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We know too little about probiotics to proclaim their virtues
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Paul Bertrand, Andrew Ball, Kate Polglaze, RMIT University
Paul Bertrand
Senior Lecturer in School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University
Andrew Ball
Professor of Environmental Microbiology, RMIT University
Kate Polglaze
Associate Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science, RMIT University
Paul Bertrand receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council for projects relating to gastrointestinal health and disease
Andrew Ball receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
Kate Polglaze does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
RMIT University provides funding as a strategic partner of The Conversation AU.
We don't actually know whether probiotics have a measurable impact on digestive health. brownpau/Flickr, CC BY-SA
The terms probiotics and prebiotics are appearing on more items in supermarket aisles all the time. Both words, their placement and the products they adorn, imply they're good for you, that more of these bacteria will help you in some way. But there's actually scant evidence for such claims.
Let's start at the beginning: a probiotic is something full of bacteria expected to take up residence in your gut, while a prebiotic promotes the growth of already-present gut bacteria.
Before you buy probiotics, you need to know whether they survive the perilous journey through the stomach and into the lower gut. And whether the bacteria have a measurable impact on your health once they reach their destination.
Sadly, this information is not available because we haven't done the research to find out. But new European food regulations are starting to push manufacturers to provide evidence for probiotics' advertised health benefits.
What they're supposed to do
When you consume a probiotic, you're eating a particular strain of bacteria that you – and the product's manufacturer – consider helpful. Many bacteria are killed by the acidic conditions in the stomach but a small number survive and may make it to the lower gut – the colon or large intestine.
Once at their destination, these bacteria need to establish themselves. But it's a jungle down there, with many competing species of bacteria and scarce resources. In order to survive, new arrivals need food and this is where the prebiotics come in.
Prebiotics feed gut bacteria and are not usually digestible. One example of a prebiotic is a sugar contained in many beans called raffinose, which the gut is not equipped to use. It's the basis for the well-known – and entirely true – story that beans make you fart. Specifically, the bacteria in your gut that like raffinose also like to produce gas when they eat it.
Prebiotics nurture specific types of bacteria already present in your lower gut. As with the probiotics, the idea is that nurturing these bacteria and increasing their numbers will provide a health benefit.
Regulatory hurdles
Both probiotics and prebiotics are generally sold as food products. To put a health claim on a food label in Europe requires strict scientific evidence.
In 2006, the European Union adopted a new set of regulations that defined the terms probiotic and prebiotic as making specific health claims. The directive effectively acted as a ban on using these words on packaging because none of the products using the words has the evidence to back up their health claims.
Labelling a food as a probiotic without evidence is banned in Europe. Tom Magliery/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA
To have these words on the labels of their products, manufacturers need to provide evidence that the bacteria survive the long journey through the stomach and into the lower gut. Importantly, they also need to show that once there, the bacteria have a specific action to enhance health.
The ban on using probiotic on packaging has been phased in over the last few years and has been upheld by EU courts. Products such as yogurt and cheese can still be sold, but the regulations limit the health claims manufacturers can make on their labels.
What the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is looking for is a direct cause-and-effect relationship. To gather this type of evidence, you generally need well-funded, multi-centre clinical trials – and these haven't yet been done for many probiotics or prebiotics.
So many doubts
There are good reasons for the European ban. Consider a recent probiotic cheese that claimed to lower blood pressure. The EFSA found little evidence that edam-style cheese loaded with Lactobacillus plantarum helped maintain normal blood pressure, as it claimed.
In another recent case, the EFSA looked at the consumption of a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus paracasei. This mixture was supposed to improve intestinal regularity and fecal volume. Once again, the opinion of the EFSA was that a cause-and-effect relationship had not been established.
The ban has caused many manufacturers to cry foul, arguing that banning the terms probiotics and prebiotics hurts business and confuses consumers. Nonetheless, no products labelled as probiotics or prebiotics have yet been approved by the EFSA for sale in Europe, though several are still under consideration.
In Australia, probiotics and prebiotics are regulated by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). In answer to the increasing regulation in Europe, this body has recently adopted a framework for regulating health claims.
The framework is now similar to how the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) regulates drugs. Despite this recent change, manufacturers are still allowed to use the terms probiotic and prebiotic on their packaging – though this may change.
That your gut bacteria are critical in maintaining your health is well established. But we don't know which bacteria are helpful and how they act. Until these questions are answered, probiotics and by extension prebiotics will struggle to fulfil their claimed promises. And manufacturers may need to learn to temper their language.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
potassium (pətăs´ēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol K [Lat. kalium=alkali]; at. no. 19; at. wt. 39.0983; m.p. 63.25°C; b.p. 760°C; sp. gr. .862 at 20°C; valence +1.
Potassium is a soft, silver-white metal. Physically and chemically it resembles the other alkali metals in Group 1 of the periodic table. It is extremely reactive, more so than sodium. It combines so readily with oxygen that it is usually stored submerged in kerosene or some other hydrocarbon, out of contact with air. It reacts violently with water to form potassium hydroxide, KOH, releasing hydrogen, which usually ignites. It combines directly with the halogens, sulfur, and other nonmetallic elements (except nitrogen). It reacts with many organic compounds.
The metal has limited use since it so closely resembles sodium, which is readily available at lower cost. Nonetheless, potassium compounds are widely used in industry, although they are usually more expensive than the similar sodium compound. Potassium carbonate, or potash, K2CO3, is used principally in soap and glass manufacture. The chloride, KCl, is used in fertilizers and in the production of other potassium compounds. The chlorate, KClO3, and perchlorate, KClO4, are used in explosives and fireworks. The hydroxide, or caustic potash, KOH, is used in soaps. The nitrate, saltpeter (or niter), KNO3, is used in matches and explosives. Other commercially useful compounds include the bromide, KBr, the cyanide, KCN, the chromate, K2CrO4, the dichromate, K2Cr2O7, and the iodide, KI.
Javelle water contains potassium hypochlorite, KClO, a compound found only in solution. The metasilicate, K2SiO3, is used in water glass. Potassium has several useful tartaric acid salts, e.g., Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate), tartar (argol) and cream of tartar (potassium hydrogen tartrate), and tartar emetic (potassium antimony tartrate). Potassium aluminum sulfate, KAl(SO4)2·12H2O, is a compound used in tanning, in water purification, and in baking powder; usually called alum, it is also called potash alum to distinguish it from other alkali aluminum sulfates. Potassium permanganate, KMnO4, a purple-black, crystalline compound that forms deep purple, aqueous solutions, is used in the chemical laboratory as a powerful oxidizing agent and in medicine as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
With sodium the metal forms alloys that are liquid at room temperature; these alloys are sometimes used in chemical reactions. Substances containing potassium impart a purple color to a flame. Potassium does not occur uncombined in nature but is found widely distributed in sylvite (KCl), carnallite (MgCl2·KCl), feldspar, mica, and other minerals. It is the seventh most abundant element in the earth's crust and the sixth most abundant of the elements in solution in the oceans. It is found in mineral waters, brines, and salt deposits. Potassium is an essential nutrient for plants and animals.
Potassium metal is produced commercially by a thermochemical process in which molten potassium chloride is reacted with sodium vapor; this method is also used to produce liquid sodium-potassium alloys. The metal may be produced electrolytically from fused potassium hydroxide, but, unlike sodium and lithium, it reacts with carbon electrodes and may form explosive compounds. Potassium was discovered in 1807 by Humphry Davy, who decomposed potash with an electric current. Potassium was the first metal so discovered; Davy discovered sodium a few days later by a similar experiment.
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The physical body is perhaps the most basic level of human existence. It is with and through the body that life is felt and lived. It is with the body that the emotions can resonate and the world can be sensed. The physical body is of utmost importance to being alive and sensing the world because it is the filter through which each and every person experiences. It is through the skin, the sensory organs, the heart, and all other aspects of this form that we sense and feel the world. Though this is the basic existence of humans, and the apparatus between the world and experiencing the world, it is also the one state that is often ignored or abused. How can the world and life be fully experienced through a damaged or neglected filter?
One of the most valuable tools in the process of consciousness evolution is to begin eating natural and unprocessed foods. The body literally takes food and turns it into cells, blood, organs, and all physical matter. Skin, hair, nails, the heart, the liver; everything is built from food that is ingested. Food literally becomes the tissue that life can flow through, so the more natural the food that is ingested, the more natural the body will be. If toxins are ingested in the form of processed or unnatural foods then the body will be contaminated with these toxins. The result is a body that distorts information from the world through the senses, becoming slow and sluggish, unable to live fully and actively in the world. When a body is nourished with fresh, natural, organic foods, it becomes the perfect filter between the physical world and the inner experiences.
There is also a caution to not overeat, which has become the habit in many countries and is a growing trend around the world. Eating for entertainment, to numb uncomfortable feelings, or to feed a hunger that has nothing to do with food should be avoided. The relationship to food should be a sacred one where it is understood that food is to nourish the body. If certain foods are not nourishing then eating is not about sustenance but about something that is not related to the purpose of food. A closer look at this may be warranted and when a healthy relationship with food develops in the mind, then new food choices are made. We can reflect on our own spiritual advancement by how healthy our relationship is to the very stuff that we become.
Much attention is now being given to water and global sources of water, which is imperative because this is also the very substance that the human body comes to be. Water acts as a carrier of life to the body it is hydrating. More and more people are drinking unnatural substances such as chemically made sodas, juices with foreign agents and additives, and other beverages that are unnatural to the body. These are liquids that cannot replace water. Water in its natural form, with no vitamins, minerals, toxins, or additives is what the body needs. Pure and simple. Giving the body water throughout the day is a consideration for adding to one's practice of transformation since the better the state of the body, the better transformation can occur.
Another feature of evolution is the need to greatly limit or eliminate alcohol. Alcohol changes sensations and perceptions so they become distorted. By decreasing the amount of alcohol ingested, the senses become more acute, so a natural inclination is to decrease the ingestion of alcohol which allows for a clearer experience of the world at all times. Though small amounts may still be desired or even desirable, the move away from large amounts of alcohol seems to be a natural process. The body may begin responding in a negative manner with illness or pain, even to minute amounts of alcohol, which is a sign that this substance is not wanted or tolerated by the changing body.
The same can be said for illicit drugs, which when removed from the human experience, leave a more natural relationship between the body and the world. It is often argued that drugs can enhance the spiritual experience, especially beyond the five senses, and though this may be true, the deleterious effects far outweigh any benefits that drugs may have. Drugs may be a fast-tracking way to experience spiritual awareness which will only occur in a temporary fashion, and dissipates once the drug loses its effect. The deleterious effects must be seriously considered and they often out-weigh the fact that we cannot replace the moment by moment experience of a committed spiritual practice with anything but our own effort.
An exception to this may be plant medicines used throughout the world to aid in experiencing spiritual realms. These are not however, street drugs, but are shamanic medicines that are used with the assistance and guidance of ancient wisdom. The shaman is trained in understanding what occurs with the medicine and can guide the experiencer to a purposeful life through the experiences. This is in far contrast to street drugs that are made from some unknown origin that carry the energy of deceit, dishonesty, and greed.
Prescription and over the counter drugs should also be ingested with caution since they too alter the human experience away from its natural state. There is a growing dependence on these unnatural substances, as they are often administered in childhood and become the normal pattern into adulthood. The body moves farther and farther away from its original state when foreign chemicals are ingested. Of course there are times when these are necessary for survival or comfort, but using them judicially is wise in order to keep the body as clean a filter as possible. Balance is the objective. Keeping in mind that the body is to be respected and honoured is a great reminder of what it needs.


