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In this episode of Skip the Queue, Andy Povey sits down with Jérôme Giacomoni, co-founder and Chairman of AEROPHILE, the world leader in tethered gas balloons and immersive aerial experiences. Jérôme shares the story of how AEROPHILE began with a simple idea, to “make everybody fly” and grew into a global company operating in multiple countries, including France and the U.S.Tune in to hear about the company's signature attractions, including tethered balloon flights, the innovative Aerobar concept, and high-profile projects such as how you can experience flying the Olympic cauldron in Paris. Jérôme also shares how AEROPHILE has leveraged its unique platform to explore scientific initiatives like air-quality and climate-change monitoring and how he Integrates unique revenue streams from sponsorship and advertising.Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Paul Marden, with co host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website SkiptheQueue.fm.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on LinkedIn. Show references:  https://www.aerophile.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-giacomoni-3074b7/Jérôme Giacomoni is co-founder of Groupe AEROPHILE and Chairman of AEROPHILE SAS. Since 1993, he has led the company to become the world leader in tethered gas balloons and balloon flights, operating iconic sites in France, the U.S., and Cambodia, and flying over 500,000 passengers annually. He also pioneered “flying food-tainment” with the Aerophare and Aerobar. Jérôme is a member of IAAPA, serves on the board of SNELAC, and is a Team France Export ambassador, earning multiple awards for entrepreneurship and innovation. Plus, live from the Day 2 of the IAAPA Expo Europe show floor, we catch up with:Rheanna Sorby –Marketing & Creative Director,  The Seasonal Grouphttps://theseasonalgroup.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheanna-sorby-seasonal/Sohret Pakis – Polin Waterparkshttps://www.polin.com.tr/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohretpakis/Thomas Collin – Sales Manager, VEX Solutionshttps://www.vex-solutions.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-collin-18a476110/Peter Cliff – CEO // Founder, Conductr.https://conductr.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cliff/Laura Baxter – Founder, Your CMOhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-baxter-4a756466/Josh Haywood – Resort Director, Crealy Theme Park & Resorthttps://www.crealy.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-haywood-68463630/ Transcriptions:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, the podcast about the world's best attractions and the people that work in them. I'm your host Paul Marden, and with my co-host Andy Povey and roving reporter Claire Furnival, we're here at IAAPA Expo Europe. In today's episode, I go on a trip on Santa's Enchanted Elevator with the Seasonal Group, and Claire meets Peter Cliff from Conductr. But before all that, let's head over to Andy.Andy Povey: Good morning, everybody. I'm joined today by Jerome Giacomoni from AEROPHILE for our French listeners. I hope I've got that right. Jerome is the chief exec of AEROPHILE and has been the co-founder and president of AEROPHILE. And AEROPHILE supply helium-based balloon observation opportunities. I probably got the marketing on that completely wrong, Jerome. So please, can you share with our listeners what AEROPHILE is all about?Jerome Giacomoni: So AEROPHILE is a company I created with Mathieu Gobbi, my partner, 32 years ago, with a very simple idea, make everybody fly, you know, and we use a balloon to fly. So we have a tethered balloon. We have a huge, big balloon inflated with helium, a gas lighter than air. And we go up to more or less 150 meters high. up to 30 passengers. So we are linked to the ground with a cable, and the cable is linked to a winch. So you have to imagine that you have a winch that— when we go up—pulls when we go down. This is the exact opposite of an elevator because the balloon wants to go higher and higher. We have a lifting force of four tons.Andy Povey:Wow.Jerome Giacomoni:Yes, it's a big one. And so we need a cable to keep it. And thanks to this lifting force, we can fight against the wind.Jerome Giacomoni: And so the balloon can swing when you have some wind because the balloon is just pulled by the cable itself.Andy Povey: And trust me, listeners, they look absolutely spectacular. Just before we started recording, I was admitting to Jerome that I'm scared of heights. So I've stood and watched. The dining balloon, Futuroscope, never managed to pluck up the courage to try it myself.Jerome Giacomoni: This is another concept, Andy. So we have built two concepts. One is a tethered balloon, a real one with helium, with a cable, with a winch, and we fly by ourselves. The balloon flies by itself, okay? We did another concept 20 years after we created our company, so 10 years before now, in 2013, which is what we call the aero bar. It's a flying bar, and you have an inflatable balloon. to cover the gondola, but it's a fake. This is a real elevator, and you have a gondola with some winches and a metallic structure, and you go up and down. So what you saw in Futuroscope is not a balloon. It's a real elevator.Jerome Giacomoni: And the one you can see in Disneyland Paris, Disney World, Orlando or San Diego Zoo are a real balloon named a tethered balloon. So I'm glad you fell down into the trick. You caught me. Yes, I'm glad about that. But we have really two different concepts.Andy Povey: But the concept, the thing that the guest is experiencing, isn't really related to whether it's a balloon or a lift.Jerome Giacomoni: No. i think it's very different okay i think the aerobar is fun and you have the feet in the sky you feel the thrill of height and everything but you stop at 35 meters it's it's quite high for a ride but it's not a real flight And I think the balloon is a real flight. We have a balloon in Paris. We have a balloon in Budapest, Berlin. And you see the city from the sky at 150 meters high, which is very high. So you really experience a flight. With the aerobar, you have a ride, okay? So both of them are related to the sky, are related to the view, but one is really a flight, the other one is really a ride.Andy Povey: That makes absolute sense.Andy Povey: It doesn't reassure me on my fear of heights anymore, that I would like to go up three times, four times taller, higher than the one I saw first. Very interesting. So, listeners, we're often talking about technology and attractions. There's a huge amount of talk about augmented reality, about AI, about motion simulators. The reason, Jerome, we asked you to come and talk to us is because you don't do any of that. No—your experience is fantastic and it's new and it's unique, but there's no technology or very little obvious technology.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, quite little. You know, it's amazing because we do this for now 32 years, as I told you. The first balloon was inflated in 1994. We have sold 120 balloons in more than 40 countries. And each time with the balloon, you have a magical effect, you know, because the balloon itself is very nice— because the balloon itself is a show from people looking at it from the ground. And because... The flight experience is amazing because you are really in the sky. You are really looking at the ground, at the landscape. You have no noise, you know, when you take a helicopter or plane. You have a lot of noise. You are in an enclosed airplane or helicopter. Here you are outside. You are on a balcony flying at 150 meters. And wherever we are, always we have like a magical effect of the flight. And with the flying bar, we decided to do something different— where we say, 'Why drink on ground where you can drink in the sky?'Jerome Giacomoni: So we add the drink to the ride, you know. So you are on a table and you have what we say in French conviviality. So we share a drink. We go at 35 meters and you have the thrill of the view of the height and also the conviviality of drinking. So this is another concept, but both of them are universal. And wherever we do it, we have sold 20 aero bars worldwide.Jerome Giacomoni: Everybody is very happy to have this kind of ride. I would say we are on the side of the main market. You know, we have two niche products. The balloon is a niche product. And the AeroBar is a niche product where we have another experience than a normal ride, like a roller coaster or a flume or a spinning coaster.Andy Povey: You say you're a nice product, but the balloon in Paris for the Olympics, where you lifted the cauldron, had phenomenal numbers of visitors watching. That wasn't something you could go on.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, it was an amazing opportunity. You know, sometimes life gives you some presents.Jerome Giacomoni: And imagine that we were contacted by the Olympic Organisation Committee one day, and we believed it was a joke. And they said, 'We need to talk to you.' And then we discovered that instead of flying humans, they asked us to fly a cauldron. So the Olympic cauldron. And we have like one year and a half of design and manufacturing.Jerome Giacomoni: And then, at 11 pm, 25, the balloon has to fly in front of everybody. I can tell you it was a very stressful time. But so nice and so amazing to have experiences. So, yes, the balloon suddenly was visible by everybody. And that's back now in Paris, isn't it? Yes. First of all, the balloon has to stay only twice— 15 days. You know, you have the Olympics and the Paralympics. So we were open only 30 days in total. And the success was so huge that every night, you have dozens of thousands of people coming to look at it. That's why the mayor of Paris and the French president decided to keep it.Jerome Giacomoni: And just after the deflation of the balloon, they call us back and say, 'Jerome and Mathieu, we would like to have the balloon back.' So we work again with the city of Paris and the French presidency, and we agreed to put the balloon.Jerome Giacomoni: Three times, three months. So from June 21st, in France, this is a music event, you know, the Day of Music. To September 14th, which is a day of sport. So every year until the Olympic game of LA, we will operate the balloon for three months in the summertime. Fantastic.Andy Povey: So, Jerome, you operate in lots and lots of different countries all over the world. I think it's 14 countries that you've been.Jerome Giacomoni: No, we sold, but we operate only in the US and in France.Andy Povey: Ah, okay. Interesting.Jerome Giacomoni: We own ourselves, we operate ourselves, six balloons in the 120 we have sold. So we operate three in Paris region. One, the Parc André Citroën, where we have the Generali balloon since 1999. One in Disneyland Paris since 2005. So we are in Disneyland Paris for now 20 years. Time is flying. And the last one, the Cold Run, which is a very specific event that we operate now for one year and for the next two years. And in the US, we operate Disney World Orlando in Disney Spring since 2009, and San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2005, and Irvine. South of LA since 2007. So we operate now six balloons for a long, long time, except the cold run. And we keep selling balloons.Jerome Giacomoni: We sell more or less five to six balloons every year.Andy Povey: And how do you find the differences between the French culture and you're on either side of America, so the differences between the different coasts of America and France?Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, we... We are in the US, but we are also in Mexico, in a lot of countries in Asia. In the Middle East, we have a beautiful balloon in Dubai. We have a beautiful balloon in Seoul. So we work a lot with very different cultures. You know, it's very interesting to sell the same product to different cultures. So I would say... The main difference probably lies in the contract. It's very funny when you make the contract. I would say a 'yes' is not the same 'yes' depending on the culture. But everybody is, you know, you... You love people when you work worldwide. You learn a lot, you discover a lot. You have to learn with different cultures. And I have the chance in my professional life to experience that and to meet people from all over the world. And, you know, my job is to go on site, and discuss with someone, and see if it's possible or not to have a balloon at this place.Jerome Giacomoni: So it's always a beautiful job because I travel in a lot of countries in beautiful spots.Jerome Giacomoni: We don't succeed a lot because, if not, I would have sold thousands of balloons. We have always constraints with local authority, with food traffic, etc. But always, it's a pleasure to meet people. And once... The balloon is accepted by the local authority when the customer has a finance for it. Then start more or less a one-year work together between installation, work on site, inflation, and training of the team. And after... They fly with their own wings, even if we have no wings with our balloons.Andy Povey: Very good. And I imagine that you don't put balloons into ugly places.Jerome Giacomoni: We did, sometimes for specific contracts. Ugly, I won't use this name, but not very obvious, logical site. But it has happened. Sometimes we do for small events or for specific needs.Jerome Giacomoni: But yes, most of the time, the sites are very interesting.Andy Povey: So there are other things you're doing with the balloons. So the air quality messaging that you have above Paris. Tell us more about your opportunities to influence in other areas.Jerome Giacomoni: Yes, you know, the balloon is not only a ride, a passenger ride, but it's also an amazing opportunity for communication and for advertisement. So in the city center, like Paris, Berlin, or Seoul, the balloon is used also as a giant advertising billboard. So you have two revenues. You have the revenue of the passenger, but you have also the sponsor revenue.Jerome Giacomoni: When we started the balloon in Paris, it was extremely difficult to get the authorisation to have a balloon in Paris centre. We are two kilometres south of the Eiffel Tower. But you remember, we had the famous Millennium, the Y2K. uh and and so the mayor faris was looking for a new idea and we propose a balloon And they gave us only a one year and a half contract. And the investment was quite huge. And we told him, OK, we can do it, but we cannot do it for only one year and a half. Except if you accept that we have a name on the balloon, a naming and a sponsor on the balloon. And the mayor say yes. And we start another business where we put sponsor on the balloon. And this is a very good business because it makes a... activity immediately profitable so we did that in Paris in 1999 and in 2008 the balloon was like 10 years old because when you fly you have your the balloon is huge we talk about a 32 meters high balloon we talk about like a 12-story building.Jerome Giacomoni: So everybody knows the balloon in Paris. Everybody can see it. And so, when we fly, we have 400,000 people who immediately see us. So we decided to give citizen aspect. And we start— pour changer le couleur de la balle selon la qualité de l'air. C'était en 2008. Et parce que nous l'avons fait, nous avons des scientifiques... coming to us and say, 'Hey, this balloon is a wonderful platform to measure air quality because you make like a carrot of the air from zero to 150 meters. Jerome Giacomoni:  Can we bring some scientist instrument on the gondola? And we say yes. And then we start to make science. And then we start to make scientific publications, scientific publications. And then we start a new business where the balloon is not only a tethered gas balloon for passenger, it's only... advertising billboard and now it's only a scientific platform and so this is very interesting and the last things we have done in 2024 no this year in 2025 is to use the balloon for global climate change. As you know, we have two main gas pollutants for the climate change, CO2 and CH4. And the balloon is a perfect platform to measure evolution on CO2 and CH4. So we are working with a European group named ICOS. gathering all the best laboratories in Europe, who are making a huge study on how CO2 and CH4 how they are in each city.Jerome Giacomoni: And Paris has been chosen as a pilot city. So we are very glad to work with them. And so now the Balloon is also working on climate change. And we will have big, big, big LED screen. So we make some technology sometime, as you said, to inform people on the temperature elevation in Europe and in the world. And the news are very bad, as everybody knows.Andy Povey: But that's fascinating. I love the integration you've been able to take from this unique proposition and apply it to different markets, different problems.Jerome Giacomoni: You know, Andy, I think we have to exit from the box. My message to... all people who are listening to us.Jerome Giacomoni: Okay, passenger rides is very important. It's a key market for many of us. But sometimes we can use... another way to find new flow of revenue, like advertising, and we can be also helpful to our other citizens, like working freely for scientists to make measurements on pollutants of the air. This helps with both air quality and also climate change.Andy Povey: It's a beautiful concept, Jerome. I love it. Love it.Andy Povey: So, final question. Your experiences are obviously very unique. What advice would you have for a venue and possibly a smaller venue that doesn't have the resources to be able to build something 150 metres high or put something 150 metres into the air? What advice would you give them on how to make a compelling experience for visitors?Jerome Giacomoni: I really believe that you have to stick on your roots, okay? I mean that people want authenticity.Jerome Giacomoni: And as you know, we are very keen on balloons, as you can imagine. So we make in our, you know, Paris, it's in Paris where you have the first flight. Yeah. In 1783. Montgolfier, brothers. Yes, with the Montgolfier brothers, with Charles, the scientist. So we really stick on our roots. And I think where you are in Brittany, where you are in Japan, you have to follow your own road and your own path. By feeling what could be the good idea, but also what is your feeling inside you. You need to have something different that you feel very confident with.Andy Povey: Beautiful final thought, Jerome, I like it a lot. So listeners, stay authentic and be passionate.Jerome Giacomoni: Exactly, the right word is passionate.Paul Marden: Next up, let's get some soundbites from the show floor.Rheanna  Sorby: My name's Rheanna. I'm Marketing and Creative Director for the Seasonal Group. We are curators of Christmas magic all year round. Wow, wow.Paul Marden: So you make Christmas special?Rheanna  Sorby: We're the Christmas elves.Paul Marden: Awesome, awesome. I can see you've got such a great set of stands. What have you got here that you're exhibiting for the first time?Rheanna  Sorby: We have Santa's Enchanted Express, which is a three-minute experience that transports customers and guests from a very festive train station to the North Pole in just under three minutes. So it's quite a Christmas miracle. And it also transports on nine pallets. So it's a great return on investment for customers there if it's 24 people on. We also have our elevator experience, which went viral last year. And then we have VR, animatronics, and a lot of our famous items, like the snowman here, just dressed as a little, it's some sort of operator.Paul Marden: Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. So we don't have a lot of luck with lifts at the moment because the team got stuck in a lift yesterday for about 45 minutes. Stop it. We got rescued by the... Well, I didn't get in the lift. I walked because there wasn't enough room. But two of them had to be rescued by the fire brigadeRheanna  Sorby: Okay, so this might be triggering. Well, you know.Paul Marden: Oh, no, I found it hilarious.Paul Marden: I was hugely supportive on the outside, yelling into them.Paul Marden: But Santa won't let me get stuck in a lift today, will he? Absolutely not.Rheanna  Sorby: No, there's an emergency exit. Excellent.Paul Marden: So what's new and innovative then about the Santa Express? What are you bringing to market?Rheanna  Sorby: So a lot of our clients, we sell business to business. They're struggling to get people into shopping centres and we're finding that we need to create retail theatre. So that is something I see as a massive trend moving forward. People want nostalgia. They want an experience, something memorable. But also our customers need a way to return investment as well. So they hopefully will spend something with us and then ticket the experience. So that's something that we're pivoting our business towards. Trying to create a brand new experience every year. A lot of people are struggling nowadays, cost of living.Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely.Rheanna  Sorby: It's difficult, so we're trying to find a way that brings the Christmas magic to people's doors.Paul Marden: We are, where are we at the moment? We're in September, so we've still got a couple of months left before Christmas 2025, but that must be over for you.Rheanna  Sorby: No, the quality of the street is on the shelves. It's already happening. The install season starts literally on Monday for us. Really? Yes. When we get back, we land and then we start installing.Paul Marden: And so this is the busy time. So let's talk about Christmas 2026. What are the trends that you see coming along at that point?Rheanna  Sorby: Whimsical, whimsical. So we've got Wicked number two coming out. And we've also had all like the Whoville, that sort of style, the Grinch. So imagine pastels, furry trees, things that don't quite make sense, a lot of whimsical wonderland, I would say, trend-wise. But equally immersive experiences and how we can bring magic to you.Paul Marden: Wonderful, wonderful. Thank you ever so much. Rheanna, it's been lovely to meet you. Thank you for coming on the podcast. And let's go and visit Santa in his lift, shall we? Yeah, excellent.Paul Marden: And here it is. So we are surrounded by suites in an old-fashioned lift. And there's our doors closed.Paul Marden: Oh, how amazing is this? We're going up.Paul Marden: Ice like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Great Glass Elevator. This is amazing. We're up over the clouds. Just stunning. There's a train there. I think we're going to follow into the tunnel after the train. Yes.Paul Marden: Got cold, now we're underground. Now we're in the tunnel.Paul Marden: And I think this might be Santa's factory.Paul Marden: Let's get ready.Paul Marden: Merry Christmas. The big man's chair as well. Can I take a seat in the big man's chair? Ho, ho, ho.Sohret Pakis: Hi, Paul. My name is Shorhet Pakis. I'm the brand ambassador for Polin Waterparks.Paul Marden: What are you launching this year at IAAPA? What's new for you?Sohret Pakis:Last year, we have won two big awards for a themed water slide, which is... Stingray it was in Nantes in France and it was something big because you know it was like Europeans best water slide number one and I have a brass ring award winner about two million number one but last night in Porta Ventura Stingray has won the second time best water slide of Europe award. But we have something new about it. Last year when I was telling about Stingray, it was an eight-person slide. This year we have something new. Now the capacity went up to 10, especially when we're talking about all these queue management issues. So that's something wonderful. And also, you ask, what is new? This year, we have something very exciting. A parrot-themed stingray. It's the same slide, but it's parrot-themed.Sohret Pakis: It's coming to Dubai by January. It's going to be open.Paul Marden: So can I ask you, what makes that innovative? What's new about that?Sohret Pakis: Actually, it's a very specifically themed waterslide. You know that POLIN has been pioneer in RTM manufacturing and U-texture. It's kind of a composite material technology which we can make waterslides look.  Look like a character, actually. We are the company who did this first because we said that storytelling is very important. Yes, but you know, slides are just slides. So we just wanted the slides look like the characters in that story. Of course, behind that, there is huge material technology, composites technology, design technologies. Actually, that's the time when we introduced King Cobra years ago. And now with Stingray, we took it much further. So actually, the team looks perfectly like a Stingray, but at the same time, it's a water slide with so many features. It has two big towers and between the towers, there's a bridge. From each tower, two slides start with a very special mist roofing and very special bridge where you can just see what's happening all over the slide.Paul Marden: So the queuing experience is enriched so it doesn't feel quite so long and boring because you can watch what everyone is doing.Sohret Pakis: It is, yes.Paul Marden: Super impressive. So we have been asking everybody to think about what are their predictions for 2026?Sohret Pakis: Everybody is talking about AI. Everybody is talking about immersive. So AI, of course, will make a huge difference in operation, especially.Paul Marden: In what way?Sohret Pakis: Actually, in guest satisfaction, because personalisation is very important in our industry. Whoever comes to the park, they are the heroes at the park. And so actually, if the park can make them feel that they are the heroes, truly— if that's their birthday, if that's their wedding anniversary, so whatever. If the park can make you feel that you're special, and thanks to technology, now it's possible.Paul Marden: Absolutely. That's so interesting. Thank you so much for your insights and for joining us on Skip the Queue. Thank you.Thomas Collin: I'm Thomas, I'm from VEX Solutions, so we are a VR company at the start, and now we're going to the arcade with mixed reality as well. Okay, so that's a nice link. What are you launching here at IAFA? So here for the first time we are introducing VEX Party Dash. The Party Dash is a mixed reality arcade machine. So automated, people can go on it, play on it. You have two huge screens that are really highly interactive. You can walk on the screen, you can touch the screen. The goal is really to make you moving. So that's what we want to do with the Dash.Paul Marden: That's amazing, isn't it? So we're watching people at the moment. You can see lights up on the floor that they're stepping on and on the wall.Thomas Collin: What is really the key aspect of this product is that it's highly attractive. People, they just go around, they stop by it, they want to try it. Actually, we can say, 'Hey, come and try it,' because we watch you, we see you. So we can say, 'Hey, come and try it.' And people stop by, they play it. It's highly immersive, but also highly active. Yes. You're just not standing on an arcade, sitting down. No, you're really moving around. So, this is really good for kids and families. Absolutely. That's what we see.Paul Marden: So, where do you see this being used? What sort of attractions will take this?Thomas Collin: Actually, with this product, it can go either in the attraction side or either at the arcade side. So, you can play it as one game, and you can play a three-minute game like an arcade, or you can actually book for 15 minutes. Since there is not a single game, but multiple games, you can play different games, you can play different levels inside the main gate. So you have a high replayability. Because we want you to come back, we want to attract the gamers, and then make them come back.Paul Marden: 15 minutes with this much activity sounds like quite a tall order. It's a workout.Thomas Collin: It's a workout. It's a workout. Yeah, yeah, yeah.Peter Cliff: Hi, my name is Pete Cliff. I'm from Conductr. We're here in Barcelona and it's so exciting to be back at IAAPA. Now, what we're super excited about this year is talking about our collaboration with Norwegian Cruise Lines on Great Stirrup Cay. It's their new water park. It's a great project. We're excited to talk to people about it. It's also lovely to be back in Barcelona. It's been, I think, about six years since we were last back here, and it's always one of my favourite European cities for IAPA. It's great to meet with people from the industry, reconnect with old colleagues and friends, and really see what's happening. There's a huge amount of innovation and special projects that are launching all over the show floor. So yeah, great to be back, and can't wait to see what the future of the themed entertainment industry has to offer.Laura Baxter: My name is Laura Baxter. You may know me as the girl with the purple jumpsuit on LinkedIn. I am the head of marketing for Black Gang Shine, but have most recently just announced that I've gone into freelancing and I've launched your CMO.Paul Marden: And I have to say, the jumpsuits work because I was about 50 metres behind you earlier on and I spotted the Your CMO logo on the back of the jumpsuit, so well done for that. We've talked to a lot of suppliers with stands that are exhibiting. From your perspective, this is your first time stepping over to the dark side and coming to an IAPA. What's the experience like for you? What are you here to get out of the show?Laura Baxter: I'd say it's twofold. Mainly it is for networking. Obviously anybody who's anyone in the industry is here. But also, it's inspiration because I want to be able to talk about new and exciting stuff with... Potential clients that I may have and ideas still for Black Gang as well. So, when you walk around show floor, which is just so vibrant and there's so much going on everywhere—you turn, you can draw inspiration from so many of the suppliers here.Paul Marden: What have you seen that's innovative?Laura Baxter: There's a huge amount of stuff being done with tech and it's very interesting because I think that's where a lot of people are going to think that they need to go, because that's the way of the world now, and the next generation don't know life off of a screen and they're expecting to have these incredible digital experiences.Laura Baxter: I'm not convinced that is the way to go. But yes, it's still impressive tech. So for me, there are things that I stand back out and look at and I'm like, 'Whoa, that's really, really cool.'Laura Baxter: I'm not so sure it's potentially what consumers want, though, controversially.Paul Marden: It's really hard, isn't it? Because as a parent of young kids, you want them off the tech as much as you possibly can. But you need a hook. To be able to attract them, don't you? So there's been some amazing stuff here that bridges that gap between the real world and the tech world. So, summer season 2025 is over. What are your predictions about summer 26 and what operators should be thinking about right now?Laura Baxter: It's a really tough market, we all know that. Budgets are tight for households, so there is an awful lot more thought going into their spending and what they're doing and where they're choosing to take that little bit of disposable money that they do have. Therefore actually I don't think next year operators should be thinking about huge innovations or new attractions. I think they need to strip back to basics and nail their customer service. I think guest expectations now are so high. because they're parting with money that is a little bit more precious to them than perhaps if they don't leave at the end of that day having had a good experience they feel ripped off they're going to go straight to review platforms they're going to let it all out and actually you need to be focusing on making sure that every single touch point with that customer is bang on and we're talking pre-visit as well from the your website journey to buying it to the follow-up emails to the pre-visit emails to that first person they meet on front of house to the ride operators to the events team if you have that kind of entertainment on park if you are not nailing your experienceLaura Baxter: You are going to lose out well.Paul Marden: I think we should end it right there. That there is a nugget of gold.Paul Marden: So I am here with co-host Andy Povey and our good friend Josh Haywood from Crealy down in Devon.Josh Haywood: Hello.Paul Marden: It's the end of day two. What have you seen, Josh? What's blown your socks off?Josh Haywood: Good couple of days so far. We're probably into 40,000 steps, which is great. I think technology is the thing that struck me this week so far. Just the small changes that some of the operators and some of the manufacturers are putting into their existing kits. So, for example, I attended a seminar this morning about bowling. and normally temping bowling is temping bowling. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But now there's augmented reality, and they've got features on the lanes, and it's not about just taking all the pins down, it's taking pin one and six out, and all those things they're trying to do to reinvent older, more traditional attractions, which I think I find really interesting. Yeah. I think some of the seasonality stuff, the Christmas and Halloween stuff has been really good. We sat on a train and went on a journey and the seats rumbled and the sound and the visual effects, they were great.Paul Marden: I saw that. There was no room for me to go and sit on that train. It was amazing.Josh Haywood: I thought that was really good. And, you know, I've been really impressed with generally the show. I think you can get around it all as well. It feels really friendly. I think the sun shining always helps as well. It's not too tough, is it?Paul Marden: I mean, the last time we were in Barcelona, we were all wearing face masks. Absolutely, yes. So it's really refreshing to be back here. And not have that.Josh Haywood: Absolutely. And not have to queue to get in as well. I think that was interesting on the first day.Paul Marden: Oh, did they see you and then just wave you through?Josh Haywood: Red carpet was up for, of course, award-winning theme park and resort. Paul Marden: Mr. Hayward. Did you say award? Winnie and obviously you're on the back of your two awards in the theme park awards last week. How was that? And then we've got some really exciting news from Creeley.Josh Haywood: I saw it at the press this morning. Yes, so a couple of things happened last week. So first of all, we had our anniversary 25 years of Maximus the Coaster. The Vekoma Coaster, 25 years. The first coaster in Devon. It was Devon's first coaster, over half a million riders later. It's done 2 million miles around the track. It's great. So we did a sort of event for that, and we used it to sort of make some announcements about future attractions, which I'll tell you about in a minute. But then we went to the Theme Park Awards last week at Wickste Park, where... We've been the recipients of a few bronze and silvers, and we go being little old us and hope for the best. And then the award I really wanted to win was one of two: the best for families and the best for value. And when the family award came up, they said, 'In bronze is such and such, in silver.' And I was like, 'Well, there you go.' That's all that's left for another year. And then when they said the win at gold was cruelly for best for families, we were delighted. I got a bit emotional about it. I think we would just work so hard over the years to be the best in the Southwest, certainly. And certainly since we put Sootyland in as well. We won the award for Toddlers.Josh Haywood: So it was a double wham. And within 10 minutes as well. It wasn't separated. Within 10 minutes, I just got my breath back from the first one. And then we were up on stage again taking that second award. Oh, it's tough, isn't it? Which was great, yeah. Multi-award winning. Multi-award winning theme parking resort. Devon's finest. Most right in Devon. We're just going to... absolutely bleep the hell out of this for the next 12 months because who knows we may not win it again so we'll just shout from the treetops about this and then we also won thanks to martin rose and rose events uh silver for best entertainment event for the city show It's still very popular, the legacy brand. People love the Sooty show. And as I said at the awards, we sell loads of those puppets. People love a Sooty and a Sweep. So it's been a really good collaboration for us.Paul Marden: We were at our first away day for our Merak team back a few months ago down at Creeley, and I found a little sooty puppet underneath the lectern. I was absolutely chuffed to bits. And there he was, just sitting at the front of the away day, watching everything going on with Sue next to him.Josh Haywood: He's still popular. We understood when we put Cityland in, it wasn't going to be Peppa Pig. world and we didn't think for a minute we'd even sort of get to those heights of Thomas Land at Drayton Manor but it certainly hit a chord with the older market certainly the nannies and the granddads who remember such from when they were kids and you know it's a legacy brand and it works but what we have done really well is sort of corner that market for younger children and toddlers and we Sort of took some comments over the last 12 to 18 months that we may be missing the mark when it comes to the 8 to 12-year-olds, which we were pretty good at five or six years ago. So we've decided this year that we're going to invest in some thrill attractions. So we've just launched news that we've got two new rides going in next year. One, I can't tell you exactly because we're still going under. Got some planning issues, but we're going to have the Southwest tallest ride and the Southwest first inverted ride. So a multi-million pound investment going in and hopefully that will give us another boost that we need to kick on again. We've still got new accommodation going in. We'll still be doing new events and shows for next year.Josh Haywood: So it's going to be a bumper year for Crealy. Absolutely.  I really look forward to that.Paul Marden: I look forward to you being on the launch ride.Paul Marden: Me down on the ground watching and videoing.Josh Haywood: What they have said, which is really interesting, we spoke to an operator, there's only one other ride like it in the UK, and that operator said, whatever you do, make sure when you put the ride in, you fit a hose pipe and a tap right in. Because you may be washing the seats down more than you would usually on your current ride. So, yeah, it certainly will add that next level of ride experience to our family market.Paul Marden: Yeah, I think that's super important, isn't it? Mr. Povey, what have you seen today that has blown your socks off?Andy Povey: I'm really looking for the place to go and get some more soft, comfortable socks. I've walked so much. I've stood around and listened to so many fantastic talks, had so many brilliant conversations. I'm done. My feet hurt. I need to sit down and have a beer.Paul Marden: Well, I hate to break it to you, but there's another day left. And there's still more interviews to do. Still more opportunities for us to get some interesting stories on Skip the Queue.Andy Povey: Look forward to that.Paul Marden: Gentlemen, I think we're about done. So thank you ever so much. It has been a joy. And Mr. Povey, see you back here tomorrow. Josh, wonderful as always.Josh Haywood: Maybe see you at OrlandoPaul Marden: Oh. Absolutely, yeah.Josh Haywood: We'll do it againPaul Marden: Thanks for listening to today's episode. If you liked it, leave a comment in Spotify or Apple Podcasts. If you didn't, let us know on hello@skipthequeue.fm. Today's episode was a team effort for Sami and Emily from Plaster, Steve from Folland Co., as well as Claire and Wenalyn from Skip the Queue HQ. We're back again tomorrow for more fun from IAAPA, including Andreas Andersen from Liseberg, one of Scandinavia's most visited parks. See you all tomorrow. The 2025 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! Dive into groundbreaking benchmarks for the industryGain a better understanding of how to achieve the highest conversion ratesExplore the "why" behind visitor attraction site performanceLearn the impact of website optimisation and visitor engagement on conversion ratesUncover key steps to enhance user experience for greater conversionsTake the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey Report

