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Giulia Marchese, Founder di Geen, la prima della sua famiglia ad aver fatto un dottorato. Catania, Palermo, Monza, Milano, Bologna, Brasile, Messico, Stati Uniti, Germania: sono tanti i luoghi della vita di Giulia. In questa occasione di riflessione su di sé, ci dice che "quello che non si conta non esiste", ci parla dell'importanza delle carriere non lineari, di quelle che partono studiando qualcosa che poi rientra dalla finestra nel tuo percorso professionale, anche se non lo trovi mai al centro, mai il De Chirico dei tuoi contratti di lavoro.Ci parla dell'importanza di fare le cose per dimostrare a se stesse prima che agli altri quello che sappiamo fare, l'importanza del trovare la propria dimensione.Oggi Giulia l'ha trovata fondando Geen, diventando startupper e imprenditrice, focalizzando la sua attenzione sul 'Time to care' e sulla salute di genere. Ce lo racconta nel dettaglio in questa bella intervista, con cui chiudiamo questa stagione di Mamme in Carriera.Trovate Giulia su Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuliamarchese11/Su Instagram:@geen.aiE io...emozionata per la nuova sosta al rifugio della Terza Stagione, mi faccio una dormita e riparto con la Quarta molto presto. Ci rivediamo sul cammino, sempre io, ma un po' più grande e un po' diversa. A presto!

Durant les premières années qui ont suivi le Covid-19, l'hydrogène vert, produit à partir d'énergies renouvelables, était apparu comme une alternative crédible au gaz naturel et au pétrole à l'horizon 2030/2035, c'est-à-dire comme la possibilité d'avoir une énergie décarbonée pour le transport ou les industries. Aujourd'hui, cette idée semble bien lointaine.  Pas une région du monde n'a atteint ses objectifs de production et le marché de l'hydrogène reste embryonnaire. Sur dix projets lancés, un seul voit généralement le jour selon la présidente du conseil de l'hydrogène, un lobby qui réunit de grands groupes industriels et pétroliers. Pour prendre le cas de l'Europe, l'Agence de l'Union européenne pour la coopération des régulateurs de l'énergie a dressé un constat sans appel début décembre. L'Union européenne n'atteindra pas l'objectif qu'elle s'est fixé pour 2030 et en est même très loin.   Un marché qui ne décolle pas La liste des raisons qui expliquent que ce marché ne décolle pas est malheureusement très longue. En tête de ces facteurs : le coût de l'énergie. L'hydrogène est un gaz obtenu en décomposant les molécules d'eau grâce à un courant électrique. C'est ce qu'on appelle l'électrolyse. Aujourd'hui, il est plus rentable de faire de l'hydrogène gris, c'est-à-dire d'utiliser un combustible fossile, comme source primaire d'énergie. L'hydrogène gris est deux fois moins cher que l'hydrogène vert. Mais comme il émet des gaz à effet de serre, son processus de fabrication est beaucoup moins vertueux.  Parmi les autres freins identifiés, on trouve la complexité de la réglementation pour raccorder les énergies renouvelables aux réseaux électriques. S'ajoute à cela la lenteur de l'adoption, au niveau national, d'un objectif de production de carburant dit « renouvelable » pouvant être fabriqué à partir d'hydrogène. Et comme tout est compliqué, la construction des réseaux nécessaires au transport de l'hydrogène a aussi pris beaucoup de retard.   À lire aussiAu Chili, un mégaprojet d'hydrogène vert menace l'observation du « ciel le plus pur du monde » Des dizaines de projets abandonnés ou mis en pause Les investisseurs revoient leurs ambitions à la baisse. Le Financial Times a fait les comptes : 60 projets majeurs ont été abandonnés ou mis sur pause en 2025 dans le monde, l'équivalent de quatre fois la capacité de production globale actuelle.  Parmi les groupes qui ont fait machine arrière, on peut citer BP, Exxon, Shell ou encore Arcelor-Mittal. Oman, l'Australie, la Norvège, les États-Unis, la Chine : pas une région n'est épargnée.  Il faudra faire preuve de patience pour voir un marché économiquement viable émerger. Le scénario retenu par l'Agence internationale des énergies renouvelables (AIE) fixe 2050 comme horizon crédible. À cette date, la demande en hydrogène vert sera plus forte, tout comme celle des productions qui utilisent de l'hydrogène pour être fabriquées, comme l'acier vert ou l'ammoniac que l'on retrouve dans les engrais azotés.  À lire aussiL'hydrogène : miracle ou mirage ?

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

Le monde ne manquera pas de pétrole en 2026, ce n'est pas une surprise, mais ce qui pourrait surprendre, c'est le décalage entre l'offre et les besoins des consommateurs. Pour le géant Trafigura, l'offre pourrait littéralement exploser. Trafigura n'a pas plus de boule de cristal que les autres analystes pour qualifier le niveau de l'offre en 2026, mais dans une vidéo diffusée cette semaine, son chef économiste Saad Rahim fait bien comprendre qu'on s'achemine vers un excédent conséquent. Parmi les raisons qui alimentent ces prévisions, il y a la mise en service l'année prochaine de grands projets, en particulier au Brésil et au Guyana, rappelle le Financial Times. Cette tendance n'est pour l'instant pas influencée par le constat que l'offre mondiale n'a pas augmenté ces deux derniers mois, comme l'indique le dernier rapport mensuel de l'AIE : selon le document, l'offre a baissé de 610 000 barils/jour en novembre, par rapport à octobre, et baissé de 1,5 million de barils/jour par rapport à septembre. Cette chute serait liée, selon l'Agence, à d'importantes interruptions de production imprévues au Koweït et au Kazakhstan, tandis que la production de Russie et du Venezuela, frappés par les sanctions, a fortement diminué. L'inconnue Opep+ L'Agence internationale de l'énergie prévoit une augmentation de l'offre mondiale en pétrole de 3 millions de barils par jour en 2025 et de 2,4 millions de barils par jour supplémentaires en 2026.  La perspective de voir le monde inondé de pétrole en 2026 est cependant suspendue à plusieurs inconnues, à commencer par la stratégie des pays de l'OPEP+ qui ont recommencé à produire plus ces derniers mois avant d'annoncer une pause dans leurs ajustements de production au premier trimestre prochain. Tout dépendra aussi de l'évolution de la production américaine et d'un éventuel renforcement des sanctions existantes sur certaines origines de brut.  Une demande qui n'est pas à la hauteur Si les prévisions de production varient d'un organisme à l'autre, tous s'accordent pour dire que la demande ne sera pas à la hauteur. Même si elle devait être deux fois plus forte que les projections actuelles, elle ne suffirait pas à absorber les volumes de pétrole mis sur le marché, résume le chef économiste de Trafigura. L'économie mondiale peine à décoller, et les analystes anticipent une demande chinoise de pétrole qui augmentera moins vite l'année prochaine. Le pays a beaucoup acheté cette année pour profiter des prix en baisse et remplir ses stocks stratégiques, mais personne ne sait si les importations continueront à ce rythme.  Des prix toujours en baisse en 2026 ? Le niveau d'excédent est une donnée capitale, car s'il est effectivement en hausse, les prix pourraient encore baisser. Les perspectives pour l'année prochaine ne sont pas différentes de la tendance 2025, année qui a vu le prix du Brent chuter de plus de 15%. En octobre, Trafigura, qui traite chaque jour plus de six millions de barils de pétrole, comme le rappelle le journal Les Echos, tablait sur des prix qui pourraient flirter avec les 50 dollars le baril pendant les fêtes de fin d'année avant de remonter.  Les marchés ne réagissent pas qu'à l'abondance, ils sont aussi influencés par les stocks mondiaux : ils ont atteint en octobre leur plus haut niveau en quatre ans, selon l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE).

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas en una sesión marcada por la cautela de los inversores a la espera de Jerome Powell. En el análisis de mercados, Manuel Pinto, analista de XTB, ha abordado el repunte del IPC en China, que marca máximos de dos años, junto a la persistente deflación industrial. En el plano corporativo, se ha comentado la fusión entre Anglo American y Teck, mientras que Sacyr ha caído en bolsa tras la colocación del 5% de la compañía con un descuento del 6,5%. El mercado entra en la recta final del año, con el debate abierto sobre una posible rotación sectorial. La jornada ha finalizado con el Consultorio de Bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente.

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En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

As energias renováveis, em pico de expansão, viveram um paradoxo em 2025: ao mesmo tempo em que superaram pela primeira vez o carvão na geração de eletricidade no mundo, os projetos de eólicas em alto-mar (offshore) recuaram. Na Europa e em potências como Japão e Índia, planos de novas instalações são adiados ou cancelados, em um contexto fragilizado pelo revés norte-americano no setor. Lúcia Müzell, da RFI em Paris A Agência Internacional de Energia (AIE) antecipa uma desaceleração da abertura de novos parques eólicos offshore até o fim da década. Em seu relatório anual publicado em outubro, a instituição reduziu em 27% a sua expectativa de novas capacidades até 2030. Diversos aspectos influenciam esse cenário: aumento dos custos de matérias-primas fundamentais, como aço e cobre, flutuações nas cadeias globais de suprimentos e desaceleração econômica mundial, com impacto na demanda de energia. Na Europa, o redirecionamento dos recursos para defesa, no contexto da guerra na Ucrânia, desmobilizou o impulso às offshores, mais onerosas. Em termos de volume de investimentos, a complexidade dos projetos torna a comparação com as outras fontes limpas desfavorável. "A necessidade de capital fixo é muito maior do que a eólica onshore, porque você tem que levar para o mar e, lá, você pode fazer instalações com muito maior capacidade”, salienta o professor do Instituto de Economia da UFRJ Nivalde de Castro, coordenador-geral do Grupo de Estudos do Setor Elétrico. "Enquanto que onshore você tem torres de 4, 5 ou 10 MW de capacidade instalada, no mar você tem a possibilidade de instalar 20, 30, 50 MW. E como está no mar, todo o sistema de transmissão também é muito mais caro.” Freio nos EUA e foco nos emergentes Os ventos do negacionismo climático de Donald Trump contribuem: o presidente congelou os projetos de energias renováveis nos Estados Unidos, afetando não apenas o desenvolvimento do setor no próprio país, como o acesso a equipamentos americanos pelos clientes do planeta. Entretanto, em um mundo na rota da descarbonização, a tendência a médio e longo prazos continua de crescimento, tanto nos países europeus como, principalmente, nos emergentes. O recorde de 9 gigawatts offshore instalados em 2024 deve despontar para 37 GW até o fim desta década, segundo a AIE. A China desponta na frente e deve responder por cerca da metade das novas capacidades. O Brasil, com quase metade da sua matriz energética e 90% da elétrica já renováveis, engatinha na via das eólicas em alto-mar. Nos últimos 15 anos, investimentos em solares e eólicas terrestres dispararam, impulsionados por subsídios. Mas os projetos offshore ainda não decolaram. "Não faz sentido a gente investir agora em uma fonte que é cinco vezes mais cara do que a energia solar, por exemplo. Mas a eólica offshore não está fora do radar do planejamento energético brasileiro”, frisa Castro. Brasil espera promover leilão em 2026 As regiões do Brasil com maior atratividade para os futuros parques são o sul, o norte e o nordeste. Elbia Gannoum, presidente da ABEEOLICA (Associação Brasileira de Energia Eólica), avalia que a maturação desta indústria no mundo só trará vantagens para o país. “Quando a tecnologia eólica começou a se tornar viável no mundo e a se tornar viável no Brasil, começamos a fazer as eólicas onshore. A mesma coisa aconteceu com a energia solar, e com as offshore, vai ser igual”, indica. "Essa tecnologia está no processo de ganho de escala e redução de custos. Em 2030, quando o Brasil implementar, estaremos numa situação muito diferente”, observa. Em janeiro, o país aprovou o marco regulatório do setor, e a expectativa é realizar o primeiro leilão para eólicas offshore em 2026. Mais de 100 projetos já solicitaram licenciamento ambiental do Ibama para lançar operações na costa brasileira, uma das maiores do mundo. "Você tem que criar um arcabouço regulatório muito sólido, que envolve um alinhamento de várias instituições públicas e ministérios, como o da Marinha, da Indústria e Comércio, o Ibama. A gente está a caminho, mas a gente não tem pressa – essa é que é a diferença”, afirma o professor da UFRJ. Os desafios do curtailment Além disso, o país tem o desafio de acomodar o equilíbrio entre oferta e demanda das novas plantas energéticas. O excesso de geração dos grandes parques renováveis tem levado à repetição dos casos de curtailment, como são chamados os cortes propositais de plantas, para evitar uma pane do sistema. O problema levou a prejuízos de R$ 5 bilhões desde 2023, segundo a ABEEOLICA, e impacta as decisões de investimentos nas eólicas onshore no país, que caíram dois terços no período. Para Castro, é hora de o Brasil amadurecer os sistemas de armazenamento do excesso de energia gerado pelas novas fontes, por meio de baterias químicas e hidráulicas. “Já teremos no ano que vem um leilão de sistemas de armazenamento de baterias. Como elas podem ser instaladas rapidamente, a solução já está a caminho”, aponta. "Mas nós vamos ter ainda um período de muitos cortes e há um risco de dar um apagão no ano que vem”, adverte o especialista. Apesar dos desafios, Elbia Gannoum não tem dúvidas de que, no futuro, o potencial brasileiro em renováveis vai atrair também investimentos estrangeiros de indústrias altamente dependentes de energias limpas. "O mercado interno brasileiro está, sim, passando por uma crise neste momento, associada ao próprio ritmo da economia brasileira. No entanto, a gente já percebe uma recuperação com a chegada de data centers, projetos futuros de hidrogênio verde, descarbonização das indústrias, no conceito de powershoring”, sublinha a presidente da associação do setor. "A gente espera que, a partir de 2027, a gente já tenha uma retomada mais forte dos investimentos em renováveis." A Conferência da ONU sobre as Mudanças Climáticas em Belém (COP30) colocou os potenciais do país sob os holofotes. Para encaminhar a transição energética, o mundo precisa triplicar as capacidades das renováveis até 2030.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast… We have floor tanking and other WoW noobs… um, news Happy Lifeday, AIE December, where the attendance is optional and the fun is mandatory LOTRO brings YULE Kingdoms of Harad And, join us for our last show of the year All that and more coming up right now… Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/TZ8A0NVJjUM Open Welcome to episode #440 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mewkow: – (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (hey guys, there is leftover caramel apple pie in the guild kitchen). This week, we have a wrap up of what is going on for December in AIE and gaming in general. Ok, we'll be digging into what we have been up to shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news… AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday – Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday – GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday – STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday – SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday – HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday – ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday – LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday – FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday – Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO – Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) – NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ WoW Noob Raid is on winter break until January 3, 2026 so Dankinia can get a bit of relief from the horrible jokes the group likes to torment her with. During 2025, Dankinia demonstrated her floor tanking abilities 172 times. While she is out, Celindre will be leading Noob Raid – After Dark during the normal 11pm EST time slot each Saturday. In WoW, Midnight – the next expansion – has a release date of March 2nd with the pre-patch release on Jan 13. Anyone with an Epic Edition pre-order will have early access – expected Feb 27 according to WoWHead. Players with early access will also be able to use the new Player Housing feature as of Dec 2. This will be a bit complicated for AIE and our co-guilds, which are one of several ways to join “neighborhoods” for player housing. Every player’s Warband gets two houses – one Horde and one Alliance, but any alt can access either home. There will be open neighborhoods that are server wide, and Guilds can create private neighborhoods open to anyone in that guild. Groups of friends (such as Raid Teams) can also create charters for their own neighborhoods. We will have neighb orhoods for all the co-guilds (probably) but haven’t assigned which officer will be assigned to which yet. Currently, in addition to the Legion Remix event (speed leveling/transmog/mounts etc), the WoW Anniversary is active in Retail WoW, with a rep & xp boost. Visiting the Anniversary Celebration at the Caverns of Time will provide an additional buff. Rep is good – because it’s one of the ways to obtain decor for Player Housing. SWTOR SWTOR will see a holiday release of update 7.8 entitled “Pursuit of Ruin”. It will include a new story chapter, a new type of Dynamic Encounter, and a new stronghold (player housing). That’s not to mention Life Day festivities, with the snow balls and the wookiee hugging. Also, for the first year ever, we will be trying out a new guild event during the evenings between Christmas and New Years. Stay tuned to discord for more info on that! ESO MFN in ESO generally takes the month of December off, but expect to find a couple of people hanging out at the normal time on Friday nights though the holidays. Attendance will be sporadic but feel free to reach out if anyone would like company while running the holiday events in game. FFXIV Patch 7.4 comes December 16th. Main Scenario – Into the Mist Raid Dungeon – The Arcadion: Heavyweight Division Variant Dungeon – The Merchant’s Tale New Dungeon – Mistwake New Trial – Hell on Rails New Unreal Trial – Tsukuyomi’s Pain (Unreal) New Frontline Campaign – Worqor Chirteh Weapon Enhancement Quests – Phantom Weapons Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures Manderville Gold Saucer GATE – Air Force One (The Cieldalaes) Cosmic Exploration: Oizys and Tool Enhancement Quests – Cosmic Tools Strategy Board – Raid explanations but better Glamour Update – Unlocked all types! New Theme Settings – Clear Green and Clear White Mac support (Ventura ends Jan 27, Tahoe now supported) Save 50% on Collector's Edition Digital Upgrades Until December 7 New ridiculous hotpot mount (It flies) And irregular tomestones are active now until 7.4 is live. Fanfest is happening where Blizzcon is normally, April 24/25th. Cookbook #2 is out! LOTRO New expansion “Kingdoms of Harad” as of right now is scheduled to be released on December 3rd. The instance cluster for the expansion is expected to be delayed, which means this gives a chance to level up to the new level cap and get a group together and look at it as a kinship. Also looking forward to the Yule Festival that starts on December 11th. Join us as we look to have fun in Frostbluff as well as protecting it in “The Battle of Frostbluff”. STO Yes, it’s true, Cryptic studios has once again been sold. However, this is not a time for doom and gloom. The new owners have no intentions of sunsetting STO. In fact, STO has simply returned to its original owners who want to see the game succeed. There are ongoing sales in both the Zen Store and Mudd’s Market. Some of these are as high as 50% off! Lifetime Subscriptions are 33% off until Dec 14th Q’s Winter Wonderland will be returning on Dec 9th. While we don’t have any specific details on what the rewards will be this year, it’s sure to be something you don’t want to miss! And with that, let's get to what we have been doing in and out of the game! And, Mkallah has a question for everyone! GAME NEWS Okay, friends! What geeky thing are you planning to give for the holidays, and are there any geeky gifts you hope to receive? CLOSE And that's our show for tonight. While the chatroom begins suggesting show titles, we want to thank us, for joining us. If you have a question or comment about our show, you can email us at podcast@aie-guild.org You can find us on the AIE Discord and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aiepodcast.bsky.social. We record live with video once a month on Sunday at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. You can join the chatroom and play along with us on our website at https://aie-guild.org/podcast-live-stream/ and look for the link to our discord server at https://aie-guild.org. And for past episodes, you can see them on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAIEPodcast ! Our theme was composed by the amazing Andrew Allen, follow him at @keyswithsoul! And now it's time to play all of the great AIE member segments we received this week, including… We will see you all in January of 2026!. So until then, AIE… – This is Tetsemi – This is Mewkow – This is Mkallah And this has been… The AIE Podcast.

