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UCD SBI News
Making public and patient involvement in research a reality in Precision Oncology Ireland
Written by: Dr. Fiona Lanigan
Written on: Friday, 08 January, 2021
Since the launch of Precision Oncology Ireland (POI) in November 2019, we have always strived to involve cancer patients and their families in our research as much as possible. During the patient forum held at the launch event, participants spoke of how they felt that being involved with cancer research gave them hope, a feeling of some power over their condition, and also the opportunity to give back to research, which in some cases had been instrumental in their treatment and recovery.
However, implementing public and patient involvement (PPI) in research at a practical level is not without its challenges. Depending on the research project, it can sometimes be difficult to understand how best to involve patients in the research in a meaningful and non-tokenistic way. This is particularly true for research projects at an early stage of their development, where the research may be focused on understanding how a particular process drives a tumour cell to grow, rather than developing a specific treatment for it, which would come at a later stage.
Another challenge we came across early on when developing plans for PPI was the fact that the research projects within POI had been defined when the funding proposal was submitted. Obtaining research funding can be a long drawn-out process, and the foundation of the POI research projects had been set out several years previously following extended discussions between academic researchers and partner organisations. Each of the research projects within POI, which are comprised of a mix of early-stage and later-stage research, are co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland plus an industry or charity partner. If the direction of this research was already defined, would it be fair for us to invite patients to be involved at this point, and give of their time, unless there was scope for us to implement the changes they might suggest?
It was with these questions, and more, in mind that we first heard about an initiative led by the Patient Voice in Cancer Research (PVCR). The PVCR was established in UCD in 2016 and aims to facilitate dialogue between patients and researchers so that the lived experience of cancer patients can enrich, inform and shape the research process.
They had planned an event in association with the UK-based National Cancer Research Institute, to be held in Galway in February 2020, called the 'Dragon's Den'. The idea behind this format was that researchers would apply to the PVCR to have their proposal or idea heard by a team of 'Dragons' – those with a lived experience of cancer who had applied to participate in the initiative.
Who better to advise us on how to involve patients in our research but the patients themselves? We drafted a PPI strategy as a starting point for our discussions, and set off for Galway to present it to the Dragons, hoping that they wouldn't be too fearsome!
In those golden days pre-COVID, the PVCR events were a hugely social occasion, and we enjoyed the informal interaction with attendees and the buzz of the event, before sitting down with our team of eight Dragons.
We started our pitch by explaining why we as a research programme wanted to involve patients in our research: to improve the relevance of our research to patients, to define areas of unmet need for future research projects, and most of all, to make patients, who are 'experts by experience', our partners in research. We discussed the focus and scope of our research projects, and the spectrum of activities we hoped to participate in, from patient engagement (communicating to patients or imparting information) to patient involvement (actively partnering with patients in developing research). We outlined the questions and challenges that we had been grappling with in developing our PPI strategy, most of all the fact that we wanted our PPI activities to be achievable, worthwhile, and mutually beneficial. We then handed the floor to our 8 Dragons for their feedback.
The first key point made was that PPI is a two-way street. We as researchers may often feel that we are asking too much of patients, but they can say no if they do not want to be involved - we should not be afraid to ask. That said, our Dragons wanted this involvement to add value to the research process and not be tokenistic. One suggestion to ensure contributions were meaningful was to include patient representative(s) on the Governance Board, where they could bring not only their lived experience as a cancer patient to the table, but also their life skills and career experience. The difficulties in incorporating PPI into pre-existing projects was acknowledged, but this process is about developing partnerships in the longer term, so that future research programmes in the pipeline take patient input into account from the start. A suggested starting point was to hold a 'POI research showcase' where POI research projects were presented to a public and patient audience in an accessible way, allowing them to gain insight into the ongoing work and provide input from their perspective where possible. This may then lead to more in-depth partnerships over time.
The group also suggested practical ways that patients could be involved in promoting the importance of research to the wider public, such as partnering on community engagement events, and participating in the dissemination of research outputs. On a practical level, the importance of adequate compensation to ensure patients are not out of pocket due to participation in PPI activities, and acknowledgement of contributions in grant proposals, research publications or presentations, where appropriate, were highlighted. The point was also made that PPI participants were often a highly pro-active and self-selecting group, and more effort should be made to engage with seldom-heard groups and minority communities by attending or organising smaller local events targeted at these specific groups, or facilitating online events for those unable to travel.
We could not have foreseen that this would be the last time for a long while that we would meet other people to physically sit around a table, and we enjoyed the experience enormously, as well as gaining some insights into how best to map out our PPI strategy. Feedback from the Dragons to the organisers was also very positive, and in general this format of event has a lot to offer in terms of bringing patients and researchers together to facilitate PPI.
Based on the advice received, we have implemented some changes to our programme, outlined below. On top of this are the enforced changes to all our lives following the spread of COVID worldwide, which has brought some surprising benefits in terms of accessibility, as well as the obvious downsides.
We are planning to hold a virtual 'POI Showcase' in 2021, which will be co-developed with patients. This aims to bring POI researchers and patients together to discuss and provide input on aspects of POI research, or proposed projects for the future. We hope that similar events in the future can be held in person!
We have included patient representation on the POI Governance Board with the appointment of Jan Rynne, a hugely experienced patient advocate who will bring her unique insight to the Board.
The Dragons suggested that POI should engage with the public by organising lay talks relating to POI research. Since February 2020, we have held 4 virtual public research talks in collaboration with various charity partners and patient advocacy groups.
Based on the suggestion that more efforts be made to engage with under-represented groups, POI have worked together with the leaders of selected minority community groups to co-create a programme of engagement activities for Science Week 2020, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (For more info, see http://www.precisiononcology.ie/engagement/invisiblespectrum/) . We hope that this will be a starting point for further activities aimed at engaging minority groups in our research.
We have also included in our publication policy that the contribution of PPI participants to research projects should be acknowledged in all research outputs going forward.
We would like to thank all of the PVCR Dragon's who contributed their insight and patient experience to help develop our PPI plan. If you are a patient or interested stakeholder (patient advocate, family member, carer, health care professional, policy maker) interested in sharing your experience and expertise and becoming involved in PPI in Precision Oncology Ireland, contact poiadmin@ucd.ie, or contact patientvoicecancer@ucd.ie to find out more about the Patient Voice in Cancer Research.
