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Today on the show: Greg Bluestein from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution live on the Trump/Greene feud. Natalie Brand from CBS News live in D.C. updating the Epstein Files. Luis Martinez from ABC News explains what is going on in the Caribbean. Plus, giving away Lady A tickets! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: Greg Bluestein from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution live on the Trump/Greene feud. Natalie Brand from CBS News live in D.C. updating the Epstein Files. Luis Martinez from ABC News explains what is going on in the Caribbean. Plus, giving away Lady A tickets! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: Greg Bluestein from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution live on the Trump/Greene feud. Natalie Brand from CBS News live in D.C. updating the Epstein Files. Luis Martinez from ABC News explains what is going on in the Caribbean. Plus, giving away Lady A tickets! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

More aircraft are being deployed to the Caribbean Sea. It's all part of "Operation Southern Spear" which target Latin American Drug Cartels. ABC News Senior Pentagon Reporter Luis Martinez joined Arizona's Morning News to discuss what these operations are looking like and what's next for the region. 

Special guest picker Jay Sisson joins Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali & Luis Martinez to preview Week 11 in the NFL including division-altering rivalry games for the NFC North/NFC West/AFC West, consistency woes for the Bills & Eagles, a hard fall for the Jaguars and more! PLUS: Breaking down Green Bay's MNF loss and just how much of a “catastrophe” their season has been, the return of COLLEGE SHAME DAY, Scott's Muppets-related beef with Jennifer Lawrence, the hypocritical corruption between sports leagues and sportsbooks, Jay's Top 5 Pent-Up Sports Thoughts, and the sad end to Tagliabue Watch.CHAPTERS0:00 Intro/Niche Sports Fandom5:55 Jay on the Packers' MNF loss & “catastrophic” season24:13 Jay's Top 5 Pent-Up Sports Thoughts/Hypocritical sports league/sportsbook corruption48:28 NFL Week 11 Preview (TB/BUF; LAC/JAX; CHI/MIN; SEA/LAR; KC/DEN; DET/PHI)1:16:46 The Boutte Betting Slip 1:24:47 COLLEGE SHAME DAY preview of the college football weekend!

« L'Afrique est-elle le prochain califat ? », demandait il y a deux ans l'universitaire français Luis Martinez, dans un ouvrage au titre provocateur, paru aux éditions Tallandier. Aujourd'hui, la question se pose au Mali, où les jihadistes du Jnim essayent d'imposer le blocus de Bamako et où les États-Unis et la France conseillent à leurs ressortissants de quitter le pays au plus vite. Mais y a-t-il vraiment une menace sécuritaire de la part des jihadistes sur la ville de Bamako ? Luis Martinez, qui est directeur de recherches au Centre de recherches internationales (CERI), répond aux questions de Christophe Boisbouvier. RFI : Deux ans après la sortie de votre livre, continuez-vous de penser que l'Afrique peut devenir le prochain califat ? Luis Martinez : Je pense qu'en Afrique, et en particulier dans le Sahel, il y a des conditions pour voir émerger des territoires qui seraient gouvernés par des jihadistes, qui chercheraient à mettre en œuvre ce qu'ils cherchent depuis quelques années, à savoir un califat. Quand vous dites que le jihadisme est en expansion, pensez-vous en priorité à l'Afrique de l'Ouest ou à l'Afrique de l'Est ? Disons que le vivier, le cœur ou l'épicentre, c'est clairement le Sahel. Tout simplement parce que les conditions de ces dix dernières années nous montrent qu'il y a eu une constellation qui a favorisé leur expansion. Je ne reviens pas sur les déterminants intérieurs et régionaux, mais les conditions ont été vraiment propices à leur développement. Et leur projet ne s'arrête pas là. Il est clair qu'on voit bien qu'il y a des tentatives vers l'Afrique de l'Ouest, sur le Bénin, le Togo, le Nigeria, bien évidemment, et depuis longtemps dans certaines régions. Mais le Sahel reste quand même l'épicentre en raison d'un certain nombre de conditions qui sont quand même très favorables. Certains observateurs disent qu'après ses échecs en Irak et en Syrie, le groupe État islamique essaie de faire de l'Afrique de l'Est une base de repli, notamment en Somalie ? En Somalie, c'est clair qu'il y a dans l'État semi-autonome du Puntland ou d'autres régions, là aussi, des conditions qui pourraient amener à une installation. Mais en même temps, on est en Somalie, c'est un environnement qui, peut-être, n'est pas celui du Sahel, avec un engagement des États-Unis qui, sans doute, limite ou limiterait, dans la durée, la possibilité de vraiment s'y installer. Pour revenir à l'Afrique de l'Ouest, quel est, à votre avis, le pays le plus exposé à l'instauration d'un éventuel califat jihadiste ? Clairement, c'est le Mali qui apparaît dans l'agenda jihadiste comme celui qui pourrait le plus facilement, dans les semaines, les mois, voire les années à venir, constituer un terrain nouveau d'instauration d'un califat. Alors pourquoi ? Tout simplement parce qu'il y a quand même un isolement de Bamako, à la fois vis-à-vis de la France et vis-à-vis du voisin algérien. Mais également, ses partenaires et alliés, que ce soit le Burkina ou le Niger, ont eux-mêmes de graves difficultés sur place pour pouvoir lui venir en aide. Quant à la Russie, je pense que les quelque 2 000 ou 3 000 mercenaires de l'Africa Corps ne peuvent strictement rien faire face à une insurrection jihadiste. On l'a vu avec la France avec ses 6 000 hommes, ce ne sont pas les 2 000 ou 3 000 hommes de la Russie qui vont modifier la donne. Je pense que l'approche militaire, de toute manière, est vouée à l'échec. Parce qu'il faudrait vraiment passer par les armes et faire des massacres dans toutes les régions du Mali pour restaurer l'ordre et la sécurité, ce que quasiment aucun État occidental n'assumerait de faire. Et évidemment, la Russie a d'autres soucis en Europe et en Ukraine pour pouvoir considérer que le Mali est stratégique dans sa politique. Aujourd'hui, l'armée malienne est quand même assez isolée pour pouvoir bénéficier d'une capacité, non seulement de résistance, mais de reconquête de son territoire. Cela me semble, comme beaucoup d'observateurs, voué à l'échec. Quand vous voyez que les États-Unis et les grands pays européens appellent leurs ressortissants à quitter Bamako, y voyez-vous le signe d'une prise possible de cette capitale africaine, notamment par le Jnim d'Iyad Ag Ghaly ? Je ne sais pas dans les détails. Aujourd'hui, Bamako peut tomber ou pas. Ce qui est sûr, c'est que depuis quelques années, le Jnim a construit une vraie stratégie pour, entre guillemets, isoler Bamako sur le plan territorial, isoler le pouvoir politique sur le plan sociétal, dont l'influence est limitée. Et maintenant, sans doute, chercher à l'isoler économiquement, financièrement. Toutes ces conditions vont-elles faire que les militaires à Bamako vont considérer qu'il n'y a plus d'échappatoire ? Ou bien vont-ils estimer qu'ils peuvent s'en accommoder ? Un peu comme à Kaboul où, pendant des années, on s'est accommodé de ne pas pouvoir sortir au-delà de 30 km de Kaboul, parce qu'il y avait les talibans à côté. Voilà, cela va dépendre. Le Jnim n'a aucune capacité, aujourd'hui, de conquête, au sens militaire du terme, d'entrer dans Bamako. Le Jnim a toujours recherché ce qu'on pourrait appeler des partenaires politiques, militaires et religieux pour lui ouvrir les portes de Bamako. C'est-à-dire faire en sorte que, de l'intérieur, on se débarrasse de la junte et on négocie des alliances avec le Jnim dans ce qu'on pourrait appeler une co-gouvernance de la capitale et de l'État malien. À une époque passée, pas très lointaine, il y avait l'imam Mahmoud Dicko qui aurait pu remplir ce rôle. Lui-même avait fondé le Coordination des mouvements, associations et sympathisants de l'imam Dicko (CMAS), ce qui est donc une sorte de coordination de mouvements civils et religieux qui avait encouragé un dialogue jusqu'en 2019 et 2020. À partir de 2022, les militaires au pouvoir à Bamako l'ont quasiment pourchassé. Il est exilé en Algérie en ce moment. Mais c'est ce type de personnage que les groupes jihadistes recherchent. C'est-à-dire des figures religieuses, politiques, voire demain militaires, qui puissent être des passerelles pour ouvrir les portes de Bamako. Parce que les djihadistes du Sahel sont pour beaucoup des Arabes et des Touaregs qui seraient minoritaires dans la ville de Bamako ? Il y a à la fois cette dimension ethnique, communautaire qui jouerait, mais en même temps, il y a l'expérience passée, c'est-à-dire la conquête militaire d'une ville, voire sa prise complète du pouvoir. Le Jnim a bien regardé ce qui s'est passé avec le groupe État islamique du côté de Syrte, en Libye. Cela a généré immédiatement une coalition internationale pour déloger le groupe État islamique de la ville de Syrte en 2014 et 2015. Donc il y a cette idée que le Jnim ne veut pas apparaître comme un projet politique radical qui s'imposerait à la société, mais comme une alternative politique et religieuse que la société serait prête à accompagner. Cela fait quelques années que le Jnim, entre guillemets, gouverne un certain nombre de régions, et Bamako serait un peu la vitrine. Entrer par la force à Bamako pourrait susciter des réactions tout à fait contraires à son projet. Il y a dix ans, les attentats de Paris et de Saint-Denis ont été prémédités et préparés au Moyen-Orient, et donc pas en Afrique de l'Ouest. Est-ce à dire que les jihadistes qui opèrent en Afrique et au Sahel ne représentent pas une menace terroriste pour l'Europe ? Il me semble que le contexte du Moyen-Orient, qui était quand même un contexte d'ingérence de forces étrangères extrêmement importantes – la guerre d'Irak, la guerre contre Al-Qaïda, et toute une série de variables – avait construit une vraie haine de l'Occident et des pays alliés à l'Occident. Il me semble que l'on n'a pas cette configuration aujourd'hui dans le Sahel. À la rigueur, je dirais presque que c'est une chance pour la France aujourd'hui de ne pas être associée à cette avancée spectaculaire des jihadistes et de ne pas chercher à les combattre militairement sur place. Tout simplement parce qu'ainsi cela ne va pas générer un certain nombre de griefs, de colère contre la France. Il y a déjà le passé colonial. Il y a déjà le passé post-colonial de la Françafrique. Je pense qu'aujourd'hui, la France est, entre guillemets, mieux lotie en étant loin de ce type de transformation de la société du Sahel plutôt qu'en y étant présente. Cela ne veut pas dire demain que cette région ne pourrait pas, bien évidemment, devenir une base pour certains groupes qui, entre guillemets, échapperaient à la gouvernance du Jnim et chercheraient à exploiter les failles d'une gouvernance califale pour frapper l'Occident. Cela, en toute sincérité, je n'en sais rien aujourd'hui.   À lire aussiMali: record d'enlèvements d'étrangers par les jihadistes

