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Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 121-points this morning from Friday's close, at 42,793 on turnover of 15.5-billion N-T. The market saw its biggest single-day drop on record last Friday -- tumbling just over 2,950-points -- as a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related shares dragged Wall Street lower and weighed on global equities. President Lai honors F-16V pilot who died in January training accident President Lai Ching-te has presented a posthumous presidential citation (追授獎項) honoring Air Force pilot Hsin Po-yi. Hsin died after his F-16V fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training mission off of Hualien in January. Hsin's father, Hsin Chin-yu, accepted the citation from Lai at a ceremony. Hsin served with the Air Force's Hualien-based 5th Tactical Composite Wing and was posthumously promoted from captain to major and awarded the Order of Loyalty and Valor. Hsin's F-16V fighter jet disappeared from radar on the evening of January 6 on a routine raining mission shortly after he reported becoming separated from the lead aircraft while flying through clouds. The aircraft's flight data recorder was recovered in March. Taiwan's students shine at international Biology, Chemistry Olympiads Taiwan students have ranked first and third, respectively, in gold medal tallies, at the International Biology Olympiad and the International Chemistry Olympiad. The students won four gold medals at the Biology Olympiad and three golds and one silver at the Chemistry Olympiad. Both events took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, According to the Ministry of Education, Taiwan sent students from the Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, the Taipei First Girls High School the Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School to the event. Taiwan's four-gold haul topped the medal table among 78 participating countries and 302 contestants. US STRIKES ABADAN AS WASHINGTON FACES QUESTIONS OVER MILITARY READINESS FOR WIDER IRAN CONFLICT The United States struck targets on the outskirts of the Iranian city of Abadan on Sunday evening, extending what has now been more than a week of consecutive American strikes against Iran. The latest attack came as the White House faces accusations (指控) of sending mixed signals on its strategy — having reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil exports after initially lifting them under a memorandum of understanding that now appears to have collapsed. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. Nigeria UNICEF Warns of Child Malnutrition Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East. The region is already under pressure from an insurgency crisis. The conflict in the Middle East has worsened food security for millions, especially children. UNICEF warns that if the war continues, millions more children could fall into poverty. The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the planting season and worsening the fate (命運) of mostly farming communities in northern Nigeria. Hungary President Signs to End his Term Hungary's president has signed a constitutional amendment ending his term, resolving a dispute with the new government. Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who defeated Viktor Orbán in April, had urged Tamás Sulyok to resign, accusing him of failing to oppose Orbán's antidemocratic actions. When Sulyok refused, Magyar's party passed an amendment for his immediate removal. Sulyok signed it on the final day before the deadline. His term officially ends today. Magyar's government has been dismantling (拆解) Orbán's influence by removing appointees and making judicial reforms. It also plans to nominate a new president soon. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 【暑假首選】雄獅文具想像力製造所天天不休息！白色牆面隨你畫、泡泡雨空中飄，巨型 60 色色彩牆隨手拍都是網美大片！ 八月更有全新「彩耀日」戶外顏料射擊，暑假就是要玩好玩滿。 快來發揮想像力打包快樂！

We were at the dress rehearsal of BIRDY, one Hung Dance's most critically acclaimed productions, which will be premiering in New York at NYU Skirball on July 17 & 18th. BIRDY explores the relationship between freedom, limitation, and identity through a distinctive movement language inspired by Tai Chi, traditional Peking opera and contemporary dance. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/birdy-explores-universal-themes-of-freedom-limitation-and-identity-relevant-to-taiwan-ep-353/ We sat down to speak with Lai Hung-Chung, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Hung Dance about his artistic vision for BIRDY and Wei-Ping Chen the dance company's Operations Director. Lai told us that the themes of freedom, limitation, and identity not only reflect his personal struggles but also relate to Taiwan's situation.   Hung Dance is an award-winning Taiwanese contemporary dance company founded in 2017. The troupe's name comes from the Chinese character 翃 (Hóng), meaning to fly.   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/birdy-explores-universal-themes-of-freedom-limitation-and-identity-relevant-to-taiwan-ep-353/

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageA 78-year-old man sits in solitary confinement in Hong Kong with a 20-year sentence hanging over him. He could have left. He could have said the words that would have set him free. Jimmy Lai refused to lie, and that single act of conscience explains why authoritarian power reacts so fiercely to one person who won't be bought or frightened into agreement. We trace Lai's story from his rise as a self-made publisher and founder of Apple Daily to the convictions that made him a political prisoner, then widen the lens to a timeless pattern: rulers don't only want silence, they want affirmation. To make the point vivid, we bring in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons and the example of Sir Thomas More, whose quiet “no” threatened a king more than any army ever could. From there, we get personal. Tyranny's business model depends on getting good people to say things they don't believe, and most of the time the pressure arrives in small, ordinary moments. A boss, a crowd, or an algorithm nudges you toward the easy line instead of the true one, and repetition slowly erases your ability to resist. You'll leave with one clear action step for the week, a sharper understanding of why free speech and freedom of the press matter, and a reason to take courage seriously before it costs more than you think. Key Points from the Episode:• the weight of “20 years” for a 78-year-old man and why it reads like a life sentence  • the Thomas More parallel from A Man for All Seasons and the danger of quiet refusal  • who Jimmy Lai is, why he founded Apple Daily, and why he stayed  • why regimes punish unbought people and make examples of them  • conscience as an antidote to tyranny and the everyday pressures to comply  • a simple action step for the next moment you feel pushed to say the comfortable lie  • a warning about treating communism as abstract and a call to sober attention at home  • prayer for Jimmy Lai and others imprisoned for refusing to bow  Want to go deeper?Watch the documentary on Jimmy Lai's story and the fall of Hong Kong: The Hong Konger — freejimmylai.comGo back and listen to where this story started — our 2022 episode: LM #21 — Two Iron Ladies: The Hong KongerAnd keep Jimmy Lai in your prayers tonight, along with every man and woman sitting in a cell right now simply for refusing to lie.Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you — high five and knuckle bumps — we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Keep fighting the good fight.Links?

Pēc sešu gadu pārtraukuma Latvijas folkloras pētnieki atkal devušies zinātniskajā ekspedīcijā. Šoreiz uz Nautrēnu kultūrtelpu Latgalē, kas pērn rudenī tika iekļauta Latvijas Nemateriālā kultūras mantojuma sarakstā. Šovakar, 10. jūlijā, ar pasākumu Nautrēnu kultūras namā noslēgsies šīs nedēļas ekspedīcija, kurā 20 pētnieki dokumentēja vietējo iedzīvotāju stāstus par dzīvi, kultūras mantojumu, valodu, kultūrtelpas sajūtu, drošību un citiem būtiskiem jautājumiem. Savāktie materiāli nu papildinās Latvijas Folkloras krātuvi un palīdzēs saglabāt un stiprināt gan Nautrēnu, gan citas Latvijas kultūrtelpas un to kopienas. Lai aprunātos ar ekspedīcijas vadītāju un Latvijas Folkloras krātuves pētnieku Sandi Laimi, Latviešu folkloras krātuves vadītāju Ritu Zaru un Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijas profesori Rūtu Muktupāvelu, uz Nautrēniem bija devusies Guna Zvīdre. Rēzeknes novada Nautrēnu pagastā šonedēļ zinātniskajā ekspedīcijā rosās Latvijas Folkloras krātuves, Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijas, RTU Rēzeknes akadēmijas, Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes un latgaliešu kultūras kustības “Volūda” pētnieki. Sadalījušies desmit divu cilvēku grupās, viņi apbraukā vietējos iedzīvotājus un audio, video un fotomateriālos dokumentē Nautrēnu kultūrtelpu. Kā uzsver pētnieki, kultūrtelpa nav vieta, bet cilvēki. Un jāatzīst, Nautrēnu pagasts tiešām ir bagāts ar spilgtām personībām. Piemēram, netālu no Rogovkas, Zaļmuižā, bijušajā muižas ēkā dzīvo un rosās metālmākslinieks Jānis Ļubka. Par to, ko mūsdienās vēl iespējams atrast folkloras ekspedīcijās, jautāju Latvijas Folkloras krātuves pētniekam Sandim Laimem. Sandis Laime: „Skaidrs ka neviena ekspedīcija nevar nodokumentēt pilnīgi visu, lai gan mēs jau esam kā Latviešu folkloras krātuve šajā vietā vismaz jau trešo reizi ekspedīcijā. Viena ir bijusi 1950. gados, otra - 1980. gados. Un tagad mēs esam šeit. Bet pirmo reizi mēs esam, koncentrējoties tikai uz Nautrēnu kultūrtelpu, un mūsu ir daudz, mēs esam gandrīz 20 pētnieki no piecām dažādām institūcijām, iestādēm un arī NVO. Arī fokuss ir mainījies, jo mēs neinteresējamies tikai par folkloras tekstiem, kas bija kādreiz ekspedīciju mērķis. Mūs interesē konteksts un ļoti dažādi konteksti šobrīd.” Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijas profesore Rūta Muktupāvela stāsta, ka viņu darba fokuss šoreiz ir kulturvēsturiskā mantojuma saglabāšana tā militāra apdraudējuma gadījumā. Rūta Muktupāvela: „Tieši Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijas interese ir drošības konteksts, kā vietējā kopiena, šajā gadījumā Nautrēnu kultūrtelpas pārstāvji, redz, kas ir tā viņu kultūrtelpa, kādas vērtības, gan materiālas, gan nemateriālas šeit ir, kādā veidā tās viņi glābtu, vai tas vispār ir nepieciešams, kāda ir iedzīvotāju loma, nevalstiskā sektora loma, līderpersonību loma. Visus šos jautājumus mēs risinām savu uzdevumu ietvaros, un tas ir tas jaunais - gan jauna situācija, gan jauna komponente, kad tiešām, mainoties situācijai, mainās pētniecība, mainās uzdevumi, un mēs esam pietiekami labi, lai spētu uz to reaģēt. Jebkurā gadījumā kultūras mantojums, tajā skaitā arī folklora un tradīcijas, un viss pārējais, kas ir tik ļoti svarīgs, ka tas nav sastindzis un tikai uz pagātni vērsts fenomens, ka tas dzīvo līdzās katrai situācijai, tajā skaitā arī ģeopolitiskajai situācijai, jo īpaši paturot prātā unikālo Nautrēnu kultūrtelpas situāciju, ka tā ir pierobeža. Un tieši mēģinām izrunāt, kā valsts var palīdzēt, kā pašvaldība var palīdzēt, kā katrs no mums varam palīdzēt saglabāt šo kultūras mantojumu, un sadalīt atbildību, un būt līdzatbildīgiem. Saprast valsts līmenī, cik nozīmīga ir katra valsts iedzīvotāja iesaiste visos šajos procesos, tieši nodrošinot ilgtspējību, noturību tieši pierobežā.” LFK vadītāja Rita Zara stāsta, ka sarunas ar cilvēkiem aizņem krietni vairāk laika, nekā sākumā varētu šķist. Klausīšanās un prasme uzturēt sarunu, ir viena no būtiskākajām pētnieciskā darba sadaļām, jo tieši tā izdodas iegūt vērtīgākos stāstus un liecības. Rita Zara: „Ievadā saku, aprunāsimies tikai 40 min., bet patiesībā aiziet divas stundas. Daudzi ir brīnišķīgi runātāji, visiem paldies, cilvēkiem ir fantastiskas zināšanas.” Kā piebilst profesore Rūta Muktupāvela, tad tieši plašais jomu un fokusu spektrs šoreiz veido ekspedīcijas unikalitāti.

