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Learning in Lessons in Tanya chapter 35 we return to the main Mission Statement of Sefer Tanya as well as the Focus on being a Beinoni, etc... It's close to us, to our hearts - thoughts, mouth - speech, to do - action and the Naturual Love & Fear of Hashem helps us apply with clarity the will of Hashem always. Cover Pic Dedicated to Lipa a'h and the special souls of 2025 5785 returning to Hashem's people um Yisrael...Support the marriage of a new sincere ger tzedek couple - campaign by Nissim Black & families - https://thechesedfund.com/ohrhadassahzichroneliezier/help-ger-tzedek/teams/nissimblackUnity Inspires Projects - United Souls 54 - Going Forward with The Authentic Soul of End of Days Flow vs the Fake AI. The Treasure Chest & Inner Real Wisdom by Eli Goldsmith - https://open.substack.com/pub/eligoldsmith/p/unity-inspires-projects-united-souls-84d?r=oyu71&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Aquesta setmana comencem amb quatre novetats de Flamenco d'aquest 2025, el guitarrista Juan el Flaco, el pianista Diego Amador, Javier Limón i el projecte Sosegá i el cantaor David de Jacoba, seguim amb la descoberta de la banda belga d'etnojazz Azmari, el concert recomanat d'Amparo Sánchez i la banda LIPA i un record per l'històric riff de Satisfaction dels Rolling Stones.

Today's episode is about jazz in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn some words from today's topic. You will also learn how to say “Let me introduce... “ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short dialogue about Slovak jazz.Episode notesIn today's episode, I'm talking about jazz in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn some words from today's topic. You will also learn how to say “Let me introduce... “ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short dialogue about Slovak jazz.Slovak lesson1. jemný džez (soft jazz)2. džezový hudobník (jazz musician)3. spevák (singer)4. skladateľ (composer)5. organizátor (organizer)6. zakladateľ (founder)7. dlhoročný moderátor (longtime host)8. hudobný ambasádor (musical ambassador)9. charakteristický hlas (signature voice)10. rodisko džezu (birthplace of jazz)11. Dovoľ, aby som predstavil... (Let me introduce...)DIALOGUETom: Tak ty si zo Slovenska? Zaujímavé. Ale tam asi veľa džezu nemáte, čo? (So, you're from Slovakia? Interesting. But there's not much jazz there, huh?)Martin: Prosím? Akože nemáme džez? To si kde počul? (Excuse me? We don't have jazz? Where did you hear that?)Tom: No… neviem, nikdy som nepočul o žiadnom slovenskom džezmanovi. (I don't know… I've just never heard of any Slovak jazz musicians.)Martin: Tak dovoľ, aby som ti predstavil Petra Lipu. Spevák, skladateľ, legenda. Spieva džez už od 60-tych rokov a dokonca po slovensky! Vieš, aké to bolo odvážne počas komunizmu? (Well then, let me introduce to you Peter Lipa. Singer, composer, legend. He's been doing jazz since the '60s—and get this—he sings in Slovak! You know how bold that was during communism?)Tom: Fakt? Po slovensky? A znie to dobre? (Really? In Slovak? Does it sound good?)Martin: Znie to skvele! Jeho hlas má taký zvláštny chrapľavý tón, a je perfektný pre džez. (It sounds great! His voice has this weird, raspy tone…and it's perfect for jazz.Tom: Tak to musím počuť. (I need to hear that.)Martin: A vieš čo? Jeho posledný album NOLA nahrával v New Orleans. Takže ak rodisko džezu víta Slováka, musí robiť niečo správne. (And you know what? His latest album, NOLA, was recorded in New Orleans. So, if the birthplace of jazz welcomes a Slovak, he must be doing something right.)Tom: Dobre, dobre, presvedčil si ma. Slovensko má džez. A znie to, že ho má s dušou. (Alright, alright, you've convinced me. Slovakia has jazz. And it sounds like it has it with soul.)Martin: Presne tak. (Exactly.)Timestamps00:31 Introduction02:20 About jazz in Slovakia03:40 Fun fact 104:26 Fun fact 206:23 Fun fact 307:34 Fun fact 409:07 Fun fact 512:13 Slovak lesson16:44 Dialogue in Slovak18:13 Dialogue with the English translation20:57 Final thoughtsIf you have any questions, send it to my email hello@bozenasslovak.com. Check my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bozenasslovak/ where I am posting the pictures of what I am talking about on my podcast. Also, check my website https://www.bozenasslovak.com © All copywrites reserved to Bozena O Hilko LLC

Hocus Focus Mix met Florence & The Machine, Dua Lipa, Deadmau5, Kaskade, John Summit, Beastie Boys & Coldplay

Este vídeo analiza el intenso debate en el Reino Unido sobre la protección del copyright frente al uso masivo de contenidos para entrenar inteligencias artificiales generativas. Más de 400 figuras culturales —desde Elton John y Paul McCartney hasta Dua Lipa y Kazuo Ishiguro— han reclamado un sistema “opt-in” que garantice transparencia y compensación económica. Veremos los argumentos de artistas y tecnológicas (OpenAI, Google), el estado actual de la Ley de Datos (Uso y Acceso) y las implicaciones para la industria creativa y la innovación en IA.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/el-podcast-de-marc-vidal--5231699/support.

Paul talks with Tod Lipa, Executive Director of CARES in Farmington Hills about Victors Roofing.

Rick Jupp is a founding member of the band Elbow. His parts and sonic experimentation helped contribute to some incredible songs with wide and beautiful pallets. He now teaches at the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts.

Msikilizaji wakati dunia ilipoazimisha siku ya kimataifa ya wafanyakazi, viongozi barani Afrika na hasa kwenye ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki walitangaza nyongeza ya mshahara huku wengine wakitoa ahueni ya ushuru wa mapato. Kwenye makala ya Gurudumu la uchumi juma hili, tunaangazia kodi ya lipa kadiri unavyopata (PAYE) kwa wafanyakazi na waajiri. Kuzungumzia hili msikilizaji kwenye line ya simu nimemualika Ali Mkimo, mtaalamu na mchambuzi wa masuala ya uchumi na biashara akiwa Tanzania.

Msikilizaji wakati dunia ilipoazimisha siku ya kimataifa ya wafanyakazi, viongozi barani Afrika na hasa kwenye ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki walitangaza nyongeza ya mshahara huku wengine wakitoa ahueni ya ushuru wa mapato. Kwenye makala ya Gurudumu la uchumi juma hili, tunaangazia kodi ya lipa kadiri unavyopata (PAYE) kwa wafanyakazi na waajiri. Kuzungumzia hili msikilizaji kwenye line ya simu nimemualika Ali Mkimo, mtaalamu na mchambuzi wa masuala ya uchumi na biashara akiwa Tanzania.

In this special double-feature episode recorded amidst the alpine buzz in Lech Zürs, Austria, during The Digital Distillery: Mountain Edition and HORIZONT Snowmasters, host Nadia Koski sits down in the cozy Hotel Platinhoff for some fireside chats with two trailblazing women shaping innovation and leadership across industries.You'll learn about: building internal and external mentorship networks, leadership styles for introverts vs. extroverts, sustainable design and local supply chain, what it takes to launch a startup, and the learned resilience to pivot into something new.Alma Lipa, CDMO DACH L'Oréal,  shares her 20-year journey through the beauty industry, from launching Urban Decay in Germany to leading L'Oréal's digital marketing strategy across DACH. She opens up about mentorship, ambition, building strong teams, and why passion and people are at the heart of real success.Alma's Top Takeaways:Loving the brands you work with makes the difference.Don't wait to ask for mentorship—reach out early and often.True leadership is about generous guidance and collective growth.Identify your strengths and share those with your mentors.Carolin Kunert, Innovation Manager HEAD, opens up about her career journey from welding her first product prototype as a design student to founding a successful (and sold) startup. Carolin's story is one of rapid iteration, bold decisions, and learning through doing. Now leading innovation at HEAD, she's implementing agile processes and fostering cross-team collaboration across the company.Carolin's Startup Wisdom:“If everything is under control, you're moving too slow.”Launch fast, learn fast—test your ideas and get to market.Think twice before taking VC money, it's not the only path to growth.DISCOVER & CONNECTConnect with Alma Lipa on LinkedInConnect with Carolin Kunert on LinkedInDiscover your strengths: CliftonStrengths AssessmentLearn more about the HORIZONT Snowmasters 2025 edition.Learn more about upcoming The Digital Distillery Events.Discover Lech Zürs, AustriaDiscover Hotel PlatinhoffGet in touch with Obsession - Germany's Top Event Agency Produced and Hosted by Nadia KoskiEngineered by Phil McDowellProject Lead Dennis KirschnerYou can contact the show at womenleadpodcast@the-digital-distillery.comor go to the website.Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook & Instagram

