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Youtube link: https://youtu.be/nqSKd_JsrEo?si=CFAZyu69trUVxwRJ Former State Department employee and Secretary General of the Jordanian Opposition Coalition, Dr. Mudar Zahran, accuses Jordan's King Abdullah of "apartheid" against its (Arab) Palestinians who comprise 78% of British Mandated Palestine. Dr. Zahran cited Jordanian law which confirms that all refugees from Gaza are indeed Jordanian citizens, yet they are deprived of many jobs and government positions. In Jordan, according to Dr. Zahran, Palestinians are given a special stamp in their passports to distinguish them as NOT being Jordanian, further evidence, according to Zahran, that Jordan is an apartheid state. Zahran said that antisemitism in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria is at record levels, and that if given the opportunity, they would commit greater atrocities against the Jews than Hamas did on October 7. He went on to say that following October 7, "sadly, I've never seen my people happier... in the West Bank." He believes it would take 20-30 years to undo all the damage and indoctrination infecting these people. While trying to draw a distinction between the Arabs in Gaza versus the Arabs under the PA, he said that many Gazans voted for Hamas, not only because they believed Hamas would "get rid of the Jews," but that they would end the corruption of the PA. What they got in the end was Israel standing stronger than ever, and living under a Hamas that was more corrupt than the PA. During the interview, Zahran was emphatic, that barring another "pandemic," President Trump would be the President to end that Arab/Israeli conflict. Alan Skorski Reports 02APR2025 - PODCAST
Luke 12:11 In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of peoplehad gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say toHis disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,which is hypocrisy. Today, before we begin looking into Luke 12, I want to giveyou a special invitation to join me and my son, Jonathan Grooms, the presidentof Global Partners in Peace and Development, for an unforgettable journeythrough Jordan & Egypt on a special tour we have planned for this fall, October14-25, 2025! We will experience seeingand walking through the lands where Jacob wrestled with God, where Moses ledhis people out of Egypt and through the wilderness, where Mary, Joseph andJesus sought refuge. Imagine exploring the ancient Pyramids, wandering throughthe lost city of Petra, riding through the stunning Wadi Rum desert, and beingbaptized in the Jordan River—all while walking in the footsteps of biblicalhistory! Our tour highlights will include: In Jordan we will visit: Jerash, Amman Citadel, RomanAmphitheatre, view the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mt. Nebo, Tank and Automobile Museum,Jesus' Baptist Site, float in the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum Desert Tour, andrelax or swim at the Red Sea.In Egypt we will visit the Pyramids, Sphinx, Grand EgyptianMuseum, Nile River Cruise, old Cairo, Coptic Churches, Memphis, and much more! Beyond the incredible sights, you'll have the chance tomeet Iraqi and Syrian refugees, hear their stories, and encourage the dedicatedpeople serving them with love and hope. This trip is about more than just seeing the world—it'sabout making a difference, deepening your faith, and experiencing God's work inpowerful ways. Are you ready to be a part of this life-changing journey? You can find all the details and sign-up at: www.gpartners.org/tour Now back to Luke! You might have noticed that we didn'tfinish the last two verses of Luke 11. After Jesus' scathing rebuke and condemnationupon the Pharisees and the Lawyers, it appears instead of repenting and seekingHis mercy, they were overcome with rage and anger. Hypocrites do not want theirsins exposed; it hurts their reputation. They deliberately began to attack Himwith "catch questions" in hopes they could trap Him in some heresyand then arrest Him. What a disgraceful way to treat the Son of God. Verse 53 says: “The Lawyers and the Pharisees began toassail Him vehemently”. I can only imagine that they are shouting andyelling at Him very loudly! There was already a crowd outside and maybe Jesusis trying to leave the house with His disciples, but the commotion is so loudthat the crowd grows larger so that, according to Luke 12:1, they are tramplingupon one another. We are not sure where Jesus was at this time but according toLuke 9:51, He had set His face to go to Jerusalem and it appears that He wassomewhere in the region of Samaria that was between Galilee and the city ofJerusalem. Remember also at this time, Jesus has been ministering and healingpeople for over three years. Hundreds and most likely thousands of blind peoplehave received their sight, the lame and sick have been healed, and hungry peoplehave been miraculously fed! The crowds want to see more miracles and they arecurious with all the commotion going on. Yet with all this happening, Jesus turns His attention toHis disciples and warns them to “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, whichis hypocrisy”. Not only can the religious leaders have a problem with hypocrisy,but the close followers of Jesus can face the same temptation. If we are not careful,we can become “pretenders” trying to get people to think better of us than wereally are. May the Lord help us today to heed His warning of hypocrisyin our own lives. God bless!
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Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training Are you prepared to sell your agency if the right opportunity presents itself? Making your business sale-ready requires more than just financial preparation—it demands emotional readiness and the ability to set ego aside. With pleasure, we are featuring a long time mastermind member on the show who, after recently selling his agency, now describes himself as a “recovering agency owner”. It was an unexpected opportunity that turned into an amazing deal for the seller and buyer. Jordan discusses the way he took control of his agency's future by pursuing the sale, what he'd change about the process, and the importance of having a plan for post-sale integration. Our guest is Jordan Choo, a recovering agency owner who previously founded, built, and sold Kogneta, a digital marketing firm focused on helping local businesses grow effectively. He is a longtime friend of the podcast who was mastermind member for sixy years before selling his agency. He is here to talk about the acquisition process, which began through an introduction from another agency owner rather than a typical unsolicited acquisition offer. In this episode, we'll discuss: Turning a potential partnership into an acquisition If you want to sell, leave emotions and ego at the door. Overcoming 2 common agency owner struggles. Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources FREE Training: Feeling stuck in your agency? You're not alone. Running an agency can be isolating, overwhelming, and downright exhausting. But it doesn't have to be. At Agency Mastery, we've been there—which is why we now offer free training resources to transform your agency from a liability to an asset.. Check out our FREE RESOURCES on Lead Generation and Sales Systems. No strings attached. Just the tools you need to grow smarter, not harder. Get started today at agencymastery360.com/training. Don't let your agency hold you back. Let's build the future you deserve. Turning a Potential Partnership into an Agency Acquisition If you run an agency, and especially if you've grown beyond a certain point, you should be really clear about your why and what you have in mind for the future. There's a chance you started as a lifestyle business. In that case, there isn't much to worry about beyond maintaining profitability. However, if you started it with the intention to grow that business to eventually sell, then that will dictate how to grow your agency. At some point, most agency owners have gotten the typical pitch email expressing interest in buying their business. In Jordan's case, it all started with an introduction from another agency owner. The contact wasn't specifically looking to purchase his agency, but for a white label partner to provide marketing services in order to expand their value to clients. After a few conversations with this agency, Jordan realized it would make more sense for them to acquire his agency rather than getting into a longtime partnership. It was a pretty good fit in terms of their cultures and how their agencies were structured. Hence, he was encouraged to bring the matter up and ask them their thoughts about a potential merge. What started as Jordan's curiosity about the buyer's serious intentions evolved into meaningful discussions about merging the businesses. The organic nature of these conversations led to a deal that benefited both parties, with the entire process—from initial talks to signing a formal letter of intent—taking approximately five months. Selling Your Agency? Leave Ego and Emotions at the Door Understanding that ego can be a deal-breaker in business transactions, Jordan approached his agency's sale by being pragmatic and emotionally detached. He established a realistic valuation range and minimum acceptable offer before negotiations began. Fortunately, his expectations aligned well with the buyer's assessment, which streamlined the negotiation process. In the best case scenario, both parties are adequately educated on how the business should be fairly valued. But for that to happen, you need to separate the part of your identity that is closely linked to the business and have a clear path for what comes next after the sale. What are you looking for to doing post sale? Do you have plans to start a new business or follow a new interest? If you can't answer these questions, maybe it's not your time to sell. In his case, Jordan wants to rest, take some time off, and then go back to focusing his time and energy on growing a brand, instead of focusing on several brands at the same time, like he used to do with his agency. Overcoming 2 Common Agency Owner Struggles Reflecting on his agency journey, Jordan identified two critical challenges that influenced his business's growth trajectory: team building and role transition. In the early stages, he struggled with making effective hiring decisions and came to realize that the team you choose defines how quickly or slowly you grow. He also understands building the right team requires absolute clarity about the business's objectives. Without a clear vision, you cannot guide your team in the right direction and build the right foundation so they can make decisions without you. By investing time in the hiring process and ensuring alignment with the agency's values and goals, owners can cultivate a team that is competent and motivated to drive growth. As the agency expanded, Jordan faced another common challenge: the difficult transition from working IN the business to working ON it. While he was naturally drawn to sales activities, his role as owner demanded focus on strategic initiatives like business growth planning, marketing strategy, leadership development, and creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for effective delegation. This all goes back to delegation, a common struggle often stemming from a fear of losing control. Delegation, in this sense, should be not just about offloading work but about strategically positioning the right people in the right roles to achieve collective success. Why You Shouldn't Skip the Integration Plan Jordan has no regrets about how the acquisition went down. In fact, he wouldn't change anything about the negotiation process. However, he does wish he would've spent more time structuring an integration plan. To him, the first 90 days post sale should be laid out and planned for to ensure a smooth transition. For agency owners considering a sale, Jordan recommends thoroughly understanding the buyer's motivations and intended use of the acquired agency. This understanding is crucial because it directly impacts the post-sale relationship. He advises against committing to lengthy employment agreements if the acquiring company doesn't have a clear need for the owner's continued involvement. In his case, Jordan treated the purchase agreement and the employment agreement as two separate entities and two separate negotiations, which proved to be the best course of action. Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? Check out our Agency Blueprint. Designed for agency owners like you, our Agency Blueprint helps you uncover growth opportunities, tackle obstacles, and craft a customized blueprint for your agency's success.
Today's episode is a field guide for traveling to Jordan in 2025. We'll answer urgent questions about travel safety in Jordan, look at some of the most incredible places in Jordan you shouldn't miss, and hear from our past travelers who went to Jordan with me last fall. Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here. Throughout February, you can save $150 off your booking by using code GOINGPLACESFEB when you join our trip. The code expires on Fri, Feb 28. What you'll learn in this episode:Is it safe to travel to Jordan in 2025? Flight disruptions and cancellations in JordanFive places in Jordan that you should not missHow to get a different perspective on the Middle EastLiving close to nature versus an urbanized way of lifeWhat do The Dune, The Star Wars, and The Martian have in commonHow a stranger paid for our meal in JordanGoing Places travelers share their experience of traveling to JordanFeatured on the show:Follow Rum Planet Camp on Instagram: @rum.planet.campFollow Carob House on Instagram: @carob.houseCheck out my Condé Nast Traveler story, In Jordan, a Community Disrupted Awaits Travel's ReturnCheck out my profile of Jordan in AFAR's Where To Go In 2025 listCheck out this Jordan Times article about the receding of the Dead SeaLearn more about our upcoming trip to Jordan in May hereGet more information at: Going Places website Join our Going Places newsletter to get updates on new episodes and Yulia's travel storytelling work. Subscribe at goingplacesmedia.com/newsletter!For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don't forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You'll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by
AMERICA'S OPEN BORDER went viral this week after the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Although pundits (and Derek, at first) thought Harris came out the winner of the debate, an exchange between Trump and ABC News moderator David Muir over unrestricted migration went viral this week in a way most people didn't expect. Trump said, based on claims posted to social media, that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio have been capturing and eating the pets of local residents. Muir and liberals on social media pushed back. A video, based on samples of Trump's comments turned into a rap track, has gone viral, but it isn't helping Harris the way liberals think. Many people heard about the situation in Ohio for the first time from those trying to mock President Trump. In researching the basis of the rap video, they've discovered that a rural town of 60,000 is struggling to deal with the consequences of dropping 20,000 people from an impoverished nation with very different culture—where the majority religion is witchcraft (vodou). Despite ferocious pushback from the corporate media, which is openly calling any negative comments about the impact of immigration on America “racist,” a growing number of Americans are linking the problems of Springfield, Ohio and other communities across the country with Border Czar Harris. This may explain her campaign's request for another debate—they realized soon after the debate that things hadn't gone as well as they'd hoped. Meanwhile, the leaders of the UK and Canada are openly endorsing allowing Ukraine to launch long-range missile strikes into Russia, a move that Vladimir Putin says amounts to a declaration of war by NATO. In Jordan, Islamist parties won two-thirds of the vote in the recent parliamentary election, suggesting that Israel may have more trouble ahead on its eastern border. And Türkiye's request to join BRICS threatens to upend alliances in Europe and the Middle East. We also discuss the “Great Mutation” that took place on the winter solstice of 2020, the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that moved the world fully into the Age of Aquarius. We put no stock in astrology, but some wealthy and powerful people do. And it appears their efforts to fundamentally transform human civilization are based on a belief that we've entered a new era—one in which ownership of goods will be shared by the collective. Sound familiar? “You'll own nothing and be happy.” Follow us! X (formerly Twitter): @pidradio | @sharonkgilbert | @derekgilbert | @gilberthouse_tvTelegram: t.me/gilberthouse | t.me/sharonsroom | t.me/viewfromthebunkerYouTube: @GilbertHouse | @UnravelingRevelationFacebook.com/pidradio ——————Thank you for making our Build Barn Better project a reality! Our 1,200 square foot pole barn has a new HVAC system, epoxy floor, 100-amp electric service, new windows, insulation, lights, and ceiling fans! If you are so led, you can help out by clicking here: gilberthouse.org/donate. Get our free app! It connects you to this podcast, our weekly Bible studies, and our weekly video programs Unraveling Revelation and A View from the Bunker. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at pidradio.com/app. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site: gilberthouse.org/video! Check out our online store! GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Take advantage of our monthly specials! And check out our new line of T-shirts and mugs! Think better, feel better! Our partners at Simply Clean Foods offer freeze-dried, 100% GMO-free food and delicious, vacuum-packed fair trade coffee from Honduras. Find out more at GilbertHouse.org/store/.——————WE'RE GOING BACK TO ISRAEL! Our 2025 tour features special guests Dr. Judd Burton and Doug Van Dorn! We will tour the Holy Land March 25–April 3, 2025, with an optional three-day extension in Jordan. For more information, log on to GilbertHouse.org/travel. PLEASE NOTE: Due to security concerns, our Solidarity Mission planned for November 6–13, 2024 has been canceled.
In a recent turn of events, Head of the Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan (a respected Republican from Ohio), took a strong stand against what he identified as politically inclined prosecutions or 'lawfare' initiated by liberal prosecutors and Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed by the Biden Justice Department. He affirmed that he will formulate a strategy to counter these tactics, seemingly aimed at presumptive Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump. In Jordan's perspective, there has been a systematically designed attempt by certain prosecutors to manipulate professional conduct rules and their obligations towards delivering justice for the sake of political ambitions. He asserts that these unfair mechanisms are employed as a tool to target opposition parties. Jordan has proposed a radical but necessary action to address these biased prosecutions. He strongly urges the Appropriations Committee to eliminate federal funding for any state prosecutor or attorney general who is partaking in these lawfare tactics. He went further to suggest that funding should also be discontinued for federal prosecutors who exhibit such biased behavior. The Judiciary Committee has already made strides by approving key legislation aimed at curbing these political prosecutions. Of particular note are H.R. 2553, named the 'No More Political Prosecutions Act', and H.R. 2595, also known as 'The Forfeiture Funds Expenditure Transparency Act.' These acts underscore the committee's commitment to fairness and transparency in legal procedures and it is hoped that the Appropriations Committee takes them into consideration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, I'm sharing a story I wrote for Conde Nast Traveler called In Jordan, a Community Disrupted Awaits Travel's Return. I traveled to Jordan this February amid the ongoing war on Gaza by the Israeli government. This story was the outcome of this trip. Featured on the show:Read Yulia's CN Traveler story, In Jordan, a Community Disrupted Awaits Travel's ReturnListen to Episode 113, Palestine, Orientalism, and Solidary Movements with Matt Bowles on Apple Podcasts or SpotifySubscribe to Yulia's Going Places newsletter to get notified about Yulia's October group trip to JordanGet more information at: Going Places website Join our Going Places newsletter to get updates on new episodes and Yulia's travel storytelling work. Subscribe at goingplacesmedia.com/newsletter!For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don't forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You'll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. Learn more about our show at goingplacesmedia.com.
