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On Thursday, Thailand's long-awaited same-sex marriage law came into effect, with more than a thousand couples thought to have officially tied the knot already. The legislation comes after years of campaigning, and at a moment when a public yearning for change is being increasingly felt on the political stage. Characterised by its conservative establishment and royalist military, Thailand has nonetheless developed a reputation as a haven for LGBTQ+ people in Asia, and has now become the largest country on the continent to legally enshrine equal marriage rights.On today's episode, Lucy Hockings is joined by Ruchaya 'Rayya' Nillakan, after she and her wife were officially married along with more than a hundred other couples at a mass celebration in a luxury Bangkok shopping mall. Also there was the BBC's South East Asia correspondent, Jonathan Head, who explains how this landmark moment came about, and considers why the majority of Thailand's Asian neighbours are yet to follow suit.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.Producers: Laurie Kalus, Tom Kavanagh, and Mhairi MacKenzieSound engineer: Dafydd EvansAssistant editor: Sergi Forcada FreixasSenior news editor: China Collins

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that occurs at specific times of the year, most commonly during the autumn and winter months when daylight hours are shorter. Characterised by symptoms such as persistent sadness, fatigue and changes in appetite or sleep patterns, SAD is more than just the "winter blues." It is a clinically recognised but often underdiagnosed condition that can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. In this episode, Dr Roger Henderson looks at how to diagnose SAD as well as the causes, symptoms and treatment options in primary care.Access episode show notes containing key references and take-home points at:https://gpnotebook.com/en-GB/podcasts/mental-health/ep-140-seasonal-affective-disorder.Did you know? With GPnotebook Pro, you can earn CPD credits by tracking the podcast episodes you listen to. Learn more.

Depersonalization, a dissociative psychological syndrome, can be incredibly destabilising. It often takes years for sufferers to identify it. Characterised by altered self-perception, individuals may feel dead, detached, or anaesthetised. They might not recognize themselves in the mirror and struggle to distinguish between reality and a dream. According to Stanford University School of Medicine, this rare phenomenon affects only 2% of the global population. This unsettling experience leads to significant anguish, anxiety, and existential questions. How does depersonalization affect daily life? Is it troubling? Is stress or anxiety the main cause of depersonalization? What should you do if you experience these symptoms? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What happens in the brain when we lie? Why do we get brain freeze? How can I influence my dreams? A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An initiative has been launched in the Cairngorms National Park to save and restore one of Scotland's most important yet endangered native tree species. The new partnership between Trees for Life and the Cairngorms National Park Authority, working with Cairngorms Aspen Group, aims to map, expand, and connect aspen - an essential but now rare feature of the Caledonian forest. Aspen provides a habitat for a wide range of rare fungi, lichens, mosses, and moths - but although once common, it has now largely disappeared from Scotland's landscapes. Experts believe aspen has suffered more from deforestation than any other native tree in Scotland. The new Cairngorms Aspen Network is bringing together experts, enthusiasts, and land managers to take action to identify and then restore aspen-rich habitats, and so boost wildlife and threatened species. It will also raise awareness about the importance of aspen. A healthy, functional aspen network will help build resilience against climate change and biodiversity loss, says the Network. "The new Aspen network will offer much-needed hope for tackling nature and climate emergencies by developing a restored, better-connected, and healthier aspen network. By working together, we can improve the future of our aspen woodlands and the life they bring with them," said Niamh Byrne, Aspen Project Officer at rewilding charity Trees for Life. Aspen has been hit especially hard by deforestation and overgrazing, largely because it rarely flowers or sets seeds in Scotland, for reasons that remain unclear. This means once it is lost from an area, aspen is unlikely to return on its own. The tree's survival is threatened in the Highlands, where it now often only regenerates on rocky slopes or cliffs, out of the reach of grazing animals. Such small fragmented stands - sometimes a handful of old trees growing off the same root system - are geographically isolated and cannot provide a proper habitat for the many species that depend on them. Fragmentation of native woodlands also reduces aspen's chances of reproduction, while new growth by suckers from a parent plant is often grazed before it can flourish. Characterised by shimmering foliage in summer and leaves that turn a stunning golden yellow in the autumn, and able to grow at elevations of up to 550 metres, aspen is extremely important for many reasons. Aspen grows fast and dies young - meaning it efficiently locks away carbon. Aspen's high rate of leaf fall and production of deadwood enriches soils, which creates optimum conditions for other plants and trees. Over 60 insect species are known to feed on aspen foliage in Scotland. Young aspen shoots provide food for caterpillars of the rare dark-bordered beauty moth, while the endangered aspen hoverfly favours aspen deadwood. The tree is also highly valued by beavers. Sarah Henshall, Head of Conservation for the Cairngorms National Park Authority, said: "Aspen is a priority species in Cairngorms National Park and a hugely important resource for rare and threatened wildlife. Aspen also makes a significant contribution towards healthy and resilient nature networks in the National Park." The project's first stage, being carried out by Trees for Life, is mapping the location, condition, and health of the Cairngorms National Park's existing aspen, alongside key plants and animals that depend on the tree. This mapping will help identify key sites and management priorities, including growing and planting plans for creating a thriving new network of aspen, and will create a blueprint for an effective approach to aspen conservation that could be rolled out across Scotland. As the project develops, it is hoped there will also be scope for local volunteers to get involved, including by gaining hands-on rewilding experience and receiving training for carrying out aspen surveys. Trees for Life has been working to restore aspen to the Highlands since 1991, including by growing and planting thousands of young aspen tre...