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, balances his checkbook with Tom Lambert, an applied economist at the University of Louisville's College of Business, and the host of Economic Impact here on Forward Radio (https://www.forwardradio.org/economicimpact). In 2022, after years of robust modeling and analysis, a multi-institutional team led by researchers from Resources for the Future (RFF) and UC Berkeley released an updated social cost of carbon estimate that reflects new methodologies and key scientific advancements. The study, published in the journal Nature, finds that each additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185 per ton—3.6 times the current US federal estimate of $51 per ton. Learn more at https://www.rff.org/news/press-releases/social-cost-of-carbon-more-than-triple-the-current-federal-estimate-new-study-finds/ In his research, Tom uses a tool called IMPLAN, which now helps us calculate damages from greenhouse gases. In preparation for this week's conversation, Tom used IMPLAN to produce a breakdown for different industries in the Louisville MSA (Jefferson County and surrounding counties). As new climate disclosure mandates roll out across the U.S. and internationally, IMPLAN now equips businesses and institutions with the tools to meet them head-on. Their newest feature brings greenhouse gas emissions data to the IMPLAN experience, capturing carbon outputs by industry and region, and mapping them directly to your economic impact results. Whether you're supporting Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) disclosures, informing climate strategy, or benchmarking emissions in your region, IMPLAN helps you do it with confidence. Learn more about environmental impact reporting, on IMPLAN's blog at https://blog.implan.com/emissions. In IMPLAN, GWP20 and GWP100 refer to the Global Warming Potential of greenhouse gases over specific timeframes. See https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials. GWP measures how much a particular greenhouse gas contributes to global warming, compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), which has a GWP of 1. IMPLAN utilizes greenhouse gas data, including GWP values, to analyze the environmental impacts associated with economic activities. GWP20 indicates the global warming potential over a 20-year timeframe. This timeframe prioritizes gases with shorter atmospheric lifetimes, like methane (CH4). GWP20 highlights the near-term warming effects of these gases. For example, methane has a much higher GWP20 (84-87) than its GWP100 (27-30) because of its shorter lifetime. GWP100 indicates the global warming potential over a 100-year timeframe. This timeframe is commonly used for benchmarking and comparing the environmental impact of various greenhouse gases. It offers a more balanced perspective of both short-lived and long-lived greenhouse gases. In essence, GWP20 and GWP100 in IMPLAN are important metrics for evaluating the environmental impacts of economic activity by providing insight into the global warming potential of greenhouse gas emissions over different timeframes. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

