Podcasts about Mazu

The band is back together this week with Pistol Pete, Robertos Scuzdog, J.O.N.O & Dicko

Today, we'll talk about Mazu, the costal protector and Chinese goddess of the sea who has become a global icon of Chinese heritage, linking millions worldwide through faith, commemoration, and maritime culture. 

Renata Mazu is a sought-after business strategist, mindset expert, healer, speaker, and author, who has helped transform hundreds of lives and businesses across the US and globally. She holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Development and has received extensive training in a broad range of disciplines essential for personal and organizational health and growth. Renata's no-nonsense approach enables CEOs and entrepreneurs to rapidly and effectively clear the biggest mental barriers and challenges, allowing them to focus on growth. Her unique inside-out approach not only supports business owners in building a strong internal foundation, developing a deep sense of inner security, confidence, and strength, but also in transforming their businesses for faster and easier growth. The Journey to Healing: The Blueprint for Breaking Free From Your Limitations to Transform Your Life ”Imagine who you'd be, what you'd do, and how your life would look like, if you didn't hold yourself back…” ~ Renata Mazu In “The Journey to Healing,” a business strategist and mindset expert, Renata Mazu, presents a straightforward step-by-step guide designed to enable you to not only understand yourself - what has shaped you, your current situation, the why's, but also walk you through the essential steps of self-discovery, healing, and inner transformation. The uniquely designed prompts and questions will guide you to the core of an issue and This book is NOT just another self-help read; it's a practical toolkit filled with examples, clear strategies, and hands-on tools to start changing your life immediately. It's crafted to give you a deeper understanding of the inner work, addressing fears, uncertainties, limitations, help you untangle your emotions, and heal. It enables you peel back the layers of your psyche, revealing the core beliefs and patterns that shape your life, and provides the blueprint to integrate it all so you start freeing yourself from an invisible prison of your mind and creating significant transformation. INCLUDES over 100 pages of printable worksheets and daily Free Shadow Work Journal PDF pages that you can use and reuse; the link provided after purchase. Some of the topics include: Understanding Inner Work, Shadow Work, Subconscious Work Self-Concept Relationships Hidden Parts of You Toxic Positivity Interconnectedness Unlocking the Past Working with Triggers & Mistakes to Avoid Neutralizing Unsupportive Patterns The Blueprint of Self-Healing Shadow Work Journal and Workbook: Heal Your Emotions, Release Trauma, and Unlock Your True Self Through Guided Prompts and Exercises for Emotional Healing and Self-Discovery 2 Books in 1 Contact Renata Mazu: https://renatamazu.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgesavvy/ Dr. Kimberley Linert Speaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral Optometrist Event Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/ To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com 702.256.9199 Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator Podcast Available on... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platforms Author of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3srh6tZ Website: https://www.DrKimberleyLinert.com The Great Discovery international eLearning platform: https://TheGreatDiscovery.com/kimberley l

拜拜 bài bài - to worship, to pray (at a temple)規範 guī fàn - regulations, rules順序 shùn xù - order, sequence右手邊 yòu shǒu biān - right-hand side右側 yòu cè - right side左側 zuǒ cè - left side道教 dào jiào - Taoism玉皇大帝 yù huáng dà dì - Jade Emperor天公爐 tiān gōng lú - Heaven Lord's incense burner敬重 jìng zhòng - to respect, to revere儀式 yí shì - ceremony, ritual祭拜 jì bài - to worship, to offer sacrifices主殿 zhǔ diàn - main hall (of a temple)擺放 bǎi fàng - to place, to arrange神像 shén xiàng - statue of a deity媽祖 mā zǔ - Mazu, the Goddess of the Sea關公 guān gōng - Guan Gong (Guan Yu), a deified historical figure供品 gòng pǐn - offerings (to gods or ancestors)糕餅 gāo bǐng - cakes and pastries攜帶 xī dài - to carry, to bring along善意 shàn yì - goodwill, kind intentions祈福 qí fú - to pray for blessings解惑 jiě huò - to resolve doubts, to clarify confusion平心靜氣 píng xīn jìng qì - to remain calm and composed浮躁 fú zào - restless, impetuousFeeling stuck or frustrated with your Chinese progress? Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me

Kaya of the Ocean is a middle-grade fantasy novel by Gloria Lai Huang that explores themes of mental health, the immigrant experience, and self-acceptance. The story follows Kaya, a thirteen-year-old girl who struggles with anxiety and a fear of water, as she discovers her lineage as a descendant of the Chinese water goddess Mazu. This heartfelt adventure combines elements of friendship, humor, and Chinese mythology, set against the backdrop of the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. It has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and chosen by the American Booksellers Association as one of the best debuts on the Winter/Spring 2025 "Indies Introduce" list, as well as a great read on the January 2025 "Kids' Indie Next" list. www.glorialaihuang.com

Achat d'influenceurs taiwanais, expulsion d'épouses chinoises prônant l'invasion, scandales d'espionnage dans l'armée, liens troubles d'hommes politiques qui multiplient les voyages en Chine. À Taïwan, les scandales autour du Front uni, le réseau d'influence de Pékin sur l'île, se multiplient, et la société taïwanaise est sur le qui-vive. De notre envoyé spécial à Taiwan,Panneau en bois vert dans la main, gilet blanc sur les épaules sur lesquels sont inscrits les mêmes caractères « Ba mian ». Cette expression désigne le mouvement de révocation historique qui traverse l'île, où fleurissent ces rassemblements pour récolter les signatures nécessaires pour éjecter de leur siège une trentaine de députés du KMT, le parti conservateur. Cette formation majoritaire au Parlement est accusée de « paralyser la cour constitutionnelle de baisser le budget, mais aussi d'être beaucoup trop proche de la Chine, résume Rebecca Guo, 33 ans. La jeune femme fait partie d'un mouvement citoyen récoltant le seuil de signatures nécessaires pour organiser une réélection dans sa circonscription de Xinzhu (Hsinchu), dans l'ouest du pays. « Le Kuomintang a des parlementaires élus dans notre pays, mais qui servent les intérêts du Parti Communiste Chinois ». Dans son viseur, notamment Fu Kun-chi, chef du KMT au Parlement, adepte des voyages sur le continent. « Ils ne reçoivent pas forcément de l'argent directement, mais des cadeaux, des produits qui viennent d'usines chinoises et cela met en danger la démocratie taïwanaise ». La mutation de ce mouvement citoyen « Bamian », parti d'un rejet des blocages à l'assemblée à une dénonciation des infiltrations chinoises, est symptomatique de l'importance prise par le sujet ces derniers mois à Taiwan.Faire infuser l'idée de l'unificationPourtant cette stratégie d'influence de Pékin, mise en place par le Front uni n'est pas nouvelle. « L'idée est de nouer des amitiés en dehors du Parti et les préserver pour appliquer ses objectifs politiques, explique Liu Wenbin, ancien chercheur au Bureau d'enquête du ministère de la Justice qui a passé près de 40 ans à travailler sur les infiltrations chinoises pour cela ils utilisent des relais différents comme les temples et Mazu». Cette déesse des océans fait l'objet d'un culte des deux côtés du détroit, et des centaines de milliers de taiwanais partent en pèlerinage dans la province chinoise du Fujian chaque année. Un culte qui a fait l'objet d'inquiétudes à Taiwan, car utilisée selon certains pour faire infuser l'unification dans l'esprit des 23 millions d'habitants de l'île. Des liens historiques, comme ceux qu'entretiennent les élus du KMT avec le continent, mais la succession d'affaires a de quoi interroger.En décembre, deux influenceurs ont publié un documentaire sur les méthodes du Front uni, le réseau qu'utilise le PCC (Parti Communiste Chinois), pour promouvoir l'arrivée de Taïwan sous son contrôle. Chen Bo-yuan, rappeur et créateur de contenus, a décidé après plusieurs années passées à défendre ouvertement l'unification sur les réseaux sociaux taiwanais, a décidé de retourner sa veste et de piéger ses anciens partenaires. Il révèle comment le Front uni achète des influenceurs taiwanais pour faire infuser son discours. « Des officiels en Chine me disaient : « tu as vu ce qui se passe à Taiwan ? Tu peux faire une vidéo ? Et comme ça je faisais une chanson ou un clip pour critiquer le gouvernement ou les États-Unis », explique Chen Bo-yuan à RFI. En revenant en Chine, il rencontre un intermédiaire qui assure que la Chine imprime des cartes d'identité chinoises à de jeunes Taiwanais, attirés sur le continent pour créer leur entreprise.Trois fois plus de cas d'espionnageEn janvier, un général à la retraite a été mis en examen avec cinq complices pour « violation de la sécurité nationale », accusé d'avoir été mandaté par la Chine pour réunir des forces à l'intérieur du pays en cas d'invasion. L'année dernière, 64 personnes ont été inculpées pour espionnage au service de la Chine, trois fois plus qu'en 2021. Une affaire en décalage avec ce que l'avocat spécialisé sur les affaires dans l'armée, Nie Rui-yi a constaté dans ses dossiers. « Avant, le PCC visait surtout des soldats en service actif, avec des grades moyens ou élevés pour obtenir des renseignements, explique l'ancien juge à la Cour martiale, maintenant quel que soit votre rang, votre statut militaire, ils s'intéressent à vous. Que ça soit pour développer le réseau à l'intérieur de Taïwan, ou simplement pour filmer une vidéo en uniforme où le soldat prête allégeance au Parti pour leur guerre psychologique, tout les intéresse ».La semaine dernière, Yaya à Taiwan, une influenceuse chinoise a vu son permis de résidence sur l'île annulé, après avoir défendu une invasion de l'île. Les affaires politiques, elles, et les accusations de corruption d'élus au profit de Pékin sont fréquentes, notamment venus du camp démocrate (DDP). Alors face aux difficultés que représente une invasion, est-ce que la Chine a intensifié ses efforts pour une absorption douce de Taiwan ? «Difficile de déterminer, répond Liu Wen-bin. Est-ce qu'ils infiltrent plus ? Ou est-ce que nos capacités à les détecter se sont améliorées ?»Face à l'émoi collectif, particulièrement au sein de son propre camp le président Laï Qing-de, « un dangereux séparatiste », selon Pékin, a annoncé en mars 17 mesures pour lutter contre les tentatives d'absorption douce de l'île. Parmi elles, la restriction des conditions de visas pour les résidents chinois, une enquête sur les fonctionnaires qui disposent de cartes d'identité chinoises et sur les voyages d'élus vers le continent, mais aussi le retour des tribunaux militaires, vieil héritage de la dictature, afin de juger les espions dans l'armée. Une dérive dangereuse pour le KMT, « notre gouvernement ne peut pas utiliser cela comme excuse pour restreindre nos libertés, assure Chance Hsu, directeur adjoint des Affaires internationales du parti. Nous estimons que soutenir l'unification reste dans le domaine de la liberté d'expression ». Le jeune homme met en garde face à une rupture trop forte des liens avec Pékin, qui, face à son incapacité de séduire Taiwan grâce à la méthode douce, pourrait avoir recours à la force.

