Podcasts about Wu

You know what you wanna hear right? You wanna hear that Bari sh*t!!!!! Again and again (Wu-tang noises and sh*t) Listen in!! "Where The Barber Shop meets the Salon" Guest: BARI.......... (again..............lol) IG:@waahpodcast Twitter: @waahpodcast Hosts:

Wir sind ja direkt skeptisch, wenn jemand mit der deutlichen Absicht daherkommt, "Ick mach jetz Trash!". Wie schön, wenn Skepsis durch anerkennendes Nicken und Lachen ersetzt wird. Gemäß der Tradition "Das haben wir so in der Form auch noch nicht gesehen", erfreut euch mit uns an einem Projekt, dessen Entstehung mindestens so Wuäh ist, wie seine Entstehung an sich. Wer uns den Schnaps zuschickt, hat was gut.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.12.01.518657v1?rss=1 Authors: He, X.-B., Guo, F., Zhang, W., Wu, Y., Le, W., Wang, H., Zhou, Q., Huang, H. Abstract: Regulation of dopamine (DA) biosynthesis is critical for the functionalities of midbrain DA neurons. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme for dopamine (DA) biosynthesis in midbrain DA neurons. Here we report that DA contents are decreased in the midbrain and striatum of DA neuron-specific JMJD3 conditional knockdown mice. Consistent results are obtained from mice underwent pharmaceutical JMJD3 inhibition. Biochemical and histological experiments reveal that TH mRNA and protein levels are specifically decreased in DA neurons residing in ventral tegmental area but not substantia nigra pars compacta. On behavioral level, JMJD3 knockdown affects inflammation-induced chronic mechanical hyperalgesia but not locomotor coordination, corresponding to DA-associated behavior in ventral tegmental area and in substantia nigra pars compacta, respectively. Mechanistically, using a midbrain DA neuron culture, we demonstrate that JMJD3 transactivates TH gene expression through direct binding onto TH promoter and catalyzing H3K27 de-methylation. In summary, our findings reveal a novel role of JMJD3 in adult midbrain DA system and suggest its functional specificity with DA subtype heterogeneity. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Norman Wu isn’t just out to build a restaurant empire, he’s out to do it consciously. So much so that he even named his restaurant company, parent to his legacy brand Just Poké, Conscious Hospitality. “We are building out restaurant concepts that keep in mind an ethos outside of just kind of making money,” Wu said in a recent episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches. That includes the takeout containers, the building of the restaurant, the materials used for the build, the sourcing of products, and the career development of employees at the restaurant. The restaurant group is working toward “building a framework for the team that can really allow for people to have careers [at Just Poké], as opposed to just a job.” That’s just part of it. The team at Conscious Hospitality pays about 30% above minimum wage and has offered healthcare to workers since its inception. To offset those costs, Wu said that the costs of their fast-casual menu are a bit higher than competitors, but that the Seattle-based customers really appreciate what they’re providing employees and customers are “voting with their dollars.” Hear more from editor-in-chief Sam Oches.

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We're hard at work producing the next season of Lost Women of Science, but we wanted to bring you this special guest episode from Portraits, a podcast from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was a towering figure in science whose parity experiment shattered our understanding of the physical world. She enjoyed rockstar status in China, met the pope, inspired an opera and even became a “Jeopardy!” question. But to Jada Yuan, she was grandma. See the portraits discussed in the episode: Dr. Wu in the lab Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Laureate Chen-Ning Yang, Nobel Laureate Dr. Wu on the forever stamp Also, check out Jada Yuan's article about her grandmother here!

Gerade für viele Frauen kommt eine Depression im bestimmten Alter überraschend. Dabei hat das oft eine wichtige mögliche Ursache, nämlich die hormonelle Abnahme des Östrogens. Kennst du dich bereits mit dem Thema Menopause aus? Falls nicht, bist du in dieser Episode herzlich eingeladen etwas Neues dazu zu lernen. Miriam erklärt anhand eines sehr bildlichen Beispiels, was it der hormonellen regulation in der Zeit der Menopause passiert. Ja teilweise schon davor, in der sog. Perimenopause. Du wirst hier erfahren, dass es mehrere Möglichkeiten gibt, dieser natürlichen Entwicklung (Abnahme vom Östrogen) entgegenzuwirken und vor allem darauf Acht zu geben, dass wenn Depressionen in der Zeitspanne zwischen ca. 41-55 Jahren auftreten, eine kombinierte Therapie mit Antidepressiva und Hormonbehandlung möglich ist. Man kann sagen, dass der Hormonabfall Depressionen begünstigt, was zur Achtsamkeit bei Frauen führen sollte. Wir skizzieren dann noch kurz, dass die Wissenschaft noch lange nicht die Crux raus hat, wenn es um Wechselwirkungen innerhalb des Körpers geht (Medikamente untereinander oder mit Hormonen). Höhere Werte vom FSH Hormon sind jedenfalls, sowie höheres Alter keine guten Bedingungsfaktoren für die Wirksamkeit der Antidepressiva. Wer will, darf sich noch mehr einlesen ;) Host: Miriam (Gynäkologin und Sexualmedizinerin), Webseite und Instagram und Michal, Instagram Literatur: Hill, D. A., Crider, M., & Hill, S. R. (2016). Hormone therapy and other treatments for symptoms of menopause. American family physician, 94(11), 884-889. Pae, C. U., Mandelli, L., Kim, T. S., Han, C., Masand, P. S., Marks, D. M., ... & Serretti, A. (2009). Effectiveness of antidepressant treatments in pre-menopausal versus post-menopausal women: a pilot study on differential effects of sex hormones on antidepressant effects. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 63(3), 228-235. Vo, T. M., Tran, Q. T., Le, C. V., Do, T. T., & Le, T. M. (2019). Depression and associated factors among infertile women at Tu Du hospital, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. International journal of women's health, 11, 343. Miller, A. M., Sorokin, O., Wilbur, J., & Chandler, P. J. (2004). Demographic characteristics, menopausal status, and depression in midlife immigrant women. Women's Health Issues, 14(6), 227-234. Soares, C. N. (2013). Depression in peri-and postmenopausal women: prevalence, pathophysiology and pharmacological management. Drugs & aging, 30(9), 677-685. Afshari, P., Manochehri, S., Tadayon, M., Kianfar, M., & Haghighizade, M. (2015). Prevalence of depression in postmenopausal women. Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care, 4(3). Zanardi, R., Rossini, D., Magri, L., Malaguti, A., Colombo, C., & Smeraldi, E. (2007). Response to SSRIs and role of the hormonal therapy in post-menopausal depression. European neuropsychopharmacology, 17(6-7), 400-405. Wu, C. K., Tseng, P. T., Wu, M. K., Li, D. J., Chen, T. Y., Kuo, F. C., ... & Sun, C. K. (2020). Antidepressants during and after menopausal transition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-10.

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Ok, you may have gotten pretty good at Zoom meetings over the past few years, but have you mastered the skill of remote training? What about drone flight observations? Robot conferences? This week we're joined by Dr. Aaron Fischer who has done all three of these modes of teleconsultation and more. He'll walk us through some recent research on the topic and share what the future of distance BCBA work may look like. And then Rob makes him talk about video games. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: King, H.C., Bloomfield, B.S., Wu, Shengtian, & Fischer, A.J. (2022). A systematic review of school teleconsultation: Implications for research and practice. School Psychology Review, 51, 237-256. doi: 10.1080/2372966x.2021.1894478 King, H.C., Bloomfield, B., Fischer, A.J., Dart, E., & Radley, K. (2021). A comparison of digital observations of students from video camberas and aerial drones. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 31, 360-381. doi: 10.1080/10474412.2020.1744446 Bloomfield, B.S., Fischer, A.J., Dove, M., Clark, R.R., & Fife, M. (2021). Parent teleconsultation to increase bites consumed: A demonstration across foods for a child with ARFID and ASD. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14, 913-926. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00586-4 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.11.25.517123v1?rss=1 Authors: Gu, Y., Pope, A., Smith-Geater, C., Carmona, C., Johnstone, A., Shi, L., Chen, X., Santos, S., Bacon-Brenes, C. C., Shoff, T., Kleczko, K. M., Frydman, J., Thompson, L. M., Mobley, W. C., Wu, C. Abstract: Huntingtons disease (HD) results from a CAG repeat expansion in the gene for Huntington (HTT) resulting in expansion of the polyglutamine (Q) tract in the mutant protein (mHTT). Synaptic changes are early manifestations of neuronal dysfunction in HD. However, the mechanism(s) by which mHTT impacts synapse formation and function is not well defined. Herein we explored HD pathogenesis in the BACHD and the deltaN17-BACHD mouse models of HD by examining cortical synapse formation and function in primary cultures maintained for up to 35 days (DIV35). We identified synapses by immunostaining with antibodies against pre-synaptic (Synapsin 1) and a post-synaptic (PSD95) marker. Consistent with earlier studies, cortical neurons from both WT and the HD models began to form synapses at DIV14; at this age there were no genotypic differences in synapse numbers. However, from DIV21 through DIV35 BACHD neurons showed progressively smaller numbers of synapses relative to WT neurons. Remarkably, BACHD synaptic deficits were completely rescued by treating cultures with BDNF. Building on earlier studies using reagents inspired by the chaperonin TRiC, we found that addition of the recombinant apical domain of CCT1 partially rescued synapse number. Unexpectedly, unlike BACHD cultures, synapses in deltaN17-BACHD cultures showed a progressive increase in number as compared to WT neurons, thus distinguishing synaptic changes in these HD models. Using multielectrode arrays, we discovered age-related functional deficits in BACHD cortical cultures with significant differences present by DIV28. As for synapse number, BDNF treatment prevented most synaptic deficits, including mean firing rate, spikes per burst, inter-burst interval, and synchrony. The apical domain of CCT1 showed similar, albeit less potent effects. These data are evidence that deficits in HD synapse number and function can be replicated in vitro and that treatment with either BDNF or a TRiC-inspired reagent can prevent them. Our findings support the use of cellular models to further explicate HD pathogenesis and its treatments. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Happy Throwback Thanksgiving, everyone! This week we bring you 50 years of hip hop, airline rivals, Snoop with another paw in the pie, Questlove doing his Wu impression, E-40 and Stetsasonic are back with new music, and the latest Presidential announcement.  What else? ….Let's listen.