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Check the top 5 Cyber Security trends in 2023!
As attacks proliferated with potential penalties, both regulatory and in terms of loss of customer trust, have increased, cyber security has become a priority at every organizational level.
The "glamorous" side of the business is sometimes threats from hostile foreign states or devious, tech-savvy criminal masterminds!
A shift to home and remote working culture and the Inter of Things (IoT) has made the ecosystem more vulnerable to lax security.
In all circumstances, threats are just as likely to emerge due to improperly secured networks leaving sensitive data exposed or unwary or indiscreet employees using non-secured devices while working from home.
So what are the FIVE Cyber Security Trends in 2023?
A) Work-from-home cybersecurity: a priority for businesses.
Millions of devices have been used for home and remote work ever since the pandemic. Earlier, it was easy for the IT team to set up spyware and malware on the system. But, in 2023, when workers are more likely to use personal devices for remote connections of work networks, a new set of challenges can knock on your door!
B) Cloud security and IoT
Gartner predicts 43 billion IoT-connected devices will be worldwide in 2023. Attackers can often find ways to use IoT-enabled devices as gateways to access other networked devices. Many governmental initiatives are planned to check on this possible issue!
C) Attackers target businesses as well as governments
The best aspect to consider here is that in 2023, more than 70 countries will hold governmental elections. As a result, attackers/hackers become super active while trying to take confidential information leading to disinformation campaigns on social media.
D) AI in Cyber Security
It has become increasingly more work for human cybersecurity experts to react to and predict where the most dangerous attacks will occur next. But, as per IBM, AI and automation can efficiently detect and respond to data breaches. According to some reliable sources, AI cybersecurity products will be worth close to $139 billion – a nearly tenfold increase in the value of the 2021 market.
E) Security – awareness culture
Creating threat awareness with basic precautions to ensure safety should stay the top priority of everyone's job description in 2023!
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Most women who find their way into a fertility specialist's office will eventually end up taking some sort of fertility medication. This chapter explains some of the more common medications that you may encounter as you undergo your fertility treatments.
Fertility medications usually refer to drugs that regulate your hormones and induce ovulation. In addition, you may come across other medications that are designed to treat specific fertility problems or enhance other fertility medications.


