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May 2024
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Animal husbandryOctober 2013Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program
A Way Forward
by Committee to Review the Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Management Program; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council
Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of free-ranging horses and burros on federal public lands in the western United States, concluding that constructive changes could be implemented. The Wild Horse and Burro Program has not used scientifically rigorous methods to estimate the population sizes of horses and burros, to model the effects of management actions on the animals, or to assess the availability and use of forage on rangelands. Evidence suggests that horse populations are growing by 15 to 20 percent each year, a level that is unsustainable for maintaining healthy horse populations as well as healthy ecosystems. Promising fertility-control methods are available to help limit this population growth, however. In addition, science-based methods exist for improving population estimates, predicting the effects of management practices in order to maintain genetically diverse, healthy populations, and estimating the productivity of rangelands. Greater transparency in how science-based methods are used to inform management decisions may help increase public confidence in the Wild Horse and Burro Program.
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Biography & True StoriesAND THEN THAT'S ENOUGH: Manifesto of a Black Italian Female
by Espérance Hakuzwimana Ripanti
After a life spent answering other people's questions and curiosities, about her origins, her skin, her opinions, Espérance Hakuzwimana Ripanti uses writing as a tool to regain her space and expose herself, reveal herself – in her own way, in her own terms, on her own conditions. "And Then Enough is the story of how I came out of my room making real everything I found in books and over the years. A hero's call to which I responded in my own way, never forgetting my story, which began in Rwanda, and the limits found on the streets of Italy. The story of myself, which I only wanted to read, and of a summer that instead changed my life." But it is also the story of her traveling companions, of the experiences that marked her the most, of the protagonists who shared the front lines with her. An essay, a biography, a ballad, a manifesto: the story of her struggle against prejudice, and finally the search for solutions.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2023FINAL BATTLE
The Next Election Could Be the Last
by David Horowitz
“Democrats have conducted a sustained assault on the spirit of compromise that binds the union together, and set the nation on the path to a one-party state.”“Nothing less than a handbook for the salvation of the United States of America.”—DENNIS PRAGER“Exposes the outrages perpetrated by the Biden administration and the Democratic Left.”—DINESH D’SOUZA“An ominous warning about what the future may hold if the present course is not reversed.”—PETER SCHWEIZERFINAL BATTLE exposes the real threat that Democrats pose to freedom. The rise of socialism and critical race theory, coupled with threats to the Electoral College and Senate, an independent judiciary, and the integrity of the electoral system, now threaten to destroy the traditions that bring Americans together — the heart of our democracy.Attacks on these quintessentially American customs codified by the Founding Fathers undermine the possibility of bipartisan solutions to common problems like viral pandemics and civil disorders. Americans now speak in different and antagonistic political languages, and the two parties are so polarized that the American way of life itself is at risk.In his devastating exposé of the Democrats’ nefarious goals, New York Times bestselling author David Horowitz reveals the hallmarks of their strategies, including:> The double standard in justice: Antifa and BLM versus January 6> Citizenship as disposable: granting noncitizens privileges like voting, welfare, and healthcare> So-called “cancel culture” and collusion in the deplatforming of conservative voices“Empires and states rise and fall while everybody is watching. Although the watchers may be surprised when the actual collapse occurs, with the hindsight provided by the end itself, everybody can see how it fell.”Read FINAL BATTLE before it’s too late!
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FictionA Good Name
by Yejide Kilanko
Twelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to re-write his story, Eziafa returns to Nigeria to find a woman he can mold to his taste. Eighteen-year-old Zina has big dreams. An arranged marriage to a much older man isn't one of them. Trapped by family expectations, Zina marries Eziafa, moves to Houston, and trains as a nurse. Buffeted by a series of disillusions, the couple stagger through a turbulent marriage until Zina decides to change the rules of engagement.
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2021Black is capitalised
by Evein Obulor/RosaMag
The Black Lives Matter movement has shaken up society and set changes in motion. Also in Germany. But Black FLINTA* (female, lesbians, inter, non-binary, trans, agender) living in Germany often do not find themselves and their own stories reflected. What their reality in this country looks like and what aims and visions of the future they dream of, tell intimate and blunt 20 Black FLINTA. In their texts, they break with stereotypes, call for a rethink and create a space for their own identities. With essays by Grimme Online nominee Ciani-Sophia Hoeder, bestseller author Alice Hasters, German afro movement icon Katharina Oguntoye and many more. With illustrations by young art talent Sharonda Quainoo.
