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Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, joined me to discuss the future of Crypto in the US.Topics:- Crypto's impact on the Elections - President Trump's focus on Crypto- Working with David Sacks- Bitcoin Reserve & Digital Asset Stockpile- US Crypto Regulations - Market Structure & Stablecoins - Stablecoin market - impact on US Dollar reserve currency status - Outlook on Crypto in 2025 - Government using blockchain tech Show Sponsor -
The future of crypto in the U.S. with Bo Hines.Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, joins CoinDesk to discuss the future of crypto under the Trump administration, with a focus on the strategic bitcoin reserve, regulatory framework and U.S. dominance in the digital assets space.-This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.-Friends, DeFi is having a moment — Uniswap Labs' web app and wallet connect you to the excitement. Swapping and bridging are simple, low cost, and lightning fast across 13 chains, including Base, Arbitrum and Unichain, the new Layer 2 network designed for DeFi.Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.-This episode was hosted by Christine Lee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at $95,780 Eth is up slightly at $3,333 XRP, up slightly at $2.20 MetaPlanet purchases 619 BTC. Frax Finance may use BlackRock's BUIDL Unichain set to launch public mainnet. Trump appoints Bo Hines as Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe earth is not warming, the earth is now cooling down. The jig is up and the climate agenda has failed. The economy is unravelling the fake numbers are now exposed and people can see the economy wasn't expanding it was contracting. Trump names his Crypto Czar, it is time to end the endless. The [DS] is getting prepared to spring something either before or after inauguration. Scavino has been counting down. The countdown normally signifies some type of event that the [DS] might attempt. Trump sends a message with watches. Time is running out for the [DS]. Justice is coming. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy If Global Warming Is Real, Then Why Are the Coldest Areas of the World Getting Even Colder? Researchers from Thailand have found that surface temperatures across Greenland have been dropping in recent years, not increasing like the climate alarmists claim. Data going back to the turn of the millennium shows that Greenland's ice-covered sub-regions have been getting incrementally colder year after year. Greenland's ice-free sub-regions, conversely, have ever-so-slightly warmed during the same time period due to an increase in “population density.” The findings, which are based on more than 31,000 satellite recordings, suggest that a “total collapse” of the Greenland ice sheet is not going to happen in the next few months like the World Economic Forum (WEF) claims. Antarctica barely warmed in 70 years At both the North and South Poles, climate conditions are hardly as dire as the climate cultists would have us all believe. At worst, there is very slight warming in some spots, but this is countered by very slight cooling in others. Source: libertyden.com https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1864803085853294877 increased by 1 million to 2.8 million in 18 months. In previous economic cycles, whenever this share increased at its current pace, the US entered a recession. Meanwhile, there are now 1.6 million Americans that have been unemployed for 27+ weeks, the highest since February 2022. The US labor market is weakening. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1865026484391334075 https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1865065885519528107 https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1865099170010505701 https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1865039048277954959 full-time jobs and -268,000 part-time jobs. There are now 1.7 million people in long-term unemployment, up from 1.2 million last year. All while the US government added +33,000 jobs last month ALONE. Something doesn't add up here. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1864744538771746955 , the average premium for a new home since 1968 has been 16%, or ~5 times higher. This comes as existing homeowners have refrained from selling their homes, reducing supply to near record lows. At the same time, new homes are getting smaller and less sophisticated. You know something is wrong when new is getting cheaper than old. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1864702585313349962 https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1864909649419669636 https://twitter.com/pete_rizzo_/status/1865005936336678975 https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1864998231492428043 thrive in the U.S. David will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology… political and social issues. David has the knowledge, business experience, intelligence, and pragmatism to MAKE AMERICA GREAT in these t...
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and podcaster to a new position that will guide his administration's policy on crypto and artificial intelligence. David Sacks, a former chief operating officer at PayPal, will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology. We’ll hear more. Also on the show: the unemployment rate climbs again and an artist combines his love of illustrations with medicine.
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and podcaster to a new position that will guide his administration's policy on crypto and artificial intelligence. David Sacks, a former chief operating officer at PayPal, will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology. We’ll hear more. Also on the show: the unemployment rate climbs again and an artist combines his love of illustrations with medicine.
This Day in Legal History: 13th Amendment RatifiedOn December 6, 1865, the United States formally abolished slavery with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. This historic amendment declared that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Its passage marked the culmination of decades of abolitionist struggle and the bloody Civil War, which had torn the nation apart over the issue of human bondage. The amendment was first passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, but required ratification by three-fourths of the states to become law. This final step was achieved when Georgia, the 27th state needed for approval, ratified it. Although President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freeing slaves in Confederate-held territories, the 13th Amendment went further by permanently outlawing slavery throughout the entire country, including states loyal to the Union.The amendment also laid the groundwork for subsequent constitutional changes aimed at achieving racial equality, including the 14th and 15th Amendments. However, it was not the end of systemic racial oppression. In the years that followed, practices like sharecropping and the rise of "Black Codes" sought to perpetuate the subjugation of African Americans. The amendment's exception clause—allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes—also became a basis for exploitative practices in the penal system, with effects still debated today.Nevertheless, the ratification of the 13th Amendment remains a cornerstone of American history, symbolizing the nation's legal commitment to freedom and human dignity. It was a monumental step in the ongoing journey toward civil rights and justice in the United States.The U.S. Supreme Court is examining United States v. Miller, a case involving the IRS and a bankruptcy trustee, which centers on whether sovereign immunity allows the IRS to keep payments made by a company before bankruptcy. The dispute arose from All Resort Group Inc.'s payment of $145,000 to cover its directors' personal tax debts three years prior to its bankruptcy filing. The trustee argues these payments were fraudulent transfers since the company was insolvent at the time, and the IRS should return the funds like any other creditor.Justices across ideological lines expressed skepticism of the IRS's claim that state fraudulent transfer laws and extended lookback periods, typically used by bankruptcy trustees, are inapplicable due to sovereign immunity. Justice Kavanaugh warned that reversing lower court rulings in favor of the trustee could enable fraud by allowing debtors to misuse company funds while shielding the IRS from clawback actions.The IRS maintains that the trustee's actions exceed the two-year lookback period allowed under bankruptcy law and that sovereign immunity blocks state law-based extensions. Critics argue that siding with the IRS could undermine bankruptcy trustees' avoidance powers, giving the government an unfair advantage over other creditors.Justices, including Barrett, Kagan, and Jackson, questioned the IRS's reasoning, suggesting it contradicts bankruptcy law's intent to treat the government like other creditors in such cases. Legal experts noted that Utah's fraudulent transfer laws, used to extend the recovery period, align with federal principles, challenging the IRS's "peculiar" stance.IRS Climbing a Steep Hill in Bankruptcy Trustee Clawback DisputeOpenAI plans to request the centralization of eight copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in New York and California, according to statements made to a federal judge. These lawsuits allege that OpenAI infringed on copyrights during the training of its large language models. Plaintiffs include prominent names like The New York Times, comedian Sarah Silverman, and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. OpenAI assured the court it will continue participating in discovery while the request is reviewed by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Notably, one DMCA claim by Intercept Media Inc., alleging OpenAI removed copyright management information from its content, recently survived a motion to dismiss. However, OpenAI successfully defended against a similar suit