Every year around the third month of the lunar calendar, people in Taiwan take part in the lively and meaningful event called the “Mazu Pilgrimage.” During this event, thousands of followers walk alongside Mazu's palanquin, joining a long journey to offer incense and pray for blessings. Some people even walk hundreds of kilometers! It's not just about religion — along the way, you can really see and feel Taiwan's local culture, friendly people, and beautiful scenery. So, let's take a closer look at this special tradition and find out what makes it so unique!在每年農曆三月左右進行的「媽祖遶境」活動中，信徒會跟隨媽祖的腳步虔誠進香，繞境祈福，徒步行走數百公里。跟隨媽祖遶境，你將能從不同的角度看到台灣的文化、風土、民情，跟我們一起來了解這個活動吧！keywords:盤點 (pándiǎn) – Inventory, review媽祖遶(繞)境 (Māzǔ rào/ràojìng) – Mazu Pilgrimage進香 (jìnxiāng) – Pilgrimage to offer incense三月瘋媽祖 (Sānyuè fēng Māzǔ) – March Madness for Mazu女神 (nǚshén) – Goddess海上的守護神 (hǎishàng de shǒuhùshén) – Guardian of the sea繞來繞去 (ràolái ràoqù) – Wandering around, circling宮廟 (gōngmiào) – Temples出嫁 (chūjià) – Marrying off (symbolic for Mazu's journey)回娘家 (huí niángjiā) – Returning to her maternal home (symbolic return journey)大甲媽 (Dàjiǎ Mā) – Dajia Mazu白沙屯媽 (Báishātún Mā) – Baishatun Mazu嘉年華 (jiāniánhuá) – Carnival馬拉松 (mǎlāsōng) – Marathon拜拜 (bàibài) – Worship虔誠 (qiánchéng) – Devotion神聖 (shénshèng) – Sacred信仰 (xìnyǎng) – Faith, belief小偷 (xiǎotōu) – Thief錢財 (qiáncái) – Wealth, money中暑 (zhòngshǔ) – Heatstroke蚊子 (wénzi) – Mosquito鞭炮 (biānpào) – FirecrackersRecommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)Please preview the keywords of this week on Facebook before you listen to this episode.⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/howto.zhongwen⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠https://howtozhongwen.wordpress.com/

Every year around the third month of the lunar calendar, people in Taiwan take part in the lively and meaningful event called the “Mazu Pilgrimage.” During this event, thousands of followers walk alongside Mazu's palanquin, joining a long journey to offer incense and pray for blessings. Some people even walk hundreds of kilometers! It's not just about religion — along the way, you can really see and feel Taiwan's local culture, friendly people, and beautiful scenery. So, let's take a closer look at this special tradition and find out what makes it so unique!在每年農曆三月左右進行的「媽祖遶境」活動中，信徒會跟隨媽祖的腳步虔誠進香，繞境祈福，徒步行走數百公里。跟隨媽祖遶境，你將能從不同的角度看到台灣的文化、風土、民情，跟我們一起來了解這個活動吧！keywords:盤點 (pándiǎn) – Inventory, review媽祖遶(繞)境 (Māzǔ rào/ràojìng) – Mazu Pilgrimage進香 (jìnxiāng) – Pilgrimage to offer incense三月瘋媽祖 (Sānyuè fēng Māzǔ) – March Madness for Mazu女神 (nǚshén) – Goddess海上的守護神 (hǎishàng de shǒuhùshén) – Guardian of the sea繞來繞去 (ràolái ràoqù) – Wandering around, circling宮廟 (gōngmiào) – Temples出嫁 (chūjià) – Marrying off (symbolic for Mazu's journey)回娘家 (huí niángjiā) – Returning to her maternal home (symbolic return journey)大甲媽 (Dàjiǎ Mā) – Dajia Mazu白沙屯媽 (Báishātún Mā) – Baishatun Mazu嘉年華 (jiāniánhuá) – Carnival馬拉松 (mǎlāsōng) – Marathon拜拜 (bàibài) – Worship虔誠 (qiánchéng) – Devotion神聖 (shénshèng) – Sacred信仰 (xìnyǎng) – Faith, belief小偷 (xiǎotōu) – Thief錢財 (qiáncái) – Wealth, money中暑 (zhòngshǔ) – Heatstroke蚊子 (wénzi) – Mosquito鞭炮 (biānpào) – FirecrackersRecommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)Please preview the keywords of this week on Facebook before you listen to this episode.⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/howto.zhongwen⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠https://howtozhongwen.wordpress.com/

Veselas divas pirmizrādes šajā nedēļas nogalē gaidāmas Latvijas Leļļu teātrī. Pie skatītājiem nonāks gan klasiskās Šarla Pero pasakas „Runcis zābakos” iestudējums Vijas Blūzmas režijā ar izsmalcinātām marionešu lellēm, neparastām video projekcijām un atmiņā paliekošām dziesmām, gan mazuļiem no viena līdz divu gadu vecumam domātā izrāde „Tīrs zobiņš un bumba”, kur aktieri neiebildīs, ja mazākie skatītāji nolems rāpot pāri skatuvei. Ar zābaku novilkšanu sākas teātra piedzīvojums mazuļu izrādē “Tīrs zobiņš un bumba”, jo ieeja nelielajā Kamerzālē ir zeķēs: bērniem atļauts rāpot un steberēt pa skatuvi, kas iekārtota zāles vidū. Apkārt mīksti spilveni un tālāk arī krēsli vecākiem. Pēc īsas instrukcijas aktrises Rūta Dišlere un Irina Krasta ar rāmu smaidu iepazīstina ar lellēm – bumbu, mākoni, Mēnestiņu un saulīti. Izrāde nav didaktisks stāsts, kāpēc jāmazgā zobi – zobu birstes gan te parādās, bet vairāk kā rotaļbiedri. Aktrises iepazīstina arī ar krāsām un kustību – ātri, lēni, augšā lejā. Teksta šajā izrādē ir maz, nav arī strauju kustību vai skaļu trokšņu. Mazuļi labprāt tver krāsu bumbas un reaģē uz ierakstā dzirdamajiem smiekliem un dabas skaņām, bet vecāku jautrību izraisa bērnu spontānā iesaistīšanās izrādē. Šī ir otrā mazuļu izrāde Leļļu teātrī kopš atgriešanās atjaunotajās telpās, un tās autore ir aktrise un režisore Dana Avotiņa-Lāce, kura izrādē ielikusi arī daudz savas pieredzes. Kamēr mazuļi pēc izrādes Kamerzālē vēl spēlējas ar krāsainajām bumbām, turpat blakus kafejnīcā pie Mazās zāles jau sāk pulcēties bērnudārznieki, kas skatīsies otras jaunās izrādes “Runcis zābakos” ģenerālmēģinājumu. Pazīstamo pasaku par izmanīgo runci, kurš palīdz jaunajam Žakam nedienās – pārliecina karali, ka Žaks ir marķīzs, saved viņu kopā ar princesi un uzveic cilvēkēdāju – skatuves versijā veidojusi pieredzējusī leļļu teātra režisore Vija Blūzma. Klasiskajai Šarla Pero pasakai šis nav pirmais iestudējums Latvijas Leļļu teātrī, bet pirmoreiz smalki veidotās marionešu lelles saspēlējas ar Ivetas Sipunovas video projekcijām, kas šajā izrādē ir līdzvērtīgs aktieris, jo daļa tēlu dzīvo tikai projekcijās. Izrāde domāta bērniem no piecu gadu vecuma

Yun's Mandarin - Taiwanese Online Course: https://mailchi.mp/31034d6eda68/2025-vip-1-1-mandarin-taiwanese-courses Thanks to Thomas, 赫克托, and Joe for your support this month. You help keep this Taiwan content running and benefit more learners who seek cultural insights about Taiwan. Transcript for this episode for everyone: https://yunchih.art/54-why-are-there-so-many-temples-in-taiwan-台灣為什麼有那麼多廟？/

Mazu presenta en Radio Bierzo la canción con la que anticipa su primer EP, 'Finjo que estoy bien'

Send us a textEpisode Overview:One of the things I love about the work I do is discovering new authors to share with you. This week, we are joined by debut author Gloria L. Huang to discuss her novel Kaya of the Ocean. Set against the scenic backdrop of Hawaii, Gloria's book intertwines themes of folk literature, family challenges, and the struggles of finding self-acceptance while battling anxiety. And she does it with humor and grace, giving us a book that is full of adventure and humor, as well as nuanced characters struggling with anxiety, self-acceptance, and the worries of middle graders.Chapter Highlights:0:01:03: Kaya of the Ocean: Gloria introduces her middle grade novel. We explore its rich themes, including anxiety, family expectations, and folk literature. She shares her inspiration drawn from personal experiences and the effects of the pandemic on children, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance and normalizing conversations about anxiety in middle-grade literature.0:08:54: Kaya's Mythological Inspirations and that gorgeous Hawaii Setting Go behind the scenes of Gloria's creative process as we discuss the parallels between Kaya's story and the history of the Chinese water goddess, Mazu. Gloria highlights the significance of friendships over romantic interests and explains why Hawaii was the perfect setting to reflect Kaya's personal evolution and fears.(0:19:42) - Literary Inspirations and Hope in Writing Gloria shares her literary influences, from childhood favorites like Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle to contemporary authors such as Tae Keller (When You Trap a Tiger). She offers advice to aspiring writers, emphasizing perseverance, and hints at exciting future projects.(0:26:22) - Family Support in PublishingGloria reflects on the invaluable support from her daughter, who served as a critical early reader. Resources and Links:Order Kaya of the OceanFollow Gloria L. Huang on Instagram @lailaswritesVisit Gloria's webpage.Support the showSubscribe & Follow: Stay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

This was a breakout year for Formosa Files, for which we thank our highly intelligent, "people of quality" listeners and supporters. John and Eryk wrap up the year with a "bits & pieces/Xmas hotpot" episode that includes everything from a non-canonical version of the goddess Mazu's birth to the fact that early Tintin comics move into the public domain on 1 January 2025.   Oh, and we've decided on a divine mission: a search for the "Holy Bamboo" of Pingtung (or any bamboo in Pingtung Eryk can pass off as being connected to the grove that bloomed in joy when then-Crown Prince Hirohito visited in 1923.)  This year also featured the launch of Plum Rain Press and the release of Dr. Chen Yao-Chang's major historical fiction epic, "A Tale of Three Tribes in Dutch Formosa."  MERRY CHRISTMAS (or seasonal greeting of your choice) and HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you in 2025!  More: plumrainpress.com Bookish Asia with Plum Rain Press formosafiles.com Formosa Files in Chinese

