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Nov 4, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Robert Ford
Robert Ford, Chicago TribuneNovember 4, 2024 at 3:00 AM·3 min readPeople are hungry for information about their bodies. Nearly one-third of Americans don smartwatches and other wearable technology to measure things such as step counts, calories burned and heart rate, according to research published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. But simple measures like these don’t tell us much on their own. And most current wearables just sit on top of the skin.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Robert Ford
Text size Line Spacing Comments Share Share Robert Ford Why Nigel Farage is becoming Ed Davey’s secret weapon Linkedin Messenger Email Weekly delivery of the magazine Unlimited access to our website and app Spectator newsletters and podcasts Our online archive, going back to 1828...
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
en.majalla.com | Ibrahim Hamidi |Robert Ford |Kevin Donegan |Al Majalla
Will America pull back from its strategic positions in the Middle East and the Gulf, or will it maintain its presence? What are the regional and global implications either way? Our March issue's cover story provides some answers. American diplomats and military strategists are charting the contours of their land and naval engagements in the region, alongside assessing strategic military pacts currently in place or under negotiation.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
allaboutjazz.com | Robert Ford
On February 25, 2024 at 7:30pm, Composers Concordance presents The Sound Liberation Trio at Nublu (151 Avenue C, NYC). The trio is comprised of Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) guitar, Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson, Brave New World) moog/synth and David Cossin (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) drums in a program of eclectic trio compositions.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
allaboutjazz.com | Robert Ford
A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin. Edmond de Goncourt On Saturday February 3, 2024 at 6:30pm at The Delancey (168 Delancey Street, NYC), Composers Concordance presents Violins & Poems 'War'. A concert where violinists & poets meet to explore the subject of war. The poets for this event are Robert C. Ford, Erik Thomas Johnson, and Imelda O'Reilly. They will be joined by violinists Lynn Bechtold, Funda Cizmecioglu, Tasos Papastanou, and Mark Zaki.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
allaboutjazz.com | Robert Ford
World class composers/musicians David Soldier (Bo Diddley, Roscoe Mitchell, Thai Elephant Orchestra), Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul), Jason Kao Hwang, and Robert C. Ford gather for a salon concert. On Thursday January 11, 2023, at 7:30pm EST a concert will be held at the Sky Vault in the Financial District of New York City. It will feature original music and poetry by world class performers in an intimate salon atmosphere.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
sipsandsitesandbites.org | Gary Carter |Robert Ford
And now for something completely different … Jack Daniel’s American Single Malt Whiskey. The iconic American whiskey brand just launched its first permanent expression crafted from 100% malted barley. Jack Daniel’s American Single Malt will come in a 1-liter size packaging, clock in at 90 proof, and have a suggested retail price of $99.99, available now exclusively in select duty-free retail locations across the globe.
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Mar 20, 2023 | 
newlinesmag.com | Robert Ford
A former US official reflects on Iraq’s slide into sectarianism, corruption and violence — on his watch The very first advisory body established by Americans in the wake of the March 20, 2003, invasion of Iraq was revealing in terms of the way that America saw the country. Its 25 exiled opposition figures were chosen by aiming at a balance among sectarian and ethnic groups.
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
brookings.edu | Robert Ford |Suzanne Maloney |Reva Dhingra |Steven Heydemann
Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #Syriaevent A series of earthquakes in the month of February have devastated the Turkey-Syria border region. As the death toll rises and millions are displaced, questions remain as to how Syrians and the global community will handle the aftermath. On March 6, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host a discussion on Syria and the effects of the recent earthquakes.
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Feb 1, 2023 | 
anbaaonline.com | Robert Ford
News from Ukraine, China and the United States last week again reminded me that we are going into a new world system where no country will dominate and the need for wise diplomacy to prevent war is greater. As we near the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it more obvious than ever that Russia is a declining power. Putin’s Russia could not conquer Ukraine despite Russia’s population being three times the size of Ukraine’s and its economy almost ten times bigger.
