Podcasts about Chino

John Ferguson, the owner of Domestic Diesel and Auto Service, shares his experience as a former dealer technician for Ford and how he started his own business. He talks about the challenges of finding the right team to support him and how he sought the help of industry experts to become a better leader and marketer. The episode also includes a video tour of John's shop, where he specializes in Ford and GM diesel vehicles. John Ferguson, Domestic Diesel and Auto Service, Chino, CA. Watch Full Video Episode HERE John's background and business journey (00:02:33) John talks about his experience as a technician turned business owner and how he started his own shop. Learning and self-improvement (00:07:00) John and Carm discuss the importance of being a perpetual student and always learning, even outside of one's area of expertise. The Cost of Education (00:07:45) John and Carm discuss the cost of education in the automotive industry and how it affects business owners. Recognizing the Need for Help (00:08:55) John talks about how he realized he needed help with his business and the importance of self-reflection for business owners. Touring John's Shop (00:10:48) Carm takes a virtual tour of John's shop, including the story behind the unique mailbox and the history of the building. Ford vs. GM (00:17:05) John Ferguson discusses the reliability of Ford and GM diesel trucks and the differences in obtaining parts and licensing scan tools. Subscription Fees for Car Features (00:18:08) Carm Capriotto and John Ferguson discuss the possibility of subscription fees for car features and the potential for app-based trim levels. Thanks to our Partner, Dorman Products. Dorman gives people greater freedom to fix vehicles by constantly developing new repair solutions that put owners and technicians first. Take the Dorman Virtual Tour at www.DormanProducts.com/Tour Connect with the Podcast: -Join our Insider List: https://remarkableresults.biz/insider -All books mentioned on our podcasts: https://remarkableresults.biz/books -Our Classroom page for personal or team learning: https://remarkableresults.biz/classroom -Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carm -The Aftermarket Radio Network: https://aftermarketradionetwork.com -Special episode collections:

Hoy en Chino Deportes conducido por Camila Peña, la información sobre el gane del Nápoles en Italia, los partidos para este fin de semana en el Torneo Clausura de la Liga INDES y los próximos partidos de la NBA

Este día en Chino Deportes desde Paraguay: el resultado de los partidos restantes del Torneo Clausura y como quedan las posiciones para la proxima jornada, protestas en Francia contra Messi y muchas noticias deportivas.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: desde Argentina Claudio Martínez nos informa sobre futbol nacional, la victoria del Barcelona, Real Madrid pierde ante el Real sociedad y los roces entre el París Saint-Germain y Lionel Messi

Hoy Chino Deportes se convirtió en Cami Deportes con toda la polémica y la información deportiva de actualidad

This week I'm sick and have had time to think about art and the way I personally digest growth and change in artists I love and admire. I use an example from one of my favorite bands, Deftones, and relate my thoughts to my own writing and art. Call the Corey Hotline to weigh in on the topic 832-930-1347

Hoy en Chino Deportes: el calendario de juegos para el proximo fin de semana y ¿cual sera el nuevo proyecto que tiene entre manos el polemico Eugenio Caldron? investigacion especial.

The Lomeli brothers get the privilege to have a guest sit in fresh from a 100 mile run. Manny Zubia grew up in Chino and crossed paths with Renato throughout the years. They ran into each other at the park with their respective families. Join us and hear Manny's accomplishments. From being in the military, donating a kidney to his mom and running a 100 miles in just a little over 24 hours. 

Zane is the founder of PositiveVibes Magazine, a digital magazine dedicated to telling authentic stories about mental health, wellness, and inspiration. Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts + Donations https://bio.link/podcaster Storehttps://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/store/ Donations  https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/ ==================== Bio of Zane: My name is Zane Landin, and I am from Chino, California. I recently graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Public Relations, and I have worked at places like USAID, NASA, and General Motors. I am a mental health and disability advocate, queer rights activist, entrepreneur, and positive change maker. I identify as Hispanic, Queer, and Disabled. I am the founder of PositiveVibes Magazine, a digital magazine dedicated to telling authentic stories about mental health, wellness, and inspiration. I attended the first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum in Washington, D.C., where I met President Biden, Selena Gomez, Dr. Murthy, and Dr. Biden. Out of hundreds of applications, 30 young advocates across the country were selected to advocate for mental health. I am a passionate storyteller who regularly writes about wellness, psychology, and culture for the Power of Positivity, Entrepreneur, and Lady Gaga's Channel Kindness. My writing has appeared in several other publications. What inspires me the most is storytelling and how we can leverage powerful stories to create a more inclusive world for all to thrive. My work has appeared on over 50 platforms like Seek the Joy Podcast, Forbes, and Coming from the Heart. What we Discussed: - His visit to the White House - Overcoming Shyness to Public Speaking - Toastmasters and Table Topics advantages - Founder of Positive Vibes Magazine - His Plan for Podcasting - How to get your work published - Internships and should they be paid - Working at NASA and more How to Contact Zane: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanelandin/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zane-landin-b2417a187/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zane.landin  Twitter: https://twitter.com/LandinZane Author profile on Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/zane-landin PositiveVibes Magazine website: https://positivevibesmag.com/ PositiveVibes Magazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivevibesmag/ =============== Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts + Donations https://bio.link/podcaster Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast/ Store https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/store/ Donations  https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-coughlan/message

Hoy en Chino Deportes: los resutados y la tabla de posiciones de la Liga Mayor de Fútbol, las nuevas excusas del Barcelona tras perder contra el Rayo Ballecano y muchas notas más.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: la previa de la J19 del Clausura, la goleada al Real Madrid que podría alejar al Barcelona de la punta. Además, el duelo City-Arsenal.

