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Hey before I begin I just want to thank all of you who have joined the patreon, you guys are awesome. Please let me know what other figures, events or other things you want to hear about in the future and I will try to make it happen.   If you are a long time listener to the Pacific War week by week podcast over at KNG or viewer of my youtube channel you have probably heard me talk about Tomoyuki Yamashita, the Tiger of Malaya quite often. It goes without saying when it comes to Japanese generals of WW2 he stands out. Not just to me, from the offset of the war he made a large impression on westerners, he achieved incredible feats early on in the war. Now if you look up books about him, you will pretty much only find information in regards to his infamous war crimes trial. Hell it was so infamous the legal doctrine of hierarchical accountability for war crimes, whereby a commanding officer is legally responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by his subordinates, was created. This is known as the command responsibility or “the Yamashita standard”. His court case was very controversial, he remains a controversial figure, certainly to the people of territories he campaigned in, but I think what can be said of him the most is he was special amongst the Japanese generals. Anyways lets get the show on the road as they say.   So who was Yamashita? When he was 59 years old commanding forces in the Philippines against General Douglas MacArthur, he weighed 220 ls and stood 5 feet 9 inches. His girth pressed out against his green army uniform. He had an egg shaped head, balding, wide spaced eyes and a flat nose. He wore a short mustache, sort of like Hitlers, until it grayed then he shaved it off. He was not a very attractive man, Filipinos referred to him as “old potato face” while Americans called him “a florid, pig faced man”.   Tomobumi Yamashita was born in 1885, he was the second son of Dr. Sakichi Yamashita and Yuu Yamashita in Osugi village, on Shikoku island. Like most males of his day he was indoctrinated into military preparatory school from a young age. Yamashita had no chosen the army as a career, in his words ‘my father suggested the idea, because I was big and healthy, and my mother did not seriously object because she believed, bless her soul, that I would never pass the highly competitive entrance examination. If I had only been cleverer or had worked harder, I would have been a doctor like my brother”Yamashita would graduate from the 18th class of the IJA academy in november of 1905, ranked 16th out of 920 cadets.    In 1908 he was promoted to the rank of Lt and during WW1 he fought against Imperial German and Austro-Hungarian forces in the famous siege of Qingdao, which if you are interested I did an episode over on my Youtube channel about this battle. Its a very overlooked battle, but many histories firsts occurred at it like the first carrier attack. In 1916 he was promoted to captain and attended the 28th class of the Army War college to graduate sixth in his class that year. He also married Hisako Nagayama in 1916, she was the daughter of the retired General Nagayama.    It seems Yamashita's brush against the Germans in 1914 had a huge influence on him, because he became fascinated with Germany and would serve as assistant military attache at Bern and Berlin from 1919-1922. He spent his time in Germany alongside Captain Hideki Tojo, both men would run into each other countless times and become bitter rivals. Both men toured the western front, visiting Hamburg and witnessed first hand the crippling inflation and food prices that came from Germany's defeat. Yamashita said to Tojo then “If Japan ever has to fight any nation, she must never surrender and get herself in a state like this.” He returned to Japan in 1922, was promoted to major and served a few different posts in the Imperial Headquarters and Staff College. Yamashita became a leading member of the Kodoha faction, while Tojo became a leading member of the rival Toseiha faction. In 1927 Yamashita was sent again to Europe, this time to Vienna as a military attache. Just prior to departing he had invested in a business selling thermometers starting by one of his wife's relatives, the business failed horribly and Yamashita was tossed into debt, bailiffs literally came to seize his house. As told to us by his biographer “For a regular officer to have contracted such a debt, however innocently, was a disgrace. He felt he should resign his commission.” Yamashita's brother refused to allow him to quit, instructing him to leave for Vienna, while he resolved his debts. His days in Vienna were the best of his life, professed Yamashita. He studied economics at Vienna university and made friends with a Japanese widow, who introduced him to a German woman named Kitty and they had an affair. This would spring forward his reputation as an eccentric officer. Yamashita was obsessed over hygiene,and refused to eat fruit unless it was thoroughly washed. He avoided ice water, hated dancing and never learnt how to drive a car. One of his most notable quirks was his habit of falling asleep often during meetings where he legendarily would snore. Like I may have said in previous podcast and youtube episodes, this guy was quite a character, often described as a big bear.    Now this is not a full biography on Yamashita so I cant devolve to far into things, such as his first fall from grace. During the February 26th coup incident of 1936, Yamashita was a leading member of the Kodoha faction and helped mediate a peaceful end to the standoff, however in truth he was backing the coup. He simply managed to not get caught red handed at the time doing too much for the mutineers, regardless he lost favor with the outraged Emperor and many young captains whom he loved like sons killed themselves in disgrace. If you want to know more about the February coup of 1936, check out my series on Emperor Hirohito or General Ishawara, they both talk about it in depth and touch upon Yamashita's role a bit.    The coup led to the dissolvement of the Kodoha faction and the dominance of the Toseiha, led by Tojo. Yamashita tried to resign from the IJA, but his superiors dissuade him. He was relegated to a post in Korea, which honestly was a punishment. Yamashita would say “When I was posted to Korea, I felt I had been given a tactful promotion but that in fact my career was over. Even when I was given my first fighting company in North China, I still felt I had no future in the Army, so I was always on the front line, where the bullets flew the thickest. I sought only a place to die.”  He had some time to reflect upon his conduct while in Korea, he began to study Zen Buddhism. He was promoted to Lt General in November of 1937 and when the China war broke out he was one of those speaking out that the incident needed to end swiftly and that peaceful relations must be made with the UK and US. He received a unimportant post in the Kwantung army and in 1938 was assigned command of the IJA 4th division. He led the forces during in northern china against insurgents until he returned to Tokyo in July of 1940. His fellow officers lauded him as Japan's finest general. Meanwhile Tojo had ascended to war minister and one of his first moves was to send a delegation to Germany. Tojo considered Yamashita a ruthless and forceful commander and feared he would become a powerful rival against him one day. Yamashita would go on the record to say then “I have nothing against Tojo, but he apparently has something against me.” You see, Yamashita had no political ambitions, unlike Tojo who was by nature a political monster. “My life, is that of a soldier; I do not seek any other life unless our Emperor calls me.” In late 1940, Tojo asked Yamashita to lead a team of 40 experts on a 6 month train tour of Germany and Italy, a move that kept him out of Tokyo, because Tojo was trying to solidify his political ambitions. This is going to become a looming theme between the two men.   He was presented to Adolf Hitler in January of 1941, passing along messages from Tojo and publicly praising the Fuhrer, though privately he was very unimpressed by the man  “He may be a great orator on a platform, with his gestures and flamboyant way of speaking. But standing behind his desk listening he seems much more like a clerk.” Hitler pressed upon him to push Japan to declare war on Britain and the US. At the time of course Japan was facing China and had two major conflicts with the USSR, thus this was absolutely not in her interest. “My country is still fighting in China, and we must finish that war as soon as possible. We are also afraid that Russia may attack us in Manchuria. This is no time for us to declare war on other countries.” Yamashita hoped to inspect Germany's military techniques and technology to help Japan. Hitler promised open exchanges of information stating “All our secrets are open to you,”, but this would prove to be a lie. “There were several pieces of equipment the Germans did not want us to see. Whenever I tried to persuade the German General Staff to show us things like radar—about which we had a rudimentary knowledge—the conversation always turned to something else.”   Yamashita met with field Marshal Hermann Goring who gave him an overview of the war in europe. Goring would complain about Yamashita falling asleep during lectures and meetings and he believed the man was drunk often. Yamashita met Benito Mussolini in June of 1941 receiving a similar rundown to what he got in Germany. Yamashita visited Kitty in Vienna for a quick fling, but overall the trip deeply impacted Yamashita's resolve that Japan should stay out of the Europeans war and that Germany made a grievous error invading the USSR in June of 1941. This is what he said the members of the commission “You know the results of our inspection as well as I do. I must ask you not to express opinion in favor of expanding the alliance between Japan, Germany and Italy. Never suggest in your report that Japan should declare war on Great Britain and the United States. We must not and cannot rely upon the power of other nations. Japan needs more time, particularly as there may be aggression against us from Russia. We must have time to rebuild our defense system and adjust the whole Japanese war machine. I cannot repeat this to you often enough.” His report was similar, and it really pissed off Tojo who was trying to develop plans for a war against America. Yamashita would then get exiled to Manchuria in July of 1941, but Tojo's resentment towards him could only go so far, because Yamashita was one of their best generals and in his planned war against Britain and America, he would need such a man.   Yamashita's time in Europe reshaped his views on how to conduct war. He saw first hand blitzkrieg warfare, it seems it fascinated him. He consistently urged the implementation of new proposals calling for the streamlining of air arms; to mechanize the Army; to integrate control of the armed forces in a defense ministry coordinated by a chairman of Joint Chiefs of staff; to create a paratroop corps and to employ effective propaganda. Basically he saw what was working for the Germans against the allies and wanted Japan to replicate it. Tojo did not like many of the proposal, hated the fact they were coming from Yamashita, so he obviously was not keen on making them happen. Luckily for Yamashita he would be given a chance to implement some of his ideas in a big way.   On November 6th of 1941, Lt General Yamashita was appointed commander of the 25th Japanese army. His orders were to seize the Malay Peninsula and then the British naval base at Singapore. The Malaya Peninsula snakes 700 miles south of Thailand, a rugged sliver of land that constricts at its narrowest point to about 60 miles wide. It hold mountains that split the peninsula in half, some going as high as 7000 feet. During this time Malaya produced around 40% of the worlds rubber, 60% of its tin, two resources vital for war. At its very southern tip lies Singapore, a diamond shaped island connected to the mainland by a 1115 stone causeway. Singapore's largest asset was its naval base guarding the passage from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Together Malay and Singapore represented the key to controlling what Japan called the Southern Resource Area.   Singapore was known as the gibraltar of the east for good reason. It was a massively fortified naval base. The base had been developed between 1923-1938 and cost 60 million pounds, around 2 billion pounds today. It was 21 square miles, had the largest dry dock in the world, the 3rd largest floating dock and enough fuel tanks to support the entire royal navy for 6 months. She was defended by 15 inch naval guns stationed at the Johre battery, Changi and Buona vista battery. And despite the infamous myth some of you may have heard, these guns were fully capable of turning in all directions including the mainland. For those unaware a myth perpetuated after the fall of Singapore that her large 15 inch guns could not turn to the mainland and that this spelt her doom, no it was not that, it was the fact they mostly had armor piercing shells which are using to hit ships and not land targets. Basically if you fire an armor piercing shell at land it imbeds itself then explodes, while HE shells would have torn any Japanese army to pieces. Alongside the 15 inch monsters, there were countless other artillery pieces such as 9.2 inch guns. By December of 1941 Malaya and Singapore held 164 first line aircraft out of a total of 253 aircraft, but many of the fighters were the obsolete Brewster F2A Buffalo, a pretty slow, fat little beast that could take a licking as it was armored, but against the Zero fighter it was unbelievably outmatched in speed and maneuverability.    The Japanese acquired a major gift prior to the outbreak of war. On november 11th, 1940, the SS Automedon, a German raider attacked the HMS Atlantis which was carrying documents intended for the British far east command. The documents indicated the British fleet was not going to help Singapore; that Britain would not declare war if Thailand was invaded and that Hong Kong was expendable. The Germans gave the documents to the Japanese who were very excited by the information.    Starting in January of 1941, Colonel Masanobu Tsuji led the Taiwan Army Research section based on Formosa to investigate how a campaign could be waged in Malay and Singapore. His findings on the defenses of Malay and Singapore were summed up in these 3 points: 1. Singapore Fortress was solid and strong facing the sea, but vulnerable on the peninsular side facing the Johore Strait;  Newspaper reports of a strong Royal Air Force (RAF) presence were propaganda;  Although British forces in Malaya numbered from five to six divisions (well over 80,000 men), less than half were Europeans.    