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We welcome back sports psychologist Dr. Kristin Keim to talk about the kinds of mental health issues Olympians, Paralympians and other elite athletes are facing in 2025. This includes finding your voice, what it's like to be an American athlete today, social media, cyberbullying, disordered eating, and more.  As always, Kristin is frank about the pressures athletes face today and about the advice she gives her clients. It's definitely therapeutic to listen to her! Learn more about Kristin at her website, and follow her on Instagram. We also have a ton of news from the Olympic world, including updates from: Paris 2024 - A cyberbullying sentence, swimming in the Seine, venue legacy news. Milano-Cortina 2026 - Plan B scrapped, and an upate about Russian and Belorussian athlete participation. LA 2028 - Opening and Closing Ceremonies venues - the possibility of air taxis - public transport news - a farewell to cardboard beds? Plus, tons of members of Team Keep the Flame Alive are doing things to make TKFLASTAN proud! Also check out Listener Tommy's website (https://tommyaphillips.com/medal-mayhem/) to see how he did in projecting the medals at Paris 2024. For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.   Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!     *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics.   Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod Become a patron and get bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/flamealivepod Rep TKFLASTAN with merch: https://flamealivepod.dashery.com Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://flamealivepod.substack.com/subscribe VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348          

Girkin gives a short interview to Russian state media while his buddies and the Russian people in general have become utterly disillusioned with the war. Also, a German far-right politician uses Belorussian slave labor in his onion farm.Remember to check out my friends at https://zerohr.io/ for all your IT hiring needs!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should Russian and Belorussian players participate in the Olympic Games? In this episode we go back into our conversations with authors from Libertas, the official magazine of LYMEC, the youth organisation of the ALDE Party and the Renew Europe parliamentary group, this time with Ilakha Hakhramanova, Editor at Libertas and Policy Officer at the European Youth of Ukraine organisation. The conversation focuses on the Ukraine's participation in the Paris Olympic Games, and why Russian and Belorussian players should not be admitted. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

This is episode 327. The Academy Awards are this weekend, so what better way to celebrate than with the Keep the Flame Alive Movie Club? Film Buff Fran is here to talk about the newest Olympic major motion picture The Boys in the Boat. Based on the book by Daniel James Brown and directed by George Clooney, it tells the story of the 8-man boat on the US men's rowing team and their uphill quest for gold at the Berlin 1936 Olympics. If you've seen it, let us know what you thought of it! Also in this episode, we dust off our Tokyo 2020 music for a follow-up about the Belorussian coach who sent home athletics sprinter Krystisina Tsimanouskaya. We have tons of news about Paris 2024! The opening ceremony on the Seine with free tickets for hundreds of thousands of people has gotten an audience makeover--tickets now are being given out by invitation only and all ticket holders will have to go through security checks. The Athletes Village is now complete--mostly on time and on budget! We've got the details. The Paris 2024 official posters have been released! Created by illustrator Ugo Gattoni, the two posters can be combined into a single image, making it the first diptych in Games history.  Plus, so much hospitality house news! Will you apply to volunteer at Team NL House or Team NZ House (go Silver Ferns!)? Will you get VIP tickets to Club France? Also from the follow-up file, the justice system works quickly in France, and the surfingnovela has another installment. In TKFLASTAN news, we hear from:  Bobsledder Bree Walker Pole vaulter Katie Moon Para powerlifter Louise Sugden Speed skater Erin Jackson Sailors Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea Author Andrew Maraniss For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed. Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod   Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at http://flamealivepod.com VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348    

Every so often a new study appears that claims that breastfed children are smarter, healthier, or otherwise better off later in life than those who were fed baby formula.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look into one recent such study, and ask what the research in general tells us about the apparently-dramatic effects of breastfeeding. Should you feel terribly guilty if you can't, or choose not to, breastfeed your baby? Or is this an example of weak evidence being blown out of proportion?The Studies Show is sponsored by Works in Progress magazine, the best place to find insightful essays on science, technology, and human progress. We're very grateful for their support.Listen above, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or any other podcast provider.If you like the sound of The Studies Show, then please consider becoming a subscriber. You can join as a free subscriber and get an email whenever we release an episode. If you join as a paid subscriber, you'll be able to access some features like ask-me-anything chats with Tom and Stuart, and (soon) paid-only episodes. Either way, you can subscribe right here:Show notes* The new study claiming breastfed children get better GCSE results* Stuart's Twitter thread critiquing the study* The WHO page stating that breastfed children “perform better on intelligence tests”* Brazilian study of breastfeeding and intelligence (and other outcomes)* Initial report of the Belorussian breastfeeding-promotion randomised controlled trial* Age-16 follow-up of the RCT* Sibling-control study of breastfeeding and intelligence* Stuart's Substack post on breastfeeding and intelligence* Tom's article on the breastfeeding controversyCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Racquet Magazine's Caitlin Thompson joined Nathan Murphy to look ahead to the French Open men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, as well as to discuss the political storm that faces the Russian and Belorussian tennis players at the moment.

The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is the daily news podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… Consistently appearing in Ireland's Daily News charts, we're a trusted source for people every day. If you're enjoying it, please follow, share or even post a review, it all helps… Today's episode includes references to the following items:https://twitter.com/i/status/1653392185281200132 https://twitter.com/i/status/1653391410983215104https://twitter.com/i/status/1653268555352375298 https://twitter.com/i/status/1653291017599057924https://twitter.com/i/status/1653350430695456775 https://twitter.com/i/status/1653320337440882689 https://twitter.com/i/status/1653338556113248260https://twitter.com/i/status/1653511797343649792https://twitter.com/i/status/1653195922459836416https://twitter.com/i/status/1653195257675419648https://youtu.be/GVPzGBvPrzw Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.com Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow Montenegro 1944 #Russia: #Belarus: :The IOC aims too welcome Russian and Belorussian athletes to Paris. Ivana Stradner, FDD. Kyiv Post https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3856560-the-us-should-insist-that-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-be-banned-from-the-2024-olympics/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow ##Olympics2024: The IOC seeks a work around to include Russian and BeloRussian participation. Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe, Carnegie Endowment. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/88957

Support, unlock more content & join our community: https://www.patreon.com/rwapodcast 00:00:00 - 2014 retrospection 00:09:15 - Rogozin got shelled 00:12:38 - Zelensky's bizarre adventures 00:23:00 - Belorussian attack scenarios 00:31:12 - 2023 Russian Army reform 00:41:16 - Separatist tendencies inside Russia 00:52:00 - Iranian and Chinese protests 00:56:26 - Princess Olga of Kiev award Video version with footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv0-O79MdLA