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Updated Jun 14, 2016 ; Posted Jun 14, 2016
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The new law will give producers such as The Vineyard and Brewery at Hershey a chance to partner with other breweries and distilleries around the state.
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Those who make and/or sell wine, beer and distilled products across the commonwealth will poke at the new liquor legislation over the next couple months to figure out the permutations and impact on their businesses.
But what's known for sure is that the industry is about be transformed by two key changes:
Wineries will now be able to sell beers and distilled spirits manufactured in Pennsylvania, at least for consumption on that premises.
Cider producers will be able to increase their alcohol percentage from 5.5 percent by volume to 8.5 percent.
Consumers should start seeing these and other changes by late summer or early fall.
This idea of a Pennsylvania winery offering beer and/or distilled spirits from a producer elsewhere in the state will, for one, enhance promotion and awareness for the craft beverage industry overall in the state. Wineries in Pennsylvania total around 200, growing at around eight to 10 a year, but The Vineyard and Brewery at Hershey's Jason Reimer pointed out in a phone interview that the number of brewery licenses has multiplied in the past few years, even more dramatically than the number of wine licenses. "So it's going to really give exposure to a lot of the smaller breweries, and I think that's actually a great thing for the brewery industry." This change also benefit dual midstate producers such as The Vineyard and Brewery at Hershey and Spring Gate Vineyard, which are also making beer. "I'm already getting calls from other wineries wanting to buy our beer," Reimer said.
What's liquor reform worth to Pa. wines? As much as $1 million a year
Passage of wine shipping couple provide significant funding for promotion and research for a state industry that has been financially lagging behind its neighbors.
Two, the new law will end the need for the wine and beer to be sold in separate locations on the property. "For people that have the dual brewery and winery or distillery and winery, it really frees them up," said Jamie Williams, president of the Pennsylvania Winery Association and the owner along with his family of two wineries in Pa. and one in Ohio. Williams spoke last week ahead of Gov. Tom Wolf signing the liquor reform bill into law. "They were people that had to have two different registers, one for a glass of beer and one for a glass of wine."
Maybe the most universal satisfaction to the new law will come from winery owners across the state who use their venues for everything from parties to private gatherings to weddings. In the past, except for the few dual producers, most wineries didn't have beer available for visitors who preferred it. That will change now. It also will allow wineries hosting those parties and receptions to compose a beer and/or distilled list of Pennsylvania-made product that party organizers can choose from.
"It will allow us to not only to have the final say on alcohols that [can be served at our venue] but also patronize the Pennsylvania breweries and distilleries," Williams said.
While the state's breweries and wineries appear headed toward a more symbiotic relationship, Reimer said the relationship with the makers of distilled product could take much longer to blossom, largely because there are so few operating. "That industry is still in its infancy," Reimer said. He see wineries and distilleries starting to work together by combining on a product such as grappa or limoncello, mimicking the success that Fiore Winery in Maryland is currently experiencing. One of Maryland's oldest operating wineries, owner Mike Fiore has been expanding the spirits end of his business. Visit his tasting room and you'll see grappa, limoncello and vodka, among others "[His tasting room] is a good example of what you're going to be able to see [at Pennsylvania wineries]," Reimer said, "and I think that's only positive for consumers."
As for ncreasing the alcohol ceiling from 5.5 percent to 8.5 percent in Pa.-made cider, Reimer said the change "will allow our cider production to be more competitive nationally. As Pennsylvania grows an incredible number of apples, this only makes sense - as the cider market continues to grow annually."
If you own a winery and would like to comment on how you see this bill affecting your business, comment below or send an email to pvigna@pennlive.com.
Here are responses sent in by email last week from three other Pennsylvania wine producers:
Scott Bowser, owner, Mt. Hope Estate & Winery, Lancaster County
"All of my commonly controlled brewpubs and winery locations will now have the ability to serve PA Craft Spirits. The reformed legislation makes sense because breweries and wineries invest hundreds of thousands, even millions, of dollars to build production facilities and then are required to "buy" a liquor license to sell spirits. In Lancaster County, the last "R" license was sold at auction for $236,000.
"We pride ourselves on providing the best customer experience for the hundreds of thousands guests each year. We have received numerous requests over the years from our patrons for more beverage options. In the future, we will now have the opportunity to increase our bar offerings and appeal to the varied tastes of our customers."
At least three Pennsylvania supermarkets say they want to sell wine
The bill would allow for supermarkets with existing restaurant liquor licenses with beer cafes to sell shoppers up to four bottles of wine.
Lele Galer, owner, Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery, Chester County
"I'm in Scotland now and I can answer just from the little I understand .. If we can sell our wine now in any grocery stores then I am thrilled! We are a very small boutique winery with small volume, but if we can get our wines into places like Wegmans, Whole Foods and the local Country Butcher then it would be a terrific way for us to have our wines reach a new local audience that appreciates great local wine. I am sure there are nuances that I do not understand about this legislation but from the most basic standpoint it looks like a win win for wineries and for the PA customers!"
Ben Morrison, owner, Stone Barn Cellars Winery, Chester County
"I'm excited about the new law. It will give wineries a great opportunity to be in the local grocery stores.... It's about time the state made it a little more convenient for adults to purchase wine while doing other shopping. The wineries are still a destination visit. A place to learn about the process and try all kinds of interesting wines."
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Lear is a global automotive technology leader in seating and electrical and electronic systems. Lear serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear content can be found on more than 400 vehicle nameplates. Lear's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of approximately 169,000 employees located in 39 countries. Lear currently ranks #148 on the Fortune 500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation. Lear is where passion drives possibilities.
Lear was founded in 1917 in Detroit, Michigan as American Metal Products, a manufacturer of tubular, welded and stamped assemblies for the automotive and aircraft industries. Today, Lear provides complete seating and electrical systems worldwide. With a total sale of $20.5 billion in 2017, the automotive seating (75%) and electrical (25%) business, Lear is a partner of choice to automakers around the globe.
Lear is one of only four global suppliers with the total systems capability in both traditional and high-power electrical distribution systems in every part of the world. Lear combines total systems knowledge with a low-cost footprint to bring its customers best-in-class products at an outstanding value.
The knowledge of the vehicle architecture and expertise in systems integration provide a natural advantage in designing and delivering power distribution and energy management systems that support a full range of complex functions. Lear is at the forefront of developing and integrating advanced power technologies critical to powering a new generation of conventional and hybrid and electric vehicles. Lear's production proven wire harness and terminal & connector products, leading power distribution efficiency and multiple awards demonstrate Lear's commitment to meeting and exceeding our customer's expectations.
It is the Spanish R&D Centre located in Valls (Tarragona, Spain) that joins the UltimateGaN project with responsibilities over advanced engineering, research and new product development for certain product groups.
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Lear main tasks will be within WP6 work package, together with some supportive activities in WP5 package:
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Cuban Doctors Provide Healthcare To Those In Need
June 14, 2019 UNAC Editor Brazil, Cuba, Latin America, US Hypocrisy
Photo from Socialist Voice, Cuban doctors unable to carry out their mission in Brazil: Declaration by the Ministry of Public Health, Cuba by Moon of Alabama, June 12, 2019 The Trump administration wants to reassert hegemony over Latin America. Cuba is one of its main targets. Through right wing allies and by its own means it targets Cuba's most successful[…]
Why Canada Wants Regime Change in Venezuela
March 4, 2019 UNAC Editor Brazil, Honduras, Latin America, Venezuela, World News Update
by Urooba Jamal, Published on Ricochet Media, February 25, 2019 In a well-fitted sports jacket, with one hand over his heart and the other clasping the constitution, the previously unknown Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president of Venezuela against democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. It was 61 years to the exact date since Venezuela's U.S.-allied dictatorship of General Marcos Pérez Jiménez[…]
John Bolton And U.S. Policy Towards Latin America
December 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Brazil, Latin America
Photo: Bolsonaro (left) and Bolton meet in Brazil, ~ US Embassy in Brazil By Jesús Arboleya, Progresoweekly.us, December 11, 2018 HAVANA – John Bolton, national security adviser to President Donald Trump, made a brief stop on his way to the G-20 Summit in Argentina to meet with the elected president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, accompanied by a retinue of generals, received[…]
Brazil's Presidential Elections Jolted by Events
September 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Brazil, War on the Poor
Brazil's National Museum fire destroys millions of artifacts. by John Catalinotto, originally published on Workers World, September 10, 2018 Sept. 10 — As Brazil heads for the first round of its presidential and national assembly election on Oct. 7, three dramatic events are shaking this massive country. Encompassing nearly half the land area of South America and more than half[…]
Latin America: 'Lula's Condemnation a Blow to Brazil Democracy'
April 9, 2018 UNAC Editor Brazil
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez (R) welcomes Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, 2007. | Photo: Reuters Progressive and socialist leaders respond to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's arrest and imprisonment: from TeleSUR, April 5, 2018 Latin America's leaders are expressing their solidarity and condemning Brazil's decision to deny former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's habeas corpus petition as[…]
Blood on the Land in Brazil
March 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Brazil
by Gregory Duff Morton as published in Black Agenda Report, March 14, 2018 "The crimes appear to follow a simple, grim logic: kill the leaders." Millions of Brazilians spent the evening of January 24 watching a courtroom on television. Three judges were scheduled to announce a verdict in the corruption case of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country's former[…]


So What? How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience by Mark Magnacca.
According to Magnacca, if your memos, speeches or presentations are not getting the results you want, it's probably because they don't pass the 'So what?' test. In other words, your words are about you and not what your audience needs or wants to hear.
For what? For what reason am I giving the presentation?
So what? Why is this important to my audience?
Now what? What do I want to have happen as a result of this presentation?
According to Magnacca, using this matrix will help you organise your ideas so that you address your audience's needs, which is the secret to communication success.
The audience wants to hear what's in it for them. Not what's in it for you.
You can check out the book and other 'So What?' resources on sowhatbook.com.


