Podcasts about Svalbard

EM: Mari Jungstedt.YRKE: Författare.AVSNITT: 683.OM: Hur en död kropp ser ut efter att ha legat instängd i en bastu, varför hon byter förlag efter 25 år, att göra research på en underjordisk sexklubb för prostituerade män, Svalbard, hennes bästa skrivtips, KAJ-turnén och givetvis en hel del om alla hennes älskade bord och hur de brukar ta på henne, särskilt de indiska i olika träslag.SAMTALSLEDARE: Kristoffer TriumfPRODUCENT: Ninni WestinKONTAKT: varvet@triumf.se och InstagramHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VEM: Mari Jungstedt.YRKE: Författare.AVSNITT: 683.OM: Ekonomiskt oberoende, hur en död kropp ser ut efter att ha legat instängd i en bastu, varför hon byter förlag efter 25 år, att göra research på en underjordisk sexklubb för prostituerade män, Svalbard, varför truecrime lockar en så stor publik, hennes bästa skrivtips, KAJ-turnén, att skriva sin första Aktuelltsändning som sjuåring och givetvis en hel del om alla hennes älskade bord och hur de brukar ta på henne, särskilt de indiska i olika träslag.SAMTALSLEDARE: Kristoffer TriumfPRODUCENT: Ninni WestinKONTAKT: varvet@triumf.se och InstagramHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

¡Estamos de nuevo aquí para hablar del Polo Norte!Pero esta vez no solo de sus curiosidades, sino también de lo que significa viajar a Svalbard: un archipiélago ártico al que le quedan menos de 50 años antes dequedarse sin hielo.Junto a dos increíbles invitadas, intentaremos contarte sensaciones y anécdotas de nuestro último viaje al territorio ártico.¿Quieres descubrir más?BioMas: https://www.bio-mas.org/L'Ovella Verda: https://www.ovellaverda.cat/

We've explored the changing Arctic in a couple of our our Clean Sailors podcasts to date, but what about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; what is it like and how is it changing?There is no other sailor to ask than Skip Novak - from Antarctica, Patagonia, South Georgia, the Northwest passage, Falklands, Atlantic, Pacific to the South Sandwich Islands, Svalbard, Spitsbergen: you name it, Skip has sailed it, and has sailed the most sea miles of any other sailor, alive or dead.Tune in to this episode to hear more on Skip's lifetime of sailing and, importantly, how the southern-most, at times most-formidable region of our planet, Antarctica, has been shifting.

In a world of perpetual motion, there exists a realm of profound stillness—where light doesn't simply illuminate, it transforms. Far from home amid Earth's frozen tundras, time itself seems suspended in crystalline air. In today's podcast, we'll visit these places where time hangs in the balance, and we'll explore the intrepid mix of endurance, patience, and vision it takes to make pictures there. Joining us for this conversation are polar photography specialists Acacia Johnson and Jonas Paurell. From making distinctions between Arctic and Antarctic regions, to learning about the unique challenges involved with photographing there, our polar experts share many valuable insights. In addition to tips about packing and safeguarding camera gear in cold weather climates, we also discuss the importance of managing expectations during such trips, especially when faced with a long wait to see wildlife amid the barren stillness. As Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson puts it, “… I think going into a trip with kind of a sense of exploration, like the joy of the trip is that you don't know, and it's completely unique to your experience. And whatever you do see is kind of a gift.”   Guests: Acacia Johnson & Jonas Paurell Episode Timeline: 3:37: Acacia Johnson's upbringing in the wilds of Alaska and leaving the area for photo studies at the Rhode Island School of Design in the lower 48. 7:35: Jonas Paurell's youth in Sweden and the impact his first trek to Scandinavian Arctic regions had on his soul. 14:08: The differences between Arctic and Antarctic polar landscapes, plus Acacia's experiences during a winter in Arctic Bay, with no sun for four months. 29:13: Different approaches to storytelling about the Arctic based on subject matter, and capturing an emotion in images that does justice to the landscape. 37:31: The logistics of getting to Arctic and Antarctic locations, and expenses involved with working and living there. 43:19: The Jubilee Expedition Jonas organized to celebrate the 150th anniversary of a legendary Swedish polar expedition to Svalbard. 51:20: Episode Break 51:38: Preparations for a polar expedition and the camera gear Acacia and Jonas pack. 1:00:31: Using a large format camera on polar expeditions, plus managing gear in extreme cold conditions. 1:06:42: Managing expectations for travelers, misconceptions when planning trips, plus different types of vessels used during expeditions to polar regions. 1:16:42: Cultivating an authentic connection to place when photographing polar regions. 1:21:29: The changing ethics of photographing in polar regions, plus findings from Jonas's Jubilee Expedition Guest Bios: Acacia Johnson is a photographer, writer, and a 2023 National Geographic Explorer based in Anchorage, Alaska. Drawn to painterly light and otherworldly landscapes, her work focuses on the environment, conservation, and connections between people and place. Over the past 10 years, she has made more than fifty expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica as a photographer and a guide—always seeking to inspire wonder and compassion for these remote regions during a time of rapid change. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally and have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic and TIME magazines, among other publications. In 2021, Acacia was awarded the Canon Female Photojournalist Grant, and in 2022 she received the ICP Infinity Award for Documentary Practices and Photojournalism. Jonas Paurell is an explorer, conservation photographer, photo educator, and speaker from Gothenburg, Sweden. One of his most ambitious projects is a 25-year documentation of the Arctic. Through ski expeditions and icebreaker voyages, he has captured both the resilience and vulnerability of Arctic landscapes, emphasizing the fragility of the region and the urgent need for preservation. In 2022, Jonas launched The Jubilee Expedition, recreating the historic Swedish Polar Expedition of 1872 to highlight this region's rapid melting and the far-reaching impacts of climate change. Jonas is also founder of Terra Photography Expeditions, which offers immersive workshops in both Arctic regions and South American rainforests, helping photographers deepen their connection with nature while refining their craft. Additionally, before dedicating his life to photography, Jonas served as a human rights lawyer for the United Nations. Stay Connected: Acacia Johnson Website Instagram Facebook X Jonas Paurell Website Terra Photography Expedition Instagram Facebook YouTube   Host: Derek Fahsbender Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman Senior Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein Executive Producer: Richard Stevens  

Store Norske legger ned den siste gruven på Svalbard i slutten av juni, etter mer enn 100 års drift. Hva skjer nå på Svalbard? Hvordan skal Norge hevde sin suverenitet? Hva står på spill for Norge i Arktis?Gjest: Administrerende direktør i Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, Rune MidtgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will and Adam return to the Noizze Podcast to talk all things music, from recent shows to new albums and the current new within the rock, metal and alternative music scene.Adam talks about the return of Mclusky and seeing them live and Will discusses seeing Winona Fighter at The Black Heart in Camden.Adam and Will also discuss the new Mclusky record ‘the world is still here and so are we' and whether the new sound is classic Mclusky or whether it takes a new turn. They chat about the third album from The Callous Daoboys ‘I Don't Want to See You in Heaven' which is undeniably Daoboys as well as House of Protection's second EP ‘Outrun You All' which may fall a little short following their critically acclaimed debut EP. Finally, Will and Adam discuss the new Stray From The Path album ‘Clockworked' that actually happens to betheir final album as they will be disbanding.Adam and Will discuss Portals festival, what it achieved andthe incredible bands the festival brought to London. It will no longer run in its current format which is a huge shame and Adam and Will chat about the state of festival promoting and how difficult it can be for promoters. We in Noizze owe the gang at Portals a huge amount with the knowledge they have shared with us. Thank you.And from festivals to mad gigs, Knocked Loose supportingMetallica? In Stadiums? Mad. Finally, Will and Adam discuss band breakups, notably Palm Reader, Ithaca, Stray From The Path and Svalbard and how this is atremendous loss.Buy Early Bird tickets to Noizzefest 2026 - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/noizze...Support the website and pick up some merch - https://www.noizze.co.uk/product-cate...Check out https://www.noizze.co.uk/ for reviews, interviews and galleries as well as the Noizze Podcast Network for other podcasts on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Intro/Outro - Elyrian

Veckans avsnitt riktar blicken rakt mot det kylslagna norr. Vi ska till Svalbard… eller är det till Spetsbergen? Vi har samlat två berättelser: om Willem Barents upptäckt (eller hur det nu var) på 1500-talet och om den svenska koloniseringen kring sekelskiftet 1900. Det här är riktigt spännande.Om du vill lyssna på podden utan reklam och dessutom få tillgång till extraavsnitt: https://historiepodden.supercast.com/Läslista:Dyring, Annagreta & Dyring, Eric, Polardrömmars höga pris: historiska äventyr i Arktis och Antarktis, Carlsson, Stockholm, 2007Suni, Annakaisa ”Sveagruvan på Svalbard” Populär historia 1/2021Nordin, Torgny ”Sveriges okända ockupation” Populär historia 4/1993Avango, Dag, Sveagruvan: svensk gruvhantering mellan industri, diplomati och geovetenskap 1910-1934, Jernkontoret, Diss. Stockholm : Kungliga tekniska högskolan, 2005, Stockholm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam is lured back to the UK's pop punk home for Slam Dunk 2025 and has to think long and hard about Electric Callboy, and we doff our caps to Svalbard's decision to drop the curtain on a decade plus career as one of the UK's favourite heavy bands.Releases:Skunk Anansie - The Painful TruthMidnight - Steel, Rust and DisgustThus Spoke Zarathustra - I'm Done With Self Care, It's Time for Others' HarmHome Is Where - Hunting SeasonWitchcraft - IdagWitchrot - Soul CellarYear of No Light - Les Maitres FousHellcrash - Inferno CrematorioSexmag - SexorczymChepang - JhyappaOssuary - Abhorrent Worship…And Oceans - The Regeneration ItineraryMagus Lord - In the Company of ChampionsHouse of Protection - Outrun You AllMSPAINT - No SeparationCrowquill - CrowquillSwans - BirthingGarbage - Let All That We Imagine Be the LightStray from the Path - ClockworkedDesolated - Finding PeaceThe Haunted - Songs of Last ResortRivers of Nihil - Rivers of NihilVildhjarta - Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granarKUSANAGI - ParamnesiaPlanning for Burial - It's Closeness, It's EasyCwfen - SorrowsGrin - Acid GodsColtsblood - Obscured Into Nebulous DuskTrivax - The Great SatanSvartsyn - Vortex of the DestroyerObsidian Tongue - Eclipsing Worlds of ScornLord Vigo - Walk the ShadowsVader - HumanihilityWormrot - TNT

Jacotte Brokken praat met Christian Clauwers over zijn boek 'Frozen Heritage'. In de arctische permafrost van Svalbard (beter bekend als Spitsbergen), bevinden zich drie kluizen, gewijd aan de bescherming en het behoud van biodiversiteit en menselijk erfgoed. De wereldzadenbank is de bekendste, maar er is er ook genenbank en een erfgoedbank. Fotograaf Christian Clauwers bezocht ze alle drie en maakte een boek over deze verborgen archieven in de in de meest extreme omgeving ter wereld.