Interview with a what now? In Jordan's pick of the week, we're taking it back to the late 2000s, when Twilight was in theater, True Blood had everyone in a chokehold (maybe literally?), and vampires were the name of the game with Everymore by Lynn Viehl.https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1264696Looking for something similar? Try -Bride by Ali Hazelwoodhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/181344829The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggshttps://www.goodreads.com/series/40932-mercy-thompsonMaster of Crows by Grace Dravenhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6811150
In March of 2022 Jenn's son Jordan took his own life after being catfished online and sextorted. Sextortion, or sexual extortion, occurs when an online actor threatens to release a victim's intimate photos or videos for financial gain. These people tend to target youth between the ages of 14 and 24. In Jordan's case his culprits were caught, but very few are. Almost always, the guilty party is overseas. There have been multiple teens taking their lives in very similar situations as Jordan's in Canada and the US. What should young people know about the dangers of sextortion? What can we do as parents? And what are social media outlets doing about it? Topics in this episode include suicide, coercion, grief Please consider buying me a coffee here! Check out the podcast merch store here! Purchase my children's book Sometimes Daddy Cries here! FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently #1 on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health Podcasts list! And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! This episode is brought to you by Co-op Follow Co-op on social media @CoopCRS on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and @wearecoop on TikTok Follow this other great Canadian podcast Hard Knox Talks
This episode has so much purpose, content, and hope for families. It could even serve as a homeschooling study for your kids. Jordan Raynor says, “Most Christians spend more time thinking about a one-week vacation than they do thinking about eternity…but it inevitably will lead us to settle for these wishy-washy half-truths about heaven.” Raynor goes on to explain, “Here's why it matters we as adults and parents get this (truths about heaven) right. If we get this right, our kids' hope for the future will be so much more real and so much more concrete, and their purpose in the present will become so much richer.”If you want a theological education for your kids as it relates to finding their purpose, this episode is absolute gold.If you're struggling with whether your work has eternal impact, this episode is for you.If you're looking for a biblical framework for how to set a family vision for building for the Kingdom of God, Raynor provides the path forward.In Jordan's new book, The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel), Raynor defines the terms sacred and secular and why it matters for us, and our children, to understand them. In our conversation, he addresses parents and kids through this lens and cites Charles Spurgeon, who once said, “For the Christian, nothing is secular, and everything is sacred.” Raynor encourages us: “Imagine the freedom if every child understood that when the Holy Spirit is in them, everywhere they go is sacred.”Here are some hot topics we discuss:Your life and work are a vehicle for bringing God eternal pleasureYour life and work matter for eternity because it's how we earn rewards and eternal treasuresYour life and work matter because through them you scratch off the thin veil between heaven and earthHow you can leverage your life and work to the instrumental end of making disciplesShow Notes: Order a copy of The Sacredness of Secular Work by Jordan Raynor: https://amzn.to/3SngaorGentlemen, apply now for The Leader's Heart Men's Cohort, Feb. 26-29, 2023:https://www.famousathome.com/theleadersheartThe MyKidsEQ Coaching Cohort launches March 4! Get first 8 weeks of KidsEQAcademy curriculum. Sign up here:https://www.famousathome.com/offers/7izP4Puk/checkoutLadies, sign up for Tender & Fierce Group Coaching Cohort with Christi! Begins April 1, 2024:https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierceOrder a copy of Famous at Home by Dr. Josh and Christi:https://amzn.to/3y1jJFzWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/luYGDw6oExM
Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated globally in outrage at Israel's genocidal bombardment of Gaza. In the Middle East in particular, protests have been massive, faced state repression, and evoked memories of the Arab Spring revolutions. In Egypt, for example, protestors marched to Tahrir Square for the first time since 2013. In Jordan, protestors faced regime and security forces preventing them from reaching the border to show solidarity with Palestinians. The liberation of Palestine has long resonated throughout the Middle East and North African region. This connection is deeper than just sympathy: the settler-colonial project of Israel, its backing by US imperialism, and the complicity of the Arab regimes with Zionism reflect on the oppression of the people of the region more broadly. Because of this, one of the long-held slogans of the Palestinian left has been that the road to Jerusalem flows through Cairo, Damascus, and Amman, that Palestinian liberation will have to be achieved through regional revolt and revolution. This panel of revolutionaries from around the region will talk about the inextricable ties between Palestinian liberation and liberation across the region, and its special relevance in this crucial historic moment. Speakers Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist and scholar-activist, currently based in Germany. He's also a member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists, and was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising in Egypt. Soheir Asaad is a Palestinian feminist and political organizer and a human rights advocate. She received a Master's degree in international human rights law from the University of Notre Dame (US). Soheir is the advocacy team member of Rawa, for liberatory, resilient Palestinian community work. She is also the co-director of the “Funding Freedom” project. Previously, Soheir worked in legal researcher and international advocacy in Palestinian and regional human rights organizations. Dr. Banah Ghadbian (they/them) holds a Phd in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego. Their PhD dissertation, "Ululating from the Underground: Syrian Women's Protests, Performances, and Pedagogies" looked at the ways women and children in Syria utilize theatre, protest, graffiti, and freedom school spaces in the Syrian Revolution. Dr. G has taught using theatre and social justice curricula at the Syrian Women's Association in Amman, Jordan and with displaced Syrian and Palestinian youth in the Arab Youth Collective of San Diego, among many other places. Dr. G holds a masters in Ethnic Studies and a BA in in Comparative Women's Studies and Sociology. Banah is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Women's Studies at Spelman College where they also serve as faculty advisor for the Students for Justice in Palestine. Banah is a member of Palestinian Feminist Collective. ————————————————————— This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and is part of Until Liberation: A Series for Palestine by Haymarket Books cosponsored by Palestinian American Organizations Network, Mondoweiss, Spectre, Dissenters, Tempest, Palestine Deep Dive, The New Arab, and more. Watch the live event recording: https://youtube.com/live/FYFWQjjm7ac Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks
In Jordan, there are signs of growing sympathy for Hamas as the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza continues. In the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, Christian leaders have decided to tone down Christmas celebrations. Also, the European Union is taking steps to regulate AI technology. And at the International Space Station, new evidence proves that astronaut Frank Rubio did not — after all — eat the first space tomato. Our listener-funded newsroom can't run without your support. Will you give today to keep our newsroom running strong and help us earn a $67,000 match?
Welcome to Episode 36 with Jordan Potts, an impassioned entrepreneur and devoted dad dedicated to holistic health. With a decade of experience in fitness, his journey began after a life-changing incident in his early 20s. A near-fatal fall, triggered by substances, prompted him to reevaluate life, leading to a relentless pursuit of genuine health and happiness.From this profound experience, Jordan developed an innovative health approach. His "90 Day Hero Dad" program is tailored for fathers in business seeking to regain their health and vitality.Geared towards 30-45-year-old business dads, Jordan's message is clear: "Your health is your true wealth." With over 1000 families positively impacted by his work, he urges you not to wait for devastating news to prioritise your health.In Jordan's words, "Wealth is more than money; it's health." He encourages you to take ownership and responsibility, becoming the man, husband, and father your family needs. Connect with him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/consciouscarnivore1.0/ for valuable insights on leading healthier family lives.Jordan is open to discussions via DMs, so reach out and share your thoughts if you enjoyed this episode. FIND JORDAN:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consciouscarnivore1.0/ Email: hello.consciouscarnivore@gmail.com90 Day Hero Dad - Program Details http://lnkiy.in/90DayHeroDadFIND TOBY:FREE SWING ANALYSIS? download the Skillest app search Toby McGeachie and click the follow button.All the information you need here: https://www.liinks.co/tmgolfBecome a monthly online subscriber: https://skillest.com/app/profile/toby-mcgeachieInterested in being a partner of The Golf Coach Podcast? Email me at toby@tmgolf.com.auMAJOR SPONSOR SKILLEST:STUDENTS: Download the Skillest app and use code TOBYM to get 20% off your first lesson package with any coach!COACHES: Download the Skillest app and use code TOBYM to get your first 2 months free on the skillest app!FIND JORDAN:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consciouscarnivore1.0/?hl=enEmail: hello.consciouscarnivore@gmail.comTOBY'S SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmgolf_/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegolfcoachpodcast/?hl=en TikTok https://tiktok.com/@tmgolf_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMGolfCoach/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-mcgeachie-7a74488a/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TMGOLF Take Care,
RR The Wire 2330Z October 17, 2023 PRECEDENCE: ROUTINE RRDTG: 233017Z OCT 23ICOD: 230017Z OCT 23CONTROLS: Public ReleaseQQQQBLUF: TENSIONS FLARE IN GAZA AFTER STRIKE ON HOSPITAL. UNREST SPREADS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST.-----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Middle East: Developing information indicates the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza was struck with a large munition. The hospital had failed to be evacuated, and was filled to capacity with wounded from earlier strikes. Initial reports indicate the casualty count may be in the hundreds. Who conducted the strike is uncertain ATT. Palestinian authorities claim it was an Israeli airstrike, and Israel claims it was a failed HAMAS missile strike that missed its target.Immediately following the strike, demonstrations erupted throughout the Arab world. Many Arab nations have declared tomorrow to be a day of mourning for the victims of the strike. Extremely tense demonstrations are being reported throughout most of the Middle East. In Jordan, a riot broke out at the Israeli Embassy as demonstrators breached the compound and set it on fire. Clashes were also reported at the Israeli Embassy in Turkey. Kuwait has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon. Israel orders citizens to leave Turkey, and citizens in Morocco to be on alert for attacks.Russia and UAE have requested an emergency meeting of the UNSC tomorrow morning.President Biden plans visit to the conflict zone as other European heads of state also head to the region.-HomeFront-USA: Biden reportedly plans to ask Congress for a $100 billion aid package for Ukraine. -Analyst Comments-Regardless of the culprit of the Gaza Hospital Strike, this incident has been yet another spark threatening to expand the Gaza conflagration into a substantial region-wide conflict. Many nation-states are recalling their citizens from adversarial nations as battle lines solidify. Extremely kinetic riots have broken out all over the Middle East, causing mass confusion.As foreign leaders pour into Israel for diplomatic talks, politicians who seek to travel to Israel for a simple photo op may find themselves in a truly kinetic situation that a small security team cannot handle. German Chancelor Scholz was involved in a combat engagement earlier today, as his plane came under fire at Ben Gurion Airport, causing him and his security detail to seek shelter from a rocket attack on the bare tarmac. Various other politicians have had similar close-calls since the start of this conflict.Tensions will remain high as world leaders attempt to solve the question of Palestinian refugees. Jordanian King Abdullah II has issued his “red line” that no Palestinians will be accepted into Jordan or Egypt.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst: S2AEND REPORTNNNN
Resources such as facilities, equipment, medications, and trained healthcare professionals are essential to provide proper care. Yet, many areas in the US and around the globe have challenges providing some of such resources. This ASCO Education podcast will explore oncology practice in low resource settings. Dr. Thierry Alcindor, a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Richard Ingram, a Medical Oncologist at Shenandoah Oncology in Winchester, Virginia, and Chair of the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance and Dr. Sana Al Sukhun, an Adjunct Professor of Medical Oncology and Director of Oncology Practice at Al-Hayat Medical Center in Jordan will discuss the barriers they face providing cancer care in low resource areas in the US (1:48) and Jordan (11:52) and the one challenge that is key to solve in order for proper treatment to be administered in the US (29:07) and Jordan (31:42). Speaker Disclosures Dr. Sana A. Al-Sukhun: Honoraria – Novartis; Speakers' Bureau – Novartis, Roche, Pfizer; Travel, Accommodations, Expenses – Roche, BMS Dr. Richard Ingram: None Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Consulting or Advisory – Merck, Bayer, BMS, Astra Zeneca, Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs Inc.; Research Funding – Epizyme, EMD Serono, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Springworks, Astellas Pharma, Deciphera Resources If you liked this episode, please follow the show. To explore other educational content, including courses, visit education.asco.org. Contact us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT Disclosures for this podcast are listed on the podcast page. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Hello, dear ASCO audience, welcome to this episode of the ASCO Education podcast. Today, we will examine practicing oncology in a low-resource setting. Managing cancer patients is a multifaceted challenge. Resources such as facilities, equipment, medications, and trained healthcare professionals are essential to provide proper care. Yet, many areas in the US and around the globe have challenges providing some of such resources. I'm Dr. Thierry Alcindor. I'm a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Joining us are Dr. Richard Ingram, a Medical Oncologist at Shenandoah Oncology in Winchester, Virginia, and Chair of the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance. He is, as well, the current president of the Virginia State Oncology Society. We are also very pleased to be joined by Dr. Sana Al Sukhun. She is an Adjunct Professor of Medical Oncology and Director of Oncology Practice at Al-Hayat Medical Center in Jordan. She is also the past president of the Jordanian Oncology Society. So, I'll begin with Dr. Ingram. You have experience with patients in the Appalachian region of the US by practicing medical oncology in rural northwestern Virginia for the past 25 years. Can you describe this unique region for our listeners and detail some of the challenges you face when providing care there? Dr. Richard Ingram: I have been practicing here in Northwestern Virginia for the past 25-ish years, and have seen over time barriers to care that I think could be applied anywhere. And, I think we'll hear some interesting stories today from our colleague from Jordan also, in that regard. The main barriers I think are somewhat slightly stereotypical but real where I am. There is a diverse population here, meaning a big geographic area and a somewhat underpopulated area. So, resources are scattered and scarce sometimes and located in concentrated areas. So, patients have difficulty with access to cancer screening, imaging, and sometimes downstream or tertiary care where I am. I have patients that will travel an hour and a half to two hours one way i.e., a three to four-hour round trip - sometimes over some difficult terrain, meaning some difficult roads out our way, both with mountains and some geographic challenges just to get to us. You can imagine the difficulty that is with either coordination of care with a multidisciplinary patient having to see multiple providers or more practically, a patient receiving radiotherapy on a daily basis. And, this not only is time but money because you're trying to make a decision about follow-up appointments and missing work at an hourly wage versus working that week and paying your bills. I have patients currently who are working around that. I have several concurrent chemo-radiotherapy patients - currently, actually two I saw this morning - in clinic, both of which live in a town called Petersburg, West Virginia, which is about an hour and 45 minutes one way. So, three and a half hours from us. And, we've had to connect them appropriately with resources around transportation to make sure they stay compliant with their care. You have this empathy and drive to care for patients and try to apply the same care you would across the continuum. That socioeconomic status is not unique to Appalachia but I think is somewhat emblematic in our area - lovely, hardworking people and diligent in their craft. But, when you have barriers such as cancer diagnosis and now superimposed strain and stress on your family life and work life, it can throw things out of balance. A similar patient of mine that I saw today actually in clinic, same area, same concurrent diagnosis, their big access issue is that they're also the primary caregiver for some grandchildren that are staying at home. They've taken in their grandchildren and, not unique to Appalachia, but somewhat in that we have a lot of multigenerational families living together. So, you're trying to help that person get through their therapy and still be the homemaker for grandchildren and try to battle their cancer diagnosis and at the same time not bankrupt them financially from a socioeconomic standpoint. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: What's the insurance coverage pattern like? Dr. Richard Ingram: In my area, about half to 60% of our patients are on either uninsured or they are on public insurance, whether that be Medicare or state Medicaid or exchange programs. From the private sector, there are private plans, but a lot of those are self-funded, meaning they are local municipalities, teachers' unions, first responders, and then a small pocket of what you and I would call traditional commercial insurance coverage. And so, for us, we for a lot of our patients have built relationships, for instance, we know this gastrointestinal group will take that insurance of a Medicaid or uninsured patient and this one won't, or vice versa. So, there is some fragmentation of care if you're not very conscious and deliberate at the medical oncology and radiation oncology side, which is in my practice about making sure the patient can get access to care. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: I understand. So you talked about the lack of adequate or complete primary care coverage. Do you have enough medical oncologists? Dr. Richard Ingram: Excellent question. I appreciate that. Yes. So we do, in that my group does and my region does. So we are very strong, as I like to say, the end of the funnel. You know, I consider cancer care screening a funnel you've got to screen through. I imagine you have a giant funnel of trying to screen through patients for the screening program appropriately and then the positive screens come out at the end of the funnel. At the end of the funnel, we can receive these patients and take care of them and provide all of the touch points of surgical, radiation, medical oncology, genetic counseling, survivorship. My biggest passion and what I've tried to do in the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance is raise awareness on the screening and getting the screening activities out into these rural communities so we can get stage migration to an earlier stage of cancer. Still take care of the people who develop positive screens and downstream disease, obviously, but it'd be nice to start getting stage migration to the left, meaning to earlier stages for patients. What we really have out here is a lack of primary care doctors and stability of primary care doctors because it's a very difficult area to practice primary care with geography, very difficult area, with the payer mix and the socioeconomic status, and a difficult area for people to desire to live in when you're trying to practice primary care, not surrounded by every specialist. A rural primary care provider really has to be, in essence, a true solo practitioner in Appalachia. They have to have a broad skill set because they just don't have a cardiologist sitting next door or a neurosurgeon immediately available. We have a full complement of surgical oncology specialists, radiation, three-dimensional stereotactic, clinical trials, genetic counseling, eight medical oncologists, a well-equipped ICU, and care. But our catchment area we serve is a geographic radius of two to two and a half hours, of which there's not much in between. There are some rural clinics, some community outposts, some critical access hospitals. And really creating that infrastructure of navigation has been the key success in our area of trying to navigate a patient through the system and trying to support these single clinics or smaller critical access hospitals from afar, support them intellectually with cognitive capabilities over the telephone to help work a consult up and trying to navigate the patient in. But again, the physical or the geographic, or distance barriers are real, and the socioeconomic barriers are real. Even once we can make a link with the primary care doctor and be more than willing to see the patient, sometimes just physically getting them to us can be a challenge. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: So what is the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance doing to improve cancer screening, cancer care outcomes in the region? Dr. Richard Ingram: Excellent question. So the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance started organically. So myself, as president of Virginia, got together with other state presidents, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, and said, “Gosh, what could we do collectively? Or what are our collective issues and problems?” Because we kind of serve a similar population and geography. And out of that was born kind of a homebrewed alliance, which formalizes the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance. And I want to kind of just start with a quick story, and then I'll explain where we launched. I had a patient that really resonates with me personally. So it was a patient I met in the emergency room, happened to actually be kind of mid-pandemic. I was on call, very nice patient, presented with severe dyspnea orthopnea platypnea, came to the ER, had a large pleural effusion lung mass, medial spinal mass, worked them up, ended up being metastatic non-small cell lung cancer stage IV. Got them plugged into treatment and took care of them. And then when I had a moment, I went back through their files as we usually do when we're taking a history and I had noticed that they had had a low-dose chest CT several years earlier at a community center out in their rural area of West Virginia. And I asked the patient about it and he kind of recalled getting the CAT scan. But bottom line, the area had set up a screening program but had not set up an actual mechanism or a flow of navigation. And/or if they had, the patient was unaware. So basically, the patient dutifully went through a screening program. There was the pandemic, there was a turnover of staff and it wasn't the patient was forgotten, but the patient never got navigated to work things up. And lo and behold, that positive low-dose CT screen turned into stage four cancer years later. So I wanted to focus on cancers we could make an intervention with in Appalachia and what was formed was called the Lung Cancer Screening Task Force. That was our first successful endeavor of the alliance. So this task force was formed after about a year and a half or so of work of the states I mentioned. It has become its own task force that reports to the alliance and we're very proud of it because it has been recognized in President Biden and Jill Biden's Moonshot Initiative for Cancer. It's actually obtained funding and we've worked backward to work on a navigation program as well as screening in the most underserved and lowest-screened areas in Appalachia. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Well, that sounds exciting. Like, I feel that there is a nice infrastructure as well as projects coming along and I'm quite eager to hear from Dr. Al Sukhun whose practice is based in Jordan. Dr. Alsukhun, in 2022 you gave a presentation where you highlighted how low-income countries had experienced greater increases in breast cancer incidence and mortality compared to high-income countries in the last decade. What challenges are patients and doctors facing and what should be prioritized? Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: Interesting question. First, thank you so much for inviting me to take part in this very interesting discussion. Pleasure to join, listen, learn, and reflect. Indeed, I've enjoyed listening to Dr. Ingram very much. He was speaking about his area and indeed discussing most of the issues, believe it or not, we face in different parts of the world referred to as countries with limited resources. When you refer to limited resource environments or countries, you're really referring to two different types of limited resources: very low-income countries or middle-income countries. The challenges are a bit different. The first challenge we generally face is access to the application of knowledge. For example, in Jordan, we have access to the knowledge. We have excellent infrastructures, we have an excellent health workforce. The problem is the application of the knowledge, application of what we have learned to help our patients. However, the challenge in different limited resources goes across the theme of a multidisciplinary approach. It starts from prevention, early detection, where, as you mentioned, we are facing a significant increase in the number of cases diagnosed with breast cancer. The proportion of patients diagnosed with breast cancer in countries of limited resources is 62% of the worldwide new cancer cases. Why do we have such a significant increase in the number of cases? Most countries undergoing what's called socioeconomic transition, they are facing increasing risk factors to develop breast cancer. One of those which is significant not only when it comes to breast cancer but to most kinds of cancers is indeed a significant increase in the proportion of the population suffering from obesity. The highest absolute increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide over the past couple of decades has been seen in the Middle East, Central Asia and North America. That by itself is a significant risk factor for the development of breast cancer and other long lists of cancers. In addition, of course, to smoking. For example, last year, unfortunately, and I'm not proud to say Jordan ranked among the highest in terms of smoking prevalence among men in the region. So these two important risk factors, in addition to the westernization of lifestyle, less physical activity, you know, all these risk factors, most important is awareness that these risk factors are important in terms of attributing to cancer. This is not common knowledge across all countries. We do not have enough campaigns across all countries to emphasize the importance of prevention. Then comes early detection. When it comes to early detection, you know, the challenge is not homogeneous. For example, in Jordan, a couple of decades back, most cases with breast cancer were diagnosed at an advanced stage. Barely one-quarter to one-third of cases were diagnosed at stages I to II. Right now, almost 60% of the cases diagnosed annually are really stage I or II early breast cancer. Thanks to the campaigns from government, non government organizations, NGOs, college society, all people are working together to emphasize the importance of prevention and early detection. That was quite successful in Jordan, and as you can see here almost two-thirds of cases are diagnosed early. However, contrast that with neighboring countries. I'm referring to Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, and if you notice I'm mentioning countries with conflict. Those countries not only suffer from limited resources but also instability. And when Richard was referring to the access transportation challenge, indeed, we in Jordan treat so many of the patients diagnosed with cancer coming to Jordan seeking treatment from Iraq, from Yemen, from Sudan, that by itself is a challenge. And at the same time, it reflects the status they suffer from, they suffer from lack of health workforce, lack of enough oncologists. Very few, if any, oncologists are available there. And not only you're referring to oncologists, you need pathologists, enough well-trained pathologists, surgeons, radiation oncology service. Those are quite limited when it comes to many of the surrounding countries and many countries actually with limited resources. For example, in Africa, same challenges, the multidisciplinary approach that's quite vital for the proper treatment of patients with cancer is indeed also lacking in many countries. The infrastructure takes not only having hospitals but also a multidisciplinary workforce. Then when it comes to treatment, you are faced by a common belief across many cultures that a diagnosis of cancer is equated to a death sentence. Very few, if any, believe that they can be treated from cancer or at least live with cancer in some situations. With breast cancer, patients with metastatic breast cancer deserve to be treated and can survive for years with excellent quality of life as well, still contributing to their society. Especially more than 50% of patients in countries of limited resources when diagnosed with breast cancer, they are younger than age 55, which is ten years younger than patients diagnosed in countries of high income. So they are still in the prime time of their life. They are needed by their family, their society. That's a huge actual economic impact on society and not only on the family. So these are issues to be tackled, to be emphasized across societies so that they can seek treatment when they have access to it. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Can you tell us about access to cancer medicine, whether chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy? Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: We are living in a fantastic area where precision medicine has really revolutionized our approach to the treatment of many tumors. But at the same time, while we are talking about equity, improving access, it created another challenge and it created, unfortunately, disparity and made equity even more difficult. Right now, we do have, there is a huge difference between access, availability, and affordability. Most of these new medications, whether basic chemotherapeutics or recently approved targeted therapeutics or immunotherapy are available, but the problem is they are not affordable. Some of them are available in certain institutions, while in the same country, other institutions, if the patient's insurance happens to be in another institution, they cannot access it. So even within the same country, across different institutions, so many of the recently approved targeted therapeutics or immunotherapeutics are not offered. So equity is lacking even within the same country, in many countries with limited resources. Sometimes the irony is you will have the very highly-priced medications while out of the blue you are faced with the challenge of shortage of basic therapeutics, platinums, for example. And I learned from colleagues, the states suffered from a similar shortage the last few weeks. And you can imagine not being able to access platinum to treat your patients can make a huge difference and impact. Even if you have immunotherapy, you don't have it. That's ironic. And another challenge, most patients with the availability of social media and Google, thanks to Dr. Google, you check Dr. Google, and the first option you get is very pricey options, immunotherapy, targeted therapy. So the patient comes to you and he's getting the recommendation of having basic chemotherapy, sometimes because the indication is chemotherapy, sometimes because they cannot afford- you offer them the higher price medications, but they cannot afford it still. You still advise chemotherapy because it does work, but the patients are under the belief that if they do not take the very pricey medication, they are doomed and they cannot be treated. So they put treatment off altogether. These are conflicting concepts. They need awareness campaigns, they need explanation. Social media needs to do a better job improving what it markets. It usually markets the very pricey medications as life-saving, while talking about chemotherapy as something that really hurts patients, while in reality, sometimes this is all we have and it does make a difference. Another challenge we face, our region, for example, it's a conflict region with so many refugees. To give you a very simple example, I had a patient coming from a Syrian camp, hemoptysis, worked her out, and it looks like lung cancer, and I managed - she cannot afford any kind of treatment - but I managed with the hospital to get the CT scan free. We got the biopsy, and the good news is that companies, pharmaceuticals can and do help. They offered to test the biopsy for EGFR, and it turned out to be positive. Of course, we have no access to EGFR-targeted therapy. So what can we do? Indeed, that patient, we offered her platinum, but at that time we didn't have platinum. Within a couple of months, she presented with a very advanced-stage disease. And unfortunately, we lost her before we could start treatment because platinum was not available. Not only EGFR inhibitors, but we're talking about the simple things. Basic chemotherapeutics are important, those we need to emphasize availability. We keep talking about cutting-edge therapeutics. They're very fascinating to use, to treat, they made a huge difference, but still, our old friend, basic chemotherapy can and does make a difference, something we need to talk about more and more. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: I agree with you, and that's true of even high-resource countries. I mean, cytotoxic chemotherapy remains the backbone of treatment for many cancers, even in 2023. But I'd like to ask you a question following up on what you just described so well regarding availability, access. Do you have research infrastructure that would allow you, like for example, they have done in India at Tata Memorial Hospital, to conduct research with lower doses of those expensive agents? I think that this is quite a promising direction for low-resource countries. What do you think? Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: You touched on a very dear subject to my heart, actually. Right now we're working with ASCO discussing a policy, discussing clinical trials in limited resource environments. Indeed, this is one of the very important aspects that can improve truly access to medications and contribute to the knowledge worldwide. Unfortunately, there are so many barriers. A short answer to your question is very few centers, if any, in the region do have infrastructure that can facilitate enrollment in phase three randomized trials. Investigator-initiated trials, particularly like the ones you're alluding to, more or less similar to the FinHer trial when we learned that short courses of trastuzumab six months versus twelve months can be reasonable for patients with a limited number of risk factors. Such trials, unfortunately, so far the infrastructure does not allow having such investigator-initiated trials. Not only the infrastructure, pharma needs to be more open for the support of such trials in these environments. Most governments in the region are still struggling with the concept of having human subjects enrolled in clinical trials. That needs awareness, not only at the level of the society or the patients or the physicians, by the way, who also, we struggle because we do not have protected time or appreciation. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: So you're talking with such passion about those challenges, and I feel that there is quite a lot of effort that you're putting in. So maybe you can tell us about the improvements that you have noted. Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: It's interesting when you look over the past couple of decades how things have moved. Particularly in Jordan, having a cancer center, the first comprehensive cancer center in the region, really set a good example for Jordan itself where other institutions improved to try and compete, improve their services similar to what King Hussein Cancer Center currently has. Also, they managed to have an infrastructure for clinical trials. And as I mentioned, they do have some of the phase III clinical trials already running, participating in large multinational clinical trials. That's a huge improvement, a huge step. Still, investigator-initiated clinical trials is something we are working with the government to support and start and encourage. Our screening program really succeeded and we are more or less similar to high-income countries when it comes to the rate of early detection. Still, we are working on improvement. We don't have a national screening problem. We have a national awareness campaign problem. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Okay, so that's a lot of success. Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: That's huge success. Not only that, in October, now you come to Jordan. It's not only one government-run program. You see all clinics offering mammography services, either free or 50% off for patients across the kingdom. That actually did reflect positively on neighboring countries. Egypt, for example, right now started the last couple of years a similar national awareness downstaging program with excellent numbers of cases caught up early. The region is really improving - I'm talking about our region in the Middle East - if it were not for the conflicts. That's not the case when it comes to, unfortunately, countries with conflict, we all struggle. Jordan, Lebanon, even Syria, we all struggle with the refugee problem. Still, the refugees do not have enough funding, but a lot of NGOs are trying to help them. Along with what Richard described, you find many NGOs, they start themselves to help with access, to help with transportation, to help with medical fees for early detection. I believe we are moving far ahead when it comes to cancer, in particular over the past decade or so, as compared to many other diseases. Still, I believe we need contribution or cooperation between all stakeholders. That's what we still need. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Okay, excellent. So I have a couple of questions that I would like to address to the two of you. Which barrier do you feel is the most difficult to solve when providing cancer care in low-resource settings? Is that the infrastructure? Is that the personnel who has not been properly trained? Equipment? Which would it be? Dr. Richard Ingram: Yeah. I appreciate it. And I really have been reflecting on Dr. Al Sukhun's heartfelt passion and comments. And thank you for sharing that, Sana. I think that's something we all need to be aware of. And a compliment to you and your team for being so inclusive in that region. I mean, cancer is a difficult enough diagnosis, but yet alone in a conflict zone, I can only applaud and empathize with you and a sincere tip of the cap to you and your team. That's incredible work. Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: Thank you. Dr. Richard Ingram: In general, you have to change the culture. You have to build trust in the process, the medical process, because that medical system may have let patients, family members, or neighbors down previously. So, I think building trust around screening and building trust around that there is an infrastructure that's going to take care of you if you have a positive screen. I have several patients, but one comes to mind a very complicated trimodality disease, esophageal cancer. But the long and the short of it is, the patient presented to a rural outside emergency room with obstructive symptoms. The emergency room doctor was savvy enough to have some resources in their area but stabilize the patient. The test they could get; they could just get really kind of a barium swallow at the facility, saw there was a problem, but then called an oncology nurse navigator program that we've instituted in our region to cover this wide footprint. The nurse navigator was able to basically navigate this patient very successfully into a GI endoscopy program, which then got them in the cancer program and worked hand in hand with a social worker arm that we've instituted also to help assist the nurse navigation program. So the social worker was able to work on food insecurity, getting the patient actually applied for and got them Medicaid and got them transportation, barriers lifted. So, it was a very successful anecdote compared to my unsuccessful anecdote earlier around lung cancer. So, to me, it's an example of a playbook that the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance is trying to develop. So, maybe we can aggregate best practices in some way, shape, or form as the alliance and get those across the world, get those to Dr. Al Sukhun and the King Hussein Center in Jordan, and get it to wherever we need to in the world to help patients because the patient's problems are not unique to Appalachia. They're just unique to under-resourced and geographically spread out areas. Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: Absolutely. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Yeah. That's well explained. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Sana, which barrier would you say is the most difficult one for you? Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: We all get involved and cancer is an emotional diagnosis. It's completely different from all other diagnoses. No matter what, all illnesses are challenging, but the word 'cancer', nobody can deny it. It still carries a lot within those few letters. So, good infrastructure, not only in terms of building - this is very important - it's also a multidisciplinary team within that infrastructure. The other day, a patient came to the emergency room of the hospital across the street from where I practice. He was 25 years old, healthy, just some fatigue lately, and he collapsed. Actually, they found him pancytopenic. So, looking at the blood film, long story short, was highly suspicious for acute leukemia. The patient cannot afford admission to a private hospital, but he had insurance in the Royal Medical Services. In Jordan, we have different kinds of insurance depending on which section you belong to. It's more like the VA in the States. I talk to my colleague over there, tell them high suspicion for leukemia and he's like, "Send him right away." He was admitted simply because he had coverage; he had insurance. They do have also a good cancer center there. So, they had him admitted, had his bone biopsy done, diagnosed, and started treatment. That is an excellent example of how a good infrastructure, when available with good access to that infrastructure - so it's infrastructure and good access to that infrastructure - can make a huge difference. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: That's right. So, the two of you have offered plenty of potential solutions, which is, in fact, to a certain extent, the point of this podcast. But if you had to state what would be your first step, which one would it be? Rich? Dr. Richard Ingram: I think if I could not pick one thing but a collection of things, it really would be, top of mind, would be just an awareness that we have gaps in our infrastructure. Cancer care and navigation, even in the most resourced areas of probably the most resourced country in the world here in the United States, yet alone in some of our under-resourced portions of the United States. So you can only imagine in an underserved or under-resourced other part of the world. So I think awareness of the issues, awareness that we need to create a somewhat seamless infrastructure throughout the entire continuum from the screening of cancer to diagnostic studies to therapeutic studies to survivorship to palliative care and counseling. And then along the way layer in clinical research, which is the only way we're going to move the needle, and services such as genetic counseling along the way. So I would say awareness of the issues and then starting with the key stakeholders in your area, all coming around to the awareness of the issues, then you can start to build the infrastructure. And I think once you build the infrastructure, it will become easy to recruit and retain healthcare staff in a sound infrastructure - meaning I think that will get over the barrier of understaffing rural areas like Appalachia or other underserved areas in this country, in that if you have a great infrastructure, I think I know, as Sana alluded to, once you create this infrastructure, you as a provider want to practice there. You want to be part of something that has a great infrastructure because A) you're proud of the work done, B) the patient gets state-of-the-art comprehensive care, and C) you're making a difference in your community. Patients aren't having to travel, patients are safe and have their arms around them with a program right in their backyard. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Excellent. Sana, what would be your first step? Dr. Sana Al Sukhun: Thank you, Thierry, and thank you, Richard. You know Richard, every time you speak, you speak my mind. It just speaks for how much we are alike across the globe rather than we are different. We share the same challenges, we share similar barriers, and indeed solutions are more or less similar. After all, we're all human. If I were to think of one important thing, it's awareness. Awareness campaigns targeting the society, discussing the importance of early detection, prevention, and treatment. Awareness campaigns targeting all stakeholders, policymakers, number one, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure to be supported, to be environment-attractive for a good workforce to work together, build it forward, treat patients in a safe environment. Also targeting industry to collaborate with other NGOs in the society to support that infrastructure and empower it to start clinical trials for each community. Not only targeting the community needs but also the way you describe it, Thierry, using the new therapeutics in a society-adapted approach to improve access to treatment. Those infrastructures, once empowered and doesn't have to be one, once empowered, they can be infectious. They can contribute to elevating the medical care in different settings in each society. So, one good infrastructure can set the example for other institutions to improve their care and collaborate as well. So, it's awareness campaigns putting all key stakeholders together including the society. Dr. Thierry Alcindor: Okay. Well, I think we had a very insightful and lively discussion so I would like to thank both Dr. Sana Al Sukhun and Dr. Richard Ingram for having joined us for a discussion about practicing oncology in low-resource settings. And for the audience to know, the ASCO Education podcast is where we explore topics ranging from implementing new cancer treatments and improving patient care to oncologist well-being and professional development. If you have an idea for a topic or a guest you'd like to see on the ASCO Education podcast, please email us at education@asco.org and to stay up to date with the latest episodes and explore other educational content, please visit education.asco.org. Many thanks again. A pleasure to talk with you. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.
Episode #55 Today on Legalese we look at two recent cases that pit private citizens and the First Amendment against qualified immunity and police officers who believe themselves to be above the law. In Jordan v Adam's County Sheriff's Office a man was arrested for criticizing two shitty cops who got very upset when their inflated sense of authority was questioned. In Bailey v Iles we find a man whose only "crime" was to post a joke on Facebook. Which was considered enough of a crime by the Rapides Parish Police Department in Louisiana to send a SWAT team to arrest him and charge him with violating a state anti-terrorism law. In both cases the Tenth Circuit and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals (respectively) would find in favor of these two citizens while holding the actions of these police to be so unreasonable these officers would not be allowed to cower behind claims of qualified immunity. Show Notes Page for "First Amendment Beats Police Defendants" Follow & Support Subscribe To Legalese Newsletter Legalese Homepage “Constitutional Sleight Of Hand: An explicit history of implied powers” Now Available on Amazon Contact Me - Bob@legaleseshow.com Legalese is a podcast that discusses all things constitutional law as well as current events in politics and other areas of law. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/legaleseshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/legaleseshow/support
this weeks episode we are together in person IN JORDAN!! we spent our morning talking about how we've been feeling, a little catch up on what we've been up to & answering some of your questions including how we plan on maintaining our friendship long distance ❤️
When you watched someone else take charge, did you ever wish you had their leadership skills? Maybe you questioned yourself why you can't be a more assertive leader like them or why you can't get your team to work together like they did. Don't feel bad if you ever had these thoughts, as everyone has unique leadership styles. However, only some people are comfortable displaying their leadership style to others. Today's episode of Int-HER-rupt is a rerun of episode 109. Our host Linda revisits her discussion with Jordan LaSalle to help you become comfortable with your leadership style. Meet Your Team Member Instead of Forcing Them to Come to You Jordan has a background in teaching, and one vital thing she kept in mind throughout her career is: Meet the student instead of forcing the student to meet her. People learn and work differently, so if you want to teach or lead effectively, you must go to whoever you're in charge of. Emotional intelligence is vital to this. Be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team and play to their strengths. Optimize things for your team so you can effectively work. Take the Time to Build Authentic Relationships After she worked in teaching, Jordan transitioned to being the vice president of education at her school. Just like she had done with her students, she focused on building genuine connections with the people under her. Jordan did an exercise where she had everyone she worked with create a user manual. The manual asked a few questions: What brings out the best in me. What brings out the worst in me. How to work most effectively with me. Team exercises build a relationship between you and your workers. It also gives you an idea of effectively leading and working with them. Understand Every Team Member's Role Understand your role in the team, as well as the role of everyone else. Jordan got her position while the pandemic was just beginning. She and her team members were all worried about the future and the board's direction. Remember, the job of your teammates is not to bear your weight. As a leader, you are supposed to be your team's pillar and source of strength. Now, this doesn't mean you can't rely on them. But focus on supporting your team instead of having your team support you. Recognize Other People's Expertise Yes, you may be the leader of a group or business, but you're not omnipotent. In Jordan's career, she works with a board of experts and meets with them frequently. Although she is in a higher position than the other board members, she also recognizes and respects their insight. Jordan isn't directly involved in everything, so listening to the other board members and considering their insights helps her run things smoothly. Don't Be Afraid of Vulnerability There's a common misconception that leaders must always be strong and never show weakness or vulnerabilities. The problem with this is that it shows you're not genuine. Nobody is perfect. There is no perfect leader or team member. Instead of constantly chasing after perfection, chase after progress. Don't be afraid to show your vulnerabilities! One tool Jordan uses is language cues. Saying things like “I'm going out on a limb” shows you're not completely certain about what you'll say, but it also makes you more human and genuine. The Three Golden Nuggets of Leadership Surround yourself with people who challenge and inspire you. Embrace who you truly are. Be able to find humor in yourself and in situations. Are you ready for more leadership advice? If so, then be sure to subscribe to the IntHERrupt podcast for more women's leadership skills. Resources Jordan LaSalle LinkedIN Check out the Int-HER-rupt Website at www.intherrupt.com! You can reach out to Linda and let her know how this episode relates to you. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios. Check out other podcasts by TSE Studios, including this episode's sponsor, The Sales Evangelist, helping new and struggling sellers close more deals and achieve their sales goals. Subscribe to the IntHERrupt Podcast so you won't miss a single show. Find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Stitcher. Audio created by Ryan Rasmussen Productions.