Last time we spoke about the fall of Iwo Jima. General Schmidt pushed through Japanese defenses, facing strongholds like Cushman's Pocket and General Senda's positions, with intense fighting and heavy casualties on both sides. Despite stubborn resistance, the Marines gradually advanced, employing tanks and artillery support. The Japanese, under General Kuribayashi, fought tenaciously, culminating in a final assault on March 26. After brutal combat, Iwo Jima was declared secured, but at great cost: 18,000 Japanese and over 6,800 American lives lost. Meanwhile, in New Britain, Australian forces continued their offensive, capturing strategic positions despite fierce enemy resistance. In the midst of a fierce conflict, Australian battalions advanced into enemy territory, capturing strategic positions while facing heavy resistance. Notable victories included the successful ambushes by the 2/7th Battalion and the capture of key locations like the But airfield. Despite facing fierce counterattacks from the Japanese, particularly at Slater's Knoll, the Australians maintained their momentum. As the Japanese command faced internal crises, the Australians continued their relentless push, ultimately leading to significant territorial gains and weakening enemy forces. This episode is the Visayas Offensive Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  Within northern Luzon, by mid-March, General Clarkson's 33rd Division was exploring the western routes to Baguio. Colonel Volckmann's guerrilla unit had taken control of San Fernando and was engaged in combat around Cervantes. Meanwhile, General Mullins' 25th Division had advanced to Putlan, and General Gill's 32nd Division was involved in a fierce battle at Salacsac Pass. Following the capture of Putlan, General Swift instructed Mullins to push through Balete Pass to secure the vital Santa Fe region. On March 12, the 27th and 161st Regiments began advancing north and northwest, successfully clearing the Minuli area and establishing a foothold on Norton Ridge by March 15. At the same time, the 35th Regiment initiated a broad maneuver around Balete Pass via the Old Spanish Road, but this was soon hindered by intense artillery and mortar fire from the positions of the 11th Independent Regiment. The road also required significant engineering efforts to support the outflanking force, leading Mullins to ultimately halt the 35th's assault. However, General Konuma was unaware of this; fearing an outflanking maneuver from Carranglan, he had no choice but to keep around 3,000 of his best troops in this seemingly secure area. On March 15, Mullins ordered the reinforced 161st Regiment to launch a holding attack to the north while the majority of the 27th Regiment executed a flanking maneuver over Myoko Ridge, Mount Myoko, and Lone Tree Hill to encircle Balete Pass from the east. After regrouping at Putlan, the 35th was also tasked with capturing Mount Kabuto to subsequently advance northwest along Balete Ridge and connect with the 27th at Myoko. Mullins launched a renewed offensive on March 16, facing stubborn resistance from the 161st as it gradually advanced toward Norton's Knob, which was successfully captured by the end of the month. On March 22, the 27th began its flanking maneuver, with the 1st Battalion moving east into the elevated terrain south of Kapintalan by March 28, while the 2nd Battalion advanced nearly 3,750 yards up the wooded Myoko Ridge to the east. Meanwhile, the 35th's attempt to encircle the enemy via Kabuto started off well, reaching the northern slope of Balete Ridge on March 22. However, Konuma's recently arrived reinforcements launched a series of strong counterattacks and harassment raids, forcing the 35th to withdraw by March 28. With the other two regiments stretched thin and unable to penetrate the enemy's main defenses, Mullins ordered the 35th to position itself between the 27th and 161st Regiments to assault Highley Ridge from the east. By the end of March, the 161st was advancing northeast along Highley Ridge toward Crump Hill, which finally fell on April 8, bringing the advance to a halt. The 35th supported this effort with an attack on Kapintalan, which was ultimately captured by April 21. Meanwhile, the 27th continued to struggle through the challenging terrain of Myoko Ridge against fierce opposition, not reaching Woody Hill until April 12. This slow progress allowed Konuma to reinforce the Myoko sector with four understrength infantry battalions. Nevertheless, the brave soldiers of the 27th Regiment persevered, securing the Pimple on April 15 and advancing an additional 350 yards northeast by April 21. Looking west, Clarkson aimed to advance battalion combat teams toward Baguio via Route 11, the Galiano road, and the Tuba Trail. However, Swift declined to approve such ambitious plans, limiting the 33rd Division to a more restrained offensive. Although dissatisfied, Clarkson continued the attack along Route 11, managing to reach Camp 3 by the end of March. In the central area, patrols faced no opposition as they approached within a mile of Galiano, but other patrols discovered increasing signs that the Japanese were preparing to defend the Tuba Trail vigorously. Eventually, a robust reconnaissance force secured Bauang on March 19, with patrols then moving east to occupy Naguilan four days later and Burgos by the month's end. Meanwhile, at Salacsac Pass, the 127th Regiment fought from Hill 502 to Hill 504 against fierce resistance, while Gill sent the 2nd Battalion, 128th Regiment up the trail from Valdez toward Imugan, where they were ultimately halted by vigilant Japanese forces. By March 23, the 1st Battalion of the 127th Regiment reached the crest of Hill 504; the 2nd Battalion advanced past it to Hill 505; and the 3rd Battalion managed to position one company at the base of Hill 507D. However, with its forces stretched thin and dwindling, the 127th was unable to capitalize on its seemingly advantageous position, allowing General Iwanaka to launch a strong counterattack on Hill 507D that successfully repelled the 3rd Battalion. As a result, Gill decided to withdraw that unit and the stalled 2nd Battalion, 128th Regiment, while the majority of the 128th relieved the 127th in the Hill 502 sector. Beginning on March 25, the 128th Regiment advanced aggressively eastward, successfully capturing the previously overlooked Hill 503, fully securing Hill 504, and expanding its control over Hill 505 by the month's end. However, on the night of March 31, Iwanaka launched a daring counterattack, reclaiming Hill 504 and nearly taking all the territory east of Hill 502. By April 4, both the 127th and 128th Regiments had sustained significant casualties and could no longer continue the offensive. Consequently, Swift had to order the 33rd Division to relieve the beleaguered 126th Regiment in the Ambayabang and Arboredo River valleys, allowing this unit to reposition north of the Villa Verde Trail to execute a flanking maneuver along the Miliwit River valley. Fortunately for Clarkson, General Krueger persuaded MacArthur to free the 129th Regiment from its duties in Manila, sending it to bolster the now overstretched 33rd Division. Once the rest of the 37th Division arrived at the Baguio front, which Krueger anticipated would happen in early April, Swift could initiate a two-division assault on Baguio. In the meantime, Clarkson promptly dispatched the 129th to Burgos, and by April 1, it had advanced to Salat.  The Japanese opposing the reinforced 33d Division were no longer in the shape they had been at the end of February. The 58th IMB and the 23d Division had both suffered heavy losses during March, losses that probably stemmed largely from lack of food and medical supplies rather than from combat action. By mid-March Japanese supply problems on the Baguio front had progressed from bad through worse to impossible. First, supplies had moved westward over the new Baguio-Aritao supply road far more slowly than anticipated, a development attributable in large measure to Allied Air Forces strikes on that road and along Route 5 north and south of Aritao. Second, operations of the 66th Infantry, along Route 11 north from Baguio, and the activities of the 11th Infantry, , in the Cagayan Valley, had made it virtually impossible for the Japanese to bring any food into the Baguio area from the north. Third, the Japanese tried to do too much with the limited amount of supplies available on the Baguio front. They were attempting to supply 23d Division and 58th IMB troops along the MLR; send certain military supplies north up Route 11 for the 19th Division; feed 14th Area Army headquarters and a large civilian population in Baguio; and establish supply dumps north and east of the city against the time of eventual withdrawal. Almost inevitably the principal sufferers were the front-line troops. By mid-March the best-fed Japanese combat troops on the Baguio front were getting less than half a pound of rice per day as opposed to a minimum daily requirement of nearly two and a half pounds. Before the end of the month the troops on the MLR were down to less than a quarter of a pound of rice a day. Starvation and diet-associated diseases filled hospitals and sapped the strength of the combat units. Generally, effective frontline strength was far lower than reported ration strength indicated. Medical supplies were consumed rapidly, and by the end of March, for example, there was virtually no malaria phophylaxis left in Baguio area hospitals. Looking upon the situation on the Baguio front with frank pessimism, Yamashita in mid-March directed inspection of terrain north, northeast, and east of the city with a view toward preparing a new defense line. His attitude became even plainer when, on or about 30 March, he ordered Japanese civilians and the Filipino puppet government to evacuate Baguio. Indeed, the future on the Baguio front was so bleak by the end of March that almost any other army would have withdrawn to new defenses forthwith, thereby saving troops for future battle. But not so the Japanese. Yamashita decided that the existing MLR would be held until the situation became hopeless. At the end of March that portion of the MLR held by the 23d Division was still intact, and the 58th IMB was busy deploying additional strength along its section of the line. One independent infantry battalion was on high ground north of Route 9 at Sablan; and another held defenses at Sablan. A reinforced company was at Burgos and, less that company, another independent infantry battalion held reserve positions at Calot, a mile and a half southeast of Sablan. One understrength battalion was responsible for defending the rough terrain from Sablan six miles south to Mt. Apni, where a tie-in was made with the right flank of the 23d Division. Maj. Gen. Bunzo Sato, commanding the 58th IMB, expected that the emphasis of any Allied drive in his sector would come along Route 9, but he did not neglect the other approach in his area, the Galiano road. Since the understrength battalion stationed astride the road was not strong enough to withstand a concerted attack, he directed his main reserve force, the 1st Battalion of the 75th Infantry, 19th Division, to move west out of Baguio to defenses at Asin. This step left in Baguio a reserve force of roughly three provisional infantry "battalions," which together probably could not muster over 750 effectives. In the Salacsac area, as casualties in the western pass were rapidly increasing and Allied air and artillery strikes made it nearly impossible for the 2nd Tank Division to transport supplies, Iwanaka concluded that his forward positions were nearly untenable. He began planning to redeploy forces to defend the eastern pass. Consequently, when the 126th Regiment launched its new offensive on April 5, it faced unexpectedly light resistance, quickly capturing Hills 518 and 519 within two days and cutting off a Japanese supply route leading north from Hill 504 across the eastern slopes of Hill 519 and up Mount Imugan. However, Iwanaka swiftly recognized the emerging threats and sent reinforcements to intercept the 126th's advance, delaying the capture of Hills 511 and 512 until March 13 and effectively halting further progress. At the same time, the reorganized 128th Regiment resumed its assault eastward on April 7, successfully retaking the Hill 504-505 sector and capturing Hill 506 by April 10. The following week, the 128th fought tenaciously to secure this elevated ground against fierce resistance, managing to push all the way to Hills 506B, 507C, and 507D with their remaining strength, nearly securing the western pass by April 17. Meanwhile, after the fall of San Fernando, General Krueger instructed Volckmann to advance inland along Route 4 toward Bontoc. However, the Provisional Battalion established at Cervantes could only withstand the relentless enemy pressure until April 4, when it was ultimately forced to retreat into the hills northwest of the town. Consequently, Volckmann had to quickly deploy the 121st Regiment to barrio Butac in preparation for an eastward push along Route 4. After a week of intense back-and-forth combat, this elite guerrilla unit succeeded in establishing footholds along the northern parts of Lamagan and Yubo Ridges. Over the next few days, the 121st made slow and arduous progress, ultimately gaining control of Route 4 nearly to the southeastern edge of Bessang Pass by mid-April. Further south, by mid-March, General Wing's 43rd Division had effectively secured the Antipolo sector, while General Hurdis' 6th Division was advancing well toward Mount Baytangan. At this point, General Hall's 11th Corps assumed responsibility for operations against the Shimbu Group, now rebranded as the 41st Army. However, he quickly decided to maintain the offensive against General Yokoyama's left flank, with the 20th and 1st Regiments focusing on an eastward push alongside the 43rd Division. Meanwhile, General Noguchi had completed his withdrawal to the Sugarloaf Hill-Mount Tanauan line, where he would receive reinforcements from elements of the Kogure Detachment. Simultaneously, General Kobayashi was struggling to stabilize his left flank, bolstered by one reserve battalion. On the morning of March 15, the American offensive resumed, with the 103rd Regiment continuing its assaults on Benchmark 7 Hill to secure Route 60-A, while the 172nd Regiment launched its initial attacks toward Sugarloaf Hill, facing fierce resistance. On March 17, the 1st Regiment renewed its advance toward Baytangan, initially making good progress and digging in about a mile west-southwest of the mountain's summit. However, during the night, a barrage of mortar fire followed by an infantry counterattack forced the Americans to retreat in disarray. As a result of this setback, the 1st Division began to advance eastward more cautiously, facing determined resistance and heavy mortar fire. By March 22, it was only slightly closer to Baytangan's crest than it had been five days earlier. The 20th Regiment on the left also encountered strong resistance, managing to reach a point a mile and a half west of Baytangan by March 22. At the same time, a company maneuvering to the north established a foothold on a wooded ridge overlooking the Bosoboso Valley. Meanwhile the 103d Infantry finally overran the defenses on Benchmark 7 on 18 March, killing about 250 Japanese in the process. The Japanese battalion there had delayed the 103d's attack toward Mt. Tanauan until the morning of 18 March, but by evening of that day the regiment's troops had begun swarming up the bare, rocky, southern and southwestern slopes of the mountain. Over the next three days, American forces slowly advanced through a complex of caves and bunkers until they secured the mountain's summit, while other units captured Benchmark 23 Hill and patrolled northward into the southeastern part of the Bosoboso Valley. By March 19, the 172nd Division was halted, containing Sugarloaf to the west. They bypassed it to the north and east, initiating new assaults toward Mounts Yabang and Caymayuman, making significant progress to the east but less so to the north by March 22. Despite concerns that Hall's four exhausted regiments might lack the strength to turn the 41st Army's left flank, the ongoing pressure and the failure of previous counterattacks ultimately compelled Yokoyama to order his threatened units to withdraw to new positions east of the Bosoboso River. Therefore, when the 6th and 43rd Divisions resumed their attacks on the morning of March 23, the withdrawal was already in full progress. Over the next three days, the 1st and 20th Regiments faced only scattered and disorganized resistance, allowing them to establish positions over a mile north and south of Baytangan along the ridgeline that overlooks the Bosoboso Valley. Meanwhile, the 172nd Regiment successfully captured Mount Yabang and most of Mount Caymayuman, while the 103rd Regiment advanced quickly northward, taking barrio New Bosoboso, Mount Balidbiran, and Benchmark 21 Hill. On March 27, the 1st Regiment secured the crest of Baytangan, and the 172nd Regiment eliminated the last organized opposition at Sugarloaf Hill. With Yokoyama's left flank collapsing, Hall could focus on capturing Wawa Dam and destroying the remaining elements of the Kobayashi Force west of the Bosoboso River, a mission assigned to the 6th Division. During this initial offensive, approximately 7,000 Japanese soldiers were killed since February 20, while American casualties included 435 killed and 1,425 wounded. Hurdis' initial strategy for capturing Wawa Dam involved the 1st and 20th Regiments advancing northward to clear Woodpecker Ridge and Mount Mataba, while the 63rd Regiment conducted diversionary attacks on the western slopes of Mataba. This new offensive began on March 28 but quickly faced intense small arms, machine-gun, and mortar fire, leading to a back-and-forth struggle against fierce enemy resistance. By April 3, the 20th Regiment had advanced less than half a mile toward Mataba, and the 1st Regiment had gained only 250 yards to the north. General Hurdis had hoped his attack, directed against the Kobayashi Force southern flank, would be far more successful, but the Kobayashi Force, rapidly and efficiently, had reoriented its defenses, which it had laid out primarily to face an attack from the west. The force's two remaining provisional infantry regiments, the Central and Right Sector Units, were still relatively intact, and the Central Sector Unit, bearing the brunt of the 6th Division's offensive, had recently been reinforced by remnants of the Left Sector Unit and elements of the Shimbu Group Reserve. Other factors bearing on the 6th Division's slow progress were the declining strength and deteriorating combat efficiency of its infantry regiments. The 20th Infantry could muster only 2,085 effectives on 3 April; some of its rifle companies were reduced to the combat strength of platoons. The situation within the 1st Infantry, with an effective strength of 2,150, was little better. As of 3 April the commanders of both regiments rated their units' combat efficiency only as "fair," the lowest ranking of three terms each had employed since the Lingayen Gulf assault.To bolster protection for Hurdis' right flank, the 103rd Regiment also captured Hill 1200 on the east bank of the Bosoboso River by the end of the month. Due to the slow progress of Hurdis' offensive, on April 5, Hall assigned General Cunningham's Baldy Force, which consisted of the 112th Cavalry Regiment and the recently arrived 169th Regiment, to take control of the area north of Mount Oro. This move would free up most of the 63rd Regiment to support the 20th Regiment and continue the assault north toward Mataba, while the 1st Regiment maintained its position along Woodpecker Ridge. From April 6 to 9, the 63rd made only limited progress to the east; however, on April 10, it shifted its focus to an offensive on the western slopes of Mataba, quickly securing the southwestern quarter of the mountain with minimal resistance. In response, Kobayashi promptly redirected his forces back to Mataba from the north-south ridge to prevent the 63rd from reaching the mountain's summit until April 17. At the same time, the 1st Regiment resumed its advance along Woodpecker Ridge but again faced strong enemy opposition, resulting in only limited gains. Looking further south, by March 23, the 187th Glider Regiment and the 511th Parachute Regiment had advanced to Santo Tomas and Tanauan but were unable to completely clear these areas. Meanwhile, the 158th Regiment secured Balayan, Batangas, and the Calumpan Peninsula, pushing toward