Now just a little bit about Tsuji as he was to become the chief of staff operations and planning under Yamashita. Tsuji was extremely insubordinate and a political schemer. He was a Toseiha faction fanatic, loyal to Tojo and thus definitely an enemy to Yamashita. Yamashita wrote of Tsuji in his war diary “is egotistical and wily. He is a sly dog and unworthy to serve the country. He is a manipulator to be carefully watched.” Tsuji would go on to have a infamous reputation for ordering atrocities in the name of his superiors, often without them knowing and this would be very much the case under Yamashita. Now using Tsuji's intelligence Yamashita began plans at his HQ at Samah, a port on Hainan island, starting in November of 1941 on how to launch the campaign. He was initially offered 5 divisions for the invasion, but he felt he could accomplish the objective with only three. There are a few reasons why he believed this; first, Tsuji's research suggested the peninsula roads would be the center of the battlefront and that the flanks would extend no more than a km or so to the left or right due to the dense jungle terrain (in fact Yamashita was planning to assault from the jungle specifically); 2nd intelligence indicated the defending troops were not of the highest caliber (the British were busy in Europe thus many of the troops in southeast asia were poorly trained, half were british regulars the rest were Australian, Indian and Malayan); 3rd Yamashita was aware “the Japanese army were in the habit of flinging more troops into the battle than could possibly be maintained” boy oh boy tell that one to the future boys on Guadalcanal. Thus he calculated 3 divisions was the maximum to be fed, equipped and supplied. Based on his recommendations the 25th army was created with 3 divisions; the 5th under Lt General Takuma Matsui; 18th under Lt General Renya Mutaguchi and the Imperial guards division of Lt General Takuma Nishimura. Supporting these would be two regiment of heavy field artillery and the 3rd tank brigade. Something that made Yamashita's campaign quite interesting was the usage and amount of tanks. He was invading with around 200 or so tanks consisting of the Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, type 97 Chi-Ha and Type 89 I-Go medium tanks and Type 97 Te-Ke tankettes. For aircraft he had the 3rd Air division, 459 aircraft strong with an additional 159 aircraft from the IJN to support them. The 3rd air division had a variety of aircraft such as Nakajima Ki-27 Nate's, Nakajima ki-43 Oscars, Kitsubishi ki-51 Sonia's, Kawasaki ki-48 Lily's, Mitsubishi ki-21 sally's, Mitsubishi ki-30 Ann's, Mitsubishi ki-15 babs and Mitsubishi ki-46 dinahs. For the IJN it was the 22nd air flotilla using Mitsubishi G3M1 Nell's, Mitsubishi A5M4 Claudes and some A6M Zeros. To say it was a lot of firepower at his disposal is an understatement, Yamashita was packing heat, heat he could use in a blitzkrieg fashion.   His staff at Samah identified 5 operational objectives: 1 Simultaneous capture of Singora and Patani, Thailand and Kota Bharu, Malaya.  2 Capture of all enemy airfields in southern Thailand and Malaya.  3 Occupation of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya.  4 Occupation of Johore Bahru, and control of Johore Strait.  5 Conquest of Singapore.    Colonel Tsuji, appointed Chief of Operations and Planning for the 25th Army, proposed the following plan which was readily approved:  Land the main strength of the 5th Division simultaneously and without warning at Singora and Patani, and at the same time land a powerful section of the 18th Division to attack Kota Bharu.  The troops disembarked at Singora and Patani to press forward immediately to attack the line of the Perak River Hand capture its bridge and the Alor Star aerodrome.  The troops landed at Kota Bharu to press forward along the eastern coast as far as Kuantan.    The landing at Kota Bharu, the only one in Malaya was expected to be opposed and quite risky. But if it was successful, it would create a useful diversion away from the main force landings in Thailand.   The landings took place around 2:15am local time on December 8th, about an hour and 20 minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The landings went largely unopposed, except at Kota Bahru where the Japanese saw heavy resistance. The British had anticipated this landing point and created operation Matador, a plan to pre-emptively invade southern thailand to secure defensive lines against the Japanese, however this plan was never accepted by British high command for obvious political reasons. But on December 5th, with a Japanese invasion looking certain, suddenly London gave permission to the Far east commanders to decide if Operation matador should be activated or not. The commander in Malaya, General Arthur Percival recommended forestalling it, fearing to violate Thai sovereignty, which ultimately would be the doom of a defense for Malaya.   At the battle of Kota Bharu, the 9th infantry division of Major General Barstow attempted holding off the Japanese from taking the important Kota Bharu airfield. The 8th brigade of Billy Key had fortified the beaches with pillboxes, barbed wire and land mines. The Japanese took heavy losses, but they were able to find gaps and fill them up until Brigadier Key had to ask permission to pull out. The royal air force at Kota Bharu tossed Hudson bombers to hit the troop transports, but it was a suicide mission to do so. Meanwhile the IJA 5th division landed at Pattani and Songkhla in Thailand while the Imperial guards division marched over the border from French Indochina. The Japanese encountered very little resistance, the leader of Thailand Plaek Pibulsonggram had been trying to get assurances from the allies and Japanese all the way up until the invasion, once the Japanese landed he knew his best option was to play nice and sign an armistice. This basically spelt doom for malaya as the Japanese were given access to Thailand's airfields which they used to smash the forward airfields in Malaya.   The first day of aerial encounters were a catastrophe for the British. General Percival would comment “The rapidity with which the Japanese got their air attacks going against our aerodromes was quite remarkable. Practically all the aerodromes in Kelantan, Kedah, Province Wellesley, and Penang, were attacked, and in most cases fighters escorted the bombers. The performance of Japanese aircraft of all types, and the accuracy of their bombing, came as an unpleasant surprise. By the evening our own air force had already been seriously weakened.” Brigadier Key withdrew after causing an estimated 800 casualties upon the Japanese while taking roughly 465. While Kota Bharu was being fought over, Percival unleashed Operation Krohcol, a 2.0 of Matador seeing British forces cross into Thailand to intercept the incoming enemy. It was an absolute disaster, the British attackers were defeated not only by the Japanese 5th division, but some Royal Thai police also defended their territory. The operation had basically become a race to who could seize the important focal point first and the Japanese took it first thus winning decisively. To add to that misery, force Z, consisting of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales,, battlecruiser Repulse and 4 destroyers tried to intercept the Japanese invasion fleet only to be utterly destroyed by overwhelming Japanese airforces.   Within 4 days of the landings, the 5th division advanced from Singora through the town of Jitra to capture the RAF airfield at Alor star, around 100 miles away. Yamashita managed this using flanking techniques that saw his army take town after town and airfield after airfield. There were numerous natural obstacles to the advance such as dense jungles, very long supply lines, torrential rain and heat, but he had a secret weapon, bicycles. At Jitra Percival made his first major stand. Holding Jitra would safeguard the northern airfields of Malaya, but it was a folly to do so as the airfields in question were not provided adequate aircraft and the British lacked something extremely important to be able to defend themselves, tanks. Colonel Tsuji saw the fighting at Jitra first hand and reported “Our tanks were ready on the road, and the twenty or so enemy armored cars ahead were literally trampled underfoot … The enemy armored cars could not escape by running away, and were sandwiched between our medium tanks … It was speed and weight of armor that decided the issue.” The British had spread themselves far too thinly across a 14 mile front with jungle on their right flank and rubber plantations and mangrove swamps to their left. Yamashita used a innovative blitzkrieg like tactic, he combined his air, artillery, tanks and bicycle infantry to punch holes in concentrated attacks forcing allied defenders to withdraw. As Percival would write later in his memoirs “This withdrawal would have been difficult under the most favorable conditions. With the troops tired, units mixed as the result of the fighting, communications broken and the night dark, it was inevitable that orders should be delayed and that in some cases they should never reach the addressees. This is what in fact occurred … the withdrawal, necessary as it may have been, was too fast and too complicated for disorganized and exhausted troops, whose disorganization and exhaustion it only increased”    Yamashita had ingeniously thought of employing large numbers of bicycles for his infantry so they could keep up momentum and speed with his mechanized forces. Oh and he didn't bring thousands of bicycles over to Malaya, the real genius was that they were there ready for him. His intelligence prior to the invasion indicated nearly all civilians in malaya had bicycles, so when the Japanese came over they simply stole them. Half of Yamashitas troops moved in motor vehicles while the rest road on 18,000 bicycles. As noted by Tsuji “With the infantry on bicycles, there was no traffic congestion or delay. Wherever bridges were destroyed the infantry continued their advance, wading across the rivers carrying their bicycles on their shoulders, or crossing on log bridges held up on the shoulders of engineers standing in the stream.” They Japanese overwhelmed the defenders who were forced to fight, flee into the jungles or flee along the roads where they were simply outsped by the faster Japanese. The defenders left numerous stores of food, abandoned vehicles, and supplies that Yamashita's men would dub “churchill's allowance”. British Lt Colonel Spencer Chapmanwas forced to hide on the sides of roads watching Japanese pedal past remarking “The majority were on bicycles in parties of forty or fifty, riding three or four abreast and talking and laughing just as if they were going to a football match.” The Japanese had the ability to carry their gear on the bicycles, giving them an enormous advantage over the allies fleeing on foot. The Japanese could travel faster, further and less fatigued. When the British destroyed 250 bridges during their flight, “the Japanese infantry (to continue) their advance, wading across the rivers carrying their bicycles on their shoulders, or crossing on log bridges held up on the shoulders of engineers standing in the stream”. The British could not escape the bicycle blitzkrieg as it became known, countless were forced to surrender under constant pressure and relentless pursuit.    Alongside the bicycle warfare, whenever Yamashita faced terrain unsuitable for his tanks, he ordered amphibious landings further south to outflank the enemy's  rear.   Meanwhile the war in the air went equally terrible for the allies. The RAF had pulled back its best pilots and aircraft to deal with the war for Britain against the Luftwaffe. 21 airfields were in Malaya and Singapore, few of them had modern facilities, only 15 concrete runways. The heavy rain made the grass airstrips unusable. All the airfields were allocated around 8 heavy and 8 light anti aircraft guns. Quality radar units were completely inadequate. The Super Spitfires and Hyper Hurricanes were mostly in Britain fighting the Germans, while Buffaloes were allocated to Malaya. The Japanese airforces easily overcame the allied opposition and established air superiority quickly. Launching from airfields in Vietnam, they bombed all the airfields into submission and continuously applied pressure to Singapore. . The aerial dominance of the Zero and ‘Oscar' fighters served to undermine the morale of the British infantryman on the ground. As historian H. P. Wilmot has observed, “in the opening phase of the war the Zero-sen was just what the Japanese needed, and the Allies were devastated by the appearance of a ‘super fighter.' To add insult to injury, every airfield taken starting at the most northern going further and further south towards Singapore offered the Japanese new launching points to make for faster attack.   Yamashita's forces reached the southern tip of the peninsula in just 8 weeks, his men had covered some 700 miles, about 12 miles a day on average. They fought 95 large and smaller battles doing so. Multiple lines of defense were erected one after another to try and halt the Japanese advance, to kill their momentum. Starting at the beach landings, to Jitra, then to Kampar, over the Slim river, then Johor. The British failed to employ “leave behind forces” to provide guerilla warfare in lost territories leading not only the Japanese to easily consolidate their gains, the Thai's also came down and grabbed some territory. At the battle of Muar Major General Gordon Bennet deployed the allied defenders south of the Muar River and it was widely believed here they would finally halt the Japanese. Then the Imperial Guards division outflanked them performing an amphibious landing and advancing down the coastal route. The 5th Japanese division followed a parallel route through the center and the 18th division landed near Endau. The allies were thus surrounded and took heavy casualties, countless were forced to flee through swamps and thick jungle abandoned their stuff. Gordons 45th brigade were absolutely shattered, effectively disbanded and left north of the Muar river as the rest of the allies fled south. The defeat at Muar broke the British belief they could hold even a toehold on Malay. Percivals strategy to fight delaying actions until the arrival of reinforcements to Singapore had fatally undermined his troops ability to hold onto defensive positions. As the British governor of the Johore straits settlement, Sir Shenton Thomas would say on January 6th ‘“We … have gone in for mechanized transport to the nth degree. It is a fearsomely cumbersome method. We have pinned our faith to the few roads but the enemy used tracks and paths, and gets round to our rear very much as he likes.”” Yet alongside the conquest came a series of atrocities.    At the Parit Sulong Bridge south of the Muar, Captain Rewi Snelling was left behind with 150 wounded Australian and Indian soldiers not able to trek south. The Imperial guards division herded them into buildings, denied them medical treatment, many of the Indians were beheaded, others shot. This become known as the parit sulong massacre. Its hard to saw what Yamashita would have known about this incident, it technically was under the command of Takuma nishimura. On January 22nd, Nishimura gave the orders for prisoners to be forced outside, doused with petrol and set on fire. Nishimura would be sentenced to life in prison by a Singapore court, but on a flight back to Japan he was hijacked by Australian military police in Hong Kong who grabbed him and held a trial for the Parit Sulong massacre, finding him guilty and hanging him on june 11th of 1951.    When the Japanese reached the straits of Johore, Yamashita took several days to perform reconnaissance, allowing his forces to regroup and prepare to attack the massive fortress. His plan for the invasion would see the Imperial guards perform a feint attack on the northeast side of Singapore, landing on the nearby Palau Ubin island on february 7th. The 5th and 18th division would remain concealed in the jungle until the night of the night of the 8th when they would cross the Johore and hit the northwest side of Singapore. The causeway to Singapore had been blown up by the retreating British, but the ability for Singapore to defend itself from a northern attack was lackluster. When Churchill was told by Wavell the Japanese sat on the other side of the Johore strait ready to attack the fortress he said ““I must confess to being staggered by Wavell's telegram. It never occurred to me for a moment that … Singapore … was not entirely fortified against an attack from the Northwards …””   With barely enough supplies or logistical support for his campaign, Yamashita's rapid advance down the Malay peninsula walked a tightrope of what was possible. His 70,000 men of which 30,000 were frontline troops had overcome a British force double their number. In Japan he garnered the epithet “Tiger of Malaya”, which ironically he was not too happy about. Later on in the war he would bark at a German attache “I am not a tiger. The tiger attacks its prey in stealth but I attack the enemy in a fair play”.   