Podcasts about Croatia

God did not intend for His Word to be hard to understand.  In 2020, translators completed the entire Bible in contemporary language in the country of Croatia.  It is the first modern translation in more than 50 years and Christians are providing great reviews.  One believer says, "I am now able to understand the Bible for the first time in my life." Join Michael Woolworth and guest, Goran (last name withheld for security purposes), on The Word in Action Podcast as they share how the Croatian Contemporary Translation is helping the Church grow and Christians mature in their walk with Jesus Christ.  Length: 17:17. 

Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Creativity and Emotions lab at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Born in Croatia, Zorana shares cultural perceptions of creativity. Her research centers on the role of emotions in creative work. Zorana and I were lucky enough to get to work together on the How We Feel app, out now and free to all. I've learned so much about the role of creativity in my own life from Zorana and think you will too! Follow Zorana on Twitter for her latest work. 

Broccoli Reduces Your Risk of Four Major Diseases University of Illinois, June 23, 2022   It's one of the most advantageous veggies you can eat, and love it or hate it, broccoli offers an array of health benefits. University of Illinois researchers have identified candidate genes controlling the accumulation of phenolic compounds in broccoli. Consumption of phenolic compounds, including certain flavonoids, is associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, asthma, and cancer.   Sulforaphane in broccoli can also help to prevent or slow the progress of one of the most common forms of arthritis. Scientists have also discovered that broccoli protects the skin against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.  Many studies have shown that a diet rich in vegetables -- particularly brassica vegetables such as broccoli -- is linked to decreased risk of heart disease and stroke. The researchers crossed two broccoli lines and tested their progeny in terms of total phenolic content and their ability to neutralize oxygen radicals in cellular assays. They then used a genetic technique called quantitative trait locus analysis to search for the genes involved in generating phenolics in the most promising progeny.   By identifying the genes involved in accumulating these compounds, the researchers are one step closer to breeding broccoli and related Brassica vegetables like kale and cabbage with mega-doses of phenolic compounds.   The good news is that phenolic compounds are flavorless and stable, meaning the vegetables can be cooked without losing health-promoting qualities.   Once these vegetables are consumed, the phenolic compounds are absorbed and targeted to certain areas of the body or concentrated in the liver. Flavonoids spread through the bloodstream, reducing inflammation through their antioxidant activity.   "These are things we can't make ourselves, so we have to get them from our diets," Juvik says. "The compounds don't stick around forever, so we need to eat broccoli or some other Brassica vegetable every three or four days to lower the risk of cancers and other degenerative diseases."       Can Chronic Cellphone Use Hinder your Infant's Development? Environmental Health Trust, June 23, 2022   The two most important communicative mechanisms a newborn innately has to navigate his world are eye gaze and crying. From birth, newborns are constantly developing speech, language and communication skills with every response they command from their caregiver. As early as 5 days old, an infant can tailor his cries to reflect hunger, wetness, or discomfort as well as differentiate between mother and caregiver. Additionally, very early on newborns and infants develop prelinguistic skills: eye gaze (signaling a cue for communication) and joint attention – the ability of an infant to rest his or her gaze on a object at the same time the caregiver is looking at the same object. It is speculated that eye gaze between baby and mother is one of the most important prelinguistic skills to occur before verbal communication develops.   However, excessive cell phone usage can work to hinder the communicative rhythm and bonding experience that new mothers and infants work to establish, especially within the first six months. Communicative cues can be easily missed and trying to decode differences in newborn cries (hunger vs wet diaper) can become very difficult. As it is so important for new mothers to pay attention to different cries, constant distraction from a cell phone can alter the way the other perceives the cry, thus making it more difficult to decode.    Infants are so intuitive early on, that even the slightest delay in response to a coo or a cry can alter the way they perceive their world. Additionally, if a mother is perusing high-emotion content that is so pertinent in Facebook and social media, the overflow of emotion may inadequately color her response to the infant.   Breastfeeding can also be affected by a constant need to search the web or pursue Facebook, taking away from a significant bonding period for mother and baby, according to Erin Odom.    Physically, the mother may be present but mentally they are “somewhere else”. Many mothers use the cellphone to pass the time during the long nursing/feeding sessions of early infancy. However, infants are highly communicative during feeding, and texting and social media, when so engrossing, can distract a mother from the needs of the infant.   Chronic cell phone usage such as texting and social media usage could absolutely hinder infant development as a result of missed cues on the part of the mother.    The early months of a newborn who continuously has to wait for mother while looking at the cellphone before responding, to cry initiation for communication or other cues, the brain's connections will actually reorganize around this delay, later dampening the development of instinctual communication between mother and infant.         Yoga And Meditation Could Potentially Reverse The Genetic Effects Of Stress Coventry University (UK), Antwerp University (Belgium), Radboud University (Netherlands), June 21, 2022 A review of multiple studies focusing on the effects of mindfulness practices like yoga and meditation has found that these efforts may have the potential to reverse genetic expressions of stress. As the analysis, published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, explains: While some MBIs, such as yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong, have a strong physical component, others like meditation and mindfulness, breath regulation techniques, and the relaxation response (RR) are mainly sedentary. Despite the variability in these techniques, they all seem to produce various psychological benefits on healthy and clinical populations, such as the reduction of perceived stress , the alleviation of depression, decreases in anxiety, or to help in coping with a chronic medical disease. However, it is less clear what are the mechanisms underpinning the self-reported benefits of MBIs. Noting that there is some speculation that “MBIs increase gray matter in the brain regions related to emotion regulation, learning, memory, self-referential processes, and perspective taking,” they acknowledged the evidence is not conclusive and set out to delve deeper into the genetic expressions of stress and how MBIs may affect them. The review analyzed 18 studies “that used gene expression analysis in research on meditation and related MBIs [mind-body interventions].” Ultimately, they found that “meditation and related MBIs [were associated with] downregulation of NF-κB-targeted genes, which can be understood as the reversal of the molecular signature of the effects of chronic stress.”h useful information unless the relationship between gene expression and psychological variables is directly explored.”   Curcumin-piperine combo may support heart health for diabetics: Study  Baqiyatallah University of Medical Science (Iran), June 25, 2022 A combination supplement containing curcuminoids plus piperine from black pepper may support heart health for diabetics by improving the levels and functionality of cholesterol, says a new study. The combination reduced total cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol levels, and improved levels of Lp(a) [Lipoprotein(a)], a structural component of LDL. “Although elevated Lp(a) has been considered as an important risk factor for premature atherosclerotic CVD for quite a long time independently of LDL-C and non-HDL-C levels, until very recently, the possibilities of influencing Lp(a) were extremely limited,” wrote scientists from Iran, Croatia and the USA in Complementary Therapies in Medicine . “Hence, this finding that curcuminoids as naturally occurring dietary supplements can decrease elevated Lp(a) in patients with [type 2 diabetes] is very important since such supplements are becoming more and more popular and attractive to the patients.” On the other hand, the curcumin-piperine combination significantly increased HDL levels by 1.56 mg/dL, compared to only 0.2 mg/dL in the placebo group.   Parkinson's is partly an autoimmune disease, study finds Columbia University, June 21, 2022 Researchers have found direct evidence that autoimmunity—in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues—plays a role in Parkinson's disease, the neurodegenerative movement disorder. The findings raise the possibility that the death of neurons in Parkinson's could be prevented by therapies that dampen the immune response. The study, led by scientists at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, was published in Nature. "The idea that a malfunctioning immune system contributes to Parkinson's dates back almost 100 years," said study co-leader David Sulzer, PhD, professor of neurobiology (in psychiatry, neurology and pharmacology) at CUMC. "But until now, no one has been able to connect the dots. Our findings show that two fragments of alpha-synuclein, a protein that accumulates in the brain cells of people with Parkinson's, can activate the T cells involved in autoimmune attacks. "These findings, however, could provide a much-needed diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease, and could help us to identify individuals at risk or in the early stages of the disease." Scientists once thought that neurons were protected from autoimmune attacks. However, in a 2014 study, Dr. Sulzer's lab demonstrated that dopamine neurons (those affected by Parkinson's disease) are vulnerable because they have proteins on the cell surface that help the immune system recognize foreign substances. As a result, they concluded, T cells had the potential to mistake neurons damaged by Parkinson's disease for foreign invaders. The new study found that T cells can be tricked into thinking dopamine neurons are foreign by the buildup of damaged alpha-synuclein proteins, a key feature of Parkinson's disease. "In most cases of Parkinson's, dopamine neurons become filled with structures called Lewy bodies, which are primarily composed of a misfolded form of alpha-synuclein," said Dr. Sulzer.   Vegetarian diets produce fewer greenhouse gases and increase longevity, say new studies  Loma Linda Health University, June 25, 2022 Consuming a plant-based diet results in a more sustainable environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while improving longevity, according to new research from Loma Linda University Health. Based on findings that identified food systems as a significant contributor to global warming, the study focuses on the dietary patterns of vegetarians, semi-vegetarians and non-vegetarians to quantify and compare greenhouse gas emissions, as well as assess total mortality. The mortality rate for non-vegetarians was almost 20 percent higher than that for vegetarians and semi-vegetarians. On top of lower mortality rates, switching from non-vegetarian diets to vegetarian diets or even semi-vegetarian diets also helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The vegetarian diets resulted in almost a third less emissions compared to the non-vegetarian diets. Modifying the consumption of animal-based foods can therefore be a feasible and effective tool for climate change mitigation and public health improvements, the study concluded. "The takeaway message is that relatively small reductions in the consumption of animal products result in non-trivial environmental benefits and health benefits," said Sam Soret, Ph.D., MPH, associate dean at Loma Linda University School of Public Health and co-author of the studies. "The study analyzed more than 73,000 participants. The level of detail we have on food consumption and health outcomes at the individual level makes these findings unprecedented,” Soret said. 

