Podcasts about Transfer

Transfer pricing may be one of the most talked-about and least understood tax topics right now. The underlying concept is simple: it's the method for pricing transactions between related parties. But what qualifies as “related parties” and how those transactions are valued have become increasingly complicated in a more global and more digital world. Companies facing international taxation are navigating transfer pricing in an ever-changing business landscape. On today's episode of the Taxgirl podcast, Kelly is joined by Andrew O'Brien-Penney and Tamara Levin to tackle the intricacies of transfer pricing. Andrew is the Director of Economics at Baker McKenzie LLC in Chicago. He has experience in transfer pricing and valuation matters, assisting major multinational companies in advising clients and audit and dispute resolution situations, supply chain restructuring, planning, advance pricing agreements (APAs), and intellectual property migration opportunities. Tamara is a partner at Baker McKenzie's Palo Alto Tax Practice Group. She advises mostly tech-based companies on transfer pricing and tax planning matters, including structuring and implementing international operations, cross-border transactions, and post-acquisition integrations. Andrew and Tamara recently co-authored a special report, Digital Revolution: Transfer Pricing on the Global Tax Battlefield (link below), together with other members of Baker McKenzie's global tax practice. In this podcast episode, they discuss some of the details of that report along with their experiences advising multinational companies. Listen to Kelly, Andrew, and Tamara talk about the details of transfer pricing: What is transfer pricing and why is it being talked about so much right now? What happens as global companies develop new digital intellectual property The extent to which multinational companies deal with transfer pricing How machine learning and artificial intelligence factor into valuation matters Advising multinational companies with different views on jurisdiction or location How to document existing international taxation frameworks to support new kinds of data How the EU is tackling transfer pricing with working groups Changes in the audit space and where tax authorities are targeting most How has the pandemic changed things in the transfer pricing world? Does widespread remote work change or influence the transfer pricing space? Projecting changes and technological adaptations to come in the next few years How much do you try to learn about how multinational companies conduct their business? Conducting functional interviews as tax professionals and how they inform tax advice A typical day in the life of transfer pricing tax professionals How are clients feeling about increased transparency and public reporting?  More about Kelly Phillips Erb: Kelly is the creator and host of the Taxgirl podcast series. Kelly is a practicing tax attorney with considerable experience and knowledge. She works with taxpayers like you every day. One of the things that she does is help folks out of tax jams, and hopefully, keep others from getting into them. Links mentioned: Kelly's Website – Taxgirl Baker McKenzie - Website A Brave New World: Transfer Pricing for Digital Transformation - Bloomberg Insights Digital Revolution: Transfer Pricing on the Global Tax Battlefield - Bloomberg Tax International Journal (subscription required)

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 175 which we're recording remotely once again as Victoria limps to the end of another snap lockdown.Thanks to Red Energy for supporting our podcast - voted most satisfied customers 11 years in a row.This week on the show we discuss;The new Royal arrival - baby SussexOur latest tips for getting through lockdownCollingwood's Civil War and Adam Goodes' decision to decline his AFL Hall of Fame nominationIn The Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store - Myles joins us with a wonderful Winter Warming Mixed Dozen and a great special for our listeners.Head to our dedicated Don't Shoot the Messenger page HERE and use the promo code MESS at checkout online to receive a listener discount. Prince Wine Store – bringing wine enthusiasts the greatest wine in the world.Caro's Crush of the Week is her new puppy Queenie.In BSF we discuss;The Girl Remains by Katherine Firkin (available at My Bookshop HERE).The Pact on Binge or FoxtelSpicy Pork and Shiitake Udon Noodles by Julia Busuttil Nishimura (recipe available HERE or below)In 6 Quick Questions we touch on;Caro's near breach of a suppression orderThe return of TrumpHamilton coming to MelbourneMouse Fed Murray CodsCoincidance - watch it HERE.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support. You can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.SPICY PORK & SHIITAKE UDON NOODLES3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil500g pork mince4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped2cm piece of ginger, finely chopped2 spring onions, finely chopped, plus extra, sliced, to serve100g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced½ wombok/Chinese cabbage (about 500g), finely sliced80ml (⅓ cup) light soy sauce80ml (⅓ cup) mirin80ml (⅓ cup) saké1 teaspoon caster sugar400g dried udon noodlestoasted white and black sesame seeds, to servesesame oil, to serveCHILLI OIL200ml vegetable oil4 garlic cloves, finely chopped2cm piece of ginger, finely chopped2 spring onions, finely sliced2 tablespoons dried chilli flakes1 teaspoon hot chilli powder1 tablespoon sesame seeds1 teaspoon sea saltINSTRUCTIONS1.For the chilli oil, heat the oil in a small saucepan over a medium heat.2.Add the remaining ingredients and fry for 1–2 minutes or until fragrant and golden.3.Transfer to a jar and allow to cool before using.4.Heat half of the olive oil in a large frying pan or wok over a high heat and brown the mince, breaking up any lumps with the back of a wooden spoon.5.Transfer to a bowl and reduce the heat to medium.6.Pour in the remaining olive oil and fry the garlic, ginger, spring onion and mushrooms for 3 minutes until fragrant and beginning to soften.7.Add the wombok and cook everything for a further 2 minutes or until the wombok has begun to wilt.8.Return the mince to the pan or wok and add the soy, mirin, saké and sugar, stirring well to combine.9.Simmer until the sauce has reduced slightly and the cabbage is cooked, but not soft.10.Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.11.Drain and add to the pan or wok, tossing so that the noodles are well coated.12.Spoon into bowls and top with extra spring onion, a scattering of sesame seeds and a small drizzle of sesame oil.13.Spoon some of the chilli oil on top of each bowl and serve.

This week, we're joined by Christian Graugart.  Christian is the founder of BJJ Globetrotters, Beltchecker.com, and TeachingBJJ.com.  In this episode, we break down Christian's five-part framework for creating: failure, brains, skills, ideas, and karma.Christian's creations:“Create Something” workshop with Christian Graugarthttps://youtu.be/gqtTRF5Fu98BJJ Globetrottershttps://www.bjjglobetrotters.com/Belt Checkerhttps://www.beltchecker.com/Teaching BJJhttps://www.teachingbjj.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:80/20 Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/80-20-rule/Teach to Learnhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/teach-to-learn/Extreme Ownershiphttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership/Respect People, Not Positionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/The Golden Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/golden-rule/Permission Paradoxhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/permission-paradox/Consistencyhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/Feedback Loophttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/Placeholdershttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/placeholders/Idea Communismhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/idea-communism/Levels of Competitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/levels-of-competition/Transfer of Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/transfer-of-learning/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Our premium offerings are powered by Patreon.  Sign up here:https://patreon.com/bjjmentalmodels/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our mailing list:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/join/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Get the latest BJJ Mental Models updates from Facebook:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.1944. New York, New York. June 6, 1944. Preschool age children at L'Ecole maternelle francaise on D-dayPhotographed by Howard Hollem, Edward Meyer or MacLaugharie.Title and other information from print in lot.Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowiTemp. note: owibatch6Film copy on SIS roll 19, frame 2279. @BatchelorshowD-Day 2021: Remembering the Boys of Pointe du Hoc and Gap Assault Team #13 on Omaha Beach, Lt. Calvin R. Batchelor.  Patrick K. O'Donnell @combathistorian Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc - the Rangers Who Landed at D-Day and Fought Across Europe  Audible Audiobook– Unabridged. Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author), John Pruden (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Company-Patrick-K-O-Donnell-audiobook/dp/B00A2ATV1W/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=-

Pastor Scott Jones speaks at Zarephath Christian Church with a message titled "Transfer of Trust".

Join Coach Cahill and St John Fisher College Offensive Coordinator Ian Pace as they discuss Freshman vs Transfer player, players first dealing with adversity and jumping into the Transfer Portal, players who can't find a home in the transfer portal, the change in the term offer and so much more! Pace comes to St. John Fisher having most recently been on the coaching staff at Division III Centre College where he guided the Colonels' offensive line and managed all gameday operations including run play calls and quality control. Prior to his stint at Centre, Pace worked the sidelines at Mississippi State University as the quality control coordinator for the team's tight ends where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2019 Music City Bowl. While in Starkville, Pace led all tight end position meetings and coached Farrod Green who was selected to participate in the NFLPA Bowl and currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.  "I'm extremely humbled, honored, and enthusiastic to be named the new offensive coordinator at St. John Fisher College,” added Pace who earned a Bachelor's degree from Fordham before obtaining a Master's of Science degree from Bowling Green University.  “I would like to thank Director of Athletics Bob Ward, Vice President for Enrollment Management Jose Perales, Assistant Athletic Director Jennifer Granger, and the rest of the hiring committee: coaches Bari Mance, Brandon Potter, and athletic facility manager Chris Bowman.  I'm extremely excited and very appreciative of coach Vosburgh for this opportunity, and I'm looking forward to joining the St. John Fisher Football family. It is an unbelievable opportunity to help contribute to a program with a rich tradition and promising future. I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting to work." Before making the jump to the SEC, Pace was an integral part of a coaching staff at Fordham University that transformed the Rams into a perennial power. Over his six seasons at Fordham, Pace was a part of nearly 50 wins, a Patriot League title, and three straight NCAA FCS Championship appearances. Upon Pace's arrival in The Bronx in 2013, the Rams turned a 6-5 team into a 12-2 juggernaut that set a school record for wins in a season and won its first-ever NCAA FCS home playoff game after defeating Sacred Heart in the opening round, 37-27.  In 2014, the Rams continued to roll after going 11-3 on the gridiron. The team would go on to win its first conference crown since 2007 en route to another second round appearance in the NCAA Championship.  The following season, Fordham posted a 9-3 record and was once again among the league's top offenses as the Rams made their third consecutive appearance in the NCAA FCS Championship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coachcahillshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coachcahillshow/support

FINALE OHOH, während die beiden Jugendtalente den Podcast aufnehmen, machen unsere U21-Jungs den Einzug ins Finale klar. Dank geht raus an Florian Wirtz. Ansonsten gibt es viel Extra-Content über das Privatleben Seidels und Klöster und nur wenig Fußball. Das soll eigentlich im zweiten Part kommen, aber Klöster beginnt erstmal mit einer kleinen Beerdigung von FIFA 21 und warum Andreas Voglsammer und er wohl keine Freunde mehr werden. Das Namedropping hört auch danach nicht auf, dieses mal geht es an den Kragen von Markus Anfang (beachtet den Folgentitel), den (jetzt schon verpassten?) Aufstieg des HSV mit Tim Walter und einem S04 der gerade sogar was gut macht. Ahja und auch über die Champions League wurde 5 Minuten gesprochen. Kurz und Schmerzlos, die 84. Episode Faktlos!...

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 18, 2020] James Beard Award-winning chef Mike Wiley, co-owner of Eventide in Portland, Maine, joins us to discuss his new cookbook Eventide: Recipes for Clambakes, Oysters, Lobster Rolls, and More from a Modern Maine Seafood Shack. New England Clam Chowder SERVES 4 TO 6 Kosher salt 5 pounds live chowder clams 2 pounds live steamer clams 2 (2-inch) pieces dried kombu 2 cups water 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 yellow onion, diced 1 pound medium-starch potatoes (like Yukon gold or Kennebec), peeled and diced 2 cups heavy cream 1 teaspoon freshly cracked or ground black pepper Leaves from 1 to 2 thyme sprigs 1⁄4 pound homemade Salt Pork store-bought bacon (optional) 2 or 3 sheets nori Minced chives for garnish Chive Oil (recipe follows) for garnish Saltine Crackers for serving Fill two separate bowls with cold, clean water that has been seasoned with kosher salt to taste like seawater. In a colander, rinse the exterior dirt from both types of clams and then submerge them separately in the bowls of water. Leave them to sit for 30 minutes to encourage them to release their grit. Drain the clams separately in a colander, rinsing them under running water, and shake them gently to drain. Rinse the pieces of kombu and set aside. In a pot, combine the chowder clams, water, and 1 piece of kombu and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer, cover, and cook until the clams have just opened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the clams to a bowl, keeping the liquid in the pot. Add the steamer clams and the second piece of kombu to the broth, and repeat. Transfer the steamers to a bowl and strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a separate bowl. Pick the meat from both types of clams, keeping the two types of clams in separate bowls and making sure to remove the muddy sheath from the siphon of the steamer clams. Place the clams in cold, fresh water and agitate them with your hands for a minute or so to remove any excess sand. Drain and coarsely chop the chowder clams but keep the steamer clams whole. In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. When the butter is just sizzling, add the onion and potatoes and cook until they soften and start to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the strained clam juice, cream, black pepper, and thyme and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer until the potatoes are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add the chopped clams and stir to incorporate and warm them. Line a plate with paper towels. Cut the salt pork into either 1⁄4-inch slices or 1 by 1⁄4 by 1⁄4-inch cubes (also known as lardons) and cook in a hot skillet for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until nicely browned. Transfer to the paper towel–lined plate. Holding the sheets of nori with tongs, wave them separately over a gas burner flame a few times until they become lighter in color and fragrant (or heat a large skillet on high heat and toast the nori on both sides for 30 seconds). Ladle the finished chowder into four to six bowls, aiming for about two parts broth to one part chunky goodness. Add a couple of pieces of salt pork and a crushed half sheet of nori to each bowl. Garnish with chives and chive oil. Serve immediately with saltines. CHIVE OIL MAKES 2 CUPS 1 large bunch chives (or any vibrant green herb like scallions, parsley, oregano, or basil), coarsely chopped 2 cups canola oil Set up a large bowl of ice water. In a blender, puree the chives with the oil for 1 to 2 minutes to really extract all the chlorophyll from the herb. Pour the puree into a small pot and bring it up to 216°F over medium-high heat. Pour into a heatproof container and place the container in the ice water to chill it completely. Use immediately or strain the oil through a fine-mesh strainer and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Note: When we want an herb oil, most of the time we’re after that vivid green color to provide some visual appeal to a dish. But since the oils retain quite a bit of the flavor of the herb, we’re also careful to make sure the herb oil makes sense with the profile of the dish. Think complementarity. For example, if a dish is anise-heavy, use tarragon oil. If it’s allium-heavy, use chive oil. And so on. Reprinted from Eventide. Copyright © 2020 by Arlin Smith, Andrew Taylor, and Mike Wiley

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The Hebrew word להעביר is a verb we use a lot. It helps us pass our מונית שירות fare to the driver, forward emails to colleagues, transfer money to friends or family, and even nudge our significant other to change the TV channel. Guy explains. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Monit sherut – Shared taxi – מונית שירות Ata yachol lehaavir vakasha? – Could you please pass it on? – ?את יכול להעביר בבקשה At yechola lehaavir vaksha? – Could you please pass it on? – ?את יכולה להעביר בבקשה Efshar lehaavir? – Could you pass it forward? – ?אפשר להעביר Lehaavir kesef – To transfer money – להעביר כסף Ata yachol lehaavir et ha-salat? – Could you pass the salad please? – אתה יכול להעביר את הסלט At yechola lehaavir et ha-melach – Could you pass the salt? – את יכולה להעביר את המלח “lehaavir vish al ha-shulchan” – Wipe the table down – להעביר ויש על השולחן Ata yachol lehaavir li po vish katan? – A quick wipe here would be nice – אתה יכול להעביר לי פה ויש קטן Lehaavir et kita yud-bet ba-zoom ze pashut siyut – Spending 12th grade on Zoom is just a nightmare – להעביר את כיתה י”ב בזום זה פשוט סיוט Lehaavir et ha-zman – Pass the time – להעביר את הזמן Hu stam maavir et kol ha-yom mul ha-machshev – He spends the whole day in front of the computer – הוא סתם מעביר את כל היום מול המחשב “Ze rak hergel yashan she-maavir li ta-boker” – It’s just an old habit that helps me pass my morning – זה רק הרגל ישן שמעביר לי ת’בוקר Tov, taavir / taaviri oti la-menahel vaksha – Transfer me to the manager please – טוב, תעביר/תעבירי אותי למנהל בבקשה Al taaviru li sichot – Hold my calls – אל תעבירו לי שיחות “Taaviru” – Pass it on – תעבירו Hu lo he’evir oti/Hi lo he’evira oti – He/she didn’t give me a passing grade – הוא לא העביר אותי/היא לא העבירה אותי Hem maavirim et ha-chok ba-knesset – (Members of knesset) try to get a bill voted through – הם מעבירים את החוק בכנסת Hem lo he’eviru et ha-chok ba-sof – They didn’t get the bill voted through – הם לא העבירו את החוק בסוף “Taavir, taavir” / “Taaviri, taaviri” – Change (the channel) – תעביר, תעביר / תעבירי, תעבירי Lehaavir aruts – To change the channel – להעביר ערוץ Taavir / taaviri kadima ktsat – Fast forward a bit – תעביר/תעבירי קדימה קצת Ata yachol lehaavir tachana vaksha? – Could you change stations? – ?אתה יכול להעביר תחנה בבקשה Lehaavir hiluch – To shift gear – להעביר הילוך Taavir li et ha-pratim – Send me the details – תעביר לי את הפרטים Taavir li et ha-kovets – Forward the file to me – תעביר לי את הקובץ Taase li haaver – Forward it to me – תעשה לי העבר Lehaavir bikoret – To pass judgement – להעביר ביקורת Shutafim – Flatmates – שותפים “Ata mevakesh she-hu yaavir lecha et ha-kesef bilchitsa” – You ask him to transfer you the money with a single click – שיעביר לך את הכסף בלחיצה   Playlist and Clips: Moniyot sherut  Lehaavir kesef Lehaavir et kita yud bet ba-zoom ze pashut siyut Idan Yaniv – Motsa’ei Shabbat (lyrics) “She-yaavir lecha et ha-kesef bilchitsa” Nurit Galron & Shlomo Artzi – Ha-mistikanim Ha-sinim (lyrics) Ep. 57 about stam Episode 218 on how to deal with Israeli taxi drivers

Atakan Efe is back again with little to no new facts. In this episode, Atakan begins with his first mailbag of fan-submitted questions discussing the future of the podcast and his own goals and future. Chelsea has won the Champions League for the second time in the club's history. Live reaction to finding out Trent Alexander Arnold did not make England 26 man Euro 2020 squad. Transfer news with Liverpool's new signing and breaking news that Agüero will be joining Barcelona. NBA and NHL playoff recaps. Brief Sir Alex Ferguson documentary review. 

