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Pedro Almod óvar Says Hollywood Films Have Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
The great Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won’t be working be crossing over to the dark side anytime soon. Almodóvar, proclaiming himself an unquestioned auteur who makes the all the big decisions in his films, pinpointed the reason he has abstained from making even one American movie in his…#spanish #pedroalmodóvar #almodóvar #hollywood #strangewayoflife #pedropascal #ethanhawke #independent #tiemeup #tiemedown
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Social support for rural gender diverse youth compared to cisgender peers - Kidd KM, Mitchell K, Sequeira G, Mann MJ, Smith ML, Benton B, Kristj ánsson AL.
PURPOSE: Gender diverse youth (GDY) experience higher rates of mental health concerns than their cisgender peers, but these can be ameliorated by feeling support from family, school, and community. Little is known about how youth perceptions of support var...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Trossard goal seals Arsenal win at Everton
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Arsenal claimed their first Premier League win at Everton for six years as Leandro Trossard's second-half strike proved enough to secure the points at Goodison Park on Sunday. Everton, still without a win this season, had managed to frustrate the visitors…#liverpool #everton #leandrotrossard #goodisonpark #gabrielmartinelli #var #londoners #trossard #unbeatenarsenal #tottenhamhotspur
Source: Reuters: Health - September 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Scene at the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards: Pedro Almod óvar, Spike Lee, Patricia Arquette, More (Exclusive Photos)
Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee and Patricia Arquette were among those accepting honors at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute awards Sunday night: George Pimentel photographed the red carpet and inside the show for TheWrap. Thanks to SAG-AFTRA strike waivers, several actors including…#pedroalmodóvar #spikelee #patriciaarquette #georgepimentel #thewrap #willemdafoe #ethanhawke #rustin #deaddontdie #vickykrieps
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kazakhstan ’ s Transition: From a Nuclear Test Site to Leader in Disarmament
A Group photo of participants of the regional conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and nuclear-free-zone in Central Asia held on August 29, 2023. Credit: Jibek Joly TV ChannelBy Katsuhiro Asagiri and Kunsaya Kurmet-RakhimovaASTANA, Kazakhstan, Sep 7 2023 (IPS) Exactly 32 years ago, on September 29, 1991, Kazakhstan, then part of the Soviet Union, made a historic decision that would alter its fate. On that day, Kazakhstan permanently closed the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, defying the central government in Moscow. This marked the start of Kazakhstan’s transformation from a nuclear-armed s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katsuhiro Asagiri and Kunsaya Kurmet-Rakhimova Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Conferences Headlines Health Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons Peace TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
The UN ’s Own Relevance Is at Stake at This Year’s General Assembly
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 17 April 17 2023. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Mandeep S.TiwanaNEW YORK, Sep 7 2023 (IPS) This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the UN General Assembly. Alongside conversations on peace and security, global development and climate change, progress – or the lack of it – on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is expected to take centr...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mandeep S.Tiwana Tags: Armed Conflicts Civil Society Climate Change Crime & Justice Development & Aid Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality Peace Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Rice strikes in stoppage time as Arsenal leave it late to sink Man Utd
Arsenal's record signing Declan Rice opened his Arsenal account with a goal deep in stoppage time before Gabriel Jesus wrapped up a thrilling 3-1 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. It looked as though both sides would have to settle for a point when United had a…#arsenal #declanrice #gabrieljesus #manchesterunited #premierleague #brazilian #westhamunited #skysports #alejandrogarnacho #var
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arsenal leave it late to sink Man Utd
Goals deep in stoppage time by record signing Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus earned Arsenal a sensational 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. It looked as though both sides would have to settle for a point after United had a late goal disallowed and Arsenal had a…#declanrice #gabrieljesus #manchesterunited #premierleague #arsenal #westhamunited #skysports #alejandrogarnacho #var #marcusrashford
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Haaland hat-trick helps City cruise past Fulham 5-1
Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100% record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday. Julian Alvarez and Nathan Ake opened the scoring for the champions, who have beaten Fulham in their last 15 league meetings…#manchestercity #premierleague #fulham #julianalvarez #nathanake #timream #haaland #manuelakanji #berndleno #var
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Classification of Advanced Time Series Forecasting Methods and when to use them
So far I have been talking about classical approaches when forecasting time series data. However, it is essential to explore alternative techniques that involve advanced methodologies such as machine learning and deep learning. There are mixed views regarding the accuracy of these last techniques.…#arima #arma #sarima #sarimax #holtwinters #vectorautoregression #var #varma #sensitive #machinelearning
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digging Africa Deeper into HungerAnnual Green Revolution Forum ignores widespread failure of its push for industrialized agriculture
Women share nutritious diverse local crop varieties at 2022 Djimini seed fair in Senegal. The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa is helping rewrite African laws and policies to favor conversion to hybrid and GMO maize seeds. Credit: AFSA or Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)By Timothy A. WiseCAMBRIDGE, MA., Aug 29 2023 (IPS) As the adage goes, when you find yourself stuck in a hole, stop digging. As African leaders and their philanthropic and bilateral sponsors prepare for another glitzy African Green Revolution Forum, convening September 5-8 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, they are instead handing out new s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy A. Wise Tags: Africa Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Development & Aid Food and Agriculture Food Sustainability Green Economy Headlines TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Kenya ’ s Population Growth Decreases as More Women Embrace Modern Family Planning
Pharmacists, like Christine Atieno from Mediway Healthcare and doctors say women and men in Kenya are more open to contraceptive use now. CREDIT: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS By Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Aug 28 2023 (IPS) According to a family planning brief, more than 370 million women in middle and low-income countries were finally embracing modern contraception to help curb unintended pregnancies.
This statistic suggests that one in every three women from middle and low-income countries use contraceptives today.
Africa, which had the lowest number of family planning users in 2012, had registered a 66 percent increase, from 40...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Development & Aid Education Featured Gender Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
Debt & Crisis of Survival in Sri Lanka & the World
This article is derived from the author’s new book: Asoka Bandarage, CRISIS IN SRI LANKA AND THE WORLD: COLONIAL AND NEOLIBERAL ORIGINS: ECOLOGICAL AND COLLECTIVE ALTERNATIVES (Berlin: De Gruyter,2023) https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111203454/html?lang=en]
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Asoka Bandarage Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Civil Society COVID-19 Economy & Trade Featured Headlines IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Share your solidarity with Wirral clinical support workers on strike
Healthcare support workers in UNISON are fighting for the respect, recognition and reward they deserve – and they’re prepared to take strike action to get what they’re rightfully owed.
Over 400 clinical support workers at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) will take 48 hours of strike action from 7am on Thursday 31 August.
They’re joining together to get their employer to pay them appropriately for the Band 3 clinical work they routinely do, and to put right the years they’ve been underpaid by awarding backpay to 1 April 2018 as an absolute minimum.
This is a key moment ...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - August 24, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Lucy Shaddock Tags: Article pay fair for patient care Source Type: news
Vaccine Equality Is as Vital for Livestock as for People
PREVENT project in Tanzania/Iringa, 2021, Helena Kindole. Credit: Colin Dames/CEVABy Enrique Hernández PandoEl Castellar, Spain, Aug 22 2023 (IPS) El Castellar – For 33-year-old mother-of-seven and poultry farmer Helena Kindole in Chanya village in Tanzania, one of the main barriers to growing her chicken business is a lack of access to health services. But not for herself or her family – for her animals.
With smallholder poultry farming often a lifeline for millions of low-income and rural families – accounting for 80% of poultry production in the region – access to medicines and vaccines is just as importan...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Enrique Hernandez Pando Tags: Africa Development & Aid Economy & Trade Food and Agriculture Health Inequality Sustainability TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