En Por las Rutas hemos conversado mucho sobre diferentes aspectos de la conquista del Perú; sin embargo, hoy nos animamos a viajar al norte de nuestro continente para contarles sobre el proceso que llevó al ocaso de la otra gran nación del continente americano: el estado Mexica o, como es conocido por estos lares, el Imperio Azteca.REFERENCIAS:La conquista de México: una nueva España, Iván Vélez Cipriano; La Esfera de los Libros, edición digital, 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1ds9DTdSGUhttps://rodin.uca.es/bitstream/handle/10498/18673/La%20Conquista%20de%20M%C3%A9xico%20desde%20el%20punto%20de%20vistas%20azteca.pdfhttp://www.descolonizacion.unam.mx/pdf/Ch4_2_falsaHistoria.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2STq1qa1NcMÚSICA UTILIZADA EN ESTE PROGRAMA (TODOS LOS DERECHOS PERTENECEN A LOS AUTORES, COMPOSITORES Y/O INTÉRPRETES)Danza de tijeras, Wayanay / Autor: Danza folklórica de los departamentos de Apurímac, Ayacucho y HuancavelicaFue difícil, Rodrigo Tapari / Autor: Pablo Castro NavarroSacred jungle, Phantawalker / Autor: Ivan GarinNunca es suficiente, Los Ángeles Azules ft. Natalia Lafourcade / Autor: Natalia Lafourcade, Daniela Azpiazu y Anthony LópezEnchanting adventures, Jay Man / Autor: Jay Man

IGNACIO LOPEZ: SEÑOR SELF-DESTRUCTUK TOUR: JANUARY - MAY 2025website / twitter / facebook | instagramIgnacio Lopez has been wowing audiences internationally with his individual style and high gag rate since 2010. Now a regular on British TV, Ignacio's extensive broadcast credits include Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), QI (BBC Two), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), The Apprentice: You're Fired (BBC Two), The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Ch4), Pointless Celebrities (BBC One), Stand Up Sesh (BBC Wales) and most recently starring in The Spanish Job (Ch4 online). Ignacio will also be appearing on the current series of Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two) and the next series of Celebrity Mastermind (BBC One) and Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV). His radio credits include The Now Show andThe United Nations of News (BBC Radio 4), The Leak, What Just Happened and his own special Spain's Best Export (BBC Radio Wales), Breaking the News and The Good The Bad & The Unexpected (BBC Radio Scotland) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's the first topic of today's Talk Media. To hear the full episode go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia We are delighted to welcome John Nicolson to the show today for the first time. Thanks to John for joining us remotely, hopefully next time we will have him in for some tea and biscuits! Listen question this week is from John Nichol. Recommendations: Angela Severance - Apple TV Eamonn The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson John The Plot Against America - Philip Roth Brian and Maggie - The real interview CH4

Calls for continued support for workers impacted by an ongoing tomato virus outbreak in South Australia, a new seaweed ecopark officially been opened at Louth Bay near Port Lincoln, and Australian scientists studying high-tech drones could be used to fight bushfires.

Spaceflight News— NICER repair on EVA 91 (nasaspaceflight.com) (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (science.nasa.gov) (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov)Short & Sweet— ESA to vote on future of Space Rider spacecraft (europeanspaceflight.com)— China hops higher, maybe (spacenews.com) (bilibili.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— From the intro: New Shepard's lunar gravity mission (spacenews.com)— Hydraq via email: CH4 hydrodynamics in StarshipThis Week in Spaceflight History— 3 Feb, 1994: The launch of STS-60 (americaspace.com) (americaspace.com) (PDF: nasa.gov) (nss.org)Next week (2/4 - 2/10) in 1995: Hey, it's me again. I'm outside.

A new MP3 sermon from The Superior Word is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: CG Report 01/12/25 (Winning the War on CH4) Subtitle: CG Report (Prophecy Update) Speaker: Charlie Garrett Broadcaster: The Superior Word Event: Current Events Date: 1/12/2025 Length: 41 min.

