Podcasts about Aga

On this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Todd Lakatos and Mary Molina during the 2025 AGA Operations Conference in Aurora, Colorado.  Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript, as well as detailed show notes with relevant links and insider term definitions. 

In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Laura Ade, Scott Craig, and Andy Donato - chairs of the Gas Control Committee - during the 2025 AGA Operations Conference in Aurora, Colorado.  Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript, as well as detailed show notes with relevant links and insider term definitions. 

ELE VOLTOU! Mais um episódio do bom e velho AGA. Fred Figueiroa, Cassio Zirpoli e Hathos Rildo comentando sobre tudo, menos futebol.

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Justin Baer, Senior Vice President at Fors Marsh, returns to share his perspective on the future of federal evaluation. Drawing from his recent article, Justin outlines why traditional approaches to evidence building are falling short—and what needs to change. Show NotesGovExec: The Baer Method: A Roadmap for Agile Evidence Building Events on the GovNavigators' RadarMay 13: AGA's Performance Counts SummitMay 22: PSC's FedHealth Conference

GTA VI lükati edasi, aga nüüd on meil teada, millal see ilmub täpselt, uus treiler on ka ja rekordid löödud. Aga kas GTA VI on osa probleemist või lahendusest? Teised uudised jäävad varju, Sony avas uue stuudio, Gear of War tuleb PlayStationile ja Hlf-Life 3 leketest me ei räägi. Üldse mitte. Rainer tegi South of Midnighti läbi ja paarist mängust tuleb veel juttu. Soovituseks on Doomide-Wolfide pakk Humble'is. Lingid: https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-trailer-biggest-video-launch-of-all-time-rockstar-says-eclipsing-deadpool-and-wolverine https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6s-delay-doesnt-mean-the-games-industrys-in-trouble-its-already-dead https://aftermath.site/aftermath-hours-podcast-giant-bomb-polygon-layoffs-valnet https://www.eurogamer.net/half-life-3-is-not-just-in-development-its-now-playable-end-to-end-leaker-suggests https://www.eurogamer.net/gears-of-war-coming-to-playstation https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-reveals-new-playstation-studio-from-former-bungie-developers https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-says-full-battlefield-reveal-coming-this-summer-as-it-reconfirms-release-window https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-first-seven-leisure-suit-larry-games-are-being-delisted-from-steam/ https://www.humblebundle.com/games/id-and-friends https://www.humblebundle.com/games/xcom-complete

This week on the GovNavigators Show, former Comptroller General David M. Walker joins to discuss his tenure leading the Government Accountability Office and his mission to drive lasting reform across the federal government. He reflects on how he transformed GAO into a more efficient, strategically focused agency and makes the case for why the rest of government must follow suit.Show NotesGSA: OneGov Strategy for ITEvents on the GovNavigators' RadarMay 4-6: ACT-IAC's Emerging Technology & Innovation ConferenceMay 5-9: Public Service Recognition WeekMay 7: AABPA Panel on Budget and Performance  May 13: AGA's Performance Counts Summit 

Merit Raju on joogaõpetaja, kirjanik ja unistuste elu mentor, kellel on üle 25 aasta kogemust vaimsel teekonnal. Selles sügavas vestluses räägime teadlikust paarisuhtest, läbipõlemisest, närvisüsteemi tasakaalustamisest, unest, hingamisest ning vaimse ja füüsilise tervise seostest. Merit jagab ausalt oma eluõppetunde ja taipamisi, mis on saanud aluseks tema kümnendale raamatule „Püha armastus“ ja tööle inimestega.

Tartu ülikooli afektipsühholoogia professor Andero Uusberg kõneleb katsetest, mida ta on koos oma kolleegidega teinud tehisaruga. Just-just – psühholoogilistest katsetest. Ja üllatav on see, kui sarnaselt inimesega tehisaru reageerib. Aga kas see on mõtlemine? Saatejuht Marek Strandberg.

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Norm Dong, Partner at FD Stonewater, joins to share insights from his distinguished career managing the federal government's vast real estate portfolio. Reflecting on his tenure in public service, he discusses the complexities of property disposal, the impact of return-to-office policies on government facilities, and how agencies are adapting their real estate strategies for the future.Show NotesGSA: Top Ten Contractor Update Executive Order: Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal ServiceEvents on the GovNavigators' RadarApril 29: UiPath's Ushering in the Era of Efficiency May 4-6: ACT-IAC's Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference May 13: AGA's Performance Counts Summit

In this episode of Excuse My Grandma, Kim and Grandma Gail say goodbye to Palm Beach for the season. They'll miss the sunshine, easy access to Gail's closet, and the beach. However, they're excited to head back to NYC for spring, where they'll celebrate back-to-back birthdays, see their friends, and eat at their favorite restaurants.In The Drama Club, Kim and Grandma discuss how musical festivals have evolved since Woodstock. Where that was a social rebellion, Coachella is more of a branded event where concert-goers pay for their tickets in payment plans. Not Grandma-Approved. The hosts then break down the TIME article, “The Silver Lining of Dating in a Recession” in The Grandma Report. Could this be a good thing? Kim thinks so! With more budget-conscious daters, people will go on or create more creative dates, which will be more meaningful. Grandma's tip: Go for pizza and put some money away for a rainy day. Read it here!Catch up on Kim's current shows in The Rewind! She just finished "Love Is Blind” and is watching “Dying For Sex” and “Your Friends and Neighbors.”Grandma Gail's Hotline rings next. How should a caller feel about a man she's been on 11 dates with and isn't showing as much interest as she'd like? Grandma has thoughts. They also give their opinions on therapy. Leave a voicemail at Grandma Gail's Voicemail, DM us on Instagram, or email team@excusemygrandma.com for advice!In a game of Should We Bring It Back: Things To Do in Florida Edition, Kim and Gail vote on what deserves a comeback. They also answer a round of Ask Grandma Anything about ghosting (which Gail says always happened in the past but now there's a name for it), favorite vacation destinations, dealing with the loss of a mother, and where to meet people in your late 30s. To end the episode, Kim and Grandma reflect on what they learned this season.Follow us onInstagram @excusemygrandma TikTok @excusemygrandma Watch on YouTubeSpotifyMusic By: Guy Kelly(00:00) Intro(18:48) The Drama Club(25:08) The Grandma Report(30:00) The Rewind(34:20) Grandma Gail's Voicemail(42:06) should we bring it back?(44:26) AGA

Selleks, et ei peaks usaldama vaid oma sisetunnet, vajab ettevõtja otsuste tegemiseks informatsiooni. Aga kas on üldse võimalik teada kõike ja kõigega ka arvestada? Marko ja Johannes arutavad seekord selle üle, kui palju infot on piisav, et otsustada ja edasi liikuda. Kuidas normaalse äritegevuse käigus infot analüüsida, kuidas jooksvalt tegevusi korrigeerida, kuidas loominguliselt suhtuda ja kuidas vältida infonappusest tingitud vigu? „Äriminutid" on ettevõtlusest ja ettevõtjatest rääkiv lühisaade, mis ilmub igal nädalal. Podcasti viivad läbi LHV ettevõtete finantseerimise juht Marko Kiisa ja B2B-turundusspetsialist Johannes Kanter. Markole ja Johannesele saab kirjutada aadressil minutid@lhv.ee.

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Andrew Pavord joins to reflect on a career that spans academia, local and federal government, and the private sector. As President of the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis and CEO of the Federal Consulting Alliance, he unpacks the budget reconciliation process and its impact on fiscal policy. Recorded just before the latest bill's passage, the conversation explores congressional procedures, spending limits, and what it will take to confront the growing deficit.Show NotesExecutive Orders: Restoring Common Sense to Federal ProcurementRestoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space ManagementPermitting Technology ModernizationEnsuring Commercial Cost-effective Solutions in Federal ContractsEliminating Information SilosCongress: House Unlocks Reconciliation Events on the GovNavigators' RadarApril 22: ACT-IAC's Federal Tech Market Update IIApril 27-29: PSC Annual ConferenceApril 29: UiPath's Ushering in the Era of Efficiency  May 13: AGA's Performance Counts Summit 

“Kinnisvarajutud” podcasti 237. osas on Algis ja Siim stuudios kahekesi jauramas ning episood on jagatud laias laastus kahte ossa. Saate esimeses pooles vaatame üle päevakajalised teemad ning teises pooles lahkame teemat: praeguse turuolukorra plussid ja miinused kinnisvarasse investeerimisel. Päevakajaliste teemade rubriigis räägib Algis taaskord ausalt välja, mida ta igapäevaselt maaklerina kinnisvaraturul tegutsedes hetkel näeb. Kas ilus ja soe kevad on pannud ka kinnisvaraturu elama või vahepealne talvekaamos ning ärevad ajad majanduses on kinnisvaraturu lukku löönud? Seejärel valmistasime mõlemad ette kolm miinust ja kolm plussi, mis on praeguses turuolukorras kinnisvarasse investeerimisel aktuaalsed. Ilmselt mitte eriti suure üllatusena päris mitmed mõtted meil omavahel kattusid ning mõned aspektid olid väga tihedalt omavahel ka seotud. Aga täpsemalt kuulake juba ise! --- Podcast “Kinnisvarajutud” võtab luubi alla Eesti kinnisvaraturu ning üritab erinevad teemad sügavuti lahti võtta. Eesmärk on rääkida kinnisvarast kui varaklassist (väike)investori vaatenurgast ning olla valdkonnast huvitatutele abimeheks ja meelelahutuseks. Saatejuhid on investor ja kinnisvarahuviline Siim Semiskar ja kinnisvaramaakler ning 1Estate Kinnisvara juhatuse liige Algis Liblik. Kuulajad saavad kaasa rääkida, küsimusi küsida või saate kohta tagasisidet anda Facebooki grupis Kinnisvarajutud. Jälgi meid ka Instagramis: www.instagram.com/kinnisvarajutud/ Vaata ka meie koolituskeskkonda Kinnisvaraseminarid.ee ja Instagramis www.instagram.com/kinnisvaraseminarid/ Toeta meie tegemisi Patreonis ja saa ligipääs boonusepisoodidele ja muule lisamaterjalile: www.patreon.com/kinnisvarajutud

Le Projet de Loi de Finances 2025 vient frapper fort sur les Management packages. Vous êtes dirigeant sous LBO ? Vous bénéficiez de BSPCE, actions gratuites, BSA ?Vous préparez un cash-out, une levée de fonds, une opération de M&A, une transmission, une cession ?Alors ce post est pour vous. Désormais, une partie de vos plus-values pourra être imposée comme un salaire, jusqu'à 59%, contre 34% (flat tax + CEHR) jusque-là. Oui, vous avez bien lu. 59 %. Le nouvel article 163 bis H remet en cause le traitement fiscal des management packages.Il crée une présomption de salaire, impose des conditions strictes pour bénéficier du régime des plus-values, et vise de nombreux schémas jusqu'ici tolérés. Pour bien comprendre ce que ça change, j'ai eu le grand plaisir de recevoir Philippe Donneaud, avocat fiscaliste associé chez CMS Francis Lefebvre, dans Une Cession Presque Parfaite. Il a répondu, avec clarté, aux questions que beaucoup de dirigeants se posent aujourd'hui. Ce qu'on a vu ensemble : ✅ Pourquoi ce texte marque un tournant dans la fiscalité des dirigeants et des investisseurs✅ Ce que le législateur cherche vraiment : justice fiscale ou reprise en main ?✅ Comment cette réforme s'inscrit dans un mouvement plus large engagé depuis plusieurs années✅ Pourquoi le traitement fiscal des management packages posait autant de problèmes jusqu'à maintenant✅ Ce que le nouvel article 163 bis H change concrètement : codification, présomption, seuil de performance✅ Comment le fisc distinguera désormais un gain salarial d'un gain patrimonial✅ Quelles conditions remplir pour rester en plus-value : performance, risque, absence de lien hiérarchique..✅ Ce qu'il faut penser du seuil de performance fixé à 3 fois la progression de valeur✅ Les schémas classiques (BSPCE, BSA, AGA…) sont-ils encore viables ?✅ Est-ce que ça touche aussi les opérations d'apport-cession, donations, holdings ?✅ Quel impact de l'amendement Charasse et des nouvelles jurisprudences ? En clair :

