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Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم (S9) Allah ﷻ refers to Abu Bakr and Umar رضي الله عنهم as the ‘righteous believers' in Surah [66:4] Surah [66:5] mentions that should our Messenger ﷺ divorce, Allah ﷻ will replace them with better women - the verse mentions ‘virgin and non virgin' [women] - the scholars mention this refers to Maryam (رضي الله عنها) and Aasiyah (رضي الله عنها). Our Messenger ﷺ will be married to Maryam, Aasiyah and Kulthoom (Sister of Musa (a.s)) رضي الله عنهم in Jannah. The Rawafid use the egregious logic that Surah 66:10 mentions the disbelieving wives of Nuh and Lut (a.s) - and that it applies to Aisha and Hafsah (رضي الله عنهم) Our Messenger ﷺ said to Aisha رضي الله عنها: “You will be my wife in this life, and the next”. Abdullah Ibn Abaas (رضي الله عنهم) said to Aisha رضي الله عنها when she was ill: “Do not worry, you will shortly join the messenger ﷺ and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه”. The wives of Nuh and Lut (a.s) betrayed them in terms of deen. No wife of any Prophet (a.s) ever committed adultery.

Last time we spoke about the Battle for the Great Wall of China. In 1933, the Kwantung Army faced logistical struggles and sought political deals with Chinese warlords to seize North China. Despite capturing key areas, chaos reigned as their unauthorized operations defied Tokyo's orders. When Emperor Hirohito demanded a withdrawal, the army reluctantly complied, derailing a coup attempt. Though peace talks followed, distrust persisted, and rogue Japanese commanders plotted fresh offensives. Amid international tensions and League of Nations' inaction, chaos loomed over China's battle-scarred plains. As tensions rose in North China, General Muto hesitated to advance without orders from Tokyo. With imperial approval, he launched a renewed offensive on May 3rd, leading the Japanese 6th and 8th Divisions to sweep through Chinese defenses. Despite Chinese concessions led by pro-Japanese Huang Fu, the Japanese pushed toward Peiping. Failed coups and desperate peace talks ensued. By May 25th, ceasefire talks began, but Japan's strengthened position left China scrambling to secure stability.   #148 The Tanggu Truce Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, 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 the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia 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 where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. As we last left off the IJA 6th and 8th Divisions had just taken up new positions threatening the Peiping-Tientsin area. Meanwhile the Tientsin Special service Agency had tried every scheme they could think of to establish a coup against Peiping. All of these actions were done to increase Japan's poker hand at the negotiating table. On May 17th Huang Fu arrived at a very panicked Peiping. Two days prior, the Japanese had taken an even harsher stance, demanding the Chinese forces withdraw to a line running between Shunyi, Paoti and Lutai. This demand would send the Chines further west than the line agreed upon for the ceasefire. So the Chinese ignored the demand and this inturn brought the negotiations to a standstill. On the 18th the Army General staff in Tokyo drew up a new draft titled “essentials for the Guidance of North China”. Having been chasing around the Kwantung Army like a dog chasing a car, Tokyo HQ wanted to finally draft some real legislation to reign in their unruly pet. On the 19th the General staff submited an ultimatum instructed the Kwantung Army to withdraw to Manchukuo after it reached an agreement with the Chinese, specifically to obtain the right to garrison specified locations within the Great Wall. On the 21st the Kwantung Army drew up its version of a ceasefire proposal, submitted it to the General staff who approved it. Here is a complete breakdown of it: “1) The cease-fire agreement is of a purely military nature and excludes political factors. For by returning to Manchukuo in general as quickly as possible, the imperial Japanese army will demonstrate that it acts in the cause of justice and fairness and will manifest the essence of the Japanese spirit.  2) The withdrawal line of the Chinese army and the cessation line of the Japanese army should conform generally to that referred to in the "Basic Outline" of the General Staff; that is, it should conform to the policy of the Kwantung Army and to Nagatsu's proposal. However, the return of the Japanese army to Manchukuo will be voluntary, after observance of the cease-fire terms by the Chinese army has been confirmed, and will not be specifically prescribed in the text of the agreement.  3) In order to prevent any delay in the establishment of a ceasefire, the designs of the Tientsin Special Service Agency will be terminated.  4) The site of the cease-fire agreement must be selected with consideration for the issuing of commands to military units in accord with the plans of the Japanese army command with respect to any situation which may necessitate military action at any time during the course of negotiations for cease-fire. Furthermore, a location convenient to the gathering of foreign diplomatic officials and press correspondents and to meddling intervention by third powers must be carefully avoided.” On the 22nd, the Kwantung Army ordered the Tientsin agency to discontinue their activities as the Japanese were now willing to accept a ceasefire. The Japanese and Chinese then agreed on a date and place, that being located along the Peiping-Shanhaiguan railway to sign a ceasefire agreement. For the talks, the Japanese naval attache at Peiping, Lt Commander Fujiwara Kiyoma was chosen who visited Huang Fu's residence on the 22nd. Talks began and by 2am the next day, He Yingqin received a letter officially instructing him to abide by the ceasefire terms. Thus the first step had been taken. On the 25th Chinese officials Li Zuyi and Xu Yenmu rode with Fujiwara to Miyun, then a temporary HQ for the IJA 8th Division. There they passed mounds of dead chinese placed specifically along the roadside, obviously to intimidate them. They arrived to Miyun at 4am to officially show the ceasefire proposal letter to General Nish of the 8th division. Then they got a slap in the face, a new demand was tossed at them.  "As the first step, in order to verify the compliance of the Chinese army, the Japanese army may at any time use airplanes or other means to inspect the withdrawal of the Chinese army. The Chinese authorities shall afford them the necessary protection and facilities."This last minute new demand was imposed because Tokyo HQ believed it was necessary to have aerial observation to make sure both parties did not breach the agreement. The two Chinese officials did not want to devolve the talks so they signed it and returned to Peiping. The official negotiations began on May 30th at Tangu. The Kwantung delegation was led by Major General Okamura Yasuji, their vice chief of staff. He was assisted by Colonel Kita Seiichi, Lt colonel Nagatsu Sahishige, Majors Kono Etsujiro, Endo Saburo and Fujimoto Tetsukuma, Captain Okabe Eiichi and Secretary Hayashide Kenjiro of the Japanese embassy in Manchukuo. The Chinese delegation was led by Lt General Xing Pin and assisted by Chen Zungzu, Xu Yenmu, Chang Xukuang, Li Zeyu and Li Shuzheng. At the offset the Chinese Army declared Tangu under martial law as the Japanese navy dispatched the battleship Kamoi with the 14th destroyer squadron to cruise offshore. The first session of the talks began at 4pm, only lasted some 30 minutes as both sides exchanged formal credentials and such. During that night both sides proded each other trying to figure out what either would accept. Nagatsu decided to show some of the Chinese delegates a document titled “annex document concerning the Organization of Police”. This had been drafted by the Kwantung Army to try establish a demilitarized zone in northeastern Hubei, whose security would be maintained by Chinese police units. The specifics of the document said such a feat would require a force no larger than 20,000 men, with no single units exceeding 200 and they should be armed with nothing stronger than a rifle, pistol or bayont. Nagatsu personally believed this was way to much to ask of the Chinese and advised changing the wording to what the Chinese police could wield as  "shall not be constituted of armed units hostile to Japanese feelings." After seeing the faces of the Chinese upon reading the document, Nagatsu would remark "This evening the Chinese appear to have gained the impression that our proposal will be excessively harsh."  The second session of talks began at 9am the next day whereupon General Okamura presented their draft accord:  “1) The Chinese army shall immediately withdraw to the regions west and south of the line from Yench'ing to Ch'angp'ing, Kaoliying, Shunyi, T'ungchou, Hsiangho, Paoti, Lint'ingk'ou, Ningho, and Lut'ai, and undertakes not to advance beyond that line and to avoid any provocation of hostilities.  2) The Japanese authorities may at any time use airplanes or other means to verify carrying out of the above article. The Chinese authorities shall afford them protection and facilities for such purpose.  3) The Japanese army, after ascertaining the withdrawal of the Chinese army to the line stated in Article 1, undertakes not to cross the said line and not to continue to attack the Chinese troops, and shall voluntarily withdraw, in general, to the Great Wall.  4) In the regions to the south of the Great Wall and to the north and east of the line defined in Article 1, the maintenance of peace and order shall be undertaken by the Chinese police force. The said police force shall not be constituted of armed units hostile to Japanese feelings. feelings.  5) The present agreement shall come into effect upon its signature.” To these demands Xing Pin stated that since the Chinese army had alrady withdrawn to or even beyond what was asked of them, the Japanese forces should respond promptly by withdrawing from the battle zone and to the Great Wall. Xing Pin added that he hoped his Japanese colleagues understood the Chinese Army might be required to help quell bandits that might disturb the vacuum caused by the Japanese withdrawal. To this the Japanese neither agreed nor disagreed and the meeting ended by 9:20. During the interlude the Chinese frantically sought to push further concessions. But the Japanese took a hard stance and stated they would accept nothing until their demands were signed upon. Talks officially resumed at 10:57 and within only 15 minutes both teams signed a truce agreement. Not a single change had been made in the draft the Kwantung Arym had presented. By 2 pm Xing Pin began a request that the Chinese Army be permitted to deal with bandits in the evacuated zone, as police alone most likely would not be enough.  Once the Tangu truce had been signed, the Chinese began to fear rebellious warlord types, particularly Feng Yuxiang might try to exploit the demilitarized region now that the Chinese Central Army had been withdrawn. The Japanese took a solid stance opposing any exceptions to their truce and would never allow Chinese Army units within the demilitarized region. The Japanese in response to the Chinese demands stated "In case there shall be in the Demilitarized Zone armed units disturbing peace and order which the police force shall be unable to cope with, the situation will be dealt with by common accord between the two parties." The Chinese had no choice but to agree to this. The final session resumed at 3:45 pm, whereupon the Chinese tried to obtain agreement on two specific aspects of the truce:  The Japanese reconnaissance aircraft would not conduct inspection flights without giving prior warning The Japanese Army would not misconstrue a move by the Chinese Army which had already withdrawn behind the line established in the truce agreement to return to the authorized line. The Japanese simply refused to even discuss these issues and a 4:05 pm the Chinese simply signed. The Japanese then submitted 4 new demands: 1) Withdraw the two cavalry divisions [formerly of the Northeastern Army] from the area southwest of Fengning in Jehol province.  2) Move the forty divisions of the Chinese Central Army presently in the Peiping-Tientsin region to some other appropriate region for the restoration of peace and order in that region.  3) Remove the entrenchments and military establishments of the Chinese army [used by Yii Hsueh-chung's army] in the area around the mouth of the Pai River.  4) Exercise strict control over anti-Japanese activities, which are the basic cause of Sino-Japanese conflict. To this the Chinese agreed with the last 3 demands and promised to “investigate” the first. At 4:10 the truce talks officially ended. As a consequence of the Tangu Truce, the Japanese Army had gained a foothold in northeastern Hubei. They would press further in the coming years, thus this truce was basically their first step in conquering north China. As you can imagine the Japanese were not done milking every drop from the Chinese. During the entire Tangu treaty talks, the Japanese had intentionally kept everything limited to military matters. The Japanese also sought to deal with what was expected to be a collosal anti-japanese movement in north china. To this end Foreign Minister Uchida Yasuya was given a list of demands to press upon the Chinese:   1) The Peiping Political Affairs Council will unreservedly suppress all anti-Japanese movements and other related anti-Japanese activities of the Kuomintang in the area under its jurisdiction.  2) The said Council will unreservedly suppress all activities that disturb the peace in the area along the Great Wall by the use of militia units, or other means, from the area under its jurisdiction.  3) The said Council will unreservedly remove all obstacles to legal peaceful traffic across the Great Wall.  4) The said Council will, with the agreement of the Japanese, establish facilities for the maintenance of order in the cease-fire district.  The Japanese preferred this be met by a written agreement, rather than a formal treaty that would only hurt the face of China further, thus creating even more anti-japanese movements. Real talks began at Dairen on July 3rd, where the Kwantung Army suggested that responsibility for civil administration and maintenance of order in the demilitarized region be transferred from the Hubei provincial government to the Political Affairs Council at Peiping. The reason as to why, because the Japanese believed they could easily control said body. When the IJA 6th and 8th Divisions withdrew from the demilitarized zone, they had left behind small units at Miyun, Chenchangying, Xiachangcheng, Fengtai and Yutien who went to work exerted silent pressure upon the Chinese during these future negotiations happening at Dairen. The Chinese at Dairen were represented by Li Shuzheng, the director of the Peiping-Lioaning Railway; Yin Tung and Xue Qiyen of the Political affairs council and Li Qichen the head of the Mukden-Shanhaiguan Railway Bureau. General Okamura and Colonel Kita came to the meetings, but only in capacity for observation. Included in the agenda of conversation was the disposal of pro-manchukuo militia forces in the demilitarized region and railway service between China proper and Manchukuo. Now the idea to transfer administrative responsibility over the demilitarized region to the Political affairs council in Peiping offered numerous challenges. The council was essentially an organ of the Executive Yuan of the Nanjing government. Their purpose was to overlook negotiations for Nanjing. Moreover their membership lacked prestige and they commanded no military forces, thus had little influence over Northern China. If they tried to influence the demilitarized region, a single army, such as one led by Li Qichen would easily overpower their authority. Northern China was still very much warlord dominated by this period. Li Qichen was a particularly strong warlord in the region. By December of 1932 he had begun recruiting men in the Qinxi district of Liaoning where he was receiving aid from the Japanese. His men assisted the Kwantung Army at Xumenzhai and later fought under the guidance of Captain Okada Kikusaburo at Shanhaiguan. However by Japanese standards, Li Qichengs army was nothing more than a bandit force. Thus after the Tanggu Truce, the Kwantung Army chose to distance itself from Li Qicheng and instead focus all their efforts in cooperating with the Political affairs council.  Ironically one of the first things the Kwantung Army consulted with the council was a new policy to dispose of Li Qichens Army and others. Thus 4000 of Li Qichen's forces were reorganized into a peace preservation corps with the rest simply disbanded. The finer details on how this would occur were negotiated between Li Qichen and the council, meditated by Kwantung officers at Tangshan on July 16th. It was also decided the Kwantung Army would set up an office at Tangshan headed by Li Qichen who would overlook the dispersal of militia units in the demilitarized region. By August 12th, the peace preservation corps was fully established. Many pro-manchukuo militia units were reorganized via the first Dairen conference as it became known. Xu Yuan's army at Qinhuangdao was reorganized into a  reserve peace preservation corps under the direct guidance of Lt Colonel Nakano Hidemitsu. They would be stationed at Yutien. Another force station near Qinhuangdao which had been recruited by the Kwantung army during Operation Nekka was ordered to transfer 2000 of its troops to Manchukuo and have the rest disbanded. Additionally there existed some 15,000 bandits operating in the demilitarized region. The largest of these bands was the East Asia Federation Combined Forces led by Guo Yazhou. He was in league with Xu Yusan and equipped like a regular Chinese Army. Once the ceasefire had been in effect, his men were conscripted in Manchukuo and would be used unofficially by the Kwantung Army. Another large bandit army was led by Lao Haozu, known colloquially as the “old rat”. Many of these bandit groups were made up of discharged troops and deserters from pro-Manchukuo militia units. After much discussion the Political affairs council took over the civil administration for the demilitarized zone, excluding the area consisting of the Great Wall. Another large item of discussion at the first Dairen conference was the restoration of train services between China Proper and Manchukuo. During the conflict the Chinese Army had ripped up a ton of railway track between Peiping and Shanhaiguan. By April 21st trains from Peiping could only operate as far as Tanggu. Meanwhile Mancukuo's Mukden to Shanhaiguan railway was operating 3 trains a day between Shanhaiguan and Tangshan after numerous repair efforts by June 1st. Service between Tanggu and Tangshan was only restored by July 3rd when the Japanese garrison at Tientsin began guarding operations between the two cities. At Dairen both sides agreed to rapidly restore the railway service between Mukden and Peiping while making Tangshan the temporary connecting point.  The section between Shanhaiguan and Tangshan was to be administered by the Mukden- Shanhaiguan railway, thus by Manchukuo while from Peiping to Tangshan would be retained by the Chinese governed Peiping-Liaoning railway. The Chinese argued that once the railway lines were all restored, management over Tangshan to Shanhaiguan should be returned to the Chinese. However the Manchukuo representatives instead argued for joint control over the railway from Peiping to Shanhaiguan.  Despite all the agreements met at Dairen, so much remained unresolved with the demilitarized region. The area immediately adjacent to the Great Wall had not been turned over to the political affairs coucil, the demilitarized region was still infested with bandits, many council members were not keen on any of the ongoings and relations between them and the Kwantung Army were anything but cooperative. Given all of this, in October of 1933, Huang Fu and He Yingqin came to the Japanese asking if they could form more official dialogue to deal with the problems and this led to the Peiping conference of November 1933. The Chinese were led by Huang Fu, He Yingqin, Yin Zung, Yin Juken and Cao Shangming. The Japanese were led by General Okamura, Colonels Kita ad Kikuchi Monya, Lt Colonels Nemoto Hiroshi and Shibayama Kaneshiro and Secretaries Nakayama and Hanawa Yoshitaka of the Peiping Legation. Because the talks had been opened by the Chinese, they had hoped they would control the agenda and in that they were sorely mistaken. The Japanese immediately pounced upon them and brought forth such demands. “1) The Kwantung Army hopes the Political Affairs Council will, as it solidifies its ability to maintain law and order, quickly and 5 safely assume administration in the area south and west of the Great Wall, exclusive of the Great Wall.  2) For the time being, the Political Affairs Council recognizes, in the area under its jurisdiction, the various agencies designated by the Kwantung Army as necessary for the handling of transportation, economic matters, and other affairs. The council will provide assistance in the operation of these agencies.  3) For the time being, the council agrees to lease to the Japanese army the land and buildings in the area under its jurisdiction which are needed for the purpose of stationing Japanese troops.  4) To provide facilities for trade, transportation, and communications in the area south of the Great Wall, the Political Affairs Council will appoint a delegate who will immediately begin consultations with a delegate designated by the Kwantung Army.” The Chinese agreed to the second demand allowing for the establishment by the Kwantung Army at Shanhaiguan, Gubeikou, Xifengkou, Panqiaokou, Lengkou and Qielingkou that Japanese garrisons could be stationed at Shanhaiguan, Xumenzhai, Chenchangying, Taitouying, Lengkou, Xifengkou, Malankuan and Gubeikou. The Chinese also agreed to part 4 in regards to airline connections. Thus with that the Japanese had effectively taken away China's ability to defend the Great Wall. Furthermore on the pretex of guarding said Great Wall, the Kwantung Army had forced the Chinese to recognize its right to garrison troops along the area just inside the Great Wall. Fully satisfied, the Japanese delegation departed Peiping on November 10th. The Kwantung Army still sought to extend the Peiping-Liaoing railway services to Mukden, but this inevitably raised the issue of China Proper recognizing Manchukuo. In December Yin Zung, head of the Peiping-Liaoning Railway, traveled to Nanjing to discuss said issue, but would return to Peiping empty handed. Additionally Sun Fu who led a faction within the KMT, began persuading the Central Political Council to pass some legislation specifically withholding Huang Fu from holding authority in handling issues involving North China, because it was feared amongst many it would lead to a mistake that would see recognition of Manchukuo. On April 11th of 1934, Huang Fu attempted a discussion at Nanchang between himself, Chiang Kai-Shek and Wang Jingwei. The result of this discussion was him receiving greater authority over matters involving postal services, train services and tariffs. Despite this, the anti-Japanese part of the Nanjing government continued their efforts to hamper the efforts of Haung Fu and Yin Zung.  In May, Major General Ushiroku Jun of the Kwantung Army, Attache Shibayama and Usami Kanji the chief of the Manchukuo railways Bureau, began secret talks with Yin Zung over at Shanhaiguan. They all agreed to establish a new corporation, the Eastern Travel Bureau, who would receive a million yuan provided in equal shares by the Mukden-Shanhaiguan railway bureau in Manchukuo and the Peiping-Liaoning Railway Bureau. Profits and losses would be shared equally; the general manager would be chosen from one bureau with the assistant manager chosen from the other and trains would run daily from Mukden and Peiping performing a transfer at Shanhaiguan. This idea was bitterly fought over at Nanjing, but after specific amendments would be ratified by July 1st. The first train departed Peiping on July 1st and ironically it would be interrupted midway between Tanggu and Lutai by a bomb explosion on the track. Many Chinese civilians were hurt, but no incident broke out. And we all know that little bomb had to be part of some grand false flag scheme.  The establishment of air services between China Proper and Manchukuo would prove to be the most difficult one to settle. During the talks in Peiping, the Chinese agreed to provide transportation facilities that would include airline connections. But this did not materialize until February of 1935 when the Kwantung Army came up with a draft for a Sino-Japanese corporation. It would be funded equally by both sides, the Chinese would furnish the airfields and facilities, while the Kwantung Army would supply pilots and crews through the Manchukuo Aviation Corporation. The Kwantung Army also had a nefarious plot involved in this deal. By securing the civilian airline service they hoped to provide pilots and crews who at the flip of a coin could become covert military operators, providing direct flights into China Proper.  At first the Chinese showed no interest in such plans, so the Kwantung Army began military transport flights to Peiping from Jinzhou to twist their arm. By June the agreement extended to airfields at Paoting, Xuzhou and Qingdao. The Chinese fought these demands as best they could, but would continuously be outplayed. Still the Kwantung Army was impatient to implement the civilian airline change and presented a new deal in June of 1935 offering to provide 55 percent of the funding from their side. To this the Chinese counter proposed the airfields be located along the border, but the Japanese would not agree to this. By August China sent conditions to ratify the idea: “1) two-thirds of the capital investment would be provided by China and one-third by Japan 2) airport facilities would be restricted to the Peiping-Tientsin region; and  3) flight operations would be entrusted to the aviation department of the Eastern Travel Bureau.” The Japanese still made demands, now seeking flights to all 5 provinces of North China. To this the Chinese officials stated they would await instructions from Nanjing. The Kwantung Army broke off the talks and stated they would do whatever action they considered necessary to resolve the issue. By early September Fu Zuoyi, the governor of Suiyuan province authorized a military flight to Paotou, then on September 28th and October 10th, Japan conducted civilian test flights between Tiantsin, Tsinan and Qingdao.  Following the resolutions over the railway issues, on July 9th of 1934 Yin Zung went to Shanghai with Huang Fu and then to Dairen by July 23rd to meet with General Okumara, Colonel Kita and Attache Shibayama to make deals over other issues. One issue was Japanese control over the entrance of Korean and Japanese into the demilitarized region; the transfer to the Chinese of the Qing Dynasty's mausoleum in Malanyu; the disposition of the peace preservation units and the need for a postal service between China and Manchukuo. While this all sounds perhaps stupid to even mention, every single issue discussed was basically indanger of the Chinese accidentally recognizing Manchukuo, which was the crux of it all. In the end the Japanese made enormous inroads into North China through these negotiations. They forced the accommodation on rail and communication services between China Proper and Manchukuo, to normalize most trade between them and place their loyal proteges within the demilitarized region as so called police units. This was all accomplished through the Peiping Political Affairs Council who de facto had recognized Manchukuo. All of this severely weakened the position of Nanjing in North China and enhanced Japan. But it was not Japan proper, but the Kwantung Army really running the show. However there was absolute chaos going on in Japan during the times, known as “government by assassination”. Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated on May 15th of 1932, leading to the collapse of his cabinet. On May 26th a unity cabinet was formed under Admiral Saito Makoto. Civilian politicians were being knocked out by the military, particularly right-wing military figures. Admiral Saito Makoto selected Uchida Yasuya for foreign minister. At the time he was a retired diplomat and president of the South Manchuria Railway Company. Saito was plunged into the wild times of Kwantung insubordination. To meet the chaos he advocated 3 general principals: “(a) its separation from policy toward Manchukuo and Mongolia (b) an emphasis on economic measures; and  (c) cooperation with the western powers” By reading not so between the lines, you can see the official Japanese policy was basically to let the Kwantung run amok and plan accordingly for what seemed to be an enormous annexation program targeting North China and Inner Mongolia. It was to be an extremely volatile balancing act of encroaching upon Nanjing, but not enough so to bring the wrath of the western great powers down upon Japan. Minister Uchia had served a foreign minister for 4 cabinets. In 1928 he signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact and during the Manchuria crisis he tried to fight the Kwantung Army, pushing them to stop their invasion. Yet it was also he who helped recognize Manchukuo in 1932 and he who withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933. He oversaw Operation Nekka and the resulting Tanggu Truce. All of this spat in the face of international cooperation and basically showcased Japan to be a bully. Thus he was really failing his initial goals and resigned in 1933 due to old age. He was succeeded by Hirota Koki who initially began his tenure advocating for establishing better relations with the US, USSR and China and specifically to normalize Sino-Japanese relations. Hirota was also confronted with a naval disarmament conference scheduled for 1935. There Japan would be asked to make conciliatory moves with the US. Alongside this a lot of problems were brewing with the USSR because of the establishment of Manchukuo. On the other side, Chiang Kai-Shek and Wang Jingwei continued their appeasement stance, only to see Japan seize more and more from China. Yet Chiang Kai-Shek was adament, they must finish off the internal communist threat before embarking on what seemed to be an existential threat in the form of Japan. 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. The Kwantung Army was not only efficient at slicing up China with its dagger, but rather capable with the pen as well. Continuous negotiations were leading the Chinese to hand more and more over to Japan. How long could the Chinese people continue to support their seemingly incapable government during these times of crises?

