Podcasts about Ika

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Lars van der Zande, founder and CEO/technical architect of Inkwell Finance, for what Lars describes as his first-ever podcast appearance. The conversation covers a wide range of blockchain infrastructure topics, including Lars's work with Sui and Solana blockchains, the innovative capabilities of Ika's programmatic wallets and blockchain of signatures, and how Inkwell Finance is building revenue-based financing solutions for on-chain entities—from AI agents to protocols. They explore the evolving landscape of crypto regulation, the merging of traditional finance with blockchain technology, the future of decentralized legal systems, and how the user experience barrier is being lowered through technologies that eliminate constant transaction signing. Lars also discusses Inkwell's embedded financing approach and their pre-seed fundraising round.Links mentioned:- Inkwell's website: inkwell.finance- Inkwell on Twitter: @__inkwell- Lars on Twitter: @LMVDZandeTimestamps00:00 Introduction to Inkwell Finance and Technical Architecture02:06 Understanding Sui and Solana: Blockchain Dynamics05:55 The Role of Ika in Inkwell Finance11:51 Leviathan: Revenue Generation and Financing in Crypto17:38 The Future of AI Agents and Programmatic Wallets23:23 Smart Contracts: Legal Implications and Future Directions25:06 The Future of Inqvil Finance25:42 Decentralization and Its Evolution27:32 The Merging of Traditional and Crypto Systems29:33 Global Financial Dynamics and Market Reactions31:48 The Collapse of Traditional Financial Systems32:46 Jurisdictional Shifts in the Crypto World33:59 Legal Systems and Blockchain Integration35:57 On-Chain Credit and Financial Opportunities39:29 The Role of AI in Finance41:30 Learning from Peer-to-Peer Lending History43:14 Disruption in Insurance and Risk Management44:54 On-Chain vs Off-Chain Data46:54 The Evolution of the Internet and Blockchain49:12 Future Subscription Models in BlockchainKey Insights1. Ika's Revolutionary Blockchain Signature Technology: Lars discovered Ika, a blockchain of signatures built on Sui that enables any blockchain transaction to be signed without revealing the underlying message. Using patented 2PC MPC technology, Ika splits key shares across validators and encrypts them in transit, performing complex cryptographic operations that allow smart contracts on Sui to generate signatures for transactions on any other blockchain. This eliminates the need to build separate smart contracts on each blockchain, fundamentally changing how cross-chain interactions work and opening possibilities for truly interoperable decentralized applications.2. Programmatic Wallets vs Traditional Wallets: Traditional wallets like MetaMask require manual user approval for every transaction through a front-end interface, but Ika's D-wallet introduces programmatic wallets with policy-based controls embedded in smart contracts. These wallets can execute transactions based on predetermined conditions checked against on-chain data like Oracle prices, without requiring individual user signatures. For example, a Bitcoin D-wallet can hold native Bitcoin without wrapping or bridging to a custodian, and smart contract policies determine when and how that Bitcoin can be transferred, creating unprecedented security and automation possibilities for decentralized finance.3. Inkwell's Revenue-Based Financing Model: Inkwell Finance is building Leviathan, a revenue-based financing platform for on-chain entities including protocols, AI agents, and individual traders with verifiable track records. Borrowers receive capital based on their on-chain performance metrics like sharp ratio and drawdown, with loan repayment automatically deducted from their revenue stream. The profit split structure allocates approximately 60% to borrowers, 30% to lenders, and 10% split between Inkwell and integrating platforms. This creates a sustainable lending model where flight risk is minimized through D-wallet policy controls that restrict how borrowed capital can be used.4. Wallet-as-a-Protocol and the Future of User Experience: The crypto industry is moving toward embedded wallet solutions that eliminate the friction of traditional wallet management, with Wallet-as-a-Protocol representing the next evolution beyond services like Privy and Dynamic. Unlike current embedded wallets that lock users into specific applications, Wallet-as-a-Protocol enables single sign-on across multiple applications while users maintain control of their keys. Combined with app-sponsored gas fees, this approach allows non-crypto-native users to interact with blockchain applications without knowing they're using crypto, removing the biggest barrier to mainstream adoption and creating web2-like user experiences on web3 infrastructure.5. AI Agents as Financial Entities: AI agents are emerging as revenue-generating entities with on-chain transaction histories that create verifiable track records for creditworthiness assessment. Inkwell Finance is specifically targeting this market, recognizing that AI agents will need wallets and capital to operate effectively. The programmatic nature of D-wallets pairs perfectly with AI agents, as policy controls can restrict agent behavior to specific smart contract interactions, preventing unauthorized fund transfers while allowing automated trading or revenue generation. This creates a new category of borrower that operates 24/7 with completely transparent performance metrics, fundamentally different from traditional loan recipients.6. Cross-Chain Liquidity Without Asset Transfer: Ika's technology enables users to take loans against revenue generated on one blockchain and deploy that capital on entirely different blockchains without moving their original liquidity positions. For instance, someone earning yield on Sui's Fusol protocol could borrow against that revenue stream and deploy capital on Solana opportunities, effectively creating multiple on-chain businesses that generate their own credit scores and revenue to service debt. This ability to read state across different blockchains from within smart contracts opens possibilities for multi-chain strategies that don't require withdrawing capital from productive positions, maximizing capital efficiency across the entire crypto ecosystem.7. The Convergence of Traditional Finance and Crypto Infrastructure: The regulatory landscape is rapidly evolving with initiatives like the Genius Act and Clarity Act creating frameworks where traditional financial systems merge with crypto infrastructure through mechanisms like stablecoins backed by US treasuries. Companies are increasingly establishing entities in the United States to access capital networks and Delaware's established legal framework while issuing tokens through jurisdictions like Switzerland. This hybrid approach, combined with emerging concepts like Gabriel Shapiro's "cybernetic agreements" that make smart contract parameters legally enforceable in traditional courts, suggests the future isn't pure decentralization but rather a sophisticated integration of on-chain and off-chain legal and financial systems.

APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. On this episode, the Stop AAPI Hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council discuss a new report on anti–Pacific Islander hate. They examine the documented impacts of hate, structural barriers Pacific Islander communities face in reporting and accessing support, and the long-standing traditions of resistance and community care within PI communities.   Important Links: Stop AAPI Hate Stop AAPI Hate Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Report If you have questions related to the report, please feel free to contact Stop AAPI Hate Research Manager Connie Tan at ctan@stopaapihate.org Community Calendar: Upcoming Lunar New Year Events Saturday, February 14 – Sunday, February 15 – Chinatown Flower Market Fair, Grant Avenue (fresh flowers, arts activities, cultural performances) Tuesday, February 24 – Drumbeats, Heartbeats: Community as One, San Francisco Public Library (Lunar New Year and Black History Month celebration) Saturday, February 28 – Oakland Lunar New Year Parade, Jackson Street Saturday, March 7 – Year of the Horse Parade, San Francisco Throughout the season – Additional Lunar New Year events, including parades, night markets, and museum programs across the Bay Area and beyond. Transcript: [00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome. You are tuning in to Apex Express, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan and tonight we're examining community realities that often go under reported. The term A API, meaning Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is an [00:01:00] acronym we like to use a lot, but Pacific Islander peoples, their histories and their challenges are sometimes mischaracterized or not spoken about at all. Stop A API Hate is a national coalition that tracks and responds to the hate experience by A API communities through reporting, research and advocacy. They've released a new report showing that nearly half of Pacific Islander adults experienced an act of hate in 2024 because of their race, ethnicity, or nationality. Tonight we'll share conversations from a recent virtual community briefing about the report and dive into its findings and the legacy of discrimination experienced by Pacific Islanders. Isa Kelawili Whalen: I think it doesn't really help that our history of violence between Pacific Islander Land and Sea and the United States, it already leaves a sour taste in your mouth. When we Pacifica. Think [00:02:00] about participating in American society and then to top it off, there's little to no representation of Pacific Islanders. Miata Tan: That was the voice of Isa Kelawili Whalen, Executive Director at API Advocates and a member of Stop, A API hates Pacific Islander Advisory Council. You'll hear more from Isa and the other members of the advisory council soon. But first up is Cynthia Choi, the co-founder of Stop, A API, Hate and co-Executive Director of Chinese for affirmative action. Cynthia will help to ground us in the history of the organization and their hopes for this new report about Pacific Islander communities. Cynthia Choi: As many of you know, Stop API Hate was launched nearly six years ago in response to anti-Asian hate during COVID-19 pandemic. And since then we've operated as the [00:03:00] nation's largest reporting center tracking anti A. PI Hate Acts while working to advance justice and equity for our communities. In addition to policy advocacy, community care and narrative work, research has really been Central to our mission because data, when grounded in community experience helps tell a fuller and more honest story about the harms our communities face. Over the years, through listening sessions and necessary and hard conversations with our PI community members and leaders, we've heard a consistent. An important message. Pacific Islander experiences are often rendered invisible when grouped under the broader A API umbrella and the forms of hate they experience are shaped by distinct histories, ongoing injustice, and unique cultural and political [00:04:00] context. This report is in response to this truth and to the trust Pacific Islander communities have placed in sharing their experience. Conducted in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, along with stories from our reporting center. we believe these findings shed light on the prevalence of hate, the multifaceted impact of hate and how often harm goes unreported. Our hope is that this report sparks deeper dialogue and more meaningful actions to address anti pi hate. We are especially grateful to the Pacific Islander leaders who have guided this work from the beginning. Earlier this year, uh, Stop API hate convened Pacific Islander Advisory Council made up of four incredible leaders, Dr. Jamaica Osorio Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha Church, Michelle Pedro, and Isa Whalen. Their leadership, wisdom [00:05:00] and care have been essential in shaping both our research and narrative work. Our shared goal is to build trust with Pacific Islander communities and to ensure that our work is authentic, inclusive, and truly reflective of lived experiences. These insights were critical in helping us interpret these findings with the depth and context they deserve.  Miata Tan: That was Cynthia Choi, the co-founder of Stop, A API, hate and co-Executive Director of Chinese for affirmative action. As Cynthia mentioned to collect data for this report, Stop A API Hate worked with NORC, a non-partisan research organization at the University of Chicago. In January, 2025, Stop A API. Hate and norc conducted a national survey that included 504 Pacific Islander respondents. The survey [00:06:00] examined the scope of anti Pacific Islander hate in 2024, the challenges of reporting and accessing support and participation in resistance and ongoing organizing efforts. We'll be sharing a link to the full report in our show notes at kpfa.org/program/apex-express. We also just heard Cynthia give thanks to the efforts of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. this council is a team of four Pacific Islander folks with a range of professional and community expertise who helped Stop A API hate to unpack and contextualize their new report. Tonight we'll hear from all four members of the PI Council. First up is Dr. Jamaica Osorio, a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist activist, and an Associate Professor of Indigenous and native Hawaiian politics [00:07:00] at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . Here's Dr. Jamaica, reflecting on her initial reaction to the report and what she sees going on in her community. Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Aloha kākou. Thank you for having us today. I think the biggest thing that stood out to me in the data and the reporting that I haven't really been able to shake from my head, and I think it's related to something we're seeing a lot in our own community, was the high levels of stress and anxiety that folks in our community were experiencing and how those high levels were almost, they didn't really change based on whether or not people had experienced hate. Our communities are living, um, at a threshold, a high threshold of stress and anxiety, um, and struggling with a number of mental health, issues because of that. And I think this is an important reminder in relationship to the broader work we might be doing, to be thinking about Stopping hate acts against folks in our community and in other communities, but really to think about what are the [00:08:00] conditions that people are living under that make it nearly unlivable for our communities to survive in this place. Uh, the, the other thing that popped out to me that I wanna highlight is the data around folks feeling less welcome. How hate acts made certain folks in our community feel less welcome where they're living. And I kind of wanna. Us to think more about the tension between being unwelcomed in the so-called United States, and the tension of the inability for many of our people to return home, uh, if they would've preferred to actually be in our ancestral homes. And what are. How are those conditions created by American Empire and militarism and nuclearization, kind of the stuff that we talked about as a panel early on but also as we move away from today's conversation thinking about like what is. The place of PIs in the so-called United States. Uh, what does it mean to be able to live in your ancestral homeland like myself, where America has come to us, and chosen to stay? What does it mean for our other PI family members who have [00:09:00] come to the United States? Because our homes have been devastated by us militarism and imperialism. That's what's sitting with me that I think may not. Immediately jump out of the reporting, but we need to continue to highlight, uh, in how we interpret. Miata Tan: That was Dr. Jamaica Osorio, an Associate Professor of Indigenous and native Hawaiian politics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Māno a.  Now let's turn to Isa Kelawili Whalen. Isa is the Executive Director of API Advocates and another member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Here Isa builds on what Dr. Jamaica was saying about feelings of stress and anxiety within the Pacific Islander communities. Okay. She also speaks from her experience as an Indigenous CHamoru and Filipino woman. Here's Isa. Isa Kelawili Whalen: [00:10:00] American society and culture is drastically different from Pacifica Island and our culture, our roots, traditions, and so forth, as are many ethnicities and identities out there. But for us who are trying to figure out how to constantly navigate between the two, it's a little polarizing. Trying to fit in into. American society, structure that was not made for us and definitely does not coincide from where we come from either. So it's hard to navigate and we're constantly felt, we feel like we're excluded, um, that there is no space for us. There's all these boxes, but we don't really fit into one. And to be honest, none of these boxes are really made for anyone to fit into one single box the unspoken truth. And so. A lot of the times we're too Indigenous or I'm too Pacifica, or I'm too American, even to our own families being called a coconut. A racial comment alluding to being one ethnicity on the inside versus the outside, and to that causes a lot of mental health harm, um, within ourselves, our [00:11:00] friends, our family, community, and understanding for one another. in addition to that. I think it doesn't really help that our history of violence between Pacific Islander Land and Sea and the United States, it already leaves a sour taste in your mouth. When we Pacifica. Think about participating in American society and then to top it off, there's little to no representation of Pacific Islanders, um, across. The largest platforms in the United States of America. It goes beyond just representation with civic engagement, um, and elected officials. This goes to like stem leadership positions in business to social media and entertainment. And when we are represented, it's something of the past. We're always connotated to something that's dead, dying or old news. And. we're