Selles #332 episoodis on külaliseks inspireeriv juhtimiscoach, joogaterapeut ja personalijuht Kaire Parve, kellega sukeldume sügavatesse teemadesse nagu vaimne vastupidavus, mõtete juhtimine, potentsiaali avastamine ja sisemine tasakaal. Räägime, miks on negatiivsed mõtted tihti tugevamad kui positiivsed, kuidas tulla toime muutustega, milline mõju on joogateraapial ja miks tuleb tõelist rõõmu ja rahu otsida enda seest. Kaire jagab praktilisi soovitusi, teravaid taipamisi ja elulisi kogemusi, mis puudutavad nii juhtimist kui isiklikku arengut. Kuula saadet ja saa teada, miks “givers give” ja kuidas “mitte teadmisest algab tegelikult õppimine.” Rohkem infot leiad: www.kaireparve.com

In this episode of Excuse My Grandma, Kim and Grandma Gail get comfortable. Always interested in fashion and vintage style, Kim and Grandma Gail break down how women's clothing has changed over the decades. From corsets to oversized hoodies, the times have changed. But Grandma still lounges in her slacks. For an expert take on comfortable fashion, Excuse My Grandma welcomes Sarah Fiszel –owner of Brave Pudding, a cashmere footwear brand. (Shop Kim and Grandma's favorite pieces here!) Sarah explains how comfort has evolved, especially due to the pandemic. She wanted to create a shoe that's practical for busy and stylish people. Sarah and Grandma Gail bond over starting a business after raising a family; Grandma wants every woman to know they can do something and be good at something at any age! In The Grandma Report, they discuss the pros and cons of using AI in fashion. Their takes are shocking! Can you guess who is team tech and who is more traditional? Read about how H&M is implementing AI in place of human models here! Kim, Grandma, and Sarah then play a game of Should We Bring It Back: 1950s Fashion Edition. Do you agree that matching sets are here to stay? Do you want peplum to make a comeback? In the Ask Grandma Anything segment, Kim and Gail answer your questions! For the best restaurants in Florida, Grandma is your guide. For how to build close friendships, Kim shares her words of wisdom.To finish the episode, Grandma answers the guest's question regarding working in your 80s –which she's LOVING. Follow us onInstagram @excusemygrandma TikTok @excusemygrandma Watch on YouTubeSpotifyMusic By: Guy Kelly00:00: Intro26:39: The Grandma Report 31:00 Should We Bring It Back?35:15 AGA

Meil on külas Geeniuse digisaate saatejuht Glen Pilvre, kes on sõitnud uue Lynk & Co 02-ga. Aga mitte ainult. Glen liigub veel igal mõeldaval liiklusvahendil, ta on üherattalisega olnud Wolti toidukuller ja näinud elu ja Tallinna liiklust läbi nende silmade. Lisaks veel tuleb pikemalt juttu Tallinna liigsetest liiklusmärkidest ja ebaühtlastest kiirusepiirangutest ning sellest, kuidas vältida liiklusõnnetusi tsikliga, sest ka sellega liigub Glen ringi. Saatejuht on Martin Mets Geeniuse uudisteportaalist.

Minu seekordseks vestluspartneriks on Andero Keronen, ettevõtte No Bananas tegevjuht, kes jagab ausalt ja mõtestatult oma kogemusi inimeseks ja juhiks kasvamise teekonnalt. Anderoga räägime sellest, kuidas sisemised äratundmised ja julgus iseendaga aus olla loovad eeldused tegelikuks muutuseks – nii inimese kui juhina. Arutleme, miks juhtimise kvaliteet sõltub eneseteadlikkusest, kuidas toime tulla määramatuse ja haavatavusega ning miks eneseareng ei alga mitte muutmisest, vaid märkamise oskusest.

On this week's episode of Excuse My Grandma, Kim and Grandma Gail are soaking up the sun in Palm Beach. The season is coming to an end, so they're enjoying the Florida weather as much as possible before packing up for NYC this Spring! They get into a conversation about etiquette and manners and all of the generational differences.In The Drama Club, they discuss child stardom and the consequences in light of Drake Bell's recent appearance on Josh Peck's podcast, “Good Guys,” and the Quiet on Set documentary that came out in 2024. Next, Kim and Grandma Gail explore age gap relationships and tips to make them work in The Grandma Report. Read the advice here!In Grandma Gail's Voicemail, a listener writes in wondering how she can fix her long-term boyfriend's table manners and politeness. Grandma has lots of opinions on the matter, and the incoming guest can offer lots of advice.Alison Cheperdak joins the podcast to discuss all things etiquette – from leaving a party early to who should pay for the first date. The three ladies debate the biggest etiquette questions and finish with a much-needed demo on table manners (which might help this episode's listener who wrote in!) To finish the episode, Grandma and Kim discuss which old-school etiquette trends should be brought back, then move on to a quick round of Ask Grandma Anything. From advice to first-time Palm Beach visitors to Grandma's favorite memories of Kim, this AGA segment proves what we've always known: Grandma is always right!Follow us onInstagram ⁠@excusemygrandma ⁠TikTok⁠ @excusemygrandma ⁠Watch on ⁠YouTube⁠⁠Spotify⁠Music By: Guy Kelly(00:00) Intro(05:52)The Drama Club(09:12) The Grandma Report(12:40) Grandma Gail's Hotline(16:32) Interview with Alison Cheperdak(51:28) Should We Bring It Back?(54:17) Ask Grandma Anything

Christopher O'Donnell believes the fundamental problems with CRM—incomplete data, complex workflows, siloed work products and the fear of leads falling through the cracks—can finally be solved through AI. Founder of Day.ai and former Chief Product Officer of HubSpot, Christopher explains how his team is building a system that automatically captures the full context of customer relationships while giving users transparency and control. He shares lessons from building HubSpot's CRM and why he's taking a deliberate approach to product development despite the pressure to scale quickly in the AI era. Hosted by Pat Grady, Sequoia Capital  Mentioned in this episode: The Innovator's Dilemma: Classic book by Clay Christensen (referenced regarding HubSpot's second S-curve strategy) Hubspot CRM: The only product to successfully challenge Salesforce's dominance in the CRM category From Super Mario Brothers to Elden Ring: Analogy to what an AI-powered CRM experience can be through comparison of video games launched in 1985 vs 2022 Punk'd: Hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that premiered on MTV in 2003, created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg Slow is smooth and smooth is fast: SEALs-derived concept mentioned regarding product development) Aga stove (highlighted as extraordinary product design example)

An expert panel from various GI societies — ESGE, AGA, and BMJ — discusses the new AI guidelines on colonoscopic polyp detection and their differing conclusions. Moderated by Michael Bretthauer and Thomas Rösch; discussants are Shahnaz Sultan, Ian Gralnek, Per Olav Vandvik, and Farid Foroutan.

Mandag møtes Norges kommunedirektører til toppmøte i Oslo. Hva vil det kreve av dem å lede an i en nødvendig og varslet omstilling?Administrerende direktør i KS, Geir B. Aga, mener kommunedirektørene har Norges viktigste lederjobb. Han er opptatt av å gi kommunedirektørene støtte til å stå i en ekstraordinær situasjon, som vil kreve både stor innsats og ekstra ressurser.Å ruste seg mot det verst tenkelige og forberede seg på fremtidens ressursbruk blir viktige diskusjoner på toppmøte. Vi spør hva som blir kommunedirektørens rolle for å møte disse utfordringene, og hvilke utfordringer som skal løses og hvilke endringer som må til.Vi snakker også med kommunedirektør i Bodø, Kjell Hugvik, som har lang ledererfaring. Nå står han midt i store budsjettkutt og krevende omstillingsprosesser. Hvilke egenskaper er de viktigste når man skal lede store omstillingsprosesser? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Brown on pühendanud kogu elu perele. Aga nüüd on lapsed laiali sõitnud ja Kate peab endalt küsima: kes ta on, kui ta pole enam ema ega abikaasa?

Aubrey speaks to Ms. Minki Mazibuko-Thulo, founder of Africa Growth Alliance, about her journey to building AGA, and lessons she learned and how she stays motivated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jätkame eile alustatud teemal ning räägime endometrioosist. Külas on Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla günekoloog dr Lea Lang, kes selgitab, kuidas mõjutab endometrioos rasedaks jäämist. Aga juttu tuleb sellestki, kuidas seda haigust diagnoositakse ning millised on selle ravivõimalused. Saatejuht on Ingela Virkus.

Tutvustame teile täna poliitikuid nimedega Jutu-Hälis ja Piiga-Marilin. Haha - tegelikult mitte! Aga siiski-siiski: arutame sellest, mis olukord maailmas on. Tahtsime väga rääkida sellest rammestusest, mida koormana kanname. Mis on tekkinud nii isiklikust elust, väärtustest, prügist, poliitilisest ja ''sõjalisest'' olukorrast. Mis see kohver siia puutub? No, et sellele vastust saada, tuleb episood mängima panna ja kogu jutukulgu otsast lõpuni jälgida.

In this episode of Excuse My Grandma, Kim and Grandma Gail compare ring sizes with Selena Gomez in a sparkling interview with Stephanie Gottlieb. NYC jewelry designer and influencer Stephanie Gottlieb joins Excuse My Grandma to share her thoughts on business, jewelry trends, and how to elevate the every day. Stephanie tells Kim and Grandma Gail how her obsession with rainbow back in 2013 got her noticed. While she leans more subtle now, there are still colorful nods in her pieces. In The Grandma Report, the guest gives her input on InStyle's article about the celebrity-loved two-stone ring trend. From Jackie Kennedy to Ariana Grande, Stephanie agrees this trend is here to stay. Read about it here! Kim then reports on Vogue's 2025 engagement ring trends; fans of the 1940s art deco trend will be happy to see this look revived. Read about it here! The women then give some tough love to an emailer in Grandma Gail's Hotline. Would you tell your friend she's wasting her time with a guy who's never going to be aligned with her goals? DM us on Instagram or email team@excusemygrandma.com for advice! They then play a game of Should We Bring It Back?, all voting ‘YES' to 1950s jewelry trends. Kim, Grandma, and Stephanie then answer all your ring and diamond questions in Ask Grandma Anything. To finish the episode, Stephanie plays the Old Fashioned Dating quiz, shocking Grandma with the results.Follow us onInstagram @excusemygrandmaTikTok @excusemygrandmaWatch onYouTubeSpotifyMusic By: Guy Kelly(00:00) Intro(16:38) Grandma Report(27:55) Grandma Gail's Hotline(30:27) Should We Bring It Back?(36:33) AGA(43:17) Grandma's Old Fashioned Dating Quiz

Aitana, Benny Benassi, The Biz, Albertucho, Miguel Campello, AGA, Robert Morr, David Guetta, Sia, ROSÉ, Bruno Mars y más GUILLERMO NIETO Me gusta la música. Aunque hago muchas otras cosas en mi día a día para poder vivir, la música es una de las partes fundamentales de mi vida. La música me traslada a ese mundo donde vivir es algo más que respirar. Me lleva a un planeta en donde no existen las guerras, el odio, la envidia, el dolor, la enfermedad, el menosprecio y la desigualdad. Aunque en realidad sé que no todo es así... La música es una ilusión que me lleva y me trae. Me vuelve niño antes de envejecer y cada mañana me pongo ante el micrófono sabiendo que vuelvo a ser niño por unos minutos Cada dia creo en menos certezas, sólo mi Dios, mi fe, el amor a mis semejantes y a quienes no lo son. No soy maestro de nada ni me creo más que nadie. Maestro sólo hay uno y nos mira desde el cielo. No soy dueño de nada; toma y deja ir; coge y suelta, recibe y dona, ama y perdona. Este programa de radio lo hago pensando en los buenos seres humanos que viven amando, pero especialmente lo hago pensando en aquéllos menos amados por los demás. Los que sufren la incomprensión, los refugiados de guerra, los que viven rodeados de violencia, los que padecen enfermedades, los que tienen el alma herida, los que han perdido la esperanza, los que sufren por desamor, los que han perdido algún ser querido, los que han perdido la alegría de vivir. Sentir que aunque sea por un instante puedo llevar una sonrisa a una persona me reconforta. Y más si es a través del instrumento más maravilloso: la música Este programa de radio lo hago pensando en los que aman la paz y los que aman la música. Y por ello grito junto a todos vosotros: ¡Paz y música! Guillermo

Do you remember the shock ending of The Sixth Sense? The film taps into that mysterious sixth sense—something beyond our usual perception. Similarly, in the world of taste, umami goes beyond salty, sweet, bitter, and sour to create a richer, more memorable experience. But what if businesses could apply this concept to customer experience? In this episode, Aga Szóstek, PhD—author, CX leader, and design expert—shares a powerful framework that parallels umami, helping brands forge deeper emotional connections, stand out in the market, and drive lasting loyalty. Drawing from her work with companies like Google and Philips Lighting, Aga delivers invaluable insights, including:  How to avoid the "syndrome of averaging out" and create a truly differentiated experience The core principles of an Umami Strategy that enhances emotional connection and loyalty How pragmatic values and emotional engagement work together to build lasting customer relationships This conversation is packed with actionable wisdom you won't want to miss!