Note: This blog was originally published December 14, 2020, on the Precision Oncology Ireland webpage.
About the Author: Dr. Fiona Lanigan is the Communications, Dissemination and Public Engagement Manager with Precision Oncology Ireland


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Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement
We're excited to announce the second annual Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement! We are thrilled to recognize Little Free Library stewards for their dedication to Little Free Library's mission.
Little Free Library's late founder, Todd H. Bol, believed strongly in the power of individuals (and especially Little Free Library stewards) to change the world through acts of kindness. We hear stories every day of outstanding stewards who repair others' little libraries; who have created networks of book-sharing boxes; or who work tirelessly to strengthen the sense of community in their area.
Little Free Library stewards are the backbone of the Little Free Library network, and the network's breadth and depth would never have grown so quickly without the support and dedication of volunteer stewards worldwide.
We are pleased to recognize six exceptional stewards as the winners of the 2020 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Click on the name of each winner below to get their story.
Winners of the 2020 Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Click on the name beneath any image to learn more.
Heather Butts, Beechurst, New York
Heather Butts has launched more than 40 Little Free Library book exchanges in New York and New Jersey, working with her nonprofit organization HEALTH for Youths, public schools, the New York Police Department, and others. She has been a vital part of bringing little libraries and a sense of togetherness to the area.
"Little Free Libraries have been transformative for the neighborhoods mainly because the community members are working with their communities to make them something special and a living, breathing part of their neighborhoods," Butts said. "We are pleased that we have turned several of our Little Free Libraries into pantries during COVID-19 to help people deal with getting the food they need to feed themselves and their families."
Kiara Bose Roy, Mumbai, India
Kiara Bose Roy started the first Little Free Library book-sharing box in Mumbai when she was just 12 years old as a way to share her love of reading and provide equitable book access.
"I live in the metropolitan city of Mumbai in India, where a lot of us are lucky enough to have access to an abundance of books and libraries. But a lot of children who live in my city don't share that privilege," Roy said. "I'm now almost 18, but I had always been very sensitive to the socioeconomic disparity that I saw in my community. It thought it unfair that those children who play on the same street as me couldn't enjoy the lovely books I could. This was most definitely my biggest motivation in starting a Little Free Library."
Roy continues to see her little library provide a valuable service in her city and has inspired more libraries to spring up.
Nancy Wulkan, Chicago, Illinois
Nancy Wulkan installed her first two Little Free Libraries in Chicago parks in 2018 and immediately saw the impact on families, neighbors, the local homeless population and others. Since then, Nancy has founded the Neighbor Literacy Project and donated twelve more library boxes to her city.
"I've loved the opportunity to share the power of books and reading to positively impact neighborhoods in Chicago," Wulkan said. "Establishing a Little Free Library in a neighborhood, especially one that has limited book resources, makes a statement that someone cares, the community is trusted, the community is valued.
"Being a library steward has allowed me to meet people from all walks of life who experience books and reading from such diverse backgrounds and perspectives," she continued. "Seeing the unexpected joy on a LFL visitor's face when they find this box of free books in their community reminds me that big trees grow from little seeds."
Hindi's Libraries, Cedarhurst, New York
Hindi's Libraries has a touching origin story. When Hindi Krinsky, a teacher and mother of five, died suddenly at the age of 32, her friend Leslie Gang and Hindi's husband Dovid Kanarfogel established three schoolyard Little Free Libraries in her honor. Then something unexpected happened: Members of the community donated hundreds of books. When the books kept coming, Leslie and Dovid established Hindi's Libraries, a nonprofit organization that has provided more than 90,000 books to organizations across the United States, Israel, Africa and India. Hindi's Libraries has also provided books to Little Free Library stewards who need them most.
"Becoming an LFL steward, partnering with Little Free Library, and forming relationships with LFL stewards all over the country has been one of the best parts of our growth," Gang says. "We meet incredible people who are kind, generous and passionate about literacy—just as Hindi was."
Kristine Humphries, Ojai, California
Kristine Humphries of Ojai, California, has helped establish dozens of little libraries around the Ojai Valley, thanks to a grant from the Ojai Women's Fund. Kristine worked in collaboration with the public library's Ojai Valley Library Friends & Foundation and partnered with the school district, houses of worship, business owners and service organizations like the Humane Society to help the libraries thrive.
Humphries said the little libraries have greatly expanded book access in her community: "Many of our residents have limitations and unmet needs that affect their ability and willingness to use a traditional library system; this can include immigration status and language challenges, disabilities, and erratic employment hours. The Little Free Libraries are all open 24/7, 365."
Walter Mulbry, Takoma Park, Maryland
Walter Mulbry is a master builder, constructing 23 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes for his community. A member of Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library, he worked with his colleagues to purchase their first Little Free Library in 2014 then expanded the program with the libraries he built. A local mini-grant helps supply building materials; local artists paint the libraries; and the Friends book sale helps keep them stocked with reading material.
"Little libraries contribute toward our town's sense of community. We are a very diverse community, but the love of reading is commonly shared," Mulbry said. "Although our little libraries are located throughout the city, our focus is on locating them in public spaces near bus stops and large apartment buildings."
Giovanna Iorio, Rome, Italy
Giovanna Iorio established the first Little Free Library book exchange in Italy in 2012. Since then, she has inspired hundreds of Italians to establish Little Libraries by advising and supporting them. "I am always available, and I really love the fact that we are a community and all around Italy—we have hundreds of LFLs with different stories," says Giovanna.
Rosalinda Sandoval Keeler, El Monte, California
Rosalinda Sandoval Keeler and the El Monte Coalition of Latino Professionals started Little Free Libraries to improve literacy opportunities for socioeconomically vulnerable kids. "Children as well as parents have expressed that books have now become part of their daily routine," says Rosalinda. The Little Libraries have given Rosalinda an opportunity to partner with local public libraries, police officers, carpenters, and more. "It is neighbors helping neighbors at its finest," she says.