also completely romanticized. This could look like Moana or even the movie Avatar. So I think the feeling of disconnected or unaccepted by American society at large is something that stood out to me in the [00:12:00] report and something I heavily resonate with as well. Miata Tan: That was Isa Kelawili Whalen, Executive Director at API Advocates and a member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. As we heard from both Dr. Jamaica and Isa, the histories and impacts of hate against. Pacific Islander communities are complex and deeply rooted from ongoing US militarization to a lack of representation in popular culture. Before we hear from the two other members of the PI Advisory Council, let's get on the same page. What are we talking about when we talk about hate? Connie Tan is a research manager at Stop, A API hate and a lead contributor to their recent report on anti Pacific Islander hate. Here she is defining Stop A API hate's research framework for this project. [00:13:00]  Connie Tan: Our definition of hate is largely guided by how our communities define it through the reporting. So people have reported a wide range of hate acts that they perceive to be motivated by racial bias or prejudice. The vast majority of hate acts that our communities experience are not considered hate crimes. So there's a real need to find solutions outside of policing in order to address the full range of hate Asian Americans and Pacific Islander experience. We use the term hate act as an umbrella term to encompass the various types of bias motivated events people experience, including hate crimes and hate incidents. And from the survey findings, we found that anti PI hate was prevalent. Nearly half or 47% of PI adults reported experiencing a hate act due to their race, ethnicity, or nationality in 2024. And harassment such as being called a racial slur was the most common type of hate. Another [00:14:00] 27% of PI adults reported institutional discrimination such as unfair treatment by an employer or at a business. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan from Stop. A API hate providing context on how hate affects Pacific Islander communities. Now let's return to the Pacific Islander Advisory Council who helped Stop A API hate to better understand their reporting on PI communities. The remaining two members of the council are Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha- Church, a first generation Afro Pacifican educator, speaker and consultant. And we also have Michelle Pedro, who is a California born Marshallese American advocate, and the policy and communications director at Arkansas's Coalition of the Marshallese. You'll also hear the voice of Stephanie Chan, the Director of Data and [00:15:00] Research at Stop A API Hate who led this conversation with the PI Council. Alrighty. Here's Esella reflecting on her key takeaways from the report and how she sees her community being impacted. Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: A piece of data that stood out to me is the six out of 10 PIs who have experienced hate, noted that it was an intersectional experience, that there are multiple facets of their identities that impacted the ways they experienced hate. And in my experience as Afro Pacifican. Nigerian Samoan, born and raised in South Central Los Angeles on Tonga land. That's very much been my experience, both in predominantly white spaces and predominantly API spaces as well. As an educator a piece of data that, that really stood out to me was around the rate at which. Pacific Islanders have to exit education. 20 years as a high school educator, public high school educator and college counselor. And that was [00:16:00] absolutely my experience when I made the choice to become an educator. And I moved back home from grad school, went back to my neighborhood and went to the school where I had assumed, because when I was little, this is where. My people were, were when I was growing up, I assumed that I would be able to, to put my degrees to use to serve other black PI kids. And it wasn't the case. Students were not there. Whole populations of our folks were missing from the community. And as I continued to dig and figure out, or try to figure out why, it was very clear that at my school site in particular, Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian students who were there. We're not being met where they are. Their parents weren't being met where they are. They didn't feel welcome. Coming into our schools, coming into our districts to receive services or ask for support it was very common that the only students who received support were our students who chose to play sports. Whereas as a theater and literature educator, I, I spent most of my time advocating for [00:17:00] block schedule. So that my students who I knew had, you know, church commitments after school, family commitments after school I needed to find ways to accommodate them. and I was alone in that fight, right? The entire district, the school the profession was not showing up for our students in the ways that they needed. Stephanie Chan: Thank you, Estella. Yeah, definitely common themes of, you know, what does belonging mean in our institutions, but also when the US comes to you, as Jamaica pointed out as well. Michelle, I'll turn it over to you next.  Michelle Pedro: Lakwe and greetings everyone. , A few things that pointed out to me or stood out to me. Was, um, the mental health aspect mental health is such a, a big thing in our community we don't like to talk about, especially in the Marshallese community. it's just in recent years that our youth is talking about it more. And people from my generation are learning about mental health and what it is in this society versus back home. It is so different. [00:18:00] When people move from Marshall Islands to the United States, the whole entire system is different. The system was not built for people like us, for Marshallese, for Pacific Islanders. It really wasn't. And so the entire structure needs to do more. I feel like it needs to do more. And the lack of education like Estella said. Back home. We have a lot of our folks move here who don't graduate from past like third grade. So the literacy, rate here in Arkansas my friends that our teachers, they say it's very low and I can only imagine what it is in the Marshallese community here. And. I hear stories from elders who have lived here for a while that in Arkansas it was a little bit scary living here because they did not feel welcome. They didn't feel like it was a place that they could express themselves. A lot of my folks say that they're tired of their race card,  but we [00:19:00] need to talk about race. We don't know what internal racism is, or systemic racism is in my community. We need to be explaining it to our folks where they understand it and they see it and they recognize it to talk about it more. Miata Tan: That was Michelle Pedro, Policy and Communications Director at Arkansas Coalition of the Marshallese, and a member of the Stop, A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Michelle shared with us that hate against Pacific Islander communities affects educational outcomes leading to lower rates of literacy, school attendance, and graduation. As Esella noted, considering intersectionality can help us to see the full scope of these impacts. Here's Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop, A API hate with some data on how PI communities are being targeted the toll this takes on their mental and physical [00:20:00] wellbeing. Connie Tan: And we saw that hate was intersectional. In addition to their race and ethnicity, over six, in 10 or 66% of PI adults said that other aspects of their identity were targeted. The top three identities targeted were for their age, class, and gender. And experiences with hate have a detrimental impact on the wellbeing of PI Individuals with more than half or about 58% of PI adults reporting negative effects on their mental or physical health. It also impacted their sense of safety and altered their behavior. So for example, it is evidenced through the disproportionate recruitment of PI people into the military. And athletic programs as a result, many are susceptible to traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan with Stop. A API Hate. You are tuned [00:21:00] into Apex Express, a weekly radio show, uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. You'll hear more about Connie's research and the analysis from the Stop. A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. In a moment. Stay with us. [00:22:00] [00:23:00] [00:24:00] [00:25:00]  Miata Tan: That was us by Ruby Ibarra featuring Rocky Rivera, Klassy and Faith Santilla. You are tuned into Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, A weekly radio show [00:26:00] uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host Miata Tan. Tonight we're focused on our Pacific Islander communities and taking a closer look at a new report on anti Pacific Islander hate from the National Coalition, Stop A API hate. Before the break the Stop, A API, Pacific Islander Advisory Council shared how mental health challenges, experiences of hate and the effects of US militarization are all deeply interconnected in PI communities. Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop. A API Hate reflects on how a broader historical context helps to explain why Pacific Islanders experience such high rates of hate. Here's Connie. Connie Tan: We conducted sensemaking sessions with our PI advisory council members, and what we learned is that anti PI hate must be understood [00:27:00] within a broader historical context rooted in colonialism. Militarization nuclear testing and forced displacement, and that these structural violence continue to shape PI people's daily lives. And so some key examples include the US overthrow and occupation of Hawaii in the 18 hundreds that led to the loss of Hawaiian sovereignty and cultural suppression. In the 1940s, the US conducted almost 70 nuclear tests across the Marshall Islands that decimated the environment and subjected residents to long-term health problems and forced relocation to gain military dominance. The US established a compacts of free association in the 1980s that created a complex and inequitable framework of immigration status that left many PI communities with limited access to federal benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a disproportionate health impacts in PI communities due to the historical lack of disaggregated data, unequal access to health benefits, [00:28:00] and a lack of culturally responsive care. And most recently, there are proposed or already enacted US travel bans targeting different Pacific Island nations, continuing a legacy of exclusion. So when we speak of violence harm. Injustice related to anti P hate. It must be understood within this larger context. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan at Stop. A API hate. Now let's get back to the Pacific Islander Advisory Council who are helping us to better understand the findings from the recent report from Stop. A API hate focused on hate acts against the Pacific Islander communities. I will pass the reins over to Stephanie Chan. Stephanie's the director of Data and Research at Stop A API Hate who led this recent conversation with the PI Advisory Council. Here's Stephanie. [00:29:00]  Stephanie Chan: The big mental health challenges as well as the issues of acceptance and belonging and like what that all means. I, I think a lot of you spoke to this but let's get deeper. What are some of the historical or cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism or hate today? Let's start with Estella. Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: Thank you for the question, Stephanie. A piece of data that, stood out to me, it was around the six outta 10 won't report to formal authority agencies. And earlier it was mentioned that there's a need For strategies outside policing. I think that, to everything that, Jamaica's already stated and, and what's been presented in the, the data why would we report, when the state itself has been harmful to us collectively. The other thing I can speak to in my experience is again, I'll, I'll say that an approach of intersectionality is, is a must because says this too in the report, more than [00:30:00] 57% of our communities identify as multiracial, multi-ethnic. And so in addition to. Who we are as Pacific Islander, right? Like many of us are also half Indigenous, half black, half Mexican, et cetera. List goes on. And there's, there needs to be enough space for all of us, for the whole of us to be present in our communities and to, to do the work, whatever the work may be, whatever sector you're in, whether health or education. Policy or in data. And intersectional approach is absolutely necessary to capture who we are as a whole. And the other, something else that was mentioned in the report was around misinformation and that being something that needs to be combated in particular today. Um, and I see this across several communities. The, AI videos are, are a bit outta control. Sort of silly, but still kind of serious. Example comes to mind, recent a very extensive conversation. I didn't feel like having, uh, with, [00:31:00] with my uncles around whether or not Tupac is alive because AI videos Are doing a whole lot that they shouldn't be doing. And it's, it's a goofy example, but an example nonetheless, many of our elders are using social media or on different platforms and the misinformation and disinformation is so loud, it's difficult to continue to do our work. And educate, or in some cases reeducate. And make sure that, the needs of our community that is highlighted in this report are being adjusted. Stephanie Chan: Thank you. Yeah. And a whole new set of challenges with the technology we have today. Uh, Michelle, do you wanna speak to the historical and cultural factors that have shaped how PI communities experience racism today?  Michelle Pedro: Our experience is, it's inseparable to the US nuclear legacy and just everything that Estella was saying, a standard outside of policing. Like why is the only solution incarceration or most of the solutions involve [00:32:00] incarceration. You know, if there's other means of taking care of somebody we really need to get to the root causes, right? Instead of incarceration. And I feel like a lot of people use us, but not protect us. And the experiences that my people feel they're going through now is, it's just as similar than when we were going through it during COVID. I. Here in Arkansas. More than half of people that, uh, the death rates were Marshallese. And most of those people were my relatives. And so going to these funerals, I was just like, okay, how do I, how do I go to each funeral without, you know, if I get in contact to COVID with COVID without spreading that? And, you know, I think we've been conditioned for so long to feel ashamed, to feel less than. I feel like a lot of our, our folks are coming out of that and feeling like they can breathe again. But with the [00:33:00] recent administration and ice, it's like, okay, now we have to step back into our shell. And we're outsiders again, thankfully here in, uh, Northwest Arkansas, I think there's a lot of people who. have empathy towards the Marshallese community and Pacific Islanders here. And they feel like we can, we feel like we can rely on our neighbors. Somebody's death and, or a group of people's deaths shouldn't, be a reason why we, we come together. It should be a reason for, wanting to just be kind to each other. And like Estella said, we need to educate but also move past talks and actually going forward with policy changes and stuff like that. Stephanie Chan: Thank you Michelle. And yes, we'll get to the policy changes in a second. I would love to hear. What all of our panelists think about what steps we need to take. Uh, Isa I'm gonna turn it over to you to talk about historical or cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism today.  Isa Kelawili Whalen: [00:34:00] Many, if not all, Pacific Islander families or communities that I know of or I'm a part of, we don't wanna get in trouble. And what does that really mean? We don't wanna be incarcerated by racially biased jurisdictions. Um, we don't wanna be deported. We don't want to be revoked of our citizenship for our rights or evicted or fired. All things that we deem at risk at all times. It's always on the table whenever we engage with the American government. Even down to something as simple as filling out a census form. And so I think it's important to know also that at the core of many of our Pacifica cultures, strengthening future generations is at the center. Every single time. I mean, with everything that our elders have carried, have fought for, have sacrificed for, to bring us to where we are today. It's almost like if someone calls you a name or they give you a dirty look, or maybe even if they get physical with you on a sidewalk. Those are things we just swallow. ‘ cause you have to, there's so much on the table so much at risk that we cannot afford to lose. [00:35:00] And unfortunately, majority of the times it's at the cost of yourself. It is. That mistrust with everything that's at risk with keeping ourselves, our families, and future generations. To continue being a part of this American society, it makes it really, really hard for us to navigate racism and hate in comparison to, I would say, other ethnic groups. Stephanie Chan: Definitely. And the mistrust in the government is not gonna get better in this context. It's only gonna get worse. Jamaica, do you wanna speak to the question of the historical and cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism? Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Absolutely. You know, without risking sounding like a broken record, I think one of the most meaningful things that many of us share across the Pacific is the violence of us. Uh, not just us, but in imperial militarization and nuclear testing. and I think it's easy for folks. Outside of the Pacific to forget that that's actually ongoing, right? That there are military occupations ongoing in Hawaii, in [00:36:00] Guam, in Okinawa, uh, that our people are being extracted out of their communities to serve in the US military in particular, out of Samoa, the highest per capita rate of folks being enlisted into the US on forces, which is insane. Um, so I don't want that to go unnamed as something that is both historical. And ongoing and related to the kind of global US imperial violence that is taking place today that the Pacific is is this. Point of departure for so much of that ongoing imperial violence, which implicates us, our lands, our waters, and our peoples, and that as well. And that's something that we have to reckon with within the overall context of, experiencing hate in and around the so-called United States. But I also wanna touch on, The issue of intersectionality around, um, experiencing hate in the PI community and, and in particular thinking about anti-blackness, both the PI community and towards the PI community. Uh, [00:37:00] and I Understanding the history of the way white supremacy has both been inflicted upon our people and in many cases internalized within our people. And how anti-blackness in particular has been used as a weapon from within our communities to each other while also experiencing it from the outside. Is something that is deeply, deeply impacting our people. I'm thinking both the, the personal, immediate experience of folks experiencing or practicing anti-blackness in our community. But I'm also thinking about the fact that we have many examples of our own organizations and institutions Reinforcing anti-blackness, uh, being unwilling to look at the way that anti-blackness has been reinterpreted through our own cultural practices to seem natural. I'll speak for myself. I've, I've seen this on a personal level coming out of our communities and coming into our communities. I've seen this on a structural level. you know, we saw the stat in the report that there's a high percentage of PIs who believe that cross racial solidarity is [00:38:00] important, and there's a high percentage of PIs who are saying that they want to be involved and are being involved in trying to make a difference, uh, against racial injustice in this godforsaken. Country,  Um, that work will never be effective if we cannot as a community really take on this issue of anti-blackness and how intimately it has seeped into some of our most basic assumptions about what it means to be Hawaiian, about what it means to be Polynesian, about what it means to be, any of these other, uh, discreet identities. We hold as a part of the Pacific. Miata Tan: That was Dr. Jamaica Osorio, an Associate Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian politics and a member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Dr. Jamaica was reflecting on the new report from Stop. A API Hate that focuses on instances of hate against Pacific Islander [00:39:00] communities. We'll hear more from the PI Advisory Council in a moment. Stay with us. ​ [00:40:00] [00:41:00] [00:42:00] [00:43:00] That was Tonda by Diskarte Namin . You are tuned into Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I am your host Miata Tan, and tonight we're centering our Pacific Islander communities. Stop. A API Hate is a national coalition that tracks and responds to anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate. Their latest report found that nearly half of Pacific Islander [00:44:00] adults experienced an act of hate in 2024 because of their race, ethnicity, or nationality. Connie Tan is a research manager at Stop, A API Hate who led the charge on this new report. Here she is sharing some community recommendations on how we can all help to reduce instances of harm and hate against Pacific Islander communities. Connie Tan: So to support those impacted by hate, we've outlined a set of community recommendations for what community members can do if they experience hate, and to take collective action against anti P. Hate first. Speak up and report hate acts. Reporting is one of the most powerful tools we have to ensure harms against PI. Communities are addressed and taken seriously. You can take action by reporting to trusted platforms like our Stop API Hate Reporting Center, which is available in 21 