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This episode we continue to follow the monk Xuanzang on his path along the silk road.  From Gaochang, he traveled through the Tarim Basin, up over the Tianshan Mountains, to the heart of the Western Gokturk Qaghanate.  From there, he traveled south, through the region of Transoxania to Bactria and the land of Tukhara.  He pushed on into the Hindu Kush, witnessing the stone Buddha statues of Bamiyan, and eventually made his way to the land of Kapisa, near modern Kabul, Afghanistan.  From there he would prepare to enter the Indian subcontinent: the home of the historical Buddha. For more discussion and some photos of the areas along this journey, check out our podcast blog at https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-121   Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2   The cold winds blew through the travelers' doubled up clothing and thick furs.  Cold, wet ground meant that even two sets of boots were not necessarily enough after several days.  The frozen mist would often obscure everything except for the path immediately in front, hiding the peaks and making the sky a uniform white. In many places, the path would be blocked by rock, ice, or snow—the remnants of an avalanche, which could easily take an unsuspecting traveler.  And there was the elevation.  Hiking through the mountains, it was easy enough to reach heights of a mile or higher, and for those not accustomed to that elevation the thin air could take a surprising toll, especially if you were pushing yourself.  And the road was no less kind to the animals that would be hauling said travelers and their gear. And yet, this was the path that Xuanzang had agreed to.  He would continue to push through, despite the various deprivations that he would be subjected to.  No doubt he often wondered if it was worth it.  Then again, returning was just as dangerous a trip, so why not push on?   Last episode we introduced the monk Xuanzang, who traveled the Silk Road to India in the 7th century and returned to China.  He brought back numerous sutras to translate, and ended up founding a new school, known as the Faxian school—or the Hossou school in Japan.   As we mentioned last time, Xuanzang during his lifetime met with students from the archipelago when they visited the continent.  The records of his travels—including his biography and travelogue—are some of the best information we have on what life was like on the silk road around this time. In the last episode, we talked about Xuanzang: how he set out on his travels, his illegal departure from the Tang empire, and his perilous journey across the desert, ending up in Gaochang.  There, King Qu Wentai had tried to get him to stay, but he was determined to head out.  This episode we are going to cover his trip to Agni, Kucha, and Baluka—modern Aksu—and up to the Western Gokturk Qaghanate's capital of Suyab.  From there, we'll follow his footsteps through the Turkic controlled regions of Transoxania and into Tukhara, in modern Afghanistan.  Finally, we'll cover the last parts of his journey before he reached the start of his goal:  India. From Gaochang, Xuanzang continued on, through the towns he names as Wuban and Dujin, and into the country of Agni—known today as the area of Yanqi—which may also have been known as Wuqi.  The route was well-enough known, but it wasn't necessarily safe.  At one point, Xuanzang's caravan met with bandits, whom they were fortunately able to pay off.  The following night they encamped on a river bank with some merchants who also happened to be traveling the road.  The merchants, though, got up at midnight and headed out, hoping to get to the city early so that they could be the first ones to the market.  They only made it a few miles down the road, however, before they encountered more bandits, who slaughtered them and took their goods.  The following day, Xuanzang and his retinue came upon the merchants' remains lying in the road and saw the aftermath of the massacre. This was an unforgiving land, and the road was truly dangerous, even for those who traveled it regularly.  And yet Xuanzang was planning to travel its entire length until he reached India. So with little alternative, they carried on to the royal city of Agni. Agni, or Yanqi, sits on the southwestern edge of the basin, west of Bositeng lake, on the border between the Turfan basin and the larger Tarim Basin.  The name is thought to be a Tocharian—or Turfanian—name for the city, which is also known as Karashr. According to the biography by Huili, Xuanzang and his party didn't stay long in Agni.  Apparently Agni and Gaochang were not exactly on friendly terms, and even though the King of Agni and his ministers reportedly came out to greet Xuanzang and welcome him to their city, they refused to provide any horses.  They spent a single night and moved on. That said, Agni still made an impression on Xuanzang.  He noted how the capital was surrounded by hills on four sides, making it naturally defensible.  As for the people, he praises them as honest and straightforward.  They wore clothing of felt and hemp cloth, and cut their hair short, without hats or any kind of headwear.  Even the climate was pleasant, at least for the short time he was there.  He also notes that they used a script based on India—likely referring to the Brahmic script, which we find in the Tarim basin. However, as for the local lord, the King of Agni, he is a little less charitable.  Xuanzang claimed he was brave but “lacked resourcefulness” and he was a bit of a braggart.  Furthermore, the country had “no guiding principles or discipline and government orders are imperfect and not seriously implemented.”  He also mentioned the state of Buddhism in the country, noting that they were followers of Sarvastivada school, a Theravada sect popular along the Silk Road at the time.  Xuanzang was apparently not too pleased with the fact that they were not strict vegetarians, including the “three kinds of pure meat”.  From Agni, Xuanzang continued southwest, heading for the kingdom of Kucha.  He seems to have bypassed the nearby kingdom of Korla, south of Agni, and headed some 60 or 70 miles, climbing over a ridge and crossing two large rivers, and then proceeding another 200 miles or so to the land of Kucha. Kucha was a kingdom with over one hundred monasteries and five thousand monks following a form of Theravada Buddhism.  Here, Xuanzang was welcomed in by the king, Suvarnadeva, described as having red hair and blue eyes.  While Xuanzang was staying in Kucha, it is suspected that he probably visited the nearby Kizil grotto and the Buddhist caves, there, which include a painting of King Suvarnadeva's father, King Suvarnapuspa, and his three sons. You can still visit Kucha and the Kizil grottos today, although getting there is quite a trek, to be sure.  The ancient Kuchean capital is mostly ruins, but in the Kizil caves, protected from the outside elements, you can find vivid paintings ranging from roughly the 4th to the 8th century, when the site was abandoned.  Hundreds of caves were painted, and many still demonstrate vibrant colors.  The arid conditions protect them from mold and mildew, while the cave itself reduces the natural bleaching effect of sunlight.  The paintings are in numerous styles, and were commissioned by various individuals and groups over the years.  They also give us some inkling of how vibrant the city and similar structures must have been, back when the Kuchean kingdom was in its heyday. The people of Kucha are still something of a mystery.  We know that at least some of them spoke an Indo-European language, related to a language found in Agni, and both of these languages are often called Tocharian, which we discussed last episode.  Xuanzang himself noted that they used Indian writing, possibly referring to the Brahmi script, or perhaps the fact that they seem to have used Sanskrit for official purposes, such as the inscription on the cave painting at Kizil giving the name of King Suvarnapuspa.  The Kucheans also were clothed in ornamental garments of silk and embroidery.  They kept their hair cut, wearing a flowing covering over their heads—and we see some of that in the paintings. Xuanzang also notes that though we may think of this area as a desert, it was a place where rice and grains, as well as fruit like grapes, pomegranates, plums, pears, peaches, and almonds were grown.  Even today, modern Xinjiang grows some absolutely fantastic fruit, including grapes, which are often dried into raisins. Another point of interest for Xuanzang may have been that Kucha is known as the hometown of none other than Kumarajiva.  We first mentioned Kumarajiva back in episode 84.  Kumarajiva was one of the first people we know of who translated many of the sutras from India that were then more widely disseminated throughout the Yellow River and Yangzi river basins.  His father was from India and his mother was a Kuchean princess.  In the middle of the 4th century, when he was still quite young, he traveled to India and back with his mother on a Buddhist pilgrimage.  Later he would start a massive translation project in Chang'an.  His translations are credited with revolutionizing Chinese Buddhism. Xuanzang was initially welcomed by the king, his ministers, and the revered monk, Moksagupta.  They were accompanied by several thousand monks who set up tents outside the eastern gate, with portable Buddha images, which they worshipped, and then Xuanzang was taken to monastery after monastery until sunset.  At one of the monasteries, in the southeast of the city, there were several tens of monks who originally came from Gaochang, and since Xuanzang had come from there, they invited him to stay with them. The next day he met and feasted with the King, politely declining any meat, and then went to the monastery in the northwest to meet with the famous monk: Moksagupta.  Moksagupta himself had made the journey to India, and had spent 20 years there himself.  It seems like this would have been the perfect person for Xuanzang to talk to about his plans, but instead, the two butted heads.  Moksagupta seems to have seen Xuanzang's Mahayana faith as heretical.  He saw no reason for Xuanzang to travel all the way to India when he had all the sutras that anyone needed there in Kucha, along with Moksagupta himself.   Xuanzang's response seems to have been the Tang dynasty Buddhist version of “Okay, Boomer”, and then he went ahead and tore apart Moksagupta's understanding of his own sutras—or so Xuanzang relayed to his biographers.  We don't exactly have Moksagupta's side, and, let's face it, Xuanzang and his biographers are not necessarily reliable narrators.  After all, they followed Mahayana teachings, which they considered the “Greater Vehicle”, and they referred to the Theravada teachings as the “Hinayana” or “Lesser Vehicle”.  Meanwhile, Theravada Buddhists likely saw many of the Mahayana texts as extraneous, even heretical, not believing them to actually be the teachings of the Buddha. It must have been winter time, as the passes through the mountains on the road ahead were still closed, and so Xuanzang stayed in Kucha, spending his time sightseeing and meeting with various people.  He even went back to see Moksagupta, but the older monk shunned him, and would get up and exit the room rather than engaging with him, so they had no more conversations. Eventually, Xuanzang continued on his way west, following along the northern rim of the Tarim basin.  Two days out from Kucha, disaster struck.  Some two thousand or so Turkish bandits suddenly appeared—I doubt Xuanzang was counting, so it may have been more or less.  I imagine that memories of what had happened to the merchants near Agni must have gone through Xuanzang's mind.   Fortunately, for him, they were fighting over loot that they had pillaged from various travelers, and since they couldn't share it equally, they fell to fighting each other and eventually dispersed. He travelled for almost 200 miles after that, stopping only for a night at the Kingdom of Baluka, aka Gumo—the modern city of Aksu.  This was another Theravada Buddhist kingdom.  Xuanzang noted tens of Buddhist temples, and over 1000 Buddhist monks.  The country was not large—about 200 miles east to west and 100 miles north to south.  For reference that means it was probably comparable in size with Kyushu, in terms of overall area, or maybe the size of Denmark—excluding Greenland—or maybe the US state of Maryland.  Xuanzang described the country as similar to Kucha in just about every way, including the written language and law, but the spoken language was different, though we don't get many more details. From Baluka, he crossed northward through the Tianshan mountains, which are classified as an extension of the Pamirs known as the Ice Mountains.  Had he continued southwest, he would have hit Kashgar and crossed over between the Pamir and Tian Shan ranges into the Ferghana valley, but instead he turned north. We don't know exactly why he took this perilous option, but the route that may have been popular at the time as it was one of the most direct routes to the seat of the Western Gokturk Empire, which he was currently traveling through. The Tian Shan mountains were a dangerous journey.  Avalanches could block the road—or worse.  Xuanzang describes the permanent ice fields—indeed, it is the ice fields and glaciers of the Tian Shan that melt in the summer and provide the oasis towns of the Tarim Basin with water, even to this day.  In Xuanzang's day, those glaciers were likely even more prevalent than today, especially as they have been recorded as rapidly disappearing since 1961.  And where you weren't on snow and ice, the ground was probably wet and damp from the melt.  To keep warm, you would wear shoes over your shoes, along with heavy fur coats, all designed to reduce exposure. Xuanzang claims that 3 or 4 of every 10 people didn't survive the crossing—and that horses and oxen fared even worse.  Even if these numbers are an exaggeration, the message is clear:  This was a dangerous journey. After about seven days, Xuanzang came out of the mountains to the “Great Pure Lake”, the “Da Qing Hai”, also known as the Hot Sea or the Salt Sea, which likely refers to Issyk Kul.  The salt content, along with the great volume of water it possesses, means that the lake rarely freezes over, which is likely why it is seen as “hot” since it doesn't freeze when the fresh water nearby does.  This lake is the second largest mountain lake in the world, and the second deepest saltwater lake.  Traveling past the lake, he continued to Suyab, near modern Tokmok, in Kyrgyzstan, just west of the modern capital of Bishkek.  This was an old Sogdian settlement, and had since become the capital of the Western Gokturks.  Sogdians—like Xuanzang's guide, Vandak—were integral to the Gokturk kingdom. Their language was the lingua franca of the Silk Road, and at the time of the Gokturk Khaganate, it was also the official court language, and so when Xuanzang appeared at the court of the Great Khagan of the Western Gokturks, it was likely the language of diplomacy. When we think of Turkic people, many in the English speaking world think of Turkiye, and perhaps of the mighty Ottoman empire.  Some may think of Turkmenistan, Kazhakstan, Kyrgyzstan, or Uzbekistan, among others.  And of course, there are the Uyghur people in Xinjiang.  All of these people claim roots in the ancestral Turkic homeland in the Altai mountains, which sit largely in western Mongolia, north of China's Xinjiang region.  Much like the Xiongnu and the Mongols, they were pastoral nomads, moving their herds across the steppes, often covering great distances.  They would regularly move through different regions, perhaps returning each season, though sometimes not returning for years at a time.  They were often seen as barbarians by settled people living in cities, and yet their goods and horses were highly prized. Nomad and sedentary lifestyles would often collide.  Farmers would turn pastureland into fields, and when the nomadic people returned on their circuits, they would find walls and fences where there was once open land, and the people there would claim to “own” the land, a concept often foreign to people who were always on the move.  Nomadic people, such as the Gokturks, were not necessarily keeping vast libraries of records about themselves and their histories, and so much of what we get comes from external sources, which do not always have incredibly reliable narrators.  To many of the settled agriculturalists, groups like the Turks were marauders who raided their villages and farms.  They were a great bogeyman of the steppes, which required the firm hand of strong defenses to keep out—or so their opponents would want people to think. While they were known for their warfare, which incorporated their mobility, but they were keenly interested in trade, as well.  They understood the value of the trade routes and the various cities and states that they included in their empire.  Thus, the Sogdians and the Gokturks seem a natural fit: the Sogdians were more settled, but not entirely so, as demonstrated by their vast trade networks.  And the Sogdians also were part of the greater central Eurasian steppe culture, so the two cultures understood each other, to a degree.  They are even depicted similarly in art, with slight differences, such as long hair that was often associated with Turks over the Sogdians.  In some areas of the Gokturk empire, Sogdians would run the cities, while the Gokturks provided military aid and protection. Xuanzang's description of the people of Suyab, or the “City of Suye River”, doesn't pick out anyone in particular, and he even says that it was a place where traders of the Hu, or foreign, tribes from different countries mingle their abodes.  He mentions the people here as being called Suli, which is also the name given to the language—this may refer to “Sogdian” in general.  They write with an alphabet that is written vertically rather than horizontally—this may refer to a few scripts that were written this way, possibly based off Syriac or Aramaic alphabets that were adapted to Sogdian and other Iranian languages, but it isn't clear. We are told that the people dressed in felt and hemp clothing, with fur and “cotton” garments.  Their clothes fit tightly, and they kept their hair cut short, exposing the top of their heads—though sometimes they shaved it completely, tying a colored silk band around the forehead. He goes on to describe these people as greedy liars, possibly a reference to the mercantile nature of many of the people at the time. Something to note: The Turks of this time had not yet encountered Islam, which was just now starting to rise up in the Middle East.  The Prophet Muhammad is said to have been born around the end of the 6th century CE and was preaching in the early 7th century, though his teachings would begin to spread outward soon enough.  But that means that the Gokturks were not an Islamic empire.  Rather, their own traditions seem to have focused on the worship of Tengri, an Altaic personification of the universe, often simplified as a “sky god”.  Tengrism can be found amongst the Xiongnu, Mongols, and others, and it was the national religion of the Gokturks themselves, but there were many who also adopted other religions that they encountered, including Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Manichaeism, and Buddhism.  In fact, Xuanzang notes that the Turks he met in Suyab would not sleep or sit on beds made of wood because wood was thought to contain the spirit of fire, which he says they worshipped.  That sounds similar to Zoroastrian beliefs, where fire is associated with Ahura Mazda, who is also worshipped as a sky god.  These may have been beliefs inherited from their Eastern Iranian Sogdian partners. In Xuanzang's biography, we are given more details about his visit to Suyab.  Apparently, as he was headed to the city, he met a hunting party, which we are told was the retinue of Yehu Khan.  Hunting was an important part of life on the steppes, and it continued to be a favorite sport of the Gokturk nobility. Yehu Khan—possibly Yagbhu Khan, though that is up for some debate—is described as being dressed in a green silk robe, with his hair exposed, and wearing  a turban of white silk about ten feet long that wrapped his forehead and hung behind his back.  His “hunting” expedition wasn't just a couple of the guys.  It included about 200 officials, all with plaited hair and dressed in brocade robes—they weren't exactly out there roughing it.  He also had his soldiers, dressed in furs, felt, or fine woolen clothes, and there were so many cavalry that they stretched out of sight.  The Khan seemed pleased to meet Xuanzang, but his hunt was expected to last another couple of days, at least, so he sent an attendant named Dharmaja to take Xuanzang back to wait for the Khan to return. Three days later, Xuanzang was given an audience.  The khan was seated in a large yurt.  Xuanzang noted the seeming incongruity between the khan, sitting there in the tent, decorated with golden flowers, with the officials dressed in magnificent brocade garments sitting in two long rows in front of him and the armed guards behind him, compared to the simple felt walls of the tent. A ”yurt” is a common feature of nomadic life on the steppes.  It wasn't exactly a single person operation to haul them around, but they can be taken down and put up with relative ease.  And while yurts could be relatively simple, there are examples of much more elaborate structures.  There is little reason they couldn't be made larger, perhaps with some extra support.  In later centuries, there are examples of giant yurts that seem like real construction projects.  Use of tents, even in a city, where they had permanent palace buildings, was likely a means of retaining the nomadic steppe traditions, even while enjoying the benefits of city life. Whom exactly Xuanzang met with is a matter of debate.  