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Hello Poz Vibers, This week we're learning all about the world of puppy play.OUR GUESTS:Dan, known on his scene as Pup Rolo, is a Rubber and Puppy Player known for his advocacy of the Irish kink community. He held the title of Mr Rubber Ireland 2021 and placed second at Mr International Rubber in Chicago in 2023. He is a founder and secretary of Pups and Handlers of Ireland who recently celebrated their tenth birthday as a community group. He produces the Puppy Ireland title hosted during Dublin Leather Weekend which will take place in Pantibar on Saturday 23rd January 2027. Alongside his roles in the pup play space Dan is an active volunteer for both Leathermen of Ireland and Out in Kink, and most recently has established Ireland's newest iteration of Rubber socials under the banner "Shine Ireland" Pup Blondie is a Dublin based kinkster, living and loving life with their partner Rolo. This over caffeinated canine lends a supporting role as the go to volunteer for whatever endeavour the Pups & Handlers of Ireland have in their doggy bowl. Tasks may include lifting heavy things, decorating events and acting as a doggy/dodgy DJ during the Puppy Ireland election. Blondie has attended fetish events from Folsom Berlin to Fort Lauderdale Florida, Manchester to Antwerp and is excited to attend many more in the future. For him, fetish is a link between many communities that create bonds of familiarity and acceptance, love and openness. The ideals of this community are to tear down the stigmas of shame and encourage pride and self care. To quote his favourite song "What the world needs now.."FOR ALL THE LATEST PUP NEWS FOLLOW:https://www.instagram.com/pupsofireland/https://www.instagram.com/leatherman_of_ireland/@outinkink@shine_eireBow, wow.Love,Veda and Robbie.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poz Vibe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Veda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lady and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Robbie Lawlor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ production. Thanks to ⁠our sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dublin Pride ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Esther O'Moore Donohoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Adrian Duggan. Video editing, artwork, social media assets and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all created by Lavender The Queen.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lundberger missed Pokémon completely as a kid. Years later, she would help call its biggest battles on the world stage.In this episode of As The Pokéball Turns, Pokémon GO caster Amanda Lundberg shares the unlikely journey that began when she saw crowds gathering throughout Antwerp during the game's 2016 launch. With no previous Pokémon experience, Amanda had to learn everything from scratch from type matchups written on notepads to the strategies that eventually carried her into the early Pokémon GO PvP scene.What started with grassroots Silph Arena tournaments introduced her to friends, rivals, and a competitive community that pushed her to improve. Eventually, her background in video production moved her from behind the scenes to behind the microphone, where she grew from filling in on community broadcasts to casting regional competitions and the Pokémon World Championships.Amanda reflects on watching competitive Pokémon GO evolve, learning alongside its community, and why Sableye became the unlikely partner Pokémon that grew on her along the way.Listen now and discover how sometimes missing the beginning doesn't stop you from becoming part of the story.Send us Fan MailSupport the showVisit our website: www.asthepokeballturns.comJoin Our Discord Community!https://discord.gg/AqAbD7FbRtMailing AddressP.O Box 117Addison, TX, 75001Your next Pokemon adventure begins here!Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company International.

Aan boord gekomen tijdens de donkerste dagen in tweede klasse, en nu één van de meest stabiele factoren binnen Antwerp: Johan Heylen heeft met Heylen Vastgoed een serieuze weg afgelegd. Ben spreekt met Johan over de beginjaren, de balans tussen supporteren en sponsoren, en de kansen die er nog liggen voor zowel Antwerp als Heylen Vastgoed.Host: Ben JacobsGast: Johan HeylenMontage: Duncan Bartholomeeusen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forced to lead a dangerous double life as a covert Jew in Christian Europe, she inherited  a vast fortune worth $1 billion and used her financial clout and shipping lines to organize a massive underground rescue network that smuggled thousands of fleeing Crypto-Jews across the continent. Her visionary leadership secured the Sultan's help to rebuild the ancient city of Tiberias, and allowed Torah to flourish in Constantinople & Salonika. Although her final days remain shrouded in mystery. This extraordinary, high-stakes life of the "Crowned Lady", who risked everything to defend her people, leaves behind a legacy of ingenuity, bravery, and devotion. To join our WhatsApp group, click on the link below: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw For further details of out 2027 Trips visit: www.historyforthecurious.com   Timestamp: 00:43 — Introduction and the podcast's 200th episode 02:47 — Who was Dona Gracia? 04:33 — Early life, marriage, and the Mendes financial empire 12:40 — Widowed at 26 and facing the Inquisition 15:11 — Escape to Antwerp and the secret refugee network 23:07 — Taking control of the family fortune and planning another escape 36:52 — Venice, family conflict, arrest, and release 41:22 — Ferrara, Constantinople, and Jewish communal leadership 46:07 — The Ancona affair, rabbinic influence, and Jewish advocacy 50:00 — Rebuilding Tiberias, Dona Gracia's mysterious death, and her legacy 

Anantha Prajna Mudra -- Police Me (4 October 2009 - Antwerp, BEL)

It's Thursday, September 24th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Sri Lanka sentenced 15 men for bombing churches Sri Lanka's High Court sentenced 15 men to life in prison on Tuesday for bombing churches. In this island country off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean, the men participated in the bombings of three churches on Easter Sunday in 2019. Religiously speaking, nearly 70 percent of the 22 million Sri Lankans are Buddhist, 12 percent are Hindu, 11 percent are Muslim, and 7 percent are Christian.  The terrorist group, Islamic State, inspired the attacks which killed over 250 people. The Catholic Church welcomed the convictions. However, leaders are also calling for an investigation into alleged political involvement behind the bombings. South Korea to greenlight Abortion Kill Pill for mothers LifeSiteNews reports that South Korea is set to allow deadly abortion drugs into the country. The government made the announcement last week. Mothers will be able to get Abortion Kill Pills up to nine weeks of their pregnancies by early 2027. South Korea decriminalized abortion in 2019. It delayed legislation on abortion pills due to push back from Christian groups.  United Nations trying to criminalize pro-life & pro-family positions The United Nations General Assembly meeting opened in New York City on Tuesday.  Leaders from around the world gathered to discuss issues like the U.S.-Iran war, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Artificial Intelligence.  Member nations are also considering a proposal to criminalize pro-life and pro-family positions under international law. CitizenGO organized a petition against this which has been signed by over 140,000 people. You can sign it through a link in our transcript today at TheWorldview.com.  In the midst of the foolishness at the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump stood tall for common sense and condemned transgenderism at the U.N. meeting.  Listen.  TRUMP: “It is equally unacceptable that, with all the genuine atrocities in the world, the U.N.'s top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender insanity.” Dept of Justice gets two hospitals to stop transgender operations In related news, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two hospital systems have agreed to end transgender operations. New York University Langone Hospitals and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will no longer offer transgender drugs and surgeries to children.  Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “Today's resolutions send a clear message: Hospitals that target children in these practices and then fraudulently obtain payment for the procedures will be held to account!” Over 40 hospital systems have ended transgender operations since President Trump began his second term last year. 28 percent of churchgoers say Biblical truth becomes obsolete LifeWay Research released a new survey on what churchgoers believe about the Bible. Most Protestant churchgoers in the U.S. are confident in their ability to understand the Bible and explain it to others. However, most churchgoers also believe that the truth of God's Word can mean different things to different people. And a growing number share doubt or reject Biblical truths.  Specifically, 28 percent said some Biblical truths become obsolete as culture changes, up from 24 percent in 2019. Among churchgoers under the age of 30, 54 percent believe that Biblical truths become obsolete as culture changes But Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Microchip maker joins trillion-dollar club Another U.S. company joined the trillion-dollar club. Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, surpassed one trillion dollars in market capitalization on Monday. The computer chip maker has profited from the growth of Artificial Intelligence computing.  It's now the fourth chipmaker in the United States to reach a trillion dollar valuation. The others are Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron.   Researchers discovered new species of wild cat And finally, researchers discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in a century.  It's known as the Tilcayo tiger cat. The feline is spotted and smaller than most house cats. It's been living at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, South America for years. Locals knew about it, but scientists had not identified it as a unique species until now.  Jonas Lescroart with the University of Antwerp said, “Even in groups that are very well studied, like the cat family, apparently there's still a diversity that is hidden.” Indeed, God continues to surprise us with His creation. In Psalm 50:10-11, God says, “For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, September 24th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

