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Endometrioza to choroba, która dotyka nawet 1 na 10 kobiet w wieku rozrodczym, ale w Polsce na diagnozę czeka się średnio… 8 do 10 lat. Moja dzisiejsza gościni – Magda Łucyan – czekała 16.W tym odcinku rozmawiamy o tym, jak wygląda życie z chorobą, której nie widać, której nikt nie traktuje poważnie i która dla wielu kobiet oznacza samotność, zwątpienie i nieustanne tłumaczenie się ze swojego bólu.Magda jest dziennikarką TVN i współautorką książki "Taka twoja uroda" - ważnej, mocnej, napisanej z myślą o kobietach, które słyszały przez całe życie, że „tak już mają”. Ale nie mają. I czas to powiedzieć głośno.Ten odcinek nie jest tylko dla osób z diagnozą. Jest dla każdej osoby, która kiedykolwiek poczuła, że jej ciało jest „nie takie”, że nikt nie słucha i że musi być silna, bo system nie jest.

Chopin był romantykiem. Co to właściwie znaczy? Czy chodzi o to, że był natchnionym poetą, który w blasku świec wyczarowywał migotliwe tony na klawiaturze Pleyela, cierpiąc przy każdym z nich artystyczne katusze? Taka odpowiedź mieści się w definicji terminu „pier***enie o Szopenie”. Oczywiście, że Chopin był romantykiem, choć bardzo szczególnym, niespełniającym wielu „kryteriów” stylu swojej epoki. Świadczą o tym jednak nie napuszone zdania, tylko konkrety zapisane w nutach oraz, może nawet bardziej, to, czego w nutach brakuje – co przekraczało możliwości zapisu. Między innymi o tym opowiadam w drugim odcinku Chopinowskiej trylogii. Zapraszam bardzo serdecznie. „Ballady g-moll” na początku słuchaliśmy w wyk. Kate Liu (Chopin i jego Europa, 2021). Fragment „Sonaty c-moll op. 4 nr 1” grała Maria Wiłkomirska. „Nokturn cis-moll” z op. posth., wyk. Claire Huangci (XVI Konkurs Chopinowski 2010, II etap)„Nokturn Es-dur op. 9 nr 2”, wyk. Martha Goldstein (Erard 1851)„Nokturn H-dur op. 9 nr 3”, wyk. Ingolf Wunder (XVI Konkurs Chopinowski 2010, I etap)„Impromptu Fis-dur op. 36”, wyk. Charles Richard-Hamelin (Chopin i jego Europa, 2017)Podcast powstał dzięki ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mecenasom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Szafy Melomana. Jeśli chcesz stać się jednym z nich i wspierać pierwszy polski podcast o muzyce klasycznej, odwiedź mój profil w serwisie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patronite.pl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Szafa Melomana to pierwszy polski podcast o muzyce klasycznej, tworzony przez dziennikarza Mateusza Ciupkę. To fascynujące historie kompozytorów, wykonawców i utworów, zawsze wzbogacone o liczne konteksty historyczne i kulturowe. Nowe odcinki w co drugi piątek na popularnych platformach podcastowych.Mateusz Ciupka – publicysta muzyczny, autor Szafy Melomana, pierwszego polskiego niezależnego podcastu o muzyce klasycznej, redaktor w magazynie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ruch Muzyczny⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Pracował w Operze Krakowskiej, współpracował m.in. z Krakowskim Biurem Festiwalowym, Filharmonią Narodową i Filharmonią Śląską, publikował w „Ruchu Muzycznym”, „Dwutygodniku” i magazynie „Glissando”. Przeprowadził rozmowy m.in. z Garrickiem Ohlssonem, Masaakim Suzukim, Ermonelą Jaho i Giovannim Antoninim. Jest autorem Małej Monografii Romualda Twardowskiego, wydanej nakładem Polskiego Wydawnictwa Muzycznego w 2023 roku. Mieszka i pracuje w Pradze, w Czechach.

Shirin Ilimi Hasken Rayuwa tare da Shamsiyya Haruna a wannan mako ya mayar da hankali ne kan yadda bikin yaye ɗalibai da ɗabi'ar rubutu a jikin rigunan juna dama sauran shagulgulan da akanyi a bikin na kammala makaranta ke taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen lalata tarbiyyar ɗalibai. Tsawon shekaru aka ɗauka wannan dabi'a na ciwa iyaye tuwo a ƙwarya dama sauran masu ruwa da tsaki a ɓangaren tarbiyyar al'umma. Sai dai bayan tsanantar ƙorafe-ƙorafe kan wannan ta'ada, kwatsam an wayi gari gwamnatin jihar Kaduna ta yi uwa da makarɓiya wajen haramta irin bukukuwan har ma da wasu ƙarin dokoki da suka shafi sashen na ilimi ciki har da haramtawa makarantu ƙarin kuɗin makaranta. Ku latsa alamar sauti don sauraron cikakken shirin tare da Shamsiyya Haruna.

Bang te in ih mai teek saqk hiam // Health talk.Kawikawi + Tangthu ngaih pen // Chin Gospel Songs.

Agnar Freyr Gunnarsson er gestur í Hlaðvarpinu með Óla Jóns í þriðja sinn, sem viðmælandi í apríl 2021 og gestastjórnandi í viðtali við Styrmi Másson í desember sama ár. Agnar er Head of Digital hjá Birtingahúsinu og hefur starfað í markaðsmálum síðan 2010. Þeir ræða um markaðssetningu, stafræna miðla, leitarvélabestun og hvernig fyrirtæki ættu að nálgast markaðsmál.Agnar er Head of Digital hjá Birtingahúsinu og hefur starfað í markaðsmálum síðan 2010. Þeir ræða um markaðssetningu, stafræna miðla, leitarvélabestun og hvernig fyrirtæki ættu að nálgast markaðsmál. Bakgrunnur Agnars Hefur starfað í markaðsmálum síðan 2010 Var markaðsstjóri hjá Dýrheimum í fjögur ár Starfaði hjá Vert markaðsstofu Hóf störf hjá Birtingahúsinu 1. apríl 2020 Áhugi á markaðsmálum Heillaðist af markaðsfræði strax í fyrsta áfanga í viðskiptafræði Sér markaðsfræði sem dýnamískt og skemmtilegt fag Finnst fáir dagar eins í markaðsmálum Hefur gaman af samtölum við ólíka viðskiptavini með mismunandi þarfir Þróun markaðsfræðinnar Agnar lýsir því hvernig markaðsfræðin er í stöðugri þróun. Hann nefnir að efni sem hann notaði í fyrirlestri 2021 sé að hluta til orðið úrelt vegna örar þróunar í faginu. Markaðssetning og kaupferli Agnar líkir kaupferlinu við hring frekar en trekt (funnel). Mikilvægt er að hugsa um hvað gerist eftir að viðskiptavinur kaupir Ánægðir viðskiptavinir koma aftur Agnar tekur dæmi um foreldra sína sem fóru aftur til sama fyrirtækis fyrir nýja baðherbergisinnréttingu vegna góðrar fyrri reynslu. Hvar á að byrja í markaðssetningu? Byrjum á að skoða grunninn - fjögur P-markaðsráðanna: Product (vara) Price (verð) Place (dreifing) Promotion (kynning) Mikilvægt að vita: Hvað kostar að selja vöruna? Hver er markhópurinn? Hvernig er heimasíðan? Eru upplýsingar aðgengilegar? Fyrstu krónurnar ættu að fara í keyptar leitarniðurstöður (Google Ads). Mælikvarðar í markaðssetningu Forðast „hégómamælikvarða“ (vanity metrics) eins og fjölda smella án samhengis Mikilvægt er að hafa allar upplýsingar, ekki bara hluta þeirra, til dæmis í samlíkingu við íþróttir: Að segja „ég skoraði 5 mörk“ segir lítið ef ekki er vitað hversu mörg mörk mótherjinn skoraði. Val á miðlum Prógrammatískar birtingar: Hægt er að miða nákvæmar á markhópa eftir áhugasviði, lýðfræði o.fl. Dæmi: Google Display, Meta (Facebook, Instagram) Sem dæmi nefnir Agnar að auglýsa námskeið Leitarvélaauglýsingum Prógrammatískum birtingum á viðeigandi miðlum Að skilgreina áhugasvið markhópsins YouTube-auglýsingar: Hagstætt CPM-verð Mikilvægt er að takmarka tíðni birtinga (cappa impressions). Gott er að skoða hvar auglýsingar birtast og útiloka óviðeigandi rásir. Prófanir og A/B test Agnar mælir með því að prófa mismunandi nálganir í auglýsingum. A/B test getur verið: Sama auglýsing, mismunandi hópar Sami hópur, mismunandi auglýsingar Þarf ekki að kosta mikið í birtingum Eftirfylgni og endurmat Mikilvægt er að fylgja eftir árangri markaðsaðgerða Safna endurgjöf frá viðskiptavinum Nota vitnisburði ánægðra viðskiptavina Breyta skilaboðum eftir því hvar vara er í lífsferli sínum Gervigreind og schema markup Schema markup (structured data): Kóði sem útskýrir betur fyrir leitarvélum og gervigreind hvað síðan inniheldur Hjálpar til við að fá „rich results“ í leitarniðurstöðum Verður mikilvægara með tilkomu AI overview í Google AI overview og non-click search: Google sýnir nú svör við spurningum án þess að notandi þurfi að smella á vefsíðu Getur dregið úr umferð á vefsíður Mikilvægt er að hafa vel uppsettan schema markup til að gervigreind vísi í þitt efni Að halda sér upplýstum Virkja tengslanetið og hitta fólk í faginu Think with Google og Accelerate Google LinkedIn-samfélög eins og PPC (pay-per-click) Taka frá tíma til að grúska, skoða og prófa nýja hluti

Nauczyciel akademicki naświetla podejście Unii Europejskie oraz Białorusi w związku z naruszeniem przestrzeni powietrznej Polski. Rozmowę prowadzi Jaśmina Nowak.