Jasna Bogdanovska @jasnalika describes her first experience with photography as magical. In this episode, she tells her story of switching from the certainty and predictability of mathematics to the wild land of art and how this change sparked and still sparks enormous personal growth. Jasna's creative process is one of exploration filled with uncertainty, unpredictability, and discomfort as well as adventure and excitement. She likens it to traveling. She says that most of her creative projects start as feelings of discomfort, concerns about social issues, and/or a generalized restlessness all of which she aspires to greet with curiosity and compassion. Listen to this inspiring conversation where we discuss fear as an invitation to be curious, failure as part of the process, and the freedom and strength that is possible when you welcome uncertainty. Link to full episode in bio. Jasna is a photographer, educator, avid traveler, and explorer of different cultures. She received both her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Fine Art Photography and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Bogdanovska's artwork explores issues of femininity, culture, migration, duality, identity and heritage using various mediums such as photography, installation and video. She is widely exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions including Macedonia, Iceland, Croatia, South Korea, Bosnia, Canada and the US. As an educator, Jasna Bogdanovska has taught classes in Iceland and has created international collaborations for her students with students in Taiwan, Brazil and Canada. As an Art Director and Photographer, Jasna has worked on advertising campaigns both in the US and Europe. Notes and Resources: Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner http://jasnabogdanovska.com/ This episode was edited and mixed by Chad Clarke

Recorded late Tuesday night, after lightening delays and the SAFC game. Clayton and Shaddock talk about SAFC's BIG 1-0 win in Colorado Springs last Friday night. Then we discuss Tuesday night's 2-1 come from behind home win over Tulsa. Mentality Monsters? We also talk USA qualifying for the U-20 World Cup.,Panini World Cup team Croatia, and Free Kicks. Enjoy!

