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Leroy begins today with Monday Night Football, the Bengals beat the Cowboys 27 to 20. Cam Ward was named one of the four Heisman Trophy Finalists, along with Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel, Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter, Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty. Sham Charania reports the Miami Heat are open to offers for Jimmy Butler who would be open to destinations like the Rockets, Mavericks, and Warriors. The crew gets into pop culture beef, Miley vs Billy Ray. How does Leroy and JFig feel about sad songs? JFig lashes out on Frogboy while Leroy lashes out on Celsius

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Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 7 – Number Sense Guest: Dr. James Brickwedde Mike Wallus: Carry the 1, add a 0, cross multiply. All of these are phrases that educators heard when they were growing up. This language is so ingrained we often use it without even thinking. But what's the long-term impact of language like this on our students' number sense? Today we're talking with Dr. James Brickwedde about the impact of language and the ways educators can use it to cultivate their students' number sense.  Welcome to the podcast, James. I'm excited to be talking with you today. James Brickwedde: Glad to be here. Mike: Well, I want to start with something that you said as we were preparing for this podcast. You described how an educator's language can play a critical role in helping students think in value rather than digits. And I'm wondering if you can start by explaining what you mean when you say that. James: Well, thinking first of primary students, so kindergarten, second grade, that age bracket; kindergartners, in particular, come to school thinking that numbers are just piles of 1s. They're trying to figure out the standard order. They're trying to figure out cardinality. There are a lot of those initial counting principles that lead to strong number sense that they are trying to integrate neurologically. And so, one of the goals of kindergarten, first grade and above is to build the solid quantity sense—number sense—of how one number is relative to the next number in terms of its size, magnitude, et cetera. And then as you get beyond 10 and you start dealing with the place value components that are inherent behind our multidigit numbers, it's important for teachers to really think carefully of the language that they're using so that, neurologically, students are connecting the value that goes with the quantities that they're after. So, helping the brain to understand that 23 can be thought of not only as that pile of 1s, but I can decompose it into a pile of 20 1s and three 1s and eventually that 20 can be organized into two groups of 10. And so, using manipulatives, tracking your language so that when somebody asks, “How do I write 23?” it's not a 2 and a 3 that you put together, which is what a lot of young children think is happening. But rather, they realize that there's the 20 and the 3. Mike: So, you're making me think about the words in the number sequence that we use to describe quantities. And I wonder about the types of tasks or the language that can help children build a meaningful understanding of whole numbers, like say, 11 or 23. James: The English language is not as kind to our learners ( laughs ) as other languages around the world are when it comes to multidigit numbers. We have in English 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. And when we get beyond 10, we have this unique word called “eleven” and another unique word called “twelve.” And so, they really are words capturing collections of 1s really then capturing any sort of 10s in 1s relationship. There's been a lot of wonderful documentation around the Chinese-based languages. So, that would be Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hmong follows the similar language patterns where when they get after 10, it literally translates as ten 1, ten 2. When they get to 20, it's two ten, two ten 1, two ten 2. And so, the place-value language is inherent in the words that they are saying to describe the quantities. The teen numbers, when you get to 13, a lot of young children try to write 13 as three 1 because they're trying to follow the language patterns of other numbers where you start left to right. And so, they're bringing meaning to something, which of course is not the social convention. So, the teens are all screwed up in terms of English. Spanish does begin to do some regularizing when they get to 16 because of the name diez y seis, so ten 6. But prior to that you have, again, sort of more unique names that either don't follow the order of how you write the number or they're unique like 11 and 12 is. Somali is another interesting language in that—and I apologize to anybody who is fluent in that language because I'm hoping I'm going to articulate it correctly—I believe that there, when they get into the teens, it's one and 10, two and 10, is the literal translation. So, while it may not be the ten 1 sort of order, it still is giving that the fact that there's ten-ness there as you go. So, for the classrooms that I have been in and out of both as my own classroom years ago as well as the ones I still go in and out of now, I try to encourage teachers to tap the language assets that are among their students so that they can use them to think about the English numbers, the English language, that can help them wire that brain so that the various representations, the manipulatives, expanded notation cards or dice, the numbers that I write, how I break the numbers apart, say that 23 is equal to 20 plus 3. All of those models that you're using, and the language that you use to back it up with, is consistent so that, neurologically, those pathways are deeply organized.  Piaget, in his learning theory, talks about young children—this is sort of the 10 years and younger—can only really think about one attribute at a time. So that if you start operating on multidigit numbers, and I'm using digitized language, I'm asking that, kindergartner first, second-grader, to think of two things at the same time. I'm say, moving a 1 while I also mean 10. What you find, therefore, is when I start scratching the surface of kids who were really procedural-bound, that they really are not reflecting on the values of how they've decomposed the numbers or are reconfiguring the numbers. They're just doing digit manipulation. They may be getting a correct answer, they may be very fast with it, but they've lost track of what values they're tracking. There's been a lot of research on kids' development of multidigit operations, and it's inherent in that research about students following … the students who are more fluid with it talk in values rather than in digits. And that's the piece that has always caught my attention as a teacher and helped transform how I talked with kids with it. And now as a professional development supporter of teachers, I'm trying to encourage them to incorporate in their practice. Mike: So, I want to hang on to this theme that we're starting to talk about. I'm thinking a lot about the very digit-based language that as a child I learned for adding and subtracting multidigit numbers. So, phrases like carry the 1 or borrow something from the 6. Those were really commonplace. And in many ways, they were tied to this standard algorithm, where a number was stacked on top of another number. And they really obscured the meaning of addition and subtraction. I wonder if we can walk through what it might sound like or what other models might draw out … some of the value-based language that we want to model for kids and also that we want kids to eventually adopt when they're operating on numbers. James: A task that I give adults, whether they are parents that I'm out doing a family math night with or my teacher candidates that I have worked with, I have them just build 54 and 38, say, with base 10 blocks. And then I say, “How would you quickly add them?” And invariably everybody grabs the tens before they move to the ones. Now your upbringing, my upbringing is the same and still in many classrooms, students are directed only to start with the ones place. And if you get a new 10, you have to borrow and you have to do all of this exchange kinds of things.  But the research shows when school gets out of the way ( chuckles ) and students and adults are operating on more of their natural number sense, people start with the larger and then move to the smaller. And this has been found around the world. This is not just unique to us classrooms that have been working this way. If in the standard algorithms—which really grew out of accounting procedures that needed to save space in ledger books out of the 18th, 19th centuries—they are efficient, space-saving means to be able to accurately compute. But in today's world, technology takes over a lot of that bookkeeping type of thing. An analogy I like to make is, in today's world, Bob Cratchit out of the Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' character, doesn't have a job because technology has taken over everything that he was in charge of. So, in order for Bob Cratchit to have a job ( laughs ), he does need to know how to compute. But he really needs to think in values.  So, what I try to encourage educators to loosen up their practice is to say, “If I'm adding 54 plus 38, so if you keep those two numbers in your mind ( chuckles ), if I start with the ones and I add 4 and 8, I can get 12. There's no reason if I'm working in a vertical format to not put 12 fully under the line down below, particularly when kids are first learning how to add. But then language-wise, when they go to the tens place, they're adding 50 and 30 to get 80, and the 80 goes under the 12.” Now, many teachers will know that's partial sums. That's not the standard algorithm. That is the standard algorithm. The difference between the shortcut of carrying digits is only a space-saving version of partial sums. Once you go to partial sums in a formatting piece, and you're having kids watch their language, and that's a phrase I use constantly in my classrooms. It's not a 5 and 3 that you are working with, it's a 50 and a 30. So when you move to the language of value, you allow kids to initially, at least, get well-grounded in the partial sums formatting of their work, the algebra of the connectivity property pops out, the number sense of how I am building the quantities, how I'm adding another 10 to the 80, and then the 2, all of that begins to more fully fall into place. There are some of the longitudinal studies that have come out that students who were using more of the partial sums approach for addition, their place value knowledge fell into place sooner than the students who only did the standard algorithm and used the digitized language. So, I don't mind if a student starts in the one's place, but I want them to watch their language. So, if they're going to put down a 2, they're not carrying a 1—because I'll challenge them on that—is “What did you do to the 12 to just isolate the 2? What's left? Oh, you have a 10 up there and the 10 plus the 50 plus the 30 gives me 90.” So, the internal script that they are verbalizing is different than the internal digitized script that you and I and many students still learn today in classrooms around the country. So, that's where the language and the values and the number sense all begin to gel together. And when you get to subtraction, there's a whole other set of language things. So, when I taught first grade and a student would say, “Well, you can't take 8 from 4,” if I still use that 54 and 38 numbers as a reference here. My challenge to them is who said?  