Lai arī Latvijai nav pašai sava astronauta, mums ir spēcīgi kandidāti. Viena no viņiem ir Veronika Puiša – mediķe, kas sākusi karjeru kā ģimenes ārste Skotijā, šobrīd ir Eiropas Kosmosa aģentūras medicīnas padomes locekle, aeornautikas un kosmosa mediķe un strādā ar pirmās formulas pilotiem. Meitene, kas grib strādāt kosmosā – tā viņu savulaik dēvēja studiju gados. Drīzumā Veronika dosies ilgstošā pētījumā uz Antarktīdu, kas arī ir saistīts ar kosmosa izpēti. Pētījums, kura laikā Veronika Puiša dosies uz Antarktīdu, ir Eiropas Kosmosa aģentūras finansēts darbs. Viņa dosies uz itāļu-franču staciju "Concordia". Tā atrodas apmēram 3200 metru augstumā Antarktīdas vidienē. Un dažādi apstākļi šo vidi padara ļoti ekstremālu. Tā ir gan polārā nakts un diena, kā arī gaisa temperatūra, kas vasarā ir mīnus 20-30 grādu, ziemā - mīnus 70-80 grādu.  Pētniece atklāj, ka vasaras periodā tur visai daudz zinātnieku, bet ziemas periodā tur būs tikai 12-13 pētnieki. Tur uz vietas būs jādzīvo deviņus mēnešus bez iespējām doties prom. "Tur ienāk mans darbs kā biomedicīnas pētniecei. Es realizējušu Eiropas Kosmosa aģentūras pētniecības programmu, pētot izolācijas efektu uz cilvēkiem. "Concordia" bāzi izmanto kā analogu Mēness un Marsa pētījumiem. Tie būs fizioloģiski pētījumi, piemēram, kā mums mainās imūnā sistēma, kad esam izolācijā ilgu laiku, gan arī kā baktērijas mainās, gan psiholoģiskā pētniecība." Pētot šos jautājumus, sanāks arī pašai nokļūt izolācijā un sevi pakļaut visam tam, kas ir tas pētījuma objekts. "Dažos pētījumos es būšu arī pati pētījuma objekts," piekrīt Veronika Puiša. Pētniece atzīst, ka sajūtas, domājot par gaidāmo došanos uz Antarktīdu, ir dažādas. No vienas puses ir liels gandarījums, jo tā ir unikāla iespēja un reti kuram to izdodas paveikt.  "Man liekas, ka tas ir tuvākais, ko es varēju atrast tam, lai būtu astronaute, jo darbs ir visai līdzīgs," atzīst Veronika Puiša. "Protams, no otras puses arī, ir bail, jo ilgu laiku būs jādzīvo tālu no visiem cilvēkiem, ko es pazīstu, no manas normālās dzīves, no manas karjeras veselu gadu es būšu prom un man nebūs nekādas iespējas atgriezties, lai kas arī nenotiktu. Protams, ir bail, un es ļoti daudz domāju par to, kā saglabāt gan personīgās attiecības, gan profesionālās attiecības." Zinātnes ziņas par pētījumu, kas ļauj uz novecošanos palūkoties pozitīvi Par novecošanos ierasts domāt kā par ne to patīkamāko procesu - galu galā kļūst fiziski grūti veikt kādas darbības, atmiņa vairs nav tik spēcīga, pielavās demence, tad vēl vientulības risks… Jā, un sava daļa patiesības tajā visā ir, tomēr pētījumi un īpaši ASV Jeilas universitātes zinātnieku veikums vairāk nekā desmit gadu garumā ļauj uz novecošanos palūkoties citādi. Jaunajā, žurnālā “Geriatrija” publicētajā pētījumā, gandrīz pusei pieaugušo, kas vecāki par 65 gadiem, uzlabojusies fiziskā vai mentālā veselība, un dažkārt pat abi rādītāji. Zinātnieki secinājuši, ka cilvēkiem ar pozitīvāku attieksmi pret novecošanos bijusi ievērojami lielāka iespējamība uzrādīt šos veselības uzlabojumus. Viedokli par pētījumu jautāju veselības psiholoģei, vadošajai pētniecei Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē Kristīnei Šneiderei-Pītersai. Vai varam teikt, ka iegūtie dati ir pārsteidzoši?

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening  The Tai-Ex opened 71-points higher this morning from yesterday's close, at 45,805, on turnover of 9.8 billion N-T. The market rose again on Wednesday after falling a day earlier.  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing got support from last-minute buying near the end of trading. Lawmakers call for officials to resign over contaminated cooking oil case A Legislative committee has passed a motion (動議) calling for (要求) Premier Cho Jung-tai, Health Minister Shih Chung-liang and Food and Drug Administration head Chiang Chih-kang to step down (辭職) and take responsibility for the latest cooking oil contamination case. The motion was passed during a meeting of the legislative Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee. The committee asked health, education and economics officials to report on food safety measures following the discovery of excessive levels (含量過高) of a carcinogen (致癌物) in soybean oil produced by Central Union Oil Corp. Opposition lawmakers criticized the Lai administration for changing its policy on the issue several times. The motion also asks all three officials to apologize (道歉) to the public. Lai touts ties with Guatemala  President Lai Ching-te says Taiwan will build stronger ties with Guatemala. He says his administration will encourage (鼓勵) more Taiwanese companies to use Guatemala as a base (以…為基地) for entering Latin American markets. The statement came as Lai held talks with the visiting president of Guatemala's Congress, Luis Alberto Contreras Colindres. According to Lai, closer ties between Taiwan and Guatemala will bring more business opportunities for both sides. Lai also said Guatemalan exports to Taiwan have reached 130 million US dollars for two years in a row. He said Guatemala is quickly becoming Taiwan's largest supplier of sugar and fourth-largest supplier of coffee. US launches second, larger wave of strikes on Iran as Trump says ceasefire is over The United States has launched a second, larger wave of airstrikes (空襲) against Iran. The strikes targeted (以…為目標) coastal radar installations and anti-ship missile sites along the country's southeastern coast. US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Tehran "over" while attending the NATO summit in Ankara. He warned of further escalation if Iran continued to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard responded by launching missiles and drones at dozens of American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. But reporter Kate Fisher in Washington says Trump later seemed to leave a small chance for talks to restart (重新開始). China allocates funds for disaster relief China has allocated (撥款) millions in relief (救助) funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide. The central government has provided 7.4 million US dollars to repair infrastructure (修復基礎設施) in Hubei province. It has also provided other funds to rebuild homes and move residents to safer places. Eleven people died in thunderstorms and tornadoes on Monday. Gansu province will receive 4.4 million US dollars after a landslide killed 21 forestry workers. Earlier funding was given to Guangxi, where flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has caused six deaths and forced 130,000 people to leave their homes. Heavy rain is still hitting parts of China, and more rain from a typhoon is expected over the weekend. Canada PM Visiting Saudi Arabia Canada's prime minister is visiting Saudi Arabia. It is the first trip by a Canadian leader to the kingdom in 26 years. The visit is aimed at expanding (擴大) Canada's economic ties beyond the United States. Today, Mark Carney will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler. He will also speak at the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum. The trip shows Canada's effort to diversify (多元化) trade as it faces US tariff threats. Saudi Arabia is also looking for foreign investment as it tries to move its economy beyond oil. Canada and Saudi Arabia restored full diplomatic ties in 2023, ending a dispute over human rights criticism. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ekonomisko sakaru saraušana ar Krieviju un Baltkrieviju pēc Krievijas pilna mēroga iebrukuma Ukrainā šķita pašsaprotama, tomēr praksē, izrādās, tas nav tik viegli izdarāms. Eksporta apjoms uz agresora un tā satelītvalsti šogad vien sasniedzis pusmiljardu eiro. Lai arī tas lielākoties ir reeksports, tomēr no tā pelna arī vietējie uzņēmēji. Importa apjoms ir nesalīdzināmi mazāks, tur papildus ierobežojumi vēl top.  Valdība apņēmusies pārtraukt gan importu, gan eksportu ar šīm valstīm, arī, citējot valdības deklarāciju –  "uzņemties vadošo lomu šī jautājuma risināšanā Eiropas Savienības ietvarā". Kā ar to veicas – par to diskutējam Krustpunktā. Analizē Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kameras valdes priekšsēdētāja Katrīna Zariņa, Ārlietu ministrijas parlamentārais sekretārs Artjoms Uršuļskis (Jaunā Vienotība), Ekonomikas ministrijas ES un ārējo ekonomisko attiecību departamenta direktora vietnieks Jānis Zakovics un Ministru prezidenta ārštata padomnieks informācijas un komunikācijas tehnoloģiju un vēlēšanu jautājumos Krists Avots.  

No vienas puses – dabisks process, savdabīga deja starp Karību un Dienvidamerikas tektoniskām plātnēm, no otras puses – traģiskas postošas sekas pilsētām un iedzīvotājiem, kuri dzīvo  ar šādu kustīgu pasauli zem kājām. Nesen notikusī zemestrīce Venecuālā bija viena no traģiskākajām, ko šī latīņamerikas valsts piedzīvojusi ilgā laikā, taču nebūt ne vienīgā. Ģeologi norāda, ka lielākā daļa venecuēliešu dzīvo burtiski zemestrīču epicentrā. Ko zinām par Dienvidamerikas ģeoloģiju un kāpēc šajā zemestrīcē ir tik liels bojā gājušo skaits? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro Latvijas Universitātes Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes pētnieks Viesturs Zandersons un Latvijas Universitātes Eksakto zinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes asociētais profesors, ģeologs Ģirts Stinkulis. -- Latīņamerikas valsti Venecuēlu trešdien, 24. jūnijā, satricinājušas divas spēcīgas zemestrīces ar 7,2 un 7,5 magnitūdu stiprumu. Postījumi nodarīti arī galvaspilsētā Karakasā.  Pirmās zemestrīces epicentrs atradās 21 kilometru uz rietumiem no piekrastes pilsētas Moronas. 39 sekundes vēlāk aptuveni 45 kilometru attālumā notika otra zemestrīce. Piedzīvoti vēl 20 pēcgrūdieni. NASA publicētie dati liecina, ka spēcīgajās zemestrīcēs Venecuelā ir sabojājušas vai sagrāvušas vairāk nekā 58 000 ēku.    Ko par zemestrīcēm domāja cilvēki vairākus tūkstošus gadu senā vēsturē? Dievu dusmas, nepaklausīgu dievību dumpošanās pazemē, milzu dzīvnieki, kas kustas uz saviem pleciem nesot pasauli – tā senāk cilvēki ir skaidrojuši zemestrīču rašanos. Pa starpu šiem ticējumiem arī zinātniski skaidrojumi,  piemēram, 1774. gadā  izdotajā „Augstas gudrības grāmatā” Vecais  Stenders par zemestrīci raksta šādi: „Dziļā zemē ir daudz alas, dažas no iekšķīgiem sērainiem tvaikiem iekarst un gruzd, kamēr uguns iešaujās, kur nu caurumu atrod, un kad vietām caurumu neatrod, kur tie iekšķīgi karsti tvaiki, kas plešās, iziet varētu, tad visa virsēja zeme top celta  un kratīta un rīb un trīc.  Ak tu Dieva sodība! Kas par briesmām, kad zeme apakš kājām zūd un lejas par kalniem ceļās.” Lai arī Latvija atrodas seismiski neaktīvā zonā, tomēr vēl pirms Stendera zinātnisku pamatojumu šai dabas parādībai ir devis Stendera tautietis, vācbaltu mācītājs Georgs Mancelis un runa ir par zemestrīci  Bauskas apkaimē 1616. gadā. Par to stāsta ģeoloģijas zinātņu doktors Valdis Segliņš. -- Vālodzes dosjē - iepazīstam retāk sastopamu putniņu, kas gan daudz ir apdziedāts tautasdziesmās. Stāsta Latvijas Ornitoloģijas biedrības pārstāve Zane Dāvidsone.   Japāņu kultūrā bija izplatīts mīts par milzu samu Namazu, kurš mīt zem Japānas salām un dievs  Kašima ir izmantojis burvju akmeni, lai šo samu  piespiestu pie zemes. Tikko Kašima novērsis uzmanību, tā sams dauzījis asti un kustējies un sākās zemestrīce.  Pievēršamies arī citiem pasaules reģioniem un mītiem. Valdis Segliņš stāsta par  Centrālamerikas  indiāņu ciltīm un viņu skatījumu un šo dabas parādību.

