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The last show! (of 2022) Let's keep it to nice 30 minutes, ok? LOL, yeah right! Let's talk some favorite photos, movies, and things we used this year that we really liked. Also, since we're here, how about some quirky habits? Thanks everyone for an awesome 2022, and we can't wait to see you all in 2023!
Photo: One version of the American Dream @Batchelorshow Roya Hakakian #Unbound. The complete, forty-minute interview. May 29, 2021 A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 16, 2021. by Roya Hakakian https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-America-Immigrant-Curious/dp/0525656065/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622853677&sr=1-1 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," the author, Roya Hakakian—an immigrant herself—reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place, A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America
Photo: One of the serious organizations working for Gold Star families. Gold Star families write a letter to President Biden about Iran. Patrick Farr. Richard Goldberg @rich_goldberg @FDD https://www.americasgoldstarfamilies.org
Photo: One version of the rocket. Ariane 6 back in the game. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com gam https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ariane-6-finally-wins-more-launch-contracts/
A few years ago, Menachem Kaiser went to Poland to uncover his family history. All he knew was that his grandfather survived the Holocaust but the rest of his relatives were killed. In search of his family's lost home, Menachem met a group of treasure hunters who led him to a secret diary and the story of the Nazi's mysterious underground city, Project Riese. Menachem Kaiser's book is called Plunder: A memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf The excerpts from Abraham Kajzer's book are read by Martin Esposito Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com (Photo: One of the underground tunnels in Project Riese. Credit: Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images)
A few years ago, Menachem Kaiser went to Poland to uncover his family history. All he knew was that his grandfather survived the Holocaust but the rest of his relatives were killed. In search of his family's lost home, Menachem met a group of treasure hunters who led him to a secret diary and the story of the Nazi's mysterious underground city, Project Riese. Menachem Kaiser's book is called Plunder: A memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com (Photo: One of the underground tunnels in Project Riese. Credit: Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Photo: One of the typical "freight trains" that carry China's home commerce--caravan leaving Peking CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Huawei stymied. Brendan Carr, FCC commissioner. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-15/huawei-recruits-smartphone-partners-to-sidestep-u-s-sanctions https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-signs-legislation-tighten-us-restrictions-huawei-zte-2021-11-11/ .. .. .. Huawei Recruits Smartphone Partners to Sidestep U.S. Sanctions Bloomberg News November 14, 2021, 10:08 PM EST It could license designs to third parties to access components Trump-era sanctions have cut off Huawei from U.S. technology Huawei Technologies Co., whose smartphone business has been devastated by U.S. sanctions, is planning to license its handset designs to third parties as a way to gain access to critical components, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Shenzhen-based tech giant is considering licensing its designs to a unit of state-owned China Postal and Telecommunications Appliances Co., or PTAC, which will then seek to buy parts barred under the Trump-era blacklisting, said one of the people, asking not to be identified discussing internal matters. The unit, known as Xnova, is already selling Huawei-branded Nova phones on its e-commerce site and the partnership will see it offer self-branded devices based on the larger company's designs. Chinese telecom equipment maker TD Tech Ltd. will also sell some phones featuring Huawei's designs under its own brand, another person said. The partnerships are subject to change as negotiations are still ongoing. The move may be Huawei's best chance at salvaging its smartphone business after U.S. sanctions cut off its access to key chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Google's Android apps and Qualcomm Inc.'s 5G wireless modems. Since Huawei first came under fire from the Trump administration, its shrinking consumer business has seen sales fall for four straight quarters. The company sold its Honor sub-brand to a consortium led by a state-owned company in Shenzhen about a year ago, freeing the business from U.S. sanctions. Honor is now able to buy components from suppliers including Qualcomm, Chief