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For the past 13 years, Torta Sinaloa has been in the same corner of a small retail center off the 91 in Corona. In the windows, are posters advertising their steak sandwich and juices. Inside it’s quiet, with only a family of three waiting for their order. Owner Sergio Desantido was working the kitchen. Like many small businesses in the region, he has been hit hard by the lockdowns. “ At the beginning of this whole COVID-19 we dropped the sales by 60 percent,” said Desantido. Desantido laid off all but three of his workers, sending 13 others to the unemployment line in a region that was already seeing record high job losses. Last May, unemployment rate here was 15 percent, two points higher than the nation. The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help small business owners like Desantido avoid layoffs. It was a big part of the federal government’s COVID-19 relief package, extending more than half a trillion dollars to small businesses through banks to keep workers paid. Here in

This is Unfolded is a new "brand" and a new form of shopping rolled into one. Though the concept is not new, the way the founders are doing retail is challenging the fashion retail industry for sure. Interested to know more....? OK - here is some more...The team behind This is Unfolded worked in the fashion industry for a long time and for many years had been playing their small part in chipping away at the inefficiencies and inequalities in the current model, trying to reduce waste and make a fairer system.As the coronavirus pandemic started to take hold of the world last year, the fashion retail model broke down. Last May, in an attempt to help those who lost the most, ie factory workers who overnight lost their jobs and livelihoods due to the cancellation of high street retailers' orders, the team came up with an idea. They launched a new project and named it aptly - the Lost Stock. They set out to save those canceled orders and clothes from landfills, and help struggling factories and garment workers by packing and selling "mystery boxes" of clothes. Their aim was to sell 10,000 mystery boxes of clothing made up of these canceled orders by the end of 2020. It worked out a little better than they hoped… Listen to the interview and find out more, such as:how many mystery boxes were sold;how they managed to sell the quantity they sold what impact was created by the saleswhat they thought of doing thenhow they are unfolding the fashion retail industry.Resources:Website This is Unfolded Instagram This is UnfoldedAbout the host:Dessy is the founder of Fashion Insiders & Co - an online platform supporting fashion and creative entrepreneurs who are in the process of launching and growing purpose-driven brands.Contact Method:Fashion Insiders & Coofficial website: http://fashioninsiders.co/Instagram: @fashioninsiderscoClubhouse: @fashioninsidersIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a *star* rating and a review on iTunes - it helps us get this podcast discovered by more listeners just like yourself. Thank you.To submit any questions or get in touch with topic suggestions, write to us at podcast@fashioninsiders.co

Economists know that May's economic indicators are going to be unusual. Last May we were in the middle of the level 5 lockdown and people were running backyard marathons. Anything is a huge improvement if you compare it to nothing. It is therefore much better to compare with just the past month. One such figure released today is the ABSA's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector.

Gregory DeCandia has engaged the industry as an educator, performer, director, podcaster, and cultivator of new works in five different states and abroad. He is the Founder and current Executive Director of Ignition Arts. For the last four years he was the Head of the BA Theatre and Performance devising program at Oklahoma City University. Most recently Gregory was on stage as James Reston Jr in Frost/Nixon at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. Last May marked his digital directorial debut with elevated, a devised film adaptation of the poetry graphic novel elevated thoughts: 100 shadormas from 9,000 ft. from Literati Press. His new play Animals received a reading at the National Winter Playwrights Retreat 2019 and a 2020 workshop with Ignition Arts. Gregory also tours his solo docudrama Silhouettes Of Service and has created four podcasts:Thank You 10, Fair Play, Devising, and The Brennan Book Blog Podcast. He is a proud graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill (MFA) and Emerson College (BFA) and a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.Kate Brennan is an artist, creator and educator. Her teaching roster has included University of Virginia, Temple University, St. Joseph's University, Rosemont College, Montgomery County Community College, and Merion Mercy among others. Kate has also taught with Theatre Direct International's Broadway Classroom program, McCarter Theatre, HB Studio and out of her private studio. Kate performed and taught for nearly a decade in Philadelphia before relocating to NYC a few years ago where Brennan Check-In was conceived. In Philadelphia she worked with companies including New Paradise Laboratories, Walnut Street Theatre, Luna Theatre Co., EgoPo Classic Theatre Co., Mauckingbird, Simpatico Theatre Project and Passage Theatre Co. A member of AEA, some of Kate's credits include: Angels in America, Parts I & II (Harper, BCKSEET Productions), Fatebook (Zo Ex, New Paradise Laboratories), [title of show] (Susan, Mauckingbird Theatre Co., Philly Premiere), Bachelorette (Katie, Luna Theatre Co.), Tooth & Claw (Ana u/s, Arden Theatre Co., World Premiere), Roundelay (Sonya/Pilar, Passage Theatre Co.), Live Stream (Marcy, Bristol Riverside Theatre), Dead Man's Cell Phone (Jean, Simpatico Theatre Project), Hedda Gabler (Hedda, UVA MFA), & The Assassination of Jesse James (Charles Ford, EgoPo Classic Theatre).Kate is the creator of Brennan Check-In. Drawing from a unique combination of Vinyasa yoga, Linklater Voicework, Thai Massage and Artistic Exercises, Check-In develops a creative habit that not only caters to the artist's performance skills, but serves the artist outside of the rehearsal hall. Check-In reinforces the resilience, stamina, resourcefulness, connection, initiative, positivity and health required to maintain a life in the arts. Gregory DeCandia gregorygdecandia@gmail.comIgnition Arts Founder/ Executive Director Artist: gregorydecandia.com Company: ignitionarts.org Project: silhouettesofservice.com Podcasts: ignitionarts.org/podcastsKate BrennanThe Person: www.katebrennan.orgThe Method: www.brennancheckin.comThe Company: www.ignitionarts.orgThe Podcast: brennan book blog podcastThe Blog: www.brennanbookblog.tumblr.com

Last May following, the death of George Floyd, we recorded raw episode trying wrap our heads around His death and the events surrounding it. You can find it here: Episode 112 http://ow.ly/ijn950Ev6FM Today we took some time to reflect on the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin, what it means for Justice writ large and where do we go from here. Just like last year, it's not enough, but it's a start. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-thorson/message

Guilty on all three charges. The former Minnesota police officer who killed George Floyd heard his verdict Tuesday afternoon, and is now in custody. His bail has been revoked. Jurors returned the verdict yesterday as the world watched three weeks of trial and nearly a year of tension. Last May, video captured Chauvin kneeling on the neck of 46-year-old George Floyd. After nine minutes on the ground, Floyd died. The video launched Minneapolis, and much of the nation into both peaceful protest and also unrest, including right here in Peoria. 

Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat (Genesis 2:8-9 MSG). Then the Angel showed me Water-of-Life River, crystal bright. It flowed from the Throne of God and the Lamb, right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the River, producing twelve kinds of fruit, a ripe fruit each month. The leaves of the Tree are for healing the nations. Never again will anything be cursed. The Throne of God and of the Lamb is at the center. His servants will offer God service… (Revelation 22:1-3 MSG). First, let me apologize for the lateness of Tuesday's edition of Wilderness Wanderings. An official report would say, ‘human error.' I clicked on the wrong icon when publishing the file and thus it wasn't sent out. In that edition, I mentioned that my Dad was born on April 13, 1937. He did make it to his 84th birthday. He died late in the afternoon, as many of you will know by now. As I spent time with my mom and siblings around his body, I got thinking about our texts for today and want to share some of my reflections with you. I had noticed over the past several months that I had been feeling a mild but persistent sorrow in my heart. That are numerous reasons for this sorrow and I knew that one of them was because of my dad's illness. It seemed to me that it was more about his illness than him impending death. Dr. Neal Plantinga wrote a book about sin titled, Not the Way It's Supposed to Be. As the cancer leeched away my father's physicality, I have seen just how apt Neal's title is. Our text tells us that when God created humanity, we were created to live physically on this earth. God made a garden that was both beautiful and useful. The human eye and the human stomach would both enjoy this garden. My dad's legs were the first to go. Last May, I planted his vegetable garden. He was able to enjoy some of its produce even though he had been unable to contribute any physical care to the plants. First, his mobility was taken away, then he gradually lost his interest in food, towards the end, his stomach rejected most offerings. In the end, his eyesight dimmed. It seemed to me it was Eden undone. That is the effect of the human fall into sin. It is right that we grieve it. But thankfully, that is not the end of the story. The Bible has an ending that we are still waiting for. By faith, we eagerly wait for its coming. Notice that the ending also includes trees, or a tree, The Tree. How do we picture a tree that is planted on both sides of the River? Yet, the purpose of this tree is poignant and clear. It is there for both food and healing. The effects of the human fall into sin are undone. Its Eden 2.0. The visions of Revelation offer us images not just of a return to Paradise, but a Paradise that is even better. In Genesis, God comes to visit his humans in the cool of the day (3:8), but in Revelation he lives with them. On the great day of resurrection, my dad's body will be raised and reunited with his soul. His physicality will be fully restored and more. It will be glorified, as Jesus' resurrected body was. In the meantime, it seems to me, he is with the great host in Revelation 7 singing songs of salvation before the throne of God. If you wonder about the phrase, ‘these are those who have come out of the great tribulation' (7:14), then I refer you to Pastor Anthony's recent sermon on Matthew 24 (March 7 podcast). I will miss my dad. There is a different sorrow now. Dad is with our Lord and Saviour and I can say that that is good. I also look forward to the day of resurrection when we will all be fully physical. Then our service to God will no longer be tainted by our fallenness. We will all serve him perfectly.

The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd began on Monday. Last May a viral video showed officer Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes until he died while being put under arrest. Violent protests erupted in the city of Minneapolis and across the U.S. following Floyd's death. FOX News National Correspondent Matt Finn has been covering this story since the beginning and was outside the courthouse during day one of the trial, he joins the Rundown to weigh in on the opening statements and what the atmosphere is like in Minneapolis. Former D.C. police detective and Fox News contributor Ted Williams also joined from Minneapolis to explain why he thinks this trial will become the "battle of the experts" and how this trial could impact the future of policing. On this date 40 years ago and just 69 days after becoming President of the United States, Ronald Reagan had an assassination attempt made against him. Six shots were fired at the President and those traveling with him as he tried to enter a waiting limousine. The first severely wounded Press Secretary James Brady. Two others hit a Washington D.C. Police Officer, Tom Delahanty and a secret service agent, Tim McCarthy, who were both trying to shield the President.  The final shot ricocheted off the limo and hit President Ronald Reagan. Bret Baier, is the host of Special Report with Bret Baier and Chief Political Anchor on the Fox News Channel joins to discuss a new documentary available now on Fox Nation "The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan" the 40th Anniversary of the shooting. Plus, commentary by Deroy Murdock, FOX News Contributor and Contributing Editor with National Review.

Art may keep alive the spirit of those who have passed, but what if it breathes real life into them? What if the powers that balance the scales ask for payment on the other side? Last May, Christopher Balzano appeared on Tim Weisberg’s Midnight Society to talk about haunted movie curses. At some point, the conversation turned to the iconic graphic novel and film The Crow. The urban legend of the curse existed long before the on-set death of Brandon Lee, and the legacy of the weirdness surrounding them has only gotten deeper in the near three decades since the movie’s release. But what if James O’Barr accidentally created something in trying to work through his own pain. You can hear the full interview, and other old shows of Midnight Society and the other paranormal themed podcasts by becoming a member at https://midnight.fm/. Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822. Haunted Florida Love Stories is finally available at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G6HK255/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 You can follow our dark journey through the forest as we prepare for the book at https://www.facebook.com/The-Haunted-Ocala-National-Forest-623189158309846 or by following the hashtag #hauntedOcala. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.com Follow our new project, This Town is Myth on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ThisTownisMyth and with the hashtag #ThisTownisMyth on all our social media platforms You can contact us with questions, comments, and your favorite legend or tidbit of folklore at spookytripping@gmail.com. Tripping on Legends is now part of the Midnight FM family. Check us out and see some of the other amazing shows they offer at https://midnight.fm/. Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter: @SpookyBalzano Instagram: @SpookyTripping

Are you a Strong Towns member? If so, don’t miss the announcement inside the podcast for a fun, free event with games, a live recording of Upzoned, and, apparently, chocolate milk and Diet Mountain Dew. Last May, we devoted an episode of the Upzoned podcast to talk about the decision of Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet) to pull out of Toronto’s Quayside development. The project, first announced in 2017, had intended to transform 12 acres of industrial land on Toronto’s waterfront into a “high-tech utopia,” complete with “mass timber housing, heated and illuminated sidewalks, public Wi-Fi, and, of course, a host of cameras and other sensors to monitor traffic and street life.” The project was controversial from the start—not least because of privacy concerns. Then last spring the CEO of Sidewalk Labs announced the company was no longer pursuing the Quayside project due to “unprecedented economic uncertainty.” Earlier this month, the City of Toronto released a new RFP for the 12-acre site. The new vision is not for a neighborhood reimagined “from the internet up”, but rather, according to a recent article in The Guardian, a “people-centred vision” in which “affordability, sustainability and environmentally friendly design are prioritized over the trappings of new and often untested technologies.” Upzoned host Abby Kinney, an urban planner in Kansas City, and regular co-host Chuck Marohn, the president of Strong Towns, return to talk about Toronto’s new plans for Quayside. How “people-centered” is the new vision? In fact, how different is the vision, really? The wooden skyscrapers and heated sidewalks may be gone, but what remains—the underlying chassis—appears the same: building all at once and to a finished state. Abby and Chuck talk about why Toronto seems stuck in the big planning mindset and what happens when mega-projects get new marketing brochures. They also discuss a truly people-centered approach: a city shaped by many hands, and projects that can be adapted, re-used, and are good for more than just one thing. Then in the Downzone, Chuck talks about an audiobook he’s listening to on the story of human language. And Abby recommends the podcast miniseries Nice White Parents. Additional Show Notes: “Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision,” by Leyland Cecco “Smart Cities: "Are we creating solutions looking for problems?" (Podcast) Abby Kinney (Twitter) Charles Marohn (Twitter) Daniel Herriges (Twitter) Gould Evans Studio for City Design Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom (Soundcloud) Strong Towns content related to this episode “A City Shaped by Many Hands,” by Daniel Herriges “In Defense of Dumb Cities,” by Michael McGinn “Inefficient but Smart,” by Daniel Herriges “Failure Is an Option,” by John Pattison “Unleash the Swarm,” by Daniel Herriges

All uploads on this channel are for promotional purposes only! The music has been converted before uploading to prevent ripping and to protect the artist(s) and label(s). If you don't want your content here (that goes for audio or images) please contact me immediately via email: unpluggedtube@outlook.it and I WILL REMOVE THE EPISODE OR ARTWORK IMMEDIATELY! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listen Tash Sultana performing completely acoustic at the Tiny Desk NPR Music Show ! Last May, (2017) Tash Sultana posted a self-made video, just her in her living room with guitar, laptop and a great song called "Jungle." Within five days it had drawn a million views. This 21-year-old Maltese-Australian got a guitar from her grandfather when she was three, she says, and has played it every day since. It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. (She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" at the Tiny Desk.) I thought I had a lot of energy — watching her bounce from guitar to drum machine to two separate microphones — and then hopping barefoot from looping pedal to effect pedal as she builds her songs was exhilarating and exhausting. There's more here than an exercise in virtuosity, her music is filled with adventure and ambition. These songs are rapturous and resonant. Tash has just finished a month-long, sold-out U.S. tour. Team UNPLUGGED.

Last May, Monisha Misra reluctantly accepted her first customer. Nine months later, she'd eclipsed $100k in total sales -- all on the side from her day job. BoardsByMo.com is a charcuterie board prep company, and the early success and attention in that arena has spun off other revenue streams including virtual live charcuterie board building classes. Click here to join Side Hustle Nation for free! Monisha has covered a lot of ground in the last year. She started out donating snack platters to essential workers during the beginning of the pandemic. Now she’s scaling up her B2B operations, running online classes several times a week, and holding several business workshops a month. Tune in to hear: how Monisha has grown her Instagram following to over 20,000 people the actions she took to build a 6-figure operation on the side in less than a year how she’s been streamlining her business and adding additional income streams Full show notes

Episode 216: Subscribe to Working Life today! Support us @ https://www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast or @ actblue.com/donate/working-life-1 The number that sticks in my mind today, and has since I heard it, is 40 percent. While over half a million people in the U.S. have died of COVID in one year, while millions of people have become sick, while millions of people have lost their jobs, savings and homes, and many people have been forced to wait in long food lines to get enough to feed their families—while all that was happening, the billionaires—the top 0.05 percent in the country, the Waltons, the Jeff Bezos’ of the world—saw their collective wealth go up 40 percent. Which is one good reason to have a wealth tax. This week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal rolled out an “Ultra Millionaire’s Tax”. The tax would only be on the wealthiest 100,000 households in America, or the top 0.05%, who have a net worth of $50 million, and it would raise $3 trillion over a decade. Since, and I’m just spit balling here, I don’t think my audience falls into the over $50 million-net-worth category, I figured it would be safe to engage the always-brilliant Amy Hanauer, executive director of the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, in a conversation about the great benefits of a wealth tax. Subscribe to Working Life today! Support us @ https://www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast or @ actblue.com/donate/working-life-1 Some good news! Last May, I talked about an effort to raise two trillion dollars for poorer countries to battle the pandemic and the economic collapse. The money, so-called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), can be created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but the Trump Administration blocked the move—even though it comes at no cost to taxpayers here. But, now, there’s movement: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appears to be in favor of some level of the SDRs, if not the full two trillion now in the newly resurrected bills in the Senate and House. Mark Weisbrot, co-director of CEPR and an expert in international affairs who has been leading the campaign since last year, joins us for an update. I also have a few thoughts about the video Joe Biden made about the rights of workers to have a union. It’s a good thing—but it also shows how narrow the debate is about true union organizing rights. Check it out—and let me know your thoughts! -- Jonathan Tasini Follow me on Twitter @jonathantasini Subscribe to the YouTube show, Working Life at: https://www.youtube.com/WorkingLifewithJonathanTasini Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jonathan.tasini.3

Last May, President Trump announced that the United States would leave the World Health Organization; a decision that sparked praise from some, and criticism from others. Upon taking office, President Biden reversed those actions and signed an executive order to rejoin the WHO. Now, the White House has announced it will pay the WHO over $200 million dollars in fees by the end February. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks to FOX News State Department Correspondent, Rich Edson, about the debate raging around this decision. 

Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.   This is episode 226,  we are recording live on Friday February 5th, 2021 In this episode we’ll be talking about A bunch of sought-after reissues/rereleases A shiny new Generations Select figure goes official, and An update on the chaos bringer himself! All that and more coming up on this week’s episode of Australian Transformers Weekly!   Cut to Intro:  Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)   What have you been up to this week? Holey Moley   NEWS 00:08:30 Local Releases: Studio Series 86 Leader Grimlock & WheelieMyer, EB/Zing Cyberverse DeluxesTarget so far ($39, wait for them to hit Kmart) Also spotted in Canada https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/03/transformers-cyberverse-wave-5-deluxe-released-in-canada-428255   Notable international rereleases: Siege Rainmakers, Earthrise SeekersJune/July release date https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/02/transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-voyager-seekers-three-pack-hot-pre-order-alert-428168 They are available from Australian sellers at decent prices on import (find listings at Robotoyz, Bulletproof Villain and Savier’s Toys) Gigawatt coming up for reissue SeptemberReally cheap preorders now up - US$30 at BBTS Also some cheap Gen Selects of old on Hasbro’s US ebay storeCombat Megatron $15 (watch out for others) 00:22:48 Video Review for Netflix Transformers Barricade Sparkless Version https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/video-review-for-netflix-transformers-barricade-sparkless-version/45641/    Transformers War For Cybertron Siege Rusticon In-Hand Images https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/02/transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-rusticon-in-hand-images-428174   Netflix Cheetor also doing the rounds: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/comparison-image-between-cheetor-from-transformers-netflix-and-kingdom-line/45645/    Crazy, Cheetor was found in Walmart systems LAST MAY: https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/05/14/new-netflixs-war-for-cybertron-deluxe-cheetor-walmart-listing-411351   00:33:41 Transformers Generations Selects Deep Cover Official Announcement & Pre-Orders (official release April 1, already out in Asia) https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs23-deep-cover    Australian preorders at EB/Zing @ $45 (March release): https://www.zingpopculture.com.au/product/toys-gadgets/270999-transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs23-deep-cover-figure Also at Robotoyz https://www.robotoyz.net/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-deep-cover?_pos=1&_sid=1915d637f&_ss=r and    00:42:12 Super 7 Transformers Ultimates https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/01/29/super-7-transformers-ultimates-revealed-starscream-optimus-prime-bombshell-and-bonzaitron-427965  … yet another set of non-transforming PVC figures.   00:49:27 NEW ACQUISITIONS   Jason: nil Tony: Combiner Wars Devastator!!! Bradley: Opened Kingdoms   OUTRO Thank you for listening! And if you’re watching along with the live record, thanks for checking us out.   To find out more about these stories, you’ll find the links to them all and more in the show notes Posted to the Transformers Weekly Facebook page and the Podbean site.   Want to get in touch with us? Please do! We love listener feedback. Our official site is on Podbean: transformersweekly.podbean.com  Facebook page is called Australian Transformers Weekly; and We’re all in the Transformers Collectors Club Australia group on Facebook.   If you’re not already subscribed, you can find the podcast on iTunes, Pocket Casts, YouTube and more. The RSS feed link is on the website and in the show notes - https://transformersweekly.podbean.com/feed   Australian Transformers Weekly is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia. TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, run by volunteers who donate their time and money to make the club better for everyone. Our goal is to connect Transformers fans around the country and we do it by engaging the collecting community.  You can find more information including affordable yearly membership options to show your support at www.transformerscca.com  Bradley (Groovy Guy) can be found on Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/groovyguygaming That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.   End Credits (added in post)  

Last May we met up with Chef Ned Baldwin at Los Angeles’ premier culinary bookstore, Now Serving. At his NYC restaurant, Houseman, Ned’s earned high praise for his seasonal cooking, and simple, yet elegantly crafted, dishes. He dispenses his techniques and tips in his new cookbook, How to Dress an Egg, and it’s the subject of this special episode. Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Last May, I set down with Dr. Maricela Becerra. I was so excited she agreed to sit down with me! Many know her from social media as AcademicMami. Her Instagram is all about navigating the academy as a mother and woman of color. I had so much fun chatting with her about her experience, why she turned to social media to start chronicling her journey, and how to deal with imposter syndrome. Also she is a planner like me. *i do not own the rights to this music*

The World Health Organization is just now investigating the origins of COVID-19. Last May, I published this podcast with an alternative theory of the origin of the SARS Coronavirus-2 (aka COVID-19) based on facts in plain sight. My theory contradicted the Chinese Government’s narrative and was dismissed as “conspiracy theory.” Based on the WHO’s investigation, this podcast is now proving prescient. The Caption for the May 4, 2020 Episode: Knowing how a pandemic started is the key to stopping the next one. A novel bat coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan, China in late November of 2019. This family of coronaviruses normally reside in bats living in caves 1000 miles south of Wuhan. Understanding where the virus came from and how it entered the human reservoir will help prevent a similar pandemic in the future. No matter what you may have heard, no one has produced evidence to prove exactly where or how the virus entered the human reservoir. There are two possible theories to explain where this virus came from and how it entered the human reservoir. Both are plausible. Both have merit. This episode critically examines both theories of the origin of COVID-19.

Last May, an Ohio-based company called Persistent Surveillance Systems was granted permission to conduct a six-month trial program in Baltimore -- paid for by a foundation in Texas -- to determine if an Aerial Investigation Research (AIR) program was an effective way to help local police and prosecutors in their efforts to solve crimes. The trial period ended on October 31st. Final data from the trial program has not yet been released, but since it was first revealed in 2016 that planes were flying over the skies of Baltimore and recording the goings-on below during a previously unpublicized surveillance trial, the "eye in the sky" program has been controversial. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison was initially a skeptic about the efficacy of the AIR program, but after consulting with community members he agreed to the trial run... Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the planes do not violate privacy rights. But activists and opponents worry that the program can easily be abused, and Mayor Elect Brandon Scott has expressed little confidence in the program. With the 6-month trial period and unsuccessful court challenges behind it, the AIR program has reached an inflection point, as new data on its effectiveness as a policing tool becomes available, and as new city leadership prepares to take office with serious reservations about the aerial surveillance plan. On today's Midday, a range of perspectives on the AIR program. Tom talks first with Marshall Bell, director of the Community Support Program for Perpetual Surveillance Systems, the AIR program contractor. Next, Tom is joined by Rev. Duane Simmons, the long-time pastor of the Simmons Memorial Baptist Church in West Baltimore. Pastor Simmons is also the founder of a community and business coalition called Community With Solutions, whose 70+ members recently called on city leaders to proceed with the surveillance program. Then, Tom welcomes Lawrence Grandpre to the Midday conversation. He’s the director of research for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, a Baltimore community-action group that opposes the roll-out of the AIR program, and last April filed suit in federal court to stop it. The LBS suit, which was unsuccessful, was joined by the ACLU of Maryland, whose senior staff attorney, David Rocah, joins us on Zoom as Tom’s final guest.

Last May, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that Beijing would make any future COVID-19 vaccine available to Africa and other developing regions as a "global public good." He didn't explain, though, what that actually meant. Since that speech to the World Health Assembly, there've been very few details as to how China plans to distribute a C19 vaccine in Africa, how much it will cost and which countries will have to pay for it.But last week we got our first clue as to what the Chinese may be planning to do. After months of hesitation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunyin delivered a surprise announcement last Friday that the government will join the COVID-19 global vaccine alliance known as Covax. This is the same organization that the U.S. has refused to support due to its close relationship with the World Health Organization that Washington recently withdrew from and that it contends is unduly influenced by China.George Zixiang Zhou closely follows China's vaccine development in his role as policy and advocacy association at the Beijing-based consultancy Bridge Consulting. He joins Eric & Cobus from the Chinese capital to discuss what the Covax decision means for Beijing's COVID-19 vaccine strategy in Africa and why this is such a high-risk, high-reward undertaking.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectTwitter: @eolander | @stadenesqueSUBSCRIBE TO THE CAP'S DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR JUST $3 FOR 3 MONTHS.Your subscription supports independent journalism. Subscribers get the following:1. A daily email newsletter of the top China-Africa news.2. Access to the China-Africa Experts Network3. Unlimited access to the CAP's exclusive analysis content on chinaafricaproject.comTry it out for just $3 for 3 months: www.chinaafricaproject.com/subscribe

Dr John Byrne is currently waiting on a liver transplant. Last May, John was thrilled when he was told a liver was available but at the last minute his hopes were dashed due to complications. John spoke about the importance of organ donation. Rachel told Joe that she has left her body to medical department in UCC for two years after her death.

Last May, opponents of Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay home order staged a “Hazardous Liberty” rally on the campus of the Washington Capitol. Guns outnumbered masks as speaker after speaker – mostly Republican officeholders and candidates – decried Inslee’s response to the pandemic as monarchical and an assault on individual freedom. The sign–and-flag-waving crowd cheered the speakers as they lambasted Inslee. But one speaker in particular seemed to have attained a kind of celebrity status among many in the crowd. “I think you know who’s coming, doncha,” boomed the emcee. “No introduction needed: Sheriff Loren Culp.”

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that some Americans practice unsafe disinfection methods to fight Covid-19. Last May, the CDC conducted an online survey among 502 US adults aged 18 to 86. The goal of the survey was to measure participants' knowledge of household cleaning safety and practices that may prevent the transmission of Covid-19. The survey was conducted following a recent increase in reported incidents of exposure to disinfectants and cleaning solutions. Thirty-nine percent of the respondents admitted to having intentionally practiced at least one disinfection method not recommended by the CDC. Some of the misguided practices include using bleach to clean food, spraying one's body with cleaners and disinfectants, and gargling bleach, soapy water, or other cleaning solutions. Additionally, 25% of the respondents reported experiencing adverse health effects after misusing disinfectants. Some of the negative effects were nausea, breathing problems, and eye irritation. The respondents believe that their health issues were caused by their improper use of cleaning solutions. Following the results of the survey, the CDC called for the need for public announcements regarding safe cleaning practices. The agency said that the public messages should include guidelines on the safe use of disinfectants and the importance of following label instructions as well as wearing skin and eye protection. The CDC also advised that this information should be disseminated through credible organizations such as public health agencies and medical providers.

Greetings DOS fans, Last May we featured not one, but many games. All of the same genre: PINBALL! Helping Florian ("rnlf") and Martijn ("Tijn") out are two very knowledgeable experts. First of all DGC regular Tim ("Spacefarer"), who has made an elaborate video series covering the history of pinball videogames, from the very basic beginnings […]

Last May my family and I set off in an Airstream to explore new places and spend time together. In this short video, I share some footage from this experience, and share the journey of how I became inspired to create my new album, LAND OF THE SKY. Download or stream on iTunes at: https://smarturl.it/landofthesky Get LAND OF THE SKY from your preferred music provider now at: https://ryanfarish.lnk.to/landofthesky Special thanks to Maria Davis of Totality Films for editing the video. All video and images captured with my phone camera, and a DJI Osmo pocket camera. Thanks for listening, sharing and supporting the music! Connect with Ryan: http://ryanfarish.com http://facebook.com/ryanfarish http://twitter.com/ryanfarish http://instagram.com/ryanfarish http://soundcloud.com/ryanfarish  

En 2016 conversamos con el guitarrista regiomontano Oscar "Zensei" González, jazzista, promotor y profesor en la Facultad de Música de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), sobre el Festival de Jazz de Nuevo León, que también dirigió. El Pasado 24 de mayo falleció y aquí lo recordamos. ******************** In 2016 we spoke with the guitarist from Monterrey, Oscar "Zensei" González, jazz player, promoter and professor at the Music Faculty of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), about the Jazz Festival of Nuevo León, which he also directed. Last May 24 he passed away and we remember him here.

Last May, A.J. Cole got an invite to the Raiders' rookie mini-camp with a chance to get an invite to fall camp. Cole blew away the competition that weekend, made the preseason roster and ultimately won the job as one of 32 punters in the entire NFL last year with Oakland. The former NC State special teams star joined the Pack Pride Weekly Podcast with James and Cory to discuss his rookie season, preparation during the COVID-19 pandemic, his time with the Wolfpack, mission trips to Africa, supporting Kyle Bambard after the Clemson game in 2016 and much more!

Sunethra Bandaranaike, was one of Bawa’s clients (he designed her famous Horagolla Stables home) but more importantly, she was one of his close friends. Sunethra is also a former Chairperson and Trustee of the Geoffrey Bawa and Lunuganga Trusts. Last May, we spoke to Sunethra at her Colombo home. With her flair for storytelling and a focus on detail, she recounted the first time she met Bawa; their collaborative creative vision; and the deep friendship they shared over many decades. The Oral Histories Project is an ongoing endeavour that will continue after the centenary year celebrations, and the Trust encourages submissions of potential historians and anecdotes to archives@gbtrust.net.

Last May, Georgia Clark sent President Trump's some tweets when she thought were private, she complained at the Fort Worth Texas has school where she taught English had been taken over by illegal immigrants from Mexico. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

For this Bubbler Talk , we look into health care services for non-COVID-19 patients. A listener reached out to WUWM to tell us her health care provider had canceled her surgery, leaving her in pain. The Wisconsin Hospital Association and individual health care outlets have talked about delaying elective or non-essential surgery to save resources for patients with the coronavirus. Medical groups say they don’t make the decision lightly, and it’s based on a team review of patients. The Latest WUWM & NPR Coronavirus Coverage WUWM Coronavirus Blog: Week Of April 6 But what about non-surgical health services? Through the American Lung Association, WUWM connected with Gail, who asked that we just use her first name. She lives in eastern Wisconsin. “Last May, May of 2019, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 adenocarcinoma,” Gail shares. That’s a type of cancer that begins in mucus-secreting glands. She says it affected her lungs and had surgery last July. Gail had a follow-up CT (computed

This is episode #45 with Dalip Shekhawat, an educator from Manitoba, Canada, who is no stranger to challenge. Last May, Dalip reached the summit of Mount Everest to raise funds for the St. Amand School (in Winnipeg, MB) and is now preparing for his next challenge, that is tied into raising funds for the Wounded Warriors of Canada where he will run a combined distance of more than 500 kilometres (311 miles) over different terrain, in different climates, and at different altitudes, to "simulate the physical adversities these warriors faced."  You can watch the interview on YouTube as well.UPDATE: Watch the extended interview with more details on the trip up Mount Everest here. Welcome to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, my name is Andrea Samadi, I’m a former educator whose been fascinated with understanding the science behind high performance strategies in schools, sports and the workplace for the past 20 years. Each week we bring you an expert who has risen to the top of their field with specific strategies or ideas that you can implement immediately, whether you are a teacher or student in the classroom, or working in the corporate world, to take your results to the next level.Welcome Dalip! I want to first of all thank my friend Sheryl Watt, from Winnipeg, for sending me your story. When I first read about your challenge to summit Mount Everest to raise funds for St. Amant center for people with developmental disabilities, I knew I needed to reach out to you. Then I find out you are in the middle of raising funds for another just as equally important challenge now for the Wounded Warriors[i].  Wow! Thanks so much for speaking with me bright and early on a Sunday morning.Question 1: Dalip, I’m an avid hiker here in Arizona, but I can’t imagine hiking up Mount Everest! What was behind the drive to motivate you to actually summit Mount Everest and then run more than 500 km for your next challenge?Question 2: How did you prepare for Everest last May? I read that you have climbed more than 15 other mountains. Which ones have you hiked and where were they? The last time I looked, I only saw 2 mountains in Manitoba. Also, how are you training for your distance run? Question 3: When I read that 2/6 of those you were hiking with didn’t make it back down, I wondered how on the earth you could prepare yourself for something like this? What mental strength did you need to develop to handle the things that you saw? Was there any point that it crossed your mind to turn around knowing you have a family back home? Question 4: What physical toll did the hike take on your body? And is it true that it takes 2 months to hike to the summit? Take me through the hike from start to finish.Question 5: How did this experience change you? What did you learn about yourself? Thank you Dalip for your quick reply to meet with me for this interview. I know there will be a lot of wisdom that comes from your experiences that others can learn from. For those who are interested in supporting your Wounded Warriors Challenge, I will put the link to the donation page in the show notes.Question 6: Can you give us your final thoughts on why you think it’s so important to raise funds for disadvantaged groups like the Wounded Warriors or the St. Amant School?Thank you again for your time today, Dalip. We look forward to seeing you raise the funds you need for the Wounded Warriors and see what other challenges you set up in the future. Have a wonderful rest of your day. REFERENCES and LINK TO SUPPORT DALIP'S WOUNDED WARRIORS of CANADA CHALLENGE[i] To support Dalip with his Wounded Warriors of Canada Challenge, in any way that you can, please visit and share this link! https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=4668411&langPref=en-CA#&panel1-3 

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Jamarl Thomas continue analyzing the Democratic presidential primaries. Yesterday, Bernie Sanders was victorious in the New Hampshire primary.Guests:Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | 'Securing Democracy' Suppressing Iowa QuestionsTalib Karim - Attorney and Executive Director of STEM4US | Tech in the Iowa CaucusDanny Sjursen - Retired U.S. Army Officer and Former History Instructor at West Point | Trump's BudgetWyatt Reed - Producer for By Any Means Necessary on Radio Sputnik | Venezuela Embassy TrialsDaniel McAdams - Executive Director of the 'Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity' | What Progressives Can Learn from Libertarians on the MICAfter the Iowa disaster with the faulty caucus application, many voters are concerned the trend will continue throughout the rest of the primaries. Yesterday the New Hampshire primaries concluded with Bernie Sanders on top, yet he received sparse media coverage. International relations analyst Mark Sleboda explains how to secure democracy. Executive director of Stem4US Talib Karim outlines the technology issues experienced in Iowa. Executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Daniel McAdams discusses what progressives need to learn.President Trump has unveiled the budget for the fiscal year 2021. Military allotments increased while funding for public programs decreased. Former history instructor at West Point Danny Sjursen breaks down the dangers of the proposed budget.Last May the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC experienced extreme turmoil. The Trump administration wanted to hand the embassy over to Venezuela's "interim president" Juan Guaido. Four Embassy Protection Collective activists were arrested and jury selection was yesterday. Producer for By Any Means Necessary Wyatt Reed comes on the show to describe what he saw at the courthouse.