   GB2RS News Sunday the 4th of September 2022 The news headlines: Syllabus 1.5 checks finished Tonight @8 restarts for a new season Regional hub for makers to meet The Examinations and Syllabus Review Group has just completed an editing and checking exercise for all the v1.5 syllabus content on the RSGB website. The single-tier and three-tier versions should have exactly the same content and, by majority request, Oxford commas have been removed. The old syllabuses can still be found on the RSGB website, while the new syllabuses can be found at rsgb.org/syllabus2019. The Group has also been working on the sample examination papers and sample questions on the RSGB website in order to bring them into line with version 1.5. As the majority of candidates will now be taking examinations online, as opposed to paper-based exams, the front sheets of the sample papers have been adapted to reflect this transition. The sample questions are now shown using an Excel spreadsheet rather than a pdf. The updated sample examination papers can be found at rsgb.org/mock-exams. The first Tonight@8 talk of the new season will be on Monday the 5th of September. Mike Richards, G4WNC will talk about going Back to the keyboard! He says that now we have filled our logbooks with FT-8 contacts, maybe it's time to move on and start communicating again. In an illustrated talk, he will introduce you to the best data modes for keyboard QSOs with a special focus on VarAC. In addition to explaining their operation, Mike will run through some operating techniques to take the strain out of keyboard QSOs. It will be streamed live on the RSGB's YouTube channel and via the BATC allowing you to watch the presentation and ask questions online. To watch the Tonight @8 talk, go to youtu.be/SC0UxNG2itE. A regional hub for makers and home brewers of radio-related projects is proposed by Eric, M0REQ and Graham, G4NMD. The idea is for a club that co-operates with knowledge, experience and test gear to support those who are already building or wishing to build radio-related projects. The inaugural meeting is set for Wednesday the 7th of September at 7.30 pm at Grafham Rooms, Grafham, Surrey GU5 0LJ. More details by e-mail to HamRadioBuilders@gmail.com. The CQ Contest policy has been updated. It will be effective with the upcoming CQ WW RTTY DX contest on the 24th and 25th of September, and all CQ contests going forward. CQ will resume accepting Russian or Belorussian log entries as regular logs and publish their scores. However, plaques will not be awarded to otherwise-eligible Russian or Belorussian stations but to the top-scoring non-Russian or non-Belorussian entry in that category. Online certificates will not be awarded to any Russian or Belorussian entry, either as a participant award or based on ranking. You can read more about the policy at cq-amateur-radio.com. Churches and Chapels On The Air will take place next Saturday the 10th of September between 10 am and 4 pm. Stations will be operating mainly on the 20, 40 and 80m bands usually using SSB. If you would like to register your special event station, please email John, G3XYF at jhwresdell@gmail.com. The latest list of stations taking part can be found at wacral.org. SN0ZG will be on the air until 2359UTC on the 15th of September using the 3.5MHz, 7MHz and 144MHz bands with a variety of modes. An award certificate will be issued in electronic PDF form for making at least two QSOs on any band and in any mode on different days. All QSOs will be uploaded to the qrz.com log once a week. And now for details of rallies and events Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 4th of September, the Telford HamFest takes place at the Harper Adams University, TF10 8NB. Three excellent speakers will give presentations in a reserved room. For other details see the website telfordhamfest.org.uk. Also today, the 4th, the Andover Radio Club Spring Boot Sale will be held at Wildhern Village Hall, SP11 0JE. It will open for sellers at 9 am and buyers at 10 am. More at arac.org.uk. Next Sunday, the 11th, Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally will take place at Caister Lifeboat station, Caister on Sea, NR30 5DJ. The entrance is via the car park on Beach Road and is free for the public. Doors are open from 9 am to 2 pm. Also next Sunday, the 11th, the Ripon Radio Rally will be held at Hugh Ripley Hall, Ripon, HG4 2PT. Doors open for traders from 7 am and to the public at 10 am. Admission is £3 per person. The Bring & Buy is upstairs, please take note. The cost for Bring & Buy is £1 per item to a local charity, sold or not. Please note the Angel of the North Rally due to be held on the 17th of September is cancelled. Now the Special Event news The final day of the 3-day GB1SAK operation takes place today, the 4th, from the International Kite Festival at Lytham St Annes. Using SSB and CW, mostly on the 40 and 20m bands, the station will use a variety of wire antennas, supported by kites. Further details are on QRZ.com A special event station to draw attention to Dementia Awareness Week, GB2DAM, will be on the air next weekend, the 10th and 11th of September. It will be operated by Windmill Amateur Radio DX Group, from Nr Ramsbury, Wiltshire. Talk-in will be available on GB3TD. Now the DX news Jeff, K5WE will be active as ZL7/K5WE from Chatham Island, OC-038, between the 9th and the 21st of September. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the 10 to 160m bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, Logbook of The World or via his home call. Tina, HB0/DL5YL and Fred, HB0/DL5YM will be active from Liechtenstein between the 7th and the 27th of September. They will operate CW, some RTTY and some SSB on the 6 to 160m bands. QSL via their home calls, direct or via the bureau. They do not use Logbook of The World. Rene, DL2JRM will be active as Z68XX from Kosovo between the 9th and the 12th of September, including an entry in the WAE DX SSB Contest. QSL via DL2JRM, direct or via the bureau. Now the contest news The RSGB HF SSB Field Day ends its 24-hour run at 1300UTC today, the 4th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The IARU Region 1 Field Day runs for the same 24-hour period as the RSGB HF Field Day. Using SSB only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The 144MHz Trophy Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, the 4th. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The All Asian DX contest ends its 48-hour run at 2359UTC today, the 4th of September. It is SSB only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted. The exchange is signal report and your age, but ladies may opt for 00. Today, the 4th of September, the 5th 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Worked All Britain 144MHz QRO contest takes place today, the 4th of September, from 1000 to 1400UTC. The exchange is a report, serial number and WAB square if applicable. For the full rules please see the WAB website. Entries to the contest manager by the 14th of September. On Monday the Autumn Series SSB Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Tuesday sees the 144MHz FM Activity Contest run from 1800 to 1855UTC. It is followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900 to 2130UTC. The exchange is the same, signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday it is the 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest. It runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is your report and 4-character locator. The UK EI Contest Club 80m contest takes place on Wednesday from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB only the exchange is your 6-character locator. The all-mode 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC on Thursday. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend the WAE DX SSB Contest runs for 48 hours from 0000UTC on the 10th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, EU stations should only work non-EU stations. The exchange is a signal report and serial number. On Sunday the 11th of September, the UK Microwave Group 24 to 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 2nd of September 2022. Many amateurs thought Christmas had arrived early when a solar flux index of 252 was posted on the 28th of August. This would have been representative of a very good solar maximum. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be as the previous day's SFI had been 128 and the following day it was 131. Solarham.com reported that the figure had been ‘contaminated' by solar flaring just before the measurement was taken and the lack of excellent DX reports on the higher bands seems to support this. Sorry if you got your hopes up, but meanwhile it is back to sunspot normality, at least for a few years yet! If we exclude the anomaly, the solar flux varied from a low of 113 on the 31st to a high of 131 on the 29th. Region 3089 has probably contributed most to this but will be rotating out of view this weekend. It does look as though there are some active regions lurking just over the Sun's eastern limb, which could push the SFI up over the next week. There were multiple R1/R2 radio blackouts on Monday the 29th due to M-class solar flares. Unfortunately, a large coronal hole on the Sun's equator will become Earth-facing on Friday, which could result in the Kp index rising as the plasma hits the Earth, perhaps late on Sunday. This could bring a short-lived ionospheric enhancement, followed by a decline in the MUF as any geomagnetic storm progresses. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will be in the range 108-124, so expect similar conditions to last. This may be better later in the week once the geomagnetic conditions settle. As we head into Autumn, we can expect a general improvement in HF conditions and hopefully the return of trans-Atlantic DX on the higher bands. And now the VHF and up propagation news. The weather this week could become very unsettled. Most models agree on the overall trend towards wetter weather, but the details are going to prove difficult except on a day-by-day basis. The reason is that the mechanism of change brings a large slow-moving low over the country at the weekend where it remains for much of next week. For many areas, particularly the east, the rain will be in the form of showers, some heavy, thundery and localised rather than widespread. For propagation, this means that rain scatter is a good mode to look at for the GHz bands and the various online radars will tell you where the big storms are, and their movement. It does suggest that VHF/UHF Tropo will not be a big player, which presents challenges for those on the 144MHz contests this weekend and the UKAC next week. It is possible that we may find a return of high pressure and perhaps some Tropo from the northwest during the following weekend. The Sporadic-E season has all but faded away, but keep a watch on 50MHz especially as we approach the UK Activity Contest on Thursday evening since Es have been known to crop up in the first week of September. Despite there being no big meteor showers in September, random meteor rates are at their maximum, providing relatively good propagation, especially around dawn. That said, the Aurigids shower reached its peak last week, and the Epsilon-Perseids peaks this coming Friday night. This shower has a history of surprising outbursts. The Moon is at minimum declination today and at perigee on Wednesday, so expect the lowest path losses, but short Moon windows. 144 MHz sky noise is high until Tuesday but low after that. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