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has been using blockchain technology to deliver assistance safely and securely since 2017 through an initiative called Building Blocks. It's a privately managed blockchain network which allows various humanitarian organizations to coordinate efficiently, while allowing people to simply access their essential needs. As Houman Haddad, Head of Emerging Technologies at WFP explains, Building Blocks is “a humanitarian blockchain network which aims to, in a neutral manner, bring various actors together as hundred percent co-owners, co-operators and co-governors.” On this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller finds out how multiple agencies use the private blockchain to enable a cohesive working environment while at the same time, allowing people to receive different types of assistance with less complexity. As Houman points out, “by putting the people we serve at the very center, gaining a common visibility on who's assisting whom, we can coordinate that assistance to ensure more equitable outcomes and make the redemption process simpler for the people who are dependent on that assistance.” Oftentimes, humanitarian agencies serve people who lack digital literacy or don't have access to phones or connectivity. So how does the system work? As Houman explains, “the way we've designed our system is so that the people we serve don't need any of those things - or don't necessarily need any of those things - but we do need connectivity and a device at the point of distribution.” In the current system, the UNHCR, which has a mandate for protection of refugees, collects documents (if any), biographic and demographic data, as well as biometrics from every refugee family who in turn receive an identification card that only contains a pseudonymous code. WFP then creates a blockchain account using the pseudonymous code for each refugee family. WFP's onchain work begins as they deposit food tokens into a blockchain wallet associated with the family's blockchain account. In effect, WFP will not have the refugees' names or birthdates, therefore protecting every individual's identity. As for redeeming entitlements, an individual can go to a supermarket, simply select items and checkout using the UNHCR ID card. WFP then needs to authenticate the transaction through various methods, depending on a country's limitations. “In Jordan, it's by iris biometrics. In Bangladesh, it was finger biometrics before COVID. But it can be anything. It can be a QR code. It could be a simple pin,” he says. Houman envisions a future where individuals take complete ownership of their accounts by owning and controlling their own private keys. “At that stage, we won't simply hand them their private key, they will generate their own private key and we will transfer ownership to them,” he says. Houman is also keen to point out that the use of a private blockchain ties in well with the United Nations “do no harm principle, at heart.” As he points out, “we store non-sensitive data on chain, although it's private and we protect it heavily.” While the UN's humanitarian initiatives make use of private blockchain technology, Houman admits that he favors the concept of a public blockchain for its self-sustaining ability, not dependent to any organization. Despite recognizing the advantages of a public blockchain, Houman remains steadfast with the use of private blockchain for WFP. While working on a proof-of-concept initiative in Pakistan, backed by Ethereum technology, Houman and his team quickly discovered issues with speed and cost. He also wasn't keen on the fact that the transactions, although pseudonymous, are publicly visible.
In this installment of The Wolf's Den, Jordan Belfort introduces the guest, Tom Feegel. Tom is a pioneer in addiction treatment (Something that Jordan has been struggling with for the past 20 years). In Jordan's pursuit to find a solution to his addiction, he ran into Tom and his unique methods to cure his ailment. Where Jordan before criticized American methods as ineffective, he found solus in Cancun where Tom resides. In Cancun, they focus on using an ancient plant called Iboga, known for its medicinal properties. Jordan since then has tried this wonder plant and describes his personal experience with Iboga as a profound and intense experience that eliminates addiction. This podcast is a must for anyone who is personally going through addiction and or knows someone who is currently struggling.Tom Feegal is the founder of a premier clinic providing this addiction treatment in Cancun, where it is legal. If anyone wishes to get in contact with Tom and his clinic, please refer to the information below.Website: https://www.beond.us/contact-usEmail: hello@beond.usPhone: +1 (310) 409-7901 beond.usIbogaine Clinic in Cancun, Mexico | Begin Your Journey | BeondCould Beond help you or someone you love? We're here to help end your addiction or mental health challenges, contact us today. (38 kB)https://www.beond.us/contact-us
In Jordan's first podcast we learn about her journey from Gymnast to powerhouse CrossFit Athlete. She is making her second trip to the semifinals at the age of 20. With an extensive background in competition at the PIT Fitness Ranch she is ready for the crowds and the competition.
Lord, you dwell in the heights, but also with those who are humble at heart. keep us walking humbly in Your way. let Your glory touch our hearts our homes, our travels, our relationships, our places of work. “Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you; all things pass, but God never changes. His Patience achieves all it intends; and He who has God will want for nothing.” Therefore, Father, we rest in the love that supports us all the days of our life, as we embark on all that you have called us to be and to do for You, may the joy of the Risen Transfigured Christ, the intimacy of the Father and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit be ours this day and forever; by day and by night, both waking and sleeping, until the morning star rises in our hearts, and we are transfigured into the likeness of our coming King. Lord, when You return to Earth, riding on the clouds of glory, with death defeated and every victory won, You will take captivity captive and recompense Your saints. Even so, come quickly Lord. It is fitting that we should prepare the way for His return by praying for the people and the land to which He will one day come; a nation that has suffered so much, but which has been miraculously preserved by the hand of God. We share Your heart cry, Father, for the moving of Your Spirit in Jerusalem and Israel. Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days gone by, Arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favour; the appointed time has come. to those in Jacob who repent of their sins. (Is. 59:18-20) Let Israel yield to Yeshua, and let the surrounding nations, hear of Esa, Messiah, and learn to follow Him. In Jordan, the Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, let Your Church be a force for change, a fountain of hope and a stream of blessing. Prince of Peace, whose domain will extend from shore to shore, cleanse and prepare these nations as they await the day of Your return.
In today's episode of IntHERrupt, our host Linda talks with Jordan LaSalle on how you can be comfortable with your particular leadership style. Meet your team member instead of forcing them to come to you Jordan has a background with teaching, and one VITAL thing she kept in mind throughout her career is: Meet the STUDENT instead of forcing the student to meet her. People learn and work differently, so if you want to effectively teach, or lead, you have to go to whoever you're in charge of. Emotional intelligence is key to this. Be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team, or in Jordan's case students, and play to their strengths. Optimize things FOR your team so you can effectively work. Be authentic and build a genuine relationship with the people you're leading After she worked in teaching, Jordan transitioned to being the vice president of education at her school. Just like she had done with her students, she focused on being GENUINE with the people under her. Jordan did an exercise where she had everyone she worked with create a “user manual.”. The manual asked a few questions: What brings out the best in me, what brings out the worst in me, and here's how to work most effectively with me. Not only does this build a relationship between you and your workers, but it also gives you an idea of HOW to effectively lead and work with them. Understand your role in the team, as well as the role of everyone else Jordan got her position while the pandemic was just beginning. Her, along with her team members, were all worried about the future and what direction the team would be heading in. You have to remember: The job of your teammates is not to bear your weight. You, as a leader, are supposed to be a pillar and source of STRENGTH for your team. Now, this doesn't mean you can't rely on them. But focus on supporting your TEAM instead of having your team support you. Recognize other people's expertise You may be the leader of a group or business, yes, but you're not omnipotent. In Jordan's career, she works with a board of experts and meets with them frequently. Although she is in a HIGHER position than the other board members, she also recognizes and respects their insight. Jordan isn't directly involved in EVERYTHING, so listening to the other board members and taking their insights into account helps her run things smoothly. Don't be afraid of vulnerability There's a common, and unfortunate, misconception that leaders have to ALWAYS be strong and NEVER show weakness or vulnerabilities. The issue with this, again, is not being genuine. Nobody is perfect. There is no perfect leader or team member. Instead of CONSTANTLY chasing after perfection, chase after progress. Don't be afraid to show your vulnerabilities! One tool Jordan uses are language cues. Saying things like “I'm going out on a limb” shows you're not completely certain about what you're going to say, but also makes you more human and genuine. The final three points Surround yourself with people who challenge and inspire you. Embrace who you truly are. Be able to find humor in yourself and in situations. Take all of these considerations in mind to become a better leader, and connect more with your team. Do you have stories to tell? Connect with Linda to share them. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios. Check out other podcasts by TSE Studios, including this episode's sponsor, The Sales Evangelist, helping new and struggling sellers close more deals and achieve their sales goals. Subscribe to the IntHERrupt Podcast so you won't miss a single show. Find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Stitcher. Audio created by Ryan Rasmussen Productions.
This week on The New P&L Deep Discussion we speak with the amazing Steve Phillip. For almost 30 years, Steve was a successful consultant, trainer and keynote speaker until December 4th 2019, when his life changed forever – it was the day his son Jordan took his own life. A truly devastating moment and sadly something far too many of us have also experienced in our own lives. In Jordan's memory, Steve established The Jordan Legacy in early 2020, to provide support to those struggling to cope with life or considering suicide.Over the last two years, Steve has traveled tirelessly throughout the UK and Europe delivering talks on the topic of suicide prevention to corporate organisations, communities and governments leaders, employees and policy makers. Steve's lived experience of suicide underpins his desire to help people understand that suicide is not an inevitable path for those struggling in life and that tragedy can be turned into hope with the right support, passion and focus. We discussed with Steve: · What the ambition of ‘Zero Suicide' means · Background to The Baton of Hope Nationwide Tour 2023 · How to support the Baton of Hope Nationwide Tour 2023 · The challenges of addressing mental health in the workplace · Why business needs to get serious about wellbeing · The role of leadership in driving awareness and action · Courses are not enough – why the support needs to also come afterwards · The role of language in defining and discussing suicide awareness and prevention · Why more focus and resources need to also be given to those who have lived through a suicide attempt or bereaved by suicide For those who would like to learn more about the work Steve and his team does as well as to access resources on suicide prevention and awareness, please go to: www.thejordanlegacy.com Learn more about the Baton of Hope Nationwide Tour 2023 and support it, go to: www.Batonofhopeuk.org E: steve@thejordanlegacy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevephillipsalestrainer/ Instagram: @jordanlegacyUK https://www.instagram.com/jordanlegacyuk/ Twitter: @jordanlegacyUK https://twitter.com/jordanlegacyUK To learn more about The New P&L's new ‘Transactional to Transformational Leader' programme, go to: https://www.principlesandleadership.com/transformational-leadership-programme --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/principlesandleadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/principlesandleadership/support
Welcome to Hart Inspired, the show dedicated to highlighting individuals in their pursuit of authentic leadership. We peel back the layers to uncover the roadblocks we all face, explore the actions we can take, and how to persevere toward the best version of ourselves.In this series, I sat down with amazing leaders who shared their insight on what has worked for them and what is needed today. Join us to discover how necessary effective communication and leadership skills help all generations succeed.Meet Jordan WilshireJordan Wilshire is a Career Development coach based in the U.K. His passion is to Help Millennials to Never Feel the Shame of Failure.He believes you need proven actions that work that go beyond motivating concepts.In Jordan's Freebie Ebook you will learn 3 things:The difference between goals and systemsLearn how to focus on your goal and how to get thereDevelop your system to achieve a higher level of performanceThis podcast was created by Hartmetrics Consulting, editing and co-produced by David Castle Productions and co-distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about Hartmetrics consulting, visit us at Hartmetrics.comSupport the show
Today's guest is Jordan Raynor the best-selling author of multiple books I personally enjoyed including Called to Create and Redeeming Your Time. Jordan's newest book is titled The Word Before Work. During this episode we discuss why Jordan enjoys reading autobiographies from individuals that lived hundreds of years ago. If fame and fortune should be an indicator or motivator for how we should live. Why Jordan is planning to be completely off social media before the end of the year. How he believes following political news is quicksand and how when he worked in politics it made him an angry and bitter person. Jordan explains how we will all benefit from one true day off each week where we realize our value and worth just by existing and not by producing. In Jordan's home they celebrate the Sabbath by not doing anything they feel they have to do, but only doing what they feel like they get to do. Finally, we discuss how Jordan feels true cultural change starts on the ground in the hearts and minds of the citizens. We discussed all of this and so much more during our conversation, so please sit back and enjoy the show. And send me a message with your thoughts @ JamesQuandahl on Instagram and Twitter… And if you're enjoying the show please subscribe or follow and share this episode with a friend. Episode Resourceshttp://JordanRaynor.com (Jordan's website) https://amzn.to/3N8OFuw (Jordan's new book, The Word before Work) https://www.amazon.com/Called-Create-Biblical-Invitation-Innovate/dp/0801075181?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=sl1&tag=quandahl-20&linkId=8869c3d07da73246d8e6f929a64d2f36&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl (Jordan's book, Called to Create) https://amzn.to/3DyRi63 (Jordan's book, Redeeming Your Time)
How do you help young displaced people get a better start in life? Young people who become refugees often have their education disrupted – which can have a serious impact on their future prospects. But we find out about two schemes that are trying to help. In Jordan, a charity has developed a high school curriculum specifically aimed at young people who are displaced. Amala enables 16-25 year olds to complete their secondary education, and also develop skills that will help their community. And when it comes to further education another organisation in Canada has been helping young refugees. The Student Refugee Program run by the World University Service help them to study at Canadian universities and then settle in the country. We speak to a student who's been through the scheme, and to one of the volunteers who helped them. Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter: Lucy Burns Additional production: Craig Langran Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Gareth Jones Editor: Penny Murphy Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk Image: Amala graduates in Kenya, (Credit: Chol Ghai Angeth)
In Jordan's sermon, adapted from a message by Rob Bell, he points to the trouble with jumping straight to the problem of sin as introduced in Genesis 3. When we pass over “God saw that it was good,” we're left with a story chiefly about sin and a God who exists only to solve it. This morning's message is on reminding us to begin with "the beginning," God made all things good.
In Jordan's sermon, adapted from a message by Rob Bell, he points to the trouble with jumping straight to the problem of sin as introduced in Genesis 3. When we pass over “God saw that it was good,” we're left with a story chiefly about sin and a God who exists only to solve it. This morning's message is on reminding us to begin with "the beginning," God made all things good.
In Jordan's sermon, adapted from a message by Rob Bell, he points to the trouble with jumping straight to the problem of sin as introduced in Genesis 3. When we pass over “God saw that it was good,” we're left with a story chiefly about sin and a God who exists only to solve it. This morning's message is on reminding us to begin with "the beginning," God made all things good.
In Jordan's sermon, adapted from a message by Rob Bell, he points to the trouble with jumping straight to the problem of sin as introduced in Genesis 3. When we pass over “God saw that it was good,” we're left with a story chiefly about sin and a God who exists only to solve it. This morning's message is on reminding us to begin with "the beginning," God made all things good.