from Raw Story Media Inc. and Alternet Media Inc.The company has also sought to merge suits filed by The New York Times and Daily News LP. OpenAI is represented by Morrison & Foerster LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP, while the authors are represented by the Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP and Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP. The case underlines ongoing legal challenges for AI companies related to copyright and content use.OpenAI to Seek to Centralize Eight Copyright Lawsuits Against ItHouse Democrats are divided on a Senate-passed bill to add 66 judgeships to federal district courts, with some wary of granting Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint new judges during his presidency. The JUDGES Act, which aims to address judicial shortages in heavily burdened districts, represents the first major expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990. While some Democrats, such as Reps. Doris Matsui and Eric Swalwell, emphasize the urgent need for additional judges in their states, others, like Rep. Jerrold Nadler, oppose the timing, accusing Republicans of strategically advancing the bill after Trump's election win.The legislation proposes phasing in new judgeships over the next three presidential terms, beginning with 11 appointments in 2025 and another 11 in 2027. Courts in states with Democratic senators would receive 37 permanent seats, while those in Republican states would gain 26 permanent and three temporary positions. Supporters argue that the measure addresses pressing judicial workloads, such as in California's Eastern District, where judges face one of the nation's highest case-to-population ratios. However, critics suspect political maneuvering, with Rep. Zoe Lofgren questioning why Republicans waited until after Trump's victory to advance the bill. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan hopes to pass the measure quickly, and experts note Republicans may secure enough Democratic support despite objections. The judiciary's policymaking body and federal judges back the bill, though its timing and implications for Trump's influence over the judiciary remain contentious.House Democrats Split on Bill to Add Judges After Trump Win (1)Donald Trump announced David Sacks, venture capitalist and co-founder of Craft Ventures, as his pick for the newly created position of AI and Crypto Czar. This role will oversee federal policy on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, with a focus on boosting U.S. leadership in these sectors. Sacks, a prominent Trump supporter and Silicon Valley figure, has ties to Elon Musk and was a key fundraiser for Trump's campaign. He is also set to lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.Sacks' responsibilities will include crafting a legal framework to provide clarity for the crypto industry, a sector Trump has pledged to support after previously criticizing it. He will also influence the regulation and adoption of AI, countering Biden-era executive orders on AI oversight, which Trump has criticized as stifling innovation. Despite holding investments in crypto and enterprise software, Sacks will not be required to divest his assets, though conflict-of-interest rules will limit his involvement in specific decisions. Known for advocating free speech and opposing "Big Tech bias," Sacks aligns with Trump's broader deregulatory agenda. His appointment, alongside crypto advocate Paul Atkins to lead the SEC, signals a strong focus on deregulation for digital assets and tech industries.Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar (2)This week's closing theme is by Ludwig van Beethoven – a composer of some note.Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the towering figures of classical music, revolutionized the art form with his innovative compositions and bold vision. Born in Bonn in 1770, Beethoven's life spanned the Classical and Romantic eras, and his works embodied the bridge between these two periods. Despite his struggles with hearing loss, he composed some of the most enduring and transformative music ever written. Among his celebrated symphonies, the Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, stands out for its infectious energy, rhythmic innovation, and emotional depth. Premiered in 1813, the symphony's exuberance earned it a special place in audiences' hearts, with the second movement, Allegretto, becoming an instant favorite.This week, we spotlight Franz Liszt's masterful piano transcription of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. Liszt, a virtuoso pianist and composer of the Romantic era, was renowned for his transcriptions, which brought orchestral works to the solo piano repertoire, allowing a wider audience to experience their brilliance. His transcription of the Seventh Symphony captures not only the rhythmic vitality and dramatic contrasts of Beethoven's original but also its delicate nuances and grandeur.The second movement, in particular, shines in Liszt's version, with its solemn, almost hymn-like theme resonating deeply on the piano. Its hypnotic pulse and poignant melody reveal the emotional core of Beethoven's vision, even in a solo performance. This piece embodies the interplay of intensity and elegance that defines Beethoven's work and showcases Liszt's genius as both interpreter and innovator.Without further ado, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe
(AURN News) — President-elect Donald Trump recently announced the appointment of Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Sacks as "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar" in his incoming administration, while celebrating Bitcoin's rise to $100,000. Continuing to work from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Mr. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to herald Bitcoin's milestone price. "CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! $100,000!!! YOU'RE WELCOME!!! Together, we will Make America Great Again!" Trump posted. In naming Sacks to the advisory position, Trump outlined plans to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and position the United States as a leader in both artificial intelligence and digital currencies. "He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S.," Trump wrote on Truth Social. Sacks brings significant tech industry experience to the role. As PayPal's founding-era COO and member of what is referred to as the "PayPal Mafia," he later founded Yammer, which was sold to Microsoft for $1.2 billion. Trump said Sacks will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology, noting that he "has the knowledge, business experience, intelligence, and pragmatism to MAKE AMERICA GREAT in these two critical technologies." The appointment is one of many Trump continues to announce via his social media platform and comes weeks before his second inauguration, with cryptocurrency regulation emerging as a key focus of his upcoming administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Finding Certainty, syndicated host Patrick Laing sits down with Coach Elvin McFarlin, a legendary figure in the world of track and field and an inspiring advocate for student athletes, veterans, and more. With a remarkable coaching history that includes training Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Coach McFarlin shares insights into what it takes to coach world-class athletes and instill in them characteristics such as perseverance, discipline, and excellence. Beyond his sports legacy, he also opens up about his years of service in the Navy and how that experience led him to found Honor2OurHeroes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and honoring veterans and ending veteran homelessness. From the track field to the battlefield to Presidential Council for the VA, Coach McFarlin's story is one of resilience, service, and a lasting commitment to veteran empowerment. Join us as we explore his journey, the lessons he's learned, and his mission to make a difference in the lives of veterans and athletes alike. Don't miss this inspiring conversation. For more about Finding Certainty, Certainty Management, or Certainty Global, visit certaintyteam.com or call (888) 684-3122. To listen to past episodes of the show, go to www.certaintylive.com. To learn more about Coach McFarlin and his work visit https://h2oh.us. Thank you for tuning in, and we look forward to sharing this important conversation with you today.
In this episode of Under the Microscope, host Dr. Pranoti Kshirsagar welcomes Pascale Senellart, a leading quantum scientist and co-founder of Quandela. Pascale, a QuanTour hero, shares insights on quantum technologies and how her team is pushing the boundaries with quantum dots, modular quantum computers, and single-photon sources. Throughout the episode, Pascale explains the evolution of her research at CNRS Paris and Ecole Polytechnique, detailing the development of high-efficiency quantum photon sources and their role in the future of quantum computing. She also opens up about balancing fundamental research, running a startup, and her advisory role on France's Presidential Council for Science. Key takeaways include: The QuanTour project and the significance of quantum light sources traveling across Europe. How Pascale's team is building modular quantum computers and their impact on quantum security and information processing. The exciting possibilities of entangled photon states and their role in error correction for quantum computing. Links and Mentions: Alexia Auffeves Shane Mansfield Andrew White Alexia Auffèves Hagai Eisenberg Fabio Sciarrino Roberto Osellame Khaled Karrai Valerian Giesz Niccolo Somaschi Jean Senellart QuanTour Project Links: QuanTour Instagram DPG, Quantum 2025 The Science Talk - QuanTour Other Resources: Join The Science Talk Mailing List Twitter Insights Pro This podcast edited with Descript (affiliate link) Call to Action: Join the Science Talk mailing list to stay updated on the latest from Under the Microscope and other exciting content. Don't miss out—subscribe today!
