Podcasts about Stretching

Reclaim your vitality and redefine what's possible for your future through a practical approach to healthy aging. Best-selling author, competitive Master's rower, health coach, and Navy veteran David Emerson Frost joins the conversation to share his bold message: decline is optional, a philosophy forged after a life-altering wake-up call about his own heart health. David dives into the startling 13.5-year health span gap in America, urging listeners to move beyond simply living longer to living better. He unveils his game-changing, science-backed framework, the "Seven S's"—Strength, Stamina, Stretching, Stability, Sustenance, Stress, and Sleep—detailing how adopting little-by-little habits rooted in "progress, not perfection" can extend your strong-span by an attainable 7 to 12 vital years, empowering you to take responsibility for your future and the well-being of those you love.The information presented in Fully Alive is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before making changes to your health regimen. Guests' opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast host, production team, or sponsors.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://www.shellpoint.org/podcast/

This week's Monday Matters episode is a longer response to a listener question covered in the Q&A portion of Principal Matters Podcast. The question is: “As a system leader, how do you encourage teachers in high-performing schools to go beyond “my students do well on the tests” or even other administrators, “have you seen our […] The post MONDAY MATTERS with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker – Stretching Students Beyond the Test appeared first on Principal Matters.

Luxury can be expensive, but it can also be subtle, practical, or deeply personal. Sometimes it's about choice, sometimes restraint, sometimes the way a space or product simply works better for you. Through thoughtful discussion, the episode examines how luxury shows up in appliances and design—through performance, comfort, longevity, and everyday ease—and why it resonates differently for everyone over time This nuanced conversation explores the evolving meaning of luxury through multiple industry perspectives, featuring Devoree Axelrod, General Manager at AJ Madison, alongside industry expert Jill Cohen, Editor-in-Chief, Luxe Interiors + Design. KBIS Podcast Studio Resources: KBIS AJ Madison NKBA LUXE Interiors + Design SubZero, Wolf & Cove SKS | Signature Kitchen Suite Hearth & Home Technologies Kitchen365 Green Forrest Cabinetry Midea Luxury Isn't a Price Point. It's a Performance Standard. At the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2026, leaders from AJ Madison and Luxe Interiors + Design reframing luxury as durability, intentionality, and the ability of design to support how people actually live. The word “luxury” has become one of the most overused—and least defined—terms in the design industry. At KBIS 2026, a live conversation featuring Devoree Axelrod, General Manager of AJ Madison, and Jill Cohen, Editor in Chief of Luxe Interiors + Design, set out to recalibrate its meaning. What emerged was less about price and more about performance, longevity, and intent. For decades, luxury was shorthand for premium brands, higher costs, and visual distinction. Today, that definition is insufficient. The modern homeowner isn't simply buying a product; they're investing in how their home supports their routines, relationships, and future. Luxury, in this context, becomes the elimination of friction. It's the appliance that performs reliably every day. It's the kitchen designed around how a family actually cooks and gathers. It's the confidence that decisions made today will still make sense twenty years from now. Cohen shared findings from Luxe's upcoming national survey of 1,000 leading architects, designers, and builders, confirming that the kitchen remains the single most important area of homeowner investment. More significantly, appliances are often the first and most consequential decisions made in the design process. They establish the spatial, technical, and functional framework around which everything else follows. Axelrod reinforced this from her vantage point inside one of the country's largest appliance retailers. Appliance selection determines infrastructure—electrical loads, ventilation, plumbing, and spatial relationships—making it foundational rather than decorative. When clients prioritize performance and usability first, the rest of the design aligns more effectively, both functionally and financially. The conversation also addressed the persistent myth of the fixed budget. In reality, budgets are fluid, shaped as much by emotion as by arithmetic. Homeowners may begin with a number in mind, but that number evolves as priorities clarify. The role of the designer and appliance advisor becomes essential: helping clients distinguish between what serves their lives and what merely satisfies aspiration. This shift is evident in how kitchens are expanding beyond their traditional boundaries. Secondary prep kitchens, beverage stations, outdoor kitchens, coffee bars, and integrated refrigeration throughout the home reflect a broader redefinition of convenience. These are not excesses for their own sake; they are extensions of daily life, driven by multigenerational living, remote work, and a deeper integration between hospitality and residential design. Perhaps most telling was the reframing of luxury itself. Neither Axelrod nor Cohen defined it by brand name. Instead, luxury was described as ease, time, and permanence. It is waking up and having what you need within reach. It is durability that eliminates the need for replacement. It is thoughtful planning that prevents regret. In this light, luxury is not what something costs. It is what something enables. And increasingly, what it enables is a home that works—quietly, reliably, and seamlessly—in service of the people who live there. Luxury is the measurable outcome of thoughtful design—where performance, longevity, and relevance align to support the way people actually live. Luxury is the removal of friction from daily life. Luxury is durability aligned with intent. Luxury is design that continues to perform long after the purchase is forgotten. Luxury is confidence—in function, longevity, and fit. Luxury is not what you spend. It's what you never have to rethink. The Kitchen as the Primary Investment The kitchen remains the #1 homeowner investment nationwide. Homeowners are willing to exceed budget in the kitchen more than any other space. The kitchen is the most public and social room in the home. It represents identity: “I'm a cook,” “I entertain,” “I host.” Food equals memory; appliances enable those memories. Appliance-First Design Strategy Appliances determine electrical, ventilation, plumbing, and layout requirements. Major appliance decisions must precede cabinetry and finish selections. Early appliance specification prevents costly redesigns. Designers increasingly plan around cooking infrastructure first. Professional appliance advisors play a key role in product education and innovation updates. Budget Realities & Psychology Budgets are rarely fixed; they are often unstated or misunderstood. Clients frequently establish budgets before fully understanding what they want. Designers must define the intersection of “want” and “need.” Stretching budget in the kitchen feels justified because it is essential. Strategic trade-offs are common (invest in cooking, scale back secondary items). Transparency and cost clarity are critical in today's climate. Surprises—especially tariff or pricing shocks—undermine trust. Professional designers protect clients from unrealistic expectations and long-term regret. The Expanding Kitchen Ecosystem Kitchens are no longer singular spaces—they expand throughout the home. Secondary kitchens (sculleries, prep kitchens, butler's pantries) are rising. Beverage centers, bars, and wine storage are increasingly common. Coffee stations and en-suite kitchenettes are viewed as lifestyle enhancements. Outdoor kitchens are now expected in many markets. Refrigeration appears in bathrooms (skincare), offices, and guest suites. Multigenerational living drives multi-kitchen design. Post-COVID entertaining shifted bar culture into the home. Lifestyle-Driven Design Trends Hospitality influences residential expectations. Convenience and personalization outweigh pure status signaling. Aging in place is shaping appliance planning (drawer refrigeration, wall ovens). Durability is increasingly valued over trend-based aesthetics. Remote work drives integrated kitchenettes and beverage access in home offices. Multiple laundry setups reflect modern household logistics. Status vs. Practicality Status still influences resale-driven decisions in some cases. However, emotional connection tends to be with category (cooking, entertaining) rather than brand alone. Longevity and service reliability often justify premium selections. Magazine-driven or editorial glamour exists—but practical function ultimately wins. Role of the Professional Designer Designers provide budget discipline and scope management. They help clients make decisions faster, reducing cost creep. They balance aspiration with feasibility. Professional oversight protects long-term value. Design is positioned not as a privilege, but as a necessity. Market & Cultural Influences COVID permanently shifted how homes are used. Entertaining moved inward; bar and pizza oven sales spiked. Multigenerational living increased spatial complexity. Social media informs but can distort expectations. Consumers increasingly research via reviews and digital channels. Clients are more cautious amid economic and tariff uncertainty. Guiding Principle “Proper planning prevents poor performance.” Early, honest, and intentional planning reduces regret. Design is both a desire business and a service industry. The goal is not excess—it is alignment between space and life.

Good morning, good morning!  Welcome back to The Monday Morning Brew Series, where we sip something warm, shake off the weekend fog, and set the tone for a week that feels good in your body and your brain. I'm Luis, and today we're talking about something that might surprise you…Movement, but not the “exercise” kind.Not the gym membership.Not the perfect routine.Not the “I'll start Monday” pressure.I'm talking about fun movement.The kind you don't track.The kind you don't judge.The kind you don't overthink.And here's the twist, that kind of movement is incredible for your cognitive health.So grab your coffee, settle in, and let's brew something good together.SEGMENT 1: WHY “EXERCISE” FEELS HEAVYLet's be honest, the word “exercise” carries a lot of baggage.For many people, it brings up:• Pressure• Comparison• Sometimes that Old gym‑class trauma• The feeling of “I'm not doing enough”• Or just… boredomBut movement?Movement is different. Movement is human. Movement is natural. Movement is joyful.When we take away the rules, the reps, the calorie counting, and the pressure, movement becomes something we want to do, not something we feel guilty about avoiding and here's the cool part:Your brain doesn't care whether you're doing a structured workout or dancing in your kitchen. It just loves that you're moving.SEGMENT 2: HOW FUN MOVEMENT BOOSTS YOUR BRAINLet's talk cognitive health but in a simple, real‑life way.When you move your body, even lightly, your brain gets:• Increased blood flow• More oxygen• A boost in neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin• Better communication between brain regions• Improved memory and focusAnd here's the kicker, fun movement actually lights up more areas of the brain than forced exercise.Why you ask? Because when you're enjoying yourself, your brain releases reward chemicals that make learning, creativity, and problem‑solving easier. So yes, dancing while you make breakfast That's brain health. Walking your dog while listening to music? Brain health. Cleaning your house with a little extra groove? YOUUU GUESSED IT! Brain health. Your brain doesn't need a treadmill.It just needs you to move.SEGMENT 3: WHAT COUNTS AS “FUN MOVEMENT”?Let's break this down, because fun movement is way more accessible than people think.Here are some examples:• Dancing in your living room• Walking with a friend• Playing with your kids or pets• Stretching while watching TV• Gardening• Roller skating / Bike riding• Swimming• Doing a silly TikTok dance• Cleaning with music• Chair dancing at your desk• A mini dance break between tasksIf it gets your body moving and your mood lifted, it counts, and the best part? You don't need to be good at it. You don't need to look a certain way doing it. You don't need to track it or measure it. Just move because it feels good.SEGMENT 4: THE MINDSET SHIFTHere's the mindset shift I want you to take into this week: “Movement is a gift, not a punishment.”You're not moving to earn food. You're not moving to fix your body. You're not moving to meet someone else's standard. You're moving because:• It boosts your mood• It clears your mind• It reduces stress• It helps you think better• It makes you feel aliveWhen you remove the pressure, movement becomes something you look forward to not something you avoid.SEGMENT 5: A 60‑SECOND GUIDED MOMENTLet's take a quick moment together. Wherever you are... sitting, standing, sipping your coffee... I want you to roll your shoulders back. Take a breath. Wiggle your fingers. Wiggle your toes. Maybe sway a little side to side. That's movement. That's presence. That's you reconnecting with your body. And your brain loves it.SEGMENT 6: THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: “Move for Joy” Alright, here's your Monday Morning Brew challenge for the week.THE CHALLENGE: “Move for Joy"Every day this week, I want you to do 5 minutes of fun movement.Not exercise. Not a workout. Just movement that feels good.Here are some ideas:• Dance to one song• Walk around the block• Stretch in bed• Do a silly wiggle break• Play with your pet• March in place while your coffee brewsFive minutes. No rules. No pressure. Just joy. And if you want to level up, share your favorite fun movement moment with someone. Spread the energy.As you head into your Monday, remember this... Movement doesn't have to be serious to be meaningful. It doesn't have to be structured to be beneficial. It doesn't have to be perfect to count.Your brain loves when you move. Your mood loves when you move. Your future self loves when you move. So this week, move because it feels good. Move because it brings you joy. Move because it helps you think clearer, breathe deeper, and show up as the best version of yourself.This is Luis, and you've been listening to The Monday Morning Brew. Go make today a good one and don't forget to dance a little.If this episode helped you, share it with someone who's working on their health and may feel a bit overwhelmed on where to start.  As always, be a kind human, let's continue to help, to lift each-other up whenever possible... and when it seems really tough, look for the helpers, and do your part as well, make sure that when someone looks for the Helpers, they see YOU, that way You can contribute as well and be the change you want to see in the world...thank you, thank you for sharing this time to listen to us and we will see you again soon, have a great rest of your day!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fittalk-with-coach-luis--3261827/support.TEAM LTP:My IG: @livetoprogressVoice-over credits