What happens when your favorite artist leaves the group that made them famous? Sarah returns from hiatus to join Panic in tackling the bittersweet phenomenon of "graduation" in Japanese entertainment—the uniquely positive framing when members depart to pursue solo endeavors.The conversation kicks off with the recent shocking announcements from Hey! Say! JUMP, where both Yuto Nakajima and Kota Yabu revealed their departures within days of each other after 18 years with the group. This prompts a deeper examination of how artists transform their careers after group life. Some find tremendous success as actors (like Yamapi and Toma Ikuta), others become hosts or TV personalities, while many forge impressive solo music careers.Kenty (Nakajima Kento) emerges as a standout example—Panic's self-proclaimed "son" who successfully transitioned to both acting and solo music after leaving his group. The pair also dive into Matsumoto Jun's impressive acting versatility, from his bratty character in Hana Yori Dango to his surprisingly compassionate role in his current drama "The 19th Department." These post-group transformations reveal new dimensions of artistry that might never have emerged within group dynamics.Throughout the episode, Sarah and Panic highlight the support for both paths after a graduation—remaining loyal to the original group while embracing departed members' new journeys. They also touch on fresh music releases from Fujii Kaze, MONSTA X, ORβIT and the upcoming BE:FIRST anniversary album.Whether you're currently processing a favorite member's departure or just fascinated by career evolutions in entertainment, this episode offers insight, comfort, and the reassurance that sometimes endings are just the beginning of something new.Support the showPlease help Music Elixir by rating, reviewing, and sharing the episode. We appreciate your support!Follow us on:TwitterInstagram BlueskyIf have questions, comments, or requests click on our form:Music Elixir FormDJ Panic Blog:OK ASIA

Nam też w to trudno uwierzyć, ale tak jest. Po pierwszym miesiącu wspólnych rządów z Karolem Nawrockim premier Donald Tusk — mimo siedmiu wet i wielu groźnych słów ze strony ludzi prezydenta — wcale nie jest zmartwiony. Wręcz przeciwnie. Zarówno publicznie, jak i w za zamkniętymi drzwiami unika ostrej krytyki Nawrockiego, a momentami nawet go chwali. Swym ludziom opowiada choćby, że Nawrocki jest znacznie bardziej konkretny od Andrzeja Dudy i podczas jednego spotkania z nim ustalił więcej, niż podczas 10 wizyt u Dudy. Taka postawa Tuska ma kilka celów. Po pierwsze, premier nie chce nakręcać wojny z Nawrockim, żeby nowy prezydent przestał hurtowo i na oślep wetować, po to tylko by odgrywać się na rządzie. Tusk może próbować rządzić bez podpisów Nawrockiego, czyli bez ustaw — ale jest to trudne i bardziej to dryfowanie, niż zarządzanie państwem. Po wtóre, starcie z Nawrockim to jest coraz mniej wojna Tuska, a coraz bardziej starcie szefa MSZ Radka Sikorskiego. To on może zostać premierem, jeśli Tusk zdecyduje się oddać władzę, on też ma ambicje, by za 5 lat stanąć w szranki z Nawrockim o prezydenturę. Widać to wyraźnie — bo akurat Sikorski nogi nie cofa, a czasem wręcz prowokuje Nawrockiego. Wreszcie — to po trzecie — Tusk świetnie zna Kaczyńskiego. Doskonale rozumie, że jeśli da dużo przestrzeni zachłystującego się władzą, sławą i przywilejami Nawrockiemu, to tym prędzej Kaczyński poczuje się zagrożony i przystąpi do zwyczajowej pacyfikacji swego wybranka. Tak pacyfikował wszystkich swych kolejnych premierów Marcinkiewicza, Szydło i Morawieckiego, tak też upokarzał prezydenta Andrzeja Dudę. Swoją drogą po miesięcznej emeryturze Duda jest gotowy, by o tym mówić. I robi z Kaczyńskiego nasiąkniętego komuną dziadka, który nie bardzo ogarnia zmieniający się świat i winien skorzystać z obniżenia wieku emerytalnego.

Witam was w 130 odcinku podkastu Historia wg Dzieci. Dziś będziemy mówić o historii miasta o nazwie Pułtusk. A pomagać mi będzie Kuba z Pękowa koło Pułtuska.Jest to jedno z najstarszych miast, ale jak bardzo stary jest Pułtusk? Początki państwa polskiego liczy się zwykle od Mieszka I czyli od X wieku. Ale pierwsze osady w Pułtusku zbudowano już około VII wieku. Być może wiecie, że prapradziadkiem Mieszka według legendy był Piast. Już w tamtych legendarnych czasach ludzie mieszkali w miejscu gdzie dzisiaj jest Pułtusk. Warszawa jest wprawdzie dużo większa, ale Pułtusk jest dużo starszy. Jest to dzisiaj miasteczko w województwie mazowieckim.Pułtusk leży nad rzeką Narew. Rzeka ta wije się przez miasto, tworząc kanały, przez co Pułtusk nazywany jest czasem Wenecją Mazowsza. Wenecja to takie znane miasto we Włoszech, gdzie zamiast ulic pływa się kanałami. Pułtusk też ma dużo kanałów.Być może zastanawiacie się co znaczy nazwa Pułtusk. Istnieje legenda, która mówi, że dawno temu miasto nazywało się Tusk. Później z powodu pożaru połowa miasta spłonęła i została tylko połowa Tuska. Miasto zaczęto nazywać więc Pułtusk. Tak mówi lokalna legenda. Nie wiadomo czy jest prawdziwa, ale miasto rzeczywiście wiele razy płonęło.Kiedy wieś lub osada staje się coraz większa staje się miastem. Jak to się dzieje? Taka osada dostaje prawa miejskie i od tego roku już jest miastem. Np. moje miasto Bydgoszcz dostało prawa miejskie w 1346 roku. Oznacza to, że przed 1346 rokiem Bydgoszcz była wsią, a od tego 1346 roku stała się miastem. Ale kiedy prawa miejskie dostał Pułtusk?Pułtusk dostał prawa miejskie dwa razy. Czyli dwa razy  stał się miastem. Najpierw w 1257, a potem w 1339. Ale jak można zostać miastem dwa razy? Pułtusk po 1257 roku był miastem, ale przyszli wrogowie i spalili całe miasto. Wtedy nic nie zostało i właśnie z tego powodu trzeba było Pułtusk zbudować od nowa i ponownie dać mu prawa miejskie w 1339. Ale kto tak napadał na Pułtusk?Pewnie już wiecie, że Polska i Litwa się połączyły i stworzyły razem Rzeczpospolitą Obojga Narodów. Ale zanim do tego doszło oba kraje walczyły ze sobą. Litwini często najeżdżali i napadali na miasta. W 1339 Litwini zdobyli i spalili Pułtusk. Tego samego roku książę Mazowiecki postanowił odbudować miasto i ponownie dał nadał mu prawa miejskie. Ale to nie był koniec litewskich najazdów. W 1368 na Pułtusk najechał Kiejstut wujek Jagiełły. Kiejstut był ojcem Witolda. Jak pewnie wiecie później Jagiełło został królem Polski, a Witold jego kuzyn został wielkim księciem Litwy.Co robili mieszkańcy Pułtuska aby się bronić? Po pierwsze zbudowali swoje miasto na górze, ale dlaczego? Łatwiej się bronić przed atakiem, gdy się jest na górze. Wrogowie nie mogą też łatwo podejść do miasta, bo z góry wszystko lepiej widać. Co jeszcze robiono aby obronić miasto? Miasto otoczono drewnianymi palami, które były zaostrzone u góry. Ale drewno można podpalić. Jak się przed tym chroniono? Nazywano to wałem drewniano-ziemnym. Było to bardzo skuteczne przy obronie.Ta najstarsza część miasta, która była otoczona wałem znajdowała się na takim pagórku, takiej niewielkiej górze. Co teraz znajduje się na tej górze? Tam był najstarszy gród. Później zbudowano tam zamek, w którym była siedziba biskupa rządzącego w Pułtusku. Teraz jest tam hotel.Ale kto rządził w Pułtusku w średniowieczu czyli wtedy kiedy napadali na to miasto Litwini?Zwykle ziemią rządzili wtedy królowie i książęta. Ale władcami były także osoby duchowne takie jak mnisi czy biskupi. W Pułtusku rządził biskup płocki, którego nazywano księciem pułtuskim. Ale czym się różnił bisku od księcia? Książę lub król zwykle ma synów. Gdy taki książę umrze jego syn zostaje księciem. Jednak na terenach gdzie rządzili biskupowie było inaczej. Biskup, który mieszkał na zamku w Pułtusku nie miał synów. Gdy więc on umierał wybierano kolejnego biskupa. Taki biskup w dawnych czasach miał swoich żołnierzy i swoje zamki i w tym był podobny do książąt, ale różnił się od nich tym, że nie miał dzieci.W Pułtusku nie rządził książę, ale biskup. Ale to nie wszystko. Czy wiecie w jakim kraju był Pułtusk w przeszłości? Do jakiego kraju należał? Pułtusk należał do Polski, a później do Mazowsza. Czy pamiętacie co to było rozbicie dzielnicowe?Bolesław III Krzywousty rozdzielił Polskę pomiędzy swoich synów. Mazowsze dostał drugi syn Krzywoustego - Bolesław Kędzierzawy. Gdy jednak on i jego syn zmarli Mazowsze otrzymał najmłodszy syn Krzywoustego czyli Kazimierz Sprawiedliwy. Od tamtego momentu na Mazowszu rządzili książęta mazowieccy, potomkowie Kazimierza Sprawiedliwego. Później Władysław Łokietek zaczął łączyć rozbite części Polski, ale nie udało mu się przyłączyć Mazowsza. Tak więc przez wiele wieków Mazowsze było osobnym państwem, które nie należało do Polski. Właśnie wtedy na Mazowsze napadali Litwini.W Pułtusku rządzili biskup. W tym mieście powstało też kolegium jezuickie. Jezuici to byli tacy mnisi, ale najmądrzejsi. Do tego zakonu brano tylko ludzi, którzy byli bardzo inteligentni i którzy np. potrafili nauczyć się wielu języków. Nauczycielami w kolegium jezuickim w Pułtusku byli sławni jezuici. Czy słyszeliście o którymś z nich?Jakub Wujek był nauczycielem w tym kolegium, ale jest najbardziej znany z tego, że przetłumaczył Biblię na język polski. Czy wiecie jak ludzie nazywają tą Biblię? To brzmi trochę jakby to była Biblia jakiegoś wujka, czyli brata mamy lub taty. Ten jezuita tak się nazywał - Wujek i dlatego jego przekład Biblii na język polski nazywa się Biblią Wujka lub Biblią Jakuba Wujka. Aby ją przetłumaczyć musiał znać starożytne języki takie jak łacina, greka i hebrajski. Przekład Wujka powstał 400 lat temu i język polski zmienił się. Np. w Księdze Rodzaju w Biblii Wujka czytamy: “I zbudował Pan Bóg z żebra, które wyjął z Adama, białągłowę, i przywiódł ją do Adama”. W czasach Jakuba Wujka “białogłowa” to była kobieta. Dalej w tej samej księdze czytamy: “tę będą zwać Mężyną, bo z męża wzięta jest”. Dziś nie mówi się mężyna, ale mężatka. Spróbujcie kiedyś przeczytać kawałek z Biblii Wujka i zobaczcie czy rozumiecie język polski sprzed 400 lat.Pułtusk jest ważny także dla astronomów. Niedaleko Pułtuska spadło wiele odłamków takiej skały z kosmosu. Jak się nazywa taką skałę, która spada z kosmosu? Dlaczego astronomowie się tym interesują? Zwykle astronomowie muszą lecieć w kosmos aby zbadać takie latające skały. Jest to niebezpieczne, drogi i trwa bardzo długo. O wiele łatwiej jest zbadać te kawałki, które spadły na ziemię.Co zapamiętaliście z historii Pułtuska?Skąd według legendy wzięła się nazwa tego miasta?Jak budowano wały chroniące Pułtusk w najdawniejszych czasach?Dlaczego budowano takie wały drewniano-ziemne?Dlaczego Pułtusk zbudowano nad rzeką Narwią?Kto najczęściej napadał na Pułtusk?Do jakiego państwa należało miasto Pułtusk?Co zrobił z Mazowszem, a więc także z Pułtuskiem król Zygmunt Stary?Czym się różnił książę od biskupa w dawnych czasach?Co zrobił jeden z nauczycieli w kolegium Jezuickim w Pułtusku?Pułtusk to jedno z najstarszych miast Mazowsza, którego początki sięgają XI wieku, kiedy pełnił funkcję grodu obronnego i ośrodka administracyjnego. W średniowieczu stał się ważnym centrum handlu i rzemiosła, a od XV wieku był własnością biskupów płockich, którzy zbudowali tu swoją rezydencję. W XVI wieku miasto przeżywało rozkwit jako ośrodek nauki – działało tu kolegium jezuickie, jedno z pierwszych w Polsce. W 1806 roku pod Pułtuskiem doszło do dużej bitwy między wojskami napoleońskimi a rosyjskimi. Dziś miasto znane jest m.in. z najdłuższego rynku w Europie oraz historycznej architektury i licznych zabytków.