In episode 103 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Emma Stannard joins Sam and Mark to talk about filth and how you can flush it, how a bracket can de-rail your read, why italics might be better, and how newspaper articles on a page can translate into podcast audio.Our VO question this week is all about voice jobs we've done in the past that we don;t always talk about!Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1All over the area people are suffering….from blocked toilets, blocked drains, waste gullies and soakaways at home and at work!Don't panic! Call the filth emergency service - Plug Drainage on 0800 622 7277 or online at Plug Drainage dot co dot uk and they'll soon get things flowing.Get free quotes, no call out fee and they're fully insured for your peace of mind.Plug Drainage - unblocking the county 24 hours a day at plug drainage dot co dot uk!Script 2"This is not entertainment," Rebekah Vardy's barrister, Hugh Tomlinson QC, declared at the opening of the trial referred to at the Royal Courts of Justice as Vardy vs Rooney, but known everywhere else as the Wagatha Christie trial.To borrow a favourite linguistic flourish of Vardy's: not being funny, but what are you on, my learned friend? For seven days, I sat in the front row of the multimillion-pound libel trial and, to be honest with you - another favourite phrase of Vardy's, (a phrase which led Coleen Rooney's barrister, David Sherborne QC to retort, "Well, I'd much rather you're honest because you are sitting in a witness box") - in all my many years of covering fashion and celebrities in this paper, this was the purest form of entertainment I have ever seen. We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Emma trained as an actor and has been a working VO since 2008 .... her main source of work is TV promos – she voices promos for the BBC, CBeebies, Ch4, UKTV... and Crime & Investigation channel. And she's be shortlisted in that category three or 4 times at one voice, and has won once!She's also been in video games including Lego Star Wars : The Skywalker Saga, and a few versions of Dwarves in Return to Moria (a Lord of the Rings video game) and Warhammer 40k Darktide. Emma's Website @trulyoutrageousvo on Instagram @TheOnlyStannard on TwitterResources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be...

In today's episode, you will learn a series of vocabulary words that are connected to a specific topic. This lesson will help you improve your ability to speak English fluently about a specific topic. It will also help you feel more confident in your English abilities.5 Vocabulary WordsRenewable Energy (Noun): Energy derived from natural sources that are replenished on a human timescale, such as solar, wind, and hydro power.Example Sentences: Shifting to renewable energy sources is a key component of climate policy aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels.Many countries are investing heavily in renewable energy infrastructure to meet their climate targets and ensure sustainable growth.Solar panels and wind turbines are common examples of renewable energy technologies being adopted worldwide.Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Noun): Gases released into the atmosphere that trap heat, contributing to global warming and climate change. Examples include carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).Example Sentences: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential for slowing the pace of climate change and limiting its impacts.Policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions often include regulations on industrial processes and incentives for cleaner technologies.Monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions helps track progress toward national and international climate goals.Climate Resilience (Noun): The capacity of systems, communities, and ecosystems to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to climate-related disruptions and stresses.Example Sentences: Building climate resilience involves investing in infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather events and other climate impacts.Enhancing climate resilience in agriculture may involve developing drought-resistant crops and improving water management practices.Community-based projects that focus on climate resilience can help vulnerable populations adapt to changing environmental conditions.Carbon Offset (Noun): A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, such as through planting trees or investing in renewable energy projects, used to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere.Example Sentences: Many companies purchase carbon offsets to balance out their carbon emissions and meet sustainability targets.Carbon offset programs can support a variety of projects, from reforestation to renewable energy development.While carbon offsets can help mitigate climate impact, they are often considered a supplementary measure rather than a primary solution.Climate Agreement (Noun): An international or national treaty or pact aimed at addressing climate change by setting emission reduction targets and other environmental goals.Example Sentences: The Paris Agreement is a landmark climate agreement that brings countries together to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius.Effective implementation of climate agreements requires cooperation and commitment from all participating nations.New climate agreements often set more ambitious targets as scientific understanding of climate change evolves.A Paragraph using the 5 vocabulary wordsClimate policy refers to the government regulations and initiatives aimed at addressing climate change. International climate agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, establish global goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote climate resilience. To achieve these goals, countries implement various strat

Building contraptions of eternity from what is relevant and known? hmmm. Not possible say I? it's all golden though, all human devices enrapture me. I live in adoration of the life of a hominid, human man and AND notably in this commentary, his hedonic sense of smell. The pale bulwark shows up at the end so I truly think CH4 is gonna take us out of the present, finally?!?! I love Christians. I used to live it so I know them well. left that all behind. Don't need no time machine forwards or backwards, but this candle gives off a beautiful life, the book I mean.

What are the common problems women in particular face when it comes to orgasms, and what are some of the top tips for overcoming these challenges? What if someone has never had an orgasm? Why is masturbation a pivotal place to start and how can someone develop a helpful masturbation practice? And how do sex toys - both solo and partnered - fit into all of this? About our guest: Charlene Douglas is the author of Come Closer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a Sex and Relationship Therapist and is the UK's leading Sex and Intimacy Expert. She can be seen on the hugely popular Married at First Sight UK, Ch4 imparting her highly sought after knowledge and advice to the newlyweds. She is also on screen relationship advisor on the hilarious Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples, and has appeared on The Sex Clinic, Good Morning Britain, Steph's Packed Lunch and TOWIE. Charlene is an experienced sex therapy counselor, relationship expert and life coach. Her ambition is to help others to enjoy the very essence of who they are and to experience a deeper level of intimacy with themselves and others. Charlene runs her own private practice where she works with both individuals and couples to help them to learn, understand and develop a better, more fulfilling sexual relationship. Her work helps clients unpack what is happening in their mind and what is causing their body to respond the way it does to sex and intimacy. Charlene has a passion for educating young people which was first realized whilst working for a youth organization in 2010. She started teaching about healthy relationships and answering every possible question on sexual health thrown at her by the young people. This led her to embark on a career in counseling and coaching, with a particular focus on sex and relationships. Charlene went onto get her Psychodynamic counseling and Psychosexual qualifications and since then, she has specialized in working with women to help them connect with themselves and their partners, to understand and enjoy intimacy and to seek pleasure. She is an advocate for self-care, managing stress and anxiety, setting boundaries, communicating our needs clearly and prioritizing self.   She is passionate about making sex a less taboo subject to ensure people of all ages are educated on safe, consensual, pleasurable sex and healthy relationships. Through her media work Charlene hopes to encourage open communication between partners, work colleagues, friends and family. Off screen and outside of her practice, Charlene regularly speaks as an expert at panel events, keynote speaking engagements and for corporate workshops. Her talks and discussions range from sharing her journey as a black woman running her own business, fostering healthy relationships at work and in our personal lives and running corporate sessions to support managers to foster an environment where their teams can thrive in the workplace. Charlene has featured on many notable podcasts as an expert guest including Nearly Weds, Pressed BBC Sounds Podcast, Vicky Pattison: The Secret to, The Referral with Dr Karan, Things I Wish my Mum Told me and many more. To learn more go to https://www.theintimacycoachuk.com Come to our Shameless Sex Couple's Retreat in Costa Rica! We only have spots for six couples so sign up asap here: https://tinyurl.com/mpvf858h Do you love us? Do you REALLY love us? Then order our book now! Go to shamelesssex.com to snag your copy Listen to the Sex Ed With DB podcast here Support Shameless Sex by sending us gifts via our Amazon Wish List Other links: Get 45% off your subscription to our favorite ethical (and hot) porn with code 45SHAMELESS at https://erikalust.com Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESS on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at http://uberlube.com Get 10% off while mastering the art of pleasure at  http://OMGyes.com/shameless Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at http://purepleasureshop.com

Send us a Text Message.I was so chuffed to interview Chef Dom Taylor, the winner of the reality chef show: 5 star kitchen; Britain's next great chef that appeared on UK screens in 2023 courtesty of CH4. We discuss the low lights, high lights and everything else in between. Lean in & listen to this informative episode and get a real insight to a Chef's world beyond the food you see on your plate. Watch it on CH4 called 5 star kitchen: Britain's next great ChefOR Catch it on Netflix called 5 star Chef If you like this episode, please rate, review, subscribe and share with others! Check out more of me at on my websiteFollow me on Instagram

Les émissions de méthane (CH4) constituent un impact environnemental souvent méconnu de l'extraction de gaz fossile et de pétrole. Pourtant, les scientifiques y accordent une grande attention. En effet, le méthane est un gaz à effet de serre puissant, bien que sa durée de vie dans l'atmosphère soit plus courte que celle du dioxyde de carbone (CO2). Ainsi, réduire les émissions de méthane peut rapidement avoir des effets bénéfiques sur le climat.Pour réduire ces émissions, il est essentiel de pouvoir les détecter. Une équipe internationale dirigée par l'Université polytechnique de Valence en Espagne travaille sur ce sujet. Dans un article publié dans les Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ces chercheurs révèlent avoir détecté, grâce à plusieurs satellites, la plus grande fuite de méthane jamais enregistrée sur un puits de pétrole. Cet incident a eu lieu dans le champ de Karaturun Est, au Kazakhstan. La fuite a provoqué une flamme de 10 mètres de haut et la formation d'un cratère de 15 mètres de diamètre.Les chercheurs expliquent que la fuite a débuté le 9 juin 2023 et n'a pu être maîtrisée que le 25 décembre de la même année. Pendant ces six mois, 131 000 tonnes de méthane se sont échappées dans l'atmosphère. Pour sceller le puits, des milliers de tonnes d'eau et des boues de forage ont dû être injectées. Cette découverte souligne l'importance de la surveillance et de la détection des fuites de méthane pour mieux gérer et réduire les émissions de ce gaz à effet de serre. La technologie satellitaire joue ici un rôle crucial dans la protection de notre environnement en permettant une intervention rapide et efficace. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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THE BOOK OF JOEL Lesson 10, Chapter 4 Continued 2 – END We concluded our previous lesson with Joel 4 verse 13. The narrative centers on the time when the prophecy of the war to end all wars has begun. This is a Holy War, which means the outcome is already determined…God (and Israel) wins. […] The post Lesson 10 Ch4 appeared first on Torah Class.

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THE BOOK OF JOEL Lesson 8, Chapter 4 Last time we spent considerable time on discussing how prophecy works in general and that the Book of Joel operates no differently. In a nutshell it is that the prophetic fulfillments are only sometimes a one-time event. Most often these fulfillments happen more than once, in different […] The post Lesson 8 Ch4 appeared first on Torah Class.

THE BOOK OF MATTHEW Lesson 10, Chapter 4 Continued The Early Church Father Chrysostom said this about the temptations of Christ: “The devil begins with the temptation to indulge the belly. By this same means he cast out the first man, and by this means many are still cast down.”  In our study of Matthew chapter […] The post Lesson 10 Ch4 appeared first on Torah Class.

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An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.Precise brightness measurements over a broad spectrum of mid-infrared light, combined with 3D climate models and previous observations from other telescopes, suggest the presence of thick, high clouds covering the nightside, clear skies on the dayside, and equatorial winds upwards of 5,000 miles per hour mixing atmospheric gases around the planet.The investigation is just the latest demonstration of the exoplanet science now possible with Webb's extraordinary ability to measure temperature variations and detect atmospheric gases trillions of miles away.WASP-43 b is a “hot Jupiter” type of exoplanet: similar in size to Jupiter, made primarily of hydrogen and helium, and much hotter than any of the giant planets in our own solar system. Although its star is smaller and cooler than the Sun, WASP-43 b orbits at a distance of just 1.3 million miles – less than 1/25th the distance between Mercury and the Sun.With such a tight orbit, the planet is tidally locked, with one side continuously illuminated and the other in permanent darkness. Although the nightside never receives any direct radiation from the star, strong eastward winds transport heat around from the dayside.Since its discovery in 2011, WASP-43 b has been observed with numerous telescopes, including NASA's Hubble and now-retired Spitzer space telescopes.“With Hubble, we could clearly see that there is water vapor on the dayside. Both Hubble and Spitzer suggested there might be clouds on the nightside,” explained Taylor Bell, researcher from the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute and lead author of a study published today in Nature Astronomy. “But we needed more precise measurements from Webb to really begin mapping the temperature, cloud cover, winds, and more detailed atmospheric composition all the way around the planet.”Although WASP-43 b is too small, dim, and close to its star for a telescope to see directly, its short orbital period of just 19.5 hours makes it ideal for phase curve spectroscopy, a technique that involves measuring tiny changes in brightness of the star-planet system as the planet orbits the star.Since the amount of mid-infrared light given off by an object depends largely on how hot it is, the brightness data captured by Webb can then be used to calculate the planet's temperature.The broad spectrum of mid-infrared light captured by Webb also made it possible to measure the amount of water vapor (H2O) and methane (CH4) around the planet. “Webb has given us an opportunity to figure out exactly which molecules we're seeing and put some limits on the abundances,” said Joanna Barstow, a co-author from the Open University in the U.K.The spectra show clear signs of water vapor on the nightside as well as the dayside of the planet, providing additional information about how thick the clouds are and how high they extend in the atmosphere.  Surprisingly, the data also shows a distinct lack of methane anywhere in the atmosphere. Although the dayside is too hot for methane to exist (most of the carbon should be in the form of carbon monoxide), methane should be stable and detectable on the cooler nightside.“The fact that we don't see methane tells us that WASP-43b must have wind speeds reaching something like 5,000 miles per hour,” explained Barstow. “If winds move gas around from the dayside to the nightside and back again fast enough, there isn't enough time for the expected chemical reactions to produce detectable amounts of methane on the nightside.”The team thinks that because of this wind-driven mixing, the atmospheric chemistry is the same all the way around the planet, which wasn't apparent from past work with Hubble and Spitzer.