IMAGE Archcomms, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Goh https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_goh_w.html William Goh Seng Chye on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvadore Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2022.htm#Goh Cardinal Goh on Gcatholic.org: http://www.gcatholic.org/p/51831 Cardinal Goh on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgoh.html Archdiocese of Singapore on Gcatholic.org: http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sing0.htm?tab=info Archdiocese of Singapore on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsngp.html 2013 Singapore News interview with the new bishop (archived via Archive.org): https://web.archive.org/web/20130224030700/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1255881/1/.html 2022 Vatican News interview with Cardinal-Elect Goh: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/interview-meet-the-first-future-cardinal-of-singapore.html 2022 Catholic News Singapore coverage of World Day of Migrants and Refugees w/Archbishop Goh https://catholicnews.sg/2022/10/16/building-the-future-with-migrants/ Website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei: https://cbcmsb.org/about/ 2016 english-Language reminiscing from then-Archbishop Goh: https://youtu.be/XigJFfXDg3Y?si=xZsFrWbyzaij-kFA Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold! TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights. Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript. Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes. William GOH SENG CHYE was born on June 25, 1957 in Singapore, an island city-state in southeast Asia just off the Malay Peninsula, which was at the time still a British crown colony, but which would soon begin self-rule. I mentioned Singapore when discussing Cardinal Francis, who was born just across the strait in neighboring Malaysia. In fact, I even referenced today's Cardinal, saying I would be covering him in November, but of course things changed a bit since then and I expect you'll forgive me if I don't wait until this November to avoid being wrong about that. Anyways, as if to underscore how close all of Singapore is to its larger neighbor, William did the philosophy half of his seminary training in Malaysia and the theology half in Singapore. Shortly before his 28th birthday, he was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Singapore, and yes, if you guessed that the Archdiocese of Singapore is actually the only diocese in Singapore, you'd be correct. We looked at the somewhat similar case of tiny Luxembourg a couple episodes ago, but there are differences here, most notably in terms of population density- Singapore is less than a third the size of Luxembourg, but has over eight times the population. The island is basically one big city, home to nearly six million souls. Also, unlike Luxembourg, most of those souls aren't Catholic, with the Church claiming 170,000 adherents, or a little over 3% of the population. The first five years of William's priesthood were spent as a pastor in one of Singapore's 32 Catholic churches. As a colonial legacy, Masses in Singapore are typically said in English, and yes Cardinal Goh's English is fine. Oops, sorry, I'm supposed be calling him Father Goh for this part so you can pretend to be surprised. My bad. Anyways, his Mandarin is also fine, for what it's worth. Father Goh made his way to Rome and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University for the next couple years, winding up with a licentiate in theology. Upon his return to Singapore it was back to pastoral work as well as a professorship at the local seminary. By 2005, he was serving as rector. On December 29th, 2012, Father Goh was selected as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore, which would normally mean he would become the new Archbishop within the next few months, and in this case meant yes, he became the new Archbishop about five months later. When he became coadjutor, he had the following to say, quote: "I would like to pay particular attention to the young people because this is the important lot of people in the church. They are vibrant, they are creative, they are full of energy, so the church needs to reach out to these young people, so I would like to meet them too, and to understand their aspirations and how they can contribute to the growth of the church.” End quote. Unusually, Archbishop Goh also had a role in the secular government of Singapore, serving on the Presidential Council for Minority Rights from 2015 to 2018. Speaking of minority rights, when it comes to migrants Archbishop Goh has been supportive, hosting special masses and saying things like, quote: “Be inclusive and always be available and generous with your time and talents to help others grow and flourish, especially the migrants. Only then will we be able to build God's Kingdom where fraternity may flourish.” End quote. Anyone vaguely familiar with Pope Francis knows he's got a soft spot for migrants, and sharing that sense is a good way to get on his good books. One way or another, Pope Francis made Archbishop Goh Singapore's first Cardinal in 2022. Later that year, he appointed him to the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. William Cardinal GOH is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2037. Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers, and there will be more Cardinal Numbers soon. Thank you for listening; God bless you all! Thanks Joe! [NOTE: Joe is our first Patreon subscriber, and hosts Prime Factors. 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Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the first episode of series 5 of BLA Connections; A Clear Voice. In this episode, Natalie chats with the current President and Immediate President of the BLA, Mr Declan Costello and Prof Guri Sandhu.Prof Sandhu is a founding member of the BLA and immediate past President of the Laryngology & Rhinology section at the RSM. He is a Consultant Otolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon at Imperial College and The Royal Brompton Hospitals in London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College and University College London. He is a pioneering laryngologist with a special interest in laryngotracheal stenosis. In 2016 he received the Isshiki Award for his outstanding contribution to laryngology. Under his leadership, Prof Sandhu has increased educational events both in-person and remotely, bringing the BLA community together again in person whilst keeping the accessibility online learning offers. Most notably, with a new venture as the BLA and the UEP will join forces to present a one-day meeting on voice-related topics. This inaugural meeting will occur on the 14th of September at the RSM London. Mr Costello is also a founding member of the BLA. He is a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon specialising in voice disorders. He studied music at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was a choral scholar and went on to study medicine at Imperial College. As a singer himself, he has a particular interest in treating voice disorders in performers. He has published a number of books and has written many chapters, including the chapter on Larynx for the 42nd edition of Grey's Anatomy. Declan is on the Presidential Council of the European Laryngological Society and the editor of ENT and Audiology News.The panellists also look to the future of the BLA, including the upcoming joint meeting with the UEP fostering further international links for the association and further accessibility for all with an interest in laryngology with plans of further study days, workshops, podcasts and webinars. Contact InformationVisit www.britishlaryngological.org or download BLA Connect from your app store for further information and details on becoming a BLA member.Register for Cutting Edge Laryngology 2024, 2-4 October 2024, at the Royal Society of Medicine London, here. Email: enquiries@britishlaryngological.org for any questions or topic suggestions you may have for future episodes. This show is brought to you by the BLA, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram hosted by Natalie Watson @surgeonsinger produced and directed by Heather Pownall of Heather's Media Hub Ltd. The opinions of our host and guests are their own; The BLA does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice.
Love history? Love fitness? This episode of Many Happy Miles is for you. The hosts bring on Historian, professor, and mother runner Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, the author of the brand-new book Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession, which offers a very deep (and enlightening) dive into the evolution of the fitness world in the U.S. In this episode, Dimity, Sarah WF, and Natalia cover several topics, including: The fascinating origins of fitness staples like the Presidential Council on Physical Fitness and the JFK 50 Mile run How Jane Fonda became a fitness icon (and other women who paved the way for today's “fit-fluencers”) How fitness has become both “inescapable and inaccessible” in our country, plus Natalia's visions of creating a more inclusive, stronger future, and more. You can purchase your own copy of Fit Nation here (we give it five stars!). And follow Natalia (including updates on her half-marathon training) on Instagram. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Stress less, sleep better: Enjoy 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 15% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Say yes to pleasure: Enjoy an extended 30-day free trial at Dipseastories.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias' planned visit last week to Tripoli, Libya, to meet the head of Libya's Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, ended before it even started when the Tripoli-based government's foreign minister Najla Mangoush, who signed an illegal energy exploration deal with Turkey, that tried to force a meeting at the airport. Dendias refused to meet Mangoush, and without exiting the plane departed Tripoli and flew to Benghazi and Tobruk, where Libya's parliament sits. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis as we look into what this means for relations between Greece and Libya. You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Athens-Tripoli relations in crisis modeErdogan, Sisi meet in Qatar after years of acrimonyTurkey Bombs Kurdish Foes in Iraq and Syria, Likely Killing DozensTurkey strikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombingErdogan says Turkey's strikes in Syria, Iraq may lead to ground offensiveTourism about to register an all-time revenue recordGreek economic growth seen lower in 2023 amid energy woes
Featured Speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. Nabeel Khoury, Sama'a Al-Hamdani, and Dr. Andrea Carboni. Synopsis: Yemen witnessed many positive developments between the first and last week of April. In the first week, coinciding with the start of Ramadan, all Yemeni parties announced a truce that continues to hold. In the last week, the internationally-recognized Yemeni government announced the resignation of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the appointment of a Presidential Leadership Council headed by Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi. The new council includes leaders of nearly all the warring parties, except for Ansar Allah, the Iran-supported Houthi rebels. As a start in this direction and in hopes of cementing the truce, the warring parties arranged a prisoner exchange. The new council aims to end the infighting between the Saudi and Emirati-backed factions, but will face an even harder mission, bringing peace to the country and finding an agreement with the Houthis. The truce, the new council, and the prisoner swap have surely had a positive influence on Yemen and the region; the Houthis stopped launching missiles at Saudi Arabia and the UAE and tentative steps have been taken to open Hodeida Port and Sanaa airport to international relief supplies. However, many issues remain unresolved. The new council, now based in Aden rather than Riyadh, faces multiple challenges: restoring the functioning of the Yemeni state, finding terms to establish trust measures and a good basis for negotiations with the Houthis, and sustaining the truce. How could the UN and U.S. envoys push the peace process in Yemen? How has the new council and the truce changed domestic politics and power dynamics between the different government factions? What steps should be prioritized right now to alleviate the cost of conflict on Yemeni civilians? What other actions should the new council prioritize? How could Iran and Saudi Arabia find terms of understanding to support the political process in Yemen? What role should we expect Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, who have tried to mediate throughout the eleven years of turmoil and conflict?