Over recent months rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been exchanging diss tracks in a bitter lyrical battle which has caught the attention of fans and media alike. Characterised by scathing personal attacks and incredibly serious allegations, their beef has divided the industry, with some members of hip-hop royalty suggesting they took things too far. Now the furious jibes have stopped, how will this chapter in music history be remembered? To discuss the fallout, Sumi Somaskanda is joined by BBC Radio 1 & Radio 1Xtra's Kenny Allstar, and Billboard's Carl Lamarre, who consider whether this will go down as the greatest rap feud of all time.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We're keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory.TGS is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.This episode was made by Laurie Kalus. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of the Wood Fired Oven podcast, join me as I embark on an early evening walk through Rome, weaving through bustling streets  en route to the legendary Bonci Pizzarium. Founded by Gabriele Bonci, this pizzeria is celebrated for revolutionizing Rome's pizza scene with its unique "pizza al taglio" or pizza by the slice. Along the way, I'll share a few unexpected surprises and insights into the city's rich cultural backdrop, setting the stage for a memorable dining experience.At Bonci Pizzarium, the pizza al taglio style comes to life. Characterised by its thick, airy, and slightly crispy crust,  this pizza is baked in large rectangular trays and sold by weight. This method allows patrons to specify the exact size of their slice, which is then cut with scissors—a stark contrast to traditional round Neapolitan pizzas. Prepare to be captivated by the creativity and craftsmanship of their renowned chefs, who masterfully combine unconventional toppings like sausage with pear, leeks with Gorgonzola, and more.Each slice is not just food; it's a narrative of passion and innovation. This episode is more than a simple food tour; it's an inspiration-packed journey that highlights the innovative spirit of Roman pizza artistry, igniting ideas for my own cooking adventures in my wood fired oven back home in Brisbane, Australia. Join me for an adventure through Rome that blends cultural exploration with culinary discovery at one of the city's most celebrated pizzerias.Support the Show.Become a Supporter of the showPlease consider supporting the Wood Fired Oven Podcast. I am very grateful to all those who support the show. Every little bit helps to cover costs. Support the show here.Leave a reviewPlease leave a review on Apple Podcasts to let me know what you think of the show.My websiteCheck out my website woodfiredoven.cooking for episode show notes and links. Sign up to get the latest podcast news and receive my Wood Fired Oven Podcast Resource Pack.SocialInstagram: @marks_woodfiredovenThreads: @marks_woodfiredovenFacebook: Wood Fired Oven Chronicles Facebook groupYouTube: @woodfiredovenpodcastRecommended Wood Fired Oven booksCheck out my favourite books. They have helped me a lot, both with cooking in my wood fired oven and learning to cook with fire.

In this episode, Tim and Matt discuss the whether the wedding industry is entering into a new era of weddings. Characterised by high personalisation and styling that's aligned to each couple, we give our opinion on the topic. Also touching on the influence of social media on wedding planning and offer tips on how couples can effectively communicate their vision to vendors. 