Welcome to the world of complete combustion, where molecules mingle and react in a mesmerizing display of chemistry in action. In this episode with Rachel Kaiser, we'll take you on a journey through the magical realm of combustion.Complete combustion occurs when a fuel (usually hydrocarbon-based) reacts with an adequate supply of oxygen (O2) to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) as the only products. The reaction is represented by the general equation:Fuel+Oxygen→Carbon Dioxide+Water+EnergyFuel+Oxygen→Carbon Dioxide+Water+EnergyFor example, the complete combustion of methane (CH4) can be represented by the equation:CH4(

Steve Meller, Founder and CEO of CH4 Global, joined Alex to talk about the scale up of his company which is focused on massively reducing methane emissions from cattle using a seaweed technology.  Steve Meller brings experience from the corporate, entrepreneurial and academic world to his leadership of CH4 Global – all are playing their part from the selection of the tech, the selection of the team and the essential core of a product that is commercially profitable from first sale. Listen to hear how Steve has led the scale up from research and lab development through their current project to construct their first commercial-scale facility.  Agriculture accounts for 12 gigatonnes of co2-equivalent methane – whether you're focused on ch2 or co2, listen in to learn how CH4 Global is scaling and their focus on real impact tied to a strong commercial. Steve talks with Alex about their capital efficient approach focused on validating the science, demonstrating commercial-scale production, and ensuring positive economics for farmers. He also discussed strategic partnerships for further scaling, critical to accessing the global market for his product.  Key points of discussion: -        Selecting an approach, technology and team that can deliver an outsized impact by 2030-        Building a cost-effective and profitable platform without subsidies-        Scalability of on-land production of seaweed-        Timeline to their first commercial facility to be completed in 2024 You'll also hear how CH4 Global raised $55M to date through angel, seed, and venture funding and their next steps in terms of funding rounds.  Show links: -        Follow Alex Cameron on LinkedIn and find how to get involved with the membership and work of Decarb Connect-        Connect to Steve Meller and the work of CH4 Global-        Learn about CH4's work so far and their great video overviews of methane and the agricultural climate issue Learn about our Sponsor: Janno MediaMany thanks to our production partner and sponsor Janno Media for their support in delivering this podcast. They continue to facilitate great conversations that connect us with our audience, and their skills and expertise mean we can concentrate exclusively on generating great content to engage, inform and inspire. Want to learn more about Decarb Connect? Our global membership platform, events and facilitated introductions support the acceleration of industrial decarbonization around the world. Our clients include the most energy-intensive industrials from cement, metals and mining, glass, ceramics, chemicals, O&G and many more along with technology disruptors, investors and advisors.  Explore our Decarbonisation Leaders Network (DLN), where members share insights and experiences as they accelerate their net zero plans. Check out our full offering and learn more about our members, summits, reports and webinars.  If you enjoyed this conversation, take a look at the discussions about industrial decarbonisation taking place across our global event series. In 2024 you could join us at conferences in Manchester, Houston, Berlin (June), Toronto (November) or at any number of meet ups, site tours and virtual meetings.    

For the sake of mutual safety, this episode is preceded by a content advisory regarding sexual trauma and minor-attracted persons. Please take care of yourself as you need, even if that means skipping this conversation. Your body belongs to YOU. I open with this power-stance of a statement because I didn't get that message as a child, adolescent, or young adult. In fact, I've only just begun to really grow into that knowledge as I heal from sexual trauma. Here's another a-ha! from this episode: healing takes time.  I'm grateful to folks like Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey for repeatedly reminding me of these essentials. She has been a champion of sizzling sex without shame for 35+ years, and her work destigmatizes fetishes, BDSM, and non-monogamy. Lori Beth's healing journey also provides encouragement for survivors of sexual trauma alongside a healthy dose of reality. GUEST BIO Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey (she/her) is a psychologist, accredited advanced GSRD (gender, sex, relationship diversity) therapist, sex & intimacy coach, author, speaker and tv personality currently starring in Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, CH4 in the UK.  She has been working with people for the past 35 years helping them to create and sustain their ideal relationships containing sizzling sex without shame. She has a weekly podcast, The A to Z Of Sex® since 2016 and is currently touring the UK speaking about kink, fetish, BDsM, and non-monogamy. Celebrate our Anne-iversary and Win! We are celebrating Anne Remy's one-year anniversary as co-host of the show. Join us by leaving a review for Conversations With a Wounded Healer on Apple Podcasts. Tell us how and why you appreciate Anne's contributions to the show and you will be entered to win a drawing for a 1-on-1 session with Sarah or Anne. Sarah is offering the choice between business coaching or Reiki. Anne is offering the choice between yoga or travel consulting. Here's How: 1.) Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/woundedhealer  2.) Click the link for Apple Podcasts and follow the instructions. 3.) Take a screenshot of your review. 4.) Email the screenshot to sarah@headhearbiztherapy.com between March 6 - April 24, 2024. 5.) We will do a drawing and email the winners the week of April 24, as well as announce on social media May 1, 2024. Groups for Wounded Healers We're currently running one cohort of the Burnt Out Practice Owner support group and Authentic Leaders group. Please join the waitlists to be updated about future groups: Burnt Out Practice Owner Support Group Waitlist and Authentic Leaders Group - Fall 2024 Waitlist SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review on Apple Podcasts *** Let's be friends! You can find us in the following places… Sarah's Website: www.headheartbiztherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartBizTherapy/ Instagram: @headheartbiztherapy Anne's Website: www.spareroomwellness.com Instagram: @spareroomwellness

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Une équipe de chercheurs a exploité les données de la sonde Cassini lors de son survol des panaches d'eau de Encelade et qui étaient archivées depuis 2017. Dans leurs analyses des composés chimiques, en plus des composés organiques qui avaient déjà été identifiés (H2O, CO2, CH4, NH3 et H2), ils identifient aujourd'hui d'autres molécules très intéressantes : HCN, C2H2, C3H6, C2H6. mais aussi un alcool (CH3OH). L'étude est publiée dans Nature Astronomy.https://www.ca-se-passe-la-haut.fr/2023/12/de-nombreuses-molecules-organiques.html Source Detection of HCN and diverse redox chemistry in the plume of EnceladusJonah Peter et al.Nature Astronomy (14 december 2023)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02160-0

"We need to be using less energy, which is coming from these forms, which is contributing to carbon emissions, but a whole lot more of forms which are flexible, which are stranded, which are carbon neutral or better even greenhouse negative."My guest today is Daniel Batten. Daniel is an entrepreneur, author, cleantech investor and co-founder of CH4 capital, a climate tech fund whose mission is to accelerate humanity's response to removing methane from our atmosphere, with methane being one of the worst greenhouse gas emitters for how it traps heat in our atmosphere.  In this episode we discuss effective communication techniques for progressives seeking to educate peers about Bitcoin's climate benefits. Daniel advocates for bold, data-driven claims backed by scientific consensus to convey Bitcoin's potential to environmentalists and ESG investors. We discuss bitcoin as a source of hope for progressives that can reignite passion from the progressive and environmentalist movements, and how to have open, thoughtful discussions with folks that still have yet to understand bitcoin's potential and benefits. We discuss Bitcoin's evolving environmental narrative, quantifying and using data to avoid vague speech that sounds like greenwashing, increasing mainstream media coverage of bitcoin in a positive light, and the work still needed to be done to show why Bitcoin is the greatest ESG asset and tool of our time. A couple of referenced articles: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-mining-solar-wind-renewable-energy-b2454666.html https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05445 Follow Daniel:https://twitter.com/DSBatten https://batcoinz.com/  Daniel's book, "How to change the world with one pitch: A blueprint for winning at life one conversation at a time," with the updated 2nd edition just released! https://a.co/d/7y6Iuuh  Trey Walsh: https://nostree.me/Trey@progressivebitcoiner.com SPONSORS:BitBox: My favorite bitcoin hardware wallet for keeping your bitcoin safe in cold storage. Use promo-code TPB during checkout to get 5% off your purchase: https://bitbox.swiss/tpb Sazmining: Get $50 off the purchase of a miner using the following link: https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=byyhN2mCGXlu. Sazmining is a Hosted Bitcoin Mining provider with a commitment to using 100% renewable energy for your mining operation.  00:00:00 Start00:00:27 Introduction00:01:13 Bitcoin Narrative Shift00:02:40 Daniel Batten00:04:04 Communication Strategy00:07:15 Theater Improv Principles00:09:30 Positivity Over Negativity00:11:10 Quantification Importance00:15:00 Mainstream Media Narrative Shift00:21:12 Communicating Mindsets00:26:00 Communication Tactics00:33:15 Perspective Shift Example00:35:40 Listening and Understanding00:42:00 Agreement Building00:47:51 Methane Mitigation Example00:56:08 Solar Transition Timeline Comparison01:00:17 Intention SettingSupport The Progressive Bitcoiner: https://geyser.fund/project/theprogressivebitcoiner The Team:Producer/Editor: @DamienSomersetBranding/Art: @DanielWebsite: @EvanPrim This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit progressivebitcoiner.substack.com

La COP28 démarre ce jeudi 30 novembre à Dubaï avec une priorité qui divise profondément les participants : il s'agit de la fin programmée des énergies fossiles. Bien d'autres sujets sont à l'agenda, tout aussi déterminants mais moins médiatisés. C'est le cas de la baisse des émissions de méthane. Un gaz à effet de serre beaucoup moins présent que le carbone mais beaucoup plus nocif pour le climat. Son pouvoir de réchauffement est trente fois plus élevé que celui du carbone sur le très long terme. Le méthane existe à l'état naturel mais c'est la hausse des émissions provoquées par l'activité humaine qui est responsable pour un quart du réchauffement de la planète. Il y en a aujourd'hui 2,5 fois plus dans l'atmosphère qu'avant l'ère industrielle. Et les émissions augmentent très vite, de 13% par an.En éliminant le méthane d'origine humaine, on marquerait rapidement des points contre le réchauffement, préconisent les experts du climat. Il y a deux ans, 150 pays ont pris l'engagement de réduire les émissions de méthane de 30% d'ici à 2030, mais avec peu de retombées concrètes pour le moment.RéglementationLa COP28 peut faire bouger les lignes ? Elle a déjà produit des effets positifs dans le secteur des énergies fossiles, responsables de 35% des émanations de méthane d'origine humaine. L'extraction du charbon, du pétrole et du gaz s'accompagne systématiquement d'émissions de ce gaz. Les Européens arrivent à Dubaï en ayant accompli un premier pas, avec l'adoption il y a 15 jours d'une réglementation limitant les rejets. Comme les 27 sont aujourd'hui les plus gros acheteurs de gaz, leur standard peut s'appliquer bien au-delà des frontières de l'Union.À lire aussiClimat: une baisse de la pollution entraîne une hausse des gaz à effet de serreAux États-Unis, des taxes sur les émissions de méthane entreront en vigueur dès l'an prochain. Mais pour que la contrainte des États s'applique, il faudra être en mesure de contrôler la provenance des émissions de ce gaz très volatile. Là aussi, la COP28 a eu un effet mobilisateur. Notamment sur Exxon, la première compagnie pétrolière occidentale jusqu'alors fermement opposée au partenariat proposé par les Nations unies pour assurer la surveillance des émissions. Son PDG vient de changer d'avis. Un geste encourageant même si la compagnie demeure déterminée à exploiter les énergies fossiles le plus longtemps possible.Revoir le modèle agricoleL'agriculture est le plus gros émetteur de méthane, CH4, devant l'industrie des hydrocarbures, à cause de la rumination des troupeaux élevés pour satisfaire la demande en viande, et à cause de la riziculture. Pour la céréale consommée par la moitié de la population mondiale, il y a des solutions techniques. La Chine a mis au point une variété destinée à l'Afrique consommant peu d'eau et émettant 70% de méthane en moins.Pour l'élevage, c'est plus délicat. L'exemple des Pays-Bas sert de repoussoir. Le gouvernement prévoit d'abattre la moitié du troupeau devenu trop polluant mais il s'est heurté à la révolte des paysans. Les résistances au changement dans certaines catégories de population peuvent se révéler plus difficiles à surmonter que celles des lobbys industriels.À lire aussiOuverture de la COP28 à Dubaï: 197 pays face au bouleversement climatique et à ses conséquences

Media coverage of reliable energy tends to focus on oil and gas. Oil comes in hundreds of different grades of complex hydrocarbon molecules. Natural gas, methane, is the simplest hydrocarbon of them all with a molecular formula of CH4. In between methane and crude oil lie Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) – successively more complex combinations […]