In addition to being an active member of Dr. Michael Blackwell's Presidential Council of Advisors, Phil Kirk has been a tireless advocate for education, business, and common-sense government throughout North Carolina. Kirk's experience in public service includes serving as chief of staff for three NC Governors. Join Dr. Blackwell and Kirk as they discuss Kirk's humble beginnings and his unique perspectives from “inside the inside.”
While my work with the NOOA was a complex and generally fun job, it was one that fully demanded full intensity. It left me pretty tired after four years. So, when I left the country's preeminent climate and ocean agency in 2017, I planned to slow down—maybe travel some, enjoy the flexibility that comes with retirement, and have time to get a dog. I eventually got my pup and, for several years, did a pretty good job at saying no to claims for my time that didn't inspire me. But everything changed when I received a call that opened with the words: “I'm calling on behalf of the White House.” In this episode, I discuss my appointment to the PCAST—the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. I explain why wildfires have gotten worse and describe the mega-fire I witnessed while flying over Australia during my first space shuttle mission in 1984. I share the responsibilities of PCAST, why it was established, and its current work on helping wildland firefighters. I also highlight how change takes time and underscore what it takes to tackle life's most worthy endeavors. “In my world, if the President asks you to serve the country, you just don't say no.” - Kathy Sullivan This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores: My appointment to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology How I knew President Biden wanted me to serve PCAST PCAST's history, functions, and why the agency is special to me How diversity helps PCAST tackle a wide array of topics President Biden's tasks for PCAST Why wildfires have become a year-round problem globally PCAST's work on wildfires and how to tackle complex issues How the President acts on the findings and recommendations of the PCAST report How the 2015 PCAST report on hearing aids led to the Medicare Hearing Coverage Act of 2021 Our Favorite Quotes: “None of the improvements we aim to foster will happen overnight. Change always takes time; and the more complicated the problem, the longer the road.” - Kathy Sullivan “The satisfaction is in knowing that you've made a difference in peoples' lives, both today and tomorrow. For explorers like us, the journey, discoveries, and what they could mean for humankind are what it's all about.” - Kathy Sullivan Spaceship Not Required I'm Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean. I'm an explorer, and that doesn't always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action. In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required. Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores. Visit my website at kathysullivanexplores.com to sign up for seven astronaut tips to improving your life on earth and be the first to discover future episodes and learn about more exciting adventures ahead! Don't forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google I Amazon Music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guest: Isa Blumi. We talk about the ceasefire in Yemen, the circumstances and the reasons why it happened. We also talk about energy development, the Hodeidah blockade, the situation in Aden, the ousting of Hadi and creation of a new Presidential Council and we continue our discussion from previous episodes about the war within wars in Yemen and the Gulf states. In a bonus segment we talk about Sweden and Finland changing their neutral status and joining NATO. When we recorded this, Turkey was still holding up the approval but yesterday at the NATO summit that block was cleared and it was announced that they would be joining NATO. Dr. Isa Blumi is an historian, an author and Professor of Global History, Islamic World, Ottoman Empire, Yemen, Albania. His most recent book Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World tells the story of the wars in Yemen but also “ultimately tells an even larger story of today's political economy of global capitalism, development, and the war on terror as disparate actors intersect in Arabia.” He also authored the book Ottoman Refugees, 1878-1939: Migration in a Post-Imperial World. FOLLOW Isa Blumi @IsaBlumi and find his work at Google Scholar and his latest book at UCPress.edu. Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire, Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire, Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod, YouTube youtube.com/aroundtheempire, Spotify, iTunes, iHeart, Google Podcasts FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon. Join us on TELEGRAM https://t.me/AroundtheEmpire Find everything on http://aroundtheempire.com and linktr.ee/aroundtheempire Recorded on June 10, 2022. Music by Fluorescent Grey.
In this episode of MY DATA IS BETTER THAN YOURS the host of the podcast, Jonas Rashedi, is talking to Stephen Brobst, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Teradata, the connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics company. Stephen holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA from Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management. Stephen is a TDWI Fellow and has been on the faculty of The Data Warehousing Institute since 1996. During Barack Obama's first term he was also appointed to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in the working group on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD). A few years ago, he was ranked by ExecRank as the #4 CTO in the United States (behind the CTOs from Amazon.com, Tesla Motors, and Intel) out of a pool of 10,000+ CTOs. His conclusion: Every government (and every business) needs a data strategy! Jonas and Stephen talk about the evolution of Data in the last 10 years. There was a lot of progress: 10 years ago, companies were building data warehouses and working on premise, today most innovative companies work in the cloud and drive their innovations more effectively in the cloud! And there was also an evolution in the teams, which is why Stephen sees the need to decentralize, democratize and re-use data in all lines of business. None the less, for him it's important that there is a central monitoring as some kind of “governance”. If there is no centralization in the decentralization, it's anarchy! Moreover, Jonas and Stephen talk about Data products and how to start with an MVP, how marketeers, data people and the IT can work together and how goals need to be adjusted so you can save time and effort. In lots of projects the marketeers and data people behave like crazy teenagers, having lots of ideas, wanting to start right away and the IT people are the responsible parents, looking if everything is secure. To Teradata: https://www.teradata.de To Stephen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-brobst-70127956/ To the website of Jonas: https://www.jonas-rashedi.de To Jonas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonasrashedi/
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Ukraine's foreign minister has praised NATO for what he said was its strong unity and resolve to take concrete steps to support his country. Dmytro Kuleba has taken part in a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Brussels. He made an urgent appeal for more weapons to fight Russia's invading army. Also in the programme: Yemen's new Presidential Council; and Ukraine's Eurovision hopefuls. (Photo: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attends a NATO foreign ministers meeting, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at NATO headquarters in Brussels. CREDIT: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool)
Feedback: What's on my mind: A Systems Analytic Explanation for the Shitshow we Live in: https://www.agile42.com/en/blog/cynefin-framework#:~:text=The%203%20basic%20types%20of,%3B%20ordered%2C%20complex%20and%20chaotic., https://www.agile42.com/en/blog/cynefin-framework#:~:text=The%203%20basic%20types%20of,%3B%20ordered%2C%20complex%20and%20chaotic.News:Gini Thomas' push to overthrow the US government: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/Trump is still fucking at it: https://newsone.com/4311763/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-info-hunter-biden/Horrific sexual abuse endured by survivor linked to Jacksonville church: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/03/30/arrest-warrant-details-horrific-sexual-abuse-endured-by-survivor-linked-to-north-jacksonville-church/Biden kicks a couple of idiots off the Presidential Council of Sports: https://www.blackenterprise.com/president-biden-requests-mehmet-oz-and-herschel-walker-resign-from-presidential-council-or-be-fired/Black women running in the 2022 Midterms, we need to elect them: https://newsone.com/4310433/record-number-black-women-are-running-2022-midterms-elect-them/This shit is for us: What is “Race”: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-raceBible Study with Atheist Mike: The Biblical End of Days: Closing: Ariana DeBose makes history with a best supporting actress win: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088846361/ariana-debose-oscar-best-supporting-actress
