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Hello and welcome to Handgun Radio! I'm your host Ryan Michad from the wild woods of Central Maine, and this is your home for all the news, information and discussion in the handgunning world!   This week, we talk Stuck In The Middle With You: Guns that Balance Shootability, Concealability & Power!   Please check out the Patriot Patch Company for their awesome patches and other high quality  items! Visit www.patriotpatch.co for more information! Cool artist “proof” rendition come along with the latest patch of the month patches!    We are proudly sponsored by VZ Grips! Please go check out all their fantastic products at their website! VZ Grips!  -KFrame Magna Grips   Thank you to all our patreons! Visit us at https://www.patreon.com/handgunradio    Week In Review:   Ryan: -Midea AC Has a recall, something to do with a drain plug, but mine drains fine. I ordered the DIY Repair kit anyway. 1.7 Million Units Sold; 152 reported cases of people dealing with mold growth. CLEAN OUT YOUR AC's after every season!   -Forgotten Weapons showcased the KEVIN & KEVIN-M in 9x18 Makarov. Unique “Gas Delay” Mechanism.   -Watched Under Siege, forgot how good of a movie that is.   Weerd: American Gyros Chef John's Tzatziki Sauce Oddball:   Drink Segment: Black Tea with Roasted Barley and Chicory Coffee Alternative   Main Topic: Stuck In The Middle With You   Handguns are a balance between power, shootability, concealability & size. There are some discussions as to which is the best. This isnt a definitive list; some of these will work for some people, but not for others.   -Power vs. Concealment vs. Size & Shootability  -S&W J Frame (Originally .38 Special, then .357 Magnum) Good power, but shootability may be a problem for some; size is great for pocket carry, but capacity may leave something to be desired   -Glock G26/G27/G29/G30/G33 Quite concealable, good all around power, some cartridges VERY powerful, but controllability may be an issue; not much real estate to hang onto with the grip & the .40, 10mm & .357 Sig can be a handful. Capacity can be good or meh, depends on the caliber. Concealable, but thick.   -Glock 19   it's such a common size for a reason   -Ruger LCP/LCP Max: A bit low on power using .380, but will pretty much slip into *any* man's pocket   -Kahr CM9/CM40: One of the first super concealable, full power pistols. Single stack, so not great on capacity, but very shootable, can be pocket carried. Power good, due to full power cartridges being used.    -Sig P365- Perfect balance between capacity, power, concealability & shootability.   -1911: Full-sized, but slim makes it surprisingly easy to IWB carry   -Desert Eagle: just because *you* can't conceal it, doesn't mean that I can't!   Wrap Up: Don't forget to shop Brownells using our affiliate link! Head to firearmsradio.net and click the affiliate link in the upper right hand corner! Be sure to go like Handgun Radio on facebook and share it with your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes! Check out VZ Grips!  Listen to all the great shows on the Firearms Radio Network! Check out the Patriot Patch Company!! www.patriotpatch.co   Weerd where can people find you? Assorted Calibers Podcast,  Weer'd World   Oddball gunscarstech.com Assorted Calibers Podcast ACP and HGR Facebook   David?  Blue Collar Prepping Brena Bock Author Page David Bock Author Page Team And More Xander: Assorted Calibers Podcast   Until next week, have fun & safe shooting!  

Z peňazí primárne určených pre poľnohospodárov sa financoval „cestovný ruch“.Prečo „našim ľuďom“ Brusel ešte môže „spočítať“ eurofondy vyplatené na čudné penzióny, vysvetlila Jurajovi Kemkovi Xéna Makarová z nadácie Zastavme korupciu.

Nick Makarov from Austin FC shares his journey from finance to sports, explores how Austin FC leverages data to enhance the fan experience and discusses the future of data warehousing in sports business. Perfect for sports business professionals interested in analytics, data-driven decision making, and career transitions into sports. Show notes -  https://sportsgeekhq.com/nick-makarov-austin-fc/

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Unlock the secrets behind why Fairy Tail's seasons five and six continue to captivate audiences despite their contrasting appeal. With the insightful Mira Jane alongside, we unravel why season five, often considered forgettable, still holds its own charm amidst filler-like episodes. From the peculiar antics of the Butt Jiggle Gang to the poignant duel between Laxus and Natsu, we dissect what makes this season tick, even if it doesn't leave a lasting impression.Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions as we journey into the Grand Magic Games arc of season six, arguably the pinnacle of the anime so far. With Sabretooth's rise to prominence and the introduction of fierce new dragon slayers Sting and Rogue, the guild dynamics shift dramatically. We delve into Makarov's decision to groom Gildarts as the next guild master, setting the stage for intense rivalries and strategic showdowns that keep viewers on the edge of their seats.Join us as we celebrate Fairy Tail's exceptional portrayal of strong female characters and exhilarating tag-team battles that define these seasons. With highlights like the heart-stopping clash between Lucy and Flare, Jalal's daring disguise, and Erza's breathtaking power displays, the narrative weaves a seamless blend of emotion, humor, and action. As we wrap up our thoughts on seasons five and six, stay tuned for our next exploration into the expansive season seven, promising more thrilling discussions and character developments.Text us for feedback and recommendations for future episodes!Support the showWe thank everyone for listening to our podcast! We hope to grow even bigger to make great things happen, such as new equipment for higher-quality podcasts, a merch store & more! If you're interested in supporting us, giving us feedback and staying in the loop with updates, then follow our ZONE Social Media Portal!DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions shared within are those of the speaker. We encourage everyone to do their own research and to experience the content mentioned at your own volition. We try not to reveal spoilers to those who are not up to speed, but in case some slips out, please be sure to check out the source material before you continue listening!Stay nerdy and stay faithful,- J.B.Subscribe to "Content for Creators" on YouTube to listen to some of the music used for these episodes!

Ever wondered what happens when a world runs low on magic? Journey with us as we uncover the secrets of Edolas and Tenrou Island with anime theorist Mira Jane. From Happy's heartwarming reunion with his parents to the dramatic entrance of S-Class mage Gildarts demanding Magnolia's landscape to shift, we promise you'll see Fairy Tail in a whole new light. With the intriguing introduction of the Grand Magic Games arc, expect an episode packed with thrilling revelations and character growth, including Lucy's struggles and Wendy's first mission out in the field.Prepare for an epic showdown between Erza Scarlet and Erza Nightwalker, where philosophies of love and friendship clash with solitary strength. We humorously critique characters from other anime, like Sakura from Naruto, while dissecting complex storylines such as Lissana's return and its ripple effect on Natsu's relationships. As we navigate through Tenrou Island's relentless battles and guild betrayals, we explore the dragon slayer hierarchy and appreciate pivotal moments like Gajeel finally finding his cat and Makarov's intense duel with Hades.In a lighthearted twist, we ponder cultural themes reflected in anime, from Japan's cuddle cafes to the notorious time skips in major franchises. We discuss the brewing tension between Meridy and Juvia, the unpredictable clash with Zeref, and the emotional tapestry woven through the Fairy Tail universe. As we wrap up, we liken the intricate storytelling to a perfectly crafted Subway sandwich, setting the stage for our upcoming dive into the aftermath of the seven-year time skip and the adrenaline-pumping Magic Games arc. Join us for an episode brimming with excitement, humor, and insightful discussions on the magic that makes Fairy Tail an enduring favorite.Text us for feedback and recommendations for future episodes!Support the showWe thank everyone for listening to our podcast! We hope to grow even bigger to make great things happen, such as new equipment for higher-quality podcasts, a merch store & more! If you're interested in supporting us, giving us feedback and staying in the loop with updates, then follow our ZONE Social Media Portal!DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions shared within are those of the speaker. We encourage everyone to do their own research and to experience the content mentioned at your own volition. We try not to reveal spoilers to those who are not up to speed, but in case some slips out, please be sure to check out the source material before you continue listening!Stay nerdy and stay faithful,- J.B.Subscribe to "Content for Creators" on YouTube to listen to some of the music used for these episodes!

After a Thanks­giv­ing induced break, your co-hosts are back from their food comas and ready to talk some hockey! We're call­ing this episode THE MAKAROV in hon­our of Sergei Makarov — the man who put the M in the KLM line and racked up an astound­ing 13 (!!!) Gold Medals dur­ing an amaz­ing inter­na­tion­al career. Though he hit the NHL ice late in his career, he still won the rook­ie of the year award at the age of 31 (and caused a rule change that will forever­more bare his name) and aver­aged almost a point a game over 5 and half sea­sons in the big show! Then we're joined by long­time friend of the show, Eric Adams, an Ore­gon­ian trans­plant­ed in Salt Lake City. He'll tell us all about the excite­ment that the Utah HC is bring­ing to the SLC area, if the fans are a knowl­edge­able bunch and most impor­tant­ly, which of these for­mer Coy­otes do you want on your fan­ta­sy squad! Final­ly, we close with the seg­ment you've been eager­ly await­ing — that's right it's time for the Garage League update! Once again, your favourite co-hosts are twirlin' around the ice each week at the Win­nipeg Win­ter Club and we'll tell ya all about Sea­son 3 of Garage League action thus far!

Ako Robert Fico zmenil Slovensko za rok vládnutia? Je to najhoršia vláda, ktorú vedie a drolí sa mu pod rukami. Bude vládnuť ešte celé tri roky? Účinkujú: - Xénia Makarová, - Peter Bárdy, - Matúš Kostolný, - Štefan Hríb, - Eugen Korda.

Kritika, naviac hlučná, a to doslovne. V podaní úderky tzv. mladých vlkov premiéra Roberta Fica. Teda ich časti – šéfa úradu vlády Juraja Gedru a rovnako šéfa premiérových poradcov a europoslanca Erika Kaliňáka. Za článok, ktorý spájal pripravovanú rekonštrukciu vládnej budovy za päť miliónov s oligarchom blízkym Smeru Norbertom Bodorom. Hlučná kritika rovno v sídle spoluautorky investigatívy, priamo do očí a zaznamenávaná na kameru. Aby sa neskôr ocitla na sociálnych sieťach. Adresátkou bola Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. „Ak to bolo pre nich dôstojné, pre mňa nie. Vyzerá to, že jediným zámerom bolo spraviť nejaké dehonestujúce video“, tvrdí Makarová. Bezprostredne po incidente a útokoch politikov Smeru na sociálnych sieťach však Xénia a ďalší v Nadácii Zastavme korupciiu obdržali výhražný mail s popisom fyzickej likvidácie. Prípad už má na stole prokuratúra. „Bolo to nielen o mne, ale aj mojich deťoch, či vnúčatách. Ako sa im niekto pomstí, ako ja budem trpieť“, ilustruje. „Nie je to nič príjemné a žiaľ, história ukazuje pri Jánovi Kuciakovi, že nikdy neviete“, uzatvára Makarová.Otvára však vážne otázky hraníc politickej komunikácie na jednej strane, na druhej zas ochrany práce novinárov a mimovládok vo verejnom záujme. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Kritika, naviac hlučná, a to doslovne. V podaní úderky tzv. mladých vlkov premiéra Roberta Fica. Teda ich časti – šéfa úradu vlády Juraja Gedru a rovnako šéfa premiérových poradcov a europoslanca Erika Kaliňáka. Za článok, ktorý spájal pripravovanú rekonštrukciu vládnej budovy za päť miliónov s oligarchom blízkym Smeru Norbertom Bodorom. Hlučná kritika rovno v sídle spoluautorky investigatívy, priamo do očí a zaznamenávaná na kameru. Aby sa neskôr ocitla na sociálnych sieťach. Adresátkou bola Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. „Ak to bolo pre nich dôstojné, pre mňa nie. Vyzerá to, že jediným zámerom bolo spraviť nejaké dehonestujúce video“, tvrdí Makarová. Bezprostredne po incidente a útokoch politikov Smeru na sociálnych sieťach však Xénia a ďalší v Nadácii Zastavme korupciiu obdržali výhražný mail s popisom fyzickej likvidácie. Prípad už má na stole prokuratúra. „Bolo to nielen o mne, ale aj mojich deťoch, či vnúčatách. Ako sa im niekto pomstí, ako ja budem trpieť“, ilustruje. „Nie je to nič príjemné a žiaľ, história ukazuje pri Jánovi Kuciakovi, že nikdy neviete“, uzatvára Makarová.Otvára však vážne otázky hraníc politickej komunikácie na jednej strane, na druhej zas ochrany práce novinárov a mimovládok vo verejnom záujme. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

A critical problem emerged during the separation and ignition of the third stage approximately five minutes into the flight. A failure in the electrical system responsible for releasing the locks securing the core stage of the booster to the third stage resulted in only one side of the locks disengaging. Continue reading → The post Space Rocket History #443 – Salyut 4 – The April 5th Anomaly & Soyuz 18 with Lazarev, Makarov, Klimuk, & Sevastyanov first appeared on Space Rocket History Podcast.

