ARA.

Intervention du Dimanche 9 mars 2025 de Djamel Djazouli à l'occasion du cycle ramadan 2025: Le Coran parole de vie. À l'occasion du mois de Ramadan 1446/2025, Conscience Soufie invite quelques femmes et hommes inspirés à témoigner de la façon dont ils furent saisis par le verbe coranique. Ils choisiront une thématique qui leur est chère et qu'ils ont envie de partager. Une parole lourde (thaqîl) capable de pulvériser les montagnes, voici comment le Coran se présente. Mais il est aussi descendu sur terre telle une pluie d'étoiles (tanjîman) par effet de la Miséricorde, et ne cesse de s'offrir aux cœurs sincères. Au fil de ces diverses rencontres, il ne s'agira pas d'exposer une exégèse savante, mais de faire état d'expériences transformatrices dans le face à face avec le sacré. « LA GROTTE, LA RETRAITE ET LE PHÉNOMÈNE CORANIQUE »: Depuis les débuts de l'islam (mais aussi au sein de toutes les traditions religieuses), des hommes ont ressenti le besoin d'aller se retirer dans des grottes pour méditer. Il en est de même pour Muhammad dans la grotte de Hirâ où il reçut les premiers versets du Coran. La question est alors : mais que se passe-t-il donc dans ces grottes ? Et quel rapport avec le phénomène coranique ? Et pourquoi pendant le mois de Ramadan ? Nous reviendrons sur le sens profond du terme « Coran » ainsi que sur l'histoire de la première révélation reçue par le Prophète sur le « Mont de lumière » afin de comprendre la symbolique qui se cache derrière la grotte et derrière la notion de retraite spirituelle en islam. Djamel Djazouli est enseignant en sciences islamiques, spécialisé dans la spiritualité musulmane et dans le lien entre « Langage coranique et Langue arabe ». Il a fait ses études à l'Institut méditerranéen d'étude musulmane (IMEM) à Marseille puis à l'Institut international de la pensée islamique (IIIT) à Paris. Il est actuellement enseignant en ligne et aumônier pour les hôpitaux de Marseille. Il est l'auteur de l'ouvrage « Conflit de couple dans le Coran, traitements et remèdes » aux éditions Maison d'Ennour. Plus d'info sur: https://consciencesoufie.com/

Studijā ārpolitikas pētnieks, politikas zinātnes doktors Mārtiņš Hiršs un Ģeopolitikas pētījumu centra direktors, RSU asociētais profesors Māris Andžāns.

D'Lambrini Girls sinn eng brittesch Punkband vu Brighton, déi sech duerch hir live Optrëtter en Numm gemaach hunn, éier si iwwerhaapt en Album verëffentlecht haten. Hir éischt Plack ass haart, politesch an och zimmlech witzeg. Virun allem mécht se onheemlech Spaass, seet d'Claire Barthelemy, wat eragelauschtert huet.

Mākslas muzejā "Rīgas Birža" 24. janvārī tika atklāta pasaulslavenā franču mākslinieka, konceptuālās mākslas pioniera Bernāra Venē darbu retrospekcija "Bernārs Venē. Glezniecība: no racionālā uz virtuālo. 1966-2024". Kā lai raksturo Bernāru Venē? Varētu sacīt, cilvēks – orķestris. Mākslinieks, kurš radoši izpaudies visdažādākajos medijos: glezniecība, zīmējums, tēlniecība, instalācija, skatuves dizains, horeogrāfija, kino, dzeja un arī mūzika. Daudziem Bernāra Venē vārds pirmkārt saistās ar vērienīgām monumentālām formām, ar Beļģijā atklāto vides objektu – 250 tonnas smago un 60 metrus augsto "Arc Majeur", kas joprojām ir augstākais vides mākslas darbs publiskajā telpā. Bernāra Venē veidotais 18 metrus augstais tērauda objekts – veltījums olimpiskajai lāpai – ir vienīgais publiskais mākslas darbs, kas tika radīts speciāli 2024. gada vasaras Olimpiskajām spēlēm Parīzē. Venē ir bijis viens no nedaudzajiem mākslas milžiem, kurš uzaicināts rīkot izstādi Versaļas pilī. Viņa  darbi skatāmi vairāk nekā 70 pasaules muzejos, tai skaitā Modernās mākslas un Gugenheima muzejos Ņujorkā, Hiršhorna muzejā un skulptūru dārzā Vašingtonā, Pompidū centrā Parīzē un vēl daudzviet citur, kā arī pasaules vadošajās izstāžu zālēs, galerijās un laikmetīgās mākslas kolekcijās. Izstādi Mākslas muzejā “Rīgas Birža” producē kultūras portāls Arterritory.com sadarbībā ar Bernāra Venē studiju un Latvijas Nacionālo mākslas muzeju. Kuratores ir Una Meistere un Daiga Rudzāte, bet projekta vadītāja – Vita Birzaka. Dienu pirms izstādes atklāšanas Mākslas muzejā "Rīgas Birža" Inta Zēgnere tikās ar Bernāru Venē. Mums ir liels gods satikt jūs šeit Rīgā un iepazīt jūsu izstādi. Kādas ir jūsu attiecības ar Rīgu? Biju Rīgā pirms kādiem pieciem, sešiem gadiem, kad mana sieva Diāna bija šurp atvedusi mākslinieku rotu kolekcijas izstādi, kurā bija skatāmi Pikaso, Maksa Ernsta, Hansa Arpa, Džakometi, Fontanas, Džefa Kūnsa un vēl citu autoru darbi. Tā ir kolekcija, kas ceļo pa visu pasauli un tagad aprīlī būs skatāma Floridā, Nortona muzejā. Bet tad, kad bija izstāde Rīgā, arī es, protams, ierados uz atklāšanu. Tā pirmo reizi arī ieraudzīju Rīgu. Un tobrīd izlēmāt, ka vēlētos šeit parādīt savus darbus? Ne gluži tā. Una Meistere, kas ir brīnišķīgs cilvēks un ar kuru mums vienmēr ir ļoti jaukas attiecības, reiz pēkšņi vaicāja: "Bernār, kā būtu, ja kādreiz Rīgā muzejā tu izveidotu izstādi? Teicu, ka labprāt to vēlētos, jo man patīk komunicēt. Man tas ir ļoti svarīgi. Man patiešām daudz svarīgāk ir runāt par mākslu nekā pārdot mākslas darbus un tikai pelnīt naudu. Protams, tā palīdz jums turpināt un darīt lielas lietas Taču patiesībā tieši komunikācija ir mākslas būtība, lai mainītu cilvēku  uztveres jūtīgumu, palīdzētu  viņiem saprast, ka ir arī citi veidi, kā domāt par mākslu. Tā šī iespēja rīkot izstādi Rīgā radās, un esmu ļoti priecīgs, ka varu savus darbus šeit parādīt. Uzreiz no lidostas devāties uz muzeju, lai redzētu, kā izskatās ekspozīcija. Vai esat apmierināts ar to, kā jūsu darbi "jūtas" šeit, šajā muzejā, šajā zālē, kā tie veido dialogu ar telpu? Vispār ir ļoti grūti eksponēt laikmetīgo mākslu šādā vidē, kas ir tik piesātināta, tik pašpietiekama. It īpaši, ja tie ir ļoti vienkārši, konceptuāli darbi. Bet tas, kā tas ir paveikts, patiešām ir izdevies ļoti labi. Par laimi manas gleznas ir lielas un uzreiz "piesaka sevi", piesaista uzmanību. Ja tie būtu mazi darbi, tad apkārtējais būtu nedaudz traucējošs. Taču šajā gadījumā esmu pilnībā apmierināts, arī ar darbu izlasi. Man šobrīd notiek vērienīga izstāde Ķīnā, kur skatāmi 180 darbi, un šovasar būs izstāde Francijas dienvidos, Pikaso muzejā Antibā. Izstāde, kas skatāma šobrīd Rīgā, pēc tam ceļos uz turieni. Mēs runājām par dialogu starp telpu un jūsu darbiem. Vide, kur skatāmi jūsu darbi, ir ļoti dažāda. Atceros fantastisko izstādi Versaļā, pie Versaļas pils  vai, piemēram, vides objektus Vandomas laukumā Parīzē. Savukārt pagājušajā gadā Venēcijas biennāles laikā Venēcijas Nacionālajā bibliotēkā bija skatāmi jūsu agrīnie darbi, tai skaitā arī slavenā instalācija "Ogļu kaudze" un gleznojumi ar darvu. Esmu paveicis tik daudz pēdējo 65 gadu laikā. Jā, izstāde Ķīnā ir veltīta maniem 65 darba gadiem, un tur manā rīcībā ir 10 000 kvadrātmetru, lai darbus parādītu. Bet patiesībā tas, ko minējāt, runājot par Venēciju, ir ļoti labs piemērs, kā darbiem izdzīvot pašpietiekamā vidē. Venēcijas Nacionālā bibliotēka nav baltais kubs, tur ir krietni jāpiestrādā, sadarbojoties ar vidi, un bija interesanti "sacensties" vienā telpā ar Ticiānu, Tintoreto un Veronēzi - šiem lielajiem puišiem. Tas bija diezgan biedējoši, bet izdevās. Tas labi izdevās. Bija  vienkārši jāveido sienas un jāciena citu mākslinieku darbs. Lai tavs darbs nepazustu, tam ir jābūt pietiekami spēcīgam un iespaidīgam. Jūs pieminējāt Versaļu. Versaļa arī bija liels izaicinājums, jo ļoti maz mākslinieku spēj eksponēt savus darbus pie Versaļas pils. Tāpēc nolēmu izveidot milzīgas skulptūras no arkām, kas ir apmēram 25 metrus augstas, un tas izdevās labi. Tas vienmēr ir izaicinājums, ja jums ir darīšana ar ainavu vai arī ar greznu telpu muzejā. Bet atgriezīsimies pie izstādes muzejā "Rīgas birža" un jūsu retrospekcijas, kas aptver laikaposmu no 1966. līdz 2024. gadam. Tā ļauj palūkoties uz visu padarīto it kā no attāluma, ieraudzīt paveikto. Vai jums pašam ir interesanti paskatīties atpakaļ uz pirmsākumiem? Lielāko daļu sava laika pavadu, skatoties uz priekšu, jo ir tik daudz  jārada. Es labi apzinos, ko esmu paveicis. Kas padarīts, tas padarīts, bet man jāsteidzas vēl tik daudz ko paveikt. Tajā pašā laikā, jā, ir interesanti parādīt, kā šis darbs ir attīstījies. Daudziem to skatīt ir ļoti mulsinoši, joo viņi pazīst mani kā tēlnieku, tad viņi redz gleznas, tad cita veida gleznas, piemēram, tās, kas gleznotas ar darvu. Tad viņi ierauga šo reljefos darbus uz kartona... Viņi pastāvīgi redz citas lietas, un tas mulsina. Retrospekcijas ir ļoti vērtīgas, jo varat parādīt darba evolūciju, bet pati koncepcija man gandrīz nav mainījusies. Ziniet, mana māksla ir tā, ko mēs saucam par pašreferenci, kas nozīmē, ka darbs runā tikai par sevi, ka tam nav atsauces uz apkārtējo pasauli. Nav atsauces uz maniem filosofiskajiem vai reliģiskajiem uzskatiem. Nē, es runāju par mākslu, konkrēti par mākslu. Tas ir tāpat kā matemātiķim. Kad viņš nodarbojas ar matemātiku, viņš nerunā par kaut ko citu. Viņš runā par matemātiku un veic pētījumus  tieši šajā jomā. Kad es radu mākslu, tas ir tas pats. Izstādē mēs redzam manus matemātiskos pirmsākumus ar šo tik ļoti svarīgu diagrammu no 1966. gada. Tas bija laiks, kad pārtraucu nodarboties ar mākslu, bet pēc tam atkal atsāku ar jaunām idejām, jaunu potenciālu, interesantām lietām. Varam redzēt šo radošo evolūciju, kas joprojām turpinās. Bet kas ir interesanti, un es ļoti vēlos to akcentēt - tās ir pēdējās četras gleznas, kas skatāmas izstādē, un kas radītas, izmantojot ģeneratīvo mākslu. Tas ir pārsteidzoši, ka mākslinieks var dot norādījumus datoram, un dators, šī mašīna, var radīt mākslas darbu. Šo darbu pamatā ir sarežģīta datorprogrammēšana, algoritmu ģenerētu tēlu digitālas gleznas. Bet ziniet, es gāju vēl tālāk par to. Es jums pastāstīšu, ko darīju, sadarbojotoies ar  Perrotin galeriju Parīzē. Veidojot šos darbus, devu norādes datorspeciālistam-programmētājam, lai tiktu radīti dažādi leņķi, norādīju, kādām ir jābūt proporcijām un lielumam. Tad viņš vaicāja - kāda krāsā? Atbildēju - visas  krāsas ir iespējamas. Labi, cik daudz jūs vēlaties? Un es teicu, ka no 20 līdz 60. Tātad mašīna pati vēlāk izlems. Un kāda būs to kustība plaknē? Ak, tai ir jākrīt no ekrāna augšas uzleju un jānokrīt tādā konfigurācijā, kā dators to izlems. Tātad devu šos norādījumus, un, kā redzat, es nepateicu, kā visam jāizskatās un kādu krāsu izvēlēties. Tad programmētājs nospieda pogu un iznāca desmit gatavi attēli, kurus es pat neapskatīju. Tie tika nosūtīti uz Francijas dienvidiem, kur tika nokopēti uz kanvas. Tā bija mašīna, kas to paveica, izmantojot konkrētas krāsas tinti un tā tālāk. Tad darbi tika ierāmēti, nosūtīti Perrotin galerijai Parīzē. Notika izstādes atklāšana, es negāju uz to. Pēc tam gleznas tika pārdotas. Es tās neredzēju un nekad arī neredzēšu. Tāds ir mans sapnis, mans mērķis. Varbūt kādreiz es kādu no tām arī ieraudzīšu, ja kāds no kolekcionāriem, kas nopirka, mani uzaicinās vakariņās un tur es to pēkšņi ieraudzīšu un varēšu teikt: "Ak, cik interesanti. Mana glezna, ko es nekad dzīvē neesmu redzējis". Un tas, ko saku, ir ļoti nopietni. Runa ir par idejām, par to, ka vēlamies parādīt, kāda var būt māksla. Mēs zinām, kas līdz šim ir bijusi māksla, taču robežas ir bezgalīgas. Un šeit es to parādu, vadoties no oriģinālās koncepcijas, jo es esmu tās radītājs. Šo darbu neesmu gleznojis ar roku, bet tas tiešām ir mans darbs, jo tā ir mana koncepcija. Ziniet, Rafaelam savulaik, kad viņš gleznoja Vatikānā, bija 300 palīgu. Viņam bija daži, kas gleznoja debesis, daži kolonnas, un tā tālāk. Tātad, tas nebija tikai Rafaela rokas pieskāriens. Mikelandželo ir teicis: "Non fa l'arte col la mano, ma col cervello". Mēs neradām mākslu ar roku, mēs to radām ar smadzenēm". Vēlos paplašināt šīs uztveres galējās robežas. Man ir koncepcija, es to attīstu un turpinu šo izpēti. Es neteikšu -  ak, neviens to nesapratīs, ak, kā tas izskatīsies? Nē. Man tas ir jādara, un es to daru. Un, lūk, šī ir otrā reize, kad izstādu šos darbus un divus no tiem, kas tagad ir skatāmi Rīgā, pats līdz šim nebiju redzējis. Es tos redzēju vienīgi ekrānā, bet nebiju redzējis tos pabeigtus, jo mans palīgs to darīja, kamēr biju Ķīnā. Pēdējie darbi ir loģisks turpinājums tam, ko esat darījis jau agrāk, tikai tagad izmantojot citus rīkus, piemēram, datorprogrammu? Tieši tā. Gleznās no 60. gadiem jūs redzat šo matemātisko pieeju. Es izvēlējos matemātiskas formulas no zinātniskām grāmatām to oriģinalitātes dēļ, jo šie darbi nemaz neizskatās pēc mākslas. Ja es nodarbojos ar mākslu, kas izskatās pēc mākslas, tā nemaz nav māksla, tā ir tikai apmierinātība ar sevi, kopējot to, kas paveikts, un nav nekādas piepūles manām smadzenēm. Īsti mākslinieki kā Sezāns, Pikaso, Matiss - viņiem nodarbošanās ar mākslu bija ciešanas, jo, to darot, viņi gribēja izmainīt mākslas vēsturi. Arī es esmu kā matemātiķis, kurš diendienā strādā pie vienādojumiem, mēģinot pārvarēt sevi un pārsniegt robežas tam, kā cilvēki ir domājuši pirms jums. Tad, kad mākslinieks nāk ar jaunu koncepciju, ar kaut ko pilnīgi oriģinālu, viņš nāk ar ko tādu, par ko cilvēce pirms viņa nekad nav domājusi? Ziniet, ir viegli darīt lietas, kā tas ir darīts tradicionāli 2000 gadus, bet, ja runājam par radīšanu, mēs runājam par koncepta maiņu, tāpēc tas tiešām ir ļoti, ļoti nopietni. Ja matemātiskās gleznas tika ņemtas  no grāmatām, tad izmantojot algoritmus es dodu norādījumus, un saņemu to, ko jūs redzat. Cilvēki vienmēr runā par interpretāciju. Jūs skatāties uz mākslas darbiem un  sakāt - ko tad tas nozīmē? Kāds ir stāsts? Gleznai vai skulptūrai ir stāsts, tā runā nevis pati par sevi, bet par kaut ko citu. Taču kopš  1910., 1912. gada tādi cilvēki kā Kandinskis, Delonē, Pikabija un citi sāka ieviest abstrakciju. Visbeidzot, pateicoties abstraktajai mākslai, mūsu priekšā bija glezna, kas attēloja sevi, un tikai sevi nevis pasauli ārpus tās. Arī es esmu uz šī pašreferences ceļa. Tāpēc, kad eksponēju leņķi, cilvēki varētu domāt, ka tās, piemēram, ir kā šķēres, jo cilvēki vienmēr vēlas atrast kādu analoģiju, meklē asociācijas, nevis saka - jā, tas ir leņķis. Viņi meklē ko citu. Tāpēc es precīzi norādu, cik grādu ir šim leņķim, lai viņi zinātu, ka tas ir 40 grādu leņķis un nekas cits. Plašāk - audioierakstā.