Ekonomisko sakaru saraušana ar Krieviju un Baltkrieviju pēc Krievijas pilna mēroga iebrukuma Ukrainā šķita pašsaprotama, tomēr praksē, izrādās, tas nav tik viegli izdarāms. Eksporta apjoms uz agresora un tā satelītvalsti šogad vien sasniedzis pusmiljardu eiro. Lai arī tas lielākoties ir reeksports, tomēr no tā pelna arī vietējie uzņēmēji. Importa apjoms ir nesalīdzināmi mazāks, tur papildus ierobežojumi vēl top.  Valdība apņēmusies pārtraukt gan importu, gan eksportu ar šīm valstīm, arī, citējot valdības deklarāciju –  "uzņemties vadošo lomu šī jautājuma risināšanā Eiropas Savienības ietvarā". Kā ar to veicas – par to diskutējam Krustpunktā. Analizē Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kameras valdes priekšsēdētāja Katrīna Zariņa, Ārlietu ministrijas parlamentārais sekretārs Artjoms Uršuļskis (Jaunā Vienotība), Ekonomikas ministrijas ES un ārējo ekonomisko attiecību departamenta direktora vietnieks Jānis Zakovics un Ministru prezidenta ārštata padomnieks informācijas un komunikācijas tehnoloģiju un vēlēšanu jautājumos Krists Avots.  

No celebration of the US 250th, just a couple of protest songs, and a big feature on new Celtic music, a look back at our recent Irish tour, and some tasty new releases from Lai, Senegal, France, Eire, and Canada

archTIS Ltd managing director and CEO Daniel Lai talked with Proactive about the company's A$3.2 million contract with the Australian Department of Defence, renewing licensing for its Kojensi Enterprise secure collaboration platform and adding significant application development and maintenance services. The contract includes A$1.0 million in annual recurring software licences and A$2.2 million in application development and maintenance services. Lai said the Department of Defence had been both a sponsor and customer for many years, with archTIS Ltd consecutively renewing and growing licence counts in a highly classified area. Lai discussed the company's progress with the US Department of Defense, where archTIS Ltd has completed testing across 60 use cases with a 100% pass mark. Lai said the company was entering commercial contract negotiations for a potential licence deal involving around 120,000 licences. The interview also covered archTIS Ltd's work with Mattermost and Microsoft as part of a broader secure collaboration ecosystem for defence organisations, including NATO, Scandinavia, the US and the UK. Lai said this positioned archTIS Ltd as a provider of data-centric security solutions for allied forces. Visit Proactive's YouTube channel for more videos, and don't forget to give this video a like, subscribe to the channel and enable notifications for future content. #archTIS #ASXAR9 #ARHLF #KojensiEnterprise #CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #DefenceTechnology #AustralianDefence #DepartmentOfDefence #SecureCollaboration #ClassifiedInformation #USDoD #Mattermost #Microsoft #InvestorNews #ProactiveInvestors

Raidījuma pamatā ir saruna par cilvēku seksualitātes realizāciju attiecībās un rotaļīguma būtisko lomu šajā procesā. Lai sasniegtu šādu atvērtības stāvokli, ir nepieciešama dziļāka personības transformācija un atbrīvošanās no trauksmes, kontroles un lepnības. Kristīgā izpratnē šo atjaunošanos sniedz Svētā Gara klātbūtne, kas spēj dziedināt pat aizmirstas traumas un veidot atvērtu Dieva bērna stāvokli. Kā spēcīga metafora cilvēka iekšējiem meklējumiem un pārveidei tiek izmantota režisora Andreja Tarkovska filma "Stalkers". Filmas "Zona" kalpo kā simbols kritušajai pasaulei, kurā ceļš pie Dieva prasa patiesu pazemību un atteikšanos no intelektuālas pašpārliecinātības. Galveno varoņu ceļojums pretim "Istabai" jeb Absolūtajam atklāj, ka brīnumu var pieņemt tikai tie, kuri kļūst "lokani" kā bērni, tātad atvērti un elastīgi. Šī bērnišķīgā uzticēšanās un rotaļīgums ir absolūti nepieciešami arī patiesā intīmā tuvībā, jo tie palīdz nomest pieaugušā kontroles bruņas. Arī zinātniskie pētījumi apliecina, ka rotaļīgums pieaugušo vecumā veicina neiroplastitāti, samazina stresa hormonu līmeni un ļauj veidot daudz dziļākas attiecības. Galu galā tiek secināts, ka tikai atļaujot sev no jauna kļūt rotaļīgam, cilvēks spēj pilnībā atvērties dzīves priekam, brīnumam un veselīgai seksualitātei.

Welcome to another installment of the ChinaTalk radio show! Today, we're diving into Taiwan's war on green energy. Shenanigans abound in this episode, including: The lights-out scenario — Taiwan only holds 11 days of LNG reserves, and 97% of the island's energy is imported, but the ruling party phased out nuclear and botched the renewable rollout anyway. The offshore wind graveyard — how made-in-Taiwan components drove developers to abandon the world's best offshore wind sites, The Taipower unbundling reversal — and the Kafkaesque system that keeps electricity prices dirt cheap despite the Iran war. “Green energy cockroaches” — why corruption is Taiwan's dirtiest secret, and how the Taiwanese public came to associate renewables with scandal, The nuclear U-turn — How President Lai Ching-te walked back forty years of "Non-Nuclear Homeland" orthodoxy to restart Taiwan's nuclear reactors. A transcript of this show with embedded source links is available on the ChinaTalk substack. This episode was produced by Lily Ottinger and Aqib Zakaria. Special thanks to "Jason Feng," Angelica Oung, Ricky Huang, Tsaiying Lu (DSET), and Yu-Hsuan Yeh (formerly of CSIS and DSET) for their time and expertise. Everyone's views are their own and don't represent any organization. If you want to learn more, check out Angelica's ongoing work on her two Substacks, Taipology and Elemental Energy. You can also check out Ricky's two podcasts, where he hosts cross-partisan debates about energy policy and more. "Jason's" voice was anonymized with ElevenLabs' text-to-speech tools. Finally, we know Angelica is a controversial figure, but we decided to interview her because, on energy policy specifically, her views are shared by a not-insubstantial portion of the Taiwanese public. [See: this poll which reported that 59% of the Taiwanese public didn't feel confident that Lai's administration could protect Taiwan from power outages, and this poll from June 2025 that shows a near-even split in public opinion for and against the non-nuclear homeland policy.]  Outro song lyrics: 「燈火 Taiwan」 (Lights of Taiwan) [Verse 1] The AC stopped humming on August day eight Aunties in the market, no fan on their face Eleven days of gas, forty-two of coal Then the island goes dark, and the story gets old O-lóng-mn̂g, o-lóng-mn̂g (黑黑暗暗, pitch black) We knew this would come, but we looked away [Pre-Chorus] Forty years they said hūi-hi̍k (非核, non-nuclear) Forty years of dreaming we could wish it all away But the strait is a wind tunnel, and the sun still shines While we burned the future for cheaper times [Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? (我的故鄉, 你敢有聽著? — My homeland, can you hear?) The Franken-reactor sleeps beneath the hill Crystal Yang drank the water, but the people got ill Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi (我的故鄉, 你愛起來 — My homeland, you must rise) Not nuclear OR green — we need both to survive [Verse 2] Round 3.1, Round 3.2, localization chains RWE went home, EnBW felt the pain Yunlin's turbines turning, three times the cost While the lūi-chhù (綠能蟑螂, green cockroaches) ate what we lost Behind the meter, batteries wait Zero price auction — we sealed our own fate [Pre-Chorus] Taipower's black box, CPI's lie TSMC pays more so the auntie don't cry But the data centers can't grow, AI waits at the door While we argue if nuclear is sin or chó͘ (善或惡, good or evil) [Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? The Franken-reactor sleeps beneath the hill Crystal Yang drank the water, but the people got ill Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi Not nuclear OR green — we need both to survive [Bridge] (Spoken, over soft piano) March 22nd, 2026 Lai Ching-te said the words nobody wanted to hear Kò͘-hiong needs power Not slogans, not pride, not forty years of fear [Final Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? The blockade is coming, the Hormuz is closed Spot market gas at 140% — who knows? Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi Distributed and hardened, let the sun and wind rise With nuclear beside them — open both your eyes [Outro] O-lóng-mn̂g, mài koh o-lóng-mn̂g (黑黑暗暗, 莫閣黑黑暗暗 — Darkness, don't be dark again) Kiàⁿ-khí-lâi, Tâi-oân (起來, 台灣 — Rise up, Taiwan) Kiàⁿ-khí-lâi... ChinaTalk is an audience-supported publication. If you'd like to help us produce more content like this, please consider a paid subscription on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another installment of the ChinaTalk radio show! Today, we're diving into Taiwan's war on green energy. Shenanigans abound in this episode, including: The lights-out scenario — Taiwan only holds 11 days of LNG reserves, and 97% of the island's energy is imported, but the ruling party phased out nuclear and botched the renewable rollout anyway. The offshore wind graveyard — how made-in-Taiwan components drove developers to abandon the world's best offshore wind sites, The Taipower unbundling reversal — and the Kafkaesque system that keeps electricity prices dirt cheap despite the Iran war. “Green energy cockroaches” — why corruption is Taiwan's dirtiest secret, and how the Taiwanese public came to associate renewables with scandal, The nuclear U-turn — How President Lai Ching-te walked back forty years of "Non-Nuclear Homeland" orthodoxy to restart Taiwan's nuclear reactors. A transcript of this show with embedded source links is available on the ChinaTalk substack. This episode was produced by Lily Ottinger and Aqib Zakaria. Special thanks to "Jason Feng," Angelica Oung, Ricky Huang, Tsaiying Lu (DSET), and Yu-Hsuan Yeh (formerly of CSIS and DSET) for their time and expertise. Everyone's views are their own and don't represent any organization. If you want to learn more, check out Angelica's ongoing work on her two Substacks, Taipology and Elemental Energy. You can also check out Ricky's two podcasts, where he hosts cross-partisan debates about energy policy and more. "Jason's" voice was anonymized with ElevenLabs' text-to-speech tools. Finally, we know Angelica is a controversial figure, but we decided to interview her because, on energy policy specifically, her views are shared by a not-insubstantial portion of the Taiwanese public. [See: this poll which reported that 59% of the Taiwanese public didn't feel confident that Lai's administration could protect Taiwan from power outages, and this poll from June 2025 that shows a near-even split in public opinion for and against the non-nuclear homeland policy.]  Outro song lyrics: 「燈火 Taiwan」 (Lights of Taiwan) [Verse 1] The AC stopped humming on August day eight Aunties in the market, no fan on their face Eleven days of gas, forty-two of coal Then the island goes dark, and the story gets old O-lóng-mn̂g, o-lóng-mn̂g (黑黑暗暗, pitch black) We knew this would come, but we looked away [Pre-Chorus] Forty years they said hūi-hi̍k (非核, non-nuclear) Forty years of dreaming we could wish it all away But the strait is a wind tunnel, and the sun still shines While we burned the future for cheaper times [Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? (我的故鄉, 你敢有聽著? — My homeland, can you hear?) The Franken-reactor sleeps beneath the hill Crystal Yang drank the water, but the people got ill Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi (我的故鄉, 你愛起來 — My homeland, you must rise) Not nuclear OR green — we need both to survive [Verse 2] Round 3.1, Round 3.2, localization chains RWE went home, EnBW felt the pain Yunlin's turbines turning, three times the cost While the lūi-chhù (綠能蟑螂, green cockroaches) ate what we lost Behind the meter, batteries wait Zero price auction — we sealed our own fate [Pre-Chorus] Taipower's black box, CPI's lie TSMC pays more so the auntie don't cry But the data centers can't grow, AI waits at the door While we argue if nuclear is sin or chó͘ (善或惡, good or evil) [Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? The Franken-reactor sleeps beneath the hill Crystal Yang drank the water, but the people got ill Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi Not nuclear OR green — we need both to survive [Bridge] (Spoken, over soft piano) March 22nd, 2026 Lai Ching-te said the words nobody wanted to hear Kò͘-hiong needs power Not slogans, not pride, not forty years of fear [Final Chorus] Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí kám ū thêng-thāu? The blockade is coming, the Hormuz is closed Spot market gas at 140% — who knows? Góa ê kò͘-hiong, lí ài kiàⁿ-khí-lâi Distributed and hardened, let the sun and wind rise With nuclear beside them — open both your eyes [Outro] O-lóng-mn̂g, mài koh o-lóng-mn̂g (黑黑暗暗, 莫閣黑黑暗暗 — Darkness, don't be dark again) Kiàⁿ-khí-lâi, Tâi-oân (起來, 台灣 — Rise up, Taiwan) Kiàⁿ-khí-lâi... ChinaTalk is an audience-supported publication. If you'd like to help us produce more content like this, please consider a paid subscription on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epizodē pievēršamies tēmai, kas pacientiem nereti rada vairāk jautājumu un satraukuma nekā pati operācija - anestēzijai. Lai gan ikdienā anestēzija bieži tiek uztverta kā vienkārši atsāpināšana, patiesībā tas ir daudz plašāks un būtiskāks medicīnas process, kas sākas vēl pirms pacienta nonākšanas operāciju zālē un turpinās arī pēc operācijas beigām. Sarunā ar ORTO Klīnikas anesteziologu un reanimatologu Dr. Kasparu Šetleru skaidrojam, kas patiesībā notiek anestēzijas laikā, kā ārsti izvērtē pacienta veselības stāvokli pirms operācijas un kā tiek pieņemts lēmums par piemērotāko anestēzijas veidu katram pacientam un konkrētai ķirurģiskajai manipulācijai.Epizodē aplūkojam vienu no biežākajiem pacientu jautājumiem - vai anestēzija ir droša? Saruna palīdz atspēkot izplatītus mītus un mazināt bailes, skaidrojot, kā mūsdienu medicīnā tiek monitorēts pacienta stāvoklis, pacientam nodrošinot drošību visa operācijas procesa laikā.Īpaša uzmanība pievērsta arī dažādiem anestēzijas veidiem – reģionālai, lokālai, epidurālai un spinālai anestēzijai –, skaidrojot, kādos gadījumos katra no tām ir piemērotākā un kāpēc anestēzijas izvēle vienmēr ir individuāls lēmums. Epizodē runājam arī par pēcoperācijas periodu - sāpju kontroli, atmošanos pēc anestēzijas, iespējamām blaknēm un to, kā mediķu komanda palīdz pacientam droši atgūties pēc operācijas. Tiek uzsvērts, ka laba anestēzija nav tikai nesāpīga operācija, bet arī iespējami mierīga, kontrolēta un pacientam saprotama pieredze pirms un pēc tās.Šī saruna piedāvā padziļinātu un vienlaikus saprotamu skatījumu uz anestēziju kā neatņemamu ķirurģiskās ārstēšanas daļu, palīdzot pacientiem labāk izprast procesu, mazināt bailes un sagatavoties operācijai ar lielāku drošības sajūtu.Ja Tev ir kādi jautājumi vai ieteikumi nākamajām tēmām, būsim priecīgi dzirdēt Tavu viedokli! Raksti mums uz ORTOTALKS@orto.lv – Tavas idejas mums ir svarīgas!