Now, my students are in Minnesota. So, Minnesota is at a cultural advantage of knowing what happens in wintertime when temperatures drop below zero ( laughs ). And so, I usually have as a representation model in my room, a number line that swept around the edges of the room that started from negative 35 and went to 185. And so, there are kids who've been puzzling about those other numbers on the other side of zero. And so, somebody pops up and says, “Well, you'll get a negative number.” “What do you mean?” And then they whip around and start pointing at that number line and being able to say, “Well, if you're at 4 and you count back 8, you'll be at negative 4.” So, I am not expecting first-graders to be able to master the idea of negative integers, but I want them to know the door is open. And there are some students in late first grade and certainly in second grade who start using partial differences where they begin to consciously use with the idea of negative integers.  However, there [are] other students, given that same scenario, who think going into the negative numbers is too much of the twilight zone ( laughs ). They'll say, “Well, I have 4 and I need 8. I don't have enough to take 8 from 4.” And another phrase I ask them is, “Well, what are you short?” And that actually brings us back to the accounting reference point of sort of debit-credit language of, “I'm short 4.” “Well, if you're short 4, well just write minus-4.” But if they already have subtracted 30 from 50 and have 20, then the question becomes, “Where are you going to get that 4 from?” “Well, you have 20 cookies sitting on that plate there. I'm going to get that 4 out of the 20.” So again, the language around some of these strategies in subtractions shifts kids to think with alternative strategies and algorithms compared to the American standard algorithm that predominates U.S. education. Mike: I think what's interesting about what you just said, too, is you're making me think about an article. I believe it was Rules That Expire. And what strikes me is that this whole notion that you can't take 8 away from 4 is actually a rule that expires once kids do begin to work in integers. And what you're suggesting about subtraction is, “Let's not do that. Let's use language to help them make meaning of, “Well, what if?” As a former Minnesotan, I can definitely validate that when it's 4 degrees outside and the temperature drops 8 degrees, kids can look at a thermometer and that context helps them understand. I suppose if you're a person listening to this in Southern California or Arizona, that might feel a little bit odd. But I would say that I have seen first-graders do the same thing. James: And if you are more international travelers, as soon as say, people in southern California or southern Arizona step across into Mexico, everything is in Celsius. If those of us in the Northern Plains go into Canada, everything is in Celsius. And so, you see negative numbers sooner ( laughs ) than we do in Fahrenheit, but that's another story. Mike: This is a place where I want to talk a little bit about multiplication, particularly this idea of multiplying by 10. Because I personally learned a fairly procedural understanding of what it is to multiply by 10 or a hundred or a thousand. And the language of “add a zero” was the language that was my internal script. And for a long time when I was teaching, that was the language that I passed along. You're making me wonder how we could actually help kids build a more meaningful understanding of multiplying by 10 or multiplying by powers of 10. James: I have spent a lot of time with my own research as well as working with teachers about what is practical in the classroom, in terms of their approach to this. First of all, and I've alluded to this earlier, when you start talking in values, et cetera, and allow multiple strategies to emerge with students, the underlying algebraic properties, the properties of operations, begin to come to the surface. So, one of the properties is the zero property. What happens when you add a number to zero or a zero to a number? I'm now going to shift more towards a third-grade scenario here. When a student needs to multiply four groups of 30. “I want 34 times,” if you're using the time language. And they'd say, “Well, I know 3 times 4 is 12 and then I just add a zero.” And that's where I as a teacher reply, “Well, I thought 12 plus zero is still 12. How could you make it 120?” And they'd say, “Well, because I put it there.” So, I begin to try to create some cognitive dissonance ( laughs ) over what they're trying to describe, and I do stop and say this to kids: “I see that you recognize a pattern that's happening there, but I want us to explore, and I want you to describe why does that pattern work mathematically?”  So, with addition and subtraction, kids learn that they need to decompose the numbers to work on them more readily and efficiently. Same thing when it comes to multiplication. I have to decompose the numbers somehow. So if, for the moment, you come back to, “If you can visualize the numbers, four groups of 36.” Kids would say, “Well, yeah, I have to decompose the 36 into 30 plus 6.” But by them now exploring how to multiply four groups of 30 without being additive and just adding above, which is an early stage to it. But as they become more abstract and thinking more in multiples, I want them to explore the fact that they are decomposing the 30 into factors  Now, factors isn't necessarily a third-grade standard, right? But I want students to understand that that's how they are breaking that number apart. So, I'm left with 4 times 3 times 10. And if they've explored, in this case the associate of property of multiplication, “Oh, I did that. So, I want to do 4 times 3 because that's easy. I know that. But now I have 12 times 10.” And how can you justify what 12 times 10 is? And that's where students who are starting to move in this place quickly say, “Well, I know 10 tens are 100 and two tens are 20, so it's 120.” They can explain it. The explanation sometimes comes longer than the fact that they are able to calculate it in their heads, but the pathway to understanding why it should be in the hundreds is because I have a 10 times a 10 there. So that when the numbers now begin to increase to a double digit times a double digit. So, now let's make it 42 groups of 36. And I now am faced with, first of all, estimating how large might my number be? If I've gotten students grounded in being able to pull out the factors of 10, I know that I have a double digit times a double digit, I have a factor of 10, a factor of 10. My answer's going to be in the hundreds. How high in the hundreds? In this case with the 42 and 36, 1,200. Because if I grab the largest partial product, then I know my answer is at least above 1,200 or one thousand two hundred. Again, this is a language issue. It's breaking things into factors of 10 so that the powers of 10 are operated on.  So that when I get deeper into fourth grade, and it's a two digit times a three digit, I know that I'm going to have a 10 times a hundred. So, my answer's at least going to be up in the thousands. I can grab that information and use it both from an estimation point of view, but also strategically to multiply the first partial product or however you are decomposing the number. Because you don't have to always break everything down into their place value components. That's another story and requires a visual ( laughs ) work to explain that. But going back to your question, the “add the zero,” or as I have heard, some teachers say, “Just append the zero,” they think that that's going to solve the mathematical issue. No, that doesn't. That's still masking why the pattern works. So, bringing students back to the factors of 10 anchors them into why a number should be in the hundreds or in the thousands. Mike: What occurs to me is what started as a conversation where we were talking about the importance of speaking in value really revealed the extent to which speaking in value creates an opportunity for kids to really engage with some of the properties and the big ideas that are going to be critical for them when they get to middle school and high school. And they're really thinking algebraically as opposed to just about arithmetic. James: Yes. And one of the ways I try to empower elementary teachers is to begin to look at elementary arithmetic through the lens of algebra rather than the strict accounting procedures that sort of emerge. Yes, the accounting procedures are useful. They can be efficient. I can come to use them. But if I've got the algebraic foundation underneath it, when I get to middle school, it is my foundation allows for generative growth rather than a house of cards that collapses, and I become frustrated. And where we see the national data in middle school, there tends to be a real separation between who are able to go on and who gets stuck. Because as you mentioned before the article that the Rules That Expire, too many of them expire when you have to start thinking in rates, ratios, proportionality, et cetera. Mike: So, for those of you who are listening who want to follow along, we do have a visual aid that's attached to the show notes that has the mathematics that James is talking about. I think that's a great place to stop.  Thank you so much for joining us, James, it has really been a pleasure talking with you. James: Well, thanks a lot, Mike. It was great talking to you as well.  Mike: This podcast is brought to you by The Math Learning Center and the Maier Math Foundation, dedicated to inspiring and enabling all individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. © 2024 The Math Learning Center | www.mathlearningcenter.org 

In 2024, we're set to break a major climate threshold for the first time: this will be the first calendar year in which global average temperatures breach the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Importantly, while one year at this temperature doesn't mean all is lost, it does fire a profound warning shot over our faltering progress on mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. While every fraction of a degree matters when it comes to the climate, the consensus is clear that above 1.5C the severity of impacts and risk of tipping points like mass coral reef die off or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet become substantially higher. You might therefore expect this to be front page news. Yet compared with its gravity, it has barely made headlines. If, like us, you're wondering why — as it turns out, this was always part of the plan. In this episode, Adrienne and Andreas Malm break down the concept of “overshoot”, how it's tied up with the power of fossil fuels, and the future of climate politics, from ecofascism to geoengineering. Andreas Malm is an associate professor at Lund University, an activist and the author of several books, most recently Overshoot: How The World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown, co-written with Wim Carton.