Executive Officer George Zhao has said. The success of that spin-off has encouraged Huawei to seek new partnerships to keep its consumer business alive. Engineers at Huawei have already begun redesigning the circuits of some marquee smartphones previously powered by the company's in-house HiSilicon chips so they can adapt to Qualcomm or MediaTek Inc. processors, said one of the people. Huawei expects the partnerships could bring smartphone shipments -- including inhouse models and those sold by partners -- to more than 30 million units next year, the person added. Huawei declined to comment. PTAC and TD Tech didn't respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment. PTAC is a unit of China General Technology Group Holding Co., a key machinery maker and importer directly controlled by the central government. TD Tech was set up in 2005 with assets from companies such as Siemens AG, though the German multinational said in an email it is no longer a shareholder in the venture. Huawei has been struggling to find a new cash cow to make up for the hole left by its quickly shrinking consumer electronics business, which booked 483 billion yuan ($75.6 billion) in revenue last year, equal to International Business Machines Corp.'s annual sales. The latest arrangement is unlikely to bring in meaningful profit for Huawei, but such partnerships could be essential in helping the company maintain its smartphone development capabilities. The Biden administration has shown no signs of easing off on the sanctions imposed on Huawei, though Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou recently struck a deal that released her from a U.S. extradition request that had kept her under house arrest in Canada for two years. Executives including founder Ren Zhengfei, Meng's father, have vowed to continue making smartphones. — With assistance by Yanping Li, and Yuan Gao
Photo: One dollar, Bank of Poyais, Republic of Poyais (1820s). After fighting in South and Central America, the Scottish soldier Gregor MacGregor created an elaborate scam claiming to have been made a Cacique of the entirely fictitious Cazique of Poyais, all in an effort to defraud land investors. Nearly 200 died in 1822–23 in connection with MacGregor's deception. Ransomware; & What is to be done? Georgianna Shea @FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/11/08/how-to-free-business-ransomware-dystopia/
Photo: One photo from a montage of scenes from the life of the Soviet GULAG prison camps system, circa 1920s–1950s. The "[l]iterary historian George Watson cited an 1849 article written by Friedrich Engels called 'The Hungarian Struggle' and published in Marx's journal Neue Rheinische Zeitung, stating that the writings of Engels and others show that 'the Marxist theory of history required and demanded genocide for reasons implicit in its claim that feudalism, which in advanced nations was already giving place to capitalism, must in its turn be superseded by socialism. Entire nations would be left behind after a workers' revolution, feudal remnants in a socialist age, and since they could not advance two steps at a time, they would have to be killed. They were racial trash, as Engels called them, and fit only for the dung-heap of history.' " @Batchelorshow The Eurasian Empires of China and Russia and the "blood-soaked" modernization drives of the 20th Century. H. J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety .. .. .. Permissions: Montage of scenes from the life of the Soviet GULAG prison camps system, circa 1920s-1950s. Source | Own work Date | 2020-05-05 Author | CapLiber I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Photo: One form of digital certificate. . CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow New South Wales aims to emerge with digital certificates. Scott Mayman @CBSNews. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-south-wales-and-victoria-commence-trial-of-covid-19-digital-certificates-on-check-in-apps/
Photo: One key. CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow The nuclear football with one key only: Jeff McCausland @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-milley-nuclear-weapons-lunch-button-congress-president-11633966176
Photo: One of the earliest recorded instances of the use of rockets was as military weapons against the Mongols by the Chinese at the siege of Kai Fung Foo in 1232 A.D. An arrow with a tube of gunpowder produced an arrow of flying fire. The Mongol attackers fled in terror, even though the rockets were inaccurate and relatively harmless. Weifeng Zhong @Mercatus Xi weaponizes space. https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/04/14/china-aims-to-weaponize-space-says-intel-community-report/