Kas tas par baletdejotāju, kas griež melnas piruetes? Šo un citas pagājušā gada ģimeņu sagudrotās mīklas Greizajos ratos min Liepājas aktrišu folkloras kopas "Atštaukas" dalībnieces Ināra Kalnarāja, Vija Āboliņa, Dace Liepa un Marita Lūriņa-Štelmakere. Ģimeņu mīklas uzdod: Eduards Jānis Pauga, Alīna Arāja, Ulla Kļaviņa, Miķelis Sīpols, Jukka Emīls Hiršs, Marta Bičuka, Šarlote Šmite, Agnis Bušs, Keitija Bārbale, Madara Mazapša, Anna Sirmais, Kate Andersone, Ieva Zvonkus, Adele Avota un Anda Albuže.

Kas saista ieroci ar mākslu? Šo Birutas Pāvilsones mīklu un pārējās 2024.gada otrā pusgada asprātīgākās mīklas, kuras izvirzījušas ģimenes, viesojoties Greizajos ratos, min grāmatas "Antigones likums" radošā komanda: Jolanta Treile ar mazmeitu Lieni (7 gadi), Agnese Zeltiņa ar dēlu Teodoru (11 gadi) un Kristīne Matīsa. Asprātīgākās mīklas uzdod: Pēteris Jākobsons, Jukka Emīls Hiršs, Kornēlija Šlāpina, Eugēnija Audare, Agnis Mārtiņš Bērziņš, Kintija Barloti, Biruta Pāvilsone, Daina Kudiņa, Madara Mazapša, Ulla Kļaviņa, Rainers Ērmalis un Patriks Tabaks.

Autobús cae más de 8 metros en Tlalnepantla Noticias con Hirám HurtadoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ziedošie zobeni rudenī. Šo Dainas Kudiņas mīklu un citas klausītāju atsūtītās rudenīgās mīklas Greizajos ratos min Bahšteinu ģimene no Salaspils: mamma Signe, tētis Raivis un bērni: Roze (11 gadi), Raivo (9 gadi) un Rota (6 gadi). Rudens mīklas uzdod: Miķelis Sīpols, Ulla Kļaviņa, Mudīte Reinholde, Laima Buķe, Rasa Sofija Grimma, Artjoms Popovs, Šarlote Šmite, Jukka Emīls Hiršs, Kate Andersone, Edijs Matroničevs, Uldis Stupelis, Ausma Balode, Daina Kudiņa, Biruta Pāvilsone, Vineta Saulite, Eduards Geža, Marija Šmite un Haralds Pauniņš.

Studijā ārpolitikas pētnieks, politikas zinātnes doktors Mārtiņš Hiršs un politologs, LU Ekonomikas un sociālo zinātņu fakultātes pasniedzējs Andis Kudors.

Sīvā cīņa starp Donaldu Trampu un Kamalu Harisu ietekmējusi arī sabiedrību – tā sadalījusies republikāņos un demokrātos. Brīdī, kad visa pasaule zemajā startā gaida Amerikas Savienoto valstu prezidenta vēlēšanas un to gala iznākumu, raidījumā Globālais latvietis. 21. gadsimts skaidrojam, ar kādām sajūtām šo notikumu gaida Amerikas latvieši - cik brīvi latvieši viņpus okeānam runā par savām izvēlēm un ko nozīmē prezidenta vēlēšanas diasporai? Raidījumā uzklausām Amerikas latviešu viedokļus un sarunājamies ar ekspertiem. Analizē Latvijas Universitātes Politikas zinātnes nodaļas profesore Žaneta Ozoliņa un ārpolitikas pētnieks Mārtiņš Hiršs, kurš ASV pavadījis studiju gadus.

Déi franséisch Journaliste Stéphane Jourdain a Guillaume Daudin relativéieren de Mythos vum moderne Papp, dee sech neierdéngs ëm d'Kanner géif bekëmmeren. Hir vum Lëtzebuerger Zeechner Antoine Grimée illustréiert BD "L'Arnaque des nouveaux pères. Enquête sur une révolution manquée" (Glénat) huet de Michel Delage gelies.

Lookn, we’re really behind. Please enjoy this crazy sound collage featuring a futch study of the Korn show in New Jesery, a search for the Carousel Killer at a trash bridge punk show, and an interview with THE Crackhead Barney. For more pics of these beautiful nights check out this recent SCENE and HIR’D post. … Continue reading "DISPATCH – Carousel Killer Investigation Log"

Club reviews HiR, Fastball Concert, Hairdo's and don'ts, TQL real meaning, Double Game week 4 ever, and less!! Get stuck in!#Crew96 #FastballTheBand #SoccerballTheSport Check links below:  Pursuit: @pursuityourself Hanif Abdurraqib: @NifMuhammad Bird: https://twitter.com/President_Birb https://ahernandezart.com/ Supporter Supply: https://www.supportersupply.co/  Code for free delivery:  upper90boyz (that's boys with a Z) Minnows: https://linktr.ee/minnows https://sirkbook.com/ https://nordecke.com/ Podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and all podcast apps. Now on YouTube, with video, and the faces!  Not seeing us somewhere? Email us Check us out on our Social Media Platforms and feel free to email us! We're totally literate and will 100% read anything you send, promise. Songs by Nick Tolford and Company https://ntac.bandcamp.com/track/boys-night-out SIGN UP TO BE PART OF THE NORDECKE!  Here - https://nordecke.com/ Become part of the Discord family:  https://discord.gg/crew96 Subscribe to our channel for more soccer content: -Email us:  podcast@upper90club.com -Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Upper90ClubPod -Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/upper90clubpod -Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upper90clubpod/ -Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upper-90-club/id1647214221 -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1xnYAtnQ8tThdn5JWX6c24 -Linktree: https://linktr.ee/upper90clubpod #VamosColumbus | #Crew96 | #Upper90Club | #R96TS #SoccerPodcast #Podcast #ColumbusCrewPodcast

Oum Shatt sin eng Post-Punk Band vu Berlin, gi vu laut.de mat Talking Heads a Franz Ferdinand an een Dëppe geheit. Hiren Numm hunn si sech bei enger Plaz an der tunesescher Wüüst geholl, an domat gläichzäiteg d'Oum Kalthoum referenzéiert, déi grouss ägyptesch Sängerin, dei nieft anerer mëttel-ëstlecher an arabescher Musek schonns laang beim Frontmann Thomas Poppe an dem Batteur Chris Imler um Plackenteller läit. Hir zweet Plack koum éischter dëst Joer eraus an heescht “Opt Out”. Mat deem Programm sinn si den Owend an de Rotonden am Kader vum Congés annulés-Festival z'erliewen. De Jonas an de Chris hunn sech ënnerwee op enger Autobunnraststätt Zäit geholl, dem Marc Clement am Virfeld vum Concert den Owend iwwert déi nei Plack, an hir Musek, z'erzielen.

