Podcasts about AWI

HEPEX (Hydrologic Ensemble Prediction EXperiment) is a global community of researchers and practitioners in hydrological ensemble prediction. It brings together people contributing and working on specific topics related to hydrological forecasting and hydrometeorological ensemble prediction. The group recently held its 20th anniversary workshop at The University of Alabama, hosted by the Alabama Water Institute and CIROH. Dr. Ilias Pechlivanidis, co-chair of HEPEX and associate professor and senior researcher in hydrology at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, explains what HEPEX is and why hydrological ensemble prediction is important. Visit HEPEX: https://hepex.org.au  About AWI: Website: http://awi.ua.edu Join the conversation on AWI's social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaWaterInstitute X/Twitter: https://x.com/alabamawater Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alabama_water LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/alabama-water-institute YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlabamaWaterInstitute

Australia's rural property market is primed for a big year, with foreign investors tipped to make the most of an exchange rate in their favour, want to improve your crop yield, South Australian research says plant native vegetation nearby and US president Donald Trump has announced more tariffs today, this time on aluminium and steel imports.

CFS warns of a significant smoke haze drifting across SA from out of control fires in Western Victoria, new research shows the money spent on marketing wool has no significant impact on the price of wool, and a new trial on some of SA's key freight routes should mean less paperwork and red tape for truck operators.

More than 3600 donated hay bales delivered across South Australia over the long weekend as drought continues, agricultural leaders recognised in Australia Day honours, and Australian Wool Innovation lauds its latest ad campaign as a success.

Speciale aflevering van onze Alone-serie met deelnemer Awi, die prachtig vertelt over zijn deelname aan het survivalprogramma. Hij vertelt hoe zwaar het is, zelfs voor iemand die voor zijn werk expedities leidt in de wildernis. Awi deelt ook de inzichten die hij heeft opgedaan in Noorwegen. Hij zal nooit meer dezelfde zijn.

Er gebeurt veel! Menno blijft maar bouwen en innoveren, Daan krijgt heimwee, Niels heeft het beste vlot en Anton tekent op stenen. Marie-José en Awi moeten helaas vertrekken. Ligt het aan henzelf of hadden ze gewoon mindere plekken?

We face a variety of critical issues these days that all seem to be culminating at one big crossroads, and the interconnection of them all can make it very difficult to find a way to move forward in a progressive, ethical and decolonial way to create a better future. So how the heck do we do just that? I was joined by Rande Cook and Mark Worthing, two members of Awi'nakola, at their annual Tree of Life Gathering to learn about the values they embody as an NGO and how that determines their methodology and actions in the world. As many larger organisations, businesses and goverments frantically search for quick-fix 'profitable' solutions to these issues, the wholistic grassroots approach taken by Awi'nakola sure is refreshing to see, and may actually be the key to the change we all really need. To learn more about Awi'nakola, visit them at https://awinakola.com/ or @_treeoflife on Instagram. Each episode of Nerdy About Nature makes a donation to a non-profit of the guests choosing using funds from Patreon supporters, and in this episode Rande chose to give his donation to the ⁠Ma'amtagila Nation & Mark gave to Orcalab. Nerdy About Nature is an independent passion project that relies on support from folks like you.  If you're enjoying this podcast and videos, help me keep making them by joining the Patreon family. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Got Questions?  Want Stickers?  Want community?  Wanna engage?  Do it all as a Patreon member, it's easy! You can also make a one-time donation, get NAN merch, resources and more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.NerdyAboutNature.com

2023 haben die Klimaforscher:innen einen ungewöhnlichen Anstieg der globalen Temperaturen gemessen und konnten sich bisher nicht erklären, woher das kam. Helge Gössling vom AWI hat mit Kollegen nachgerechnet und einen Kandidaten gefunden: Das Rückstrahlvermögen der Erde hat abgenommen.

Auf dem Bremerhavener Weihnachtsmarkt erwartet Euch eine exklusive Genussführung und Matthias vom AWI berichtet vom Konzert der "ArcWatchers" am Nordpol.

Australian wool growers vote to maintain the current 1.5% levy on wool sales via WoolPoll, SA's professional fishers worry their efforts to protect the state's fish stocks are being skewed by a growing recreational sector, and the timber industry wants to expand the use of technology to detect forest fires early.

Bec Malseed, who manages AWI & RIST's Lifetime Ewe Management course, in her spare time is a female central/field umpire in her local country footy regional league. It's fair to say that she is trailblazing a path for other women and girls to follow - in 2023, she became the first female field/central umpire in senior mens football in the Mininera & District Football League. Her conversation with Ferg puts a spotlight on her experiences breaking into this traditionally male-dominated space, highlighting the importance of communication, seeing different perspectives and building resilience - in umpiring, as well as in life outside of sport. The conversation also covers how sport strengthens rural communities, helping people move through challenging periods. Bec shares her hopes of encouraging more women to get involved in umpiring and reflects on the personal growth she's gained from her time in the game.Key role of communication Importance of rural sports and community-buildingHow umpiring has built Bec's personal resilienceBeing able to see different perspectives, both on the pitch and offHead Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited. We help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best: info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

Warum hat das AWI die Kieselalgen im Griff und die Schwämme nicht? Und warum ist der Pinguin das Vorbild für den Flugzeugbau?

Rob is joined by John Francis, Director at Agrista and the author of a recent AWI report into the profitability of specialised wool sheep enterprises.  John discusses the data, modelling and outcomes of the recent report into why there is a profit argument for staying in wool.  https://www.wool.com/globalassets/wool/news--events/2024/why-stay-in-wool-sheep/why-say-in-wool-sheep---report-by-john-francis-of-agrista.pdf 

Farmers from across the country gather to protest ag policy at Parliament House in Canberra, Ag Minister Collins says the government won't be backflipping on the live sheep export ban, and AWI asks farmers to increase the levy they pay for research and marketing programs.

The first round of voluntary water buybacks from the Murray-Darling Basin opens, South Australian wool producers encouraged to vote in this year's Wool Poll, and Elsie Johnson is named state winner of the 2024 Young Rural Ambassador Award.

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Die stellvertretende Direktorin des AWI über ihre Foschung auf Helgoland und Sylt, und über unser Verhältnis zueinenader und zur Erde.

AWI wants more wool producers to vote in this year's Wool Poll

W wiadomościach przygotowanych przez Olgę Siemaszko słyszymy o kolejnych sankcjach USA i Kanady wobec Białorusi - 10 osób i 12 firm znajduje się na liście sankcji amerykańskiego ministerstwa skarbu, w tym firmy które z Białorusią tylko współpracują. Dodatkowo, Kancelaria Prezydenta RP ujawniła że Andrzej Duda się spotkał z przedstawicielami zarządu Awiązku Polaków na Białorusi, który jest ścigany przez reżim Łukaszenki. - Gościem audycji jest Irena Biernacka, działaczka Związku Polaków na Białorusi, która rozmawia o Andrzeju Poczobucie, białoruskim opozycjoniście, w kontekście jego uwięzienia. Według Ireny Biernackiej, szans na polepszenie się sytuacji należy szukać w słabości Łukaszenki i jego reżimu. Łukaszenko może z samego strachu wypuścić Poczobuta, on może się bać, że ludzie się nie uspokajają i to jest słabość Łukaszenki. Andrzeja uwięziono, tylko dlatego, że jest Polakiem i tylko dlatego, że jest wolny. W wywiadzie również o białoruskich więzieniach jako miejscach kaźni: To, co się robi zwykłym ludziom w więzieniach, robi się przeciwko sobie, przeciwko następnym pokoleniom. Musimy pamiętać o każdym więźniu politycznym, każde życie jest bezcenne.

Czy kiedyś było lepiej? Brawurowo dyskutują: Drużyna Aprof. Tomasz Grzyb, Uniwersytet SWPS, Wrocław dr Anna Łosiak, Instytut Nauk Geologicznych PANDrużyna Bprof. Michał Kopczyński, Uniwersytet Warszawskidr Alicja Puścian, Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej PANDebata odbyła się 17 lutego 2024 r. w Centrum Nauki Kopernik, podczas III Urodzin Radia Naukowego. Urodziny RN to spotkanie patronów, naukowców i przyjaciół podcastu. Wydarzenie na taką skalę było możliwe dzięki naszym wspaniałym partnerom. Centrum Nauki Kopernik użyczyło przestrzeni, Video Brothers Music zapewnili zdjęcia i nagrania. Ekipa Patronite.pl pomogła nam organizacyjne. Finansowo wsparła nas firma WASKO SA.Zobacz wideo z debaty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3a-dYd9iX8 Działamy dzięki https://patronite.pl/radionaukowe