It was fun seeing Fox Butterfield, the first New York Times correspondent in China since 1949, in Portland, Oregon back in July. I last visited Portland in 2022, and you never quite get over the sight of Mount Hood dominating the horizon on a clear summer day in its awesome fashion.Fox welcomed me to his home, perched on a small hill in a modestly upscale suburb. A history enthusiast, he has lived through and witnessed some of the most pivotal moments in modern history: from meeting Harry Truman as a teenager with his grandfather, to studying under John Fairbank, the progenitor of Chinese studies in America, to reporting on the Vietnam War and helping expose the Pentagon Papers, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Though trained as a China specialist, he only began his reporting inside China in the late '70s, culminating in his book China: Alive in the Bitter Sea. This bestseller set a benchmark for generations of China correspondents. Later in his career, Fox shifted his focus to domestic issues of race and crime, writing acclaimed works like All God's Children and In My Father's House.Talking to Fox was a breeze. I was pleasantly surprised that his spoken Chinese remains impressively sharp — his tones and pronunciations are still spot-on. Of course, we did most of our chatting in English. This piece will explore his early experiences, particularly his family background, his time at Harvard, and his reporting during the Vietnam War. While the bulk of the piece may not focus directly on China, it offers a glimpse into the intellectual formation of one of America's most prominent China watchers and how both domestic and global forces shape U.S. perceptions of China.Enjoy!LeoIndexSeeing China with Joe Biden and John McCain in the 70sCyrus Eaton, Lenin Prize and family legacy in Cold War“Rice Paddies”, and studying under John Fairbank at HarvardFrom Pentagon Papers to VietnamReporting on the frontlines in Vietnam Seeing China with Joe Biden and John McCain in the 70sCould you talk about your first trip to China?I was the Hong Kong correspondent for The New York Times from 1975 to 1979 because that's where we covered China in those days. I couldn't go to China until 1978, when I attended the Canton Trade Fair. That was my first trip to China; I can barely remember it.My second trip to China was much more memorable. In 1979, when the U.S. and China were about to normalize relations, China invited the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to visit, and I was invited as a New York Times correspondent. In those days, China had a shortage of hotel rooms, at least for foreigners, so they made everybody room with somebody else. The Chinese government assigned me to room with the naval liaison to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was a Navy captain named John McCain.For two weeks, John McCain and I were roommates. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner together and traveled everywhere. McCain's best friend on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was Joe Biden. So, the three of us did almost everything together for two weeks. That one is easy to remember. What was your impression of Joe Biden?Joe Biden was a nice man, very earnest, but he was a typical career politician that when he approached somebody, he always grabbed them by the hand. He was tall, had a strong handshake, and would give them a big smile and grab their hands. He kept doing this to the Chinese, who didn't really know what was going on because they're not used to being touched that way, especially not somebody almost breaking their hand.So I finally said to him, “Senator.” And he'd say, “No, call me Joe.” I said, “Okay, Joe, please don't grab Chinese by the hand. It's kind of rude and offensive to them, and they don't understand it.” He would say, “Well, why not?” And I said, “Because that's not their custom.” He'd say, “Okay, thank you very much.” And then, five minutes later, he'd do the same thing over and over again.John McCain and I became good friends, especially because I had seen McCain in prison in Hanoi when I first started working for The New York Times, and we bonded over that shared history during our trip to China. They allowed me to go into his prison in 1969, and I was the first reporter to find out that John McCain was still alive when his jet fighter was shot down over Hanoi.I saw him then and as roommates 10 years later in China. We had a great time, and I would take him out and say, “Let's sneak away from our handlers and see how Chinese really live and what they really say.” We just went out and talked to people, and he thought this was a lot of fun.“He said something straightforward and obvious, but I had never thought about it. He said China is the oldest country in the world with by far the largest population. It's a big, important place.”That's a wonderful tale. What made you initially interested in China?When I was a sophomore at Harvard as an undergraduate in 1958, there was a fear that the United States was going to have to go to war with China over those two little islands, which Americans call ‘Quemoy' and ‘Matsu' and Chinese people call ‘Jinmen' and ‘Mazu'.America's leading sinologist and Harvard professor of Chinese studies, John Fairbank, decided to give a public lecture about the danger of the United States going to war for those two little islands.I attended his lecture. He said something straightforward and obvious, but I had never thought about it. He said China is the oldest country in the world with by far the largest population. It's a big, important place. Why would the United States want to go to war with China over those two little islands? It made no sense logically. And we had just finished the war in Korea. As I listened to him, I realized, “Gee, I don't know anything about that place.”So I began to audit his introductory class on the history of East Asia. And in the spring, I decided to take a second class in Chinese history that Fairbank was teaching. As a Harvard undergraduate, I would find out my exam grades at the end of year from a postcard you put in the exam booklet. When I received my postcard back from the final exam, it said: “please come to see me in my office, tomorrow morning at 10.” “Oh no,” I thought I really screwed up my exam. So I went to see John Fairbank. I was nervous, especially because he was a great man, a big figure on campus, and the Dean of Chinese studies in the United States. So I went in, and he said, “Fox, you wrote a wonderful exam. Have you considered majoring in Chinese history?” I went, “oh, no, I had not considered it.” I was so relieved that I had written a good exam.He said, “Well, if you are, you must immediately begin studying Chinese.” At that time, Harvard did not teach spoken Chinese, only classical written Chinese, and there were just about 10 people, all graduate students.So Fairbank said, “here's what you do. Going down to Yale, they have a special program that teaches spoken Chinese in the summer because they have a contract with the Air Force to teach 18-year-old Air Force recruits how to speak Chinese so they can listen to and monitor Chinese air force traffic.”So I spent the summer at Yale studying Chinese with air force recruits. I took classical written Chinese classes when I returned to Harvard that fall. Luckily, I got a Fulbright Fellowship to go to Taiwan after I graduated, so I studied in the best spoken Chinese program at the time run by Cornell University.Cyrus Eaton, Lenin Prize and family legacy in Cold WarI wonder whether there's any family influence on your China journey. Your father was the historian and editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers, and your maternal grandfather, Cyrus Eaton, was one of the most prominent financiers and philanthropists in the Midwest. Could you speak on the impact of family legacy on your China journey?My father certainly instilled a love of history in me. That was always my favourite subject in school and the one I did best in. Eventually, my major at Harvard was Chinese history. My father didn't know anything about China and never went. My mother visited Taiwan and stayed with me for ten days in the 60s.My maternal grandfather, Cyrus Eaton, would fit the Chinese notion of a rags-to-riches success story. He grew up in a small fishing village in Nova Scotia, Canada, and went to college in Toronto with the help of an older cousin. This cousin went on to become a Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio, across the lake. Among the people in his parish was a man named John D. Rockefeller — yes, the original John D. Rockefeller.The cousin invited my grandfather and said he had a job for him. So my grandfather started off as a golf caddy for John D. Rockefeller and then a messenger. Ultimately, he founded his own electric power company in Cleveland — Ohio Electric Power — and became quite influential. He had multiple companies but then lost everything in the Great Depression.During World War II, my grandfather heard about a large iron ore under a lake in Ontario through his Canadian connections. By then, he had already formed connections with President Roosevelt and then Truman, so he said, “If you can give me some money and help underwrite this, I can get Canadian permission to drain the lake for the iron ore deposit,” which became the world's richest iron ore mine, Steep Rock Iron Ore. That's how he got back into business. Truman and my grandfather ended up having a close connection, and he used my grandfather's train to campaign for re-election in 1948. My grandfather was an unusual man. He had a real vision about things.He was trading metals with the Soviet Union as well.I don't know the details, but when Khrushchev came to power, my grandfather became interested in trying to work out some arrangement between the United States and Russia, which is where the Pugwash movement came from. He was inviting Russian and American scientists to meet. They couldn't meet in the U.S. because it was against American law, but he arranged for them to meet in his hometown of Pugwash, Nova Scotia. We had American and Russian nuclear physicists meeting to discuss nuclear weapons in this little village. Eventually, he invited some Chinese people to come.At one of these conferences, I met Harrison Salisbury, an editor of The New York Times and the first NYT Moscow Correspondent. I was just starting out as a stringer for The Washington Post, but Salisbury saw something in me and suggested I send him a story. That connection eventually led to my job at The New York Times.He must have known people pretty high up in China too.I don't know the China connections; he didn't know Mao or Zhou Enlai. He did have a close relationship with Khrushchev, to the extent you could. It started with the Pugwash movement.He just sent a telegram to Khrushchev and became friends?Yes. What do you call that, guanxi?I guess so. Do you remember when he won the Lenin Peace Prize?I do. I think I was in Taiwan at the time. I didn't go to the ceremony.How did you feel about his activities growing up?I was never too sure what was going on. My mother had the intelligence of her father—in fact, she looked remarkably like him—but she was skeptical because she always felt that he was making all these big deals but wasn't looking out for his own family.What was your mom like?My mother was a smart woman. She went to Bryn Mawr during the Depression, but my grandfather refused to let her take a scholarship because it would signal he had no money. She worked full-time while in school and graduated near the top of her class. She was angry at him for making her life difficult for his own pride.My mother worked all her life. By the time I reached college, she was working at Harvard University, which was unusual for the time. She started as a secretary but eventually became the registrar in charge of all the records. When she died in 1978, the Harvard Crimson published a tribute saying she had been the most helpful person to many undergraduates.What did you want to become as a teenager?I wanted to be a baseball player. Yes, for a long time my life revolved around baseball. I thought I was pretty serious. Some time in college, I realized I wasn't going to become a major league baseball player, and I became much more interested in the life of the mind.“Rice Paddies”, and studying under John Fairbank at HarvardDid you think of Asia growing up?There was really almost nothing until I mentioned, in my sophomore year, when I was 19, beginning in 1958 as an undergraduate at Harvard studying with John Fairbank. No courses offered at high school that I could have gone to. Even at Harvard, the Chinese history class was almost all graduate students. Harvard undergraduates could take an introduction class to the history of East Asia, which included China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Harvard students nicknamed this course “Rice Paddies.”That's the famous course by Fairbank and Reischauer. What was it like studying with those two legends?Well, they were both significant people in every way. Fairbank helped start the field of Chinese history in the United States. Reischauer certainly started studying Japanese history.In my first year, they had just finished a textbook for the Rice Patties course. It had not been published as a book yet, just a mimeograph form. They gave us these big books you had to carry around, like carrying one of those old store catalogues with hundreds of pages printed on one side. You would bring these things into class. One was called East Asia: The Great Tradition, and the other East Asia: The Modern Transformation.What was John Fairbank like as a person?Intimidating. He was a tall, bald man, always looking over his glasses at you. But he was charming and friendly, and if he sensed that you were interested in his field, he would do almost anything for you. He reached out to students in a way that few other faculty members did.