I sit down with John Vervaeke and Jacob Howland to discuss The Symposium, one of the great dialogues of Plato. Professor Jacob Howland is Director of University of Austin, Texas' Intellectual Foundations program. Previously, Howland served as McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa and Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund. He is the author of five books and one edited book, including two on Plato's Republic as well as studies of Kierkegaard and the Talmud. Howland's articles have appeared in The New Criterion, City Journal, and The Nation, among others. Original video: https://youtu.be/T1nxiLARYAk John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke Jacob Howland: https://www.jacobhowland.com/ - Jacob's book, Plato and the Talmud: https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Talmud-Jacob-Howland/dp/1107612691 - John Vervaeke's YouTube series, After Socrates: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuj6q5NP_fXjBzUT1p_qYSCC - Event in Chino, California in May, titled, 'The Quest for a Spiritual Home': https://events.eventzilla.net/e/estuary-chino-2023-2138601197 - Plato's Dialogues, including The Symposium, are included in our The Symbolic World reading list. See here for more: https://thesymbolicworld.com/reading-list ------------------------

Hoy en Chino Deportes: limpieza en el Alianza, los grupos de fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: toda la actividad del fútbol local, con las victorias de Águila, Alianza y FAS. Además, el Barcelona y el Napoli dieron un paso importante para lograr los títulos en España e Italia.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: el panorama del fin de semana en el fútbol nacional e internacional. Además, el anuncio del viaje de la Selecta a Corea del Sur y Japón.

https://events.eventzilla.net/e/estuary-chino-2023-2138601197 Date of event: Thursday, 18 May 2023 12:00 PM - Sunday, 21 May 2023 4:00 PM PDT Place of event: CrossPoint Church, 6950 Edison Ave, Chino, CA, 91710, United States. Join Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, and Paul VanderKlay for a two-day event with presentations, conversations, and break-out sessions using the Estuary Protocol, moderated by Kathryn Wilson. On May 21, join John Vervaeke for guided meditation at 7am, followed by Paul as a guest preacher at CrossPoint Church at 9:30am. At 1:30pm, Jonathan Pageau will lead a tour at St. Andrew's Orthodox Church. Attendance is limited to 325 people, with 100 discounted tickets available. A group rate for 30 rooms is offered at the Ayres Hotel in Chino Hills, CA. The event is sponsored by ProFathers, Inc., and the local Chino chapter of the Estuary Project. ---------------------------

Chino Deportes: hablamos de las victorias de Águila y Chalatenango en los partidos pendientes. También de los semifinalistas de la Champions y de la NBA.

Hoy en Chino Deportes, el reconocimiento de la Asamblea Legislativa al FAS, cartelera deportiva para este día y muchas noticias internacionales

Chino Deportes: Hoy hablamos sobre las declaraciones de Mauricio Cienfuegos, fútbol español, la previa del Chelsea-Real Madrid y también regalamos una pelota de la Champions by Heineken.

Chino Deportes: FAS perdió el invicto con Efren Marenco en Chalatenango. Además, la derrota del Águila y las victorias del Firpo y Marte. A Xavi le motesta el sol y Quique Sánchez Flores le contesta...

In this special episode of Slant Podcast, host Dana Tai Soon Burgess is interviewed by Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo (Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company lead dancer) in celebration of the publishing of Dana's memoir, "Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly." Dana has been referred to as the "poet laureate of Washington dance and a national dance treasure" by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Sarah Kaufman. He is a leading American choreographer and a cultural figure whose artistic focus explores the idea of cultural "confluence" and the "hyphenated person" – someone who is of mixed ethnic or cultural heritage – as well as issues of belonging and societal acceptance.Throughout their conversation, Dana and Felipe discuss Dana's life, his work as a dancer, choreographer, and founder of Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, and his upbringing as an Asian American Gay male. In this episode, Dana Tai Soon Burgess reflects on his life and career in the arts and shares insights on the power of dance to promote cultural understanding and unity.

It has been almost a year since the Chino, Matt Chan was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Since then, he has been through ups and downs in his treatment. On this episode, we get an update on where he is now and what he has learned about living with cancer. Read:https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/buoyed-by-poll-seattle-mayor-harrell-should-go-big-on-public-safety/Read: https://crosscut.com/news/2023/01/two-seattle-asian-american-community-newspapers-go-out-printRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/leesa-manion-sworn-in-as-king-county-prosecuting-attorney/Read: The Best & Worst Awards for 2022https://i0.wp.com/nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/04-05-Matt-and-Gei-1.jpgRead Marcus Harrison Green's Seattle's Times column about Black Youth suicide. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/more-black-kids-are-dying-by-suicide-the-reasons-unfortunately-arent-surprising/

Hoy viernes en Chino Deportes: hoy nos acompañó Sergio Gallardo. Hablamos del sorteo de la Copa Oro y de la jornada del fútbol nacional.

