Pope Francis on Holy Thursday extended his greetings to the Jewish community of Rome as it prepares to celebrate Pesach “As the feast of Pesach approaches,” the Pope wrote to the Chief Rabbi of Rome “I wish to extend my most cordial and fraternal greetings to you and to the beloved Jewish Community of Rome This celebration recalls how the Almighty delivered His beloved people from slavery and led them to the Promised Land May the eternal and merciful God be with you even today and may He accompany your community with the abundance of His blessings The Holy Father concluded his message with a personal request: “I ask you to continue to pray for me May the Most High grant us to grow ever more in friendship Rabbi Di Segni offered reciprocal good wishes for the Christian Easter “As our respective Easter celebrations coincide,” he wrote May the Lord bless our communities and strengthen our friendship even in the difficult times we are currently facing.” Thank you for reading our article. 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issues of political weight and the democratic identity with which Italy presents itself are central also in terms of coherence with which we sit around European tables with respect to historical responsibilities There is no Europe and no common democratic construction without a clear memory of the Shoah and a clear condemnation of every form of antisemitism – whether it comes from the nostalgic right of Nazism and Fascism or from the left that demonizes Israel and distorts the history of Zionism providing every possible assist to Islamic terrorism It is not enough to be elected with a party to the Italian or European Parliament to represent the needs of Italians: to hold that delegation of democratic trust and constitutional legitimacy it is necessary to uproot without delay or political calculation every element based on discrimination and antisemitic hatred The strong dismay linked to the spread of antisemitism in Italy is compounded in these days by further concerns nostalgically recall acts and figures of Fascism spreading cults and ideologies of racial hatred once again calling for racial persecution that became a tragic extermination We cannot overlook the serious phenomena of other young people – students and associates – who for months abusing every constitutionally guaranteed right and freedom have called for the destruction of Israel and the boycott of Israeli universities and institutions preventing students from regularly attending classes and causing significant damage using spaces intended for peaceful coexistence and democratic dialogue Today we live in an Italy that tends to make instrumental use of Israel and Jews in a partisan dialectic that we strongly reject because we do not intend to appear as soccer balls on which to count goals or own goals in the matches of hatred just to recall the evenings of these championships We reaffirm our commitment to serving the entire Italian democratic community: as a religious minority we express both our appreciation for the constant attention of law enforcement and our aspiration to live our faith safely in this country with the hope that Italy can democratically guarantee everyone to live with respect and pride in their choices We once again address our appeal to those leading the Italian institutions to speak out clearly and firmly against every form of racism and discrimination and to adopt the necessary measures to exclude any internal support for ideologies that undermine the credibility on which every Italian claim and position Addis Ababa December 6/2024 (ENA) – In an effort to end the protracted suffering endured by communities in various parts of Oromia over recent years former leader of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).  accepted the government's call for peace and signed the peace agreement with Oromia Regional Government in Addis Ababa last week OLA members in several areas have begun transitioning toward peaceful engagement OLA leaders have visited development projects in Addis Ababa In a press conference today Jaal Segni Negassa stressed that the Oromo people have paid the heaviest price in this conflict The people have been caught between internal conflicts within the OLA and military actions by the government The rural and peripheral communities dearly suffered due to the conflicts within the group that deviated from the culture and values of the people he remarked that choosing peace aims to end the people's suffering and bring about lasting national harmony Jaal Segni also appealed to remaining OLA members in challenging circumstances to join the peace process.  Toronto – Ethiopian state media reported on Sunday that Oromia Regional State President Shimelis Abdisa signed a “peace deal” with Jal Segni Negassa described as a senior leader of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) stated that the agreement was signed in Addis Ababa The report framed the event as Jal Segni accepting the government’s call for peace “I would like to thank you on behalf of the region’s government for coming and accepting the Oromo people’s call for peace,” Shimelis was quoted as saying Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Defense Force attended the signing ceremony and reportedly thanked “those who came accepting the call for peace.” He emphasized the need to replicate similar agreements in other areas Since large-scale war has been ongoing in the Amhara region since August 2023 the defense chief appeared to reference a potential peace deal in that region suggest efforts to orchestrate a peace deal involving certain groups of Fano forces the report provided no further details about this rumored deal what aggravates the war are those who do not understand it you deserve to be thanked for choosing the path of peace and coming here,” the defense chief added casting doubt on whether the Oromia regional government’s claimed peace deal with the “senior Oromo Liberation Army leader” will effectively end the conflict and associated atrocities in the region including massacres of civilians and kidnappings The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) released an official statement on Sunday via its social media page dismissing the “peace deal” as a political maneuver It argued that the individuals involved in the agreement had already been dismissed from the OLA “for actively undermining the organization [OLA] and have no influence over anything OLA.” The statement called the deal a continuation of earlier failed peace attempts describing it as “Orwellian doublespeak—a thinly veiled ploy to co-opt the OLA leadership with hollow promises of power while continuing to undermine the legitimate demands” of the Oromo people The OLA also accused the government of orchestrating two recent incidents: The alleged mass killing of civilians in Dera intended to incite ethnic-based conflict between the Amhara and Oromo communities The recent massacre of Orthodox Christians in Arsi depicted as an attempt to incite religious violence between Christians and Muslims While the OLA portrays itself as fighting for the Oromo people’s rights the organization has been linked to numerous massacres of civilians in the Oromo region mostly ethnic Amahra in several rural areas Human rights organizations in Ethiopia have repeatedly reported these atrocities Join our Telegram Channel : t.me/borkenaLike borkena on Facebook Add your business to Ethiopian Business Listing / Ethiopian Business Directory   Join the conversation. Follow us on X (Formerly Twitter)  @zborkena to get the latest Ethiopian News updates regularly.  