No one plans to become a caregiver. And when they are thrust into this new role, family caregivers often don't know what they need help with or they fear asking for help because they don't want to be a burden.Especially when they have no idea if it's going to be nine days, nine months, or nine years.This leads to deep isolation and loneliness.Our guest, Jessica Kim, is the co-founder/CEO of ianacare – a health tech platform on a mission to encourage, empower, and equip family caregivers with practical tools, resources and communities, so no one does it alone. The platform leverages the powerful combination of technology + caregiver coaches to organize and mobilize all the layers of support. Her passion and dedication stems from being the primary caregiver for her mom who fought a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jessica is a 3x startup founder, speaker, and caregiving advocate. She was honored as Crain's Top 40 under 40 and currently serves as a Venture Partner at Praxis Labs, the inaugural Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Presidential Council advisor at Brown University, and board member of Be the Bridge for racial reconciliation and justice. To learn more about ianacare: https://www.ianacare.com/Follow Jessica and ianacare on social media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ianacare/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessican2/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaNamKim and https://twitter.com/ianacareInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicanamkim/ and https://www.instagram.com/ianacare/Watch this moving video about ianacare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHMlZO5XYsEGrab a copy of Debi Kleiman's book First Pitch: https://amzn.to/3BNqwTO00:00 - Meet Jessica Kim!06:00 - Jessica Kim's founder journey07:50 - Meet Jessica's first business - Jessica's Wonders - a fab food business she launched in college, scaled nationally, and raised $1 million!15:20 - meet Jessica's second business - Babbaco - a subscription box service she founded while nursing first baby!19:05 - align your business model to scale - Andelicious Moment!21:30 - break your vision down to phases - focus only on each phases' milestones 27:00 - ianacare's origin story38:03 - how ianacare's app works 43:17 - choosing the best investor money for your startup50:30 - raising capital while pregnant - terrific story + advice for female founders!54:19 - find your believers - Stitch That On A Pillow!56:55 - ianacare is hiring - add wind to their sails and help spread the word!59:30 - redemptive entrepreneurship - how can we build businesses that leave folks feeling uplifted, seen, heard and loved. 1:00:30 - life is fleeting, and the one thing we can give the world and leave the world is LOVE. Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!Ande ♥Ande Lyonshttp://andelyons.comANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVEAGORAPULSEMy favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it's the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork needed to kickstart your business in a super cost-effective way. All the legal you're looking for… only without confusion or frustration. EVERY filing and document comes with an attorney review. You will never do it alone. Visit https://www.thestartupdox.com/ and use my discount code ANDE10 to receive 10% off your order.SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show's mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! ande@andelyons.com.STREAMYARD OVERLAYS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNNicky Pasquierhttps://www.virtuosoassistant.co.uk/Visit Nicky's CANVA Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhUDgDHkkma3YhOf7uy8TAbt7HdkXhSjONicky's Canva Presentation Playlist: http://bit.ly/Canva_Present_PlaylistGET VIDEO/AUDIO TRANSCRIBED WITH OTTER.AIhttps://bit.ly/StartupLifeOtter CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://andelyons.com https://twitter.com/AndeLyonshttps://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/ https://angel.co/andelyons TikTok: @andelyons
In Today's "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with former U.S. Marine and U.S. Census Employee, Adam Korzeniewski, joins to discuss Afghanistan, problems with "free trade" ideology, and the liberal takeover of the U.S. Census Bureau.Adam Korzeniewski is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He worked in the Trump Administration at the Treasury Department and Commerce Department. He is a subject matter expert on financial policy, trade and industrial policy, technology, national security, and the census. He previously worked in finance and on several statewide and Federal elections. He attended Columbia University for undergraduate study and University of Pennsylvania Wharton for an executive education program. President Trump appointed Adam to the Presidential Council for Improving the Federal Civic Architecture in 2021. Adam is currently working on a number of exciting projects that will be announced this year.Adam Korzeniewski is a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute for 2021.Learn more about Adam's work here:https://twitter.com/RealAdamKhttps://www.claremont.org/page/2021-lincoln-fellows/https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/blog/more-airpower-wouldn-t-have-saved-afghanistan/https://americanmind.org/salvo/fictive-counting/https://spectator.org/trump-economics-america-american-spectator-print-summer-2021/––––––Follow American Moment on Social Media:Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmMomentOrgFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmMomentOrgInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/ammomentorg/YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qmB5DeiFxt53ZPZiW4TcgRumble – https://rumble.com/c/c-695775BitChute – https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Xr42d9swu7O9/Gab – https://gab.com/AmMomentOrgCheck out AmCanon:https://www.americanmoment.org/amcanon/American Moment's "Moment of Truth" Podcast is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Center in Washington DC, produced and edited by Jared Cummings. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week our guest on the podcast is Anita Soboleva, lawyer, lecturer and researcher and associate professor. Anita formerly worked as chief lawyer at the NGO JURIX (Lawyers for Constitutional Rights and Freedoms). She has been a member of the Moscow region bar association since 2002. Until November 2019 Anita served two tersms as a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights.The podcast discusses the state of the third sector in Russia; the impact of the laws on "foreign agents" and "undesirable foreign organisations"; the current judicial system in Russia; the independence of the courts; judicial reforms; the impact of the Soviet traditions on the justice sytem; the significance of last year's constitutional changes and of the changes introduced to the Constitutional Court; and the future of human rights in Russia.The podcast is in Russian. You can also listen to the podcast on Rights in Russia [https://rightsinrussia.org/podcasts/], SoundCloud, Spotify and iTunes. The music, from Stravinsky's Elegy for Solo Viola, is performed for us by Karolina Herrera.Sergei Nikitin writes on Facebook: "Last weekend, Simon Cosgrove and I spoke with Anita Karlovna Soboleva, a lawyer, teacher and researcher working in the field of law. We talked, of course, about human rights work. Anita Soboleva compared human rights defenders of the end of the last century with those of today: "Nowadays, human rights work is done by people with a legal education, by specialists. These people are the best, they are highly motivated: There has been a professionalization of the nonprofit sector. This is what we dreamed of 20 years ago." Understandably, when discussing human rights work, we also touched on the topic of today's civil society in Russia and the prospects for some kind of reform in the country. "Civil society is not just about organisations we like very much. After all, civil society also includes nationalists and organisations set up by former members of the security forces. They are also part of society. Society is fragmented. Therefore, some part of society may be ready for some reforms, while another part may be ready for quite different reforms," Anita Karlovna rightly pointed out. In her personal experience the critical thinking of today's students is very developed and very different from what we would have seen in universities 15 years ago. But it's not all that simple: "The well-known fragmentation of education can't help but be alarming, when suddenly universities appear under specific ministries and start to train specialists for individual state bodies". It was important for us to talk to a highly professional lawyer, and it was sad to hear again about what is now happening to the legal system in the country, where 'the courts can now say that black is white and white is black'. Listen to Anita Soboleva, it's interesting."Simon Cosgrove adds: If you want to listen to this podcast on the podcasts.com website and it doesn't seem to play, please download by clicking on the three dots to the right. A summary of some of the week's events in Russia relevant to human rights can be found on our website here.