William Tyndale looms so large over the early English Reformation that it's easy to mistake him for a typical figure of the movement. In fact, he was one of its most distinctive and uncompromising voices.In this episode, Dr Tony Watkins, our Fellow for Public Engagement, speaks with Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University. They explore the world that shaped Tyndale, the risks he ran to put the New Testament into English, and why his refusal to bow to Henry VIII's ambitions left him more exposed than any of his fellow reformers.Alec Ryrie discusses:why the Reformation shows so clearly that theology matters, and why its debates are still alive todaythe long medieval tradition of reform that Erasmus and his followers inheritedhow growing up on the Anglo-Welsh borderlands, and near Gloucestershire's Lollards, might have shaped Tyndale's passion for translationTyndale's request to Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall for permission to translate: mischievous or naive?how Tyndale stood "a step and a half ahead" of Cambridge reformers such as Robert Barnes, Thomas Bilney and Hugh Latimerthe interrupted printing in Cologne in 1525, the first complete New Testament from Worms in 1526, and why Antwerp became Tyndale's basethe growing danger Tyndale faced from Thomas More, Bishop Stokesley and the Low Countries authoritieswhy Tyndale, unlike Cranmer and Barnes, refused to go along with the king's marital adventures, and how that sealed his fateTyndale's threefold legacy: theological, political and above all as a translator whose vivid, immediate English still echoes in modern BiblesAbout our guest:Alec Ryrie is Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University and a Fellow of the British Academy. He was Gresham Professor of Divinity from 2018 to 2022. His books include The Gospel and Henry VIII: Evangelicals in the Early English Reformation, Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World, Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt, The English Reformation: A Very Brief History and The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It.Support the showEdited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Follow us on: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Op het veld was het ondergaan en ten onder gaan. Naast het veld kregen we dan weer een ge-wel-di-ge tifo voorgeschoteld. We verwelkomden de architect achter het indrukwekkende sfeerdoek, Robbe Sels, achter de micro voor een blik achter de schermen. Verder mijmeren Duncan, Robbe en Ziggy over de steeds wisselende opstelling van Antwerp en proberen ze, ondanks de sportieve malaise, toch enkele positieve signalen te ontwaren.Host: Ziggy Hsia Gasten: Duncan Bartholomeeusen, Robbe Sels Montage: Duncan Bartholomeeusen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of “Ask the Expert," Krissy Dilger of SRNA spoke with Dr. Barbara Willekens of the University of Antwerp about CAR-T cell therapy, explaining it as genetically engineered T cells (autologous or allogeneic) designed to recognize targets like CD19 on B cells and destroy them [00:01:19]. Dr. Willekens reviewed CAR-T's development since the 1980s for blood cancers, its severe potential side effects, and why successes targeting B cells prompted exploration in autoimmune diseases, including emerging trials for NMOSD and MOGAD [00:04:25]. She described patient selection, the clinical-trial process, expected B-cell reconstitution in about three months, and risks [00:18:55]. Dr. Willekens discussed research questions, including blood-brain barrier interactions, alternative CAR delivery, and future directions comparing approaches, targets, scalability, and cost [00:31:24].Barbara M.P. Willekens, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and Clinical Head of Neurology for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other CNS neuroimmunological diseases at Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium, and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Antwerp. She is an expert in MS and rare neuroimmunological diseases. She founded the University Neuroimmunology Center Antwerp (UNiCA), a multidisciplinary center bringing together patient care, research and education, which has been recognized as a SRNA Center of Excellence for rare neuroimmune disorders. Her clinical and academic career has focused on translating advances in neuroscience and immunology into better treatments and care for people living with neuroinflammatory diseases.Dr. Willekens leads and contributes to research ranging from early-stage translational science to international clinical trials and real-world studies. Her work includes clinical and translational research into immune tolerance and cellular therapies such as tolerogenic dendritic cells and CAR-T cell therapy, as well as approaches aimed at promoting remyelination and neuroprotection in MS and developing biomarkers for more personalized care. She has been a principal investigator in multiple academic trials and industry-led clinical trials and has helped build international collaborations and registries that generate evidence to improve treatment and patient care. Dr. Willekens plays a leadership role in the wider neuroimmunology community: she is Co-chair of the European Academy of Neurology's Coordinating Panel for Translational Neurology and Neuroscience, has previously served as Co-chair of its Scientific Panel for Neuroimmunology, is a member of the MSBase Scientific Leadership Group, of MOGAD Eugen Devic European Network, and is a driving force behind the International Susac Syndrome Consortium. Her leadership reflects a commitment not only to advancing science, but also to bringing researchers, clinicians and patients together to turn scientific progress into meaningful improvements in everyday care.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro01:19 CAR-T Explained Simply04:25 From Cancer to Autoimmunity06:35 Why NMOSD and MOGAD10:58 B Cells and Targets15:56 One Time Treatment Question18:55 Who Should Get CAR-T21:46 What Patients Experience26:12 Immune Reset and Side Effects31:24 Dr. Willekens' Lab Research35:01 Next Steps and Open Questions36:24 Future CAR-T Approaches40:12 Closing Thoughts

Union denderde opnieuw vlotjes naar zijn zesde overwinning van het seizoen, deze keer tegen Antwerp. Union is dan ook de verdiende leider. Maar ook Club Brugge toonde zich ijzersterk met een totaalprestatie tegen Racing Genk. Daaronder onderscheiden Bentayeb en Winkler zich bij Anderlecht en blijven Sint-Truiden en KV Mechelen zorgen baren.

In this episode, we talk with Nadine Aerts about her move from SD Worx to Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the port's unique business model and the impact of public shareholders.We also explore the strategic choices, long-term investments and finance transformation needed to prepare the port for the future.

A moving story about Rav Itzikel of Antwerp and a Holocaust survivor In 1972, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair opened SARM Studios the first 24-track recording studio in Europe where Queen mixed "Bohemian Rhapsody". His music publishing company, Druidcrest Music published the music for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973) and as a record producer, he co-produced the quadruple-platinum debut album by American band "Foreigner" (1976). American Top ten singles from this album included, "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home". Other production work included "The Enid – In the Region of the Summer Stars", "The Curves", and "Nutz" as well as singles based on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy with Douglas Adams and Richard O'Brien. Other artists who used SARM included: ABC, Alison Moyet, Art of Noise, Brian May, The Buggles, The Clash, Dina Carroll, Dollar, Flintlock, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, It Bites, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, Propaganda, Rush, Rik Mayall, Stephen Duffy, and Yes. In 1987, he settled in Jerusalem to immerse himself in the study of Torah. His two Torah books The Color of Heaven, on the weekly Torah portion, and Seasons of the Moon met with great critical acclaim. Seasons of the Moon, a unique fine-art black-and-white photography book combining poetry and Torah essays, has now sold out and is much sought as a collector's item fetching up to $250 for a mint copy. He is much in demand as an inspirational speaker both in Israel, Great Britain and the United States. He was Plenary Keynote Speaker at the Agudas Yisrael Convention, and Keynote Speaker at Project Inspire in 2018. Rabbi Sinclair lectures in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy at Ohr Somayach/Tannenbaum College of Judaic studies in Jerusalem and is a senior staff writer of the Torah internet publications Ohrnet and Torah Weekly. His articles have been published in The Jewish Observer, American Jewish Spirit, AJOP Newsletter, Zurich's Die Jüdische Zeitung, South African Jewish Report and many others. A 'miracle story' with a twist Rabbi Sinclair was born in London, and lives with his family in Jerusalem. He was educated at St. Anthony's Preparatory School in Hampstead, Clifton College, and Bristol University. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You At: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/

Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode of your go-to darts podcast ahead of the World Series of Darts Finals. The boys kick off the show with a look back at last weekend's action in Antwerp, and discuss James Wade's chances of a Premier League return in 2027 after 'The Machine' won his first European Tour title in 10 years. Alex and Burton also give their thoughts on the confirmed PDC World Darts Championship international qualifiers from the ADA and PDC Asian Tour this year. Jim Long (19:37) joins the show ahead of playing in the World Series of Darts Finals this week. The Canadian reflects on the last 18 months on the oche, from winning his first PDC tour card at Q-School in early 2025, facing Luke Littler in his first Players Championship with a tour card, to his goal of qualifying for the PDC World Darts Championship via the ProTour rankings this season, and his plans for 2027 and beyond and why he expects to return full-time to the CDC circuit next year. Alex and Burton continue the show with a look ahead to the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam this week, and discuss what the main talking points are heading into the tournament. The boys wrap up the show with a look at the draw for the upcoming World Grand Prix and pick out their favourite first-round ties. *** Get your own Alex Moss replica shirt (as worn by our co-host at the Las Vegas Open 2026) from DJD here! A % of the profits will be donated to The Ethan King Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research *** This podcast is brought to you in association with Darts Corner - the number one online darts retailer! Darts Corner offers the widest selection of darts products from over 30 different manufacturers.  This podcast is sponsored by Darts Atlas - the platform for darts players, venues, and organisations. Darts Atlas is the home of the Amateur Darts Circuit (ADC) with hundreds of tournaments held on the platform every week.  Have you used Darts Atlas before? Share your feedback and experiences with Darts Atlas with us by sending an email to weeklydartscast@gmail.com and be in with a chance of winning some new logo Weekly Dartscast stickers! Check out Condor Darts here: UK site *** Enjoy our podcast? Make a one-off donation on our new Ko-Fi page here: ko-fi.com/weeklydartscast Support us on Patreon from just $2(+VAT): patreon.com/WeeklyDartscast Thank you to our Patreon members: Phil Moss, Gordon Skinner, Connor Ellis

