Relaxing Atmosphere of French Restaurant: Jazz Ballads, Relaxing Saxophone, Sensual Journey, Travel Abroad Again

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Physical rehab (physiotherapy), behavioural rehab and combinations of these have been mainstays of back pain treatment.  Dr Kieran O’Sullivan shares his expertise on what to do and what not to do – lessons from 15 years of providing specialised clinical care and engaging in top level research. 

Specifically, what is the role of patient advice, targeted exercises, and novel therapies including injections? 

You can link to Dr O’Sullivan’s home page at the University of Limerick here: http://www.ul.ie/clinicaltherapies/node/443

Interested in back pain? Related resources: 

Editorial: Common misconceptions about back pain in sport: Tiger Woods’ case brings five fundamental questions into sharp focus
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2015/02/08/bjsports-2014-094542.extract

Podcast:  Professor Peter O’Sullivan on Tiger Woods’ back and ‘core strength’
https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/professor-peter-osullivan-peteosullivanpt-on-tiger-woods-back-and-core-strength?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/bjsm-1

Effective treatments for back pain: Kieran O'Sullivan’s practical tips within a guiding framework

As search engines are radically reinvented, computers and people are becoming partners in exploration. With an introduction by author Adrienne LaFrance. Full text published here: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/12/the-search-for-lost-knowledge/506879/

Searching for Lost Knowledge in the Age of Intelligent Machines - Adrienne LaFrance - The Atlantic

Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.

Read text edition here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/blockchain-of-command/528543/

Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism -  The Atlantic - Ian Bogost

Assertions about how trauma physiologically impedes the ability to resist or coherently remember assault have greatly undermined defense against assault allegations. But science offers little support for these claims.

This is the second story in a three-part series examining how the rules governing sexual-assault adjudication have changed in recent years, and why some of those changes are problematic. Listen to the first installment here: https://soundcloud.com/user-154380542/the-uncomfortable-truth-about-campus-rape-policy-the-atlantic-emily-yoffe

The Bad Science Behind Campus Response to Sexual Assault - The Atlantic - Emily Yoffe

A Warning From Europe - The Atlantic - Anne Applebaum

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by racism—and the threat is as existential as it was before the civil war.

A House Still Divided -- The Atlantic -- Ibram X. Kendi

Sean Michael Morris, Sara Camacho Felix, Dustin Hosseini, and Lee-Ann Sequeira further explore the uncertainties faced by staff and students in the shift towards online learning and assessment

The Common Room | More Than A Pivot

Editorial: 
Todo lo que quiso hacer Kaufman (Pienso en el final) y Ramis haciendo comedia (El día de la marmota) supo lograr. 

Entrevista: 
Un diálogo con Vicente Monroy, a propósito de su libro: Contra la cinefilia.

Temas musicales:  
John Coltrane+Joe Hisaishi.

LA OREJA DE BRESSON: CINEFILIA Y FILOSOFÍA

Jeff Bezos is relinquishing the reins—partly—of the firm he founded. We take a look at Andy Jassy, who will replace him as chief executive at a profitable but <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/06/18/can-amazon-keep-growing-like-a-youthful-startup?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tricky time</a>. Our annual <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/02/02/global-democracy-has-a-very-bad-year?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Democracy Index</a> isn’t brimming with great news; we examine how democratic norms are faring worldwide. And the capture of the biggest <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/01/28/one-of-asias-biggest-crime-bosses-is-arrested?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drug lord</a> you’ve probably never heard of.&nbsp;For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Rise above the cloud: Amazon’s new chief executive

A media code that would obligate tech giants to pay for linking to news stories looks set to pass. In response, Facebook pre-emptively <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2021/02/18/facebook-walks-as-google-caves-in-australia?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">took down</a> those links—and a whole lot more. So-called <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/02/06/arab-governments-are-doing-too-little-to-end-honour-killings?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">honour killings</a> persist in the Arab world; we examine the support for such murders and look at attempts to reform lax laws. And remembering the jazz-fusion giant <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/02/18/chick-corea-died-on-february-9th?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chick Corea</a>.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism - The Atlantic - Ian Bogost

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