Podcasts about balsa

Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

Tudo o que disser aqui pode ser usado contra si. E não é assim, e cada vez mais, em toda a parte? Parece que temos alguma coisa contra a vida. Por princípio, e contrariamente ao que se diz. Só isso explica a falta de ar, a falta de vidas absurdas. No seu estado de demência mais benigna, percebe-se como o mundo cedeu a uma imensa nostalgia do passado. Ninguém saberia, contudo, situá-lo. Na verdade, são doenças da nossa falta de memória. Os delírios de uns débeis. Mas vez por outra lá se cruza connosco um desses seres descarrilados, vendendo beijos com sabor a cerveja, contrariando a ideia de que tudo só se passa muito longe, no cu do mundo. Ainda antes de isso ser tido como um acto político, era vista com o batom a transbordar sempre um pouco dos lábios. O desastre torna-se sugestivo a partir de certa altura, e há quem se apegue a ele, desenvolva por esses sinais uma estima imensa. A realidade, no fundo, interessa-nos muito pouco. Só a partir do momento em que alguém se dispõe a recuperar velhas cassetes, as gravações soluçantes, ficando buracos que é preciso compensar. Uma canção que toca ao longe e que quase se deixa reconhecer, e também a partir de frases cortadas uma linguagem que nos parece desconhecida, feita de réplicas oferecidas em lugares esquecidos. É preferível quando alguém só conhece uma versão parcial, e faz dela o seu todo. Não se põe a investigar todas as circunstâncias, porque a partir de certa altura a enxurrada dos acontecimentos devasta qualquer possibilidade de segurar uma narrativa mais firme. «Não ser amada é um acto de terror», disse ela. Só ter para mostrar a quem a visita naquele quartinho infecto «um coração cheio de moscas negras». E, nas paredes, balouçando, «um alfabeto de más experiências.» É o de sempre: histórias gaguejantes, overdoses, comprimidos para dormir, os bibelôs para compor uma solidão de deserto, e a clara sensação de que tudo caminha para o seu fim. São as impressões o que respira no meio dos relatos. Todos sabemos secretamente que as histórias estão mortas há muito. Hoje, só nos sonhos não nos sentimos ali despejados, desfeitos. Só nos sonhos, as impossibilidades não se apresentam como impossibilidades. Michael Marder diz-nos que após a segunda morte de Deus, convencionalmente chamada secularização, o vazadouro global incita à expiação do ser através da massa em energia, potencialidade pura, inflamável e explosiva. «A existência é tolerada desde que nada permaneça quieto, os seres não se detenham no interior dos seus limites próprios e o próprio ser acelere a caminho do nada.» Por isso prefiro ler como quem tem a sensação de ouvir alguém perdido num transe, como Sara Stridsberg a recolher os sinais da passagem de Valerie Solanas por este mundo. Falar-nos daquele quarto do Hotel Bristol, em abril de 1988, daquela cama que «é um deserto em chamas de tudo o que não fizeste e de tudo o que fizeste mal, profunda como dez mil braças de água de oceanos de tudo o que esqueceste e de todas as vezes que te esqueceste de dizer adeus.» Morreu ali, aos 52 anos, como uma personagem de quem se dizia que não tinha os parafusos todos. Mais um nome a juntar a uma lista, que poderia seguir assim: Valerie. Marilyn. Roslyn. Ulrike. Sylvia. Há tantos narradores empenhados em chegar ao fundo da verdade, apenas para descobrirem que à medida que se aproximam as frases se tornam vazias, tomadas de uma irresolução, de uma fundamental inépcia retórica. Por isso, as histórias são só uma força de atiçar, manter a tensão, para levar as pessoas a confiarem naquilo que já viveram e sabem. Assim sendo, que importa que o narrador exagere ou minta? Que importa saber quem é o narrador? Cada um está entregue ao que viveu já e a partir disso está disposto a imaginar. «A tua memória é um passador», diz uma delas. Todos se esfalfam por abordar um material genuíno, mas acaba por valer mais essa voz capaz de demorar-se até ficar com os pensamentos encardidos, a roupa suja, revelar as suas sujas intenções, a sua baixeza. No fundo, para que alguma coisa sobreviva a este mundo precisa ser arrancada às suas circunstâncias, aquilo que fica na memória dos que registam apenas os contornos mais frios, essa cultura geral da indiferença. Solanas ficou conhecida apenas como mais outra histérica, a feminista radical que, nos anos sessenta, disparou três tiros sobre Andy Warhol, depois de ter participado num dos seus filmes. Os dois primeiros tiros falharam o alvo, mas o terceiro perfurou-lhe o esófago, o estômago, o baço, o fígado e os pulmões. Um ano após o atentado, que a levou a ser internada com um diagnóstico de esquizofrenia, Warhol posou para uma fotografia com a camisa arregaçada, exibindo as marcas das cirurgias. Aquelas cicatrizes deram-lhe a gravidade que lhe permitiam afastar-se da figura de um patético cadáver disponível a tudo para somar mais uns minutos. Havia ali um certo triunfo, uma dimensão insinuante e provocatória. «Vemos Warhol a assimilar o facto da sua própria morte, a processá-lo com a mesma ligeireza inquisitiva e penetrante que animava o resto da sua obra. Se Solanas está presente na fotografia, é apenas sob a forma de um ponto de interrogação, objecto do olhar perplexo de Warhol», registou um artigo numa revista middlebrow, como eles dizem. «Ele tinha controlo excessivo sobre a minha vida», terá dito Solanas ao polícia a quem se entregou, como explicação para o ataque. Se não morreu dos ferimentos provocados pelos disparos, as cirurgias subsequentes a que Warhol foi submetido levaram a passar demasiado tempo na companhia dos moribundos, e era essa vulnerabilidade excessiva que instigou o terror que acabaria por matá-lo, tendo mais tarde recusado procurar tratamento para uma infecção na vesícula biliar até já não haver nada a fazer. Hoje, nada senão esse fetiche dos factos sustenta as maiores ficções, que permitem a alguns estar muito confiantes dos seus esforços para esclarecer a época, e tantas vezes esquecem-se como a condenação deste tempo é a forma como leva «todos os seres a verem-se confundidos nos amontoados caóticos dos refugos, esmagando e sendo esmagados, sobrepondo-se e arrasando-se uns aos outros» (Marder). O jornalismo não pode dizer-nos muito pois não está em condições de ir até ao fundo, e o fundo são as nossas próprias vidas. Solanas tinha escrito um manifesto para a sua «associação para esquartejar os homens» (SCUM, Society for Cutting Up Men). Quando ela foi internada no hospital psiquiátrico, dois tipos que a conheciam encheram-se de dinheiro com uma edição do manifesto. Dez anos depois, quando foi ela a publicá-lo já ninguém estava interessado. Ficou célebre o arranque: «A vida nesta sociedade é, na melhor das hipóteses, tremendamente enfadonha, e nenhum dos seus aspectos é minimamente relevante para as mulheres. Às mulheres civilizadas, responsáveis, que procuram o estímulo, resta apenas a possibilidade de derrubar o governo, eliminar o sistema económico, implantar a automatização integral e aniquilar o sexo masculino. Temos agora possibilidades técnicas de nos reproduzirmos sem o contributo dos homens e de produzir apenas mulheres. Temos de começar imediatamente a pôr isto em prática.  Imediatamente. Conservar os homens não tem sequer o mais duvidoso sentido no plano biológico. Os homens são um desastre biológico: o cromossoma Y é um cromossoma X incompleto, ou seja, um gene com uma composição deficiente de cromossomas. Por outras palavras, o homem é uma mulher incompleta, um fracasso ambulante, falhado logo no estádio do gene. Ser homem é ser uma falha, é ser emocionalmente limitado. A masculinidade é uma deficiência, e os homens são aleijados emocionais. (…) contudo, os homens que são racionais não irão protestar e espernear, nem fazer um alarido patético, vão simplesmente deixar-se ficar sentados, calmamente, desfrutar o espectáculo e cavalgar as ondas até soçobrarem.» Naturalmente, este espectáculo não encherá a plateia do Tivoli. Neste episódio fomos levados pela Margarida Davim a pensar o que pode ser ainda um jornalismo capaz de definir por si mesmo um horizonte muito além dos enredos de conveniência, capaz de nos oferecer alguma coisa além desse chá para os submissos. Fomos postos a par do turbulento e incerto percurso em que está lançada essa balsa daqueles poucos que conseguiram resgatar a Visão, num dos episódios mais conturbados e que melhor ilustram os bastidores daquele que em tempos se tinha como o quarto poder e que hoje anda por aí lançado aos caídos, devendo o melhor de si à obstinação de uns quantos que talvez resista mais à base do desespero do que um resto de utopia requentada.