"In this area there are many children who are socioeconomically vulnerable and live too far from the public library or simply do not have access to books after school hours. We wanted to help improve literacy opportunities and help level the playing field for our students."
Malaz Khojali, Khartoum, Sudan
Malaz Khojali launched a Little Free Library network in Sudan in an effort to get books into the hands of local children, who do not have access to books through a public library or school library. "This gives me a new path to help my society, especially the coming generation," she says.
Mary Lindsey, Lake Worth, Florida
Mary Lindsey, president of the Lake Worth Little Free Libraries project, she has helped champion more than 100 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes in her area. She shares this award with the entire Lake Worth Little Free Libraries team. More than 350,000 books for children, tweens, teens, and grown-ups have passed from neighbor to neighbor in Lake Worth. "Little Free Libraries offered a way up and out of the downward spiral in which too many of our most vulnerable neighbors were trapped," Mary says.
Lisa Lopez-Williamson, El Paso, Texas
Herrera Elementary School librarian Lisa Lopez-Williamson brought Little Free Libraries to her borderland community of El Paso in 2010 to combat the title of "Least Literate City in the Nation." Her first Little Free Library was charter #7—there are now charter numbers greater than #80,000! "[This has] opened my eyes to the good nature of people, locally, nationally, and internationally. The spirit of generosity has been awakened in all of us working with Little Free Libraries," she says.
Evan Peterson, Spring Valley, Wisconsin
Evan Peterson started his Little Free Library, "Evan's Port #1" four years ago, after visiting LFL headquarters to research a fourth-grade school project and has been an ambassador for Little Free Library's mission of literacy and community ever since. Burdened with health issues from a young age, Evan used his Little Library to serve his community and connect with others, both at home and afar. When he was hospitalized for chemotherapy treatments last summer, he felt the generosity of the LFL community firsthand. "Out of the blue, cards, letters and packages from coast to coast started being delivered to my hospital room and my home. All their well wishes really meant to world to me and still do," he says.
Chuck Prihoda, Medford, Wisconsin
Chuck Prihoda of the Taylor County Literacy Council is a Little Free Library builder extraordinaire. His Little Libraries have been built from canoes, or made to look like train stations, school buses, treasure chests, and more. "I did not want to build a box for books. I wanted to build something that would leave a positive impression in a child's mind … I wanted that child to touch, and see, and associate books and reading with a positive feeling," he says.
Linda Prout, New Orleans, Louisiana
Linda Prout, a retired teacher, was one of the earliest Little Free Library ambassadors, using Little Free Libraries to build book access and a sense of community in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Since then, Linda has championed more than 200 book-sharing boxes, and she has partnered with everyone from schools to Boy Scouts to the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library, which has donated thousands of books to local Little Libraries. "Ripples from Little Free Libraries continue to spread throughout New Orleans," she says.
Talena Lachelle Queen, Paterson, New Jersey
Fifth-grade English teacher and poet Talena Lachelle Queen is working to place a Little Free Library in each of her city's 46 public parks. "I started the 'Little Free Libraries in the Parks' project in an attempt to increase literacy in my community and to make reading fun," she says. "Statistics show that my inner city/urban community averages are significantly low." Talena wants to change that with the help of her community.
Duane Yazzie, Window Rock, Arizona
Duane Yazzie established the Navajo Nation's first official Little Free Library as a recipient of LFL's Impact Library Program. The Little Library is the first in a network serving students and other residents in the area. "It is both empowering and rewarding and reminds me of the great power that lies within each of us and how that power is magnified when people come together in the spirit of goodness."


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The Madchester Era
Britain houses some of the most interesting and body-jigging music genres in the world, with stars from Morrissey to Mick Jagger, the UK music scene is arguably the best in the world (of course we're going to be a little biased). So we want to delve deeper into the music genres that put the UK on the music map- so let's start with a bit of Madchester…
What is Madchester?
For those of you who are unaware of what Madchester is (we hope there's very few of you), it was simply the biggest music and cultural scene that developed in the city of Manchester around the late 1980s/early 90s. This was a time in which alternative rock artists created whole new sub genres of music by mixing the likes of acid house, psychedelic, 60s pop and more to form a nightlife scene unlike any other. This era helped to develop and define a youth culture which brought with it its own sound and fashion styles.
The Madchester scene was very heavily influenced by recreational drug use- especially that of Ecstasy (MDMA). The use of this class A drug would allow the taker to experience a non-stop, frantic night of dancing, giving them the energy to party for hours on end (until the inevitable come down of course). This illegal substance abuse should not be the main focus point of what was a magical time for music and Northerners everywhere however. Instead, we're going to highlight one of the venues and bands that made Madchester what it was.
The venue to be-
30 years ago, the only place any Mancunian would want to venture to on a night out, would be the Haçienda. Co-owned by a few members of renowned Manchester band New Order, this influential club first opened to the public in 1982 and boasted live performances from The Smiths and even Madonna! This was the venue where it ALL happened and it wasn't all about the money (refreshing to hear). The Hacienda barely made profit for years and most nights would struggle to break even- with Peter Hook (part owner and ex Joy Division/New Order member) claiming the band would have been better off giving each raver a tenner and sending them on their way home.
When dance music met Ecstasy, the Hacienda became a destination for clubbers all around the country. With people travelling miles and miles to dance like their lives depended on it, the DJs in this venue started to become as famous as the artists they were playing- the public could not get enough of this house scene.
All good things must come to an end however, and this short lived dream of drugs, dancing and derivative acid pop came crashing down once the venue eventually closed in the summer of 1997 due to poor long-term planning and huge financial difficulties. The owners could simply not sustain a club that sold limited amounts of alcohol (probably down to other substances being used…) and with crippling debts to pay and security being a huge issue, the owners eventually decided to settle their losses and take the financial hit by shutting up shop. A report from The Hook, in 2009, claimed the Haçienda lost upwards of £18 million during its later years – ouch! The building is now a block of flats, but the aura surrounding the night life haven is still there, with the locals remembering the club in the best light possible.