Last time we spoke about the Battle for the Great Wall of China. In 1933, the Kwantung Army faced logistical struggles and sought political deals with Chinese warlords to seize North China. Despite capturing key areas, chaos reigned as their unauthorized operations defied Tokyo's orders. When Emperor Hirohito demanded a withdrawal, the army reluctantly complied, derailing a coup attempt. Though peace talks followed, distrust persisted, and rogue Japanese commanders plotted fresh offensives. The Tanggu truce was anything but fair to China. The Japanese followed it up with continuous negotiations aimed at slicing more and more out of China. By 1935 North China was practically annexed if but all in official terms. The Japanese seized postal rights, train rights, airline rights, set up puppets to police a new demilitarized zone and seemed never appeased fully. Yet they did not only have their eye on Northern China.    #149 Incidents in North China: Operation Chahar Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, 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 the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia 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 where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. May 1935, marked the peak of Sino-Japanese efforts at reconciliation. Yet this quickly fell apart in June as the Kwantung Army continued to encroach in North China. More specifically they began to look at Chahar province. Between January and May of 1935 some 50 instances of anti-Japanese violence had broken out in North China and behind these outbursts seemed to be Yu Xuecheng, the chairman of Hubei's provincial Government. He was not alone in his efforts as many KMT members, generals in the Central Army and Blue Shirt Society also had helping hands to play. The Japanese were particularly infuriated by incessant attacks from the bandit army led by Sun Yungqin and the assassinations of two pro-Japanese figures operating in Tientsin, Pai Yuhuan and Hu Enpu. Even with th support of the Kwantung Army, maintaining law and order in the demilitarized region established by the Tanggu Trace proved a serious undertaking. The Nanjing government tried exploit the situation, encouraging Sun Yungqin's bandits to create chaos in the demilitarized region. Sun Yungqin's bandit frequently crossed the Great Wall into Rehe in raids. Each time the Kwantung Army attempted to catch them as they fled into the demilitarized region. They particularly liked to do so in the Zunhua district where the official He Xiaoyi supplied the bandits with munitions and provisions. On May 17th, the Kwantung Army was fed up and elected to cross the Great Wall to crush Sun Yungqin once and for all. The Japanese army attache at Peiping, Major Takahasi Tan, notified the Chinese authorities of this decision, claiming the Kwantung Army had the authority to do so under certain provisions within the Tanggu agreement. Beginning on May 20th, the Sugihara Mixed Brigade began its hunt and claimed to have uncovered evidence that Yu Xuecheng had helped guide Sun Yingqin's bandits away from their force. The Japanese also argued the bandits were operating in Manchuria and were calling themselves the “Northeastern Patriotic Volunteers” led by General He Yingqing, the current chairman of the Peiping Branch Military Council.  The bandits were said to have been completely crushed within 5 days by a single brigade. The Japanese also forced the resignation of Yu Xuecheng who refused to organize an anti-chiang kai-shek movement. Shortly before the operation launched, two pro-Japanese newspaper publishers, secretly supported by the Japanese Special Service Agency were assassinated in Tientsin. On May 2nd, Hu Enpu of the Kuochuan pao “national rights” was shot in bed at the Peiyang Hotel in the Japanese concession. That same night, Pai Yuhuan of Chen Pa was murdered in his home. Consul General Kawagoe reported to Tokyo, Hu Enpu and Pai Yuhuan were performing a mission through their newspapers to arouse anti-chiang Kai-shek sentiment in North China. As stated by Kawagoe "Hu and Pai did not have a particularly close personal relationship, but they were regarded with extreme suspicion by the Chinese. Since they were assassinated on the same night, we immediately suspected there was some political intrigue behind these crimes."   Japanese police looked into the matter and discovered the criminals had used a car bearing the plate number 1063 which was owned by Shen Qucheng who was a resident of the Japanese concession. Many suspects were interrogated, and given what they were saying, the Japanese suspected the man behind the assassinations was General Yang Hu, the peace preservation commissioners of Shanghai and an alleged member of the Blue Shirt Society. The Japanese also believed Yang Hu was hiding in the French concessions in Shanghai. In protest of this, the Japanese invoked the Boxer Protocol and Tanggu Truce: “1) The Sun incident and the assassinations of the pro-Japan, proManchukuo newspaperpublishers violated the North China [T'angku] Cease-fire Agreement of May 1933. The North China Cease-fire Agreement stipulated that China would not take any action disturbing the peac e on either side of a line from Lut'ai to Paoti and T'ungchou. The above provision extends to all of China and should of course be applied to any defiant deeds of Chines e officials that threaten the peac e in the Peiping-Tientsin region. The Sun incident and the assassinations of Pai and Hu are clearly contrary to the above agreement.  2) The official note exchanged by China and Japan upon the return of Tientsin in 1902 is applicabl e to the murder of Pai Yühuan. This note stated: "In the event a Chines e national who is employed by a foreign army is accused of disobeying the law, the commander of the army that employs the said Chines e national, in order that the matter may be decided in the most suitable manner has the option of punishing him personally or voluntarily delivering him to the appropriate Chinese authorities. Your government must agree to this arrangement.” Since Pai, as already stated, was in the employ of the Japanese army, his murder is clearly a deed which violates the above note."  Thus the Japanese invoked the right that the commander of the Tientsin garrison had the authority to maintain security and try any criminals. Because the Japanese Army claimed it had authority to conduct investigations, trials and deal punishment within two miles of the Peiping-Shanhaigaun rail line it insisted to do so given the recent events. This actually distorted some of the specifics of the Tanggu Treaty, thus the Japanese were on loose grounds. On May 25th, Tokyo HQ was forewarned of the actions the Kwantung Army would undertake in North China. So Tokyo sent Colonel Sakai Takashi the Tientsin army chief of staff and attache Takahasi Tan called upon Yu Qiaqi, the secretary general of the Political affairs council and General He Yingqin. In fact Sakai backed this up with a threatening public statement: “The execution of anti-Manchukuo plots under the direction of the Chinese authorities, assistance to the "Chinese Patriotic Volunteer Forces," and various acts of terrorism directed against Japan are destructive of the cease-fire agreement. The headquarters for these crimes are in Tientsin and Peiping. Should this state of affairs continue, it will become necessary to incorporate the above two cities in the demilitarized zone. The murders of Hu and Pai are violations of the provisions of the Boxer Settlement and a challenge to Japan. If similar acts hereafter occur, Japan will, on the basis of its treaty rights, be forced to consider what action is necessary for the defense of its rights”. Additionally, Sakai demanded the withdrawal of all KMT aligned units, Blue Shirt Society members, the Political Training Corps of the Peiping Branch Military Council and the 3rd Regiment Military Police from North China. He also wanted Yu Xuecheng dismissed as chairman of Hubei. The next day in a move to intimidate Yu Xuecheng, the Tientsin Army deployed armored vehicles, artillery and machine guns directly in front of his official residence. It seemed now the Japanese sought to incorporate all of Hubei into the new demilitarized region. To make this happen, Sakai had independently put forward these demands, but they were recognized as an ultimatum from Japan, one for which for now had no deadline.  Chiang Kai-Shek, Wang Jingwei, Huang Fu and He Yingqin conferred over the situation and chose to informally talk with the Japanese while they kept the press quiet on the matter. The Chinese took their time, so to pressure them further, the Kwantung Army deployed a infantry battalion and one cavalry brigade at Shanhaiguan, while the Kawaguchi detachment concentrated around Gubeikou and two air force squadrons were brought over to Jinzhou. The Tientsin Army readied two battalions at Tientsin and Tangshan, both prepared to advance to Peiping at a moments notice. After sending numerous orders not to escalate things, Tokyo HQ sent Colonel Kita Seiichi, the chief of its China desk to demand the Kwantung Army not use anymore force. Meanwhile the Imperial Japanese Navy, under the fear of Anglo-American intervention avoided escalating the situation, but kept the 3rd fleet on full alert.  Under immense pressure the Chinese buckled. At 6pm on June 10th, He Yingqin orally advised Major Takahashi that Nanjing would issue a directive ordered the immediate withdrawal of local KMT organs from Hubei; that the 51st NRA Army would depart by rail from Hubei between June 11th and 25th; that the end and 25th NRA divisions of the Central Army would also depart Hubei and that the KMT would issue a directive prohibiting anti-japanese activities throughout China. It was an incredibly embarrassing act and became known as the He-Umezu agreement. Under its provisions the Japanese had expelled the Central Army from North China, Yu Xuecheng's forces, all anti-Japanese organizations of any sort and all anti-Japanese officials were removed. The Japanese had heavily capitalized on the assassinations in Tientsin, however other incidents enabled our good friend Doihara to cause further mayhem.  Following the Tanggu truce, Song Queyuan's 29th Army, consisting of the 37th, 38th and 132nd divisions had been deployed throughout Chahar with his headquarters based at Kalgan. His troops understandably displayed a lot of anti-japanese attitude and behaviors. Like a broken record, it was only a matter of time until an incident organically presented itself. One of the first ones broke out in Changpei. According to the Japanese, so get your grains of salt ready, a group of 8 led by staff officer Kawaguchi Kiyotake of the Tientsin garrison and Ikeda Katsumi of the consulate at Kalga and planned an excursion to Inner Mongolia late October 1934. After completing all the necessary paperwork and procedures, such as securing visas and giving advance notice to the Chinese officials in the areas they would voyage, the Japanese departed Kalgan for Tolun on October 27th. Upon entering Changpei's south gate they were suddenly stopped by troops under Song Queyuans 132nd division alongside some Peace Preservation Corps men. Their commanding officer punched Ikeda as the rest of the party were threatened with Dao swords and rifles. After 40 minutes a Chinese security officer showed up to allow them all to pass through the South Gate.  The Japanese foreign Ministry and Army were obviously outraged by this incident. The vice Consul at Kalgan, Hashimoto Masayasu complained to the chief of staff of the 132nd division and Major Takahasi at Peiping lodged an official complaint with Song Queyuan. On November 25th, Song Queyuan ordered the general commanding the 132nd division, Chao Tengyu, to apologize and dismissed the officer who punched Ikeda. Song Queyuan then guaranteed safe travel for all Japanese throughout Chahar, without any inspection of their possession and he promised to withdraw his troops west of the Great Wall. All of this because a guy was punched, you can really get the sense the Chinese were walking on eggshells. In late 1934, a large contingent of Song Queyuan's cavalry had deployed to the area around Fengning in Rehe. They were defending strategic positions and establishing large peace preservation corps. The Kwantung Army repeatedly demanded they withdraw from the area and the Chinese had made promises as to such by December 31st. Rather than comply, the Chinese launched an offensive and captured 40 Manchukuo militiamen. Song Queyuan rewarded his men with a bounty of 300 silver yuan and ordered the arms of the enemy by handed to the district government of Kuyuan.  On January 17th, the Kwantung Army moved the Nagami detachment of the IJA 8th Division from Chengde to launch a punitive expedition against Song Queyuan's forces in the Kuyuan area. On the 20th the Peiping Branch Military Council informed the Kwantung Army Song Queyuan was already withdrawing his men. Thus the Nagami detachment who had advanced as far as Tat'an turned around for the Great Wall on the 22nd, when they were suddenly attacked by Song Queyuan's troops near Hungnit'an. The Kwantung Army were outraged by what they were calling the first incident in western Rehe. The so-called incident would be resolved on February 2nd nar Ta'an when Zhang Yueting acting on behalf of the NRA 37th division and Major General Tani Hisao on behalf of the IJA 7th division agreed to the following terms: “1) In the future China will strictly prohibit actions that antagonize the Japanese army and will neither move troops into Manchukuo nor adopt a threatening attitude toward Manchukuo. The Chinese will completely suspend their current spying activities, such as scouting the movements of the Kwantung Army.  2) If China violates the above pledges in the future, the Japanese  army will act independently and firmly, but the responsibility will be borne by the Chinese . If the Chinese forces increase their military strength or contemplate strengthening their fortifications, the Japanese army will regard these moves as hostile acts.  3) China is to have the government of Kuyuan district return all arms confiscated (from the Manchukuo militia and turn them over to the Japanese army at Nanweitzu by February 7.  4) The outcome of this conference will be jointly announced on February 4. In particular, the Chinese should be careful that in making their announcement they do not distort the contents of the agreement or engage in counterpropaganda”. Can you imagine there was a second incident at Changpei? 4 members of the Japanese Special Services Agency based out of Abga, some 40 miles northwest of Tolun had come to the same southgate around 4pm on June 5th, traveling to Kalgan. There they were detained by units of the 132nd division who refused to recognize their identification papers. They were apparently held without proper bedding or food, threatened with Dao swords and bayonets. The Japanese claimed it was all done under orders from Song Queyuan's chief of staff and that their officials were interrogated by the chief of military police at Changpei. On June 11th, Lt Colonel Matsui Gennosuke, the head of the Japanese Special Service Agency at Kalgan, demanded an apology from Song Queyuan and for the men responsible to be punished and for further guarantees for safe travel. Matsui also insinuated that unless Song Queyuan severed ties to Nanjing and became Pro-Japanese he might suffer the same fate that had befallen Yu Xuecheng. Clearly the Kwantung Army was looking to remove Song Queyuan's army from Chahar province. There were two major reasons for such a thing, so they could better protect the northwestern flank of Manchukuo and to support Prince De who was attempting a campaign to make Inner Mongolia independent from China.  