Sexcentésima decimotercera Noche de Llobos, y venimos con todo este percal: Ramones, Pista extra A Veiga, SOZIEDAD ALKOHOLIKA, Sound Of Silence, Macías, EDEN - Metal Band, Rockvera - Asociación Monorock, Valkyria_Oficial, Saratoga, BOIKOT, Impactrones, Sixstrings, Balsa de Piedra, Airbourne, Gus G, Grimner, Afterlife, Without The Sun y B-52's

Parece otra peli genérica de morder gente y ya, pero luego resulta que engancha bastante. Funciona porque mezcla supervivencia y guerra sin olvidarse del monstruo, le da importancia a los personajes aunque sea una serie B, y es de esas pelis que no necesitan ser “buenísimas” para que te lo pases bien si entras al juego.

Mari Trini desaparecio de la faz de la tierra un verano, el verano de 1987. Tenia una nina pequena llamada Beatriz y un marido mucho mayor que ella, llamado Antonio, pero apodado El Portugues, propenso a la violencia. Ahora, 38 anos despues, nuevas pruebas llevan a mirar a una balsa, en una antigua mina de fluor, donde un vecino dice que Antonio arrojo dos vehiculos de su propiedad por aquellas fechas. Lo analizamos en este nuevo capitulo de Ganbara negra con las periodistas Isolina Cueli y Ana Gaitero, dos de las personas que mas ha investigado esta historia triste, hasta dar con Antonio (que ahora supera los 80 anos) en una residencia. Un hombre que sigue negandose a hablar del pasado.

En este nuevo episodio de RÍO DE LA VIDA viajamos desde los talleres artesanales hasta los muelles del Mediterráneo. Comenzamos con Enrique Aguado y sus cosas chulas de la pesca, descubriendo de qué estaban hechos los señuelos antes de que existiera el plástico: madera de balsa, vidrio soplado, cobre martilleado… auténticas obras de arte que aún siguen pescando. Continuamos con Pablo Osendi, presidente de El Banzao, un ejemplo de pasión, conservación y compromiso con los ríos. Su labor demuestra que la pesca y el medio ambiente pueden —y deben— ir de la mano. Y cerramos con José Antonio Murcia Vivancos, creador de El Rey del Corcheo, una competición que ha unido a pescadores de toda España bajo una misma bandera. Un proyecto que ya es historia viva del mar.

Este 19 de octubre en punto de las 19:00 hrs estrenamos capítulo con NIURKA MARCOS.Nunca un sobrenombre había definido mejor el destino de una figura pública como el de Niurka: "La mujer escándalo".Ocurrió en uno de los momentos más turbulentos de su vida, cuando se separó de Juan Osorio ocasionando una explosión mediática que a ella terminó de posicionarla en el espectáculo mexicano, pero también la llevó a quedar expuesta y en el ojo del huracán constantemente.No te lo pierdas.

Confira na edição do Jornal da Record desta sexta (3): No Brasil, crescem os casos suspeitos de intoxicação por metanol. Anvisa procura agências internacionais para importar antídoto usado em tratamento de pacientes. Polícia prende suspeitos de assaltar e matar advogado em bairro nobre de São Paulo. Rapper americano P. Diddy é condenado por crime relacionado a prostituição. Balsa que ficou encalhada em banco de areia por quase 12 horas é finalmente retirada no Maranhão.

Neste episódio do BRASAcast, recebemos Márcia Santos (mentee BRASA 2022) e Daniel Dahis (VP de Marketing e cofundador da BALSA) para falar sobre a BALSA, Brazilian-American Life Sciences Association.Criada por brasileiros que atuam nas ciências da vida nos EUA, a BALSA é uma associação sem fins lucrativos que busca fortalecer a comunidade brasileira no exterior, ampliar sua competitividade profissional e criar uma rede de suporte em pesquisa, saúde, inovação e biotecnologia.

In today's episode early surf icon Joey Cabell talks through transitioning from solid redwood boards (which he purchased from his shoeshine earnings) through Balsa to being the first Polyurethane foam board tester for Clark & Hobie, he share stories of being on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, training for winter Hanalei by swimming the Nā Pali coast with Mike Doyle, winning the Duke and Peru International multiple times, founding The Chart House in Aspen in 1962, setting a record sailing from Hawaii to Papeete, the near-death mishap for Mickey Munoz on the return voyage, and so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode early surf icon Joey Cabell talks through transitioning from solid redwood boards (which he purchased from his shoeshine earnings) through Balsa to being the first Polyurethane foam board tester for Clark & Hobie, he share stories of being on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, training for winter Hanalei by swimming the Nā Pali coast with Mike Doyle, winning the Duke and Peru International multiple times, founding The Chart House in Aspen in 1962, setting a record sailing from Hawaii to Papeete, the near-death mishap for Mickey Munoz on the return voyage, and so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El diputado del FREJUPA, Martín Balsa, se reunió con la intendenta municipal Fernanda Alonso y le anunció que presentará ante el Concejo Deliberante de General Pico un proyecto de ordenanza para que el Municipio “destine el 2 por ciento de su presupuesto anual” para la construcción de viviendas sociales para alquilar, con el objetivo “de resolver la crisis del mercado de alquiler local que, desde el momento en que la Nación dejó sin Ley de Alquileres a todo el país, se ha vuelto un infierno para la mayoría de los inquilinos”.El proyecto será presentado ante el bloque de Concejales del FREJUPA a nivel local y, tal como lo explicó el legislador piquense, “su objetivo es construir estas viviendas que podrán ser alquiladas por el Municipio a precios menores que los del mercado”. Con el 2 por ciento del presupuesto municipal el diputado provincial estima que se podrán “construir entre 11 y 12 viviendas al año y se propondrá que el total de los alquileres cobrados sean destinados a la construcción de nuevas viviendas con este fin, de manera tal que el total de casas para alquiler municipal se vaya incrementando paulatinamente”.

