Podcasts about MOS

Må man nu ikke køre et interview på engelsk på et spidst hotel?, de sidste – og de bedste – journalister, en ende på Mos-misæren og munden i kontakt med Forsvaret, 'Du er mit livsvidne', Guld, sølv, bronze på “lykkeligste-by-skalaen” – find selv ud af det Pædagogik i børnehaverne, Mathias Tesfaye taler finanslov i stedet for handling på børnehaverne, vandmangel kan være en udfordring i 2040 og I skulle have lyttet til Søren Pind med vandtrykket, 'Når jeg siger trawl, så siger I fri!”, David Attenboroughs vigtigste film til dato, 'De vildeste snefugle er verdenshistorien.', en pyroman er løs i Thisted – og angiveligt ansat i kommunen, elektronik infiltrerer energisektoren – og det kan være kinesisk, ugens grøntsag er atom-asparges, besøg et Dark Sky-område.50 % told på Europa – og nu blir' det godt, den russiske ambassadør skal stoppe med de læserbreve, en tidligere Al-Qaeda-chef er tilbage med en skinfade, og tag et spøgelsesfly.Få 30 dages gratis prøveperiode (kan kun benyttes af nye Podimo-abonnenter)- http://podimo.dk/hgdg (99 kroner herefter)Værter: Esben Bjerre & Peter Falktoft Redigering: PodAmokKlip: PodAmokMusik: Her Går Det GodtInstagram: @hergaardetgodt @Peterfalktoft @Esbenbjerre

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Aminé's third studio album '13 Months of Sunshine', Aminé cementing himself as a summer artist and how mortal enemies Drake and Pusha T are his main influences.Démar's rating: 8 / 10Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10The Love List: 13MOS, Feels So Good, New Flower!, Cool About It, TemptationsTimcodes:2:42 - Previous Aminé album rating – surprised how high5:00 - Feels like an extension of Kaytraminé8:13 - Drake influence10:04 - Production is the star10:39 - Aminé is a fun Pusha T on 13 MOS  18:25 - Free Nationals / The Internet comparison 20:08 - What other rapper is going to hear this beat and do anything with it21:33 - The skits add texture to this album22:59 - Clear pride for him and his family – keeping people alive with the photos in my house 28:45 Using multiple languages to rap  - compressing multiple references35:30 - New Flower is a revamped Mutt 39:35 - The Cover42:00 - May be going into the Album Mode Hall of Fame  Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Aminé - 13 Months of Sunshine / 2025 / tropical house, hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop

The Army physical training test has long been a measure of a soldier's fitness for duty and for combat. For decades it's been used as the benchmark upon which all other physical fitness has been evaluated. And for decades it has been hotly debated, modified and enhanced to best represent the current mission of the US Army. SGM Chris Mullinax has been charged with developing the Army Fitness Test; the newest version of the PT test that now replaces the Army Combat Fitness Test and its predecessor, the Army Physical Fitness Test. From the Pentagon's US Army Broadcasting Studio, and with a cameo from Sergeant Major of the Army Mike Weimer, Fran Racioppi sat down with SGM Mullinax to breakdown the changes in the test, why combat MOS's are being held to different sex-neutral standards, and how the grading scale is designed to enhance and enforce a standard that ensures warfighting is at the forefront of every soldier's fitness. As a career 75th Ranger Regiment leader, SGM Mullinax also shares why America's national security is reliant on Rangers, and why Ranger School remains the premier leadership standard in the military. Watch, listen or read our conversation as SMA Weimer updates us on the Army's Blue Book and how enforcing the fitness standard is increasing Army readiness. Highlights0:00 Introduction1:36 Welcome to the Pentagon2:52 Why change the PT test?4:52 SMA Weimer drops in5:33 Distributing the Blue Book6:33 Upholding Army standards10:44 Implementing a Warfighting Culture14:53 AFT now five exercises19:14 Combat vs Supporting MOSs20:43 AFT Evaluation Metrics21:56 Gender-neutral standard in Combat MOSs22:41 Fitness is America's Advantage26:14 Ranger Regiment Standards29:23 Leadership Through Ranger School32:28 Is the Army Ready?33:43 Preparing the Army for combat35:50 Culture of Will37:56 Daily HabitsQuotes:“Changing the PT test is not a new idea. We're always assessing our physical standards.”“I don't like to start from the minimum standard. That to me is not a place you start any conversation, especially warfighters.”“You should be trying to exceed any standard.”“You can't put competition on a pedestal.”“Right now we're crushing retention. Soldiers want to continue to serve.” “This is a hard life. This is not easy. You chose the path that needs a machete.”“We exist to fight and win. We are not a jobs program.” "Your ability to recover in between them is the true test of your fitness.”“When we have physically fit leadership, it inspires our ranks.” “Our ability to fight and win our wars relies heavily on our fitness.”“As I look at my time in the Ranger Regiment..clear set of standards.” “Things have evolved, but the standard is still the same.”“The most important part about Ranger School is you learn a lot about yourself.”“We're in a space right now where we're transforming as an institution.”“PT might not be the most important thing we do today, but it's the most important thing we do every day.”“We have to be ready. That's just the bottom line.”“Service is hard. It wouldn't be service if it wasn't hard.” The Jedburgh Podcast is brought to you by University of Health & Performance, providing our Veterans world-class education and training as fitness and nutrition entrepreneurs. Follow the Jedburgh Podcast and the Green Beret Foundation on social media. Listen on your favorite podcast platform, read on our website, and watch the full video version on YouTube as we show why America must continue to lead from the front, no matter the challenge.The Jedburgh Podcast and the Jedburgh Media Channel are an official program of The Green Beret Foundation.

Innkastið eftir 7. umferð Bestu deildarinnar. Elvar Geir, Valur Gunnars og sérstakur gestur er Magnús Þórir Matthíasson. Blikar tróna einir á toppnum eftir kvöldið, vandræði ÍA halda áfram, leiðinlegasti leikur sumarsins var í Eyjum, markaregn í Mosó og Lengjudeildarhorn.

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCEThis week's episode was a harder one. The movies may make living with your significant other sound glamorous and fun. But when it comes to sharing food, splitting bills and finding your boundaries the genre goes from rom-com to drama real quick!We too are still figuring out how to stop yourself from fitting into a wife role too soon. What sacrifices are acceptable and which aren't. And most importantly how to not let the passion and love die.We hope this episode makes you feel seen or heard. Just know that we're all still trying to figure life out!Shoutout to Venus for sponsoring us and their easy-to-use Venus Comfortglide that has made our lives just a bit more efficient! #ADFollow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Produced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/ Internationally research by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.instagram.com/aashna.xyz_?igsh=bWk1NGcwZG03cjZu Time codes:0:00 intro2:04 men are wired differently 4:14 are we too sheltered?6:10 brokers are vultures 7:54 maybe you shouldn't live with men9:52 the statute of limitations 13:20 is farting allowed? 15:00 shave your boundaries19:08 take a testosterone test 20:45 the best parts of being together 22:35 financial independence is most imp24:24 you ate my weeks supply!!!26:20 responsibilities kill relationships 28:40 men bring us culture 31:00 vacation in love is the perfect scenario 33:29 having couple friends vs personal friends 35:52 hosting experiences 38:03 intimacy does suffer40:10 passion - does it die?41:55 duty or love44:00 not living stereotypes46:55 see what people are showing you 48:30 the sacrifices we make as women 51:20 the role our parents play 53:43 female companionship is too underrated

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!For this BONUS episode, we're joined by the Head of Instagram and the reason we still have jobs - Adam Mosseri!! We're decoding desi slang, learning new insta hacks, and like true indians; serving up the best snacks. We talk souvenirs, the reels that adam saves, and the true purpose of instagram.We tried finding ways to restrict men from the app, and are hopeful that with a lil more convincing Adam will bring back the activities tab so you can go back to stalking your ex (or enemy) in peace - here's to hoping!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Adam Mosseri - A Fan so true he has MOS in his namehttps://www.instagram.com/mosseri/?hl=en Produced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/Timecodes:(0:00) intro(1:07) decoding desi slang (5:20) fav indian snacks (it's not us)(7:17) the best souvenirs(9:35) insta secret features? (11:22) reels was made for the indian market(14:11) art imitates life & gen z employees (16:25) what's adam looking for? (18:57) ceo in his dms(20:45) burnouts are real(22:15) in the insta wilderness(24:33) being memed(26:48) we're getting to personal (29:30) third times the charm (31:38) taking feedback & restricting men(34:45) finding our niches(36:14) busting myths (38:06) instagram is connecting people (40:44) instagram is for creativity

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Hi everyone, In light of everything happening, we went back and forth on whether to put out an episode this week. But we decided to go ahead- not because we're unconcerned, but because sometimes a little laughter can help in heavy times. If even one person needs a moment of distraction or relief, we're here for that.We firmly condemn the devastation that war brings to innocent lives. While we stand in unwavering support of the Indian Armed Forces and their commitment to protecting our nation, we believe that peace must ultimately prevail.HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!This week, we steep in some trauma instead of tea. We're talking about men who cheat like it's a professional sport. Major family feuds, secrets you can't share and the question of “who is the real victim of Rocky Aur Rani” is on the menu It's just us girls and you on the other end. No guests, no fuss, no fluff! Thanks to Pukka for sponsoring our little gossip session this week, you can shop them now on any quick commerce : https://www.amazon.in/stores/page/EB87A741-E482-4333-B3AA-19A8B88D85E2/?_encoding=UTF8&store_ref=SB_A01166422HQU6WKKHDHE8-A08363791DBM5YQCOHSR9&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=b15101ecb924730c7cfb8ed30a55a81e&hsa_cr_id=0&lp_asins=B0DT3TQW4Q%2CB0DT3NNSYN%2CB0DT3XHJWP&lp_query=pukka&lp_slot=auto-sparkle-hsa-tetris&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_dlcd_hl&pd_rd_w=lI25V&content-id=amzn1.sym.df9fe057-524b-4172-ac34-9a1b3c4e647d%3Aamzn1.sym.df9fe057-524b-4172-ac34-9a1b3c4e647d&pf_rd_p=df9fe057-524b-4172-ac34-9a1b3c4e647d&pf_rd_r=FH5SMFK60H8HGHXQFPFE&pd_rd_wg=aLMJ0&pd_rd_r=db03eed1-7042-4ca9-89f0-3bf0c4a914d7 Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Produced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/Timecodes:(0:00) intro(1:40) steeping time(2:50) sakshi's worst fear(4:04) naina had only 2 expectations(7:05) family feuds(9:14) rocky aur rani's victim(10:33) don't yuck his yum(12:31) intergenerational shady-ness(14:09) men pls learn how to cheat well(15:50) algorithms for cheatings(18:00) go for therapy pls(19:30) we didn't date??(21:00) white washed(23:46) pukka these are some dirty secrets(24:58) black magic(27:07) jump scares(29:00) forever scared(32:54)the friend group(34:20) what options do we have(36:15) sexist or feminist(38:48) a ward boy(43:05) love letters(47:40) icks of soft boys(50:05) make out spots(51:45) baby hairs(53:38) this medical romance is getting too much(58:25) are we a romantic couple?

In quel tempo, la folla disse a Gesù: «Quale segno tu compi perché vediamo e ti crediamo? Quale opera fai? I nostri padri hanno mangiato la manna nel deserto, come sta scritto: "Diede loro da mangiare un pane dal cielo"». Rispose loro Gesù: «In verità, in verità io vi dico: non è Mosè che vi ha dato il pane dal cielo, ma è il Padre mio che vi dà il pane dal cielo, quello vero. Infatti il pane di Dio è colui che discende dal cielo e dà la vita al mondo». Allora gli dissero: «Signore, dacci sempre questo pane». Gesù rispose loro: «Io sono il pane della vita; chi viene a me non avrà fame e chi crede in me non avrà sete, mai!».

- Premere il tasto PLAY per ascoltare la catechesi del giorno -+ Dal Vangelo secondo Giovanni +In quel tempo, la folla disse a Gesù: «Quale segno tu compi perché vediamo e ti crediamo? Quale opera fai? I nostri padri hanno mangiato la manna nel deserto, come sta scritto: "Diede loro da mangiare un pane dal cielo"».Rispose loro Gesù: «In verità, in verità io vi dico: non è Mosè che vi ha dato il pane dal cielo, ma è il Padre mio che vi dà il pane dal cielo, quello vero. Infatti il pane di Dio è colui che discende dal cielo e dà la vita al mondo».Allora gli dissero: «Signore, dacci sempre questo pane».Gesù rispose loro: «Io sono il pane della vita; chi viene a me non avrà fame e chi crede in me non avrà sete, mai!».Parola del Signore.

The Bournemouth game was a perfect encapsulation of our season. A depleted squad, not scoring enough, playing on the margins, some good football and some awful football, dropping points from winning position, conceding from set pieces and VAR incompetence, and in general making life difficult for ourselves when we have the chance to do the opposite. But we're just going to have to put the Bournemouth game to one side for now as it really is all about PSG and getting to Munich. The OGs are back together as Tabs is joined, after a very long hiatus, by Mos to discuss the highs and lows from the Bournemouth game, Odegaard's form and, Rice's importance to the Team, our inability to score, and what happens when players minds are elsewhere and what it means for a Tope 5 finish. We then look ahead to the 2nd leg v PSG with hope and expectation that we can do the job and reach the Champions League Final. Tabs will be there … can Mos get a ticket?COME ON YOU GUNNERS!@ The Grove Everyone is Welcome!@thegroveafcFind us on Bluesky, Threads and YouTube, and email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to us and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***Arsenal, Gunners, COYG, Gooners, AFC

Eldar Skeide innleder temaet Sabbat. Sabbat er hvile, hvile fra det hverdagslige arbeidet. Har du tenkt på at helgen er gitt oss fra Gud? Vi finner det i 1.Mos 2:2-3. Les gjerne også Salme 23 !

Fredrik LignellHan har räddat osshttps://www.ryttargardskyrkan.se/app/undervisning/han-har-raddat-oss-del-1-skuldebrevet-arb5iVad är det som drabbar den ensamme, utsatte, pryglade och bakvände kungen på korset? Och på vilka sätt hjälper korshändelserna oss? Allt vi kan veta om Gud finns på ett eller annat sätt närvarande i korsets drama. Kol 1:13-23; 2:6-15Paulus beskriver hur deras (och vårt) dåliga läge såg ut innan mötet med Jesus: Vi var utanför, vi var bortvända, vi var döda, vi var skuldsatta. Hur blev det så här? 1 Mos 3:8De gömde sig. Distansen, rädslan, misstänksamheten, våldet, misstron mot Gud och varandra… Här föds det. Synden är inte endast ett snedsteg eller ett enskilt misstag, det är snarare som att ett relationsgift sökt sig in i tillvaron, i människan och i hela skapelsen. Vi kan putsa på fasaderna, låtsas som att skuld och skam inte finns eller förklara allt detta som konstruktioner som kyrkan uppfunnit för att hålla folk i schack, men innerst inne vet vi. Själen håller räkning. Människan är utanför, bortvänd, död och skuldsatt genom sin synd. I paradiset finns två träd: kunskapens träd och livets träd. Människorna äter av kunskapens träd, och det är där smittan drabbar allt levande. De stängs då ute ur Eden, och framför allt stängs de ute från livets träd. Utanför Edens stängda portar väntar död och förgörelse. som inleds när Kain slår ihjäl sin lillebror. Han grundar sedan den första staden, ett slags sinnebild av imperiet, grundat på mord, misstänksamhet och våld. Det där livets träd gick förlorat för människan, men nu har något hänt i historien som vi aldrig varit med om förut. Ett träd är rest på en skallformad kulle kallad Golgata, utanför Jerusalems murar. Det är ett märkligt träd som slukar allt som kommer i dess väg. Härifrån släpps ingen lös förrän man är död. Här hängs Guds levande Son upp, Han som kallas den andre Adam, Guds lamm, Ordet som blev människa, Kristus, Människosonen, vägen, sanningen och livet personifierat. Livet finns i blodet, står det i GT, och när blodet från Jesus fläckar trädet som står på skalleplatsen, då förvandlas det brutala romerska avrättningsredskapet till livets träd. På det korset ropar Jesus: »Min Gud, min Gud, varför har du övergivit mig?« Annars ber Jesus »Abba, Fader!« Nu är det som att något främmande dragit in i den fullkomliga gemenskapen mellan Fadern och Sonen. ”Gud gjorde honom till ett med synden”, skriver Paulus, och det är som att människans främlingskap också drabbar Jesus. I Gamla testamentet används en bock som får bära folkets synder ut i öknen. Alla begär, äktenskapsbrott, lögner, svek och mord läggs på bocken, på syndabocken. Djuret förs sedan ut i öknen. ”Bocken skall bära alla deras synder med sig ut i ödemarken och släppas lös där ute i öknen.” Nu skriker Jesus ut sin ensamhet. Han är syndabocken, övergiven, utdriven och smittad av främlingskap. Synden, mörkret, djävulskapen och fiendskapen har nu flyttat in i den pryglade mannen på pålen. Så här ser synden ut. Och så här ser kärlekens innersta väsen ut. Det är som att korset står som en gammaldags balansvåg för hela världen att se. Vid korset vägs våra liv, våra ansträngningar, våra tappra försök att leva för andra än oss själva, vår önskan att bryta självcentreringen. Vid korset väger vi för lätt. Där är alla människor skuldsatta och smittade av synden, och ingen går fri. Trots alla moraliska framsteg, tekniska landvinningar, politiska överenskommelser och imponerande Nobelpris väger vi för lätt. Det är här vi anar syndens och bortvändhetens brutala konsekvenser: Övergiven. Ensam. Så hur går det med vårt taskiga läge?Vi stod utanför -- Gud försonade oss med Honom själv...