Bradley Beal feels pretty confident he is going high in this draft.
You can tell because he's not bothering to work out for the Kings at No. 5 or anyone below that, reports Sam Amick at Sports Illustrated.
Agent Mark Bartelstein told SI.com that he has no plans for Beal to conduct workouts with teams beyond the top four. Beal is tentatively scheduled to work out for Washington on Thursday, Cleveland on Saturday and Charlotte on June 18.
Beal is the best shooting guard in the draft and is drawing a lot of Eric Gordon comparisons. His athleticism, defense and potential have teams overlooking his pedestrian shooting numbers at Florida last season (33 percent from three) because he has good form and shot better in high school. He measured 6'4.5″ in shoes at the combine, which is a bit small for an NBA two guard but not as bad as some scouts had thought. He beat expectations, that helps.
Nobody knows what the Bobcats are going to do at No. 2, but if they take Thomas Robinson or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist then it falls to the Wizards at No. 3, who reportedly like the idea of Beal's shot next to John Wall. After that comes the Cavaliers at No. 4 and again they would like a quality two guard to pair with rookie of the year Kyrie Irving.
He probably doesn't fall past that. At the end of the day the name of the game is to put the ball in the basket and if you can do that like Beal you have value. Real value.


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The rise of Fitnah
Written by Maryam Namazie on 25th November 2014 . Posted in Articles. Leave a Comment
Women's News Interview with Maryam Namazie
Interview The rise of Fitnah- 'Ready to Cause Afflication' Women's News Interview with Maryam Namazie
The below interview was published on Women's eNews.
Women's eNews: Why did you label the campaign 'Fitnah'? In the email received yesterday, you say "women are seen to be the source of fitnah or affliction", could you please elaborate?
Maryam Namazie: In Islam, women are seen to be the source of fithah or affliction. In one hadith, Mohammad, Islam's prophet, said: "I have left behind no fitnah more harmful to men, than women." [Al-Bukhari, Muslim]. This is a recurring theme in all major religions. There is a Jewish prayer that says: "Blessed are you, Lord, our God, ruler the universe who has not created me a woman". In the Bible, there is one verse that says: "Her filthiness is in her skirts". [Lam.1:8-9] There are of course many examples of religion's misogynist perception of women. In practice, this translates into an obsession with the control and restriction of women in order to maintain everything from family honour to societal order. This is most visibly experienced for women living under Islamic laws because of Islam's access to political and state power via Islamism or political Islam. To the extent that Islamism has power, veiling is enforced by morality police and women are imprisoned for escaping forced marriages or stoned to death for adultery. The extent of hatred towards women runs deep. Recently in Marivan, Iran, a judge ordered a young man to be dressed in women's clothing and a hejab and paraded around the city by security forces in order to humiliate him. Being a woman is considered the greatest of humiliations. Whilst the term fitnah is perceived to be a negative one if one looks at it from the perspective of religion and Islamism, it represents something very different when looked at from another viewpoint. It is always the woman who transgresses norms that is deemed to be "fitnah". It is the woman who refuses to submit, the one who resists and is disobedient. In that sense, the women's liberation movement is a source of fitnah for those who insist on women's oppression. Our movement is Islamism's worst fitnah…
Women's eNews: What sparked this campaign? – Is it a campaign against religion? men? religious men? a state? Who are you specifically targeting with this campaign?
Maryam Namazie: Finah represents a new movement for a new era. The brutal era of unbridled Islamism, US-led militarism and free market reign is over. Today is an era of the 99% movement and revolutions and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa – many of them female-led. Whilst it may still be hard to see given the perceived "gains" by Islamists in the region (in fact as counter-revolutionary forces aimed at suppressing the revolutions), the change of era is palpable. Fitnah is a movement of women and men defending freedom, equality and secularism and calling for an end to misogynist cultural, religious and moral laws and customs, compulsory veiling, sex apartheid, sex trafficking, and violence against women. Whilst our focus is on Iran in particular, and the Middle East and North Africa in general, it's an international movement. We don't see women's rights as being western. As women's rights campaigners opposing compulsory veiling in Iran said during a mass demonstration in 1979: "women's rights are not eastern or western but universal". We also don't see rights as culturally relative. Rights have been fought for by the working class and progressive social movements and belong to all humanity. The right to vote is not considered western even though the first country to have the right to vote was in the west. This idea of rights being western and culturally relative is stressed in particular when it comes to women rights and freedoms. Also, whilst all religions are anti-woman, our focus is on Islam and political Islam given its impact on our region and the world. US suffragette and abolitionist Elizabeth Cady Stanton said "The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of woman's emancipation". This is true in particular with regards Islam and Islamism today. Of course when speaking of Islam or any religion, we are not referring to religion as a personal belief. Everyone has a right to religion and atheism but Islam today is not a personal matter but an industry. Fitnah represents our era – our time to shine. It is we who are now on the offensive. Fitnah is a warning to Islamists: it will be our women's liberation movement that will bring it to its knees.
Women's eNews: Do you consider 'Islamism' as a form of 'Radicalism'?
Maryam Namazie: Radicalism means going back to one's roots. Whilst Islamism sees Islam as a tool for the far-Right restructuring of power structures, the movement is not fundamentally about going back to Islam as an ideology but about political Islam (gaining power and ruling via Sharia law). That is why different states and groups impose different rules and norms depending on their access to power and in an effort to maintain power. Some see these differences as evidence that this movement has nothing to do with Islam but this is because of political expediency rather than ideology. Also, depending on the strength of the women's liberation and secular movement in the specific geography they operate, their version may seem more 'moderate' though they are all fundamentally the same. The other point that is important to make when discussing Islamism is that this movement is a contemporary one and resulted from abandoned modernisation efforts and the decline of the secular-left. Islamism, however, would have remained marginal had it not been an integral part of US foreign policy during the Cold War, i.e. to create a "green" Islamic belt around the then Soviet Union. Of course Islamism's coming to power in Iran via the suppression of a Left-leaning revolution helped to strengthen this movement and make it into a global power source.
Women's eNews: Some Muslim women would not be against the fact of having their rights within the framework of Islam if the religious law was properly interpreted. What is your take on this point?
Maryam Namazie: Islamic "feminists" like Shirin Ebadi will say that women have full rights under Islam and if they don't it is because of the practice and interpretation of states. There are several problems with this position. Firstly, the Koran and Hadith (which are the saying and actions of Mohammad, Islam's prophet) upon which Sharia law is based are full of anti-women rules and regulations (even if you choose to leave Islamic jurisprudence to one side). Stoning to death for adultery, for example, is in the hadith whilst wife-beating is in the Koran. Secondly, often when there is a discussion about women having full rights, you must ask what is meant by "rights". Even Islamists will say women have full rights under their rule but that is because to them women and men are not equal but complementary thereby justifying difference in "rights". Also, the problem with interpretation is that yours too is just one of many. Even if you have a "good" interpretation, it is usually a regressive imam or Sharia judge deciding for you. But more importantly I question whether a "good" interpretation is possible. If you follow the arguments made by the "good" interpretations you will soon realise the absurdity of this line of defence. Take Sura al-Nisa (the Women) in the Koran 4:34 where it says: "As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly)…" You have Islamic feminists saying that men are only meant to beat their wives with thin sticks or feathers. For Sharia judges (at least in the UK where domestic violence is a crime), as long as it is not on the face and genitals and leaves no mark, this does not constitute violence. The point is though that no woman should be beaten. Full Stop. Clearly, one cannot leave women's rights and lives at the mercy of religious rules and forms of interpretation. Religion is a personal matter. When it comes to religion in the state and law and educational system, then it becomes a matter of political power and control. The separation of religion from the state and law is an important step in improving the status and rights of women. Looking at things on a large social scale, a majority, even if they are Muslim would prefer to live under secular rules. The conflation between Islamism and Muslim in order to enable Islamists to feign representation has meant that Islamist demands are seen to be the demands of those living in the Middle East and North Africa. But this is not the case. None of the revolutions in the region had Islamist demands, which are compulsory veiling, sharia law and Islamic states. In reality, people who have lived under Sharia law or its threats are its most ardent opponents. Finally if people really wanted to live under medievalism, if it was really people's culture, Islamists would not need to impose their rules with such sheer brutality. The fact that they must control the streets and arrest and fine people for what they wear and what they think is evidence enough that their rule is an imposition. Of course there might be those who prefer Sharia law to secular law as there might be people who prefer to bring back slavery or racial apartheid but that is irrelevant here. Sharia law and Islamic states are oppressive. There is no "right" to oppress.
Women's eNews: What are you planning on doing?
Maryam Namazie: Our movement plans to bring an end to Islamism. Whilst misogyny will not end with Islamism, the situation of women will improve greatly across the world as one of the leading proponents of feminicide is brought to its end.
Whilst Rouhani Smiles Abroad, Attacks Continue Unabated
