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Leg exercizes that build strength and balance in the legs are shown here in the WSJ. Two of the exercizes are done with a ball.

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See the full text of the speech by president Biden on the "Battle for the Soul of the Nation" which was delivered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 1, 2022. It is the place where the Declaration of Independence was debated and written by Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers. See  the Lyrarc Gist for the speech given by president Abraham Lincoln in the same Hall on Feb. 22, 1861, on his way to the White House as the Civil War began. 2022 marks a turning point for the nation as it seeks to remain the beacon to the world that it was under Jefferson and Washington, and it was under Lincoln and Stanton.

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Price rise of 3.7% in Japan and central bank plans to increase rates further in 2023.

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Gopalakrishna Gandhi shares these stories about Rajagopalachari, only Indian governor general of India in 1950, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first vice president (1952-1962) and second president of India (1962-1967). A candle turns up on the fourth night at Vellore jail Dec. 24, 1921 to light up the jail cell of Rajagopalachari who is jailed by the British in the Gandhian struggle for Indian freedom Hind Swaraj. "Never did I see a candle give such quiet holy light before," said Rajaji describing that night on Christmas eve. An affinity for Shakespeare in describing the troubles and the ordeals of that time when Gandhi was surrounded by extraordinary talent in the form of Rajagopalachari, Radhakrishnan, first president Rajendra Prasad, and others. Rajagoplachari and Radhakrishnan are both from Chennai, Prasad from Patna.

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Is the Russian president only getting one sided information from his circle of advisers asks this report in the WSJ. 

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The new bill will increase defense spending- $858 billion an increase of 10% over the prior year. Domestic spending allocation is $772 billion. This will ensure that needs are met for 2023. 

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Severe snow storms and frigid winds hit most of the US around Christmas.

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WSJ provides a look into the electric vehicle manufacturing plants of Rivian and Ford Motor in the US as they scale up quickly to increase production.

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Supply chains are back to normal with better shipping rates, delivery capacity and retailer inventory. This should have a restraining effect on surging inflation and is a good sign for the US Fed's Jay Powell in his fight against inflation.

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Nurses of the National Health Service on strike for fair wages to meet rising inflation in the UK are shown here in The Guardian.

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The Jan 6 Panel of the US Congress puts out its report on the efforts to overturn the election results of the 2020 election that elected Joe Biden as president. Social fracturing from decades of policy that misallocated capital away from education, communities and health, hollowed out American manufacturing, neglected American communities and infrastructure, increased the gaps in income and wealth in society, led to unintended consequences.

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The January 6 panel of the US Congress issues its report on the events of January 6 2020, and the effort to overturn the results of the US presidential election in November 2019 that elected Joe Biden.

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Swarnalatha Reddi is a part of a young generation of Indian women engineers joining industry. Click on Original Article to see this video of how Chennai is becoming the world wide hub for electric vehicle technology and manufacturing. Shown here are Swarnalatha as a new e-mobility engineer from a neighboring state who moved to Chennai's Mahindra R&D division. Senior managers at Mahindra and BMW say that the local government is paying particular attention to needs of manufacturing in Chennai.

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The Guardian points out in this editorial that giving subsidies for 2 pound bus fares is money well spent as it both helps people during a cost of living crisis and helps reduce carbon emissions. Germany has done exactly that for its Deutsche Bahn rail transportation system across the country with its discounted plan for travel in the summer that was later extended.

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The Editorial Board of the WSJ points out the differing opinions on the Ukraine conflict in the Republican party. It says the benefits to the US far outweigh any costs. It also describes the oversight over use of the funds given as military or humanitarian aid assistance.

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Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel of the University of Pennsylvania gives this early warning on the risks of the sudden U turn in China's zero covid policy to complete reopening. He says the switch from zero covid to population wide immunity via viral spread is coming on too suddenly without preparation. He says China made three mistakes. First, the economic cost of zero covid that dropped growth and created high youth unemployment of over 20%. Second, not procuring Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines with newer technologies. Third, moving to abruptly end the zero covid policy 180 degrees in a sudden move that lacks preparation. Precipitiously ending the zero covid policy for 800 million people means rapid spread says Dr. Emmanuel. He says the key variable the R statistic that measures how many people get infected from one covid patient on average, has moved from 2 to 3 during the early stages of the pandemic to 10 with the omicron variant. Chinese officials report the R to be at 16 in China today, says Dr. Emmanuel. ...

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Shorter term gaps in Indian air force defenses along the border are discussed with Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari in the Times of India, including the number of aircraft at the border areas.

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The India China border clashes in the Tawang area of Arunachal are covered in this discussion by experts in United States Institute of Peace. The Tawang area it says is unique because of connections with the Dalai Lama of Tibet and China has special concerns about this area that go back to its invasion of Tibet in the 1950's soon after the British left India and the civil war in China ended with Mao and Communist China in 1949 taking control with the defeat of the Japanese. That chaotic period and Indian unpreparedness along a border that stretches for as long as the US border with Mexico. The lack of Indian infrastructure and roads and military modernization from that period to the last decade is now being corrected on the Indian side in an accelerated effort. Global trade and the economic needs of China in relation to the US, and India's efforts to focus on modernization, common challenges of climate change and pandemics, are leading to a new dimension that is being recognized by all sides. This limits the extent of the clashes and the swift return to normalcy of sorts. ...

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The clash in Arunachal Pradesh comes from new Chinese roads in the area of the Line of Actual Control in the Tawang area. This Times of India shows the specific area and how the new Chinese capabilities replacing dirt roads with sealed roads is leading to clashes such as the one on December 9. India is only beginning serious infrastructure and roads in this region and in the entire border region with China in this decade. The coming decade will see an acceleration of India's efforts.