We define entrepreneurship in terms of people working creatively to make others' lives better. That's a very broad statement, of course, so it's instructive to observe how individual entrepreneurs choose to make some customers' lives better in some specific ways by applying special skills and knowledge. Let's call it finding an entrepreneurial focus. Economics For Business talks to Jordan Lams, founder and CEO of Moxie, an industry pioneer in manufacturing, branding, and distributing cannabis products. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights. Entrepreneurs find their focus — or, sometimes, it finds them. Bruce Lee is reported to have said that the successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Entrepreneurs develop focus on particular customers, in order to understand them better, empathize with their wants, and deliver them the experiences that they value. Developing this focus may take time, or it may come early in the journey, but empathy always provides the pathway. Jordan Lams observed the pain of a family member during a time of illness, and how cannabis products could bring some relief and comfort. From that time, he became focused on the health and medical benefits of cannabis in a broad range of personal circumstances. From a position of focus, entrepreneurs develop the deep knowledge that becomes their marketplace advantage. Entrepreneurial focus directs research and knowledge gathering. In Jordan's case, he gathered academic research, medical literature, and clinical studies, and he talked with medical practitioners about cannabinoid therapies. Networking brought him into contact with researchers and doctors and clinicians and product developers. He established a uniquely robust knowledge platform. Focus plus knowledge leads to opportunity tension. Some entrepreneurial theorists have coined the term opportunity tension — that period when an entrepreneur's focus and knowledge point to a market opportunity, but there remains unresolved risk in the process of seizing it. The entrepreneurial solution, of course, is to take the risk. Jordan executed his commitment by taking a job in the retail sector of his chosen industry — a place to meet customers one-on-one, and look backwards at the supply chain. Customer orientation is refined by direct contact, conversation, and experience. Working in retail enabled direct customer contact and unfiltered conversations about customers' preferences and wants, the benefits they sought compared to the benefits they experienced, and a general deepening of customer knowledge. In addition, Jordan was able to observe the supply chain, including the interruptions and inconsistencies that detracted from customers' experiences. Product quality was inconsistent and supply was unreliable. To an entrepreneur, this looks like opportunity. Knowledge, experience, and customer contact provided the ingredient for a new firm and a new value proposition. Jordan sums up the firm he founded, Moxie, as knowledge + infrastructure. A status quo of incomplete knowledge, inferior and inconsistent products in unreliable supply chains can be replaced by a new market of shared and distilled knowledge delivered via consistent and trustworthy quality. Customers are able to develop trust and confidence in a brand based on knowledge (“we know what we are doing”) that brings new maturity in the form of scale and process control and quality assurance to an emerging market category. The company's knowledge base enables vertical integration because the knowledge is broad and not narrow, the recruitment of strong partners because shared knowledge makes for robust collaboration, and new standards of quality, adherence to which strengthens customer expectations. The firm's foundation supports both R&D and open innovation. All markets are changing at high rates of speed at all times. That's why innovation is the essence of entrepreneurship. Standing still is a losing option. Jordan invests I R&D in the form of lab research (in pharmaceutical quality labs) exploring new product forms and new combinations, while also participating in the open innovation of knowledge sharing that goes on throughout the industry. R&D supports both specialization (making current offerings even better) and market expansion (new products, new forms). Brand building will be the patient route to long term growth. While business environments change fast, one way to invest with patience in a consistent direction is to build a brand. A brand can reflect customer values — the things that matter to them — in a way that creates lasting bonds. On its website, Moxie positions its brand as a force of character: courage, grit, determination, nerve. It provides an emotional connection to customers who value self-realization and self-actualization. Patient entrepreneurs can see the regulatory maze as a locus of opportunity, too. Moxie was the first licensed cannabis brand in California, and sees itself as a pioneer in leading institutional and regulatory progress. Instead of viewing regulators as business obstacles, Jordan employs his empathy skills to understand their position, their role, and their needs. He provides them with resources of information, industry knowledge and collaboration, and contributes where he can and where it's appropriate to help them arrive at decisions and translate them into subsequent implementations. As in building a company and building a brand, patience can pay off in future strength. Additional Resources EnjoyMoxie.com Jordan Lams on LinkedIn: Mises.org/E4B_188_LinkedIn
We define entrepreneurship in terms of people working creatively to make others' lives better. That's a very broad statement, of course, so it's instructive to observe how individual entrepreneurs choose to make some customers' lives better in some specific ways by applying special skills and knowledge. Let's call it finding an entrepreneurial focus. Economics For Business talks to Jordan Lams, founder and CEO of Moxie, an industry pioneer in manufacturing, branding, and distributing cannabis products. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights. Entrepreneurs find their focus — or, sometimes, it finds them. Bruce Lee is reported to have said that the successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Entrepreneurs develop focus on particular customers, in order to understand them better, empathize with their wants, and deliver them the experiences that they value. Developing this focus may take time, or it may come early in the journey, but empathy always provides the pathway. Jordan Lams observed the pain of a family member during a time of illness, and how cannabis products could bring some relief and comfort. From that time, he became focused on the health and medical benefits of cannabis in a broad range of personal circumstances. From a position of focus, entrepreneurs develop the deep knowledge that becomes their marketplace advantage. Entrepreneurial focus directs research and knowledge gathering. In Jordan's case, he gathered academic research, medical literature, and clinical studies, and he talked with medical practitioners about cannabinoid therapies. Networking brought him into contact with researchers and doctors and clinicians and product developers. He established a uniquely robust knowledge platform. Focus plus knowledge leads to opportunity tension. Some entrepreneurial theorists have coined the term opportunity tension — that period when an entrepreneur's focus and knowledge point to a market opportunity, but there remains unresolved risk in the process of seizing it. The entrepreneurial solution, of course, is to take the risk. Jordan executed his commitment by taking a job in the retail sector of his chosen industry — a place to meet customers one-on-one, and look backwards at the supply chain. Customer orientation is refined by direct contact, conversation, and experience. Working in retail enabled direct customer contact and unfiltered conversations about customers' preferences and wants, the benefits they sought compared to the benefits they experienced, and a general deepening of customer knowledge. In addition, Jordan was able to observe the supply chain, including the interruptions and inconsistencies that detracted from customers' experiences. Product quality was inconsistent and supply was unreliable. To an entrepreneur, this looks like opportunity. Knowledge, experience, and customer contact provided the ingredient for a new firm and a new value proposition. Jordan sums up the firm he founded, Moxie, as knowledge + infrastructure. A status quo of incomplete knowledge, inferior and inconsistent products in unreliable supply chains can be replaced by a new market of shared and distilled knowledge delivered via consistent and trustworthy quality. Customers are able to develop trust and confidence in a brand based on knowledge (“we know what we are doing”) that brings new maturity in the form of scale and process control and quality assurance to an emerging market category. The company's knowledge base enables vertical integration because the knowledge is broad and not narrow, the recruitment of strong partners because shared knowledge makes for robust collaboration, and new standards of quality, adherence to which strengthens customer expectations. The firm's foundation supports both R&D and open innovation. All markets are changing at high rates of speed at all times. That's why innovation is the essence of entrepreneurship. Standing still is a losing option. Jordan invests I R&D in the form of lab research (in pharmaceutical quality labs) exploring new product forms and new combinations, while also participating in the open innovation of knowledge sharing that goes on throughout the industry. R&D supports both specialization (making current offerings even better) and market expansion (new products, new forms). Brand building will be the patient route to long term growth. While business environments change fast, one way to invest with patience in a consistent direction is to build a brand. A brand can reflect customer values — the things that matter to them — in a way that creates lasting bonds. On its website, Moxie positions its brand as a force of character: courage, grit, determination, nerve. It provides an emotional connection to customers who value self-realization and self-actualization. Patient entrepreneurs can see the regulatory maze as a locus of opportunity, too. Moxie was the first licensed cannabis brand in California, and sees itself as a pioneer in leading institutional and regulatory progress. Instead of viewing regulators as business obstacles, Jordan employs his empathy skills to understand their position, their role, and their needs. He provides them with resources of information, industry knowledge and collaboration, and contributes where he can and where it's appropriate to help them arrive at decisions and translate them into subsequent implementations. As in building a company and building a brand, patience can pay off in future strength. Additional Resources EnjoyMoxie.com Jordan Lams on LinkedIn: Mises.org/E4B_188_LinkedIn
We define entrepreneurship in terms of people working creatively to make others' lives better. That's a very broad statement, of course, so it's instructive to observe how individual entrepreneurs choose to make some customers' lives better in some specific ways by applying special skills and knowledge. Let's call it finding an entrepreneurial focus. Economics For Business talks to Jordan Lams, founder and CEO of Moxie, an industry pioneer in manufacturing, branding, and distributing cannabis products. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights. Entrepreneurs find their focus — or, sometimes, it finds them. Bruce Lee is reported to have said that the successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Entrepreneurs develop focus on particular customers, in order to understand them better, empathize with their wants, and deliver them the experiences that they value. Developing this focus may take time, or it may come early in the journey, but empathy always provides the pathway. Jordan Lams observed the pain of a family member during a time of illness, and how cannabis products could bring some relief and comfort. From that time, he became focused on the health and medical benefits of cannabis in a broad range of personal circumstances. From a position of focus, entrepreneurs develop the deep knowledge that becomes their marketplace advantage. Entrepreneurial focus directs research and knowledge gathering. In Jordan's case, he gathered academic research, medical literature, and clinical studies, and he talked with medical practitioners about cannabinoid therapies. Networking brought him into contact with researchers and doctors and clinicians and product developers. He established a uniquely robust knowledge platform. Focus plus knowledge leads to opportunity tension. Some entrepreneurial theorists have coined the term opportunity tension — that period when an entrepreneur's focus and knowledge point to a market opportunity, but there remains unresolved risk in the process of seizing it. The entrepreneurial solution, of course, is to take the risk. Jordan executed his commitment by taking a job in the retail sector of his chosen industry — a place to meet customers one-on-one, and look backwards at the supply chain. Customer orientation is refined by direct contact, conversation, and experience. Working in retail enabled direct customer contact and unfiltered conversations about customers' preferences and wants, the benefits they sought compared to the benefits they experienced, and a general deepening of customer knowledge. In addition, Jordan was able to observe the supply chain, including the interruptions and inconsistencies that detracted from customers' experiences. Product quality was inconsistent and supply was unreliable. To an entrepreneur, this looks like opportunity. Knowledge, experience, and customer contact provided the ingredient for a new firm and a new value proposition. Jordan sums up the firm he founded, Moxie, as knowledge + infrastructure. A status quo of incomplete knowledge, inferior and inconsistent products in unreliable supply chains can be replaced by a new market of shared and distilled knowledge delivered via consistent and trustworthy quality. Customers are able to develop trust and confidence in a brand based on knowledge (“we know what we are doing”) that brings new maturity in the form of scale and process control and quality assurance to an emerging market category. The company's knowledge base enables vertical integration because the knowledge is broad and not narrow, the recruitment of strong partners because shared knowledge makes for robust collaboration, and new standards of quality, adherence to which strengthens customer expectations. The firm's foundation supports both R&D and open innovation. All markets are changing at high rates of speed at all times. That's why innovation is the essence of entrepreneurship. Standing still is a losing option. Jordan invests I R&D in the form of lab research (in pharmaceutical quality labs) exploring new product forms and new combinations, while also participating in the open innovation of knowledge sharing that goes on throughout the industry. R&D supports both specialization (making current offerings even better) and market expansion (new products, new forms). Brand building will be the patient route to long term growth. While business environments change fast, one way to invest with patience in a consistent direction is to build a brand. A brand can reflect customer values — the things that matter to them — in a way that creates lasting bonds. On its website, Moxie positions its brand as a force of character: courage, grit, determination, nerve. It provides an emotional connection to customers who value self-realization and self-actualization. Patient entrepreneurs can see the regulatory maze as a locus of opportunity, too. Moxie was the first licensed cannabis brand in California, and sees itself as a pioneer in leading institutional and regulatory progress. Instead of viewing regulators as business obstacles, Jordan employs his empathy skills to understand their position, their role, and their needs. He provides them with resources of information, industry knowledge and collaboration, and contributes where he can and where it's appropriate to help them arrive at decisions and translate them into subsequent implementations. As in building a company and building a brand, patience can pay off in future strength. Additional Resources EnjoyMoxie.com Jordan Lams on LinkedIn: Mises.org/E4B_188_LinkedIn
The ability to print objects in three dimensions has been heralded as the solutions to many problems. We check out some of the latest innovations. In Jordan we hear from the doctors who are printing prosthetic arms for people injured in conflict. In the UK we meet the man fitted with the world's first 3D printed eye. And we find out how an Egyptian inventor is using 3D printing to help blind children in the classroom. Presenter: Jo Mathys Producer/reporter: Claire Bates Additional reporting: Toka Omar and Suzanna Goussous (Picture: A 3D printer prints a sphere. Getty Images)
Ok, so we all have one thing in common ... we hate the biased media. In Jordan's opinion, there's nothing worse than turning on the news and hearing another news anchor spew their opinions. Actually, Jordan's 2022 New Years resolution was to stop watching the news because she couldn't take it anymore. Little did she know that her biggest annoyance would soon become her biggest opportunity. Jordan quickly grew her TikTok following to over 140,000 followers simply by reporting the unbiased facts of current events. Her followers tell her everyday how much they appreciate her neutral approach. So, Jordan decided to take this knowledge to podcasting. Jordan is here to share her legal knowledge with you and give you the unbiased facts of current events, pop culture, and matters of public importance. But first, you have to get to know her. On this very first episode of the jordan is your lawyer podcast, Jordan discusses what you can expect from her in the future, why her podcast is so important, and a little bit about Jordan herself. Follow Jordan on TikTok and Instagram for more frequent content @jordanismylawyer.
This event was the launch of Jessica Watkins' latest book 'Creating Consent in an Illiberal Order: Policing Disputes in Jordan' published by Cambridge University Press. Middle Eastern police forces have a reputation for carrying out repression and surveillance on behalf of authoritarian regimes, despite frequently under enforcing the law. But what is their role in co-creating and sustaining social order? In this book, Jessica Watkins focuses on the development of the Jordanian police institution to demonstrate that rather than being primarily concerned with law enforcement, the police are first and foremost concerned with order. In Jordan, social order combines the influence of longstanding tribal practices with regime efforts to promote neoliberal economic policies alongside a sense of civic duty amongst citizens. Rather than focusing on the 'high policing' of offences deemed to threaten state security, Watkins explores the 'low policing' of interpersonal disputes including assault, theft, murder, traffic accidents, and domestic abuse to shed light on the varied strategies of power deployed by the police alongside other societal actors to procure hegemonic 'consent'. Jessica Watkins is an analyst at the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, which assists in the investigation of serious crimes committed in Syria. She is a visiting research fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and a Research Associate at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA). Between 2017 and 2021 Jessica was a postdoctoral research officer on LSE's Conflict Research Programme focusing on regional and domestic drivers of conflict and peace in Iraq and Syria. Jessica has a BA from Cambridge University in Arabic and French, a Masters in International Relations from the War Studies Department, King's College London, and a PhD on civil policing in Jordan, also from the War Studies Department. Yazan Doughan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. Yazan is an anthropologist whose work straddles the linguistic and socio-cultural branches of the discipline, with close engagements with social and legal theory, conceptual and social history, and moral philosophy. His work blends ethnography, genealogy, and history to shed light on the question of social justice in contemporary postcolonial contexts, with Jordan as a primary field site. Yazan's current research and book project takes the Arab Spring protests in Jordan as an ethnographic entry point to think the postcolonial political present, and the paradoxical status of ‘the rule law' in it – both as the mark of post-Cold War emancipatory projects for social justice, and the condition of possibility for various kinds of injustices. Milli Lake is an Associate Professor of International Security at the London School of Economics' Department of International Relations. Her expertise lies in political violence, institutions, law, poverty, and gender. She co-directs the Women's Rights After War project, a project that falls under LSE's Gender Justice and Security HUB, and is jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and the UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund. Her 2018 book Strong NGOs and Weak States: Pursuing Gender Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa was published by Cambridge University Press. Milli has worked as a consultant with organisations including USAID, The World Bank, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, Berkeley School of Law and the International Law and Policy Institute. She regularly provides expert testimony in asylum cases and has written extensively on the ethics and practicalities of field research in violence-affected settings.
This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Rangelands Initiative Africa. You'll hear about the ePOP competition from RFI's Planète Radio, there's lots of good music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week. Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all! Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts! In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more. There's Paris Perspective, Africa Calling, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series - an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too. As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our excellent staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with! To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website and click on the three horizontal bars on the top right, choose “Listen to RFI / Podcasts”, and you've got ‘em ! You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone. To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: My beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, Dr Gerald Muller, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload! And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”). There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link above and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do! This week's quiz: RFI English journalist Laura Angela Bagnetto was in Côte d'Ivoire in May, at the United Nations' 15th “Conference of the Parties”. The theme for the conference was “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity”, and is, as the UN wrote, “a call to action to ensure land, the lifeline on this planet, continues to benefit present and future generations.” In Laura Angela's article, “COP15: Securing land rights is crucial to land restoration in Africa”, she talks about a pan-African pastoralist movement that's being created by the Rangelands Initiative Africa. All examples show, as Laura Angela points out, that when the community is involved – in this case, the pastoralists – they themselves will achieve what is needed. This new grassroots group of pastoralists planned to meet again in late May, to agree on the way forward, and on 21 May, I asked you to tell me where that meeting would take place. The answer is: In Jordan, at the International Land Coalition (ILC) forum. The ILC is a global alliance of civil society and farmers' organizations, NGOs, and United Nations agencies. The winners are: Sharifun Islam Nitu from the RFI Amour Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and RFI Listener Club members Father Stephen Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Razia Hosen Iti from Netrokona, Bangladesh; Rachid Dahmani from M'sila, Algeria, and Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene in Denmark, who included this thoughtful comment with his quiz entry: “God has created enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed!” Congratulations winners! Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Take the A Train” by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, performed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra; Traditional Fulani music for flutes, performed by Bailo Bah and Sylvain Leroux; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and the Clarinet Concerto by Aaron Copland, performed by Richard Stoltzman with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... 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In Jordan and Michelle's studio conversation with Shalewa Sharpe, they learn about Shalewa's inspiring, later-in-life journey in stand-up, and why strip clubs in Atlanta always serve chicken wings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode we go over fan expos, guilty please TV shows we watch with our wives, and Vacation plans! In Jordan's Corner we play “Would you rather” sports edition.
Jordan Sanford is a TikToker from Cleveland, Ohio that has grown his luxury car account to over 1.3M followers on TikTok. What started as an account for a client of his social media business ended up being signed over to Jordan and the rest is history!In Jordan's first ever podcast interview he explains how he grew his account from 100K to 1 Million in nine months, why being unique is the most important part of social media, why he's really liking Facebook right now, and so much more!WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT0:00 - Intro0:54 - Who is Jordan Sanford?4:43 - When Jordan started creating content for himself12:59 - How Jordan grew from 100K to 1 Million in 9 months24:40 - Future Plans37:57 - Monetization on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube ShortsFOLLOW JORDANTikTok - @JordanTSanfordInstagram - @JordanTSanfordYouTube - Jordan SanfordFOLLOW JACOBhttps://www.jacobkelly.ca/TikTok - @TheJacobKellyInstagram - @TheJacobKellyFOLLOW MY SOCIAL LIFEJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/dYwXnJsdYouTube - My Social Lifehttps://mysociallifepodcast.comFOLLOW SURF https://www.joinsurf.com/ Instagram - @joinsurfMUSICSong: Tough Love - Joakim Karudhttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudhttps://www.facebook.com/joakimkarudmusichttps://www.youtube.com/user/JoakimKarudMusic from Soundcloud
In Jordan, efforts are being made to revitalise and restore dry land, relied on by farmers and communities.