Record Numbers Shatter Post-Pandemic Expectations Six years after the pandemic first disrupted American life, a troubling trend emerges across rural Virginia. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank now serves approximately 180,000 people every month—a staggering 39,000 more than the pandemic's peak. Les Sinclair, the organization's Communications and PR Manager, reveals this sobering reality during a recent conversation on The Valley Today with host Janet Michael. Initially, food bank officials believed the pandemic would represent the worst crisis they'd ever face. When government assistance programs temporarily lifted many families out of poverty, demand dropped slightly to around 141,000 monthly visits. However, this optimism proved short-lived. "We thought the numbers would never go up beyond the pandemic max," Les explains. "That just didn't pan out." Instead, inflation took hold with devastating consequences. While prices soared across every sector, wages failed to keep pace. Consequently, more working families find themselves unable to afford basic necessities, forcing them to seek food assistance for the first time in their lives. A Massive Rural Footprint The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank operates across an impressive territory that spans 25 counties and eight cities throughout Virginia. Stretching from Winchester and Frederick County in the north to beyond Lynchburg and Bedford County in the south, the organization covers approximately 12,000 square miles—roughly the size of Maryland or one-third of Virginia's total area. To manage this vast region effectively, the food bank maintains four strategic warehouse locations. Their headquarters sits in Verona, just outside Staunton, while additional distribution centers operate in Winchester, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg. Notably, the Winchester facility alone serves Frederick, Clarke, Fauquier, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, and Rappahannock Counties, including the densely populated Loudoun County. Moreover, the organization represents a groundbreaking experiment in food banking. When founded in 1981, most food banks concentrated on urban areas where dense populations made distribution easier. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, however, pioneered rural food distribution—a critical distinction since nine out of ten food-insecure Americans live in rural communities rather than urban centers. The Partnership Model That Makes It Work The food bank functions as a sophisticated logistics operation, partnering with Feeding America nationally and hundreds of local food pantries regionally. Les compares their role to a Walmart warehouse, buying food by the truckload and storing massive quantities. Meanwhile, local pantries like Winchester CCAP serve as the "customer-facing" locations, directly distributing food to families in need. This partnership proves essential for reaching scattered rural populations. "We couldn't do what we do without them," Les emphasizes. "They couldn't do what they do without us." Furthermore, the organization sources food from diverse channels. Retail grocers contribute 36% of donations through partner pickup programs, where pantries collect excess inventory directly from stores like Food Lion, Kroger, and Giant. Additionally, the USDA provides government-purchased food from American farmers, while large manufacturers donate products with misprinted labels or excess inventory. Local and regional farmers also contribute fresh produce to the network. The Grocery Store Challenge Recently, however, the retail partnership faced unexpected pressure. During October and November, and again during winter snowstorms, consumers cleared grocery store shelves completely. When stores have no excess inventory, they have nothing left to donate. Compounding this challenge, grocery chains have become remarkably efficient at predicting demand. Using AI technology, they now anticipate that shoppers will buy strawberry Pop-Tarts before storms and adjust inventory accordingly. While this efficiency benefits retailers and consumers, it reduces the surplus available for food banks. Simultaneously, USDA food supplies have dropped 30% year-over-year, forcing the food bank to purchase more food directly. Although they cannot fully replace the high-quality proteins and vegetables the government typically provides, they continue prioritizing nutritious options for their partner pantries. Shattering Misconceptions About Food Pantry Users Perhaps the most persistent myth surrounding food insecurity involves who actually needs assistance. Many people assume food pantry visitors are simply lazy and should "get a job." The reality, however, tells a dramatically different story. Most people seeking food assistance are working. They're trying to improve their lives but living on financial margins so thin that a single unexpected expense creates crisis. In fact, more than a quarter of the food bank's guests visit only once per year—they simply need help getting over a temporary hump. Les shares the story of a convenience store worker who injured her wrist on the job. Unable to work while waiting for workers' compensation, she has zero income and cares for a paralyzed son. She's not lazy—she's injured, uninsured temporarily, and desperately trying to survive until she can return to work. Even when workers' compensation arrives, it typically covers only 70% of regular wages and takes considerable time to process. For families living paycheck to paycheck, missing even one payment creates cascading financial disasters. The Government Shutdown Ripple Effect Currently, partial government shutdowns compound these challenges. Federal workers, particularly TSA agents, continue reporting to work without paychecks. They still pay for childcare, gas, and other necessities, but many receive payment only monthly—making it extraordinarily difficult to stretch resources from one paycheck to the next. Contrary to popular belief, landlords cannot always wait patiently for delayed rent payments. Many landlords depend on rental income to pay their own mortgages. When a tenant misses a $2,000 rent payment, the landlord must still cover their mortgage. Moreover, the economic impact extends far beyond government employees. When federal workers stop dining out, restaurants lose business. Wait staff lose tips. Restaurant owners order less food from suppliers like Sysco. Truck drivers haul fewer loads. The entire economic system suffers. Sarah Cohen of Route 11 Chips experienced this firsthand. During COVID and government shutdowns, her sales to DC cafes plummeted because federal workers weren't coming to the office for lunch. These ripple effects reach deep into Virginia's economy, affecting businesses and workers far from the capital. The Impossible Choice: Heat or Eat Winter brings particularly cruel dilemmas for struggling families. Les recently spoke with William, a roofer injured on the job who lives in a mobile home with his dog, Cocoa. Unable to afford heating, William and Cocoa "just sort of curl up" together while he waits for surgeries that will allow him to return to work. Another woman caring for three disabled grandchildren faces $400 monthly electric bills. With both she and her husband experiencing serious health issues and the children's parents out of the picture, they constantly struggle with the impossible choice between heating their home and feeding their family. These aren't isolated cases. Across the food bank's service area, families regularly face this devastating decision. When $600 heating bills arrive after cold snaps, many choose to keep the lights on and visit food pantries to feed their families. Food as Medicine: A Holistic Approach The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank takes a progressive stance on nutrition, viewing food as medicine rather than mere sustenance. They prioritize fresh produce, which comprised 30% of their distribution last year, because they understand that proper nutrition helps people thrive. Nutritious food keeps medical bills down across entire communities. Children pay better attention in school when properly nourished. People can manage chronic illnesses and diseases through better nutrition. Conversely, when families can only afford high-calorie processed foods, they face increased health risks despite consuming adequate calories—debunking the myth that overweight individuals cannot be food insecure. Additionally, access to food reduces stress, which itself functions as a health intervention. When people live on the edge of a financial cliff, they cannot make good long-term decisions. They're too focused on simply not falling. However, when food security removes one major stressor, families can step back from that precipice and begin making better choices for their futures. Quality Food for Everyone Another common misconception suggests that food bank offerings are somehow subpar. In reality, the food distributed through this network maintains high-quality standards. While well-meaning donors sometimes contribute items like ramen noodles during food drives, the bulk of distributed food comes from retail grocers, USDA programs, and direct purchases of nutritious items. The food bank specifically prioritizes produce because people crave fresh fruits and vegetables. Although produce represents one of the most expensive food categories—often making it a luxury for families on tight budgets—the organization believes everyone deserves access to healthy, nutritious food regardless of their economic circumstances. How Communities Can Help Fortunately, community members have multiple ways to support this critical mission. Volunteering provides valuable assistance, and notably, many food bank guests themselves volunteer, giving back to the community that supported them during difficult times. Financial donations prove particularly effective. Just $1 helps provide more than three meals, meaning $10 supplies a month of meals for someone in need, while $100 provides 300 meals. The food bank's purchasing power and logistics expertise amplify every dollar donated. Beyond time and money, advocacy matters tremendously. Currently, the Federation of Virginia Food Banks—representing all seven food banks across the state—works to promote "food as medicine" initiatives with the state legislature. Community members can support these efforts through the food bank's website at BRAFB.org/actnow or BRAFB.org/getinvolved. Finally, social media engagement amplifies the message. Following the food bank's social media accounts, resharing posts, and commenting helps spread awareness that hunger relief remains an urgent community need. Finding Help When You Need It For individuals and families currently struggling with food insecurity, Les offers an important message: "You're not alone, and we are here with you. We are here to walk with you through this challenge in your life." The food bank's website features an easy-to-use food finder tool. Visitors to BRAFB.org can click "Find Food," enter their address, and immediately see all nearby pantries with contact information, open hours, and everything needed to access food quickly. Alternatively, Virginians can call 211 for phone-based assistance connecting them with local resources. A Community Responsibility As this conversation reveals, food insecurity affects far more people than most realize—one in nine people across the food bank's service area. These aren't strangers or statistics; they're neighbors, coworkers, and community members facing temporary crises that could happen to anyone. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank stands ready to help, but they cannot do it alone. Through partnerships with local pantries, support from community donors and volunteers, and advocacy for systemic solutions, the organization continues fighting to ensure everyone has enough to eat. In Janet Michael's words, it's "a responsibility I do not take lightly"—and neither should any of us.