Zuhair Ali & Luis Martinez join to preview the upcoming NFL Week 10 slate with RICKS vs GRICKS & The Boutte Betting Slip, and review the league at its midway point including the legitimacy of Sam Darnold & his Seahawks, the surprisingly welcome return of the Patriots, fraudulent pre-Toyotathon activity by the Packers and more! PLUS: Marshawn Kneeland's tragic death opens a conversation on mental health importance and the value of a close support circle, including on this very show.CHAPTERS0:00 Intro/Lu Gets Deep on…Multidimensional Theory!6:54 Midseason NFL Rankings/Jets, Commanders Post-Trade Deadline Thoughts20:34 Marshawn Kneeland & Mental Health Importance23:46 NFL Week 10 Picks & Analysis39:51 Boutte Betting Slip & Old Timey Voices

Host Yolanda Fintschenko, Executive Director of Daybreak Labs and i-GATE Innovation Hub, home of the Startup Tri-Valley (STV) Initiative, sits down with Luis Martinez, PhD, Senior Venture Associate with Capital Factory and Daybreak Labs advisor. In this inspiring conversation, Luis shares his remarkable 25-year journey from a synthetic organic chemist at Harvard to a management consultant, university professor, ecosystem builder, and now venture capitalist.Luis offers invaluable insights for technical founders on what VCs really look for: capital efficiency, velocity, and the courage to be "bold crazy." He explains why not every company should pursue venture capital, the critical importance of continuous customer discovery, and how founders can build rocket ships worthy of VC investment. Luis also discusses Capital Factory's unique model as the "center of gravity for entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley" and the strategic advantages of the Tri-Valley ecosystem—from its proximity to Lawrence Livermore National Lab and the Bay Area to its untapped potential in energy, space, biotech, and ag tech.Tune in or watch the link to YouTube to learn why entrepreneurship is a team sport, how to leverage regional ecosystems for national impact, and what it takes to build a real business that's 10x better than the competition.

Luis Martinez joins to discuss the ongoing, colossal news out of the NBA after Heat star Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and many more have been arrested on a variety of charges ranging from illegal sports gambling to mob-tied poker games! We discuss how this impacts leagues and sportsbooks going forward, what it means for the NBA & commissioner Adam Silver after their previous investigation into Rozier, and just how long rumblings of these poker games have been stirring. PLUS: Roundball Rock is back, and Victor Wembanyama is a nightmare.

Luis Martinez joins to recap the best and worst of NFL Week 7 including a new low for Jets fans & head coach Aaron Glenn, the Commanders getting stomped by MVP-candidate Dak Prescott & the Cowboys, the worsening spiral of the Miami Dolphins and more. PLUS: Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani might have just had the greatest performance in sports history, W323 NY-in-VA returns, and we make bold predictions and Finals picks ahead of the NBA season opener! CHAPTERS0:00 Intro/Jeff Brohm's Weekly Q&A3:22 NFL Week 7 Recap18:46 Luis' Jets-Aaron Glenn Thoughts28:26 Shohei Ohtani's Greatness Lifts Dodgers to World Series31:07 NBA Season Preview!

Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez join to preview Week 7 in the NFL including the potential craziness of Rams/Jaguars from London, an old-fashioned rivalry matchup between Washington & Dallas, and major games for the Bucs, Colts, Lions & Chargers! PLUS: 81 years of experience in an exciting Steelers/Bengals game, the chaos of the AFC East, Reid's “Hot Dog Costume” energy and more! CHAPTERS0:00 Intro1:46 Steelers/Bengals Recap5:38 RICKS vs GRICKS W7 Picks!24:23 The Boutte Betting Slip

Luis Martinez joins Reid to break down a chaotic Week 5 in the NFL, including the high-octane duel between the Bucs & Seahawks, Jayden Daniels' victorious return for the Commanders, the Cardinals' torturous pattern of heartbreak and much more! PLUS: Total despair for Jets fans, Paul Thomas Anderson's “One Battle After Another”, Taylor Swift may have released a flop, Gronk attempts to pronounce Emeka Egbuka and more!CHAPTERS0:00 Intro2:07 Jets Despair9:47 NFL Week 5 Recap38:46 One Battle After Another, Bad Bunny, and Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl

Zuhair Ali & Luis Martinez join to preview all the excitement of Week 4 in the NFL, including Micah Parsons' revenge game against the Cowboys, the Colts' “prove-it” game against the Rams, the Ravens & Chiefs' battle to avoid 1-3, Baker Mayfield continuing his early MVP-campaign against the Eagles and more! PLUS: Week 4 fantasy football targets (Raiders?!), Cam Skattebo's Boutte Betting Slip introduction, an unlikely conversational connection between the NFL's bird teams and autism, and more!CHAPTERS0:00 Intro1:24 Who are the GOOD (and bird) teams in the NFL?13:41 Week 4 Fantasy Football Burritos!18:57 Week 4 NFL Picks44:05 The Boutte Betting Slip!

Bob talks to the organizers of the Ridge Walk & Run about the event, Bob takes a call, talks about celebratory posts over Charlie Kirk's death, the Tiakayla Hendrix trial and faith in the criminal justice system, and Bob talks to Luis Martinez about the Immigration Control and Reform Act, Judge Michael Lopez and Charlie Kirk.

In part one of a three-part series relating to the recent U.S. House UAP Task Force hearing, the discussion focuses on a wild UFO video that was leaked to Rep. Eric Burlison. During the hearing, Burlison played the video for attendants that depicted a UFO filmed flying over the sea off the coast of Yemen in October 2024. While one military drone filmed the object, another fired a Hellfire missile at it. The missile, however, seemed to merely graze the UFO, which continued to fly, and amazingly ejected three smaller, orb-like objects, which continued to follow the main craft.Links/Sources:Rep. Burlison: New UFO Video is Remarkable - “I received it anonymously in a way in which I've learned is called ‘the dead drop'. The video was scrubbed from all information… There's nothing to trace back to and I have no idea who gave it to me.” : UFOsMick West on X: "This is just wrong. The missile was NOT "split," it didn't bounce off. It just flew through the target, breaking it into pieces and causing it to fall out of the sky. @RepLuna and @RepEricBurlison need to issue corrections. They also need to stop displaying last-minute UFO https://t.co/nWXcjEULmC" / X(1) MarikvR on X: "@MickWest @TMajestic12 @Bayne_roe @RepEricBurlison So, @MickWest, the UAP went from faster than windspeed (not a balloon, see below), to zero airspeed? How about the object's rotation, which begins immediately after the laser ranger is fired and stop moments before impact? There's also zero evidence of descent in the wide shot. https://t.co/uQYMS1N4dS" / X(1) Ryan Graves on X: "After further review, it's conceivable the video is of a prosaic target struck by a missile, chunks broke off, stabilized in the airstream, and began a parabolic descent that is generally aligned with the camera angle, making the target aspect change nearly imperceptible as it" / XJoe Murgia (@TheUfoJoe) / XThe Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford (@GoodTroubleShow) / XMick West on X: "@blackvaultcom @jimqk Sadly, I think Jim does not really understand pixels, so your argument might be lost on him." / XBurlison Video: Debris/Orbs Act as Parachute for the Craft? : r/UFOsPentagon officials decline comment on Hellfire Missile UFO: “We have nothing for you” - ABC News Senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez says there is likely a current effort underway to determine how the video was leaked to Congressman Eric Burlison. : r/UFOshttp://youtube.com/post/UgkxrksRKvceJ91ZBfmQy3egLz3Z8grtWItu?si=uKoKwAHJpJhcGqXzSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_Reality⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my YouTube channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quirk Zone - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Extraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast

In part one of a three-part series relating to the recent U.S. House UAP Task Force hearing, the discussion focuses on a wild UFO video that was leaked to Rep. Eric Burlison. During the hearing, Burlison played the video for attendants that depicted a UFO filmed flying over the sea off the coast of Yemen in October 2024. While one military drone filmed the object, another fired a Hellfire missile at it. The missile, however, seemed to merely graze the UFO, which continued to fly, and amazingly ejected three smaller, orb-like objects, which continued to follow the main craft.Links/Sources:Rep. Burlison: New UFO Video is Remarkable - “I received it anonymously in a way in which I've learned is called ‘the dead drop'. The video was scrubbed from all information… There's nothing to trace back to and I have no idea who gave it to me.” : UFOsMick West on X: "This is just wrong. The missile was NOT "split," it didn't bounce off. It just flew through the target, breaking it into pieces and causing it to fall out of the sky. @RepLuna and @RepEricBurlison need to issue corrections. They also need to stop displaying last-minute UFO https://t.co/nWXcjEULmC" / X(1) MarikvR on X: "@MickWest @TMajestic12 @Bayne_roe @RepEricBurlison So, @MickWest, the UAP went from faster than windspeed (not a balloon, see below), to zero airspeed? How about the object's rotation, which begins immediately after the laser ranger is fired and stop moments before impact? There's also zero evidence of descent in the wide shot. https://t.co/uQYMS1N4dS" / X(1) Ryan Graves on X: "After further review, it's conceivable the video is of a prosaic target struck by a missile, chunks broke off, stabilized in the airstream, and began a parabolic descent that is generally aligned with the camera angle, making the target aspect change nearly imperceptible as it" / XJoe Murgia (@TheUfoJoe) / XThe Good Trouble Show with Matt Ford (@GoodTroubleShow) / XMick West on X: "@blackvaultcom @jimqk Sadly, I think Jim does not really understand pixels, so your argument might be lost on him." / XBurlison Video: Debris/Orbs Act as Parachute for the Craft? : r/UFOsPentagon officials decline comment on Hellfire Missile UFO: “We have nothing for you” - ABC News Senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez says there is likely a current effort underway to determine how the video was leaked to Congressman Eric Burlison. : r/UFOshttp://youtube.com/post/UgkxrksRKvceJ91ZBfmQy3egLz3Z8grtWItu?si=uKoKwAHJpJhcGqXzSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_Reality⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my YouTube channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quirk Zone - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Extraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast

Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali & Luis Martinez join to kickoff The 323's 5th season AND the 2025 NFL season by breaking down their predictions for EVERY division, their bold playoff picks, future award winners for MVP/Rookie of the Year/etc. and of course: their Super Bowl LX winners! PLUS: Reid's poorly-timed Micah Parsons/Cowboys take, questioning if Mike Brown is the quiet version of Jerry Jones, a mandatory Taylor Swift update, the Bucket O'Death returns and more!CHAPTERS(0:00) Intro(2:48) Mandatory Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce Update(11:27) AFC(45:39) NFC(1:21:18) Awards & Super Bowl Predictions(1:31:19) Bucket O'Death!