O evento ambiental mais esperado do ano, a 28ª Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre as Mudanças Climáticas (COP28), se inicia dentro de duas semanas, em Dubai, para debater como os países podem agir para enfrentar o aquecimento do planeta. As decisões são baseadas nas conclusões dos cientistas do IPCC (Painel Intergovernamental de Mudanças Climáticas), que reúne especialistas do mundo todo em diversos aspectos do problema: desde as causas até o que precisa ser feito para evitar que aconteçam os piores cenários antecipados pela ciência. O órgão já publicou seis robustos relatórios sobre os avanços das pesquisas nesta área. A cientista brasileira Thelma Krug, ex-vice-presidente do painel e por mais de 15 anos representante do Brasil nas negociações nas COPs, é uma das maiores especialistas do Brasil nestas questões. Krug tem doutorado em estatísticas espaciais pela University of Sheffield, na Inglaterra, e se especializou em observação da Terra no Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe). Ela respondeu às perguntas da RFI.RFI Brasil: No relatório revelado em 2021, o IPCC indicou que se as emissões globais de gases de efeito estufa fossem zeradas – o que é praticamente impossível –, o processo de aquecimento do planeta cessaria. Mas isso não significa dizer que aquecimento global seja reversível. Por quê?Essa é uma questão importante para gente ver. Eu gostaria de singularizar mais a parte do aquecimento global provocado pela influência humana. A gente faz essa diferenciação porque a gente tem uma variabilidade natural do clima, agora associada àquela variabilidade que já trazia vários eventos extremos como altas temperaturas, ciclones tropicais, inundações. Essas coisas não são novas. O que a gente está vendo agora é que, agregada à variabilidade natural, a gente tem uma componente humana que já levou a um aumento do aquecimento global. Pelo último relatório do IPCC, era de 1,1°C acima dos níveis pré-industriais, mas esse número já deve estar mais alto.Ou seja, com esse aquecimento, a gente já teve uma grande modificação no sistema climático, na atmosfera. Com grandes emissões de gases de efeito estufa de natureza humana, nós estamos falando do oceano que já se aqueceu na camada superficial até 700 metros. Isso já está constatado. E você tem a criosfera também sendo altamente impactada, com o derretimento das geleiras, a perda de massa de gelo no Ártico, e finalmente na biosfera terrestre. Ou seja, você já causou muitas mudanças por conta desse aquecimento.Indo direto para a sua pergunta, eu diria que se a gente entender um pouquinho dessa dinâmica e de como é que esses processos funcionam, não. A gente sabe que isso não seria factível, mesmo se nós eliminássemos todas as emissões de gases de efeito estufa amanhã. O oceano, por exemplo, não vai parar de se aquecer, porque a dinâmica dos oceanos é um processo muito lento. Ele é extremamente volumoso, enorme. Esse processo leva um tempo; ele não para.Com esse aquecimento e também com a questão do derretimento das geleiras, você está vendo que a elevação do nível do mar vai continuar por centenas, milhares de anos. Ou seja, não, não se reverte. E o que preocupa é que a gente não está vendo nada que nos leve a crer que nós estamos numa trajetória de querer voltar para um patamar anterior.A redução das emissões é o único jeito de o aquecimento parar? Como o IPCC encara a separação do que é o ciclo natural do impacto provocado pelas emissões geradas pelo ser humano?Existe assim, uma relação que você vê como muito direta entre as emissões de gases de efeito estufa, provocados pelo homem na maior parte das vezes, o aumento da concentração de gases de efeito estufa na atmosfera e a relação desse aumento com a elevação da temperatura. A gente vê quase que uma relação direta dessas coisas: emissão, concentração, temperatura. Então, não tem um jeito de a gente reduzir a contribuição humana para o aquecimento global se a gente não tiver uma reversão muito significativa das emissões de gases de efeito estufa e, particularmente, das emissões de CO2, que é o gás de efeito estufa de natureza humana, antrópica, mais abundante. Ele é um gás que permanece na atmosfera por centenas, milhares de anos.O IPCC é bem claro nisso: a não ser que a gente tenha ambiciosas, profundas e sustentadas reduções de emissões de gases de efeito estufa, a gente não vai conseguir reduzir a temperatura e atingir aquilo que preconiza o Acordo de Paris, que seria manter o aumento da temperatura média global bem abaixo de 2°C e perseguir o máximo de 1,5°C.Qual é o grau de certeza das conclusões do IPCC? Os avanços científicos podem levar muitas pessoas a acharem que os cientistas do IPCC também podem voltar atrás daqui a alguns anos.O papel do IPCC é fazer uma avaliação de toda a literatura do mundo na temática de mudança do clima, em todos os temas. Quando você pega essas milhares de publicações de todo o mundo, são basicamente dois elementos: a evidência que você tem nessas publicações e a concordância entre elas. A gente vê, ao longo do tempo e a cada relatório de avaliação do IPCC, que sai a cada cinco anos, que você vai aumentando o grau de certeza. A gente chama de uma linguagem de calibração: a probabilidade de que aquele evento ou aquela conclusão vá ocorrer, ou já ocorreu, vai aumentando.Outro dia eu estava participando de uma webcast com alunos de mestrado e um dos alunos falou: “eu não ouso desafiar resultados de IPCC porque tudo que a gente viu que o painel já vinha falando há décadas, hoje a gente vê que está acontecendo”. E não é de hoje que o IPCC vem falando. A ciência da mudança do clima data de muitas dezenas de anos atrás, quando já se via que esse aumento da concentração do CO2, do dióxido de carbono na atmosfera, teria um impacto. A certeza vai se consolidando, você vai tendo mais evidências.Um dos pontos onde a gente conseguiu sair da linguagem de calibração e passou para ser um fato é a questão da influência humana no aquecimento do sistema climático. E não foi fácil. Quando a gente começou, lá em 1988, 1989, a gente sabia que alguma coisa anômala estava acontecendo. E de uma maneira mais profunda, é isso que preocupa os cientistas: a velocidade com que a mudança, ou seja, o aquecimento, vem acontecendo desde 1950, 1960 e 1970. A partir daí, você está tendo uma mudança na taxa de aquecimento que é assustadora. Ela é assustadora.Sobre as fontes de emissões, temos os combustíveis fósseis usados na energia, nos transportes, que são os maiores responsáveis pelo efeito estufa. Mas também temos a agricultura, com 23%, e é um aspecto que nos atinge diretamente enquanto consumidores que somos. O IPCC foi claro tanto nos estudos sobre o uso da terra quanto nos de adaptação, mostrando que o impacto ambiental é menor se as pessoas consumirem menos carne vermelha. O painel não sugere que as pessoas virem vegetarianas, mas indica que a carne vermelha tem um impacto pior. O que a torna mais prejudicial que os outros tipos de carne?Foi interessante mencionar que o IPCC não é prescritivo. Se as pessoas quiserem assimilar aquela ciência, elas se sintam à vontade, vamos assim dizer.Esses 23% o IPCC associa não somente à agricultura, mas também a floresta e outro uso da terra. Quando a gente fala de floresta e outros usos da terra, a gente está incorporando nesse valor também a questão do desmatamento, que deve contribuir por volta de dez, 11% das emissões totais. A agricultura não tem muito associada a ela emissões de dióxido de carbono, mas ela tem emissões de metano, outro gás de efeito estufa que tem um poder de aquecimento até maior do que o CO2, mas que tem um tempo de vida muito curto, relativo ao CO2. O metano (CH4) tem um tempo de vida, de permanência na atmosfera, de 12 ou 13 anos.Na agricultura, o maior contribuinte para as emissões de metano seria a fermentação entérica do gado. No caso do Brasil e outros países em desenvolvimento, principalmente, o gado, não é confinado. Você não tem tanta liberdade de mudar a alimentação que esse gado vai ter no Brasil. A Embrapa já está fazendo muitos estudos para poder mudar a forragem, de forma que você tivesse um tipo que não tivesse propensão a tantas emissões de metano, através do seu arroto e gases. Mas isso custa dinheiro. Não é uma coisa simples de fazer.A outra forma é o manejo dos dejetos animais, que também são emissores de metano. E vale ressaltar que o pessoal fala da questão da carne, mas não é só carne: é o leite também. As vaquinhas também arrotam.Qual a sua opinião sobre a forma como as conclusões do IPCC são comunicadas, seja pelo próprio painel, pela ONU ou pela imprensa? Tratar um assunto tão grave de um ponto de vista menos negativo, menos apocalíptico, poderia ajudar a evitar que as pessoas não tenham a sensação de que, de que qualquer jeito, a temperatura vai continuar aumentando?Muitas pessoas, quando elas veem os relatórios do IPCC, elas acham que não está dando uma ênfase tão profunda quanto imaginavam que ele deveria dar, indo para essa ideia mais apocalíptica. O IPCC tende a não ser catastrófico. A gente tenta dizer que a gente está numa situação bastante complicada, mas nada que não possa ainda ser limitado, a um nível que minimize os riscos de impactos profundos, tanto no sistema climático, quanto no sistema humano. No sistema humano você está vendo um monte de mortes por conta de altas temperaturas. Nem aqui no Brasil, em que estamos acostumados com altas temperaturas, você tinha uma sensação de temperatura por volta de 50°C, como temos agora.Mas ao mesmo tempo em que você está querendo reduzir suas emissões de gases de efeito estufa, tudo que está acontecendo leva a ser inevitável que você aumente o uso da energia, com o ar condicionado, por exemplo. Por outro lado, tem uma conclusão que eu gosto no relatório de mitigação, que diz que atualmente a gente já tem opções globais de mitigação que nos levariam a reduzir, em 2030, pela metade as emissões de 2019, que foram as mais altas que nós já tivemos nos últimos 2 milhões de anos.Agora, ao mesmo tempo em que o IPCC diz que a gente tem à disposição essas opções, ele também incorpora todas as barreiras que você pode ter, que não seriam tanto tecnológicas, mas seriam barreiras institucionais, financeiras, principalmente a questão do financiamento para os países em desenvolvimento. Quem financia a implementação dessas tecnologias, dessas opções que já estão disponíveis? É um ponto crucial: a gente vai precisar de trilhões por ano para limitar o aquecimento.Enquanto isso, muitos preferem apostar que as soluções para todo o problema ainda está para ser inventada, com a evolução da tecnologia, o que daria carta branca para poluir à vontade.Eu tenho temor dessa ideia de que as tecnologias vão surgir e então "deixa tudo acontecer agora mesmo, porque depois a tecnologia vai segurar as pontas lá na frente". Uma delas está tomando uma intensidade maior do que nós tivemos no passado, que é você fazer a modificação da radiação solar. Quando você tem grandes erupções vulcânicas, por conta de toda a liberação de aerossóis, de partículas, elas acabam prevenindo a entrada da radiação solar ou bloqueando parte dela, antes de chegar na Terra. A ideia é evitar que a radiação chegue e depois, no caso do aquecimento global, não consiga sair, por conta da concentração de gases de efeito estufa. O pessoal está pensando em soltar essas partículas na estratosfera e, ao fazer isso, bloquear parte dessa radiação, de uma forma humana.O problema é que todos os modelos que estão sendo estudados do efeito dessa modificação da radiação solar levam a que você tenha impactos e riscos diferenciados para diferentes regiões do planeta. Por exemplo, para a África, esses modelos já apontam para uma redução na precipitação, ou seja, uma modificação na precipitação que pode afetar a agricultura deles, que vai afetar a economia desses países, que já são extremamente afetados de uma forma totalmente injusta.O pessoal está pensando da seguinte forma: o que tem mais risco? O risco da gente deixar aquelas altas temperaturas afetarem os nossos ecossistemas, ou o risco de você ter essas tecnologias que vão afetar diferentes partes do mundo? A preocupação é que você tenha uma implementação dessas tecnologias de uma maneira unilateral. Essas pesquisas ainda não estão envolvendo pesquisadores de países em desenvolvimento.Sob o ponto de vista dos países em desenvolvimento, nós estamos realmente olhando para a redução das emissões de gases de efeito estufa, e não buscar uma potencial solução para os impactos do aumento da temperatura. Os países em desenvolvimento têm uma aversão a qualquer tipo de alternativa que não seja aquela da gente buscar uma redução profunda das emissões de gases de efeito estufa.Qual a sua expectativa para essa COP 28? O fato de ela acontecer em um país que é tão dependente do petróleo como os Emirados Árabes Unidos é frustrante de antemão, em termos da ambição nas conclusões que serão anunciadas em meados de dezembro?  O processo da Conferência das Partes é um processo lento. Quando você está falando de um processo sob as Nações Unidas, você está falando em consenso dos 196 países membros da Convenção do Clima. É por isso que você tem uma dificuldade enorme. Então, eu acho que a gente vai caminhando em doses homeopáticas, como eu digo, quando na verdade a gente já deveria estar trabalhando com processos muito mais acelerados. A gente está vendo avanços na questão das tratativas de redução dos combustíveis fósseis, mas como as indústrias de óleo e gás falam, enquanto houver demanda, nós vamos continuar produzindo. Nós não vamos parar e deixar o pessoal na mão.Mas estamos vendo, também, uma mudança na linguagem. A ciência diz que se trata de fase out das emissões por combustíveis fósseis, ou seja, eliminar. Mas a linguagem que é usada é fase down, ou seja, eu não vou eliminar, mas eu vou reduzir. Essa linguagem eu acho que é irreversível. Enquanto, em alguns pontos, mesmo dentro do IPCC, a gente tinha uma enorme dificuldade de tratar com a questão dos combustíveis fósseis, aos poucos a gente vai vendo essas doses homeopáticas entrando, mesmo que seja como fase down. Não importa, porque esse fase down em algum ponto entrará como fase out.Você também já está vendo isso nas reduções das emissões pelo carvão. A China está fazendo uma redução significativa e indo muito para as renováveis.Eu acho que uma questão importante que também conseguiu evoluir, principalmente na última COP, é a questão de perdas e danos. Significa haver o reconhecimento de que os países, principalmente os países insulares, as pequenas ilhas em desenvolvimento, seja aqui no Caribe, seja no Pacífico, que estão extremamente afetadas por eventos extremos, deveriam ser, de alguma forma recompensados por isso.