We're on summer break for a couple of weeks but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes.We sit down with composer, educator and conductor, Aaron Perrine to Bonus Episode Land! Aaron brings not one, but two stories! We speak about his experience with America's Funniest Home Videos and bed bugs in Croatia...Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/bandroompodHelp support the Band Room Podcast by getting your merch at the BRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeMusic used in this episodeBRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR HammellPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind EnsembleDr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorLake Superior Suite - Pancake Bay by Cait NishimuraPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind EnsembleDr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorEpisode LinksThe Perrine Family's America's Funniest Home WINNING Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zflx2oO7AusBRP is Supported ByCanadian Band Associationhttps://www.canadianband.org/Interprovincial Music Camphttps://www.campimc.ca/Kaleidoscope Adventureshttps://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/Support the show

Anthony Hatch - Creator/Owner/Host These are the show notes from this episode. On this episode I am bringing you the voice memo notes from our Daddies Trip 2022. We travelled through Italy, Croatia, and Greece on an 11-night eploration on the Disney Magic. Truly a bucket list trip. This is the cliff notes verison. There will be a full episode later this week. Hope you enjoy. Join our Magical Wanderlust Adventurers Facebook Group! We will be capping the numbers so first come first serve! Magic Wanderlust Adventurers Group Kristi's Podcast The Happiest Plate on Earth Podcast Make sure to check our blog for in-depth reviews of hotels we're stayed at, restaurants we tried, and special events we went to! Here are some the latest posts that are mentioned in this episode. WE USED GENIE+ FOR THREE DAYS, HERE ARE OUR THOUGHTS! EASY GUIDE TO PLANNING A DISNEY CRUISE LINE VACATION If you're ready to book your next trip, click the link below to get your zero obligation quote for the trip of your dreams! GET A QUOTE FOR YOUR NEXT MAGICAL GETAWAY If you want to join the Magical Wanderlust Team! Click the link below and fill out the application! Join Our Team! How you can help support this podcast! Check out my NEW YouTube Channel! Anthony's YouTube Channel Follow on social media! Instagram - Podcast Instagram - Anthony's Travel Instagram Would you like to do a trip report on the podcast? Leave us a voicemail at SpeakPipe, using the link below! Once we get your voicemail one of us will reach out to you! Speak Pipe or reach out to my e-mails anthony@magicalwanderlustpodcast.com Looking to to book your next trip? Reach out to us for a quote! anthony@magicalwanderlustadventures.com Subscribe for to keep up-date on the latest episode and please leave a review! Subscribe and Leave a Review

Nikolina Brnjac, Croatia's minister of tourism, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how her country is faring this summer, just a year after Croatia became literally the first European country to open its borders to U.S. travelers. Brnjac details the newest tourism campaigns being launched by Croatia and highlights the destinations that every traveler should experience for themselves. For more information, visit www.croatia.hr. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel  or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube. 

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New York Times travel columnist Elaine Glusac is an expert at something that has become increasingly essential for travelers: finding the best alternatives to the world's most popular destinations. She joins Bruce to dive into the top spots for experiencing everything we love about over-touristed spots—minus the crowds. Elaine starts by giving us a behind-the-scenes look into the New York Times' “52 Places” article, an annual feature that explores the newspaper's picks for the year's most compelling destinations. One spot Elaine has suggested several times for the list—the Great Lakes region—has never made the cut. The Chicago native tells us why she thinks the world's largest freshwater system is so deserving, and why it's such an interesting and important destination for travelers to consider right now.  A couple of Elaine's other recent stories for the Times cover the concept of alternative destinations, including “Driving Iceland's Overlooked North,” in which she recounts her family's adventure in the country's rarely visited Diamond Circle—a region that offers at least as much natural wonder and drama as the bustling Golden Circle. Her “Go Here, Not There” article—the inspiration for this episode of Travel That Matters—offers up a number of other great options for those looking for all the thrills without all the people. Starting with Europe, Elaine suggests Montenegro instead of Venice or Dubrovnik. The small country south of Croatia has incredible shorelines, well-preserved ancient cities, and the deepest rafting canyon in Europe, among other attractions. She also thinks travelers should consider Brittany the next time they visit France, for a more locals' perspective on the country. Moving beyond Europe, Elaine shares her favorite spots for winter sports in Canada, including a network of ice-skating trails in the flooded forests of Quebec. She also discusses Panama (instead of Costa Rica) and its Chagres National Park; Dunedin, New Zealand, where the wildlife resembles that of the Galapagos; and much more. Throughout it all, her inspiring insights and tales are sure to make you think differently about travel—and start seeking out more alternative destinations. Links: Diamond Circle Go Here, Not There Where Trails Are for Skating, Not Hiking Elaine Glusac on Instagram ----------------------------------- Learn more about the podcast: https://www.curtco.com/travelthatmatters Hosted by: Bruce Wallin Produced by: AJ Moseley Music by: Joey Salvia A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a massive show this week!Off the top hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake recap the KPMG Women's PGA Championship where Minjee Lee was only one shot off another major title, and Hannah Green and Steph Kyriacou also finished in the top-10.Dr Sheila Nugyen, executive director of the Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) and recognised by the Australian Financial Review in its 2019 Top 100 Women of Influence, and Matt Chesterman, Golf Australia's Clubs & Facilities Support Senior Manager, join the show to discuss Golf Course 2030 - the Australian golf industry's roadmap to address external sustainability factors. Plus, they also give some insights into how clubs and facilities can make easy, small steps in the sustainability space.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin has all the latest news, and Kirstalle Blum dials in from Croatia after her big breakthrough win on the Ladies European Tour's Access Series.Marko's Masterclass finishes off the show and was inspired by In Gee Chun's putting at Congressional on the weekend.

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Dr. Jordan Peterson is a man who polarises, a man who has helped thousands of men and women in their personal development journeys and life crises, a man who simply speaks his truth and shares his knowledge for the greater good of people. About two weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet him in person at one of his events in Croatia. The whole experience was a wild ride and in this episode I share the 3 biggest takeaways and learning from this entire trip. Wisdom from and "around" Dr. Peterson. Don't miss out, because those 3 things apply to all of us who are challenged by finding our own path in life and looping in circles of doubting our purpose. Enjoy it, share it and let me know what you want to hear next by DMing me on Instagram @theolgamuller. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnerpower/message

One week in, we've got some updates...In Part 1, we introduced news we'd travel around UK and Europe for 6-8 weeks. Well, we've been in London for a week. We've locked in our complete itinerary: through France, Monaco, Italy, UK, Croatia, and Sydney. We've done the long haul flight, been sick, and realised maybe we didn't save enough...Here's an update - and some learnings.Okay, stop reading and go listen. Enjoy!----If you liked this...