A Ukrainian commander in Mariupol said forces there were facing their final days. And all Russian and Belorussian tennis players have been banned from this year's Wimbledon.

With the recent news of Russian and Belorussian athletes being banned from competing at this years Wimbledon we talk to The Athletic's Richard Deitsch as the three share opinions on how far organizations should go when it comes to the inclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus. We also spend some time discussing a recent article on the late Ottawa Senators owner, Eugene Melnyk. The article sparks a conversation on our opinions on ethical journalism and whether there is a "right time" to publish your piece of work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On the show this week, Mark and Haig discuss whether Russian and Belorussian athletes should be allowed to compete in the Paralympics (0:36)? How will athletes from other nations be affected and will they protest about competing with Russian athletes (3:36)? Online streaming platform Tencent made some desperate edits when a fan waving a Ukrainian flag popped up on their stream of an NBA game (4:11). In ice hockey, two of the KHL's five international teams have pulled out — what does this mean for Kunlun Red Star, China's entry in the Russian league (6:30)? It's even more complicated for the KRS women, whose players hail from seven countries (8:12). Throughout it all, China is trying to sit on the fence, but that's increasingly no longer an option (9:41). And athletes and coaches are getting drawn into the fray, as Thomas Tuchel — manager at Roman Abramovich's Chelsea — knows only too well (11:04). China has close links with both the IOC and Russia, so China, too, is in a tough spot when the IOC sanctions Russia and Putin (12:18). In men's tennis, the ATP has dropped its Moscow tournament and announced four Chinese tournaments on its 2022 calendar — but what are the chances those tournaments actually take place (13:23)? Finally, double Olympic champion speed skater Nils van der Poel has donated one of his medals to make a political statement, further straining China-Sweden relations (15:40).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

17 February 2022Arkadi Zaides:Europe's (In)Securityhttps://hessische-theaterakademie.de/de/ringvorlesungIn the last decade choreographer Arkadi Zaides has been exploring what he would like to call ‘Documentary Choreography'. ‘Documentary Choreography' integrates documents (interviews, testimonies, video materials, existing archival information, and others) in the choreographic work. It strives to weave these types of factual information with embodied practices in order to question social and political realities within which this type of work is produced. Moreover, it aims at transgressing the often-safe space of the artistic field and intervening through the process of creation and exposure of the artistic work in the actual political realm.In this talk, Zaides focuses on two of his two recent projects Talos (2017) and Necropolis (2021). Talos takes as its starting point an EU funded project that assembled and tested an innovative robotic system for protecting the EU borders, while Necropolis embarked on investigating the most detailed archive to date documenting migrants' and asylum seekers' deaths taking place on the way to the continent. Applying his artistic practice of investigating into these documents, Zaides wishes to discuss Europe's continuous race for securitization that consequently leads to making certain communities increasingly insecure. Europe's (In)Securityhttps://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb05/atw/aktuelles/un-settled-performance-protection-and-politics-of-insecurityArkadi Zaides is an Israeli independent choreographer and visual artist of Belorussian origin, currently living in France. In Israel, he performed in several companies such as the Batsheva Dance Company and the Yasmeen Godder Dance Group before embarking on an independent career in 2004. He obtained a master's degree at the AHK Academy of Theater and Dance in Amsterdam. He is currently obtaining his practice-based PhD degree at the Antwerp University. He is a member of the CORPoREAL research group at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, and a member of S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts & Media) at the Gent University. His performances and installations have been presented in numerous dance and theater festivals, museums, and galleries across Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Over the years he has curated projects such as New Dance Project (2010-2011) with choreographer Anat Danieli, Moves Without Borders (2012-2015), and Violence of Inscriptions (2015-2018) with the scholar, curator, and dramaturge Sandra Noeth. He is a recipient of numerous prizes, among them a prize for demonstrating engagement in human-rights issues, awarded to Zaides by The Emile Zola Chair for Interdisciplinary Human Rights Dialogue.https://arkadizaides.com↓The online lecture series '(Un)settled. Performance, protection, and politics of insecurity' of HTA (Hessian Theatre Academy) in winter term 2021/22 takes place in cooperation with the Institute for Applied Theater Studies, JLU Giessen; the HZT – Inter-University Center for Dance, Berlin; the Art Academy Düsseldorf, and the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm.This edition of the HTA lecture series is connected to 'Bodies, un-protected', the International Program on Bodies, Art and Protection at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, running from October 2021 till July 2022. Organisers: Prof. Dr. Bojana Kunst, Institute for Applied Theater Studies, JLU Giessen; Prof. Dr. Sandra Noeth, HZT-Inter-University Center for Dance, Berlin; Prof. Dr. Francesca Raimondi, Art Academy Düsseldorf, Anna Wagner, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt a.M.

Antonio Guterres says global warming target on 'life support'. COVID-19 spikes show US signs of what is ahead In Poland, a fire station opens its doors for Belorussian migrants. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with Anthony Davis on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. 

I wanted to save my father. Social work and timelines collide. Trauma is generational. Sometimes there is no answer. He was only 17 when he lost his father...to murder. Can we control our thoughts? It's not ok, but it can be. For him.