Hassan Rouhani, the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been hailed as a moderate and reformer. Whilst he smiles abroad, however, the attack on women and girls in Iran continues unabated. Rouhani is not a reformer in any sense of the word. Reform in the real world means real changes in the laws and people's lives. Whilst Rouhani's rhetoric and style are clearly different from his predecessor Ahmadinejad, in substance they are fundamentally the same. Everyone knows that anyone who has the opportunity to run for the office of president must be vetted by the Supreme Spiritual Leader and the Guardian Council. They must be a stalwart of the regime and Rouhani has proven his loyalties since its establishment. He was part of Ayatollah Khomeini's entourage when Khomeini returned from exile in 1979; deputy leader of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s; a Member of the Islamic Assembly or Parliament for 20 years; Chairman of the Supreme National Security Council for 16 years; and Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator for 2 years. When looking at the workings of a repressive state like Iran, one has to be able to read between the lines in order to see the realities at play. It is not Rouhani who wants or must be credited for any calls for change and an end to religion's intervention in people's lives. It is what the people of Iran want. Credit must be given where credit is due. When the head of a theocracy that has maintained itself by slaughtering an entire generation begins to speak of rights and freedoms, it is because he and his regime have been forced to do so by the sheer might of people's dissent and resistance. Remember this. It is not Rouhani that must be hailed but the people of Iran, and especially its women's liberation movement. Finally, saying Rouhani is more of the same old same old is not in any way a support of US-led militarism or a call for the continuation of the back-breaking economic sanctions that are adversely affecting the public. Threats of war and economic sanctions are the other side of the coin of the regime and its oppression of the people of Iran. They have to end.
Outcry at 'gender apartheid' in new guidance for UK universities
Written by Maryam Namazie on 11th December 2013 . Posted in Articles. Leave a Comment
Outcry at 'gender apartheid' in new guidance for UK universities, The Independent, 11 December 2013
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Mildmay Kenya
Mildmay Kenya works to empower communities to deliver HIV health care services through support, education and training. We work to reach key affected and at-risk groups including young women, children, adolescents, MSM, and sex workers
Island health centre refurbishment
Safe Motherhood Project
Emergency ambulance appeal
The Magnet Theatre Project
Global Fund HIV Programme
About Mageta Island
Donate to the KENYA Fund
HIV in Kenya
There are 1.5 million adults and children living with HIV in Kenya
4.5% adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)
42,000 new HIV infections
21,000 AIDS-related deaths
75% of adults on antiretroviral treatment*
63% of children on antiretroviral treatment*
*All adults/children living with HIV
Source: UNAIDS Data 2020
Kenya has the joint-third-largest HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world,
alongside Mozambique and Uganda.
Source: Avert
Thankfully, the small Mildmay Kenya team had no COVID-19 cases and retained its core staff, keeping it's programmes on track, sometimes exceeding projections.
Thankfully, the small Mildmay Kenya team had no COVID-19 cases and retained its core staff, keeping it's programmes on track, sometimes exceeding projections. This is good news for the people we work for as last year, the Kenyan Red Cross, which administers the Global Fund grant for Kenya, of which Mildmay Kenya is a beneficiary, doubled the size of the area to which Mildmay provides its HIV services.
This is testament to the achievements of the Mildmay Kenya team and the many community health volunteers (CHVs) it supports. Sadly, with no increase in budget for this increased activity, the small head office team, which run operations out of Kisumu, continues to try to do more with less.
There continue to be disruptions caused by striking health workers across Kenya, exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19. Amongst other structural challenges, ongoing drug supply issues also continue to affect the ability of health workers to provide even basic healthcare.
According to the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey,
Siaya County, one of the principal areas where Mildmay Kenya operates, has 109,140 people living with HIV/AIDS out of a population of 963,007, with 3,824 people becoming infected every year.
The survey further states that 1,116 people died of HIV/AIDS related complications in 2019 while the mother-to-child transmission of the disease stands at 9.1%, way above the national target of 5%. This county alone contributed 21% and 10.8% of the total new HIV infections in Kenya among children and adults respectively.
The Tuk-tuk Ambulance your donations so generously allowed us to purchase, continues to earn its keep on Mageta Island. It is clear that a second vehicle on the island would bring further benefits as the ambulance has made such a difference to the work that Mildmay is doing to support the local team of two nurses and twenty-five CHVs in providing HIV and maternity support services to an island population of over 12,000 people. We continue to work with the County Health Services to provide essential health equipment to the island and across Kisumu and Siaya counties.
Volunteer youth workers on World AIDS Day 2020 in Ukwala, Siaya County
Refurbishment of the Health Centre on Mageta Island in Lake Victoria
Mageta Island has the highest HIV and AIDS prevalence and child mortality rates in Kenya. Mildmay has been working with communities to deliver HIV-healthcare through support, education and training in remote, impoverished rural areas like Mageta in Western Kenya for over 15 years.
The aim of this project is to refurbish the only health centre on Mageta Island to improve healthcare standards and encourage use of the clinic.
The health centre is the only one for all 12,000 inhabitants of the island.
We are refurbishing the health clinic on Mageta Island to increase its use by the Island's inhabitants, leading to improved health of the population.
Why we need to do it
The health centre is not well equipped or in good condition, and is not a welcoming place.
A large proportion of the island's population avoid using it - except for the poorest residents, who don't have a choice.
We still need to raise £11,900 but that will complete the project.
Find out more about the health centre refurb and it's impact
The Safe Motherhood Project
Improving maternal and child health on Mageta Island
Your donations funded the purchase of this emergency ambulance Tuk-tuk to support the 12,000 inhabitants of Mageta Island
Healthcare for pregnant women on Mageta Island was basic and struggled to cope with emergency complications. The result of this was an unnecessary loss of life to both newborn babies and mothers.
For pregnant women on Mageta, healthcare was very difficult to access, as there are no roads or cars on the island, and the health centre is some distance from where most people live.
In 2018, we appealed to you for help to purchase a Tuk-tuk ambulance to provide emergency obstetric and maternity support to for the Island and thanks to your overwhelming support, we were able to purchase a 3-wheeled vehicle (a 'Tuk-tuk') which was outfitted as an emergency ambulance.
The project has provided:
The modified Tuk-Tuk ambulance, which has enabled vulnerable pregnant woman to deliver their babies at Mageta's community health facility. The ambulance can navigate the difficult terrain of the Island safely and is also equipped to deal with on-the-road emergencies.
Vital postnatal care, including testing for HIV.
Training for 30 community health volunteers (CHV) in emergency obstetric care. (Each CHV can reache around 100 households.)
Education for households on the importance of dedicated maternity services.
Find out more about the Safe Motherhood Project
Emergency Ambulance Appeal: help us to purchase a much-needed second ambulance for the people of Mageta Island
In 2018, your generous donations funded the purchase of our first Tuk-tuk ambulance for the residents of Mageta Island.
We need to purchase a second ambulance for the island's residents because one ambulance for 12,000 people is simply not enough.
Having seen the number of lives potentially saved by this simple, efficient and versatile access to medical care, we know that a second vehicle would greatly increase the reach and impact of the services the health centre could be providing.
To purchase, equip and deliver the ambulance will cost £12,000
Mock-up of the proposed new ambulance
Added to this, your donations will help us to continue funding the Safe Motherhood Project, as well as related programmes to ensure that levels of education and training, information and awareness among CHVs is maintained.
Donate to the KENYA Fund and help us purchase the second ambulance
Schoolgirls in Mageta during a cervical cancer screening and vaccination outreach where we gave out Information, Education and Communication materials (IEC), which are designed to provide useable information about HIV and other healthcare issues
When not in demand for emergencies, the Mageta ambulance is in constant use delivering healthcare services all over the island
Magnet Theatre Project
The Magnet Theatre Project, working with the local community in Siaya County, was envisaged to bring together young people to be able to discuss, access and contribute to the dialogue of HIV, SRHR (sexual and reproductive health rights) and demand creation and utilisation of the services related to HIV/SRHR.
Magnet Theatre intervention is designed to not only entertain and educate, but to involve audience members in the action and encourage the kind of participation and reflection that is key to sustained behaviour change. Magnet Theatre is a form of community theatre that typically takes place in outdoor, public spaces.
The hour-long performances explore issues affecting a community and encourage discussion and problem solving with audience members. The actors perform a drama that presents a dilemma based on community issues. The audience participates by offering suggestions to the characters or by taking the place of an actor and acting out solutions to the dilemma.
Magnet Theatre encourages audience members to discuss solutions and allows them to experiment in a safe environment, to encourage individual and community-wide change.
Magnet Theatre is different from other forms of community theatre because it targets and attracts a specific and repeat audience, takes place at a regular time at a specific venue, and serves as a forum for magnification of behaviour change.
Magnet Theatre has produced some of Mildmay Kenya's most visible examples of behaviour change.
Find out more about the Magnet Theatre Project
The Global fund HIV Programme, administered in Kenya through the Kenya Red Cross Society, undertakes to expand universal access to care and treatment services.
Mildmay Kenya is a sub-recipient of the fund and is working with Community Health workers in Samia, Teso South, Siaya and Bondo to advance care and support of the chronically ill, prevention of parent to child transmission, HIV testing and counselling as well as enhancing quality leadership and governance.
Find out more about Mildmay's work for Global Fund
Photo courtesy of Global Fund/John Rae
Lying off the eastern shores of Lake Victoria adjacent to Siaya, Mageta Island is about 8km from end to end and about one kilometre wide at its widest. Its total surface area is around 6.6 square kilometres. It is located in Bondo district, one of the poorest districts in Kenya.
The main economic activities are fishing and small-scale subsistence farming.
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Q: References in example environment (linguex package) I am using the linguex package to create examples, like this:
\ex. First-level example
\a. Second-level example
\b. Second-level example
\a. Third-level example