Hur motiverar man sig själv – när livet inte ger en samma förutsättningar som andra? I dagens avsnitt möter vi Daniel Belge, som blev helt blind efter en olycka som liten. Trots det har han bestigit Kebnekaise, cyklat Vätternrundan, sprungit maraton, kört triathlon – och nu senast blivit första blinda löparen som springer en mil på Svalbard. Men en av de saker han själv är mest stolt över? Att han utbildat sig till personlig tränare – för att kunna inspirera andra och visa att det aldrig är för sent att satsa på sina drömmar. Vi pratar om hur han tänker kring träning, motgångar och varför han ständigt söker sig utanför sin komfortzon. Det här är ett avsnitt om mod, driv och att inte låta sina begränsningar styra ens liv. Missa inte.

In this episode, I take a moment to acknowledge the passing of Sebastião Salgado - a photographer whose work documented mankind's destruction of our planet. Those of you familiar with Sebastião's photography will already know that he specialised in humanitarian documentary photojournalism. You may not be aware however that he was incredibly active in conservation in Brazil and that he was responsible for the replantation of millions of trees and the reconstruction of an entire ecosystem. Perhaps his most well known book ‘Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age‘ should be required reading for every photographer.  This short video in which Sebastião discusses his career and his photography is well worth fifteen minutes of your time. It is a remarkable insight into a truly remarkable photographer. Watch the video here: VIDEO Also in this episode, discuss my upcoming back-to-back trips for the Atlantic Puffin in Iceland as well as the 18-day expedition to Svalbard for Polar Bears in the pack ice. These three trips present some unique equipment challenges making packing a difficult compromise.2025 Zimanga South Africa Trip ReportSupport the showWild Nature Photo TravelPhotography Workshops and Expeditions around the Worldwww.wildnaturephototravel.comSupport the Show and fellow Nature Photographer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JoshuaHolko/membershipFind us on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joshuaholko/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HolkoJoshuaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaholko/Need to Contact us? info@jholko.com

Morten har vært på filmpremiere på Svalbard, Vegard har så vidt kommet seg etter 17. mai, og tar diskusjonen om bunad og flagg helst i ettertid. Produsert av Karianne Hinlo

President Trump has welcomed a vote in the US House of Representatives approving a bill which extends huge tax cuts, and spending increases. It will be funded by government debt.Also in the programme: A gunman kills two Israeli embassy staff in Washington; and competition for resources on the Svalbard archipelago.(Picture: President Donald Trump with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

We're finishing the series on Svalbard. An archipelago dependent on the ocean. Hannah Stitfall shares her first impressions of one of the most remote places on earth. We're joined by Maria Philippa Rossi, a freelance journalist and author, who has been living in Longyearbyen since 2018. She shares her stories of this place like no other. Then Jason Roberts, an award winning film maker and founder of PolarX, the world's logistics leader in the polar regions, shares his tales from working on some of the biggest productions that have taken place in this polar region.

En este episodio de Planeta Oculto, viajamos a Pyramiden, una ciudad soviética congelada en el Ártico. Exploramos su historia como colonia minera en Svalbard y su rápido abandono en 1998.Descubrimos cómo era vivir allí, entre hielo, osos polares y símbolos comunistas.Analizamos qué queda hoy: ruinas, turistas curiosos y un puñado de cuidadores. Una reflexión final sobre lo efímero de los grandes proyectos humanos frente al poder de la naturaleza.

11 juli 1897. På Danskön i ögruppen Svalbard lyfter Salomon Andrée, Nils Strindberg och Knut Frænkel med vätgasballongen "Örnen". De ska ta sig norrut och bli de första som når Nordpolen. Expeditionen är påkostad och de tre männen ses som hjältar redan innan de kommit iväg.Men bara sekunder in går allt fel. Männen tappar kontrollen över ballongen och flyter iväg bland molnen, det kommer vara det sista man ser av expeditionen förrän 1930. Det här är berättelsen om Andrées Polarexpedition, om hur högmod och dålig planering ledde tre män rakt in i ett fruset helvete och till sist döden.Inläsare: Tind SonebyManus: Amanda LångRedaktör: Alex HaegerProducent: Oliver BergmanProduktionskoordinator: Victoria RinkousKällor:Scary interestingVärldens historiaP3 DokumentärSO-rummetPopulär historiaStockholmskällanPolarquestChalmers tekniska högskola

Imaginez une ancienne mine de charbon creusée dans les flancs gelés d'une montagne, tout près du cercle polaire. Un lieu hors du temps, à Svalbard, l'archipel norvégien réputé pour son calme… et ses bunkers. C'est là, dans ce décor presque post-apocalyptique, que repose l'un des trésors les plus précieux du XXIe siècle : l'Arctic World Archive.Depuis 2017, ce sanctuaire de l'information accueille trois fois par an des dépôts de données du monde entier. Pas sur des serveurs, non : sur film analogique. Livres rares, langages menacés, logiciels libres, chefs-d'œuvre culturels… Tout y est archivé pour résister à l'épreuve du temps. L'objectif ? Préserver l'essentiel de notre patrimoine numérique, même en cas de black-out global.Pour accéder au dépôt, il faut marcher plusieurs centaines de mètres dans un tunnel glacé, vestige de l'époque minière. L'air est sec, la température constamment sous zéro : les conditions idéales pour une conservation sur plusieurs siècles. « Ici, pas besoin d'électricité, ni de logiciel », explique Rune Bjerkestrand, fondateur de Piql, la société norvégienne en charge du site. Chaque fichier est converti en une image microscopique, lisible avec un simple scanner optique. Pas d'interfaces complexes, juste des millions de pixels codés comme des QR codes du futur. Sur les étagères métalliques : des bobines venues de plus de 30 pays. Parmi elles, des modèles 3D du Taj Mahal, des pages de la bibliothèque du Vatican, des images satellites de la Terre, ou encore les partitions de Chopin. Même GitHub, le géant du logiciel, a placé ici son « Code Vault », un coffre-fort renfermant l'ADN du code open source mondial.Pourquoi ce bunker ? Parce que le numérique oublie vite : CD-Roms illisibles, formats périmés, fichiers inaccessibles… Joanne Shortland, archiviste chez Jaguar, le résume : « Migrer sans cesse les formats, c'est un combat sans fin. » Le film, lui, reste. Silencieux, fiable, inchangé. Alors que Microsoft ou des chercheurs britanniques explorent d'autres voies – verre, cristaux optiques, ADN synthétique – le vieux film analogique tient toujours la corde. Prochaine étape ? L'arrivée de journaux nationaux et de nouvelles archives culturelles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Avsnitt 439 av Arsenal Göteborg Podcast! En dag tidigare än utlovat så är Filip & Tobbe tillbaka med ett nytt avsnitt! Tobbe börjar med att ge en uppdatering om Svalbard. Sedan svarar på en fråga från Åland gällande Zubimendi och det blir en livlig diskussion om varifrån spelare är köpta ifrån. Sedan så går de vidare till Liverpool-Arsenal 2-2. Både Filip och Tobbe summerar matchen generellt innan de går in på detaljer specifikt från matchen, så som mål och andra händelser. Det snackas om Saliba och hans avsaknad av Gabriel. Vad hände i omklädningsrummet i halvlek?! Det pratas om buuuandet av Alexander-Arnold. Filip pratar om känslostormen gällande sista sekunden och Ödegaards tröja och vikt. Sedan avslutas avsnittet om snack om kommande match, Arsenal-Newcastle! Detta och mycket mer i detta avsnitt!

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, Lis van Lynden has refused to let the condition define her limits. With no prior cycling experience or training, Lis set off in 2022 on a solo, unsupported ride around the entire coastline of Great Britain—covering 5,000 miles over seven months and raising over £13,000 for MS charities.  Her journey didn't stop there. Lis went on to cycle the Irish coastline and most recently visited 12 of the UK's national parks by bike, with plans to complete the final 3 in 2025.  Along the way, she's faced physical challenges, experienced incredible acts of kindness, and become a passionate advocate for others living with MS.  Lis's story is one of courage, conviction, and living life on her own terms—no matter the obstacles. *** Catch the latest episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast, dropping every Tuesday at 7 am UK time! Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women.  Want to play a part in uplifting female representation in the media? Support the Tough Girl Podcast on Patreon! Your generosity helps shine a spotlight on female role models in the world of adventure and physical challenges. Join us in making a positive impact by visiting www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Thank you for your amazing support! *** Show notes Who is Lis Half Dutch, Half British Growing up abroad Moving to London and training as a teacher Losing her brother in a sailing accident Losing her father to bowl cancer  Working in West Dulwich for 12 years  Thinking there must be more to life Being interested in adventure travel  Climbing Kilimanjaro and doing a mountaineering course  Slowing the group down  The first signs of having Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 2008 packing in her job and doing a history degree with the Open University  Losing her mother to lung cancer  Meeting someone and buying a house together Getting diagnosed in 2013 with MS  Going through a divorce  Heading to Svalbard in 2018 Reading “one man and his bike' by Mike Carter  Book: One Man and His Bike: A Life-Changing Journey All the Way Around the Coast of Britain “Can I do this? Could this be my adventure challenge?” Having 100% conviction  Being inspired by and supported by Verdangi Kulkarni Being consumed by her dream  2020 and dealing with lockdowns 2022 7th May - Ready to start the journey! No training and doing 68 miles on the first day. Ripping up the rules…. 7 months, 3 days and 1 hour 1 month into the journey and how everything had changed  Going off medication and feeling free Heading to Northern Ireland  Meeting Ann Whatmore on the road (her episode on the TGP goes live on 5th June 2025) MS Symptoms and dealing with it on the road Wanting to make changes in her life and live life to the fullest  Trying to figure out a different way of earning income Movement, eating well and sleep  The power of helping ourselves and the importance of mindset Getting through the shitty days  Reframing  Next challenge How to connect with Lis on social media  Final words of advice for other women who want to take on a new challenge    Social Media Just giving: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lisvanlynden  Instagram: @coddiwomple2wander  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/lis.vanlynden Twitter: @LisvlTravels   

#559 Practicing Outdoors and Movie Scores  -Practice in the Outdoors and other tactics -Scoring movies -Rained Out MXPX  in Québec with The Ataris on -Friday October 24 Québec City at Théâtre Capitole -Saturday October 25 in Montréal at MTELUS! Tickets On Sale Now! https://ffm.live/mxpxquebec.bio -From Cecilia Blomdahl I live on Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole! Swedish

Tessa Viglezio, si racconta. La giovane biologa ticinese ha vissuto oltre 400 giorni nell'Artico, tra ghiacci, orsi polari e strumenti scientifici, come responsabile della base italiana alle Svalbard.Un racconto di scienza, bellezza e cambiamento climatico in uno dei luoghi dove il futuro della Terra si sta già scrivendo.