This week on the podcast, Darren Spencer, President of the Western Australian Shearing Industry Association (WASIA), discusses some of the key issues faced by the wool industry, as well as how wool producers and the shearing industry can work together more effectively in the future.First up, Darren runs us through what WASIA has done to address the much talked about “shearers' shortage”. In the wake of COVID, it was obvious to WASIA that there were not enough new entrants coming into the Australian shearing industry, “So, that meant we had to actually do some training,” he explains. “Through AWI, there was a lot more emphasis put on training new entrants and novices. For the first time ever, you could see guys go to a shearing school, learn how to shear, shearing 50 or 60 a day and they could jump on a stand because the stands were empty.” Darren says they now have enough shearers in WA and the emphasis has shifted to upskilling them. WASIA have noticed a shortage in shed staff, so that is their new focus.The next question, if we have enough shearers, is how do we retain them in the industry?WASIA and AWI have developed the “Safe Sheds - The Shearing Shed Safety Program”. The aim is to help improve safety and efficiency in the shearing shed. The program assists woolgrowers to identify what needs to be fixed and provides a process to follow. “We developed the program and also developed an app with it. The program is set up with four parts. You have an induction, a pre-shearing, a post-shearing and a main full inspection program,” explains Darren.“That was set up so that we could go to a shed, preferably well before shearing, and run through the program with the farmer and leave him with a list or whatever that needed to be fixed and we could discuss with him the priorities about what needed to happen first,” says Darren. Follow the link below to find this great resource: https://www.wool.com/globalassets/wool/people/shearing-sheds-and-sheep-yard-design/shearing-shed-assessment-manual.pdf.Shearing is an incredibly demanding task and Darren emphasises how important it is for farmers to keep thinking about how they can make the job easier for shearers. There are recent innovations in shearing shed design, such as race delivery systems, that can improve productivity, as well as reduce physical strain on shearers.Thanks to our sponsors, Heiniger, for setting up this interview. Darren has great insight into the core issues within the shearing industry and we think this episode is a must-listen for all woolgrowers! Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

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Dr. Toby Ault is an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences and the director of graduate studies for atmospheric sciences at Cornell University. Ault joins us for this episode to discuss various climate topics, including megadroughts. Ault's research coalesces around three areas of inquiry related to emergent climate risks: (1) estimating the risk of prolonged drought under climate change; (2) understanding the dynamics of seasonality, particularly spring; and (3) characterizing variations in the Tropical Pacific on timescales of decades to centuries, and their influence on global climate. His methods entail data synthesis from observational sources as well as numerical and statistical modeling. The nature of his work is therefore highly interdisciplinary, affording him the opportunity to collaborate closely not only with climate scientists and modelers, but with colleagues in many other disciplines, including geography, paleoclimatology, and ecology. Join the conversation on AWI's social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaWaterInstitute Twitter: https://twitter.com/alabamawater Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alabama_water LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/alabama-water-institute YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlabamaWaterInstitute  Website: http://awi.ua.edu