This week I interviewed Patsy Kenney, explorer of life and truly someone who inspires me every day."The last year has been one of the greatest most difficult years of my life. Last May, a high school classmate who I was close with passed away unexpectedly from a heartattack in his sleep at 33 years old. This shook me to my core and lead me to start asking myself the question, if I didn't wake up tomorrow, would I be satisfied with my life? One month later I got a call from my dad that he had been diagnosed with cancer. 4 weeks after that, we learned it was stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer that had metastisized to almost every other organ, including his brain. Boom. Cosmic lightening bolt. Self-reflection continued, which led to several raw, real, and honest conversations with my husband about our relationship. We reached the conclusion that if we were to remain in the marriage, we were compromising the truth of who we are as individuals. So, on Thanksgiving of last year, we reached the decision to split. Jan - May I lived in a tiny bedroom at my friend's house, my business took new shape and form, and my dad's health continued to decline. I spent the better part of this year back-and-forth between Providence and Maine caring for my dad. On June 25, 2019, he passed. Nothing in my life looks the same as it did a year ago. And pieces are still coming together and falling apart. My perspective on life and business and why we're here has been reoriented. And, I'm rising from the ashes, a Pheonix, stronger, and softer, and more honest (and more powerful) than ever before. " - Patsy Kenney.Follow Patsy at @patsykenney @thebrandingeditandcelebrate.comthebrandingedit.compatsykenney.com**Personal Growth Challenge is coming soon!

For 20 years, Ed was a top-tier business consultant for Fortune 500 and global companies in the US, Canada, and Europe.  We discuss: Coming to a full stop and becoming public about personal roadblocks [2:12] The fundamental problem with performance orientation [5:11] Find yourself, live yourself, give yourself [7:58] How to get the attention of 60 to 80 million people to help them move forward [10:16] The commonality that makes millions of people follow you on the fastest growing means of influence [13:27] The high-end of producing a good content [15:57] The beginning of the path to healing [18:10] In 2016, Ed was on disability with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. In 2012, he began speaking openly about the childhood sexual abuse he suffered and how it was affecting him. This set off a chain of events that changed everything. Last May, Ed started a nonprofit called MeTooWhatNow to raise awareness about childhood sexual abuse and mental illness, but he wanted to be mainstream and contemporary. So he developed a niche for creating videos and documentaries that are capturing the attention of his target audience and other influencers. Learn more about Ed at  Facebook (https://facebook.com/metoowhatnow) . Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub (http://www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub)

Hello Liliana,I meet you a few weeks ago and I immediately realized that you are a pillar of the Latino community here in Princeton.You work for Princeton public schools and for the Princeton township human services department.You are highly educated: you have a law degree from the University of Madrid and a Minor in international law from Harvard.You've moved to Princeton in 2007 and a year later you were already deeply involved as a volunteer helping the immigrant community.In 2010 you joined the board of the Koko Fund which subsidizes after school activities for children whose family can't afford it.And in 2015, you were officially working as a community outreach liaison for the Princeton Public Schools. At the same time, you started distributing food for the needy in a program that was officially recognized as the Henry Pannell Mobile Food Pantry in 2018Today you are part of Solidaridad that assists the immigrant community and the Princeton Children fund and other food sharing association which we will cover on another podcast.Recently you became the Princeton coordinator for the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) a program that assists first-generation immigrants in going to college.Last May, the Princeton Council recognized you for your work for the community, the students and their families.It seems that you’ve always lived to give and to help others. Is that so? If I could have asked your mother: ‘How old was Lily when you first realized that she cared so much for other people, what do you think she would she have told me?  Music from Kabbalistic Villagehttps://soundcloud.com/kabbalisticvillage 

Last May, Georgia Clark sent President Trump's some tweets which she thought were private. She complained at the Fort Worth, Texas has school where she taught English had been taken over by illegal immigrants from Mexico. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Last May, Jamie and Carol discussed the changes being proposed to Ontario’s Math Curriculum and the government’s initiative to go “Back to the Basics”. In this episode, Jamie and Carol continue their discussion about math focusing on recommendations from research and suggestions for parents to support their children’s math development.

Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ Ken Stead is a singer & songwriter from Edmonton, Canada. He used to be only into Hiphop, until his mother took him for punishment to a Folk Festival. There he got inspired by the artist Erik Bipp, and Ken took another road from there. Now after a couple of years of being a growing success in Canada he hopes to connect to the Europeans just as much. Last May he finished his new album 'Civil War'. " Ken is known for silencing a room to a whisper, but with his new release, Civil War, he proves capable of starting an uproar. With more volume, comes more space to make heartfelt moments rattle through your chest." Whether Ken plays alone or with his full band, Ken Stead makes every room feel like home. With his generous, good humour and and empathy with the audience, his accomplishments are as true and honest as his songs.

Last May, Jamie and Carol discussed the changes being proposed to Ontario’s Math Curriculum and the government’s initiative to go “Back to the Basics”. In this episode, Jamie and Carol continue their discussion about math focusing on recommendations from research and suggestions for parents to support their children’s math development.

Last May, Donald Trump unilaterally violated the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the United States, and 5 other world powers, and followed this up by reimposing harsh economic, trade and financial sanctions against Iran- Back in July of 2015 Iran, the US, along with Russia, China, and the European Union had agreed to a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA.) Under this agreement, Iran would be protected from economic sanctions in exchange for accepting to subject its nuclear research program to international inspections. This agreement was widely seen as a crowning achievement of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy but was vociferously opposed by Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Zionist forces and their allies in the US. Once in power, the Trump administration decided to violate and terminate this hard-won accord, calling it a “bad deal” and it has since ramped up a new “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, a maneuver aiming to strangulate Iran’s economy which now extends as far as bribing Iranian tanker captains to surrender control of their ships to the US. With so much attention given to the war of nerves between Iran and the US, how are the US’s back-breaking sanctions impacting the Iranian population and the Iranian economy in general? To get some clarity on these issues, Malihe Razazan spoke with Iran expert and journalist at the NY Times, Farnaz Fassihi.

In today's episode, as October 1st marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Justine is sharing her story as a breast cancer survivor. Justine was diagnosed with stage 3B breast cancer and given a 50% chance of living 5 years at only 33 years old. She went through a double mastectomy, rounds of chemo, and radiation. Last May, Justine celebrated 16 years cancer free! Justine is a firm believer that God gives us the test to allow us to have a testimony. Her prayer is that she has used her cancer and complete healing to bring glory to God and help others who are also going through cancer.

Last May, Donald Trump unilaterally violated the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the United States and 5 other world powers, and followed this up by reimposing harsh economic, trade and financial sanctions against Iran- Back in July of 2015 Iran, the US, along with Russia, China, and the European Union had agreed to a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA.) Under this agreement, Iran would be protected from economic sanctions in exchange for accepting to subject its nuclear research program to international inspections. This agreement was widely seen as a crowning achievement of former president Barack Obama’s foreign policy but was vociferously opposed by Israel, Saudi Arabia and Zionist forces and their allies in the US. Once in power, the Trump administration decided to violate and terminate this hard-won accord, calling it a “bad deal” and it has since ramped up a new “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, a maneuver aiming to strangulate Iran’s economy which now extends as far as bribing Iranian tanker captains to surrender control of their ships to the US. With so much attention given to the war of nerves between Iran and the US, how are the US’s back-breaking sanctions impacting the Iranian population and the Iranian economy in general? To get some clarity on these issues, I spoke with Iran expert and journalist at the NY Times, Farnaz Fassihi.

Last May, Donald Trump unilaterally violated the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the United States and 5 other world powers, and followed this up by reimposing harsh economic, trade and financial sanctions against Iran. Back in July of 2015 Iran, the US, along with Russia, China, and the European Union had agreed to a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA.) Under this agreement, Iran would be protected from economic sanctions in exchange for accepting to subject its nuclear research program to international inspections. This agreement was widely seen as a crowning achievement of former president Barack Obama’s foreign policy but was vociferously opposed by Israel, Saudi Arabia and Zionist forces and their allies in the US. Once in power, the Trump administration decided to violate and terminate this hard-won accord, calling it a “bad deal” and it has since ramped up a new “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, a maneuver aiming to strangulate Iran’s economy which now extends as far as bribing Iranian tanker captains to surrender control of their ships to the US. With so much attention given to the war of nerves between Iran and the US, how are the US’s back-breaking sanctions impacting the Iranian population and the Iranian economy in general? To get some clarity on these issues, we spoke with Iran expert and journalist at the New York Times, Farnaz Fassihi. Later in the show, we speak to Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi about his film “Telaviv on Fire”.

Two of the finest sports institutions in New York that boast a great deal of history and tradition are the Yankees and the United States Military Academy at West Point, known in the world of college athletics simply as Army. Last May, Army hired Mike Buddie as its new athletic director. If that name sounds slightly familiar to Yankees fans, it’s because Buddie was a pitcher in the Yankees organization for eight years in the 1990s and made his major league debut in 1998. He went on to pitch in 24 games that season for the most dominant team of the late-'90s Yankees dynasty that won 114 regular season games and the first of three consecutive World Series titles. In this episode of “30 With Murti,” Buddie reminisces about his days as a Yankees pitcher coming up the ranks with Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. He also discusses his new role and the challenges of being the athletic director at West Point.

Last May, Michael Tomasky published an essay in The American Prospect, the respected liberal opinion magazine he edits, that set Washington on its ear. "Party in Search of a Notion" was Tomasky’s call for the Democrats to rise above the politics of interest-group particularism and become the party of the common good. The influential essay got front-page treatment in The New York Times and is one of the most widely quoted magazine essays of the past decade. Tomasky will discuss his ideas, his critics, and the new historical opportunity for progressive politics.

Ramchandra Tendel arrived to Abu Dhabi from India in 1989, when he was 20. Since, he's been captain of a fishing boat. Last May, the nets he uses to fish were banned in the UAE; they were causing too much harm to fish stocks. But the ban also means Ramchandra and his crew can't fish anymore. This week on Kerning Cultures, Ramchandra and his crew’s last week in the UAE. Special thanks to Vipruta Vagadiya, Ramchandra Tendel and his crew, and Fatma Al Sayegh. This episode was produced by Noon Salih, with editorial support from Alex Atack, Dana Ballout, and Hebah Fisher. Sound design by Mohamed Khreizat. Fact checking by Zeina Dowidar. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production.  Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show.

Joanna, 27, a mom and a university student in Buenos Aires, Argentina, couldn’t imagine having to raise a third child. She’s spread thin as it is.So, when she found out she was pregnant again this past spring, she thought long and hard about what to do. It wasn’t easy, but she decided to get an abortion.That’s what brings her to Casa Fusa, a small clinic tucked away on a busy street near downtown on a sunny May afternoon.“I’m nervous, but I’m quite sure about what I’m doing. So, that helps me to stay calm,” Joanna said from the brightly lit waiting room.We’re not using Joanna’s full name for security reasons. Argentina has strict laws against abortion, which is banned with only a few exceptions. It has led many women to seek out clandestine abortions. But a movement to decriminalize abortion has gained traction in the predominantly Catholic country in recent years. Related: Legal abortions remain elusive in Argentina, especially for the most vulnerableAbortion has recently resurfaced as a hot button issue around the world: Last May, Ireland voted to repeal abortion restrictions. In April of this year, the Rwandan president pardoned 367 women imprisoned for abortion. But in Italy, where abortion is legal, most doctors refuse to perform them. And this telemedical service based in the Netherlands helps women around the world who cannot access abortion services.By contrast, abortion has been legal in the US for decades. However, several states have recently banned abortion or made the procedure harder to access.In fact, there has been such a groundswell, the dress worn by characters in “The Handmaid's Tale” has become a symbol for reproductive rights, with women donning the iconic scarlet cloak and white bonnet outfit at rallies worldwide. The novel, and recent TV series based on it, explores what happens when far-right, Christian extremism takes hold in the newly formed, totalitarian society of Gilead, formerly the United States, and forces women into child-bearing servitude. Overwhelming newsWhen Joanna found out she was pregnant in April, she called a consejería, a local crisis hotline for women.“My main goal was to go somewhere where they wouldn’t judge me, and where they wouldn’t waste my time. Because I knew I had to act fast,” she said. They gave her information about where to get pills — misoprostol — to end her pregnancy and what would happen after taking them.Joanna followed the instructions. She says she got nauseous, weak and feverish, but the pregnancy didn’t end. She was scared and came to this clinic for help. They charge about $250 for a surgical abortion. Joanna says she’s not ready to take care of another child.“I already have two children, and I don’t want more. I’m good with the way things are. Plus, I’m very focused on my studies and getting a degree. So, this wasn’t planned. The first thing I thought was that I can’t believe this is happening. I can’t face this situation right now.”Joanna, Buenos Aires, Argentina“I already have two children, and I don’t want more. I’m good with the way things are. Plus, I’m very focused on my studies and getting a degree. So, this wasn’t planned. The first thing I thought was that I can’t believe this is happening. I can’t face this situation right now.”In Argentina, abortion is illegal — except in cases of rape, incest and when a woman’s life is in danger. Still, there are ways to get around the law. Virginia Braga (left) is a psychologist at the Casa Fusa clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She screens people to see if they can get an abortion under the ILE Protocol. Credit: Florencia Trincheri/The World  Virginia Braga is a psychologist at the Casa Fusa clinic. “We think that if a woman doesn't want to keep the pregnancy, she's in danger if you don't help her.”Braga says the fact that Joanna says she’s unable to care for another child means having the baby would put her at risk. So, under the law, Joanna can get what’s known as an ILE Protocol, a legal interruption of a pregnancy.“Yes. So, Article 86 of the penal code in Argentina says the abortion can be legal.”Braga explains that the law allows providers to consider the whole picture of a woman’s health.“So, it's mental health, social health and it's physical health, too,” Braga said.But she says not all providers interpret the law this way.In fact, just across town at Sanatorio Municipal Dr. Julio Méndez, a large public hospital, the chief physician, Dr. Eda Ebad Monetti, says she wouldn’t perform an abortion.Dr. Monetti’s office is a light-filled space decorated with saints and a crucifixion cross on the wall. She wears a necklace with a string of medals devoted to various saints. She’s Catholic, devout, and very much against abortion.“If you kill a teenager, what you’re killing is a future adult who might be a great father or mother or a scientist that develops a cure for cancer. The same is true for that cell egg; what you’re killing is a human being that is going to be someone someday.”Dr. Eda Ebad Monetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina“If you kill a teenager, what you’re killing is a future adult who might be a great father or mother or a scientist that develops a cure for cancer. The same is true for that cell egg; what you’re killing is a human being that is going to be someone someday.” Dr. Eda Ebad Monetti is the head physician at Sanatorio Municipal Dr. Julio Méndez. She's against abortion and doctors at her hospital have refused to perform them, even in cases of rape or when a woman's life is in danger. In extreme situations like that, they refer the woman to another hospital or doctor. Credit: Florencia Trincheri/The World At Julio Méndez, the doctors have conscientiously objected to doing abortions — even in the case of rape or when a woman will die as a result of pregnancy. In extreme situations like those, Dr. Monetti says to comply with the law, they refer women to other hospitals or other doctors who will perform abortions.The push for abortion rights in ArgentinaIn Argentina, abortion has been criminalized for more than 100 years. In 1921, the law was amended, allowing for exceptions to be made when a mother’s life is at risk or when a woman has been the victim of rape or incest.Estela Soaje, a doctor who works at a government-run clinic in Lomas de Zamora, a small suburb outside of Buenos Aires, wants to see abortion legalized.“Women in Argentina are in a ‘maternity jail.’ They might not want to have such a large family, and they don’t even think abortion might be an option for them. That’s why we are fighting for a legal abortion.” Estela Soaje, doctor, Lomas de Zamora clinic“Women in Argentina are in a ‘maternity jail.’ They might not want to have such a large family, and they don’t even think abortion might be an option for them. That’s why we are fighting for a legal abortion,” Soaje said. Estela Soaje (right) and Marcela Lacomo work at a government-run clinic in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They see hundreds of women every week for health checkups, exams and abortions. Credit: Florencia Trincheri/The World The color green has become associated with the abortion rights movement in Argentina. Thousands of abortion rights activists with green scarves tied to their backpacks and around their wrists could be seen marching and chanting on the streets of Buenos Aires last year as Congress debated a bill decriminalizing abortion. It didn’t pass. Virginia Braga is a psychologist at the Casa Fusa clinic. The green scarf on her backpack shows that she's an advocate for abortion rights. Credit: Florencia Tricheri/The World  Related: Italian cities 'turn back the clock' on women’s reproductive rightsMen and women on the other side of the debate celebrated the decision. They were out in the street waving blue scarves with the slogan, “Save both lives.”Guadalupe Batallán is a young activist with the group Defensores de Mamás or Defenders of Mothers, known to carry blue handkerchiefs. Batallán doesn’t believe that Argentine Congress even had the right to debate the issue.“This debate was not in the constitution,” Batallán said in Spanish from the Defensores de Mamás office. “We are not allowed to debate what is already a law. For that, we would have to change the law.”  Inés Pfister and Guadalupe Batallán are with Defensores de Mamás, a group that supports the Save Two Lives campaign. Both are young campaigners for the cause and think that abortion should remain criminalized. They think abortions should be illegal, no matter what. Credit: Florencia Trincheri/The World Speaking up for choiceMore broadly, abortion has been a polarizing issue across the globe, including the United States, particularly in the South. Some US states, like Arkansas, have long chipped away at Roe v. Wade, the landmark case protecting a woman’s right to abortion.  Arkansas state Rep. Dan Douglas, who is anti-abortion, was recently the only Republican in the state to vote against a trigger ban that would outlaw abortion — even in the case of rape or when a woman's life is in danger — if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Despite Douglas’ objections, it passed.Douglas had testified from personal experience: “I am pro-life, but I'm also pro-humanity. And I recounted a situation in which my niece went through a very difficult situation. At around 20 weeks, they found out there was a lethal, fatal anomaly in taking care of the baby to term or and whenever it was born,” he said. “[The baby] might live two to three, maybe four days, but [it would] be a very miserable, excruciating painful three or four days [for the baby]. And on the doctor's advice, they chose to terminate the pregnancy; under this trigger ban, that would not be allowed.” Dan Douglas is a representative for House District 91 in Arkansas. Despite being anti-abortion, he voted against a trigger ban because he thinks if there is a lethal fetal anamoly, women should be able to terminate their pregnancy. Credit: Allison Herrera/The World  Arkansas passed other abortion-related bills during the 2019 session, as well. They increased the waiting period for when a woman can get an abortion from 48 hours to 72 hours. Under a new law, only an OB-GYN can perform abortions (as opposed to a wider pool of doctors and practitioners) — even when dispensing pills for a medical abortion, and Arkansas has also banned abortions after 18 weeks.Holly Dickson, the executive director of the Arkansas ACLU, says these new laws, if they take effect, are just as dangerous as Georgia’s or Alabama’s outright bans on abortion. “I've been watching the Arkansas Legislature and its bills very closely for the 12 years that I've been here on staff, and there's always a slew of bills related to abortion,” she said from the organization’s Little Rock office. “It astounds me that they can come up with more and more legislation [against abortion] to run because they have regulated it up one side and down the other.” Holly Dickson is the legal director for the ACLU in Little Rock, Arkansas. She's been working there for 12 years and during that time, she says the state Legislature has chipped away at abortion access, little by little. Credit: Allison Herrera/The World Dickson explained that the state had a 12-week ban on abortions put in place in 2013 — the strictest law in the nation at the time — but it was struck down by a federal appeals court in 2015.Dickson says she worries about state laws taking away access to abortion, little by little.“You know, I mean, my entire life I've heard about Roe v. Wade and whether we ought to overturn Roe v. Wade. And I don't think we as a nation, together, [have] done the deep thinking behind what that really means.”Holly Dickson, executive director of the Arkansas ACLU“You know, I mean, my entire life I've heard about Roe v. Wade and whether we ought to overturn Roe v. Wade. And I don't think we as a nation, together, [have] done the deep thinking behind what that really means.”Dickson rejects the notion that abortion isn’t a human right and that the law can be easily overturned because it’s not protected in the Constitution.“So, we really don't have an appreciation for what it means to live in a country that doesn't have these protections. And I do understand people say, ‘Well, where's the right to abortion in the Constitution? Where's the right to privacy? I don't see that.’ You know what else is not in the Constitution? The right to vote,” she said. “We have more amendments to the Constitution that protect the right to vote in various ways. But if you go back and read it, there's nothing expressly in the US Constitution that says Americans have the right to vote. So that argument is a very simple one, but it also has no heft to it whatsoever.”Back at Casa Fusa in Buenos Aires, Joanna sits in the waiting room with her mother, ready to go home.She says at first, she had second thoughts about getting an abortion, but she’s relieved she went ahead with it.“I feel like I have to make a huge effort to overcome the nagging question, 'Is it OK that I’m doing this?' Even though I am certain this is the right thing for me.”“I am confident about my decision to go through with this procedure. It’s too bad that we can’t talk openly about this in the society we live in.”Joanna, Buenos Aires, Argentina“I am confident about my decision to go through with this procedure. It’s too bad that we can’t talk openly about this in the society we live in.”To get the time off work, Joanna told her boss she was going to the dentist. She says her co-workers wouldn’t have approved. But she’s grateful that she had a support network that helped her get here — and get around the law.Funding for this reporting was provided by the International Women's Media Foundation.