L'info du matin - Grégory Ascher et Justine Salmon ont révélé des caractéristiques étonnantes des villes françaises. Le winner du jour : - Nos premiers winners ont suivi aveuglément leur GPS et se sont retrouvés coincés entre deux immeubles. - Un médecin québécois a écopé d'une amende car son cabinet était jugé trop mal rangé. Le flashback de janvier 2010 - Sortie de l'album "The E.N.D" des Black Eyed Peas avec "I Gotta Feeling" et "Boom Boom Pow". - Sortie du biopic "Gainsbourg, vie héroïque" réalisé par Joann Sfar. Les savoirs inutiles : - À Longyearbyen, sur l'archipel norvégien de Svalbard, il est interdit d'accoucher : les futures mamans sont transférées sur le continent une semaine avant leur terme en raison des conditions climatiques extrêmes. 3 choses à savoir sur le Club Med Qu'est-ce qu'on teste ? - L'astuce du double essorage pour sécher plus vite son linge sans l'abîmer. - Utiliser ChatGPT pour trouver ses prochains programmes à regarder sur Netflix. Le jeu surprise : Joaquim de Carros vers Nice gagne 4 billets d'avion aller-retour en Europe avec Vueling. La banque RTL2 : - Mickael de Montamisé vers Poitiers gagne 1000 €. - Marina de Mauguio vers Montpellier repart avec un coffret Marilou Bio. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Looking for powerful children's books that spark curiosity, empathy, and environmental awareness? Our latest podcast episode dives into the incredible world of children's literature with two passionate authors who are changing how kids understand science, nature, and community. Meet Carolyn Armstrong, the creative mind behind the "Climate Kid Adventures" series. Her middle-grade novels, like "Echo Warriors," take readers on thrilling environmental journeys. From exploring the polar bear habitats of Svalbard to uncovering the mysteries of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Armstrong transforms complex scientific concepts into engaging stories that inspire young readers to care about our planet. Joining her is Courtney Cino, author of "Finally Home," a heartwarming picture book that offers a touching glimpse into military family life. Through the eyes of a young girl waiting for her Marine Corps pilot father to return, Cino illuminates the resilience, love, and sacrifice of military families. Both authors share a common mission: to create books that are more than just stories. They're windows into different worlds, tools for understanding, and catalysts for empathy. Whether it's learning about monarch butterfly migrations or experiencing the emotional journey of a military homecoming, these books invite children to explore, question, and connect. Whether you're a parent, educator, or book lover, this episode offers inspiration and hope. These "Moms On A Mission" are proving that children's literature can be a powerful force for positive change. Click here to visit our website – www.ReadingWithYourKids.com Follow Us On Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readingwithyourkids Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/readingwithyourkids/ X - https://x.com/jedliemagic LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/reading-with-your-kids-podcast/ Please consider leaving a review of this episode and the podcast on whatever app you are listening on, it really helps!

Lo Svalbard Global Seed Vault è una banca mondiale dei semi costruita nelle isole Svalbard, tra Norvegia e Polo Nord. Considerata l'Arca di Noè delle piante, conserva migliaia di varietà vegetali per proteggere la biodiversità agricola globale da guerre, disastri naturali e cambiamenti climatici. In questo video vedremo come funziona, quanti semi contiene e perché è stata realizzata in una zona così remota. Prendi parte alla nostra Membership per supportare il nostro progetto Missione Cultura e diventare mecenate di Geopop: https://geopop.it/Muh6X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Crux, Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen, delve into the terrifying encounters between humans and polar bears. The episode recounts the harrowing survival stories of individuals like Matt Dyer and Elijah Carner, who faced life-threatening polar bear attacks in remote Arctic regions. The hosts discuss the increasing frequency of such encounters due to climate change, which causes bears to move closer to human territories. They also explore the biology of polar bears, the environments where attacks typically occur, and the essential survival tactics and safety measures required when traveling in polar bear regions. This episode emphasizes the importance of preparation, quick thinking, and the evolving strategies to ensure the safety of both humans and bears in an ever-changing Arctic landscape. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:35 Polar Bear Encounters: A Growing Concern 02:07 Understanding Polar Bears and Their Habitat 08:13 Matt Dyer's Harrowing Survival Story 25:05 Elijah Carner's Close Call 29:09 A Tragic Incident in Wales, Alaska 29:49 First Fatal Polar Bear Attack in 30 Years 31:08 Impact of Climate Change on Polar Bear Behavior 31:42 Recent Polar Bear Attacks and Their Implications 32:47 Survival Factors in Polar Bear Attacks 38:15 Psychological Impact of Surviving a Polar Bear Attack 41:49 Notable Polar Bear Incidents 45:44 Practical Advice for Polar Bear Encounters 53:18 Community Efforts to Reduce Polar Bear Conflicts 54:52 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   Email us! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/ References Arctic Today. (2021, August 18). Polar bear attack survivor played dead to save his life. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/polar-bear-attack-survivor-played-dead-to-save-his-life-1.1389918 BBC News. (2020, August 28). Dutch man killed by polar bear on Norway's Svalbard islands. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53945950 BBC News. (2023, January 20). Alaska polar bear attack: Mother and son killed while walking in Wales. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq20qd59yyo Dyer, M. (2017, March 24). I survived a polar bear attack. Backpacker. https://www.backpacker.com/survival/surviving-animal-attacks/i-survived-a-polar-bear-attack/ Lester, K. (2014, July 28). A year after surviving polar bear attack, he is mellowed, undaunted, and ready to hike again. Portland Press Herald. https://www.pressherald.com/2014/07/28/a-year-after-surviving-polar-bear-attack-he-is-mellowed-undaunted-and-ready-to-hike-again/ Hopper, T. (2021, August 18). Nunavut man who survived polar bear attack recounts experience. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/polar-bear-attack-survivor-1.6142932 Hymas, D. (2015, January). The man who survived a polar bear attack. Sierra. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-1-january-february/feature/man-who-survived-polar-bear-attack Pappas, S. (2023, January 18). Polar bear attacks and kills woman and boy in remote Alaska village. Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/polar-bear-attack-alaska Polar Bears International. (n.d.). Polar bear attacks: Causes & prevention. https://polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/polar-bear-attacks-causes-prevention Slisco, A. (2014, July 26). Maine man survives polar bear attack. WMTW. https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-man-survives-polar-bear-attack/1996996 Welz, A. (2017, July 12). Polar bear attacks on people set to rise as climate changes. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140701-polar-bear-attacks-on-people-set-to-rise-as-climate-changes/ Wikipedia. (n.d.). Polar bear. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear

In this episode, I discuss the latest article by Peta Pixel on my Polar photography, and wrap up the snowmobile expedition I just finished up here in Svalbard for Arctic Fox and Reindeer. The conversation also includes the destruction of the 200-800mm lens, also featured on Canon rumours and Peta-Pixel in the last few days.PetaPixel Article and Spotlight InterviewSupport the showWild Nature Photo TravelPhotography Workshops and Expeditions around the Worldwww.wildnaturephototravel.comSupport the Show and fellow Nature Photographer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JoshuaHolko/membershipFind us on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joshuaholko/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HolkoJoshuaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaholko/Need to Contact us? info@jholko.com

Avsnitt 434 av Arsenal Göteborg Podcast! Filip och Tobbe är tillbaka på gammal klassisk poddtid, måndagkväll! De snackar om ett klassiskt samtalsämne, Svalbard och andra sidospår. De snackar om senaste matchen, Arsenal-Brentford 1-1 och Filip langar ordvitsar. De snackar om Tierney och ett eventuellt rött kort/straff? Det pratas om Arsenals hörnor och Martinelli. Det pratas om Arsenals mål, Rice och byten. Är Sakas läge, och denna matchen, talande för vår säsong? Allt detta innan snacket går vidare till snack emot kommande match, returmötet emot Real Madrid i Champions League! Detta och mycket mer i detta avsnitt!

Ich könnte ja jetzt eine Sonderfolge zu den Trump Zöllen machen .. oder ich rede jetzt einfach mal drüber was mir gerade gut tut .. also jetzt mal eine Laberfolge über Computerspiele und Bücher.   Links: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Mayen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_and_Jan_Mayen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_und_McDonaldinseln https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_Not_Included https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_Breach_Wizards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Leckie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresden_Files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyaUNIOpuZ4 https://www.jcvogt.de/  

L'Islande n'est pas une terre d'ours polaires. Pourtant, il arrive que ces grands carnivores y débarquent, à la dérive sur des blocs de glace venus du Groenland. Et quand cela se produit, l'issue est presque toujours fatale pour l'animal : il est abattu. Pourquoi une telle réaction, dans un pays pourtant très attaché à la nature ? La réponse tient à la fois à la biologie, à la géographie, à la sécurité publique et à l'impréparation du pays face à ce visiteur inattendu.D'abord, il faut savoir que l'ours polaire (Ursus maritimus) n'est pas originaire d'Islande. Son habitat naturel s'étend autour du cercle arctique, notamment dans des régions comme le Groenland, le Canada, la Russie ou le Svalbard. Mais avec le réchauffement climatique, les ours sont de plus en plus nombreux à se retrouver sur des morceaux de banquise détachés, qui dérivent sur des centaines de kilomètres. L'Islande se trouvant à environ 300 km des côtes sud du Groenland, ces blocs glacés peuvent parfois s'échouer sur ses rivages, transportant avec eux un passager inattendu.Depuis le début du XXe siècle, moins de 100 ours polaires ont été aperçus en Islande, dont une vingtaine depuis 1880. La majorité ont été abattus dès leur arrivée, une politique controversée mais soutenue par les autorités islandaises. Le dernier cas documenté remonte à juin 2008, lorsqu'un ours a été tué dans le nord du pays, près de Skagafjörður. Quelques semaines plus tôt, un autre avait connu le même sort à Hraun, à l'est.Pourquoi ne pas les capturer et les relâcher ailleurs ? C'est la première question que se posent beaucoup d'Islandais eux-mêmes. Mais en pratique, cela se révèle extrêmement complexe. L'Islande ne dispose d'aucune infrastructure adaptée pour accueillir temporairement un ours polaire, animal sauvage, dangereux et protégé. Les opérations de capture nécessiteraient l'intervention de vétérinaires spécialisés, des tranquillisants, des cages renforcées, un transport sécurisé… et tout cela doit être organisé en quelques heures, parfois dans des zones isolées.De plus, les ours qui atteignent l'Islande sont souvent affamés, après des jours ou des semaines de dérive. En quête de nourriture, ils peuvent se rapprocher des habitations humaines, ce qui représente un risque réel pour la population. Un ours adulte mesure jusqu'à 3 mètres debout et peut peser plus de 600 kilos. Les autorités justifient donc leur décision par le principe de précaution, en affirmant que la sécurité des habitants passe avant tout.Cette politique fait débat. Des associations de protection des animaux ont réclamé des solutions alternatives, comme la mise en place d'une équipe spécialisée ou la construction d'un enclos temporaire. Mais pour l'instant, rien n'a changé. Tant que les moyens logistiques ne sont pas réunis, les ours polaires continuent d'être abattus dès qu'ils mettent les pattes sur le sol islandais. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, I discuss my recent competition results in the Asia / Pacific Photography awards as well as my upcoming expeditions to Svalbard on snow mobile and ship. I am going to try and squeeze in one more podcast from Sweden - a book review.Support the showWild Nature Photo TravelPhotography Workshops and Expeditions around the Worldwww.wildnaturephototravel.comSupport the Show and fellow Nature Photographer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JoshuaHolko/membershipFind us on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joshuaholko/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HolkoJoshuaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaholko/Need to Contact us? info@jholko.com