Subscribe to YouTube channel To share information or for submission Good sign and such bidding for peace should be considered good news If this former ‘rebel’ had brought even one young man along with him out of roaming the wilderness The only result that has come from the youth aimlessly roaming the bushes both in Amhara and Oromia regions is senseless destruction freedom and democratic governance never came out of the barrels of the gun With commanding guns individuals came out of the bushes as iron handed strongmen They know it all in the bushes and they will know it all more than anyone else on this Good Earth after they enter the palace you have to follow them to the letter and there is no such thing as amendment They are the only ones anointed to act as checks and balances They will deafen you with such tone deaf jargons as ‘perseverance and self sufficiency’ After a few years with the mantle they qualify themselves as gods Noemi Di Segni is the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities and has occupied that position since July 2016 she is actively committed to community heritage preservation she has worked to combat the reemergence of antisemitism She has a double university degree in business economics and law with a specialization in European studies on financial oversight Photos: ©Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri ITALY | President of the Italian Jewish Community and WJC Executive member Noemi di Segni discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on her community and shares some of the resources they have consolidated in recent weeks to help their members contend with this pandemic and the accompanying uncertainty On Monday 6 April, Ms. di Segni gave the WJC and its community on Facebook further insight into the reality of life in hard-hit Italy, in a live discussion as part of the first installment of WJC's WebTalk the World Jewish Congress invites a different guest to join us on Facebook Live to talk about a wide range of issues including the United Nations’ fight against antisemitism the latest from the field of Holocaust education Israel’s battle to end the bias at the Human Rights Council the effects of COVID-19 on Jewish communities around the world the World Jewish Congress is fully committed to supporting our Jewish communities across the globe as they confront the unprecedented challenges caused by this global crisis and are doing everything in our power to ensure that all Jews everywhere defended and protected as we all go through the vulnerabilities of what we hope and pray will be a short-lived new reality The COVID-19 crisis has forced Jewish communities across the globe to redirect their activities to the digital sphere to enable them to provide critical up-to-date information and resources on urgent matters: the supply and accessibility of kosher for Passover food; religious rulings pertaining to video conferencing to conduct a virtual Seder; guidelines for burials and mourning practices while in isolation; and important Our communities and the members of the WJC’s Jewish Diplomatic Corps have truly embraced the ancient Talmudic principle of Kol Israel Arevim Zeh la-Zeh For more on how COVID-19 is impacting the Jewish world, please click here This weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 37 fight card featured only one female bout with Tracy Cortez taking on Stephanie Egger I wanted to write about another female bout My poll for which to break down was won by Karolina Wójcik and Sylwia Juśkiewicz but my choice this weekend was to watch Ansgar Fighting League: Valkyries Wójcik topped Juśkiewicz by unanimous decision in Poland but I’m going to go over the AFL main event which pitted Micol Di Segni against Audrey Kerouche Cortez defeated Egger via unanimous decision There really isn’t a ton to talk about here That’s not because it was a bad or boring contest but rather because Cortez fought such a beautiful and smart fight One thing we found out after the fact is that Cortez’s corners did not tell her about Egger’s black belt I said Egger would look to get it down and be on top I also said that if she was put on her back I said that while not expecting her to be on her back a whole lot Cortez made it known right away that she wanted it on the ground and wanted to keep it there Cortez had little trouble getting it there Both women were wanting to get it to the ground but a combination of technique and strength allowed Cortez to get her way Egger is dangerous — more dangerous than Cortez knew apparently — but Cortez did so well keeping herself out of any dangerous position She would get the takedowns and immediately get herself to a safe position where she could look for things like keeping her arms in tight and off the ground to one-step-at-a-time movements in order to try to pass or improve her position When Egger did attempt to go for something Cortez was great at recognizing it and getting out of harm’s way as well Cortez also did things that you might not notice at first glance Egger finally looked to be in a position to get it down and end up in a good position Cortez hooked her arms around Egger’s body and used it to help with the momentum which carried her to where she ended up on top It was just a beautiful all-around performance by Cortez let’s talk about why I liked Cortez’s coaches not telling her that Egger had a black belt The fight was accepted with Egger as a late replacement Late replacements give you less time to strategize or put together a game plan it can enter your head that your opponent is really good somewhere so you don’t want to make a mistake there or at least make you fight too “safe.” Cortez didn’t have that fear or worry in her head when someone takes me down and maybe gets on top of me where they actually are thinking of a way to avoid me doing something instead of worrying about doing something themselves credit to Cortez’s team for what I thought was a really good decision so she and Cortez are on a relatively similar timeline Kunitskaya is a really tough match-up for Cortez but it is a really good test to see just where Cortez stands in the division Di Segni defeated Kerouche via TKO in round three of this AFL headliner this bout was the same as the one between Cortez and Egger It was about Di Segni doing really well with takedowns and Kerouche being unable to stop them or escape them In addition to having no trouble getting it down she had no trouble advancing to dominant positions which I felt helped Di Segni get the takedowns with so much ease you could sense that Kerouche was frustrated or confused as to what to do Di Segni stood with her until she felt it was time to take it down was maybe thinking that now she could engage in a striking battle but that was smart on Di Segni’s part because the takedowns are easier when the opponent doesn’t expect them you had to be impressed with Di Segni’s ability to advance She would get a good position and rain down ground-and-pound Once Kerouche finally was able to defend or look to escape Di Segni quickly advanced to a different position and again was back in a place to land hard shots Di Segni had a great sense of when it was coming where she set up shop and wasn’t going to be moved It was just an all-around great performance by Di Segni It’s hard to answer a question like this for a fight like this one where the person isn’t signed to one promotion You don’t know where they will fight next if they’ll be back to defend their title or if they are getting the call to one of the bigger promotions so coming up with who is next is near impossible Pope Francis is inviting Jews and Christians to "renew the bonds of friendship and commitment towards the most needy of our society particularly in the current ordeal we are all going through."  