Leonardo Attuch, José Reinaldo Carvalho, Dafne Ashton, Paulo Moreira Leite, Alex Solnik e Tereza Cruvinel debatem as principais notícias do dia com seus convidados especiais: Breno Altman (segunda-feira), Marcelo Auler e Milton Blay (terça-feira), André Constantine (quarta-feira), Cynara Menezes e Milton Blay (quinta-feira), Brian Mier e Natália Urban (sexta-feira), Joaquim de Carvalho (sábado), Florestan Fernandes Júnior e Rodrigo Vianna (domingo). 0:00 Bom dia, boas vindas, com Samba 247, de Simone Guimarães 2:00 Attuch, Rodrigo e Florestan falam sobre as manifestações 52:00 Liana Cirne Lins fala sobre a agressão em Recife 58:00 Agressão aconteceu quando Liana pediu identificação do policial. “Foi muita sorte. Poderia até ter ficado cega” 1:00:00 “É necessário enfrentar o bolsonarismo dentro das forças policiais”, diz Liana Cirne Lins 1:10:00 “Precisamos disputar corações e mentes dos policiais”, diz Liana 1:45:00 Debate sobre voto impresso Apoie o 247 em brasil247.com/apoio (https://www.brasil247.com/apoio). Você também pode fazer doação por Pix com a chave pix@brasil247.com.br ou fazer uma assinatura Pix em https://bit.ly/pix247 e pode pedir sua nota fiscal em contato@brasil247.com.br. Apoie o documentário “A história secreta da cloroquina”: https://www.catarse.me/cloroquina Link do documentário sobre Walter Delgatti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdyH-TsEMw&t=3883s Ao contrário da mídia corporativa, a TV 247 se financia por meio da sua própria comunidade. Você pode apoiar a TV 247 e o site Brasil 247 de diversas formas. Saiba como: • Cartão de crédito: http://bit.ly/VindiBrasil247 • Boleto ou transferência bancária: email para contato@brasil247.com.br ou no link Vindi • Seja membro no Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/brasil247/join • Transferência pelo Paypal: https://bit.ly/PayPal_Brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Vakinha: http://vaka.me/1391967 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Catarse: https://www.catarse.me/brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo APOIA.se: https://apoia.se/brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brasil247 Acesse o site Brasil 247, siga-nos no Twitter (http://bit.ly/TwitterBrasil247), no Facebook (http://bit.ly/FacebookBrasil247) e no Instagram (http://bit.ly/InstagramBrasil247/). Conheça também nossa livraria (http://bit.ly/Livraria247), receba a nossa newsletter (http://bit.ly/NewsletterBrasil247) e ative o sininho para as notificações. Conheça os cursos do ICL: o conhecimento liberta. Saiba mais em: http://bit.ly/ICL247 Inscreva-se no nosso canal de vídeos curtos: http://bit.ly/cortes247 Receba o boletim diário da UFMG sobre a covid no Brasil e no mundo: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEPDD5bYF4Y8PGCRANDYvO • Geopolítica 247: https://www.facebook.com/geopolitica247 • Entre no nosso canal do Telegram: https://t.me/brasil247oficial #brasil247 © Copyright 2021 - Editora 247 LTDA. Proibida a reprodução sem autorização prévia.

As I was looking for something to add a little oomph to my skin, I ran across this recipe by Kendle Moon of Mountain Rose Herbs that I think you will enjoy. Green-tea skin-care formulations can offer gentle yet stimulating hydration support for skin that requires a little extra nourishment and moisture.  This hydrating green tea face/skin-serum recipe infuses the benefits of green tea leaves into organic olive oil and brings in the goodness of select essential oils for a pampering and beautifully scented blend.  This particular recipe is suitable for a wide range of folks, and many find it light enough to use on the face before bed, in the morning, or both. It is also generally friendly for mature or sensitive skin, as the essential oil ratio is quite low. You'll notice that this recipe makes approximately 1 cup of serum, which is quite a bit. You can divide the batch up among friends if you plan to primarily use it on your face, or you can use it as a whole-body oil during seasons or occasions when you're bothered by overall skin dryness. The recipe is also easy to reduce if you'd like to make a smaller amount. But, the first step is to create an infused oil. Green Tea Infused Oil Makes: About 1 1/2 cups infused oil Ingredients: 1 cup organic green tea1 2/3 cups organic olive oil Directions: Pour loose green tea into a pint-sized canning or glass pantry jar with a lid.Top tea with olive oil until completely covered.Allow the mixture to infuse for 4-6 weeks, shake regularly, and make sure tea stays completely covered with oil.Push tea down with a clean spoon or add more oil if needed.Strain oil using a funnel strainer and or cheesecloth.Discard tea into compost. Green Tea Face Serum Makes: About 1 Cup Ingredients: 1/2 cup organic green-tea-infused olive oil (recipe above)1/4 cup organic avocado oil1/4 cup jojoba oil2 T organic sunflower oil12 drops organic rosemary essential oil12 drops organic lavender essential oil8 drops organic geranium essential oil4 drops organic myrtle essential oil Directions: Combine all the ingredients in a glass jar with the lid and shake well to combine.Transfer serum into a dark amber or cobalt blue bottle to protect from light and store in a cool, dark place.This serum does not need to be refrigerated and should keep for several months if properly stored.Use accordingly. Pro Tips: A little skin serum goes a long way! Use an oil dropper or a low-volume pump to add a small amount of liquid, then gently spread serum over your face.Any kind of high-quality green tea will work well in this serum. I used sencha in this particular recipe, but I've also infused spring green tea or gunpowder green tea with great success. Use this green tea face serum accordingly and enjoy the hydrating effects it has on your skin. That's it until next time. Remember to stay healthy and free. Heather EarlesHeather is married to a retired Special Forces Officer, and they live on a sustainable farm with their four children. She is an established author of inspiration, fiction, and children’s books; a journalist, a stay-at-home mother, and an advocate for healthy living. She publishes a weekly blog and podcast (Herb ‘N Wisdom™) and writes for two newspapers to aid and inspire others. “I want to make people feel good about life.” Learn more about the author

Leonardo Attuch, José Reinaldo Carvalho, Dafne Ashton, Paulo Moreira Leite, Alex Solnik e Tereza Cruvinel debatem as principais notícias do dia com seus convidados especiais: Breno Altman (segunda-feira), Marcelo Auler e Milton Blay (terça-feira), André Constantine (quarta-feira), Cynara Menezes e Milton Blay (quinta-feira), Brian Mier e Natália Urban (sexta-feira), Joaquim de Carvalho (sábado), Florestan Fernandes Júnior e Rodrigo Vianna (domingo). http://informe.ensp.fiocruz.br/noticias/51215 0:00 Bom dia, boas vindas 17:00 Joaquim de Carvalho conta como Manaus foi um laboratório a céu aberto 30:00 Joaquim revela bastidores sobre o documentário “A história secreta da cloroquina” 50:00 “Participar das manifestações é defender a vida”, diz Joaquim de Carvalho. “Precisamos participar com todos os cuidados”, afirma 1:11:00 “A história está nas nossas mãos”, diz Joaquim de Carvalho Apoie o 247 em brasil247.com/apoio (https://www.brasil247.com/apoio). Você também pode fazer doação por Pix com a chave pix@brasil247.com.br ou fazer uma assinatura Pix em https://bit.ly/pix247 e pode pedir sua nota fiscal em contato@brasil247.com.br. Apoie o documentário “A história secreta da cloroquina”: https://www.catarse.me/cloroquina Link do documentário sobre Walter Delgatti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdyH-TsEMw&t=3883s Ao contrário da mídia corporativa, a TV 247 se financia por meio da sua própria comunidade. Você pode apoiar a TV 247 e o site Brasil 247 de diversas formas. Saiba como: • Cartão de crédito: http://bit.ly/VindiBrasil247 • Boleto ou transferência bancária: email para contato@brasil247.com.br ou no link Vindi • Seja membro no Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/brasil247/join • Transferência pelo Paypal: https://bit.ly/PayPal_Brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Vakinha: http://vaka.me/1391967 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Catarse: https://www.catarse.me/brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo APOIA.se: https://apoia.se/brasil247 • Financiamento coletivo pelo Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brasil247 Acesse o site Brasil 247, siga-nos no Twitter (http://bit.ly/TwitterBrasil247), no Facebook (http://bit.ly/FacebookBrasil247) e no Instagram (http://bit.ly/InstagramBrasil247/). Conheça também nossa livraria (http://bit.ly/Livraria247), receba a nossa newsletter (http://bit.ly/NewsletterBrasil247) e ative o sininho para as notificações. Conheça os cursos do ICL: o conhecimento liberta. Saiba mais em: http://bit.ly/ICL247 Inscreva-se no nosso canal de vídeos curtos: http://bit.ly/cortes247 Receba o boletim diário da UFMG sobre a covid no Brasil e no mundo: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEPDD5bYF4Y8PGCRANDYvO • Geopolítica 247: https://www.facebook.com/geopolitica247 • Entre no nosso canal do Telegram: https://t.me/brasil247oficial #brasil247 © Copyright 2021 - Editora 247 LTDA. Proibida a reprodução sem autorização prévia.

This week, our host Lauren Hooberman talks with comedian and artist, Christine Ferrera. As they discuss performance art, late-stage capitalism and Christine's 10-year correspondence with Starbucks™, Lauren whips up a pan of Tiramisu! For more of Christine's work go to: christineferrera.net Our theme music is Just for Fun courtesy of Ketsa. Watch on Youtube! Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible TODAY'S RECIPE: CLASSIC TIRAMISÙ by Alison Roman INGREDIENTS FOR THE CREAM:4 large egg yolks1⁄2 cup granulated sugar, divided3⁄4 cup heavy cream1 cup mascarpone (8 ounces)FOR THE ASSEMBLY:1 3⁄4 cups good espresso or very strong coffee2 tablespoons rum or cognac2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powderAbout 24 ladyfingers 1 to 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, for shaving (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Step 1Using an electric mixer in a medium bowl, whip together egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar until very pale yellow and about tripled in volume. A slight ribbon should fall from the beaters (or whisk attachment) when lifted from the bowl. Transfer mixture to a large bowl, wiping out the medium bowl used to whip the yolks and set aside.Step 2In the medium bowl, whip cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar until it creates soft-medium peaks. Add mascarpone and continue to whip until it creates a soft, spreadable mixture with medium peaks. Gently fold the mascarpone mixture into the sweetened egg yolks until combined.Step 3Combine espresso and rum in a shallow bowl and set aside.Step 4Using a sifter, dust the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish (an 8x8-inch dish, or a 9-inch round cake pan would also work here) with 1 tablespoon cocoa powder.Step 5Working one at a time, quickly dip each ladyfinger into the espresso mixture - they are quite porous and will fall apart if left in the liquid too long - and place them rounded side up at the bottom of the baking dish. Repeat, using half the ladyfingers, until you’ve got an even layer, breaking the ladyfingers in half as needed to fill in any obvious gaps (a little space in between is O.K.). Spread half the mascarpone mixture onto the ladyfingers in one even layer. Repeat with remaining espresso-dipped ladyfingers and mascarpone mixture.Step 6Dust top layer with remaining tablespoon of cocoa powder. Top with shaved or finely grated chocolate, if desired.Step 7Cover with plastic wrap and let chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (if you can wait 24 hours, all the better) before slicing or scooping to serve.

Die 100-Tage-Netzwerkchallenge. Jetzt schon in der 2. Staffel! Heute mit Christina. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! Wie netzwerkt man eigentlich, wenn man keinen Bock auf Netzwerken hat? Es fing alles mit einer völlig bescheuerten Idee kurz nach dem Aufwachen an. Nachdem wir die erste Staffel mit den Schwerpunkten Macht, Verhandeln und Sichtbarkeit in Netzwerken für unsere Coachees fertiggestellt hatten, wollten wir wissen, wie man Menschen das Netzwerken näher bringen kann, die Netzwerken hassen. Das führte zu einer 100-Tage-Schreibchallenge in einer ironisch-kritischen Schreibgruppe nach einer harmlosen Teilnahme an einer Halloween-Book-Party von Jasmins knallharter Verlegerin und dann kam eines zum anderen. Wir haben nun die 'Best Of' Beiträge aus den 100 Tagen gefiltert und für euch eine Hör-Challenge daraus gemacht. Und wir sind gespannt, wohin das noch alles führt... "Wer so tut, als bringe er die Menschen zum Nachdenken, den lieben sie. Wer sie wirklich zum Nachdenken bringt, den hassen sie." Aldous Huxley https://ctgjez.podcaster.de/cal_cast/die-52-wochen-netzwerkchallenge/ Treasure Island for Networkers! Spass am Netzwerken vermitteln! Darum geht es uns. Netzwerke werden inter- und transdisziplinär betrachtet, analysiert, bearbeitet, besprochen und geschaffen. Mit dem NetNuggets-Podcast wollen wir dieser Vielfalt gerecht werden, indem wir unterschiedliche Methoden, Formen und Beiträge innerhalb unserer Folgen wählen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei stets das Thema „Netzwerke“, die Auseinandersetzung erfolgt bewusst und gewollt aus verschiedenen Perspektiven, auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen und zu diversen Aspekten. Dabei gehen wir erforschend und diskursiv vor, schließlich sollen sich die NetNuggets weiterentwickeln, ganz im Sinne einer Schatzsuche nach Goldstücken. Wir erstellen so eine akustische Collage, die sich an jeden und jede richtet, die und der sich mit Aspekten von sozialen Netzwerken, deren Auf- und Ausbau sowie Analyse beschäftigen will bzw. an diesen interessiert ist. Die Folgen wechseln daher zwischen den Formaten Interviews, Blogbeiträgen und Methoden gehören. Also Schaufel und Sieb gepackt, oder in unserem Fall, Mikro und Garageband gerichtet und ab zur Nuggetssuche! Wir sind: Jasmin Döhling-Wölm. Ich bin Pädagogin und Strategie- und Netzwerkberaterin seit 1997 heute bei dem Consultinginstitut karrierekunst in Bremen. Ich habe unter anderem das Coachingtool NetQuest ® entwickelt, mit dem zum Beispiel persönliche Karrierenetzwerke ausgelotet und nutzbar gemacht werden können. Ich wirke zudem als Autorin, Keynote-Speaker und Netzwerkbotschafterin, indem ich mich mit gezielter Öffentlichkeitsarbeit für strategische Netzwerkkompetenz und Empowerment für weibliche Forschende und Lehrende einsetze. Mein Ziel mit den NetNuggets: Noch mehr Menschen die Möglichkeit zu geben, persönliche Netzwerke aktiv zu nutzen und Strukturen zivilcouragiert weiterzuentwickeln. Und darüberhinaus mit Christina die Freude am Netzwerken zu transportieren. Christina Plath: Ich bin promovierte Psychologin, Wissenschaftlerin, systemische Supervisorin und Referentin für Gleichstellung und wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Zentralen Einrichtung Gleichstellung & Diversität (ZEGD) der Universität Vechta. Dort bin ich u.a. für den Transfer zwischen Forschung und Praxis zu Chancengerechtigkeit und Gleichstellung sowie für die Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses und damit zusammenhängenden Aspekten der Chancengerechtigkeit verantwortlich. Beruflich wie privat sind mir der Einsatz gegen unterschiedliche Formen von Diskriminierung, die chancengerechte Förderung sowie Sichtbarkeit insbesondere für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs sowie das Engagement für gerechtere und kritisch-reflektiere gesellschaftliche Bedingungen und Strukturen zentrale Anliegen. Mehr zu meinen Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkten findet ihr auf meiner Homepage: www.christinaplath.de Folge direkt herunterladen