STANDARS SEMANAL.-.Qué Profundo Es el Océano.-VINILOS MITICOS DEL JAZZ.-KeithJarrett-Köln Concert-1975JAZZACTUALIDAD.-ANDREA DE BLAS - EN FRENTE MÍO- KeithJarrett-Köln Concert- El Concierto de Colonia es un álbum doble en directo del pianista Keith Jarrett, grabado en la Ópera de Colonia , Alemania Occidental , el 24 de enero de 1975 y publicado por ECM Records ese mismo año. Es el álbum solista más vendido de la historia del jazz y el álbum de piano más vendido. En 2025, la Biblioteca del Congreso lo consideró "cultural, histórica o estéticamente significativo"y lo seleccionó para su conservación en el Registro Nacional de Grabaciones . ANDREA DE BLAS - EN FRENTE MÍO "En frente mío" El álbum de debut de Andrea de Blas, "En frente mío", muestra el talento y la originalidad de esta joven compositora, pianista y cantante, situándola como una de las voces más singulares del mundo del jazz. "En frente mío" es, ante todo, una frase incorrecta. Una construcción gramatical que la norma rechaza, pero aquí se convierte en el punto de partida de una reflexión artística. Una rebelión poética contra lo que se considera correcto. Es una invitación a romper los moldes —académicos, sociales o personales— que inmovilizan lo que somos. Es un gesto de desobediencia creativa, una defensa del movimiento frente al estático, de la autenticidad frente a la expectativa. El proyecto se enmarca dentro del jazz contemporáneo, entendido desde una mirada abierta en la que conviven géneros como el neosoul, el hip hop o el pop. El disco explora esa frontera difusa entre lo improvisado y lo estructurado, entre lo acústico y lo electrónico, entre lo intimista y lo urbano. El álbum se despliega como una historia contada en 13 temas que viajan desde “Silencio”, el primer tema del disco, cuya letra parte de un escrito de Marilyn Monroe sobre los monstruos internos que nos atormentan, hasta “Que las cosas salgan bien”, que simboliza la superación del miedo al éxito y la disposición. Cuenta con la colaboración de músicos invitados como: Borja Lange (guitarra), Ires, Cristina Jiménez y Martina Burón (voces), Koldo Munné (saxo alto) y Víctor Carrascosa (trompeta). Créditos técnicos: Andrea de Blas - Composicions, veu, piano i teclats. Roger Castells - Bateria. Joan Pedrajas - Baix i contrabaix. Borja Lange - Guitarra en "El vals". Koldo Munné - Saxo alt en "Que las cosas salgan bien" i "Lo que soy". Víctor Carrascosa - Trompeta en "Lo que soy". Ires - Veu en "Quiero". Martina Burón, Ires, Cristina Jiménez - Cors en "Por delante de mí". Sergi Felipe - Mezcla y masterización. Grabado en los estudios de Underpool (Barcelona) en abril de 2025 por Sergi Felipe y Joan Hernández como ayudante de grabación. Claudia Herrán - Fotografía, vídeo making of y diseño de portada. Andrea González - Maquillaje y peluquería. Andrea de Blas Nacida en Logroño (La Rioja), empezó su formación musical a los 8 años en el Conservatorio Profesional de su ciudad natal, donde obtuvo el Título Profesional de piano clásico. Es graduada en Historia y Ciencias de la Música (UAM) y en Matemáticas (UCM). Más adelante, su interés por el jazz la llevó a Barcelona, ​​donde estudia el Grado Superior de Jazz y Música Moderna en el Conservatori del Liceu. Allí se forma como pianista de jazz, desarrollando una identidad sonora propia que combina tradición y contemporaneidad. En los últimos años ha actuado en escenarios y festivales como el Festival TOCA'M de Tortosa, Fem Música en el Harlem Jazz Club (Barcelona), Robadores23, Milano Jazz Club, Feminajazz (Madrid), JazzMadrid19, Teatro Tribueñe, Café El Despertar, Festival Octubre Jazzea (Logronyo) 2025, entre otros. Su trayectoria ha sido reconocida con varios premios y becas: en 2019 ganó el Concurso de Jóvenes Talentos del Jazz organizado por Feminajazz; en 2021 recibió una beca de la AIE para estudios en el Aula de Música Moderna y Jazz del Conservatorio del Liceu; y en 2024 fue becada por la Muestra de Arte Joven en La Rioja para la grabación de su primer álbum de estudio. Andrea de Blas es una artista en constante evolución, que apuesta por un lenguaje musical propio, íntimo y personal, capaz de crear puentes entre el jazz y una sensibilidad moderna.

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

En RDC, le cobalt, le coltan et le germanium sont considérés comme des minerais stratégiques. Mais leur rentabilité, notamment celle du cobalt, a baissé à cause de la surproduction enregistrée en 2024. L'exploitation, quasiment artisanale, du coltan dans l'est du pays, échappe en outre à l'État. Face à cette situation, la société civile a appelé, lors du forum Alternative mining Indaba, à la mise en place d'une nouvelle politique nationale sur les minerais stratégiques. En définissant trois substances minérales comme stratégiques en 2018, la RDC, qui détient 70 % des réserves de cobalt, voulait mieux contrôler et valoriser ses ressources, pour en tirer profit au maximum. « C'était à l'époque du boom du cobalt, donc on a voulu le sortir du lot en le désignant minerai stratégique. On a également défini le germanium et la colombo-tantalite [coltan, NDLR] comme stratégiques, se souvient l'ancien ministre des Mines, Simon Tuma Waku. La production de coltan reste artisanale Sept ans plus tard, l'ancien ministre estime qu'il est urgent de revoir cette décision. « Nous produisons combien de tonnes de colombo-tantalite ? Pour le moment, la production est artisanale. Le germanium, il n'y a que la société STL qui produit, constate-t-il. C'est l'ensemble des minerais qui doivent être considérés comme stratégiques », juge-t-il. Actuellement, la RDC n'a pas encore défini de vision claire sur tous ses minerais. Et pourtant, selon les projections de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE), la demande mondiale de certains d'entre eux pourrait quadrupler d'ici à 2050. « Si on a une production de 3 millions de tonnes de cuivre, d'ici à 2050, on aura peut-être besoin de 15 millions ou de 20 millions de tonnes, anticipe Fabien Mayani, le responsable du programme climat au sein du Centre Carter. De même, pour le cobalt, aujourd'hui, la production de la RDC s'élève à 200 000 tonnes et le besoin pourrait aller jusqu'à un million de tonnes ». Élargir la liste au cuivre ? Du côté du gouvernement, un groupe de travail étudie la mise en place d'une stratégie nationale sur la gestion des minerais stratégiques, avec l'appui de l'ONG internationale Ressource Matters. « Je pense que c'est important de dire quels sont les minerais stratégiques sur lesquels nous voulons vraiment nous concentrer, estime Jimmy Munguriek, représentant de Ressource Matters en RDC. La stratégie du gouvernement doit aussi définir le profil des investisseurs. Il y a également le rôle de l'État. Le système de quota ne devait pas seulement s'appliquer sur le cobalt. Et le dernier élément de la stratégie porte sur la transformation des minerais. » Le ministère des Mines souhaite pour sa part la mise en place rapide d'une politique nationale sur les minerais stratégiques, qui tiendra compte, assure-t-il, des recommandations de la société civile. À lire aussiColtan, cuivre, or: la difficile traçabilité des minerais en Afrique centrale

En Capital Intereconomía hemos seguido en directo la apertura del Ibex 35 y del resto de bolsas europeas, en una jornada de tono positivo y con signo mixto en los principales mercados internacionales. Entre los protagonistas del Ibex, destacaron las subidas en Repsol, apoyada por el nuevo informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), que prevé que el consumo de petróleo siga creciendo hasta 2050, y en IAG, que consolidó su rebote tras las recientes caídas. En el mercado continuo, sobresalieron las compañías ligadas a la tecnología y la energía, mientras en Europa, las farmacéuticas captaron la atención con Bayer superando las previsiones de beneficios gracias a la fuerte demanda de nuevos medicamentos. En el análisis de mercados, Juan Enrique Cadiñanos subrayó que el foco de los inversores sigue puesto en la inteligencia artificial, con fuertes expectativas en torno a AMD, Infineon y Foxconn, pese a las recientes desinversiones en Nvidia. El experto explicó que, aunque el Dow Jones marca récord tras el fin del cierre de Gobierno en EE.UU., la tecnología muestra cierta corrección, reflejo de una rotación temporal hacia sectores más cíclicos. Cadiñanos señaló que el mercado podría mantener un tono lateral alcista a corto plazo, a la espera de los próximos datos macro y de la evolución de los rendimientos de los bonos, mientras la inteligencia artificial y la energía se mantienen como temas dominantes de inversión. El programa cerró con el consultorio de bolsa junto a Miguel Méndez, analista independiente, quien respondió a las consultas de los oyentes sobre valores tecnológicos, energéticos y estrategias defensivas ante la volatilidad de final de año.

En el programa de hoy viajamos del arte conceptual a la música en ruta y a la literatura afilada. Comenzamos recorriendo la exposición de Yoko Ono en el MUSAC junto a Cris Moreno y su comisario, Álvaro Fominaya, una lectura en profundidad de su obra, sus instrucciones y su forma de entender la participación del espectador. Continuamos con Carlos Igual, que nos guía por los artistas de AIE en Ruta que estarán girando próximamente, y con una conversación con Tali Carreto, cofundador del Monkey Week, para pensar en la vitalidad del circuito independiente. Cerramos con Una madre trabajadora, de Agnes Owens, una novela que observa la vida cotidiana con lucidez brutal y un humor que deja poso. Un programa que mira la creación desde tres ángulos distintos, unidos por la curiosidad y la atención al detalle. Escuchar audio

En esta entrega recibimos a Carlos Igual, que repasa los proyectos de AIE en Ruta que estarán girando las próximas semanas. De Dulzaro a L0rnasf, analizamos propuestas que atraviesan el pop experimental, la electrónica cercana y la canción de autor que busca nuevos espacios. Después charlamos con Tali Carreto, cofundador del Monkey Week, sobre el estado del circuito independiente, el trabajo de crear encuentros musicales y el papel de los festivales como catalizadores de escena.Escuchar audio