The Popes’ invitation came in a message to Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni of Rome in which he offered his “heartiest wishes” to him and the entire Jewish community of the city on the occasion of the Jewish feast of Pesach or Passover Pesach commemorates the start of the exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt as narrated in the Bible.  Jesus Himself celebrated the feast of the Passover with His disciples in Jerusalem the solemn Paschal mysteries of the Christian faith that are celebrated during the Holy Week that culminates with Easter.  who has freed His beloved people from slavery and led them to the Promised Land accompany you even today with the abundance of His blessings," the Pope wrote in the message L’Osservatore Romano.  "I assure my remembrance and ask you to continue to pray for me," the Pope concluded "this year is a special Easter in which normal life has been disrupted by the current epidemic that creates mourning fears and economic and social disasters".  to solicit an examination of conscience and to ask our Creator for help".  He pointed out that it is precisely at these moments that "we measure in concrete terms the common values of our faiths and the need to work together for the collective good" Di Segni concluded wishing that in spite of everything the bearer of renewal and the announcement of a better world" The World Jewish Congress held a WebTalk on Monday with Noemi Di Segni president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Viewers heard from her about the impacts of COVID-19 on her country and the Jewish community there The spread of COVID-19 has not halted the challenges facing Jewish communities worldwide Remaining engaged during this trying time is critical With the closing of schools and institutions and much of the world practicing social distancing the World Jewish Congress will be rolling out a number of new virtual programs designed to ensure that activists working from home have a steady stream of timely educational and enriching content about the issues that they care about Each week the World Jewish Congress invites a different guest to join us on Facebook Live to talk about a wide range of issues including the United Nations’ fight against antisemitism Secci Gallery presents the exhibition Segni Elementari by Gio’ Pomodoro (Orciano di Pesaro which will be held at the Cathedral Baptistery in Pietrasanta fromJune 21 to September 8 the Gio’ Pomodoro catalog produced by the gallery will be presented Segni Elementari is a project on Pomodoro’s experiments a research that investigates formal solutions and Vertical Tension are representative creations of Pomodoro in sculpture and philosophical investigation and reflection as well as analytical-scientific reflection The work Daughter of the Sun is a deliberate reference to and homage to the Madonna of the Sun a painting on canvas applied to wood in the late Gothic style; it depicts the Virgin and Child between Saints John the Baptist and John the Apostle executed in the years between 1366 and 1369 and today it is kept inside the cathedral.The artist’s works will be unveiled on June 21 2024 on the first day of the summer solstice when in Versilia the sun visually passes through the hole of Mount Forato The desire is to photographically record and capture inside the Baptistery the light of the sun on its longest day when it reaches its maximum height above the horizon at the same time as the event occurs in the Forato The exhibition will then conclude on September 8 the day dedicated to the sacred image on the Feast of the Nativity of Mary when it will be unveiled to the public is therefore and in any case always of great comfort clarity and warmth in the flow of daily life Toronto – The militant ethnic Oromo nationalist group has reportedly carried out a military attack in Sululta town Located approximately 25 kilometers from the capital the attack comes just  days before the 38th African Union Heads of State Summit is set to begin in the city Confirmed reports indicate that the town’s administration head was killed alongside an unspecified number of his bodyguards Multiple sources have corroborated this information It also appears that other officials were killed during the attack though the exact number remains unconfirmed This attack follows less than a week after Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) announced a coordinated military operation with Kenya targeting the OLA in northern Kenya Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration and the Oromo regional government have claimed that the group had been significantly weakened and was no longer capable of launching large-scale attacks it is unclear whether armed groups under Jal Segni have defected and joined the other OLA faction led by Jal Mero to reinforce the latter’s operation in areas close to Addis Ababa.  The OLA faction under Jal Mero has released an update on social media regarding the Sululta attack It partly reads: “While Abiy Ahmed is preoccupied with a performative military operation along the Kenyan border the OLA’s Central Command executed a precise and strategic operation in Sululta This operation successfully neutralized a high-ranking Woreda Prosperity Party official and administrator the Woreda security chief and his entourage were captured as prisoners of war along with several members of the regime’s security forces.” The group also claimed to have launched a counter-offensive in the East Arsii Zone of the Oromia region around the same time as the Sululta attack Social media footage shared by the OLA reportedly shows thousands of its fighters The OLA operates extensively across much of the Oromo region and has been linked to the killings of thousands of ethnic Amhara civilians in rural areas The group has also been implicated in widespread and recurring kidnappings The Ethiopian government has openly acknowledged that certain elements within its administrative structure are facilitating the OLA’s military activities in the region neither the federal government nor the Oromo regional government has issued an official statement regarding the Sululta attack or other recent incidents in the region Subscribe  : https://borkena.com/subscribe-borkena/  Add your business to Ethiopian Business Listing / Ethiopian Business Directory  Business Listing Toronto  run-of-the-mill and certified act of terrorism Such demonic act has also been common in the Amhara region also Lenin and Mao in Tigray have been doing that since the 1970’s EPRP and MEISON used to murder anyone they thought were standing on their ways and even those they saw badmouthing them in the 1970’s All consecutive governments since the overthrow of the late Emperor were also part of such repugnant barbarism Jackie Rossi: [signing] When you were born Ruby Rossi: [signing] Why Jackie Rossi: [signing] I was worried that we wouldn't connect Ruby Rossi: [signing] Don't worry. You are a bad mom for so many other reasons. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb While Christians prepare to celebrate the passion Jewish communities around the world celebrate Pesach the celebration commemorates the liberation of the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt In a message of good wishes sent to the Chief Rabbi of Rome Pope Francis writes: "May the God of mercy accompany you with his blessing and grant you peace and harmony" the bonds of friendship and commitment towards the most needy of our society” “I assure you of my remembrance and ask you to continue to pray for me” The Pope concludes with the traditional Jewish greeting of “Chag Sameach" Rome’s Chief Rabbi sent his personal wishes to the Pope in a hand-written note which reads: "In the run-up to the Easter festivities I thank you and offer my cordial wishes for joy for consolidation and beneficial relations of friendship and collaboration The Jewish Feast of Passover begins at sunset this Friday evening and ends at nightfall on Saturday Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni said that rather than waiting for researchers to study the archives and reach their conclusions, the Vatican selectively published documents on its website in an effort to convince the public that Pius was on the side of the Jews. “After saying that years of study would be needed, now the answers emerge on the first day like a rabbit from a magician’s hat,” he told the Italian news agency ANSA. “Please, let the historians get to work.” At issue is whether Pius should be remembered for quietly hiding 4,000 Jews from the Nazis in convents and churches — knowing that denouncing Adolf Hitler would make their plight worse — or must be condemned for not speaking out as Jews were gassed in death camps. The archives, which took 14 years to prepare and include 2 million documents, could help settle that question. Pius was pope from 1939 until his death in 1958. A pope’s archives are usually kept sealed for 70 years after he dies, but Pope Francis sped up their publication, announcing, “The church isn’t afraid of history.” As historians gathered in Rome over the weekend, ready to get in line Monday to view the archives for the first time, Vatican officials suggested the church had nothing to hide about Pius’ motives. He “emerges as a great champion of humanity, a man deeply concerned about the fate of humankind during those terrible years, somebody who was very sensitive and concerned about those who were being persecuted, somebody who was also the object of the hatred of Nazis and fascism,” said Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states. On Monday, Vatican archivist Johan Ickx published screen shots of two documents and described a list found in the archives of 4,000 people, including baptized Italians of Jewish ancestry, but also some practicing Jews, who had asked the pope to be saved from Nazi roundups. “The documents show the effort made to respond to the appeals for saving by the persecuted and needy whose lives were in danger,” Ickx wrote, adding the documents show how other states were reluctant to take in Jews. “This sensationalism is highly suspicious, with files that are ready and easy conclusions laid out on a tray,” he said. Historians have not treated Pius kindly. John Cornwell, the British author of the 1999 book “Hitler’s Pope,” believes Pius made it clear to Hitler he would not speak out against the Holocaust. Before he become pope and took the name Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli served as the Vatican’s ambassador to Germany from 1917 to 1929, witnessing the rise of Nazism before he became secretary of state in Rome. Politics World & Nation California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Addis Ababa December 1/2024 (ENA) The peace agreement reached between Oromia Regional government and senior leader of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) is an essential point to ensure durable peace in Ethiopia Jaal Segni Negasa responded the government's call for peaceful resolution of the differences and signed the peace agreement with Oromia Regional Government in Addis Ababa today The peace accord signed between the President of the Oromia Regional Government  This peace agreement is truly laudable the Ministry of Peace said in its statement posted on social media pages The process itself has proved that peace is the only path Recall that the regional government of Oromia has repeatedly  called on  the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) to end any  confrontation and disagreement  through peaceful means the Senior Leader of Oromo Liberation Army has responded appropriately to the repeated calls of Oromia Regional government for peace that benefit the entire Oromo people and accepted This would contribute even to lasting and positive peace in our country Our Ministry appreciates this,” the Ministry said The Ministry of Peace further reaffirmed its commitment to play its critical part in ensuring that all such efforts are successful in resolving differences in various parts of Ethiopia through dialogue and peaceful means the Ministry congratulated all the people of the country in general and the Oromia regional people in particular for this peace deal Punta della Dogana presents the contemporary art exhibition ‘Luogo e Segni’ Director of Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana ‘Luogo e Segni’ takes its title from a painting by Carol Rama included in the exhibition The show brings together over one hundred works that establish a particular relationship with their urban 17 appear for the first time in a Pinault Collection exhibition in Venice including 3 have taken part in the artist residency programme promoted by the Pinault Collection in Lens: Lucas Arruda Their works are set up in relation with a selection of pieces that have marked the history of exhibitions at Punta della Dogana since its opening in 2009 The show will be accompanied by an intense calendar of events talks and lectures that will take place at Punta della Dogana and at the Teatrino The artists of the exhibition are Etel Adnan and in particular the writings of Etel Adnan The artists were invited to have their works hold a dialogue with one or more poems of their choice Download the collection of poems Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana are open every day Practical information introduced an audience of about 100 students and community members to the long-standing debate on the Vatican’s policies in the 1930s and 40s when Italy introduced racial laws and Jews were deported to death camps a trained physician who serves as the chairman of the radiology department at the San Giovanni Hospital in Rome vice president of the Orthodox Conference of European Rabbis and the Italian government’s National Council for Bioethics gave a knowledgeable introduction to the long and complicated relationship between the Church and the Jews The event was sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Endowment at Boston University Bioethics & Human Rights department at the School of Public Health View all posts AARP Membership — $15 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal Get instant access to members-only products and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.  