In this Week 35 edition of the GMS Weekly Podcast, we cover the latest developments in the global ship recycling markets, with updates from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Turkey. This week's theme, Snoring September, highlights slowing supply, currency pressure, and the uneven pace of activity across the sub-continent. Global Overview: Oil held steady with WTI at USD 64 and Brent at USD 68. The Baltic Dry Index closed at 2,025, the strongest in a month, led by Panamaxes and Supramaxes while Capes slipped. Supply of recycling candidates slowed, with only a handful of fresh arrivals. India's rupee collapsed to record lows, while Pakistan and Bangladesh currencies stayed steady. Steel plate prices: India USD 449/ton (up), Pakistan USD 622/ton (steady), Bangladesh USD 542/ton (flat). Bangladesh: No new arrivals for the second straight week, keeping Chattogram silent. HKC compliance hurdles and weak demand weigh on sentiment. Inflation above 8 percent, steel plate at USD 542/ton, and Taka steady at 121.7. Larger LDT units still draw some attention, smaller vessels diverted to India or Pakistan. India: Remains the busiest recycling destination, logging seven vessels, three of which were new arrivals. Steel plate climbed to USD 449/ton, but the rupee collapsed to 88.3 against the dollar. HKC-ready yards remain a strength, with Alang able to handle compliant tonnage. Recyclers are cautious despite activity, hedging against costs and currency pressure. Pakistan: Logged one vessel, but Gadani remains the best-priced market. Plate prices steady at USD 622/ton, the highest in the region. Currency stable at PKR 281.8, supporting margins. DASR approvals keep recyclers hungry and positioned for larger LDT units. Turkey: Weak sentiment continues as both lira and plate prices slipped. Prices now USD 250–270/ton across vessel types. Market remains the least attractive among the four destinations. Beach Breakdown: Bangladesh: silent India: active but cautious Pakistan: stable with buyers waiting Turkey: still struggling For full details, vessel rankings, and port positions, download the GMS Weekly on our website or app. Follow GMS on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for daily updates.

Rætt er við Önnu Björk Bjarnadóttur framkvæmdastjóra þjónustu og rekstrar ISAVIA á Keflavíkurflugvelli en undir hennar svið falla mörg fjölbreytt verkefni á flugvellinum. Má þar nefna hreinsun og viðhald flugbrauta, turninn í Keflavík, öryggisleit, flugvernd og margs konar þjónusta við farþega. Anna Björk fer í þættinum vítt og breitt yfir verkefnin í Keflavík og hvernig ISAVIA hefur breytt sinni nálgun á síðustu árum í allri þjónustu við flugfélögin og farþega, en á sama tíma að tekist á við áskoranir sem fylgja stöðugum vexti í flugumferð um völlinn.

W tym odcinku zapraszam Cię do posłuchania rozmowy z Katarzyną Mathis. Kasia mówi o sobie, że jest mentorką, edukatorką i numerolożką. Założyła i prowadzi Akademię Numerologii Sukcesu w Niemczech i Polsce, a jej specjalizacja to numerologia biznesowa. Ja powiedziałabym o Kasi, że to numerologia bez „kija w dupie”. Taka, jaką lubię najbardziej – dojrzała, pomocna i spotykająca się z klientem tam, gdzie on właśnie jest. Serdecznie zapraszam Cię do posłuchania rozmowy z kobietą, która wspiera mnie numerologicznie od początku tego roku. Jak zwykle możesz posłuchać nas w formie podcastu lub pooglądać na YouTube. Notatki do podcastu znajdziesz na stronie:https://agni-ajurweda.pl/314 Serdecznie zapraszam Cię do udziału w bezpłatnym 4-częściowym minikursie online 7 Czakr – Jak jest u Ciebie? Tutaj możesz się zapisać: https://webinar.agni-ajurweda.pl/7-czakr-warsztat Otworzy on zapisy do transformacyjnego programu Wisdom of Flow. Więcej informacji o tym kursie znajdziesz tutaj: https://kurs.agni-ajurweda.pl/wisdomofflow_loW dniach 16-19 października na Podlasiu odbędzie się wyjątkowe spotkanie naszej społeczności - Agni Live. Jeśli chcesz doświadczyć przepływu energii Kobiet, które połączyła Ajurweda, to zapraszamy. Tutaj znajdziesz wszystkie informacje: https://kurs.agni-ajurweda.pl/spotkanie-agni-liveZ Kasią możesz skontaktować się tutaj: https://numerologiasukcesu.pl/akademia/

What happens when you pair a great guitar player with a badass bassist? You get mind-bending sounds from gifted producer and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills — known for his work with Alabama Shakes and Bob Dylan — and Grammy-winner Pino Palladino who has reshaped how we hear the bass. See: Palladino’s collaborations with everyone from Erykah Badu to Nine Inch Nails. “Taka” is hard to pin down, but easy to take in. And you can take it in IRL, because Pino Palladino & Blake Mills are hitting The Ford on Friday, Sept. 26.

In this Week 34 edition of the GMS Weekly Podcast, we cover the latest developments in the global ship recycling markets, with updates from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Turkey. This week's theme, Method to the Madness, highlights frustrating conditions, softer pricing, and uneven buyer activity across the sub-continent. Global Overview: Oil edged up 0.2% to USD 63 per barrel as Ukraine conflict pressures continued. The Baltic Dry Index rose 2.7%, with gains across capes, panamaxes, and smaller segments. Supply of recycling candidates remains limited despite recent LNG and tanker arrivals. Prices have cooled and are holding at lower post-HKC levels. Bangladesh: Market flat with no new arrivals or deliveries reported. Demand for smaller LDT units is absent, while only select large capes draw interest. Recycled steel continues to stockpile as mills import cheaper raw material. The Taka weakened to 121.65 against the dollar. Economic and political uncertainty persists, keeping buyers away. India: Alang remains the busiest and most reliable recycling destination despite sanctions and tariff pressure. About 140,000 LDT currently at anchorage or delivered, including another LNG and tanker. Steel prices improved slightly to USD 436 per ton; the Rupee firmed to 87.33. Concerns remain about Chinese steel imports undercutting domestic values. Pakistan: Still offering the highest prices in the region at USD 622 per ton. Market activity is muted with limited arrivals and few workable candidates. Yards with DASRs are holding back for larger vessels. The Rupee strengthened to 283.15, but inflation and investor outflows add risk. Pakistan remains the best-priced location for quick deals if supply improves. Turkey: The Lira slipped again to 40.91, briefly above 41. Government imposed a ban on direct vessel calls to and from Israel, cutting supply potential. Inflation is easing, but Aliaga's yards remain without new arrivals. The GMS Weekly is the trusted source for ship demolition pricing, steel plate trends, HKC compliance, and port-by-port market activity across the Indian subcontinent.   Subscribe to the full GMS Weekly for complete demo pricing, delivery schedules, and tonnage intelligence: https://www.gmsinc.net/get-in-touch?#SubscribeToGMS GMS Mobile App & Social Links: GMS Mobile App: https://onelink.to/gms-app LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gms-leadership X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMS_Leadership Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gms_leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsleadership/

Sprawczość Donalda Tuska jest coraz mniejsza i to widać – twierdzi prof. Andrzej Nowak. Według niego energia prezydenta Karola Nawrockiego będzie spychała rząd do defensywy.Prof. Andrzej Nowak, historyk i doradca prezydenta, w rozmowie w Poranku Radia Wnet ocenił pierwsze działania Karola Nawrockiego na stanowisku głowy państwa. Jego zdaniem nowy prezydent traktuje urząd w sposób aktywny i zadaniowy, w kontrze do rządu Donalda Tuska.Karola Nawrockiego cechuje konkretna zadaniowość. Traktuje prezydenturę nie jako „izbę refleksji”, miejsce snucia alternatywnych planów na tysiąc lat, ale jako urząd, w którym codziennie pracuje się nad rozwiązaniami wymagającymi korekty wobec niekiedy szkodliwych działań rządu. Taka wizja będzie trudna dla gabinetu Donalda Tuska, ale nie z winy prezydenta Nawrockiego, tylko samego rządu– stwierdził prof. Nowak i dodał, że także w sondażach i badaniach widać ten narastający, negatywny dla premiera trend.Rdzewiejąca kosa TuskaProfesor posłużył się też metaforą „kosa na kamień”, odnosząc ją do relacji między premierem a prezydentem.Myślę, że kosa, czyli premier Tusk, jest już nieco zardzewiała. Nie chcę być złośliwy, ale porównując Donalda Tuska w 2025 roku z Karolem Nawrockim, widać różnicę 25 lat. To duży dystans. Można być doradcą w starszym wieku, natomiast aktywna polityka wymaga szczególnych predyspozycji. Oczywiście są wyjątki, jak Donald Trump, ale różnicy 25 lat nie da się oszukać, gdy trzeba pracować dla Polski — a taka jest rola premiera i prezydenta– ocenił.Premier i prezydentZdaniem Nowaka aktywne pełnienie funkcji premiera i prezydenta wymaga pracy wyjątkowo dużego nakładu pracy i to nie jest zadanie dla każdego.To praca niemal 24 godziny na dobę, na pewno kilkanaście godzin dziennie, siedem dni w tygodniu. Tymczasem, z tego co słychać i co można sprawdzić, premier Tusk przyjeżdża do Warszawy we wtorek, a wyjeżdża w piątek. Nie wiem, czy nie jest w stanie, czy nie chce pracować więcej, ale zupełnie nie taka jest rola premiera– mówił.Zagranica patrzy na TuskaProf. Nowak wskazał również, że Tusk traci dawną sprawczość w relacjach międzynarodowych.To pokazuje, że owa „kosa” nie tnie już z taką siłą, jak w 2005 roku, kiedy Donald Tusk rozpoczynał kampanię przeciwko Lechowi Kaczyńskiemu. Widać też rozczarowanie i słabsze wsparcie ze strony ośrodków politycznych w Berlinie, Brukseli czy w pewnym stopniu w Paryżu. Coraz mniejsza jest jego sprawczość. Nie znaczy to, że całkiem go lekceważę — zapewne jeszcze niejedno może zrobić, niekoniecznie dobre dla Polski — ale jego moc jest słabsza– podsumował.