“He was an academic entrepreneur and missionary for Chinese studies, and was creating the field of Chinese history in the United States. Before him, Chinese history didn't exist for most Americans to study.”And he had regular gatherings at his house.Yes. His house was a little yellow wooden house dating back to the 18th century, right in the middle of the campus. Harvard had given it to him, and every Thursday afternoon, anybody interested in China who was in Cambridge that day was invited. You never knew who you were going to meet. Fairbank was a kind of social secretary. When you walked in, he'd greet you with a handshake and then take you around to introduce you to some people. He did that all the time with people. He was an academic entrepreneur and missionary for Chinese studies and was creating the field of Chinese history in the United States. Before him, Chinese history didn't exist for most Americans to study. I always wanted to major in history. That subject appealed to me and was my strongest area of study. I took some American history and intellectual history classes, but the Chinese history class became the one that I really focused on. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but it was interesting to me. The more I read, the more I liked it. After that first Fairbank class, I signed up for the more intensive modern Chinese history class and whatever else Harvard had. I signed up for a Japanese history class, too. At the end of my senior year, John Kennedy named my professor Edwin Reischauer his ambassador to Tokyo. So, on my way to Taiwan as a Fulbright scholar, I stopped in Tokyo to meet Reischauer at the US Embassy, and two of Reischauer's grown children took me around Tokyo. I reported in Tokyo later in my career.Was Ezra Vogel working on Japan at the time?Yes, Ezra had. Ezra was in my Spanish class in the first year. He hadn't yet decided what he would focus on then. We sat next to each other. We were always personal friends even though he was a bit older. He was a nice man and became a professor later. I sat in the same classroom with several other older people who went on to teach about China, including Dorothy Borg. Even then, she had white hair. She worked for the Council on Foreign Relations in New York but was taking classes at Harvard. When I first went to China, she was still involved with China.So, from that group of Americans studying China at Harvard at that time, many went on to do things related to China, including Orville Schell, Andy Nathan and me. I did not know Perry Link while in Harvard.Many major figures in China studies today were at Harvard with you.Yale had Mary and Arthur Wright, but they were graduate students at Harvard with me and went on to become full professors at Yale. This must be because that was a place where Fairbank was an evangelical figure that people gravitated towards, and he was preaching this new faith of Chinese studies.From Pentagon Papers to VietnamWhat did you do after Harvard?I spent a year in Taiwan when I graduated. I wanted to stay, but Fairbank hurried me up to get back to graduate school.Did you listen to Fairbank?I was going to get my PhD at Harvard and teach Chinese history, but after five years, I became less interested in actually studying Chinese history.During the 1960s, the Vietnam War happened. Vietnam is kind of a cousin of China, so I started reading everything I could about Vietnam. I even started a course on Vietnam so that Harvard undergraduate and graduate students could learn about Vietnam.I got a fellowship to return to Taiwan to work on my dissertation about Hu Hanmin. At that time, many American GIs were coming to Taiwan on what we call R&R — “rest and recreation.” The U.S. government made a deal with the American military that anyone who served in Vietnam for a year had an automatic R&R, a paid week leave to go anywhere in Southeast Asia. Many chose Taiwan to chase pretty young Chinese girls. So, GIs would show up in Taiwan and didn't know what they were doing. I would see them on the street, go up and talk to them.I became more interested in Vietnam over time. A friend told me, “You're spending so much time reading newspapers about Vietnam, you should become a journalist.” It hadn't occurred to me. By chance, I met a correspondent from The Washington Post, Stanley Karnow, who was the Hong Kong correspondent for the Post and covered Vietnam for quite a while. He asked me to be his stringer, a part-time assistant. So I would send my story to him, but he'd never do anything with it.I was discouraged, and that's when I met Harrison Salisbury through my grandfather in Montreal. Salisbury asked me to send stories to The New York Times. I thought I was a traitor to my job with The Washington Post. But it wasn't really a job; it was in my imagination. When I sent Salisbury my first story, I received a cable from the foreign editor of The New York Times saying they had put my story on the front page and given me a byline. My parents at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts saw it that morning, and they wondered, what is Fox doing?” They thought I was working on my PhD dissertation.“Oh, that looked like our son there.”The story was about Chiang Kai-shek's son, Chiang Ching-kuo, who was becoming Chiang Kai-shek's successor. I wrote about how he was going about it. That was a good news story, so The New York Times sent me a message and said, “If you'd like to work for us, we'll be happy to take more stories.”So I started sending them stories once or twice a week, and after four or five months, they gave me a job offer in New York. That was just one of those lucky breaks. I guess The New York Times correspondent who made that initial contact with me, Harrison Salisbury, who had won several Pulitzer Prizes, must have seen something in me.What's your relationship with your editors over the years? Generally pretty good. They certainly intimidated me at the beginning. The person who actually hired me was the foreign editor at The New York Times, James Greenfield. When I returned to New York, it was New Year's Day, the end of 1971. James asked me about my training and asked me to spend the next couple of months sitting at the foreign desk to watch how they do things. I couldn't even write stories for a while; I just handed them the copy that came up. I later got promoted to news assistant and was asked to find something interesting and write one story a week. I wrote some stories about Asia for the newspaper. They wouldn't give me a byline at first as I wasn't a reporter. My first assignment was to Newark, New Jersey, which had gone through a series of terrible race riots in the late 1960s. I was going to be the correspondent in Newark.This was after they hired you and during those two years of training? Yes. One day, I was covering a story. The new mayor of Newark — the first black mayor of a major American city — called a meeting in city hall to see if he could stop the riots.He was trying to bring people together: white, black and Hispanic. Within ten seconds, everybody was having a fistfight. People were knocking each other out with the police and mayor in front of them. The mayor yelled at people to stop, and they still kept punching and hitting each other with big pieces of wood right in City Hall. And I was there. Two very large black men grabbed my arms behind my back. The nasty term for white people in those days was “honky”. They said, “What are you doing here, honky?” They began punching me in the stomach and hitting me in the head. I thought I was going to die right there before I finally broke free. I got to my office to send my story of the city hall by telephone across New York City. And they put that story on the front page.Your second front page at The New York Times. So the editor of The New York Times was a very intimidating man, Abe Rosenthal, a gifted correspondent who'd won several Pulitzer Prizes. He won a Pulitzer Prize in Poland and Germany. I got this message saying, “Mr. Rosenthal wants to see you in his office immediately.”I thought, “oh jeez I'm getting fired.” I just got beaten up in City Hall and they're going to fire me. So I walked in, and he said, “Fox, that was a really nice story.” He said, “you did a really good job on that story. We have another assignment for you. I want you to go over to the New York Hilton Hotel”, which was about ten blocks away.He told me that one of our correspondents, Neil Sheehan, had gotten a secret government document, the Pentagon Papers, which were boxes and boxes of government documents. Neil couldn't read all that by himself, so I had to go and read it with him. Besides, I knew about Asia. By that point, I had read as much as I could about Vietnam. I also knew Neil Sheen because I had helped him come to Harvard to give a talk about Vietnam while I was a graduate student. So we actually had a good relationship. I spent the next two months in Neil's hotel room reading documents, but two of us were not enough, so a third and eventually a fourth correspondent were brought in. Did you understand the risk you were taking working with the classifieds? You could be arrested. Right, yes. I had to tell my parents, “I can't tell you anything about what I'm doing.”When we finally started publishing, I wrote three of the seven installments, which was amazing because I was a junior person. Abe Rosenthal called me back into his office after we finished, and said, “Fox, you did a nice job on this, so we're sending you somewhere. We're sending you to Vietnam.” He said, “I want you to go immediately.” So I went from the Pentagon Papers to Saigon. That was a surprise. That was not where I wanted to go. In fact, what I really wanted was to go to cover China, but that would have meant Hong Kong. But Vietnam turned out to be fascinating. There was always something happening.Reporting on the frontlines in VietnamCan you talk about your Vietnam experience?It was an experience at many levels. Intellectually, it was seductive because there was so much going on, people getting shot every day. The only way to truly understand it was to be there.You could divide the correspondents into those who stayed in Saigon and those who went out to the field. I wanted to be in the field as much as possible. I spent time on Navy ships and even in a fighter plane, hitting what appeared to be factories.The GIs, or “grunts”, wanted to know what we wrote about them, and some would come to our office in Saigon. Sometimes they were angry. A few correspondents received threats, but we mostly had a good relationship. The more you were willing to go out into the field, the more respect you earned. I was out there from the beginning.Vietnam was more complicated than I initially thought. If you were strictly anti-war or pro-government, you missed the full picture.You had been against the war before. How did you feel once you were there?I was part of the anti-war movement and then found myself in the middle of the war. I got to know many ordinary Vietnamese who were actually happy to have Americans there because the communist soldiers would threaten to confiscate their property. Vietnam was more complicated than I initially thought. If you were strictly anti-war or pro-government, you missed the full picture.What was the relevance of the Pentagon Papers then?The Pentagon Papers showed that the U.S. government was deceiving the public, but we were also helping some people. It was more complex than the extreme positions made it seem.Were you at risk of being arrested for the Pentagon Papers?Possibly, yes. My name was on the case, but by that time, I was in Vietnam. I put it out of my mind.How long were you in Vietnam?I was in Vietnam from 1971 to 1975, with breaks in Japan. The New York Times didn't let anyone stay more than two years at a time because of the exhaustion of war. But I kept going back and stayed until the last day of the war in 1975 when I left on a helicopter to a Navy ship.I took the place of a brilliant female correspondent, Gloria Emerson. I inherited her apartment, and Vietnam was as exciting a place as it could be. There was always something to do, something to see, something that you shouldn't see but wanted to see. Vietnam was all that I talked about for four years. I stayed until the last day of the war, April 30th, 1975.Did you get hurt during the war?I was hit by mortar fragments and lost my hearing for almost a month. Once, I was left behind after the unit I accompanied ran into an ambush. I had to walk three hours to get back to safety.Vietnam absorbed all parts of your brain, your mind, your body, and your psyche. It just took over.How did the war experience change you?It depends on the individual. Some correspondents loved Vietnam and never wanted to leave. Others were terrified and left without a word. Even today, I still belong to an online Google group of ex-correspondents in Vietnam, and I still get dozens of messages every day. They always want to discuss Vietnam.Back in the day, some got afraid and just left. I had several friends who would literally just leave a message at their desk saying, “Please pack my belongings and send them back to New York.” It's hard to generalise and have an ironclad rule about. It was different from regular assignments in most other countries.Well, Vietnam was certainly special.Vietnam absorbed all parts of your brain, your mind, your body, and your psyche. It just took over. When the war ended, I came out on a helicopter that landed on a Navy ship. The captain said I could make one phone call. I called my editor in New York and said, “I'm out, I'm safe.” He replied, “Good, because we're sending you to Hong Kong.”Recommended ReadingsFox Butterfield, 1982, China: Alive in the Bitter SeaJohn Fairbank, Edwin Reischauer and Albert Craig, 1965, East Asia: The Modern Transformation, George Allen & UnwinEdwin Reischauer & John Fairbank, 1958, East Asia: The Great Tradition, Houghton MifflinAcknowledgementThis newsletter is edited by Caiwei Chen. The transcription and podcast editing is by Aorui Pi. I thank them for their support!About usPeking Hotel is a bilingual online publication that take you down memory lane of recent history in China and narrate China's reality through the personal tales of China experts. Through biweekly podcasts and newsletters, we present colourful first-person accounts of seasoned China experts. The project grew out of Leo's research at Hoover Institution where he collects oral history of prominent China watchers in the west. Peking Hotel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Lastly…We also have a Chinese-language Substack. It has been a privilege to speak to these thoughtful individuals and share their stories with you. The stories they share often remind me of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. I hope to publish more conversations like this one, so stay tuned!Correction note: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly referred to sinologists Mary and Henry Wright as "Fords." We thank reader Robert Kapp for bringing this to our attention. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe

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Joe Pride's three sprinting stars are all heading to Qld next month. Pride says Think About It, Private Eye and Mazu have all been earmarked to head north.

絕對不要 juéduì bùyào - definitely not 錯過 cuòguò - miss 大甲媽祖繞境 Dàjiǎ Māzǔ ràojìng - Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage 媽祖 Māzǔ - Mazu (Goddess of the Sea) 民間信仰 mínjiān xìnyǎng - folk belief 海洋女神 Hǎiyáng Nǚshén - Goddess of the Sea 沿海地帶 yánhǎi dìdài - coastal areas 祖先 zǔxiān - ancestors 羽化 yǔhuà - ascend to heaven; transform into a deity 在海面上 zài hǎimiàn shàng - on the sea 漁船 yúchuán - fishing boat 顯靈 xiǎnlíng - appear; manifest 轉向 zhuǎnxiàng - change direction 保祐 bǎoyòu - bless; protect 船隻 chuánzhī - vessels; boats 航行 hángxíng - sail; navigate 平安 píng'ān - safe and sound 到達 dàodá - arrive; reach 一路平安 yīlù píng'ān - have a safe journey 神明 shénmíng - deity; god 大甲 Dàjiǎ - Dajia (a place in Taiwan) 拜 bài - worship; pay respects to 鎮瀾宮 Zhènlán Gōng - Zhenlan Temple 香火 xiānghuǒ - incense and candle offerings 鼎盛 dǐngshèng - prosperous; thriving 信徒 xìntú - believers; devotees 絡繹不絕 luòyì bùjué - endless stream 舉辦 jǔbàn - hold; organize 遶境 ràojìng - circumambulation 出巡 chūxún - go on inspection tours 神像 shénxiàng - deity statue 降臨 jiànglín - descend; visit 人間 rénjiān - human world 巡視 xúnshì - inspect; patrol 民眾 mínzhòng - the people; masses 隊伍 duìwǔ - procession; group 祈求 qíqiú - pray for; seek 合境平安 héjìng píng'ān - peace and prosperity 為期 wèiqī - lasting for; over a period of 長達 chángdá - extending to; lasting as long as 嘉義縣 Jiāyì Xiàn - Chiayi County 新港鄉 Xīngǎng Xiāng - Xingang Township 奉天宮 Fèngtiān Gōng - Fengtian Temple 沿途 yántú - along the way 停靠 tíngkào - stop at; make a stop ---- Want Taiwanese friends to understand your Chinese instantly?  Ready to effortlessly communicate and blend into Taiwan's vibrant culture?  Join my Chinese Speaking Course!

I'm _______, with today's episode of EZ News. ---- Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 23-points this morning from Friday's close, at 19,706 on turnover of 8-billion N-T. The market tumbled by over 250-points on Friday, following the release of a mixed batch of data on the U-S economy - which dashed investor hopes that America's central Bank will ease off on interest rate hike anytime soon. ---- Flash Mob Protesters Slam MOTC's Amendments to Traffic Act Road safety activists have been taking to the streets of seven cities and counties to protest a decision by the government to amend the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act and ease punishments for some traffic violations. People to the streets of Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Yunlin County for around 30 minutes. The protests were organized by the Taiwan Vision Zero Alliance. And participants called for improved road construction, adequate complementary measures to the law, retraining procedures for drivers, reform of how traffic regulations are enforced, and for the amendment draft to be retracted. The Cabinet approved the amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act two weeks ago. ---- Tsai Joins Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage for 6th Year President Tsai Ing-wen has joined the annual Bai-Sha-Tun Mazu Pilgrimage for a sixth consecutive year after it got underway at just past midnight in Miaoli County. Prior to the event getting underway , Tsai participated in a cleansing ritual for the palanquin that bears a statue of the sea goddess Mazu on a nine-day procession to the Chao-Tian Temple in Yunlin's Bei-Gang Township and back. Holding a pot of burning incense, Tsai circled the palanquin several times to cleanse it before the procession got underway. Organizers say some 180,000 people have registered to participate in the approximately 400 kilometer pilgrimage this year. ---- NKorea Fires Ballistic Missiles North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session today that North Korea fired “a number of” ballistic missiles into the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. He said no damage or injuries has been reported and denounced North Korea's repeated tests as acts that threaten the region. ---- C*US Biden and Trump Trade Barbs US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump took aim at each other in speeches delivered over the weekend, as the two men prepare for a widely expected rematch for the White House. Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more ---- Uber to Settle with Australian Cabbies Global rideshare giant Uber will pay $178 million to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. A class action suit against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria today, but lawyers acting on behalf of 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers said the case will be dropped because Uber agreed to the financial settlement. It's the fifth-largest class action settlement in Australia's history and comes five years after the action was launched. ---- That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Joe Pride says Private Eye won't line-up in Saturday's Newmarket Handicap, opting to stay in Sydney for the Challenge Stakes. He also had the latest on Think About It, who returns this weekend, as well as recent addition, Mazu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we discuss chapters 56-58 of The Running Grave. We discuss Strike's interview with Jordan Reaney, Robin's meeting with Mazu, and the conversation between Becca and Emily Pirbright. Next episode (February 29): Chapters 59-61 Links: https://strikefans.com/the-cast-of-the-ink-black-heart/ www.thesefilespod.com www.ko-fi.com/thesefilespod www.facebook.com/thesefilespod www.twitter.com/thesefilespod http://thesefilespod.tumblr.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesefilespod/message

How Beijing is allegedly using a popular folk religion to spread its influence in Taiwan. Also, sex industry survivor Rose Hunter is urging South Australian politicians to rethink their support for full decriminalisation of the trade.

13 stycznia na Tajwanie odbędą się wybory prezydenckie i parlamentarne. W tym roku jest to jedno z najważniejszych wydarzeń regionu, które będzie miało wpływ nie tylko na samą wyspę. Sytuacji bacznie przyglądają się Chiny. Pekin nie kryje, że jego celem jest włączenie Tajwanu w granice Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej. By ten cel osiągnąć, prezydent Xi Jinping wykorzystuje wszelkie dostępne środki, a w jego arsenale znalazła się też bogini Mazu, której kult jest na Tajwanie bardzo popularny. (Jak wiele odcinków Brzmienia Świata, również ten odcinek zawiera dodatkową treść, która jest niespodzianką dla słuchaczy. Jeśli wolisz ją pominąć, przejdź do głównej rozmowy odcinka, która rozpoczyna się od 15:21).

Paul Snowden says Mazu is top pick for the stable in The Hunter on Saturday. Mazu and King Of Sparta give Team Snowden an unbelievably strong hand in the race.

Mazu Daoyi (709–88) is one of the most eminent of the ancient Chinese Zen masters. Two of the traditionally acknowledged major schools of Zen trace their lineage through this renowned Zen ancient. He was an influential abbot of Chan Buddhism during the Tang dynasty. The earliest recorded use of the term "Chan school" is from his Extensive Records. Master Ma's teaching style of "strange words and extraordinary actions" became paradigmatic Zen lore. In the Transmission of the Lamp, compiled in 1004, Mazu is described as follows: "His appearance was remarkable. He strode along like a bull and glared about him like a tiger. If he stretched out his tongue, it reached up over his nose; on the soles of his feet were imprinted two circular marks."

