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First, we begin today's discussion with a critique of the new Con Inc., which claims to be a reboot of the old GOP but in fact is continuing to espouse right-wing philosophy in the abstract while being MIA or downright subversive when it comes to the raw use of power to implement said ideas. Next, we're joined by energy expert Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com who thoroughly debunks the entire premise of global warming being linked to carbon output and to our human activity. He notes that we cannot afford to allow Republicans to agree to the lie of the climate religion. It is too destructive. We discuss how the scientific consensus is just like COVID and how just as with COVID policies, wind, solar, and carbon capture actually harm their stated goals of an environmentally friendly universe. We also discuss how drilling for oil is not good enough if we don't also expand refinery and delivery capacity and repeal all of the subsidies for the green grift.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're seeking new ways to create true wealth and more time freedom in your life. We get it! If this describes you, you're in the right place… Join us each week for wealth-creation wisdom, new and innovative investing insights, and inspired ways to help you realise more financial and lifestyle freedom alongside your busy career or business (or perhaps just 'life' here?), with our dedicated and experienced ‘Wealth Whisperer', Hazel de Kloe. If you want to truly break free from the everyday grind (who doesn't?!) and live a life of purpose, passion and freedom, this show is for you! Do you have a deep interest in all matters related to living a free, joyous and inspired life? Then listen in to explore your own journey towards true, personal, freedom. KEY TAKEAWAYS Start to manage your finances: Know what's coming in and, more importantly, what's going out. Once you've determined how much is going out you can start to know and understand what you're working towards. Learn to manage your debt well: Know and understand what your credit score is, it's very likely that you're going to need to play the game and take out credit to help you along the way as it will benefit you to do so. Know and understand what your debts are, have a list of them, figure out the most expensive ones and pay them off first or negotiate the rates. Learn how to negotiate: This can be one of the most powerful tools in your financial freedom box. Start of haggling on the little things and then apply this to the bigger things. You can save yourself a literal fortune over time. Learn about investing and generating passive income: Categorically, I can say, without fail, no matter how nig your salary is, you will never earn as much as you can make by investing well.  BEST MOMENTS ‘Have a clear goal in mind: Resistance is created through a lack of clarity.' ‘Learn how to budget, it helps you to live within your means and as frugally as you can afford to.' ‘Save as much as you possibly can.' ‘Take full responsibility for your finances. No one else will ever have your best interests at heart than you.' VALUABLE RESOURCES Click here to download your FREE gift, our Financial Freedom Spreadsheet, to help you get a 'snap shot' of your finances... https://www.the-freedom-club.com/financial-freedom-spreadsheet-landing-page  ABOUT THE HOST Having started her career as a professional, classical musician, Hazel de Kloe also had a personal quest to become financially free.  She and her husband built a successful, multi-million-pound property business, next to their own careers, but soon realised that true freedom doesn't JUST come from being financially independent… Having meant so much to her family, it has been her passion ever since, to inspire, educate and empower others on their journeys towards this 'Holy Grail'.  During one particular property mentoring session back in 2009, she had a powerful recognition of exactly how to facilitate this. Nicknamed now, The Wealth Whisperer, she has a unique way of getting to the crux of what is needed to help fulfil this quest. CONTACT METHODS WebsiteInstagram

It's a special episode of the podcast, as we give you a definitive preview of 2024 NFL Draft, detailing the notable players you should look out for in fantasy football this year, and what we think their value could be in their rookie seasons, while Al puts himself out there and treats us what could be the best or indeed worst mock draft of all time.Intro - 00:002024 NFL Draft Preview - 01:08Wide Receivers - 01:53Marvin Harrison Jr. - 02:00Malik Nabers - 04:42Rome Odunze - 07:15Brian Thomas Jr. - 08:55Adonai Mitchell - 11:01Ladd McConkey - 12:23Troy Franklin - 14:27Xavier Worthy - 15:40Other Notable WRs - 17:00Running Backs - 21:00Jonathon Brooks - 21:37Other Notable RBs - 22:30Tight Ends - 27:30Brock Bowers - 27:50Other notable TEs - 28:13Quarterbacks - 29:09Caleb Williams - 29:35Jayden Daniels - 31:13Drake Maye - 32:50J.J. McCarthy - 33:35Michael Penix Jr. - 35:49Bo Nix - 37:34Other Notable QBs - 38:45Al's 2024 1st Round Mock Draft 1.0 - 43:00Closing Thoughts - 01:03:48What NFL Draft prospect are you most excited about for Fantasy Football? Shoot over an email to inthepocketacrossthepond@gmail.com and let us know!Theme Song by tommyfreakintee - https://www.fiverr.com/tommyfreakinteeCover Art by Lucy Hunt - https://www.instagram.com/_quotesbylucy/?hl=enThank you for tuning in!

I was a guest on The Categorically Romance Podcast to discuss my category romance collecting addiction, reading some books from Kiss a short-lived Harlequin line from the early 20 teens, and how not being allowed to read romance as a teen actually made me more obsessed with reading romance. Hope you enjoy this episode and I definitely recommend that you check out the Categorically Romance Podcast if you're not already listening.We read The One that Got Away by Kelly Hunter (Kiss #1) and If You Can't Stand the Heat by Joss Wood.Learn more about The Categorically Romance Podcast: https://linktr.ee/TheCategoricallyRomancePodcast Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com

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Dr Michael Yang is an integrative medicine specialist based in Los Angeles who specializes in Ketamine treatment.  I had an absolute blast with Michael and honestly feel a renewed sense of optimism for the medical system knowing that there are doctors like him treating patients.In this conversation, you can expect to learn:

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This episode features Thunder moontime, when the hot and humid days of summer are often visited by thunder, lightning and rain. This is a time, like most times, to contemplate change. But this time is different. Lighting and thunder are sudden and drastic. They are poignant symbols of change and transmutation. Think of something in your life that weighs on you, that you are looking to change, to shift. Thunder moontime, lightning time, can metaphorically assist along with the powerful essential oils featured in this episode. Categorically, I feel, essential oils assist in change. They are agents of change: whether a temporary shift in mood and mind states or helping bridge the false mind-body-spirt gap, assist with grief or usher in new beginnings and adopting new habits in exchange for old ones (to name a few states-of-being). Are you ready? Get your Rosemary, Laurel and Sage (common, clary and white) essential oils or plants to sit with during this episode's Guided Aromatic Encounter. The Three Sages also spur a contemplation on the Triple Goddess, something you don't want to miss. The episode winds down with a poem that has made my heart sing since I came upon it a few years ago: "The Other Women" by Twyla M. Hansen. Who might the Other Woman be? Tune in to find out. Below are links to relevant articles and videos mentioned during the episode: Key Article: ⁠Aromatherapy for Transformation Plant Talk articles: Laurel and Rosemary Access Plant Talk videos featuring Rosemary, Laurel and Clary Sage Ciao, for now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-aromatica/message

A Total Eclipse of The Heart. In this episode, we discuss preaching to bound wills, and the consequences for both preachers and listeners, as we read Steven Paulson's essay, Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills. SHOW NOTES:  Concordia Pulpit Resources • Volume 19, Part 4, Series B https://concordiahistoricalinstitute.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/27919 Pilgrim's Progress series https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview?&search=Bunyan Grothe series on Romans https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview?&search=grothe   SUPPORT: Support the work of 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg More from the hosts: Donovan Riley https://www.1517.org/contributors/donavon-riley  Christopher Gillespie https://www.1517.org/contributors/christopher-gillespie   MORE LINKS: Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors   CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUBSCRIBE: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvLQ5rlaInxLO9luAauF4A  Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-1223313  Odysee https://odysee.com/@bannedbooks:5 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books/id1370993639  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2ahA20sZMpBxg9vgiRVQba  Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=214298  Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1370993639/banned-books  Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYW5uZWRib29rcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw TuneIn Radio https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/Banned-Books-p1216972/  iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-banned-books-29825974/ 

I could do every episode sharing crud that attempts to score points against collective action… crud that spouts from mouths paid by people most likely to suffer should collective action occur.  I present two in this Episode 224: Categorically Errory. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/06/episode-224-categorically-errory.html

When a young comedian left her gig in Melbourne, she was delighted with how well it had gone. As she began the route home, a route she often walked, the unthinkable would happen. People would be left in shock, at a crime that was referred to as “totally and categorically evil”.Sources

Because Republicans and Trumpsters know they are unable put down their own suicide pills, they soldier on in denying women (the majority gender) their basic reproductive rights — and they continue making it so easy for mass killers to buy as many assault rifles as they want (according to The New Republic, American citizens have now stockpiled 400 million guns in their homes, more than the entire US armed forces, Dept. of Homeland Security, and all local police agencies combined). And women, young adults and people of color, by a large margin, hate the Right for making this happen. On top of all of that, Republicans tried to remove from office two young elected Black Tennessee House members for standing up against this gun violence, thus denying 175,000 Tennesseans their voice in the State Capitol. Millions of young voters have sent their anti-Republican memes and TikToks everywhere and they will determinedly continue their decades-long rejection of this old, stale, rotten Party.  In this episode of his Rumble podcast, Michael Moore explores the impending end of a GOP hell-bent on throwing themselves over a cliff.  Plus, he shares his thoughts on a profound evening this week with Joan Baez. For more of Michael's work, subscribe to his Substack at MichaelMoore.com ******************** Music in today's episode: "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" from The Wizard of Oz "Last Leaf" — Joan Baez ******************** This episode is brought to you by: 1) BetterHelp — Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/RUMBLE and get on your way to being your best self.2) Stamps.com — Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/moore. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! ******************** Write to Mike: mike@michaelmoore.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rumble-with-michael-moore/message

“For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.” D&C 89:17 Americans waste nearly 40% of all food, roughly 42 billion pounds per year, and even in this glut of supply we are undernourished nutritionally speaking, because of how our food is produced for appearance and taste. The same can be said for the media and other resources we consume; as long as it's pleasing to the eye or ear or taste we neglect counting the cost as a substitute for better alternatives, which unavoidably leaves the lowest echelon of society victimized. In this episode Christopher and Riley delve into the practice of contemplative consumption. Most of us live in a society designed around efficient consumption, which carries a heavy unseen cost. Categorically, we consume resources, food, and media without much thought for how it's produced, delivered, or the intention behind the consumption (profit, social engineering), because it is so efficiently delivered and available. The immediate by-product of cheap and efficient delivery is waste and lack of fulfillment on the part of the consumer, and, at worst, exploitation of the poor. They encourage us to count the cost of our choices and be less passive as agents of consumption. It serves both ourselves and the world when we take responsibility for the consequences of our choices. Christopher and Riley make the case for more mindful use of resources and the richer life that can result from a higher awareness of our impact on the world and its impact on us.