When the pandemic hit a lot of businesses were effected, many shut down, many were hanging on by a lifeline. In Jordan's case, his dream of opening a brewery lasted 28 days before the government told him to shut down. What followed was Jordan joining a handful of other Pennsylvania businesses in REFUSING to shut down in defiance of Governor Wolf's orders. This is one business of many who dealt with this, this is one business of many that stood their ground, this is one story that shows what it takes to be a lion business owner in a sea of sheep. Today, Jordan's business is thriving but that can't be said for all the businesses that chose to be "Compliant". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiskeytangolife/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiskeytangolife/support
With everything on your plate, how can you grow your video business without burning out? How do you find the right clients and projects that you love? Today's guest wears many hats and explains how he creates a successful and sustainable balance between them all. Key Takeaways Be intentional with how you spend your time. By being efficient, you'll save time and be able to focus on what really moves your business forward. Confidence is crucial to landing new work. Be open to opportunities and ready to take them when they arrive. About Jordan Berns Jordan Berns is a video producer/DP/editor and founder of JSB Video located in Seattle, WA. In Jordan's 5+ years of experience, he has won multiple awards for his student short films including the Vincentian Award for social impact. After graduating college at the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in journalism and entrepreneurship, he was hired to start an African sports television show where he traveled the world interviewing the likes of Victor Oladipo, Seyi Olofinjana, Izu Ugonoh, and many more. After 2.5 years and 5 seasons, he left to start his own production company in Seattle. Creating Balance So You Can Focus on Your Clients With all his many roles in his business, Jordan is very intentional with his time. Sometimes, he even has to step back and take time away, even if just for a few hours. This gives him room to get his creative juices flowing and rest his mind and body. When it's so easy to get caught up in the minutiae of business, these little breaks become essential to staying focused on the bigger picture. Within this headspace, Jordan is able to focus on creating solid relationships with his clients. Building a comfortable connection is an essential part of putting clients at ease. By emphasizing the experience of the filming process, he finds that clients are eager to come back again and again. Where to Find Retainer Clients I imagine that we all want retainer clients. But many clients just want one video. Jordan intentionally seeks out clients who will need a lot of work overtime. Media companies are a good place to look. So is Upwork. In fact, that's where Jordan finds the majority of his clients. Sites like this are where you'll find potential clients just starting their video process who need an expert like you. What do you do to put your clients at ease? How do you manage your time to leave room for creative space? Leave a comment on the episode page! In This Episode: How Jordan creates a balance between his many roles at work [5:30] The importance of focusing on client experience [11:15] Investing in your business to fuel its growth [15:55] How to secure retainer clients [20:00] Finding great opportunities when you lack experience in the industry [24:45] Quotes “Sometimes you gotta step away to find inspiration.” [11:11] “It's being able to find clients that you can get on retainer. It comes back to that personal aspect of the business. If you're able to create a comfortable environment for somebody and they like you, they'll come back for more.” [18:58] “I want to be doing work that changes people's lives, that can inspire people to either change their minds or change policy.” [27:14] “You have to invest the time into the craft. You have to invest time into creating that portfolio - putting yourself into a position to get opportunities.” [31:02] Links: Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group Core Find Jordan Berns online Follow Jordan on Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Procrastinate on Purpose by Rory Vaden Upwork Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page Do you have something to share on this podcast? Fill out this form here. Be sure to take the Grow Your Video Business survey for a chance to win some incredible prizes (if we do say so ourselves!) Stay up to date with everything we're doing at Grow Your Video Business Tune in to our weekly Facebook Lives Follow Studio Sherpas on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!
Manage your time the way Jesus managed his with a biblical antidote to swamped to-do lists and hurried schedules. In Jordan's new book Redeeming Your Time, he tackles some ways to manage your time the way Jesus did... But this interview goes back to the beginning with Jordan. What made him become an author. Did he always know he was going to write books, be a dad, sell multiple businesses? Tune in to see what pivotal conversation changed the trajectory of Jordan's life. ALSO, JORDAN IS DOING A PHENOMENAL GIVEAWAY, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON IT. Promise it's not a lame free chapter of a book ;) But you'll want to listen to the episode to find out the details.
We all have a problem: We're addicted to busyness. Busyness is a distraction that erodes our attention, drains our energy, and minimizes our effectiveness. Best-selling author and serial entrepreneur Jordan Raynor shares how we can overcome busyness and redeem our time.Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur and national bestselling author who helps Christians do their most exceptional work for the glory of God and the good of others. Through his books, podcast, and weekly devotionals, Jordan has helped millions of Christians in every single country connect the gospel to their work.In addition to producing this content, Jordan serves as the executive chairman of Threshold 360, a venture-backed tech startup that has built the world's most extensive library of 360° experiences of hotels, restaurants, and attractions.Time is the one resource we never seem to have enough of. Once it's gone — it's gone! We can earn more money, but we can never gain any more time. So who can show us how to make the most of our time?The gospels don't show Jesus walking around with a to-do list or a calendar. But they do show him dealing with distractions at work, fighting for solitude, and seeking to be busy without being hurried. The gospel biographies show Jesus facing many of the same challenges we face today as we seek to steward our limited time. And because he was infallible God, we can assume that Jesus managed his time perfectly, providing us with the ideal model to follow.In Jordan's new book, Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive, Jordan shows you 7 timeless time management principles from the life of Christ and 31 hyper-practical practices to help you live out those principles today. Listen for answers to the questions:If God's grace is sufficient, why does it seem the amount of time we have to be insufficient?What's the difference between being busy and being hurried?I don't mind being purposefully busy, but I don't want to be hurried. What principles and practice can you share with me to speak to that genuine tension I feel every day? Connect with Jordan Raynor:Order the best-selling book, Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive on Amazon.Connect with Jordan at jordanraynor.com The Everybody Brands podcast is hosted by Brian Sooy, certified Brand Strategist and StoryBrand Guide.Everybody Brands gives you insight into branding and brand strategy that helps you focus on your customers and empowers you to outmaneuver your competition so you can achieve your company goals and grow your business.Find Brian Sooy's books on Amazon.Book Brian to speak or help you grow your business at Aespire Brand Agency.
From the world's biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh, to a stroll down the Champs Elysées (not that one, the other one) to a hair-raising, 1,200-kilometre journey in search of a new start in a Colombian town… “Seeking Shelter” looks at how the forcibly displaced find ways to adapt, survive and thrive once they have reached a place of safety. In August 2017, facing unimaginable violence and the destruction of their villages, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar during a brutal military crackdown. In only three years, what had been an area of jungle quickly turned into a refugee camp the size of a full-blown city. In Jordan, meanwhile, some of the millions of displaced Syrians who found shelter in refugee camps have set up thriving markets, businesses, sports clubs, schools and more as they seek to rebuild their lives. Today, however, most refugees are to be found not in camps but in urban or semi-urban areas, trying to find decent accommodation, make a living and give their children a good start in life – as the story of a remarkable Venezuelan couple illustrates.
Crohn's Veteran Podcast Founder Jordan McConnell shares his personal journey with Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM). BAM occurs when your body produces either too much bile acid or doesn't utilize it correctly. In Jordan's case, his ileum was surgically removed due to Crohn's symptoms, eliminating his body's ability to permanently process bile acid correctly and most fats. For more information about Bile Acid Malabsorption check this article: https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/what-is-bile-acid-malabsorption. Check out our website at www.crohnsveteran.com today! Get Official Crohn's Veteran gear at www.crohnsveteranstore.com!! Follow us on Instagram! @official.crohnsveteran @crohnsveteran @papuro @crohns_and_sexxy Subscribe to the Crohn's Veteran YouTube channel to help us spread awareness for Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and IBS. Support "Chill Ghost" on Twitch and check out our Livestream for IBD every Wednesday at 7 pm EST! Subscribe and become a member of the Crohn's Veteran Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!
In Jordan's first sermon at our church, she dives into the parable of the talents, and what happens when you fail to live out the mission that God has given you. fmhouston.com
Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to Jordan Kostelac from JLL Asia and Helen Lam from Lendlease about the unhidden truths of working in PropTech Asia. The Propcast is by Louisa Dickins, co-founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC's globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment. About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community. About Our Guests Jordan Kostelac https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkostelac/?originalSubdomain=hk As JLL's director for Proptech in the Asia Pacific, Jordan has been tasked with driving technical innovation within the firm and for their clients. He is also concurrently the co-founder and creative lead for home-grown cider brand NEONOTIC! and a founding partner of HK Walls, a non-profit arts organisation that aims to create opportunities for local and international artists which is best known for its annual street art festival held during Hong Kong's art month each March. In Jordan's mind, JLL's path towards becoming a technology firm specialising in real estate must start with becoming an advisory firm first. Helen Lam https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenlam8/?originalSubdomain=sg Helen has over 19 years experience in property and development environments in Asia and Australia including 15 years in Commercial & Retail Property Management, Investment and Mixed-use/Urban Regeneration projects across Asia Pacific Regions. Helen has been in Asia for over 9 years in various senior roles leading highly successful transformation projects, developments, acquisitions, strategic management, and commercial projects. Helen has a strong knowledge of technical, operational, legal, and commercial aspects of the businesses. Track record of success in innovation, change management, leadership, governance, systems implementation and strategies around commercial and retail opportunities. Helen's current role oversees the Development Operations and innovation teams for Lendlease. She is primarily responsible for managing the process of governance, corporate innovation and change management. This means not only supporting people as they originate and execute new ideas, driving consistent standards for the existing portfolio of urban regeneration projects but also recognising solutions to be researched, tested and integrated into the way they work. Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com JLL Asia Pacific website www.jllapsites.com/research/geographies/asia-pacific Lendlease website www.lendlease.com Insights From This Episode • That urgency and that just instinct to act when something is almost existential is really what drives progress more than sitting back and waiting until we find what we think is the smoothest path – Jordan Kostelac • There will be macro thinkers and there's micro thinkers, and the job right now is to pull both of them together to actually tangibly deliver the micro projects, but have the macro view– Helen Lam • You need to harvest an ecosystem that needs to be nurtured as a community to make progress in the industry – Helen Lam • That veil of secrecy that existed between asset holders and the tenants is much more thin than it used to be. So of course, we're trying to make sure that technology supports better analysis and more sophisticated transactions – Jordan Kostelac • I think the most interesting trend is where we're taking human senses and then applying computing specifically to look for a certain things using those senses – Jordan Kostelac • I always encourage younger women in my teams to essentially get out there on the construction site. The reality is, if you don't actually put yourself out there, then it won't change – Helen Lam Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com
The boys are back to give updates on all the stuff that's been happening in the Battle of Ontario!In Jordan's Betting Corner, he outlines his new strategy for getting back in the black this month and gives the Habs some grief for losing him a bunch of money the past few weeks.Jordan follows this up by slandering Michael Hutchinson's goaltending abilities and defending William Nylander.*record scratch*Technical difficulties (a Thanos snap??) cause a BLIP in the podcast, leading to a 24-hour time jump. Jordan retracts his comments on Hutchinson and doubles down on his support for William Nylander.The Leafs are injured and the Sens are good (but are they #ActuallyGood?). Should Brendan Gallagher's goal in the dying seconds against Matt Murray have counted? Keegan says "Yes" but for the wrong reasons, but Jordan says "Yes" for the right reasons. The boys got some sweet Twitter interaction from the legendary Marc Methot. Keegan thinks the Senators could make the playoffs. Filip Chlapik is done with the Senators.The Double Agent Game returns! Can Keegan correctly guess a player for a change? Not without cheating, it seems. To play along each week, make sure you're following the podcast on Instagram and Twitter.Follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter
The absence of political party maturity and political freedom is an ailment that infects most of the Arab world. In Jordan virtually no one is a serious member of any political party, and the vast majority of elections and voting is based on tribal relationships rather than policy. Enter the "Maan List" in 2016. Kais Khalil Zayadin is a young lawyer who jumped into politics and became an elected member of Jordan's parliament since 2016. But the platform he and his colleague Khaled Ramadan ran on was brazenly secular and liberal. So it was a shock to most (except Kais) that they won 2 seats amongst a sea of conservative & religious MPs. Kais discusses his platform's tenets: Equality, Social Justice, Civil State Democracy, Citizenship and Rule of Law. These headers sound generic, but for Jordanian politics if you act on these values in a literal sense, you're ahead of the pack and in a league of your own. Why are Jordan and its Arab league nations politically underdeveloped? How has this weakness effected policy making and reforms across all sectors? And is there a path forward? Follow Kais on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kais.zayadin Follow Maan Political Platform: https://www.facebook.com/MaanList/
Gustav Strömfelt is Project Manager at the World Food Programme & New Venture Consultant. In this exciting podcast we discuss some of the blockchain work the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been conducting over the years including Building Blocks and collaborations with other UN agencies such as UN Women. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Winning the Nobel Peace Prize represents for Gustav an important spotlight on the importance that food has towards global peace. Awarding the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to WFP, the Norwegian Nobel Committee described the link between hunger and armed conflict as a vicious circle in which “war and conflict can cause food insecurity and hunger, just as hunger and food insecurity can cause latent conflicts to flare up and trigger the use of violence.” The Nobel Peace Prize gives WFP recognition “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” Gustav feels very humble and proud to be part of an organisation of 18,000 people, their partners and donors who all work together to ensure that the 690 million people who are hungry worldwide do not go to bed worrying about where they’re going to get their next meal. What is blockchain? A its core, blockchain is a fancy accounting technology with some interesting bells and whistles. From his perspective, Gustav sees blockchain as an amazing way to ensure a unified vision of the truth across participants in an ecosystem. This creates the opportunity for consensus to be shared between organisations that’s effectively coded into an underlying platform. From an application standpoint it opens huge opportunities for collaboration and cooperation for use cases that considers the needs of an ecosystem and a common customer. Whether that’s a specific good that’s passing through a supply chain or an individual receiving tokens. Blockchain is a great way for the WFP to drive transparency, consensus and a unified vision of the truth. About the World Food Programme (WFP) Created in 1961, the WFP’s purpose is to eradicate global hunger because one in 11 people worldwide doesn’t have enough to eat. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is one of the largest UN agency with 18,000 employees serving 138 million people worldwide across 83 countries. Every year the WFP gives out 15 billion food rations and $30m in cash. At the moment the WFP is probably one of the largest operating airlines in the world with over 100 aircraft along with 30 ships, 5,500 trucks actively moving goods and people to deliver humanitarian responses around the world. The World Food Programmes Building Blocks Houman Haddad, is the founder of the WFP’s Building Blocks which launched in 2017 as part of their Blockchain for Zero Hunger initiative. What Houman realised was how inefficient cash transactions are from the creation of beneficiaries accounts to the way transaction are performed. The majority of cash delivery processes in humanitarian organisations is done through the creation of virtual accounts with a financial service provider. They hold custody of those accounts as in many cases refugees are not given the ability to open their own named accounts. Some from of authentication mechanism is created for the refugee's virtual account via a card or via biometrics for a transaction to take place between the financial service provider and the merchant which has been contracted by the humanitarian organisation. That process creates significant costs. In Jordan for example the WFP is servicing 140,000 beneficiaries across two refugee camps, four merchant shops with each transaction costing a fee between 2 – 3%. With 300,000 – 400,000 transactions a month this transaction cost can rise significantly. With Building Blocks,
Joas Wagemakers talks about his new book, The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, with Marc Lynch on this week’s podcast. The book explores the Muslim Brotherhood’s long history and complex relationship with Jordan, its parliament and society. “In Jordan [the Muslim Brotherhood] basically had Royal support from the very start, and the reason for that was that the King did not really have a lot of authority within the country of Transjordan, as it was still called in the 1920s and 30s and 40s, and sought sources of authority that would help him gain the status of King or ruler in this new nation” explains Wagemakers. Wagemakers says, “After 1989, when decisions had to be made about: are we going to participate in elections, are we going to participate in the government if the government asked us to, are we going to be responsible for the decisions that we make. [The Muslim Brotherhood] really had to make political decisions. The existing divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood became clearer and clearer.” “The brotherhood did radicalize under pressure, let's say in the 1990s, but only by resorting to the means of boycotting the election. It was in the 2010s, so the past few years, when there was quite a bit of repression that the Brotherhood had moderated further simply because they saw in Saudi Arabia, in The United Arab Emirates, in Egypt and in other countries as well, that the Brotherhood was increasingly coming under the fire, was being labeled a terrorist organization… the Islamic Action Front really had only one way left to remain relevant and to remain legal, which was to engage in parliamentary elections,” notes Wagemakers. Joas Wagemakers is an Associate Professor of Islam and Arabic at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University. He obtained his PhD in Nijmegen, received the Erasmus Research Prize in 2011 for his dissertation, was a researcher at Clingendael and a visiting research fellow at Princeton University. Music for this season's podcast was created by Feras Arrabi. You can find more of his work on his Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ferasarrabimusic) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/feras.arrabi/) page.