Meet phenomenal host, Fiona Cutts, and join her on the magical journey and hear how she changed from being paralysed by shyness to shining with exuberance as an international facilitator, empowering others to create a greater life than they ever thought possible. Description: In this episode from Croatia, Fiona's Air BnB is not actually the quiet it is advertised to be. And she realised she had a choice: to go into familiar negativity or to choose to acknowledge all the great things she has created for her life in Croatia and not allow the noise to ruin her enjoyment. Why would we allow problems to stop the enjoyment we are having in our lives? Key points: as shy people, we often have quite a negative view on life all the problems of not wanting to talk to others, not wanting to be seen, can get into our heads and we go round and round in circles, and things deteriorate and we end up being only negative we can choose to not go to the drama and trauma related to what is going on with and around us we can choose to be joy and experience it melting the difficulties Tools and questions: What joy are you that can melt the problems around you? Anything that doesn't allow that, to choose that, will you destroy and uncreate it? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 9, shorts, boys, POVADs and beyonds®. What joy are you that you don't even want to know that you are, that you are pretending that you're not, that if you allowed yourself to be would change everything? All the energy, all the points of view in the way of that, will you destroy and uncreate them? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 9, shorts, boys, POVADs and beyonds®. Resources: > Download your free resource - 5 Steps to Overcoming Shyness wherever you are > Find me > Access Consciousness® > Access Consciousness Clearing Statement®

Welcome to Talk Heathen! Today we have ObjectivelyDan and MD Aware who will tackle the topic of abortion taking calls from people on both sides of the spectrum. First caller is Mark in MS who is believes in the resurrection, but is also in favor of pro-choice stemming from his experiences as an OBGYN. You have to put a value of person-hood on the fetus. MD asks him, “Where do you draw the line? How late a term of abortion would you be comfortable performing?” What deserves protection and rights? Viability outside the womb as a practical criteria has its limits. Charles, a Christian from OH, uses the “No True Scotsman” fallacy to attack the previous caller. He then proceeds to ask the hosts why they consider themselves atheists and what standard of evidence is needed for them to believe. We have not seen all the unique claims of Christianity to be true. You must be more specific than just saying the “Christian God”, and for every property you state, there must be justification as evidence. We have meaningful explanations for how our sun was formed, and there is no god required. How do you prove that something supernatural actually exists? Not only have we seen stars being formed, but we also understand how this happens. We want to know and use the best methodologies to get to the truth and this is a standard that no religion has met. Why do you believe what you believe? Is it due to observations or because a book made the claim?Andrew from ME, wants to talk about the recent SCOTUS abortion decision. His claim is that it leads to a more democratic process because it throws the decision back to the states. When slavery was legal, and states had the right to determine if slaves can be owned, was that a good thing or a bad thing? Do you think that democracy is the best way to make these sorts of decisions? Should everything be decided by democratic decisions and is this a fair way to run a society? What kinds of checks and balances should we have? Does the will of the people have anything to do with people's rights? Laura from England discusses having a bi-polar condition and was pregnant at 17. She found out early and made the choice to have an abortion. She asks, “If people can't look after themselves in this world, how can they have a child?” Our other rights could be on the chopping block and we need to continue to raise hell about this until we make that change. In Texas, there are no exceptions for rape, incest, and other things. Some people may not be capable of understanding the consequences of a pregnancy and the associated decisions to be made. These decisions need not be made by men! Teo from Croatia asks if the hosts consider Christianity a hoax, and why they do not say that it is just a different path that may work for some people. This path decides policies and what rights to have such as the right to have an abortion. How do you measure who is right? It is not about what you believe, but it is about why you believe. Thank you for tuning in, and huge gratitude to our essential workers! See you next week!