In this episode, we start with the news of the day....Jake Paul will fight Gervonta Davis on November 14 in Atlanta. What do we think of this? Then, we talk about Moses Itauma's first-round knockout of Dillian Whyte. Followed by the undercard result reactions to Raymond Ford outpoint Abraham Nova, Nick Ball edging out Sam Goodman, and Filip Hrgovic getting a win. We will also briefly touch on Omar Trinidad's draw against Lorenzo Parra and Mizuki Hiruta's performance. Then, we are off to this week, where MVP will be holding shows on Friday and Saturday from the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. Both cards will be telecast on DAZN. Friday night, Jan Paul Rivera faces Daniel Bailey, other notable bouts, 2024 U.S. Olympian Jahmal Harvey makes his pro debut, Yoelvis Gomez will take on Edwine Humaine, and Corey Marksman vs Luis Martinez. Saturday night, we will see Yankiel Rivera versus Angelino Cordova, Lucas Bahdi against Roger Gutierrez, Yoenis Tellez taking on Abass Baraou, women's lightweight Stephanie Han, and Jasmine Artiga looks to defend her title. Timestamps 0:00 Gervonta Davis vs Jake Paul8:40 Moses Itauma15:50 Nick Ball-Sam Goodman20:22 Raymond Ford-Abraham Nova 25:15 Hrgovic26:33 Omar Trinidad30:00 Night 1 MVP Show37:50 Yankiel Rivera-Angelino Cordova

Every Tuesday until The 323's 2025 NFL Preview Show is now TOP 5 TUESDAY, where Reid ranks and breaks down the biggest factors of the league in order to get you prepped for football! This week: Luis Martinez's fantasy football tips (2:22), targets you can wait on (16:34), and fades (28:05)! The Big Chief Burrito will tell you why you should take Malik Nabers over Justin Jefferson, why it's time to fade Saquon Barkley & CMC, and how the TE tiers fall after Brock Bowers & Trey McBride! We break it all down and more!

Chris Hackett hosts a dynamic conversation on governance, risk, and compliance with Alexander Zeitlberger, Head of Recoveries and Collections at Klarna; Joakim Lundberg, Director of Security Consulting at Kyndryl; Luis Martinez, Global AI Compliance Manager at ASSA ABLOY; and Nithya Prabakaran, IS and GRC Team Lead at EasyPark Group. The episode explores effective GRC strategies, AI compliance, and evolving cybersecurity governance practices. Tune in to hear how industry leaders are navigating complex risk landscapes with innovation, agility, and secure infrastructure.

Luis Martinez joins to recap the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers to win the 2025 NBA Finals and what it means for the future of the league! We break down OKC's mesmerizing blueprint to glory and their chances of breaking the NBA's parity streak (5:09), how Tyrese Haliburton's devastating injury opens the East and Kevin Durant's trade to Houston elevates the West (22:47), where the Phoenix Suns now rank amongst teams stuck deepest in purgatory (31:35) and we fix the NBA's scheduling, coverage and overall excitement issues (44:35)!

Reid recaps a WILD sports weekend including the impact of a massive Desmond Bane trade between the Memphis Grizzlies & Orlando Magic, the shocking trade of Boston Red Sox star Rafael Devers to San Francisco, Caitlin Clark's superstar return, "How to Train Your Dragon" saving the live-action remake trend, the DC Defenders winning the UFL Championship and more! PLUS: ESPN is ruining the NBA Finals, Luis Martinez made this show fall for the New York Knicks' idea of hope in a coaching search disaster, protein milk bottles are a pain, and picks for NBA Finals Game 5 and Stanley Cup Finals Game 6!

On the next episode of The MisFitNation, we sit down with Luis A. Martinez Jr., a United States Marine Corps veteran, geospatial intelligence expert, and founder of the Whiskey Valor Foundation. Luis brings a powerful mix of service, scholarship, and purpose to everything he does. After five years as a 0261 Geospatial Intelligence Analyst in the USMC, Luis transitioned out in 2018 and continued his journey as a student leader, Pat Tillman Scholar, and NDSEG Fellow. Now working as a Lidar Image Scientist for the Department of Defense, he continues to serve with passion—this time, through veteran advocacy. In this conversation, Luis shares:

Today on the show: Taurean Small from CBS News live on Capitol Hill with the budget bill. WTOP News reporter Kyle Cooper in D.C. on the slaying of two Israeli Embassy staffers. Luis Martinez from ABC News updates the gifted jet from Qatar. Travel Expert Peter Greenberg. Plus, Kelsey Grammer joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: Taurean Small from CBS News live on Capitol Hill with the budget bill. WTOP News reporter Kyle Cooper in D.C. on the slaying of two Israeli Embassy staffers. Luis Martinez from ABC News updates the gifted jet from Qatar. Travel Expert Peter Greenberg. Plus, Kelsey Grammer joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: Taurean Small from CBS News live on Capitol Hill with the budget bill. WTOP News reporter Kyle Cooper in D.C. on the slaying of two Israeli Embassy staffers. Luis Martinez from ABC News updates the gifted jet from Qatar. Travel Expert Peter Greenberg. Plus, Kelsey Grammer joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Steve is in for Thom today talking with ABC's Jordanna Miller on the latest happenings in Israel. ABC's Crime and Terror Guy Brad Garrett checks in as well. Michelle Jones talks about the latest happenings in and around Cincinnati you will want to check out. ABC's Luis Martinez talks on Trump's new plane.

The Pentagon has accepted a luxury jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted and eventually used as Air Force One. ABC's Luis Martinez tells us what needs to be done to get the plane ready.

En el episodio de hoy nos acompaña el gran comediante y guionista Luis Martinez, que nos platicó acerca de sus películas favoritas como: Seven, La Momia de 1999, Supercool y Goodfellas, y nos preguntaros:¿Qué había en la caja que hizo llorar a Brad Pitt?¿Hubieras ido a la fiesta como los de Supercool?¿Por qué sigue siendo meme Imhotep? Estas preguntas y más las veras o escucharás en el episodio de hoy.

Reid, Scott Ellia and Luis Martinez are rested up and ready to face the Wheel of Issues! The guys discuss the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Draft Lottery (NICOOOOOO!!!!), Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks' magical postseason, Jayson Tatum's franchise-altering injury, the NFL's ridiculous schedule release format, Bill Belichick's headline-making relationship with Jordon Hudson, trade options for Giannis and more! PLUS: Reid's Mystery Top 5, a game of "Who Would Luis Trade Jalen Brunson For?", the best Knicks of all-time, Derek Carr & the Hall of Very Good, Scott solves Israel/Palestine with a weaponized Rick Bayless, Luis fights the Manosphere, and STILL MORE!

Scott Ellia and Luis Martinez join Reid to break down the 2025 NFL Draft as it happens LIVE, from Cam Ward's fit as the Tennessee Titans' new franchise QB, to the Jaguars' surprise trade for Heisman-winner Travis Hunter, and every other pick til Tampa Bay's at 19! PLUS: Where is the best possible fit for Shedeur Sanders, what does Cleveland do with their new bevy of picks, at what age do white men officially claim the New Balance torch, who does the best Trump impression on the show, and most importantly: WHERE CAN WE WATCH LUIS' NEW MOVIE, Blacklisted, AND WHEN?? Oh wait...PRIME VIDEO, RIGHT NOW!