The Two Indie Authors are back for another weekly talking point, as David and Rob delve into the world of Amazon categories and Rob gives a detailed walkthrough of how to get your books in the right categories to maximise your sales. Miriam Drori also joins the duo all the way from Israel to tackle the 'Seven Questions'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Setting goals is SO HARD. How many goals is the right amount?How do I stick to them?How do I track them? I don't even know what I want to do, so how can I set goals? This raucous rigmarole percolates my mind - a washing machine of confusion. But, If Dreams give Life, Goals give Purpose. Goals are vital. This year's final episode of Hungry is with the wonderful Sam Wigan, Life Coach, co-founder of Beluga Bean with Planet Organic Ltd founder Renée ElliottA Master Class in goal setting for Founders, Employees and Teams.Oh! Fancy making my week?Spreading the Christmas joy? Feeling warm, fuzzy and wholesome?If you enjoy the podcast, please, please subscribe, follow, leave a review, tell friend. Really means the world to me!Downloads Sam's Step by Step Guide here:ON THE MENU: 1. Why Humans Need Goals and the Neuroscience Behind It – Where you focus is where you go. 2. Why TOO many Goals Is Dangerous - Less Is Always More, Pick Three Horizons 3. The Difference between OUTCOME vs. PROCESS goals - How To Get The Two To Tango4. Why you need a HEART STATEMENT: ‘'Being'' as You're ‘'Doing'' 5. Write a Letter To Yourself for December 24th 2023 and Visualize Ideal Scene on a Monthly BasisHungry is fed by our by our utterly-wonderful sponsors, Bowimi and Mackenzie Jones. Both will CATEGORICALLY save you time, energy, stress and improve your life as a challenger food and drink brand… Oh! And they are lovely, lovely people, too.BOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes. Quickly sort out transfers orders  Track store availability to ensure you're not losing sales/leaving money on the table.  Loved and used daily by Cawston Press, Rude Health, Lucky Saint, Minor Figures, DASH WaterGET 50% OFF YOUR FIRST 3 MONTHS USING OUR CODE: HUNGRY50% Click this link and thank me later MACKENZIE JONES - the warm-not-slimey FMCG recruitment specialists. Of course, there are salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there, the proper Cowboys.Thank goodness for Billy and Paul - they're the good guys, genuinely kind and super supportive.Mackenzie Jones are trusted by Lucky Saint, Hunter & Gather, Fulfil bars.Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or PaulStill rather Hungry ?I write extra content on LinkedIn - follow here Feeling cute, might delete? Follow us on Insta, hun  

Hey pals! Today, we're joined by Aaron and Bree from The Categorically Romance Podcast to swoon over this delicious treat of a category romance, SANTA, BABY by Lisa Renee Jones! We cackle our way through this book that is wildly hot and wildly bonkers. It features Caron, a bookstore owner/good girl™, and Baxter, the CEO of fictional Starbucks. There's also not one but two FBI agents, some white collar crime, a magical Marilyn Monroe wig, and, sadly, absolutely no kidnapping. Enjoy the show! WRION on The Categorically Romance Podcast   Brazen banter: George Clooney from Ocean's 13! Christmas magic toilets! Gel bras! Cat Scale: 3.5   Catch up with The Categorically Romance Pod: Listen! TCRP Twitter and Instagram. More TCRP links Catch up with Aaron: YouTube; Twitter; Instagram Catch up with Bree: Twitter; Instagram   Revolutionary Resources Blonde (2022) Now and Then (1995) Siblings or Dating 13 or 30 Reddit   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Connect with us on the interwebs! WE HAVE MERCH: t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, stickers, pins, mugs, and more! Instagram: @wereaditonenight Twitter: @wereaditpodcast Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight@gmail.com

Hungry is fed by our by our utterly-wonderful sponsors, Bowimi and Mackenzie Jones. Both will CATEGORICALLY save you time, energy, stress and improve your life as a challenger food and drink brand… Oh! And they are lovely, lovely people, too. BOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes. Quickly sort out transfers orders  Track store availability to ensure you're not losing sales/leaving money on the table.  Loved and used daily by Cawston Press, Rude Health, Lucky Saint, Minor Figures, DASH WaterGET 50% OFF YOUR FIRST 3 MONTHS USING OUR CODE: HUNGRY50% Click this link and thank me later MACKENZIE JONES - the warm-not-slimey FMCG recruitment specialists. Of course, there are salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there, the proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul - they're the good guys, genuinely kind and super supportive. Mackenzie Jones are trusted by Lucky Saint, Hunter & Gather, Fulfil bars.Looking to build out your team?  Or just want a chinwag. Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul Still rather Hungry ? I write extra content on LinkedIn - follow here Feeling cute, might delete? Follow us on Insta, hun  OUR EPISODE:  LoveRaw®Scrumptiously-succinctTwo words, so perfectly encapsulates the Founders journey. LOVE: big wins, happy times, connection, ecstasy. RAW: pain, suffering, stress, sacrifice, self doubtFounders meander between Love & Raw, Good & Bad, Light & Dark, Happiness & Stress. Rimi Thapar lost her Father, the Raw pain catalysed a Love of vegan products. Manav Thapar had a £250,000 order cancelled one minute, the next HUGE Tesco listing.After 9 years of graft, pivoting, chopping-changing -LoveRaw® won listings at Tesco, Asda, Waitrose & Partners, WHSmithON THE MENU: * Why the best brands define themselves by what they say NO to - SET ANTI GOALS* Mentorship Lessons from Grenade founder: HUGE difference between "brand building" vs. "product selling"* Why the best brands DON'T FOLLOW LOGIC: Rimi and Manav's best decision came from their gut*Why doing the UNREALISTIC is easier than doing the REALISTIC

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There are few things more vulnerable than preaching. If you do it right, it is a moment when you bare your soul for the world to see. So it makes sense that you wonder what people think of your preaching. You want to know if your sermon worked. Sometimes you just want someone to tell you that you did great so you don't feel as awful about your mediocre sermon (we've all been there). Most of us walk away from a sermon we've preached with this resounding thought: Validate me, tell me how great my sermon was because I need to feel worthy as a person! Categorically positive feedback is acceptable from your mom or your spouse. Everyone needs someone cheering them on. But you have to pursue more meaningful feedback from others if you want to get better. You should seek feedback that actually makes a difference. You want the kind that tells you if your sermons are doing what they're supposed to do – making an impact. But most people don't give this kind of feedback naturally. You have to ask for it, and you have to receive it constructively. So, how do you get more helpful feedback on your sermons? We'll discover an easy way in this episode.

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Joe Molloy is joined by Liverpool & Republic of Ireland legend Mark Lawrenson to chat about all the biggest and best stories from the world of football. Football with @SkyIreland

Hi Clare,I am still listening to your daily podcasts. Each time I take a break I am drawn back and catch up. Sometimes the understanding lands and sometimes I just listen.Going through an interesting period of change this Spring. This quote of yours, taken from a webinar, helped me though the past two years of pandemic uncertainty. Please can you open up about these wonderful words in a May podcast.

Why is car insurance a way to help people experiencing domestic abuse? What makes women different leaders to men? And why is business a better vehicle for social reform than politics?   In this week's 5 Big Questions interview we talk to Freedom Group / Stella Insurance CEO, and Northern Power Woman, SAM WHITE Twitter: @SamWhiteCEO   Known for: CEO - The Freedom Group Host - Human Business podcast Regular Contributor - Wake Up To Money (BBC) Regular Contributor - Business Live: With Ian King (Sky) The Big 5 Questions: How do you measure the impact of what you do? How should people/businesses be preparing for the future? How do we build the workforce we need for that future? How do you use creativity to solve problems? How do you collaborate? Key quotes: “Insurance is probably one of the worst marketed business entities in the history of the universe.”  “At its core, insurance really does have the power to change the world, because what is it? Well it's a group of individuals all saying, hey you know what, we're all going to put money in because something awful might happen to one of us and if that does occur, then the collective can step in and support. Which is a really phenomenal concept and ideology — and actually something that people should emotionally connect with.” “We give five dollars from every policy sold to Women and Girls Emergency Centre. One of the causes that we're really passionate about as a team is helping women that have been victims of domestic violence, which unfortunately has increased massively due to the lockdown.”  “For me what's really encouraging is when I start to see more young female leaders coming into the sector and having a voice and not being afraid to use it. You'll get that personal connection where they'll message you, or come up to you.”    “We're currently building a ‘crisis insurance' product, which will be included as part of the motor insurance premium, just sat in the product, that if somebody is unfortunate enough to be a victim of domestic violence we can get funds to them quickly enough to get out of that situation.” “How can we build products that have real value for a real problem that we are trying to support? And how do we then embed that into the community that we are wanting to support, so that everybody is on the same page?”     “I believe that the only way we are going to survive as a species and really make the world work, will be through the right kind of businesses.” “I like Andy Burnham, he's a nice guy but my general view with politics is it's a complete waste of time. I've had people say to me: you're very opinionated, why don't you get into politics? Blah blah blah. Absolutely not. Categorically not. Because the system's screwed. It's a dysfunctional, rotten to the core system. Dismantle all the world governments and let the people sort themselves out.” “We question so much more now than we used to, and we have so much more information at our fingertips.”   Useful links: Freedom Services Group // freedomservicesgroup.co.uk/ FSC's ‘About Sam White' page // freedomservicesgroup.co.uk/sam-white/all-about-sam-white Profile in The Mirror // mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-spent-years-washing-cars-26010470 Stella Insurance (Australia) // stellainsurance.com.au/ Women and Girls Emergency Centre (Australia) // wagec.org.au/ Sam White (LinkedIn) // linkedin.com/in/sam-white-093b9b22/?originalSubdomain=uk Human Business podcast (Apple podcasts) // podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/human-business-with-sam-white/id1476366810 Human Business podcast (Spotify) // open.spotify.com/show/40I1TsoteuWGDcd0vO9GA9?si=dbc3753eb8f3442b Northern Power Women circle // northernpowerwomen.com/ Moving to Employee Ownership (government guidance) // assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210450/bis-13-949-moving-to-employee-ownership-guidance-on-model-documentation.pdf Employee Ownership Association // employeeownership.co.uk/what-is-employee-ownership/   This episode was recorded in February 2022 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts

As Bay and Laura prep for their Orlando sabbatical coming up, they have a true bonanza of things to follow up on with all of you. How DID one of the Bobs finally address LGBTQ+ oppression in the wake of the "Don't Say Gay" bill? Unrelated, but also necessary follow-ups: R.A.B.'s level of hotness according to Laura; '90s fever dream The Parent Trap; when apologies work (and don't).