Majiteľ televízie Markíza PPF Group, stojí aj za našim mýtnym systémom. Aktuálne sa štát dohodol na dodávke nového mýtneho systému a to so spoločnosťou CzechToll. Vlastníkom Czechtollu je PPF Group. „Či to má nejakú časovú súvislosť môžeme len špekulovať, v každom prípade je ale nespochybniteľné, že od decembra 2023 sa SkyToll, respektíve CzechToll dostal k novým, veľmi lukratívnym zákazkám za desiatky miliónov,“ hovorí Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu.Spor o budúcu podobu spravodajstva televízie Markíza síce nekončí, situácia sa ale deeskaluje a štrajk nie je aktuálne na programe dňa. Zamestnanci Markízy v spoločnom verejnom videoposolstve oznámili, že neodchádzajú no zároveň deklarujú že na štrajk dnes nie je dôvod. Vedenie televízie to ocenilo ako pozitívny krok v smere riešenia "cestou racionálneho dialógu."O novinárskej slobode, nezávislosti žurnalistiky či tlaku majiteľov na redakčnú slobodu sa toho povedalo - a to aj u nás v Aktualitách, naozaj veľa. Aké je ale možné biznisové pozadie kauzy Markíza 2024? Televíziu totiž vlastní český koncern PPF Group no a tento istý subjekt je i za spoločnosťou Czechtoll, ktorá má aktuálne vybudovať náš nový mýtny systém a zabezpečiť výber mýta na najbližšie roky. Sú teda úvahy o akomsi "výmennom obchode" iba čírou špekuláciou? Práve "Mýtny tender" pritom patrí medzi jednu z ikonických káuz prvej Ficovej vlády. No a vážne pochybnosti vyvoláva aj jej aktuálny vývoj. Téma pre Xéniu Makarovú z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. No a priestor dostane aj Marián Kulich z oz Mier Ukrajine, ktorá zorganizovala verejný protest na podporu redaktorov Markízy.Počúvate Aktuality Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši želá Braňo Dobšinský.

Majiteľ televízie Markíza PPF Group, stojí aj za našim mýtnym systémom. Aktuálne sa štát dohodol na dodávke nového mýtneho systému a to so spoločnosťou CzechToll. Vlastníkom Czechtollu je PPF Group. „Či to má nejakú časovú súvislosť môžeme len špekulovať, v každom prípade je ale nespochybniteľné, že od decembra 2023 sa SkyToll, respektíve CzechToll dostal k novým, veľmi lukratívnym zákazkám za desiatky miliónov,“ hovorí Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu.Spor o budúcu podobu spravodajstva televízie Markíza síce nekončí, situácia sa ale deeskaluje a štrajk nie je aktuálne na programe dňa. Zamestnanci Markízy v spoločnom verejnom videoposolstve oznamili, že neodchádzajú no zároveň deklarujú že na štrajk dnes nie je dôvod. Vedenie televízie to ocenilo ako pozitívny krok v smere riešenia "cestou racionálneho dialógu."O novinárskej slobode, nezávislosti žurnalistiky či tlaku majiteľov na redakčnú slobodu sa toho povedalo - a to aj u nás v Aktualitách, naozaj veľa. Aké je ale možné biznisové pozadie kauzy Markíza 2024? Televíziu totiž vlastní český koncern PPF Group no a tento istý subjekt je i za spoločnosťou Czechtoll, ktorá má aktuálne vybudovať náš nový mýtny systém a zabezpečiť výber mýta na najbližšie roky. Sú teda úvahy o akomsi "výmennom obchode" iba čírou špekuláciou? Práve "Mýtny tender" pritom patrí medzi jednu z ikonických káuz prvej Ficovej vlády. No a vážne pochybnosti vyvoláva aj jej aktuálny vývoj. Téma pre Xéniu Makarovú z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. No a priestor dostane aj Marián Kulich z oz Mier Ukrajine, ktorá zorganizovala verejný protest na podporu redaktorov Markízy.Počúvate Aktuality Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši želá Braňo Dobšinský.

Korupcia nás ešte stále hodne trápi, očakávania že táto vláda s ňou bude nejako výraznejšie bojovať – a preto sa situácia zlepší, sú však minimálne. Vypýva to z prieskumu pre Nadáciu Zastavme korupciu. „Ľudia majú od tejto vlády oveľa viac očakávaní v iných oblastiach - ako je zastabilizovanie cien či sociálne istoty, než je boj s korupciou,“ vysvetľuje Xénia Makarová z Nadácie. Korupcia trápi výraznú väčšinu Slovákov. Podľa takmer 87 percent opýtaných je korupcia veľmi – alebo skôr, závažný problém. Len necelé 4 percentá si myslí, že to závažný problém nie je. Vyplýva to z prieskumu agentúry Focus pre Nadáciu Zastavme korupciu. Prieskum mapoval nálady Slovákov v čase rušenia Úradu špeciálnej prokuratúry.Zlou správou sú aj naše očakávania pretože takmer 38 percent opýtaných si myslí, že počas súčasnej vlády sa korupcia zvýši a vyše 30 percent očakáva, že sa za Fica jej úroveň nezmení. Vyše 83% má pocit, že v odhaľovaní korupcie sa dokopy nič neurobilo alebo ak niečo aj áno, ale nie dosť. Príčinu vidia najmä v tom, že sú do nej zapojené aj osoby, ktoré zastávajú významné funkcieČo nám tento prieskum o jednej z kľúčových tém našej spoločnosti hovorí a ako to, že sa z kedysi ťažiskovej témy, ktorá ešte pred pár rokmi mala potenciál vyhrávať (alebo prehrávať) voľby stala téma, ktorá už nie je na špici záujmu verejnosti a teda tým pádom ani politikov? Zmierila sa teda slovenská spoločnosť s korupciou ako sprievodným znakom politiky a berie ju ako akúsi daň za vládnutie?Prečo si nevieme poradiť s verejnými činiteľmi žijúcimi evidentne nad svoje oficiálne príjmy a ako to, že politici tajaci z čoho financujú svoj luxusný život nekolú verejnosti oči aspoň tak, že by ich tlak verejnej mienky vytlačiť z politickej mapy? No a ako sa menili v čase jej formy a kde a ako sa transformovali kedysi populárne igelitky či schránkové firmy plné anonymných peňazí do straníckych pokladníc? A napokon, zlyhal boj s korupciou v minulom volebnom období a čaká nás opäť éra nástenkových tendrov a mýt či emisií ukrytých do cudzokrajných anonymných schránok?Témy dnešného podcastu s Xéniou Makarovou a Martinom Suchým z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Počúvate Ráno Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

Korupcia nás ešte stále hodne trápi, očakávania že táto vláda s ňou bude nejako výraznejšie bojovať – a preto sa situácia zlepší, sú však minimálne. Vypýva to z prieskumu pre Nadáciu Zastavme korupciu. „Ľudia majú od tejto vlády oveľa viac očakávaní v iných oblastiach - ako je zastabilizovanie cien či sociálne istoty, než je boj s korupciou,“ vysvetľuje Xénia Makarová z Nadácie. Korupcia trápi výraznú väčšinu Slovákov. Podľa takmer 87 percent opýtaných je korupcia veľmi – alebo skôr, závažný problém. Len necelé 4 percentá si myslí, že to závažný problém nie je. Vyplýva to z prieskumu agentúry Focus pre Nadáciu Zastavme korupciu. Prieskum mapoval nálady Slovákov v čase rušenia Úradu špeciálnej prokuratúry.Zlou správou sú aj naše očakávania pretože takmer 38 percent opýtaných si myslí, že počas súčasnej vlády sa korupcia zvýši a vyše 30 percent očakáva, že sa za Fica jej úroveň nezmení. Vyše 83% má pocit, že v odhaľovaní korupcie sa dokopy nič neurobilo alebo ak niečo aj áno, ale nie dosť. Príčinu vidia najmä v tom, že sú do nej zapojené aj osoby, ktoré zastávajú významné funkcieČo nám tento prieskum o jednej z kľúčových tém našej spoločnosti hovorí a ako to, že sa z kedysi ťažiskovej témy, ktorá ešte pred pár rokmi mala potenciál vyhrávať (alebo prehrávať) voľby stala téma, ktorá už nie je na špici záujmu verejnosti a teda tým pádom ani politikov? Zmierila sa teda slovenská spoločnosť s korupciou ako sprievodným znakom politiky a berie ju ako akúsi daň za vládnutie?Prečo si nevieme poradiť s verejnými činiteľmi žijúcimi evidentne nad svoje oficiálne príjmy a ako to, že politici tajaci z čoho financujú svoj luxusný život nekolú verejnosti oči aspoň tak, že by ich tlak verejnej mienky vytlačiť z politickej mapy? No a ako sa menili v čase jej formy a kde a ako sa transformovali kedysi populárne igelitky či schránkové firmy plné anonymných peňazí do straníckych pokladníc? A napokon, zlyhal boj s korupciou v minulom volebnom období a čaká nás opäť éra nástenkových tendrov a mýt či emisií ukrytých do cudzokrajných anonymných schránok?Témy dnešného podcastu s Xéniou Makarovou a Martinom Suchým z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Počúvate Ráno Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