W biznesie, podobnie jak na scenie, liczą się odwaga, siła charakteru, nierzadko improwizacja. Grażyna Wolszczak, którą wszyscy znamy ze scen i ekranów, prawdziwy spektakl rozgrywa dziś poza kamerami. W audycji “Biznes bez Lukru” zdradza, jak z roli „aktorki do wynajęcia” przeszła do roli przedsiębiorczyni, zakładając własny Teatr Garnizon Sztuki. To opowieść o kreatywności, determinacji i budowaniu marki z misją, bez strachu co do niepewności jutra. Czego jeszcze dowiesz się z tej rozmowy?✅ Dlaczego w dążeniu do sukcesu warto mieć zawsze plan B, a zarabianie pieniędzy nie może być celem samym w sobie?✅ Jak połączyć sztukę z przedsiębiorczością i nie bać się porażek?✅ Dlaczego macierzyństwo może być idealną metaforą prowadzenia własnej firmy i jak ważny może być dla przedsiębiorcy entuzjazm?✅ Dlaczego Grażyna Wolszczak lubi porażki i uważa konsekwencję za ważniejszą od ambicji? ✅ Jak zatrudnia się aktorów i współpracowników do spektakli i dlaczego gwiazdy są jednocześnie szansą i wyzwaniem?Szczera, prawdziwa, nierzadko wzruszona do łez. Taka była w tej rozmowie i taka jest na co dzień Grażyna Wolszczak. Nie wchodzi w role, choć od kilku lat z entuzjazmem realizuje się jako przedsiębiorczyni. Jak to się zaczęło, od którego momentu i do czego może ją to doprowadzić? Obejrzyjcie dzisiejszą premierę, zapraszamy ▶️

Kwa mara nyingine tena, dunia ilipoteza fursa muhimu ya kuwa na mkataba huo, majadilianao yakigonga mwamba kutokana na nchi kutofautiana kwenye baadhi ya maandishi.  

Widać wyraźnie, że administracja Trumpa nie lubi administracji Tuska – powiedział w Radiu Wnet Krystian Kamiński, polityk Konfederacji. Chodzi o brak naszego przedstawiciela na spotkaniu w USA.18 sierpnia 2025 r., w Waszyngtonie odbyło się spotkanie poświęcone wojnie na Ukrainie. Uczestniczyli w nim prezydent USA Donald Trump, prezydent Ukrainy Wołodymyr Zełenski oraz przywódcy Europy — m.in. Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, Alexander Stubb, Ursula von der Leyen i Mark Rutte. Tematem były gwarancje bezpieczeństwa dla Ukrainy oraz możliwości kolejnych rozmów z Władimirem Putinem. Polska, mimo kluczowej roli na początku wojny, a także podczas jej trwania nie miała swojego przedstawiciela w czasie rozmów. Wydarzenie w Poranku Radia Wnet komentował Krystian Kamiński, polityk Konfederacji, szczególnie fakt, że amerykańska administracja pominęła Polskę.Oczywista sprawa – nie mamy siły gospodarczej, militarnej ani dyplomatycznej, żeby być oczywistym uczestnikiem takich spotkań. To było widoczne. Po drugie, niestety też widać, że administracja Trumpa nie lubi administracji Tuska. Każdy, kto widział, co Donald Tusk i jego otoczenie wypisywali o Trumpie, wie dlaczego. Zresztą w lutym byłem na CPAC-u w Waszyngtonie, gdzie Bogdan Klich próbował rozmawiać z kimkolwiek z administracji Trumpa i był zbywany. Oni nie są traktowani poważnie, a Tusk i jego administracja nie mają dobrego wejścia w otoczenie Trumpa – wszyscy o tym wiedzą. W związku z tym jest oczywiste, że będą trzymani na dystans– podkreślił Kamiński.Próba zrzucenia odpowiedzialności?W prorządowych mediach pojawił się przekaz, że za brak obecności naszego przedstawiciela na wczorajszym spotkaniu w Stanach Zjednoczonych odpowiada prezydent Karol Nawrocki.Rzeczywiście, spotkanie prezydentów powinno być, ale umówmy się – w Niemczech był kanclerz Merz, była premier Meloni, były osoby decyzyjne. Z naszej strony realnie powinien być premier. Problem w tym, że ma on notowania, jakie ma, więc administracja Trumpa w ogóle go nie rozważała. Taka jest rzeczywistość. Prezydent Nawrocki pojedzie we wrześniu do Białego Domu na spotkanie, ale wszyscy wiedzą, że prezydent w Polsce nie ma realnej władzy. To nie jest tak, że my w Polsce coś wiemy, a za granicą nikt o tym nie ma pojęcia. Tam doskonale wiedzą to samo, co my. Nie oszukujmy się – polityka wygląda tak, że realnie w tych rozmowach powinien uczestniczyć polski premier, ale przez to, jak się zachował, kogo nominował i kto go reprezentuje, po prostu nie jest zapraszany– analizował Kamiński.

In this Week 33 edition of the GMS Weekly Podcast, we cover the latest developments in the global ship recycling markets, with detailed updates for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Turkey. This week's theme - Time Flies - highlights slowing supply, uncertain pricing, and shifting regional dynamics. Global Overview: Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska keeps oil markets on edge. Oil slipped 2% to USD 62.80/barrel. Baltic Dry Index rose 0.25%, now over 7% higher year-to-date. Vessel supply remains thin; tonnage inflows likened to a “band-aid” for a long-term shortage. Focus shifts to HKC compliance and facility upgrades amid ongoing regulatory challenges. Bangladesh: Market stuck in a summer slumper. Five vessels totaling 52,000 LDT arrived, including a 21,000-ton bulker. Steel plate prices collapsed USD 9/Ton to USD 540 as mills import cheaper feedstock. Taka stabilized at 121.35 with central bank support. Inflation rising again, elections not until February 2026. Market remains weak for smaller units. India: Sanction Caution as authorities arrested sanctioned vessels arriving at Alang. Despite this, India remains the most stable and HKC-compliant destination, attracting blue-chip owners. Over 81,000 LDT at anchorage this week, including another cape and a tanker. Rupee firmed slightly to 87.53. Inflation eased to 1.55%, and S&P upgraded India's credit rating to ‘BBB' - boosting confidence. Pakistan: DASR Dominates - provisional certificates keep Gadani active. Four ships totaling 16,000 LDT arrived, including a woodchip carrier. Steel plate prices surged to nearly USD 622/ton, the highest in the region. Rupee eased to 283.55. Pakistan now the best-priced market, especially for dry bulk units and mid-sized vessels. Turkey: Lira slipped again to 40.90 against the U.S. dollar. Inflation fell sharply to 33.5% from 61.8% last year, but Aliaga's yards remain quiet with no new arrivals. The GMS Weekly remains the definitive source for ship demolition pricing, steel plate trends, HKC compliance updates, and port-by-port activity across the Indian subcontinent. Trusted by ship owners, cash buyers, recyclers, traders, and analysts worldwide.   Subscribe to the full GMS Weekly for complete demo pricing, delivery schedules, and tonnage intelligence: https://www.gmsinc.net/get-in-touch?#SubscribeToGMS GMS Mobile App & Social Links: GMS Mobile App: https://onelink.to/gms-app LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gms-leadership X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMS_Leadership Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gms_leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsleadership/

This Week 32 GMS Weekly Podcast covers the latest global ship recycling market updates for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Turkey. Global overview: Liberation Day tariffs from April are now in effect, impacting India and other key destinations. Oil prices dropped 5% to USD 63.90 per barrel. The Baltic Dry Index rose over 2%, led by a 4.3% Cape index gain. Currency movements were mixed: the U.S. Dollar strengthened against the Indian Rupee, Pakistani Rupee, and Turkish Lira, but weakened against the Bangladeshi Taka and Chinese Yuan. India: 50% export tariffs to the U.S. and sanctions linked to Russian trade weigh on sentiment. The Rupee closed at Rs 87.50. Steel prices fluctuated but ended flat. Alang received 6 vessels totaling nearly 57,000 LDT, including large bulk carriers and LNG units. India remains a key HKC-compliant recycling hub. Pakistan: Gadani leads regional pricing with steel plate at USD 615/Ton. Provisional DASR certificates allow select yards to bid. A nearly 9,000 LDT woodchip carrier arrived this week. The Rupee eased to PKR 283.60. Bangladesh: HKC-certified yards are re-entering the market after completing recent deliveries. Four vessels totaling about 30,000 LDT arrived in Chattogram. The Taka firmed to BDT 121.37. Turkey: Lira weakened to TRY 40.76. No new arrivals or market sales reported. The GMS Weekly provides detailed ship demolition pricing, port-by-port vessel positions, steel plate price trends, and HKC compliance updates. This content is relevant for ship owners, cash buyers, recyclers, traders, and maritime analysts monitoring the Indian sub-continent ship recycling markets. Subscribe to the full GMS Weekly for complete demo pricing, delivery schedules, and tonnage intelligence: https://www.gmsinc.net/get-in-touch?#SubscribeToGMS GMS Mobile App & Social Links: GMS Mobile App: https://onelink.to/gms-app LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gms-leadership X (Twitter): https://x.com/GMS_Leadership Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gms_leadership Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsleadership/

Pisana przez 30 lat trylogia Pawła Potoroczyna doczekała się finału w „Każdy, kiedyś”. Postaci historyczne, inspirowane historycznymi i fikcyjne wyznają prawdę o Polsce szczerze, zabawnie, prowokująco. Pisarz jest gościem „Rzeczy o książkach”.Podcast powstał we współpracy z internetową księgarnią Nexto, dystrybutorem e-booków, audiobooków i prasy.

- Bardzo podobało mi się to, od czego wyszedł pan prezydent Karol Nawrocki. Otóż powiedział, że on będzie głosem narodu polskiego, społeczeństwa. Taka właśnie powinna być rola każdego prezydenta - powiedział w Polskim Radiu 24 poseł PiS Mariusz Kałużny.

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Can AI run the government?     In this episode of The Data Chronicles, Scott Loughlin talks with Taka Ariga, former Chief AI Officer at OPM and Chief Data Scientist at GAO, about how the US federal government is approaching its use of AI.  With a focus on the benefits and risks created by AI in the public sector, Scott and Taka explore the impact of AI on the public workforce, public services, national security, and policy making, while discussing agile governance, transparency, and the evolving leadership role of Chief AI Officers.     Two things become clear. First, the government is experiencing the same AI legal concerns as the private sector. And, second, companies and government have much to learn from one another on how they can each harness AI's promise and manage its risks.

The track from supermodel* (which has been getting a lot of love). Rap from K!MMORTAL, Roots Manuva and The Chosen Few. Broken Beat from Oliver Night remixing Jerk Boy, Marcel Vogel feat Million Miles. A classic from SBTRKT and Sampha. The brilliant tune from Joshua Idehen. New music from Taka, Pino Palladino, Blake Mills. Big dancefloor vibes from Disclosure feat Dur-Dur Band. Jungle from Potential Badboy, Blackout JA, Talisman & Coozie Mellers on Tru Thoughts. A live Prince song. Plus plenty more music treats.