In early July, the DevBcn conference in Barcelona featured a diverse lineup of speakers, covering topics across multiple technology domains. Geertjan Wielenga took the camera and microphone with him to Spain. Together with Nacho Cougil and Jonathan Vila, two of the organizers, he spoke with many visitors about what they like most in Java, how AI influences their work, and what is important to them in the work they do.We have more than 20 people who are passionate about the Java community and are eager to share their knowledge with you. 00:00 Introduction00:45 Nacho Cougil and Jakub Marchwicki talk about the history of the DevBcn conference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/icougil  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kubamarchwicki 02:45 Bert Jan Schrijver is excited about the people in the Java community. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjschrijver/ 03:06 Ricardo Romero Benítez has a Spanish YouTube challenge about Java and is surprised by the experience of junior developers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-romero-ben%C3%ADtez-b4a4048a/  https://www.youtube.com/@programando_en_java 05:43 Christoph Neumann discusses closure and a database created using it. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-neumann-6089438/ 08:03 Victor Rentea gives Java workshops about architecture, performance, maintainable code, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-rentea-trainer/ 09:46 Justin Reock measures developer productivity and talks about improving the development experience. https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinreock 17:44 Will Fleury accelerates coding by integrating AI in IDEs and compares different solutions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/willfleury 23:38 Kamesh Sampath handles big amounts of data for AI and other processing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameshsampath 26:19 Cedric Clyburn shares his experience with Linux and Kubernetes and is fascinated by open-source AI. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedricclyburn 28:33 Brian Vermeer helps to make Java applications and AI tools secure. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianvermeer 31:53 Andrey Sitnik promotes local-first privacy versus the user-data-selling approach. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinik 35:59 Isabel Garrido Cardenas about cognitive load when working with a lot of microservices and the right way of testing with AI. https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelgarridocardenas 38:59 Isabella Sohlman is a student, joining the conference to learn how she can grow her career and to meet people from the Java community. https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellasohlman 40:13 Ruben Cordeiro shares his experience with volunteering at the conference and what he learned from the talks. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubencordeiro 42:36 Horacio Gonzalez about simple to use cloud services by developers for developers. https://www.linkedin.com/in/horaciogonzalez 44:46 Jonatan Sempere about communication and network APIs to prevent fraud for banking. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsempere95 47:36 Luis Majano and Cris Escobar talk about BoxLang, a new dynamic JVM language. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmajano  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristobalescobarh   https://www.boxlang.io 59:42 Miguel Xoel García Balsa about observability and the difference with monitoring. https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelxoel 01:03:32 Silvia Bellmunt shares her experience with the Java community, the DevBcn conference, and data science. https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-bellmunt-36220aa3 01:06:15 Rijo Sam talks about framework- agnostic development, using plain Java as much as possible. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rijosam19 01:09:37 Nacho Cougil and Jonathan Vila invite you to the DevBcn conference next year. https://www.linkedin.com/in/icougil  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanvila 01:11:33 Outro

Food talk kicked off with favorite pasta dishes featuring Jess loving lobster lasagna and steak gorgonzola pasta while Ross schooled everyone on orecchiette pronunciation and shared that Barilla has Spotify playlists timed perfectly for cooking each pasta typeJess struggled through another brutal week including failed coquina shell stucco work that had the customer's wife gasping and walking away after just one wall plus dealing with electrical problems and eight foot six mahogany doors that needed refinishingRoss finally finished his nightmare pocket door project that took nine years to complete properly and built a gorgeous walnut cabinet with traditional dovetail joinery using his Harbor Freight jig that worked perfectly on the first tryColton became the go-to lacquer repair specialist for Tony's shop after successfully fixing blush damaged cabinets using super blush retarder spray and got called in as their on-call finishing expertThe guys shared serious summertime survival tips including keeping cooling towels in coolers plenty of fluids sunscreen and aloe vera plus Colton discovered that thirty percent vinegar works amazing for getting smoke smells out of furnitureColton started planning his metal roof installation over existing shingles and learned that roofing supply companies often beat Home Depot prices with much thicker gauge materials that last foreverWood of the week featured the bizarre monkey puzzle tree from Chile that looks like AI designed a Christmas tree and gets its name because it would puzzle a monkey trying to climb the spiny branchesItalian food trivia had Ross crushing questions about risotto osso buco and arancini while Colton admitted to completely guessing on most answers but somehow nailed the gnocchi question by pure luckRoss shared his sandwich building wisdom about never letting cold cuts touch bread directly and emphasized the importance of taking lazy river style mental breaks to reset from work stressColton introduced the barn cat Squanchy who showed up desperate and friendly and already proved his worth by catching a lizard though the guys debated proper feeding schedules to keep him hunting

El director de informativos, Julián Cabrera, reflexiona en Noticias Fin de Semana sobre las últimas informaciones de la UCO que salpican al Gobierno 

El director de informativos, Julián Cabrera, reflexiona en Noticias Fin de Semana sobre