The humanitarian crisis at Boston's Mass & Cass continues to plague the city despite well intentioned efforts by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu over the last year. The Boston Globe put out a piece chronicling Wu's effort over the last year. What still needs to change? Dan spoke with Boston Globe reporter Daniel McDonald about this issue.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.11.23.517776v1?rss=1 Authors: Han, J., Xie, Q., Wu, X., Huang, Z., Tanabe, S., Fogel, S., Hudetz, A. G., Wu, H., Northoff, G., Mao, Y., He, S., Qin, P. Abstract: Arousal and awareness are two components of consciousness whose the neural mechanisms remain unclear. Spontaneous increases of global (brain-wide) blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signal has been found to be sensitive to changes in arousal. By contrasting BOLD datasets with altered arousal levels, we found that the activation of ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) decreased during transient increase in the global signal (top 17% data) in low arousal and awareness states (non-rapid eye movement sleep and anesthesia) as compared to wakefulness, and even in eye-closed (compared with eyes-open) in healthy awake-states, while this activation remained unchanged in patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome characterized by high arousal without awareness. These results demonstrate that co-activation of the VPL and global activity is critical to arousal, but not to awareness. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Part Two included a discussion of the barriers that students still face despite the ADA. They did not seek supportive accommodations because of stigma or fear. Dr. Rizzo wanted to draw attention to definitions of disability. He also emphasized that people with disabilities can help with accessibility and for coming up with empathetic dialogue that is critical in moving forward as a medical community. These agendas must be pushed here at NYU to ensure that we are doing enough to increase disability inclusion and also to ensure that patients are receiving the preventive medicine that they actually need. Dr. Wu indicated that in his research conducted 30 years ago, deans not only were asked how many medical school students have disabilities, but also “how did they do?” Did you do the right thing for society by producing good physicians at the end or did you pass along somebody who shouldn't be there? The result was those students did as well and better than their able-bodied counterparts.

www.energynewsbeat.comThe guys are again proving that they are legends in their minds. They talked about the high prices in New England for energy, the extension of the Diablo Caynon reactor, the oil fluctuations on the market, and Germany looking for guarantees for renewables.It is almost Thanksgiving!!!!As always, we want to know anything you are hearing and the stories you want to be researched.wU.S. New England set to get first LNG cargo since summerBiden grants PG&E $1.1 billion to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant openSaudi energy minister denies output increase discussion -state news agencyGermany mulls state guarantees for renewable energy productionGermany mulls state guarantees for renewable energy productionFeel free to let us know what you think and if you have questions.Leave us feedback on any of the forms at http://www.energynewsbeat.com/We would also like to thank our ENB Podcast sponsor. Enverus. You can find out more at their website: Enverus.comEnverus-A shout-out to our fellow travelers with Enverus. Fellow Podcast Travlers:Mark LaCour, Editor in Chief, OGGNPaige Wilson, Host of Oil and Gas Industry Leaders and Co-Host of Oil and Gas This Week Podcast.  OGGN NetworkDavid Blackmon, Author, Industry leader, Podcast Host,DB Energy Questions Podcastw.energynewsbeat.com

活存跟定存一直都是國人最主要的存錢方式， 但是在新台幣貶值壓力、通膨升溫與經濟成長放緩的大環境下， 到底該怎麼做才能讓存款族擴大收入？ 這一集遠東商銀數金事業群產品暨行銷部長周昕妤Nica， 要來跟我們分享，如何才能聰明存款？ / 是你嗎？銀行統計將近七成民眾定存都會提前解約， 你知道定存解約利息會被打幾折嗎？ 想要拿高利又不想被定存綁死的，快舉手

Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - Zen Mountain Monastery, New York, Thursday 11/17/22 - Mumonkan (Gateless Gate) Case 45 - Wu-tsu: "Who Is That Other?" - "Who am I?" and "Who is the Other?" These questions continuously show up in our lives. How do we live them, live with them? Hogen Sensei encourages us to keep them present and open, and alive.

Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? Are you looking for tips to help you improve your relationship with sleep? Are you a sleep deprived mama who is struggling to function throughout the day without drinking 50+ cups of coffee?  Well, fluff up your pillows and get cozy because Dr. Jade Wu, a licensed clinical psychologist and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist, is here to help us unpack and explore the importance of sleep and to share simple tips to help us get more of it! Dr. Jade Wu is a licensed clinical psychologist and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist. Her current scientific research focuses on treating sleep disorders in those with chronic illness. She is also a frequent guest on popular TV, radio, and podcast shows such as NPR and Huffington Post. In the clinic, Dr. Wu uses evidence-based non-medication treatments to help people improve their sleep (and waking life), and is especially passionate about helping women to navigate and improve their sleep during pregnancy, postpartum, and other major life transitions. In this conversation Dr. Wu explores the importance of sleep, the difference between sleepy and tired, practical tips to help sleep deprived mama's navigate the sleep challenges that accompany parenting, how hormones impact sleep, the importance of prioritizing your circadian rhythm, tips to help you overcome the dreaded afternoon lull, and so much more! Dr. Wu is a wealth of knowledge and it's an honor to have her on the podcast to share her wisdom and expertise with all of you! The Wise Consumer Show Notes: https://thewiseconsumer.com/the-importance-of-sleep/ 

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 即刻加入15Mins通勤學英語直播室，每週一9pm等你來說英文 : https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/46hm8k 跟讀挑戰 – 故宮文物與台灣KTV前十歌 National Palace Museum artifacts and top 10 KTV songs 摘取文章：https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4706552; https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4701669 National Palace Museum After confirming that three items in its archive had been damaged, the National Palace Museum has released more details about the incidents, including photos of the broken porcelain pieces. 在確認其檔案中的三件物品被損壞後，故宮博物院發布了有關該事件的更多細節，包括破碎瓷片的照片。 In a press conference, Wu said on Feb. 3, 2021 and April 7, 2022, while staff members were organizing artifacts, they discovered upon opening packages that a Ming dynasty (1368-1644) “yellow teacup with two green dragons” and a Qing dynasty (1636–1911) "yellow teacup with dragon pattern” were damaged. Additionally, on May 19, 2022, due to staff mishandling, a Qing dynasty “blue-and-white floral plate” fell and broke. 吳在新聞發布會上說，2021年2月3日和2022年4月7日，工作人員在整理文物時，打開包裝發現一個明朝（1368-1644）“黃茶杯兩青龍”和一個 清代（1636-1911）“龍紋黃茶杯”受損。此外，2022年5月19日，由於工作人員處理不當，一件清代“青花盤”摔碎。 Wu said the broken pieces were classified as “ordinary artifacts” and not “important artifacts” or “national treasure,” which was why the incidents did not warrant public announcements. The museum had been waiting to confirm liabilities before reporting that the “blue-and-white floral plate” had been broken due to mishandling. 吳說，這些碎片被歸類為“普通文物”，而不是“重要文物”或“國寶”，這就是為什麼這些事件不值得公開的原因。 博物館一直在等待確認責任，然後才報告“青花盤”因處理不當而損壞。 Top 10 KTV Mandarin songs in Taiwan While checking the latest list of the top 10 most popular KTV Mandopop songs in Taiwan, a PTT user noticed that an old Jay Chou (周杰倫) song is No. 7 on the list. The song is "Step Aside" (擱淺), which was first released in 2004. The list is based on the 10 most requested songs at Party World KTV clubs in Taiwan for Oct. 25-31. The PTT member also observed that half of the songs are by artists from China. Chinese singer Xiao Ah Qi (小阿七) seized the No. 1 spot with her song "Once upon a time" (從前說)​​​​. In second place was "Red Scarf" (如果可以) by WeiBird (韋禮安), followed by Power Station's (動力火車) "Love me true" (我很好騙), Zhang Yuan's (張遠) "Jia Bin" (嘉賓), Ren Ran's (任然) "Fei Niao He Chan" (飛鳥和蟬) rounding out the top five. In sixth place was Crowd Lu's (盧廣仲) "Your Name Engraved Herein" (刻在我心底的名字), followed by the aforementioned "Step Aside" by Jay Chou, and Jing Long's (井朧) "Bu Shan" (不刪). In ninth place was the rap song "50 Yuan Betel nut" (50元的檳榔) by Taiwanese Indigenous rapper CZ Dogg (潮州土狗), who is of Atayal and Paiwan descent. Taking the 10th spot was A Rong (阿冗) with his song "Yu Wo Wu Guan" (與我無關). 分享時間 What is your go-to song at KTVs?What's your favorite memory of the National Palace Museum? Powered by Firstory Hosting

In this episode Dr. Daniel Correa speaks with Parkinson's disease advocate and American Ninja Warrior Jimmy Choi about his early-onset Parkinson's diagnosis and how it impacted his physical abilities and mental health. Jimmy talks about his dedication to fighting stigma and educating future generations about the misconceptions of Parkinson's disease. Next, Dr. Correa talks with Dr. Allan Wu, neurologist and assistant professor at the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Northwestern University. Dr. Wu explains the physical and mental challenges that accompany a Parkinson's diagnosis and treatments that are available.   Additional Resources:    https://www.brainandlife.org/disorders-a-z/parkinsons-disease/  https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/how-flavonoids-affect-parkinsons-disease  https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/4-flavonoid-rich-recipes-that-may-lower-the-risk-of-parkinsons   Social Media:    Guest: Jimmy Choi @jcfoxninja (Instagram and TikTok)  Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Audrey Nath @AudreyNathMDPhD  

Part One of this grand round presentation delves into the struggle faced by individuals with disabilities and future directions to take to include them in the rehabilitation field. Both Drs. Rizzo and Wu have important stories to tell about living with a disability. An aim in this session is to understand the epidemiology of disability, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and be familiar with the barriers that individuals with disabilities face. According to new CDC data, the prevalence of disability in the non-institutionalized portion of the U.S. population is 26%. The data may understate the true prevalence. Data also were provided on the prevalence of disability among medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. These numbers also may under represent the true extent of disability among members of the medical community. A definition of disability in the American with Disabilities Act Amendments and its implications were discussed.