"Inimene peabki suurelt mõtlema, kui tahab takistusi ületada. Kui kohe alla annad, siis ei teegi midagi ära. Aga ei tohi jäärapäine olla, tuleb teisi kuulata ja kuulda võtta." See on Eesti Vabariigi presidendi abikaasa pr. Sirje Karise üks elutarkustest.

Hea saade sai, selline mitmekülgne. Kaks proovisõitu, üks oluline tarbijateema ja paar küsimusi tekitavat teemat ka.  Näiteks, et Eestis võib nüüd teatud tingimustel kogenud B-kategooria juht sõita ka A1-kategooria tsikliga. Aga tasub süveneda, sest päris niisama lenksu ei või hüpata ja juhtimisõigust ka nagu pole, aga sõita võib. Segane, eks? Ja mida teeksid sina, kui leiaksid metsas ebaseadusliku prügihunniku seest 2022. aasta Dakaril sõitnud Audi elektriauto? Siis veel tagasikutsumised, mis võivad sinu kiibituuningu ära rikkuda või vastupidi. Miks ja kuidas? Sõidus siis järjekordne Hiina ime nimega SWM ja Tšehhi ime Octavia RS, millega saime ka väga ägedale ringrajale. Saatejuhid on Tarmo Tähepõld ja Margus Pipar Geeniuse uudisteportaalist.  

Stuudios on taas Martin Mets ja seega laual mitu kommunaalteemat, aga kõik muidugi huvitavad ja harivad. Nagu näiteks Gonsiori tn muutsuunaga õnnetus või Liivalaia tramm. Aga autoteemasid ikka ka. Tarmo näiteks avastas vana Ford Focuse veidruse ning käis öösel lennujaama elu uudistamas. Noh, ja sõitis ka uue Alfa Romeoga. Elektrilisega! Saatejuhid on Tarmo Tähepõld ja Martin Mets Geeniuse uudisteportaalist.

As the new administration takes shape, C-SPAN's Director of Communications, Howard Mortman, joins the GovNavigators to share insights on the network's coverage, from confirmation hearings to shifts between administrations and what's on the network's horizon.Show NotesTrump Administration Actions: Deferred Resignation Program Blocked by Federal JudgeFind Federal Expenditures: USASpending.govEvents on the GovNavigators' RadarFebruary 19-20: AGA's National Leadership Training  February 20: PSC's Federal Law Enforcement Conference 

In this episode, Michelle chats with Mark Springer, RIA's New Carrier Relations Advocate, about his bold 2019 thesis stating that if restoration companies didn't unite and advocate for sustainable claims practices, the industry could cease to exist within a decade. Fast forward to today, Mark shares the major wins of the AGA, his new role, and how his experience helps drive change alongside Ed's advocacy efforts. Tune in for insights on the industry's future and what's needed to keep it thriving!

In this episode, Michelle chats with Mark Springer, RIA's New Carrier Relations Advocate, about his bold 2019 thesis stating that if restoration companies didn't unite and advocate for sustainable claims practices, the industry could cease to exist within a decade. Fast forward to today, Mark shares the major wins of the AGA, his new role, and how his experience helps drive change alongside Ed's advocacy efforts. Tune in for insights on the industry's future and what's needed to keep it thriving!

4. veebruari "Mehed ei nuta" peateemad: - Niina Petrõkina on uus Euroopa iluuisutamise kuninganna ja Eesti spordi esistaar? Vennad Mihhail ja Aleksandr Selevko kerkisid esikümnesse, aga olid üdini pettunud. - BC Kalev/Cramo edasipääsulootused eurosarjas kustusid kaotusega Dijonile. Pettumus või ikkagi kiiduväärt eurohooaeg? - Aivar Pohlak mustas vastaskandidaat Ragnar Klavanit – tal pole keskharidustki ja ta ei tea jalgpalli toimeloogikast midagi. Aga samal ajal jäi ise vassimisega vahele? Igatahes tundub, et läheb tõsisemaks "ralliks"? - Sander Skotheim ja Erki Noole treenitav Saga Vanninen püstitasid vastavalt seitsmevõistluse Euroopa ja viievõistluses Soome rekordi. - Kristjan Ilves vajaks annust mattinykänenilikku pohhuismi? - Tuuli Tomingas neljas koht EMil annab MMiks lootust? - Kaidy Kaasiku sai Cogne MK-etapil 17. koha. Kuhu edasi? - Laskesuusaliit saatis Aivar Rehemaa kuu peale – meie omad ei tule murdmaa MM-ile teadet sõitma! Miks Rehemaa selle jutu üldse välja käis?

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed the President and CEO of the American Gaming Association, Bill Miller. Miller is the President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), which represents the $329 billion U.S. casino industry. Since joining the AGA in 2019, Miller has elevated the association's influence in Washington, advanced key industry priorities, and deepened member engagement. In 2019, the American Gaming Association (AGA) launched the "Have A Game Plan" campaign to educate sports fans about the principles of responsible sports betting. This campaign emphasizes key guidelines, including setting a budget and adhering to it, keeping betting a social activity, understanding the odds, and placing bets with trusted, regulated operators. In 2021, SeventySix Capital became the first investment firm to join the initiative. Most notably, under Miller's leadership, the AGA navigated the gaming industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. He led the advocacy effort that united AGA members and the broader gaming industry, secured unprecedented federal relief and created a favorable policy landscape for gaming's remarkable recovery. He has advanced efforts to strengthen the gaming industry's commitment to responsibility, build a sustainable legal sports betting market, accelerate casino payments modernization, diminish the illegal gambling market, and initiate industry-wide efforts on workforce development and sustainability. Miller has also reinvigorated the Global Gaming Expo, the gaming industry's premier tradeshow. Miller has more than three decades of experience on Capitol Hill and representing business interests in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the AGA, Miller served as the top lobbyist at Business Roundtable, the association of chief executive officers of America's leading companies. During his tenure, he led consequential lobbying efforts to pass the landmark 2017 tax reform legislation and usher in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Miller also spent time as a partner at international corporate communications firm Brunswick, providing strategic counsel to several U.S. and international corporations. At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Miller served as senior vice president and national political director. Miller drove the Chamber's political affairs and federal lobbying efforts for more than a decade, where he created a favorable policy environment for the U.S. business community to thrive. Early in his career, Miller served as chief of staff and campaign manager for Representative Constance A. Morella (MD-8), overseeing the Congresswoman's legislative and political agenda. Miller is recognized as an influential leader in Washington, including being named to Washingtonian magazine's Most Influential People List (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and The Hill's Top Lobbyists (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). Miller is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's C100, and he also sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of Global Gaming Business and iGB Executive. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors for Ford's Theater, and he also sits on the Boards of Directors for the International Center for Responsible Gaming, Public Affairs Council, U.S. Travel Association, and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, where he chairs its Finance Committee. Miller earned a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland and J.D. from American University Washington College of Law. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his two sons. Bill Miller: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamcmiller/ X: https://x.com/BillMillerAGA

As the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence marks its 10th anniversary, Executive Director Amy Edwards Holmes joins the GovNavigators show to reflect on GovEx's impact and unveil her next steps. She discusses the center's strides in modernizing data for real-world change and shares her insights on the future of AI in government.Show NotesOMB Memo: Federal Financial Assistance Pause RescindedOPM Memo: Federal Administrative Leave 2025 Fed 100: List AnnouncedEvents on the GovNavigators' RadarFebruary 2: PSC's Annual Leadership Summit  February 4-6: Shared Services Leadership Coalition's Event: Federal Shared Services - Leveraging a Best Practice to Improve Government February 19: ACT-IAC's Digital Transformation SummitFebruary 19-20: AGA's National Leadership Training  February 20: PSC's Federal Law Enforcement Conference 