looks like this:
(1) First-level example
   a. Second-level example
   b. Second-level example
      (i) Third-level example
This is my code:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,listof=totocnumbered,bibliography=totoc]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[ngerman,english]{babel} % globale verwendung im dokument
\usepackage[babel,german=guillemets]{csquotes} % anführungszeichen nach sprache wählen
\usepackage{tipa} % ipa-sonderzeichen
\usepackage{MnSymbol}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} % einrückung bei absätzen unterbinden

\usepackage{linguex}

\begin{document}
\selectlanguage{ngerman}
\tableofcontents

\section{Präsuppositionen}
Der Satz in \ref{inferenz} beinhaltet (mindestens) zwei Inferenzen:
\Next[i] %in diesem Block habe ich die Referenz mit dem Befehl \Next aus dem linguex-Paket erzeugt, im nächsten mit \label
Jenny hat die roten Schuhe gekauft und \Next[ii] sie bereut es. Das Zeichen
$\glq\gg\grq$  %\grq als schließendes einfaches Anführungszeichen (in Vorlage öffnet es auch)
wird im Folgenden verwendet, um anzuzeigen, dass es sich bei B um eine Präsupposition von A handelt.

\ex. Jenny bereut, dass sie die roten Schuhe gekauft hat. \label{inferenz}
\let\oldalph=\roman\let\alph=\roman %römische Zählung lokal schon in Ebene 2
%Klammerung
\renewcommand{\SubExLeftBracket}{(}
\renewcommand{\SubExRightBracket}{)}
\a. $\gg$ Jenny hat die roten Schuhe gekauft.
\b. $\gg$ Jenny bereut den Schuhkauf.

Wird die initiale Äußerung nun negiert wie in \ref{negation}, bleibt nur Inferenz \ref{negationa} bestehen, wohingegen Inferenz \ref{negationb} von der Negation betroffen ist.

\ex. Jenny bereut nicht, dass sie die roten Schuhe gekauft hat. \label{negation}
\let\oldalph=\roman\let\alph=\roman %römische Zählung schon in Ebene 2
%Klammerung
\renewcommand{\SubExLeftBracket}{(}
\renewcommand{\SubExRightBracket}{)}
\a. $\gg$ Jenny hat die roten Schuhe gekauft. \label{negationa}
\b. $\not\gg$ Jenny bereut den Schuhkauf. \label{negationb}

\ex.
\a.[Q:] Fährt Marche mit Homers Auto?
\b.[C:]\# Nein, Homer hat kein Auto.
\c.[C'] Hey, warte mal! Homer hat doch gar kein Auto.

\subsection{Quantoren}
\ex. \a. Alle Linguisten sind Nerds.
\b. $\forall$x (Linguisten(x) $\rightarrow$ Nerd(x))

\ex. Georg ist immer müde, während er Nachtschicht hat. \\
$\not \rightarrow$ Georg ist immer müde.

\ex. Immer $\lbrace$während er Nachtschicht hat$\rbrace_{Restriktion}$ [ist Georg müde]$_{Nukleus}$

\subsection{Experiment}

\ex. \a.[Con 1:~] Komplementsatz, Brückenverb
     \b.[Con 2:~] Temporalsatz
     \b.[Con 3:~] Semifaktiver Komplementsatz

\begin{table}[!h]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
& \textit{wissen} & \textit{erfahren} & \textit{auch} & \textit{wieder}\\
\hline
\textit{Nein,\dots} (Projektion) & 38,24 & 51,96 & 87,25 & 99,02\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Ergebnisse}
\end{table}

\section{Kausalsätze}
Typischerweise weisen Hauptsätze V2-Stellung auf (vgl. Beispiel \ref{v2}), wohingegen Nebensätze mit VL-Stellung gebildet werden wie in Beispiel \ref{vl}.

\ex.
\ag. Sam \textbf{isst} nur Salat.\\
Sam eats only salad.\\
$\grq$Sam only eats salad.'\label{v2}
\bg. Sam ist sehr mager, weil er nur Salat \textbf{isst.}\\
Sam is very skinny because he only salad eats.\\
$\grq$Sam is very skinny because he only eats salad.'\label{vl}

\ex.
\ag. Niemand$_i$ war verärgert, weil er$_i$ nicht eingeladen \textbf{war.}\\
    nobody$_i$ was angry because he$_i$ not invited was\\
    $\grq$Nobody$_i$ was angry because he$_i$ \textbf{was} not invited.'
\b.*Niemand$_i$ war verärgert, weil er$_i$ \textbf{war} nicht eingeladen.

\ex.
\ag. Die Straße ist weiß, weil es geschneit \textbf{hat.}\\
    the road is white because it snowed has.\\
    $\grq$The road is white because it has snowed.'
\b. CAUSE ($\exists$ e$_1$ [snow (e$_1$)], $\exists$ e$_2$ [white (street, e$_2$)])

\end{document}

I have already changed that roman numbers appear in the second level.
Now I have a problem concerning the references. At the moment they appear as (1-i), (1-ii) and so on in the text (1 for the first level and i/ii for the second). How is it possible that only the second level is printed, just as (i) and (ii)?