Hana shines and Aya rises.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.“It is selfish to believe that your family will always love you. At some point you will be asked to earn it.”My equilibrium decided to cut me some slack and not invoke the reflexive vomiting. "It is only me, Hana, Imogen, Deidre, Mom, Buffy, hi Juanita," I hadn't spotted my designated bodyguard standing behind Chaz."Don't talk to me right now," she seethed. "I'm furious with you." Yep, she was the Caribbean Buffy."Perhaps she's pissed about the five extra Illuminati bodyguards added to the regular two around Hana plus the two circling Ghost Tigers having not a fucking clue what those other armed parties are doing in Hana's company," Pamela joked. She could. Everyone else was giving me crap about my social gaff."Hey now. This meeting is important. Imogen and I are going to have a child," I enlightened them. The door chimed open and we piled in with two Amazons whose 'fresh' look indicated a use of the showers within the past ten minutes."You consistently maintain particularly low standards," Chaz dryly remarked."I sent her here for a check-up and that gave Buffy a chance to meet Mom, Deidre and Imogen, plus two unarmed bodyguards," I kept bailing out the Titanic."Chaz, I am happy we aren't going to miss this one (lunch)," Pamela smiled at her two grandsons."Cáel, are you going to tell your fiancée you've impregnated your aunt?" Chaz was back to being mildly sympathetic to my 'totally fucked-up' life."Yes. I figured Buffy shooting death rays at me from her eyes will garner me enough confusion to get the words out of my mouth without her throwing her drink in my face, slapping me, then storming out," I envisioned.I got no more shit until I reached the garage for my vehicle. There an armed FBI Special Agent Virginia Maddox (did you know when a Federal Agent adds 'Special' to their title it means they have a gun?) stood next to my chariot. She'd drawn the short straw, meaning she had been given the chore of driving today.I found myself wondering when Yasmin would finally finish her orientation. Her training involved some serious mental challenges including a crash course from the FBI at Quantico concerning modern judicial theory & practice as well as whatever pre-Iron Age jurisprudence the Host practiced.Javiera promised me (and Katrina) that she would not-so-subtly remind those scholastically-groomed legal minds that a (couldn't use the word 'Amazon') legal code they followed had existed, with minor tweaking, as a successful social instrument for over 3,000 years. If they truly behaved in a respectful manner, the owners of the code might even show those people the Codex on the original horse-skin, written in Hittite cuneiform.Anyway, everyone assumed I had a good reason for heading to my apartment (aka need to retrieve a sleepy Odette.) Had I repeated 'the Bitch stole my fortune cookies', they might have simply taken me to an Asian-inclined grocery store. As we hit the second story landing, Chaz in the lead, we heard a passel of folks come down toward us from the fourth level.I didn't think there were that many people on the entire floor. Chaz and Pamela each went for their holstered pistol, while keeping them hidden in their jackets. Wiesława, who went for her PDW, backed up so she could fire through the stairs from beneath.Juanita, bless her heart, and Virginia had remained in the S U V because sending in more people would have left us piled into one another. If a firefight did break out, Juanita could bring in some serious hardware to back us up while Virginia called the appropriate authorities before rushing in herself.Around the corner on the third floor landing came a number of women, early/mid-twenties, physically fit, foreign clothes and downcast expressions. A few looked like they were about to cry. They were all in shirts and jeans, with no obvious weapons. Not looking lethal didn't ratchet down Chaz's vigilance. Me? I was instantly reminded how much sex I had been missing."Prince Cáel! You are alive!" spilled out of the first one, a fiery red-head with a billowing, thick mane, porcelain skin and adorable freckles. Her Irish brogue was enchanting. I had to wonder if she cried out in Gaelic during orgasm. Wasn't I about to meet my future bride plus numerous other love interests?She was fit, curvy and wearing an aqua shirt which exposed her midriff with a belly ring bearing a pearl drop, the requisite tattered skin-tight jeans and soft leather calf-boots."Why wouldn't I be alive?" I grinned, like a pirate discovering an all-girls school oceanographic classroom in need of plundering."How do total strangers know how unlikely it is that you would still be alive?" was Chaz's spin on things."We talked with your roommate. He said you had moved to Svalbard where you suffered an excruciating painful, yet richly deserved, death in a lemming stampede," she pouted, "and then the UN had your ashes exiled to Pluto because the Sun was too good for you."9, 10, 11 --12 of them looking, 3 with pale blonde hair that eerily reminded me of my fiancée, another red-head, two russet and five with deep, dark brown, or black hair. They were all fit, fit, fit! With an air of 'I graduated college only to discover: 1) no one was hiring Saline Soil Scientists, or 2) I no longer want to do any of the things I wanted to do when I picked this major. I was familiar with both types.Timothy would have been at work and Odette would have invited the troupe in to regale them with all sorts of tales, which would have included a tour of my bedroom. They clearly had missed Odette so, now I recalled; that particular excuse was one of the ten I had given the guy in 4B should anyone suspicious come calling.I imagine twelve hot, English-as-a-Second-Language girls might be considered, a bit odd. See, his was my address of record. I lied about my actual apartment, so random people who came looking for me went to him instead. This arrangement had been made prior to my understanding of the nature of my employment at Havenstone.I'd neglected, telling him to move out and go far, far away? Poor guy. I'd find a way to make it up to him later."Actually it was a southern vole immigration incident that was set off by the Bulgarian consulate offering repatriation for the first 10,000 applicants," I frowned, clearly traumatized by memory of the incident."These poor southern vole, native to the vacationer-friendly Black Sea resorts, were accidently introduced to the coldest inhabited place in the Northern hemisphere and they've been trying to get home ever since, that would be the equivalent of a century and a half in 'vole-years.""Despite the UN trying to quarantine any news of this Cricetidae catastrophe, I decided to evacuate the six most critically injured vole using a Bortolanza Pluto ultralight, which he must have confused with the UN sending my ashes to Pluto," I explained.Mind you, the 'southern' voles are native to, among other places, Norway, the owner of Svalbard. They were also native to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast so, The Pluto ultra-light, once built in Italy, is now called the 'Puma' and made in Canada, has a maximum range of 675 km, which would leave me crash landing into the Barents Sea, 260 km north of the northernmost airport in Norway, rendering me and my voles so much frozen food."You are an animal rights activist too?" several of the girls gasped. Yes. Yes I was. I was an animal and I was all for me having rights."Please, don't tell anyone about this," I grew serious. "I don't want my philanthropic efforts to be publicized. What I do, I do for the Earth's endangered ecosystems because it is what everyone should do, not because we suddenly feel bad about neglecting it.""E haere koe ki te whai kia nui ai," Pamela snorted. I'd ask her why she knew Maori later, right after I figured why Grandpa knew it."Ko toku mahere whānui," I replied. The girls looked confused."I'm also trying to revitalize endangered languages and revive dead ones. It is more of a hobby than life pursuit," I informed them."You really are a modern-day noble warrior-poet," the red-head leader sighed."Nah. I'm just a guy," I shrugged. "Besides, Ba ch ir fear a bheith ar eolas ag a gn omhais, n  a oidhreacht." (A man should be known by his deeds, not his heritage)."Sa ch s go bhfuil misneach, t  s il agam," she replied using my 'family' motto."Jos on jalot on toivoa,", "Ahol van b tors ga, van rem ny," and "cesaret olduğu yerde umut vardır," all followed. 'Where there is Valor, there is Hope' in Finnish, Hungarian and Turkish. I got the sneaking feeling this wasn't a college field trip gone awry. These chicks were coming at me with a purpose that included more than sexual gratification and a kiss good-bye. Ugh."Thank you," I genuflected, paying honor to their reciting of my personal vow. "Anyway, you appear to be looking for me, but I am afraid I don't know any of you. Taking into account that I have a late lunch date with my fiancée in a half-hour and will be taking notes at a feminist convention at 8, what can I do for you?" I was establishing my escape plan."We have come here to join you," an assertive, dusky-skinned one smiled. I had to think about this. I was a bit tired. Taking all twelve of these girls on in one orgy was currently beyond me. I'd do eight tonight and the last four before breakfast tomorrow. Ah, happy thoughts of the Lacrosse Finals."What exactly do you plan to do with Mr. Nyilas?" Chaz interrupted."We are the (Irish) 'Na conairte soith an   S aghdha ar', (Hungarian) 'A szuka kuty kat Herceg Nyilas', (Turkish) 'Prens ok u Kaltak K pekleri' and (Finnish) 'Narttu koirista prinssi jousimies'," they chorused.Pamela snickered. All of those fancy sounding names were variations on 'the Bitch Hounds of Prince Archer/Nyilas (with the Irish going for O'Shea)."You want to be my bodyguards?" I gawked. Lacking lions, the Irish choice of the 'fur-balls of death' were hounds. Being women technically made them 'bitches'. I had to move fast. Any second now Wiesława was going to figure out these over-anxious non-Amazons were trying to replace her."You do realize I've left piles of dead bodies in my wake, right?" I nearly choked. Pamela slapped me on my back."Of course," they sounded so chipper. Fuck you Internet and 'First Person Shooter' games. This wasn't a fucking game! Trained combatants who joined my retinue met grisly ends and this was their freaking profession!"Can I think about it? I mean, do any of you have any combat experience at all? Attacked someone in anger? Send off a blistering instant message?""Some of us have (combat experience I was assuming). We won't let you down.""You do realize Ms. Dubois is going to kill them, don't you Sir?" Chaz sent me a chilling look."Ms. Dubois?", "who is that?" and "kill us?" floated around."Ms. Dubois is my blood-hungry ferret who wears a 'naughty berserker' human suit to trick the masses.""Three of us have military training," one of the Finns spoke up.By that they meant they had volunteered for military service in their native countries, then left after their first term because they found military life to be boring. On the 'plus' side, all but one had martial arts experience and six of the twelve had been a member of a Gun Club of some kind. Yep, Buffy was going to kill them, all twelve at once by herself."I'll make you a deal," I offered. Chaz was giving me his 'I'm a stone yet clearly unhappy with you' face. "At 7:15 tonight, you will show up at Havenstone. I will sign you in, we'll go upstairs to one of the gyms and then warm up for fifteen minutes. When you are ready, or 7:30 rolls around, we are going to the sparing mats. If I lose, you can stay. If you lose, you will write this off as one of a legion of ideas that look good in print yet are foolish in practice. Do you accept?""How many of us do you have to beat for us to join with you and your Crusade?" the lead Irishwoman asked."All of you. I will fight you all at once. The mat space is quite extensive.""You mean all twelve of us against you at the same time?" one of the Turks blinked in disbelief."Yes. I am not disrespecting you, any of you. You've shown initiative, courage and a spirit of adventure. I found all three to be both admirable and worthy of reward (i.e. I will gladly have sex with you). What I am also telling you is of the three people with me, the only one I can most likely defeat in single combat is her," I motioned to Wiesława, "and I'm only saying that because she is 19 and relatively new to the art of killing."Their eyes flickered to Pamela. Chaz was scary without even trying. Pamela could be threatening, or appear harmless, as she wished."Chaz is a professional military man from a long line of diligent warriors and in a branch of service that requires close contact with hostile individuals, teams, tribes, clans and nations.""The woman behind me is much, much worse. I've met precisely three people who could possibly kill her and I killed one of them. Would you agree, Chaz?""Absolutely," he concurred."We know who you two are," a Finn spoke up. She had a dazzling smile and cleavage that had to obscure her toes when she stood."You do?" Pamela played nice. For once, it was technology biting her in the ass, not me. Yay?"You are Rhingyll lliw Siarl Yfory," the Irish lass looked at Chaz. That was Welsh, and meant Color Sergeant Charles Tomorrow, I imagined his superiors in the British military weren't going to be happy with any of us, him being a 'secret military operator', emphasis on the 'secret'."And you are Sverkhsekretnykh Shpiona Vsemed Svaya," the Turkish girl pointed at Pamela. Pamela snorted. In Russian that meant 'Super-secret Spy Pamela Pile'. Since Pamela in Russia was pronounced 'Pamela' they had gone back to the origin of the name of Pamela, a fictitious 17th English novelist creation using mangled Hellenic, which translated as 'all-honey'.'All-honey' in Russian was Vsemed. Pamela snickered. Oh yeah, those twelve had combed through millions of articles and pictures to figure out who Chaz was and who Pamela claimed to be. Actually, one of my Hungarian admires back when we were all in Eastern Europe had suggested Pamela was a remorseful ex-SMERSH agent turned Princely-sidekick. Pamela jabbed me, the unspoken 'sidekick' thing.(For those who don't know, in Russian SMERSH loosely means 'Death to Spies', it really existed from 1943 to 1946 and was resurrected by Ian Fleming as a foil for James Bond.)"Chaz, since Cáel is, without a doubt, already having a stupendously wretched day, we must insist he inform Addison of all three of these developments, in person. I want to see the look on her face," Pamela plotted with the man who had thrown himself between me and an explosive vest, probably out of some psychic impulse that I would suffer far, far worse later, like in today, within less than 24 hours of said act."Why am I here again today?" I lowered my head and groaned."Are you okay?" a dozen innocent voices cried out."We are here to pick up Odette," Wiesława reminded me."Oh yeah, fortune cookies," I mumbled."Is 'Fortune Cookie' a nickname for one of your other operatives? Many of them are real enigmas. We can't find out anything about her," one of the Hungarians said. Yeah, because SD doesn't have a Facebook page, or Twitter account. Odette, she was protected by a completely unremarkable lifestyle, but I had a feeling that was fading fast."Excuse us," I asserted myself. "I need to get something on the third floor. Chaz began pushing forward while Pamela had my back."What are you doing?" to me and "Hey, is that a gun?" to Chaz, then Wiesława. Pamela was too sneaky to get caught."I'm here to pick up Agent Fortune Cookie then head out to a meeting with some really shady characters and my fiancée," I informed them."Agent Fortune Cookie," Chaz mused. "She's going to love that,""And then," Pamela continued."She is going to want a gun," I groaned.Oh goddess! No! Chaz had joined Pamela and my 'group think'."No, I have not," Chaz corrected me, about my mental ruminations."I've been coaching him," Pamela faux-consoled me. As my new prospective bodyguards parted for my current bodyguards,"Do you have psychic powers?" "Where is your android?" and "Is it true you can have sex up to ten times a day?""Yes, but we can't talk about it," then, "Which one? We have six models," and finishing up with, "Yes, I can have sex up to ten times a day with each session lasting at least an hour, though I do need breaks for food, drink, quiet romantic conversations and showers, cause shower-sex is so damn fun."While they mulled that over, I unlocked my door in time to see a nicely-dressed (as if she was about to go out on an expensive lunch date) Odette spring off the sofa. Looking at the crowd behind me, she blessed me with an incredibly happy smile."Oh cool! Do we really have enough time for an orgy?"I wanted to cry.(A Family FUNction, minus the 'fun' part)My fiancée giving me a congenial and contented look. Good.My fuck-buddy/friend Libra giving me a salacious 'you and me are going to hook up soon' smile while dressed in a red, 'business suite/slinky number' combo with a plunging neckline. I put her invite on my mental day-planner. Fellas, if you can't keep it in your mind, forget about it. Print equals pain, believe me.Brooke had joined the lunch group, sharing a smile and wink with Libra with the secret agreement for a three-way. Sweet! I could do this, hmm, lunch break Friday, yum-yum-yum. She was wearing a beige business suit with slacks, minus the shirt. Only her cunningly cut jacket kept her goodies from exposure.Hana was a saint for putting up with those two, and me.Buffy was studying me with the clear desire to put me in a dog cage for the rest of the week. Technically she had to produce my body for work Monday. As for the hot, sweaty, intense Brooke-Libra-Cáel m nage   trois, Buffy was reading the undercurrents and setting up a breakwater. At least her attire suggested well-paid, successful international assassin. I wondered if I had paid for her clothing as well. I'd given Chaz's wardrobe a serious upgrade courtesy of Pamela faking my signature.The gathering was rounded out by Mom, Imogen and Deirdre. Thank God they all had different hair styles and forms of dress. Mom was in 'casual-durable' attire, Imogen was going with the military-chic and Deirdre's get up was in the same style as Hana.I was pleasantly pleased that Hana had reserved two adjacent tables for what she assumed would be my support network, Pamela, Odette, Chaz, Wiesława and Juanita, plus Imogen's five and her (Hana's) two Illuminati minders. That made me squeezing my twelve newest over-eager admirers into the mix doable, if not comfortable. Better yet, none of the new girls was dressed for a restaurant this exclusive.Hana was quietly amused. Buffy was volcanic. Thankfully she was being a volcano on the mid-Atlantic ocean ridge ~ submerged."Chaz, Pamela, explain," Buffy seethed."I don't work for you," Pamela playfully bantered back, "Sweet-Cheeks.""They are part of a clandestine operation to provide cooperation and assistance from the European Union," I offered up in such a sincere manner. I almost had them. Buffy looked to Chaz who opted to channeled his 'inner- Cáel'."I can neither confirm nor deny their status as operators from four European nations," he nodded.Buffy forked a helpless appetizer shrimp then catapulted at one of my Finns, I thought it was Oili. It bounced off her bosom. She couldn't even claim to not have seen it coming."What?" Oili gasped."Operatives?" Buffy sizzled at me."Prince Cáel," Flannery asked, "why did that strange woman throw a, shrimp at Oili?""It was a hand-eye coordination test," Odette informed her. "Had Oili been a real spy, you would have snatched up a nearby napkin, deflect the item with the napkin and all while drawing down on her. It is what they do all the time. It is pretty neat to watch.""Why use a napkin?" Oili asked Odette while eyeing Buffy in case another decapod was coming her way."You use a napkin because the shrimp might have a contact poison on it," Odette rolled her eyes. "Buffy used a fork to flip it at you. She didn't use her hands, so the possibility existed." Pamela gave Odette an 'atta girl' high five."Prince Cáel?" Brooke giggled. "What have you been up to?""Okay. I got this. Ladies, may I introduce Annikki, Belgin, Berit, Flannery, Gizi, Ilkay, Kato, Neve, Nuray, Oili, Pirkko and Zsuzsi. These fine women have decided to put their productive lives on hold so they can be my bodyguards," I made the introductions."They have volunteered to be, basically the 'Hounds of Prince O'Shea/Nyilas/Archer'. My Hounds, please let me introduce Hana, my fiancée, Brooke, my close friend, Libra, a sweet & sincere childhood acquaintance, my Mother, Sibeal, my O'Shea aunts, Deidre & Imogen and Kalmarasērmi Buffy."Despite the absurdity of the situation and my clear irresponsibility, Buffy let a smile crease her frown. 'Kalmarasērmi' was my term for her in the Amazon language = my Mountaintop."I will volunteer my facilities to train them," Aunt Imogen offered me drolly. She was the primary trainer for all O'Shea guardians/Special Forces."Train us?" a half dozen voices murmured."Yes Child. I am Imogen O'Shea, Cáel is the greatest treasure in my life and I have serious doubts any of you can be anything more than distracting bullet-catchers for my favorite (and only) nephew. It annoys me to think you are yet another walking advertisement showing him to be both big-hearted and soft-headed.""I will offer prayers upon the mounds of my ancestors (lie, her only 'ancestor' refused to stay buried) for Cáel's safety. You should invoke whatever supernatural entity you place faith in to keep Cáel safe as well, because if he gets so much as a scratch defending any one of you, I will exercise my nearly endless knowledge of human pain to make you pay.""Is she Ms. Dubois?" Flannery asked Odette."That would be me," Buffy showered fury their way."Do you really want to kill us?" Neve tried to stare Buffy down."Until ten seconds ago, Yes. Now I want to hand you over to these two," she motioned to Deidre and Imogen with her fork."Prince Cáel, why are they all so hostile?" Flannery requested understanding from me. "We have come here to help you. We have skills. All we are asking if for a chance to prove ourselves to you.""To Us," Buffy snapped. "Cáel's vote doesn't count.""Chill, Buffy," I snapped back. "I'm dealing with this, and your lack of trust is pissing me off.""Buffy," Hana intervened. She placed a hand on Buffy's thigh out of sight, yet not outside of my notice. "When was the last time Cáel failed to take your advice on something life-critical? These young ladies appear to be honest and diligent. If not, Pamela and the Color Sergeant wouldn't have let them come here, or near Odette."If I dated dumber women I would have less explaining (lying) to do, but I'd miss the challenge both inside and outside the bedroom. Hana's deft touch and gentle words calmed Buffy more than anything (outside of a righteous cocking) I could have accomplished. I was suddenly seized with the realization there was a goodly number of Katrina's positive attributes in Hana. How had I missed it?"Marrying you is going to be Hana's first step toward mortal beatification," Brooke teased me. Normally only dead people were made saints."A Servant of, probably not Jehovah. I think everyone at the table can agree she has interacted with supernatural forces," Sibeal hid her joking well."Martyring her hopes of monogamy?" Deidre's fey gaze flickered over the women of note (the women at the main table)."Her Heroic Virtue is Prudence?" Buffy added. Buffy had been Catholic?"Ladies, I'm Lutheran. We don't normally venerate saints. Joking aside, I was given a reason to believe this lunch date was important on a social level between myself and my fianc . Food would be nice too."Brooke and Libra's presence regulated Pamela and Chaz to an adjacent table. A waiter slipped in, took my order, I decided to forgo an appetizer because I was late, then the conversation began."Hana, this is my Mother, Sibeal Nyilas. Imogen and Deidre are my family from Ireland," I made the introductions, most definitely unnecessarily. I was buying time to get a better read on the women around me."I know," Hana showered me with mature compassion."Get to it, damn you," Buffy huffed."Wow, I'm thinking of the best way to tell you this," I barely could meet Hana's eyes."I am pregnant with your fianc 's child," Imogen cut to the chase. What she said was delivered on purpose. Imogen wasn't as socially maladjusted as Rachel. The fewer women in my life, the easier the O'Shea would have roping me in. Imogen's words were meant to hurt Hana and drive a wedge between us."You too?" Hana's sad eyes studied Imogen. She hid her anger-disappointment-disgust well. In this crowd her efforts to obfuscate her feeling only worked on Libra and Brooke. Those two ladies were less astute at concealing their surprise."She's your aunt, right?" Libra's look settled on me instead of a blatant Imogen, or a pained Hana."No," Mom answered for me. "My sisters and I were born sterile. It is impossible that our paternal heritage has been passed along. Whatever Imogen's maternal contribution was, it is not from our DNA. My sister does have a child inside her, Havenstone verified it and will have the precise genetic make-up within 24 hours," she persisted (lying)."If Cáel has a failing, it is that he was seduced by my sisters who played upon his very confusing Mother-Son relationship. I faked my death when he was seven. I 'died' in a quite painful manner and he had to watch helplessly as he witnessed me wasting away. I did such a horrible thing to a young boy because the people who were hunting me down, the two O'Shea before you and the nine who aren't here, would have used numerous means of torture to verify my death."(Until they realized 'what' I was. Then my imprisonment would have begun)"My wonderful husband would have died without giving them the truth. It was too much to ask of our son. For fifteen years he believed me dead. He learned the truth at his Father's funeral. I believe every woman at this table knows my son doesn't handle emotional pain well.""Imogen's statement was a thinly-veiled stab at Hana's heart and a kick to my son's sense of responsibility to both Hana and his unborn child. How could this not hurt Hana? How could Cáel possibly respond, torn between the woman who has already sacrificed so much of her happiness for a man barely aware of his own maturity, and the woman bringing his child into the world?""Good one, Imogen. Those two are better than you, or I. By all means, make a mockery of my son, your nephew, who has pledged to fight for your life when he should clearly walk away and let the rest of you die. He asks nothing of you yet you feel no remorse at sullying his happiness.""There are ten good reasons for you getting up and walking out of here intact right now. There are six better reasons for making you pay for your cruelty," she threatened."Ten?" Brooke whispered."The sisters' five bodyguards, the two body guards they gifted me with, Deidre, Imogen and Cáel. You don't think he would let the woman bearing his child take a beating, do you Brooke?" Hana enlightened her."No.""The Six?" Libra scanned the room."My other two bodyguards won't act unless I am directly threatened. They won't be out to hurt anyone. If anyone tries to hurt me, they will jump straight to the making them dead option. The 'Six' are Buffy, Pamela, Chaz, Juanita, Special Agent Maddox and Sibeal.""We'd help," Libra insisted. Brooke was onboard with that proclamation."No," came forth from Hana, Mom and me."Brooke and Libra; you two, Odette, the other twelve and the wait staff will only confuse the issue. My sisters and their soldiers will use you and the rest to distract Cáel. Except for Ms. Maddox, the rest won't give a fuck so your best bet is to hit the deck and let the professionals deal with things," Mom clarified."Brooke, Libra, this is a wacko chicks with guns moment," I put things in perspective."Hana?" Libra put a hand on Hana's shoulder."Don't mind me," she patted Libra's hand. "I'm diving for cover and not getting up until you, Brooke, Cáel, or Buffy tell me to get up. Sorry Sibeal, but I don't know you that well yet.""I understand," Mom agreed.To punctuate the awkwardness of the moment, Aisha (the Arabic swimsuit model) and three other SD ladies waltzed into the place and took a table. When the maytre dee tried to impede them, Aisha threatened to exterminate his entire extended family with a look alone. Been there, done that, and the maytre dee was nowhere close to being in my league.I had to think that through. Had Buffy called them, the SD would have been here before I arrived. Pamela was a possibility, except the SD still hated her over Constanza's maiming. If she told them my life 'was' in danger, they would still show up. My life wasn't in danger and Pamela wouldn't yank their chain.It had to be Juanita. The head of my bodyguard telling Elsa that I was in an exposed position with 9 armed Illuminati would have elicited this level of response. Pamela prodded Odette. Odette had a 'what do you want me to do' non-verbal exchange with Pamela then got up and went over to Aisha.Odette even remembered to navigate the room in such a manner Aisha and her team could keep an uninterrupted view of the threat. Pamela and Chaz's lessons were paying off. They weren't training her in the lethal arts. They were showing her how to not be an obstacle, which was better, given our current circumstances."Hana, don't hate Imogen. The only parent she's ever known was Granddad," I returned my attention to the crisis at hand."Oh, I'm sorry," Hana sent sympathetic waves Imogen's way. If there was a hint of 'you bitch' hidden within those words, none of us would admit it."Yes, yes," Imogen smiled back. "Father was a real troll.""That's not true," Hana responded. "I've met him and he has always been very nice to me. It was easy for me to look past the nations of dead he's murdered, his propensity to rape his daughters and his plans to destroy my Cáel.""I don't hold you to blame for not protecting Cáel more than you have. He's a handful and reminds you of your Father, the mass-murdering rapist. And Imogen, don't try to hurt Cáel using me again, you Bitch. I'm not a part of your circus. That doesn't render me powerless. I love more than I hate. I count a person great by the lives they save, not those they take. Where there is Valor, there is Hope and my fianc  has both in spades. Do we understand one another?""Proving you are smarter than Ms. Sievert is not something which equates to being a threat," Deidre countered."Cáel, why aren't you saying something?" Brooke whispered to me."Because he knows better," Mom grinned. "This is a battle Hana has to win, or lose, on her own.""Cáel has plenty of women willing to go behind his back and kill people, Brooke. Now, if Hana asks for such a favor, we know it is not over some petty bullshit," rolled menacingly forth from Buffy as her feral countenance made a few of the Illuminati at the next table nervous."That won't be necessary," I broke up the tension. "We are as dysfunctional a family as they come, but we are family and we will all treat one another as such by the standards of the only one who matters. Clear?""You?" Deidre soothed me."No. Ferko Nyilas', my Father and the best man I've ever known. He taught me to never make excuses for your own behavior. Surrendering our control over our lives is a cop-out. If you want to continue acting like the creepy-ass bitch daughters of Cáel O'Shea, so be it. That is your choice to make. I care for you.""I care enough for you to fight Granddad over your futures. I hope all of you know I mean what I say. Whatever you decide to do, no matter how you act, I will always love you. I've made my choices and I am going to hold you responsible for yours. Let's eat lunch. It has been a rough fucking day and it isn't over yet."If there was ever any doubt, I destroyed those twelve hopeful bodyguards on the mats. They possessed neither the skill nor the savagery necessary in a warrior culture. We Amazons didn't recoil from pain. Our sisters' lives were on the line. That was why you practiced no-holds-barred fighting with, or without, weapons."We can learn," the lead Finn protested. The rest were getting over the physical and spiritual pain of being so easily beaten."My normal bodyguards go through three years of intense 24/7 training. Being a member of that elite body means you train in all forms of weapons as well as hand-to-hand combat techniques.""Once you've mastered the core physical and skill baseline requirements, and this core training never stops, no point is considered 'good enough', you begin learning at least two specialties. Those are disciplines such as close-protection, sniping, small unit tactics, infiltration, battlefield medicine, electronics, computing, communication systems, linguistics and 'training' expertise.""In my current team, the ones who fought at my side in Hungry and Romania, all have three specialties. Discounting their regimen since the age of five, each had been on the job in a professional capacity at least six years. The leader had eleven years in.""Finally, when you are at that level of excellence, you need a specific mindset. What you need to do is think why you shouldn't kill someone, not if you should. If there is any doubt, you strike. If you hesitate, someone close to you might be killed, not just me.""Look around you. If you aren't ready to kill for any of your companions, you will never cut it. Now, I'm going to have you shown out. I will have taxis take you back to your hotel. Think about it. Seriously, think about dedicating yourself to more than some stranger you've met on the internet.""You will be dedicating yourself to the other elven women in your group, to the death. That is the level of spiritual dedication it takes to be at my side. Go, take a rest, talk it over, search your souls. Call me if any of you want to continue and we can have lunch Sunday and make plans. Questions?""Do the other women around you do this, make those choices?" one of the Turkish women frowned while nursing a bruised jaw."No. They have it worse. They have thrown their old lives away, never to return. Each and every one has either murdered a human being, or attempted to, before they are even considered for the task.""Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't be having his conversation. You would never be given the chance. You are woefully unqualified in every way except spirit. Your willingness to cross the Atlantic to make your offers resonates with me, so I am both warning you this is horrible, horrible path you are taking and I am explaining precisely how slender any of your chances are of accomplishing your goals.""I, I don't know," whispered one of the Hungarian lasses."At the Seven Skulls, I led three such women into combat (Rachel, Charlotte and Saku) against a group of warriors who were fighting free of 500 elite Romanian Mountain Troops. Of the Romanians, nearly 200 were either dead, or wounded. The FBI Special Agent we took with us was badly wounded."One of the three was killed, a head shot, and the remainder left her body where she had fallen because the enemy were still out there and they had to protect me. The world will not bend to your sensitivities. Life around me is exceedingly dangerous and unforgiving," I finished.No immediate consensus united them. Fear and disbelief were the major vibes I was picking up. None of them were angry, insulted, or overly terrified."Time for you to go," Buffy concluded our meeting. "Tigger Maeve and Dora Farānak, would you please see Cáel's guests to the lobby." A new pleasure of Buffy's was using the House names of the Full-bloods she interacted with.I have taken a few mystic liberties:Maeve was a Celtic War Goddess ~ the Enslaver of Men.Farānak was a Scythian Goddess also known as the Lynx Goddess and the Silent Huntress.As for the other new hires:Daphne was, as explained earlier, of House Cotyttia (Thracian Goddess of Sex, War and Slaughter)Fabiola was of House Minerva (Roman Goddess of War & Strategy)Violet Maza was in House Oshun, the Yoruba Goddess of Love, Sexuality, Beauty and Diplomacy; Lady of the Orisha ~ life spirits.Paula Wadena was of House Cybele (Phrygian Earth Mother, Guardian of the Lion Throne)}They were dismissed and smart enough to know that was the best possible answer to their current predicament, learning your romantic adventure was actually a gory supernatural battle for survival. A growing number of Isharans had been gathering while I dealt with the wannabes. A few were amused, perhaps even understanding, of my actions.Soon enough, using her position as Record Keeper of House Ishara, Helena cajoled the other Amazons into giving us peace and quiet. Not all left. Watching a jury-rigged House Ishara work through its business in a semi-public setting was an event both unlooked for and possibly enlightening.For this gathering, we had 122 of the 159 members. The missing members were not close enough, or were providing a critical function that wouldn't allow them to be in New York on this night."Sisters, a moment of personal prayer for each of us to seek guidance from our Ancestors as we seek to continue their legacy," I intoned softly, calling the meeting to order.I had barely opened my eyes, failing to get any inspiration from Yakko, when the struggle began."Why are we including them in a House Ishara meeting?" Madori pointed out the three 'new hires' who were sticking around."Memasant (Amazon for to speak true)," I answered her. Since Daphne, Paula and Violet had clearly been sitting among us before the meeting began, I gave Buffy a disappointing frown. "Ishara respects these three for teaching the rest of you the Amazon language so that we can teach it to others, thus all of you becoming able to engage all our sisters in our native tongue.""I doubt any other House would extend this honor to others. Thankfully, we are not like any other House. We know better. We have all been outsiders. We aren't a 'normal' House and I am working toward us never being one. We have to be kind and just when necessary, and forgive when it is what the Host needs.""We will do this because we Isharans alone will decide on the prestige of our sisters. If the other Houses make an issue of it, who cares? None of them have made the sacrifices necessary to be Isharans. I know that you have not all gathered here tonight to hear me pontificate. Who wants to be first?""Will you accept a challenge?" Madori stood up. We had spread out in a ring, two Amazons deep, along the edges of the mats. I had never sat down."Put forth your complaint," I responded."You emphasize duties other than that of a House Head. You don't take the time to show up at initiation ceremonies. In essence, you ignore your sisters to advance your own prestige.""Yes, I am not showing up at the initiation ceremonies.""Yes, I prioritize other activities over running the day-to-day operations of our House.""Yes, you are utterly ignoring the two Amazons sitting at either side of me. I chose Buffy Ishara and Helena Ishara to lead this House because I knew I would have others issues coming up in my life concerning the Host.""Buffy, are you challenging me?""No, Wakko Ishara," she responded angrily. She wasn't angry with me. She had chosen the majority of the assembly and they were turning on me, thus her."Helena, are you challenging me?""No Wakko Ishara. I am intimately familiar with your work and the dangers you constantly confront for the greater Host," she answered in an equally hostile tone."Now that the issue of relevance has been dealt with, I will accept any challenge from any of you selfish, bigoted, power-hungry cunts who wish to put your own self-interest above that of our House. By all means, stumble over one another for the top spot," I mocked them. I'd played nice. No more.It was telling that my classification of any challenger was completely ignored. Madori and five supporters stood. In theory, challenges were the rare 1-on-1 Amazon experience. Another Amazon, Arianne, stood with another supporter."Cool beans," I nodded.I backed up, stepped off the mats and picked up the four axes I had pre-prepared. Back on the mat I went past my handful of supporters, brandished two weapons and advanced a quarter way onto the sparring area. The mass of my opponents muttered in confusion and resentment."Ishara, we have not trained in archaic weapons. Most of our facilities never had then," Madori protested."Amazons don't play fair," I glared. Several migrated to the walls to pick out whatever looked the least daunting. Buffy, Helena, Marsha, Daphne Cotyttia, Violet Oshun and Paula Cybele did likewise."Is this how you want to answer a challenge for leadership?" Madori glowered. "Cheating, utilizing a clear advantage in a farce of equality and justice?""No. Please step back and call every member of JIKIT," my eyes narrowed. "How about this, call the Amazon's contact with the Earth & Sky? Can't do that either? How about convince the 9 Clans to help us pursue a House obligation?""You duties as Chief Diplomat are not that of Isharan House Head and actually make you less of a House Head," she countered. She had chosen a short spear, using it two-handed. And that made Katrina what precisely?"I should fucking kill you," Buffy snarled."Madori Ishara, Dot-Ishara is not the Goddess of Scrabble. She is not the Goddess of," and Madori tried to catch me flat-footed with a spear-thrust. I was appalled at how easy I dealt with her. My right axe diverted her spear enough so when I twisted my stance, she missed. I placed the head of my left axe on her shoulder, blade against her throat."Madori, you lose. Sit back down and contemplate that you were beaten by a 22 year old man," I seethed. There was no 'you didn't give me a chance' bullshit. She had struggled for advancement in the Amazon way. Such people weren't crybabies. "Next."Arianne approached me with a shield and short sword. My read on the situation was she was going to use acrobatics to compensate for my superior reach. I readied myself."I don't suppose you would accept a suggestion we fight unarmed?" she put out there. I took two steps toward her then dropped my axes."I trust you," I looked down at her. I could see the 'oh, fuck me' written all over her face. The unfairness had been tossed in her lap. She put the point of her leaf-shaped blade under the left side of my ribcage, close to my kidney."Yield.""Never.""Yield, or I will kill you."I took a quarter-inch penetration when I clamped down on her right wrist and slammed my elbow into her face. A quick exchange of footwork ended up with both of us on the mat, Arianne on her back, sword pinned to the mat and her shield trapped between us. Head-butt followed head-butt until she was unresponsive.I stood up, blood oozing down my side."Water!" I barked. A bottled water was rolled my way. Three more Amazons were sizing me up. This challenge phase was far from over. I splashed water down on Arianne's face until she sputtered into wakefulness."Pathetic," I sneered at her. "This House is worth any and all of our lives. If you were the best candidate to lead this house and I refused to yield, then why did you spare me? Not only could you not kill me when you clearly could, you failed to do so even when it became an unequal contest of arms."Arianne was shamed and furious. I was treating her like a presumptuous, outsider woman."I'm feeling particularly generous in victory, Arianne, don't you dare stand up," I growled when she tried. "I will not kill you for your disrespect. I will not exile you from our House because doing so would show both of us failing to grasp one of the key principles of our People, learn. Learn and keep learning. A loss is nothing more than a temporary setback. Learn, don't repeat the same mistake twice and never stop striving for success until you take yourself to the cliffs."One of the two newes