Celsius' Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud, some Tornado Cash sanctions are overturned, and billionaires complain about “debanking”. Originally published on December 5, 2024.

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Welcome Kate! Welcome to Kate Jack from South Africa for a delightful conversation about Christmas in the summertime! From the most stunning wreaths of succulents to relaxing around a floating pool bar, this conversation just may have you booking tickets to the Southern Hemisphere for this Christmas!!! Best of all, Kate shares her aunt's recipe for Peppermint Crisp Pudding and we discuss at length a very new to me method of making caramel for this dessert as well as other traditional South African Christmas dishes. It's a fun one today, so welcome to Kate and to you as well!! Highlights Rainy Christmas days vs. Sunny Christmas days Spray on snow to bizarrely emulate decorations of the Northern Hemisphere The trend to Africanize Christmas decorations Succulent wreaths How Father Christmas can survive in the heat ;-) Low key Christmas dinner foods for hot days How to make caramel from sweetened condensed milk Listen to Kate Now Kate's Storied Recipe: Peppermint Crisp https://thestoriedrecipe.com/peppermint-crisp-tart Related Episodes Related Recipes Transcript Becky Hadeed Hello hey, how are you? Kate Jack I'm doing well. Thank you and. Becky Hadeed You, oh I'm great. Thank you so much for getting on with me. Kate Jack It's such a pleasure. I'm looking forward to this. Becky Hadeed Me too. So first I have to ask you. Is your last name Jack? Kate Jack That's correct, yes. Becky Hadeed So your name is Kate. Jack, yes, that's. Such a great name. Kate Jack I'm married into the name, but I'm grateful for it. Becky Hadeed Yeah, it's like you're like the female protagonist to a Tom Clancy novel. Kate Jack When someone heard my husband's name, she said, "It's like that's a brand name." [Laughter} Becky Hadeed That's so well said that's. True, yeah, and you're feeling better. Kate Jack Much better I might cough a little. But lingering a bit, but so much better, thanks. Becky Hadeed Oh, I'm so glad I'm so glad. OK, well then let's jump in and talk about Christmas and South Africa. So, so first of all, we know that Christmas in South Africa during the summer season feels a lot different than we experience it in the northern hemisphere, but to back up a little bit, I am curious how Big South Africa is and how many time zones does it cover - and does it cover a lot of different climate zones? Does it depend on what region you're in, what weather you experiencing at Christmas time? Or is it pretty much the same for South Africans across the country? Kate Jack OK, so we have one time zone but we kind of almost could be two time zones, but officially we only one. So that gives an idea of the size. We are all in the southern hemisphere and so while our climate varies a little bit - like the West of the country where I live has winter rainfall and the east of the country is summer rainfall and it can get a little bit more tropical. Towards the northern parts, especially the northeastern parts, and some areas are a bit dry and some like you know semi arid. But we all. We all experience the summer, the celebration of Christmas in the middle of summer. Becky Hadeed And how hot is it? Kate Jack So degrees in Celsius, so that varies around the country, so it could be. Around mid 20s to 30s. Yeah, uh. Becky Hadeed Hot enough to be in the pool under the summer sun? Kate Jack Yes, yes, so some Christmases we do. Becky Hadeed Amazing, amazing and I guess of course yeah, so I'm looking, yes that's very warm weather.... According to Google, 25 is 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and if it goes up to 35 Celsius, that's 95 degrees Fahrenheit. So it's definitely squarely in the summer time weather for sure. Kate Jack Thank you having time, yes. Becky Hadeed And it's and it's mostly dry. You can pretty much guarantee that it's not going to be a rainy Christmas Day,

