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For the first regular episode of the year (excepting our New Year's recap) we take a look at the New Year Traditions at Temmu's court.  How did the court celebrate the New Year in the late 7th century? For more, check out our blogpost:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-141 Rough Transcript: Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is episode 141: Temmu's New Year's Traditions   The chill winter air meant that most of the assembled crowd had donned multiple layers of robes.  Men and women had assembled together, upon the open, rock-covered courtyard, both to see and be seen.  To the north and east of the courtyard were the walls and gates of the buildings that made up the royal palace, the rooves of the buildings just visible beyond the gates. The onlookers stood arrayed around the open lanes that had been created for the event—at one end of the rocky field were targets, while at the other were archers, also arrayed in their finest outfits.  While technically they wore hunting robes, cut to allow greater movement in the arm, many of these fabrics had no business being anywhere near a moor or the dirt of open fields.  After all, this wasn't just some hunt:  They were demonstrating their skills in the center of the State.  At the officials' command, the archers let loose their arrows.  The crowd murmured at the soft crack of the bowstring, the faint whisper of arrow as the fletchings cut through the air, and the thud as the arrows struck their targets.  Looking downrange, approval bubbled through the crowd: the targets were well-struck.  Behind the archers on the field, another group awaited their turn. The events of the day would be the talk of the court, from the lowest clerk to the highest prince , for days to come.   Not just the well-placed shot, but also the grace and poise of the one who had let loose an arrow of particular note.  And heaven forbid an arrow miss its target.  Even kicking up stones or scraping the earth could have negative social consequences.  A particularly good showing could inspire poetry, and beyond the prizes being offered to the winner, could also bring notice to those from more obscure backgrounds. The new year had just started, and a good performance might be just what was needed to help put the rest of the year on a good footing.     Welcome back!  This is the first episode of the new year, 2026, and we are still going through the reign of Ohoama, aka Temmu Tenno, covering the period from 672 to 686. Before we get started, though, a quick shout out to Suzuki for supporting us on Patreon.  It means a lot and helps us keep this thing going.  If you would like to support us or our efforts to maintain the website, where we also have the Armor manual, clothing, and a miscellany on various topics, we have information at Sengokudaimyo.com and we will have more information at the end of this and every episode.  Support is appreciated as I really do want to try and minimize ads—I don't put any into the podcast myself, though some platforms may place ads around the podcast, which I cannot always control.  Now we've covered a lot this reign, but this episode we are going to cover three things in particular.  First off, and perhaps a bit of a tangent, we'll talk about some of the issues with the Chronicles when it comes to reading it,especially in translation.  It seems quite clear to me that even the sources that the Chroniclers were using weren't always in agreement with each other on how they spelled certain things or even in properly recording when things happened. After that we'll cover the major topics of this episode, focusing primarily on the New Year traditions of the court—we'll look at the major events of the first month for each year in the reign, allowing us to see some of the similarities, and differences. Finally, we'll look at the last year of Ohoama's reign, particularly as he grew ill, because it can be a fascinating question:  What did people do when disease struck before we had modern medicine?  Here the Chronicles reveal a lot about not only the beliefs of the time, but of their syncretism: how people were willing to reach out to whatever power they could in order to cure disease.  Whether it was Yin-yang divination, beseeching the local kami, or attempting to make merit, all of these things were on the table when it came to illness and mortality. And so, let's get into it. One of the first things I want to talk about is the problem that we have in trying to read the Chronicles, both in the way they are written and then the translation issue on top of that.  Even in Japanese the Chronicles have to be translated out of an ancient form of kanbun—basically a Japanese version of Chinese, using Sinitic characters.  Like any document written by non-native speakers, the Chronicles have their idiosyncrasies that make it different from what someone in Chang'an might be writing at the same time.  There are times and places where it is clear that something is meant to be read in the Japanese pronunciation, which itself was different from modern Japanese.  Add to this the fact that there are many times that different Sinitic characters sound alike in Japanese—especially in modern Japanese.  So any English translation of the Chronicles which doesn't give the actual characters in the source text can add to the confusion.  This is why I like to consult either the Japanese Historical Text Initiative or an electronic version of the National History series text—though even those have issues at times when the characters used in the text don't exist in modern character sets, though that seems to be less and less of a problem. One example I want to give of the complexities of reading the Chronicles, and the need to dive deeper into the original language and consult multiple versions, is a set of records for Ki no Omi no Abemaro and others.  He is our first mention of a member of the Ki family: on the 9th day of the 8th month of 673, the first year since Ohoama's ascension and one year after the Jinshin no Ran, we are told that Ki no Omi no Abemaro and others were given favors and rewards for their service during the war in Iga province.  Indeed, Ki no Omi no Abemaro is listed prominently in the records of the Jinshin no Ran and appears to have been one of the generals for Ohoama and the Yoshino faction in general.  Less than a year later, on the 28th day of the 2nd month, Ki no Omi no Abemaro died and was posthumously awarded the rank of Daishi, which was 5th from the top in the old system of 26 ranks.  A rather respectable rank, to be sure. Later that same year we get a note that Ki no Omi no KATAmaro—another member of the family, apparently--was appointed, along with a "Prince Mino" as a commissioner for the erection of the Great Temple of Takechi. Two years later, however, we get a record on the 22nd day of the 4th month of 676 that the sovereign, Ohoama, sent an order to the Governor of Mino telling him to let the children of Ki no Omi no Abemaro, resident in the district of Toki, be removed to the East country and become peasants in that country.  On the face of it, this appears to be an incredible fall from grace.  Ki no Omi no Abemaro is basically one of the top generals and heroes of the Jinshin no Ran, but his children are so unruly that they are banished to the East and stripped of their noble status?  There has to be a story there, right? Then in 679, on the 3rd day of the 2nd month, we are told that Ki no Omi no Katamaro died.  For his service in the Jinshin War he received the posthumous rank of Upper Daikin.  That would have been roughly the 7th rank—two below Ki no Abemaro.  So was the Ki family back in the good graces of the court?  What is going on? First off, when we go to the original text, we see that Aston, whose translation of the Nihon Shoki we've been working on Ihas made an apparent error in translation.  Remember, Aston was translating the Chronicles back in 1896, without the aid of modern computers, along with a lot of other research that has happened since then, and I can hardly fault him for missing things here and there.  This is why, if you cannot check the original, you may want to also look at the new translation from John Bentley.  Here we can see that he translates the name not as "Ki no Omi no Abemaro", but rather that of "Ki no Omi no KASAmaro".  And if we compare Ki no Omi no KaSAmaro with the previous entry on Ki no Omi no KaTAmaro we can see that these are actually the exact same names except for a single character.  Which leads us to the question:  Are these the same person, and the scribes simply miswrote one of the characters in the name?  It may not even be on the Chroniclers so much as whatever texts they were, themselves, working on.  This isn't helped by the fact that we later on see another entry for Ki no KATAmaro, but that one uses character for "KATA", meaning "hard", using the kun'yomi, or Japanese reading, rather than using two phonetic characters in the on'yomi reading.  So is this just another way to write "KATAmaro" or is this a different person altogether? Ultimately, we cannot be entirely sure.  It does seem wild that there would be two "Ki no Omi no Katamaro" at court at the same time and nobody otherwise distinguished the two.  The question about KaSAmaro and KaTAmaro, and whose kids were sent into exile, is a bit harder to untangle. And, truth be told, it is ultimately a minor point.  We have only a couple of lines here, and maybe these passages will help illuminate something later in the histories, but for now, they are just fragments of the story of what was happening.  Parts of the tattered tapestry from which the royal history was ripped out and restitched together, the rest of the story largely discarded, unless it made its way to us through other means. The Chronicles may be flawed, but they are still our main source for the period, and while we might challenge individual items, we still get a glimpse at how things operated back at this time.  For instance, if we look at the events happening around the New Year, we can see some common threads. The New Year is an important tradition in many cultures.  Whether it was a solar or lunar cycle—or some combination—the new year indicated a new cycle, and was often accompanied by associated symbols and rituals.  Today in the US it is often celebrated with fireworks and champagne, followed by making resolutions for the new year.  In Japan, people will often go to their local shrine or temple for an important first visit, and temple bells will ring out 108 times. Another tradition is the osechi-ryori, the  traditional new years foods.  This has grown over time from a tradition of eating a large bowl of rice to various other foods that are seen as auspicious or having special properties, such as the hardening of teeth—a major concern before the era of modern dental hygiene!  Then there are traditions such as the Kagami Biraki, or opening of the mirror, and the creation of special mochi, or rice cakes for the purpose.  Of course all of these traditions started somewhere and have evolved over time, so what do we know about the New Year celebrations during the late 7th century? One caveat: in the Chronicles, we only really see what was happening in the court, and the Yamato court at that.  There may have been local traditions that others were following that, unless we find documentation about them, we likely would never know.  But many of the court traditions were passed down to later generations. These traditions appear to include the giving of gifts; large, celebratory banquets; and the annual archery tournament. Banquets are some of the first and most common things we see.  We see a banquet as Ohoama assumed the throne in 673—which probably was the event that overshadowed anything else they might have done that year.  The following year, 674, there doesn't seem to have been much recorded, and I wonder if they were still pulling everything together after the turmoil of Ohoama's ascension.  And so it is that in the first month of 675 we really get to see the annual new year's events in their full form.  On the second day of that year, from the Royal Princes on down, all of the public functionaries presented their respects to the sovereign.  I suspect that this was a large ceremony, where everyone gathered in the courtyard of the palace together or something similar, not that each person individually went up and presented their respects—I doubt Ohoama would have wanted to sit through all of that.  Also, as we've already seen, there were limits on what parts of the palace different functionaries were allowed to enter.  So some of these well-wishers may have been "outside", others in the courtyard, and others in the palace building itself, depending on their rank and importance in the bureaucratic hierarchy. On the following day, all public functionaries, from the initial rank upwards, presented firewood.  Aston notes that this is the first mention of what would become a yearly practice.  Firewood may not seem like much, but it would have likely been important to keeping things running, especially given how early people were supposed to arrive at the palace and administrative complex each day.  This wasn't firewood for a fireplace—they didn't have those—but probably would have been used either for cooking or, I suspect, for the large braziers that burned with wood and pitch to light the darkness, particularly in the winter months.  Firewood could also be processed into smaller pieces of coal for other uses.  It is interesting that for the first ceremony, the Chronicles describe the court from the Royal Princes on down, while for the giving of firewood the order is from the initial—which is to say the lowest—ranks upwards.  This could indicate the order in which things progressed in these cases. Several days after that, on the 7th day of the first month, a banquet was given at court for the Ministers—so only the higher ranking functionaries.  But ten days later, on the 17th, everyone of rank—the Ministers of State; the Daibu, or high officials; and all of the public functionaries from the initial rank upwards had an archery meeting in the Court of the Western Gate. Archery and archery contests had been important to the Yamato people for ages—and the same on the continent.  Confucius, in his day, suggested that archery was a martial skill that even nobles should cultivate.  I believe we've noted before how archery could be used both for warfare and for just feeding your family.  As such, it was considered a particularly useful skill for just about everyone to have.  It probably also helped that it was a martial skill that noblemen and others could use to show off without actually risking any injury to themselves in the process.  I'm just saying.  And as we described at the top of the episode, this particular archery contest would, for both participants and spectators, likely have been a chance to show off the top of their game, whether in martial prowess, clothing, or behavior. And since we are looking at the new year's celebrations, let's keep this going and look at later years in Ohoama's reign. As I go through these you'll start to see the patterns, where the events I've just described will generally recur year after year, but not identically, sometimes with a shuffle in the schedule. In 676, we see that the Ministers and public functionaries pay their respects on the first day of the new year.  On the 4th day, the sovereign granted gifts to the higher level officials, from Royal Prince Takechi, down to the high officials, or Daibu, of Shoukin rank.  Their not so secret Santa gifts included robes, hakama, lined garments, obi for their waist, leg straps, and staves, or walking sticks.  We are also told that everyone above the rank of Shoukin also got an armrest thrown in, as well.  Further gifts or grants were given out several days later, on the 7th, to everyone from Shoukin on up, based on their individual circumstances.  Then, on the 15th, we again see all of the functionaries present firewood and then they were all entertained at a court banquet. The following day they held the annual new year's archery contest, with prizes, at the court of the western gate.  Those who hit the target received prizes of different values.  In his recent translation of the Nihon Shoki, Bentley references Kuroita on Article 41 of Miscellaneous Statutes, saying that this archery event was apparently a regular new year's occurrence, and even the prizes were noted as varying over time. The same day they held the archery contest, that year, Ohoama held a banquet at the Shima Palace.  Shima was the name given to the Soga Prime Minister, back in the day, so I assume that this was at or near the site of the old Soga residence? In 677, by comparison, we don't see nearly as much referenced.  There is archery at the South Gate, vice the west gate, but that is it.  The festivities in 678 similarly only talk about the archery at the south gate.  There is also mention of a preparation for worshipping the kami of heaven and earth, for which a purification was held throughout the state.  In addition, an abstinence palace, or saiguu, was erected on the bank of the Kurahashi river.  Kurahashi appears to refer to a tributary of the Ohara river, in Sakurai.  This feels less like a New Year's celebration, however, and more like a sign of merit-making.  The Saiguu would have likely been to prepare for a trip to Ise shrine, and three months later Ohoama was preparing to go to the Saiguu, but that is when Princess Towochi suddenly died, and they scuttled the plans. In 679, the court greeted the New Year with a new decree.  Ohoama declared that Princes, Ministers, and public functionaries—anyone in service to the government, basically, were to refrain from paying respects during New Years or other ceremonies to anyone except relatives of the grade of elder brother, elder sister, and above, or to the senior members of the Houses.  Princes weren't even to pay respects to their own mothers unless they were, themselves, princesses.  Ministers were likewise not to pay respects to their mothers if they were of "mean" rank.  In other words, if they were commoners. These kinds of statutes are interesting.  First of all, you ask yourself why?  In all likelihood, there were various local traditions and individuals paid respects to their parents as well as to others to whom they owed respect for one reason or another.  Here the State is ordering society such that there is a clear hierarchy, at least among the members of the court.   Since women often found advancement by marrying up, it was usual for one's mother to have been born a lower rank in society than oneself.  And so we see them enforcing the social order. That new order was based on Confucian concepts of hierarchy, and this seems to go along with those same ideas. What we don't really see is how this was enforced—if at all.  The day after that, the yearly archery competition took place at the West Gate of the palace. The next year, 680, we see a New Year's Banquet at the Court of the Great Hall.  Ohoama himself occupied the Mukai-kodono, which appears to refer to one of the smaller wings.  Based on the palace layout that we see in the posthole remains, this probably means that he was set up in the smaller wing, likely in a more intimate space, while most of the other guests were in the large hall, maintaining that crucial separation of sovereign and subjects. This New Year's archery event included Princes of the Blood all the way down to the rank of Shouken—the very lowest rank in the court—and it was held at the South Gate. You may be noticing a pattern, that the archery competition is listed as being held at either the south or west gates.  The south gate probably refers to the main gate of the later Okamoto—aka the Kiyomihara—palace.  The West gate refers to the west gate of the Ebinoko enclosure.   We talked about these and the general layout of the palace back in Episode 134, and you can check out that podcast blog post for some images of what things looked like, as well.  These gates were on the north and east sides of a large, rectangular courtyard, which was likely the actual event location.  So it isn't as if these were separate areas, just a difference of where things were set up in what was otherwise the same relative space. The following year, 681, we see similar ceremonies.  We see offerings made to the kami of Heaven and Earth, and we once again see a note about various functionaries paying their respects at court.  Even though this wasn't mentioned every year, it could have been an annual thing and just wasn't always recorded so the Chroniclers just wrote down what they had records for.  There are certainly other things we don't necessarily witness in the records, such as the annual promotions and promulgations.  We see irregular promotions, of course, such as on someone's passing, but the regular administration of the government and promotions of people to new positions is not something we really see regularly documented, since it doesn't really shed much light on the sovereign and the royal household.  And so we sometimes see things if they get mentioned, but otherwise we only see glimpses.  That would change as records became more administrative and the histories were more about simply recording what was happening—though still from a particular angle.  At this point, however, we aren't dealing with a single court record, but rather with numerous records, stories, and recollections.  