After last episodes Paintbrush Geek Out its time to return to the regular format of the show with one of the hobbies premier rule writers. Dave Brown broke into the world of wargames rules with his Napoleonic set General de Brigade and since then has developed successful sets of rules in both WW2 and the ACW, with other taking forward the basic system into the AWI, Seven Years War and late 19th Century Europe. Dave has recently joined forces with the toofatlardies to reinvigorate his earlier rules and we now have another holy trinity of O Group, Pickett's Charge and General de Armee. We cover all the usual sections and have a good laugh through the quiz and Wargames Room 101. We have a quick chat about the forthcoming GdeA2 but mostly its me asking him how long it took to think of the name. Its a long one, over 3 hours so make sure you have a couple of pints of milk in so you can keep the brews coming ! Next episode will be my Golden Jubilee so I will be having special guests Nick Skinner and Rich Clarke on to celebrate their remarkable achievement of getting two rule sets in the final of the recent World Cup of Wargames Rules. Until then, Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for E-Commerce Poonam Goyal discusses Amazon posting robust sales and profit growth as they indicated that its cloud unit is regaining momentum. Terrence Yang, Managing Director at Swan Bitcoin, shares his thoughts on Sam Bankman-Fried testifying at FTX fraud trial. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts provide the details Aisha's Businessweek story Elon Musk's Year of Owning X Made a Mess of Twitter's Business. And we Drive to the Close with Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager at Rational Dynamic Brands Fund. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.     FULL TRANSCRIPT:     This is Bloomberg Business Wait inside from the reporters and editors who bring you America's most trusted business magazine, plus gloom O Business Finance and tech news the Bloomberg Business Week Podcast with Carol Messer and Tim Stenebek from Bloomberg Radio. Just all right, folks, were staying with the markets, and actually really two particular names, because as we just talked about, we've got stocks near their lows, some nervousness, the S and P ten percent down from its peak in July. But if you look at something like an Amazon, which makes up about five and a half percent of the Nasdaq one hundred, nearly three point four percent of the S and P five hundred earlier, helping send stocks hire in the session, you've got Amazon really rallying in a big way and holding on to tim most of its gains today yep, seven percent as we speak, help sending stocks overall higher at least earlier. In this from Carol, although the broader market has slipped since then. Intel is also higher on the day today. The company in the midst of attempted to turn around, in which the CEO Pat Gelsinger commented on saying the chipmaker is quote clearly coming back. We're gonna spend this time right now taking a look at both of these two very closely washed companies in the tech world. Let's start with Amazon. Let's do that and with us right now is Punam Goyle. She is Bloomberg Intelligence Senior analyst for e commerce at Leisure, off Price Retail on Zoom from New Jersey. Punham, I'm so glad we have you here. As we always do when we want to talk to Amazon, you focus on the retail side of this company, but to be fair, you look at it holistically. What was the impressive or what impressed you about the earnings and the color on the business when it comes to Amazon. Yes, thanks Carol. So there were really two things. You know, Amazon has two really big businesses. One is the cloud business and one is the retail business. And let's start with the retail business. I think the retail business it particularly well built. On the one PE and three P side. Sales are much stronger than expect did and that's a really good sign going into holidays, because we know that the consumers are clearly stretched for their dollars, but they're finding value in Amazon. Amazon's able to push this value again to them through crime days and deal days that they'll have I think throughout the Christmas season with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc. So we think that's good going into holiday. And then on the AWUS side, the fact that they were more optimistic than their peers on the cloud business thing strength with stabilization was really encouraging to hear on the call, and we are very positive on the cloud business longer term. The margins there thirty percent plus were obviously nice to see too, and we do think that cloud business in the longer term with scale will be over forty percent. So put them Why did sales for AWS just missed expectations? And I was a little confused by this move yesterday I said it on air. I thought AWS was kind of everything, and that's you know what either it beat or missed was what moved the company's stock. Why are you optimistic and why are investors still pushing shares higher even if there was that miss on APUs? I mean, I guess it depends on how you look at this, right, So twelve percent versus the twelve point four percent estimate, in my eyes, isn't really a bigness it was in line with what they did last quarter, meaning the second quarter. So the twelve percent gains relative to what we heard at both Google and Microsoft wasn't that bad. And I think really the icing on the cake here is on the call when Andy Jazzy came on and he spoke about how that they're seeing stabilization from those trends even into the fourth quarter. I think that was just really encouraging. We all know that spending will pick up in a matter of time. Businesses have to move towards integrating more cloud into their network as well as they need to spend more on AI. So Amazon is very well positioned for AWS growth in the longer turn. And the fact that they are stabilizing was good news to us and I think that's how the market received it too. Can you make the Amazon Ai connection here? I think a lot of people might not be familiar with why you know boush and AI will help AWS. Yeah, so boost and AI helps not only a WS, but it also helps the retail text business. So when you think about what AI does, it basically helps build the models and interpret data and models for businesses. So the fact that AWI can lean on new AI technologies and embed that into its infrastructure. It's going to help companies use that and leverage that in their own businesses. The retails side, oh keep going, no, no, no, keep going, keep going. On the retail side, you know, AI has been doing phenomenal things, especially generative AI, where it's helping you predict demand, it's helping you streamline inventory, and it's helping you personalize, which is describing conversion higher and industry that typically, especially online, it's very low conversion rates. So does it make sense that I always think about, you know, when we first learned about AWS and they start breaking it out right because of all the streaming that was going on, and you're like, I don't really care who supplies the content. We're just making sure we have the pipe to get it to you basically, right, And that's what AWS was just so involved in the early days. Is that kind of akin to with AI that people are going to need the infrastructure, the backbone, and are they going to be involved in that part. So it's software, right, So AI basically it's software that's powered through AWUS and that they're integrating and embedding into the cloud platform. So as businesses need to become more agile and move on to the cloud. AI can only be done on the cloud, so you need that, you need that support. And for businesses that don't have it, which money don't, they will need to either tap into Amazon, Awus or Google or Microsoft in one of them. But keep in mind Amazon is the largest cloud rider of the thirty. All right, good stuff, as always, so appreciated, Have a great week and put them Goil Bloomberg Intelligence, Senior analyst for e Commerce at leisure and off price Retail on zoom from New Jersey. You're listening to the Bloomberg Business Week podcast. Catch us live weekday afternoons from three to six Eastern Listen on Bloomberg dot com, the iHeartRadio app, and the Bloomberg Business App, or watch us live on YouTube. Well going on in the world of crypto this week Sam Bakman freed testifying at his own fraud trial. He says a lot of people got hurt over FTX, so that he's not entirely sure about the FTX. Alameda Fund flows. Alameda, of course, is the hedge fund, and then there's also the actual crypto market. Carol Bitcoin enjoying a solid week up roughly twelve percent, and you know you got you got to kind of throw that number out there with six two thousand one. Oops, that was Yeah, that was the past. You gotta throw that number out there with the understanding that it trades twenty four to seven. So if you say that number and you know you gotta, you ought to always be looking at it. It's all happening amid hopes of fresh demand from the possible approval in coming weeks of the first US ETF investing directly in bitcoin. Gotta tell you, we got a live blog that's tracking the testimony and what's going on in the courthouse today. Let's get to it though. We've got our weekly check on the world of crypto. We have with us Terrence Yang, managing director of Fintech, Law, Tech Privacy at Swan Bitcoin. It's a platform that allows people to buy bitcoin, including in iras, and he is joining us on Zoom from Los Angeles, California. Terran's nice to have you here with us. I feel like the world of crypto is focused and maybe rightfully so, on what's going on with SBF and FTX. What about the trial and the testimony are you watching very closely? And maybe what it means potentially for the crypto world going forward. I am watching closely. Great to see again, Carol. Bottom line, I think a couple of things. Defense finally present their case. When they do the cross examinations right, it's usually to create doubt about the credibility of the prosecution witnesses. It is not to present their case. And now they're doing that. I think Sam got very lucky and the defense countcil got very lucky to have sort of this mock trial profit yesterday with a judge, and now Sam seems to be doing a better job. He has a tendency to me under, but he's getting the point across. Do you know him, Terrence, You're you're kind of you're talking to You're using his first name and whereas a lot of people you know use his initials. Do you know Sam Bankman freed? No? No, I do not. But how are you following the trial? I follow through X They have a lot of goods, good information, but also at Bloomberg dot com and some other sites. I agree about Bloomberg dot com. There's some great stuff there. Our lifelog is really really good. Now I'm just curious because it's you know, we we're not getting We have to rely on you know, reporting from there, whereas in so many other instances we can actually watch live feeds from what's going on in the courtroom, and you know, we rely on court sketches and impressions Carol from our reporters who are there. So it's you know, it's a different experience I think for people who are observing you don't you know, you don't necessarily see the way he's feeling, at least according to our own interpretations. So talk more about about what you're seeing and what you're reading from the trial. Terrence. Yeah, sure, So based on what I'm reading and seeing, the defense is presenting a case since presenting the case that Caroline is basically the one to plane did not hedge he had doubts about her abilities right, and its thinking of shutting down Alameda and other things. So you just need really one juror to get a hung jury. One jur who thinks there's reasonable doubt does not cave. So someone who's a little bit strong minded, because it would be eleven to one. But that can happen, and then on retrial, what might happen with the black rock and fidelity ATF's happening. Arguably, we're in a bull market FTX with John Ray, who's excellent in my opinion, at this sort of thing, clawing back assets, maybe doing a turnaround and so forth. You could have a situation where maybe people don't care as much because, for example, the investment anthropic and other things mean that everybody gets paid, or at least the FTX investors get paid whole kind of cents on the dollar that's possible by the time they retry, and so that might be how he gets off. See it as kind of a two step process, just because there's so much evidence against him. Terrence. What's productive though for the crypto industry here in terms of the outcome of this trial specifically, so I part ways with my crypto friends, some of them are friends with in real life even today, but I am bitcoin only and I think that there needs to be and there will be massive cleanup in crypto. You see that with Senator Lummis and others kind of asking the government to the DOJ to the side kind of get off the block or not and just issue indictments or make a decision on CZ and finance. But also tether I think Tether's okay, but I don't want to get into that. I think the main point is we have massive tailwinds for bitcoin because of Blackrock, Fidelity and two other trillion dollar plus asset managers all applying for a spotpitcoin ETF and that looks like it's going well. On the other hand, you have crypto which has destroyed many Americans, especially poor and middle class, of their life savings through these pump and dumps, these digital penny stops, that these casinos are basically underregulated, casinos are basically shilling on the American public, and that does not looks so good. I think that's less promising because of all the securities violations and allegedly crimes against committed by SBF potentially as cz in Binance will see a fee. Actually, are you worried about the implications of people changing the way they're thinking about crypto because of SBF and other people who are in the crosshairs of law enforcement Terance that people are saying, Okay, I'm just gonna throw in the towel, because well, look look at the performance and two sure and two look at the people who we thought were reputable. I mean, they named stadiums and had Super Bowl ads. I am not. The reason is because I'm a long term believer in bitcoin. I think five to ten decades out bitcoin should be very valuable. There are other threats to it, with Finsen and other things that the government's doing that's not good. It's under reported for now. I'm sure Bloomberg will fix that and others. But bottom line, I'm not worried because look, there's been a mess, was a massive bubble in twenty twenty one and crypto and bitcoin and the fallout from the bear market and the destruction, and there needs to be a cleanup. I think it's really naive to think that, you know, this is bad for bitcoin, because bitcoin has enduring values and it doesn't have a CEO. It's not a security Hey, terms, forgive me for jumping in. We've just got a couple of minutes left here. But I'm thinking, you know, there might be people listening or watching are broadcast right now listening to you and say, yeah, I get it that there needs to be a cleaning out. That makes sense, right. We certainly saw that in the Internet, you know, in dot com bust, right, there were some things that really made sense and there are a lot of things that didn't. Having said that, you know, you're at SWAN Bitcoin and you're of course going to say bitcoin is the one to follow, and that has legs here. So what would you say to somebody like that that you're basically forgive me, for lack of better words, talking your book. No, no, I am talking my book. I think you do want people to talk their book and reveal it and explain it. I used to be in crypto. I was retired when Corey Klipston, our wonderful founder and CEO, pulled me like made a job offer to come out of retirement. So a lot of time, you're two younger. I was paid on Wall Street. I'm older than I look, and I was overpaid on Wall Street. And I was living frugally taking care of my aging parents. But anyway, so bottom line, I would say at SWON, we have people on a mission to help other people get bitcoin before Wall Street and government supply on the bitcoin. If we're right, and I think we are, that this is the ultimate hard money asset for the future because it's digital, it's bare, it's very hard to stop, very hard to confiscate and take away and incredibly finite at only twenty one million bitcoin. So in my view, it's okay to be have a view, but you have to reveal why and you have to justify it, like defend your position right. Transparency is going to be crucial. But I still try to get my head around this idea of the purity of what bitcoin and maybe blockchain are supposed to be. You know, but then are you opening up doors to a lack of oversight and then problems? So then how do you balance that with some kind of oversight that really makes it safe and secure. But that's going to be something we have to hold for next time and a future conversation because we do have to run. Terrence, thanks for spending time with us. Terrence yang Maaging director a fintech law tech at Privacy over at Swan Bitcoin, as we said, a platform that allows people to buy bitcoin, including their iras, which would really open it up to a lot of people. You're listening to the Bloomberg Business Week podcast. Catch us live weekday afternoons from three to six Eastern on Bloomberg Radio, the Bloomberg Business app, and YouTube. You can also listen live on Amazon