His records seem to indicate that it was Tong Yabghu Qaghan of the Western Gokturk Khaganate, but other sources say that Tong Yabghu Qaghan died in 628, and the earliest Xuanzang could have been meeting with him was 630, two years later, so if that is the case, he must have met with Tong Yabghu's son, Si Yabghu Qaghan.  It is likely that Xuanzang, who was dictating his accounts years after, mentioned the Qaghan and then, when they looked up who it was, they simply made a mistake.  Remember, Xuanzang would have had everything translated through one or two languages.  He did know what he saw, however, and he recounted what he remembered. Tong Yabghu Qaghan oversaw the height of the Gokturk Qaghanate, and appears to have favored the Buddhist religion, though there were many different religions active in their territories at the time.  They oversaw an extremely cosmopolitan empire covering huge swaths of central Eurasia, including the lucrative silk road.  Xuanzang notes that at the court there were individuals from Gaochang and even a messenger from the Han—which is to say the Tang Empire.  One wonders if Xuanzang—or anyone at that time—realized just how tenuous the Khan'sposition was.  After Tong Yabghu's death, the Qaghanate would decline, and less than a decade later it would fall to the Tang dynasty, who took Suyab and made it their western outpost.  In fact, Suyab is thought to have been the birthplace, over a century later, of a young boy who would find a love of poetry.  That boy's name was Li Bai, or Ri Haku, in Japanese. He would become one of the most famous poets in Chinese history, and his poems were even known and studied in Japan.  And it was largely through Japanese study of Li Bai's poems that his works came to the English speaking world: first through Ernest Fenollosa, who had studied in Japan, and then by the celebrated Ezra Pound, who had used Ernest's notes to help with his own translations of the poems. This was, though, as I said, over a century after Xuanzang's journey.  At the time of our story, the Qaghan was throwing a feast, including Xuanzang and all of the foreign envoys.  Xuanzang comments on the food and drink—his hosts provided grape juice in lieu of wine, and cooked a special vegetarian feast just for him, while the other guests ate a feast of meat, such as veal, lamb, fish, and the like.  There was also the music of various regions along the Silk Road, which Xuanzang found to be catchy, but of course not as refined as the music he was used to, of course.  After dinner Xuanzang was asked to expound upon the Darma, largely about the basic principle that you should be kind to one another—I doubt he was getting into the deep mysteries of Buddhist philosophy. Xuanzang stuck around the court for three more days, during which time the Qaghan tried to get him to stay, but Xuanzang insisted that he had to make it to India.  And so the Qaghan relented.  He found men in his army who could translate for Xuanzang along his journey, and had letters of introduction written to at least as far as the state of Kapisa, in modern Afghanistan. And so, armed with the Qaghan's blessing and a fresh translator, Xuanzang struck out again.  They headed westward for over one hundred miles, eventually reaching Bingyul, aka the Thousand Springs.  This is the area where the Qaghan and his court would spend his summers, and the deer in the area were protected under his orders, so that they were not afraid of humans—which sounds similar to the situation with the deer in Nara.  Continuing on another fifty miles or so—the distances are approximate as Xuanzang's primary duty was not exactly to map all of this out—Xuanzang arrived at the city of Taras, in modern Kazakhstan, another place where the cultures of the Silk Road mixed and mingled.  Xuanzang didn't have much to say about Taraz, apparently, though it is one of the oldest cities in Transoxania, founded near the beginning of the Common Era.  A few miles south of there, Xuanzang reportedly found a village of re-settled ethnic Han that had been captured by the Gokturks and settled here.  They had adopted the dress and customs of the Turkic people, but continued to speak a version of Chinese. Southwest of that he reached the City of White Water, likely referring to Aksukent.  This is the same “Aksu” as the city in Xinjiang, both of which mean “White Water” in Turkic, but this one is in the south of Kazakhstan.  Xuanzang found the climate and products an improvement over what he had experienced in Taras.  Beyond that, he next arrived at the city of Gongyu, and then south again to Nujkend, and then traveling westward to the country of Chach, aka Tashkent.  Both Nujkend and Chach were large cities in nations of smaller, mostly autonomous city-states, which made up a lot of the political geography of Transoxania. I would note that Xuanzang's notes here are much more sparse than previously.  This may be because these were outside of the Tarim basin and therefore of less interest to individuals in the Tang empire.  Or perhaps he was just making his way more quickly and not stopping at every kingdom along the way. From Tashkent, he continued southeast to the Ferghana valley—the country of Feihan.  Oddly, this country doesn't appear in Xuanzang's biography, even though the Ferghana Valley seems to have been fairly well known back in the Tang Empire—it was known as the home of some of the best horses, which were one of its first major exports.  In fact, the Han dynasty even mounted a military expedition to travel to Ferghana just to obtain horses.  Xuanzang is oddly silent on this; however, he does talk about the fertile nature of the land.  He mentions that their language here is different from the lands he had been traveling through up to this point, and also points out that the people of the Ferghana valley were also visibly different from others in the area. From the Ferghana valley, Xuanzang headed west for about 300 miles or more to the land of Sutrushana—perhaps referring to the area of Ushrusana, with its capital of Bunjikat.  This country was also largely Sogdian, and described as similar to Tashkent.  From there, he traveled west through a great desert, passing skeletons, which were the only marker of the trail other than a view of the far off mountains.  Finally, they reached Samarkand, known as the country of “Kang” in Chinese, which was also the term used to mark Sogdians who claimed descent from the people of Samarkand. Samarkand is another of the ancient cities of Central Asia, and even today is the third largest city in modern Uzbekistan.  Human activity in the region goes back to the paleolithic era, and the city was probably founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BCE.  Samarkand was conquered by Alexander the Great, and during the Achaemenid Empire it was the capital of Sogdiana.  During Xuanzang's visit, Samarkand was described as an impenetrable fortress with a large population. For all of his travel, Samarkand was the first place Xuanzang notes as specifically not a Buddhist land.  In fact, there were two monasteries, suggesting that there had been Buddhists, but if any monks tried to stay there then the locals would chase them out with fire.  Instead, they worshipped fire—likely meaning Ahura Mazda and Zoroastrianism.  This leads to a story that I have to wonder about, given the reliability of our narrators. It is said that Xuanzang was met by the King with arrogance, but after staying the night Xuanzang was able to tell the King about Buddhism and its merits.  The king was intrigued, and asked to observe the Precepts, and treated Xuanzang with hospitality and respect.  So when two of Xuanzang's attendants went to the monasteries to worship, they were chased out with fire.  When the king heard about this, he had the people arrested and ordered their hands to be cut off.  Xuanzang could not bear to witness such suffering, however, and he intervened to have them spared.  So instead the king had them flogged and banished from the city.  Ever since then, all the people believed in Buddhism. Some parts of this strike true.  It was likely that the king would entertain this strange wanderer who had arrived with letters from the great Qaghan—that may have even explained why Xuanzang had been encouraged to make the dangerous journey to Suyab in the first place, so that he could obtain such permission.  And it would not be strange for the king to listen to his teachings.  If Xuanzang's attendants were attacked, that would have been a huge breach of hospitality, and however the King felt about it, he no doubt had to do something about it.  And so all of that sounds somewhat believable.  Does that mean everyone suddenly converted to Buddhism?  I don't know that I'm quite willing to go that far.  It is also likely that there were Buddhists there already, even if the majority religion was Zoroastrianism. From Samarkand, Xuanzang traveled farther southwest, to the country of Kasanna, which seems to have been the edge of what we might call Sogdiana.   According to his biographers, however, there was a little more to all of this.  Rather, he headed west to Kusanika.  Then he traveled to  Khargan, and further on to the country of Bukhara, and then to Vadi.  All of these were “An” in Chinese, which was the name element used for Sogdians from this region.  He then continued west to the country of Horismika, on the other side of the Amu Darya, aka the Oxus River of Transoxanian fame. From there he traveled further southwest, entering into the mountains.  The path here was often such that they had to travel single-file, and there was no food or water other than what you brought with you.  Eventually they came to a set of doors, known as the Iron Gate.  This was a Turkic fortress.  It was no doubt fortuitous that he had come from his meeting with the Qaghan, and likely had permission to pass through.  From there, they entered the country of Tukhara. As we noted in Episode 119, Tukhara was in the region of Bactria.  It was bordered by the Pamir range in the east, and the Persian empire in the west.  There were also the Great Snow Mountains in the south, likely referencing the Hindu Kush. Tukhara had been conquered by the Gokturks just within the past couple of decades, and Xuanzang notes that the country had been split into largely autonomous city-states as the local royalty had died without an heir many years before.  With the Gokturk conquest, it was now administered by Tardu Shad, the son of Tong Yabghu Qaghan.  “Shad” in this case was a local title. Here, Xuanzang's narrative gets a little dicey, especially between his biography and his records.  The records of the Western Regions denotes various countries in this area.  It is unclear if he traveled to all of them or is just recounting them from records he obtained.  He does give us at least an overview of the people and the region.  I would also note that this is one of the regions he visited, again, on his return trip, and so may have been more familiar with the region than those areas he had passed through from Suyab on down. For one thing, he notes that the language of the region was different from that of the “Suli”, which appears to refer to the Sogdians.  This was the old territory of the Kushan empire, and they largely spoke Bactrian.  Like Sogdian, it was another Eastern Iranian language, and they used an alphabet based largely on Greek, and written horizontally rather than vertically.  They also had their own coins. This region had plenty of Buddhist communities, and Xuanzang describes the cities and how many monasteries they had, though, again, it isn't clear if he actually visited all of them or not.  These are countries that Li Rongji translates as “Tirmidh”, “Sahaaniyan”, “Kharuun”, “Shuumaan”, etc. It does seem that Xuanzang made it to the capital city, the modern city Kunduz, Afghanistan. Xuanzang actually had something specific for the local Gokturk ruler, Tardu Shad.  Tardu Shad's wife was the younger sister of King Qu Wentai of Gaochang, whom we met last episode.  Qu Wentai had provided Xuanzang a letter for his younger sister and her husband.  Unfortunately, Xuanzang arrived to learn that the princess of Gaochang had passed away, and Tardu Shad's health was failing.  It does seem that Tardu Shad was aware of Xuanzang, however—a letter had already come from Qu Wentai to let them know that Xuanzang was on his way.  As I mentioned last episode, letters were an important part of how communities stayed tied together.  Of course, given the perils of the road, one assumes that multiple letters likely had to be sent just in case they didn't make it.  The US Postal Service this was not. Tardu Shad, though not feeling well, granted an interview with Xuanzang.  He suggested that Xuanzang should stick around.  Then, once the Shad had recovered from his illness, he would accompany Xuanzang personally on his trip to India.  Unfortunately, that was not to be.  While Xuanzang was staying there, he was witness to deadly drama.  Tardu Shad was recovering, which was attributed to the recitations by an Indian monk who was also there.  This outcome was not exactly what some in the court had wanted.  One of the Shad's own sons, known as the Tagin prince, plotted with the Shad's current wife, the young Khatun, and she poisoned her husband.  With the Shad dead, the throne might have gone to the son of the Gaochang princess, but he was still too young.  As such, the Tagin Prince was able to usurp the throne himself, and he married his stepmother, the young Khatun.  The funeral services for the late Tardu Shad meant that Xuanzang was obliged to stay at Ghor for over a month. During that time, Xuanzang had a seemingly pleasant interaction with an Indian monk.  And when he finally got ready to go, he asked the new Shad for a guide and horses.  He agreed, but also made the suggestion that Xuanzang should then head to Balkh.  This may have meant a bit of backtracking, but the Shad suggested that it would be worth it, as Balkh had a flourishing Buddhist community. Fortunately, there was a group of Buddhist monks from Balkh who happened to be in Kunduz to express their condolences at the passing of Tardu Shad, and they agreed to accompany Xuanzang back to their hometown, lest he end up getting lost and taking the long way there. The city of Balkh is also known as “Baktra”, as in “Bactria”, another name of this region.  A settlement has been there since at least 500 BCE , and it was already an important city when it was captured by Alexander the Great.  It sits at the confluence of several major trade routes, which no doubt were a big part of its success.  Xuanzang's biography notes that it was a massive city, though it was relatively sparsely populated—probably due to the relatively recent conquest by the Gokturks, which had occurred in the last couple of decades.  That said, there were still thousands of monks residing at a hundred monasteries in and around the city.  They are all characterized as monks of Theravada schools.  Southwest of the city was a monastery known as Navasamgharama, aka Nava Vihara, or “New Monastery”.  Despite its name, the monastery may have actually been much older, going back to the Kushan emperor Kaniska, in the 2nd century CE.  Ruins identified as this “New Monastery” are still visible south of Balkh, today. The monastery is described as being beautifully decorated, and it seems that it had a relic—one of the Buddha's teeth.  There are also various utensils that the Buddha is said to have used, as well.  The objects would be displayed on festival days.  North of the monastery there was a stupa more than 200 feet in height.  South of the monastery was a hermitage.  Each monk who studied there and passed away would have a stupa erected for them, as well.  Xuanzang notes that there were at around 700 memorial stupas, such that they had to be crammed together, base to base. It was here that Xuanzang met a young monk named Prajnaakara, who was already somewhat famous in India, and well-studied.  When questioned about certain aspects of Buddhism, Xuanzang was impressed by the monk's answers, and so stayed there a month studying with the young monk. Eventually, Xuanzang was ready to continue on his journey.  He departed Balkh towards the south, accompanying the teacher Prajnakara, and together they entered the Great Snow Mountains, aka the Hindu Kush.  This path was even more dangerous than the trip through the Tian Shan mountains to Suyab.   They eventually left the territory of Tukhara and arrived at Bamiyan.  Bamiyan was a kingdom in the Hindu Kush, themselves an extension of the Himalayan Mountain range.  It Is largely based around valley, home to the modern city of Bamyan, Afghanistan, which sits along the divide between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.  Today it is a major center for individuals of the Hazara ethnic group, one of the main ethnic groups in Afghanistan, which is a multi-ethnic state that includes, today, the Pashtun, Hazara, Tajik, and Uzbek people, along with a number of smaller ethnic groups.  Today they largely reside in the mountainous areas of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan made an impact on our protagonist.   Their language was slightly different from that in Tukhara, but using the same—or similar enough—writing system.  Buddhism was thriving in the capital, and we are told of a rock statue of the standing Buddha, over a hundred feet in height, along with a copper statue of the standing Buddha nearby.    There was also another reclining Buddha a mile or two down the road.  There were multiple monasteries with thousands of monks, and the ruler of that kingdom received Xuanzang well. Xuanzang wasn't the first monk to travel to Bamiyan from the Middle Kingdom—in this he was, perhaps unwittingly, on the trail of the monk Faxian.  Faxian likely did not see these statues, though, as we believe they were built in the 6th and early 7th century—at least the stone Buddha statues.  They were a famous worship site until February 2001, when the Taliban gave an order to destroy all of the statues in Afghanistan.  Despite this, they were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Fortunately, we have images from before their destruction.  These statues were a blend of Greco-Buddhist and Gandharan art styles—appropriate as it stands between the Hellenistic area of Tukhara and the ancient region of Gandhara—including the modern city of Kandahar and into the Indus Valley region of Pakistan. Continuing east through the mountains, Xuanzang eventually came out at the kingdom of Kapisa.  This may have had its capital around modern-day Bagram, north of modern Kabul, but the country seems to have been quite large.  Kapisa over saw some tens of other countries, and it is thought that at one time its influence extended from Bamyan and Kandahar to the area of modern Jalalabad.  Their language was even more different than that of Tukhara, but they were still using the same writing system.  The king of Kapisa is said to have been of Suli ethnicity—which would seem to indicate that he was Sogdian, or at least descended from people of the Transoxanian region.    Xuanzang notes that the ruler, as rough and fiery as he is described—as a true warlord or similar—he nonetheless made a silver image of the Buddha, eighteen feet in height, every year.  He also gave charity to the poor and needy in an assembly that was called every five years.  There were over one hundred monasteries and some 6000 monks, per Xuanzang's recollection, and notably, they were largely following Mahayana teachings. For the most part the monks that Xuanzang had encountered on this journey were Theravada—Xuanzang refers to them as “Hinayana”, referring to the “Lesser Vehicle” in contrast to Xuanzang's own “Mahayana”, or “Greater Vehicle”.  “Theravada” refers to the “way of the elders” and while Mahayana Buddhism largely accepts the sutras of Theravada Buddhism, there are many Mahayana texts that Theravada Buddhists do not believe are canonical.  We discussed this back in Episode 84. There was apparently a story of another individual from the Yellow River being sent as a hostage to Kapisa when it was part of the Kushan Empire, under Kanishka or similar.  Xuanzang recounts various places that the hostage, described as a prince, lived or visited while in the region.  Xuanzang's arrival likely stirred the imagination of people who likely knew that the Tang were out there, but it was such a seemingly impossible distance for most people.  And yet here was someone who had traveled across all of that distance.  One of the monasteries that claimed to have been founded because of that ancient Han prince invited Xuanzang to stay with them.  Although it was a Theravada monastery, Xuanzang took them up on the offer, both because of the connection to someone who may have been his countryman, but also because of his traveling companion, Prajnakara, who was also a Theravada monk, and may not be comfortable staying at a Mahayana monastery. Xuanzang spends a good deal of ink on the stories of how various monasteries and other sites were founded in Kapisa and the surrounding areas.  He must have spent some time there to accumulate all of this information.  It is also one of the places where he seems to have hit at least twice—once on the way to India, and once during his return journey. The King of Kapisa is said to have been a devotee of Mahayana Buddhism.  He invited Xuanzang and Prajnakara to come to a Mahayana monastery to hold a Dharma gathering.  There they met with several leading figures in the monastery, and they discussed different theories.  This gathering lasted five days, and at the end, the king offered Xuanzang and the other monks five bolts of pure brocade and various other gifts.  Soon thereafter, the monk Prajnakara was invited back to Tukhara, and so he and Xuanzang parted ways. And it was about time for Xuanzang to continue onwards as well.  From Kapisa, he would travel across the “Black Range” and into Lampaka.  This may refer to the area of Laghman or Jalalabad.  Today, this is in modern Afghanistan, but for Xuanzang, this would have been the northwestern edge of India.  He was almost there. And so are we, but we'll save his trip into India for next episode. Until then thank you for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