Mazu is a powerful Chinese goddess known for her protection of fishermen, sailors, and other sea faring travelers. Although she comes from humble roots, she has over two hundred million dedicated followers worldwide and has become a cultural touchstone, particularly in Taiwan. For Further Reading: Mazu Mazu: Taiwanese and Chinese Sea Goddess Mazu: Goddess of the sea rooted in Chinese maritime culture Using Mazu to Teach Key Elements of Chinese Religions The Rebirth of a Local Folk Goddess This month, we're talking about Goddesses: mythical figures who have shaped culture, history, and imagination around the world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.  Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, and Abbey Delk. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Group 1 winning jockey previews his TAB Everest chance Mazu

Episode 397 with Greg Mazu, Chief Encouragement Officer of Singletrack Trails. Singletrack Trails was born in 2004 and has evolved into six different ventures. Over that time, Greg has shifted Singletrack from a boutique trail construction company to a multi-faceted outdoor recreation development firm. And Greg has shifted his focus with the company as an owner-operator to their Chief Encouragement Officer. Facebook Twitter Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!   Sign up for my Newsletter HERE.   I'd love to hear your feedback about the show!   You can contact me here: email: rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com   Or leave me a message on Speakpipe! Brought to you by Thrive Market Show Notes Things we talked about: The Ventures of an Opportunistic Entrepreneur 00:02:32 Mountain Biking and the Evolution of Trails 00:07:05 The benefits of working through a nonprofit 00:09:50 Building Trails with Impact 00:12:27 Scaling Beyond Competitors 00:13:42 Finding Mentorship in Unconventional Places 00:15:35 The Importance of Networking in the Outdoor Recreation Industry 00:19:19 Staying Active and Focused 00:22:09 The Accessibility Challenge of Outdoor Recreation 00:25:09 Blinkist 00:24:15 Favorite Books Traction by Gino Wickman E myth by Michael Gerber Powerful by Patty McCord Favorite piece of outdoor gear under 100? Portable Bicycle Pump Follow Up with Greg LinkedIn: @gregmazu Linkedin: singletracktrails Facebook: @gregmazu Singletrack trails

Taiwan is transfixed by Mazu. The tenth-century maiden lived in Fujian province–and according to legend, used her mystical powers to save relatives in a shipwreck. After she died she was venerated as a sea goddess. Despite her mainland roots, Mazu is worshipped widely in Taiwan. The Chinese government views Mazu as a tool to win Taiwanese hearts and minds.The Economist's senior China correspondent, Alice Su, meets devotees at a Mazu procession in Yuanlin, central Taiwan, and speaks to worshippers at a temple in Taipei which participates in pilgrimages to the mainland. Alice and The Economist's Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, discuss whether the Communist Party's plan to use Mazu will help it win over Taiwan. Sign up to our weekly newsletter here and for full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at economist.com/drumoffer.We would love to hear from you. Please fill out our updated listener survey at economist.com/podcastsurvey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mazuļa radīšana, izmantojot trīs cilvēku DNS, lai novērstu neārstējamu slimību nodošanu bērnam, ir risinājums, kas izmisumā varētu sniegt palīdzīgu roku daudzām ģimenēm. Pasaulē par šādu mazuli ar trīs personu DNS dzirdam ne pirmo reizi, bet šogad par šādu ārstu sasniegumu uzzinājām atkal. Lielbritānijā dzimis mazulis, kuram ir trīs vecāku DNS. Šī mākslīgās apaugļošanas metode palīdz izvairīties no mitohondriālo slimību pārnešanas no mātes - bērnam. Kā vērtējama šī un citas reproduktīvās tehnoloģijas, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā analizē Latvijas Universitātes Medicīnas fakultātes asociētā profesore Signe Mežinska un Bērnu klīniskās universitātes slimnīcas ārste-ģenētiķe un vienlaikus klīnikas “IVF Rīga” ārste-ģenētiķe Ieva Grīnfelde. Ieva Grīnfelde skaidro, ka šīs ir jaunas tehnoloģijas, kas Latvijā vēl nav pielietotas, bet tās palīdz samazināt risku piedzimt bērniņam ar mitohondriālu slimību. "Mitohondriālas slimības nozīmē, ka cilvēkam ir traucēta mitohondrija funkcijas - tās ir šūnas enerģijas fabrikas, kas nodrošina mums visas dzīvībās funkcijas. Ja nestrādā mitohondriji, šūnā jeb organismā ir izslēgta elektrība. Nekas nenotiek. Visvairāk cieš tie audi, kuri visvairāk patērē enerģiju, - smadzenes, muskuļi, sirds un acis," norāda Ieva Grīnfelde. Mitohondriālos gēnus bērns pārmanto tikai no mātes. Tēvs savus mitohondrijus pēcnācējiem nenodod. Ja sievietei ir problēma mitohondriālajā DNS, viņa visiem saviem bērniem nodod šo patoloģisko DNS.  "Mitohondriālo slimību izpausmju spektrs ir ļoti plašs. Kā teica vienā konferencē - mitohondriālā slimība var izpausties jebkuram cilvēkam jebkurā vecumā ar jebkādiem simptomiem. Nekad nevar pateikt, ka tā nav mitohondriāla slimība. Biežākās ir epilepsija, muskuļu saslimšanas un dzirdes un redzes traucējumi. Var būt diabēts, neiroloģiskas problēmas," skaidro Ieva Grīnfelde.

Greg Mazu – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation - International Trails Summit 2023 #129 Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not only technical skills but also the right combination of grit, humility, and endurance to be a professional "dirt bag". This session will explore the culture, training, and professional development needed to have a career that your mom and dad approve of and why it's important to have professional trail jobs.   Learning objectives: Understanding the importance of "Starting with Why" from Simon Sinek's work is the foundation for being a trail professional Understand why organizational culture is critical to employee success Identify critical success factors for building a culture-based organization or company Identify ways to professionalize trails work (built upon trailskills.org work) Topics: About the presentation: Value of a Professional Dirtbag How the presentation has morphed since Greg started giving it at the IMBA Europe Summit a year ago Nomads & Misfits, and how this has been changing Making professional dirtbags out of Nomads and Misfits More people moving into the world of trail building from other professional careers Putting together more comprehensive trail plans that include all the other things needed such as parking, bathrooms, and other necessary items that complete a trail system Building a Culture Based Company Scaling from the beginning to now Women representation within the Trail Building Industry Foundations and Non-Profits Elevating the game of professionalism within the Trail Building Industry Benefits on a professional level to compete with other professional industries to continue to attract talent into Trail Building Trails in comparison to other recreational infrastructure Adaptive Trail Feedback post presentation Placing more value on the cost of trails Contracts and Partnerships Wrap Up of the International Trail Summit in general Reflecting on the numbers at this conference vs previous conferences The SingleTrack Trails / Tools for Trails / Back Slope Tools / Loam Coffee Lobby Closing Comments / Thank You's Creating a new industry and shaping it – Trail Building Links: International Trail Summit: https://www.americantrails.org/symposium Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/ Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Hawkeye Trail: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/hawkeye-88583/ Photo Credit: Sean Benesh of Trail Builder Mag: https://www.trailbuildermag.com/   Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/   Trail EAffect Show Links: Discount Code (20%) for both KETL Mtn Apparel and Trail One Components: TrailPod Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/ Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559 23ZERO USA: https://23zero.com/?avad=355721_d30d44cc9   Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services s

Ir pavasaris, un tas ir līksmākais laiks dabā kaut vai tādēļ, ka klusuma vairs nav gandrīz nekur. Dzirdīgas ausis dabā saklausīs fantastisku koncertu, kurā cits citu pārdziedāt un sasaukt sacenšas visdažādākie putni. Daži no tiem ir estrādes zvaigznes, citi tikai svilpj un pīkst. Ķērkšana, griešana, kliegšana, klabināšana – šos un vēl citus apzīmējumus varētu attiecināt uz putnu veidotajām skaņām, un šīm skaņām ir arī dažādas nozīmes putnu dzīvē. Tieši tāpat kā cilvēks var izsaukties no prieka vai iekliegties dusmās, arī putnu emociju gamma var būt daudzveidīga. Kāpēc putni dzied un ko tie savā starpā runā, skaidro ornitologs Viesturs Ķerus. "Putnus nosacīti var dalīt divās lielās "kastītēs", kas ir dziedātāj putni un pārējie. Latvijas gadījumā ir vienkārši, ka putni, kas mācās dziesmas, visi ir zvirbuļveidīgi. Tie, kas nav zvirbuļveidīgie, tiem arī dziesmas, ne tikai saucieni, ir iedzimtas. Pasaulē kopumā ir arī nezvirbuļveidīgie, kas iemācās. Labs piemērs ir papagaiļi," atklāj Viesturs Ķerus. Mācīšanās process ir interesants un kaut kādā mērā līdzīgs tam, ka cilvēks apgūst valodu. "Kaut kāds iedzimts priekšstats, kādai putna dziesmai ir jābūt, viņam ir. Kaut kādu elementāru dziesmiņu dziedātājputni dziedās arī tad, ja viņiem nav bijusi iespēja klausīties. Iedzimtais priekšstats palīdz vēlāk mācīties un iemācīties pareizās skaņas. Līdzīgi kā cilvēka bērni dzird visādas skaņas apkārt, bet viņi nesāk runāt suņu valodā, durvju valodā vai putnu valodā, viņi iemācās cilvēku valodu. Arī cilvēkiem ir kaut kāds priekšstats, kuras ir tās skaņas, kuras vajadzētu mācīties. Un tad ir kāds, kas tās skaņas māca," turpina Viesturs Ķerus. "Konstatēts, ka putni var mācīties no ierakstiem, bet labāk iemācās, ja ir dzīvs skolotājs. Reizēm pat viņš nav jāredz. Kad viņam ir iedzimtais priekšstats, pirmais, ko dara, klausās, kā dzied citi. Kas ir tie citi, tas var atšķirties no sugas uz sugu. Tie var būt vecāki, tie var būt kaimiņi nākamajā sezonā, bet ir kaut kāds jutīgais periods, kad viņi klausās un iegaumē. Pēc tam nākamais solis ir, ka viņi mēģina dziedāt paši un ieklausīties, salīdzināt ar piemēru." "Ir tāds putniņš amadīns. Ir izpētīts, ka viņi dziesmas atkārtošanu mācās pat miegā. Pa sapņiem atkārto un mēģina saprast, vai ir pareizi," atklāj Viesturs Ķerus. "Šis atkal ir līdzīgi, kā ar maziem bērniem. Tie, kas ir bijuši klāt maziem bērniem, kad viņi mācās runāt, zina, ka bērnu izmantotais skaņu spektrs ir daudz lielāks, nekā tad, kad viņi iedzīti mūsu "pareizi ir teikt šitā kastītēs". Tad skaņu spektrs sašaurinās. Līdzīgi ir arī ar jauniem putniem, viņi visādas skaņas izmanto, izmēģina, kā izklausās. Nē, šitais neizklausās pareizi, un tā pamazām nonāk līdz pareizajai, smukai dziesmai. Ir putni, kas iemācās vairāk, ir putni, kas iemācās mazāk dažādu iemeslu dēļ, līdz ar to dziesma var pastāstīt arī putnu mātītei, atvainojos, cik kvalitatīvs ir šis tēviņš." Latvijas Ornitoloģijas biedrība aicina ieklausīties putnu dziesmās Vēlies noteikt, kādas putnu sugas šobrīd dzied tev tuvajā apkārtnē? Ieraksti savā telefonā vai kādā citā ierīcē piecu minūšu garu putnu balsu kori, un tā gan noskaidrosi savas apkaimes dziedātājus, gan pie reizes palīdzēsi speciālistiem  krāt informāciju par putnu sugām. Kas jauns, pateicoties šādiem ierakstiem, jau ir atklāts, stāsta ornitologs Andris Dekants.   Latvijas Ornitoloģijas biedrība aicina ikvienu līdz jūnijam veikt putnu balsu audioierakstus piecu minūšu garumā, sevišķi attālākās vietās Latvijā. Papildus putnu balsu ierakstiem šosezon ornitologi mudina aktīvi ziņot par īpaši aizsargājamu putnu sugu novērojumiem, ļaujot vairāk uzzināt par šo sugu izplatību un par to pārmaiņām.  Šis ir labākais laiks, kad ierakstīt putnu dziesmas, jo drīz vien jau tie perēs olas, auklēs mazuļus un tad tādā apmērā, kā tagad, putnu balsis nedzirdēsim. “Iespēja ar putnu balsu ierakstu noskaidrot un iepazīt tuvāk savus spārnotos kaimiņus ir ieguvums tiem, kuri iesūta mums pašu veiktos audio ierakstus piecu minūšu garumā. Savukārt mums tas palīdz apzināt  stāvokli ligzdojošo putnu populācijās, lai nepieciešamības gadījumā varam plānot tālākus soļus šo sugu stāvokļa uzlabošanā Latvijā,” skaidro Latvijas Ornitoloģijas biedrības pārstāvis, ornitologs Andris Dekants. Šāds pasākums jau norisinās ceturto gadu un kā stāsta Andris Dekants, tad pagājušā gads izcēlās ar lielu aktivitāti, bija iesūtīts 381 ieraksts un šogad jau maija sākumā aptuveni 100 interesenti atsūtījuši vairāk nekā 200 ierakstus. Ikviens var arī palūkoties LOB  mājaslapā, kur redzama karte, kurā tumšākie kvadrātiņi iezīmē tās teritorijas, no kurām vismazāk vai nemaz nav saņemti putnu balsu ieraksti. Audioierakstus līdz pat šī gada jūnija beigām jāiesūta uz e-pastu atlants@lob.lv, vēstules tēmas laukā norādot “Audiopiecminūte”. Atbildi, kurā būs uzskaitītas visas ierakstā dzirdamās putnu sugas, ikviens iesūtītājs saņems individuāli e-pastā, noslēdzoties aktīvajai putnu sezonai, kad šie dati būs apkopoti. Turklāt aktīvākie dalībnieki saņems pateicības veltes. Datu apkopošanu finansiāli atbalsta Latvijas vides aizsardzības fonds.

