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January 6 Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 It was the first Christmas break of the COVID pandemic, and I was desperate for new distractions for my young children. Why [...]

The demand for precise input application and operational efficiency in turfgrass has driven the development of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-equipped sprayers, which offer several advantages over conventional systems. Features [...]

The Generation blues club in Greenwich Village, New York, was a favourite hangout of Jimi Hendrix, a place where he could enjoy the music he loved and jam with musicians [...]

In the early hours of 26 September 1944, the exhausted survivors of British 1st Airborne began to evacuate the northern bank of the Rhine. This was the shameful culmination of [...]

Spring dead spot is one of the most common diseases of bermudagrass in regions where the grass experiences winter dormancy, such as throughout the transition zone. The fungal pathogen Ophiosphaerella [...]

After a string of terrorist attacks in Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan involving Central Asian citizens, as well as foiled plots and arrests in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Turkey, Central Asia is once again in the spotlight as a supposed center of terrorism. But this narrative of a constantly growing threat does not fit well with reality. Compared to only a decade ago, when over 4,000 Central Asians traveled to Syria and Iraq to join militant organizations, the levels of recruitment and volume of messaging have decreased substantially. To explain terrorism from Central Asia or measure the potential threat, the authors contend it is important not to overly focus on the narratives in slick recruiting videos that only reach a few hundred people. Given the lack of evidence for a new wave of mass recruiting, the authors suggest that the recent spike of attacks and arrests is the 'long tail' of the Islamic State. After the collapse of the Islamic State's territorial holdings in Syria in 2019, many operatives migrated to Europe, forming sleeper cells, some of which have been disrupted in the past year. Mobilization of Central Asians also remains primarily an issue tied to migration. With the notable exception of Kazakhstan where internal migration and displacement play key roles, Central Asian participation in terrorist groups remains primarily an issue that manifests itself outside the region. Instead of focusing primarily on online recruiting, the authors argue one should focus on the factors that led to mobilization to Syria and Iraq a decade ago and that have been exacerbated in recent years, especially in Tajikistan, including crackdowns on religion, corrupt ineffective governance, high levels of migration, and well-established terror networks that are holdovers from the peak of the Islamic State., After a string of terrorist attacks in Russia, (1) Iran, (2) and Afghanistan (3) involving Central Asian citizens, as well as foiled plots and arrests in the United States, (4) [...]

Hailing from the desert city of Agadez in Niger, Mdou Moctar is a genuine trailblazer. With a sound that bridges the ancient traditions of the Sahara and the electrifying energy [...]

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Bailey plundered all 10 tracks from her recent Beneath The Neon Glow, blending blues, soul and Americana into a perfect, crowd-pleasing set. Fronting a quality band including opening artist, Demi [...]

Who's The Boy With The Lovely Hair? Jakko M. Jakszyk ***** Kingmaker Publishing, 24.99 [pounds sterling] ISBN 9781838491864, 378 pages Revealing, honest and brutally frank memoir The perfect antidote to [...]

Sideways Through Time--An Oral History Of Hawkwind in the 1970s Joe Banks **** Strange Attractor Press, 14.99 [pounds sterling] ISBN 9781917319034, 240 pages Newly-expanded history of the masters of the [...]

Marx Green Ginger Jive **** Wrecking Ball Sounds WBSCD 03 (CD, LP) Guitarist returns to his Teenage Dream Although Gary Marx will always be known as the co-founder of The [...]

Rosalie Cunningham To Shoot Another Day **** Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 1111 (CD) Beautifully idiosyncratic outing from ex-Purson frontwoman Endlessly creative and impossible to pigeonhole, Rosalie Cunningham has slipped into a [...]

Storm Corrosion Storm Corrosion **** Kscope KSCOPE 3015 (CD, LP, BD) Welcome reissue for one-off collaboration Originally released on Roadrunner in 2012, Storm Corrosion was the collaboration--long awaited by fans--between [...]