Last time we spoke about the Mandalay Offensive. In the midst of intense warfare, General Krueger positioned his troops strategically to bolster the assault at Rosario. As the American forces repelled counterattacks and advanced, they faced fierce Japanese resistance, particularly at Binalonan and Hill 600. Despite heavy casualties, the Americans gradually gained ground, clearing key areas and preparing for further offensives. Meanwhile, Japanese defenses were fortified but weakened by shortages. As battles raged, both sides braced for decisive confrontations in the ongoing struggle for control of Luzon. In a fierce battle across the hills of Luzon, the 103rd Regiment aimed to secure key positions but faced heavy resistance, capturing Hill 800 by nightfall. The 172nd Regiment achieved surprise at Hill 900, while other regiments advanced under relentless fire. Meanwhile, in Burma, the British-Indian forces captured Shwebo, pushing deeper against Japanese defenses. The Mars Task Force disrupted supply lines, leading to a Japanese retreat. Amidst the chaos, both sides suffered heavy losses, marking a pivotal moment in the campaign. This episode is the Return to Bataan Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  By the end of January, as previously noted on Luzon, the 43rd Division had secured most of the Rosario region and Route 3 from Pozorrubio to the crucial junction with Route 11. The 25th Division had successfully eliminated the Shigemi Detachment at San Manuel, while the 6th Division had cleared the Cabaruan Hills and established outposts between Balungao and Guimba. Meanwhile, the 14th Corps had advanced to Clark Field, where it was engaged in a fierce battle with the Kembu Group. By January 27, the 40th Division had breached General Tsukada's northern defensive line, and the 37th Division had fortified Mabalacat, Angeles, and Runway No. 1 in preparation for the final push toward Manila. On that same day, General Krueger received significant reinforcements, with the arrival of the 1st Cavalry Division, the 32nd Division, and the 112th Cavalry Regiment at Lingayen Gulf. He planned to gather the cavalry division at Guimba to launch a coordinated advance toward the capital along the eastern side of the Central Plains via Route 5. After returning the reserve 35th Regiment to General Mullins, Krueger intended to deploy the 32nd Division, minus the 126th Regiment in Army Reserve, to the San Manuel-Asingan area. This would allow the 25th and 6th Divisions to narrow their fronts and continue south and southeast toward the Licab-Lupao line with reduced risk of exposing the 1st Corps' flank. Additionally, this strategy would enable the 37th Division to resume its advance toward Manila. However, General Griswold wanted to push Tsukada's forces further into the Zambales Mountains first, directing General Beightler to assault the enemy's southern defensive line centered around Fort Stotsenburg, while only the 148th Regiment and the 37th Reconnaissance Troop moved south along Route 3 to San Fernando. On January 28, the attack commenced as planned, with the 129th Regiment advancing westward through Runway No. 2, but it was quickly halted by the formidable forward defenses of the Eguchi Detachment. Meanwhile, with the assistance of Filipino guerrillas, reconnaissance units from the 37th Division successfully secured the San Fernando bridges intact. To the north of the Bamban River, the 160th Regiment faced unexpectedly light resistance as it moved along its ridge line to capture open-crested Hill 620, although it would later encounter stronger opposition when it reached the main defenses of the Takaya Detachment. At the same time, General Patrick began gathering the 1st and 20th Regiments at Guimba and Victoria, while the 6th Reconnaissance Troop advanced toward Cabanatuan, where they identified a significant Japanese concentration. Further north, the 35th Regiment advanced unopposed to barrio Gonzales, while the 27th Regiment moved overland and successfully dislodged a Japanese outpost from barrio Pemienta. Meanwhile, MacArthur was planning a secondary landing on the Zambales coast of Luzon, assigning Major-General Charles Hall's 11th Corps, which included the 38th Division and the 34th Regiment, to land at San Antonio and quickly advance across the base of Bataan to prevent any significant Japanese retreat into the peninsula. He also aimed to divert the Kembu Group's attention to relieve some pressure on the 14th Corps. However, General Yamashita had no intention of retreating to Bataan and had only dispatched Colonel Nagayoshi Sanenobu's 39th Regiment to defend the peninsula and the Kembu Group's right flank. On January 26, Hall's 11th Corps had departed Leyte Island aboard vessels from Admiral Struble's Task Group 78.3, heading directly to Luzon for the San Antonio landing, codenamed Operation Mike 7. The convoy reached its destination on the morning of January 29. After receiving reports from Filipino guerrillas indicating that there were no Japanese forces in the landing area, Struble decided to cancel the planned pre-assault bombardment. Instead, he ordered Hall's four regiments to land simultaneously across a nearly six-mile stretch of coastline from San Antonio. Upon landing, the 151st Regiment secured San Felipe and San Antonio, while the 149th Regiment quickly moved inland to capture the San Marcelino Airstrip. However, they discovered that guerrillas led by Captain Ramon Magsaysay had already taken control of the airstrip three days prior. Before nightfall, the 34th Regiment and the 24th Reconnaissance Troop advanced south along Route 7 to the northern shore of Subic Bay. To the east, the 160th Regiment made significant progress, advancing nearly two miles southwest and breaching a stronghold at the center of the Takaya Detachment. The 129th Regiment also managed to penetrate enemy defenses into Fort Stotsenburg but was halted at barrio Tacondo by six tanks from the Yanagimoto Detachment. Despite this setback, the inability of the Japanese counterattacks to reclaim lost territory compelled Tsukada to order the Eguchi and Yanagimoto Detachments to retreat to their main line of resistance. Meanwhile, further north, units from the 1st and 20th Regiments successfully captured Licab and Talavera, cutting off the road between Cabanatuan and Muñoz. The 27th Regiment engaged a small tank-artillery force from the 2nd Tank Division that had become trapped along the highway between Gonzales and Pemienta.  With the rapid advances of the 6th and 25th Divisions, the 2nd Tank Division main strength in the Tayug-Triangle Hill area was in danger of being cut off from its sole remaining escape route into the northern bastion via San Jose and Highway 5. To meet the new situation, General Iwanaka was directed to pull back all remaining division strength from the Tayug-Umingan and Triangle Hill sectors with the exception of small outpost forces to be left at Gonzales and Umingan to delay an enemy advance from the northwest. The division was instead to concentrate the bulk of its forces in a triangular-shaped area bounded by Lupao, Muñoz and Rizal. These new dispositions had barely been effected when enemy elements swept around the outpost force at Gonzales and cut its withdrawal route to Umingan, forcing the detachment to withdraw through the hills after destroying most of its tanks and all of its mechanized artillery. From 20:00 on the 29th until 04:30 the next morning the force tried unsuccessfully to break through the Pemienta perimeter, against a sharp enemy. By the time the action had ended the 27th Regiment had killed 125 Japanese and had destroyed 8 tanks, 8 artillery prime movers, 4 tractors, 8 105-mm howitzers and 5 trucks, while only losing about 15 men killed and 45 wounded. Only four tanks succeeded in breaking through the enemy encirclement and escaped along the highway to Umingan. The next day, the 27th Regiment began positioning itself to attack Umingan from the north and northwest, while the 35th Regiment started preparations for a holding attack from the west and southwest. In an effort to avert the mass execution of prisoners of war at Cabanatuan, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Mucci led a contingent of approximately 233 men, composed of Filipino guerrillas, soldiers from the Alamo Scouts, and Mucci's 6th Ranger Battalion. They traversed 30 miles cross-country between January 28 and 30 to liberate 522 weakened prisoners during the night. Most of the prisoners had vacated the camp by 2010 hours. Rangers and guerrillas had to carry most, piggy-backing them or making hasty litters from rifles and shirts. It was 2 miles to the Pampanga River, where carts waited to take them to Platero to be treated, fed, and organized. Many were still in shock and had not yet fully understood that they were free. At 2040 hours, Capt Prince was at the Pampanga River supervising the loading of stumbling prisoners into 25 carts as Rangers and prisoners trickled in. The rest of the Scouts established an ambush at the crossing site. At 2045 hours, one hour after the raid was launched, Prince fired the third red flare and departed for Balangkare. The loaded carabao carts were ordered on their way to Balangkare at 2145 hours.  Meanwhile Major Robert Lapham's guerrilla forces provided cover for their escape, successfully returning them to Allied lines on January 31. During this operation, around 270 Japanese soldiers were killed at the camp, with an additional 900 casualties along the Cabu River. Over 270 Japanese lay dead or dying in the smoldering camp; most of the wounded dying by dawn as no aid was forthcoming. Japanese bodies were literally stacked at the Cabu bridge and scores more littered the riverside woods. The 359th Battalion had ceased to exist. In the morning, battalion commander Capt Oyanu was still alive, but most of his officers were dead. Only 255 men of 1,200 survived and most were wounded.   In contrast, the Americans suffered only 2 fatalities and 7 wounded, along with 12 wounded Filipinos and 2 dead prisoners. Fortunately, the anticipated retaliation against the Filipino population did not occur, as the Japanese retreated from the area within a day of the raid, while the 20th Regiment secured the road junction barrio of Baloc and began advancing toward Muñoz. On January 30, Griswold continued his vigorous offensive against Clark Field; the 129th Regiment cleared the hills near Dolores and took control of the abandoned Fort Stotsenburg area, while the 160th Regiment made only 500 yards of progress against the determined Takaya Detachment. The 108th Regiment finally captured Hill 5 and Thrall Hill. Further south, patrols from the 37th Division reached within a mile of Calumpit and the Pampanga River, and on Bataan, the 34th Regiment took Olongapo after a fierce skirmish, while the 2nd Battalion of the 151st Regiment captured Grande Island at the entrance to Subic Bay. At the same time, MacArthur was strategizing another secondary landing on Luzon, this time utilizing General Swing's 11th Airborne Division to assault Nasugbu, located 45 miles southwest of Manila. With this operation, MacArthur aimed to initiate a southern advance toward Manila while simultaneously hindering Japanese forces in southern Luzon from moving north to challenge Krueger's main offensive. General Eichelberger intended to deploy the 187th and 188th Glider Regiments and advance them approximately twenty miles along Route 17 to Tagaytay Ridge. There, the 511th Parachute Regiment would conduct an airdrop to secure the ridge for the ground troops and capture adjacent sections of Route 17 before the Japanese could regroup to defend the highway. In opposition, General Yokoyama had assigned only the Fuji Force to defend the area south of Manila. This force, centered around Colonel Fujishige Masatoshi's reinforced 17th Regiment, had only deployed the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Regiment in the Tagaytay Ridge region, with a small outpost at Nasugbu and its main defenses positioned on Mounts Cariliao and Batulao. At this stage, Yokoyama was nearing completion of the organization of the diverse Shimbu Group forces east of Manila into a cohesive combat task force. To the north, near Ipo, he had stationed the Kawashima Force, which was composed of the 82nd Brigade and the 31st Regiment. To the south, the main contingent of the former Manila Defense Force had been relocated from the Philippine capital and renamed the Kobayashi Force, guarding the Wawa-Montalban area. However, the departure of General Tsuda's 105th Division to the northern stronghold had created a significant gap in the Shimbu Group's defenses. Although Yokoyama intended to address this vulnerability with the Noguchi Detachment, Major-General Noguchi Susumu's troops were still in the midst of a lengthy march from the Bicol Peninsula by the end of January. As a temporary solution, the Okita Detachment, a composite force consisting of five battalions centered around the 186th Independent Battalion, and the Kuromiya Detachment, a three-battalion unit based on the 181st Independent Battalion, were deployed in the Bosoboso-Antipolo region. Meanwhile, the Kogure Detachment, organized around the 1st Surface Raiding Base Force, was stationed at Lamon Bay. Manila was entrusted to Rear-Admiral Iwabuchi Sanji's Manila Naval Defense Force, which included approximately 13,700 naval personnel from the 31st Special Base Force responsible for defending the islands of Manila Bay and the capital, along with some Army reinforcements. On January 27, Swing's 11th Airborne Division departed from Leyte Island aboard ships from Admiral Fechteler's Task Group 78.2, heading directly to Nasugbu Bay to carry out Operation Mike 6. Following an uneventful journey and a brief preliminary bombardment on January 31, the 188th Glider Regiment successfully landed with minimal resistance and quickly advanced inland toward the Palico River, aiming for the section of Route 17 that leads to Tagaytay Ridge. Pleased with the initial landing, Swing subsequently deployed the 187th Glider Regiment and the division artillery, which began to relieve the rear elements of the 188th by midday. At the same time, the majority of the 188th secured the Palico bridge and crossed the river to reach Route 17. Further north, under pressure from MacArthur and Krueger, the 148th Regiment successfully crossed the Pampanga River and captured Calumpit, just as Beightler was dispatching the 145th Regiment along Route 3 to assist in the advance toward Manila. At Clark Field, the 108th Regiment was patrolling forward, while the 160th Regiment faced challenges in breaking through enemy defenses. Meanwhile, the 129th Regiment launched an attack on the main positions of the Eguchi Detachment at Top of the World hill, successfully securing its steep, grassy southern and southeastern slopes. On Bataan, General Jones sent the 152nd Regiment to travel through Olongapo and advance east along Route 7, while the 149th Regiment moved east toward Dinalupihan via a challenging trail located about 1,200 yards north of the highway. By the end of January, the 32nd Division had successfully taken control of the recently vacated Tayug area. The 6th and 25th Divisions reorganized in preparation for their final push towards San Jose, and the 1st Cavalry Division gathered at Guimba. The World War II brigade structure of Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge's dismounted 1st Cavalry Division differed greatly from that of the triangular infantry division of the period. Instead of three infantry regiments the 1st Cavalry Division had four cavalry regiments--the 5th and 12th in the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 7th and 8th in the 2d Cavalry Brigade. Each regiment had two cavalry squadrons, each smaller than an infantry battalion, as opposed to the three battalions of an infantry regiment. Each cavalry regiment contained a weapons troop armed with 81-mm. mortars, .30-caliber and .50-caliber machine guns, and bazookas, but there was no heavy weapons troop within each squadron. The cavalry regiments lacked the antitank and cannon companies of an infantry regiment. 1st Cavalry Division Artillery was composed of one 75-mm. howitzer battalion, three 105-mm. howitzer battalions, and, for obvious reasons, an attached 155-mm. howitzer battalion. Reinforcing combat and service attachments brought the division's strength up to nearly 15,000 men, somewhat less than the strength of the reinforced 37th Division at the same time. On paper, each of the four cavalry regiments numbered 1,750 men--in contrast to the 3,000-odd of an infantry regiment--but none of the 1st Cavalry Division's regiments was up to strength. The division had received few replacements since entering combat on Leyte in October, and it had come to Luzon after very little rest from its arduous campaign through Leyte's mountains. The 1st Cavalry division was ready to advance towards Cabanatuan as General Mudge dispatched two reinforced motorized squadrons. On February 1, the Flying Columns, led by General Chase, crossed the Pampanga River and began their southern march with minimal resistance. As a result, Cabanatuan and Gapan were quickly captured, although some opposition was encountered south of the Peñaranda River. Meanwhile, the 188th Glider Regiment continued its advance towards Tagaytay Ridge, facing heavy enemy fire from Mount Cariliao but still managing to secure the important Mount Aiming. The 148th Regiment swiftly moved down Route 3 and captured Malolos with little resistance. However, the 152nd Regiment faced increasingly strong resistance at ZigZag Pass. While more rugged terrain than the ZigZag Pass area is to be found on Luzon, few pieces of ground combine to the same degree both roughness and dense jungle. Route 7 twists violently through the pass, following a line of least terrain resistance that wild pigs must originally have established. The jungle flora in the region is so thick that one can step 5 yards off the highway and not be able to see the road. The Japanese had honeycombed every hill and knoll at the ZigZag with foxholes linked by tunnels or trenches; at particularly advantageous points they had constructed strongpoints centered on log and dirt pillboxes. All the defenses were well camouflaged, for rich jungle foliage covered most positions, indicating that many had been prepared with great care and had been constructed well before Colonel Nagayoshi's 39th Regiment had reached the area in December. Colonel Nagayoshi had plenty of food and ammunition for a prolonged stand, and he also possessed numerous mortars and machine-guns. His artillery, however, was inadequate for the task at hand and he lacked certain types of medical supplies, especially malaria preventatives and cures. He had so scattered his mortars and artillery in order to protect them against American artillery and air strikes that his troops would often have difficulty massing their fires. Finally, his defensive line was scarcely 2000 yards wide northwest to southeast, thus rendering his whole position susceptible to vigorous outflanking maneuvers. On the other hand, he had good troops, well-prepared positions, and excellent defensive terrain. The 129th Regiment secured the summit of Top of the World hill, effectively ensuring Clark Field's protection from all but long-range artillery fire. The 20th Regiment launched its initial attack on Muñoz, which was thwarted by Colonel Ida Kumpei's tanks fortified as pillboxes. Additionally, the 27th Regiment attempted to advance towards Umingan but was unable to break through, while elements of the 35th Regiment bypassed this area and occupied barrio San Roque. February 2 mirrored the previous day in the San Jose sector, as the 20th and 27th Regiments continued their battle against the determined Japanese defenders. Meanwhile, Mullins dispatched the 35th Regiment in a two-pronged maneuver towards Umingan, successfully clearing most of the town by noon. In an effort to recover lost time, Mullins then directed the 35th toward Lupao in the afternoon, but its leading battalion was ultimately halted by intense Japanese artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire. With their forward units stalled at Muñoz and Lupao, Patrick and Mullins resorted to flanking tactics. Accordingly, Patrick sent the 1st Regiment along the Talavera River to attack San Jose from the southeast, while the 63rd Regiment attempted to bypass Muñoz to the