Luis Martinez joins Reid to break down the latest news out of the NBA including hot playoff starts for the Warriors, Nuggets, Cavs, Thunder and more, optimism AND despair for the idea of Cooper Flagg landing with the Wizards, and the Overly Optimistic Knicks Fan's case for New York being able to take down Boston or Cleveland! PLUS: Luis makes a case for why people should care about what's happening with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Mahmoud Khalil and the Trump administration's hyper-aggressive immigration cases and the "slippery slope toward fascism" the country is on...and a dash of hope for the New York Jets going into the NFL Draft.

Scott Ellia and Luis Martinez join Reid to process the Philadelphia Eagles' blowout Super Bowl victory against the Kansas City Chiefs and what comes next for both teams, as well as some way-too-early predictions for the 2025 NFL season and Scott's conspiracy theory for Super Bowl LX! PLUS: Where does Kendrick Lamar's halftime show rank all-time, and a football edition of kid-fueled TOP 5 FEUD!

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Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez join Reid to glaunch The 323's 2025 SUPER WEEK coverage leading up to Super Bowl LIX! The guys tackle the NFL's Conference Championship games and dive into what will come next for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders as the two teams face opposite future championship odds! PLUS: Jerry Jones and Liam Coen duel for an early title of most awkward quote, and are we missing out on "Matlock" starring Kathy Bates?

In this episode of Retail Media Moguls, host Stuart Adamson revisits key conversations with industry leaders. Join us as we explore the evolving retail media landscape with guests like David Glaza, who shares advice on launching retail media strategies, and Molly Hjelm, who discusses the effectiveness of mobile display and programmatic channels. Luis Martinez highlights the importance of measurement tools in e-commerce, while Neilson Hall focuses on optimising media performance. We also hear from Greg Deacon on driving brand success, Kayla Winstead on innovative in-store experiences, and insights from Dany Satine, Jeroen Wagenaar, Juan Restrepo, and Catalina Salazar on the future of retail media. Tune in for the 2024 roundup of some of our best insights across the year!

Reid is joined by Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez for another edition of RICKS vs GRICKS as the guys preview Week 15 in the NFL and a slate of heavy-hitting matchups including Steelers/Eagles, Packers/Seahawks and Bills/Lions! PLUS: The impact of Bill Belichick heading to North Carolina, Luis' rejuvenated excitement for baseball season with the New York Mets landing Juan Soto, the Top 5 NBA Players of All-Time (according to a third-grader) and much more!

Reid, Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali, Luis Martinez and special guest picker "Sheriff Angela" are getting into the Thanksgiving spirit with breakdowns and predictions for Week 13 in the NFL, including the annual Thanksgiving games and sharing who/what in sports they're thankful for this year! PLUS: The Boutte Betting Slip, nervous "Cat in the Hat" memories, Luis' Fantasy Burritos, The Symphony of Professionalism and more!

Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez join Reid to preview NFL Week 12 with RICKS vs GRICKS, Luis' Fantasy Burritos and the Kayshon Boutte Betting Slip! PLUS: Luis' gripe with the MLB MVP selections, a broad-turned-narcissistic rendition of WINNERS & LOSERS, Reid unleashing a newly-discovered section of the soundboard, sad times for Bears fans, the Cowboys' potential future with Coach Prime, penis piercings and more!

Reid is joined by Scott Ellia, Luis Martinez (in a depressed cameo) and special guest picker Brian V. Klein to preview big Week 11 NFL matchups for the Chiefs, Bills, Chargers and more! PLUS: NFL midseason thoughts for the Commanders, Bucs and Bears, updated NFL awards predictions, previewing the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson fight, love for "The Penguin" and much more!