Donderslag bij heldere hemel, vorige week vernamen we het nieuws over het einde van een tijdperk. Directeur voetbalzaken Marc Overmars stopt per direct bij Antwerp omdat de gezondheid het niet meer toelaat. Dirk, Duncan en Ziggy blikken terug op zijn memorabele periode bij de club en staan stil bij de strafste transfers. Er is volgens het panel ook licht in de duisternis, zelfs na het 3-1 verlies op Club Brugge. En we blikken vooruit naar de thuismatch tegen Union. Iedereen op post zondag voor een waardig afscheid van ‘El Patron'. Host: Ziggy HsiaGasten: Duncan Bartholomeeusen, Dirk PietersMontage: Duncan Bartholomeeusen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over a century, in a building most of us could not name, an organization known only by its post office box number — PO Box 500, London — has been quietly reading other people's letters, following other people's footsteps, and keeping the realm's most closely guarded secrets. MI5, the British Security Service, was founded in 1909 in the nervous run-up to the First World War under the motto Regnum Defende — Defend the Realm. James Bond and George Smiley are the fictions. This is the real thing. In this episode, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Mark Dunton, Principal Records Specialist at the National Archives and lead curator of their hit MI5: Official Secrets exhibition, and Dr. Stephen Twigge, former Head of Modern Collections at the National Archives and a historian of the Cold War and code breaking. Together they've written The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets, a remarkable visual record drawn from the 6,000 files MI5 has released since 1997. They explain what it actually feels like to hold these documents, how MI5 differs from MI6 and GCHQ, how a secret becomes an archive, and how historians work with a record that is deliberately incomplete. Then come the stories: the German spy hanged by a lemon, the last man executed at the Tower of London, the astonishing Double Cross system that invented 27 fictional agents to deceive Hitler about D-Day, the surveillance transcript that records atomic spy Klaus Fuchs stoking his own fire, the truth about MI5's limited role in the Profumo affair, and the handwritten note authorizing a tap on the King's telephone during the abdication crisis. Links The Book The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — Thames & Hudson The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — The National Archives Shop The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — Thames & Hudson USA The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — Waterstones The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — Amazon UK The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets — Amazon USA Published by Thames & Hudson in association with The National Archives. 368 pages. Foreword by Nick Harkaway. ISBN 9780500030455. Our Guests Mark Dunton at The National Archives The National Archives, Kew Related Reading Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré Places Mentioned The Tower of London — Historic Royal Palaces MI5 — Official Website GCHQ — Official Website Bletchley Park Anglotopia Friends of Anglotopia Club Related episode: Dr. Chris Smith on the Cambridge Five and The Last Cambridge Spy Takeaways MI5 has transferred over 6,000 files to the National Archives since 1997, and while most government departments operate under a twenty-year rule, MI5 works to an unofficial fifty-year rule. Strictly speaking they are not obliged to transfer anything at all — they choose to. MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are, as Stephen puts it, "brothers from the same mother." All emerged from the Secret Service Bureau created in 1909, which had a domestic side and a foreign side. The two heads shared an office for about a month before going their separate ways. MI5 catches other people's spies at home; MI6 runs Britain's spies abroad; GCHQ, which began as the Government Code and Cypher School under MI6, provides signals intelligence to both. Unlike the famously fractious CIA/FBI relationship in the US, the British agencies get on reasonably well — largely because they're staffed by lifetime civil servants rather than political appointees, and because people move between them (Dick White ran MI5 and then MI6). Less turf war, less budget anxiety. The exhibition MI5: Official Secrets — which ran April to November 2025 and drew over 55,000 visitors — was the first time MI5 has ever collaborated with another institution to tell its own history. The book contains a great deal that wouldn't fit in the exhibition space. Karl Muller, a First World War German agent, was caught because his invisible ink was lemon juice. Two lemons were found — one in his dressing table drawer wrapped in cotton wool, one in his overcoat pocket. He claimed they were for dental treatment. He was executed at the Tower of London. MI5 then kept writing letters in his name, asked the Germans for more money, received a handsome sum, and bought a staff car with it — which they nicknamed "the Muller." The Treasury told them off for unauthorized expenditure. The car was later stolen from outside MI5 headquarters. Josef Jakobs, parachuted into Huntingdonshire in January 1941, broke his ankle on landing and fired his revolver into the air to summon help. He was found with a German torch containing a German battery, a road map of Great Britain, a forged ID card, and a torn-up cipher wheel. Uncooperative under interrogation at Camp 020, he could not be turned — and became the last man ever executed at the Tower of London. The Double Cross System — officially the Twenty Committee, because XX in Roman numerals is twenty — turned virtually every German agent sent to Britain. MI5 then had to invent entire fictional networks of sub-agents to feed the Germans plausible material. Agent Garbo, a Spanish former chicken farmer who hated both chickens and Nazis, worked with his handler Thomas Harris to create around 27 wholly fictional sub-agents, all reporting on a non-existent army group massing in southeast England. Agent Tate convinced the Germans there was a large minefield south of Ireland. On 1 January 1945 British intelligence intercepted a message to all U-boat commanders warning them to avoid the area. That deception kept the Atlantic convoy route safe and saved countless lives. Tate also misled the Germans about where V1 and V2 rockets were landing, causing them to adjust trajectories so the missiles fell in open countryside rather than urban areas. On the Profumo affair, the files actually deflate the conspiracy theories. Contrary to the widespread impression that Stephen Ward was working for MI5 and was then abandoned by them, the files show MI5's involvement was genuinely limited — Ward met an MI5 officer two or three times, and was warned to be wary of Ivanov, not recruited. Director General Roger Hollis wrote that MI5 didn't get involved in that sort of "call girl racket." Stephen's most striking find is a handwritten note from the Prime Minister's office to the head of the GPO during the abdication crisis, authorizing the monitoring of King Edward VIII's communications at Fort Belvedere — alongside Special Branch maps tracking Wallis Simpson's daily movements. Nobody, it turns out, is above surveillance. Soundbites "You're never sure what's going to come next when you turn the page. You get a letter, and it can be quite mundane at times — how are the kids doing from so and so. And it takes you to places you don't necessarily go to in normal life." — Stephen on reading the files. "You get a very real sense that these were records which were not meant for public consumption. It's a bit like the title of the James Bond film — For Your Eyes Only." — Mark on handling MI5 documents. "MI5 and MI6 are, I suppose, brothers from the same mother. The two heads of those organizations shared an office for about a month and then went their own ways." — Stephen on the origins of British intelligence. "It's the first time that MI5 have ever collaborated with another institution to tell its history in this way." — Mark on the exhibition and the book. "There's this riveting transcript derived from a listening device placed in the home of Klaus Fuchs. And it records him moving about, with little details like 21:07, Fuchs stoked the fire. It gives you an almost voyeuristic feeling that you're looking in on this person's life and listening in with the MI5 listeners." — Mark on the atomic spy surveillance logs. "They asked him, what's this lemon for? And he claimed it was for dental treatment for his teeth. Which didn't necessarily go down well." — Stephen on Karl Muller's defence. "MI5 kept sending letters in his name, and in one of them asked for some money. They received quite a handsome amount, and then they bought a staff car with it, which was then called the Muller. Which, even more embarrassing, was stolen outside MI5 headquarters in the 1920s." — Stephen on the most delightful footnote in MI5's history. "He'd been a chicken farmer before the war, but apparently hated chickens. And he also hated the Nazis. And he had such a fertile imagination — together with his MI5 handler they cooked up about 27 fictional sub-agents." — Mark on Agent Garbo. "You get this bizarre wilderness of mirrors, where the German intelligence authorities think they're doing wonderfully well. They've got all these agents around the country feeding them information — but little do they know it's all bogus." — Stephen on the Double Cross system. "There's a letter that authorizes the tapping of the King's phone, which you wouldn't necessarily imagine to be released. It's a handwritten note from the Prime Minister's office. It's a fascinating idea that no one is above the law — everybody is capable of being monitored." — Stephen on the file that stayed with him. Chapters 00:21 Introduction — PO Box 500, Regnum Defende, and the real thing behind the fiction 01:17 Meet the Guests — Mark Dunton and Dr. Stephen Twigge of the National Archives 01:44 What Does It Feel Like to Hold These Files? 02:56 For Your Eyes Only — Mark on a window into a hidden world 04:13 How the Book and the Exhibition Came About — Approaching MI5, and their surprising response 06:11 The Exhibition — April to November, 55,000 visitors, and why the book holds more 07:04 Where MI5 Fits — MI5, MI6, GCHQ and the Joint Intelligence Committee explained 09:51 Do They Actually Get Along? — Comparing British and American intelligence culture 11:19 PO Box 500 — The anonymous address, and how a secret becomes an archive 12:16 What MI5 Has Been Called — Secret Service Bureau, MO5, Security Service, and Military Intelligence Section 5 13:12 Opening Up in the 1990s — Regular transfers and 6,000 files 14:14 Working with a Deliberately Incomplete Archive — Redactions, gaps, PF numbers and the jigsaw 16:11 The 50-Year Rule — Why MI5 files are often less redacted than other departments' 17:49 Outside the Normal Framework — They're not obliged to transfer anything at all 18:37 Do They Only Release What They Want Us to See? — Mark on the Cambridge Spies 19:04 What Makes a Good Exhibit? — Turning a dry surveillance report into something you can feel 20:06 Klaus Fuchs Stokes the Fire — The listening device transcript that lingers 21:33 THE FATAL LEMON — Karl Muller and the First World War 22:11 An Ill-Trained Agent — Latvia, Antwerp, and a very short course in secret inks 23:37 A.E. Free — Lemon juice, a compromised post box, and a German baker in Deptford 25:12 Caught in Russell Square — Lemons, German clothing, and a story about dental treatment 25:58 Execution at the Tower — And what MI5 did next 26:26 The Muller — Asking the Germans for money, buying a staff car, and getting told off by the Treasury 27:07 Two Lemons — Black, shrivelled, and in the collection 27:33 THE SIEGE OF SIDNEY STREET, 1911 27:55 Refugees, Radicals and the East End — The context for a gunfight 28:53 The Gun Battle — Scots Guards, machine guns, and a building burnt to the ground 30:57 Why It Matters — MI5's shift from military counter-espionage to civilian subversion 32:01 Enter Winston Churchill — The Home Secretary who turned up for the cameras 32:47 JOSEF JAKOBS — THE LAST MAN EXECUTED AT THE TOWER 33:03 A Broken Ankle in Huntingdonshire — And a revolver fired into the air 33:42 Camp 020 at Ham Common — Where the parachuted spies were interrogated 34:06 Who Was He? — A dentist, and an exploitative role in Jewish emigration 34:43 Uncooperative Under Interrogation — Why he couldn't be turned 35:38 Shot by Firing Squad — The last execution at the Tower of London 35:59 The Objects — A German torch with a German battery, a road map, a forged ID and a torn-up cipher wheel 36:40 THE DOUBLE CROSS SYSTEM 36:58 How It Worked — An offer they couldn't refuse, and inventing entire fictional networks 38:38 Chicken Feed and Burning Aerodromes — Making the deception plausible 39:15 A Wilderness of Mirrors — And Operation Fortitude 39:47 Why "Twenty Committee"? — XX in Roman numerals 40:28 Operation Fortitude in Detail — Distracting the Germans from Normandy toward the Pas de Calais 41:44 AGENT GARBO — A Spanish chicken farmer who hated chickens and hated Nazis 42:15 27 Fictional Sub-Agents — And a non-existent US Army group in southeast England 42:51 Agent Treasure and Agent Tate 43:26 The Minefield South of Ireland — The U-boat warning of 1 January 1945 44:32 Saving the Convoy Route — And countless lives 44:36 The V1 and V2 Deception — Redirecting missiles into open countryside 45:04 What Happened to Them Afterwards? — Garbo's shop in South America, an MBE, and Ben Macintyre's research 46:18 THE COLD WAR — How MI5's job changed after 1945 46:38 Atomic Spies at Harwell — And higher stakes after 1949 47:20 From War Footing to Peacetime — Reduced budgets and a new focus on subversion 48:18 The Communist Party of Great Britain — An inordinate amount of attention 48:30 A Shadow War — Intelligence as back channel, and why sex scandals made the front pages 50:05 THE PROFUMO AFFAIR, 1963 50:25 The Cast — John Profumo, Christine Keeler, Stephen Ward and Eugene Ivanov 51:40 What the Files Actually Show — MI5's involvement was limited 52:36 Stephen Ward and the Man Called Woods — Warned about Ivanov, not recruited 53:15 Ward Reported Back Conscientiously — And was not working for MI5 53:52 Roger Hollis on the "Call Girl Racket" — And what the files do to the conspiracy theories 54:54 FICTION AND REALITY — Nick Harkaway's foreword, le Carré and Fleming 55:18 What le Carré Got Right — Moles, lamplighters, honey traps, and a vocabulary that entered common usage 55:53 It's Not James Bond — It's people sitting there watching people and writing down what they did 57:09 The Doris Lessing File — Why she was on MI5's radar, and how rounded these portraits are 57:46 Fleming and Naval Intelligence — Special Operations Executive and the daring-do end of the business 58:29 THE FILE THAT STAYED WITH THEM 58:42 Stephen's Choice: The Abdication Crisis — Tapping the King's phone at Fort Belvedere 59:28 Special Branch and Wallis Simpson — Maps of her daily routine 59:56 Mark's Choice: The Lemon — And a "license to peel" 01:01:04 All the Little Twists and Turns — Why the Karl Muller story is the perfect MI5 story 01:01:34 Wrap-Up — The book, publication details, and Friends of Anglotopia Video Version