Stupid News Extra 5-29-2025 ...Her Bones are made of Balsa Wood

How Steve Glue made 4 Million giving the people what they wanted by beating the system; and how Pez ran him out of the business. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I'm Stephen's sidekick and business partner Dave Young. Before we get into today's episode, a word from our sponsor, which is... Well, it's us, but we're highlighting ads we've written and produced for our clients. So here's one of those. [ASAP Commercial Doors Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast, Dave Young here with Stephen Semple and part two of the PEZ story. We're going to talk about the PEZ collectibles, the whole frenzy. Stephen, I'm going to turn it over to you because I'm fascinated with this. I did just 30 seconds worth of Googling, and yeah, there are PEZ dispensers that are worth bucks out there. Stephen Semple: And the whole collectibles and the PEZ story is crazy. And as we know, the '90s is when this whole idea of collectibles just took off. You had Swatch watches come onto the market, and in fact, stay tuned, we're going to do an episode on Swatch. Swatch is probably going to end up becoming one of my favorite all time stories. So Swatch is going to be coming up. Because as I was going down this whole collectibles thing, it opens other doors. But you had Beanie Babies and you had Pokemon, and of course, PEZ. And PEZ is so popular that it ended up being on the cover of the Forbes magazine edition on collectibles. And people who collect PEZ dispensers call themselves PEZ heads. And one of the biggest people in the space is a guy whose name is Stephen Glew, who's also known as the PEZ Outlaw. Dave Young: The Pez Outlaw. Stephen Semple: The PEZ Outlaw. You're immediately intrigued, aren't you? Dave Young: Oh, sure. Stephen Semple: And Steve Glew is a machine operator from Michigan, and he started doing collectibles as a side hustle. And he started by collecting cereal boxes. So he would go to the local recycling plant and clip the coupons and ask for the toy to send them, things like those secret decoder rings. Have you ever noticed that there's a disclaimer now on those things that says only one per customer Dave Young: Because of him? Stephen Semple: It's because of him. Because at a certain point, Kellogg's notices that they're sending tons of toys to this one address- Dave Young: To one guy. Stephen Semple: ... in rural Michigan, to this one guy. He's basically getting these things and then going to trade shows and selling them. Dave Young: Nice. That's smart. Stephen Semple: That's smart, hey. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: It's funny, I bought a book a little while ago that is somebody had put together a book of all of the ads and the products that we saw in comics. Dave Young: Oh, sure. Stephen Semple: And in fact, the reason why I had got the book is when I did my comic, I was looking for ideas for fun, made-up placement. Dave Young: My dad had a story about when he was a kid, he sent off for something and it was a model airplane, a Balsa model airplane, send a dollar or whatever. I think this had to be a joke. Basically, he got back a big block of balsa wood and a knife. There you go. Stephen Semple: There you go, that's awesome. Yeah. Dave Young: Yeah, so Steve Glew. Stephen Semple: So we thank Steve Glew for the origin of the disclaimer of one per customer. So Steve's got a problem. He needs to find new things to sell because this side hustle is about to disappear because he's no longer able to scavenge these boxes and send in and get all these toys to sell. He's clearing out the last of his inventory and he notices a nearby vendor selling Pez dispensers.

The lightest wood there is, the balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) is one excited little kid. It grows fast, has ice cream cone flowers, and you can even carry it around on your shoulders! But what gives this tree the ability to grow in such a famous way?Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex CrowsonSupport the pod and become a Treemium MemberFollow along on InstagramFind Arbortrary merch on our storeFind additional reading on our websiteCover art by Jillian BartholdMusic by Aves and The Mini-VandalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Welcome to Breaking the Mold, Volume 2, presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series is dedicated to four tackle companies who are pushing the envelope of bait design and bringing unique, innovative products to market. On today's episode we are joined by founder and owner of Black Label Tackle, Cliff Pace!     Brought to you by:  American Legacy Fishing & Outdoors www.americanlegacyfishing.com Use Code: TACKLETALK5 for 5% Off (including sale items!)     Additional Support Provided By: Dakota Lithium Batteries - Use Code TACKLETALK5FS for 5% Off Mossy Oak | Mossy Oak Fishing 

Uma adolescente de 12 anos está desaparecida, depois que o ônibus onde ela estava caiu de uma balsa em um rio no interior do Pará. O veículo tinha 23 pessoas a bordo e seguia para a zona rural da cidade de Moju, no interior do estado. E ainda: Marinha confirma morte de 11 pessoas em desabamento de ponte entre o Tocantins e Maranhão.

In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited Podcast, host Katie Burke and co-host Dr. Mike Brasher are joined by decoy expert Colin McNair of Copley Fine Art Auctions, marking his fifth appearance on the show. Together, they dive into the captivating world of decoy art, focusing on the groundbreaking practice of x-raying decoys to uncover hidden details of craftsmanship. Discover how visual aids and cutting-edge techniques bring new insights to this timeless art form, and hear Colin's expert take on what makes these pieces so unique. Whether you're a seasoned collector, an art enthusiast, or simply curious, this episode is packed with fascinating stories and insider knowledge you won't want to miss.Listen now: www.ducks.org/DUPodcastSend feedback: DUPodcast@ducks.org

In this week's episode we Do like the cast of Disney's Mulan and “Get Down To Business” You Won't Belize Where Colton Was Jess takes one small step away, and one giant leap for his shop Ross was visited by the 3 ghosts of Drywall Spirits #woodworking #travel #drywall #ghosting #makerspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beataroundthebench/support

El PIT CNT organizó ayer un acto en respaldo a la Federación Nacional de Profesores de Educación Secundaria (Fenapes), que culminaba este miércoles un paro de 48 horas. La jornada de movilización, convocada bajo la consigna “Contra el Modelo de la Desigualdad” y por los “Cambios Necesarios”, incluyó una marcha que partió de la explanada de la Intendencia de Montevideo y culminó con una concentración en la esquina de 18 de julio y Andes. El orador central fue Enrique Méndez, responsable de la Secretaría de Organización del PIT-CNT y dirigente nacional de la Federación de Trabajadores de la Industria Láctea. El dirigente se solidarizó con los trabajadores que están en conflicto en las empresas Copsa, Calcar, Lactalis y Balsa y Asociados. Y pidió a los próximos gobiernos que “obliguen” a las empresas a “cumplir con sus obligaciones laborales” antes de recibir “subsidios y beneficios del Estado”. En su discurso, Méndez aseguró que en tiempos electorales “algunos sectores muy pudientes del país, reflejados en algunos sectores de la coalición al frente del gobierno, no hablan de los más de 550.000 uruguayos que la pasan muy duro, ganando apenas 25.000 pesos y menos”. Además dijo que esos sectores tampoco hablan “de los más de 300.000 uruguayos que viven y sufren la informalidad en nuestro país”. En cambio, exclamó, “hablan de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas”. “Desarrollan una campaña sin ideas, sin pasión, que no ayuda absolutamente en las verdaderas necesidades de la gente. No hablan expresamente de cómo llenar la olla ni brindan soluciones para saber cómo los sectores trabajadores, jubilados y pensionistas pagarán el almacén a fin de mes. Esta campaña está hablando de frivolidades, de cuestiones que son hasta bobadas”. Méndez agregó que el gobierno “no habla de la pobreza infantil” porque a sus integrantes “les da verguenza”. Sostuvo que Uruguay “es uno de los pocos países de América Latina que tienen sus indicadores de pobreza en peores parámetros que antes de la pandemia” y aseguró que esos indicadores no mejoran porque durante tres años se recortó salario y jubilaciones. Méndez dijo que “cuesta que los números cambien en nuestro país porque hubo una política aplicada que aumentó el proceso de la desigualdad. El promedio de los ingresos de los hogares más ricos capturó el mayor crecimiento, mientras que los hogares más pobres lo terminaron perdiendo”, agregó. Además, denunció que se perdió “calidad de empleo” ya que hay “cada vez más ocupados sin horarios de trabajo”, “cada vez con jornadas más largas de trabajo”. Por su lado, Nathalie Barbé, representante de la Asociación de Trabajadores de la Seguridad Social (ATSS), defendió la reforma constitucional que impulsa el PIT CNT para cambiar el régimen de jubilaciones y pensiones. Barbé denunció una “campaña del miedo” de parte del oficialismo. “Estamos escuchando a estos iluminados, que ganan más de 500.000 pesos por mes, decirnos que aumentarles el ingreso a nuestros jubilados que están pasando hambre va a fundir el país”, agregó. Por su lado, el vicepresidente de Fenapes, José Olivera, llamó a militar en contra del plebiscito contra los allanamientos nocturnos. Olivera dijo que si se quiere combatir la delincuencia “hay que cerrar las asociaciones para delinquir en la Torre Ejecutiva, no hay que darles más pasaportes exprés a los narcotraficantes”. El paro de Fenapes se realizó contra la “transformación educativa” , el “recorte presupuestal” y la “reducción de grupos” en Secundaria. La Tertulia de los Jueves con Cecilia Eguiluz, Pablo Díaz, Gabriel Mazzarovich y Esteban Valenti.