Last May, in honor of Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the most famous convert to Judaism, Ruth, we put together a special episode all about conversion. We were so moved by the overwhelming response, both from converts and not, that we made another episode. This year we're back with a whole new range of stories. We hear from Ashley Wallace, who grew up in a Christian family in Alabama and who found support throughout her conversion from her friend Will Docimo. We talk to Rabbi Dr. Stuart W. Halpern, author of the new book, Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth, about why Shavuot is the perfect time to celebrate conversion stories. Listener Rebecca Cynamon-Murphy lets us listen in on her conversion audio diary, all the way to the mikveh. Pittsburgh record store owner Eric Ackland shares his journey from secular Judaism to Orthodoxy (not technically a conversion, but still a great story). Plus we hear from listeners who called in to share their own conversion stories. We'd love to hear what you thought of this week's show. Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave a message at our listener line: 914-570-4869. We’re heading to Chicago! See us live Wednesday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Logan Square Auditorium with special guest Blair Braverman, who recently became the second Jewish woman to complete the Iditarod. Presented by Hadassah Chicago-North Shore. Get your tickets here. This episode is sponsored by Harry's. Get your free trial shave set at Harrys.com/UNORTHODOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The city of Charlotte is trying to make the paths safer for everyone. Last May, Charlotte's Department of Transportation kicked off its new initiative to help drivers and pedestrians travel safely on the same roads: Vision Zero. The goal is to create a city with zero traffic deaths or serious injuries, and it wants your help. Amy Mitchell and Alex Riemondy from CDOT are here with us on Charlotte Real Estate Talk to share that vision with us. 

Last May, several areas in the south of Northampton were hit by floods as almost twice the normal monthly rainfall fell in just over an hour. Hardingstone, Wootton and in particular Far Cotton were among those places worst hit. In January, an independent report, commissioned by Northampton Borough Council, concluded the flash flooding in Far Cotton had been the result of a freak storm. It said the rainfall on May 27 last year was beyond the capacity of drains in the area and that surface water was up to 90cm deep. Rainfall data shows up to 93mm of rain may have fallen in an hour in Wootton - compared to the monthly May average of 54mm. Investigations into the flooding in other areas are ongoing. I visited St Leonard's Road in Far Cotton, where father-of-three Richard Short spoke to his constituency borough and county councillor, the Independent Julie Davenport, about what happened...

Last May, we were joined by Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, to talk about his experience visiting Israel as part of our annual AJC Project Interchange delegation of U.S. mayors. Since then, Buttigieg, who is helping to reinvigorate his Midwest city, took a giant leap onto the national political stage when he declared his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. With this enhanced spotlight on Mayor Pete, we are rerunning this pertinent interview to share his thoughts on Israel and what the Democratic party stands to learn from the Jewish state.