  This week I am joined by Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey. Dr. Bisbey is a psychologist, accredited advanced GSRD therapist, writer, podcast host, sex & intimacy coach, speaker, TV personality who has spent the past 35+ years helping people to create and maintain incredible relationships with sizzling sex and without shame. She is currently touring the UK with a talk called The Psychology of Fetish and Kink and starring in Open House: The Great Sex Experiment on Ch4 in the UK. We talk about: how to tell a partner what you're into (both new and long term partners); core relationship values and how to date with these in mind; desire and relationship style discrepancies; when to leave and when to stay when you and your partner want different things.   Dr. Bisbey: https://drloribethbisbey.com/    FOLLOW US  Twitter Instagram Facebook Send questions, comments, stories, rants to: SlutsAndScholars@gmail.com Sluts And Scholars is a production of sluts and scholars media.   Loving disclaimer:  Sluts and Scholars is a podcast produced by Sluts & Scholars Media, LLC. It is a shame free educational podcast made for your entertainment and informational desires only. The podcast, any opinions we share, and any resources including social media and emails from us are not therapy, medical care or professional advice and do not create a patient-client relationship. None of the information, opinions, suggestions, resources or exercises mentioned in this podcast should be used without clearance from your health care provider. All opinions, information and ideas expressed by the guests are solely their own. If you need emergency mental health or medical help, please call 911 or 988 or go to your nearest emergency center. We hope you enjoy the show. 

Imagine a world where instead of water, the oceans are made of methane. Instead of swimming in H2O, you'd be paddling around in fizzy CH4. Such oceans actually exist on one of Saturn's moons, called Titan. In fact, the methane and ethane on Titan play a similar role to the water on Earth: they cycle through the atmosphere and form clouds that eventually rain down onto the surface. Buy could humans survive there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's bypass the idea that DNA, the blueprint for proteins, couldn't come about by random chance. Perhaps the process worked backwards: perhaps the proteins came first. That was the concept behind the Miller-Urey experiment of 1953, in which the chemicals thought to have been present in earth's "primordial soup" (water (H2O), methane (CH4), ammonia (NH3), and hydrogen (H2)) were all combined and subjected to electricity, meant to simulate lightning. Proteins are made of 20 amino acid building blocks, and this experiment successfully produced more than those 20 (there are more possible amino acids than just those used in our own core set). This experiment was heralded as proof of abiogenesis, or the production of life from non-living matter. There are a number of major problems with this, though. First, the amino acids produced in this experiment and in all subsequent experiments like it produce a racemic mixture of amino acids, meaning the orientation of the molecules is a combination of non-superimposable mirror images of one another. This refers to the positions of non-symmetrical components of the amino acids, whether they're on the right or the left side (much like our thumbs on our left and right hands appear on opposite sides, as non-superimposable mirror images of one another). However, in nature, amino acids are almost exclusively in the L-form. Its opposite, called the D-form, causes the subsequently formed protein to mis-fold. Since a protein's 3-D structure is determined by the chemistry of its building blocks, and the structure is critical to its function, this makes a protein built of a racemic mixture of amino acids non-functional and toxic to life. This problem has never been circumvented in the laboratory. But even supposing it were, supposing the early environment beginning with chemicals in the primordial soup might somehow produce only L-form amino acids, we'd still have the information problem. Without DNA instructions to tell the body which amino acids to use in which sequence, the average length of a mammalian protein is about 400 amino acids in length. The probability of each amino acid out of 20 being placed in the correct sequence at random is (1/20)^400. If you plug odds like that into an online calculator, what you get is: zero. The probability is effectively zero. And that's just the random formation of a single protein, assuming the orientation of all the amino acids was somehow magically corrected. A single irreducibly complex cell would require somewhere between 3-500 of those. (And that's not even addressing the entirely separate question in abiogenesis of "what constitutes life." A dead body has all of those functional proteins, but they no longer do anything. Why not? What is the indescribable "something" that they have lost--and thus, what would need to be bestowed upon a spontaneously produced protein to cause it to function, even supposing such a protein could be produced in the first place?)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine a world where instead of water, the oceans are made of methane. Instead of swimming in H2O, you'd be paddling around in fizzy CH4. Such oceans actually exist on one of Saturn's moons, called Titan. In fact, the methane and ethane on Titan play a similar role to the water on Earth: they cycle through the atmosphere and form clouds that eventually rain down onto the surface. Buy could humans survive there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feed additives have a role to play in busting methane emissions (CH4) but current FDA policy is preventing US farmers from gaining access to such tools, says a leading expert.

The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/wRgVoeTo2z8 Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and WB Jarrod Dunham as we discuss Ch4.2 Pearl of Great Price - Whither Are We Traveling TWT S5 E10. .: Reference Material - Whither Are We Traveling https://www.masonicrestorationfoundation.org/documents/DLS_WhitherAreWeTraveling.pdf Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donation: https://anchor.fm/theworkingtoolspodcast/support Follow us on Facebook! http://Facebook.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com Podcast rebroadcasts: ANCHOR.fm: http://Anchor.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com iTunes: http://itunes.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com GOOGLE PODCASTS: http://Google.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com SPOTIFY: http://Spotify.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com STITCHER: http://Stitcher.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com DISCLAIMER: Our opinions are our own, and do not reflect the opinions or stances of the various Grand Lodges or regular Lodges around the world. Freemasonry, Free masonry, Free mason, Mason, Masonic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theworkingtoolspodcast/support

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The Working Tools Podcast https://youtu.be/8IcCuPVMb88 Join the Working Tools Podcast Team; WB Steven Chung, VWB David Colbeth, VWB Matthew Appel and WB Jarrod Dunham as we discuss Ch4.1 Pearl of Great Price - Whither Are We Traveling TWT S5 E09. .: Reference Material - Whither Are We Traveling https://www.masonicrestorationfoundation.org/documents/DLS_WhitherAreWeTraveling.pdf Please consider supporting the show with a small monthly donation: https://anchor.fm/theworkingtoolspodcast/support Follow us on Facebook! http://Facebook.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com Podcast rebroadcasts: ANCHOR.fm: http://Anchor.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com iTunes: http://itunes.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com GOOGLE PODCASTS: http://Google.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com SPOTIFY: http://Spotify.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com STITCHER: http://Stitcher.TheWorkingToolsPodcast.com DISCLAIMER: Our opinions are our own, and do not reflect the opinions or stances of the various Grand Lodges or regular Lodges around the world. Freemasonry, Free masonry, Free mason, Mason, Masonic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theworkingtoolspodcast/support

This week guest has a coaching business, a communications facilitator and leadership mentor Leaving school with no qualifications – a result of severe dyslexia & bullying – he very quickly excelled his way in adult life and a career by cultivating the art of listening, watching & reading human behaviour to figure out what makes people tick. Being one of the first leading drag artists & only male cosmetic salesperson in Northern Ireland – during the time before the ceasefire – was quite a challenge, yet this did not stop him breaking down barriers and bringing communities of people together.  Marcus Hunter Neill knows how to identify a weakness or quirky characteristic and turn it into a strength and his knowledge helps others, to help, inspire & drive themselves forward in their own careers. If anyone knows how to conquer a blockage of self-belief or esteem, it's Marcus. As well as running a successful business Marcus has worked with BBC, Ch4, ITV, UTV, This Morning, while continuing his successful drag career globally, He also has his own production company, and is currently working on his first novel, again another challenge with dyslexia! Find Marcus Hunter Neil here www.instagram.com/ladypandme www.facebook.com/marcus.hunterneill www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6_YPg5nmx63YRQw4rqnaA  

Ch4-6; Isaiah 12:3; Psalms 37; Psalms 18; Romans 8:28; Luke 21:12-19

Thanks so much to Steve Meller, CEO of CH4 Global, for coming on this week's leaders on a mission podcast. Steve has a unique energy and is vastly experienced in many different fields and disciplines.  With time ticking, and a rapid transformation in greenhouse gas emissions needed to limit climate disaster, Steve talks through CH4's mission and vision to drastically reduce ruminant methane emissions through the coming decade. Having set ambitious goals to reduce the equivalent of one gigaton of CO2 equivalent in the next five years, he outlines how the company is leveraging proven science and technology for growing seaweed into innovative new livestock supplements that reduce methane produced by cows by up to 90%. 

Cómo se diagnostica el SIBO?Hay 2 formas de saber si tenemos SIBO o no:ASPIRADO YEYUNAL, que se realiza mediante endoscopia y el diagnóstico se considera positivo si el recuento del contenido duodeno-yeyunal es superior ó igual a 103 UFC/ml de bacterias gram negativas aerobias o anaerobias estrictas. Este tipo de prueba no suele ser la de primera elección, ya que resulta CARA e invasiva, además de que si el SIBO se encuentra en íleon (es decir, al final del intestino delgado), esta prueba no lo detectará.TEST de ALIENTO, que es el más habitual y usado: consiste en beber una solución de 10g de lactulosa lactitol o 75g de glucosa e iremos soplando cada 20-30 minutos durante un período de 2 a 3 horas. Lo que se va a medir en esta prueba de aire espirado van a ser 2 gases principalmente: hidrógeno y metano, que van a ser los gases generados por ese sobrecrecimiento de bacterias intestinales que, al fermentar los azúcares de la solución que nos hemos bebido, fermentarán por un gas, por otro o por ambos.¿Qué ventajas tiene esta prueba? más económica no es invasiva Hoy en día hay laboratorios que incluso te mandan el kit a casa para realizarse uno mismo la prueba, así que resulta mucho más sencillo y cómodo. Aunque también tiene algún que otro inconveniente, como la sensibilidad y especificidad, que son menores que en aspirado yeyunal.Como consideraciones previas antes de la realización de la prueba, vamos a nombrar las siguientes, aunque va a depender, al final, de cada laboratorio, pero hablaremos de las que suelen ser comunes casi en todos ellos:un mes antes de la realización del test: no se debe haber tomado antibióticos, probióticos ni laxantes. Ni tampoco deben habernos realizado ninguna colonoscopia, ni habernos aplicado ningún enemas.El día anterior a la prueba, no debe haber consumo de fibra o de alimentos ricos en fibra y, según, que lab o guía miremos, tampoco de HC. Vamos, solo podremos ingerir protes.Las 12h previas a la prueba, no se debe ni se puede comer, beber (ni siquiera agua), fumar, masticar chicle, ni pintarse los labios.Justo antes de la prueba: no se debe haber hecho ejercicio físico los 30' antes. Reposo absoluto! Y, cuáles van a ser los valores diagnósticos?Según el sustrato usado, los valores diagnósticos serán unos u otros.Si se ha ingerido la solución de Lactulosa/lactitol, los valores de referencia de H2 respecto a los valores basales, será de un aumento de más de 20 ppm en los primeros 90' de la prueba. Los valores de referencia para CH4 rondarán los 10-12ppm o por encima de los valores basales. Si el sustrato ha sido la glucosa, los valores para H2 también serán de un aumento de 20 ppm o más, y de CH4 de más de 10 ppm sobre los valores basales, siempre dentro de los primeros 90'.Además, es muy importante que durante la realización de esta prueba, se valore contínuamente la sintomatología compatible y la velocidad de tránsito de la persona. Vamos a hablar ahora del tratamiento para SIBO, cómo tratamos el Sibo?Bien, pues lo primero que debéis saber es que el tratamiento de SIBO consiste por un lado en tratamiento con ATB, por otro, en el abordaje nutricional para adaptar la alimentación y por último pero no por ello menos importante, en el abordaje psicológico para la gestión del estrés. Vamos con el tratamiento farmacológico, que puede se convencional o con herbáceos:Si se opta por el tratamiento médico tradicional, es decir, mediante ATB farmacológicos, siempre siempre vamos a necesitar tener el test de aliento realizado en los 2 gases comentados, ya que en función del gas que se eleva, se va a escoger un fármaco u otro.Se utilizan antibióticos de amplio espectro entre 7 y 14 días para corregir el sobrecrecimiento. A veces, son necesarios varios ciclos de tratamiento, por lo que es recomendable usarlos a dosis mínimas efectivas.En el caso de elevación de H2 suelen pautar Rifaximina o Spiraxin (nombre comercial).Si se eleva el metano se aconseja asociar 2 ATB: Rifaximina + Neomicina/ Metronidazol. Es necesaria la combinación de ambos ATB, ya que como hemos comentado antes, aunque en el test solamente se eleve el CH4 seguramente haya producción de H2 y por ello va a ser necesaria la combinación de ambos ATB, para erradicar tanto arqueas como bacterias. En el caso de SIBO por sulfuro de H2, el tratamiento es el mismo que en el caso de SIBO por metano, es decir, combinación de Rifaximina + Neomicina/ Metronidazol.