When you chose to listen to this episode, chances are you are curious to know what I think we all want to know - is sleep really overrated? Do we actually need that golden 8 hours a night to get through the day? Or can you sustain getting less sleep by making up for it with your favorite coffee or energy drink? In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Jade Wu to hear all about the do's and don't's of sleep hygiene, getting enough sleep each night, and sleep routines. Although this episode is about sleep, we guarantee it's intriguing enough to keep you from yawning or nodding off while listening at your desk, in the park, or in your favorite chair ;) Dr. Jade Wu PhD, DBSM, is Board-certified sleep psychologist, researcher, and speaker. Dr. Wu's research focuses on treating sleep disorders in those with chronic illness. To connect with Dr. Wu, you can visit her website, https://drjadewu.com/, follow her on Instagram @dr_jade_wu, and keep an eye out for her book, Hello Sleep, coming in February 2023. And as always, thank you for your support! :) Shmuel Fischler, LCSW-C

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 83-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 13,109 on turnover of $3.5-billion N-T. **Traffic jams have eased on number 1 freeway ** Traffic jams have eased on the southbound lanes from Wu-du to Xi-zhi, in New Taipei, on number one freeway as both lanes finally opened at 3:30 AM today. Highway officials say while serious congestion still appeared at around 7 AM, the situation has since improved a great deal. The real-time freeway map online is flashing green for the section right now. The road was blocked by tens of thousands tons of fallen rocks last Tuesday and Wednesday as the embankment collapsed due to torrential rain, forcing officials to close the entire section on Thursday. But the closure caused huge traffic jams in Keelung city and the Xi-zhi District as drivers tried to get onto alternative road. Officials opened one lane of the section on Friday, but congestion persisted (續) through the weekend. Transport Minister Wang Guo-cai says it'll take 6 months to shore up the slope along the freeway, but it won't affect traffic. (JL) **Pakistan Khan Says Protest March to Resume Tuesday ** Pakistan's former prime minister says a protest march (遊行) towards the capital will resume on Tuesday, despite his being wounded by gunfire last Thursday. AP correspondent Naomi Schanen reports. **Mexico Fireworks Explosion Leaves Injured ** Officials in Mexico say a fireworks explosion at a Day of the Dead celebration injured 17 people. The accident occurred Saturday in the township of Huejutla in Mexico's Gulf coast region. The municipal government says residents of the village of Tehuetlan were celebrating the end of a regional (地區性) holiday when a pile of fireworks was set alight and exploded, showering the surrounding crowd in sparks and explosions. The township says two pregnant women and three children were among the injured. One of the girls suffered second-degree burns. **Migrant Ship Still in Italy Port ** The captain of a charity-operated migrant rescue ship has refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port after authorities refused to let 35 migrants disembark. Italy's new far-right-led government is targeting foreign-flagged rescue ships. The Humanity 1 was ordered to vacate (空出、離開) the port of Catania on Sunday after disembarking 144 rescued migrants. They included women with children, more than 100 unaccompanied minors and people with medical emergencies. The German charity that operates the vessel said the captain refused “until all survivors rescued from distress at sea have been disembarked.” Another ship with 572 rescued migrants arrived at the port for the same vetting process, but two other ships carrying hundreds are still at sea. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Senin, 7 November 2022 "Nikmatilah hidup dengan isteri yang kaukasihi seumur hidupmu yang sia-sia, yang dikaruniakan TUHAN kepadamu di bawah matahari, karena itulah bahagianmu dalam hidup dan dalam usaha yang engkau lakukan dengan jerih payah di bawah matahari." (Pengkhotbah 9:9) Renungan: Tragedi gempa bumi yang terjadi pada tanggal 12 Mei 2008, yang mengguncang Wenchuan, Tiongkok menyisahkan satu kisah mengharukan. Wu Jiafang, seorang pegawai restoran menemukan jenazah istrinya, Shi Huaqing di belakang reruntuhan restoran di mana dia bekerja. Tentu saja Ini membuat air matanya tidak terbendung lagi. Namun dia tetap sabar menunggu bantuan datang untuk membawa pulang jenazah istrinya. Ternyata setelah lama menunggu, bantuan tidak kunjung tiba. Wu pun menggunakan tali kain merah untuk mengikatkan istrinya ke punggungnya. Lalu dia naik sepeda motor dan dengan perlahan membawa mayat istrinya ke rumah yang berjarak 4 km. "Saat itu saya tidak berani menangis lagi karena takut mata saya kabur nanti terjadi kecelakaan, sehingga dia akan menderita lagi," katanya. Adegan ini mengharukan banyak orang dan dia disebut sebagai "suami yang paling berperasaan dalam gempa". Sesampainya di rumah, Wu pun langsung menguburkan jenazah istrinya di samping rumahnya. Dia kemudian membuat tenda menemani istrinya yang sudah meninggal. Selama 100 hari masa berkabung itu dia hanya makan satu kali sehari. "Istri saya tidak pernah meninggalkan saya ketika saya sedang menderita. Saya merasa berhutang budi kepadanya," katanya. Ternyata apa yang dilakukanmu ini menjadi buah bibir masyarakat dan sudah pasti sampai ke telinga banyak orang. Bukan hanya itu, cerita itu menyentuh hati perempuan-perempuan. Tidak berapa lama kemudian, 16 perempuan menulis surat kepadanya dan menyatakan diri ingin menjadi pendamping hidupnya. Tanggal 16 Oktober 2008 seorang wanita di Shenzhen yang bernama Liu Rurong juga meneleponnya. Dalam dua minggu mereka berkomunikasi jarak jauh setiap hari. Tanggal 9 November 2008, mereka bertemu dan merasa cocok. Sekalipun bukan perkara mudah bagi Wu, tetapi kemudian dia memutuskan untuk menerima Liu untuk menjadi pendamping hidupnya. Wu berkata, "Dia jatuh cinta sama saya karena tersentuh akan kasih sayang saya terhadap istri saya terdahulu, dan juga karena dia menaruh gelas kasih ke saya sebagai korban gempa. Saya tidak memiliki apa-apa, namun dia mau menikah dengan saya tanpa syarat. Karena itulah Saya mencintainya." Hal senada dikatakan oleh Liu, "Dia adalah seorang petani biasa, pria yang ramah. Kesederhanaannya menyentuh saya." Ketulusan cinta seseorang kepada pasangannya tidak diukur dari seberapa banyak harta yang bisa dia berikan, tetapi dari seberapa keras usaha untuk melindungi, merawat, mendampingi dan memerhatikan pasangannya. Akan sangat mudah untuk memerhatikan pasangan ketika sehat dan banyak harta, tetapi tidak mudah ketika pasangan dalam keadaan menderita. Mari kita tanamkan dalam diri kita cinta yang tulus sehingga apapun keadaan pasangan kita, kita tetap menunjukkan cinta itu dalam tindakan nyata. Tuhan Yesus memberkati. Doa: Tuhan Yesus, berikanlah aku hati yang sanggup mengasihi pasanganku dengan tulus dan terwujud di dalam tindakan nyata. Amin. (Dod).

psybient.org podcast 48 - DJ Dragonfly - Dub-Dub Durga We welcome today Dragonfly renowned DJ, music collectionner from USA with his excellent 80 minutes DJ set ! visit @ www.psybient.org and for more episodes @ www.soundcloud.com/gagarinproject/sets/psybient-org-podcast ! LINKS: https://www.facebook.com/Martin.DJDragonfly https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly https://www.instagram.com/martin_dragonfly https://www.facebook.com/DJ.Dragonfly.DJ INTRO MESSAGE FROM DRAGONFLY: Dragonfly here, honored to be your selecta' and dropping this exclusive mix for the highly esteemed Psybient channel, while sending out good feels and good vibes to friends of Ukraine worldwide. TRACKLIST: 1. Evan Hatfield - Deep Down (nok nok Remix) 2. Sitarsonic - DUB STANZA feat.Electric Universe 3. Yider x Jason Hou - Foreign Land (Jai Tee Remix) 4. Lorenzo - Desert Bass 5. Temple Step - Kamanjā 6. Dubanko - Gros cookie 7. Squazoid - Sacred Manta ( Kuba Remix ) 8. Suduaya - Starseeds 9. Jef Stott, Mah Ze Tar - Dunya - Soul of the World (Extended Mix) 10. Dubtazer - Deep State 11. Mungk - Shasha 12. Halfred x Manohara - Totem 13. Byzantine Time Machine, Haquin, High Dude - Blind Men And The Elephant 14. ??? - india 15. Peace Sine - Tribal Trap 16. Bansara - Aliyah 17. MASALADOSA - Boombay (Full Moon Mix) ॐ 18. Dubsalon - Ancient tongues sitar 19. Wu.D & KhoéWaDubSystem - Dub#04Sitar BIO: With 25 years of shape shifting dance floors in conscious movement communities around the globe you can expect to be inspired by a deep dance floor global travelogue of a genre-fusing, tempo twisting sonic morphology.

Sesshin: November 2022, Day 6. Description: What is my light? Why can't I see it? How do I stop objectifying myself and those around me? Source(s): The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H. Wu, Doubleday 1996 Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated Transcript The post Hekiganroku #86, Ummon's “Everybody has their own light” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Enchanted is taking a quick break this month before starting season four in December. In the meantime, we're remastering some past episodes, including this re-recorded and remastered version of Episode 6, "A Golden House." A rivalry, a scandal, a woman who sacrificed everything for the love of an emperor. Empress Chen of Wu risked it all when she resorted to witchcraft to defeat her rival. In her place, would we do the same?Researched, written, and produced by Thomas Ignatius and Corinne Wieben, with original music by Purple Planet.Episode sourcesEnchantedPodcast.netFacebook/enchantedpodcastInstagram/enchantedpodcastTwitter/enchantedpodSupport the show