Send a textAs it's been a while; a new Q&A!!This week I answer questions on protein-levels for postpartum recovery (for athletes and non-athletes) and I explain why I think most people DO NOT need a Personal Trainer that specialises/has experience with a particular condition (AFTER rehab is completed, of course, because I'm not a maniac)As always; HPNB only has 5 billing cycles. So this means that you not only get 3 months FREE access, no obligation! BUT, if you decide you want to do the rest of the program, after only 5 months of paying $10/£8 a month you now get FREE LIFE TIME ACCESS! That's $50 max spend, in case you were wondering. Though I'm not terribly active on  Instagram and Facebook you can follow us there. I am however active on Threads so find me there! And, of course, you can always find us on our YouTube channel if you like your podcast in video form :) Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access. No sales, no commitment, no BS. Email peter@healthypostnatalbody.com if you have any questions, comments or want to suggest a guest/topic       Playing us out "Dresden the Flamingo".

Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Lesley Meyer, physiotherapist & extraordinary lecturer at the University of Pretoria, about why stretching matters, practical ways to make time for stretching in a busy schedule - easy routines for morning or night, and the benefits of staying flexible as we age. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning on 702. She is your weekend wake-up companion, with all you need to know for your weekend. The topics Gugs covers range from lifestyle, family, health, and fitness to books, motoring, cooking, culture, and what is happening on the weekend in 702land. Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu. Listen live on Primedia+ on Saturdays and Sundays from 06:00 and 10:00 (SA Time) to Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/u3Sf7Zy or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BIXS7AL Subscribe to the 702 daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Mind Caddie, we welcome back leading golf performance expert Chris Finn, founder of Par4Success — one of the top golf fitness and rehabilitation companies in the world. If you want to increase clubhead speed, improve mobility, prevent injury, and finally make lasting changes to your golf swing, this conversation is essential listening. Chris and his team specialise in golf-specific strength training, flexibility, rehab and conditioning. In this episode, we break down: The biggest myths about stretching for golfers Why traditional flexibility routines may be making you worse What actually works to improve mobility and rotation Why your body must support the swing changes you're trying to make How to improve your golf swing without spending hours in the gym How a structured golf fitness programme can transform performance If your swing won't change, your body may be the reason. Take action today:

This recording features audio versions of the February 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesTransarterial Embolization for Refractory Adhesive Capsulitis and Related Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Read)Standardized Technique for Prostatic Artery Embolization: A Delphi Consensus Study on Optimized Methods and Emerging Concepts (Read)Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Combined with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease 3.0 as a Prognostic Predictor for Patients with Liver Cirrhosis after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation (Read)Safety and Feasibility of Intra-Arterial Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Using an Emulsion of Ethiodized Oil plus Bumetanide in an Oncopig Model (Read)Lessons in IR: Coil Unraveling and Stretching during Retrieval of a Partially Deployed Embolization Coil (Read)JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com.HostSonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio EditorAndrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Outreach CoordinatorMillennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAbstract Readers:Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of MedicineShobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeAgnes Manish, Loma Linda University School of MedicineEmily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, NevadaSupport the show

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Listen in for a masterclass on how to tell a story with 140 looks, on a $1M indie, across decades, with 10 days of prep time! In this deeply moving and craft-rich conversation, host Catherine Baumgardner speaks with costume designer Maggie Whitaker about her extraordinary journey designing the film Fairyland. Whitaker traces her roots from a theater-first upbringing shaped by old movies, regional summer stock, and a love of history—training that quietly prepared her for the chaos and poetry of independent filmmaking. The episode unpacks how Whitaker transitioned from decades of theater to film, learning to navigate asynchronous storytelling, brutal schedules, and microscopic budgets—while still protecting character, emotion, and truth. She offers a masterclass in designing the 1970s–80s queer San Francisco world of Fairyland, drawing from deep cultural research, personal archives, and lived community history rather than surface-level nostalgia. Whitaker reveals how costume becomes a tool for identity: characters "trying on" versions of themselves through clothing, code-switching between safety and self-expression, comfort and risk. From thrifted Victorian pieces worn by broke artists, to plaid shirts that anchor emotional continuity, the clothes chart parallel arcs of father and daughter—love, rebellion, grief, and return. Beyond design, the conversation explores mentorship, advocacy, collaboration, and leadership—how to fight diplomatically for your department, care for your team, and make meaningful art under near-impossible constraints.   The "Voice of Costume" is the first podcast created between working costume designers sharing stories, inspiration, struggles, and insights into the creative career of costume design. A behind-the-scenes podcast to showcase the voices of Costume Designers around the world. Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation with Catherine Baumgardner. Audio available wherever you get podcasts. https://voiceofcostume.com/

You'll discover how comfort and complacency quietly drain your momentum, hindering your growth until you deliberately challenge these subtle threats.Top 3 Highlights:You'll see how comfort often acts as a hidden competitor, stopping your personal and professional stretching.You'll recognize that complacency can disguise itself as stability, leading to your stagnation when unchecked.You'll learn that momentum is fragile; identifying and addressing subtle threats is crucial to maintaining yours.Episode Navigation:00:00 Identifying Quiet Threats to Growth03:25 Comfort: A Hidden Competitor06:03 Challenging Comfort and Complacency08:41 Momentum's Fragility and PotentialTake Action:Identify one comfort you've mistaken for safety and decide if it's protecting you or holding you back.Share This Episode:“Is comfort killing your growth?

The standoff over DHS funding is now shaping operations across the department, the next round of negotiations, and the political backdrop for the State of the Union later this month. The SAVE Act moves to the Senate and the President touts an executive order. We sort out what's moving and what's not with Loren Duggan, Deputy News Director at Bloomberg Government.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send a textIf stretching worked, your back pain would be gone by now.Many people stretch daily to relieve back pain — before work, after workouts, and before bed — yet the pain keeps coming back. That's because stretching often treats symptoms, not the real cause.In this episode of Ask the Chiropractor, Dr. Brant Hulsebus explains why stretching alone usually isn't enough to fix back pain. You'll learn the difference between flexibility, mobility, and stability, why joint restriction and nerve irritation are often the real problem, and how chiropractic care complements stretching to create lasting relief.If you feel tight all the time, stretch constantly, or notice that your back pain keeps returning, this episode will help you understand what's really missing.www.rockforddc.com

Send a textIf stretching worked, your back pain would be gone by now.Many people stretch daily to relieve back pain — before work, after workouts, and before bed — yet the pain keeps coming back. That's because stretching often treats symptoms, not the real cause.In this episode of Ask the Chiropractor, Dr. Brant Hulsebus explains why stretching alone usually isn't enough to fix back pain. You'll learn the difference between flexibility, mobility, and stability, why joint restriction and nerve irritation are often the real problem, and how chiropractic care complements stretching to create lasting relief.If you feel tight all the time, stretch constantly, or notice that your back pain keeps returning, this episode will help you understand what's really missing.www.rockforddc.com

In this one, I talk to journalist Paul Koberstein, whose recent book, “Canopy of Titans,” explores one of the most overlooked ecosystems on Earth: the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest. Stretching roughly 2,500 miles from just north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to the western Gulf of Alaska, it's the largest temperate rainforest on the planet. Fueled by Pacific storms and cool ocean currents, it supports towering redwoods, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, and cedar — some of the largest and oldest trees in existence. Acre for acre, these forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests like the Amazon, with vast reserves locked in massive trunks, deep soils, roots, and centuries of accumulated woody debris. But even though it's one of the most carbon-dense ecosystems we have, and a critical buffer against climate change, it remains largely overlooked in global climate conversations. Paul pushes back on some of the most common narratives about forests and climate. He points to those industry ads that promise for every tree cut down, three more will be planted. It's an argument that sounds reassuring until you realize a young sapling can take a century to store the amount of carbon held in the massive tree that was felled. Trees are about 50 percent carbon. Through photosynthesis they pull carbon dioxide out of the air, lock that carbon into their trunks and roots, and release the oxygen we breathe. Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest alone holds more total carbon than any national forest in the country. That scale of storage is central to Paul's point: the science doesn't say we're powerless. It suggests that we can still influence the climate back toward something more stable. If fossil fuels loaded the atmosphere with excess carbon, then forests, if protected and restored, can help draw it back down. Forests have stabilized the climate for thousands and thousands of years. Whether they continue to do so depends largely on us letting them do their job.

Paul Koberstein is a journalist, whose recent book, “Canopy of Titans,” explores one of the most overlooked ecosystems on Earth: the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest. Stretching roughly 2,500 miles from just north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to the western Gulf of Alaska, it's the largest temperate rainforest on the planet. Fueled by Pacific storms and cool ocean currents, it supports towering redwoods, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, and cedar — some of the largest and oldest trees in existence. Acre for acre, these forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests like the Amazon, with vast reserves locked in massive trunks, deep soils, roots, and centuries of accumulated woody debris. But even though it's one of the most carbon-dense ecosystems we have, and a critical buffer against climate change, it remains largely overlooked in global climate conversations. Paul pushes back on some of the most common narratives about forests and climate. He points to those industry ads that promise for every tree cut down, three more will be planted. It's an argument that sounds reassuring until you realize a young sapling can take a century to store the amount of carbon held in the massive tree that was felled. Trees are about 50 percent carbon. Through photosynthesis they pull carbon dioxide out of the air, lock that carbon into their trunks and roots, and release the oxygen we breathe. Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest alone holds more total carbon than any national forest in the country. That scale of storage is central to Paul's point: the science doesn't say we're powerless. It suggests that we can still influence the climate back toward something more stable. If fossil fuels loaded the atmosphere with excess carbon, then forests, if protected and restored, can help draw it back down. Forests have stabilized the climate for thousands and thousands of years. Whether they continue to do so depends largely on us letting them do their job.