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A collection of house anthems from 2024 @130 BPM! Contact: angel.wings.dj@gmail.com Download or stream for free via: YouTube (@AngelWingsDJ) Itunes Facebook TuneIn Podcast Addict TRACKLIST: 1. Ain't Nobody 2024 - Cristian //   2. Rise Up - Nicole Moudaber //  3. Change It - Touchtalk //  4. Turn Me Deeper - Wh0, Mark Knight & James Hurr //  5. Back Again - Alaia & Gallo //  6. You Make Me Feel - Jackers Revenge //  7. Deeper Love - Niko The Kid //  8. Feel Love Dubb (Nu Disco Mix) - Block & Crown //  9. Feel It - Hotswing //  10. In My Video - FR3NCH FRIES //  11. Sunsleeper - Barry Can't Swim //  12. RIZZ - AYYBO //  13. We Like To Party (Rework) - BLOND:ISH, ForgiveMeTommy! //  14. Dance to the Music - Low Steppa & Tony Romera //  15. Spastik (Dubfire Rework) //  16. Levanta - Tom Enzy, Siwell & Vadi //  17. The Beginning - Crazibiza, House of Prayers //  18. Doves Cry - Cheesecake Boys //  19. Jealous - Mochakk //  20. The Greatest Thing Alive - Mark Knight, Green Velvet & James Hurr //  21. Let's Be Free - Saison & Rachel Foxx //  22. Wanna Feel Something - CASSIMM //  23. What a Bam (Block & Crown Dope Demand Extended Remix) //  24. Forget Me Nots (Block & Crown Never Forget Mix) //  25. September (Nu Disco Mix) - Discotron, HP Vince // 