This week, writers John Berendt and Taylor Mac discuss the Goodman Theatre's world-premiere stage musical adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Berendt is the author of the original book the musical is based on, and Mac wrote the book for the adaptation. Learn more about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Musical, here. This conversation originally took place July 8, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME More about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Musical Southern charm is bountiful in Savannah, Georgia. But behind polite smiles, the eccentric residents are filled with secrets and motives. When wealthy antiques dealer Jim Williams is accused of murder, the sensational trial uncovers hidden truths and exposes the fine line between good and evil—which sparks Lady Chablis and other Savannahians to change the city forever. The world-premiere stage musical adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil—John Berendt's 1994 blockbuster non-fiction book, a Pulitzer-Prize finalist that was on the New York Times Best-Seller list for 216 weeks—is realized at Goodman Theatre by creators MacArthur “Genius” Grantee Taylor Mac (book), Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (music and lyrics) with choreography by Tanya Birl-Torres. Tony Award winner Rob Ashford directs a cast led by Tony- and Grammy-Award winning actor J. Harrison Ghee as The Lady Chablis; Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt as Jim Williams; and Olivier Award nominee Sierra Boggess as Emma Dawes. JOHN BERENDT was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He attended Harvard, where he majored in English and wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. Upon graduation he was hired by Esquire magazine—first as an editor, then as a monthly columnist. Later, he became the editor of New York Magazine. It was during a trip to the South in the mid-1980s that he discovered Savannah—a cloistered, inward-looking garden city that basked on the Georgia coast, reveling in its own peculiarities and giving not a thought to the outside world. He was enchanted and began writing about the city and its people in what would eventually become the non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. TAYLOR MAC is a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, a Tony Award Nominee (for Best Play), and the recipient of the Kennedy Prize (with Matt Ray), the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim, a Drama League Award, a NY Drama Critics Circle Award, two Obie's, two Bessies, and the first American to receive the International Ibsen Award. Mac is the author of Joy and Pandemic (Huntington Theater); The Hang (with Matt Ray); Gary, A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; A 24-Decade History of Popular Music; Hir; The Fre, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, The Lily's Revenge; The Young Ladies Of; and The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac. The documentary Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music recently premiered on HBO to critical acclaim.

Visiem ir, bet katram savādāka. Šo Paulas Moskvinas mīklu un citas mīklas, kuras sagudrojušas ģimenes, kas viesojušās 2024.gadā raidījumā Greizie rati, min trīs J.Lūsēna un M.Zālītes rokoperas "Sfinksa" aktieri - Zane Lazdiņa, Voldemārs Rode un Patriks Tabaks. Ģimeņu mīklu kategorijā izvirzītas mīklas, kuras sacerējuši: Ernests Grīnfelds, Kerija Stupele, Gabriela Marta Prikule, Rūta Sila, Īve Zīlniece, Edijs Matroničevs, Ieva Brūniņa, Zelma Kundrāta, Ausma Čavarte, Lilita Jansone, Lilija Geža, Astrīda Oļševska, Valters Reiznieks, Lūkass Kugrēns, Paula Moskvina, Eva Kukaine un Jukka Emīls Hiršs.  

Son sá um Villa á Villa park. Tvær gullsendingar bakvarðarins Ben skiluðu þremur stigum. Man Utd með sigur og jafntefli í stórleiknum á Anfield. Semenyo frábær á Vitality vellinum. Hver fær rauða spjaldið? Kóngurinn og Hirðfíflið á sínum stað.

Hire schmassege Post-Punk huet sech iwwert d'Jore berouegt a beräichert, net awer hir sozialkritesch Impulser, déi Post-Brexit-England, an der Welt, de Spigel virhalen. Hir fënneft Plack “Tangq” ass elo grad emol ee Mount al. Geleeënheet fir de Marc Clement an de Jeff Schinker, virum Concert an dës Plack eranzelauschteren.

FORO VIRTUAL 307“Innovación en Financiamiento Inmobiliario para tí"Acompaña a Tony Hánna en este foro 307.Bienvenidos al foro virtual "Innovación en Financiamiento Inmobiliario para ti". Únete a la conversación sobre las últimas tendencias y estrategias en el mundo de los tiburones inmobiliarios con la destacada participación de Gerardo Gómez Mendizábal, Director Comercial de HIR casa. Explora nuevas perspectivas, comparte experiencias y descubre las claves para maximizar tus oportunidades en el fascinante universo del financiamiento inmobiliario. ¡Conéctate y sumérgete en la innovación con los expertos!

From The Standard Theatre Podcast Nancy and the Nicks review Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes's production of The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter Theatre. To hear the full episode, which includes their interview with Felicity Huffman for Hir, click this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Studijā ārpolitikas pētnieks, politikas zinātnes doktors Mārtiņš Hiršs un Vācijas Māršala fonda Ziemeļu novirziena vadītāja, drošības politikas pētniece Kristīne Bērziņa.

This special cut is taken from The Standard Theatre Podcast, our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis meets former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman to discuss her role in Hir at the Park Theatre. To hear the full episode click this link, or search for The Standard Theatre Podcast.For all the latest news head to standard.co.uk, or pick up a paper! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

D'Marcy ass eng engagéiert Musikerin. Hir éischt Lidder waren eng Trilogie iwwer Gewalt a Bezéiungen, a mat "Aus dem Haus" huet si beim RTL-Projet “eis Stemmen” iwwer Wunnengsnout geschriwwen. Mëttlerweil ass si ganz lass, a sicht no hirem Stil: méi rockeg soll et an Zukunft zougoen. Tëschenduerch awer dëst: mam Rapper Skuto, séngem Wiener Songwriterkolleeg Nick Ryan an dem Produzent Suki koum kierzlech d'Single “Steuerrad” eraus. De Marc Clement huet d'Marcy an de Skuto un der Strëpp, fir der Kollaboratioun op de Grond ze goen.

Our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis meets former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman to discuss her role in Hir at the Park Theatre.They also discuss:-Why she chose a play at one of London's smallest theatres-Her early career, Desperate Housewives, and studying at RADA-Living in London again, how the city has changed since Huffman's twenties, spotting celebrities-What she hopes audiences will think after seeing Hir-Will Huffman ever play a character audiences don't hate?Nancy and the Nicks review Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes's production of The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter Theatre, plus Nick Curtis tells us what he made of Kafka's Metamorphosis at the Lyric Hammersmith.In the news: John Cleese adapts Fawlty Towers for West End stage debut this spring, Tom Holland to star in Jamie Lloyd's Romeo & Juliet, Cara Delevingne to take on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and the West End shows you shouldn't see this Valentine's Day.Get in touch with us at theatrepod@standard.co.uk .California Act 2-3 Transition 3 Composed by Nick Powell. (Composer, Sound Designer and co-arranger) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Á fyrstu árum sjötta áratug tuttugustu aldarinnar voru fá tækifæri fyrir unga menn á Sauðárkróki. Það er því skiljanlegt að tveir æskuvinir - Kári Jónsson og Haukur Stefánsson - freistuðu gæfunnar í öðru landi; Kanada. Æskuvinirnir voru fullir tilhlökkunar og bjartsýni þegar þeir héldu utan í júní 1954. Kári segir í bréfi til vinar síns að þeir séu loksins komnir „til fyrirheitna landsins og ég get tekið það strax fram að okkur líkar dvölin vel“: „Fólkið er hér frjálslegt og allir virðast ánægðir. Hirði ég ekki um að lísa því nánar en skal segja þér frá því þegar maður kinnist lífinu nánar. Við lifum hér hinu bezta lífi og V. Íslendingar vilja allt fyrir okkur gera...“ Ekki voru þeir eins hrifnir af New York en þar gistu félagarnir á leið sinni til Kanada og breytti engu þótt þar hafi þeir í „fyrsta sinn séð sjónvarp og fundið bragð af góðum bjór“: „Ekki geðjast okkur af borginni, hún er ekki annað en steinn og stál og efnishyggjan virðist vera að kæfa þann litla vott sem nefna mætti líf.“ Þetta er II. hluti frásagnar af tveimur æskuvinum sem lögðust í víking til Kanada.

Ja kāds apgalvos, ka nekad nav iekritis uz viltus ziņām, tad šis cilvēks vai nu liekuļo, vai neklausās radio, neskatās televīziju, nelasa avīzes un žurnālus, nelieto sociālos tīklus un citus plašsaziņas līdzekļus. Tehnoloģijas ļauj ietērpt viltus ziņas tik glītā iepakojumā, ka tām var noticēt ikviens. Un tomēr, kā turēties pretī viltus ziņu lavīnai? Raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot iesaka politikas zinātnes doktors, „SkeptiCafe” vadītājs, dezinformācijas pētnieks Mārtiņš Hiršs, „Re:Baltica” žurnāliste Inga Spriņģe un Latvijas Universitātes Sociālo zinātņu fakultātes docente, medijpratības eksperte Klinta Ločmele. Inga Spriņģe atzīst, ka cilvēki apzinās, ka problēmas, ir jāuzmanās no nepatiesas informācijas, tomēr statistika rāda, ka cilvēki diezgan augstu vērtē savas zināšanas un spēju atpazīt dezinformāciju. "Tas, ko es redzu ikdienā, cilvēki optimistiski uzskata, - mani jau neapčakarēs," bilst Inga Spriņģe. "(..) Kritiskā domāšana nenozīmē domāt kritiski par citiem, tas nozīmē, ka tu domā kritiski pats par savu domāšanas procesu, kā izvērtē informāciju." Viņa iesaka izmantot "10 sekunžu likumu", ko zviedri māca saviem iedzīvotājiem. "Tu pat varbūt nezināsi, vai tas avots ir uzticams, vai nē, bet apzināties, ka pamatā sociālajos medijos ieraugi kaut ko, ka esi uzvilcies, ka esi dusmīgs, ja vari šajā brīdī sevi nobremzēt un apturēt, pirms sāc mesties komentēt, kāpēc visi ir idioti, un saprast - paga, paga, kāpēc es kļuvu dusmīgs? Šis ieraksts mani sadusmoja. Ko es zinu par to, vai pazīstu cilvēku, kas to uzrakstījis?" norāda Inga Spriņģe. Nav īsu un vieglu padomu, kā neuzķerties uz dezinformācijas, bet ir pāris attieksmes, ko attīstīt, vērtē Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Pirmais, muļķības var radīt uz knipja sitienu, izdomāt kaut ko jaunu. Radīt viegli, atpazīst grūti. Muļķības ir visapkārt, sociālie tīkli pilni ar nepārbaudītu, nepamatotu vai sagrozītu informāciju. Tāpēc ikvienam jābūt kā digitālam detektīvam mūsdienās," norāda Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Par visu, kas mūs sasniedz, pirmajai reakcijai jābūt, vai tiešām tas ir pamatots? Līdzīgi kā 90. gados mācīja bērniem neņemt konfektes no svešiem, nekāpt svešās mašīnās, tagad visiem jāmāca - neņem no svešiem šīs informācijas konfektes, kuras ir pārāk labas, un neaizej neceļos."

Highlights from this week's show. Destination Hell is Real for the 2023 MLS Eastern Conference final! FC Cincinnati will take on Columbus Crew SC Saturday night in TQL Stadium for what will be the most important HIR rivalry game to date. Join Boston, Bryan, Bill and Geoff as they recap the 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union including the controversial(?) winning goal by Yerson Mosquera. Lets us know what you think! Join us Live at 9pm EST to discuss the upcoming match! Leave a note in our comments section. #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer #FCCincinnati Show Sponsors: Apollo Home - www.apollohome.com Go Beyond Exercise - www.gobeyondexercise.com CST'ERS!!! GET YOUR NEW CST MERCH TODAY OVER AT https://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/shop Follow Us: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/cincysoccertalk Facebook - https://facebook.com/cincinnatisoccertalk Instagram - https://instagram.com/cincysoccertalk Website - https://cincinnatisoccertalk.com Support the Show - https://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/support Email Us - feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com Image credit: Brandon Koodish Subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY! As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk. The show's RSS feed is https://cincinnatisoccertalk.libsyn.com/rss