Photo: One of the structural locations of the spike mutations of lineage B.1.526.. "Detection and characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.526 in New York" CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow The variants reach the migrants in Panama's Darién Gap; & What is to be done? Michael Yon, Patreon.com, Locals.com https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/24/panama-colombia-darien-jungle-gap-latin-america-migration-crisis-united-states-biden-harris/
Retired Senior Vice President of Tournament Activation & Outreach at PGA TOUR, Donna Fiedorowicz talks with Francene Marie about her 25 year career. It's a must listen to segment as Donna inspires and shares her life. Photo: One the left: Donna Fiedorowicz, on the right: Carey Lorhenz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The White House has insisted that it can keep an eye on any terror threats from Afghanistan without having troops there, after President Biden announced a withdrawal. Also in the programme: The sex therapist working with Israel's wounded soldiers to help with their sexual healing and how Jade and money fuel conflict in Myanmar. (Photo:One resident told the BBC people are frightened into obeying the local Taliban. Credit: BBC)
今天節目邀請Photo ONE」(台北國際影像藝術節)活動執行長王瑞琪,分享今年活動的特色與歷程。
今天節目邀請Photo ONE」(台北國際影像藝術節)活動執行長王瑞琪,分享今年活動的特色與歷程。攝影市集(Photo Fair)邀請出版社、書店、藝廊和來自各地的創作者們,將以攝影幻燈會 (Slideshow) 的形式,為大家介紹自身的攝影創作與出版經驗,也特別為所有熱愛攝影的朋友,準備了各式珍貴新穎的攝影集作品。專家面對面(Portfolio Review)邀請評論家、學者、策展人、攝影家、研究者以及出版者,組成Photo ONE專家面對面計劃(Portfolio Review)的專家團隊,有志於從事專業攝影創作的創作者,帶著實體作品,參與這場難得的交流盛會。攝影講座(Photo Talk)邀請國內外專家,針對國際當代攝影及藝術主題提供其見解與更深入的探討。
今天節目邀請Photo ONE」(台北國際影像藝術節)活動執行長王瑞琪,分享今年活動的特色與歷程。攝影市集(Photo Fair)邀請出版社、書店、藝廊和來自各地的創作者們,將以攝影幻燈會 (Slideshow) 的形式,為大家介紹自身的攝影創作與出版經驗,也特別為所有熱愛攝影的朋友,準備了各式珍貴新穎的攝影集作品。專家面對面(Portfolio Review)邀請評論家、學者、策展人、攝影家、研究者以及出版者,組成Photo ONE專家面對面計劃(Portfolio Review)的專家團隊,有志於從事專業攝影創作的創作者,帶著實體作品,參與這場難得的交流盛會。攝影講座(Photo Talk)邀請國內外專家,針對國際當代攝影及藝術主題提供其見解與更深入的探討。
In 2012 a stunning, secret collection of art was found in Germany. Much of it had disappeared during Nazi rule in the 1930s and 40s. It had once belonged to one of the Nazi's top art dealers, Hildebrand Gurlitt. It was found by chance in the Munich apartment of his elderly, reclusive son, Cornelius. It contained lost works by Renoir, Matisse, Chagal and the masters of the German expressionist movement. Many of the works had been confiscated during the Nazis "Degenerate Art" campaign in the late 1930s, when the Nazis stripped thousands of works of art from public display. Alex Last spoke to Dr Meike Hoffmann, an expert on Nazi art policy, who was one of the first to examine the collection. Photo: One of the art works discovered in the Gurlitt collection was Pferde in Landschaft (Horses in Landscape) by famous German expressionist Franz Marc.
The inspirational AFLW player joined Jonesy & Amanda to chat about her new book, More Than A Kick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello everyone and welcome to the Photo Forward Podcast, where we explore the stories behind some of the greatest visual storytellers in the world. From their photographic origins, to finding work-life balance as creative professionals, to how to actually make a living as a photographer, videographer, or multimedia creator — we uncover what makes them tick and their shutters click. I’m your host, Ben Brewer. Associated Press. The A. P. If you follow the editorial, photojournalism or news photography world, you already know that organization is a heavy hitter. (For those of you that don’t, the AP is a global news agency and wire service with over two hundred bureaus in over a hundred companies. And a hefty stack of Pulitzers to boot since their founding around 100 years ago.) And so, if you as a photographer could put AP contributor or stringer in your bio, that carried a hell of a lot of weight. But the world has changed since the heydays of wire service photography and newsgathering. As newspapers struggle to reinvent their business model in the digital world, that pushes organizations like the AP, Reuters, AFP and more to cut back on the number and regularity of contributor content. But you’re thinking, “Yeah, that’s a great sob story, Ben. Why should I care? My photography work is totally different.” Everybody thinks they’re immune to the democratization of visuals, but the truth is, we’re all vulnerable. If you don’t intentionally reinvent yourself and adapt to our new visual world, you’ll get left behind all the same. That’s why I brought on today’s guest, AP Photographer and all-around great guy. Andy Manis started his freelance business in 1995 and has been going strong ever since. Manis began his career in photography in 1980. He has held positions as a college staff photographer, staff photographer at newspapers, a photo editor for a wire service and an educator. Some of Andy’s clients include the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Journal, Getty Images, The Associated Press, The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today among many others. Manis lives in Madison with his wife and step-daughter where they love to cook and enjoy the outdoors. In today’s episode Andy and I break down how adapting your freelance work to the changing state of photography is critical, why sometimes, the best marketing tactic is just making face-to-face connections, and the importance of telling a unique story, even in a single photo. We even get into a bit of the nuts and bolts of taking care of yourself as a freelancer and some tips Andy has for avoiding burnout. You can find show notes with photos and links online at photoforward.media/podcast/Manis (that’s M A N I S)