"Je ne trouvais pas d'outils adaptés à mes besoins pour évaluer les compétences en orthographe et faire le dépistage dans le collège privé où j'étais, alors j'en ai conçu un. Je l'ai automatisé, au fil des ans, et j'ai fait une maitrise pour le valider." Michèle Potvin

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-198-safety-testing-hema-with-jamie-maciver To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jamie MacIver is a historical martial arts instructor who co-founded the London Historical Fencing Club in 2016, which has grown to over 120 members and now has his own permanent training space. We start our conversation with Vadi, and why Jamie prefers Vadi to Fiore. We have a discussion about guards and whether Vadi is more defensive than Fiore. You can find updates on Jamie's translation of Vadi's The Art of Swordfighting on his website, here: https://historicalfencingresearch.com/projects/translation-vadi/ Next, Jamie explains about taking the plunge into getting his club its own permanent space. The London Historical Fencing club is one of only around three in the UK that has a permanent home, so we hear how it was possible post-pandemic, and how they manage the classes to make it financially viable. Jamie also explains about the steps they have taken to ensure diversity within the club. Having been involved in running lots of tournaments, Jamie found he was having to make decisions on what HEMA kit is safe enough with nothing much to back up those decisions. So he set up the Historical Research Company Ltd to research historical martial arts safety, starting with research into sword tips. What is the difference between having a tip and no tip on your rapier? And which tips are the safest? Do different tips affect how likely it is for sword to glance off a mask or to stick to a mask, causing concussion and other injuries? You can find out more about the project and its conclusions here: https://historicalfencingresearch.com/projects/safety-tips/ And there's a video here: https://youtu.be/wAZgMmIak-Y You can support Historical Fencing Research here: https://historicalfencingresearch.com/support-our-work/

Bu bölümde, Amerika'nın en ünlü yollarından biri olan Route 66'yı ele alıyoruz. Konuğumuz Vadi Efe, Route 66 yolculuğunu tamamlamış biri olarak bize hem yolun tarihi dokusunu hem de deneyimlediği birbirinden farklı durakları anlatıyor. Yol boyunca karşılaşılan şehirler, manzaralar ve keşiflerle dolu bu yolculuğun ayrıntılarına iniyoruz. Keyifli dinlemeler! PATRONUMUZ OLMAK İÇİN TIKLA!⁠

Bu bölümde, etkili bir özgeçmişin nasıl hazırlanacağı detaylı bir şekilde ele alınıyor. Geyiklerimiz, özgeçmişte öne çıkarılması gereken beceriler, projeler ve başarılar hakkında tavsiyelerde bulunuyor. Ayrıca, farklı pozisyonlar ve şirketler için özgeçmişin nasıl özelleştirilebileceği konuşuluyor.

QNB Finansbank Dijital Köprü'nün sunduğu 218. Bölümde Busylike kurucusu ve Ceo'su Vadi Efe konuğum oldu.    QNB Finansbank Dijital Köprü katkılarıyla... Bu bölüm QNB Finansbank Dijital Köprü hakkında tanıtım içerir.   https://www.qnbfinansbank.com/dijitalkopru?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=dunyatrendleri   (00:00) – Açılış (01:18) – Vadi Efe'yi tanıyoruz. (02:30) – Kurduğun platformu neden kurdun? Bu alanda nasıl bir açık gördün? (04:40) – Busylike tam olarak reklam verenler ve podcasterlar için nasıl bir fayda sağlıyor? https://busylike.com/ (07:30) – Türkiye ile yurt dışında iş kurmak konusunda ne gibi artılar ve eksiler var? (14:40) – Girişimciler illa yurt dışında mı olmalı? (16:03) – Dubai gibi merkezler nasıl avantajlar sağlıyor? (21:48) – Girişimler için hangi programları önerirsin? https://www.ycombinator.com/ https://www.techstars.com/ https://www.startupschool.org/ (23:41) – Getir hakkında görüşler… (25:27) – Globalde kurduğun bir şirketi pazarlamak büyütmek bu konuda neler yapılıyor? Arnold - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27713897/ Tiktok Building Public Nedir? - https://www.upsilonit.com/blog/how-to-build-a-startup-in-public-an-actionable-guide ChatGpt WWDC 2024'de tanıtılan iOS 18'in öne çıkan özellikleri - https://webrazzi.com/2024/06/10/wwdc-2024-de-tanitilan-ios-18-in-one-cikan-ozellikleri/ (34:00) – Lex Fridman Amazon Ormanları yayını - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WpqQfmzBGY (35:00) – Kitap Önerisi Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50489373-sid-meier-s-memoir?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ojwJSs1SRZ&rank=1 (36:10) - Kapanış Vadi Efe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadiefe/ Sosyal Medya takibi yaptın mı?   Twitter - https://twitter.com/dunyatrendleri Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dunya.trendleri/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dunyatrendleri/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/aykutbalcitv Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/28342227-aykut-balc   aykut@dunyatrendleri.com

José Vadi, author of "Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens," explores skateboarding as a unique window into California culture, both northern and southern. He discusses how skating serves as a form of self-empowerment and artistic expression, intertwining with music and writing. Vadi examines skateboarding's evolution from a rebellious subculture to a global phenomenon. He reveals how skateboarding shapes public spaces, confronts mortality, and offers new perspectives on community and creativity.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/vadi-and-the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is a bit different to the usual format, as we have both a delightful sample from an audiobook and a related interview. I have created an audiobook of Philippo Vadi's De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi. It comes in three parts: 1. My friend, Eleonora Rebecchi (more on her later) has read Vadi's words in mellifluous Italian. 2. I have read my translation in a rather more clunky English.  3. There's a combined version, with the Italian chapter followed by its translation in English. Find the audiobook and more details here: https://swordschool.shop/products/de-arte-gladiatoria-dimicandi-audiobook This podcast episode contains a couple of sample chapters of the audiobook in both Italian and English, and it's followed by a repeat of my interview with Eleanora Rebecchi (episode 129, October 2022). Here are the show notes for the interview: Eleonora Rebecchi is the creative director at Malleus Martialis, producer of excellent training swords, as well as a practising historical fencer and a graphic artist who has done some lovely covers for Guy. She is also a classically trained singer, which you'll get to hear in this episode. We talk about how Eleanora and her partner Rodolfo got into designing swords for a living, what goes into the design process, and what qualities a business selling swords needs. Eleonora explains how the aesthetics, ergonomics and dynamics of a sword fit together, which is demonstrated by Guy's longsword. Here is the unboxing video so you can see what he means: https://vimeo.com/722218823

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-and-heresy-with-xian-niles/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Xian Niles is a fencing instructor, martial artist and the founder of Spada, a recreational Bolognese fencing study group in maritime Canada. He's also the founder of The Niles Fencing Academy in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In our conversation we talk about his move from representing Barbados in sport fencing to getting into HEMA in Canada. We also hear about how Xian switched from an engineering degree to theatre, and a very challenging job he had working in mental health security, which required serious martial arts skills to safely restrain people in severe distress. Xian has a different take on HEMA to some other practitioners, which comes from his childhood in Barbados. The culture is such that people settle disputes publicly using sword-like weapons, and Xian witnessed these fights as a child. These experiences have led Xian to question the historical sources: would it work in real life, and did the person who wrote it ever fight for real? This leads our discussion into what Xian refers to as his heretical views about Messers, Vadi, and Liechtenauer. We chat about a whole load of other stuff in this episode, including a universal language of HEMA, the difference between ice hockey and HEMA, setting up a competition for kids, tournament rule sets to avoid concussions, and why Guy would rather pour bleach in his eyes than watch HEMA at the Olympics.  Click here for photos of Guy's longsword: https://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-and-heresy-with-xian-niles/ 