Alexa from our flagship New York station. Just say Alexa playing Bloomberg eleven thirty. All right, it's hard to believe that a year has passed since Elon Musk bought Twitter. It seems like three years to be honest. Anyway, since then, he has made the social media service smaller in almost every way. About thirteen percent fewer users signed on each day in September compared with the last October. That's according to some data from aptopia. Yeah, also, Carol, I don't like it anymore? Can I just put it out there? Yeah, that's fair. I think that's fair to say. The company employs about fifteen hundred people yep, down from seventy five hundred days that Musk bought it. And this is probably perhaps most relevant in my life. I was relatively early on Twitter, and it was like such a place for journalists, such a place for media professionals, news junkies. And Elon has totally deprioritized news. It's like a place for I don't know what, the hustlers and I don't know. And then there's the name. Yeah it's called X now I guess yeah, I'm not going there, so let's get to it. Yeah, I should count as a social media reporter for Bloomberg News. He writes for Business Week about it. Elon Musk's year of owning X made a mess of Twitter's business. She joins us on Zoom from San Francisco. Check out her story. It's online at Blomberg dot com, slash business Week and also on the Bloomberg terminal. Also here is the editor of Bloomberg Business Week, Joel Webber. He's in our Bloomberg Interactive Broker studio. Joel. This was the longest year. That's definitely one way to describe it. So, yeah, this week, it's been one year since it became official and Elon walked into the place with the sink memorable way to begin. I remember that, Yeah, we didn't we didn't forget, and you know, look like this has been something It's been something right and there were many things about the Twitter business that weren't successful. But what we're looking at now is kind of a shell of itself. That doesn't mean that it won't change yet and that maybe he's cut so far to bone that there's a growth opportunity that remains, but that is you know, this has been a different experience than I think most people when they look at what Elon has built. You know that he builds things, and it doesn't feel like it's necessarily off to that start here I issue right, Yeah, as you mentioned, it's just a very different place. It's a very different feeling. I feel like the types of content that are promoted or at least that I see in my feet are different than they were, you know, a year ago. Right, Like there's more information. I feel like there's more hate, Like I get a lot more spam in my dms, and like people commenting hateful stuff on stories or posts that I put. So it's totally totally different. It's a totally different feel, which is kind of sad in a lot of ways. And then I honestly could never get used to calling it X. I feel like I still call it. I hate it. I can't or I'm like you really feel careful. It's just like because every time we do it like X, well you know we mean Twitter, Like it's just crazy. But I do you think like if you're if you're Elon and you've and you bought this thing and you want to change the conversation, not unlike you know, his cage mask match Nemesis over at that place Facebook or meta changed. Change the conversation. And one way that you can do that is to take the name. And you know, we still call Google Google, but you know, technically it's alphabet and like look again and again and again. There's a playbook for this, and you change the conversation. But you know, X is not Twitter, and you know we I think it's reflected, but I what I search for it on my phone. I can serve Twitter and it pops up still, right, Wow, that's maybe because I downloaded it recently. Yeah, yeah, because I try to always give it up a little bit. I'm just sorry you were you were going to jump in there, go ahead, please, I'm just going to say the same thing. Even on the web, right, you look up Twitter and it pops up, and even some of the links that they post to like their policies, it still says like Twitter dot com, slash whatever. So I feel like they're still sort of I mean that the name brand right of Twitter is just so strong and so powerful. Well, maybe there's a chance that it comes back still, so what is you look like the numbers there were staggering in terms of the number of employees. It's kind of cuts, right, yeah, and look like you remember the ones that remain, those fifteen hundred. I'm assuming they clicked that button that was like we promised to be hardcore, you know, like that whole incident. But but what do you what do we think? Are you sure? Like what does it look like when he gets on the other side of this? I mean that that is the big question, right. It could go a couple different ways. I mean, one the amount of debt right that that Twitter had when when must bought it, Like, well he actually he was a cause of a lot of that debt. He was like, Twitter's going to go into bankruptcyes, Well, yeah, you acquire the company and then put thirteen billion dollars of debt on the balance sheet. So part of that's kind of on you. So they have a big financial holding out of advertising revenue is down by sixty percent, like that was in September. A lot of big advertisers aren't back or they're spinning way less, and so they have this huge hole to climb out of. I think the chance they have now is if they can really take off with this whole everything app idea right now, some people have said, I don't know if I'm gonna trust X with my payment information, Like it's a very unstable place to maybe want to like do my banking. But there's their sort of vision is to like do banking and do audio and video calling and all these other things, and so I guess they have a chance to make money with that. It's really just people to play. I should your point. I'm getting like spam in my feed about bitcoin and buying different cryptos. Like, I don't know how someone would want to do banking on an app that doesn't have that type of control a jol you don't want to get into crypto. It's an amazing opportunity. So that's a documentary call me back. It's called Ruin. That's the problem. The documentary is called Ruin. But you know, look like there if you bought this thing and you've changed the name and you're changing the story, there's this other opportunity that you have to you know, the only option here for him is to try and take it to a different place. I think, right, So he's going to try and do that, and you know we will be back in a year, no doubt, probably before to talk about how it's going. But I usually when you just think about I mean even just this week some of the other things that have come out, like do you what does he have to do? You know, everything at beside? What does he have to do to make this thing work? And when we meet again, how are we going to be talking about it? I mean, he has to get people to pay for it, Like so they have the subscription service now and it's less than one percent of people that Lava on a monthly basis or using it. So somehow you have to get people to pay. And people don't like to pay for social media. I don't like to pay for social media. I don't know other people do. So that's gonna be the biggest thing. And then you exactly, and then you have to make it work. So cool all these features are being launched, but like you think about some of his live streaming stuff, like he did this big event with Ronda Santis and it was glitchy the whole time. So you have to have things actually work otherwise people are not going to want to know, like he's sending rockets up out of the air or anything and has figured that one out. Yeah, just saying electric cars thing, Joel, I've said it once, I'll say it again, I would pay a monthly fee to not be allowed on on X. Well, you know that would help you can you can x that at and see what he says. I kind of miss it because it was a really great thing when news was happening, like it was incredib right. That to me is a huge part of this is like a reminder of like when there was a moment that you could get news and it was easy to access and like that. This is not that moment. It's killer. It's where everybody went. It was just happening in front of you. Joe Webber, of course, the editor of Bloomberg business Week, Thank you so much. Asha co On, social media reporter for Bloomberg News. Find this at Bloomberg dot com, Slash BusinessWeek and of course always on the Bloomberg terminal. Elon um brother Marco a journal. How about you let me drive? Oh no, no, no no, no, please going to drive, honey, please, I'll do the riding gravels. Let's wait. I want to try. It's a good question. Good try. This is the drive to the clothes dot com. I think we'll buy your should it on Bloomberg Radio right just about seventeen and a half minutes left in today's trading session, getting ready to wrap up the day. The week, it's been a little crazy. What a week. Good that the S and P five hundred down almost three percent this week. Same at the NASDAK composite. Yeah, that's some sa right, Yeah, Yeah, it's kind of interesting in a week where we got certainly some strong economic news, some earnings that were mixed bag. Yeah, some earnings that were mixed bag. Hot inflation, consumers still spending. Yeah, Taylor still a billionaire, she is, She's going to be fine. I'm not worried about Taylor. All right. Let's see, though, how investors can maybe be kind of fine when it comes to their investments. Let's get to Eric Clark. He's portfolio manager at Rational Dynamic Brands Fund on Zoom and San Diego. By the way, the Rational Dynamic Brands Fund is up this year by nearly sixteen percent, so out forming about ninety six percent of its peers. According to our own Bloomberg data. On a five year basis, though, it's in the twenty first percentile, with a return of about eight point four percent on average annually. Hey, Eric, nice to have you back with us this year, though, turning out to be pretty good for you guys. You guys focus on a bunch of names. I always I think Tim and I always like to ask you, though, big macro, how is it determining those names that you want to focus on? Well? How are you guys? Nice to talk again? I mean, there's a lot of macro cross currents, isn't there. I mean, between geopolitics and interest rates and the worry about a recession and a consumer that might be tapped out, which I don't agree with. You know, there's a lot to consider, and so when there's a lot to consider, it means volatility is probably going to be higher than normal, and that gives you some opportunities to trade around your core positions. And we're being a little more concentrated in what we own. We're being very laser focused rather than being a little more broad based. And that's helped this year certainly with some good exposure to the you know, the megacap let's call them the Magnificent seven that since that I don't know who coined that phrase, but you know that's the one that we're all running with. But seventy five percent of the fund is non magnificent seven, and some of those names are having a great year too, even though the overall market has been a little sluggish in the average stock is actually flatted down on the year, So it's been a very interesting year indeed. Well, you guys, in addition to Apple and Amazon, you also have kkur Live Nation, Draft Kings, you also have Microsoft, and they're speaking to Magnificent seven. But I want to go back to something you said, Eric, that you don't agree that the consumer is tapped out. What evidence do you have to show that make the case for us, for our listeners, for of yours. Yeah, sure, I mean listen, for two years, we've all been over paying for everything, right. First we started to do it and we just did it without caring, and then we started to get mad, but we still did it, and for most cases we're still doing it. But we're finally making choices and we're doing a lot of trade downs, which is why we love Amazon and a few other en Costco and a few others. But you know, the consumer, I don't think. I think some part of the consumer retail is certainly tapped out, because if you're on a fixed budget and everything that you have to buy is going up in price, then of course your discretionary spend what's left over isn't as robust, and so you really start making choices and you and you tighten your belt. But for the most part, there's also seven trillion in money markets that nobody talks about. And our savings, yes, have been dwindling, but that that formula is just doesn't take into consideration. You know your household, Well, aren't the people who have the seven trillion dollars in money markets? People at the highest end of the income spectrum anyway, Well, I think generally speaking, but that you know, I mean, I people in my own family and friends have just said, you know, I'm getting I'm getting zero or less, you know, not much in my savings account at Chase. So I'm going to move that money over to my Schwab brokerage, and I'm going to put in the money market. You know that that how long that sits is anybody's guest, But sentiment is certainly poor. I'm just saying that, you know, as long as people have jobs, then then even if we moan and groan about things, you know, listen to what we do, not as much as what we say. Because the retail sales numbers have been super strong, right, and yet the narrative is that the consumers tapped out and very and very you know, kind of dire. Eric want to ask you. It's something we just talked about with our colleagues over on the TV side on air, and we talked about a call by b of A on their way to play this market, and they say, buy boomers, sell millennials, And basically they're saying, you know, boomers are flushed with high interest rates fattening their savings accounts. Young Americans are struggling with debt, sky high rents and mortgage rates that are putting home ownership for their out of reach. So you forgot childcare? Is that too? So go look it, Tucks and then avoid those whose fortunes ride on cash strap millennials. So American Express and cruise ship lines are in out of something like Revolve Group, which is a self styled next gen fashion retailer. So any of that play into what you are owning in your fund Well, sure, certainly demographics play a big role. I mean, you know, the goal is if you are a brand that is operating in an important spending category and you appeal to kids, all the way up to older adults, and you have global sales opportunities through with that demographic. That makes a very interesting setup. But we're certainly focused on the parts of spending where you either have to spend like going to Costco or spending using your visa card and spending on Amazon, or you really want to spend because you've made a choice that this particular product or service is really important. So concerts through Live Nation they report next week. I think the stock has come down way too far for the stable business that they have. Spotify wouldn't necessarily ring for a baby boomer, but it does. I'm a gen X millennials and gen Z are fiercely loyal to a Spotify and they just turned profitable and they said they're going to stay that way. So we're definitely focused on the demographics of what we have to spend on and what we just absolutely love to spend on. And we do have some Lily Lily's the only healthcare name that we have in there, and that's certainly is part of the obesity. The trade, which you know is kind of a democrat to they have their own GLP one Indiana. What about Nike down sixteen point three percent this year. Concerns over China, concerns over the consumer. Are those concerns not in the right place? Well, No, I think Shana is a concern in general. I think Nike's one of the biggest holdings now because it came down. So we like to add to great businesses when they're on sale. And their latest quarter was really strong. You saw Deckers today with Hoka. Don't bet against Hoka right now. There you go. The athleisure trade, I think is lu Lu's had a very strong number in their latest report and still has great growth in Asia coming. So I think there's a lot of places to be where the spending category and the brand love is really is really important, and we're ignoring the for now. I know we're running out of time, but from the notes that you shared with our producer Paul Brennan, you're excited to add on further. DIP's, Apple, Google, Meta, Blackstone and KKR Tencent also a favorite. So interesting. Hey, we'll have to get you back real soon. Eric Clark, have a good weekend, portfolio manager at Rational Dynamic Brands Fund on Steam in San Diego. Yeah, Little Alman Brothers, this is the Bloomberg Business Week podcast, all available on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcast. Listen live weekday afternoons from three to six Eastern on Bloomberg dot Com, the iHeartRadio app, tune In, and the Bloomberg Business App. You can also watch us live every weekday on YouTube and always on the Bloomberg journyaloneSee 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Carrie joins Sherri to talk about Fairway's non-profits, and the people who are the heart of Fairway. She shares some of the personal impacts of both AWI and Fairway Cares in her own life and those she is close to. Make a Leap of Love today! For more information on Fairway Cares please visit www.fairwaycares.org. For more information on American Warrior Initiative (AWI), please visit americanwarriorinitiative.comProduced by China Shop Productions www.chinashopproductions.com