Being good enough is dangerous—because it doesn't look like a problem. In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down how comfort can quietly hold you back from greatness. When life feels fine but growth has stopped, stagnation becomes the real threat. This episode explores comfort zones, friction, risk-taking, and why most people miss their potential by avoiding discomfort. Key Takeaways

Send a textI know I was supposed to put a fresh episode out this week but, as I explain in the intro, it's been a bugger of a week as my belved Yorkie suddenly took a turn for the worse and uunfortunately didn't make it.So, in short, I didnt feel like doing a fresh episode and will do one again next weekFrom Christmas 2024!!I had a wonderful email from someone in Mexico asking me the, seemingly straightforward, "When will I know my diastasis is healed?" so in this episode I spend 30 minutes answering that very question.The issue with this question is that diastasis recti has a specific definition (one that isn't wide enough, in my opinion) and therefore quite often women get told that their diastasis is "healed" when it actually really isn't.And you can also have the situation where the diastasis (the gap) isn't actually much of an issue anymore but, technically, you still have it.So today I'm clearing it all up, whether you're an athlete or not. Whether you're into hill walking or a pro-tennis player..all will be clear :)  As always; HPNB only has 5 billing cycles. So this means that you not only get 3 months FREE access, no obligation! BUT, if you decide you want to do the rest of the program, after only 5 months of paying $10/£8 a month you now get FREE LIFE TIME ACCESS! That's $50 max spend, in case you were wondering. Though I'm not terribly active on  Instagram and Facebook you can follow us there. I am however active on Threads so find me there! And, of course, you can always find us on our YouTube channel if you like your podcast in video form :) Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access. No sales, no commitment, no BS. Email peter@healthypostnatalbody.com if you have any questions, comments or want to suggest a guest/topic      

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/clockwise/643 http://relay.fm/clockwise/643 Podcast Stretching Routine 643 Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. clean 1799 Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Surfshark: Use this link or use code CLOCKWISE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Jonathan Reed Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/clockwise/643 http://relay.fm/clockwise/643 Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. clean 1799 Our best automations on macOS or iOS, our expense tracking tools, online age verification, and the fitness devices we've used recently. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Surfshark: Use this link or use code CLOCKWISE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Jonathan Reed Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership

In this episode, Sawtooth reflects on Stomping Jen's return to the podcast, talks about HBO's “A Knight of the Seven Kingdom's” and Apple T.V. 's “Dickinson,” and reads his new essay, “The Dysmorphic Brotherhood of the Stretching Pants.” If you like our podcast, there's a few things you can do to help us out: TELL A FRIEND about our show! Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@softservepodcast Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328

If you're constantly stretching your hips, hamstrings, or low back but the pain and tightness keep coming back, this episode is for you. Stretching can feel good in the moment, but relief doesn't always mean you're fixing the problem. In this episode, Dr. Ar'neka goes over why stretching often provides temporary relief without addressing the real reason your body feels tight in the first place. Tightness is frequently a protective response, not a flexibility issue, and pulling on muscles that don't feel supported rarely leads to lasting change.In this episode, Dr. Ar'neka breaks down why flexibility alone isn't the answer and what your body actually needs in order to feel better long term. You'll learn why support matters more than stretching and how shifting your focus can change how your body feels during everyday movement. If you're tired of guessing and want help figuring out what's actually driving your pain, book a Discovery Visit with Resilient Spine so we can build a plan that works for your body long term.Book your free 20-minute discovery call to chat about your goals and ways I can support you!Thank you so much for checking out this The Resilient Body Podcast episode. If you haven't done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! If you have a suggestion on something you want to learn, feel free to email: drarneka@resilientspine.com

Sure, we like to build muscle, but President and CEO of Stretch Zone Tony Zaccario tells us the importance of stretching according to new research.

This episode features Sheryl Daija, founder and CEO of Bridge, a global trade organization transforming how marketing, media, and technology industries approach inclusion. Sheryl's journey began in apartheid-era South Africa, profoundly shaping her lifelong commitment to equality. She leads Bridge in turning inclusion from a buzzword into a strategic business driver, creating IMAX (Inclusive Marketing Advantage Index) - the first operating system enabling executives to measure inclusion maturity across their business to unlock trust, relevance, and competitive advantage.Key Takeaways:From Moral to Business ImperativeBuilding WITH Culture, Not FOR CultureOperationalizing InclusionInclusion as Competitive AdvantageEveryone's ResponsibilityAI and Systemic BiasChapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Sheryl Daija00:05:30 - From Apartheid to Activism00:12:15 - The Business Case for Inclusion00:18:45 - Uncomfortable Stretch and Real Progress00:24:30 - Introducing IMAX Framework00:32:10 - Building WITH Culture vs FOR Culture00:41:20 - The Unpaid DEI Labor Problem00:48:55 - What Keeps Leaders from Acting00:56:40 - The Walmart Juneteenth Ice Cream Moment01:04:15 - AI's Inclusion Crisis01:10:30 - Hope and Action Moving ForwardComparative Analysis:What Works: Integrated InclusionEmbedding inclusion in product development from the startMeasuring inclusion as a brand metric with clear KPIsBuilding diverse teams that represent communities you serveTying inclusion efforts directly to business outcomesApplying the same rigor to inclusion as other business practicesMaking inclusion everyone's responsibility across all rolesWhat Doesn't Work: Performative InclusionSurface-level diversity initiatives without structural changeFocusing only on hiring percentages and diverse slatesTreating inclusion as separate from core business strategyRelying on good intentions without behavioral changeAsking underrepresented employees to lead DEI as unpaid laborGoing silent on values during challenging political momentsGuest Info:Sheryl Daija Founder & CEO of Bridge - Former Chief Strategy Officer at Mobile Marketing Association. Sheryl grew up in apartheid-era South Africa and is now based in San Diego, leading the transformation of how marketing, media, and technology industries approach inclusion through measurable business strategies.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryldaija/ Website: http://www.wearebridge.com/Quotes:"You treasure what you measure. Inclusion needs to become a brand metric, something that is measurable and tied to business outcomes."- Sheryl Daija"Stretching beyond your comfort zone isn't just about leadership—it's about building a community where growth, courage, and connection empower everyone to make real change."- Amy VaughanLinks & Resources from This EpisodeWe mention a few great events and resources during the conversation. There's a free live event in NYC on Thursday, February 12th called The System for Inclusive Growth Roadshow, with more cities coming in 2026. Register here: https://wearebridge.com/sig-roadshow We also talk about:BRIDGE26: https://wearebridge.com/bridge26 Project Forward: https://wearebridge.coSupport the show

Thomas Halliday describes the Pleistocene Mammoth Steppe, a vast grassland ecosystem stretching from Europe to Alaska inhabited by megafauna like Arctodus, then explores the Pliocene in East Africa where mosaic environments supported early human ancestors like Australopithecus.

Welcome to episode 336 of Growers Daily! We cover: starting market gardens and finding customers, balancing soil disturbance and cover crops, and stretching them muscles so you don't hurt yourselves. We are a Non-Profit! 

The founder of ProRehab Dr. Larry Benz has a few ideas for proper body maintenance during winter months. Dr. Benz and Terry Meiners discuss exercise limits, preparation, hydration, and massage benefits.

Is stretching really the answer to dental pain?

Affordability isn't a hoax—and in this milestone 100th episode, we're talking about practical, realistic ways homemakers can save money without striving for perfection. In this episode, I'm sharing small changes that actually add up: what's worth making from scratch, what tools truly help stretch your grocery budget, and how to balance time, energy, and money in different seasons of life. This is not about doing everything—this is about choosing what serves you right now. Episode Resources  English Muffins: https://hostessatheart.com/english-muffin-recipe/ Pie Crust: https://www.inspiredtaste.net/22662/flaky-pie-crust-recipe/  Flour Tortillas: https://www.foodnetwork.com/fnk/recipes/flour-tortillas-7265712 Avocado Mayo: https://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/paleo-2-minute-avocado-oil-mayo/  Amazon 2 cup Containers: https://amzn.to/49OzcNq  Yogurt: https://thisoldgal.com/instant-pot-greek-yogurt/ Hummus: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/hummus-recipe-1940499 Follow along on Instagram: @untraditionallytraditionalpod Subscribe to my newsletter: www.untraditionallytraditional.com Support the podcast www.buymeacoffee.com/UTPod  

Hey there! It's Michael here - and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every week with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.Today, let's talk about something fun in American English: Stretching words to show emotion or emphasis. In natural spoken English, we often lengthen the vowel sound in a stressed word.  We do this to show feeling - like surprise, excitement, or strong emotion.Like, That movie was sooooo good.OR I'm not gooing out because I'm reeeeeally tired."Hey Michael! Did you hear? Jenny broke up with her boyfriend." “She diiiid? nooo waaaay”So the words don't change - only the length of the vowel changes. Stretching the vowel sounds gives emphasis and emotion to that word.  This is part of the melody and rhythm of American English. Try that, and leave me a comment to let me know how it goes.Hey, thanks for listening! And remember to follow and subscribe so you won't miss the next Happy English Podcast and next week's Speak Naturally in a Minute.  Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.Happy English Podcast – Speak English Naturally I'm Michael from Happy English, and I help people speak English more naturally, confidently, and clearly.

Send us a textAfter the technical difficulties last week, for which I humbly apologise, we're back on track with another Q&A!I discuss;The difference between Failure and Fatigue, and why it REALY matters for postpartum training.I also talk about why I'm "soo unprofessional" with regards to HPNB :)And, finally, the importance of "getting the basics right" and what that really means. For this is a lot more complicated than you might think,.As always; HPNB only has 5 billing cycles. So this means that you not only get 3 months FREE access, no obligation! BUT, if you decide you want to do the rest of the program, after only 5 months of paying $10/£8 a month you now get FREE LIFE TIME ACCESS! That's $50 max spend, in case you were wondering. Though I'm not terribly active on  Instagram and Facebook you can follow us there. I am however active on Threads so find me there! And, of course, you can always find us on our YouTube channel if you like your podcast in video form :) Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access. No sales, no commitment, no BS. Email peter@healthypostnatalbody.com if you have any questions, comments or want to suggest a guest/topic       Playing us out;  "First Love" by Schimmer