In which Rachel, Lauren, and guests Caleb and Megan discuss 12 characters from Lord of the Rings by ranking them in categories. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT FOR LOTR!!!! We do not hold back from any plot points. In this extended edition episode, there are some announcements at the end, but in case you're not able to make it through in a timely manner, or haven't seen LOTR yet and don't want to be spoiled, please see below:Firstly, and MOST IMPORTANT: Fill out your March Madness bracket by MARCH 12TH. Email abttg95@gmail.com with the subject: March Madness to receive access. You are filling out according to how you think Rachel and Lauren will ultimately decide together. The person with the highest score will win a prize!Secondly, here is the link to the next film in the ABTTG Film Club. We will not be discussing Loving Vincent until the next episode, so please email your thoughts to us on that one if you haven't already!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUgQgRq2oTULastly, this is your final chance to join our Arthur Series as a host for the first round of episodes, please do that as soon as possible! Email us with the subject: ArthurPlease enjoy our nerdy discussion of LOTR Characters!If you've made it through to the end of a lengthy shownote of a lengthy episode, here are two rewards for you:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLGx2lGtOc.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzbE-QNro4

[00:00 - 05:12]  Eric: Hello, welcome to Brand Front Lines with your hosts, Marissa and Eric Labrecque, me. Thank you so much for listening. If you're enjoying the podcast, by the way, please subscribe and rate and share it with any marketing nerds, you know. Marissa: And check us out on Instagram @brandfrontlines where we are continuing the conversation with some practical exercises and tools, so you can apply all of this to your own brand or your clients' brands. Eric: So, this is our first season, and in this season, we're diving into one new foundational element of a brand. And every episode, what it is, why it's important, and how to build it. Last episode was our first look at what we call the brand wheel, which is our model for a successful brand, a successful brand story. Marissa: So now we are in the wheel, the very center of the wheel, which is held by the core naturally, we're also getting into brand drivers today. These are really important themes to get right. They're pretty straightforward, but I see marketers describe them differently all the time. Today, I googled them, brand drivers to see what came up. And the very first thing that I saw was personality attributes. That's what we would call them. Eric: Like what? What were some of the things that you were finding? Marissa: It was a description on a marketing consultants' website, like a little blog post she done on brand drivers. And for her they were, you know, she had a list of personality traits like  affable, fun, authentic-just personality traits. Eric: Yeah, you know, so real quick thumbnail here. If you're using an adjective, it's probably a personality attribute. And if using a noun, you're probably talking about a driver or a theme. Think about a story, you know, a writer doesn't sit down and say, I'm going to write a story about the theme funny, you might write a story about the theme growing up. And it might be a funny story, you might inject a lot of humor into it. So just keep those two things in mind as you move forward in your brand work. Marissa: Yeah, so we'll get more into it. But you know, we'll define them as we define them. And I want to reiterate, we talked about this in an earlier episode. But I think a lot of marketing programs and a lot of courses you can take online, start the brand, later than we do the brand work, they start at the stuff that customers can see, might start with a tagline or an elevator pitch, or even a mission and vision statement, which is very foundational. But you know, these are all things that might end up on your website or in your email communications. But there is some work that's a little deeper that might never see the light of day as far as customers go, but it informs everything that comes after. And it's so important. So, that's really what today is about. It's about that that stuff that is the foundation, it's underneath the building. And it's the platform on which everything else is built. Eric: Yeah, you really put that well, I mean, just remember, as a brand marketer, you're a storyteller, a little different in many ways, but you share a lot with novelists and playwrights and screenwriters, and cowboys sitting around a campfire. And yeah, and all those people, even the cowboy has done some pre work to understand where the story is going to go and how it's going to hang together. And that's what we're saying, you know, we're about is doing that pre work. Before we dive into our exploration of brand core and brand drivers. What we've been up to today? Marissa: Well, this is the first episode that we're recording after the quarantine. So, I'm working on, client works looking a little different these days, like I mostly am working with the same clients, a couple of projects got kind of put-on hold but doing different things like brands, most of the brands that I'm working with have shifted a little bit. So, a lot more focus on online sales, communications, pipelines, building email lists, all that kind of fun stuff. All of a sudden, got way more important than long term strategy. It was like alright, let's shift let's make sure we're still talking to everybody. They know where we're at. We're getting in front of them. And so it's been fun. I've learned a lot and I think deepened my relationships with my clients, we're like, in the trenches together on the brand front lines. [05:12 - 10:24]  Eric: You know, I've been working with two clients today who called with sudden needs, they wanted to craft their response to current events. First, you know, a couple months ago, it was the COVID-19 crisis. And now it's their response to the real social conversation around Black Lives Matter. I don't want to get too anchored in the moment for the sake of people listening in the future. But basically, both of these events are singular. And yet, the clients, the companies, the brands need to consider how should they relate to them with respect to their brands? What's the right response? What's the right course of action? What fits within the story that they have? How can they be legitimate? Should they even make statements. So, relating the immediate and the near term to the long-term story is something that they're wrestling with, and we're working to help them with. Marissa: Yeah, I've written statements recently for clients that they're almost are like PR work in a way. But because they matter so much, they really have to have integrity. And so it's just another moment when you really know your brand. And it really is authentic to you, then it's so much easier to speak to something that's important to you with authority and not be performative or cliche. Eric: Right. And I think it's not only about speaking, that's part of it. But also, what conversations do you want to enter into and listen, you know, there's a lot to talk about right now. And there are a lot of conversations enter into, maybe it's still good to focus. So I think the brand is not only an expressive tool, but a tool to think about who you're going to interact with and who you might need to be listening to that maybe you haven't been listening to before. Marissa: Yeah, reset your aperture. So, brand core. Eric: So, what is a brand core? Marissa: Yeah, let's define our brand core. Eric: It's the thing that doesn't really change, that lives at the heart of your brand. It's the kind of essential truth of the brand, it's the business that you're in is another really basic way of putting it. Marissa: Your genre. Eric: Yeah, I mean, if we were talking about movies, it would be the genre of the movie. So what kind of movie is this? Is it a rom-com, is it an adventure, is it sci-fi? And that helps to set our expectations for what to come? That's one of the uses of the brand core. Marissa: For what's to come? Eric: Yeah, what's the rest of the story going to be, you know, put me in the frame of mind to start thinking about you in a certain way. So that's one useful thing about a core. Something else that's really useful about it is it it's always good to know what you are and what you aren't, you know, if you're starting a rom-com, and you start doing things that are a little sci-fi(ish), could be a little bit of an awkward fit. So it helps people internally and also, your audience, your customers start to get expectations and go with you on a journey in that sense to, you know, certain kind of clarity, a certain kind of focus. Marissa: I'm very interested in science fiction rom-com. Eric: Yeah, well, there are some weird blends out there. It's just, it's really tough to do, you know, it's tough to pull off. And I think even if we were to go find a really good sci-fi rom-com, we'd probably figure out at some point, it's a little more rom-com or it's a little more sci=fi, one thing's usually going to take the lead. The other thing is that it helps you to understand who you're in the market with and competing against. Yeah, so that's pretty useful too. An example of a brand core from a B2B client of ours, actually, we'll talk about an example of a brand core from a category. So cybersecurity brands, okay, there are a lot of them out there. And let's talk about one little part of that cybersecurity space. We have a company called Prisma. That is about cloud security solutions. So cybersecurity in the cloud. A competitor of theirs - Threat stack is about cloud security as well. They define themselves a little differently, cloud security insights, but basically the same core, and so on through Shift Left, which is about application security, automation, and sis day, which is about container security, and insights and Data Dog, which is about Cloud Monitoring. They're all about this cloud security idea. Each have a little different nuance, but mainly we're understanding that they're kind of grouped together. And it's really important to think about the core as not just thing that sets you apart. But the thing that you share with others so they can start to place you. In a traditional marketplace. The people who are offering one set of services are all kind of together like you going down an alley and all the goldsmiths are there, all the rug, merchants are down another area and helps people to know where to go to find you. And then from there, they can make a decision about who to choose. [10:24 - 15:15]  Eric: So like, coke, soda beverage, like what do you call the core and that? Marissa: Well, I haven't researched this, you're asking me off the top my head. And I think coke would say its core is an emotional attitude called enjoyment, I, most people top of mind are going to think about coke as a set of experiences around a sweet carbonated beverage. So, I would say that, that's its core. And other things like it would be other sweet carbonated beverages, soft drinks. Again, with all due respect to the coke folks, and how they define it, which is probably really useful for them hugely successful brand, it's tempting to get a little tricky with a core, right, like, mostly, we think of it as soft drinks, that's where most of their revenue is coming from. And when they have another idea for another thing to market. When coke does like a water brand, then they give it another name. And they tell another story about it. So, that's kind of an example that I think helps to illustrate just how basic arriving at the basic the core should be. Sometimes it's really hard for companies to arrive at what that what that is, it seems super simple. And sometimes it is. And sometimes everybody's very clear about it from the get go. You know, we make guitars, we make cars, whatever. But there are all these new technologies that create new marketing opportunities and new markets to go into. And that can be tempting to kind of try to redefine your core fuzzed it up a little bit because of these ancillary opportunities. And that's a risky thing to do, can be done, but it's risky. Marissa: Right. Or to over identify with an aspirational competitor, like you want to be someday like this giant, you know, lifestyle brand. And so you're thinking in that, you know, in that pool, but it's like, you sell tiles. So let's start there. Eric: Right, exactly. And I think you when you mentioned lifestyle brand, that's a real temptation is for brands that really are fundamentally about being in a certain category, to sometimes aspire to be lifestyle brands. And it can lead to some really interesting marketing experiments and experiences. But I'm not sure if it really moves the needle. An example that I think of recently of this is Taco Bell, that launched a hotel. All right, so a Taco Bell hotel with a Taco Bell experience brought to life. Well, Lord knows what that is, it might be a really cool experience. But it doesn't really change the fact that Taco Bell is a Mexican fast-food brand. Let's not mince words about it. And we normally think about it relative to other fast-food brands or other Mexican fast-food brands. When we're making a decision. We're not thinking about it so much in terms of where am I going to lay my head on the pillow tonight, just not, sorry. So there's some really, you know, legitimate efforts to shift your core it can be really hard to do. One that we were involved in years ago was with Starbucks, you know, Starbucks, most people think of it as a coffee house. Starbucks would like you to think about them as something more than that, they call the third place, and place where you go to hang anytime a day and night. Right. You know, and I mean, coffee houses have always been good for that. But, you know, part of that for Starbucks was, and this is a lot of research and looking at the competition in the marketplace and trends went into this. But basically, the need to kind of move beyond the breakfast segment, the coffee segment in the morning and offer food throughout the day. And it was really challenging for Starbucks to make that shift. I believe that they've succeeded to some degree in doing that. But it wasn't easy. It took a number of tries and a lot of marketing dollars to, you know, expand the idea, and I'm not sure it's fully there on our minds yet, but it was a very concerted effort and, you know, executed with great care. Marissa: It's also good to know your core because as you're saying, that's a moment when if you're going to shift that, that's not just adding another menu item on your website. It's a serious discussion and a major shift in your identity. Eric: For sure. And the biggest thing that we think about is how is that warping people's brains you know, they're going to think about you in a different way. And maybe there's a natural glide path for them to think now you're a little bit more than what we thought about before. But it can be a real disconnect, you know, in our town, there's that business on the outskirts of town, that's... [15:15 - 20:17]Marissa: Dairy supplies and pool. Eric: You got pool it. My brain does work. Yeah. So like, I keep thinking of like a swimming pool full of dairy supplies. And it's just not a good picture, you know, like, and maybe there's some synergies there that makes sense. But it just seems kind of like a bad odd fit, that hurts my brain, right. So, there's