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Question – When is Christmas not Christmas? When is Christmas anything but Christmas? Answer – when we just follow the well-trodden paths of the Christmas ritual, and forget completely what God was saying to us on that very first Christmas.   THE PROBLEM WITH CHRISTMAS I don't know if you've ever thought of this but Christmas is a real problem for guys like me, preachers I mean. Year after year, we have to crank out yet another Christmas series. And for the first few years, that's pretty easy but then after a while you start thinking to yourself, "Well, how am I going to put a new twist on Christmas this year?" Last year, I approached it from this perspective, the year before from that perspective, the year before that from ... well, you get the picture. There are only so many different perspectives on Christmas. Well, we've all been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Yeah, so it's Christmas again, so what? If you live in the Northern Hemisphere it's an excuse for a few days off. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere as I do, it's probably the summer holidays that you're looking forward to more than Christmas itself. A chance for a decent break, a bit of a much-needed R and R and sure Christmas is part of that but the Christmas bit can be a bit of a hassle. Buying presents, figuring out who has Christmas lunch with whom and then perhaps scooting off to Christmas dinner with another part of your family. Kids, uncles, aunts, grandparents – it all gets complicated. And then there's the fact not everybody in the family gets on. You know Christmas day is one of the peak times of the year for domestic violence. Even if it doesn't get that bad you know there are going to be clashes or you're going to have to smile sweetly at someone that you don't really like or you just know that so and so is going to have too much to drink again this year. Those are the burdens that many people carry into Christmas, it's just the reality of life. So as things turn out, Christmas isn't just a problem for preachers like me who have to dream up something fresh and new each year, it's a problem for many, many people. I heard someone say once, a Bible believing Christian she was, "I hate Christmas, I wish we could just skip over it." It's pretty sad but it's the reality for many people even those who actually believe in Jesus. So Christmas gets something of a bad rap, I wonder how many people who are out there who would just love to skip Christmas. I wonder? Well, as you look ahead to the next ten days or so in the run up to Christmas, I wonder how you're feeling about it all, exhausted, frustrated, anxious, stressed. What are the emotions that generally accompany this thing we call Christmas in your heart in your life? What are you feeling? Is Christmas a problem for you? Can I be honest here? I struggle with the kids pantomime version of Christmas. I struggle with the whole Carols by Candlelight phenomenon around Christmas where people get together in parks and sing Christmas carols as though they believe them, when most of the entertainers up on the stage and on our television screens don't have the remotest faith that Jesus is actually the Son of God. It's like we wrap this whole Christmas in tinsel and lights and tie a neat bow around it. And we make it out to be this happy time, when the truth is, for many people, well, they struggle with Christmas. Now I don't mean to be a Christmas Grinch here. Personally, I love singing Christmas carols because they mean something to me but what I really want to know is why don't we sing Christmas carols all year round? Why don't we celebrate the coming of Jesus all year round? I remember hosting a Christmas in July service at our Church some years back. It's a bit of a phenomenon down under as many restaurants put on Christmas dinners in the middle of winter when it's cold and at the service we actually sung Christmas carols. I can't tell you the number of people who came up to me afterwards and told me how weird it was singing Silent Night in the middle of July. Yeah, we wrap a whole bunch of rituals up in a nice neat package in December and we call it Christmas. And it's all supposed to be sweetness and light and yet how much of it really, really, really speaks into our hearts about the wonder of what God did on that first Christmas? What I want to do today is to unsettle you, to drag you out of your Christmas ritual comfort zone and ask you, "Why do you do what you do at Christmas time? Why are you racing around buying presents for people who don't really need anything? Why do you put tinsel and Christmas decorations around your house and maybe even a Christmas wreath on your front door? What are the candles and the Christmas tree and presents and all that food really about? What do you do it for?" If you stripped away all that packaging and paraphernalia what would Christmas actually be for you? Luke 2: 8-14: In that region there were shepherds living in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified but the angel said to them, "don't be afraid, for see I am bringing good news of great joy for all people. For to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour who is the Messiah, the Lord." "This will be a sign for you, you'll find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger" and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly hosts praising God and saying, "glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace among those whom he favours." So if you took the packaging and the paraphernalia and the ritual and the racing around away, is that what Christmas would mean to you? Would you in your heart shout out, "Glory to God in the highest heaven. Glory, glory, glory. Hallelujah?" Because if not, don't you think you just might be wasting your time with all this Christmas nonsense that you go through each year? All this pressure you put yourself under, all these presents you buy and the money you spend and the decorations you put up and the food that you stuff yourself with – is that what Christmas is all about? Or in your heart, is it about the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God to be the Saviour of this world? The biggest Christmas gift of all history – the Son of God given to all humanity, given to you and given to me. So let me ask you, what is your Christmas all about?   THE PROPHECIES OF OLD I guess when it comes to this whole Christmas thing; we see it from where we sit. And for most of us, our perspective (our take on Christmas) comes through the ritual that surrounds it – a ritual that we've acted out year after year for as long as we can remember. Sure, it's changed a bit. When we were kids it was all about the excitement of presents. But you know the deal, you know all the things that you do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, you know how Christmas Day is going to pan out. You know the carols you're going to sing and the food that you're going to eat and the people you're going to celebrate Christmas with. If it's at all possible, this exciting celebration of Christmas has become something of a routine for you. A bit of a contradiction but it's true for most of us, life is full of contradictions right? When it comes to Christmas we kind of narrow our view, we lower our gaze and focus on the well-worn familiar path of the Christmas ritual. Whatever that looks like for each one of us, we narrow our perspective and like Pavlov's dogs we get on with that part of life and in many respects, that's how it was on that very first Christmas two thousand odd years ago. Although it wasn't called Christmas back then. In fact, the first record of there being some celebration of Christmas doesn't appear until 354 AD, three and a half centuries after the birth of Jesus. And of course many of the modern-day traditions of Christmas that we celebrate on December 25th – for instance, eating turkey, having a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, presents, tinsel, lights, all of those are much, much more recent. In fact, the Christmas ritual that you and I take for granted today, as though it's been around forever, is little more than a hundred years old, it's a bit of a surprise, isn't it? But let's wind the clock back even further to that first Christmas. People by and large were just going on with their daily business. The big news in town was of course the census. The Romans had ordered a stock take of all the people and in the absence of the technology we use today, the way you did it back then was to go back to your ancestral home. And in the case of Joseph and therefore Mary, his embarrassingly pregnant betrothed, that meant going back to Bethlehem. The inns were full, the shepherds were out doing what shepherds did, tending their flocks in the field by night. Other than the disruption of the census, it was pretty much business as usual. And then wham, the light show in the skies in front of these shepherds. God broke into that "business as usual" in a spectacular way. You know what, I'm praying for this Christmas, God is going to break into your "business as usual" in a spectacular way too. All these people were just living their lives, just like we do, head down, doing stuff that they did day after day when all along God had promised a Saviour. There are quite a number of prophecies in what we now call the Old Testament (the Scriptures to the Jewish people) of the coming of a Saviour and principle among them is that He would be born in Bethlehem, Micah 5: 2-5: But you O Bethlehem of Ephrathah who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel whose origin is of old from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labour has brought forth then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel and he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God and they shall live secure for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth and he shall be the one of peace. The prophecy of the coming of the Saviour in great power in this tiny humble little village of Bethlehem and by the way the word Bethlehem means literally "the house of bread". Remember how Jesus said, "I am the bread of life." How appropriate that He should be born in Bethlehem – the house of bread. And then there was the prophecy that He would be born to a virgin, now that's pretty outrageous when you think about it, Isaiah chapter 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look the virgin woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel which means 'God is with us. And that is, of course, exactly what happened. There are quite a few more prophecies about the birth of Jesus that were given centuries before that He fulfilled – His lineage, the slaughter of the infants by Herrod, His need to flee to Egypt. The bottom line was that there were plenty of signs, plenty of prophecies, plenty of predictions. Okay they were cryptic. I mean God revealed His Son in mystery and wonder. We always try to analyse God and put Him in a box. We try and figure out how He operates and then make a bunch of rules about Him. But you can't do that with God. He does startling, creative, outrageous things like sending His Son, Jesus as the son of a carpenter in humble circumstances in some shed out the back of Bethlehem. But the picture was always there, the big plan was always there. God had given some predictions about what was going to happen even as way back as His promise to Abraham. Right back there in the first Book of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, God said to him, "Through you all nations shall be blessed" pointing forward to Jesus. But the people were just chugging along, business as usual and it was difficult (if not, impossible) for many of them to see, to perceive, to understand. Not all of them had the light show like the shepherds and the wise men. As I look at the world today, it seems to me that still today most are asleep to what God did back then and what God is doing now. The only difference is that we know the whole story, we know what was going on and how it ends. So as this Christmas approaches, you find yourself asleep to the wonder of what God is doing then let me say to you with all love and with all care, "Wake up. Don't be asleep through yet another Christmas." The wonder and the power of what God did back then, the doors that He opened for you through the coming of Jesus, the joy of what He brings to you today, the unspeakable glory that He opens up through His Son for you to spend eternity with Him, why would you want to sleep through that? Why would you want to be blind to that? Those prophecies of old which is the faintest hint of what was to come. But now we know, now we can see … the sheer wonder.   THE REALITIES OF LIFE There is something incredibly powerful about "business as usual". If you think about how your life has played itself out, so far, I suspect that it's been ninety nine percent humdrum and about half a percent of wonderful mountain top joy and another half a percent of tragedy and loss. Sure, some people seem to have better lives than others. Some are born rich, some are born poor and very sadly for some people life is one long tragedy. I wish I could wave a magic wand and take all that away for those people who find themselves in that boat. But I just can't and yet for most of us, most of our lives are occupied by the normal every day, business as usual, monotony which consumes most of our time, most of our attention and most of our focus. Am I right? But beneath that monotony there is always, always, always a sneaking suspicion that there must be more. You've had that feeling, right? This sense that something is oppressing you, something is sidling you out of the sort of life that you think you should be living. There are in fact very few people on planet earth today that don't have that feeling. I used to have it but I don't have it anymore. I've always been someone who's tried to get out there and live life to the full. And all along, as hard as I tried, something was missing, things weren't quite right and I couldn't put my finger on it. I want to wind the clock back to what was going on in the history of Israel around when Jesus was born. Not just the history of the nation but the lives of the ordinary people like you and me. In fact there's a particular bunch of guys I want to focus on because they, to me, exemplify this "business as usual" but something was not quite right in their world. What am I yabbering on about here? I'm talking, of course, about the shepherds who were out watching their flocks by night. Now, no doubt you've sung the Christmas carol many times and heard their story many times. By the way, the fact that they were out there watching their flocks by night makes it pretty certain that Jesus wasn't born in December, Israel's winter. Average December maximums of fifteen degrees Celsius or around sixty degrees Fahrenheit and of course nights were quite a bit cooler. So in winter they generally brought their sheep into town where there was a communal pen where they were cared for overnight. So even though we celebrate Christmas in December, it probably didn't happen then on the first Christmas. Anyhow, here were these guys living out their "business as usual" tending their flocks by night but they weren't living as free men, they were living as men in an occupied country. The Romans of course had occupied and ruled most of the known world back then. And in fact, the Romans had been the rulers for the last sixty or seventy years in Israel. Now, in the overall history of Israel that's pretty short but for those shepherds it was all that they could remember. The Romans were tough task masters and what made it even harder for the Israelites is that they knew they were God's chosen people. They knew they were meant to be free and so they expected, kind of, sort of, maybe one day for God to send them a King – a Messiah, as He was called back then, God's anointed King – in order to boot the Romans out and restore the kingdom of Israel, to set God's people free. After all, God had done it before. He'd set them free from captivity in Egypt. He'd set them free from captivity in Babylon. He'd set them free from the Seleucid Empire through the Maccabean Revolt only a century and a half before. That was their simplistic understanding of what should be going on. So there they were, business as usual. But something wasn't quite right, they were oppressed and that simply wasn't the way it should have been. They were being robbed of the freedom, the life that they knew they were entitled to as God's chosen people. Does that sound vaguely familiar to you? Does that sound like anyone that you know? Now, people back then were kind of expecting this Messiah to come. But when you and I used this term "Messiah" we think of Jesus, right? That's not who they were thinking about at all. They were thinking more about a strong warrior king, someone like King David of old who could muster an army, defeat the Romans and set the people free. After all, isn't that what God promised to David years before? 2 Samuel 7: 12 and 13, He said to David: When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors I will raise up your offspring after you who shall come forth from your body and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. So in effect, they were looking in the wrong direction for a saviour because they misinterpreted what God was on about. They thought they were going to get another King David. Again a bit like, in fact a lot like people today, that's what was going on in the popular consciousness of ordinary people like those 'business as usual' shepherds back then and in many respects it's what's going on in the popular consciousness of ordinary people today. People are looking for someone or something to set things right. They know that life is not all it should be so they turn to money or career or reputation or luxury or holidays or friends, you name it. They turn to it expecting "it" to make things better but it never does. People have been looking in the wrong direction for a Saviour for thousands of years just like those shepherds and then God breaks into the world with such power and with such might and in such a surprising way that we can't even begin to imagine what He's up to. Luke 2: 8-14: In that region were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night then an angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified but the angel said to them, 'don't be afraid for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people. To you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour who is the Messiah, the Lord. This Messiah, this Saviour, He wasn't what they expected Him to be – He still isn't what we expect Him to be. What are you expecting Jesus to be? As we roll inexorably towards Christmas, yet again, what are you expecting to discover or are you so busy looking in a different direction that you're going to miss this amazing surprise in Jesus? Or are you running away as I was for many years because like the shepherds I was kind of afraid? This idea of God breaking into history by becoming one of us is too startling and too incomprehensible to begin to make sense. Just listen with me quietly to what the angel went on to say to those startled, frightened, 'business as usual', confused shepherds. Luke 2: 15 – 20: This will be a sign for you, you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger. And so ... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven the shepherds said to one another, 'let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place which the Lord has made known to us'. So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and a child lying in a manger. When they saw this they made known what had been told to them about this child and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen as it had been told to them. (Luke 2: 15 – 20) Seems to me that you and I, like the shepherds, have a choice. We can continue to get on with business as usual, stay in our field and ignore Jesus. Or, we can go and check Him out for ourselves. The only question that I'd ask is this; so how well has your 'business as usual' worked out for you so far?