In today's episode, you'll hear from an awesome couple, Kate and Taka, aged 33 and 34, who are doing life and money a little differently, and doing it well. From the moment we started talking, I could tell they'd put a lot of thought into not just their finances, but how they want to live. Over the past few years, they've made some bold, intentional choices: moving south, stepping back from full-time work to each working just two days a week, and prioritising time with their three young kids. It's not the typical path, but it's one they've carved out thoughtfully and intentionally. And mathematically. We chat about how they've managed to build a life that gives them both freedom and stability by sticking with frugal habits from their student days, questioning whether more work really means more money, and making financial decisions as a true team. Taka's a fan of the numbers, Kate brings the big-picture perspective, and together they've found a rhythm that works. This episode is packed with practical tips, honest insights, and a refreshing example of what it looks like to live by design, not by default.

Our guest is Takahiro Sakaeda who is the chef/partner of Nami Nori https://www.naminori.us/.  Nami Nori is a unique concept of temaki sushi bar that serves open-style hand rolls on a U-shaped stand. Since its opening in 2019 in New York, Taka has created many fans of his beautifully made, casual and high-quality sushi.  Now he operates four locations of Nami Nori in New York, New Jersey and Miami. But his success didn't come easily.  Taka spent 10 years at Masa, one of the best sushi restaurants in the U.S. with three Michelin stars and acquired an authentic mindset and sushi-making techniques under the master chef Masayoshi Takayama. In this episode, we will discuss how Taka grew up in the U.S. under Japanese parents and got into cooking against their will, what he learned from the master chef Masa Takayama, the unique concept of Nami Nori, his original culinary vision that merges two cultures of Japan and the U.S., his new 10 counter-seat restaurant in Miami and Japanese bakery in New York and much, much more!!!

Na pierwszy rzut oka wyglądali jak rodzina idealna. Taka, jaką pokazuje się w reklamach czy sielankowych filmach familijnych. Mieli pieniądze, czworo dzieci i farmę, która stanowiła ich dumę. Z końmi, jeziorem i pięknymi widokami…Jednak za zamkniętymi drzwiami tej luksusowej posiadłości kryło się coś, o czym nikt nie miał pojęcia… Sekret, który miał nigdy nie ujrzeć światła dziennego…..

The electrifying energy of ONE OK ROCK's DETOX Tour at MGM Fenway left us breathless, sore, and completely fulfilled—exactly what a transformative rock concert should do. The Japanese rock powerhouse has steadily conquered American venues, advancing from intimate clubs to increasingly larger theaters with each tour, testament to their growing US fanbase.What sets One OK Rock apart from other international acts is their commitment to reaching fans everywhere. Rather than limiting themselves to predictable coastal city stops, they consistently venture throughout the American heartland, connecting with audiences that many overseas bands overlook. This dedication has built them a devoted following that packed MGM Fenway with passionate fans.The production was nothing short of spectacular. Geometric laser patterns above the general admission floor, offering completely different visual experiences depending on your vantage point. Massive video screens captured every emotional nuance as vocalist Taka poured his heart into each song, bassist Ryota kept the rhythm with drummer Tomo, who entered his characteristic trance-like state (complete with infectious smiles throughout), and guitarist Toru delivered '80s-worthy shredding solos.Beyond the technical brilliance was a powerful message. Having lived in America for ten years, Taka spoke movingly about how music transcends cultural and language barriers, bringing people together during difficult times. He connected struggles faced in both America and Japan, reminding us that shared challenges can unite rather than divide us. This sentiment perfectly encapsulated why ONE OK ROCK resonates so deeply—they create music that communicates universal emotions regardless of the listener's native tongue.The setlist masterfully balanced tracks from their 11th album DETOX with fan favorites, creating an emotional journey. Australian opener Stand Atlantic perfectly complemented the headliners with their own high-energy performance, having previously toured with OONE OK ROCK.Whether you're a longtime follower or discovering them for the first time, ONE OK ROCK delivers a concert experience that demands your complete physical and emotional investment but returns it tenfold through connection, catharsis, and community. Follow us for more concert experiences and subscribe to catch our future musical adventures!ONE OK ROCK info: Instagram X YouTube official DETOX (Spotify)Support the showPlease help Music Elixir by rating, reviewing, and sharing the episode. We appreciate your support!Follow us on:TwitterInstagram If have questions, comments, or requests click on our form:Music Elixir FormDJ Panic Blog:OK ASIA

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Raphael Wong talks to Joshua Blue about the adoption journey of him and his same-sex partner in the United States and Hong Kong. Joshua and his partner Taka carefully evaluated various family-building options, including single-parent adoption in Hong Kong and surrogacy, before deciding to pursue adoption in the United States whilst maintaining their Hong Kong residency. They engaged American Adoption Professionals Abroad in 2014, initiating a comprehensive process that would eventually lead to their son's adoption. The journey involved rigorous home study assessments, domestic private adoption procedures in Illinois, and extensive documentation preparation. They created profiles for birth parent(s') consideration, secured legal representation through an Illinois-qualified lawyer, and completed mandatory adoptive parent training. Despite initial optimism, the matching process extended beyond the initially expected time, necessitating documentation renewals and managing the emotional complexity of waiting. A significant breakthrough came in September 2017 when they connected with Karen, the birth mother. With noteworthy employer support, Joshua and Taka were present in Chicago for their son Isaac's birth in October 2018. They successfully navigated the legal requirements, securing the Adoption Decree, name change documentation, updated birth certificate and other necessary paperwork. While their return to Hong Kong proceeded smoothly, some administrative coordination was required between the Immigration Department and Social Welfare Department before Isaac's dependent visa was granted. Their experience highlights the evolving landscape of international adoption and cross-border family recognition. Their family structure exemplifies modern kinship networks, maintaining connections across continents with both partners' extended families and Isaac's birth mother and her family in Mexico. As an educator, Joshua offers valuable perspectives on rainbow families' integration within Hong Kong's educational environment, noting generally positive experiences despite opportunities for systemic improvement. This is another case illustrates the complex interplay of international adoption law, cross-cultural family building, and the gradual normalisation of diverse family structures in Hong Kong's professional and social spheres. Love is love!   Every family deserves recognition and respect, regardless of how it's formed. This Pride Month, we celebrate rainbow families who enrich our community with their love and resilience. Their journeys remind us that family bonds transcend conventional definitions, and their strength inspires positive change towards a more inclusive society.

On this episode of CD Burners, we're diving into American Idiot by Green Day, the album that blew open the doors for a new era of punk rock. We're joined by special guests, the legendary award-winning producer, Rob Cavallo and Taka from ONE OK ROCK, who tells the story of hearing the album for the first time in Japan without speaking a word of English, how it inspired him to leave pop behind, and why American Idiot still hits just as hard today. From political anthems to rock operas, this is the global legacy of Green Day's most ambitious record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wprowadzenie do domu, w którym mieszka już jeden kot, psa lub kolejnego kota, to duże wyzwanie. Jak to zrobić, by zarówno domownikowi, jak i nowemu lokatorowi nie zgotować traumy? O tym w kolejnym odcinku Zwierzopodcastu Karolina Wiśniewska rozmawia z lekarzem weterynarii, zoopsycholog Jolantą Łapińską. Ekspertka wyjaśnia, jakie kwestie powinniśmy gruntownie rozważyć, zanim zdecydujemy się na adopcje kolejnego zwierzaka, kiedy zasadne są zapoznawcze wizyty przedadopcyjne i jak długo może trwać taki okres adaptacji. Gościni podcastu mówi także o tym, jak przygotować mieszkanie na proces oswajania naszego kota z nowym lokatorem, jak rozlokować kuwety, posłania i miski z jedzeniem, a także jak zadbać o komfort obydwu zwierzaków. Na podcast zaprasza Vetoquinol "Głosem eksperta" to podcast, w którym rozmawiamy na ważne tematy, opowiadamy o istotnych zjawiskach, wyjaśniamy trendy i zastanawiamy się nad tym, co warto wiedzieć tu i teraz, a także już za chwilę, w przyszłości. To rozmowy przygotowywane przez uznanych i doświadczonych dziennikarzy, które zawierają lokowanie marki.

Mkutano wa tatu wa Umoja wa Mataiifa kuhusu Bahari UNOC3 ukiendelea mjini Nice, Ufaranzsa, tunakuletea mahojiano kati ya Nafisa Didi afisa habari wa kituo cha habari cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Tanzania UNIC Dar es salaam na Clara Makenya, Mkuu wa Ofisi ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mazingira UNEP nchini Tanzania na Afisa Mawasiliano wa shirika hilo kwa Namibia, wakimulika mchango wa UNEP katika kuzisaidia nchi kupambana na taka za plastiki ambayo ni mada kuu ya mkutano wa UNOC3.

Katika kuelekea Mkutano wa Tatu wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Bahari UNOC3, utakaofanyika mjini Nice, Ufaransa kuanzia tarehe 9 hadi 13 Juni 2025, Ofisi ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mazingira UNEP nchini Tanzania imetoa wito kwa jumuiya ya kimataifa kuchukua hatua za haraka na madhubuti kukabiliana na changamoto ya uchafuzi wa bahari, hasa wa taka za plastiki. Akizungumza na Kituo cha Habari cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini humo UNIC jijini Dar es Salaam, Clara Makenya, Mkuu wa Ofisi ya UNEP nchini Tanzania na Afisa Mawasiliano wa shirika hilo kwa Namibia, alisisitiza umuhimu wa kushughulikia kwa haraka tatizo la taka za plastiki ambazo nyingi hutokea nchi kavu na kuishia baharini.

VOV1 - Ngân hàng Trung ương Bangladesh vừa chính thức phát hành loạt tiền giấy mới với thiết kế hoàn toàn thay đổi. Lần đầu tiên sau 5 thập kỷ, hình ảnh cố Tổng thống Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, lãnh tụ khai quốc của đất nước Bangladesh đã không còn xuất hiện trên đồng Taka.

Seth and B-Scott see if Kendrick Perkins can edge out Andrew Perloff as champ in this week's Taka-a-mania, lay out why Jose Altuve's move to Left Field has actually been a success so far, where the Texans' defense can improve, and get the question of the day from Reggie and John.

Seth and B-Scott discuss the Astros getting walloped by the Rays, which offseason moves by the Texans are their favorites, go through the day's Headlines, assess their favorite moves made by the Texans this offseason, which Texans are psychos in a good football kinda way, just how close Yordan Alvarez is to returning to action, circle back to their favorite offseason moves made by the Texans, engage in some Commanders schadenfreude as they're quite frustrated that Tunsil isn't at OTA's, assess which Texans players they've 'given up' on, see if Kendrick Perkins can edge out Andrew Perloff as champ in this week's Taka-a-mania, lay out why Jose Altuve's move to Left Field has actually been a success so far, where the Texans' defense can improve, and get the question of the day from Reggie and John.

Takeshi Katsuya joins us for Chapter 363! Taka is one of the key people behind the development of Kawasaki motorcycles—working on both the production side and the race team side. If you've ridden a newer Kawasaki and liked the changes, Taka is one of the guys to thank. A 4x Japanese Motocross Champion, Taka brings over 20 years of testing experience, starting with Factory Honda and now playing a major role at Factory Kawasaki. If you're curious about how bikes are developed and how that R&D translates into race wins at the highest level, this is the chapter is for you.Enjoy the show—and don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you never miss a new drop!