You are now leaving AARP.org and going to a website that is not operated by AARP A different privacy policy and terms of service will apply Many think of alcohol as the main cause of liver complications a major concern surrounding liver disease is its silent progression Your liver could be losing its ability to filter out harmful substances from your blood long before symptoms appear Most of the time you don’t know your liver has been harmed until you develop the advanced symptoms of cirrhosis “That’s the tough part of treatment,” says Anurag Maheshwari a gastroenterologist with the Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore “Convincing patients that they need to act now in order to avoid complications in the future can sometimes be a challenge because they don’t feel any different today.” increased bruising or itching — symptoms that are usually missed because they could be caused by other ailments The liver is located in the upper-right portion of the abdomen below the diaphragm and on top of the stomach it weighs about three pounds and is shaped like a cone it could be a million other things,” says Jamile Wakim-Fleming director of the Fatty Liver Disease Program at Cleveland Clinic lab tests or imaging studies are typically how patients first find out if they’re developing a liver problem or disease the signs become clearer and warrant immediate medical attention Older adults who are in good health are not inherently more prone to liver disease But older age can amplify the severity of symptoms associated with liver problems treatments may not work as well in older people as they do in younger people Here are some common — and not so common — risks and how you can avoid or stop the damage We all know that alcohol can be hard on your liver Maheshwari notes that a safe alcohol limit may seem surprisingly low: no more than one alcoholic beverage a day (or seven drinks in a one-week period) for women and two or fewer drinks for men (or 14 drinks over a week’s time) “When patients drink alcohol in excess beyond the capacity of the liver to metabolize it the excess alcohol is turned into fat and stored,” Maheshwari says this fat interferes with the liver’s function and causes cell death.” “But it depends on when it was caught,” says Wakim-Fleming “A lot of people who have alcoholic liver disease end up needing liver transplants because they don’t stop drinking until [too] late.” who may refer you to a specialist for evaluation and tests which occurs when too much fat is stored in the liver high cholesterol — common features of metabolic syndrome — are all known major risk factors for the development of fatty liver disease,” says Craig Lammert associate professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a practicing gastroenterologist and hepatologist at IU Health these conditions cause fat to be deposited in the liver anywhere from 15 to 50 percent of the nation’s population may have too much fat in the liver,” says Lammert about 5 percent are at risk of inflammation that can damage the liver “But we don’t always know who that’s going to be.” Inflammation hurts the liver by way of a condition known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) “We’re hearing a lot about this because over the next few years fatty liver disease will probably be near the top cause for liver transplantation in this country,” Lammert notes Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine divided 24 patients with a type of liver disease caused by excessive fat buildup into two groups One followed an intensive diet and exercise program for 10 months; the other followed the standard of care treatment The diet and exercise group saw “significant and clinically meaningful” effects on their liver health the researchers discovered with imaging and diagnostic biopsies “Obesity and diabetes are going up in the country and they are the two main risk factors for fatty liver disease,” said study author Elizabeth Parks a professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine “We know diet and exercise can alleviate these health conditions We were able to show in our research how diet and exercise should be the mainstay of treatment for the disease.” Certain drugs and supplements can also injure your liver Taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol) is the most common over-the-counter risk “People who overdose with Tylenol overwhelm the metabolizing system and drive liver toxicity,” Lammert says including NSAIDs like ibuprofen (Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve) can be similarly harmful under the same circumstances If you are taking anything approaching the maximum dose of acetaminophen be aware that the drug is often found in other products such as multi-symptom cold and flu formulations making it easy to unwittingly double the amount you are taking So be sure to check product labels for acetaminophen “antibiotics are probably the most important cause of liver injury we see,” Lammert says This is particularly true of Augmentin (a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate) which is used to treat common bacterial problems like sinus and urinary tract infections Liver complications affect an estimated 30,000 people a year taking this compound in the U.S And although most of the harm is temporary some is so damaging as to require a liver transplant including bodybuilding and weight-loss supplements that contain green tea extract linoleic acid and androgenic anabolic steroids can harm the liver if taken above the recommended doses Hepatitis B and C are viral infections of the liver that can lead to liver damage and even cancer (The vast majority of people with hepatitis A recover with no lasting harm.) As with other liver diseases people with hepatitis often don’t have symptoms and may not know they are infected People contract hepatitis B (HBV) through blood semen and other body fluids and by sharing personal items (needles razors) with someone who has the infection Hepatitis C (HCV) is contracted through contact with the blood of someone with HCV often through the sharing of drug paraphernalia or through a transfusion of contaminated blood or organ transplant prior to 1992 when blood started to be screened for the virus More than half of people with HCV develop a chronic infection and up to 25 percent develop cirrhosis over 10 to 20 years according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention particularly those born between 1945 and 1965 “The guidelines over the past 10 years or so are that all baby boomers should be screened for hepatitis C,” Lammert says too few people who are eligible seek testing “The good news is we now have good treatments to eradicate the disease.” Genetic conditions like hemochromatosis and Wilson’s disease can contribute to the development of liver disease autoimmune conditions may lead to liver disease and The exact cause of autoimmune liver disease is not fully understood by doctors; however it is theorized that factors such as infection medication or chemical exposure could act as triggers While there may be a genetic predisposition the specific role of genetics in causing autoimmune diseases remains unclear Treatment for autoimmune liver disease typically involves long-term management and while the majority of patients respond well to treatment Join AARP today for $15 for your first year when you sign up for automatic renewal Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.  patients should see a doctor as soon as they become concerned about their liver function Make sure that routine liver tests are incorporated into physical exams so any abnormalities can be detected early don’t necessarily correlate with liver injury If levels are slightly elevated longer than six months a full evaluation may be necessary to determine the underlying cause A specialist may administer a noninvasive test Treatment options for liver disease vary depending on the cause with a liver transplant being the last resort eliminating alcohol or inflammatory medications may be necessary medications may be required to combat the virus for individuals dealing with an autoimmune liver disease a medication to suppress the immune system from attacking itself may be needed genetic conditions often have limited treatment options and a liver transplant becomes the ultimate recourse for those with end-stage liver damage Beth Howard is a North Carolina–based health and lifestyle writer She has written for dozens of publications Better Homes & Gardens and Reader’s Digest Already a Member? Login SAVE MONEY WITH THESE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age On this episode of the Shootin’ the Shit podcast host Riley Kontek talks with Contender Series vet Micol