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‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Review: Michael Morpugo’s Novel Becomes A Timeless Castaway Fantasy
Michael Morpurgo’s 1999 children’s book comes vividly to life in Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry’s joint feature debut, a castaway fantasy in which a young boy learns vital lessons about the natural order of things. Seasoned screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce is on board too, and yet this is likely one…#michaelmorpurgos #neilboyle #kirkhendry #frankcottrellboyce #nagasaki #aaronmacgregor #peggysue #cillian #sallyhawkins #raffeycassidy
Source: Reuters: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The Flash’ Loses Speed With $60M 3-Day Opening: Here’s Why
There are a lot of lessons to be learned this weekend, but chief among them, is what’s it like for a major motion picture studio to open a movie with largely a number of its cast, primarily its main star, not available to do press. That’s the big looming question which has been on everyone’s minds…#ezramillers #warnerbrosdcs #universals #warners #hardball #sandiegocomiccon #flashs #hollywood #warner #beetlejuice2
Source: Reuters: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sexual abuse of children with disabilities: key lessons and future directions based on a scoping review - Klebanov B, Friedman-Hauser G, Lusky-Weisrose E, Katz C.
In recent years there has been a growing public and professional interest in situations of risk, abuse, and exploitation of children with disabilities (CWDs). Despite the increasing awareness of CWDs experiencing child sexual abuse (CSA) at high rates, res...
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The use and safety risk of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 patients: lessons learned utilizing the Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System - Alsuhaibani DS, Edrees HH, Alshammari TM.
This study was designed to assess the disproportionality analyses of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir and how ADR reporting fluctuated during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A retrospective obse...
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
It ’s Story Time at Ballet Theater, With a Best Seller Twist
Zhong-Jing Fang rehearsing Christopher Wheeldon’s “Like Water for Chocolate” at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, Calif., where the ballet had its American Ballet Theater premiere. Christopher Wheeldon’s “Like Water for Chocolate” is a new kind of endeavor for the company: a…#zhongjingfang #christopherwheeldon #costamesa #christopherwheeldons #mexican #lauraesquivel #royalballet #ballettheater #metropolitanopera #susanjaffe
Source: Reuters: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the War in Ukraine May Not Deter China
U.S. strategists hope that Russia’s failures and the strong response from the West will give Beijing second thoughts about attacking Taiwan. But Xi Jinping could be drawing different lessons.#beijing #taiwan #xijinping
Source: Reuters: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NDC celebrates – and resolves to do more for – Black workers
National delegates today underlined the union’s ongoing fight for the rights of its Black members, by passing three motions in the closing sessions of conference.
The first focussed on the ethnicity pay gap (EPG), which the union believes is a major cause of in-work poverty experienced by Black workers, and the cause of severe intergenerational inequality in Black communities.
The EPG is as high as 23.8% in London, with regional variations across the UK.
Although the government committed to asking large employers to publish information on their ethnicity pay gaps in its 2017 election manifesto, to date few companies hav...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - June 16, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article 2023 National Delegate Conference 2023 year of Black Workers Source Type: news
Conference celebrates – and resolves to do more – for Black workers
National delegates today underlined the union’s ongoing fight for the rights of its Black members, by passing three motions in the closing sessions of conference.
The first focussed on the ethnicity pay gap (EPG), which the union believes is a major cause of in-work poverty experienced by Black workers, and the cause of severe intergenerational inequality in Black communities.
The EPG is as high as 23.8% in London, with regional variations across the UK.
Although the government committed to asking large employers to publish information on their ethnicity pay gaps in its 2017 election manifesto, to date few companies hav...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 16, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article 2023 National Delegate Conference 2023 year of Black Workers Source Type: news
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review: ‘Ted Lasso’ Star Toheeb Jimoh Is the Expressive Heart of Rebecca Frecknall’s Passionate Production
Having the audacity to harness stabs and slashes of Prokofiev’s celebrated ballet score for “Romeo and Juliet” for a production of Shakespeare’s play suggests remarkable confidence on the part of white-hot director Rebecca Frecknall. It’s not misplaced. Her startlingly visceral production, with a…#prokofiev #romeo #juliet #rebeccafrecknall #tedlasso #beneathgarethfrys #montaguesandcapulets #elizabethan #leecurrans #almeidatheatres
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oprah Winfrey Says Living a Happy, Successful Life Comes Down to 4 Simple Lessons
Advice from Oprah Winfrey on feeling more confident, finding your purpose, making other people feel special, and living and working with intention.#oprahwinfrey
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Care dominates debate at national delegate conference
UNISON’s national delegate conference turned its focus to care on Wednesday morning with a set of motions on the issue.
Moving the first, on the social care crisis, Rosie MacGregor (above) of the retired members forum told delegates: “It isn’t the first time we’ve considered the need for reform of adult social care – but despite our active campaigning and the meaningless promises from the government, nothing, nothing has changed.”
She went on to highlight the dual failings of the system, both for the service users and the workers who provide care. Asking delegates: “Is it any wonder that many leave the profes...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - June 14, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article 2023 National Delegate Conference care national care service National Care Service for Wales Source Type: news
Want to Predict the Next Big COVID-19 Variant to Hit the U.S.? Look to Airports
With the summer travel season about to begin, public-health officials face a daunting challenge in keeping on top of ever-evolving COVID-19 variants. Most countries—including the U.S.—have scaled down or eliminated pandemic measures, including pre-flight testing and screening, giving the virus a greater opportunity to slip into countries undetected and start spreading.
But even though the U.S. now has less robust COVID-19 data collection, one important but little-known source remains: samples from international passengers flying into the U.S.
Launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Source: TIME: Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Conference urged to fight for truth and justice in COVID inquiry
UNISON’s national delegate conference in Liverpool opened its afternoon session yesterday with Professor Lynn Sudbury-Riley speaking of her work with the COVID Bereaved Families for Justice.
She opened by saying: “Today is a special day, because while there have been lots of rounds of preliminary hearings and meetings, today, the public hearings for the COVID-19 inquiry finally begin.”
She explained the importance of the inquiry to her, personally, “due to the way my lovely dad died back in March 2020 – he’d gone into the Royal Liverpool Hospital not far from here because of a foot operation a few weeks earlier...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 14, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News 2023 National Delegate Conference covid covid inquiry Source Type: news
‘ Activists are the lifeblood of our union, ’ says Andrea Egan
Today, UNISON president Andrea Egan opened the union’s 2023 national delegate conference in Liverpool with a speech to members.
Referencing her roots as a Bolton woman, she said “I’m very proud to offer you a warm welcome here to the North West, the biggest of our union’s regions.
“Having been active in my branch for over 30 years, I’ve always been grateful to UNISON for the platform it has given me to fight for our members and within our community.”
Ms Egan also expressed her pride at leading the union through a “critical” year for members, which has seen workers across the union tak...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News 2023 National Delegate Conference Andrea Egan Source Type: news