a real temptation to do this, I think on the part of software companies, because it's so easy to go from one aspect of code into another. And we have brands that represent all kinds of things now, like Amazon, and Google and Microsoft are into all kinds of businesses. And I don't know if I could define the core for any of them. I'm sure they've got it somewhere. But, you know, Google was used to be about information and search, I think we all kind of feel it's about more than that. Mainly there, I guess I think about them relative to each other. They're all kind of jockeying for this kind of total information, delivery, benefit positioning, bears looking at. But anyway, there's a temptation if you're not one of them, too. But you're in software, we've noticed this too, you know, get a little squishy about what that core is, because it's so easy to make your software do something more or discover that it has a new use or application that you didn't think about. The market likes it in a certain way, that was a little surprising. Marissa: Right. A pivot. Eric: Yeah, one that you weren't necessarily even expecting, but it's, you know, it's a serendipitous thing that landed on your lap. And now we got to figure out, okay, how do we shifting like, so you know, I have a choice, I can shift my core, you know, off what I was doing pivot my brand at the very, very, you know, central place. Or I can say; You know what, I'm going to stay focused. And this is cool. And I'm going to launch another brand, I'm going to tell another story to a different audience that really wants this. It's not the audience I've been dealing with. Marissa: So, what are some examples of some brain cores that you've developed or worked on? Eric: Well, let's talk about the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, be a good, good place to talk about a lot of things today. We've been working with them on their brand for the past couple years now. And it's starting to come to life in some exciting ways. So it's a cultural institution. And our work, we needed to look at other cultural institutions that dealt with American Indians in some way. So, you have the Smithsonian overall, right? And this is part of it. So we need to understand what what's the core of the Smithsonian. And it's about discovering and sharing knowledge. That's really what it's all about, at its core. What about the museum's next-door neighbor, the National Museum of African American History and Culture? Well, that's about the African American experience. So, we're kind of triangulating in that way too. Then, you know, we have the National Portrait Gallery, which is about American portraiture. And that's also a brand that we worked on. Now we're getting into the next couple of examples are brand cores that are really closer to the specific core, whatever that might prove to be right for the National Museum, the American Indian, so the Museum of Northern Arizona, is about the culture and nature of the Colorado Plateau. And the Heard Museum is about American Indian art. So little different. Again, broadly, these are all cultural institutions, there are some things that start to suggest some differences at a really high level, maybe. But this isn't positioning yet. We're still really trying to understand the category understand who's in it. And sure, some of the nuances that make them different that we'll explore. But broadly, that's an example of some cores that relate to some work that we did. Marissa: What category you're in, not where you are in the category? Eric: Right. Usually, when you're doing core work, you might have one word in there. That's descriptive. That starts to set you apart a little bit, but that's not really the exercise. Again, it's not about differentiating, it's about figuring out who and what you need to differentiate against. Marissa: So, what do you do if your business doesn't have a category? Eric: Meaning like you're creating a new category? Marissa: Yeah, like that. Eric: Well, that's a really interesting question. A lot of people are asking that right now, category creation is kind of a thing in the brown world, especially in tech companies. There's a book actually, that gets into this that's pretty interesting and will definitely trigger some thinking called play bigger. So you might check that out. Basically, the authors of that book would say, I'm going to paraphrase here a little bit, you know, if you aren't able to create a new category, why are you even going into business? So they would say; Listen, category design is what you should be doing. [20:17 - 24:34]Marissa: It's very Silicon Valley. Eric: Yeah, you know, and I mean, it's very thought provoking, they would say that, you know, positioning is kind of passe, you know, that's not what you should be doing, you should be looking to create a new category, I think it probably applies better in the tech space than in some others. I'm guessing I'm going to stay old school and still think that positioning is important. For one thing, if you create a new category, that's awesome for you. But if it's a good category, others will be in it. And at some point, you're probably going to need to position relative to them. So it's kicking the can down the road a little bit, although, certainly looking at that, if you think you have a new category is good. So we've gotten involved in category creation exercises a little bit. It's been truly valuable, I think, for some companies that we've worked with, but in other cases, I felt like, you know, this verges on category creation wash, like just being able to come up with a cool new label for something is one thing, but really saying and confirming that you are categorically different than other people is, is a whole other ball of wax. And you got to make sure that you're not into you know, marketing, spin innovation, when you do stuff like that. The final arbiter of whether or not you're creating a new category is the marketplace. The intermediary arbiter, who you really want to convince that you're in a new category would be a firm like Gartner. You know, that's really looking at what's going on in categories and can see from a really sound solid business perspective, if indeed, you're in a new category. The other thing that's important to mention just in passing about category creation, is that while there's a huge benefit in being disruptive, and that way, you're going to be hanging out there, right. So, educating people as to what the category is, and what it's all about, and getting them to kind of buy into it is kind of a Storytelling Challenge, you're going to have your work cut out for you, maybe very worthwhile work to do, but just know that, you know, in addition to the things you would normally want to convey, you're going to have to talk about the category and get people excited about that as well. Marissa: Right. It's almost like another brand to promote. But you're also like, you still have to define why that category is different than categories that came before it, right? Or where it's leaping off from? Eric: Well, to some extent you do. I mean, I'll give an example from my deep past long, long, long ago, worked with the first company to offer a laser hair removal. No one else was doing that. And so there's this new category, laser hair removal, an evolution of disruptive you know, hyperspace from hair removal, right. Categorically different experience, different level of results, all that stuff. Marissa: Taking our current understanding of it, it sounds a little terrible. Eric: Well, you know, it was a little weird, but it you know, it's a category that exists. And for a long time, the company that went into that had first mover advantage, no one else had that technology. And it was very disruptive. And they really own the marketplace. And it was fairly sizable. There was some product development issues that needed to be worked out. But before long... Well, you know, it was arguably not quite ready for primetime when they launched it, but it got there. Point is that in time, there were their laser hair removal, brands competing with it, and the brand we were working on, rested on our laurels a little bit too long and lost its you know, pole position, even though it created a category, right. So when you create a new category, you gain this huge advantage by being the first and hopefully you can really seize on that with brilliant engagement and a really awesome product that performs as promised, but really, you are creating a draft for other people to follow you. And they will. So you better be ready for that too. Marissa: Nestled around the core and the brand. We'll move out one more level to brand drivers. [24:34 - 30:25]Eric: So, brand drivers are Yeah, they're themes. If you're thinking about this from a storytelling standpoint, and actually I have to confess that we're probably going to use the word themes and our communications to our clients and our brand work moving forward more than drivers. But drivers a good place to start because again, that's probably the most commonly used term for this part of the brand toolkit. So, themes I mean themes are important. I ideas that a story explores. So in a brand world, they're important ideas that the brand explores important. They generally come from strengths that the brand has things that the brand wants to engage you around experiences, the brand wants to create, like a good story, there's usually one that bleeds. But there are others that add richness and support that lead theme. When we're developing a brand story, we always start with lemon zest, or zesty lemon as a theme. And if it doesn't work, then we move on. So we're looking for a couple, we don't want to have too many, because then the story gets too crazy and too complicated, not focused and not interested. Marissa: So, is this like a Netflix search, you've got you've looked under mysteries, and then your little gritty, political thriller. Eric: No, those are talking about the, the tonality of it. The personality of it. Themes are just their ideas. Like, if you think about a, you know, a big novel, the theme might be coming of age, the theme might be triumphing against all odds, these are big themes, or you could say triumph, or the theme of reconciliation, these are big ideas. So an example the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - NMI, three themes that we develop for that platform, inclusion, impact, and understanding. So many of the messages, so many of the things that were important to share that are important to share, really hinged around those three ideas. And we lock on those, then we can actually develop the narrative, using those themes, develop the messaging, and explore them, again, through content and experiences that might be created from that, you know, brand foundation. So, those three themes, inclusion, impact, and understanding which one do you think was the turned out to be the most important one? Marissa: Impact. Eric: Right, you are. Excellent. Yeah. So the positioning that we landed on is the National Museum of the American Indian that is global, in scope, relevance, and impact. So there are other museums out there, other museums that focus on different aspects of the Native American or the American Indian experience, but they're not global in their impact. So impact was kind of the lead theme. But the other things inclusion, very important to talk about a lot to say about and understanding as well, you know, creating a deeper understanding among all peoples of Native American experiences, contributions, lives, culture, really important, right. But in terms of driving the brand forward, that impact turned out to be the lead one. We need them all, though. Marissa: Yeah. So this seems like something that could get very aspirational and not necessarily, like rooted in the reality of the brand pretty easily. Like, is it important to be something that's evidenced by what's come before? Or can it be, like a vision statement that's a hope of what the brand will achieve? Eric: That's a great question that applies to so many aspects of the brand platform. There's always an aspirational element in the sense that you're always moving forward in time, you're always sharing the story with your audience, your audience is always sharing it back and sharing it amongst others. There has to be enough there to make that theme worth talking about, might be sort of like a Wikipedia article where it's kind of a stub. So there's enough proof, there's enough to talk about that you're credible. But over time, once you've identified the theme, you're going to enrich it, you're going to add experiences, and proof points, and develop, you know, your brand, to make those themes even stronger. And that's kind of an interesting point in itself, which is once you have these things which relate to the business, they can actually reflect back on the business and help you see where to focus, kind of a useful aspect of things. Marissa: Are you embodying these themes? Are you keeping your promise? Eric: Right. You know, because again, a good a well-crafted story, a well-crafted brand will explore its themes in a fresh and engaging way. Marissa: So, other thing that's like, you know, as we said at the top, it's not something you're going to write about on your website necessarily, but it's always fodder for content you can always go back. Okay, these are what these are the things I want to be talking about how can I incorporate this into what's going on right now for the brand or in the world? And like we were saying, brands trying to meet a moment with integrity, like, you can go to your themes, your drivers and say like; How can I approach this in a way that fits with how I talk about things? And what's important? [30:25 – 32:33]Eric: Totally. Is this part of my story, really? Or how is this a part of my story? How do I frame this? Those are kinds of things that seems help you to do. And like you mentioned, I think at the top of our conversation, these are labels that your audience doesn't necessarily know. What we use them for is really to organize the value propositions that come out of the brand, the value propositions, the things that make the brand valuable, interesting, relevant, that people want to choose you for, and we organize them by the themes. It's not necessarily a one-to-one correspondence, there might be multiple value propositions that organize under each theme. But it's a great way to keep that organized. And so our messaging decks are usually organized by theme at some level. Marissa: And you begin to see how these, this early work is really a foundation for everything that comes after. So that's core and drivers. Very important foundational. You can hit us up on Instagram if you want to ask questions about your brand or engages in that conversation, disagree with us, whatever you want to do. Thank you for listening. If you're finding this useful, please rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts and share with all your marketing junkies and solopreneur friends. We really appreciate your support. And check out brandfrontlines.com to see the brand we'll and some exercises to help you spark your own successful brand building. Next week, we're moving out to the next ring of the brand. We'll put the first of the three P's, positioning. Eric: Awesome. Marissa: Well, that's wildly important. You don't want to miss that discussion. Eric: And in the meantime, if you have a good suggestion for a sci-fi rom-com for us, please let us know. Marissa: See you next time on the brand front lines. Eric: Bye. 