Mark Sleboda, international affairs and security analyst, joins us to talk about the Ryanair flight that was forced to land in Belarus by fighter jets after a bomb threat was called in and that ended up in the detainment of a Belorussian dissident who was a passenger on that plane, and how this incident compares to previous incidents of airplane diversions, most notably when Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria under suspicion that it was carrying Edward Snowden. We also talk about what political consequences this incident and the international response will have on Lukashenko’s government.K.J. Noh, global justice activist, writer, teacher, and a member of Veterans for Peace, joins us in a conversation about recently released documents by Daniel Ellsberg revealing how close the U.S. came to a war with China over Taiwan, which could have risked a U.S. nuclear first strike, and what the release of these documents mean for China and U.S. relations during this period of growing tensions between the two superpowers. We also talk about how the case of Ellsberg compares to current whistleblowers like Assange and Snowden and whether they will be judged differently in the future. Ted Rall, award winning political cartoonist, columnist, and author, talks to us about the response by mainstream media and politicians to Israel being labeled an apartheid state, with a French politician openly using the term and U.S. politicians avoiding it. We also talk about the battle of the full page ads in the New York Times after some celebrities openly advocated for Palestinian rights, which sparked rebukes by pro-Israel groups and further counter-rebukes. We also talk about what has allowed Joe Biden to remain in a honeymoon period as President, and the financial impact on US media due to COVID.In our Miss the Press segment, hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber talk about the January 6 commission that some members of Congress want to establish and others don’t, and Blinken’s comments on how the US is going to help rebuild Gaza without “restocking Hamas.”

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, discusses the detention of a Belorussian opposition journalist after his plane was diverted and grounded in Minsk on Sunday. Franak Viačorka, Senior Adviser to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, and Anne Applebaum, historian and staff writer at The Atlantic, talk about the wider repercussions of the incident. Abrahm Lustgarten, Senior Environmental Reporter at ProPublica, discusses his work looking at how climate migration will reshape the world. On Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Ann Powers, critic at NPR Music, talks about how his music still resonates with millions around the world. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The government of Belarus on Sunday forced an international civilian plane flying over its airspace to land to arrest a passenger, a dissident Belorussian blogger. The move was widely condemned in the United States and in Europe. Nick Schifrin reports on the forced landing and its fallout with Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The government of Belarus on Sunday forced an international civilian plane flying over its airspace to land to arrest a passenger, a dissident Belorussian blogger. The move was widely condemned in the United States and in Europe. Nick Schifrin reports on the forced landing and its fallout with Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

If democracy is so great why does it keep producing such terrible results? Nick Cohen of The Observer talks to Georgetown University political philosopher Jason Brennan, author of Against Democracy, about what it means when sweeping democratic mandates arise from underinformed voters. Do people really vote on the basis of policy or simply to be part of the gang? Should you have to pass a test before you can vote? Would Jason criticise our system in front of a Belorussian protestor? And what can Iron Maiden teach us about what's wrong with democracy?“A key problem is, the average voter basically knows nothing about politics…”“For most people, the act of voting is a little like kicking your dog because you've had a bad day at work.”“The average citizen in a democracy is much more authoritarian than the societies they live in. What's checking them is the elites.” “Why is it so good to live in liberal democracies? Is it because they're democracies – or because they're liberal?”“Voters aren't stupid. It's more a question of, Is it even worth my while for me to know this stuff?” Presented by Nick Cohen. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofrenijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s episode, we catch up on what we’ve been watching, discuss the highlights arriving on The Criterion Channel in September and tackle Blake’s Everest title. Blake has selected the Belorussian anti-war classic, Come and See (1985; spine #1035). Just how heavy is this jarring look at the horrors of war? Andy can be found across social media at:Facebook - Fat Dude Digs FlicksInstagram - FatDudeDigsFlicksTwitter - FatDudeFlicksBlake can be found on:Instagram - blakeg_5150And as a part of:Facebook - Back Lot 605Instagram - BackLot605Twitter - BackLot605Subscribe to this podcast and the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Run a search and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!If you’d like to contact us for any recommendations, questions, comments, or concerns, you can email us at FatDudeDigsFlicks@gmail.com. If by some small chance you’d like to donate anything to offset the cost of movie tickets (or streaming costs during this GLOBAL pandemic) and this podcast, be it via a gift card to pay for a digital rental, you can also send that to the aforementioned email. Any recommendation and donation will be mentioned in a future episode! If you can’t spare the dime, no worries: please leave a rating and/or a review, and spread the word about this podcast.

This week it was my honor to interview renowned player, author, and trainer, GM Vladimir Tukmakov. GM Tukmakov was once one of the world's top 20 players and was the 1970 Ukrainian national champion. More recently, he has switched his focus to coaching and writing about chess. He has had 4 chess books published in English, including the excellent new book Coaching the Chess Stars, which we discuss in great detail. This book shares his memories and annotates some key games from his time coaching teams such as the Ukraininian, Dutch and BeloRussian national teams, and from working with individuals like GMs Wesley So and Anish Giri, who currently sit #4 and #5 in the world, respectively.  Please read on for timestamps and relevant links. Enjoy!  0:00- Intro 2:30- We launch right into discussing Coaching the Chess Stars . GM Tukmakov tells us how he had the idea for this book, and he retraces the arc of his career as a chess trainer.  11:00- GM Tukmakov reflects on his experiences working with the legendary former World Champion Finalist Viktor Korchnoi.  Mentioned: GM Gyula Sax. GM Dmitri Gurevich GM Jan Timman  21:30- What was it like to work on the team of former World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov during his 1998 FIDE World Championship Match with GM Viswanathan Anand?  Mentioned: IM Mikhail Podgaets, GM Alexander Onischuk, and GM Ivan Morovic 34:15- GM Tukmakov discusses some details of working with Super GM Anish Giri Mentioned: Chess24 Jan Gustafsson interview with Magnus Carlsen,  This Anish Giri tweet  42:00- After working with Anish Giri for a few years, the next player with whom GM Tukmakov worked was GM Wesley So. GM Tukmakov discusses what it was like to work with this “pure chess talent.” Mentioned: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Ding Liren, David Cox’ Chess.com interview with Wesley So  55:30- GM Tukmakov coached GM Vugar Gashimov, (who died tragically young) when he was a member of the Azerbijani National Team. You can read more about Vladimir’s interactions with GM Gashimov in Coaching the Chess Stars 58:30- We talk a bit of chess books and chess improvement. Mentioned: Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, Paul Keres Best Games of Chess  1:04- Thanks and good bye, GM Tukmakov can be reached via email here If you would like to help support the podcast go here.

For more on our guest, visit: https://slavxradio.fireside.fm/admin/guests/844c0e5b-e1c5-4117-8497-9661fbe51195/edit This episode was recorded on April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. CREDITS Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew) Associate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist) Associate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit) Associate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k) Music/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Check out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!! Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.

For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers. A march in celebration of a group of Polish partisans fighting the Soviets has become the focus of tension in a small community in one of Europe’s oldest forests. Those taking part believe the partisans – known as the Cursed Soldiers – were national heroes, but others remember atrocities committed by them 70 years ago. Some partisans were responsible for the burning of villages and the murder of men, women and children in and around Poland’s Bialowieza forest. The people living the forest are Orthodox and Catholic, Belorussian and Polish; this march threatens to revive past divisions between them. Many believe that far-right groups have hijacked this piece of history to further their nationalist agenda. For Crossing Continents, Maria Margaronis visits the forest to find out why this is causing tensions now; why the locals feel the march is making them feel threatened; and how this reflects wider political rifts in Poland today. Produced by Charlotte McDonald.