Als Favorit und Gastgeber war die Fortuna aus Düsseldorf in das Finale des Niederrheinpokals 2002 gegangen. Gegner ein Landesligist, Croatia Mülheim. Der Name ließ schlimmes vermuten, denn Kroaten können bekanntlich Futsal spielen. So war es dann auch. Zumindest in Halbzeit eins. In den zweiten 20 Nettominuten ließ die Fortuna nichts mehr anbrennen und hätte auch noch deutlicher gewinnen können. Hierzu hört ihr den Mülheimer Goalie Ante Beram, der entspannt ambitionierte Ziele ausformuliert und unsere Nr. 2 und wir meinen nicht auf der Torhüterpositon. Kein Geringerer als Daniel (DJ) Jagenburg verabschiedet sich in Style von der großen Futsalbühne und spricht über seine privaten Reiseziele, seinen Bruder, eine Hochzeit und seine Roland Garros Ambitionen. Zu Ende hören ist ein Muss! Viel Spaß! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Als Favorit und Gastgeber war die Fortuna aus Düsseldorf in das Finale des Niederrheinpokals 2002 gegangen. Gegner ein Landesligist, Croatia Mülheim. Der Name ließ schlimmes vermuten, denn Kroaten können bekanntlich Futsal spielen. So war es dann auch. Zumindest in Halbzeit eins. In den zweiten 20 Nettominuten ließ die Fortuna nichts mehr anbrennen und hätte auch noch deutlicher gewinnen können. Hierzu hört ihr den Mülheimer Goalie Ante Beram, der entspannt ambitionierte Ziele ausformuliert und unsere Nr. 2 und wir meinen nicht auf der Torhüterpositon. Kein Geringerer als Daniel (DJ) Jagenburg verabschiedet sich in Style von der großen Futsalbühne und spricht über seine privaten Reiseziele, seinen Bruder, eine Hochzeit und seine Roland Garros Ambitionen. Zu Ende hören ist ein Muss! Viel Spaß! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Als Favorit und Gastgeber war die Fortuna aus Düsseldorf in das Finale des Niederrheinpokals 2002 gegangen. Gegner ein Landesligist, Croatia Mülheim. Der Name ließ schlimmes vermuten, denn Kroaten können bekanntlich Futsal spielen. So war es dann auch. Zumindest in Halbzeit eins. In den zweiten 20 Nettominuten ließ die Fortuna nichts mehr anbrennen und hätte auch noch deutlicher gewinnen können. Hierzu hört ihr den Mülheimer Goalie Ante Beram, der entspannt ambitionierte Ziele ausformuliert und unsere Nr. 2 und wir meinen nicht auf der Torhüterpositon. Kein Geringerer als Daniel (DJ) Jagenburg verabschiedet sich in Style von der großen Futsalbühne und spricht über seine privaten Reiseziele, seinen Bruder, eine Hochzeit und seine Roland Garros Ambitionen. Zu Ende hören ist ein Muss! Viel Spaß! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Als Favorit und Gastgeber war die Fortuna aus Düsseldorf in das Finale des Niederrheinpokals 2002 gegangen. Gegner ein Landesligist, Croatia Mülheim. Der Name ließ schlimmes vermuten, denn Kroaten können bekanntlich Futsal spielen. So war es dann auch. Zumindest in Halbzeit eins. In den zweiten 20 Nettominuten ließ die Fortuna nichts mehr anbrennen und hätte auch noch deutlicher gewinnen können. Hierzu hört ihr den Mülheimer Goalie Ante Beram, der entspannt ambitionierte Ziele ausformuliert und unsere Nr. 2 und wir meinen nicht auf der Torhüterpositon. Kein Geringerer als Daniel (DJ) Jagenburg verabschiedet sich in Style von der großen Futsalbühne und spricht über seine privaten Reiseziele, seinen Bruder, eine Hochzeit und seine Roland Garros Ambitionen. Zu Ende hören ist ein Muss! Viel Spaß! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Als Favorit und Gastgeber war die Fortuna aus Düsseldorf in das Finale des Niederrheinpokals 2002 gegangen. Gegner ein Landesligist, Croatia Mülheim. Der Name ließ schlimmes vermuten, denn Kroaten können bekanntlich Futsal spielen. So war es dann auch. Zumindest in Halbzeit eins. In den zweiten 20 Nettominuten ließ die Fortuna nichts mehr anbrennen und hätte auch noch deutlicher gewinnen können. Hierzu hört ihr den Mülheimer Goalie Ante Beram, der entspannt ambitionierte Ziele ausformuliert und unsere Nr. 2 und wir meinen nicht auf der Torhüterpositon. Kein Geringerer als Daniel (DJ) Jagenburg verabschiedet sich in Style von der großen Futsalbühne und spricht über seine privaten Reiseziele, seinen Bruder, eine Hochzeit und seine Roland Garros Ambitionen. Zu Ende hören ist ein Muss! Viel Spaß! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

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Russ this week caught up with Albion fan and quality sports documentary filmmaker Louis Myles to discuss his excellent new film Croatia: Defining A Nation, which tells the tale of a nation's emergence from the shadows following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia to reach the main stage of global football in the second half of the 1990s. Louis also gave his opinions on Albion's excellent season, his favourite game of the campaign and his thoughts on the talent emerging within the squad. To watch Louis's film - and we REALLY recommend you do so - follow this link… https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/watch/0174xGiAMX3soqstKUXKF4?autoplay=true Stand or fall!   UTA! Keep greasing those wheels, Albion! @BrightonRockPod brightonrockpodcast@gmail.com Part of the Sport Social Podcast Network that can be found in all their glory at this rather suitable address: www.sport-social.co.uk  Please follow us for automatic downloads of new episodes and if you want to make us really happy please rate us five stars on Apple and any other platforms that provide the opportunity to do so! Why not write a review while you are at it?! ;0).  All this helps our rankings and improves our chances of getting exciting guests onto the show. Also we are now on Patreon, so if you happen to be inclined to extreme acts of generosity we'd greatly appreciate any monthly donations, great or small, to help us run the pod as well as we can. Go to www.patreon.com/BrightonRockPod for details and to sign up. NB Our content will remain freely accessible to all listeners regardless. Humble thanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST OVERVIEW: Robert Arce is a retired Phoenix Police Detective. Most of his career, he worked Mexican organized crime and street gangs with his agency. He started his career in late 1981, so he was at ground zero when the crack cocaine epidemic hit his city and the associated violence. He was a patrolman in inner city Phoenix. By the mid-80s, he was working in an undercover narcotics unit buying street-level drugs to start. He eventually transferred to a team working with the DEA, buying multi-kilos of cocaine and multi-ounce purchases of heroin. Robert Arce also worked an undercover police property sting operation; they would set up a fake pawn shop, body shop, or some other fake business and run fencing operations buying stolen cars, firearms, and burglary loot. He later worked the gang unit at the street level; then gang investigations, including drive-by shooting/homicide cases. Later he was assigned to the FBI for five years on a Violent Street Gang Task Force, primarily doing wiretap investigations on street gangs tied to Mexican drug cartels. During his last two years, he worked on human smuggling and kidnapping investigations with Arizona DPS and ICE. Robert Arce retired in 2005 and worked ten years outside the U.S.A. on various contracts. Those contracts included three years in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia as an organized crime advisor for DOJ. He then did two years in Tal Afar/Mosul, Iraq as a police advisor, and another two years in Port au Prince, Haiti, running an anti-kidnapping team for the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations. He finished with three years in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico as the program manager for the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program for the U.S. Department of State for northern Mexico. After leaving Mexico, he wrote for the Cartel Chronicles for 2 1/2 years at Breitbart News. He has also done freelance work with Sara Carter from Fox News on the opioid crisis. Robert Arce now works as a full-time contributor for Americano Media as a law enforcement subject matter expert. Americano Media is the first nationwide conservative Spanish-speaking media outlet that launched in March of this year.