Things got a bit hairy yesterday when it came to acceptances for the Doomben 10000 but after a few hiccups Mazu is entered and ready to roll in the Group 1

   Danxia Tianran traveled to meet with Great Ancestor Ma. Upon first seeing one another, Ma had a good look at him and said, "I am not your teacher," advising him to go to Shitou's place. Danxia made the long journey and joined Shitou's community as a layperson, working in the stables and temple kitchen for several years.   One day Shitou announced to the assembly, “Tomorrow we're going to clear away the weeds in front of the Buddha's shrine.” The next day everyone arrived equipped with tools to cut down the weeds. However, Danxia showed up with only a bowl, filled it with water, and washed his head; then he knelt in front of Shitou. Laughing, Shitou shaved Danxia's head for him, in preparation for taking refuge in the Way as a monastic. As Shitou began to confer the precepts, Danxia covered his ears and ran out.  Danxia then journeyed back to Great Ancestor Ma's place. Before meeting with Ma to pay his respects, Danxia went to the monk's hall, climbed onto the large statue of Manjushri, and sat astride its neck. Everyone became quite upset, and some hurried off to tell Ma what was going on, who then came to the monk's hall to see for himself. Seeing Danxia upon the statue, Ma smiled and said, "Ah yes, my son, so natural."  Danxia climbed down from the statue, bowed before Ma, and said, "Thank you, teacher, for giving me my Dharma Name" (Tianran, which means "natural")Support the show

Ir ļoti daudz dzīvo organismu uz mūsu planētas, kas jau miljoniem gadus spēj vairoties veidā, kādu nekad nav izbaudījis cilvēks, proti, dējot olas. Olas dēja jau dinozauri un visticamāk arī dzīvnieki vēl senāk. Dēšana ir sens un visai parocīgs veids mazuļu laišanai pasaulē. Tas arvien ir pārsteidzošs process, kas pašu dzīvnieku starpā ir atšķirīgs, kāds izdēj tūkstošiem olu, cits - vienu un sargā to kā dārgumu. Kāpēc dzīvnieki dēj olas, kādas priekšrocības un kādus riskus sniedz dēšana, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā atklāj Rīgas Zooloģiskā dārza pārstāvis Māris Lielkalns. Zivju mazuļu dzimšana Tēviņi, kas apēd savu mazuļu olas jeb ikrus, un mātītes, kas to sargā. Kuras zivju sugas tā uzvedas un kāpēc lašiem un zušiem ceļš uz nārstu ir ilgs un sarežģīts? Pasaules ūdeņos mīt  aptuveni 30 tūkstoši  zināmu zivju sugu un, ņemot vērā šo lielo daudzveidību, arī izdzīvošanas un pēcnācēju radīšanas mehānismi ir vairāki. Ir zivis, kas ikrus iznērš un neliekas par tiem ne zinis, ir tādas, kas gan ikrus, gan kāpurus, jeb zivju mazuļus auklē mutē, ir zivis dzīvdzemdētājas un  ir tādas, kas veido ligzdas. Pirms runājam par dažiem piemēriem zivju ikru izauklēšanā, palūkosim uz to sākumu, jeb nārsta vietu un konkrēti uz ekstrēmākajiem nārstotājiem, piemēram,  Eiropas zušiem, kuri mīt saldūdeņos, bet nārstot dodas pāri Atlantijas okeānam uz Sargasu jūru netālu no Bermudu salām. Kāpēc šai zivij jāmēro garais ceļš un kurām vēl zivju sugām ir jāpārvar šķēršļi, lai radītu pēcnācējus, stāsta pārtikas drošības, dzīvnieku veselības un vides zinātniskā institūta “BIOR” Zivju resursu pētniecības departamenta Jūras nodaļas vadītājs Ivars Putnis.

Sirius is no ordinary starfish: He has the special power to grant wishes! Well, other creatures' wishes, that is. Sea animals from all across the ocean cast their wishes upon little Sirius, and he's always happy to help… but he's never able to grant one for his own self. That might just change with the help of Poppy the Lobster, Mazu the Mermaid, and, of course, the fantastical Festival of Wishes!Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. Support us by supporting our sponsors!Please support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Iepazīstam tuvāk šī gada dzīvnieku - ķirzaku. Par 2023. gada dzīvnieku Dabas muzejs izvēlējies divas Latvijā sastopamas ķirzaku sugas - pļavas ķirzaku un Eiropas apdraudēto abinieku un rāpuļu sarakstā iekļauto sila ķirzaku. Kāpēc un ko zinām par ķirzakām Latvijas dabā, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro Elīza Skutāne, Latvijas Nacionāla dabas muzeja vecākā muzejpedagoģe, un zoologs un bioloģijas zinātņu doktors Andris Čeirāns. Ķirzakas ir rāpuļi, un to āda klāta ar ragvielas zvīņām. Briesmu gadījumā ķirzakas nomet asti, kas ataug, bet ir mazāka. Tām raksturīga šķelta mēle, kas kalpo kā garšas, ožas un taustes orgāns. Ķirzakas savstarpēji sazinās, izmantojot vizuālos un smaržas signālus. Vidējais dzīves ilgums ir 5–6 gadi. Abas ķirzakas pārtiek no dažādiem bezmugurkaulniekiem, galvenokārt kukaiņiem, zirnekļiem, nelieliem gliemežiem un sliekām.  Ķirzakas ir aukstasiņu dzīvnieki – to ķermeņa temperatūra atkarīga no apkārtējās vides temperatūras. Ziemā tās nevar būt aktīvas aukstuma un barības trūkuma dēļ un laiku no oktobra līdz aprīlim pavada ziemas snaudā. Latvijā ķirzakas ziemo zem koku saknēm, ejās augsnes virskārtā, ēku pagrabos un citviet. Gada siltajā laikā tās var novērot sildāmies saulē uz akmeņiem vai citām siltām virsmām.  Pļavas ķirzaka ir viena no pielāgoties spējīgākajām ķirzaku sugām pasaulē. Sastopama gandrīz visā Eiropā, izņemot dienvidus, un Ziemeļāzijā līdz pat Klusajam okeānam. Bieži sastopama visā Latvijas teritorijā. Pļavas ķirzaka ir mazāka un tievāka, tās garums ar asti ir līdz 12 centimetriem (cm), retos gadījumos – līdz 17 cm. Pieaudzis īpatnis ir brūns ar melniem plankumiem uz muguras, vēdera krāsojums atšķiras starp dzimumiem – mātītēm bāli dzeltens, bet tēviņiem oranžs (vairošanās periodā tas var būt īpaši košs). Atšķirībā no sila ķirzakas, lielai daļai pļavas ķirzaku uz sāniem ir tumšas joslas. Mazuļi ir ļoti tumši, gandrīz melni, ar bronzas mirdzumu.  Sila ķirzakas dzīvo lielākajā daļā Eiropas teritorijas un Āzijas rietumos. Nevienmērīgi sastopama visā Latvijā, biežāk – teritorijās ar lielu smilšainu augšņu īpatsvaru un siltu klimatu, samērā lielas populācijas ir Latvijas dienvidaustrumu daļā un Pierīgā. Suga iekļauta Latvijas Sarkanajā grāmatā, kā arī Eiropas apdraudēto abinieku un rāpuļu sarakstā. Sila ķirzaka ir krietni lielāka un druknāka, sasniedzot pat 25 cm garumu. Pieaugušas mātītes ir pelēcīgas vai brūnganas ar plankumiem, to vēderi var būt bāli vai zaļi. Pieauguši tēviņi ir pelēcīgi vai brūngani, to muguras, tāpat kā mātītēm, ir klātas ar plankumiem. Vairošanās periodā tēviņu mugura var kļūt izteikti koši zaļa. Sila ķirzakas mazuļi ir brūni vai pelēkbrūni.  Iepazīstam Džeimsu Lavloku un viņa Gajas hipotēzi 2022. gadā tieši savā 103. dzimšanas dienā mūžībā devās angļu zinātnieks Džeimss Lavloks (James Lovelock). Tas nenoliedzami bija brīdis, lai no jauna izvērtētu gan Lavloka devumu zinātnei kopumā, gan Gajas hipotēzi (Gaia theory), ar kuru viņa vārds pazīstams vislabāk un kas stāsta par Zemi kā par pašorganizējošu sistēmu. Lavloks tiek dēvēts par celmlauzi zinātnē, par klimata pareģi, taču viņa atzinumiem bijis arī daudz kritiķu. Kas bija Džeimss Lavloks, stāsta Latvijas Universitātes Ģeogrāfijas un zemes zinātņu fakultātes profesors Viesturs Melecis, un vispirms profesors sniedz nelielu ieskatu Lavloka biogrāfijā. Lavloka biogrāfijā īpaša vieta ir sadarbībai ar mikrobioloģi Linnu Margulisu (Lynn Margulis) no ASV. Darbs kopā ar Linnu Margulisu ļāvis Lavlokam gūt zināšanas mikrobioloģijā, tādējādi viņš skaidrojis, ka tik ļoti nepieciešamo līdzsvaru jeb homeostāzi cilvēkam uztur mikrobioms. Taču, ja runājam par jēdzienu “līdzsvars”, tad Viesturs Melecis norāda, ka tāda dabiskā līdzsvara nemaz nav, viss ir mainīgā plūsmā, kurā dažādi procesi tiek apspiesti vai gūst virsroku. Tāpat arī biosfērā mēs varam runāt tikai par nosacītu līdzsvaru, jo patiesībā visas sistēmas dabā virzās uz nesakārtotību jeb entropiju.