The music-
We don't think it's possible to write an article on Madchester and not link it all back to the Stone Roses. One of the greatest bands to ever come out of the North, the four piece boy band helped coin a new music genre 'Baggy' which fused together guitar with funk, house and psych music. This popular sound hit the mainstream charts through the success of big names such as the already mentioned Stone Roses, The Charlatans and Happy Mondays. Singles such as 'I Wanna Be Adored' by the Stone Roses and James' 'Sit Down' propelled the baggy genre to popularity across the country, with the baggy culture being best shown in the Stone Roses iconic Spike Island performance.
Baggy jeans, half-buttoned shirts and bucket hats (along with 3 quarter length shorts and long cagoules of course) defined a fashion style that would take over the North. The Madchester music scene inspired so many fashion trends that are still around to this day. From indie to hipster clothing, there's still a huge reminiscence of Ian Brown and Shaun Ryder in many fashions styles you see on the streets.
The Stone Roses first hit the headlines with their debut album 'The Stone Roses' (very creative) in 1989, with critics praising it as the best British albums ever recorded. The bands popularity did not come as a shock to most music listeners, with their previous singles 'Sally Cinnamon' and 'Elephant Stone' setting the Madchester band's neo-psychedelic guitar pop in stone. By the early 90s, the Stone Roses had left their comfort zone of Manchester and were now selling out gigs all across the world, from London to Tokyo.
The band had a few issues around the mid-90s regarding band members, with Ian Brown (lead vocalist) and bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield being the only original members left by the year of 1996. Line-up changes arguably saw the band lose part of their identity. Therefore, Brown and Mani decided to quit while they were ahead and dismembered the group (not quite literally) in October 1996, shortly after their stint at Reading Festival.15 years later however, the Stone Roses called a press conference to announce their world reunion tour for 2012, while there was talk of new hit singles and a potential third album. 2016 was a special year for the Stones fans, with two new singles 'All For One' and 'Beautiful Thing' being released within a month of each other- these would be the last new releases however.
The unofficial final Stone Roses gig was performed at Hampton Park in Glasgow on the 24th June 2017. Although the band members never clarified that it would be their last ever live performance together, Ian Brown addressed the crowd throughout the gig with the touching statement 'don't be sad because it's over, be happy that it happened.' This created much speculation about the band and their future together. Although no official statement was released from any band member stating that this is the end for the Stone Roses, the public read between the lines and came to said conclusion themselves. This was also helped by the news that lead vocalist Ian Brown would be working on a solo album, which is still yet to be released. We have hope that it may be soon, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see…
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Sam is a first year MBA student at the Kellogg School of Management and is concentrating in Strategy and Management & Organizations.
He is part of the Healthcare at Kellogg academic track and serves as Community Director of the 500-member Kellogg Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club. Prior to Kellogg, Sam was a Business Strategy Consultant in the Competitiveness Center of Excellence at Accenture Strategy. In this role, he advised the C-suite of large pharmaceutical and healthcare clients to identify and achieve top-line revenue growth via geographic expansion, new product launch, novel formulations and innovative customer engagement. These experiences build on his experiences contributing to the launch of Aubagio and Lemtrada as part of Genzyme's Multiple Sclerosis Global Commercial Strategy team.
Sam is also a published author in the field of pediatric pathology, with a particular focus on oncology (GVHD, solid tumors), infectious disease and gastroenterology. He has presented his research at international conferences and is passionate about getting the best care to children around the world. Sam earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biology from Duke University.
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The Rock's Newest Movie Is Like 'Die Hard,' But In A Really, Really Big Building
'Skyscraper' is out tomorrow
by Jesse Hassenger
When Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's movie career really hit a stride about seven years ago, he quickly developed a reputation, memorialized in a Saturday Night Live monologue, as "franchise Viagra"—a movie star whose addition to sequels like The Fast and the Furious, Journey to the Center of the Earth, G.I. Joe, and, most recently, Jumanji could give those series some extra resilience. Johnson performed this trick enough times that even his "original" movies have this feel. Many of his recent movies resemble generically chintzy reiterations of brand names, promoted to the A-list with his help: San Andreas is a Roland Emmerich knockoff, while Rampage (despite its video game roots) is a poor man's King Kong/Godzilla riff. His new movie Skyscraper similarly resurrects a '90s go-to: This is Die Hard in a building, which is exactly what regular Die Hard was in the first place. But this is, like, a really, really big building.
There are plenty of reasons why Johnson is not quite right for a Die Hard variation in 2018; hell, the most recent Die Hard sequel suggests that Bruce Willis is no longer right for the job, either. But the one that Skyscraper accidentally hones in on has to do with vulnerability. The movie tries to give Johnson's character, Will Sawyer, some dimension, or at least reason to believe he's not necessarily a Rock-grade superhuman. Will is a former FBI agent haunted by a mistake that cost lives, now trying to make a living as a security consultant. He's also an amputee, having lost one of his legs during his final FBI raid. When he's brought in to assess the security of the newly constructed tallest building in the world, he's not expecting to break back into the building to rescue his wife (Neve Campbell) and their two kids from a fire started by terrorists.
Of course, that's exactly what happens, not unlike the way off-duty cop John McClane fights his way through an office building to save his semi-estranged wife after she's taken hostage. (But, you know, bigger.) But in Die Hard, McClane's fractured marriage adds texture to his crazy risk-taking, and some regular guy bona fides to his heroism. In Skyscraper, Sawyer's family is a multi-part accessory. The movie avoids the now-hokey notion that the hero will prove his mettle as a family man by jumping through fiery hoops to save them, but leaves nothing interesting in its place. The fake movie kids seem like they're there mostly because (a) they provide more endangerment opportunities than just one wife or kid and (b) Johnson has daughters of his own in real life.
This calculation may be why Johnson, engaging and charismatic as he is (and he is—few stars are so good at making junky movies watchable without much backup), doesn't have a persona that feels as full or as human as his obvious antecedents like Tom Cruise or Will Smith. Maybe because he makes a fair number of family films (something Cruise or Smith haven't done much of), Johnson's characters tend to be heavily domesticated, even (or especially!) if they're not actually married. This is treated as a cute joke in the Fast & Furious movies, where his super-agent Hobbs also coaches his daughter's soccer team. But elsewhere in mid-period Rock, it's just a given. In San Andreas, he also sets out to rescue his daughter. Even if he's not specifically a family man, he tends to stay as celibate as a twelve-year-old boy: In Rampage, he shows pointedly little interest in the advances of a comely admirer.