On June 11th the Kwantung Army directed the Mukden Special Service Agency chief of staff, our old buddy, Doihara, currently in Peiping, to confer with the army attache there and with the Tientsin garrison. They were to push for Song Queyuan's army to be withdrawn south of the Yellow River as rapidly as possible. Tokyo HQ always keeping a close eye on their troublesome Kwantung Officers dispatch this notice to Doihara "Although we desire the evacuation of Song Queyuan's army from Chahar province, we disagree that we should, at this time, demand its withdrawal south of the Yellow River. Rather, its transfer to the Peiping-Hankow Railway line would be advisable." On June 13th, the General Staff advised the Kwantung Army the same message. The General staff then ordered every detachment in North China to act discreetly "If we shun excessive publicity at this time, we should, in view of the present situation, be able to achieve practical results without publicity." Since they were already getting their way in Hubei, Tokyo HQ did not want to risk rocking the boat in Chahar concurrently.  Then came a second western Rehe incident, according to the Chengde Special Service Agency, "On June 11, when a party led by a senior official of Fengning hsien was about to enter the town of Tungchatzu [in Manchukuo, about eight kilometers north of Tushihk'ou], it was attacked by rifle fire from Sung Che-yuan's troops stationed at Tushihk'ou. The next day, June 12, a member of the border police force in Hsiaoch'ang [in Manchukuo, about fifteen kilometers north of Tushihk'ou] was also fired upon by the same troops of Sung in the vicinity of Hsiaoch'ang."  On June 17th, the Kwantung Army General Minami Jiro met with the Tientsin Army chief of staff Sakai and the Special Service Agency chief at Kalgan, Matsui for a full report on the incident. After reviewing it, Minami drafted a policy to guide the Kwantung Army:  “The withdrawal of Sung Che-yuan's army will worsen the confusion in the Peiping-Tientsin region. This incident should be handled separately from the North China problem and should be negotiated locally with Sung Che-yuan. Our demands will be limited to the following:  1) withdrawal of the troops invading Manchukuo, together with their advance unit at Tolun;  2) removal of the forces back to the Kalgan area;  3) an apology by Sung Che-yuan;  4) punishment of those directly responsible for the Changpei incident; and  5) prohibition of anti-Japanese actions in the future.” The Chinese realized they needed to reach a quick settlement with the Kwantung Army. On the 18th He Yingqin met with Consul General Suma over in Nanjing. Suma was presented with a set of harsh demands from the Kwantung Army and that same day reported to the Executive Yuan he had decided to relieve Song Queyuan of his posts as governor and commander of the 29th Army. He then appointed as acting governor and provincial commissioner of civil affairs, Qin Dechun, who would take the 132nd division implicated in the Changpei incident south. The message was relayed to the Japanese military attache in Nanjing, Lt Colonel Amamiya Tatsumi. The man who relayed the message was Vice Foreign Minister Tang Yujen who also stated this "In view of the fact that China has moved voluntarily to dismiss Sung Che-yuan, to transfer his army, and to punish those responsible, we request that we not be confronted with an ultimatum in the form of various demands from the Kwantung Army with a deadline for reply." On June 19th, Nanjing officially implemented the promises made by He Yingqin and Tang Yujen and in turn the Kwantung Army wired Doihara in Peiping to stand down and wait to see if the Chinese did what they said they would. Doihara was probably disappointed he could not perform his 100th false flag operation he must have been cooking up. For any of you who watch my Youtube content, I used clips from the Chinese WW2 Drama series “Young Marshal” that depicts Doihara hilariously. You can check it out in my long format documentary on the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, its meme gold Doihara's clips, freaking out and smashing phones and such.  At 10 pm on June 23rd, Doihara, alongside Matsui and Takahasi visited Qin Dechen at his residence to negotiate a final understanding. There Doihara demanded China implement several measures to promote better relations with Japan such as withdrawing Song Queyuan's army southwest; give an apology for the Changpei incident; punish all those responsible; dissolve all the anti-japanese organizations in the region; ban Chinese immigration into Inner Mongolia; cease any oppressive actions against Mongolians and cooperate and encourage trade between Manchukuo, Inner Mongolia, North China; and appoint more Japanese military and political advisers. Just a laundry list he had worked up. So Qin Dechen apologized for the Changpei incident, stated they were already withdrawing Song Queyuan's men and dissolving all the anti-japanese organizations. Now he was orally agreeing to all of this, but he refused to put it in writing, prior to receiving the greenlight from Nanjing. Doihara understood and gave him time to talk to his government. The next day however another incident occurred, this time near Tuxukou. There a contingent of Song Queyuan's withdrawing troops fired upon Manchukuo police forces and in response the Tolun Special Service Agency dispatched a Mongolian unit led by Li Shuxin. It was not really much of an incident, just a minor confrontation all things given, so the Kwantung Army told Doihara to deal with Qin Dechen in private about it.On June 27th, Qin Dechen sent a formal reply to Doihara's demands in what became known as the Qin-Doihara agreement. It conformed with all the demands, seeing Song Queyuan's troops depart southwest while the security of Chahar was entrusted to two peace preservation units. One unit was responsible for the Chinese population, the other over the Mongolian. On August 28th, Song Queyuan was appointed garrison commander over the Peiping-Tientsin region with his 29th division joining Chao Tengyu's 132nd division and Liu Juming's 2nd division. Thus after the He-Umezu and Qin-Doihara agreements the Japanese had now expanded their influence into both Hubei and Chahar. 1935 saw a wave of incidents break out in the demilitarized region, prompting the Japanese to go into numerous negotiations with the Chinese to clamp down on anything they didn't like. Then on October 4th, Japan unleashed a document titled  “Concerning Policy towards China”: “The goal of our foreign policy is the development of East Asia and the maintenance of the security of East Asia through the cooperative concert of Japan, Manchukuo, and China, with Japan as the nucleus; this is likewise the objective of our policy toward China. To realize this objective on the basis of the outline below, the central and regional authorities of China must, by fair and just means, adjust their relations with Japan and Manchukuo so as to bring about an environment favorable to the establishment of basic relations between Japan, Manchukuo, and China.  1) China should adopt a good neighbor policy toward Japan, thoroughly suppress anti-Japanese activities, and abandon its policy of reliance on Europe and the United States. It should put this policy into practice and as a matter of course cooperate with Imperial Japan on practical problems.  2) Although China must eventually extend formal recognition to Manchukuo, until then it must recognize de facto the independence of Manchukuo and abandon its anti-Manchukuo policy. At least in North China, which borders on Manchukuo, the Chinese should promote economic and cultural cooperation with Manchukuo.  3) In view of the Communist threat emanating from Outer Mongolia and posing a common menace to Japan, Manchukuo, and China, China should cooperate in measures aimed at eliminating this menace from the region bordering Outer Mongolia.  4) When the above points have been put into effect and we recognize the good faith of China concerning friendly cooperation with Japan and Manchukuo, we shall first conclude comprehensive agreements on friendly cooperative relations between China and Japan, and thereafter draw up the agreement needed for regulating new relations between Japan, Manchukuo, and China” To this Chiang Kai-Shek replied could not recognize Manchukuo but that his government would do whatever it could peacefully to maintain economic activity between the people north and south of the Great Wall. He also stated no other country on earth was more concerned with the Communist menace in Mongolia than China. All of the appeasement efforts had brought Wang Jingwei to his boiling point and on August 8th he departed for Shanghai as he and his entire cabinet resigned. Chiang Kai-Shek personally came over and asked Wang Jingwei to withdraw his resignation given he offered him further support, and Wang Jingwei relented. Then on the morning of November 1st, after attending a meeting, Wang Jingwei was shot by a Chinese reporter for the Chenkuang Press, a company notably associated with Chiang Kai-Shek. Rumors spread the assassination attempt was inspired by anti-japanese elements such as Generals Yang Qi and Tang Shengzhi. With Wang Jingwei in the hospital, Chiang Kai-Shek was forced to take a larger role with the North China situation. Then Wang Jingwei departed for Europe seeking better medical care and wired his resignation on November 29th. Thus Chiang Kai-Shek succeeded him as president of the Executive Yuan and the coalition between him and Wang Jingwei had officially ended. With Chiang Kai-Shek now the only funnel from which action could be directed, the Japanese sent Ambassador Ariyoshi to China to persuade Chiang Kai-Shek to grant some form of autonomy for North China. By this point autonomy for North China had become part of Japan's national policy. Chiang Kai-Shek in response to this growing threat went to Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, to meet with Yan Xishan. There he proposed that if Yan Xishan could unite the Northern Warlords, Chiang Kai-Shek would appoint him chairman of the political affairs council, with added authority over finances and diplomacy. Chiang Kai-Shek urged him to come attend the 6th plenum of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee scheduled for November 1st. At this time Yan Xishan's Shanxi was struggling financially so he reconciled with Chiang Kai-Shek. To this effect Chiang Kai-Shek sent his vice chief of the Army General Staff Xing Pin to tour the north trying to persuade those like Song Queyuan and Han Fuju to not support the North China autonomy movement. The Japanese interpreted these efforts to thwart the autonomy movement as the underlying cause of all the anti-japanese incidents breaking out continuously. To this the Nanjing government disclaimed no responsibility and insisted they were doing everything the Japanese asked of them.  The Japanese began a massive campaign aimed at all the important leaders in North China. One man they managed to gain influence over was Yin Jukeng who on November 25th at Tungzhou, announced the inauguration of the East Hubei Anti-Communist Autonomous Council, claiming autonomy for the entire demilitarized region. Yin Jukeng's council consisted of 9 members whereupon he was chairman and took charge of foreign relations and military affairs. As you can imagine Nanjing immediately labeled him a traitor and ordered his arrest. Chiang Kai-Shek then rapidly sent word to the Japanese an official response to their “Concerning Policy towards China” document:  “To satisfy the various demands from the Japanese side, there should first of all be established in Hopei province an autonomous political administration; ultimately, this administration should be similar to that governing the southwestern region. Whether or not this administration should be extended to other regions will be determined after the results in Hopei have been ascertained.  1) Although the campaign to wipe out the Communists is progressing, the Communist bandits have fled toward Kansu. Since this raises the danger that the Communists may spread into Inner Mongolia, the defense against the Communists in North China should be conducted jointly.  2) Certain aspects of the new monetary system are not suited to North China, and appropriate modifications will be made in this respect.  3) Efforts are to be made to harmonize economic interchange among the people on both sides of the Great Wall.  4) To meet the special needs of the region, the local administration should be given authority to enable it to exercise suitable control over financial matters in North China.  5) Pending issues are to be settled locally in a rational manner.  6) The aim will be to employ talented people to carry out the above tasks and to establish an ideal government.” Chiang Kai-Shek dispatched He Yingqin to reign in the situation at Peiping, but upon his arrival he believed the situation was beyond his control. He Yingqin reported that it was his belief the only way for Nanjing to retain some degree of authority in the region was to create a new political organ to do so. Thus on December 11th, the Nationalist government established the Hubei-Chahar Political Council chaired by Song Queyuan. Song Queyuan declared the new council would assume all responsibility for administering Hubei and Chahar and promised  "to respect the wishes of the people, endeavor in particular to relieve the economic distress of the region, and maintain the peace of East Asia on the basis of Sino-Japanese amity."  Thus within all this madness now two autonomous regimes co-existed in North China. The East Hubei Anti-Communist Autonomous Council would administer 22 prefectures while the Hubei-Chahar Political Council would administer Hubei, Chahar, Peiping and Tientsin. As you might imagine, relations between these two councils was complex and ambiguous. The 22 prefectures the former administered were under the jurisdiction of the other. One was a Japanese puppet, the other was controlled by Nanjing who refused to recognize the other. Japan immediately exploited their newfound chaotic gains in North China. In May of 1936 the 2000 troops of the Tientsin garrison army was boosted to 5600 led by General Tashiro Kan'ichiro. This was done under the guise it was to defend against communists and protect Japanese citizens. The position of the commander of the Tientsin garrison was officially promoted to encompass full responsibility for the situation in North China, exactly the same as the Kwantung Army's role over Manchukuo. Thuse both the Kwantung Army and what was henceforth called the China Garrison had clearly defined roles. One would be responsible for Manchukuo, the other over North China. Japan had neutralized Rehe, Chahar and Hubei, all of whom would fall directly under their influence. But was Japan satisfied?  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. Its not always through military means that nations can encroach upon other nations. Japan was showcasing how it could bully away parts of China through threats alone it was working miracles. How long could Chiang Kai-Shek carry on like this? Would it be Japan or his own people that would hang him for losing China?