By this point Singapore had swollen from a population of 550,000to nearly a million. Percival had a total of 70,000 infantry of mixed experience plus 15,000 clerks and support staff to man lines if necessary. 38 battalions, 17 Indian, 13 British, 6 Australian and 2 Malayan. He placed his weakest troops west of the causeway, near the abandoned naval base rather than nearby the airfield which he considered was going to be Yamashita's thrust. He placed his best forces over there, which would prove fatally wrong as Yamashita hit west of the causeway. Yamashita meanwhile could only muster 30,000 troops, he was outnumbered 2:1 and amphibious assaults called for the attacker to hold a 2:1 advantage for success. Yamashita's men were exhausted, they had suffered 4565 casualties, roughly 1793 deaths in their 55 day advance south. Worse yet, Yamashita had a critical supply issue. He had greatly exceeded his supply lines and had been surviving on the abandoned churchill stores along the way. His ammunition was critical low, it is said he was down to 18 functional tanks, allowing his men to fire 100 rounds per day, the fuel ran out, and as Yamashita put it “My attack on Singapore was a bluff—a bluff that worked. I had 30,000 men and was outnumbered more than three to one. I knew that if I had to fight for long for Singapore, I would be beaten. That is why the surrender had to be at once. I was very frightened all the time that the British would discover our numerical weakness and lack of supplies and force me into disastrous street fighting.” He told his men of the 5th and 18th division not to build any cooking fires so they could conceal their positions in the jungle as he gathered hundreds of collapsible boats and other crafts to ford the strait. He gathered 40 divisional commanders and senior officers to a rubber plantation and with a flushed red face read out his attack orders while pouring them Kikumasamune (ceremonial wine). He made a traditional toast and said “It is a good place to die; surely we shall conquer”. He had to get the British to surrender quickly, he had to essentially ‘bluff” his enemy. He had to make the British think he was fully armed and supplied for a prolonged siege, how could he do so? He fired his artillery like a mad man, knowing full well they would run out of shells.   Starting on February 3rd,  Yamashita's artillery supported by aerial bombings hit Singapore for 5 days. On the night of the 7th, 400 Imperial Guards crossed to the Ibin island performing their feint attack. Percivals attention was grabbed to the east successfully, while on the night of the 8th the 5th and 18th divisions assembled carefully at the water's edge. At 8:30pm the first wave of 4000 Japanese troops crossed the Johore strait aboard 150 small vessels. The noise of their engines was drowned out by artillery. The thinly spread Australian lines, 3000 or so men led by Major General Bennet were breached fast leading to pockets of surrounded australian troops. As Lewis Gunner cliff olsen recalled “We were horribly spread out and it was pitch black and they [Japanese troops] were very hard to see. They walked through us half the time.” A beachhead was formed, a soon 14,000 Japanese had crossed by dawn.    Communications broke down for the allies, Percival unwilling to believe the Japanese's main thrust was in the west declined to send reinforcements there. When he did finally realize the main thrust was in the west he began to withdraw troops from quiet sectors and built up a reserve. The Japanese held air supremacy and their artillery was fierce. The big 15 inch guns of singapore held mostly armor piercing shells designed to hit ships, there were few HE shells available. When they fired upon the Japanese the shells would hit the ground they would embed deeply before exploding doing little damage. The defenders had no tanks, basically no more aircraft. The last departing ships fled the scene as everything was burning chaos around them. Morale was breaking for the defenders. By the 9th, Japanese bombers were raining bombs on allied positions unopposed. Bennet was forced to pull men back to a new line of defense from the east of the Tengah airfield to the north of Jurong. Poor communications hampered the northern sector of Brigadier Duncan Maxwell whose troops actually battered the hell out of the Imperial Guards who had landed at 10pm on the 9th. The Imperial guards gradually managed a foothold on a beach, but Maxwell feared encirclement and withdrew his men against direct orders of Bennet. The retreat opened up the flank of the 11th indian division who were overrun. All of the beaches west of the causeway fell to the enemy, when they did Yamashita brought over his tanks to smash the new Jurong line. The Japanese could have potentially stormed the city center at this point, but they held back, because in reality, Percival had created a formidable reserve in the middle. The Australian 22nd brigade took the brunt of the fighting.    Yamashita was running out of reserves and his attacks were reaching their limit, but he needed the battle to end swiftly. Yamashita was shocked and shaken when he received a report that the British troop strength within the city was twice what they believed. With covert desperation, Yamashita ordered his artillery to fire until their last rounds and sent Percival a demand for surrender. “In the spirit of chivalry we have the honour of advising your surrender. Your army, founded on the traditional spirit of Great Britain, is defending Singapore, which is completely isolated, and raising the fame of Great Britain by the ut¬ most exertions and heroic feelings. . . . From now on resistance is futile and merely increases the danger to the million civilian inhabitants without good reason, exposing them to infliction of pain by fire and sword. But the development of the general war situation has already sealed the fate of Singapore, and the continuation of futile resistance would only serve to inflict direct harm and in¬ juries to thousands of non-combatants living in the city, throwing them into further miseries and horrors of war. Furthermore we do not feel you will in¬ crease the fame of the British Army by further resistance.”   Singapore had received another order prior to this from Churchill “It is certain that our troops on Singapore Island greatly outnumber any Japanese that have crossed the Straits. We must defeat them. Our whole fighting reputation is at stake and the honour of the British Empire. The Americans have held out on the Bataan Peninsula against far greater odds, the Russians are turning back the picked strength of the Germans, the Chinese with almost complete lack of mod¬ ern equipment have held the Japanese for AVi years. It will be disgraceful if we yield our boasted fortress of Singapore to inferior enemy forces. There must be no thought ofsparing troops or the civil population and no mercy must be shown to weakness in any shape or form. Commanders and senior officers must lead their troops and if necessary die with them. There must be no question or thought of surrender. Every unit must fight it out to the end and in close contact with the enemy. ... I look to you and your men to fight to the end to prove that the fighting spirit that won our Empire still exists to enable us to defend it.”   What was Percival to do? The Japanese had seized control over Singapore water reservoirs, the population would die of thirst within 2-3 days. Japanese shells were causing fires and death everywhere. People were panicking, trying to get on the very last boats leaving the port, even though that surely meant death to the IJN. An American sailor recalled “There was a lot of chaos and people killed on the docks during these bombardments. Everywhere you looked there was death. Even in the water there were dead sharks and people floating all around.” Defeatism was endemic. Australian troops were overheard saying “Chum, to hell with Malaya and Singapore. Navy let us down, air force let us down. If the bungs [natives] won't fight for their bloody country, why pick on me?” Sensing a complete collapse Percival formed a tight defense arc in front of the city, and by the 13th his commanders were telling him they believed Singapore was already doomed. Wavell was asked for approval for surrender, but he replied  “to continue to inflict maximum damage on enemy for as long as possible by house-to-house fighting if necessary.” Percival then told him the water reservoirs were taken, so Wavell sent back “YOUR GALLANT STAND IS SERVING A PURPOSE AND MUST BE CONTINUED TO THE LIMIT OF ENDURANCE”   On the 15th, Percival held a morning conference reported there was no more fuel, field gun nor bofor ammunition. In 24 hours their water would be done. He told them he would ask for a ceasefire at 4pm, by the end of the day Wavell gave him permission to surrender. Over at his HQ on the Bukit Timah heights, Yamashita was staring at a Union Jack fluttering over Fort Canning. Then a field phone rang, and a frontline commander reported the British were sending out a flag of truce.   Meanwhile back on February the 14th, Japanese forces reached the Alexandra Barracks hospital at 1pm. At 1:40pm a British Lt greeting them waving a white flag and was bayoneted on the spot. The Japanese stormed the hospital and murdered the staff and patients. 200 male staff and patients, badly wounded were bound over night and marched to an industrial estate half a mile away. Anyone who collapsed was bayoneted. The survivors of the march were formed into small groups and hacked to death or bayoneted. For a few days over 320 men and women were massacred. Only 5 survivors would give recounts of the event. It is suspected by historians that Tsuji was the architect of the Alexandra hospital massacre. This is because he was the instigator of countless atrocities he ordered unbeknownst to his superior commanders such as Yamashita.    Percival was ordered to go to the Ford motor factory to where he met with Yamashita. Yamashita was hiding his surprise that the surrender party came and as he glanced at the surrender terms he said through his interpreter “The Japanese Army will consider nothing but surrender,” Yamashita knew his forces were on the verge of running out of ammunition and he still held half troops Percival did, he was anxious Percival would figure it out. Percival replied “I fear that we shall not be able to submit our final reply before ten-thirty p.m.,” Percival had no intention of fighting on he simply wanted to work out specific details before signing the surrender. Yamashita was sure Percival was stalling. “Reply to us only whether our terms are acceptable or not. Things must be settled swiftly. We are prepared to resume firing.Unless you do surrender, we will have to carry out our night attack as scheduled.”” Percival replied ““Cannot the Japanese Army remain in its present position? We can resume negotiations again tomorrow at five-thirty A.M”. Yamashita screamed “Nani! I want the hostilities to cease tonight and I want to remind you there can be no arguments.” Percival replied ““We shall discontinue firing by eight-thirty p.m. Had we better remain in our present positions tonight?” Yamashita said yes and that firing would cease at 8:30pm and that 1000 allied men could keep arms to maintain order within the city. Yamashita stated “You have agreed to the terms but you have not yet made yourself clear as to whether you agree to surrender or not.” Percival cleared his throat and gave a simple nod. Yamashita looked at his interpreter “There's no need for all this talk. It is a simple question and I want a simple answer.” He turned to Percival and shouted, “We want to hear ‘Yes' or ‘No' from you! Surrender or fight!” Percival finally blurted out  “Yes, I agree. I have a request to make. Will the Imperial Army protect the women and children and British civilians?”Yamashita replied  “We shall see to it. Please sign this truce agreement”. At 7:50 the surrender was signed off, 40 minutes later Singapore was in the hands of the Japanese. In 70 days Yamashita took at the cost of 9824 casualties, had seized Malaya and Singapore, nearly 120,000 British surrendered. It was the greatest land victory in Japanese history.   Churchill called the fall of Singapore to the Japanese "the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history" Churchills physician Lord Moran wrote The fall of Singapore on February 15 stupefied the Prime Minister. How came 100,000 men (half of them of our own race) to hold up their hands to inferior numbers of Japanese? Though his mind had been gradually prepared for its fall, the surrender of the fortress stunned him. He felt it was a disgrace. It left a scar on his mind. One evening, months later, when he was sitting in his bathroom enveloped in a towel, he stopped drying himself and gloomily surveyed the floor: 'I cannot get over Singapore', he said sadly   With the fall of singapore came another atrocity, the Sook Ching massacre. After February 18th, the Japanese military began mass killings of what they deemed undesirables, mostly ethnic Chinese. It was overseen by the Kempeitai and did not stop in Singapore, but spread to Malaya. It seems the aim of the purge was to intimidate the Chinese community from performing any resistance. According to postwar testimony taken from a war correspondent embedded with the 25th army, Colonel Hishakari Takafumi, he stated an order went out to kill 50,000 Chinese, of which 20 percent of the total was issued by senior officials on Yamashita's operations staff, most likely Tsuji. It is certain at the behest of Tsuji the orders were extended to Malay. The death toll is a tricky one, the Japanese went on the record to admit to 6000 murders, the Singaporean Chinese community and the Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew allege 70,000-100,000. Historians analyzing the scale of discovered mass graves after some decades think around 25,000-50,000. How much Yamashita knew of the massacre is debatable, the orders came from his office after all, but it seems Tsuji had orchestrated it. Many of Japan's generals wanted Yamashita to be appointed war minister, a move that obviously threatened then Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who feared his rival. Tojo retaliated, ordering Japan's new war hero back to Manchuria. On the surface, the assignment appeared worthy as Yamashita would serve as the first line of defense against a possible Soviet invasion. But since the two nations had signed a neutrality pact in April 1941, and Soviets were bogged down fighting the Germans, immediate war appeared unlikely. In reality, Tojo had parked Yamashita on the war's sidelines. Tojo went even further, he barred Yamashita any leave in Tokyo, preventing him from visiting his wife as well as from delivering a speech he had written for the emperor. No worries though, an aide of Yamashita's sent him three geishas. Allegedly he said this “I know they want to please me with these girls. But send them back—and don't forget to tip them.” The Tiger of Malaya would maintain a low profile in Manchuria where he received a promotion to full General. As months fell to years Yamashita sat on the sidelines helpless to aid the Japanese forces. His exile would come to an end in 1944 when Tojo was outed and the Tiger was required to try and save the Philippines from General Douglas MacArthur.