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Ak sa jedna strana cíti obídená, druhá reaguje, že nikoho neobišla. Ak prezidentka hovorí o vládnom obídení svojich právomocí, poverený šéf SIS tvrdí, že práva hlavy štátu sa nedotkli. „Jej právo menovať šéfa tajnej služby nebolo nijako dotknuté“, uviedol Pavol Gašpar. Už minulý týždeň však Zuzana Čaputová na túto nomináciu reagovala, že jej priority sú iné. Napriek tomu po pondelkovej návšteve mimoriadneho výboru pre kontrolu SIS sa Pavol Gašpar s novinármi doťahoval o slovíčka, že on nie je riaditeľom tajnej služby, len jej námestníkom. "Nie som riaditeľom SIS, som námestníkom SIS s poverením riadenia v zmysle platného štatútu, ktorý je utajovanou skutočnosťou a ktorý je dnes predmetom tohto sporu," povedal Gašpar.No a doteraz utajený a zotáznený štatút, ktorý Gašparovi otvoril dvere do faktického šéfovania SIS, zostáva aj po dnešku rovnako utajený. Zákonnosť vládneho postupu má preveriť generálna prokuratúra. S podaním prišla opozícia. Ako vidí vec Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciou? „To právo zostáva prezidentke, akurát si oni svoj postup inovatívne upravili. Určite to nie je štandardný postup, lebo zákonný postup má svoj zmysel. Je to akási forma kontroly, akési pravidlo štyroch očí, že ďalšia osoba má do nominácie čo povedať“, uviedla Makarová. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Ak sa jedna strana cíti obídená, druhá reaguje, že nikoho neobišla. Ak prezidentka hovorí o vládnom obídení svojich právomocí, poverený šéf SIS tvrdí, že práva hlavy štátu sa nedotkli. „Jej právo menovať šéfa tajnej služby nebolo nijako dotknuté“, uviedol Pavol Gašpar. Už minulý týždeň však Zuzana Čaputová na túto nomináciu reagovala, že jej priority sú iné. Napriek tomu po pondelkovej návšteve mimoriadneho výboru pre kontrolu SIS sa Pavol Gašpar s novinármi doťahoval o slovíčka, že on nie je riaditeľom tajnej služby, len jej námestníkom. "Nie som riaditeľom SIS, som námestníkom SIS s poverením riadenia v zmysle platného štatútu, ktorý je utajovanou skutočnosťou a ktorý je dnes predmetom tohto sporu," povedal Gašpar.No a doteraz utajený a zotáznený štatút, ktorý Gašparovi otvoril dvere do faktického šéfovania SIS, zostáva aj po dnešku rovnako utajený. Zákonnosť vládneho postupu má preveriť generálna prokuratúra. S podaním prišla opozícia. Ako vidí vec Xénia Makarová z Nadácie Zastavme korupciou? „To právo zostáva prezidentke, akurát si oni svoj postup inovatívne upravili. Určite to nie je štandardný postup, lebo zákonný postup má svoj zmysel. Je to akási forma kontroly, akési pravidlo štyroch očí, že ďalšia osoba má do nominácie čo povedať“, uviedla Makarová. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Exministerka pôdohospodárstva Gabriela Matečná sa vracia. Konkrétne ako štátna tajomníčka ministerstva životného prostredia. Jej meno sa spája s kauzou Dobytkár - trestná činnosť mala byť páchaná práve v čase, keď rezort pôdohospodárstva viedla.Budete počuť reakciu šéfa envirezortu Tomáša Tarabu, ale aj Matečnej bývalých kolegov z vlády - Denisy Sakovej a Richarda Rašiho. Podľa nich je to z hľadiska odbornosti dobrá nominácia.Podľa opozičnej poslankyne Tamary Stohlovej Tomáš Taraba nomináciou Matečnej dokonáva premenu rezortu na všetko iné, len nie ministerstvo životného prostredia. „Strana SNS toutou nomináciou potvrdzuje, že štátne funkcie vníma ako priestor na upratanie svojich ľudí, nech sú akokoľvek nekvalifikovaní alebo prichádzajú s akýmikoľvek pochybnosťami o svojej minulosti," hovorí v podcase.Aktuality.sk sa spojili aj so samotnou Gabrielou Matečnou. Pozíciu štátnej tajomníčky vníma ako zavŕšenie svojej kariéry. Pýtali sme sa jej aj na kritiku opozície. „Myslím si, že v tomto štáte platí prezumpcia neviny. Neviem, či by som mala odpovedať na takéto otázky. Pán minister aj moji bývalí kolegovia to povedali správne, nemám k tomu čo veľmi dodať,” reagovala Matečná na otázku, či je správne politické rozhodnutie nominovať ju na stoličku štátnej tajomníčky po kauze Dobytkár, ktorá sa diala za čias, keď šéfovala rezortu pôdohospodárstva.Ako presne sa spája Gabriela Matečná s kauzou Dobytkár v podcaste vysvetľuje Xénia Makarová z nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Podľa nej je tieňov minulosti okolo Gabriely Matečnej viacero - a nielen pri kauze Dobytkár. „Vrhá to morálny tieň a či sa v SNS nenašla lepšia nominácia. Skôr to svedčí viac o straníckom, než profesionálnom výbere."Na podcaste spolupracoval Adam Obšitník. Moderuje Denisa Hopková.

Exministerka pôdohospodárstva Gabriela Matečná sa vracia. Konkrétne ako štátna tajomníčka ministerstva životného prostredia. Jej meno sa spája s kauzou Dobytkár - trestná činnosť mala byť páchaná práve v čase, keď rezort pôdohospodárstva viedla.Budete počuť reakciu šéfa envirezortu Tomáša Tarabu, ale aj Matečnej bývalých kolegov z vlády - Denisy Sakovej a Richarda Rašiho. Podľa nich je to z hľadiska odbornosti dobrá nominácia.Podľa opozičnej poslankyne Tamary Stohlovej Tomáš Taraba nomináciou Matečnej dokonáva premenu rezortu na všetko iné, len nie ministerstvo životného prostredia. „Strana SNS toutou nomináciou potvrdzuje, že štátne funkcie vníma ako priestor na upratanie svojich ľudí, nech sú akokoľvek nekvalifikovaní alebo prichádzajú s akýmikoľvek pochybnosťami o svojej minulosti," hovorí v podcase.Aktuality.sk sa spojili aj so samotnou Gabrielou Matečnou. Pozíciu štátnej tajomníčky vníma ako zavŕšenie svojej kariéry. Pýtali sme sa jej aj na kritiku opozície. „Myslím si, že v tomto štáte platí prezumpcia neviny. Neviem, či by som mala odpovedať na takéto otázky. Pán minister aj moji bývalí kolegovia to povedali správne, nemám k tomu čo veľmi dodať,” reagovala Matečná na otázku, či je správne politické rozhodnutie nominovať ju na stoličku štátnej tajomníčky po kauze Dobytkár, ktorá sa diala za čias, keď šéfovala rezortu pôdohospodárstva.Ako presne sa spája Gabriela Matečná s kauzou Dobytkár v podcaste vysvetľuje Xénia Makarová z nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Podľa nej je tieňov minulosti okolo Gabriely Matečnej viacero - a nielen pri kauze Dobytkár. „Vrhá to morálny tieň a či sa v SNS nenašla lepšia nominácia. Skôr to svedčí viac o straníckom, než profesionálnom výbere."Na podcaste spolupracoval Adam Obšitník. Moderuje Denisa Hopková.