Dr., Prof. Evgeny Gontmakher graduated from Moscow State University in1975. He worked as a researcher in the Central Economic Institute under Russian Gosplan (Ministry of Economy). In 1992-2003 held positions as Head of Department, Russian Ministry of Labour; Deputy Minister of Social Protection; Deputy Chair of Presidential Council for Social Policy; Head of Department, Russian Governmental Staff. 2009 – 2016 - Deputy Director, chief researcher Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Science. From 2008 – Member of Executive Board, Institute of Contemporary Development. From 2016 – academic director, Expert Group “European Dialogue”. FIND EVGENY ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 UHNWI data. All rights reserved.
Dr., Prof. Evgeny Gontmakher graduated from Moscow State University in1975. He worked as a researcher in the Central Economic Institute under Russian Gosplan (Ministry of Economy). In 1992-2003 held positions as Head of Department, Russian Ministry of Labour; Deputy Minister of Social Protection; Deputy Chair of Presidential Council for Social Policy; Head of Department, Russian Governmental Staff. 2009 – 2016 - Deputy Director, chief researcher Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Science. From 2008 – Member of Executive Board, Institute of Contemporary Development. From 2016 – academic director, Expert Group “European Dialogue”.
Logan Agin (@LoganAgin) is joined by Diego Gutierrez. Diego joined MLS in 1996 for the inaugural season. He played for both the Kansas City Wizards (now known as Sporting Kansas City) and the Chicago Fire. In his career, Diego won one MLS Cup and four Open Cups. He has also appeared for the United States Men's National Team. Outside the game, he was appointed the Presidential Council for Physical Fitness & Sport by George W. Bush. Spoke in front of the United Nations, and worked as the Sporting Director for the Philadelphia Union. Currently, Diego is a professor at his alma mater, Rockhurst University, where he teaches Management & Marketing. Diego shares with me a little bit about his journey, where he sees the future of American soccer, and how the game has helped him after his playing career ended.
## Introduction So in our studies so far this year, we have tried to re-enforce our theme, “Change What You Love.” We began with wisdom literature in our study of Ecclesiastes. We did two topical summer series, Love the Commandment and Love the Church. And now we are going to end the year with a narrative. Today we begin a 16-week series on the life of Joseph that will take us to Christmas. In our study of Joseph, we see in narrative fashion how love changes. We see the bad love behind jealousy, rage, condescension, lust, power, self-pity, and self-loathing transformed into good love resulting in forgiveness, compassion, self-sacrifice, and worship. We see a man remarkably mature from a 17-year-old soft and immature boy to a 110-year-old sage in such a way that the young Joseph would not recognize his future elderly self if he had met him. God uses failure/success, mistreatment/promotion, suffering/fame to shape the affections of Joseph into a God-loving, enemy-forgiving, leader and savior of a nation. This is a drama that, if you let it, will change your life. Background So let’s dive into this fascinating story. The story of Joseph begins in chapter 37 of the book of Genesis. And one of the things that might be obvious but worth saying is that the author of the book of Genesis would have expected you to have read the 36 chapters leading up to this story. They are connected and there is a larger story that is being told. So I want to spend just a moment understanding where this fits into the book. I’m not doing the obligatory background step here. This is absolutely essential to understanding the narrative. So if you focus, I’ll move efficiently. Deal? Genesis literally means beginnings. And in the beginning, everything is good. It begins with God’s very good animals, living on his very good land, filled with his very good birds. The creation story climaxes with the creation of Adam and Eve, two very good beings specially made in the image of God. Over and over we read that everything is good. And of course, the reason it is all so good is because God is good. This entire good created order is shattered when the goodness of God and his good creation is called into question. God says don’t eat of this tree in the middle of the garden. And he only gives them a one-sentence reason, because if you eat it you will die. Because I am good, you can trust me that this is true. But then they ask this damning question, “How can God know what’s good for me?” I’m the only one who can know that. And so they become the judge of what is good and eat the forbidden fruit. And rejecting God’s good always means choosing a world without good. The poison of sin begins to leech into every aspect of life. If you cut a flower from a vine, it doesn’t wilt instantly. In fact, it looks great but slowly, because it is cut off from the source of life, it dies. And the first 11 chapters of the book of Genesis describe the horrible wilting effects of sin. And everywhere we look in these first 11 chapters, instead of good, we see evil. The ground is cursed. Cain becomes jealous of his brother and kills Abel. God looks down on the world he created his summary was, Genesis 6:5, “The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” God destroys the world in a flood. The Tower of Babel describes the pride of men and people’s evil desire to become like God. And so the first 11 chapters set up the problem. The absence of good has created this space for evil to invade. And it’s painful. The next rest of the book begins to suggest a solution. God appears to a man Abraham and says out of you shall all of the nations of the earth be blessed. He makes a promise to him. The rest of Genesis, chapters 12-50, trace a promise of God through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph to restore good. Over and over again, God makes good promises to evil men. God is faithful while man is faithless. A faithful God revealing himself to faithless men. Now, this is an important point because by the time we get to the New Testament the patriarchs have been immortalized into history as the founding fathers of the Jewish faith and are held in high honor. The Pharisees were proud to say, “We are children of Abraham.” It’s a badge of honor to associate yourself with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But if you read the story of the actual patriarchs as described in the actual narrative, they are a bunch of losers. These guys are a bunch of chauvinistic, cowardly men who use their wives as shields to protect themselves from danger. They are faithless bufoons who revert to paganism, superstition, and generally are an embarrassment to the Christian faith. Now I want to say something here. The point of Genesis is to establish exactly that fact! The goal is to point to God’s faithfulness despite the faithlessness of his chosen people. Maybe the best way to point this out is to illustrate an interpretive problem we’ve likely all had. When you read the book of Genesis there are some embarrassing chapters. After the flood, we read of Noah getting drunk in a tent and involved in some sort of super awkward, lewd behavior. I’m not sure you’ll find an episode of Veggie Tales on that story? And there is no commentary. You just read that and get uncomfortable and move along. You have the rape of Dinah in chapter 34, where Jacob’s daughter Dinah is raped and then the 11 brothers of Jacob go out and murder in cold-blooded circumcision trickery the entire tribe that raped her. And again, there is no commentary. You are thinking, “Is that what God wanted?” I mean, you can search high and low and you are not going to find a Sunday School flannel graph to go along with some of these stories. In chapter 38, you have this story of Judah who thinks he sleeping with a temple prostitute but is really being tricked by his daughter-in-law Tamar who was widowed. And she’s doing that because Judah forced her to remain a widow. I mean, awkward. The whole time, we are wanting God to provide some commentary. Why are you including this stuff in the Bible? This is really messing up my family devotions with my 7-year-old. I’ve heard people say, “I could never worship a God who condones the polygamous marriages we read about in the heroes of the Christian faith. I mean look at Abraham. Look at Isaac. Really? This is the model of how God wants his people to be?” All of this illustrates a profound misunderstanding of the point of Genesis. Your intuitions are absolutely correct. These guys are a bunch of losers. But look at what God can do despite losers. This is why it is so important to see the book as a whole because commentary does come at the end. The whole book is highlighting the failure of men. Adam fails, Cain fails, Noah fails, Abraham fails, Isaac fails, and Jacob fails. They all failed. These men were polygamous, jealous, petty, greedy, and in almost every way, faithless. And then you have God who just intervenes and delivers. That’s how you are supposed to read the book. Now to be sure, you don’t get this until the very end of the book. That’s when it all connects. It all clicks. Have you ever watched a movie where you have no idea how you are supposed to interpret anything until the very end and then great reveal happens and it all makes sense? That’s how the book of Genesis is structured. And that great reveal, this interpretive key comes at the very end of the book, at the climax of both