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HEY, REFINER! WE'RE BACK IN KIER!!It was a long drive, but the action is back in Kier this week. And talk about action! Stuff is happening EVERYWHERE!Mark still hasn't made it into work. Basement brain surgery will do that to you. Helena is having eggs for breakfast as creepy ol' Daddy Jame watches. Later, Daddy Jame makes a visit to the severed floor that has me creeped out.Helly is raising hell because Mark has not returned.Milchick has it out with Drummond to spectacular results.Ms. Huang is headed to Svalbard!!Gretchen made a little time with Dylan's innie...which made a big stink with Dylan's outie. Gretchen decided to break it off with the innie, and he quit! Cobel is back, and driving Hampton's ratty old truck. She knows the secrets of Severance...and of Damona Birthing Cabin #5.It's not just weird...it's 'Severance' weird!! Pour yourself a couple of raw eggs and hit 'play' on the penultimate episode of "Severance" Season Two: The After Hours.Huge thanks to Adam Scott, star of 'Severance' and host of the Severance Podcast for recording a custom intro for "Severed." Make sure to check out 'The Severance Podcast w/Ben Stiller & Adam Scott" wherever you found this one!A big 'thank you' to Kier Eagan, er I mean Marc Geller! Marc both sat for an interview (make sure to check it out) AND recorded some great bumpers as Kier himself.Support the show on Patreon! (Click here)APPLE PODCAST LISTENERS: If you are enjoying "Severed: The Ultimate 'Severance' Podcast" please make sure to leave a 5-star rating (and, if you want, a review telling others to give it a try). Higher rated podcasts get better placement in suggestion lists. It helps more "Severance" fans find the show. Thanks!!!Season 2 of "Severance" is underway as of 1/17/2025. New episodes are released at 9E/8C on Thursday evening through the end of March. Join the 'Severed' Patreon page for new episode chatroom viewing parties every Thursday night. (www.patreon.com/SeveredPod) Join the fun on our Facebook page @SeveredPod. Throughout this very exciting Season Two, I'll try to keep you updated on news about the show. Also, let's talk!! Comments? Theories? Corrections? I LOVE 'EM!! Send to: SeveredPod@gmail.comPLEASE MAKE SURE TO SHARE THE PODCAST WITH YOUR FRIENDS WHO ARE 'SEVERANCE' FANS. THE SHOW GROWS THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH!!Needing your own copies of the Lexington Letter and Orientation Booklet? I've got you covered with downloadable PDFs of both documents:LETTER: LEXINGTONLETTER-TheLetter.pdf HANDBOOK: LEXINGTONLETTER-MDROrientationHandbook.pdfYou haven't completely watched 'Severance' until you've listened to 'Severed'.