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Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war. The Japanese knew to have any chance in the war against the Russians, they needed to deliver a deadly surprise attack against her fleet within the harbor of Port Arthur. Admiral Togo took the combined fleet and dispatched a force under Uriu to neutralize Chemulpo and land forces of the IJA 12th division. Meanwhile Togo ordered 10 destroyers to toss torpedoes at the Russian warships at anchor in Port Arthur, landing a few hits. It seemed to the Japanese that the Russians were fully paralyzed, so Togo elected to bring the combined fleet in to bombard the Russians into submission. Instead of being paralyzed the Russians counter fired using shore batteries causing the Japanese to back off. War was declared afterwards by both parties and now battles would rage over land and sea to see which empire would claim dominance over Asia.    #74 The Russo-Japanese War part 2: the battle of Yalu   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. The combined fleet set out again on February 14th after just two days in port. The Fuji was still in dry dock in need of further repair. Other than Fuji, the fleet was back at sea in force. Despite taking numerous hits, it turned out the Russian shells were not as effective as the Japanese ammunition which used a new compound called Shimose, refined into a powder that gave the IJN shells a greater velocity, thus much more effective on impact. In the meantime, only a brave attack by two Japanese destroyers was brought upon the Russians at Port Arthur. Other than that nothing much had come about. While at Sasebo, Admiral Togo discussed with his fellow commanders the situation. Port Arthur's harbor had basically become a large lake harbored the Russian ships, but at any moment they could be unleashed into the ocean. Togo needed to destroy the warships or trap them inside, and he came up with a daring plan. Togo sent out a special order, soliciting for volunteers for an extremely dangerous, practically suicidal mission. 2000 sailors volunteered, many writing their names in blood. The plan was quite simple, the volunteers were going to take ships and sink them at the entrance to the harbor. The ships selected were some very old steamers, capable of just 10 knots. On the evening of February 23rd, 5 old steamers set a course for Port Arthur with some torpedo boat escorts. Before the first light of the 24th, the Russian lookouts saw what appeared to be a steady convoy calmly approaching the harbors mouth. A Russian convey was long being awaited, thus many assumed it was them. Some Russian ships came in closer to examine the newcoming vessels closer and upon showering them with searchlights, the captain of the Retvizan quickly realized they were Japanese. Retvizan began opening fire, prompting the old steamers to run frantically through a gauntlet. The Japanese crews were blinded by searchlight as the guns of the Retvizan and shore batteries rained hell upon them. The leading steamer, the Mokoko Maru was hit by Retvizan at point blank range just due east of the harbor entrance. She sank quickly and the other steamers would face a similar fate one by one as they approached. Volunteer crews were shot to pieces or abandoned ship. Those who survived the shelling were rescued by torpedo boats. The mission was a terrible failure. The Russians did not quite understand what had occurred. Certainly the ships were no battleships, but some assumed it was another torpedo attack attempt and thus believed some warships had been sunk. Admiral Alexeiev desperate to boost morale send a message to the Tsar claiming a great naval victory. After further investigation, the steamers were found to be what they were and Alexeiev had to send a correction to the Tsar. Now all of this was going down in Port Arthur, but the Russians did have another force at their cold water port of Vladivostok. Under the command of Rear Admiral Jessel were the armored cruisers Gromoboi, Rurik, Boegatyr and Rossiya. Rear Admiral Kamimura was leading a cruiser squadron with torpedo boats around Tsushima. His duty was that of a picquet force to meet the Russian enemy if they came out to play. Alexeiev gave Jessel orders not to steam more than a single day from port. Jessel had thus only managed to sink two unarmed Japanese merchantmen with his small patrols.  Now upon the land, the former Minister of War, General Kuropatkin was appointed the land commander in Manchuria. He would depart St Petersburg on March 12th and arrive to Harbin by the 28th. For the sea, the disgraced Admiral Starck was to be replaced with Vice Admiral Makarov. The Russian government was trying to showcase to its troops, that the very best officers would lead them, it was a much needed boost of confidence. However Tsar Nicolas II also appointed Alexeiev as the Viceroy of the Russian far east, which gave Alexeiev higher authority than all government ministries in the region, making him beholden only to the Tsar himself. Alekseyev was a key member of the “Bezobrazov Circle” a politically motivated investment group led by Aleksandry Mikhailovich Bezobrazov whom sought to create a commercial enterprise, modeled after the British East India Company, reigning over Manchuria and Korea. A skilled lobbyist, Bezobrazov was the one who persuaded Tsar Nicolas II for Alekseiv's appointment. This would prove ruinous.  Makarov departed his previous command at fort Kronstadt and received news cruisers Novik, Bayan and Askold were damaged. While enroute he received a report the Bezstrashni and Viestnitelni were intercepted by Japanese picquet forces while returning to port. They were attacked trying to race to Port Arthur and Vistnitelni was unable to get away, being destroyed around Pigeon bay. Thus the new commander was getting this picture of his forces accumulating unacceptable losses without even engaging the enemy. Makarov unlike Starck was not so conservative, he sought real action. Makarov was what you would call “a sailors sailor”. He was in excellent shape, was a noted naval tactician and had a copy of a book on his adversary Admiral Togo in his cabin at hand. During his voyage to the far east, Starck retained command and continued to fly his flag upon Petropavlovsk. Makarov would hoist his aboard the soon to be repaired Askold by march 14th. Soon Retvizan and Tsarevitch were patched up adequately to be battleworthy and destroyer flotillas were sent out of the harbor to hunt the Japanese. On March 10th, the blockading forces were attacked by the Russians. The Japanese were surprised at the sudden aggressiveness of the Russians, Togo believed they were finally willing to come out and battle. At the beginning of the war most eyes were set on seeing the performance of torpedoes, they were a relatively new weapon. They actually proved to be quite a disappointment. The weapon that would really make its mark was the seamine. The Japanese made continuous efforts to sent destroyers out at night to lay mines near the entrance of Port Arthur. The Russians did their best to watch these actions and when the tides rose high they would employ grappling hooks to clear fields. This simply pushed the Japanese to lay mines 10 feet below the surface. This resulted in mines actually being placed at various depths, thus when the tides were much higher most ships could pass right over, but if the tides lowered, this led to collisions.  Now back to March 10th, that night the Japanese attempted a ruse. A flotilla of 4 IJN destroyers approached Port Arthur and began parading outside to trying to lure out some Russian warships. Now emboldened, the Russians sent out 6 warships to chase the Japanese who lured them in the direction of Laoteshan. While they were chasing, another IJN destroyer flotilla came from behind and began mining the waters at the harbors entrance at around 4:30am. Eventually the Russian shore batteries saw what was going on and began to fire on the mining destroyers who made their quick escape. The Russian warships chasing the other flotilla heard the gunfire and quickly turned back. The 4 IJN mining destroyers got into position to attack the incoming Russians. 4 out of the 6 Russian warships dodged this and ran for the harbor, but the Ryeshitelni and Stereguschi found themselves blocked. It was 4 against 2 as the destroyers battling it out. The Ryeshitelni was hit a few times causing steering problems but she managed to flee to the harbor, the Stereguschi however was not so lucky. A 1 pounder shell struck a steam pipe in her boiler and engines causing an explosion that killed most of her engine room staff. Stereguschi's captain tried to keep her on course, but her speed dropped and she was soon raked by all 4 Japanese destroyers. Her crew tried to fire back, until only 4 men of the crew were even capable of moving anymore. The IJN destroyer Sasanami let loose a cutter boat to board her as the Stereguschi was captured. The boarding party stepped over corpses and human body parts as they raised the Rising Sun flag. Suddenly the Russian cruisers Bayan and Novik were charging towards the mined harbor entrance. The Sasanami crews leapt back aboard to flee the scene as the Russians opened fire upon them.  It was a bit of excitement to be sure, but Makarov wanted real action, he sought to give battle. He began a intensive training of the fleet, performed tours and raised morale. Meanwhile on March 22nd the Fuji and Yashima were now stationed in Pigeon bay to fire to enforce the blockade effort. Suddenly they found themselves being fired upon by the Russians and saw cruiser Askold flying Makarov's flag. Fuji took a minor hit and had to return to Sasebo for repairs. Togo and his fellow commanders now were realizing the Russians were growing in stature. Meanwhile the IJA guards division was only beginning to unload ashore in Korea. The Russian navy charging out of Port Arthur serious threatened the Japanese troop transit, Togo had to stop them.  The same suicidal plan was employed again. The crews were taken from 20,000 volunteers, another 4 old steamers were allocated to the mission. This time each ship was ballasted with cement and stones alongside a fail safe detonating system. On the night of march 26th, the 4 old steamers sailed 10 knots for the entrance to the harbor. Just before 2:30am their escorts departed and at 3:30am they were two miles from the harbor mouth when they were detected. A gun went off on Electric Hill signaling the presence of the enemy. Search lights blasted everywhere as the 4 steamers began a marathon while dodging incoming shell fire. The frontrunner, Chiyo was making good progress until the Russian destroyer Silny came in close and torpedoed her side. The steamers behind her were fired madly upon causing massive casualties as one by one sank. Two Japanese escort destroyers tried to fire torpedoes at the Silny and maged to hit her in the engine room. In the end both sides took casualties, but Port Arthur remained open.  Makarov's patience was waning, on April 12th he was aboard the cruiser Diana searching for lost Russian destroyers who had been sent out to hunt the Japanese but failed to return. Diana's lookout spotted a ship and her captain requested permission to open fire. Makarov was not sure if the ship was the enemy or one of his own, so he simply said to approach it cautiously. Unbeknownst to Makarov it was another ruse. Togo had been studying the Russian warship maneuvers, schedules and behaviors. He had noticed a pattern, when ships approached port arthur, the Russians would come out to investigate them by going north and south and east to west under the protective range of the shore batteries. He had formed a plan, led by the Koryu Maru who was hiding in the area ready to lay mines at the harbor mouth. 48 mines had been laid at the harbor mouth. As daylight was coming upon the morning of April 13th, Makarov's force got close enough to the unidentified ship to realize it was the lost Strashni and she was being fired upon by 4 IJN destroyers. Strashni was being hit at point blank range, the majority of her crew were dead, she was a goner. Alerted by the naval fire, Makarov took the fleet in to battle. Cruiser Bayan was the first to arrive, joined by Askold, Diana and Novik. The Japanese quickly withdrew from them heading towards the main fleet. The slower Russian battleships were making their way with Petropavlosvk flying Makarovs flag, next to her was Poltava. They passed over the minefield without mishap. Makarov had ordered the area swept the previous night, but the sweep never occurred, he just got very lucky. Admiral Dewa watched the Russian fleet as they departed the harbor, Sevastopol, Peresvyet and Pobieda followed behind the flagship. Dewa sent word to Togo to spring the trap. Dewa opened fire drawing the Russians further south while Togo brought up the first division hoping for battle. When Makarov saw Togo's battleships on the horizon he quickly ordered his fleet to pull back under the range of their shore batteries. Aboard the Petropavlovsk was the grand duke Cyril, a cousin to the tsar, a famous artist named Vasili Verestchagin and Captain Crown. Makarov had expected a historic moment and wanted to share it with others. As Makarovs fleet got closer to the harbor he ordered the smaller warships to go inside it while the larger ships formed a line of battle. When the Japanese approached within 6 miles they would fall under the range of the shore batteries, Makarov expected a massacre upon them. Then at 9:43am a terrible explosion hit the bows of the Petropavlovsk rocking her, a second explosion ripped open a magazine and a third blew up her boiler. The ship quickly keeled over and went down bow first, as her propellers continued to spin. Within two minutes the flagship had hit 3 mines and fell under the waves, a complete disaster. The Japanese were only 10,000 yards away, cheering the explosive sounds. Togo ordered the men to take their caps off in silence when they realized it was Petropavlovsk that had struck the mines and sunk. At 10:15am Pobieda hit a mine, the Russians thought it was some sort of submarine attack and began firing wildly out the sea. When the Russians regained order they got back into the harbor one by one. Pobieda was the last to limp in. 630 men died aboard the Petropavlovsk, including Admiral Makarov, Vasili Verestchagin and Captain Crown, the Grand Duke Cyril had been launched off the warship from the explosion and although severely injured would survive. The death of Makarov shattered the morale of the Russian navy and in the motherland added fuel to an emerging revolutionary clamor.  The Japanese fleet were anchored off Elliot island on the 14th when they received the confirmed news of Makarovs death. Togo read out the telegram from Reuters and he ordered his fleet to fly their flags at half mast to give a day of mourning for an honored opponent that they esteemed a samurai for his aggressive behavior.  Makarovs death signaled an end to aggressive naval actions for quite some time. On May 3rd Togo launched further blocking actions. 8 steamers tried to perform the same suicidal mission as down twice before and failed like the others. Togo was so ashamed by the loss of life from these 3 missions that he stated the third mission had been a success, lying to the army. He did this under immense pressure, for it was his job to secure the sea lanes so Japanese troops could be safely landed along the Liaodong Peninsula. Luckily for him, the death of Makarov basically kept the Russian fleet bottled up in Port Arthur. Unluckily for him the Japanese saw their own losses to sea mines begin in May. On the 12th a destroyer hit a mine at Talienwan; the next day the battleship Hatsuse ran into a minefield laid out by the Amur and just like the Petropavlovsk was lost within a minute. She had hit two mines, one blew up her magazine, breaking apart her deck. The battleship Yashima closed in to help her but also hit a mine, but was able to limp away out of the sight of the Russians before she too sank. News of these ship losses were not released to the Japanese public. Chemulpo had been seized easily, the 12th division began landing there with ease. Now the 2nd, 12th and Guards division were of the 1st IJA, mobilized before the offset of the war. The Japanese held the advantage of being able to send troops faster via the sea, for the Russians the trans siberian railway still took a considerable amount of time. Thus the Japanese wanted to hit hard and fast, so alongside the 12th division the 2nd and guards were hoped to make a landing quickly after. The 12th division with some components of the 2nd division landed between the 17th and 22nd of February and began a quick march towards Pyongyang. The Japanese first entered Pyongyang on February 21st who quickly ran out some Cossacks. They set up supply posts enabling the rest of the 12th division to follow suit by the early march. Pyongyang became a focal point for supplies and provisions, the Japanese employed numerous Koreans for the logistical war effort. They bargained for provisions at a fair rate, for example purchasing pigs. A coolie army was hired, nearly 10,000 men strong. They were paid wages above the market norm and leaders amongst them received red bands to signify privileged positions within the Imperial Japanese Transport Corps.  On March 18th the 12th division advanced from Pyongyang to Anju dislodged two squadrons of Cossack cavalry there. Patrols from the first IJA indicated Chinampo lying around the mouth of the Taitong diver would make for an excellent landing point for men and supplies. Thus the commander of the 1st IJA, General Kuroki dispatched some forces of the guards and 2nd division from Hiroshima to land and secure Chinampo on March 13th. By the end of March the entire 1st IJA had landed in Korea. By this point the Japanese were confused at the lack of Russian interference, unbeknownst to them the Tsar had issued a directive to Alexeiev to overt any Russian action against the Japanese in Korea. The Russians still believed there was a chance the Japanese would just skirmish on the borders and not advance into Manchuria. Thus Alexeiev ordered the forces to allow the Japanese to land “on the whole extent of the western coast of Korea as high as Chemulpo and to permit their exploration as far north as the Yalu”.  While the Japanese were consolidating their logistical supply bases in Korea, the Russian logistics were facing countless problems. The Russians simply did not have the logistical organization that the Japanese had, they were basically living off the land. The Russians were coming into conflict with the local Manchurian populations who were actively resisting them. This was largely due to the recent war they just fought in Manchuria, Japanese funding Honghuzi forces and the Chinese and Koreans simply sympathize more with their fellow asian Japanese against the Russians. Honghuzi guerilla forces were working with Koreans along the northern border to harass the Russians, attacking and pillaging their supply lines. The Japanese war plan sought to have its 1st IJA attack and advance over the Yalu, while the 2nd IJA led by General Oku would land near Nanshan to cut Port Arthur off from the mainland. Now Kuroki's 1st IJA may have had better supply lines, but to move the entire army north into Manchuria was still a logistical nightmare. To be more efficient the 1st IJA would focus its bulk along the western part of Korea where sea access was easier. The port of Rikaho was selected as a new forward landing and supply base. After securing it the Japanese continued north towards the Yalu and by the second week of April were in the same spot their forebears had taken in August of 1894.  By April 21st they were concentrating due south of Wiju drawing supplies from Chinampo, Boto and Rikaho. At this point many foreign military observers and correspondents were arriving. There was a deep hunger to study how new modern weaponry and tactics would work out on the battlefield, both the Russians and Japanese would have foreigners amongst them taking notes. It was an interesting time after all. Since the American Civil War, Taiping Rebellion and even Franco-Prussian War of 1870, military technology had advanced exponentially. There would be as many as a hundred foreign military observers from over 16 different nations in Manchuria and Korea during the war. This would also be exploited heavily for spying. Many of the observers were British who held obvious sympathies with the Japanese and thus would covertly hand over information. Now back on February 15th, General Kuropatkin presented the Tsar his campaign plan to win the war against Japan, a war might I note he never favored having. Kuropatkin estimated he would require 6 months to achieve a force of 200,000, the number he believed was necessary to undertake an offensive. Thus he sought to spend the 6 months assessing the Japanese strength while establishing strong defenses to the north of their perceived limit of advance. Basically he wanted to trade space for time, he did not seek to establish defenses too far south. But Kuropatkin was not the top brass, it was Alexeiev and Alexeiev ordered Kuropatkin not to abandon any territory. Thus Kuropatkin was forced to form a line of defenses near the Yalu. He dispatched General Zasulich, the new Eastern Detachment commander on April 22nd with specific orders “to retard the enemy in his passage; to determine his strength, dispositions and lines of march; to retreat as slowly as possible into the mountains”. Opposite and across the Yalu from Wiju is Chuliencheng, the town sits about 2 miles north of the river. The Yalu splits into two rivers and at the split point are a chain of islands. There were no bridges between the two banks, thus crossings would need to be made by small junks and sampans. Taking some of the islands in the Yalu was imperative to ease crossing points. At Fenghuangcheng the Yalu divided and going north became the Ai river. At the junction was a 500 foot high hill called Tiger's head another important strategic location the Japanese would have to seize. Closer to the mouth of the Yalu on the northern side was the fortified town of Antung, which the Russians believed was extremely vulnerable to a Japanese landing attack. The Russian forces at the Yalu consisted of the 3rd Siberian Army corps alongside our old friend General Mishchenko's trans-baikal cossack brigade. At Antung, led by Major General Kashtalinksi were 2580 riflemen, 400 cavalry scouts, 16 field guns and 8 machine guns. On the right flank 4 miles to the north at Tientzu was a reserve of 5200 riflemen and 16 guns; at Chuliencheng led by Major General Trusov were 5200 riflemen, 240 cavalry scouts and 16 guns. The right flank extended from the mouth of the Yalu to Takushan all under Mishchenkos command who held 1100 cavalry, 2400 riflemen, 8 field guns and 6 horse drawn guns. The left from going from Anpingho to Hsiapuhsiho around 40 miles northeast on the Yalu was 1250 cavalry, 1000 riflement and 8 mountain guns. Excluding the reserves, there were over 16,000 riflemen, 2350 cavalry, 630 cavalry scouts, 40 field guns, 8 mountain guns and 6 horse drawn guns covering a distance of over 170 miles. Facing them around Wiju would be a Japanese force of 42,500 men. The Russians had spread themselves out thinly along the river. At the base of numerous hills were Russian trenches, uncamouflaged, in full view from the opposite bank. The Russian artillery likewise was in full view, a large mistake. The Japanese had employed spies, often disguised as fisherman going along the rivers mapping out the Russian artillery positions, by the 23rd the Japanese had acquired the full layout and order of battle. General Kuroki made sure to conceal his strength and more importantly his main crossing point. Using screens of large trees and kaoliang, if you remember the boxer series that is a tall type of millet, well they used this type of cover to move their artillery and troops in secrecy. The Russians occupied the islands in the Yalu called Kyuri, Oseki and Kintei. On the 25th 6 batteries were brought up to support an infantry attack. IJN gunboats began harassing the forces at Antung as a diversion, trying to deceive the Russians into thinking their right flank was where the fighting would be had. At 9:45pm two battalions of the 2nd division crossed using pontoons to Kintei island completely unopposed. Sappers immediately went to work constructing bridges. At 4am a force of 250 soldiers of the Guards division landed and attacked 150 Russians on Kyuri, dislodging them at the cost of 12 men. The Russians quickly abandoned Kyuri and Kintei seeing them as lost causes, but suddenly without orders the men atop Tiger Hill also began withdrawing when they saw men leaving the islands.  The Japanese engineers began constructing 10 bridges using pontoons as a feint attack was launched against Chuliencheng. A bridge was erected made up of native boats placed side by side going across the Yalu. This bridge was a decoy. Russian artillery fired upon numerous positions giving their locations away as the concealed Japanese artillery systematically took them out one by one. Over at Antung a small flotilla of 6 gunboats continued to harass the fort and trenches. The local commander was convinced the Japanese would land and attack, again this was a deception. After a few days Kuroki had all he needed to unleash a blow. He sought to advance to Tangshancheng, between Fenghuangcheng and Antung. He had orders to work in concert with the 2nd IJA's landing, this meant he was to a cross the Yalu on April 30th. However, Generals Oku, Kuorki and Admiral Togo met on April 25th where it was determined the deadline had to be pushed until May 1st or 2nd. Thus Kuroki was ordered to delay his attack until May 3rd. Kuroki concentrated his attention towards the weak Russian left flank. He required a crossing point over the Yalu to reconnoiter between the Yalu and Ai rivers. The Russians believed crossing the Ai would require boats, but the Japanese found a crossing point over at the right bank around Sukuchin. Kuroki had the 12th division focus on the right flank, the Guards in the middle to cross the Yalu via the Kyuri and Oseki islands to take a position on Chukodai island to the north and south of Tiger Hill, the 2nd division would hit the weak left. On May 1st the Japanese received some new toys from Chinampo, 20 4.72 inch howitzers organized into 5 batteries. Under the cover of darkness, these huge guns were placed into camouflaged trenches. Meanwhile back on the 29th of april the 12th division covertly crossed the Yalu during the night and moved 3 batteries into Chukyuri to cover the bridge making effort. At 11am on May 1st the Japanese artillery began firing, covering the 12th divisions as they crossed the right bank brushing aside light Russian opposition. Zasulich received word of this and tried to order reinforcements to Anpingho, but he still believed the activities of the 12th division to be a feint, a IJN flotilla was harassing Antung still. The reinforcements were thus delayed heavily. On april 29th and 4pm Zasulich despatched a battalion of the 22nd east Siberian rifle regiment with some mounted scouts and 2 guns to cross the Ai river and retake Tiger Hill. The Russians easily dislodged the Japanese platoon atop the hill who quickly joined their comrades over on Kyuri island.  The next morning the Japanese could see the Russians digging in on Tiger Hill, so the Guards divisional artillery on a hill south of a bridge leading to Kyuri island opened fire on them. There was no artillery response from the Russian artillery. At 10am two groups of sappers set out in boats to survey the waters opposite of Chukodai and at 10:30 were fired upon by a battery on some high ground north east of Chuliencheng. 6 4.72 inch batteries of the 12th division responded and within 16 minutes the Russian battery was neutralized suffering the deaths of 5 officers and 29 men. Another Russian battery east of Makau began firing and was smashed quickly by the Guards artillery.  Major General Kashtalinski took command of the Chuliencheng sector from Major General Trusov who became ill on April 28th. So severely had the Russian artillery and infantry suffered from the Japanese artillery, that at 11pm on April 30th, Kashtalinski requested permission from Zasulich to withdraw to some hills behind Chuliencheng. Zasulich refused this as Alexeiev's orders were clear, not to give up any ground. Zasulich then received news, the men on Tigers Hill had abandoned it fearing encirclement, some elements of the Guards and 12th division linked up and took it. The 12th division were advancing in three columns towards the Ai river during the night and as Thomas Cowen of the Daily Chronicle reported “The men had to march, wade, wait their turn at a plank bridge or shallow ford, help each other up a slippery bank, pass, in single file sometimes, through a willow copse, wait, climb, jump, mud-scramble, and march again, for about six hours, getting into positions, ‘lining out' in front of the long-extending Russian trenches. No light was allowed, nor a voice above an undertone, for the most part there were no roads to march on, but the men had to cross fields, grope in the gloom for strange paths, or struggle past obstructions where no path could be found, using dry water-courses as tracks till they led into pools, over stubbly cornfields, in and out among tenantless farm buildings, up country lanes and hillside footpaths, each officer and NCO peering into the gloom, feeling his way to the appointed spot, consulting a rough sketch plan and drawing his men after him.” At 3am the Russian 12th regiment reported back to Zasulich that they heard the sounds of wheels on the islands and believed artillery were crossing bridges, he did nothing. At 5am the morning fog dissipated and the Russians could now see opposite of them at Chuliencheng to Salankou at a distance of 6 miles, 3 Japanese divisions were in trenches waiting to pounce on them. Regimental priests egan sermons just before the scream of Japanese howitzers broke the morning quiet. The Japanese artillery were focused first on hunting Russian artillery, eventually some batteries at Makau fired back and within a few minutes were silenced. After this the Japanese artillery focused its full weight upon the Russian infantry in their trenches absolutely devastating them. In view of the lack of Russian artillery fire, Kuroki changed his plans somewhat and ordered the 12th division to perform an encirclement maneuver prior to the Guards and 2nd divisions attacks. By 7am all 3 Japanese divisions were advancing.  The Japanese stormed out of their trenches and rushed along the 200 yard wide waters of the Ai to the various crossing points like ants going through funnels. The Japanese troops carrying packs full with rations for 3 days moved as fast as they could through the water before being hit by the first Russian volley at a range of around 500 yards, about halfway across the river. It was an extreme range for the Russian rifles, but with the Japanese so packed up it was brutal. The Japanese did not loss momentum and soon were charging through Russian volleys up the river bank and knolls. Japanese officers began screaming ‘take cover and fire at will”. The 2nd division suffered tremendous casualties around Chuliencheng. The Japanese leapfrogged forward using fire and movement to great effect and soon were crashing into the forward Russian positions. When the Russians abandoned their forward positions for interior lines the Japanese artillery devestated them. The 12th east Siberian rifle regiment made a brave but hopeless counterattack and were swept aside. By 10am the main body of the Russian force were in a full retreat at Chuliencheng. The Japanese tried to storm a the road leading to Fenghuangcheng due north of Chuliencheng, but the full weight of the Russian retreat dislodged them. General Kashtalinski watched in horror as the right flank collapsed, however there was still hope. If Colonel Gromov held the left flank, they could maintain thir foothold on the Yalu. Colonel Gromov and his men were holding a position on the forward slopes overlooking the Ai river in the area of Potetientzu. His command held two battalions of the 22nd regiment and his focus was upon the right side where the guards division were now getting over the river and penetrated his thinly held line. Gromov then received news the 12th division were beggining to get over their part of the river. Gromov went over to see it for himself and he estimated there to be around 5 or 6 battalions advancing directly upon his position. He had no choice, he orderd a partial withdrawal, and as best as he could he tried to maintain order but a general withdrawal emerged as the Japanese gradually turned his flank. Gromov's intent was to pull back to Chingkou, but the rapid advance of the Japanese forces him to saddle between Chingkou and Laofangkou.  Other than Gromov's two battalions, the Russians were maintaining a reasonble withdrawal to defensive lines further back around the Hantuhotzu stream around two miles beyond the Ai. The force at Antung were being shelled by the IJN gunboats, aside from that they alongside the reserves at Tientzu had done basically nothing in the battle thus far. Kuroki ordered the Guards to occupy some hills above Hamatang, the 2nd division to advance upon Antung and the 12th to advance southwards to Taloufang. The 12th swept right through Chingkou en route to Hamatang smashing Gromov's men. General Kashtalinksi's men held the Guards and 2nd division back along the Hantuhotzu giving General Zasulich time to withdraw his troops at Antung to Tientzu. To over this withdrawal two battalions of the 11th east siberian regiment and a battery were detached to bolster Kashtalinski's position along the Hantuhotzu. The Guards and 2nd division had to wait for their artillery to catch up to them as the 12th were putting pressure on Gromov's men. At 12:15pm Gromov was forced to pull back to Liuchiakou and he sent a messenger to report such to General Kashtalinski's HQ. At 1pm a messenger of General Zasulich arrived at Gromov's HQ ordering him to retreat via Laochoutun. Meanwhile the messenger failed to get to Kashtalinski until 4pm, thus Kashtalinski would have literally no idea and thought everything was holding. Later Gromov would be courtmartialled for withdrawing the way he did. He would be exonerated later, but before that occurred he would shoot himself in shame.  Around 12pm Kashtalinski received word to his surprise that Gromov was withdrawing from Chingkou with the 22nd regiment in disarray and that the Japanese had seized Liuchiakou. His scouts were also telling him the Japanese were advancing on Laofangkou. Kashtalinski wanted to see this for himself douting his own scouts. What he saw was a complete disaster and he quickly ordered an immediate withdrawal from Hantuhotzu to Tientzu. His rearguard was the 11th company of the 22nd regiment who took up a position on a 570 foot high hill east of Hamatang. At around 2pm the 5th company of the 24th IJA regiment, the 12th divisions vanguard smashed into the southeast part of the Hamatang defensive line. Soon the 5th company held a blocking position forcing the retreating Russians to move further south of the 570 foot hill. Three batteries of the 12th division the narrived and began smashing Hamatang as the Guards and 2nd divisions men stormed forward positions. The 11th east Siberian regiment buckled and began fleeing into the valley beyond Hamatang already 26 officers and 900 men had been killed. The valley was around a mile wide, extremely open with fields extending up hillsides. There was basically no cover at all and when the Japanese took the heights they had an excellent view into the valley to fire upon the fleeing Russians. Suddenly the regiments priest in full regalia, grabbed a large cross and stood up. The surrounding surviving Russians around him stood up and the priest led the men through the valley to safety as he cried out “god have mercy” for Russians were being blown to pieces all around them. The priest was hit by 3 bullets before he fell bleeding over his cross as soldier grabbed him and carried him to the other side. The firing gradually lessened as the Japanese shouted banzais atop their hills and saluted the Russians withdrawing before them. The hero priest was evacuated to the Red Cross hospital at Mukden where he made a full physical recovery, though psychological he did not, he reportedly went insane.  The carnage was not found so great everywhere. 650 men of the 24th and 56th regiments who were holding out on a hill south east of Hamatang were pounced upon by a company of the guards division who screamed Banzai charging with their bayonets. The Russains lifted up a white flag and the Japanese allowed them to surrender. At 5:30pm the sun was setting across the battlefield, it had been a truly bloody sight. 2700 Russians lay dead, wounded or captured. The Japanese reported 1036 casualties. The Russians had lost 45 artillery pieces, 8 machine guns and 19 wagons full of munitions. The Japanese did not pursue the Russians fleeing to Liaoyang or Fenghuangcheng.  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 Russian fleet was trapped firmly with the harbor of Port Arthur allowing the Japanese to commence their land campaigns. The first major battle was at along the Yalu river which turned a crimson red with the blood of both sides. It was going to be a terrible war.   