Thailand has been rocked by months of student street protests that have intensified in recent days. They're unprecedented in that they don't just criticise the government, but also the monarchy - a taboo in Thailand. Jonathan Head in Bangkok reports on what may be a critical turning point in a political upheaval. This week it’s exactly a year since the Spanish government exhumed the remains of dictator General Francisco Franco from his mausoleum. But the question of how to handle the divisive legacy of the country’s 1930's civil war and the ensuing decades-long dictatorship under Franco remains a contentious issue in Spanish politics and society. And now there are new efforts to tackle it, as Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid. In Jordan, the already high unemployment has risen further during the pandemic, but the country remains attractive to migrant workers from nearby Egypt where wages are lower. But, as Charlie Faulkner hears from an Egyptian cobbler, the choice to stay in Jordan to keep his job, comes at a high price. In the US, attitudes to China have hardened in recent years, with trade tariffs, and blame for the coronavirus. In China, attitudes to the United States have changed too, but also in more positive terms, at least when looked at over a longer period of time, such as the lifespan of the grandfather of Vincent Ni. The 15th Rome Film Festival is running this week - taking place in a city that is, itself, an iconic cinematic location that still holds an irresistible allure for filmmakers across the world. This brings welcome jobs and much-needed money to the cash-strapped capital, and, as Joanna Robertson reports, headaches – and questions - to many residents. Presenter: Kate Adie Producer: Arlene Gregorius
This conversation is dedicated to all parents (and teachers, too) who are seriously concerned about the powerful draw that technology, anything tech, has on today’s kids. Jordan Shapiro is, among many other qualifications, a senior fellow with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Street Workshop, where he does research on how technology impacts childhood. His research and accomplishments are wide-ranging, as is the respect he’s earned nationally and internationally. You can check out this show’s notes to gain more specifics about Jordan’s long list of qualifications as a trust-worthy guide for our thinking around this mega-challenging topic… which most definitely impacts kids’ social and emotional learning and the well-being of family relationships. But, academic qualifications aside, Jordan practices what his research reveals in real day-to-day life, with his two sons, which is why I’m especially grateful to him for carving time out of his schedule for this conversation. In Jordan’s important book, titled The New Childhood, you can read about much more of the groundbreaking research in economics, psychology, philosophy, and education, which shows how technology is actually a necessary element of a brighter future for today’s children… one in which they’ll be able to create better models of global citizenship, connection, and community. And again, Jordan doesn’t just provide research, he also shares practical advice, with actionable approaches for using technology to engage with kids, in order to nurture their well-rounded development… and growth into a world we can barely imagine. Here’s a really helpful article by Jordan: https://ideas.ted.com/screen-time-can-also-be-family-time-heres-how-to-do-it/ Portions of Jordan’s CV: WRITING, PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES ● The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World ○ December 31, 2018. Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.; Hachette. ● “Joan Ganz Cooney Center Guide to Digital Play for Global Citizens” ○ Published March 2018 ○ In partnership with Sesame Workshop, The Asia Society, Grable Foundation ● Online Learning Consortium Annual Conference ○ Innovations in Digital Education ○ Keynote Address (Nashville, April 2018) ● UNESCO – Mahatma Ghandi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainability ○ Keynote Address (Viskhapatnam, December 2017) ● Global Education and Skills Forum ○ EdTalk, (Dubai, March 2018) ● “An Ancient Education for Modern Democracy and Global Citizenship” ○ The Brookings Institution. ○ Authored with George Papandreou (former Prime Minister, Greece) ● Moscow Education Forum ○ Keynote Address, September 2017 2 ● World Economic Forum: “Realizing Human Potential in The Fourth Industrial Era: An Agenda For Leaders To Shape The Future of Education, Gender, Work” (2017) ○ Steering Committee and Expert Advisor ● Critical Thinking with Video Games ○ Lectures for Thomas Edison State University flagship course to begin Fall 2016 ○ Course design, video appearances, assignment and activity creation. ● TEDxPSUBerks “Education Needs More Friction And Less Fractions” ○ TEDTalk. Delivered November 2014. ● MindShift’s Guide To Digital Games And Learning. ○ Blog series and downloadable PDF guide, sponsored by Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nini-white/message
In Jordan in 2017, I visited Azraq Refugee Camp to create a series of films on midwives. This story did not make that series, but still resonated with me as an important topic worth addressing-the life restoring surgery for women with prolapse.
At the height of the Covid-19 outbreak in April, a New Yorker was dying almost every two minutes — more than 800 a day - four times the city’s normal death rate. The pandemic appears to have passed its peak and a gradual reopening is planned after more than 40 days of lockdown. Nick Bryant describes the impact of the virus on the city he loves and on his own family. Ever since Kim Jong-un failed to show up in mid-April for the festivities marking his grandfather's birth the rumour mill has gone into overdrive. The sheer number of theories about the North Korean leader's whereabouts and state of health reflects the dearth of information about how things work inside the Hermit Kingdom says Laura Bicker. As the coronavirus pandemic forces countries everywhere to keep people indoors, those who live with abusive partners are even more vulnerable. In Jordan, social media is providing one outlet for those unable to step outside says Charlie Faulkner. So far Ukraine seems to be weathering the Covid-19 outbreak better than many other parts of Europe. But with an antiquated health system and an economy battered by a six year old conflict with Russian backed separatists in the east, the outlook is far from bright. Ukraine’s best known contemporary novelist , Andrei Kurkov, focuses on people living near the frontline in the war ravaged Donbas region in his latest book, which is called The Grey Bees.
There are over 70 million people worldwide who have been driven from their homes by war and unrest, up to 10 million are packed into refugee camps and informal settlements, and almost none have been tested for the coronavirus.While the relative isolation of many camps may have slowed the virus' spread, none is hermetically sealed. Without testing, as the world has seen repeatedly, the virus can spread unchecked until people start showing symptoms. That could have catastrophic results among the world's refugees: There will be few if any intensive care beds or ventilators for them. There might not even be gloves or masks."Testing is in short supply even in New York and Norway, but it is nonexistent in most of the countries in the (global) south for the people we try to help," Jan Egeland, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told The Associated Press.His group recently conducted a review of all 30 countries where it operates and found virtually no testing before people became sick.Refugees have already tested positive in Italy, Germany, Iran, Australia and Greece, where authorities said Tuesday that 150 people living in a quarantined hotel for asylum-seekers had contracted the coronavirus, and none displayed symptoms of COVID-19.In Syria's war-ravaged Idlib province, only one tiny health facility is equipped to receive suspected coronavirus cases. In the world's largest refugee camp, in Bangladesh, aid workers are racing to build isolation facilities. In two sprawling camps in Kenya, Somalis who survived decades of famine and war fear the worst is yet to come."If it's killing people daily in America, then what do you think will happen to us?" asked Mariam Abdi, a vegetable vendor in Kenya's Dadaab camp, where 217,000 people live in endless rows of tents. "We will all perish."Western countries, which by then may have contained their own outbreaks, will have to reckon with the fact that if the virus finds refuge among the world's most vulnerable, it could return anytime.Some refugee camps have been around so long they have apartment blocks and paved roads. Others are little more than clusters of tents or abandoned buildings. In many, cramped conditions and poor infrastructure can make it impossible to practice social distancing and frequent hand-washing.There are no official figures for the number of refugees who live in camps, but Egeland estimates they make up 10% to 15% of all refugees and displaced people, a population the U.N. estimates at over 70 million.Most people who become infected experience mild to moderate symptoms. But the virus can cause severe illness and lead to death, particularly among older people and those with underlying health problems. It is highly contagious and can be spread by those who appear healthy.___A 'MIRACLE' THAT NO CASES HAVE BEEN FOUNDThe coronavirus has already appeared in Syria, where the decade-long civil war has displaced more than half of the population of 23 million. At least 350 health facilities have been bombed, mostly by the government. More than 900 medical staff have been killed and countless more have fled.No cases have been reported yet in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, the last bastion of opposition to President Bashar Assad and where heavy fighting forced nearly a million people to flee their homes earlier this year.Zaher Sahloul, a Syrian physician based in Chicago who heads MedGlobal, an international health NGO, calls that a "miracle."He notes that the entire province, which is home to 4 million people, has 98 ventilators, compared to 230 in the Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he is a critical care specialist. An outbreak would be "catastrophic," he said.The World Health Organization has sent 5,900 testing kits to Idlib, where they are being carefully rationed. Authorities have carried out around 200 tests so far, all of which came back negative.In Jordan, the two largest camps for Syrian refugees have been sealed since last month....
In this week's episode of the Follower of One Podcast, we go back in time to a live interview on Facebook with Jordan Price. Jordan is the owner of Media Works, located in Broken Arrow, OK. He is an entrepreneur, Christ-follower, and content quality road-paver. Listen to the live show on this episode's weekly interview! Episode Breakdown: 1:05 - Meet Jordan Price 2:05 - How Jordan got to owning Media Works 7:20 - Jordan's mission ground 12:45 - Creativity and Quality 23:10 - How to get in touch with Jordan Passion and God Every single one of us has a passion for something. Usually, that passion is different from our neighbors or our colleagues but the one thing in common we all have is passion. In Jordan's story about his passions in this world, we learn that not every first passion is meant for us long term. Not every first goal we set is accomplished but God should be at the root of that passion, right? So, how are we able to change lanes without losing sight of what is most important? Well, we listen to God throughout the process. Good Question Some good questions to ask yourself are: Is this really what God is calling me to do at this moment? I love doing what I am passionate about but has God paved a different path for me? What if I am falling out of love with my passion? God, could you give me some clarity on my next path? Once you start asking these questions, it might be easier to see just what God has in store for you! The Obstacle As Christians in the workplace, we are all met with one consistent obstacle, our workplaces, (it might even be school or the home for some of you). We need to treat every place that we are spending our time in as a mission ground for God. Follower of One is about practically integrating faith in our everyday lives no matter where we are. Does your workplace feel like a mission ground? Does your school feel like a mission ground? It should! God simply says to go make Disciples, and so we shall. Seek it out in everyone and every place surrounding you! Shining Example God is the creator of all things. In that creation, He purposefully made creativity as well. In the interview, Jordan speaks on how we, as creations of God, should be the shining light, the creativity, and the quality in the world. We are created in His image and therefore need to put the same passion and quality in our work that we would for Him. Are you being a shining example today? Do you preach the gospel and, if necessary, use words? How you act, feel, address, and unveil are all important aspects to integrating faith into your everyday life! Connect with Jordan: Media Works Jordan Price’s LinkedIn Media Works Facebook Media Works Twitter Media Works Instagram  Connect With Follower Of One Join us over in our Online Community, get social with us; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Listen to our podcast on your way to work and subscribe using your favorite podcast app. Be a part of our next Marketplace Mission Trip!
Giving a great interview is more than just asking questions. Interviewing is a craft, and just like anything else, it's essential to put time and effort into honing your craft. Welcome to Should I Start A Podcast where each week Ronsley Vaz, with the help of a star-studded entrepreneurial guest lineup, explores why you should start a podcast; build an audience, and how to keep them hungry for more. If you'd like to learn more about what it takes to give a great interview on your podcast, this is the episode for you. On this episode of Should I Start a Podcast, we listen to Jordan Harbinger's enlightening talk on interviewing podcast guests at the We Are Podcast 2016 conference. Jordan has been a podcaster for over a decade on his show The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast. Although Jordan doesn't think he has a natural talent for what he does, he's put an enormous amount of work and effort into interviewing his guests, and he's become pretty damn awesome at it. In Jordan's candid discussion on interviewing, he covers why preparation is so essential to making an interview work. It's not just about asking questions, it's about really understanding what makes your guest interesting and how to portray that to your audience. Jordan covers several different topics on the art of interviewing as well as lessons he's learned from mistakes he's made in the past. Also in this episode: Why it took Jordan ten years to get the hang of interviewing Why you need guests that can deliver How to guide the conversation but make your guest think they are Why Jordan reads a guest's entire book How to use social media to learn about your guest Why “winging it” is an amateur mindset What a “non-question” is and why they suck Why cats and kids should leave the room How to get an authentic interview Links: Jordan's Website Jordan on LinkedIn Jordan on Twitter
When life throws you curveballs, you can either hide or welcome the new changes into your life. In Jordan’s case, he welcomed them and quickly adjusted to the changes to live out the most fulfilling life he can have. Major changes were part of his journey, which led him to become an Executive Coach who guides others to overcome uncertainty and discover what brings them meaning and fulfillment. Listen in to hear how you can step outside of your comfort zone in the midst of unforeseen changes and take control of your career path.
The wonderfully fabulous and outgoing Jordan Pines joined me on this week’s episode! Jordan is a young up and coming comedian, currently majoring in politics on his last year in school. He has been doing stand-up for about a year. In Jordan’s short time as being a stand-up comedian, he has made it into CBC’s Next Up Top 10 Comedians, where he competed against 9 other comedians which gives the winner an opportunity to perform at the Halifax Comedy Festival. Jordan also co-hosts a monthly show at the 120 Diner with Mandy Goodhandy, Make Me Laugh. A show where amateur comedians compete for prizes and get feedback from Mandy. The show takes place the 3rd Saturday every month at 9:30pm and can be watched live on Facebook here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MakeMeLaughLive/ Listen as we talk about Jordan’s journey into how he got into comedy and these amazing moments, his experience in CBC’s Next Up Top 10 Comedians, becoming co-host for a comedy show, when will the world end, and a little bit about politics. You can follow Jordan Pines on Facebook! Be sure to follow Jeremy on more updates for upcoming shows and episodes, as well as, upcoming sketches and shorts @itsjeremyfisher If you would like graphic design services, follow my Instagram @knightandjay.designs and DM me! Or check out my website https://jeremyfishercomedian.wixsite.com/mysite/videos Let us know in the comments what you'd like to see or for us to talk about on the show and don't forget to subscribe! If you would like to donate so I can add a banner and increase the production quality (audio more than anything.. I know), here's a link to my paypal! "paypal.me/jeremyfishercomedian"
Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 10 - “Reunion” (再会), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the real-life city of Amman (and how it might have inspired events in the episode), language and translation notes, and missile countermeasures. - U.S. Joint Military Contributions to Countering Syria’s 1970 Invasion of Jordan, by Richard A. Mobley for Joint Forces Quarterly, issue 55, 4th quarter 2009.- Wikipedia pages on the Palestinian fedayeen and the Six-Day War. - The 1967 War and the birth of international terrorism, Brookings Institute, Daniel L. Byman, May 30, 2017.- How Jordan Shaped the Munich Massacre, Molly Fosco, July 20, 2018 for OZY.com.- Black September: The Jordanian-PLO Civil War of 1970, Pierre Tristam, July 3,2019 for ThoughtCo.- BBC articles from the outbreak of civil war in Amman, and the end of principal fighting in Amman.- NYT archives articles from September 1970:Sept. 10: Heavy Fighting in Amman; Hussein Orders Cease‐FireSept. 12: In Jordan, the Balance Is ShakenSept. 17: Jordanian Army and Guerrillas Battle in Amman, Showdown in Jordan.Sept. 18: Hussein's Tanks Clearning Guerrillas from Amman; U.S. Alert is Stepped UpSept. 19: Jordan Suspends Attacks After 2nd Day of FightingSept. 20: Amman Battle Fought From House to HouseSept. 22: Syrian Tanks KeySept. 23: Jordanians Put a Price On the Head of HabashSept. 24: Amman Diary: Window on the WarSept. 25: Guerrilla Resistance Is Reported Collapsing in North as Fighting Ebbs in AmmanSept. 26: Arafat CompliesSept. 27: Outbursts of Fighting in Amman After Truce Suggest a Breakdown of Authority, In the Flaming Streets of Amman, Hussein Wins the Battle but Price Is Very High.Oct. 2: Big Question in Amman: Will Fighting Resume?- Jisho.org page for 修正 (しゅうせい/shuusei), translated in the episode as "correction."- Jisho.org page for 機 (き/ki), and Tofugo page about the use of 機 as a counter for airplanes and airplane crew.- Example sentence for 大きな声, from Tatoeba.org.- Jisho.org page for 大声 (おおごえ/ougoe). I also consulted Wanikani.com for definition and example sentences (only accessible with free trial or subscription).- Army study guide (for promotion exams), section on “Command Voice.”- Wikipedia pages for missiles, countermeasures, and active countermeasures.- “Project Pigeon.”- Descriptions and explanations of flare and chaff countermeasures (how they work and what they are used for).- From a website that provides full-text of classic flight simulation handbooks, The Official F-15 Strike Eagle Handbook section on defensive tactics, including when and how to use chaff.- Explanation of different fuse types, and additional detail on the proximity fuse specifically. You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to gundampodcast@gmail.com.Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more!The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to gundampodcast@gmail.comFind out more at http://gundampodcast.com
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly.In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Jordan Hulls to discuss his professional basketball career, IU's tumultuous season and fighting through adversity. Among the topics discussed:· Jordan updates how his family is doing over in Germany and his professional career· Indiana's struggles this season and what it's like going through a long losing streak as a player· How much of a factor the coaching change and culture change are to IU's struggles this year· Indiana's lack of shooting and how the program can develop shooters from within the program· How to build a culture that is player-driven in terms of improvement· Can mental toughness be developed or does it need to be recruited?· Jordan's thoughts on Romeo Langford and what his legacy will be as an IU player· The advantage of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and why IU might be struggling at home· In Jordan's opinion, what is it fair to criticize players for and what should be off limits?
In Jordan's inaugural episode as a regular co-host, we look at one of the first post-grunge albums ever. If you consider jokes comparing Bush the band to Bush the political family to be low-hanging fruit, you may not like this one. (Disclaimer: in case the sarcasm wasn't clear, we are not actually 9/11 truthers.) You can follow us at @cytmhpodcast on Instagram and Twitter, and leave us a review! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cytmh/message
In Jordan’s birthday edition of 2BFROASB the fellas talk about getting older, relish vs chutney and writing an open letter to a major supermarket chain. Recorded on the 24th of September 2018 Get in touch with us at 2bfroasb@gmail.com And instagram @2BFROASB
My guests for this episode are Alex Nowrasteh and Andrew Forrester of the Cato Institute. Our topic is a working paper they recently published titled How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions: A Natural Experiment in Jordan. The abstract reads as follows: Saddam Hussein’s unexpected 1990 invasion of Kuwait forced 300, 000 Kuwaitis of Palestinian descent to flee into Jordan. By 1991, this large exogenous population shock increased Jordan’s population by about 10 percent. Jordanian law allowed these refugees to work, live, and vote in Jordan immediately upon entry. The refugees did not bring social capital that eroded Jordan’s institutions. On the contrary, we find that Jordan’s economic institutions substantially improved in the decade after the refugees arrived. Our empirical methodology employs difference-in-differences and the synthetic control method, both of which indicate that the significant improvement in Jordanian economic institutions would not have happened to the same extent without the influx of refugees. Our case study indicates that the refugee surge was the main mechanism by which Jordan’s economic institutions improved over this time. Does mass immigration destroy institutions? 1990s Israel as a natural experiment by Benjamin Powell, J.R. Clark and Alex Nowrasteh Jared Rubin's interview about political power and economic growth is complementary with this one. Rubin's theory is that the rising political influence of the bourgeoisie partially caused the economic growth in Northwestern Europe in the early modern period. In Jordan in 1990, the Palestinian minority was particularly urban and bourgeois, so the massive influx of Palestinians increased the political power of the bourgeoisie, thus creating political pressure for increasing economic freedom.
In Jordan, the specific health needs of older Syrian refugees tend to be overlooked, due in part to a lack of data, institutional biases and the nature of the humanitarian response. Older refugees are often a neglected population, particularly when it comes to health. In Jordan, the specific health needs of older Syrian refugees tend to be overlooked, due in part to a lack of data, institutional biases and the nature of the humanitarian response.
The world has changed and so has mission. In this seminar, we will look at some of the changes affecting mission today, and examine our role in getting our own congregations excited about mission. We will share our own experiences with ‘missionaries' and teams, and ask how we can make mission a more integral part of our church life. We will look at how we can better support the missionaries we already know of, and how we can better use short-term mission trips to enrich the lives of those who go on them and those who don't, not to mention those who host them. We will think about the increasing number of people from other faiths who now live on our doorstep, and on how we can engage with them. Stephen McIlwaine is married to Roz and they have three teenage children. Stephen and family spent two years at All Nations Christian College, followed by 13 years living and working in Jordan as partners with Interserve. In Jordan, Stephen worked mostly in secular development work, while Roz worked firstly with refugees and then as a school teacher. They returned in 2012 and are still getting used to life in Ireland. Stephen is an elder in Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast, and works as an environmental advisor to projects in developing countries.