For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers. A march in celebration of a group of Polish partisans fighting the Soviets has become the focus of tension in a small community in one of Europe’s oldest forests. Those taking part believe the partisans – known as the Cursed Soldiers – were national heroes, but others remember atrocities committed by them 70 years ago. Some partisans were responsible for the burning of villages and the murder of men, women and children in and around Poland’s Bialowieza forest. The people living the forest are Orthodox and Catholic, Belorussian and Polish; this march threatens to revive past divisions between them. Many believe that far-right groups have hijacked this piece of history to further their nationalist agenda. For Assignment, Maria Margaronis visits the forest to find out why this is causing tensions now; why the locals feel the march is making them feel threatened; and how this reflects wider political rifts in Poland today. Produced by Charlotte McDonald. (Image: March through the town of Hajnowka to celebrate the Polish partisans known as the Cursed Soldiers. Copyright: BBC)

Let’s rewind to a year ago - that’s right I’ve been doing this shiz full time for A YEAR, which means I haven’t been working 60 hour weeks as a teacher FOR A YEAR, but let me bring you back to that time… I was writing blog posts in my notes apps whilst walking to the train station. I was scheduling tweets on my tea break. I was replying to emails during my lunch break. And I was uploading photos and hitting publish on my train home. Guys I had to get GOOD at time management because I had NONE of it spare but I wanted to grow my blog. And I know that’s what you struggle with a lot - finding the time to keep your blog moving forward when life gets in the way and you run out of spare hours. So this episode is all about how I did it, my best time saving hacks. I hope it’s useful! First of all, I almost want to say, don’t pay any attention to me. Because I know the way I manage my time isn’t usual. I am the person to have 6 spare hours to achieve something and then rush it all whilst I’ve got a spare 2 minutes waiting for my microwave rice to ping. I have bursts of energy where I can work solidly and get 8 hours of work done in an hour and then I have energy lulls where a ten minute job will take me two days. I feel like I’m alone, but maybe you’ll tell me otherwise! Anyway, due to my haphazard time management plan, I had to get good at doing blog tasks each day to keep my blog moving forward that didn’t need hours and hours in front of my laptop. And you know, everyone thinks you need a fancy camera, a laptop, 6 hours in a cafe and a coffee IV drip to get everything done but let me tell you - I grew my blog the most when I was trying to upload a blog post, with a shitty iPhone photo, no subheadings and no SEO whilst trying to access Wordpress in my phone browser, OK. Now I know the content creator world has moved on since then but it definitely taught me a few hacks that still come in use today. So are you ready to hear them? Let’s go. Number 1 - Schedule a month’s worth of tweets Yep, it takes a solid hour or so, depending on how quick you are, to schedule 6-10 tweets a day for a month. But you’ll be glad you did. I use Buffer Pro which let’s you do that many and that far ahead. It’s about £10 a month I think and totally worth it. This means if life gets in the way and your boyfriend breaks up with you, or Take That lose another member and you need space to grieve, then at least you know that your blog posts are being promoted without you having to think of it. The difference in my daily traffic from when I Buffer tweets to when I do not is outrageous. So if you have a spare hour on the first weekend of a month - do it. Or, if you’re like me - what I used to do was use the Buffer mobile app and spend LITERALLY 30 seconds a day rebuffering previous tweets to go out that day. Number 2 - Schedule a month’s worth of pins In the same vein as above, it’ll take a good hour or so to get this going but you only need to schedule 5-10 pins a day to make a difference. And if you’re a bit Pinterest clueless and feel like I may as well be speaking Belorussian, then I’ve got 2 podcast episodes allll about Pinterest that teaches you how to do this. Pinterest is now my biggest social traffic referrer and it drips me new visitors each day without me having to worry. If you’re a more spare of the moment kinda person, like me, literally pin whilst you poo. No joke. You take your phone to the loo right? You’re in there at least 2-5 minutes right? Depending on the health of your bowels, I get it. Use those minutes each day to pin 5-10 new pins and mix in a few of your own content too. Number 3 - Airtable it up Ok this is a new discovery for me, that Dani my VA introduced me to but CRIKEY it is a life saver. I’ve created a blogging to do list ‘base’ which is essentially a sexier Excel spreadsheet where I break down all the tasks you need to do to get your blog moving forward. And I’ve broken it down day by day, weekly and monthly. It’s all there in front of you! So when you have a spare minute - dive in and look at a task you could do for that day, week or month. I’ve made the Airtable template as a free download for you, so check the show notes for it and honestly, LIFE SAVER. Number 4 - Stock images I don’t know where the memo was that said all blog photos must be taken on 83463 pounds worth of camera equipment with lighting as bright as Simon Cowell’s teeth with props that cost more than your monthly salary. Like who started that rumour? For me, your blog’s imagery should reflect your brand and that’s it. So if you’re pushed for time and need to download a stock image of the recipe you’re whacking up or a casual laptop on a bed image scenario for this month’s think piece, then bloody do it. Too many of us use the excuse, ‘I don’t have time/light/money/ability/patience’ to take photos’ as an excuse not to blog. My favourite website is Unsplash.com - it has tons of free stock photos. I also love Creative Market where you can buy sets of specifically styled ones. Honestly, let someone who knows their way round a lens take the headache away from you. Number 5 - Repurpose old content Alright, something’s happened in life, Netflix have released a new true crime documentary or there’s 16 Easter eggs to work through and you know you haven’t got time to write a new blog post. Sex up an old one! Yep. I bet you’ve got blog posts from 6 months, a year ago or yeeears ago that you still love, that still gets traffic but is looking a bit dated. Rather than spend an hour or so whacking together something new, pull that one out from the bushes, give it a lick of paint, add some extra updated or new paragraphs in with fresh information and republish it! I’m sure there’s an SEO issue with changing the date or URL etc so don’t do that but it means you can schedule it out and promote it as if it’s a new blog post. As if your 4 readers from 2014 are going to care you’ve popped it out again! You’ve got loads of new ones who might not know about it. Number 6 - Get an editorial calendar You’re probably sick of me banging on about the Wordpress plugin called WP Editorial Calendar by now but it’s such a timesaver. My friend Ghenet introduced me to it and it’s revolutionary. Install it, click on a free date, write the title for a post you want to write and BAM it’s turned it into a draft post. How quick is that? You could use the 30 mins you have when inspo strikes to get all your ideas straight into drafts instead of onto your iPhone notes and then maaaaaybe into drafts that you never look at again. Number 7 - Automated emails This is another one of those tasks that yeah, might take a couple of hours to set up, but once it is you rarely have to worry about it again. I bloody love me some automated emails. Hopefully by now you’ve set up your email list, and if you haven’t I’ve got an episode coming to walk you through it, and if you have - you can set up automated sequences. This means when someone signs up, they get automatic emails you’ve pre written. So spend a few hours getting a sequence set up so that they receive regular emails from you and in those emails you can tell them where else to follow you, which blog posts to go back and read and any other general updates. Saves you having to sit down every week to think of something new to send them! Number 8 - the 55/5 rule The most important thing with time saving is about having purpose and I’m going to get onto that in a sec. But too often we are wasting time we should be being productive by scrolling, comparing, consuming and then scrolling some more. So implement the 55/5 rule. For every hour you sit down to do some blog work, 55 minutes of that should be dedicated and purposeful with 5 minutes at the end for a bit of scrolling. Trust me you’ll get so much done. I think sometimes I can be a bit unsympathetic with people who say they don’t have time for their blogs. Because in some cases, what they either really mean is that they’re not that dedicated OR they prioritise other things. Like some people take 2 hours to get ready. I’d rather take 30 minutes and spend 90 minutes on my blog shit because I’m serious about trying to grow it. I think because I’m the type of person that will use my spare 2 minute toilet breaks to engage on Instagram, whack up a few pins or schedule a few tweets that I don’t understand why everyone isn’t like that - so please excuse the rigidity of my thinking. It’s not my fault! Haha But anyone out there who is struggling for time with their blog, I want you to reflect. If your iPhone is telling you you’ve spent 6 hours on Instagram that week, could you cut that down to 2 and give yourself 4 hours to complete every other task? If you’re finding that researching, writing, editing, photo taking and publishing posts is taking a really long time - could you look at parts of that process that you could cut down? This is where I go back to purpose. If your purpose is to grow your blog and social channels because you want to reap the rewards, how much purposeful time are you spending on it? Not umming and ahhing over which photo to use or scrolling Instagram for an hour after you’ve uploaded a new post but actual purposeful time where you’re completing tasks that will move the needle forward for your growth? And it’s absolutely 100% OK if your blog isn’t your priority. If going out, spending ages getting ready, scrolling Insta, reading the Daily Mail sidebar of shame or spending time with friends is taking up your free out of work time - that’s all absolutely fine and great! But just don’t kid yourself otherwise you know? Because if your blog is your priority, you’ll make time, and if it’s not - you won’t, and it’s fine if it’s not! But hopefully the above tips will give you something to get working on so that you can still feel like you’re working on your blog and getting it moving when you’re strapped for time. I know this is a big thing for lots of you so I’ll be making more resources and hacks to help you keep on top of your blog shiz soon. As ever, don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and pleeeease share you listening on stories and tag me! Tell allll the time poor creatives you know to listen in! Until next time, byeeeee