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Today, The Two Mikes had the rare and welcome opportunity to again host Dimitri Makarov, a member of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's personal staff at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Makarov joined us from western Russia. Mr. Makarov was sent there to get a feel for the status of the war there. He was startled to find that, since his last visit, there is an increasing number of native-English-speaking POWS. For the most part, they seem to be in good shape and appreciate the food and blankets provided to them by Russian logisticians. He said that one of his tasks on returning to Moscow will be to report to Minister Lavrov and tell him of this phenomenon. Mr. Makarov said that he dreads reporting this information because it will shock the Minister because President Biden has pledged to him that no American military personnel are on the ground in Ukraine. I wonder, Mr. Makarov said, whether it could actually be that President Biden is really a low-down, lying, two-bit bastard?Another part of his mission in Ukraine was to discover if the most famous Ukrainian Nazi -- Stefan Bandera -- was as popular as ever among the country's population. Makarov said that he and most Russians believe that Bandera was a terrible, bloodthirsty, and atrocity-committing man; indeed, he was too Nazi even for the Nazis. Mr. Makarov said that after his investigation he breathed a sigh of relief as he saw intelligence that reported Bandera is still as popular as ever among the locals. There are a hundred or more statues of Bandera in the country, streets and avenues are named after him, and seventy-percent of Ukrainians still love Bandera and think of him as a hero. Mr. Makarov was pleased that nothing had changed regarding Bandera because it will take the sting out of telling Minister Lavrov that President Biden is a first-class rotter. We look forward to speaking to Mr. Makarov after he concludes his next mission for Minister Lavrov.SponsorsTriangle Fragrance: https://trianglefragrance.com/?sca_ref=4171318.dUndUHDKz3Cambridge Credit: https://www.cambridge-credit.org/twomikes/ EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com/?coupon=twomikesOur Gold Guy: https://www.ourgoldguy.com www.TwoMikes.us