Die Firma Sharewood hat weltweit 3000 private Anleger und Firmen um 100 Millionen Franken abgezockt. Die Behörden wussten von den Machenschaften, schritten aber jahrelang nicht ein. Ausserdem im «Kassensturz»: der Kampf mit der IV. Und im Test: Handstaubsauger. 100 Millionen verschwunden – Behörden verschlafen Riesenschwindel Die Schweizer Holzhandelsfirma Sharewood hat weltweit 3000 private Anlegerinnen und Anleger sowie Firmen um 100 Millionen Franken abgezockt. All diese hofften mit Investments in Teak-, Balsa- oder Eukalyptusbäume, etwas für den Umweltschutz zu tun, und gleichzeitig ihr Vermögen zu vermehren. Doch grösser wurde einzig das Konto der cleveren Sharewood-Vermarkter. Die Zürcher Staatsanwaltschaft und die Finanzmarktaufsicht Finma wussten von den Machenschaften, schritten aber jahrelang nicht ein. Der Frust unter den Anlegerinnen und Anlegern ist gross. IV-Ärger – Mutter kämpft für ihr Mädchen Ein zwölfjähriges Mädchen erkrankt schwer an Long Covid. Das einst aufgeweckte Kind kann das Bett kaum mehr verlassen, ist völlig entkräftet. Die Mutter beantragt bei der IV einen Rollstuhl. Doch die IV verweigert das rund 20'000 Franken teure Hilfsmittel mit der Begründung: Das Mädchen brauche den Rollstuhl ja nicht, um in die Schule zu gehen. Der Amtsschimmel wiehert. Denn das Kind kann seit eineinhalb Jahren gar nicht mehr zur Schule gehen, weil es so erschöpft ist. Die Mutter verfasst Rekurse, kämpft, erst dann bekommt sie recht. Das Mädchen bekommt am Ende den Elektro-Rollstuhl. Test «Handstaubsauger» – Der Schrecken aller Staubkörner Schnell ist es passiert: Die Haferflocken-Packung fliegt quer über den Tisch, der Inhalt verteilt sich auf dem Boden. Gut, wer da einen Handstaubsauger zur Seite hat. Zehn dieser kleinen Dinger hat «Kassensturz» testen lassen. Mit ernüchternden Resultaten: Nur gerade zwei schneiden mit «gut» ab. Bei etlichen hingegen wird mehr Staub aufgewirbelt als letztendlich im Beutel landet. «Darf man das?» – Müssen Eltern Kindern ein Studium finanzieren? In der Serie «Darf man das?» beantwortet «Kassensturz» Rechtsfragen aus dem Alltag. Zum Vorlesungsbeginn brennt eine Frage unter den Nägeln: Wie lange müssen Eltern für die Ausbildung ihrer Kinder aufkommen? Müssen sie ein Studium finanzieren? Und darf das Kind das verlangen? Darf man das?

The Blight Boys are back from to chat about their adventures from PAX West, we talk about the dramatic updates happening with Concord just weeks after its release, more of our time with Star Wars: Outlaws, and so much more!

After a week off, the gents are back in the studio* to discuss whether a 2-1 win over Miami (not that Miami) assuages the concerns raised by the previous two matches, the impact of Jeciel Cedeno’s move to Detroit City, and what the rest of the season looks like.

En el episodio 92 del podcast “More Than Mamis” con Michelle Posada y Antonella González, entrevistaron a Jenisbel Acevedo, una mujer cubana que compartió su inspiradora historia de emigración y adaptación a los Estados Unidos. Jenisbel Acevedo llegó a los Estados Unidos desde Cuba a los nueve años, una experiencia que marcó su vida y la de su familia. Jenisbel narró cómo su viaje en balsa fue una travesía de siete días debido a que se perdieron, llevando consigo una brújula de tierra que aún conserva como un recuerdo valioso. Describió el momento de su llegada a Estados Unidos como una mezcla de miedo y esperanza, enfrentando un nuevo país, un nuevo idioma y la ausencia de una red de apoyo familiar. La transición no fue fácil. Jenisbel recordó cómo su familia tuvo que adaptarse rápidamente, tomando trabajos diversos para poder subsistir. Su padre, con formación médica, comenzó trabajando en áreas relacionadas con la medicina, lo que eventualmente llevó a la fundación de la Colonia Medical Center, un negocio familiar dedicado al cuidado de la salud, especialmente para la comunidad de adultos mayores. Jenisbel compartió cómo esta empresa, iniciada con humildes comienzos, ha crecido gracias al esfuerzo y la unidad familiar. Un tema recurrente en la entrevista fue el valor de la perseverancia y la unidad familiar. Jenisbel destacó cómo su familia logró superar las adversidades y mantenerse unida, incluso ante los retos de empezar una nueva vida desde cero en otro país. Este espíritu de resiliencia no solo les permitió prosperar como familia, sino también construir un negocio exitoso que ahora se dedica a ayudar a otros. El podcast también abordó temas relacionados con el empoderamiento femenino y la percepción pública en las redes sociales. Jenisbel habló de los desafíos de mantener una imagen pública y de cómo la gente a menudo tiene una percepción errónea basada en apariencias superficiales. Enfatizó la importancia de ser auténtica y de no dejarse influenciar por la presión de las redes sociales para proyectar una imagen perfecta. La entrevista concluyó con Jenisbel reflexionando sobre su rol como madre y cómo la maternidad la ha hecho más sensible y agradecida. Habló de la responsabilidad de transmitir valores y de ser un buen ejemplo para sus hijos, enseñándoles a apreciar sus raíces y la historia de su familia. Además, Jenisbel compartió sus futuros proyectos, incluyendo eventos familiares y esfuerzos continuos para ayudar a la comunidad. Nuevos episodios Lunes a las 12:00 pm [Miami] Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales https://www.instagram.com/morethanmamis https://www.instagram.com/michelleposada https://www.instagram.com/antosports ➡️ El restaurante de Michi: https://www.thehonestroots.com/ ➡️ Nuestro té detox favorito, el carb blocker, y todos los productos MICHI'S WELLNESS puedes adquirirlos en https://michiswellness.com. PROMO CODE: morethanmamis10 ➡️ Merch Mano Tengo Fe ! https://antosports.us/ ➡️ Activa tu sistema inmune con 4life https://4l.media/Productos4Life Code 20off ➡️ ¿Quieres resetear tu mente? Ingresa a https://www.certificacionpnl.com/ ➡️¿CUENTAS CON SEGURO? Te recomendamos EDURANGO INSURANCE, una agencia de seguros presente en 29 estados con opciones de cobertura flexibles que se ajustan a tu presupuesto. No es necesario comprometer tus finanzas para estar protegido. Más info en https://www.edurangoinsurance.com/ Instagram: @edurangoinsurance Outfits @otaymazerpadesigns Estilismo @bwsalonspa Producción Ejecutiva: Michelle Posada Antonella González Producción General: Antonella González Michelle Posada Edición: Edgar Miranda Agencia Digital: Weplash Agency @wplash Grabado en Gradvity Studios Miami, FL @gradvity Optimización: https://www.instagram.com/miravisiontv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uma balsa que transportava combustíveis explodiu na Ilha do Marajó, no Pará, na madrugada desta sexta (12). Oito pessoas estavam a bordo, uma delas segue desaparecida. A embarcação seguia pelo rio Paraná, quando foi consumida pelas chamas. A balsa ficou à deriva por quase quatro horas. Veja também nesta edição do JR 24 Horas: Dois merendeiros ficaram feridos com a explosão de uma panela de pressão em escola municipal do Rio de Janeiro.