Welcome to Eps. 231! Hour #1 we have 60 mins full beats of Dance & Tech episode with D.A.K. Nocturne In the Mix.   Listen live with our newest CHNR Syndication Network Partner. 10PM Central Time, 8PM Thursday Houswerx from Austin, Tx. You can also Listen to re-broadcast of mixshow with any of our online radio partners.      Follow us on social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daknocturne/ X: https://twitter.com/CHNRSocal   Tracklist: 1) GORDO (US), Jeria - Fallin Luv (Extended Mix) 2) Jack wins - Us (What About) (Extended Mix) 3) John Summit, Hayla - Shiver (Extended Mix) 4) Aviella, Afroki - Everything You Do (Extended Mix) 5) Whighle, Crssfire, Cool 7rack, Mc Denny - Eu Vou Socar (Extended Mix) 6) Jude & Frank, Vadi, NIINE - Paque (Original Mix) 7) Tiagz, Fuerza Regida & El Alfa - Tacata (BOLO Extended Remix) (Dirty)     8) Bad Bunny - MONACO (BOLO Remix)(HQ) 9) Kalamita (FR) - Esa Mujer (Original Mix) 10) AndThen - Work It (Loz Seka Extended Mix) 11) Daft Punk - Around The World (Sammy Porter Edit) 12) Tim Cullen - Get Together (Anthony Attalla Remix) 13) Green Velvet - La La Land (MORRILL Edit) 14) Pleasurekraft - Tarantula (Max Styler Remix) 15) Danny Tenaglia - Music Is The Answer - Leftwing Kody Edit 16) Zerb & Sofiya Nzau - Mwaki (Nino (BG) Remix) (Nocturne's Golden Track of the Week) 17) Chapter & Verse - I Got 5 On It (Extended Mix) 24 Bit MASTER-2 18) Calvin Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life (Westend Remix)     19) WK, Federico Scavo - Ella Quiere Mari (Extended Mix)     20) Gavril - Ritual (JJ Rework)    

I will give the ANC 5/10 for their performance over the last 30 years | Dr Ismail Vadi by Radio Islam

A chipped skateboard — one where a piece has come off the nose or tail — is the symbol of a boarder who is dedicated to their deck, held together by nothing but grip tape. It's also a metaphor for lessons learned, observes José Vadi in his new memoir, “Chipped.” “No matter the age, being a skateboarder lends itself to caustic stares from passersby,” he writes. Vadi delves into skate culture, from its music to its videos, and what it means to identify as a skateboarder. We talk to Vadi about how that lens has shaped his views of public space, geography and his life as a writer. Guests: José Vadi, author, "Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens"; Vadi's previous book is "Inter State: Essays from California"

Notes and Links to José Vadi's Work      For Episode 231, Pete welcomes José Vadi, in Pete's first in-store, live interview, as José launches his essay collection at Capital Books on K in Sacramento. It was a blast, due to José's reflective, thoughtful, and witty answers, and the event featured great questions from the audience.        José Vadi is an award-winning essayist, poet, playwright and film producer. He is the author of Inter State: Essays from California and Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens.    His work has been featured by the Paris Review, The Atlantic, the PBS NewsHour, the San Francisco Chronicle, Free Skate Magazine, Quartersnacks, Alta Journal of California, and the Yale Review. Buy Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lense     Los Angeles Times Review for Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens   Chipped Book Tour Details   Jose's Website At about 2:30, José talks about his book tour and initial days of publishing At about 4:15, José talks about his mindset as the book comes out and the initial feedback he's gotten, as well At about 7:00, José responds to Pete's questions about perspective and how he looks back at what he has written, particularly after having moved a few times At about 9:15, José shouts out great Sacramento skate spots At about 10:15, Jsoe talks about making his book about skateboarding “accessible” to non-skaters also At about 11:45, José, freshly-hydrated, reads the book's titular essay At about 16:45, José's reading leads to a discussion of the quote from the book “documentation is domination” from Ed Templeton, and José discusses the power of one's board as an “extensión of [a person]” At about 18:55, The two compare the destroyed boards with the raggedy basketball, and José alludes to Hanif Abdurraqib's writing At about 21:05, José talks about the adage from the book of “Time is a skater's worst enemy” and attendant ideas of aging and obsession and pride At about 23:20, José narrates and explores his essay about a big injury on the night on which Jake Phelps died, and José responds to Pete's questions about “respecting the game [skating]” and its relation to injuries At about 28:30, José and Pete discuss the frenzied and wonderful “Wild and Crazy” essay At about 31:15, José discusses the phenomenon of skate videos and the DIY documentation of the 90s and early 2000s At about 34:00, Pete asks José about what music he most identifies with his own skating history  At about 35:15, José discusses musical connections with his parents that came from the music scene in skating  At about 37:50, Pete asks José to discuss how he looked at the thrills and dangers of skateboarding and being “policed” by those in power as an adolescent At about 40:05, José replies to Pete's wondering about José's view of progressive and inclusive cultures within skateboarding, especially with regards to contrasting the “old days” and more recent times At about 42:20, Pete and José fanboy about Sun Ra-Pete regarding José's brilliant essay about Sun Ra's style and music and skateboarding, and José about Sun Ra's prodigious brilliance  At about 44:00, Pete wonders about the process for José in creating Sun Ra as an imagined skateboarder in the essay At about 45:10, Pete and José discuss José's time with Youth Speaks, and Pete uses one scene as a metaphor for José's stellar writing At about 47:35, Pete highlights a story involving “power” as indicative of José's successful writing style, and José tells an incredible story about losing the mic and then hugging Michael Franti At about 49:20, “Never meet your heroes” is discussed in relation to Ed Templeton and his support for José and skating as a whole, as well as Ed's major injury; José discusses how Ed's example gave José agency to write and create and skate  At about 53:10-Lazer Round! Kings, Warriors, Lakers? Shout outs to Iain Bordem, Kyle Beachy, Molly Schiot, Percival Everett, and more! At about 56:10, José talks about an exciting new project, an “East Coast version of Inter State” At about 56:45, Audience questions!       You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.     I am very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review-I'm looking forward to the partnership! Check out my recent interview with Gina Chung on the website.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! I have added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show. Thanks to new Patreon member, Jessica Cuello, herself a talented poet and former podcast guest.     This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 232 with Jazmina Barrera Velasquez, who is a fellow at the Foundation for Mexican Letters. Her book of essays, Cuerpo extraño, was awarded the Latin American Voices prize from Literal Publishing in 2013, and she is the editor and co-founder of Ediciones Antílope, and author of, most recently, Cross-Stitch.  The episode will go live on April 16 or 17.     Please go to ceasefiretoday.org for 10+ ways to make your voice heard regarding a necessary ceasefire in Gaza.  

José Vadi is the author of a memoir-in-essays called Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, available from Soft Skull Press. Vadi is also the author of an essay collection called Inter State. An award-winning essayist, poet, playwright and film producer, his work has been featured by the Paris Review, The Atlantic, the PBS NewsHour, Free Skate Magazine, Alta Journal of California, and the Yale Review. He lives and writes in Sacramento, California. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram  TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Patrick Kigongo are talking to author José Vadi about his new book, Chipped.

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A tech house set @130 BPM! Enjoy! Contact: angel.wings.dj@gmail.com Download for free via: Itunes Google Podcasts Facebook TuneIn Podcast Addict TRACKLIST: 1. Wanna Feel Something - CASSIMM //  2. Make U Sweat - Martin Ikin //  3. House Y'all - Tony Romera //  4. Le Voie Le Soleil (Solardo Mix) - Patrick Prins //  5. Over - Maur, Westend & Cami Bear //  6. Weapon - Nathan Barato & Matheo Velez //  7. Amfm - Alex Kenji & Jerome Robins //  8. Back Again - Alaia & Gallo //  9. Deeper Love - Niko The Kid //  10. Powder in the Nose - James Hurr & Arthur Baker //  11. Rising High - Shadow Child //  12. Feel It - Hotswing //  13. Levanta - Tom Enzy, Siwell & Vadi //  14. Give It 2 Me - ManyFew & Katy Alex //  15. Nobody Move - Jewel Kid //  16. Pala Pala - Twolate // 

Welcome to the FutureLink podcast, where we explore the latest trends, technologies, and ideas shaping the future of the internet and beyond. Hi there, I'm Çiğdem Öztabak, a marketer and technology reporter at CNNTurk, a contributing writer for Harvard Business Review, and a Fellow member of the ⁠Chartered Institute of Marketing Today, recorded in the inspirational setting of ⁠Grit Daily Media House ⁠during #SXSW and having Vadi Efe ! We're unpacking Vadi's recent experiences at Sxsw an event that stands at the crossroads of cutting-edge technology and creative industries. We'll delve into his highlights from the festival, discussing our favorite events and the latest trends that caught our attention. Join us as we explore Vadi's entrepreneurial journey, his insights from SXSW, and the exciting trajectory of BusyLike.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/what-is-a-volta-a-very-detailed-examination-of-fiore-with-dario-magnani/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy My guest today is Dario Alberto Magnani, better known as Mr. Thokk, who was a longtime scholar of the Italian single combat tradition from the late medieval/early Renaissance period, and a world renowned historical martial arts instructor and gear designer. As a swordsman, he specialises in northern Italian fencing from the early 15th to the 16th centuries, i.e., Fiore, Vadi and into the Bolognese. And he's a successful competitor and sought after instructor. In the late 2010s Dario became a historical martial arts professional, between his teaching activities and the founding of Thokk Personal Armor, a business through which he designs and sells innovative historical martial arts gear, such as the Thokk gloves. The reason I'm chatting to Dario is because I met him in Spain at the Panoplia, and we ended up spending probably five or six hours of the weekend discussing details of Fiore stuff and other things. In the conversation recorded for the podcast, we pick up where we left off in Spain, with an in-depth discussion about the Three Voltas of the Sword in Il Fior di Battaglia. If you own a copy of From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice, you need to listen to this episode with your book and a red pen in hand! Here's the link to the video giving an example of tornare: guywindsor.net/dvsthrust And the article, One Play, One Drill, Many Questions.