Christian College Sex Comedy: Part 29 Barbie Lynn s Genetics In 30 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the podcast at Explicit Novels.   Nymphomania, while enticing to consider, is still utter madness when experienced. "Why Mr. Zane, my Barbie Lynn has told us so many wonderful things about you," she sounded so sugary that the honeyed words flowed off her tongue in a manner that was barely coherent. Also, her eyes flickered to the shower where I'd nailed Barbie Lynn repeatedly for forty minutes not all that long ago. Next to me Thomas grunted something that sounded like 'hello'. "I'm sure she's exaggerated to my betterment," I pulled that banter out of my tush, my brain was suffering catastrophic blood loss. "I can't wait to live in this dorm next year," Laramie came across with a nearly a molasses like drawl as well. "Zane, will you let me use this room next year?" "Dude! This is your room?" Jefferson perked up. "Mom, I have to come here next year!" "Um, yes Laramie, I'm going to hold this room open to every girl, and perhaps guy, in the dorm. I don't need much space," I said, "so keep out of the way of housekeeping and we are good. Also, you are immune from Handmaiden's Duty while here." "Oh, I was thinking about the game stations, satellite dishes and cable hook-ups," Jefferson added. Jefferson Davis, that name rang a bell. "Come on now Honey, a man can't go to a women's," Savannah let that sentence die unfinished. For me, it was keep the lone male status quo; or to get a good night's sleep'. "Mrs. Masters, I offer a thin hope for your son; if your daughter could line up some upstanding seniors and juniors, he might slip in under the Zane Exception to the enrollment policy," I told her. "You'd do that for Jeff?" Savannah took off her sunglasses and bit one of its arms. "Ma'am, I'd wrestle an alligator blindfolded for your daughter. I would certainly put in a good word for her brother," I smiled. I had no idea how tough alligators could be but I knew about crocodiles and those were some mean mothers in their own right. Still, faced with alligator wrestling or no anal-sex with Barbie Lynn, I was getting a belt, handbag and new shoes, damn it. The odds of getting Jeff in were long, Victoria barely suffered Heaven being around, and it would take an act of the Southern Baptist Convention to bring in a male to replace me when I was gone. "It would give your Father another option for Jefferson if you could do this Barbie Lynn," Savannah politely replied. "That would be great," the kid rejoiced. Yes, he was a fully functioning teenage male. "Zane can move mountains when he sets his mind to it," Barbie Lynn winked at me. Thomas saw it but was caught off-guard. "Let me show you my bedroom," Barbie offered her kin. They turned and the women sashayed away while Jeff had an almost run-in with Raven and 'company'. Each woman shot a look over their shoulder and smiled at me at some point along their journey which boded trouble. "I apologize, Zane," Thomas mumbled. "I thought, deep down, you were weak for submitting to your lusts. Now, I don't, I don't think that anymore." "Don't sweat it," I smiled. "It is only another day for me ending in y." "And don't you be forgetting about me, and how tough it has been resisting Zane," Vivian warned the man she was hoping to marry. "A wife should obey her husband," he started, "and a husband should know when to shut up." Lunch and what comes after I dropped Ms. Reveal's lunch off with just enough sassiness to make her smile and believe that our bad episode was behind us. She sent me to the Vice Chancellor's office a minute later, and while Doctor Victoria Scarlett was conversing over the phone, I felt comfortable to set her meal up in front of her and mine across her desk. Victoria only had this canned ice tea in her mini-frig so I swiped two and set one before her and opened mine. I wasn't exactly sure what it was, it was pretending to be Southern Ice Tea and I pretended to like it. The best thing I could say about it was it was cold. This was our fourth "working" lunch where she would insidiously fill my head with her philosophy and I'd causally remind her that women ran this government, not me; I was a figurehead. "What are you doing for New Year's Eve?" she inquired as she daintily cleaned off some crouton crumbs on her cheek. Her look was very intense. I wasn't getting 'quite' sexual signs from her but something, somehow this was personal. That could only mean one thing. "I'm spending it with Ms. Rio Talen but no set location has been chosen," I replied. "Oh," she paused then, "There is a Science Fiction convention in Seattle that runs from December 29th to through the 1st. My friends and I are attending and Hical asked about you." "Deal but we have to fit Rio in," I agreed. "I can send some Universe, TV and movie series and well as costuming information for her to look over," Victoria agreed tentatively. "No need, she's a Klingon, a small craft captain whose Father betrayed the Empire and whose survival is a stain on her honor," I told her. "With that barely constrained fury, she's a natural. You teach her how to use that bat-a-rang and," "Batleth," Victoria interjected. "Wicked-curved-bladey thing," I continued, "and you'll see. Oh, I'll need an Orion Slave Girl outfit and some green body paint for Mercy and all of her stuff by October 30th, cost is not an object." "I'll call my outfitter when you leave and I must say you are taking this rather well," Doctor Scarlet noted. "Why? I had a blast in your office that time," I admitted. "As long as I'm not crawling in, screaming fur-balls, I'm okay. I'll be a human Starfleet Doctor Xeno-biologist who has done surgery on multiple species. A "Doctors Without Borders" kind of guy. I'll get Cordelia to build me an actual tricorder, trust me." We ate, she asked for my sizes, I gave her Rio's and Mercy's sizes; at the Con we were all 'Next Gen' except Mercy who would be Old School for Halloween. She offered me a chance to be a Borg but since they all looked to be in desperate need of a sun tan, I declined. All in all, it barely took twenty minutes. "You did a very good job as Mediator this morning," the Vice Chancellor added as I made to leave. "It is not so rough," I grinned. "WWKSD?" "Wha, oh," she smiled warmly. "What would King Solomon do, clever." "Hell, the Bible has a whole book called Judges. This shit ain't so hard," I laughed as I breezed out the door. Ms. Reveal was waiting, as was Heaven. Heaven had to exert some will to not kiss me on the spot. Christina had lectured us on P D A, public displays of affection, during Homecoming. The more people who knew about us, the more the outcry and the stronger Chancellor's radical decision to keep Heaven on as part as the student body, would be challenged. As it was, our hands would casually brush one another until we got inside my dorm where I chased Heaven up the stairs, pinching her ass every time I caught up. After entering my code, I gauged Heaven's mood deciding we needed some quiet time; there would be too much traffic over most of the floor, and Heaven being too vocal, to get away with sex; and cuddling would be fine anyway. I caught sight of Rio with one of my Marksmanship team mates, Genesis. "Hey Zane," Genesis stood up. She was a weird one, going from borderline contempt to grudging respect over the last two weeks. If I didn't know the impossibilities, I'd think she had a boyfriend. "Hope wants everyone at the Amory for an equipment check at seven. We leave at 8:15." Heaven held my hand tightly. "Boudoir occopodo," Rio snickered as Genesis made her exit. Heaven's grip nearly crushed my hand, ouch. "Babe," I whispered to Heaven, "let me check this out." I disentangled myself and went for the wall of screens that separated my bedroom area from the rest of the floor. "Get some popcorn and get ready to sit a spell," Rio joked to Heaven who grumbled. I went around to see who, or whom, were using my room. Inside was not what I expected. Savannah Belafonte Masters had taken off her top (which was peach) and was rummaging with growing frustration through Barbie Lynn's bra drawer. I saw some grape juice splashed on her beige skirt. She saw me, pulled up her shirt to cover her bra-covered assets while looking a bit fearful and upset. "What are you doing in here?" she asked softly. "It is my bedroom," I replied. "What are you doing in my bedroom?" "But, but Barbie Lynn's stuff is in here," she gasped. "That would because it is her room too, we sleep together," I answered. That slowed her up for a second. "Can I help you with something?" "I, I, I spilled juice on my shirt," she began. "And your skirt," I pointed out." "Oh no," she choked back a sob. "What am I going to do? I'm a mess and none of Barbie Lynn's bras, shirts, or skirts are going to fit me." I mused over that for a second. "I've stashed some bra extensions around here somewhere and that should allow for the difference is sizes between you and Barbie," I said. "Now give me your skirt and I'll find a replacement." She hesitated so I added. "I'm not going to molest one of my best friends' mom, Savannah. Give me your skirt and I'll take care of everything." This time she did it, though I had to turn my back. I padded back out to Rio and Heaven who had just returned with the popcorn. "Rio, Heaven, I need you to break into Chancellor Bazz' residence and steal a skirt like this," I offered up Savannah's. "Hell yeah," Rio exulted. "Time for a little Breaking  Entry." "Oh, what the fuck," Heaven shrugged. "Count me in." She gave me a quick kiss and the two miscreants headed out on their nefarious mission. I went back to the bedroom and stumbled into Savannah, now with her bra off, eyeing two of Barbie Lynn's double barreled slingshots. Our eyes locked. "Right," I spun away. "Bra extensions." "Zane, do you think I'm attractive?" Barbie Lynn's Mom asked. When women say that, they can mean three things;          the truth,          the lure, or          the lie. Some women want to know if you find them attractive. Others want you to find them attractive for nefarious means. Lastly, a few woman want to be reminded that they are beautiful. Savannah was the latter. "If you are asking me if you are as good looking as Barbie Lynn, Mrs. Masters, I'll have to say no but that's because you are a lady who is fully a woman and Barbie Lynn is still leaving some of the girl behind. There is no comparison. You are both hot," I affirmed. "I don't know," she sighed. "It is with my husband, then seeing you and Barbie Lynn, in the shower, What's wrong with you and your husband, if I may intrude?" I asked. "He had an accident at work, one of his factories, and he hasn't been the same," she sniffed. "Do you love him?" I questioned. "Honestly." "Yes, yes I do," she sighed. "But he's just not there." "Do me a favor; come over and sit next to me and I promise to be as well behaved as a Montana Miner (hey, it is where my family comes from)," I said as I sat at the foot of the bed. Savannah very, very reluctantly came over and sat at my bed, but I said nothing. "Yes?" she broke down and inquired finally. "I want you to laugh," I related to her softly. "Laugh, laugh like you do with small kids." "But, I'm not sure," she began then I poked her in the ribs. "What?" So I tickled her under her arms. Savannah covered her breasts by mistake so I got some finger in and began making her giggle and squirm. "Stop it," she gasped for breath, so I rolled onto my side and tickled her other underarm until she finally flailed in surrender. "See Savannah, I'm not the bad guy," I grinned. "I'm not seducing you because I think you love Barbie Lynn's Dad and you simple need to worry a little bit less, and love yourself a little bit more." "How do I do that?" she panted. "I want you to try on some of Barbie Lynn's new clothes and see what you like, and what your husband might like," I suggested. "I'm not asking you to dress like a teenager; but not every day is Sunday school either." Oh God, I was talking clothes therapy to someone's Mother. "But," she stammered. "There is a screen right over there," I pointed out, "that you can change behind and the armoire over here has a mirror." "But I'll be parading around here, in my bra and panties," she worried. "Well, that's a bonus for me," I shrugged, "but a lady with a body like yours should be wearing bikini's with less material. Look at it that way." "Well, don't ogle, alright?" "Sure," I lied. What was I going to say? 'I'll pluck out my eyes?' After several tentative steps walking to the dresser and looking over her shoulder at me with real worry that I might find her either too attractive or not attractive enough, I gave up. I covered my eyes because they gravitated toward her backside like a plant seeking the sun. A minute later she finally spoke up. "I can't find anything that I think will fit," she said in desperation. I had the answer to that; I went up and picked out the clothes Barbie Lynn wore to the concert a few weeks back. "I can't wear this," she gasped in fright. "Barbie Lynn wore this to a social function," I assured her. "It is perfectly fine and you aren't going to leave here in it, only try it on." You see, the beauty of this pants/halter top combination was the lacing. I knew it would fit her, but she'd be showing a bit more flesh than Barbie had. She looked mortified when she stepped from behind the screens, and a little better when she saw herself in the mirror. I withheld my comment until she looked at me. "I'm dressed like a hussy," she stated sadly. "No; a hussy dresses like that when she goes to the supermarket. A wife wears that around the house to remind her husband he's a man and that she's his woman," Caveman mentality. Savanna gave her reflection a second, longer glance. This time she took in the sides, and dare I say, her ass. All her curves were smoothed out and pulled tight by the leather. "My ass looks younger," I caught her whispering to herself. "My Boobs appear like they are about to bust free," she addressed me once more. "Yes Ma'am!  Yes ma'am, they do," I smirked. "That is the whole purpose of the design of the shirt but I assure you, Barbie Lynn hasn't had one escape yet." "Oh, that's nice," she went back to looking at herself in the mirror. "Now there are some nice shirts in there, as well as some, short, skirts," I directed Savannah. She came out in the first shirt, trying to make the buttons hook but they wouldn't. I came off the bed and helped her. That is, I left most of them unbuttoned. "But they, my husband can see my bra," she worried. "Mrs. Savannah, that would be the point," I nodded. "Let him get a peek of the bra." We both heard the quiet footfalls and it couldn't be Heaven and Rio back so soon. Savannah froze and I reclined passively on the bed. "Mom, Zane?" Barbie Lynn gazed back and forth. "Baby Child," Savannah blathered. "Wow Mom," Barbie clasped her hands in approval. "The golden shirt with the plum bra is a wonderful combination for you." See, I trusted Barbie Lynn more than her Mother did. "I was trying on some clothes and, um, Zane was helping me," Savannah gulped. "Oh Mom, don't worry about it," Barbie hugged her mother, "Zane sees eight girls getting dressed every morning. He's used to it." "Oh, she trailed off. "So he's safe?" "I'd never say that," Barbie Lynn glanced back my way and licked her lips. "But he's a good friend and I think that's more important. Let's try on this next; the black leather will look good with the knee boots." It continued like this for a while. Rio and Heaven slinked back in with the now rather redundant set of conservative attire. We retreated to the head of the bead with Heaven snuggling next to me and Rio right beside her. Heaven and I shared a pillow, on our laps. "Do you think they have any idea that we're all bi-sexual," Heaven whispered as Barbie Lynn was prying Savannah into a red bustier. "Momma Mia," Rio hissed. "Those are some mounds. Big fluffy mounds." "Seriously," Heaven nudged us both, "I'm going to need a blowjob if this goes on much longer." I moved my hand behind Heaven, worked it up her skirt and up against her panties until I was giving her bunghole quite a workout. "Fine," Heaven ground out. "You can fuck me but I'm coming all over the sheets damn it." "What was that?" Savannah called out. "Do you think this is too much?" "Oh no Mrs. Masters," Heaven gulped. "If I wasn't totally into guys I would think you look, delicious." "Why thank you Ms. Vickers," Savannah smiled. "And if I wasn't totally into guys I'd have you chained to this bed and be ripping your clothes off right now," Rio added gleefully. "Oh, huh, thank you?" Savanna responded more cautiously. When Barbie Lynn, now totally torturing us, convinced her mother to wear a thong and a short skirt something had to be done. I reclined sidewise on the bed while Heaven built a pillow fort behind me and Rio dove under the covers to suck my feisty transvestite off. It was a half-assed endeavor and a minor miracle that nothing went wrong. Finally Heaven yanked my shoulder back and took a big bite out of it. I could hear Rio slurping up Heaven's cum and prayed the others couldn't. Is everything okay?" Barbie Lynn called out. "Heaven's got a muscle cramp but we are working it out," I fibbed. Second later, Rio's tussled head reappeared and she punched Heaven in the ribs. "Shit Bitch," Rio scooped up some errant semen with her finger, "Have you been holding that up all week long. You nearly choked me." "Why don't you come by every morning and we can work out an installment plan?" Heaven shot back quietly. Regrettably, Savannah noticed our, acquisitions and reluctantly put them on but I caught sight of her running her hand over some of the racier things left lying around before she and Barbie Lynn left. I had barely gotten outside with Heaven and Rio, to see if I was needed, when a squeal manifested right behind my ear and a body slammed into me, bowling me over. Paige "Lover!" Paige greeted me. "Mom, Dad, this is my boyfriend Zane." Now, I was on my back, on the floor with Paige in my arms and with her skirt flapping far, far too up her ass when darkness descended on my world. It took me a moment to realize that the two Joten (Norse giants), standing behind the sofa were her parents, they were freaking huge! Her Dad alone looked like he played two simultaneous positions on an NFL team. Paige's Mother was dainty, only in comparison to her husband. Not that she's fat, oh no, this woman was simply big boned and brawny. I had to ask myself: what happened genetically? "Zane, I want you to meet my parents," Paige studied my face. "Sure," my smile wasn't too forced, "but you have to remember to give me a kiss for luck, for tomorrow's match." We rose up and my arm easily wrapped around Paige's waist. Mom and Dad seemed guarded and wary. "What game do you have tomorrow?" the Dad, Roger; finally asked. "Marksmanship Sir. I'm the spotter to the team captain, Hope Song," I smiled. "I'm Zane Braxton, by the way." I can do this. I mean, how many other girls here think they have their hooks in me? "We have the impression that you and our daughter are, romantically involved," her Mom asked me. It was the way she stated it in disbelief that astounded me and pissed me off, as if a big healthy strapping guy like me would choose their 'flawed' daughter. "Paige is an upperclassmen so mainly we hook up for the hours of hot sex," I pulled her close. "Come here, you," I turned and looked down at Paige she pushed up and kissed me deeply. "What are you doing with my daughter?" Roger rumbled. "I'm kissing my lady," I smiled at him, "What does it look like I'm doing Sir?" "I don't know what you think you are going to get out of this," he snarled. "Paige," I addressed the sultry albino who was all but humping my leg at this point, "what do I get out of your relationship?" "Hot steamy White Russian sex," she purred in a Russian accent. Yes, this side of 'poor pitiful Paige' was new to her parents. "But our daughter can't," the Mom stumbled verbally. "Oh yeah, and I'm taking Paige with me on a cross country motorcycle trip this summer," I kept grinning. "I hope you don't mind, she's our computer tech and back-up bar bouncer." Maybe the bar-bouncer bit was too much. "She'll get hurt," Roger sputtered. "Ah, I bleed more than she does and there will be a dozen of us; so if she kicks someone's ass and ends up in jail we'll be able to bail her out," I kissed Paige's forehead. "Baby, Paige," Roger muttered softly. "How about we talk about this?" "Sure thing, Daddy," Paige agreed. "Zane, I'll catch up with you before you head out for the tournament." I swatted her ass, in full view of her parents, which Paige loved. She sauntered off like a woman victorious. "You are such an idiot," Rio snickered in my ear. "That girl is a nut-bag and you are feeding her dynamite." "Speaking of feeding someone some dynamite," Heaven took my hand. "No one seems to need me at the moment," I squeezed her hand back. "Let's run for it!" and we raced for the bedroom like lovers possessed. Heaven I lay between Heaven's legs, her thighs arching up against my own. She wiggled her hips against me and her cock against stomach. I bit down at her nose but she laughed and turned her face away so I nipped her proffered neck instead. "Oh," she gasped. To show me how much she liked it, she rotated her hips, rubbing my cock around inside her. "My Honey likes?" I teased. "You know I do you bastard," she panted. "Nice, slow and hard." I withdrew my cock and then eased it back into her depths. Heaven hisses out her pleasure and with her hands on my shoulders she pulls me in tight. "God, I love you," she whispered to me. "I love the woman grinding up against me too, Heaven," I smiled to her. She hiccupped in passion then began thrusting harder up against me until I could feel her ready to erupt. I took hold of her shoulders and begun pounding her in sympathetic penetrations. "God Damn!" she seethed into my collarbone. Dampness flushed up my stomach and onto my chest to the very edge of my neck. Face to face sex really appealed to Heaven and she was really shooting off hard because of it. I slowed down; I hadn't ejaculated yet but I didn't want to wear her down while I worked up to it. "Oh no you don't," Heaven gasped. "I, I know what you want," she giggled weakly. Heaven struggled against my hold. "You don't have to," I said softly. "I want to you dummy," she kissed me. "Now let go and I'll roll over." "No, let me," I related before I leaned in for a French Kiss full of need. She gave one more surge of defiance then relaxed. Then I shifted my arm down until I reached the back of her left knee. I pushed it up until she passed my hip. Heaven was glowing with anticipation. I was folding her up and then I was going to pound her thoroughly and fully. Heaven brought up her right leg all on her own but the real gift was the way she arched her back in ecstasy when I bottomed out in her with all the muscle power I could muster. We held eye contact as I drove into her time and time again. A tear escaped her eye and scarred her cheek. "Babe?" I worried and slowed down. "I'm happy Zane," she breathed deeply. "Happy." I resumed my energy and the very essence she was lending me set me off by surprise. "Oh God," I gasped and gave her my seed. Heaven bit her lower lip as I sizzled up her rectum with my hot semen. A smile must have etched my features because Heaven became quizzical. "What are you thinking about, Lover?" she asked softly. "I think I've had the best homecoming ever," I answered. It took her a second to get it. "You can keep coming home as often as you want," Heaven licked her lips and bucked her luscious ass against my still rigid rod. Brandi Hand in hand, Heaven and I had barely exited my bedroom when Brandi came rushing up with a girl in hand. "Hey!" she beamed. "This is my sister, March; and she's coming here next year. I wanted her to meet you, Zane." How bad could this be? I squeezed Heaven's hand. "Hello March, this is Heaven Vickers, my girlfriend," I shook March's hand with my free limb. "Hey Zane," March said shyly then, "Brandi says you do things, with lots of girls here?" "See how Heaven is smiling," Brandi whispered to her sister like some conspirator. "He makes me smile just like she is." Well, I had to think, not exactly like I do with you. "Brandi, what did you tell her?" Heaven intervened. "I told her," the two giggled, "that he's magic with his fingers and tongue; and he'll do all the things, to her." "You pimped Zane out?" Heaven snickered. "It, it isn't like that," Brandi back-pedaled. "I sent her a link to his website and told her to hide it from Mom and Dad." "And Brandi says we can have sex here with you, and God won't hold it against us," March piped up. I had to go 'What the Hell?' I give out dispensations from God? He really ought to tell me these things. "I wouldn't go that far," I got out. "Oh, being with Zane is a spiritual experience," Heaven snickered. "Ten minutes ago I swear I was seeing Angels." I wanted to stomp on her toes because March seemed to be buying it. "Are you a virgin?" March whispered to Heaven. "I swear on the Bible that Zane's never penetrated my cunt," Heaven raised up her hand to God. "Did he, you know, the other way?" Brandi leaned in expectantly. "Until I cried tears of joy," Heaven teased her right back. I really wanted to stomp on Heaven's foot. "What other way?" March joined the conversation. "You know, like Barbie Lynn," Brandi giggled to her sister. Oh fuck. "Didn't it hurt?" March sounded concerned. "Oh no," Heaven stroked March's arm. "He's slow and gentle." "Okay; fun conversation!" I declared. "I see someone who wants to kill me. March, you are a beautiful young lady with an exceptional sister and I'll see you next year." I stormed deeper into my apartment only to hear. "Look at that ass go," Heaven sighed. "Yeah," Brandi murmured. "Those pants are so tight. They are hot! Cappadocia Rio was getting downright mopey when we headed for dinner. As we were going in, I spotted Cappadocia and what had to be her little brother, mother and father. I wasn't sure if she wanted to have me meet the folks so I tried to quietly move passed. "Zane," she turned and called out. I deviated my path and went over. Rio tagged along. "Hello Cappadocia, Mr. and Mrs. Davis and, um, young man," I greeted them. "Tobias," the young guy offered his hand and I shook it. "This is my good friend Rio Talon," I brought her forward. Mr. Davis stepped up and shook my hand next. His grip was stronger than needed in that alpha male style. "It is good to meet you Mr. Braxton. My little girl says you are a promising candidate on the new to the first squad," he grinned smugly. "Well, Cappy would know, she's Team Captain and I'm sure she'll be Captain next year when she'll get to decide if I stay on First Team," I tried to be nice. "So does it feel bad to be beaten up by girls?" he joked. "Well, if I ever get beaten up by a girl I'll let you know," I gave him my best steely grin. "Here I get beaten up by women, really tough women." That brought the big guy up short. "Oh well, my daughters a real fighter alright," he stammered. "I believe you, she's knocked me unconscious once, in a practice session. She laid me out cold for about a minute," I enlightened him. "Zane knocked Coach Gorman down Father," Cappy came to my defense, "and took down three men who threatened some girls once." "You girls shouldn't be leaving campus," her mother chimed in. "Mother, we go out in groups and we are just fine," Cappy insisted. "Are you responsible for this new attitude?" the Dad asked. "Sir, I'm one freshmen in a school of 900 women," I shrugged. "The fearlessness was here before I ever arrived. It will be here long after I'm gone. I belief the unofficial motto for the Karate program is 'I kick ass for the Lord'," I sort of lied. Cappy said it and she smiled slightly the hear me repeat it. "Yes," he muttered, "we want our girls to be strong in their faith for the Lord. It is good to see Cappadocia having a vibrant faith." "Oh, I've seen Cappadocia vibrant," I smirked her way. She restrained herself from hauling me off and punching me because our act of vibrancy had everything to do with sex and nothing that she wanted to tell her parents. Her dad missed it, her young brother wasn't even paying attention but her mother caught our undercurrent. A smirk creased her face as she looked the two of us over. "Cappy dear, you to practice safety when you spar, don't you?" she cautioned her daughter. "Yes Momma," Cappy gave a sly smile of her own, "I'm always careful, even when I have Zane down on the mat." "As long as you keep control of the situation," the Mother nodded. "You keep winning Girl," the Dad rejoined the conversation, "because you have one more year of playing around then you need to find a job and let God give you a husband." Cappy didn't flinch but I knew how hard she struggled for the team and having it disregarded by someone who meant so much to her. "Maybe Cappadocia can either compete on a National level or train students when she goes home," I offered. "She's real hardcore," Rio added. "No one trains as hard as she does and the other girls know it. Hell, when I first met her I thought she was some Inner City Gangsta Chick, she was such a bad ass." There was my girl Rio, the Conversation Killer. Sure, Cappy was African-American but that never came up with us. As I recalled, she came from a moderately-sized town outside Atlanta Georgia. "What?" the father darkened. "Rio," I tried to pull her away. "No," Rio growled. "Listen buddy," she poked the man in the chest. "Your daughter is an athlete and a damn fine one. If she was a he and in football you'd want him to try for the NFL so why are you treating your daughter any different?" "I don't think you know what you are saying young lady," Cappy's father stated angrily. "Maybe I should have a word or two with your father." "My father is a self-righteous self-serving asshole," Rio began before I started dragging her away, "and he knows I'd kick his ass if he treated me this way!" she finished screaming at him. "Whoa Rio," I calmed her. "The truth is only going to rub that situation raw." "Cappy deserves more than that," Rio spat. "Face it, you are channeling some Mercy into this Bro," I said. "She'll be okay and back in your arms come Sunday. Cappy is tougher than her father knows." "You hope so!" she groused. "I swear, with some of these bitches, they are perfect bright and confident then you roll a man around and out go the lights, nobody's home." "Then we'll have to find a way to set them on fire so the light never goes out," I suggested. "Face it, you are the schools premier pyromaniac." "That I am," Rio grumbled. "I'll find a way to burn this shit up." Opal "Hey you two," Opal greeted Rio and I as we started eating diner. "What's wrong, Rio?" "Plotting the end of male domination of the Western World," Rio grinned wickedly. "Is there something I need to know," Opal looked from one of us to the other as she sat at my side. "Are we mounting a rescue mission for Mercy?" "Mercy?" Rio said suspiciously. "Sure," Opal sampled her fare, "give the word and I'll get six or seven girls together for a run at her family if you need it." Rio stared at her for a second. "Why would you?" Rio asked suspiciously. "A lot of us like her since she came over to our side," Opal grinned, "and she keeps you in line, most of the time." "Just to keep things straight," Rio sneered. "I keep her in line damn it." "Oh please," Opal rolled her eyes, "one little whimper and a look from those soulful eyes and off to the bedroom you two go." "Gurrr, as long as everyone knows that she's mine," Rio was now embarrassed. "And that's why we would come to help you, Rio," Opal gobbled a quick bite. I tried not to laugh. "Zane," Rio pointed her fork at me, "if you are trying to tell me I have friends, I'll bleed you like a little bitch." "Who me?" I grinned. "Perish the thought that anyone likes you or considers you 'user-friendly'." "I'm the soul of friendliness, fuck you," she snipped then smirked at me. "Opal, Rio met Cappy's dad and that didn't go well," I enlightened my shower buddy. "What went wrong?" Opal sighed. With Rio, you never knew. "It is the whole bullshit of get your degree, go home, get married and start pumping out babies because that's some twisted vision of God's will," Rio stated angrily. "Most of the girls here are like that Rio," Opal responded. "Now hold on, they want to get married but we can certainly help them find the right guy and not some bum foisted on them by their families." "Opal, that's positively human of you," Rio wondered. "I was the bad girl before you two arrived," Opal snickered. "I wasn't in your league but I had radical thoughts." "The first day in the shower showed me as much," I confessed. "Well, that first body wash confirmed you weren't a girl," Opal bumped my hip with hers. "With Rio, well, it took us a while to figure out she wasn't a guy with a really small cock." Rio reached across me and smacked Opal. "My desire to be in the driver's seat doesn't make me a guy," Rio griped. "You are only the second person on this campus to have a girlfriend Rio," Opal rubbed her shoulder. "Give us a chance to adjust." "Adjust? I'm hoping for some conversions," Rio quipped. "Okay then, what are you doing tonight? Brigit and I are at loose ends," Opal offered. Rio stopped eating and looked over at Opal. "Sure, but the first one to suggest a pillow fight or that we paint our nails gets an attitude adjustment," Rio demanded. "I can hear Brigit's quim quivering already," Opal leered. "It's a date." Raven, and Paige again We had packed the last of our firearms away in the van modified to be a secure courier when the families in attendance and some of the other students gather around the bus. I spotted Raven hanging back with an older woman who was a bit heavier than she was. I walked over to make sure she was okay. "Hey Raven," I slipped past her guard and gave her a hug. She tensed up and muttered something. "What?" I wondered. "This is my mother, Carol," Raven said softly. She kept looking down at the ground. "It is nice to meet you Mr. Braxton," Carol greeted me. She seemed to be studying me intently as if she was expecting something from me. "It is nice to meet you to Ma'am," I grinned. "Raven is a really good friend to me and I couldn't be doing as well in English without her." "Do you and my daughter have a close relationship?" she pried. I could feel Raven start to fold up next to me in embarrassment. "I don't know what you mean?" I inquired. "Mom, we are just friends," Raven said sadly. Oh, now I thought I understood. "Mrs., Raven's Mom, Carol, please understand that being the only male in such a large female student body, several girls put all kinds of pressures on me," I began. "Your daughter is unique in that she treats me like a student first and that she truly helps me get by. If I couldn't touch base with her from time to time I might go nuts." "Oh," the Mom sounded somewhat disappointed. "Raven, how many girls have you helped me get away from?" I tried a different angle. "I, Paige, oh God Paige," Raven rumbled then, "and Barbie Lynn, and Rio and that girl Iona." "You really do help him with other girls?" Carol sounded surprised. "Yes Mom," Raven perked up. "Girls are always swarming around Zane, they won't let him study unless I'm around." Not totally the truth but hey. "I hope you understand that my daughter thinks a great deal of you," Carol drilled me with her over-productive Momma eyes. "The feeling is mutual," I nodded. The bus's horn beeped, it was time for us to board. "Raven, give me a kiss for luck at the meet?" Raven looked shocked but reached up on her tip-toes and kissed me on the cheek. I reciprocated the gesture and turned to leave. I had made it half way when I got blindsided and staggered. Several kisses smothered my face. "Hey Lover," Paige panted. "Good luck shooting shit and taking names." "I'm a spotter Paige. I don't actually shoot things," I clarified. "Good," she purred then stroked my cock. "Save more of that for me." "Who is that?" I heard Carol ask her daughter. "That's Paige," Raven growled with menace. Yeah, lots of love there. "Zane," Hope said evenly. We were ready to go. I gave Paige one more kiss and a squeeze on her ass then slipped passed Hope and got on the bus. Hope got on after me and Gorman started up the bus. "Well, that's not a send-off I'm used to," Genesis chuckled over Paige and I. "If it breaks his concentration, it won't be the only thing I'm sending off," Hope informed the bus to even more chuckles. Hell, it's a gun club; a bit of bloodthirstiness was to be expected. Working Past Homecoming. As Rio and I pulled into the driveway of my house, I noted both the progress Aunt Jill's contractors were making on the extension being built to shelter the motorcycles that were now hanging out at the place and their number. I also saw a bike that I didn't recognize with a brazen gang emblem on the saddle bags, Stormrider's, not Valarie's. Rio was still sulking over Mercy being with her parents. It was Saturday night so she had less than a day to go before Homecoming ended and Fall Break began. The hope was that Mercy could convince her parents she was required to stay on campus for the week school was out. Considering what her family patriarch thought of women's opinions, we didn't think she had a prayer. "A lot of bikes," Rio noted. "I don't care what Jill says, I'm grabbing a few beers." "Don't run around the front yard naked or swing from the rafters and we'll do fine," I joked. I wasn't going to fight Rio on this, I was preparing for a hung-over Rio at Church in the morning. We heard laughter as we stepped onto the porch. I swung the door open and announced us. "Jill, it's me and Rio," I said. The laughter died down and I heard footsteps coming my way. Jill and I met at the entry to the living room. We hugged, kissed and then she showed us in. Belle and Willa were regulars and Valarie was expected. The ginger-haired woman with a beer and a smile was unknown to me, though. "Zane, Rio, this is Fontana Palmer, Valarie's mother," Jill introduced us. "How's the leg, Old Lady?" Rio grinned. That's Rio for you. Fontana turned to Valarie. "You were right, you can't go ten minutes without wanting to punch her," she chuckled. "I got it for you," Belle hopped up. Rio, in her foul mood, was ready to get in a scrap right then and there but I knew that was plain stupid. "Come on, Belle," I intervened. "GF problems." "Yours or hers?" Belle hesitated. "Hers," I answered. Belle leaned past me and looked seriously at Rio. "Mercy's in trouble?" Belle sounded concerned. Willa half-turned on the sofa to get a better view of things. "She's with her," Rio bit down on the expletive for Jill's sake, "parents." "Ah, what a bitch," Belle moved past me and led Rio to the sofa. "Isn't it great when the folks decide that you aren't good enough for their little pride and joy? Been there, done that." Belle handed Rio her beer then looked back at me. "Zane, two more beers," she ordered. "Hi, Zane," I mocked myself, "Glad to have you back. How did the match go?" "It is good to have you back, Zane," Jill touched my arm. "How did the match go?" "What was the match in?" Fontana inquired. "Oh, hi, Mrs. Palmer," I corrected my rudeness. "He was in a marksmanship competition," Valarie jumped in. "How did you and Hope do?" "Hope took top spot but it was close," I informed them. "The number two guy came in .02 points behind and third was .08. The team took third place." All I have to say is those two guys scared the crap out of me. Apparently they shoot moose with .22's in their spare time or some shit like that. "Congratulations, Zane," Willa grinned. The room followed suit, except for Rio. I motioned Jill to return to her chair and made for the stairs. "Beers, bitch," Belle teased me. "Sorry, Jill, beers, Punk." I opted to not make a scene so I dropped my bag, went to the fridge, and got two beers. By the time I got back, Rio had buried her first beer and grabbed for her second. Belle took hers and winked. "What? No tip?" I wondered. "Oh, what were you expecting?" Belle tilted back her head. I ran a hand through her hair, leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Our tongues darted forth, then danced back and forth within our mouths. I put a hand on her shoulder then let it migrate down to her breast. I squeezed it gently and Belle moaned. I broke the kiss and smiled at her. "That'll do," I chuckled. Belle's eyes were alight and she was smiling as well. Jill was looking into the fireplace and blushing, Rio was blas , working through her beer, but the other three women were staring at me. "Beer, Zane," Valarie leered. Fontana, far from being protective, patted her daughter on the shoulder. "Oh, hell no," I waved off. "I was crawling through the woods all morning then spent the rest of the day riding in a bus with other smelly athletes. I'm putting my bag in my room and taking a shower." "Are you sure you know what to do showering alone?" Valarie called after me. Bitch. The first thing I noted was that someone had been sleeping in my bed. My money was on Fontana. I'd deal with that later but at the moment, all I wanted to do was get clean. As the hot water scalded away the grime and sweat I thought happy thoughts about Hope. She hadn't complimented me but she hadn't a bad thing to say about my performance either. In a way I felt 'in the zone'. I caught the range, slope and wind changes like a pro and I thought her score showed it. I knew she wanted the team to do better but with the youth of the squad, coming in third out of a field of twelve felt good to me. For Hope, nothing short of first would do. By the time I got downstairs, I was shirtless, wearing gym shorts, and drying my hair with a towel. The group had migrated to the den, the TV was on, and the conversation was muted. Jill's look told me I should have put on more clothes. I only wanted to unwind. The looks the other women were giving me were far less motherly. I groaned, shook my head and went to the kitchen for some OJ. When I returned, I looked around for a seat and decided to sit down at Jill's feet. She leaned forward and patted my shoulder. That was fine. Valarie and her mother constantly stealing my glances my way was less so. Rio was nursing a beer and her hurt feelings, Belle was running her hand through Rio's hair in a strangely comforting gesture, and Willa seemed amused by the whole affair. At the commercial break, Fontana stood up. "Zane, can I talk to you alone for a minute, outside," she requested. "Sure," I half stood then, "Wait, does this involve me and pain?" She snorted mirthfully. "No," she smirked. "If you behave I won't hurt you too much." "Go on, you wuss," Rio teased. "It isn't like you've despoiled her daughter or anything." "But I didn't," I explained desperately. "That's right," Willa joked. "It isn't like you two have rolled around in that, it's not a bed. What is it?" "It is a sleeping platform," I mumbled. "I got tired of girls taking a header off my bed." "That's awful considerate of you," Fontana smiled warmly. "A moment, please." I followed her into the hall, then reluctantly outside to the porch. I was wearing shorts and it was cold so I folded my arms to conserve some warmth. Fontana moved a few more steps down the porch, turned, and looked me over. "Zane, thank you for being a good friend to Valarie," Fontana began. That wasn't what I was expecting to hear. "Umm, okay," I responded. "See," Fontana went on, "when her father forced this on her to make her into his mold of what a good Christian woman should be, I was afraid the experience would leave her bitter." "Why is she doing this anyway?" I asked. "She's eighteen and can make her own choices." "Oh," Fontana mused thoughtfully. She paced back and forth once. "She likes you so much I assumed she told you." She paused for a moment. "After my problem with the law, my ex threatened to keep my other two daughters from me unless Valarie came to FFU." "Oh, the fuck you say," I growled. My arms came down and I balled up my fists. "Listen, I know a pretty good lawyer if you want someone to have another go at your case, or I can shove his head down a toilet until he changes his mind." Fontana laughed. "No, you are doing enough. Stormriders take care of themselves most of the time but it's good to have friends too," Fontana smiled. "Valarie is having a great time at school. She likes the girls she's met, well, some of them, and she's happy that so many are heading out our way over the summer," Fontana went on. "She's very proud." "I would have never guessed," I replied sarcastically. "No, really," Fontana faked her surprise well. "I know she hides it well but she's really proud of where she comes from. Honest." She paused again. "Can I ask you a personal question?" "Sure," I shrugged. "Why haven't you and my daughter hooked up? She won't tell me," Fontana questioned. "I'm not sure," I worked out. "I've never pressed her. She may not like having sex with the eternal audience that hovers around me. Maybe she's respectful of all the other women in my life right now. All those answers sound plausible." "Ha," Fontana laughed. "Stormriders aren't exactly bashful. She says your girlfriend, Heaven, shares but I think she really likes you because you aren't hitting on her." "She likes me because I respect her boundaries? Oh, Gawd," I groaned. "At times I really wish I was an asshole. As it is, I'm afraid that one day my cock is going to fall off." Fontana walked up, patted my crotch. "That would be a pity," she whispered into my ear before heading inside. Because I Must Secretly Abhor a Good Night's Sleep Later that evening At school, I slept on a contraption that easily slept twelve and was often occupied by eight. I go home so I can sleep, on the sofa? See, Valarie and her mom were in my room, they were guests after all. In the prepared guest room, now Belle's room, Willa and Belle had crashed out. We had three other rooms upstairs but Jill hadn't gotten around into making anything of them. Rio was supposed to join Valarie and Fontana in my bed but somewhere between the 12 and 20 beers she and Belle were sharing; Rio decided to grab a throw pillow, curl up on the floor and pass out/go to sleep. An effort to rouse her failed so I put a quilt over her and let her sleep it off. After 11:00 Jill went upstairs and the rest followed her to bed. I put a few logs on the fire and laid down to sleep on the sofa. I couldn't have been asleep more than an hour when I felt something nudge my hip. I looked up to see Fontana's ass pressed against my side, her looking down into my eyes. Fontana was beautiful but in a hard, flinty way. She was mature but compact, like a she-wolf with little padding or softness to her. Her long ginger hair was pulled back in a ponytail though her bangs were hanging loose. She wore a tight grey t-shirt that said 'Eyes Up!' that highlighted her breasts. Sure, a bit of a sag in her 36C's but very nice. The shirt only came halfway down her belly, fully exposing her bright red bikini brief panties to my gaze. Her eyes were the same blue as Valarie's and danced in the fading fire's light. There were lines around her eyes and her face was weathered but strong. I could have stupidly asked what she wanted but, hey, she was sitting next to me, dressed like that after 'lights out'. I propped my upper body with my right elbow while reaching out with my left and cupping her right cheek. As I drew her to me, Fontana twisted her body around so that she straddled me. I had to scoot my body toward the edge to give her knee room to settle down. She kissed me with a steady intensity that slowly pushed my head back to my pillow. "Man, you are easy," she breathed playfully after we broke a long embrace. "I thought I'd have to explain myself or some other shit like that," she added. "If there's anything else I need to know, you'll tell me," I said softly as I brushed her bangs aside. "I fig