The world has changed and so has mission. In this seminar, we will look at some of the changes affecting mission today, and examine our role in getting our own congregations excited about mission. We will share our own experiences with ‘missionaries' and teams, and ask how we can make mission a more integral part of our church life. We will look at how we can better support the missionaries we already know of, and how we can better use short-term mission trips to enrich the lives of those who go on them and those who don't, not to mention those who host them. We will think about the increasing number of people from other faiths who now live on our doorstep, and on how we can engage with them. Stephen McIlwaine is married to Roz and they have three teenage children. Stephen and family spent two years at All Nations Christian College, followed by 13 years living and working in Jordan as partners with Interserve. In Jordan, Stephen worked mostly in secular development work, while Roz worked firstly with refugees and then as a school teacher. They returned in 2012 and are still getting used to life in Ireland. Stephen is an elder in Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast, and works as an environmental advisor to projects in developing countries.
Today Brian and Jordan discuss growth. In Jordan's case he is dealing with sudden growth, and in Brian's case, he is planning for growth. Both share how they are handling this wonderful problem. Jordan has been focused on getting Carthook's marketing up and running again, but it has become clear that his team needs him to focus on improving the customer support. It has been a struggle to really pinpoint what the team needs. Jordan calls it “customer success,” but Brian isn't so sure that's the best title for the position. Brian is working on his KPI (Key Performance Indicators.) While making the dashboard for these KPI, he learned that sometimes you need to just hire someone. Brian is also planning to do some hiring, he needs two project managers and a writer. He caps off today's topics with an article from the website Baremetrics. [tweetthis]I'm now in this mindset with this business, it is all about growth. - Brian[/tweetthis] Here are the conversation points: Brian's four major categories for his KPI. When to know you need to hire someone. Jordan's ever-growing stress. Jordan's undefinable job description. What does “customer success” mean? What Jordan needs for this new position. The importance of taking care of “home base.” Brian's hiring needs. Josh Pigford's blog post. [tweetthis]What we need to do is work harder and smarter on making sure existing customers are satisfied and happy. - Jordan[/tweetthis] Resources Mentioned Today: Being a Solo Founder: Pros, Cons, Tips, and Tricks, by Josh Pigford Audience Ops Carthook Ops Calendar As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review in iTunes.
In Jordan, engineers are mapping droughts for better management and to predict future episodes in a country that is famously water scarce. Listen to know more about the new technology they're using to make it happen.
Women around the world face varying degrees of gender discrimination in the workplace — whether they're hired, how much they're paid, whether they advance as fast as men doing the same job. In Jordan, where girls and women generally do better than their male counterparts in school, and where more women than men attend college, startlingly few women participate in the workforce. Why? Asma Khader, a Jordanian lawyer, women's rights activist and former government official, weighs in, in conversation with The World's Shirin Jaafari.
Most refugees do not have the right to work. In Jordan they’re running an experiment to find out what happens when they’re given that right. They’re handing out work permits to thousands of Syrian refugees in the hope of improving their lives and the health of the economy. Academics say it’s better for everyone, but in the local area – where unemployment is nearly 20% - they’re not convinced. World Hacks reports. Presented by Sahar Zand. Image caption: Syrian refugees make their way in the Zaatari refugee camp / Image credit: Khalil Mazraawi, Getty Images.
In Jordan misses the female presence.
Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan
Prof. Abu Jaber describes the results of the EU-funded international Medscapes project Prof. Abu Jaber describes the findings of the Medscapes project in Jordan. Medscapes is based on the application of LCA (Landscape Character Assessment) to map, visualise and understand landscapes. In Jordan, this project has seen the collaboration between the German Jordanian University and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) to study the landscapes of the Yarmuk river basin.
Kevin Connolly travels through the Middle East to look at different ways in which the Arab states in the region are confronting the ideas of the so-called Islamic State and how well-equipped they are to fight them. Through social media sites, a network of sympathetic preachers is promulgating a jihadist vision of Islam and recruiting fighters from across the Middle East. Tunisia and Libya are among the key recruiting grounds and the largest providers of ‘foreign fighters' in Syria and Iraq. From the markets of Morocco to the boulevards of Beirut, Kevin Connolly talks to those who are engaged in the frontline of this battle of ideas. He asks if educational systems are helping to promote positive narratives of Islam to combat the underground appeal of IS. He visits a university in Jordan where a touring theatre company is staging a comedy show to fight back against extremism. In Jordan he meets the imams who have been arguing directly over the internet with representatives of the so-called Islamic state. He also meets the parliamentary speaker left broken hearted when his son was recruited to become an IS suicide bomber. And, after years in which western analysts have talked about the slickness of IS online propaganda, we ask young people in the Arab World what they think of the videos that glorify violence.
"When more than 90% of ever-married women in Egypt -- including my mother and all but one of her six sisters -- have had their genitals cut in the name of modesty, then surely we must all blaspheme... to hell with political correctness." So wrote tonight's guest, Egyptian journalist and women's right's activist Mona Eltahawy in her explosive Foreign Policy magazine article Why Do They Hate Us?-- "us" being women and "they" being Arab men. Her rage was fueled by personal experience: in November 2011, just blocks from Tahrir Square, Mona was sexually assaulted, had both arms broken and came within a tweet of being gang-raped by Egyptian Armed Forces-- then headed by current Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el Sisi. Having written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the Observer as well as being featured on the BBC, CNN, Newsweek, PEN, Al Jazeera, NPR, the Atlantic, MSNBC-- Mona was saved by her profile. But how many others weren't so lucky? The article went viral. She fleshed it into a bestselling book: Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. Since then she's been condemned by Islamists, celebrated by feminists, hijacked by neo-cons and the source of much hand-wringing by liberal multiculturalists. Oh, and dickered with over semantics by Berkeley and Oxford professors (WTF, BBC?) You don't speak for us, said some Arab women while many others-- while most others-- didn't speak at all. Tonight Mona talks candidly about her teenage years in Saudi Arabia, how Westerners can help Arab women, getting tattooed, losing her headscarf and her hymen-- and even being a bit of a cougar! In Egypt 99% of women and girls have been subject to sexual harassment. In Jordan, rapists have escaped punishment by marrying their victims. So what can be done? Listen to the show and find out. >>>>>> Download the show as an audio file Subscribe in iTunes
"When more than 90% of ever-married women in Egypt -- including my mother and all but one of her six sisters -- have had their genitals cut in the name of modesty, then surely we must all blaspheme... to hell with political correctness." So wrote tonight's guest, Egyptian journalist and women's right's activist Mona Eltahawy in her explosive Foreign Policy magazine article Why Do They Hate Us?-- "us" being women and "they" being Arab men. Her rage was fueled by personal experience: in November 2011, just blocks from Tahrir Square, Mona was sexually assaulted, had both arms broken and came within a tweet of being gang-raped by Egyptian Armed Forces-- then headed by current Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el Sisi. Having written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the Observer as well as being featured on the BBC, CNN, Newsweek, PEN, Al Jazeera, NPR, the Atlantic, MSNBC-- Mona was saved by her profile. But how many others weren't so lucky? The article went viral. She fleshed it into a bestselling book: Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. Since then she's been condemned by Islamists, celebrated by feminists, hijacked by neo-cons and the source of much hand-wringing by liberal multiculturalists. Oh, and dickered with over semantics by Berkeley and Oxford professors (WTF, BBC?) You don't speak for us, said some Arab women while many others-- while most others-- didn't speak at all. Tonight Mona talks candidly about her teenage years in Saudi Arabia, how Westerners can help Arab women, getting tattooed, losing her headscarf and her hymen-- and even being a bit of a cougar! In Egypt 99% of women and girls have been subject to sexual harassment. In Jordan, rapists have escaped punishment by marrying their victims. So what can be done? Listen to the show and find out. >>>>>> Download the show as an audio file Subscribe in iTunes
In this edition of Foreign Affairs Unedited, author David Schenker discusses Jordanian politics and his recent article "In Jordan, Problems and Politics are Local," with Foreign Affairs Deputy Web Editor Rebecca Chao. Visit www.ForeignAffairs.com to read the article.
The Case of the Bipolar Sufferer and her Legal Battle for an Abortion S.B. is a 37 year old woman with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. She wanted a baby but when she was pregnant, became ill, and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. She then said she couldn't cope with having a baby and began requesting an abortion. Her husband, her mother and the psychiatrists treating her argued that the termination shouldn't go ahead, because S.B. wasn't of "sound mind". Deborah Bowman, Professor of Bioethics, Clinical Ethics and Medical Law at St George's, University of London, discusses why this case, which went to the Court of Protection, is so important for people with mental health problems. The Complex Psychology Behind Wind Farm Opposition National polls consistently show that a majority of people support wind power in principle, but when it comes to local schemes, there's often vociferous opposition. NIMBYs often get the blame. They're portrayed as selfish individuals who say no, for purely self interested reasons. Claudia talks to Dr Chris Jones, social and environmental psychologist from the University of Sheffield, on the windy hills North of the City, about why opposition to wind farms is a complex matter and that the "Not In My Back Yarders" can have valid and varied reasons for being turbine-rejectors. Syrian Children and the Mental Health Impact of War Hundreds of thousands of Syrian children have fled their country as the war there reaches new levels of brutality. All in the Mind has been following the efforts of one Syrian psychologist, Masa Al-kurdi, to provide targeted support for child refugees that specifically address the war trauma they have experienced. Her group of volunteers, the Arab Foundation for the Care of Victims of War and Torture, has been using interventions developed by the Children and War Foundation, specifically designed to teach coping strategies and techniques to as many children as possible. In Jordan, the courses are now in place and Claudia hears from Masa that thousands of children will have been through the courses by the end of 2013. Producer - Fiona Hill.
**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams **Today's guest(s):** Gabriel Delmonaco, National Director and Vice President for Development of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in the United States * [Catholic Near East Welfare Association](http://www.cnewa.org) * [CNEWA on Twitter](http://www.twitter/CNEWA) * [CNEWA on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/CNEWA1926) * [Gabriel Delmonaco's blog](http://gabedelmonaco.wordpress.com/) * [Gabriel Delmonaco on Twitter](http://www.twitter,com/GabeDelmonaco) **Today's topics:** The Catholic Near East Welfare Association **Summary of today's show:** Gabriel Delmonaco talks with Scot and Fr. Matt about the work that the Catholic Near East Welfare Association does with Eastern-rite Catholics in North Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia, helping match sponsors who want to help with important projects for small Christian communities that are often in the minority and under pressure in their own countries. CNEWA helps fund healthcare for refugee mothers in Jordan, formation for seminarians in Egypt, schooling for deaf children in Bethlehem, and more, all under the mandate of Pope Benedict XVI. **1st segment:** Scot welcomed Fr. Matt back to the show and asked him how his holiday weekend was. He spent time at a couple of different family parties and caught up with his family. Scot went to a bunch of cookouts on Friday and Saturday and then took his kids to the Boston fireworks on the Cambridge side of the Charles River. Yesterday, Fr. Matt was on CatholicTV's This is the Day program to promote the upcoming Witness to Truth high school leadership program next week. It's not too late for teens from all over the archdiocese to sign up, meet kids from all over, grow deeper in faith, and learn leadership skills that come from the book "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers," by Sean Covey. It's coupled with the theological and cardinal virtues. Find out more at [the ONE website](http://www.one4boston.org) or their [Facebook page](http://www.facebook.com/one4boston) **2nd segment:** Scot welcomed Gabriel Delmonaco to the show. He was born in Italy and he worked in the Vatican at the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. They take care of all the Catholic Eastern Churches around the world. In 1999, he came to Boston for a conference organized by Congregation for all the Eastern Churches in the English-speaking world. He met people from the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and was taken with their mission. He told his wife that he wanted to move to New York and work for CNEWA. Scot asked him about the Eastern Churches. Gabriel said there are the Byzantine, Syrian, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopian/Eritrean and Syro-Malankara. Some of these churches are directly linked to the apostles. Over the centuries there were many divisions in the Church, often over politics. The main division was between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. But over time many of these churches reunited with Rome. They are located primarily in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. Scot said the Western Church has three or four rites, including the Latin-rite, the Ambrosian-rite (in Milan). What's different in these Eastern churches is the form of the Liturgy, but the commonalities are greater. When we talk about rite that's mainly about how we celebrate liturgy and pray. In the Latin-rite we have the Latin liturgy in both the ordinary (Novus Ordo) and extraordinary (Tridentine) forms. Gabriel said the Catholic Eastern-rites include anywhere that there are Catholic Eastern rite churches, such as in India (Syro-Malabar) or in Ethiopia (Geze). Scot said there is a Geze rite liturgy every Saturday in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Scot said in the Eastern churches, there is one particular congregation that serves the needs similar to the different congregations for the rest of the Church such as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Congregation for the Bishops, etc. In the past, there were departments within each of the other congregations to care for Eastern Churches, but in 1926 all those functions were consolidated into one new congregation. One of the reasons was to give more attention to the churches as they are. The churches felt they were being too Latinized, so a new congregation was created to help them maintain their traditions. **3rd segment:** CNEWA puts together people who want to help with people who are need. Sometimes the needs of Christians in those countries is overwhelming. "It's better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness." They light candles every day, saving one life at a time. Not just those overseas, but also benefactors back in the US. In the Holy Land, Christians are a minority, less than 2%. In Iraq, there were 1 million Christians in 2003. Now, they're less than half that. Christians are fighting to maintain their foothold in their own countries. CNEWA helps them to thrive in their countries. In the West Bank, instead of giving money to families or just reparing churches, instead they put people to work repairing local churches. Sometimes their help comes as medical care. For some people, it's the only health care they get. In a town north of Amman, they provide a clinic for mothers and children and there is no other way for them to get medical care. They serve all faiths, not just Christian. When the clinic was created, before the Dominican Sisters of Catherine of Siena would visit patients, the husbands would accompany their wives and would be the only ones talking to the doctors. When the sisters came to the hospital, this changed the culture and suddenly women could go to the hospitals themselves and talk to the sisters. One of CNEWA's missions is to foster interreligious dialogue. They try to promote the many areas in common among the religions. In October 2007, a group of 100 representatives of Islam presented a document to Pope Benedict explaining all the commonalities between Islam and Christianity. In most of the countries where they work, the Catholic Church is not a "Church of numbers" but a "Church of service". The Catholic community provides so many schools, hospitals, and more that vastly outweighs their proportion of the population. In Jordan, they are serving more than 500,000 Iraqi refugees and 1.9 million Palestinian refugees. They help not just individuals, but also the dioceses. They help form seminarians and sponsor religious novices and postulants. The sponsorship program connects people who want to help with people in need. They sponsor children, religious in formation, and seminarians. They allow correspondence between donors and the sponsored individual. Very strong bonds are formed between them, up to the point where the sponsors see them as their own children, even seminarians as their sons. They work through, with, and for the local Churches as a sign of respect for the people who live there. Twice per year in Rome, there's a meeting of all the agencies working for assistance to Christians in the Near East. They often meet with Pope Benedict. At a recent meeting, he asked Catholics to help those who wish to stay in their home countries above all, but even for those who don't to render all possible assistance. CNEWA's website has specific opportunities with dollar amounts to support individual projects such as a church in Iraq or a rectory in Damascus. American dollars go much further in these countries. A church in Iraq can rebuilt in Iraq for just $15,000. A rectory could be built for $30,000. A hungry family could fed for $2000 a month. **4th segments:** It's time to announce the winner of the weekly **WQOM Benefactor Raffle**. Our prize this week is a Book Pack (3 books): [Made for More](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934217492/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1934217492) by Curtis Martin; [Spiritual Freedom](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0867168609/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0867168609) by Fr. Dave Pivonka and [Hiking the Camino](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086716882X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=086716882X), also by Fr. Dave Pivonka This week's winner is **Robert Romig from Winthrop**. Congratulations Robert! If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit [WQOM.org](http://www.WQOM.org). For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. **5th segment:** Every year, through the local bishops they receive thousands of projects and they narrow it down to 200 or. In Bethlehem, the Congregation of the sisters of St. Dorothy have a community for the deaf and mute called Ephatha. Because of interfamily marriage there are many genetic problems that result in deafness. This provides societal shame and the kids aren't sent to schools. The Sisters go from home to home to teach the children, including teaching them how to speak Arabic using some high-tech computer programs. They also teach the kids to lip read. They show them how to make their way around in the city, including crossing streets. The Sisters' devotion is unique. CNEWA supports about 100 of the children each year. At an AIDS clinic in India, Gabriel met a religious sister who carried an HIV-infected man on her back to bathe him each day. Gabriel said the India director of CNEWA proposed $ 2 million worth of projects but they were only able to fund $700,000. They also make ongoing commitments to schools and clinics and hospitals. There is $13 million given directly by donors, another $6 million in wills and bequests, and another $4 million in endowments, so about $25 million total. Scot said it's often difficult to make sense of all the different collections they are asked to support. CNEWA is partly helped by the World Mission Sunday collection during October, but it helps primarily Propagation of the Faith, which takes care of mostly Latin-rite areas. 81% goes to Propaganda of the Faith and 19% goes to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches in Rome. CNEWA funds come directly from donors. Right now, there are bout 50,000 regular donors. The typical donor is a woman on Social Security who is giving from her want to help a Christian in India or the Middle East or North Africa. Their oldest donor is 98 and she has been giving since 1926. Their donors are often invited to travel with Gabriel overseas to visit with those they are helping. Gabriel said his work has affected his faith life. He often thinks of the Scripture: "Whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do it for me." He believes all of their donors receive a gift when they support CNEWA recipients. Scot said we often mistake needs and wants in the United States. there are a lot of projects that CNEWA supports that are for true needs of food, shelter, healthcare, and worship. Gabriel is able to tell his son how life is not as easy for everyone as it is for those of us who live in the developed world. With all the upheaval in the Middle East recently, it is becoming more difficult for those CNEWA serves. Food prices are rocketing upward around the world and projects and families are finding it harder to feed the hungry, for example.
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