That same year, 681, we also see another banquet, with Ohoama situated in the Mukai no Kodono, while the Princes of the Blood and non-royal Princes were both introduced into the inner reception chamber.  Ministers attended in the outer reception chamber.  They all received sake and musical performances, and rank advancements were given out.  Kusakabe no Kihi no Ohogata was graduated from the rank of Upper Daisen to Lower Daikin, and given the title of Naniwa no Muraji.  A few days later, Sakahibe no Muraji no Iwazumi was granted a fief with 60 horses and received presents of coarse silk, floss silk, cloth, and one hundred mattocks—the last one being a rather interesting gift, I have to admit.  Of course, in true Chronicles fashion, we have no idea why these gifts were made—we don't even have another reference to Iwazumi around there, but he must have done something. We are later told that there was the annual archery shoot, and then a decree, possibly unrelated to New Years, that the various provinces were ordered to repair the shrines to the kami of heaven and earth. The year 682 is an anomaly.  There is no mention of a banquet, nor of an archery tournament.  I wonder if this may have to do with some of the sad events of that first month.  While it started fine—Toneri no Miyatsuko no Nukamushi was raised from Daisen to Lower Shoukin—we are told that on the 18th, Lady Higami, one of Ohoama's consorts, died in the palace.  The next day there was an earthquake, and she was buried on the 27th.  A prominent illness and death may have put a pall on the ceremonies, and could explain why we don't see any mention of them for that year. It is also possible that some of this New Year tradition had become so routine that people were no longer commenting on it, and therefore the Chroniclers weren't including references to it. The following year, in 683, we again see the functionaries paying their respects.  We also see the presentation of a three legged sparrow by the Viceroy of Tsukushi, Tajihi no Mabito no Shima, along with others.  A three legged sparrow would have been something: it is reminiscent of the three legged crow, often depicted in the sun.  It is unclear if it was still alive, but that wasn't the point.  They invited the Princes of the Blood down to the Ministers to great hall, the Daigokuden, for a banquet, where the three legged sparrow was displayed. .  Later that month, Ohoama issued a decree in regards to all of the auspicious omens and made presents to everyone, from Shouken rank upwards.  There was also a general amnesty—all crimes were pardoned, from capital offenses on down, and all forced labor was remitted, so that people didn't have to provide the normal service.  The phrasing for this particular entry is intriguing.  Ohoama is mentioned as Yamato Neko Sumera no Mikoto and is specifically called a "God Incarnate".  This is one of the rare times that we see the Chronicles explicitly call out the sovereign as a living deity.  Of course, they trace the royal lineage back to Amaterasu, but there isn't a lot suggesting that the sovereign is necessarily a deity. And in reality, this was probably something that was more honorific than anything else.  Heck, at times in Japanese history we would see sovereigns selling their calligraphy to help keep the royal palace funded while warriors went around actually being in charge of things.  However, this divine language did show up in the 19th and 20th century, especially as the Tennou, now called Emperor in English terminology, once again was recognized as the Head of State, and people would actually pray to him.  Not necessarily like praying at a shrine, but out of respect.  And remember, a lot of time the Tennou was kept out of sight of regular people and hidden, much like the way that the kami were treated.  The concept of the Emperor's divinity was very much tied up in the elevation of the State and the general sense of Nationalism that had gripped Japan in the early half of the 20th century.  And so the allies quite explicitly had Emperor Showa renounce his divinity after Japan  World War II. Those studying Japanese history have probably heard of this concept, and so it is interesting to see evidence of it here, as well as the nature of the royal house, where the sovereign is kept at a distance from those of lower rank, unless they are directly serving him.  But it was not as though the sovereign was a god in the sense of being all powerful.  Even if he were considered a living, visible kami, the kami were not omnipotent, and there was no getting over the fact that our particular sovereign, Ohoama, was getting older.  Only a year or so earlier, he had suffered a rather bad illness, so he clearly was not invincible.  And it is of course possible that this language was simply royal exaggeration, rather than any attempt to define the sovereign as something more than he was.  Still, that concept would continue to play a part throughout Japanese history. The same day in 683 that Ohoama issued the pardons, we are told that there was a special performance at the Woharida Court of dance and music from Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla—the "Three Countries" of the Korean peninsula, even if only one of them was still going strong.  The Woharida palace is thought to have been north, along the banks of the Asuka River.  It may have been moved over time—there appears to have been a palace in the Furumiya area, near Toyoura, but there is also evidence of a palace by a shared name over by Ikazuchi-no-oka, on the other side of the river.  Excavations at Ikazuchi no oka revealed pottery with the name of the palace, suggesting that this was the site, but even then, that pottery was from the later Tempyo era.  Regardless, it seems that the Asuka valley was just chock full of palaces, new and old, though the older ones were not as regularly used for government functions, one assumes. The following year, 684, we again get told about the annual archery shoot.  It took place in the Eastern court this time, with Ministers in attendance.  Apparently they had men skilled in archery shooting alongside palace attendants and little people—the word used in Japanese is "Shuju" or "Hikihito".  This word is often translated as "dwarf"; it appears to be a derogatory term for anyone considered short of stature, though it is also used to refer more generally to those seen as either lacking wit or to actors and performers. This isn't the first time we see the term.  Back in 675, about 9 years prior, Ohoama had sent orders to a number of regions near the capital, from Awaji to Tamba, to Afumi and to Mino and Wohari, among others, to send as tribute common people who could sing, shuju—or dwarfs—and jugglers.  More generally they seem to be referring to entertainers, and it strikes me that could be what is meant here.  Either way, the entertainment industry was hardly a lucrative one, and we can see that performers are almost more of a commodity, to be "paid" as tribute, rather than a professional who is "hired" to work.  I suspect that, as in many other times and places, individuals who were shorter than average often found work as entertainers in this sense—whether they wished it or not. The year 685 we don't see any mention of archery, though it probably still happened.  Instead the Chronicles focus on the various government officials paying their respects to their sovereign.  The rest of the entries for the month are largely concerned with changes to the rank system as of that year. The year 686, we get the last records of various new years festivals—four months later, the sovereign would grow terribly ill, and he would eventually pass away later that year.  However, for those still celebrating the new year in 686, that was all in the future. The last year of Ohoama's reign started out relatively like others. Ohoama went to the Daigokuden, the Great Hall of Audience, and gave a banquet to the Princes and High Officials.  There he decided to have something of a riddle challenge.  He would ask riddles, and then offer prizes for the correct answer. And no, unfortunately we don't have any of the riddles, at least that I have seen.  Aston calls these "conundrums" and notes that they are specifically nonsensical questions, and provides examples such as "Why does a horse, after a rapid run, listen to the earth? Why does a dog, when he goes slowly, raise his leg?"  Ohoama's son, Prince Takechi, answered correctly, and so did Prince Ise.  Their prizes differed in content, but in both cases were pretty extensive.  The winners received ceremonial robes, brocade or purple hakama, numerous bolts of coarse silk, many pounds of thread, hundreds of pounds of flossed Silk, and hundreds of bolts of cloth. I think that makes it quite a bit more lucrative than any of the quiz nights I've ever been to. Later that month, there was another banquet, this time for nine Buddhist monks of Daikan-daiji. Besides its status as a national temple, this may have also been related to the year before, when Ohoama had fallen ill, and prayers had been offered at Daikandaiji for his recovery.  The courthad likewise provided gifts to the temple in the last month of the previous year, and then, at the banquet, gave to the attending monks silk and cloth, based on their rank. But that wasn't the end of the gifts.  The following day the Princes and High Officials all received upper garments and hakama—likely referring to official garments—each getting one suit, each. Then, on the 13th day of the new year, the court invited 20 exceptional individuals to a banquet.  These were talented people, professors, divination specialists, and physicians.  They were also wined and dined and presented various gifts. On the 16th day, the Princes and High Officials were then invited to a banquet in the Daigokuden.  They were given gifts of silk and cloth, based on their rank.  Then they held another riddle competition, with correct answers rewarded with gifts of coarse and flossed silk. This was only a short time after disaster had struck, though a bit removed—two days earlier, in the evening, the royal storehouse at Naniwa had caught fire, eventually burning the entire Toyosaki palace complex to the ground.  Some claimed that it was actually started at a private residence,  that of Ato no Muraji no Kusuri, and then spread to the Palace.  In the end, only the military storehouse was spared. This would have been quite the tragedy for the government, but it did not halt the festivities happening down in Asuka.  The Naniwa Palace appears to have been a major government center for the administration of the state, but it was not the royal court which had been in Asuka for over a decade.  Indeed, I imagine that the news probably reached Asuka around the time of the Banquet itself. And yet, rather than putting a damper on the festivities, they continued another couple of days – presumably everything was already prepared and there was no point in canceling.  On the 17th, the court sponsored a banquet in the rear palace, presumably for the Queen and members of the imperial family.  Then the following day there was a great revel at the palace.  Ohoama took his place in front of the royal muro and made presents to performers, as well as to the singers.  As before everything varied according to rank. Asuka wasn't the only place to get in on the festivities.  The same month, the court also sponsored a banquet for the Silla envoys in Tsukushi, sending Prince Kawachi and others. Regrettably, that would be the last new year that Ohoama would see.  In the fifth month, he grew ill, and what we see in the Chronicles after that is an interesting look into how people of the time dealt with sickness. First, the court had the Sutra of Yakushi expounded at Kawaradera and held a Buddhist retreat in the palace, inviting monks to come and expound Buddhist teachings.  Yakushi, or Yakushi Nyorai—Bhaisajyaguru in Sanskrit—was known as the Medicine Buddha, and his name in Sinitic characters was basically "Master of Medicine".  It is said that he was responsible for the Eastern Pure Land, and that, as a Bodhisattva, he had made 12 great vows to cure the illnesses of all living beings in the world.  For that reason, Yakushi Nyorai was often called upon to cure illness.  In fact, six years earlier, when the Queen, Uno no Sarara Hime, had taken ill, Ohoama erected an entire temple to Yakushi Nyorai, known as Yakushiji.  He then had 100 people take vows as priests, and they attributed her recovery to this effort. In this case, however, it seems that it didn't have quite such an effect, and Ohoama remained under the weather.  We are also told that the court sent Palace Attendants, the Oho-toneri, to clean the pagodas of various temples and that a general amnesty was announced for all under heaven, emptying the prisons.  All of this points to the idea of making merit in the hope of bringing good karma, and thus healing. But the following month, Ohoama was still ill.  Divination was performed by the Onmyoji, the court diviners, and they claimed that there was a curse from Kusanagi, the sword that is considered one of the three main royal symbols.  This is the sword that was said to have been found by Susanowo in the tale of Yamata no Worochi, and which gained its name, Kusanagi, when used by Yamato Takeru, cutting down the grass to save him when his enemies tried to catch him by setting fire to the field where he was hunting.  For more on that, check out Episodes 34 and 35. Given the importance of Kusanagi, I suspect that the idea of destroying it to remove the curse was out of the question, and so it was sent to Atsuta Shrine, where it was enshrined and would largely stay except when needed for enthronement ceremonies.  And yet, even after the sword was taken away, the illness remained.  Six days later, on the 16th day of the 6th month, the court sent Prince Ise and officials to Asukadera and asked the monks there to make and oath with the Buddha to make Ohoama whole through the power of the Three Treasures of Buddhism.   For their work, the three Buddhist Officers, the Master of the Law, and the Upadhyaya and temple directors, as well as those monks with the rank of "master" each received a donation of one robe and one cover, or "Ohi". Three days later, the court ordered the hundred officials to go to Kawaradera and perfom the ceremony of lighting lanterns and giving offerings to Buddha.  Then they held a great feast and offered repentance for their transgressions.  All of this sounds like a continued attempt to make merit for the state, and thus for Ohoama. We then see the court granting the monks Hounin and Gishou 30 stipend-households to provide for them in their old age, which may be more merit-making, or possibly was related to some of the many other activities so far.  There are a few issues with this entry, and Aston and Bentley don't seem to agree on the actual date.  Bentley has it on the 28th, but that seems odd as it comes before the entry for the 22nd of the same month.  Aston has it as the 20th, but then claimes that there is something odd about the date of the 22nd. On the 22nd, we are simply told that the district kitchen of Nabari caught fire.  Aston notes that this would have been the official government arm in the district gathering food to supply the royal household—rather than being a kitchen in terms of a place to prepare food. Merit-making continued into the 7th month.  We see the Soujou and Soudzu, the primary and secondary prelates of the Asukadera, performing ritual repentance.  The following day there is another general amnesty, and Aston specifically mentions performing a Oho-harai, or cleansing. The day after taxes were halved from the provinces and corvee labor with local conscripted labor was exempted for the year.  Then we see the court presenting paper offerings to the Kunikasu Kami in Ki provinces, as well as the four shrines in Asuka and the Great Suminoe—aka Sumiyoshi—shrine. On the 8th day of the 7th month, 100 monks were invited to the court to read the Golden Light Sutra—Konkoymyou kyou.  And on the 15th there was another court issued amnesty. Despite all of these attempts to make merit and intercede with the Buddha or with various kami, Ohoama's illness continued.  We see that the court issued a decree that all things that should occur, great or small, should be reported to the queen and the crown prince—presumably because Ohoama was no longer in a state to be able to do so. Continuing with their efforts, the court declared that destitute commoners who had been forced to borrow rice seed or money before the 12th month of the previous year would be exempted from repayment.  And then the court changed the name of the year to Akami-tori, or Shuuchou.  They also renamed the palace in Asuka to "Kiyomihara"—again, go check Episode 134 for more on the palace.  "Shuuchou" is the Red Bird, likely referring to Suzaku, though Aston also points out that "Asuka" here is given as "flying bird", as well, and there had been numerous bird-related omens reported throughout the reign. Although these names would not have been used prior to this point—the 7th month of the final year of the reign—the Chroniclers applied the nengo, Shuuchou, to all of the entries for this year, and the name of the palace is often given as "Kiyomihara" is given to distinguish it from the Later Okamoto Palace, even though it was simply the latter palace with the addition of the Ebinoko enclosure. The changing of the era name was likely another attempt to change the seemingly inauspicious year, along with all of the merit-making that the court had been undergoing. And yet they kept going. The court selected 70 people who were diligent in keeping Buddhist laws and had them take the tonsure, and they sponsored a feast—or festival—in the Royal Muro of the Palace. At the same time the various princes had a statue of the Boddhisatva of Compassion, Kannon, made for the sovereign and had the Lotus sutra—the sutra where Kannon is first mentioned—read out at Daikandaiji. Kannon, or Avalokitesvara, was originally seen as a male Boddhisatva, but is often depicted as a woman.  They are also known as Guanyin, from which we get Kannon in Japanese.  Guanyin is also seen as Goddess of Mercy, and is one of the most popular figures across multiple sects of Buddhism and even outside of the Buddhist faith, where she is still seen as a goddess.  In this case, however, it seems clear that the princes were seeking compassion to relieve the sovereign of his affliction. And yet it persisted. They had 80 more people take the tonsure, and then 100 more men and women, placed 100 statues of the Boddhisatva, Kannon, in the palace, and then read out 200 volumes of the Lotus Sutra. And then they made prayers to the kami of Heaven and Earth.  And they dispatched Hata no Imiki no Iwakatsu to present paper offerings to the Tosa great shrine.  Nothing seemed to be working. In the 9th month, we see the royal princes and others, down to the various ministers, all gathered at Kawaradera making oaths for the health of the sovereigns.  This last ditch effort would go unrewarded.  Five days later, and Ohoama would pass away.  Of course, they couldn't just say that he died:  The Chronicles actually say that he divinely departed.  After all, didn't they call him an incarnate kami? Two days later, the court began the ritual of mourning, raising voices in lamentation, and setting up a temporary palace of interment in the courtyard, south of the palace.  Ohoama's body was placed there some thirteen days later, and people mourned his passing. For the rituals, we see monks and nuns performing ritual lamentation in the courtyard between 3 and 5 am, around the time that court officials would normally be waiting at the gates.  Over the next several days, various ceremonies were held and eulogies given.  We are told that the court presented offerings of food for the dead for the first time, and over the next several days monks and nuns would offer their laments and then various individuals would provide their eulogies.  Finally, on the last day of the ninth month, the eulogies concluded with Nyang-u, a Baekje prince, who pronounced a eulogy on behalf of his father, and then the Miyatsuko of various provinces came and did likewise.  There were also performances of all manner of singing and dancing. With that, the reign of Ohoama would come to an end.  The government would continue under his wife, the Queen, and Crown Prince.  We'll get into the succession in a later episode.  For now I'll just say that he was eventually buried in a large tomb in the modern Noguchi area of Asuka, and you can still go see it. And while that does bring us to the end of the reign, we still have a few more things that I want to discuss.   This episode just seemed a good time to talk about all of the various new years ceremonies, and that seemed to lead naturally into the very last year, but there is still more to discuss.  For one thing, we still haven't quite covered the spread of Buddhism and the changes in the structure.  There are also various laws and punishments that are worth covering.  Finally, there are the Chronicles themselves: we've talked about it all along, but the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki are attributed to this era, as is the start of what would become the capital of Fujiwara-kyo—many works that Ohoama would not live to see to the end, but is largely held responsible for starting. But until then, if you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  