På søndag startet Daniel vår tredelte serie «Tro i arbeid» hvor vi vil se nærmere på troens betydning i vårt arbeid i vår hverdag. Daniel begynte med å løfte opp hvordan vi møter arbeid fra bibelens første vers og at det er Guds gode idé før syndefallet. Vi møter vår arbeidsbeskrivelse i «Kulturmandatet», som forenklet handler om at vi skal: «forme», «fylle» og «forvalte» Guds gode skaperverk. Mennesket er kalt til å foredle natur til kultur – vår kall er primært til kultur (byggende arbeid), ikke cash eller karriere. Dette hever statusen for mange yrker og det hjelper oss til å forstå hva suksessparameterene våre burde være. Når vi skal finne vårt yrke skal vi ikke stille spørsmålet: «Hva gir status» eller «hva gir mest penger» - men heller: «Hvilken talenter og egenskaper har jeg?» og «Hvordan kan jeg bruke dem til byggende arbeid som ærer Gud, tjener min neste og som jeg kan trives med?» Den bibelske visjonen for arbeid er langt større og bedre enn vi ofte tror! Vi alle er skapt til å arbeide!____Hovedtekst: 1 Mos 1,28-30Tilleggstekster: Rom 12,16; Kol 3,23-24; 1 Kor 15,58____Spørsmål:1.     Les gjennom skriftstedene. Hva er de første tankene som står ut for deg etter å ha lest og hørt talen? 2.     Når vårt kall er «kultur» - byggende arbeid – hvordan forandrer dette ditt perspektiv? 3.     Er du på et sted hvor dine talenter og ditt arbeid «matcher» godt? 4.     Avslutt med å be for hverandre inn i tema.

Prezentamos el Livro "Poesía para vencer a la muerte" de Rafael Rodríguez Ponga, un livro ke aonda en el amor i la poesía para superar la tristura de un duelo. Konversamos kon Rafael Rodríguez Ponga, Doctor en Filología por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Licenciado en Lingüística Hispánica, fue Secretario General del Instituto Cervantes, ke dedikó en omaje a su madre i su musher. En su livro arekoje poesías de diversos autores espanyoles i ekstranjeros i en distintas linguas. Mos ofrese "Poesía para vencer a la muerte" onde destaka el sentimiento de amor, kon el intento de superar el dolor del duelo traverso la poesía o komo trasender la muerte, kedando el rekodro de las presonas. Kurunamos el programa kon el ermozo kante kontemporáneo "Rikordus di mi Nona" de la autoría de Flory Jagoda, ken lo interpreta.Escuchar audio

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE! This week we bring certified cool mom Mira Kapoor to talk about the gossip delhi is craving that her husband won't contribute to! While building a skincare brand she is still planning vacations, doing all the invisible tasks of handling a home and requesting you to ask her for permission before sending her PR packages. We also learnt that having your kids find out about your past is not fun and that Mira is actually great with accounts (& we might need her help!) Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Mira Kapoor - May or may not be a cool mom (we didn't get a comment from her kids)https://www.instagram.com/mira.kapoor/?hl=en Produced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/ Timecodes:(0:00) intro(1:25) skincare personas(4:00) simplifying skincare(5:57) ironing your face?!(7:45) doom scrolling down the rabbit hole(10:10) public eye at 20(13:06) the moment it changed(15:15) security blanket of friends (18:27) facebook & vasant valley parties(20:43) the wrong childhood dreams(22:510 mira's kids uncover her past(25:07) nift designer uniforms(26:45) rebelling w halter bras (28:34) evolving after marriage(30:24) nostalgia holds us together (32:30) being there for the big things(36:40) delhi is dying for gossip(38:40) reddit's smoke without fire(39:40) NETizens(40:38) the ideal friend(41:37) kids on vacation(46:30) fighting with her son(48:23) styling your kids(49:23) handling PR packages(51:18) imposter syndrome(53:50) numbers scare us(56:00) women doing accounts(58:10) homemakers make great entrepreneurs(1:00:00) doing the invisible tasks (1:02:13) essential life skills

Michael Meredith is a co-founder with Hilary Sample of MOS, an architecture practice based in New York.MOS is an acronym derived from Meredith and Sample, with the "O" serving as an abstract, connective element. The name, much like the practice itself and the cultural moment it emerged from in the early 2000s, captures a playful tension between irony and sincerity. It's a subtle nod toward global architectural giants like SOM or OMA, while genuinely embodying Michael and Hilary's playful and collaborative spirit.A hallmark of Meredith and Sample's work is their ability to balance intentional imperfection with technical precision. They've described their practice as embracing a philosophy that's "horizontal and fuzzy," deliberately moving away from the conventional "tall and shiny" image typically associated with architecture firms. It's a metaphor reflecting their preference for an architecture that's smaller, less bureaucratic, more experimental, and ultimately more alive.Michael's podcast Building with Writing Stan Allen: https://open.spotify.com/show/7CUtD3SnpyKxWUmsNnDmSwMichael's 2025 Princeton Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aU1IqdLYJmcldMAzgnxrwOczO1TIrTtCejEziyxZ4-U/edit?tab=t.0Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google PlayBecome an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andakterna den här veckan tar sin utgångspunkt i de fem världsreligionerna och har temat Hat. Idag med Karin Brygger, som utgår från sin judiska tro. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ur andakten:Vad är hat? Ja, det är ett effektivt sätt att stänga dörrar till framtida möjligheter, skymma sikten, gräva en grop och själv trilla däri. Har du erfarit hat? Själv känt det eller blivit mål för någons okontrollerade ilska?Oavsett om du hatat eller varit måltavla för någon annans ilska kan det vara bra att veta att när ilska är så stark att känslans ägare förlorar kontrollen handlar det oftast om att den arga upplever sig hotad. Stark ilska har således en nära relation till stark rädsla. Vad betyder det?För att inte falla i samma fälla som den arga kan vi vända oss till andra Moseboken och där läsa ett överraskande påbud: om vi ser en fiende vars djur är trötta– då ska vi hjälpa denna fiende att bistå sitt djur. Inte bara en gång, utan flera. Denna mitzva – goda gärning - syftar till att kultivera vår medkänsla, att trycka ner vårt ego och visa att vi väljer rätt, även om andra gör fel. Vi bör agera som det lätt slängiga och moderna uttrycket: När de sjunker lågt, så höjer vi oss.Text:Talmud, Shabbat 312 Mos 23:5Predikaren 10:4Musik:The Poet acts av Philip Glass med John LenehanProducent:Susanna Némethliv@sverigesradio.se

Predicazione espositiva del Pastore Jonathan Whitman del Vangelo di Luca capitolo 24 versetti da 44 a 53. Registrata presso il Centro Evangelico Battista di Perugia il 20 Aprile 2025.Titolo del messaggio: "Perché la Pasqua? 5 realtà sorprendenti da celebrare a Pasqua"LUCA 24 V44-5344 Poi disse loro: «Queste sono le cose che io vi dicevo quando ero ancora con voi: che si dovevano compiere tutte le cose scritte di me nella legge di Mosè, nei profeti e nei Salmi». 45 Allora aprì loro la mente per capire le Scritture e disse loro: 46 «Così è scritto, che il Cristo avrebbe sofferto e sarebbe risorto dai morti il terzo giorno, 47 e che nel suo nome si sarebbe predicato il ravvedimento per il perdono dei peccati a tutte le genti, cominciando da Gerusalemme. 48 Voi siete testimoni di queste cose. 49 Ed ecco io mando su di voi quello che il Padre mio ha promesso; ma voi, rimanete in questa città, finché siate rivestiti di potenza dall'alto».

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!Everyone knows her for her fashion and insane playlists. She's a creator (we confirmed that's the job title she prefers) that never gives up. Komal Pandey sat down with us and she came to rant!We talk about fashion in Delhi, creating your boundaries with your live-in relationships and how we perceive social media rather than the other way around. We talk about Komal's style evolution, audience backlash, the male gaze and how we DON'T dress for it.It's the kind of episode where you'll feel heard, seen and not judged. And if you're judging us - we don't care sweetie!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Komal Pandey - Insta's very own dream girlhttps://www.instagram.com/komalpandeyofficial/?hl=enProduced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/Timecodes:0:00 intro1:12 public apologies to women3:20 naina's style is komal approved4:40 evolution of style6:28 not everyone is likeable on the internet7:54 influencer vs creator9:25 cute lingerie for the gram11:22 komal is not your teacher13:30 komal did gen z before gen z14:55 growing up in front of the internet16:20 ted talk at 2018:30 why do people like us?20:30 having thick skin is your best outfit22:12 sakshi's publication24:10 sid

Dal Vangelo secondo LucaIn quel tempo, [i due discepoli che erano ritornati da Èmmaus] narravano ciò che era accaduto lungo la via e come l'avevano riconosciuto nello spezzare il pane.Mentre essi parlavano di queste cose, Gesù in persona stette in mezzo a loro e disse: «Pace a voi!». Sconvolti e pieni di paura, credevano di vedere un fantasma. Ma egli disse loro: «Perché siete turbati, e perché sorgono dubbi nel vostro cuore? Guardate le mie mani e i miei piedi: sono proprio io! Toccatemi e guardate; un fantasma non ha carne e ossa, come vedete che io ho». Dicendo questo, mostrò loro le mani e i piedi.Ma poiché per la gioia non credevano ancora ed erano pieni di stupore, disse: «Avete qui qualche cosa da mangiare?». Gli offrirono una porzione di pesce arrostito; egli lo prese e lo mangiò davanti a loro.Poi disse: «Sono queste le parole che io vi dissi quando ero ancora con voi: bisogna che si compiano tutte le cose scritte su di me nella legge di Mosè, nei Profeti e nei Salmi». Allora aprì loro la mente per comprendere le Scritture e disse loro: «Così sta scritto: il Cristo patirà e risorgerà dai morti il terzo giorno, e nel suo nome saranno predicati a tutti i popoli la conversione e il perdono dei peccati, cominciando da Gerusalemme. Di questo voi siete testimoni».

Men Jesus svarte: "Ble ikke alle ti renset? Hvor er de andre ni? Var det ikke flere blant dem som ville vende tilbake og gi Gud ære enn denne fremmede?"(Luk. 17, 17-18)Jesus hadde helbredet ti spedalske. Lepra var smittsom og dødelig, og de hadde ikke medisin, i motsetning til i dag. De måtte derfor leve på utsiden av samfunnet, isolert sammen med andre spedalske.Da de ropte på Jesus for hjelp, svarte Han at de skulle gå og vise seg for prestene. Merkelig. Men ifølge loven hadde presten myndighet til å erklære en spedalsk for frisk eller ikke (3. Mos. 13). De spedalske gikk i tro, og på veien ble alle friske! Men kun én av dem vendte om for å takke Jesus. De andre gikk i gang med å leve det friske livet - uten Jesus.Vi ønsker så ofte å se syke bli helbredet. Og blir de det, er vi lettet. Men å bli helbredet er ikke det samme som å bli frelst, det er heller ikke en garanti for å bli det. Er helbredelsen viktigere enn Helbrederen? Jesus helbredet villig alle ti. Måtte vi alle vende om til Han og leve det friske livet sammen med Ham i takknemlighet!Har du opplevd å bli helbredet? Eller at Jesus har gjort noe annet stort for deg? Hvem ligner du mest på av de ti, da? Han som gikk tilbake for å takke og prise Jesus, eller de andre ni som bare fortsatte livet på egen hånd? Jesus fortjener all ære og pris for de gode gavene Han gir!Skrevet og lest av Eli Fuglestad for Norea Håpets Kvinner.

La Ventana MetropolitanaLa Xunta destina más de 700.000 euros a la construcción de la escuela infantil de Mos, que contará con 41 plazas gratuitas. Las obras de la depuradora de A Moscadeira en Ponteareas superan el 90% del grado de ejecución y estará operativa en septiembre. Baiona remodelará el pabellón polideportivo municipal y el del CEIP Fontes Baíña.

In quel tempo, [i due discepoli che erano ritornati da Èmmaus] narravano [agli Undici e a quelli che erano con loro] ciò che era accaduto lungo la via e come avevano riconosciuto [Gesù] nello spezzare il pane. Mentre essi parlavano di queste cose, Gesù in persona stette in mezzo a loro e disse: «Pace a voi!». Sconvolti e pieni di paura, credevano di vedere un fantasma. Ma egli disse loro: «Perché siete turbati, e perché sorgono dubbi nel vostro cuore? Guardate le mie mani e i miei piedi: sono proprio io! Toccatemi e guardate; un fantasma non ha carne e ossa, come vedete che io ho». Dicendo questo, mostrò loro le mani e i piedi. Ma poiché per la gioia non credevano ancora ed erano pieni di stupore, disse: «Avete qui qualche cosa da mangiare?». Gli offrirono una porzione di pesce arrostito; egli lo prese e lo mangiò davanti a loro. Poi disse: «Sono queste le parole che io vi dissi quando ero ancora con voi: bisogna che si compiano tutte le cose scritte su di me nella Legge di Mosè, nei Profeti e nei Salmi». Allora aprì loro la mente per comprendere le Scritture e disse loro: «Così sta scritto: il Cristo patirà e risorgerà dai morti il terzo giorno, e nel suo nome saranno predicati a tutti i popoli la conversione e il perdono dei peccati, cominciando da Gerusalemme. Di questo voi siete testimoni».

- Premi il tasto PLAY per ascoltare la catechesi del giorno e condividi con altri se vuoi -+ Dal Vangelo secondo Luca +In quel tempo, [i due discepoli che erano ritornati da Èmmaus] narravano ciò che era accaduto lungo la via e come l'avevano riconosciuto nello spezzare il pane.Mentre essi parlavano di queste cose, Gesù in persona stette in mezzo a loro e disse: «Pace a voi!». Sconvolti e pieni di paura, credevano di vedere un fantasma. Ma egli disse loro: «Perché siete turbati, e perché sorgono dubbi nel vostro cuore? Guardate le mie mani e i miei piedi: sono proprio io! Toccatemi e guardate; un fantasma non ha carne e ossa, come vedete che io ho». Dicendo questo, mostrò loro le mani e i piedi.Ma poiché per la gioia non credevano ancora ed erano pieni di stupore, disse: «Avete qui qualche cosa da mangiare?». Gli offrirono una porzione di pesce arrostito; egli lo prese e lo mangiò davanti a loro.Poi disse: «Sono queste le parole che io vi dissi quando ero ancora con voi: bisogna che si compiano tutte le cose scritte su di me nella legge di Mosè, nei Profeti e nei Salmi». Allora aprì loro la mente per comprendere le Scritture e disse loro: «Così sta scritto: il Cristo patirà e risorgerà dai morti il terzo giorno, e nel suo nome saranno predicati a tutti i popoli la conversione e il perdono dei peccati, cominciando da Gerusalemme. Di questo voi siete testimoni».Parola del Signore.

- Premi il tasto PLAY per ascoltare la catechesi del giorno e condividi con altri se vuoi -+ Dal Vangelo secondo Luca +Ed ecco, in quello stesso giorno, [il primo della settimana], due [dei discepoli] erano in cammino per un villaggio di nome Èmmaus, distante circa undici chilometri da Gerusalemme, e conversavano tra loro di tutto quello che era accaduto.Mentre conversavano e discutevano insieme, Gesù in persona si avvicinò e camminava con loro. Ma i loro occhi erano impediti a riconoscerlo. Ed egli disse loro: «Che cosa sono questi discorsi che state facendo tra voi lungo il cammino?». Si fermarono, col volto triste; uno di loro, di nome Clèopa, gli rispose: «Solo tu sei forestiero a Gerusalemme! Non sai ciò che vi è accaduto in questi giorni?». Domandò loro: «Che cosa?». Gli risposero: «Ciò che riguarda Gesù, il Nazareno, che fu profeta potente in opere e in parole, davanti a Dio e a tutto il popolo; come i capi dei sacerdoti e le nostre autorità lo hanno consegnato per farlo condannare a morte e lo hanno crocifisso. Noi speravamo che egli fosse colui che avrebbe liberato Israele; con tutto ciò, sono passati tre giorni da quando queste cose sono accadute. Ma alcune donne, delle nostre, ci hanno sconvolti; si sono recate al mattino alla tomba e, non avendo trovato il suo corpo, sono venute a dirci di aver avuto anche una visione di angeli, i quali affermano che egli è vivo. Alcuni dei nostri sono andati alla tomba e hanno trovato come avevano detto le donne, ma lui non l'hanno visto».Disse loro: «Stolti e lenti di cuore a credere in tutto ciò che hanno detto i profeti! Non bisognava che il Cristo patisse queste sofferenze per entrare nella sua gloria?». E, cominciando da Mosè e da tutti i profeti, spiegò loro in tutte le Scritture ciò che si riferiva a lui.Quando furono vicini al villaggio dove erano diretti, egli fece come se dovesse andare più lontano. Ma essi insistettero: «Resta con noi, perché si fa sera e il giorno è ormai al tramonto». Egli entrò per rimanere con loro. Quando fu a tavola con loro, prese il pane, recitò la benedizione, lo spezzò e lo diede loro. Allora si aprirono loro gli occhi e lo riconobbero. Ma egli sparì dalla loro vista. Ed essi dissero l'un l'altro: «Non ardeva forse in noi il nostro cuore mentre egli conversava con noi lungo la via, quando ci spiegava le Scritture?».Partirono senza indugio e fecero ritorno a Gerusalemme, dove trovarono riuniti gli Undici e gli altri che erano con loro, i quali dicevano: «Davvero il Signore è risorto ed è apparso a Simone!». Ed essi narravano ciò che era accaduto lungo la via e come l'avevano riconosciuto nello spezzare il pane.Parola del Signore.