LUNEX legends undertake the Laponie Trophy to raise money for the Red Cross's programme to support families with trauma through nature activities. Imagine the drudgery of a one hour commute each way to work: France to Luxembourg and back again, to do an office job for the Red Cross Luxembourg. This was Sonia Barjonnet a few years ago. She wanted to do more for her employer, the Luxembourg Red Cross, rather than ‘just' an office job. Sonia wanted a challenge, and with a random google search for ‘Adventure Travel' she happened upon the Laponie Trophy. Her reasons: “Because I don't like the cold, I've never been to Lapland; because I'm not sporty, I've never run a marathon; for all of these reasons, I signed up, a bit by chance, for the Laponie Trophy in 2024 in aid of the LRC.” This three day event in January, with temperatures hovering around -30 degrees Celsius, takes place in Lapland and requires proper preparation. The first day is a walk / run with rackets for about 10-15km; the second day is an orientation race; the final day involves a Nordic ski 4 x 800m relay race and then an obstacle course. It's not for the faint of heart. On top of hard training, Sonia had to start using social media to communicate and ask for sponsorship.  LUNEX LEGENDS Dr. Kim Buchholtz, born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, is Assistant Professor in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, chair of the exam board and programme leader for the Bachelor in Physiotherapy here at LUNEX in Luxembourg.  “The hill that I am willing to die on is that we should (almost) all be doing more physical activity than we do for our mental and physical health… it's more powerful than medication in preventing disease.” Her motto is ‘Lift as you rise' - use one's privilege and opportunity to provide spaces and mentoring for those less experienced, less privileged and less supported than us to have the same or better opportunities in life than we have had. Kim believes that young adults should be able to see themselves in their role models, and therefore wants to show her current and former students, and patients, that “even a  geriatric millennial with low cold tolerance can trek through the snow at -30 degrees for a good cause!”.  Dr. Buchholtz was recognised in 2018 as one of the Mail and Guardian's 200 Young South Africans in the Health category. https://200youngsouthafricans.co.za/kim-buchholtz-2018/ Dr Johanna Johannsson Ingvarsdottir is a senior lecturer and research fellow in the Department of Health at LUNEX. Similar to Sonia, Johanna had a bucket list of activities she wanted to pursue. One was to visit Lapland, another was to complete a sports challenge. The Laponie Trophy combines both.  Johanna believes “It doesn't matter how slow you go, so long as you don't stop!” Jessie Tembo is the LUNEX Legends Social Media Manager & student.  Sophia Harith is a Research Fellow at LUNEX, lecturer and Programme Leader for Bachelor in International Sports Management, plus a reserve on the team. They would all like to you follow them and their training on social media, but more importantly sponsor them on their GoFundMe page: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/lunexlegends/collectes/lunexlegends-lapony-trophy https://gofund.me/bef3798b Or here: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/lunexlegends/collectes/lunexlegends-lapony-trophy Instagram: @lunex.legends LUNEX www.lunex.lu Croix Rouge Luxembourg Kim and Johanna have also decided to support the Luxembourg Red Cross, but more specifically their Service d'Accompagnement et de Transition (SAT) who organise outdoor activities for children or families at risk of social isolation, or who have just moved here as immigrants. This is led by Melodie Neves. As of today, there are approximately 89 children ranging from 4 to 12 years in age, coming from Turkey, Chile, Colombia, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Venezuela, Kosovo, Angola, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, Peru, Eritrea, Gabon and Oman.  Melodie's team built the ‘First welcome' centre for those arriving in Luxembourg fleeing war zones. It is the first point of social contact for these children and their families, when they land in a strange country, entirely aligned with the mission of the Luxembourg Red Cross: to improve the living conditions of vulnerable people. SAT helps children with trauma slowly and gently integrate, learn Luxembourg's languages and culture through building trusting relationships. “Komm mat an d'Natur” was created to offer children and families with trauma the chance to reintegrate with educational activities in nature that strengthen their well-being and develop their social skills. The aim is to combat social isolation and build self-confidence. https://www.raid-feminin.com/sahara-trophy/laponie-trophy-raid/ Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise (@croixrougelu) https://www.croix-rouge.lu/fr/service/structures-daccueil-et-deducation-integree/ https://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/

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Hello, our lovely election canvassers and welcome to Episode 111. Did you manage to survive Storm Bert last weekend? And did you know the storm was named by our weather colleagues in The Netherlands? Lucky it wasn't called Storm 'Sjef' - Woof!! Mohammed Laachir is back with us again and it appears he has been on a kind of holiday since he was last on the show. Yes, he is just back from pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, and managed to survive in 34 degree Celsius heat (92 point something Fahrenheit) by availing of a very clever piece of clothing. It's election time here in Ireland. Are you ready to vote on Friday November 29 (the day after we publish this episode)? Vote early and often as Óran exclaims!! And if you need information on accessible voting, visit here: https://www.electoralcommission.ie/accessible-voting/ Clodagh has a great email from Patty Murphy. It has 2 images, and Patty wants to know how an AI engine will describe them. So Óran decides to put Jan and Mo to a test and see if they can work out which one is using “Picture Smart AI for JAWS”, and which one is using the “Describe with Be My Eyes” function. A little tip: Don't forget if you want Picture Smart AI for JAWS to give you more detail of an image you can use the keystroke 'Shift + applications key' and then select "Picture Smart with JAWS. And you can even ask questions about the image after the description is complete. The results of our AI descriptions were interesting. Also, the pictures are interesting - one of them features a 1957 BMW Isetta which is a really cool car. (Clodagh was wrong – there were 3-wheel versions built. Also 2 people could fit in the front. The back was for stowage.) You can read more about the BMW Isetta: here: https://journal.classiccars.com/2024/03/30/pick-of-the-day-1957-bmw-isetta/ So, chuck away your voting cards, take off your shoes and kneel to pay homage to the only podcast worth listening to this side of a force 12 gale: Blind Guys Chat. 8 out of 10 hibernating squirrels prefer it to sleeping. • Accessible voting: https://www.electoralcommission.ie/accessible-voting/ • 1957 BMW Isetta: https://journal.classiccars.com/2024/03/30/pick-of-the-day-1957-bmw-isetta/ Support Blind Guys Chat by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/blind-guys-chatRead transcript

This month, Larry, Will, Brooke and Ian delve into the tile placement boardgame known as Azul.  Designed by Michael Kiesling and published by Next Move Games, this boardgame is based on the Portuguese art of tile placement, and has players forming patterns on their boards to win points.  Can the bards finish the episode before their insides are melted by Celsius and Pre Workout?