Como siempre, el presidente tiene otros datos y ahora busca a China como su respaldo, eso si va a estar en chino

Chino Deportes: el equipo de La Tribu estuvo en el Oscar Quiteño para ver el clásico FAS-Águila y aquí lo cuentan todo. Además, los cuartos de final de la Champions League

Hoy en Chino Deportes: el debut de Chelo Arévalo en Montecarlo, el clásico FAS-Aguila y toda la Champions League, algunos de los temas que tocamos hoy.

Ale Costa comenta a detalle las preocupaciones que ha mostrado la Sociedad Nacional de Industrias (SNI) sobre la anunciada compra de Enel Distribución por parte de China Southern Power Grid, lo cual generaría que el 100% del mercado de distribución eléctrica en Lima quede en manos de empresas de propiedad del Estado chino.

Chino Deportes: hablamos de la jornada 16 del fútbol local, donde destaca el FAS-Águila. También los duelos de la Champions League, con un City-Bayern.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: regresando de vacaciones y con el diario del lunes en la mano hablamos de los resultados de la liga mayor, futbol playa y la información del futbol internacional.

Hoy viernes en Chino Deportes: la programación del fin de semana, donde destacan Marte-Alianza y el derby migueleño. Además, toda la actividad internacional.

Hoy jueves en Chino Deportes: la victoria del Alianza sobre Jocoro con dos goles de Fito Zelaya. Además, molestia en FAS por los malos resultados.

Toda la información deportiva mas importante la escuchas en este episodio de Chino Deportes

Hoy en Chino Deportes: Analisis, opiniones y resultados del partido entre Estados Unidos-El Salvador en Orlando

Chino Deportes: la previa del juego Estados Unidos-El Salvador en Orlando y toda la actividad del fin de semana en el fútbol nacional e internacional.

Xi Jinping visitó Moscú la semana pasada para sostener una reunión de alto nivel con su homólogo ruso Vladimir Putin. Tras la reunión, que fue muy distendida, se comprometieron a fortalecer los lazos políticos y económicos que unen a sus dos países. Rusia se encuentra en un momento especialmente delicado así que en el Kremlin trataron de escenificar la cumbre con mucha pompa y gran ceremonia. China se ha convertido en un importante salvavidas económico para Rusia, que enfrenta una batería inacabable de sanciones occidentales a causa de la guerra en Ucrania, algo de lo que Xi Jinping quiere sacar partido diplomático ofreciéndose como mediador en el conflicto. Pero ni los ucranianos ni sus aliados occidentales se fían del líder chino, a quien no sin razón consideran el principal soporte internacional del agresor. Lo cierto es que para Vladimir Putin, China es algo más que un simple aliado. Hoy por hoy es su socio principal, un apoyo fundamental en el ámbito económico, tecnológico y diplomático del que depende más que nunca para mantenerse a flote. Según se extrae de los datos proporcionados por el Gobierno ruso, entre enero y febrero las exportaciones chinas a Rusia se incrementaron casi un 20% hasta los 15.000 millones de dólares, mientras que las importaciones desde China han crecido un 20% hasta los 18.600 millones de dólares. El yuan es ya la divisa más negociada en la Bolsa de Moscú por encima del dólar o el euro. Rusia, por su parte, ha superado a Arabia Saudita como mayor proveedor de crudo de China. Sólo en lo que llevamos de año, las exportaciones rusas de petróleo hacia China han aumentado un 25%. Pero no se trata ni mucho menos de una relación entre iguales. La economía china es diez veces más grande que la rusa, su superioridad tecnológica es cada vez más evidente y, desde que empezó la guerra en Ucrania, su peso específico en el concierto internacional es mucho mayor. Algunos analistas hablan ya de Rusia como un protectorado chino, pero quizá sea demasiado prematuro calificarla como tal. Dependencia no es sinónimo de sumisión. China, que se enfrenta a un Occidente hostil y a una economía interna en desaceleración, necesita a Rusia de su lado si quiere consolidarse como potencia dominante en Asia y aspirar a la hegemonía mundial. Rusia sigue siendo una potencia nuclear de primer orden y un importante exportador de energía, materias primas y alimentos. La economía rusa, aunque visiblemente dañada por la guerra, ha demostrado hasta ahora una notable resistencia frente a las sanciones occidentales. El país tiene un valor estratégico y económico que China necesita mientras se prepara para seguir creciendo y antagonizar con Estados Unidos. Rusos y chinos comparten una frontera terrestre muy larga, de más de 4.000 kilómetros, y completamente libre de amenazas externas. Eso da un respiro a ambos para concentrarse en sus respectivos adversarios en el este y el oeste. El problema principal es ahora la guerra en Ucrania, una aventura en la que Putin se metió hace más de un año de forma un tanto temeraria y que no está saliendo conforme a lo planeado. Xi Jinping no quiere que Putin pierda la guerra y Rusia termine devorada por el caos o, peor aún, que se enfrente a un cambio de régimen del que podría surgir una Rusia diferente menos cercana a los intereses chinos. Pero tampoco quiere ser visto como cómplice de la invasión. El apoyo de China a Rusia es inquebrantable, pero su mensaje a otros países es mucho más neutral y moderado. No es una posición cómoda, pero quiere jugar esa carta hasta el final. En La ContraRéplica: - VOX y la moción de censura - Estudiantes en prácticas - La rocambolesca vida de Steven Seagal · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #Rusia #China Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Este viernes en Chino Deportes: presentamos la nueva camisa del FAS, además hablamos sobre la gran celebración de Argentina tras ganar el Mundial

Hoy en Chino Deportes: la derrota de la Selecta sobre Honduras y todo el análisis y la polémica.