Those Nomads are roaming again Legion is Legioning, but hey, at least there is flying from the get go Dantooine is a Wreck(age) FFXIV is here for Spooky Season And, we are talking with ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/4oTusrZCzo4 Open Welcome to episode #439 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (listen, there is a wedding shower and a witch's tea next saturday, I am gonna need everyone to not snack on random sweets in the guild kitchen, you can have the left overs). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are talking to ourselves. Just a note, please keep AIE's Kramer in your thoughts. He will be out of the games indefinitely due to a stroke on the evening of October 5th. Right now he is in a long-term acute care hospital and the last thing we heard is that he is making small improvements. Ok, we'll be digging into what we have been up to shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Fun times with a group in 7 Days To Die on a private server. We may pick up another survival game in the future too. Stay tuned and check in Nomads if you want to jump in. New World's Nighthaven update is live giving us a new zone, skill tree revamp, Catacombs, and log in queues! Come check us out in the fresh start server Hudsonland and say hi in the New World channel under nomads. (note that Hudsonland is currently locked though so you'd have to wait until it is unlocked if you haven't logged in there in the last 180 days) WoW Noob Raid got its first full clear on Manaforge, and yes Dankinia was there for it. Remix is going great, it's a legion revisit, and all the things we hated about Legion are still there. The best thing is you can now fly from the get go, which makes ancient mana farming much easier. WoW Classic Classic is good, not many people are online at this time and there is always room for more. SWTOR We are looking forward to update 7.8, which is going to include a unique style of Dynamic Encounter called the Wreckage of Dantooine. A ship with powerful technology is going to crash land on Dantooine, spilling out its cargo of basically terraforming bacteria and substances along with the droids to make it all happen. This will create burgeoning biomes that will start to push out the native farming land of peaceful Dantooine. Players will have the opportunity to enter the biomes and push them back by doing various activities to make a central boss accessible. We are hoping this form of Dynamic Encounter is guild friendly, meaning that everyone in a raid group will get credit as we work toward the goals. Fingers crossed! 7.8 does not have a date yet, but it should be on the test servers soon. ESO