Mount Macolod, where they were ultimately halted by significant forces from the Fuji Force. At this stage, as Krueger planned to launch an offensive into the Bicol Peninsula using the 158th, he needed to relieve the 11th Airborne Division with the barely rested 1st Cavalry Division. This division quickly took control of the Santo Tomas-Tanauan area, while General Swing's units maneuvered around the west side of Lake Taal to relieve the 158th at Macolod. As a result, General Griswold renewed his offensive on March 24. The 187th attempted to attack Macolod but was unsuccessful. A task force composed of units from Swing's other two regiments advanced quickly north toward Lipa, only to be halted at the hills southeast of the town. The 8th Cavalry captured Santo Tomas after a fierce battle and took Tanauan two days later. The 7th Cavalry advanced about five miles east into the corridor between Mounts Maquiling and Malepunyo, while the 12th Cavalry pushed along Route 21, moving about four miles beyond Los Baños. On March 27, Swing's task force finally overcame the enemy defenses southeast of Lipa, but it was the 8th Cavalry that ultimately secured this strategic town two days later. Griswold's successful offensive also forced around 2,000 troops from the Fuji Force to retreat along Route 21 and through the Santa Maria Valley to join Yokoyama's forces in the mountains east of Manila. In response, Krueger devised a plan to prevent the potential influx of Japanese reinforcements around the eastern and northern shores of Laguna de Bay. He instructed Hall to clear the northern shore of the lake, block the Santa Maria Valley, and secure Route 21. While the 187th continued its assault on Macolod, Griswold ordered his other units to push eastward to secure Laguna de Bay and Tayabas Bay. Accordingly, on March 30, the 103rd Regiment advanced in small increments along the northern shore of Laguna de Bay, reaching Siniloan by April 4. The 12th Cavalry moved to Calauan and then south along a secondary road toward San Pablo, encountering strong enemy positions that wouldn't be overcome until April 5. The 5th and 7th Cavalry Regiments fought through the Maquiling-Malepunyo corridor against determined but disorganized Japanese resistance, successfully occupying San Pablo by April 2. Additionally, elements of the 188th Glider Regiment pushed east through the mountain corridors, reaching Tiaong on April 3 and Lucena three days later. By April 6, the 5th Cavalry and the 103rd Regiment had established contact at Pagsanjan, effectively isolating the 41st Army. The next day, patrols from the 11th Airborne Division headed north from Lucena, while 1st Cavalry Division patrols departed from Pagsanjan heading south. They successfully linked up at Lucban by April 10 and then advanced eastward to Mauban. At the same time, a company from the 188th traveled along Route 1 across the Bondoc Isthmus, reaching Atimonan on April 11. Griswold's patrols also moved towards Mount Malepunyo, where the Fuji Force was preparing for its final stand. By April 16, preliminary assaults had concentrated enemy resistance around Mount Mataasna-Bundoc. Meanwhile, after a week of intense aerial bombardment, Brigadier-General Hanford MacNider's 158th Regiment successfully landed at Legaspi Port with minimal opposition on April 1. They quickly secured the port and the nearby airfield, then advanced to Daraga before moving south along Route 1 to occupy the Sorsogon Peninsula, where they encountered machine-gun fire from the Mount Bariway-Busay Ridge. The following morning, the troops had to retreat east of Daraga, and in the coming days, the 158th faced tough fighting in the challenging, jungle terrain to overcome resistance in the Daraga area. Concerned about delays in occupying the Sorsogon Peninsula, MacNider landed his anti-tank company at Bacon on April 6, which occupied Sorsogon without opposition. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion continued its overland advance, reaching Bulan by April 12, where they targeted a significant Japanese concentration. Simultaneously, MacNider's other two battalions attacked Camalig on April 11 and began their unsuccessful assault on enemy positions in the Cituinan Hills. By April 1, the 188th had successfully eliminated the last organized resistance in the rugged hills south of Ternate. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion of the 151st Regiment launched an assault on Caballo Island on March 27 but could not fully dismantle the entrenched enemy positions until April 13. The Japanese in the pits and tunnels created an almost insoluble problem for the 2d Battalion, 151st Infantry. The Japanese had so emplaced their weapons, which included machine guns and mortars, that they controlled all approaches to the mortar pits but could not be reached by American artillery or mortar fire. When the 151st Infantry concentrated its mortar fire against the pits' entrances, the Japanese simply withdrew into the tunnels. When the American fire ceased--at the last possible moment before an infantry assault--the Japanese rushed out of the tunnels to man their weapons. Tanks were of no help to the American troops. From positions near the rim of the pits the tanks were unable to depress their guns sufficiently to do much damage to the Japanese. If the tanks tried to approach from above, they started sliding down Hill 2's slopes into the pits. No combination of tank, artillery, and infantry action proved of any avail, and the 151st Infantry had to give up its attempts to take the Japanese positions by assault. On 31 March engineers tried to pour diesel oil into one of the tunnels connecting the mortar pits, employing for this purpose a single ventilator shaft that was accessible to the 151st Infantry. Nothing came of the effort since it was impossible to get enough oil up the steep slopes of the hill to create a conflagration of significant proportions within the tunnels. Nevertheless, burning the Japanese out seemed to promise the only method of attack that would not risk the unduly heavy casualties of a direct infantry assault. No one, of course, wanted to throw away the lives of experienced troops on such an insignificant objective. Finally, the commander of the 113th Engineers, 38th Division, suggested pumping oil up the hill from the beach through a pipeline from a ship or landing craft anchored at the shore line. The Allied Naval Forces happily fell in with this idea and supplied the 151st Infantry with two oil-filled ponton cubes; the Allied Air Forces provided a 110-horsepower pump and necessary lengths of pipeline and flexible hosing; and the 592d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment came through with an LCM to carry the pump and the ponton cubes. On 5 April over 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel were pumped into the pits and tunnels through the ventilator and were then ignited by white phosphorus mortar shells. "Results," the 38th Division reported, "were most gratifying." A huge flash fire ensued, followed by a general conflagration and several explosions. The engineers repeated the process on 6 and 7 April, and on the latter day carefully lowered two large demolition charges through the ventilator shaft and placed another at an accessible tunnel entrance. Set off simultaneously, the three charges caused an enormous volume of flames and several terrific explosions. For the next few days the 2d Battalion, 151st Infantry, tried to persuade a few Japanese who had lived through the holocausts to surrender and also executed a few infantry probing attacks. On 13 April a patrol entered the pits and tunnels, killed the lone surviving Japanese, and reported the positions cleared and secured. Following this, El Fraile was targeted, with Company F of the 151st and the 113th Engineers effectively neutralizing Fort Drum using gasoline and explosives. On April 16, troops from the 1st Battalion of the 151st Regiment attacked Carabao Island, facing no opposition. Looking towards the Visayas, after capturing Palawan and Zamboanga, General Eichelberger set his sights on the Sulu Archipelago, where new airfields were to be established. On March 16, a reinforced company from the 162nd Regiment landed unopposed on Basilan Island and spent the next two days searching Basilan and nearby islets, finding no signs of Japanese forces. On April 2, the reinforced 2nd Battalion of the 163rd Regiment landed on Sanga Sanga Island, successfully clearing the Tawi Tawi Group by April 6. The remainder of the regiment made an unopposed landing near Jolo Town on April 9. Over the next two days, the Americans drove approximately 2,400 men of the 55th Independent Mixed Brigade from the heights immediately south and southeast of the town to secure a nearby airstrip. However, the Japanese retreated to more fortified hill masses further inland, where they had long prepared their defenses and began to resist fiercely. After initial attacks by Colonel Alejandro Suarez's guerrillas failed to breach the Japanese positions, the 1st Battalion of the 163rd Regiment joined the fight and managed to overrun the enemy defenses by April 22. On April 25, the 3rd Battalion launched an assault on Lieutenant-General Suzuki Tetsuzo's final positions at Mount Tumatangus, which were ultimately subdued by May 2. However, the remaining Japanese forces continued to engage in guerrilla warfare. By this time, airfields in Zamboanga and Sanga Sanga had become operational to support the forthcoming invasion of Borneo.The first field at Zamboanga was a dry-weather strip 5000 feet long, completed on March 15 and immediately put to use by Marine Corps planes. The field, named Calarian Drome, could not answer the need for an all-weather strip 6000 feet long. Accordingly, engineers constructed a new strip, which the Marine aviators based there called Moret Field, about a mile to the east, and had it ready for all-weather operations by May 16. Used primarily by Marine Air Groups 12, 24, and 32, Moret Field was also employed by a 13th Air Force night-fighter squadron, an emergency rescue squadron, and 13th Air Force B-24s and P-38s staging through for strikes against Borneo. Marine Corps planes on March 16 executed the first support mission flown from a field in the Zamboanga area, covering the landing on Basilan Island. Later, Marine Corps planes from Zamboanga flew support for the Tawi Tawi and Jolo operations and undertook pre-assault bombardment and cover for the invasion of eastern Mindanao. While 13th Air Force planes executed most of the support for the invasion of Borneo, Marine Corps B-25s from Zamboanga also flew some missions. At Sanga Sanga Island there was a Japanese coral-surfaced strip about 2800 feet long. Engineers repaired and extended this strip to a length of 5000 feet by May 2, when fighters of the 13th Air Force began moving to Sanga Sanga from Palawan to provide close support for the initial landings on Borneo. These US Army planes were replaced in mid-May by units of the Royal Australian Air Force, which employed the all-weather Sanga Sanga field during later operations on Borneo. Finally, a Japanese field 3800 feet long on Jolo Island was repaired and used for aerial supply and evacuation operations in support of ground troops throughout the Sulu Archipelago. Eichelberger's next target was the Central Visayan Islands. For the Panay-Guimaras-northern Negros operation, codenamed Victor I, he assigned General Brush's 40th Division, excluding the 108th Regiment, which had recently been assigned to Leyte. The 40th Division departed Lingayen Gulf on March 15 aboard ships from Admiral Struble's Task Group 78.3. After a brief stop at Mindoro, they arrived at Panay before dawn on March 18. Following a short bombardment by destroyers, the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 185th Regiment landed unopposed about twelve miles west of Iloilo, where they were joined by Colonel Macario Peralta's guerrillas, who already controlled much of the island. The 185th quickly expanded its beachhead against light, scattered resistance and began advancing along the coastal road toward Iloilo in the afternoon, forcing the 170th Independent Battalion to retreat to the mountainous interior. With Iloilo secured by March 20, G Company of the 185th Regiment successfully captured Inampulugan Island on March 22, while other elements of the regiment cleared the unoccupied Guimaras Island by March 23. Additionally, Brush decided to assign the 2nd Battalion of the 160th Regiment to garrison Panay alongside Peralta's guerrillas. No pursuit of the 170th Independent Battalion was made, allowing the Japanese to continue their guerrilla activities until the end of the war. Meanwhile, for the operation against northern Negros, Brush planned to launch an assault with the 185th Regiment on March 29, followed by the majority of the 160th Regiment the next day, while keeping the 503rd Parachute Regiment in reserve for potential airdrops. Opposing him, Lieutenant-General Kono Takeshi's 77th Brigade had a total of 15,000 troops but was prepared to retreat into the mountains of north-central Negros for a prolonged defense, leaving only token forces in the coastal plain to delay American advances. On March 29, the 185th Regiment landed unopposed near Pulupandan and quickly secured a bridge over the Bago River. The 185th then spread north and east, with the 160th Regiment following, successfully securing nearly the entire coastal plain of northwestern Negros by noon on April 2. As they closed in on Kono's inner fortress, the Americans overran the main Japanese outposts while the 511th was landed to bolster the assault. On April 9, Brush launched his general offensive, with his three regiments advancing slowly into rugged terrain where the Japanese held significant defensive advantages.  On June 4 General Kono, realizing that his remaining forces were incapable of further sustained effort, directed a general withdrawal deep into the mountains behind his broken defensive lines. The surviving Japanese dispersed into small groups seeking food and hideouts and trying to avoid contact with Colonel Abcede's guerrillas who, under the direction of the 503rd Parachute Regiment, took over responsibility for the pursuit of Kono's men. On June 9 the 503rd then relieved all elements of the 40th Division in northern Negros. By that date the Japanese had lost over 4000 men killed. Kono lost another 3350 troops, mainly from starvation and disease, before the end of the war. After the general surrender in August 1945, over 6150 Japanese came down from the mountains to turn themselves in, joining about 350 others who had been captured earlier. In all, about 7100 Japanese lost their lives in northern Negros, pinning down the equivalent of an American infantry division for over two months. The 40th Division's casualties for the operation, including those of the attached 503rd Parachute, totaled approximately 370 men killed and 1035 wounded. Meanwhile, Eichelberger's final objective in the Central Visayas was Cebu, assigned to Major-General William Arnold's Americal Division. For Operation Victor II, Captain Albert Sprague's Task Group 78.2 was set to land the bulk of the division at Cebu City while Colonel James Cushing's guerrillas secured the water sources. Opposing them were Rear-Admiral Harada Kaku's 33rd Naval Special Base Force and Major-General Manjome Takeo's 78th Brigade, which together comprised approximately 14,500 troops, including the 173rd Independent Battalion and the 36th Naval Guard Unit stationed at Cebu City. Additionally, around 750 soldiers from General Kataoka's 1st Division were positioned in northern Cebu. Although the command situation on the island was chaotic, General Suzuki's 35th Army headquarters in Leyte had been evacuated by two large motorized landing barges between March 17 and 25. Taking control of all forces on Cebu, Suzuki appointed Manjome as the de jure commander in the Cebu City area while leaving Kataoka in charge of northern Cebu, as he prepared to retreat to Mindanao. General Manjome designed his defenses so as to control--not hold--the coastal plains around Cebu City, and for this purpose set up defenses in depth north and northwest of the city. A forward line, constituting an outpost line of resistance, stretched across the first rising ground behind the city hills 2.5 to 4 miles inland. A stronger and shorter second line, the main line of resistance, lay about a mile farther inland and generally 350 feet higher into the hills. Back of this MLR were Manjome's last-stand defenses, centering in rough, broken hills 5 miles or so north of the city. Anticipating that American forces would attempt to mount wide envelopments of his defensive lines, Manjome set up one flank protective strongpoint in rugged, bare hills about 3.5 miles north of barrio Talisay, on the coast about 6 miles southwest of Cebu City, to block the valley of the Mananga River, a natural axis of advance for forces enveloping from the south and west. Similarly, he established strongpoints on his left to block the valley of the Butuanoan River, roughly 4 miles northeast of Cebu City. Against the eventuality that the American invading forces might land north of Cebu City and strike into the Butuanoan Valley, Manjome set up another flank protective position in low hills overlooking the beach at Liloan, 10 miles northeast of Cebu City. Manjome did not intend to hold the beaches, but at both Talisay and Liloan, the best landing points in the Cebu City region, he thoroughly mined all logical landing areas. The Japanese also constructed tank barriers along the shore line and planted tank traps and minefields along all roads leading inland and toward Cebu City. The inner defense lines were a system of mutually supporting machine-gun positions in caves, pillboxes, and bunkers. Many of these positions had been completed for months and had acquired natural camouflage. Manjome's troops had an ample supply of machine guns and machine cannon and, like the Japanese on Negros, employed remounted aircraft and anti-aircraft weapons. Manjome had some light and heavy mortars, but only a few pieces of light artillery. For the rest, however, Manjome's forces were far better supplied than Kono's troops in northern Negros. After an uneventful journey, Task Group 78.2 and the Americal Division arrived off Cebu in the early hours of March 26. Following an hour of bombardment by three light cruisers and six destroyers from Admiral Berkey's Task Force 74, the leading waves of the 132nd and 182nd Regiments landed unopposed on beaches just north of Talisay at 08:30. However, the landing was chaotic, as Japanese mines just a few yards beyond the surf line disabled ten of the first fifteen LVTs. Fortunately for the Americans, Manjome had chosen to withdraw from the beaches to establish inland defenses, resulting in minimal casualties. Once they cleared the beach minefields by 10:00, Arnold's leading units cautiously advanced through abandoned defenses toward the main highway to Cebu City, ultimately stopping for the night about a mile and a half south of their objective. The following day, the infantry secured Cebu City without opposition and on March 28 proceeded to clear Lahug Airfield and Hill 30 to the north. The Americans began their assault on Go Chan Hill on March 29, during which Company A of the 182nd Regiment was completely annihilated by the explosion of an ammunition dump located in caves along the hill's eastern spur. Fueled by a desire for revenge, nearly the entire 182nd returned to the attack on March 30 and successfully captured Go Chan Hill. Meanwhile, the 132nd Regiment cleared the coastal plains area north to the Butuanoan River, further securing the city's water supply sources by April 2. Unopposed, troops from the 132nd also successfully landed on Mactan Island, quickly securing an airstrip. In the meantime, as guerrillas had already taken control of much of Masbate, the 2nd Battalion of the 108th Regiment successfully landed on the island by April 7. Facing minimal opposition, the Americans pursued the scattered Japanese remnants through the hills and jungles of Masbate, killing approximately 120 Japanese soldiers by May 4.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. On March 29th, the Americans attacked Go Chan Hill, suffering heavy losses. Seeking revenge, they captured it the next day, securing water supplies and defeating Japanese forces in Masbate. Then in April, Allied forces advanced strategically, overcoming fierce Japanese resistance, securing key positions, and establishing airfields, culminating in significant victories across the Philippines.