Polacy są bardzo rozpolitykowani, dzieląc się z grubsza na dwa obozy: tych i tamtych. Oto dowód. W Olsztynie kilka dni temu doszło na przystanku komunikacji miejskiej do incydentu urynowego. Pijany obywatel, w biały dzień wyciągnął swój eksponat i zuchwałym, choć spokojnym strumieniem zrosił okolice przystanku siuśkami. Za darmo. Oddał mocz na cele charytatywne jakby to była nie przymierzając kawalerka. Incydent ten przejdzie do historii jak Urynał Olsztyński. Pod artykułem pojawiły się komentarze. Internauta o pseudonimie „Taka prawda” napisał: Typowy wyborca tuSSka, eses w środku. Użytkownik Koleżanka Ratusz napisał: Typowy wyborca pisu lub konfederacji. Czaskowsky ujął to tak: typowy wyborca PO. Ktoś inny, cytuję: To doktor TADEUSZ BATYR przedstawia swój program wyborczy...

Rodzina jak z obrazka. Taka właśnie na pierwszy rzut oka jest rodzina Simart-Duteil.Bogaci, wpływowi, piękni i na samym szczycie wysokiej drabiny francuskiej hierarchii klasowej – należą do najbardziej prestiżowych klubów, ukończyli najlepsze szkoły, piją najdroższe trunki. A jednak rodzinna idylla rozpada się na małe kawałeczki, kiedy niespodziewanie do ich drzwi puka ktoś z zewnątrz.To zarys fabuły powieści Kingi Wyrzykowskiej zatytułowanej „Porządni ludzie”… Tylko kto tak naprawdę we współczesnej Francji zasługuje na miano „porządnych ludzi”?Książka, o której w tym odcinku porozmawiam z jej autorką, opowiada o rodzinie, która przerywa wygodne, luksusowe życie, skazując się na dobrowolną izolację w swojej pięknej posiadłości w Normandii. Tłem tego wielkiego rodzinnego dramatu są krwawe wydarzenia, które wstrząsnęły Francją w 2015 roku.Gość: Kinga WyrzykowskaProwadzenie: Agata KasprolewiczKsiążka: „Porządni ludzie” Kingi Wyrzykowskiej, przekład Dorota Malina---------------------------------------------Raport o stanie świata to audycja, która istnieje dzięki naszym Patronom, dołącz się do zbiórki ➡️ ⁠https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak⁠Subskrybuj newsletter Raportu o stanie świata ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡️ ⁠https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com⁠Koszulki i kubki Raportu ➡️ ⁠https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/⁠ [Autopromocja]