I would love to tell you what transpired to cause premier league high fliers (yeah yeah 5th is still high out of 20 :P ) to get taught a lesson by a bunch of Belorussian tractor engineers, but I’m not sure my feeble and damaged brain is capable of comprehending such horseradish! Join me as I lament this dreadful night of European woe. Hit me up on https://www.twitter.com/GoonSquadPC

On this weeks Sofamanager Scottish Football podcast we discuss possibly the biggest blunder ever whilst sitting in the announcers box live on TV! We also discuss a change in the junior ranks and possible return of the Imperial Cup as well as the African team tipped for world cup glory ... For more check out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLthDrfcUaKLO3QaGEpHFjy6r63unFjUAZ https://anchor.fm/sofamanager https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-mnzies/ For all the latest footballing news and in depth articles: http://sofamanager.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sofamanger/ https://www.instagram.com/sofamanager/ https://twitter.com/SofaManagerFC

The Poker Central Podcast is the number one place to follow all the thrilling poker action from the around the globe! The Super High Roller Bowl final table is set, and on this podcast, we preview the players at the final table and play an interview with Justin Bonomo.  The final table is let by Belorussian pro Mikitia ‘Fish2013' Badziakouski who looks to continue his hot start of the year after winning nearly $3 million in 2018 so far. The final table seating order and chip counts are as follows. Seat     Player  Country            Chip Count       Big Blinds 1          Justin Bonomo            USA                 3,965,000        159 2          Christoph Vogelsang   Germany         445,000           18 3          Mikita Badziakouski    Belarus            4,205,000        168 4          Daniel Negreanu         Canada            4,000,000        160 5          Nick Petrangelo          USA                 600,000           24 6          Jason Koon                  USA                 1,185,000        47 In the interview with Bonomo on this short preview podcast, he talks about the big hand versus Fedor Holz that put him in the chip lead, the support of his family, and his impressive run over the last six months that grossed him nearly $10 million. Don't miss a minute of the action as the final table gets underway at 4 pm ET on Wednesday. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year, on top of an extensive on-demand library of content that includes replays of all live action.

Hour 1: You know, President Trump, it’s probably not a good idea to freewheel speeches about how great Xi Jinping is …’The Shape of Water’ takes Best Picture, Gary Oldman takes Best Actor for ‘Darkest Hour’ …Cameron Kasky and David Hogg attack the Second Amendment on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' …Update on what came of the gun confiscation in New Orleans in 2005 …Anti-Defamation League promotes new algorithm programmed to detect hate speech …Andrew Pollack, whose daughter was killed in Parkland, is the real voice of common sense …Alec Baldwin makes some witty jokes on SNL, but they fly right over Keith’s head. Hour 2: Pat is an expert on inner-city crime after surviving the mean streets of Helena …The short-term fix for school security is simple, but what is the long-term fix? …The Iranians, like the Chinese, think it’d be great if the American public disarmed …NRA fires back at people calling it a “terrorist organization” …Has child psychiatry really gone too far in recent decades? …No, we don’t need “inclusion riders” for films, we just need to use the best people …Reparation movement seeks to have U.S. government, European Union pay minorities for the slave trade …Facebook continues to falter among millennials, could be heading the way of MySpace. Hour 3: When you’re in your forties or fifties, we guarantee you’ll feel different about the big issues …DACA?  #MeToo? Gun Control?  It’s all mashed together for the Left …What?! Vladimir Putin is the heavy favorite to win re-election in Russia? …Let’s face it, he has never received 100% of the vote …Can Trump really ban bump stocks via executive order? …Caller describes how he was prescribed essentially the same drug for headaches and shingles …Belorussian social media star seeks to trade dirt on Trump for her release from a Thai prison …The fastest growing metropolitan areas in America …Dissecting a number of Alex Jones’ “best” conspiracy theories. Tune in to "Pat Gray Unleashed" weekdays from 12-3p.m. ET on TheBlaze TV! Twitter @PatUnleashed LISTEN https://omny.fm/shows/pat-gray http://www.theblaze.com/radio-shows/pat-gray-unleashed/ https://soundcloud.com/patgrayshow https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-blaze-radio-network/pat-gray https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pat-gray-unleashed/id1280961263?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, said it’s possible that the launch of the Yars ballistic missiles is also linked to the large-scale Zapad 2017 exercise by Russian and Belorussian forces in Belarus and in western Russia, which is based on a scenario involving armed conflict between Russia and Western countries.