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On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta we ask whether you would rather miss the birth of your first child or have the chance to play in a World Cup? For Australian international Dan Christian that was a dilemma he had to consider. He joins us to discuss his book ‘The All-Rounder', in which he documents a chaotic year of dodging Covid-19 and travelling the world playing cricket. Plus we'll catch up with the chief executive of the Ukraine Cricket Federation, Kobus Olivier. Kobus spoke to Stumped in February on the day Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. He has since fled his home in Kyiv and started a new life teaching refugees how to play cricket in Croatia. We'll also look ahead to South Africa women's first Test match in over seven years. Image: Dan Christian of the Sixers celebrates the Big Bash League match between the Sydney Sixers and the Brisbane Heat at Metricon Stadium, on January 10, 2021, in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

With all 32 participants in the World Cup now set, Graham, Joe, Ryan and Taylor take a look ahead to this winter's World Cup... even thought it will still be 85 degrees in Qatar. We go through each group to discuss latest developments, and get to the bottom of questions like: 1) Will Qatar be competitive in a talented group? 2) How concerned should England fans be about their recent form, and does form even matter in a group with this many relationships? 3) Is this Argentina's year? 4) Why is Denmark suddenly better than France? 5) Will European giants dominate in Group E, or might the minnows find a way through? 6) Who wins between Croatia and Canada? 7) Brazil... still quite good? TLDL: yes 8) Can Portugal play attractive soccer in a group that might reward a more practical approach? Today's episode is sponsored by... LinkedIn Jobs! Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our good friend and soccer expert, James Sharman joins the podcast today to discuss all the recent news surrounding the Mens National Soccer team. We talk about the players recent contract negotiations with Canada Soccer and why the two sides have failed to come to an agreement yet and dig into their draw for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, questioning whether they have what it takes to beat teams like Belgium and Croatia. Before the end of the show we also discuss Canada's part in hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and figure out what needs to be done to get to FIFA level standards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Drifter on the Virtual Sessions presented by The DJ Sessions 6/21/22   About Chris Drifter -    Chris Drifter comes from Budapest, Hungary. Always interested in Electronic dance music. Solidified as a Progressive and Tech house DJ back in 2002. Also ventured into Techno and minimal. Throughout the years Chris has learned to work the crowd allowing them to experience his passion and emotions, connecting their senses and evolving the party to a level of blissful experience for one and all in attendance.    Concerning production we can stand out prestigious labels such as Baroque Records, Hotfingers, Supermarket, Natura Viva and Pacha Records among others. In the beginning of 2007 Chris began working for SoundTribe Rekords as the A&R Manager, putting him in charge of managing the whole music side of the label.    In 2008 Chris Drifter's Blue Room Ep was released at the legendary record label, called Plastic Fantastic. In this year his first mix album, the Moments of Soundtribe VOL.1. came out. In 2009 he won a remix competition, which was made by Navigation Records. After succeeding and hard work, Chris was nominated the BEST UPCOMING DJ category in the biggest Hungarian electronic dance magazin Soundhead competition.    In 2014 his Pearls EP was released at Pacha Recordings and also selected and released at Pure Pacha Summer 2014 CD compilations. He has played many times abroad in Croatia, Austria, Germany, Serbia, Slovakia, Russia, Sweden, Poland. He has made warm up sets for djs like Hardwell, Inpetto and James Zabiela.    His track Above the Shadows reached the Number 1 position at Traxsource Progressive House 100. The %u201EFlashback%u201D track also reached the Top3 position at the Trackitdown Tech House TOP100 and his Time Capsule track reached the TOP1 position at the Trackitdown Deep Techno TOP100. From 2015 he started his brand new podcast series called Drifting Memories. From 2017 he joined the famous Legendary Moments crew and started working as A&R manager/Label Manager at SoulAart Recordings.   About The DJ Sessions - “The DJ Sessions” is a Twitch/Mixcloud "Featured Partner” live streaming/podcast series featuring electronic music DJ's/Producers via live mixes/interviews and streamed/distributed to a global audience. TheDJSessions.com The series constantly places in the “Top Ten” on Twitch Music and the “Top Five” in the “Electronic Music", “DJ", "Dance Music" categories. TDJS is rated in the Top 0.11% of live streaming shows on Twitch out of millions of live streamers. It has also been recognized by Apple twice as a "New and Noteworthy” podcast and featured three times in the Apple Music Store video podcast section. UStream and Livestream have also listed the series as a "Featured" stream on their platforms since its inception.  The series is also streamed live to multiple other platforms and hosted on several podcast sites. 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With over 2,300 episodes produced over the last 12 years "The DJ Sessions" has featured international artists such as: BT, Youngr, Sevenn, Miri Ben-Ari, Plastik Funk, Arty, Party Shirt, Superstar DJ Keoki, Robert Babicz, Jens Lissat, Martin Eyerer, Alex Bau, Elohim, Hausman, Ayokay, Leandro Da Silva, Jerry Davila, Shlomi Aber, The Space Brothers, Dave Winnel, Cuebrick, Protoculture, Chris Drifter, Jarod Glawe, Camo & Crooked, ANG, Amon Tobin, Voicians, Bingo Players, Coke Beats, Mimosa, Yves LaRock, Ray Okpara, Lindsey Stirling, Mako, Still Life, Saint Kidyaki, Distinct, Sarah Main, Piem, Tocadisco, Nakadia, Sebastian Bronk, Toronto is Broken, Teddy Cream, Mizeyesis, Simon Patterson, Morgan Page, Jes, Cut Chemist, The Him, Judge Jules, Patricia Baloge, DubFX, Thievery Corporation, SNBRN, Bjorn Akesson, Alchimyst, Sander Van Dorn, Rudosa, Hollaphonic, DJs From Mars, GAWP, Somna, David Morales, Roxanne, JB & Scooba, Kissy Sell Out, Khag3, Massimo Vivona, Moullinex, Futuristic Polar Bears, ManyFew, Joe Stone, Reboot, Truncate, Scotty Boy, Doctor Nieman, DJ Ruby, Jody Wisternoff, Thousand Fingers, Benny Bennasi, Dance Loud, Christopher Lawrence, Oliver Twizt, Ricardo Torres, Alex Harrington, 4 Strings, Sunshine Jones, Elite Force, Revolvr, Kenneth Thomas, Paul Oakenfold, George Acosta, Reid Speed, TyDi, Donald Glaude, Jimbo, Ricardo Torres, Hotel Garuda, Bryn Liedl, Rodg, Kems, Mr. Sam, Steve Aoki, Funtcase, Dirtyloud, Marco Bailey, Dirtmonkey, The Crystal Method, Beltek, Dyro, Andy Caldwell, Darin Epsilon, Kyau & Albert, Kutski, Vaski, Moguai, Blackliquid, Sunny Lax, Matt Darey, and many more. 