This week on Own It we're talking to Michele Kunken and Julie Liu from Slim Creative. As you might infer from the name, they are focused on the power of less and strip away the layers that crush great ideas. Michele and Julie lead the agency from different coasts with Michele operating out of the New York/New Jersey area. Julie is in Los Angeles. We dove into their firm, their individual and collective journeys to ownership through our industry and, of course, their take on closing the gender gap in agency ownership. Having two owners on at once always makes the shows lively and fun. You're going to enjoy this! You can find links to LinkedIn Profiles for Michele Kunken and Julie Liu and Slim Creative's agency website in our show notes at untilyouownit.com.  If you're enjoying Own It, please find it on your favorite podcast app and drop us a rating and review. Those help more people discover the show and join our community.  Also, if you're a female or non-binary agency owner, or you want to own an agency someday, join our growing community at that same address … untilyouownit.com.

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Ožas zudums un izmaiņas rokrakstā - šīs ir vienas no savdabīgākajām iespējamajām pazīmēm slimībai, ar ko sirgst miljoniem cilvēku pasaulē. Viena no neirodeģeneratīvām saslimšanām, kas skar vairāk nekā 10 miljonus pasaulē, ir Parkinsona slimība. un šobrīd tā tiek uzskatīta par vienu no straujāk augošajām nervu sistēmas slimībām. Pazīstama ar izteiktu muskuļu trīci, kas laika gaitā apgrūtina gan runas, gan ikdienas darba spējas. Kā to diagnosticē, ārstē un pēta? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro P. Stradiņa klīniskās universitātes slimnīcas neiroloģes Ramona Valante un Krista Lazdovska. "Ja runājam par neiroģeneratīvajām slimībām, pie kurām pieder arī Parkinsona slimība, pasaulē tiek lēsts pēc epidemioloģiskiem datiem, ka šī ir viena no slimību grupām, kur sagaidāma epidēmija. Mēs parasti runājam par epidēmiju, par vīrusu slimībām, kas ātri izplatās. Kopumā, ņemot vērā, ka sabiedrībai ir tendence novecot, ilgāk dzīvot, mazāk nomirt no infekciju slimībām, no kardiovaskulārām slimībām, tad neirodeģeneratīvās slimības paliek aizvien biežākas un un izplatītākas visā pasaulē un arī Latvijā," norāda Ramona Valante. "Galvenais riska faktors joprojām ir vecums. Jo vecāki mēs kļūstam, jo lielāks risks ir šai slimībai," atzīst Krista Lazdovska. "60 gadu vecumā tas varētu būt viens līdz 5 procenti, 80 gadu vecumā jau vismaz 5% varētu slimot ar Parkinsona slimību. Bet skaidri pierādīta ir pesticīdu iedarbība. Francijā cilvēki, kas strādā lauksaimniecībā, var Parkinsona slimību kārtot kā arodsaslimšanu. Kopumā zinām, ka viss, kas ietekmē smadzeņu veselību, ietekmēs arī arī neirodeģenerāciju un iespējamu slimības attīstību. Gan sirds asinsvadu veselības aspekts, gan arī dažādas toksiskas vielas var būt iesaistītas, gan arī sporta trūkums, protams, arī ģenētiskie faktori." Ārstes norāda, ka ar Parkinsona slimību saslimst arī gados jauni cilvēki. "Tas ir mīts, kad Parkinsona slimība ir tikai vecāka gadagājuma cilvēkiem. Parkinsona slimība var parādīties jebkurā vecumā," atzīst Ramona Valante. "Kopumā Parkinsona slimību uzskata par multifaktoriālu, kas nozīmē, ka vairāki faktori iedarbojas, mēs nevaram pateikt, kurš ir tas viens un galvenais, kas ir palaidis to slimību. Un man šobrīd īsti nav skaidrs, kādiem tiem faktoriem ir jāsakrīt, lai beigās būtu Parkinsona slimība. Diemžēl viņa var arī parādīties 30-40 gados bez ģenētiskā fona." "Parkinsona slimību mēs varētu skatīt kā tādu daļēji lietussargu, zem kura apakšā var būt katram sava slimība, savi simptomi," skaidro Krista Lazdovska. "Bet pirmais, pēc kura spriedīsim, ka tā ir tieši Parkinsona slimība, šie pacienti kļūst lēnāki. Tas ir tāds pamatsimptoms. Mēs skatāmies, vai šis kustību temps ir zudis." Pacienti to izjūt dažādi. Kāds to izjūtu gaitā, ka kļūst lēnāks, soļu garums samazinās. Kāds izjūt, piemēram, kad kaut ko gatavo. No rīta grib uztaisīt omleti un kuļ olu, un roka pēc pāris tiem apgriezieniem kļūst arvien lēnāka. Lēnīgums ir pamatsimptoms. Tai pievienojas miera trīce. Ārste mudina nesatraukties tos, kam satraukumā nedaudz trīc rokas. Miera trīce ir "sarkanais karogs" Parkinsona slimībai. Cilvēks sēž mierīgi, neko nedara, rokas klēpī un skatās televizoru, un vienai rokai īkšķis vai plaukstas daļa patrīc. Tam pievienojas muskuļu stīvums. "Ja mēs runājam par klasisku Parkinsona slimību, šie simptomi sākumā ir vienpusēji, vienā ķermeņa pusē," bilst Krista Lazdovska.  "Ja pēkšņi vienu reizi neveikli sanācis notīrīt kartupeli, tas nenozīmē, ka ir slimība, jo Pārkinsona slimība viņa ir lēna un progresējoša. Izmainītās kustības paliek konstantas," papildina Ramona Valante.  Sākumā cilvēki nejūt tieši lēnīgumu, bet to, ka kustas citādi. Ja tās ir pāris reizes, par to nebūt jāsatraucas. Ja tas sāk traucēt ikdienā, tas ir brīdis, kad jāvēršas pie ārsta, jo Parkinsona slimība nepāriet.  "Ja cilvēks atnāk pie ārsta un pasaka: man šis sākas pirms mēneša, ārsts nedrīkst pat teikt, ka šī ir Parkinsona slimība. Mēs izvērtēsim pacientu, mēs paturam prātā, bet patiesībā, lai noteiktu, ka šī ir Parkinsona slimība, simptomiem ir jābūt vismaz trīs gadus," norāda Krista Lazdovska.  "Jautājums, vai tas nav novēloti? Diemžēl patiesība ir tāda, ka neviena neirodeģeneratīva slimību, tai skaitā Parkinsona slimība, nav izārstējama. Līdz ar to nevar nokavēt to, ko nevar izārstēt. Mēs varam ar medikamentiem un darbībām varam tikai uzturēt dzīves kvalitāti, bet ne izārstēt," atzīst Ramona Valante. Nacionālā Dabas muzejā turpmāk būs vērojama skeletiem veltīta ekspozīcija Mirkli pirms Latvijas Nacionālā dabas muzeja jaunās, pastāvīgās ekspozīcijas “Skeletārijs” atklāšanas esam satikušies ekspozīcijas zālē ar muzeja Zooloģijas nodaļas vadītāju, ornitologu Dmitrijs Boiko. Ekspozīcijā mūs ieskauj lieli un mazi visdažādāko dzīvnieku sugu skeleti un to daļas. No 11. decembra ikvienam to visu ir iespēja aplūkot jebkurā mirklī muzeja 5. stāvā. Dmitrijs Boiko kā ekspozīcijas darba grupas vadītājs norāda, ka “Skeletārija” ceļš iets vairākus gadus. Laika gaitā paši muzeja pārstāvji savu kolekciju papildinājuši ar jauniem galvaskausiem, bet, lai iegūtu pilnus dzīvnieku skeletus, atrasti lieliski sadarbības partneri - Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitātes Veterinārmedicīnas fakultāte Jelgavā. Tad uzsāktas sarunas, vai muzejs varētu deponēt fakultātes osteoloģiskās kolekcijas priekšmetus, un šim ierosinājumam gūta atsaucība. Tā tapis “Skeletārijs”. Savukārt muzeja vecākā ekoloģe Lauma Goldblate ekspozīcijā bijusi atbildīga par saturu un vislabāk zina stāstīt, pēc kāda principa “Skeletārijs” veidots. Atklājot ekspozīciju, Latvijas Nacionālā dabas muzeja direktore Skaidrīte Ruskule savā uzrunā norāda, ka līdz ar “Skeletārija” atklāšanu tiek pāršķirta vēstures lappuse. Ar “Skeletāriju” muzejs savā ziņā atvadās no kādreizējā ekspozīciju izteiktā vēsturiskā pieskāriena. Vienlaikus direktore uzsver, ka līdz šim nav pieredzēta neviena ekspozīcija, kurā būtu ieguldīts tik liels darbs eksponātu sagatavošanāS Skanot prieka čalām pēc “Skeletārija” atvēršanas, par savu darbu vēl pastāsta ekspozīcijas materiāla sagatavotāja un arī atsevišķu eksponātu restauratore Janta Meža. Lai eksponāti saglabātos ilgtermiņā, Janta tos mazgājusi ar ļoti smalkām smiltīm, dzeramo sodu, ūdeni, bet nolūzušās detaļas fiksējusi ar speciālu līmi. “Skeletārijs” Latvijas Nacionālajam dabas muzejam ir jauna latiņa, ne katram dabas muzejam ir šāda skeletu ekspozīcija, un, kā atklāšanā norādījis ekspozīcijas mākslinieciskā risinājuma autors Didzis Jaunzems, “Skeletārijs” pat atgādina dārglietu ateljē. 