Put together, these movies position their star as a sexless figure beyond reproach, with symbols of human trappings more than fully felt humanity—still more The Rock than Dwayne Johnson. Though it's not fair to knock a movie for its marketing campaign, it does seem telling that the poster for Skyscraper prominently displays Johnson's wedding-ringed finger, rather than, you know, his actual wife and kids. In the movie itself, Campbell has an obligatory moment of ass-kicking (spoiler: she fights the female baddie about who, within five minutes of her first appearance, you figure, "Oh, the Rock isn't going to beat up a woman, so they'll have his wife do it"), and her character handles herself well as a crisis. But not being The Rock, she doesn't have a clearly expressed persona, so her capabilities feel like an extension of her husband. Yes, the movie wants you to think, our hero has chosen a worthy partner.
There's nothing wrong with Johnson not making movies with fraught marriage subtext, or even with his seeming lack of interest in romantic comedy. Cruise and Smith didn't exactly make their names on romances—though they have tried it, with relationship-based movies like Jerry Maguire and Hitch repping two of their biggest hits. Moreover, Cruise, whose Mission: Impossible building-jumping Skyscraper replicates without the gravity of genuine life-risking (and with the cheap move of audience reaction shots!), also has made movies that comment on his persona, while Smith doesn't always play a cocky proto-superhero these days. Those are leaps that professional leaper and runner Johnson doesn't seem so willing to make.
Skyscraper, like nearly any movie starring The Rock, is watchable, sometimes enjoyably stupid, and even occasionally well-crafted; writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber does a decent job of building up to its big trailer-spoiled jumping stunt, adding on logistical complications in a way that does briefly recall the likes of Mission: Impossible. But given Thurber's history as a slapdash comedy director (including Johnson's own likably slapdash Central Intelligence), it's hard not to picture his star coaching him through the whole ordeal: "You made Dodgeball, brother! You got this! The audience is gonna love it!" Skyscraper isn't a very good movie, but it's made with disarming confidence. Maybe Johnson doesn't have any real on-screen relationships because he's too busy psyching everyone up at once.
Skyscraper is out in theatres on June 13.
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Net Neutrality: The Implications for e-Learning
Over the past 24 months, we have started to hear more about the concept of "net neutrality." Net neutrality, a concept coined by Columbia law professor Tim Wu more than a decade ago, refers to the principle that all data that circulates on the Internet should be treated equally. This means that no service provider (e.g., Time Warner or Verizon) will ever have the right to slow the speed of uploads or downloads or block specific types of data (or data originating from specific IP addresses) nor will any service provider ever have the right to deliver certain content to subscribers more quickly (e.g., Time Warner will never be able to enter into a special arrangement with Amazon or Netflix in order to deliver their content through a faster conduit).
Not surprisingly, the ACLU has come out as one of the strongest advocates of net neutrality. In typically blunt fashion, the ACLU explains the concept this way: "Imagine if the phone company could mess with your calls every time you tried to order pizza from Domino's because Pizza Hut is paying them to route their calls first." The ACLU's concerns, of course, are also more serious. If Internet content becomes subject to different speeds and rates, then, it also becomes increasingly subject to surveillance and our privacy rights will be eroded along with net neutrality. On this basis, net neutrality is about more than keeping the Internet a fair playing field for all users and all content providers—it is also about keeping the Internet free of censorship.
This is precisely why over 4 million Americans wrote to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in 2014 to 2015 expressing their support for net neutrality; the writers emphasized that net neutrality promotes the "common good" and must, therefore, be preserved. President Obama agreed and in early 2015, the FCC, at his urging, voted to preserve net neutrality. So why does net neutrality remain a hot topic in early 2016, and what are its potential implications for the future of e-learning?
Ongoing Challenges to Net Neutrality
Despite Obama's and the FCC's strong ruling in favor of net neutrality in 2015, the net neutrality debate is far from over and will remain a controversial issue in 2016 and in the coming election campaign. First, there is the ongoing backlash from ISPs (internet service providers) who maintain they are not common carriers and therefore don't need to abide by the FCC's 2015 ruling. Second, and perhaps more importantly, some providers, including several major service providers (e.g., Comcast, T-Mobile, and AT&T) have started to offer advantages that circumvent data caps. In short, while many service providers currently use data caps, some providers are now exempting some data from these data caps (e.g., T-Mobile's "Binge On" service offers customers a way to keep streaming beyond caps). What are the implications? If some ISPs are exempt from the FCC's ruling and service providers continue to deregulate certain content in relation to their own data caps, net neutrality will exist in theory but effectively not exist in practice.
Where to the Presidential Candidates Stand on Net Neutrality?
In addition to the aforementioned challenges, the soon-to-change political leadership of the nation will potentially also have a profound impact on the future of net neutrality. To begin to consider where just a few of our presidential candidates stand on the issue:
Hillary Clinton: "Enforcing strong net neutrality rules and preempting state laws that unfairly protect incumbent businesses — will keep more money in consumers' wallets, enable startups to challenge the status quo, and allow small businesses to thrive."
Bernie Sanders: "The Internet should be free and open, and Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks equally—without prioritizing some customers, sites or services over others."
Donald Trump: "Obama's attack on the internet is another top-down power grab. Net neutrality is the Fairness Doctrine. Will target conservative media."
Marco Rubio: "The Federal Communications Commission's recent 332-page plan to regulate the Internet is being sold as "net neutrality," which is an existing concept predicated on preventing Internet service providers from creating "fast lanes" and "slow lanes" for different content. But there are several significant problems. First, while the FCC plan supposedly seeks to prevent ISPs from playing favorites, it does so by giving that power to another entity: government…Second, the issue of ISPs creating different speed lanes is not the injustice that it is made out to be…Third, the primary function of the FCC's plan goes far beyond the goal of net neutrality. It would use Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 to label Internet service providers as public utilities."