“If we all created space for MORE LIFE and LESS stuff or overcommitted schedules we'd feel more free, present, joyful, and focused. LIVE MORE with LESS distractions… you'll fly higher.” Coach Darleen Santore is on a mission to help people simplify their lives! As an occupational therapist, her role for 22 years has been helping people live life to the fullest and reach full potential.  Now more than ever, she says, she's noticing people consuming so much that they are overwhelmed, weighed down, and exhausted. On this 33 minute episode of Transformation Tuesday, Coach Dar shares 3 ways you can simplify your life. And she opens up about how making these very same changes in her own life helped her transform. Transcript Carey Pena: What does it mean to transform? Not just how you look, but how you think. Not just losing weight, but gaining strength. The best experts, the best advice. Getting better together. Inspired Media 360 presents Transformation Tuesday. Carey Pena: This is Transformation Tuesday. I'm your host, Carey Pena. On this show we talk about total life transformations and how we become the best versions of ourselves. Carey Pena: Back in the studio, one of my faves, coach and author, Darleen Santore. You have so many exciting things going on. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Thank you so much for coming back. Coach Dar: Thanks, Carey, for having me on. I'm excited to be here. Carey Pena: Today we're talking about a post that you put up that is blowing up big. You basically said, “Simplicity is the new big,” and you said, “Follow me here for a minute. We've been brainwashed for years to have more, consume more, say more, do more, scroll more. Enough.” Carey Pena: What made you want to put up that post? Coach Dar: So many things, but in my profession as an occupational therapist for the past 22 years, my whole role has been helping people live life to the fullest, and getting them to reach their full potential. I noticed recently, more than ever, everyone is consuming so much, whether it's mentally, physically, spiritually, scrolling more, consuming more products. Things are weighing people down, and I'm seeing people be more and more exhausted. I've seen more people with anxiety and depression. Suicide has been at a higher rate. Financial problems people are having, divorces, there's just so much that's going on. Coach Dar: When I started to look, I was researching for my book and also looking back at patterns, because as a therapist that's what I'll look at to try to fix it, I noticed that it's because we're not simplifying. We're taking on more than we could actually do, and that goes for mental and physical. I wanted to be able to share as a theme, almost as an anthem for the year, simplify. It's almost like I hear in my head Justin Timberlake song, “I'm Bringing Sexy Back”. I want to bring simplicity back and simplify. Carey Pena: By the way, for our audience, we're going to get three great tips from you about where you begin to simplify. You had a bit of a rough year last year, and you had a health crisis. Would you take us through that? Coach Dar: Sure. Carey Pena: I'm sure that also played into your own personal feelings about needing to simplify. Coach Dar: Yes. Often passions come from life experiences. Last May, this past summer, I had a stroke, and this happened to be my third stroke. Prior to that I had been traveling. I coach in sports and in business, but I was traveling all season with the Phoenix Suns. We were gone seven days a week pretty much working. I love what I do, but it was so much. Everything that I was doing that I think that's where my body let me know that's enough, and unfortunately had to endure that. Coach Dar: In that time that I was healing over the summer, and also working on my book, that's when it came to me. I thought, “This is it. This is why. This is my body telling me you have to slow down,” but look at everyone that I work with or what we're seeing on TV and everything we're consuming is, people are breaking down. We're not meant to sometimes keep up to a certain pace or take on so much on our calendars and do. We have to say no so that we could say yes to the right things. Carey Pena: This is something that you definitely identify with. I know in one of your posts you wrote, “Listen. I've been there, saying yes to too much or giving away so much, especially time.” This year you are sharing your ways to set healthy boundaries and operate more efficiently and more joyfully. I love this. You say, “If it's not a heck yes, then it's a hell no. Hell to the no.” Coach Dar: That's right. Carey Pena: And this is your talking about on things, on appointments, on meetings, coffee, tea, drinks, meetups, dinners. I tend to do that. I fall into that, because I like people and I might go, “Oh, let's just meet up for a quick …” Then all of a sudden I look at my schedule for the week and I'm wondering, “How did this happen? Why is every single moment of my day scheduled out?” That's really not healthy. Coach Dar: No. We need time to breathe. We need to time to reflect. You might have come out of a great meeting, but if you don't sit and reflect on it, write notes, and you rush right into the next one, it just becomes meeting, meeting, meeting. Then at the end of the night you're maybe with your family, and it's 11:00 PM and you're trying to just download what happened and reflect on it, but you're exhausted by then. We're putting so much on our schedule, and you really need to stop and say, “Is this something that I'm going to be able to be 110% if I show up? Is it necessary for what I'm working on?” Coach Dar: We want to be able to be productive, but you have a gift to give and share with the world. If you're constantly under, almost like you don't have the oxygen, you're on empty, you're really not giving the best. You're really not able to show up. We need people to stop and say, “Okay. If it is a coffee or a tea or a drink or a dinner, whatever it is, or a meeting, is this my highest and best use going? Am I going to be able to show up and be productive, and how is this going to affect my whole day?” If it's not a heck yes, then it's a hell no. Ask that, really try this, and we'll get into it, but ask yourself this each time when you make a decision. Carey Pena: You're not necessarily talking about that everything needs to be transactional, because I pay attention to that. I don't need to get something from every interaction. Sometimes if someone just wants to meet up and have a coffee to say hi, that's great and I love that. I don't want everything to be about a business transaction. You're saying just look at the overview and how much you're stacking up. Coach Dar: Right, because you don't want every day to just be booked every second, because then where you really do have that social meeting where you want to be present, you're so rushed in your mind to get to the next thing that you can't even enjoy the time. Really, a lot of this, too, is about being present and simplifying and taking time to enjoy what is right in front of you, the blessings that you have, even the work that you're doing but were so rushed and it's so booked you can't even enjoy it. It robs us of our joy. Carey Pena: What has been the response since you've put up the post, because I know a lot … This is a real hot topic. Coach Dar: It really is. When I write something, I write because I'm so passionate about it, and I really am not sure how someone's going to receive it, but it has been blowing up to the point where people are writing in. People have asked for interviews, and it allows me to know that this is a hot topic, but truly it's because people are hurting. People feel like they're drowning. They don't know how to kind of get back their life, so hopefully by sharing this and really being able to share some tips and coach people through this, we're going to get people so that they feel better. Carey Pena: I sent an email blast talking about you coming on the show, and we're going to be talking about simplicity, and I got a lot of responses. One of them came from a good friend of mine who I didn't even know was on our email list. Her name is Lori Gentile. She's a very successful interior designer and she writes to me saying, “Carey, this has been my motto for years now. I crave downtime at the house just doing nothing, or just puttering in my garden, and for sure meditating.” Carey Pena: She's a very sought after interior designer, but she immediately wrote back after she got this, so I know that the message is resonating and I love that you're trying to bring it to more people. For folks who are listening, thinking, “Okay. I like where you ladies are going with this,” where do we begin? You gave me three steps that you think will really profoundly help people simplify, and you begin with … It seems obvious but I want to take people through it. You begin with decluttering your place to make space. Coach Dar: Yes. If this is your workplace, or if this is your home, or even your car, because sometimes people have to travel a lot or commute a lot in their car. I need everyone to just stop and inventory their space. Is your space a space that provides flow? Is there a lot of clutter around you? Are things not put away? Is there always something that your mind subconsciously is going, “You need to get to that. You need to get to that,” or it's kind of hovering over you, because if it is, it's a burden. Then you cannot think clearly. Coach Dar: If your car is always messy and you get in it you're going to feel it. If your workspace, your desk, is constantly with a pile on it and it's not organized, your brain is actually picking up that that is something that it has to tend to, so therefore it can't settle. It can't focus on what it is that you're trying to focus on. We've studied this as therapists, and every time people clean up their space they start to become more efficient and more productive. Even to the point of someone's home, your friend who just wrote in. She loves to be able to just be in her garden and be home, and if her space is inviting and she's excited to get home, she's going to recover. Then, when she goes out to a client, she's going to be that much more inspired and productive. Carey Pena: That's right. Coach Dar: Our space has so much to do about really our greatness and how great we're going to show up and be more effective if we have it in order. Structure is actually good. Not everyone is gifted in being able to organize. I know it's not my highest gift, but I actually have friends, or there are companies out there, that you can call someone that they will help create systems for you, and then you're able to come home and just follow that system. It does a world of good, and you'll see changes. Coach Dar: I had a woman just even fix her car, because she kept throwing things in it. Once she fixed her home and her car, she ended up producing in her business almost a million dollars more the next year. Carey Pena: Wow. To be clear, are you saying that it's beneficial to organize your space, or to actually remove tangible things? Coach Dar: Both. You want to be able to let … Everyone just goes to the obvious of your closet. Are there things that you don't need? Shed it. In your home, if there are a lot of things, knickknacks or things that are cluttering up the space that don't allow it to flow, remove it. If you don't need it or it's not bringing you joy, then you should donate it. You should give it away. Also, organizing things will allow you so that you know where things are so that you are more efficient, so both decluttering it and then creating structure to what's there. Carey Pena: That makes sense, though. For instance, when you say that when you look around and you see, for instance, if you're in your office and you have a huge stack, and that includes bills, and to-do lists, and all this, your brain immediately when you look at that thinks… all those things need to be done. Coach Dar: Right. Think about, too, when you walk into a hotel. Often hotels are streamlined, they're clean, and everyone always feels great when they walk in the hotel room or a resort. Think about your space, your space you want to be able to … It's inviting when you walk into those spaces. Create your space so that has that same flow, because if there is too much clutter, truly your brain cannot focus as well. Carey Pena: What did you remove from your space as you started thinking about this? Coach Dar: I realized how many little … I might have saved cards from people, I might have saved old programs of things, and I was thinking, “Why am I holding onto all of this?” Because they were actual … They were in baskets, but the baskets were overflowing. I was like, “Why am I keeping this stuff?” And I remembered Wayne Dyer said this one point. He told his assistant before he moved to Maui, he said, “Get rid of anything. If I can't Google it, I don't need it, and if I can't scan it and it can't be something electronic, then I don't need it.” Coach Dar: He said when you free your space you become lighter, and when you're lighter you don't feel weighed down. He says, “Anytime I had to travel for work, I had exactly what I needed and I didn't need any more.” Carey Pena: I love that. Coach Dar: As he moved, he was able to move freely, and you're more inspired. You really do think clearer when you have less. Carey Pena: We need to create more space for creativity. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Let's go to number two, be decisive in your decision-making. Coach Dar: Yes. This goes back to what I had put out there, if it's not a heck yes, it's a hell no. Every decision you make. Oftentimes you might say, “Oh, I'll get to that later. Let me think on it,” and yes, you do absolutely have to pause, but you need time to pause and you need space to pause. You want to ask yourself, “Can I make the decision? Right now, would this be a heck yes or a hell now?” Coach Dar: If at any moment you're like, “I don't really know if I should do this,” it's probably a no. At that time in your schedule you probably shouldn't add it on. It becomes a tool you could use to make quicker decisions, so then you could be more efficient. I keep repeating this efficiency, but really when we're more efficient, we have greater results. Take that inventory question, that statement, and filter everything through it. Even when you're going to just go to dinner, should you be taking on another dinner this week, or would it be better that you were at home and you just relaxed and you were with your family? Carey Pena: Well, truly, too, I think that it's not a service to whomever you're going to dinner with if you really don't want to be there. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: That goes back to you're not showing up at your 110%. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Do you also apply that to business for you as an entrepreneur? And I look at myself, as you're saying this I'm thinking through how I dissect potential projects. I just was talking to you before we started about I love doing media coaching. I realized now as people are asking me to do the coaching, it's a, “Yes, I love it. That's fun. I see great results in the people I coach.” I really apply that to my business decisions. Coach Dar: Right. You light up. You even just lit up when you just said that, but see where … Here's your gift. You're so gifted and talented at that. If you were able to clear your schedule so you could say yes to that more, you're going to have a greater impact with the people that you served than saying yes to other things that, while you'll be good at doing, this you say yes to and you're great at it. You're going to help. Coach Dar: If you keep adding all these little yeses that maybe, while I could help you, but is it your highest and best use? Probably not, when you could go and do this with certain particular clients who do this media coaching, and you're going to knock it out of the park, and they're going to get such great results, and it's all about the ripple effect and the impact we want to leave in this world. Carey Pena: Is that how you've come to run your business decisions as well? Coach Dar: Absolutely, especially after the stroke this summer. I had to decide. A very large well-known organization in sports had called, and most people would have said yes to something to be able to be on staff with them. However, my schedule would have been 6:30 in the morning until 11:00 at night for a long time, and I had to say no because I knew I could say yes to other things and use my time more effectively. Because I had to look at my health, I had to look at also where I could put great quality of time and important to people, and where I wanted things to go. Coach Dar: So if you know what your plan is for the year and you want to now say yes to the things that are going to use your gifts, you're allowed to. Versus just saying yes because maybe that's what the world thinks you should do, or because it's glamorous. Really start to be clear on what your intention is for your life, for using your gifts, and where you want to go. Carey Pena: With the using the hypothetical, expanding on that, I think a lot of times … You said no to a very large organization. A lot of times, though, people are afraid that, “Will that sort of opportunity come to me again?” You have to have confidence that if you make these intentional decisions and you say yes to the right things, more of the right things will come along. Coach Dar: Right, and then you have to say, “How do you want your quality of life?” Really, because I'm watching more and more people hustling and working themselves truly to the point that their health is affected, their life is affected, their marriage is affected, they're not able to be with their family. There's times that, listen, business is going to ebb and flow, and you have to pour into it, but you just have to look at what's the quality of life and what's the impact that I want to live and lead, and then how do I want to show up doing that, and then create a schedule around that. Carey Pena: Let's dig a little deeper right there before we get to the third one, because you brought up a good point about the hustle. The hustle has been sold to a lot of people as, “You gotta get out there and hustle nonstop,” and some very smart people like … What's his name? Gary V? (Vaynerchuck) Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: And Grant Cardone, who I follow both of them. Coach Dar: I love both of them. Carey Pena: They are great, and hustle works for them. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Clearly it has worked. They're really successful, but not everyone could duplicate. They do it so well it almost makes it look very easy, because they're hustling all the time and every time I see Grant … He's awesome, and his wife's awesome, but I see him, he's getting in his private jet, and they're hustling, they're speaking, and constantly creating content and all of that. That sort of feeling that you can do it 24 hours a day I think takes people down a disappointing road. Coach Dar: The other thing, too, is not everyone is equipped the same, and I think people have to understand that. I knew coming out with this message that I was going to go up against the hustle. Carey Pena: You're going the opposite direction. Coach Dar: Yes. However, I want … It's kind of like this. One diet doesn't fit all. Well, the same with how we go after our goals in our life, one model doesn't fit all. There might be some people that this hustle is working for them, but there's a lot of people that it's not, and it's breaking people's backs. It's literally breaking down their lives, their marriages, everything, so how do you balance this? There's not a perfect zen, but you have to find what's right for you and your family, and how you want … That's why I said what's the quality of life. Where do you want to go at things? Coach Dar: Maybe you could do certain things for so many months and then you need a break. Just how do you expand this? Hustle for everyone doesn't work, and I used to work, when … I am an occupational therapist, but I worked many years in the hospital, and we had a sleep lab. It would show we would have studies that would show people that lack of sleep was so toxic to the body. It cannot literally rebuild itself, so when people make the expressions, “You can sleep when you're dead,” let me tell you, if you don't get the sleep, you can end up going out of this world earlier than you should. Coach Dar: There's a book, “Sleep Revolution”, that Arianna Huffington wrote, and I love it, but we need to start really giving people also some sound advice on the other side effects, the side effects of hustle, and that if you don't take care of yourself, and you don't get the right care, you have to work out, you have to get sleep, but you have to create this balance. Otherwise you aren't going to make it. You can't get to the finish line. So what was it all for? Carey Pena: Isn't some of it, too, that you need to think through your objectives? Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because not everyone wants to 10X their life. Is the objective to make a lot more money? Is the objective to move to a bigger house? It might be, and in that case you might need to really hustle, hustle, hustle until you make a certain amount. I think that's important to think about that. Going back to my friend, Lori Gentile, a very successful interior designer, but she has worked … I've known her for quite a few years. She's one of the best designers. She has worked very intentionally over the years. She does not take a ton of jobs at one time. She makes sure the clients that she works with align with her style. She has a very holistic style, and she used to drive me crazy because I would tell her, “Get on Instagram.” Carey Pena: “I don't want to do all that.” Now, she has now has her team a little bit on Instagram. Good job, Lori, very proud of you. I see the wisdom in what she saying, that she doesn't want to be on Facebook. She chose one platform, that is a good platform for interior design, and she's allowed that to grow, but she's worked very intentionally so that gives her the time and space to have that simplicity in her life. Coach Dar: Customize. Exactly. She's able to customize her lifestyle to fit her needs, and that's what everyone has … Even this, simplicity might not be for all, hustle's not going to be for all, but you have to be able to choose what's right for you. I could share that over thousands of people that I've worked with. Those that got clear on how they wanted their life and their schedule to look, and then created this efficient system around it and simplified, became more successful in the long run. Coach Dar: I even think about how Steve Jobs wore his black crew neck shirt, because he didn't want to have to think about what he was wearing. He was creating efficiency and simplicity, and I think Mark Zuckerberg talks about that, too. We know that there's ways that you could create some simple tactics in your life and still do what you need to do to get the work done, but it's going to allow you to be a lot more efficient. We don't need more. We need better connection. If you really want to have a thriving life and one that's fulfilled and happy, it's about making greater connections, and it's about quality, not quantity. Carey Pena: I see a real passion and somewhat of an urgency in the way you're bringing this message. Do you feel that it's important to try to get people to think about this before they crash and burn? Coach Dar: Yes. This has been why I actually left a high paying job as a president of a healthcare company to start my own practice years ago, because I wanted to get to people before it was too late. I'm feeling this urgency all over again, because when you watch the news or you see what's going on, we have more and more people unhappy, depressed, anxiety. More people are on anxiety meds than they've ever been, so what's going wrong? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I'm here to just say please just take this under consideration. Use this almost as a script for life. Try simplifying things and see if you feel better after this. Carey Pena: I was in the Dominican Republic and we were down at the beach and a gentlemen, I think they were from the East Coast, a gentleman and his wife were there, and he was on his phone. His wife said, “Oh, how is everything going at your work?” So he was checking his emails, and she said to him, “Are they getting by without you?” Carey Pena: I'll not forget this. He said, “Barely.” Carey Pena: I started thinking about it, how sometimes we feel, all of us, that we are so important, that if we step away for a second. That's why I think a lot of times it's kind of scary to simplify because you think, “I'm needed here. I have to go to that meeting. They need to talk to me. They need my input.” Carey Pena: When in actuality, the world keeps on turning. I looked over and the wife was kind of like, “Whatever,” but it made him feel good to check in. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Number three on your list. This is interesting. They're all interesting, but this stood out to me. Be a producer, not a consumer. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Let's talk about that. Coach Dar: I am playing with words here, but so often we're consuming. We're consuming the next thing, we're consuming the next feed, we're consuming media, we're consuming stuff mentally, physically, spiritually. We're consuming instead of producing. When we consume a lot, it keeps weighing us down, we can't produce. I'm talking about efficiency and your greatness, so I'm asking people to take inventory of watch what you consume in a week. From what you watch to what you buy to what you're putting around you, negative talk even. You're consuming things. Watch what you're consuming and try to be a producer. Coach Dar: How do you want to show up? How can you produce more in the sense of not producing more things that just don't add value, but how do you produce an impact when you show up? When you're actually simplifying and you have more peace in your mind when you sit down at a meeting or with a friend, you're actually producing a better environment in response because you're clear now, and you're more effective. Versus if you're constantly consuming, and then you have back to back to back to back meeting, or buying and buying and buying. You're consuming and you're not producing. You're not showing up. You're not as efficient. It's a play on words here, but be a producer, not a consumer so much on what you're taking in. Carey Pena: How do you apply that to your own life? Give me an example. Coach Dar: I watch what I bring in mentally, so what I consume, I don't watch anything that's negative. Carey Pena: So you don't watch any news. Coach Dar: Truly, I really don't. Carey Pena: You get your news from me texting you. Coach Dar: I do. Exactly. I get news by people tell me, or I'll look at a newsfeed when I'm ready to look at it, but not where it's just pouring in and I have no control or filter of it. I watch, now, how much I'm consuming as far as in a move that I'm making, my space. What do I really need? Do I need to consume anything new? If I don't, then I'm not getting it. I watch what I consume as far as people that are around me. Are they uplifting? Are they moving in the right direction? When I have to refill myself I have to make sure that I'm consuming the right things, but by watching what I consume I now show up and I can produce better for people. When they have me come and help them I'm now giving 110% and not 50%. Carey Pena: It strikes me that this would be important for people who, a lot of businesses that I come in contact with who are looking to articulate better, articulate their brand message. It's not clear. It's very fragmented, because what you're saying really makes a lot of sense. There is a lot of things going on there. When we are so overcrowded in our heads, and then you ask someone a simple question like, “What is your brand? What is your mission? What is your why?” Which these are all some of the questions when I'm brought in to do consulting or a brand journalism project, I ask those questions. It's not that the people aren't smart people. They know their business, but we're so overcrowded mentally that then we're not able to produce a clear succinct message. Coach Dar: Absolutely. You just hit it on the head. That's exactly what this is all about, and when you simplify you actually make a greater impact, because when you help your clients simplify their message, now when people hear it, it's clear and it's effective and they'll remember it. Carey Pena: Yes. If people implement these three things, and let's just review your tips here because we're throwing out a lot of information, but declutter your place to make space, be decisive in your decision-making, and be a producer, not a consumer. Where will this lead to? Coach Dar: When you do this you will have more clarity. You'll actually have greater connection with people. You'll have more focus. You'll feel lighter and freer, and you'll have more fulfillment enjoying your life. You'll be healthier. As a whole, your company will be healthier when you simplify, your family becomes healthier because you simplified in your connecting more, your relationships. You will find more joy when you simplify. Carey Pena: What has this done for you? You look amazing, and you did fight a real serious health battle, but I can just see how … You talk about free. You look free, and you look excited about what's to come. Coach Dar: It's really been almost its own transformation for me, because it forced me to have to slow down and simplify things. After the stroke I couldn't even open up things with my own hands, so I had to simplify how I even did things around the house. But it was in the process that it reignited the fire within me. I'm so passionate about helping people and businesses, and just everyone that I could touch, create better impact, create a stronger impact in this world, but have healthier, happier lives and be more fulfilled. Coach Dar: This has really helped ignite a fire in me. It's almost … I'm so passionate about it that there's more joy in my life, so going through something that hit me hard again, it's created another fire to be able to go out, back out, and share a message that I hope helps millions of lives. Carey Pena: It strikes me, Dar, because over the years I've done a lot of interviews as a journalist on the news, and also working in the new media space doing podcasts and things. I've interviewed quite a few people, more than I would have liked to, who are facing end of life. One common thread that people always say is that, “I wish I would have just stopped to take more time.” There's nothing more sad in this world than looking at someone whose days are numbered, and they have regrets. Carey Pena: I worked on a story recently with a beautiful young woman located in Scottsdale here in Arizona, and she's dying of cancer, and she's in her 30s, and she has a little girl. She told me, she's like, “Carey, I really would love for you to share my story because I want people to be inspired by their life.” And what you're talking about is inspiring. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because it is allowing yourself to take time to enjoy life. Coach Dar: That's exactly … The hustle is about go, go, go, but where's the enjoyment of what's right in front of you? I am so passionate about just saying stop, and I know the expression has been used but, “Stop and smell the roses, but really stop. Breathe. Meditate. Look at what's right in front of you and be grateful for it.' Carey Pena: To be clear, you're not saying, “Don't try to go for it,” because you're a big dream kind of person. Coach Dar: Very much. Carey Pena: You go out and kick some bootay. You work with big time athletes, so there is no sense of, “Hey, just be mediocre.” Coach Dar: No. Carey Pena: That is not the conversation we are having. I just want to make sure that people understand that. Coach Dar: I don't even like the word mediocre, and it's not about settling, but it's about if you simplify, you will show up better and you'll be able to hit more home runs in your life. You're going to … Really, you will fly higher when you simplify because you'll show up better. Carey Pena: The people who have been contacting you since you started putting this out there, they're looking already for you to come in and coach, and I assume that this would be great training in a corporate environment as well. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because you're going to get much healthier employees, right? Coach Dar: Right. Let's create a more simplified culture. Let's streamline processes. Let's help simplify communications. Let's declutter the space that you're in and make it more efficient and simplified. That, on the business standpoint, definitely. If anyone needs help with that I'd be more than happy to help. Carey Pena: Give them your information. Coach Dar: If you have social media, the greatest way to reach me is on Instagram or Twitter and the handle is @The, T-H-E, CoachDar, so @TheCoachDar, and you can send me a direct message. Coach Dar: If you want to hear more about this I'm going to be setting also up an academy where you could take a six week course and go through some things on simplifying, or you could do one-on-one coaching, but go ahead and send me a message and I would be happy to follow up with you. Carey Pena: You're ready to light it up. Coach Dar: Oh, yes. Carey Pena: It is always so great to have you here. I love the interview, and I love talking to you about these subjects that I know will really help people improve their day-to-day lives, and that is what I care about so much. Coach Dar: Which I'm grateful that you have this platform, Carey, to be able to share and have myself and others on, because what you're doing is inspiring so many, and it is effecting lives. I know it helps my life. Carey Pena: Give us one final thought, something you want the audience to think about as we close out here. Coach Dar: As you go and you look at this year, just think about how you want to live your best life. Think about how you want to show up and what the impact is, and like Carey said, you don't want to live with regrets, so think about what it is you could do to start simplifying your day, your life, your space, so that you can have a greater impact. Carey Pena: It's a nice feeling when you go to bed at the end of the night, and you worked hard but you managed to create space for yourself so that when you lay down at night, you're calm. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: That's huge. Coach Dar: Yes. You'll be able to sleep better because your head's not racing. Carey Pena: I never have trouble with sleep. I lay down, I'm like, “Good night.” I'll wake up when my twins come in early in the morning, but for now, “Check, please. Peace out.” Thank you so much, Dar. Coach Dar: Thanks, Carey. Carey Pena: And thanks for listening, everyone. You can find us online at InspiredMedia360.com and of course, you can always connect with me on Facebook and on Instagram @CareyPena. I do love to hear feedback on all of our shows and content, and I really hope that this show inspires you to live a life that is a little bit simpler, and hopefully happier. Thanks so much for listening. The post Simplicity Is The New Big: 3 Ways To Simplify Your Life with Coach Darleen Santore appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.