Latvijā noslēdzies līdz šim apjomīgākais pētījums par mobingu un psiholoģisko drošību darba vietās, atklājot: gandrīz katrs trešais respondents atzīst, ka pēdējo sešu mēnešu laikā ir saskāries ar mobingu darba vidē. Vienlaikus vairāk nekā puse aptaujāto atrodas paaugstināta psiholoģiskās labbūtības riska zonā. Par mobingu darba vietā saruna raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Studijā saruna ar zinātņu doktori psiholoģijā, kognitīvi biheiviorālās terapijas speciālisti Mariju Ābeltiņu un klīnisko psihologu Edmundu Vanagu. Klausāmies arī ierakstu par to, ka uzņēmums „Sunstar Group" palīdz risināt darba aizsardzības un veselības uzlabošanas jautājumus dažādos uzņēmumos. Uzņēmuma pārstāve Simona Balte vērtē, ka mobings darba vietā ir aktuāla problēma, bet par to pašos uzņēmumos joprojām runā pārāk maz.  Lai pievērstu uzmanību šai sabiedrībā joprojām maz apspriestajai problēmai, tiek uzsākta arī informatīva kampaņa "Neredzamās rētas", kuras mērķis ir veicināt izpratni par mobingu darba vietās, tā sekām un iespējamiem risinājumiem.   

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 190-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 46,909 on turnover of 17.6-billion N-T. The market lost ground (下跌；走低) on Tuesday as semiconductor stocks, especially memory chip suppliers came under heavy pressure as investors rushed to pocket gains (獲利了結；把收益落袋) built in recent sessions. Lai urges democracies to unite against transnational repression President Lai Ching-te is once again calling for closer international cooperation to counter (對抗；反制) transnational repression (跨國鎮壓) and describing it as a growing challenge facing democracies around the world. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a Global Cooperation and Training Framework workshop in Taipei, Lai told attendees that threats facing democratic countries today have gone beyond traditional military domains and geographic boundaries (地理界線). The workshop was titled "Building Resilient Democracies: Responding to Transnational Repression." Organizers say it brought together experts and scholars from 29 countries to exchange views on safeguarding democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law. Oil tanker chartered by CPC expected to arrive in Taiwan in July C-P-C has confirmed that a an oil tanker (油輪) it chartered (包租；租用) is expected to arrive in Taiwan in mid-July after exiting the Strait of Hormuz. According to the state-refiner, the "Dubai Energy" is carrying 2-million barrels of crude oil. The statements come after Reuters reported that the Dubai Energy left the Strait of Hormuz and is bound for Kaohsiung. The vessel had been stranded in the Strait for over three months due to the Iran war. C-P-C says the crude oil being shipped to Taiwan will be assigned to C-P-C's refinery plants (煉油廠) in Kaohsiung and Taoyuan based on market demand. NKorea Commissions New Destroyer North Korea has commissioned (正式服役) a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country's growing naval and nuclear capabilities. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency says Kim made the comments Tuesday at a commissioning ceremony at the western port of Nampo. Kim says that warships such as the Choe Hyon show that the nuclear armament (核武裝) of his navy is progressing as planned. State media says Kim during Tuesday's speech said Kang Kon, a second destroyer in the same class as the Choe Hyon, will also be entering service soon. North Korea also has separate plans to build a larger, 10,000-ton destroyer. US Senate passes war powers resolution on Iran for first time The United States Senate has voted to approve a war powers resolution (戰爭權力決議) directing US President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces (撤軍) from the conflict with Iran — the first time such a measure has passed both chambers of Congress. The White House has dismissed the vote as having no legal significance (法律效力；法律意義), but four Republican senators broke ranks (倒戈；不跟隨所屬陣營立場) to support the resolution alongside Democrats. Mitch Mccann reports from New York. That was Mitch Mccann reporting from New York. Germany Trains Halted Amid System Malfunction A problem with a communications system forced Germany's railway system to halt all trains, leaving passengers stranded (受困；滯留) across the country. Trains were held at stations late Tuesday evening and would-be travelers stood in long lines at information desks as they tried to figure out how to get to their destinations. The main national railway operator said shortly before 1 a.m., nearly two-and-a-half hours after it first reported the outage (系統中斷；故障), that the problem had been resolved and service was resuming “step by step.” (逐步恢復) The company said there was a nationwide problem with a system which is used for internal communication on the railway network. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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Jūnija beigās dārzkopjiem paslinkot neizdosies, jo jāretina ābolu aizmetņi, bet tomātiem jādod magnijs. Arī par citiem tuvāko nedēļu dārza darbiem pārrunājam raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Studijā dārzkope, kokaudzētavas "Dzērves" saimniece Maruta Kaminska un Jāņa Aldermaņa dārzniecības direktore, bioloģijas zinātņu doktore Vija Rožukalne. Ir ābolu gads, mazo aizmetnīšu čemuriņi ir jāretina. Vija Rožukalne norāda, ka zemenēm ir ražas briešanas laiks un tagad neko nevar miglot, ne rušināt. Svarīgi pēc ražas sakopt zemenes, tīrīt un griezt stīgas, arī mēslot. Ja to nedarīs, nākama gadā ražas nebūs. Maruta Kaminska piebilst, ka arī šobrīd ieto preparātu, kas satur enzīmus, kas ir pret pelēko puvi, no nevēlas, lai tā izplatās. Arī rozes vajag miglot un dot mikrobioloģiskos preparātus, jo aukstais, mitrais laiks tām nepatīk. Lai arī iepriekš bija diezgan sauss, šobrīd jau lietus un slapjuma dārzos ir par daudz.     

Tekstila atkritumi ir viens no lielākajiem slogiem videi.Tekstilatkritumi veido aptuveni 3 - 5% no kopējiem atkritumiem un katru gadu to apjomi pieaug, jo pieaug ātrās modes patēriņš. Lai arī 3% nešķiet daudz, tomēr, atšķirībā no bioloģiskajiem atkritumiem, tekstils dabā sadalās ļoti lēni un rada vides piesārņojumu ilgtermiņā. Līdz šim fokuss ir bijis uz otrreizējo pārstrādi. Šobrīd vides un ķīmijas inženieriem padomā efektīvāki risinājumi, viņi aizvien cerīgāk lūkojas uz "augšupapstrādi". Kas tā ir un kā nevajadzīgu tekstilu varam atkal izmantot apģērba ražošanā? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Individuālo aizsardzības līdzekļu laboratorijas vadītāja, profesore Inga Dāboliņa un šīs laboratorijas zinātniskā asistente Beatrise Santa.