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... The great migration is under way And, we have a mini raid wrap up! Congradullances to Stask! Kdf Recruits incoming And, we are catching up with ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/BfHzOgkipbI Open Welcome to episode #438 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are having a host show Welcome, friends! Ok, we'll be digging into what we have been up to in and out of game shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ WoW The great migration to the active 5 horde co-guilds is going well. Member removal of accounts that haven't logged in for a year or more also was completed and we have plenty of room for growth, so we kept the two recruiting co-guilds, Libertas and Fortuna, open for another month. The consolidation on the alliance side and culling of accounts also left us with plenty of room for growth. It feels so much better to login and see so many others in guild playing. We encourage those who haven't made the migration to please do so, and don't be shy. If you need help, officers are here for you. We get it, it can be scary to hit the /gquit, but I think you will like rejoining an active co-guild. Alliance side MFN raid team HFO is 7/8 on normal and working on the dance with Demensius. Noob Raid ran Firelands for the Timewalking quest, with thanks to Ashayo for getting a skip on the (again) bugged Lord Rhyolith. Ragnaros was troublesome but we took him down eventually, then hopped over to the new Raid, Manaforge Omega to defeat first boss, Plexis Sentinel on Normal. Kiddie Aggro has feasted upon Nexus King Saladbar and are now 7/8 Heroic in Manaforge Omega. Next stop: Dimensius. Surely our bestie Xal-Atath will reward us well for his demise this time? Raid Team Dungeoneering INC has advanced to 4/8 Heroic with successful kills of Loomithar, Soulbinder and Forgeweaver. Raid team So Let's Go Skating got 3/8 heroic last week with a sub 1% best pull on Araz, they're going back in this evening for revenge! SWTOR AIE in swtor has a new Guild Master! Corley has passed the reigns on to Stask. Show them both some love! ‘Where's the Cantina' Operations Team is hosting a 16 man run of Terror From Beyond on Monday, September 8. For fun times and a Galactic Seasons objective, check in discord for more info and to let Machete know you are interested. There are no gear requirements, but you must be 80 and subbed FFXIV New relic step is out Cosmic Exploration has been updated with a new map to visit, and new rewards to craft and gather for. Map night continues every Saturday at 9:30 pm eastern. Don't be intimidated,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Some major movements are happening in our WoW guilds ESO is on sale! Beach Party, Risa style! Guild Wars 2 is getting elite! And, we have Gusty here to help us with the Summer of Love schedule of events! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/-vdJETqWd_s Open Welcome to episode #437 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (Hey folks, there are Dutch Babies in the Guild Kitchen). This week we are joined by special guest Gusty who is here to talk to us about AIE in Summer of Love Welcome! Ok, time to jump into Summer of Love and this week's news! Gusty, tell us what all is going on in WoW retail to start! AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ WoW Hey folks, the plan in WoW is to consolidate our co-guilds, starting August 9th, which will make creating neighborhoods for player housing easier. Members of co-guilds that we are mothballing will be encouraged to LOOT THE GUILD BANKS. One change to the SoL schedule is Kiddie Aggro's offer of Heroic Gallywix carries on Tuesday night for Undermine Ahead of the Curve achievement. Here's what's coming up in WoW-Retail for the AIE's Summer of Love, July 26 to Aug 2 (Remembrance Day) July 26 (Sat) 5pm Eastern/4pm Central D&D with Duskmire. "We've Got a Bad Feeling About This" Homebrew Solar Punk D&D 5e Star Wars characters - 5 players lvl 6 Sign up in dnd with Duskmire. 11pm Eastern/10pm Central - Noob Raid SoL edition. 7/27 (Sun) 4pm Eastern/3 Central Fate One Shot with Lithou: The adventures of Florida Man across the 6th and a half dimension 5 players. Info in dnd with Lithou. 8pm Eastern/7 Central AIE Podcast and Town Hall, SoL Edition. July 28 (Mon) 8pm Eastern/7 Central Lore Night with Anirra Gather at relevant locations for tales of Azeroth. They can be lore, famed NPCs, folks tales or your own character. (Remember the time you punched Deathwing?) Contact @Anirra to be a storyteller. All can listen in Discord. NEWJuly 29 (Tues) 9pm Eastern/8pm Central AOTC - Undermine Edition Kiddie Aggro is offering Heroic kills for Ahead of the Curve: Chrome King Gallywix and will carry as many guildies as time permits. Contact Gustytail if interested. July 30 (Wed) 8pm Eastern/7 Central Raisin' Bran We will run Delves and count how many times we can make him say, "Don't Stand There!" Let Gusty know if you are interested. July 31 (Thurs) 8pm Eastern/7 Central Earthen Rings Roll a new Earthen (in advance) and we race from Orgrimmar to Stormwind and vice versa. Aug 1 (Fri) 8pm Eastern/7 Central Trial of Style Gusty's favorite Holiday returns! Bring your best - or worst looks and be judged by fello...

Aeroporto di Orio al Serio: un uomo viene risucchiato dal motore di un aereo. Si tratterebbe di suicidio. Il commento del Gen. Carlo Landi, già comandante del Centro Sperimentale Volo dell'Aeronautica e a capo del Progetto Volare Sicuri. Trump accoglie Netanyahu (che lo candida a Premio Nobel per la Pace), assicura che continuerà a fornire armi all’Ucraina e annuncia nuovi dazi a sette paesi (tra cui alcuni alleati). Ne parliamo con Mario Del Pero, professore di storia internazionale a SciencesPo, esperto di politica americana. L’Aie: da settembre rincari sui prezzi dei libri scolastici. Ne scrive su Il Sole 24 Ore di oggi Andrea Biondi. Oggi il vertice fiume sull’ex Ilva al Mimit. Lo stato dell’arte e i possibili scenari con Domenico Palmiotti de Il Sole 24 Ore.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We have your Summer of Love schedule With D&D, and Lore, and Remembrance Day, and more Congrats to the SWTOR on a total galactic win Big Changes are coming to LOTRO And, we are chatting amongst ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/sm6TJ3q-Mj4 Open Welcome to episode #436 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (Hey, folks, there are fig and goat cheese pinwheels in the guild kitchen). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we have your Summer of Love schedule and other gaming news! Ok, we'll be chatting about what we've been up to shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ Summer of Love July 26th - August 2nd with August 2nd being Remembrance Day So far Summer of Love will include two D&D one-shots, one hosted by Duskmire in a Star Wars setting and the other hosted by Kraemer for ESO on their MFN night. If anyone is interested in hosting a One-Shot, contact Gustytail. We'll also have Lore Night, where participants will share a story from in game lore, events or their character's backstory. In WoW, we'll have trivia night in Guild chat with pet and transmog giveaways, WoW Hide and Seek, and a Delves event. SWTOR The big news in SWTOR is that we won both our Total Galactic War last week and are using this week to pick prizes, lie on beaches with pina coladas, and not do uprisings for a bit. It was a close race on some days, but we pulled away near the end and our competition just could not catch us. Check out discord for our victory screenshot. And while you are there, feel free to click on the capybara link. It will make your day better. ESO Summer of Love we have the D&D one shot down at the docks going on on our usual MFN Friday August 1st and we will meet at Kini's main house on Saturday August 2nd for Remembrance Day in the Chapel room. FFXIV Come join us for map night at 9:30 eastern every Saturday! As long as you have completed the Heavensward main story there's stuff for you to do! You can even join us as part of the free trial, or if you're in a different FC or world! We're on Goblin in the crystal data center. STO Fleet Action Report, your weekly dive into the world of Star Trek Online! In Episode 257, join hosts Nikodas, Tabbytha, and Grebog as they plunge into the unknown—deep into Fluidic Space itself! This week, they tackle the eerie missions “Assimilation” and “Fluid Dynamics”, where the Borg and Undine collide in one of STO's most unsettling story arcs. What happens when the Borg find a way to assimilate the Undine?

La question brûle les réservoirs : la frappe israélienne du 13 juin contre plusieurs sites militaires iraniens a propulsé le Brent jusqu'à 78,50 dollars dans la journée – un bond de 13 % – avant de clôturer à 74,23 dollars (+7 %), la plus forte envolée en une seule séance depuis l'invasion russe de l'Ukraine. Cette hausse reflète surtout une « prime de risque » : les opérateurs paient l'assurance d'un baril qui, pour l'instant, n'a subi aucune interruption physique.Sur le plan des fondamentaux, les signaux restent rassurants. Selon Ben Hoff, directeur de la recherche matières premières à la Société Générale, les frappes « ont délibérément évité Kharg Island, d'où sort 90 % du brut iranien », limitant donc le choc d'offre immédiat. Goldman Sachs et Citi estiment qu'un embargo réel reste peu probable ; ils maintiennent leurs prévisions d'un Brent retombant autour de 59 dollars fin 2025, sauf si le détroit d'Ormuz venait à être bloqué. Commerzbank, de son côté, considère que le baril pourrait s'arrimer au-dessus de 70 dollars tant que l'escalade reste contenue.L'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE) souligne que le marché mondial « reste bien approvisionné » : la hausse de l'offre hors OPEP+ (1,3 million de barils par jour cette année) dépasse la croissance de la demande. De plus, les stocks des pays de l'OCDE frôlent les 2,7 milliards de barils. Autrement dit, des réserves existent pour amortir une éventuelle crise prolongée.Et à la pompe ? En France, le pétrole brut représente environ 50 centimes par litre, soit un tiers du prix total. Un saut de 10 dollars du baril se traduit par une hausse de 5 à 6 centimes, avant taxes et marges. En 2022, lors des précédents pics, la fiscalité française a amorti une partie du choc. Toutefois, l'ex-député Alexis Izard redoute un retour possible vers 2 euros le litre si le Brent dépassait durablement les 100 dollars. Pour l'heure, le litre de SP95 était retombé autour de 1,80 euro avant la frappe ; la hausse attendue reste donc limitée à quelques centimes.Le vrai risque ? Une fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz, par lequel transite 20 % du pétrole mondial. JPMorgan envisage alors un Brent entre 120 et 130 dollars. Goldman Sachs évoque un seuil psychologique à 100 dollars. Mais Francis Perrin, spécialiste à l'IRIS, rappelle qu'un tel blocus nuirait d'abord à l'Iran lui-même, dont l'économie dépend des exportations maritimes.En résumé, les automobilistes peuvent s'attendre à une hausse modérée, sur une courte période. Tant que les infrastructures pétrolières restent intactes et Ormuz ouvert, aucune flambée prolongée n'est à craindre. La vigilance reste de mise, mais l'incendie n'est pas (encore) déclaré. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