Passenger Kwame James recalls how he helped overcome the British-born Richard Reid on American Airlines flight 63. Reid had hidden explosives in his shoe which failed to go off. Plus, the US apology for the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans in WW2, the first computer password, the woman who wrote Mary Poppins and a British theatrical group tours the Sahara. Photo: One of the shoes worn by Richard Reid on the American Airlines flight to Miami (ABC/Getty Images)
On December 22 2001 a British-born man tried to bring down American Airlines flight 63 from Paris to Miami. His plan failed when the bomb didn't go off. He was then overpowered by a group of passengers and tied to his seat. Former professional basketball player, Kwame James, was among those who helped subdue Reid. He has been telling Mike Lanchin about the drama on board.Photo: One of the shoes worn by Richard Reid on the American Airlines flight to Miami (ABC/Getty Images)
How can memes be engineered to carry political messages? A team at University College, London, has found that some far-right websites and message boards have a disproportionate impact on the memes that spread on mainstream social networks. The astronomer Carl Sagan famously said that there were more stars in our Universe than grains of sand on the Earth’s beaches. But was it actually true? We try to count the nearly uncountable. Dividing people into groups is part of our social experience: we build our identities through groups we belong to, and these identities can be numerous and elastic, but what makes us decide who is like us and who is the other? Sandra Kanthal reports. (Photo: One example of the “Distracted Boyfriend” meme. Credit: Getty/iStock/BBC)
How Lt. Jack ReVelle disarmed two thermonuclear bombs which crashed in Goldsboro, North Carolina in 1961. The bombs had been sucked out of a B-52 bomber which broke up in mid air and crashed on a flight over the eastern United States. Accidents involving nuclear weapons are known as Broken Arrows in US military terminology. At the time, Jack Revelle led a US Air Force Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team based in Ohio. Photo: One of the bombs Jack disarmed remained virtually intact.(USAF)
London's Stock Exchange, one of the world's oldest, welcomed women as members for the first time in March 1973. It meant they could earn much more money, as partners in their firms. It also meant they were finally allowed to cross the famous trading floor. Hilary Pearson told Claire Bowes how she and a handful of other women made their way in a very traditional man's world.Photo: One of the first women to be admitted to the floor of the London Stock exchange, 26th March 1973. (Credit: Arthur Jones/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
What if governments paid all their citizens a basic income? Whether rich or poor, you would receive the same amount of money, and you would keep it whether you went out to work and received a salary or not. It is an idea that has been around for centuries, but one that has been gaining traction in recent times as welfare payments become ever more complex and expensive to administer. Proponents also argue that it would remove the 'poverty trap' where people are dissuaded from seeking work because they would lose their benefits if they did so. There is also the issue of machines taking over many of the jobs that we all do to earn a living - not just basic manual tasks, but increasingly 'intelligent' work that will in the future be carried out by robots. Join Owen Bennett Jones and his panel of expert guests as they discuss the future of work and how we pay for it. Should we give free money to everyone and let robots take the strain? Photo: One hundred dollar notes. Credit: Getty Images)