The critical importance of cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation was underscored at the 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen, Fujian province, as participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered over the weekend, overcoming obstructions from island authorities.第十八届海峡论坛在福建省厦门市举行，周末期间，两岸与会人士克服台湾当局的阻挠齐聚一堂，凸显了两岸交流合作的极端重要性。The annual forum, which started in 2009, serves as a platform to promote mutual understanding and integration between the mainland and Taiwan, emphasizing the shared cultural and economic interests binding both sides.这一始于 2009 年的年度论坛是促进大陆与台湾相互了解与融合的平台，彰显了联结两岸的共同文化与经济利益。Addressing the main conference on Saturday, Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, called for resolute opposition to "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and external interference, urging joint efforts to advance peaceful cross-Strait relations and national reunification.中共中央政治局常委、全国政协主席王沪宁周六在大会上发表讲话，呼吁坚决反对 "台独" 分裂活动和外部干涉，共同推动两岸关系和平发展与国家统一。He emphasized that the mainland stands ready to share development opportunities with Taiwan compatriots, noting that the country's blueprint for the ongoing 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period will open up broader space for cross-Strait integration.他强调，大陆愿与台湾同胞分享发展机遇，我国 "十五五" 规划（2026-2030 年）蓝图将为两岸融合发展开辟更广阔空间。At a meeting on Saturday on advancing the development of the demonstration zone for integrated development across the Taiwan Strait, Wang urged greater progress in advancing such integration during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.王沪宁周六在推进海峡两岸融合发展示范区建设座谈会上，要求在 "十五五" 时期推动两岸融合发展取得更大进展。He called for supporting Fujian in exploring new mechanisms, pathways and models for cross-Strait integrated development. He also urged closer people-to-people and cultural exchanges.他要求支持福建探索两岸融合发展的新机制、新路径、新模式，同时深化两岸民间和文化交流。Under the theme of expanding people-to-people exchanges, this year's Straits Forum featured 58 diverse events covering grassroots, youth, cultural and economic exchange sectors.本届海峡论坛以 "扩大民间交流" 为主题，举办了 58 场涵盖基层、青年、文化、经济等交流领域的多元化活动。Earlier, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities elevated restrictions by banning island officials from attending the event, marking the first time the island's grassroots officials were blocked from participation.此前，台湾民进党当局升级限制措施，禁止岛内官员出席本届论坛，这是首次禁止台湾基层官员参与海峡论坛。Addressing the forum despite these bans, Chang Jung-kung, vice-chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, said that despite twists and turns, the Straits Forum has always been committed to promoting exchanges and playing a critical role in cross-Strait relations.中国国民党副主席张荣恭出席论坛并表示，尽管历经曲折，海峡论坛始终致力于推动交流，在两岸关系中发挥着关键作用。During the forum, mainland enterprises signed agreements with various businesses and trade associations from Taiwan, buying signature agricultural goods including atemoya and pomelos, as well as tea and fishery products from counties such as Taitung, Yunlin and Nantou.论坛期间，大陆企业与台湾多家企业和行业协会签署协议，采购台东、云林、南投等县的释迦、柚子等特色农产品以及茶叶和渔产品。The contracts serve as a major step forward in implementing the 10 follow-up exchange policies introduced following the landmark cross-Strait meeting between leaders of the CPC and KMT in April, focusing on the practical livelihood needs of grassroots families and small business operators.这些协议是落实 4 月国共两党领导人历史性会晤后推出的 10 项后续交流政策的重要举措，聚焦基层家庭和小微企业经营者的实际民生需求。Yao Ching-ling, magistrate of Taitung county, said via a live video link that the purchase agreements were an immense encouragement to local farmers. "Agricultural and fishery products carry the core livelihoods of countless Taiwan families," she said.台东县县长饶庆铃通过视频连线表示，采购协议对当地农民是极大的鼓舞，她说："农渔产品承载着无数台湾家庭的核心生计。"A range of prominent figures and grassroots representatives also stepped onto the stage during the conference to share their stories of cross-Strait integration.多位知名人士和基层代表也在大会上登台，分享他们参与两岸融合发展的故事。Su Heng, a Taiwan political commentary vlogger, said grassroots perspectives and livelihood statistics best reflect the truth that artificial barriers can never block the shared enthusiasm of compatriots from both sides.台湾时政评论博主苏恒表示，基层视角和民生数据最能说明一个事实：人为障碍永远阻挡不了两岸同胞的共同热情。A massive number of Taiwan residents still crossed the Strait for markets, business cooperation and career opportunities, Su added.她补充道，仍有大量台湾同胞跨越海峡寻找市场、寻求商业合作和职业发展机遇。Lai Tsai-ta, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence pharmaceutical startup Metis TechBio Co, shared his journey on the mainland since 2019. Backed by over 10 million yuan ($1.48 million) in subsidies and startup services in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, his company grew into a recognized unicorn before listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in May.人工智能制药初创企业迈帝思生物科技有限公司联合创始人兼首席执行官赖财达分享了他自 2019 年以来在大陆的发展历程。在浙江省杭州市超过 1000 万元（约合 148 万美元）的补贴和创业服务支持下，他的公司成长为知名独角兽企业，并于今年 5 月在香港证券交易所上市。"The mainland offers sincere hospitality, strong policy backup, and a welcoming environment," Lai said, encouraging Taiwan youth to combine their professional skills with local industrial advantages to find their own perfect stage.赖财达表示："大陆有真诚的礼遇、有力的政策支持和友好的发展环境"，他鼓励台湾青年将专业技能与当地产业优势相结合，找到属于自己的理想舞台。underscore /ˌʌndəˈskɔː(r)/ v. 强调，凸显obstruction /əbˈstrʌkʃn/ n. 阻碍，障碍reunification /ˌriːjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 统一，重新统一integration /ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/ n. 融合，一体化

Tựa Đề: Đấng Nắm Giữ Tương Lai; Kinh Thánh: Thi-thiên 121:1-8; Tác Giả: Bà Mục Sư Đoàn Hô-rếp; Loạt Bài: Hội Thánh Báp-Tít Trung Tâm

Tựa Đề: Khởi Điểm Đúng Cho Tương Lai; Kinh Thánh: Sáng-thế Ký 22:1-18; Tác Giả: Mục Sư Trần Quang Tuấn; Loạt Bài: Hội Thánh Tin Lành Báp Tít Hiệp Nhất

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Jimmy Lai's imprisonment in Hong Kong highlights the growing clash between Communist Chinese authority and fundamental freedoms. Apple Daily's pro-democracy voice draws prosecution under national security laws, while Amnesty International and global advocates call for Lai's release and warn that free speech, human dignity, and rights remain under attack today...

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Jimmy Lai's imprisonment in Hong Kong highlights the growing clash between Communist Chinese authority and fundamental freedoms. Apple Daily's pro-democracy voice draws prosecution under national security laws, while Amnesty International and global advocates call for Lai's release and warn that free speech, human dignity, and rights remain under attack today...

Nākamajā gadā paredzēts ieviest jaunu slimnīcu reformu, ne vairs ar pieciem, bet trim slimnīcu līmeņiem. Ko tas risinās un kā līdzēs mūžīgajai līdzekļu trūkuma problēmai medicīnā? Krustpunktā diskutē Veselības ministrijas parlamentara sekretare Līga Āboliņa, Balvu un Gulbenes slimnīcu apvienības valdes priekšsēdētājs Marģers Zeitmanis, Valsts kontroles padomes locekle Maija Āboliņa, Latvijas Lauku ģimenes ārstu asociācijas pārstāvis Ainis Dzalbs un Latvijas Pašvaldību savienības pārstāvis Tukuma novada domes priekšsēdētājs Gundars Važa. Krustpunktā vēsturē ne reizi vien esam runājuši par slimnīcu reformu, jo jautājums tiek aktualizēts ik pa gadiem. Jau iepriekš ir bijušas slimnīcu reformas, kaut kādu rezultātu, protams, tās ir devušas. Jautājumā, vai šis rezultāts ir bijis labs, domas dalās. Lai nu kā, ir skaidrs, ka tas nav pilnībā sakārtojis slimnīcu tīklu, jo atkal esam nākamās reformas priekšvakarā. Protams, realitāte mainās, un nekas arī akmenī nav iecirsts. Jautājums, vai tad, ja tiks īstenota nākamā reforma, būs labāk? Sekojot līdzi jau vairāku mēnešu garumā ilgušajām diskusijām, šķiet, ka vairums speciālistu saka, ka atstāt visu, kā ir, arī nevajadzētu. Bet ir svarīgi, lai pēc vēl vienas reformas tiešām sistēma būtu kaut cik sakārtota un saprotama un pacienti būtu ieguvēji, nevis zaudētāji.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening  The Tai-Ex opened down 122-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 44,581 on turnover of 8.6-billion N-T. The market staged a technical rebound (技術性反彈) on Tuesday led by the electronics sector, after tech stocks rallied on Wall Street overnight, while buying also rotated to (輪動至) the financial sector, to give an additional boost to the broader market. Lai touts Shinzo Abe's legacy at Tokyo forum  President Lai Ching-te said Taiwan and Japan face identical security challenges along the First Island Chain. In a pre-recorded address at the inaugural (首屆的) Shinzo Abe and Modern Japan International Research Forum in Tokyo, Lai said the late Prime Minister's declaration that "a Taiwan contingency (緊急事態) is a Japanese contingency" highlights the importance of continued peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The president also used the opportunity to thank Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for continuing Abe's legacy. The forum was cohosted by the National Chengchi University's Shinzo Abe Research Center and the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals think tank… it brought together experts from Taiwan, Japan and the U-S to discuss Abe's legacy and strategy. Hsinchu gas explosion cause under investigation  Fire investigators (調查人員) and police are looking into the cause of an explosion that left two people dead and two others injured in Hsinchu City on Tuesday. The explosion ripped through (炸穿 / 猛烈摧毀) a lunchbox store on Gaocui Road in the city's East District. The blast collapsed a wall onto a neighboring bakery - where the two elderly victims were sleeping. Both were later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Firefighters believe the blast was due gas accumulating (累積 / 聚積) overnight inside the lunchbox store after it closed. US Launches New Attacks on Iran Following Helicopter Incident Bahrain has sounded its missile alert sirens as Iran said it targeted the island nation to retaliate (報復) for US strikes. Iran said it had targeted the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, the island nation in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged (呼籲) the public to seek shelter. The US launched fresh strikes on Iran following the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, putting any new peace agreement in jeopardy (陷入危險). Mitch McCann reports. … That was correspondent Mitch McCann. Brazil Crackdown on Smugglers of Cuban Migrants Brazilian police have rescued more than 100 Cuban migrants from human smugglers (走私者 / 偷渡集團) at the northern border with Guyana. Officials say the 108 migrants are in custody while authorities work to regularize (使合法化) their immigration status. Five people have been arrested on smuggling charges. The smugglers, known as "coyotes," charged high fees and provided unsafe travel conditions. The operation, conducted Monday, marks the largest humanitarian rescue in the state. Cuban migration to Brazil has surged since 2022 due to Cuba's economic crisis and U.S. sanctions. More affluent migrants often fly to Sao Paulo, while others travel overland through northern Amazon states. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Visi orgāni mums ir svarīgi un ārsti nereti saka ārsti - lieku orgānu nav. Tomēr ir daži, kuri dzīvības nodrošināšanai ir ļoti būtiski un viens no šādiem orgāniem, protams, ir plaušas. Tas ir orgāns, kas ik dienu nemanot veic milzīgu darbu - filtrē tūkstošiem litru gaisa. To, cik svarīgs ir svaiga gaisa malks un spēja piepildīt plaušas pilnas ar gaisu, nereti saprotam tikai tad, kad to izdarīt paliek grūti. Viens no cēloņiem apgrūtinātai elpošanai ir hroniska obstruktīva plaušu slimība jeb HOPS, ko nereti izraisa smēķēšana. Kā plaušas spēj sevi atjaunot, kad to vairs nespēj un kādas sekas HOPS rada elpošanai un sirds un asinsvadu veselībai? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro pneimonoloģe, interniste, medicīnas zinātņu doktore, RAKUS Zinātnes daļas vadītāja, virsārste pneimonoloģijā, Rīgas Stradiņa Universitātes docente Madara Tirzite un kardiologs Roberts Feders. Madara Tirzite norāda, ka 85-90% procentu gadījumu HOPS ir saistīts ar smēķēšanu. "Lielākā daļa HOPS gadījumu diemžēl rodas smēķēšanas dēļ," norāda Madara Tirzīte. "Dati ir mainīgi, bet aptuveni 85-90% HOPS gadījumu ir smēķēšanas dēļ. Unne tikai aktīvā smēķēšana, kad cilvēks pats smēķē vai ir kādreiz dzīves laikā smēķējis, bet arī pasīvā smēķēšana, ja ir blakus smēķētāji darbā, mājās, ja ilgstošus gadus dzīvo kopā ar smēķētāju. Neglābj tas, ja dzīvo kopā ar smēķētāju, kurš iziet ārā uzpīpēt. Ir pacienti, kuriem diemžēl attīstās šī slimība, un mēs arī mēģinām saprast iemeslus un jautājam par smēķēšanu. Cilvēki saka, ka dzīvo kopā ar smēķētāju, bet vienmēr jau iziet ārā smēķēt. Diemžēl tas skaitās, jo paiet laiks, kamēr plaušās kārtīgi apmainās viss ieelpotais gaiss. Lai smēķēšanas laikā plaušās ievilktās kaitīgās vielas pilnībā izelpotos ārā, ir jāpaiet pāris stundām." Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūtā pētnieki strādā pie īpaši ādu reģenerējoša plākstera, kas tapis no visai universāla līdzekļa – Prūsijas zilā Vienā no Latvijas Universitātes laboratorijām ķīmiķis, LU Medicīnas un dzīvības zinātņu fakultātes asociētais profesors Ingars Reinholds rāda nelielos trauciņos iepildītu dažādu nokrāsu zilu želeju. Iiespējams, regulārie raidījuma klausītāji atminēsies, ka pirms neilga laika jau izskanēja saruna ar Ingaru Reinholdu, kurā viņš stāstīja par  krāsvielu, ko sauc par „Prūsijas zilo”,  jo tā tika atklāta 18. gs. sākumā toreizējā Prūsijas karalistē. Viela, ko sākotnēji izmantoja glezniecībā, kareivju tērpu krāsošanā, bet mūsdienās to plaši lieto arī citās sfērās. Laboratorijā dūc aparāts, kurā ritmiski tiek maisītas vairākas mēģenes ar dažādu krāsu šķīdumiem. Tā tiek pētīts, kā ar dažādiem citu ķīmisku vielu savienojumiem šis Prūsijas zilais maina krāsu un var tikt pielietots kā antibakteriāls materiāls.  Laboratorijā darbojas vairāku zinātnieku komanda un brīdī, kad Ingars Reinholds piemin Prūsijas zilā krāsu pārvērtības, ienāk Ingara kolēģis, bioloģijas zinātņu doktors, LU Medicīnas un dzīvības zinātņu fakultātes, Molekulāro dzīvības zinātņu, mikrobioloģijas un biotehnoloģijas nodaļas vadošais pētnieks Indriķis Muižnieks ar attēlā palielinātu paraugu, kur redzams, kā minētā krāsviela baktēriju klātbūtnē darbojas kā sensors, proti, maina krāsu no baltas uz zilu. Prūsijas zilo var arī izmantot kā sensoru, lai testētu bakteriālo piesārņojumu, bet Indriķis Mužinieks turpina par to, kā šajā laboratorijā viņi pēta šo sen zināmo, bet vēl līdz galam neatklāto materiālu, lai pielietotu to  dažādos veidos ātrākā brūču dzīšanā. -- Kāpēc Latvijas laukos tik raksturīgā griezes griešana iet mazumā, stāsta bioloģijas doktors un Latvijas Ornitoloģijas biedrības pārstāvis Oskars Keišs.