As part of our AI Engineer World's Fair preview, we're releasing a special cross podcast recorded with Sam Charrington of TWiML AI at last week's Google I/O! TUESDAY: Shrestha and Kwindla's workshop: https://www.ai.engineer/schedule#milliseconds-to-magic-real-time-workflows-using-the-gemini-live-api-and-pipecat TUESDAY: Kwindla's workshop: https://www.ai.engineer/schedule#building-voice-agents-with-gemini-and-pipecat WEDNESDAY: Shrestha and Kwindla's talk: https://www.ai.engineer/schedule#milliseconds-to-magic-real-time-workflows-using-the-gemini-live-api-and-pipecat WEDNESDAY: Kwindla's keynote: https://www.ai.engineer/schedule#-voice-keynote-your-realtime-ai-is-ngmi THURSDAY: Logan's keynote: https://www.ai.engineer/schedule#a-year-of-gemini-progress-what-comes-next Catch all the speakers at AIE (both workshops and talks): Logan Kilpatrick: https://www.latent.space/p/chatgpt-gpt4-hype-and-building-llm Shrestha Basu Mallick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shresthabm/ Kwindla Hultman Kramer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwkramer

Escuchamos hoy el recital que ofreció el pasado 4 de abril la cantaora Rocío Luna en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Un concierto que forma parte del ciclo Aienruta Flamenco que promueve la Aie y que presenta en directo a flamencos jóvenes en distintos ámbitos como el cante, la guitarra u otros instrumentos.Escuchar audio

L'émission 28 minutes du 26/03/2025 Pour l'historienne Sophie Bessis, "on raconte n'importe quoi sur les Juifs et les Arabes"Sophie Bessis, historienne spécialiste de l'Afrique subsaharienne et du Maghreb, est issue d'une famille de la bourgeoisie juive tunisienne. Dans “La civilisation judéo-chrétienne. Anatomie d'une imposture” (éditions Les liens qui libèrent), elle interroge cette notion. Elle considère que parler de “civilisation judéo-chrétienne” pour qualifier la civilisation occidentale est “une invention” historique. Selon elle, cela permet “d'exclure l'islam [du] triptyque monothéiste alors qu'il en est partie prenante” mais aussi aux Européens “d'occulter près de deux millénaires d'antisémitisme”. D'autre part, elle considère que cette notion a permis, “en particulier aux nationalistes arabes et aux islamistes, d'exclure le monde juif oriental de l'histoire de la région, alors qu'il en fait partie intégrante, et d'affirmer qu'il existe un complot judéo-chrétien contre les Arabes et les musulmans”. Aujourd'hui, elle estime que ce concept “sert les politiques de droite et d'extrême droite en Europe et en Occident”.Hausse mondiale des émissions de CO2 : dans la spirale infernale de la climatisation ? Dans son rapport annuel publié lundi 24 mars, l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE) révèle que les émissions mondiales de CO2 du secteur de l'énergie ont continué d'augmenter en 2024 : + 0,8 % sur un an. Si la hausse ralentit du fait de l'expansion des énergies bas carbone et des renouvelables, le rapport note qu'elle est causée à 80 % par l'utilisation croissante de la climatisation pour répondre aux fortes chaleurs. La planète semble alors être prise dans un cercle vicieux infernal. Freiner l'usage de la climatisation peut être tentant dans les pays occidentaux où des alternatives existent comme la végétalisation mais dans certains pays émergents, la climatisation est le seul remède immédiat à la chaleur. Comment briser ce cycle considérant que tous les pays du monde ne sont pas au même stade de leur transition énergétique ?Enfin, Xavier Mauduit nous raconte que les Américains voulaient déjà acheter le Groenland au 19e siècle, alors que le vice-président américain actuel J.D. Vance a annoncé qu'il allait s'y rendre avec son épouse à partir du 27 mars. Marie Bonnisseau nous présente la secte japonaise Moon, dont la dissolution juridique a été ordonnée hier à Tokyo. Elle était dans le collimateur de la justice depuis la révélation de ses liens avec l'assassinat de l'ancien Premier ministre Shinzo Abe en juillet 2022. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 26 mars 2025 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

L'émission 28 minutes du 26/03/2025 Hausse mondiale des émissions de CO2 : dans la spirale infernale de la climatisation ?Dans son rapport annuel, l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE) révèle que les émissions mondiales de CO2 du secteur de l'énergie ont continué d'augmenter en 2024 : + 0,8 % sur un an. Si la hausse ralentit du fait de l'expansion des énergies bas carbone et des renouvelables, le rapport note qu'elle est causée à 80 % par l'utilisation croissante de la climatisation.On en débat avec Yamina Saheb, ingénieure et docteure en énergétique et experte du GIEC, Emmanuelle Patte, architecte spécialisée dans les projets bioclimatiques, Martial Ze Belinga, économiste et sociologue. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 26 mars 2025 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

NESTA EDIÇÃO. Novas tarifas dos EUA contra petróleo da Venezuela devem impactar países asiáticos. PPSA tem novo presidente a partir de 1º de abril. Sulgás obtém vitória parcial na revisão tarifária de 2024. Demanda global por energia elétrica acelerou 2,2% em 2024, diz AIE. OMC debate tarifas da União Europeia sobre veículos elétricos chineses.

Hoy continúan las negociaciones para alcanzar un alto el fuego en Ucrania. Es el turno para las delegaciones de EEUU y Rusia. La mayor parte de las cinco horas de la reunión entre EEUU y Ucrania han estado centradas en un alto el fuego parcial sobre las instalaciones energéticas y las infraestructuras críticas.Las emisiones de CO2 de la energía crecen un 0,8 % en 2024 hasta un nuevo récord anual, según la AIE. Aunque la inversión privada en España ha aumentado un 1,7% en 2024 sigue por debajo de los niveles previos a la pandemia según un informe del Ivie y la Fundación BBVA.

Hoy continúan las negociaciones para alcanzar un alto el fuego en Ucrania. Es el turno para las delegaciones de EEUU y Rusia. La mayor parte de las cinco horas de la reunión entre EEUU y Ucrania han estado centradas en un alto el fuego parcial sobre las instalaciones energéticas y las infraestructuras críticas.Las emisiones de CO2 de la energía crecen un 0,8 % en 2024 hasta un nuevo récord anual, según la AIE. Aunque la inversión privada en España ha aumentado un 1,7% en 2024 sigue por debajo de los niveles previos a la pandemia según un informe del Ivie y la Fundación BBVA.

Hoy continúan las negociaciones para alcanzar un alto el fuego en Ucrania. Es el turno para las delegaciones de EEUU y Rusia. La mayor parte de las cinco horas de la reunión entre EEUU y Ucrania han estado centradas en un alto el fuego parcial sobre las instalaciones energéticas y las infraestructuras críticas.Las emisiones de CO2 de la energía crecen un 0,8 % en 2024 hasta un nuevo récord anual, según la AIE. Aunque la inversión privada en España ha aumentado un 1,7% en 2024 sigue por debajo de los niveles previos a la pandemia según un informe del Ivie y la Fundación BBVA.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Get ready for a new Heresy Vegas, now available in WoW Repentance has (almost) arrived We have a LOTRO 64 bit server update And, Corley is here to talk to us about AIE in SWTOR All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio http://youtu.be/yCpEVGV78Bg Open Welcome to episode #434 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (hey guys, there are lemon bars and dark chocolate cookies in the guild kitchen- you know, light side and dark side!). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guest Corley who is here to talk to us about AIE in SWTOR Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into SWTOR shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Destiny 2 - We are currently in Episode Heresy, Act 1. Act 2 launches this Tuesday with a new mode called Court of Blades. It takes inspiration from Destiny 1 Court of Oryx. It has an augment system similar to what WoW had in Torghast. 5 new weapons are tied to this activity. Guardian games also launches with Act 2. Guardian games has a boss rush mode as an activity. Bungie had a developer stream last week going over Act 2, and gave information on new things coming in Act 3 which launches only 3 weeks after Act 2. Act 3 has a mode coming that is basically what LFR is in Wow but for Destiny 2 dungeons called explorer mode. It seems pretty cool, basically a matchmade activity with a lot of markers and tips in game on how to complete the dungeon. No organized guild activities, there are a handful of us still playing and getting together to run Nightfalls and dungeons. WoW In WoW news, the Liberation of Undermine Raid arrived, with lots of crazy mechanics and a big Vegas vibe. First boss Vexie and the Geargrinders make quite an entrance! You have been warned. Raid Team Kiddie Aggro cleared Normal (Good night, Gallywix) as well as Vexie on Heroic. Alliance Raid team Hell Froze Over downed five bosses on Normal - up to Sprocket-monger Lockenstock. Their progression Team, So Let's Go Skating - picks up right about now with The One-Armed Bandit. Noob Raid defeated two bosses - Vexie and the Cauldron of Carnage (aka Mecha Kong vs Fire Breathing T-Rex) and the weekly World Boss. Great job, Noob Raiders! There is one wing (three bosses) available in LFR for those with gear level 606. On Tuesday, the raid will be available on Story Mode for solo players. You don't get loot but can complete a quest for a nice crafting upgrade item. Delves in Season 2 award a new customizable mount: Delver's Gob-Trotter, and Bran can now tank,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Are you ready to patch? The next ToT tournament starts tomorrow Are Dilithum crystals the traditional gift for 15th anniversary? 64 is the new 32 Our friends Lars and Grebog are here to talk about WoW and STO and Live Service games All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/x1gUF5wLWl8 Open Welcome to episode #433 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guests Lars and Grebog! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into our discussion shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Fez has a Valheim server. ARK servers are still running for anyone that wants to jump in. No Man Sky is having a little chatter. Dune Awakening - May 20th for Dune Awakening.There will be AIE in there and at least one non-officer has asked about AIE groups. Ashes of Creation - Beta is in progress. Bhock is playing and I'm sure there are some others. Still a ways out for official release. WoW Patch 11.1 releases this Tuesday Feb 25th, and Season 2 begins the following week on March 4th! Per usual, many class and system changes will come with the patch, and the season brings a new raid and mythic+ dungeon pool WoW Classic Quiet in Cataclysm Classic. The word is the pre-patch for Mists of Pandaria classic will drop before July 31 and full release before August 31. Still some action in the 20th anniversary classic. @redrum is nudging me to run dungeons with a group (Horde side). AIE guild exists on DreamScythe Horde side. I am also working on Hardcore solo self-found on the 20th anniversary Doomhowl server and publishing my progress via my YT channel. The raid team stopped playing cata classic last summer, it looks like there's still a handful of players logging in though The final cata raid Dragon Soul was released yesterday, and heroic was cleared in an hour by the world first team Season of Discovery is in Phase 7. We had folks in there in early phases but no recent participation. Brand new content like Karazhan Crypts (5-person) and upcoming Scarlet Enclave Raid. Apparently catch-up mechanics are good so perhaps some of us may jump back in to check it out. SWTOR Live stream next week, new content coming, cleared new Lair boss, won another planet. ESO Kraemer will be hosting the next ToT tournament which will run from 02/24 - 03/31. The prizes include houses from the crown store and piles of gold. Let Kraemer know if you'd like to join in the fun.

Volvemos una vez más con el coche eléctrico, según algunos el coche del futuro… pues no. Personalmente pienso que es más el coche del presente que el coche del futuro… y no, no me he vuelto loco, pero es que el coche eléctrico tiene muchos enemigos, técnicos, comerciales y ahora, además, geopolíticos. Para los que me consideráis un “petrolhead” siento deciros que os equivocáis de medio a medio. Como aficionado confieso que el sonido de un buen motor térmico y las sensaciones que ofrece me resultan muy placenteras… pero como periodistas, tengo que tener la mente más abierta y por eso digo que el coche eléctrico es más el coche del presente que el coche del futuro… ¿por qué? Muy sencillo: Porque como coche urbano, hoy por hoy, no tiene rival. Y no solo es el silencio, la falta de emisiones allí donde se usa y la comodidad de conducción, es que el tipo de uso urbano la va como anillo al dedo a un coche eléctrico. Os aseguro que por muchas razones, el futuro del automóvil no es el coche eléctrico… os pido vuestra opinión, pero antes os pido que escuchéis mis argumentos… ¡que son muchos! Aparte de los citados hay más motivos que hacen de los coches eléctricos ideales para ciudad. Primero: no necesitas gran autonomía, porque por ciudad es imposible hacer muchos kilómetros: Según “Mundotaxi” en Madrid recorren algo más de 200 km. Un dato clave.Segundo: No necesitas mucha potencia, pues la mayor parte de la potencia se emplea en vencer la resistencia al aire y si no pasas de 50 km/h, limite habitual en una ciudad, no vas a requerir muchos caballos. Aunque vayas a la ciudad desde las afueras, tampoco podrás correr mucho en las vías de circunvalación. Tercero: el tipo de uso. Porque en un coche térmico lo que gatas para poner el coche a 50 km/h no lo recuperas cuando paras en el siguiente semáforo. En un eléctrico, o en un híbrido, sí. Pero es que además el rendimiento energético de un motor, es decir, la parte de la energía que se emplea en mover el coche, se acerca al 90 por ciento y con un motor térmico no supera el 25 por ciento. Y cuarto: Suma de todo ello, un coche eléctrico urbano puede llevar baterías ligeras y pequeñas. Como consecuencia, puede ser un coche relativamente ligero, verdadero “Talón de Aquiles” de los eléctricos. No os descubro nada si os digo que vivimos en un Mundo global. Así que si eres de los que piensa que no te importa nada la victoria de “Tramp”, o “Trump” como decís muchos Hispanoamericanos… pues es que no te enteras. Soy un ecologista convencido y para mí el calentamiento global es un hecho… pero Europa no lo puede hacer frente por su cuenta. Os doy datos de la propia UE: La Unión Europea emite en su conjunto 3.222 millones de toneladas de C02… una barbaridad. Pero es que nos supera India, los USA casi la duplican y China emite… agarraos… 15.944 millones de toneladas de CO2, cerca de 5 veces más que nosotros. Europa debe liderar la protección al medio ambiente, pero liderarla no es ponerse una soga al cuello. La estrategia de la movilidad eléctrica perjudica a Europa y beneficia, justamente, al mayor emisor de C02… ¡tócate las narices! Por no decir otra cosa. Y “Tramp” o Trump ha decidido perforar… se podría traducir “pinchar”, más en los USA, aunque sea con el peligroso método del “Fracking” para bajar el precio del petróleo, lo que hará más competitivo a los modelos tradicionales de motor térmico y a los híbridos. Seguimos con la geopolítica y vamos a hablar de materias primas. Y con datos provenientes de una fuente fiable, la Agencia Internacional de la Energía o AIE, que nos cuenta que no hay materias primas para tanto coche eléctrico. El coche eléctrico es un consumidor brutal de recursos, como las famosas tierras raras. Según la AIE para conseguir el objetivo de emisiones fijado para 2050 tendríamos que tener la bonita cifra de 2.000 millones de coches eléctricos… sencillamente, hoy por hoy, las materias primas no paran de subir… lo que hará que los eléctricos, a medio plazo suban de precio y no bajen. He metido este asunto en geopolítica porque a lo mejor esto te abre los ojos sobre el repentino interés de Trump en Groenlandia. Hablemos ahora de motivos comerciales para que los coches eléctricos no sean el futuro. Hablemos de subvenciones. Noruega ya eliminó las ayudas a la compra de coches eléctricos, ahora lo harán previsiblemente los USA y otros muchos vendrán detrás. Sin ayudas, los coches eléctricos se venderán menos… en realidad menos aún. En España según los propios fabricantes, apenas llegan el 5 por ciento del total. Pero hay algo más grave: Según un estudio elaborado por la consultora McKinsey & Company uno de cada tres compradores de coche eléctricos lo cambiaría por uno híbrido o térmico en su próxima compra. Dato que contrasta con que alrededor de un 25 por ciento de usuarios de coches térmicos cambiaria su coche por un eléctrico… Y esto con ayudas… ¿Y sin ayudas? En realidad, dejo para el final la mejor noticia y es que los coches con la llamada “pila de combustible” son ya una realidad. Primero, os explico cómo son. La reacción del hidrogeno con el oxígeno tiene como resultado energía eléctrica y vapor de agua. Con esa electricidad mueves el motor y tienes una batería relativamente pequeña para el coche funcione como un hibrido, recuperando energía en las frenadas y retenciones y para guardar la energía que te pueda sobrar, como hace ahora mismo ya los híbridos de Renault cuando le sobre potencia a su motor térmico y carga las baterías. El resultado es que el coche solo emite vapor de agua, es decir, emisiones contaminantes cero. Como un eléctrico. Pero con una diferencia: Si utilizas el llamado “Hidrogeno Verde” que se consigue con energías renovables o se extrae directamente, el coche de hidrogeno no contamina nada. BMW, Hyundai y Toyota tienen muy adelantados estos trabajos y de hecho te puedes comprar mañana mismo un Toyota Mirai o un Hyundai Nexo movidos por hidrogeno. Así las cosas, el presente son los coches urbanos eléctricos y los híbridos, a ser posible enchufables, para todo uso. Alucino los consumos que en ciudad consigue mi pareja con un simple Renault Clio Híbrido, en torno a los 4 litros a los 100 km… Los grandes y caros coches eléctricos no son hoy por hoy una opción que seduzca. Y por mucho que avance la infraestructura y la técnica, el tema de la recarga no tiene fácil solución. El futuro está claro: Eléctricos en ciudad o cortos recorridos, combustible sintético para determinados modelos deportivos o clásicos, algún hibrido de gasolina o gas e hidrogeno para el resto.