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Pakistan foreign office rejects ‘baseless speculation’, as it says the country ‘steadfastly’ supports Palestinian self-determination. Pakistan’s foreign ministry has reiterated the country is not considering recognizing the state of Israel, in line with existing policy, according to a statement, even as Arab allies have moved to do so.

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Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! In addition to bringing you part 2 of our Discussion on Psychographics and Personality we also have a giveaway! This giveaway is different than a lot of the ones we have done before. We are joined by Chris (aka Harmless Offering) who has a new project working at getting decks into players hands. He created a special flavorful Goblin Deck and you'll have to listen to the intro to find out more! After the intro Hobbes and Alex finish their discussion on Psychographics and Aesthetics when it comes to Magic Players before moving into the real world topic of Personality Characteristics. This includes looking more at both Psychographics and Personality Characteristics as dimensions along a spectrum rather than a categorical approach. Today's episode again mentions a lot of works previously done especially by Mark Rosewater so we are including links to these . https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/timmy-johnny-and-spike-2013-12-03https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/vorthos-and-mel-2015-08-31https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/melvin-and-vorthos-2007-05-07 Again we would like to state that Black Lives Matter (with a link to where you can offer support both monetary and not). We also are proud to have partnered with Grinding Coffee Co a black, LGBT+ affiliated and owned, coffee business that is aimed at providing coffee to gamers. You can read more about their mission here. You can use our partner code for discounted coffee!____________________________________________As promised, we plan to keep these Mental Health Links available moving forward too. For general Mental Health the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has great resources for people struggling with mental health concerns as well as their families. We also want to draw attention to this article on stigma from NAMI's site.If you’re thinking about suicide or just need someone to talk to right now, you can get support from any of the resources below.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)Veteran's can Press 1 at anytime to be taken to the Veteran's LineCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741International suicide hotlines: A comprehensive resource list for people outside the US.IMAlive: Click Chat Now to access a live online network of volunteers through instant messaging.TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat, and TrevorText (LGBTQ+ crisis support): 1-866-488-7386, or text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200Trans Lifeline (US): (877) 565-8860____________________________________________You can find the hosts on Twitter: Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @Mel_Chronicler. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or GoblinLorePodcast@gmail.com.Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art by Steven Raffael (@SteveRaffle).Goblin Lore is proud to be presented by Hipsters of the Coast, and a part of their growing Vorthos content – as well as Magic content of all kinds. Check them out at hipstersofthecoast.com.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome back to another episode of the Goblin Lore Podcast! Alex is back after a few episodes away and he comes back to the podcast with an episode topic he had been wanting us to cover for awhile. Hobbes and Alex take on Psychographics/Aesthetics when it comes to Magic Players. This is a topic that we've talked around, mentioned, and hinted at but realized we had not tackled head on. Part 1 deals with these categories and introduces the idea of different ways to look at them. Part 2 will bring that to our own lives and the nature of personality. Today's episode mentions a lot of works previously done especially by Mark Rosewater so we are including links to these . https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/timmy-johnny-and-spike-2013-12-03https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/vorthos-and-mel-2015-08-31https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/melvin-and-vorthos-2007-05-07 Again we would like to state that Black Lives Matter (with a link to where you can offer support both monetary and not). We also are proud to have partnered with Grinding Coffee Co a black, LGBT+ affiliated and owned, coffee business that is aimed at providing coffee to gamers. You can read more about their mission here. You can use our partner code for discounted coffee!____________________________________________As promised, we plan to keep these Mental Health Links available moving forward too. For general Mental Health the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has great resources for people struggling with mental health concerns as well as their families. We also want to draw attention to this article on stigma from NAMI's site.If you’re thinking about suicide or just need someone to talk to right now, you can get support from any of the resources below.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)Veteran's can Press 1 at anytime to be taken to the Veteran's LineCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741International suicide hotlines: A comprehensive resource list for people outside the US.IMAlive: Click Chat Now to access a live online network of volunteers through instant messaging.TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat, and TrevorText (LGBTQ+ crisis support): 1-866-488-7386, or text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200Trans Lifeline (US): (877) 565-8860____________________________________________You can find the hosts on Twitter: Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @Mel_Chronicler. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or GoblinLorePodcast@gmail.com.Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art by Steven Raffael (@SteveRaffle).Goblin Lore is proud to be presented by Hipsters of the Coast, and a part of their growing Vorthos content – as well as Magic content of all kinds. Check them out at hipstersofthecoast.com.

Many people today seem almost eager to be misled about the danger posed by Covid. Much of humanity today appears to perversely enjoy being duped into the irrational fear that any one of us, regardless of age or health, is at the mercy of a brutal beast categorically more lethal than is any other danger that we’ve ever confronted.

The Daf from a Psychological Perspective For Mareh Mekomos Click Below וּכְגוֹן זֶה כּוֹפִין עַל מִדַּת סְדוֹם. In a case such as this, one compels another to refrain from behavior characteristic of Sodom. We force a person to waive his legal rights in order to prevent him from acting in a manner characteristic of the wicked city of Sodom. If one denies another use of his possessions, even though he would incur no loss or damage by granting use of his property, his conduct is considered to be characteristic of Sodom. The courts may sometimes compel such a person to waive his legal rights. On Middas Sodom Kometz HaMincha 1:31 כל דעביד רחמנא לטב (ברכות ס'), דבלאו הכי זה נהנה וזה לא חסר כופין על מדת סדום. ולפעמים לכפרת עונות וגם זה לטוב כמו הרופא מקיז דם ועושה חבורה. וזהו כל המחלה אשר שמתי במצרים. שהיו לדראון עולם על ידיהם. לא אשים עליך בדרך זה. כי אני ד' רופאך. באלה המכות: Rav Tzadok HaCohen Mi-Lublin brings across a fascinating dimension of the principle of Kofin Al Middas Sodom. it is within the Jewish ethic that if one does not lose out in any way then what is forbidden to withhold a good or service from somebody else. This is so even to the extent that it could be enforced by the courts, which is something quite unique in Jewish law over secular law. Rob Tzadok uses this to raise a question. Since G-d is omnipotent, why should He punish us for our sins? Could He not just reward us anyhow since it doesn't cost him anything. Is this not Middas Sodom? he says, we therefore must conclude that also called punishments are for our own good. He then cleverly uses the juxtaposition of the verse that states in Exodus (15:26) That I am G-d your healer and I also will not bring upon you the punishments that I brought upon the Egyptians in the following manner. It is not that G-d is just giving us a free ride and not bringing the pain or the punishments that He gave the Egyptians. No, quite the opposite, because he is on healer he brings Upon Us punishments for the sake of improving us. Categorically the experience is different. וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִם־שָׁמ֨וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַ֜ע לְק֣וֹל ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינָיו֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ לְמִצְוֺתָ֔יו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ כָּל־חֻקָּ֑יו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֤מְתִּי בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹא־אָשִׂ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃) He said, “If you will heed the LORD your God diligently, doing what is upright in His sight, giving ear to His commandments and keeping all His laws, then I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians, for I the LORD am your healer.” Of course, it is difficult to experience challenges of life with Equanimity and the philosophy that it is there to help us grow and improve. There is a time for being angry and for grieving. However, the psychological literature as well supports the notion that recovery from trauma consists of being able to make meaning of the experience that happened. It's not that we need to say we had to have the trauma, however it is important to understand how would happen to us makes us who we are and how we used what happened ultimately into an opportunity for growth. This cannot be rushed, and not imposed from the outside. Friends, lovers & Family must do their best to be patient and understanding. We must keep in mind what the Gemara (Bava Metzia 58b) tells us about Job's friends: Even though technically his friends were right that the experience that he went through were part of G-d's benevolence oh, they were cruel for saying it because that was something he needed to find for himself. אם היו יסורין באין עליו אם היו חלאים באין עליו או שהיה מקבר את בניו אל יאמר לו כדרך שאמרו לו חביריו לאיוב (איוב ד, ו) הלא יראתך כסלתך תקותך ותום דרכיך זכר נא מי הוא נקי אבד If torments are afflicting a person, if illnesses are afflicting him, or if he is burying his children, one may not speak to him in the manner that the friends of Job spoke to him: “Is not your fear of God your confidence, and your hope the integrity of your ways? Remember, I beseech you, whoever perished, being innocent?” (Job 4:6–7). Certainly you sinned, as otherwise you would not have suffered misfortune.

