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Fact Mix 798: Elvin Brandhi Share this: Fact Mix 798: Elvin Brandhi A “sonic mythology of confiscated acquaintances” from the Bridgend musician and sound designer. Listening to Elvin Brandhi’s music can be a chaotic, overwhelming experience. The Welsh artist works with field recordings and voice alongside tools such as Ableton Live and Auto-Tune to create a “mutant paste” that sit at the boundaries of noise, sound design and club music. “I am really drawn to certain frequencies, it’s often a search of matching the waves of my nervous state, tuning sound to my psyche rather than exerting an aesthetic ideal,” Brandhi says. “The Ableton void is like a self-hypnotisation process. I love the fullness and physicality of sounds embodied on record and tape and the scope it leaves for manipulation.” ....
Six Hillsborough High School students nominated for Presidential Scholars program Six Hillsborough High School students nominated for Presidential Scholars program ❯ Hillsborough High School students Youssef Abdelhalim, Nipun Banerjee, Cindy Dang, Emily Pan, Ryan Pierson and Nihal Saxena have been nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character, and involvement in community and school activities from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate in 2021, according to information provided by the township committee. Youssef is a member of the National Honor, Art Honor and French Honor societies. He is a QuestBridge National College Match finalist, president and founder of Help All, and volunteers for several organizations including the Yemen Crisis Virtual House Party and the Silver Hawk Home Health Care Center. ....
February 08, 2021 Msgr. Ignace Youssef III Younan In the Middle East, the Catholic hierarchy is asking the new tenant of the White House to lift as quickly as possible the sanctions that currently weigh on the Syrian people, at the risk of appearing to be an accomplice to the “humanitarian catastrophe” which is already affecting millions of people, and which will end up becoming a new factor of instability in the whole region. “We urge you, Mr. President, to come to the aid of the Syrians by alleviating the humanitarian crisis which threatens to unleash a new wave of instability in the Middle East and beyond. We believe that the legitimate national interests of the United States can be pursued without punishing the Syrian people through the current economic sanctions.” ....
Churches in Middle East urge US President Biden to lift sanctions on Syria Church leaders in the Middle East renew their appeal to the United States to lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria, anticipating an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in the war-torn nation, which is grappling with a worsening economic crisis amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. By Lisa Zengarini In June last year, the US government imposed new tough economic sanctions aimed at deterring foreign business activity with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad s government. As with previous sanctions, the measures seek to compel the regime to halt its attacks on civilians and accept a peaceful political transition. However, a recent UN report points out the negative impact of the sanctions on ordinary Syrian citizens, making their plight even more desperate. ....
Friday, 15 January, 2021 - 09:15 Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri walks with caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab walks towards the government palace in Beirut. (Reuters) Beirut - Mohammed Shukair Sources close to the former prime ministers welcomed religious and political leaders’ endeavor to spare Lebanon sectarian and confessional tension, as a result of the organized campaign led by former Minister Gebran Bassil to hamper the formation of a new government. The sources affirmed that the former premiers have imposed a “political siege” against the former minister, who was “betting on his ability to evoke sectarian alignment to regain his role on the political arena.” ....