Constance Wu, star of CRAZY RICH ASIANS and “Fresh Off the Boat,” moves listeners with her narration of her raw memoir. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this candid celebrity memoir. Wu tells how she was raised to suppress her emotions and avoid making a scene, and she reflects on various memorable moments in her life and their impact on her as a person. She shares intimate details of her experiences of sexual assault and harassment, and sheds light on her mental health struggles. Poignant and relatable. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Listen to AudioFile's fifth season of Audiobook Break, featuring Bram Stoker's DRACULA, read by Gildart Jackson. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Simon & Schuster Audio. Listen to GOING ROGUE by Janet Evanovich, read by Lorelei King today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE from St. Charles, MO, it's ABA INSIDE TRACK! With musical guest the Smashing Pumpkins. Well, ok, they're not coming on the show this month. But we do have a plethora of other friends joining us to discuss everything from tracker training to teleconsultation including Diana and Jackie's former student and collaborator, Ryan Atkinson and tech-meister, Dr. Aaron Fischer. Plus, the return of the grab bag and a detailed discussion of generality…or is it generalization? Articles for November 2022 Tracker Training w/ Ryan Atkinson Parry-Cruwys, D., Atkinson, R., & MacDonald, J. (2021). Teaching graduate students to identify and adhere to practicum requirements. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15, 433-442. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00571-x Atkinson, R., Parry-Cruwys, D., & MacDonald, J. (2022). Training graduate students to enter fieldwork data using asynchronous online instruction. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi: 10.1007s40617-022-00732-6 The Grab Bag Capalbo, A., Miltenberger, R.G., & Cook, J.L. (2022). Training soccer goalkeeping skills: Is video modeling enough? Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55, 958-970. doi: 10.1002/jaba.937 Strickland, M.A., & Kohn, C.S. (2021). Behavioral skills training to teach college students to free-pour standard servings of alcohol. Behavioral Interventions, 37, 673-689. doi: 10.1002/bin.1873 Normand, M. P. & Donohue, H.E., (2022). Behavior analytic jargon does not seem to influence treatment acceptability ratings. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis., 55, 1294-1305. doi: 10.1002/jaba.953 Generality and Generalization Stokes, T.F. & Baer, D.M. (1977). An implicit technology of generalization. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 349-367. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-349 Johnston, J.M. (1979). On the relation between genearlization and generality. The Behavior Analyst, 2, 1-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03391833 Teleconsultation w/ Dr. Aaron Fischer King, H.C., Bloomfield, B.S., Wu, Shengtian, & Fischer, A.J. (2022). A systematic review of school teleconsultation: Implications for research and practice. School Psychology Review, 51, 237-256. doi: 10.1080/2372966x.2021.1894478 King, H.C., Bloomfield, B., Fischer, A.J., Dart, E., & Radley, K. (2021). A comparison of digital observations of students from video camberas and aerial drones. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 31, 360-381. doi: 10.1080/10474412.2020.1744446 Bloomfield, B.S., Fischer, A.J., Dove, M., Clark, R.R., & Fife, M. (2021). Parent teleconsultation to increase bites consumed: A demonstration across foods for a child with ARFID and ASD. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14, 913-926. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00586-4

Dr Wu joins Brian and Company to discuss Covid Boosters

Live and direct from the New York State of Mind tour featuring Hip Hop Legends Nas, Wu-Tang, and Busta Rhymes. Suite members are discussing the show and what it means to have a New York State of Mind. Hip Hop was started in the Bronx, NY. Every part of the world has experienced portions of the New York State of Mind since the inception of Hip Hop. Put your grillz in and Bring your favorite Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, and Busta memories. Dive into the New York State of Mind as suite mates discuss how impactful each performance was to them. Hear how the crowd responded to Wu, Busta, and Nas. Also discover why you may lose your voice by attending the New York State of Mind Tour.

mak & Rev revisit Chapter 0 of season 1, but this time with a twist. From being Cereal Killers to talking about Serial Killers the brothers change the topic from one of fun to one where it should have all of us doing what the WU told us to do years ago.... "Protect Ya Neck" Check it out! Subscribe, leave us a comment and watch us on YouTube searching for The N.I.L.E. Follow us on Ig @thenile.est1981 and emails us at thenile.est1981@gmail.com

The PGA tour heads to paradise to play the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. This event is known for its beautiful scenery and it's ugly fields. It certainly seems like this week will keep with that tradition. The views will be picturesque and the field is made for a Halloween slasher flick.While their may not be many household names here, there are plenty of opportunities for a savvy bettor. TheMoJoKing will take a look at the course, talk about the history of the event and then select a couple of lesser known players who have the potential to do something special in Bermuda. Maybe a new star will be born this week. Let Hidden Gems Golf be your guide in this adventure.It's fun, it's quick, it's Hidden Gems Golf!Find us on twitter:@19MGroup@APowerMoJowww.19mediagroup.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqSaAomxtF1GbG0gw9eT9hw/videosSpecial Thanks To:The Gimmick Infringement Podcast@GIPod19 gimmickinfringementpod.com

Constance Wu first gained attention playing a tiger mom on the TV series Fresh Off the Boat. While she was in the series, Wu was cast in a movie called Crazy Rich Asians, a critical and commercial success that made Wu a movie star. But then she made a mistake. She tweeted about how disappointed she was that Fresh off the Boat had been renewed. The backlash was swift with fans calling Wu spoiled and ungrateful. I talk to Constance Wu about the perils of social media and lessons learned. “Now What?” is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Andreea Coscai and Alex Wolfe. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

Video: 1.Putin just EXPOSED the NATO nuclear plan and they are P*SSED | Redacted w Natali and Clayton Morris  2.Reaction To PayPal Threatening To Fine Users $2,500 Over ‘Misinformation' (4:20) 3.The Genius Behind PayPal's Bad Idea (7:36) 4.Clare Daly Latest Top 7 Contributions in the EU. (First 2 of 7 ) (start @ 1:56) 5. Tulsi Gabbard Speech LIVE | Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Joe Biden | US News Latest | English News LIVE   Polyphenol consumption in adolescents is associated with better cardiovascular health University of Barcelona (Spain), October 24, 2022 The consumption of polyphenols in adolescents is associated with a better cardiovascular health, according to a collaborative research study which includes the University of Barcelona. The study has been published in Scientific Reports. As part of the study, the researchers analyzed the amount of polyphenols in the urine of 1,326 adolescents that took part in the SI! Program (Integral Health) of 24 secondary education schools in Madrid and Barcelona. Polyphenols are bioactive compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties found in several plant-based foods, mainly in fruit, vegetables, nuts and olive oil. To date, there were few studies on the intake of polyphenols in children and adolescents. “With the results of this study, we observed that a higher urinary polyphenol excretion is linearly associated with a higher cardiovascular health index in adolescents aged 11-14, specially in children. This cardiovascular health index is defined by the criteria established by the American Heart Association (AHA), which considers seven variables: body mass index, physical activity, smoking, diet, blood pressure, total cholesterol and blood glucose,” says Professor Rosa M Lamuela, director of the Institute for Research in Nutrition and Food Safety of the University of Barcelona NAC supplements may benefit cardiovascular health: Human data University of Marburg (Germany), October 16, 2022 Four weeks of supplementation with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may reduce levels of homocysteine and improve blood pressure, says a new analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. A daily dose of 1.8 grams of NAC could lower homocysteine levels by about 12%, and may improve systolic and diastolic blood pressure, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . Elevated levels of the amino acid homocysteine have been reported to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. This has led some to point to the potential of the B-vitamins to reduce homocysteine levels and reduce the risk of CVD. B vitamins are cofactors for enzymes involved in homocysteine metabolism and therefore giving people vitamin B supplements is hypothesized to reduce homocysteine levels and therefore reduce cognitive impairment. However, clinical trials including participants at risk of, or already suffering from, cardiovascular disease have produced null results, with some experts arguing that short term B vitamin supplementation should not be expected to reverse the long-term development of heart disease. “Because recent analyses that controlled for confounders such as statins or folate fortification detected a benefit of folate/B-vitamins for stroke (22–24), homocysteine may conditionally be a therapeutic target,” wrote the authors of the new study, led by Prof Wulf Hildebrandt, formerly with the German Cancer Research Center and now at the University of Marburg (Germany). “Therefore, an alternative agent for (more) effective homocysteine lowering may be desirable, especially for conditions in which B-vitamins are ineffective [e.g., in renal disease] or if a reduction in homocysteine of >25% is intended.” There is a known link between homocysteine and NAC, and some studies have shown that NAC may reduce levels of the amino acid, but the data is somewhat mixed. Results showed that NAC supplementation significant decreased homocysteine levels by an average of 11.7% (versus 4.1% in the placebo groups), which cysteine levels increased by an average of 28.1% (versus 4% in the placebo groups). There were no significant differences between the hyperlipidemic and normolipidemic men, and the smoking status also did not affect the results. The researchers also found that NAC significantly decreased blood pressure in all the men. However, significant decreases in diastolic BP were observed only for the hyperlipidemic men, and not for the normolipidemic men. Study: Late afternoon exercise helps control blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), October 22, 2022 Results of a study published in the journal Front Endocrinol show that exercising at around 4 to 6 p.m. helps to control blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels better than exercising in the morning, or around 9 to 11 a.m. For the study, researchers observed 12 healthy young men. The volunteers were told to walk on a treadmill for one hour at 60 percent of their maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The volunteers were all tested during and after a week of exercising only in the morning or just in the afternoon. After continuous 24-hour monitoring of their blood sugar levels, the total blood sugar levels of the men were lower when they exercised in the afternoon. Their blood sugar levels after meals were also lower following afternoon exercise. Most cell damage from high blood sugar is linked to a high rise in blood sugar at least one to two hours after eating a meal. The volunteers' triglyceride levels were also lower after afternoon exercise. This is crucial since your blood sugar level rises after you eat. If it rises too high, sugar sticks to cell membranes and damages them. That's why diabetes can damage every cell in your body. When your blood sugar level increases, your pancreas releases insulin to keep blood sugar levels from rising too high. Insulin lowers blood sugar by then driving sugar from the bloodstream into the liver. But if your liver is full of sugar, the liver does not accept more sugar and all the extra sugar is converted to fatty triglycerides. Having a blood triglyceride level greater than 150 indicates that your blood sugar rises too high after meals and that you are already diabetic or prediabetic. Blood levels of the good high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were also higher after afternoon exercise. When triglycerides rise too high, you are at increased risk for clots. To protect your body from a high rise in triglycerides, your HDL cholesterol carries the triglycerides from your bloodstream into your liver and a high rise in triglycerides causes a drop in blood levels of the HDL cholesterol. So the lower your HDL, the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack. Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar and cancer Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, October 16, 2022 A nine-year joint research project has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer research. Scientists have clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon in which cancer cells rapidly break down sugars, stimulates tumor growth. This discovery provides evidence for a positive correlation between sugar and cancer, which may have far-reaching impacts on tailor-made diets for cancer patients. The research has been published in the leading academic journal Nature Communications. This project main focus was the Warburg effect, or the observation that tumors convert significantly higher amounts of sugar into lactate compared to healthy tissues. As one of the most prominent features of cancer cells, this phenomenon has been extensively studied and even used to detect brain tumors, among other applications. But thus far, it has been unclear whether the effect is merely a symptom of cancer, or a cause. Prof. Johan Thevelein (VIB-KU Leuven): “Our research reveals how the hyperactive sugar consumption of cancerous cells leads to a vicious cycle of continued stimulation of cancer development and growth. Thus, it is able to explain the correlation between the strength of the Warburg effect and tumor aggressiveness. This link between sugar and cancer has sweeping consequences. Our results provide a foundation for future research in this domain, which can now be performed with a much more precise and relevant focus.” Living with others and community engagement are keys to reduced dementia risk University of New South Wales (Australia), October 24, 2022 Research published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity provides evidence to support that living with others, community group engagement and never feeling lonely are associated with slower cognitive decline. It is widely recognized that poor social connections such as small networks, infrequent interactions, and loneliness are modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline, with the 2020 Lancet Commission on dementia prevention estimating that tackling social isolation could prevent 4% of dementia cases worldwide. This research, led by UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), investigated a range of measures of social connectedness to discover which had the most robust findings in relation to risk reduction of cognitive decline—and dementia. “We looked at a range of measures of social connections, in approximately 40,000 people across 13 international studies,” says lead author Dr. Suraj Samtani, Postdoctoral Fellow and social health expert at CHeBA. “Previous analyses of multiple international studies have many limitations. Co-author and CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty said that the findings have socio-economic significance. “We found that sharing a home with one or more person[s] and weekly community group engagement had the most robust results across studies, indicating these factors are fundamental components in the link with less cognitive decline,” says Professor Brodaty. “We also identified an association between never feeling lonely and a slower rate of cognitive decline.” Carrots Do Help Aging Eyes, Study Shows University of Utah School of Medicine, October 21, 2022 Your parents may have told you, “Eat your carrots, they're good for your eyes,” and a new study suggests they were on to something. Pigments called carotenoids — which give red or orange hues to carrots, sweet potatoes and orange peppers, or deep greens to produce like spinach, broccoli and kale — may help ward off the age-linked vision ailment known as macular degeneration, researchers said. “I tell my patients that fruit and vegetable consumption are very important for eye health — this study validates that notion,” said Dr. Paul Bernstein, a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss, especially in the elderly. It affects the macula, the center part of the retina, and can lead to declines in sharp central vision and even blindness, experts say. Scientists have already linked a variety of factors to the condition including genetics, smoking and nutrition, said Bernstein, who was not involved in the new study. However, treatment for AMD may be limited depending on the type of macular degeneration that a person develops, he said. In the new study, Wu's team looked at data from health surveys that tracked people aged 50 and older — more than 63,000 women and almost 39,000 men -over a 25 year period. Participants were all nurses and other health professionals. Overall, about 2.5 percent of study participants developed either intermediate or advanced forms of the eye condition during the years of the study. Wu's team found that people who consumed the very highest levels of carotenoids known as lutein and zeaxanthin had a 40 percent lower risk of the advanced form of AMD compared to those who ate the very least. “Other carotenoids, including beta cryptoxanthin, alpha carotene and beta carotene, may also play protective roles,” Wu added. People who consumed the very highest amount of these carotenoids — found in foods such as carrots and sweet potato — had a 25 to 35 percent lower risk of the advanced form of the illness, the findings showed. Researchers did not find any link between the carotenoids and the intermediate form of macular degeneration, however. Lutein is found in eggs and dark leafy vegetables including broccoli, kale and spinach, Bernstein said. Zeaxanthin is harder to find in the diet, he said, but you can get it from corn, orange peppers and goji berries. Wu noted that both lutein and zeaxanthin concentrate in the macula, where they are thought to protect it from damage from oxygen and light.