El 28 de Junio de 1999 se publicó el primer álbum como solista de Gustavo Cerati tras la disolución de Soda Stereo. Las expectativas eran bastante altas y el reto creativo que tenia el autor era de dimensiones mayúsculas, tras varias exploraciones con la electrónica con los proyectos Plan V y Ocio, Cerati se concentró en hacer canciones aunque aprovechando toda la experiencia que había estado adquiriendo con el ambient y el electro. El álbum contiene 15 tracks los tres primeros cargados de distintas atmósferas y downtempos, un clásico automático como Puente, seguido de una segunda parte cargada de samples y loops que van creciendo, para dar paso a Verbo Carne que ejerce como centro del álbum con toda la emoción y los arreglos de cuerdas grabados en Abbey Road y una ultima parte que comienza con los aires electro andinos de Raíz y se va convirtiendo en pasajes electrónicos muchos de ellos puramente instrumentales y mas abstractos. El álbum fue Disco de oro en Argentina, Editado en CD y cassette Cortes de difusión Raíz Puente Paseo inmoral Tabú Engaña Río Babel Ficha Técnica: Compuesto, Grabado y Producido por Gustavo Cerati Músicos invitados: Flavius Etcheto | Leo García | Martín Carrizo | Fernando Nalé Grabado en CasaSubmarina, Bs. As. Ingeniero de grabación: Eduardo Bergallo 2do. Ingeniero: MacKinlay Asistente: Eduardo "Barakus" Iencenella La sinfónica fue grabada en Abbey Road, Londres para Verbo Carne Ingeniero: Peter Cobbin Asistente: Joel Gregg Mezclado por Clive Goddard y Gustavo Cerati excepto "Alma" y "Balsa" mezclados en CasaSubmarina por Eduardo Bergallo y Gustavo Cerati. Edición y mastering en The Townhouse, Londres Editor: Barry Woodward Mastering: Bunt Stafford-Clark Foto: Gaby Herbstein Peinado: Oscar (Roho) Photoshop: Sofía Temperley Dirección de diseño: ROS El álbum salio con un EPK que contenía varios audios donde Gustavo presentaba el álbum y abordaba varios temas sobre los procesos creativos, la composición y la producción de Bocanada. Escucha el especial aquí:

"¿Por qué la cocina del Perú alcanzó la cima y su política alcanzó el abismo?"Puedes leer el artículo en: jugo.pe/una-mesa-en-una-balsa/ ¡Suscríbete a Jugo! Contamos contigo para no desenchufar la licuadora.Haz clic aquí para seguirnos en TwitterHaz clic aquí para seguirnos en FacebookHaz clic aquí para seguirnos en Instagram

En Hora América, tenemos un programa especial dedicado a los libros con varios autores latinoamericanos que han participado en la última edición del Tenerife Noir. Un festival dedicado al género de novela negra con escritores como el mexicano Élmer Mendoza con su obra Ella entró por la ventana del baño, el cubano Leonardo Padura con Personas decentes o la periodista Rosa Montero con La desconocida. Y charlamos con Enrique Pérez Balsa, autor de La última noche con Edu, una novela de realismo sucio sobre las bajezas de un periodista sensacionalista lleno de adicciones, dispuesto a cualquier cosa por un cheque, y con nuestro compañero y editor de M.A.R. Ediciones, Miguel Ángel de Rus, quien nos ofrece algunas otras propuestas interesantes dentro de este género. Escuchar audio

Gary Linden is well-known for his big wave surfing and shaping prowess. He's also the foremost expert on Agave surfboards. In this episode of the Boardroom Podcast Gary talks Agave, Balsa and the always interesting Volume vs. Thickness debate, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Linden is well-known for his big wave surfing and shaping prowess. He's also the foremost expert on Agave surfboards. In this episode of the Boardroom Podcast Gary talks Agave, Balsa and the always interesting Volume vs. Thickness debate, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Fiberglass, Balsa, Steel, Aluminum…. There are many different structural materials to choose from when deciding which boat to buy. Here I chat which to avoid and which might be the perfect option for you when buying a boat!