This podcast is all about the last 4 hours of your day, everyday.   There is so much focus on morning routines. What time you wake up, what you drink, what you journal, what workout you do, what affirmation you say.   But the truth is, your day doesn't start in the morning.  Your day starts the night before.   Most of us begin the day with good energy, good intentions, and some level of clarity. But by the end of the day, we are tired. We are mentally full. We have made hundreds of decisions. We don't have the same motivation, discipline, or emotional capacity.   And that is exactly why the last four hours matter so much.   If there is no system for the end of your day, you default to your phone, wandering around, tinkering in the kitchen, the noise, the chaos, the scrolling, and this low level stress that never really shuts off.   What if instead, you had a plan for the last four hours of your day.   The way you end your day determines how you sleep. How you sleep determines how you wake up. How you wake up determines how you show up. And how you show up determines the quality of your life.   This episode is about designing the last four hours of your day so your life feels calmer, your mornings feel clearer, your relationships feel more connected, and your body and mind actually get the recovery they need.   We are going to walk through how to build a simple last four hours plan, what it should include, and how to follow it even when you're exhausted.   Because stress is not just emotional. It's biological. And protecting your peace is not optional. It's foundational.   So let's talk about how to intentionally design the last four hours of your day and why it might be the most powerful life upgrade you haven't made yet.   Not a productivity plan. Not a hustle harder plan.   A life design plan.   A plan that supports high quality sleep. A plan that prepares tomorrow before it gets here. A plan that builds connection instead of distance. A plan that helps your nervous system come down. A plan that lets you clock out from output and clock into recovery.   Jesse Itzler says that your morning self is counting on your evening self. And I love that because it's true. Your tired self should not be running your life. Your intentional self should be protecting your future self.     ***Why the Last Four Hours Matter   • Energy and willpower are lowest at the end of the day • Without a plan, we drift • Drifting usually leads to scrolling, snacking, low level anxiety, and unfinished mental loops • The last four hours directly affect ◦ Sleep quality ◦ Emotional regulation ◦ Relationship connection ◦ How you wake up • When evenings are chaotic, mornings are reactive • When evenings are intentional, mornings are peaceful     ***The Reframe: This Is Not About Doing More   • This is not about squeezing productivity out of every minute • This is about clocking out from output and shifting into recovery • The last four hours are for ◦ Decompression ◦ Nervous system regulation ◦ Reflection ◦ Connection ◦ Preparation • Jesse Itzler teaches that planning the next day at night removes decision fatigue from the morning • Your tired self should not be making big life decisions • Your clear evening self should be protecting your future self     ***The Core Pillars of a Powerful Last Four Hours   -Preparation for Tomorrow   • Write down tomorrow's plan • Appointments, priorities, and non negotiables • Identify your top three outcomes for the next day • Decide what "a win" looks like before you go to sleep • Lay out clothes, bags, or materials when possible • Jesse Itzler's core idea: when you wake up, you should already know exactly what you're stepping into     -Body and Mind Recovery   • High quality sleep starts long before your head hits the pillow • Evenings should signal safety and shutdown to the nervous system • Examples ◦ Hot bath or shower ◦ Stretching or gentle movement ◦ Skincare or body care rituals ◦ Reading instead of scrolling ◦ Breathwork or prayer • This is where longevity, hormones, mood, and mental clarity are built • Stress is not just emotional. It is biological     -Connection and Presence   • The last four hours are prime time for relationships • Conversation without devices • Time with your kids, partner, or yourself • Unpacking the day • Celebrating wins • Laughing • Being seen and seeing others • This is where emotional safety and closeness are built     -Light Closure and Organization   • Small resets prevent big overwhelm • Ten minutes a night beats weekend purges • Examples ◦ Resetting the kitchen ◦ Tidying a room ◦ Prepping coffee ◦ Organizing a bag • Order in your environment creates order in your mind • You are either setting tomorrow up or stealing from it       ***How to Stay Consistent When You're Tired   • You will not always feel motivated • That is why you need a written plan • The plan becomes your autopilot • On hard nights ◦ Lower the bar, do not quit ◦ Shorten the routine ◦ Protect sleep first ◦ Still plan tomorrow • Consistency beats intensity • Repetition turns effort into identity   It's time to make your list!!   Remember…  ◦ The last four hours are not throwaway time ◦ They are design time ◦ They are recovery time ◦ They are relationship time ◦ They are future building time   It's such a powerful way to enjoy more fulfillment & joy in your life.   CHEERS to your best 4 hours of the day, everyday! 

HT2519 - Stretching the Image What do you do if, after cropping an image, it no longer fits the aspect ratio of all the other images in your presentation? Do you let that image just be different than all the others or do you re-crop it within the aspect ratio to preserve consistency? There is a third option I've never considered, but it's recently come to my attention and I'm not sure how I feel about it. That third technique is to stretch the pixels to fit the frame, also known as non-proportional cropping. This RSS feed includes only the most recent seven Here's a Thought episodes. All of them — over 2500 and counting! — are available to members of LensWork Online. Try a 30-day membership for only $10 and discover the literally terabytes of content about photography and the creative process.

In this episode, I'm joined by Nick Smoot to revisit several classic topics pulled from old articles he wrote on my website. We talk about whether static stretching is actually overrated, why progression still matters most for results, why not everyone needs to track their food, and how to think about cardio for fat loss.

In this episode of Health Gig, Doro and Tricia welcome Dr. L. Neil King, a chiropractor and the founder of King Chiropractic Institute. Dr. King's charge is to maximize health through posture, proper sleep, and proper form when exercising. He provides a knowledgeable and compassionate approach to individuals, providing listeners with tips on how to combat stress, stretch and incorporate healthy habits.

She was 17 years-old when she moved from the Pacific Northwest to NYC to pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Hannah danced, she performed as an aerialist, and began teaching movement classes. But it was an audition to coach at Peloton that would take her career to the next level: beaming her constant encouragement to “treat your body like it belongs to someone you love” to millions of users across the globe. Now, Hannah's out with her first book: Did You Stretch Tho. In this conversation with host Alicia Menendez, Hannah shares her insights on flexibility, her multi-year struggle with an undiagnosed autoimmune disease, and what it is like to return to professional performing now that she is older and wiser. Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/C56Y3nyHijE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Eric Malzone chats with Verdine Baker, who shares his inspiring journey from being a professional athlete

The Brewers finally made the move we'd been waiting for all winter and dealt Freddy Peralta for the Mets for a pair of top 100 prospects. Jaymes, Paul and Ryan looked at it from both long term and short term perspectives, how it impacts the rest of the roster and what else we're hoping to see now that it's done.Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview.Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project recorded live at WFMU

In this episode of Own Your Health, Katie Brindle explains why spring actually begins in early February, why most New Year's resolutions fail, and how breath - not supplements, not diets, not expensive treatments - is the foundation of real health.Drawing on Chinese medicine, seasonal energy cycles, and modern practices like hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Katie shares a simple breathing technique that can help support your liver, boost energy, and reset your body for the year ahead, without spending thousands.If you're ready to feel better and more energised, this is where to start!Chapters:00:00 – Spring Starts Earlier Than You Think01:18 – Why This Matters for Your Health01:53 – The Best Free Health Hack You're Not Using04:45 – The Liver & Why Spring Can Feel So Hard05:52 – The 3 Health Habits to Reset Your Body06:43 – Breath: The #1 Healing Tool09:44 – Burnout, Immunity & a Personal Wake-Up Call10:31 – Hyperbaric Chambers: Powerful but Expensive12:07 – A Free ‘Home Hyperbaric' Breathing Technique14:11 – How to Do the Turtle Breath (Step-by-Step)16:18 – Using Breath to Strengthen Every Cell19:15 – Letting the Body Heal Itself23:03 – Movement: Why Circulation Is Everything25:41 – The Simplest Way to Move Your Body27:25 – Why Walking Is One of the Best Exercises29:19 – Stretching, Growth & Spring Energy30:20 – The Right Way to Set Health Resolutions30:52 – A Free Gift for Your Health This Spring--------------------------------------------More information here: https://katiebrindle.com/Subscribe to my newsletter: https://katiebrindle.com/newsletter-signup/Buy 'Yang Sheng: The Art of Chinese Self-Healing' athttps://www.hayoumethod.com/product/yang-sheng-the-art-of-chinese-self-healing/Buy the Hayo'u tools at https://www.hayoumethod.com/products/Hayo'uFit at https://hayoufit.com--------------------------------------------Join my channel and leave a comment about what you want to see next!Love, Katie Brindle.

In this episode of You Are More, Amy delivers a powerful message straight from the pulpit—raw, real, and fully surrendered. Sharing her sermon live from her church, Amy invites listeners into a deeper conversation about what it really looks like to follow God's call when it's hard, when you're stretched, and when the growth feels invisible.She shares her own wrestle with feeling like she's outgrown the old season but hasn't yet stepped into the new one—and how that uncomfortable space is often where God does His best work. From thoughts on obedience in the mundane to not giving up on the vision He's placed in your heart, this message is for anyone navigating a silent season or a spiritual shift.If you've ever wondered, “God, where are you?” or felt like quitting on the very thing He called you to, this episode is a timely reminder that you're not alone—and you're not behind.Amy speaks courage into your spirit and reminds you: The stretch doesn't mean you're breaking—it means you're growing.Connect With Us:Website: https://www.youaremore.comFree Download: 5 Steps to Win Through AdversitySocial Media: Follow us on Facebook and InstagramEmail: amy@amywienands.comEpisode Minute By Minute:0:00 - Intro: Amy shares her message live from church1:45 - Feeling the tension of being in between seasons4:22 - “You don't need another word—you need to walk it out”6:00 - When God feels silent, it's often because He's moving8:12 - Don't quit just because it's hard10:40 - The enemy's favorite weapon: delay and discouragement12:15 - God is building your capacity in the unseen13:50 - “Stretching means there's more inside you”15:21 - Are you stewarding what He already gave you?17:00 - Purpose is found in obedience, not applause18:33 - When you want to quit—how to reframe your resistance20:00 - Closing prayer and encouragement for this seasonBe intentional, stay focused, and remember you are more!

Trey and Katie are back with Jake dialing in, and the conversation somehow spirals into women's jeans trends, Target as a personality, LA traffic lies, aging bodies, and why men in their 30s are suddenly obsessed with stretching.From barrel-leg jeans to side-knee cutouts, plus parenting exhaustion, fashion confusion, and hair growing in places it absolutely shouldn't — this one covers a lot.Join the patreon!http://patreon.com/treykennedyGo to http://RO.CO/CORRECTOPINIONS for your free insurance check. See if your insurance covers GLP-1s—for free.Try EveryPlate and get $2.99 per meal on your first box, plus free steak for a month. Go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and use code treysteak to claim your offer.Offer varies by plan, one free 10 oz serving of steak per box for 4 weeks with active subscription. Ditch the dinnertime dilemmas with EveryPlate.Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mentalhealth experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/correctopinions #rulapod0:00 Cold open + Jake dials in5:20 Trey's shirt, Target obsession, and daily exhaustion11:05 Ripley's Believe It or Not + weird childhood memories15:00 Sponsors: RULA & EveryPlate18:40 Hawaii plans, parenting fatigue, and marriage reality22:50 Women's jeans sizing vs men's pants27:40 Barrel-leg jeans and side-knee cutout trends34:10 Aging, hair migration, and mid-30s injuries48:30 Stretching, achilles pain, and realizing you're old1:06:40 Wrap upSubscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3ESPT9yf1T8x6L0P4d39w?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Correct Opinions on Apple: http://bit.ly/COPodcast