In this episode Jonathan is joined by co-host Robert Dunn. Robert writes the show notes.  He has been on the podcast before and travels with Jonathan to conventions. Jonathan and Robert get into a very long talk about what they think about the multitude of eras available in our wargame… Read More»

Why do some courts and lawyers instinctively react to examinations under oath (EUOs), also called sworn statements, as if they're "secret depositions?" When conducted properly, they clearly aren't. But the issue still arises from time to time. In this episode Garrity talks about two recent court rulings. One is from a Florida federal judge that rejected an effort to have the court treat EUOs and depositions as one and the same. The other, from South Carolina, sanctioned a defendant for taking an EUO that the court said in essence was the very deposition the court had forbidden. Garrity offers some fantastic thoughts and tips for conducting EUOs in a way that mnimizes the risk a court will confuse them with depositions, which are an intellectually and procedurally different animal.SHOW NOTESFed. R. Civ. P. 30, Depositions by Oral Examination (main federal deposition rule, outlining the procedural requirements for an oral examination to constitute a deposition)Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Strike Sworn Statement, etc. Jett v. Del Toro, Case No. 5:22-cv-90-MW-MJF, Docket No. 46, (N. D. Fla. Sep. 21, 2023) (rejecting argument that a sworn statement taken with a court reporter under oath is a deposition; further, “The traditional practice of securing affidavits for use in support of summary judgment often involves a statement written by counsel specifically for that purpose, which is then presented to and signed by the affiant. This Court fails to see how an unedited transcription of the witness's own words, is not, if anything, substantially more reliable than the traditional alternative”)Defendant's Motion to Strike, etc., Jett v. Del Toro, Case No. 5:22-cv-90-MW-MJF, Docket No. 38, (N. D. Fla. filed August 11, 2023) (unsuccessfully arguing that sworn statements or EUO's “are simply unnoticed depositions”)Reed v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Inc., 160 F.R.D. 572 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 29, 1995) (rejecting motion to strike statement of plaintiff conducted by plaintiff's counsel under oath and before a court reporter; rejecting arguments that statement could not be considered because it wasn't signed by the plaintiff, contained leading questions, and was taken without defendant having the opportunity to cross-examine the witness, saying defendant was in the same position it would have been if an affidavit by the witness had been filed, as the defendant would not have been able to cross-examine the affidavit, either)Bozeman v. Orum, 422 F.3d 1265 (11th Cir. 2005) (rejecting argument that statement made under oath before court reporter was inadmissible for summary judgment purposes because it was neither signed nor taken in the presence of defendants lawyers to allow cross-examination; held, “We reject this argument. Sworn statements given before court reporters or at least as reliable as signed affidavits and are properly considered on summary judgment”)Glenn v. 3M Co., 440 S.C. 34, 95, 890 S.E.2d 569, 602 (Ct. App. 2023), reh'g denied (Aug. 10, 2023) (sanctioning counsel for taking “sworn statement” of witness whose deposition court had prohibited, where statement was under oath, was “in the question-and-answer format typical of a deposition,” and taken before a reporter and at the same day and time as the proposed deposition the court has prohibited; held, “. . . Fisher Controls wholly disregarded this [c]ourt's order prohibiting Dr. Timothy Oury's deposition. Although Fisher Controls labeled the deposition a “sworn statement,” the statement is clearly a deposition submitted under a label which would not immediately invoke the [c]ourt's ire. The statement was transcribed by an official [c]ourt [r]eporter on the day and at the time that Fisher Controls had originally scheduled Dr. Oury's deposition—a deposition prohibited by an Order of Protection from this [c]ourt.”)Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Protective Order, Zorn v. Principal Life Insurance Company, No. 6:09-CV-00081-BAE-GRS, 2010 WL 4253299 (S.D.Ga. July 22, 2010) (“Plaintiff also asserts that because he underwent an examination under oath (EUO) during the claims process, he should somehow be exempt from a deposition in his own, subsequent lawsuit. Plaintiff cites no authority for this position, and the case law is to the contrary. See Kamin v. Central States Fire Ins. Co., 22 F.R.D. 220 (E.D.N.Y. 1958) (denying motion for protective order to preclude depositions on the grounds that EUOs had been taken); Oreman Sales, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 1991 WL 87936 (E.D. La. May 23, 1991) (same); Sentry Ins. v. Shivers, 164 F.R.D. 255, 256 (D. Kan. 1996) (“Taking a statement of a party, sworn or unsworn, pursuant to investigating a claim or potential lawsuit, does not equate with deposing him or her.”); Joe's Market Fish, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 1998 WL 851504 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 3, 1998) (“an examination under oath does not immunize an individual from a later deposition”); Jones v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 129 F.R.D. 170 (N.D. Ind. Jan. 2, 1990)(“Undoubtedly State Farm now has information which was not available at the time of the examination under oath.”)St. Francis Hosp., Inc. v. Grp. Hosp. Serv., 598 P.2d 238, 240–41 (Okla. 1979) (saying a “[d]eposition has been defined by various jurisdictions as being confined to the written testimony of a witness given in the course of a judicial proceeding in advance of the trial or hearing, upon oral examination or in response to written interrogatories where an opportunity for cross-examination is given”)Brooks v. Tate, No. 1:11-CV-01503 AWI, 2013 WL 4049053, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 7, 2013) (“By definition , “a ‘deposition' is the examination under oath by ‘oral questions' of a party or deponent.” Paige v. Consumer Programs, Inc., 248 F.R.D. 272, 275 (C.D.Cal.2008). A party who wants to depose a person by oral questions must give written notice to every other party, stating the time and place of the deposition. Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(b)(1). “Where a deponent is not a party to the action, he can be compelled to appear at a deposition examination only by issuance of a subpoena” pursuant to Rule 45. Cleveland v. Palmby, 75 F.R.D. 654, 656 (W.D.Okl.1977). “Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, a deposition must be conducted before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(b)(5)(A).”)Paige v. Consumer Programs, Inc., 248 F.R.D. 272, 275 (C.D. Cal. 2008) (“Considering Rule 30 as a whole, and affording the words in that rule their plain meaning, as we must, see Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc., 498 U.S. 533, 540, 111 S.Ct. 922, 928, 112 L.Ed.2d 1140 (1991) (“ ‘We give the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure their plain meaning.' ” (quoting Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, 493 U.S. 120, 123, 110 S.Ct. 456, 458, 107 L.Ed.2d 438 (1989))); Kootenai Tribe of Idaho v. Veneman, 313 F.3d 1094, 1111 (9th Cir.2002) (“As a rule of construction, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are given their plain meaning.”), it is clear that a deposition is the examination under oath by “oral questions” of a party or deponent. In other words, a party who merely appears for a deposition that does not take place has not “been deposed” since he has not been examined by oral questions”)Chicago Coliseum Club v. Dempsey, 8 Pa. D. & C. 420, 420–21 (Com. Pl. 1926) (“The definition of a deposition will be found in 1 Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 848, as follows: “The testimony of a witness reduced to writing, in due form of law, by virtue of a commission or other authority of a competent tribunal, or according to the provisions of some statute law, to be used on the trial of some question of fact in a court of justice”)

Longtime wargamer Bill Hupp from T&R Miniature Figures joins us to share his thoughts on a host of topics including Armada and Kings of War. In addition, Bill sheds some light on what it's like running a miniature company producing classic metal fantasy miniatures today. Some additional information on his fantastic range of miniatures is detailed down below:Thistle & Rose (T&R) Miniature Figures linesVendel 28mm Classic Fantasy FiguresVendel 28mm Ancient Figures Vendel 28mm Elizabethan/Border Reiver FiguresOther 28mm figures including Greek Myth, Classic D&D and AnimalsThistle & Rose 15mm Ancient, Dark Age and Medieval figuresFeudal Castings 15mm Dark Age and Medieval figuresFrying Plan and Blanket Amalgamated 20mm AWI and War of 1812 FiguresThistle & Rose Miniatures FiguresT&R Miniatures Official Group Pdf of the current Fantasy price listTo order figures or get one of our price lists email us at thistleandroseminiatures@gmail.com