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!This week Dolly Singh acts as our tour guide and advertisement on all things Naintal - what kind of men live there, the jaadu behind the town and why she actually left.We talk of leaving home, learning to be financially independent and the freedom that it comes with. The horror stories of our first relationships also make an appearance! All in all it's like a girls' night in and maybe you should bring some chakna along for all the great stories she has to tell!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsil...Credits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivd...Dolly Singh - straight out of Dollywoodhttps://www.instagram.com/dollysingh/... Produced at The Palette - Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettem...Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra  / tinkre.in     / natascha.zip   Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinator  / nuclear_rheaction   Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psyche  / desiryangaming   Timecodes:0:00 intro1:30 dollywood4:25 nainital dreams7:40 running away from marriage9:40 what's your number?13:00 feminism blood15:07 small vs big towns16:58 kids harassing me??18:55 sakshi is the security20:46 don't lie!!23:20 is marriage worth it25:40 one year to live??28:35 dolly singh is king30:10 dopplegangers33:10 made for a sari37:30 romanticising a vampire39:50 dolly met jaadu!?42:00 rough childhoods43:28 50 year old influencers45:11 jealousy vs competitiveness50:24 understanding our feelings52:54 high school drama54:54 slapping men as flirting56:08 first relationships58:16 dating the wrong men1:02:40 betrayal!!!1:05:10 translating love letters