As we've seen time and time again in the past, the Greek diaspora has always played a key role in standing with Greece in its time of need. World War II was no exception. As Greeks delivered their famous “Ohi” - or “NO” to the Axis powers on October 28th, 1940, Greek-Americans also stepped up to the plate. Professor Alexander Kitroeff, a historian and expert on the Greek diaspora, joins Thanos Davelis as we explore how Greek-Americans took action, and how “Ohi” became a turning point for the Greeks in the US.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Parades marking World War II campaign to close streets in Athens, ThessalonikiTurkey signs deal to buy 20 Eurofighters from Britain for 8 bln poundsUK signs £8bn Typhoon fighter jet deal with TurkeyBest year for Cyprus tourism ever

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!Excel Still More Journal - AmazonDaily Bible Devotional Series - AmazonSponsors:  Spiritbuilding Publishers Website:  www.spiritbuilding.comTyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide MortgageWebsites: https://statewidemortgage.com/https://tylercain.floify.com/Phone: 813-380-8487Note: Today we covered four storiesCreation / Flood/ Red Sea / NaamanNewness / Cleansing / Freedom / RestorationBut they were all temporary. IN Christ we are forever His, so long as we live by faith in Him!Lyrics from Left It in the River:I had burdens on my shoulders all my lifeI tried and tried to leave 'em all behindBut freedom's one thing I could never find (Mmm-mmm)I said a prayer from the banks of a riverGod met me there, showing me something betterMmm-mmmMy life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin't seen my chainsSince I gave 'em to the FatherHallelujah, I've been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohNow, there's nothing that can take this joy I've foundHe raised me up and I ain't coming downHe washed me clean and now there ain't no doubtHe turned it all aroundMy life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin't seen my chainsSince I gave 'em to the FatherHallelujah, I've been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), oh-ohI said a prayer from the banks of a riverGod met me there showing me something betterI left my wrongs at the bottom of the riverI said so long, said goodbye foreverMy life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin't seen my chainsSince I gave 'em to the FatherHallelujah, I've been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river

This season has been a blend of early mornings, long runs, cross-cultural connections, and unexpected wisdom. In this recap, I reflect on the highlights and lessons of June–August 2025:Shifting Rhythms

This Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the independent oversight efforts of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.Visit the VA OIG's website to read the full report. For this six-month period, the VA OIG identified nearly $3.3 billion in monetary impact for a return on investment of $28 for every dollar spent on oversight. These figures do not include the inestimable value of the healthcare oversight work completed to help save the lives of veterans and ensure their access to top-level medical care.During this period, the Office of Investigations opened 256 cases and closed 213 (most opened in prior reporting periods), with efforts leading to 144 arrests. The OIG hotline staff triaged more than 17,000 contacts to help identify wrongdoing and address concerns with VA activities. The related work resulted in 598 administrative sanctions and corrective actions.The Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE) produced 47 work products, including one VA management advisory memoranda on VA's progress related to reducing overdose deaths. Also included were 16 oversight reports and 30 preaward and postaward contract audits and reviews to help VA obtain fair and reasonable pricing on products and services. OAE reports for the six-month period resulted in 146 recommendations for VA improvements.The Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI) continued to provide the oversight necessary to assess VHA's delivery of high-quality care and leaders' efforts to build and uphold a culture that prioritizes patient safety. Of the 36 oversight products OHI published in the last six months, 10 were for-cause reports responsive to OIG hotline complaints. In addition to seven national reviews, OHI released 14 healthcare facility inspections, three care-in-the-community inspections, one mental health inspection, and one vet center inspection.The Office of Special Reviews (OSR) conducted 21 investigative interviews and issued one report addressing VA's lapses in oversight of a grantee providing transitional housing services to veterans at risk for homelessness. Also during this period, OSR reviewed 12 allegations of possible whistleblower retaliation involving VA contractor's employees or grantees.

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In the second episode of her miniseries on overlapping eligibilities, host Jenny Ponzuric focuses on a critical first step when considering multiple areas of eligibility: understanding the criteria for each classification. Jenny discusses the variability in state-specific eligibility language, the importance of gathering targeted data, and strategies to ensure assessments align with the criteria being considered. She emphasizes how a solid understanding of the eligibility process allows school psychologists to provide clear and data-driven recommendations, even when criteria for classifications like OHI, ED, or Autism overlap. Upcoming Training Series: Overlapping Eligibilities: Differentiating When Similar Criteria is Apparent Join Jenny for a two-part live training series, exclusively available to members of the Prepared School Psychologist Community. These sessions will explore practical strategies for eligibility determinations and writing eligibility statements. Part 1: January 22nd, 11:45 AM – 2:00 PM PST Part 2: February 5th, 11:45 AM – 2:00 PM PSTCan't attend live? Replays will be available within 24 hours.Earn 4.5 CEU credits or download a certificate of completion. Who Should Attend?School psychologists seeking practical tools to navigate overlapping eligibility determinations and effectively communicate findings with teams and families. Ready to Join? Membership in the Prepared School Psychologist Community provides access to this training series, along with 35+ mini-courses, exclusive resources, and monthly live office hours. ⁠⁠Click here to join now⁠⁠. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jenny for updates and resources: Instagram: @jennyponzuric LinkedIn: Jenny Ponzuric Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Part 2 00:28 Understanding Eligibility Criteria 01:17 State-Specific Language and Challenges 03:00 The Value of Eligibility Checklists 04:20 Aligning Tools with Questions You're Asking 05:30 Responding to Criteria in the Report 06:15 Next Steps and Upcoming Training The information and advice provided are for guidance purposes only. All participants must adhere to federal and state law, along with their school district guidelines and policies.

Decoding the ABCs of Acronym Overload - A Pep Talk by YOUR Principal"Good morning, team! Today's priorities: align PPG with MTSS strategies, focusing on PBIS to reduce ODRs. Address RTI needs for students with ADD, ADHD, or OHI in IEPs and 504s. Boost ELA, MAPE, and SEL through targeted SLOs. Support ELL students via SSI and ensure compliance with FAPE and ESSA. Plan interventions during PLC to discuss SPED and ESY. Tonight: report PBIS, IEP, and SEL gains to the BOE. In fact, I'm going to take them directly to the BOE for you.  Let's make this count people!" We've got this together."  Holy crap! It's like the DaVinci code. We need to have some kind of code breaker.Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! #holidayParties #StaffParties #TheyDontPayMeEnoughForThis, #IGiveUp, #HandsToYourself, #WhyDoIBotherDressingUp, #WhatItsAllAbout, #LessonPlan, #BathroomBreak, #DanielsonModel, #TryingToBeNice, #StopTheWorldIWantToGetOff, #WeDidntKnow, #WeDidntKnowWhatWeDidntKnow, #StressedTeacher, #funny,#NiceTry #StillFail #elementaryHumor, #DoAsISayNotAsIDo , #AForEffort, #IsItSummerYet, #ImHip #CoolTeacher, #WhyIsThisSticky, #ClassPets Please contact us with comments or questions at podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgpsWcy93XJpleqVCML4IBQThanks for listening! -Sue and Lisa #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #teacher #iteach #teachers #iteachtoo #funnyteacherstories #education #teaching #school #teach #teacherstyle #classroom #teacherretirement #teachertribe #learning #teacherproblems #students #elementaryteacher #primaryteacher #cryingteachers #elementary #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #cryinginmycar #teacherfunny #ageism #proudtoteach #teachermamas #recessduty

チャーリー•プースの新曲が泣ける件。~解説した歌詞↓~Do you remember snow wasFallin' down on Christmas Day?Oh, baby, I thought forever was A gift that we gaveHolding you so tight by the fireplace, yeah----- The list of everything thatI could want written on my faceBut no, 'cause Santa didn'tBring me nothin' but painSo the holidays don't hit the same-----Now December 25th is the dayI always miss you the most, oh'Cause the music and the lightsIt reminds me of the nightThat you told me you had to go-----December 25th is the dayThat always hurts me the most, ohI still got no goodbyeSo I'd rather stay insideSpending Christmas here alone曲名：December 25th/Charlie Puth チャーリー・プース-----■LINEでStudyInと無料留学相談できます☟https://bit.ly/47redwx■Podcastの感想やリクエストはInstagramのDMまで！⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/studyin.jp/⁠

To support the show and for exclusive content become a Patreon. As today is the 28th of October, we thought it would be a great opportunity to re-issue an episode which tells you all about the significance of this day to Greece and the Greeks worldwide. On this episode, George goes solo for this mini history session about the importance of Ohi day. Ohi day (‘No' day) is celebrated annually on the 28th October in Greece and across the Greek speaking diaspora.Tune in to learn about the significance of this day, how it is celebrated and what to look out for if you are in Greece on this day.Check out the My Greek Island website www.mygreekis.land where you can find blog posts to inspire your next trip, travel tips to download on your phone and more. Also give us a follow on instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with the My Greek Island adventures, and for those of you visiting Greece remember to tag us for a future feature.If you liked the episode, feel free to leave a rating and review, and to make sure you are notified as soon as future episodes are released, press the subscribe or follow button on the podcast platform of your choice. And if you have any requests for future episodes, feel free to drop us a DM.There are 227 inhabited Greek Islands, which one will YOU visit next?#MGIPODCAST Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's video, we dive into a mix of politics and market analysis. We kick things off with a deep dive into a critical issue surrounding Kamala Harris. There's growing frustration from all sides, and we dissect the current political landscape, focusing on key policies and public sentiment. The debate has shifted, and people are asking tough questions about leadership and economic impact. Following the political discussion, we transition into an extensive market analysis. Today's trades focused on several stocks that are moving the market. We analyze $OHI, $BX, and $WELL, breaking down the results and why certain decisions were made to exit positions. The heat maps were a key factor in determining the outcomes, and we share how $WELL delivered an 11.27% return, $OHI returned 11.19%, and why we took a small loss on $BX. As always, OVTLYR helps us monitor investor behavior and allows us to anticipate market movements with precision. If you want to stay ahead of the curve and make smarter investment choices, this video is a must-watch. Ready to take your trading to the next level? Subscribe now for more insights into market analysis, stock trends, and strategies to improve your financial future. We're all about smart trading made simple here. #Politics #KamalaHarris #MarketAnalysis #StockTrading #Investing #Finance #StockMarket #SmartTrading #WealthBuilding #OVTLYR #FinancialFreedom

ד''ר עדי צורף לורנץ רופאה מומחית חוקרת במכון ההמטולוגי של בית חולים מאיר, מנהלת מעבדת ה-OHI על הזכייה במענק מתכנית מבריא ועל הקמת המעבדה לחקר המנגנונים שמאחורי מחלות ממאירות

Lauren Welter (artist name Lauren Kruse) is a singer-songwriter in Seattle who recently released a new single called White Flag. In today's episode, Lauren, Shane, and Dan dive into what makes this song unique and the life lessons we can learn from surrender, compromise, and forgiveness.Listen to White Flag here: https://found.ee/lk_WhiteFlagDon't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us!White Flag lyrics:IntroOh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ohOh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ohOh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ohVerseGunfire straight through the heartBang shot, I pulled the triggerDidn't know the gun would go offIt happened in a flickerWish I could take it backTake it back, take it back in a flashIt was a daft attackPre-chorusI raise my white flagChorusI'm sorry for hurting you with my wordsFor waging a war I should have held you closeI see you work hard, you sacrifice for usI'm with you, I'm for youYour ally, I don't want to fight youHookOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightVerseBlack smoke dancing in the skyOh my, breathe, wait for it to clearCome back with a treaty in my handLay my arms surrenderWish I could take it backTake it back, take it back in a flashIt was a daft attackPre-chorusI raise my white flagChorusI'm sorry for hurting you with my wordsFor waging a war I should have held you closeI see you work hard, you sacrifice for usI'm with you, I'm for you, your allyI don't want to fight youHookOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightBridgeBloodshed and painIs never worth the last wordUnite in harmonyDeafen the discordLet's make amendsTo give us a fighting chanceThis white flagWaves to bring us backChorusI'm sorry for hurting you with my wordsFor waging a war I should have held you closeI see you work hard, you sacrifice for usI'm with you, I'm for you, your allyChorusI'm sorry for hurting you with my wordsFor waging a war, here is my flagI need you, I want you, I'll sacrifice for us tooI'm with you, I'm for you, your allyI don't want to fight youHookOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightOh-no oh-oh oh-ohI don't want to fightSupport the Show.