In this week's episode we chat Coast to Coast with a  few members of Doctor WU! Doctor Wu has been at it since the year 2000. An 11-piece L.A.-based band comprised of 3 background vocalists, 4 rhythm and 4 horns fronted by lead singer Tony Egan.Doctor Wu shows consist of fan-favorite Steely Dan blockbuster hits, their groovy lyric-driven songs as well as full album shows.  Every song is handled with wicked attention to detail - from the slick vocal harmonies, edgy jazz/rock rhythm groovesand searing guitar leads, to the infamous Wu horn section. Wu recreates the textures and believability of Steely Dan's music.  With appearances from San Diego to the Santa Ynez Valley - Palm Springs to Vegas and beyond, and as regulars at Herb Alpert's Vibrato, the Point Loma Summer Concert Series, SoHO, Vitello's, the Santa Monica Summer SOULstice Music Festival and more, we've earned a lot of die-hard Wu Fans.Doctor Wu's members have been been featured on top selling recordings, television and on stages worldwide. The Voice, Chaka Khan, Jay Graydon, Stanley Clarke, Patti Austin, UB40, Echo & The Bunneymen, Rod Stewart, Mel Tormé, American Idol Live, Rikki Lee Jones, Poncho Sanchez and more.  This exciting group of industry pros has the chops and are dedicated to sharing the joy of performing the iconic music of Steely Dan.  Doctor WU brings the Dan! https://www.doctorwuband.com/

For sure an episode that may be far out there for some, but for others, this episode dives into the Wu. I sat down with my friend Jenn with two "N'" to discuss all things, intuitive, psychic, past lives, and the power of crystals. To know Jenn is to love her, she has a multitude of gifts and a sense of humor that ties it all together. I know you will love this episode and be running to book a session or buy some genuine crystals. You can catch Jenn live on IG weekly for a crystal sale with a side of stand-up. Jennifer Rose RossanoAuthor/ Founder of NeuroticMommy + MotherRealm Hi, I'm Jenn, the Author of Living Crazy Healthy and the lifestyle writer and content creator behind NeuroticMommy and MotherRealm. I'm a Spiritual Medium and Psychic, Usui Reiki Master, Certified Master Crystal Healer, and Certified Transpersonal Hypnotherapist that specializes in Past Life & Womb Regression with a background in Bhakti Yoga, Holistic Healing, writing, and photography. I'm a Spiritual Teacher. I help people with deepening their connection to their own soul. I'm your best friend in the Spirit Realm and I help support you on your journey as you navigate its many layers. I help you understand that healing starts from within and I'm your support guiding you closer in discovering your own healing abilities; giving you tools to open you up more to your own intuition and Higher Self. The journey is about stepping into your power with confidence, grace, and ease all while setting clear and healthy boundaries.  As a lifelong Intuitive, I believe that being Spiritually connected is about mind, body, and spirit as a collective whole. I feel that nurturing and healing yourself on all levels; physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually is the key to harmony within.  I offer healing services such as Crystal, Reiki, or Trance Healing, Mediumship & Psychic Readings, Chakra Balancing + Activation, Aura Colors, Hypnotherapy, Past Life Regressions and more. I hold monthly live classes + events such as Reiki Certification Course, Crystals 101, or Connecting to Your Spirit Guides, along with live guided group meditations twice a month via Zoom. On top of healing with my clients, I run an online crystal shop called MotherRealm! MotherRealm is a fair trade, ethically sourced crystal/metaphysical shop that offers online crystal shopping plus weekly live sales and unboxings.  All crystals are intuitively chosen by me and I clear, cleanse, and charge each crystal that has been hand-selected. I feel that the crystal chooses you and if you're drawn to a certain type of crystal, even if you're not familiar with working with them, you're being guided to utilize its energy.  Where to find Jenn Website: https://neuroticmommy.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/neuroticmommy IG: https://www.instagram.com/motherrealm Where To Find Lesley IG: https://www.instagram.com/theholistichealthgenius Lesley's Wellness Company: https://theholistichealthgenius.store/ (https://theholistichealthgenius.store) USA https://www.theholistichealthgenius.ca/ (https://www.theholistichealthgenius.ca) Canada Lesley's 1 on 1 Consultations https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25910789&calendarID=6738326 (https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25910789&calendarID=6738326)

On today's show we discuss inflation and is China a threat to the U.S. National interest? GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr. Larry Wu was CEO for a family office of a billion-dollar portfolio, mostly in real estate, before he founded UC Asset in 2015. Prior to his leadership at the family office, he served at Cisco Systems as a senior executive at its Greater China headquarters. He started his career with one of the largest technology conglomerates in China in the mid-1990s, working for the group's EVP. In 2000, he was recruited to work as a liaison officer at the Chinese Embassy to the US, with a mission to advocate trade and investment between the two nations. Following his term he became a free-lance consultant in 2004, advising US companies doing business in China. His clients are diverse, ranging from private equity giants to technology start-ups. Dr. Wu holds a Ph.D. in public policy from Renmin University and a B.S. in geophysics from University of Science and Technology of China.

Hey, all! It's Halloween time! I know that by the very nature of the show, we often cover some spooky shit. This week, we will be covering some spooky shit, BUT it's some spooky shit that inspired a horror movie! On this episode we discuss the mass possession that took hold of the Wu family. Each member of the family claimed to be possessed by a different spirit or deity. Eventually the events lead to the death of one of the family members. These events inspired a Taiwanese horror film called The Incantation. We cover both the movie and the events, and discuss where the inspiration was drawn from, and just how much of the film was actually based on the true events.Thanks for listening!!!!!

Meet Enoch Wu, Director of the Forward Alliance and named one of Time's 100 Next 2022. He talks about the experiences that shaped him, the dreams that inspire him, and the passions that keep him moving ahead. You can find Wu on Twitter: @Enoch_TW. Thank you for listening.

Nancy Wu performs this memoir from disability rights activist Alice Wong. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss Wu's narration, which includes descriptions of photos and illustrations, making the audiobook all the more accessible for listeners. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Wong has spent her life advocating for equal access, for herself and for other disabled people. Wong describes life before and after the Americans with Disabilities Act, and how far we still have to go. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Listen to AudioFile's fifth season of Audiobook Break, featuring Bram Stoker's DRACULA, read by Gildart Jackson. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Pfizer execs knew that their experimental drug wouldn't stop transmission of the Wu-flu and Crow despises their buzz-word laden excuses. -Joe Biden, his administration, and his press secretary can't stop lying about everything. -A Chinese scientist filed a patent for a Wu-flu vax before the pandemic became public. He went on to die suspiciously. -The FBI is targeting and arresting pro-life activists for peacefully protesting abortion clinics, but are hands-off when it comes to Christian pro-birth clinics getting threats and actual fire-bombings. -Tulsi Gabbard formally left the Democrat party and Crow and Rooster discuss her possible motivations. -Rooster goes down the MGTOW rabbit hole so you don't have to. -Nancy Pelosi vowed to punch out Trump on Jan 6 and said that she expected trespassers even as she denied pleas to shore up Capital security.

