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Your guide to a conceptual and intelligent Jiu-Jitsu approach. BJJ black belt Steve Kwan and a slate of expert guests explain the concepts, strategies, and tactics behind the gentle art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Cassie Cooper has never been the kind of girl noticed for her looks. But around billionaire Kirk Rochester, her best friend from college, she wishes she could turn just one head—his. So when he asks her to be his pretend girlfriend to thwart another woman's unwanted advances, Cassie embraces the opportunity to prove to him that she does have a feminine side. Disillusioned by a rough marriage that had an even rougher end, Kirk values friendship more than romance. He's always had a good thing going with Cassie. But he can't ignore how sexy she is now playing the role of his girlfriend.

"The Way of Don't Know" is an engaging podcast series from Kwan Um Zen Online that explores how Zen practice can support our modern, everyday lives. Join our hosts as they engage in inspiring conversations with Zen teachers, answering questions and sharing insights that can be directly experienced in our lives. Each episode offers a unique blend of practical wisdom, personal anecdotes, and profound teachings, all rooted in the Kwan Um Zen School’s teaching of “don’t know” — opening our hearts and minds to a practice before any concepts and ideas.

Séoul. Deux idols se battent pour décrocher les récompenses et le cœur des fans. C'est la guerre à chaque concert ! Sur scène comme en backstage, tous les coups sont permis. Qui les fans choisiront-ils ? Tae, chanteur rebelle ? Ou Bae, leader torturé ? Mais quand les médias décident de s'en mêler, ils font une révélation fracassante : Bae annonce qu'il rejoint le groupe de son rival ! Pourquoi ? Que cache-t-il ? Tae découvrira-t-il le secret de son nouveau coéquipier ?

La vie de Rufus Leung Gresham, vicomte St Ives, ressemble à un rêve sur papier glacé. Les manoirs et les yachts de sa famille font la une des magazines et leurs frasques le délice des comptes Instagram. Jusqu’au jour où Rufus découvre le pot aux roses. Leur fortune n’est qu’un amas de dettes et sa mère, la redoutable Arabella, compte sur lui pour renflouer les caisses par un bon mariage. Et justement, les élues potentielles sont invitées aux noces d’Augusta Leung Gresham dans le luxueux resort familial à Hawaï.

Persia Chandler has managed to get her life back on track. Things are calm at home, she's preparing to leave for college, and she is even feeling confident enough to start dating again. More importantly, she's drug free and plans to stay that way - until Chucky slithers back into her life. He's determined to make Persia his again, and he isn't willing to take no for an answer. When trying to woo her doesn't work, Chucky plays hardball and gives Persia an ultimatum: go along with his latest twisted plot, or have her junkie past exposed to the new man in her life, Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback, Vaughn Tate.

Join BJJ Black Belt Matt Kwan as we discuss everything you need to know about Jiu Jitsu.

ProfitLed is a podcast that focuses on growth strategies for bootstrapped entrepreneurs from proven founders and strategists.There’s so much content out there that features VC backed founders and hyper growth companies. But everyone else? Not so much. These are the unsung heroes of SaaS.Hosted by Melissa Kwan, Cofounder and CEO of eWebinar, this podcast features conversations with ProfitLed founders and strategists, the other 99%, bringing you actionable insights and strategies you can apply to grow your business, propelling you closer to the freedom you’re working so hard to ...

Two people Richard Kwan and Matt Samora, also known as feastofdeth and shooebie. We'll talk about things going on in our life and the world. Topics that interest us and guests that we bring along.

Unlucky-in-love Lily Baker is ready to get back in the dating game. But her first night out ends with the guy ditching her—in the middle of a dance floor. Wonderful. Public humiliation on top of rejection. And worse, Caleb Willmett, the sexy local contractor with an unfortunate desire to remain single, witnessed the whole thing. But where Lily sees disaster, Caleb finds opportunity.

As far as Nina Beaumont is concerned, money ruins everything. Leave it to her wealthy family to screw up her professional life and her personal life. When she crashes and her car sinks, sending her identification and all her belongings spiraling into the watery abyss, Nina sees her chance to escape.

Billionaire Lex Rochester has a problem. Someone is trying to sabotage the family company, but the investigation needs to be highly discreet because Lex suspects it's one of his own relatives. His solution-hire IT security specialist Jacinta Greene, who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. With Jacinta posing as his newly reconciled girlfriend, the other Rochesters won't suspect they're being monitored.

Amber Miller has worked hard to get her small business thriving. Now the Wright family wants to tear down her store to put up a mega center. What's even worse, the guy who broke her heart in high school is the new CEO of Wright Inc. He's just as infuriating now—and just as tempting—as he was back then, but she isn't giving up without a fight.

Derek Carmichael has harbored a secret crush on his best friend's older sister for years, but she's always been out of his reach. Now that Hannah is back in their hometown and newly single, suddenly the five-year age gap doesn't seem so huge. But convincing her to see him as more than just the kid she used to know is another story.

Qigong, Acupuncture, and Chinese Medicine

In this final installment of the widely popular “Animal” series, we find our anti-hero on a hunt for the woman who forced him to pick his guns back up when she burned his entire world down. The traitorous Red Sonja. She alone holds the key to saving his children and avenging his murdered wife, Gucci, but first he has to find her.

In 2014, after fighting through yards of bureaucratic red tape, leaving her family, and putting her own health at risk in order to help suffering strangers, Kwan Kew Lai finally arrived in Africa to volunteer as an infectious disease specialist in the heart of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. What she found was not only blistering heat, inhospitable working conditions, and deadly, unrelenting illness, but hope, resilience, and incredible courage.

After Promise’s mother dies in a tragic car accident, it leaves a void in Promise’s life that she is yearning to fill. This titular novel finds Promise spiraling into a life of crime and drug affiliation by the company she chooses to keep. Also coping with abandonment and a lifelong broken commitment from her biological father, Promise ultimately has two goals: to graduate from high school and to be loved.

Meet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles of the movers and shakers, they are regarded as modern-day royalty. A politically connected father, a socialite mother, and three promising children: They look every bit the all-American family...but every family has secrets. Some darker than others.

The #1 mistake that people make in their careers is making uninformed decisions. With so much noise out there today, and critical thinking so low, it's hard not to. We want you to avoid the typical pitfalls by getting you informed about the latest & hottest trends in careers today, as well as what's coming up, so you can stay ahead of the game. Most importantly, we promise to always give it to you straight, sharing with you the Good, Bad & Ugly. So plug-in and join us, Jon & Joanne, as we help you Cut Through The Noise. ----- Jon is a recovering ex-management consultant turned career coach ...