Longtime wargamer Bill Hupp from T&R Miniature Figures joins us to share his thoughts on a host of topics including Armada and Kings of War. In addition, Bill sheds some light on what it's like running a miniature company producing classic metal fantasy miniatures today. Some additional information on his fantastic range of miniatures is detailed down below:Thistle & Rose (T&R) Miniature Figures linesVendel 28mm Classic Fantasy FiguresVendel 28mm Ancient Figures Vendel 28mm Elizabethan/Border Reiver FiguresOther 28mm figures including Greek Myth, Classic D&D and AnimalsThistle & Rose 15mm Ancient, Dark Age and Medieval figuresFeudal Castings 15mm Dark Age and Medieval figuresFrying Plan and Blanket Amalgamated 20mm AWI and War of 1812 FiguresThistle & Rose Miniatures FiguresT&R Miniatures Official Group Pdf of the current Fantasy price listTo order figures or get one of our price lists email us at thistleandroseminiatures@gmail.com

Hello wassup guys! Pada episod kali ini, team Borak Malam kita; Abam, Eyie dan Awi bersama dengan member jemputan kita, Teddie akan menceritakan apakah cabaran terbesar yang mereka lalui setelah mereka tamat belajar / semasa dewasa. Ada kisah / cabaran yang sedih, trauma dan macam-macam lagi. Mesti korang pun pernah lalui pengalaman macam diorang kan? So meh dengarkan podcast terbaru daripada kami team Borak Malam! Jika anda ada cerita/pengalaman seram/pelik/menarik nak dikongsikan kepada kami untuk kami cerita/bahas kat podcast yang akan datang atau apa jua idea untuk contain podcast kitorang, anda boleh lah emailkan kepada kami di : studiobarakmalam@gmail.com

Angie Turley shares how the company culture makes Fairway stand out from other mortgage companies. She talks with Sherri about being a Fairway Cares Champion, working with AWI, and Homes for Heroes. They talk about Sunshine packages and sending boxes of encouragement and hope. Links:www.fairwaycares.orgamericanwarriorinitiative.comwww.homesforheroes.comProduced by China Shop Productions www.chinashopproductions.com

Dr. Kate Brauman is the associate director for communications and analysis for The University of Alabama's Global Water Security Center. Brauman is a globally recognized thought leader in water resources and ecosystem services. Her research quantifies how changes in nature affect human wellbeing, with a particular focus on water resources. In addition to research, Brauman is committed to and skilled at science communication. In this interview, we'll get to know a little bit more about Kate, her research, and why the GWSC is such an important resource in the world of water. Join the conversation on AWI's social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaWaterInstitute Twitter: https://twitter.com/alabamawater Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alabama_water LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/alabama-water-institute YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlabamaWaterInstitute  Website: http://awi.ua.edu

Recently returned from both the IWTO congress in Japan and a trip to meet with some of China's biggest wool processors and traders, AWI Trade Consultant for AWI, Scott Carmody has a mix of reality and optimism for wool.

Rande Cook (Kwa'kwa'ka'wakw) was born in 1977, in beautiful Alert Bay B.C. Canada. He holds Chieftainships from both his maternal and paternal sides. From his father's side he is from Gigalgam (The First Ones), with the Thunderbird (Kwanusila) the crest of the “Namgis (Nimpkish) tribe. From his mother's side, he is from the Seagull (Hamatam) of the Ma'amtagila (Matilpi Village) tribe. He is an artist who works in a wide range of mediums, including woodworking, metallurgy and painting. He is also a co-founder of the Awi'nakola: Tree of Life Foundation, a non-profit that is committed to forest preservation through the confluence of Indigenous Knowledge, Scientific Research, and the Arts. On this Episode: Rande Cook | @ola_randelini | Awi'nakola Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson   SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: LEADERSHIP TRAINING | An Intensive 10-Week Online + In-person Training  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience BRINNON (WASHINGTON) | MAY 18 - 21  SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA) | MAY 25 - 28  DEVON (ENGLAND) | JUNE 15 - 18 BERLIN (GERMANY) | JUNE 29 - JULY 2 VANCOUVER (CANADA) | JULY 5 - 9 SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event DUBLIN (IRELAND) : APRIL 29 - 30  CHICAGO (ILLINOIS) | APRIL 29 - 30 AUSTIN (TEXAS) | MAY 13 - 14 QUEENS (NEW YORK) | MAY 20 - 21 BRISTOL (ENGLAND) | MAY 20 - 21 HANOVER (GERMANY) | MAY 27 - 28 MONTERREY (MEXICO) | MAY 27 - 28   CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | Upcoming Sacred Sons Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future   THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR IS: BUTCHERBOX   ButcherBox is a monthly subscription service that delivers 100% grass-fed beef, free-range organic chicken, humanely raised pork, and wild-caught seafood directly to your door. They are a certified B-Corps, meaning that they meet the highest global standards for social and environmental impact, with a commitment to people and the planet. Visit ButcherBox.com to learn more and take advantage of the limited time special offers.   Get 15% off your first order today using discount code SACREDSONS at checkout!

Trio Borak Malam( Eyie, Awi, Abam) kali ni nak menceritakan tentang kuih muih atau makanan tradisi yang wajib ada masa raya tiap-tiap tahun yang tak boleh diorang missed. Maklumlah raya tinggal berapa hari lagikan, jadi kita nak feel raya vibe tu lah supaya memeriahkan lagi Aidilfitri yang akan kita sambut tak lama je lagi ni. Apa apa pun, enjoyyyy~ Jika anda ada cerita/pengalaman seram/pelik/menarik nak dikongsikan kepada kami untuk kami cerita/bahas kat podcast yang akan datang atau apa jua idea untuk contain podcast kitorang, anda boleh lah emailkan kepada kami di : studioborakmalam@gmail.com

Setelah sekian lama menyepi, Borak Malam kini kembali dengan member-member baru! Eyie dan Awi bawak kawan-kawan diorang, Abam, Abbie dan Kerol dalam episod baru ni dan kali ni, diorang nak cerita pasal pengalaman-pengalaman menarik mereka semasa berpuasa di bulan Ramadhan. Ada yang happy, ada yang sedih, dan ada jugak yang kelakar! Jika anda ada cerita/pengalaman seram/pelik/menarik nak dikongsikan kepada kami untuk kami cerita/bahas kat podcast yang akan datang atau apa jua idea untuk contain podcast kitorang, anda boleh lah emailkan kepada kami di : studioborakmalam@gmail.com

Bio shearing, wool harvesting practices and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) research is the topic of this week's podcast.We have Jock Laurie, chair of AWI chatting with Mark today. Jock currently farms wool, lamb, beef and grain on properties in New South Wales. In 2021 Jock became chair of AWI.Jock runs us through what AWI does, and what they're currently looking into it. AWI, for those that don't know, is responsible for research and development for the Wool Industry in Australia. They're involved in many aspects from working on marketing the wool product and creating demand,  innovation in the shearing process, pasture varieties,  developing new uses for wool and working with wool growers to help maximise profitability and identifying areas of concern. Recently, Jock says their role has been heavily in "defending the fibre [wool] in the environmental sustainability debate." Mark and Jock dive into the recent work AWI has been involved with. "The first thing we have to do is get the product off the sheep's back." Jock says. There's the traditional changes we could make in the industry, and which we should be doing actively.  Changing shed design, knowing where the stressors are in shearing and changing the shed design to improve that. But AWI is also looking into something else. "We're also looking with Adelaide University around a "bio-shearing" Jock explains "It is essentially putting a break in the clip and then removing it." Something they have achieved already. The next step is working on a way to get the wool harvested. "Ideally you run them through a machine that takes the wool off as you already have the break, you could use air to take the wool off." But that is all in the research stage currently. Jock says that Covid highlighted the shearers shortage in Australia and thus the importance of finding alternative ways of harvesting wool. "We know there are labour shortages across all industries, but industries that have physical demands that shearing does... we need to recognise that and focus on alternative ways of removing the wool. and without COVID we may not have seen that."You can find out more here.Mark and Jock cover a multitude of topics in this podcast, showing just how much AWI are involved with. It is a great, inspiring listen about the future of the industry. Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

We're very thrilled to present Episode Three of Workplace Weekly, entirely dedicated to Part One of our interview with attorney and workplace investigator, Christina Ro-Connelly. Christina (Tina) Ro-Connelly is a Partner with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP (follow OIG on Instagram!). She has over a decade of labor and employment law experience and has conducted numerous investigations with Oppenheimer Investigations Group, many of which included allegations against elected officials and high-level executives. Tina leads AB1825 trainings, workplace investigator trainings, and bias trainings and also conducts audits of internal workplace investigations. Tina is a graduate of the Association of Workplace Investigators's Training Institute for Workplace Investigators and has received the certificate to conduct Title IX investigations. Tina is a member of the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of the California Lawyers Association and a frequent trainer and presenter on employment law matters. She is also a sustaining member of AWI and a member of the AWI Institute Committee.We talk about the flourishing vocation of workplace investigations, Tina's role and approach, media and social media, the impact and ramifications of cases like Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo reaction, and news items such as #Deflategate and the investigation into U.S. National Women's Soccer and the report produced by Sally Q. Yates.If you want to engage with Workplace Weekly, perhaps you have a question for our Workplace Savage segment or you wanna share your fuck you I quit or look at my workplace victory story, send us a dm on social media via Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmedia or send an email to admin@handandheart.eu. We also have an anonymous submissions page on our website handandheart.eu/workplaceweekly where you can send a voice message or leave us a written submission.CreditsWorkplace Weekly was produced by Kate Bailey (H&H Instagram / H&H Twitter) and Fanny Wandel (Twitter) for Hand & Heart Media, the publishing arm of Hand & Heart GmbH. You can follow Hand & Heart on Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmediaFor any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: admin@handandheart.eu. Our music was composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA's music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you're in need of either service.You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.