Baby, we're ready to go! Coaster Enthusiast eyes around the world were fixated on Sandusky, OH for the debut of Top Thrill 2, the spiritual successor to Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster. Fortunately for us, two C101 team members were among the first riders to ascend to the top of Top Thrill 2's twin 420' structures. The "Ohi-bros" Nick and Kyle join Andrew this week with a report from Top Thrill 2 Media Day - talking all things TT2, from daytime night rides, to the intricacies of media live shots, to why Row 4 of all rows might just be the perfect sweet spot when riding this coaster! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: www.coaster101.comAlso, be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us!Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at c101.co/teepublic!Thanks to JMMD Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out jmmusicdesign.com.

Fire up those delivery apps! It's another Radish episode, and you're gonna want some comfort food for this one! Join us as we discover the perils of rescuing animals in Britain, the woes of using DoorDash, and the apocalyptic terror of both seeing people's faces as demonic and living in the Path Of Totality! Ohi-oh no!! But don't fear! There's also plenty of spring sports, Netflix anime, 20 year old HBO shows, and new indie horror romps to enjoy! Topics include: Sex And The City, Dune 2, Delicious In Dungeon, The Gentlemen, and Late Night With The Devil

I 1. halvleg af Fodbold FM har vi udelukkende fokus på 21. spillerunde af vores kære Superliga, der nok engang har givet os noget at tale om. Vi vender David Nielsens comeback - og entré - i Lyngby, Silkeborgs forfærdelige periode, OB's positive tendenser og Ohi's fornemme matchvinder.Afsnittet forløber således:00:00 - 12:24 - Præsentation af gæster, skulderklap og tacklinger12:24 - 25:27 - David Nielsens comeback - og entré - i Lyngbys25:27 - 37:12 - Problemerne i Søhøjlandet - med Peter A. Sørensen37:12 - 45:32 - Lynspunkter i OB - og nedrykningskampen45:32 - 53:47 - Øvrige kampe og historierPanelet består af trænerkyndige Jeppe Brun Svensson, tidligere fodboldspiller Mads Thomsen og BT's sportsjournalist Lasse Vøge. Peter A. Sørensen gør os klogere på problemerne i Silkeborg via en telefon.Udsendelsens vært er Rasmus Damsholt, mens Kasper Damgaard Kristensen agerer producer og tilrettelægger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bright red bird with black wings hopped among the flowers, probing for the 'Ōhi'a's prolific nectar with a sharp black beak. While the bird looked a lot like the scarlet tanagers who nest in the Northwoods, I knew it was not. ʻApapanes' scarlet feathers match the red of the blossoms they rely on.   A little farther down the trail, we spotted more movement in the trees. Another red bird masqueraded as a flower, but while the red body and black wings looked just like an ʻApapane to me, the beak was bright orange and strongly curved. Having studied our field guides, I knew that this was an ʻIʻiwi (pronounced ee-EE-vee).   These two endemic birds who live only in Hawaii birds share more than a love of ‘Ohi'a nectar. They both descended from the same flock of rosefinches from Asia who got blown off course roughly five million years ago, and found refuge on the young island of Kaua'i. That refuge is shrinking.

Playlist that audio from :: YT :: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliyIjlQOpG0ZpoJADsP_HbbnmtCNFp2H&si=QCnHHdmSSS70mVqG Lyrics I don't like nobody, I don't feel guilty about itI just got my body done, ain't got no guilt about itI just heard your opinion, I could've did without itAll these bitches is minions, despicable like, ooh (oh)Feeling like Mike Lowrey, ohProud about my salary, oh, ooh (oh)Heard they calling me outLove it when they calling me out, ohI got no reason to depend on youNo reason to make friends, I'm cool, ohI got no reason to depend on youNo reason to make friends, I'm coolI got everything that I need, and I want moreI can't take my foot off they neck, it's an encoreI got everything and I'm living off of revengеI been burning bridges, I'll do it all over again'Cause I'm bеtting on me, me, meMe, me, meMe, me, meOoh, I'm betting on me, me, meMe, me, meMe, me, me, ohHeard you fucking these lames, and ain't lose no sleep about itAlways speaking my name, I can't lose no sleep about itSay that shit to my face, you know I'm gon' slide about itPut that bitch in her place, she ain't make no peep about it, oh (oh)Feeling like a billion, ohFeel I got my drill on your ho, oh (oh)I'm just living my goalsPressure makes diamonds, can't fold, ohI got no reason to depend on youNo reason to make friends, I'm cool, ohI got no reason to depend on youNo reason to make friends, I'm coolI got everything that I need, and I want more (want more)I can't take my foot off they neck, it's an encore (encore)I got everything and I'm living off of revenge (of revenge)I been burning bridges, I'll do it all over again'Cause I'm betting on me, me, meMe, me, meMe, me, meOh, I'm betting on me, me, meMe, me, meMe, me, me, oh(I'm betting on, I'm betting on me)(I'm betting on me, me, me, oh) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Playlist that audio from :: YT :: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliyIjlQOpG0ZpoJADsP_HbbnmtCNFp2H&si=QCnHHdmSSS70mVqG Lyrics I'm still a fan even though I was saltyHate to see you with some other broad, know you happyHate to see you happy if I'm not the one drivingI'm so mature, I'm so matureI'm so mature, I got me a therapist to tell me there's other menI don't want none, I just want youIf I can't have you, no one shouldI mightI might kill my ex, not the best ideaHis new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here?I might kill my ex, I still love him thoughRather be in jail than aloneI get the sense that it's a lost causeI get the sense that you might really love herThe text gon' be evidence, this text is evidenceI tried to ration with you, no murders or crimes of passion, but damnYou was out of reachYou was at the farmer's market with your perfect peachNow I'm in the basement, planning home invasionNow you laying face-down, got me singing over a beatI'm so mature, I'm so matureI'm so mature, I got me a therapist to tell me there's other menI don't want none, I just want youIf I can't have you, no one will(I might)I might kill my ex, not the best ideaHis new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here?I might kill my ex, I still love him thoughRather be in jail than aloneI did it all for love (love)I did it all on no drugs (drugs)I did all of this soberI did it all for us, ohI did it all for love (love)I did it all of this on no drugs (drugs)I did all of this soberDon't you know I did it all for us? (I'll kill your ass tonight)Uh, I just killed my ex (my ex)Not the best idea (idea)Killed his girlfriend next, how'd I get here?I just killed my ex (my ex)I still love him, though (I do)Rather be in Hell than alone --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Playlist that audio from :: YT :: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliyIjlQOpG0ZpoJADsP_HbbnmtCNFp2H&si=QCnHHdmSSS70mVqG Lyrics Said, "Patience ain't no virtue with you"I done wasted plenty time pacing around, hate this coupeYou with bitches on the side and let my mind wonder tooYou relentless, nigga, I don't need rent, niggaText me like I'm waiting for you to come lie to meRuin my day saying shit to hurt me, I can't competeStill on the way, I lay awake if you're not around meI'm so on to you, still gone for youNeeding you to talk to me in your love languageShow me, yeah, how to connect to youHelp me understandHow you speak your love languageBad as I wanna be yours, I can't get with your programSex hitting like a slow jam, stick around 'cause I want toBad as I wanna keep focused, you remind me I'm imperfectAnd it sucks to admitNobody put that purpose in me like you do, stillNobody get that work up out me like you doNobody get the truth up out me quite like youYou the definition of my right handNever mind riding backseat when you lead meTalk to me in your love languageShow me, yeah, how to connect to youHelp me understandHow you speak your love languageCall me like you can't suppress memories of meCall me like you got confessions queued up like your last bitch looking chewed up, babyCall me like you don't regret missing this old thing backCall me when you know the difference between me and chickensYou don't wanna be, be without meYou don't wanna liveI don't wanna go, no, ooh-ohI don't wanna be alone, ohAll that I know is mirrors inside meThey recognize youPlease, don't deny me --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Playlist that audio from :: YT :: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliyIjlQOpG0ZpoJADsP_HbbnmtCNFp2H&si=QCnHHdmSSS70mVqG Lyrics (Last night I cried)Give me a second, give me a minuteNah, lil' bitch, can't let you finishYeah, that's right, I need commissions on mineAll that sauce you got from meAll that shit I gave for freeI want it back, want it backThis ain't no warning shot'Case all you hoes forgotKnow you been more than lost without me, I'm soComing back I'm so greasyEx-nigga, he so needyPunk ass tried to replace me but the stakes is too highThey can't survive off mini-me'sI'm talking pedigreeAin't no writers, that's just meAin't no spiteful, I'm just teaCan't hate a bitch for freeTalking I'm off the bench like BradyI'm pressin' niggas like KD, it's upYeah, nigga, it's up to meRemind you of Della ReeseSo classic, that ass so fat, it look natural, it's notI talk bullshit a lotNo more fuck-shit, I'm done(Damn right, I'm the one)Damn right, I'm the oneComing back, she so candidComing back, snatched like banditComing back, this ain't canned shit, I'm organic with myFresh squeezed, I'm dumping like press squeezeI'm horny like, "Suck these", so daring like, "Touch me"And all the petty shit asideAll the phony shit asideI just want what's mineMine, ohI just want what's mineThis ain't no warning shot'Case all you hoes forgotAnd I cried and criedSaid what's on my mind(I cried)Ooh-oh-woah, I cried --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Playlist that audio from :: YT :: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliyIjlQOpG0ZpoJADsP_HbbnmtCNFp2H&si=QCnHHdmSSS70mVqG Lyrics I be so sick of you niggas, y'all contradictingI be so bored with myself, can you come and fuck me?I feel so ordinary, sad when you around meTreat me like corduroy, wear me outArguments, you air me outTripping 'bout your whereaboutsI can't keep no conflict with you, boy, can we just rub it out?I don't want no static with you, you know you my plugAnd I can't shake this habit, no, oh, ohI've been up, babyHeavy reminiscingHeavy on the "missing you"Wish shit was different than what it was (oh yeah, ayy)I've been up, babyLost in the lie of usLost, ain't no finding usI've been up, babyAnd if you wondered if I hate you (I do)Shitty of you to make me feel just like thisWhat I would do to make you feel just like thisAnd if you wondered if I hate you (fuck you)Shitty of you to makе me feel just like thisWhat I would do to make you feel just likе thisUsed to be too solid 'til you scrambled meUsed to be your rider, you mishandle meUsed to be nonviolent 'til you ambushed meNow I'm out here wyling with youNow I'm out here, silent treatment, that mean no permission (no)Missionary getting boring, can you switch positions? (Yeah)Hard to save your soul, you don't ever listen, no (no)I've been up, babyHeavy reminiscingHeavy on the "missing you"Wish shit was different than what it was (oh yeah, ayy)I've been up, babyLost in the lie of usLost, ain't no finding usI've been up, babyAnd if you wondered if I hate you (I do)Shitty of you to make me feel just like thisWhat I would do to make you feel just like thisAnd if you wondered if I hate you (fuck you)Shitty of you to make me feel just like thisWhat I would do to make you feel just like this --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

Lyrics Uh, you love the way I pop my topOr how I lose my coolOr how I look at youSay why?It ain't no fighting, no I can't stop itThis took a while, yeahLove the way I pump my fist or how I bust my hipFor your affection, tryna be downNo fighting and no stoppingStick aroundWish I was the type of girl that you take over to mamaThe type of girl, I know my daddy, he'd be proud of (yeah)Uh, be proud of (yeah)Uh, be proud of, uh, be proud, you know, you knowWanna be a type of girl, you take home to your mamaThe type of girl, I know your fellas they'd be proud ofUh, be proud of, uh, be proud of, uh, be proud of, boy you knowNormal girl, ohI wish I was a normal girl, oh myHow do I be, how do I be your baby?Normal girl, oh, oh, oh, ohI wish I was a normal girlI'll never be, no, never be a-, ohYou like it (you like it), when I be (when I be), aggressive (aggressive)You like when I say to you"Get it if you got it, I'm ready and waiting for itI'm calling to put it on", yeahLike it (like it), when I be (when I be), aggressiveLove when I say to you"Get it if you want it, I'm waiting, I'm gonna find youI'm ready to put it on", yeah, yeah, yeahType of girl you wanna take her home to mamaWanna be the type of girl my daddy, he'd be proud ofUh, be proud of, uh, be proud of, uh, be proud, you know, you knowType of girl you wanna take her home right up to mamaThe kind of girl, I know your fellas, they'd be proud ofI'll be probably, I'll be proud like, I'll be probably a problemNormal girl, ooh (no fantasy, no fantasy)I really wish I was a normal girlHow do I be, how do I be your baby?Normal girl, oh, oh, oh, ohI wish I was a normal girlI'll never be, I'll never be a-, oh yeahThis time next year, I'll be living so goodWon't remember your name, I swearLiving so good, living so good, living so goodThis time next year, I'll be living so goodWon't remember no pain, I swearBefore that you figured out that I was just a normal girlNormal girl, what do you say now?Quit on the world, 'cause it ain't going your way nowQuit on yourself 'cause you can't figure your way outNormal girlHow do you be? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

On this episode, George goes solo for this mini history session about the importance of Ohi day. Ohi day (‘No' day) is celebrated annually on the 28th October in Greece and across the Greek speaking diaspora.Tune in to learn about the significance of this day, how it is celebrated and what to look out for if you are in Greece on this day.Further Podcast listening:Where to go in Greece in OctoberAthens - A Greek-endThe Athens RivieraCheck out the My Greek Island website www.mygreekis.land where you can find blog posts to inspire your next trip, travel tips to download on your phone and more. Also give us a follow on instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with the My Greek Island adventures, and for those of you visiting Greece remember to tag us for a future feature.If you liked the episode, feel free to leave a rating and review, and to make sure you are notified as soon as future episodes are released, press the subscribe or follow button on the podcast platform of your choice. And if you have any requests for future episodes, feel free to drop us a DM.There are 227 inhabited Greek Islands, which one will YOU visit next?#MGIPODCAST Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we delve into the world of high-yield dividend investments. We discuss our strategies for incorporating high-yield stocks into portfolios, the importance of dividend safety analysis, and the role of compound interest in long-term wealth accumulation. We also share our experiences with specific high-yield stocks and the factors we consider when evaluating these investments. Tickers discussed are WPC, TXN, MSFT, SBUX, OHI, LGEN MUV2, BTI, MSFT, TXN, SBUX, AMT, KDP, CSN, NN, ENG, MO, NCYF, BPCR, TROAX, GAW, PH We hope you enjoyed this episode and feel free to join the discussion on our Dividend Talk Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dividendtalk