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Une aventure incroyable, celle d'un défi que se lance en 2016 l'explorateur Christian Clot : enchainer coup sur coup 4 expéditions d'un mois dans les 4 milieux les plus extrêmes de la planète afin de voir comment réagit son corps et son mental. La première expédition l'amène clandestinement, sans autorisations, dans le désert brulant du Dasht-e Lut en Iran : température en moyenne de 57 degrés à l'ombre.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Une aventure incroyable, celle d'un défi que se lance en 2016 l'explorateur Christian Clot : enchainer coup sur coup 4 expéditions d'un mois dans les 4 milieux les plus extrêmes de la planète afin de voir comment réagit son corps et son mental. La première expédition l'amène clandestinement, sans autorisations, dans le désert brulant du Dasht-e Lut en Iran : température en moyenne de 57 degrés à l'ombre.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

LUT-yliopisto on Lahdessa ja Lappeenrannassa toimiva monitieteinen tiedeyliopisto, joka antaa opetusta tekniikan, kauppatieteiden ja yhteiskuntatieteiden aloilla.Nyt LUT-yliopistolle suunnitellaan kauppatieteellisen koulutuksen merkittävää vahvistamista Lahdessa. LUT-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulun dekaani Sami Saarenketo muistutti Radio Voimalla keskiviikkona, että LUT-yliopisto on kehittynyt vahvasti Lahdessa viimeisen viiden-kuuden vuoden aikana erityisesti insinööritieteiden puolella.- Nyt on tarkoitus saada lisävirtaa kauppatieteisiin. Tahtotilana meillä on kasvattaa nykyisten maisteriohjelmien lisäksi kauppatieteiden kandidaattikoulutus ja jos saamme resurssoinnin kuntoon, niin jo syksyllä 2026.Lahden kaupunki on ollut Saarenkedon mukaan merkittävä priimusmoottori keskusteluissa, eikä hän suoraan avaa muita keskusteluissa mukana olevia toimijoita.- Asiat on kesken, mutta meillähän on alueen toimijat aikaisemminkin tukeneet LUT:n toimintaa ja koulutusta, puhutaan sitten vaikka Osuuskaupasta, pankeista, eri säätiöistä, vaikka Kollin säätiöstä, Teollisuusseuran säätiöstä, Kauppakamarista ja muista, Saarenketo luettelee ja jatkaa.- Tässä on ollut iso joukko toimijoita mukana koko LUT:n toiminnan tukemisessa Lahdessa viimeisen viiden-kuuden vuoden aikana. Osa tämäntyyppisiä toimijoita on nyt tässäkin avauksessa keskusteluissa mukana, Saarenketo kertoi.Dekaani kuvailee LUT:ia pääkaupunkiseudun ulkopuoliseksi kompaktin kokoiseksi haastajayliopistoksi.- Rehtorimme sanoo joskus, että LUT on Suomen yliopistokentän positiivinen häirikkö, jutteli hyväntuulisesti ja avasi tämän tarkoittavan esimerkiksi sitä, että LUT on hyvin ketterä.- Veikkaan, että muutamissa näissä isoimmissa yliopistoissa tällaisen toiminnan avaaminen saattaisi kestää hieman pidempään, mutta me saamme asioita nopeasti ja laadukkaasti liikkeelle.Kuuntele koko haastattelu.

Earlier this year, we lost one of the greatest and most influential chefs ever to ply his trade in the United States, when André Soltner passed away at age 92. On the day the culinary community pay their respects at a celebration of his life in New York City, we wanted to share this previously unaired conversation with Chef Soltner, recorded in 2016 as part of Andrew's research for his book Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll. André Soltner was of course best known for his restaurant Lutèce, where he was the chef (and for 22 years, also the owner) from 1961 - 1994. (For more about his life, please see William Grimes' excellent New York Times obituary.)This conversation took place in Chef Soltner's apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on December 5, 2016, just five weeks after the death of his wife Simone. It covers his first interest in the culinary arts, his feelings about nouvelle cuisine, the brutality of old-school kitchens, his disposition toward the young American chefs who rose up during Lutèce's heyday, the pain of a negative review, and whether or not the legend of his only taking five nights off in the restaurant's lifespan was true. (He also does a quick but memorable impression of Julia Child.) Chef Soltner's kindness, generosity, and good humor shine through in this conversation. We hope it offers those who never had the opportunity to know him a sense of his personality, and those who did know him a welcome remembrance.Huge thanks to Andrew Talks to Chefs' presenting sponsor, meez, the recipe operating software for culinary professionals. Meez powers the Andrew Talks to Chefs podcast as part of the meez  Network, featuring a breadth of food and beverage podcasts and newsletters. * photo by/courtesy of Eric Vitale Photography  THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:Andrew is a writer by trade. If you'd like to support him, there's no better way than by purchasing his most recent book, The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food (October 2023), about all the key people (in the restaurant, on farms, in delivery trucks, etc.) whose stories and work come together in a single restaurant dish.We'd love if you followed us on Instagram. Please also follow Andrew's real-time journal of the travel, research, writing, and production of/for his next book The Opening (working title), which will track four restaurants in different parts of the U.S. from inception to launch.For Andrew's writing, dining, and personal adventures, follow along at his personal feed.Thank you for listening—please don't hesitate to reach out with any feedback and/or suggestions!

Bentornati Sterrato!In questo nuovo episodio delle Dirty News (si sono tornate avete vinto…) affrontiamo un tema caldissimo: come creare il calendario gare perfetto!

Länsimainen elämäntapa pyörii pitkälti kuluttamisen ympärillä. Ihmisille kaupitellaan onnea materian muodossa ja uusia tarpeita synnytetään tehokkaasti. Muodin syklit ovat nopeita ja uusimpia villityksiä tulvii silmille varsinkin sosiaalisessa mediassa. Viimeisimpänä paljon puhuttaneena ilmiönä on ultrapikamuoti ja kiinalaisista verkkokaupoista, kuten Temusta, tilattava halpa krääsä. Esimerkiksi tulli on älähtänyt olevansa pulassa EU:n ulkopuolelta tulevien lähetysten määrän kanssa. Suomeen tilattiin viime vuonna 28,2 miljoonaa lähetystä ja kahdessa vuodessa määrä on 35-kertaistunut. Kulttuuriykkönen pohtii kulutuskulttuurin muutosta viime vuosikymmeninä. Millaisia mekanismeja kuluttamisen taustalla on? Mistä kulutustarpeet syntyvät? Miksi ostaminen ja omistaminen tekee meidät onnelliseksi? Entä millaisia seurauksia nykyisellä valtavalla erityisen halvan tavaran ostamisella on?. Lopetammeko ikinä ylenpalttista kuluttamista? Vastaliikehdintää on toki myös paljon ilmassa: Löytyykö esimerkiksi aktivismista apuja kestävämmän elämäntavan omaksumiseen? Vieraana ovat yliopistotutkija ja markkinoinnin dosentti Essi Pöyry, LUT-kauppakorkeakoulun markkinoinnin apulaisprofessori Jenni Sipilä, Eetti Ry:n toiminnanjohtaja Emma Mikkilä sekä väitöskirjatutkija Jannica Nyman. Toimittaja on Reetta Arvila.