di Segni The prospect talks about her impending AFL Valkeries title fight with Audrey Kerouche her career as a model with Suicide Girls and more As always, feel free to comment below or send feedback about the show to @BigRilesMMA or @CombatPress on Twitter Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.907249 This article is part of the Research TopicFunctional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Seen From Different PerspectivesView all 11 articles The management of infertile women affected by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) or conditions mimicking it is particularly challenging we aimed to synthesize the available evidence on the benefit (if any) of exogenous luteinizing hormone (LH) supplementation in this group of patients Available data support LH supplementation in women with organic or functional HH the benefit of exogenous LH on reproductive outcomes both in advanced maternal age patients and in cases of depletion of FSH and LH levels induced by GnRH analogues has not been demonstrated the inhomogeneous study populations as well as the methodological heterogeneity between studies focused on women affected by conditions mimicking HH do not allow reliable conclusions to be drawn Table 1 Causes of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in women The management of patients affected by organic functional or iatrogenic HH seeking fertility care is particularly challenging and several therapeutic strategies have been proposed we aimed at evaluating the effect (if any) of exogenous LH supplementation on fertility related outcomes in women suffering from HH The present narrative review was restricted to published research articles that reported data relevant to the effect of LH supplementation in women affected by HH or conditions mimicking HH,on fertility treatments outcomes The statistical power of the study is limited and additional evidence would be needed split dose is not considered ‘patient friendly’ and no other researcher has further investigated this issue The few data about the safety profile of both rFSH/rLH combination and hMG are reassuring. Further comparative studies are warranted to investigate the tolerability, acceptability, and other adverse events, such as the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome of rFSH/rLH compared to the conventional hMG regimens to stimulate HH patients (17) Progestins recently emerged as alternatives to GnRH analogues. In fact, they were shown to strongly inhibit the pulsatile GnRH and LH secretion. Progestins are considered an effective option when a fresh embryo transfer (ET) cannot be performed (i.e., fertility preservation, anticipated hyper responders, preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), oocyte donors, etc.) (28, 29) Even after the administration of progestins in subgroups of patients an excessive suppression of LH secretion may occur several authors speculated a beneficial effect of LH supplementation in women treated with GnRH analogues Results of studies investigating this issue are summarized in the next paragraphs This hypothesis could also be considered valid in protocols involving the administration of progestins but Six RCTs investigated the role of rLH supplementation in women who underwent pituitary suppression with long GnRH agonist protocols (42–47) A limitation of data published so far regarding the impact of LH supplementation in advanced maternal age women is the inclusion of studies with relevant methodological differences the main one concerns the type of OS protocol adopted it is well known that the timing of onset of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism depends on the type of GnRH analogue used Researchers interested in this issue should keep these methodological aspects in mind when designing future study protocols these recommendations cannot be applied to all patients and under all treatment circumstances a daily LH dose of 25 IU is probably insufficient whereas one of 225 IU is associated with a higher risk of follicular atresia with little being known about intermediate doses much of the literature suggests it should be equal to 2:1 also this aspect has not been still completely clarified These uncertainties should be the incentive for new investigations aimed at establishing criteria that could be useful for the personalization of treatment in this understudied WHO anovulation group The evaluation of serum LH levels should therefore be the cornerstone of future studies’ design Data on gonadotropin receptor genetic variants have yet to be considered preliminary. However, this is a fascinating and promising area of research. If the receptor affinities associated with the different polymorphisms were confirmed on a large scale, a new chapter would open in the study of the personalization of OS therapy (2) The detailed analysis of the other patient categories in which the efficacy of LH supplementation has been investigated (i.e., women with a hyporesponse to exogenous FSH monotherapy and women classified as poor responders to ovarian stimulation (10)) is beyond the scope of this narrative review it is however important to underline that patients with these characteristics should not be included in studies aimed at investigating the benefit of LH supplementation on HH to avoid the interposition of confounding factors The present review has some limitations that need to be acknowledged even though the search of studies was conducted meticulously the present review cannot be considered compliant with the official guidelines for systematic reviews we did not carry out a quantitative synthesis of available data 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Place and Signs) could become an exhibition even without the works presented The semantically substantial title represents an exhibition organized on the occasion of the tenth birthday of the Pinault Foundation director of Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana The very elegant collection of remarkable works develops a narrative built by 36 artists of which one – Carol Rama – lent the name of her work The exhibition will be accompanied by an extensive program of events performances and meetings open to the public that will take place at Punta della Dogana and at the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi and will be held in Punta della Dogana in Venice in order to better understand where the concept of the exhibition develops it’s worth returning to its nominal origin – Carol Rama then also on the international stage “transposes obsessions and fears in her works in a language made of a surreal and provocative repertoire” (exhibition catalog) “Place and Signs” by Carol Rama creates the tension on the border between the object and abstraction “Can be considered an imaginary map or a mysterious puzzle” (exhibition catalog) The artist “pursued a creative approach to structure and composition seasoning her art with unconventional means provocative images and psychologically involved legends” and her importance has only been recognized belatedly the artist does not only an intra-reference within the current collection of Punta della Dogana but also a comparison to the parallel exhibition of the Pinault Foundation a monographic by Luc Tuymans titled “La Pelle” It is rightly more than difficult to decide where to direct your steps in this period in Venice but both exhibitions are definitely worth seeing not only because they converse with each other At the beginning of the visit in the gallery we pass the red curtains of the American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres The work called “Untitled (Blood)” (1992) forewarns