Ted Cruz: "In short, net neutrality is Obamacare for the Internet. It would put the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered, leading to fewer choices, fewer opportunities and higher prices."
Jeb Bush: "The Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality rule classifies all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as 'public utilities,' subjecting them to antiquated 'common carrier' regulation,"
What do these statements reveal? While they don't reveal much yet, these statements do remind us that depending on the outcome of the Democrat and Republican nomination races and more importantly, the upcoming election, net neutrality could end up being either reinforced or further eroded.
What Would the Erosion of Net Neutrality Mean for e-Learning?
Over the past two decades, e-learning has emerged as a democratic means to deliver high-quality education and training to learners across the nation regardless of their location. Net neutrality is central to e-Learning on two key levels:
Content Neutrality
First and foremost, learning management systems, whether they are used on campus or in a work environment for training purposes, must be free of censorship. After all, depending on the content of the course or training module, it may be necessary to stream materials that could, in some contexts, be subject to censorship. Net neutrality enables educators and trainers to stream the content required to deliver high-quality online education and training regardless of the content.
Service Accessibility
A key to the success of learning management systems has been the fact that whether they are small or large, they have been able to deliver educational materials to students on a more or less level playing field. With the erosion of net neutrality, this could change. After all, while a provider might make exceptions for data streamed from Netflix, HBO or Hulu so users don't exceed their monthly data caps, content streamed from educational providers will likely not be exempted from these caps. In essence, this means that while one may be able to freely stream their favorite television program, streaming educational materials will essentially come at a price (at least to the extent that it will deplete one's monthly data). If this is the future, the impacts on e-learning can't be ignored.
While there is no reason to be immediately concerned, there is ample reason for anyone with a stake in e-learning's future to keep a close watch on net neutrality. What's at risk, after all, is potentially both access to opinions from a wide range of political perspectives and Internet access itself. If net neutrality is lost, we may be faced with a new digital divide–sadly, just as the original digital divide is finally starting to close.
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text: TT the Artist is a force. She's a multigenre rapper, covering hip-hop, Baltimore club, and Miami bass. She's queer, and though she doesn't like labels, she understands their importance. And she's here as a leader to help all queer women of colour break into the industry. TT is in town performing at The Rude Collective's second anniversary, a party by and for queers of colour. When I explain that Black queers from all over the diaspora will be there, she says, "That sounds beautiful. I can't wait." What kind of musician would you describe yourself as? My music is a mix of hip hop, Baltimore club, Miami bass, and dance. What do you know about the Toronto queer scene? Very excited, first time in Toronto. I'm interested in what the culture is like, how the people are. I'm big on fashion and arts, so I'm interested to see. I don't know what to expect. I'm excited to connect with different types of people who represent culture, hip hop, dance music. I'm excited to share my music in that space. What's one thing you want Toronto fans to know about you? I want them to know that we're bringing the club-queen movement to Toronto. It is a movement about women of colour, women who are bosses, who come together to support each other. I'm bringing it to create unity and create a platform so more women like myself have the opportunity to showcase and share our culture with each other. It's more important now than ever for women and women of colour to be out in music and to be leaders in music, the faces of different sounds. More than ever, I'm very excited to share Baltimore club music. Being a hip hop and rap artist, I'm excited to show people what I've got. I've got a lot of new music I've been working on and performing, and some of my well-known songs that people love to party to. I'm 34 – I'm okay with saying that. For a while, people start to put you in a box. There's a whole wave of women like myself who are still the underdogs and still have something to say. Our music doesn't necessarily align with the content that's out today. I'm planning to write a book on how to navigate through this industry based on my experiences. It's going to help a lot of people get their foot in the door. TT the author is coming soon. Tell me about your female led record label. Club Queen Records is a woman-focused digital records label. It's a platform where we put WOC in the forefront of hip hop and R&B. My goal is to create a platform for more diversity and representation. I work with a lot of different genres, and we don't get to see that in the mainstream music world. I don't want us to be boxed in. We work with different types of artists. We are putting a focus on women and allowing them to express themselves as who they are, without being given all these boundaries. What is the importance of a female-led label? It's important to have these outlets because people – men – in this business are not putting a focus on women. Unless you come with a certain look, image, or certain type of content. Every great movement started out with a purpose and an inspiration to solve a problem. There are so many amazing diverse women who don't ever get the opportunity to share their stories. It's important for us to take ownership of our own narrative to create that platform to express ourselves. How does your queerness influence your music? I'm big on working with artists of all different backgrounds. Whether on- or off-camera, or with the subject matter of my videos, I'm conscious of being inclusive. I don't believe in labels, but we have them for the sake of defining things. If I were to define queerness and what it means to me, it means being different, it means being someone who is not afraid to walk to the beat of their own drum. That's how it expands into my work. I have a lot of queer friends, and I have a strong bond with them because I'm inspired by their choice to be who they are, even in a world that does not always accept them. I don't like to label myself. I identify as many things. In terms of my orientation, I feel like queer, Black, feminist, woman, believer, dreamer. I hate calling myself anything, but I do identify as queer. What has the hip hop/dance/EDM community done to become more queer-friendly or better to Black women? I feel like now people are starting to be more open about women and queer people in positions of power. We're influencing culture and changing the dynamic of what we see in this business. The industry and businesses have no choice but to put us in the forefront. We're people of value on our own. With or without their help, we have been thriving. The world is just starting to catch up; we have always been ahead of our time. What's the most fun you've had as an artist? The most fun for me is travelling to different cities and meeting so many new people. I remember when I went to Vienna, Austria, for the first time. I was almost like, "Where am I?" It's scary – not in a sense that I'm afraid to travel, but anxiousness, excitement. Travelling overseas opened me up so much. The fact that music and my art allows me to do that – I get to connect to people like you and learn about myself. What was your favourite collaboration? I know you've worked with Diplo in the past. My favourite collab would be … I recently got a chance to do a record for Insecure. I did a record with Dreezy and vocals by Issa Rae. It was exciting because I felt like I was part of a big movement and working with women of colour. It was even bigger than working with Diplo, to be working with such game-changers. The song is called "Ho for It." Who do you want to collaborate with in the future? I'm now starting to lean more towards film. I have a movie coming out: Dark City Beneath the Beat. As far as music, I want to continue to work with more women, more female, Black, queer artists. It's important right now that we do that. I want to work with dope female MCs and producers and continue to work with them as an artist and through my record label. The gays are really into astrology right now. How important is that to you? What's your sign? I think I'm the same sign as you. You're a Virgo? Me too. I kinda believe it. I feel like … I'm spiritual, I believe in God. But I believe being born around a certain season, something was happening in the air that created you in that time period. I believe that there are things that we have in common with people who were born at the same time, and the stars, and the energy. It hasn't led me wrong yet.