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We are summarizing the problem circa 1525, before we get into the pan-European, well, Western European, solutions to the problem, driven by the Humanists.We have a simultaneous admiration and horror towards poverty.  The warmth stems from the role of poverty in elite society.  They are objects of charity, and without charity how do we get into heaven?  Plus, we sense the people who renounce their power and wealth and choose to live like poor hermits are spiritually superior, they are blessed; they are holy.  So in those senses poverty is good actually.  And this confounds everything, because of course mainly poverty is horribly bad, in obvious ways.  It's horrible in the countryside, where there is still a lot of elite oppression, and food storage is not deep or high quality.  There are terribly insufficient wild resources for the numbers of people that live in more densely populated country.  You might say there is always enough fish in Norway, but the Tuscan countryside is overpopulated for wild resources to help for long.   It's horrible in the cities where the poor go when they starve, hoping there is food there.  The granaries and warehouses help.  Places like London and Antwerp, Lisbon and Amsterdam are getting grain from surplus areas like the Baltic.  1525, we don't really have much in Ukraine yet, the steppe nomads are still out there.  There is little in the way of ghost acreage in North America. Europe is on its own really.And the poor, how to think of them, they are increasing in number, dramatically.  And changing attitudes towards the poor are a big part of the cultural change and ideological shift towards secularization that is part of our subject. 

Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode of your go-to darts podcast after the Czech Darts Open. The boys kick off the show with a look back at last weekend's action in Prague, before giving their thoughts on the confirmed allocation of the international qualifiers for this year's PDC World Darts Championship. Beau Greaves (19:11) joins the show after another history-making weekend, which saw her become the first female player to win a match on the European Tour. The three-time women's world champion reflects on the last 18 months on the oche, from winning her PDC tour card via the Development Tour and that epic semi-final win over Luke Littler in the PDC World Youth Championship, to adjusting to life full-time on the ProTour and that historic first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 11 earlier this year.  Alex and Burton continue the show with a look ahead to this weekend's European Tour event in Antwerp, and focus on the race to the World Grand Prix, which concludes at the end of this week. Chris Landman (54:16) also calls in ahead of his European Tour return in Antwerp on Friday. The former Lakeside finalist talks through his darts career so far, from qualifying for the last three BDO World Championships and then making his debut at the PDC World Darts Championship as the West European Qualifier, to a memorable run to the final of the 2023 WDF World Championship, winning his first PDC tour card at European Q-School in 2024, and then regaining his tour card at the first attempt earlier this year. The boys wrap up the show with a look at the draw for next week's World Series of Darts Finals and pick out their favourite first-round ties. *** Get your own Alex Moss replica shirt (as worn by our co-host at the Las Vegas Open 2026) from DJD here! A % of the profits will be donated to The Ethan King Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research *** This podcast is brought to you in association with Darts Corner - the number one online darts retailer! Darts Corner offers the widest selection of darts products from over 30 different manufacturers.  This podcast is sponsored by Darts Atlas - the platform for darts players, venues, and organisations. Darts Atlas is the home of the Amateur Darts Circuit (ADC) with hundreds of tournaments held on the platform every week.  Have you used Darts Atlas before? Share your feedback and experiences with Darts Atlas with us by sending an email to weeklydartscast@gmail.com and be in with a chance of winning some new logo Weekly Dartscast stickers! Check out Condor Darts here: UK site *** Enjoy our podcast? Make a one-off donation on our new Ko-Fi page here: ko-fi.com/weeklydartscast Support us on Patreon from just $2(+VAT): patreon.com/WeeklyDartscast Thank you to our Patreon members: Phil Moss, Gordon Skinner, Connor Ellis

Thibaut Courtois past voor de Nations League, maar wil er tijdens de EK-kwalificatie weer bij zijn. Begrijpelijk of een gevaarlijk precedent? Ervaren bondscoach Tom Saintfiet en doelman Hendrik Van Crombrugge geven hun kijk uit twee verschillende perspectieven. Peter Vandenbempt maakt de balans op van 4 jaar Marc Overmars, die om gezondheidsredenen stopt bij Antwerp. En met ex-Belgian Cat Hanne Mestdagh blikken we vooruit op de WK-kwartfinale tegen Duitsland. Zijn de Cats favoriet?

Verliezen van Standard is geen schande, maar nu volgen Brugge en Union. Een stap vooruit, zoals Compper het verwoordde, is mooi, maar het zal de komende weken iets meer moeten zijn. Toch geloven we erin: Antwerp houdt van hold-ups!Host: Dave Van MeelPanel: Thomas Slembrouck en Victor SmetsMontage: Thomas Slembrouck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arthur Vermeeren is terug. De nog altijd maar 21-jarige middenvelder trok in 2024 de deur van de Bosuil achter zich dicht, maar amper 2 jaar later keert hij (tijdelijk) terug. Antwerp-CEO Sven Jacques vertelt hoe die transfer tot stand is gekomen. In de NBA krijgen de LA Clippers een recordboete na gesjoemel met hun salarisplafond. Gil Meulemans legt uit. En we maken kennis met Julie Debock, een Waalse G-wielrenster die droomt van een medaille op het WK.

In this talk, I will provide an overview of our NSF-sponsored award, TianoShield, focused on enhancing the security posture and the software maintenance process of the open-source core of the UEFI Firmware, called EDK II, and maintained by the TianoCore community. The talk will highlight our ongoing collaborations with our industrial partners, including Intel Corporation, Arm, AMI, Insyde Software, GitHub, Phoenix Technologies, Binarly, etc. First, we will discuss our methods and techniques for rapid triaging of existing bug reports that have remained open for a long time due to a lack of resources in the community. Second, we will introduce our security analysis tools and their enhancements for static and dynamic analysis of the UEFI firmware, thus discovering many new vulnerabilities. Finally, we will present our suggestions and improvements for software maintenance, specifically bug handling, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices in TianoCore. A key pillar of TianoShield is leveraging the state of the art in Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Large Language Models (LLMs) for software security and software maintenance. As part of the dissemination practices in TianoShield, we have organized/will organize a full-day workshop, called FirmVuln26, at VulnCon26 in Scottsdale, AZ, in April 2026, and another full-day workshop, called FTA 2026, at ISSTA 2026 in Oakland, CA, in October 2026. The TianoShield project started in October 2025 and is expected to run until September 2027. About the speaker: Dr. Armin Moin is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor and Director of the Purdue Quantum-Classical AI and Software Engineering (QCASE) Lab at the School of Applied and Creative Computing (ACC) in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He previously (2023-2026) held a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in the Computer Science (CS) department of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). Before starting his faculty position, he worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee in the CS Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the U.S. and as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the CS Department of the University of Antwerp and FlandersMake in Belgium. Dr. Moin obtained his Ph.D. in CS from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, one of the world's top universities, in 2022. He also has a Master's in CS and an Executive MBA in Innovation and Business Creation. His research focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software Engineering (SE), particularly AI4SE and SE4AI, with an emphasis on hybrid quantum-classical computing and software security. Grants from various sources, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), have funded his lab. Besides conducting research and teaching at Purdue University, Dr. Moin reviews top academic conferences and journals. He is passionate about encouraging and empowering students to start their ventures based on what they learn at the university. Please refer to his academic homepage at https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~moin/index.html or his professional profile at https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/moin for more information. 