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Last time we spoke about the Great Tokyo Air Raid. Amidst fierce battles, Liversedge's forces captured key hills but faced relentless Japanese machine-gun fire. Despite heavy casualties, the Marines advanced, securing strategic positions. General Kuribayashi recognized their struggle, while the Japanese counterattacks faltered. After 19 grueling days, the last pockets of resistance fell, marking a costly victory for the Americans. Amid the fierce battle of Iwo Jima, General LeMay shifted tactics, launching incendiary raids on Tokyo. On March 9, 1945, 334 B-29s unleashed destruction, igniting widespread fires and devastating neighborhoods. The attack shattered Japanese morale, while LeMay's strategy proved effective, paving the way for further offensives in the Pacific. On March 3, three brigades attacked Meiktila, facing fierce resistance. Tanks overwhelmed Japanese forces, resulting in heavy casualties. As Cowan fortified defenses, Japanese counterattacks intensified. Meanwhile, in Mandalay, British-Indian troops advanced, capturing key positions. Amidst confusion and conflicting orders, the Allies pressed forward, striving for victory in Burma. This episode is the Fall of Mandalay Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  We are first picking up this week with the men fighting over northern Luzon. By March 5, General Clarkson's 33rd Division had advanced to Agoo and Pago while gradually pushing the enemy along Route 11. Meanwhile, Colonel Volckmann's guerrilla force was carrying out limited offensives in the Laoag, Cervantes, and San Fernando regions. Coming into Salacsac Pass from the west, the Villa Verde Trail twists up the wooded western slopes of a steep-sided height known to the 32nd Division as Hill 502. Another peak, bare crested, forming part of the same hill mass and named Hill 503, centers 250 yards northeast of the crest of Hill 502, while a similar distance to the southeast is Hill 504. Winding along the southern slopes of Hills 502 and 504, the trail continues eastward through a low saddle about 500 yards long, climbing again up the forested northwestern side of Hill 505. After crossing that hill, the trail follows a twisting course 600 yards--as the crow flies--eastward, hugging the densely wooded northern slopes of Hills 506A and 506B. Off the northeast corner of Hill 506B the trail turns south for 1000 yards--again a straight-line distance--and traverses the east side of the noses of Hill 507, designated from north to south A, B, C and D. Turning sharply east again near Hill 507D, the trail continues east another 700 yards and then enters a deep wooded saddle between Hill 508 on the south and Hill 515 to the north. After passing through this saddle, which is about 250 yards long east to west, the trail goes on eastward, dominated on the north by Hills 516 and 525. Roughly 1250 yards beyond the saddle the trail twists across the northern slopes of Hill 526, which lying about 500 yards southeast of Hill 525, marks the eastern limits of the Salacsac Pass area. A mile and a quarter of less rugged but still forested and difficult terrain lies between Hill 526 and barrio Imugan, in turn two and a quarter miles west of Santa Fe.  Meanwhile General Mullins' 25th Division had successfully taken control of Puncan and Digdig. Due to this unexpectedly swift progress, General Swift instructed Mullins to continue advancing toward Putlan while the 1st Battalion, 127th Regiment fought for control of Hill 502, which was secured on March 7. In response, Mullins dispatched the 161st Regiment to attack the high ground west of Route 5, the 27th Regiment to advance along and east of the highway, and the 35th Regiment to execute a wide envelopment to the east. Since this last flank approach to Putlan was completely undefended, the 1st Battalion, 35th Regiment quickly occupied Putlan on March 8. The following day, the 27th Regiment also arrived in the area and began clearing Japanese stragglers from the ravines east of Route 5 near the barrio, a task that would not be finished until March 15. Finally, despite facing rough terrain and light resistance, the 161st Regiment reached Putlan on March 10, successfully securing the high ground to the west. To the north, as the 1st Battalion, 127th Regiment struggled to make significant progress eastward after capturing Hill 502, Gill decided to send the 3rd Battalion, 127th Regiment to outflank the Salacsac Pass defenses from the south.  Although the extremely rough, precipitous mountain country of the Salacsac Pass area, averaging 4500 feet above sea level, was covered by dense rainforest, from Hill 506B to Hill 526, there was sufficient open ground throughout to provide the defender with excellent observation. It was not too difficult for the Japanese to find positions whence they could cover with fire every square foot of the Villa Verde Trail through the pass area. The twisting of the trail also provided defense opportunities, for in a given 1000 yards of straight-line distance through the pass, the trail might actually cover a ground distance of 3000 yards. Whatever its shortcomings in other fields, the Japanese Army always had a feel for terrain, exploiting to the full every advantage the ground offered. Thus, as it moved up, the 2nd Tank Division set to work to establish a system of mutually supporting defensive positions in order to control every twist of the Villa Verde Trail and every fold in the ground throughout the pass area. Every knoll and hillock on or near the trail was the site of at least one machine gun emplacement; every wooded draw providing a route for outflanking a position was zeroed in for artillery or mortars. The cave, natural or man-made, came to characterize the defenses. Artillery was employed in quantity and quality not often encountered in engagements against the Japanese, who, as usual, made excellent use of their light and medium mortars. Finally, the 2nd Tank Division was overstocked in automatic weapons, evidently having available many more than the 32nd Division could bring to bear. To the west, following recent successes in patrols, Clarkson opted to establish a new "secure line" stretching from Aringay southeast through Pugo to Route 11 at Twin Peaks. Consequently, patrols quickly secured Aringay and Caba without facing any opposition, then advanced east along the trails to Pugo and Galiano, and north to Bauang, where they continued to encounter minimal enemy presence. As a result of these movements, the Hayashi Detachment was ultimately withdrawn to bolster the main defenses at Sablan, enabling Volckman's 121st Regiment to enter San Fernando on March 14. Additionally, elements of the 19th Division began arriving in the Cervantes area from Baguio and successfully expelled the guerrilla company from the town in early March. The Filipinos recaptured Cervantes on March 13 but soon found themselves targeted by Japanese artillery positioned on elevated ground. Meanwhile, looking south, by March 5, General Patrick's 6th Division had commenced unsuccessful assaults on Mounts Pacawagan and Mataba, while General Hoffman's 2nd Cavalry Brigade struggled to advance toward the Antipolo area. Recognizing that the success of his attack required a concentration of forces along a narrower front, General Griswold decided to focus on the Noguchi Force and the left flank of the Kobayashi Force, as the northern area was heavily fortified. He retained only one battalion as an infantry reserve and directed the remainder of his available forces, all of which were understrength, to push eastward. Alongside the deployment of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 103rd Regiment reached Taytay on March 7 to serve as the 1st Cavalry Division Reserve, signaling the upcoming relief of the cavalrymen in preparation for their redeployment to southern Luzon. By March 10, General Wing's 43rd Division had been replaced in the Clark Field area by the 38th Division and was en route to the eastern front.  The 38th Division pushed on into the untracked, ill-explored, and worse-mapped wilderness of the central Zambales Range, its progress slowed more by supply problems than Japanese resistance. In early April the division noted that the last vestiges of any controlled defensive effort had disappeared. Unknown to 11th Corps General Tsukada, on April 6, had given up and had ordered his remaining forces to disperse and continue operations, if possible, as guerrillas. For the Japanese remnants, it was a case of sauve qui peut. Some tried to escape to Luzon's west coast, whence 38th Division troops were already patrolling inland; others tried to make their way north through the mountains, only to be cut down by American patrols working southward from Camp O'Donnell. The 38th Division had killed about 8000 of the scattering Japanese by the time it was relieved by units of the 6th Division on May 3. The losses of the 38th totaled approximately 100 men killed and 500 wounded. The 6th Division, elements of which remained in the Kembu area until June 25, limited its operations to patrolling and setting up trail blocks along Japanese routes of escape. Troops of the 38th Division ultimately returned to the region and remained there until the end of the war. Insofar as US forces were concerned, the mop-up period under 11th Corps control was even more costly than had been the 14th Corps' offensive period. From February 21 to the end of June the various elements of 11th Corps committed to action against the Kembu Group lost approximately 550 men killed and 2200 wounded. The Kembu Group, during the same period, lost 12500 killed or dead from starvation and disease. By the end of the war the original 30000 troops of the Kembu Group were reduced to approximately 1500 sorry survivors, about 1000 of them Army personnel. Another 500 had already been taken prisoner. As a result, General Tsukada ordered his remaining troops to scatter and operate as guerrillas. Meanwhile, Griswold resumed his eastern offensive on March 8. In the south, bolstered by artillery and mortars, the battered 2nd Cavalry Brigade continued to advance slowly under heavy artillery fire, reaching a point 440 yards short of Antipolo along Route 60A and overcoming the enemy cave defenses at Benchmark 11. By March 11, patrols had entered Antipolo, discovering the town was devastated and deserted, yet still under the threat of Japanese artillery and mortars positioned in the hills to the north and northeast. Simultaneously, the 1st Cavalry Brigade made significant strides to the north, also coming within 440 yards of Antipolo while clearing Benchmark 9 Hill and Hills 520 and 740. Abandoning the Montalban-San Mateo area, Patrick instructed the 1st and 20th Regiments to advance toward Mounts Baytangan and Yabang. Facing unexpectedly light resistance, the 1st Regiment advanced a mile and a half east by March 11 and secured Benchmark 8 Hill to the south despite encountering stubborn opposition. Recognizing the need to capitalize on this success, Patrick then ordered the 20th Regiment to move through the 1st and attack north toward Wawa Dam while the latter continued its eastward assault. On March 11, the 103rd Regiment took over from the 2nd Cavalry Brigade and quickly began planning to outflank General Noguchi's defenses located southeast of Antipolo. However, due to concerns over American advances, General Yokoyama ordered the Noguchi Force to retreat to secondary defensive positions while preparing for a three-pronged counterattack set for March 12. The primary effort involved four reserve battalions from the Kobayashi Force, which launched an attack southward from Mount Mataba toward Marikina but were quickly halted by intense air and artillery fire, falling far short of their target. Additionally, the 182nd Independent Battalion attempted a counterattack toward Benchmark 8 but was unsuccessful, while the majority of the Kawashima Force advanced south from the Ipo Dam area to assault the rear installations of the 6th Division west of the Marikina River, where they were easily repelled by March 15. During this so-called counterattack, Griswold continued his offensive, with the 103rd Regiment swiftly advancing through the deserted Antipolo to Benchmark 7 Hill, and the 20th Regiment moving over a mile north to secure a position on a grassy ridge less than a mile southeast of Mount Mataba's summit. On March 14, the 1st Regiment resumed its eastern assault, successfully advancing north to a bare peak about a mile southwest of Mount Baytangan, despite facing strong resistance that caused heavy casualties, including the loss of General Patrick, who was succeeded by Brigadier-General Charles Hurdis as commander of the 6th Division. Simultaneously, Wing initiated a coordinated offensive with two regiments toward Mounts Yabang, Caymayuman, and Tanauan, aiming to flank the Shimbu Group's left. Although the 103rd and 179th Regiments achieved significant progress that day, Noguchi's determined defenders managed to maintain control of Benchmark 7. Looking further south, Griswold was preparing to launch a two-pronged offensive in southern Luzon. General Swing's 511th Parachute Regiment and the 187th Glider Regiment were set to advance towards Lipa from the north and northwest, while the 158th Regiment gathered near Nasugbu to attack southeast along Route 17 toward Balayan Bay. In response, Colonel Fujishige's Fuji Force had established several small positions in the area to prevent American forces from flanking the Shimbu Group's main defenses by rounding the eastern shore of Laguna de Bay. Swing's offensive commenced on March 7, with the 187th Glider Regiment descending the steep southern slopes of Tagaytay Ridge to the northern shore of Lake Taal, ultimately stopping at a hill two miles west of Tanauan due to strong resistance. The 511th Parachute Regiment moved out from Real, reaching within a mile of Santo Tomas while launching unsuccessful frontal assaults on Mount Bijiang. Meanwhile, the 158th Regiment advanced from Nasugbu, quickly securing Balayan before pushing eastward with little opposition toward Batangas, which fell on March 11. On its eastward path, the regiment bypassed significant elements of the 2nd Surface Raiding Base Force on the Calumpan Peninsula, necessitating that a battalion clear that area by March 16. At the same time, other units of the 158th Regiment encountered robust Japanese defenses blocking Route 417 at Mount Macolod, where their advance came to a halt. Concurrently, General Eichelberger continued his offensive against the central islands of the Visayan Passages, with reinforced companies from the 1st Battalion, 19th Regiment successfully landing on Romblon and Simara islands on March 11 and 12, respectively. Most importantly for Eichelberger, he was about to initiate his Visayas Campaign. To disrupt Japanese communication lines across the South China Sea, the 8th Army needed to quickly capture airfields that would allow the Allied Air Forces to project land-based air power over the waters west of the Philippines more effectively than from Clark Field or Mindoro. Consequently, the first target chosen was Palawan, which was defended by only two reinforced companies from the 102nd Division. Additionally, MacArthur's strategy included the eventual reoccupation of the East Indies, starting with the capture of Japanese-controlled oil resources in northern Borneo as soon as land-based air support was available. The Zamboanga Peninsula and the Sulu Archipelago were identified as the second targets, although these areas were defended by stronger garrisons from the 54th and 55th Independent Mixed Brigades. Despite this, Eichelberger tasked Major-General Jens Doe's 41st Division with executing these invasions. For the Palawan invasion, codenamed Operation Victor III, Brigadier-General Harold Haney was appointed to lead a force primarily composed of the 186th Regiment, which would be transported to the island by Admiral Fechteler's Task Group 78.2. The convoy departed from Mindoro on February 26, escorted by Rear-Admiral Ralph Riggs' cruisers and destroyers. Following a naval bombardment, Haney's Palawan Force successfully landed at Puerto Princesa on February 28 without encountering any opposition. They quickly secured the town and the two airstrips to the east, advancing to the western and southern shores of the harbor by late afternoon to establish a defensive perimeter. As the first day progressed, it became clear to the American troops that the Japanese troops would not put up a fight at Puerto Princesa and had withdrawn into the hills to the northwest. More disturbing was the revelation of a massacre of approximately 140 American prisoners of war the previous December. The presence of a passing Allied convoy made the alarmed Japanese believe that an invasion was imminent and had herded their prisoners into air-raid shelters, subsequently setting the shelters afire and shooting prisoners who tried to escape. Only 11 American prisoners of war miraculously survived immolation and escaped the shooting. Sheltered by natives until the Americans landed, they emerged during the battle to tell their horrifying tale, which only hardened American resolve to end Japanese rule over the island. By March 1, the 186th Regiment had successfully taken control of Irahuan and Tagburos. In the following week, American forces would eliminate two or three heavily defended strongholds located ten miles north-northwest of Puerto Princesa, where the enemy garrison was ultimately defeated. The Palawan Force also conducted reconnaissance of several offshore islets, discovering no Japanese presence on some and swiftly clearing others. However, due to the poorly compacted soil, the new airfield on the island would not be operational until March 20, which was too late for any aircraft based in Palawan to assist with the Zamboanga landings. Consequently, on March 8, two reinforced companies from the 21st Regiment were flown to the airstrip at Dipolog, which had been secured by Colonel Hipolito Garma's guerrilla 105th Division. On the same day, sixteen Marine Corsairs arrived to provide air support for the invasion of Zamboanga, codenamed Operation Victor IV. For this operation, Doe assigned the remainder of his division, which was to be transported by Rear-Admiral Forrest Royal's Task Group 78.1. After three days of pre-assault bombardments and minesweeping, the convoy finally set sail southward and entered Basilan Strait from the west early on March 10. Troops from the 162nd Regiment landed almost without opposition around 09:15 near barrio San Mateo and quickly secured Wolfe Field, while the 163rd Regiment was also landing. Doe's two regiments then began to advance inland, facing minimal resistance as they established a night perimeter. With the Japanese having withdrawn, the 162nd and 163rd Regiments easily secured Zamboanga City, San Roque Airfield, and the rest of the coastal plain by dusk on March 11, with one company extending further to Caldera Bay to the west. To drive the Japanese forces from the elevated positions overlooking the airfield, Doe dispatched the 162nd Regiment towards Mount Capisan and the 163rd Regiment towards Mount Pulungbata. Additionally, the guerrilla 121st Regiment was tasked with blocking the east coast road in the Belong area. Supported by continuous artillery fire and close air support from Marine Corps planes, the two regiments of the 41st Division faced arduous tasks. General Hojo's troops held excellent defenses in depth across a front 5 miles wide, some portions of the line being 3 miles deep. All installations were protected by barbed wire; abandoned ground was thoroughly booby-trapped; mine fields, some of them of the remote-control type, abounded; and at least initially the 54th Independent Mixed Brigade had an ample supply of automatic weapons and mortars. While Japanese morale on the Zamboanga Peninsula was not on a par with that of 14th Area Army troops on Luzon, most of the 54th Independent Mixed Brigade and attached units had sufficient spirit to put up a strong fight as long as they held prepared positions, and Hojo was able to find men to conduct harassing counterattacks night after night. Finally, the terrain through which the 41st Division had to attack was rough and overgrown, giving way on the north to the rain forests of the partially unexplored mountain range forming the backbone of the Zamboanga Peninsula. Only poor trails existed in most of the area held by the Japanese, and the 41st Division had to limit its advance to the pace of bulldozers, which laboriously constructed supply and evacuation roads. Once the American troops entered the peninsula's foothills, tanks could not operate off the bulldozed roads. The next day, the 186th Regiment was deployed to relieve the fatigued 163rd Regiment on the eastern front. By the end of the month, it had expanded the front eastward and northward against diminishing resistance, ultimately forcing Hojo's forces to retreat into the rugged interior of the peninsula. For now, however, we will shift our focus from the Philippines to Burma to continue our coverage of the Chinese-British-Indian offensives. As we last observed, General Stopford's 33rd Corps was aggressively advancing into Mandalay against a weakened 15th Army, while General Cowan's 17th Indian Division had successfully captured Meiktila and was preparing to withstand the combined assaults of the 18th and 49th Divisions. Cowan's forces conducted a robust defense, managing to delay the arrival of the 49th Division until March 18 and successfully repelling General Naka's initial attacks on Meiktila's main airfield. Furthermore, with the reserve 5th Indian Division moving closer to the front in preparation for an advance towards Rangoon, General Slim decided to airlift the 9th Brigade to reinforce Cowan's troops, which landed on Meiktila's main airfield under enemy fire between March 15 and 17. Due to the slow progress on this front and General Katamura's preoccupation with the battles along the Irrawaddy, he was unable to manage the southern units simultaneously. Consequently, General Kimura decided to assign the 33rd Army to take over the fighting in Meiktila. General Honda promptly moved to Hlaingdet, where he was tasked with overseeing the 18th, 49th, and 53rd Divisions. On March 18, he ordered the 18th Division to secure the northern line of Meiktila and neutralize enemy airfields. He instructed the 49th Division to advance along the Pyawbwe-Meiktila road and directed the 53rd Division to regroup near Pyawbwe. However, on that same day, Cowan launched a counterattack by sending two tank-infantry columns to disrupt Japanese preparations along the Mahlaing road and in the villages of Kandaingbauk and Shawbyugan. They faced heavy resistance at Shawbyugan and ultimately had to withdraw. The relentless air assaults also compelled the Japanese to operate primarily at night, limiting their ability to respond with similar force to British offensives. On the night of March 20, Naka decided to initiate a significant attack on Meiktila's main airfield. However, with the 119th Regiment delayed at Shawbyugan, the 55th Regiment had to proceed alone, supported by some tanks, against the defenses of the 99th Brigade around Kyigon. Heavy artillery and mortar fire ultimately disrupted their assault. Meanwhile, as the 49th Division was consolidating its forces to the southeast, Cowan opted to send two tank-infantry columns to eliminate enemy concentrations at Nyaungbintha and Kinlu. Although the initial sweeps met little resistance, the 48th Brigade encountered strong Japanese positions at Shwepadaing on March 21. The next day, Cowan dispatched two tank-infantry columns to secure the Shwepadaing and Tamongan regions, but the British-Indian forces still struggled to eliminate the enemy defenders. That night, Lieutenant-General Takehara Saburo initiated his first significant assault, with the majority of the 106th Regiment targeting the defensive positions of the 48th Brigade in southeastern Meiktila. Despite the fierce and relentless attacks from the Japanese throughout the night, they were ultimately repelled by artillery and machine-gun fire, suffering heavy casualties. On March 23, Cowan sent another tank-infantry column to chase the retreating Japanese forces; however, the reformed 169th Regiment at Kinde successfully defended against this advance. Meanwhile, on the night of March 24, Naka launched another major offensive with the 55th and 119th Regiments, managing to capture Meiktila's main airfield. In response, Cowan quickly dispatched a tank-infantry column to clear the Mandalay road, successfully securing the area northeast of Kyigon by March 26. At this time, Honda had relocated his headquarters to Thazi to better coordinate the battle, although his troops had already suffered significant losses. For the next three days, Cowan's tanks and infantry continued to advance along the Mandalay road while the 63rd and 99th Brigades worked to eliminate Naka's artillery units south of Myindawgan Lake. By mid-March, Stopford's relentless pressure had forced the 31st and 33rd Divisions to retreat in chaos. On March 20, organized resistance in Mandalay was finally shattered as the 2nd British Division linked up with the 19th Indian Division. Consequently, the beleaguered Japanese units had no option but to withdraw in disarray towards the Shan Hills to the east. Following the collapse of the 15th Army front, the 33rd Army received orders on March 28 to hold its current positions only long enough to facilitate the withdrawal of the 15th Army. Consequently, while Cowan's units cleared the region north of Meiktila, Honda halted all offensive actions and promptly directed the 18th Division to secure the Thazi-Hlaingdet area. Additionally, the weakened 214th Regiment was tasked with moving to Yozon to support the withdrawal of the 33rd Division, while the 49th and 53rd Divisions were assigned to contain Meiktila to the south. As the battles for Mandalay and Meiktila unfolded, the reinforced 7th Indian Division at Nyaungu faced several intense assaults from General Yamamoto's 72nd Independent Mixed Brigade throughout March, ultimately advancing to Taungtha and clearing the route to Meiktila by the month's end. Meanwhile, in northern Burma, the 36th British Division advanced toward Mogok, which fell on March 19, while the 50th Chinese Division approached the Hsipaw area. Interestingly, the Japanese abandoned Hsipaw without resistance but launched a fierce counterattack between March 17 and 20. Ultimately, General Matsuyama had no option but to prepare for a withdrawal south toward Lawksawk and Laihka. At this stage, the 38th Chinese Division resumed its advance to Hsipaw; however, facing strong opposition along the route, they did not arrive until March 24, when the entire Burma Road was finally secured. General Sultan believed this was his final maneuver and recommended relocating the Chinese forces back to the Myitkyina area for air transport back to China, except for those needed to secure the Lashio-Hsipaw region. Additionally, the 36th Division continued its eastward push and eventually linked up with the 50th Division in the Kyaukme area by the end of the month before being reassigned to Slim's 14th Army. Looking south, the 74th Indian Brigade and West African forces advanced toward Kolan, while the 26th Indian Division established a new beachhead in the Letpan-Mae region. The 154th Regiment maintained its position near the Dalet River, preventing the remainder of the 82nd West African Division from joining the offensive. On March 23, General Miyazaki decided to launch an attack on Kolan. Although the assault achieved moderate success, Miyazaki soon recognized that he was outnumbered and opted to begin a final withdrawal toward the An Pass, completing this by the end of the month.   Meanwhile, on March 17, the 121st Regiment sent its 3rd Battalion to engage the enemy in the Sabyin area and hold their position along the Tanlwe River for as long as possible. Despite strong resistance from the Japanese, British-Indian forces managed to cross the Tanlwe by March 27 and successfully captured Hill 815 two days later. By March 30, the 22nd East African Brigade had also reached Letpan when High Command decided to relieve the units of the 26th Division and return them to India. In a related development, tensions were rising in French Indochina, where the local government refused to permit a Japanese defense of the colony. By early March, Japanese forces began redeploying around the main French garrison towns in Indochina. The Japanese envoy in Saigon Ambassador Shunichi Matsumoto declared to Governor Admiral Jean Decoux that since an Allied landing in Indochina was inevitable, Tokyo command wished to put into place a "common defence" of Indochina. Decoux however resisted stating that this would be a catalyst for an Allied invasion but suggested that Japanese control would be accepted if they actually invaded. This was not enough and Tsuchihashi accused Decoux of playing for time. On 9 March, after more stalling by Decoux, Tsuchihashi delivered an ultimatum for French troops to disarm. Decoux sent a messenger to Matsumoto urging further negotiations but the message arrived at the wrong building. Tsuchihashi, assuming that Decoux had rejected the ultimatum, immediately ordered commencement of the coup. The 11th R.I.C. (régiment d'infanterie coloniale) based at the Martin de Pallieres barracks in Saigon were surrounded and disarmed after their commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Moreau, was arrested. In Hue there was sporadic fighting; the Garde Indochinoise, who provided security for the résident supérieur, fought for 19 hours against the Japanese before their barracks was overrun and destroyed. Three hundred men, one third of them French, managed to elude the Japanese and escape to the A Sầu Valley. However, over the next three days, they succumbed to hunger, disease and betrayals - many surrendered while others fought their way into Laos where only a handful survived. Meanwhile, General Eugène Mordant led opposition by the garrison of Hanoi for several hours but was forced to capitulate, with 292 dead on the French side and 212 Japanese. An attempt to disarm a Vietnamese garrison ended badly for the Japanese when 600 of them marched into Quảng Ngãi. The Vietnamese nationalists had been armed with automatic weapons supplied by the OSS parachuted nearby at Kontum. The Japanese had been led to believe that these men would readily defect but the Vietnamese ambushed the Japanese. Losing only three killed and seventeen wounded they inflicted 143 killed and another 205 wounded on the Japanese before they too were overcome. A much larger force of Japanese came the next day but they found the garrison empty. In Annam and Cochinchina only token resistance was offered and most garrisons, small as they were, surrendered. Further north the French had the sympathy of many indigenous peoples. Several hundred Laotians volunteered to be armed as guerrillas against the Japanese; French officers organized them into detachments but turned away those they did not have weapons for. In Haiphong the Japanese assaulted the Bouet barracks: headquarters of Colonel Henry Lapierre's 1st Tonkin Brigade. Using heavy mortar and machine gun fire, one position was taken after another before the barracks fell and Lapierre ordered a ceasefire. Lapierre refused to sign surrender messages for the remaining garrisons in the area. Codebooks had also been burnt which meant the Japanese then had to deal with the other garrisons by force. In Laos, Vientiane, Thakhek and Luang Prabang were taken by the Japanese without much resistance. In Cambodia the Japanese with 8,000 men seized Phnom Penh and all major towns in the same manner. All French personnel in the cities on both regions were either interned or in some cases executed. The Japanese strikes at the French in the Northern Frontier in general saw the heaviest fighting. One of the first places they needed to take and where they amassed the 22nd division was at Lang Son, a strategic fort near the Chinese border. The defences of Lang Son consisted of a series of fort complexes built by the French to defend against a Chinese invasion. The main fortress was the Fort Brière de l'Isle. Inside was a French garrison of nearly 4000 men, many of them Tonkinese, with units of the French Foreign Legion. Once the Japanese had cut off all communications to the forts they invited General Émile Lemonnier, the commander of the border region, to a banquet at the headquarters of the Japanese 22nd Division. Lemonnier declined to attend the event, but allowed some of his staff to go in his place. They were then taken prisoner and soon after the Japanese bombarded Fort Brière de l'Isle, attacking with infantry and tanks. The small forts outside had to defend themselves in isolation; they did so for a time, proving impenetrable, and the Japanese were repelled with some loss. They tried again the next day and succeeded in taking the outer positions. Finally, the main fortress of Brière de l'Isle was overrun after heavy fighting. Lemonnier was subsequently taken prisoner himself and ordered by a Japanese general to sign a document formally surrendering the forces under his command. Lemonnier refused to sign the documents. As a result, the Japanese took him outside where they forced him to dig a grave along with French Resident-superior (Résident-général) Camille Auphelle. Lemonnier again was ordered to sign the surrender documents and again refused. The Japanese subsequently beheaded him. The Japanese then machine-gunned some of the prisoners and either beheaded or bayoneted the wounded survivors. Lang Son experienced particularly intense fighting, with the 22nd Division relentlessly assaulting the 4,000-strong garrison for two days until the main fortress was captured. The Japanese then advanced further north to the border town of Dong Dang, which fell by March 15. The battle of Lạng Sơn cost the French heavy casualties and their force on the border was effectively destroyed. European losses were 544 killed, of which 387 had been executed after capture. In addition 1,832 Tonkinese colonial troops were killed (including 103 who were executed) while another 1,000 were taken prisoner. On 12 March planes of the US Fourteenth Air Force flying in support of the French, mistook a column of Tonkinese prisoners for Japanese and bombed and strafed them. Reportedly between 400 and 600 of the prisoners were killed or wounded.  Nonetheless, the coup was highly successful, with the Japanese subsequently encouraging declarations of independence from traditional rulers in various regions. On 11 March 1945, Emperor Bảo Đại was permitted to announce the Vietnamese "independence"; this declaration had been prepared by Yokoyama Seiko, Minister for Economic Affairs of the Japanese diplomatic mission in Indochina and later advisor to Bao Dai. Bảo Đại complied in Vietnam where they set up a puppet government headed by Tran Trong Kim and which collaborated with the Japanese. King Norodom Sihanouk also obeyed, but the Japanese did not trust the Francophile monarch. Nationalist leader Son Ngoc Thanh, who had been exiled in Japan and was considered a more trustworthy ally than Sihanouk, returned to Cambodia and became Minister of foreign affairs in May and then Prime Minister in August. In Laos however, King Sisavang Vong of Luang Phrabang, who favoured French rule, refused to declare independence, finding himself at odds with his Prime Minister, Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, but eventually acceded on 8 April. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. March 1945, saw US forces advance in Luzon, overcoming Japanese defenses through strategic maneuvers, while guerrilla activities intensified amid challenging terrain and heavy resistance. Meanwhile, in Burma, British-Indian forces advanced against Japanese troops, capturing key locations and in French Indochina the Japanese unleashed a brutal coup d'etat ushering in independence movements.