languages, including Tongan, Samoan, and Marshall. [00:45:00] Second, prioritize your mental health and take care of your wellbeing. We encourage community members to raise awareness by having open conversations with loved ones, family members, and elders about self-care and mental wellness, and to seek services in culturally aligned and trusted spaces. Third, combat misinformation in the fight against. It is important to share accurate and credible information and to combat anti PI rhetoric. You can view our media literacy page to learn more. Fourth, know your rights and stay informed During this challenging climate, it is important to stay up to date and know your rights. There are various organizations offering Know your rights materials, including in Pacific Islander languages, and finally participate in civic engagement and advocacy. Civic engagement is one of the most effective ways to combat hate, whether it is participating in voting or amplifying advocacy efforts. Miata Tan: That [00:46:00] was Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop. A API Hate. As Connie shared, there's a lot that can be done to support Pacific Islander communities from taking collective action against hate through reporting and combating misinformation to participating in civic engagement and advocacy. I'll pass the reins back over to Stephanie Chen, the director of Data and Research at Stop A API Hate. Stephanie is speaking with the Stop, A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council, zeroing in on where we can go from here in addressing hate against Pacific Islander communities. Stephanie Chan: We've heard a lot, a lot about the pain of anti PI hate, we've heard a lot about the pain of just, ongoing militarization displacement government distrust problems with education. Anti-blackness. what three things would you name as things that [00:47:00] we need to do? What changes actions or policies we need to do to move forward, on these issues? And I'm gonna start with Isa.  Isa Kelawili Whalen: Thank you Stephanie. Um, I'll try and go quickly here, but three policy areas. I'd love to get everyone engaged. One, data disaggregation. Pacific Islanders were constantly told that we don't have the data, so how could we possibly know what you guys are experiencing or need, and then. When we do have the data, it's always, oh, but you don't have enough numbers to meet this threshold, to get those benefits. Data informs policy, policy informs data. Again, thank you. Stop. I hate for having us here to talk about that also, but definitely continue fighting for data disaggregation. Second thing I would say. Climate resiliency, uh, supporting it and saying no to deep sea mining in our Pacifica waters. History of violence again with our land and sea. There's been a number in the, in the chat and one to name the nuclear warfare and bikini at toll, where after wiping out the people, the culture, the island itself, the United States promised reparations and to never harm again in that [00:48:00] way, but. Here we are. And then third language access, quite literally access, just access, um, to all things that the average English speaking person or learner has. So I'd say those three.  Stephanie Chan: Thank you. Well, we'll move on to Jamaica. Uh, what do you think are the actions or policies that we need?  Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Uh, we need to demilitarize the Pacific. We need to shut down military bases. We need to not renew military leases. We need to not allow the US government to condemn lands, to expand their military footprint in the Pacific. I think one of the points that came up time and time again around not reporting is again, not feeling like anything's gonna happen, but two, who are we reporting to and we're reporting to states and systems that have contained us, that have violated us and that have hurt us. So yeah, demilitarization, abolition in the broadest sense, both thinking about Discreet carceral institutions, but then also the entire US governing system. And three I'll just make it a little smaller, like fuck ice, and tear that shit [00:49:00] down. Like right now, there are policy change issues related to ICE and carceral institutions, but I'm really thinking about kind of. Incredible mobilization that's taking place in particular in, in Minneapolis and the way people are showing up for their neighbors across racial, gender, and political spectrums. And so outside of this discrete policy changes that we need to fight for, we need more people in the streets showing up to protect each other. and in doing so, building the systems and the, the communities and the institutions that we will need to arrive in a new world. Stephanie Chan: Great word, Michelle.  Michelle Pedro: I'm just gonna add on to what, Isa said about language, access justice, equity, also protection of access to healthcare. in terms of what Ika said yes. Three West, Papua New Guinea, yeah, thank you for having me here. Stephanie Chan: Thank you. And Ella, you wanna bring us home on the policy question?  Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: I'm from South Central LA Ice melts around here. yes to everything that has been said, in [00:50:00] particular, I think the greatest policy issue. Impact in our folks is demil, demilitarization. And that also goes to the active genocide that is happening in the Pacific and has been ongoing. And as a broader API community, it's a conversation we don't ever have and have not had uh, regularly. So yes to all that. And risk, it sounded like a broken record too. I think, uh, education is a huge. Part of the issue here, I think access to real liberated ethnic studies for all of our folks is absolutely crucial to continuing generation after generation, being able to continue the demil fight to continue. To show up for our folks for our islands in diaspora and back home on our islands. You know, the, the report said that, uh, we are 1.6 million strong here in the United States and that our populations continue to grow, fortunately, unfortunately here in the us. And that [00:51:00] we are a multi-ethnic, um, group of folks and that, That demands, it's an imperative that our approach to education, to political education, to how we show up for community, how we organize across faith-based communities has to be intersectional. It has to be it has to be pro-black. It has to be pro Indigenous because that is who we are as a people. We are black. And Indigenous populations all wrapped up into one. And any way we approach policy change has to come from a pro-black, pro Indigenous stance.  Stephanie Chan: Thank you, Estella. We did have a question about education and how we actually make. PI studies happen. do you have anything you wanna elaborate on, how do we get school districts and state governments to prioritize PI history, especially K through 12?  Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: I'm gonna say with the caveat of under this current regime. Any regular tactics I'm used to employing may not be viable at this current [00:52:00] moment. But my regular go-to will always be to tell parents you have the most power in school districts to show up at your local school board meetings and demand that there is liberated ethnic studies and be conscious and cognizant about the, the big ed tech companies that districts are hiring to bring. Some fake, uh, ethnic studies. It's not real ethnic studies. And there are also quite a few ethnic studies or programs that are out there parading as ethnic studies that are 100% coming from the alt-right. 100% coming from Zionist based organizations That are not, doing ethnic studies actually doing a disservice to ethnic studies. And the other thing I'll say for API organizations that are doing the work around ethnic studies and, and pushing for Asian American studies legislation state by state. We're also doing a disservice because in many situations or many cases where legislation has passed for Asian American studies, it's been at the [00:53:00] detriment of black, brown, queer, and Indigenous communities. And that's not the spirit of ethnic studies. And so first I'd say for parents. Exercise your right as a parent in your local district and be as loud as you possibly can be, and organize parent pods that are gonna do the fight for you, and then reach out to folks. My number one recommendation is always liberated ethnic studies model consortium curriculum, for a group of badass educators who were, who are gonna show up for community whenever called. Miata Tan: That was Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha- Church discussing how we can help to encourage school districts and state governments to prioritize Pacific Islander education. A big thank you to the Stop, A API Hate team and their Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Your work is vital and we appreciate you all. Thank you for speaking with us [00:54:00] today.  Miata Tan: [00:55:00] That final track was a little snippet from the fantastic Zhou Tian check out Hidden Grace. It's a truly fabulous song. This is Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, A weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Apex Express Airs every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM And with that, we're unfortunately nearing the end of our time here tonight. thank you so much for tuning into the show. And another big thank you to the Stop, A API Hate Team and their Pacific Islander Advisory Council. We appreciate your work so much. One final note, if you are listening to this live, then it's February 12th, meaning Lunar New Year is [00:56:00] just around the corner. For listeners who might not be familiar, Lunar New Year is a major celebration for many in the Asian diaspora, a fresh start marked by family, food, and festivities. This year we are welcoming in the Year of the Horse, and you can join the celebrations too. On Saturday, March 7th, San Francisco will come alive with the year of the horse parade, and this weekend you can check out the Chinatown Flower Market Fair Head to Grant Avenue for fresh flowers, arts activities, and cultural performances. On Tuesday, February 24th, the San Francisco Public Library will Drumbeats, Heartbeats: Community as One . this event will honor Lunar New Year and Black History Month with Lion Dancers, poetry, and more. Across the bay, Oakland celebrates their Lunar New Year parade on Saturday, February 28th. From more [00:57:00] parades to night markets and museum events, celebrations will be happening all over the Bay Area and beyond. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to gather, reflect, and welcome in the new year with joy. For show notes, please visit our website. That's kpfa.org/program/apex-express. On the webpage for this episode, we've added links to the Stop, A API Hate Report on Anti Pacific Islander, hate from data on how hate is impacting PI communities to information on what you can do to help. This report is well worth the read. Apex Express is produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me , Miata Tan. Get some rest y'all. .  The post APEX Express – 2.12.26 – Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Amid Ongoing Injustice appeared first on KPFA.