Last time we spoke about the climax of the battle of Lake Khasan. In August, the Lake Khasan region became a tense theater of combat as Soviet and Japanese forces clashed around Changkufeng and Hill 52. The Soviets pushed a multi-front offensive, bolstered by artillery, tanks, and air power, yet the Japanese defenders held firm, aided by engineers, machine guns, and heavy guns. By the ninth and tenth, a stubborn Japanese resilience kept Hill 52 and Changkufeng in Japanese hands, though the price was steep and the field was littered with the costs of battle. Diplomatically, both sides aimed to confine the fighting and avoid a larger war. Negotiations trudged on, culminating in a tentative cease-fire draft for August eleventh: a halt to hostilities, positions to be held as of midnight on the tenth, and the creation of a border-demarcation commission. Moscow pressed for a neutral umpire; Tokyo resisted, accepting a Japanese participant but rejecting a neutral referee. The cease-fire was imperfect, with miscommunications and differing interpretations persisting.    #185 Operation Hainan Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. After what seemed like a lifetime over in the northern border between the USSR and Japan, today we are returning to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Now I thought it might be a bit jarring to dive into it, so let me do a brief summary of where we are at, in the year of 1939. As the calendar turned to 1939, the Second Sino-Japanese War, which had erupted in July 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and escalated into full-scale conflict, had evolved into a protracted quagmire for the Empire of Japan. What began as a swift campaign to subjugate the Republic of China under Chiang Kai-shek had, by the close of 1938, transformed into a war of attrition. Japanese forces, under the command of generals like Shunroku Hata and Yasuji Okamura, had achieved stunning territorial gains: the fall of Shanghai in November 1937 after a brutal three-month battle that cost over 200,000 Chinese lives; the infamous capture of Nanjing in December 1937, marked by the Nanjing Massacre where an estimated 300,000 civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed in a six-week orgy of violence; and the sequential occupations of Xuzhou in May 1938, Wuhan in October 1938, and Guangzhou that same month.  These victories secured Japan's control over China's eastern seaboard, major riverine arteries like the Yangtze, and key industrial centers, effectively stripping the Nationalists of much of their economic base. Yet, despite these advances, China refused to capitulate. Chiang's government had retreated inland to the mountainous stronghold of Chongqing in Sichuan province, where it regrouped amid the fog-laden gorges, drawing on the vast human reserves of China's interior and the resilient spirit of its people. By late 1938, Japanese casualties had mounted to approximately 50,000 killed and 200,000 wounded annually, straining the Imperial Japanese Army's resources and exposing the vulnerabilities of overextended supply lines deep into hostile territory. In Tokyo, the corridors of the Imperial General Headquarters and the Army Ministry buzzed with urgent deliberations during the winter of 1938-1939. The initial doctrine of "quick victory" through decisive battles, epitomized by the massive offensives of 1937 and 1938, had proven illusory. Japan's military planners, influenced by the Kwantung Army's experiences in Manchuria and the ongoing stalemate, recognized that China's sheer size, with its 4 million square miles and over 400 million inhabitants, rendered total conquest unfeasible without unacceptable costs. Intelligence reports highlighted the persistence of Chinese guerrilla warfare, particularly in the north where Communist forces under Mao Zedong's Eighth Route Army conducted hit-and-run operations from bases in Shanxi and Shaanxi, sabotaging railways and ambushing convoys. The Japanese response included brutal pacification campaigns, such as the early iterations of what would later formalize as the "Three Alls Policy" (kill all, burn all, loot all), aimed at devastating rural economies and isolating resistance pockets. But these measures only fueled further defiance. By early 1939, a strategic pivot was formalized: away from direct annihilation of Chinese armies toward a policy of economic strangulation. This "blockade and interdiction" approach sought to sever China's lifelines to external aid, choking off the flow of weapons, fuel, and materiel that sustained the Nationalist war effort. As one Japanese staff officer noted in internal memos, the goal was to "starve the dragon in its lair," acknowledging the limits of Japanese manpower, total forces in China numbered around 1 million by 1939, against China's inexhaustible reserves. Central to this new strategy were the three primary overland supply corridors that had emerged as China's backdoors to the world, compensating for the Japanese naval blockade that had sealed off most coastal ports since late 1937. The first and most iconic was the Burma Road, a 717-mile engineering marvel hastily constructed between 1937 and 1938 by over 200,000 Chinese and Burmese laborers under the direction of engineers like Chih-Ping Chen. Stretching from the railhead at Lashio in British Burma (modern Myanmar) through treacherous mountain passes and dense jungles to Kunming in Yunnan province, the road navigated elevations up to 7,000 feet with hundreds of hairpin turns and precarious bridges. By early 1939, it was operational, albeit plagued by monsoonal mudslides, banditry, and mechanical breakdowns of the imported trucks, many Ford and Chevrolet models supplied via British Rangoon. Despite these challenges, it funneled an increasing volume of aid: in 1939 alone, estimates suggest up to 10,000 tons per month of munitions, gasoline, and aircraft parts from Allied sources, including early Lend-Lease precursors from the United States. The road's completion in 1938 had been a direct response to the loss of southern ports, and its vulnerability to aerial interdiction made it a prime target in Japanese planning documents. The second lifeline was the Indochina route, centered on the French-built Yunnan-Vietnam Railway (also known as the Hanoi-Kunming Railway), a 465-mile narrow-gauge line completed in 1910 that linked the port of Haiphong in French Indochina to Kunming via Hanoi and Lao Cai. This colonial artery, supplemented by parallel roads and river transport along the Red River, became China's most efficient supply conduit in 1938-1939, exploiting France's uneasy neutrality. French authorities, under Governor-General Pierre Pasquier and later Georges Catroux, turned a blind eye to transshipments, allowing an average of 15,000 to 20,000 tons monthly in early 1939, far surpassing the Burma Road's initial capacity. Cargoes included Soviet arms rerouted via Vladivostok and American oil, with French complicity driven by anti-Japanese sentiment and profitable tolls. However, Japanese reconnaissance flights from bases in Guangdong noted the vulnerability of bridges and rail yards, leading to initial bombing raids by mid-1939. Diplomatic pressure mounted, with Tokyo issuing protests to Paris, foreshadowing the 1940 closure under Vichy France after the fall of France in Europe. The route's proximity to the South China Sea made it a focal point for Japanese naval strategists, who viewed it as a "leak in the blockade." The third corridor, often overlooked but critical, was the Northwest Highway through Soviet Central Asia and Xinjiang province. This overland network, upgraded between 1937 and 1941 with Soviet assistance, connected the Turkestan-Siberian Railway at Almaty (then Alma-Ata) to Lanzhou in Gansu via Urumqi, utilizing a mix of trucks, camel caravans, and rudimentary roads across the Gobi Desert and Tian Shan mountains. Under the Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 1937 and subsequent aid agreements, Moscow supplied China with over 900 aircraft, 82 tanks, 1,300 artillery pieces, and vast quantities of ammunition and fuel between 1937 and 1941—much of it traversing this route. In 1938-1939, volumes peaked, with Soviet pilots and advisors even establishing air bases in Lanzhou. The highway's construction involved tens of thousands of Chinese laborers, facing harsh winters and logistical hurdles, but it delivered up to 2,000 tons monthly, including entire fighter squadrons like the Polikarpov I-16. Japanese intelligence, aware of this "Red lifeline," planned disruptions but were constrained by the ongoing Nomonhan Incident on the Manchurian-Soviet border in 1939, which diverted resources and highlighted the risks of provoking Moscow. These routes collectively sustained China's resistance, prompting Japan's high command to prioritize their severance. In March 1939, the South China Area Army was established under General Rikichi Andō (later succeeded by Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi), headquartered in Guangzhou, with explicit orders to disrupt southern communications. Aerial campaigns intensified, with Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" bombers from Wuhan and Guangzhou targeting Kunming's airfields and the Red River bridges, while diplomatic maneuvers pressured colonial powers: Britain faced demands during the June 1939 Tientsin Crisis to close the Burma Road, and France received ultimatums that culminated in the 1940 occupation of northern Indochina. Yet, direct assaults on Yunnan or Guangxi were deemed too arduous due to rugged terrain and disease risks. Instead, planners eyed peripheral objectives to encircle these arteries. This strategic calculus set the stage for the invasion of Hainan Island, a 13,000-square-mile landmass off Guangdong's southern coast, rich in iron and copper but strategically priceless for its position astride the Indochina route and proximity to Hong Kong. By February 1939, Japanese admirals like Nobutake Kondō of the 5th Fleet advocated seizure to establish air and naval bases, plugging blockade gaps and enabling raids on Haiphong and Kunming, a prelude to broader southern expansion that would echo into the Pacific War. Now after the fall campaign around Canton in autumn 1938, the Japanese 21st Army found itself embedded in a relentless effort to sever the enemy's lifelines. Its primary objective shifted from mere battlefield engagements to tightening the choke points of enemy supply, especially along the Canton–Hankou railway. Recognizing that war materiel continued to flow into the enemy's hands, the Imperial General Headquarters ordered the 21st Army to strike at every other supply route, one by one, until the arteries of logistics were stifled. The 21st Army undertook a series of decisive occupations to disrupt transport and provisioning from multiple directions. To sustain these difficult campaigns, Imperial General Headquarters reinforced the south China command, enabling greater operational depth and endurance. The 21st Army benefited from a series of reinforcements during 1939, which allowed a reorganization of assignments and missions: In late January, the Iida Detachment was reorganized into the Formosa Mixed Brigade and took part in the invasion of Hainan Island.  Hainan, just 15 miles across the Qiongzhou Strait from the mainland, represented a critical "loophole": it lay astride the Gulf of Tonkin, enabling smuggling of arms and materiel from Haiphong to Kunming, and offered potential airfields for bombing raids deep into Yunnan. Japanese interest in Hainan dated to the 1920s, driven by the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, which eyed the island's tropical resources (rubber, iron, copper) and naval potential at ports like Sanya (Samah). Prewar surveys by Japanese firms, such as those documented in Ide Kiwata's Minami Shina no Sangyō to Keizai (1939), highlighted mineral wealth and strategic harbors. The fall of Guangzhou in October 1938 provided the perfect launchpad, but direct invasion was delayed until early 1939 amid debates between the IJA (favoring mainland advances) and IJN (prioritizing naval encirclement). The operation would also heavily align with broader "southward advance" (Nanshin-ron) doctrine foreshadowing invasions of French Indochina (1940) and the Pacific War. On the Chinese side, Hainan was lightly defended as part of Guangdong's "peace preservation" under General Yu Hanmou. Two security regiments, six guard battalions, and a self-defense corps, totaling around 7,000–10,000 poorly equipped troops guarded the island, supplemented by roughly 300 Communist guerrillas under Feng Baiju, who operated independently in the interior. The indigenous Li (Hlai) people in the mountainous south, alienated by Nationalist taxes, provided uneven support but later allied with Communists. The Imperial General Headquarters ordered the 21st Army, in cooperation with the Navy, to occupy and hold strategic points on the island near Haikou-Shih. The 21st Army commander assigned the Formosa Mixed Brigade to carry out this mission. Planning began in late 1938 under the IJN's Fifth Fleet, with IJA support from the 21st Army. The objective: secure northern and southern landing sites to bisect the island, establish air/naval bases, and exploit resources. Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō, commanding the fleet, emphasized surprise and air superiority. The invasion began under the cover of darkness on February 9, 1939, when Kondō's convoy entered Tsinghai Bay on the northern shore of Hainan and anchored at midnight. Japanese troops swiftly disembarked, encountering minimal initial resistance from the surprised Chinese defenders, and secured a beachhead in the northern zone. At 0300 hours on 10 February, the Formosa Mixed Brigade, operating in close cooperation with naval units, executed a surprise landing at the northeastern point of Tengmai Bay in north Hainan. By 04:30, the right flank reached the main road leading to Fengyingshih, while the left flank reached a position two kilometers south of Tienwei. By 07:00, the right flank unit had overcome light enemy resistance near Yehli and occupied Chiungshan. At that moment there were approximately 1,000 elements of the enemy's 5th Infantry Brigade (militia) at Chiungshan; about half of these troops were destroyed, and the remainder fled into the hills south of Tengmai in a state of disarray. Around 08:30 that same day, the left flank unit advanced to the vicinity of Shuchang and seized Hsiuying Heights. By 12:00, it occupied Haikou, the island's northern port city and administrative center, beginning around noon. Army and navy forces coordinated to mop up remaining pockets of resistance in the northern areas, overwhelming the scattered Chinese security units through superior firepower and organization. No large-scale battles are recorded in primary accounts; instead, the engagements were characterized by rapid advances and localized skirmishes, as the Chinese forces, lacking heavy artillery or air support, could not mount a sustained defense. By the end of the day, Japanese control over the north was consolidating, with Haikou falling under their occupation.Also on 10 February, the Brigade pushed forward to seize Cingang. Wenchang would be taken on the 22nd, followed by Chinglan Port on the 23rd. On February 11, the operation expanded southward when land combat units amphibiously assaulted Samah (now Sanya) at the island's southern tip. This landing allowed them to quickly seize key positions, including the port of Yulin (Yulinkang) and the town of Yai-Hsien (Yaxian, now part of Sanya). With these southern footholds secured, Japanese forces fanned out to subjugate the rest of the island, capturing inland areas and infrastructure with little organized opposition. Meanwhile, the landing party of the South China Navy Expeditionary Force, which had joined with the Army to secure Haikou, began landing on the island's southern shore at dawn on 14 February. They operated under the protection of naval and air units. By the same morning, the landing force had advanced to Sa-Riya and, by 12:00 hours, had captured Yulin Port. Chinese casualties were significant in the brief fighting; from January to May 1939, reports indicate the 11th security regiment alone suffered 8 officers and 162 soldiers killed, 3 officers and 16 wounded, and 5 officers and 68 missing, though figures for other units are unclear. Japanese losses were not publicly detailed but appear to have been light.  When crisis pressed upon them, Nationalist forces withdrew from coastal Haikou, shepherding the last civilians toward the sheltering embrace of the Wuzhi mountain range that bands the central spine of Hainan. From that high ground they sought to endure the storm, praying that the rugged hills might shield their families from the reach of war. Yet the Li country's mountains did not deliver a sanctuary free of conflict. Later in August of 1943, an uprising erupted among the Li,Wang Guoxing, a figure of local authority and stubborn resolve. His rebellion was swiftly crushed; in reprisal, the Nationalists executed a seizure of vengeance that extended far beyond the moment of defeat, claiming seven thousand members of Wang Guoxing's kin in his village. The episode was grim testimony to the brutal calculus of war, where retaliation and fear indelibly etched the landscape of family histories. Against this backdrop, the Communists under Feng Baiju and the native Li communities forged a vigorous guerrilla war against the occupiers. The struggle was not confined to partisan skirmishes alone; it unfolded as a broader contest of survival and resistance. The Japanese response was relentless and punitive, and it fell upon Li communities in western Hainan with particular ferocity, Sanya and Danzhou bore the brunt of violence, as did the many foreign laborers conscripted into service by the occupying power. The toll of these reprisals was stark: among hundreds of thousands of slave laborers pressed into service, tens of thousands perished. Of the 100,000 laborers drawn from Hong Kong, only about 20,000 survived the war's trials, a haunting reminder of the human cost embedded in the occupation. Strategically, the island of Hainan took on a new if coercive purpose. Portions of the island were designated as a naval administrative district, with the Hainan Guard District Headquarters established at Samah, signaling its role as a forward air base and as an operational flank for broader anti-Chiang Kai-shek efforts. In parallel, the island's rich iron and copper resources were exploited to sustain the war economy of the occupiers. The control of certain areas on Hainan provided a base of operations for incursions into Guangdong and French Indochina, while the airbases that dotted the island enabled long-range air raids that threaded routes from French Indochina and Burma into the heart of China. The island thus assumed a grim dual character: a frontier fortress for the occupiers and a ground for the prolonged suffering of its inhabitants. Hainan then served as a launchpad for later incursions into Guangdong and Indochina. Meanwhile after Wuhan's collapse, the Nationalist government's frontline strength remained formidable, even as attrition gnawed at its edges. By the winter of 1938–1939, the front line had swelled to 261 divisions of infantry and cavalry, complemented by 50 independent brigades. Yet the political and military fissures within the Kuomintang suggested fragility beneath the apparent depth of manpower. The most conspicuous rupture came with Wang Jingwei's defection, the vice president and chairman of the National Political Council, who fled to Hanoi on December 18, 1938, leading a procession of more than ten other KMT officials, including Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fohai, Chu Minqi, and Zeng Zhongming. In the harsh arithmetic of war, defections could not erase the country's common resolve to resist Japanese aggression, and the anti-Japanese national united front still served as a powerful instrument, rallying the Chinese populace to "face the national crisis together." Amid this political drama, Japan's strategy moved into a phase that sought to convert battlefield endurance into political consolidation. As early as January 11, 1938, Tokyo had convened an Imperial Conference and issued a framework for handling the China Incident that would shape the theater for years. The "Outline of Army Operations Guidance" and "Continental Order No. 241" designated the occupied territories as strategic assets to be held with minimal expansion beyond essential needs. The instruction mapped an operational zone that compressed action to a corridor between Anqing, Xinyang, Yuezhou, and Nanchang, while the broader line of occupation east of a line tracing West Sunit, Baotou, and the major river basins would be treated as pacified space. This was a doctrine of attrition, patience, and selective pressure—enough to hold ground, deny resources to the Chinese, and await a more opportune political rupture. Yet even as Japan sought political attrition, the war's tactical center of gravity drifted toward consolidation around Wuhan and the pathways that fed the Yangtze. In October 1938, after reducing Wuhan to a fortressed crescent of contested ground, the Japanese General Headquarters acknowledged the imperative to adapt to a protracted war. The new calculus prioritized political strategy alongside military operations: "We should attach importance to the offensive of political strategy, cultivate and strengthen the new regime, and make the National Government decline, which will be effective." If the National Government trembled under coercive pressure, it risked collapse, and if not immediately, then gradually through a staged series of operations. In practice, this meant reinforcing a centralized center while allowing peripheral fronts to be leveraged against Chongqing's grip on the war's moral economy. In the immediate post-Wuhan period, Japan divided its responsibilities and aimed at a standoff that would enable future offensives. The 11th Army Group, stationed in the Wuhan theater, became the spearhead of field attacks on China's interior, occupying a strategic triangle that included Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangxi, and protecting the rear of southwest China's line of defense. The central objective was not merely to seize territory, but to deny Chinese forces the capacity to maneuver along the critical rail and river corridors that fed the Nanjing–Jiujiang line and the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway. Central to this plan was Wuhan's security and the ability to constrain Jiujiang's access to the Yangtze, preserving a corridor for air power and logistics. The pre-war arrangement in early 1939 was a tableau of layered defenses and multiple war zones, designed to anticipate and blunt Japanese maneuver. By February 1939, the Ninth War Zone under Xue Yue stood in a tense standoff with the Japanese 11th Army along the Jiangxi and Hubei front south of the Yangtze. The Ninth War Zone's order of battle, Luo Zhuoying's 19th Army Group defending the northern Nanchang front, Wang Lingji's 30th Army Group near Wuning, Fan Songfu's 8th and 73rd Armies along Henglu, Tang Enbo's 31st Army Group guarding southern Hubei and northern Hunan, and Lu Han's 1st Army Group in reserve near Changsha and Liuyang, was a carefully calibrated attempt to absorb, delay, and disrupt any Xiushui major Japanese thrust toward Nanchang, a city whose strategic significance stretched beyond its own bounds. In the spring of 1939, Nanchang was the one city in southern China that Tokyo could not leave in Chinese hands. It was not simply another provincial capital; it was the beating heart of whatever remained of China's war effort south of the Yangtze, and the Japanese knew it. High above the Gan River, on the flat plains west of Poyang Lake, lay three of the finest airfields China had ever built: Qingyunpu, Daxiaochang, and Xiangtang. Constructed only a few years earlier with Soviet engineers and American loans, they were long, hard-surfaced, and ringed with hangars and fuel dumps. Here the Chinese Air Force had pulled back after the fall of Wuhan, and here the red-starred fighters and bombers of the Soviet volunteer groups still flew. From Nanchang's runways a determined pilot could reach Japanese-held Wuhan in twenty minutes, Guangzhou in less than an hour, and even strike the docks at Hong Kong if he pushed his range. Every week Japanese reconnaissance planes returned with photographs of fresh craters patched, new aircraft parked wing-to-wing, and Soviet pilots sunning themselves beside their I-16s. As long as those fields remained Chinese, Japan could never claim the sky. The city was more than airfields. It sat exactly where the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway met the line running north to Jiujiang and the Yangtze, a knot that tied together three provinces. Barges crowded Poyang Lake's western shore, unloading crates of Soviet ammunition and aviation fuel that had come up the river from the Indochina railway. Warehouses along the tracks bulged with shells and rice. To the Japanese staff officers plotting in Wuhan and Guangzhou, Nanchang looked less like a city and more like a loaded spring: if Chiang Kai-shek ever found the strength for a counteroffensive to retake the middle Yangtze, this would be the place from which it would leap. And so, in the cold March of 1939, the Imperial General Headquarters marked Nanchang in red on every map and gave General Okamura the order he had been waiting for: take it, whatever the cost. Capturing the city would do three things at once. It would blind the Chinese Air Force in the south by seizing or destroying the only bases from which it could still seriously operate. It would tear a hole in the last east–west rail line still feeding Free China. And it would shove the Nationalist armies another two hundred kilometers farther into the interior, buying Japan precious time to digest its earlier conquests and tighten the blockade. Above all, Nanchang was the final piece in a great aerial ring Japan was closing around southern China. Hainan had fallen in February, giving the navy its southern airfields. Wuhan and Guangzhou already belonged to the army. Once Nanchang was taken, Japanese aircraft would sit on a continuous arc of bases from the tropical beaches of the South China Sea to the banks of the Yangtze, and nothing (neither the Burma Road convoys nor the French railway from Hanoi) would move without their permission. Chiang Kai-shek's decision to strike first in the Nanchang region in March 1939 reflected both urgency and a desire to seize initiative before Japanese modernization of the battlefield could fully consolidate. On March 8, Chiang directed Xue Yue to prepare a preemptive attack intended to seize the offensive by March 15, focusing the Ninth War Zone's efforts on preventing a river-crossing assault and pinning Japanese forces in place. The plan called for a sequence of coordinated actions: the 19th Army Group to hold the northern front of Nanchang; the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Advance Army (the 8th and 73rd Armies) to strike the enemy's left flank from Wuning toward De'an and Ruichang; the 30th and 27th Army Groups to consolidate near Wuning; and the 1st Army Group to push toward Xiushui and Sandu, opening routes for subsequent operations. Yet even as Xue Yue pressed for action, the weather of logistics and training reminded observers that no victory could be taken for granted. By March 9–10, Xue Yue warned Chiang that troops were not adequately trained, supplies were scarce, and preparations were insufficient, requesting a postponement to March 24. Chiang's reply was resolute: the attack must commence no later than the 24th, for the aim was preemption and the desire to tether the enemy's forces before they could consolidate. When the moment of decision arrived, the Chinese army began to tense, and the Japanese, no strangers to rapid shifts in tempo—moved to exploit any hesitation or fog of mobilization. The Ninth War Zone's response crystallized into a defensive posture as the Japanese pressed forward, marking a transition from preemption to standoff as both sides tested the limits of resilience. The Japanese plan for what would become known as Operation Ren, aimed at severing the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway, breaking the enemy's line of communication, and isolating Nanchang, reflected a calculated synthesis of air power, armored mobility, and canalized ground offensives. On February 6, 1939, the Central China Expeditionary Army issued a set of precise directives: capture Nanchang to cut the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway and disrupt the southern reach of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces; seize Nanchang along the Nanchang–Xunyi axis to split enemy lines and "crush" Chinese resistance south of that zone; secure rear lines immediately after the city's fall; coordinate with naval air support to threaten Chinese logistics and airfields beyond the rear lines. The plan anticipated contingencies by pre-positioning heavy artillery and tanks in formations that could strike with speed and depth, a tactical evolution from previous frontal assaults. Okamura Yasuji, commander of the 11th Army, undertook a comprehensive program of reconnaissance, refining the assault plan with a renewed emphasis on speed and surprise. Aerial reconnaissance underlined the terrain, fortifications, and the disposition of Chinese forces, informing the selection of the Xiushui River crossing and the route of the main axis of attack. Okamura's decision to reorganize artillery and armor into concentrated tank groups, flanked by air support and advanced by long-range maneuver, marked a departure from the earlier method of distributing heavy weapons along the infantry front. Sumita Laishiro commanded the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, with more than 300 artillery pieces, while Hirokichi Ishii directed a force of 135 tanks and armored vehicles. This blended arms approach promised a breakthrough that would outpace the Chinese defenders and open routes for the main force. By mid-February 1939, Japanese preparations had taken on a high tempo. The 101st and 106th Divisions, along with attached artillery, assembled south of De'an, while tank contingents gathered north of De'an. The 6th Division began moving toward Ruoxi and Wuning, the Inoue Detachment took aim at the waterways of Poyang Lake, and the 16th and 9th Divisions conducted feints on the Han River's left bank. The orchestration of these movements—feints, riverine actions, and armored flanking, was designed to reduce the Chinese capacity to concentrate forces around Nanchang and to force the defenders into a less secure posture along the Nanchang–Jiujiang axis. Japan's southward strategy reframed the war: no longer a sprint to reduce Chinese forces in open fields, but a patient siege of lifelines, railways, and airbases. Hainan's seizure, the control of Nanchang's airfields, and the disruption of the Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway exemplified a shift from large-scale battles to coercive pressure that sought to cripple Nationalist mobilization and erode Chongqing's capacity to sustain resistance. For China, the spring of 1939 underscored resilience amid mounting attrition. Chiang Kai-shek's insistence on offensive means to seize the initiative demonstrated strategic audacity, even as shortages and uneven training slowed tempo. The Ninth War Zone's defense, bolstered by makeshift airpower from Soviet and Allied lendings, kept open critical corridors and delayed Japan's consolidation. The war's human cost—massive casualties, forced labor, and the Li uprising on Hainan—illuminates the brutality that fueled both sides' resolve. In retrospect, the period around Canton, Wuhan, and Nanchang crystallizes a grim truth: the Sino-Japanese war was less a single crescendo of battles than a protracted contest of endurance, logistics, and political stamina. The early 1940s would widen these fault lines, but the groundwork laid in 1939, competition over supply routes, air control, and strategic rail nodes, would shape the war's pace and, ultimately, its outcome. The conflict's memory lies not only in the clashes' flash but in the stubborn persistence of a nation fighting to outlast a formidable adversary. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Japanese invasion of Hainan and proceeding operations to stop logistical leaks into Nationalist China, showcased the complexity and scale of the growing Second Sino-Japanese War. It would not merely be a war of territorial conquest, Japan would have to strangle the colossus using every means necessary.  