Miriam trained at LIPA (Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts) and has worked extensively in theatre as well as for screen.  For theatre she has appeared at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Globe in Much Ado About Nothing, and many credits at the Torch Theatre in Milton Haven, Wales.  Including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Man, Two Guvnors Sleeping Beauty  The Woman, in the Woman in Black.  As well as appearances at the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Warwick Arts Centre and the Royal Court Liverpool amongst many more.  For screen she appeared in the short film “The Date” with Claire Cartwright (who has also been on the show), which received many nominations across the short film circuit. The film is still available on YouTube please check it out, both Claire and Miriam give lovely performances in a story about two women finding love in the modern world of dating apps and web presences.  Watch it here: https://youtu.be/hKdxA8cOYtc?si=tQrWwNLteNJ2__bM She joined me fresh from her run as Lady Ephesus in Pericles both in Stratford at the RSC and at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in the USA.  We discuss Pericles, The Date, her time at LIPA and extensively about her role as the Woman in The Woman in Black. She played the terrifying apparition that made audiences jump every night in Susan Hill's brilliant yet nerve-jangling story. As well as some other ghost stories from theatre's up and down the country.  If any of you have any ghost stories please send them over to me and Miriam and I would love to share out in another episode!  Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com

Governor Lamont gave his State of the State address today. LIPA is switching management companies. Violent crime is down in Connecticut according to state police. ISO New England sees a dip in mid-day power usage. Plus, the cost of living is top of mind for New York lawmakers this session.