A: Your example was too big. Please read what is a minimal working example (MWE).
Your redefinition of the label is weird. You should use the following definition:
\renewcommand{\SubExlabel}{\SubExLBr\Exroman{SubExNo}\SubExRBr}

If you use the following definition, the references will be set correct.
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\theSubExNo}{%
 \hbox{\if@noftnote\theExLBr\Exroman{SubExNo}\theExRBr\else\theFnExLBr\Exalph{SubExNo}\theFnExRBr\fi}%
}
\makeatother

Here a small example to demonstrate the behaviour:

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,listof=totocnumbered,bibliography=totoc]{scrartcl}

\usepackage{linguex}
\renewcommand{\SubExlabel}{\SubExLBr\Exroman{SubExNo}\SubExRBr}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\theSubExNo}{%
 \hbox{\if@noftnote\theExLBr\Exroman{SubExNo}\theExRBr\else\theFnExLBr\Exalph{SubExNo}\theFnExRBr\fi}%
}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\ex. First-level example

\a.  \label{foo}Second-level example
\b. Second-level example
\a. Third-level example
\b. Third level\label{bar}

Text \ref{foo} and \ref{bar}

\end{document}

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PJAK's Co-chair: We will bring the scattered Kurdish will together with our project
NEWS, REPORT / INTERVIEW	no comments
Ms. Zilan Vejin, co-chair of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), thank you for taking the time to partake in this interview. I will start with the following question: One year after the proposed PJAK project for other parties and political parties in Kurdistan, how do you assess the importance of this project as a member of the PJAK at this stage?
Zilan Vejin: It has been a year since the project was launched. There have been serious changes in the political, military and social aspects which requires a clear response from the Kurdish political parties at this stage. Today, we as PJAK proposed a project because the East Kurdistan and the region are going through serious changes and the Kurds need a clear stance. No matter how politically, militarily, or socially strong we might be, but alone we are unable to meet the demands of our people. As a result, we need to create unity. With that in mind, the following proposal was made in our party: As Kurdish people, what do we really want in East Kurdistan? What does the Kurdish political force require? In fact, all political balances are achieved with the Kurds and if the Kurds do not have their own will and project, then Kurdish politics will be served by foreign policies. As a result, at this point, we realized the importance of this project and proposed it accordingly.
Ms. Vejin, in your project, you emphasize that the Kurdish people must follow an independent policy. In your opinion, to what extent do you think there is an independent policy among the Kurdish political parties?
Zilan Vejin: It is very important to note up to what extent has the Kurdish parties been able to follow an independent policy. An independent policy is revealed by action. If this is done, it indicates that there is an independent political will, which is why an independent policy is important for all political forces in Kurdistan. We cannot say that the political parties in East Kurdistan have an independent policy. During the Iranian people's revolution, the Kurdish people have sacrificed the most and have made very few gains in return for this sacrifice, due to lack of independent policy and will. East Kurdistan lacked a project to base its policy on, but it has always been played the policy of a foreign force. The main obstacle that prevents the Kurdish political parties to have a unified mindset is the lack of independent policy. This is a very serious problem and the political forces have not been able to overcome it, but why? Because they have not consolidated themselves in a historical and scientific aspect, and as a result, they have not been unable to implement an independent mindset and policy.
Ms. Vejin, you wanted to bring Kurdish politics closer to each other with the support of your project that consists of 10 Articles, but you also want to PJAK to be a vanguard in the process. However, recently some of the Kurdish parties met with the occupying government of Iran multiple times. When Kurds are unable to unite and implement an independent politics, how can they negotiate with an occupying state like Iran? Furthermore, on what basis have these parties met with the occupying Iranian government?
Zilan Vejin: Soon after we proposed our projects, the Iranian occupation regime has increased its attacks on our units, it is very difficult for the regime to change its policy. It is up to us to change the enemy's policies because strong and independent political movements can alter the opponent's policy. World War III is now ongoing in the region and we have always stated that this war is going on in the geography of Kurdistan where the Kurds are at the center of the conflict. That is why the war policies are being implemented in Kurdistan so that the Kurdish issue is not resolved in the region. In Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria, neither the foreign nor the regional forces which are occupying Kurdistan have ever sought to resolve the Kurdish question. Once the Kurdish problem is resolved, they will no longer find geography similar to Kurdistan in which they could implement their cold and hot wars. Foreign actors also do not want the Kurdish issue resolved, they have turned Kurdistan into their battlefield and have attempted to divide the Kurds and thus weaken the Kurdish people. This is how they impose their policy on the Kurdish people. This makes the Kurds dependent on foreign power and therefore unable to reveal their Kurdish policy or power. Having a strong military force in the region and carrying out a strong policy will reflect your strength and will. On the other hand, the hegemonic actors such as the Iranian occupation government does not want to face powerful opposition. Instead, the Iranian regime only accepts the existence of forces that it can weaken and disintegrate them.
Are you stating that this is the enemy's policy to create division between Kurdish forces?
Zilan Vejin: Yes, that's right. This policy of the Iranian occupation government stems from this approach. Observe how the Iranian government splits up the Iranian opposition and keeps them apart by the implementation of this policy. Today, the occupying regime wants to separate Kurdish forces with the same viewpoint. That is why I say that if the Iranian government really wants to solve the Kurdish issue, it must take the right steps and act sincerely by correcting its policies towards society. The Iranian regime has militarized the entire geography of Kurdistan and wants to consolidate its position in Kurdistan with force, which is why we as a Kurdish force must be vigilant. We may not accept each other, but if we are to be vanguards, we must have a historical seriousness against the regime when it comes to resolving the Kurdish issue and we must take formal steps to prevent the undermining of Kurdish position.
Ms. Vejin, you are saying that the Iranian occupying regime does not recognize these forces officially. The attacks against the political parties of Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhelat) in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) territory by Iran is a testimony to this claim. Now, the question is that when the Iranian occupying regime does not even recognize them officially, on what basis do these forces maintain a relationship with Iran?
Zilan Vejin: We cannot discuss this issue in such a way as to explain why there was a war yesterday, but today negotiations are being held. You fight to bring peace and reconciliation. The ground for this should always be available. What is important here is whether Iran is ready to solve the question of our nation in this circumstance or not? In our opinion, Iran wants to destroy or weaken the reaction of our people in this way. Why? Because the attacks against the Iranian state have increased and Rojhelat is located in a key geostrategic position. The Kurdish nation and Kurdish politics are also strategic. Nothing is possible without the contribution of the Kurds, neither in the world, nor in the Middle East, nor in Iran. For this reason, they attempt to disrupt the Kurdish people and diminish the Kurdish nation. The politics of this occupying regime must be well understood. A few days ago, the leader Apo in Imrali said: "I'm ready to stop this war and resolve the Kurdish question." We, as PJAK, follow the worldview, paradigm, thoughts, and philosophy of Leader Apo. Indeed, as leader Apo, we always defend this fact that we can solve the Kurdish question. This issue for us as PJAK is a self-critical one insofar as we question why we could not solve the Kurdish question in the Middle East and Iran through a democratic solution until now. This is why this new guidance from leader Apo for us is very crucial. Although there is a difficult war, we are ready to resolve it at this stage.
Do you fight for perpetual peace and reconciliation?
Zilan Vejin: No matter how much you fight, there is no permanent war. At present, there is a tough war in the region, but this war is also not permanent. Even if it lasts ten years, what is permeant is peace, democracy, and freedom in the region. Occupation and dictatorship cannot last forever. They are ephemeral because there is no such thing in the heart of societies, and the people never demand such a thing. Without any doubt, the will of the people will prevail. In this condition, war does not serve the interests and demands of our people. However, if there is a war, we are ready for it.
Ms. Vejin, there have repeatedly been several clashes between your guerilla forces and the forces of the Iranian occupying regime in different regions. As a result of these clashes, several of your guerilla forces have been martyred, but the Iranian occupying state has continuously denied the real number of its casualties and always announced a much lower number. Are these clashes a coincidence? Or is it a policy planned by the Iranian occupying state?
Zilan Vejin: The Iranian state has occupied Rojhelat/Eastern Kurdistan. The guerilla forces of YRK are also present in many different parts of Rojhelat. When our guerillas mobilize, they confront the armies of the Iranian state, and the clashes take place. The outcome of the war is also self-evident; human beings are being slaughtered. For this reason, a few numbers of our guerilla forces have been martyred, and many enemy forces have also been killed. We have announced the name of our martyrs, but the enemy has covered the real number of its casualties.
Do you mean you do not want this war to go deeper?
Zilan Vejin: Yes, we do not want to this war to grow, though it does not mean that we are not ready for war. It is clear that in Rojhelat our forces are superior both politically and militarily to all other forces because we have experience in Rojhelat. The way that the PKK is fighting against the occupation in Northern Kurdistan provides a useful experience for us. This experience will benefit our troops at the time of any war. Without a doubt, losing our comrades at this stage were very onerous for us, but we will take revenge for these martyrs. The best reaction from everyone is to recognize and realize the goal of our comrades in Rojhelat. The reaction of the martyrs' family was a powerful and important one. This reaction obliged us to take revenge for them. In particular, I appreciate the reaction of the families of martyrs Ruzgar and Ferhad, they should know that their will is ours. Every greeting of the mothers of the martyrs gives us strength. Their will and demand is our revolutionary struggle and work.
So, at this state, war does not serve the interest of Kurdish people?
Zilan Vejin: It won't be because, on the one hand, foreign forces want to marginalize alternative forces, but, on the other hand, push them into a battle. There is a force that pushes us toward war, there is also a regional force that is pushing Iran toward war with us. For this reason, we should be vigilant. No one will be able to marginalize us as an alternative force at this stage. We do our revolutionary work and struggle. We carry out our politics and organize our people. Iran has carried out a specific war policy against us, the families of martyrs, our comrades, and their families. At this stage, we must be conscious and break the siege. Without any doubt, we will fight in our time and place and take revenge for our fallen comrades.
So, since this war is not in the benefit of our people, will you not respond to the martyrdom of your comrades?
Zilan Vejin: We will not remain silent and immobile; we will protect ourselves. The theory of self-defense does not say one should just stand to be beaten.
In your project, you strongly emphasized that the conduct of the parties must be transparent and truthful to the Kurdish people. I would like to ask you what criticism and suggestions have been made of your project this year?
Zilan Vejin: Our nation saw our project as a complete one. This is why I believe that our people perceived the truth of the Kurdish struggle. At the same time, they see the reality of the enemy. For this reason, I think people evaluate this project as appropriate. Those ten articles that we have proposed are not only for Rojhelat but for the whole of Kurdistan as the main point of the struggle. That's why doing these things requires hard work and struggle. It will not be there in a day or two, it requires different struggles to get things done. Political forces have criticized us for not receiving their comments, and we have published the ten articles immediately before consulting them. But we first presented them to all other political forces and asked them to send us their criticism, or any other ideas. They could tell us to upgrade the project, to increase or decrease the points so far. No group has sent us any comments. But Khaled Azizi announced on a US-based Persian channel that they can form a joint diplomatic committee. This is in our project. We have been .talking about the project and its preparations for a year now.
Does it mean he propagates your proposal under his name?
Zilan Vejin: They can propagate it; we already invited them to create such a committee as a necessity for a long time. We are repeating this for a year. There has been some progress because they are discussing the establishment of such a committee.
Then there is a common point between you (PJAK) and other parties of East Kurdistan?
Zilan Vejin: Yes, that is correct but the most important point is to get together. We are criticizing and inviting them to come and reach an agreement on these 10 articles. We can add or remove these points together; the most important matter is to create a common will in East Kurdistan. The will of parties and political spectrums of East Kurdistan should be united. The hegemonic powers like the United Kingdom, USA, Russia, Turkey, and Iran must know, if they want to resolve the issue of Iran, they must first resolve the issue of the Kurdish nation. Any forces that want to make a new design in the Middle East, without resolving the Kurdish issue will not be able to achieve any goals. In East Kurdistan also without PJAK, the Kurdish issue will not be resolved and this is how our nation in East Kurdistan believe.
Ms. Vejin I would like to point out that part of your project that is about women's situation, you mentioned women's joint assembly must be established. How do you evaluate the importance of establishing women's joint assembly?
Zilan Vejin: one of the main points of our project is regarding women's join commission. We believe issues cannot be resolved if, in its resolution, women's role is ignored. Because there is a unique perspective of women which can find a fundamental solution. One of the weaknesses of these parties is that they did not advance women's will in their ideology. But with the guidance of ideology and philosophy of leader Apo and pioneering force like PKK, advancing women's role became a model of life which involves women's common will in every matter of life for instance co-chair leadership, one woman and one man. In East Kurdistan, the only political party that considers women's importance as an essential will is PJAK. This is very important for us. We continue our struggle and we fight the powerful mentalities of the world. Lack of voice and existence of women in political parties of East Kurdistan is their main weakness. This means how low the solution force is among them. Solution force is the solution force of social issues not only solving political, diplomatic and military issues. Woman and man are two pillars of the society but nowadays these two essentials forces of the society have been divided. As a KJAR, KODAR, PJAK's women assembly and co-chair (of PJAK) we always look at women's will with dignity and respect. We always tried to unite the women. Recently KJAR announced a campaign "Let's unite against violence against women, let's fight, let's be free". As pioneer women, we invite all women to gather around this campaign so we can give a suitable resolution to the attacks.
Does it mean that you support this campaign as a PJAK member?
Zilan Vejin: All our movements in East Kurdistan support this campaign. We believe, if women's will be involved in any social, political and military decisions, it can resolve the issues. In Rojava (West Kurdistan), the women's force was obvious and we all saw that. Among YRK (East Kurdistan Units) forces, there is HPJ (Women's Defense Units) which is a great and strong will. We have a great experience and we will fructify this experience with our nation's will.
In the end, I would like to ask, as a PJAK co-chair, how optimistic you are that your project is successful to gather all the forces and political spectrums of East Kurdistan under the umbrella of democracy and Kurds have their own united political and military will and as you mentioned Kurds have their own independent politics?
Zilan Vejin: Iran cannot skip from the inevitable changes that await it, no matter how much it tries to push away war from its borders, fight Kurds or continue the policy of dividing Kurds. We are also seeing Iran is in changing phase. There is a mentality among East Kurdistan political forces that an alien force is attacking Iran and resolving Kurdish issue, just like Iraq and Syria. As a PJAK, we are not agreeing with such a mentality. We say Kurdish nation's issue will be solved with our force, project, and alternative. Therefore, it is very important for us as a Kurdish force to assemble under a democratic and free umbrella and prepare ourselves for any changes in Iran. We should not wait for any incident to happen; we must provide the required context for change itself. We also ask other pioneer forces like academics, intellectuals, and political figures to understand the importance of this phase and help us in gathering different forces and spectrums of East Kurdistan. Once again, I say, women's force in political parties is indicative. Woman's force should be beyond the party's interest and be based on national and women interest. Women should play their role in unifying political parties. Women's issue is the source of all problems, therefore there is a need for a women's common front.
Thank you Ms. Zilan Vejin the co-chair of Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) for participating and answering our questions. We wish your project, which is a national project to unify different spectrum of East Kurdistan success and victory.
Zilan Vejin: Thank you very much.