Bienvenue dans Les Fabuleux Destins. Dans cet épisode, nous allons vous parler d'un soldat japonais. Pour lui, la Seconde Guerre mondiale ne s'est pas terminée en 1945, mais a duré jusqu'en 1974. Son nom : Hiro Onoda. De ses débuts dans l'armée à sa mort, découvrez son incroyable destin. Le soldat nippon qui refusait de se rendre Un matin d'octobre 1945, sur l'île de Lubang aux Philippines. Un soldat japonais est réveillé par le rugissement d'un bombardier. Il se lève d'un bond, son cœur tambourinant dans sa poitrine. Il secoue ses camarades endormis. L'ennemi les attaque, c'est certain. Les quatre hommes regardent le ciel avec appréhension, prêts à affronter le pire. Mais au lieu de recevoir la pluie de bombes qu'ils redoutent, quelque chose d'inattendu se produit. Des milliers de tracts en papier commencent à tomber du ciel. Les soldats restent figés, stupéfaits, alors que les tracts volent tout autour d'eux. Un des soldats se précipite pour en ramasser un, les mains tremblantes, il le déplie avec précaution. "La guerre s'est terminée le 15 août ! Descendez des montagnes !" Hirō replie soigneusement le tract. Il annonce à ses camarades la vérité : ceci est une ruse de l'ennemi. Le Japon ne peut pas perdre face aux Américains. Tout ceci n'est qu'une manœuvre pour pouvoir les capturer, leur combat n'est pas terminé. Mais ce qu'Hiro ignore, c'est qu'il va passer près d'un tiers de sa vie à participer à une guerre déjà terminée... Pour découvrir d'autres récits passionnants, cliquez ci-dessous : Shōkō Asahara, le gourou qui a terrorisé le Japon Ilia Ivanov, le Frankenstein rouge Pasquale Buzzelli, le rescapé des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecriture : Clémence Setti Production : Bababam (montage Gilles Bawulak, Antoine Berry Roger) Voix : Andréa Brusque Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Hicret esnasında Allah Rasûlü'nün yolu Sevr Sultanlığı'na uğramıştı. Oraya ve Hirâ'ya hep “sultanlık” dedik. “Mağara” demeyi yakıştıramıyorum. Evet, bir kayanın deliği bile olsa, oraya bir kere şeref-kudûm buyurmuşsa İnsanlığın İftihar Tablosu, orası Firdevsler kadar kıymet kazanmıştır. Onun için Hirâ, sultanıktır; Sevr, sultanlıktır. Adımını bastığı her yer sultanlıktır. *Kendisini takibe koyulan Mekke müşrikleri bir aralık gölgeleri içeriye düşecek ve tehditleri Sevr Sultanlığı'nın duvarlarına çarpıp yankılanacak kadar yaklaşmışlardı. Arada bir metrelik mesafe ya vardı ya da yoktu ve Hazreti Ebû Bekir (radıyallâhu anh) telaş içindeydi. Çünkü o esnada Allah Rasûlü'nün, kendisine emanet olduğunu düşünüyor ve O'nun adına endişe ediyordu. Hâlbuki Allah Rasûlü'nün dudaklarındaki tebessümde en küçük bir değişiklik yoktu. O itminan ve emniyet insanı, dostunu teselli ederek, “Tasalanma! Allah bizimle beraberdir.” diyor ve ekliyordu: “İki kişi hakkındaki zannın nedir ki, onların üçüncüsü Allah'tır.” *Hazreti Âdem'den (aleyhisselam) günümüze kadar her dönemde, Hak dostları en zor şartlar altında ıztırar diliyle Cenâb-ı Hakk'a teveccüh edince çok geçmeden kara bulutlar dağılmış ve o salih insanlar ilahi maiyetle inşiraha kavuşmuşlardır. Hazreti Yunus ve Hazreti Musa'nın (aleyhimesselam) mucize kurtuluşlarında olduğu gibi, İnsanlığın İftihar Tablosu (sallallâhu aleyhi ve sellem) Efendimiz'in hayat-ı seniyyelerindeki pek çok hadisede de Üstad'ın ifadesiyle, sırr-ı ehadiyet içinde nuru tevhidin inkişaf ettiği görülmüştür. Her sıkıntı ve tazyik bir inşiraha gebedir!.. *Kalbleriniz O'nunla beraberse, O sizinle beraberdir. Şayet siz maiyyete talipseniz, Allah (celle celaluhu) o isteği karşılıksız bırakmaz. Bir hadis-i şerifte ifade edildiği gibi, kul “Rabbim” deyince Allah (celle celaluhu) anında “Lebbeyk!..” diyor. Bu, “buyur” manasına gelir. Dil inceliği açısından buna “mukabele” veya “müşakele” diyebilirsiniz. Yani, siz Cenâb-ı Hakk'a teveccüh ediyorsunuz, teveccühünüze O da mukabelede bulunuyor; “Nedir isteğin, is'af edeyim?” buyuruyor. Bu video 27/09/2015 tarihinde yayınlanan “Terakki Rampası Tazyikler” isimli bamtelinden alınmıştır. Tamamı burada: https://www.herkul.org/bamteli/bamtel...

Tuck chats with author and comic artist Hal Schrieve (ze/hir). Topics include:  Growing up as a trans teen and surviving via messy queer youth spaces Writing about horny trans youth while working as a children's librarian Emailing [redacted famous transphobe] about Kate Bush and tits Being pro-chaser and furry-adjacent?  Plus: Tumblr, t4t discourse, sci-fi and Samuel Delany This Week in Gender: Gretchen Felker-Martin, Torrey Peters, Max Graves, Leo Fox, Topside Press, Hal's new book and more.  Find Hal at halschrieve.com. Hir comics are available at halschrieve.itch.io and @howlmarin.  We've got a new family abolition design in the merch shop this month. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we'll read on the show. Today's messages were from Packers for Pals and the Gay Marseille. ~~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our monthly bonus podcast, weekly newsletter, and other fun perks. Find our FAQ page, starter packs and episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com. We're also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Cottonwoods” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: JoinDeleteMe.com/GenderReveal

Thursday, July 6, 2023 - Audubon Great Plains and the Indigenous Association are pairing up for birding and Native knowledge. We visit with Lisa Casarez of the Hidatsa Fort Berthold Tribe. She's executive director of Hiráaca Maa Aru Cáawi, a language reclamation non-profit. ~~~ An episode of Birdnote: ~~~ A report from Alicia Helgland-Thorpe, who attended the grand opening and dedication of a skatepark and basketball court in Standing Rock. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Kind Hearted Old Soldier.”

TONY THOMAS has been a journalist in Australia since 1958 when he went straight from school at 18 to The West Australian newspaper, doing news and light features. He concurrently studied literature at university for eight years. In 1971 he switched to Economics coverage in the federal press gallery in Canberra, and a decade later he moved to Melbourne writing for the magazine Business Review Weekly for 20 years. He retired from paid journalism in 2001 but continues writing for the right-of-centre blog Quadrant Online. In the past ten years his output there has been 450-plus essays totalling about a million words. All up he's been reporting for 65 years. He's authored close to a dozen books on anthropology, business, history, current affairs and climate, including five collections of his Quadrant essays in the past six years. See https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/Tony-Thomas_bymfg_59-0-1.html Tony's style is  forensic and often humorous. He figures the most effective weapon against climate  cultists is to ridicule them via their own overblown words and nonsense — with academics as one of his favourite targets. He continues to be amazed at how much incriminating material the climate cultists publish to their own detriment. Tony turns 83 in June 2023 but has still not reached Shakespeare's finale of "second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” Preferred pronouns: Ze, Hir, Zir. “Ze is a writer and wrote that book zirself. Those ideas are zirs. I like both zir and zir ideas.” Tony's Quadrant work: https://quadrant.org.au/?s=%22tony+thomas%22 Thomas mentioned these Arizona State climate cult prizes: https://news.asu.edu/20220412-creativity-asu-climate-narratives-prize-announces-inaugural-awardees 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Overblown nonsense 04:37 Censorship Industrial Complex 05:51 BBC Verify 06:54 28Gate 08:16 Trusted News Initiative 09:45 Climate Council 15:35 Covering Climate Now 24:03 Earth Journalism Network 27:43 Huge grid problems in South Africa 29:15 News Guard 31:21 Science Feedback 36:53 Q and A —— https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 Summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomn.substack.com/p/notes-for-climate-skeptics ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html

- Sáng nay, kỳ họp thứ 5, Quốc hội khóa XV sẽ khai mạc trọng thể tại Nhà Quốc hội- Bộ Tài chính tăng cường giám sát việc phát hành, sử dụng hóa đơn điện tử- Đứng trước nguy cơ thiếu điện ngắn hạn, nhiều địa phương bắt đầu thực hiện cắt điện luân phiên- Đảng cầm quyền của Thủ tướng đương nhiệm Mít-xô-ta-kits giành vị trí dẫn đầu trong cuộc bầu cử quốc hội ở Hy Lạp, nhưng chưa đủ để có thể thành lập chính phủ mới- Bộ Ngoại giao Nga ra tuyên bố nêu rõ, kết quả của hội nghị thượng đỉnh G7 vừa diễn ra ở Hirôshima, Nhật Bản với một loạt các tuyên bố có tính chất chống Nga và chống Trung Quốc Chủ đề : khai mạc, quốc hội --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vov1thoisu0/support

- Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng trao giải thưởng HCM và Nhà nước về văn học nghệ thuật năm 2022- Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính dẫn đầu đoàn đại biểu Việt Nam lên đường tham dự Hội nghị Thượng đỉnh G7 mở rộng tại thành phố Hirôshima, Nhật Bản- Kỷ niệm 133 năm ngày sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh, tiếp tục khẳng định di sản Hồ Chí Minh ngọn đuốc soi đường, tỏa sáng giá trị dân tộc và thời đại- Bộ Xây dựng triển khai đề án đầu tư xây dựng ít nhất 1 triệu căn hộ nhà ở xã hội- HĐBA LHQ tranh cãi về nguồn cung vũ khí quân sự trong xung đột Nga – Ukraine - Động đất 7,7 độ ngoài khơi Thái Bình Dương, nhiều quốc gia đưa ra cảnh báo sóng thần Chủ đề : kỷ niệm, 133 năm, ngày sinh, chủ tịch, hồ chí minh --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vov1thoisu0/support

Forget the avengers. Hiri & Otappa are taught to be the guardians of the world. In this episode, learn from Sis Miyen about Hiri & Otappa: simply translated as **wise** fear and shame.

Bots, kurš aizstās Google meklētāju, ātri uzrakstīs tavā vietā motivācijas vēstuli, meklējot darbu, un pat sacerēs dziesmām vārdus. Robotikas nozarē vienmēr ir solīts, ka cilvēka radošās spējas paliks tikai cilvēkam, taču nu jau mākslīgais intelekts ir radījis rīku, kuram piemīt "domas lidojums". Vai šis bots ir nevainīgs palīgs skolēniem eseju rakstīšanā, vai tam varbūt arī nopietnāks pielietojums un arī sekas informatīvajā telpā, vai boti neaizstās arī "troļļu fermas", lēti un ātri radot viltus saturu internetā? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā sarunājas politikas doktors, dezinformācijas pētnieks Mārtiņš Hiršs un Latvijas Universitātes Matemātikas un informātikas institūta pētnieks LUMI mākslīgā intelekta vadošais pētnieks Pēteris Paikens. Pēteris Paikens skaidro, ka būtiskākā atšķirība šim no citiem modeļiem ir tā, ka viņš ir darīts pieejams sabiedrībai.  "Mums ir līdzīga modeļa, pirms tam līdzīga modeļa, pēc tam tas, kas pietrūka, kas ir ChatGPT unikālais pienesums ir, viņi ieviesa veidu, kā to modeli sakropļot un ierobežot, lai nebūtu kauns likt publiski, jo viņš ir gatavs runāt par visādām sociāli nepieņemamām tēmām ļoti brīvi," skaidro Pēteris Paikens. Šis ir pieejamāks, nevis spējīgāks par citiem botiem. "Tas rīks, kam viņš ir optimizēts un ko viņš var izdarīt, ir par jebkuru tēmu uzrakstīt lietu, kas izskatās ticami. Saturs var būt, var nebūt, bet tas, ka forma izskatās ticama, nu tā ir viņa stiprā puse. Attiecīgi, tiklīdz mums ir jomas, kur varbūt nav tik daudz ko teikt, bet ir svarīgi, kā to pasaka, tad var palīdzēt," norāda Pēteris Paikens. Kādas esejas, deklarācijas izskatīsies gana ticami. "Tādus bla - bla tekstus viņš māk rakstīt. Rekomendācijas, kaut kādas esejas pārdomas. Tādas vispārīgas lietas. Ja mēģina specifiskākus jautājumus iedot viņam. Mēs mēģinājām ar kolēģiem par integrāciju Latvijā, par krievvalodīgajiem. Kad kādi dati, fakti, specifiski jautājumi, viņš sāk kļūdīties un muļķības runāt arvien biežāk un biežāk," atklāj Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Tādus skaistus, vispārējus tekstus - jā. Konkrētās lietās ir daudz problemātiskāk." "Cilvēki, kas lietojuši ChatGPT, saka, ka 15-20% no visa, ko viņš pasaka, ir muļķības vai problemātiski. Jo specifiskākos tematos iet, jo lielāka problemātika. Tajā pašā laikā viņš māk skaisti pateikt un pārfrāzēt dažādos veidos tekstu. Ja gribi vienu un to pašu tekstu dzirdēt dzejā, repā vai kaut kādā specifiskā stilā, viņš to māk izdarīt ļoti labi, ļoti ticami," turpina Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Tehnoloģijas nav izskaudušas cilvēkus, kas dara darbu, teiksim, jau sen mums ir pieejams "googletranslate", kurš tulko lietas, bet viņš netulko tik labi, kā cilvēks. Vajag vēl cilvēka pārraudzību, vajag cilvēka pirkstu, aci, kas zina, kā valodai ir pareizi jāskan. Ļoti līdzīgai ChatGPT, iespējams, būs kā palīgs, kas palīdz cilvēkiem radīt tekstus, bet tev vajag to cilvēka elementi, kur pārlasa, pārbauda, vai tas , kas ir uzrakstīts automātiski, vai ir loģiski pamatots, ir jēga," uzskata Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Nav tas mērķis pielīdzināt cilvēkam. Ja skatāmies ChatGPT, viens no lietojamiem ir, piemēram, cilvēkiem, kuri nerunā vai neraksta perfektā angļu valodā, ka uzraksta  to, ko tu gribi pateikt, kā tu māki, un tad pasaki ChatGPT, lūdzu, pārfrazē šo. (..) ChatGPT uzlabo daudzu cilvēku rakstīto," norāda Pēteris Paikens. "Līdzīgi par radio es varu iedomāties, ka tikpat labi pēc kāda pat neilga laika, pēc pāris gadiem, mums būtu risinājums, kurš radio diktoram runu uzlabo, nezinu, izņem ārā kaut kādus ā, m automātiski, uzlabo mazliet dikciju, mazliet skaidrāku, un viņš spēj to pašu tekstu pateikt labāk kā cilvēks. Kāpēc ne!" "Ir ļoti interesanti, ka ChatGPT vispār strādā latviski, viņš principā tikai un vienīgi angļu modelis, apmācīts tikai un vienīgi uz angļu valodu. Tas, ka viņš vispār spēj runāt latviski, tā netīša sakritība, un tad ja mēs kritizējam, ka viņš tā draņķīgi runā latviski, tās ir tā, ka zirgs ar mums runā un mēs sakām, ka zirgam slikta dikcija. Mums ir procesā projekta tieši Latvijas Universitātē par lielo valodas modeļu veidošanu latviešu valodai. Tuvākajos pāris gados mums, es domāju, būs tieši ieguldījums, lai šie rīki, visi līdzīga žanra rīki, sakarīgāk strādātu latviešu valodai," atklāj Pēteris Paikens. Vai klaviatūras un viedtālruņi nākotnē mainīs cilvēka plaukstas? Tas, ko agrāk sauca par "slaucēju slimību", ar to tagad sirgst gan datoriķi, gan tie, kas ilgstoši darbojas ar skārienjutīgiem ekrāniem. Kas notiek ar rokas muskuļiem, ja ilgu laiku tiek darbināti tikai īkšķi? Izliekta mugura un kakls, deformēts īkšķis – internetā var atrast vairākus  modelētus attēlus, kā varētu izskatīties cilvēks pēc tūkstoš gadiem. Cik tas būs ticami, to vēl grūti spriest, jo ģenētiskās izmaiņas noris lēni un pakāpeniski, bet  kamēr zinātnieki prognozē, kā un cik lielā mēra varētu mainīties mūsu ķermeņa  uzbūve nākotnē, tikām jau šodien ir vērojams, ka ilgstoša darbošanās ar viedtālruni izmaina plaukstu locītavas. Ja agrāk bija ierasts, ka veselības problēmas ar plaukstām, pirkstiem ir mūziķiem, ķirurgiem zobārstiem, jo ilgstoši jātur rokas noteiktā leņķī, vai  smagumu cēlējiem, tad kā tas ir, ja skatāmies uz cilvēkiem, kuri regulāri lieto viedtālruni, planšeti vai datoru? Skaidro Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Anatomijas un antropoloģijas institūta docente Silvija Umbraško.    