It's been a while since we dropped an episode of "Coffee & Valkyries" and A LOT has happened to OL Reign. Transfer rumors finally became official, the regular season has begun, and this episode has TWO interview segments! Jackie Gutierrez of Women Kick Balls appears in the first half of the episode. The second half is an interview with OL Reign defenders Sam Hiatt and Madison Hammond. HOSTS Susie Rantz (@SusieRants) Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal) Steve Voght (@voght) SPECIAL GUEST Women Kick Balls founder Jackie Gutierrez (@jackieguttie) CREDITS Album artwork: Amy Camber Intro music: “A Brave Badger” by Soft and Furious Outro music: “Toxic Music” by Soft and Furious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BamaOnLine.com recruiting analyst Hank South joins Travis Reier to hit on a number of Alabama recruiting-related topics. Topics include: * Transfer talk with TJ Finley and Jack Martin. * Ty Simpson shines in Nashville, calls shot for fellow five star. * Over/under for number of Alabama 2022 commits on July 1: 9.5. * June recruiting road map. * UA men's hoops makes finalist cut for another five-star point guard. The Built By BamaOnLine Podcast is now on Apple Podcasts as well as Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. Please subscribe, and leave us a rating and a review! Contact Travis Reier by personal message or on Twitter (@travisreier). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Thursday and we have an all new Aaron Torres Podcast. Aaron discusses the commitments of Sahvir Wheeler at Kentucky and Remy Martin at Kansas, and what they mean for each team, the latest Louisville scandal and ranks his transfer portal "winners." Then he's joined by ESPN's Dave Pasch to discuss the Pac-12's NCAA Tournament success, the NBA playoffs and share Bill Walton storiesSahvir Wheeler, Remy Martin + Louisville scandal: Aaron opens the show by discussing Sahvir Wheeler's commitment to Kentucky - Why it's so important for the Wildcats, and why John Calipari deserves credit for his complete overhaul of the roster this off-season (3:00). He then transitions to Remy Martin's commitment to Kansas (19:20) and why you can never doubt Bill Self and the latest "scandal" at Louisville (25:25).Transfer portal winners: With transfer portal season just about over in college hoops, Aaron continues by discussing his "winners" of transfer portal season. Full thoughts on Kentucky, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Auburn and much, much more (33:30).Dave Pasch joins the show: Finally, ESPN's Dave Pasch makes his return to the show. He discusses the Pac-12's dominance of the NCAA Tournament, shares thoughts on the NBA playoffs and of course, shares plenty of Bill Walton stories (53:00).Today's episode is brought to you by:Today's episode is brought to you by ManScaped:If you're looking for a Father's Day gift, go to ManScaped.com for all the best products in the "below the waist" grooming category. Use promo code "TORRES" to get 20 percent off your purchase + free shipping worldwide.Today's episode is also brought to you by PrizePicks:Download the PrizePicks app or visit PrizePicks.com for a chance to bet real money on daily fantasy sports. Use the promo code "TORRES" to get a 100% bonus on any deposit up to $100. 

On part two of our estate planning conversation with attorney Patrick Boley, we turn our attention to life after death to discuss the documents you need to have in place. That includes a detailed discussion on wills and trusts, along with the role probates play in the estate process.   Read more and get additional resources here: https://principalpreservationservices.com/ep-70-estate-planning-for-life-after-death-with-patrick-boley-part-2/    Check out Part 1: https://principalpreservationservices.com/ep-69-the-living-side-of-estate-planning-part-1/    What we discuss on this episode: 1:14 – Interview begins 2:44 – What happens if you don’t have documents in place? 3:58 – The Will 6:19 – Probate & the Transfer on Death Deed 10:16 – Stepped-Up Value   11:52 – Formal or Informal Probate 13:44 – Mike shares a personal story   17:48 – Client story about a will getting contested 18:55 – Revocable Living Trust 22:41 – Putting house in a trust   28:22 – Second marriages 30:30 – Dangers of doing it yourself 33:24 – Protection from nursing home 35:13 – Updating your documents

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The transfer and non-traditional students programs make up a small but important part of the admissions office’s work to create a diverse undergraduate community. Hannah and Mark cover the basics of applying through either program and share the office’s approach to reviewing these applications. Director of transfer admissions Marisa shares advice for transfer applicants – … Continue reading Transfer and Non-Traditional Students →

Run of Show 0:00 - Ollie is out taking his mom to his airport 0:02 - Ben gives us an update on all of the wrestlers working on his land 0:03 - Ben on all the college hammers he has working out at his place 0:06 - The roster that Team USA is sending to Pan Ams 0:14 - Transfer portal update 0:37 - Thoughts on final 2021 Big Board 01:14 - Questions from friends

Join Caroline Wilson (from Hotel Quarantine) and Corrie Perkin for Ep 172.Thanks to Red Energy we're inviting you to have a Farewell to Quarantine drink and chat with Caro and Corrie via Zoom next Monday the 24th of May at 6pm. To register - email Producer Jane via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au to receive the exclusive Zoom link.Thanks to Red Energy for supporting our podcast - voted most satisfied customers 11 years in a row.This week we discuss;Corrie's Mini-break and The Flophouse phenomenonThe Fortress Australia DebateWhat it takes to be a successful AFL Club president in 2021In the Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store - Myles joins us to talk 'Winter Whites' including Wanted Man Marsane Roussane Viognier 2013. Head to our dedicated Don't Shoot the Messenger page HERE and use the promo code MESS at checkout online to receive a listener discount. Prince Wine Store – bringing wine enthusiasts the greatest wine in the world. Corrie's Crush of the Week for Red Energy is Lauren Jackson. In BSF Caro and Corrie recommend;Love In Five Acts by Daniela Krien - available at My Bookshop HERE.Smother on ABC TV Crostini with Mushrooms, Prosciutto and Blue Cheese (recipe HERE or below). In 6 Quick Questions we chat about the Friends reunion, anticipated public events (Caro's looking forward to seeing Deb Conway at the Palace on May 28th, tickets HERE), Paddington v Citizen Kane and the spin emenating from Richmond FC this week. Designer Clothing Event. Anna from the Op Shop invites you to join the Sacred Heart Mission Op Shop for their special event bursting with designer clothes, jewellery and accessories with drinks and nibbles. Saturday 29th of May 10am - 5pm, 110 Commercial Rd, Prahan.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support. You can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.Crostini with Mushrooms, Prosciutto, and Blue CheeseIngredientsMAKES ABOUT 18 SERVINGS3tablespoons butter1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps chopped4 ounces crimini mushrooms, chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1/2 cup whipping cream1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 2 ounces)1/2 tablespoons chopped thinly sliced prosciutto (about 2 1/2 ounces)18 1/2-inch-thick diagonal bread slices cut from 1 sourdough baguetteChopped fresh parsleyPreparationStep 1Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all mushrooms and garlic and sautè until mushrooms are cooked through and brown, about 10 minutes. Add cream and boil until liquid is completely absorbed, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add blue cheese and stir until cheese melts. Mix in prosciutto. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer mushroom topping to bowl. DO AHEAD Mushroom topping can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.Step 2Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange bread slices on baking sheet. Bake until just golden, about 5 minutes. Mound 1 generous tablespoon mushroom topping on each slice. Return to oven; bake until topping is heated through, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Chef Gregory Gourdet joins us to discuss his highly anticipated first cookbook, Everyone’s Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health, which focuses on healthy recipes inspired by his Haitian-American upbringing in NYC and his French culinary training. Event: Gregory Gourdet has a virtual event with Books Are Magic in conversation with Gail Simmons tonight at 7. SLOW-COOKED SALMON WITH TI MALICE SAUCE  Serves 6 Slow-cooked salmon was my initiation to the perfection-through-simplicity ethos at the famed Jean-Georges, where I had my first job in a professional kitchen. Today, I still cook salmon this way, and you won’t believe how easy it is to turn the ubiquitous, frequently overcooked fish into a tender treat. Something this rich needs acidity to shine, so I look to sos ti malice, named for a mischievous character from Haitian folklore. The story goes: Ti-Malice was tired of his friend Bouki coming over for lunch, overstaying his wel- come, and eating all his food, so the trickster made a sauce so fiery that it would surely make Bouki run screaming from his house. And Bouki did indeed run into the street—shouting about how much he loved Ti-Malice’s sauce. One part of the story is definitely true. The Haitian condiment, a pickle that doubles as a sauce, is that good. Mine has plenty of fruity heat from Scotch bonnet or habanero chiles, the zip of citrus and vinegar, and a little crunch from red pearl onions. Peeling and separating the onions into tiny petals takes time, but the result is gorgeous. But sure, shallots cut into 1/4-inch half-moons work great, too.   For the Ti Malice Sauce 3 cups red pearl onions 11/2 tablespoons kosher salt 3 limes 1 large Scotch bonnet or habanero chile, very finely chopped 6 tablespoons white vinegar 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves For the Salmon One 2-pound salmon fillet 2 teaspoons kosher salt 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil   MAKE THE TI MALICE SAUCE Soak the pearl onions in a small bowl of warm water for 20 minutes to help loosen their skins. Take a few pearl onions at a time out of the water, then trim the tips and bottom nubs and use a small paring knife to peel off the skins. When you’ve peeled them all, halve them lengthwise. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the onions and salt, toss well, and let them sit for 15 minutes to soften. Once they’ve softened, pull the pearl onion layers apart. Use a Microplane to grate the zest of the 3 limes into the bowl, then halve enough limes (1 or 2 juicy ones should do it) to squeeze in 3 tablespoons of juice. Reserve the remaining limes for another purpose. Stir in the chile and vinegar. Let everything sit for about 15 minutes more. Transfer the mixture to a small pot, add the oil and thyme, and set it over medium heat. Let it heat up (you’re not looking for a sizzle), stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent and lose their harsh raw flavor but still have a slight crunch, 7 to 8 minutes. The sauce keeps in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Before serving, very gently reheat it (in a small pan or in a bowl set near a hot oven) until it’s a little warmer than room temperature.   COOK THE SALMON AND SERVE Preheat the oven to 300°F. Evenly season the salmon all over with the salt. Pour 1 tablespoon of the oil in a shallow baking dish and rub to coat the surface. Put the salmon in the dish (skin-side down, if your salmon has skin) and drizzle on the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil so it completely covers the top and sides of the salmon. Bake just until the salmon goes from bright pink to light orange and you see the tiniest white beads on the surface of the fish at the thickest part (the center will register 120°F on a thermometer), 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a platter, spoon the sauce over the salmon, and serve.      

In this podcast, Employment Legal Directors Will Winch and Adam Turner discuss what happens to employees when a business is sold to several buyers or if a service is retendered to multiple providers. Will the employees be subject to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) and transfer to one or more businesses? And what should employers do to prepare for this type of so-called 'fragmentation' in the future?Mishcon Academy: Digital Sessions are a series of online events, videos and podcasts looking at the biggest issues faced by businesses and individuals today.

Welcome back to Part 2 of our Interview with Jonathan Feniak where we talk about LLCs and what they offer you as a Real Estate Investor. Jonathan Feniak is an attorney and partner at Colorado Trust & LLC Attorney. In this position, he helps business owners at nearly every level and in nearly every industry with asset protection, estate planning, and business formation. Beyond business owners, Jonathan also helps activists of all political persuasions to legally protect themselves. [00:01 – 05:25] Part 2 of our Interview with Jonathan An Insight into the episode Mistakes when it comes to LLCs   [05:26 – 18:03] A Deeper dive into an LLC The right time to form an LLC? Transfer of Title Protecting your Privacy Syndication through an LLC   [18:04 – 23:18] Closing Segment Quick break for our sponsors What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?Investing in myself What is the worst investment you ever made?Building a house in NJ close to the top of the market What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Listen to others Connect with our guest. See the links below. Final Thoughts   Tweetable Quotes: “LLCs are a great tool to maintain your privacy when you’re investing alongside people you don’t know.” - Jonathan Feniak “Investing in myself, and trusting myself has been the best thing I have done.” - Jonathan Feniak   -------------   Connect with Jonathan on Linkedin. Check out their websites at https://coloradollcattorney.com/ and https://wyomingllcattorney.com/    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes.

Welcome to the latest Flagship podcast from 20 Minute TimsOn this episode we're delighted to be joined by Tom Jordan of the Bournemouth fans' podcast Back Of The Net to discuss all things Eddie Howe.•Howe's style of play•Transfer record•Player development•Influence on the clubAnd much moreTreat yourself or the 20MT listener in your life, as well as supporting the podcast with some 20MT merch at 20mt.bigcartel.com/You can help support the production of these podcasts, as well as gaining access to over 450 extra episodes at patreon.com/20MinuteTimsSign up for Celtic's Youth Development Lottery The Celtic Pools and help shape Celtic's future here - https://secure.edirectdebit.com/Celtic-Development-Pools-Ltd/lottery/Desktop-Form-Page/?&ref=3539Take advantage of our offer of a free box of craft beer courtesy of friends at Beer52 at https://www.beer52.com/timsThanks for listening20MT See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we're joined by the living legend, Rafael Lovato Jr.!  Rafael introduces his philosophy of Timeless Jiu-Jitsu, which he used to become one of the greatest champions of his generation.Rafael talks about being a forever student, teaching to learn, finding your why, leading from the front, competition, finding mentors, positivity, mindfulness, and investing in yourself.NOTE: Apologies for the background noise in this episode.  We tried to clean it up.Lovato’s Timeless Jiu-Jitsu Group on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/timelessjjThe official Timeless Jiu-Jitsu website:https://www.timelessjiujitsu.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Beginner's Mindhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/Growth From Discomforthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/Teach to Learnhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/teach-to-learn/First Principleshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/Prioritize Longevityhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/Transfer of Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/transfer-of-learning/Consistencyhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/Mindfulnesshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Our premium offerings are powered by Patreon.  Sign up here:https://patreon.com/bjjmentalmodels/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our mailing list:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/join/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Get the latest BJJ Mental Models updates from Facebook:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

Jennifer Dukes Lee, popular author, speaker, and blogger has learned much from the land. An Iowa farmer's wife, she's embraced deep lessons from God and about her walk with her "CEO" by observing the cycle of seasons, seeds planted, unruly weather, and all-in-all relying on God to bring the harvest. "There's always a harvest," she speaks from experience and confidence. You will love her practical ideas on how to leave "a trail of love of Jesus" as well as how she came to write her latest book— Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl Coming out this week. Can't wait!  Lovely Jennifer is offering one free copy of this spanking new book. Comment on blog or instagram to be entered! About "Growing Slow": We long to make a break from the fast pace of life, but if we're honest, we're afraid of what we'll miss if we do. Yet when going big and hustling hard leaves us stressed, empty, and out of sorts, perhaps this can be our cue to step into a far more satisfying, sustainable pace. In this crafted, inspiring read, beloved author Jennifer Dukes Lee offers a path to unhurried living by returning to the rhythm of the land and learning the ancient art of Growing Slow.  Jennifer was once at breaking point herself, and tells her story of rude awakening to the ways her chosen lifestyle of running hard, scaling fast, and the never ending chase for results was taking a toll on her body, heart, and soul. But when she finally gave herself permission to believe it takes time to grow good things, she found a new kind of freedom. With eloquent truths and vivid storytelling, Jennifer reflects on the lessons she learned from living on her fifth-generation family farm and the insights she gathered from the purposeful yet never rushed life of Christ. Growing Slow charts a path out of the pressures of bigger, harder, faster, and into a more rooted way of living where the growth of good things is deep and lasting.  Following the rhythms of the natural growing season, Growing Slow will help you: Find the true relief that comes when you stop running and start resting in Jesus Learn practices for unhurrying your heart and mind every day Let go of the pressure and embrace the small, good things already bearing fruit in your life And engage slow growth through reflection prompts and simple application steps Comment on blog or insta to be entered. Extra entries when you tag a friend or six! Jennifer Dukes Lee lives on the fifth-generation Lee family farm in Iowa, where she and her husband are raising crops, pigs, and two beautiful humans. Jennifer is the author of several books, including Growing Slow and It’s All Under Control. She loves queso, and enjoys singing too loudly to songs with great harmony. Once upon a time, she didn’t believe in Jesus; now he’s her CEO. Find Jennifer at www.JenniferDukesLee.com and on Instagram at @JenniferDukesLee. Available this week on Amazon! GROWING SLOW GROWING SLOW BIBLE STUDY Jennifer's earlier books: IT'S ALL UNDER CONTROL IT'S ALL UNDER CONTROL BIBLE STUDY THE HAPPINESS DARE LOVE IDOL   ______________ We were talking about the term "Hot Dish" this week on the Welcome Heart, Welcome Home Facebook group (you're invited, btw.) Jennifer's Iowan recipe qualifies as a Hot Dish!   Jennifer's KETO TURKEY/CHICKEN CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS About 4 cups of leftover cooked turkey or chicken Veggies, such as mushrooms, carrots, onion, broccoli, cauliflower. I've even taken a Normandy blend from the freezer and used that.  6 cloves garlic 4 T butter 1 cup of cheddar, or any other type of chees you like   KETO WHITE SAUCE 2 T butter 1 block cream cheese 1 1/2 c heavy cream 1/2 cup shredded or grated parmesan 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper nutmeg   Dice/slice the veggies to your like. Shred the turkey/chicken.   In a large pot, melt the 4 T butter. Add the garlic and veggies. Cook for 5-7 minutes, until veggies are cooked to your liking. Add the shredded meat and mix it all together. Set aside. Preheat over to 350. In a separate pot, melt the 2 T of butter. Add the cream cheese, cut into small cubes. Mix with whisk. Add heavy cream. Whisk. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg, parmesan. Heat until it starts to bubble.  Pour sauce over meat and veggies in the other pot. Transfer to casserole dish. Sprinkle cheddar over all. Bake for 15 min or until cheese becomes golden.    _____________ Looking for a new summer Bible Study to do on your own or with a couple of friends? Check out: Hospitality, 101: Lessons From the Ultimate Host, a 12-Week Bible Study When we understand God’s welcome, we can better pass it on to another. For a limited time, I’m offering Chapter One of my Bible Study: Hospitality, 101—Lessons From the Ultimate Host, a 12-Week Bible Study. Check out the first chapter then BUY HERE.  One for you and one for a friend. Learn to do hospitality with a friend. 12 recipes included.  LEADER'S GUIDE AVAILABLE.  

