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Majorette dance, a centerpiece of HBCU culture or decades, is now a mainstream phenomenon--a shift that has brought both challenges and opportunities. At historically Black colleges and universities in the [...]

MATERIALS [] 3/4' * 7 1/4' * 8' clear pine (x3) [] 3/4' * 3 1/2' * 8' clear pine [] 1/4' * 2' * 2' lauan plywood [] 12' [...]

The volume of Chinese lending to Africa has slowed dramatically in recent years--especially during the Covid-19 pandemic--but Beijing continues to play an important role in providing the continent with finance. [...]

San Diego's dreamy weather and landscape were no match for the sunny disposition of library workers and advocates reuniting under a shared mission at the American Library Association's (ALA) 2024 [...]

Sonya Knisley, head of children's services at Clark County (Ohio) Public Library (CCPL), has seen it happen over and over again. Someone walks into her location and applies for a [...]

Vegard Sverre Tveitan helped change the course of metal while he was still in his teens. The man better known to the wider world as Ihsahn was the vocalist, guitarist [...]

THE HANDHELD CIRCULAR SAW IS PERHAPS THE MOST VERSAtile power tool for cutting wood. Perfect for a variety of projects, it can be used to cut framing lumber, plywood, and [...]

In 1990, Judith Ford had a career as a psychotherapist and a blended family that included two 12-year-old daughters, an 18-month-old son, and her husband. Her life wasn't perfect, but [...]

These are interesting times for the African mining industry. Interest in the continent's critical mineral reserves is soaring: lithium, copper, cobalt and nickel are vital to the energy transition and [...]

WORKING ON THE CUTTING BOARD PROJECT IN THIS ISSUE got us thinking about kitchen knives. All too often we care for them by storing them in a knife block but [...]

Cutting boards make great woodworking projects because they can be as easy or as challenging as you choose. Generally, there are two different types of wooden cutting board: side-grain and [...]

In 2008 Abbott introduced a revolutionary new device, FreeStyle Navigator, designed to improve the lives of the world's more than 500 million diabetes patients by offering continuous glucose monitoring with technology that could translate an electrochemical signal from the body into precise, real-time data. Doctors and patients who tried the device appreciated it—but it was bulky, hard to manufacture, and expensive. And without widespread adoption, it wouldn't have the hoped-for impact. Abbott's leaders soon realized that they needed to go back to the drawing board. Four years later they launched FreeStyle Libre, a reimagined continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system in which an even smaller sensor applied to a patient's arm sends data directly to a smartphone app every minute. It is now used by millions globally, and by the end of 2024 it will have generated more than $5 billion in revenue, making it one of the most successful medical devices—as measured by usage and sales—in history. The pivot from the Navigator to the Libre was a deeply consequential decision for Abbott, and others can learn from the principles the company's leaders followed to arrive at and then execute on that choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A deep, distorted voice is coming through the PA of Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre. Do you think they want you to cry?' it's saying. Do you think they like [...]

One of the richest countries in the Carib- bean per capita, The Bahamas is seeking to attract foreign investment in an effort to diversify its economy. The country currently relies [...]

Byline: Ford James The Blackgaol Knight drops some of the best armor in Elden Ring While this insanely hard-hitting boss defending the Western Nameless Mausoleum isn't required to progress through [...]

LIKE ALL THE best ghouls, High Parasite seemed to appear from nowhere. A collaboration between bassist and chief songwriter Tombs and My Dying Bride frontman Aaron Stainthorpe, they arrived fully [...]

Sunken Ship by Amy Hevron; illus. by the author Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. 9/24 9781665935005 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781665935012 $10.99 In 1733 a hurricane wrecks a Spanish galleon, which [...]

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE HOLES IN CONCRETE AND masonry, the rotary hammer--also known as a rotary hammer drill--is the gold standard of tools. A cross between a jackhammer and [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 111 I. THE SILENCE: OUTLINING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND PRESENT TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS 113 A. An Overview of the Immigration and Nationality Act's (INA) Asylum [...], Around the world, people are protesting against climate change and related environmental issues. This protest is welcomed in some areas, while activism can be deadly in others. When activists can no longer safely protest in their home country, they need a safe, legal means of escape. In the United States, asylum is one such means. Asylum grants protection for someone persecuted on account of their race, nationality, religion, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. These grounds are not statutorily defined, so the burden has fallen on immigration advocates to think and test asylum arguments in court. Notably, advocates have successfully expanded the applicability of asylum to include survivors of domestic violence. Others in the field have written extensively about asylum for victims of climate change. As described in this article, this research utilizes cases like in New Zealand to expand the concept of harm. However, there has been less research on asylum for activists who protest environmental issues and are persecuted for doing so. This article argues for expanding the asylum framework for environmental activists by utilizing the domestic violence precedent and through a case study of the Yaqui. State and non-state actors have deprived the Yaqui of water rights for over a century. The argument focuses on political opinion and particular social group asylum while providing an overview of potential ideas on the other three grounds. It concludes by demonstrating that asylum opportunities are the backbone of productive environmental activism.