In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, break down a new international consensus on stretching, helping listeners discover the best stretching practices for their needs. They explain the differences between static, dynamic, ballistic, and PNF stretching exercise, and discuss both the immediate and long-term benefits—such as increased range of motion, decreased pain, and reduced muscle stiffness. The hosts clarify common myths, noting that even the best stretching routines alone don't build muscle, prevent injuries, or fix posture. They emphasize the importance of consistency and combining the best stretching techniques with strength and stability exercises for optimal results and overall body health.Manukora Manuka Honey:During the winter months, I've been reaching for Manukora Manuka Honey daily. It's rich, creamy, and contains 3x more antioxidants and prebiotics than regular honey, plus MGO for added support. I take one spoonful each morning. Try it at https://manukora.com/docjen to save up to 31% plus $25 in free gifts.Needed Discount:Jen trusted Needed Supplements for fertility, pregnancy, and beyond! Support men and women's health with vitamins, Omega-3, and more. Used by 6,000+ pros. Use code OPTIMAL for 20% off at checkout!We think you'll love:Free Week Jen HealthJen's InstagramDom's InstagramYouTube ChannelWhat You'll Learn:02:07 Announcement of a new international consensus on stretching and what the episode will cover.03:29 Overview of static, dynamic, ballistic, PNF, and high dosage static stretching.06:58 Explanation that the consensus mainly reviewed static stretching and its effects.07:48 Discussion of immediate effects: increased range of motion and reduced muscle stiffness, with short-lived results.08:12 Recommended acute stretching dosages and how different nervous systems respond.10:48 Long-term effects: increased range of motion, reduced stiffness, but not hypertrophy or reliable injury prevention.12:13 Consensus recommendations: four minutes per...For full show notes and resources visit https://jen.health/podcast/444 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Today's topic is big. Today is about decoding what your body's really saying so you can live happier, healthier, and pain-free for the long haul.Pain. Tightness. Stiffness. Weakness. You've felt them all. But what if I told you… Most people are responding to them in the completely wrong way.They're stretching when they should be strengthening. They're resting when they should be moving. They're fearing pain instead of understanding it.So let's flip the script. Let's teach you how to speak the language of your body—so you can finally start a conversation with it, instead of fighting a war.Resources:Brain.fm App (First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdCaldera Lab Skin Carewww.calderalab.comDiscount Code: CoachDLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/