Ohi was a key figure in the J-League across two decades, making over 400 appearances across the top two tiers with Jubilo Iwata, Albirex Niigata and Shonan Bellmare. Today he is a key member of Victoria's Eastern Lions FC, while helping the development of grassroots football. - 大井選手は、これまでジュビロ磐田、アルビレックス新潟、湘南ベルマーレと、J1、J２合わせて400試合以上に出場。国内サッカーの第一線で活躍してきました。現在VIC州のNPLでプレーする傍ら、サッカーの指導も行っています。

For our July shows, we are featuring a few of our most helpful episodes that you might have missed during the busy school year. Today's encore edition is the second part of last week's episode, where we take a closer look at what the law says about IEP eligibility. This part focuses on the “other health impairments” (OHI) category. As a reminder, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), sets forth 13 eligibility categories, and each state is allowed to expand (but not shrink) these categories in their implementation. Join us to learn more!Show Highlights:What is covered by the OHI (Other Health Impairments) category of the IDEAHow the IDEA code mentions “educational performance” but not academicsWhy a health impairment does not mean a medical diagnosis but can be anything that impacts a child's healthWhy nothing in the code prohibits eligibility for a student with an OHI who is “making progress”Why we want to give parents information so they can ask about the IDEA code and how it is being interpreted for their child's eligibility Links/Resources:Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center: www.inclusiveeducationproject.org Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Tuesday.If you enjoyed this episode and believe in our message, then please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play. It helps other listeners find this show.Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns:FacebookInstagram–We are doing videos on Instagram, so connect with us there and send us your questions!TwitterIEP websiteEmail us: admin@iepcalifornia.org

IG Michael J. Missal discusses the VA OIG's 89th Semiannual Report to Congress covering the reporting period of October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. Plus oversight highlights from the VA OIG's work in March and April of 2023. For this six-month period, the VA OIG identified more than $401 million in monetary impact for a return on investment of $4 for every dollar spent on oversight. These figures do not include the inestimable value of the healthcare oversight work completed to advance patient safety and quality care. During this six-month period, the Office of Investigations opened 222 cases and closed 217 (most of which were opened in prior periods), with efforts leading to 122 arrests. The OIG hotline received and triaged 15,526 contacts to help identify wrongdoing and address concerns with VA activities. Collectively, the work during this period resulted in 595 administrative sanctions and actions. The Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE) produced 52 work products, including one VA management advisory memorandum that highlighted concerns requiring VA's prompt attention, 19 oversight reports, and 32 preaward and postaward contract reviews to help VA obtain fair and reasonable pricing on products and services. OAE reports for the six-month period resulted in 128 recommendations. The Office of Special Reviews issued two publications, including an administrative investigation that focused on VHA employing four people who had been previously excluded from holding a paid position in a federal healthcare program. The Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI) focused on leadership and organizational risks, suicide risk reduction, and care coordination. OHI published 14 healthcare inspection reports; two national healthcare reviews; 11 Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) reports, including four CHIP summary reports; two Vet Center Inspection Program reports; and two Care in the Community reports.   Featured Publications:Stronger Controls Help Ensure People Barred from Paid Federal Healthcare Jobs Do Not Work for VHAVeterans Are Still Being Required to Attend Unwarranted Medical Reexaminations for Disability BenefitsDeficiencies in Lethal Means Safety Training, Firearms Access Assessment, and Safety Planning for Patients with Suicidal Behaviors by FirearmsOpioid Safety at the VA Northern California Health Care System in Mather 

What is a "Other Heath Impairment" (OHI)? How is it defined for IEP/Special Education purposes? How do school psychologists help to identify OHI in schools? Is a medical diagnosis required? Is a medical diagnosis alone sufficient to qualify for OHI? Listen in to learn about the category of OHI for special education!Episode Links:Episode 2: Intro to SPED LawSubscribe to Podcast Emails hereFind me on Instagram & TikTokSupport the podcast hereFor inquiries, please email: schoolpsychfinds@gmail.comDisclaimer: The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered professional, clinical, or medical advice. This podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. While every effort is made to ensure that the information shared is accurate, suggestions, comments, and corrections of errors are welcomed. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast.You should take all steps necessary to ascertain that the information you receive from the podcast is correct and has been verified. If you take any action or inaction as the result of any of the content you consume on the podcast, this is based solely on your decision, and School Psych Finds cannot be held liable for any consequences. All people, places, and scenarios mentioned in the podcast have been changed to protect the confidentiality of all persons involved. Neither the opinions of our guests nor the content of any third-party site referenced in the podcast necessarily reflect the opinions, standards, or policies of the host. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast by its host & speakers do not represent any entities they work with or national/professional organizations.Support the show

In this video, we'll perform an OHI stock analysis and figure out what the company looks like based on the numbers. Omega Healthcare Investors is currently paying out over a 9% dividend yield! We'll also try to figure out what a reasonable fair value is for Omega Healthcare Investors. And answer is Omega Healthcare Investors one of the best dividend REITs to buy at the current price? Find out in the video above! Global Value's Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. stock analysis. Check out Seeking Alpha Premium and score an annual plan for just $119. Plus all funds from affiliate referrals go directly towards supporting the channel! Affiliate link - https://www.sahg6dtr.com/H4BHRJ/R74QP/ Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. ($OHI) | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Stock Value Analysis | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Stock Dividend Analysis | OHI Dividend Analysis | $OHI Dividend Analysis | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Intrinsic Value | OHI Intrinsic Value | $OHI Intrinsic Value | Omega Healthcare Investors Intrinsic Value | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Discounted Cash Flow Model | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. DCF Analysis | OHI Discounted Cash Flow Analysis | OHI DCF Model #OHI #healthcare #OHIstock #stockmarket #dividend #stocks #investing #valueinvesting (Recorded January 28, 2023) ❖ MUSIC ❖ ♪ "Lift" Artist: Andy Hu License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. ➢ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ➢ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCuf...

Our February series on IEP eligibility continues in this episode. Today's focus is on the “other health impairments” category. As an explanation, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) sets forth 13 eligibility categories, and each state is allowed to expand on those categories but not shrink them in their implementation. Join us for a closer look.Show Highlights:What is covered by the OHI (Other Health Impairments) category of the IDEAHow the IDEA code mentions “educational performance” but not academicsWhy a health impairment does not mean a medical diagnosis but can be anything that impacts a child's healthWhy nothing in the code prohibits eligibility for a student with an OHI who is “making progress”Why we want to give parents information to ask about the IDEA code and how it is being interpreted for their child's eligibility Links/Resources:Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center: www.inclusiveeducationproject.org Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Tuesday.If you enjoyed this episode and believe in our message, then please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play. It helps other listeners find this show.Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns:FacebookInstagram–We are doing videos on Instagram, so connect with us there and send us your questions!TwitterIEP websiteEmail us: admin@iepcalifornia.org

ESOW 265 - Ęhsganyé:ˀ Gaę́:nase:ˀ (New Women's Shuffle Dance) as sung by Last Minute Gang + River Road Singers at Sing in Ohi:yoˀ in fall 2002.

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Last year the number of AU identifications surpassed the number of OHI identifications. What are some the reasons for rising numbers of AU identifications? Is this a good thing or should be concerned?

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the VA Office of Inspector General's (OIG) oversight efforts from April 1 through September 30, 2022. For this six-month period, the VA OIG identified more than $1.4 billion in monetary impact for a return on investment of $16 for every dollar spent on oversight—which brings the fiscal year 2022 totals to nearly $4.6 billion in monetary impact for a return on investment of $24 for every dollar spent on oversight. These figures do not include the inestimable value of the healthcare oversight work completed to advance patient safety and quality care. During this six-month period, the Office of Investigations opened 178 cases and closed 213 (most of which were opened in prior periods), with efforts leading to 135 arrests. The OIG hotline received and triaged 18,396 contacts to help identify wrongdoing and address concerns with VA activities. Collectively, the work during this period resulted in 599 administrative sanctions and actions. The Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE) produced 44 publications, including five VA management advisory memorandums that highlighted concerns requiring VA's prompt attention. Contracting review teams also conducted 47 preaward and postaward contract reviews to help VA obtain fair and reasonable pricing on products and services. OAE reports for the six-month period resulted in 198 recommendations. The Office of Special Reviews (OSR) issued five publications, including three reports in response to allegations of senior VA officials' misconduct, which reflect the VA OIG's commitment to holding VA employees accountable for wrongdoing and promoting the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. OSR also issued two joint publications: a VA management advisory memorandum with OAE regarding concerns with the calculation of patient wait time data, and a report with the Department of Defense (DoD) OIG, focusing on efforts by DoD and VA to achieve electronic health record system interoperability. The Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI) maintained a strong focus on leadership and organizational risks, suicide risk reduction, quality of care, and patient safety. OHI published 19 healthcare inspection reports; 17 Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) reports, including three CHIP summary reports; four national healthcare reviews; and its first Care in the Community report that examined key clinical and administrative processes associated with providing quality VA and community care.  

**Udsendelsen er sponsoreret af Arbejdernes Landsbank og Just Eat** Det bliver en 8. runde i Superligaen med nye navne. Brøndby-tilhængerne skal for eksempel lære at råbe Omoijuanfo - eller måske bare ‘Ohi', som den nye 9'er på Vestegnen også bliver kaldt. Han er et af de ny ansigter, der er kommet ind i ligaen, og i denne udgave af Superliga Preview ser vi på, hvad det betyder for Brøndby, at det er lykkedes at hente Røde Stjerne-angriberen. Vi diskuterer også en gammel kending i skikkelse af Andreas Cornelius, der vender hjem til FC København for at overtage efter Pep Biel, der er på vej til Olympiakos - og hvad det betyder for mestrenes spillestil. Vi optager på transfervinduet sidste dag, hvilket denne udgave af Superliga Preview naturligvis bærer præg af, men du får vores sædvanlige grundige dækning, og vi kommer hele vejen rundt i Superliga-land. Eksperter i denne udgave af Superliga-preview er fodboldtræner Rasmus Monnerup og journalist på Mediano Sebastian Stanbury. Vært er Gisle Thorsen. I udsendelsen kan blandt andet høre om: - Hvordan Silkeborg kan frustrere mestrene i Parken i kampen om spilovertaget - Er Zeca virkelig den eneste leder i FCK? - Hvorfor sejrsløse Lyngby kan gøre klogt i et systemskifte - Tosin Kehindes rolle i Randers FC - Hvorfor Viborgs Jeppe Grønning fortjener en særlig hyldest - Hvem der skal være makker til ‘Ohi' i Brøndby - og hvorfor Niels Frederiksen stadig mangler en 10'er - Målmandsspekulation i både FC Midtjylland og AaB - Presset på AaB-boss Inge André Olsen efter Sebastian Grønnings valg af AGF - FC Nordsjællands dumme svin - i begrebets mest positive forstand Vi taler i rækkefølge om: - FC København-Silkeborg (00:05:28) - Lyngby-Randers FC (00:23:56) - OB-Viborg FF (00:40:55) - AC Horsens-Brøndby (00:56:33) - FC Midtjylland-AaB (01:10:55) - AGF-FC Nordsjælland (01:34:43 ) -- Mediano har siden 1. januar 2020 valgt ikke at have partnere, der beskæftiger sig med betting, casino og kviklån. Vi har den seneste tid fået mange nye frivillige abonnenter, der er med i Støt Mediano og betaler for, at vi også kan lave udsendelser, der ikke er kommercielle og/eller ikke har nogen partner. Vil du også være med, så kig forbi Støt Mediano (www.mediano.nu/stot) eller læs om formålet med Støt Mediano samt vores seneste opdatering her: cutt.ly/OZD7kBf

**Udsendelsen er sponsoreret af Arbejdernes Landsbank** Albert Capellas var strålende humør efter Superliga-opgøret mandag aften på Brøndby Stadion. Den debuterende FC Midtjylland-træner fik mod sin tidligere klub en sejr i første forsøg og roste sine spilleres hårde arbejde og den gode organisation. Det var et klart skridt i den rigtige retning for FC Midtjylland, der med 2-0-sejren samtidig noterede sig for det første clean sheet i denne sæson. I den anden lejr var humøret på nulpunktet hos Brøndby-træner Niels Frederiksen, der virkede godt og grundigt træt af situationen. Mestrene fra 2020/21-sæsonen hænger fast i bunden af rækken og skal måske endda efterhånden begynde at frygte at misse mesterskabsspillet. I hvert fald hvis de ikke når at få hentet den angriber ind, som de helt åbenlyst står og mangler. Brøndby er blot noteret for seks point efter de syv første runder og er væsentligt tættere på sidstepladsen end sjettepladsen. I denne udsendelse vender vi situationen i Brøndby og ser naturligvis også på det aftryk, som Albert Capellas på ganske få dage har nået at sætte i FC Midtjylland. Ekspert på denne Superliga Special er fodboldtræner Azad Corlu, der har en fortid som både spiller og træner i Brøndby og aktuelt står i spidsen for U17-holdet i Lyngby. Vært er journalist Gisle Thorsen, der var på Brøndby Stadion mandag aften for at samle indtryk. Hør blandt andet om: - Anders Dreyers nye rolle - og FC Midtjyllands nye stil - Albert Capellas kontante krav - Hvorfor det blev en svær kamp for dommer Mikkel Redder - Hvorfor Brøndby har så svært ved at skabe noget - FC Midtjyllands transferjagt på en 6'er - Brøndbys angriberjagt - er ‘Ohi' Omoijuanfo svaret? - Hvorfor Azad Corlu trods resultatmæssige problemer er fortrøstningsfuld på Brøndbys vegne - Og meget, meget mere… -- Mediano har siden 1. januar 2020 valgt ikke at have partnere, der beskæftiger sig med betting, casino og kviklån. Vi har den seneste tid fået mange nye frivillige abonnenter, der er med i Støt Mediano og betaler for, at vi også kan lave udsendelser, der ikke er kommercielle og/eller ikke har nogen partner. Vil du også være med, så kig forbi Støt Mediano (www.mediano.nu/stot) eller læs om formålet med Støt Mediano samt vores seneste opdatering her: cutt.ly/OZD7kBf