Robert Osazuwa Ness is an adjunct professor of computer science at Northeastern University, an ML Research Engineer at Gamalon, and the founder of AltDeep School of AI.  He holds a PhD in statistics.  He studied at Johns Hopkins SAIS and then Purdue University.References Altdeep School of AI, Altdeep on Twitch, Substack, Robert Ness Altdeep Causal Generative Machine Learning Minicourse, Free course  Robert Osazuwa Ness on Google Scholar Gamalon Inc Causal Reinforcement Learning talks, Elias Bareinboim The Bitter Lesson, Rich Sutton 2019 The Need for Biases in Learning Generalizations, Tom Mitchell 1980 Schema Networks: Zero-shot Transfer with a Generative Causal Model of Intuitive Physics, Kansky et al 2017

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 10, 2020]Hawa Hassan, the Brooklyn-based founder and CEO of the Somali hot sauce line Basbaas, joins us to discuss her new cookbook, In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean. The book draws on the recipes and stories of bibis -- Swahili for grandmothers -- from eight African nations that touch the Indian Ocean.   ndizi Kaanga (FRIED PLANTAINS)  As Ma Vicky taught us, plantains are a huge part of Tanzanian cooking, and there are tons of varietals and different ways of preparing each. These simple fried plantains are best made with bright yellow plantains that are somewhere in between the firm, starchy-green under- ripe plantains and the super-soft, super-sweet, almost-black overripe plantains. Fried in a little butter (or ghee) and finished with a splash of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle of both salt and nutmeg, these plantains ride the line between sweet and savory. Serve on their own for a snack or alongside Zanzibar Pilau (Rice Pilaf, page XX), cooked vegetables, and grilled meat or fish for a complete meal. You could even sprinkle them with a bit of brown sugar as they cook, finish them with a splash of rum, and serve with vanilla ice cream for a Tanzanian version of bananas foster.   SERVES 4 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (or ghee) 2 large yellow plantains, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick pieces on the diagonal 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ teaspoon kosher salt Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Place the butter in a large nonstick skillet set over medium- high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the plantain pieces and cook until dark brown on the undersides, about 2 minutes. Carefully turn each plantain and cook just until the second sides are lightly browned, about another minute. Transfer the plantains, cut sides up, to a serving platter and drizzle with the lemon juice and sprinkle with the salt and nutmeg. Serve immediately. Leftovers can be stored in a container in the refrigerator for up to a few days and warmed in a skillet before serving.

Right now there are hundreds of college football and basketball players in the NCAA Transfer Portal, but most people have no idea what that actually means. Zaid Hamdan just spent three years as a defensive lineman for the Buckeyes before entering the portal and committing to FCS powerhouse James Madison. But what do you have to do to enter the portal? And then what happens next? Hamdan walks you through the whole process, and also shares the biggest things he learned from OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson, his most memorable moment as a Buckeye, and more.

This is the second part of the episode about Robert Haskell's book Transfer of Learning. In this part, we go in detail into the importance of rich declarative knowledge for transfer. Topics include: The difference between surface structure and deep structure of problems, and how experts can see through the former to get at the latter, allowing transfer to happen How pure scientific discoveries with no application resulted in groundbreaking technological breakthroughs decades later Prolific inventors' advice on what it takes to be a great inventor (hint: "irrelevant" knowledge) How even specialists in procedural knowledge ("skills") openly admit that rich, well-structured declarative knowledge is the cornerstone of transfer Enjoy the episode.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the departure of Jameson Williams to Alabama, the decommitment of Dasan McCullough (and his subsequent commitment to Indiana.), and the Buckeyes that did and did not get selected in the 2021 NFL Draft.

One central question which I find very difficult to answer is "What is education for?". There seem to be many parallel purposes, most of which are subjective, ill-defined, and hard to measure. It is difficult to navigate between the Scylla of unrealistic expectations far from the core activities of school (e.g. developing well-adjusted entrepreneurial job-ready good citizens) and the Charybdis of uninspiring flat-footed apparent irrelevancies (e.g. hoping that they at least remember Pythagoras' Theorem). However, there is one aim that seems to me to pass both of these criteria: the ability to use what one has learned in novel situations. It seems absolutely necessary to make for a justifiable education - after all, if you are unable to apply your knowledge anywhere outside of the classroom, what's the use of learning it in the first place? On the other hand, it also seems eminently achievable and related to real classroom content. Application of what one has learned to new scenarios is known in the psychology literature as transfer of learning (or knowledge transfer), and it is the subject of Robert Haskell's book. Haskell makes the compelling point that gaining knowledge and skills plus the ability to adapt them to a range of unfamiliar situations is what can properly be called education; if you can only rigidly perform a set of tasks in their original circumstances, this should be considered merely training. After spilling considerable ink explaining what the term might really mean (scoring points with me for taking defining one's terms so seriously), the author tells us how, in over a century of research, psychologists have repeatedly shown transfer of learning to be nearly impossible to achieve. After walloping us with that shocker, he rallies us with the promise of his Eleven Points, a sort of manifesto which, he claims, can make transfer of learning possible after all. He then spends the rest of the book detailing what these points mean, and showing evidence (some convincing, some circumstantial) of the importance of each of the points in his program. Transfer of learning is an incredibly important idea, and it is shocking that it is so little talked about in education circles. Instead, we get lectures about "21st century skills", with very little basis in actual science, as far as I have been able to figure out. After critiquing "critical thinking" in the previous episode, this one serves to draw attention to a more promising-looking educational aim with around 120 years of research behind it, but which nobody seems to be talking about. Enjoy the episode.

Chef Sheldon Simeon joins us to discuss his new book, Cook Real Hawai'i. While he's best known for competing in two seasons of "Top Chef," Simeon is also the owner of Maui's Tin Roof Restaurant and a third-generation Hawaiian. In the words of one Eater review, the book covers "the islands’ painful colonial history and exploitative plantation systems, as well as the people — including Simeon’s grandparents — who survived both and created Hawai'i’s extraordinary food culture."   COCONUT SHRIMP SERVES 4 TO 6 I know what you’re going to say. This doesn’t look like the coconut shrimp we had on Maui???!!! And you’re right, it doesn’t. Nobody knows better than me what that kind of coconut shrimp looks like, since during my years cooking at Aloha Mixed Plate, I fried up thousands upon thousands of those suckers. Yes, shredded coconut and fried shrimp is delicious, but to this day I won’t order it just on principle. I’m still traumatized. And if you think I had it bad, spare a thought for Auntie Lovey, who was our veteran prep cook: Every day, she’d have to bread two thousand shrimp in under three hours. But beyond my culinary PTSD, there is another reason why I’m jaded. For the most part, locals don’t eat coconut shrimp. It’s pure haole bait. Going to Hawai‘i to eat coconut shrimp would be like bragging about all the California rolls you ate in Tokyo. But rather than be a hater, I try to be constructive with such opinions. So I thought back to the shrimp dishes that, to me, symbolized celebration and indulgence. My mind went back to special occasions, when my family would go to Sun Sun Lau, a bygone Chinese restaurant in Hilo, and order honey-walnut shrimp. The shrimp were flash-fried in cornstarch, and then covered in a sweet, condensed-milk-and-mayonnaise-based sauce and served with crunchy honey walnuts. Broke. The. Mouth. So that’s how we got here: coconut shrimp reimagined as honey-walnut shrimp. Instead of sweetened condensed milk, I reduce coconut milk down to a creamy sauce, and rather than candied walnuts I use oven-baked candied coconut chips, a crispy snack that you’ll find sold in local gift shops (easy to make it yourself, though). Even better than Leung’s, I daresay. Let’s get coconut shrimp 2.0 trending and maybe, just maybe, unseat the original. 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise ¼ cup Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk (recipe follows) 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Kosher salt Ground white pepper 2 egg whites ¾ cup chilled club soda or seltzer water 2 cups mochiko (sweet rice flour) ¼ cup cornstarch or tapioca starch 1 ½ pounds peeled and deveined large shrimp, rinsed Neutral oil, for deep-frying 2 tablespoons Coconut Candy 2 teaspoons Fried Garlic 1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallions Cooked rice or Fried Garlic Noodles, for serving In a small bowl, whisk together the mayo, condensed coconut milk, lemon juice, and salt and white pepper to taste. Set the sauce aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites, club soda, 1 cup of the mochiko, the cornstarch, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon white pepper. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes so the flour can hydrate. Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and pat dry with paper towels. Meanwhile, prepare a wire rack or line a baking sheet with paper towels. Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot or deep skillet with at least 2 inches of oil, making sure to leave a few inches of clearance from the pot’s rim. Heat over high heat until the oil reaches 350°F (use a thermometer), adjusting the heat as needed to maintain temperature. Place the remaining 1 cup mochiko in a shallow dish or pan and coat the shrimp, shaking off any excess, then dip into the batter, letting the excess drip off. Once the oil is ready, fry the shrimp in batches until they turn pink and the coating is golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the wire rack or paper towels and let cool slightly. In a medium bowl, toss the warm shrimp with ½ cup of the reserved sauce, adding more if needed to evenly coat (but not drown) the shrimp. Spoon any remaining sauce onto a plate and top with the shrimp. Garnish with the coconut candy, fried garlic, and scallions. Serve with rice or garlic noodles. SWEETENED CONDENSED COCONUT MILK MAKES ABOUT ¾ CUP 1 (13.5-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk ½ cup sugar In a small saucepan, bring the coconut milk to a boil over medium-high heat and whisk in the sugar. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring often, until the mixture is thickened and reduced by half, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool before using. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 week.   Reprinted with permission from Cook Real Hawai’i by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder, copyright © 2021. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Polly explains how microfluidics allow bioengineering researchers to create high throughput data, and shares her experiences with biology and machine learning. --- Polly Fordyce is an Assistant Professor of Genetics and Bioengineering and fellow of the ChEM-H Institute at Stanford. She is the Principal Investigator of The Fordyce Lab, which focuses on developing and applying new microfluidic platforms for quantitative, high-throughput biophysics and biochemistry. Twitter: https://twitter.com/fordycelab​ Website: http://www.fordycelab.com/​ --- Topics Discussed: 0:00​ Sneak peek, intro 2:11​ Background on protein sequencing 7:38​ How changes to a protein's sequence alters its structure and function 11:07​ Microfluidics and machine learning 19:25​ Why protein folding is important 25:17​ Collaborating with ML practitioners 31:46​ Transfer learning and big data sets in biology 38:42​ Where Polly hopes bioengineering research will go 42:43​ Advice for students Transcript: http://wandb.me/gd-polly-fordyce​ Links Discussed: "The Weather Makers": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wea...​ --- Get our podcast on these platforms: Apple Podcasts: http://wandb.me/apple-podcasts​​​ Spotify: http://wandb.me/spotify​​ Google Podcasts: http://wandb.me/google-podcasts​​​ YouTube: http://wandb.me/youtube​​​ Soundcloud: http://wandb.me/soundcloud​​ Join our community of ML practitioners where we host AMAs, share interesting projects and meet other people working in Deep Learning: http://wandb.me/slack​​​ Check out Fully Connected, which features curated machine learning reports by researchers exploring deep learning techniques, Kagglers showcasing winning models, industry leaders sharing best practices, and more: https://wandb.ai/fully-connected

Things discussed: Coastal Carolina transfer DeVonte’ Jones: crafty, likes to steal it, three-pointer is more of a set shot not a pull-up. Athleticism questionable. Great around the rim. Great insurance policy. Can shoot a free throw. Can he D up? Will his shooters improve here? Ceiling for hoops next year? Final Four team? We think Barnes is underrated, Chaundee-like jumper. Houstan is an instant third banana at the three. Those guys plus Eli and Johns give you shooting if it’s not coming from point. Why hasn’t Franz declared yet? We’re not sure. Speculate he’s doing it after finals? Maybe Mo is using the Izzo’s basement situation? How do they fit everyone together? Diabate at the four with Dickinson at the five? Tschetter? Think T.Williams is a better option for fourth guy in the frontcourt. Dickinson growth: Right hand, shooting threes. Football recruiting: What is Michigan getting in Tyler Morris? Seth says Golden Tate—so smooth, Sam says Ronnie Bell. ACL injury moved up his recruiting timeline, canceled his senior season. Sam makes us watch film on FL 3* DT Jordan Phillips, whom we think could commit on the visit this weekend. We like. Seth thinks a commit would necessitate a lot of defense, as Alabama’s class right now is “Let’s wait and see who we want then take them.” NCAA: 12-team playoffs, since they ruined the bowl games. Transfer portal effect on fandom? Emmert extension: very clarifying. There’s no cost to getting rid of that guy. NCAA is just going to do anything to avoid paying players.

#FSG #TransferWindow #LFCAccounts Its all happening at LFC at the moment! A stuttering attempt to make the Champions League spots and now accounts show a loss of £46 million. Jamie, Grizz, Keith & Phil look at the implications of of on and off field results as we head for what looks like a huge summer for Jurgen Klopp and FSG. Our Website is your place for all things Trippers! www.lfcdt.comWin a PS5 and FIFA 21!!! Subscribe and one lucky person will win when we hit 10k Subs!!https://gofund.me/cadb4e05https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8xexUjDD7CSubscribe, Like, Hit the bell icon and never miss another show from the worlds biggest, 100% free LFC Podcast. ** All views on the show are those of the individual and do not represent those of the LFC Daytrippers **Discord https://discord.gg/6EG2C2SBBgSpotify https://spoti.fi/3f8PVPGTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/lfcdaytrippersApple pods https://apple.co/3cchQvYRSS Feed https://www.spreaker.com/user/lfcdtYoutube https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLFCDaytrippersInstagram https://www.instagram.com/lfcdaytrippers/Newsletter https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LFCDaytrippersDon't forget to subscribe or follow, leave reviews if possible and turn notifications on!!! LFC - Liverpool FC - YNWA - LFC Family - Premier League - EPL - Klopp - Transfer News - Redmen News and Chat - Match Preview - Live Updates - Match Predictions - Match Reaction - Football - Soccer - Football Debate - Passion - Opinion - Laughter - Free Content - Competitions - Giveaways - Podcast - Unfiltered - LFC Daytrippers - Champions League - Football Daily - Euro Football Daily