east and rejoin Route 5 north of the town. In turn, Mullins ordered the 161st Regiment to move cross-country to positions on Route 99 south of Lupao, then advance to Route 8 between San Isidro and San Jose while the 35th surrounded and cleared Lupao. However, on this day, the 105th Division successfully evacuated San Jose along with its stockpiled ammunition, regrouping north at Puncan and rendering the entire San Jose offensive ineffective. Simultaneously, Chase's Flying Columns passed through Gapan and entered Sabang, fording the Angat River to launch two simultaneous advances to the south and east. The 148th Regiment secured Plaridel after a brief but fierce skirmish, while the 152nd Regiment faced setbacks in the ZigZag Pass due to nighttime Japanese counterattacks and artillery fire. The 149th Regiment became disoriented and had to return to Olongapo, and the 188th Glider Regiment managed to break through to barrio Aga amidst heavy resistance, while the 1st Battalion of the 187th Glider Regiment moved forward to begin the assault toward Tagaytay. On February 3, Swing's glider infantry launched an assault on the western end of Tagaytay, while paratroopers from the 511th Parachute Regiment began to drop along the ridge in a rather scattered manner. The first echelon of the 511th, about 915 in all, had come to Tagaytay Ridge aboard 48 C-47 aircraft of the 317th Troop Carrier Group. The planes had flown north from Mindoro to approach Tagaytay Ridge from the northeast in order to avoid fire from Japanese anti-aircraft weapons west of the drop zone. The first 18 planes, carrying about 345 troops, dropped over the assigned area. At this juncture, planes from succeeding flights were nearly 6 miles and 3 minutes behind the lead aircraft. About 08:20 one of these later planes dumped out a couple of bundles of supplies. Taking this as a signal that they were over the proper drop zone, 'troopers of the succeeding 30 planes began jumping. Aircraft pilots, realizing they had not yet reached the proper point, attempted to halt the jumping, but the 511th's jump-masters continued sending the paratroopers out. Most of them landed almost 5 miles east-northeast of the assigned drop zone. A second group of 51 C-47s began approaching the drop area about 12:10. Some 80 men from the first 5 aircraft of this group landed in the proper place. The rest started out of their planes when they saw on the ground the collapsed chutes of the first misplaced jump. In the end, only 425 men landed on the assigned drop zone; the others, about 1325 in all, made scattered landings 4.5 to 6 miles to the east and northeast. The 11th Airborne Division, blaming the 317th Troop Carrier Group for the premature dropping, reported that the "true reason was the refusal of the Air Force to cooperate in a combined training program for Airborne and Air Force troops." In any event, it appears that some lack of jump discipline within the 511th contributed to the scattered, premature jumping. Fortunately for them, they encountered minimal resistance as they secured the unoccupied ridge. To the north, the 148th Regiment continued its advance southward, facing delays at several tidal streams that were unbridged and unfordable, but managed to reach a point two miles south of Marilao by day's end. At the same time, the 5th Cavalry's Flying Column destroyed a Japanese outpost at Angat and moved through the guerrilla-held Norzagaray before crossing the Santa Maria River to join the 8th Cavalry's Flying Column, which had already progressed to Talipapa and was nearing the outskirts of Manila. Meanwhile, the 27th Regiment successfully eliminated the remaining enemy pockets at Umingan; the 3rd Battalion of the 35th Regiment, advancing over elevated terrain northeast of Lupao, established a position on Route 8 approximately 1500 yards southeast of Lupao, while the rest of the regiment continued to launch unsuccessful frontal assaults on the town. The 20th Regiment managed to overrun a few Japanese strongholds at Muñoz but was unable to break through. On 3 February the 2d Battalion, 20th Infantry, moved in on the northwest, but could not reach Route 99 in its sector. The 3d Battalion pushed across that road at the southwest corner of Muñoz, but gained only half a block into the main section of the town. The 1st Battalion, on the south side of Muñoz, made negligible progress. By dusk, the 20th Infantry had overrun a few Japanese strongpoints, but in order to hold its gains had had to destroy completely and physically occupy every position it had reached so far. Muñoz, General Patrick had begun to realize, was going to be a costly, hard, and time-consuming nut to crack. The 20th Infantry had not yet closed with the main Japanese defenses, but had spent most of the last three days pinned down by Japanese artillery, tank, and machine gun fire. Only by hugging the ground and taking advantage of the little cover even shattered tree stumps afforded had the regiment kept its casualties down to 15 men killed and 90 wounded. Meanwhile the 63rd Regiment successfully bypassed Muñoz and advanced up Route 5 toward Caanawan; and the 1st Regiment similarly advanced along the San Jose-Rizal road, assembling at two points 1000 yards south and 1500 yards east of San Jose. Now, however, it is time to leave Luzon and head toward the Central Pacific. Following the successful capture of the Marianas and the establishment of B-29 Superfortress air bases on these islands, the Allies were finally able to conclude Operation Matterhorn and cease using bases in China and India for conducting raids on the Japanese mainland and other targets in East Asia. Between June 5, 1944, and January 17, 1945, General LeMay's 20th Bomber Command executed a total of 29 combat missions, inflicting significant damage on key military installations in southern Japan, Manchuria, Formosa, and Indochina, with a total loss of 73 B-29s. Meanwhile, General Hansell's 21st Bomber Command, reinforced by the 313th Bombardment Wing, struggled to achieve similar outcomes in both daylight precision bombing and area incendiary bombing, with the first three missions of January yielding the same disappointing results as those in December and November.  On January 3rd, Norstad's incendiary test mission was run on 3 January, when ninety-seven B-29's got off for Nagoya. Each plane carried a mixed load of bombs -14 x 350-pound M18 IB clusters fuzed to open at 8,000 feet and one 420-pound fragmentation cluster fuzed to open 1,000 feet below releasing altitude. What with aborts and planes straying from course, only fifty-seven bombed the urban area designated as primary target, most of them releasing visually though cloud cover was rated as 6/10. Some fires were started but there was no holocaust. Smoke rising to 20,000 feet combined with cloud to make observation of results impossible for the attackers. As a test, then, the mission was inconclusive. To the citizens of Nagoya, who were better informed than intelligence officers of 21st Bomber Command, the damage seemed slight. On January 9th, having satisfied Norstad's requirement, the command returned to its program of precision bombing against aircraft factories. Performance for the most part was of a piece with what had gone before. On 9 January 1945 seventy-two B-29's were sent against Musashino near Tokyo. High winds broke up the formations so that only eighteen planes were able to bomb the target; twenty-four bombs, widely scattered in the plant area, destroyed one warehouse and damaged two others-a slight return for the effort expended and the six B-29's lost. On January 14th, at the Mitsubishi Aircraft Works at Nagoya on the 14th, precision bombing was again less than precise. Seventy-three B-29's were airborne and forty bombed, getting four GP's-one ton-into the No. 5 Works area and damaging three buildings. Frustrated by this, Hansell increasingly blamed his crews for the unsatisfactory outcomes. Remarkably, he would only achieve his first fully successful B-29 attack on his final mission of the war. The target for the January 19 strike was virgin, a plant of the Kawasaki Aircraft Industries Company located 2 miles northwest of Akashi, a village on the Inland Sea some 12 miles west of Kobe. The Akashi works housed Kawasaki's general headquarters and one of the company's two large production units, which built the twin-engine fighters Nick and Randy and engines for Tony, Oscar and Frank fighters. Smaller than Nakajima and Mitsubishi, Kawasaki in 1944 delivered 17% of Japan's combat airframes and 12% of its combat engines. Against Akashi, Hansell sent 77 B-29s, plus 3 others in a diversionary strike. With good weather, 62 bulled it through to the Kawasaki factory, dumped 155 tons of GPs, and then returned with no losses. Interpreting strike photos, intelligence officers estimated that 38% of the roofed area showed major damage. This was an understatement. Every important building in both the engine and airframe branches had been hit and production was cut by 90%. Indeed, the Kawasaki Company liquidated the combined plant and dispersed the machine tools, which had suffered only slightly, to other sites. The Akashi shops were given temporary repairs at the cost of 226 tons of critical materials and over 9000000 yen, but the installation was used thereafter only for limited assembly jobs. It is a pity that the full results of this mission could not have been known to Hansell. His first completely successful B-29 attack, Akashi seemed to epitomize the doctrines of precision bombardment he had championed-and it was his last strike of the war. Unaware of this success, Hansell was replaced the following day as head of the 21st Bomber Command by the determined LeMay, who immediately suggested a shift to firebombing Japan's major cities at low altitude during nighttime, marking a stark departure from Hansell's previous strategies. However, the only obstacle in the flight path was Iwo Jima, which could alert the Japanese to an impending raid and still had operational airfields capable of launching intercepting fighters. These airfields had also been used for sporadic air assaults on the Marianas, although few attacks were actually carried out in January. Capturing Iwo Jima would resolve these issues, and Admiral Nimitz aimed to establish emergency landing facilities for B-29s based in Saipan, as well as a base for their fighter escorts targeting Japan. Consequently, he decided to proceed with the invasion, codenamed Operation Detachment. After this operation, Nimitz planned to invade Okinawa to secure and develop a robust air and naval base for the assault on the Japanese home islands, which we will discuss further later. For the Iwo Jima operation, Admiral Spruance was once again given overall command of the "big blue fleet," which was re-designated as the 5th Fleet. Under his command, Vice-Admiral Richmond Turner led Task Force 51, the Joint Expeditionary Force, responsible for landing Lieutenant-General Holland Smith's Expeditionary Troops. Turner was supported by Rear-Admiral William Blandy's Task Force 52, the Amphibious Support Force, which included ten escort carriers; Rear-Admiral Harry Hill's Task Force 53, comprising all transports and landing craft; Rear-Admiral Bertram Rodgers' Task Force 54, which had six battleships and five cruisers for shore bombardment; and Vice-Admiral Marc Mitscher's Task Force 58, the Fast Carrier Force. For the amphibious invasion, Major-General Harry Schmidt's 5th Amphibious Corps would deploy the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions, planning to land the 4th and 5th Divisions side by side with two regiments each along the two-mile stretch of beach between Mount Suribachi and the East Boat Basin on the island's southeast coast. Smith and Schmidt also decided to limit corps artillery to two battalions of 155mm howitzers, organized as the 1st Provisional Field Artillery Group, due to the limited space available for emplacements on the island. After landing, Major-General Clifton Cates' 4th Marine Division would take control of the Motoyama Plateau and its airfields, while also capturing the O-1 Line on the corps' right flank. Meanwhile, Major-General Keller Rockey's 5th Marine Division would secure the Mount Suribachi region before advancing northeast to capture the O-1 Line on the corps' left flank. They would then push forward across the island until Iwo Jima was fully secured. At the same time, Major-General Graves Erskine's 3rd Marine Division would remain in reserve, with only its 21st Marine Regiment deployed as the corps reserve. To aid in this effort, the 7th Air Force, under Generals Harmon and Hale, had been consistently targeting Iwo Jima's facilities since August 1944. Following intense attacks in December, which included bombardments by Rear-Admiral Allan Smith's 5th Cruiser Division against Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, and Chichi Jima were again struck on January 5, but the next bombardment wouldn't occur until January 25.  A fighter sweep by 28 P-38s opened the attack at 0945; 62 B-29s bombed at 1100 and 102 B-24s at noon; Crudiv 5 (Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith), comprising heavy cruisers Chester, Pensecola and Salt Lake City with six destroyers, arrived off Iwo at 1330 and opened bombardment at 1347. "Hoke" Smith approached the island from the west, rounded Mount Suribachi and then reversed track in a half-circle. Unfortunately the sky was so heavily overcast as to force the planes to bomb by radar and to hamper ships' spotting. Surface visibility was good enough to enable the island to be well covered by a naval bombardment, which lasted for 70 minutes and expended 1500 rounds of 8-inch and 5334 rounds of 5-inch shell. The bombers dropped 814 tons of bombs. Photographs, taken three days later, showed that both airfields on Iwo were wholly or in part operational, but no more enemy air raids hit the Marianas until Christmas Day. The job of keeping Iwo airfields neutralized was now turned over to B-24s of VII A.A.F. Between 8 December 1944 and 15 February 1945 they flew at least one strike daily over the island. The day before Christmas, Rear Admiral Smith's heavy cruisers, together with five destroyers, delivered a second bombardment, coordinated with a B-24 strike. This strike was slightly more eventful than the initial one in December, but even less effective. The bombardment, which expended 1500 rounds of 8-inch, provoked return fire from a 6-inch coast defense battery (designated "Kitty" on the target maps) in the northeast part of the island, but "Kitty's" claws managed to strike no closer than 200 yards. As proof of the slight damage inflicted by this bombardment, the Japanese were able to pay a vicious return visit to Saipan on Christmas Eve, a raid of 25 planes which destroyed one B-29 and damaged three more beyond repair. Crudiv 5 returned 27 December for a repeat performance, lighter than the others; and a fourth bombardment was set up for 5 January 1945. While fighter planes and B-24s hit Iwo Jima the same cruisers and six destroyers bombarded Chichi Jima, 145 northward, and the slightly nearer Haha Jima. Their hope was to catch a convoy bringing Japanese supplies to these islands, whence they were forwarded to Iwo by small craft at night. Destroyer Fanning, steaming ahead of the group as radar picket, encountered at 0206 a surface target, later identified as LSV-102, which she sank. At 0700 Admiral Smith's group opened a one hour and 49 minutes' bombardment of Chichi Jima. During it, destroyer David W. Taylor suffered an underwater explosion, probably from a mine, which flooded her forward magazine. The Haha Jima bombardment by Salt Lake City and two destroyers lasted for an hour. Crudiv 5 then pounded Iwo Jima for another hour and three quarters. The reply was negligible, and a few aircraft which made passes at the cruisers were easily driven off. Starting on the last day of January and continuing for two weeks, 7th Air Force aircraft bombed the island day and night, occasionally joined by LeMay's Superfortresses. For ten weeks, Iwo Jima faced near-daily bombardments from land-based aircraft, with nearly 6,800 tons of bombs dropped. Additionally, there were five naval bombardments that fired 203 rounds of 16-inch shells, 6,472 rounds of 8-inch shells, and 15,251 rounds of 5-inch shells. Under normal circumstances, such a heavy and sustained bombardment would have been more than enough to devastate an island of that size. However, the Japanese managed to restore the airfields on Iwo Jima just hours after each attack and continued to strengthen their defenses on the island. Following the fall of Saipan, the Japanese appointed Lieutenant-General Kuribayashi Tadamichi to oversee the defenses of the Bonin Islands, renaming the Ogasawara District Group as the 109th Division. Kuribayashi stationed Major-General Tachibana Yoshio's 1st Mixed Brigade and most of Colonel Iida Yusuke's 17th Independent Mixed Regiment on Chichi Jima, along with several other units across the islands. He accurately predicted that Iwo Jima would be the target for an Allied landing and took measures to make it virtually indestructible. To this end, he coordinated with Major-General Senda Sadasue's 2nd Mixed Brigade, Colonel Ikeda Masuo's 145th Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Baron Nishi Takeishi's severely weakened 26th Tank Regiment, which had sustained heavy losses from American submarines at sea. Additionally, Major Fujiwara Tamachi's 3rd Battalion of the 17th Independent Mixed Regiment and a robust artillery unit led by Colonel Kaido Chosaku were included in the defense. Rear-Admiral Ichimaru Toshinosuke also provided a significant naval garrison on the island, centered around the 27th Air Flotilla, bringing Kuribayashi's total forces to approximately 21,060 men, far exceeding the American estimate of 13,000. Aware that the beaches would be vulnerable to enemy naval and air assaults, Kuribayashi opted to strengthen the Mount Suribachi and Motoyama Plateau areas. The Mount Suribachi area was made a semi-independent defense sector, its heavily fortified positions bristling with weapons of all types, ranging from casemated coast-defense guns and artillery to automatic weapons emplaced in mutually supporting pillboxes. The narrow isthmus connecting Suribachi to the rest of the island was lightly held by infantry, but heavily defended by enfilade fire from artillery, rockets, and mortars emplaced on both the high ground in the south (Suribachi area) and the northern portion of the island. The main defense line was a belt of mutually supporting positions organized in depth, running generally northwest-southeast across the island. It stretched from the cliffs north of the western beaches south to include Airfield Number 2; then, turning eastward through Minami, terminated at the rugged coast north of the eastern beaches. Pillboxes, blockhouses, bunkers, and dug-in tanks strengthened the defenses in the naturally formidable terrain everywhere throughout this belt. The second defense line generally bisected the remaining area in the northern portion of the island. It began several hundred yards below Kitano Point on the northwest coast, cut through Airfield Number 3 and the Motoyama area in the center, and terminated between Tachiiwa Point and the East Boat Basin on the eastern coast. Man-made emplacements were not as numerous in this second line, but natural caves and other covered positions afforded by the fantastically rugged terrain were skillfully organized for the defense. The beaches would be lightly defended but would receive fire support from the elevated positions. A substantial reserve force, including tanks, was also prepared to counterattack and push the Americans back into the sea if they managed to establish a foothold. In a shift from traditional Japanese defensive strategies, Kuribayashi moved away from full-scale counterattacks and suicidal banzai charges, instead instructing his troops to hold their mutually supportive positions to the last and to carry out small unit counterattacks at cutoff points. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Allied forces continued their advance through Luzon, battling Japanese defenses, liberating prisoners, and securing key locations, paving the way for a final push toward Manila. Meanwhile, on Iwo Jima, General Kuribayashi was preparing for a final stand, hoping beyond hope to make the Americans pay so dearly they might end the war.