that an invasion takes place only a few steps ahead the territorial expansion of the 17 newcomers who were not part of the Pinault collection before (including Berenice Abbott Hicham Berrada and Edith Dekyndt) is not bloody and the two plans of the extensive exhibition of Punta della Dogana manages to gather everyone showing them identical respect Returning to the episode: the aforementioned Felix Gonzalez-Torres curtains enter into a planned dialogue with the American artist Roni Horn AIDS is at the center of the life and work of Gonzalez-Torres which also takes the path of political activism developed in particular with the “Group Material” (the 1980s New York art collective whose members worked collaboratively to initiate education community and cultural activism) Gonzalez-Torres’ first work at the entrance to the exhibition titled “Untitled (7 Days of Bloodworks)” (1991) is the discreet and minimalist investigation into the effects of the progression of the AIDS virus in the blood over a period of a week The powerful “Untitled (Blood)” (1992) becomes a metaphorical representation of the same blood described by a curtain of plastic beads stretched from one side of the room to the other The red and white pearls respectively evoke the red and white blood cells at the borders of abstraction and autobiography requires the physical participation of the visitor invited to cross it in the proper sense of the term He then performs a sort of empathy sharing and ceremony tragic and gentle”- we read in the exhibition catalog it’s one of the most emblematic works of the whole gallery exhibited for the first time at its inauguration The work in the first room merges with the surrounding environment in fact Horn describes her works as contextual The homage to the poems of Emily Dickinson a continuous source of inspiration for the artist led her to create the entire “White Dickinson” series applied to aluminum bars in the exhibition space “Well and Truly” (2009-10) is exhibited in the huge and lucid central hall It can be estimated that the collection of ten colossal transparent and delicate glass blocks of different shades of blue have never seen the most suitable space for themselves “Well and Truly” is a long-term water research The mental adventure was deepened when she focused on the Icelandic landscape the “innumerable shades of water and the changing geography of human characteristics” (exhibition catalog) “My ambitions are based so much on dialogue with my circumstances I wouldn’t say that there is only one thing that attracts me to the water and again.” Horn’s Renaissance approach doesn’t let us to describe her too narrowly She is also a collector and has lent some works for “Place and Signs” The great names (and the great works) don’t terminate here On the opposite side of the first room we already see: Constantin Brancusi The remaining thirty artists require more hours of research On the spine of the polar sides (in color and in heat) of Roni Horn and Felix Gonzalez-Torres the curators have built an appreciable body thanks to the quantity of the works and the formal frugality of the language the graceful “Place and Signs” is a pleasant collective exhibition as a whole Punta della Dogana White Dickinson THE CAREER OF FLOWERS DIFFERS FROM OURS ONLY IN INAUDIBLENESS Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Installation View ‘Luogo e Segni’ at Punta della Dogana photography Delfino Sisto Legnani e Marco Cappelletti We are in Yucatan and every unpredicted thing Graduated in Photography and Visual Recording Arts at the University of Art in Poznan (Poland) in 2013 Graduated in Psychology from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan in 2015 In 2018 she attended the “Latest Trends in Visual Arts” course at Brera Academy of Fine Arts She writes art texts for various magazines in English Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" ASSOCIAZIONE JULIET – via Battisti 19/a – 34015 Muggia (TS) Juliet art magazine è pubblicata a cura dell’Associazione Juliet - direttore responsabile 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established a new path to mutual knowledge Pope Francis is welcomed by the Jewish Community of Rome We receive him in this community of faith with its ancient and sacred vocation which The people here today are the historical memory of this community the unfortunately very few and last survivors of the horrors of the extermination camps those wounded by terrorist attacks but also the witnesses and the protagonists of the intense organizational and religious life of this community A community that resists the seductions of this time and invests its energy on its spiritual and social growth It is a positive and constructive testimony of its values in a society for which it difficult to find its own way there are here many representatives of Jewish people from Italy and from the rest of the world Israeli and European rabbinic delegations and representatives from the Israeli government and state And also many people who actively work to strengthen the friendly relations between the two faiths this event is not restricted to the Jewish community that is geographically closest to Catholicism It reaches out to the rest of the world with a benevolent message Pope Francis’ visit takes place at the beginning of a special year for Christians The Bible founded the Jubilee that the Jewish people were not able to celebrate in line with the prescribed rules because of particular historical and political conditions; but the original idea of the Torah is still valid it is a model to reshape society on the basis of dignity the Jewish people keep counting the sabbatical years; when multiplied by seven they represent the foundation of the Jubilee; during the sabbatical year – the last one has just finished – the land of Israel must rest and debts must be redeemed We will soon celebrate the New Year of the Trees connected to the agricultural cycle of the land of Israel Many signs of the essential and religious relationship that we have with our promised land Understanding this link should not be difficult for those who respect to the Bible In these days in which the Christians are celebrating this special year devoted to mercy with its ancient references and new meanings at the beginning of the door opening ceremony an ancient liturgical formula was recited “open the doors of justice” A Jew knows that these words are familiar; it is a quotation from Psalms (118:19) pitchù li sha’arè tzèdeq The event of Christianity devoted to mercy maintains a relationship with its biblical origins; it uses the verses from the Psalms focusing in particular on the theme of justice which cannot be separated from mercy It shows that these separate and very different routes of the two religions do share a common heritage considered to be sacred by both of them This separation is rooted in ancient history Of course this division has promoted the growth of great autonomous spiritual worlds Each one of us has a different view of how this may happen we must find a way to relate to one another The second sign of this visit is dictated by the urgency of the times Europe and many other parts of the world are besieged by wars and terrorism Today the sad novelty is that after two centuries of disasters produced by nationalism and ideologies violence has come back and it is fed and justified by fanatic visions inspired by religion And again this triggers religious persecutions In the absence of other references and excuses this destructive drive finds it support and nourishment in religion a meeting of peace between different religious communities as the one that is taking place today