AWI says good progress has been made in developing a new form of biological defleecing, why are fish kills not being seen in South Australia like in Menindee and varroa mite outbreaks in New South Wales are creating problems for almond growers across the country

A quiet revolution has been taking place in recent years across sheep yards and shed design as well as the rapid development of the myriad of sheep handlers that are now on the market. These are all working to make sheepwork easier but which one is right for you? Ben White from the Kondinin Group talks through the important considerations with AWI's Emily King at the AWI Sheep Handling Innovation and Demonstration Day in SA recently.

Die russische Armee greift verstärkt ukrainische Stellungen im Osten des Landes an. Was könnte diese neue Offensive für den Kriegsverlauf bedeuten? Und: Welches Ziel verfolgt Russland damit? Hauke Friederichs, sicherheitspolitischer Korrespondent von ZEIT ONLINE, analysiert die Lage. Die Sicherheitslage in Israel und den Palästinensergebieten eskaliert: In Ost-Jerusalem ist ein mutmaßlicher Terrorist bei einer israelischen Siedlung mit dem Auto in eine Menschenmenge gerast. Mindestens zwei Menschen wurden dabei getötet, fünf weitere verletzt. Der Umfang des Meereises in der Antarktis ist auf den niedrigsten Stand seit Beginn der Aufzeichnung vor rund 40 Jahren gefallen. Das teilte das Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) am Freitag in Bremerhaven mit. Eine mögliche, aber nicht die einzige Ursache sind laut AWI die ungewöhnlich warmen Lufttemperaturen in Teilen der Antarktis. Was noch? Bremen hatte kurz eine Skulptur aus Wurstresten. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqccFDXR-Ac) Moderation und Produktion: Simone Gaul (https://www.zeit.de/autoren/G/Simone_Gaul/index) Redaktion: Ole Pflüger (https://www.zeit.de/autoren/P/Ole_Pflueger/index) und Jannis Carmesin (https://www.zeit.de/autoren/C/Jannis_Carmesin) Mitarbeit: Clara Löffler Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Sie erreichen uns unter wasjetzt@zeit.de. Weitere Links zur Folge: Liveblog: Ukraine-News (https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/ukraine-krieg-russland-newsblog-live) Thema: Israel (https://www.zeit.de/thema/israel) Israel: Mindestens zwei Tote bei mutmaßlichem Anschlag in Ost-Jerusalem (https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023-02/israel-mutmasslicher-anschlag-ostjerusalem) Südpol: Umfang des Meereises in der Antarktis so gering wie nie (https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2022-04/antarktis-meereis-tiefstand-forschung-klimawandel) Erderwärmung: Antarktische Eskalation (https://www.zeit.de/2022/13/erderwaermung-antarktis-rekordtemperatur-klimakrise)

"“There exist other kinds of thinking selves beyond the human”. - Eduardo Kohn "One of the instrumental figures in bringing the music of the drone to the West is the Sufi musician Hazrat Inayat Kahn. His musical treatise from the early 20th century, simply titled Music, is an incredible sonic-spiritual composition on the potentials and possibilities of music as law, as cosmology, as harmony. “Music is behind the whole working of the universe”, the Sufi Master wrote, “We live and move and have our being in music”. "In contemplating natures music, in finding ears to hear it, a body to feel and dance it, a mind to celebrate and (re)think it, and -all together- a spirit to create it, I fatefully encountered this incredible ‘unidentified sound #1' from AWI's PALAOA observatory in Antarctica. This strange, long, low frequency drone from somewhere in the Antarctic Ocean has an unknown origin. Is it from a creature? From water? From some geological feature? A nearby machine or ship? All that is known about the origin of this sound is that no ship was within a thousand km radius when it was recorded. What we can say for certain is that it is a subaquatic sounding of Earth, of universe, captured expertly and offered for us here to resonate with, to find resonance in the unknown of the sonosphere. "When I first heard the recording, I immediately felt that it was already so beautifully strange that it required only very little to elicit its charms. I only wanted to amplify its qualities, saturate its mysteries. Considering it as a vocalization of Earth I simply play along with it, in amity and community. To get there, I put myself into a trance through a listening meditation and recognize the sounder. I reflect the sound multiply into the eternal of drone. I play back to the sounder an image of itself that is also me. This track operates as an attentional strategy for rediscovering ourselves in the more- than-human world. "Water, amongst other things, is a specifically acoustic environment. Sound travels faster than light in water, and whale song is thought to produce holographic ‘images' within the mind of the ancient creatures as they communicate with one another across vast distances. Creatures both aquatic and terrestrial use sound as a form of sight: sonar. If we consider this ‘sonic sight' in an expanded sense, then when I deeply listen to this sound, I am, in a sense, recognized by it, or whatever emanates it. In coming to witness one another -over time- we come to recognize each other. In that unspeakable recognition between myself and the sound, I believe we have a camaraderie, we are in, of, and as the thought(s) of the world beyond the human. "If you take a look at the wave/sonogram of this composition, you will see an audio Rorschach figure swimming or flying out of the vibration. This has to do partly with the way the structure of the composition was prepared: first playing the original recording backwards (to get to know it better), and then forwards. In that reflection between the polar edges of the Earth and my Farfisa (an electric organ) I acknowledge and celebrate mystery as mystery. I find solace in what is immeasurable, intangible, uncertain. It is there in the musicality of resonant Earth that the radical plurality and multiplicity of worlds and thought resides and resounds in a relational dynamic that exists beyond experience." Unidentified sound reimagined by Jol Thoms. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds. 

"Deep Blanco uses sounds from a recording of Ross seals that was captured at the PALAOA observatory 71°S 008°W (-70.516667 8.216667) (PerenniAL Acoustic Observatory in the Antarctic Ocean is AWI's listening station north of the German Antarctic Neumayer station). The work aims to create a ‘sonic eco-system' where the sounds made by the Ross seals encounter and are encontered by those made by humans (acoustic and electronic). Sounds in the work also feature Indonesian demungs (Gamelan) performed by Irish percussionist/composer Cathy Purcell, as well as electronic sounds from diverse synth sources. "The piece has been designed so that the sounds of the seals surround the listener, who from the start immerses in a deep, luminous soundscape created by various layers of demungs and electronics cascadaing into each other. I see this work as representing a unique opportunity for humans to closely encounter the extraordinary sounds produced by the Ross seals while experiencing them in relationship with human-made expressions. "By creating a sonic eco-system, Deep Blanco offers a new perspective from which to understand and interpret the seals' sounds; a perspective that, although different in nature, is essentially and purposely not dissimilar to that offered by science. Through the gathering of scientific and artistic interpretations, and the dialogue between them, we can gain new insights about these creatures, and at the same time generate awareness of their existence and the need to protect and preserve them together with the other extraordinary beings of the oceans."  Ross seal reimagined by Óscar Mascareñas. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.  IMAGE: Hannes Grobe, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Stefanie Arndt ist Polarforscherin aus Leidenschaft. Meereisforscherin. Meereisphysikerin am AWI. Als Forscherin koordiniert sie unter anderem das Meereis-Programm an der deutschen Antarktis-Forschungsstation Neumayer-Station III. Letztes Jahr gehörte sie dem wissenschaftlichen Team jener Expedition an, der es gelang, das Wrack der 1915 vor der Antarktis gesunkenen "Endurance" zu finden. Und sie war Teil der größten Arktisexpedition aller Zeiten...