Sadly, the bloodshed and sorrow that began on February 28, 1947 (228) is the foundational story of post-Japanese Taiwan. Wu Zhou-liu (吳濁流), an ethnically-Hakka poet, writer, and journalist, was born in 1900 and died in 1976, his life effectively spanning the tumultuous birth of the nation. He experienced and documented colonial rule, WWII, the Japanese departure, and the hopeful first days of a "New China" which turned so quickly to violent tragedy. Wu's writings are today considered some of the most important of the modern era, but he remains mostly unknown to much of the world. Here is the beginning of Wu Zhou-liu's story.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Five years ago, the New York Times and the New Yorker posted allegations against Harvey Weinstein regarding sexual assault. This week Weinstein is beginning another trial now in Los Angeles. With this in mind we wanted to open our lines to ask: in your day to day life, have your lives changed five years on after #MeToo? Is workplace harassment less tolerable or has it stayed the same? Trenni Casey discussed the NFL's adjusted concussion protocol. She also talked about rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe's start to NFL life and the Patriots Week 5 game against the Lions. Casey is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Trenni Casey on BPR | Oct. 11, 2022 ACLU of Massachusetts executive director Carol Rose discussed the various SCOTUS cases the league is involved in, and the impact of the Biden Aaministration's marijuana possession pardons and the risk doctors in blue states take by sending abortion pills to red states. Mayor Michelle Wu joined us for the monthly, hourlong segment ‘Ask the Mayor' where she took questions from both audience members at the Boston Public Library and from listeners. Wu, a Democrat, has been Mayor of Boston since 2021. Biplaw Rai and Kwasi Kwaa of Dorchester's Comfort Kitchen discussed their new cafe/restaurant located in Upham's Corner slated to open this month.

After years of struggling and fighting for every role, actor Constance Wu had a popular TV show and a starring role in the hit movie “Crazy Rich Asians.” Then one day she sent out a tweet that nearly cratered her career. The backlash that ensued became the impetus for her new book “Making A Scene,” a collection of essays in which Wu reflects on the burden and responsibility of being a women of color in an industry run largely by men, her childhood as the daughter of immigrants who were not " tiger parents” and her journey as an artist. Wu joins us to talk about what it takes to make a scene and be heard. Guests: Constance Wu, Author, "Making a Scene." Wu has starred in the films "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Hustlers." She previously starred in the series "Fresh Off the Boat."

Constance Wu is known and beloved for her roles in "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Fresh Off the Boat." But until now, she has not revealed some of the more challenging details of her life, including experiences with sexual assault and a suicide attempt. Wu discusses all of this, plus her childhood and her big break in Hollywood, in her new collection of essays Making A Scene. She joins us to discuss.

Dr. Jun Wu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern. The Wu lab uses interspecies chimeras to study fundamental biology: conserved and divergent developmental programs, determination of body and organ size, species barriers, and cancer resistance. They are also working to develop new applications for regenerative medicine. He talks about developmental compatibility between species, and the similarities and differences between blastoid models and blastocyts. He also discusses the challenges of growing human cells in animals, and human-monkey chimeric embryos.