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CeeDee said it would be a boxing match, then the Lions KO'd the Cowboys! The duel in Detroit was disastrous for Dallas – Why did George Pickens crashout postgame!? Slim chance to make the playoffs or is the season over? Those topics and more as Ro P and Jesse dive in on this episode of Bleav in Cowboys! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Spēja ātri atpazīt insultu var izglābt kāda dzīvību. Kas jāzina par insulta pazīmēm un to noteikšanu un kā jārīkojas, lai palīdzētu, skaidrojam raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Sarunājas ģimenes ārste, Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Ģimenes medicīnas katedras docētāja, Metodiskā vadības centra ģimenes medicīnā koordinatore ģimenes medicīnas jautājumos Dārta Puriņa un P.Stradiņa klīniskās universitātes slimnīcas Neiroloģijas klīnikas Insulta vienības virsārsts Kristaps Jurjāns. "Mēs esam sabiedrībā, kurā ir pārāk daudz novēršamu nāvju un mums lielākoties nāves cēlonis ir sirds un asinsvadu saslimšanas, kuras ir efektīvi novēršamas. Jautājums, vai paši objektīvi izturamies pret šiem rādītājiem," vērtē Dārta Puriņa. Cilvēki nepievērš uzmanību augstam asinsspiedienam vai augstam holesterīna līmenim asinīs. Protams, arī smēķēšana, kustību trūkums un aptaukošanās ir riska faktori, kā arī tas, ja pirmās pakāpes radinieki ir slimojušo ar insultu. "Insults notiek vienā mirklī un strauji, bet tas izveidojas laika gaitā. To var novērst, tāpēc ir jāizglīto sabiedrība," atzīst Dārta Puriņa. "Sabiedrība ne vienmēr izprot kopsakarību kopumu, ka augsts asinsspiediens vai augsts holesterīna līmenis nav tikai cipari, kurus dakteris grib izārstēt, bet ka tie ir riska faktori, kuriem laika gaitā attīstoties izveidosies saslimšana. Ja savlaicīgi strādājam ar riska faktoriem, saslimšanu ir lielas iespējas novērst," turpina Dārta Puriņa. "Kad notiek insults nervu šūnas iet bojā strauji. Stundas laikā cilvēks, kas slimo ar insultu, zaudē tik daudz nervu šūnu, cik normāli novecojot zaudē piecu gadu laikā," skaidro Kristaps Jurjāns. Šī ir viena no retajām slimībām, kurai ir tik īss laiks, lai pacientam reāli palīdzētu. Insultam tās ir pirmās 4,5 stundas, to laikā pacientam jānonāk slimnīcā, jāveic izmeklējumi un jāuzsāk ārstēšana. "Labāki rezultāti ir, ja to izdara pirmajā stundā," norāda Kristaps Jurjāns. "80% insultu ir iespējams novērst, kontrolējot primāros riska faktorus, kas galvenokārt saistīti ar dzīvesveidu, asinsspiedienu, holesterīnu, smēķēšanu," skaidro Kristaps Jurjāns. Diemžēl saslimst arī tie, kas ievēro visveselīgāko dzīves veidu, bet tā nav lielākā sabiedrības daļa. "Tas, ka saslimstība ir liela, liecina, ka mums klibo primāra un sekundāra profilakse. Slimības, kas insultu izraisa, netiek laicīgi diagnosticētas un ārstētas," norāda Kristaps Jurjāns. Ja ir aizdomas, ka kādam ir insults, svarīga ir ātra rīcība - atsmaidi, turi rokas, runā. Ja kādu no šīm funkcijām cilvēks nespēj veikt, jāsauc neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība.  Sabiedrība regulāri jāinformē par insulta simptomiem, testu "ĀTRI" un kampaņas ietvaros mācām arī bērniem bērnudārzā pazīst insultu. Kā rīkoties, ja kādam no vecākiem vai vecvecākiem parādās šādas pazīmes. Labāk reaģēt straujāk un zvanīt palīdzības dienestam, nevis konsultēties ar draugiem vai ģimeni un nogaidīt. "Insults veidojas, kad kādai smadzeņu daļai ir traucēta asiņu apgāde. Asinsvadu var aizsprostot trombs vai plīst asinsvads," skaidro Kristaps Jurjāns. "Išēmiskais insults rodas, kad trombs aizdambē asinsvadu, kāda smadzeņu daļa nesaņems asinis un sāks strauji iet bojā. Zudīs nervu šūnas, cilvēks zaudēs spēju runāt, kustināt vienu ķermeņa pusi, pazīt radiniekus. Dažādi simptomi var būt." Latvijā insults ir bieža saslimšana, bet tā ir novēršama slimība. -- Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs sadarbībā ar Latvijas Neirologu biedrību un Latvijas Insulta biedrību īsteno sabiedrības informēšanas kampaņu “Atpazīsti insultu! Rīkojies ĀTRI!”, lai skaidrotu insulta pazīmes un uzsvērtu to savlaicīgas atpazīšanas nozīmību veiksmīgai slimības ārstēšanai un izglītotu par insulta profilakses pasākumiem.      