J.P. Duffy welcomes Luis Martinez, vice president of the ICDR, and Thara Gopalan, director of arbitration and ADR for the Asia-Pacific region, to discuss the organization and its strategic plans for expansion in Asia. Together, they explore the ICDR's role in the global arbitration landscape, the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in this dynamic region, and the potential impact of these developments on the global arbitration community. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Arbitral Insights, a podcast series brought to you by our international arbitration practice lawyers here at Reed Smith. I'm Peter Rosher, Global Head of Reed Smith's International Arbitration Practice. I hope you enjoy the industry commentary, insights, and anecdotes we share with you in the course of this series, wherever in the world you are. If you have any questions about any of the topics discussed, please do contact our speakers. And with that, let's get started.  J.P.: Welcome back to the next episode of Arbitral Insights, in which we will discuss the ICDR and its Asia initiatives with Luis Martinez and Thara Gopalan, who are both vice presidents of the International Center for Dispute Resolution, or ICDR. I'm J.P. Duffy. I'm an international arbitration partner with Reed Smith, based in New York, that acts as both counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration seated around the world under a variety of governing laws and arbitral rules. I'm qualified in New York, England, and Wales, and the DIFC courts in Dubai where I previously practiced. I also have the good fortune to be listed on the ICDR arbitrator roster and to regularly sit as an arbitrator in ICDR Matters, as well as acting as counsel in arbitration governed by the ICDR rules. We're very fortunate to have with us today a repeat guest, Luis Martinez. Luis is the vice president for the ICDR, which is the international division of the American Arbitration Association. Luis is responsible for their business development covering the East Coast of the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, the EU, and the UK. He's co-chair of the ABA's International Arbitration Committee and an honorary president of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission. He's admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and is a dual citizen of Spain and the United States. And our third guest today is Thara Gopalan. Thara leads the ICDR in Asia and is based in the organization's Asian headquarters in Singapore. Thara brings extensive experience in commercial disputes to the table. Prior to joining the ICDR, she was a commercial disputes attorney, representing clients in international arbitrations and at all levels of the Singapore courts. Her expertise spans a wide range of industries, and she has a proven track record of successfully navigating complex legal issues, including high stakes to bet the company disputes. So as you can see, we have excellent guests today, and Luis and Thara will be able to tell us not just about the ICDR's ongoing initiatives around the world, but in Asia in particular. So we're really looking forward to hearing their insights. Let me just set the table a bit by talking for a moment about the ICDR for those that aren't as familiar with it. The ICDR was established in 1996 and is the international division of the AAA, which was itself founded in 1926. The ICDR provides dispute resolution services to businesses and organizations around the world in cross-border matters and administers all arbitrations filed with the AAA that have an international component. While it's based in New York, the ICDR has offices in Houston, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Singapore. And it also maintains a separate group called ICDR Canada for Canadian disputes. The ICDR has some of the most modern rules in the world, which it last revised in 2021. And you can learn more about those innovations in a podcast I recorded with Luis in April 2021 that's available on iTunes, PodBean, and the Reed Smith website. Now, to give you a sense of the scope of the ICDR's caseload, it administered 848 new claims in 2023 with an amount in controversy of 5 billion. So as you can see, they're one of the largest and most active arbitral administrators in the world. And we're really fortunate to have Luis and Thara here today to talk about that. Now, let's jump right in on that caseload and those caseload statistics for a minute. Luis, of the 848 new cases filed in 2023, what were the top three industries represented?  Luis: Well, thanks, J.P. And it's a real pleasure to join you again on this podcast series and to be here with my colleague from our Asia Case Management Center. To touch base, our statistics are available on our infographics, which we do put one together each year to give some summaries and highlights of our particular caseload. You can find them on our website at icdr.org. But the top three caseloads came in using international arbitration, the ICDR system in the technology sector, the international construction sector, and international financial services. Those are the top three groupings we saw last year in 2023.  J.P.: Now, Luis, that's interesting to me. I think the third category you mentioned was international financial services. Can you expand on that a bit? Because that's an area that I think is underrepresented in most institutions in the international arbitration space.  Luis: Sure. They cover a range of different subtypes in the financial sector. There could be cases involving the financing of infrastructure projects. There could be cases involving financial documents in M&A agreements or shareholder agreements. It is an interesting cross-section, and it is an area that we are focusing on, not only in the international sector, but also working with our colleagues in the domestic divisions. So I think that with the construction and the technology caseloads are areas of focus for us.  J.P.: That's great to hear. Now, Luis, tell me a bit more, too, about the technology sector and the types of cases you're seeing there.  Luis: Sure. And that has been an expanding caseload for us in the last several years. The largest subtypes of these cases, they include, for example, software system developments. We have cases in related to that with partnership and joint ventures. You could have subcontracting agreements with independent contractors and, of course, licensing disputes. An interesting fact that goes with that is that over two-thirds of these technology cases, they actually settle prior to an award hearing and 28% prior to incurring any arbitrator compensation at all. As you know, we do a great deal at the outset to try to explore any procedural efficiencies. As we covered in the rules, the mediation step is actually obligatory with us unless the parties opt out. We will be amenable, of course, especially if the case falls within the appropriate range, use the expedited rules. So whatever the institution can do to bring the parties together and try to get these things settled at the earliest possible step is something that we try to explore.  J.P.: That's really interesting. And I guess it's unsurprising to me that the technology sector would be so highly represented in the case statistics, because we really are seeing a lot more cross-border technology transactions, both in software, hardware. I mean, I think all the different facets of the technology sector, which is really, really broad. So that's pretty interesting. What are some of the other industries, Luis, that you're seeing cases come from?  Luis: The other top leaders that use our rules are the real estate. We have entertainment cases. We actually are the administrators for the International Film and Television Alliance that also has opted to use our rules. Insurance, energy is very important. We have subgroups, by the way, that we've created joint teams internally, combining international and our commercial colleagues to focus on various sectors. So energy, construction, life sciences, financial services are all areas where we're pooling our resources and studying the market and seeing how best to position our domestic and international services. Energy is very important. And I think, you know, the subtopic of that, of course, obviously the upstream and downstream types of disputes, but certainly the ESG-related claims that we're going to be seeing and we're forecasting that that's going to be on the rise, Cases brought to mandate perhaps climate change-related policy or conduct. Cases brought to seek financial redress for damages associated with climate change, etc. And I think the energy sector is going to see a surge on that and probably some other sectors too because it's not limited only to the energy sector.  J.P.: That's really interesting. And just to circle back on one of the earlier industries you mentioned, it's kind of fascinating to me. I've had the opportunity to sit as an arbitrator and to act as counsel in a few entertainment cases. And that's a sector globally that I think gets overlooked on occasion. People tend to not realize how broad that industry is and how much cross-border activity there is in that industry. So pretty fascinating.  Luis: It also plays a large part in our history. I mean, as you mentioned, the ICDR was started in '96, but going far back as 1927, we had a foreign division. And in the 50s, we also worked with the motion picture industry, which really helped us establish offices throughout the country because they wanted to have local offices in many locations where they have theaters. And that really led to our national infrastructure to provide ADR services in the United States.  J.P.: Interesting. I was not aware of that history, but that makes an awful lot of sense. Now, let's turn to Thara for a minute, just to sort of talk about that caseload as well. Thara, how many of those cases had an Asian component to them?  Thara: So we're seeing about 351 Asian parties use our services in 2023. A lot of these parties come out of China, about 174 Chinese parties. And our second largest user is India at about 32 parties. We've got some uses in Central Asia as well as Southeast Asia and Korea as well. Those tend to really focus on construction as well as energy projects.  J.P.: Interesting. So just my sort of back of the napkin calculation, a little over 40% of the cases have an Asian component to them, if I've understood you correctly.  Thara: Absolutely right. 351 out of 848.  J.P.: That's great. And then of those users, predominantly China first and then India second.  Thara: That's correct. So China from really all over the Chinese market, whether that's Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong parties as well. But we're seeing that across a whole gamut of industries, a lot in technology, but quite a significant number in construction as well.  J.P.: That makes a lot of sense. And I would assume, I may have missed you saying it, but I would assume energy is a relatively significant one there as well.  Thara: That's absolutely right. You'll find that a lot of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean contractors are building some of the energy projects that we're seeing in Southeast Asia. And there's a big sort of energy transition era that's going on in Southeast Asia. So a lot of Chinese parties are involved in that, and we're seeing some of that work come to us.  J.P.: That's great. Now, amongst the Indian parties that you're seeing, what sectors do those cases typically fall into, if any?  Thara: Some of those cases are pure commercial cases, things like contractual disputes, partnership disputes. But we are seeing some technology cases, especially from parties situated in Bangalore. And we've got a small number of construction and infrastructure cases as well.  J.P.: Interesting. I would suspect that you're going to see many more technology cases. And I'm also surprised to hear that there aren't more life sciences cases. But I think that is probably coming as well, because those are two sectors I see an awful lot in the Indian market. Unsurprisingly, given the makeup of the Indian economy.  Thara: Yeah, you're absolutely right. I think pharmaceuticals, life sciences is a really big economic driver for India for some time now. And we probably will expect to see a lot more of cases that come out of those regions. But for the time being, really a lot of the stuff that we are seeing is in that technology and construction space.  J.P.: That makes a lot of sense. That makes a lot of sense. Now, amongst the caseload or the 2023 caseload, how many cases were emergency cases?  Thara: Right. So we've actually had about 160 cases up till the end of 31st December 2023 that are emergency arbitration cases. And quite a lot of these disputes, we had 72, I think, where emergency relief was granted either partially or in full. 24 of those cases, parties settled. 21 cases, the application was withdrawn.  J.P.: Interesting. Well, it's such a high number of cases settling at the outset. I think that's a real testament to how the ICDR does things because I'm not sure that's the case with every institution. So kudos to the ICDR for its administration plans.  Thara: You know, some of the things that are really interesting about the ICDR, and I love sharing this number because it's just astonishing, really. We have 72% of cases settle out of all arbitrations that are filed with us, and over 30% of those settle without any arbitrator compensation. That's based on a study that we commissioned in 2016, and we are in the process of updating that, but we expect those statistics to be roughly similar.  J.P.: Interesting. Now, will those statistics also break out? I know you said about 30% of those cases will settle without any arbitrate or compensation. Will it also break out, for instance, cases that settle before the final hearing or after the preliminary hearing conference? It would be interesting to see. And I don't even know how you would capture that easily, but the various stages of which cases settle.  