3 vadiúj film, amiért érdemes a Netflixre kapcsolni idén januárban Hamu és Gyémánt     2024-01-05 06:24:01     Film Netflix Ugyan a Netflixet a legtöbben a sorozatairól ismerik, a legnagyobb streaming-szolgáltató azonban rengeteg saját gyártású filmet jelentet meg, ráadásul idén januárban is rendkívül izgalmas produkciókat fognak bemutatni. Russell Crowe rokona az utolsó embernek, akit lefejeztek Nagy-Britanniában Mafab     2024-01-05 04:00:03     Film London Twitter Russell Crowe A Gladiátor sztárja, Russell Crowe (legutóbbi szerepei a cikkünk galériájában) családtörténeti kutatásai során felfedezte, hogy rokonságban áll Simon Fraserrel, az utolsó emberrel, akit a londoni Towerben fejeztek le, állítja a színész az X-en (korábban Twitter). Kik írják igazából a bestseller könyveket? 24.hu     2024-01-04 18:02:11     Könyv Régóta tudjuk, hogy nem minden könyv a borítón feltüntetett szerző munkája, de kik a háttérben meghúzódó, titokzatos írók, és miért maradtak oly sokáig homályban? Bemutatjuk az utóbbi időben egyre több figyelmet kapó szellemírói szakma legfontosabb kérdéseit. A gyerekkor helyszínét csak elveszíteni lehet Könyves Magazin     2024-01-05 07:49:50     Könyv Nobel-díj Krasznahorkai László Január 5-én lett hetvenéves Krasznahorkai László, a kortárs magyar irodalom egyik legnagyobb alakja, akinek minden új kötetét türelmetlenül várjuk, akinek minden évben drukkolunk az irodalmi Nobel-díj kihirdetésekor, akinek hosszúmondataiba gyakran beleveszünk, és akinek könyveit időről időre újraolvassuk. A Sátántangó szerzőjének 1985-ben induló, Nem jött be az időutazós buli, lekésték az újévi koccintást InStyle Men     2024-01-05 06:06:09     Bulvár Szilveszter Újév A United Airlines egyik járata azzal csábította az utasokat, hogy éljék át az új év első pillanatait kétszer egymás után. Elfáradt a családbarát formula, a Marvel most a brutalitással próbálkozik Player     2024-01-05 08:00:12     Film Válság Marvel Nem kezdjük el megint ecsetelni, miért is érezheti magát válságban a Marvel Studios. Legyen elég annyi, hogy az összes tavalyi alkotásuk – leszámítva talán a Loki második évadát – vagy besült, vagy a várakozások alatt teljesített, ami alaposan elgondolkodtatta a stúdió fejeseit. Gyermekotthonból a világ színpadjaira kultura.hu     2024-01-04 17:30:00     Zene Gyermekotthon Mit és hogyan viseljen a dáma, ha francia? Mit, ha német területen keletkezett opera vagy színmű szereplője? Mi a különbség egy arisztokra hölgy és egy szolgáló öltözéke, tartása, mozgása között? A történeti források elárulják, Kalafszky Adriána szerint pedig mindez megtanulható. Régi-új Paramore-album mandarinban – a zenekar közben törölte a közösségi oldalai tartalmát Koncert.hu     2024-01-05 09:12:39     Zene 2024. január 5-én jelenik meg a Paramore azonos címre keresztelt albumának 10. jubileumi kiadása mandarinszínü, 2 LP formátumban, melynek színét maga az énekesnő, Hayley Williams választotta. Két új Tj Klune regény is megjelenik 2024-ben! Sorok között     2024-01-04 20:18:18     Könyv A Galaktika nemrég hozta a jó hírt, miszerint két TJ Klune regénynek is örülhetünk idén. 2024 májusában jön a Farkasok dala, ami a Green Creek sorozat első része, ősszel pedig A ház az égszínkék tengernél folytatása. A kiadó a Facebook oldalán bővebben is írt a kötetekről, ezt be is másolom. Azt kell mondjam nagyon izgatott Lisa Frankenstein: zombis coming-of-age alkotás lehet az idei Valentin-nap nagyágyúja UZine     2024-01-05 09:55:52     Film Humor Valentin-nap A Lisa Frankenstein afféle fanyar felnövéstörténet, némi humorral és horrorral megfűszerezve.  Ki ne ismerné Mary Shelley 1818-ban megjelent ikonikus rémregényét, a Frankensteint, amelyben egy lelkes fiatal tudós megalkot egy teremtményt, aki szép lassan öntudatra ébred. Nos, a Diablo Cody által írt történetnek stílusát tekintve nem sok köze van a Reményre ítélve – Krasznahorkai László születésnapjára Fidelio     2024-01-05 09:25:00     Könyv Krasznahorkai László Man Booker-díj Hetven éve, 1954. január 5-én született Krasznahorkai László Kossuth- és Nemzetközi Man Booker-díjas író, a kortárs magyar irodalom egyik legkiemelkedőbb alakja. Az évforduló alkalmából a művészt a Fidelio könyvrovatának vezetője köszönti személyes hangvételű levelében.  A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

3 vadiúj film, amiért érdemes a Netflixre kapcsolni idén januárban Hamu és Gyémánt     2024-01-05 06:24:01     Film Netflix Ugyan a Netflixet a legtöbben a sorozatairól ismerik, a legnagyobb streaming-szolgáltató azonban rengeteg saját gyártású filmet jelentet meg, ráadásul idén januárban is rendkívül izgalmas produkciókat fognak bemutatni. Russell Crowe rokona az utolsó embernek, akit lefejeztek Nagy-Britanniában Mafab     2024-01-05 04:00:03     Film London Twitter Russell Crowe A Gladiátor sztárja, Russell Crowe (legutóbbi szerepei a cikkünk galériájában) családtörténeti kutatásai során felfedezte, hogy rokonságban áll Simon Fraserrel, az utolsó emberrel, akit a londoni Towerben fejeztek le, állítja a színész az X-en (korábban Twitter). Kik írják igazából a bestseller könyveket? 24.hu     2024-01-04 18:02:11     Könyv Régóta tudjuk, hogy nem minden könyv a borítón feltüntetett szerző munkája, de kik a háttérben meghúzódó, titokzatos írók, és miért maradtak oly sokáig homályban? Bemutatjuk az utóbbi időben egyre több figyelmet kapó szellemírói szakma legfontosabb kérdéseit. A gyerekkor helyszínét csak elveszíteni lehet Könyves Magazin     2024-01-05 07:49:50     Könyv Nobel-díj Krasznahorkai László Január 5-én lett hetvenéves Krasznahorkai László, a kortárs magyar irodalom egyik legnagyobb alakja, akinek minden új kötetét türelmetlenül várjuk, akinek minden évben drukkolunk az irodalmi Nobel-díj kihirdetésekor, akinek hosszúmondataiba gyakran beleveszünk, és akinek könyveit időről időre újraolvassuk. A Sátántangó szerzőjének 1985-ben induló, Nem jött be az időutazós buli, lekésték az újévi koccintást InStyle Men     2024-01-05 06:06:09     Bulvár Szilveszter Újév A United Airlines egyik járata azzal csábította az utasokat, hogy éljék át az új év első pillanatait kétszer egymás után. Elfáradt a családbarát formula, a Marvel most a brutalitással próbálkozik Player     2024-01-05 08:00:12     Film Válság Marvel Nem kezdjük el megint ecsetelni, miért is érezheti magát válságban a Marvel Studios. Legyen elég annyi, hogy az összes tavalyi alkotásuk – leszámítva talán a Loki második évadát – vagy besült, vagy a várakozások alatt teljesített, ami alaposan elgondolkodtatta a stúdió fejeseit. Gyermekotthonból a világ színpadjaira kultura.hu     2024-01-04 17:30:00     Zene Gyermekotthon Mit és hogyan viseljen a dáma, ha francia? Mit, ha német területen keletkezett opera vagy színmű szereplője? Mi a különbség egy arisztokra hölgy és egy szolgáló öltözéke, tartása, mozgása között? A történeti források elárulják, Kalafszky Adriána szerint pedig mindez megtanulható. Régi-új Paramore-album mandarinban – a zenekar közben törölte a közösségi oldalai tartalmát Koncert.hu     2024-01-05 09:12:39     Zene 2024. január 5-én jelenik meg a Paramore azonos címre keresztelt albumának 10. jubileumi kiadása mandarinszínü, 2 LP formátumban, melynek színét maga az énekesnő, Hayley Williams választotta. Két új Tj Klune regény is megjelenik 2024-ben! Sorok között     2024-01-04 20:18:18     Könyv A Galaktika nemrég hozta a jó hírt, miszerint két TJ Klune regénynek is örülhetünk idén. 2024 májusában jön a Farkasok dala, ami a Green Creek sorozat első része, ősszel pedig A ház az égszínkék tengernél folytatása. A kiadó a Facebook oldalán bővebben is írt a kötetekről, ezt be is másolom. Azt kell mondjam nagyon izgatott Lisa Frankenstein: zombis coming-of-age alkotás lehet az idei Valentin-nap nagyágyúja UZine     2024-01-05 09:55:52     Film Humor Valentin-nap A Lisa Frankenstein afféle fanyar felnövéstörténet, némi humorral és horrorral megfűszerezve.  Ki ne ismerné Mary Shelley 1818-ban megjelent ikonikus rémregényét, a Frankensteint, amelyben egy lelkes fiatal tudós megalkot egy teremtményt, aki szép lassan öntudatra ébred. Nos, a Diablo Cody által írt történetnek stílusát tekintve nem sok köze van a Reményre ítélve – Krasznahorkai László születésnapjára Fidelio     2024-01-05 09:25:00     Könyv Krasznahorkai László Man Booker-díj Hetven éve, 1954. január 5-én született Krasznahorkai László Kossuth- és Nemzetközi Man Booker-díjas író, a kortárs magyar irodalom egyik legkiemelkedőbb alakja. Az évforduló alkalmából a művészt a Fidelio könyvrovatának vezetője köszönti személyes hangvételű levelében.  A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

House music at its best! Let Dave Baker take you on a journey of discovery and aural pleasure as he brings you the hottest and freshest funky, deep and tech house releases every week. This week we celebrate Toolroom as the number 1 biggest selling label on Beatport in 2023 by picking out some of the highlights from the Toolroom and Toolroom Trax labels. Please share, rate, review and subscribe wherever you can to help the podcast reach more house music lovers. You can also leave comments for episodes you like on the Hot House Hours Soundcloud page. 1. Get Together (Extended Mix) - Pete Griffiths (feat. Ebony Soul, Ann Nesby)