PHP Podcast – August 27, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling Zero-downtime swaps that nobody noticed, 3D printers that refuse to calibrate, a nostalgia tour through the entire PHPArch back catalog, Go generics, TypePHP, and a very good reason to book a flight to Belgium. This one lived in the gutter and loved it. Zero-Downtime Environment Swaps in AWS Joe kicked off the show talking about migrating a client’s production, staging, and test environments to completely new Elastic Beanstalk setups in AWS — during one of the client’s biggest selling seasons — and nobody noticed except him. That’s the dream: a zero-downtime upgrade that customers never feel. He explained that this was actually the second full rebuild of these servers in two months. The first migration got them off an aging Amazon Linux platform, and once everything was captured in CloudFormation templates and supporting scripts, swapping to an entirely new environment for an SSL certificate adjustment was suddenly no big deal. Being able to swap whole fleets of application servers behind a CNAME or DNS record and have clients never know is, in Joe’s words, one of the coolest things about cloud computing that will never get old. It also spawned a new accidental buzzword: “infrastructure as cloud.” 3D Printing Trials, Tribulations, and Guitar-String Belts Sara got her 3D printer working and has been printing everything from QR codes to a donate-link plaque for the PHP Foundation booth (inspired by feedback Sebastian got at a conference), all using the tried-and-true multicolor technique of hitting pause at the right layer and swapping filament. This is Sara’s fourth printer that should have been her third — she detailed the multi-day kit assemblies, belts that had to be tightened like guitar strings before calibration would work, and a tiny plastic pulley holder that snapped apart. Apparently nobody in Lisbon has a working 3D printer to help print a replacement part, so she resorted to sanding wood into a makeshift holder before finally getting it running and printing spares of everything. Holly admitted 3D printing is another expensive hobby she’d never follow through on, and Joe confessed he’d want the “Apple of 3D printers” that never jams — the same reason flying drones didn’t stick for him, since what he was actually doing was crashing and repairing drones. Sara later shared her first real project: little blue printed brackets that consolidate her monitor’s power and Thunderbolt into a single clean cord. Old Tech Nostalgia: Radio Shack Kits, Punch Cards, and Hard Drive Platters The crew took a deep dive into computing nostalgia. Sara reminisced about Radio Shack electronics kits with big springs you’d push aside to hold wires in place, lamenting that modern kits just have you jumper a GPS to a single-board computer — something big is missing from that experience. Holly recalled hacking on a third-hand 8088 laptop from a garage sale because her parents wouldn’t let her touch the family 486, and spending a full year in 1997 trying to get DHCP working across three Windows 95 machines before giving up and hard-coding IP addresses. Sara topped it with serial null-modem cables running between rooms in her first apartment, back when your serial port was your network. Holly then held up hard-drive platters she keeps as wall decoration, prompting a genuinely fun tangent about whether you could manually write bits to a low-density platter with a needle and magnet — a “solvable problem” per Joe, complete with G-code and a printed robot housing. The group also swapped memories of building PCs when a video card was mandatory and Sound Blaster was king, plus punch cards still stacked in a university basement at the turn of the century. Go Generic Methods, the PHPArch Archive Vault, and PHP 8.6 Go’s newest release finally added support for generic methods (it already had generic structs and functions), which Holly noted is PHP-relevant since it ties back to her own generics proposal debates. Sara puzzled over why methods and functions weren’t just supported together, since the only declarative difference is that receiver parameter — leading to an impromptu live look at the syntax and the conclusion that “all of Go is weird, just in the opposite direction PHP is weird.” Eric dropped breaking news mid-show: anyone with a phparch.com account — even an old one from a lapsed subscription — now has access to the magazine archive going all the way back. Joe pulled up Volume One, Issue One, and dug up a November 2002 piece about PHP 4.3 RC2 — right around when Sara submitted her first PHP patch and gave the world unified streams. They also covered Eric Van Johnson’s blog post on the PHP 8.6 soft feature freeze. Beta 2 shipped with a lot more deprecations landing that weren’t in beta 1, and the hosts encouraged listeners feeling froggy to grab it and test drive. Holly griped that one of her merged 8.6 changes didn’t even get a mention — thanks a lot, Eric. TypePHP and Competing Runtimes The team dug into TypePHP, which compiles PHP down to a native binary. Sara was openly dubious of the speed claims — a 50% gain wouldn’t surprise her, but an 8x gain needs much better data — while Joe noted the only demos so far are CLI apps, not traditional web workloads, and worried the authors are writing a very different style of PHP than most people do. Holly framed it through history: the whole reason PHP, Perl, and CGI exist is to avoid the per-request cost of loading and launching a native binary, so she’s curious what tradeoffs a compiled approach makes — especially since people sensitive to raw performance often reach for Go in the first place. She also pointed out most PHP code is just reading a file, not running the billion-row challenge. Sara pushed back on the “competing runtime” framing, recalling HHVM as more synergistic than antagonistic — it launched with PHP’s own code inside it, and PHP 7 hitting the speed of PHP 5 was directly informed by HHVM’s research. The real test will be whether TypePHP can run real Laravel apps and WordPress sites reliably enough for ecosystem adoption, the same way HHVM eventually powered Wikipedia’s front end with just a single WordPress patch. PHP Foundation Speaker Accreditation & PHP BeNeLux Returns Joe covered today’s PHP Foundation Ambassador SIG meeting, focused on the speaker subgroup and a proposal James Seconde has been working on. The goal is a foundation accreditation program that builds a list of speakers who can carry a consistent PHP message, tapped by geographic region so events get local speakers, more diverse voices get on stage, and nobody gets burned out flying halfway across the world when four nearby speakers could do the same talk. The big excitement, though, was the announcement of PHP BeNeLux in Antwerp, Belgium in January 2027 — the first since January 2020 before COVID. Sara audibly lost it, partly because it lines up with FOSDEM and partly out of love for longtime organizer Michelangelo van Dam, whom Joe credited as a huge, welcoming reason he got involved in the PHP community in the first place. Both hosts are already thinking about submitting talks. Links from the show: PHP Tek 2027 CFP — extended through end of October PHP Tek 2027 — April 27–29, Chicago (tickets available) PHPArch Swag Store 3D Code Generator Export QR codes as STL for 3D printing PHPArch.com Magazine Archive — now available to all account holders PHP 8.6 Beta 2 — now available for testing TypePHP — PHP compiled to a native binary PHPBenelux — Antwerp, Belgium, January 2027 Host: Joe Ferguson Mastodon: @joepferguson@phpc.social PHPArch.me: @svpernova09 Sara Golemon Mastodon: @pollita@phpc.social Holly Schilling Mastodon: @TheCodeLorax@tech.lgbt Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Connect & Hire PHP Architect Website Twitter/X Mastodon Hire PHP Developers Looking to hire PHP developers? Email support@phparch.com – Joe and the team are available for consulting, infrastructure work, Ansible playbooks, and code review. Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ OurCVEs Your security posture, on autopilot with OurCVEs CodeRabbit Cut code review time & bugs in half instantly with CodeRabbit. PHP Architect Consulting Your PHP codebase deserves a partner, not a contractor PHP Architect provides long-term technical partnerships for organizations that need senior-level PHP expertise that you can depend on. https://www.phparch.com/consulting/ Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Join Us Live Next Week Youtube Channel Got feedback? Join us on Discord at discord.phparch.com The post The PHP Podcast 2026.08.27 appeared first on PHP Architect.

Cape Town Opera is taking George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess to Europe in September, with performances in Paris, Lucerne, Berlin, Antwerp and Dortmund. Artistic Director Magdalene Minnaar discusses the significance of the international tour, the collaboration with Chineke! Orchestra, and the opportunity to showcase South African operatic talent on some of Europe’s most prestigious stages Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Personal branding changed: expertise is now table stakes, and people buy who you are before they check what you do. Personal brand strategist Magali De Reu breaks down the personality first content system she used to rebuild from zero on LinkedIn, land a Netflix client seven days after one post, and turn content into discovery calls and paying clients.After walking away from a startup that owed her close to 100,000 euro, Magali rebuilt her business on LinkedIn with nothing but her own voice. In this episode she teaches the full system: the three personality signals (scars and stripes, stance, style), the swappable test that tells you in ten seconds whether your content is generic, how much of yourself to share without trauma dumping, the open questions that pull out the stories buyers actually respond to, why content templates become a cage, and how writing about moments instead of topics makes content creation easier and more relatable.If you are a consultant, coach, solopreneur or founder trying to get clients from LinkedIn and stand out with your personal brand, this conversation gives you the diagnosis and the starting point for tonight.

In this episode of Business Legacy Podcast, Paul Dio sits down with Daniel Boettcher, founder of The Intrepid Wendell, for one of the most quietly extraordinary conversations the show has produced. Daniel is an attorney, a gemologist, a polyglot, and a jeweler — not because he planned to be, but because an illness redirected a career pointed at the U.S. State Department, and a bitterly cold February day in Antwerp introduced him to the diamond trade through a private club above a cigar lounge. Daniel explains what he actually does, and it takes a minute to fully land. He doesn't just make jewelry. He listens to someone's history — their loves, their losses, their origin stories, the things they want to reach across time to say — and then he represents that history in an object. The pilot who wanted to divide his ring into four pieces, one for each child, so that the thing that touched his skin every day could touch theirs after he was gone. The couple who met in a sunflower field in Kansas and knew immediately — her engagement ring is a sunflower, because sunflowers always point toward the light even on an overcast day. The conversation moves through Daniel's remarkable range. Growing up a polyglot and the way different languages carry different flavors — Spanish for emotion and poetry, English for calendars and formulas, and the Spanglish of Puerto Rico squishing both together into something new. The challenge of getting clients to trust him with their histories, because the histories are where the real work begins. The ocean crossing from Tokyo to Anchorage he took in May that gave him the vertical perspective he needs to stay functional in a scatterplot life. The episode closes on legacy — both the one Daniel builds for others and the one he's quietly building for himself. A mentorship philosophy. A preservation organization he's starting in Old San Juan to privately fund the repair of bronze sculptures and 1892 tablets that the politics of historic preservation keep leaving unattended. He doesn't need his name on it. He just wants the statues to still be there. Timestamps 00:00 — Welcome and introduction 00:45 — The plan that was interrupted by illness 02:30 — Antwerp, a cigar lounge, and the diamond bourse 04:00 — Jewelry as representation of personal history 06:00 — Paul's wife's ring turned into a daughter's necklace 07:00 — The pilot's ring that comes apart in four pieces 10:00 — The challenge of earning client trust and opening the well 12:30 — What it means to make a piece that could only belong to one person 14:00 — The sunflower ring and the Kansas City couple 17:00 — Being a polyglot and the flavors of different languages 20:00 — Spanglish in Puerto Rico 22:00 — Languages as keys to legacy 23:00 — Motivation and the scatterplot life 24:30 — The Pacific Ocean crossing as a vertical reset 26:00 — Only control what's yours 27:00 — Legacy as professing love and treating people well 28:00 — Mentorship and the cost of short job tenures 29:30 — San Juan Preserva and the 1892 tablets 31:00 — Where to find Daniel and The Intrepid Wendell Episode Resources Discover how Daniel helps clients turn personal histories, origin stories, and the people they love into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry that could only belong to one person — and carry on long after they do: www.theintrepidwendell.com Legacy Podcast: For more information about the Legacy Podcast and its co-hosts, visit https://businesslegacypodcast.com Leave a Review: If you enjoyed the episode, leave a review and rating on your preferred podcast platform. For more information: Visit https://businesslegacypodcast.com to access the show notes and additional resources on the episode.  

Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. The Transmitter is an online publication that aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. Visit thetransmitter.org to explore the latest neuroscience news and perspectives, written by journalists and scientists. Read more about our partnership. Sign up for Brain Inspired email alerts to be notified every time a new Brain Inspired episode is released. To explore more neuroscience news and perspectives, visit thetransmitter.org. Marco Facchin is a postdoctoral philosopher of neuroscience and cognitive sciences more broadly at the University of Antwerp. He and his colleague Farid Zahnoun recently hosted a workshop called Beyond Neuro-computationalism with themselves and a handful of speakers, almost all of whom have been on Brain Inspired. In that workshop, they discussed many topics around this sort of forever ongoing reassessment in neuroscience and philosophy about how best to think about cognition, the role of brains, embodied, enactive, embedded, extended - known together as 4E cognition - how much biological detail matters for a good explanation, and so on. The talks from that workshop are online, and I'll link to them in the show notes. So today Marco and I discuss how that all went, and many of the topics and themes I just mentioned, plus his own work and ideas along those lines. Marco Facchin Social: @marcofacchin.bsky.social Beyond neuro-computationalism talks. Why can't we say what cognition is (at least for the time being) Predictive processing and anti-representationalism Defusing the Representation-Hungry Challenge Structural representations do not meet the job description challenge Structure and function in the predictive brain Read the transcript. 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - Beyond neuro-computationalism 14:02 - Vicente Raja motifs 17:58 - 4E cognition 32:36 - Philosophy and neuroscience 42:18 - The problem with predictive processing 48:56 - Role of AI in understanding brains and minds 54:05 - Metabolic constraints 1:07:58 - A philosopher's view of neuroscience 1:13:27 - A-lieving and AI 1:25:47 - AI consciousness

Today, courtesy of an Antwerp bakery, we're diving into FOMO, and flipping it on it's head!