Well, it's Friday so time for our panel!President Trump and congressional leaders failed again today to break a deadlock that has kept the government partially shut down for two weeks; McConnell is facing pressure from Republicans to stop avoiding a shutdown; China's economy continues to slow. What's the impact of these stories going forward? Trump held a press conference today and was dismissive of the federal workers impacted by this shutdown.Also, Nancy Pelosi is elected speaker as Democrats take control of House. Democrats then moved to defy President Trump and passed bills that would open government agencies shuttered by an impasse over his insistence on funding for a border wall. What's going on with this newest wave of divided government in the US?Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado, broke ranks to become the first member of his party to call for an end to the shutdown — with or without Mr. Trump's wall funding. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, one of the chamber's most moderate members, said Thursday that she would support separating homeland security funding from the other bipartisan appropriations bills already approved in committee to reopen much of the government. Weakening domestic demand and the ongoing trade war with the U.S. have dealt a double whammy to the Chinese economy. A lot of folks are talking about Apple but here are three other interesting data points. Starbucks Stock - China is the centerpiece of the coffee giant's expansion plans going forward. Last May, Starbucks said it planned to ramp up store openings to 600 annually, with a view to having 6,000 cafes in the country. But last month the company said same-store sales growth in China could be as low as 1% in the long term. This figure is well below the 3%-4% growth seen for the U.S. and the rest of the world. Apple's cut in its sales forecast was blamed almost entirely on the economic slowdown in China, but the real picture is probably far more complex, with high prices, cultural differences, fierce competition and consumers keeping their phones for longer all causing problems.GUESTS: Tom Porter — African American Studies Department at Ohio University and former director of the King Center in Atlanta.Colin Campbell — Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies at Howard University's School of Communication. He has been a TV news reporter for more than 20 years. As a senior Washington, DC correspondent since 2008, he has been a reporter-at-large covered two presidencies, Congress and State departments.

Last May, Juno Ishida and Eliza Hope Duran joined Samantha Paige for an honest conversation about living beyond the construct of a gender binary. In this special episode, Juno, a trans male university student, and Eliza, a gender fluid prize-winning poet, share their views about the boxes that society places us in around our bodies, gender and sexuality. They highlight what it means to navigate life beyond the gender binary and add insight and perspective to the experience of expressing one’s identity in a manner that lines up who we are on the inside with who we are out in the world. This powerful discussion touches upon what it means to lead an authentic life, how we take care of ourselves and ask for needed support in the face of judgement and how we find inner strength and connection when external, societal beliefs can make us internalize doubt and unworthiness.   In light of the recent leak of President Trump’s memo regarding his administration’s plans to narrowly define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the time is now to be discussing the historical and current violence that trans, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals have and continue to endure on a daily basis.   Thank you to Juno and Eliza for bravely and boldly opening up with their own stories. Thank you to the Get Lit team for hosting the recording of this podcast at their Los Angeles studio. For more information on Get Lit, please visit getlit.org.   N.B.: During the recording, we refer to Eliza as Erika, which was the name they were using at the time. They have since adopted Eliza.    Please visit our website, lastcutproject.com, for more information on this interview and ways to support the trans, non-conforming and non-binary communities.

Money may talk, but taxes scream for attention. Case in point: If the owner of a retirement plan account neglects to name a beneficiary, the plan will use its default rules, which typically make the owner’s estate the beneficiary. This requires both appropriate federal AND state taxes be withheld before issuing the lump sum to the estate. Not only can this be a costly mistake, it could have been completely avoided. But there’s hope! Last May, the IRS released a private letter ruling (PLR) that allows a surviving spouse to execute a 60-day rollover of assets inherited from a company retirement plan, even though they were first paid to the decedent’s estate. (ED Slott’s July Newsletter) While we hope this affects only a small percentage of you, the spousal rollover rulings are extremely important to be aware of. Tune in today to find out what your options are.

Councils in England have urged the education secretary to raise funds for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). Last May, the Department for Education announced its addition of £50 million to the initial £215 million budget to expand special schools. The budget will be used to create new schools and add specialized amenities like sensory rooms and playgrounds for children with SEND. Despite this budget increase, many councils believe that the allocated amount is still not enough to cover the needs of the stakeholders. This is because the budget does not address the long-term difficulties of local authorities and schools in providing effective services for children with SEND. For this reason, 39 local councils and education unions signed a letter last June, asking Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds to increase funding. They also requested for a dynamic and tenable funding system that can address the complex needs of local children with SEND. In addition, the signatories called on the government to work closely with the stakeholders and local authorities to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. The signatories are hoping for a speedy response from the government as local authorities struggle to meet the increasing demands of children with SEND. Bexley in London is a case in point. Its council officers predicted that there will be a budget shortage of over £1 million to fund the needs of children with SEND in the area by next year. This forecast pressures council members to reduce spending without compromising the support required by children with SEND.

Vermont [ver-MONT] has launched a program that pays people to move and live there. Last May, the US state passed the “Remote Worker Grant Program,” which will award $10,000 to remote workers, or people who do not work in an office, who will move into Vermont starting January 2019. The program is expected to boost the state's population growth, which remains below national standards based on 2017 data. As increasing Vermont's workforce is also one of the program's goals, Vermont Governor Phil Scott claimed that this out-of-the-box program will attract more professionals into the state. In the same vein, the director of Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies believes that the program can stimulate the state's economy. The initial stage of the program will award the grant to 100 people. After the first stage, the state will add 20 more beneficiaries each year. To be eligible for the grant, applicants must be employed full-time by a business outside of Vermont. They must also become full-time residents of the state in 2019. Successful applicants will have their expenses covered, including relocation costs, Internet connection, computer software and hardware, and membership fees in coworking spaces, or places that rent out desks to remote workers. Meanwhile, Vermont is not the first US state to pass a bill aiming to attract more residents. Connecticut / kəˈnet̬.ɪ.kət / also offers a loan of up to $10,000 to help new residents buy a house in the state. Similarly, some cities in Nebraska offer free tracts of land to developers and entrepreneurs. These initiatives hope to increase these states' population and stimulate their economic development.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved an AI-generated software that identifies fractures. Last May, the FDA announced that it is authorizing the use of OsteoDetect, a tool that examines X-ray images of adult wrists. The tool's detection feature can spot signs of distal radius fracture, one of the most common types of wrist fracture. The software analyzes the X-ray images by using machine learning techniques to draw attention to areas where the fracture is found. These techniques specifically apply statistical methods that allow computers to analyze data, identify patterns from them, and make predictions. With the aid of OsteoDetect, clinicians can make more accurate and quicker diagnoses. Imagen Technologies, OsteoDetect's developer, conducted two studies that tested the software's helpfulness in wrist fracture diagnosis. Results of both studies showed an improvement in how wrist fractures were detected and diagnosed. Despite its effectiveness, the software is not a replacement for a doctor's expert advice. It serves only as an aid for medical experts in interpreting X-ray images. The FDA's approval of OsteoDetect suggests that the use of AI tools will be prevalent in the medical industry. Last April, the FDA also approved an AI-powered tool that detects diabetic retinopathy, an eye complication from diabetes. FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that his organization is working to stay up to speed with the latest technology, such as AI. According to him, AI and machine learning hold a lot of potential for the future of medicine. Thus, the FDA aims to promote innovation by supporting more AI-based medical devices and ensuring that they are safe and effective.

Memo Lira has a Tour Business in Puerto Vallarta Called Vallarta 101. He gives Historic Walking Tours, Taco Tours, Food Tours, Tours of Vallarta Neighborhoods and more. We Talk About His Favorite Places to Eat and About his Tours Also, Should you Bring a Carbon Monoxide Alarm with you to Mexico? [caption id="attachment_3290" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] Listen to The Podcast   Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be [caption id="attachment_2021" align="alignright" width="300"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa,The El Dorado Beach Club, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with our toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It was so romantic, it’s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends! [caption id="attachment_3288" align="alignleft" width="300"] Memo Lira, Vallarta 101[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3285" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cuates y Cuetes Open Mic[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3287" align="alignleft" width="300"] Barry Kessler Awaits His Next Interview[/caption] This week I have a very special interview with my new friend Memo Lira. Memo has a tour company called Vallarta 101, and we will get to that interview just as soon as we see what’s happening this week, in Puerto Vallarta, the 6th of June 2018. Rain is On The Way in Puerto Vallarta We had our first measurable rain of the season last night, and water is welcome this time of year. Things are really dry and dusty and a good rain cures lots of ills, but soon, we will be complaining about the buckets full that are sure to be on the way. As you know or not, the rainy season kicks off on my birthday, June 15th. I’ll be watching that Cuates y Cuetes Web cam that evening to see if its arrived or not. Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week Continues Restaurant Week continues till the 10th of June so if you are in town, you need to take advantage of the specials being offered at some of your [caption id="attachment_3184" align="alignright" width="300"] Restaurant Week Puerto Vallarta 2018[/caption] favorite restaurants. Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Mexican Condos and Apartments I told you last week I got an email from a listener who was taking me to task over something I said about Carbon Monoxide alarms and here’s what he writes.. Hello! I really like the show and I have listened to most of the episodes. I have been wanting to write in for a while with suggestions for improving the show. What really triggered this was the misinformation you provided in the last episode about carbon monoxide detectors. You mentioned 3 sources of deadly gas, only one of which a carbon monoxide detector would be warn against: 1 - byproduct of incomplete combustion of cooking / water heater gas - this produces carbon monoxide. It is odorless, and supposedly what killed the people in Playa del Carmen. 2 - cooking / water heater gas - this is propane and although it is naturally odorless, it has a rotten egg smell added to warn people. If the landlord needed to replace a gas valve as you indicated, then it would be to address a propane leak. Propane is not toxic but could cause a fire. Also, it could cause asphyxiation by driving out all the oxygen - but the leak would need to be very, very bad and an explosion would be a greater concern. The carbon monoxide detector would not help for a gas leak. 3 - sewer gas - Many properties in town do not have drain traps in sinks or floor drains (p- or j-traps). This enables sewer gas to come back into the home. The danger is hydrogen sulfide, which is also poisonous at very low concentrations.  The other problem with hydrogen sulfide is you stop smelling it after a short period of time, but the effects continue. The carbon monoxide detector would not help for a sewer gas problem. The only real solution for homes without drain traps is to flush a lot of water down the drain. ---In short, a carbon monoxide detector is only effective as a warning for bad gas appliances. If there's no gas used, then it is not needed. Then he goes on and gives me some tips on how to make the show better. Okay, well let’s see here, I’m a little disturbed by the word “misinformation” but let’s review if I could. On April 26th I talked about a situation [caption id="attachment_2967" align="alignright" width="300"] Carbon Monoxide Detectors For Condos in Mexico[/caption] where I was sure I had carbon monoxide poisoning when I stayed at an Airbnb in Puerto Vallarta. This was the episode featuring Nacho Daddy if you want to listen to it again. I did mention that there was a strong rotten egg odor in the unit when we opened up the place.  And I’m sure that my mention of an odor triggered the email and response, and I concede that yes, maybe the rotten egg odor, had it been poisonous would not have been detected by the CO alarm, still, I know what propane smells like, and it wasn’t that. It could have been a number of things in the condo. The water heater was inside the unit, there was a stove and oven, so yes, there were appliances in the unit, so I’m pretty sure, the CO poisoning was a result of one of those appliances. So, I stand corrected, I suppose. The odiferous smell will not be detected by a CO detector as you write, but, are you suggesting I wasn’t poisoned? So, I guess what I should take away, what we should understand from this email is that CO is odorless and can kill you. If you have appliances in your condo or apartment, and you don’t have a CO alarm, you can die if there is a problem. If you smell something, it may or may not kill you, won’t be detected by a CO alarm and is often caused by poor plumbing, and can be solved by running water down the drain. Thanks for the note once again, I like getting emails and I hope that if any of you have a suggestion, or a criticism, or you catch me spouting off untruths, by all means, send me an email. Vallarta 101 Tours with Memo Lira Listen to The Podcast   [caption id="attachment_3302" align="alignleft" width="238"] Vallarta 101[/caption]     Okay let’s get to the interview and my guest. Last May, I had an open mic event in front of Cuates y Cuetes. Actually I had planned to have the event a day earlier, but Cuates y Cuetes was closed for Mother’s day and we had to reschedule for the next day. So, I actually reached out to one of my friends in Vallarta, who does personalized tours and asked him if he could come down to the beach and talk with me, and you too of course. So he said yes, and it’s really good he did, otherwise, I would have been all alone, eating chips and guac, and drinking beer, all alone. Here’s my friend, Memo. Lira of Vallarta 101. [caption id="attachment_3296" align="alignright" width="300"] Memo and a Happy Tourists[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3300" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vallarta 101 Sculpture Tour[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3298" align="alignleft" width="300"] Memo and a Happy Tourist[/caption] Listen to The Podcast Memo's Favorite Places Breakfast El Campanario, Puerto Vallarta, México Metate, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 8 Types of Chilaquiles Lunch Lamara Restaurant Puerto Vallarta, Mexico    Seafood Ceviche Marisma Taco Stand Emiliano Zapata and the Marina Deep Fried Mahi-Mahi Dinner No Way Jose. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  and Their Chile en Nogada Cool Places Planeta Cacao, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Estero, Puerto Vallarta Preserve   Contact Information for Vallarta 101 Vallarta 101 Website Reserve a Tour Vallarta 101 Facebook   [caption id="attachment_3293" align="alignleft" width="575"] Memo and Happy Tourists[/caption]   Memo is a great guy, and what a great guide he is. I got this note from Kathleen Allen who writes, “My friends and I were the very first tour of Memo Lira and Ana Espinosa Vallarta 101 tour. GREAT tour, so informative! Thankfully we took the tour when we arrived, so we could enjoy his recommendations.” I have pictures of Memo and of his happy customers and some great pictures he sent me to add to the blogpost in the show notes, so check them out, and I also have a link to his website where you can reserve a tour through him. Check out all the tours he gives and I can tell you, if you are a first time visitor to Vallarta, or even a seasoned veteran, Memo has a tour for you. Okay, that should do it for this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. Next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message. [caption id="attachment_3292" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Happy Vallarta 101 Client[/caption] And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground [caption id="attachment_3284" align="alignright" width="300"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes. [caption id="attachment_3301" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, México. Remember I made it easy for you to do just [caption id="attachment_3282" align="alignleft" width="300"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right. [caption id="attachment_3294" align="aligncenter" width="945"] Vallarta 101 Cocao Tour[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3299" align="aligncenter" width="945"] Vallarta 101 Seafood 101 Tour[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3297" align="aligncenter" width="945"] Vallarta 101 Taco Tour[/caption] So, thanks to Memo Lira, look him up the next time you are coming to Vallarta, hey introduce him to someone you know who is coming to Vallarta for the first time and have him take charge. I have all his info in the show notes of this episode. All right and hey, thanks to all of you for [caption id="attachment_3280" align="alignright" width="300"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!  

This is one of our occasional guest episodes in which I hand the reins to somebody else/shamelessly re-release someone else's hard work.City Talks is the monthly podcast from the Centre for Cities think tank. Last May its host, the Centre's chief executive Andrew Carter, spoke to ex-Treasury staffer Mike Emmerich about his book Britain's Cities, Britain's Future. Together, the two of them look back over 200 year years of Britain's urban history. They discuss how cities like Manchester grew out of Industrial Revolution, and became some of the most prosperous and entrepreneurial cities there have ever been – yet came to decline so precipitously in the 20th century. Emmerich argues that, if Britain's cities are prosper in the future, we need to get to grips with the both the cultural and institutional reasons for that.It's a fascinating interview, and I'm very grateful to Andrew and his colleagues for allowing me to repurpose it as an episode of Skylines. (Why not subscribe to City Talks, to say thanks?) I'll be back to normal service next week.Skylines is the podcast from the New Statesman’s cities site, CityMetric. It’s (normally) hosted by Jonn Elledge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we continue our series of Conversations with the Candidates who will be on the June 26 primary ballot here in Maryland. Early voting begins June 14th.Tom’s guest for the hour, live in Studio A, is Ben Jealous, a Democratic candidate for Governor. Last May, when he stood in front of his cousin’s flower shop in Baltimore’s Ashburton neighborhood and jumped into the race, he was only the second Democrat to announce his candidacy. Now, he has plenty of company: There will be nine Democrats on the ballot in June. The winner will go up against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election next November. We are live streaming this conversation on the WYPR Facebook page. To watch, click here. Ben Jealous is perhaps best known as the former president and CEO of the NAACP. When he was appointed to that position in 2008, he was, at 35 years old, the youngest person ever to lead the NAACP. He was there for more than 5 years. When he left the NAACP in 2013, he joined Kapor Capital as a partner and investor. It’s a progressive investment firm based in Oakland, CA. He manages the firm’s Baltimore office. He is also a visiting professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is a former community organizer and, early in his career, he was a journalist. He is 45 years old and the father of two. He lives in Anne Arundel Co.