We are launching a campaign to reach out to the Foundation's major benefactors and donors and to gratefully request that they discontinue their donations, grants and support to the WikiMedia Foundation. Our motive for taking this course of action has been a last resort because all other efforts and strategies to correct the falsities, inaccuracies and vengeful narrative about our professions have either failed or been ignored. The Foundation has refused to assume responsibility and to be held accountable for the abuse being perpetrated by individuals and groups promoting antagonistic ideologies against complementary and alternative medical therapies and its leading proponents. The consequence has been that the scientific reputations and efficacy of these therapies, and the careers of those practicing them are being seriously undermined and damaged. Based upon the evidence tt is our contention that this is intentional. While countless people around the world have benefitted from the breadth and scope of knowledge the encyclopedia provides, over the years it has come under growing criticism for its bias and lack of objectivity on many subjects that have a direct impact on people's health and well-being. In addition, the culture of harassment that occurs on Wikipedia editing pages, or Talk Pages, has become uncontrollable. In May, the Foundation finally addressed this systemic problem and announced it would begin to ban editors who are charged with abusive behavior towards other editors. Unfortunately this new ruling, as admirable as it is, ignores the volumes of misinformation and libelous language already found on the encyclopedia's pages. Starting around 2006, a group of volunteer Wikipedia editors and organizations that identify themselves as "Skeptics" recognized that the encyclopedia's "open source" and anonymity policies offered an enormous opportunity for them to propagandize their message of radical scientific materialism and could serve as a platform to discredit all forms of non-conventional therapies. This includes Chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy and botanical medicine, energy medicine and energy psychology, nutritional therapies, traditional Chinese medicine, India Ayurvedic medicine, quantum medicine, various modalities of massage and physical therapy, non-drug based supplements, etc. During the passage of years, the presence of and influence of Skeptic editors has increased exponentially. Distinct Skeptic groups, such as Guerilla Skepticism on Wikipedia and Quackwatch, now dominate and control a large swathe of Wikipedia entries that deal directly with CAM and the biographies of respectable, qualified practitioners and advocates of these natural medical disciplines. Categorically, these entries display extreme bias and a flagrant lack of objectivity that violates Wikipedia's stated editorial standards such as neutrality. Renowned doctors who espouse a complementary approach to medicine and healing are commonly called "quacks" or "charlatans." CAM therapies are described as “pseudoscience” and/or “quackery”. Such derogatory terms are not permitted on creditable encyclopedias. Despite the volumes of peer-reviewed studies and articles cataloged in the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine confirming the efficacy of these non-conventional therapies, Skeptic editors rely solely upon those studies that may be used for censure and defamation. Since Skeptics now control and monitor these heath subjects there is no opportunity for transparency and honest debate to correct gross errors. Skepticism's assault against CAM therapies is contrary to contemporary trends in medicine. In 2019, the World Health Organization reported that “traditional and complementary medicine is an important and often underestimated health resource with many applications, especially for the prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases and in meeting the health needs of ageing populations.” Most prestigious American medical schools have a department for complementary and alternative medicine or include these subjects in their curriculum. A government survey estimates that 62 percent of US adults use some form of alternative medicine annually. On the other hand, Skeptic organizations have been publicly hostile to this trend and have made their animosity known on Wikipedia. Unlike other legitimate encyclopedias, such as the Encyclopedia Britannica and the Columbia Encyclopedia, there is no oversight or accountability for who can write content and edit on Wikipedia pages. Most Wikipedia editors are anonymous. Their identities and expertise on the subjects they edit are unknown. In the majority of the cases for alternative medicine's entries, senior and administrative editors have no medical-related background whatsoever. Over the years, voluminous complaints have been communicated and/or filed to the Foundation, including lawsuits, about the gross violations in Wikipedia's editorial policies, misinformation and inflammatory and potentially libelous language. Sadly, such requests in almost all cases go unheeded. A conclusion may be drawn that the Foundation may support Skeptics' ideological beliefs. 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Elli AvrRam has faced everything a foreigner would, once they decided to take up a profession in India. Categorically opposite to our mantra 'atithi devo bhava', Elli has battled everything in her journey in Bollywood. Whether it's being shamed and bullied for being short, or an actor getting her replaced in a big film, she speaks openly about it all. She also mentions the numerous filmmakers who made passes to indicate they wanted to sleep with her, all in this shocking podcast.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.11.138370v1?rss=1 Authors: Yang, W. Z., Du, X., Zhang, W., Gao, C., Xie, H., Xiao, Y., Jia, X., Liu, J., Xu, J., Fu, X., Tu, H., Fu, X., Ni, X., He, M., Yang, J., Wang, H., Yang, H., Xu, X.-H., Shen, W. Abstract: Heat defense is crucial for survival and fitness, and its dysregulation may result in deaths due to poor management. Transmission of thermosensory signals into hypothalamic thermoregulation centers represent a key layer of regulation in heat defense. However, the mechanism by which these signals are transmitted into the hypothalamus remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal that glutamatergic prodynorphin and cholecystokinin neuron populations in the lateral parabrachial (LPB) are progressively recruited to defend elevated body temperature. These two nonoverlapping neuron types form circuitries with downstream preoptic hypothalamic neurons to inhibit BAT thermogenesis and activate tail vasodilation, respectively. Both circuitries are selectively activated by warm temperatures and are required for fever limiting. The prodynorphin circuitry is further required for regulation of energy expenditure and weight homeostasis. Thus, these findings establish that the genetic and functional specificity of heat defense neurons occurs as early as in the LPB and uncover categorical neuron types for encoding two heat defense variables, which may provide targets for treating thermoregulation disorders. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Well, thanks for watching this morning. I’m sure many of you are wondering when we will be able to gather together corporately. Well, we do as well! There has been some communication from the governor that indicates that some of the gathering restrictions might lift as soon as next week. So please stay tuned via our newsletter and website satisfiedinjesus.org to find out the most recent plan. For now, we are back in the book of Ecclesiastes. Now last week we talked about the danger of saying to yourself, “If only…” If only this thing were in place, then I’d be happy, or content, or satisfied. And the text itself illustrated four of these: We tried to contrast the death trap of those who play the ‘if only…’ game with those who fear God. Now before we leave the “if onlys” we need to make one final observation. Here’s what’s interesting about every one of these if only statements. Categorically, they are all really good things. It’s not like we are saying, “If only I could smoke weed and rob a bank.” I mean the desires here are good. Everything the heart longs for in this list is a good thing. Solomon’s conclusion was not that you have the wrong desires. Those are good desires. In fact, God taught you and made you to want those things. Solomon’s conclusion was not that you desire the wrong thing; rather, you expect the wrong things. There are plenty of healthy things we can desire but have unhealthy expectations about what those things can do for us. We can desire a beautiful thing and hold an ugly expectation in our hearts. You see, it’s good to want a wife and kids. But to expect your wife and kids to fulfill in you in a way that only God can is not good. It’s good to want a job and to be productive, but it’s not good to expect ultimate satisfaction from that job. Now let’s take this next level. What is the best thing in the world you can desire? It’s God himself. And yet, even this great desire can be wanted in such a way that breeds unhealthy expectations. We could call this warped expectation the ‘genie seeker syndrome’ where we expect God to operate according to our rules. It’s the belief that certain behaviors will result in certain outcomes. If I do this, this and this, then I should expect this result. If I obey this command and do these things, then God should do this for me. If I follow God, I pretty much expect to be protected from tragedy. And Solomon warns us, don’t go there! Because it is sometimes the case that even if you do all the right things, tragedy and pain will still hound you. Solomon is observing the fact that often life just doesn’t go according to our expectations. Here we thought we had life figured out. If I start my 401k when I’m in high school I can start saving. If I get good grades then I can get into a good college. And if I get good grades then I can get a good, high paying job. And then I can go to a good church so I can find that storybook wife or husband. And then you get married and start your life and after a successful career, the bottom falls out of the market, your spouse cheats on you and your parents die of cancer. Didn’t see that coming. Never expected that outcome. How many here are living a life that you never in a million years expected. And if you’re honest, in your heart you’re saying, “Lord, it’s not fair! I did all the right things and all this happened.” I expected that if I ate all the right foods and exercised I’d be free of disease but here I am staring at this terrible disease. When we decided to have kids, I never expected that one of them would be born disabled or have this stubborn personality or this learning disability. I never signed up for this difficulty. Here I am obeying my parents and they end up getting a divorce. How many parents are baffled at the behavior of their children thinking, “We didn’t raise you that way”. You did all the right things and now they are same-sex attracted, they are totally uninterested in God, they have a value structure that makes your head spin. We really do believe, we really do expect that we can control the outcome with our behavior. Of course, we don’t think of ourselves as having formulaic expectations of how life ought to go. We are blind to our expectations but they are certainly there. The surest way to open our eyes and expose them is to upset them. For example, when the calendar rolled over this year we would have said, “I don’t have any expectations for 2020. Whatever God wills, I’m good with.” Then COVID-19 hit and you realize, I guess I was expecting that I could talk to other human beings. I guess I was expecting that I could go to church. I guess I wasn’t expecting to homeschool my kids for half the year. Without exception, we all operate out of a nearly unconscious set of expectations of how we think life should go. You know what Solomon is saying, “It’s time to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like. It’s time to release this false conception that you can control the outcome.” Because the expectation above all other expectations is that we expect life to be fair. We expect things to go according to our sense of how things ought to be. If we were God, the world ought to be structured like this. And suddenly we wake up and realize that our expectations are shattered and your life falls apart. The problem wasn’t the desire. It was a good desire. The problem was expectations. So how do we manage those expectations? What do you do when you have this sense that things are not going according to your plan? What do you do when God is allowing things to happen that - if you were seated in the position of God - you would never allow to happen. Here’s Solomon’s ultra-simple, ultra-wise two-step formula. Here’s the first point. Let’s see it in verse 15. Enjoy what you understand. So Solomon commends joy. Enjoy what you understand. What do you understand about joy? You understand that hard work is rewarding. Enjoy that. You understand that going on a long hike makes food taste really good. Enjoy that gift. You understand that doing the work of getting involved in people’s life creates meaning. Enjoy that gift. Enjoy the fruits of wisdom. Enjoy the parts of life you can control. Enjoy what you understand. Enjoy art. Enjoy hobbies. Enjoy taking care of something you’ve worked for. That’s all legitimate joy. Life has thousands of simple pleasures that God intends for us to enjoy. None of these pleasures are ultimate. If you EXPECT those things to fulfill you, you will be so miserable. But that doesn’t mean they are not legitimate gifts; when God sees fits to offer it to you, he wants you to drink them in fully. Enjoy what you understand. Often, the gifts of God come when you least expect it. This week, we were all starving and we had been working around the house all day and we were spent. And we had been working in our kitchen so it was off-limits and so we had no way to cook a meal. So I went to the store and bought two giant loaves of French bread, split it down the middle, loaded it up with meat and cheese and condiments and I bought a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips and I bought a pack of sparkling waters. And it was evening. The sun was setting. And man we just sat on our patio and the temperature was perfect and I just looked out at the green grass coming up and I was so happy. And I breathed deeply and filled my lungs with the cooling evening air (that was extra clean because no cars have been on the road). I just loved that moment of biting into that sandwich. I just paid attention to the rush of sugars replenishing my body. God made that moment for me to enjoy and I totally enjoyed it. It was a wonderful gift from God. And you’ve all had similar experiences. It was the perfect moment where the food tasted so good. It was that perfect time of the year that you just love. That moment when you press ‘print’ on your final exam and you know you aced it and you are officially done with the semester and you are free. It’s the rapture you experience when you hear that song that has that beat that just is next-level awesome in your brain. It’s the moment where you take a shower or bath and it feels so good. It’s the unexpected pleasure of when your newborn baby does something cute you would have never expected. It’s the game-winning shot that you could never recreate. It’s the unexpected adventure that happened when you broke down on the side of the road and had the best time exploring in the desert. It’s that moment when you look at a piece of art and it awakens parts of your brain you never knew existed, causing you to feel. It’s these private moments when only you and God know how delightful his gifts are. It’s that magical moment when the family is all enjoying hanging out and all the family members are in their lanes doing their role and the air is full of laughter and banter and joy. That’s a gift from God. These are all gifts, small joys. Enjoy what you understand. Solomon is commending joy to you. Our hearts are made to soak those up! Solomon warns you to not think you can fabricate that moment. You didn’t create it to start with and you certainly can’t recreate it. It was a gift of God. There’s no formula for making moments like that. Remember, “…there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked.” It’s not a moment your genius cooked up, it’s a gift God gave you. And when it comes, enjoy it. Taste the nectar of that moment. Soak it up. Let time slow down and just enjoy it. And when it flies away, smile, wave it away without regret, and turn again to serving your good and loving God without the expectation that you can somehow fashion the forces of life to affect another of those moments. I’m calling this sermon “Blind Joy” for several reasons. Number one, is it not the case that so many of the joys of life hit you blindside? You never saw it coming. You weren’t trying to find happiness, it just snuck up behind you and tapped you on the shoulder. So it’s blind in that sense. But it’s blind joy in a second sense because in order for you to enjoy what you understand you have to turn a blind eye to the things you don’t. We can all point to troubles that you’ve carried on your shoulders that destroy the simple joys. Food hardly even has taste if you are weighed down by a serious conflict or a stressful situation at work. Watching other people laugh almost makes you mad when you are burdened down with worry. If you have piles of work to do, loads of unfinished business at home, you’ve got relational deficits everywhere you look, then a ‘vacation’ sounds like misery. You see, in order to enjoy the simple pleasurable gifts of God, there is a sense in which you must be blind to the real dilemmas of life. So this leads us to our second point. I remember when I was a kid, my parents were just starting out and they were starting a business and it was just getting off the ground and I don’t think their initial attempts were going very well. And I remember them gathering us together in a really somber moment and saying, “We are really poor right now; we aren’t sure how we are going to make this upcoming payment. We aren’t even sure if we are going to be able to stay in this house. Mom and Dad have to talk about what we are going to do so we want you guys to go play in the sandbox.” And I remember thinking, “Okay, wow, that sounds pretty significant. Well, hope you figure it out!” And then I went tearing off into the yard and forgot all about it and had the best time of my life with a hose and box of sand. Now that sounds like carelessness because that’s exactly what it was. But it’s the greatest compliment in the world. Because that kind of childlike faith says, “Man, that’s a problem I could never solve but I know my dad will take care of me. He always does. And he just wants me to play!” You see, my dad shielded me from all those troubles so I could just enjoy the simple pleasures of life. As a kid, I couldn’t understand taxes and market strategies and mortgages and profit and loss sheets or business deductions. But I understood building sandcastles! Enjoy what you understand. Solomon is actually commending this kind of simple, childlike joy. I commend joy. Isn’t that freeing to just let God handle all the problems of the world and just enjoy the simple things of life? Do you see how these two points relate? To be able to ENJOY what you do understand you must firsttrust God with what you don’t understand Now he’s going to describe what life was like for him before he came to this simple place of just trusting. He didn’t always trust. He wasn’t always able to give mystery to God. It was a long painful process where he learned to trust. #Context I love the honestly of this. Solomon says he tried his hardest to explain why things are the way they are. There must be an answer. There are two ways to translate the end of verse 16. It’s either, “I tried to figure out life, why people are filled with stress and worry such that people don’t sleep day or night,” or you could translate it, “I tried to figure out life with such effort that I couldn’t sleep day or night.” Either way, you get a picture of a man who is on a mission to determine reasons for the injustices, the pain, and the suffering. Why would God do it this way? Why does he allow the righteous to suffer? Why is evil winning? Why a random catastrophe that irrespectively sweeps away the good along with the wicked? And he’s struggling. Solomon continues now into chapter 9, letting us know the intensity of his search for meaning. He says, given the randomness of life, given that good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people, it’s almost as if we are standing before a God with knees knocking not knowing if this God is loving or hateful toward me. I concede that it’s all in God’s hands but it feels like his disposition toward me is random and unrelated to my actions. And his clincher argument is next. I can prove to you that bad things happen to good people he says. What’s the worse thing of all? Death. And death indiscriminately destroys every living thing. Where is the sense in that? What is the meaning of that? No matter what you do, you die. This is Solomon’s life long conclusion. Keep in mind, Solomon is at the end of his life and he is reflecting on all the things he has observed. A sage would observe his behavior and what is going on in the world and try to make sense of it and help explain it. And one of the most important jobs of the sage is to provide clarity for what things in life are controllable and what things are not. Do you remember earlier we made the distinction between affirmative wisdom and acceptive wisdom? Proverbs is affirmative wisdom. Proverbs gives you formulas. Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart. And that is generally true. It’s an if-then statement. It explains how you can get an outcome and manipulate life to your advantage. But there’s a second kind of wisdom we talked about. Then there’s the second kind of wisdom. There’s acceptive wisdom. Job and Ecclesiastes are acceptive wisdom. It’s not explaining how the world works; it’s accepting a world that doesn’t work and you have no power to change it. The best example is death. Nobody can explain. Nobody can change it. All must go through it. We just have to accept it. Acceptive wisdom is the type of wisdom that allows me to function when I don’t understand. What do I do when God doesn’t make sense? There’s this incredible uneasiness that happens when I can’t explain why something is the way it is. Acceptive wisdom says, “I accept that I don’t know the answer, but God does and I’m good with that.” Solomon is describing this journey, but he isn’t there yet. He’s wrestling with the injustice of death. And now he just compares the living and the dead. He’s pointing out the finality of death. It really is final. You could be a financial lion. You could own great skyscrapers, mansions on the beach, hotel chains, resorts. You could have the power to shape markets, move political parties, transform economies, but then you die. And when that happens, he says, even a living dog is better off than a dead lion. Don’t think golden retriever here. Think feral, nasty, street dog. Think rat. Why? Because the dead are forgotten. They can’t make any more money. They can’t make any more progress. They can’t make any more relationships. It really is ultimate. Once your heart stops beating, the pen that has constantly been scribbling the story of your life stops moving mid-sentence. You can’t add to it. It’s over. Solomon is trying to make sense of it. Why is all this happening to the good and the bad? Death happens to both the good and the evil. This makes no sense. What is the answer? There is no answer. I think my favorite verse in this section is chapter 8 verse 17, “However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out.” I love this because I picture Solomon in the zeal of his idealistic youthfulness asking these really hard questions. His mind is electrified with new ideas and his brain is just pumping with energy making connections and figuring things out. He’s exploring ideas. And in that process of exploration, he’s jumping from sage to sage to sage trying to find answers. And then he finds the guy. He’s drawn to this confident personality who is persuasive and intimidating with his intellect. I mean this guy speaks authoritatively, definitively. He speaks as though all the riddles of life are simple. And you think, Eureka! This is it. This guy knows what’s up. He’s got the answers. But then over time, the cracks in his arguments begin to show. You see that he’s just papering over problems with confident, empty claims. You begin to see the impure motivations that are driving the celebrity culture of his following. And Solomon’s shoulders droop. And he shrinks back to his cave and writes, “Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out.” The wisest men in the world will say they know, but they don’t. This is the actual answer the Bible gives to the problem of evil and suffering. It’s so great a problem, that not even the wisest mind in the entire universe who ever lived will come up with a satisfactory answer, even though he will claim it. The Bible tells you two things about the problem of evil: #1 No man has an answer. If he claims to have it, he’s lying. #2 God is good and therefore there is an answer. The problem of evil has a resolution. But its resolution is only knowable by the mind of God. It’s a problem too large and complex. We will just grasp bits and pieces but not the whole solution. So what do you do? You trust. He’s moving this toward a final argument. It’s all building. Last week we talked about fearing God because of his power. If we cross him the wrong way we will be destroyed. But here’s another aspect to fearing God. I’ll introduce it through a riddle. What has God never seen? Answer: His equal. We see our equals everywhere. We compete with our equals. But God has no equal and is it not right fear a being who, when you compare yourself to him, all you see is incredible inferiority? You see, to fear God means to submit to him because he is clearly so much greater and wiser and higher and more powerful. And I distrust my perspective, given his superiority! It is not my place to question him simply because I cannot understand. We hate not understanding. We want to understand God. We want a God that is manageable. A God that’s more like a genie that we can control. At the bare minimum, we want a God who at least plays according to a rule book we understand. If I do this then I can guarantee this sort of outcome. But we don’t understand God. And some, at this point, will then conclude, since I don’t understand him, he cannot be trusted. Don’t make that mistake. It’s illogical and horribly destructive to the soul. It is right to fear God in this sense, to assume that if I don’t understand the problem is with me and not God. Oh, how many of our problems in life would be solved if we could only do that one thing! When we get to chapter 11 we’ll see this beautiful statement as Solomon begins closing up the book. This is the ultimate wisdom of acceptance. How is it that a baby comes together in the womb? Here we are three thousand years after Solomon and we think we are all smart. Oh, well you see the DNA of the mother and the DNA of the father come together and the RNA replicator begins its magic and the proteins are assembled according to the genetic maps and fold into synthetic blocks that build the baby. I see. So how does the spirit come into the bones of a child? The most fundamental question of how we have self-consciousness and awareness, that we ask questions and demand answers about origin and purpose remain. The whole thing remains entirely elusive. And yet, here we are. There must be an answer since we exist and yet we cannot find an answer. In the same way that we relinquish the mystery of life to God, we must relinquish the mystery of death to God as well. And the logic must remain tight here as well. God is good. And yet there is death and injustice. How can it be that God is good and that these things exist? We have no answer, and yet it must be because here it is. We must relinquish that mystery into the hands of God. One of the main points God makes in the book of Ecclesiastes is this: don’t wait until you understand everything because you never will. Enjoy what you understand. Trust when you don’t. ##Application. Now, this has all sorts of practical value in the way we approach our life. Solomon wrote this book to smash to tiny pieces our idea that we can be like God. If we try to bend this book into our comfort zone, we will miss what this God-inspired text reveals about him. We aspire: To have it all Know it all Do it all Achieve it all Be happy forever Have all the answers Understand all the causes See the purpose Live forever Be remembered for all time In short, we want to be God. And yet we aren’t. Not even close. We can’t get what we want. We have so little control over our life. The simple proof of this is just to ask the question, “Is your life what you planned when you were in high school?” Nobody has a clue. Did you plan to have that tragedy? Did you plan that great windfall opportunity? And yet a good God orchestrated it all. We are not in charge of running the world. We aren’t even in charge of understanding the world. We are asked to fear a good God who has your best interest in mind. To enjoy what we understand, and trust when we don’t. Here’s what I want you to do this week. Trust God so that you can enjoy God and the gifts he gives. At the end of the service, we have some discussion questions for you to ponder that we hope will stimulate some good discussion. Slideshow for this message is available