Chino Deportes: la previa del juego amistoso El Salvador-Honduras, que no se televisará. Messi está en Argentina y es furor entre los aficionados.

Pueblos originarios y colonias de la CDMX rechazan reforma que facilita agua a industrias ONU pide a gobiernos adopten plan de combate al racismo INAI promueve presiona al Senado en nombrar comisionados

Chino Deportes: la Selecta en Los Ángeles, Messi causa locura en Argentina... México cae en semifinales en el Mundial de Béisbol.

Hoy en Chino Deportes: los resultados de la jornada deportiva del fin de semana y el analisis del Clasico entre el Real Madrid y Barcelona

In this show, we continue in our series focusing on the process of divorce. Taking a cautious and careful look at divorce would not be complete without looking at it through the lens of faith. In fact, it's the most critical lens to look through. To help us with our conversation, Pastor Mike Spradlin from Valley Christian Church in Chino, California, joins us. You'll want to make sure you listen in to this important discussion. Please add this podcast to your library, rate, and review it. And share this and all episodes so others can benefit too. For more information about The Divorce Coaching Hour with Christy Mendelow, go to TheDivorceCoachingHour.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fue de esas pláticas desgarradoramente hermosas, nos contó que viene de familia de inmigrantes Chinos (aunque él nació en México), creció en esta dualidad entre la cultura china y mexicana. Su papá fue muy estricto y en su casa no era tan normal expresar sentimientos. El Chino nos confesó que cuando estaba chavito y salía a las calles las personas los señalaban por tener rasgos diferentes, esto lo hacía sentir muy inseguro, no entendía porque no era como sus amigos, hasta ese punto para él ser diferente era malo, pero entonces sus papás lo mandaron a estudiar a una escuela en Canadá en donde había comunidades de todo el mundo, ahí entendió que está bien ser diferente y que la individualidad es bonita. En este punto de la historia yo estaba muy entrado en la plática, hasta conté algunas cosas que tuvo que vivir mi abuelo en Italia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero su historia dio un giro inesperado, lamentablemente antes de irse a Canadá no todo fue miel sobre hojuelas, pues a su mamá le habían detectado cáncer, y una noche anterior de irse la habían operado para extirparle los tumores, aún se encontraba en fase preventiva, se fue con la tranquilidad de que ya no había tumores en su cuerpo, pero años después por culpa de una negligencia médica descubren que le habían dejado un tumor, eso causo que desafortunadamente el cáncer se expandiera, cuando me lo contó sentí horrible, cómo es posible que algo que era preventivo hubiera terminado de esa forma. Su mamá se fue a China en busca de un tratamiento médico pero ya estaba en fase terminal, así que él se fue para allá para alcanzar a su mamá. Te acuerdas que te conté que en su familia no se acostumbraba decir lo que sentían, pues una noche antes de irse del hospital algo dentro de él hizo que le dijera: “mamá, te amo te veo mañana”, al día siguiente le dan esa horrible noticia que nadie queremos escuchar, su mamá había fallecido. Se me puso la piel de gallina de solo imaginar ese momento. El perder a su mamá lo hizo ver la vida diferente, aprendió a decir lo que siente, incluso con su papá y a acercarse más a esta parte espiritual; su papá es budista pero no la practica tanto, entonces él buscaba conectar con esa parte. Se regresó a México en un estado de sombras sin entender muchas cosas. Entró en una relación tóxica donde le pusieron el cuerno. Unos amigos de ella le hicieron un fraude y lo dejaron sin lana. Cuando ¡por fin! se terminó esa relación, quedó con depresión y endeudado por el fraude, pero dicen que después de la tormenta viene la calma, una vecina le ofreció ir a un casting para MasterChef, lo hizo sin ninguna pretensión, nos contó que en realidad él fue para conocer personas y hacer negocios, quería hacer el famoso networking, pero ¡oh sorpresa! al llegar empezó a pasar filtros y se quedó en el programa, aún dentro del proyecto tenía 0 expectativas de ganar, él solo disfrutaba, se divertía y así se convirtió en el ganador. Cuando terminó el programa, hicieron un tour de medios y fue al programa, Todo Un Show y Venga La Alegría, lo empezaron a invitar cada vez más seguido hasta que un día lo invitaron a ser parte del elenco de Todo Un Show, se sacó cañón de onda porque sentía que él solo era un participante. Tres meses después se acabó el programa y el elenco que estaba se fue a Venga La Alegría, no podía creer que iba a trabajar con conductores tan importantes, pero algo que lo ayudó a tener más confianza fue ir a terapia. Es increíble como nosotros podemos ser nuestro juez más duro y ser los últimos en creer en nosotros. Con su historia entendí que nada es por casualidad, además de que cada oportunidad que vamos teniendo es porque la merecemos y no por un acto de suerte. ¿Tú que te llevas de esta plática?