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Healthy ageing centre in north east London announced as NHS Test Bed
Older people and carers in north east London are set to see the regeneration of health and social care as their region becomes a world-class site for innovation and excellence in healthy ageing.
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, this week announced that north east London will be placed at the forefront of innovative care as one of seven NHS Test Beds in the country.
Care City – a centre for healthy ageing innovation, research and education – will receive a £1.7m boost in funding to pioneer and evaluate new technologies to deliver measurable health improvements for the local population.
The centre, which officially launched in Barking earlier this week, was set up by NELFT and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and brings together health and social care organisations, along with UCLPartners, to work across the four London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
Helen Oliver, Interim Managing Director of Care City, said: 'We are delighted to have secured this funding from NHS England. It is a major milestone for Care City and reinforces our commitment to our community. By getting access to innovative solutions faster we hope to support people, and their carers, to live independently for as long as possible.'
Dr Charlie Davie, Managing Director of UCLPartners Academic Health Science Network, said: 'The selection of CareCity to host an NHS England test bed site is an extremely important development for outer north east London in delivering the Five Year Forward View at pace and scale,' said. 'It has huge potential to benefit the health and wellbeing of this population. Furthermore, by having the complete support of the three London Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) it will accelerate the introduction, shared learning and scaling up of innovation across London and beyond.'
UCLPartners has been involved with the development of Care City since inception. Jenny Shand, director at UCLPartners, is the Executive Lead of Care City and has worked with the partners to secure the Test Bed opportunity and ensure the rapid progress of the centre. The Care City Test Bed application received endorsements from all three London AHSNs: Health Innovation Network, Imperial College Health Partners and UCLPartners.
To find out more about Care City, visit: www.carecity.london or watch the video of the launch event.
Find out more about the NHS Test Beds on the NHS England website.