Gil Gevins is an author and Co-Owner of Lucy's Cucu Cabaña, in Puerto Vallarta, a Shop Specializing in Mexican Folk Art. Much of Their Inventory is from Remote Villages Throughout Mexico. Gil tells us about life in Mexico, his love of writing books, and Lucy's Cucu Cabaña.   Listen to The Podcast [caption id="attachment_2541" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Gil Gevins, Lucy's CuCu Cabana[/caption] Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El [caption id="attachment_2003" align="alignright" width="300"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! This week, I’m going to introduce you to Gil Gevins, one of Puerto Vallarta’s funniest guys, author and businessman, along with his wife Lucy, they own a place called Lucy’s CuCu Cabana, But before we get to Gil, let’s see what’s happening in Puerto Vallarta this wee, the 28th of February, 2018. The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show is on  iHeartRadio [caption id="attachment_2531" align="alignright" width="300"] The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show is on iHeartRadio[/caption] You can now listen to The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show on iHeartRadio. As if you need another way to download the podcast, and what the heck why not? You can get the show on Spreaker, Stitcher, Podbean, FM Player, iTunes, Libsyn, all those places and more. You can also find all the podcasts on The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show YouTube channel, you can connect through my Facebook Page as well as Twitter, so thanks for listening, and please make sure you share the show with your friends. Find The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show Facebook Stitcher FM Player YouTube Channel iHeartRadio Twitter Libsyn   Garden Party and Silent Auction for Corazon de Nina at La Hacienda de Carlotta "Artist for Orphans" My friend Cecil reminded me that there is a fundraiser coming up for Corazon de Nina, the orphanage I took you to last month, and if [caption id="attachment_2540" align="alignright" width="566"] Poster Corazon de Nina Garden Party[/caption] you haven’t listened to that episode, the conversation I had with Melissa Canez who runs that orphanage, you really need to give that a listen, but if you are in town March 11th, you might consider joining in the fun and connecting with some great Puerto Vallarta Personalities, A Garden Party - Silent Art Auction - Music with "Piel Canela" Tapas and more... Sunday March 11, 2018 2:00pm-4:00pm at Hacienda De Carlota - 388 Lazaro Cardenas Puerto Vallarta A Benefit for: The Corazon de Nina Foundation 500.00 pesos Tickets available at: Casandra Shaw Jewelry, 276 Basillo Badillo and Corazon de Nina Thrift Store , Bay 8 in the Marina.   From Mexico News Daily, an update on the highway between Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta…  Mexico News Daily | Wednesday, February 14, 2018 New Nayarit highway links Jala, Compostela 54-kilometer stretch reduces travel time between Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta [caption id="attachment_2547" align="aligncenter" width="1070"] Guadalajara to Vallarta Highway Map[/caption] A new 5-billion-peso (US $269 million) stretch of highway in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit will help to reduce travel time between Guadalajara and the resort city of Puerto Vallarta. The four-lane, 54-kilometer road runs between the municipalities of Jala and Compostela, cutting the journey between the two tourist destinations to just over 30 minutes. An additional 14-kilometer stretch of road goes into the center of the second of the two pueblos mágicos, or magic towns. The federal Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) estimates that more than 6,400 vehicles will use the new road on a daily basis and it will benefit 110,000 residents who live in the region. At an official opening ceremony yesterday, President Enrique Peña Nieto said that 39 of 52 highway projects his administration committed to build have now been completed. “This government has gone to work and it has fulfilled [its commitments], that is what we have done in the whole country,” he said. The president also recognized the impact that the new highway will have on improving connectivity between the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. There is a map in the show notes so check them out. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/new-nayarit-highway-links-jala-compostela/ Contact Email Address For Javier Arias, Taxi to Mayto Last week, I introduced you to my friend Javier Arias, the taxi driver in El Tuito who took me to his hometown of Mayto and gave me that wonderful interview. Well he told me that he already has heard from some of you and he really appreciates your business. He has a new email address and it’s really easy to remember. taxitomayto@gmail.com that’s taxitomayto@gmail.com. He still prefers the phone, and I have his contact information in the show notes for this show and last show, and I’ll get into the show links page too. [caption id="attachment_2518" align="alignleft" width="300"] Javier Avila, Taxi to Mayto[/caption] Speaking of El Tuito and Mayto, Maria Santander who runs the Galeria Coppelia, make sure you listen to that podcast with Maria. She, well, all of the people I interviewed, Maria, Matty, Jesse and Javier were so wonderful and really gave us such a diverse overview of El Tuito and Mayto and Tehaumixtle. And anyway, Maria reminded me about something I had totally forgotten about. She wrote me… “Don't forget, Barry Kessler, while we were doing the interview at my Gallery, he got a flat tire on his way to get you, and sent the lovely Transito cop in Tuito over to let us know he would come for you shortly! I thought that was pretty cool of both of them!” So true Maria, so true! [caption id="attachment_2516" align="alignright" width="300"] Javier's Card Taxi to Mayto[/caption] Totally cool of the local cops to stop by and deliver a message, personally to Maria and me. Letting us know about Javier’s whereabouts. You know, where I come from, this is totally unheard of. In Mexico? Not to unusual believe it or not. Listener Email From Alberta, Canada [caption id="attachment_2282" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] La Trez Cuartoz, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] I got this funny email from Mama Patti that I wanted to read to you.  Here goes… Hello there from sunny southern Alberta, Canada (not!!!) I am Merv's wife and wanted to thank you for your podcast.  We love the boys very much and thought you would enjoy a funny story from their time here in Canada.  We tend to make a little noise in our neighborhood from time to time... all good, just music and we've been quite surprised that the authorities have never paid us a visit.  Well, that changed one night when La Trez Cuartoz were in the house and Fehr decided it was karaoke night.  Apparently, our neighbors will put up with almost anything but us on the microphone.  For the record, Fernando was singing when they showed up, so we're blaming it on him. [caption id="attachment_2297" align="alignleft" width="300"] La Regadera[/caption] That’s pretty funny. Remember Fernando liked to sing Karaoke in the shower? Not really. The plave is called La Regadera, which means The Shower in Spanish. It’s  in Downtown Vallarta? I’ll put a map in the show notes but it’s right on Morelos, behind La Dulce Vida Italian Restaurant on the Malecon and not too far from Mandala and the loud nightclubs on the Malecon that stay open and they party till 4 or five in the morning. So thank you Patti. That’s great dirt on Fernando. Just the sort of inside information we like on the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. Embed La Regadera   There’s so much more, including a couple of other letters from listeners, but I need to get to our guest. [caption id="attachment_2544" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Lucy's CuCu Cabaña[/caption] Lucy's CuCu Cabaña, Puerto Vallarta, México [caption id="attachment_2543" align="alignleft" width="225"] Gil Gevins, Lucy's CuCu Cabana[/caption] Gil Gevins was recommended to me by several people. JR for one told me early on that he would hook me up with Gil, way back when I started the Podcast. My buddy, and friend of the show Reggie Bellu said I need to interview Gil. Last May, I sent him an email asking him if I could interview him and he said he was unfortunately closed for the summer and wanted to know if I wanted to interview for a job. Ha! This time down, I was fortunate to get a chance to visit with Gil at his shop, Lucy's CuCu Cabaña, located on Basilio Badillo, on the South Side of Puerto Vallarta. I have a map in the show notes, but for a landmark, let’s use Memo’s Pancake House is right next door to Lucy’s. But look, it’s tiny, and unobtrusive. It’s just not easy to find so yeah, Memo’s Pancake House. So let’s get right to 295, Basilio Badillo, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and visit with the funny guy of Puerto Vallarta, Author and businessman Gil Gevins.   [caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="841"] JR's Southside Map at vallartainfo.com[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_2545" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Lucy's CuCu Cabaña[/caption] Listen to The Podcast [caption id="attachment_2546" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Lucy's CuCu Cabaña[/caption] Contact Information for Lucy's CuCu Cabana Address: Basilio Badillo 295, Emiliano Zapata, 48380 Puerto Vallarta, Jal., México Phone: +52 322 222 1220 Purchase Gil's New Book, 1967 At Amazon All of Gil Gevins' Books Available at Amazon     [caption id="attachment_2551" align="alignright" width="225"] Toilet Tank Art Lucy's CuCu Cabana[/caption] That should do it for this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. Next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message like Mama Patti did. And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes. [caption id="attachment_2552" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Lucy's CuCu Cabana, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can [caption id="attachment_2548" align="aligncenter" width="607"] Lucy's Cucu Cabaña[/caption] get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right. [caption id="attachment_2554" align="aligncenter" width="459"] 1967, by Gil Gevins[/caption] So, thanks to Gil Gevins. Come on now, get out there and buy his new book. It’s autographed and waiting for you at Lucy’s CuCu Cabana, so pick one up. And Check out the contact info in the show notes of this episode of the show at www.puertovallartatravelshow.com. See the pictures I took of Gil and his shop and links to Lucy’s CuCu Cabana. Hey, thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos! [caption id="attachment_2542" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Lucy's Cucu Cabaña[/caption]

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Andrea: Good evening! I have been listening to your podcast for months now and am so thankful for them! Each episode is jam packed with information to optimize my health and teach me so I can share with others. I am a personal trainer and have been approached by people who take and sell Isagenix Products. I am not sure if you have heard of this line, but wanted to get your thoughts on the products. Thank you so much in advance! -Andrea   Lily: Hi Dr. Cabral! I absolutely love your podcast - especially the house calls. There are so many different subjects you tackle, and it’s so great that you give reference to specific episodes if listeners want to know more about them. I’ve learned so much from you, and can’t thank you enough for that. Now, I have a health question which I hope you can help with: my problem is that I feel bloated, look 6 months pregnant and have flatulence almost after every meal. I’m 39 years old and have had this problem for maybe 10-15 years. I’ve been vegan for 5 years now, don’t eat gluten or sugar, have regular bowel movement every morning and I work out 5-6 days a week, do yoga, not really stressing out too much. I only eat raw foods (fruit) in the morning, in my smoothie. Cutting dairy and gluten has helped a little bit, but it’s still pretty bad. I also do intermittent fasting, use probiotics and digestive enzymes, but nothing is helping :( Other than PCOS, I don’t have any health conditions that I’m aware of. So, what do you think is the problem? What’s would be the best thing to try to get better? I live in the Netherlands, so can’t order any of your tests unfortunately, but any advice on how to start treating this would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks so much in advance! Thomas: Hello Dr. Cabral I love your podcast. I am a 43 year old male 6'2" 175 eat very healthy gluten free a and exercise almost daily in some form. I have had a blood test and was told my HEMOGLOBIN A1C was 5.7 a bit high. Like I said I eat very healthy and even have a very low sugar diet. I went on a 30 day NO sugar diet and did the test again. I had the same exact results they did not budge. I then decided to test my blood sugar on my own through out the day. Before and after meals, early in the morning and everything came out great. Very good readings. So my question is should I be concerned that my HEMOGLOBIN A1C is 5.7 and can not be able to change that? For the record my parents and one of my sisters also has the same exact reading 5.7. If there is anything you think I should do please let me know. Thanks Thomas   Michael: Stephen: I have been experiencing inflammation in either of my eyes for the last 24 months. I went to primary care and an eye doctor who called the issue “episcleritis”. Frequency was either eye being inflamed every 60 days or so. Doctor prescribed an artificial tear product that didnt seem to change the frequency. They tested for rheumatoid arthritis and did not find anything. Last May, I added a daily multi-vitamin and an extra C tablet to my regimen. I went 6 months before I had a recurrence...since then I have had several days of redness/inflammation/pain in either eye. Is there another recommendation besides the continued increase of vitamin intake (preventive)? I typically double up in vitamin C and take ibuprofen during the inflammation events. Is there another recommendation for treatment during the event? Appreciate your podcast...heard you on EOFire and appreciated your approach/insight. Thanks. MLC  Angelita: I am 63, 5'6" , 140lbs. Exercise on a very regular basis. Love my smoothies, eat well and exclude anything white in my diet. Am on medication for cholesterol, blood pressure and Paxil. I am confident that these meds could have been avoided if I had been more informed of diet when I was younger. Throughout the last 40 years, I have been always physically active and hope to continue. I just discovered your insightful podcasts. I am truly confused whether I need to take multi-vitamins. There are so many out there. What do you recommend for someone my age? II live in Quebec, Canada and our winters are quite long. Do I need a mineral boost throughout this season? Thank you.   Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community’s questions! - - - Show Notes & Resources: http://StephenCabral.com/715 - - - Get Your Question Answered: http://StephenCabral.com/askcabral  

Welcome to our second episode of Tarion Talks. Last May, Tarion held its 2017 Annual Public Meeting and there were a number of questions about illegal building that were discussed, which led us to select illegal building as the topic for this episode. Just what is illegal building? Almost all new homes sold in Ontario are required by law to be built by a registered builder and be enrolled in the New Home Warranty Program administered by Tarion. Illegal building falls into two buckets: When a builder or vendor who is not registered with Tarion sells a newly built home, and, When a builder -- even one registered with Tarion -- begins construction of a new home without enrolling the home with Tarion. All builders in Ontario must be registered with Tarion. And all builders and vendors of newly built homes must enrol the home with Tarion. But why does this matter? Working with a registered builder is important for new home buyers for a number of reasons: It ensures buyers are aware of the warranty coverage for their new home and that they can turn to Tarion for help. Illegally built homes often do not meet Ontario Building Code standards, which means there could be safety issues. Illegal builders often ignore other laws like Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Illegal building promotes an underground economy and creates unfair competition in the building industry. Illegal builders damage the reputation of reputable, registered builders and the home-building industry. In this episode, we talk more about how Tarion is combatting illegal building in Ontario and what happens to a builder who appears to be building illegally. We also share some of the warning signs that your builder may be building illegally and how to protect yourself and your home. This episode is hosted by Laurie Stephens, Tarion’s Director of Strategic Communications. Her special guest is Tanya Gibson, Director of Enforcement at Tarion. Tune in for our next episode this fall.

Paradigm Shift - Mark “Blu” Lambert guests hosts with Daniel. Daniel interviews Dr. Emma Hughes,Professor in the Criminology Department at California State University, Fresno. After interning for the public defender's office and working on a documentary (Dark Days) decides to go into criminology rather than law. Dr. Hughes earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Birmingham City University in the UK, where she also taught for five years before moving to Fresno. Dr. Hughes earned her M.Phil. in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. She has an M.A. in History from Columbia University and earned her B.A. in English from Stanford University. Dr. Hughes focuses in the Corrections option within the Criminology major and she regularly teaches the community-based and institutional corrections courses as well as courses in the graduate program. Her research interests focus on jails and prisons, with a particular emphasis on rehabilitation programs. She is the author of the book Education in Prison: Studying through Distance Learning, published by Ashgate in 2012. She contributed a chapter on prison education to the book How Offenders Transform Their Lives (eds: Veysey, Christian & Martinez, 2009, Willan Publishing) and she has also contributed chapters to edited volumes on prison education.She is currently undertaking research on the role and experiences of community volunteers who provide programming in prisons and jails. She is a co-editor of, and contributor to the book, The Voluntary Sector in Prisons: Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change(2016), part of Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Prisons and Penology series. Dr. Hughes serves as an advisor to the Fresno County Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for whom she conducts research on the dynamics of the jail population. Whilst living in the UK Dr. Hughes conducted research for British charities involved in educational and arts provision in prisons. She regularly presents papers at conferences such as the American Society of Criminology’s annual meeting. She is the founder of Project Rebound at Fresno State, a support program for formerly incarcerated students. Dr. Hughes discusses the value of in person teaching, peer education and the influence of prison gangs on education in California. Project Rebound celebrates it’s 50 year anniversary and has achieved a 90% graduation rate. Jason Bell has worked to extend Project Rebound with assistance from The Opportunity Institute, Renewing Communities in California Initiative, to 8+ CSU campuses (Sacramento State, Bakersfield, Cal State LA, CAl State Fullerton, CAl State San Bernardino, CAl Poly Pomona, San Diego State University,  CAl State Long Beach, Stanislaus State with more coming on board. Last May the Each One Teach One, Arnold Trevino, Warden Rosemary Ndoh, Insight Garden Program ,  giving back , shift to bring in more education and lower prison population.   Coastline Community College Palo Verde Community College Grossmont Community College Mrs. Sandia Tuttle Warden Matthew Martel http://www.prexpanded.org projectrebound@mail.fresnostate.edu Project Rebound Department of Criminology California State University, Fresno 2576 E. San Ramon, M/S ST 104 Fresno, CA 93740   www.releasedintocaptivity.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Released2cptvty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Releasedintocaptivity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/releasedintocaptivity/ Email Daniel: danielh@releasedintocaptivity.com Email Carlos: carlosc@releasedintocaptivity.com

It was nearly one year to the day when we last talked to Nicholas Chimonas, head of Technical SEO at Page One Power, on Edge of the Web. Last May, we had Nicholas Chimonas on the show to talk about the 2016 Link Building Survey he conducts for Moz. This time on the show, however, we wanted to talk to Nicholas to talk about link building and the changes he's seen happen in the past year. And the 2017 Link Building Survey is out and if you are in the marketing industry, you are able to fill out this survey! Plus, we break down the latest updates from Google, Facebook, and recap this year's Google I/O. All this week on Edge of the Web Radio!