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Orlando, Florida - Home of Mickey Mouse and sunny beach vacations, a city that 60 million people flock to every year whether it's for the theme parks or just the sun and heat that South Florida is known for. But for the friends and family of 24 year old Jennifer Kesse, this city would become a symbol of all that was wrong and evil in the world. Jennifer was last seen on January 23rd, 2006, she spoke to her family and her boyfriend on the phone that evening and said she was going to bed, she was tired from a trip she had just home from. But the next day, when she didn't show up for work, her parents traveled to her Orlando condo and found everything normal, as if she had woken up and planned to go to work that day. There was still water in the shower, clothes tossed on an unmade bed, and a wet towel in the laundry room. Days later, Jennifer's 2004 black Chevy Malibu would be found abandoned a mile down the road, in a not so great part of town, but the car held no clues as to where Jennifer Kesse was either. The one clue that law enforcement was able to retrieve should have cracked the case wide open. It was surveillance video of a person parking Jennifer's car and walking away from it without even a glance back, and the surveillance clicked a photo of this person every three seconds, and every three seconds this person's face was obscured by a tall wrought iron fence. To this day, Jennifer Kesse has not been found, dead or alive, and the people who love her have fought tirelessly for answers, a fight that included receiving over 16 thousand pages of police records on the investigation, and these pages held more clues which has only fed the fire of this mystery. Try our coffee!! - www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com Become a Patreon member -- > https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeekly Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcast Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod ADS: PDS Debt PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/crime. Beis Right now, BÉIS (base) is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/CRIMEWEEKLY Alo Moves For a limited time, Alo Moves is offering my listeners, a free 30-day trial PLUS – get this - 50% off an annual membership. But you can only get it by going to ALOMOVES.com and use code CRIMEWEEKLY in all caps. Lomi If you want to start making a positive environmental impact or just make clean up after  dinner that much easier, Lomi is perfect for you. Head to LOMI.COM/CRIMEWEEKLY and use the promo code CRIMEWEEKLY to get $50 off your Lomi. 

Event Registration link https://events.eventzilla.net/e/estuary-chino-2023-2138601197 The Quest for a Spiritual Home May 18, 19, 20, 21 in Chino California Paul Vander Klay, John Vervaeke, Jonathan Pageau To get the questionnaire from Karl to help coordinate, find rides, lodging, etc. email him at karljlinder at gmail.com.      To camp contact  @GrimGriz  at Grimgriz at gmail.com