Oren's on another commercial shoot and Matt's just started another new show! Everything's great, or is it? Matt and Oren chat about why the vision you pitch can be really, really hard in reality. Especially as budget, storyboard, timings, weather, and the nuances of handling this particular client unfold.And the guys go deep into a discussion of the first principles of filmmaking, and when might be a good time to break or rethink them. ---Get a great deal on Magic Mind! https://magicmind.com/shootit ** NEW LINK!!!Matt's Endorsement:  Animator Joe Cappa, maker of "Meet the Boys" and "Haha You Clowns" has the greatest pacing of his soft, bone-dry jokes. https://www.youtube.com/@JoeCappaOren's Endorsement: Using a stylized LUT while shooting (even though it might be dialed back) instead of defaulting to Rec 709. Doing so generates a conversation around style and feel, while on set with the client and gets them comfortable with a more stylized look before post starts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not “feeling the love” so much this February? How could you deepen your experience of both giving and receiving love? Heart connections play a critical role to your well-being during times of commotion, conflict, & confusion. What occurs that makes you want to share a hug or touch a hand when you are listening to heart-opening music? Music activates the brain in ways that can support healing and improve mood. Listening to certain types of music can evoke memories of happier times, providing a sense of hope and optimism even when faced with difficult circumstances.  Join us as we welcome Dr. Nancy Little, LUT, who will share how to BE more fully grounded in LOVE during tumultuous times through the power of music sprinkled with LOVE! Website: https://unityfortworth.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/unityfw YouTube: https://youtube.com/unityfortworth

Esta quarta-feira, Paris acolheu pela segunda vez na semana uma reunião com líderes europeus para discutir a guerra na Ucrânia e a segurança europeia. Na segunda-feira, Emmanuel Macron reuniu-se em Paris com líderes de países das grandes potências da Europa Ocidental, da NATO e do Reino-Unido, gerando descontentamento por parte de países europeus que não foram convidados. Questionámos dois analistas sobre postura da União Europeia face à guerra na Ucrânia, e as reuniões entre líderes europeus em França. Esta quarta-feira, Paris acolheu pela segunda vez na semana uma reunião com líderes europeus para discutir a guerra na Ucrânia e a segurança europeia. Desta vez estiveram presentes países que não foram representados na primeira cimeira e o Canadá, país aliado da NATO. Os países convidados pelo presidente francês Emmanuel Macron são portanto a Noruega, as três repúblicas bálticas (Lutânia, Letónia e Estónia), República Checa, Grécia, Finlândia, Roménia, Suécia e Bélgica. Na segunda-feira, Emmanuel Macron reuniu-se em Paris com líderes de países das grandes potências da Europa Ocidental, da NATO e do Reino-Unido, gerando descontentamento por parte de países europeus que não foram convidados. Estas reuniões em Paris têm como objectivo elaborar uma estratégia europeia face às conversações promovidas pelos Estados Unidos para acabar com a guerra na Ucrânia. A convocação dessa primeira cimeira de emergência em Paris ocorreu depois de o Governo do Presidente norte-americano Trump ter deixado claro na sexta-feira passada, na Conferência de Segurança de Munique, que a Europa não teria lugar à mesa das negociações dos EUA coma  Rússia para pôr fim à guerra na Ucrânia, o que perturbou as capitais europeias. Para falar deste tema colocámos perguntas a dois analistas, começando pelo professor de Ciência Política na Universidade do Minho, José Palmeira. RFI: Até que ponto é que considera que a Europa pode ser suficientemente forte neste cenário internacional, quando se mostra assim fragmentada? Em primeiro lugar, temos que perceber que a União Europeia não é um Estado federal. A União Europeia não funciona de forma supranacional. Funciona ao nível intergovernamental. O que é que isso significa? Que no plano supranacional, as decisões são por maioria e são por unanimidade. E a unanimidade não é fácil quando a União Europeia já tem a dimensão que tem, que são 27 Estados, sobretudo quando sabemos que países como a Hungria e a Eslováquia têm uma posição muito diferente da maioria dos outros Estados membros. Portanto, eu penso que tudo aquilo que seja apelar ao diálogo, conversar é positivo, porque a União Europeia está numa situação em que, face ao desinvestimento dos Estados Unidos na defesa europeia, vai ter que ser ela própria a assumir essa responsabilidade. RFI: Esta segunda reunião aqui em Paris, acontece um dia depois do primeiro encontro directo entre russos e americanos na Arábia Saudita. Um encontro para pôr fim à guerra na Ucrânia, sem a Ucrânia e sem representantes europeus. O futuro da guerra na Ucrânia já não está, portanto, nas mãos da Europa?Certamente que é um cenário nada propício a uma negociação onde a Ucrânia é a vítima e em que houve uma violação do direito internacional. E ainda por cima, parece que os Estados Unidos estão disponíveis para levantar as sanções económicas à Federação Russa.RFI: Se as negociações não forem possíveis, qual será a solução? Precisamos de uma defesa europeia?Eu julgo que, nesta fase, relativamente ao caso concreto da Ucrânia, aquilo que me parece mais plausível é haver um cessar-fogo, um reconhecimento da ocupação, mas não um reconhecimento de direito. Isto é, a União Europeia e os Estados Unidos também deveriam ter a mesma posição. Nós sabemos que a questão da defesa europeia já se arrasta há muitas décadas... RFI: Mas foi agora muito reforçada e posta em cima da mesa. Como é que esta questão poderá avançar?Esta questão poderá avançar se os países europeus tiverem consciência da sua fragilidade no plano da segurança e no plano da política externa, e avançarem para uma solução, por exemplo, como aquela que Zelensky sugeriu, a de umas Forças Armadas europeias. RFI: Existe uma possibilidade real de que aconteça este envio de tropas europeias para a Ucrânia ou considera que é apenas uma estratégia política?Ora bem, a possibilidade existe, como é óbvio. Haverá, por outro lado, a solução possível que não tem sido muito falada das Nações Unidas. As Nações Unidas é que normalmente criam forças de manutenção de paz para este tipo de situações.Já de acordo com o especialista em relações internacionais Álvaro Vasconcelos Uma das prioridades é a resposta de três potências europeias a França, a Alemanha e o Reino Unido.Primeiro que tudo, é preciso que haja um entendimento entre a França, a Grã-Bretanha e a Alemanha. Porque a França e a Grã-Bretanha são duas potências nucleares. São os países que têm meios militares significativos, e experiência de acção militar, o que não tem a maior parte dos outros países europeus.Em relação à Alemanha, a questão é vital. Porque a Alemanha é a maior potência económica da União Europeia. Para um tal esforço militar é preciso meios económicos significativos. É preciso desenvolver a indústria de defesa europeia. Isso é impossível sem a Alemanha. A Alemanha vai ter eleições já neste fim de semana e espera se que o novo chanceler alemão que eventualmente seja da CDU, e que esteja mais próximo da vontade francesa de assumir uma posição firme no conflito ucraniano.Eu acho que o Presidente francês, Emmanuel Macron, está a fazer o que era absolutamente essencial fazer. Juntar os Estados europeus com capacidade militar significativa para encontrar uma resposta, para continuarem a apoiar a Ucrânia perante uma ofensiva russa que não travou, que não acabou. Todo o período de negociações vai ser acompanhado por conflitos no terreno. A guerra não terminou. E os ucranianos serão extremamente frágeis se perderem todo o apoio europeu durante esse período de guerra.

לקח לנו 68 פרקים, אבל הנה זה הגיע. בתחילת דרכנו, כשרק התחלנו לראיין, קיבלנו החלטה שאנחנו רוצים פרקים עם מהנדסים על התפקיד שלהם. הרגשנו שחסר ידע על מהות התפקיד, טכנולוגיות שמתעסקים איתן וכן, גם סוג של ״יום בחיי מהנדס״. דיברנו עם מהנדסים בתפקידים שונים, אבל תפקיד אחד היה שם מתחילת הדרך - מהנדס FPGA. @גל לונגין בא כדי להשלים את הפער הזה. רצינו להקליט את הפרק הזה ממש הרבה זמן, וגל בא לנו משמיים (או מלינקדאין, תלוי איך מסתכלים על זה) והציע את עצמו לפרק. בתור מהנדסי ASIC, לפעמים מרגיש שמהנדס הFPGA עובד ביקום מקביל קצת. אחרי הפרק הזה אנחנו יכולים לעדכן שהקשר לפיתוח ASIC קיים ומשמעותי. וגם לא שכחנו להזכיר שישנם מהנדסי FPGA גם בחברות שלא מייצרות ASIC. אז על מה דיברנו? - מה זה בכלל FPGA? - למה צריך מהנדס FPGA? (בחברות ASIC) - למה צריך מהנדס FPGA? (בחברות FPGA) - מהן המגבלות של FPGA? - איך פותרים מגבלות אלו? - איך מגיעים להיות מהנדס FPGA? - מה הם ממשקי העבודה של מהנדס הFPGA? - ועוד הרבה! מוזמנים להאזין לפרק ולהצטרף לקבוצת המאזינים שלנו - שם אנחנו עושים PNR למאזינים >>> https://chat.whatsapp.com/KwUu8pQsxx220qS7AXv04T נשמח לשמוע את דעתכם על הפרק בתגובות. פרק 68 - FPGA Engineer Hard Reset - הפודקאסט של קהילת Hardware Engineering Israel. מוזמנים ליצור איתנו קשר במייל podcasthardreset@gmail.com פרק זה הוקלט במהלך מלחמת ״חרבות ברזל״. האזנה נעימה.

Moins connues que d'autres monuments parisiens, les arènes de Lutèce méritent qu'on s'y attarde car elles nous parlent de l'histoire de Paris dans les trois premiers siècles après Jésus-Christ. Avec le Forum et les Thermes, elles formaient un ensemble d'édifices battis par les romains au cœur de l'actuel 5e arrondissement de Paris.Aujourd'hui, ce vestige antique est ouvert au public et a trouvé une nouvelle vie : jeunes et moins jeunes s'y retrouvent pour jouer au football, à la pétanque, ou simplement profiter de cet espace unique, comme le faisaient les habitants de Lutèce il y a plus de 1 500 ans.Site web du podcast: www.racontemoiparis.comAccompagnements musicaux: Lighter shades © Evert Z, Tender remains ©Myuu, Romantic winter day ©Jan Baars, QuietTree ©Thoribass, Anticipating you©Antony Vega, Sunrise ©Antony Vega, Special Times©Antony Vega, Academy ©MrKey, Sleep- ©Scott Buckley, Keys of Moon@The Epic Hero, Make your Mine@Mina, Swans In Fight@Asher Fulero, The Swan Saint-Saëns ©Yael Kareth, Stradivarius Solo Arpeggio Melody 200 BPM by Robbnix, Sexy Alien Ambiance ©MrKey Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bequranic.substack.com(00:00:00):Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.Welcome to Day 18 of the BeQuranic New Year Challenge 2025.Our goal this month is to study Surah Al-Mulk, one ayah per day. Each day, we:1. Recite the ayah.2. Dissect its Tajweed rules.3. Explore its meaning and wisdoms.4. Take on the challenge of memorising one ayah every day.By the end of January, inshaAllah, we'll have completed both memorisation and reflection of this beautiful surah. If you're joining us for the first time, don't stress about catching up. Remember, the most beloved deeds to Allah are consistent ones, even if small.Let's begin with ayah 18 of Surah Al-Mulk.Recitation of Ayah 18:أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيموَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِMeaning of the Ayah:Allah says:“And those before them also denied (the truth). So how (terrible) was My rejection!”Reflection and Lessons:1. The Universality of Rejection:Allah is consoling the Prophet ﷺ. The Quraysh were rejecting his message, mocking him, and oppressing him. But this rejection isn't new. Nations before them—like the people of Nuh, Lut, Aad, and Thamud—also denied their prophets.For the Prophet ﷺ and for us as his followers, this reminder is meant to strengthen our patience in the face of opposition. If the greatest prophets faced rejection, how can we expect life to be without challenges?BeQuranic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.2. The Consequences of Rejection:فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِAllah asks rhetorically, “How terrible was My rejection?” It's a warning to those who oppose the truth. Nations like Aad and Thamud were known for their technological advancements and immense power, yet they were obliterated because they defied their prophets.The Quraysh were well aware of these stories; they even passed by the ruins of these nations on their trade routes. This ayah is a stark reminder of the consequences of arrogance and disobedience.3. Parallels to Modern Times:History repeats itself. Today, we see injustices, arrogance, and oppression all around us. We witness atrocities committed against innocent people. We might question when justice will come. This ayah reminds us that Allah's justice is inevitable—whether in this world or the Hereafter.

Alhamdulillah it is Friday. As usual, our Fridays post are free for everyone. Members will get full access to the daily posts. BeQuranic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.(00:00:00):Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.Welcome to Day 17 of the BeQuranic New Year Challenge 2025.Our goal this month is to study Surah Al-Mulk. Every day, we read one ayah, analyse its Tajweed rules, explore its meaning, and reflect on its timeless lessons and wisdom. Plus, we're taking on the challenge of memorising one ayah a day. By the end of January, inshaAllah, we'll have the entire surah in our hearts, along with a deeper understanding of its message.Let's dive into ayah 17 today.Recitation of Ayah 17:أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرٌthe Fatha of the Kaf and avoid making it sound like Kaif.Meaning and Reflection:Allah asks:“Or do you feel secure that the One above will not send a violent storm upon you? Then you will know how serious My warning was.”Building on Ayah 16:Yesterday, we reflected on how Allah controls the earth and could cause it to quake violently, swallowing us whole. Today, Allah shifts our attention upward—to the sky—and asks if we feel secure that He won't send down a storm of destruction.The word حَاصِبًا refers to a destructive wind carrying stones, debris, and fire. This type of wind was used as a punishment for past nations, such as the people of Lut and the army of the elephants in Surah Al-Fil.Lessons for Reflection:1. Allah's Absolute Control:Allah is not only the Creator but the Sustainer and Controller of everything in the heavens and earth. The forces of nature, which we often take for granted, are under His command. A gentle breeze could become a violent storm if He wills it.2. A Wake-Up Call:This ayah warns us not to become complacent. Do we really feel safe disobeying Allah? We may not face a literal storm, but Allah's warnings can come in various forms—illness, loss, or sudden calamities that remind us of our vulnerability.3. Signs from the Past:The people of Lut faced a similar punishment with a violent storm of brimstones. The army of the elephant in Surah Al-Fil was destroyed by tiny birds carrying stones. If Allah could do this to entire nations, are we exempt from His power?4. Gratitude and Accountability:Reflect on the blessings we enjoy every day. The same forces that could destroy us are the ones Allah uses to sustain us. The winds bring rain, the earth provides food, and the heavens protect us. With these blessings comes accountability.Challenge for Today:Take a moment to reflect on your surroundings. Ask yourself:• Do I sometimes feel “safe” in my disobedience?• How can I show gratitude to Allah for His mercy and control over my life?Let this ayah remind us that life is fragile and under Allah's command. Live each moment in obedience, so when the time comes to face Him, we can say we did our best to live as Muslims.That's it for Day 17. Stay consistent, reflect deeply, and keep striving. See you tomorrow, inshaAllah.Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.Thanks for reading BeQuranic! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bequranic.substack.com/subscribe

Kommentoitiinko Venäjällä Itämeren Nato-kokousta? Moskovasta raportoi Heikki Heiskanen. Millaisia liittolaisuuksia nyt Pohjolassa luodaan? Keskustelemassa ulkoasiainvaliokunnan jäsenet Sofia Vikman (kok.), Pekka Haavisto (vihr.) ja Johannes Koskinen (sdp.). Saadaanko Lähi-itään tulitaukosopimus? Haastateltavana Lähi-idän tutkimuksen professori Hannu Juusola Helsingin yliopistosta. Lisää ydinvoimaa, kiitos? Miksi ydinvoimaa tarvittaisiin lisää? Entä onko se puhdasta energiaa? Keskustelemassa ydinvoimatekniikan professori Juhani Hyvärinen LUT-yliopistosta sekä työelämäprofessori Iivo Vehviläinen Aalto-yliopistosta. Juontajana Atte Uusinoka. Toimittajina Mikko Haapanen ja Elina Sonkajärvi. Tuottajana Marija Skara.

Join us for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. This year's service explores Jesus' birth story from the point of view of characters involved in the nativity scene, interpreted metaphysically by our YFM Director and future LUT, Janette Jordan, to help us consider the deeper meaning and practical application of the birth story in our modern lives. Above all, Jesus' birth story is a reminder for us to each shine our own Christ light, and our traditional Christmas Eve candle lighting is a representation of the light we give to the world when we shine our Christ light together. We hope that you'll share in this special experience with us. Website: https://unityfortworth.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/unityfw YouTube: https://youtube.com/unityfortworth

Alors que Notre-Dame rouvre ses portes, saviez-vous que l'incendie de 2019 a permis une incroyable aventure archéologique ? Sous le sol de ce monument iconique, des chercheurs ont exhumé des trésors insoupçonnés : fragments d'un jubé médiéval aux couleurs préservées, tombes mystérieuses, et même des traces de Lutèce, Paris avant Paris. Cet épisode explore les découvertes fascinantes révélées pendant les travaux de reconstruction, entre science, histoire et patrimoine. Plongez dans les entrailles de Notre-Dame et laissez-vous surprendre par ce que cache encore la Grande Dame. Bonne écoute !