Summits between US and Chinese leaders are important events. They provide opportunities to discuss sensitive issues, manage friction, and to identify ways to solve problems and promote cooperation where possible. A great deal of preparation usually goes into a US-China summit, involving hundreds of phone calls, virtual, and in-person meetings between US and Chinese officials.   The May 14-15 summit in Beijing was atypical, perhaps not surprisingly since Donald Trump is a very atypical president. Today we are going to talk about the summit – the process and well as the outcomes and the implications for the US-China relationship and American interests.  Joining us today to talk about these issues is Sarah Beran. Sarah Beran was senior director for China and Taiwan affairs in the National Security Council during the Biden administration from 2022 to 2024. She was subsequently deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Beijing. At the NSC, she led strategic preparations for multiple summits between President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. After her 23 years in government service, Sarah joined Macro Advisory Partners.   Timestamps:   [00:00] Introduction   [01:45] Differences in Preparing for the Summit   [03:33] What Was Missing from Trump's Itinerary   [08:18] US and Chinese Objectives for the Summit   [12:30] Constructive Strategic Stability as a Framework   [18:09] Iran, North Korea, and Denuclearization in Chinese Policy [23:55] Tension over Taiwan Language   [29:15] Potential Reactions to Trump Calling President Lai   [30:12] Future of US-China Relations and Ally Reactions 

Pētījumi liecina, ka 50% Latvijas iedzīvotāju gandrīz katru mēnesi izjūt trauksmi par naudu. Tikai 18% regulāri krāj pensijai. Un 60% uzskata, ka jāpelna vismaz 2000 eiro, lai vispār varētu sākt krāt.Šajā sarunā pievēršamies tam, kā šī domāšana cilvēku ierobežo un kas ir vajadzīgs, lai nauda sagādātu brīvību, nevis stresu.Lai iegūtu finansiālu brīvību, naudu ir jāmāk nopelnīt, saglabāt un pavairot. Mana sarunbiedre stāsta par iespējām, kā to saglabāt (lai pēc tam varētu pavairot).Līva Vēliņa-Pētersone ir personīgo finanšu mentors, SEB Life and Pension klientu apkalpošanas nodaļas vadītāja, pārdošanas komandu vadītāja, SEB skolu vēstnešu programmas jauniešu mentors, supervizors.Viņa vada finanšu pratības seminārus uzņēmumiem un finanšu mentoringu jauniešiem. Līvas aicinājums ir palīdzēt pārdošanas organizācijām sasniegt biznesa plānu, atbalstot darbiniekus viņu mērķu sasniegšanā, un iedvesmot cilvēkus finansiāli stabilai dzīvei.Ja šī vai kāda cita Cilvēkjaudas saruna tev noderēja vai bija interesanta, uzsauc Cilvēkjaudai virtuālo “kafiju”. Tā tu mums palīdzēsi segt gabaliņu no podkāsta izdevumiem, lai varam to turpināt. Šo epizodi filmējām Power-Up SPACE studijā Rīgas centrā. Te ir viss, kas nepieciešams – moderni aprīkotas studijas un arī daudzpusīgas telpas pasākumiem, kur rīkot apmācības, prezentācijas, filmu vakarus un pat konferences ar skaistu skatu uz Rīgu. Piesakies iepazīšanās tūrei!Vairāk informācijas ir 264.sarunas lapā šeit.SARUNAS PIETURPUNKTI:0:00 Ievads: "Tev ir jāzina, kā naudu nopelnīt, saglabāt un pavairot"3:12 Pētījumu dati: latvieši kā kredītu maksātāji un kā krājēji?4:53 "Tikai katrs piektais regulāri krāj pensijai. Katrs otrais par to vispār nedomā."5:56 Trīs krāšanas kabatas7:01 Cik lielam jābūt drošības spilvenam?13:28 Mīts: "Man vajag 2000 EUR algu, lai sāktu krāt"15:10 Trīs uzdevumi, lai tev ir nauda: nopelnīt, saglabāt, pavairot17:06 "50% cilvēku izjūt trauksmi par naudu gandrīz katru mēnesi"18:27 Lauras pieredze: kā izdevumu uzskaitīšana izglāba finanses grūtā laikā25:35 Ko praksē dod 10% krāšanas likums28:45 Labākais laiks sākt krāt, ja vēl nedari to29:00 Bez diskusijām: "Samaksā sev pirmajam"32:34 Automātiskie maksājumi kā finanšu sistēmas pamats37:51 Atsevišķi konti dažādiem mērķiem, kas maina visu39:10 Bērnu uzkrājumi un IIN atmaksa: ja noliec 100 EUR, tu faktiski noliec 7543:39 "Galvenais, ka tev būs brīvība, tev būs izvēle"45:15 Kur patiešām var ietaupīt: pārtikas izdevumi un impulsīvie pirkumi59:48 "Vai es tērēju naudu saskaņā ar savām vērtībām?"1:04:31 Naudas sarunas ģimenē: tikai 9% vecāku ar bērniem par naudu runā regulāri1:06:07 Kabatas nauda bērniem: kā mācīt rīkoties ar naudu1:13:31 Grāmatu ieteikumi1:20:26 Power-Up SPACE — epizodes filmēšanas vieta Rīgas centrā. Piesakies: powerupspace.eu1:25:16 Latvijas pensiju sistēma: 1., 2. un 3. līmenis1:29:03 Demogrāfijas izaicinājums, kas notiks ar pensijām nākotnē1:35:35 Pirmie soļi, kā praktiski sākt krāt pensijai1:43:01 "Neviens brīdis nav par vēlu, lai darītu"1:46:51 Vizualizēt nākotnes sevi kā motīvu rīkoties šodien1:49:23 Kā sazināties ar Līvu

Latvijas alpīnismam šogad 70 gadu – 1956. gads ir uzskatāms par laiku, kad Latvijā aizsākas alpīnisma kustība. Lai arī Latvija ir lēzenu pauguru zeme, spītējot vietējai ģeogrāfijai, kalnu vilinājums ir liels. No pirmās misijas Elbrusā līdz aktīvai kalnu tūrisma un alpīnisma kopienai šodien. Kādas virsotnes pieveiktas, kā mainījusies kalnu iekarošana gadu gaitā un kas aizvien mudina ļaudis kāpt uz "pasaules jumta"? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā stāsta divi pieredzējuši kalnos kāpēji Jānis Busenbergs un Pēteris Kūlis.

The Shenzhou XXIII crew has entered the Tiangong space station and met with the outgoing Shenzhou XXI astronauts.神舟二十三号乘组已进驻天宫空间站，与即将轮换的神舟二十一号航天员完成会面。The new arrivals — mission commander and spaceflight engineer Colonel Zhu Yangzhu, spacecraft pilot Colonel Zhang Zhiyuan, and science payload specialist Lai Ka-ying — were launched by a Long March 2F carrier rocket at 11:08 pm Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.此次抵达的航天员分别为指令长兼飞行工程师朱杨柱上校、飞船驾驶员张志远上校以及载荷专家黎家盈。他们于周日晚间 11 时 08 分，搭乘长征二号 F 运载火箭，在中国西北部酒泉卫星发射中心升空。After flying about three and a half hours, their spaceship docked with the front port on the Tianhe core module, the central piece of the Chinese space station, at 2:45 am Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.中国载人航天工程办公室表示，飞船在轨飞行约三个半小时后，于周一凌晨 2 时 45 分对接至中国空间站天和核心舱前端端口。Zhu and his teammates then started making preparatory work to enter the space station, which included changing into intravehicular suits from their pressure suits and configuring their spaceship.随后朱杨柱一行人开展进舱准备工作，先后完成舱内航天服更换、飞船状态设置等操作。Meanwhile, their peers in the Shenzhou XXI — mission commander Senior Colonel Zhang Lu, spaceflight engineer Major Wu Fei and payload specialist Zhang Hongzhang — waited inside the connection cabin.与此同时，在轨值守的神舟二十一号乘组 —— 指令长张陆大校、飞行工程师武飞少校、载荷专家张洪章，已在对接舱内等候。After all preparations were done, the Shenzhou XXI team opened a hatch in the connection cabin at 5:13 am to welcome the new team of astronauts, the space agency said in a statement.官方通报称，全部准备工作就绪后，神舟二十一号乘组于清晨 5 时 13 分开启舱门，迎接新一批航天员入驻。The two crews hugged and exchanged greetings before taking a group photo.两组航天员相互致意拥抱，并一同合影留念。This has become the eighth in-orbit gathering of Chinese astronauts, and marks a historic moment for Lai, the nation's first female civilian astronaut and also the first orbital traveller from Hong Kong.这是中国航天员第八次在轨会师，同时也见证历史性一刻：黎家盈成为我国首位平民女性航天员，亦是首位进驻空间站的香港航天员。crew /kruː/n. 全体机组人员dock /dɒk/v. （航天器）对接hatch /hætʃ/n. 舱门civilian /səˈvɪliən/adj. 民间的，平民身份的