Our guest this time is a prolific author, Kim Lengling. Kim is prolific as she has been the lead author on six book anthologies. I cannot say that she came by writing honestly. She grew up in a small Northern Pennsylvania town. After graduating from high school instead of going on to college Kim joined the military with great thoughts and ideas of leaving her small town upbringing and seeing the world. As she describes it, she did leave the small town world, but she only had military duty state side. After four years of service she left the military life and moved back to a “small town” in Pennsylvania.   Over time she began and pursued a career in sales and marketing. Along the way she married and had a daughter. She also took a keen interest in helping veterans and veteran organizations.   I asked Kim how she began her writing career. She will tell the story about how she was asked to give a speech to some 800 veterans. The story about her talk is remarkable and the unexpected turn her life made after her speech is worth hearing directly from Kim. Bottom line is that Kim was convinced to begin writing articles. Since 2020 she added writing and self publishing books to her repertoire of accomplishments.   As it turns out, Kim and I both experienced unexpected life changes due to public speaking. Both of us chose to take full advantage of the opportunities that came our way and we both are the better for it. I very much enjoyed my conversation with Kim and I hope you will as well.       About the Guest:   As a multi-published author, Kim shares her love of nature and animals, her life with PTSD, and her mission to toss out Nuggets of Hope through her writing and podcast. Kim is the lead author and coordinator of six anthologies: The When Grace Found Me Series (three books), When Hope Found Me, Paw Prints on the Couch, and Paw Prints on the Kitchen Floor. Her newest book, Nuggets of Hope, was released on November 15, 2024. In addition to writing, she hosts the podcast Let Fear Bounce, which spotlights people who have faced and overcome personal fear(s) to make a difference in their slice of the world through writing, coaching, film production, philanthropy, teaching, founding non-profits, public speaking, or simply being an amazing human being. You can regularly find Kim drinking coffee, reading, and talking with the critters in the woods while taking long walks with her dog, Dexter. Visit her website, www.kimlenglingauthor.com, to keep up with everything happening in her realm.   Ways to connect Kim:     Website:                                www.kimlenglingauthor.com   Amazon:                               https://www.amazon.com/author/kimlengling   Let Fear Bounce                 @Letfearbounce Apple:                                   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-fear-bounce/id1541906455   Facebook:                            https://www.facebook.com/letfearbouncepodcast   LinkedIn:                              https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylengling/   Instagram:                            https://www.instagram.com/lenglingauthor/   Twitter:                                  https://www.tiktok.com/@klengling?lang=en   TikTok:                                 ** https://www.tiktok.com/@klengling?lang=en   About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of unstoppable mindset. And today is kind of a fun one, because I get to talk to another author. One of the things that I participate in and have done for a little while are book fairs, including virtual book fairs, and our guest today, Kim Lengling and I, lengling and I were both on a virtual book fair just a couple of weeks ago talking about our books and this and that and all the other stuff. And I made it really clear that I'm always looking for a good podcast guests, and it just seemed like the right thing to do. And of course, then Kim said, well, not unless you're going to be on my podcast too. So we are going to reciprocate next week. So I actually had a a message, an email yesterday from someone who wanted me to come on their podcast to talk about disabilities. And then they, before I responded, they sent a second letter saying, You do understand, we don't pay for podcast guests or anything like that, which I never expected to to have to to deal with anyway. But I wrote back, and I said, Well, I'm sorry, I do charge. And the charges that you have to be on if you want me on your podcast, then you gotta be on my podcast too. So it's fun to tease, but anyway, Kim, welcome to unstoppable mindset. After all that.   Kim Lengling ** 02:44 Well, thank you. Thanks for having man, I think it's going to be fun doing a podcast swap. Oh   Michael Hingson ** 02:49 yeah, it's a lot of fun to do that, and it's and it's kind of neat, and we get to know each other better and all that. And next year, when we have the book fair, we can, we can always team up on other people, because we'll know each other better.   Kim Lengling ** 03:01 That's right. That is right. And I those book fairs. They're fun. I enjoy doing those. They are and   Michael Hingson ** 03:08 I think the video of it is now out, so it's pretty cool that it is there and is available so well, I want to again. Thank you for coming on and chatting. It's always fun. And as I explained, our podcasts, our conversation, so let's converse and go from there. I'd love to start by learning kind of, maybe, about the early Kim growing up and all that stuff. Early Kim, the early Kim a long time ago, and I guess, long, long, far away.   03:43 You know, like I get that song stuck in my head.   03:47 Oh, yeah,   Kim Lengling ** 03:50 okay, well, I grew up in a small country town, and I think my graduating class had 72 people total, and it was just, you know, I'm glad I grew up where I did and how I did in the country. I grew up playing outside, and I still play outside every day, 50 some years later. But yet, growing up in a small town, everybody knows each other, which is wonderful, and everybody knows each other, which can be kind of crappy, too, sometimes.   Michael Hingson ** 04:23 Well, there's the other song, everybody knows your name. Oh yeah. From cheers,   04:29 yeah. We're just going to keep on breaking.   Michael Hingson ** 04:33 We're doing great.   Kim Lengling ** 04:37 But yeah, I grew up in a small town, and I I'm very appreciative of the small town, I guess I don't know morals and ethics that I learned growing up, and I've tried very hard when raising my own daughter, who is now married and has her own daughter, I tried and worked hard to instill that those same type of values. Within her. And I think I did a pretty good job. But I did, I did. I liked how I grew up, and then I left my small town right after graduation and went into the military, and thinking, you know, oh yeah, I'm gonna go to this small town and I'm gonna see the world by Gully. And it's, you know, it's, it's a, it's an eye opener. I because I didn't go to college, so, you know, I don't know that. I don't have that experience. I went into the military, and that's an eye opener. It's just, wham, you are no longer small town camp. Yeah, you are now. You are now a spoke in the wheel, and we and you don't even have a name, and you're going to be rebuilt into something different. And I am truly thankful, actually, for my military experience. I feel everybody should have to be in it for at least 12 months. It teaches you so much about discipline, self awareness, leadership skills that we can all use as we grow and you know, yeah, that's kind of my younger self in a small nutshell.   Michael Hingson ** 06:10 How long were you in the military? Four years. Okay, now, the small town you grew up in was that in Pennsylvania? Yes. Okay, so, yep,   Kim Lengling ** 06:21 grew up surrounded by farm fields and cows and deer and everything else, all the critters and all that. I just, I love it, and I still live in the same type of area not far from my small town that I grew up in, and still get to enjoy all of the nature, you know, all of the critters that come through. And just I had a black bear come through the other day. Michael, ooh, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 06:41 And did you have a good conversation with the bear? No,   Kim Lengling ** 06:45 I didn't chat. Didn't want to do that, huh? No, it's I've seen that. I've seen I've lived where I'm at now for, gosh, just about just shy of 30 years, and I've seen bear tracks out there when I'm walking with my dog, but I've never actually come face to face with the actual bear. It was caught on a trail cam, and my neighbors sent it to me and said, Hey, this guy's going through your backyard at 430 this morning. And I'm like, Oh, boy.   Michael Hingson ** 07:16 I don't know whether you can ever make friends with a bear or not.   Kim Lengling ** 07:19 I you know, I'm not going to try. I don't think, yeah, they're kind   Michael Hingson ** 07:24 of big. They are kind of big. I suppose, if they make the initial Overture and they're friendly about it, that's one thing, but probably going the other way is a little bit more risky. Yeah,   Kim Lengling ** 07:36 yeah. I, you know, I would probably just not want to try. Yeah, just, you know, they're 700 and up pounds. That's, uh, that's, They're big. They're   Michael Hingson ** 07:46 big. Well, and then there's always a moose, which gets even bigger.   Kim Lengling ** 07:50 And see, we don't have moose where I'm at, yeah, yeah. And I've never seen one of those in person either. But I always thought, you know, well, you see online and stuff, just how big they are, they're so tall, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 08:04 and they're probably not the most friendly creatures. Oh,   Kim Lengling ** 08:07 they're not see, I don't know anything about moose, because we don't have them in my neck of the woods.   Michael Hingson ** 08:13 Yeah, I think it'd be fun to try to meet one, but I don't know whether that would be a good idea or not, so I don't either. If somebody else tells me that they have a moose that I could meet, I would believe them. But until that happens, I'm not going to worry   Kim Lengling ** 08:28 about it. Yeah, yeah, not something to worry about.   Michael Hingson ** 08:31 I don't Same, same with a bear. Now, on the other hand, I know your dog's name is Dexter, yeah, and I wonder what Dexter would think of a moose or a bear close up.   Kim Lengling ** 08:44 You know, I'm not sure, because he does his he's a he's pretty big dog. He's not huge, but he's a bigger dog. And there are certain times when we're out in the evening because it's pitch black. I mean, I'm out in the country. There's no lights out here, so it's pitch black out there. So I have a flashlight, and he has a collar on that lights up. And there are times when he will stop, and I call it his big boy stance, because he stops and his whole body just stiffens up, and he's staring at the woods. Now he can see stuff I can't Yeah, yeah, you know. And so I sit there, and I flash the flashlight back through there, because I carry a very powerful flashlight with me, so it lights up everything. And then when I see two yellow eyes staring at me from the woods, I'm never really sure what it might be. And I watch what Dexter's doing, yeah, and there are times where he where he will put himself in front of me, and then there's times where he comes and he will bump my leg with his head, and then turns and starts running back to the house, like, stay out here. Yeah, yeah. So it's been interesting to watch how he how he I follow his lead. When it's dark outside and we're outside, I. Follow   Michael Hingson ** 10:00 his lead. Smart move. What kind of dog is Dexter?   Kim Lengling ** 10:03 He is a Belgian Malwa Mastiff mix. Oh, so he's a big one, kinda, yeah, yeah, not huge. He's about 80 pounds, but he's a he's a good sized dog,   Michael Hingson ** 10:13 bigger than my black lab guide dog, Alamo, who's about 63 pounds.   Kim Lengling ** 10:18 Oh, okay. Labs are wonderful. Labs are awesome. But   Michael Hingson ** 10:22 again, it's all about trust. And I would trust Alamo's instincts any day and do and of course, yes, yeah, you know, but, but it isn't just the the normal guiding, but just in general, his behavior. I observe it pretty closely, and I think it's an important thing to do, because, as you said, they tend to see a whole lot of things that we don't necessarily see.   Kim Lengling ** 10:47 Right, right? No, yeah, even with my other dog, digger, prior to Dexter, digger was about 105 pounds. He was a pretty big dog, real tall and lean and long. He was very protective of me. Oh, and he would always have to be touching me or in front of me, and I took him everywhere with me. We were always out in public, and he was always if someone would approach, he would let them know I would follow his lead. He would never growl, but he would show his teeth like a scary smile, yeah. And I'd be like, Okay, we're not going any further. I'm not going to interact with this person. This person. And then other times he would just come and kind of nudge me, and his tail would start wagging. I'm like, Okay, this person's probably okay. Then it's very you know, dogs or animals period, are just amazing in their instincts. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 11:34 I've been pretty blessed that Alamo has not yet met a stranger. But also we haven't really encountered anyone that would be a really mean, nasty person, and I have seen some dogs who do sense that very well. My first guide dog was a golden retriever. He was 64 pounds, and when we were in college, and I wrote about it in my my new book, live like a guide dog in in college. On our first year we were at UC Irvine. It was a very open, somewhat rural campus, just in terms of what was around us in Orange County, which is not so rural anymore, but people would bring their dogs to campus, and they would just let the dogs roam while they went to class, and then they'd find them at the end and a bunch of dogs, just all congealed, if you will, into a pack. And they would, they would go around together. And one day, they decided that they were going to come after Squire and me. They were behind us, and as they got closer, they were growling, and Squire was doing his job of guiding, but all of a sudden he jerked, and actually jerked the harness out of my hand. I still held his leash, but he he completely jerked away, and literally, as it was described, because somebody else was watching it, he jerked, leaped up, turned around, and went down on all fours, facing these dogs, and started growling, and it just completely caught them off guard, and they just slunked away. But I've never seen a dog do that before, and I haven't seen a dog do that since, and Squire, of all dogs, a golden retriever, for heaven's sakes,   Kim Lengling ** 13:22 right? Yeah, they're usually just friendly, friendly, friendly, yeah, but   Michael Hingson ** 13:25 he, he knew what he was doing, and yeah, and he, he dealt with them.   Kim Lengling ** 13:32 That's awesome. Well, so I just love dogs.   Michael Hingson ** 13:35 Oh, yeah. Well, and we, and we have a cat here. So my wife passed away two years ago. So it's me, dog and cat,   13:43 and quite the trio you have going on.   Michael Hingson ** 13:46 Then we all, we all communicate very well, and they all, and they like each other. And I would not have it any other way. I would not want a guide dog that was in any way antagonistic toward cats. Now, now that wouldn't work well. Now Alamo doesn't Chase Stitch. Stitch has claws. I think Alamo is smart enough that he understands that, but, but they do rub noses and they play and they talk. So it works out all right, and every so often, stitch will steal Alamo's bed, and poor Alamo doesn't know what to do with himself, because he can't lay on his bed because the cat's there and he won't try to make her move. I think a couple times they both have been on the bed, but mostly not,   Kim Lengling ** 14:28 yeah, yeah. My my dog. Unfortunately, he's like, a single animal type dog, you know, it can only be him and and the neighbors cats. Sometimes, if they end up in my yard, he gets them up in a tree. So he's he's got a he's got a very big prey drive for anything smaller than him. We   Michael Hingson ** 14:53 had a we had a dachshund. Once it was a miniature dachshund. Oh, and he treated cat. One day before my brother and I went off to high school for the day, and this cat was up in the tree. We came home and Pee Wee was still barking at this cat up in the tree. The cat was up in the tree sound asleep, not worried about anything. This dog's dog didn't know when to shut up anyway. It was kind of funny.   Kim Lengling ** 15:25 Well, dogs are amazing. My dog, when he is he's treed raccoons, all kinds of stuff, anything smaller than him, he takes off after he has he does have quite the prey drive. And I think that's the Belgian mountain wall coming out in him. Yeah, you know, pretty sure that's that part. And I've not been able to get him to stop that. But I'm in the country and, you know, okay, it is, it is what it is. It is what it is.   Michael Hingson ** 15:53 Well, so did you see much of the world when you were in the military?   Kim Lengling ** 15:56 I was actually all stateside, interestingly enough, yeah. Well, you saw the country then I did. I saw some of the country. So, yeah, I'm it's, it's an experience that I'm glad that I I had. What did you do? I did Morse code, actually. Okay, yeah. And it's funny, years ago I ran into, because this is quite some time ago, quite some time ago, and it was years ago I ran into a couple of younger Navy guys at a gas station. They were filling up their car, and I, of course, went up and thanked them for their service. And I had just come from a funeral, so I was in a military funeral, and I was part of the honor guard at that time, so I was in my honor guard uniform, and they're like, well, thank you for your service. What branch were you? And we're just chit chatting, you know, like folks do. And they said, Well, what did you do? What was your MOS and I told them, and they looked at each other, and their cheeks got red, and I said, What's What's so funny? And they said, Oh, ma'am, we don't use Morse code anymore. And I went, Oh, well, my goodness, when did they stop using it? And the one, the one kid, and they were kids, they were like, probably 18 to me. Anyway, they were at the time, 1819, years old. And the one looked at the other, and they said, Well, wait a minute. No, no, we did use it that one time. I remember there in the Navy, and they were on deployment out in the ocean, sea, wherever. And they said, no, no, there. Remember that one time that that old guy, he did use Morse code. He had, we had to use it because some part of the electrical went out. And I and they were, I looked at them and I went, when you say old guy, what? What do you mean by that? And their faces turned so red. And the one kid, he goes, Oh Ma'am, he must have been at least, oh geez, 37 and at that time I was like, 41 I just started laughing. And I said, well, he wasn't really all that old, you guys, but So yeah, that was a and so   Michael Hingson ** 18:02 what do they use now that they don't use Morse code? I honestly   Kim Lengling ** 18:05 don't know. I think everything is more electronic. And yeah, I mean, yeah, it's been so long since I've been it's been a while. It's been, it's been a decade or few.   Michael Hingson ** 18:15 Well, I learned Morse code to get my ham radio license, and I still remember it and and it, and it still is a means of communications that can sometimes break through when voice and other things don't come through. Absolutely,   Kim Lengling ** 18:29 absolutely no, yeah, and I don't remember a lot of it, probably just because I was so sick of hearing it. I don't, I actually don't remember a lot of it, but if needed, I could, oh yeah, touch up on it.   Michael Hingson ** 18:47 So how fast were you able to receive code? Um,   Kim Lengling ** 18:51 we had to, in order. We had to pass a certain what was it? 2222 words a minute. Okay, I think, I think we had to get 20 I think it was 22 in training when we had, when we were in tech school in order to progress. I think it was 22 Yeah, yeah. And that's fast for people who don't realize when all you're listening to is, did audit, yep. I mean and going 22 words a minute. It's it just sounds like   Michael Hingson ** 19:18 I went a friend of mine, who was also a ham operator, and I were talking one day, and he was telling me about this kid that he had met on the air, and they were both doing code, and he decided that since this kid was a kid, that he would play a trick on him. And he slowly started speeding up how fast he was sending the code, and I don't know how fast he got to and then the kid said, Oh, you want to play that game. And he just started going at like, about 60 or 65 words a minute, which means he was probably using an electronic key or a bug, but I don't   19:56 know, right? Because how would you do that with your fingers? Really? It would   Michael Hingson ** 19:59 be hard. But anyway, this kid was doing it, and the guy went, Okay, you got me.   Kim Lengling ** 20:07 So, yeah, amazing. I mean, it truly is amazing. It's, it's amazing, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 20:13 and, and it's, it's still a very relevant thing to to have in the arsenal if you need it ever. Oh, I agree. I agree. Yeah. So, so what did you do when you came back from being in the military for four years?   Kim Lengling ** 20:27 I came back to my small hometown and didn't do much for a bit. I was kind of a weird it was, it was, wasn't so easy transitioning home from to, you know, being in the military, to coming back to the hometown, because nothing felt right anymore, right? Well, you were in a different world, right? And I was a different person, yeah. And so I didn't stick. I didn't stay there very long. I got a job, you know, got a job, and then it was couple years later, I ended up marrying my high school sweetheart, and we, you know, got married, had got a little place, little house in a different town, and had my daughter. And, you know, did that became a wife and mom and, you know, did the working and being a wife and a mom and all of that stuff? So,   Michael Hingson ** 21:27 yeah, so do you still do that?   Kim Lengling ** 21:31 No, I am divorced. My daughter is mid 30s and married and has her own daughter. So I'm I'm actually a brand new grandma. Oh, there you go. And I am just loving it. I'm loving every second of it, but you don't have the husband anymore. No, no, it's me and Dexter, and that's just fine. Yeah, it's just fine. And so well, and that it's I've, I have found out, you know, it's interesting when you're a wife, a mom, you work full time, and then your life completely changes, and you're an empty nester, completely empty nest, and it's just you and the dog. You have to find out who you are again, yeah, and it was very interesting for me, because I was like, oh my goodness, I forgot who Kim was. So it was an interesting journey to find that out and to find out, you know, what did I even like to do? Because I was always running here, running there, doing this, doing that, family, kids, stuff, you know, all of the things, doing all the things. And then I was, you know, now I had time to figure out, what do I like to do, geez, what did I like to do? You know? So it was interesting. Spent. It was interesting the first few years figuring out who I was again and what I liked to do and what makes me, you know, what fulfills me and and, you know, to reach a point where I'm thriving in that, you know, it was interesting.   Michael Hingson ** 23:02 And what did you decide that you like to do?   Kim Lengling ** 23:07 I like writing, and I love doing and I love doing my podcast and volunteering I volunteer for with my veteran post, been doing that for over 25 years now, helping veterans in need, those folks that might need a little bit of help here and there, and then also, it's a project support our troops, which is a monthly thing we've been doing every month for 24 years, sending care packages to those men and women who are deployed around the globe so, and it's all done by donations. So that's, that's a lot, it's a lot of my time, and a lot of where my heart is is helping those folks. So I've been able to really, you know, put a lot into that, which is very fulfilling.   Michael Hingson ** 23:56 What made you decide that you really liked writing?   Kim Lengling ** 24:00 You know, it was years ago. When was it? Oh, gosh, close to 20 years. Oh, my goodness, a long, long time ago. About almost 20 years ago, I was asked to give a speech at a local veteran event. And it was a large veteran event. There's about 800 people there. I had never spoken in public before, and I was asked to give a speech. And I my step grandfather, so my stepfather, his dad, was the last surviving World War One veteran in my area. Ooh, and he passed away in 1997 and I thought, you know, I'm gonna talk about him. So I spent quite a bit of time with my step dad, and we went through his dad's stuff that he had brought home, and I learned all kinds of stuff about him and his time in World War One, and he was, he was the last man of the last man's Club. Job, and that was formed in themes France on Armistice Day, and the mayor of this small village in France had a bottle of wine and came out to the boys of Company B, literally, they were the boys of Company B from my town, and gave them this bottle of wine in celebration, you know, of the signing of the armistice, and the guys all decided they weren't going to drink it. They were going to keep it. And as time went on, it would pass to the next comrade, and whoever was the last man standing would be the one that has that bottle of wine, and he would then open it toast his fallen comrades. So the the last man's club is what they called it. And my step grandfather was the last man of the last man's club, and he passed away at the age of 104 Wow. And so I shared his story and the story of the last man's club. That was my speech. And it was, it was about a 15 minute speech, and for someone who'd never spoken in public before, and you know this, 15 minutes is a long time, can be a long time to talk in front of a group of people, and there were television cameras there, and it was just, it was overwhelming. But I got up there the first two minutes, my voice was shaking because I was a little nervous, and then I just fell into the story, because it's just a beautiful story. And when I was done, it was, there was, and I'm there, was about 800 people there. It was total silence. I mean, you could hear a pin drop, and I thought, oh my goodness, I just blew it. But then there was one, one person started clapping, and then another. And then the place like this was an outdoor event, they interrupted. They just went crazy, and people were crying, and the local newspaper came up to me. The local newspaper editor came up to me and said, Would you consider writing an article, you know, about veterans for the for the paper? And I said, Oh, my goodness, I'm no writer. And he goes, Well, who wrote your speech? And I said, Well, I did. And he goes, well, then you're a writer. And that was the little spark that that lit something up in me. Somebody saw something in me that I had never even considered looking for in myself. And so that was the little spark that got me going so   Michael Hingson ** 27:34 you hadn't really contemplated, contemplated writing before then,   Kim Lengling ** 27:38 no, not at all. And and and never, really, it had never entered my mind. And I started doing these monthly articles, and I was interviewing veterans. And I'm very I'm very connected with my local veteran community, and being a veteran myself, the veterans were pretty comfortable talking to me, and I, you know, I spoke to numerous former prisoners of war. Most of, most of who I interviewed over the years were combat veterans. A lot of them were Vietnam vet combat veterans, and hearing their stories. And first off, it was very humbling that they would even share them with me, yeah, because a lot of them won't or don't want to, or can't, you know, can't, yeah. And so for 14 years, I did that each month, and there were, I started getting a following, you know, I, you know, I'd run into because they, they would post a picture with me and my article in the paper each month, and I'd run into people, and they'd be like, Oh my gosh, you just brought me to tears with that article. And I just so enjoy reading your monthly stuff. And that's when, you know, I just I didn't know what I was doing. And when I look back at some of those nights, I'm like, Oh my gosh, Kim, you were such an awful, awful writer. But as time went on, I could, I learned. And then I just started doing some stuff online, finding free courses, and, you know, doing what I could, teaching myself a lot of stuff about writing and just how to make it better. And so that's, that's kind of, I just kept, I rolled with it. I just kept rolling with it. And now that I, the last five years, I've had the opportunity to actually work from home full time now and put a lot more of my time into writing, and I'm still learning. We all learn something. We're still, you know, we're all learning, hopefully, we're all learning something. And so, yeah, hopefully so I can see how my my writing has changed, how my voice has changed, and I just hope, I just hope I'm better than I was yesterday. That's what I hope each day, I'm a little bit better of a writer than I was yesterday, because hopefully I learned something new.   Michael Hingson ** 29:48 And that's fair, we have somewhat similar starts in the whole process. So for me, of course, September 11 happened, and um. The media got the story and like, about a week and a half after September 11. I don't remember exactly what day it was. It must have been around the 20th or so of of September, but I got a call on the phone, and this guy said he was the pastor of a church, and he had heard about me, and asked if I would come and speak at a church service they were going to hold. And I said, Well, I guess tell me more about him. He said, Well, we want to hold a church service for all the people who were lost in the World Trade Center who were from New Jersey. I said, Okay, that seems like a would be a worthwhile thing to do. And so we agreed to do it. And then kind of the last thing I asked him before hanging up was, how many people are going to be at this service? And he said, Well, it's going to be an outdoor service, and there'll be something over 5000 people. Now it's not that I hadn't spoken in unusual situations before, because being in sales, you never know where you're going to be on any given day, from a board of directors of a Wall Street firm to IT people or whatever, but still 5000 people, and that's a lot. And when I got there, I also learned that Lisa beamer was there. Now Lisa's husband, Todd, was the guy on flight 93 who said, let's roll. Let's roll. Yeah. And Lisa was not an animal lover, but she and Roselle hit it off, and so she she really and Roselle was my guide dog in the World Trade Center. So they had a thing going, which was kind of cool, but the speech wasn't overly long. It was only supposed to be about six or seven minutes, and it was, and that is really what got me started down the road of doing public speaking. Then the next year, we were at an event where I met the publisher of the AKC Gazette, and George said, You should write a book. I said, I've never thought of writing a book, and it took eight years to get it done and get the right combination, including someone to collaborate with, because I wasn't really all that familiar with writing. But anyway, we wrote thunder dog, and it got published in 2011 became a New York Times bestseller. So that was pretty cool. But, you know, circumstances do offer us opportunities, and it's important to really take them when you can. And so we you and I have both done that in various ways, yeah,   Kim Lengling ** 32:35 and it's interesting when you look back to see how things unfold. Mm, hmm, you know, and you had mentioned that you were in sales, and that's my background, 25 years of sales and marketing. So it's and I've talked to I've talked Well, I'm sure you have too as well. Many, many authors, and a lot of them have some sort of sales or marketing in their background. Have you found that to be true as well? I   Michael Hingson ** 32:59 have, and especially today, you have to, because the publishers aren't doing nearly as much as they used to to promote books, and they want the authors to do a lot more. And I think that the publishers, some of the publishers, could do more than they're doing, but they because they rely on social media and so on. But there's a lot more to it than that. But unfortunately, that's not what they do. So, you know, you you cope with what you got. That's   Kim Lengling ** 33:26 right, that's right, you know. And I found that a lot of the the larger publishing houses, and even some of the mid sized ones, in order for them to even take you on, you have to have a certain number of followers, or whatever it is on your combined social media platforms, yeah, and so many authors don't, don't.   Michael Hingson ** 33:53 And you know, we're not   Kim Lengling ** 33:54 all out there being influencers, you know, yeah, but   Michael Hingson ** 33:57 you also have to make the commitment to promote, and so absolutely, so we do and it, and it's, it's part of what needs to be done. And I don't mind, and I understand the concept of an author has to be part of what promotes their book. They they shouldn't rely totally on the publisher, and that's fine, but I do think that publishers could do more than they do a lot of times to help today, that social media is the thing. Well, it's not the only thing, and you miss out on a lot, on a lot, by just dealing with social media,   34:34 right? That's where a good publicist comes in.   34:37 Yeah.   Kim Lengling ** 34:41 Yeah, yeah, that's, that's helpful, but no, yeah. And I, well, I enjoy doing the but it's so it's almost a full time job marketing. Just, it is, you know, it's, it's a lot of work. And, you know, I, I'm self published. I didn't go the, the traditional publishing route. I. And knowing, you know, regardless, I would still be doing the same amount of work that I'm doing if I went the traditional route, right? Because I'd still have to do a majority, or, if not, all, of my own promotion, which I don't mind. I enjoy doing that, because then I actually get to meet, yes, a lot of interesting people.   35:22 You know, people it   Kim Lengling ** 35:24 is, and the people that have been put in front of me, you know, like yourself, you know, we made a connection, and now I'm here a guest on your show, and you're going to be a guest on mine. I mean, how cool is that? So, you know, you get to meet people that might have nothing to do with your book. It's just, it's just cool to you know, humanity, to meet, to meet other good, decent people is a good thing.   Michael Hingson ** 35:49 It is by, by any standard, right? You primarily today write fiction. So what got you down the road of writing fiction or non actually, non fiction, non fiction, non fiction,   Kim Lengling ** 36:01 that it was. It was all of the interviewing that I did with the veterans, you know, keeping keep into the the personal stories. I really enjoyed that I I enjoy it, and being able to not only write the story, but pull that emotion from it too. And I found that at first it was somewhat intimidating, because I'm thinking, how can I, how can I get these in words on paper, where people are going to feel what I'm feeling right now listening to this gentleman, yeah, you know. And it just that that kind of fascinated me, and that's what made me want to keep on writing and learning how to do it better. And so I just stuck with it. So I, yeah, I've not written anything fiction   Michael Hingson ** 36:50 at all. One of the things that I I find is that what makes I think good, successful writers, l will deal with non fiction right now, but is to be yourself. So when you interviewing people, your personal self has to come through, not in in the in an opinion way, but just how you are able to portray the people who you're talking with. And interviewing it comes out so much better if you really can feel it, which is again, getting back to your, your being yourselves,   Kim Lengling ** 37:26 right? Yes, I think, yeah, being authentic, yeah, just, you know, I've had, I don't know if you've had folks on your show that I've had a few that I was the first podcast they were ever on, and they were quite nervous. And I said, Well, you know, before I even hit that record button, you know, I don't mind sitting here chit chatting for a bit, so, you know, you feel a little bit more at ease. And it just took without fail, my guests have said, you know, Kim, thank you for being such a welcoming host, and you made this fun. And, you know, there's no, because there's no pretense with me. You know, it's, it's, I'm come as I am. I'm not all, you know, I don't get all my hair is not done. I don't have a bunch of makeup on or anything like that. It's, you know, you can't. This is Kim. This is me. This is who I am every day. And, you know, hey, let's sit down and have a cup of coffee. That's that's how I try and, you know, get my guests at ease, you know. And I'm sure that you've had guests that have probably been kind of nervous, maybe it's their first time on a show or something. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 38:31 one of the things that I do, though, and I really have found that it works very well to do this, is before I have a guest on the actual podcast, I want to sit down with them and have a half hour conversation where we get to know each other. So I insist that anyone who wants to come on to unstoppable mindset has to spend some time with me ahead of time, and that way, when I find people who aren't familiar with podcasts, or, you know, they say, Well, I'd love to come on, but I don't know what to talk about. We can talk about it, and we can, we can get them to relax and recognize that they do have a story to tell, and what we want to do is to to hear their story, and they don't need to worry about being uptight, because there, there are no set rules that you have to do this or you fail. It's all about really enjoying what you do and just being willing to talk about it.   Kim Lengling ** 39:32 Yeah, and that's, that's an awesome idea. And I know a lot of podcast hosts do that. I have not I, and I don't know why. I've never really come up with a reason why I haven't had, you know, just that sit down chat 1520 minutes prior, you know, maybe a week before the show, or whatever. I've just, I've just not done that. I don't know. I we usually end up talking 10 to 15 minutes prior to me hitting record. Um, there's only, I really had one instance with one guest. And. Was a couple years ago where we did chit chat. And as we were chit chatting, it was that at that point I thought I should probably do pre screening, yeah, and I, I, we went through with the show, and I pre record everything, yeah, so I did cut it short, and I never published it. It was that was the one and only time that ever happened. This person never got back to me, never said, when's this going to be out? It was just such an uncomfortable chat. And I was thinking, wow, on paper, this person was a completely different person than when I'm actually talking, yeah, so, and it wasn't in line with anything of what we had discussed. So it was, it was, that was interesting. That's only in four years that's only happened one time, and that was one day when I thought I really should do pre screen.   Michael Hingson ** 40:59 Well, I've had, I've had two. One the we did the podcast, and this person just had no effect to their voice. And as much as I talked ahead of time about I want to hear your story and all that, he just couldn't tell a story. Oh, yeah. And so that one didn't get published, and then another one I did, and I thought it was a great podcast, but the person said, I absolutely do not want this published. I just decided that that I don't want to do it. And   Kim Lengling ** 41:35 I had one like that after we had recorded and everything, and I thought I too for and they it was like three days later, because I said, Well, it's going to be up and uploaded probably two to three weeks from now. It's like two or three days later. They said, You know, I've changed my mind. I don't want my story out there at all. Yeah, there was fear in theirs. There was fear involved. Yeah, there was, there was   Michael Hingson ** 41:55 clearly fear, um, with my person as well. Oh, yeah. And they got very, very nasty about it when I said, Look, it really is a good podcast. So, you know, I'm not going to, I don't want to have people and make people do things they don't want to do. I've had several people who have said, well, I want to hear the podcast before it goes out and and I'll say to that, no, it's a conversation, and I don't edit it. So the whole idea is that if there's any editing, it's just to deal with getting noise out of it and all that. But only that doesn't happen. But, you know, and people accept that, but again, it's fear. But the reality is that I believe everyone has a story to tell, and I believe that everyone, if they're willing to do it, should tell their story, because it will show other people that they're not any different, and we're all more unstoppable than we think we are. And that's the whole point of the podcast.   42:58 No, that's I agree. I agree 100%   Michael Hingson ** 43:02 Well, tell us. Tell me about some of the non fiction books that you've written. Tell me a little bit about what you've done and and so I just   Kim Lengling ** 43:08 had, I just had one released last week, actually called nuggets of hope. And that one has been in the works for a couple years, and it started with not me thinking about turning anything into a book. It was, it just started with the word hope. Showed up everywhere, everywhere, and I felt very strongly that I was supposed to be doing something with it. And I ended up getting polished stones with the word hope engraved on them, and carrying those with me. And I thought, Okay, I think I'm supposed to be giving nuggets of hope to people and but I wasn't sure how to do that, but I had this very strong nudge that I was meant to be doing this. And so that began a couple years ago. And I would just approach people who I would see, you know, I'm out running errands, doing my thing, and I would just someone would catch my eye, and I would feel very strongly nudged. Be like that person needs a nugget of hope. And I would just approach and say, Excuse me, ma'am, or sir, I would like to give you a nugget of hope today, and without fail, and I've been doing this for a couple years, so I've been handing out quite a few my little stones. And without fail, every single person I've approached has has put their hand out to accept that, and I get a hope and from a total stranger just coming up to them. You know, it's, it's amazing. And the reactions that I've had have just been, you know, there's been tears, there's been laughter, nervous laughter. There's been funny looks like, Who are you crazy woman approaching me? Um, I've had people hug me and I had one older gentleman yell at me in anger and swear at me in Walmart, and, you know, ask me very loudly, what the hell did he have to hope for? And but he took the nugget of hope and put it in his pocket. Yeah, and I knew in that moment with that, that particular gentleman had nothing to do with me and he was in his probably had to have been in his late 80s. So I don't know what was gone in his life, but I do firmly believe, even to this day, that I was meant to be in front of him at that moment in time and give him a nugget of hope, a nugget of hope. Yeah, I firmly believe that. And I don't know, you know, when our interaction was done, he was still an angry man, and that's okay, because I didn't let it land on me, because it wasn't supposed to. It wasn't directed at me. And I got in my car, and I actually did cry. I sat in my car with my head on my steering wheel, crying for that man, because my heart hurt for him. And I thought, you know, what? If he's what if he just lost his wife, and he has no idea. And because he was yelling at me about not knowing what dish soap to get, he couldn't find the kind that he needed. And I thought, maybe, you know, he just, he had just lost his wife, yeah, and she always used a particular soap, and he couldn't find it, and that was what put him over. Maybe he's a full time caregiver for a family member, you know, maybe a white, I don't know, Alzheimer's, what have you. Maybe he was just coming off of a very long illness, and he's on his own, a widower, whatever, because he was, he was late 80s, at least, and looked very, very, very tired. And my heart just hurt. My heart just hurt for him. And I thought, You know what, he might have been yelling and swearing at me, and that is perfectly okay, but I'm going to sit here and pray for him. I'm going to pray for peace and for grace to just envelope him, you know, just be covered in it, and maybe when he wakes up tomorrow and he goes to grab all that stuff from the hallway table and put back in his pocket, he'll look down and see that yeah, and maybe then it'll be like, oh, you know. Or maybe, maybe not. Maybe it would be a week, maybe a month, whatever. But I firmly believe in my heart that at some point he was going to see that, and it would   Michael Hingson ** 47:24 click, and you haven't seen him since, I assume, no, it's   Kim Lengling ** 47:27 total stranger. I don't know these people, you know. And there was one time I have these, I got little cards made too, because, well, these stones are pretty expensive, actually. So I got little cards made too, just tiny, little square cards, and it says, share a nugget of hope today. And on the back, it says, The world is a better place because you're in it. And I had some of those because I had forgotten to put stones in my pocket, and I had a couple of those cards in my purse. And I was in a store just picking, you know, doing errands, and I was walking by some sweaters, and I thought, I'm going to put one of these little cards in a pocket of that sweater and just put it in. Didn't think anything of it. Several days later, I got a message through Facebook from a young lady saying, I don't know if this is the person who left a card in a sweater, but if you are, I want to thank you for leaving this little nugget of hope in that sweater, because I've been struggling with my weight for a very long time, and I had an event to attend, and I was looking for a sweater that would help make me feel better. And she didn't notice that that little card that said, be a nugget of hope today, the world's a better place because you're in it. She didn't notice it until she was home putting the sweater on again to try it on in front of her mirror. And she said, if that was if the person that I'm reaching right now is the person who left that card, I want to thank you for doing that, and I also want to let you know I'm going to keep this card, and when I feel so LED. I'm going to tuck it into a pocket somewhere in a store too, and hopefully someone else will get it, and they will, they will receive it as as I received mine. And I was just like, Oh my goodness.   Michael Hingson ** 49:12 You know, ever since thunder dog was published, I get emails. They're they're sporadic somewhat, but I get emails from people who have said how this book inspired or how I learned so much. And you know, as far as I am concerned, I am better for all of the comments that I get. I learned from everyone who decides to reach out in one way or another, and I encounter people in very, very unusual circumstances. I was in Dallas Fort Worth airport one day, and this guy comes up to me, and he said, You're Mike Kingston. You just wrote thunder dog, and I want to shake your hand, and I want to take you to lunch. And I had time. So. Did go to lunch and I and I never had met the guy before, but he had read thunder dog, and it obviously made a difference to him. So I think, as I said, every time I hear from someone, I believe it makes me a better person. It teaches me that when we put out words or seeds in the field, or whatever you want to call it, that you never know where they're going to plant and thrive. But if that's what I'm supposed to do, then I'm glad I'm doing it.   Kim Lengling ** 50:36 I feel exactly the same, and I like how you said you were it you said each, each comment that you get makes, makes you a better person, and that that's so profound, and it's, it's humbling, isn't it? When you get comments like that, or people approach you and say something that, you know, it was inspiring, or that motivated me, or, you know, wow, that's something I really needed. I mean, it's, it's very for me anyway, it's very humbling. I had an older lady. I was helping her put her groceries in her car. It's just, I just randomly saw her, you know, struggling, and I had a nugget of hope in my hand too, of course. So I went up and I, you know, said, I'd like to give you a nugget of hope, and I'd also like to help you put your groceries in your car. And we got done doing that, and she looked down at the nugget of hope in her hand, and she got all teary eyed, and gave me a big hug, and she said, You are my absolute angel today. You have no idea how much I needed this. And I went, I'm so grateful that, that you're the one that's receiving this, and that you you know that, that you need it. She goes, but I said, but I am no angel. I am no angel. And she said, she's, you know, she just kind of chuckled, and, you know, said, No, you have, you just have no idea. You have no idea what this means to me today. And I didn't ask, because it's none of my business, yeah, you know, I just, I wished her a blessed day, and I went back to my car, and I sat there, and I sat there, and there was another time I actually cried. I was like, oh my goodness, this is what I think I'm, you know, I'm supposed to be doing this random stuff. And it's not random, obviously, but I don't know it's, it's profound, and it hits you, and I'm sure that that's, yeah, probably your book has probably done the same. Your book is a nugget of hope. You know, to many people, I'm sure,   Michael Hingson ** 52:22 I hope it is. I didn't, I didn't write it to do anything other than to try to encourage people and motivate people and teach people a little bit. And I guess it's done all of those things. So I can't complain.   Kim Lengling ** 52:34 No, it's awesome. It's great. And what a beautiful What a beautiful legacy, you know, because that's always going to be out there. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 52:43 Well, you wrote a New Britain or been the lead on a number of anthologies. And I think three of your books are in the series. When Grace found me, tell me about that series. Those   Kim Lengling ** 52:53 started that was in 2020, actually, when the world shut down. Yes, and I was online, and I found an online writers group. It was all women, and the majority of them were from England. And so I was like, the minority being the American. And I met a beautiful lady online, and she had just started up a faith based publishing company. And so her and I were like, hey, you know, let's chat afterwards. And so we set up a zoom and chatted afterwards for a while. And I said, you know, I've had this idea. I've got a few stories in my head, but I would love to get other people's stories. You know about, you know, when Grace found them, and we were just chatting about grace, and she said, Well, let's figure out how to make this work. And so her and I actually start to together. Started those when Grace found me series, and we asked a few people, and then it kind of snowballed, because it was just going to be one, just going to be one book, 20 people done, once it reached 20, and we're like, oh, this, you know, we've got enough for a book. They're 1500 words each. The stories, they're beautiful. Let's do it. But then word of mouth got out somehow, online, and people kept coming forward. Well, I would like to participate, and I have a story, and it turned in. It went from one book to three books, and 2020, co authors in each book. And we, we published all of those within 12 months. Wow. It was so much work, so much work. But those, those stories, oh, my goodness, the the comments that we got after they were out, you know? And she, she's just started her little, tiny, little publishing company, and it was just, it was just amazing. What an amazing experience. And then I, you know, two years ago, I and I truly enjoy bringing folks together to share their stories, and I enjoy, you know, collaborating and coordinating all of these. And. And so the the last two have been paw prints on the couch and paw prints on the kitchen floor. And those are anthologies all about pets. You know, people are sharing their their stories about their pets and how they've enriched their lives or changed their lives or saved their lives, you know? And it's, it's just rewarding to me, and it's also fun to give folks that maybe have never written before, that chance to say I'm published in a book, you know? Because that's pretty exciting stuff for folks. And some folks are like, I've never aspired to be a writer, and I don't want to be, but I do want to share my story in this book. Yeah, you know. So it's been fun, and oh my goodness, I learned, I learned how to publish. You know, like I said, I like to learn. So I've learned so much about publishing and formatting and how to corral all the people that are involved in the book.   Michael Hingson ** 55:57 Have you? Have you converted any of them to audiobooks,   Kim Lengling ** 56:00 no, and I need to do that. I just don't have the funds to do that at this time. That's that's not something that's cheap, and I'm not set up to do it myself. I don't have the right I have the equipment, but I don't think it would be the quality that I want it to be if I did it myself, and I just don't have the funds to do that, and I would, I would love to do it for the paw prints books, both of them, for sure. And I'm considering do, because everybody's going, you have to, when's the third one coming out? And I said I wasn't really planning on and they're going, you have two, you have to do at least three, and then make it a series. So I was actually talking to a couple people today about it, and they're encouraging me to do a third one. So I probably will, you know, so that would come out next year sometime. But I don't know. I would like to, I would like to get audio books of all of them. I just have to reach a point where I'm able to do that and make it what's professionally done.   Michael Hingson ** 57:03 Yeah, yeah. AI is getting better, but I'm not sure that it's really there yet for doing recording of audio books, unless you've got a whole lot of equipment and can do various   Kim Lengling ** 57:15 things. I've played around listening to some of the different voices and stuff, and the inflect, the inflection just isn't there, yeah, I know, yeah. Some of them sound pretty good, but you don't get the correct pauses. And you know, you know what I mean. It just, you can tell, it's like, oh, that sounds pretty good. And then you're like, Ah, no, right there, nope, that just blew it.   Michael Hingson ** 57:38 Yeah? I I agree, and I fully understand. Well, so you've written non fiction? Is there a fiction book in your future?   Kim Lengling ** 57:47 I have one in my head, and it's been in there for several years, and it's been getting louder so and I've talked to other fiction writers, and they're going, okay, when you've got characters in your head and they're getting louder. That means you are supposed to be writing this book. Yeah. So this year, and we're almost done with this year, it the characters, and it's kind of kind of fantasy, kind of ish, young adult ish. I don't even know what it is yet, but I've got the characters in my head. I know what they look like. I know what they sound like. And, you know, there's wood sprites are involved, you know, wood sprites and animals are involved, heavily involved. They are the main characters of the story. So, yeah, I every once in a while, I sit down and I'll write, you know, maybe four or 500 words of it, and then I walk away. But I want to, they're getting louder. The characters are getting louder, so I need to sit down and just go, Kim,   Michael Hingson ** 58:50 let's get going. No, that's not why it's going to work. What's I know you're going to sit down and they're going to say, Kim, we're writing this book, right? Most characters are going to write the book   Kim Lengling ** 58:59 right. They're going to tell me what they're doing and what they're saying, that's for sure. And   Michael Hingson ** 59:03 you're in, you're going to do it, or they're going to get even louder,   Kim Lengling ** 59:08 you know? And it's, it's so interesting because I remember the first time I was talking to a fiction author, and they said my characters got so loud in my head, I didn't quite grasp what they were saying, but I found it fascinating, and now I understand what they were saying, yeah,   59:26 yeah. And   Kim Lengling ** 59:27 I joking, you know, I laugh. It's not joking. I laugh about it because they're like, Well, what? What do you have one character that's louder than the others? I said, Yes, and it's a female, and she's Irish,   Michael Hingson ** 59:38 there you are. So she's   59:39 yelling in her Irish accent.   Michael Hingson ** 59:42 You better listen, I haven't had that happen to me yet, so I haven't done a fiction book, but I'm sure the time is going to come and and we'll, we'll have fun with it. But when   Kim Lengling ** 59:55 it's I did, I wasn't expecting it to happen. It just it's there. There it   Michael Hingson ** 59:59 is. It. Exactly right, and that's been the case with with everything that I've done, especially over the past 23 years. And you know, I think it will happen more. I never thought I was going to be doing a podcast, but when the pandemic occurred, I started to learn about it, and then began working with accessibe, which is a company that makes products that help make the internet more inclusive and accessible for people with a lot of disabilities, and they asked me to do a podcast because I said I was learning about podcasting, and suddenly I've been doing unstoppable mindset now for over three years, and it's a lot of fun.   Kim Lengling ** 1:00:33 But you know, that's how my podcast started. Was in 2020 Yeah, we have an awful lot in common. Michael, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:44 well, we should collaborate on books, then that'll be the next thing.   Kim Lengling ** 1:00:48 Absolutely, I am open for that works for me. Awesome. You tell me when and where, and we'll I'll sit down and chat. We can brainstorm about it.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:57 I'm ready any old time. Me too. And there you have it, friends, the beginning of a new relationship, and another book that will come out of it. And you heard it here first, on unstoppable mindset, that's right, it's now thrown out there. It is out there for the world to to see and hear. Well, I want to really thank you for being with us. We've been doing this an hour, and it's just has gone by, like priest lightning, and now we have next week on on your podcast, and that's going to be kind of fun.   1:01:27 Yeah, I'm looking forward to it really   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:31 me too, and, and I'm sure that Alamo is going to want to listen in over here. He's He's over here on his bed, and he if I close the door when I always close the door when I do the podcast, because otherwise the cat will invade and stitch wants attention when she wants attention. But if I close the door and Alamo is not in here, then he wants attention, or at least he wants in. So I always have to let Alamo in, but stitch doesn't need to be here. I've done one podcast where she sat on the top of my desk chair during the whole podcast,   Kim Lengling ** 1:02:07 I've had guests where their cat, they said, Do you mind? I said, No, I don't mind. I love animals. Their cat the entire time was walking across the desk in front of them the whole time. So the tail the entire time was just going back and forth. It was so comical. But then, you know, you're just like, We're just two people sitting at a kitchen table having coffee. That's how I like. That's   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:28 right. Well, stitch will come in occasionally, and if I let her, if I bring her in and I put her on the back of the desk chair, she'll stay there. And so she likes that. If she gets restless, then I've told her, You can't be too restless and you can't one out in the middle of a podcast. You're either here or you're not. Mostly she's agreeable. I want to thank you again for being here. This has been fun, and one of these days, we'll get out to Pennsylvania and visit. Or you can come out this way somehow. But I want to thank you for being here. If people want to reach out to you, how do they do that?   Speaker 1 ** 1:03:08 Easiest way is to just go to my website, which is my name, Kim Lengling, author.com, that's K, I M, L, E N, G, l, I N, G. Author.com, you can find out what I'm doing