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Today is June 20th, and it is World Refugee Day. It has prompted me to reflect on my most recent episode, where I recorded an update on the situation in Ukraine with guests Arne and Mike. I'm heartened to see the interest the conversation has received—not for bragging rights, but because it helps, ever so slightly, to keep the attention on those who must live with the consequences of this invasion, including the more than 7 million individuals who have already been forced to flee, and whose real battle has only just begun. An unfortunate reality of our current times is that conflicts around the world are forgotten almost as quickly as they begin. Since the world took notice of the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost four months ago, outrage and interest has subsided such that any updates on the war feature less and less frequently on most major news sites. But we shouldn't be surprised. We only need to look at other ongoing conflicts—take Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Ethiopia, or Sudan, for example, where hundreds if not thousands of lives have been lost just this year alone—to see how quickly conflicts disappear from our collective consciousness. Aside from the difficulties faced by the estimated one hundred million refugees fleeing various conflict zones across the globe, one of the aspects that affects and saddens me the most is the recognition that for these people, it is only after they are long forgotten by the rest of us that their true battle begins. These conflicts are so deeply personal to me because, as most of you by now know, I am a product of the Bosnian war from the early 90's. When the war broke out in my home city of Sarajevo, I was 10 years old. Before the war, we lived a completely regular, or even a privileged life. My mum worked as a physics professor at one of the country's best high schools and my dad was an engineer working at one of the biggest and most-prominent engineering companies in former Yugoslavia. This was the same company that brought Russian gas into the Balkans, as well as the company that engineered Saddam Hussein's personal bunker in Baghdad. In short, my brother, who is three years older than me, and I, weren't left wanting for much. Apart from school, our weekdays included lots of playing and running around the neighbourhood with the dozens of other children living on our street. Weekends always included visits to my paternal grandmother, who lived in the centre of Sarajevo, as well as my cousins, both from mum's and dad's side. We'd escape Sarajevo to our weekend home my parents were building not far outside of the city, or to the one that my maternal grandfather built all by himself a few hours' drive out of the city. Winter holidays were spent skiing on one of the nearby Olympic mountains dominating the Sarajevan horizon. In summer, we travelled to a beautiful coastal town in Croatia, where we kept a fully equipped trailer a stone's throw from a secluded pebbled beach. Life was good. As I now watch events unfold in Ukraine, I am reminded of the naivety and innocence of not only my parents, but also the rest of the country, that war could simply not occur. I mean, Bosnia is in the heart of Europe. Four hours drive and you're in Austria, seven and you're in Germany.  No way would the rest of the world let the Bosnian Serbs, supported intimately by Serbia, start a war. The world had moved on, Europe had moved on, from large scale military confrontations. I remember in those final days before all hell broke loose, ordinary citizens, including my parents, neighbours, teachers and just about everyone else, going to huge anti-war protests. I was glued to the TV watching as they sang ‘Give Peace A Chance', with every Sarajevan who had a lighter, which was just about every one of them, holding it lit above their head and swaying their arms in synch with the song. Although a powerful sight, and one that I get emotional over, even today, I now realise how foolish and naïve it was to hope that Bosnians could stop the inevitable march to war. Those in power had already decided, plans had been drawn up, troops gathered, weapons and supply lines prepared. All that was necessary was a spark to kick it all off. As I sit here and watch the millions of refugees pouring out of Ukraine, I remember the sense of helplessness of not being able to change your destiny. The night before our suburb was occupied by Serb forces, my mum had a terrible feeling that something was about to happen. It was the first night in 20 years of living in the same house that she could hear the flow of a river, a kilometre away. It was an eerily quiet night. So, the next morning, the four of us, my dad, mum, brother and I, packed a backpack each and left our house to go and stay with my aunt, uncle and two cousins a little further into town. That day, the barricades around Sarajevo went up, and my suburb fell into Serb hands, with many of our neighbours who were left behind experiencing grave abuse by the invading forces. Fighting-age men were detained and taken away as prisoners. Some were never heard of again. Our house, the home I grew up in, was taken over by a police commander who threw my brother's and my toys out into the backyard to rot. Our neighbour, the angel of a lady who also spent hours teaching me how to read and write, managed to wrestle some of our most-treasured possessions from the intruder, including some our family photo albums. Years later, during her first visit since the war, my mum was able to recover those cherished mementos of a life long gone. We stayed with my aunt and uncle for those first few days of hell breaking loose. I remember watching tanks occupy positions on top of a small hill about 500m opposite of my aunt and uncle's house. They weren't shooting yet, but their command of the entire suburb from an elevated position was daunting as it was perplexing. How is this possible? These were our people? Not even two years ago we all sang the same anthem as Yugoslavia qualified for the semi-final in the FIFA World Cup in Italy. We all speak the same language. Hell, most of us didn't even know that there was such a thing as different ethnicities. And yet here we were, cowering in the shadow of their barrels awaiting the inevitable. And it didn't take long. Several times in those first days, air raid sirens echoed around the city, forcing us into bomb shelters scattered around the suburb. We were lucky that my aunt and uncle's house was literally meters away from one of these, where we spent a number of anxious hours waiting for the threat to lift. A few days later, as the bombing really started, my parents decided that we'd be safer at my grandma's house, whose apartment was in the heart of the city. We would spend the following few months there, until our escape from Sarajevo. I remember sitting in the cellar for hours on end, waiting for the shelling to stop. My grandma's building had about 10 apartments, and just about all of the occupants would hide below ground when the shelling would start. By now, it was occurring frequently enough that the cellars had to be cleaned up, chairs and tables were brought in, as well as candles, food and water. Power would frequently go out, as would water and getting basic supplies was becoming a serious challenge. To pass the time, I remember how my brother and I used a picture of Slobodan Milosevic, the President of Serbia at the time, that had a bull's eye superimposed on it, for target practice. We had a couple of straws and bits of rolled up paper that we would dip in some water, pretending it was poison. We'd then