Today's Headlines: Trump secretly escaped Air Force One in a catering truck at the NATO summit in Turkey due to an Iranian assassination threat — leaving the press corps and cabinet members including Marco Rubio sitting inside the plane he'd just abandoned as a decoy. The plane he fled was the Qatari hand-me-down that clearly wasn't secure enough for the president. When asked if he'd declare a national emergency around the November midterms, Trump said "stranger things have happened, I'll leave it at that" and then actually left it at that, which is alarming, to say the least. Meanwhile, the DOJ deployed election monitors to Minnesota's two biggest counties for their primary elections, a federal judge blocked Trump's postal service mail-in voting restrictions, and Todd Blanche is apparently discussing using ICE at polling places, so the election interference infrastructure is coming together nicely. On the corruption beat, the Antwerp World Diamond Center gave Trump a ring the size of a watch with 300 diamonds, dozens of sapphires, two giant T's, and "crafted in Antwerp for Donald John Trump" engraved on it — and weeks later the Trump administration approved a tariff exemption for Belgium's diamond industry, prompting Elizabeth Warren to send a strongly worded letter. Moving on to Immigration, ICE is planning to spend $20 million on electric shock gloves for agents, made by a company called Compliant Technologies, because subtlety is not the vibe. And finally, a new study found that dogs can distinguish between fear, anger, and sadness in human facial expressions with more nuance than previously known, which is genuinely good news and the only story today that doesn't require a drink afterward. Resources/Articles mentioned: WaPo: Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat The Independent: Trump doesn't deny a possible federal takeover of elections: ‘Stranger things have happened' The Guardian: Polls close in South Carolina, where Republicans brace for runoff in race to replace Lindsey Graham – live Axios: Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge AP News: Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring AP News: AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks  WaPo: Dogs can tell when you're happy, scared or sad, new brain scans show Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest is the award-winning Dutch novelist Oscar van den Boogard, the author of The Six: The Untold Story of the Antwerp Six, an oral history of the origin of one of the most enduring myths of contemporary fashion. Through many hours of conversations with the six legendary Belgian designers, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkimbergs, Dirk Van Saene, and Marina Yee, as well as the contemporaries who helped The Six along the way.Tracing biographical and personal arcs of the six designers from their childhoods to their entrance to the fashion department of the Royal Academy in Antwerp, to their fateful London debut and beyond, the book engages with each designer on a personal level, exploring their fruitful and fraught relationships that have shaped each of them and of their elusive contemporary, Martin Margiela.The English version of the book will be out this fall, and is available for preorder now on all major book-selling platforms. Support the show

In 1894, when the Belgian city of Antwerp was hosting a World's Fair, 144 Congolese people were forcibly brought to the city to be exhibited in the Congo Pavilion. In this "human zoo", seven Congolese men ultimately died of disease. Today, this shocking episode still haunts Belgium as one of its colonial history's darkest chapters.

A mainstay of Belgian bastions Fuse and TRAUM, Antwerp-based talent Phemia punches in with two hours spanning the broadest techno scope, from sunken dub atmospherics to velvety minimalism. Through rattling 4x4 narratives and jagged, polymorphic sines, Phemia entices us down the path of multisensory elation, summoning the finest of brooding post-industrial folds and elegantly stripped-back, Detroit-style chug. The result is a positively dynamic, highly immersive trip for your synapses that'll have you hold your breath with every transition and reach for your inhaler as soon as the drop lashes down. Fierce and playful, lock in for a proper eruptive mind-bender. 

Wouter Vandenhaute mag zich intussen al een weekje grootaandeelhouder noemen van de Royal Antwerp Football Club. Hij nam die samen met een ploeg andere ondernemers over van vastgoedmagnaat Paul Gheysens. Dat is niet over één nacht ijs gegaan: achter de schermen is er maandenlang gewerkt aan deze deal. Met rigoureus lobbywerk onder schuilnamen, intieme diners met onverwachte figuranten, en zelfs een tussenkomst van premier De Wever himself, hebben Vandenhaute en co. 'The Great Old' losgeweekt uit de handen van de Ghelamco-baas. Tijd-journalist Matthias Verbergt heeft met verschillende betrokkenen kunnen spreken en een reconstructie kunnen maken van hoe de Antwerp-deal precies tot stand is gekomen. Hij vertelt in deze podcast het hele verhaal aan de hand van 7 sleutelmomenten. Lees: Hoe Wouter Vandenhaute Paul Gheysens’ laatste kroonjuweel afsnoepte: ‘Alles wat hij bij Anderlecht fout deed, wil hij nu juist doen’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listeners to Nightlife and Philip Clark are joined by the intrepid traveller Ute Junker with her best pick for travelling Europe.

The ART27 Group is a Gambian-based non-profit initiative that offers financial assistance for essential expenses such as materials, transportation, and exhibitions. ART27 was founded in December 2024 by Ferenc Donderer, an arts promoter and advocate, to support and advance contemporary visual artists in the Gambia. Originally from Cologne, Germany, Donderer has resided in the Gambia since 2016. He manages one of the largest art studios in Sanyang, where he produces his own artwork and provides residency opportunities for artists engaged in training, workshops, and exhibitions.With over 40 years of experience as a visual artist exhibiting in cities across Europe and the Americas, including Cologne, Berlin, Antwerp, Salvador de Bahia, New York, and the Canary Islands, Donderer aims to establish a lasting legacy for West African art through the construction of a modern art gallery in the Gambia. The proposed gallery is designed to serve as a dedicated venue for local and African artists to exhibit their work and engage with international audiences.In this episode, Osman Kargbo interviews Ferenc Donderer regarding ART27 and his vision for advancing Gambian and African artists.

Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4   Be Courageous, be Honest, be a Jew. Those were the words with which a parent took leave of his son during the Holocaust.    However much we are aware of the terrible years that befell our People, the words and testimonies shake us and make us rethink Faith & Suffering   Mrs Zahava Ungar & Mr Yisrael Diamond are living proof to the tragedies and perseverance that took them through 5 years of torment. They are both heads of a families today which have continued the Yiddishkeit of pre-war generations. Their words need to be heard.   Timestamps: [0:00:00] – Survivor vignette: sneaking out for water, sister taken [0:00:38] – Podcast introduction and dedication [0:01:50] – Framing the episode: from numbers to personal stories; link to Tisha B'Av [0:03:33] – Reading and discussion of the three Holocaust letters (to ~[0:07:30]) [0:07:37] – Introduction to Mrs. Sahava Unger [0:08:17] – Early life, Nazi occupation, father taken to labor [0:10:28] – Ghetto, deportation to Auschwitz [0:13:47] – Birkenau, living conditions, selection, loss of sister [0:18:47] – Liberation, aunts in “Canada,” uncle in Sonderkommando, journey after the war ~[0:24:27]–[0:29:00] – Reflections on fear, hunger, cold; her later life and family [0:29:00] – Introduction to Mr. Yustral Diamond [0:29:23] – Leaving Antwerp; journey to Montpellier, south of France [0:31:08] – Round-up orders; warning and help from French gendarmerie chief [0:38:21] – Hiding in villages, resistance environment, daily terror [0:45:32] – Post-war: yeshiva, return to Antwerp, move to Golders Green, religious perseverance [0:48:07] – Introduction to Rav Yeshua Grunwald [0:49:57] – Excerpts from his writings; Holocaust suffering as “mizbeach” / Kodesh Kodashim [0:53:29] – His closing prayer for justice and redemption [0:54:17]–end – Host's closing words and Tisha B'Av message

Ihr wollt mehr Lesestoff? Bekommt ihr! Vier Autorinnen, vier starke Geschichten über Frauen, die sich gegen die Zumutungen ihrer Zeit und ihres Umfelds behaupten: Karla und Günter sprechen in der Sommer-Bonusfolge über historische Aufbrüche, lebenslange Freundschaft, Briefe als Selbstporträt und den Mut, sich zu befreien.Kathryn Stockett: "Der Club der Unbeugsamen": In diesem Roman kreuzen sich die Wege von Birdie, Meg und Charlie 1933 in Mississippi. Aus Not, Mut und wachsendem Vertrauen entsteht ein gewagter Plan, der ihnen Unabhängigkeit verschaffen soll. Ein vielschichtiger, humorvoller und zugleich politisch hellsichtiger Roman über Frauen, die sich mit den Regeln ihrer Zeit nicht abfinden möchten.Felicitas Fuchs: "Rosen im Asphalt: In "Rosen im Asphalt" begegnen sich Linda und Irmi als Mädchen im Köln der Nachkriegszeit. Obwohl sie aus völlig unterschiedlichen Verhältnissen kommen, entwickelt sich eine jahrzehntelange Freundschaft, die alle Widerstände überdauert. Ein emotionaler, unkitschiger Sommerroman über Herkunft, Identität und die Suche nach Liebe.Virginia Evans: "Die Briefeschreiberin": Sybil von Antwerp, 73 Jahre alt, ist eine leidenschaftliche Verfasserin von Briefen - an Familie, Freundinnen, an Autorinnen und Autoren. Aus ihrer Korrespondenz entsteht das Porträt einer klugen, scharfzüngigen Frau, die mehr verbirgt, als sie zunächst zeigt. Ein besonderer Briefroman über Erinnerung, Gewissen und die Frage, was ein Leben ausmacht.Roisin O'Donnell: "Nest": An einem Frühlingstag setzt Ciara Fay ihre Töchter ins Auto und flieht aus ihrer Ehe, die von Kontrolle und Manipulation geprägt ist. Der Roman zeigt eindrücklich, wie emotionale und psychische Gewalt wirkt – und wie schwer es ist, nicht nur zu gehen, sondern auch wegzubleiben. Ein hoffnungsvoller Debütroman aus Irland.Alle Titel dieser Folge:Kathryn Stockett: "Der Club der Unbeugsamen" (btb)Felicitas Fuchs: "Rosen im Asphalt" (Heyne)Virginia Evans: "Die Briefeschreiberin" (Goldmann)Roisin O'Donnell: "Nest" (Blessing)+++Karla und Günter sind ab September mit neuen Folgen zurück.. Bis dahin wünschen wir euch einen schönen Lese-Sommer. Wir freuen uns über eine Bewertung, ein Follow oder über Feedback an podcast@penguinrandomhouse.de!+++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Eight days, two countries, nineteen windmills, and one official certificate proving Sam is not a witch. We're back from Adventures by Disney's Holland & Belgium River Cruise aboard the AmaLea, and this is the full trip report — every port, every excursion, the ones worth your money and the one Brian would trade for a chocolate-making class. After two ABD river cruises, we give you our verdict on whether the premium is justified. First, Danny from DCL Magazine joins us for Disney Cruise Line news and a crash course in taking better travel photos with the phone already in your pocket. In this episode: Why five Adventure Guides are the real difference between an Adventures by Disney river cruise and booking AmaWaterways on your own Our port-by-port breakdown: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Ghent, Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp, Dordrecht and the UNESCO windmills at Kinderdijk The Antwerp food tour that ranks near the top of every ABD excursion we've done — and the Brussels beer tour that fell flat Life aboard the AmaLea: the Chef's Table is now open for lunch, tips are fully included, and there is no reason to board before mid-afternoon How to legally bring real farm Gouda home — and why shipping it is off the table Danny's phone photography tips, including the parallax trick that keeps landmarks from shrinking into specks Our verdict, and the Adventures by Disney trip we booked before we even got home "They bring the magic all the way to Europe and onto the ship and make sure that you just have that little dose of Disney that you need if you're doing one of these." — Brian Support the Show: Subscribe to DCL Magazine and use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo:Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group | Listen on Apple Podcasts | Watch on YouTube We're Ranked as a Top Podcast by Feedspot:Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts (#1) | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts (#2) | Top Disney Podcasts (#4) | Top 20 Disney Cruise Line Influencers (#12) The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