Alberto Ottieri"Scuola per Librai"www.scuolalibraiuem.it42esimo Seminario della Scuola per LibraiUmberto e Elisabetta Mauri 28 - 31 gennaio 2025  Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia Interverranno: Porter Anderson, Javier Arrevola, Jesús Badenes, Alessandro Barbero, Anita Barrella, Michael Busch, Véronique Cardi, Alessandra Carra, Innocenzo Cipolletta, Renata Codello, James Daunt, Johnny de Falbe, Angela Di Biaso, Luca Domeniconi, Mirco Dordolo, Sonia Draga, Giovanni Franza, Stefano Mauri, Giuseppe Mazza, Laura Mulè, Alberto Ottieri, Luca Paleari, Simonetta Pillon, Tiberio Sarti, Edoardo Scioscia, Angelo Tantazzi, Chiara Valerio, Felicitas von Lovenberg.Verranno assegnati il diciannovesimo Premio per Librai Luciano e Silvana Mauri a Vittorio Graziani (Libreria Centofiori di Milano) e la sesta Borsa di lavoro Nick Perren a Chiara Condò (Il Pensiero Meridiano di Tropea).  Verranno inoltre presentati i dati AIE del mercato del libro italiano 2024.Anche quest'anno torna il Seminario di perfezionamento della Scuola per Librai organizzato dalla Fondazione Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri, giunto alla sua quarantaduesima edizione, nel tradizionale appuntamento in quattro giornate presso la storica Fondazione Giorgio Cini di Venezia.  L'annuale Seminario che coinvolge editori e librai italiani e internazionali, organizzato dalla Fondazione Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri con il contributo di Messaggerie Libri e Messaggerie Italiane, e in collaborazione con l'Associazione Italiana Editori, l'Associazione Librai Italiani e il Centro per il Libro e la Lettura, si svolgerà dal 28 al 31 gennaio 2025. I lavori del Seminario apriranno con la Prima giornata martedì 28 gennaio 2025 alle 15.30 con i saluti di benvenuto di Alberto Ottieri (Presidente della Fondazione Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri), Stefano Mauri (Vicepresidente della Fondazione Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri) e Renata Codello (Segretario Generale della Fondazione Cini). Seguiranno gli interventi in collegamento con Innocenzo Cipolletta (Associazione Italiana Editori) e Paolo Ambrosini (Associazione Librai Italiani). Subito dopo avverrà la presentazione delle giornate didattiche a cura di Alberto Ottieri, della Giornata conclusiva a cura di Stefano Mauri, e delle libraie e librai allievi a cura di Luca Domeniconi (Gruppo Feltrinelli). Alle 16.15, l'intervento di Angela Di Biaso (Emmelibri) e Simonetta Pillon (Informazioni Editoriali) Analisi del mercato delle librerie. Alle 17.00 Luca Domeniconi e Edoardo Scioscia (Gruppo Libraccio) introdurranno gli argomenti didattici del Seminario e presenteranno i gruppi di lavoro. Chiuderà la giornata la scrittrice Chiara Valerio, con l'intervento Il paradosso del moscone. C'è differenza tra lettore e libraio? Un suggerimento di Virginia Woolf. La Seconda giornata, mercoledì 29 gennaio, condotta da Luca Domeniconi, sarà dedicata a La gestione della libreria: dall'assortimento al rendiconto finanziario, passando dal servizio al cliente: alle ore 9.00 Tiberio Sarti (Ubik) tratterà il tema de L'identità della libreria; a seguire, alle ore 9.45, Mirco Dordolo (Gruppo Libraccio) parlerà de Il conto economico come strumento di gestione, cui seguirà alle 11.00 l'intervento di Giovanni Franza (Emmelibri) Il rendiconto finanziario a supporto della pianificazione dei fabbisogni della libreria. Alle ore 12.00 la lezione di Anita Barrella (Gruppo Feltrinelli) Il percorso tematico e la redditività dell'assortimento. Nel pomeriggio, alle 14.30, Laura Mulè (Ubik) parlerà del Rifornimento e gestione dell'assortimento, e subito dopo, alle 15.15, Anita Barrella tornerà sul tema dell'assortimento con la lezione La misurazione quantitativa dell'assortimento: la rotazione e il concetto di copertura. Alle 16.00 l'intervento di Giuseppe Mazza (Titamilano.com) Le vendite e il servizio al cliente. Chiuderà la giornata Luca Paleari (Emmelibri) con un intervento sulla Generative AI. La Terza giornata, giovedì 30 gennaio, sarà dedicata invece al lavoro di gruppo e condotta da Alberto Ottieri: al mattino a partire dalle ore 9.00 libraie e librai partecipanti applicheranno quanto appreso nel corso delle giornate precedenti e presenteranno i risultati del loro lavoro con Luca Domeniconi e Edoardo Scioscia. Nel pomeriggio, alle 14.30, verranno consegnati gli attestati di partecipazione, mentre la libraia Veronica Tati, cui l'anno scorso è stata assegnata la quinta Borsa di lavoro Nick Perren, racconterà della sua esperienza nella libreria Hodges Figgis di Dublino. Alle ore 15.00 seguirà la tavola rotonda Come le librerie stanno vincendo la partita (per ora) con Javier Arrevola (Casa del Libro), Michael Busch (Thalia), Alessandra Carra (Gruppo Feltrinelli) e James Daunt (Waterstones e Barnes & Noble). La moderazione sarà a cura di Porter Anderson (Publishing Perspectives). Chiuderà la giornata alle 17.15 Johnny de Falbe (John Sandoe Books) che racconterà i segreti di una delle principali e più amate librerie indipendenti inglesi. La Quarta giornata di venerdì 31 gennaio, a cura di Stefano Mauri e condotta da Giovanna Zucconi, avrà come tema Il libro tra eternità e cambiamento e si aprirà alle 9.30 quando Alberto Ottieri introdurrà e coordinerà gli Scenari economici di mercato; seguiranno gli interventi Proiezioni per il 2025: dove va la spesa delle famiglie italiane? di Angelo Tantazzi (Prometeia) e Il mercato del libro in Italia di Innocenzo Cipolletta (AIE – Associazione Italiana Editori). Alle 10.15 Stefano Mauri e Alberto Ottieri ricorderanno Luciano Mauri, fondatore della Scuola per Librai, nel ventennale della sua scomparsa. In seguito, verranno consegnati i due premi dell'anno: il diciannovesimo Premio per Librai Luciano e Silvana Mauri, assegnato al libraio Vittorio Graziani della Libreria Centofiori di Milano, e la sesta Borsa di lavoro Nick Perren alla libraia Chiara Condò della libreria Il Pensiero Meridiano di Tropea. Si terrà poi alle ore 11.00 la consueta tavola rotonda internazionale sul tema Costanti e variabili del mestiere di editore, coordinata da Stefano Mauri e moderata da Porter Anderson, cui parteciperanno Jesús Badenes (Grupo Planeta), Véronique Cardi (Editions JC Lattès), Sonia Draga (Sonia Draga Publishing House), Felicitas von Lovenberg (Piper Verlag). Alle 12.30 si terrà l'intervento conclusivo dello storico e autore Alessandro Barbero, a cui seguiranno i saluti di chiusura del Seminario di Stefano Mauri e Alberto Ottieri. Il Seminario di Perfezionamento della Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri è da sempre un importante momento di confronto sul mondo del libro, in cui si prendono in esame i diversi aspetti e le criticità proprie di un'attività affascinante e fondamentale per la diffusione della cultura come quella delle librerie: gestione, organizzazione, distribuzione, commercializzazione e promozione. Un laboratorio, dunque, in cui si vuole progettare, discutere, conoscere le dinamiche di un mondo complesso ma sempre vitale che ha al suo centro il libro.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Plundering storms in WoW while FFXIV is looking for maps Streaming MFN in STO celebrating the new year in GW2 and 64 bit servers in LOTRO All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/v-kXEmnJc-Y Open Welcome to episode 432 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And Mkallah is out being classy, I mean attending a training class. This week we are talking to ourselves about games systems, guild activities, and the community. Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into all that shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS In New World, we run group content on Sunday nights. We are working through the expeditions (dungeons) with an eye toward The Hive of Gorgons (raid). Find us on Hudsonland for a fresh start and the legacy server Valhalla. WoW In WoW news, the Battle Royale game Plunderstorm is back, with new pets, a new mount - the Plunderlord's Midnight Crocolisk, and transmog including the Swabbie's Shovel and Oar. You can also purchase Trader's Tender if you haven't maxed that out yet, or use it for next month. There's also a back appearance - Coward's Azure Target - available until Feb 4 for watching a WoW Twitch stream. The Turbulent Timeways timewalking event is ongoing and great for alts. This week the quest is for 5 Warlords of Draenor dungeons and next week we'll head to Legion. Coming soon (TM) Will be the Undermine(d) patch, where we visit the massive underground Goblin capital to learn Gallywix is helping Xal'atath with an important project (and it's not a mani-pedi). Among the features are a customizable, super fast car mount (flying is not available), a quest that awards a rental apartment - which looks like it has bank access, a new dungeon: Operation Floodgate, two new delves with an associated customizable mount: the Gobtrotter. Bran can also now tank, so we can tell him "Don't stand there!" for a change. And in the new Raid - Liberation of Undermine, we help the various goblin cartels unseat Chrome King Gallywix. Grats to Rogues on their very cool pirate themed Tier set. WoW Classic Classic Refresh has some AIE and Lars is in there, Classic Cata has tapered off SWTOR MFN goes well with a few other event nights a week. Running on two servers, pvp nights, etc. All sorcerer Ops night events are coming up too. New and returning players still. Wed ops team needs fill-ins ESO ESO MFN is back from winter break. We've been working on trials and helping each other with endeavors while hanging out and chatting. FFXIV

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Happy 2025 from the AIE podcast! Let the regular MFN schedule resume! Get ready for Warzone Wednesday! Christmas eve looked a bit chaotic And, we are talking amongst ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/YfznTlELh1I Open Welcome to episode #431 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (Hey folks, there is Pain au Chocolat in the guild kitchen). This week we are getting back in the saddle after our holiday break, so we are talking amongst ourselves. Ok, we'll be digging into what we've been doing shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS From Fez: New, hosted Valheim server, is up. Fresh start, fresh seed. Server info is pinned in Nomads. From Bhock: Still on Ashes of Creation, Alpha 2 Phase 2, testing node progression and soon crafting Phase 3 starting mid May, so we're still on schedule From Stask: After a holiday hiatus, the New World crew continues working through expeditions (dungeons) on Sunday nights at 9ish central. We can be found on the fresh start server Hudsonland. WoW Dankinia is leading the Noob Raid after a short winter break. Thank you again Celindre for stepping in and leading the group to its first full clear in my absence. Since Dankinia's return, we've cleared it 2 more times and the Floor Tank counter for the year is already at 6. WoW Classic There are a handful of folks still playing on the fresh servers, last time I checked there is nobody at 60 yet. SWTOR Snowball cannons have been put away and keybinds have been reset to blasters and lightsabers. Mostly. Also, Warzone Wednesdays have returned for the new pvp season. Dynamic encounters are providing a quick-hit way to work toward achievements and Conquest targets. 2025 has started! ESO ESO MFN is back from winter break. We've been working on trials and helping each other with endeavors while hanging out and chatting. https://youtu.be/n1_PQsv03Rk?si=Wb4efaD27oftURA- STO A new year and the game's anniversary is coming. The event typically is at the end of this month or very beginning of February. They just released a new Sol System map with the updated ESD exterior as it was shown in Season 3 of Picard. Unfortunately with the patch that brought in the new art, there have been several bugs. From loadouts dropping, traits unloading, and even for some people equipment being unequipped. They are aware of the issues and hopefully have this all resolved soon(tm). FFXIV

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We have a mini WoW Raid wrap up! Q-ing through a winter wonderland Happy Life Day, Captain Moria makes it LEGENDARY And, it is our final show of the year! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/P-NzuWSQw-c Open Welcome to episode #430 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mkallah - (Holiday baking coming soon to the guild kitchen). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). For the last show of the year, we have some fun giveaways and LOTS of news. Ok, It is the end of the year and we have a TON of news to go over! AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Please check each game for any special holiday schedule! Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS In New World, our jovial band of adventurers continues to explore Aeternum and progress through the expeditions (dungeons) with many laughs and even more slaying. WoW Raid Teams Kiddie Aggro and So Let's Go Skating (aka Slugs) have defeated all bosses in Heroic Nerub-Ar Palace, and Kiddie Aggro did an Achievement run this week for Glory of the Nerub-Ar Raider, which awards Reins of the Shadowed Swarmite. During the photo op in Dornegal, Guild Highly Illogical joined in the fun. Official Noob Raid is on break until Jan 4, 2025 but Celindre will be running Noob Raid After Dark (still family friendly) in the Noob Raid time slot while Kini is away. WoW Classic The guild is created on the Horde side on DreamScythe. Going well, Lars will try to login here to check numbers Big burst to start and perhaps quiet now as expected. WoW Classic Fresh Anniversary Edition: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr6A3z7BDJTLBqR7l5OHRp7hjmCqMLx1c WoW Classic Hardcore 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr6A3z7BDJTJGY61wTpjQdbdXyT_598Xq SWTOR We are locked in battle this week for the planet of Taris in Total Galactic War. So far we have the lead by a margin that keeps fluctuating, so no predictions yet. Guildies, both grouped and solo are contributing this week to our total point score by questing, crafting, dungeons, raids, and pvp. Everything counts. Through passion we gain strength; through strength, power; through power, victory. And through victory we get to have our guild name announced on the planet of Taris every time anyone goes there. Next week, the annual Life Day event starts and on Tuesday night we will be celebrating our efforts in TGW as well throwing a healthy number of snowballs. ESO ESO MFN is on winter break until Jan 3rd 2025, but feel free to group up for holiday events in Kini's absence. FFXIV 7.1 has arrived! With it, new story content, pvp rebalance,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We promise we are not Podfading! We wish you a happy Galactic seasons Go see Kraemer for all of your crafting needs! We have a guild wars two update!!! And, we are our own guests! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/3pH5I_D7d9w Open Welcome to episode 429 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week, we are joined by US!!! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into what we have been doing shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Ashes of Creation - Alpha 2 is on and running, with a few members. We now have a fresh start company (Covenant) in New World on Hudsonland. We are enjoying all the improvements they've made lately. We are also on the legacy server Valhalla. WoW Noob Raid is 7/8 in normal Nerubn-ar Palace. Not bad at all for a bunch of Noobs lead by a professional floor tank. WoW Classic Fresh start servers are coming up in Classic SWTOR The guild is still doing MFN on Tuesday nights at 9pm EST. We are helping everyone get their Galactic Season objectives done. Still have a couple months to finish everything up. The Public Test Server (PTS) is up with content from the next patch 7.6 on it. One of the things being tested are dynamic events, which are like world quests in other games. A new single boss operation is being tested also. Lords of Light has taken it down, but there are some different mechanics that are not working correctly right now. Should be fun when it's in the live game. There are rewards for doing 100 dynamic events and a title for defeating the operation boss. Keep an eye out for groups getting together on the PTS if you want to finish those rewards up. We have four operations (raid) teams that are running different things. Check in the SWTOR channel in discord for when spots are open and subs are needed. There are a couple teams that have some regular spots open. Join up if you want to see some different content in Star Wars: The Old Republic. FFXIV New patch is out, more MSQ, more Alliance Raid, and you can combine level 1 outfits in the glamour dresser so they only take up one slot instead of many. Also, update your adventure plates! ESO We've been attempting some new-to-us trials, with varying degrees of success. Kraemer has all of the mundus stones and crafting stations currently available at his primary residence. Feel free to stop by to use them if you need to. GW2 Extra Life event running until the 19th. Take your toon into Lion's Arch.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... NOOB is back, baby! The Galactic season has been extended The Entire galaxy is on red alert! FFXIV is at a crossroads And, we are talking amongst ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/J0sb-7jQ1Ns Open Welcome to episode #428 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (hey folks, there will be pan au chocolate in the guild kitchen). This week we have a host show! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into what we've been up to in and out of the game shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS There are at least 2 dungeons and dragon ongoing campaigns currently one being run be Dproberts on some sundays and the other by Kraemer29 on saturdays we next meet on october 26th for both scheduling we both have to deal with the epic IRL monster Diablo IV - Vessel of Hatred launches on October 7th at 4 pm PDT with a new class, the Spiritborn, a reduction in base top level to 50, growing to 60 with the expansion, along with a multitude of new difficulty levels, and story. WoW Noob Raid resumed last week and since cross-faction LFR isn't a thing, decided to make an attempt at Normal difficulty. They managed the first boss, but still needed a lot of practice for the second one. Next week is time walking so they will be making another attempt at getting rare mounts with a full clear of Ulduar. WoW Classic With the launch of Season of Discovery Phase 5 on Thursday, September 26 at 22:00 CEST, Blackwing Lair will become available. Blackwing Lair is tuned and intended for ~20 players but the instance is capped at a maximum of 40 players. Blackwing Lair is on a 7-day raid reset timer. Zul'Gurub is tuned and intended for ~10 players, but the instance is capped at a maximum of 20 players. Zul'Gurub is on a twice-weekly raid reset timer. New Raid: The Crystal Vale Prince Thunderaan the Windseeker has broken free from his prison with the release of Phase 5 and will be available to all players as a newly reimagined raid encounter. Thunderaan is tuned and intended for ~20 players but the instance is capped at a maximum of 40 players. The Crystal Vale is on a twice-weekly reset timer. Old Raid: The Molten Core Available with weekly resets starting on September 24th, The Molten Core will become available to raid with an instance capped at a maximum of 40 players. It will remain tuned for 20 players. SWTOR We continue to work through Galactic Season 7, which has been extended 6 weeks.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... October is already going to hell! Or, at least Sanctuary WoW is getting ready for a huge milestone! Happy Star Trek day to all that celebrate! Taking a casual stroll through LOTRO And, in honor of Star Trek day we have Corley here to talk to us about AIE in StarWars The Old Republic All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/plNPWkzzoVg Open Welcome to episode #427 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mkallah: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guests Corley who is here to talk to us about AIE in SWTOR Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into SWTOR shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) (starting up again either the 21st or 28th) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Diablo 4's first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, launches October 8. We'll journey to the jungles of Nahantu to track down Mephisto, with access to a new Spiritborn class and Mercenaries to fight alongside us. The expansion will also introduce the Dark Citadel (a four player raid), and the Kurast Undercity (a time attack dungeon). Season 6 also starts on October 8, with a revamped leveling experience, D4's take on runewords, new endgame activities, and a group finder. Post in the #diablo channel in Discord if you want to join the clan to chat and group with fellow AIE members. See you in Sanctuary! No Man Sky just launched a new update - Aquarius - Fishing! WoW In Wow Retail, players were able to unlock Earthen as an Allied Race following a campaign update this week. The cinematics are glorious! In a coming patch, Drak'thyr will be playable as six additional classes: Hunter, Warlock, Mage, Warrior, Rogue and Priest, with shadow priests getting some cool visuals for their wings. The first Raid of War Within - Nerub-ar Palace - opens September 10 and Queen Ansurak has much to answer for. Blizzard also announced plans for WoW's 20th Anniversary, an event so massive that it's going to run through November and December. Features include a revamped Blackrock Depths raid/dungeon, Timewalking for Deadmines, Dire Maul (both sides), and Stratholme (also both sides). There will also be timey-wimey stuff with Chromie at the Caverns of Time, PvP fun in Alterac Valley, and special Warcraft 3 flavored items at the Trading Post. Among notable loot, there will be a new mount: Coldflame Tempest - a blue version of Ashes of Al'ar, baby Doom Lord battle pets, and an updated Appearance for the Iconic Tier 2 armor sets.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We say farewell to a good friend So, play any games recently? Congradudolences are in order for Corley The RISING is imminent And, we have an interview with Dr Gameology! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/69D8qJllCsU Open Welcome to episode #426 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guest Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann) who is here to talk to us about his new book, The Gamer's Journey. Welcome! Just a note before we get too far into the show. As you may or may not know, AIE lost one of our greats on August 16th. Our dear friend, guildmate, fellow member of FERT, creator of Overly Dramatic news, and podcast co-host, James “Acuzod” Jefferies lost his battle with cancer. He was loved by so many and made all of us who knew him just a little better. He is survived by his amazing wife Jodi, their kids, Jennifer, Kimberly, and Sami, and grandson Nathan. Zod will be remembered for his humor and his kindness, and his voice will live in this podcast, as it is his voice you hear on all of the bumpers! Oh, and if you see Acuzod online, it is his grandson, Nathan, playing on his Papa's account. Ok, we'll be digging into this week's news shortly, but first, let's talk to our esteemed guest, Dr Gamelolgy, himself! GAME NEWS Mkallah- We had you back on the show in episode 389 and you talked about your psych research as it relates to gaming and the gaming persona podcast. Now, it's all come together in your new book, The Gamer's Journey- tell us about the journey and how you got there. Mewkow- Did you find gaming an escape while working on the book, or did it evolve into being in research mode? Tetsemi- What was your biggest surprise while working on The Gamer's Journey? Mkallah (if needed)- And, the big one, where can everyone find your book? Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) - https://drgameology.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrGameology The Gamer's Journey is a book that explores all the stages of the Hero's Journey, but using only video games. The sources of knowledge across the book include mythology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and many others. Almost 200 games were used in the analysis over the 19 chapters. Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gamers-journey-daniel-kaufman-phd/1145608008;jsessionid=72D67ABDB12601FCBA38CEB1CA541A19.prodny_store01-atgap15?ean=9781955406239 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gamers-Journey-Daniel-Kaufman-PhD/dp/1955406235 AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old M...