The global target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius looks increasingly unlikely. What approaches to solving the climate crisis can best provide solutions? FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi joins FP Live to debut his new book: Climate Radicals: Why Our Environmental Politics Isn't Working, which compares the policies of Germany and the United States. He shares what he has learned with Ravi Agrawal. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: Is Climate Activism Working? Christina Lu: COP29 Kicks Off Under Trump's Shadow Cameron Abadi: Hard Truths Come for Germany's Climate Prophet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson match, Jason and Tyler dive into the behind the scenes of being in the Celsius suite at the Cowboy's stadium, the celebrity draw to boxing, and the shocking numbers behind the event. Then, Tyler reveals he almost joined the WWE with Matt James, how he and Tate met (the fake story and the real story), how he wanted to protect the relationship during filming Going Home with Tyler Cameron, what doing a home renovation show is truly like, learning to keep parts of his life private, what is next for Tyler and Tate, living broke in order to put money into the next project, and reveals if there is going to be a season two. Will Tate ever be on a reality show?  Tyler and Tate reveal all that and so much more in another episode you can't afford to miss!                                                     Host: Jason Tartick Co-Host: David Arduin Audio: John Gurney Guests: Tyler Cameron + Tate Madden Stay connected with the Trading Secrets Podcast!  Instagram: @tradingsecretspodcast  Youtube: Trading Secrets Facebook: Join the Group All Access: Free 30-Day Trial  Trading Secrets Steals & Deals! Quince: Quince lets you treat your loved ones—and yourself—to everyday luxury at an affordable price. Gift luxury this holiday season without the luxury price tag. Go to Quince.com/tradingsecrets for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Vimergy: Vimergy makes liquids vitamin and supplements that use clean ingredients, and are not loaded with unnecessary fillers and binders, like citric acid. For free shipping use code TRADINGSECRETS and  save up to 12% with their mix and save program at https://vimergy.com/  MasterClass: With MasterClass, your loved ones can learn from the best to become their best. MasterClass always has great offers during the holidays, sometimes up to as much as 50% off. Head over to MASTERCLASS.com/SECRETS for the current offer.

As the world searches for impactful solutions to global warming and energy independence, how important is it for policymakers to understand some level of physics? For today's guest – it's important enough to write a whole book on it. Richard Muller is a professor of physics at UC Berkeley and the author of numerous books including, Now: The Physics of Time and Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines. Through his books aimed at general audiences, Richard is bringing physics to the masses and illustrates the field's relevance to everyday life. Richard and Greg discuss the critical role of physics in solving current global issues like global warming and energy independence, the broader significance of scientific literacy and objectivity, and major misconceptions about nuclear power. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Show Links:Recommended Resources:C.P. SnowAl GoreUnion of Concerned ScientistsADVANCE Act Enrico FermiHans BetheGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at UC BerkeleyProfessional WebsiteBerkeley Earth WebsiteHis Work:Now: The Physics of TimePhysics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the HeadlinesEnergy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the HeadlinesThe Instant Physicist: An Illustrated GuideEpisode Quotes:Are we truly tackling climate change the right way?16:30: Global warming is happening. It is real. Temperature has risen in the last 150 years by 1.5 degrees Celsius—1.5 degrees Celsius. It's real, and it's caused by humans. And I believe—and this isn't science anymore—I believe it's a threat. [16:59] I also know from careful analysis that no major suggestions being made by Republicans, Democrats, or anybody will work, even if implemented; that's the biggest problem. People are suggesting, 'Oh, we should have a carbon tax,' as if that will solve the problem. I can argue effectively why it will not solve the problem. Electric cars certainly won't solve the problem. I don't believe solar and wind have a chance of solving the problem. So the two things we have that can solve the problem are higher efficiency, and that is working well around the world. The efficiency is improving enormously. And the other is nuclear power, which we have to make cheaper than coal.What do scientists need to do to maintain their reputation?14:58: Science has lost its credibility largely due to two very important stories. The first one is global warming, where so many scientists lost objectivity. And the other was in the whole COVID story. Because these things are so important, scientists said, "I can't be objective." They didn't say this out loud. They said, "It's important for me to tell people what they should believe." [16:06] So I think scientists need to maintain their reputation, or get it back, as one of the few disciplines from which you can get objective information.Science is driven by adventure, not curiosity49:05: Now, scientists are not driven by curiosity. Now, if you're driven by curiosity, you spend your entire day in the library, reading books. Okay, that's curiosity. Scientists—it's more of a challenge, of an adventure. It's what drove the early explorers in the 1600s to go and find a new world, maybe with gold in them. The whole idea of having an adventure is why you go into science, not out of curiosity.

The PACE Turf growth potential equation has one variable (the actual air temperature) and two constants. The constants are optimum air temperature and a term for variance that controls the shape of the curve as the actual temperature moves away from the optimum temperature. It's a little more complicated than that, because the constants change depending on whether you are making the calculation for cool-season grass, warm-season grass, and on whether you are using the Fahrenheit temperature scale or the Celsius temperature scale.The blog post discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/calculating-gp/PACE Turf climate appraisal forms at: https://www.paceturf.org/journal/climateMore about GP and the variance term at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/what-is-variance-in-growth-potential-equation/Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturfATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribeRegister for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.htmlRegister for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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Does caffeine suppress appetite? Will you eat less or skip meals if you drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages? Find out in today's episode! Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book Real Food for Fertility, co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy here!  Would you prefer to listen to the audiobook version of Real Food for Fertility instead?

Les cigales sont célèbres pour leur chant caractéristique, que l'on entend surtout pendant les chaudes journées d'été. Cependant, ce "chant" n'est pas vraiment une mélodie, mais plutôt un bruit produit par un mécanisme unique que l'on appelle cymbalisation. Le processus de cymbalisation est fascinant. Les cigales mâles possèdent, de chaque côté de l'abdomen, des organes appelés cymbales. Ces cymbales sont des membranes rigides situées sous leurs ailes. Lorsque les muscles qui les contrôlent se contractent et se relâchent, les cymbales se déforment rapidement, produisant un bruit sec. Ce mouvement est répété de manière très rapide, plusieurs centaines de fois par seconde, créant le son continu et puissant qui caractérise les cigales. Le mécanisme est similaire à celui que l'on observe lorsque l'on appuie sur un couvercle rigide ou le fond d'une boîte de conserve, générant un « clac » : les cymbales, en se déformant, produisent des vibrations qui sont amplifiées par l'abdomen de la cigale, agissant comme une caisse de résonance.Seuls les mâles produisent ce son, qui a une fonction essentielle dans leur cycle de reproduction : attirer les femelles pour s'accoupler. Ce chant est donc un signal sonore destiné aux femelles, qui leur permet de localiser et de choisir un partenaire. Ce son peut aussi avoir un rôle de défense ou de dissuasion contre les prédateurs, en rendant la localisation de l'insecte plus difficile. Mais ce qui déclenche réellement la cymbalisation, c'est la chaleur. Les cigales ne commencent à chanter qu'à partir de 22-25 degrés Celsius. Cela s'explique par le fait que leur activité musculaire nécessaire à la production de ce son ne fonctionne de manière optimale qu'à des températures élevées. Le jour et la nuit, en soi, n'ont donc pas d'influence directe sur le chant des cigales, si ce n'est par la variation de la température. Ainsi, le chant des cigales est un phénomène biologique étroitement lié à la chaleur, et il est essentiel à leur reproduction. Les mâles chantent intensément sous le soleil pour séduire les femelles, transformant les paysages estivaux en véritables symphonies naturelles, rendues possibles par un mécanisme sonore unique et ingénieux. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