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Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce the formation of its fluid power business brand: Mi Fluid Power Solutions (Mi FPS).
Unifying top tier fluid power business units—including the former Kaman Fluid Power divisions of BW Rogers, Catching FluidPower, Intellimotion, Calkins Fluid Power, Northwest Hose & Fittings, Western Fluid Components, and Inrumec along with Hydraulic Supply Company and Motion's OE Mobile service capabilities—Mi FPS is a complete provider of fluid power, integrated electronic controls and electro-mechanical technologies for industrial and mobile equipment.
Mi FPS's main focuses are hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, filtration, process pumps, precision industrial tooling, and factory automation products. New and serviced components range widely from hydraulic pumps and motors to valves and cylinders of virtually any size. The new brand comprises North America's largest network of over 65 on-demand retail fluid power hydraulic and industrial hose assembly stores and support facilities, including repair, build, and engineering capabilities. Mi FPS serves the automotive, aerospace, metals, logistics, mobile offroad equipment, mining, medical, pharmaceutical, and many other industries while applying the highest-quality fluid power components and engineered systems.
"Fluid power combines products and engineering skills to design a system that solves a customer's need," said David Mayer, Motion's Group Vice President of Fluid Power. "We have partnered with the world's best suppliers to provide more products, more inventories, and more robust capabilities to ensure we can optimally solve a project, maintenance, or production problem. Our deep inventory of hydraulic equipment, pneumatics, pumps, filtration, motors, and lubrication products get any equipment up and running quickly. We also offer services that run the gamut from barcoded hose assemblies and VMI delivery services to pressure testing, design of mobile equipment, hydraulic manifold design, and custom power units with complete integrated controls and software."
Motion's President, Randy Breaux, said, "Fluid power continues to be in high demand due to its unique ability to deliver high forces and torque in the most challenging applications. As North American industry and infrastructure grow, the Mi FPS team is well-positioned to offer the latest product and service innovations to meet this rising market demand. Thanks to this talented group and investments supporting the new brand, we are ready to serve our customers even better than before—offering more choices and more solutions."
The new website featuring Mi FPS's full capabilities can be explored at https://www.motionindustries.com/knowledgelinks/fluidpower/
About Motion
With annual sales of over $7 billion, Motion is a leading industrial distributor of more than 12 million items, including, bearings; mechanical and electrical power transmission products, industrial automation and robotics; hose, belting, and gaskets; hydraulic and pneumatic components; process pumps; industrial and safety products; seals and accessories; and material handling products and solutions. To increase customers' productivity, the Company offers many value-added services, including engineering, fabrication, repair, and Industry 4.0 solutions across these product groups. In addition, Motion Automation Intelligence (Motion Ai), Mi Conveyance Solutions and Mi Fluid Power Solutions were formed to offer a wide range of specialized, related products and innovative solutions for many applications.
Motion North America expanded its footprint in 2022 to include Kaman Distribution Group and now has over 700 branch and service center locations and 20 distribution centers. Mi Asia Pacific has 150 locations and nine distribution centers in Australasia. Motion serves more than 170,000 OEM and MRO customers in the equipment and machinery, food and beverage, pulp and paper, iron and steel, chemical, mining and aggregate, petrochemical, automotive, semiconductor, wood and lumber, medical and pharmaceutical industries.
Motion is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC).


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BooksOctober 17, 2018
Roses are red, violets are fucken blue: Poetry Slam is coming to a stage near you
By Ben Fagan
Slam poetry! It's raw, it's rough, and it's also a wildly popular live entertainment, writes Ben Fagan, who is masterminding slam events across the country this month.
One of my favourite poetry moments happened a few years ago. I was at a slam in Wellington. It was packed. Someone had just finished performing and there was a lull while scores were tallied. The host Travis was speaking to the audience when, near the front, a young woman's hand shot up.
"I've got a poem."
"Is it a short one?"
Travis invited her to the stage. She announced, "This poem is for John." And then she delivered the immortal lines:
Roses are red,
violets are blue.
You are a cunt
and I don't fuck with you.
It was a masterclass of style over substance. Without a backwards look she bounced offstage and into the night. The audience took a collective breath and whispered to each other that they were glad they came. John had performed a love poem earlier in the evening; word went around at the halftime break that it wasn't about his then-girlfriend, who had been sitting in the audience.
Wellington Slam. Image: Supplied.
Years before hearing "The Destruction of John", I attended my first poetry slam by accident. A friend of mine from back in the day was competing and asked if I'd come along to support. I was surprised to be handed a set of Olympic style scorecards on arrival.
Poetry slam is a competitive event, I learned, where random audience judges assign points to performances. There are rounds and eliminations until a Slam Champion remains. The poetry I witnessed was smart and funny and moving. I found the crowd raucously supportive, so much so that in the following months I kept turning up. Wrote my first poem. Then another.
Handing out scorecards introduced a competitive element that interested the plus-ones and pint-drinkers as much as the poets. Since the first Chicago slams in the 1980s there are now national competitions in over 50 countries, with smaller events running in many more.
In America, slam is serious business. Winning the Women of the World Poetry Slam or the Individual World Poetry Slam might lead to a book deal, while Europe invites poets to Paris every year for the equally serious Coupe du Monde de Slam Poésie. As I became a regular slam-attender, I realised that the scoring was a clever trick to draw in normies. Every "I really think she should have won" and "That score was too low" revealed an engagement with the writing. As all good slam hosts say: the point is not the points, the point is the poetry.