Last time we spoke, Lin Zexu's efforts against opium were not going well enough and he was losing favor with Emperor Daoguang and it seems his aggressive actions had brought war upon the Qing dynasty. The British warships proved too formidable, their cannons superior and the Qing were losing territory such as Chusan Island. Even the mighty Dagu forts were no match for the British warships who sailed through Chinese waters uncontested. Qishan began talks with the British, telling them Lin Zexu might be fired at any moment and that he would most likely be his replacement. Elliot faced a hostage crisis yet again with the captives from the Kite being held in Ningbo and had to negotiate a ceasefire in the meantime, but now Britain's most powerful weapon had just arrived in China, the Nemesis. This episode is the First Opium War Part 2: The Nemesis Terror   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War.   The emergence of Steam power in the 19th century is somewhat comparable to the emergence of nuclear power in the 20th century. Its power would make its worldwide debut during the First Opium War. The 660 ton steam warship Nemesis was launched in 1839 and arrived in China at the height of the Ningbo prisoner crisis. Nemesis had an iron hull giving it outstanding armor for its time. The coal consumption for the Nemesis was an absolute nightmare and this made it journey from Britain to China quite a slow process as it had to make numerous coal stops. Nemesis arrived to Macao on November 25 of 1840 and soon crossed the Gulf of Canton to sent anchor in Danggu, awaiting the arrival of the man of war Melville. Nemesis arrived at the perfect time to intimidate the Qing as Qishan and the 2 Elliots negotiated. The 3 men would meet aboard the Melville outside Canton harbor on November 29th and Qishan offered some promising news. Governor General Lin Zexu had finally been fired by Emperor Daoguang as a result of not fully eradicating the Opium trade. The Emperor had said to Lin Zexu “Externally you wanted to stop the trade, but it has not been stopped. Internally you wanted to wipe out the outlaws, but they are not cleared away. This has caused the waves of confusion to arise and a thousand interminable disorders. In fact you have been as if your arms were tied, without knowing what to do. It appears that you are no better than a wooden image” ouch.  Lin Zexu tried to make his case to the Emperor stating the barbarians were being ruined by dysentery and malaria and predicted they would be unable to maintain the troops so far from their home and soon have to depart. Lin Zexu begged Emperor Daoguang not to give into the barbarians. They would best deploy the military rather than diplomacy. “The more they get the more they demand, and if we do not overcome them by force of arms there will be no end to our troubles. Moreover there is every probability that if the English are not dealt with, other foreigners will soon begin to copy and even outdo them”. Emperor Daoguang angrily replied to this “if anyone is copying, it is you, who are trying to frighten me, just as the English try to frighten you!”.  And so, Lin Zexu left Canton in disgrace, but while enroute to Beijing he was given orders to return to Canton to assist Qishan in negotiations with the barbarians. The 2 Elliots when hearing about Lin Zexu's dismissal were quite relieved, they assumed this meant the Emperor was planning to make peace. Charles Elliots at this time would also lose the help of his cousin George Elliot as George had developed heart problems and had to sail back to England. For the negotiations at Canton, Elliot wanted to bring some more intimidation so he gathered some warships and more troops at Canton. Qishan began negotiations on December 4th, by apologizing for the cannon attack on the British by the Bogue forts and as I said previously handed over poor old Stanton. Elliot began negotiations by demanding 4 ports be opened to trade, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Amoy. He also demanded the surrender of an unspecified island, reimbursement for the confiscated opium chest and of course reparations for the war itself, quite a large pill to swallow. Elliot was also hoping such demands would be met quickly, because the British began to fear both France and Russia would begin joining into the war and plying for their own share in its spoils. Qishan agreed to pay 5 million over the course of 12 years, Elliot however wanted 7 million in 6 years and the surrender of at least Amoy and Chusan. The men eventually agreed to 6 million, but Qishan refused any territorial demands. Elliot resorted to threats “there are large forces collected here, and delays must breed amongst them a very great impatience”. Soon Elliot began ordering his troops to go ashore and perform military drills and target practice. At the beginning of 1841 negotiations were still stagnant. Then a rumor spread that the Emperor had chosen war and Elliot decided to prepare. On January 5th of 1841, Elliot informed Qishan that if an agreement was not reached within 2 days he would recommence war at 8am on July the 7th. Well no agreement came and Elliot made do with his threat. On the morning of July 7th, a force of 1500, soldiers, marines and sailors aboard Madagascar, Enterprize and Nemesis landed at the mouth of the Canton River. Their escort force 4 sailing and 4 steam warships began to bombard the Chuanbi Fort and the walls of Tyocoktow Fort across from Chuanbi. When the 8000 Chinese defenders in the forts saw the British ships they initially screamed at them and waved flags in defiance while they opened fire from their batteries. However the Chinese cannons were all tied down and could not be properly aimed at the invaders and thus after 20 minutes of firing at the barbarians they stopped. When they stopped firing the British took advantage of the cease fire and 2 companies of marines scaled over the walls of the Chuanbi earthen walls at 9:30am. The muddy flats in front of the fort made dragging the artillery pieces a nightmare as the men looked up at the forts to see Qing soldiers screaming and waving flags at them. Yet the British bombardment was targeting the Chinese cannons and soon they were getting knocked out one by one. Many of the Qing soldiers were told the British killed all their prisoners and thus many resisted to the bitter end. A British officer said of the carnage “a frightful scene of slaughter ensued, despite the efforts of the British officers to restrain their men”. By 11am, the Qing banner was lowered by the British whom raised the Union Jack in its place. The British reported they had killed 600 Qing soldiers and took another 100 prisoner. The British reported 30 casualties of their own, but as they put it, not because of any Chinese defender, no only because of accidental explosions from their own overheated artillery pieces. Many Qing defenders fled the city, but Major Pratt of the 26th regiment flanked their retreat forcing many back into the forts. The British warships continued to shell the city killing numerous defenders. Once it looked like Chuanbi was simmering down, the British ships began to fire upon 11 Chinese war junks anchored at the mouth of the river using Congreve rockets. One British officer who witnessed this stated “The very first rocket fired from the Nemesis was seen to enter the large junk ... and almost the instant afterwards it blew up with a terrific explosion, launching into eternity every soul on board, and pouring forth its blaze like the mighty rush of fire from a volcano. The instantaneous destruction of the huge body seemed appalling to both sides engaged. The smoke, and flame, and thunder of the explosion, with the broken fragments falling round, and even portions of dissevered bodies scattering as they fell, were enough to strike with awe, if not fear, the stoutest heart that looked upon it”. Both the Chinese artillery on top of the forts as well as the Chinese war junks did not return fire. Instead the defenders were fleeing or jumping overboard to get away from the naval bombardments. The British fired muskets at them as they did so killing many. Inside one of the forts many Qing defenders were becoming burned and horribly disfigured because they antiquated matchlocks gunpowder would often explode on them. The British gunfire only added to their misery. A staff officer who took part in the battle wrote later in life “The slaughter of fugitives is unpleasant, but we are such a handful in the face of so wide a country and so large a force that we should be swept away if we did not deal our enemy a sharp lesson whenever we came in contact.”. As the British warships bombarded the Chinese War junks the Chinese captains fell into a rout scattering into Anson's Bay just east of Chuanbi. There, the nightmare ship, Nemesis went forward by itself attacking over 15 Chinese war junks. An extremely lucky congreve rocket fired from Nemesis hit one of the war junks powder magazines exploding it to pieces. The 14 other war junks witnessing this continued to scatter and many of their crew jumped overboard to escape. Nemesis did not pursue them any longer and instead steamed up river torching a few war junks as it went along and seizing others before rejoining the armada.  3 more fort remained operation near Chuanbi and next day the British began to prepare their ships to bombard them, but a white flag was lifted over them and a messenger arrived telling the British Admiral Guan was requesting a 3 day ceasefire so he could speak with Qishan. Charles Elliot was quite mortified by the massacre of Chuanbi and accepted the 3 day cease fire. Elliots soldiers however were livid with this decision and wanted to simply march on Canton. To alleviate the men, Elliot ordered them to demolish the walls of Chuanbi and the Tycocktow forts. Qishan then met with Elliot to negotiate at the Lotus Flower Wall due south of Canton city. Elliot brought with him a show of force, 56 royal marine, a 15 member fife and drum band and Captain Rosamel commander of a French corvette named Danaide. Inviting the French captain was a diplomatic courtesy and a method of keeping an eye on the French whom the British like I said feared might take a shot at the spoils of war. Qishan performed the customary wining and dining of Elliot and his entourage and eventually they began their diplomacy again. By January 20th they agreed to what has become known as the Chuanbi Convention. The British agreed to purchase Hong Kong island for 6 million and the Chinese would pay 6 million for the war reparations, sort of a swap in other words. Both nations would exchange ambassadors and now contact between the nations would be direct and official, no more tributary status. Above all else trade would resume and the British would hand over all the forts and places they had captured, including Chusan island. Qishan presumed Emperor Daoguang and his Qing court would agree to these terms and even made plans to exhort the 6 million in reparations directly from the Hong merchants to sweeten the deal. Elliot had to assume Britain would be pleased, because messages took a long time to get back home, but in fact Palmerston and others in Parliament were quite livid Elliot did not get the 20,000 opium chest amount and the war reparation amount they had demanded. The British foreign minister said of the Chaunbi settlement “after all, our naval power is so strong that we can tell the Emperor what we mean to hold, rather than that he should say what we would cede”.Emperor Daoguang was so pised off when he found out about the Hong Kong cession he recalled Qishan immediately to Beijing and ordered the execution of Charles Elliot. Elliot would eventually received word from Parliament about the Chuanbi convention and the it turned out the British government refused to ratify the agreement, uh oh. On the same day the Chuanbi convention was signed, January 20th of 1841, Emperor Daoguang ordered Qishan to stop negotiations with the barbarians, because he was sending reinforcements to Canton from the interior. Thousands of Qing troops were enroute under the command of a 70 year old general named Yang Fang. Yang Fang was so old, it was alleged he was deaf and had to give his men orders in writing. The Emperor also sent with him his cousin Yishan as a new diplomat. Charles Elliot was completely aloof at the looming conflict, nor the Emperor's rejection of the Chuanbi agreement. On January 26th Lt Colonel George Burell occupied Hong Kong island in accordance with the Chuanbi agreement. Similar to the Chusan island situation, Elliot allowed opium to be stored on Hong Kong island. In a letter at the time from Matheson to Jardine he mentioned “Elliot says that he sees no objection to our storing opium there, and as soon as the Chinese New Year holidays are over I shall set about building”. Soon Matheson began building an enormous stone fortress in Hong Kong and moved the companies HQ there.  Hong Kong became a brilliant new jewel in the crown of her Majesty. It held a deep harbor and a very small population that would not give too much trouble. The British were overjoyed to leave the malaria dysentery filled nightmare of Chusan for Hong Kong. By February 1st, Charles Elliot proclaimed Hong Kong island an official British territory and its residents subjects under the crown, something the Chuanbi convention never stipulated.  Elliot met Qishan again, this time at a place called Second Bar, a small island 20 miles southeast of Canton to put the imperial seal upon the Convention of Chuanbi. Qishan informed Elliot that he had been fired and that the Emperor was pissed off like hell much to the shock of Elliot. Qing soldiers began to mass around the Bogue and as noted by Commodore James Bremmer in his military dispatch “I must confess that from this moment my faith in the sincerity of the Chinese Commissioner was completely destroyed, my doubts were also strengthened by the reports of the Officers I sent up to the place of meeting, who stated that military works on a great scale were in progress, troops collected on the heights, and camps protected by entrenchments, arising on both sides of the river, and that the island of North Wangtong had become a mass of cannon” Elliot decided yet again to take up arms. On february 26, the Modeste, Druid, Wellesley, Queen and Melville began to bombard the forts on Wangtong and Anunghoi island on the Bogue. There were 3 forts on Anunghoi island holding 42, 60 and 40 cannons atop them each. The warship Blenheim alongside Melville, Queen, and four rocket boats approached the southernmost fort, dropped anchor 600 yards away, and fired their broadsides. The Melville approached five minutes later and within 400 yards of the fort, and fired broadsides in quick succession. A British officer who witnessed the scene said "The firing of these ships was most splendid: nothing could withstand their deadly aim ... One or two shot were sufficient for the 'dragon-hearted' defenders of the north fort, who, 'letting' off their guns, fled up the hills." The 3 forts cannons were stationary guns set at such a high elevation that when they return fired they were only able to hit the topsails of the British ships. The Chinese return fire lasted only 15 minutes,  by 1:20 pm the forts stopped returning fire and  300 Royal Marines stormed the forts. By 1:30 pm, the 3 forts were captured 250 killed or wounded in Anunghoy.  Over on Wangtong island there was 40 gun fort on its western side called Yong'an Fort. Between this fort and the forts on Anunghoi was a large boom chain cable to stop warships and passage could not be made until all the forts were taken. Commodore Bremer aboard his flagship Wellesley alongside 7 other warships began to bombard the fort and its batteries and in less than an hour the Chinese stopped firing back. By 1:30pm Major Thomas Simson Pratt commanded 1037 troops to storm the beach of the island. In the words of British officer Edward Belcher “Opposition there was none. The unfortunate Chinese literally crammed the trenches, begging or mercy. I wish I could add that it was granted”. Belcher also alleges some Indian soldiers would begin executing prisoners when he personally tried to stop them “two were shot down whilst holding my shirt, and my gig's crew, perceiving, my danger, dragged me away exclaiming ‘they will shoot you next sir!”