Fur Trade is Ending   25 Years ago we bought out 56 bobcat and lynx kittens from the Fur Farm in LeCenter, MN because when I learned cats were being killed for their fur, I thought I could put a stop to that.  (Those kittens were about the size and color that Pearlie is in this photo taken today with Howie)  That led to saving 28 bobcats and lynx the next year, 22 bobcats and lynx the next year and with that the fur farms in America were no longer killing cats for their fur.  Tiger Lilly the Bobcat is the last of those cats.  The following 2 years we were working on emptying the fur farm cages in Canada.  Apollo the Siberian Lynx is the last of those cats.    Just this year scores of clothing designers and retailers around the world have banned fur from their products—including Coach, Burberry, Versace, Chanel, Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Donna Karan, Armani, Hugo Boss and Gucci, to name just a few. Even major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles are banning the sale of fur outright.  Indiana and Ohio have yielded to public pressure to scale back bobcat hunting and other states are seeing similar changes coming.   Today I woke up thinking about that and the first email I opened turned out to be PETA talking about ending the fur trade permanently for all animals, especially rabbits.  That was even more coincidental because I'd been laying in bed thinking about how PETA gets a bad rap, even in animal lover circles, because ignorant people believe what the bad guys tell them without doing any research on their own.  That's the same way so many of our supporters used to talk about us, until they learned who we really are, so I was thinking to do a LIVE Facebook cast today talking about that.  It's pouring rain and there is a tornado watch in the area, so this will have to do.    I remember back in the 90s PETA was saying some mean things about us, that weren't true, but it was understandable that they would suspect us of animal abuse because they knew back yard breeders and dealers in big cats were bad news.  They had no way to know that we were different.  When I was alerted that “PETA is here!” I didn't run them off.  I welcomed them.  I figured they would actually like us if they knew us, so I introduced them to the cats, told their rescue stories and more importantly offered to take them anywhere and show them anything they wanted to see.  Suspicion grows in the absence of transparency.  It was my first experience with opening our books and back rooms to outsiders so they could decide for themselves who and what we are.   Over the years we've worked with PETA for better laws to protect the cats.  I know a lot of people who have worked there over the past quarter of a century, and a lot who still do.  They have some truly brave, intelligent and dedicated staff who do the dirty under cover work others fear.  They are some of the most tender hearted souls, but they bear witness to unbearable animal cruelty.  (The kind of things you'd scroll past fast on social sites because you can't stand to see it)  They put themselves in harm's way in order to gather the footage and evidence necessary to bring to justice some of what we consider the worst abusers, like Dade City's Wild Things.  They have some of the best animal lawyers in the industry who use the pathetically inadequate laws we currently have to enforce the endangered species act where the government just chooses to turn a blind eye.     Many times we have worked with PETA, who chose to stay in the background, because of the people who would regurgitate untruths about them in an effort to derail the real objective.  People who abuse animals don't have a story that resonates with the public, so their only defense is to try and discredit those who are bringing them to task.  We've experienced a lot of that ourselves and often we have to work in the background, so that the abusers can't divert the narrative away from their misdeeds.     I can't vouch for every single person who says they are a part of PETA any more than I can vouch for every single person who claims to be our advocate, but the people I've worked with there have been some of the most animal loving people I've known.  I doubt that I'd agree with every statement or policy, but I'm not sure there is any organization that I would.  If you want to learn about them there are real charity evaluators like Guidestar and Charity Navigator https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4314     Don't be misled by statements and sites like PETA Kills Animals.   http://www.petakillsanimalsscam.com/ states that: “PETAKillsAnimals.com is run by the disingenuously named Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), a front group that's funded by KFC, Outback Steakhouse, Philip Morris, cattle ranchers, and other enterprises that kill millions of animals every year, not to end suffering but to turn a profit. The CCF's clients fear the impact that PETA has made in educating consumers about cruelty to animals in the meat, circus, and experimentation industries and in changing people's buying habits. That's why the CCF devotes a tremendous amount of time and money to attempting to mislead caring people and divide the animal-protection movement by deliberately mischaracterizing PETA's work.”  I found that by just searching the word PETA.  If you look for the truth, it isn't hard to find.    Like most animal abusers the critics take some element of truth and turn it into a lie that people will believe.  PETA does operate a shelter and they do euthanize animals who can't be adopted, so it makes it easy for people who don't want to think about the alternative to accept that as proof PETA is evil.  “No Kill Shelters” have found that the public will support them over shelters that euthanize because the public wants to believe that every animal can find a happy forever after.  It just isn't true.  The only way no kill shelters can exist is to only take in the most adoptable animals and turn away the rest.  The whole shelter system is broken because our laws don't prevent people from doing the irresponsible things that result in unwanted pets, but that's a mission I hope to pursue once the exotic cat crises is ended.   In some ways, Big Cat Rescue, faces a similar dilemma.  We can only take in the animals we know we can provide lifetime care to because all of our current population depends on us making hard decisions to ensure their survival.  Because of the work to change laws that we, and IFAW, HSUS, ADI, AWI, Born Free, PETA and others have done, we don't see nearly as many big cats in private hands who end up in need of rescue.  The big influx of cats into the collective of sanctuaries comes from all the places that “can't say no” and breeders who never took into consideration what their actions would ultimately mean for the cats in their facilities.     Cat hoarding is no different from big cat hoarding.  It's a life of misery, for the animals and when they are rescued from their daily hell, their long term options elsewhere are dubious, unless they are taken by those who commit to that animal never going hungry, or without water or vet care again.  Good intentions aren't enough.  The rescuer has to have the resources to back up that commitment.  I am always dismayed when someone tells me they've donated to some other sanctuary because they are rescuing big cats, and they want to be part of a rescue, or because they think we are doing well financially and don't need it.     I read the 990s of these places and I know they can't afford to keep those cats long term because they don't have money set aside for that care and they don't want to commit resources to building that pension plan for their animals, because that is a lot harder to do, than doing a rescue.   Most of these places have only enough money in the bank to last a couple months, or maybe a year.  Big Cat Rescue has a pension fund set aside that would carry our cats to the end of their lives.  We'd have to stop all of our advocacy and educational efforts but we could make sure our existing exotic cats never go without care.    I think another way that PETA and Big Cat Rescue are alike is that we really would like to put ourselves out of business.  We make the hard choices, the often unpopular choices, because we believe we can actually end the suffering.  Neither of us gets much, if any support, from other non profits who claim to have the same objective, because those organizations would cease to exist if the problems truly were ended.  They would lose their status, jobs, and sense of self if there were no more animals in need of rescue.  They would never admit that; not even to themselves, but if it weren't true they'd be taking the hard stand beside us to end the abuse at its root.     Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “It may be true that the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless.”  The work to end the cub handling and private possession of big cats is the hard, non sexy work that people want to avoid because they “don't like politics” but it is crucial to ending the abuse of big cats in captivity and saving them in the wild.  In the next five years the tiger could disappear in the wild due to poaching.  That poaching is increased by the demand for tiger parts that is caused by tiger farming because people want the wild tiger.  China, Thailand and other African and Asian countries are growing their tiger and lion farms.  When the U.S. tries to combat this farming they point at the U.S. and say, “At least we know where all of our tigers are.  You don't.”  Anti-poaching is made hard to enforce when it's legal for people to possess tigers because you can't tell wild tiger parts from captive bred tiger parts.  Ending cub handling and private possession are the first and most necessary steps to saving tigers in the wild.   The next time you want to make a difference I'd encourage you to look beyond the surface and find out if you are only making a temporary difference for one or two animals, or are you making a lasting difference that will save them all and ensure a future that includes wild cats living free.    Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk  

Welcome to the 31st Episode of The Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast and today my guest is Giles Allison. Giles had a big influence on my American War of Independence collection as I was building it up through his excellent blog Tarleton's Quarter, that influence was felt by many others and I would rank Giles blog as one of the best out there. Full of information and inspiration for the AWI and many other periods, all available for free at the click of a button. The show is in the usual 4 part format and as well as talking about wargaming we tackle heady topics like, is Avocado a Vegetable or a Fruit as well as the exact location of the North / South Avocado - Mushy Peas Line. Hopefully the show has persuaded Giles to go back and keep adding to his blog and complete his AWI Collection. The blog can be found on the link below Tarleton's Quarter (gilesallison.blogspot.com) Hopefully I will be back in a couple of weeks chatting to an old friend and reet proper Big Gamer Chris Flowers. Until then, Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

After 20 years in the tech industry, Bob founded Adolescent Wellness, Inc. (AWI), a 501c3 non-profit that promotes practical resources to prevent mood disorders and prompt earlier treatment for adolescents. He is a contributing author to the book titled, “Patient-Centered Digital Healthcare Technology” on the gamification of mental health prevention and promotion. Innovations Bob has … Continue reading Bob Anthony – Founder of Adolescent Wellness →

We just didn't feel like we covered all we wanted to cover in part 1, so we created a part 2.  I interviewed two amazing veterans, whose stories are so different.  For more information on any of the topics covered in this episode, please see the links below.   As always, please reach out to Wicked Relaxed Mind, Body and Soul at anytime. VA B Free Wellness Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Hyannis American Warrior Initiative or AWI for short Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund Heroes in Transition AWI Website - https://americanwarriorinitiative.com/ Service Dog Application Link - https://americanwarriorinitiative.com/veteran-support-form/ AWI's upcoming Freedom Run - https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Madison/AnnualFreedomRun2 AWI Event's held through out the US. We will have an event in Massachusetts in September https://americanwarriorinitiative.com/events/ Please visit AWI's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB0abtqdjEQaiYCQjXgG4Cw I've included Paws for a Cause EVENT that took place 12/7/2021 where there were 16 service dogs donated in honor of the service members who lost their lives in the Kabul Airport attack on August 26th2021. AMAZING event!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROiuBWTF4Lw Fairway's Company Website and their Branch Site - https://www.fairwayindependentmc.com/  / https://www.fairwayindependentmc.com/locations/massachusetts/hyannis-5933 Damon's website - https://www.bfreewell.com/about-1 Emily's website - https://loanswithemily.com/ For more information, or to contact Damon Green directly, please email him at onecallawayvp@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Doug Holte is the Founder and CEO of Agile Workweek Investments, his startup that is investing in disruptive technologies and modernized properties for a more efficient and agile workweek.  Doug's inspiration for AWI was not Covid, but rather accelerated by it; the changes he began to see in how people want to live and work started several years ago. Doug has had an illustrious career in commercial real estate, most recently as President of Irvine Company for over 10 years, and a longtime senior partner and West Coast leader at Hines.  He's also currently a senior advisor to a new proptech venture capital fund, and on the board of important Orange County organizations such as UCI Beall Applied Innovation and CEO Leadership Alliance. He is a visionary with a huge heart for an inclusive, collaborative and supportive community that works for everyone, and he leads by example in his efforts there.  I'm always inspired by our conversations and appreciate his friendship. Doug is also a great storyteller, which you'll experience in our conversation. It is so exciting to see him building on the vision he has, and to have him on the podcast.  Hear about the inception of AWI, Doug's amazing journey into the entrepreneurial realm, and how everything has now changed in how most of us will design and live our (work) weeks moving forward. Thanks also to show sponsor, Collective Genius, for helping high performance teams to be agile, aligned and more effective.