shoot our weapons at Milosevic's face, who was smugly smirking at our abysmal efforts from his place of prominence on one of the cellar walls. Ultimately, I was lucky to have had to live in a besieged Sarajevo for only a few short months. I had recently had a serious ear surgery due to a tumour behind the eardrum of my right ear. My parents knew that I would imminently need another surgery to replace my eardrum which had 13 raptures in it, but they kept this from me at the time as they wanted me to focus on my recovery before worrying about the next time I'd be going into hospital. However, the fragile state of my eardrum, and the now near-constant shelling of the city were a bad combination. At one point, my mum told me to keep my mouth open while the bombs are falling as this would allow me to easier equalise the pressure on my eardrum from any artillery and mortar blasts. I can still hear my brother making fun of me for sitting in the cellar with my mouth permanently open out of fear of my eardrum bursting. The moment mum and dad broke the news to my brother and I that the three of us would be leaving Sarajevo the next day on a UN convoy, I remember an insatiable rage coming over me. I did not want to leave. I did not want to leave my dad behind; I did not want to leave the rest of our family behind, all my friends. I did not want to leave my city, especially not now when its mere survival was in question. My ten-year old brain could not comprehend what was happening. Only weeks ago, we lived a normal life. I was going to school. We had picnics on the weekend. We were talking about our next holiday on the Croatian coast. It all vanished overnight. As the next day dawned, one of our neighbours, Raza, sister of one of the nation's most prominent poets Kiko Sarajlic, gave me a hand-made Pinocchio figurine she once picked up in Italy. It was aimed to give me something to play with, she said, and that we'll play together upon our inevitable, and surely imminent, return to Sarajevo. The irony of her words, while handing me a Pinocchio figurine, was lost on me until much later. Looking back, my reflection upon these memories has always had a certain nonchalance; a certain detachment from the reality of what they truly represented of my childhood. Now, as a father, the thought of any child, or in fact any person, having to flee their home after being innocently caught in conflict, much less conflict at the hands of an egomaniacal dictator attempting to assert regional, if not global, dominance, brings tears to my eyes. Years later, my heart hurts for the fear my parents must have felt. The fear of not knowing what the next day would bring. The fear of not knowing how or if they could keep their young children alive and safe. The fear of the future that would befall their children should they be left without a parent or guardian to look out for them. The fear of the trauma and scars that may imprint on them in the days, weeks, months, and years of hardship to come. As a father, the thought of my children having to live through such events sends a heaviness through me. But that heaviness is quickly replaced by anger. Because so many of these conflicts are unnecessary. Avoidable, even. And yet we enter into them so lightly. Far too lightly. Thinking back to my own experiences, I know that what I lived through was easier than what my parents lived through. Childhood resilience is a wonderful thing. But, having to help your wife and children flee while you stay back to defend your homeland, as was the case for my father, or having to seek refuge in a foreign country where you don't speak the language or have any of your qualifications recognised, as was the case for my mother, seem like far more challenging experiences. Watching your children become marginalised as they're branded the poor foreigners in a new school. Having to rely on government handouts for the food, clothing and shelter you once provided in abundance for your family. Lining up for hours on end at an Immigration Office to apply for the less-than-welcoming residence status known as ‘Duldung', which roughly translates to ‘tolerating or bearing you'. Many mistook this for a residence permit. It wasn't! It was merely the suspension of the state's obligation to deport you. It was a tactical pause, in your otherwise precarious existence and statelessness. After all that, there are the next 30 years coming to terms with never knowing the final resting place of friends and family, or the trauma associated with seeing your loved ones killed in front of your eyes. There is the loss of your identity, your history, your memories, yourself. These are the unspoken, unseen, unaccounted costs of war. As the discussion around the invasion of Ukraine moves onto what a decisive victory looks like and how an end may come about, I urge those that care, those who are angered by needless acts of violence, to remember that for millions of innocent survivors, both in Ukraine and Russia and around the world, often, the immediate costs of these conflicts are the lightest and most superficial. The real costs—those which our children, families, and our communities bear, will play out in the months, years, and decades to come. I only need look to my own experience, where almost 30 years on, the balcony and building from which I watched those tanks roll in, still carry the scars from rockets and artillery of my childhood, to know that these are costs that humanity we'll be paying for generations to come. On this Refugee Day, take a moment to pause and look around. Take stock of what you have, and not of what you're missing. Take comfort in the relative safety of your country, of a roof over your head, your job, or the car you might be driving right now. Think about the family dinner you get to enjoy tonight, or your child's birthday party you get to organise. Think about the bar you'll go to for ‘knock-off drinks'. Think about all of that, and then remember the 100 million refugees who won't be thinking those thoughts. And for those of you in positions of authority, or those who might command troops in war, take a moment to think about the next order you'll give. Think about the impact that bomb, rocket, shell, or round will have. Not just on your target, but on those you might write off as collateral damage. Remember that the few minutes it took you to give, or to carry out an order, might leave physical, psychological, and spiritual scars on a child lasting a lifetime. What might be your acceptable collateral damage, might be someone's mother, father, sister, or brother. It might be someone's husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend. It might be someone's friend. And one of those your bombs force to flee, might be a child facing a life of uncertainty and instability. A child, just like me. Finally, and where I hope this thought bubble to land, think about what you can do to help. Can you forgo a few coffees or drinks, and donate the money to the UNHCR, or another of the many amazing organisations helping those most in need? Can you donate your time to help in a shelter? What about old clothing? Can you donate some of it? How about attending one of the many activities marking the day? If nothing else, use your voice on social media or elsewhere to increase awareness of this growing need. But whatever you do, don't just turn away.   Music: Adagio For Strings, by Samuel Barber