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 399-points this morning from Friday's close, at 42,667 on turnover of 27.5-billion N-T. The market gained ground on Friday to rebound to back over the 42,000 point mark following a losing run - as regional markets advanced following modest gains on Wall Street overnight after pressure from the bond market eased and oil prices fell. Lai touts his child allowance proposal during visit to Chiayi temple President Lai Ching-te has been touting (宣傳) his proposal to boost childcare benefits and increases to farmers' allowances. Speaking during a visit to the Wangling Temple in Chiayi County, Lai said families will receive 5,000 N-T per month for each child from birth through the age of 18 starting from next January. According to Lai, that will ensure (確保) that payments for each child between those ages will reach 1.08-million N-T by adulthood if payments continue through the full period. Lai said parents will be advised to set aside part of the allowance for the children's college or future business plans. THSR original schedule cancelled from 8AM due to signal problems The High Speed ​​Rail Corporation cancelled it regular scheduled trains at 8AM today following a signal malfunction on Miaoli section of line. According to the network operator, three trains are running per hour and will depart from Nangang Station southbound and Zuoying Station northbound, stopping at each station. Departure times from the terminal stations are on the hour, 20 minutes past the hour, and 40 minutes past the hour. The High Speed ​​Rail Corporation says signal anomaly occurred during pre-operational preparations (準備工作) earlier this morning and repairs are ongoing and it will release updates on the status of services when they are available. US Downplays Hopes for Iran Deal U.S. leader Donald Trump said he had told his representatives not to rush (急速行進) into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down ​hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier. Trump indicated the U.S. blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would "remain in full force and effect until ‌an agreement is reached, certified, and signed." Joe Federman has details. That was Joe Federman. Madrid Protests Against Rising Housing Costs Thousands have rallied in central Madrid against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the market. Protesters chanted slogans and held banners highlighting their right to housing. The country has a tradition of homeownership and limited public housing (公共住宅), with rents driven up by tourism and immigration. Last month, Spain's government passed a 7 billion euro plan to build more public housing. However, a decree to extend temporary rent freezes did not pass Parliament. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 找工作不再焦慮！ 參加YS鋼鐵人職場體驗計畫，讓你在職場脫穎而出！ 專為18-29歲青年打造的免費職涯資源： 1.職涯導師陪伴精準求職 2.60小時實戰工作坊 3.知名企業3-5天職場體驗 6/14前報名迎戰三大職場試煉，煉就鋼鐵通才：https://sofm.pse.is/94vew3 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Small-Cap Spotlight, John Lai, CEO of PetVivo Holdings (PETV), joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company's regenerative medicine platform for companion animals. The conversation covers PetVivo's product suite led by Spryng, its cartilage-mimicking protein particle matrix; the off-the-shelf Precise PRP product; and a BioPiezo collaboration with the University of Connecticut that pairs Spryng with nanofiber technology to drive cartilage regeneration with potential translation to human medicine. Lai also previews the launch of PetVivo.ai, an agentic AI platform for veterinary practices, and outlines the company's pathway toward cash-flow breakeven. 

Send us Fan MailThis week, The Hot Slice Podcast continues its Special Pizza Expo Series exploring how pizza stretches beyond the pizzeria.  First up, we chat with Chef Dr. Junnie Lai, MBA, PhD (Natural Medicine), founder of Global Cuisine Consulting. Chef Junnie Lai is an internationally recognized Research & Development Chef and product innovation consultant. With more than two decades of experience leading culinary innovation for global brands and emerging startups, she is celebrated for her ability to bridge authentic international flavors with modern pizza and pasta applications. Chef Lai develops menus with marketing strategy and costing in mind—creating concepts that are not only delicious and trend-forward, but also operationally practical and commercially successful. At Pizza Expo, Chef Lai shared insights on emerging global flavor trends and demonstrate how regional cuisines can inspire the next generation of pizza innovation. Next, we spoke with Dawn Zachman with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF), who attended her first Pizza Expo. She explored how the philanthropic pizza community could join forces with the NPCF to raise awareness and funding campaigns for pediatric cancer research.  This is the last episode in our Special Pizza Expo Series. Look for more live interviews in October from Pizza Expo Columbus.  

Lai Ching-te's tenure as the head of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities of China's Taiwan region has been marked by a series of missteps and failures that have not only strained cross-Strait relations but also undermined the island's development prospects.Contrary to his shameless claim in a speech on Wednesday marking the two-year anniversary of his tenure that he has maintained the status quo of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the DPP authorities have stubbornly adhered to a "Taiwan independence" stance, peddled separatist fallacies and obstructed cross-Strait exchanges.That speech was a response, if not a desperate "don't desert me" plea, to US President Donald Trump's Friday interview, in which the US leader stated, "We're not looking to have somebody say, 'Let's go independent because the United States is backing us'." This remark dealt a heavy blow to Lai.In his speech — yet another litany of lies and deceit — Lai openly groveled to Washington, begging for an opportunity to tell the US leader that he wishes to continue purchasing US weapons, which he misleadingly labeled as essential to peace. Ironically, he tried to assure his audience that the island's future would not be determined by external forces just moments after trying to solicit US support.In an attempt to conceal his secessionist nature, Lai peddled a so-called "Taiwan subject mentality" in his speech, openly seeking to sever the island from the Chinese motherland.This "soft independence" is hidden and pernicious, no less harming than the DPP authorities' overt political separatist sloganeering.Evidently anxious over the US leader's remarks, Lai posted a so-called "five-point speech" on Facebook on Sunday, in which he called black white, barefacedly claiming that his authorities are the protectors of regional peace. Yet to his horror, that "carefully worded" message failed to elicit the hoped for response from Washington — explaining why Lai doubled down on his efforts to appeal to the US not to give up on him.If Lai truly intends to show the world that he is not a secessionist and that he is committed to peace and stability, he should simply pledge his support for the 1992 Consensus and stop fawning over the US.The true color of his secessionist feather is laid bare by the extraordinary lengths he has gone to in an attempt to conceal his separatist nature — and his fear of losing US support for his political agenda.The predicament Taiwan faces today stems from the DPP authorities' long-standing practice of placing ideological manipulation above reality, staking the island's security on the will of the US, and tying the future of Taiwan people to the dangerous path of seeking "Taiwan independence" through reliance on external forces. Once Washington shows even signs of shifting priorities, that layer of illusion surrounding the DPP authorities' reckless approach will be stripped away. In short, "Taiwan independence" is a dead end.Lai's latest remarks do not signal any abandonment of "Taiwan independence", but rather a repackaging of it in more carefully crafted rhetoric."Taiwan independence" is fundamentally incompatible with peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The expansion of separatist forces advocating "Taiwan independence" will ultimately push Taiwan toward a dangerous abyss — a trajectory that runs counter not only to the interests of the Chinese nation, but also to the strategic interests of the US. In this sense, curbing "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait serve the shared interests of both China and the US. Lai's remarks further underscore the reality that "Taiwan independence" has become a common challenge confronting both Beijing and Washington.There is but one China in the world and that Taiwan is part of China. No matter what Lai says or does, he will not stop the historical trend toward reunification, which is unstoppable, as a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.Secessionist /sɪˈseʃənɪst/分裂主义者，脱离联邦者• Fallacy /ˈfæləsi/谬论，谬误• Litany /ˈlɪtəni/唠叨，一连串（枯燥的叙述或抱怨）• Grovel /ˈɡrɒvl/卑躬屈膝，摇尾乞怜• Solicit /səˈlɪsɪt/乞求，争取，征求• Pernicious /pəˈnɪʃəs/有害的，恶性的，流毒深远的• Barefacedly /ˈbeəfeɪsɪdli/厚颜无耻地，公然地• Fawn /fɔːn/阿谀奉承，巴结• Predicament /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/困境，窘境• Trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/轨迹，弹道