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Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Mystery of the Medallion: Secrets Under the Lipa Tree Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/mystery-of-the-medallion-secrets-under-the-lipa-tree Story Transcript:Sr: Стабло старе липе у дворишту куће било је сведок многим окупљањима породице.En: The old lipa tree in the yard of the house witnessed many family gatherings.Sr: Топао дом, са зидовима од црвене опеке и великим прозорима, смештен је усред шарене јесење природе.En: The warm home, with red brick walls and large windows, was nestled in the midst of colorful autumn nature.Sr: Листови су били у црвеним, наранџастим и жутим тоновима.En: The leaves were in shades of red, orange, and yellow.Sr: Унутра, у пространом салону, звучао је весели смех и звонко звецкање тањира.En: Inside, in the spacious living room, joyous laughter and the cheerful clinking of plates could be heard.Sr: Стефан, амбициозан млади адвокат, шетао је кроз пријемни салон са чашом вина у руци.En: Stefan, an ambitious young lawyer, strolled through the reception room with a glass of wine in his hand.Sr: Његов поглед био је одсутан, јер му је мисли заокупљала једна ствар - породична реликвија.En: His gaze was distant, as his thoughts were occupied by one thing - a family heirloom.Sr: Током овог скупа, златни медаљон његове баке изненада је нестао са камина.En: During this gathering, his grandmother's golden medallion suddenly went missing from the mantle.Sr: Било је то више од само комадића накита.En: It was more than just a piece of jewelry.Sr: За њих, био је то симбол њихове историје.En: For them, it was a symbol of their history.Sr: Јелена је стајала близу прозора, посматрајући како се листови љуљају на ветру.En: Jelena stood near the window, watching the leaves sway in the wind.Sr: Била је то стара пријатељица породице, увек насмејана, али увек као да крије нешто иза те маске.En: She was an old family friend, always smiling, yet always seeming to hide something behind that mask.Sr: Са друге стране собе, Милан, Стефанов стилски ексцентричан стриц, забављао је децу причама о својим авантурама из младости.En: Across the room, Milan, Stefan's stylishly eccentric uncle, entertained the children with stories of his youthful adventures.Sr: Како је поподне одмицало, тензије су расле.En: As the afternoon progressed, tensions rose.Sr: Стефан је знао да мора да делује ако жели да покаже своју одговорност.En: Stefan knew he had to act if he wanted to show his responsibility.Sr: Почео је да поставља питања, тражећи трагове код родбине.En: He began asking questions, looking for clues among the relatives.Sr: Нико није видео ништа, али било је нешто у Јеленином понашању што је побудило његову сумњу.En: No one had seen anything, but there was something in Jelena's behavior that aroused his suspicion.Sr: Чинила му се узнемиренијом него обично.En: She seemed more anxious than usual.Sr: Одлучио је да је дискретно прати.En: He decided to discreetly follow her.Sr: Убрзо је открио како се Јелена често налази код малог сандука на спрату.En: Soon, he discovered how Jelena often lingered by a small chest upstairs.Sr: Након разговора с њом, сазнао је њену мистериозну прошлост.En: After speaking with her, he learned about her mysterious past.Sr: Испоставило се да је она била чуварала породичног секрета и имала дубоку везу са медаљоном.En: It turned out she was the keeper of a family secret and had a deep connection to the medallion.Sr: Њен отац га је даровао баки као знак захвалности за стара, заборављена добра.En: Her father had given it to Stefan's grandmother as a token of gratitude for past, forgotten deeds.Sr: Како је тајна изашла на видело, односи у породици почели су да се поправљају.En: As the secret came to light, relationships within the family began to mend.Sr: Након неколико часова трагања, медаљон је нађен на најнеочекиванијем месту - у самом срцу великог, старинског часовника у библиотеци.En: After several hours of searching, the medallion was found in the most unexpected place - at the very heart of a large antique clock in the library.Sr: Није био изгубљен, само скривен управо на месту које сви превидеше.En: It wasn't lost, just hidden in plain sight where everyone overlooked it.Sr: Стефан је схватио да тајне и напетости никад нису једноставне.En: Stefan realized that secrets and tensions are never simple.Sr: Видећи како се породица смеје и грли око новопронађеног медаљона, осетио је врлину опраштања и разумевања.En: Seeing the family laugh and embrace around the newly found medallion, he felt the virtue of forgiveness and understanding.Sr: Породичне приче, колико год запањујуће биле, увек носе са собом поуке и магију која зближава.En: Family stories, no matter how astonishing, always carry lessons and magic that bring people closer together. Vocabulary Words:witnessed: сведокnestled: смештенspacious: пространомjoyous: веселимclinking: звонко звецкањеstrolled: шетаоheirloom: реликвијаmantle: каминаjewelry: накитаsway: љуљајуeccentric: ексцентричанtensions: тензијеresponsibility: одговорностclues: траговеaroused: побудилоdiscreetly: дискретноlinger: налазиmysterious: мистериознуgratitude: захвалностиforgotten: заборављенаrelationships: односиmend: поправљајуunexpected: неочекиваноantique: старинскогoverlooked: превидешеvirtue: врлинуforgiveness: опраштањаastonishing: запањујућеcarry: носеlesson: поуке

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More information about the Diddy case and updates. Dua Lipa recently shared her Diet Coke drink. Ann Hatheway will be coming back for Princess Diaries 3.Make sure to also keep up to date with ALL our podcasts we do below that have new episodes every week:The Thought ShowerLet's Get WeirdCrisis on Infinite Podcasts

This week's learning is sponsored by Medinah Korn in loving memory of her mother, Rosalie Katchen, Shoshana Raizl bat Avraham Yehoshua ve-Baila Toibe, z"l, on her 24th yahrzeit. "She had a "נותן בעין יפה" approach to her interactions with everyone she encountered. She was generous of heart, of mind and of spirit, and we miss her. Yehi zichra baruch." Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving memory of David's mother, Ethel Petegorsky Geffen, Adina bat Aryeh Leib, on her 20th yahrzeit. "She was devoted to her husband, family, and the Beth El Synagogue community in New Rochelle, NY. Her two sons made Aliyah and her daughter has lived a professional life of service to the American Jewish community." Today's daf is sponsored by Ayala Ginat in loving memory of Barak ben Lipa and Shulamit.  How does one determine if the branches grew out of the trunk or the ground to determine whether the growths belong to the owner of the tree or the owner of the land? Rav Nachman rules that a palm tree does not have laws of geza, the trunk. Rav Zevid and Rav Papa each understand this statement differently. If one purchases three trees, one acquires land with the trees. How much land does one acquire? Rabbi Yochanan rules that they acquire the land beneath each tree, between each tree, and, in addition, the amount of space needed for a fig gatherer to walk around with a basket. Rabbi Elazar raises a question about the space for the fig gatherer - if one does not get an access route, as per the rabbis' position that a seller sells sparingly (ayin ra'ah), how does the buyer get space for collecting? The land underneath and in between the trees can be used by the tree's owner for planting, but who has the right to plant in the area around the trees for the fig gatherer and basket? How much space can/should there be between the trees to consider them a field so that the purchaser will acquire the land? Rav Yosef and Rava disagree. Abaye raises a difficulty from a Mishna against Rav Yosef's position.

This week's learning is sponsored by Medinah Korn in loving memory of her mother, Rosalie Katchen, Shoshana Raizl bat Avraham Yehoshua ve-Baila Toibe, z"l, on her 24th yahrzeit. "She had a "נותן בעין יפה" approach to her interactions with everyone she encountered. She was generous of heart, of mind and of spirit, and we miss her. Yehi zichra baruch." Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving memory of David's mother, Ethel Petegorsky Geffen, Adina bat Aryeh Leib, on her 20th yahrzeit. "She was devoted to her husband, family, and the Beth El Synagogue community in New Rochelle, NY. Her two sons made Aliyah and her daughter has lived a professional life of service to the American Jewish community." Today's daf is sponsored by Ayala Ginat in loving memory of Barak ben Lipa and Shulamit.  How does one determine if the branches grew out of the trunk or the ground to determine whether the growths belong to the owner of the tree or the owner of the land? Rav Nachman rules that a palm tree does not have laws of geza, the trunk. Rav Zevid and Rav Papa each understand this statement differently. If one purchases three trees, one acquires land with the trees. How much land does one acquire? Rabbi Yochanan rules that they acquire the land beneath each tree, between each tree, and, in addition, the amount of space needed for a fig gatherer to walk around with a basket. Rabbi Elazar raises a question about the space for the fig gatherer - if one does not get an access route, as per the rabbis' position that a seller sells sparingly (ayin ra'ah), how does the buyer get space for collecting? The land underneath and in between the trees can be used by the tree's owner for planting, but who has the right to plant in the area around the trees for the fig gatherer and basket? How much space can/should there be between the trees to consider them a field so that the purchaser will acquire the land? Rav Yosef and Rava disagree. Abaye raises a difficulty from a Mishna against Rav Yosef's position.