ALTHOUGH THE GAS VS. electric debate rages on, we've noted that the tide is turning. Cordless equipment is either approaching, or has achieved, parity in key product categories. The latest [...]

WITH WEATHER-RELATED POWER outages on the rise, more people are looking for ways to survive blackouts. Whether it's saving the food in the freezer, keeping connected to the rest of [...]

Despite a strong rebound in global trade in 2021, increasing headwinds such as the war in Ukraine, the US-China standoff, the impact of climate change and stubborn inflation are cause [...]

Intra-African trade is still the lowest of all regions in the world but is essential for the rapid growth of an industrialised continental economy. Neil Ford outlines how Afreximbank's various [...]

THE CHOICE USED TO BE BETWEEN CHARCOAL AND PROPANE--flavor or easy. Then along came pellet grills, with temperature and fuel management systems. When they eventually became 'smart,' their technology bled [...]

WHILE ANGLE GRINDERS have been around for nearly 75 years, today's crop of cordless models are lighter and more versatile than ever before. With power rivaling their corded brethren, these [...]

I INTRODUCTION: GAMESTOP AND THE GULF BETWEEN PEOPLE AND REGULATORS In the so-called "meme stock" phenomenon of early 2021, retail investors acting en masse temporarily ran up stocks, including video [...]

AFRICA’S LISTINGS SHOW SOME GROWTH AGAINST A STILL-DIFFICULT BACKDROP This year’s African Business ranking of the continent’s Top 250 Companies again shows a fall in their dollar-denominated market value – [...]

Byline: Ford James Helldivers 2 is redefining what it means to be a live service game thanks to its evolving narrative and community war stories. Helldivers 2 is one of [...]

Byline: Ford James Our Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race Wheel and Pedals review breaks down all the pros and cons of the racing sim set. While Turtle Beach excels in and [...]

Byline: Ford James Should you chose Offulve or Everard in the Hunt for the Jadeite Orb The Dragon's Dogma 2 Hunt for the Jadeite Orb quest makes you choose between [...]

Byline: Ford James All Dragon's Dogma 2 classes explained, so you know which are the best to choose There are 10 Dragon's Dogma 2 vocations to choose, four of which [...]

In her new memoir, ''Grief Is for People,'' Sloane Crosley works through the death of a beloved friend and mentor. GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE, by Sloane Crosley Sloane Crosley opens [...]

African governments are seeking to make the most of the critical minerals that they produce, including for Chinese consumption. But, asks ' Neil Ford, will they be successful? Critical minerals [...]

Moonlight Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX May 11-August 25, 2024 As night falls on Dallas, the works installed in the Nasher Sculpture Center are cast in shifting light and deepening [...]

A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers--Fantastic Facts [Number Tours for Curious Kids] by Jennifer Berne; illus. by Dawn DeVries Sokol Primary, Intermediate Kane/Astra 40 pp. 5/24 9781662670152 $18.99 […]

How do I unallocate space from my home partition? I am currently using CentOS 7 in a 500GB HDD (50GB as root, 8GB as swap and 407GB as home). I [...]

'I DON'T SEE COLOR - people tell me you're Black, so I guess you are,' said Stephen Colbert when he interviewed me on his satirical television program, The Colbert Report. [...]

I think most anglers will agree that tarpon are becoming more difficult to catch every year. When most people think of these glamorous fish they imagine schools of huge, prehistoric [...]

PIZZA OVENS HAVE surged in popularity in recent years. We learned why when we started testing them--a good pizza oven can cook a fantastic artisan pizza in less than two [...]

Augusta Savage was a celebrated sculptor who opened a gallery to spotlight the work of Black artists. It lasted three months. Here is what we missed. On June 7, 1939, [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE ORIGINAL COLD WAR III. A POST-COLD WAR INTERLUDE IV. A NEW COLD WAR V. SAME AS THE OLD COLD WAR? [...]

A smiling Palestinian girl poses with a striking drawing of Gaza's Al-Basha Palace in the south of the strip. In a bid to keep their region's long heritage alive, children [...]

Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner; illus. by Christopher Silas Neal Primary Chronicle 56 pp. 8/24 9781797210872 $18.99 Messner and Neal's seventh contribution to their long-running series (most [...]

Nigeria should tick all the boxes for investors: size; resources; opportunity. But years of underachievement have hampered growth. Can the new administration reverse the trend? Neil Ford sees signs of [...]

If Africa can achieve most of the SDGs, it will become a global force to reckon with over the next few decades. But first, it must take stock of how [...]

The Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, the largest untapped reserve of high- grade iron ore in the world, has been decades in the making. Subject to in- terminable delays [...]