An episode where we look under the surface to see what the cities merchants were doing- and run into some surprising truths; this was London at the birth of modern capitalism, and this chapter takes you though the sophisticated financial operations taking place in the city, the newly emergent international trade in credit, why Antwerp was showing the way London had to follow, and introduce a family who would dominate trade in the city over a few generations; the Gresham dynasty.Welcome to the ground floor in the revolution that will change London forever… Cover includes altered picture of the Mercer's Maid, symbol of the Mercer Livery Company, Dryden Street, London

Dangerously hot Canada Day weather threatens celebrations in Ontario and Quebec, with Ottawa near record heat.Political leaders and U.S. officials mark Canada Day with messages focused on national unity, reconciliation, and strong cross-border ties.Buckingham Palace guards mark Canada Day by playing a brass cover of The Weeknd after a British heatwave broke just in time for July 1st celebrations.July first marks a sombre Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, honouring the heavy losses at Beaumont-Hamel.Iranian state media reports a foreign container ship has run aground in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, just as delicate maritime peace talks begin in Doha.Emergency vehicles rumble through Antwerp, Belgium, after a deadly apartment highrise fire leaves several dead and forces dramatic balcony rescues.A traditionalist breakaway faction has defied a personal plea from Pope Leo, staging a forbidden ceremony in Switzerland that marks the first major crisis of his papacy.Sens first-round pick Jaxon Cover takes the ice at development camp after an unlikely journey from the Cayman Islands.

It is incumbent upon observant Jews to always appear well-kempt and dignified. Nowadays, this applies to all observant Jews. As representatives of the Torah, we all bear the obligation to look respectable in order to reflect positively on the Torah. An observant Jew must not walk about with stained clothing, scuffed shoes, or a foul odor. People who encounter a religious Jew who appears this way lose respect for the Torah, and reach the conclusion that the Torah does not encourage self-dignity. In fact, the Sages teach (Shabbat 114a) that if a Torah scholar has "Rabab" – dirt – on his garment, then he is deserving of death, because he misrepresents the Torah. I had the privilege of knowing Rav Chaim Kreiswirth (1918-2001), the Chief Rabbi of Antwerp who frequently visited Israel. He was a towering spiritual giant, who mastered the entire Talmud. I saw him once take out a pocket mirror and comb before getting out of a car, to groom himself. He explained that the windows were open during the trip, and his hair and beard became disheveled. He therefore made sure to groom himself so he looked presentable before getting out of the car. Another example that I personally witnessed was the time when I went with a group of students to the home of Rav Chaim Brim (1922-2002) in Jerusalem, for a Torah class, after which we wanted to take a group picture with him. He did not allow the picture to be taken until he first straightened up the room and made sure he looked presentable. He wanted to ensure that people who looked at this picture would not see him unkempt or his home untidy. Hacham Ovadia Yosef, in Yehaveh Da'at, addressed the question of whether or not it is acceptable for a man to use a mirror. The Gemara teaches that a man should not use a mirror, as this is something that women do, and is considered vanity for men. Nevertheless, Hacham Ovadia ruled that nowadays it is specifically a Misva for men to use a mirror to ensure that they look presentable and thereby make a Kiddush Hashem (glorification of G-d's Name). Rav Yissachar Frand (contemporary) shared that when he traveled with his Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Yaakov Ruderman (1900-1987), to fundraise, and they would pass through the train station, Rav Ruderman would have his shoes shined in order that he would look presentable when meeting with the donors. Just as an observant Jew must dress in a dignified manner, he must conduct himself in a dignified manner. This includes eating neatly and patiently. Needless to say, this applies to both men and women. Women must dress not only modestly, but also respectably so they appear dignified. Earlier, we noted the Gemara's teaching that a Torah scholar with a "Rabab" – stain – on his clothing is deserving of death. An alternate reading of this teaching has been suggested, based on the Gematria of the word "Rebab" (204), which is the same Gematria as the word "Sadik." The Gemara thus perhaps refers to a scholar who "wears" piety on his clothing, who shows himself to be more righteous than he really is. Just as it is wrong to appear unkempt and undignified, so it is wrong to appear greater and holier than one actually is. One who projects a false impression of piety is also deserving of death, as he deceives people in an effort to earn their respect and admiration. Finally, a Torah scholar should wear neither very expensive clothing, nor very cheap clothing. He must appear respectable, but should not appear as though he wastes large amounts of money on costly attire.

How did a shipping clerk in Antwerp discover one of the greatest crimes of the nineteenth century simply by paying attention to which ships were carrying what — and why did it take a decade of missionary photographs, a British consul's report, and Mark Twain's pen to force the world to look? Why did the invention of the pneumatic tyre turn a wild Congo rubber vine into the engine of an atrocity that halved the population of an entire country? And what made Leopold II's Congo Free State different from every other colonial horror?Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of the Democratic Republic of Congo — King Leopold's rubber state, the severed hands, the missionaries with cameras, and the first international human rights movement that finally forced the world to look...----------In Sponsorship with J&K Fresh.The customs broker who is your fruit and veggies' personal bodyguard. Learn more here!-----------Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Support us!Share this episode with your friendsGive a 5-star ratingWrite a review-----------Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here for extra stories related to recent episodes, book recommendations, a sneak peek of upcoming episodes and more.-----------Instagram, TikTok, Threads:@historyoffreshproduceEmail: historyoffreshproduce@gmail.com

Belgium's prosecution of Antwerp mohalim is more than a local legal dispute. As the Three Weeks approach, it offers an early warning about how Jewish life is eroded: not always through violence, but through regulations that redefine sacred practice as criminal conduct. History shows where such pressure can lead when Jews are welcome only after Judaism has been stripped away.

Dries Van Noten's lifelong fascination with craft and making runs deep. He grew up in a multigenerational family of retailers and tailors in Antwerp, and in the 1980s, he was part of the famed avant-garde Antwerp Six group of Belgian fashion designers. From 1986 to 2024, across 38 years and 129 runway shows, Van Noten built one of fashion's most admired independent houses. Since stepping away from the helm of his namesake label two years ago, he has turned his attention to establishing the Fondazione Dries Van Noten in Venice, Italy. Set within the 15th-century Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal, his newly opened foundation is dedicated to craft in its broadest sense—bringing together artists, designers, makers, and thinkers across disciplines and generations. Its debut exhibition, “The Only True Protest Is Beauty,” on view through Oct. 4, features a playful, eclectic assemblage of striking works from the worlds of haute couture, jewelry, photography, art, design, ceramics, and glass.  For this “site-specific” episode of Time Sensitive, our Season 13 finale, Spencer meets up with Van Noten inside his foundation to discuss his lifelong fascination with making; beauty as an essential force in one's life; and his conviction that, in our frenzied, fragmented world, craft offers a gateway to greater meaning and human connection. Special thanks to our Season 13 presenting partner, L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts. Show notes:  Dries Van Noten [01:08] Fondazione Dries Van Noten [08:33] Chiara Pisani [14:28] “The Only True Protest is Beauty.” [14:33] Phil Ochs [17:05] Misha Kahn [17:05] Ettore Sottsass [17:05] Palazzo Pisani Moretta [18:36] Steven Shearer [19:36] Lionel Jadot [21:00] Christian Lacroix [21:06] Peter Buggenhout [23:11] Joris Laarman [38:05] The Antwerp Six (2026) [39:51] Claude Montana [39:51] Thierry Mugler [39:51] Jules-François Crahay [40:03] Comme des Garçons [40:08] Yohji Yamamoto [41:18] Xavier Mañosa [46:14] Azuma Makoto [47:12] Rei Kawakubo [47:18] Mitsuhiro Matsuda [48:48] Tadao Ando [55:45] David Bowie