Presenter Contact Info Email: chollis@acb.org Bio Cindy Hollis serves as Manager of Membership Engagement for the American Council of the Blind, working remotely from her home in Flat Rock, Michigan. In this role, she works closely with affiliate leaders and members, and oversees the thriving ACB Community platform where more than 16,000 virtual events have been held since March 2020 impacting thousands of people who are blind or low vision. Born and raised in southern California, Cindy's family moved to Washington state the summer before her senior year of high school. This is where she attended college, raised two daughters, and worked 21 years in local public schools providing braille instruction and three years as Development Community Outreach Coordinator for the Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. She helped charter a local chapter within the Washington state affiliate, where she served as president for eight non-consecutive years, playing an integral role in developing their successful statewide leadership program. Cindy's involvement on a national level has included serving two terms on the ACB Board of Publications where she helped draft language for the Hollis Liggett Braille Free Press award, wrote the resolution that created a youth program to be held at ACB conferences and conventions and was the first coordinator of said program, has chaired the Leadership Institute and awards committees, co-chaired the auction committee, and served on the convention planning, membership, resource development, and auction committees. In her spare time, Cindy enjoys participating in ACB Community events (especially karaoke), spending time with her grandchildren, and traveling with her guide dog, Balsa.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: AI #45: To Be Determined, published by Zvi on January 5, 2024 on LessWrong. The first half of the week was filled with continued talk about the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI, which I covered in its own post. Then that talk seemed to mostly die down,, and things were relatively quiet. We got a bunch of predictions for 2024, and I experimented with prediction markets for many of them. Note that if you want to help contribute in a fun, free and low-key, participating in my prediction markets on Manifold is a way to do that. Each new participant in each market, even if small, adds intelligence, adds liquidity and provides me a tiny bonus. Also, of course, it is great to help get the word out to those who would be interested. Paid subscriptions and contributions to Balsa are of course also welcome. I will hopefully be doing both a review of my 2023 predictions (mostly not about AI) once grading is complete, and also a post of 2024 predictions some time in January. I am taking suggestions for things to make additional predictions on in the comments. Table of Contents Copyright Confrontation #1 covered the New York Times lawsuit. AI Impacts did an updated survey for 2023. Link goes to the survey. I plan to do a post summarizing the key results, once I have fully processed them, so I can refer back to it in the future. Introduction. Table of Contents. Language Models Offer Mundane Utility. Google providing less every year? Language Models Don't Offer Mundane Utility. Left-libertarian or bust. GPT-4 Real This Time. It's not getting stupider, the world is changing. Fun With Image Generation. The fun is all with MidJourney 6.0 these days. Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon. Confirm you are buying a real book. They Took Our Jobs. Plans to compensate losers are not realistic. Get Involved. Support Dwarkesh Patel, apply for Emergent Ventures. Introducing. DPO methods? 'On benchmarks' is the new 'in mice.' In Other AI News. Square Enix say they're going in on generative AI. Doom? As many estimates of p(doom) went up in 2023 as went down. Why? Quiet Speculations. Some other predictions. The Week in Audio. Eric Jang on AI girlfriend empowerment. Rhetorical Innovation. Machines and people, very different of course. Politico Problems. Some sort of ongoing slanderous crusade. Cup of Coffee. Just like advanced AI, it proves that you don't love me. Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult. What's The Plan? People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone. Daniel Dennett, Cory Booker. The Lighter Side. Oh, we are doing this. Language Models Offer Mundane Utility Remember that one line from that book about the guy with the thing. Dan Luu tries to get answers, comparing ChatGPT, Google and other options. Columns are queries, rows are sources. Marginalia appears to be a tiny DIY search engine focusing on non-commercial content that I'd never hear of before, that specializes in finding small, old and obscure websites about particular topics. Cool thing to have in one's toolbelt, I will be trying it out over time. Not every cool new toy needs to be AI. While ChatGPT did hallucinate, Dan notes that at this point the major search engines also effectively hallucinate all the time due to recency bias, SEO spam and scam websites. He also notes how much ads now look like real search results on Google and Bing. I have mostly learned to avoid this, but not with 100% accuracy, and a lot of people doubtless fall for it. Find out how many prime numbers under one billion have digits that sum to nine, via having code check one by one. I mean, sure, why not? There is an easier way if you already know what it is, but should the right algorithm know to look for it? Language Models Don't Offer Mundane Utility All LLMs tested continue to cluster in the left-libertarian quadrant. Eliezer Yudkow...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Balsa Update and General Thank You, published by Zvi on December 13, 2023 on LessWrong. Wow, what a year it has been. Things keep getting crazier. Thank you for taking this journey with me. I hope I have helped you keep pace, and that you have been able to discern for yourself the parts of this avalanche of words and events that were helpful. I hope to have helped things make somewhat more sense. And I hope many of you have taken that information, and used it not only to be able to check Twitter less, but also to make better decisions, and, hopefully, to help make the world a better place - one in which humanity is more likely to survive. Recently, my coverage of the Biden administration executive order and the events at OpenAI have been received very positively. I'd like to do more in that mold: more focused, shorter pieces that pull the story together, hopefully de-emphasizing more ephemeral weekly posts over time. I am also happy that this work has potentially opened doors that might grant me larger platforms and other ways to make a difference. If you feel it would make the world better to do so, please help spread the word to others who would find my work useful. Thank you especially to both my long-time and recent paid subscribers and my Patreon supporters. It is important to me that all my content remain freely accessible - so please do not subscribe if it would be a hardship - but subscriptions and other contributions are highly motivating and allow me to increase my budget. You can also help by contributing to my 501c(3), Balsa Research. The rest of this post is an update on what is happening there. Balsa First Targets the Jones Act Even with the craziness that is AI, it is important not to lose sight of everything else going on and to seek out opportunities to create a better, saner world. That means building a world that's better equipped to handle AI's challenges and one that knows it can do sensible things. Previously I shared both an initial announcement and Balsa FAQ. Since then, we've focused on identifying particularly low-hanging fruit where key bridging work is not being done. I've hired Jennifer Chen, who has set up the necessary legal and logistical infrastructure for us to begin work. We've had a lot of conversations with volunteers, considered many options and game plans, and are ready to begin work in earnest. As our first major project, we've decided that Balsa will work to repeal the Jones Act. That is a big swing, and we are small. We feel that the current approaches in Jones Act reform are flawed and that there's an opportunity here to really move the needle (but, if it turns out we're wrong, we will pivot). Our plan continues to be to lay the necessary groundwork for a future push. We'll prioritize identifying the right questions to ask and commissioning credible academic work to find and quantify those answers. The questions that matter are often going to be the ones that are going to matter in a Congressional staff meeting or hearing, breaking down questions that particular constituencies and members care about. I believe that the numbers will show both big wins and few net losers from repeal - including few losers among the dedicated interest groups that are fighting for the Jones Act tooth and nail - such that full compensation for those losers would be practical. We also think that the framing and understanding of the questions involved can be dramatically improved. The hope is that the core opposition, which comes largely from unions, can ultimately be brought into a win-win deal. This is somewhat of a narrowing of the mission. The intended tech arm of Balsa did not end up happening. We will not attempt to influence elections or support candidates. We do not anticipate having the resources for the complete stack, although, if we get...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Best of Don't Worry About the Vase, published by Zvi on December 13, 2023 on LessWrong. Hello everyone! This is going to be a bit of a housekeeping post and a welcome to new subscribers. Note that this is not the primary version of my writing, which can be found on Substack, but it is a full copy of all posts found there. My writing can be intimidating. There is a lot of it, and it's often dense. As always, choose only the parts relevant to your interests, do not be afraid to make cuts. I attempt to make every post accessible as an entry point, but I also want to build up a superstructure over time. This seemed like a good time to recap some of the very best of my old writing and talk about what I'm up to. Over many years, this blog has morphed from focusing on rationality to COVID to AI. But not only those things. I'm interested in almost everything. I write periodic updates about housing policy, childhood, fertility, medicine and health, gaming and grab bags of everything else. In addition to writing, I also run a small 501c(3) with one employee called Balsa Research. Balsa is dedicated to laying groundwork on a few key issues to make big civilizational wins possible, starting with repeal of the Jones Act. This link is to an update on that, and you can donate here. Your subscriptions here are also very much appreciated. Underlying it all continues to be my version of the principles of rationality. Rationality A lot has changed since my last best-of writeup six years ago. One thing that has not changed is that I consider myself part of the rationalist community. No specific interest in rationality or its modes of thinking are required, but I strive to embody my version of this style of thinking, and to illustrate and hopefully pass on this mode of thinking throughout my writing. What is rationality? This post is one good answer. It is believing, and updating on evidence, so as to systematically improve the correspondence between your map and the territory, and using that map to achieve your values. To me, a rationalist continues to be someone who highly values, and invests in, the version of this process and the art thereof that they believe in, both in themselves and others. If you're wondering why anyone would think this way, my best responses to that are Responses to Tyler Cowen on Rationality and Why Rationality? If you're interested in going deeper, you should try reading the sequences. You can get the Kindle version here. I think rationality and the sequences are pretty great. The sequences were created by Eliezer Yudkowsky, in the hopes that those who learned to think well in general would also be able to think well about AI. Whether or not you have any interest in thinking about AI, or thinking about it well, I find it valuable to think about everything well, whenever and to the extent I can. While I do consider myself a Rationalist, I do not consider myself an Effective Altruist. That is a very different set of norms and cultural constructs. The Evergreen Posts These are to me the ten posts most worth reading today, along with a pitch on why you might want to read each of them. Only one is directly about AI, exactly because AI moves so quickly, and my top AI posts are listed in the next section down. The top ten are in alphabetical order, all are listed again in their appropriate sections. If you only read one recent post and are here for AI, read OpenAI: The Battle of the Board. If you only read one fully evergreen older post, read Slack. An Unexpected Victory: Container Stacking at the Port of Long Beach. This is still highly underappreciated. How did Ryan's boat ride and Tweetstorm cause a policy change? Could we duplicate this success elsewhere in the future? How? Asymmetric Justice. A concept I wish more people knew and understood. Many moral and f...