Apple's App Store Awards finalists showcase the most innovative and exciting apps across Apple platforms for 2024, highlighting incredible developers and groundbreaking applications that push the boundaries of technology and creativity. From professional video tools to immersive storytelling apps, this year's selections offer something for every type of user. iPhone App of the Year Finalists: -Kino: A professional video capturing app from the makers of Halide that allows cinematic video recording with advanced filmmaking tools like LUT grading and time codes. -Runa: A comprehensive running and training plan app that customizes workout plans, tracks progress, and integrates with fitness platforms like Strava. -Tripsy: A privacy-focused travel planning app that organizes trip details, imports reservations, and provides weather forecasts without extensive data sharing. iPhone Game of the Year Finalists: -AFK Journey: A fantasy RPG with storytelling similar to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. -WearCleaner: A comedic stealth game about a werewolf janitor trying to hide his supernatural identity during night shifts. -Zenless Zone Zero: An anime-style RPG with strategic gameplay. iPad App of the Year Finalists: -Bluey, Let's Play: An educational game for children featuring the popular Australian cartoon characters. -Moises: An AI-powered music app that separates vocals and instruments, helps with learning songs, and provides chord detection. -Procreate Dreams: A $20 2D animation app for creating storytelling videos with timeline controls and drawing tools. Mac App and Game of the Year Finalists: -OmniFocus 4: A powerful task management app with advanced features like defer dates. -Adobe Lightroom -Shapr 3D CAD Modeling -Mac Games: Frostpunk 2, Stray, and Thank Goodness You're Here Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists: -Balatro+: A unique card game mixing poker and solitaire mechanics -Outlanders 2: A city-building strategy simulation -Sonic Dream Team: An adventure game featuring classic Sonic characters Apple Vision Pro App and Game Finalists: -Jigspace: 3D model interaction app -NBA Live -What If: An immersive Marvel-inspired story experience -Games include Luna, Thrasher Arcade Odyssey, and Vacation Simulator Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists: -Look Up English Dictionary: A vocabulary-building app with daily word features -Lumi: A photography tool showing sunrise, sunset, and golden hour times -Watch to 5K: A comprehensive running training program integrated with Apple Health Cultural Impact Finalists: -Diverse apps and games focusing on storytelling, accessibility, and social connection, including Oko (navigation for visually impaired), Partyful (event planning), and The Wreck (narrative adventure game) Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Apple's App Store Awards finalists showcase the most innovative and exciting apps across Apple platforms for 2024, highlighting incredible developers and groundbreaking applications that push the boundaries of technology and creativity. From professional video tools to immersive storytelling apps, this year's selections offer something for every type of user. iPhone App of the Year Finalists: -Kino: A professional video capturing app from the makers of Halide that allows cinematic video recording with advanced filmmaking tools like LUT grading and time codes. -Runa: A comprehensive running and training plan app that customizes workout plans, tracks progress, and integrates with fitness platforms like Strava. -Tripsy: A privacy-focused travel planning app that organizes trip details, imports reservations, and provides weather forecasts without extensive data sharing. iPhone Game of the Year Finalists: -AFK Journey: A fantasy RPG with storytelling similar to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. -WearCleaner: A comedic stealth game about a werewolf janitor trying to hide his supernatural identity during night shifts. -Zenless Zone Zero: An anime-style RPG with strategic gameplay. iPad App of the Year Finalists: -Bluey, Let's Play: An educational game for children featuring the popular Australian cartoon characters. -Moises: An AI-powered music app that separates vocals and instruments, helps with learning songs, and provides chord detection. -Procreate Dreams: A $20 2D animation app for creating storytelling videos with timeline controls and drawing tools. Mac App and Game of the Year Finalists: -OmniFocus 4: A powerful task management app with advanced features like defer dates. -Adobe Lightroom -Shapr 3D CAD Modeling -Mac Games: Frostpunk 2, Stray, and Thank Goodness You're Here Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists: -Balatro+: A unique card game mixing poker and solitaire mechanics -Outlanders 2: A city-building strategy simulation -Sonic Dream Team: An adventure game featuring classic Sonic characters Apple Vision Pro App and Game Finalists: -Jigspace: 3D model interaction app -NBA Live -What If: An immersive Marvel-inspired story experience -Games include Luna, Thrasher Arcade Odyssey, and Vacation Simulator Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists: -Look Up English Dictionary: A vocabulary-building app with daily word features -Lumi: A photography tool showing sunrise, sunset, and golden hour times -Watch to 5K: A comprehensive running training program integrated with Apple Health Cultural Impact Finalists: -Diverse apps and games focusing on storytelling, accessibility, and social connection, including Oko (navigation for visually impaired), Partyful (event planning), and The Wreck (narrative adventure game) Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Apple's App Store Awards finalists showcase the most innovative and exciting apps across Apple platforms for 2024, highlighting incredible developers and groundbreaking applications that push the boundaries of technology and creativity. From professional video tools to immersive storytelling apps, this year's selections offer something for every type of user. iPhone App of the Year Finalists: -Kino: A professional video capturing app from the makers of Halide that allows cinematic video recording with advanced filmmaking tools like LUT grading and time codes. -Runa: A comprehensive running and training plan app that customizes workout plans, tracks progress, and integrates with fitness platforms like Strava. -Tripsy: A privacy-focused travel planning app that organizes trip details, imports reservations, and provides weather forecasts without extensive data sharing. iPhone Game of the Year Finalists: -AFK Journey: A fantasy RPG with storytelling similar to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. -WearCleaner: A comedic stealth game about a werewolf janitor trying to hide his supernatural identity during night shifts. -Zenless Zone Zero: An anime-style RPG with strategic gameplay. iPad App of the Year Finalists: -Bluey, Let's Play: An educational game for children featuring the popular Australian cartoon characters. -Moises: An AI-powered music app that separates vocals and instruments, helps with learning songs, and provides chord detection. -Procreate Dreams: A $20 2D animation app for creating storytelling videos with timeline controls and drawing tools. Mac App and Game of the Year Finalists: -OmniFocus 4: A powerful task management app with advanced features like defer dates. -Adobe Lightroom -Shapr 3D CAD Modeling -Mac Games: Frostpunk 2, Stray, and Thank Goodness You're Here Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists: -Balatro+: A unique card game mixing poker and solitaire mechanics -Outlanders 2: A city-building strategy simulation -Sonic Dream Team: An adventure game featuring classic Sonic characters Apple Vision Pro App and Game Finalists: -Jigspace: 3D model interaction app -NBA Live -What If: An immersive Marvel-inspired story experience -Games include Luna, Thrasher Arcade Odyssey, and Vacation Simulator Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists: -Look Up English Dictionary: A vocabulary-building app with daily word features -Lumi: A photography tool showing sunrise, sunset, and golden hour times -Watch to 5K: A comprehensive running training program integrated with Apple Health Cultural Impact Finalists: -Diverse apps and games focusing on storytelling, accessibility, and social connection, including Oko (navigation for visually impaired), Partyful (event planning), and The Wreck (narrative adventure game) Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Apple's App Store Awards finalists showcase the most innovative and exciting apps across Apple platforms for 2024, highlighting incredible developers and groundbreaking applications that push the boundaries of technology and creativity. From professional video tools to immersive storytelling apps, this year's selections offer something for every type of user. iPhone App of the Year Finalists: -Kino: A professional video capturing app from the makers of Halide that allows cinematic video recording with advanced filmmaking tools like LUT grading and time codes. -Runa: A comprehensive running and training plan app that customizes workout plans, tracks progress, and integrates with fitness platforms like Strava. -Tripsy: A privacy-focused travel planning app that organizes trip details, imports reservations, and provides weather forecasts without extensive data sharing. iPhone Game of the Year Finalists: -AFK Journey: A fantasy RPG with storytelling similar to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. -WearCleaner: A comedic stealth game about a werewolf janitor trying to hide his supernatural identity during night shifts. -Zenless Zone Zero: An anime-style RPG with strategic gameplay. iPad App of the Year Finalists: -Bluey, Let's Play: An educational game for children featuring the popular Australian cartoon characters. -Moises: An AI-powered music app that separates vocals and instruments, helps with learning songs, and provides chord detection. -Procreate Dreams: A $20 2D animation app for creating storytelling videos with timeline controls and drawing tools. Mac App and Game of the Year Finalists: -OmniFocus 4: A powerful task management app with advanced features like defer dates. -Adobe Lightroom -Shapr 3D CAD Modeling -Mac Games: Frostpunk 2, Stray, and Thank Goodness You're Here Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists: -Balatro+: A unique card game mixing poker and solitaire mechanics -Outlanders 2: A city-building strategy simulation -Sonic Dream Team: An adventure game featuring classic Sonic characters Apple Vision Pro App and Game Finalists: -Jigspace: 3D model interaction app -NBA Live -What If: An immersive Marvel-inspired story experience -Games include Luna, Thrasher Arcade Odyssey, and Vacation Simulator Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists: -Look Up English Dictionary: A vocabulary-building app with daily word features -Lumi: A photography tool showing sunrise, sunset, and golden hour times -Watch to 5K: A comprehensive running training program integrated with Apple Health Cultural Impact Finalists: -Diverse apps and games focusing on storytelling, accessibility, and social connection, including Oko (navigation for visually impaired), Partyful (event planning), and The Wreck (narrative adventure game) Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Apple's App Store Awards finalists showcase the most innovative and exciting apps across Apple platforms for 2024, highlighting incredible developers and groundbreaking applications that push the boundaries of technology and creativity. From professional video tools to immersive storytelling apps, this year's selections offer something for every type of user. iPhone App of the Year Finalists: -Kino: A professional video capturing app from the makers of Halide that allows cinematic video recording with advanced filmmaking tools like LUT grading and time codes. -Runa: A comprehensive running and training plan app that customizes workout plans, tracks progress, and integrates with fitness platforms like Strava. -Tripsy: A privacy-focused travel planning app that organizes trip details, imports reservations, and provides weather forecasts without extensive data sharing. iPhone Game of the Year Finalists: -AFK Journey: A fantasy RPG with storytelling similar to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. -WearCleaner: A comedic stealth game about a werewolf janitor trying to hide his supernatural identity during night shifts. -Zenless Zone Zero: An anime-style RPG with strategic gameplay. iPad App of the Year Finalists: -Bluey, Let's Play: An educational game for children featuring the popular Australian cartoon characters. -Moises: An AI-powered music app that separates vocals and instruments, helps with learning songs, and provides chord detection. -Procreate Dreams: A $20 2D animation app for creating storytelling videos with timeline controls and drawing tools. Mac App and Game of the Year Finalists: -OmniFocus 4: A powerful task management app with advanced features like defer dates. -Adobe Lightroom -Shapr 3D CAD Modeling -Mac Games: Frostpunk 2, Stray, and Thank Goodness You're Here Apple Arcade Game of the Year Finalists: -Balatro+: A unique card game mixing poker and solitaire mechanics -Outlanders 2: A city-building strategy simulation -Sonic Dream Team: An adventure game featuring classic Sonic characters Apple Vision Pro App and Game Finalists: -Jigspace: 3D model interaction app -NBA Live -What If: An immersive Marvel-inspired story experience -Games include Luna, Thrasher Arcade Odyssey, and Vacation Simulator Apple Watch App of the Year Finalists: -Look Up English Dictionary: A vocabulary-building app with daily word features -Lumi: A photography tool showing sunrise, sunset, and golden hour times -Watch to 5K: A comprehensive running training program integrated with Apple Health Cultural Impact Finalists: -Diverse apps and games focusing on storytelling, accessibility, and social connection, including Oko (navigation for visually impaired), Partyful (event planning), and The Wreck (narrative adventure game) Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Reproductive physiologists are always trying to improve conception rates for the dairy herd. Double ovsync is one of the best tools in our toolbox to submit cows to first insemination. However, as estrus detection technology becomes more affordable and we learn more about physiology, perhaps combining the expression of estrus at insemination may improve fertility through optimizing ovulation timing. Dr. Julio Giordano and Ana Laplacette worked with their Cornell reproduction team to investigate this theory on over 4600 cows in 2 commercial herds. “We are trying to take advantage of the power of sync of ovulation and the power of estrus” Giordano explains. “To get the best of both, synergize the two.” The only change to the well-known Double ovsync protocol includes a delay in the final administration of GnRh before breeding. The goal, allowing the cows more time to show estrus. Take a moment to listen in to better understand the physiology of this synchronization program and how to improve your herd's reproductive management.   Topics of discussion 2:03       Introduction of Dr. Julio Giordano & Ana Laplacette 3:37       Why introduce Estrus detection to double ovsync? 6:25       Treatment description, Double ovsync 9:12       Did you cherry pick? 10:04     What metrics do you focus in on to determine the success of synchronization protocol 11:36     Considerations to grouping animals to best understand the data 13:57     How did you determine “heat” 15:23     Specific difference between G56 and G80 treatments 16:38   Increase in Estrus observed 2.2% vs 29.9% 17:09     Three types of cows –                (1) Show estrus without GnRh, 1/3                (2) Show estrus after GnRh, 1/3                (3) Never show estrus, 1/3   20:01     Anestrus cows – table 5 22:16     Follicle size differences between treatment 26:12     Did it work? Take home message for boots on the ground dairy producers 30:41     What is the difference between the estrus and non-estrus cows? 32:16     Follow up project: Give cows 1 week to show estrus after PGH of breeding OvSync Featured Article: Delaying induction of ovulation and timed AI in a Double-Ovsynch protocol increased expression of estrus and altered first service reproductive outcomes of lactating dairy cows   #2xAg2030; #journalofdairyscience; #openaccess; #MODAIRY; #DoubleOvSync; #G56; #G80; #cherrypick; #sync; #estrus; #dairy; #Lut; #GnRH; #conceptionrate; #dairysciencedigest; #ReaganBluel; 