Download Episode [tweetshare tweet="Learn all about the new Google Sites in Episode 3! #gttribe #googleedu #edtech" username="GTeacherTribe"]GOOGLE NEWS AND UPDATES Toontastic 3D now available Get Toontastic YouTubers create education content on learning languages Mandarin Chinese! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/A2c0 French! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/2gqV Hindi! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/bU4t Italian! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/Nm04 Japanese! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/xYZh Arabic! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/nVtO Portuguese! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/dUWo Russian! #LearnALanguage Deeplink: https://ytkids.app.goo.gl/cKFV New Chromebooks: https://blog.google./topics/education/new-generation-chromebooks-designed-millions-students-and-educators/ Android apps: Last May, Google announced that Android apps were coming to Chromebooks. In the coming weeks, Chromebook administrators will be able to create a library of approved Android apps and install them on select managed Chromebooks. Students will be able to access millions of Android apps, like Toontastic and Science Journal, for learning both online and offline. Featured Content New Google Sites The new Google Sites allow for a beautiful design with easy click to add, drag and drop elements including Google files (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Charts). The new sites also allow creators to embed maps, YouTube videos, calendars on easy to manage and arranged pages. The themes are elegant to design easily and collaborate to let others edit a site. Great a good entry point for newer users and those that don’t need fancy options when designing websites. Shoutout to #gafechat and Kelly Fitzgerald Ways to use Google Sites: Websites for projects Parent portal Video repository ePortfolios Training site Resources Google Sites Cheat Sheet (1-pager from Google) New Google Sites videos, podcasts, and resources from TeacherCast New Google Sites Cheat Sheet from Jenn Judkins Christy Fennewald has put together this great Google Slides presentation that really will tell you everything you need to know to get started. The New Google Sites: The Good, The Bad, and Nothing Ugly (Shake Up Learning) NEW Google Sites: 10 things teachers must know (Ditch That Textbook) ON THE BLOGS Matt - Preparing students for a start-up, entrepreneur-driven world Kasey - Help Me Create an Educational Hashtag Database (similar to Chrome App and Extension Database) MAILBAG Paula Frank (Christ the King School in Little Rock, AR): Have you heard when we GSUITE users will be able to use Google Play Store? As of last week, it is still grayed on our chrome flip books. Want to get those android apps to my kindergarten and 1st-grade teachers. Answer: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7131624 Heather Kilgore from Commerce ISD in Commerce, Texas left as awesome iTunes review! We got a Speakpipe message from Italy! [shortcode-variables slug="signature"]

Last May, two research groups announced a breakthrough: they each grew human embryos, in the lab, longer than ever before. In doing so, they witnessed a period of human development no one had ever seen. But in the process, they crashed up against something called the '14-day rule,' a guideline set over 30 years ago that dictates what we do, and possibly how we feel, about human embryos in the lab. On this episode, join producer Molly Webster as she peers down at our very own origins, and wonders: what do we do now? This piece was produced by Molly Webster and Annie McEwen, with help from Matt Kielty. Special thanks goes to the Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University; Omar Sultan Haque, Kevin Fitzgerald, SJ, and Josephine Johnston; Charlie McCarthy; Elizabeth Lockett, Mark Hill, and Robert Cork; plus, Eric Boodman, Lauren Morello, and Martin Pera. Producer's note about the image: Check out the super cool picture that's running with this piece. Scientist Gist Croft sent it to me a couple of weeks after my visit to the Rockefeller lab: it’s an image of the very embryo I looked at under the microscope - a twelve-day old human embryo - but with all the detail highlighted using fluorescent dye. (When I looked in person, we were using a light microscope that showed everything in black and white, with not nearly that precision.) The neon green bits are what's called the epiblast, the clump of cells from which the entire human body develops. See how it looks like it's pulling apart in to two? The scientists don’t know for sure, but they think this embryo might have been on it's way to becoming TWO embryos. Twinning! In action! Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at Radiolab.org/donate.    

The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. Last May, the Syrian city of Palmyra was captured by the forces of the so-called Islamic State. Few of the group's excesses have won as much attention as their ravaging of the city. They waged a campaign of violence against the local population, and they systematically destroyed many of the city's great monuments, including the 2,000 year old Temple of Bel. We trace the story of the Temple, pay homage to Palmyra's ancient warrior Queen Zenobia - and hear from a modern day Zenobia, daughter of Khaled al-Asaad director of antiquities at Palmyra who was beheaded by IS. She tells us when IS militants took over her home and her last words with her father. Contributors: Nasser Rabbat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Salam al-Kuntar, University of Pennsylvania Museum; Zenobia al-Asaad, daughter of Khaled al-Asaad, her words read in English by Amira Ghazalla Presenter: Kanishk Tharoor Producer: Maryam Maruf Picture: Temple of Bel, Palmyra Credit: Getty With thanks to Faisal Irshaid of BBC Arabic, Alma Hassoun of BBC Monitoring, Rubina Raja of Aarhus University, Christopher Jones of Columbia University, and Christa Salamandra of City University of New York.

Last May, right before the NCAA tournament got under way, we talked to Iowa coach Rick Heller, whose Hawkeyes had caught a lot of analysts and opponents by surprise and were riding a wave of [...]

Last May we reviewed MAD MAX FURY ROAD giving it a 10/10 on our Justice&Doom Movie Meter. Well it is blowin up award nods, nabbing 2 Golden Globe nods including Best Picture and multiple Critics Best Picture awards. Listen to our review and commentary and find out why FURY ROAD is our pick for the Best of 2015. ORIGINAL REVIEW: May 2015

Last May, the Bharatiya Janata Party won the first majority government in India in 25 years, giving newly minted Prime Minister Narendra Modi a broad mandate to initiate much needed reforms in the country. The question is, how is Modi delivering on his promises to root out corruption, spur economic growth and job creation, and garner greater respect for India on the world stage?  This Wednesday, the India Project at Brookings hosted a roundtable of India experts to evaluate Modi's first year in office. They panel considers developments over the last year in India's economic, social, and foreign policy, including its treatment of minorities, its accent to the title of fastest growing economy in the world, and its revived engagement with its neighbors and world powers alike. They also take a turn towards the future. Has Modi set expectations so high he cannot help but disappoint? Or is India on the up-and-up, with what he calles "Acche Din" or "Good Days" on the way? And what does all this mean for the United States and how engages with both India and the rest of the Asia-Pacific? The panel includes Tanvi Madan, Bruce Jones, Diane Farrell, Vikram Singh Mehta, and Milan Vaishnav.  It's the Lawfare Podcast, Episode #124: The Modi Government in India Turns One

Few events anywhere can tie generations together like Princeton Reunions. Last May, PAW brought together three alums and a graduating senior to share their thoughts about Princeton’s big weekend. Here’s what Lew Miller ’49, Jackie Thomas ’09, Christie Coates ’89, and Dillon Reisman ’14 had to say.

Last May, San Francisco’s school board made a major decision. Special education students now attend any school while being taught in standard classes along with standard students, instead of being designated to specific schools and classrooms. These students now will have special education teachers to assist them individually along with their classroom instructor. With Akeisha Johnson, your show host on this episode of Making It Work, we will chat with undergraduate student Amanda Harrinauth about her experiences with special education and living in the Bay!

Young Heroes This week's Hero Person is 9-year-old Orly Sedransk. After a visit to her local shelter, she was moved to do something to make a difference. Through a 50/50 raffle, she was able to raise enough money to help the municipal shelter purchase cages to hold cats. Top Dog Names Next time you go to the Dog Park, you're likely going to hear someone calling for Max or Bella. Those are the top two names bestowed on puppies in 2014. Vetstreet.com says other popular names for boy dogs after Max were Charlie, Rocky, Buddy and Cooper. Rover.com says there was a 37% increase in food-themed names like Coconut, Ginger, Kale, Peanut, Guinness, Vino, Mochi and Whiskey. Road-kill Clothing Pamela Paquin is an "ethical designer." She collects road-kill to turn into "Petite Mort," or stoles, collars and coats. The average price is $1000 for one of her creations. Many of her clients are upscale and affluent. Pamela says this is a tribute to the animals. Pet Food Stamps Program Shuts Down When Pet Food Stamps, Inc. was formed in 2013; it got attention from all over, including being featured on CNN, CBS, ABC and Animal Radio. In 2013, founder Marc Okon raised $65,000, enough to handle the nearly 200,000 people who'd asked for help. He resigned last April, saying he was overwhelmed with applications and closed the program. Petco Stops Selling Treats From China Petco has kept it promise and removed all dog and cat threats made in China from the shelves of it stores nationwide. Last May, the chain became the first national pet retailer to say it would stop selling the treats after reports began showing up Chinese-made treats were making animals sick, and worse. The move includes pet treats made for the Petco Brand 'unleashed' and those sold online. More this week

Last May, Clio ran a #Clioday contest asking lawyers how they used the time they saved because of Clio law practice management solutions.  After much fanfare, a winner was picked.  Haley Austin.  I watched her video (which her daughter filmed and edited and you can see below) and really wanted to do a guest lecture […]Written by Susan Cartier Liebel

XH: When it’s the annual catkins season, the flying fluffy white stuff can be beautiful to some and irritating to others. A scheme in Shanghai’s Putuo District to stop poplar, phoenix and willow trees from producing catkins that can cause allergic reactions in people has met with a mixed response. So why is that somebody find it annoying while other people find it’s ok? HY: Well I think that for people who are allergic to these things, it can be, you know, very troublesome and you get really bad reactions from it and also for those who are not allergic to catkin, it just could be very annoying, and even you know for me, someone who wears glasses, I find it difficult to open my eyes half of the time, eh, when there’s a lot of this fluff floating in the air. John: Yeah, I don’t really care. I have to be honest. I think the most interesting take-away for me is that I thought these things were called dander. I had no idea what else to call. Someone ask me the other day: “what do you call that stuff?” “I don’t know. dander.” Turns out there actually is a real name for it, catkin. But I mean I understand that for some people you know it does cause allergic reactions. That’s true of any plants that releases pollen or dander or what have you into the air, there are going to be people who have mild to in some cases severe allergic reactions, which is of course a big problem. For me, personally, I don’t know, it’s just a kind of, it’s just a way that I know spring is finally here in Beijing. XH: Okay. HY: And actually there’s a real reason to be worried about catkin, because they can be a fire hazard too. Last year, during a single week in May, 105 fires involving catkins were reported in Beijing alone. And there was even more unfortunate incident in Runan, Henan province. Last May, a couple were burned to death after their catkin-covered, thatched-roof house caught fire, and then it was the catkin that was regarded being aggravating the fire. XH: So let’s look at this whole catkin-control programme in Shanghai, basically it’s injecting a liquid into the trees to neuter the trees. And some people are saying it’s a good idea, but some people are not. Let’s first listen to our listener Ting who has an opinion to share here. Ting: 给树木绝育，这是涉及整个生态系统的事情。然后历史上很多时候就是因为急功近利，看到眼前的利益，然后轻易改变一个生态系统，往往会造成很意想不到的……而且我觉得还有其他的方法啊，比如说，慢慢地，然后在城市里面少种一些柳树，用其他一些树木代替之类的。 XH: Yeah, basically Ting is saying that might be a short-sighted approach to solving problem, because you don’t know what kind long-term like biological consequence you will have on trees environment. HY: Yes, I think what we have now you can say, you know, it’s a sort of disturbing the eco-system. But it was because that it was the so-called female trees that were planted obsessively. So 70 percent of these trees are so-called female trees. And that’s why you have the catkins. John: Yeah. I mean look. I would say that I am pretty ambivalent about this, almost to the point of indifference. But I think it’s important to point out that anyone who argues about the… like you know “it’s not natural”; you know, “it hurts the eco-system”. Well, I mean the poplar and willow population in Beijing at least is not natural. It’s not part of the local occurring eco-system. They were all planted here by people who wanted to make Beijing greener. You know, good for them, Beijing does need to be greener. So the problem is that, this problem that we see now was created when people were just not paying attention to what type of trees they were planting. So everyone that argues, oh, it’s not nature. Well, you know, these trees are not here for natural reasons to begin with. If they were, you know, naturally occurring, if they were local, okay, fine, you might have an argument there. But I think you just can’t say that as, we see that they were all artificial. XH: Yeah. I agree with that.

JBN sits down with Dan Radzikowski, a voice teacher/coach, performer and music director. As an actor, some of his favorite roles include Bobby in "Crazy For You," Charley in "Where's Charley?," Malcolm in "The Full Monty," Greg in "A Chorus Line” and Ernst in "Cabaret." He performed “Outgoing,” the song Joel wrote for him at the Lincoln Center Songbook Series, and at Joel's Jonathan Larson Award ceremony. Dan has also performed in and music directed, "Singin' In The Shower" at Birdland as part of the Broadway At Birdland Concert Series. Last May, Dan performed in and music directed Joel's concert, "Something New: The Concert." Carnegie Mellon, NYU grad. For more information, please visit www.DanRadzVoice.com and www.DanRadzikowski.com. Song Presentation: "Outgoing" from Joel B. New's STANDALONE: A SONG CYCLE. The song portion of this episode was recorded live at Broadway Sessions, hosted by Ben D @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC (www.broadwaysessions.net).

Have you heard about the tissue paper diet? You haven’t, well, let me fill you in. Last May, Kirstie Clements, the editor of Vogue Australia was fired after 13 years in the top seat! Needless to say she was not happy. She decided to lift the lid off all she witnessed in her 25 years in the industry. She writes about supermodels eating tissue paper to fill themselves up, depriving themselves of vital nutrition and making themselves feel artificially satiated by eating tissue paper rather than actual food. “You know how you read interviews where models insist they eat a lot? Not true.” says the former editor of Vogue Australia. “The only way they can get that thin is to stop eating. They eat tissue paper to starve off the hunger pangs, literally ball it up and eat it.” She continues “You might be starving, drunk and high, with dried up kidneys and liver of a 55-year old alcoholic, but just as long as you can make it down the run way looking fabulous, who cares?” It is no secret that the fashion industry is highly competitive and cutthroat. Read more...

Are you curious what Russell’s doing today to double his business? If so, listen to this episode and copy exactly what he’s doing. ---Transcript--- Hey everyone, this is Russell Brunson from DotComSecrets.com and this is the Marketing in Your Car podcast. Today, we’re going to be talking about a thing called KPIs. In the theme of my podcast from yesterday, I know it was a short one, but just talking about taking stock of where you are in your life right now and making a whole new list of what you need to be happy, and then going and just getting it, and not letting anything get in your way. I hope a lot of you guys took that to heart yesterday and did that. I know I’m having a ton of fun with mine today. I got a bunch of things on my list I’m doing today, just because I wanted to to be happy, and now I’m going to go do them. I hope you guys do the same thing as well. Today, what I want to talk about though is now tying that back into business a little bit and I want to tell you basically what I’m doing today. You guys should copy me because it’s going to work and make me a lot of money. One of the things that I’ve noticed in my business is when I have something that I’m tracking and I’m looking at, and I’m watching the numbers on, it tends to grow. When I just forget about them and I don’t have those things, then it tends to not grow. I’ve always looked at things from month to month, our numbers and our profit and loss, stuff like that. In fact, that’s what the accountants were at my office yesterday showing us. They come once a month and go over all those things but recently, we hired these guys to do some traffic generation stuff for us. Every Friday, they send us what they call a Friday report. It shows us how many clicks, how much money was spent. It shows a really detailed report of how many sales came in. It was really exciting to get that. I thought, “You know what? We have a lot of divisions in our company and a lot of different offers we’re running, and things like that yet we never really, I don’t have numbers like that in front of me all the time.” What we decided to do and what our task for today is to kind of sit down and figure out what our KPIs are for each of our different sub-companies. A KPI is a key performance indicator. For example, in most of our businesses, the key performance indicators are similar. One of them we’re looking at very heavily obviously is traffic, how much traffic are we getting in, from what source. A KPI could be we need 500 visitors a day from search, 500 visitors a day from Facebook, whatever that number is. That’s a key performance indicator. As soon as we started tracking that, then we can help improve it, making it go up and down. Another one would be how many subscribers we get each day. Are we getting 100 a day, 1000 a day, 5000 a day, whatever it is? The next one is how many sales we’re making, and not just random sales but what is the front end product we have. I don’t know about you guys but we always have for each of our businesses, Dot Com Secrets X, Dot Com Secrets Local, Dot Com Secrets Second Up-line, Girlfriend in a Week, all of our websites, all of our properties, whatever you want to call them, they each have a front end product that we’re trying to put people into. Usually for us, it’s a dollar trial type product. That’s one of our key performance indicators is how many dollar trials did we give away today. Is it 10, 100, 1000? That’s a big thing we look at. That is a key performance indicator. The next one is how many active members. If we have 3000 active members right now, or 2000, whatever that number is, and then how much we sold other back end products, those are the KPIs that we have for basically each of our companies. What I’m doing today is making a little template that basically has those KPIs, and each person in our office is in charge of different sections. Basically each Friday, I’m going to have it where everyone on my team goes and puts together their Friday KPI reports and send them in. That way, we can see week by week how we’re improving, what’s going up, what’s going down, and those types of things. That’s what we’re doing. I’m really excited for it. What I’ve noticed is that any time we track something, it tends to get bigger because we see it and our brain automatically starts thinking about, “Man, I got 100 visitors yesterday. How can I get 120 tomorrow? How can I get 150? How can I get 200?” Just the fact that we’re tracking it, I guarantee we’ll see numbers go up. I want to recommend the same thing for you guys. If you aren’t tracking stuff yet like that, it’s time to sit back and start looking at what those key performance indicators are in your business, and everyone’s businesses are different. Figure out what those things are, and then track them and plot them. Look at it so you can see day by day what’s happening, has it gone up, has it gone down, and things like that. Another fun thing that you can start doing is after you do this for like a year or so, and we’re doing this with our revenues, profit and losses and stuff, is looking year by year. Last May, we did X amount of dollars. This May, we did this amount of dollars. We increased from month to month, year by year which is fun. The biggest thing I think is having the tracking ability so you can see it and improve it every single day. There is your homework assignment for today, you guys. Figure out your KPIs. Figure out your tracking system, and start watching those numbers because when you watch them, then they can improve. That’s about it, you guys. I’m at the office today. I’m going to go start making some KPI sheets. It’s going to be a ton of fun. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please tell other people. Go ahead and blog about it. I won’t mind, or just go into iTunes and leave a review. I love seeing the reviews. It makes me happy. I would appreciate that. Thanks so much. We’ll talk to you all soon.

Last May, a group of eight students from Fordham Law School went on a fact-finding mission to investigate land access in Nepal.  They were sent by the Crowley Program in International Human Rights at Fordham Law's Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, which sponsors a fact-finding mission to a different country every year.  The Crowley scholars share their experiences, as well as the audio diaries they kept during their time in Nepal.