E também os novos lançamentos de Supercombo e Tuyo, A Balsa, Justin Timberlake e Fabitchfork atacando Divertidamente! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farofaconceito/support

For years, balsa wood has been a key component in the giant rotor blades on the top of wind turbines. Most of it comes from the rain forests of South America and, in particular, from Ecuador. As the world transitions to green energy, lots of countries – particularly China – have been looking for more balsa to make blades. That pushed up prices, raised questions over sustainability and prompted some companies to look for alternatives to balsa wood. One alternative is PET, a foam made from recycled plastic bottles. So what should we be using to make the wind turbine blades of the future – biodegradable balsa wood or plastic foam made from old bottles? We talk to people on both sides of the debate and visit a wind farm in rural England to see the blades in action. (Picture: Crook Hill wind farm in Rochdale, north of England.) Presented and produced by Gideon Long

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It's no coincidence that model planes, cars, and other scale replicas are often made from the same material: Balsa wood. The wood of the Balsa tree is incredibly lightweight and uniquely strong given the former characteristic. And on top of the incredible biology associated with this, the Balsa Tree has been involved in some incredible adventures--like the Kon-Tiki Expedition from South America to Polynesia. Learn why I've decided to attribute symbolism of discovery with this jungle giant.Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on InstagramScript editing and social media is managed by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast

On today's episode (Episode 36) of the Lure Lab, we are joined by Phil Hunt! Balsa lure design and maker and owner of PH Custom Lures. We break down when and where to throw a balsa crankbait, and there might just be a few tips that will help you catch a few more bass!PH Custom Lures Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@phcustomlures804 Thanks for listening! Here are the links to all the baits and gear talked about in today's episode (Use code "SERIOUSFIRST" if it's your first order with us to get 15% off and for any order after that, use "SERIOUS10" at the links to Omnia Fishing for 10% off your whole order):Want Lure Lab apparel/accessories? Check out some LL swag on the Serious Angler Network website: https://seriousanglernetwork.com/----------Follow the Lure Lab Podcast on social media: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lurelabpodcast/----------Check out our other show partners! Do you have a bait you like that just isn't perfect? Become a tackle tinkerer with the help of our friends at Do-It Molds! Click this link to get set up: https://store.do-itmolds.com/?AffId=26----------Listen and follow the other shows on the Serious Angler Podcast Network:• Business from the Bass Boat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-from-the-bass-boat/id1498266771• Business from the Bass Boat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bcNUjUIrzHhDdhYbf0Y8F?si=igWWXGVSQYKJqK8-uOn1DA&nd=1• Lure Lab on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v-l3kxscyEo1VaR496YuA• Lure Lab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lurelabpodcast/• Lure Lab on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lure-lab-fishing-tackle-podcast/id1647356424• Lure Lab on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/492TVeCHB214CzMUg1NHwX?si=d598629bef024663• Serious Angler on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serious-angler-bass-fishing-podcast/id1481348744• Serious Angler on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YM9ZUVNL9NRT4aUmKe4m4?si=e4507da9ef8e43f9• Serious Angler YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SeriousAnglerBassFishing----------Follow Along On Serious Angler Social Media:• Instagram: www.instagram.com/seriousangler/• Facebook: www.facebook.com/SeriousAngler• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousAnglerBassFishing• Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousangler• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeriousAngler• Have a question? Email us at theseriousangler@gmail.com----------Follow Our Personal Social Media:• Andy's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkuwh_ttyk2uI6CKFHKNtAA• Andy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FullFishingGuide----------Want to get on some BIG Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass? Get in touch with Andrew and book a trip! • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Fullfishingguideservice• Andrew's Email: fullfishingguideservice@gmail.com#fishingtips #fishingpodcast #bassfishingSupport the show

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Empujado por un irrefrenable afán investigador, el arqueólogo Thor Heyerdahl emprendió una de las travesías más peligrosas y memorables de la historia de la navegación. Al mando de otros cinco escandinavos zarpó del puerto peruano del Callao a bordo de la Kon-Tiki, una balsa de troncos construida al estilo de los pueblos prehispánicos. Quería probar su teoría sobre los habitantes de la Polinesia; a diferencia de la corriente académica mayoritaria, que les atribuye un origen asiático, Heyerdahl sostenía que la especie humana llegó a vela desde el sur de América gracias a los vientos alisios. El 7 de agosto de 1947, 101 días después de su partida, la Kon-Tiki alcanzó la costa oriental de Raroia, uno de los atolones del archipiélago de las Tuamotu. La experiencia quedó plasmada en un clásico de la literatura de viajes y una película documental galardonada con un Óscar. Tres cuartos de siglo después de la gesta, seguimos su estela en compañía del antropólogo David Valcárcel, director científico del Parque Etnográfico Pirámides de Güímar, institución fundada por el propio Thor Heyerdahl en Tenerife, donde pasó sus últimos diez años de vida. Allí sigue residiendo su viuda, Jacqueline Beer, que nos ayuda a recomponer la biografía de este etnógrafo y explorador. Con el historiador y divulgador Germán Loedel recordamos los momentos claves de la expedición antes de retratar el presente de Raroia junto al escritor y viajero Jordi Canal-Soler. Antes de despedirnos de la Polinesia Francesa nos acercamos, de la mano del veterinario Óscar Martín y el instructor de buceo Martín Márquez, a otras islas del grupo de las Tuamotu como Rangiroa, Makatea o Fakarava. Escuchar audio