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Welcome to Finance and Fury. A few weeks ago we went through the NZ government tasking the RBNZ with looking at property prices with monetary policy. in that episode, we went through why it probably isn’t going to really work well – politically the perception is that the Government is trying – but for the CB to make housing affordable through monetary policy, their only real recourse is to increase interest rates which would potentially put many households into default – leaving to an oversupply in property and property prices dropping – but this may not actually create ‘affordability’ – it would create people who have declared bankruptcy, who then have a hard time getting another loan, plus it may lower the household incomes – affordability of property is the price of property measured against the average household income what was mentioned in this episode is that the central bank has basically said as much – and would refer back policy tips for governments to try and implement – this is the other end of the spectrum on the fiscal policy side – such as changes to the taxation system – this brings us back to today’s topic – and this is one of the proposals that the NSW government has when looking at property affordability – Major changes may be coming down the pike in NSW for stamp duty reforms – may set the example for other states to follow This episode – we will look at the proposal to remove stamp duty and replace this with a form of property tax – in other words, pay less upfront tax and replace this with an ongoing tax We will also look at some examples of how this would work Most of the information from this episode is from the consultation papers, bot with NSW treasury and a few private To start with - this proposal is nothing new – one paper I was looking at went back to 1996, another to 2016 – Because if anyone was politically/policy aware back in around the 2000s – the proposal was that with the introduction of GST at the federal level, it was meant to be the replacement of stamp duty charged by the states – so the GST gets introduced, then the states remove stamp duty As is with governments – don’t like to forego revenues – so GST was a double win for the states – keep collecting stamp duty and then get a distribution from the federal level through GST – which is distributed between the states Before we get into the details of this proposal – let’s start at the beginning - What is stamp duty – Tax you pay on the transfer of an asset – stamp duty is triggered by a property transaction and levied on the sale price Stamp duty is also referred as a transfer duty, as it is a transaction-based tax paid on the transfer of property, both residential and commercial. The tax is paid by the purchaser of the property, based on the sale price – includes the price of the land and the building on it – essentially the market value Stamp duty has a progressive tax structure - the tax rate increases as the purchase price increases. first introduced in England back in 1694 under an act to help raise revenue to fight against the French towards the end of the Nine years’ war As an English colony this tradition carried – NSW introduced Stamp Duty 1865 Stamp duty makes up a large chunk of every states revenues – NSW has a revenue of just under $32b Transfer duty - $8bn or 25% of the total revenue, land tax was about $4.6bn or 14.4% - but in total the NSW government makes around 40% of their revenues from property, in the form of transfers or ongoing land tax – note that this land tax is not rates – which are levied and collected by the local councils Interesting – one paper I looked at called Fundamental principles of stamp duty – had the revenues of NSW back in 1995 - $2.6bn was the stamp duty collection – but this made up around 43% of the state’s revenue back then – today this tax, whilst it has increased by $5.4bn, makes up about 18% less as a share of the total revenue - additional taxes have been introduced since, such as on gambling, other state levies, which have helped to reduce the portion NSW has some history in reforming Stamp Duty - From 1 July 2016, the NSW government abolished transfer duty on the sale of business assets, including intellectual property, goodwill and statutory licences.   Why is NSW looking at this proposal – The major reason is that over the past 156 years, stamp duty on property has become a large upfront barrier to entry to getting into the property market – not only getting into the property market, but moving from a current property into a new one - Since the 1990s - Property prices have grown, especially around the greater Sydney area – but on top of this, the tax rate of stamp duty has also grown – creating a compounding effect of the barrier to entry for property Initially the stamp duty rate was 0.5% - but on average now it is around 4% in NSW based on the average property price – it is a tried system – but on average it is about 4% - increase of about 8 times In the past 30 years, the average earnings over households in NSW have trebled, but the average house prices have increased around five times, and average stamp duty on dwellings has increased more than seven times – there is a problem here – With the compounding factors of higher prices, requiring more of a deposit savings, as well as costs to stamp duty, homeownership has declined, from around 70% in the 1990s to around 64% today To get into the property market – you have to personally cover the stamp duty – save for your 20% plus the stamp duty costs One of the studies done has estimated that stamp duty can add 2.5 years for an average worker to save enough to get into the property market – this is based on the average household saving 15% of their income on a deposit Goes without say that stamp duty has massively increases the transaction costs for getting into property – In 2009 NSW stamp duty revenue was 137% of the ABS measure of ownership transfer costs. By 2018, stamp duty was 384% of ownership transfer costs Economists also suggest that stamp duty can also hurt economic spending for the population - A review of nine recent studies of the Australian tax system indicates that each additional dollar of residential stamp duty revenue lowers living standards by about 90 cents. For stamp duty on commercial property, the impact is even higher, with an economic cost of $1.00 for every dollar of revenue raised. So, on average, almost every dollar raised in stamp duty has 100% economic cost – reducing consumer spending and GDP   But let’s be clear – the Government are not acting purely out of the goodness of their hearts for this change – they are looking to replace an upfront tax with an ongoing tax – in the form of a property tax We already have a Land tax - which is an annual tax paid on the ‘unimproved’ value of land We also already have rates – which is also based upon the unimproved value of land – however at the moment – land tax isn’t paid by many people in NSW – the numbers: For stamp duty – figure of about $8bn at the state level, with an average rates bill of $1,050 in NSW and 3m households, revenues by the councils of about $3.2bn, but for land tax there is a $4.7 billion revenue that is generated from about 180,000 land tax payers – this is an average annual land tax bill of about $26,000 per tax payer Focusing on properties, rather than the people who pay land tax, about 260,000 out of 3 million residential properties in NSW (about 8.5 per cent) are subject to land tax - then among commercial properties only about a quarter are subject to land tax a smaller number of people pay land tax – why? It has a high tax-free threshold, and there are many large exemptions, including the principal place of residence and farms. This new property tax will not be land tax, or replace land tax or rates – it will be on top of these There will be some changes compared to land tax as it currently stands - The property tax would apply to each individual property, unlike land tax which is based on an owner’s aggregate value of landholdings But here is where the proposal is looking at two options – Tax based on the unimproved land values – which is how council rates are determined Property tax based on the market value of property – including the value of the land, buildings and improvements Is similar to rates vs stamp duty – rates are based upon the current unimproved land value – stamp duty is based on the market value of sale – I think it will likely be based on the unimproved land value – the council already does this each year – takes more work to try and calculate the market value – plus, it may cost too much on an ongoing basis It is estimated that the economic benefit of the reform would be approximately halved if the property tax were based on market values instead of unimproved land values. The reform framework – Buyers will be given a choice of which tax to pay – anyone buying a new property will be able to do the sums themselves Pay upfront or pay on an ongoing basis Pros and cons for each situation – if you plan to move homes regularly, or live somewhere for a few years before upscaling, it may make more sense to take the annual tax rather than paying for stamp duty -or if you plan to buy your forever home where you will live in it for decades, it may be actually cheaper Property tax will be an annual tax on land value – the tax structure will likely be similar to rates, where it is based on the land value There will be a fixed amount plus a rate applied to the unimproved land value of an individual property The rates – depends on the type of property – four types, owner-occupied residential property, investment property, primary production (farmland) and commercial – All of these properties need to currently pay stamp duty if they are purchases – but only investment properties or commercial properties are liable to pay land tax, if they are above the minimum threshold – what are the rates: Owner occupied: $500 + 0.3% of the unimproved land value Investment property: $1,500 + 1% of the unimproved land value Farmland: $0 + 0.3% of the unimproved land value Commercial property: $0 + 2.6% of the unimproved land value If you are not buying a new property, there is no change to your current situation If you already own a property and have paid stamp duty, then you will not have to pay the potential property tax There will be window in which new purchases of property can make a choice, to receive a rebate of their stamp duty and to pay the ongoing property tax First time home buyers – the existing stamp duty concessions for FHB could be replaced with a grant of up to $25k   Looking at some examples – In 2020, the average unimproved land value for residential property across all of NSW is around $437,500 Using the indicative property tax rates, the average residential property in NSW would be subject to an owner-occupied property tax of $1,812 per annum For metropolitan NSW the average residential land value is around $630,400 - corresponding owner-occupied property tax would be $2,391 per annum In comparison – let’s say there is 40% premium for the total values – taking the market values to $612,500 and $882,560 respectively – Stamp duty on these properties would be $22,897 and $35,052 – this represents paying for 12.6 years and 14.6 years upfront in stamp duty when compared to the ongoing tax for that is estimated The other thing to consider is that over the years, the unimproved land value of the property is likely to rise – hence the present value of stamp duty may not seem as bad Assuming that the average land value grows by 3% p.a. – takes the break evens down to 11 years and 13 years – so shaves about 1 and a bit years off – but they key consideration is the long term holding of a property If you plan to own the property for 20+ years, or retire into it – it may actually be better to still pay for the stamp duty Investment property – Say you buy a residential investment property in metropolitan NSW – the fixed fee plus 1% is about $7,804 p.a. – the stamp duty payable on property at the market rate = $35,052 – about 4.5 years of the annual ongoing tax Effects on investment property – make it less viable form a cashflow perspective – additional costs – rates, land tax, annual tax – rents would need to go up to cover this   Will this do any good? The government has forecasts that in the medium term, the property tax would create a revenue neutral situation – Currently, there are about 200,000 property transactions each year paying stamp duty. A long-run transition to a system where around 3.5 million properties pay an annual property tax would allow the Government to recover the revenue lost in the early years. From an economic perspective - Based on the current model, the proposed reforms could inject $11 billion back into the economy over the first four years, putting money back into the pockets of the people of NSW However – this may actually have a long term negative effect on consumer spending – when accounting for the increasd ongoing costs for households for holding property, this may initially inject $11bn in the economy over 4 years, but what about the annual opportunity cost for the money going into this ongoing property tax? Issue with models, impossible to accurately predict anything – especially when considering that it is all assumptions based and assuming that the money saved on stamp duty will be spent in the economy – as opposed to going towards a deposit or helping to cover the debt One big assumption is that the removal of stamp duty is that it has the capacity to increase household turnover – reducing the upfront transaction costs The Reserve Bank has noted housing turnover is positively related with household retail spending, particularly on durable goods such as furniture, home appliances and electrical or electronic devices, and renovation activity as new owners might choose to modify homes to suit their needs or existing owners add value before listing From an affordability point of view – trading the here and now for ongoing costs Residential – need to consider the pros and cons For investments – it may be better in some cases if the property is going to be long term hold – to pay stamp duty In summary – the NSW Government views - Stamp duty is an inefficient and volatile tax that puts a barrier to entry for people getting into the property market Thank you for listening to today's episode. 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Sobre o Podcast O Loop Matinal é um podcast do Loop Infinito que traz as notícias mais importantes do mundo da tecnologia para quem não tem tempo de ler sites e blogs de tecnologia. Marcus Mendes apresenta um resumo rápido e conciso das notícias mais importantes, sempre com bom-humor e um toque de acidez. Confira as notícias das últimas 24h, e até amanhã! -------------------------------- Apoie o Loop Matinal! O Loop Matinal está no apoia.se/loopmatinal e no picpay.me/loopmatinal! Se você quiser ajudar a manter o podcast no ar, é só escolher a categoria que você preferir e definir seu apoio mensal. Obrigado em especial aos ouvintes Advogado Junio Araujo, Alexsandra Romio, Alisson Rocha, Anderson Barbosa, Anderson Cazarotti, Angelo Almiento, Arthur Givigir, Breno Farber, Bruna Almeida, Caio Santos, Carolina Vieira, Cassiano Menezes, Christophe Trevisani, Claudio Souza, Dan Fujita, Daniel Ivasse, Daniel Cardoso, Diogo Silva, Edgard Contente, Edson Pieczarka Jr, Fabian Umpierre, Fabio Brasileiro, Felipe, Frederico Souza, Guilherme Santos, Henrique Orçati, Horacio Monteiro, Igor Antonio, Igor Silva, Ismael Cunha, Jeadilson Bezerra, Jorge Fleming, Jose Junior, Jose Vandenildo, Juliana Majikina, Juliano Cezar, Juliano Marcon, Leandro Bodo, Leonardo  Casati, Louise Potrich, Luiz Mota, Luiz Mokwa, Marcel Silbernagel, Marcus Coufal, Mauricio Junior, Messias Oliveira, Nilton Vivacqua, Otavio Tognolo, Paulo Sousa, Ricardo Mello, Ricardo Berjeaut, Ricardo Soares, Rickybell, Roberto Chiaratti, Rodrigo Rosa, Rodrigo Rezende, Teresa Borges, Tiago Soares, Victor Souza, Vinícius Lima, Vinícius Ghise e Wilson Pimentel pelo apoio! -------------------------------- Instagram do Loop Matinal: https://www.instagram.com/loopmatinal/ Podcast Área de Transferência: 
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In this episode we give you tips and tricks for scoring that outdoor patio table or bar stool. We talk the oldest pieces of clothing we still own and which ones we still wear. Transfer portal follow-up talk from last week and Carrie gets on a soap box about the UK spring football game. We put our own spin on the NFL draft with the GBS Fictional football draft round one. News of the Weird deals with baked goods in trees that look like animals and we've got Indiana Jones 5, high gravity White Claw, breadbasket bikes, candy makeup and Joe Buck on Take It or Leave It.

In honor of Earth Week, we kick off our series, "Chew It Over: Rethinking Food Waste & Leftovers," with cookbook author Julia Turshen who will help us launch the All Of It Leftover Challenge.  Select one of the recipes below to make for dinner this week, and then turn into leftovers at least once! Tell us how it goes. Send us your photos and tag us on Instagram, and we’ll check in with you at the end of the week to see how it went. The recipes are: Roast Chicken with Onion Gravy, Stewed Chickpeas with Peppers and Zucchini, Ropa Vieja and Red Lentil Soup Dip. They're excerpted from Julia Turshen's new book Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food.   **Roast Chicken with Onion Gravy** Add this chicken to the list of recipes inspired by our volunteer work at Angel Food East. To make it, you cut up a chicken, season it, and roast it in a skillet on a bed of sliced onions and chicken stock. After the chicken is cooked, you set the skillet on the stove, reduce the cooking juices just a little bit, and then stir in mustard and sour cream to make a rich onion gravy without any flour, roux, or anything else that usually causes gravy anxiety. Serve this chicken with mashed or crushed potatoes (they’re a good place to put more sour cream) and steamed green beans. Or with cornbread and cooked greens. Or with noodles and peas. Or with rice and buttered broccoli. Or with warm rolls and roasted squash. You get the idea . . . Serves 4 1 large (or 2 small) yellow onion, thinly sliced into half moons 2 cups [480 ml] chicken stock (homemade, store-bought, or bouillon paste dissolved in boiling water) Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 parts (or 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts or 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs), patted dry with a paper towel 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 thin slices 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/2 cup [113 g] sour cream Preheat your oven to 400.F [200.C]. Place the sliced onion and chicken stock in a large, heavy, ovenproof skillet (I use a cast-iron one for this). Season the mixture with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper.  Place the chicken pieces, skin-side- up, on top of the onion mixture and season them generously with salt and pepper. Place a butter slice on top of each piece of chicken and roast until the chicken is browned, firm to the touch, and registers at least 165.F [74.C] on a digital thermometer, about 40 minutes. Use tongs to transfer the chicken pieces to a serving platter and cover them with foil to keep them warm. Place the skillet with the onions on the stove and bring to a boil over high heat. Let the mixture boil for 5 minutes to thicken slightly, then turn the heat to low. Whisk in the mustard and sour cream and season the gravy to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the chicken pieces. Serve immediately. **Stewed Chickpeas with Peppers and Zucchini** A late summer go-to during our volunteering shifts at Angel Food East, this light stew of chickpeas, peppers, and zucchini is the best way I know to use up a ton of summertime produce without a ton of effort. Served with a creamy, lemony sauce and couscous, pasta, rice, or quinoa (or any grain), it’s a healthy-and-Hearty recipe that is simple to make and infinitely adaptable, too. Swap out the chickpeas for any type of bean. Have extra peppers? Add them! Have a bunch of tomatoes? Chop them up and throw them in. Dice some eggplant, roast it, and fold it in at the end. Add vegetable stock to this and call it soup. Skip the grain or pasta and use the mixture to fill quesadillas. This is flexible cooking, which is my favorite kind of cooking. Serves 4 For the sauce 1 large handful fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped (a little stem is fine) 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup [120 ml] vegan mayonnaise (or regular mayonnaise if you’re not vegan) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt For the stew 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced into half moons 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 bell peppers (red, yellow, and/or orange), stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons dried oregano Kosher salt 2 medium zucchini [about 3/4 pound (340 g)], ends trimmed, cut into bite-sized pieces Two 15-ounce [425 g] cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup [60 ml] water 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar To serve Cooked couscous, pasta, rice, quinoa, or any other grain First, make the sauce Place the parsley, lemon juice, vegan mayonnaise, and salt in a small bowl and stir well to combine. Reserve the mixture. Next, make the stew Place the olive oil in a large, heavy pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat. Once it’s warm, add the onion, garlic, bell peppers, tomato paste, oregano, and a large pinch of salt. Cook, stirring now and then, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, chickpeas, water, and another large pinch of salt. Turn the heat to high and when that little bit of water begins to boil, turn the heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and cook, uncovering it every so often to stir, until the zucchini is very soft and the mixture is stew, about 25 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the vinegar, and season the mixture to taste with salt. Serve the stew warm over the couscous (or whatever you’re serving it with). Top each serving with a large spoonful of the sauce. **Ropa Vieja**  In my early twenties, I ended up living in a studio apartment in the same building that I grew up in. It was a surreal experience, almost a time loop, and living there allowed me to reconnect to some of the places I went to as a little kid. One of those places was La Taza del Oro, down the block on Eighth Avenue, a very special lunch counter that opened in 1947 and sadly closed in 2015. Along with Casa Adela in the East Village, La Taza del Oro was one of New York’s iconic Puerto Rican restaurants and it served dishes from other cultures too, including traditional Cuban ropa vieja (which translates to “old clothes,” an evocative description of the texture of the shredded beef).  I make this version at home regularly, and while it doesn’t bring back a restaurant I wish was still thriving, it helps me keep my memories of it alive. It’s also just so satisfying and soul-warming (which is why I made it a few times for our local volunteer EMT squad when Covid-19 hit our area). After cooking, shred the beef and store in a container in the refrigerator for up to a week (it’s honestly better the longer it sits). Warm it up in a saucepan over low heat (splash with a little water or stock if it needs some moisture) and then enjoy on its own with rice or sweet, starchy things like roasted squash, fried plantains, grilled corn, or Sweet + Spicy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (page 135). It’s especially great with the Best Black Beans with Avocado Salad (page 62). You could also use this beef for tacos or inside of a pressed sandwich (try it on your next grilled cheese). Serves 6 to 8 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced into half moons 6 garlic cloves, crushed 2 medium green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced One 14.5-ounce [411 g] can diced tomatoes with their juice 1/4 cup [60 ml] yellow mustard ⅓ cup [65 g] raisins 1/2 cup [120 g] pimento-stuffed green olives, plus 3 tablespoons olive brine for finishing the dish One 2- to 3-pound [907 g to 1.3 kg] boneless chuck roast, trimmed of any large pieces of fat or gristle, cut into 3 even pieces 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons ground cumin Fresh cilantro, for serving (optional) Preheat your oven to 300.F [150.C]. Place the onion, garlic, bell peppers, diced tomatoes with their juice, mustard, raisins, and olives (hang onto that brine for later) in a large, heavy ovenproof pot (such as a Dutch oven). Mix well to combine. Sprinkle the chuck roast pieces all over with the salt, black pepper, and cumin. Nestle the pieces into the mixture in the pot. Cover the pot tightly with a lid or aluminum foil. Roast the beef until it’s incredibly tender and shreds easily when you poke at it with tongs or a couple of forks, about 3 hours. Add the olive brine to the pot and use those tongs or forks to shred the beef directly in the pot (discard any large pieces of fat as you work) and mix it together with the juices.  Season to taste with salt. Serve warm with cilantro sprinkled on top (if you’d like). **Red Lentil Soup Dip** Even though I wrote a whole cookbook about reinventing leftovers, called Now & Again, I often eat tons of stuff cold, straight out of the container. We all contain multitudes. Enter this dip, which is inspired by leftover red lentil soup that I mistook for hummus one day and stuck a carrot into and ate standing in front of my refrigerator. It was so good that I decided to do it on purpose going forward and cook red lentils as if I were going to turn them into a gently spiced soup, in the spirit of traditional masoor dal, but on the thicker side with less liquid. Serve with raw vegetables, any type of cracker (it’s especially good with papadums), or put a dollop onto a bowl of rice and cooked vegetables and call it lunch. And you can always add a few cups of stock, serve it warm, and call it . . . soup. Makes about 2 cups [480 ml] 3 tablespoons coconut oil (or extra-virgin olive oil) 2 teaspoons garam masala (or 1/2 teaspoon each ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, and black pepper) 1/2 cup [100 g] split red lentils One 131/2-ounce [400 ml] can coconut milk 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoons plain yogurt (or coconut milk yogurt if you’re vegan), for serving  2 tablespoons toasted unsweetened coconut flakes, for serving Place the coconut oil and garam masala in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the spices begin to smell fragrant, just about 30 seconds, stir in the lentils, coconut milk, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, turn the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until the lentils are completely soft, 20 to 25 minutes. Season the mixture to taste with salt. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature. It will thicken slightly as it cools. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl. Top with the yogurt and toasted coconut and serve immediately. All recipes from the book SIMPLY JULIA by Julia Turshen. Copyright © 2021 by Julia Turshen. Published by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Reprinted by permission.