The annual war authorization (NDAA) is an excellent opportunity to examine our military's roles and goals in the world. In this episode, learn about how much of our tax money Congress provided the Defense Department, including how much of that money is classified, how much more money was dedicated to war than was requested, and what they are authorized to use the money for. This episode also examines our Foreign Military Financing programs with a deep dive into a new partner country: Ecuador. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. 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Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Jen's highlighted version Bills H.R. 8711 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 S. 3591 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 Audio Sources A conversation with General Laura J. Richardson on security across the Americas January 19, 2023 The Atlantic Council Clips 17:51 Gen. Laura Richardson: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that has been ongoing for the last over a decade in this region, 21 of 31 countries have signed on to this Belt and Road Initiative. I could take Argentina last January, the most recent signatory on to the Belt and Road Initiative, and $23 billion in infrastructure projects that signatory and signing on to that. But again, 21 of 31 countries. There are 25 countries that actually have infrastructure projects by the PRC. Four that aren't signatories of the BRI, but they do actually have projects within their countries. But not just that. Deepwater ports in 17 countries. I mean, this is critical infrastructure that's being invested in. I have the most space enabling infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere in Latin America and the Caribbean. And I just caused question, you know, why? Why is all of this critical infrastructure being invested in so heavily? In terms of telecommunications, 5G, I've got five countries with the 5G backbone in this region. I've got 24 countries with the PRC Huawei 3G-4G. Five countries have the Huawei backbone infrastructure. If I had to guess, they'll probably be offered a discount to upgrade and stay within the same PRC network. And so very, very concerning as we work with our countries. 20:00 Gen. Laura Richardson: What I'm starting to see as well is that this economy...the economy impacts to these partner nations is affecting their ability to buy equipment. And you know, as I work with our partner nations, and they invest in U.S. equipment, which is the best equipment, I must say I am a little biased, but it is the best equipment, they also buy into the supply chain of spare parts, and all those kinds of things that help to sustain this piece of equipment over many, many years. So in terms of the investment that they're getting, and that equipment to be able to stay operational, and the readiness of it, is very, very important. But now these partner nations, due to the impacts of their economy, are starting to look at the financing that goes along with it. Not necessarily the quality of the equipment, but who has the best finance deal because they can't afford it so much up front. 24:15 Gen. Laura Richardson: This region, why this region matters, with all of its rich resources and rare earth elements. You've got the lithium triangle which is needed for technology today. 60% of the world's lithium is in the lithium triangle: Argentina Bolivia, Chile. You just have the largest oil reserves -- light, sweet, crude -- discovered off of Guyana over a year ago. You have Venezuela's resources as well with oil, copper, gold. China gets 36% of its food source from this region. We have the Amazon, lungs of the world. We have 31% of the world's freshwater in this region too. I mean, it's just off the chart. 28:10 Gen. Laura Richardson: You know, you gotta question, why are they investing so heavily everywhere else across the planet? I worry about these dual-use state-owned enterprises that pop up from the PRC, and I worry about the dual use capability being able to flip them around and use them for military use. 33:30 Interviewer: Russia can't have the ability to provide many of these countries with resupply or new weapons. I mean, they're struggling to supply themselves, in many cases, for Ukraine. So is that presenting an opportunity for maybe the US to slide in? Gen. Laura Richardson: It is, absolutely and we're taking advantage of that, I'd like to say. So, we are working with those countries that have the Russian equipment to either donate or switch it out for United States equipment. or you Interviewer: Are countries taking the....? Gen. Laura Richardson: They are, yeah. 45:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: National Guard State Partnership Program is huge. We have the largest National Guard State Partnership Program. It has come up a couple of times with Ukraine. Ukraine has the State Partnership Program with California. How do we initially start our great coordination with Ukraine? It was leveraged to the National Guard State Partnership Program that California had. But I have the largest out of any of the CoCOMMs. I have 24 state partnership programs utilize those to the nth degree in terms of another lever. 48:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: Just yesterday I had a zoom call with the U.S. Ambassadors from Argentina and Chile and then also the strategy officer from Levant and then also the VP for Global Operations from Albermarle for lithium, to talk about the lithium triangle in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and the companies, how they're doing and what they see in terms of challenges and things like that in the lithium business and then the aggressiveness or the influence and coercion from the PRC. House Session June 15, 2022 Clips Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): The GAO found that the LCS had experienced engine failure in 10 of the 11 deployments reviewed. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): One major reason for the excessive costs of LCS: contractors. Unlike other ships where sailors do the maintenance, LCS relies almost exclusively on contractors who own and control the technical data needed to maintain and repair. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): Our top priority and national defense strategy is China and Russia. We can't waste scarce funds on costly LCS when there are more capable platforms like destroyers, attack submarines, and the new constellation class frigate. A review of the President's Fiscal Year 2023 funding request and budget justification for the Navy and Marine Corps May 25, 2022 Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Carlos Del Toro, Secretary, United States Navy Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps Clips Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): I think the christening was just a few years ago...maybe three or so. So the fact that we christened the ship one year and a few years later we're decommissioning troubles me. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): Are there not other uses, if there's something missing from this class of ships, that we would avoid decommissioning? Adm. Michael Gilday: We need a capable, lethal, ready Navy more than we need a larger Navy that's less capable, less lethal, and less ready. And so, unfortunately the Littoral combat ships that we have, while the mechanical issues were a factor, a bigger factor was was the lack of sufficient warfighting capability against a peer competitor in China. Adm. Michael Gilday: And so we refuse to put an additional dollar against that system that wouldn't match the Chinese undersea threat. Adm. Michael Gilday: In terms of what are the options going forward with these ships, I would offer to the subcommittee that we should consider offering these ships to other countries that would be able to use them effectively. There are countries in South America, as an example, as you pointed out, that would be able to use these ships that have small crews. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary ofDefense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks to Traveling Press April 25, 2022 China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean March 31, 2022 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Clips 24:20 Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA): Ecuador for example, nearly 20 years ago, former President Rafael Correa promised modernization for Ecuador, embracing Chinese loans and infrastructure projects in exchange for its oil. Fast forward to today. Ecuador now lives with the Chinese financed and built dam that's not fully operational despite being opened in 2016. The Coca Codo Sinclair Dam required over 7000 repairs, it sits right next to an active volcano, and erosion continues to damage the dam. The dam also caused an oil spill in 2020 that has impacted indigenous communities living downstream. And all that's on top of the billions of dollars that Ecuador still owes China. 