Take a hot air balloon ride up to Svalbard with Emma and Izze as they look into Philip Pullman's The Golden _Compass and its 2007 adaptation of the same name. These two try to figure out the mysteries of Dust, what on Earth makes film crews completely rearrange a book's plot beats, and the weird no-man's-land between middle grade books and the era of YA.   Content warnings for _The Golden Compass include: child abuse, kidnapping, child death, animal cruelty, brainwashing, oppressive theocracy, very British racism, and graphic depictions of polar bear violence.   The articles Emma references in this episode can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/movies/02mcgr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin http://newsweek.com/director-confronts-some-dark-material-96599 https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/14/golden-compass-movie-why-didnt-it-work/ https://www.vulture.com/2007/12/golden_compass_scripts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/movies/30comp.html?ex=1346126400&en=d3b0308eab7b0de2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&mtrref=en.wikipedia.org&gwh=B33C31BB2C0829CC17EAAF8F5CA4100F&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-golden-compass-movie-review-2007-adaptation   You can find Emma on twitter @ematsca and the show @UnselectPod. You can find Izze on bluesky and tumblr @lotsadeer. Unnatural Selection is a part of the Moonshot Podcast Network. If you like what you've heard and want to support them, you can become a patron at patreon.com/moonshotnetwork. If you want to hear more from Izze, you can listen to seers shows Abbey Archives, Hope's Hearth, and SCP Research Archives.   The music for this show was composed by Jake Loranger. You can check out more of his work at https://amaranthine.bandcamp.co