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin and his guest, Jeff Strege, Senior Director for Risk Management at Academy Sports + Outdoors, explore what led Jeff to risk management, and the path that led to Academy Sports + Outdoors within the sporting goods and outdoor retail space. Jeff comments on his work building out the ERM framework at Academy to improve claims management, employee safety, and liability prevention. Jeff shares his approach to workers' compensation and Academy Sports + Outdoors's goal to help the workers recover and return to work. In addition to career insights, they discuss Jeff's upcoming panel participation in HUB's webinar on April 17th, “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach,” covering topics such as third-party litigation funding and its impact on the industry.   Listen to Jeff's wisdom, born from experience, on managing your risk career. Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:14] Registration is open for RISKWORLD 2025. Engage Today and Embrace Tomorrow with RIMS, from May 4th through May 7th in Chicago, Illinois. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. [:25] After you register, visit your App Store, search for RIMS Events, and download the RIMS Events App. Select RISKWORLD 2025, load the show onto your phone, and start building your RISKWORLD itinerary! [:41] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is former RIMS Houston Chapter President, Jeff Strege. We will talk about his career and how ERM continues to play a pivotal role today. [1:08] RIMS-CRMP Workshops! As part of RIMS's continuing strategic partnership with Purima, we have a two-day course coming up on April 22nd and 23rd. Links to these courses can be found through the Certification page of RIMS.org and this episode's show notes. [1:28] Virtual Workshops! On June 12th, Pat Saporito will host “Managing Data for ERM” and will return on June 26th to present the very popular new course, “Generative AI for Risk Management”. [1:45] A link to the full schedule of virtual workshops can be found on the RIMS.org/education and RIMS.org/education/online-learning pages. A link is also in this episode's show notes. [1:56] RISKWORLD registration is open. Engage Today and Embrace Tomorrow, from May 4th through 7th in Chicago. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. Also, remember that there will be lots of pre-conference workshops being held in Chicago just ahead of RISKWORLD. [2:14] These courses include “Applying and Integrating ERM,” “Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique,” “Contractual Risk Transfer,” “Fundamentals of Insurance,” “Fundamentals of Risk Management,” RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep, and more! The links are in the show notes. [2:33] The Spencer Educational Foundation is having a Flash Sale for sponsorships at RISKWORLD! Sponsorship pricing has been reduced for the Spencer-CNA Pickleball Social on Saturday, May 3rd, and the Spencer-Gallagher Golf Tournament on Sunday, May 4th. [2:51] Sponsorships are still available for the Spencer-Sedgwick 5K Fun Run on Tuesday, May 6th. Visit Spencered.org/riskworld2025 to learn about these opportunities and more. Also, reach out to Spencer's Executive Director Megan Miller at MMiller@Spencered.org. [3:13] Our guest today is Jeff Strege. He is the Senior Director for Risk Management at Academy Sports + Outdoors. Academy is one of the U.S.'s largest sporting goods and outdoor stores with 301 locations across 21 states, as of March 2025. [3:33] Jeff is also a long-time RIMS member. He's the former president of the RIMS Houston Chapter and is a RIMS-CRMP holder. [3:41] In addition to his outstanding resume, Jeff will be lending his insight to the RIMS Webinar on April 17th, presented by HUB in their Ready for Tomorrow series. It's called “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach.” A link is in the notes. [4:01] In today's RIMScast interview, we will discuss how ERM has played a role in his career and how he manages risk in so many locations at the Academy. We will get a preview of his upcoming appearance on the Hub webinar and his thoughts on third-party litigation funding and its impact. [4:27] Interview! Jeff Strege, welcome to RIMScast! [4:45] As a Houstonian, Jeff grew up with Academy Sports + Outdoors. He's a long-term customer. In September 2020, Jeff promoted himself from customer to team member, although he still is an avid customer of Academy. [5:07] As the Academy brand is so well-known and beloved in Texas, Jeff has had the Risk Director role on his radar for many years. He had told his wife many times that if that role ever opened up at Academy, he would want to talk to them. In mid-2020, it did, and here he is! [5:29] Academy has 301 stores across 21 states as of March 7, 2025, and is headquartered in Katy, Texas, a Western suburb of Houston. Jeff graduated from Katy High School. [6:23] Academy Sports + Outdoors sells fun. They say “Have fun out there.” The items Academy sells are intended to help people be outdoors and active. Academy does a lot of work around product safety with manufacturers and suppliers, making sure they're sourcing safe products. [6:45] Academy Sports + Outdoors sells firearms and ammunition. Its goal is to be the most responsible retailer of those items in the country. [7:13] Academy Sports is responsible for following the laws of 21 states. Jeff has worked for national, multi-national, and global organizations, so he has worked with similar requirements. [7:48] Jeff worked for Sysco twice, first in the 90s and then in 2016 in a risk role similar to his current role at Academy Sports. Sysco went on a growth initiative while Jeff was there the second time and it was fun to be part of that but he couldn't pass up the opening at Academy. [8:23] Academy Sports + Outdoors has a risk department of 10 who report to Jeff. Jeff oversees the Enterprise Risk Management framework, the Insurance and Data Analytic functions, the Safety functions, and the Claim Management functions. [8:50] Jeff has three direct reports and they have functional contributors who are assigned to and report to them. Jeff's management style is to find the best possible people he can find. He's not a micro-manager. All of his staff are solid professionals who are good at what they do. [9:14] That allows Jeff to focus on strategy and executing strategic objectives while the staff keeps things working from day to day. Jeff reports to the General Counsel. In other companies, Jeff has reported to the General Counsel, HR, Treasury, or Finance. [9:42] Risk can logically report up a variety of chains to the leadership of an organization, as it touches so many aspects of the business. [10:22] Relative to firearms sales, Academy Sports has a compliance team to manage the process. They do an outstanding job. [10:39] When Jeff arrived at Academy Sports, one of his charges was to mature the ERM framework across the various organizational functions. Having the opportunity to work on that made Jeff a student of the business, which is one of the Academy's values. [11:09] Coming into the business, Jeff was fortunate to receive a safety culture already well-entrenched in the distribution centers. That team has been retooled over the years and continues to evolve as it trains and supports the operators in safe practices in their work. [11:45] Academy workers' compensation goal is to help team members recover so they can come back to work. They take a deliberate approach to working with them so they get the treatment they need, their benefits are paid timely, and their questions are answered. [12:11] Academy made a TPA change a couple of years ago that's given them more proactive tools. Both safety and claims are processes that Academy Sports continues to fine-tune. [12:25] The foundational strategy is “safety first.” If you're talking about managing claims but not about safety, there's a miss there, in terms of managing risk. [13:01] Plug Time! During this interview, we discuss the RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025, held from August 4th through the 6th in San Antonio, Texas, at the Henry  B. Gonzalez Convention Center. That's where we held RISKWORLD 2018. [13:22] The day of this episode's release, April 15th, is the day registration opens for the RIMS Texas Regional Conference. You can get the Advance Rate from now through May 16th, 2025. A link is in this episode's show notes. You can also visit the events page of RIMS.org to register. [13:43] If you will be in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on April 17th, be sure to stop by Lonestar Park for DFW RIMS's 7th Annual Night at the Races. It will be a blast! Guest, Member, and Student tickets are available. Visit DFWRIMS.org and the link in this episode's show notes. [14:12] Let's Return to My Interview with Former RIMS Houston Chapter President Jeff Strege! [14:32] Jeff arrived at Academy Sports on Monday, September 28, 2020, and the company executed its Initial Public Offering on Friday, October 2nd, 2020. In preparing for the IPO, the company had built an ERM framework that helped inform the prospectus for investors. [14:59] When Jeff joined, he was charged with taking the framework foundation and building upon it to round out how Academy Sports views risk, scopes it, and manages it across the organization. It was a fascinating process. [15:21] He's gotten to know many good, smart people who are driving aspects of the business. [15:28] Every year, Academy Sports looks at ways to enhance the framework, to make sure it's as meaningful and informative to the leadership team and board as it can be. [15:54] The framework looks at ISO standards but most of it is inward-focused within the business of Academy Sports. What's going on in the world? How do we prevent or prepare for it? Should something occur, what strategies do we have to respond, react to, and recover from it? [16:39] Before the recent tariffs were passed, the risk team had discussed tariffs generically. Tariffs appear as subsidiary risks in a few places within the framework. Nobody in an organization can control what government leaders do. [17:22] In a way, sporting goods is a seasonal industry. Academy Sports + Outdoors sells a variety of different things and operates in a variety of climates. There's a holiday season and there are gift-giving holidays. The seasons for outdoor activities differ depending on location. [17:54] In Texas, Jeff grills and fishes year-round. It's different in a Northern climate with four distinct seasons. Hunting seasons are specifically defined. The things Academy Sports sells peak at different times of the year and the peaks sort of offset themselves. [18:25] The Academy Sports merchandising teams are diligent and deliberate in how they plan for cycling products for the seasons. [18:44] Holiday is the big season. In that, Academy Sports is like other retailers. Back-to-school time is also important. [18:57] The backyard grilling is Jeff's favorite section of the store. When he goes into the store with his wife he has to look at some grills. Jeff also works out and runs so there are several aspects of the store that he shops. [19:16] Academy sells location-specific licensed apparel. In Academy Sports + Outdoors in Houston, there is gear for the Astros, Texans, and Rockets. [19:49] From the standpoint of team member safety, Jeff refers to OSHA. Also, some states have more stringent safety requirements. Jeff's safety team drives consistency of practices and training across the footprint of the 21 states where Academy Sports + Outdoors operates. [20:36] Most of Jeff's work is done in Houston but his team gets out in the field periodically on a schedule. Jeff likes to go into the stores and distribution centers. That's where the business occurs. The work at Corporate supports the people who serve and interact with customers. [21:10] RIMS Webinars! Following the success of their recent webinar, HUB International returns for the next installment of their Ready for Tomorrow Series, “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach”. That session will be on April 17th. [21:29] Today's guest, Jeff Strege, is a panelist in that session! He's going to talk about it a little bit right after the break. [21:38] On April 24th, RiskConnect returns to deliver “Better Together: The Marriage of Insurable Risk and Business Continuity”. [21:45] Zurich's webinar, “Understanding Third Party Litigation Funding” was rescheduled to May 1st at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. If you were already registered for the original date, you are now registered for the May 1st session with Zurich. [22:09] On May 22nd, GRC, a TÜV SÜD Company, presents their newest session, “Asset Valuations in 2025: Managing Tariffs, Inflation, and Rising Insurance Scrutiny”. [22:22] More webinars will be announced soon and added to the RIMS.org/webinars page. Go there to register. Registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [22:33] Let's Return to my Interview with Jeff Strege! [22:46] Jeff will be joining RIMS on the HUB webinar about third-party litigation funding (TPLF) on April 17th, two days after the airing of this episode. Third-party litigation funding is a major issue for RIMS and the profession. [23:08] Academy Sports + Outdoors sees TPLF from time to time in litigated matters, but not often. The HUB webinar is largely focused on rising litigation costs and the rising value of litigated matters. Third-party funding is a driving force of that rise. [23:35] When there's a funding mechanism behind the damages claim by a plaintiff, there are interest obligations with that mechanism, which can be stiff. It does inflate the value of some matters. [24:13] Once Academy Sports + Outdoors learns third-party funding is present in a litigated matter, that's in the front of mind as they evaluate and proceed with trying to conclude the case. [24:32] In the HUB webinar on April 17th, Jeff will be discussing the client's experience, not only with TPFL but also around social engineering. There is a good panel put together for this discussion with varied perspectives that will offer a well-rounded conversation. [24:55] Panelist Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes, a defense lawyer in California, has creative approaches to managing and negotiating litigated cases. Panelist John Ferguson, Head of Excess Casualty at Zurich Insurance, brings an insurer's perspective to the webinar. [25:29] Panelist Carol Murphy of HUB is one of the best brokers Jeff has worked with. Jeff is looking forward to sharing the stage with this group, talking about managing claims litigation, prevention, and pre-litigation management. Safety is critical. Jeff will bring that up. [26:02] The link to the webinar is in the show notes. Register today! Registration is complimentary for RIMS members! You'll hear this webinar live with Jeff Strege of Academy Sports, Fred Ferguson of Zurich, Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes, and Carol Murphy of HUB. [26:34] Jeff has been involved with RIMS since the mid-1990s when he was with Sysco Foods for the first time and was elevated to the risk management role there. Starting with Houston, Jeff has been involved in various chapters in various capacities. [27:07] RIMS has been an important part of Jeff's career. He's gained solid relationships through RIMS that have yielded business relationships and relationships where he's been able to help others and be helped by them. RIMS will be very important to him as long as he works in risk. [27:51] Jeff was President of RIMS Houston for two years, until January of 2024. He serves on the board as Past President. [28:12] Having moved around the country and having held different roles, Jeff has met risk professionals from many areas. He says RIMS has high-quality chapters all over the country. The four Texas RIMS chapters have a lot of positive energy. [28:47] The chapters are working together with Justin's team in New York to host the first-ever Texas RIMS Regional Conference this August. Jeff is on the planning committee and he's excited about it. [29:04] The RIMS Texas Regional Conference will be held from August 4th through the 6th at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, on the River Walk, the site of RISKWORLD 2018. San Antonio is Jeff's favorite city in Texas. It's a wonderful host city. [29:30] There is a link in the show notes to the RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025. Registration will open the week of the airing of this episode! [29:49] Jeff is a RIMS-CRMP holder. He earned that certification in November of 2019. He was excited to see RIMS introduce the certification. What he likes about CRMP is its governance focus. [30:23] Jeff had been doing risk management for a long time. The CRMP website has good sample test questions on it. He decided to work through the test questions several times. Then went and took the exam and scored pretty well, largely based on his experience. [30:48] Jeff says his ERM work over the years was helpful. The RIMS-CRMP is a good designation. Jeff appreciates that RIMS gives CRMP holders opportunities to network. He will continue to carry the designation as long as he is working. [31:09] Mos recertification points are CE-related. Jeff relies heavily on the Houston chapter's offerings and the sessions and seminars at RIMS functions. He appreciates the flexibility in terms of what qualifies, such as participation in broker-sponsored industry education. [31:50] Developing and delivering educational content is a favorite of Jeff's. He has served as Risk Manager in Residence (now Risk Manager on Campus). Jeff tells every risk manager it's amazing and they need to do it at least once. Jeff enjoys education and is always learning. [32:24] Jeff shares his advice for risk professionals. As Boomers in the industry start to retire, it's important to help the industry recruit, train, and young talent. It's a passion of Jeff's. [32:52] There are a few things Jeff would tell young professionals. One is you are the CEO of your career. Your career is your responsibility. Don't wait for a leader to bring opportunities or promotions to you. Be a student of your craft and trade. Set goals with plans to achieve them. [33:20] Jeff has managed his career that way by making strategic moves when it made sense for him to do so. He has no regrets. You're the CEO of your career, all in. Don't wait for others to act on your behalf. Whatever it is, be a student of your craft and seek opportunities to learn. [33:45] Grow your knowledge base, your experience, and your network. Jeff has benefited from RIMS in having a network of people who lean on each other and learn from each other. It's a wonderful thing! [33:58] Be a student of your business, wherever it is. Make connections within it. Seek out mentorships to learn on a broad basis what the business does and what its objectives are. You position yourself more visibly to add more value and to grow. [34:29] Jeff Strege, you have been such an inspiration today. I appreciate you so much for joining us here on RIMScast and being so giving with your time and wisdom! I look forward to seeing you at the first-ever Texas Regional 2025, August 4th through 6th in San Antonio! [34:48] Special thanks again to Jeff Strege for joining us here today on RIMScast! I look forward to seeing him at many RIMS events, including the first-ever RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025, which will be held from August 4th through the 6th in San Antonio, Texas. [35:05] Register today through the link in this episode's show notes. [35:12] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [35:37] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [35:56] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [36:13] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [36:29] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [36:43] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [36:50] Thank you all for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Links: RISKWORLD 2025 — May 4‒7 | Register today! Download the RIMS Events app! Spencer's RISKWORLD Events — Register or Sponsor! RIMS Texas Regional 2025 – August 3‒5 | Advance registration rates are now open. 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Strategic & Enterprise Risk Center RIMS-CRMP Stories — Featuring RIMS President Kristen Peed!   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model®   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org, and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest: Jeff Strege, MBA, ARM, RIMS-CRMP, Sr. Director, Risk Management, Academy Sports + Outdoors   Production and engineering provided by Podfly.  