Episode 66 with José Vadi, skateboarder and writer from Sacramento, California. Together we discussed him growing up in Pomona, CA, picking up his first board in the mid-90's, aside from skating developing an interest for poetry and getting involved with the “Youth Speaks” program, moving to Oakland in the early 2000's to study History at Berkeley, his different work experiences in the Bay Area, writing his first book “Interstate”, a collection of essays which explore California through various lenses, published in 2021, relocating to Sacramento that same year, going to the first edition of "Slow Impact" in Tempe, Arizona in February 2023, his second book “Chipped” coming out in April 2024…    (00:13) – Intro   (01:13) – Getting started   (04:23) – First video and magazine  (06:03) – Developing an interest for poetry  (08:43) – Getting involved with Youth Speaks   (12:57) – Moving to the Bay Area  (16:09) – Working at Adobe for a bit  (21:23) – Working at UC Davis  (25:39) – "Interstate"  (33:37) – "Chipped"   (42:48) – Sun Ra essay  (49:04) – Comparison between Sun Ra and Sage Elsesser   (53:27) – Jazz music, ageing and skateboarding  (55:47) – Slow Impact 2023   (59:59) – Upcoming projects  (01:02:33) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:04:43) – Friends questions   (01:28:09) – Conclusion    For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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Megvan az iPhone 15 hivatalos magyar ára Igényesférfi.hu     2023-09-13 07:09:46     Infotech Generáció Apple Okostelefon iPhone Szeptember 12-én az Apple megtartotta szokásos őszi eseményét, amelyen várakozásoknak megfelelően az iPhone legújabb generációját is bemutatták. Földönkívüli múmiákat mutattak be a mexikói kongresszusban Rakéta     2023-09-13 13:35:01     Tudomány Mexikó DNS Állítólag a maradványok nem részei a földi evolúciónak, és a DNS-ük közel harmada ismeretlen a számunkra. A Galaxy S23 sorozat túlszárnyalja az S22-t, de az S24 még kelendőbb lehet Android Portál     2023-09-13 11:25:14     Mobiltech Telefon Okostelefon Samsung A Samsung nem túl gyakran hozza nyilvánosságra termékeinek értékesítési volumenét. Az elemző cégek azonban a szállítási számokból következtetni tudnak az értékesítési adatokra. Egy nemrégiben Koreából származó jelentés arra utal, hogyan teljesítenek a Samsung jelenlegi zászlóshajó okostelefonjai. A Counterpoint Research szerint úgy tűnik, hogy a Sa A legszebb fotó a napközelségébe száguldó üstökösről a tápiószentmártoni lápvidék mellől készült Player     2023-09-13 05:00:04     Tudomány Majzik Lionel pazar fotóját látnod kell a majdnem hiperbolikus sebességgel száguldó kométáról. Kiszámolták, hány ember élhetett eddig a Földön 24.hu     2023-09-13 05:10:02     Tudomány Van egy széles közben elterjedt feltételezés, miszerint ma többen élünk a Földön, mint amennyien valaha meghaltak. Már 2010 óta gengszterkedik a Google az amerikai igazságügy szerint Bitport     2023-09-13 07:52:00     Infotech USA Google A keresőóriás úgy látja, hogy nincs semmi különös a jó termékek folyamatos népszerűségében, a minisztérium viszont azt állítja, hogy a világon mindenkit lefizetnek a konkurencia víz alatt tartásáért. Új életet kapnak az öreg robotkutyák IT Business     2023-09-13 07:42:02     Mobiltech Robot Sony A Sony nem csupán új életet, de új célokat is ad az öregedő, ERS-1000 "Aibo" robotkutyáknak. Az egykor óriási feltűnést keltő, az emberi szemnek és léleknek kedves formájúra alkotott, négylábú gépkutyák egészségügyi és ápolási intézményekben nyújthatnak majd érzelmi támogatást és társaságot az ott lakóknak, lábadozóknak. A Sony fenntarthatósági pro Franciaország leállította az iPhone 12 értékesítését a magas sugárzási szint miatt 444.hu     2023-09-13 14:28:46     Mobiltech Apple Okostelefon iPhone Ha az Apple nem orvosolja a problémát, akkor készek visszahívni az összes eddig eladott Iphone 12-t. Vadiúj Coca-Cola kerül a boltokba First Class     2023-09-13 10:12:04     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Coca-Cola Közel ezer évet ugrott a jövőbe a Coca-Cola: az időutazáshoz segítségül hívták a mesterséges intelligenciát, melynek segítségével elkészítették a jövő kóláját. A rezsicsökkentés új módszere: a gyomlálás, mégpedig az adatok között hvg.hu     2023-09-13 06:03:00     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Rezsicsökkentés Kevés vezető van tisztában vele, mennyi elavult és felesleges adatot tárolnak a cégénél, és ezek hol találhatók a vállalat rendszereiben. Azt végképp nem tudják megbecsülni, mennyi tárhelyet és költséget emészt fel a fájlok őrizgetése. A Micro Focus információtechnológiai vállalat szakértői olyan fejlett, mesterséges intelligenciát is használó mego Rengeteg áramot fogyaszt a mesterséges intelligencia IT Business     2023-09-13 11:11:45     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia A mesterséges intelligencia használata pozitív és negatív hatással is van a használt IT-infrastruktúra CO2-kibocsátására és vízfelhasználására. Ahogy a mesterséges intelligencia egyre jobban integrálódik a társadalomba, kulcsfontosságú a semleges – ha nem is pozitív – nettó éghajlati hatás megtalálása. Az ICT számos becslés szerint már most is a gl Erősítés az automatizálás terén Gyártástrend     2023-09-13 10:41:47     Cégvilág Részvény Robot A Jungheinrich megvásárolja a Magazino robotikai vállalat valamennyi részvényét az alapítóktól és korábbi társtulajdonosoktól. Hatékonyságnövelés intralogisztikai megoldásokkal Gyártástrend     2023-09-13 09:18:09     Cégvilág Trend Robot Török Mátét, a Bosch Rexorth Kft. terméktámogatás csapatvezetőjét és robotikáért felelős terméktámogatóját kérdeztük az aktuális trendekről és megoldásokról az intralogisztika világából.

Megvan az iPhone 15 hivatalos magyar ára Igényesférfi.hu     2023-09-13 07:09:46     Infotech Generáció Apple Okostelefon iPhone Szeptember 12-én az Apple megtartotta szokásos őszi eseményét, amelyen várakozásoknak megfelelően az iPhone legújabb generációját is bemutatták. Földönkívüli múmiákat mutattak be a mexikói kongresszusban Rakéta     2023-09-13 13:35:01     Tudomány Mexikó DNS Állítólag a maradványok nem részei a földi evolúciónak, és a DNS-ük közel harmada ismeretlen a számunkra. A Galaxy S23 sorozat túlszárnyalja az S22-t, de az S24 még kelendőbb lehet Android Portál     2023-09-13 11:25:14     Mobiltech Telefon Okostelefon Samsung A Samsung nem túl gyakran hozza nyilvánosságra termékeinek értékesítési volumenét. Az elemző cégek azonban a szállítási számokból következtetni tudnak az értékesítési adatokra. Egy nemrégiben Koreából származó jelentés arra utal, hogyan teljesítenek a Samsung jelenlegi zászlóshajó okostelefonjai. A Counterpoint Research szerint úgy tűnik, hogy a Sa A legszebb fotó a napközelségébe száguldó üstökösről a tápiószentmártoni lápvidék mellől készült Player     2023-09-13 05:00:04     Tudomány Majzik Lionel pazar fotóját látnod kell a majdnem hiperbolikus sebességgel száguldó kométáról. Kiszámolták, hány ember élhetett eddig a Földön 24.hu     2023-09-13 05:10:02     Tudomány Van egy széles közben elterjedt feltételezés, miszerint ma többen élünk a Földön, mint amennyien valaha meghaltak. Már 2010 óta gengszterkedik a Google az amerikai igazságügy szerint Bitport     2023-09-13 07:52:00     Infotech USA Google A keresőóriás úgy látja, hogy nincs semmi különös a jó termékek folyamatos népszerűségében, a minisztérium viszont azt állítja, hogy a világon mindenkit lefizetnek a konkurencia víz alatt tartásáért. Új életet kapnak az öreg robotkutyák IT Business     2023-09-13 07:42:02     Mobiltech Robot Sony A Sony nem csupán új életet, de új célokat is ad az öregedő, ERS-1000 "Aibo" robotkutyáknak. Az egykor óriási feltűnést keltő, az emberi szemnek és léleknek kedves formájúra alkotott, négylábú gépkutyák egészségügyi és ápolási intézményekben nyújthatnak majd érzelmi támogatást és társaságot az ott lakóknak, lábadozóknak. A Sony fenntarthatósági pro Franciaország leállította az iPhone 12 értékesítését a magas sugárzási szint miatt 444.hu     2023-09-13 14:28:46     Mobiltech Apple Okostelefon iPhone Ha az Apple nem orvosolja a problémát, akkor készek visszahívni az összes eddig eladott Iphone 12-t. Vadiúj Coca-Cola kerül a boltokba First Class     2023-09-13 10:12:04     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Coca-Cola Közel ezer évet ugrott a jövőbe a Coca-Cola: az időutazáshoz segítségül hívták a mesterséges intelligenciát, melynek segítségével elkészítették a jövő kóláját. A rezsicsökkentés új módszere: a gyomlálás, mégpedig az adatok között hvg.hu     2023-09-13 06:03:00     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Rezsicsökkentés Kevés vezető van tisztában vele, mennyi elavult és felesleges adatot tárolnak a cégénél, és ezek hol találhatók a vállalat rendszereiben. Azt végképp nem tudják megbecsülni, mennyi tárhelyet és költséget emészt fel a fájlok őrizgetése. A Micro Focus információtechnológiai vállalat szakértői olyan fejlett, mesterséges intelligenciát is használó mego Rengeteg áramot fogyaszt a mesterséges intelligencia IT Business     2023-09-13 11:11:45     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia A mesterséges intelligencia használata pozitív és negatív hatással is van a használt IT-infrastruktúra CO2-kibocsátására és vízfelhasználására. Ahogy a mesterséges intelligencia egyre jobban integrálódik a társadalomba, kulcsfontosságú a semleges – ha nem is pozitív – nettó éghajlati hatás megtalálása. Az ICT számos becslés szerint már most is a gl Erősítés az automatizálás terén Gyártástrend     2023-09-13 10:41:47     Cégvilág Részvény Robot A Jungheinrich megvásárolja a Magazino robotikai vállalat valamennyi részvényét az alapítóktól és korábbi társtulajdonosoktól. Hatékonyságnövelés intralogisztikai megoldásokkal Gyártástrend     2023-09-13 09:18:09     Cégvilág Trend Robot Török Mátét, a Bosch Rexorth Kft. terméktámogatás csapatvezetőjét és robotikáért felelős terméktámogatóját kérdeztük az aktuális trendekről és megoldásokról az intralogisztika világából.

Dive into the insightful world of Vadi Efe, Founder and CEO of Businesswise, in this episode of Founders In LA. Discover how Businesswise connects brands and clients with audio and video creators for B2B marketing, reshaping content delivery. From bridging the gap between creatives and businesses to his journey from Turkey to sunny Los Angeles, Vadi shares the inception of his visionary platform. Uncover the challenges of contextual targeting and the rise of AI in the audio-video landscape.

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Brand new promo tracks mixed with your weekly dose of Techness, plus some demos to close down the show from my bro J.O.S.H.U.A x 1. No Crowd Needed - JTJ & Natalia Moon 2. Would You Buy That - Matteo Freyrie 3. An Ode To Medway - Scarlett O'Malley 4. Amisex - Angel Heredia 5. Dark & Lovely - Nick Edwards *promo 6. Margarita - Hector Franco *promo 7. No Bailo Con Juana - Jean Bacarreza & Lez *promo 8. Survivor - Jesse Vegas *promo 9. Body Language - Carolin Cole 10. Paque - Jude & Frank, Vadi & Nina 11. Time Machine - Eskuche & Amanda Haze 12. The Jungle - Tone Troy 13. Want You - Mark & Thom 14. Break It - Sansa (SP) *promo 15. Dance All - J.O.S.H.U.A *demo 16. Lean Into It - 17. Stuart Mellody -

Satgur Vich Vadi Vadiai, ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Page 361 Sabad 924)

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/bringing-fiore-to-a-knife-fight-with-ian-davis/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Ian Davis is a historical fencing instructor at Boston Armizare, specialising in Italian fencing from the 14th to the 16th centuries. These days he is almost exclusively interested in wrestling, dagger and harness. Ian has been testing to discover what it actually takes to stick a sword point through historical maille. Here are some videos of his tests: Maille testing round 1 (sword): https://youtu.be/CLDcmiF1u1s Maille testing round 1 (dagger): https://youtu.be/WRE80BpQi7I Maille testing round 1 (spear): https://youtu.be/51KVNtdKBFY This is a full year after the first series: Maille testing round 2: https://youtu.be/RH1zbd0WFPw We also talk about the contentious topic of bringing Fiore into the modern combative self-defence context. How can wrestling techniques from the likes of Fiore, Vadi and Monte help people defend themselves against an assailant with a knife or a gun? Also, how do you square the murderousness of a knightly combat system with the modern legalities and ethical issues of self-defence? Click here to see the Vadi headlock image we mention: https://swordschool.com/podcast/bringing-fiore-to-a-knife-fight-with-ian-davis/  In the final question of the interview, Ian talks about spending a million dollars on getting manuscripts into the public domain. Here's the link to the Raymond J. Lord collection we discuss: Raymond J. Lord: https://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord

En este episodio platicamos con Natalia Cueto, experta en tecnología financiera y blockchain y co-fundadora de Vadi, para que nos explique la tokenización y su utilidad en el mundo financiero y corporativo.