All Gang sh*t no lame sh*t the girls catch up on all the events from the past week! Congrats to friend of the pod Roland for opening Revel Hollywood a restaurant, bar, and lounge in the heart of Hollywood with specialty nights like Jazz, Salsa, Throwback, and Afrobeats! Make sure you pull up and check out the hottest new spot in LA! fLexx pulled up to Chop Life this past weekend, Chef Ohi's mentioned the event his brother created on episode 134, fLexx said it lived up to all the hype great music, good people, and fantastic food. Shout out to the dancers especially NK because she ate and left no crumbs! Ashley got her hippie on at Groove Fest in Topanga Canyon. Original SSCO performed a dope set of unreleased dance music and Ash fell in love with an indie band TruckBox. Come Thru got so much love over at the House of Orange Fashionably Late event at peppermint club especially when the crew at VerySpecial co-hosted! Ash loved that it was a formal event; everyone showed up and showed out! Keep music in the school Ash + fLex talked about their lack of musical talent! Aye Caramba! Tyga apologized to the Mexican community for his “Ay Caramba” music video in an interview with American Cholo podcast host Gil Tejada on the LA Leakers radio show. The apology was taken down and has since sparked a protest of the radio station spearheaded by a friend of the pod DeJon from A Day in LA Magazine after a video surfaced of American Cholo calling Black people slurs. Ashley's takeaway The message, the delivery, and the messenger are very important! The song Energy on Beyonce's new album Renaissance uses an interpolation aka a sample of Kelis's Milkshake. This triggered Kelis to release a very heated iOS press release which caused Bey to just removed the sample from the album and keep it pushing. Rap Sh!t on HBOMax needs all the flowers and Ashley and Lexie fanned out during the TV and Film segment. Ashley has some predictions for P Valley and the last few episodes. Stay safe, stay hydrated, mind your business + remember… No Justice, No Peace until ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER! Stay connected:@ComeThruPod @FlexxLutherr @Ashlijaayy TV/FILM:Rap Sh!T on HBOMax P Valley on Starz Street Food (US) on NetflixDrink Champs ft Patty LaBelle BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT: Come Thru loves a self-made, inspirational, black queen from Los Angeles so shout out to Narissa aka the Boss Babe a talented artist, entrepreneur, and owner of The Lash Trap an eyelash studio in the heart of South Central LA on Slauson, that does Lash extensions and microblading. Tap in with Narissa on social media and streaming platforms: @narissaworld @thelashtrap thelashtrap.com HEAT SEEKERS:Lightskin Keisha: Believe thatKelis: Honey Sugar Ice TeaVibe to the Heat Seekers and follow the playlists: Apple Music/ iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/heat-seekers/pl.u-55D6ZylugW2MDM Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BxWfYK7rJSPZhH4fBMJEt?si=9lFATMeBTDO1mvRMhbaxLQ Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/4eb24890-f738-4615-b98a-f68064149c27 *** Come Thru Media LLC does not own the rights to the music played.

Other Health Impairment, otherwise known as OHI, is a difficult category to explain, especially because it tends to be a “catch all” category for any student experiencing lack of endurance (aka fatigue) or attention concerns (aka ADHD like symptoms).   Our host Beth Liesenfeld, MOT, OTR/L goes through each area of the Colorado State Eligibility checklist as an example to give you a general idea of what the school team is looking for in an evaluation to qualify under this category, as well as opportunities for parent advocacy to make sure your child is supported in every area of need! Topics discussed in this episode:   OHI or other health impairment overview IEP OHI eligibility requirement Where to find the OHI checklist Why it is beneficial for parents to understand the checklist Definition of OHI Missed opportunities for advocacy in the checklist Importance of having your own list of challenges for your child Where to receive testing for illnesses  Justifications for specialized instruction Links to resources mentioned in this podcast: https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/sd-other https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/guidance_determiningeligibility_sped_students_ohi  If you need help finding your state's definition or checklist, hop into the Facebook group and join us!    Make sure to rate and review our podcast so other parents like yourselves can find us.

Last time Ohi came thru was episode #83 this episode the Howard University Alumni pulled up with a bottle of 512 tequila and took Ash and fLex for a wild ride this episode! The neighborhood food dealer and man of many talents in the kitchen shared his upcoming plans for his monthly dinner party “Dinner with the Homies”. Bootymeat Kitchen, Ohi's Youtube cooking show is in production and episodes will be dropping soon! If you are interested in hiring Chef Ohi aka The Gourmet Gospel for private dinners with your bae or meal prep to assist in reaching your fitness goals make sure you tap in via IG and tell him Come Thru sent you! When you start to get paid for your talent things change and its a balance of learning the business, your relationships and your passion. Ashley says knowing your strengths and weaknesses is a huge lesson she learned in business because your able to find people who pick up where you might fall short. Ohi says he's a former fat, fat shamer and the 2 instences that caused him to get on his Fit not Fat journey when he couldnt bend down to tie his shoes and when women started called him “BIG DAWG”! fLex says pretty privilege can get your in places but your work ethic keeps you there. Ohi says ugly R&B singers will never make it thats why Daniel Ceasar got cancelled so quickly. Ohi turns the table on the ladies and asks what does the modern woman want and the biggest misconception that women have about relationships. Chop Life an afro beats event on July 30th make sure you pull up the link will be on IG so tap in with @LordOhiCome Thru gets a breakdown of pigeon aka Nigerian slang, the song of the summer Burner Boys “Last Last” and who has the best jollof! Stay safe, stay hydrated, mind your business + remember… No Justice, No Peace until ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER! Stay connected:@LordOhi@thegourmetgospel @ComeThruPod @FlexxLutherr @Ashlijaayy TV/FILM:Fire Force on Crunchy RollPeaky Blinders on NetflixThe Mayans on HULURap Shit! On HBOMaxHEAT SEEKERS:FlynnAlKapone: EAOutkast: Art of Storytelling pt1 Nieman J: Alone ft. Blxst and Eric Bellinger Vibe to the Heat Seekers and follow the playlists: Apple Music/ iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/heat-seekers/pl.u-55D6ZylugW2MDM Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BxWfYK7rJSPZhH4fBMJEt?si=9lFATMeBTDO1mvRMhbaxLQ Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/4eb24890-f738-4615-b98a-f68064149c27 *** Come Thru Media LLC does not own the rights to the music played.

Passionate, creative, and undeniably driven, Kyla Tuori's culinary career began at the highly acclaimed professional chef school George Brown College. Starting her career in fine dining coupled with a marketing background from University of Guelph, made Unilever Food Solutions an ideal fit.What began as an internship evolved into a career with the prestigious company, and the opportunity to work amongst Unilever's talented and experienced chefs throughout North America and the Globe.Through Chef Tuori's, almost decade long career with Unilever, she has been the recipient of the OHI's Top 30 Under 30 Award, affiliated with a variety of Culinary associations, and on the advisory board of charitable organizations, such as Community Outreach/Second Chance, which changes the lives of people in need by creating reliable connections and opportunities.

In today's Shopify eCommerce podcast, my guest is Ben Jones the Founder and CEO from Ohi. They are an instant commerce delivery platform that helps DTC and CPG retailers and brands to deliver their products in under two hours, with a more sustainable, carbon-neutral delivery model. This is a great conversation with tons of learnings as brands strive to meet and exceed their customer's expectations.Get today's Shopify ecommerce podcast show notes, full transcripts, actionable DTC marketing strategies, and tips to fast-track the growth and profitability of your Shopify ecommerce business.LEARN MORE and grow your Shopify store at eCommerceFastlane.com and eCommerceFastlanePodcast.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A dividend cut is something that we remember a long time! Let's make sure it doesn't happen again. These 4 dividend payers might be on the edge of cutting their distributions. By going through their business model and red flags, you'll be able to quickly know what to avoid. Should you hold any of these, we'll also give you better options in the same sector. For the complete show notes, make sure to check out our website: thedividendguyblog.com/60 Twitter: @TheDividendGuy FB: http://bit.ly/2Z7Q5gF YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Zs6r1r

Ohi's mission is to enable every brand to offer instant post purchase experience. Ben Jones, Founder of Ohi, chatted with Melissa Gonzales about Ohi's origin and values.Jones founded Ohi when he had an injury that left him bedridden, and he realized he couldn't order any of the products he needed and get them faster than within two or three days unless it was from Amazon. He created Ohi as a result. Ohi integrates into brand websites and runs data analytics to understand where demand is coming from and forward position inventory to micro warehouses. Micro warehouses are unused retail space where orders can be picked and packed.Currently, Ohi covers 20 percent of ecommerce companies and exists in six cities. The goal is to reach 60 percent and 25 cities by 2022. Consumer hunger is driving the spread. “We've seen with COVID this real paradigm shift from consumers being happy with two-day delivery, maybe next day delivery, to really now an expectation of just getting everything straightaway.” He continued, “That paradigm shifting consumer expectation isn't going to go backwards.”Sustainability is one of Ohi's core values. With increasing delivery speed comes more environmental damage. Ohi combats this by understanding what the consumer is going to buy beforehand and reducing packaging. Their packages are are tote bags because point-to-point delivery to and from micro warehouses is very short.Looking forward, Jones said, “Ohi will get there slower, but we will get there in a way that is profitable and has longevity. But I really think we will get to a world where consumers will be able to order really from any brand that they like and get it in 15 minutes.”

We've all experienced the feeling of a magical post-purchase experience and the lasting impact it can have on our relationships with brands. Consumers want more from their brands, and brands need more in order to deliver. We interview Russell Griffin, the CRO with Ohi. He has flipped the script for e-commerce fulfillment, transforming it from what is traditionally seen as a cost center into a growth engine. Brands join the Ohi platform to deliver powerfully fast, brand-focused, and memorable post-purchase experiences that enable them to grow.

In this introduction, Kathy gives you some background on how she came to focus her law practice as well as a bit of information about herself. #specialeducation #IEP #ABA #sensoryintegration #OT #behavioralchallenges #student #teacher #schooldistrict #autism #ADD #ADHD #ODD #developmentaldisability #regionalcenter #OHI 

Great success can come from anywhere. For Dawn Anderson, Founder and CEO of Ohi Food Co., offering plant-based superfood bars, it started at a local Hawaiian farmers market. She shares how she  and her company overcame challenges and turning points to get where they are today. Her motivation? Making something out of nothing and having the chance to make a difference in people's lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*From time to time we'll re-air a previous episode of the show that our newer audience may have missed.* In this week's episode, we sit down with Ben Jones, Co-Founder, and CEO of Ohi to talk about micro-fulfillment, micro-warehousing and the future of shipping logistics.‍‍

In this week's episode, we sit down with Ben Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Ohi to talk about micro-fulfillment, micro-warehousing and the future of shipping logistics.