Kopš "Twitter" kļuva biezi apdzīvots, savu stabilu vietu šajā sociālajā tīklā atrada arī zinātnieki. Sociālo tīklu platformas iesniegušas pētniekiem, akadēmiskiem žurnāliem un institūcijām unikālu iespēju stāstīt sabiedrībai par pētījumiem. Līdz šim nekās tāds nav bijis iespējams. Taču kā tas ir šobrīd, kad šīs platformas kļuvušas par karsto diskusiju vietu, kur apspriest Covid-19, karus, vēsturi, klimata pārmaiņas un citus jautājumus. Zinātnieki pasaulē pauž bažas, ka algoritmi "Twitter", "Youtube" un citās platformās nav labvēlīgi zinātnieku saziņai ar sabiedrību.  Vai sociālo tīklu troksnī var dzirdēt zinātnes kluso balsi, vai tā vairs atskan tikai šaurā burbulī, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā vērtē politikas zinātņu doktors, "SkeptiCafe" vadītājs, dezinformācijas pētnieks Mārtiņš Hiršs, vēsturnieks Latvijas Universitātes (LU) Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūta vadošais pētnieks Kaspars Zellis un LU Fizikas, matemātikas un optometrijas fakultātes docents, vadošais pētnieks Guntars Kitenbergs. Šis laiks ir ziedu laiks zinātniekiem komunicēt ar sabiedrību, vai gluži otrādi - informācijas ir daudz un fragmentēta un grūti īsto vēstījumu aiznest līdz cilvēkiem? "Es teiktu, ka abi divi ir patiesi. Ir vairāk troksnis, visādas muļķības, dezinformācija visapkārt kā nekad, bet vienlaikus arī lielākas iespējas sasniegt cilvēkus kā jeb kad," atzīst Mārtiņš Hiršs. "Sociālajos tīklos emocijas, sensacionāla informācija, sazvērestības izplatās daudz labāk nekā sarežģīti niansēti zinātnes stāsti. Tajā pašā laikā tā auditorija, ko zinātnieki var mēģināt sasniegt, ja māk komunicēt, pielāgojoties šīm platformām, ir daudz lielāka nekā jebkad." Šobrīd aktuāli daudziem ir apspriest karu, dažādus politiskos notikumus. Vai līdzīgi kā Covid laikā bija vienā jomā dīvāna eksperti, tagad ir arī vēsturē, politikā, militārā jomā? "Interese par vēsturi ir pieaugusi, bet interese par vēsturi nav pieaugusi no zinātnes viedokļi, teiksim, procesu analīze, cēloņu seku analīze. Tā vairāk pieaugusi, es teiktu, tādā prezentiskā veidā, faktiski cilvēki atlasa tos faktus, kas ir izdevīgi viņiem te un tagad. Bieži vien atrauj tos no kopējā," vērtē Kaspars Zellis. "Interese lielākoties cilvēkiem, pirmkārt, par Latvijas vēsturi, otrkārt, esmu pamanījis, ka ir interese ir pieaugusi par Ukrainas vēsturi, kaut vai kopējos kontekstus reti kurš spēj uztvert. Piemēram, 20. gadsimta sākuma Ukrainas vēstures norises. Tāpat arī Centrālās un Austrumeiropas vēsture ir parādījusies kā tēma, kurā varēja būt interese. Rakstot sociālos tīklos, piemēram, par vēstures notikumiem, kas saistījās ar Polijas vai Baltkrievijas vēsturi, ja iepriekš nebija kaut kādas emocijas, tagad tomēr cilvēki kaut kādā veidā uz to reaģē. Reaģē ļoti dažādi." "Man šķiet, ka fizikā, eksaktā zinātnē, ir daudz precīzāk šīs lietas aprakstītas, un interpretācijai vieta eksaktā pasaulē ir nedaudz mazāka. Tajā pašā laikā mēs redzam, ka medicīnā, kas ir gana sarežģīta, tas veiksmīgi notiek," Guntars Kitenbergs. Viņs piekrīt Hirša teiktajam, ka sociālie tīkli dod iespēju ātri un precīzi izplatīt informāciju. "Tajā pašā laikā, protams, arī fizikā ir izaicinājums nokomunicēt to, ko tu vēlies, veiksmīgi," norāda Guntars Kitenbergs.   "Formāts uzspiež noteiktu komunikāciju un noteikti šeit ir pārpratumiem un kļūdām vieta ne tikai nespeciālistiem. Arī specializācija, ir kļuvusi tik dziļa, ka pat citam kolēģim, fiziķim, kas vienkārši ir no citas sfēras, nav viegli izsekot. Līdz ar to tas lielākais jautājums, manuprāt, ir par informācijas uzticamību," turpina Guntars Kitenbergs.

Join us in this episode as Corinna talks about her compassion for her husband finding recovery through SAA, her own recovery journey in and out of various programs, and healing the inner child. We also talked about Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA) and Healthy Intimate Relationship (HIR) meetings in the SAA & COSA fellowships.   Links mentioned in this episode for HIR meetings & RCA: HIR meeting info in San Francisco (SAA): https://bayareasaa.org/meetings/healthy-intimate-relationships/?tsml-day=6 HIR meeting info (COSA): https://cosa-recovery.org/meeting/saturday-healthy-intimate-relationships-onl-19-ca-29/2023-01-21/ RCA information (no afflilation with SAA): https://recovering-couples.org/   Be sure to reach us via email: feedback@sexaddictsrecoverypod.com If you are comfortable and interested in being a guest or panelist, please feel free to contact me. jason@sexaddictsrecoverypod.com Launching soon: https://sexaddictsrecoverypod.com/ SARPodcast YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0dcZg-Ou7giI4YkXGXsBWDHJgtymw9q   To find meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area, be sure to visit: https://www.bayareasaa.org/ To find meetings in the your local area or online, be sure to visit the main SAA website: https://saa-recovery.org/meetings/   The content of this podcast has not been approved by and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the ISO of SAA, Inc.