Thara: Well, I've got to discuss that with my data analytics team. I don't think they're going to be my best friends if I make them do all that work. But certainly 72% before final award is just kind of remarkable. I don't think I've seen comparable statistics anywhere else.  J.P.: Yeah, I certainly haven't heard of any, so that's pretty amazing.  Luis: I will add that technology that we are implementing, incorporating AI, has been the focus for us, especially with the arrival of Bridget McCormack, who's really emphasized the need to update and focus on innovation, on the incorporation of AI. We're really looking at what we can do to simplify the capture and tracking of our data with these new tools. And the team has been increased, including adding some data scientists as well. So we all know that data is king, especially in this field. Obviously, we're bound by confidentiality to a great extent. But where we can pull relevant data from the actual process without revealing the identity of the parties, I think will really be helpful for the marketplace to understand the ICDR caseload and system. So it's an exciting time for us with this focus on AI.  J.P.: Yeah, that's really great to hear because it's such an interesting dichotomy that confidentiality is so important and such a valuable aspect of the process, but it does hinder some of the ability to get transparency and understanding from the outside. So finding a happy medium there with tools like AI is really important. Let's transition a bit to talk somewhat more about the ICDR's Asia plans. Thara, you've obviously been on the ground in Singapore for quite a while. Why don't you tell us a little bit and tell the audience a little bit more about the ICDR's presence in Asia?  Thara: Thanks, JP. So we've actually been in Asia since February 2006, where we were invited to come into Singapore to help them with their plans to grow Singapore as a hub for arbitration. We officially started an Asia case management center in 2019, and that's staffed with full-time case managers who handle a substantial portion of our Asian caseload. Apart from our sort of formal setup, what we've been doing in the last couple of months is really establishing inroads into the markets directly across Asia. We've refreshed something called the ICDR Asia Advisory Council, And that's chaired by a leading arbitration practitioner, former president of the CIArb, Francis Xavier Senior Counsel. And we've also set up national committees in Singapore and the greater China region. We will shortly be setting up a committee in India. And we're really excited about that because the whole gamut of AAA-ICDR is actually going to descend on India to launch that in a couple of weeks.  J.P.: That's great to hear. That's great to hear. Well, Francis Xavier is certainly an excellent person to help with that effort. And it's really wonderful to hear about the India Initiative, because that is such an important market. It's one I've practiced in or dealt with, I should say, more accurately for well over 20 years. And it's just such a rich market that really has so much possibility. So really wonderful to hear. Now, in addition to India and China, what are some of the other markets that the ICDR is focusing on?  Thara: Well, we're really looking at sectors, I want to say. So technology and construction are the focus, and we're sort of looking at geographic markets based on those sectors. So for the time being, apart from China and India, there's actually a lot that's going on in Southeast Asia at the moment. Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam all have a ton of infrastructure projects that are up incoming and plans for the construction of significant infrastructure in the next five to 10 years. And a lot of that is being built by Chinese contractors, Japanese contractors, and Korean contractors, in addition to the very large domestic players in each of these markets. So that's really where a lot of our attention is going to be focused on for the next couple of years.  J.P.: Wow, that's really impressive. That's really impressive. Now, what are some of the other initiatives that the ICDR has to strengthen its ties in Asia?  Thara: What we're really focusing on now is trying to spotlight thought leadership that's coming out of Asia. We've got a ton of really clever lawyers all over Asia, and we're trying to give them better opportunities to have a greater voice, rather, on the global stage. So that's something that our national committees are working really hard to do. In Singapore, that's led by Theo Shen Yi Senior Counsel, and in Greater China, that's led by Dr. Zhang Lixia. So there's a bit of a focus on trying to ensure that there's pathways for younger practitioners who are up and coming in the market, that we tap on the expertise of our extremely qualified and senior international panel of arbitrators, but also that we spotlight or we shine the spotlight rather on groups that may not necessarily have as much access to high-powered arbitration careers. So in some jurisdictions, that might be minority racial groups, and in other jurisdictions, that might be gender-diverse groups like women in arbitration, for example. So those are some things that we're really trying to do to ensure we make a positive difference in the market, but also that we're spotlighting local practitioners as we engage in our efforts in those markets.  J.P.: That's excellent to hear. Now, let me drill down on that a bit because some jurisdictions are obviously very well known in Asia for being thought leaders. And the one in which you sit is an obvious one to me. India is certainly an obvious one, and you see a great deal of thought leadership coming out of China as well. But what are some of the specific ways that you're trying to increase visibility for practitioners in those jurisdictions? Is it through increased speaking opportunities, increased publication opportunities. How are you going about that?  Thara: So you've hit the sort of nail right on the head. Speaking opportunities and publications are the main focus of these committees. We will be bringing really substantive programs that involve genuine thought leadership, not purely sort of anecdotal recollections through to major cities across China as well as India. In China, that's Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong. In India, for a start, that's going to be Bombay, Chennai, Bangalore, and Delhi. And of course, in Singapore, we're fairly small in Singapore. So that's really going to be all over Singapore that we're trying to do these programs. But apart from programs, we do have publications that have always been run by the AAA-ICDR, and we're looking to increase Asian content on those publications. Be that the AAA-ICDR blog for sort of short-form contributions up to about 2,500 words, or the AAA-ICDR dispute resolution journal, which is for slightly longer-form content.  J.P.: Excellent to hear. Excellent to hear. And let me put a very quick plug in for the dispute for the DRJ, which is the journal. I published articles in there. I always encourage our associates at Reed Smith to do so. It's a really excellent publication. It's really wide reaching. And it's a huge, huge benefit to you personally to put something in there in the audience. So definitely submit articles. It's a really top-notch publication and a wonderful way to increase your exposure yourself. So excellent to hear that you're going about that. Now, I'm sure we could talk all day. And what I'm going to do is rather than continue to do that, I'm going to reserve my right to call you guys back. But let me move on before I do that to some of the ICDR's other plans. I don't want to lose sight of those before we conclude this podcast today. So one of the things that's really amazing is the AAA has been very active recently. Luis, you mentioned Bridget McCormack taking over as president about a year and a half ago. You talked about some of the IA initiatives. There's been the recent ODR.com acquisition. With all that and the fact that the AAA is coming up on its centennial anniversary in 2026, which is an incredible achievement, there's a natural opportunity there for the organization to reflect upon its future objectives. What would you like to see the ICDR accomplish in the next five years?  Luis: Well, I really like the direction we're going in with exploring our traditional caseloads. Of course, we always start from the position that we want to make sure our services, the administration of arbitrations and mediations are at the top level that they can be. And we've looked at that and how to improve those mechanisms and the related technology in our administrative platforms. But I think there's so many new opportunities for us. You were discussing some particular caseloads. Certainly, you're aware of all our initiatives in the life sciences sector. We have an advisory committee that focuses on that particular market. We're looking at enhanced arbitrator selections and lists that have high levels of experience for those particular types of disputes. Other markets that I think are important is we're seeing a surge in cases that we administer involving sovereigns, states, state-related entities, for example, in Latin America, in construction and infrastructure projects, where the participating sovereigns actually design the arbitral provision they're going to offer perhaps a potential for an investor. And we've been selected to administer a number of caseloads following that type of mechanism and example. The ODR acquisition, which is relatively new, presents us with a number of opportunities. The ODR platform is incredibly sophisticated. It has some incredible features to be able to customize really on a dime for the needs of a particular sector or a caseload. It has language capabilities. And we're looking now as a team, all of us to explore in our assigned regions, what potential opportunities there are to handle caseloads that we would be hard pressed to bring in because we didn't have a tool such as odr.com. So I think that opens the door for us to explore some emerging markets. So looking at technology, looking at emerging markets, looking at cases with sovereigns and the focus on the sectors are all very promising directions for us. And I should really mention, by the way, that the AAA itself has invested considerably and expanded the ICDR team. We now have three new people working in just the business development side. And I think that expansion will allow us to explore opportunities that there were just not enough hours in the day before to do.  J.P.: Wow, that's a very ambitious program. And that's wonderful to see. Not surprising given the trajectory that the AAA ICDR is on, but wonderful to hear. Now Thara, where would you like to see the ICDR in Asia in the next five years?  Thara: You know, I think apart from innovations in procedure and technology, where I think we've really been leading the charge, what I do want to see is us focusing on a lot more appropriate dispute resolution, as opposed to purely alternative dispute resolution. The AAA ICDR really does have the full suite of dispute resolution services, everything from neutral evaluation, mediation, arbitration, as well as disputes, avoidance boards for construction. So we want to see parties have the information and have the resolve to be able to use the most appropriate mechanism for resolving their disputes across all disputes that they come across.  J.P.: Excellent. That is truly, truly, again, a very ambitious and sage outlook. And I'm quite certain you're going to accomplish it with the efforts that you're putting behind it. Well, one thing I just wanted to circle back on quickly is Luis mentioned ODR.com. We are going to have an episode released in the near future where I speak with Jeff Zaino, who's the vice president of the commercial division for the AAA. And he discusses the ODR acquisition a bit more as well. I definitely recommend that to listeners because it's a truly innovative move by the AAA and a really, really good reflection on how forward-thinking the AAA ICDR is. Well, we've got a pretty good idea of what the ICDR has been doing around the globe and in Asia in particular, and we've got a very good sense of where the ICDR would like to see itself in the next five years. So I would definitely like to reserve my right to bring you both back to hear how that's gone because I'm quite certain with all the forward-thinking and all the effort behind it that the ICDR will be highly successful in all its initiatives. But with that, that will then conclude our update on the ICDR and its Asia initiatives. I want to thank our guests, Luis Martinez and Thara Gopalan from the ICDR for their invaluable insights. And I want to thank you, the listeners, for tuning in. You should feel free to reach out to Luis or Thara with any questions you might have, as I'm sure they'd be happy to speak with you directly. You should also feel free to reach out to Reed Smith about today's podcast with any questions you might have. And we look forward to having you tune in to future episodes in the series. So thank you, Luis. Thank you, Thara. And we do hope to have you back soon.  Luis: Thank you.  Thara: Thanks so much for having us, J.P.  Outro: Arbitral Insights is a Reed Smith production. Our producers are Ali McCardell and Shannon Ryan. For more information about Reed Smith's global international arbitration practice, email arbitralinsights@reedsmith.com. 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Reid is joined by Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali, Luis Martinez and special guest picker Travis Byram for a spooky-good time previewing and picking NFL Week 9 matchups! PLUS: Travis discusses his 31 Days of Horror viewing, Luis offers the Top 5 Horror Movie Icons, Scott dives into the terrifying villains of kids' movies, Zu debuts his alter-ego, Reid bares all (again) and much more!