This episode was recorded back-to-back with episode 3's discussion of Rinascimento and Bourse. As a result we'd already had a number of drinks. And then we drank some more. So in this episode apologies in advance as the guys get a bit pissy while discussing the wonderful world of Diplomacy. This probably explains why Amby gets rather excited when he discovers from Kaner the "Finished" button within each variant's page. Kaner reciprocates saying he learnt about the archived maps from within any game from Amby. World War IV - the mother of all variants Kaner and Amby get into this amazing map that makes this variant one with both the most players (35 or 36 depending on the version you play), and due to the number of territories and SC's its also often one of the longest maps to play:Hats off to Tom Mulledy for creating the variant for the original 35 player variant and Tom Reinecker for the 36 player World War IV (version 6.2) variant.Amby kicks things off talking about how "drool-worthy" the map is. But yet hates the game: because he never wins. Amby laments amongst the 3 different versions he's played 6 or 7 games but has only survived once. Every other time he gets eliminated.Kaner points out with the number of players understandably your odds of winning fall dramatically and your chances of getting shafted go through the roof.Kaner finds the original 35 player map very "empty", especially in the middle east. WWIV v6.2 is now overwhelmingly the most popular iteration. Even better Kaner's World War IV Sea lanes version.That said, they both agree that when you start a WWIV game, you always feel, "This is it... I'm going to conquer the world!"Kaner explains why there's the two versions between the WWIV map. Tom (User ID Tomahaha) contacted the then vDip mods about the site using an older version. Kaner then helped out with porting that map across to vDiplomacy.The guys talk about the technical aspects of how the games come together on the site with two maps: a true map (with no more than 256 territories) and then a separate layer with the names and SCs on it.  But with the size of WWIV there's an additional map to help run the variant, which is really fiddly.Amby digresses about how the Regatta's toilets disappointed him. During a quick comfort break between recordings he noticed that it didn't have a mirrored wall for releaving yourself, as reported by the BBC on the internet. Amby thinks this could be a result of a more recent renovation done since the 2011 Brisbane flood (confirmed in this article - scroll to the bottom for the wacky picture of how the urinal used to look/work!)With dunny talk out of the way, Kaner brings up the common problem in both WWIV maps of sea-based territories forming strong stalemate lines that prevented solo wins.Kaner discusses his ideas of creating "overseer" zones at the heart of an original large sea territory, and then splitting the remainder of a sea territory into smaller sea territories. These overseer zones allow for fast navigation, but also play a critical part in supporting activity around them. These changes eliminate the issue in the past of too many strong sea-based stalemate lines. This is obviously good if you get sick of games with stalemate lines, but will drive you nuts if you love creating good strong stalemate lines.The guys discuss though that these changes appear to have had an impact on more sea based powers like Oceania, exposing them to greater naval threats.Kaner then gives his strategy about the importance of building continental strength quickly and then turning your attention to projecting naval power into the sea lanes. Amby shares his experience of doing the opposite: concentrating strongly on land-based strength but in doing so leaving himself open to naval attack, and ultimately elimination. So pay attention to Kaner's suggested strategy!That said Kaner goes on to say though that while strategy is an important component, fundamentally your relationships with players tends to be the determining factor.Kaner gets into the sexy talk and discusses how winning a WWIV map would be like ten orgasms at once.In WWIV the scale of the map lends itself to more than just an opening game, mid-game and end-game, with multiple opening games and mid-games.Kaner recommends in the early game to create a couple of local alliances in your continental block.When it comes to continental blocks the guys note that Africa and South America either quickly get their shit together, or totally fall apart. North America usually gets its act together quickly, Asia becomes a knife fight and in Europe one player usually quickly dominates.Finally the guys reflect that once you've played WWIV there's no way you can ever again play the World Diplomacy IX variant on webDiplomacy. Google Translate Diplomacy - when you feel like an entertaining game of Diplomacy Next after yet some more drinks the guys move onto Google Translate Diplomacy.Amby mentions how with his recent efforts to learn Spanish on Duolingo, he created a forum post looking for people wanting to play a game only played in Spanish with four other players putting up their hand.Amby discusses how when you're learning a language you can obviously only call upon the words you've learnt, without quickly having to cheat and turn to Google Translate for help.The game called Juego en español (literally "Game in Spanish") saw ScubaSteve play fantastically, a good showing by Gunmaster G-9 and surprisingly Dr. Recommended getting knocked out early and gnomius later being eliminated.  Amby felt some players were very competent in Spanish, or hid it well. The only downside he felt as someone with very basic Spanish skills was the amount of time taken to read messages and formulate responses.But it got Amby reflecting on the time vDiplomacy created a Google Translate variant and game for Diplomacy, intuitively called "The language of the country immediately after the", although Kaner wanted to call it "The Meat Commission" as we discuss in the podcast.Mapu originally suggested the idea. When discussing it originally in the forum there were a number of ideas thrown around for how this could work eg start in your language and then translate 4 or 5 times, through to Kaner's suggestion to use something like Akuna's Bad Translator (note: this service has changed since the original competition and is no longer offered).The forum discussion then went on and ended up agreeing that you'd start with your own native language, translate it into one of three obscure languages that were within pre-World War 1 player's borders or nearby (eg France couldn't use French but could use Basque, Breton or Arabic - due to their colonies, England couldn't use English but could use Welsh, Irish or Hindi - again due to colonies, Russia could use Mongolian, Belorussian or Finish etc). Then you would translate this into an agreed totally different language such as Chinese traditional or Hebrew which would then be posted to players.Some of the choice postings came out after a number of translations - major major language warning!Amby acknowledges that he and Kaner were aiming to have a fun entertaining game although some players were playing it straight down the line.Amby goes on to say that he'd often check translation options between the three languages to see what worked best; either keeping it as clear as possible or as entertaining depending on what you wanted to achieve.Kaner suggests his brilliant idea on having a Google Translate meets Extreme Personalities game, and seeing player's interest in the forum. Likewise seeing from the forum whether players want to follow the same translation process used in the initial game, or do a 34 translation versionAmby brings up how the game often felt like the Youtube video by CDZA using Google Translate to twist the lyrics of the "Fresh Prince from Bel-Air" theme song.The guys acknowledge that while they still haven't yet had our webDiplomacy 2012 championship winners on for an interview, hopefully it'll happen soon. Then maybe we'll look at the Extreme Personalities in an upcoming variant.Kaner also says he'd like to cover off the Sopwith variant very soon. So stay tuned! Venue: Regatta Hotel, Brisbane Drinks of choice:Kaner - Yenda Hell from New South Wales, AustraliaAmby - The Stag Shiraz by St Hubert's from Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia Don't forget if you're enjoying the podcast please hop onto iTunes and give us a rating and a review so we can get the Diplomacy message out. If you have any suggestions on what you'd like to see covered in an upcoming podcast, or something you'd like to see regularly covered, please contact us or leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks to Dan Philip for his rockin' intro to the Diplomacy Games podcast.