As the new administration takes control, government efficiency takes center stage. Congressman Pete Sessions, Chair of the DOGE Caucus, joins the GovNavigators to discuss the role of the DOGE Caucus, his vision for government modernization, and his efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in government.Show Notes Trump Administration's First Week: Presidential ActionsCongressional Testimony: Examining a Path Forward to Assess Agencies' Efforts to Prevent Improper Payments & Fraud Inauguration Recap: Five Key MomentsEvents on the GovNavigators' Radar January 30: Growth Officers Association's Navigating Federal Procurement Event February 2: PSC's Annual Leadership Summit  February 4-6: Shared Services Leadership Coalition's Event: Federal Shared Services - Leveraging a Best Practice to Improve Government February 19: ACT-IAC's Digital Transformation Summit February 19-20: AGA's National Leadership Training  February 20: PSC's Federal Law Enforcement Conference 

In this podcast episode, Maria Abreu, MD, current president of the AGA, discusses the unique upbringing of health care professionals who are children of immigrants, formal versus on-the-job leadership training and more. •    Intro :24 •    The interview/about Abreu :31 •    Can you tell us about where you grew up and the impact your family had on the work you're doing now? :54 •    Chey and Abreu on the profile in Gastroenterology in May 2024, which announced Abreu as the current AGA president and summarized her personal and professional life. 3:08 •    Abreu on her father's involvement with the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba.  7:00 •    Chey and Abreu on the impact of an upbringing as children of immigrants. 12:02 •    How did you get interested in GI, specifically in IBD?  13:00 •    When did it become apparent to you that you were interested in more than traditional academia and clinical medicine, and wanted to inspire and have a broader impact? 17:37 •    What would you say to a younger physician or someone earlier in their career about formal leadership training versus on-the-job training? […] Do you think this generation needs formal training in how to manage people as health care becomes more complex? 21:11 •    Do you think that the future of academia and the phenotype of who is going to lead in academic divisions will change? 28:40 •    What are your priorities during your presidential year at AGA? 34:24 •    What have you learned so far as president of the AGA? Has anything struck you as surprising? 42:03 •    Thank you, Maria 44:12 •    Thanks for listening 44:45 Maria T. Abreu, MD, is the current president of the American Gastroenterological Association. She is the fifth woman to lead AGA as president and the association's first Latino president. Dr. Abreu currently serves as the Martin Kalser Endowed Chair of Gastroenterology; professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology; and director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center at the University of Miami.   We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from Abreu, follow @ibddocmaria on X. Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. Abreu reports receiving consultant fees from serving on pharmaceutical advisory boards.

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Associate Director of the Office of Performance and Personnel Management within the Office of Management and Budget, joins the GovNavigator show to reflect on her experiences in the federal government and celebrate her team's achievements. In her discussion with Adam and Robert, Loren shares her favorite memories from OMB, what she is most proud of, and what she would pursue if she had more time. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!Events on the GovNavigators' RadarJanuary 20: Inauguration of the 47th President of the United States January 23: Data Foundation's Live Virtual event: Understanding OMB's new “Open by Default” Data Management Guidance  February 2: PSC's Annual Leadership Summit  February 19: ACT-IAC's Digital Transformation SummitFebruary 19-20: AGA's National Leadership Training  February 20: PSC's Federal Law Enforcement Conference 

With January 20 approaching, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins the show to discuss DOGE and brings some much needed reality to the reported trillion-dollar cuts to the federal budget. He also shares his insights on the upcoming presidential transition and shares an update on the current efforts of the agency landing teams.Show NotesTrump Administration Announcement: 100 Executive Orders DOGE Update: $2 Trillion is Best Case ScenarioPresident Jimmy Carter Funeral Service: Memorable momentsEvents on the GovNavigators' RadarJanuary 15: ACT-IAC's Winter Membership MeetingFebruary 2: PSC's Annual Leadership Summit  February 19: ACT-IAC's Digital Transformation Summit February 19-20:AGA's National Leadership Training  February 20: PSC's Federal Law Enforcement Conference 

This episode of the Pipeliners Podcast features Mark LaCour from the Oil and Gas Global Network as he joins Russel Treat to share their predictions for the pipeline industry in 2025. The discussion begins with a review of their predictions from the previous year and an analysis of key trends, including AI-driven pipeline integrity, ESG challenges, and mergers and acquisitions. Looking forward, they explore emerging technologies like smart pipelines and the increasing role of natural gas exports, offering insights into what the future holds for the industry. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript, as well as detailed show notes with relevant links and insider term definitions. 