the Joseph narrative and the book of Genesis as a whole. We get this powerful statement, “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” That’s the commentary on the book of Genesis we were looking for? What does God think of all this crazy narrative? They are wilting flowers cut off from the source of life! Without the life-good they can only do evil. They were evil and did evil. But God is greater than their evil. They meant it for evil but God is good and therefore can redeem it. Joseph So, as we open up chapter 37 and look at the story of Joseph, let’s remind ourselves that we are in a narrative of brokenness where evil is very much afoot. In Joseph’s case, this brokenness was most keenly felt in his own family. Genesis 37 begins. Now let’s talk about Joseph’s family. Most of us come from a home where we have an imperfect father and an imperfect mother. Joseph came from a home where he had an imperfect father and four imperfect mothers, technically two wives and two surrogate mothers. Joseph’s father was married to two wives, Rachael and Leah, who also happened to be sisters. How Jacob came to be married to Rachel and Leah is a story unto itself filled with deception and trickery and doesn’t exactly paint the great patriarchs in very flattering light. You will remember that Rachael and Leah are sisters who are bitter rivals. Rachel is beautiful, bright-eyed, is loved by her husband. Leah is not as beautiful, dull-eyed, and is not loved by her husband. You might think Leah doomed in this marriage save one factor. Rachel can’t get pregnant; Leah on the other hand, if Jacob just winks at her from across the room is instantly three months pregnant. Now in our culture, sadly, having children is not valued very highly. However, in the ancient near east, nothing is more important than bearing children and in particular, male children. Male children carry on the family name and strengthen a tribe. Having male children is like hitting a grand slam in baseball. It’s like draining that eagle in golf. I mean these are things you keep track of on a scorecard. And Rachael and Leah are keeping score. And in chapter 29:32 you have that scorecard. Chapter 29 is the chronicles of the labor and delivery ward of Jacob’s tribe. And chapter 29 begins with Leah giving birth to all these children. And she’s giving birth to them at this astounding rate of one verse at a time. In verse 32 that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son—she called him Reuben; verse 33, she conceived again and gave birth to a son, called him Simeon; verse 34, she conceived and gave birth to a son and called him Levi; and verse 35, she conceived again and gave birth to a son and she called him Judah. And then the narrative pauses. 29: “Then she stopped having children.” So far the score is Leah four, Rachel zero. The story continues in chapter 20. Rachel, when she saw she was not bearing Jacob any children, became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die.” Jacob says, “What’s your problem woman? I’m not God. I can’t control this stuff. That’s God’s business.” And so Rachel did what was customary at the time: she took the servant maid Bilhah that she had been given and she gave her to Jacob as a surrogate wife. Rachel was thinking, “Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and that through her I too can build a family.” Any children born through the servant maid would be credited as children of Rachel. And so Bilhah gets pregnant, Bilhah gives birth to Dan in verse 6, and to Naphtali in verse 7. So now the score is Leah four, Rachel two with an asterisk. Now the jealousy and fighting and resentment and envy between the sister builds. Leah’s childbearing ability stalls out and so she decides on the same strategy with her maidservant, Zilpah. And Zilpah and Jacob get together, and Zilpah in turn gives birth to Gad in verse 10, and then to Asher in verse 13. And then you have this unbelievable thing here where they’re trading sexual favors for mandrake crops. Mandrakes are a vegetable from the nightshade family that were believed to be aphrodisiacs. Rachael says, “I want some of your son’s mandrakes,” presumably so that she can get pregnant. Apparently, they worked for Leah and so Rachel wants some. Leah says, “No way. You took away my husband. I’m not helping you.” Rachel said, “I’ll let you sleep with him tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.” So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” What in the world? Don’t look at me like I’m being inappropriate. I’m just reading the Bible here folks. So with that, Leah becomes pregnant, she bore Jacob a fifth son. So she named him Issachar. And then she conceived again, and she bore him a sixth son, Zebulun. And then she pops out a daughter named Dinah. Can you believe this? I mean, this is like a rabbit factory. We got kids all over the place. So here’s the score at the top of the ninth inning. We got six boys and a daughter straight up by Leah; two by her servant maid, so that’s nine; two by the other servant maid—that’s eleven. So we got ten boys, one girl, one dad, four mothers, two of them concubines. You think you’ve got a complicated family? The family contained all the ingredients for a psychological nightmare. Why do we mention this? You need to remember something very important. Even though there are 11 children running around, Rachel has never born Jacob a son. She still has not had a son of her own. For all these years, she has been sterile. Rachel is loved but can’t produce any children to be loved. Consequently, she is steaming and raging with jealousy over her sister. She desperately wants a son. It would validate her womanhood. It would bring her honor. It would strengthen the tribe. She envisions that if only I could have a son, my husband’s love would be complete and my value would be established. And finally, one day it happens. Rachel, the very loved wife, gets pregnant and produces a very, very loved child. Joseph. Joseph was literally the fulfillment of a dream for Rachel. Her whole entire life since she was a little girl, she was told that her purpose in life was to bear children for the tribe. She wanted so badly to have a child. And now finally, here he was. This is a dream come true. How do you handle a gold medal? How do you handle a trophy? What do you do with your most precious possessions? So the narrative begins. Now notice, Leah is not mentioned even though she bore most of the children. Why mention Bilhah and Zilpah? That detail is there to remind us of the family tension. Joseph is living as a privileged son of the favored wife among the riff-raff offspring of concubines. He was the full-blooded favorite. That’s bad. But, the tension on that family spring is just beginning to wind. Now a ton of ink has been spilled on this verse. Was Joseph: an innocent young boy simply telling the truth about his evil, older brothers and unjustly hated, OR was he a spoiled brat ratting on his older brothers and getting what was coming to him? Like most things, the truth is probably in the middle. Certainly, there must have been elements where Joseph took advantage of his privileged position. The brilliant Jewish commentator Leon Kass (professor emeritus on the Committee of Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and chairman of the Presidential Council on Bioethics from 2001–2005), suggests that Genesis 37:2 be translated: “Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding his brothers among the flock.” So if this is correct, it would be a play on words. The older brothers are shepherding the sheep while the younger brother is shepherding the shepherds. Joseph was his father’s pet and his reports were designed to keep it that way. Do you really think that basking in the favoritism of his father, Joseph was able to resist all negative effects? Certainly, he developed in overconfidence and bit of self-righteousness tinged with arrogance. Lest you get too judgmental, let’s remember that we all do this. Let me ask you to recall everything you said about other people this week. You probably spoke to other people about your mother, your brother, your kids, your friends, your enemies, those you are jealous of, those you have a hard time with. So recall those conversations where you reported on the behavior of others. Now let me ask you, was it completely correct? So often we leave out slight details or embellish small bits to give a bad report. Joseph was a junior in high school. I don’t think he’s free of these temptations. That being said, some scholars insist that the story of Joseph as a whole gives no evidence that he had such a character flaw. It certainly betrays character flaws in his brothers. The way they respond to Joseph’s report demonstrates that Joseph’s reports may well have been accurate. It also appears that Jacob could trust Joseph but not them. I’m sure there are elements of truth in both of these perspectives. The virtues and vices of Joseph’s intentions are unclear, but how Jacob treats Joseph is perfectly clear. Now you have to understand how significant this would have been. This would be like making all the older kids ride bikes and giving the youngest baby of the family a Tesla. I mean the degree of favoritism here is embarrassing. The literal reading here is a coat to the hands meaning a long-sleeved coat. Most clothing of this era were tunics without sleeves. The idea of a “coat of many colors” comes from the older Septuagint which says, “many-colored coat.” It very likely could be both. Multicolored, long-sleeved coats were common among royalty. The short-sleeved versions have been