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In this week's No Lowballers podcast by GoWild presented by GunBroker.com, we're talking all about Russian Cold War Weapons!  If one of us disappears by the end of the show, you know why. We open up with a discussion about how exactly to pronounce Makarov, pretty sure we still don't have it down yet! Logan and Allen go into a discussion of the origin of the Makarov. From the ammo to the firearm itself, the Makarov has a super interesting background. With an extremely long shelf life from 1951 until present, the Makarov has been a staple in Russia and other communist countries. Dan asks a question about manufacturers of Makarovs specifically during the Cold War, the motto was if the government says you make Makarovs...you make Makarovs.  Then we pivot to the Stechkin APS, a select-fire machine pistol, by your fourth shot you're sending lead at passing planes! The Stechkin had a very short shelf life, mostly due to the complete impracticality of them specifically in military scenarios, albeit they are super fun guns to shoot. While you can still find a Stechkin today, they are nowhere near as widely available as the Makarov, with many bringing a very large premium.  We spend some time talking movies and how the bad guys always have the Russian firearms! Spoiler alert, if the good guy pulls out a Makarov, chances are he won't be the good guy for long. Do you know of a movie where the good guy carried a Makarov? Another movie easter egg proves that we may have some double agents at the table, listen in to see how we know who it is!  Allen gives us a run down on Russian surplus guns available on GunBroker.com and how the market is changing due to parts kits being harder to source.  New episodes launch every Thursday morning. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant, outdoor content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's No Lowballers podcast by GoWild presented by GunBroker.com, we're talking all about Russian Cold War Weapons! If one of us disappears by the end of the show, you know why. We open up with a discussion about how exactly to pronounce Makarov, pretty sure we still don't have it down yet! Logan and Allen go into a discussion of the origin of the Makarov. From the ammo to the firearm itself, the Makarov has a super interesting background. With an extremely long shelf life from 1951 until present, the Makarov has been a staple in Russia and other communist countries. Dan asks a question about manufacturers of Makarovs specifically during the Cold War, the motto was if the government says you make Makarovs...you make Makarovs. Then we pivot to the Stechkin APS, a select-fire machine pistol, by your fourth shot you're sending lead at passing planes! The Stechkin had a very short shelf life, mostly due to the complete impracticality of them specifically in military scenarios, albeit they are super fun guns to shoot. While you can still find a Stechkin today, they are nowhere near as widely available as the Makarov, with many bringing a very large premium. We spend some time talking movies and how the bad guys always have the Russian firearms! Spoiler alert, if the good guy pulls out a Makarov, chances are he won't be the good guy for long. Do you know of a movie where the good guy carried a Makarov? Another movie easter egg proves that we may have some double agents at the table, listen in to see how we know who it is! Allen gives us a run down on Russian surplus guns available on GunBroker.com and how the market is changing due to parts kits being harder to source. New episodes launch every Thursday morning. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant, outdoor content!

Čo v pondelok sľuboval, v stredu naplnil. Premiér Ódor predložil kabinetu návrh na odvolanie obvineného šéfa tajnej služby Michala Aláča. Kabinet ho odobril. Po potvrdení prezidentkou vláda počíta so SIS, ktorú bude viesť jeden z jej doterajších námestníkov. Premiér však o jeho mene zatiaľ hovoriť odmieta. Od SIS pod novým vedením očakáva aj spoluprácu na vyšetrovaní jej aktuálnych káuz. Podľa Nadácie Zastavme korupciu, v relatívne krátkej dobe už druhý šéf tajnej služby skončil pre obvinenia, čo nie je dobrá vizitka dôveryhodnosti SIS. Od novej vlády očakávajú audit, či kontrolu tajnej služby. Na SIS v aktuálnych problémoch sa pozrieme s Xéniou Makarovou z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Čo v pondelok sľuboval, v stredu naplnil. Premiér Ódor predložil kabinetu návrh na odvolanie obvineného šéfa tajnej služby Michala Aláča. Kabinet ho odobril. Po potvrdení prezidentkou vláda počíta so SIS, ktorú bude viesť jeden z jej doterajších námestníkov. Premiér však o jeho mene zatiaľ hovoriť odmieta. Od SIS pod novým vedením očakáva aj spoluprácu na vyšetrovaní jej aktuálnych káuz. Podľa Nadácie Zastavme korupciu, v relatívne krátkej dobe už druhý šéf tajnej služby skončil pre obvinenia, čo nie je dobrá vizitka dôveryhodnosti SIS. Od novej vlády očakávajú audit, či kontrolu tajnej služby. Na SIS v aktuálnych problémoch sa pozrieme s Xéniou Makarovou z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Pokus o mimoriadnu schôdzu parlamentu, lebo že tu nemá fungovať právny štát,na druhej strane rozhodnutie súdu o treste pre Bernarda Slobodníka. Za prijímanie úplatkov pre policajnú chobotnicu. Pondelok, v ktorom sa proti sebe postavil pohľad politikov na čele s Robertom Ficom a orgánov súdnej moci. Ak prví hovoria o prevrate, druhí len akceptujú priznanie človeka, ktorý sa korupcii na najvyšších miestach priznal a začal o nej otvorene rozprávať. To všetko naviac v deň, kedy si pripomíname 55 rokov od násilnej okupácie krajiny z roku 1968. Hlava štátu tiež prakticky odvolala obvineného šéfa tajnej služby Michala Aláča. Horúčavy tak v krajine pod Tatrami pretrvávajú nielen tie zo slnka, ale čoraz teplejšie je aj z blížiacich sa volieb. Okrem premiéra a parlamentných politikov budete počuť aj Xéniu Makarovú z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu a Ivu Zigovú, reportérku Aktualít. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Pokus o mimoriadnu schôdzu parlamentu, lebo že tu nemá fungovať právny štát,na druhej strane rozhodnutie súdu o treste pre Bernarda Slobodníka. Za prijímanie úplatkov pre policajnú chobotnicu. Pondelok, v ktorom sa proti sebe postavil pohľad politikov na čele s Robertom Ficom a orgánov súdnej moci. Ak prví hovoria o prevrate, druhí len akceptujú priznanie človeka, ktorý sa korupcii na najvyšších miestach priznal a začal o nej otvorene rozprávať. To všetko naviac v deň, kedy si pripomíname 55 rokov od násilnej okupácie krajiny z roku 1968. Hlava štátu tiež prakticky odvolala obvineného šéfa tajnej služby Michala Aláča. Horúčavy tak v krajine pod Tatrami pretrvávajú nielen tie zo slnka, ale čoraz teplejšie je aj z blížiacich sa volieb. Okrem premiéra a parlamentných politikov budete počuť aj Xéniu Makarovú z Nadácie Zastavme korupciu a Ivu Zigovú, reportérku Aktualít. Podcast pripravil Jaroslav Barborák.