  A student asked Nanquan, “Is there a teaching that the wise throughout the ages haven't conveyed?”  Nanquan said, “There is.”  The student asked, “How would you express it?”  Nanquan said, “It is not mind, it is not Buddha, it is not things.”The Gateless Gateway, Case 27Support the show

The tempestuous nature of the sea is a thing of legend – not only legend, but of gods. Just mention God of the Sea to a westerner, and you'll conjure up images of Poseidon, reputed to be one of the most bad-tempered, moody and greedy of the Olympian gods. By contrast, the Chinese Goddess of the Sea is Mazu, a kind and compassionate lady watching over sailors, fishermen, and travelers.Today, we're going to introduce Mazu, the most influential goddess of the sea in China, who is at the heart of a host of beliefs and customs throughout the country's coastal areas as well as countless Chinese communities around the world.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   Edouard Roquette is the founder of Rooms.Taipei a co-living business. In episode 192 he spoke to me about his experiences as an entrepreneur and the challenges facing foreign entrepreneurs in Taiwan. I've invited him back on to talk about the life-changing scooter accident that happened to him in 2012. It landed him in a wheelchair for six months, and on crutches for eight years. With physical therapy and treatment Edouard has been able to walk and hike again. To this day he continues to consult with physical therapists about his condition. We also spoke about how he took on the role of playing Tiger Man at the annual festivities in Beigang celebrating the birthday of Mazu, the goddess of the sea, and his fascination with Taiwan's religious festivals and ceremonies.   This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women's Association.   NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is:   to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity, to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality, to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs, to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan, to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.   To learn more about NATWA visit their website: www.natwa.com   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   How Edouard recovered enough from his scooter accident to be able to walk How Edouard's accident happened three days before his visa for Taiwan expired The approach that hospitals in Taiwan take with pain management As a result of overstaying his visa Edouard had to leave Taiwan for a year How Edouard has been able to go from not being able to stand for more than a few minutes to being able to walk and hike Edouard's physical therapist in Taipei JJ. Physio How Edouard had to advocate for himself to get physical therapy As a result of Edouard's accident he lost his company, money, health, and relationship How it took eight years for Edouard to walk again and how he got through it How it was important for Edouard to feel a sense of normalcy as he was dealing with his injury and recovering How he dealt with the way that people treated him at various stages of his recovery How Edouard has been open trying all different types of treatments The lessons that Edouard has learned throughout this journey to recover from his accident The importance of connecting with support groups or people who have had similar experiences Edouard's advice to others who have visa issues in Taiwan How Edouard ended up playing the role of Tiger man for Mazu's birthday Taiwan's dense religious practices The Mazu festival in Beigang (北港) attracts 200,000 people The Mazu festival in Dajia (大甲) attracts 2 million people The Wanjin (aka Wanchin) Catholic Basilica in Pingtung, Taiwan Obscure religious festivals in Taiwan Edouard has posted videos of Mazu birthday festivities on Facebook How Edouard has been involved with the Mazu birthday festivities in Beigang for 14 years Edouard's recommendations for people interested in attending religious festivals in Taiwan Being a tourist in your own country and constantly discovering things about the place you live The Taiwan Gods website   Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: https://talkingtaiwan.com/eduordo-roquette-talks-about-his-life-changing-scooter-accident-and-playing-tiger-man-ep-204/    

Peter Snowden joined us after star gallopers Mazu and Sheeza Belter trialled in Sydney this morning. 

Gwyn and Ode (+ Jax!) talk about Cailleach, Bes, Heka, Baba Yaga, Mazu, and Eir. Special Guest: Jax.

Trail EAffect Episode 78 with Greg Mazu talking Trail Maintenance and other stuff Catching up with Greg and his travels so far in 2022 Euro Trip IMBA Europe 2022 PTBA Conference in Bentonville Trail Building – Building the next Hometown vs Next Destination Directional Trails Trail Maintenance Do you maintain a trail for your current skill level or how that trail was originally built Trail User Technology has advanced, which allows more distance covered (Hiking, Running, and Riding) How Maintenance from a cultural perspective generally speaking maintenance goes largely ignored How to potentially include maintenance into new build contracts or education into new build contracts Improvements within the Trail Building industry that has helped reduce the level of maintenance E-Bikes and Trails Back into the Pay to Play model Funding for Trails and Maintenance Various states and how they fund their non-motorized trails Ideas for various ways to capture trail use donations The Future of Mountain Biking is not the Bike, but rather the trails (Adam, owner of Revel Bikes) Not having cool trails where you live makes you want to travel places Quality vs Quantity of Trails / Directional Trails Maintenance is the Future of the Trail Building Industry Trail Maintenance on TicToc? A panel of people to discuss the top 5 trail systems in the county with Tequila… Closing Comments Links discussed in the show: Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/ Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/   This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services   Trail EAffect Show Links: Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/ Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/ Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Peter & Paul Snowden have Ranges going around in the Ramornie today at Grafton and we'll get an update on Mazu heading into the Spring

Mazu is locked in for the Everest and is the short-priced favourite for Saturday's Doomben 10,000 at Eagle Farm

Surrender What's Holding You Back | Renata Mazu | Raw & UNscripted w/Christopher Rausch Tuesdays @ 7pm (pst) / 10pm (est) Learn specific areas of your life and mindset that are holding you back Gain strategies and tools for rewriting your truths to shift your beliefs and results Uncover your true gifts and passions to keep you fired up during challenging times Please join me LIVE Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 at 7pm (PST)  as I chat with Renata Mazu who is a sought-after coach, healer, speaker, and author, who has helped transform hundreds of lives and businesses across the US and globally. Videocast Replay Link: https://youtu.be/SHvcapave-w (https://youtu.be/SHvcapave-w) Known as a “Money Blocks Lady,” Renata Mazu is an Intuitive Mind Architect who teaches others how overcome destructive internal patterns and transform the whole reality – master their life and skyrocket their business. Check out more about Renata at: https://www.facebook.com/edgesavvy (https://www.facebook.com/edgesavvy) and download her book at https://now.unlock-wealth.com/ (https://now.unlock-wealth.com/) No doubt this conversation will provide tons of #inspiration and #motivation to potentially change your #Perspective and #Mindset! Bring your favorite note-taking tools and let's make the changes we need to move to the next level of our life! BONUS: We'll be interacting with you LIVE in the comments section with your thoughts and answering your questions! Are YOU READY #KickassNation #MisFits4Life??? #MindsetMastery #Confidence #Results #NoExcusesCoach #Raw&UNscripted #NoRegrets #Unstoppable For More Information please check out: http://www.christopherrausch.com/ (www.ChristopherRausch.com) http://www.youtube.com/TheChristopherRausch (www.Youtube.com/TheChristopherRausch)

Renata Mazu is an Intuitive Mind Architect. What seemed to be an ordinary life on the outside, for many years it felt like an intense roller coaster on the inside. She struggled with feeling like she never fit in, wasn't good enough, and constantly doubted herself, so she ended up in multiple careers over the years hoping to find her purpose in life. Moving across the world and enduring several life-shattering traumas served as a fuel to reevaluate and redefine her life and purpose. This enabled her to stop running from her past, heal, tear down and rewrite deeply rooted destructive beliefs, and help uncover the intuitive gifts. Today she works with entrepreneurs to unlock and release their internal blocks that stop people from reaching their full potential. She helps others to heal and detach from their past traumas, neutralize fears, find their unique purpose and build solid mental and emotional foundation, so they can stand in their power and build their lives and businesses that they are passionately obsessed with. Contact Renata Mazu: www.renatamazu.com "Unlock Your Money Flow" Ebook bit.ly/removeblocksnow FB Page https://www.facebook.com/edgesavvyInstagram https://www.instagram.com/edgesavvy/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgesavvy/Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yK48KIDXrMX0nlAYfdRJg Dr. Kimberley Linert Speaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral Optometrist Event Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/ To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com 702.256.9199 Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator Podcast Available on... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platforms Author of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3srh6tZ Website: https://www.DrKimberleyLinert.com incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kimberley-linert-incredible-life-creator/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberley.linert/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkimberleylinert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeKimberley Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/incrediblelifecreator Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lifekimberley/_saved/ Please subscribe, share & LISTEN! Thanks.

Trail EAffect Episode 51 Greg Mazu – Single Track Trails This episode first aired on December 28th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Greg Mazu Intro and Back Story The early days of trail building for Greg Starting Single Track Trails Inc Growing Single Track Trails by branching out across the country Trails and Projects that Stick out to Greg Palisade Plunge Trail Back Story – 32-mile epic trail build Trail Planning, the importance of this and thinking about how a trail plan is like a business plan The Manifesto Creating Mortgage Paying Jobs Selling the fact that Trail Building is a real profession to the masses (for those unaware) How trails provide value to communities The importance of having a variety of trails within trail systems / trail communities Vee Hollow and how Vee Hollow provides that variety of trails within one system Handcut Trails / Handcut Hollow in Bentonville Advantages of Hand Built Trails What the Ideal Trail Community looks like according to Greg The Garage is my Trail Head Mountain Towns and Jobs Famous Failure(s) Gregs Multiple Businesses Desert Rat Tours Tools for Trails Backslope Tools Recreation Fabrication – New for 2022 Redesigning the Mcleod Supply Chain Issues for Trail Building Tools Closing Comments Links: Single Track Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/ Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/ Desert Rat Tours: https://www.desertrattours.com/home   Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith's Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/ This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Despite the failed attempt to create a myth of a Pacific Ocean "Bermuda Triangle" near Taiwan, the seas around this island are indeed cruel... ships sometimes disappear without a trace. It's little wonder the majority of temples here are devoted to Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, who watches over fishermen. We tell of shipping and transport vessels encountering tragedy, but two of this episode's most surprising stories involve unlikely victims: a dashing French baron crossing the Taiwan Strait, and sightseers on a lake cruise.