The story of Harry Manson is not just about the pioneering career of Canada’s first aboriginal football player to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame. It is not just about how his life was tragically cut short. The story of Harry Manson is also a microcosm of what life was like for Canada’s indigenous population in the late 19th Century and for subsequent generations. We tell Harry’s story through the words of his grandson Gary. Gary was a product of the residential school system that the government set up and which was described by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report of June 2015, as a “cultural genocide” perpetrated on the indigenous population. We hear about Gary’s experience and how the recent discovery of his grandfather’s footballing exploits is giving his family and wider community a huge sense of pride and integral part of a nations healing process. We also hear about Harry’s footballing legacy as we spend time with the women’s football team who are preparing to take part in the inaugural World Indigenous games in Brazil later this year. Terry Fox Terry Fox set off on his 'Marathon of Hope' in an attempt to raise a million dollars for cancer research. Afflicted by the disease, Terry had his leg amputated, but it did not stop him from setting off on the adventure of running across Canada. Sadly he died before he could complete the journey, but not before he had raised over $24m, a dollar for every Canadian. His legacy lives on today and statues of him adorn nearly every major city, including Vancouver where he stands proudly outside the stadium that will host the final. We meet the brother of this true Canadian hero, and Anna a cancer survivor who was helped by the Terry Fox Foundation Women Watchers The Games of 1976 were the Olympics of Nadia Comaneci and her perfect 10 and where Bruce, now Caitlyn Jenner, won gold in the decathlon. It was the Olympics that took 30 years for the city to pay off and as for that stadium, well the retractable roof never really worked and so it is closed - permanently. But those Olympics also marked the last time Iran had participated for 12 years, because in 1979 the Shah was over thrown and the Islamic Republic of Iran was born. Banning women from sports stadiums was just one of the results of the Islamic revolution. Since then women have rarely been allowed to attend football matches and to this day remains banned. And here, as mums and daughters, grandmothers and sisters stream towards the stadium entrance there is a small group of women holding banned and politely explaining to people who stop about their banner that reads in large turquoise writing 'We Support Iranian Women to Attend Stadiums'. Holding one end of the banner is Maryam, who did not want to give me her surname, told us why this issue so close to her heart Jay DeMerit We hear from former Premier League star Jay DeMerit on his amazing rise from complete footballing obscurity to the Premier League and World Cup stardom. Now living in Vancouver he and his Olympian wife are using the power of sport to change the lives of children in British Columbia. (Photo: One of two totem poles unveiled at Nanaimo University in June 2015. Credit: Sarah Mulkerrins)
In 1998 Central America was hit by Hurricane Mitch. More than 18,000 people died, hundreds of thousands were left homeless. We hear from two people who were in Honduras, the country worst hit by the huge storm. (Photo: One young man balances on a log to get across a river swollen by the storms in Honduras. Credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo: One high school history teacher is working hard to get his students excited about America's next military target. Topic: Sam, a high school senior and host of the You Tube channel Liberty Queenjoins me to discuss her self-education in spite of being trapped in government school. Discussion: -Influences/What inspired you to start this channel? -Ron Paul and the pointless, pugilistic nature of politics -What is the school experience like after coming to understand the ideas of liberty? -dealing with a warmonger teacher -The pledge of allegiance -The gun debate -Why freedom is a personal pursuit Bumper Music: High School Musical 2: 'All for One' Music Video Look Closer: Liberty Queen http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtjN4hvDyM5K-kqf0R7UAoQ $6.00/Month - Join the A/V Club and Receive Bonus Content We need 150 monthly subscribers! If you listen to the show and enjoy the videos, please consider making a commitment of $6.00 per month, or about $.20 per day. When we launch the new site, you'll have access to a bonus content section that will be updated weekly. Please sign up right here.
In November 1964 the first spacecraft to go to Mars left Earth. It was to send back the first photographs of the Red Planet. Engineer John Casani designed the Mariner craft. Photo: One of the images sent back by Mariner.
Bombs planted on Spanish commuter trains and detonated at the height of the morning rush hour caused chaos in Madrid. The attacks killed 191 people and injured almost 2,000. One rescue worker remembers that day. Photo: One of the wrecked trains outside Atocha station (AP)
In January 1966, two American military planes crashed over the remote Spanish village of Palomares. One of them was carrying four nuclear weapons. Captain Joe Ramirez was one of the first US servicemen on the scene. He took part in the desperate search for the missing bombs. (Photo: One of the four bombs recovered from the sea) (credit: Sandia National Laboratories)