Raidījumā Augstāk par zemi pabūsim fotogrāfa Reiņa Hofmaņa jaunākajā izstādē “Telpa Nr. 13”, kas šobrīd skatāma ISSP galerijā Rīgā, Berga bazārā. Sarunā ar fotogrāfu pievērsīsimies viņa darbos skartajām tēmām: Kas tik pievilcīgs ir ainavā bez cilvēka? Vai fotogrāfiju var “nomedīt” vai darba ideja piedzimst galvā? Kāpēc māksliniekam patīk veidot fotogrāfiju sērijas, itin kā kolekcionēt faktus, izpētīt paša pieteikto tēmu? Vadi, kanalizācijas caurules, dīvainas formas telpas, kas lielākoties radušās pielāgojot iepriekšējos gadsimtos celtās ēkas mūsdienu vajadzībām. Tā ir daudzu gadu garumā sakrāta fotogrāfiju sērija, kuru raidījuma sākumā spilgti raksturoja izstādes scenogrāfs un telpiskā risinājuma autors Aleksejs Beļeckis. Reinis Hofmanis ir fotogrāfs, kuru interesē cilvēks. Izstāde “Telpa Nr. 13” ir par cilvēka vajadzībām, skaistuma izpratni, attiecībām ar vēsturi, taču pats cilvēks šajās fotogrāfijas, nav redzams.  Izstādes kuratore Iveta Gabaliņa. Es Reini Hofmani tieši tā arī iepazinu – viņš fotogrāfēja manu portretu. Tas bija pasūtījuma darbs, paredzēts konkrētai vajadzībai, taču fotogrāfēšanās procesā gūtā pieredze man bija ieguvums. Portrets man ļoti patīk, un pie vainas ir ļoti īpašā, Reiņa fotogrāfijā notvertā gaisma, kas sejas vaibstus pārradījusi citādā patiesumā. Reinis Hofmanis ļauj strādāt gaismai, un tas man šķiet būtiskais arī citu viņa fotogrāfiju raksturojumā: neiejaukties tiešā veidā, bet būt klātesošam. Pamanīt. Vienkārši - ļaut notikt. Pēc fotogrāfēšanās, dodoties ārup no Radio, Reinis Hofmanis mani pārsteidz vēlreiz, palūdzot brīdi apstāties, un sākot aizrautīgi fotogrāfēt Radiomājā augošo palmu. Palma patiešām ir ar stāstu, to pirms daudziem gadiem šurp atveda atpazīstama Radio balss, jo palma bija pāraugusi viņas dzīvokļa izmērus. Radiomājā griesti ir augstāki. Reini interesē augi publiskā vidē. Viņš saskata stāstu arī vadu skrejceļos, kas ved uz Radio tiešraides studijām. Tobrīd es vēl nezinu, ka tā ir viņa tēma, kas pavisam drīz parādīsies izstādē “Telpa Nr. 13”. Bet nu, Pāris stundas pirms izstādes atklāšanas esam ISSP galerijā Berga bazārā, un lūdzu Reini Hofmani pastāstīt par izstādi: Pēc intervijas Reinis Hofmanis apspriežas ar kuratori Ivetu Gabaliņu, vai viņam vajadzētu atklāt kur tapušas izstādes fotogrāfijas. Iepriekš aprakstītajā fotogrāfijā redzams varens koks - to veido vecmodīgu dzelzs trubu sazarojumi, un viena no vecākajām ēkām Vecrīgā ir Arsenāls, kura vienā spārnā savulaik bija iemājojis Gētes institūts Latvijā. Trubas ir varenas, instalācija atgādina sakuplojušu ozolu, ekosistēmu ap kuru veido izlietne, neērtas formas ūdens boileris un minimālistisks flīžu kvadrāts. Fotogrāfiju sērijā ir vairākas pārplānošanas rezultātā tapušas telpas, kurās cilvēks, lai saglabātu līdzsvara izjūtu,  spiests stāvēt slīpi, vai sadzīvot ar asiem strupceļa stūriem. Reinis pats sevi sauc par notikumu dokumentētāju, bet man liekas, ka viņš ir arī pētnieks, un varbūt pat filozofs. Tirdu savu sarunbiedru ar jautājumu – kā rodas fotogrāfija? Vai tā rodas skatienā -  izcilā fotogrāfijas meistara Anrī Kartjē Bresona piesauktajā izšķirošajā mirklī. Vai tomēr vispirms tā ir prātā?  Reiņa Hofmaņa fotogrāfijas top sērijās, kuru pamatā ir kāda kārtīgi pārdomāta tēma.    Reinis Hofmanis kā fotogrāfs guvis arī starptautisku atzinību: galveno balvu "Archifoto", 2012. un 2013. gadā saņēmis 2. vietu "Sony World Photography Awards" Arhitektūras kategorijā.

This week, the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa (JUSA) informed residents in the Gauteng region that there was a lack of capacity for burials at the Avalon Cemetery. This meant that burials would be done at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery, but re-burials would continue to be allowed at the Avalon Cemetery. However, the Olifantsvlei Cemetery is facing a lack of wudhu and salah facilities, and security needs to be beefed up. Amir, Mufti M A Bulbulia, at JUSA, encouraged the community to perform salah at suitable facilities in Lenasia before burial at Olifantsvlei Cemetery. With prior arrangements, the Nurul Islam Masjid courtyard or parking area has been made available for janazaah salah. JUSA will also keep the community informed should other venues become available. The current situation highlights to the Muslim Ummah, especially in Lenasia, the role of the Avalon Cemetery. Importantly, it also allows us to focus on the cemetery's history. Dr Ismail Vadi reflected on this aspect recently in an article he penned titled "Apartheid Burials – Muslim Cemeteries in Johannesburg", which contained a brief history of the cemeteries in the greater Johannesburg area. He joined Hafidh Ebrahim Moosa on his show "Under the Radar" to explore the ideas and suggestions he covered in the article.

Satgur Vich Vadi Vadiaie, ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Page 303 Sabad 751)

Former MEC of Transport Ismail Vadi - Why We Need Active Citizens by Radio Islam

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Book launch : Young Lions of Lenz' by historian and AKF Board member Ismail Vadi by Radio Islam

Hayatan Tayyiba: Blended Families Guest: Ariefa Vadi by Radio Islam

¡Bienvenidos al Calle Vadi Podcast  con Nino y Cheska!   ¡¡Esperamos que se lo disfruten y muuuuuchas Gracias por el Apoyo!!   Síguenos en Instagram y Facebook: @CALLEVADI https://instagram.com/callevadi?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.facebook.com/Calle-Vadi-105893592108212/    Tik Tok: @callevadi   Puedes escharnos en: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZbGnpQqYFPpOI4VQVlJiO?si=e71b7ec6e5fb4558 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calle-vadi/id1475333275 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NhbGxldmFkaS9mZWVkLnhtbA   ¡Gracias por Tu Apoyo, Afuego que sí! ¿Sugerencias? Contáctanos a nuestro email: callevadi@gmail.com  

José Vadi grew up in California's Inland Empire, but his roots go back to Puerto Rico and Mexico. His abuelo, or grandfather, was an Okie who hopped freight trains west to Nebraska and then on to California, the promised land. Like many immigrants, he worked for a time as a migrant worker in the salad bowl of California's agriculturally rich central valley, before settling down in the San Bernardino Valley to raise a family. Vadi's second book, Inter State: Essays from California (Soft Skull Press), is an innovative collection of interconnected essays. Each piece appeared elsewhere previously, in slightly different form, but together, they create a prismatic picture of California's sprawling nooks and crannies—from the agricultural lands to the gentrifying urban culture of the bay area. Vadi's routines, including commuting to his old job in San Francisco, are a common thread that weave these essays together. Although they were all written between 2015 and early 2020, as Vadi notes in the afterword, “connecting California, then the COVID-19 pandemic, police violence, and 2020's record-breaking fire season grabbed and pulled at the seams as hard, quickly and destructively as possible.” Inter State is a valuable book in understanding the California of today, a state rife with stubborn issues: neo-liberal fantasy-land economics, a housing crisis, an ill-prepared bureaucracy for managing climate change and natural disasters, and largely tone-deaf leaders who may say the right things but who are just as compromised as some of the swamp creatures in Washington, DC. And yet… Vadi's book is hopeful. He left the Bay Area for Sacramento and now has more time to write poems, essays, plays, take photos, and skateboard (another undercurrent in the book). He seems to have successfully removed late capitalism as a hinderance to his life, at least for now. His new surroundings in Sacramento have renewed his creativity and purpose. We caught up recently to discuss Inter State and what he's up to next.The Reading: Jose Vadi reads from his title essay, "Inter State."Music by Pharaohs

Vadi Efe is a serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in consumer-focused digital media startups, marketing technology and media industry. He started up and sold two digital media companies to local and international media & marketing groups. He also consulted on leading brands including Pepsico, Whirlpool Group, Sony, L'Oreal, and Unilever for digital transformation and corporate innovation. He developed and operated digital media startups in Germany and Turkey. He is currently the founder & CEO of Businesswise Media Inc, media platform disrupting enterprise learning. 10 years of experience in real estate investing started with purchasing a unique, historical Ottoman-era apartment in Istanbul, Turkey, in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Istanbul. After renovating, the place sold for 3 times the purchase price after 5 years.   

Wepaaa y Bienvenidos a Calle Vadiiiii   Aquí está nuestro 1er Episodio! Esperamos que lo disfruten mucho, al igual que nosotros disfrutamos hacerlo!   ¡Síguenos en Instagram y Facebook! @CALLEVADI https://instagram.com/callevadi?igshi... https://www.facebook.com/Calle-Vadi-1... @NinoLee12 @FrancheskaLee  Tik Tok: @callevadi   Puedes escharnos en: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZbGnpQqYFPpOI4VQVlJiO?si=e71b7ec6e5fb4558 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calle-vadi/id1475333275 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NhbGxldmFkaS9mZWVkLnhtbA   Vallan y escuchen a la discografía de nuestro Primo Jow Neil: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNd5B5kEXHfZibvC3_xm7A/videos   ¡Gracias por Tu Apoyo, Afuego que sí! ¿Sugerencias? Contáctanos a nuestro email: callevadi@gmail.com

11:00 – Is Oli Marmol putting more pressure on himself? 11:15 – The Josh Manson trade serves two purposes for the Blues. 11:30 – The Cardinals 20 most important players for 2022: #20 Jordan Hicks. 11:45 – Questions & Answers 12:00 – Is David Perron's future tied to Vadi's? 12:15 – Bet it or Forget it 12:30 – Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin on the Cardinals plan at DH and how will the bullpen shape out. 12:45 – The Junk Drawer 1:00 – Our Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford on what the Blues might do at the NHL Trade Deadline. 1:15 – Is Nolan Arenado about to have a big bounce back season? 1:30 – NCAA Tournament Quick Hitters: The Midwest Region 1:45 – BK & Ferrario Rewind: The Avalanche just made a trade. What does it mean for their plans moving forward?

Welcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up. In this episode, Mychal talks to José Vadi about the 1993 film The Fugitive, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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