I never liked poetry at high school, common story. Like many Kiwi kids we were required to read and dissect aging pieces, even the occasional Baxter photocopy was too far from my 16-year-old experience to relate. Despite a passing interest in writing, I would never have taken myself to a "reading".
But Aotearoa is well suited to slam. Māori and Pasifika oral tradition is a natural friend to contemporary spoken word (and if I don't mention Sam Hunt now, someone else will). The first slams happened in NZ around the new millennium. A coordinated effort in 2011 gathered competitors from across the country to find a New Zealand Slam Champion. Every year since, there have been national events.
Chap on stage is Toby Newberry at the National Youth Drama School Poetry Slam. Image: Supplied.
This year there are regional finals in Auckland, Hamilton, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown, mostly over the next month. Slam in New Zealand is a widespread but still fragile pastime. Whole communities rise and fall on the enthusiasm or energy of a few. Sometimes it only takes one person moving out of town for a scene to disappear.
The winners of our national competition are a diverse bunch, with vastly different stories and voices. While there is influence here of the American spoken word style, Kiwi audiences often pull towards the more quirky or interesting; those obviously sharing their own experience. I hear Queenstown's 2018 rep is a bush balladeer.
There is a trend of viral poetry videos filmed on phones, at slams and in classrooms. These share a voyeuristic quality, a sense you're getting a glimpse into a private moment. Like how sharing a secret brings people closer together, good writing lets us see ourselves in someone else's story.
That young woman's angrily improvised poem for John had clear intent, but was a bit light on imagery. If the judges had a chance to score her, I imagine that would have been reflected in the points. She did bring us together though. We were united in the message of not fucking with John. Which is a good start.
Slam events are being held in Hastings on October 19, Auckland on October 24, and Wellington on October 27; for details, and events elsewhere, visit http://www.newzealandpoetryslam.com/
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Al Qaeda rises on Syria's southern front
There is a cold war between Al Nusra and the Free Syrian Army now but that does not mean it will not turn hot.
Screen grab of Colonel Ahmed Nehmeh, the Free Syrian Army leader, who was captured by the Jabhat Al Nusra and is now at the centre of the discord between rebel forces in the south. Handout photo
Amman // For the past week a damaging rift has pushed moderate rebels and Jabhat Al Nusra to the brink of an internecine war on Syria's southern front.
That much-feared conflict, echoing the rebel-on-rebel violence in northern Syria that has so damaged their cause to defeat President Bashar Al Assad, now seems to have been averted.
By early Monday, mediation efforts between Al Nusra and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) collapsed but, rather than signalling the start of a fight, the breakdown of negotiations brought an uneasy peace.
During the mediation process, the FSA and Al Nusra were locked in a staring contest, seeing who would blink first. In the end, it was the FSA that looked away.
It is hard to see how the outcome is anything other than an embarrassing climbdown for the FSA. Which is not to say its decision was necessarily the wrong thing to do, but rather an acknowledgement that an emboldened Al Nusra had comfortably outmanoeuvred its moderate rivals throughout the affair.
In a statement on Monday announcing the failure of talks over the fate of Ahmed Nehmeh, an FSA colonel captured by Al Nusra last Saturday and accused of treason, 60 FSA brigades said they were suspending cooperation with the Al Qaeda-affiliated faction.
In itself, that is something of a humiliation. It has been a poorly kept, dirty secret of the FSA that it works with Al Nusra, sharing planning, intelligence and even weapons in their fight against regime forces in southern Syria.
The FSA's narrative in the south has been to emphasise its moderation, in part to secure weapons, cash and training from the western and Arabian Gulf states that have given them cautious, equivocal support, but which do not want to become a supply chain for Al Qaeda.
Similarly, moderate rebels have long been at pains to stress Al Nusra's weakness in the south; that it is less a junior partner in the war against Syria's brutal regime and more a mere bit player with little influence.
The arrest of Col Nehmeh and events since then have demolished that story. Al Nusra has firmly announced its presence and power in the south, and its position as equals at the same table as the FSA. The FSA has, willingly or not, now acknowledged that.
Col Nehmeh, a senior if far from universally admired FSA officer and ally of foreign intelligence agencies, was taken by Al Nusra shortly after criticising them, somewhat obliquely, by saying there was no room in the war for groups that want to behead their enemies.
FSA groups responded with dire warnings to Al Nusra, and some units even began to mobilise for an assault on a Nusra headquarters.
But, in the end, nothing happened. Instead, the FSA sought to defuse the situation with negotiations. That may have been a sensible way of averting fratricide but, according to rebel sources familiar with the talks, the mediation efforts themselves were a slap in the face of the FSA.
Al Nusra refused any compromise and, instead, merely set terms for the treatment of Col Nehmeh, insisting he stand trial for treason in a court made up of Nusra members and other hardline Islamist groups.
The FSA first agreed to Col Nehmeh facing a trial but asked that he be handed to an FSA-affiliated court, in accordance with a gentlemen's agreement that had held until then: Al Nusra punishes its own, the FSA punishes its own.
After that option was rejected a proposal was made for a joint tribunal for Col Nehmeh, with Al Nusra members sitting in judgement alongside FSA officers and independent judges. Again, Al Nusra dismissed the idea.
In their statement, the 60 FSA units stressed they did not acknowledge Al Nusra's right to hold its commanders to account. In practice however, Al Nusra is doing just that.
If the FSA does stop cooperating with Al Nusra, they will both be weaker and less effective militarily than they were. Al Nusra benefited from fighting alongside the FSA, just as the FSA benefited from Al Nusra's support.
The new disunity will please regime forces, which have consistently reaped the rewards of rebel dissonance.
The uneasy peace reigning between Al Nusra and the FSA is just that; fragile and uncomfortable. There is a cold war between them now, one that may turn hot.
Just because they have not turned their guns on each other does not mean the shooting will not start. There have already been limited clashes in Nawa between Al Nusra and the FSA, with fighters on both sides killed on Thursday. That fighting has not spread, at least not yet.
The full consequences of the Col Nehmeh crisis on the southern front have far from played out, but, for now, it seems to have shifted the rebels' centre of gravity away from moderates and towards Al Nusra. Al Qaeda is rising on the southern front.
psands@thenational.ae


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