He hualono kēia e hoʻolaha ana i nā moʻolelo a me nā manaʻo o nā kānaka e mālama ana i ke kuleana nui o ke koʻikoʻi ʻo ka hoʻōla i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. ʻO ka hoa kūkā o kēia pukana ʻo ʻIkaʻakamai Nāhuewai. He kumu, he mea kani a he puʻukani nō hoʻi ʻo ia.

Ika-4 na Linggo sa Panahon ng Pagdating ng Panginoon (A) Isaias 7, 10-14 Salmo 23, 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6 Ang Panginoo'y darating, s'ya'y dakilang Hari natin. Roma 1, 1-7 Mateo 1, 18-24

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Peste 70 de țări au fost reprezentate de-a lungul timpului, doar 52 de campioni urcând pe cea mai înaltă treaptă. Ediția europeană 2026 se va desfășura la Marsilia, transformând orașul într-o veritabilă capitală gastronomică. Vorbim despre această premieră pentru țara noastră, în RFI360, cu Chef Cezar Munteanu, președintele Asociației Bucătarilor și Cofetarilor din Turism – România (ANBCT) România a fost selectată oficial să participe la Bocuse d'Or Europe 2026, cea mai prestigioasă competiție gastronomică din lume. Este pentru prima dată când România ajunge la acest nivel al performanței gastronomice, alături de cele mai respectate națiuni culinare ale lumii, prin eforturile și viziunea Asociației Naționale a Bucătarilor și Cofetarilor din Turism (ANBCT), singura organizație recunoscută oficial de echipa SIRHA/ Bocuse d'Or. Procesul de selecție și de acceptare a unei țări invitate este extrem de riguros, evaluând în primul rând capacitatea organizației gazdă de a gestiona și pregăti o competiție de o asemenea anvergură. Tema aleasă pentru competiția națională și europeană Bocuse d'Or Europe, „Tradiția reinterpretată”, practic o provocare pentru candidati să îmbine trecutul cu viitorul gastronomic local, totul cu accent pe sustenabilitate, responsabilitate în bucătărie și promovarea produselor autohtone. Fiecare echipă participantă este formată dintr-un Chef, bucătar profesionist român, cu experiență demonstrată în competiții culinare, responsabil de concept și execuție; un Commis, tânăr bucătar născut după 24 ianuarie 2004, reprezentant al noii generații; și un Antrenor (Coach), profesionist cu rol de coordonare strategică și comunicare cu juriul, fără implicare directă în gătit. Toate cele trei roluri sunt obligatorii și rămân neschimbate pe tot parcursul competiției, de la etapa națională până la cea europeană, inclusiv și mondială. Echipele selectate pentru faza națională a Bocuse d'Or sunt oameni care vin din bucătării din toată țara și din restaurante de top din străinătate, care au învățat ce înseamnă rigoarea, lucrul în echipă și respectul pentru gust. Această primă ediție Bocuse este reprezentată de o generație care a crescut prin competiții, prin muncă și cu mândria de a duce gastronomia românească acolo unde îi este locul – spune Chef Cezar Munteanu, președinte ANBCT, organizatorul oficial al evenimentului. Echipele finaliste Bocuse d'Or România 2025: Chef Vasilică-Marinică Bejenaru Antrenor: Liviu Preda Commis: Andrei Fabian Lupoi Chef Vasilică Bejenaru, medaliat cu argint și bronz la IKA Culinary Olympics 2024, câștigător Arena Bucătarilor și laureat GastroPan, este coordonat de antrenorul Liviu Preda, cu peste 30 de ani de experiență și multiple distincții internaționale, medaliat la Salonul Mondial de Gastronomie și Global Chef Challenge. Alături de ei, tânărul commis Lupoi Fabian Andrei, elev al Liceului Tehnologic „Maria Baiulescu” din Brașov și ajutor de bucătar la Restaurant Belvedere, aduce entuziasmul și rigoarea noii generații în arta culinară. Chef Bogdan Cozma Antrenor: Dadiana Munteanu Commis: Andrei Nicolae Miron Echipa lui Chef Bogdan Cozma aduce împreună experiența și inovația generațiilor culinare. Chef Bogdan Cozma este premiat la IKA Culinary Olympics (locul 3), Cupa Mondială Villeroy & Boch (locul 3) și este antrenor al Echipei Naționale de Juniori, ce a obținut dublu bronz mondial. Echipa este coordonată de antrenoarea Dadiana Munteanu, dublu medaliată cu bronz la IKA 2024 și argint la Global Young Chefs Challenge 2023. Commis: Miron Andrei Nicolae, Head Chef la D.A.R Events Restaurant & Barn din Botoșani, cu peste cinci ani de experiență în gastronomie și distincții internaționale (aur la Croatian Culinary Cup 2025, argint la Rimini Vegan Chef 2025, bronz la IKA Culinary Olympics 2024 – echipa de juniori). Chef Emanuel Mocan Antrenor: Dragoș Bercea Commis: Alexia Stan Echipa lui Chef Emanuel Mocan aduce împreună performanța și viziunea culinară la cel mai înalt nivel. Chef Emanuel Mocan, câștigător Arena Bucătarilor 2017, „Les Chefs en Or” Paris (locul 1 junior, locul 3 senior), medaliat cu argint la Global Chef 2023 și dublu argint la IKA 2024. Este coordonată de antrenorul Dragoș Bercea, multiplu medaliat la competiții internaționale, cele mai recente rezultate fiind la IKA Culinary Olympics 2024 (cu 2 medalii de argint). Commis-ul este Stan Alexia, absolventă a Manchester Metropolitan University în Culinary Business Management, în prezent Sous Chef la One Soul Brașov, cu experiență internațională în Cipru și premii la competiții pentru tineri bucătari, precum Junior Chef's Arena. Chef Laurențiu Neamțu Antrenor: Daniel Nistor Commis: Mihai Pușcalău Chef Laurențiu Neamțu îmbină fine dining contemporan cu spiritul competițional al noii generații. Cu experiență în restaurante cu stele Michelin și finalist „Chefi la Cuțite”, propune o abordare rafinată, echilibrată și modernă a gastronomiei, alături de antrenorul Daniel Nistor, dublu medaliat cu argint la IKA 2024, bronz la IKA 2020, multiplu laureat GastroPan și Arena Bucătarilor. Commis Mihai Pușcalău este cel mai tânăr membru al echipei, student în primul an la American Hotel Academy din Brașov, pasionat de gastronomie și de perfecționarea tehnicilor culinare, cu ambiția de a deveni chef cu stea Michelin. Chef Mihai Ciprian Necula Antrenor: Cristian George Mihali Commis: Andra Maria Huțanu Echipa lui Chef Mihai Ciprian Necula aduce împreună rigoarea internațională și pasiunea pentru bucătăria mediteraneană. Mihai are peste 25 de ani de carieră internațională, formare în Italia și Germania și participant la IKA 2024, promovează un stil culinar bazat pe simplitate, echilibru și rafinament. Antrenorul echipei este Cristian George Mihali, chef român stabilit în Franța, cu experiență în restaurante cu stea Michelin, inclus în Top 100 Români de Pretutindeni (2024), membru al Asociației Internaționale a Discipolilor lui Auguste Escoffier și promotor al gastronomiei românești în diaspora. Huțanu Andra Maria este commis-ul, încă elevă la Liceul Tehnologic Economic de Turism din Iași și ajutor de bucătar la Hotel Unirea Iași, o tânără implicată și autodidactă, aflată la început de drum în cariera culinară. Selecția Națională Bocuse d'Or România marchează un pas important pentru gastronomia românească și confirmă ambiția unei generații de profesioniști de a se alinia standardelor mondiale. Pe 27 noiembrie 2025, cele cinci echipe vor concura într-o probă de 6 ore, la finalul căreia se va decide cine va reprezenta România la Bocuse d'Or Europe 2026, la Marsilia. Competiția din acest an are o semnificație istorică: este prima dată din 1987 când România face parte oficial din circuitul Bocuse d'Or. Evaluarea va fi realizată de un juriu internațional format din chefi de renume, un gest de recunoaștere a excelenței bucătăriei românești pe scena mondială. Bocuse d'Or Europe – Ediția Bocuse d'Or Europe 2026 va avea loc la Marsilia, în cadrul Sirha Méditerranée. În această ediție specială, Bocuse d'Or și Sirha Méditerranée creează împreună un adevărat ecosistem al gastronomiei mondiale, unde profesioniști, producători, pasionați de gătit și talente emergente se întâlnesc într-un cadru unic. Marsilia va fi transformată, pentru câteva zile, în capitala mondială a gastronomiei, oferind o scenă spectaculoasă pentru cei 20 de candidați europeni care își vor prezenta viziunea asupra „haute cuisine-ului” contemporan.