On Episode 24 of the Stroke Alert Podcast, host Dr. Negar Asdaghi highlights two articles from the January 2023 issue of Stroke: “Covert Brain Infarction as a Risk Factor for Stroke Recurrence in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” and “Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy and Puerperium.” She also interviews Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis about his article “Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Genetic Markers in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Let's start with some questions. 1) When during pregnancy is an intracranial aneurysm at the highest risk of rupture? 2) What does the presence of covert brain infarcts mean in the setting of atrial fibrillation? 3) And, finally, how is the inflammatory form of cerebral amyloid angiopathy different from the classic CAA form, and why is it important to differentiate between the two? We'll be answering these questions and much more in today's podcast. We're covering the latest in cerebrovascular disorders, and this is the best in Stroke. Stay with us. Welcome back to another issue of the Stroke Alert Podcast. My name is Negar Asdaghi. I'm an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and your host for the monthly Stroke Alert Podcast. Together with my co-editors, Drs. Nastajjia Krementz and Eric Goldstein, here's our article selection for the month of January. Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage is a feared complication of reperfusion therapies in acute stroke, so there's a lot of interest in looking for predictors of development of this complication, especially when you're making decisions for pursuing endovascular therapy. For many years now, we've known about some of these predictors, such as presence of a large infarct core and high blood glucose levels. But in the recent years, other radiographic markers of tissue viability, such as a poor collateral status and unfavorable venous outflow profile, have been shown to be predictors of post-reperfusion hemorrhagic transformation. In this issue of the journal, we learn about another imaging marker that can potentially predict parenchymal hemorrhage occurrence post-endovascular therapy, which is high hypoperfusion intensity ratio, or HIR, as measured by perfusion imaging. What is HIR? It's a long name for a simple ratio that can easily be measured by dividing the volume of tissue with Tmax delay of over 10 seconds to the volume of tissue with Tmax delays of over 6 seconds. Simply put, Tmax 10 divided by Tmax 6. These volumes, as you know, are typically provided to us by almost all post-processing perfusion softwares, and so this ratio can be easily calculated in the acute setting. So, in this paper led by Dr. Tobias Faizy from University Medical Center in Hamburg and colleagues, we learned that higher hypoperfusion intensity ratios are strongly associated with parenchymal hemorrhage occurrence after endovascular therapy. So, in summary, HIR, that is a quantitative ratio, can be used as a marker to risk stratify patients that are undergoing endovascular therapy in terms of helping us predicting the risk of development of intracerebral hemorrhage after reperfusion therapies. In a separate study in this issue of the journal, we read a very interesting paper titled "Anti-Epileptic Drug Target Perturbation and Intracranial Aneurysm Risk." How are intracranial aneurysms even related to anti-epileptic drugs? Well, first of all, it's been known for a long time based on genome-wide association studies that there are multiple common genes that are associated with increased risk of intracranial aneurysm development. Now, some of the largest genetic studies to date have shown pleiotropy between genetic causes of development of intracranial aneurysms and genes encoding targets for anti-epileptic drugs. Now that's a fascinating finding because finding commonalities between these genes may help find new treatment targets for intracranial aneurysms. So, in this paper in this issue of the journal, the investigators from the University Medical Center in Utrecht found an association in the expression of anti-epileptic drug target gene CNNM2 and intracranial aneurysm risk. They found that certain anti-epileptic drugs, such as phenytoin, valproic acid, and carbamazepine, that are expected to lower CNNM2 levels in the blood may subsequently lead to a lower risk of development of intracranial aneurysms. And, of course, a reasonable follow-up study to this would be to investigate whether persons exposed to these anti-epileptic drugs have indeed a lower risk of unruptured intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage, and how variation in CNNM2 expression can lead to development of aneurysms. Bottom line, CNNM2 may be a relevant drug target for treatment of cerebral aneurysms. As always, I encourage you to review these papers in detail in addition to listening to our podcast today. My guest on the podcast today is the Chairman of Neurology at the University of Athens, Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis. He joins me all the way from Greece to talk about cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation, or CAA-ri. He's a remarkable researcher, and I can say with absolute confidence that we cannot find a better summary of this very tough topic elsewhere. He ends the interview with an intriguing account of the early description of dementia in Greek mythology. But first, with these two articles. What are covert brain infarcts, or CBIs? Are these the John Wick or the James Bond of the stroke world? After all, they operate undercover. They're ominous and attack without warning. That's probably why they're also called silent infarcts. Now, whatever we call them, we need to know how prevalent they are and what does their presence actually mean. Let's dive into this topic. For at least two centuries, if not longer, we've known about covert brain infarcts. Early description of these lesions is credited to Amédée Dechambre, a medical intern at Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris who noted that there are strokes that can cause symptoms like hemiplegia, but also strokes that are asymptomatic, or so he thought at the time. In the modern times, while we agree with our pathology forefathers that CBIs are different from symptomatic strokes, we also know that they are not entirely asymptomatic. The symptoms can be subtle and tend to sneak up on the patient, but what is clear is that amassing of covert brain infarcts results in an overall decline in cerebrovascular reserve of the brain. With the advent of neuroimaging, we now know that CBIs are age-dependent and prevalent, seen in almost 10 to 30% of even healthy adults, but much more prevalent in those with vascular risk factors, and they can be caused by nearly the entire spectrum of neurovascular disease, including large vessel, small vessel disorders, cardioembolism, and others. Now, how do these covert infarcts catch up in those with atrial fibrillation? Neuroimaging studies have shown that patients with A-fib, especially those untreated, have a higher percentage of embolic-appearing CBIs, and conversely, those with embolic formed pattern of CBIs are more likely to have undiagnosed A-fib. So the question is, what's the significance of CBI in those with confirmed A-fib? In this issue of the journal, Dr. Do Yeon Kim from Seoul National University and colleagues help us answer this question using the EAST-AF, which stands for East Asian Ischemic Stroke Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Study. So, the paper included over 1300 patients with A-fib and first-ever stroke without a prior history of TIA or stroke. And then they categorized these patients into those who had evidence of CBI on neuroimaging and those who didn't. So, what did they find? Forty-two percent of patients with A-fib and first-ever stroke had evidence of covert brain infarcts on neuroimaging. Let's think about it for a moment. These patients presented with what was thought to be their first-ever stroke, not knowing they already had some in their brain. Now, what makes things really worse is that over a quarter of these subjects had more than just one covert infarct. Not surprisingly, those with CBI tended to be older, had higher blood pressure, and had worse white matter hyperintensity burden. This is kind of expected and also not expected was the fact that most of these covert infarcts were actually embolic in pattern. Over 60% of them were embolic. Another 14% of cases had combined embolic and non-embolic-appearing CBIs. Now, overall, the one-year incidence of ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality was higher in those that had CBIs at baseline. When they started looking at the specific patterns of CBIs, those embolic-appearing CBIs had a threefold higher risk of recurrent ischemic stroke, whereas those with non-embolic-appearing covert infarcts had oddly a higher all-cause mortality rate but not recurrent ischemic stroke. And finally, just briefly, the authors noted that the addition of CBIs to the classic CHA2DS2-VASc score didn't meaningfully otherwise statistically improve the scoring metrics, so they left it at that. So, the take-home message is that 42% of A-fib patients presenting with first-ever stroke actually had prior strokes without even knowing based on this study. And most of these strokes were embolic-appearing, and these covert brain infarcts can be used as predictors of future clinical strokes in this population. Strokes should be the last thing to worry about when we think of pregnancy. In the United States, around 30 in 100,000 women, unfortunately, experienced a stroke during pregnancy, and between 6 to 8 in 100,000 deliveries are complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage. What's the most common cause of pregnancy-associated subarachnoid hemorrhage? In the general population, close to 80% of subarachnoid hemorrhage cases are aneurysmal. Is this true for the pregnant population as well? And importantly, what's the contemporary incidence trend, risk factors, and outcomes of pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage? In this issue of the journal, Dr. Korhonen and Petra [Ijäs] and their colleagues from the Departments of Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Helsinki University Hospital will give us the answers to some of these questions through a nationwide population-based study in Finland. So, they looked at over one and a half million pregnant women who gave birth during a 30-year time period between 1987 to 2016. Subarachnoid hemorrhage was identified through appropriate ICD codes and then further adjudicated based on confirmatory information, including neuroimaging and data from lumbar puncture. A total of 57 cases of pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage was identified in this paper. The mean age of women was 33, ranging from 23 to 45, and the clinical presentation was typical for subarachnoid hemorrhage, including thunderclap headache and mild neurological symptoms. So, what did they find? So, first off, in terms of general observations, the overall incidence rate of pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage in this study was 3 over 100,000 deliveries. This is almost half the incidence rate reported from the nationwide registries in the United States. Seventy-seven percent of pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage cases were aneurysmal, so very similar to the general population. The other 23% were non-aneurysmal cases, but it's important to note that 40% of those non-aneurysmal cases also had vascular etiologies, so etiologies such as moyamoya syndrome, postpartum angiopathy, AVM, to name a few. Like non-pregnant patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, the aneurysmal cases were sicker patients in general. They had a lower GCS at presentation, higher Hunt and Hess scores, and required more ICU admissions. The next finding is very important because it actually shows that development of subarachnoid hemorrhage during pregnancy significantly impacted obstetrical care. A total of 66% of women with subarachnoid hemorrhage during pregnancy ended up having a C-section and a high percentage of these cesarean sections were actually elective. This is in contrast with subarachnoid hemorrhages in the postpartum period where 67% of women had spontaneous vaginal deliveries. The other important finding of the paper was really highlighting the differences between pregnancy-related aneurysmal versus non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages. We already talked about how, in general, aneurysmal cases had more severe neurological presentations, so, not surprisingly, they also had worse outcomes with a mortality rate of 16% for the aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage cases, and only 68% of women with pregnancy-related aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage reached a favorable outcome, which was defined in this study as modified Rankin Scale of 0 to 2. Other important differences included the fact that the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage increased towards the end of pregnancy and was highest in the third trimester. This ties in with the findings from prior studies all indicating that rupture of an aneurysm is most common in the third trimester. By contrast, the incidence of non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage peaked in the second trimester in this study. And finally, in terms of risk factors, first let's talk about age. The incidence rate of pregnancy-associated subarachnoid hemorrhage increased with age of the mother. So, in this study, there were no cases noted amongst women aged below 20 years of age to an incident rate of 12 per 100,000 deliveries among women aged 40 years or over. So that's a fourfold increase from the overall incidence rate of pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage, and very important point that we learned from this paper. Apart from age, smoking beyond 12 weeks of gestation and hypertension were also independent factors associated with pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage. So, overall, hypertension, smoking are bad and are significant risk factors for pregnancy-related subarachnoid hemorrhage. And if we have to remember just one thing from this paper, let it be this one: The rupture of an aneurysm is most common in the third trimester of pregnancy. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, or CAA, is an important cause of intracranial hemorrhage and refers to deposition of β-amyloid fibrils in the wall of the small- and medium-sized cerebral blood vessels, mostly involving cortical and leptomeningeal arteries. It is believed that the deposition of β-amyloid results in architectural disruption of the blood vessels, which then leads to perivascular leakage. That's the pathophysiological mechanism behind the development of cerebral microbleeds. And this process, of course, can cause frank vascular rupture resulting in cortical intracerebral hemorrhage or development of high-convexity subarachnoid hemorrhages. It is important to note that varying amounts of perivascular inflammation, that is inflammation surrounding β-amyloid-laden blood vessels, may be present in some CAA cases, rendering them the designation of inflammation-related CAA. However, frank vasculitic destruction of the vessel wall, such as what is found in amyloid-β-related angiitis, or ABRA, and primary angiitis of the central nervous system, is usually absent in most CAA-related inflammation cases. How these entities are best defined, diagnosed, and treated is subject of intense research. In this issue of the journal, in the study titled "Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Genetic Markers in CAA-Related Inflammation," Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis and colleagues take us through a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies of patients with CAA-related inflammation. I am joined today by Dr. Tsivgoulis himself to discuss this paper. He's a Professor of Neurology and Chairman of the Second Department of Neurology at the University of Athens School of Medicine. Dr. Tsivgoulis is the residency program director and the director of cerebrovascular fellowship program with extensive research and expertise in the field of stroke. Good morning, Georgios, and welcome to our podcast. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Good morning, Negar. I'm delighted to be here and delighted to present our findings, on behalf of all our co-authors. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Thank you very much for being here and congrats again on the paper. So, Georgios, let's start with this interest that's going on with using clinical and radiographic features to make the diagnosis of CAA-related inflammation in contrast to moving ahead and performing brain biopsy. Can you please start us off with a brief review of the newly proposed clinico-radiographic criteria for this condition, please? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes. As you mentioned, Negar, CAA-ri is a distinct, however, rare subset of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Firstly, Greenberg and the Boston group published in Neurology in 2007 a paper highlighting that a diagnosis of a probable CAA-ri patient could be made on the basis of characteristic clinical and neuroimaging findings without requiring a biopsy. Following this observation, Chung and colleagues in 2010, in a seminal paper in JNNP, proposed the first diagnostic criteria for probable and definite CAA-ri. For the definite diagnosis, besides the typical clinical presentation with headache, encephalopathy, focal neurological signs and seizures, and the characteristic neuroimaging findings with T2 or FLAIR hyperintense asymmetric white matter lesions complicated with microbleeds and leptomeningeal or parenchymal gadolinium enhancement, and histopathological confirmation with amyloid deposition within cortical leptomeningeal vessels associated with perivascular, transmural or intramural inflammation was also required. The latest criteria developed in 2015 by Auriel and colleagues that were published in JAMA Neurology using a validation study modified the current criteria for the diagnosis of CAA-ri. In this paper, the author supported the use of empirical immunosuppressive therapy, avoiding brain biopsy, for patients meeting the criteria proposed for probable CAA-ri. They suggested that a brain biopsy should be considered in empirically treated patients who failed to respond to corticosteroid therapy within three weeks. The criteria by Auriel and colleagues are widely applicable in everyday clinical practice, and we also use this criteria for the inclusion of studies in our current meta-analysis. I would like to highlight for our audience that the latest criteria for CAA-ri were published in 2015 by Auriel and colleagues. However, these are different for the criteria for cerebral amyloid angiopathy than the latest criteria were published in 2022 in Lancet Neurology, OK? Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Georgios, that was a great start for this interview. You had mentioned a lot of information here. I just want to highlight what you just said. So, we are using for this meta-analysis, the latest criteria in CAA-related inflammation published in JAMA by Auriel and colleagues. That's slightly different than, we're not referring to the 2022 criteria of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. It's an important distinction. We're going to talk about this a little more as we go through the interview, but I want to come back to your current paper and start from there. Can you please tell us about the importance of this paper, why doing a meta-analysis was important in your view, and tell us a little bit about the studies that were included in your paper? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes, thank you for that question. CAA-ri is an increasingly recognized entity since the recent diagnostic criteria by Auriel and colleagues published in 2015. In collaboration with the greater availability of the high-resolution MR, we can have now a reliable non-invasive diagnosis of possible or probable CAA-ri, avoiding the risk of brain biopsy. However, I need to highlight that the early diagnosis remains a great challenge for the clinicians and neurologists. Searching the literature, we observe that there is scarce data regarding the prevalence of the distinct clinical, neuroimaging, and genetic markers among patients diagnosed with CAA-ri. We believe that pooling all this information in the current meta-analysis would be very helpful for every clinician, increasing a comprehensive understanding of this rare cerebrovascular disorder. Consequently, we conducted this meta-analysis including 21 studies that recruited a total of 378 patients with CAA-ri. Our study involved only 4 prospective and 17 retrospective hospital-based cohorts of patients diagnosed with CAA-ri based on autopsy or biopsy or on the recent Auriel diagnostic criteria that do not require autopsy or biopsy. Due to limited data in the literature regarding this entity, we had to include only small cohort studies with at least five patients in our meta-analysis. We excluded case reports and case series with less than five patients. This is, by far, the largest available sample of CAA-ri patients in the literature. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         OK, great. So, let me just recap this, more so for myself. So, we have 21 studies, and you excluded studies that included less than 5 patients. So, practically speaking, case reports. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes, and single-case reports. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Yes. And practically speaking, of the total number of patients that are included in this meta-analysis, you have 378 cases, and basically the diagnosis of CAA-related inflammation was either based on the newly proposed criteria or based on biopsy-confirmed or autopsy cases. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Which is the standard criteria. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         So, now, I'm dying to ask you about these clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with CAA-related inflammation in this meta-analysis. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: The mean age of patients in the included studies was approximately 72 years old, and there was no obvious gender predominance. Fifty-two percent of the patients were of female sex. In our study, 70% of the included patients presented with cognitive decline, which was the most common neurological manifestation, while 50% of the total sample had focal neurological signs and 54% encephalopathy presentation. Symptoms such as headache and seizures were less common, 37 and 31% respectively. With regard to the radiological findings, hyperintense T2 FLAIR white matter lesions were very, very common in 98% of our patients, and they were also complicated with lobar cerebral microbleeds, with a prevalence of 96%, and these two were, by far, the most prevalent neuroimaging findings, that white matter hyperintensities coupled with a cerebral microbleed. The pooled prevalence rates of gadolinium-enhanced lesions was 54%, and also the prevalence of cortical superficial siderosis was 51%, which is also very high in this cohort of patients with CAA-ri. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         OK. So many of the features Georgios said, you mentioned, from presence of white matter hyperintense lesions on T2 FLAIR to presence of cortical microbleeds or superficial siderosis, these features are also seen in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. What are some of the important differentiating features between the two conditions? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes, this is an excellent clinical question. First of all, the lower age threshold for CAA-ri is 40 years old, whereas in cerebral amyloid angiopathy, the lower age threshold is 50 years. So, patients who are younger than 50 years can be diagnosed with CAA-ri, but they cannot be diagnosed with CAA. Another issue is that comparing the result of this meta-analysis with another recent meta-analysis focusing on CAA, on cerebral amyloid angiopathy, that our international multi-collaborative group published in Stroke in 2002, we also evaluated the presence of clinical phenotypes and radiological markers among patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. We have documented that transient focal neurological episodes are much more common in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy in contrast to patients with CAA-ri. These episodes, which are called TFNEs, transient focal neurological episodes, are attributed to cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage or cortical superficial siderosis. So, I think this is another important clinical distinction. The most important, however, differentiating features between the two entities are neuroimaging markers, in specific, in particular, T2 FLAIR hyperintense unifocal or multifocal lesions with mass effect. These are the most prevalent neuroimaging features among patients with CAA-ri, but they're very seldomly described in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, in patients with CAA. Another characteristic neuroimaging finding very indicative of the inflammation is the leptomeningeal or parenchymal gadolinium enhancement. This finding has been very rarely described in patients with non-inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy. So, the clinical distinction is not so solid. However, the neuroimaging distinction would provide us with very strong information that can help us differentiate these two conditions. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Excellent points, I have to say, golden points, not just excellent points. I'm going to try to recap this and see if I understood it correctly. So, for our listeners, we have two conditions that potentially have many common points. One is the cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and the second one, which is obviously the subject of this interview, is cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. The most important differentiating factors between the two are actually the neuroimaging features, as Georgios mentioned. So, the first feature that was mentioned is presence of T2 FLAIR hyperintense lesions. Some of them are large and have actually mass effects. This feature is rarely seen in patients with CAA, and it's an important radiographic factor that is seen in patients with CAA-related inflammation. The second distinguishing feature was leptomeningeal enhancement, again, rarely seen in non-inflammatory CAA, but was seen in a significant proportion of patients with CAA-related inflammation. These were the neuroimaging features. You also mentioned two other factors. The median age of CAA-related inflammation was lower than CAA. That can be helpful. And also the entity of transient focal neurological episodes, or TFNE, is rarely seen in inflammatory cases of CAA, whereas it is described in cases with cerebral amyloid angiopathy and mostly related to development of either cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage or cortical superficial siderosis. I think I got this all, correct? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Excellent. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         All right, so let's come now to the genetics of CAA. The apolipoprotein E gene is associated with the presence of amyloid angiopathy and development of lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, and we've learned about this in cases with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Is there an association with ApoE, and did you find anything in this meta-analysis? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Another very exciting question. In 2007, there was a first report that the apolipoprotein ε4 homozygosity may be considered a risk factor for CAA-ri, and there was a strong correlation reporting a high prevalence of 77% of this apolipoprotein ε4 alleles among patients with CAA-ri. To justify this correlation, the hypothesis was that an underlying pathogenic mechanism, which increases the amyloid-β deposition and has a pro-inflammatory effect, may be suspected as the cause of this disorder. The largest, however, prospective cohort of CAA-ri patients conducted by Antolini and colleagues and was published in 2021 in Neurology, reported a much lower prevalence of apolipoprotein ε4 carriers accounting for 37%, 23% heterozygotes and 14% homozygotes. So, we also documented a pool prevalence of apolipoprotein ε4 homozygosity of 34%. So, we did not confirm the initial finding of 77%. However, in our meta-analysis, the homozygosity was 34%, and we need to have a cautious interpretation of these results because data is limited, and we need larger future population-based studies and in larger cohorts to evaluate the prevalence rate of these specific genetic markers. So, we can confirm an association between apolipoprotein ε4 homozygosity, however not as strong as originally reported in 2007. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         OK. So, Georgios, thank you. And again, very important factor to keep in mind for our clinicians listening in. Unfortunately, based on what you mentioned, we don't have yet a genetic marker to, for sure, tell us if we're dealing with CAA-related inflammation, yes or no, as you mentioned. Just to recap, earlier on, there was studies to suggest a very strong association between apolipoprotein ε4 homozygosity and CAA-related inflammation. But later on, this was not confirmed by subsequent studies, and in your meta-analysis, you found 34% ApoE ε4 homozygosity amongst patients with CAA-related inflammation and could not confirm that original high association. OK, so with all of that, it's a lot of information. I have to go to the next question regarding controversies involving the levels of Aβ40, Aβ42, and P-tau proteins in CSF in the setting of CAA-related inflammation. Can you please tell us more about these biomarkers? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes. The overlap of Alzheimer's disease and CAA can be attributed to the coexistence of some degree of cerebrovascular amyloid deposition and amyloid plaque pathology, which is very common. And, of course, the evaluation of amyloid and tau proteins in CSF is of high significance for the prognosis and the evolution of CAA patients. In our previous review, we have summarized the literature and noticed that CSF concentrations of Aβ40 and, secondarily, Aβ42 were much lower in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy compared with Alzheimer's disease. Total tau and phospho-tau CSF levels were comparable to healthy controls in CAA and lower than patients with Alzheimer's disease. Moving now to CAA-ri, there were scarce data about these biomarkers amongst CAA-ri patients. The majority of the relevant studies have found relatively low levels of Aβ42 and Aβ40 in the CSF and high levels of P-tau. In the present meta-analysis, the pooled means of biomarker levels were based on the findings of only two studies with heterogeneity, and these limit substantially the validity of our observations. However, they confirm the previous reports indicating, as I said before, but I would like to repeat, low levels of Aβ42 and Aβ40 in the CSF and high levels of P-tau. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Perfect. So, thank you, Georgios. I'm going to recap what you said. So, we're talking about CSF biomarkers, and first what you mentioned is going back to the original studies concentrated on using these biomarkers as ways of differentiating between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease. And very briefly, to recap what you said, in general, the levels of Aβ40 and, secondarily, Aβ42 was found to be much lower than the Alzheimer's levels in patients with CAA. Now coming to the inflammatory form of CAA, what you mentioned and what you found in this meta-analysis, practically speaking, confirmed that the levels of Aβ40 and Aβ42 in CSF are low and the levels of P-tau are high in this condition as well. So, one thing I want to ask as a secondary question to that is, that it sounds like these biomarkers are more or less similar in CAA and CAA -related inflammation, not that different. Is that correct? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: It's absolutely correct. And I would also like to highlight a major limitation of the meta-analysis that we had available data from only two studies to pool the mean of these CSF biomarker levels. So, these results need to be acknowledged with caution, and we would love to repeat our meta-analysis after the publication of more studies and prospective cohorts measuring the CSF biomarkers in patients with CAA-ri. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         OK. So, again, important to note, as you mentioned, that there's heterogeneity in data because of just paucity of information on this, but as we stand today, the biomarkers won't really help us in terms of differentiating between the two conditions that are CAA or CAA-related inflammation. And so, I think I've learned a lot from this interview myself, but I think we have to just talk briefly about the available therapies for CAA-related inflammation. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Yes. In our meta-analysis, we sought to summarize the available information regarding different therapeutic strategies and outcomes among CAA-ri patients. Our results supported our clinical experience indicating that corticosteroids represent the first-line treatment in these patients' outlook. Steroids have been associated with clinical and radiological improvement of the primary disease episode and decreased risk of subsequent relapses in patients with CAA-ri. Additional immunosuppressive therapies, including cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, IVIG, or rituximab, have been also reported as adjunct therapies in selected cases with a more severe course of the disease. However, this is another limitation that needs to be acknowledged. That data regarding the treatment and the outcomes are limited and heterogeneous, which prevented us from drawing robust conclusions using a meta-analytical approach. And we believe that we need future cohort studies with prospective data validation in order to generate a proposal for a therapeutic algorithm management in these cases. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Thank you, Georgios. So, we have a condition that is now being more and more recognized. We now have criteria based on clinical and radiographic presentation features of patients that might help us with this diagnosis to differentiate it from cerebral amyloid angiopathy. And in terms of therapies, the idea is that the most studied drug is really just first-line therapy, that's corticosteroids. And then there's positive data regarding use of all other forms of immunosuppression, including, as you mentioned, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, and oral agents such as mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine. We have limited information about those, but I want to highlight something you actually mentioned earlier on in the interview, which is the field is moving towards making these diagnoses based on clinical features and radiographic features that you had highlighted and actually giving patients immunosuppression early on and only move on to a biopsy if the patient had failed these therapies for a period of time, which you mentioned three weeks. So, I think it's important for us as clinicians to keep this evolving criterion and recommendations in mind. And before we end, I want to ask you a hypothetical question, Georgios. In your opinion, what's an ideal randomized trial for CAA-related inflammation in the future? Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: I think before going to the randomized, the ideal randomized trial for CAA-ri, and designing this trial, we need much more information regarding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. There are many unanswered questions. What is the diagnostic value of CSF biomarkers such as amyloid, we discussed earlier, and tau protein? And, of course, what is the value of CSF and the amyloid-β autoantibodies, if there is any? What is the value of genetic markers such as apolipoprotein E genotype and a correlation with the co-existing inflammation in CAA-ri? However, I don't want to defer this question. So, a typical answer would be that with regard to the ideal patients, we would want a young patient without comorbidities after the first manifestation of CAA-ri who has shown a good clinical and radiological response to corticosteroids in order to define the best second-line therapy. However, before answering all these questions in a clinical trial, if we can, I think that we need to understand the CSF and genetic biomarkers in order to uncover mechanisms regarding pathophysiology that can help us to design more targeted clinical trials studying novel disease-modifying treatments. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Thank you. Dr. Georgios, it's been a pleasure having you on the podcast, and I can say we've learned a lot. We look forward to having you back here and talk about that hypothetical randomized trial, and I'm sure one day hopefully will happen in our lifetime. Thank you for being here. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Thank you. Thank you for having me. It was a pleasure. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         Thank you. Homer, the legendary Greek poet, described a case of dementia in his seminal work, The Odyssey, in the late eighth century before Christ. He described the cognitive decline of Odysseus's father, King Laertes. The detailed account of the king's mental decline, loss of short-term memory with retention of long-term memory combined with his depression and despair over the loss of his son, is dramatically accurate for a nearly 3,000-year-old description of dementia. Before I ended the interview, I had to use this opportunity to ask Georgios about lessons learned from ancient Greeks and this seemingly timeless disease. Dr. Georgios Tsivgoulis: Thank you for this question. King Laertes was indeed Odysseus's father, and it's a great paradigm describing dementia. However, the ancient history of dementia may be separated according to the Greek philosopher Posidonius in two periods. The first period is called dementia appearing due to old age, which is called in Greek, eros. And the second one is dementia appearing in other ages and mainly due to other reasons, called morosis. Posidonius of Rhodes was a Greek stoic philosopher of the second first century BC who strongly believed and suggested that morosis, which is that dementia appearing in younger ages due to other disorders, should be treated immediately after its onset. So, if I would like to end this podcast, I would just suggest that CAA-ri could be classified as morosis according to Posidonius. And what we could learn is that the early diagnosis is essential since the prompt initiation of corticosteroids should not be unreasonably delayed. Dr. Negar Asdaghi:         And this concludes our podcast for the January 2023 issue of Stroke. Please be sure to check this month's table of contents for the full list of publications, including a series of Focused Updates on post-stroke neurological recovery, from management of post-stroke attention deficit, neglect and apraxia to post-stroke memory decline. And with this, we end the start of our 2023 podcast series. Like all new things, a new beginning can come with new directions, and sometimes a new direction is all that we need. After all, as the legend has it, it was a direction of that falling apple back in the year 1666 that gave Isaac Newton the idea of the universal law of gravitation. Now, Isaac Newton has, without a doubt, given science some of its biggest discoveries in mathematics, physics, and astronomy. But most may not know that Newton had a pretty rough start in life. A January-born premature baby, he was thought not to survive the first few days of life. Newton had a difficult childhood, and at the age of 16, he was pulled out of school by his family and forced to become a farmer, a job he didn't like and he was miserably bad at. So, as we start a new year, let's remember that even the smartest people are not good at everything, and it does take time to find one's passion in life. Now, while things may not always be clear, what is clear is that a great way to find that center of gravity is, as always, staying alert with Stroke Alert. This podcast is produced by Wolters Kluwer and supported by the editorial team of Stroke. Our Stroke Alert podcast and production staff includes Danielle Cross, Eric Goldstein, Nastajjia Krementz, Ishara Ratnayaka, Erinn Cain, Rebecca Seastrong, and Negar Asdaghi. This program is copyright of the American Heart Association, 2023. 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ANO Klimata samits Ēģiptē. Jaunās Itālijas valdības politika. ASV vēlēšanu rezultāti. Aktualitātes pasaulē analizē žurnāla "IR" žurnālists Pauls Raudseps, “SkeptiCafe” dibinātājs, politisko zinātņu doktors Mārtiņš Hiršs. Sazināmies ar Latvijas Valsts prezidentu Egilu Levitu. Politiķi sarunājas, planēta silst 6. novembrī Ēģiptes kūrortpilsētā Šarm el Šeihā pulcējās gadskārtējās ANO Klimata pārmaiņu konferences dalībnieki. Kopumā pasākums ilgs līdz 18. novembrim, taču tā starptautiski pamanāmākā daļa bija valstu vadītāju samits konferences pirmajās divās dienās. Konferences priekšvakarā publiskotajā ANO ziņojumā līdz šim paveiktais strauju klimata pārmaiņu novēršanai raksturots kā nepietiekams un secināts, ka cilvēce joprojām virzās pretim klimatiskai katastrofai. Ka darīts nav pietiekami, uzskatāmi redzams arī finanšu aplēsēs. Jau 2009. gadā pasaules attīstītās valstis apņēmās sniegt atbalstu attīstības valstīm, lai tās mazinātu kaitīgo izmešu apjomus un labāk pielāgotos klimata pārmaiņām. 2020. gadā šīs palīdzības apjomam bija jāsasniedz 100 miljardus dolāru gadā, taču tas nav sasniegts joprojām un varētu tikt sasniegts tikai nākamgad. Tikmēr no attīstības valstu vidus arvien dzirdamāk izskan balsis, ka tām nepieciešams atbalsts arī klimata pārmaiņu radīto seku novēršanai vai mīkstināšanai. Tā mazās salu nācijas norāda, ka plūdi un viesuļvētras nopietni apdraud to sabiedrību līdzšinējo eksistenci. Savukārt Ēģipte un vairākas citas Āfrikas valstis rosina noteikt dabasgāzi kā pārejas energoresursu, kura izmantošana būtu pieļaujama ilgāk nekā citiem fosilajiem kurināmajiem. Tai pat laikā savi pārmetumi no attīstīto valstu puses tiek veltīti arī attīstības valstīm. Pie pēdējās valstu kategorijas pieder arī Ķīna, kura pēdējās desmitgadēs ir kļuvusi par lielāko oglekli saturošo izmešu ražotāju, nu jau šai ziņā divas ar pusi reizes apsteidzot otru lielāko atmosfēras karbonizētāju – Savienotās Valstis. Zīmīgi, ka starp samita dalībniekiem nebija nedz Ķīnas prezidenta Sji Dzjiņpina, nedz premjerministra Li Kecjana. Samitam noslēdzoties un valstu galvām dodoties mājup, pie darba ķērušies diplomāti un eksperti, risinot konkrētos jautājumus. Ir visai nepārprotami, ka sarunu vadmotīvs būs: cik naudas turīgā attīstībā pasaule būs gatava izsniegt pārējai planētai. Var diezgan droši lēst, ka tās nebūs vieglas sarunas. Nelegālā migrācija Vidusjūrā Kamēr nelegālās migrācijas krīze, kuru pie Eiropas Savienības austrumu robežām sarīkoja Baltkrievijas pašpasludinātais prezidents Lukašenko, šķiet, beigusies, jaunu nelegālās migrācijas kāpumu šogad piedzīvojusi Itālija. Šogad tur ieradušies jau apmēram 85 000 nelegālo migrantu, pamatā – no Ziemeļāfrikas, šķērsojot Vidusjūru. Jūrā viņi dodas visbiežāk no Lībijas, kur, saskaņā ar ANO Bēgļu aģentūras datiem, šī gada sākumā uzturējās vairāk nekā 40 000 bēgļu un migrantu. Gandrīz 42% nāk no Sudānas, vairāk nekā 34% no Sīrijas, vairāk nekā 10% no Eritrejas, pārējie no Palestīnas, Somālijas, Etiopijas un citām Āfrikas un Tuvo Austrumu valstīm. Jau vairākus gadus Eiropas Savienība sadarbojas ar Lībijas varas iestādēm nolūkā mazināt nelegālo migrantu plūsmu, un daļēji tas arī ir izdevies. Tomēr valstī, kur gandrīz desmit gadus ilga pilsoņu karš, joprojām ir plašas iespējas darboties noziedzīgām grupām, kuras pelna ar cilvēku tirdzniecību un nelegālo tranzītu. Eiropu migranti cenšas sasniegt ļoti bieži pārlādētās un tāliem kuģojumiem neatbilstošās laivās, un tiek lēsts, ka šogad šādos kuģojumos gājuši bojā vairāk nekā 120 cilvēku, savukārt pagājušogad šis skaitlis pārsniedzis pusotru tūkstoti. Ar dzīvību riskēt gatavo kuģotāju glābšanu uzņēmušās vairākas nevalstiskās organizācijas, kuru kuģi viņus uzmeklē un nogādā Itālijas ostās. Pret šādu praksi krasi iebildušas divas no trim partijām, kuras kopš oktobra nogales ir pie varas Itālijā, un nenākas brīnīties, ka viens no pirmajiem premjerministres Džordžas Meloni valdības soļiem bija aizliegums šiem kuģiem nogādāt jūrā atrastos migrantus Itālijas ostās. Kā paziņoja iekšlietu ministrs Mateo Pjantedozi, atbildību par šiem migrantiem jāuzņemas valstīm, ar kuru karogu kuģo attiecīgie glābēju kuģi. Svētdien. 6. novembrī, gan tika paziņots, ka izkāpt krastā atļaus bērniem un citiem pasažieriem, kurus varētu traumēt uzturēšanās uz kuģiem. Šādu pieeju kā starptautiskajām normām neatbilstošu kritizēja ANO Bēgļu aģentūra un vairāku valstu valdības, savukārt nevalstiskās glābēju organizācijas plānoja vērsties pret Itālijas valstību tiesā. Galu galā 8. novembrī pienāca ziņas, ka vairākiem simtiem migrantu no glābēju kuģiem atļauts pamest kuģus un lūgt bēgļa statusa piešķiršanu Itālijā. „Zilie” pret „sarkanajiem” – vidustermiņā vēlēšanas ASV Vakar Amerikas Savienoto Valstu vēlētāji devās pie urnām, lai uz nākamo termiņu ievēlētu amatos visus 435 Pārstāvju palātas kongresmeņus, tāpat 35 no 100 senatoriem, 39 štatu gubernatorus un vēl citus vēlētos amatvīrus. Sauktas par vidustermiņa vēlēšanām, jo notiek prezidenta pilnvaru termiņa vidū, tās visai bieži mēdz mainīt spēku samēru amerikāņu politikas virsotnē. Ļoti bieži ir noticis tā, ka partijai, kuras līderis saimnieko Baltajā namā, vidustermiņa vēlēšanas ir neveiksmīgas, un laika gaitā pat radies apzīmējums „vidustermiņa vēlēšanu lāsts”. No šī „lāsta” bija visnotaļ pamats bīties Demokrātu partijai un prezidentam Baidenam, ciktāl Kongresa Pārstāvju palātā demokrātiem līdz šim bija vien piecu balsu pārsvars, savukārt Senātā vietu skaits bija sadalīts līdzīgi, un demokrātu pārsvaru nodrošināja tikai priekšsēdātājas – viceprezidentes Harisas balss, kas paritātes gadījumā bija izšķiroša. Kas attiecas uz vēlētāju noskaņojumu, tad Baidena administrācija nav spējusi iepriecināt elektorātu ar strauju atlabšanu pēc pandēmijas krīzes. Pasaules politiskā situācija dzen uz augšu procentu likmes un degvielas cenas, un dzīves dārdzība Amerikā ir sasniegusi augstāko līmeni pēdējās četrās desmitgadēs. Prezidentam nav izdevies kaut cik nozīmīgi mazināt arī politiskās sašķeltības plaisu, un miljoniem amerikāņu joprojām tic eksprezidenta Trampa pekstiņiem par nozagtajām vēlēšanām. Diezgan daudzi no republikāņu politiķiem, kuri šai ziņā Trampam piebalsojuši, tagad pretendē uz vietām likumdevēju rindās. Tiek pieļauts, ka Trampam līdzīgu taktiku, apšaubot vēlēšanu rezultātus, varētu izmantot arī daži šajās vēlēšanās zaudējušie republikāņu kandidāti. Parlamenta nonākšana republikāņu rokās nesola prezidenta Baidena administrācijai neko labu. Līdzšinējais republikāņu frakcijas vadītājs Kevins Makārtijs jau piesolījis, ka republikāņi metīšoties izmeklēt valdības darbību, t.sk., piemēram, Savienoto Valstu spēku aiziešanu no Afganistānas. Tāpat var sagaidīt sīkstu stīvēšanos ap jebkuru prezidenta likumdošanas iniciatīvu, budžeta jautājumiem un amatpersonu iecelšanu. Katrā ziņā republikāņu vairākums centīsies izspiest maksimālo efektu no savām iegūtajām pozīcijām, lai sagādātu sakāvi Baidenam 2024. gada prezidenta vēlēšanās. Agrāko prezidentu pieredze gan rāda, ka partijas neveiksme vidustermiņa vēlēšanās nebūt nenozīmē valsts galvas sakāvi pirmā termiņa beigās. Kā Bils Klinotns, tā Baraks Obama pēc šādiem paklupieniem ir spējuši uzvarēt vēlēšanās uz otro termiņu, tiesa, abi tolaik bija  gados jaunāki nekā pašreizējais prezidents. Sagatavoja Eduards Liniņš.  Eiropas Parlamenta granta projekta „Jaunā Eiropas nākotne” programma.* * Šī publikācija atspoguļo tikai materiāla veidošanā iesaistīto pušu viedokli. Eiropas Parlaments nav atbildīgs par tajā ietvertās informācijas jebkādu izmantošanu.