Let’s go to the transfer portal to catch the latest updates in college basketball roster building … and reducing. That’s where we are, with more than 1,700 in the portal as of Thursday morning. Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin spent most of his meeting with reporters this week discussing the portal and its effects. The Tigers have lost six players, gained three and aren’t finished recruiting there. In this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast, you’ll hear from Martin on the game’s transfer culture and other topics involving Mizzou basketball. Story links: Transfer portal a new way of roster building for Mizzou and everyone else List of 2021 men’s college basketball transfers Overland Park’s Joe Pleasant, NCAA Tournament hero, to transfer to Wichita State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Run of Show 0:00 - Boxing Ben Askren is back 0:03 - Gable Steveson got the red carpet treatment at Wrestlemania over the weekend 0:09 - Thomas Gilman said some really interesting things on The Bader Show 0:16 - Wrestlers who Ben thought would have success in MMA 0:18 - Hassan Yazdani apparent hurt his knee a couple months ago. Running back through his career matches with 0:38 - Jason Borrelli named Head Coach at American 0:43 - Early Penn State projected lineup 0:58 - Transfer portal talk and potential NCAA rule changes 01:02 - Questions from friends

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The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Coronabus both enacted laws aiming to stop China from advancing their Belt and Road economic system that may soon be able to compete with the "rules based international order", which the United States has been leading the implementation of since the end of WWII. In this episode, learn about the NDAA's most significant changes, including a new U.S. military build up in China's neighborhood: The Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 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Recommended Episodes CD218: Minerals are the New Oil CD187: Combating China Bills National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 Bill Text Sec. 158: Expansion of Economic Order Quantity Contracting Authority for F-35 Aircraft Program Doubles the amount of money allowed to be spent on longer term contracts from $574 million to over $1 billion TITLE VII - ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle D - Industrial Base Matters Sec. 841: Additional Requirements Pertaining to Printed Circuit Boards Beginning January 1, 2023, the Defense Department will be prohibited from buying printed circuit boards that are either fully or partially manufactured in North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran. The Defense Secretary has the ability to waive these restrictions TITLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle E - Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1052: Expenditure of Funds for Department of Defense Clandestine Activities that Support Operational Preparation of the Environment Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to spend up to $15 million from the Operations and Maintenance account "in any fiscal year for clandestine activities for any purpose the Secretary determines to be proper for preparation of the environment for operations of a confidential nature." Intelligence activities are excluded. This authority can be delegated for expenses up to $250,000. The Defense Secretary has to tell Congress about these expenditures in a report due once per year at the end of the year. Sec. 1053: Sale or Donation of Excess Department of Defense Personal Property for Law Enforcement Activities Prohibits the military from transferring free bayonets, grenades (but they can still transfer stun and flash bang grenades), weaponized tanks, and weaponized drones to domestic law enforcement. Sec. 1062: Limitation on Provision of Funds to Institutions of Higher Education Hosting Confucius Institutes Beginning in 2023, Defense Department funding - except for funding given directly to students - can be given to an college or university that hosts a Confucius Institute. "Confucius Institute" is defined as "a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded" by the Chinese government. The Defense Secretary has the ability to waive this prohibition. This was based on a bill co-authored by Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio and Rep. Donna Shalala of Fl Sec. 1064: Requirements for Use of Federal Law Enforcement Personnel, Active Duty Members of the Armed Forces, and National Guard Personnel in Support of Federal Authorities to Respond to Civil Disturbances Whenever a member of the armed forces, including the National Guard, respond to a civil disturbance, each individual has to display their name and the name of the Federal entity they are representing. This won't apply to individuals who don't wear uniforms when performing their regular duties or who are performing undercover operations. TITLE XII - MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle B - Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sec. 1215: Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce Deployment to Afghanistan Prohibits troop levels in Afghanistan from being reduced below 2,000 until the Defense Secretary submits a report Subtitle C - Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran Sec. 1221: Extension and Modification of Authority to Provide Assistance to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Reauthorizes the Department of Defense military assistance for training, equipment, supplies, and support for the Government of Iraq and "other local security forces" for combatting ISIL and security the territory of Iraq until December 31, 2021 but cuts the funding to $322.5 million, down from $645 million. The original funding amount t was over $1.6 billion in 2016. Sec. 1222: Extension and Modification of Authority to Provide Assistance to Vetted Syrian Groups and Individuals Reauthorizes the Department of Defense assistance for training, equipment, supplies, support, stipends, and facilities for "vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals" until December 31, 2021 Subtitle E - Matters Relating to Europe and NATO Sec. 1241: Determination and Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to Turkey's Acquisition of the S-400 Air Defense System In response to Turkey's decision to buy an air defense system from Russia on July 12, 2019, the President "shall" impose five or more sanctions on each person who participated in buying that system. The sanctions were required to be implemented by the end of January 2021. The sanctions are allowed to be removed after one year if the S-400 air defense system has been removed from Turkey Sec. 1246: Report on United States Military Force Posture in Southeastern Europe By the end of 2021, the Secretary of Defense has to submit a classified report with an unclassified summary describing the military postures of Russia and China in southeastern Europe and assess the cost, feasibility, and infrastructure requirements of increasing US Armed Forces in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and other locations. Subtitle F - Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1251: Pacific Deterrence initiative Requires the Secretary of Defense to create a Pacific Deterrence Initiative to improve the force posture in the Indo-Pacific region, primarily west of the International Date Line The purpose is to... Strengthen the presence of the US Armed Forces in the region Pre-position equipment, weapons, and fuel. Perform exercises, training, and experiments Build the militaries of allies and partners and enhance cooperation with them Authorizes over $2.2 billion Sec. 1252: Extension and Modification of Prohibition on Commercial Export of Certain Covered Munitions Items to the Hong Kong Police Force Extends the prohibition on export licenses being issued to send weapons to the Hong Kong police force that was enacted on November 27, 2019 until December 31, 2021 and expands the prohibition on exports to include "crime control items". Sec. 1260: Statement of Policy and Sense of Congress on the Taiwan Relations Act 'The Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan relations" "Any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, is a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States." We will "resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system of the people of Taiwan" It is US policy to continue selling weapons to Taiwan, including weapons for air defense, undersea warfare, intelligence, surveillance, anti-armor, anti-ship, and coastal defense systems. US policy is to perform joint military exercises with Taiwan. Sec. 1260E: Sense of Congress on the Aggression of the Government of China Along the Border with India and its Growing Territorial Claims Congress says that... "continued military aggression by the Government of China along the border with India is a significant concern" "attempts by the Government of China to advance baseless territorial claims, including those in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and with respect to Bhutan, are destabilizing and inconsistent with international law." Subtitle G: Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 Sec. 1263: Statement of Policy It is United States policy to... "support a civilian-led political transition in Sudan that results in a democratic government..." "support the implementation of Sudan's constitutional charter for the transitional period" (which began on August 17, 2019 and is effective for 39 months, which would be November 17, 2022) Part of our strategy is "promoting economic reform, private sector engagement, and inclusive economic development..." and "supporting improved development outcomes, domestic resource mobilization, and catalyzing market-based solutions to improve access to health, education, water and sanitations, and livelihoods..." Sec. 1264: Support for Democratic Governance, Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Fundamental Freedoms Authorizes the President to "provide assistance" authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which allows him to use money from the State Department's Economic Support Fund, and development assistance in agriculture, health, education, housing, counter-drug operations, disaster relief, energy, technology, natural resources, and technical assistance for the government and/or central bank. Authorizes $20 million per year in 2021 and 2022 Sec. 1265: Support for Development Programs Authorizes the President to "provide assistance" using the same authorities from Section 1264 and the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (BUILD Act) ,which created the United States International Development Finance Corporation, to "promote economic growth, increase private sector productivity and advance market-based solutions to address development challenges" Authorizes $80 million per year for 2021 and 2022 Sec. 1266: Support for Conflict Mitigation Authorizes the President to "provide assistance" using the same authorities from Section 1264 and money for international military education and training and money for peacekeeping operations to "support civil society and other organizations", for "professional training of security force personnel", and to support provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 and Abyei protocol. Authorizes $20 million per year for 2021 and 2022 Sec. 1267: Support for Accountability for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide in Sudan Authorizes the President to "provide assistance" using the same authorities from Section 1264 to assist investigators to document violations of human rights committed by the former President Omar al-Bashir and the Transitional Military Council since June 30, 1989. Authorizes $10 million per year for 2021 and 2022. Sec. 1270E: Repeal of Sudan Peace Act and the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act Effective January 1, 2020 (backdated), repeals the Sudan Peace Act and the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act Subtitle H - United States Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020 Sec. 1273: Security Assistance for Israel The United States will give Israel at least $3.3 billion per year from the Foreign Military Financing Program from 2021 through 2028 (at least $26.4 billion). The amount used to be capped; this law changed it so that is a minimum payment. Sec. 1275: Rules Governing the Transfer of Precision-Guided Munitions to Israel Above the Annual Restriction Authorizes the President to transfer precision-guided missiles from our reserves to Israel The authority to transfer our missiles to Israel will expire at the beginning of 2024 TITLE LVXXXIV - MISCELLANEOUS Subtitle C - Arctic Sec. 8421: Coast Guard Arctic Prioritization Congress is concerned that "Russia and China have conducted military exercises together in the Arctic, have agreed to connect the Northern Sea Route, claimed by Russia, with China's Maritime Silk Road, and are working together in developing natural gas resources in the Arctic." TITLE XCIV - SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY MATTERS Subtitle B - Other Matters Sec. 9414: Study on Chinese Policies and Influence in the Development of International Standards for Emerging Technologies The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will conduct a study that can include... How China's role in international standards setting organizations has grown over the last 10 years China's standardization strategy outlined in "Chinese Standard 2035" An examination of whether international standards for technology are being designed to promote Chinese interests outlined in the "Made in China 2025" plan Recommendations on how the United States can "mitigate" China's influence in setting standards and increase the United States public and private sector participation in the standards setting institutions TITLE XCVII - FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS Subtitle C - Other Matters Sec. 9723: Accountability for World Bank Loans to China Makes it the policy of the United States to disqualify China from receiving World Bank loans designed for low and middle income countries. This was a bill written by Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio TITLE XCIX - CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS FOR AMERICA Sec. 9902: Semiconductor Incentives The Secretary of Commerce has to create a program that provides tax money to "a private entity, a consortium of private entities,, or a consortium of public and private entities..." to incentivize them to invest in creating, assembling, testing, packaging, or researching semiconductors in the United States. The money can not be given to "a foreign entity of concern" Tax money for any individual project is capped at $3 billion, but that limit can be waived with the recommendation of the Defense Secretary, the Director of National Intelligence, and the President. Sec. 9905: Funding for Development and Adoption of Measurably Secure Semiconductors and Measurably Secure Semiconductors Supply Chains Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to create a "Multilateral Semiconductors Security Fund" The fund would be used to create "measurably secure semiconductor supply chains" The Secretary of State can use money in the fund to give to foreign governments on the condition that those countries enact restrictions on exports to China. The Secretary of State is encouraged, but not required, to establish transparency requirements for subsidies or other financial benefits given to semiconductors inside or outside the participating countries and "promote harmonized treatment and verification processes for items being exported to a country considered a national security risk by a country participating". Coronabus Outline Bill Text DIVISION B - COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 TITLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 526: Prohibits NASA, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) from working with, contracting from, or coordinating "in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company" unless the activities are "specifically authorized" by a law enacted after the Coronabus. This can be waived if NASA, the OSTP, or NSC consults with the FBI and finds that the cooperation would "pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company." DIVISION K - DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT TITLE VII: GENERAL PROVISIONS Insecure Communications Networks Sec. 7030: State Department funds must be used to advance the adoption of 5G in countries receiving our tax money and prevent the creation of communications networks, including 5G, promoted by China "and other state-backed enterprises that are subject to undue or extrajudicial control by their country of origin." East Asia and the Pacific $1.482 billion must be spent implementing the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative of 2018. Requires at least $300 million in additional money to be spent on a new Countering Chinese Influence Fund Sec. 7043: Funding for China's neighbors... Almost $135 million was appropriated for the government of Burma before the military coup. At least $85 million is appropriated for the government of Cambodia, conditioned on Cambodia "verifiably maintaining the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other military installations in Cambodia, and dual use facilities such as the Dara Sakor development project. There is no certification required for "democracy, health, education, and environment programs, programs to strengthen the sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to educate and inform the people of Cambodia of the influence activities of the People's Republic of China in Cambodia." At least $80 million will be given to Laos At least $3 million from the "Democracy Fund" will be given to Hong Kong for "democracy and internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democracy activists" as long as none of this money goes to the Chinese government. Prohibits counter-drug money for the Philippines, "except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational interdiction." At least $170 million will be given to Vietnam Europe and Eurasia Requires at least $290 million to be spent on the Countering Russian Influence Fund Latin America and the Caribbean Sec. 7045: Requires over $500 million to be available for "assistance" for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, which can be spent on the Central America Regional Security Initiative. Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras can only get 50% of their allotted funding unless the Secretary of State certifies that the governments are taking actions against corruption, enacting reforms, informing their citizens that it’s dangerous to come to the United States, enhancing border security, and “resolving disputes involving the confiscation of real property of United States entities.” Those three countries are also ineligible for foreign military financing. The Caribbean Requires at least $74.8 million to be spent on the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Venezuela Requires at least $33 million to be spent on "democracy programs" in Venezuela Bilateral Economic Assistance Adds an additional $700 million to the Economic Support Fund, available until September 30, 2022 for Sudan. DIVISION Z - ENERGY ACT OF 2020 Sec. 7003: Monitoring Mineral Investments Under Belt and Road Initiative of People's Republic of China The Director of National Intelligence, starting in the beginning of 2022 and every year after, will have to conduct a detailed report on China's investments in minerals and if their investments have increased their control over the global supply of those minerals. DIVISION FF - OTHER MATTER TITLE III - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROVISIONS Subtitle B - Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 Sec. 314: Taiwan's Inclusion in International Organizations Congress finds that... "China's attempts to dictate the terms of Taiwan's participation in international organizations has, in many cases, resulted in Taiwan's exclusion from such organizations even when statehood is not a requirement..." Makes it US policy to advocate for Taiwans inclusion in international organizations that do not require statehood, including the United Nations, World Health Assembly, and others. Subtitle F - The United States Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act Sec. 352: By the beginning of July, the Secretary of State has to submit a five year strategy to Congress for changing the governing, economic, and security structures of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Economically, the priorities must include: "Supporting market-based solutions to eliminate constraints to inclusive economic growth" "Identifying... a role for relevant United States agencies and United States private sector in supporting efforts to increase private sector investment..." Security priorities must include: "Implementing the Central America Regional Security Initiative" The strategy can be created in partnership with "civil society and the private sector in the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras." The strategy will have to be posed on the State Department's website, but it is allowed to be partially classified. Sec. 353: By the beginning of July, President Biden has to submit a list of people who will be sanctioned for their actions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Sanctions will prohibit the targets from traveling to the United States. The authority to impose these sanctions will expire at the beginning of 2024. https://www.congress.gov/116/cprt/HPRT42770/CPRT-116HPRT42770.pdf#page= National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Text Sec. 1251: Authorized the “Indo-Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative” to “increase the presence and capabilities” of the United States Armed Forces in the region by building new infrastructure, “enhance the storage and pre-positioning in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region of equipment of the United States Forces”, and with military training and exercises with allies. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2019 Bill Text Sec. 1252: Amends the NDAA for 2016, which authorized the South China Sea Initiative providing military equipment and training to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, to change the name of the program to the “Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative” and expands the authorization to include the Indian Ocean in addition to the South China Sea and the countries of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Adds India to the list of countries allowed to be paid for expenses, along with Brunei, Singapore, and Taiwan. Extends the expiration date from September 30, 2020 to December 31, 2025. Sec. 1253: Changes the name of the military build-up authorized in NDAA 2018 from the “Indo-Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative” to the “Indo-Pacific Stability Initiative”. Changes the activities authorized to include an increase in “rotational and forward presence” of the US Armed Forces and adds the prepositioning of “munitions” in addition to equipment. Expands the options for funding by removing the requirement that funding come “only” from a section 1001 transfer authority. Section 1001 transfer authority allows the shifting of up to $4.5 billion. Requires a 5 year plan be submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense by March 1, 2019. Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 Outline [Bill Text](https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ409/PLAW-115publ409.pdf Sec. 2: Findings The "United States-backed international system" is being challenged by: China constructing islands in the South China Sea and challenging US economic interests North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities ISIS "Without strong leadership from the United States, the international system, fundamentally rooted in the rule of law, may wither, to the detriment of the United States, regional, and global interests." TITLE I: UNITED STATES POLICY AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION Sec. 101: Policy The United States policy for the region... "Promotes American prosperity and economic interests by advancing economic growth and development of a rules-based Indo-Pacific economic community" Sec. 102: Diplomatic Strategy We will support... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation East Asia Summit We want... Freedom of navigation under international law Expansions of security and defense cooperation with allies and partners Denuclearization of North Korea "To develop and grow the economy through private sector partnerships between the United States and Indo-Pacific partners" To pursue trade agreements and "build a network of partners in the Indo-Pacific committed to free markets" TITLE II - PROMOTING UNITED STATES SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION Sec 201: Authorization of Appropriations $1.5 billion per year from 2019 through 2023 ($7.5 billion total) The money can be used for... Foreign military financing Foreign military education and training Counterterrorism partnership programs "To encourage responsible natural resource management in partner countries, which is closely associated with economic growth" Military and Coast Guard training exercises Expanding cooperation with Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka "Multilateral engagements" with Japan, Australia, and India Intelligence The goal is to counter "China's influence to undermine the international system" Sec. 205: United States-ASEAN Strategic Partnership The goal of our commitment to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is to "build a strong, stable politically cohesive, economically integrated, and socially responsible community of nations that has common rules, norms, procedures, and standards which are consistent with international law and the principles of a rules-based Indo-Pacific community." Sec. 209: Commitment to Taiwan To enforce all existing commitments to Taiwan made by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and the 3 joint communiques and the Six Assurances agreed to by President Reagan in July 1982 The United States "should" regularly transfer weapons to Taiwan "that are tailored to meet the existing and likely future threats from the People's Republic of China." TITLE III: PROMOTING UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION Sec. 301: Findings By 2030, 66% of the global middle class will be living in Asia and 59% of middle class consumption will take place in Asia The United States has free trade agreements in effect with Australia, Singapore, and Korea The member states of ASEAN represent the fifth largest economy in the world Sec. 302: Indo-Pacific Trade Negotiations, Multilateral Agreements, and Regional Economic Summits Congress supports "full implementation of the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement by Indo-Pacific countries" Sec. 304: Trade Capacity Building and Trade Facilitation Authorizes "such sums as may be necessary" for the President to produce a trade facilitation strategy that levels the playing field for American companies competing in the Indo-Pacific region. TITLE IV - PROMOTING UNITED STATES VALUES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION Sec. 409: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes $210 million per year from 2019 through 2025 (over $1 billion total) to "promote democracy, strengthen civil society... etc" in the Indo-Pacific region. This money can be used to promote democracy and the "rule of law" inside of China. Articles/Documents Article: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor—Hard Reality Greets BRI’s Signature Initiative, By David Sacks, Council on Foreign Relations, March 30, 2021 Article: An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order., By Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times, March 29, 2021 Article: China and Russia Agree to Explore the Moon Together, By Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times, March 10, 2021 Article: Russia, Belarus ink five-year strategic military partnership plan for first time, By Tass, March 2, 2021 Article: The U.S. Air Force Just Admitted The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has Failed, By David Axe, Forbes, February 23, 2021 Article: Chip Crisis Flummoxes Congress in a World Where U.S. Output Lags, By Laura Davison and Jarrell Dillard, MSN, Bloomberg, February 21, 2021 Article: Cambodia-China Golden Dragon Military Exercise postponed, By Chea Vanyuth, Khmer Times, February 2, 2021 Document: China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative: Economic Issues, By Karen M. Sutter, Andres B. Schwarzenberg, and Michael D. Sutherland, The Congressional Research Service, January 21, 2021 Article: Defense Bill Includes Two Landmark Transparency Provisions, By Tim Stretton, POGO, January 21, 2021 Article: NicaNotes: Unelectable coup mongers, By Fabrizio Casari, Alliance for Global Justice, January 14, 2021 Document: Taiwan: Political and Security Issues, By Susan V. Lawrence, The Congressional Research Service, January 4, 2021 News Release: Cambodia: Hun Sen and His Abusive Generals, Human Rights Watch, October 22, 2020 Article: Cambodian PM Says Ream Naval Base Not Just for China, By The Defense Spot, October 7, 2020 Article: The Real F-35 Problem We Need to Solve, By Scott Cooper, Defense One, September 29, 2020 Article: Russia, China launch massive 'Caucasus 2020' military exercises, By Jan van der Made, Rfi, September 21, 2020 Article: China says it will join Russian military exercises this month along with Iran, Belarus and others, By CBS News, September 10, 2020 Document: China’s National Security Law for Hong Kong: Issues for Congress, By Susan V. Lawrence and Michael F. Martin, The Congressional Research Service, August 3, 2020 Article: India-China border standoff turns deadly for first time in decades, By Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, June 16, 2020 Article: Chinese troops challenge India at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh, standoff continues, By Snehesh Alex Philip, The Print, May 24, 2020 Article: When It Comes to Supersonic Flight, the F-35’s Wings Are Clipped, By Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, April 29, 2020 Article: Cambodia, China kick off Golden Dragon exercise despite coronavirus, Vietnam News, March 15, 2020 Article: Joint Cambodia-China ‘Golden Dragon’ Military Drills to Proceed, Despite Threat of Coronavirus, Reported by RFA’s Khmer Service, Translated by Sovannarith Keo, Written in English by Joshua Lipes, Radio Free Asia, March, 2020 Press Release: Gonzalez introduces new bill to curb World Bank funding to China, Anthony Gonzalez, November 13, 2019 Article: Deal for Naval Outpost in Cambodia Furthers China’s Quest for Military Network, By Jeremy Page, Gordon Lubold and Rob Taylor, The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2019 Document: Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations, By Thomas Lum, The Congressional Research Service, January 28, 2019 Document: Taiwan: Issues for Congress, By Susan V. Lawrence and Wayne M. Morrison, The Congressional Research Service, October 30, 2017 Additional Resources Hun Sen, Britannica Aegis Ashore Lockheed Martin Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Secretary Blinken: The Biden Administration’s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 10, 2021 Watch on YouTube Watch on C-SPAN Transcript: 40:53 Antony Blinken: So on Nord Stream II, a couple of things at the outset, just to be very, very clear, President Biden thinks it's a bad idea. He said so repeatedly, I share his his view. It violates the European Union's own energy security principles. It jeopardizes the economic and strategic situation for Ukraine, for Poland as well. And so he opposes it. We oppose it will continue to do so. I've been on the job, I think, five weeks. The pipeline is 95% complete. It started construction started in 2018. So I wish we didn't find ourselves in a situation with a pipeline that's virtually complete. 1:06:17 Antony Blinken: We have to deal with the drivers of migration, to your point. And I think there is real opportunity there to do that. When President Biden was Vice President, as you may remember, he led an effort, very successful effort, a bipartisan effort with Congress to secure significantly more resources to help Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador deal with some of these drivers, whether it came to security, whether it came to corruption, whether it came to economic opportunity, and we did this in a way that was simply not simply throwing money at the problem, but demanding concrete reforms from these countries, that actually materially improved the situation for people there and took away some of the incentives for them to come to the United States. We now have a proposal with additional resources over four years to do that, and to do that in a, I think, potentially effective way. 1:10:35 Antony Blinken: First we have in President Biden, as you know, someone who believes strongly in NATO, in the Alliance, the most successful alliance in history and something as he see that he sees as the glue that joins us to to Europe and so this is something as you know, he spent a lot of time on himself in the past and he's doing so now as well. 1:12:37 Antony Blinken: When we see democracy being challenged by China or by Russia, one of the things that they're trying to do constantly, is not just to divide us from other democracies, but of course, to divide us from ourselves, and in particular, to try to make the case that the system that we all believe in and are dedicating our lives to professionally doesn't work and that their systems are better. 1:13:09 Antony Blinken: Demonstrate together, that democracy actually delivers for our people and for other democracies. That is the single best answer and response to this effort by autocratic countries around the world to try to make the case that democracy doesn't deliver an autocracy does. So I hope we can work on that together because that's the path to success. 1:13:43 Rep. Joe Wilson (SC): The International Criminal Court has taken actions leading to the unjustified prosecution of American Israeli nationals despite neither country being a member of the court. Most recently, the ICC issued a ruling that had jurisdiction to try Israelis for alleged war crimes in Palestine. I appreciate your statement opposing the recent moves by the ICC. What are the steps the State Department are taking to counter these recent actions? And how will you work to prevent ICC prosecutions of Americans or Israelis?Antony Blinken: Thank you for the question. I appreciate it. We of course share the goal, the broad goal of accountability for international atrocity crimes. That's not the issue. In the case that you raise, as well as the attempt to assert jurisdiction over American troops in Afghanistan, we have strongly opposed those assertions of jurisdiction. It's been our view, it remains our view that jurisdiction is reserved when a state consents to it or if there's a referral by the United Nations Security Council. Neither is true in the case of of Israel and the Palestinian matter that you just mentioned, or is it true in the case of Afghanistan, we have the capacity ourselves to provide accountability when those issues arise. And so we will continue to make clear our opposition, I think the question for us, and it's an appropriate one is how can we most effectively do that and that's something that we're looking at right now. 1:15:37 Rep. Joe Wilson (SC): My youngest son served in Afghanistan. So identify as a family member of the threats of ICC what they could mean to the American people. 1:16:30 Antony Blinken: We applaud the steps that have been taken toward normalization with Israel by a number of countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco. These are very important and we want to build on them. 1:16:50 Rep. Joe Wilson (SC): But unfortunately then we go to Nordstrom, too. And that is a Do you agree that Nord Stream II pipeline is a Russian malign influence project, if completed, that would threaten European and US security? Antony Blinken: Yes, I think as we've we were discussing a little bit earlier, we we oppose the president opposes Nordstrom, who has been clear about this for some time. So have I, and unfortunately, the pipeline is, you know, is 95% complete. But we are making clear that we, we stand against its completion. We issued an initial report and sanctioned the the leading pipeline, ship, and we continue to review other possibilities for sanctions going forward.Rep. Joe Wilson (SC): And I appreciate you actually referenced the threat to Poland. What about threat is already on with the aggression in Ukraine.Antony Blinken: There are two and this is something that I worked on a lot when I was last in, in the Obama administration. We strongly stand against Russia's attempted annexation of Crimea, we stand strongly against its aggression in the Donbass in eastern Ukraine, and we are strongly in support of Ukraine, we intend to strengthen that support, whether its security, economic, or its efforts to strengthen its own democracy, which are vitally important because one of the challenges as you know, for Ukraine is it has to face aggression from the outside from from Russia, but it also has to deal on the inside with its own challenges, including the problem of corruption. We're determined to work on all of that.Rep. Joe Wilson (SC): Another alternative would be as Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, the Black Sea with pipelines that I urge you to make every effort on that. I yield back. 2:54:30 Antony Blinken: First when it comes to the the Houthis, just to be very clear, we we see them as a bad actor that has tried to overrun Yemen, interrupted a peace, effort and led by the United Nations, committed acts of aggression against Saudi Arabia, as well as atrocities of one kind or another, in Yemen itself, and of course, have helped create an environment where we have the worst humanitarian crisis in the world right now. And that's precisely why we took the action we did in terms of lifting the designation on the entity itself. We continue to have designations against individual who the leaders, including some that we've imposed recently, but we wanted to make sure that nothing that the United States was doing, made the provision of humanitarian assistance to Yemen even more difficult than it already is. And it was our judgment, that was those designations, that designation of the group was having that effect, but we stand strongly for the proposition that we have to deal with the Houthis and also try to advance current efforts to end the war. Hearing: The State of Democracy Around the World, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, March 10, 2021 Watch on YouTube Speakers: Madeleine K. Albright, former Secretary of State Paula J. Dobriansky, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Peter Biar Ajak, National Endowment for Democracy, all of Washington, D.C.; Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Burma Campaign UK, Geneva, Switzerland Nathan Law, former Hong Kong Legislative Council Member, London, United Kingdom. Transcript: 35:54 Ambassador Paula J Dobriansky: Venezuela is a flashpoint for Chinese and Russian investment and malign influence. both nations have invested billions into Venezuela taking advantage of its economic and political weakness, its vast petroleum resources and their close relationships with a corrupt Maduro regime. Russian arms manufacturers sold $4 billion worth of weapons to Venezuela over the last 10 years, and China has invested some 67 billion in Venezuela since 2007. These instruments have propped up an illegitimate government and have undermined prospects for democracy. 37:07 Ambassador Paula J Dobriansky: Russia and China have expanded investments in Africa as well. In 2003, annual Chinese direct investment in Africa was just 75 million, but by 2009, it reached 2.7 billion. Through its One Belt One Road Initiative. China is offering fragile democracies in Africa, new rail lines, highways and other infrastructure projects. African nations are finding that these projects have left them with massive debt and a lack of control. Russia is also increasing its investments in Africa to especially its military presence. It's striving to create a Red Sea naval logistics facility in Sudan. 40:49 Madeleine Albright: And I do think that there's no question that China is our biggest problem, and that they are out there, hustling in every single way. And I have made very clear that with the Belt and Road policies that they are undertaking, the Chinese must be getting very fat because the belt keeps getting larger and larger. And some of it does have to do with the fact that we have been absent and they are filling a vacuum and so we need to make clear that we need to be back and really do need to make clear in so many ways that we are a leader in restoring and building democracy in other countries. 1:13:46 Sen. Chris Coons (DE): Senator Cornyn and I have a bipartisan bill about strengthening civics education within the United States. In recent surveys, there's as many young Americans who support and believe in socialism as believe in capitalism. There's profound doubts about democracy, particularly after the events of January 6th, and the disinformation, about the value and legitimacy of free and open societies that we've lived through. It's my hope that on a bipartisan basis, we can move a renewed investment in civics education to strengthen our own democracies, you've both spoken to. 1:48:30 Peter Biar Ajak: The United States need to send a clear message to here, there is repression of our people will no longer be tolerated, nor any further delay of elections. We should sanction perpetrators of gross human rights violations like which, while urging the African Union to urgently set up the hybrid court on South Sudan to end impunity. If Kiran doesn't hold the election on time, he's already illegitimate regime will have expired since he was never elected by our people. This will necessitate a new political paradigm to ensure a successful transition to democracy. Despite severe depression, our people made it clear in the recently concluded national dialogue that Kiran Machar must exit the political scene. I hope the United States, this committee will stand with our people. Hearing: National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific, House Committee on Armed Services, March 10, 2021 Watch on YouTube Speakers: David F. Helvey, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Department of Defense Admiral Philip S. Davidson, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command General Robert B. Abrams, U.S. Army, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea Transcript: 31:54 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: The threat as it's developed in the western Pacific has moved in a way in which we need to have better integrated air and missile defense capability on Guam in order to defend it. What you have in place right now is fad radar, which only has 120 degree wide look at threats in the region and in fact, it's oriented on North Korea. And it's meant to defend against rogue shot of intermediate range from North Korea. We supplement that with an Aegis destroyer. As we look at the expanse of Chinese weapon systems, and their employment of air and maritime forces in the region. We need a 360 degree defense now of Guam, and must be able to meet the ballistic missile threat that can come from PRC land as well as PRC ships. But it also should meet the 360 degree threat around Guam that comes from circumnavigations of Guam by PRC naval assets, including submarines that could shoot land attack cruise missiles, for example. As well as bomber approaches, and its ability to shoot land attack cruise missiles as well. We have to be able to defend against all those threats. Aegis Ashore is a proven technology that you have today at sea and you have it ashore in Romania and Poland to help in the defense of Europe. That system would enable all the capabilities that you have today and begin to meet the threats in the future. As China develops hypersonic weapons during the course of this decade., clearly there's going to be a need to have space sensing associated with that. You're still gonna have to have an interceptor to meet the threat. In my view, that's going to rectify that by bridging Aegis Ashore with our space capability that is to come. 49:14 David F. Helvey: And the reality is that we're not asking nations to choose between the United States or China. In fact, we welcome and encourage all nations across the Indo Pacific to maintain peaceful, productive relations with all of their neighbors, China included. Framing the strategic competition that we find ourselves in with China, as a choice between us or China, or as a choice between nations is really a false choice. The choice that our allies and our partners and everyone in the region faces is between supporting the existing international order, the existing system that's free and open. It's the system that we helped to create that we've supported, and that we believe has benefited everybody in the region, including in particular, including China. And the alternative now that China is presenting, which is a closed system in a more authoritarian governance model. So it's a competition between systems, that's a choice between systems. Do you want to choose a free and open system? Or do you want to choose a closed and authoritarian one? And so we're only asking countries to do their part to uphold the international laws, rules and norms, which support their interests, which they've benefited from, and helped to provide for security and prosperity for all of us. And so that's that's the ask that we've got our allies and our partners. 