Donald, Sam, and Jason are back after a 2 month break. They talk NBA Draft, NBA Finals, Olympics, and look ahead at Duke's 2017 season. 0:10 - Accidental intro where we talk about Sam's mandolin play 0:55 - We actually start, for real, and we continue talking about Sam's mandolin as well as what else we have been up to. 5:00 - Why has it taken us so long to do a podcast? We blame John Scheyer! 9:10 - We finally talk about something real! The NBA Draft, though we start with the Dukie who went undrafted, MP3! 16:10 "Hey, lets talk about Brandon Ingram!" (We end up mostly just talking about the Lakers). 26:00 Other draft notes, Donald loves Henry Ellenson and Silent G in Detroit. 27:45 Jason is flabbergasted that Cat Barber was undrafted 30:30 More NBA, this time we talk about Kyrie winning a NBA title 35:50 We wax poetic on how great Lebron was 39:30 We forgot about Dhantay Jones?!?!?!! 41:30 We talk about the Olympics and Jason goes on a Harrison Barnes rant 50:00 Donald with a shout out to Lindsay Harding, Belorussian basketball Olympian! 52:10 A look at Duke's 2016-17 roster. We are going to eat worlds! 58:30 Parting shots - Jason wished Derryck Thornton well, Sam shouts out to his reunion class, and Donald talks about fireworks 1:01:40 Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafe and Steve have an open, personal, and honest conversation with comedian Tina Dybal about the topic of addiction and all of the struggles that come with it.  In between, they also talk about Belorussian anchor babies, gross fermented foods, crazy behind-the-scenes tales working in hospital surgery, and the infamous "Suh-Dude" viral video.  A word from Rafe: This topic is near and dear to my heart as I have had my own personal struggles with the demons of addiction.  I commend Tina on her honesty and bravery in having a straightforward, visceral, and raw discussion about the power of addiction and the fight for recovery.  If you are struggling with addiction of any kind, I promise you that you are not alone.  Check out the links below and remember that every day is an opportunity to make a big change.   Stay in touch with Tina at: https://www.facebook.com/tina.dybal?fref=ts Links to help with addiction and recovery: Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org/?ID=phoneline Here is a list of hotline and helplines that can get you into addiction treatment, or to a safe place to wait for help. Please note that not all hotlines are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you don't get in touch with a live person, keep calling and move down the list. 1-800-999-9999 National Directory of Hotlines and Crisis Intervention Centers 1-800-662-HELP Drug and Alcohol Rehab/Treatment Referral Service Alcoholics Anonymous 24 hour helplines by zip code Narcotics Anonymous hotlines and helplines  1-800-356-9996 Al-Anon & Alateen crisis line 1-800-COCAINE National Cocaine Hotline, 24-hour counseling and referral 1-800-9-HEROIN National Heroin Hotline 1-888-MARIJUA National Marijuana Hotline 1-800-273-TALK National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-WORKPLACE Drug-Free Workplace Help    

Everything went to form on day nine at the Australian Open, with victory for Serena over Sharapova, and wins for Federer and Djokovic. It all means that a dream semifinal between Federer and Djokovic - the 45th match between them - will take place on Thursday. Who will win? David Law and special guest Chris Clarey of the New York Times break it down, and the conclusion might surprise you. And what about Victoria Azarenka? Blazing through the draw, the Belorussian is the second best player in the world we think, but can she beat Serena? And what is she really like? Chris Clarey lets us know.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month we bring you a chaotic mix of psycore stoked with atomic energy!   Introducing Kalilaskov AS (or Vadim Cherkashin to his friends).  Kalilaskov means 'the kind one' in Belorussian and the AS stands for Atomic Station.  Why, you may ask?Well, Vadim is a survivor of the devastation wrought by the nuclear meltdown at the Chernobyl reactor in the former USSR, living very close to the disaster as it happened.  Soon after the catastrophe Vadim and his family moved to Israel where he first got exposure to the psytrance scene, and where his new friends dubbed him 'the kind one'!   As far as his music life goes Vadim has produced his own material from the word go, first under the french Nabi records label and now with Blittz Studios, where he's contracted to make his first full solo album very soon.Enjoy the mix and your new year festivities when they come :)  Peace and pos vibes for 2012 from the show!     Track listing with artist links:01) Extraterrestrial - Binary System 154 bpm W&P By Dor Abargil, Israelhttp://www.facebook.com/Extraterrrestial02) Terratech - Time Traveller 154 bpm, W&P by Igor João (MicroShip Studios), Portugalhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=55861291603) Baphomet Engine - Fill this shit of vibe 150 bpm W&P by Fábio and Tiago Siqueira , Brazilhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Baphomet-Engine/10560139280565704) Noise Gust - Fluffy Air 154 bpm W&P by Kagetoshi Nakamura, Japanhttp://www.facebook.com/NoiseGust05) Elepsy - You are trippin 158 bpm W&P by Gökel - David Vlad, Romaniahttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Elepsy/19845031018206306) Kalilaskov As & Dekhat- Bhuli - Glowing in the Dark 152Bpm, W&P by Vadim Cherkasin & Dekhat-Bhuli aka Nuno (Pt) and Mara (Spa), Israel/Europehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalilaskov-As-Music/105478779522292http://www.facebook.com/dekhat.bhuli107) DeMeNtIa - Confssions 155 bpm, W&P by Beito Dementia, Mexicohttp://www.facebook.com/beito.DeMeNtIa08) Rawar - skeletons in the closet 156 bpms w&p by Helder Amaral @ rawar studio Portugal 2011http://www.facebook.com/RAWARpsy09) Khaos Sektor-Hellworld (Silent Horror rmx) 150 bpm, W&P by Jigar Shah, Indiahttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Khaos-Sektor/110553169025235 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Silent-Horror/11853143487903210) Sanathana - Pachamama's Embrace 160 bpm, W&P by Swaroop Guhathakurta, India/ UAE http://www.facebook.com/Sanathana.psy?sk=wallArtist's own bio:Kalilaskov AS is Vadim Cherkashin. He was born in the USSR near Chernobyl and after the infamous atomic disaster in the region he moved to Israel with his family.Now live in Germany - Berlin.In Israel Vadim fell in love with psychedelic trance and eventually decided to pursue his own solo project. Around the same time the nickname Kalilaskov first appeared. Initially it was only a name used by Vadim's close friends to address him (translated as "the kind one" from Belorussian). But later Vadim adopted this name as his permanent alias and added AS to it, which stands for Atomic Station. Thereby Kalilaskov AS was officially born.It did not take long for the global psytrance community to take notice of the young musician and his unique music. The very first release came out on the French Nabi Records and after that multiple compilation releases followed on some of the best labels in the world.Kalilaskov's best of came out in 2008 on Digital Drugs Coalition under the title "Killas" and incorporated Vadim's most renowned compilation tracks. Today Kalilaskov AS is signed to the world famous Russian-Australian giant Blitz Studios and his first full length solo album is to come out very soon!!!At present Kalilaskov AS is playing all over the world at various indoor and outdoor events, club parties and festivals! Catch him near you :)http://www.kalilaskov.ashttp://soundcloud.com/kalilaskov-ashttp://www.ohmganeshpro.comkalilaskovasbookings@gmail.com

The guest of jubilee became our Belorussian colleague – Albert Sipov, aka A.e.r.o.Here is local (Russian language) version:Wish U nice trip on your Way to Eden!