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More than 25 years after the Kosovo war, a music festival in the capital Pristina is hoping to change the image of the country around the world by inviting international artists and fans to learn more about the country's cultural scene. Sunny Hill Festival is organised by global pop star Dua Lipa and her dad Dugi, who's from Pristina.They are using their industry contacts to bring acts like Bebe Rexha, Stormzy and Burna Boy to party with tens of thousands of people, as well as inviting top industry experts. But more than 15 years after Kosovo declared independence, could politicians be doing more to help boost the country's music scene rather than relying on the Lipa family? Produced and presented by Daniel Rosney(Dua Lipa performs on stage with her father Dukagjin Lipa during her first concert held in her hometown Pristina in 2016)

Yaparatianos, mitad de semana y mitad de año, nosotros estuvimos haciendo un recuento de qué es lo que nos prometimos y no hemos cumplido o lo que sí o cómo ha cambiado nuestra visión en el 2024, en la nota insólita de hoy Iñaki nos contó que Dua Lipa tuvo un fan que le dijo que cantaba como ella ¡qué te parece!, también tuvimos la Primera Chamba de un YaParatiano que nos contó de cuando entró a trabajar a un almacén farmacéutico y tuvo que manejar una Jenny y salió todo mal, estuvo en cabina Raúl Y José Luis de Río Roma a contarnos de su nuevo proyecto y cómo han estado evolucionando a lo largo de su carrera, Nos escuchamos de Lunes a Viernes de 06:00 a 10:00 por Los40 

Send us a Text Message.Discover the extraordinary talent of Natalie Dean, a Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) graduate making waves in the music scene. With a captivating blend of indie, pop, and contemporary R&B, her music is sure to leave you wanting more. Join her on this incredible journey as she takes the music world by storm. Experience the enchanting fusion of indie, pop, and contemporary R&B in Natalie's music, where her poignant lyrics take center stage. With hits like "Somebody Like Me," "Broken Love of Ours," "Damaged Parts," and "More Than This," Natalie is on the brink of a musical revolution. Join her on this exhilarating journey as she reshapes the music landscape, proving that songwriters are the modern-day visionaries. "Ever since I was a little girl I have had a recurring dream of myself on stage singing to an arena of thousands of people singing along. If I had to pinpoint one moment that I'm living for and drives me, it would be that one". Learn more about Natalie in this episode of The Trout Show.https://www.nataliedeanmusic.com/Support the Show.Thanks for listening for more information or to listen to other podcasts or watch YouTube videos click on this link >https://thetroutshow.com/

Lab results are complete regarding 16 of the chemical drums found in Bethpage Community Park. PURA rejects a rate hike request from one of Connecticut's water companies. LIPA announces its search for a new contractor. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has been awarded an entrepreneurial grant from T-Mobile. And we're taking a trip back in time to 1776!

La cantante británica Dua Lipa condenó las acciones militares de srael en Gaza, calificándolas como "genocidio". A sus 88 millones de seguidores, Lipa compartió una imagen del grupo Artists4Ceasefire y el hashtag #AllEyesOnRafah. "Quemar niños vivos nunca puede justificarse. El mundo entero se está movilizando para detener el genocidio israelí. Por favor, muestren su solidaridad con Gaza", escribió.

Today, Hunter is joined by the newest State Public Defender of California, Galit Lipa. As discussed on previous episodes, California has a county based public defender system. As such, Galit and her office sit in a limited role to help train public defenders around the state. Following a law suit and several reports highlighting the failings of public defense in California, Galit and her team could prove to be a pivotal voice in rethinking the delivery of California public defense.   Guests: Galit Lipa, State Public Defender, California Office of the State Public Defender   Resources: Contact Galit https://www.linkedin.com/in/galit-lipa/ OSPD https://www.ospd.ca.gov/ https://www.ospd.ca.gov/ospd-sharepoint-pages/     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                             Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN    

Rose Kimberly and Claire Williamson join Alexa to discuss the South West Voice Hub, a network they created to connect voice practitioners and singers in the South West of the UK. The hub aims to provide a local network for all things voice-related, including referrals, training, and support. They discuss the challenges of finding voice professionals in the South West and the importance of building a community in the region. The hub offers different membership tiers for practitioners, singers, and students, with benefits including access to forums, discounts on CPD events, and a profile on the website. They also mention their upcoming launch event, which will feature workshops and networking opportunities. KEY TAKEAWAYS The South West Voice Hub is an initiative by Rose and Claire to establish a network for voice professionals in the South West region of the UK. It aims to connect various practitioners such as vocal coaches, speech and language therapists, and performers. The hub provides support and resources for professional development, including bi-monthly online forums and in-person seminars for continuing professional development (CPD). The network addresses voice-related issues and promotes local talent, aiming to make specialised voice services more accessible and affordable within the South West region. The hub offers different membership tiers for practitioners, singers, and students, with benefits such as access to forums, discounts on CPD events, and a profile on the members' section of the website. The hub's launch event in Exeter will feature a laryngeal massage workshop and a vocal triage session for singers. The network plans to be responsive to the needs of its members, offering events and training that reflect the interests and demands of the local voice community BEST MOMENTS  "We want to make voice services more accessible and affordable, reducing the need to travel to larger cities." "It's important to work holistically with people, and having a network of professionals is crucial." "We're aiming to support and educate the local voice community, making it stronger and more connected."   EPISODE RESOURCES Guest Website: https://www.southwestvoicehub.com/ Social Media: Instagram: @southwestvoicehub Contact Claire & Rose directly: southwestvoicehub@gmail.com Relevant Links & Mentions:  Stephen King: https://voicecarecentre.co.uk/stephen-king/ (Singing Teachers Talk Podcast) Ep.90 Help! I've Got a Voice Problem with Lydia Hart and Stephen King Exeter Phoenix Centre: https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/ BAST Book A Call ABOUT THE GUEST  Rose Kimberley is a Vocal Coach/Singing Teacher based in South Devon, where she runs The Vocal Studio Devon. Trained in 2012 with BAST, she has enhanced her skills through various CPD courses, including VHE's Vocal Health First Aid. A professional singer and solo artist, Rose combines industry knowledge with a passion for helping others develop and care for their voices. She also teaches music, artist development, and songwriting for the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. Claire Williamson trained as a singer at LIPA and worked professionally as a singer and actress before becoming a Speech and Language Therapist at UCL. She has extensive NHS experience with children's speech, language, and communication needs, and now works in private practice with both adults and children with voice disorders. Claire specialises in client-centred, evidence-based treatment of voice difficulties, with a special interest in helping professional voice users. ABOUT THE PODCAST BAST Training is here to help singers gain the knowledge, skills and understanding required to be a great singing teacher. We can help you whether you are getting started or just have some knowledge gaps to fill through our courses and educational events. basttraining.com Updates from BAST Training

This week Stephanie and Trey judge all the outfits that were at the Met Gala this year...did they disappoint?!If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and make sure you download this episode!If you want to connect with Stephanie and Trey directly, message them at: www.instagram.com/stephhollmanwww.instagram.com/trey_stewartwww.instagram.com/bsthepodcastFOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:www.tiktok.com/@weeklydoseofbsWATCH US ON YOUTUBE:www.youtube.com/@weeklydoseofbsIf you are interested in advertising on this podcast or having Stephanie & Trey as guests on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to podcast@yeanetworks.comExecutive Producers: Madelyn Grimes / Joshua Burns For YEA Networks

Luis Manzano, sumagot kung tatakbong Mayor ng Lipa! Kalokah itong "Ca.t byu me love", huh! Billy Crawford, sinagot ang isyu kumbakit sobrang payat!

durée : 02:58:56 - Le 7/10 - par : Nicolas Demorand, Léa Salamé, Sonia Devillers, Anne-Laure Sugier - Les invités de la Matinale de France Inter ce lundi 13 mai 2024 sont : Dua Lipa / Pascal Canfin / Gérard Araud x David Khalfa / Vincent Lindon / Agathe Riedinger

Talking creativity and sanity with one of the world's biggest pop stars.British-Albanian singer-songwriter Dua Lipa emerged as a global pop sensation with her captivating blend of sultry vocals, empowering lyrics, and infectious beats. Born in London in 1995 to Albanian parents, Lipa's musical journey began at a young age, inspired by her father's own musical career. She hosts the podcast Dua Lipa: At Her Service, and her latest album is Radical Optimism. In this episode we talk about:What she means by radical optimism – and how it applied when she literally fell on stageHow she resists the temptation to fully armor herselfHer famous work ethic and packed schedule Her non-negotiable daily practices, including meditationHer social media hygiene (specially, how to stay sane when nearly 80 million people follow you on Instagram alone)And we have a great conversation about creativity, including how she builds psychological safety with her team in studio and on tourWhy she had to write 97 songs to make this one albumAnd her concept of “writing herself into a good idea” – as she says, “You have to be shit to be good.” Related Episodes:Bill Hader on Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, and Leaning into DiscomfortPema Chödrön, Renowned Buddhist Nun, On Her One Non-Negotiable Happiness StrategyThe Science of Hope | Jacqueline MattisHope Is a Skill | George MumfordDiscomfort: A Counterintuitive Source of Hope | Sebene SelassieSign up for Dan's weekly newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/dua-lipaAdditional Resources:Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/installSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, we spoke with Bastian Feder, the CEO of Lipa Swiss. Unfortunately, we had some issues with Bastian's camera, so it's an audio-only episode. We talked about Bastian's journey into the rabbit hole, why he decided to found a Bitcoin company, their struggles, and how to improve Lightning. You can follow Bastian on X: https://twitter.com/lapistano Or alternatively, message him on Telegram: https://t.me/lapistano You can follow us on X (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co) 

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticNotorious Mass Effect: Deep Dive into Dua Lipa's "Illusion"This segment dives into the world of Dua Lipa's latest music video, "Illusion," from her upcoming album, "Radical Optimism."We'll unveil the captivating visuals filmed at the iconic Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain.Join us as we analyze the fierce and confident lyrics of "Illusion," described by Lipa as a song about recognizing deception while embracing the thrill of the ride.This segment explores the collaborative process behind the track, featuring Lipa alongside Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Kevin Parker.We'll also discuss the elaborate choreography Lipa showcases alongside high divers and synchronized swimmers, taking the music video to a whole new level.This is Notorious Mass Effect, and we're breaking down the latest in music with a deep dive into Dua Lipa's "Illusion."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we welcome Dan Ayache to the show. Dan has been lucky enough to discover improv at a young age and he has so many exciting times ahead of him. Find out how improv has helped him to develop in many areas of his life and how it is helping him to carve a path forward in his life. Iain has been there from the beginning of Dan's improv journey and it's great to hear these two chatting away about something they are both so passionate about. So what are you waiting for? It's time to sit back, relax and find out all about Dan's true story of making stuff up.

Der Osterhase hat Salwa dieses Jahr einen ganz besonderen Wunsch erfüllt: sie hat Karten für Dua fucking Lipa! Als Außenministerin der DDLZ (Deutsche Dua Lipa Zentrale) ist es somit quasi auch offiziell und politisch wichtig, dass die Beiden sich persönlich kennenlernen. Vielleicht nach dem Konzert bei einem Eis? Eins, das mit Sebastians Tränen getränkt ist. Man kann es nicht mehr verleugnen, die Eisdielen-Branche schafft sich ab! Wie kann man nur die Sorte Stracciatella immer mehr aus dem Sortiment verdrängen? Das Eis, das die Herzen normaler Leut höher schlagen lässt. Ist der Sommer 2024 quasi jetzt schon gelaufen? Schaltet ein, ums rauszufinden! Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/hotzundhoumsi