7 Life Lessons from Oilfields to Retirement How Emotional Baggage Impacts Your Finances Episode 231 (Chad is based in Alaska) In this conversation with Chad Hufford we explore: Why Conventional Wisdom Often Fails in Financial Success The Role of Emotional Baggage in Financial Decision-Making The Influence of Financial Media on Misconceptions The Importance of Shifting Perspectives for Financial Independence Building a Financial Blueprint for Success The Difference Between Income and Principal in Financial Freedom Focusing on What You Can Control in a Volatile Economy The Role of Trust and Relationships in Financial Advising Retiring To, Not From: The Importance of Purpose in Financial Independence The Power of Analogies to Simplify Complex Financial Concepts About our guest, Chad Hufford: Chad owns a boutique financial planning firm, Vertitas Wealth Management. He partners with Dave Ramsey as one of his SmartVestor Pros. He is the author of Forging Financial Freedom. He is born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. You can get your copy of his book along with the free bonuses here www.forgingfinancialfreedom.com ----- Excerpts from this conversation with Chad Hufford: Delighted to be talking with you and I somehow I just think just living and growing up in Alaska is got to give you a different view of the world. Do you agree with that? Well, quite literally, it gives me a different view of the world. We're so high up on latitude that, yeah, every everything's different up here. But, you know, I think it's been actually really powerful for me. You know, one of the things we talked about in previous conversations is, you know, when we try to have an intended message come across, sometimes we do have to change somebody's perspective in order to see it clearly. And I think, coming from Alaska, we do automatically have such a different perspective. It just It lends itself to the reframing or reshaping of somebody's paradigm or perspective, and it's just, it's a wonderful place to live. It's not always easy 35 degrees this morning on my drive into the office. But you know what? It's beautiful, and it's home- and that's 35 degrees Fahrenheit. I guess we just started the fall, ended this summer? Yeah, summer here ended a few weeks ago, I think, if we're being honest. But yeah, 35 degrees Fahrenheit. So like one, one degree, two degrees Celsius, it's, it's, it's crisp out there. But you know what we had? We had a huge black bear come through our yard. The other day. We had a lynx outside. And where we live in Anchorage. it's 300,000 people. It's a normal town. We're now out in the boonies, but we live on the very edge of Anchorage, so we get wildlife in our backyard all the time. And it's such a blessing. ----- ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by honing your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.   Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He's fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.   Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskills https://www.instagram.com/georgetorok/    

SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 140*Revisiting the Milky Way's Black Hole ImageA new study questions the accuracy of the first-ever image of Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Researchers suggest the image may not accurately represent its appearance, proposing a more elongated accretion disc instead of the ring-like structure previously released by the Event Horizon Telescope.*Methane in Titan's CrustData from NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicates that Saturn's moon Titan may have a methane-rich crust up to 10 kilometres thick. This insulating layer could explain Titan's shallow impact craters and its methane-rich atmosphere, providing insights into its unique geological and atmospheric dynamics.*Updates on Earth's Ozone HoleNASA reports that the annual ozone hole over Antarctica was smaller this year, ranking as the seventh smallest since recovery efforts began. The ozone layer is on track to fully recover by 2066, thanks to international agreements curbing ozone-depleting chemicals.The Science ReportAntarctic ice core samples suggest Earth has already surpassed a 1.5°C global temperature rise due to human-induced climate change. A study links outdoor lighting at night to increased Alzheimer's risk for those under 65. LED lights on surfboards could reduce shark attacks by mimicking natural camouflage. Nord's latest survey reveals continued use of weak passwords, with "123456" and "password" among the most common.www.spacetimewithstuartgary.comwww.bitesz.com

Here's the bad news: The world is almost certainly going to miss the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. The needed emissions cuts are too large and the direction of policy too slow to lead to any other outcome. In the next few decades, global warming will slip past the 1.5 degree mark — and temperatures will keep rising.What does that mean? What comes next? And how should we feel about that? On this week's episode of Shift Key, Rob and Jesse chat with Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at Columbia University and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. We talk about why every 10th of a degree matters in the fight against climate change, the difference between tipping points and destabilizing feedback loops, and how to think about climate change in a disappointing time. Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap, and Jesse Jenkins, a professor of energy systems engineering at Princeton University.Mentioned: The UN Environmental Program's emissions gap reportThe IPCC's monumental report on the risks of 1.5C of temperature riseJesse's post-Trump op-ed: Trump Is Not the End of the Climate FightRob's piece from 2023 on the “end of climate science”Trump's Energy Secretary-designate Chris Wright's speech at the American Conservation Coalition SummitJesse's downshift; Rob's upshift. --This episode of Shift Key is sponsored by …Watershed's climate data engine helps companies measure and reduce their emissions, turning the data they already have into an audit-ready carbon footprint backed by the latest climate science. Get the sustainability data you need in weeks, not months. Learn more at watershed.com.As a global leader in PV and ESS solutions, Sungrow invests heavily in research and development, constantly pushing the boundaries of solar and battery inverter technology. Discover why Sungrow is the essential component of the clean energy transition by visiting sungrowpower.com.Intersolar & Energy Storage North America is the premier U.S.-based conference and trade show focused on solar, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure. To learn more, visit intersolar.us.Music for Shift Key is by Adam Kromelow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Klimaatsverandering het 'n aansienlike impak op veeproduktiwiteit omdat die beskikbaarheid van voedsel en water verminder en weiveldtoestande verswak. In Namibië vererger stygende temperature en onvoorspelbare reënvalpatrone hierdie kwessies, met onlangse uiterste hittegolwe wat 40 grade Celsius oorskry het wat die probleem onderstreep. Erastus Ngaruka, Agribank se tegniese adviseur vir adviesdienste, beklemtoon dat hierdie klimaatsverskuiwings 'n kritieke uitdaging vir veeboerdery bied. Alle vee is hoogs kwesbaar vir hittestres, wat hul fisiologiese funksies ontwrig. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het met Ngaruka gesels, wat meer besonderhede gee.

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an séú lá déag de mhí na Samhna. Is mise Alanna Ní Ghallachóir. Tá COP29 ar siúl san Asarbaiseáin faoi láthair agus dúirt uachtarán na tíre óstaí leis an chomhdháil aeráide gur “bronntanas Dé” iad an ola agus an gás. Rinne an tUachtarán Ilham Aliyev cáineadh ar “bhréagnuacht an Iarthair” faoi astaíochtaí na tíre, agus mhaígh nár cheart an locht a chur ar náisiúin, as stoc breoslaí iontaise a bheith acu. Tá pleananna ag an tír táirgeadh gáis a mhéadú sna deich mbliana atá romhainn. Go gearr ina dhiaidh sin, dúirt Ard-Rúnaí na Náisiún Aontaithe António Guterres, nach raibh bun ná barr leis an ghreim daingean ar úsáid a bhaint as bhreoslaí iontaise. Tá sé aontaithe ag ceannairí domhanda roimhe seo, go ndéanfar iarracht gan téamh domhanda a ligeann os cionn 1.5 céim Celsius níos teo faoi dheireadh na chéid, ach sáraíodh an teorainn sin cheana féin i mbliana. Chuaigh bean ar iarraidh ó Thrá na gCeann i gContae na Gaillimhe Dé Máirt. Ba dhuine de bheirt í a chuaigh amach ag snámh san uisce. Cuireadh scairt ar na seirbhísí éígeandála, nuair nár fhill an cumadóir aitheanta Johnny Duhan ar ais óna shnámh féin, agus fuarthas a chorp roinnt uaireanta ina dhiaidh sin. Bhí meascán seirbhísí ag tabhairt faoi chuardach na mná, na Gardaí, an Garda Cósta, an Chosaint Shibhialta, agus an RNLI ina measc, i dteannta le buíonta cuardaigh agus tarrthála as áiteanna éagsúla in Éirinn. Maidin Dé Sathairn, bhí an cuardach ag dul ar aghaidh ar muir agus ar tír, ón Spidéal go hÓran Mór agus soir go Cinn Mhara. Tharla sochraid Duhan, a bhí ceithre bliana is seachtó d'aois, ar an Chnoc Breac i gContae na Gaillimhe inné. Tá muintir Mháire Ní Fhátharta ag bailiú airgid ar líne chun cuidiú leis an chuardach, agus iad ag súil go mbeidh siad ábalta í a thabhairt abhaile. Aimsíodh fige 2,000 bliain d'aois i dtuaisceart Bhaile Átha Cliath ar na mallaibh agus dúradh gurb í an sampla is aosta de thorthaí andúchasacha a fuarthas in Éirinn. Thángthas uirthi i dtochailt seandálaíochta ag ceann tíre Dhroim Meánach, áit ina raibh stáisiún tradála tábhachtach de chuid na Romhánach lonnaithe, agus a aibhsíonn an seanstair trádála bia idirnáisiúnta in Éirinn agus an dúil sa bhia coimhthíoch. Tháinig na seandálaithe ar fhianaise ceardaíochta agus gníomhaíochtaí tí, earraí miotail agus criadóireacht as ceantair éagsúla in Impireacht na Róimhe: an Spáinn, An Ghaill, agus An Bhreatain. Mhair iarsmaí na fige agus bia eile a itheadh ann beagnach 2,000 bliain ó shin mar gur dódh iad agus dá réir sin leasaíodh iad. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS comhdháil aeráide - climate conference stoc breoslaí iontaise - fossil fuel stock cumadóir - composer buíonta cuardaigh agus tarrthála - search and rescue groups torthaí andúchasacha - exotic fruits tochailt seandálaíochta - archaeological dig

Do men find women more attractive during their fertile window? Find out as we go through the controversial “stripper study” together in today's FAMM Research Series! Follow this link to view the full show notes page! Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book Real Food for Fertility, co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy here!  Would you prefer to listen to the audiobook version of Real Food for Fertility instead?