In The Old Man Season 2, former CIA operative Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) is forced to confront his past when his nemesis, Afghan warlord Faraz Hamzad kidnaps his daughter, Emily (Alia Shawkat). Chase and his former FBI handler, Harold Harper (John Lithgow), must navigate a dangerous world of international espionage and deadly consequences to rescue Emily. The season explores themes of identity, loyalty, and the sacrifices made for family. A key factor in bringing The Old Man Season 2 to life is the stunning cinematography of Jules O'Loughlin, ASC, ACS. He skillfully balances the show's dramatic tone with visually striking imagery. Jules is drawn to projects that prioritize character-driven storytelling, and loved witnessing the performances of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, two iconic actors who bring depth and nuance to their roles. “Jeff Bridges is so lovable, and an awesome guy,” says Jules. “I got into this to be able to photograph a great actor doing their thing, and watching two great actors going toe to toe.” Despite the show's intense action sequences, Jules believes in the importance of grounding the story in reality. The production team meticulously researched historical details and cultural nuances to create an authentic world. “It's got to feel real, it's got to feel grounded when you walk in,” he says. “If you are true to the world that you're building, then you can pretty much do anything.” His main guiding principle as a cinematographer is that overshooting is the enemy of style. A good cinematographer, and a good director, should be confident in their style and avoid “smotherage”- shooting a ton of different angles that probably won't be used and aren't needed. Jules also was a cinematographer for Season 1, which began production in 2019. By 2020, due to the pandemic, the production stayed in the U.S. and shot in Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles, for the hills of Afghanistan. During Season 2, the production continued to use the Santa Clarita location. Color grading, using tobacco filters and finding the right LUT were important tools to make it look like Afghanistan. For a more authentic mountain backdrop, they used plate photography shot in the Sierra Nevadas to composite into the background. Though the series is full of action, Jules did not want to sacrifice the storytelling with fast cuts and camera movements, since there is so much great acting on screen. He usually avoids excessive camera movements and flashy techniques, opting instead for a more restrained approach that allows the performances to shine. “Every time you cut away from the character, you're losing the chance to connect with them,” he says. Action sequences, especially in episode 3, were meticulously planned, storyboarded and rehearsed. Each episode usually had two cameras, but the production used as many as five for a firefight sequence in an Afghan village. Find Jules O'Loughlin: https://www.julesoloughlin.com/ Instagram: @jules.oloughlin The Old Man Season 2 is streaming on Hulu Hear our previous episode with Jules O'Loughlin: https://www.camnoir.com/ep177/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: https://hotrodcameras.com/ The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

video: https://videos.files.wordpress.com/d3mhV94k/my-project-22.mp4 Audio: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DIGITAL-CAPITAL.m4a PDF, https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BRAVE-NEW-WORLD-OF-DIGITAL-CAPITAL-5.pdf # BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL CAPITAL Capital, capitalism, assuming you own an iPhone, any smartphone, assume you have Wi-Fi at the house or a 4G or 5G connectivity thing, assuming that you have a car an automobile etc.; and also, assuming that you don't grow your own vegetables and groceries etc., then what that then means is you are a part of society and capitalism. *** ## Don't be a hippie  I think I figured it out… The notion of being a “hipster”, essentially it's just a hyphenated form of saying hippies or hippy-- Funny enough, studying a bit of the etymology of the word hippie, comes from the word hip, like same hip as in hip hip-hop. Although now, we think of that weirdos vegan cults flower worshiping and war hippies and the like, not the gangsta hip-hop rappers that we think of today. And actually what is very interesting, considering I was born in 1988, and grew up in the East Bay Alameda Oakland, Bay Area 510 rap hip-hop KEAK DA SNEAK, E40 hyphy movement ,,, my flavor of hip-hop and rap culture that I grew up was very different than the strange hip-hop culture today, and also a bit different from the mainstream 50 Cent gangsta idea that was popularized in the 2000s. Anyways, I think what is so fascinating to me about capital, digital capital, digital capitalism and the like is how insanely paradigm shift it is. ## Why? So the first question is… Why or why does this all matter? First, assuming you're a photographer, digital photographer etc.; what that then means is you and all of us we are all implicated! And I think this is a good thing; **digital is good, digital is better!** For example, besides what all these virtue signaling hipsters say, I really do think that **digital photography is 1 trillion times superior and now more virtuous than film**. I think film was a good fling, but now in the year 2024… And now that the new Lumix S9 Camera is out with the phenomenal 26 mm F8 pancake lens, there's almost 0 reasons to shoot film anymore. And zero reasons to shoot any loser Leica camera. ## Your opinion will change with technology and the times  Technology does matter; for example, in the past, it did make a difference. For example the original Leica M9 camera was a big deal at the time because full frame was simply too big, too bulky, not very accessible. At least in a small form factor. But now, in the year 2024 and beyond… **Technology has changed and shifted**. ## 2024 -- everything has changed! For example, for a long time, film photography did indeed look superior to digital photos. But now with new digital technologies, I would actually make the bold claim that digital photos with the right image processing filters, can actually look superior and *more supreme* to film photos.  For example, on the new Lumix S9 camera, we essentially have this “dynamic Leica monochrome” filter, with high contrast, grain added… the photos look phenomenal! Even deeper and richer contrast than my beloved Ricoh GR cameras? Even a random thing that I never really expected… there's this new “LUT” concept -- I think it's from cinema or video or something, which I think is just a fancy word for color preset or film grading for cinema and media. Anyways, one of the built-in included LUT filters is like this really lovely cross processing color filter which shifts and brings out this really lovely orange cyan hue -- the photos look beautiful! And also, when shooting 24 FPS video on it, it looks so beautiful and cinematic! **I call the new Lumix S9 baby Godzilla!**

The spooky thriller House of Spoils on Amazon Prime is about an ambitious chef, Ana (Ariana DeBose) who follows her dream to open a restaurant on a remote estate in the woods. She quickly realizes it's haunted by the vengeful spirit of the previous owner. As Ana battles stress, self-doubt, a skeptical investor, and kitchen chaos, the ghost's sinister presence threatens to sabotage her every step. When cinematographer Eric Lin met with directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow The Man Down), they presented him with several inspirational references by surrealist painter Leonor Fini and Dutch painter Adriaen van Utrecht. Both artists captured the unsettling feeling of eerie decay while being surrounded by the natural world. Nature, rot and its influence on bodies became the movie's core aesthetic. Films like Black Swan (psychological horror), The Shining (single, oppressive location) and Phantom Thread (artistic obsession) also served as inspiration. Eric embraced the use of zoom lenses in the film. “Zooms are super psychological and we tried to find ways that we would sneak them in, because it has this very unsettling feel,” he says. Because Ana is a chef, food also played a major role in the film. “I was interested in trying to find a way to represent the colors that had a feeling of decay- almost a mushroom, moldy look,” Eric explains. “Because what comes from that decay is life, right? It's like creativity is born through all this death and decay. And so I wanted the colors of the film to represent that feeling.” He created a LUT where the vibrant colors stood out while the browns and greens stayed dull and earthy. The kitchen was really being used to cook the dishes, and a food stylist helped to plate all the ingredients. Second unit would then shoot the dishes as they were presented to the table. House of Spoils was shot on location at an estate in Budapest. The crew built a fully functional kitchen set, allowing for meticulously planned lighting. The garden outside the kitchen was also created by the production design team and the greens department. The natural fog blanketing the estate's garden provided the perfect eerie atmosphere, eliminating the need for fog machines. Eric's passion for cinematography wasn't always his career path. After studying at UC Berkeley, he switched gears to study film in grad school at NYU. He managed to land a job as an assistant editor, but cinematography was his true passion. Eric shot music videos and independent films as much as he could on the side. While shooting music videos and independent films, his dedication paid off. The short film Missing went to the Cannes Film Festival. Eric's cinematography is also in several Sundance Film Festival projects, such as The Sound of Silence, Hearts Beat Loud, and I'll Be Your Mirror (originally titled Blood). House of Spoils is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Find Eric Lin: www.eric-lin.com Instagram: @holdtheframe Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: https://hotrodcameras.com/ The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Des produits de saison et des conseils, Laurent Mariotte et ses bons vivants sont là pour la septième saison de La table des Bons vivants ! Une émission pour vous aider à bien manger et comprendre ce que vous mangez. Cette semaine, Laurent Mariotte est entouré des chroniqueurs Sonia Ezgulian, la cuisinière lyonnaise, et Emmanuel Rubin, le critique gastronomique. Quel est votre goût de la semaine ? C'est la question rituelle posée par Laurent Mariotte. Ça peut être une saveur qui a marqué gustativement leur semaine, un restaurant qui leur a tapé dans l'œil, un plat qu'ils ont cuisiné ou qu'on leur a concocté. L'occasion de découvrir de nouveaux goûts ou de nouvelles adresses, des coups de cœur mais aussi, pour eux, de passer des coups de gueule. Sonia Ezgulian plébiscite un restaurant, imaginé par des réfugiés syriens Ruba et Mhiar Khatib. Ils se sont installés dans l'enceinte de l'Hôpital Edouard Herriot à Lyon. Ça s'appelle La Villa 17.Emmanuel Rubin, quant à lui, a testé la toute nouvelle brasserie du chef Mohamed Cheikh à Saint-Ouen. Il a adoré les arancini merguez… A découvrir chez Meïda. Et Laurent Mariotte nous raconte la dégustation de l'andouillette de Troyes de la Charcuterie Thierry, à la table Aux crieurs de vins à Troyes. Il la recommande… vu qu'elle est disponible à la livraison. Six ans après avoir été détrôné par le burger dans les habitudes des Français… Le sandwich va-t-il regagner sa place de numéro 1 ? C'est la question que se posent Laurent Mariotte et ses deux chroniqueurs du jour : Sonia Ezgulian et Emmanuel Rubin. Depuis 2 ans, la consommation des sandwichs a progressé de 11%. Ca s'explique notamment par une nouvelle image qu'arborent les boulangeries : authentiques et de qualité. Mais également avec l'ouverture de sandwicheries comme Bouillon Pigalle ou Comptoirs les Deux Magots à Paris. Il y a un grand renouveau du genre… On varie le pain avec le bretzel par exemple ; on monte en gamme avec les ingrédients comme le homard ; on s'adapte à la société de consommation en proposant des offres végétariennes. Sonia Ezgulian adore les sandwichs qu'elle réalise avec les plats de la veille. Pour les bons vivants à table, elle a préparé un “pan bagnat” à sa façon : avec un pain de la veille réhydraté avec une salade de tomates, aubergines grillées, de l'oignon, de l'oeuf poché et des olives. La recette est disponible sur Europe1.fr. Laurent Mariotte et ses chroniqueurs parlent ensuite d'une méthode pour faire des économies en faisant ses courses : “la méthode 6 à 1”. Le principe est simple : acheter six légumes, cinq fruits, quatre sources de protéines, trois féculents, deux sauces ou condiments et un petit plaisir, salé ou sucré. L'objectif est de ne pas se laisser distraire par ce qui vous attire dans un supermarché ! Et avec cette liste de courses, vous pouvez préparer 5 repas pour 1 personne pour 5 jours. L'idée vient d'un chef cuisinier et influenceur américain Will Coleman.Comme dans chaque épisode, l'équipe de la table des bons vivants continue de jouer avec vous. Laurent Mariotte vous fait écouter un son en rapport avec la cuisine… à vous de le découvrir. Pour jouer avec nous, envoyez un SMS avec le mot “CUISINE” au 7 39 21 (3 x 0.75 € + coût du SMS).Comme chaque semaine, Laurent Mariotte reçoit un invité. Cette semaine, c'est le journaliste d'Europe 1 Nicolas Carreau. Le monsieur livre d'Europe 1 est un gourmet ! Vous l'écoutez du lundi au vendredi à 7h45 sur Europe 1, dans la matinale de Dimitri Pavlenko, mais également tous les dimanche de 18h à 19h dans La voix est livre. A l'occasion de sa venue, le chroniqueur Emmanuel Rubin raconte comment les prix littéraires se décernent souvent à table… Quelques exemples : Prix Médicis au restaurant La Méditerranée, prix Femina au Crillon, prix Interallié chez Lasserre, Prix Décembre au Lutétia, prix Roger Nimier au Fouquet's, Prix Sagan au restaurant La Société… Et puis bien sûr le plus célèbre d'entre eux, le Prix Goncourt remis la première semaine de novembre chez Drouant à Paris. Nicolas Carreau vient déguster le “plat du jour”. Cette semaine, il est signé Loïs Bée, le chef de La table Christophe Hay - Loïs Bée à Ardon, près d'Orléans dans le Loiret. Pour Nicolas Carreau, il a cuisiné une blanquette de pintade avec des coquillettes du Loiret grillée, carottes et poireaux et crème de cèpes. Une gourmandise automnale… Cette recette sera réalisée dans de nombreux établissements (Ehpad, écoles, hôpitaux) de la région “entre Beauce et Perche”, à l'occasion du Grand repas, jeudi 3 octobre. Une recette que vous pouvez retrouver sur Europe1.fr. Pour la dernière partie de l'émission, la chroniqueuse Sonia Ezgulian nous raconte son amour pour les recettes qu'elle découvre dans les livres… et particulièrement dans les romans policiers. Et ensuite, Laurent Mariotte, comme chaque semaine, passe l'invité sur le grill des Bons vivants. Cette semaine, c'est le Monsieur Livres d'Europe 1 Nicolas Carreau, qui est autour de la table. Quel est le goût de votre enfance ? Quels sont les ingrédients que vous avez toujours dans votre frigo ? Ce sont quelques-unes des questions qui sont posées. Aujourd'hui, il nous raconte ses souvenirs peu gastronomiques de scouts.

Pastry Chef Isabel Coss joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about upbringing in Mexico, her time as a bread baker at Pujol, and her current jobs running the pastry kitchens at Lutèce and the newly opened Pascual in Washington, D.C. She also shares her recipe for buñuelos, which are fried dough fritters dusted in cinnamon sugar. Thank you to California Prunes for supporting our show. Get Isabel's buñuelos recipeOrder our print magazine, get show transcripts, subscribe to our newsletter, and get event details & tickets. Jessie Sheehan's new cookbook, "Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes", and tour.Hosted by Jessie SheehanProduced by Kerry Diamond, Catherine Baker, and Elizabeth VogtEdited by Jenna SadhuContent & Partnerships Manager Londyn CrenshawRecorded at CityVox StudiosMore on Isabel: Instagram, Lutèce, PascualMore on Jessie: Instagram, “Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes” cookbookShe's My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network.