00:37 – Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen continue their discussion on The Phoenix Plan by discussing Phase 2: Reactivation 04:38 – Reactivating the missing-in-action (MIA) and previously active patients 08:36 – Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen take a break to promote The Remarkable Practice Attraction Immersion event this April 202010:59 – The four reasons previously active patients no longer come in for care 15:57 – The importance of having systems in place 20:53 – Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen take one more moment to promote The Remarkable Practice Attraction Immersion event this April 202022:38 – The value of communication and reaching out to patients with specific calls to actionEPISODE QUOTES“Sometimes, we just think about it from our own perspective. But put yourself in the perspective of your patient right now. What are they thinking? This is disrupting what they were doing. They loved getting their adjustments. They wanted to get well.”“Categorically, in stabilization, identify what are the four areas that these people are in who are MIA. And then when we reengage with them, and contact them, and stay connected and we want to let's say schedule them for a consult with the doctor…that gives you a lot more power and authority because you have an understanding of where they're at to actually direct them.”“These are extraordinary times, so it calls for extraordinary systems.”“So, we talk about ABC, right? It's always be converting. What are you converting them to? The next step.”“If you can do a virtual connection, where they can feel you and see you in a way that's just really powerful through video, do that.”LINKS MENTIONEDDr. Stephen's LinkedInDr. Pete's LinkedInThe Remarkable CEO WebsiteDr. Stephen's Book – The Remarkable Practice: The Definitive Guide to Build a Thriving Chiropractic BusinessThe Remarkable Practice Immersion EventChiro Match Makers WebsiteRegister for Australia VIrtual Immersion

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Categorically, we have decidedly NOT done a show to include a lot of “tips and tricks” – you know, the fun, passionate things that can be the cherry on top for a couple -because it’s our belief that a successful marriage doesn’t start with outward actions but with the inward heart condition. Keeping that belief in mind, we have seen many couples that are healthy in their condition, they have a firm foundation, they consistently keep a pulse on their marriage - yet they could use some guidance on how best to live out their love. We don’t have it all figured out, but through our own experience and from garnering other couple’s tips and tricks along the way, we want to take this time today to share with you how to put the cherry on top, so to speak. How to woo your woman. Get your man’s attention. Romance the pants off each other.Listen and then share your tips and tricks at facebook.com/vowstokeep! Support the show (https://vowstokeep.webconnex.com/donation)

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MIP #153 Categorically Speaking Part 3Intro 0:29Fintel: 3:24Hook: 1:01.00 Customer segmentation on the ground and Social Media MIP #153 the 3rd and final installment of Categorically Speaking series of podcasts In this episode I talk with Aaron Fintel and Travis Hook of Ziegler Cat about customer segmenting and how to better source customers @casey9673 @GlobalAgNetwork @traderbrent @throwback_iron @talbottbrothers #AgEquipmentBusinessTalk movingironllc.com globalagnetwork.com

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Moderator Christian Bladt @christiandmz Panelists Chelsea Galicia @ChseaGalicia Scott Moore @sman80 Tamra Brown @heytamra_ The Trump Report: That’s right, we have a whole show dedicated to focusing on the presidency and the Trump Administration! Join our host, Christian Bladt, to keep up on weekly news, announcements and possible scandals surrounding President Trump. Show summary: The United States presidential election of 2016, constitutionally prescribed to occur on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will elect a new president and vice president through the Electoral College. The term limit established in the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents the incumbent president, Barack Obama of the Democratic Party, from being elected to a third term. Assuming President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden serve out the remainder of their respective terms, the 2016 election will determine the 45th President and 48th Vice President of the United States. ABOUT THE ELECTIONS: Donald Trump's political views: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions Hillary Clinton's political views: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/ Who do you side with? AFTERBUZZ TV is an online broadcast network, founded by E! host Maria Menounos and producer Keven Undergaro, designated to TV discussion and after-show content in webcast and podcast form. When fans finish watching their favorite shows, they can go online to watch or listen to an aftershow that features hosts breaking down everything they viewed, taking calls from fans and interviewing guests.