The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, once seen as a counterweight to the Suez Canal, are now increasingly having their viability called into question. So as Greenland heads to the polls, the territory finds itself voting on far more than just a new legislature; instead deciding on the makeup of a future arctic flashpoint that could see NATO facing pressures from both the east and the west. This week, we sit down with our expert panel to analyse how we arrived at this position, the economic factors most people overlook when discussing the Arctic, and how likely these geopolitical tensions are to escalate into conflict. On the panel this week: - Jennifer Spence (Harvard Belfer Center) - Nicolas Jouan (RAND Europe) - Sigbjørn Halsne (Norwegian Armed Forces) Intro - 00:00 PART I - 03:06 PART II - 28:54 PART III - 49:15 Outro - 1:19:54 Follow the show on https://x.com/TheRedLinePod Follow Michael on https://x.com/MikeHilliardAus Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcast Submit Questions and Join the Red Line Discord Server at: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/discord For more info, please visit: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kong Harald er 88 år i dag og oppslutningen om monarkiet øker. Denne våren drar han til Svalbard, er det en territoriell markering i en tid der stormaktene har begynt å breie seg i den arktiske sonen? Det er valg i Tyskland. Vil Elon Musk og JD Vance danne regjering med Alternativ for Tyskland (AfD)? Og til uka starter ski-VM og allerede nå kan du se «Team Pølsa». Med Anders Giæver, Frøy Gudbrandsen, Per Olav Ødegård og Leif Welhaven. Produsent Magne Antonsen. Ansvarlig redaktør Gard Steiro. Kontakt redaksjonen på giaeveroggjengen@vg.no. Giæver & gjengen gir deg de viktigste nyhetene hver dag på drøye 20 minutter når du skal hjem fra jobb. Hør «Mediebobler» hver lørdag om feilene pressen gjør og dilemmaer VG står i. Hør «Skartveit» hver søndag med interessante personer om aktuelle temaer. Alltid på Podme.