Cilvēks ir iemācījies sintezēt teju visu, bet aizvien mums nav aizvietotāja cilvēka asinīm. Asinis nav vienkārši šķidrums, kas rit mūsu ķermenī - tas ir teju vesels orgāns, kura sarežģītā uzbūve un bioķīmija ir kas tāds, ko cilvēks atdarināt laboratorijas apstākļos aizvien nespēj. Bet varbūt kādu dienu spēs? Organiskās sintēzes institūtā (OSI) top pētījumi par to, kā varētu aizvietot šo dārgo šķidrumu un pētnieki ir soli tuvāk atbildei. Vai varam cerēt, ka nākotnē nebūs nepieciešami donori un asinis varēs saražot laboratorijā? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro OSI Farmaceitiskās farmakoloģijas laboratorijas vadošais pētnieks, Baltijas biomateriālu ekseleces centra Pretklīnisko biomateriālu izpētes grupas vadītājs Antons Sizovs, OSI Farmaceitiskās farmakoloģijas laboratorijas vadošā pētniece, Baltijas biomateriālu ekseleces centra Pretklīnisko biomateriālu izpētes grupaszinātniece Baiba Švalbe. Sazināmies ar Valsts Asinsdonoru centra vadītāju Egitu Poli. Lai arī notiek pētījumi, pilnvērtīgi aizvietot nesanāks. Asinīs ir četri komponenti - plazma, eritrocīti, imūnšūnas un trombocīti. "Kad runājam par mākslīgajām asinīm, vairāk domājam par eritrocītiem, par asins spēju pārnest skābekli," skaidro Antos Sizovs. "Ja ir lieli asins zudumi, galvenais ir nodrošināt, lai skābeklis nokļūtu līdz audiem, kas ir dziļi ķermenī." Gadījumos, kur ir lieli asins zudumi, varētu izmantot mākslīgās asinis. Notiek vairāki pētījumi, lai izstrādātu mākslīgās asinis, arī OSI pētījums ir ar to saistīts.   Jauni materiāli kaulu un locītavu defektu aizstājēju jomā Jau no pirms vairākiem tūkstošiem gadu cilvēki ir meklējuši materiālus, kā aizstāt fiziskos defektus. Pētnieki ir atraduši gan ziloņkaula acs protēzi, gan no ziloņkaula izgatavotu kājas lielā īkšķa protēzi. Tiek uzskatīts, ka šie atradumi nāk no trešā gadu tūkstoša pirms Kristus. Šodien, skatot medicīnas zinātni ortožu un protēžu jomā, ir notikusi pamatīga evolūcija, sākot no koka kājām, kas reiz bija teju neaizstājams pirātu kapteiņa atribūts, ir nostaigāts garš ceļš līdz kaulaudu implantiem un kustīgām protēzēm. Kopā ar Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes  Dabaszinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultātes profesoru, Baltijas Biomateriālu ekselences centra projekta vadītāju un Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas akadēmiķi Jāni Loču skatām, kas šodien ir pieejams un kādus jaunus materiālus šobrīd pēta un izstrādā kaulu un locītavu defektu aizstājēju jomā. Uzzināsim arī, kāpēc titāna implanti ir labāki par nerūsējošo tēraudu un kā tiek uzlaboti esošie implantu materiāli. -- Ja iepriekšējie stāsti vairāk bija par sugām, kas atbilst nosaukumam "pavasara vēstnesis", šoreiz stāsts par vasaras vēstnesi – svīri. Svīre ir putns, kurš Latvijā ierodas no dienvidiem viens no pēdējiem un uzturas te vien dažus mēnešus. Stāsta Latvijas ornitoloģijas biedrības pārstāve Ance Priedniece.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened marginally lower this morning from yesterday's close, at 40,883 on turnover of 11-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Monday, as investors reacted to a decline on Wall Streeet at the end of last week and opted to shun big tech stocks. With analysts saying the decline cames as the market is pulling back from recent record highs and moving into consolidation mode. MOFA talks hopes for Trump to talk with Lai Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi says the government would welcome a direct call between U-S President Donald Trump and President Lai Ching-te. The statement comes as Chen told reporters that Trump's recent remarks that arms sales to Taiwan could be used as a bargaining chip with China and he was still undecided on new arms ​sales to the island. Trump also appeared to suggest that he was seeking to speak with Lai about the issue - albeit (雖然，儘管) without actually naming him. According to Chen, Trump's remarks had "caused some unnecessary concern" in Taiwan, despite the ​government believing that "nothing has changed." The deputy foreign minister is also stressing that the government is seeking confirmation from Washington about whether Trump wants to speak to Lai and is also using all available channels to understand what the U-S side is actually thinking. Taiwan students win eight awards at world robotics competition Taiwan students have won eight awards at this year's Robofest World Competition - which took place at the Lawrence Technological University in Michigan. They bagged two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze at the international robotics competition. Dozens of Taiwanese elementary, junior high, and senior high school students competed against teams from 25 countries. Taiwan's representative office in Chicago has presented congratulatory messages to the award-winning students, commending (讚揚) their dedication (奉獻、投注（時間、精力等）) and encouraging them to continue striving for excellence in their future endeavors. Israel Intercepts Flotilla Headed to Gaza The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from Turkey last week. Organizers say the boats were intercepted Monday 250 nautical miles from Gaza's shores. Cypriot authorities confirmed the interceptions on Monday took place outside its territorial waters. Israel's Foreign Ministry called the flotilla a provocation (挑釁) while Turkey condemned the intervention as piracy. The blockade has been in effect since 2007, restricting movement in and out of Gaza. Previous attempts to breach the blockade have failed. Organizers hope to draw attention to Gaza's living conditions. Tanzania's President, Dangote hold talks in Dar es Salaam amid refinery debate Tanzania's President held investment talks in Dar es Salaam amid growing regional competition over a refinery project's location (地點). Isaac Lukando reports. Mexico Uruguay Aid Arrives in Cuba A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba's spiriling crises. The ship, which left from a Mexican port, includes food and personal hygiene items, according to a government statement. Cuba's food industry minister says the aid arrives during a time of great economic hardship, worsened by the U.S. blockade. The aid will prioritize children, the elderly, and vulnerable (易受影響的，易受傷害的) families. Cuba's economic and electric crises have deepened this year after the U.S. invaded Venezuela in January, halting (停頓) critical oil shipments. A severe gas shortage and widespread blackouts continue across the island. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The exchanges between the Chinese and US leaders on Thursday and Friday have provided much-needed strategic guidance for the future of China-US relations.The two sides agreed to build a "constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability". The "constructive strategic stability" means positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, healthy stability with competition within proper limits, constant stability with manageable differences and lasting stability with expectable peace.The new vision for relations between the world's two largest economies indicates that both sides recognize the need to prevent confrontation and manage differences prudently. The Taiwan question remains the most important one among all the issues affecting bilateral ties. If it is handled properly, the Sino-US relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, China and the United States will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy.Yet certain forces in Washington continue to treat the Taiwan question as a "card" they can play to maximize US gains while claiming they value peace and stability in the region. Moves such as arms sales, political collusion and military signaling send the wrong message to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces on the Chinese island. "Taiwan independence" and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water. The more external forces embolden separatist elements, the greater the risks to regional stability.The recent remarks made by the secessionist-minded leader of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, via virtual link, at a so-called "democracy summit" in Copenhagen, once again exposed the separatist nature of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities. By attempting to portray his authorities as fighting for the "values" of the West, Lai sought external support for his separatist agenda while deliberately provoking cross-Strait tensions.The timing of Lai's remarks was particularly telling. They were delivered shortly before the US president's visit to Beijing.However, US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News aired on Friday, warned the Taiwan authorities against pursuing "independence" under the illusion of unconditional US backing."They have somebody there now that wants to go independent," he said. "They want to get into a war" because "they figure they have the US behind them".Trump poured cold water on that, saying he is not looking to fight a war thousands of miles away.Yet the US leader also described Taiwan in the interview as "a very good negotiating chip" in dealing with Beijing — a remark that reflects a transactional and exploitative approach to the Taiwan question.For China-US relations to achieve steady, sound and sustainable development, the stumbling block of "Taiwan independence" must be decisively removed. The US should recognize the true nature of "Taiwan independence" forces — as alterers of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, disruptors of cross-Strait peace, and troublemakers in regional affairs.Policymakers in Washington need to realize that the historical trend of the national reunification of China is irresistible. They should demonstrate genuine respect for China's core interests and major concerns. Beijing has made it clear that the Taiwan question is a red line in China-US ties that cannot be crossed.The outcomes achieved during the latest China-US economic and trade consultations, held in the Republic of Korea on Wednesday, demonstrate once again that despite differences and competition, China and the US still share extensive common interests and broad space for cooperation.No one should underestimate the complexity of managing China-US relations. Competition will continue to exist. Differences will not disappear overnight. But what matters most is whether both sides can manage these differences rationally, avoid strategic miscalculation and uphold the broader interests of peace and development.China and the US have more common interests than differences. The US has much to gain from a healthy Sino-US relationship and much to lose from playing unilateral tricks, zero-sum games or the "Taiwan card".Only when both sides address each other's core concerns, and especially when the US handles the Taiwan question with due prudence, can they jointly turn the agreed vision for bilateral ties into reality.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Taiwan was a major topic of discussion during his summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and added that he had not yet decided whether to proceed with a major U.S. arms package for the island.Trump also said he thinks Xi is seriously considering releasing detained pastor Ezra Jin in China, but that the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai "is a tough one." Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail in what Amnesty International calls a "travesty of justice" and an attack on press freedom.

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the Iran war impasse and growing public concern, plus more on a primary election in Louisiana, a general strike in Italy, Taiwan's legislature voting on impeachment against President Lai, and NOAA's outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode includes work from Factal editors Ahmed Namatalla, Joe Veyera, Michael Archer, Awais Ahmad, and Theresa Seiger. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions, or events we've missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping, and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety, and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog, or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2026 Factal. All rights reserved.

Mark Simon reports on Jimmy Lai's persecution and solitary confinement in Hong Kong. He argues Xi Jinping'shardline stance reflects internal insecurity, using Lai as a deterrent while his public awareness grows.1903

New research reveals that wireless radiation triggers your cells to activate stress genes involved in DNA repair and damage control. This isn't just laboratory theory — it's your body's molecular alarm system responding to everyday tech exposure. R Blank breaks down a comprehensive review by Lai and Levitt that analyzed numerous studies showing how radiofrequency radiation from phones, WiFi, and wireless devices consistently activates cellular stress pathways across multiple biological systems. In This Episode How wireless radiation triggers gene expression changes in cells Which cellular stress pathways are most affected by RF exposure What these molecular responses mean for everyday device use Featured Study Read the full study: Radiofrequency radiation-induced gene expression See all studies at shieldyourbody.com/research

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel a scheduled visit to Eswatini this week after Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Madagascar revoked Lai's flight permits. Authorities in Taipei immediately accused Beijing of using economic coercion against these three countries, a narrative that was quickly picked up by the international media and conservative lawmakers in the U.S. There is no evidence supporting the claim of coercion or the reported threat that China would impose economic sanctions or revoke debt relief against these three countries. In fact, none of the African countries involved is in any kind of debt distress to China. Eric, Géraud, and Cobus discuss why it was likely the exercise of African agency, rather than any pressure from China, that prompted the decision to close off their airspace to Lai's plane. 

Greg Gorman recalled that Andy Warhol called him after signing a deal with Ford Modeling. Warhol, who had a stutter, asked Gorman if he thought LAI works would hire him for an ad. Gorman shot the resulting pictures, and he considers that image one of his most significant pieces of commercial workShow Clip from The Paris Chong Show with Greg Gormanhttps://youtu.be/5fEyOXb3Of0https://www.theparischongshow.com

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, Joe Kent, the former deputy at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is a reportedly serial leaker who was hostile to President Trump's agenda and rejected the commander-in-chief's decisions on military operations in Iran. His resignation letter, written publicly for the press and Democrats rather than privately to the president, is intentionally crafted to create controversy, undermine the president's war effort against, question the existence of an imminent threat, give aid and comfort to enemies, and dishonor current military personnel. Later, Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai who's imprisoned in Hong Kong, calls in. Jimmy Lai is a prominent courageous Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate, media owner, and journalist who stood up against China's crackdown on Hong Kong's freedoms. Despite his age, Lai has been imprisoned since the crackdown began. Sebastian expresses gratitude for Trump's public support and mentions that releasing the elderly Lai would be an easy, moral, and rational gesture for China, especially amid upcoming diplomatic opportunities, but stresses that more pressure is needed as his father's health rapidly worsens and his death in prison would serve no one's interest. Afterward, Sen Rick Scott calls in to explain that the Senate must look at all the options to pass the SAVE America act because the Democrat party wants fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jailing dissidents is a standard operating procedure for Communist dictatorships, but Lai is no standard dissident. _________ Partner with thousands of others in supporting The Colson Center by visiting colsoncenter.org/cornerstone

When pro-democracy protesters marched in the streets in Hong Kong in 2019, China responded by arresting thousands, including the leaders of the movement. One of the arrested was Jimmy Lai, who had used his newspaper to campaign for democracy. This month, he received a 20-year jail sentence. In an interview, Michael Barbaro speaks to Mr. Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, about the sentence, what it means for the pro-democracy movement and where Hong Kong may go from here. Guest: Sebastien Lai, a democracy activist and the son of the pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai. Background reading: A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. The sentence for the media mogul shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping's red lines with a new severity. Listen to our interview with Jimmy Lai from 2020. Photo: Andrew Testa for The New York Times For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On November 1, 1755, a massive earthquake took place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Lisbon, Portugal. The destruction in Portugal led to one of the first coordinated government responses to a natural disaster. Research: Algarve History Association. “The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and the Algarve.” https://www.algarvehistoryassociation.com/en/portuguese-history/algarve-history/194-the-1755-lisbon-earthquake-and-the-algarve Blanc, P.-L.: Earthquakes and tsunami in November 1755 in Morocco: a different reading of contemporaneous documentary sources, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 725–738, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-725-2009, 2009. Borlase, William. “The Natural History of Cornwall.” Oxford : printed for the author; by W. Jackson: sold by W. Sandby, London; and the booksellers of Oxford. 1758. Cavendish, Richard. “Pombal and the Inquisition in Portugal.” History Today. 5/5/2001. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/pombal-and-inquisition-portugal Dynes, Russell R. “The Lisbon Earthquake in 1755: The First Modern Disaster.” University of Delaware Disaster Research Center. Preliminary Paper #333. Joel, Lucas. “November 1, 1755: Earthquake Destroys Lisbon.” EARTH. November/December 2015. Lai, Dria. “The Great Lisbon Earthquake: A Journey through the First Modern Disaster.” https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e30a2ea6401e4f2e8805dfbcfa604dc5 Lisbon Earthquake Museum. “Inquérito.” https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/inquerito Lisbon Earthquake Museum. “Providências.” https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/providencias Martínez-Loriente, S., Sallarès, V. & Gràcia, E. The Horseshoe Abyssal plain Thrust could be the source of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami. Commun Earth Environ 2, 145 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00216-5 Mascarenhas, J., Belgas, L., Branco, F.G., Vieira, E. (2024). The Pombaline Cage (“Gaiola Pombalina”): An European Anti-seismic System Based on Enlightenment Era of Experimentation. In: Endo, Y., Hanazato, T. (eds) Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. SAHC 2023. RILEM Bookseries, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39603-8_5 Molesky, Mark. “The Vicar and the Earthquake: Conflict, Controversy, and a Christening during the Great Lisbon Disaster of 1755.” e-JPH, Vol. 10, number 2, Winter 2012. Penwith Local History Group. “The Mounts Bay Tsunami.” https://www.penwithlocalhistorygroup.co.uk/on-this-day/?id=269 Pereira, Alvaro S. “The Opportunity of a Disaster: The Economic Impact of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.” The Journal of Economic History , Jun. 2009. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40263964See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.