Got a question? Let us know!Made for Mondays | STEPSStep 1. The Problem: I Can'tThis week on Made for Mondays, Heather is joined by Jamey, Adrienne, and Tyler as they continue the STEPS journey by unpacking Step One—the uncomfortable, freeing, and surprisingly hopeful place where real change begins.After weekend chitchat and reflecting on this week's Bible reading from Genesis 18 and Matthew 6, the conversation turns toward a truth many of us quietly avoid: we are really good at managing appearances… and not very good at admitting powerlessness.This episode explores what it means to stop pretending we have it together and start telling the truth about where we're stuck—not in a dramatic collapse, but in the ordinary, Monday-morning kind of struggle where we keep thinking, “I should be further along by now.”Here's what they talk through:• Powerlessness vs. image management Step One invites us to admit we can't control what's broken in us—but most of us are far more fluent in curating competence. The group discusses where resistance shows up when the problem isn't out there but in here, and why naming that honestly is harder than it sounds.• “Not that bad” as a spiritual stall tactic The phrase “it's not that bad” gets exposed for what it often is: a quiet way of settling for less freedom than Jesus offers. The conversation explores why minimizing our struggles feels safer than naming our real withered hand—and how that safety actually keeps us stuck.• Stretching what can't stretch Looking at Jesus healing the man with the withered hand, the group reflects on why Jesus asks him to do the very thing he cannot do. What does that reveal about how transformation actually begins—and how does it confront our instinct to fix, hide, or self-improve before showing up honestly?• What makes honesty possible in church Jamey shares the conviction that the church should be “the safest place in the world for a sinner.” The group wrestles with what helps create that kind of safety—and what shuts it down—both personally and communally.• Whose eyes are we most aware of? When we imagine being fully seen, whose gaze shapes us most: other people, our inner critic, or Jesus? The answer often determines what we're willing to bring into the light—and what we keep hidden.• A listener question worth sitting with A faithful listener writes in asking where Scripture encourages that first small turn toward God—the 0.1-degree shift for someone who feels far away or powerless. The group reflects on biblical moments where God meets people not after the full turnaround, but right at the first honest step toward Him.• Weakness as the doorway to power Paul reframes weakness as the very place where God's power shows up. The episode closes with a practical invitation: one small stretch of faith this week—a prayer you've been avoiding, a confession, a text asking for help, or simply showing up to a group.And finally, the conversation lands on this image: Jesus with outstretched hands on the cross—not asking us to try harder, but inviting us to trust deeper.Join Us This SundayWe're continuing STEPS as we move into Step TwoStay Connected Website: https://believerschurch.org/ Bible Reading Plan: https://believerschurch.org/bible-reading-plan/ Believers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/believerschurch.va/ Believers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believers_church/ Subscribe to The Outlet: https://believerschurch.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=66f00f86238de86688d2480e6&id=729c3f381f

Try this simple, full-body stretching routine for flexibility, lower back pain, increased mobility, and more! Incorporate these early morning stretches every day until they become a part of your morning routine. You're going to love the benefits!

(00:00) JB Long's gets corny with his LA Rams calls.(17:03.52) CHRISTOPHER PRICE covers the New England Patriots for the Boston Globe and joins Toucher & Hardy to share his thoughts on the team's Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers and much more.(28:37.88) Broken chairs and stretching.Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.