Reid is joined by Scott Ellia and Luis Martinez to recap a wild weekend of football, including the Commanders' miraculous Hail Mary against the Bears, the Jets' disaster of a season breaking fans, Anthony Richardson getting "tired" during a drive, Ryan Day's warming seat at Ohio State, Notre Dame's treasonous win over Navy and more! PLUS: Dodgers/Yankees World Series thoughts, the Top 5 Scariest Athletes, and Luis' thoughts on Tony Hinchcliffe's racist speech at a Trump rally.

Reid, Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez are joined by guest picker Jay Sisson ("Multiverse News" "Commute: The Podcast") to preview NFL Week 8 in RICKS vs GRICKS! The guys also discuss the M-E-S-S that the New York Jets have become, legit title hopes for the Green Bay Packers, an exhaustion of the multiverse storyline within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Luis' Week 8 fantasy advice, and Scott's continued case for why we need the Muppets to take over Hollywood!

Reid is joined by Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez to discuss "Terrifier 3" and indie horror films, the Dallas Cowboys' horrific loss to the Detroit Lions, winners/losers from the Davante Adams & Amari Cooper trades, WNBA Finals and NBA Preseason updates, the positive impact of sports on mental health and more. PLUS: NFL Week 7 RICKS vs GRICKS, The Kayshon Boutte Betting Slip, and Luis' Fantasy Starts & Sits!

Reid, Scott Ellia, Zuhair Ali and Luis Martinez preview a huge NFL Week 6 slate with RICKS vs GRICKS and The Boutte Betting Slip, including the massive matchup between Jayden Daniels & Lamar Jackson, a retooled Jets coaching staff, a tough matchup for Dallas against the Lions and more! PLUS: Josh Allen's "alleged" concussion, Jon Gruden's weird comeback, Zu's fake-news hockey show, a BIG Mets win in the MLB Playoffs, and breaking down football rosters filled with comic/anime/movie characters!

In the first half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Oct. 7, 2024, we talk with NYS Senate candidate Luis Martinez about his priorities for District 55, if elected.

On this episode of the Harder Brunch Podcast, we talk with Luis Martinez (@louietheceo) and Aaron Rogers (@thesaucylifter), with Meraki Fit (@meraki_fit) about Fashion, Starting a Brand, and what your perfume would smell like… Welcome to the Harder Brunch Podcast, where we blend the finest flavors of comedy and culture, dishing out engaging and entertaining conversations with a diverse array of personalities from across various industries. We invite guests rocking the worlds of stand-up comedy, food service, entrepreneurship, and beyond each week with your hosts Dyke Michaels and Thaddaeus J Mckee. Our podcast celebrates good vibes and the magic that unfolds when you gather people around a table. We treat our guests to a delicious five-course brunch and then dive into intriguing conversations that'll have you craving more. Each episode of the Harder Brunch Podcast features an exceptional lineup of guests, including comedians making their mark on the stand-up scene, passionate food truck owners, talented musicians, and innovative entrepreneurs. As we share a delectable brunch specially prepared for our guests, we dive into deep and entertaining conversations that cover a range of topics - from the creative process behind stand-up comedy to the challenges of running a food business and everything in between. The Harder Brunch Podcast nourishes the mind, body, and soul with its unique fusion of humor, culture, and insight. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast, a food lover, or simply someone who appreciates thought-provoking conversations, our podcast is guaranteed to leave you feeling inspired, informed, and thoroughly entertained. So, pull up a chair, grab a plate, and get ready to indulge in the most satisfying brunch experience you'll ever have - the Harder Brunch Podcast! Remember to subscribe and tune in every Monday for a fresh serving of food, fun, and fascinating discussions with the personalities shaping our world today.

En este aterrador episodio de "Extra Anormal Podcast", contamos con la presencia de Luis Martinez para compartir una experiencia escalofriante. El espíritu de una mujer que se quitó la vida nos persigue, y Luis nos relata los inquietantes eventos que han sucedido desde entonces.Desde apariciones inquietantes hasta fenómenos inexplicables, esta historia te mantendrá al borde de tu asiento. Descubre cómo este espíritu ha influido en nuestras vidas y las aterradoras situaciones que hemos enfrentado.  No te pierdas este episodio lleno de misterio y terror. Dale like, comparte y suscríbete para más relatos paranormales y experiencias estremecedoras. Distribuido por Genuina Media