One of the privileges we have as the owners of QLB is that we have a panel of experienced entrepreneurs that act as advisers and also happen to be our brokers. On today's episode, we are hosting our first Podcast Panel, these in-house experts are here to answer key questions regarding buying and selling. Jason, Bryan, Amanda, and David have a combined 40 years of experience in brokering e-commerce businesses and are here to share some great insights into their first-hand transaction experience. The discussion today focuses on the sell side and how human behavior can influence a transaction, balancing being a good seller without being a pushover, and finally on valuation and managing expectations from the seller side. Episode Highlights: Can a seller increase their sales amount just by being a good seller? How to handle challenging sellers and tips for approaching the negotiations with them. Thoughts on where seller behavior fits into the entire valuation process. Some of the principals of a good seller and behaviors they should avoid. Where the line is between two being too private and being proactive as a seller. Ways certain SaaS elements can be revealed in due diligence without giving away too much before the handover. Specific contingencies that sellers can hold onto until the signing. The importance of the buyer/seller face to face meeting. Things sellers tend to put too much emphasis on during a transaction. Staying on for extra consult periods as a way to earn buyer trust and confidence. How to temper unreasonable valuations or unreasonable expectations for what market can bear on the part of the seller. Transcription: Joe: So Mark one of the privileges that you and I have as owners of Quiet Light Brokerage is that we have an unofficial board of directors and highly successful entrepreneurs that are our advisors slash brokers. And we joke often that most of them are more experienced and smarter and more successful than we are. And I think with the panel that you put together in this upcoming episode it's absolutely true. We've got Jason, Brad, Amanda, and David all sharing their experience as advisors, brokers about how to be a good seller and beyond that with the entire transaction. How did the overall panel go? Did everybody behave and give nuggets of wisdom throughout the whole podcast? Mark: Well, naturally I started this all first well it was a pretty interesting idea. I was talking to Amanda about going to a conference down in Austin where she lives and she was invited onto a panel and she said that she'd be really interested in doing stuff like that. So I thought well why don't we do a panel here at Quiet Light and bring forward some of the advisors that have been working on deals. I mean I think the combined number of years on that panel alone was something like 40 some odd years of experience combined. Joe: As buyers or entrepreneurs? Mark: I didn't even get into the; I have no idea how to calculate that. That'd be a much bigger number. My math abilities stop after about 40, 45. Joe: So everything is 40 years of experience for you. Mark: Well I become 42 so yeah everything is; that's going to be the limit. Every year I add one number to my math abilities. The panel was pretty fun. I didn't know how it was going to go. I didn't know if it was going to be too many people on the panel. I was hoping for some discussion between them and we did get into that. We got some great discussion between people who have been doing this for a really, really long time. I wanted to keep the topic pretty simple and just kind of dig into their actual experience in doing deals. I wanted to find out what are they seeing on the sell-side specifically and working with people; humans that can really influence a transaction by their behavior. How much are they seeing that actually come into influencing the price? Jason right out the gate is like look we can sometimes influence the price but the bigger worry here is having a primary effect. If you're a crappy seller you might make this an unsellable business. And that kind of launched off this conversation of what is it; how can you be a good seller? How do you balance this idea of being a good seller who is open and proactive? David talked about being proactive as a seller. How do you balance this proactivity and openness versus being a pushover? What elements should sellers also not necessarily open up on their business right away? And where should they stick their foot down and say we shouldn't be sharing this? A pretty interesting conversation on that front to see what other people's experience was in these different questions that came up. I didn't lay it out right away. Joe just to let you know I asked them to pick out a URI moving forward for the company and I won't tell you what the result was of that. Joe: So I have to listen to this to get the answer. What was the question again specifically and what wiseass comment did Jason make because I'm sure that's exactly where it came from? Mark: You're going to have to listen. Joe: Alright. What was the question though? Mark: The question was choose Joe or Mark. Joe: To do what? And you're like hosting the podcast so you could totally edit it out and tell them no, no, no, no, choose me so it's…for the audience, I want to know Mark has full editing control of the podcast so whatever negative things said about him were completely edited out. Mark: Well, that's actually not true. I don't touch it, in fact, there's a point in there and I'm hoping the editors… Joe: See he's fabricating he's making this up. It's totally true. Chris and Podcast Motor; they do what he tells them to do. Mark: They're the only people in my life that do what I tell them to do. Joe: You man have seven children, that's the way it is. Mark: Yeah, I guarantee nobody in my household does what I tell them to do. Joe: There is teenagers. Mark: There is a point in there; I hope the editors catch this where Amanda cuts out and I awkwardly interject so we'll see if the editors catch that part. If they don't just bear with it because she's actually giving some really good advice during that point in the podcast. Joe: So you and I always joke about or I always joke about the fifth pillar. You always correct me and tell me it doesn't exist. And for those that don't know the pillars, it's growth, risk, gross transferability, and documentation and I always say there's a fifth. It's an invisible fifth and it's the person behind the business. Who you are and how you behave and what you post on Facebook and what's your LinkedIn profile says and it's silly pictures and things of that nature. It has an impact on the overall value of your business. People are going to stroke a check for enough money that is going to make a difference in their life savings and the risk they're going to invest in their future. They need to like you number one, they need to trust you number one; both a number one. That is so so valuable so I love this topic. I absolutely have to listen to see how quickly they all said your name instead of mine. And then I'm going to have to have another panel on with the other four advisors and see what they say. Mark: Sounds great. Mark: Okay, welcome everybody. We're having our very first podcast panel or panel podcast. I don't know what we want to call this but basically, we have a bunch of people on this podcast here. We have Amanda, Jason, David, and Bryan all joined me for a conversation. We've never done this before so we're going to see how this actually works out. The format is going to be pretty simple, I'm just going to ask questions and pick out different people and see what sort of conversation comes from those questions. So, guys, I'm just going to start off with a very simple question. You've got to pick one personally Joe or me; me or Joe? No, don't answer that. I'm just joking. Don't answer that because I already know what the answer would be. You guys would want Joe. Alright so let's; I want to focus this panel on more seller questions because we obviously work with buyers. I know a lot of buyers listen to the podcast but we work with a lot of sellers as well. And so I want to focus a lot on that. What is it like to sell a business? What are some of your experiences? You guys have a ton of experience working with sellers, preparing their businesses for sale, helping them go through that really difficult emotional complex process of exiting their companies so I wanted to try and tap into your collective wisdom here, get some good information and insights into sellers and that process of actually selling a business. And I want to start out by looking at how much influence a seller can have on the value of their business just by how they act with their business. Let's start with you Jason because you are the longest-tenured member of QLB here so I'm going to start with you. I'm going to ask you just a pretty basic question here and that is do you think that you can increase the amount of money; can the seller increase the amount of money they get out of the exit of their business by being a quote-unquote good seller? Jason: Absolutely 100% but it may not be in the way that you're thinking about it. I don't know that your value goes from a million dollars to a million one because you're a good seller. I think it's more binary. I think it's either a million dollars or zero. Meaning if you're not a good seller I think it's likely to spook a buyer to the point where they simply don't want to complete a deal. So I think it's incumbent to be a good seller, to be ethical, to be honest, and very very important to be transparent. So like any little thing about the business that in the back of your mind you think gee I really don't want to talk about that, that's exactly the thing that the seller should talk about with the buyer. Get it out there. Mark: Yeah. Amanda, I know over the years you've also been with QLB for a really long time, we've worked with all sorts of different people. Some people are really easy and a joy to work with and while not dumping on any previous clients, some people are a little bit more challenging. And I want to take a step back and just say something real quick. When we talk about challenging clients, difficult people to work with, the one thing that's always important for us to keep in mind is I get why some people are somewhat challenging. They've built a business, they have a valuable asset, they want to make sure the deal goes through well. So they have a right to a certain extent to be a little bit more challenging. But what has been your experience, Amanda, when you've dealt with a client that might be a little bit more difficult to work with and maybe a little more abrasive in the negotiations? Have you seen that impact the deal that they're able to get? Amanda: Absolutely. I think it's important to actually take those clients and take them aside and say it's really important to look at the feedback that we're getting from buyers and to be reasonable with their expectations. Otherwise, we're not going to deliver for with the deal successfully because the buyer's feedback is super valuable. If you get a lot of feedback that's consistent and a seller is not willing to hear it, it makes it very difficult to take those items there that could be actionable, make them happen, and then get a deal done. I think that also working with abrasive sellers can rub buyers the wrong way because obviously after a deal is done they have to work with the buyers. The buyers work with the seller for extended period time for training and support and it certainly is concerning if a seller is not easy to work with and has a difficult time getting along with the buyer for that matter. So yes it definitely can impact the deal. Mark: Yeah. And I think Jason your point about it being somewhat binary I think is interesting. At the end of the day obviously, we're valuing the business not necessarily the business owner and so Bryan what are your thoughts on what Jason is saying as far as it being somewhat binary? Do you agree with that or do you think that the seller is just one other element of the entire business mix? Obviously, we're valuing the business on its own to a certain extent where does the buyer fit in; I'm sorry, where does the seller fit into that entire valuation process? Bryan: Yes. So I think Jason makes a really, really good point and I'd like to touch on his point about honesty first [inaudible 00:11:30.1]. I think that's probably the most important quality that a good seller can have. But in terms of sort of being a good seller, being more binary than affecting the valuation I think it can be like this and if the seller is really difficult to deal with then disconcerting there is something that's not happening. But I think that being a really good seller can actually also increase the ultimate value that the seller gets out of the transaction simply because being likable and getting along well with buyers is in my opinion likely to induce better offers, induce better conversations that lead to better offers, and thereby can lead to a better and more profitable deals for the seller itself. Mark: Yeah, I think the only issue that I would just if I'm going to comment on this here would be that the buyer is going to look at a business and look at the element of risk. There's always a perceived unknown of what am I actually getting into here. And if you have a seller who is shifty, if you have a seller who is maybe withholding information or is being just kind of; I think Jason to what you're saying, if they're being really abrasive or just mean or whatever yeah that becomes a very binary sort of situation where if I'm a buyer I don't want to get into that because who knows what's going to happen after the sale. Jason: I find in the real world though it's not necessarily that that a seller is abrasive it's more the word you used is good shifty. A buyer just gets the sense there's something that the seller is not telling me. Are they planning to start a competing business the day after they sell? Do they know that this industry is about to hit a brick wall? Are there issues with the supplier? It's that shifty element more than the abrasive element is what I find in the real world. Mark: I would agree with that. I mean the thing that I think people on the sell-side need to understand is that from a buyer's standpoint risk plays into a valuation perceived or real. It doesn't matter if the risk is real or if it's perceived it's still there. And so if you are giving off a sense of risk to a buyer that's going to play in the valuation that you get. So I guess we can put this out there as a plea to be a good seller; to behave correctly. But what does that actually mean to be a good seller? David I'm going to throw it over to you because I haven't got you in on this yet. And sorry, I didn't get to turn in you in the first question here but I want to ask you what are some ways that you've seen from sellers that make them good to work with and things that maybe sellers can do to maybe reduce that element of risk; that perceived risk that they might give out otherwise? David: Yeah, it's a great question. For me, it comes down to three core principles and the guys have touched upon perhaps the most important one right away which is honesty. And then after that, I think it's diligence and knowledge of your own business to the extent that they understand their own numbers in great depth. They understand the reasons, the trends, the way things happen, the problems that they've had; like fully understanding then business. When you have that and have someone with that level of knowledge come on the call with the buyers it's incredibly reassuring that they have this gross knowledge about their own business. And then to a company both that depth of honesty with expertise in their own business. And you know that's not taken for granted because sometimes many entrepreneurs are running multiple businesses and they haven't had the time to focus a lot on one specific thing. So when you have that knowledge it's really helpful. And then the third piece, of course, is productivity. I think that it's easy to come into a selling process perhaps when you are quite emotionally spent even being in the business for a while and to underestimate that a lot of clients will ask some questions and they will want to go back into past historic information and having like a positive mindset about putting that information and realizing that it's also the benefit of the ultimate end goal of the transaction which is to get the best deal terms. Going at that formula very proactive and positive perspective really just creates that like perfect cluster I think of the best seller like proactivity, positivity, honesty, and diligence. Mark: Yeah, that can be a really difficult line to draw because from a seller's standpoint you hear some of these questions and you think I don't want to share this. But at the same time, you don't want to appear shifty. I mean where do you guys think that line is for a seller when they're going through; especially like initially, right? We put up the listing out to the market. I think Brad who is not on this call recently put a listing on the market and had like 300 inquiries on it. We had to shut things down and that client is going through multiple calls one after another after another. And some of these buyers get on and they start asking some pretty pointed questions pretty quickly. What do you think the line is? Amanda I'm going to throw it to you, what do you think that line is where between being a shifty yet still open and honest and proactive as David says? Because I agree with you 100% David that being proactive makes a big difference. So where would you put that line, Amanda? Amanda: I think it has to do with creating expectations for when you're going to open up certain information and letting them know upfront what you're comfortable with. So there are certain things obviously that you want to keep pretty close to you like your suppliers or certain proprietary information that you just don't want to open up to everybody. And so possibly you say okay I'm going to give you all this information; my financials, this is how I do this, this, and this but creating a timeline of when they'll have access to that information based on certain steps being in place and finalizing the deal. And keeping some of that information towards the end I believe has worked really well for most sellers and buyers because if you have that trust level that you built between the two along the way and then you're just basically following the course of actions that have been set out ahead of time then I think that creates a nice flow. And obviously, that's what we want. We want sellers and buyers to both be comfortable through the entire process so that we can get to that finish line. And so I think it is obviously definitely a fine line. But also when a seller and a buyer are working together and they're meeting in person I think that makes a huge impact in what information is shared because you can just feel whether a person is trustworthy or not and what they're going to do with that information. It often comes across just in energy and so oftentimes the seller will let their guard down just when they get to know the buyer a little bit more. But upfront I think obviously you don't want to give 300 people everything you have for obvious reasons. Mark: Yeah and I think for… Amanda: It's about creating expectations. Mark: I would agree 100%. For the buyers that are listening to this, I think the insights that you can take away from this as well is understanding that. Amanda your suggestion is something that we use quite a bit here at Quiet Light during the due diligence process of ordering your requests and understanding some items are going to be more sensitive than others is a really good tip there. It does a great job of helping that seller get put at ease and from the sell-side is a great way for you to protect your more sensitive data by promising this saying I'm more than happy to share this with you but let's first go through these other items first just in case that torpedoes the deal. Bryan, I'm interested to know what your thoughts are where you think the most sensitive sort of data is that sellers might want to consider maybe safeguarding a little bit more than others. Obviously, different sellers are at different levels of comfort. Some don't want to share a single thing about their business and other people are like I don't care. You can't replicate what I did because I got the magic sauce. What sort of information do you think sellers is kind of the main stuff you would probably want to hang onto until the end? Bryan: Yeah, that's a great question. I think it depends a lot on like I said an individual seller. It also depends a lot on the type of the business and the business model, to begin with. So I think with that with an e-commerce business the most closely guarded secrets so to speak might be like Amanda mentioned the vendors with any any business that depends entirely or for the most part on a single or a couple of traffic sources the seller might hold the details of those traffic sources confidential such as for instance in indication of PPC traffic they might not feel comfortable disclosing their full keyword lists and that copies and so forth in the early stages. So it really depends on the business model. It also depends on the business itself and how defensible the business is. Like you said there are some business sellers who are happy to open up absolutely everything because they are fully sourcing that nobody can replicate the business no matter what they sold on but businesses are different and so does comfort level is different. Mark: David and Jason I'd be interested to know from you are there any elements that you have ever run across that have been off-limits in a due diligence process and if so how have you handled getting around that? For example vendor names, customer names, talking to employees; if you're able to share any details on that please do. And I didn't prep before this so if you're not we'll just move on to the next question. Jason: No, that's fine. Well, one thing if I may I just want to add onto what Bryan said. He mentioned about whether a business is replicable. One thing sellers hopefully are aware of, any buyer that's going to see the information has signed I think it's about a five-page non-disclosure agreement which specifically says they're not allowed to scan for ideas to steal. So if a buyer did that they would be blatantly violating their NDA. And a seller would potentially have legal recourse. So hopefully that will give sellers a little more comfort. In regards to what information is truly off-limits, the thing I found is by the time of closing it all has to come out. But some of it does come out essentially at the closing table. So one of the big areas of sensitivity I found is if a business has employees a lot of times the seller doesn't want to mention the sale to the employees literally till the last minute. The reasoning is it could really make them panic and look for other jobs if the deal doesn't go through. The buyer who might be inheriting these employees will have some obvious consternation. They're going to want to know who's about to work for them; are those people planning on sticking around? That can be a really sensitive area. And I've had situations where it feels like we're a lock on that or some other small issue and it always seems to get resolved at the closing table at the 11th hour when finally everyone feels confident that the deal is actually going to happen. David: Yeah and I think to add to Jason's point it's something that comes to mind a lot. Me over the years that's owing a lot of SaaS deals you can imagine the code base is just a really cool secret sauce component of SaaS business and the buyer very naturally wants to see that annotate to see what kind of code quality is annotations and see what kind of architecture is and that creates a lot of shrikes naturally in the owner right away. And it was an interesting bridge trying to think about how we could do that in a very safe way to get to that point that Jason is talking about which is the eventual reveal at closing. And what we did that's worked very effectively over the years and what we do at Quiet Light is show a snapshot of that code base and just provide enough insight and then a high-level like architectural look so that they can see how this sort of modules