Timestamps 0:00 เริ่ม+ชิมไอติม Everyday Scoop รสไดโนเสาร์คอยาว เบนนู อาบัน เบร้อ 25:20 ข่าวลุ้นดาวเคราะห์น้อย 2024 YR4 จะชนโลกหรือไม่ 52:36 ข่าวทดสอบ theories of mind ในโบโนโบ 1:01:15 ข่าวลิงบาบูนสอบส่องกระจกไม่ผ่าน 1:16:20 อาบันเล่าเรื่อง HerorRATs น้องหนูกู้ระเบิด 1:46:00 ข่าว AI ช่วยอ่านสีหน้าอารมณ์สัตว์ 2:04:05 ข่าวน้องเต่าเต้นระบำสนามแม่เหล็ก 2:21:02 ข่าวหมีกริซลี่กลัวโดรน(เกริ่น) + อาบันคั่นด้วยเรื่องวงการจิตวิทยาและการบำบัด 2:30:11 เล่าข่าวหมีกลัวโดรนต่อ 2:44:10 ข่าวขนหมีขาวมีน้ำมันกันน้ำแข็งเกาะ 2:54:05 ข่าวราซอมบี้แมงมุม Gibellula attenboroughii 3:03:02 ข่าวคลิปปลา angler fish 3:11:36 โครงการตั้งธนาคารความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพบนดวงจันทร์ https://www.youtube.com/live/nUplFbCfb-Q WiT News ข่าวลุ้นดาวเคราะห์น้อย 2024 YR4 จะชนโลกหรือไม่ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/science/asteroid-2024-yr4-earth-tracking/index.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/2468890-odds-of-asteroid-2024-yr4-hitting-earth-in-2032-have-reached-new-high/ ข่าวทดสอบ theories of mind ในโบโนโบ https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts/episode-1022 https://theness.com/neurologicablog/do-apes-have-a-theory-of-mind/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km3VOMRxK7I ข่าวลิงบาบูนสอบส่องกระจกไม่ผ่าน https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.1933 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wild-baboons-mirror-recognize-test https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620764114 อาบันเล่าเรื่อง HerorRATs น้องหนูกู้ระเบิด APOPO's sniffer rats/Hero Rats, part of a PCF-funded project (working with EWT) to train African giant pouched rats to identify illegal shipments of pangolin scales at transit hubs.OK to use but must credit. ข่าว AI ช่วยอ่านสีหน้าอารมณ์สัตว์ https://www.science.org/content/article/can-ai-read-pain-and-other-emotions-your-dog-s-face ข่าวน้องเต่าเต้นระบำสนามแม่เหล็ก https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-15-how-ai-is-transforming-science-and-more-1.7459288 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08554-y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotOqKdG3cc ข่าวหมีกริซลี่กลัวโดรน https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-8-the-rapidly-changing-arctic-and-more-1.7452546 https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/01/27/drones-haze-bears-wesley-sarmento https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0UpYcUqUIQ ข่าวขนหมีขาวมีน้ำมันกันน้ำแข็งเกาะ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-1-technology-to-preserve-biodiversity-and-more-1.7447155 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads7321 ข่าวราซอมบี้แมงมุม Gibellula attenboroughii https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/science/spiders-fungus-zombies-bbc.html https://www.fuse-journal.org/images/Issues/Vol15Art7.pdf ข่าวคลิปปลา angler fish https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFs703_oWHt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGBWoa5ogzY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0IrIjYXtS8 โครงการตั้งธนาคารความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพบนดวงจันทร์ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-1-technology-to-preserve-biodiversity-and-more-1.7447155 https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/center-for-species-survival/creating-a-lunar-biorepository https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/74/8/561/7715645?redirectedFrom=fulltext ธนาคารเมล็ด (seeb bank)ที่ Svalbard

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Dette er episode 303 av Tid er penger. I denne episoden tar Peter og produsenten for seg galskapen i verden og all det uforutsigbare man ser på nyhetene. Men likevel kan det være grunn til å være optimist. Bare ikke blåøyd da. Alle tjenester Tid er penger leverer til lyttere kan du finne på vår nye, enkle hjemmeside: www.tiderpenger.noSpons: Hvis du vil være med Peter til Svalbard på konferansen til Sparebankforeningen, kan du melde deg på på https://svalbard2025.no/Der finner du:LinkedIn-sideSpotfyRSSDiscord chatBlueskyNyhetsbrevFacebook-gruppePatreonBokanbefalingerPeters CVMail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About the Lecture The Svalbard Archipelago is a remote collection of Norwegian islands in the Arctic, un-militarized and seemingly unimportant. However, their geographic proximity to Russian military assets in the Arctic make them a potentially valuable strategic asset for NATO, and a source of concern for the Russians, who have engaged in gray zone activities there since the Cold War. In recognition of these facts, NATO should reevaluate its stance on Svalbard and consider turning them into a frontier fortress in an increasingly-important region of the world. About the Speaker Jacob Spencer is a first-year student of strategic intelligence studies at IWP. He studied history at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and spent 9 months teaching English as a foreign language in Uzbekistan. He is fluent in the Russian language and is pursuing a career as an expert on Russian and post-Soviet affairs

Ryan DeLena and his dad Rob join Hersh to talk about labels, limits, and the true realization of potential on this episode of Truth Tastes Funny. When Ryan DeLena was five years old, he was placed in a therapeutic school that relied on detrimental methods of behavior modification such as physical restraint. He was heavily medicated and four years later, was voluntarily committed to a mental hospital for further evaluation. His parents Rob and Mary Beth were counseled to place him in a group home. They refused. Today, Ryan is the youngest person to ski tour in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, having completed expeditions in Antarctica (2018), Svalbard (2022), and Baffin Island (2023). He was featured on the cover of Backcountry Ski Maps, and he's climbed and skied peaks in Chile, Argentina, Oregon, Washington, and more. He graduated from Vermont State University in 2024.

In this episode, we break down what exactly is going down with this Popeyes x Don Julio collaboration for the Super Bowl, More moves that our president has been doing including gender policies & getting rid of ethic celebrations, Top 10 games of the 2024, The working town in Svalbard, Norway, The Weekends new & "last" album & so much more!!!WELCOME TO THE FOUNTAIN!!!!Follow the Pod's IG: @bythefountainpodFollow the Host's IG: @averyfluker, @sna.z_don, @aiomspsi

“  I want the guests to feel that the hosting at this place is very personal. And as for the restaurant, that it's cozy, that it's a good atmosphere, that it's popular and unfussy. Of course, the food and the drinks should be good. I want guests to feel that they still are coming to a home and a house where it's good to just be.”  We're in great company with Monica Gjesdahl, the creative mind and general manager behind Vertshuset Konow, a stately, yet unassuming inn just outside of Bergen. Here, so many good experiences are gathered in one place - paired with good stories and good food, loved by locals and travelers alike.  What was once a family villa built in 1929 by the famous architect Frederik Konow Lund, is now known as Bergen's smallest yet ever so popular hotel - housing tastefully decorated suites, a cozy seasonal restaurant, and a calendar full of events and experiences.  In this episode, Monica shares so many bites worth savoring - from career words of wisdom, to travel tips and tricks around Norway, to dreams for Konow and its growing community.    Top Takeaways [2:00] How Monica's love of travel and passion for creating experiences finally pushed her to become a host herself, and all it took was a conversation over coffee.     [6:20] What was once a countryside villa built by a famous Norwegian Architect, Frederik Konow Lund back in 1929, housed many fond memories for the Rieber family - which they still reminisce about today as guests of Vertshuset Konow.  [11:20] Today, the architecture of Konow has been preserved and modernized with the highest quality interiors, making it “a stately yet unassuming inn,” with its luxury amenities and rich decorations - as no expense was spared, no detail left unturned.  [14:20] Just outside the window, guests can find a peaceful escape, where a short walk through the forest down to the boathouse opens up a world of opportunities - from swimming to kayaking to sauna-ing, and more.  [14:45] Expect to Dine In Good Company at Konow's unpretentious yet ever so popular restaurant, offering a weekend bakery and brunch, and a stellar wine and cider cellar - where good hospitality, good food and drink is a given. [18:20] Travelers and locals alike can experience this intimate inn bustling with life, no matter the season - from a state-of-the-art fitness center to shared office spaces, from chef takeovers to wine tastings, from fireside chats to floating saunas.  Notable Mentions RÅ Skincare Halvor Bakke Interior Design Eichholtz Interior Design Troldhaugen, Home of Composer Edvard Greig Ostegården's World Famous Fanaost Cheese Humlepung by Aga Sideri in Hardanger Issideren by Kvestad Sideri in Hardanger Luca Leggero's Italian Wines Storfjord's Norwegian Brown Cheese Ice Cream Nesttun Shops: Litleré Mat, Phillipa, Ane Blich, Nougat Paradis  About Bergen: Fanafjellet and Smøråsfjellet Hikes, Austevoll and Tysnes Islands Other Must See Norwegian Destinations: Rosendal, Finse, Odda, Lofoten, Romsdalen, Svalbard, Tvedestrand Sommerro House and Amerikalinjen in Oslo Anne Margrete Klohs of Hotel Park in Bergen Visit For YourselfVertshuset Konow Website | @vertshusetkonow

Harakiri for the Sky vocalist JJ is back on the podcast celebrating the latest album Scorched Earth out January 24! We open the conversation on the three pillars of life that influence him lyrically, having the reestablished his personal identity after life changing during the pandemic, leaving isolated in a cabin in the woods when creating songs for the album, listening to music in a nostalgic realm assisting positive life memories, the guest vocalist he get on the new album including Serena Cherry of Svalbard, why they choose to cover Radiohead this time around, and combing all of the previous album covers into one for the presentation of Scorched Earth. Petar and Jozalyn discuss the passing of iconic filmmaker David Lynch, the lessons he provided future artists, and how the future film fanatics will permanently cement his works and learn from them as a true generational artist. Song: Fantômas “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” Song: Harakiri for the Sky “Keep me Longing” Song: Harakiri for the Sky “With Autumn I'll Surrender” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ishbel shares the tale of Queen Titania, a powerful fairy who rules the icy kingdom of Svalbard. But when the mischievous Puck casts a spell to trick Titania into thinking a reindeer is her king, the fairies must work together to set things right. Written by Tessa Flannery Performed by Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa Flannery Produced by Megan Bagala Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham Theme Song by Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups! Purchase a Personalized Story Listen to Ghost Tour Girl Tales Events Join the Girl Tales Patreon Rebecca's Newsletter Facebook Instagram Buy the Girl Tales Team a Coffee Starglow Media

Penn is very excited about a question from congregation mail, Matt recaps his experience onboard the ship for the Conjurer's Cruise, an update from Reddi Rich on job opportunities for the gang in Svalbard, Penn & Teller's 50th Anniversary Tour adds a stop at Radio City Music Hall this summer, and more! Please note: this bank episode was recorded on December 8, 2024.