Accelerate your post-production career: https://mixinglight.comFull episode notes and additional links: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/colorist-jason-bowdach-pixeltools-color-timer-podcast/Buy the Color Timer Shirt, now for sale: https://vincenttaylorcolor.myshopify.com/===Today, I will be speaking to Jason Bowdach. Jason is a fellow contributor here on Mixing Light. He is a colorist and online editor with an impressive CV that includes major networks such as Fox and Disney. Jason creates a suite of colorist tools through his company, PixelTools. Jason shares what inspires him to create software offerings for the industry and his approach to a new project. He also has an interesting view on AI / Machine Learning and its likely impact on our industry.This is putting the shoe on the other foot at last. Jason has his very cool podcast, Color & Coffee, on which I was a guest, so now it's time for Jason to answer some of my questions! Outside of Pixel Tools and his own grading work, Jason also teaches about color and post-workflow, so he keeps fairly busy, to say the least.- - -Editor: Rich RoddmanExecutive Producer: https://mixinglight.comPodcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com (00:00) - - Introduction (02:29) - - Starting the Timer: What is Pixel Tools? (05:27) - - How LUTs inspired PixelTools' first product (08:08) - - How do you reverse engineering a LUT? (11:36) - - How Jason got into DCTLs (14:53) - - Exploring filmic contrast (18:20) - - What is Jason's take on AI? (20:23) - - Closing remarks

In this episode of the No Film School podcast, GG Hawkins interviews Ryan Thomas, the cinematographer, and Dan Edwards, the colorist, of the film 'I Really Love My Husband'. They discuss the process of color grading and the importance of early collaboration and communication between the director, DP, and colorist. They emphasize the need for budgeting for color grading and creating a LUT (lookup table) before shooting to establish the desired look of the film. They also discuss the dangers of editing in log and the importance of developing a shared vision and trust between the creative team. In this conversation, Dan, GG Hawkins, and Ryan discuss the importance of color grading in filmmaking and how it can enhance the storytelling process. They talk about the role of color in creating a specific mood and atmosphere, as well as the challenges and considerations when working with different skin tones. They also touch on the importance of communication and collaboration between the director, DP, and colorist, and the use of visual references to convey desired looks. The conversation concludes with advice for emerging filmmakers interested in color grading. Takeaways Early collaboration and communication between the director, DP, and colorist is crucial for achieving the desired look of the film. Budgeting for color grading is important to ensure that there is enough time and resources for the process. Creating a LUT before shooting can help establish the look of the film and avoid surprises in the final grade. Editing in log can limit creativity and make it difficult to achieve the desired look of the film. Developing a shared vision and trust between the creative team is essential for a successful color grading process. Color grading plays a crucial role in enhancing the storytelling process by creating a specific mood and atmosphere. Working with different skin tones requires careful consideration and communication to achieve the desired look. Collaboration and communication between the director, DP, and colorist are essential for a successful color grading session. Visual references can be used to convey desired looks and facilitate effective communication. Investing in a comfortable and well-equipped color grading environment can enhance the client's experience and trust in the process. For emerging filmmakers interested in color grading, it is recommended to seek out reliable learning resources and invest in a calibrated display for accurate color representation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

À quelques mètres d'une gare très fréquentée au cœur de Paris, des scientifiques ont découvert 50 tombes dans une ancienne nécropole au sud de Lutèce.Traduction :Just metres from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 tombs in an ancient necropolis south of Lutetia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

À quelques mètres d'une gare très fréquentée au cœur de Paris, des scientifiques ont découvert 50 tombes dans une ancienne nécropole au sud de Lutèce.Traduction :Just metres from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 tombs in an ancient necropolis south of Lutetia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Apple TV+ show, Lessons in Chemistry, is a period piece set in the 1950s. Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson) is a brilliant chemist whose career is derailed by sexism. Denied her scientific aspirations, she finds an unexpected platform hosting a cooking show, using it to empower women and challenge societal norms. Zachary Galler, one of the Emmy-nominated cinematographers behind the stunning visuals of Lessons in Chemistry, brought a unique perspective to the 1950s drama. Rather than indulging in nostalgia, Zack aimed to create a lived-in world that resonated with contemporary audiences. The team chose the ARRI Alexa Mini LF camera because it handles natural light very well. After many lens tests, they picked Canon K 35 lenses, which Zack felt were quite flattering. One of the show's most visually striking settings was the chemistry lab. While it might seem like a dream location for a cinematographer, Zack found unique challenges. "So much of what chemists do is pouring clear liquids into other clear liquids," he explained. To overcome this, Zack focused on creating spaces that allowed for dynamic performances, emphasizing natural light and embracing imperfections to enhance the authenticity of the scenes. Zack and his team meticulously planned their shots, opting for side lighting to draw viewers into the characters' worlds. They also employed practical techniques like dollies and Steadicams for dynamic walk-and-talk scenes. To capture the era's aesthetic, Galler developed a custom LUT inspired by vintage food photography. However, the power of the performances ultimately led to a decision to tone down the LUT, allowing the actors to shine without visual distractions. Collaborating with fellow cinematographer Jason Oldek on the series was a highlight for Zack. "I feel like what's really successful about the show is the comprehensive world-building that we did," he said. Together, they crafted a visual language that captured the essence of the 1950s without resorting to clichés, creating a world that felt both familiar and fresh. Find Zachary Galler: https://www.zacharygaller.com/ Instagram: @zachary_galler Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras www.hotrodcameras.com The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Are you wanting to feel more peaceful amid external chaos? Hoping to manifest more of your desires as you move through the remainder of 2024? Struggling with conflicting needs as you navigate your daily life? If so, you are creating an opportunity for deeper discernment and clarity that may feel just outside your reach. Join Dr. Nancy Little, LUT to explore how intentional internal focus can support your well-being on a profound spiritual level. Learn how to evoke the power and potential of three of Unity's Twelve Powers to “activate” your life: Release, Imagination and Understanding. Staying true to your inner resonance allows you to empower and align with your heart's deepest desires. Website: https://unityfortworth.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/unityfw YouTube: https://youtube.com/unityfortworth

Netflix's Baby Reindeer is a dark comedic thriller that chronicles the true story of a struggling comedian, Donny (Richard Gadd) as he's stalked by a seemingly harmless woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning). As her pursuit of him escalates and becomes progressively unhinged, the audience learns more about why Donny may be so passive about stopping her advances. Cinematographer Kryzsztof Trojnar reunited with his fellow Polish film school classmate, director Weronika Tofilska, on Baby Reindeer's first four episodes. The show's unique origin, a one-man stage play, proved a valuable resource for Kryzsztof. He immersed himself in the audio recording alongside the script, capturing the story's rhythm and intensity. “It was all about how we create that intensity, how we create the intrusion of Martha, how we show her overtures in that pub.” says Kryzsztof. “It all has to be really close and really intense that as an audience you feel that intrusion.” Both Kryzsztof and Tofilska were inspired by Coen brothers movies and Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, admiring their treatment of character-driven narratives. Kryzsztof made sure to keep the perspective of the story firmly in Donny's first person point of view. Wide-angle lenses frequently frame him in the center, and the use of Steadicam shots keep up the frantic pace of Donny's increasing unease. Kryzsztof and Tofilska chose lighting and a color palette they jokingly called “decomposing body” for Baby Reindeer. It creates a stylized world with a LUT heavy on earth tones of yellow, brown, and green. Against those colors, naturally lit moments and other hues stand out with a jarring vibrancy. Kryzsztof also favored unflattering, hard lighting for Donny as he feels more haunted and hunted by Martha. Martha, on the other hand, is lit in a flattering way, as she admires and flirts with Donny, making him feel adored. Find Kryzsztof Trojnar: Instagram: @krzysztof_trojnar Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras www.hotrodcameras.com The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Le nom de la capitale française est connu du monde entier. Et elle continue d'attirer, chaque année, des millions de touristes. Mais, au fait, pourquoi s'appelle-t-elle "Paris" ?On le sait, elle n'a pas toujours porté ce nom. Les Romains l'avaient baptisée "Lutetia", qui a donné "Lutèce" en français. Le nom faisait référence à la terre marécageuse sur laquelle s'était édifiée la cité.le changement de nom de la future capitale française coïncide avec la fin de l'Empire romain d'Occident, en 476, et l'avènement des Mérovingiens, quelques années plus tard. Quand Clovis, le premier Roi de cette dynastie, s'installe à Lutèce, au début du VIe siècle, il baptise la ville "apud Parisios". Un nom abrégé en "Paris" au IXe siècle.Ce nom ne vient pas, comme on l'a cru jusqu'au XVIIIe siècle, du prince troyen Pâris ou de la déesse égyptienne Isis, dont on aurait retrouvé une statue dans une des églises de la ville.Ce vocable est plutôt emprunté à un peuple vivant dans la région, les "Parisii". En effet, "apud Parisios" signifie "chez les Parisii". Il s'agit d'un peuple celte, dont le nom pourrait vouloir dire "ceux du chaudron". Un ustensile qui jouait un rôle notable dans certains rituels magiques des peuples celtiques.Les Parisii occupaient la région depuis au moins le IIIe siècle avant J.-C. Ils contrôlaient le trafic marchand sur la Seine, ce qui leur donnait un certain poids. Pour autant, ce n'était pas le peuple le plus puissant, puisque les Parisii étaient peut-être subordonnés aux Sénons, qui s'étaient installés dans le centre-est de la Gaule.Il se peut aussi que le suffixe celte "peri", qu'on retrouve dans le mot "Parisii", soit à l'origine du nom de la Ville Lumière. Ce suffixe veut dire "diriger" ou "ordonner".Il n'en fallait pas plus aux tenants de cette thèse pour prétendre que les Parisiens devaient leur nom à leur aptitude au commandement. C'étaient donc des chefs nés. Rappelons pour terminer que Paris n'est pas la seule ville française à devoir son nom à un peuple gaulois. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we're diving into some common color grading myths that we've heard over the years. This is by no means a comprehensive collection of myths, but rather a few select ones that we hear often.  We'll start by taking a look at the 'skin tone line' on a vectorscope and why its use is not as cut and dry as you think it might be. We'll then jump into why 'more' grading is usually not the best approach to your grades and the related issue of why teal & orange looks engineered in post can sometimes be a tell to 'over grading'.  We'll explore why lots of LUTs are nothing more than snake oil and why the one-size-fits-all-all LUT doesn't exist. We'll also discuss why separate P3 grades for film festivals can be an over complication for most projects, why you don't have to normalize a log image first before keying, and where you place noise reduction depends on the shot & your needs.  Remember, if you like The Offset Podcast please like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen!

We often assume that we only experience awe from monumental events, such as the birth of a child, a total eclipse, or standing at the base of a giant Redwood tree that has been around for thousands of years. On the contrary, it is now believed by scientists, theologians, and others that we can create awe in our day-to-day “ordinary” lives. Join us this Sunday as we welcome guest speaker, Pamela Sybert, LUT, and explore the different types of awe and how it can transform us mentally, physically, and spiritually. Website: https://unityfortworth.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/unityfw YouTube: https://youtube.com/unityfortworth

HT1911 - Style Is Not Content This week Panasonic introduced a new camera that incorporates wide variety of picture styles that can be instantly applied in camera. These styles go by the technical name of LUT, an acronym for lookup table. Supposedly this will make your photographs more artistic. I'm not so sure.

This month we talk about the culture around French aperitifs with Lutèce founder, Joshua Fontaine, and how his Parisian apéritif is responding to modern day demands for taste, quality, and sustainability. 

Netflix's gripping new series, Griselda, takes viewers deep into the world of Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco. But behind the drugs and violence is a masterfully crafted world, built by cinematographer Armando Salas, ASC. Armando, known for his work on Ozark, brings a unique perspective to Griselda. His approach to color throughout the series tells a story that's more about character than it is about the drug trade. “In the end, we're making a work of fiction, and we really want to connect with the audience,” says Armando. “And the things you know and hear about Griselda Blanco is, you know, she's a killer, a psychopath. There's not a lot of redeeming qualities when you're looking into the drug wars in Miami at that time.” Even through all the death and destruction in the series, director Andrés Baiz didn't want Griselda to be too dark. He still wanted to find some joy and absurdity within the story. Armando met with director Andrés Baiz, who wanted to hire a local Los Angeles DP who also spoke Spanish, since a majority of Griselda's script is in Spanish. Growing up in Miami, Armando happened to know the story of Griselda Blanco very well. He also worked on a 2006 documentary called Cocaine Cowboys, about how Miami became the cocaine capital of the US. They did careful location scouting around LA for places that looked like Miami in the late 1970's and early 80's. Armando and Baiz wanted the show to have the right period look. “We didn't take an intellectual conceit, I wasn't only using lenses or camera technology that existed at that time. We were really more interested in finding the right feeling,” Armando explains. “And so, we looked at a lot of photography from the period, we looked at a lot of films from the period, we looked at modern films that were doing a good job of recreating the period, but we kind of landed our our own version. Again, it's really just like capturing the vibe and building the world. And so we had a very aggressive and unique approach to the LUT and the color characteristics of our negative.” The Polaroid pictures Baiz took during location scouting became a big inspiration for the color palette of the show. Throughout the six episode series, Armando used color to help tell a compelling character story. Griselda's world is full of deep, rich colors as she's living the high life. In contrast, Armando chose a bluer, more desaturated color for scenes with June Hawkins (Juliana Aidén Martinez), the Miami PD intelligence analyst. As she breaks the case and convinces law enforcement officers to go after Griselda, she enters a world of color. “And on top of that, we unleash the camera. We go flying down the sidewalk with her from multiple angles. It's the fastest camera movements in the series. And over the course of the series, her storyline and Griselda's storyline meet, and the color, the glitz and glamour of Griselda's world has been mostly stripped out at that point. June has come into her own, and they meet in that world. The two arcs have now connected, and it's one story.” Griselda is available on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/title/81133447 Hear our previous interview with Armando discussing his work on Ozark and more. https://www.camnoir.com/ep91/ Find Armando Salas: https://www.salasfilm.com/ Instagram: @cinesalas Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras www.hotrodcameras.com Get Tickets to Cinebeer 2024! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hotrodcameras/1263845? The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1=======================================================================EL FASCINANTE LABORATORIO DE DIOSDevoción Matutina para Adolescentes 2024Narrado por: Mone MuñozDesde: Buenos aires, Argentina===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================23 DE ABRIL¡QUÉ CALOR!«Pero, aun si no lo hiciera, sepa bien Su Majestad que no adoraremos a sus dioses ni nos arrodillaremos ante la estatua de oro» (Daniel 3:18).¿CUÁL ES LA TEMPERATURA EN ESTE MOMENTO? Averígualo.La temperatura más alta jamás registrada por los termómetros de la Tierra está en el desierto americano, que tiene el sugestivo nombre de Valle de la Muerte. Esa temperatura fue de 56.7 °C. Nada agradable, ¿verdad? ¡Sin embargo, hace cosa de un par de años, un satélite de la NASA registró una temperatura increíble en el desierto de Lut, Irán: 170.7 °C!¿Podría alguien sobrevivir en el desierto de Lut? La fisióloga Frances Ashcroft dice que el problema es la temperatura interna del cuerpo, que no puede superar los 42 °C. Pero el cuerpo humano es increíblemente resistente. Frances dice que un hombre logró sobrevivir durante 15 minutos a una temperatura de unos increíbles 105 °C.Pero ningún ser humano sobrevivió a temperaturas más altas que a las que fueron expuestos los amigos de Daniel. Nabucodonosor, el rey de Babilonia, había convocado a todas las autoridades del reino a un culto ante su estatua de oro. A la hora señalada, la multitud se arrodilló, pero los tres jóvenes permanecieron de pie.Incluso bajo el riesgo de ser arrojados a un horno de fuego, los amigos de Daniel permanecieron INMUTABLES. La respuesta de los jóvenes ante la amenaza del rey reveló que creían que Dios tenía el PODER de librarlos y que, aunque no lo hiciera, aun así no adorarían a otros dioses. ¡Qué firmeza de principios! Dios no solo libró a sus siervos del fuego, sino que estuvo a su lado dentro del horno.El mundo nos incita a ignorar las leyes de Dios; pero, así como el Señor estuvo con sus siervos en el horno, estará a tu lado en todas tus pruebas. Mantente firme en lo que es correcto, incluso bajo el calor de los hornos de fuego de esta vida. 

durée : 00:05:04 - Avec sciences - par : Alexandra Delbot - Androcur, Lutényl ou Lutéran sont des progestatifs hautement dosés déjà associés au développement de méningiomes. Une nouvelle étude révèle que le médrogestone, le promégestone et l'acétate de médroxyprogestérone présentent un risque plus faible mais avéré de développement de ces tumeurs bénignes.

Au cœur des grands bouleversements qui ont accompagné l'effondrement de l'Empire romain et les razzias des Huns, Geneviève de Lutèce fait figure de rempart et d'apaisement.Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.