Kevin Kirchman is editor of the Climate Science Journal, which he founded in 2017. He developed a broad-based new epistemological view (theory of knowledge), including new theories of deduction (the first since Aristotle), validation (a much-improved scientific method), induction (how we form ideas, or the basis of a science of innovation), lexicology (meaning), and symbolic representation (grammar). These theories were confirmed as an emerging science of epistemology by demonstration as the basis commercial artificial intelligence software for natural language reasoning, sold to businesses such as P&G, Litton Aerospace, and Baxter Healthcare, in a company he founded that was subject to an acquisition offer by a G200 firm. This technology was the first in the world to deliver direct answers to live questions from unstructured, random text from the internet. Mr. Kirchman has been an entrepreneur for 30+ years, is a non-fiction author and speaker, with degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering (Cornell) and computer science, and was a graduate student at the London School of Economics in philosophy of science, before withdrawing to found his software firm. He has written many articles at the request of leading magazines and newspapers, and two books, and is preparing his third, “If Earth Warms 1°, Let It Cool 30 Minutes”. Regarding his climate science papers, “...seems to be path-breaking research in the domain. The paper reads nice and the science involved is analogous and clear. This paper is a hallmark and would benefit the advances in science, government planning as well as policy makers for the next course of action. I congratulate you for this great work and thank for giving me an opportunity to read it and enlighten myself.” PhD, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology, IISc M.Sc., Geophysics, ISC, BSc., (Hons) Physics, Delhi U “You have found a promising approach to demonstrate successfully that the long-suspected culprits of global warming, e.g., CO2, CH4, are actually not!" PhD, Physics Rutgers University, New Jersey B.A. Cornell University, New York https://twitter.com/ClimSciJournal https://www.climatesciencejournal.com/ https://climatesciencejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Invalidity-of-the-Greenhouse-Gas-Theory-2019-2022.pdf

Az adás sorozat 1. része: a hidrogén. Előállítása, tárolása, szállítása, felhasználása – mi az, amit feltétlenül tudni kell?! Alapozó a tüzelőanyag-cellás járművekről, tudnivalók az előnyökről és a hátrányokról, mindarról, amiről rajtunk kívül senki sem beszél! Hogyan áll most a hidrogén előállítás a világon? A hidrogén mindig is a jövő üzemanyaga marad? Mi a helyzet az üzemanyag-cellás, azaz a H2-FCEV személyautók piacán? Használhatóság, hozzáférhetőség, költségek, hatótáv és árazás. És hogyan kapcsolódik ehhez a témához az aszály és az ivóvíz? Mi a helyzet Japánban az energia-függőséggel, hol “terem” a metán-hidrát (CH4-5.75H2O) és miért emlegetjük annyit a Toyota Mirai-t?? Ja és természetesen nem maradhat el “bezzeg a TESLA”! Adatok, információk, válaszok a kérdések és folytatása következik! Adás napló: EMOB009 – Hydrogen & H2-FCEV Basics #1   Kérdésed, vagy észrevételed van az adásainkkal kapcsolatban? Esetleg kritikát fogalmaznál meg a podkasztról? Szeretnél riportalanyainknak kérdeseket feltenni? Vagy van egy jó téma javaslatod? Netán megosztanál velünk és a hallgatókkal egy érdekes történetet? Az elérhetőségeinket itt találod: W: http://Elektromobilitas.Info @: ev@kanadabanda.com P: https://www.patreon.com/KanadaBanda Köszönjük a megtisztelő figyelmet! Bandázz velünk legközelebb is!  

Stephane Germain, Founder and President of GHGSat, on the need to address methane emissions:“95% of what (methane) we detect isn't acted upon today, and that drives me bonkers.”GHGSat developed the first sensor for small satellites that can detect methane (CH4) emissions and locate individual sources of CH4 from around 500km above the Earth's surface - a huge leap forward in global emissions monitoring technology innovation.Interested in sponsoring Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC)?  Please reach out to m@climatetechcocktails.comFor show notes and past guests, please visit the CTC Substack.Follow CTC:TwitterInstagramFacebook

THE THESIS: The corruption that allowed Jan 6 to become a full-blown riot is the same corruption that allowed Black Lives Matter, Inc. and Antifa to run wild. It is the same corruption that pimped the Russia hoax, the Ukraine bribe hoax, it is the same corruption that allows the so called Attorney General to announce he will not respect the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe Vs. Wade. Which is worse, Jan 6 or Joe Biden's corruption? They are one and the same.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  Psalm 46:10 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;     I will be exalted among the nations,     I will be exalted in the earth.” Luke 8:16-18 - A Lamp on a Stand 16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. 17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. 18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.” THE NEWS & COMMENT: Frightened people make terrible decisions and, on every front, The Party is purposefully terrifying people into taking insane actions.  How Trauma Became a Political Tool [AUDIO - Cassidy Hutchinson testifies that she was told that as then-President Donald Trump was being driven back to the White House after the Jan. 6 rally that he demanded to be taken to the Capitol and tried to grab the steering wheel from a Secret Service agent.  Multiple Reporters: Secret Service to Dispute J6 Committee Star Witness; Maybe you shouldn't rely on hearsay. [AUDIO] -  Plenty of videos of Alex Jones and Ali Alexander urging the crowd *away* from the Capitol Building. They had a permit for speeches in front of the Supreme Court. Pay attention to who leaves this all out Now, we need retired FBI to do the same! Ray Epps was apparently talking about a “plan” and was worried that the crowd would “screw it up.” But, good ole Ray is not in jail and not being prosecuted. Gee . . . I wonder why that is?  EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps Was Worried Fast-Moving January 6 Crowd Might Interfere With ‘The Plan,' Kentucky Man Claims [AUDIO] - Michael Stenger testified that there [MAY HAVE BEEN] paid professional agitators on January 6th. Now he's dead… Julie Kelly on how the FBI went after John Eastman's phone: “American Gestapo.”  [AUDIO] - Voicemail from Joe Biden to Hunter saying he wants to discuss their China business deals.  CONTEXT: NEW: In 2018, Joe Biden left a voicemail for Hunter saying he wanted to talk to him about a New York Times report on Hunter's business deals in China.  Biden repeatedly said he “never discussed” business with Hunter. [AUDIO] -  Hunter pleading with a Russian escort after paying her with $10,000 that appears to have come from Joe Biden The two men who were arrested with 150,000 fentanyl pills in Tulare, CA on Friday have been released from custody on their own recognizance as a result of a court order from a judge following a "risk assessment". The Sheriff "strongly disagrees" with their release. - Bill Melugin, FOX News, LA It's not “just” CRT and the false idea of “transgenderism” that is being used to destroy the military, it's the prepping of the environment for rule by “medical” technocrats.  14,000 Army Guard Troops Could Be Axed Thursday for Refusing COVID Vax Retirees from the CDC and the FDA have got to speak truth: Pfizer, the FDA, the CDC and their supplicants in the Mockingbird Media lied about the mRNA staying in the injection site (why ANYONE believed that is beyond me).  Pfizer documents: A Tissue Distribution Study of a [3H]-Labelled Lipid Nanoparticle-mRNA (LNP) Formulation Following Intramuscular Administration in Wistar Han Rats; dramatic increases in ovaries; Table 1, page 23 shows Total Lipid Concentration at 48 hours; very ELEVATED LNP concentrations in adrenals, injection site, liver, ovaries, bone marrow; ovaries dramatic increases 0.25 min to 48 hours The injections are leading to more Covid and more deaths. Yes, this is from Canada, but American's biology is not different from that of Canadians: Uh-Oh, what is happening in Canada? Access to information (FOI) request Shows the More Covid Injections, then the More Hospitalizations and the More Deaths; supports Trudeau's 4 shots yet infection; Canadian data clearly show that the Covid-19 gene injections have a dose-response: the more doses = the more infections = the more cases = the more hospitalizations = the more deaths. And, the people in the food supply chain had better start speaking up. They are planning a man-made food crisis so Bill Gates and Monsanto can leap in to “help.” Northern Ireland's new climate act will require removal of 500K cows, 700K sheep and 5M chickens to meet net-zero for methane, CH4. But this food is grown on rough grassland where farm crops can't be grown. Looks like they will have to remove people too! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and Paul have a meandering conversation with Chris Kroeker from NW Natural about H2's role in the energy transition.04:01 - all the colors of hydrogen17:32 - difference between hydrogen (H2) and renewable natural gas (CH4)21:23 - How much H2 can go in CH4 transmission and distribution lines?26:58 - How much H2 can be used in natural gas power plants?29:35 - H2's role in industrial decarbonization (include paper mills)31:50 - Infrastructure necessary to get H2 to industrial loads (and money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that may go toward it)36:50 - How much hydrogen infrastructure does a billion dollars get ya!? 39:15 - Is there an inverse heat rate for the electricity to H2 conversion?  55kWh/kg-H2, 1kg-H2 = 135,000 btu  55kWh/135,000btu or 2,454 btu/kWh Inverse heat rate (a.k.a. the Cold Hart Rate) = 1 / 2.454 MMBTU/MWh = 0.4075 MWh/MMBTU Break even price for electrolysis at $30/MWh = 0.4075 MWh/MMBTU * $30/MWh = $12.22/MMBTU I decided to check my concepts against known efficiencies of Proton exchange membrane electrolysis cells 3.4121 MMBTU = 1 MWh Efficiency of electrolysis conversion from MWh to H2, η = ~70% η*3.4121MMBTU/MWh = 2.38847 MMBTU/MWh  Inverse heat rate (a.k.a. the Cold Hart Rate) = 1/2.38847 MMBTU/MWh = 0.4187 MWh/MMBTU  Break even price for electrolysis at $30/MWh = 0.4187 MWh/MMBTU * $30/MWh = $12.56/MMBTU Special thanks to Chris Kroeker and Jonathan Hart for finding mistakes in my initial math. In exchange for Jon's help resolving my error, I will forever refer to this conversion as the “Cold Hart Rate”. I don't know if that was useful, if you have thoughts about the usefulness of an inverse heat rate or better math, let me know.Remember to share this with any friends you have that are electric utility enthusiasts like us!Public Power Underground, for electric utility enthusiasts! Public Power Underground, where you're valued and appreciated.

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It's great to be back! We've had a bit of a break and we're back with a new series talking all about Fertility in the workplace. As well as doing the podcast, Natalie's voiceover work and Kate's consulting; for the last 18 months or so, both Natalie and Kate have been working with organisations to help put fertility in the workplace firmly on their wellbeing agenda. How does the landscape at work look? Kate and Natalie discuss what we've heard from our work and how in light of, how in the last few months, a number of organisations have published fertility and pregnancy loss policies. Over the coming weeks we will be hearing from different organisations who are speaking out about their work to support employees on their paths to parenthood and this new series of the podcast has been created alongside an exciting launch of a brand new training and policy programme from https://www.fertilitymattersatwork.com/ (Fertility Matters at Work) which we'll be talking about in the coming weeks too. We'll be sharing best and worst examples of fertility in the workplace and, as always, sharing your personal experiences, so we want you to get in touch and share yours stories which can you dohttps://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/ ( right here ) 4 Women In the first episode of our new series on Fertility Matters at Work we're absolutely delighted to welcome Channel 4 to the podcast. Navene Alim who is a senior lawyer within the corporate legal team at C4 and Landy Slattery, creative director of All 4, Channel 4's(CH4) on-demand platform. Both are the co-founders and co-chairs of the 4 Women network, and we're talking all about CH4's Pregnancy Loss Policy that was launched in April 2021. When the pregnancy loss policy was launched, CH 4 stated that “The policy which was believed to be the world's first is to support both women and men who have been affected: whether it happens directly to them, their partner or their baby's surrogate mother, regardless of the nature of their loss, and whatever their length of service. It also recognises pregnancy loss as an experience not isolated to women or heterosexual couples.” Why was the policy developed? Following the huge momentum and notoriety that came from CH4's menopause policy the 4 Women network wanted to build on this. After surveying employees to find out the most important issues, pregnancy loss was identified as a huge issue for the workforce. They found that people were struggling in silence and making excuses for needing time off. CH4 were due to air a new series – https://www.channel4.com/programmes/baby-surgeons-delivering-miracles (Baby Surgeons delivery miracle babies) ( quoted incorrectly in the pod ) and they wanted to get a policy in place to hit with the time the series aired. CH4 share how they implement the policy they developed and wanted to ensure that training would be available for managers and colleagues to help them, support employees, appropriately. They are actively trying to find the right solutions to provide the correct support. Their policy is the first step in acknowledging that pregnancy loss is part of a woman's working life. Having the conversations and the educational piece is the first steps in changing organisational culture. Were people worried about being passed over for promotion? These issues did feature as a concern from their focus group of 80 employees who helped inform the policy. As the policy is so new, they are yet to have the opportunity to assess how it has landed within the organisation, however they're finding that other conversations such as childlessness has started to be discussed, which would have never occurred had it not been for the policy. What about Men? Landy and Naveen talk about the importance that the policy doesn't just focus on women, but it is there for men too. Any man at C4, can access the policy and take 2 weeks off without explanation or proof of pregnancy loss. How else do they support their staff, such