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Sherrod Brown, a progressive senator from Ohio, is facing a tough re-election campaign in a state that has been leaning towards the Republican Party. He is known for his strong connection with the working class and his advocacy for fair trade policies to protect steelworkers. Brown is dedicated to his role in the Senate and has no interest in running for president. His campaign is focused on specific issues that resonate with voters, such as labor rights and a woman's right to choose. Despite challenges and confrontations, Brown remains determined to fight for Ohio's workers and the dignity of work, regardless of who is in power. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides an overview of the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC), a conservative political organization in New York City. The NYYRC seeks to advance conservative values and increase its political influence through endorsing candidates and participating in political campaigns. The club has faced criticism for its association with controversial figures and its use of offensive language. Some members of the NYYRC have achieved success in politics, and the club has formed alliances with far-right organizations internationally. The article delves into the motivations and tactics of the NYYRC and its members. [Extracted from the article]

WARNING SHOTS Clockwise from top: A JBGC member outside of a drag show; a volunteer of Black Cat Rifle Group, which offers free gun training; the JBGC stands guard at a 2017 Trump rally. Gato and Azad met through the Socialist Rifle Association, but branched out on their own last year to focus on instruction, around the time Texas' John Brown Gun Clubs started to organize. I meet El Gato and Azad, who introduce themselves as the co-founders of Black Cat Rifle Group, a volunteer organization based in Dallas that provides free firearm instruction to anyone who wants it, particularly focusing on marginalized groups. It's a Monday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas, and the group in all black are mostly members of the Elm Fork chapter of the John Brown Gun Club (JBGC), a left-wing anti-fascist organization created to level the playing field with rightwing militias that show up armed to protests around the country. [Extracted from the article]

Those from out of town learned about the forest through "movement media", social media, and word of mouth, sacrificing vacation time or their jobs altogether to visit the forest. (The forest defenders, in turn, are now bolting curved strips of sheet metal called "squirrel traps" to the trees they build in to ward off police climbers.) Police activity is lighter on the weekends, but it's not uncommon for foot patrols to roam the forest, looking for food caches, tree stands, or forest defenders caught unawares. While Atlanta and DeKalb County police have largely focused their actions to this point on the far side of the forest, leaving the DAF communal village relatively untouched, that may be changing: Three days after I depart, cops and workers start clear-cutting trees near the remote-control airfield on the park side, possibly in an attempt to create an access route for machinery that won't get through the well-defended parking lot. [Extracted from the article]

Background. Shoulder movement impairment is a commonly reported consequence of surgery for breast cancer. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine whether shoulder girdle kinematics, including those of the scapula, spine, and upper limb, in women who have undergone a unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer are different from those demonstrated by an age-matched control group. Design. An observational study using 3-dimensional kinematic analysis was performed. Methods. Women who had a unilateral mastectomy on their dominant-arm side (n = 29, mean [± SD] age = 62.4 ± 8.9 years) or nondominant-arm side (n = 24, mean [± SD] age = 59.8 ± 9.9 years), as well as a control group of age-matched women without upper-limb, shoulder, or spinal problems (n = 22, mean [± SD] age = 58.1 ± 11.5 years), were measured while performing bilateral arm movements in the sagittal, scapular, and coronal planes. All of the women were free of shoulder pain at the time of testing. Data were collected from the glenohumeral joint, the scapulothoracic articulation, and the spine (upper and lower thoracic and lumbar regions) using an electromagnetic tracking system. Results. Women following mastectomy displayed altered patterns of scapular rotation compared with controls in all planes of movement. In particular, the scapula on the mastectomy side rotated upward to a markedly greater extent than that on the nonmastectomy side, and women following mastectomy displayed greater scapular excursion than controls. Conclusions. The findings suggest that altered motor patterns of the scapula are associated with mastectomy on the same side. Whether these changes are harmful or not is unclear. Investigation of interventions designed to restore normal scapulohumeral relationships on the affected side following unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer is warranted., Following mastectomy for breast cancer, many women experience impairment in shoulder movements that can substantially affect their everyday function and quality of life. (1) Although some symptoms, such as arm [...]

Ten years ago the world focused on the US foreclosure crisis as thousands lost their homes in dodgy mortgage deals. Today, the crisis is still a reality for many. Julius [...]

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the intrasession and intersession reliability of measurements of quantitative gait variables at two self-selected walking speeds. Subjects. Forty-one patients with osteoarthritis in one or both knees who were referred for physical therapy participated. Methods. Three measurements were made at 1-week intervals. The quantitative gait variables of walking speed, cadence, and stride length were measured using an 8-m electronic footswitch walkway. At each measurement, subjects were asked to walk five times at a self-selected pace that they considered to be normal and five times at a self-selected pace that they considered to be fast. Results. At the normal walking speed, although intraclass correlations were consistently high for all gait variables, an additive factor within and across the first two measurements was evident even when a mean of several trials was used. At the fast walking speed, the intraclass correlations were again consistently high for all gait variables, but there were no changes within or across the measurements. Conclusion and Discussion. The data suggest that quantitative gait analysis is a practical objective assessment tool for persons with osteoarthritis of the knee. Gait at the fast walking speed, however, will provide the more reliable stable measure on which to evaluate the effect of therapy when compared with gait at the normal walking speed. The comparative responsiveness to change between the two walking speeds still needs to be determined. [Fransen M, Crosbie J, Edmonds J. Reliability of gait measurements in people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Phys Ther. 1997;77:944-953.], Key Words: Gait analysis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Reliability. Gait is a highly complex activity in which many variables can be observed and measured. There is almost no limit to the complexity [...]

Background and Purpose. Passive joint mobilization is commonly used by physical therapists as an intervention for acute ankle inversion sprains. A randomized controlled trial with blinded assessors was conducted to investigate the effect of a specific joint mobilization, the anteroposterior glide on the talus, on increasing pain-free dorsiflexion and 3 gait variables: stride speed (gait speed), step length, and single support time. Subjects. Forty-one subjects with acute ankle inversion sprains ([is less than] 72 hours) and no other injury to the lower limb entered the trial. Methods. Subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups. The control group received a protocol of rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE). The experimental group received the anteroposterior mobilization, using a force that avoided incurring any increase in pain, in addition to the RICE protocol. Subjects in both groups were treated every second day for a maximum of 2 weeks or until the discharge criteria were met, and all subjects were given a home program of continued RICE application. Outcomes were measured before and after each treatment. Results. The results showed that the experimental group required fewer treatment sessions than the control group to achieve full pain-free dorsiflexion. The experimental group had greater improvement in range of movement before and after each of the first 3 treatment sessions. The experimental group also had greater increases in stride speed during the first and third treatment sessions. Discussion and Conclusion. Addition of a talocrural mobilization to the RICE protocol in the management of ankle inversion injuries necessitated fewer treatments to achieve pain-free dorsiflexion and to improve stride speed more than RICE alone. Improvement in step length symmetry and single support time was similar in both groups. [Green T, Refshauge K, Crosbie J, Adams R. A randomized controlled trial of a passive accessory joint mobilization on acute ankle inversion sprains. Phys Ther. 2001;81:984-994.] Key Words: Ankle sprain, Gait, Passive mobilization, Physical therapy., Ankle inversion sprains occur frequently in sports,[1-3] predominantly in athletes participating in running and jumping sports.[4,5] The acute injury consists of damage to the lateral ligament[6,7] and results in pain, [...]