are put together. And then just a small snapshot so they can analyze the code based on a very discrete basis. Or also consider using a third party due diligence advisor to come in and review the code base and that way the owner is never really hands-on with it. It's being reviewed by a third-party specialist and there's a non-disclosure agreement in place and so you really can actually go into something that looks like quite a difficult issue and something to verify with a lot of credibility and integrity. So that's one of the ways that we've done most to do that with SaaS. Mark: Yeah I think one of the things I've learned over now 13 years of helping people through this is that during the due diligence process oftentimes a buyer comes in and says I need to understand X. And rather than saying in the due diligence process that I need to understand X they say okay I need to understand X and the way to do that is Y. And so what they say is let's do Y. And the seller says I can't do Y. And then the buyer says well what are you trying to hide, right? And so one of the tricks for you guys that I know you guys have done so well over the years is figuring out what is that X; what is the person actually trying to achieve through this request? What are they trying to learn through this request? And David to your point I'm glad you brought up [inaudible 00:25:11.7] because I was going to bring that up. That's one thing that I would consider to be kind of a non-negotiable. If I had a SaaS business and a buyer came in and said I need to get the codebase I would say no. I don't think that that's reasonable mainly because we can satisfy the same information that you're seeking in a way that does not involve handing over the entire code base through a third party due diligence requests or otherwise. I think there are other elements that could be non-negotiable such as if you have a business that has only five clients. And if the buyer wants to speak to those clients there might be a reasonable request there. But it can also be pretty dicing so how do you overcome that sort of friction in a due diligence process. Jason, it looks like you have something that you want to add onto that. Jason: Yeah I mean just touching on that. One thing we were talking about earlier was being a good seller and the corollary is being a good buyer. But one thing I've encountered on occasion is somebody will have experience with having done other deals in the past; either business acquisitions or dispositions or real estate or something. And a person might have an attitude of I've done a lot of deals; this is the way it's always done. And one message I would try to get out to people is just because you've done a deal in a certain way that's not the way it's always done. This panel has done literally hundreds of deals and probably in dozens and dozens of different ways. So I think Mark what you're saying is try to figure out the core of wants and then get creative about how to supply it is probably the most appropriate answer rather than being rigid and saying this is how it has to be. Amanda: I also think to David's point about bringing a third party to do due diligence and possibly a financial audit or an audit of some technology or code it brings a lot of value because it gives the buyer some time to focus on actually what they wanted to do at a business point or it takes the nuances of the financial load because it's so tedious when you're going through financial due diligence or looking at code. And to have somebody else do that who's professional and experienced with that while the buyer can focus on future opportunities and getting prepped and ready for your transitioning into the business then I think there's a ton of value in doing that. And oftentimes it helps the seller feel more comfortable sharing that information with a third party as well. Mark: I'd be curious to see what experience each of you has had with conditional purchase agreements. I've used them sparingly and just I'm going to take a step back, whenever we do the podcast I introduce something that is a little bit outside the normal. Oftentimes I hear from you guys they're saying why are you saying that now everyone is going to want a conditional purchase agreement. So I'm not necessarily encouraging this but I've used it on occasion when somebody really doesn't want to disclose vendor names or really doesn't want to disclose something else. So we say alright let's put together a conditional purchase agreement where basically this thing is binding conditioned on a very specific term. Have any of you others worked with those? Jason: I mean I think like I said I've had some deals where it really seems like it's either going to close or fall apart at the closing table and they've always closed. It's always whatever is that one condition has been revealed right at the very end. Mark: Yeah, and I think I'm going to wrap this up. Amanda, I think one point that you made that I kind of went right on over is meet in person. If I could give one bit of advice to anyone doing an acquisition on the buy-side or sell-side, get together and meet in person. It solves so many problems. If you can spend a couple of days with that person in the same room going over some of the due diligence materials I think it solves a ton of problems or it creates a massive problem that deals shouldn't happen anyways. And that's an outcome that might be okay if the deal is going to be bad anyway. And so a meeting in person is a great suggestion. It's something that I would definitely recommend. Alright, I'm going to ask and move on to another topic here. Bryan I'm going to move this over to you here and that is talking about what's important in the negotiation. When somebody is looking to sell their business oftentimes what we do is we think well I want to get money out of this. I want to get X out of it. I want to get as much as I can possibly get out of it and forget that there's a lot of elements that you have to negotiate. You have a non compete agreement, you have an employment or consulting agreement on top of that. And there's literally probably about a half dozen different things that get negotiated through the process of selling an online business. What are some areas that you've seen maybe a wrong emphasis from sellers in the past where they might put too much weight on one element of a transaction? Bryan: Yeah there is definitely a lot going on in terms of what makes an offer than just total price of the offer. There are things you mentioned and there are seller notes, equity rules, you mentioned an offer can be structured in so many ways. In terms of wrong emphasis, I think sellers are often a little bit perhaps too much against carrying a seller note especially if it's a small seller note. I've seen this sentiment changing over the recent years though and it used to be the case years ago that most sellers would basically only want to want to deal with good cash offers. It's now getting more and more common for sellers to be okay with a 5, 10, or 20% seller note. And the reason why I believe a seller should be more okay with carrying small notes is because that's what I often explain to sellers themselves is that oftentimes those offers that they get that are structured this way are actually going to have bought them more money at the end than a full cash offer route to the extent that they can even easy to consider the seller note to be sort of a bonus on top of what they get anyway. So they can keep pushing for an all-cash offer but it's likely that this all-cash offer would actually go to turn out to be lower than the cash part of the offer that might go to small notes. Mark: Yeah to that we have a podcast I think it probably would have aired a couple of weeks before this episode here with Shannon Stewart who's a tax advisor on the sell-side. And she has an example of a business that sold for 11 million dollars and that she was able to; the net proceeds increased by 43% largely through deferring some of the payments that came in. And when you're talking about an 11 million dollar deal a 43% increase in net proceeds is not a small amount of money. So I would agree, seller notes and knowing how to structure those the right way is is something. Jason what would you say; is there any element that you think sellers tend to overemphasize when they're negotiating? Jason: Yeah I mean I think like Bryan said headline price gets a lot of focus when in reality it's more about how much are you going to get overtime after-tax that you get to keep. And then I think another thing that gets way too much emphasis is multiple. I think a lot of people get hung up on multiple both buyers and sellers and it kind of boils down more to bragging rights than to a discernible business reasoning meaning ohI sold my business for 4X or whatever so I can tell my friends. The reality is okay let's say you pushed the multiple for your particular industry; let's say you're selling an e-commerce business and they normally sell around three times earnings and you managed to push it to four times like you're taking a lot more risk to get to four times you had to accept an earn-out and it's depending on performance and this and that and the other. Even if you collect it all you're earning what you would make in four years anyway. You wouldn't be selling the business if the sole reason was the money that you're getting paid. There are clearly other reasons otherwise you're better to keep the business. So the big advice I give to sellers is the market will determine the value of your business better than anyone on this panel, better than you the seller, better than any individual buyer. We have thousands and thousands of buyers and for most businesses, we get multiple offers. That's the market. If you're not willing to accept what the market will bear you're better to keep the business than to sell it or to try to push the market beyond what it will bear because it very likely could backfire. Mark: Well Jason you're begging me to go into a question that is also on the list. I'm not going to go there yet because I want to stay on this one here and then we're going to get over to that question to wrap things up here. David, I'll be interested in your thoughts on this as well here. Are there elements; I mean you've got a ton of experience in working with sellers just like everybody here, what are some things that you see people often negotiate maybe more heavily than they should and what advice would you give to them on that? David: Well I think certainly on the emphasis question I would say to sellers when they're reviewing any offer that 50% of the decision; only 50% of the decision should come down to purchase price and terms and the other 50% should be based on the execution certainty of the buyer that's actually presenting the offset. Because there's an ocean of difference between coming out with an LOI for your business and actually closing it. And I think it's part of the; well a huge component of hiring a broker and an advisor to help you take that bridge from there to there and I think it's for me sellers that have been really receptive to guidance and advice at that point whether they should take the focus off the headline price off the headline multiple that Jason is talking about and consider the wider context that is this still going to close because the buyer has experience, for example, they have a readily available source of funding their due diligence requests are miles and miles long they're not reliant on any kind of outside financing [inaudible 00:35:22.8] all of these things introduce risk into the deal and ultimately that's risk needs to be looked at properly in the context of the whole deal so I think that's really important. Negotiating terms, one thing that I always recommend for sellers to be open to is the prospect of keeping the window open for like the minority kind of consulting arrangements after the sale. Honestly, we had enough every business through a standard transition period and depending on the size and complexity that can vary. But I think one thing that's actually really good for sellers to think about is maybe staying on to do like an hour or two a month to just say six months longer with the sale and that goes a huge way with buyers knowing that they just have a slightly longer line which the owner has to ask a half an hour-long question in four months time. And to that point about getting the trust and getting the deal over the way, that's a huge point that I think sellers are sometimes like they're spent and they never really want to spend more time on the business. But just that tiny little time investment for just a few moments goes a huge way towards getting a deal on the way and a great value. Mark: Yeah I would agree to that 100%. I remember when I sold my business now a long time ago they asked me to stay on for six months afterwards and they paid me for it; so a regular monthly consulting fee and at first I was like man this is going to be a pain but what I found pretty quickly is it wasn't. It was really easy. It was very easy money that I was bringing in as a result of that. And it really helped with their transition as well. Alright, we're at 35 or about 30 minutes here on this so we're going to round it out with one last question and this is one that is pretty important to me because I think it's what we all do here. We all earn a living in some capacity through helping people exit their businesses and from our standpoint it can be really easy to treat people's businesses as inventory that we're simply moving. And obviously, we don't ever want to go there because we're all business owners ourselves. We've all been through that. We know what work it takes to build these and then how difficult it can be and how stressful it can be to sell them. So one of my pet peeves that have grown over the years is just hearing people say oh man is this seller I was approaching them I wanted to buy their business they weren't selling it but I was doing outreach and I asked them how much they'd sell it for and man his expectations were crazy. It's a pet peeve of mine so I'm kind of implanting here the answer that I want to hear. Amanda; we're going to go left and right on my screen, Amanda, you're first here. Do you think that there is such thing as an unreasonable valuation or is it only really unreasonable expectations of what the market can bear? Amanda: Well I think both actually I think unreasonable expectations for where the market can bear; I mean when we're seeing that right now. Certainly, we're seeing a lot of growth in multiples over the last two years and there's been a push to constantly drive that multiple. And I think we've done a really good job of doing that. But sellers, of course, have their own expectations on what they think that multiple should be because they hear things from other sellers or they possibly got an offer four years ago from a strategic and they decide to pass that. And that has dried up and gone away and is no longer a viable option. And so I think the market evolves really quickly. And I'm actually one of those people who may have unreasonable expectation professional with expertise and proper data to bring somewhere like that back to reality. And I think that that's; actually, the core of it is having realistic expectations with what the market is; the ability of the market at this time because obviously, that may change in six months for better or for worse. I think that whether the expectations are reasonable is less important than the seller being able to be open to the feedback and coming back down to reality. And I think that makes a lot of difference because we see that quite often where sellers will come in and they think their business is for X multiple but then they're open to hearing what we're experiencing, what we're seeing because we do a lot of volumes and then having those realistic expectations is super important. Mark: Yeah and I think one thing I've been trying to remind people as well especially in the sell-side when we get up into the high seven and eight-figure territory; you brought up Amanda that the seller might have gotten an offer from a strategic years ago but obviously never went through or they heard about so-and-so who got a 6X on their business what they never really hear when they hear these big prices is what was the composition of that offer. How much was there actually cash? How much was equity that can be the phantom value? Jason, I know you have a lot of stories about phantom values in equity, right? And so that's something that we don't hear about. It's like the sports contract of oh my gosh they got o120 dollars but it's only 10 million dollars guaranteed and like it's so much in incentives. Jason, what are your thoughts on this aspect of unreasonable expectations on the part of sellers? Jason: I think part of it depends on how you define unreasonable because I look at myself as an example. Most people say I've got very unreasonable expectations of the value of an hour of my time and I will concede absolutely positively. What I expect to earn is way more than what my job will provide and all that means is I need to adjust how I use my time in order to achieve it. So if you're a person who believes your business is worth a lot more than the market will bear, that's perfectly fine. I just think don't be a seller because the market won't provide it. It's important to understand the people on the other end of the transaction are buyers. They're seeking a certain rate of return. You're comparing your business not only to save alternatives like or I mean to a spectrum of alternatives and various safety like bonds, stocks, municipals, real estate. They're also comparing it to other businesses for sale that earn roughly the same amount. You might have roughly the same growth plans. And it can be really frustrating if anyone is banging their head saying no, no, no, no, my business is special and deserves more when the market simply won't bear it out. I think most of us on the panel have kind of learned that there's a range. There's a spectrum where a valuation could be within a certain range depending on certain factors. Sometimes it's worth it to test the market to put out something at a bit higher valuation just that so you see the seller understands that the odds are going to go down the harder you push. And then one other kind of important point I want to bring up, we talked about this on an internal email the other day. A lot of times a seller will call multiple brokerages; they'll call Quiet Light and then two or three of our competitors and that's perfectly fine. We want you to talk to whoever you want to talk to. But one common thing I'll hear is a seller will say to me how much is the business worth and I'll quote a price. I'll say I think it's worth about a million dollars for the sake of argument and they'll say well wait I just talked to Brokerage X and they quoted me a million two, can you get me a million two? My answer is I don't know and neither do they. It's not the broker that's buying your business. It's a buyer that we've not yet identified and all that all of us are doing is giving an opinion. And in some cases, it can be really detrimental to the seller to try to play brokers off each other because the broker's tendency might be well gee if these three other people told you it's worth more maybe I'm wrong and the price gets bid up in the sellers head. And then when you get to market the buyers; the people that are actually writing the check for the business are like what are you talking about you're way out of bounds? So it's really important to remember who's the decision-maker. In my mind the decision-maker is always the person that's writing the check for your business; sometimes that's the buyer, sometimes that's the banker who's funding the buyer, but you always have to cater to that ultimate decision-maker to figure out what's the true value. Mark: Absolutely. So in regards to the value of your time Jason I appreciate you putting it on a payment plan for this little podcast panel because it is pretty crazy. Alright, David, over to you I want to get your opinions on this. David: I think Jason said absolutely the best. I think the market ultimately informs everyone to pick up on what Amanda said it's all about receptivity to that. I mean you can continue on as a business owner with a maybe like a grand ass perspective of the value of your business for a long enough period of time and as Jason said potentially go with the broker that's gone for a particularly inflated valuation. The problem is as Jason and we all know here is that if you come out way too high you will flop in the market and it will be a long long period of time before you then eventually have to come off the exclusivity pulling down the listing and then return back to market at a later point in time often with another advisor and how many times do we see that at Quiet Light with people coming to us from a very correct or whatever having spent an awful lot of wasted time and to cut in to Jason's point all of our time is valuable and we love the perception of it. If you're a business owner with a great business that you want to exit your time is especially valuable. So that decision right out the gate in terms of your receptivity and so what the market will bear is arguably the most important decision when it comes to respecting your own time and getting a process done and completed and money in the bag. Mark: Yeah, I remember probably about a year ago I was recording a potential client and then he came back and said another broker quoted me and said that they could get me this much and it was substantially higher than what I was going to; what I was quoting him at. He said and he's going to reduce his commission to this. I looked at it and I called him and said yeah you should sign with them. How do you counteract that, right? You couldn't really counteract that too much other than say if you really think they can get that and are being less commissioned then you should sign with them. He ended up signing with me later and we ended up getting a really good deal for him. But I think you guys point about valuations being a predictive exercise is on point. Alright, Bryan, I saved the best for last. What are your thoughts as far as these unreasonable expectations or is it just unreasonable expectations for the market? Bryan: I think Chris and David both absolutely nailed it. And I'm glad that they took the conversation the way they did. I think the market is always going to be brutally honest and any valuation mistakes that are being made, any unreasonable expectations are going to be corrected by the market. But I think the one most important thing on this is it is going to be the market who will buy the business it's not going to be the broker. There's no point negotiating the valuation of your business with the broker because it's not in the broker's power to value your business it's the market that values your business ultimately. Mark: Absolutely I'm going around this out and close it up by saying one thing and that is Jason, you said this in what you brought up, if the value of your business in your head is 10 million dollars but the valuation of the market is 1 million dollars just don't become a seller. That's kind of the result. As far as Quiet Light Brokerage, look I know where the value of Quiet Light is. If somebody came up the street and offered me the value; the market value of Quiet Light I would say no. If they are offering me two times the market value of Quiet Light I would say no. If they offered me three times I would still say no because the value of my head for what this business is worth to me right now is way more than what the market value is. I'm not a seller; not going to be a seller for a long long time. And that's totally fine because I love this business. I love working with you guys. Thank you so much for coming on this podcast panel. Guys give us feedback on this. Let us know what you think. If there's something that you want us to do a panel on as far as topics let me know. If you want it to be specific in industries such as e-commerce or SaaS or content sites we can do that as well. We've got a wealth of experience here with the advisors and we're about to be able to tap into them more with these podcasts. So again, thanks everyone for joining this. Let's do it again hopefully sometime soon. Bryan: Thanks, everyone. Amanda: Thank you. David: Thanks, Mark.