Huwebes ng Ika-30 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Roma 8, 31b-39 Salmo 108, 21-22. 26-27. 30-31 Para mo nang awa, D'yos ko, ako'y ipagsanggalang mo. Lucas 13, 31-35

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Important news from the Idaho Cattle Association. The Idaho Cattle Association is now accepting donations for their wildfire relief fund.

Important news from the Idaho Cattle Association.

Martes ng Ika-19 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) o kaya Paggunita kay Santa Juana Francisca de Chantal, namanata sa Diyos Deuteronomio 31, 1-8 Deuteronomio 32, 3-4a. 7. 8. 9 at 12 Bayang hirang ng Poong D'yos ay laan sa kanyang lubos. Mateo 18, 1-5. 10. 12-14

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I loved chatting to Ika Vantiani. Ika describes herself as an Art Worker. We discuss what this means and why this is so important to her. During our time together Ika explains how art journaling has helped her with both her mental and emotional health and how she has been able to share this creative magic with those around her. Ika has a passion for taking “junk” and elevating it to treasure to be collected and used within our journals. This is part of Ika's unique way of looking at the world around her. Chatting about this new way of looking was so inspiring.

Huwebes ng Ika-16 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) o kaya Paggunita kay San Sharbel Makhluf, Pari Exodo 19, 1-2. 9-11. 16-20b Daniel 3, 52. 53. 54. 55. 56 Purihin at ipagdangal ang Diyos magpakailanman. Mateo 13, 10-17

Martes ng Ika-13 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Genesis 19, 15-29 Salmo 25, 2. 3. 9-10. 11-12 Pag-ibig mong walang hangga'y lagi kong inaasahan. Mateo 8, 23-27

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Sabado ng Ika-10 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) o kaya Paggunita sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado 2 Corinto 5, 14-21 Salmo 102, 1-2. 3-4. 8-9. 11-12 Ang ating mahabaging D'yos ay nagmamagandang-loob. Mateo 5, 33-37

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We now offer our show notes in a NEW form – a Google Slide deck. You can see our show notes here and follow along with the episode with all the visual pazazz while you listen! If you want to check out links to everything we discuss in this week's episode give those show notes a click! … Continue reading Snap Judgments, Episode 125: Strange Supreme, OTA, & Deckbuilding! [ft. Ika & Fudge] →

In this heartfelt episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, we sit down with singer-songwriter Abigail Cartright and her husband, veteran producer and engineer Ika, to talk about the deep emotional journey behind Abigail's new album, Miracle Year, with her band Ana Mirabilis — a loose yet beautifully bonded collective of Ojai musicians and artists.With echoes of Lana del Rey, Beach House, Mitski, Radiohead, and decades of artistic experience, Miracle Year is more than an album — it's a story of transformation. Abigail opens up about the personal losses, illness, and depression she endured, and how these trials became the fuel for an artistic breakthrough.We also talk about growing up in creative families, the merging of music and visual arts, and the surprising way Abigail and Ika's lives first intersected — through her father, many years ago and far away in New York. It's a conversation about resilience, love, and the healing power of art.We did not talk about the the Dreyfus Affair, the NBA playoff picture or Maine's arctic char population.You can listen to Abigail's music on Spotify or Apple Music. The vinyl album will be released soon.

This is a special collaborative episode with Ulrika Sullivan from the New Light Living podcast. Instead of me interviewing Ulrika, we enjoy asking for and giving our perspectives on topics related to our spiritual journey and how we find it easiest to live from the soul while still being on this human ride! Ulrika and I have a very similar backstory - we both even had our bustling careers in the biomedical space at the same sort of time, and we both struggled to balance raising a family while going full throttle with our careers.  We share our personal transformations from corporate and scientific backgrounds to becoming voices of spiritual awakening and authenticity. We also discuss our books—my 'Your Authentic Awakening' and Ulrika's 'Wisdom Beyond What You Know'—and touch on the importance of integrating spiritual practices into everyday life.  Key topics in this episode include meditation, creativity, galactic astrology, and the role of nature in spiritual growth. The episode emphasizes the power of collaboration, authenticity, and curiosity in one's path to self-discovery and alignment. Bio: Ulrika Sullivan is a former scientist turned author, intuitive spiritual life coach, and galactic astrologer. She is passionate about helping people connect with their intuition, energy, and multidimensional selves to find inner calm, self-love, and life balance so that they can live from the heart with more ease and flow.  Ulrika is the author of Wisdom Beyond What You Know: How to Shift from Being Driven by the Mind to Living from the Heart and Intuition, the host of the New Light Living - See Your Life in a New Light podcast, and the creator of Beyond The Mind Membership on her YouTube channel. Resources: Get my book: https://www.karagoodwin.com/book Get Ulrika's book: https://amzn.to/4l70eTH Ulrika's website: https://ulrikasullivan.com  @ulrikasullivan  #galacticastrology #starseed #ascension #spiritualjourney  Timestamp: 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 01:32 Background Stories and Shared Experiences 04:00 Ika's Journey and Awakening 09:27 Kara's Journey and Awakening 17:23 The Power of Meditation and Spiritual Practices 22:26 Exploring Multidimensional Experiences 27:53 Exploring the Natural World and Its Healing Powers 28:48 The Power of the Human Body and Healing Abilities 30:10 Reconnecting with Nature and Balancing Energies 32:59 Galactic Origins and the Human Experience 35:21 Integrating Galactic Insights into Daily Life 38:57 The Role of Creativity in Awakening 49:15 Tips for Authentic Awakening and Personal Growth 55:02 Conclusion and How to Connect with Us

Huwebes sa Ika-5 Linggo ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda Genesis 17, 3-9 Salmo 104, 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 Nasa isip ng Maykapal ang tipan niya kailanman. Juan 8, 51-59

Lunes sa Ika-5 Linggo ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda Daniel 13, 1-9. 15-17. 19-30. 33-62 o kaya Daniel 13, 41k-62 Salmo 22, 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6 Kahit sa daang madilim Panginoon ko'y kapiling. Juan 8, 12-20

Biyernes sa Ika-4 na Linggo ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda Karunungan 2, 1a. 12-22 Salmo 33, 17-18. 19-20. 21 at 23 Sa D'yos hindi mabibigo ang mga nasisiphayo. Juan 7, 1-2. 10. 25-30

Miyerkules sa Ika-4 na Linggo ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda Isaias 49, 8-15 Salmo 144, 8-9. 13kd-14. 17-18 Pag-ibig ng D'yos ay ganap, sa tanan s'ya'y nahahabag. Juan 5, 17-30