Giovanni Carrada"Perché non parli?"Come raccontare il patrimonio culturaleJohan & Leviwww.johanandlevi.comIl patrimonio storico e artistico italiano ha un problema tanto ingombrante e ovvio che finiamo per non notarlo neppure: non parla a chi lo visita. Salvo fortunate eccezioni, i nostri musei non aiutano a far capire e a far godere le loro collezioni, i parchi archeologici le loro rovine, i monumenti il nostro passato. Per i sette italiani su dieci che non ci mettono mai piede, l'arte e il passato sono solo noia. Mentre gli altri, che affollano soprattutto i luoghi più famosi, tornano spesso a casa con una meraviglia generica ed effimera, senza che nulla di nuovo sia nato dentro di loro.Il motivo per cui il nostro patrimonio culturale non ci parla, come il Mosè di Michelangelo nella leggenda, è semplice: quasi mai può farlo da solo. E fino a ieri non ci siamo preoccupati di dargli voce. Così oggi siamo fra i più bravi nello studio, nella tutela e nel restauro, ma non abbiamo ancora imparato a “interpretare”, e quindi a regalare al pubblico nuove conoscenze, curiosità, emozioni. Ad accendere la sua immaginazione. A far venire voglia di vedere e sapere di più.Giovanni Carrada propone di partire da questo libro per cominciare a costruire una nuova competenza, essenziale a chi opera nel mondo dei beni culturali, se non addirittura una nuova professione. Perché la valorizzazione – quella vera – non si misura in euro o in biglietti staccati, ma nel numero di persone arricchite dall'esperienza che hanno vissuto.Giovanni CarradaÈ curatore di progetti di divulgazione scientifica e autore di programmi televisivi, come quelli di Piero e Alberto Angela. Da anni progetta e realizza anche mostre, esposizioni museali e interventi di valorizzazione del patrimonio storico, artistico, archeologico e industriale italiano.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

This is the recording of Hack The Planet 538 with DJ Pfeif from 4-12-25, originally aired on twitch.tv/djpfeifdnb and Valley Free Radio, WXOJ. Hack The Planet is live every Saturday night at 8:00pm ET. More information at https://djpfeif.com. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! ================================== Artist - Track Title - Label Bleach - Onion Tune - Altius Sounds Hmr - Chronos - Straight Up Breakbeat Marvel Cinema - My Mind Is A Storm - Straight Up Breakbeat Conrad Subs - Radius - Machinist Music Red Army - Hyperbolies 25 (w/ Homemade Weapons) - Armory Recordings Homemade Weapons feat. Red Army - Retina - Samurai Music Kursiva - Lost It - South Yard Arcatype - Snow Days - CIA Records Seba - Smoke - Spearhead Records Quantum Mechanix - Cape Fear - Dispatch Recordings Acid Purrr - Acid Jungle - Cause4Concern Recordings DJ Pfeif - Really Easy Secondary Escape - Pfeif Music Amoss - Powder - Flexout Audio Andy Pain - Meknosenian - Citate Forms Mindmapper, Silvahfonk - Ozone - Flexout Audio EIJER - Black Daruma - Metalheadz . Noise Parfumerie - Reversible - Drum Army Dima Pulsar - Algorithm - Ignescent Records GEST - Concentrate - Shogun Audio Dima Pulsar - Metan - Ignescent Records Noisia - Facade - RAM Records DJ Pfeif - Juno and Voyager - Pfeif Music Artifice - Badman - Inner City Dance Resound - Sapiens VIP - Straight Up Breakbeat FT & Blueflower - Dropper - Omerta Records DJ Pfeif - Sneaky Sneaky Willows - Pfeif Music Iskia & Ragga Twins - Defibrillator - Fokuz Recordings Anna Sunnet x Dissident - Empty Grave (Kos.Mos.Music.Lab Master) - Kos.Mos.Music HLZ - Control - DSCI4 Nuvertal - Wily Willie - Celsius Recordings Chief Jesta, Forin, feat. Rosella - Acid Test - Momentive Recordings Sneaky - Work - Heavy Sonics Absurd - Dawn-1 - Neuropunk Records Noisia & Phace - Deep Down - Vision Recordings Grim Hellhound & Toyfon - Moogish - Neuropunk Records Sikka - Submit - Inna Rhythm Zombie Cats, Heist - Falcon - Bad Taste Recordings Nuvertal - Ritual - Neuropunk Records Nuvertal - Annihilation - Neuropunk Forge Quadrant & Iris, Klippee & Combine - Suspensor - C4C Recordings Grim Hellhound & Toyfon - Dirty - Neuropunk Records Iris - Not Even A Big Up - Sofa Sound SD, Quadrant, Iris, Nemy - Neon Memory - Delta9 Recordings Data 3 - Cellular (Instrumental) - Flexout Audio Rift - When Dawn Breaks - C4C Recordings Octavate - Detritus (Octavate Remix) - Counterpoint Recordings Bungle - On The Way - Santorin Spirit - Delirium - Inneractive Music QZB - Ghost Town (Ft. PHAE) - Flexout Audio Anna Sunnet - Neolithic Ladies at a Primitive Lunch (Kos.Mos.Music.Lab Master) - Kos.Mos.Music

What does it take to compete in the MOS World Championship? Now you can find out. Our team was privileged to work with the Australian production company, GoodThing Productions, on their  new documentary, Spreadsheet Champions. During filming, they followed six students on their journey to becoming Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Champions. The documentary premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, and we could hardly wait to chat with one of the documentary's stars, Mason Braithwaite. Mason is a quirky and endearing American teen whose love for spreadsheets is matched only by his fascination with ham radio.  During this episode, Mason tells us all about his love for technology and how he got involved in Microsoft certification. He shares what it was like to compete in the MOS US National and World Championship events. We even dive into the documentary and talk about what it was like to watch it live at SXSW earlier this year.  Ready to find out how you can help your students become spreadsheet champions?  Learn more about the documentary, Spreadsheet Champions, here. Find out how to help your students compete in the MOS Championship here.  Connect with other tech educators in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here.   Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference here.    