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The Manor In The Woods By FenellaAshworth. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. The landscape was almost entirely white now and dusk was starting to descend with surprising haste. As they walked, Emily observed how their route was bordered by thick, low hedges, laden with frosted, blood-red hawthorn berries and holly leaves; one of the few plants that remained green, within a mass of death and decay which mid-winter always conveyed. Continuing along the path, they soon found themselves submerged in a dark, dense coniferous forest. It was deathly quiet here, the evergreen trees packed so tightly that only the lightest sprinkling of dusty snow had so far been able to penetrate the shadowy depths. And yet the temperature seemed to have dropped even further. Emily felt a momentary waver in the high levels of confidence she'd shown, by accompanying Sam. She quietly questioned whether her normally good instincts were continuing to serve her well. ‘Still cold?' Sam asked, picking up a little on her apprehension. Unable to voice any words, she simply nodded in response. 'I always find singing warms me up. If you'll join me?' he requested. 'Sure,' she croaked, surprised at his suggestion. Causing a sudden jolt of pleasure to travel up her spine, Sam began to sing in a soft, clear voice, filling Emily's imagination with the aroma of chestnuts roasting over a gently crackling, open fire. How was it possible that this man was making her feel an excitement for Christmas that she had barely felt since childhood? And certainly not in the past few years. Immediately recalling the lyrics, as though they were pre-programmed into her very being, she shyly joined in with him. Although hesitant at first, the two of them quickly relaxed. They rattled off all manner of Christmas songs from 'White Christmas' and 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer' through to 'I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus'. The tunes were often accompanied by much guffawing, when they started to make up their own lyrics in the absence of knowing the correct ones, as well as adding in all manner of questionable vocal percussion. Consequently, it felt like no time at all before they were passing out of the thick canopy of trees and back into the white, snowy wilderness. Their singing naturally petered out as they trudged around the edge of a huge field which provided a much less intimate setting for vocal melodies, or lack thereof. Indeed, it would have been drowned out by the unmistakable noise of squawking pheasants and distant shotguns filling the air. Skirting beside a river, the looming silhouettes of Giant Hogweed could be seen rising out of the mist, before they turned a sharp corner to follow an alternative footpath which led them directly into a churchyard. Too tired now to be spooked by the lopsided gravestones rising creepily out of the mist, Emily simply kept her head down and focused on Sam's boots, which marched just ahead of her along the narrow path. It was all but dark by the time they wearily emerged into the main body of the village. Emily noticed that parts of the main road through the village had been cleared by helpful residents. However, as the temperatures began to plummet once more, sheet ice had formed on the exposed sections, making it more dangerous than ever. Therefore, instead of slipping and sliding her way along the icy road, Emily tucked in behind Sam and followed the channel that his footsteps had made through the deep snow. It was a route which required more strenuous effort but, on the positive side, was less likely to see her fall arse over tit, and make a complete fool of herself. As they fought their way onwards, Emily found her attention drawn to a huge, eighteenth century manor house, complete with lead-latticed windows and two smoking chimneys at either end of a long, bowing roof. Every light was blazing and a low pulse of music echoed from an open downstairs window. The place was a flurry of activity; the front door wide open, as caterers carrying various trays and boxes continuously made their way across the threshold. Whoever lived there clearly had no respect for the electricity or heating bills. 'Really well done. We've made it,' murmured Sam, sounding relieved. 'Here?' asked Emily, doing a double take. 'This is your Aunt's house?' 'Yeah,' confirmed Sam, gently dusting away the snow which had accumulated on her shoulders, before turning his attention towards his own. 'I was assuming she was a little old lady, living in a flat perhaps,' admitted Emily, her eyes wide with astonishment, as they made their way up the sweeping driveway. 'She'll love it, when she hears that,' laughed Sam, pulling off his gloves to reveal large, strong hands with clean, neatly-trimmed nails. Emily froze. In that instant, all of her attention was directed towards him, as those same hands began to unwind the scarf wrapped around his face. At last, she would see what he looked like. 'Well, please don't mention it then,' she stuttered. 'What's it worth?' he teased, leaving Emily all but speechless. Was he flirting with her? 'Darlings!' cried a woman who appeared on the doorstep. 'You poor things! How awful! Come inside!' Emily stared at her in disbelief; in her sixties, the woman that greeted them was tall, slender, elegant and incredibly attractive. She was adorned with silk scarves, expensive jewellery and an expression of uninhibited delight, as though she knew a very great secret that she couldn't wait to share. 'Emily, this is my Aunt Rosamunde,' introduced Sam proudly. 'Aunt, this is Emily Jones.' 'Rose, to my friends,' she explained, putting her arm around Emily and drawing her into the warmth of her home. 'Of which you already are.' Emily found herself unsure of where to look. Part of her wanted to soak up the interior of the amazing house into which she was now being led, but equally, she was desperate to find out what lay beneath Sam's exterior layers of clothing. 'Oh, Sammie, Darling? Before you get too comfortable, ' Rose added, glancing backwards. Excruciatingly, her words made him pause in his partial state of undress, just as he was about to remove his hat and scarf. 'Please could you grab another wheelbarrow full of logs from the woodshed and put them in the boot room? I'm sure we'll run out otherwise.' 'Only on the condition that you look after Emily, while I'm gone,' he stated, before looking directly at Emily. 'If that's okay with you, of course?' he asked. She nodded shyly in response, touched that he'd bothered to ask. 'Of course I'm going to look after her!' the older lady exclaimed. 'Then, of course, I will get you some more logs, Auntie Rosie,' he teased, walking once again into the cold evening and pulling his gloves back on. 'Oh! Get away with you, you cheeky boy!' exclaimed Rose with a chuckle. 'He always calls me that whenever I accidentally revert back to his childhood nickname. He knows full well it makes me sound like I'm a hundred years old,' she explained, hanging up Emily's dripping coat and leading her through to the kitchen. Not unexpectedly, the kitchen was incredible; a huge room, with painted white walls, infilled with thick black beams and bordered by a selection of Welsh dressers and overflowing granite work surfaces. Against one wall stood an enormous navy blue Aga throwing out a serious amount of much-welcome heat. Meanwhile, the centre of the room was taken up with a scrubbed pine table and chairs which looked as though they had served the needs of several generations before. 'Now, let's get you defrosted. How about a nice warming drink?' asked Rose. 'That would be wonderful,' admitted a lightly shivering Emily, subtly making her way towards the Aga, to share some of its precious warmth. 'A coffee would be lovely if you have one.' Almost unnoticed, one of the catering ladies who was silently floating around the room, flicked a switch to set the coffee machine into action and laid out two coffee cups, cream and sugar on the table. Meanwhile, Rose had marched to the back of the room and was scrabbling around in a cupboard. 'Or how about something a bit stronger?' she asked, waving a bottle of Whiskey above her head, whilst wiggling her eyebrows in Emily's direction. 'You could have an Irish coffee, best of both worlds?' she suggested with a smile. Giggling, Emily shook her head. 'Just a coffee would be great, for now,' she added, receiving a nod of approval from her host. 'Of course, you're right,' agreed Rose, making her way back to the table and pouring out their coffees from the jug which had seamlessly been delivered. Emily accepted the welcome beverage, wrapping her frozen hands around the cup and gratefully inhaling the steam. 'We should definitely pace ourselves. My dear, late husband would have said just the same,' she confessed, smiling fondly. 'I'm sorry,' said Emily sadly, as she received confirmation that Rose was indeed a widow. 'Oh, my dear,' she said warmly, laying her dainty hand over one of Emily's and squeezing gently. 'I knew love in my lifetime. True love, the kind that inspires people to write songs and write books and do all manner of other glorious things. So I absolutely forbid you to feel sorry for me.' 'How wonderful,' murmured Emily, sighing with deep contentment. 'Would you tell me about him?' And with great delight, Rose did just that. As she launched into the story of how they first met, Emily provided a completely rapt audience, wanting no more in that instant, than to hear their true love story. Sam returned a short while later, to find Emily and his aunt sitting cosily in the kitchen, holding hands, giggling outrageously and chatting ten to the dozen. Neither of them had noticed his arrival, so with great pleasure he simply stood and observed the two women, between which an indisputable spark of friendship had already been ignited. 'Darling!' Rose exclaimed with delight. With her concentration broken, Emily twisted around in her seat to be confronted by a sight that she knew was already being meticulously downloaded into her memory, to remain imprinted there for the rest of time. Quite simply, the most gorgeous man she had ever set eyes on, was leaning against the oak-framed doorway watching them. Utterly relaxed, with his arms folded, it was his wide smile, piercing dark eyes and perfectly messed up dark hair that immediately caught her attention. Slowly, her eyes dared to drop down and devour the rest of him. She processed every tiny detail, from his lithe body and strong forearms, right down to the thick navy blue socks he wore, stretched over his large feet. Unable to drag her eyes away, Emily's gaze tracked his progress as he loped across the room, to grab another mug from the cupboard. Although she caught only a fleeting glimpse, unbelievably his back view seemed comparable to the front. Gulping in disbelief, she looked across at Rose for support. Her host seemed unusually quiet; half smiling, half grimacing, apparently incapable of speech. Glancing down at the table, a horrified Emily realised she was tightly clenching Rose's hand. Too good-mannered to complain, relief flooded across the older lady's face when the firm grip was eventually relinquished. 'Sorry,' whispered Emily. Apologising had the added bonus of making her aware that, until that point, her mouth had been hanging open in utter shock. Swiftly rectifying her vacant look, Emily clamped her mouth tightly shut and tried to breathe as calmly as possible through her nose. There wasn't anything she could do about her flushed face, but with any luck, that could be blamed on the extremes of temperature she'd been subjected to over the past few hours. By this time, the man had joined them at the table and was pouring a steaming coffee into his own mug. Emily subconsciously licked her lips as his mouth wrapped around the cup and swallowed with contentment. The low groan he made, as that initial sip slid down his throat, caused a twinge to flutter across her tingling, already swollen pussy. This man was beyond gorgeous. Emily's mind was whirring, unable to believe he might actually be Sam. Surely this couldn't be the man she'd spent the last two hours joking and chatting with, whilst methodically annihilating Nat King Cole's back catalogue, could it? She would never have mildly flirted and nonchalantly shared a chocolate bar in the snow with a man who looked like, well, THAT. She shuffled slightly in her seat as a surge of blood pumped towards her abdomen. And then his familiar tone filled the room and her question remained unanswered no longer. God help her, it was definitely him. 'It looks like you two are destined to be great friends,' he observed wryly. Neither of the two women responded; Emily because she was speechless, Rose because she was delightedly watching Emily's reaction to the arrival of her favourite nephew. 'So, what's the big joke?' pressed Sam. 'You were laughing hysterically a moment ago and now there's nothing but silence. What's up?' Recognising the signs of Emily's distress, Rose stepped in to help. She had personally only observed a reaction like this once before in her life, decades earlier. It was etched on her heart because it was the precious night that she had met and fallen in love with her beloved husband. 'I was just sharing some stories about dear Arthur,' explained Rose swiftly, but she had already lost her audience. 'You're trembling,' observed Sam, looking kindly at Emily. 'Come on,' he said, taking another swig of his beverage before standing up. 'I'll show you to your room. Then you can have a nice long bath and warm up again.' With both of them gazing at her, as though waiting for her to take some form of action, Emily felt she had little choice but to follow Sam out of the kitchen. She wasn't entirely convinced the cold was responsible for making her tremble, but that wasn't something Sam needed to know. Instead, she allowed him to lead her through the house. Together, they ascended the grand staircase before turning off a long corridor. 'This is you,' he explained, making his way into a large bedroom with a four-poster bed. Her bag had already been delivered and placed in a wing-backed armchair. 'And the en suite is just through there,' he added, pointing towards an adjoining bathroom. 'Wow, it's amazing,' she croaked, overwhelmed by such a beautiful room. 'Thank you so much. Are there enough bathrooms for you to take a bath too?' 'Why do you ask?' he teased. 'Would you rather share?' 'No!' she gasped quickly. 'Is everything okay, Emily?' he asked with concern. 'You seem different compared to earlier,  more tense?' 'I'm fine. Thanks,' she said a little flustered. Apart from the fact she'd surmised he had children and so probably a wife, it really wouldn't do to let him know the overwhelming effect he was having on her body. 'Okay, if you're sure,' he replied, clearly not convinced. 'Help yourself to whatever you need and I'll see you downstairs when you're ready. And don't rush, I know from experience that sometimes, only a long, luxurious bath will do when you're chilled to the bone. There's tons of hot water,  always is, so don't hold back. My aunt doesn't know the meaning of the word economising!' He was just closing the door behind him when a final thought occurred. 'Oh, and don't forget to call your folks,' he added, walking back into the room and handing his mobile phone to her. 'The four-digit keycode to unlock the screen is my age,' he grinned. 'See if you can guess it.' 'Seriously?' she protested, temporarily knocked-out of her shyness. 'Yep,' he laughed. 'I'll give you a clue. The first two numbers are zero, zero. Don't forget to tell your parents you're staying with a perfectly respectable lady. Probably best not to mention her far from respectable nephew.' With a wink that made Emily's cheeks and neck flush, their eyes met lingeringly before Sam closed the door firmly behind himself. With the huge bath gradually filling, Emily took Sam's phone with a significant level of apprehension and tried to guess his keycode. Starting with an estimate of thirty-five, which was her own age, Emily gradually added one year until the phone unlocked at zero zero three nine. With a level of willpower she was unaware she possessed, Emily entered her parents' home phone number, without once scrolling through his photographs, previous texts, or any other personal information Sam had willingly entrusted her with. Her parents' relief when they realised their daughter was safe was palpable. Indeed, it only served to emphasise how right Emily had been not to contact them, before she could give them good news. Providing as much information as she could, Emily described the events of the day and her current location and plans. With a promise to try her best to see them tomorrow, although she had no idea how, she rang off and sank into the welcoming, deep, steamy bubble bath with a satisfied groan. Following several top ups of hot water, during which time she could hear more and more partygoers gathering downstairs, Emily eventually stepped out from the bath, her cold, aching body now warm, supple and relaxed. The sounds of excited chatter, clinking glasses and increasingly raucous laughter echoed up through the floorboards below. Wrapped in a thick, soft bath sheet, she wandered back into the opulent bedroom and emptied her rucksack. Her clothing choices were very limited; she was going to have to wear what she'd purchased for Christmas day. Having dressed in the dark-green, velvet dress, coupled with her favourite lace underwear, Emily felt classy, elegant and unsurprisingly sexy. It was either that or jeans and, glancing out of the window to see what some of the late arrivals were wearing, it didn't look like a jeans kind of event. Once she was satisfied with her physical appearance, Emily turned her attention to her questionable emotional state. It was time to give herself a thoroughly stern talking to. In all probability, Sam wasn't single. Besides which, he was utterly, gloriously, perfectly gorgeous. Only in her very wildest dreams would she end up with a man like that. Furthermore, it was clear he had enjoyed spending time with her on their walk, when she'd been behaving like her normal self. So acting like some love sick teenager, incapable of rational conversation, wasn't going to be helpful on any level. It would be much more sensible to just relax and enjoy their limited time together as friends. And with that mantra firmly lodged in her mind, Emily took a deep breath, retrieved his phone from her bed and drifted downstairs. The party was a roaring success. Even though the bad weather had prevented many from attending, the majority of the village had still turned out to help make it a night to remember. Emily found herself chatting non-stop, not just to Rose and Sam whom she naturally gravitated towards, but to an array of other guests, many of which were delightful company. Towards the end of the evening, Sam sidled up behind her, taking her quite by surprise. 'Dance with me?' he murmured into her ear. Looking around to see his smiling face, she felt her stomach drop with lust. Up close and personal, dressed in black tie, he truly was faint-making. 'Sure,' Emily replied, in the calmest tone she could muster. She watched in astonishment as he picked up her hand, stroked her sensitive palm gently with his thumb and led her towards the dance floor at the far end of the house. The beat was slow, sultry and purposeful as 'Please come home for Christmas' oozed out of the speakers. Gently, Sam pulled Emily's body against his own. In a heightened state of bliss, Emily lay her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. Revolving slowly around the room, they were aware of no one but each other. With her hands placed properly around his back, she could feel his taut muscles moving beneath her fingertips and the easy sway of his hips against hers. It was, quite simply, overwhelming. Disappointment flooded her as the song naturally came to an end. When it was replaced by 'All I want for Christmas is you,' Sam readjusted his hold on her and continued to dance, causing Emily's heart to soar once more. With a wide smile, Emily was unable to prevent herself from gazing up at him, her admiration blatantly discernible. 'Is everything okay?' he asked gently. 'Everything's just perfect,' she replied, beaming. Chuckling slightly, he shook his head before laying his cheek against her forehead. 'You look beautiful tonight,' he murmured matter-of-factly into her hair, as they continued to revolve around the floor. Those words had a devastating effect on Emily's pulse, which shot through the roof as a tingle of pleasure flooded every cell in her body. They danced all the way through the tracks that followed, until the final song of the evening began to play. When the chords of 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' boomed out of the speakers and the entire party seemed to cram into a single room, Emily and Sam were forced to step apart. The time for slow dancing had concluded. It was a little after midnight when all of the guests had finally departed and the elderly house fell still once more. 'That was the best party ever!' Emily confided to Rose as she collapsed beside her on the sofa, in front of the gently crackling fire. 'Thank you so much for letting me stay.' 'I'm so pleased you enjoyed yourself, my dear. I saw you dancing with Sam,' she added mischievously, before taking a final sip from her mug of hot chocolate. 'Yes,' admitted a blushing Emily. 'We danced.' 'He's a good boy, that one,' sighed Rose as she eased herself up to standing. 'Faithful, trustworthy and very, very decent. And now I absolutely must go to sleep, so I'll say good night, dear girl.' 'Good night,' echoed Emily, watching the older lady leave the room. But listening to the muffled hum of conversation between Rose and her nephew in the hallway, Emily couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. Had Rose just warned her off Sam? Had she been trying to help her understand that he would not betray the trust of his partner; of his children? Emily gazed into the middle distance. Out of the window, thick snowflakes continued to fall silently from the dark sky. Lost in her own thoughts, she wasn't aware of Sam's presence, until he dropped down onto the sofa beside her. Luxuriously, he rolled his head around on his shoulders and stretched. 'Hey,' he growled. 'Hey,' she replied, glancing across at him. The look in his dark eyes, which danced and twinkled back at her in the firelight, forced her to inhale swiftly. 'Bed time?' he asked. Emily nodded in agreement, with no appreciation as to whether he was making a statement or an offer. As they made their way out of the room and up the sweeping staircase, curiosity prevailed. 'Won't your children miss you tonight?' Emily asked. 'My children?' he clarified, turning off lamps as they went. 'Yes, in the photo on your phone.' 'Ah, Sally and William? Probably not,' he explained. 'But I still have no doubt they'll be as excited as ever, by my arrival tomorrow. I've always spoilt my niece and nephew with an excessive amount of Christmas presents; they'll be pleased to discover that this year will be no exception.' 'Niece and nephew? Oh, right,' croaked Emily. They had come to a halt outside her bedroom door and she had absolutely no idea what to do next. Her eyes rose slowly upwards, on the off chance that a thoughtfully placed piece of mistletoe might make things easier. To her disappointment, there was only a dusty light fitting and a spider's web. 'Well, good night Emily,' said Sam softly, dipping his head to her cheek and allowing his lips to brush across her soft skin. He stayed there for a beat longer than necessary before straightening up. Smiling down at her, he nodded his head decisively. 'Happy Christmas.' 'Happy Christmas,' she murmured to his departing back, unexpectedly overwhelmed by an acute sense of loss. On the other side of the corridor, he opened his own bedroom door, paused and turned back to face her. For a long moment, they gazed at each other, although their friendly smiles had all but disappeared. Somehow, over the course of the evening, their relationship had transformed into something more intimate, perilous and demanding of attention. Emily found herself unable to do anything other than stare back, utterly spellbound. Eventually, he sighed and nodded almost imperceptibly, before retiring into the bedroom and closing the door behind himself. To be continued in Part 3 By FenellaAshworth for Literotica.