here in Rome is a very strong sign against the invasion and abuse of religious violence We do not receive the Pope to talk about theology faith is not a commodity to be exchanged or to be negotiated on a political level We welcome the Pope to reiterate that the religious differences these must be enthused with friendship and collaboration and the experiences traditions and great ideas which characterize our identity must be used to serve our communities we must have our voice heard against any attack with a religious nature and for the defense all religions we must be together not only to speak out against the horrors; we must work and cooperate on a daily basis Our Jewish community invests all its resources to ensure its future and it carries out this commitments with a harmonious relationship with the society to the benefits all its members we read the chapters of the book of the Exodus that speak about the showdown between Moses who asks the Pharaoh to free the Jews from slavery who opposes this request with all his means nor fortunately do we have a Pharaoh to fight the very history of this Synagogue shows that a benevolent King can turn into persecutor proves that the strength of the spirit is able to triumph and to crack even the strictest systems and the harshest regimes We must be aware of our strength and trust our good values To conclude I would like to share with you a quotation the words of the invocation we recite everyday at the end of the ‘amidà prayer according to the Italian rite: “let the doors of the Torah of love and of mercy and gratitude be open in front of You” “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight Let’s stop confusing the Ethiopian flag with the Insignia and Emblems of Ethiopia’s changing regimes Each Ethiopian regimes from Emperor Menelik to Emperor Haile Selassie and from the Derg Regime to the TPLF regime adopted their own insignia and emblems and inscribed it on the Ethiopian flag Those insignias and emblems were changing as the regimes change Let’s briefly see the insignias and emblems of the past Ethiopian regimes it was the initial of Menelik himself in Amharic it was some sort of “hebretsebawinet” designed by artists it is the star dubbed as “Ambasha” There is no surprise to see the Ethiopian people reject and demand the removal of the emblem of the hated and most repressive and criminal group in Ethiopian history yellow and green Ethiopian flag without the TPLF insignia and emblem is part of the resistance movement and part of the regime change demand for the last 27 years It seems near certain that the TPLF regime emblem will be removed from the flag in a very short time once the transformation process is completed The TPLF regime insignia on the Ethiopian flag and the flag itself is not one and the same The Ethiopian people can rightly and legitimately reject the TPLF regime insignia rejecting the Ethiopian flag or associating the Ethiopian flag with one particular regime ethnic group or religion or region is entirely another thing The Ethiopian flag is the flag of all Ethiopians and ethnicity died for this flag and for the honor of it Ogaden and many other battles that kept Ethiopia independent sovereign and proud are fought under this flag All the heroes and heroines we have as a people and as a country died for this flag That is totally unacceptable and morally reprehensible the Ethiopian flag is not Ethiopia’s flag only the Yellow and the Green colors are now African colors Most African countries adopted these colors as the flag of their liberation struggle inspired by Ethiopia’s victory at the Battle of Adwa All Ethiopians should be proud of this magnificent history Stop Confusing the Ethiopian Flag with the Insignias and Emblems of Ethiopia’s Changing Ethiopian regimes or by associating the Ethiopian flag with one particular regime religion or ethnicity when the flag has no particular association with any one of these groups and activists should behave responsibly and act prudently in matters of national concern such as the flag and national unity and harmony among our diverse multicultural,s multireligious and pluralistic country __ Editor’s note : Birhanemeskel shared this post first on his facebook page “…the hated and most repressive and criminal group in Ethiopian history Worse than Communist Derg’s Red Terror that massacred over 100,000 Ethiopians charging victims’ families for the bullets Although I don’t agree with some of the ideas in the article I fully support that the real and uncontested flag of Ethiopia is the Green Red without any symbols of any govt or group on it I want to ask the writer and this website to push for a refferendum vote to be made by the people so we can constitutionally enshrine this “clean” flag as our flag forever I would like to ask the writer to clarify the following questions: What does a flag symbolise or stand for Who has the right to choose and adopt the flag of Ethiopia It is mind boggling how trivial things are over exaggerated The issue of the flag does not deserve the time and energy rendered towards this cause only so that they see their views represented Mr Gurhan’s questions above are worth pondering on The notion that we continue the historical trend very well outlined by the author of this article and change the looks of our flag with ever administration is a senseless act and needles to say would draw no consensus among Ethiopians Debating over such a trivial matter would only open a pandora box that would instead of bridging among the various diverse Ethiopians would only further introduce a rather more divisive opinions of what should be done about it For those who continue to push for the green let us not continue this nonsensical drum that might only drive a wedge among our very own opinionated Ethiopians That flag was imposed on my ancestors after Menelik’s empire expansion People died under that flag once it had already been imposed on them A flag is not a cocktail to enjoy when you feel like it No government should change the look or the symbol it represent unfortunately so far it has been changed four times The flag existence MUST be engraved in writing under the new constitution hopefully soon By Simone Somekh* Later today Diana will be joining 200 experts in medieval philosophy for an international convention at the University of Cologne and although it has been very tough to find a time for the interview due to her busy schedule she seems relaxed and eager to share her experience When she moved from Rome to Cologne four years ago yet today she gives lectures and writes essays almost like a native speaker she was offered a research job at the University of Cologne She was then able to continue her research on the perception of Maimonides’s work in the Latin world To do so she works with manuscripts from the 12th and 13th century translating and interpreting these historical documents especially its delicious food and distinctive warm-hearted people During her stay she has noticed the Germans are very precise and rigid not only with their work but with their leisure as well: “At 5 p.m. Outside is cloudy – one of Cologne’s aspects she dislikes the most – and Diana has to leave for the convention Before ending the interview she confesses that after a few more years of research in Germany Yet she will open a new chapter of her life enriched by the stimulating experiences she’d had abroad *Simone Somekh is a student at Bar-Ilan University and writes as a freelancer for the Jewish Italian press fashion styling and communication student at Istituto Marangoni In the picture: Diana Di Segni next to the statue of philosopher Alberto Magno after whom the University of Cologne is named