Last time we spoke about the Visayas Offensive. In March 1945, the Pacific War raged on. On Iwo Jima, the US Marines, after intense fighting and heavy casualties, declared the island secured. Meanwhile, in northern Luzon, General Clarkson's division advanced towards Baguio, facing fierce Japanese resistance, while General Mullins pushed through Balete Pass. The Japanese army, grappling with severe supply shortages, was forced to evacuate Baguio. In the Visayas, General Eichelberger's forces targeted the Sulu Archipelago and Central Visayan Islands, securing key airfields. The 40th Division landed on Panay, capturing Iloilo, and launched an assault on northern Negros. On Cebu, the Americal Division landed near Talisay, encountering mines but minimal resistance, and secured Cebu City. By April, Allied forces had made strategic advances across the Philippines, overcoming Japanese resistance and establishing crucial airfields. This episode is the Invasion of okinawa Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  We have come to the grand final battlefield at last, that of Okinawa. Of course battles are raging in all sorts of other theaters like New Guinea, China, Burma, etc. However as you might imagine its becoming impossible given the week by week format to cover all of this in single episodes. So we are going to hardcore focus on Okinawa for awhile, we will circle back to the other theaters to catch up. Seriously it was the only logical way to do this and honestly in retrospect I wish the entire podcast was campaign by campaign instead of week by week. But I am a mere podcaster following the youtube series of this. But if you want to hear a campaign by campaign series, over at Echoes of War me and my cohost Gaurav are beginning to roll them out. The first series will be the entire Malayan Campaign, and I think after that I might try to do the Philippines. Regardless lets jump into the invasion of Okinawa. As previously noted, the directive issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 3 designated Okinawa as the final target for invasion, following the establishment of air and naval bases in Luzon and Iwo Jima. Capturing this crucial island would bring the conflict to Japan's doorstep, disrupt the enemy's air communications through the Ryukyu Islands, and flank their maritime routes to the south. Consequently, from these newly established air and naval bases in the Ryukyus, American forces would be able to launch attacks on Japan's main islands and implement a more rigorous sea and air blockade, isolating them from Japanese territories to the south. This made it imperative for the Japanese Empire to maintain control over Okinawa and the Ryukyus. To this end, the 32nd Army, led by Lieutenant-General Watanabe Masao, was formed there by late March 1944. Initially, it comprised four companies and one artillery regiment stationed at Amami Oshima; five companies and one artillery regiment at Nakagusuku Bay; four companies and one artillery regiment at Iriomote Island; along with various garrison units from the 19th Air District in Okinawa.  Under Operation Tei-Go, the Ryukyus and Formosa were to form a long zone of interprotective air bases. These bases were expected to defeat any American sea or air forces sent into the region. To avoid destruction from the air, each base was to consist of a cluster of airfields, such that if one were damaged others could be used immediately. Military and civilian crews were promptly set to work building the numerous fields. 13 base clusters had to be created, stretching in a line from Tachiarai in the northern Ryukyus to Pingting on Formosa in the south. The only remaining tasks for ground forces were the defense of these facilities and their support anchorages and the unenviable work of building the fields. Much of the energy of 32nd Army would be absorbed building these air facilities. This was more difficult since 32nd Army had only two bulldozers and one earth roller. Japan had produced dozers in small numbers at its Komatsu plant since 1943, but few had reached the front. Since soldiers were thus obliged to use shovels, hoes, straw baskets, and horse-drawn wagons, construction was slow. Moreover, because of enemy submarine raiders, it was impossible for the Japanese to deliver the large quantities of fuel, ammunition, and anti-aircraft guns needed to operate the bases. Even more seriously, the planes themselves were not available. Between April and June, the 32nd Army received reinforcements, including the 44th and 45th Independent Mixed Brigades, the 21st Independent Mixed Regiment, and the 27th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, among other air garrison units. From these forces, Watanabe chose to send the 45th Brigade to establish bases on Miyako Island and Ishigaki Island, while the 21st Regiment was tasked with setting up a base on Tokunoshima. On June 27, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Corps (approx. 4100 men) boarded the Toyama Maru and began the voyage to Okinawa. The 44th Brigade HQ, Artillery and Engineer Units meanwhile boarded other vessels of the Taka-412 convoy. Two days later, while the convoy was sailing east of Tokunoshima, the submarine Sturgeon successfully sank the Toyama Maru with two torpedoes, therefore inflicting the loss of 3724 men and much heavy equipment. Because of this, the 1st Corps had to be deactivated.  Following the fall of Saipan, the Japanese Empire rapidly deployed significant ground forces to the 32nd Army, including the 9th, 24th, 28th, and 62nd Divisions, as well as the 59th, 60th, and 64th Independent Mixed Brigades, and the 27th Tank Regiment. Additionally, the 15th Independent Mixed Regiment was airlifted to bolster the beleaguered 44th Brigade, which was reorganizing its 2nd Corps with local recruits. The 32nd Army Staff wished to use as much of the indigenous population as it could in direct support of the war effort, so on January 1 1945 it ordered total mobilization. All Okinawan males aged 18 to 45 were obliged to enter the Japanese service. 39000 were drafted, of whom 15000 were used as nonuniformed laborers and 24000 as rear-echelon troops called the Home Guard (Boeitai). Many of the Boeitai replaced sea based battalions and rear-area supply units that had been reorganized and equipped for frontline duty. In addition to these, 1500 of the senior boys of the middle schools on Okinawa were organized into Iron and Blood Volunteer Units and assigned to frontline duty. Some of these students had been tried out in the signal service in the autumn of 1944 with good results, so the program was expanded. Since the fall of 1944, 600 senior students of the girls' middle schools also had been given training in the medical service. While most of these troops were sent to strengthen the main defenses at Okinawa, a large portion of the 28th Division was actually assigned to reinforce the garrisons on the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands. The 36th Regiment was dispatched to support the Daito Islands, the entire 45th Brigade was moved to garrison Ishigaki and the rest of the Yaeyamas, the 59th Brigade was tasked with defending Irabu Island, the 60th Brigade was sent to reinforce Miyako Island, and the 64th Brigade was deployed to the Amami Islands. On August 9, Lieutenant-General Ushijima Mitsuru took command of the 32nd Army. His initial strategy was to occupy all of Okinawa with a strong force and eliminate any invading troops at their landing sites. As fierce fighting began at Leyte, intensive training for the troops commenced, including divisional maneuvers at potential American landing points, artillery bombardments of beachheads, and nighttime assaults on bridges. However, on November 13, Tokyo decided to send the elite 9th Division to Formosa to prepare for a movement to the Philippines that ultimately did not occur. The unexpected withdrawal of the 32nd Army's best division disrupted Ushijima's operational plans. Ironically, this situation improved combat efficiency, as it compelled the army to achieve more with fewer resources. Ushijima chose to concentrate most of his forces in the mountainous and easily defensible Shimajiri area, located in the southern part of the island. This strategic location allowed the Japanese to maintain control over Naha port and target the northern airfields with artillery. Similar to the situation in Iwo Jima, this decision marked a departure from the previously favored strategy of a "decisive battle," opting instead for a war of attrition that had proven effective at Peleliu and Iwo Jima. As a result, Ushijima positioned Lieutenant-General Amamiya Tatsumi's reinforced 24th Division at the southern end of the island, Lieutenant-General Hongo Yoshio's reinforced 62nd Division along the central isthmus, Major-General Suzuki Shigeji's reinforced 44th Independent Mixed Brigade on the Hagushi plain, and Colonel Udo Takehiko's Kunigami Detachment, consisting of two battalions from the 2nd Corps, in northern Okinawa. These troop placements were successfully implemented in December; however, concerns arose that the 32nd Army was spread too thin to effectively counter the anticipated enemy invasion. Consequently, on January 15, Ushijima decided to move the 44th Brigade from the Hagushi plain southward to overlap with the 62nd Division's area on the east, significantly shortening the Japanese front. Additionally, one battalion from the Kunigami Detachment was sent to defend Iejima and its crucial airbase, which necessitated the rest of the unit to consolidate its positions and strengthen defenses on Yaedake Mountain in the Motobu Peninsula. Ushijima also had the support of the brigade-sized 5th Artillery Group, led by Lieutenant-General Wada Kosuke; the 21st Field Anti-Aircraft Artillery Corps; the 11th Shipping Group, which included several shipping engineer regiments and sea-raiding battalions; the 19th Air District overseeing various aviation service units; and Rear-Admiral Ota Minoru's Okinawa Naval Base Force, which comprised nearly 9,000 personnel stationed at the Oroku Naval Air Base near Naha. Ushijima had nearly 100,000 troops at his command, with 29,000 assigned to specialized units for anti-aircraft, sea-raiding, and airfield operations. Anticipating the nature of the impending conflict, these well-staffed service units were reorganized for ground combat. The 19th Air District transformed into the 1st Specially Established Regiment, responsible for defending the Yontan and Kadena airfields it had recently constructed and maintained. Most of the service personnel were integrated into the new 1st Specially Established Brigade in the Naha-Yonabaru area, while the sea-raiding base battalions became independent infantry units. Additionally, the remainder of the 11th Shipping Group was restructured into the 2nd Specially Established Brigade on the southwestern part of Okinawa. This reorganization, completed on March 21, bolstered ground combat strength by 14,000 men, leaving only 10,500 of the 67,000 Army personnel in specialized roles. To protect themselves, the Japanese began constructing robust fortifications, tunnels, and cave systems to shield against anticipated enemy bombardments.  Work on the caves was begun with great vigor. "Confidence in victory will be born from strong fortifications" was the soldiers' slogan. The caves meant personal shelter from the fierce bombardments that were sure to come, and they also offered a shimmering hope of victory. The combination was irresistible, and units began to work passionately on their own caves. Enthusiasm was essential because of the great toil it took to create the caves. Just as 32nd Army had only two bulldozers to make airfields, it had no mechanized tunneling equipment at all. Besides lacking cutting equipment, 32nd Army also lacked construction materials. It had no cement, no ironware, and no dynamite. The units had to rely entirely on wooden beams that they obtained themselves to shore up their shafts. This was not necessarily easy because there were no forests in the south of the island where the troops were now stationed. Pine forests were abundant in the mountainous north, however, so each unit was assigned its own lumbering district in the north. Several hundred men from each division were detailed as its lumbering squad. The problem remained, however, of how to move the several million logs that were needed over the 40 or so miles from the forests to the forts. With no railroads and the use of trucks limited by a shortage of gasoline, the solution was for each unit to cut its own logs, then transport them in small native boats called sabenis. The divisions acquired 70 of these, which then plied the waters steadily from north to south. In January 1945, however, the Leyte-based B-24s that began flying over daily for reconnaissance also began strafing the boats. So the waterborne delivery of logs had to be switched from day to night, greatly lowering efficiency. Ushijima aimed to prolong the fight from these positions and decided to destroy the indefensible Yontan and Kadena airfields to prevent their use by the enemy, effectively ending the ineffective air defense strategy initially devised by Tokyo. Meanwhile, Admirals Nimitz and Spruance were preparing for Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa. Given the expectation that the capture of Iwo Jima and recent air assaults on Japan would concentrate enemy air power around the Empire's core, which would respond aggressively to any attacks on Okinawa, the Americans needed to first neutralize or eliminate enemy air facilities in the Ryukyus, Kyushu, and Formosa to achieve air superiority over their objective. As a result, all available carrier-based and land-based air forces were tasked with this operation, including Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58, General Kenney's Far East Air Forces, Admiral Hoover's Central Pacific Forward Area, and General Arnold's 20th Air Force. From the 20th Air Force, General LeMay's 21st Bomber Command was assigned to attack Okinawa before moving on to Kyushu and other vulnerable locations in the home islands. Meanwhile, Brigadier-General Roger Ramey's 20th Bomber Command, supported by General Chennault's 14th Air Force, focused on neutralizing Formosa. Aircraft from the Southwest Pacific Area were also set to conduct searches and continuous strikes against Formosa as soon as conditions on Luzon allowed. Additionally, the British carriers of Vice-Admiral Bernard Rawlings' Task Force 57 were tasked with neutralizing air installations on the Sakishima Group in the ten days leading up to the landings. Once air superiority was achieved, Spruance's 5th Fleet was to land Lieutenant-General Simon Buckner's 10th Army, which included Major-General John Hodge's 24th Corps and Major-General Roy Geiger's 3rd Amphibious Corps. The 24th Corps comprised the 7th and 96th Divisions, while the 3rd Amphibious Corps included the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions. As the Commanding General of Expeditionary Troops, Buckner also oversaw the 27th and 77th Divisions and the 2nd Marine Division for special operations and reserve purposes. Furthermore, the 81st Division was held in area reserve. In total, Buckner commanded a force of 183,000 troops, with 116,000 designated for the initial landings. The plan called for Major-General Andrew Bruce's 77th Division to first secure amphibious bases in the Kerama Islands on March 26, with one battalion further securing Keisejima five days later to establish a field artillery group there. On April 1, following a demonstration by the 2nd Marine Division in southern Okinawa, the main landings were set to take place. The 24th Corps and the 3rd Amphibious Corps would land simultaneously on the west coast beaches north and south of Hagushi. After landing, both corps were to quickly advance across the island, capturing the airfields in their designated areas before securing all of southern and central Okinawa. Subsequently, Buckner's forces were to invade and secure Iejima and northern Okinawa. Once this was achieved, there were tentative plans to launch an invasion of Kikaijima with the 1st Marine Division and Miyako Island with the 5th Amphibious Corps. For the invasion, Spruance relied on a Covering Force under his command, along with Admiral Turner's Joint Expeditionary Force. This force included Admiral Blandy's Amphibious Support Force, which comprised minesweepers, UDTs, and escort carriers; Rear-Admiral Morton Deyo's Gunfire and Covering Force, consisting of ten battleships and eight heavy cruisers; Rear-Admiral Lawrence Reifsnider's Northern Attack Force, responsible for landing the 3rd Amphibious Corps; and Rear-Admiral John Hall's Southern Attack Force, tasked with landing the 24th Corps. Similar to Iwo Jima, Okinawa had endured multiple air attacks since October 1944 as part of the preliminary operations for the landings on Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima that we previously discussed. These operations also included air strikes aimed at neutralizing Japanese air power on Formosa. Throughout February and March, Mitscher's carriers and LeMay's B-29s brought the conflict back to the Japanese home islands with a series of strikes that caused significant damage and instilled fear in the population. On March 1, Task Force 58 launched the first strike of the month against the Ryukyus, targeting Amami, Minami, Kume, Tokuno, and Okino, as well as Okinawa. This operation resulted in the destruction of 41 planes, the sinking of eleven vessels, damage to five others, and significant harm to island facilities. In between the main assaults on Japan, the superfortresses frequently targeted key sites in the Ryukyus, leading the beleaguered Japanese forces to refer to these missions as the "regular run." Throughout March, aircraft from the Southwest Pacific and the Marianas conducted nearly daily operations over the Ryukyus and surrounding waters, searching for Japanese shipping and contributing to the isolation of Okinawa by sinking cargo ships, luggers, and other vessels, while American submarines intensified the blockade around the Ryukyus. Meanwhile, after