Benjamin Reigle, founder and host of the Revenue Cycle podcast "My Good Friends," shares his extensive experience in the healthcare industry, including co-founding Health Rise Consulting Firm and leading initiatives at companies like McKinsey & Company and Accredited Health (now R1). He is also the CEO of Tarpon Health, a community driving automation for healthcare providers. In this episode, Benjamin dives into the topic of healthcare change, emphasizing the importance of understanding industry shifts. Stay tuned to gain insights into the evolving landscape of healthcare. The Change Healthcare breach, as discussed in the podcast episode with Benjamin Reigle, has had a profound impact on the healthcare industry. The breach resulted in challenges with claim submission, cash flow, and data security, affecting not only the operations of Change Healthcare but also having a ripple effect on healthcare providers, payers, and patients. The breach led to issues with claim submission, as some payers who relied solely on Change as their intermediary were unable to process claims. This created a backlog of claims and disrupted the revenue cycle for many healthcare organizations. Some providers resorted to manual processes, such as printing and mailing claims, which added complexity and delays to the billing process. Cash flow was significantly impacted by the breach, especially for smaller healthcare entities like physician groups and community hospitals. With claims not being processed efficiently, these organizations faced financial strain due to delayed payments and uncertainty about when the situation would be resolved. The lack of cash flow threatened the financial stability of these smaller entities, highlighting the importance of having contingency plans and backup systems in place. Data security concerns arose as a result of the breach, with questions about the extent of the data compromised and the potential implications for patient privacy. The breach raised questions about the adequacy of security measures in place and the vulnerability of healthcare systems to cyber threats. The need for enhanced data security protocols and proactive measures to prevent future breaches became a pressing issue for healthcare organizations. Experian Health Client Communication February 23, 2024 Experian Health is aware of Change Healthcare's (Optum's) announcement on February 21 about a cybersecurity incident affecting its systems. Experian's Cyber Incident Response team and Cyber Threat Intelligence teams have been engaged and are closely monitoring the situation. We have not seen evidence of a threat to Experian. Out of an abundance of caution and consistent with Experian's security practices, Experian has temporarily severed connectivity to Change Healthcare. During the period of this severed connectivity, there will be an impact to batch and EDI authorizations, claims and remits, claim status, eligibility, and notice of care transactions that Experian Health sends to Change Healthcare. Experian will resume connectivity to Change when it receives assurances from Change Healthcare that it has adequately contained the threat. Payers work with a variety of clearinghouses to process data. In many cases, multiple payer connections are available although sometimes payer connectivity may be limited or even exclusive to a single clearinghouse. In the majority of cases, transactions from Experian Health route directly to the requestedpayer. When connectivity is limited or certain routes are unavailable, however, it is common to route traffic through another clearinghouse. Below is a list of potentially impacted payers. Our teams are actively evaluating and rerouting transactions when an alternative route is available and will provide an update to this list as soon as possible. BCBS-MA Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Claims 13162 1199 National Benefit Fund 93044 A & I Benefit Plan Administrators 37283 AAG-American Administravie Group 72467 ACS Benefit Services Inc. © Experian Health, Inc. Experian Confidential Information Page 2 of 28 83077 Advantek Benefit Administrators CB159 Advisory Health Administrators 65093 Advocate Physician Partners CB637 Aegis Administrative Services 128CA Aetna Better Health of California 128FL Aetna Better Health of Florida 68024 Aetna Better Health of Illinois 128KS Aetna Better Health of Kansas 128KY Aetna Better Health of Kentucky 128LA Aetna Better Health of Louisiana 128MD Aetna Better Health of Maryland 128MI Aetna Better Health of Michigan 46320 Aetna Better Health of New Jersey 34734 Aetna Better Health of New York 50023 Aetna Better Health of Ohio 23228 Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania 38692 Aetna Better Health of Texas (Medicaid & CHIP) 128VA Aetna Better Health of Virginia 128WV Aetna Better Health of West Virginia 26337 Aetna Better Health Premier Plan MMAI 45221 Aetna OhioRISE 13334 Affinity Health Plan 46594 AFFINITY MEDICAL GROUP 37280 AGA 20048 Agate Resources Inc. (LIPA) 64158 Agency Services Inc ARA01 AgeRight Advantage AWNY6 Agewell New York 95422 AIDS Healthcare Foundation 12K01 Alabama Medicaid 91136 Alaska Carpenters Trust 44423 Alexian Brothers Community Services of TN 13550 ALICARE AHCA1 Alignment Healthcare 26160 AllCare Advantage 58234 Alliant Health Plans of Georgia 50749 Allianz Global Assistance 37308 Allied Benefit Systems A0701 Alta Bates Medical Group RP016 Alterwood Advantage 13343 Amalgamated Life - PA / Alicare 75137 AmeriBen Solutions Inc. TH095 American Family Insurance 62030 American General © Experian Health, Inc. Experian Confidential Information Page 3 of 28 31135 American Health Advantage of Mississippi 31125 American Health Advantage of Oklahoma 31130 American Health Advantage of Tennessee 31155 American Health Advantage of Texas 1066 American Healthcare Alliance 74048 American National Ins. Co. (ANICO) 44444 American Postal Workers Union Health Plan 48055 American Progressive Life and Health Insurance Company 56195 American Trust Administrators Inc. 54763 AmeriHealth Administrators 77799 AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware 77003 AmeriHealth Caritas Florida 27357 Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana (LACare) 47073 AmeriHealth Caritas Next - A Product of AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Next, Inc. 45408 AmeriHealth Caritas Next A Product of AmeriHealth Caritas Florida, Inc. 83148 AmeriHealth Caritas Next North Carolina 81671 AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina 84243 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio 22248 AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania 77062 AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care 87406 AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care - Delaware DSNP 77013 AmeriHealth Caritus VIP Care Plus (Michigan) 77002 Amerihealth District of Columbia 77001 AmeriHealth NorthEast 64090 AmFirst Insurance Company (payer only accepts Secondary claims) 24818 Amida Care 79966 Amida Care Medicare 37105 Amita Health Medical Care Group 34192 Antares Management Solutions 29370 Anthem Ohio Medicaid 34196 Apex Benefit Services 83112 Apex Health 11081 Arcadia Healthcare Solutions - IPG 36364 Arcadia Healthcare Solutions - NPA 39185 ARISE 61184 Arkansas Superior Select 6603 ASAGEHA AAMG1 Asian American Medical Group 46156 Aspire Health Plan 36483 Aspirus Medicare Advantage 75068 Assurant Health Self Funded 74240 Assured Benefits Administrators 84320 Astiva Health 87020 Atlantic Coast Life © Experian Health, Inc. Experian Confidential Information Page 4 of 28 AVA01 Avalon Administrative Services 46045 Avera Health Plans 87098 Avesis (Vision) 59274 AvMed Inc. 65101 AXA Assistance_USA 77005 Bakersfield Family Medical Group 12X42 Banner Health SX145 Banner Health AZ 84323 Banner Medicare Advantage Prime HMO 81079 BayCare Select Health Plans 63100 Behavioral Health Systems 99320 Benefit & Risk Management Services 48611 Benefit Management Inc. of KS 37212 Benefit Management Systems Inc 88052 Benefit Plan Administrators 39081 Benefit Plan Administrators Co. (Eau Claire WI) 38238 BeneSys, Inc. 95606 Berkshire Lehigh Partners 62183 Better Health Plans Inc. CB987 Black Hawk 3036 Blue Benefit Administrators of MA 12B54 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama 77078 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage SB580 Blue Cross Blue Shield of District of Columbia (Carefirst) 12000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of District of Columbia (Carefirst) SB971 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii (HMSA) SB690 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland (Carefirst) 12011 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland (Carefirst) 12B15 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (Blue Cross) BCSVT Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont BOONG Boon Administrative Services 22286 BritCay 35182 Brodart 51037 Brokerage Concepts 94316 Brown & Toland Medical Group BTHS1 Brown and Toland Health Services 42020 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid 42150 Butler Benefit 23708 C&O Employees Hospital Association CAIPA California IPA 71057 Cannon Cochran Management Services Inc. Metairie LA 95399 CAP Management Systems 12X03 Capital District Physicians Health Plan 95112 Capital Health Plan © Experian Health, Inc. Experian Confidential Information Page 5 of 28 68011 Capitol Administrators 12K89 Care Access Health Plan (CAHP) 77082 Care Improvement Plus 66010 Care N' Care 57116 Care1st Health Plan of Arizona - Medicaid (DOS < 11/30/22) 11345 CareCentrix 14182 CareCore National 14180 CareCore National LLC (Oxford Radiology Claims) 14188 CareCore/WCNY RAD 75191 CareFirst Administrators/NCAS (Charlotte, NC) 75190 CareFirst Administrators/NCAS (Fairfax, VA) 93975 CareOregon Inc. 16307 CarePartners of Connecticut 31500 CareSource Ohio Medicaid 65391 CBHNP - HealthChoices 95167 Cedars-Sinai Medical Network Services 68063 Celtic Insurance 99111 Cencal Health 94312 Center for Elders Independence 13360 CenterLight Healthcare 23626 Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Fund 13193 Central Reserve Life Ins Co-Medicare Supplement 36215 Central States Health & Welfare Funds 84146 CHAMPVA - HAC CHERO Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Care Agency 34154 Chesterfield Resources Inc. 80141 Childhealth Plus by Healthfirst (CHP) 94321 Children First Medical Group 33065 CHOC - Children's Hospital Of Orange County Health Alliance 38308 Christian Brothers Services 59355 Christian Care Ministries 10629 Christus Health Medicare Advantage 52106 Christus Health TX HIX 38219 ClaimChoice Administrators (DOS >1.1.21) 11752 ClaimsBridge HPN 85468 Clear Spring Heath 13285 Clover Health 51579 Coastal Communities Physician Network 42049 Cofinity - Group Resources 22284 Colonial Medical 88091 Commercial Travelers/PHX 14315 Commonwealth Care Alliance 14316 Commonwealth Care Alliance - Medicare Advantage 60995 Community Care Inc. - Family Care (Wisconsin) © Experian Health, Inc. Experian Confidential Information Page 6 of 28 73143 Community Care Managed Health Care Plans of Oklahoma 35193 Community Health Alliance 48145 Community Health Choice 75261 Community Health Electronic Claims/CHEC/webTPA 37322 Companion Life 37363 Compsych 6105 ConnectiCare Inc 75284 Consolidated Associates Railroad 87843 Consolidated Health Plans 45321 Consumers Choice Health SC 99433 Contessa Health 46478 Continuum (formerly Marrick WRx) 55544 Conversion Plan-APWU THCP9 Cook Children STAR Plan 58231 Core Administrative Services 43160 Corizon Inc. 35202 Cornerstone Benefit Adminstrators CB268 Cornerstone Preferred Resources CMSP1 County Services Medical Program 58102 Covenant Administrators, Inc. 64068 Creative Medical Systems CC304 Curaechoice 38261 Dell Children's Health Plan (DCHP) 63740 DentaQuest Vision 84133 Denver Health and Hospital Authority DESRT Desert Medical Group 44006 Desert Oasis Healthcare 27133 Dignity Health MSO 12001 District of Columbia Medicaid 6102 Diversified Administration Corporation 74284 Driscoll Children's Health Plan 35186 Dunn and Associates Benefits Administrators Inc. TH084 Early Intervention Central 66122 Eastland Medical Group 31074 EBMC 31625 ElderPlan Inc. 4326 Element Care Inc. EMP01 Empire Physician's Medical Group 42149 Employee Benefit Systems 35112 Employee Plans LLC 20818 Essence Healthcare RP037 Eternal Health 35605 Everence I & P 32052 Everpointe © Experian Health, Inc. 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As March Madness continues, lawmakers are concerned about the impact on residents with gambling addiction. LIPA's president resigns. New York lawmakers hope to meet the state budget deadline at the end of the month. And Connecticut's bald eagle numbers soared this winter.

In this episode of the Fan Fave podcast, host Katrina takes a look at all seven studio albums released by Ariana Grande and attempts to rank them based on her favorite songs. This episode is a celebration of our favorite pop girl's discography so join in on the fun! Katrina also shares responses from Arianators who shared what their favorite Ariana album was. Pop Recap topics include: FILM SNL 1975 Update Casting news: Noah Baumbach's new Netflix movie and the Cat in the Hat remake New releases: Snack Shack, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour film, Love Lies Bleeding, The American Society of Magical Negroes, Irish Wish Upcoming releases: Freaknik documentary, Roadhouse, Immaculate, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire SXSW: The Fall Guy, Immaculate, Roadhouse, The Idea of You, Civil War, y2k THEATER Sweeney Todd closing First Previews and Opening Nights: The Notebook/An Enemy of the People/Water for Elephants/Lempicka An Enemy of the People protests Ben Platt Palace Theater residency TELEVISION The Bachelor Women's Tell All The Bachelor x 9-1-1 crossover Upcoming SNL Episodes S4 of The Bear New Releases: Apples Never Fall, Girls5Eva Upcoming Releases: X-Men97, Palm Royale MUSIC New Releases: Kacey Musgraves, Justin Timberlake, Zayn, Halle Bailey, Flo Milli, Ben Platt, Cardi B, and Megan Trainor New Announcements: Zayn, Ben Platt, Perrie Edwards, Beyonce, Đưa Lipa, Wallows tour, Luke Hemming tour, Broccoli City Music Festival WILDCARD Letterboxd Top 4 Interviews NYU Women's Basketball Championship Saint Patrick's Day

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Training Season's over - is Dua Lipa coming for Sporty Spice's crown? Guest co-host Melanie C and Nick discuss the pressures of being a global popstar. From face tattoos to teddy bears, Eminem delves into stan culture and Lil Jon really has released a meditation album. Plus, Melanie addresses the rumours of a Spice Girls revival at Glastonbury. Sidetracked is all about taking a look at the things Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw have loved (and perhaps more importantly not loved) from the world of music. A week in music, a week in Annie and Nick's lives, this is the destination for music and pop culture lovers looking for an authentic and light-hearted take on the week's most compelling stories… getting seriously sidetracked along the way. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you're over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk Sidetracked is a BBC Audio Production for BBC Sounds – new episodes drop every Thursday.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticDeep Dive: Unpacking Dua Lipa's "Training Season" with Analytic DreamzJoin host Analytic Dreamz as we dissect Dua Lipa's powerful new single, "Training Season," the latest addition to her eagerly anticipated third studio album.This segment delves into the song's meaning, exploring its themes of growth, empowerment, and demanding more in relationships. We'll analyze the inspiration behind the lyrics, influenced by a string of disappointing encounters, and the yearning for a genuine connection.Beyond the music, we'll dive into the creative process, uncovering the collaborative efforts of Lipa alongside renowned artists like Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. The segment also unpacks the music video's symbolic imagery, directed by Vincent Haycock, showcasing Lipa amidst a chaotic whirlwind of past suitors.Get ready for an in-depth conversation, fueled by expert insights and Dua Lipa's own words. She recently revealed writing 97 songs for the upcoming album, reflecting a dedication to artistic exploration and pushing boundaries. We'll discuss the anticipated "fusion of pop and dance music" and the influence of ABBA on "Training Season."This segment dives deeper than just a song: it's a journey into Lipa's artistic evolution, her confident and empowered voice, and the message of self-worth resonating within "Training Season."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

They are coming out with a Golden Bachelorette this Fall! Dua Lipa is working on her next album and was on Kimmel and said she wrote 97 songs. Pink had to stop her show in Sydney due to someone was going into labor in her audience.Make sure to also keep up to date with ALL our podcasts we do below that have new episodes every week:The Thought ShowerLet's Get WeirdCrisis on Infinite Podcasts

New York lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow LIPA to become a public utility. Federal dollars will help improve rail speeds on the Northeast Corridor. Stamford schools face backlash after removing two holidays from their calendar. And Governor Hochul looks to increase New York's temporary disability leave benefit.

In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we introduce the topic of mental health with a conversation featuring world-famous Jewish singer Lipa Schmeltzer. While many people know Lipa's songs, far fewer know his journey of mental health—a story he never expected to unfold. With raw vulnerability and beautiful passion, Lipa opens up about every step that led him to today. His lessons are immeasurably important.In this episode we discuss:What does it mean to be working for the “image company”?How did Lipa break through the barrier to really seek professional help for mental-health issues?How can we maintain sincerity in the face of our own cynicism?Tune in to hear a conversation about the radical honesty it takes to make progress on a mental-health journey.Interview begins at 20:26.Lipa, once described as “the Lady Gaga of Hasidic music,” has 18 solo albums to date. He is a father, singer, writer, and visual artist. References:“My heartfelt message of personal growth & challenges before Matan Torah 5783” with Lipa SchmeltzerMaking of a Godol by Nathan KamenetskyElon Musk by Walter IsaacsonThe Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2023! It’s a pretty chill and low-key show, as we talk about a small handful of games and then hop on the Email Banana Boat one more time before the end of the year. Enjoy! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

The gals chat about jail calls, Adele, and Twitter expression on this slightly longer Douche