December 2025's edition of BLUES TIME. PLAYLIST: ARTIST - ALBUM - TRACK. 1 Corey Legge & The Legacy - Howlin' At The Moon. 2 Davey Knowles - MKO - Days Gone By. 3 Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman - Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt - Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor. 4 Robert Plant - Saving Grace - Soul of a Man. 4 Eric Bibb - Muddy Waters. 5 The Weekend Blues Band - Stone Wings. 6 Randy Lee Riviere - Big on a Bender - Farmland Blues. 7 Grant Lyle - And Now - And Now. 8 Kelli Baker - Granite - Right On Time. 9 Slidin' Slim & Big Fred - 10 Long Years - Let It Ride. 10 Lily Sazz - What Just Happened - This Train is Rollin'. 11 The Kokomo Kings - Turbomouth - Turbomouth. 12 Katie Skene - Symmetry of Wildflowers - Whiskey & Wine. 13 Davey Knowles - MKO - Hold On Strong. Size: 153 MB (160,452,294 bytes) Duration: 1:04:48

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Beer tates good this week when the Drunk Guys read The Tate Bible by Andrew Tate and G Slim. They tate: Maximus by Lagunitas and White Ferrari by thin veil brewing. Join the Drunk Guys next Tuesday when they read Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie. The Drunk Guys