We now offer our show notes in a NEW form – a Google Slide deck. You can see our show notes here and follow along with the episode with all the visual pazazz while you listen! If you want to check out links to everything we discuss in this week's episode give those show notes a click! … Continue reading Snap Judgments, Episode 120: Top 10 Cards in March 2025 + Dream OTA [ft. Den & Ika] →

Today is World Kidney Day. In celebration of World Kidney Day 2025, the Irish Kidney Association (IKA), the registered charity which supports thousands of kidney patients and their families across the country, is launching a national fundraising drive alongside its ‘1 in 10 People' kidney health awareness campaign. The IKA is calling on individuals, families, businesses and organisations across the country to help make a difference in the lives of people living with and affected by kidney disease and support it in its provision of vital services to kidney patients and their families. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Chairperson of the Clare branch, Dermot Hayes. Photo(C): DZ Lab from Getty Images via canva

The Clare branch of the Irish Kidney Assocation says it's "lobbying very hard" for a dialysis unit in Clare this World Kidney Day. In conjunction with the annual awareness day which has rolled around again, the Irish Kidney Association, or IKA, has launched its '1 in 10 People' campaign to shine a light on kidney health awareness. The campaign, according to the IKA, is intended to make people more aware of kidney-related health conditions. It's estimated that one in 10 people in Ireland and one in seven over the age of 50 are living with Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD. Of these, a startling 98% don't know they have the condition which is on track to be the fifth leading cause of death here by 2040. Clare people in need of renal care currently have to go either to University Hospital Limerick or its satellite centre on the Dock Road in Limerick. While the HSE had at one point said Ennis Hospital would have a dialysis unit by the end of this year, this has now been pushed back to November 2026. Chairperson of the Clare branch of the IKA Dermot Hayes people here are travelling an exceptional distance to access the care they need. At this week's meeting of Clare County Council, Clarecastle Sinn Féín Councillor Tommy Guilfoyle tabled a motion seeking clarity on the delivery of the Ennis dialysis unit. Specifically, he's requested a precise timeline on the commencement of services, confirmation of its location, details of the contractor and confirmation of the project's current status. He says many in this county are confused and need answers as a matter of urgency.

Sabado ng Ika-7 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) o kaya Paggunita sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado Sirak 17, 1-13 Salmo 102, 13-14. 15-16. 17-18a Pag-ibig mo'y walang hanggan sa bayan mong nagmamahal. Marcos 10, 13-16

Biyernes ng Ika-7 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Sirak 6, 5-17 Salmo 118, 12. 16. 18. 27. 34. 35 Sa pagsunod sa utos mo, Poon, pangunahan mo ‘ko Marcos 10, 1-12

Huwebes ng Ika-7 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Sirak 5, 1-10 Salmo 1, 1-2. 3. 4 at 6 Mapalad ang umaasa sa Panginoon tuwina. Marcos 9, 41-50

Miyerkules ng Ika-7 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Sirak 4, 12-22 Salmo 118, 165. 168. 171. 172. 174. 175 Ang sa utos mo'y magmahal papayapa yaong buhay. Marcos 9, 38-40

Martes ng Ika-7 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Sirak 2, 1-13 Salmo 36, 3-4. 18-19. 27-28. 39-40 Sarili'y sa D'yos ilagak at tutulungan kang ganap. Marcos 9, 30-37

Lunes ng Ika-7 ng Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Sirak 1, 1-10 Salmo 92, 1ab. 1k-2. 5 Panginoo'y naghari na! Ang damit n'ya'y maharlika. Marcos 9, 14-29

BUST OUT YOUR YEARBOOKS!! It's time for the best and worst of the Purebloods! In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, we wrap up our epic 14-month journey through the world of pure bloods. We explore what it truly means to be a pureblood in the Wizarding World—unpacking the social constructs, privileges, and pressures that shape their identities. From the tension between external validation and unapologetic individuality to the insidious nature of pure blood supremacy, we dive deep into how these characters are socialized, perceived, and ultimately remembered.Huge thanks to our Patreon Deep Divers—Carlisa, Carrie, Hannah, Aisling, Hannah L, and Ika—your support means the world!Now, buckle up, because this one's a wild ride!

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Ika-5 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (K) Isaias 6, 1-2a. 3-8 Salmo 137, 1-2a. 2bk-3. 4-5. 7k-8 Poon, kita'y pupurihin sa harap ng mga anghel. 1 Corinto 15, 1-11 o kaya 1 Corinto 15, 3-8. 11 Lucas 5, 1-11

Martes ng Ika-4 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I) Hebreo 12, 1-4 Salmo 21, 26b-27. 28 at 30. 31-32 Magpupuri kailanpaman ang tinawag ng Maykapal. Marcos 5, 21-43

On this episode AVB sits down with David Lachmish, co-founder of IKA (previously Dwallet Network).IKA is the fastest parallel MPC network launching on Sui.I really enjoyed this conversation as it has a really natural flow, covering, among many things:* How adversity creates excellence and comfort breeds mediocrity. Why everyone should spend at least one year living in a culture different from where they grew up in.* An analysis of the current web3 landscape - why web3 is fundamentally a cybersecurity industry.* The work of his cracked team of award winning cryptographers and security researchers.* Back to the basics: the fundamental guarantees of blockchain and how public key cryptography works.* A masterclass in MPC networks - how they have evolved, different ways of implementing (ZK, FHE) for different use cases.* IKA novel algorithm for zero trust, mass implementation.* Use cases for IKA builders* And a lot more!Resourceshttps://ika.xyzFollow on Socialshttps://x.com/AvbNearhttps://x.com/d3h3d_https://x.com/ikadotxyz

Glazer is joined by Ika (@Ikas_Show) and ToxicSoulKing (@ToxicSoulKing) to discuss the latest patch, the huge OTA, and upcoming datamined cards! HISTORICAL NOTE: This episode was made before the TikTok and Marvel Snap ban. We now offer our show notes in a NEW form – a Google Slide deck. You can see our show notes here and … Continue reading Snap Judgments, Episode 111: January Patch & OTA OH MY! [ft. Ika & ToxicSoulKing] →

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This week Glazer, GunnyT, Ika (@Ikas_Show), and RockDaBby (@RockDaBby) discuss what they are thankful for in Marvel Snap and real life! Happy (American) Thanksgiving! We now offer our show notes in a NEW form – a Google Slide deck. You can see our show notes here and follow along with the episode with all the visual … Continue reading Snap Judgments, Episode 104: Thankfulness & Marvel Snap [ft. Ika & RockDaBby] →

Lunes ng Ika-34 o Huling Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II) o kaya Paggunita kay Santa Catalina ng Alejandria, dalaga at martir Pahayag 14, 1-3. 4b-5 Salmo 23, 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6 Panginoon, ang bayan mo ay dumudulog sa iyo. Lucas 21, 1-4

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Ika-24 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B) Isaias 50, 5-9a Salmo 115, 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9 Kapiling ko habambuhay ang Panginoong Maykapal. Santiago 2, 14-18 Marcos 8, 27-35

Ika-20 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B) Kawikaan 9, 1-6 Salmo 33, 2-3. 10-11. 12-13. 14-15 Magsumikap tayong kamtin ang Panginoong butihin. Efeso 5, 15-20 Juan 6, 51-58

Sabado ng Ika-10 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II) o kaya Paggunita sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado 1 Hari 19, 19-21 Salmo 15, 1-2a at 5. 7-8. 9-10 D'yos ko, aking kapalara'y manahin ang iyong buhay. Mateo 5, 33-37

Ika-10 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B) Genesis 3, 9-15 Salmo 129, 1-2. 3-4ab. 4k-6. 7-8 Sa piling ng Poong Diyos may pag-ibig at pagtubos. 2 Corinto 4, 13 - 5, 1 Marcos 3, 20-35