depicted in many Egyptian papyri. In a world in which material is costly and color is very scarce, this would have been very extravagant and symbolic of high favor and prestige. Now, this isn’t just a nice gift. This is way more than getting a Nike sweater. Do you know what’s at stake with the coat? You have to understand. Almost certainly what is at stake is the first-born blessing. Even though it’s not stated explicitly, the brothers are stewing with jealousy because they can see the writing on the wall. The blessing always came at the end of life but they could see it plain enough. Their inheritance is getting stripped away by dad’s little pet. Now we look at this favoritism and it’s appalling to us. But remember, this was the son of his old age. This last one would come first. After all, he, too, was the last one who became first (25:23). So why did Joseph’s brothers hate him? So far we are told at least four reasons: He was born of the most loved wife. Whether it was for this reason or other reasons, the text straight up says, he was more loved than they were. He was given a special coat indicating that their inheritance and blessing was being stripped away. He was a snitch. Now if that wasn’t enough, we get a fifth reason. Now the dream needs no interpretation here. This isn’t like the dream of Nebuchadnezzar or even like the dream of Pharaoh later in the story where you have cryptic elements and strange symbols. The dream is so obvious in its interpretation and so crude that it flat out just feels like the made-up delusions of a narcissistic teen. It’s just arrogance in dream form. It’s not like it’s really even artful or poetic. It’s just crude, cave-man poetry. Me big and powerful thing. You weak and tiny thing. You bow to me. Haha. The brothers needed no interpretation. The Hebrew uses a grammatical construction here, the infinitive absolute, that conveys utter surprise that he would dare utter such a thing. Now, if that wasn’t enough, the audacity of it all continues. Maybe you are one of the brothers and you start cooling down and dismissing this as the looniness of immaturity and you are trying to give your brother the benefit of the doubt. But then this happens. Eleven stars huh? Okay, that’s it. This dream is so pretentious, so bald-faced and unapologetic. I have so much gravitational awesomeness that I’m like this supernova in the center of the galaxy and the entire solar system revolves around me. All you 11 weaklings will be captured by my gravitational awesomeness. Even mom and dad will be captured by my awesomeness. I am so awesome… Now the fact that this was universally nauseating to the family is evidenced by verse 10. Even dad, who favored him so highly that he gave him the Tesla, can’t stomach the attitude. Now I want to end on the question that Jacob asks Joseph, “What is this dream you have dreamed?” The story of Joseph begins with a dream. Let’s think for a moment about dreams. Dreams are, as yet, unmaterialized conceptions of how the world could be or might be. We dream of all sorts of things. We make little distinction between whether it happened while sleeping or awake. A kid might dream of becoming an astronaut, or dream of winning the lottery, or dream of getting married. Most dreams are simply dreams. They are impossible hopes. The most unlikely of all possible outcomes. Most dreams are statistical impossibilities. I dream of taking over Amazon or Google. I mean what are the chances? Joseph here has a dream that implies that he will be ruler of all men. That’s a crazy dream, especially given his position. As a kid, you may have dreamed that you would become president of the United States. And it’s likely that your parents deflated your sails in short order. They said, listen, the chances of that are so low. Maybe try being a carpenter. Jesus was a carpenter. This is kind of what Jacob seems to do with Joseph. Joseph, listen, you aren’t going to rule over us. That’s impossible. I want you to think just how impossible this dream really is. Suppose you were an Iranian shepherd captured in battle by the US Forces and detained as a prisoner of war and in Guantanamo Bay. What are your chances of being president of the United States as an uneducated, Iranian POW? I mean you have a greater chance of being struck by lighting 500 times in a row than that dream coming true. Now let me ask you this, "What is the difference between a pipe dream and prophetic dream? The difference is not in the odds. The difference is in the divine power to turn it into reality. God was hidden in Joseph’s dream. When God is at work, nothing can stop it, even when everyone wants it stopped. And that’s going to be the drama for the rest of the book. You see, Joseph’s dream is a threat to everyone in the family. When Jacob rebukes Joseph, do you see what’s behind that? This is no longer funny, Joseph. If it stays a dream, no harm, no foul. But you seem to be pretty assured of this. If that dream even so much as hints as entering into reality we have a serious problem. And everyone in the narrative is going to try to kill the dream. And the battle for the rest of the book is going to be between God who is hidden in the dream and the dream killers. But because God is in the dream, it can’t be stopped. Joseph’s brothers can’t stop it. Potipher’s wife can’t stop it. The baker can’t stop it. Pharaoh can’t stop it. Joseph overcomes the millionth, billionth odds and actually rises to power in a foreign nation to the glory of Yahweh, the God of Israel. You see, when God is for us, who can be against us? Like Jesus, Joseph, the one despised and rejected by his family, ultimately is the agent of their salvation and countless others. Joseph shows how God’s secret providence is behind the darkest deeds of men and works to their ultimate good. What a story! Application Now last week you were handed this Joseph booklet. And if you didn’t get one, they are fanned out beautifully in the foyer beneath the triple screens on your right as you exit. You’ve kind of been bombarded with booklets. But take some time in this. Every week you’ll be given discussion questions for your family devotions, for your small group, or just for you personally. There are also some suggested resources and extra resources to dig deeper.
This week our guest on the podcast is Aleksei Simonov, president of the Glasnost Defence Foundation since 1991. Aleksei Simonov is a Soviet and Russian film director, writer, translator, human rights activist, teacher, journalist and editor. He was a member of the Presidential Council for Promoting Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights until 2012. In this podcast, Alexei Kirillovich talks about the enormous changes that have taken place in Russia since the last years of the Gorbachev era: the rise of glasnost, the hopes of the 1990s and the deterioration in freedom of expression in the Putin era, especially since 2012. He describes the work and experience of the Glasnost Defence Foundation, the impact of the law on so-called 'foreign agents' on civil society organisations and the difficulties faced by these organisations in obtaining funding. Aleksei Kirillovich also talks about two recent trials of journalists - Svetlana Prokopyeva and Ivan Safronov. Sergei Nikitin writes on Facebook: As Aleksei Simonov once said, “I have not been burdened with government awards, but received several public awards of which I am proud.” And besides public awards, this wonderful man received what I would call universal love and respect. And by right. Last weekend Simon and I had the great pleasure to meet our mutual acquaintance, our friend Aleksei Kirillovich. The waves of the Internet brought the three of us together, although we were hundreds, even thousands of kilometres apart. I first heard the name of Aleksei Simonov many years ago when I saw the film ‘Otryad' [The Squad] that was an important event at the beginning of perestroika. Later I got acquainted Aleksei Kirillovich in person and learned of his many talents: besides being a film director, he is also a writer, translator, human rights activist, teacher, journalist and editor. And, of course, he is president of the Glasnost Defence Foundation. Simon and I talked to Aleksei Kirillovich about all this, and now the recording of an interesting conversation is available on as our latest podcast.Simon Cosgrove adds: If you want to listen to this podcast on the podcasts.com website and it doesn't seem to play, please download by clicking on the three dots to the right. A summary of some of the week's events in Russia relevant to human rights can be found on our website here. The podcast is in Russian. You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify and iTunes. Music from Stravinsky's Elegy for Solo Viola is performed by Karolina Herrera.
This week our guest on the podcast is Georgy Satarov, president of the INDEM Foundation. Under President Yeltsin, Georgy Satarov was a member of the Presidential Council and, in 1993, he took part in the constitutional assembly on drafting a new constitution. We asked him to comment on the new Russian constitution recently adopted in Russia. During the conversation, we talk about the new Constitution in its historical and political context - and what it means for the protection of human rights in Russia. But this is not all we talked about, as you will hear. The podcast is in Russian. You can also hear these podcasts on SoundCloud, Spotify and iTunes. Music from "Elegy Stravinsky for Solo Viola" is played by Caroline Herrera. The photo of Georgy Satarov is from Wikipedia.
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