57:27 Rep. Joe Courtney (CT): Admiral Davidson on page 35 of your testimony you set forth China's sort of brazen, repeated violations of the Law of the Sea treaty. And mentioned the fact that at South China Sea geographic features were renamed with, I guess, Chinese names. Can you flesh that out a little bit what that means in terms of, you know, maritime territorial claims, and the impact in terms of freedom of navigation? Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Well, the Chinese are trying to basically impose Chinese national law on the international regime that provides for the freedom of navigation and freedom of the seas. We've spoken quite a bit about the Chinese use of lawfare. This is, one of the methodologies in which they do it. It's not just the naming, or renaming of features that have had long standing names in the region. It's the redefinition of what they might be. Because, rocks, is slits, islands all have very specific navigational rights associated with them, as well as their continued militarization of the features that they built out early in the last decade. Their continued militarization is to frankly, deter not only the United States, but truly cow, all of our allies and partners in the region, and certainly the South China Sea claimants from their absolute rights to operate and those rights that they enjoy for economic resource extraction of freedom of the seas, freedom of the airways, etc.Rep. Joe Courtney (CT): Well, thank you for that answer. Because, again, as you point out, this isn't just about sort of names. It's also about sort of territorial claims and what that means to the rules based system that has been so successful over the last 75 years. 1:29:46 Rep. Scott DesJarlais (IA): Admiral Davidson What do you consider the most likely potential target of Chinese aggression or military action in the next five to 10 years? Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Given what they've said both publicly and over time, and certainly during the tenure of Chairman Xi Jinping. I would say Taiwan is the first. Hearing: United States Indo-Pacific Command, Senate Committee on Armed Services, March 9, 2021 Transcript: 4:23 Sen. Jack Reed (RI): At his confirmation hearing Secretary Austin accurately described china as the pacing threat for the department of defense under president Xi Jinping china has moved away from greater integration with the liberal world order and instead created a style of authoritarian capitalism that it now seeks to explore throughout the region and the world additionally China seeks to co op international institutions or create parallel organization to support its strategic interest. 8:23 Sen. Roger Wicker (MS): China invested in military capabilities many americans naively assumed that China's entry into the WTO and the global integration of its economy would somehow make the Chinese communist party more friendly and open to the west. The result now is america's military advantage and the credibility of our deterrent is eroding that is why the 2021 NDAA was the toughest bill on china ever with several national security committees involved and that is specifically why this committee put the Pacific Deterrence Initiative or PDI into last year's NDAA to stop aggression from the Chinese Communist Party. 18:50 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: I think the Pacific deterrence initiative funded in FY21 for about $2.2 billion was a good first start. I recognize that the committee has put a cap of $5.5 billion on the fund going forward. 22:45 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: i'm quite encouraged by the potential power of an organization like the quad my brain in my view India Japan Australia in the United States that's a diamond of democracies that could bring so much more not only to the region but to the globe not not in terms of security alone, but in terms of how we might approach you know the global economy, critical technologies like telecommunications and 5G, collaboration on the international order, just much to be done diplomatically and economically and I have great hope that our ministerial level meetings with the clot as it's known and returned we'll build into something much bigger for the sake of the globe. 24:24 Sen. Roger Wicker (MS): With regard to the projected 2025. It shows that at that point, China will have three aircraft carriers to our one in the region. Is that correct? Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Yes, sir. Sen. Roger Wicker (MS): And then with regard to amphibious assault ships, it's projected in 2025, that we'll have six to our two. Admiral Philip S. Davidson:* Yes, sir. **Sen. Roger Wicker (MS): And then with regard to modern multi warfare, combatant ships 50 for two hours, six, is that correct? Admiral Philip S. Davidson:* Yes, sir. **Sen. Roger Wicker (MS): And what is the significance of that last figure Admiral? Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Really, the three charts work together, Senator, one to show the change in capability and capacity that the Chinese have undertaken during the course of the 21st century. And the relatively static nature of our own forward positioned forces. As I described, our effort to do a deterrence to sustain a deterrence posture and the reason it's so important on our ability to respond in time and without question, you know, is this an old novel in the 70s is to say, the importance of us presence forward is incredibly important, perfect speed is being there. And it's to show that if we don't make changes in our posture forward, that that it will demonstrate that the Chinese have much greater capacity than we have. 26:42 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: But the important factor here is time. It takes almost three weeks to respond from the west coast of the United States and 17 days to respond from Alaska to get all the way to the first island chain and to conduct operations within the second islands. 28:26 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Certainly advocating for Aegis Ashore and Guam the mission partner environment as well as the Pentek. That the Pacific Range Improvements that I seek for our structure in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and so forth. 35:43 Sen. Deb Fisher (NE): Last year, the strategic forces subcommittee authorized and additional $77 million to begin fielding a persistent air and missile defense system on Guam. Unfortunately, this funding was removed in conference and replaced with language requiring the department to study the issue. Can you walk us through the need for this system? 38:24 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: In partnership with the Missile Defense Agency we believe that the aegis assures system as is being put to sea right now and has been constructed previously in Romania and Poland delivers the kind of capabilities that would meet the threat that's excellent here by mid decade and we'll help us pace the threat into the future. 1:03:35 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: I worry that they're accelerating their ambitions to supplant the United States and our leadership role in the rules based international order which they've long said that they want to do that by 2050, I'm worried about them moving that target closer. Taiwan is clearly one of their ambitions before then and i think the threat is manifest during this decade in fact in the next six years. 1:05:58 Sen. Maizie Hirono (HI): I noticed that you significantly increased the requested amount from last year's PDI report to this year's report to strengthen our allies and partners over the next five years in the region from over $300 million to about $2.8 billion, can you discuss your rationale for the significant increase and what that additional funding is intended to do or where will it go?Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Well you hope you highlighted the key aspects ma'am it's to enhance and make improvements in our joint exercise program and that's principally because not only the united states but our key allies and partners Japan, Korea, Australia is just three examples are buying important capabilities that match ours integrated air missile defense for example fifth generation fighters like the F35 they're being actually delivered in the theater we've got to advance our exercise capabilities or excuse me our exercise program in a way that allows us to exercise those capabilities deliberately. 1:34:07 Sen. Tim Scott (SC): My first question is about Taiwan. I think you agree that it we've got to prevent Communist China from Controlling taiwan is a strategic necessity for the united states and the loss would devastate our ability and and the ability of japan to counter china's aggression does you agree with that and rightAdmiral Philip S. Davidson: As a combatant commander out there in the Indo-Pacific I have an obligation to you know support the Taiwan Relations Act and and in a geostrategic sense i think it's critically important to the united states global status, yes. 1:44:04 Admiral Philip S. Davidson: The Aegis Ashore is a system that's in fact already been developed we we have built and are employing one actually already in Romania and there's one building and imminently operational in Poland as well and it's to help nato with the defense of Europe it is essentially a radar the command and control the information technology communications conductivity and the interceptors missiles that are capable of defeating ballistic missile cruise missile threats in and around today you know an aegis ashore system on Guam fixed site on Guam would enable 360 degree defense of Guam from any military attacks from china whether they come by sea by air or by ballistic missile in the future it is technology that is available today we've built it ashore we've built it at sea and it's our you know it's our number one priority for funding in Guam. 2:13:13 Sen. Mark Kelly (NJ): You know a couple of questions here about command and control, communications. And we rely heavily on satellites to do that. And in in January of 2007, China conducted an anti anti satellite test against one of their own non operational weather satellites, with a kinetic Kill vehicle. And it's been reported that in the year since China has an operational capability that can attack satellites in low Earth orbit and that they're developing the capability that goes all the way out to geosynchronous orbit. So how does this affect the strategic balance of power in the region from your perspective?Admiral Philip S. Davidson: Thanks for that, Senator. Yes, both China and Russia have demonstrated capability to disrupt satellites, testing capabilities on their own assets in the past, as you've articulated, it clearly, I think demonstrates that space which we've long considered a domain and which would be unthreatened for the United States. The potential is there actually, for it to be threatened. We have to build resiliency into our space apparatus that happens with other space assets. It happens with creating airborne and other terrestrial alternatives to fulfill that. And it changes the calculus in space as well. We have to recognize that again, this goes back to some earlier comments I made about to turn theory we were not going to be able to play defense alone, in this particular regard. If we can't demonstrate to others, that their capabilities and space might be at risk, then, you know, we run the risk of a deterrence failure. That's that the space layer is critically important to how we sense in the strategic nuclear deterrent, how we communicate across the Joint Force, and even how we sense and distribute information to the conventional forces as well. Its resiliency is incredibly important to us. Hearing: Global Security Challenges and Strategy, Senate Committee on Armed Services, March 2, 2021 Speakers: Thomas Wright, The Brookings Institution Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, USA (Ret.), former United States National Security Advisor, Stanford University Hoover Institution, both of Washington, D.C. Transcript: Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster: The most significant flashpoint now that that could lead to a large scale war is Taiwan. And I think that has to do with really Xi Jinping's belief that he has a fleeting window of opportunity that's closing. And he wants to his view, make China whole again, you see this with the extension of the party's repressive arm into Hong Kong. And this horrible genocidal campaign in Shinjang, Taiwan is the next big prize. And so I think what we have to be able to do is have four position capable forces. Because what Xi Jinping wants to do with what would be the largest land grabs, so to speak in history, if he succeeds in the South China Sea, is to weaponize the South China Sea and just make it too difficult for us to be able to employ forces inside of that inner island chain. So you know, if you have four position forces there, that automatically transforms denied space with China with the PLA, The People's Liberation Army when it comes to deny space. Twitter Update: Ned Price rattle off a regime change rant revamping Trump's policy on Venezuela, Anya Parampil February 3, 2021 Hearing: Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, January 19, 2021 Watch on C-SPAN Transcript: 24:50 Sen. Jim Risch (OH): After our conversations earlier today and after hearing our opening statements, Senator Menendez's input net regard, as you can see here and a whole lot of daylight between us on most of these issues, certainly, almost none whatsoever when it comes to objectives, strategy and how to get there. 34:06 Antony Blinken: Both the President Elect and I believe that we have to restore Congress's traditional role as a partner in our foreign policy making, in recent years, across administration's of both parties, Congress's voice and foreign policy has been diluted and diminished. That doesn't make the executive branch stronger. It makes our country weaker. President Elect Biden believes and I share his conviction that no foreign policy can be sustained without the informed consent of the American people. You are the representatives of the American people. You provide that advice and consent. 39:20 Antony Blinken: First President Elect Biden is committed to the proposition that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon. And we share I know that goal across this committee. An Iran with a nuclear weapon, or on the threshold of having one with the capacity to build one on short order would be in Iran that is even more dangerous than it already is, when it comes to all of the other malicious activities that's engaged in, whether it is support for terrorism, whether it is fueling and feeding it's proxies, whether it is destabilizing the region. An Iran with a nuclear weapon, or with a threshold capacity to build one is in Iran that would act potentially with even greater impunity than it already is. So I think we have an urgent responsibility to do whatever we can to prevent Iran from acquiring or getting a weapon or getting close to the capacity to having the fissile material to break out on short notice. In my judgment, the JCPOA, for whatever its limitations, was succeeding on its own terms in blocking Iran's pathways to producing fissile material for a nuclear weapon on short order. It also featured and a feature that continues the most intrusive inspections and monitoring regime in the history of arms control. The challenge we face now is that we pulled out of the agreement, Iran is now taking steps to undo the various constraints that were imposed on it by the agreement. And so it has increased his stockpile of low enriched uranium, it is now enriching at a higher level. It is deploying centrifuges in ways that were prohibited under the agreement. The result is based on public reporting. The breakout time, the time it would take Iran to produce enough fissile material for one weapon has gone from beyond a year as it was under the JCPOA to about three or four months based at least on public reporting. And that potentially brings us right back to the crisis point that we were reaching before the deal was negotiated. And so the President Elect believes that if Iran comes back into compliance, we would too. But we would use that as a platform with our allies and partners who would once again be on the same side with us to seek a longer and stronger agreement. And also, as you and the chairman have rightly pointed out, to capture these other issues, particularly with regard to missiles and Iran's destabilizing activities. That would be the objective. 53:46 Sen. Ron Johnson (WI): Okay, one of the things that Congress did unanimously is we approved $300 million of lethal defensive weaponry for Ukraine. The Obama administration never implemented, the Trump administration did. Do you still disagree with providing that lethal defensive weaponry or do you think and, over time now, that's been proven to be the correct decision by Congress and the Trump administration? Antony Blinken: Senator, I support providing that lethal defensive assistance to Ukraine. In fact, I had the opportunity to write exactly that in the New York Times about three years ago. 1:14:09 Antony Blinken: There's been a strong and long bipartisan commitment to Taiwan. Taiwan Relations Act, also that communicates with China, and part of that commitment is making sure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself against aggression. And that is a commitment that will absolutely endure. In a Biden administration, we will make sure that Taiwan has the ability to do that. I would also like to see Taiwan playing a greater role around the world, including in international organizations. When those organizations don't require the status of a country to be a member, they should become members. When it does, there are other ways that they can participate. 1:35:15 Sen. Marco Rubio (FL): Is it your view that our stance towards Venezuela should change in essence, that we should no longer recognize Juan Guido and an intern in negotiations with Maduro? Antony Blinken: No, it does not. I very much agree with you, Senator, first of all, with regard to a number of the steps that were taken toward Venezuela in recent years, including recognizing Mr. Guido, recognizing the National Assembly as the only democratically elected institution in Venezuela, seeking to increase pressure on the regime, led by a brutal dictator in Maduro. 1:46:21 Antony Blinken: First senator, we need to be clear eyed about the Houthis. They overthrew a government in Yemen. They engaged in a path of aggression through the country. They directed aggression toward Saudi Arabia, they've committed atrocities and human rights abuses. And that is a fact. What's also a fact though is that the the Saudi led campaign in Yemen, pushback against the Houthi aggression, has contributed to what is by most accounts, the worst humanitarian situation that we face, anywhere in the world. And one aspect of that situation is that about 80% of the Yemeni population right now is in areas controlled by the Houthis. And whether we like it or not, we have to find ways to get assistance to them, if we're going to do anything about addressing this situation. And so my concern, deep concern about the the designation that was made is that, at least on its surface, it seems to achieve nothing particularly practical in advancing the efforts against the Houthis. And to bring them back to the negotiating table, while making it even more difficult than it already is to provide humanitarian assistance to people who desperately need it. So I think we would propose to review that immediately, to make sure that what we are doing is not impeding the provision of humanitarian assistance, even under these difficult circumstances, I recognize that some have talked about carve outs for American providers of humanitarian assistance. The problem there is that if the ca