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!When the MOS girls take a trip, you know they're coming back with stories. But this time? They switched roles! Sakshi was the planner, agenda-maker extraordinaire, while Naina actually kicked back and relaxed (for once).A little Muay Thai, a little cabaret, and a lot of money lost to scams—safe to say, Thailand did not disappoint.Watch this episode to manifest your next girls' trip or finally force your friends to stop ghosting the group chat!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan– Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani – Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Produced at The Palette – Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob – An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi – Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/ Timecodes:(0:00) intro(1:04) 5th base(3:20) unlocked secrets(5:14) just the right words(7:30) plug in and plug out(8:46) give up your passport(10:06) conflict resolution(13:42) how dare she(15:22) 40k reservation??(19:23) screaming for help(21:57) bend over(23:36) service is so important(25:34) muay thai is the way to appreciate men(27:42) winner wives only(29:39) women must cry(31:07) judo(32:27) what kind of fighter are you(33:18) cleaning puke(34:54) kickboxing lifestyles(36:01) career counsellors(39:46) secluded beaches(41:46) mama said no (43:30) hot ppl and mental-bs(46:13) radha at the cabaret(48:03) am I special(49:15) never inconvenienced(50:55) GIMME THE MONEY(53:28) balinese pov(54:48) serving mcd around the world(56:16) not serving looks?

Antonio Forcellino"Dipingere il sogno"Il miracolo dell'arte italiana da Cimabue e CaravaggioHarper Collinswww.harpercollins.itEsistono periodi straordinari durante i quali, in un unico luogo e tempo, in un solo campo del sapere, si succedono e si affiancano così tanti uomini geniali da far gridare al miracolo. È il caso dei poeti tragici e lirici nella Grecia del quinto secolo avanti Cristo, dei filosofi tedeschi del Settecento e dell'Ottocento. E, ovviamente, dei pittori italiani del Rinascimento. In poco più di due secoli, una fioritura mai vista prima di talenti rivoluzionò la pittura, creando una nuova visione del mondo che suscita, ancora oggi, stupore, estasi, meraviglia. Antonio Forcellino, uno dei più grandi restauratori e storici dell'arte italiani, molti di questi capolavori li ha toccati con mano, restituendoli al pieno splendore, dialogando con loro attraverso un'acuta ricerca e una profondissima passione. Passione e ricerca che gli permettono di raccontare questa storia miracolosa, intessendo legami e influenze tra generazioni di artisti che sembrano appartenere a un'unica straordinaria famiglia.Per la prima volta la storia delle immagini diventa una storia di relazioni anche sentimentali tra i protagonisti della scena artistica italiana del Rinascimento. La storia comincia con Cimabue, indicato da Dante come l'iniziatore della pittura moderna, e si ferma a Caravaggio, scandaloso e geniale innovatore della visione, passando per i meravigliosi affreschi di Giotto ad Assisi, la potenza vitale di Masaccio e le geometrie sublimi di Piero della Francesca, confluite tutte nella grande e terribile pittura di Michelangelo. Dipingere il sogno è un libro appassionante e illuminante, che spiega e racconta l'arte moderna come mai è stato fatto prima."L'arte italiana tra Cimabue e Caravaggio si può leggere come una storia di famiglia. L'Italia è la casa comune abitata dagli artisti, un'immensa casa ideale dove vive una famiglia che di generazione in generazione, da un certo momento in poi, persegue un obiettivo comune: rappresentare al meglio la realtà e il sogno."Antonio ForcellinoTra i maggiori studiosi europei di arte rinascimentale, ha realizzato restauri di opere di grande valore, come il Mosè di Michelangelo e l'Arco di Traiano. La sua attenzione si rivolge da sempre a tutta la ricchezza del fare arte, ai contesti storici, alle tecniche e ai materiali, alle radici psicologiche e biografi che dei grandi capolavori. È stato eletto membro del Comitato per le celebrazioni dei 500 anni della morte di Leonardo da Vinci, promosso dal ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Per HarperCollins ha pubblicato la trilogia di romanzi Il secolo dei giganti, dedicata ai grandi protagonisti dell'arte rinascimentale: Il cavallo di bronzo: l'avventura di Leonardo, Il colosso di marmo: l'ardore di Michelangelo e Il fermaglio di perla: la grazia di Raffaello.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Explore the extraordinary journey of Retired Marine Veteran AJ Cox, who dedicated 25 honorable years to serving his country, achieving the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. His unique career path in the Marine Corps included playing the drums in the prestigious Marine Corps Band as his MOS and later becoming a Drum Major, leading and inspiring others through music. Beyond his musical contributions, AJ spent three transformative years as a Drill Instructor, shaping the future of the Corps. His story also includes the profound and challenging experience of deploying to a combat zone, where even members of the Marine Corps Band faced the realities of war.Today, AJ continues his service to the veteran community through his podcast, "The Lost Art With Andrew Cox," a platform dedicated to preserving and sharing the untold stories of veterans. His mission is to ensure these invaluable experiences are remembered and passed down, offering listeners a deeper understanding of military life, resilience, and sacrifice. From his time in the Corps to his current work as a storyteller, AJ's journey is one of dedication, creativity, and unwavering commitment to honoring the stories of those who served.https://thelostart.podbean.com/Retired Marine Veteran, AJ Cox, Master Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps Band, Drum Major, Drill Instructor, combat zone, veteran stories, military podcast, The Lost Art With Andrew Cox, veteran experiences, military history, veteran storytelling

Prædiken af Mads Kring (1. Mos 2, 5-9+18-25)

It's 2025 and we're ready to close the technology skills gap and support women in tech! According to a report from the (US) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, women comprise only 35% of STEM professionals.  In this episode, we chat with two amazing women in technology: Ashlyn Dumaw and Ashley Masters. Ashlyn is a senior at Cornell University studying chemical engineering with a concentration in fiber science. She's passionate about the intersection of STEM and design, or the combination of technicality and creativity. Following her graduation in May, she will be working as a Management Consultant with Qral Group, guiding pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies through their product life cycle and business challenges.  Ashley has worked at Microsoft for nearly five years and is currently focused on driving Copilot Adoption for Business Users by meeting them where they are, on Instagram & LinkedIn. She completed her MBA in Finance from WSU in 2023 and her undergraduate degree in Finance & Economics in 2020 from CWU.   Ashlyn and Ashley discuss how they decided to pursue technological careers, and career tips they have for their fellow female techies and their educators. Plus, they share their experiences with Microsoft Office Specialist certification and how getting certified prepared them for educational and career opportunities they never thought possible.  This episode was pulled from a recent CERTIFIED Academy webinar. Join us for future CERTIFIED Academy sessions: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2025/January/Join-us-for-CERTIFIED-Academy-2025.  Connect with other tech educators in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.  Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference here: https://certified.certiport.com/.  

Fun + Jungle = Fungle! ==================== Artist - Track Title - Label Neuronex - Heavy Transitions - Live History Records Kometa - Haze - Kos.Mos.Music Wagz - Spellbound - Soul In Motion Records Neuronex - Save The Robots - Live History Records Kometa - Vegaflex - Kos.Mos.Music Workforce - Really Small Boxes - Must Make Music Octavate - Detritus (Octavate Remix) - Counterpoint Recordings Trex feat. Fox - What I Say - Mac II Jungle Citizenz - Proton - RIQ Yardrock Records Wickaman - Consciousness - Infrared Records Jonny L - In A Jungle (BCee Remix) - Future Retro Records Sikka - Underground People - Sikkabrain Recordings Wickaman - All Jungalist - Infrared Records Quantum Mechanix - Cape Fear - Dispatch Recordings Markee Ledge - Peace Love & Unity - Zonal Recordings Bungle - Arise - Scientific Records Quantum Mechanix - State of Decay - Dispatch Recordings Anwius - Raindrop - Interstellar Audio MiesFM - Orbit Groove - Influenza Media Subwave - Stars Get Down (Nu:Tone Remix) - Hospital Records Miesfm - Perpetual Pace - Omni Music BCee - A Little Too Much (SETYOUFREE Remix) - Spearhead Records Mooncat ft. Maria Carbonell - Dancing Fly - Low Syndicate Audio JOHNNY B - Under Control (Baktrax Remix) - Jungle Science Records Planet Phatt - The Funk - Hyperactivity Music Bungle - Current - Dirty Hole Music Kumarachi - Junglist Styles - Audio Addict Fox, DLR & Alix Perez - Walk Out (Radio Edit) - The North Quarter Kursiva - Lost It - South Yard Inner Terrain and Deviant - LSD - Rebel Music Jungle Citizenz - Jungle Fever - Ghetto Dubz Grim Hellhound & Toyfon - Strong Move - Neuropunk Records Hertz - Dub Ting - Hazardous Musik Saxxon & T>I - Silent Earth - Serial Killaz Akas - Roller 98 - Deep in the Jungle Records Iskia & Ragga Twins - Defibrillator - Fokuz Recordings Shiny Radio - Jungle Radio - For Real Recordings FT & Blueflower - Dropper - Omerta Records Wagz - Prophet - Soul In Motion Records Laodes - Fey - Inversion Recordings Laodes - Daybreak - Inversion Recordings Bungle - Forms - Scientific Records HLZ - Control - DSCI4 Workforce - Waste Not, Want Not - Must Make Music Veak - Warning - Deep in the Jungle Records The Section - Pull Up - Audio Addict Absurd & Dextems - Flexibility - Neuropunk Records Kumarachi - Run This - Audio Addict Fleck - Music Is The Weapon - Music Monday Absurd - Dawn-1 - Neuropunk Records Versions - Nextman - FIVE ALLEY Bungle - On The Way - Santorin ========================= This is the recording of Hack The Planet 535 with DJ Pfeif from 3-22-25, originally aired on twitch.tv/djpfeifdnb and Valley Free Radio, WXOJ. Hack The Planet is live every Saturday night at 8:00pm ET. More information at https://djpfeif.com. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!Sejal Kumar is the foremother of Indian YouTubers—she has come a long way from the streets of Sarojini to hopefully splurging on a Chanel bag soon!She has done it all—except keep her Instagram safe from hackers. This week, we're talking about the highs, the lows, and the sheer madness of being chronically online. The mental impact of making content - on herself and her loved ones, the struggles of a long-distance engagement, and how she is finding joy within!Come take a trip down memory lane with us!Timecodes0:00 Intro4:00 sejal the dance teacher 6:00 new city loneliness9:50 supportive parents ftw15:00 are you burnt out?19:17 sejal says fuck22:35 Ssejal got hacked 25:45 long distance marriage30:00 og creators36:15 monetizing weddings37:18 sejals influencer baby41:00 exposing your relationship 46:00 adjusting to in-laws47:49 women drivers 51:55 spicy questionsFollow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan– Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani – Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Sejal Kumar - Teaching us how to update your wardrobe under 1000 rupeeshttps://www.instagram.com/sejalkumar1195/?hl=enProduced at The Palette – Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob – An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi – Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/Research by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma

- Premere il tasto PLAY per ascoltare la catechesi del giorno -+ Dal Vangelo secondo Matteo +In quel tempo, Gesù si rivolse alla folla e ai suoi discepoli dicendo:«Sulla cattedra di Mosè si sono seduti gli scribi e i farisei. Praticate e osservate tutto ciò che vi dicono, ma non agite secondo le loro opere, perché essi dicono e non fanno. Legano infatti fardelli pesanti e difficili da portare e li pongono sulle spalle della gente, ma essi non vogliono muoverli neppure con un dito.Tutte le loro opere le fanno per essere ammirati dalla gente: allargano i loro filattèri e allungano le frange; si compiacciono dei posti d'onore nei banchetti, dei primi seggi nelle sinagoghe, dei saluti nelle piazze, come anche di essere chiamati "rabbì" dalla gente.Ma voi non fatevi chiamare "rabbì", perché uno solo è il vostro Maestro e voi siete tutti fratelli. E non chiamate "padre" nessuno di voi sulla terra, perché uno solo è il Padre vostro, quello celeste. E non fatevi chiamare "guide", perché uno solo è la vostra Guida, il Cristo.Chi tra voi è più grande, sarà vostro servo; chi invece si esalterà, sarà umiliato e chi si umilierà sarà esaltato».Parola del Signore.

An Open-Ended Conversation with Federico Faggin Federico Faggin created the self-aligned MOS silicon-gate technology, which made possible memory chips, CCD image sensors, and the microprocessor. He designed the Intel 4004, 8008, and 8080 microprocessors, as well as the Zilog Z80 and Z8 processors. In 2010, he received the 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, … Continue reading "An Open-Ended Conversation with Federico Faggin"

Roy Ayers - Brand New Feeling [BBE Music] Roy Ayers – Hummin [Polydor] Roy Ayers Ubiquity - People And The World [Polydor] Roy Ayers Ubiquity - 2000 Black [Polydor] Eighties Ladies – Tell Him [Universal Sound] Roy Ayers - Sweet Tears [Polydor] Roy Ayers – Slip 'N' Slide [CBS] Erykah Badu - Cleva [Motown] Guru – Take A Look (At Yourself) [Chrysalis] Summer Pearl - The Interlude [Kitto Records] Kalaido feat. Sam Miles - Midnight Curry Diner Edison Machado - Serena [Far Out Recordings] Kometa - Haze [Kos.Mos.Music] Bonobo – Nightlite (Zero dB Reconstruction) [Ninja Tune] Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – Black Sun (Joe Claussell Remix) [Far Out Recordings] Josh One - Contemplation (King Britt Funke Mix) [Electromatrix] Lafayette - Sol De Verão [Mr Bongo] Kerrier Collective & Wolf Peaches - Fake Silence [Colour and Pitch] Oliver Lutz - Paffee Mountain Kuna Maze - Layers [Tru Thoughts Recordings] Electric Machine - It's Worth Its Weigh In Gold [Erezioni] Roy Ayers - Liquid Love [BBE Music]

HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCE!This week, we're winging it with Ankush Bahuguna! From feeling like a guest in Mumbai to navigating PTSD, he's still figuring it all out— including trying out hiring PR (so we don't have to!)Middle-class parent guilt? A shared struggle. There's also the anxiety of being in the public eye, stalkers in the DMs and the struggles of taking family trips. No to forget Sakshi's repetitive jokes that Ankush had to put up with!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan– Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani – Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Ankush Bahuguna - Our picture perfect guest https://www.instagram.com/ankushbahuguna/?hl=en Produced at The Palette – Supporting us, with just a hint of judgmenthttps://www.instagram.com/thepalettemumbai?igsh=MTFpMzZ2amJtYmFsag==Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob – An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi – Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/ Timecodes:0:00 intro1:22 coworkers in a diff life 2:34 if life was a movie3:59 our alter egos5:21 naina is a fan6:15 getting national attention 8:54 unvealing childhood trauma10:57 identity theft, stalkers and more13:04 realities of PTSD14:44 adulthood + anxiety16:16 the cards we are dealt18:32 the bollywood dream 19:36 playing with makeup21:02 winning an award22:47 perfecting pr24:06 cannes content backlash 26:50 not allowed to leave our phone screens29:02 traditional ideas of success30:29 family trips31:53 dont spoil your parents32:29 the toothbrush theory35:05 money is the root cause of problemms38:02 we dont need to live like this40:14 ankush feels invisible42:30 therapy is fun45:15 dont use therapy speak48:18 trauma = content49:47 favs & flops for clickbait52:03 stockholm syndrome53:59 ankush's worst brand deals55:51 gossip central58:02 the mens xp cliques1:00:03 men are trolls1:02:19 morals of middle class are flexible1:05:18 if the tide shifts...Reddit is boringGupshup corners