56:40 Peter Natiello: One example that I could provide is work that we've done in Ecuador, with Ecuadorian journalists, to investigate, to analyze and to report on the issue of illegal and unregulated fishing off Ecuador's coast. And we do that because we want to ensure that Ecuadorian citizens have fact-based information upon which they can make decisions about China and countries like China, and whether they want their country working with them. 1:23:45 Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA): There are 86 million tons of identified lithium resources on the planet. On the planet. 49 million of the 86 million are in the Golden Triangle. That's Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. So what's our plan? 1:54:10 Evan Ellis: In security engagement, the PRC is a significant provider of military goods to the region including fighters, transport aircraft, and radars for Venezuela; helicopters and armored vehicles for Bolivia; and military trucks for Ecuador. 2:00:00 Margaret Myers: Ecuador is perhaps the best example here of a country that has begun to come to terms with the challenges associated with doing business with or interacting from a financial or investment perspective with China. And one need only travel the road from the airport to Quito where every day there are a lot of accidents because of challenges with the actual engineering of that road to know why many Ecuadorians feel this way. Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance March 10, 2022 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Watch Full Hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mara Elizabeth Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Clips 1:23:17 Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): According to one study, the DoD manages 48 of the 50 new security assistance programs that were created after the 9/11 attacks and out of the 170 existing security assistance programs today, DOD manages 87, a whopping 81% of those programs. That is a fundamental transition from the way in which we used to manage security assistance. And my worry is that it takes out of the equation the people who have the clearest and most important visibility on the ground as to the impact of that security assistance and those transfers. Sen. Chris Murphy: We just spent $87 billion in military assistance over 20 years in Afghanistan. And the army that we supported went up in smoke overnight. That is an extraordinary waste of U.S. taxpayer dollars, and it mirrors a smaller but similar investment we made from 2003 to 2014 in the Iraqi military, who disintegrated when they faced the prospect of a fight against ISIS. Clearly, there is something very wrong with the way in which we are flowing military assistance to partner countries, especially in complicated war zones. You've got a minute and 10 seconds, so maybe you can just preview some lessons that we have learned, or the process by which we are going to learn lessons from all of the money that we have wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jessica Lewis: Senator, I'll be brief so that Dr. Karlin can jump in as well. I think we do need to learn lessons. We need to make sure, as I was just saying to Senator Cardin, that when we provide security assistance, we also look not just at train and equip, but we look at other things like how the Ministries of Defense operate? Is their security sector governant? Are we creating an infrastructure that's going to actually work? Mara Elizabeth Karlin: Thank you for raising this issue, Senator. And I can assure you that the Department of Defense is in the process of commissioning a study on this exact issue. I will just say in line with Assistant Secretary Lewis, it is really important that when we look at these efforts, we spend time assessing political will and we do not take an Excel spreadsheet approach to building partner militaries that misses the higher order issues that are deeply relevant to security sector governance, that will fundamentally show us the extent to which we can ultimately be successful or not with a partner. Thank you. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): You know, in Iraq, last time I was there, we were spending four times as much money on security assistance as we were on non-security assistance. And what Afghanistan taught us amongst many things, is that if you have a fundamentally corrupt government, then all the money you're flowing into the military is likely wasted in the end because that government can't stand and thus the military can't stand. So it also speaks to rebalancing the way in which we put money into conflict zones, to not think that military assistance alone does the job. You got to be building sustainable governments that serve the public interests in order to make your security assistance matter and be effective. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America March 8, 2022 House Armed Services Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Melissa G. Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense General Laura Richardson, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Clips 17:30 General Laura Richardson: Colombia, for example, our strongest partner in the region, exports security by training other Latin American militaries to counter transnational threats. 1:20:00 General Laura Richardson: If I look at what PRC (People's Republic of China) is investing in the [SOUTHCOM] AOR (Area of Responsibility), over a five year period of 2017 to 2021: $72 billion. It's off the charts. And I can read a couple of the projects. The most concerning projects that I have are the $6 billion in projects specifically near the Panama Canal. And I look at the strategic lines of communication: Panama Canal and the Strait of Magellan. But just to highlight a couple of the projects. The nuclear power plant in Argentina: $7.9 billion. The highway in Jamaica: $5.6 billion. The energy refinery in Cuba, $5 billion. The highway in Peru: $4 billion. Energy dam in Argentina: $4 billion, the Metro in Colombia: $3.9 billion. The freight railway in Argentina: $3 billion. These are not small projects that they're putting in this region. This region is rich in resources, and the Chinese don't go there to invest, they go there to extract. All of these projects are done with Chinese labor with host nation countries'. U.S. Policy on Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean November 30, 2021 Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State Clips 1:47:15 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): I'd like to start with Mexico. I am increasingly concerned that the Mexican government is engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine American companies, and especially American energy companies that have invested in our shared prosperity and in the future of the Mexican people and economy. Over the past five months, Mexican regulators have shut down three privately owned fuel storage terminals. Among those they shut down a fuel terminal and Tuxpan, which is run by an American company based in Texas, and which transports fuel on ships owned by American companies. This is a pattern of sustained discrimination against American companies. And I worry that the Mexican government's ultimate aim is to roll back the country's historic 2013 energy sector liberalisation reforms in favor of Mexico's mismanaged and failing state-owned energy companies. The only way the Mexican government is going to slow and reverse their campaign is if the United States Government conveys clearly and candidly that their efforts pose a serious threat to our relationship and to our shared economic interests. 