. There were around 2000 Qing defenders on the island and it is estimated 250 were killed and or wounded. The British claim to have only 5 casualties. When the British and Indian force entered the forts they found that the defenders had most likely fled the moment the battle began. Within 2 hours, the forts on Anunghoi and Wangtong were seized with minimal effort. Charles Elliot stated he had almost died in the battle from a Chinese cannonball that nearly hit him as he sat reclined in a hammock on the deck of his ship. You can't make that stuff up…or perhaps you really can if you are the British during the 19th century trying to show off. Honestly folks, when I give reports from this war, a lot of it comes from British primary sources and I can assure you they are embellishing the shit out of it. A thousand Chinese were taken prisoner. Admiral Guan's body lay among the defenders, a bayonet in his chest. The British gave the old warrior a cannon salute from the warship Blenheim when his family retrieved the body and sailed off with it. With the fall of the Bogue forts, the mouth of the Canton River and the gateway to Canton belonged to the British. Lin Zexu wrote of the event "I got home at the Hour of the Monkey [that is 3 p.m.] ... and when night came heard that the Bogue forts and those on Wangtong Island were being invested, preparatory to attack, by the English rebels. I at once went with Deng to Qishan's office and at the Hour of the Rat [that is 11 p.m.] we heard that the Wangtong, Yung-an and Kung-ku forts have fallen. All night I could not sleep." On February 27, Elliot made his way up the Canton River aboard Nemesis when they came across the warship Cambridge which was in trouble. Cambridge had been captured and surrounded by Chinese War junks. When Nemesis alongside some other British steamers approached, the Chinese war junks opened fired on them. When the British ships managed to maneuver into a position where they could fire broadsides they sent a tremendous volley. Added to the shells were congreve rockets which set fires to many of the war junks. The Cambridge was also opening fire upon the British as Chinese crews were operating her. The British bombardment after an hour soon sent the ships scattering about and many of their crews jumped overboard. On the sides of the river were some earthworks defense with batteries and British troops began to land and stormed their positions. Captain Thomas Herbert of warship Calliope said of the event “I landed with the seamen and marines and stormed the works, driving before us upwards of 2 thousand of their best troops, and killing nearly 300”. Lt John Elliot Bingham of the Modeste wrote “As the enemy fled before Lt Stranshams party, they attempted to cross a deep branch of the river in which numbers of them perished and many were shot”. Thus the British claimed to have killed 300 Chinese during this battle near the First Bar Island on the Pearl River at the cost of losing 1 man with a couple wounded. The day after the battle Lin Zexu wrote "I hear that yesterday the English rebels broke resistance at Wu-yung. The regulars from Hunan were stationed there, and had heavy losses, their Commander Hsiang-fu being also among the killed."   After the battle was over the British realized they could not tow the Cambridge, so Elliot ordered the ship scuttled. During the firing upon the Chinese war junks, a British sailor died when his musket exploded in his hands. Elliot awaited some other ships and men before continuing to sail towards Canton.  On March the 2nd, Commodore Bremer dispatched a force to prod Whampoa Island which held a battery of around 25 cannons and had around 250 Qing troops defending it. The smaller naval force of 3 British warships bombarded the island destroying the cannons and defensive structures with ease. The marines who stormed the island reported around 20 dead defenders and lost a man to grapeshot. Lin Zexu wrote in his diary on the day of the battle “I hear that the English rebel ships have already forced their way to the fort at Lieh-te. Early in the morning I went to talk things over at the General office in the Monastery of the Giant Buddha”.  As the armada made its approach to the city the 10,000 civilians fled, including Lin Zexu's family. An American merchant in Canton wrote of the scene “Canton never looked so desolate. The hatred of those who had not fled registered in their faces. They scowl upon every one of us in a way indicative of a greater dislike than I have ever before observed”. Cantons harbor was too shallow for the Nemesis to dock, so Elliot took her completely alone up the Canton river and back down destroying apparently a few forts and 9 Chinese war junks. If that is to be believed, Nemesis truly lived up to its name wow.  Poor Qishan was again recalled to Beijing to be punished. He was not only recalled, but arrested and cast into chains. He made it to Beijing by March 12th and his entire fortune of 425,000 acres of land, 135,000 ounces of gold and 10 million in cash was taken from him by Emperor Daoguang. Luckily for Qishan his death sentence was reversed by the Emperor to just hard labor at a military encampment near China's northernmost border with Russia. Lin Zexu did not receive blame for the military blunders and instead remained in power at Canton. The reason as to why this came to be might be because Lin Zexu was as guilty as every other Qing official in sending the Emperor very embellished stories about the war. “Our regular troops sank 2 of their dinghies and shattered the mainmast of one of their warhips after which they retired”. Like the other officials playing broken telephone, Lin Zexu also feared the Emperors wrath and for good reason. By March 13, the rest of the British armada arrived outside Canton and began to blow all the Chinese ships to pieces within the harbor. The armada also bombarded the city's walls knocking out its cannons. On march 19, British marines and sailors landed near the foreign factories district forcing Chinese defenders there to pull back giving no resistance. The next day the British occupied their old English factory and planted the Union Jack back upon its roof.  Our old friend Houqua came to Elliot at the English factory begging for a truce on behalf of General Fang. Elliot greeted Houque kindly and agreed, he also told everyone in Canton that trade was to be restored. The months of the opium smugglers were watering at this, but Elliot then dictated that all the opium found on any British ship was to be confiscated. Elliot was trying to make it known they were here for the tea trade and to show Britain was going to be on its best behavior. Unbeknownst to Elliot, the truce was a feint. For the next few days, the British watched Chinese ships full of Qing soldiers sail past the factories vantage point.  Despite Elliots talk of confiscating all opium, the smugglers were more bold than ever. With the British armada as armed guards, the smuggler ships came in some carrying more than 1000 chests each! Elliot was furious and tried to stop the opium vessels from unloading their cargo in Canton, but the merchants simply ignored him. Elliot feared getting chewed up by members at parliament if he molested the dealers anymore, knowing full well parliament had a ton of opium lobbyists working full time. Its actually scarily like current governments today. Some, albeit I bet a few politicians in the congress/senates/parliaments of large nations today actually want to put a stop to the worlds most horrible troubles, but lobbyists are a powerful force and when your political job is at stack…well like Mr. Elliot, how much do you put your neck out on the line? Also Elliot had greater issues to worry about, when the British took back the factory the Qing officials set a price upon the heads of any British citizen and a king's ransom of 50,000 for Elliot's head.  Ever since the first battle at the Bogue, Qishan and Lin were both sending reports to Emperor Daoguang about how the war was going. Lin Zexu was sending amazing tales of Qing victories, all fabrications. Qishan was sending report, of how corrupt the Qing military had become and how it had fallen to such lengths it could not hope to match the barbarians. Qishan counseled strategic surrender and hinted towards resuming the opium trade. Well we all know what happened to Qishan for his more honest words on military matters. General Yang Fang also urged the Emperor to allow the opium trade to continue arguing that if the British occupied themselves with making money, they would have little time or any desire for war. The Emperor replied to General Fang “If trade were the solution to the problem, why would it be necessary to transfer and dispatch generals and troops?”. Emperor Daoguang ordered General Fang and his colleagues Ishand and Longwen to take back Hong Kong island. By late March, Elliot had decided the next target was to be Amoy, around 400 miles northeast of Canton. Elliot thought it would be a good time to attack Amoy in May, but in the meantime he fell quite ill while in Macao. In the meantime he was receiving intelligence reports from Canton that the city was being surrounded by more and more Qing troops. It seemed General Fang was amassing forces trying to bring the British back to the peace table. Elliot headed the show of military might by putting off the Amoy plans and concentrating on arming Canton. On May 11th, Elliot took Nemesis over to Canton and quickly saw the Chinese were building fortifications outfitted with new cannons. He also saw the Chinese navy was increasing its presence in the area. To that end he sent a letter to the governor asking they cease military preparations but received no word back. On May 21st, Elliot ordered the British and even urged the Americans to leave the factory quarter. All of the British quickly left, just a few Americans stayed and in less than 24 hours the factory quarter was shelled by the Chinese military from the opposite side of the river. The Chinese then began sending fireboats from the river at the nearby British warships. Elliot had Nemesis begin bombarding the Chinese war junks nearby which were using the fireships as cover. The fireships failed to hit any of the British vessels and instead ran into shorelines setting parts of Canton ablaze. Nemesis began firing on fortifications and Chinese artillery positions and by the morning the battle over the sea dissipated.  On May 25th, Nemesis escorting 70 other vessels full of thousands of troops made its way to Tsingpu, 2 miles northwest of Canton proper. Tsingpu had a natural harbor from which the British formed a beach head to assemble its forces and equipment. The military strategy involved multiple ships bombarding differing parts of Cantons defenses and 2 invasion forces. The first force which I will call right force was led by the warship Atalanta consisting of 330 men of the 26th Cameronians, Madras Artillery and some Engineers. They were going to bombard the south walls of Canton while they landed troops at the factory quarter to occupy it. The other force was that of Nemesis which landed at Tsingpu, designated as left force consisting of 6000 men with various troops such as  the 49th foot, 27th Madras infantry, some Bengal Volunteers and 380 Royal marines.  Leading left force was Major General Hugh Gough whom performed a reconnaissance of the area and said “the heights to the north of Canton were crowned by 4 strong forts and the city walls, which run over the southern extremity of these heights, appeared to be about 3 miles and a half distant”. Basically if you had a map, which can be found of this battle the left force has landed northwest of Canton. To its east lies various hills and forts that protect the approach to the large wall defense of Canton city. There were 4 large forts each holding various cannons and troops.  Gough's force at 3am was being fired upon by the 2 most western forts of the 4. Then the British managed to place their artillery, 12 pounder howitzers, 9 pounder artillery pieces, half a pound mortars and a ton of Congreve rockets. The British began to fire back upon the 2 western first and cover of fire, Lt Colonel Morris of the 49th advanced up a hill towards the nearest fort, while Major General Burrell led the 18th royal Irish to support his flank. While this was occurring, the Qing sent a large force to hit the right flank, but General Gough saw this coming and ordered some royal marines to close the flank up. With their land based artillery and warships bombarding, the left force was able to capture all 4 forts taking light casualties and when they occupied the forts they held a vantage point looking into Canton city.  On may the 25th Goughs force began setting up around these 4 forts, they saw an incoming force coming from the northeast of around 4000 Qing soldiers. They were advancing through an open paddy field and attacked the British 49th at 3pm. The 49th were putting up a good fight, but then General Yang Fang showed up to the scene rallying the troops trying to overwhelm the 49th. Gough quickly ordered the 18th division with some royal marines to reinforce the 49th position and placed Major General Burrell in charge of repelling the enemy. The fighting was intense, but the British force managed to rout the enemy and in turn burnt down their military encampments.  By the early morning of may 26th, Gough had prepared his men for an invasion of Canton's city walls, but at 10:00am a white flag appeared overhead. Gough sent the British interpreter Thoms to find out what the Qing wanted. The Qing envoy begged for hostilities to end, Gough agreed to a ceasefire, but said through Thoms that he would only negotiate with the commander of the Qing forces in Canton. “"I had it explained that, as General commanding the British, I would treat with none but the General commanding the Chinese troops, that we came before Canton much against the wishes of the British nation, but that repeated insults and breaches of faith had compelled us to make the present movement, and that I would cease from hostilities for two hours to enable their General to meet me and Sir Le Fleming Senhouse.". No Qing commander came forward, so Gough resumed preparations to attack Cantons walls. Then 7am the next morning, just as the British artillery was getting ready to fire, another white flag was raised and some Qing soldiers were shouting the name of Charles Elliot. It turned out the reason they were shouting this was because Elliot had been negotiating with the Qing during the course of the battle. Now since may the 26 Major General Gough was in a standstill position. His forces were occupying those 4 forts north of Canton city's walls and his transport ships were over at the beach head some 5 miles west of him. So there was Gough with 6000 soldiers just loitering about in the blazing hot sun, basically in the middle of some paddy fields north of Canton. You wont hear from this from my main source which I will add seems to be quite skewed to the British side, but a minor incident occurred. A local villager named Wei Shaoguang accused a British soldier had raped his wife. The local village populace became enraged and soon a crowd of over 10,000 began swarming around the British position. They were armed with pikes, swords and all the common village weapons you can think of. To make matters worse for some of the British, many of their muskets were sodden because of the marshy paddy field geography and were failing to fire when villagers attacked. A 2 hour long siege occurred and the British had to withdraw to one of the western forts which was soon surrounded. Gough sent word to the governor of Canton Yu Baochun telling him if the villagers did not stop the siege his force would commence an attack upon Canton city. Yu tried to stop the villagers, only to be labeled a traitor to the people of Canton. It sounds like a lackluster event, but it actually is the beginning of a larger issue. The villagers had taken matters into their own hands to deal with the foreign invaders because they saw their Qing government appeasing them. This feeling that the Qing were weak or not doing enough would feed into multiple movements that would later break the Qing dynasty. Then on May 29th, General Fang broke the ceasefire and ordered his men to suddenly attack, shouting “exterminate the rebels!”. Fire rafts were launched at the nearby British warships docked at Whampoa, but failed to do any damage. Stinkpots were tossed at British warships and some war junks tried using grappling hooks to board them. Some of Fang's forces broke into the factory quarter and began to pillage it. The British in response sent ships up the Pearl River to bombard the walls of Canton, but no soldiers were sent in to invade the city. The secret reason as to why was because at this point the British troops were being decimated by dysentery. In reality the British had some 2500 able fighting men to face off against a possible Qing force of 20,000 within Canton city. Luckily for the British their warships bombardments were enough to draw out a truce agreement.  Now the Qing agreed to pay 6 million in the course of 7 days if the British promised not to sack Canton. The Qing military would pull back at least 60 miles from Canton and the British would pull back to the Bogue and occupy the forts there. There still remained major issues, the status of the opium trade and that of Hong Kong island, trade was still not resumed and the compensation for the 20,000 opium chests confiscated. The British knew the situation was tense and ignored these issues for now to allow Canton to normalize again. The British also made sure to avoid mentions of a military victory over the Chinese as they wanted the Emperor to save face and thus be more likely to accept their deal.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.  The British attacked  Chaunbi, Bogue, the First Bar island, Whampoa Island and now Canton in their war to bring the Qing government to meet their demands. It seemed by taking Canton a treaty might be formed at long last and perhaps peace could be restored.