Elizabeth Louis discusses common communication mistakes business owners make and ways to combat them.

Obiskali smo Festival migrantskega filma, ki je v tem tednu potekal v Ljubljani in drugih slovenskih mestih, s filmi, kot so Mladoletniki, Kar ostane na poti in Hir vi muv hir vi gruv. Spremljamo tudi kinotečni program: retrospektivo madžarske feministične avtorice Márte Mészáros, ki je še v komunističnem režimu snemala zares edinstvene filme o dekletih, ženskah, delavkah, med drugim je za svoje delo dobila berlinskega zlatega medveda. Pogovarjali smo se s Simonom Penškom iz dvojca Bad Lori, ki bo ob 100. obletnici prvega predvajanja v živo spremljal obzornike sovjetskega pionirja Dzige Vertova Kino-Pravda št. 5, 6 in 13. Na redni kinospored pa je prišel glasbeni spektakel Baza Luhrmanna, posvečen Kralju: Elvis.

Heather Chumbris highlights effective ways to train new members as your team continues to grow.

Joe Sanok walks us through the positive effects of implementing a shorter workweek and how to use these methods in your business.

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Another session to accompany the fourth module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series looking into Buddha's Gradual Instructions to Lay People on DANGER IN SENSUAL PLEASURES (kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ) In this additional session, we look at THE STORY OF BĀLANAKKHATTA FESTIVAL from the Dhammapada verses 26 - 27. Through this story the Buddha emphasises the important distinction between negligence and vigilance when it comes to knowing the danger in sensual pleasures, using the behaviour at the festival as the example. Negligence is for the foolish and vigilance is for the wise. The focus of this session is to — examine this story from the time of the Buddha and connect it with our modern times — understand what the Buddha means by negligence vs vigilance — recognise sense restraint as important when it comes to vigilance towards sensual pleasures — learn about the proximate cause for sense restraint, being moral shame and fear of wrongdoing — delving into moral shame and fear of wrongdoing to understand why the Buddha calls these two bright qualities that protect the world. Some of the suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session: — Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN35.97) — Hirīottappa Sutta (AN 7.65) — Cariya Sutta (AN 2.9) — Vitthatabala Sutta (AN 7.4) — Vitthatadhana Sutta (AN 7.6) ... If you have any questions or comments regarding this talk, please email them to suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com or leave a voicemail message via anchor.fm A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fr-l_87m5Q Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/message

Taylor Mac (who uses “judy”—lowercase sic—as a gender pronoun) is the author of The Hang (composed by Matt Ray); Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; A 24-Decade History of Popular Music; The Fre; Hir; The Walk Across America for Mother Earth; The Lily's Revenge; The Young Ladies Of; Red Tide Blooming; The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac; and the revues Comparison is Violence; Holiday Sauce; and The Last Two People on Earth: an Apocalyptic Vaudeville (created with Mandy Patinkin, Susan Stroman and Paul Ford). Mac is the first American to receive the International Ibsen Award, is a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, a Tony nominee for Best Play, and the recipient of the Kennedy Prize (with Matt Ray), the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim, the Herb Alpert Award, a Drama League Award, the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, the Booth, two Helpmann Awards, a NY Drama Critics Circle Award, two Obie's, two Bessies, and an Ethyl Eichelberger award. Philanthropic/Activist Causes: The LGBT Asylum Task Force

Hirám es abogado con experiencia en casos de negocios y en casos de familia. Actualmente es una de las voces activas a favor de la custodia compartida en casos de separación de padres. Hablamos sobre los mandatos de las vacunas, sobre el Departamento de la Familia y sobre el proceso de las custodias y las pensiones en Puerto Rico.