Organizovaná zločinecká skupina priamo na čele polície. Tak znie obžaloba v kauze Očistec. Policajnému zboru mal v skutočnosti šéfovať oligarcha z pozadia Smeru Norbert Bödör. Ako policajná mafia zarobila státisíce a koľko si jej členovia rozdelili na úplatkoch? Vypočujte si štvrtý diel podcastovej krimisérie Mafiánsky štát. Nájdete ho v službe Aktuality Navyše. Hoci prípad Očistec minulý týždeň sudca dočasne pozastavil a dostane sa na Ústavný súd, všetci jeho aktéri sú naďalej obvinení. Čoho sa mali podľa polície a prokuratúry dopustiť? Dnes si presne rozoberieme, ako policajti vypaľovali podnikateľov, či sa im to darilo alebo nie a aký výnosnejší biznis model si našli. Vopred prezradíme len jedno – kľúčovými ľuďmi v systéme boli vyšetrovatelia finančnej a daňovej kriminality – a ich šéfovia Bernard Slobodník a Ľudovít Makó. Obžaloba nám presne hovorí, kto delil aké úplatky za aké službičky pre ktorých kriminálnikov. Niektoré úplatky dosahovali stovky tisíc eur. Najdrahšou položkou v cenníku úplatkov bolo zatvorenie policajných očí. Podcastovú krimisériu Mafiánsky štát napísal a nahral Peter Hanák. Na tejto epizóde sa podieľali aj Martin Turček, Laura Kellöová, Annamária Dömeová, Matej Ohrablo, Adam Oleš, Valentína Rybárová a Xénia Makarová. Použili sme aj ukážky z rozhovoru Mareka Vagoviča s Bernardom Slobodníkom z relácie Na rovinu, jednu krátku ukážku z Rádia Expres a za povolenie použiť ukážky z ich správ ďakujeme TV Markíza. Podcastová krimiséria Mafiánsky štát vychádza každú druhú nedeľu na webe Aktuality.sk ako súčasť balíčka Aktuality Navyše. Ďakujeme, že nás platíte práve vy.

Bežní ľudia môžu byť sklamaní z toho, čo sa niekomu „prepečie“.   Xénia Makarová vysvetlila Jurajovi Kemkovi, prečo nadácia Zastavme korupciu považuje jedno z rozhodnutí premiéra Ľudovíta Ódora za omyl a prečo sa Ján Slota opäť vyhol väzeniu.

Woo hoo, episode 350! We have absolutely no plans for this milestone, and when you get right down to it there’s really not much special about the number except that it ends in “0”. But still, woo! What IS special about this episode is that it’s our first foray into using Discord for the podcast.... The post Binary System Podcast #350: WTNV #222 “Makarov the Magical” and Umbrella Academy first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Date night… with more scientists than necessary. Weather: “Be Careful What You Wish For“ by Human Barbie Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Read episode transcripts Our new podcast, UNLICENSED, available now! 2023 US TOUR DATES for “The Haunting of Night Vale” Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show. Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show at welcometonightvale.com A production of Night Vale Presents.

Date night… with more scientists than necessary. Weather: “Be Careful What You Wish For“ by Human Barbie Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Read episode transcripts Our new podcast, UNLICENSED, available now! 2023 US TOUR DATES for “The Haunting of Night Vale” Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show. Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show at welcometonightvale.com A production of Night Vale Presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K479: Could India Help Broker Peace in Ukraine? In July, when a critical deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to free up millions of pounds of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, India played an important behind-the-scenes role in helping sell the plan to Russia, which had been blockading the grain ships. 今年七月，當聯合國與土耳其斡旋達成一項關鍵協議，釋放數百萬磅急需的烏克蘭穀物時，印度在幕後扮演了重要角色，協助向俄羅斯推銷該計畫。俄羅斯一直在封鎖這些穀物船。 Two months later, when Russian forces were shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, leaving the world anxious about a nuclear catastrophe, India stepped in again and asked Russia to back off. 兩個月之後，當俄軍砲轟烏克蘭札波羅熱核電廠，令世界對核災感到焦慮時，印度再次介入，要求俄羅斯後退。 Throughout the Ukraine war, India has quietly assisted during a few pivotal moments such as these. Last week, India's foreign minister traveled to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials on economic and political issues. Diplomats and foreign-policy experts are watching closely to see if India can use its unique leverage as one of the world's largest countries that is a friend to both East and West to press Russia to end its war in Ukraine. 整個烏克蘭戰爭期間，印度在諸如此類的幾個關鍵時刻默默提供協助。印度外長上周前往莫斯科，與俄羅斯官員就經濟和政治問題舉行會談。外交官與外交政策專家正密切關注，印度能否利用身為世界最大國家之一並跟東西方友好的獨特影響力，迫使俄羅斯結束在烏克蘭的戰爭。 Russia and Ukraine are far from negotiating with each other; Ukraine feels it has momentum on the battlefield and is in no mood to talk, and Russia is hardly relenting either. But the widespread belief is that if the fighting reaches a stalemate, and the energy crisis makes life really miserable in Ukraine and across Europe this winter, the prospect of a negotiated settlement or at least a cease-fire may arise. 俄羅斯和烏克蘭完全不談判；烏克蘭覺得自己在戰場上擁有氣勢，無心談判，俄羅斯也幾乎沒有鬆懈下來。但人們普遍認為，若戰鬥陷入僵局，能源危機讓烏克蘭跟整個歐洲今冬生活變得非常悲慘，以談判來解決或是至少停火的機會可能出現。 India's leader, Narendra Modi, seems to enjoy a good rapport with Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, with whom he shares certain strongman characteristics. 印度領導人莫迪似乎與俄羅斯領導人普亭關係融洽，兩人都擁有某些強人特徵。 But the Ukraine crisis and the escalating tensions between Russia and the West are testing India's tightrope act. It continues to buy Russian oil, lots of it, which angers Ukraine and the United States. And it has refused to support resolutions at the United Nations that have condemned Russia's aggression. 但烏克蘭危機以及俄國與西方不斷升級的緊張關係，正考驗印度的走鋼索行為。該國繼續大量購買俄羅斯石油，激怒了烏克蘭跟美國。它還拒絕支持聯合國譴責俄羅斯侵略的決議。 Yuri Makarov, chief editor of the Ukrainian national broadcasting company and a popular commentator based in Kyiv, was surprised to hear that Indian officials had been contemplating peace efforts. 當得知印度官員一直在考慮和平行動時，烏克蘭國家廣播公司主編、基輔頗受歡迎的評論員馬卡洛夫感到驚訝。 “I wonder if they have their own idea of the real Ukrainian situation,” he said, adding that he had yet to meet any Indian diplomats, intellectuals or journalists in Kyiv. 他說，「我好奇他們是否對烏克蘭真實情況有自己的看法」，並稱自己還沒在基輔見到任何印度外交官、知識分子或記者。 His instinct, he said, was that Israel or Turkey would be better-informed mediators. 他表示，他的直覺是以色列或土耳其會成為消息較為靈通的調解人。 Still, Makarov said, “Russia doesn't want Ukraine to exist.” 不過，馬卡洛夫說：「俄羅斯不希望烏克蘭存在。」 He added, “So I don't see an option for talks, sadly.” 他接著說：「所以很遺憾，我看不到有談判的選項。」Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/6776438 Powered by Firstory Hosting

In this Roots of Reality Experiences episode, historian Ben Baumann talks with Russian musician Anton Makarov about his journey as an independent musician in Russia, the meaning of music, and making music in a changing world. (Anton Makarov is a Russian musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who has performed all over Europe. He started participating in various groups since 2010, before starting a solo career in 2015. Since 2020, Makarov has been the lead singer of his new Russian band Dictaphone.) Website- http://www.antonmakarov.net/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/anton.mkrv/ Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1on1Tdmb3hL3sz9fwtxMSQ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehNibIR0TIp4xn1njQbzkw Dictaphone Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dictaphoneband/ Dictaphone Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yNbvqQ9ZfmJQJh53AzIXu Dictaphone YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Rd-YZleUBLxyQqLq6MzGQ If you like the podcast, leave a review at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/root…ty/id1466338710 Follow Roots of Reality on Social Media: Facebook- facebook.com/RootsofReality Twitter- twitter.com/_RootsofReality Instagram- instagram.com/rootsofreality/?hl=en YouTube- youtube.com/channel/UCvmG6sKFW9…isable_polymer=true (The memories, comments, and viewpoints shared by guests in the interviews do not represent the viewpoints of, or speak for Roots of Reality)

Understanding the complexity surrounding cryptocurrencies is essential in making the correct decisions regarding investing in DeFi technology. To help us understand the basics, we talked to Dr. Igor Makarov who is an expert on cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, particularly Bitcoin and the associated mining processes. He is based at the London School of Economics, where he serves as an Associate Professor of Finance. Dr. Makarov is also the author of several papers focusing on DeFi and crypto markets in general and has provided new insights surrounding governance and mining processes. In today's show, we learn about the basics of cryptocurrencies, mining and the future of DeFi. In particular, we talk about the role of intermediaries, what drives the prices of Bitcoin, how concentrated mining processes are, the role DeFi in increasing governance, the upsides and downsides of cryptocurrencies, and much more. Tune in to make sure you don't miss out on advice from a respected figure in the industry, Dr. Igor Makarov!   Key Points From This Episode:   A brief outline of Dr. Makarov's professional background and experience. [0:00:39] What role do intermediaries play in the traditional financial system. [0:02:36] Find out if economic rents that intermediaries collect are unwarranted. [0:03:36] Makarov explains the complexities of cryptocurrencies and the elimination of fees. [0:06:06] How rents are different on cryptocurrency exchanges. [0:09:44] Systemic risks associated with the traditional banking system. [0:11:24] Whether Bitcoin and DeFi can improve banking by reducing systemic risk. [0:13:22] Learn if blockchain or DeFi ecosystems can exist without human intervention. [0:15:06] Why it is unlikely decentralized autonomous organizations will improve governance. [0:17:06] Breakdown of the potential problems that concentration of ownership could have on governance. [0:19:53] Opportunities where cryptocurrencies and DeFi can improve the traditional financial system. [0:21:44] Some of the potential benefits of a permissioned distributed ledger system. [0:24:39] Why is it important to understand the Bitcoin ecosystem. [0:26:22] What are the limitations of understanding the Bitcoin ecosystem. [0:27:12] How Bitcoin addresses are associated with with real-world entities. [0:29:36] Ways to differentiate between addresses belonging to individual investors and those belonging to intermediaries. [0:31:42] What happens when you send Bitcoins to an exchange. [0:32:49] Details on how Dr. Makarov calculated the concentration of Bitcoins. [0:33:25] How did Dr. Makarov gain an understanding of what Bitcoin is used for. [0:37:14] The role exchanges play in influencing the total volume of Bitcoin transactions. [0:39:00] Why exchanges are essential to the overall network. [0:41:06] The challenges in enforcing KYC and AML rules for the crypto ecosystem. [0:41:56] How fungibility could effect the use of cryptocurrencies in the marketplace. [0:45:19] Whether most important cryptocurrency exchanges are generally decentralized. [0:46:36] What portion of Bitcoin transactions does Dr. Makarov consider to be economically meaningful. [0:47:06] Why most Bitcoin transactions comprise of irrelevant transactions. [0:48:08] What the meaningful Bitcoin transactions are being used for. [0:50:06] Why the estimates of illegal activities by Dr. Makarov differs from other studies. [0:52:56] A more in-depth explanation of what is driving the price of Bitcoin. [0:55:54] How Dr. Makarov was able to identify individual Bitcoin miners for his paper. [01:01:57] Makarov explains why the original vision of DeFi has not been realized. [01:05:52] Reasons for the concentration of miners in the Bitcoin space. [01:06:42] What are the risks are for the Bitcoin ecosystem when mining concentration is high. [01:08:24] How Dr. Makarov determined the geographic locations of mining operations. [01:10:52] What the function of a mining pool is. [01:13:36] How the concentration in mining power affects the security of smaller proof of work blockchains [01:16:20] How concentrated the ownership of Bitcoin in the hands of individual investors is. [01:22:40] We find out if cryptocurrencies are democratizing financial services. [01:25:03]