Episode 2578 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss the mixed messages on recycling, doing the right thing, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/12/mixed-messages-on-recycling-episode-2578 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - Mixed Messages on Recycling The significance of Blondie. (2:00) Environmental issues and conflicting takeaways. (6:00) Following the rules vs. not following them. (18:00) All of this leads to a bigger discussion. (30:00) Does recycling help or not? They go through the process of what happens to recyclable items. Only 6% end up truly getting recycled. There are areas of the country that don't actively try to recycle. A huge percentage is either in landfills or a boat to China for incineration. Making butter spreadable. (42:00) AGA stoves are standard in British households. They share a status update on Pure Vitamin Club Magnesium and Vitamin D supplements. (57:00) If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, you can still sign up to be on the waiting list at More News Don't forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives on the Peacock channel.  “Dirty Keto” is finally available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it . Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna's next cookbook is available!  You can go to You can order it from . Anna's recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE  DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:

Featuring perspectives from Dr Heather Wakelee, including the following topics: Introduction (0:00) Cases: A man in his late 50s with metastatic carcinoma of the lung, no actionable genomic alteration (AGA), PD-L1-negative, and a man in his early 60s with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, PD-L1-negative — Brian P Mulherin, MD and Taral Patel, MD (8:08) Case: A man in his late 60s presenting with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung, multiple bone metastases, no AGA; PD-L1 20%; enrolled on ECOG-EA5163 — Priya Rudolph, MD, PhD (21:45) Current and Emerging Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (mNSCLC) (30:55) Case: An African American man in his early 60s with 6.2-cm squamous cell carcinoma of right upper lung receives neoadjuvant treatment as per CheckMate 816 — Dr Rudolph (39:16) Case: A man in his late 60s with pT2aN0 invasive adenocarcinoma of the right lower lung, no AGA; PD-L1 5% — Zanetta S Lamar, MD (44:57) Antibody-Drug Conjugates and Other Management Approaches for mNSCLC without AGAs (48:51) Case: A woman in her early 60s diagnosed in 2014 with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung treated on ECOG 5508 (carboplatin/paclitaxel/bevacizumab) receives nivolumab on disease progression — Dr Rudolph (56:35) CME information and select publications

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In this podcast episode, Tom Serena, chief executive officer of the American Gastroenterological Association, discusses the role of private equity in specialty societies, the hunger to be involved in innovation and more. •    Intro :24 •    The interview/about Serena :29 •    Can you tell us about your upbringing and how it helped you become who you are today? :50 •    Were there certain early individuals or experiences that you think have been impactful or important to your career today? 1:43 •    Have you always been a natural leader, or did you grow into it?  2:38 •    What are some things you learned from your coach? 3:30 •    Is there a pathway that you unintentionally took that led you to medical societies and medical society leadership?  5:09 •    Over the thirty years you have been involved with the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), when did you know that you were going to be a core part of the leadership team?  6:38 •    How have you seen the GI field change over the last thirty years? 8:24 •    Do you think there has been a shift in the culture of our specialty for major organizations like AGA to be more open to a wider range of physicians and stake holders? 11:00 •    Where do you think we're going over the next few years with private equity? 14:08 •    Can you tell us more about the AGA's GI Opportunity Fund? What prompted the AGA to partner with venture capital and how has the experience been so far? 19:19 •    Are there things that organization leaders are more likely to invest or not invest in? 21:47 •    Berry, Chey and Serena on non-traditional ways physicians are looking to make use of their medical training. 23:24 •    How have larger legacy societies like AGA and ACG view the emergence of more nuanced clinical societies, and how do they impact the way the AGA tries to execute its mission? 27:05 •    Can you talk about ABIM's impact on health care and the GI specialty? 30:01 •    What are some of the biggest challenges facing AGA and GI as a field moving forward? 33:17 •    Outside of the Opportunity Fund, what are other ways that the AGA is working to solve challenges around physician burnout, autonomy and reimbursement? 34:43 •    Any life lessons you want to share with listeners? 36:22 •    Thank you, Tom 37:39 •    Thanks for listening 37:58 Tom Serena is chief executive officer of the American Gastroenterological Association. Tom joined AGA in 1994 and has served as the organization's CEO since 2010. His previous role was VP of finance. He has been heavily focused on governance, helping the governing board to become the stewards of AGA's future, with an emphasis on strengthening board - committee - staff relationships. We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from Serena, follow @TSerenaAGA on X. For more from the AGA, visit www.gastro.org and follow @AmerGastroAssn on X. Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. Serena reports he is an investor in the GI Opportunity Fund.