Podcast link: Iceberg Slim's autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oft-brutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores of Chicago's street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. In the preface, Slim says it best, “In this book, I will take you, the reader, with me into the secret inner world of the pimp.” With millions of copies sold, Pimp has become vital reading across generations of writers, entertainers and filmmakers alike, making it a timeless piece of American literature. Hashtags: #audiobook #iceberg #icebergslim #pimp #biography #autobiography #book #chicago #detroit #midwest

If you were still holding out hope for a late playoff run, we've got some bad news. With the Cardinals' 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona is officially eliminated from playoff contention. Tyler Drake and Lauren Koval dive into the loss, the latest surrounding Kyler Murray and where the Cardinals could land in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft order. Subscribe, rate 5 stars and follow @AZCardsCorner, @Tdrake4sports and @koval_lauren on X!

Live on stage at the Ohio Theatre in Madison, Indiana, it’s the Incomparable Radio Theater Live, with part three of the Adventures of Slim Skinner and the Cowhands of the Range! Slim is blue, Charlie is gone, the band is yodeling, there’s some creative arithmetic, David takes a coffee break with more coffee, and we learn what makes the sun rise…it’s not astrophysics, it’s chemistry. Yeah, chemistry. David J. Loehr.

Live on stage at the Ohio Theatre in Madison, Indiana, it’s the Incomparable Radio Theater Live, with part three of the Adventures of Slim Skinner and the Cowhands of the Range! Slim is blue, Charlie is gone, the band is yodeling, there’s some creative arithmetic, David takes a coffee break with more coffee, and we learn what makes the sun rise…it’s not astrophysics, it’s chemistry. Yeah, chemistry. David J. Loehr.

Soos die feestyd nader kom, so ook 'n toename in gesofistikeerde swendelary wat op niksvermoedende kopers gemik is. FNB Namibia spreek kommer uit oor 'n vlaag van hoëtegnologie-bedrog, insluitend afstandtoegangskemas, nabootsings en selfs KI-aangedrewe sogenaamde “deep fakes”, wat ontwerp is om verbruikers onkant te vang. Die hoof van bedrywighede vir FNB Namibia Retail, Carpio Minnaar, waarsku dat bedrogtaktieke teen 'n ongekende tempo ontwikkel. Hy het met Kosmos 94.1 Nuus gepraat.

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt, Kyler sits down with author and musician Daniel Gard'ner to talk about his novel, Desert Songs. Daniel shares how decades in the music industry led him to write this rock and roll L.A. noir, built around the characters Cash and Slim. It's a candid conversation about the reality of band dynamics, friendship, and the pressures of success—a fascinating look at the intersection of music, writing, and the artistic life. Great chat, great book! Thanks for listening.---Episode Links:Purchase Desert SongsFollow Daniel on Instagram

Episode 361 - Intelligentie helpt je niet tegen ongezonde stress. Dat komt omdat ongezonde stress op veel meer niveaus een rol speelt dan intelligentie. In deze aflevering leg ik uit hoe dat zit. Veel luisterplezier! > Met deze 24 coachvragen help jij in 24 minuten je collega van de stress-mindset naar de succes-mindset. Vraag nu tijdelijk gratis hier aan (van 54 euro voor 0 euro). empowermentcompany.plugandpay.com/checkout/coachvragen Voor senior leiders, directeuren en ondernemers: Wil je voorgoed afrekenen met ongezonde stress zonder in te leveren op je dromen en ambities? Boek hier vrijblijvend een kennismaking (calendly.com/sandyvanaert/discovery-call-inner-compass) om te ontdekken of ons leiderschapsprogramma Inner Compass bij je past. Voor leidinggevenden en HR-professionals:Wil je collega's effectief begeleiden bij stress- en zingevingsvraagstukken, verzuim verminderen en vitaliteit vergroten zonder meer tijdsinvestering? Ontdek of de opleiding Mastering Compasscoaching iets voor jou is. Plan hier een vrijblijvende kennismaking (calendly.com/sandyvanaert/discovery-call)

Michael Malice (“YOUR WELCOME”) invites former MMA fighter, boxer, and Olympic wrestler, Ben Askren, back onto the show to share his emotional story about being nearly dying earlier this year, living life after a double lung transplant, and the friends and family who held his hand through his journey back to the land of the living. https://x.com/Benaskrenhttps://www.instagram.com/benaskrenhttps://www.youtube.com/@AskrenWrestlingAcademyHartlandOrder NOT SICK OF WINNING: http://notsickofwinning.comOrder THE WHITE PILL: http://whitepillbook.com/Order THE ANARCHIST HANDBOOK: https://www.amzn.com/B095DVF8FJOrder THE NEW RIGHT: https://amzn.to/2IFFCCuOrder DEAR READER: https://t.co/vZfTVkK6qf?amp=1https://twitter.com/michaelmalicehttps://instagram.com/michaelmalicehttps://malice.locals.comhttps://youtube.com/michaelmaliceofficialIntro song: "Out of Reach" by Legendary House Cats https://thelegendaryhousecats.bandcamp.com/The newest episode of "YOUR WELCOME" releases on iTunes and YouTube every Wednesday! Please subscribe and leave a review.This week's sponsors: CovePure – Clean, Purified, Un-Tainted Drinking Water: https://www.CovePure.com/Malice (Holiday discount! $250 off!)PlutoTV – Streaming TV: https://www.Pluto.tv (Free) Ridge Wallets – Unique, Slim, Modern Wallets: https://www.Ridge.com (Black Friday Sale! Up to 47% off!)SimpliSafe – Stop Crime Before It Starts: https://www.SimpliSafe.com/Malice (Black Friday Sales! 60% off any new system)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! SlimFast feels bad being lazy on the weekend, Lazlo couldn't care less. They guys talk about Laura Owens faking her pregnancy. Slim details his biggest Christmas Eve fight, and Lazlo has to buy a new car. Lazlo's debating on putting 20k on a sports bet. In Headlines, Lazlo and SlimFast discuss the HUGE update with the missing Virginia coach, current local warnings about the Tik Tok Door Challenge, the man who pointed a gun at Christmas Carolers, more audio that was released about the Campbells VP, an Italian man dressing up as his dead mother for pension, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this episode, Tina chats with Dr. Holly Wyatt, an endocrinologist with over 20 years of clinical experience in long-term weight loss maintenance. She discusses the complexities of weight regulation, the role of hormones, and transitioning from weight loss to maintenance. She emphasizes the importance of physical activity, proper meal timing, and a supportive environment in sustaining weight loss. She also deep dives into the impact of GLP-1 medications and strategies for maintaining weight after discontinuing these drugs. Here's what you'll learn: - Why “doing everything right” can still leave you stuck - The silent ways your environment shapes your metabolism - How living in fat-loss mode for too long backfires on your body - How to know when it's time to move from fat loss to maintenance - The shift that separates short-term results from lifelong success - What to do before layering in advanced supports like peptides or hormones - Why meal timing might matter more than calorie math - The key mindset change every woman needs for sustainable results Losing the Weight Loss Meds: A 10-Week Playbook for Stopping GLP-1 Medications Without Regaining the Weight https://rstyle.me/+xYw7h91GamED25O5ZYRI1A Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N' Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Dr. Holly Wyatt: https://www.weightwisdom.com Podcast: https://www.weightlossand.com/ About Dr. Holly Wyatt: Dr. Holly Wyatt is a physician, endocrinologist, and nationally recognized leader in weight loss and long-term weight management. With more than 25 years of clinical and research experience, she's helped thousands of people lose significant weight, keep it off, and transform their health. Millions came to know her as the physician on ABC's Extreme Weight Loss, where she guided participants through dramatic real-world transformations. She also coauthored the bestselling book State of Slim and created the SOS programs, which give people science-based strategies to reset metabolism, manage appetite, and build a strong mindstate for success. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Dr. Wyatt serves as Professor of Nutrition Sciences, where she teaches the next generation of health professionals and leads research on what it really takes to maintain weight loss long-term. She's also the co-host of the Weight Loss and… podcast, where she translates science into practical strategies people can use right away. Away from the classroom and camera, Holly is usually chasing after her blue-eyed merle pug, Bodie — a constant reminder that curiosity, energy, and joy matter as much as results.