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Congrats on 60 character deaths, Kini! Don't forget to check the guild bank for your gifts! Red Alert, I repeat, Red Alert! Set your feet on the road to adventure in Middle Earth And, we have Gustytail here to talk to us about AIE in WoW! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/NGSDCMFU7Kw Open Welcome to episode #425 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (Hey guys, there are cinnamon rolls in the guild kitchen, and soon there will be lemon cupcakes, and maybe… let's just say the Guild Kitchen is a mess). This week we are joined by special guests Gustytail who is here to talk to us about AIE in World of Warcraft! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into WoW shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ WoW If you still need the achievement for clearing all three of the current awakened Raids to get the mount, come join Noob Raid and we can help you out. Noob Raid cleared Normal Aberrus on Saturday and Dankinia's floor-tank tally is at 60 deaths(this year)! Hooray for Kini! There are 8 days left to speed level fresh alts to 70 with Pandaria Remix. Thanks to those who have been doing Guild carry runs (including Nagratz during Summer of Love). New event Radiant Echoes in Dalaran helps level current alts and get gear, transmog, pets and a mount (two really, because you get one for each faction). And the new expansion War Within arrives Aug 26. Early access starts Aug 22. Let's all celebrate the return of everyone's favorite cursed Legion Weapon, Xal'atath the Harbinger of the Void! WoW Classic Cataclysm continues to cataclysm, with a few folks still enjoying working their way through the content. SWTOR We conquered Section X last week on Star Forge and Balmorra on Shae Vizla. Prizes are available for everyone in the guild bank gift tabs. Now we are recovering on the beaches of Rishi. For the Empire! ESO For SoL Kramer ran an ESO themed one-shot D&D campaign which from all accounts was a lot of fun. Kraemer has all of the mundus stones and crafting stations currently available at his primary residence. Feel free to stop by to use them if you need to. FFXIV Just a reminder that Map nights are on Saturday's at 9:30 Eastern and right now are requiring that you be level 100 and have flying unlocked in all the Dawntrail zones. Patch 7.0.8 should be coming out sometime this month or early next month, but nothing yet on what it entails,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We have your Summer of Love schedule Summer is patch season Hot times, summer in Nar Shadaa Happy 4th Anniversary to our friends over at Fleet Action Report We are talking amongst ourselves- which means Dawntrail chat! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/SjETWH9c5jI Open Welcome to episode #424 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (when is fig season again? I need to have chocolate fig cakes in the guild kitchen!). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week, we are talking amongst ourselves! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into what we have been up to shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ AIE Summer of Love - Events WoW Retail: Sat 7/27 at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific - WoW Trivia with Gustytail (Discord, Noob Raid Prime channel) Sun 7/28 at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific "What's the Buzz?" D&D with Mementh Info and sign up in AIE Discord dnd-with-mementh Mon 7/29 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific - "Help! Help! I'm locked out of my Mage Tower!" D&D with Duskmire - info and sign up in AIE Discord dnd-with-Duskmire *Please sign up early so the DM's can answer any questions and better prepare. Wed 7/31 at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific - Remix Race: We'll be speed leveling Pandaria-Remix alts to 70 Thurs 8/1 at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific - Lore night with Anirra. We gather in various locations to tell a story about our character or something in WoW. The previous event was a lot of fun! Fri 8/2 at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific - Remembrance Day - Meet at the Shrine of the Fallen outside Crossroads to remember friends and family, then parade to Orgrimmar for fireworks & BBQ NOMADS WoW There's a big content patch coming (Warbands, Skyriding (aka Dragonriding for other flying mounts), new quests. The War Within™ Pre-Expansion Content Update Goes Live July 23 - WoW WoW Classic Life is very quiet on the Cataclysm classic front. Many of us have been playing in Pandaria Remix, and the Stale Puft Raid team will be a retail raid team in the War Within. TWW (Tdub) looks to be amazing! So we will remain in the Classic worlds but with a very reduced presence. The lights will remain on, but there probably won't be very many people on line. If anyone needs to reach us for anything, please reach out in the ?wow-classic channel and ping an @officer . We remain happy to help out as we can, but the cadence will be very slow paced. We may come back, but nobody knows. It's summer in a galaxy far, far away,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Destiny 2- the Light and the Dark Shhhhhh, no spoilers So much to do in SWTOR before June 25 (less than) Two weeks before early access in FFXIV And, we have the Floor Tank, Dankinia, here to talk to us about AIE in ESO! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/O-xAhuox5Bg Open Welcome to episode #423 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guests Dankinia who is here to talk to us about AIE in ESO Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into ESO shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Destiny 2 - New expansion launched, new activities, new weapons. It is the conclusion of what Bungie is calling the light and dark saga where we fight the big bad from the last 10 years. They did some new really neat stuff like a 12 player activity that unlocked when the new raid had been completed by a team. Overall it has been getting very positive reviews. WoW oob Raid cleared up to final boss Sarkareth in Aberrus on Saturday night and in coming weeks will be working on getting people the Awakened Raid achievement. Defeating all bosses in Vault of the Incarnates, Aberrus and Amirdrassil on Normal difficulty awards the Voyaging Wilderling Mount. Planning has begun for AIE's Summer of Love event, which will run July 27 (26?) through August 2nd (Remembrance Day). In WoW, we'll have a Lore Night and a WoW Trivia night, as well as pet and toy giveaways. The next expansion, The War Within has a launch date of Aug 26 - with early access Aug 22 for people who pre-purchased the Epic Edition. Beta access has opened and there are spoilers out there. Please respect others by not discussing big revelations in Guild chat or Discord (unless it's hidden). Meanwhile players are busy finishing up achievements and leveling alts - many of them in Pandaria Remix. It's a wicked good time! We'll also have a new playable dwarf race, The Earthen, in War Within. It seems only fair that they should be unlocked on Day One for Earthen Ring server, right? Here is a picture of Gusty on the Voyaging Wilderling Mount WoW Classic Our Stale-Puft Marshmallow raid team has had one raid night so far, in which we came 10% away from full clearing normal Blackwing Descent 10m, off to a strong start! The only Cata news of note is Blizzard recently changed valor to be a rolling seasonal cap, like how conquest points already worked,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... MoP Remixed is getting us ready for a War Within You have less than a month to sign up for the Tales of Tribute Tournament 6! Skip, Skip, Skip to Dawntrail STO heard you wanted more Borg Buckle Up, Folks, we have Max and Sema here to talk AIE in SWTOR! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/Rv_iM27N8B4 Open Welcome to episode #422 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (Hey, folks, there is a summer strawberry cake in the Guild Kitchen). This week we are joined by special guests Sema & Max who are here to talk to us about AIE in SWTOR Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into SWTOR shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 - 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 - 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO - 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR - 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) - 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) - 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO - 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO - 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) - 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) - 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Starfield, Lars has a continuing series, highlighting his playthrough, via Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@larsgagnergaming No Man's Sky just launched a new expedition V Rising server has an AIE crew continuing to hunt ARK is live and between expansions Fallout 76 has a spike in interest and will have a big update/expansion later in June Diablo season 4 is progressing and looks fun Stask is continuing to dabble in New World WoW In WoW retail, the Mists of Pandaria - Remix event is off to a roaring start and many Guildies already have multiple level 70's. It's a great way to level alts for The War Within (with Beta starting June 5) and there's a ton of transmog, mounts, toys and pets to collect. Chen Stormstout's Hat and Keg? Theramore tabard? Yes Please! Saturday's Noob Mythics became a Remix run instead, and Raid Team Kiddie Aggro did Siege of Orgrimmar last week. Alliance Team Hell Froze Over may Remix Raid this week. Noob Raid cleared all but final boss Fyrakk in Awakened Amirdrassil on Saturday. Thanks as always to Dankinia our fearless floor tank! Also, Darkmoon Faire is up and the June Trading post arrived with a heartbreakingly cute assortment of summer gear including the Pearlescent Goblin Wave Shredder (a flying surfboard), Water Blaster BL (gun) a murloc floaty belt, lots of swimwear and a rainbow beach chair. More tendies needed! WoW Classic Sema has an update!!! Cataclysm launched, with little issue, it's been a pretty calm release. The guild has been busy doing content, and dungeons, and leveling professions. It's fun to see these zones again, and the dungeons as well. Several of us on the raid team have never raided these raids when it was current, so we are looking forward to it!

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Grats to the NOOBS! Zombies in SPACE Dawntrail is on the horizon Big congrats to our friends on Fleet Action Report! And, Looci is here to talk about WoW Classic! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/_SxxArmSrk0 Open Welcome to episode #421 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (Hey folks, con is next week- grab me some tea while you are in the guild kitchen). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guests Looci who is here to talk to us about AIE in WoW Classic Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into WoW shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS We have a few people on a private V Rising server now that the game has gone to a 1.0 release. It's a fun, Vampire themed crafting survival action combat game. Diablo Season 4: Loot Reborn is now live and is seemingly doing very well and players are really liking the updates. We have Diablo regulars in there checking it out and I'm sure they can offer help and guidance to anyone looking to jump back in. Other Nomads stuff is happening this week in Fallout 76, ARK, and Starfield as well. WoW Noob Raid successfully cleared Timewalking Ulduar, and congrats to two players for obtaining the rare mounts Invincible and Mimiron's Head. Aside from Noob Raid, the excitement is all about Remix: Mists of Pandaria, a limited time, speed leveling event that launched Thursday for Retail WoW. Quite a few players have reached level 70 already and are working on more toons while gathering numerous transmog items, mounts and pets. Many alts! Handle it! The characters can join current guilds but won't be on live servers until the new expansion, The War Within. AIE opened our second Alliance guild, Amicitia, to make room for the new alts. A few people had trouble pronouncing the guild name, so it's now known as Amy. Welcome Amy! WoW Classic See Game Notes SWTOR This past week was Rakghoul week and if that means nothing to you, just picture swtor's version of zombies. There is no cure, we just have to kill them. A lot. Including a giant one with no eyes that we managed to dispatch on Tuesday during MFN. The double xp event is over, but it's still a good time to level as it's basically pretty quick in this game. For tips, join us in discord. There is a lot of chatter about the best/most-fun way to do things. Friday fun happened on Shae Vizla server this week where we knocked out some Uprisings and Heroic weeklies. Next week,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... For some reason, Fallout is really popular right now! The Dark Heart cometh Cata is in pre-launch… again! So much new in SWTOR And, we are talking to ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/W9rJJr886XQ Open Welcome to episode #420 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah- and, since it's 420, there are plenty of munchies in the guild kitchen! To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). We are chatting with ourselves this week!! Ok, we'll be digging into what we've been doing in and out of game shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Just a reminder, we'll be starting announcements for Summer of Love in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out on the AIE Discord for all the announcements and events. If anyone would like to host their own event or help with events, feel free to tag @officer in the AIE Discord with your ideas. Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - You all get a day off! Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Friday - FFXIV(Magical Misc Tour) 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - WoW Classic Hardcore 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Fallout 76 has been popping. The Alien Invasion event last week and this week has a few of us engaged there. The show was great and what sparked interest. WoW Confront Xal'atath When Dark Heart Arrives on May 7 Mark your calendars for the release of the next content update for Dragonflight—Dark Heart— on May 7! Dive into the final chapter of Dragonflight as it sets the stage for the upcoming expansion—The War Within™, sojourn into new questlines, Heritage Armor sets for Draenei and Trolls, six new hair colors for Kul Tiran Humans, access to all Dragonflight quests regardless of Renown for maximum-level characters, and more. https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24090236/confront-xalatath-when-dark-heart-arrives-on-may-7 WoW Classic Cataclysm classic pre-patch is live, and Deathwing is claiming lives randomly in the zones around his lair. Not a smooth pre-patch at all, Blizzard outdoing itself this time. This are getting more stable, even with goblins and worgens running around. May 20th will be Cataclysm launch, with only 15 months until the following expansion. SWTOR This week we had a livestream about Game Update 7.5, "Desperate Defiance", which is due this spring, possibly even this month. We will be getting a new pvp season, a new game system called Ventures, and a new Spring Event. The game continues to get art updates--this time for the planet Hutta. The Public Test Server is up now and players are able to test the new Ventures. The Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival looks like a co...