Edi dhe Edea na kanë njohur me premierat e fundit të Cineplexx, si dhe kanë dhënë disa sugjerime filmash se çfarë të shihni këtë fundjavë. Mos i humbisni…

Welcome to the One CA Podcast. Today, Brian Hancock interviewed Ismael Lopez about OHDACA and Humanitarian Relief and his experiences as a Marine Civil Affairs Officer.  Brian's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-j-hancock/ Ismael's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishrlopez/  Transcript available below. --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association  and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations.  To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org --- Great news! Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at: https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ --- Special Thanks to the creators of Jazz & Bossa Cafe for the sample of Positive March Music. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHeCxa0rMQ4 --- Transcript: 00:00:10 BRIAN HANCOCK Welcome to One Civil Affairs Podcast. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hancock, and I will be your host for this session. Today we have with us Major Ishmael Lopez to discuss civil affairs and the ongoing relief effort in the Gaza Strip. Let's talk a little bit more about that training piece. Part of readiness is being able to do your job. The Marine is an expeditionary force, perhaps becoming even more expeditionary with the expeditionary advanced base operations. construct, the chief of the Navy signed off on. So very interesting training opportunities for the fleet right now. And you mentioned Balakatan and some of those other exercise type missions that you've done. 00:00:53 BRIAN HANCOCK And I know you've probably done Marine Corps Warfighting exercise and mentioned JRTC. But what are some of these other missions you've done? You've talked about a dock up. A dock up is joined at the hip with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, HADR. The Navy has a huge role in HADR for just a whole bunch of reasons. Has your detachment participated in any HADR missions? Is that another training opportunity that you have with your Marines in detachment? 00:01:21 ISMAEL LOPEZ We as a detachment have not. However, I do have individual Marines who have participated in HADR missions. Not a whole lot of experience, but there's some resident within the detachment. And to your point, there is huge training opportunity there for understanding how to integrate into an HADR response specific to DOD's role in supporting the State Department. We do have the opportunities for training with USAID, but that's all classroom. And we try to get as much exposure to that as possible. But as far as real-world HADR scenarios where we're able to integrate with the State Department and even into a joint task force or a multinational task force, it is very limited. I know that that is being discussed for future iterations of Balakatan specifically to have a HADR response, which makes sense, right? Because Balakatan is becoming a massive multinational exercise that features activities across the spectrum of military operations. Once that piece of it is integrated, then it's truly a well -thought -out, deliberate exercise on how to integrate HADR, whereas right now it's sort of sprinkled on top. The Marines, sailors, and even the Army, civil affairs practitioners that are supporting, are supporting steady -state engineering projects. And I think that's a missed opportunity because there's so much more that we can provide than project management. And there are opportunities there, but... If I'm a commander sitting on top of a joint task force, that's not where I would place those assets because it's going to happen. They're not caught off guard and they understand, okay, where is the USAID person that I need to be linked up with? Who do I need to be syncing up with? Again, looking for those opportunities. 00:03:22 BRIAN HANCOCK opportunities. I hear you. I know you've done a fair amount of work in South America with all the attention on ACOM and sometimes UCOM. I don't think we talk enough about, I think there are many opportunities in South America to do great things. And if we take a look at the Tierra del Fuego with all the earthquakes and the volcanoes and the things happening there and climate change and disasters, there seems to me more disasters, which is going to increase the chance that our government is temporarily overwhelmed and might have to issue a diplomatic cable and request assistance. For us in Title X, that's probably just some of our unique capabilities like rotary wing, pull up a nuclear ship and just start giving power to a large area. There's amazing things that we can do. And I know that there are disasters happening in South American countries, which tend to be a little more fragile. Do we have those opportunities? Is that something that we just haven't mapped out? How would we go about helping our South American brothers? 00:04:25 ISMAEL LOPEZ struggle with this because like you, I see the opportunities that are down there and they're plentiful. I worked down at the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia for three years during my FAO tour. And while I was there, I was a counter -narcotics maritime operations planner. So really fancy title for managing Section 333 funding programming. But our partners in that region are all about working with us. training with us, opening up their countries for us to train. They want to fight with us. In Colombia, we were trying to organize an additional exercise outside of the standard unit toss that goes on in South America. So as we started trying to test, does this concept work? What are going to be some of the challenges? What does it look like for closing ship to shore in a contestant environment? Colombia has amazing terrain that is very similar to that that you will find in the first island chain, surprisingly. A lot of people wouldn't know that, but it's there. So when you consider distance and cost associated with being able to provide realistic training that mimics the future fight, you have it in the same hemisphere. The challenge is, the NDS calls out very specifically, services, your priority is... UCOM. Your priority is AFRICOM. Your priority is CENTCOM. Your priority is writ large is Indopaycom. We'll focus on that. And so that automatically causes the services to look elsewhere rather than looking down south. And so that means that resources, manpower, etc. are going to get pulled to support efforts down there because it's not called out specifically in the NDS. And now it's being focused on other parts of the world. Fortunately, Marine Forces Reserve has shifted from trying to compete with the active component to adding relevancy by focusing on developing those opportunities in Latin America. I know the Army does a lot with the TSOCs down there, but more can be done and should be done, in my opinion. I think the relevancy is there and transferable to other parts of the globe. It's just getting past the, hey, I understood that this document calls this out. but there are opportunities here that align to what we're trying to get after in the NDS. And the other piece of that too is when you consider if we're having assets down there, it reduces the number of available resources that can respond to contingencies. And I think that's part of that equation. 00:07:09 BRIAN HANCOCK I think so. It's really not a bridge too far from our existing mental models. The energy may be in PayCon, but at the same time, you're still going to JRTC. Is that the Deep Pacific? No, not at all. But there's still value in that training. If you can go to Columbia and move through similar islands, have similar river problem sets, similar terrain problem sets, and get that experience at a fraction of the cost of going to the Deep Pacific, that's not something we should overlook. And we can't ignore the fact that there's increasing levels of adversary activity in South America, I don't think we should take that for granted. And doing these mill to mill and working together side by side on various projects, there's nothing but good stuff there. So I'm hopeful that we may in the future put a little bit more energy into that theater. 00:08:02 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah. And the one last piece of it I think that we take for granted is the belief that our partners in the Western Hemisphere are going to stay aligned to us. because we have those shared values. But when you have our competitors knocking on the door and saying, hey, we want to train with you. We want to provide you money. We want to do all these things. And we're taking for granted that relationship. It's only going to last so much longer before the number of partners that we have on there are going to be very limited. Yeah. 00:08:33 BRIAN HANCOCK You know, it kind of reminds me of the Sims game. I don't know if you've played this. But there's a relationship meter. And if you want to have positive relationships with another avatar in this simulation, you have to interact with them. You have to do that fairly regularly because over time, that relationship meter decays. Relationships aren't static like that. They're usually moving forward or they're sliding backwards. And if we're not in that game and we have hungry competitors, we can see where that could go. Let's talk about some of your work as a foreign area officer. That's a very coveted job for civil affairs and folks who think they may have a future intent to work for Department of State. A lot of folks don't get there. What did you do as a foreign area officer, and how do you get involved in that kind of work? 00:09:25 ISMAEL LOPEZ For the Marine Corps, I was actually able to use my experience as a civil affairs officer to springboard. into becoming a Latin America FAO. So in the Marines, we have two different ways of becoming a foreign area officer. There is the experience track, which is the one I fell into. And then the other one is a study track. So either route, you have solicitation for candidates, individuals who have experiences overseas, working specifically on the civ. side of the house, not necessarily the mill -to -mill piece, right? Because we're looking at international relations, foreign relations, etc. And then you have the study track, which is you get selected, you get sent to Monterey to earn a master's degree in international relations. Then they send you to the language school, DLI, for a language, and you get assigned a region. And then you get sent either to combatant command to work as a desk officer. or you get sent to a country overseas and you're going to work out at the embassy. So for me, I was able to parlay my experiences as a civil affairs officer, and then the board selected me as a Latin America foreign area officer. And what that did was that it opened me up to that role in the embassy. So my wife's active duty Air Force, and she's also a Latin America foreign area officer. She got sent to Naval Postgraduate School, earned her master's. Didn't have to go to DLI because she already spoke Spanish. And then she got orders to the embassy in Columbia. Family and I obviously went along. And as we were doing our introduction with the scout chief, she mentions my husband's a civil affairs officer and a FAO. And his eyes just lit up. He's like, we haven't had a Marine sitting in the naval mission for the Section 333 program in quite some time because we just don't have them. Part of the challenge is the cost associated with bringing one down. But since I was already there, in his eyes, he was getting two fails for the price of one. So because I had that, I was able to meet the requirement for the billet. And then I was able to serve as the program manager for the Section 333 program for roughly three years. 00:11:38 BRIAN HANCOCK Well done. And what an exciting mission. If I was younger, I'd want to run off there too and do something like that. I mean, my Spanish needs to be a little bit better, but I know I could brush it up. Hey, let's talk about the... Very difficult situation in Gaza right now. I don't think we can approach that with anything but sympathy for all involved. Certainly there's great suffering there by many different parties. And I know you were one of those folks who raised his hand and said, hey, I will help with some of that Gaza relief and did that mission, at least for some time. Can you tell me a little bit about your experience with the Gaza relief mission? And are you comfortable sharing any lessons learned from your time? 00:12:20 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah, so it was very interesting when the Gaza relief mission kicked off for several reasons, right? The challenge there, very, very dynamic event, very tragic event. And then on one hand, we have to support our ally in Israel. But on the other hand, great suffering occurring to the people in Gaza as a result of the mission out there. So the struggle within DOD at the time was, what should we do from an ATA perspective to help those that are suffering in Gaza? So when we look at it from within DSCA, we were really waiting for inputs from OSD and even the NSC as to what is an appropriate humanitarian aid response. One that's not going to undermine our partner. But at the same time, sending a strong message to the people in Gaza and the international community that the United States is not going to sit idly by while people are suffering. So it's a very delicate balance that had to be found. So from an access property standpoint, I was looking into what could we do and how close could we get to provide items from the inventory that could provide life -saving support or even just support for those that are being displaced. into neighboring countries. What ended up happening was we, DSCA, specifically the humanitarian aid and the humanitarian demining division, was ordered to reallocate all the ODACA funding that had already been provided to the combative commands and used to support the Gaza relief missions, specifically the maritime bridge. So we had to deliver the bad news to the combative commands, like, hey, Any money that you have not obligated at this point, we have to pull. You were going to utilize that specifically for this mission. Concurrently, we had to assume risk. This was in the summer, right? Heading into the peak of hurricane season. So we had to decide what number were we comfortable with holding back in the event that a hurricane hit or earthquake hit and we knew it was coming and a partner was going to ask for assistance. And we wouldn't necessarily have the ability to ask Congress for additional funding. It was a fine balance there. At the end of the day, we ended up avoiding any major hurricanes in the Caribbean where a partner asked for support. So avoided that. We were able to support the Gaza Relief Mission, specifically the Maritime Pier, getting aid out there, providing those flight hours, the ship hours, getting aid as close as possible. But then we had to stop supporting that because the bridge was not as structurally sound as we all thought it was going to be. And we've been looking at other avenues of providing that support to the people of Gaza, primarily through our partners. The other challenge there is we can't actually enter an area of conflict for obvious reasons. So that added another layer of complexity to support the mission. But as we can and as we are allowed to, we continue to provide support. CENTCOM has been great identifying requirements and coordinating with the SCA to ensure that the folks that need that aid are getting that aid from us. 00:15:49 BRIAN HANCOCK That's great. It's a tricky situation. It goes out to everyone involved, but I'm glad there are folks out there like yourself who are doing what we can do to try and provide some support. Looking after civilians in conflict is a core part of what we do in civil affairs, no matter what branch you happen to be in as a civil affairs officer. So that is fantastic. I'd like to talk a little bit about one of the differences in the Army and the Marine Corps for civil affairs officers, such as yourself, and I'm beside myself, is that as a Marine civil affairs officer, 00:16:19 ISMAEL LOPEZ and I'm 00:16:22 BRIAN HANCOCK a Marine civil affairs officer, you at some point have to return to your primary branch. Whereas I can continue as a... civil affairs officer for the rest of my career if I choose to. Do you see that changing? Clearly there is a need for career professionals such as yourself to be able to stay in that MOS. What are your thoughts on that? 00:16:41 ISMAEL LOPEZ So this is the same thing with the foreign area officers, the Marine Corps. We have to go back and forth and because the primary mission of the Marine Corps is to support the infantry, right? I can make an argument for how Fayos and civil affairs does that too, but that's a harder conversation to have at the top. But I'm not sure if the, once the 17XX MOS is fully approved and implemented, how that's going to look for officers. Are they going to be able to just stay on that track? I've heard maybe it's going to happen. I've heard, no, it's not going to happen. So it's hard to say. 00:17:20 BRIAN HANCOCK it's hard to say. I saw a pre -decisional slide on that, which showed a glide path moving between civil affairs and PSYOP and space operations, 00:17:33 BRIAN HANCOCK operations, et cetera, all the way up to full kernel. That gave me the impression that it would become a career, though you would move around within that. But how things are rolled out, you know, the devil's in the details. 00:17:47 ISMAEL LOPEZ in the details. We shouldn't be bouncing back and forth because then you lose credibility in the field on both sides of it, right? So I am, by trade, a tank officer. 00:17:47 BRIAN HANCOCK in the details. 00:17:56 ISMAEL LOPEZ I no longer have an MOS in the Marine Corps because we did away with tanks. But if I'm out of tanks for three years because I'm serving in a civil affairs capacity or as a foreign area officer, and to say I did my company command time and I come back in and now I'm vying for a staff job or vying for battalion command, me being gone hurts me. It doesn't help me. 00:18:19 BRIAN HANCOCK Right. They see it like an additional duty. All of the Marine Corps civil affairs officers and NCOs I work with have been nothing but extremely professional and competent. So that is really a shame that that kind of stigma follows. 00:18:34 BRIAN HANCOCK But I see the chain of logic there. If we are forced to flow through it, the Marine Corps is very agile, turns a little faster than the Army. You've stood up these meth information groups. Where are you going to get the professionals to fill those ranks? At some point, we want to fill them with Marines instead of Army contractors. Right. 00:18:52 ISMAEL LOPEZ Right. 00:18:52 BRIAN HANCOCK So this is a capability to do that if you can stay in that field and move through these MOSs. You get three MOSs for the price of one. I thought it was a great idea. 00:19:02 ISMAEL LOPEZ Yeah. And I hope what you saw is correct. I think that's great. But I also see a challenge with civil affairs, psyops, MISO, very different capabilities. We all work within the information realm. You can't necessarily have a psyoper doing civil affairs and you can't have a civil affairs practitioner doing psyops because the way we approach that is not the same. And that in and of itself is challenging. So I think the Marine Corps really has to work and think through that because there is the influence Marine, which is a Marine that's trained in psyops, cyber and civil affairs. But it's going to take a level of maturity and professional understanding to do each one of those roles and stay in that lane without crossing over and potentially losing your credibility within one of those hats. I could totally see it in a civil engagement where all of a sudden now, because I am a PSYOP -er or because I have my PSYOP hat on, I'm thinking now through the threat lens. well, I'm supposed to be having this friendly conversation. Now it gets out of hand and the person I'm speaking to probably doesn't trust me as much as they initially did. That takes a lot of role -playing, a lot of training, a lot of reinforcing of this is what it is you're doing, vice the other. Yeah. 00:20:25 BRIAN HANCOCK Yeah. Well said. We're hitting the end of our time, so I'm going to ask you my last question, and that's next for Ishmael Lopez. 00:20:34 ISMAEL LOPEZ So I'm actually rotating out of... first civil affairs group. And I'm going to be joining Six Anglico up in Seattle, Washington joint base. Louis McCord, actually. I'm going to be a salt leader and then potentially transitioning to be the executive officer there. And this is part of the, I have to go back to my primary MOS, even though I don't have one. So I'm not in civil affairs for too long as it hurts my career progression. On the DSCA side of things, We're adding the civil affairs liaison title responsibilities to me specific to humanitarian aid and ODACA. So I'm going to be working closely with the combatant commands, country teams, hopefully the civil affairs schoolhouses across the services to provide HA specific training for civil affairs. And this is just a capability gap that I identified a year ago. So DSCA, we provide training to security cooperation professionals. But what they do is very different than what civil affairs does. So tailoring the training for the civil affairs audience. So very excited about the new opportunity. That's outstanding. 00:21:48 BRIAN HANCOCK outstanding. And I think you've identified a good opportunity there. I graduated from the civil military operations planners course there at Moss, and we didn't spend much time on this. It's a short course, of course, and you can't do everything. A little bit more robust opportunity for HADR and ODACA. Those are nothing but win -win missions, and you do them at every phase of conflict, including competition. So huge opportunity there. Whoever ends up getting you is going to be very lucky. You're an amazing Marine and a great person. So thank you for taking your time. If the audience has questions, feel free to write to One Civil Affairs Podcast, and we'll do our best to make a connection. Thanks again for your time, Ishmael, and have a good evening, Al. 00:22:39 ISMAEL LOPEZ Thank you so much, Brian. Thank you for the opportunity, and very kind.

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