Retirement but make it with beer and chocolate and pretzels!Belgium may not be the first country gay men think of when dreaming about retirement abroad.Spain gets the beaches. Portugal gets the Golden Visa glow-up. Mexico gets the “I can afford this with a side of guacamole.” Belgium gets beer, waffles, chocolate, bureaucracy, and weather that sometimes feels like central Pennsylvania has been emotionally unavailable since 1998.But don't sleep on Belgium.For LGBTQ+ retirees, Belgium offers something a lot of countries are still trying to figure out: strong LGBTQ+ protections, marriage equality, adoption rights, anti-discrimination protections, hate crime laws, excellent healthcare, reliable trains, and easy access to the rest of Europe.In this episode of Queer Money, we're ranking the top 5 cities and towns in Belgium for gay retirement abroad, with a focus on affordability, queer friendliness, lifestyle, healthcare access, transportation, and retirement fabulousness.And yes, as always, we're slightly overweighting affordability. Because everybody loves a rainbow glow-up, but we also love lower rents and being able to afford our lives the other 364 days of the year.We compare each Belgian city to Philadelphia, our touchstone city for this episode, because it's one of the more affordable LGBTQ+-inclusive big cities in the United States.This week, we cover Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Liège, breaking down the queer vibe, cost of living, average two-bedroom rent, local LGBTQ+ organizations, bars, lifestyle fit, and our Queer Money Retirement Rating for each.Takeaways from this episode:Why Belgium may be better for gay retirement abroad than many people assumeWhich Belgian cities offer the strongest mix of affordability, culture, and LGBTQ+ friendlinessWhy Brussels has the biggest queer scene, but not the best affordability scoreWhy Antwerp may appeal to gay retirees who want style, nightlife, and queer visibilityWhy Ghent could be one of Belgium's best lifestyle sweet spotsWhy Leuven may work for retirees who want a polished, walkable university townWhy Liège takes the top spot for affordability, culture, and retirement fitHow Belgium compares with Philadelphia for cost of living and rentWhy LGBTQ+ legal protections, healthcare, trains, and quality of life make Belgium worth consideringBelgium is not the cheapest country we've covered. But if you want Western European infrastructure, LGBTQ+ protections, healthcare access, culture, trains, and a life that feels stable without feeling sleepy, Belgium deserves a closer look.Stay fabulous, not fabulously broke.Download your Queer Money Retire Abroad Checklist here.Mentioned in this episode:What if your portfolio came with a visa and passport?That's exactly what the Optimize Portugal Golden Opportunities Fund can do, bringing together diversification, tax efficiency, and a path to EU residency and a passport. Click the link below to explore your ticket to Europe.Get Your Portugal Golden Visa Here!Portugal is calling. Will you answer?Don't just dream of moving to Portugal, make it happen with the investments in your IRA. Investing in Portugal gets you residency, the ability to work in Portugal and returns that just may outpace the U.S. like the Optimize Portugal Golden Opportunities fund did in 2025. Get Your Portugal Golden Visa Here!

In this episode of the No More Wasted Days Podcast, Sara sits down with Laura Van Antwerp, also known as Your Sober Pal, for an honest and funny conversation about moderation, relapse, and finding your way back after drinking again. Sara and Laura talk about why so many of us try so hard to moderate, the rules we create around drinking, and the moment when it becomes clear that moderation is taking more work than simply quitting. Laura also shares her experience with multiple day ones, what helped her keep going, and why relapse does not mean you have failed. They also talk about sober joy, sober retreats, backpacking adventures, and the power of finding people who remind you that alcohol-free life is not boring. It can actually be bigger, freer, and a lot more fun. In this episode, we talk about: Why moderation can feel like a full-time job The red flags that show alcohol may no longer be working for you What to do after a relapse Why “never give up” can be more powerful than “never drink again” Laura's sober adventure retreats and backpacking trips The importance of connection and sober community   Follow Laura: You can find Laura on Instagram and TikTok at @yoursoberpal and learn more about her retreats, backpacking trips, scholarship program, and free monthly sober hangouts at www.yoursoberpal.com.   Resources and Links: Join the Day Makers Community Looking for alcohol-free support, weekly group coaching calls, and a private community of like-minded alcohol-free badasses? Come join us inside Day Makers. You can try your first two weeks for just $7. CLICK HERE to join. Sara's Favorite Things: https://nomorewasteddays.co/favorites/   Support the Podcast: If you love the No More Wasted Days podcast, please take a moment to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or rate and comment on Spotify. It helps more people find the show and begin their own alcohol-free journey. ***************************************   Follow the podcast on Social Media: IG: @nomorewasteddays.pod   Follow Sara on Social Media: IG: @no_more_wasted_days TikTok: @no_more_wasted_days Facebook: www.facebook.com/NoMoreWastedDaysOfficial

Markus explores the world of cheese with Belgian affineur Frederik van Tricht. As a cheese sommelier himself, Markus is especially curious about how beer-and-cheese pairings work when both products are treated as equals. Frederik explains what affinage really means: not producing cheese, but guiding it to peak flavor through time, temperature, humidity, turning, brushing, and—when it fits—washing rinds with liquids like beer, whisky, sake, or wine. Belgium may not be famous as a “cheese country,” Frederik says, but its makers are highly creative, influenced by France and the Netherlands, and able to produce a surprisingly wide range of styles beyond the single Belgian AOP cheese, Herve. When it comes to pairing, Frederik starts with the beer first and then searches his “cheese flavor library” for the right match. He describes two main approaches: complementary pairings (like Oude Geuze with goat cheese, acidity meeting acidity) and high-contrast “fireworks” pairings (like Oude Kriek with blue cheese, fruit-sour against salty-bitter). The key is balance—neither beer nor cheese should dominate in the finish. They also touch on fun details like smoked blue cheese, why beer-soaked cheeses look great for photos (but work better in practice via vacuum), and why a single “one beer fits all cheeses” approach doesn't make sense. Frederik ends by inviting people to Antwerp, where van Tricht cheese can be found at the De Koninck Brewery site—perfect for anyone wanting to experience Belgian beer culture alongside cheese.

STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING THADDEUS MCCOTTER, 6-2-2026BRUSSELS1810 ANTWERP GATE BRUSSELSThis dialogue explores the significant political and economic challenges facing the Republican party during an election cycle. The speakers highlight record-low economic confidence among independent voters, noting that current dissatisfaction levels rival those seen during the Great Recession and the 1980s. This domestic frustration is further complicated by a conflicting and confusing foreign policy, specifically regarding the administration's handling of Middle Eastern conflicts and the Iranian regime. The participants argue that the interconnected nature of global instability and domestic inflation poses a severe threat to incumbent candidates. Ultimately, the discussion suggests that unless the administration can demonstrate concrete economic progress and clear diplomatic leadership, they risk losing the support of critical swing voters.

I'm still on vacation, but I can't drive through Europe without noticing the crime stories hiding in plain sight. In this final segment of this European Roadtrip, I travel through Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Paris, and Antwerp, digging into some of the most consequential crimes tied to this route. We're talking about the Strasbourg Christmas market attack and the Bridge of the Butchers, Luxembourg's (Bomb-uh-layer) bombings, the November 2015 Paris attacks, and the Antwerp diamond heist.It's a quick trip from local mid-evil justice on the banks of the river to terrorism, organized theft and the quiet ways offenders study vulnerability. Crowds, routine, access, timing, distraction, all of it matters. And while these cases are very different, they all teach us something about how criminals think, how systems get tested, and what modern travelers can still do to stay alert without giving in to fear. So yes, I'm technically on holiday, but crime doesn't take vacations, and neither does my curiosity.#ProfilingEvil #TrueCrime #Strasbourg #Luxembourg #ParisAttacks #AntwerpDiamondHeist #Bommeleeer #TravelSafety #CrimeTravel #EuropeRoadTrip #CriminalBehavior #Schindbrucke#BridgeoftheButchers #RousseauBridge #CrowBridge #GIS #ArcGIS #CrimeMapping #Map #CrimeAnalysis========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In a radically fresh reading of Mary Magdalene's story, a renowned scholar of mystical traditions sheds new light on the Divine Feminine as a force for change and healing.For more than 20 years, Andrew Harvey has trained his fine scholar's eye on sacred texts and mystical truths to illuminate the message of inspired activism that they hold. Today, we need this message more urgently than ever. In this new book, Andrew takes a fresh, impassioned look at the story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus to distill its meaning for our world and show us how to embody this truth in our own lives.The Magdalene Revolution will:Examine how Mary Magdalene is presented in the New Testament—sometimes splendidly, but also absurdly and even dangerouslyExplore the truths revealed about her in texts such as the Gospel of Mary and other Gnostic gospelsPropose a radical reclamation of the divine feminine by recognizing Mary Magdalene as the Bride to Jesus's Bridegroom—a female and co-equal Christ in her own rightIlluminate a new paradigm of fully embodied divine and human love that each of us can live out in our daily lives“We are in the time of the Second Coming,” Andrew writes. “The old story is dying, and a new story with Mary Magdalene's and Jesus's love at the center is being born, because it completes and activates the full range of Christ consciousness.” In Mary Magdalene's great spirit of healing and transfiguration, this book offers us this new human story—and a path to transform not only ourselves, but our world.Andrew Harvey is a world-renowned spiritual teacher, evolutionary mystic, and sacred activist. His work is sourced from all the major mystical systems and is celebrated for its marriage of scholarly and personal fearless visionary witness. He has written 40 books, the most important of which include The Way of Passion, The Return of the Mother, The Direct Path, Sun at Midnight: A Memoir of the Dark Night, and The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, which ignited and continues to guide a global sacred activist movement through his Institute for Sacred Activism. He has devoted a considerable part of his work to a radical reenvisioning of Christ consciousness for our time: The Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ, his groundbreaking translations of Hadewijch of Antwerp and Angelus Silesius, and now The Magdalene Revolution. All his work is dedicated to helping humanity, through a fusion of inner mystical passion and wisdom and urgent sacred guided action, birth a new divine humanity and a new world.www.andrewharvey.netBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

The emergent star of the Belgian underground delivers 80 minutes of spectral techno, electro and leftfield obscurities. Lola Haro has clubbing in her DNA. The Brussels-based DJ grew up around electronic music, with parents who were regulars at Antwerp's Café d'Anvers and a childhood shaped by record stores and a household soundtracked by Villalobos mixes. Since emerging in the late 2010s, she's become a key figure in the Belgian underground, moving within a loose network of “diggers” exploring the deeper corners of electro, techno and house. That sensibility comes through clearly on RA.1037, where Haro drifts through spectral techno, electro and leftfield club obscurities. The mix unfolds like a fever dream: spacious grooves give way to uneasy bass pressure and jagged, alien rhythms, before slipping back into murky, immersive flow. Rather than genre, mood binds the set—slow, creeping tension and a sense of something always on the verge of collapse. Drawing on a recent warehouse set in Melbourne, it's a study in subtle control, with blends so seamless the seams all but disappear. In the final stretch, arpeggios spill over like acid rain, dissolving any sense of solid ground. Find the Q&A at ra.co/podcast/1056 @lola-haro