HR2 - Falcons must improve 3rd down efficiency to keep slim playoff hopes alive In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give you what they think was the good, the bad, and the ugly in the Atlanta Falcons 24-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, talk about what they expect the new College Football Playoff rankings to look like tonight, explain why they think Alabama will be a College Football Playoff lock as long as they beat Auburn on Saturday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

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"Together we're unlimited."WINVEMBER ends with WICKED PART ONE AND FOR GOOD. We also covered our December plans and upcoming changes to our Patreon, slime and Proto watching FRANKENSTEIN, prote seeing TRAIN DREAMS, and much more. Slim has to edit this jawn at midnight day of release so no big post-show srry!Chapters:(00:00:00) Introductions(00:04:40) What we've watched(00:15:54) Wicked Part One(01:08:17) Wicked For Good(01:54:26) Next weekSupport the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault which includes over 70 movies! Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes!Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, and much more.70mm is a ⁠TAPEDECK⁠ podcast, along with our friends at ⁠BAT & SPIDER⁠,  ⁠The Letterboxd Show⁠, Austin Danger Pod, ⁠Escape Hatch⁠, ⁠Will Run For...⁠, ⁠Lost Light⁠, ⁠The Movie Mixtape⁠, and ⁠Twin Vipers⁠.(Gone but not forgotten; ⁠Cinenauts⁠ + ⁠FILM HAGS⁠.) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Lazlos' car accident cost 7 THOUSAND. What are the rock bands of all time? Lazlo and SlimFast have a TERRIBLE memory. Someone stole Lazlos' car, ate Cheetos, and peed in it. What did Lazlo and SlimFasts' apartments look like in their 20's? Slim and Lazlo debate the ethics of beauty pageants. In Headlines, the guys talk about Trump signing the bill to release the Epstein Files, the new tech for stealing cars, Susan Powters going from $300 million to welfare checks, a mall Santa having a history of murdering his wife, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Lazlo popped an edible before work, Slim some Kratom. The guys learn about tampons, and Lazlo wouldn't mind a TSA agency seeing his weiner. Lazlo hates it when commercials make fun of sports players and coaches. When was the last time SlimFast did meth? In Headlines, SlimFast talks about the Epstein files being voted to be released, Trump calling a reporter ‘piggy,' Nicki Minaj speaking at the United Nations, Larry Summers resigning, D4vd being named as a suspect, warships in Venezuela, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we chat about the legendary five-digit Rolex era and how it's probably the greatest collection of modern watches. We discuss why and mention some of our favorite models. Enjoy the show!For many of us, it seems that the five-digit Rolex period was around forever. In fact, the watches debuted in the late 1970s and stayed in production until 2012! That's a long time! Of course, there were tweaks over the 30-plus years, but the watches remain relevant today. We discuss their impact and why owning one can be an endgame move.HandgelenkskontrolleWe kick off our show with a discussion about Mike's recent trip to the United States and his proximity to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Then, we move on to watches. Mike recently spent a lengthy amount of time with the new Ming 37.11 Odyssey, a diver GMT that truly struck his fancy. Yes, he has ordered one. Then, Balazs mentions the new Louis Erard 2340, an attractive take on the integrated-bracelet sports watch. For the Handgelenkskontrolle, both of us are wearing a Ming 22.01 GMT. Mike's Gilt version is on the titanium Ming Universal Bracelet. However, Balazs scores the win with his Kyoto variant on the new titanium Ming Polymesh. It's fabulous!Five-digit RolexFor our main topic, we move on to five-digit Rolex and why it still reigns supreme as the greatest modern collection of watches. These pieces all had one foot in the modern era and one in the vintage period. Slim cases, stamped clasps, and mostly stamped end links are just some of the lovely old-world characteristics. Modern movements finally brought a quick-setting date function and modern frequencies. For those who enjoy aging, aluminum bezels, and the chance to find tritium, these watches tick a lot of boxes. Most importantly, though, these pieces can all be worn daily and should remain usable for decades to come. We also discuss how values are rising again after a post-pandemic drop.It's hard to go wrong with any five-digit Rolex, but each of us shares our favorite three models. Balazs enjoys the Submariner 14060 with tritium markers, an Explorer II 16570 with a polar-white dial, and the watch that brought Rolex into the mainstream, the Submariner Date 16610. As for Mike, he's in love with the flashy Submariner 16618 with blue dial, the ultimate classic Explorer 14270, and the under-the-radar Datejust 16200 or Turn-O-Graph 16264. Really, there's no wrong choice within the entire catalog, but we'd love to hear yours!We hope you enjoy today's episode. As always, thanks for listening, and feel free to share any topics that you'd like us to cover in the future.

Why are we here on veterans day? Genuinely asking. SlimFast is suspicious of Mr.Rogers, and really wants Lazlo to wear a veterans hat. Lazlo tells a couple of war stories. Who are the best female rock vocalists? Ace Freeley died by accident. Slim's looking into penis cream. In Headlines, SlimFast tells Lazlo about Camp Mystic is getting sued, Ortiz and Clase saying they're innocent, Trump wanting $1 Billion from BBC, an Army gynecologist taking pictures during a mammogram, the KU Pre-med student who was killed in a hit and run, a plane crash in Florida, and much much more. Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Lazlo tells a story of when he thought he had ALS, and thinks drinking water is like eating dry grits. The BEST omelet cook got kicked out of the army for being gay. You cannot be a victim if you have a huge penis. RIP Marshawn Kneeland. The guys talk about mental health, and take a caller. SlimFast talks about his volunteer work, which somehow turns into a herpes argument.. 5 years in jail, or your entire life in Russia? Lazlo places his sports bets, and wants Slim to SHUT UP! In Headlines, Lazlo and SlimFast talk about the Miami Heats' Coaches' house burning down, Trump plans on making Ozempic cheaper, Abby Z werner receiving $10 million, a pig that attacked a woman, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Lazlo went to the emergency room, and Slim absolutely hates daylight savings. Would you clone your dog like Tom Brady? If you're in a fight with your partner, Lazlo and Slim say do NOT argue in the car. Vogue says it's embarrassing to have a boyfriend now?? In Headlines, the guys discuss the Louisville plane crash, the man whose head was fractured in Westport, the Mississippi monkey being shot, the ex-anchor woman who stabbed her mother in Wichita, a recent Air B&B mass shooting, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Slims' wife loves Lazlos' wedding gift, and Lazlo's son decided on a college! How happy is everyone? We have another dumb relationship Tik Tok trend; This time, it's ‘The Bird Theory.' Slim is prepping for Trick o' Treaters. Megadeath is releasing their final album. In Headlines, the guys talk about a man that was arrested for posting a Trump meme, a monkey on the loose in Spirit Of Halloween, the Detroit cop that showed up to court without pants, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

No one thought the guys would make mornings, and SlimFast wants to end our competitive game of who can make it to work on time. How open were Lazlo and Slim to their parents? Lazlo's kids are attempting to trick him into a sick day. SlimFast feels bad and Lazlos' mad about an Arizona judge that resigned after she peed in a bush while drunk. Lazlo got Slim a present! SlimFast got in an argument with Frances Beans' ex husband. In Headlines, the guys discuss Hurricane Melissa, a 9 year old who got burns from a charger, America having their own Louvre heist, a woman running over a man and blaming her louboutin heels, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Lazlo has a lot of cats, and SlimFast loves vacuums. What scares Lazlo? SlimFast is TERRIFIED of teenagers. People are getting freaky with the Spirit Halloween animatronics, and Slim announces the movie for this Friday Night Horror Night. In Headlines, the guys discuss Amazon going through major layoffs, trick or treaters finding cocaine in their candy, a recent hazing incident, SNAP running out, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Slim thought he was gonna die this weekend, and Lazlo had the cops at his house. A guy died by getting sucker punched. How do you pay bail? What are songs people listen to while giving birth?? SlimFast always cries to Kate Bush, and Lazlo places his sports bets. Everyone would LOVE if Slim and Lazlo were cops. In Headlines, the guys talk about Adam Silver speaking out about the NBA Gambling Fraud Charges, Trumps' Canada ad and possible 3rd running, the AVIS Employee not returning cars, people getting mad about a stripping skeleton, and much much more! Stream The Church of Lazlo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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