2:01:50 Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ): Mr. Nichols, can you can you just be a little more specific about the tactics of the GEC? What are some of the specific activities they're doing? And what more would you like to see them do? Brian A. Nichols: The Global Engagement Center both measures public opinion and social media trends throughout the world. They actively work to counter false messages from our strategic competitors. And they prepare media products or talking points that our embassies and consulates around the hemisphere can use to combat disinformation. I think they do a great job. Obviously, it's a huge task. So the the resources that they have to bring to bear to this limit, somewhat, the ability to accomplish those goals, but I think they're doing vital, vital work. 2:13:30 Todd D. Robinson: We are, INL (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement) are working very closely with the Haitian National Police, the new Director General, we are going to send in advisors. When I was there two weeks ago, I arrived with -- they'd asked for greater ability to get police around the city -- I showed up with 19 new vehicles, 200 new protective vests for the police. The 19 was the first installment of a total of 60 that we're going to deliver to the Haitian National Police. We're gonna get advisors down there to work with the new SWAT team to start taking back the areas that have been taken from ordinary Haitians. But it's going to be a process and it's going to take some time. Sen. Bob Menendez: Well, first of all, is the Haitian National Police actually an institution capable of delivering the type of security that Hatians deserve? Todd D. Robinson: We believe it is. It's an institution that we have worked with in the past. There was a small brief moment where Haitians actually acknowledged that the Haitian National Police had gotten better and was more professional. Our goal, our long term goal is to try to bring it back to that Sen. Bob Menendez: How much time before we get security on the ground? Todd D. Robinson: I can't say exactly but we are working as fast as we can. Sen. Bob Menendez: Months, years? Todd D. Robinson: Well, I would hope we could do it in less than months. But we're working as fast as we can. Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy January 25, 2018 Senate Committee on Armed Services Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman of Kissinger Associates and Former Secretary of State Dr. George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Former Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, President, Armitage International and Former Deputy Secretary of State Clips Dr. George Shultz: Small platforms will carry a very destructive power. Then you can put these small platforms on drones. And drones can be manufactured easily, and you can have a great many of them inexpensively. So then you can have a swarm armed with lethal equipment. Any fixed target is a real target. So an airfield where our Air Force stores planes is a very vulnerable target. A ship at anchor is a vulnerable target. So you've got to think about that in terms of how you deploy. And in terms of the drones, while such a system cannot be jammed, it would only serve to get a drone—talking about getting a drone to the area of where its target is, but that sure could hit a specific target. At that point, the optical systems guided by artificial intelligence could use on-board, multi-spectral imaging to find a target and guide the weapons. It is exactly that autonomy that makes the technologic convergence a threat today. Because such drones will require no external input other than the signature of the designed target, they will not be vulnerable to jamming. Not requiring human intervention, the autonomous platforms will also be able to operate in very large numbers. Dr. George Shultz: I think there's a great lesson here for what we do in NATO to contain Russia because you can deploy these things in boxes so you don't even know what they are and on trucks and train people to unload quickly and fire. So it's a huge deterrent capability that is available, and it's inexpensive enough so that we can expect our allies to pitch in and get them for themselves. Dr. George Shultz: The creative use of swarms of autonomous drones to augment current forces would strongly and relatively cheaply reinforce NATO, as I said, that deterrence. If NATO assists frontline states in fielding large numbers of inexpensive autonomous drones that are pre-packaged in standard 20-foot containers, the weapons can be stored in sites across the countries under the control of reserve forces. If the weapons are pre-packaged and stored, the national forces can quickly deploy the weapons to delay a Russian advance. So what's happening is you have small, cheap, and highly lethal replacing large, expensive platforms. And this change is coming about with great rapidity, and it is massively important to take it into account in anything that you are thinking about doing. Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy June 15, 2017 House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Tina Kaidanow, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey, Director, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Clips 14:40 Tina Kaidanow: Arms Transfers constitute an element of foreign policy. We therefore take into account foreign policy considerations as we contemplate each arms transfer or sale, including specifically, the appropriateness of the transfer in responding to U.S and recipient security needs; the degree to which the transfer supports U.S. strategic foreign policy and defense interests through increased access and influence; allied burden sharing and interoperability; consistency with U.S. interests regarding regional stability; the degree of protection afforded by the recipient company to our sensitive technology; the risk that significant change in the political or security situation of the recipient country could lead to inappropriate end use or transfer; and the likelihood that the recipient would use the arms to commit human rights abuses or serious violations of international humanitarian law, or retransfer the arms to those who would commit such abuses. As a second key point, arms transfers support the U.S. Defense industrial base and they reduce the cost of procurement for our own U.S. military. Purchases made through the Foreign Military Sales, known as the FMS, system often can be combined with our Defense Department orders to reduce unit costs. Beyond this, the US defense industry directly employs over 1.7 million people across our nation. 20:20 Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey: FMS is the government-to-government process through which the U.S. government purchases defense articles, training, and services on behalf of foreign governments, authorized in the Arms Export Control Act. FMS is a long standing security cooperation program that supports partner and regional security, enhances military-to-military cooperation, enables interoperability and develops and maintains international relationships. Through the FMS process, the US government determines whether or not the sale is of mutual benefit to us and the partner, whether the technology can and will be protected, and whether the transfer is consistent with U.S. conventional arms transfer policy. The FMS system is actually a set of systems in which the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Congress play critical roles. The Department of Defense in particular executes a number of different processes including the management of the FMS case lifecycle which is overseen by DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency). Technology transfer reviews, overseen by the Defense Technology Security Administration, and the management of the Defense Acquisition and Logistics Systems, overseen by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and the military departments. This process, or a version of it, also serves us well, in the DoD Title X Building Partnership Capacity arena, where the process of building a case, validating a requirement and exercising our U.S. acquisition system to deliver capability is modeled on the FMS system. I want to say clearly that overall the system is performing very well. The United States continues to remain the provider of choice for our international partners, with 1,700 new cases implemented in Fiscal Year 2016 alone. These new cases, combined with adjustments to existing programs, equated to more than $33 billion in sales last year. This included over $25 billion in cases funded by our partner nations' own funds and approximately $8 billion in cases funded by DOD Title X program or Department of State's Appropriations. Most FMS cases move through the process relatively quickly. But some may move more slowly as we engage in deliberate review to ensure that the necessary arms transfer criteria are met. 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