How do you sort your decks? Which roles does each card need to fill? Is there a deckbuilding template to follow when brewing and tuning? The topic is complicated, but it's the one we're tackling this week! Join Joey, Dana, and Matt for an imperatively categorical (but not categorically imperative) discussion.

Arielle’s been sent on a girls’ weekend to Casa Amor (aka Glastonbury), and the boys have returned to the villa (aka podcast studio). That’s right, everyone’s favourite Love Island bromance has been reunited. Chris Hughes has joined Kem to run through last night’s MASSIVE episode, covering everything from our twelve sexy new singles to Lucie’s big revelation. Will everyone’s heads get turned? Will Maura bin the boys and find a man? Will Kem EVER master an accent?! Make sure you hit that subscribe button so you never miss an episode of The Morning After, and get in touch using #LoveIslandPodcast. We’ll see you bright and early on Monday morning…

Well, that escalated quickly! Anaïs Gallagher joins Kem and Arielle in the studio this morning for a big old debrief after last night's episode. We think it might have been the most dramatic one so far...Maura isn't messing around, Tommy's head has been turning and Anton's carbonara might have done him more favours than all of that grafting (finally!)We are CATEGORICALLY hooked. Make sure you're watching tonight to see who bags that cheeky kiss. We're going to need some romance after all that drama! Tweet us and get involved using #LoveIslandPodcast and make sure you subscribe.

Compared to all that we have been told from a great many information sources over this lifetime, how can we prefer the entropic content of it — whatever that might be — to the synergetics mathematical art and science coordinate system of nature and its syntropic content of information? I ask, especially since Synergetics is not a belief system and informs us about the 100-percent-efficient energetic Universe. Isn’t this the economics that we have anticipated freeing us from the PRJMBSC Politics Religion Justice Military Belief System Complex periodically reinitiating repression? (Synergetics 987.031) http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/s09/p8700.html#987.030 Historically it happens despite our deeply-rooted genetics closest related to the best possible survival of our species which amongst whom we trust is the truth of us in Universe’s self regenerative energy. The content of your character, alluded to by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, falls way short of setting the synchronously resonant tone because that too expects some biblical theme to be resonating in the choir to whom the preacher speaks. You have only to pick out a book, the contents of which is admonishment, judgment, advising words of wisdom. Perhaps it shows illustrations and diagrams for building or destroying what substantiates the structural intents and purposes for the subsequent stages of the journey, the newest settlement arising from the ashes, labyrinth mazes, corridors, chambers and edifices of stately grandeur. Categorically, though, if intellect does not start with zero, as in zero pulsation vector equilibrium, which is the closest approach, the nearest thing we will ever know to eternity and the omniscient mind’s metaphysical-physical Universe, what is the correlation to one’s own heart in beats per second? What in one’s conceptual-reasoning generalized fields is recognized as mass = zero and velocity = zero? (MV= 0) To what, if any energy-quantum product is the conceptuality of it correlative to the information experience’s syntropic content? It is the syntropic content that induces the metaphysical generalized conceptioning fields of thought whereat the mind-appreciated syntropy evolves to terminate the entropic disorder. (Synergetics 200.06) But you won’t find this cosmically total truth in ancient texts, or text book selection by academia’s self-motivated survival interest that educates to perpetuate adherence to the PRJMBSC. http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/s02/p0000.html Still, every step of the way, respecting forwardly in time modification, whether consciously of angles and frequencies or anticipating changes of the overall game plan, it is a trial and error, information gathering local problem solving process. The closest, most local, of course to one’s own circuitry design and mind in the underway matter is thought. We could describe a thought as the minimum thinkable set. When so described, it must be of the minimum structural system in synergetics-mathematical-art-and-science does not present a contradiction to the conceptuality of the energy-product’s six vectors. After all, each of the six vectors are equal-length edges that equal zero

The healthcare industry in the U.S. is different than the healthcare systems of just about every other country in the developed world. As the industry continues to evolve with the injection of private funds and the changing roles of physicians, we’re exploring how the changes in this sector impact antitrust laws. Furthermore, we’re highlighting what business leaders should know about the changes in this industry. Joining me to share his deep insight on competition laws in the healthcare industry is David Garcia. David is a partner in Sheppard Mullin’s Century City office, where he is also the Office Managing Partner. He is a litigator with a broad background in complex civil litigation for major U.S. companies, including extensive class action and multidistrict litigation experience. His practice focuses principally on antitrust litigation and counseling with particular emphasis on the entertainment industry, healthcare litigation and mergers and the intersection between antitrust and intellectual property in litigation and joint ventures. What We Discuss in This Episode:  What does antitrust have to do with healthcare? Why is it that mergers and acquisitions in this industry are astoundingly high? Where are many of the mergers and acquisitions in healthcare occurring? How has private equity and venture capital money transformed the healthcare industry? Categorically, who are the major players in this sector? What is the difference between in-patient and out-patient care? How what it means to be a doctor in the U.S. has changed fundamentally How has the aging population driven the increase of government expenditures? What is “managed care” and how does it affect antitrust laws? Should concentrated markets be avoided? The nature of horizontal and vertical consolidation in the healthcare industry Resource: David's article - Amex Ruling May Have Big Impact on Health Insurance Contact Information: David’s Sheppard Mullin attorney profile LinkedIn Email: drgarcia@shepparmullin.com Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Wednesday. If you enjoyed this episode, please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play. It helps other listeners find this show. Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Sheppard Mullin website This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not to be construed as legal advice specific to your circumstances. If you need help with any legal matter, be sure to consult with an attorney regarding your specific needs.

This conversation sheds clarity on a very confused notion in the area of spirituality today—namely, the “tao of physics” and all its variations, as exemplified by the recent film What the Bleep. So what relationship, if any, does God actually have with quantum physics? Does quantum physics prove God? This question has to do directly with the relation of modern quantum physics and spirituality. In effect, does modern physics prove God? Does the Tao find proof in quantum realities? Ken Wilber’s answer: “Categorically not. I don’t know more confusion in the last thirty years than has come from quantum physics….” Ken goes on to outline the three major confusions that have dominated the popular (mis)understanding of the relationship of physics and mysticism. #1: Your consciousness does not create electrons. Unlike Newtonian physics, which can predict the location of large objects moving at slow speeds, quantum physics only offers a probability wave in which a given particle, like an electron, should show up. But here’s the funny thing: it is only at the moment that one makes the measurement that the electron actually does “show up.” Certain writers and theorists have thus suggested that human intentionality actually creates reality on a quantum level. The most popular version of this idea can be found in the movie What the Bleep Do We Know?!, in which we “qwaff” reality into existence. #2: Quantum vacuum potentials are not unmanifest Spirit. The immediate problem with the notion that certain “unmanifest” or “vacuum” quantum realities give rise to the manifest world, and that the quantum vacuum is Spirit, is that it immediately presupposes a radically divided Spirit or Ultimate. There is Spirit “over here,” manifestation “over there,” and it’s only through these quantum vacuum potentials that Spirit actualizes manifestation—with Spirit set apart from manifestation. “In terms of actual real physics or actual real mysticism, they were incorrect on both counts. And the marriage of bad physics and sloppy mysticism has been a nightmare….”As the great contemplative traditions agree, true nondual Spirit is the suchness, emptiness, or isness of all manifestation, and as such leaves everything exactly where it finds it. Nondual Spirit is no more set apart from manifestation than the wetness of the ocean is set apart from waves. Wetness is the suchness or isness of all waves. By identifying Spirit with quantum potential, you are actually qualifying the Unqualifiable, giving it characteristics—”and right there,” Ken says, “things start to go horribly wrong, and they never recover. These folks are trying to give characteristics to Emptiness. They therefore make it dualistic. And then things get worse from there….” #3: Just because you understand quantum mechanics doesn’t mean you’re enlightened. Physics is an explicitly 3rd-person approach to reality, whereas meditative, contemplative, or mystical disciplines are explicitly 1st-person approaches to reality. Neither perspective is more real than the other, but each perspective does disclose different truths, and you cannot use the truth disclosed in one domain to “colonize” another. The study of physics, as a 3rd-person discipline, will not get you enlightenment; and meditation, as a 1st-person discipline, will not disclose the location of an asteroid (or an electron). The “content” of enlightenment is the realization of that which is timeless, formless, and eternally unchanging. The content of physics is the understanding of the movement of form within time, i.e. that which is constantly changing. And if you hook Buddha’s enlightenment to a theory of physics that gets disproved tomorrow, does that mean Buddha loses his enlightenment?

Monica Mastal, joins Sean to talk about her friendship with Judge Kavanaugh, whom she has known since she was 12 years old. She was one of 65 signers of a letter to both Senators Grassley and Feinstein that detailed just how straight-and-narrow Judge Kavanaugh was in High School. The judge categorically and unequivocally denied allegations that he assaulted a classmate in high school. The Sean Hannity Show is on weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on iHeartRadio and Hannity.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Categorically weird poetry. -The Voice before the Void “The Star-Treader” Clark Ashton Smith I A voice cried to me in a dawn of dreams, Saying, “Make haste: the webs of death and birth Are brushed away, and all the threads … Continue reading →

Sam and Brian talk with comedian Jonathan Braylock (@jonbraylock, Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood Podcast) about a possible alien interaction/abduction(?) in Mobile, Alabama; a circular UFO doing figure 8 motions over Dawsonville, Georgia; and a saucer UFO caught on a  Bristol, United Kingdom police FLIR camera. Twitter and Instagram: @UFOlogyPodcast Email: ufologypodcast@gmail.com

The boys talk about the FCC, Android Wear 2.0, Vizio TV's spying on you, and start an awkardly fun new segment in this hilarious episode.

The boys talk about the FCC, Android Wear 2.0, Vizio TV's spying on you, and start an awkardly fun new segment in this hilarious episode.

As predicted, we were wrong about the good season. Today your favorite boys are talking about S04E03, "Breaker of Chains". Though it did give us one of the worst scenes in the show that never happened, we got that sweet collage of Dany faces. Oh, and Olly is there. But there's a big 'ol swinging donger, so it's not too bad. Life is all about balance. Categorically.

In this special episode Sam and Stephen discuss at length the liberal dialectical practice of telling someone to "Check (Their) Privilege."We also have a brief segment on a NYPD officer indicted for manslaughter and an insane and stomach-churning Pizza Hut saga.There's a lot of audio peaking in the first 10 minutes. We're sorry about that.

- Professor died and Mae Young died again - Kanye boxes a racist for his wife - 3 guys talkin' about abortion - Categorically alienating yourself and others - A discuss on the good of "being proud" - Stubbornly hating things - 15 mins until death...