La situazione sui vari fronti Update di ISW (6 Maggio) https://bit.ly/3kUljTn Mariupol - Le forze russe hanno continuato gli assalti all'impianto di Azovstal senza progressi confermati. L'ufficio presidenziale ucraino ha annunciato l'apertura di un nuovo corridoio umanitario il 6 maggio, ma pare che le forze russe abbiano violato un cessate il fuoco locale e lanciato missili anticarro contro veicoli civili in fuga da Azovstal. Donetsk e Luhansk - Le forze russe sembrano essersi assicurate piccole conquiste alla periferia di Severodonetsk. Le truppe ucraine hanno respinto i continui assalti russi intorno a Popasna e le forze russe non hanno lanciato alcun attacco contro Avdiivka o Lyman. Kahrkiv - Le forze ucraine hanno continuato a respingere gli attacchi russi sull'asse Izyum. Fonti ucraine riferiscono che le forze ucraine hanno inflitto pesanti perdite alle forze russe alla periferia di Barinkove. I russi intorno a Izyum rimangono in stallo ed è improbabile che ulteriori rinforzi sparsi permettano rinnovati progressi. La controffensiva ucraina a nord e ad est di Kharkiv ha compiuto progressi sostanziali con la riconquista di numerose città. Kherson - Le forze russe hanno continuato a bombardare le posizioni ucraine lungo l'intero asse meridionale senza alcun progresso sostanziale. Fonti ucraine riportano di aver colpito con missili anti-nave Nettuno la fregata russa ammiraglio Makarov, nel Mar Nero nei pressi di Snake Island il 6 maggio. https://bbc.in/3P3XRkM Il Pentagono riporta che per il momento non hanno conferma dell'attacco https://bit.ly/389866s Ucraina Qualsiasi accordo di pace con la Russia dipende dal ritorno delle forze russe alle loro posizioni pre-invasione, afferma Zelensky https://bbc.in/39KIduj Quasi 25 milioni di tonnellate di grano sono bloccate in Ucraina e non possono lasciare il paese, a causa delle difficoltà infrastrutturali e dei porti bloccati del Mar Nero https://www.igc.int/en/default.aspx# ; https://bit.ly/3KV04LU (new delle 13.27) Rapporto Amnesty International sulle violazioni dei diritti umani compiute dalla Russia in Ucraina https://bit.ly/3MMH8jU "7 Paesi tra cui l'Italia garanti della futura sicurezza in Ucraina. Se vogliono anche Cina ed India", capo dell'ufficio presidenziale ucraino, Andriy Yermak https://bit.ly/3KY466s In collegamento con Chatham House, think tank britannico con sede a Londra, Zelensky apre ad accordo di pace senza la restituzione della Crimea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEJOe-fCUY4 Russia Riassunto degli incendi “anomali” in Russia https://bit.ly/3OXFUnX 3,8 milioni di persone hanno lasciato la Russia nel 1° trimestre dell'anno, secondo le statistiche ufficiali. https://bit.ly/3LTnXVk Funzionario del parlamento in visita a Kherson : “La Russia per sempre sarà nel sud dell'Ucraina” https://bit.ly/38SeFKN (new 16.30) Vladimir Putin invierà un avvertimento del "giorno del giudizio" all'Occidente quando guiderà le celebrazioni il 9 maggio, in occasione del 77° anniversario della vittoria dell'Unione Sovietica sulla Germania nazista nella seconda guerra mondiale, riferisce Reuters. https://reut.rs/3KS6Dir Occidente Propagandista filo russo, e traditore secondo il governo ucraino, arrestato in Spagna https://politi.co/3P0pyux Intervista al Generale Petraeus (in pensione) sulla qualità della formazione dei soldati russi: https://bit.ly/3si8pD0 La Germania invierà sette obici semoventi in Ucraina, ha affermato il ministro della Difesa tedesco, Christine Lambrecht. https://bit.ly/3FpsM6l Cina La Corea del Sud diventa la prima nazione asiatica a unirsi al gruppo di difesa informatica della Nato. L'ex direttore del Global Times, ora corrispondente: “Se la Corea del Sud prenderà una strada per diventare ostile nei confronti dei suoi vicini, la fine di questa strada potrebbe essere l'Ucraina.” https://bit.ly/3MUL95N

La situazione sui vari fronti Update di ISW (6 Maggio) https://bit.ly/3kUljTn Mariupol - Le forze russe hanno continuato gli assalti all'impianto di Azovstal senza progressi confermati. L'ufficio presidenziale ucraino ha annunciato l'apertura di un nuovo corridoio umanitario il 6 maggio, ma pare che le forze russe abbiano violato un cessate il fuoco locale e lanciato missili anticarro contro veicoli civili in fuga da Azovstal. Donetsk e Luhansk - Le forze russe sembrano essersi assicurate piccole conquiste alla periferia di Severodonetsk. Le truppe ucraine hanno respinto i continui assalti russi intorno a Popasna e le forze russe non hanno lanciato alcun attacco contro Avdiivka o Lyman. Kahrkiv - Le forze ucraine hanno continuato a respingere gli attacchi russi sull'asse Izyum. Fonti ucraine riferiscono che le forze ucraine hanno inflitto pesanti perdite alle forze russe alla periferia di Barinkove. I russi intorno a Izyum rimangono in stallo ed è improbabile che ulteriori rinforzi sparsi permettano rinnovati progressi. La controffensiva ucraina a nord e ad est di Kharkiv ha compiuto progressi sostanziali con la riconquista di numerose città. Kherson - Le forze russe hanno continuato a bombardare le posizioni ucraine lungo l'intero asse meridionale senza alcun progresso sostanziale. Fonti ucraine riportano di aver colpito con missili anti-nave Nettuno la fregata russa ammiraglio Makarov, nel Mar Nero nei pressi di Snake Island il 6 maggio. https://bbc.in/3P3XRkM Il Pentagono riporta che per il momento non hanno conferma dell'attacco https://bit.ly/389866s Ucraina Qualsiasi accordo di pace con la Russia dipende dal ritorno delle forze russe alle loro posizioni pre-invasione, afferma Zelensky https://bbc.in/39KIduj Quasi 25 milioni di tonnellate di grano sono bloccate in Ucraina e non possono lasciare il paese, a causa delle difficoltà infrastrutturali e dei porti bloccati del Mar Nero https://www.igc.int/en/default.aspx# ; https://bit.ly/3KV04LU (new delle 13.27) Rapporto Amnesty International sulle violazioni dei diritti umani compiute dalla Russia in Ucraina https://bit.ly/3MMH8jU "7 Paesi tra cui l'Italia garanti della futura sicurezza in Ucraina. Se vogliono anche Cina ed India", capo dell'ufficio presidenziale ucraino, Andriy Yermak https://bit.ly/3KY466s In collegamento con Chatham House, think tank britannico con sede a Londra, Zelensky apre ad accordo di pace senza la restituzione della Crimea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEJOe-fCUY4 Russia Riassunto degli incendi “anomali” in Russia https://bit.ly/3OXFUnX 3,8 milioni di persone hanno lasciato la Russia nel 1° trimestre dell'anno, secondo le statistiche ufficiali. https://bit.ly/3LTnXVk Funzionario del parlamento in visita a Kherson : “La Russia per sempre sarà nel sud dell'Ucraina” https://bit.ly/38SeFKN (new 16.30) Vladimir Putin invierà un avvertimento del "giorno del giudizio" all'Occidente quando guiderà le celebrazioni il 9 maggio, in occasione del 77° anniversario della vittoria dell'Unione Sovietica sulla Germania nazista nella seconda guerra mondiale, riferisce Reuters. https://reut.rs/3KS6Dir

Chapter 18- (Cody) Troops such as these. Where are the Ravens. Cody takes command and saves the children. New Hope's final defeat of the G.N.U. Chapter 19- (Evelyn/Noah) The Kiss. The wrath of a mother. Evelyn as the shield-maiden, admonishing David for cowardice. All hope seems lost. Parachutes. Ravens and Texans. Noah and his blood-brothers. Crushing the serpent's head. Blood, sweat, and eternity. Chapter 20- (Noah/Makarov) Milk and Honey. The return of Bear Gunderson. Celebrating victory. Friendships and Alliances. The last Canyonites exiled. Lasting peace. The Sangre Republic. Noah and Evelyn talk about the future. Makarov, Olympia, and Lake Tahoe. Chapter 21- (Noah/Evelyn) The Hearth. The Zion River Valley. Noah and Wander. Noah's home. Greeted by Ruth. Supper. McTavish the senator. Noah watches the fire and the night. Thankful for his life. Epilogue- (Ruth) Noah's letter. History. Faith. Death. Ruth as a matriarch. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samuel-engelman/support

Chapter 14- (Sariah/Nathan) The Shrieking bird. Hiding in the marshes with ducks and muskrats. Sariah's memories. Misdirection. The snake in the canyon. Help from New Hope. Arrows from an angry goddess. Bear attacks the garrison. Sariah as overwatch. Sariah's yearning for life. The garrison is ours. Cache Valley is Free. Chapter 15- (Judith/Cody) Tomorrow and tomorrow. A Tyrant gone mad. The bloody scepter. Bradford's head. What do you mean they're gone? The Chaos, again. Murder in the streets. Blue Cover genocide. Unaccountable individuals. The silent invasion. Death to Tyranny. Cody and the children. Chapter 16- (Makarov) The myth of the horn. Makarov in mother russia. The kids who chose to leave. The ones who chose to stay. The War is won. Chapter 17- (Noah/Evelyn) This is Zion. Noah and Merrell win victory in the south. The liberation of Zion and reunification of the LDS republic. Noah speaks to Evelyn on the phone. Evelyn tells him of her dream. Noah flies to the Valley with his cavalry. Vernon and the Canyonites attack the Sand Creek Valley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samuel-engelman/support

Chapter 11- (Gillette/Makarov) Even a worm will turn. The bluecover rebellion. Sowing the seeds. Handing out collar-controls. The Snakes in the Grass. Landing on the beaches. I send you out as sheep among wolves. As clever as serpents. Makarov and the future. Sacrifices. God's cosmic purpose. The deep breath before the dive Chapter 12- (Evelyn/Adam) Falling snow on a silent night. Evelyn gives birth to Noah's daughter. Adam and his coming of age. Tension grows between the Canyonites and the Valley. Jacob becomes a friend to Adam. Evelyn dreams of treachery and plans for war Chapter 13- (Makarov) God's own throat. Makarov and Team 2 deal the death blow to the GNU in Asia. Taiwan and the education facility. 1 million G.N.U. children. Paratrooper assault. Robotic dogs and elite G.N.U. soldiers. Storming the facility. Brutality for adults. Mercy for children. The Great evacuation. Victory in Asia and erasing the G.N.U. from the eastern hemisphere. The stars in the sky. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samuel-engelman/support