completing extensive training and rehearsals, Task Forces 51 and 55 gathered at Leyte, Task Force 53 assembled in the Guadalcanal-Russells area, and the rest of the 5th Fleet convened at Ulithi. On March 12, Reifsneider's convoy, carrying the 3rd Amphibious Corps, was the first to depart, successfully reaching Ulithi nine days later. On March 18, the tractor group transporting the 77th Division began its journey from Leyte to the Kerama Islands. On the same day, Mitscher's carriers targeted 45 airfields in Kyushu, claiming the destruction of 102 Japanese planes, damaging or destroying 275 on the ground, sinking six vessels, and damaging three more. In response, Admiral Ugaki's 5th Air Fleet launched a counterattack against the carriers Enterprise, Intrepid, and Yorktown, inflicting minor damage while losing 33 aircraft. The next morning, after locating the majority of the Combined Fleet at Kure, Mitscher dispatched 436 aircraft to target naval installations and shore facilities in the Inland Sea. At 06:50 three C6N Saiun “Myrt” recon planes discovered Task Force 58, and by 07:00 Captain Genda Minoru's elite, handpicked 343rd Kokutai had scrambled 63 advanced Kawasaki N1K2-J “George” Shiden-Kai fighters from Shikoku to intercept the Americans. Minutes later, Genda's powerful Shiden-Kais “waded into the Hellcats and Corsairs as if the clock had been turned back to 1942.” Soon the 343rd Kokutai was engaged in a wild maelstrom with 80 US fighters, including VF-17 and VBF-17 Hellcats from Hornet and VMF-112 Corsairs from Bennington. For once the Japanese broke about even, losing 24 fighters and one scout plane to the Americans' 14 fighters and 11 bombers. Nevertheless, Genda's expert but outnumbered 343rd Kokutai proved unable to blunt the American onslaught. Despite facing a formidable intercepting force, they managed to inflict damage on 18 Japanese warships, including the battleships Yamato, Ise, Hyuga, and Haruna, as well as six aircraft carriers. Additionally, one incomplete submarine was destroyed, 97 enemy planes were shot down, and 225 were either destroyed or damaged at Japanese airfields. In response, Ugaki launched a kamikaze counterattack that successfully struck the carriers Wasp and Franklin, causing significant damage and forcing Franklin to head to Pearl Harbor immediately. As Task Force 58 slowly withdrew the afternoon of March 20, a damaged Zero crashed destroyer Halsey Powell, killing 12 and wounding 29. Shortly afterwards friendly anti-aircraft fire started fires aboard Enterprise. At 23:00 eight Japanese torpedo planes unsuccessfully attacked the carriers, while three overnight snoopers were splashed by anti-aircraft fire. Between March 17 and March 20 Ugaki had committed 193 aircraft to battle and lost 161. On March 21 Ugaki dispatched a 48-plane strike, including 16 G4M “Betty” bombers, carrying the very first Ohka (“Cherry Blossom”) suicide missiles. However the combat air patrol (CAP) of 150 Hellcats and Corsairs repulsed them. Franklin, Wasp, and Enterprise, all damaged, steamed to Ulithi as a reorganized Task Group 58.2. Except for April 8–17, when Task Group-58.2 was briefly reestablished, Task Force 58 strength would remain at three Task Groups throughout Iceberg's duration. Ugaki's 5th Air Fleet was meanwhile effectively incapacitated for several weeks, but Ugaki nevertheless reported five carriers, two battleships, and three cruisers sunk, which IGHQ found scarcely credible. Meanwhile, the Mine Flotilla departed Ulithi on March 19, followed two days later by the rest of Task Force 52 and Task Force 54 to support the Kerama operation. On March 23, to prepare for the imminent minesweeping operations of Iceberg, Task Force 58 conducted extensive bombing raids on all known installations in Okinawa, resulting in significant damage and the sinking of 24 vessels and damage to three others over the following five days. Furthermore, Admiral Lee's battleships traversed the cleared area and opened fire on Okinawa, sinking an additional two vessels. With this naval and air support, Blandy's minesweepers and UDTs successfully cleared the route for Rear-Admiral Ingolf Kiland's Western Islands Attack Group by nightfall on March 25. Their primary opposition in the following two days consisted of a series of kamikaze attacks, which caused damage to the battleship Nevada, light cruiser Biloxi, four destroyers, two destroyer minelayers, one minesweeper, and two transports, while the destroyer Halligan was sunk by mines. The next morning, supported by naval gunfire and carrier aircraft, Bruce initiated his first landings. The 3rd Battalion, 305th Regiment landed on the southern beaches of Aka Island, facing sporadic resistance. Meanwhile, the 1st Battalion, 306th Regiment landed unopposed on Geruma Island, which was quickly secured. The 2nd Battalion, 306th Regiment achieved even faster success at Hokaji Island, while the 1st Battalion, 305th Regiment invaded Zamami Island with light resistance. The 2nd Battalion, 307th Regiment encountered minor opposition as it took Yakabi Island. The Fleet Marine Force Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion scouted Keisejima and found no enemy presence. After encountering some resistance, the units on Aka and Zamami pushed back the enemy garrisons, securing two-thirds of Aka by nightfall and successfully repelling a strong counterattack on Zamami that night. Simultaneously, Deyo's warships and Blandy's carriers began bombarding the demonstration beaches, while minesweepers cleared progressively larger areas around Okinawa, although the minesweeper Skylark was sunk by mines. By March 27, the remaining enemy forces on Aka and Zamami were finally eliminated, and a company took Amuro Island without opposition. Additionally, a company from the 307th moved to Kuba Island, which was quickly secured. At the same time, Bruce continued his main landings, with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 306th Regiment landing on the west coast of Tokashiki Island, facing minimal opposition. As the two battalions advanced north along narrow trails toward Tokashiki town, the 3rd Battalion landed to secure the southern part of the island. On March 28, they reached the town, clearing the entire island and concluding the Kerama operation.  In Kerama, "Island Chain between Happiness and Good," the Japanese tradition of self-destruction emerged horribly in the last acts of soldiers and civilians trapped in the hills. Camping for the night of March 28 a mile from the north tip of Tokashiki, troops of the 306th heard explosions and screams of pain in the distance. In the morning they found a small valley littered with more than 150 dead and dying Japanese, most of them civilians. Fathers had systematically throttled each member of their families and then disemboweled themselves with knives or hand grenades. Under one blanket lay a father, two small children, a grandfather, and a grandmother, all strangled by cloth ropes. Soldiers and medics did what they could. The natives, who had been told that the invading "barbarians" would kill and rape, watched with amazement as the Americans provided food and medical care; an old man who had killed his daughter wept in bitter remorse. Only a minority of the Japanese, however, were suicides. Most civilians straggled into American positions, worn and dirty. In all, the 77th took 1,195 civilian and 121 military prisoners. This operation resulted in the deaths of 530 Japanese soldiers, 121 captured, and the neutralization of over 350 suicide boats, with American losses totaling 31 killed and 81 wounded. While this initial operation was underway, the tractor groups of the Southern and Northern Attack Forces left their staging areas in Luzon and Ulithi on March 25, followed by the rest of Spruance's fleet two days later. On March 26 and 27, Rawlings' Task Force 57 conducted a series of strikes on the Sakishima Islands, primarily targeting Miyako. Meanwhile, after a 250-plane raid on the Mitsubishi plant in Nagoya on March 24, LeMay sent 165 B-29s from the 73rd and 314th Bombardment Wings to attack the Kyushu airfields on March 27, facing minimal resistance as they caused significant damage to the Tachiarai Army Airfield, the Oita Naval Airfield, and the Omura aircraft plant. Other bombers from the 313th Bombardment Wing laid aerial mines in the Shimonoseki Strait. The Japanese responded with a raid on Spruance's naval units using aircraft and suicide boats on the night of March 28, resulting in one LCM being destroyed and one cargo ship damaged. On March 29, Mitscher launched another strike against Kyushu, but poor weather conditions led to only minor damage, with 12 vessels sunk and one damaged. By this point, the “largest assault sweep operation ever executed” had cleared the Hagushi beach approaches in 75 sweeps, with minesweepers clearing 3,000 square miles of coastal waters. The following morning, as Task Force 58 once again targeted Okinawa, Deyo's ten battleships and eleven cruisers advanced to bombard Okinawa's defenses and demolish coastal seawalls with increased intensity. At the same time, the 314th sent 12 planes to attack the Mitsubishi engine works in Nagoya overnight. The next day, LeMay dispatched 152 B-29s for his second assault on Kyushu, completely destroying the Tachiarai machine works and heavily damaging the Omura airstrip. On March 31, back in Okinawa, the final underwater demolition operation off the Hagushi beaches was underway while the 420th Field Artillery Group was successfully positioned on Keisejima, prompting a strong reaction from Ushijima's artillery. That morning, a Ki-43 fighter crashed into Admiral Spruance's flagship, the Indianapolis, resulting in the deaths of nine crew members and severely damaging a shaft, which ultimately compelled Spruance to transfer his flag to the battleship New Mexico. Meanwhile, the frogmen completed their last demolition operations at Hagushi, and the final preliminary bombardment of Okinawa and the Sakishima Islands was executed successfully. By the end of the month, over 13,000 large-caliber shells had been fired in the shore bombardment, and approximately 3,095 sorties had been conducted against the Ryukyus. However, effective Japanese concealment prevented significant damage to Ushijima's defenses. As night fell, a vast fleet of transports, cargo ships, landing craft, and warships navigated the final miles of their long journey, successfully meeting off the Hagushi beaches in the East China Sea before dawn on April 1. While Turner's forces prepared for the landing, a fire support group consisting of 10 battleships, 9 cruisers, 23 destroyers, and 177 gunboats began the pre-landing bombardment of the beaches at 05:30, firing a total of 44,825 rounds of shells, 33,000 rockets, and 22,500 mortar shells. In response, the Japanese launched some scattered kamikaze attacks on the convoys, successfully hitting the transport Hinsdale and LST 884. At 07:45, carrier planes from Task Force 58 and Blandy's carriers targeted the beaches and nearby trenches with napalm. Fifteen minutes later, the first wave of amphibious tanks advanced toward the shore at four knots, followed closely by five to seven waves of assault troops in amphibious tractors. Alongside the primary landings, Major-General Thomas Watson's 2nd Marine Division staged a feigned landing on the southeast coast of Okinawa, near Minatoga, aiming to distract the enemy's reserves in that region. Meanwhile, on the main front, supported by rocket fire from LCI gunboats and artillery fire from Keisejima, a nearly continuous line of landing craft advanced toward the beaches at 08:20. Encountering no resistance, the first waves began to land on their designated beaches at 08:30, with additional troops following closely behind. Within an hour, Geiger's 3rd Amphibious Corps had successfully landed the assault elements of the 6th and 1st Marine Divisions north of the Bishi River, while Hodge's 24th Corps disembarked the 7th and 96th Divisions to the south of the river. The lack of significant opposition, coupled with the rapid disintegration of the untrained 5473 airfield service troops of the 1st Specially Established Regiment under heavy air and artillery bombardment, created a sense of foreboding among the men, prompting them to scout the area cautiously. As before, the enemy's primary response consisted of kamikaze attacks on naval units, resulting in damage to the battleships West Virginia and Tennessee, the British carrier Indefatigable, destroyers Prichett and Vammen, the British destroyer Ulster, the destroyer minelayer Adams, and four other vessels. Returning to Okinawa, after ensuring they were not walking into a trap, the troops began advancing inland while tanks and other support units were brought to the beaches. In the north, Major-General Lemuel Shepherd's 6th Marine Division deployed Colonel Merlin Schneider's 22nd Marines on the isolated Green Beaches and Colonel Alan Shapley's 4th Marines on the Red Beaches near Yontan Airfield. The 4th Marines advanced toward Yontan, encountering only scattered resistance, and quickly secured the objective east of the airfield by 13:00. Meanwhile, Schneider's 3rd Battalion moved through Hanza without opposition, but the 2nd Battalion's progress was hindered as it needed to protect its exposed flank, prompting the 22nd Marines to quickly commit its reserve battalion to maintain their momentum. To the south, Major-General Pedro Del Valle's 1st Marine Division landed Colonel Edward Snedeker's 7th Marines on the Blue Beaches and Colonel John Griebel's 5th Marines on the Yellow Beaches just north of the Bishi River. By 09:45, the 7th Marines on the left had advanced through the village of Sobe, their primary objective, while the 5th Marines were positioned 1,000 yards inland. At this point, it was decided to land the reserve battalions of both regiments, along with Colonel Kenneth Chappell's 1st Marines. With forces arranged in depth and reserves positioned to the right and left, Del Valle's units continued to advance steadily over the rolling terrain as the 11th and 15th Marines artillery units were also being landed. At 13:30, the 4th Marines resumed their advance, facing light resistance on the left but becoming overextended on the right while trying to maintain contact with the 7th Marines. As a result, Shapley landed his reserve battalion to fill this gap, while Shepherd also deployed his reserve 1st Battalion, 29th Marines, to secure the critical northern flank, allowing the 22nd Marines to keep advancing eastward. Meanwhile, further south, Major-General Archibald Arnold's 7th Division disembarked Colonel Frank Pachler's 17th Regiment on the Purple Beaches just south of the Bishi River and Colonel John Finn's 32nd Regiment on the Orange Beaches in front of Kadena Airfield. Both regiments quickly ascended the gentle hills at the landing sites and began advancing eastward. By 10:00, the 27th Regiment had patrols at Kadena Airfield, which was discovered to be empty; by 10:30, the front line was crossing the airstrip. Moments later, it advanced 200 yards beyond, heading towards Cholon. Simultaneously, the 32nd Regiment secured the southwestern edge of Kadena and continued along the road to Kozo. To the south, Major-General James Bradley's 96th Division landed Colonel Michael Halloran's 381st Regiment on the White Beaches in front of Sunabe and Colonel Edwin May's 383rd Regiment on the Brown Beaches at the extreme southern flank. Both regiments moved eastward with the same ease as the other units that day, making significant progress towards Momobaru in the north and successfully capturing Chatan in the south. Additionally, all divisional artillery of the 24th Corps landed early; Hodge's reserve regiments and battalions were successfully brought ashore, and by nightfall, direct-support battalions were in position. By the end of the day, over 60,000 men had landed, suffering only 28 dead, 27 missing, and 104 wounded, thereby establishing a beachhead 15,000 yards long and up to 5,000 yards deep in some areas. Shepherd's Marines paused for the night along a line stretching from Irammiya to the division boundary south of Makibaru, which the 1st Marine Division extended further south to Kadena. Meanwhile, the 7th Division advanced nearly three miles inland, destroying several pillboxes but losing three tanks to mines. The 96th Division secured positions along the river south of Chatan, on the elevated ground northwest of Futema, in the outskirts of Momobaru, and in the hills to the northwest and southwest of Shido. Although there were gaps in the lines in several areas, they were filled by reserve units or weaponry before nightfall. Thus, the Battle of Okinawa, seen by most as the final climactic battle of the Pacific War has only just begun. 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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2025 is: encroach • in-KROHCH • verb To encroach is to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits, or to gradually take or begin to use or affect something that belongs to, or is being used by, someone else. Encroach is often followed by on or upon. // Conflicts between people and bears increase as humans continue to encroach on bear territory. // They argue that the law would encroach on states' authority. See the entry > Examples: "In their young adult years, Mufasa and Taka find their courage and loyalty tested when a group of white lions encroach upon the pride." — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 Did you know? The history behind encroach is likely to hook you in. The word comes from the Middle English verb encrochen, which means "to get or seize." The Anglo-French predecessor of encrochen is encrocher, which was formed by combining the prefix en- ("in") with the noun croche ("hook"). Croche is also an ancestor of our word crochet; that word first referred to a crochet hook or to the needlework done with it. Encroach carries the meaning of "intrude," both in terms of privilege and property. The word can also hop over legal barriers to describe a general advancement beyond desirable or normal limits (such as a hurricane that encroaches on the mainland).