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's 29th Conference of the Parties. Alden Meyer of the climate think tank E3G is a longtime observer of these meetings, and he shares his first impressions as these talks kick off. Although the global average temperature has been steadily increasing for decades, in 2023 there was a sudden jump of 0.2 degrees Celsius. Dr. Jennifer Francis, Senior Scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, joins us to discuss the temperature spike and its implications for the climate crisis. After Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's power grid in 2017, much of the island was left without electricity for up to a year, leaving vulnerable populations in the lurch. Many Puerto Ricans are pushing for a reliable, sustainable electricity system, but a proposed utility-scale solar project has sparked concerns, explains environmental attorney Ruth Santiago. -- Interested in gaining hands-on experience with producing a radio show and podcast? Apply to be a Living on Earth intern this spring! The deadline is November 20th. To learn more go to loe.org and click on the About Us tab at the top of the page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tercer Milenio 360 Internacional - 13/11/24 Ha comenzado la cuenta regresiva para evitar el aumento de la temperatura global por arriba de 1.5° Celsius, advierte el Secretario General de la ONU, Antonio Guterres. Además de matar niños, mujeres y ancianos en la Franja de Gaza, Israel a producido un desastre ambiental con sus bombardeos, asegura el presidente de Turquía. Donald Trump desclasificará totalmente los expedientes del fenómeno OVNI, asegura Tim Burchett. Extraordinarias revelaciones en la Audiencia, en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos que abordó el tema del Fenómeno Anómalo No Identificado, Luis Elizondo, Mike Gold, Tim Gallaudet y Michael Shellenberger. Coinciden que Estados Unidos, como otros países poseen información clasificada muy valiosa.

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by, Martyn Whyte, chef at Glas Restaurant, Hotel Doolin. This week Martyn shared a delicious recipe for braised venison shank, creamy mash, and sauce from braising liquid. Ingredients you will need: 2 venison shanks 2 large carrots 2 celery sticks 1 large onion 1L of stock 200ml red wine 20g Thyme 20g rosemary 1 bulb of garlic Method: 1. Season the venison shank with salt and pepper. 2. Brown the shank in a casserole pot on a medium heat. 3. Once brown on all sides, take out and set aside. 4. Add vegetables and brown, once colored deglaze with red wine. 5. Add the shank along with the herbs and garlic back into the pot and cover with the stock. 6. Cover with a lid and cook for 12 hours at 100 degrees Celsius in an oven. 7. Once cooked, remove the shank and begin to reduce the liquid. Use this as the sauce to finish the dish. 8. Serve with either mash or baby potatoes. 9. Garnish with chopped herbs. Photo (c): Clare FM

Tercer Milenio 360 Internacional - 12/11/24 De enero a septiembre de este año, la temperatura media del planeta superó en 1.54º Celsius los niveles preindustriales, advirtió la Organización Meteorológica Mundial. Al arrancar la COP29 en Baku, Azerbaiyan, se fijó como objetivo principal financiar a los países en desarrollo para que enfrenten el cambio climático y los fenómenos meteorológicos cada vez más fuertes y destructivos. Mañana habrá una audiencia en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos para abordar el tema OVNI. Asistirán Luis Elizondo, Michael Gold y Tim Gallaudet, se prevé una intensa sesión. Maussan TV lo transmitirá a partir de las 10 horas. El 2 de noviembre en la ciudad de Miteroy, en Brasil, al pasear en la playa, un turista registró un objeto anómalo no identificado sobre el mar. Era negro, lentamente descendió y entró en las aguas del océanos atlántico. El 8 de noviembre en la Isla Guadalupe, Javier Gonzales en compañía de amigos pescadores observa luces en el cielo, lo que confirma la constante actividad en la zona. Expertos aseguran que ahí existe una base extraterrestre submarina.

Episode Summary: In this episode of Because of Bitcoin, host Mauricio Di Bartolomeo sits down with John Glover, Chief Investment Officer of Ledn, to discuss the groundbreaking transformations Bitcoin is sparking in financial markets and lending. With over 25 years in traditional finance, John sheds light on how Bitcoin's transparency and decentralized nature present an antidote to legacy banking flaws. From defining rigorous risk management policies to breaking down what sets Bitcoin-backed loans apart, this episode provides a comprehensive view of the journey from TradFi to the innovative frontier of digital assets. Key Topics Discussed:1. John Glover's Financial Background:John's journey from studying quantum chemistry to leading roles in Canadian banks, including TD Securities and Barclays.His transition from traditional finance to Ledn, where he applied traditional risk management to the digital asset space.2. Bitcoin as Pristine Collateral:Why Bitcoin's 24/7 trading availability and transparent, non-gap-risk profile make it a robust form of collateral.John explains how Ledn capitalizes on Bitcoin's unique qualities for over-collateralized, lower-risk loans.3. Risk Management at Ledn:Insights into Ledn's rigorous risk management policies, including transparency, in-house technology, and client protections.Examples of policies that kept Ledn stable during the 2022 crypto lending crisis, as opposed to peers like BlockFi, Celsius, and Voyager.4. Institutional Involvement in Bitcoin:How Ledn's recent $50 million Bitcoin-backed loan with Signum Bank marks a milestone for institutional-grade digital asset lending.John discusses the growing interest from traditional financial players and what it means for Ledn's cost of capital and loan offerings.5. Transparency and Client Assurance:How Ledn's Open Book Reports give clients insight into how their assets are used, boosting client confidence and trust.John's perspective on Ledn's dedication to transparency as a differentiator in the Bitcoin lending space.6. Future of Bitcoin-backed Loans and Yield Products:John's projections on the growth of Bitcoin-backed lending, upcoming challenges, and potential yield compression due to institutional demand.Insights on new products like custody loans and the impact of traditional financial entities entering the space.7. Bitcoin and the 2024 U.S. Election:John shares his perspective on the potential impact of the 2024 election on Bitcoin, with differing outcomes depending on the party in power.The broader implications for Bitcoin's long-term trajectory, regardless of short-term market fluctuations.8. Technical Analysis and Bitcoin Price Predictions:John breaks down his weekly technical analysis of Bitcoin's price movements and offers projections for the coming year.Explanation of Elliott Wave Theory and how it applies to Bitcoin's potential path to $100,000 and beyond.About the Guest: John GloverJohn Glover is Ledn's Chief Investment Officer, bringing over 25 years of experience in traditional finance to the digital asset world. John was formerly with TD Securities, Barclays, and Validus Risk Management and has a robust background in derivatives, FX, and institutional risk. At Ledn, John applies traditional financial risk management frameworks to Bitcoin lending, ensuring a secure, transparent, and client-first approach. Resources and Links:Learn more about Ledn: https://www.ledn.ioFollow Ledn on Twitter for John's Weekly TA: @LednSubscribe to our newsletter for more Bitcoin insights: https://www.ledn.io/newsletter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gSywBF4bI From  Aug 29, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. This planet was discovered in August 2006 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey.  It became the very first planet observed by the Kepler Space Telescope with the designation Kepler-1b.   Kepler-1b is a gas giant that is slightly larger than Jupiter and has one and a half times its mass, but orbits much closer to its star than Mercury does to our Sun. It takes only 2.5 days to complete one orbit, meaning that its year is very short. It also rotates synchronously with its star, meaning that one side always faces the star and the other side always faces away. This creates a huge temperature difference between the day and night sides, which can reach up to 1,500 degrees Celsius.   Get all episodes: https://exoplanetradio.com Music by Geodesium: https://lochnessproductions.com   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

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