Clare's Oireachtas Health Committee members are calling for greater recognition of the challenges posed by long Covid. The condition, which is thought to affect over 7% of the population, was the main topic of discussion at this week's meeting of the committee. It's estimated over 350,000, or more than one in 15 people in Ireland, suffer from self-reported symptoms of long Covid. Characterised by symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and brain fog, the condition is a long-term complication of Covid-19, with debilitating consequences for those who experience it. Crusheen native Steve Barrett has been living with long Covid symptoms since being hospitalised with Covid-19 in January 2022. He says the condition has forced him to make drastic changes in both his personal and professional life. Special leave with pay for healthcare workers with long covid was halted at the end of March, but has this week been reinstated by the Department of Health, and will apply retrospectively to April 1st, with no impact on sick leave entitlements. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Meelick Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe says despite the obvious suffering of many, the condition still isn't understood or taken seriously by many employers. A major talking point of the meeting was perceived regional imbalance when it comes to resources for sufferers of long Covid. The meeting heard that the dedicated long Covid clinic in University Hospital Limerick only sees six to eight patients a month and only operates for two-and-a-half to four hours weekly. In addition, despite brain fog and cognitive problems being prominent symptoms of the condition, the only neurologist in the country appointed to the care of long Covid patients is in St. James's Hospital in Dublin. Addressing HSE officials at the meeting, Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says greater efforts must be made to ensure long Covid sufferers aren't disadvantaged because of where they live.

Clare's Oireachtas Health Committee members are calling for greater recognition of the challenges posed by long Covid. The condition, which is thought to affect over 7% of the population, was the main topic of discussion at this week's meeting of the committee. It's estimated over 350,000, or more than one in 15 people in Ireland, suffer from self-reported symptoms of long Covid. Characterised by symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and brain fog, the condition is a long-term complication of Covid-19, with debilitating consequences for those who experience it. Crusheen native Steve Barrett has been living with long Covid symptoms since being hospitalised with Covid-19 in January 2022. He says the condition has forced him to make drastic changes in both his personal and professional life. Special leave with pay for healthcare workers with long covid was halted at the end of March, but has this week been reinstated by the Department of Health, and will apply retrospectively to April 1st, with no impact on sick leave entitlements. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Meelick Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe says despite the obvious suffering of many, the condition still isn't understood or taken seriously by many employers. A major talking point of the meeting was perceived regional imbalance when it comes to resources for sufferers of long Covid. The meeting heard that the dedicated long Covid clinic in University Hospital Limerick only sees six to eight patients a month and only operates for two-and-a-half to four hours weekly. In addition, despite brain fog and cognitive problems being prominent symptoms of the condition, the only neurologist in the country appointed to the care of long Covid patients is in St. James's Hospital in Dublin. Addressing HSE officials at the meeting, Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says greater efforts must be made to ensure long Covid sufferers aren't disadvantaged because of where they live.

Clare's Oireachtas Health Committee members are calling for greater recognition of the challenges posed by long Covid. The condition, which is thought to affect over 7% of the population, was the main topic of discussion at this week's meeting of the committee. It's estimated over 350,000, or more than one in 15 people in Ireland, suffer from self-reported symptoms of long Covid. Characterised by symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and brain fog, the condition is a long-term complication of Covid-19, with debilitating consequences for those who experience it. Crusheen native Steve Barrett has been living with long Covid symptoms since being hospitalised with Covid-19 in January 2022. He says the condition has forced him to make drastic changes in both his personal and professional life. Special leave with pay for healthcare workers with long covid was halted at the end of March, but has this week been reinstated by the Department of Health, and will apply retrospectively to April 1st, with no impact on sick leave entitlements. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Meelick Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe says despite the obvious suffering of many, the condition still isn't understood or taken seriously by many employers. A major talking point of the meeting was perceived regional imbalance when it comes to resources for sufferers of long Covid. The meeting heard that the dedicated long Covid clinic in University Hospital Limerick only sees six to eight patients a month and only operates for two-and-a-half to four hours weekly. In addition, despite brain fog and cognitive problems being prominent symptoms of the condition, the only neurologist in the country appointed to the care of long Covid patients is in St. James's Hospital in Dublin. Addressing HSE officials at the meeting, Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says greater efforts must be made to ensure long Covid sufferers aren't disadvantaged because of where they live.

Fashion trends change regularly in many areas of life: In clothing, accessories, hairstyles, etc. For men, there is also beard fashion: Beard yes or no, if yes, how long, what type etc.? Full beards have been fashionable among younger men in the recent past. For some time now, moustaches have also been worn again. But a moustache is not just a moustache. There are shorter, longer, wider, narrower... that is - no: I don't see any narrower ones. And that is probably due to the Third Reich, to Adolf Hitler. His moustache characterised his appearance and I assume that nobody would want to look like that and identify with him. It's interesting or frightening how a single person can trigger such negative sustainability. Our behaviour leaves its mark. It's good to look back from time to time and check whether these are the ones you really want to leave behind or whether you need to change your behaviour. I wish you an extraordinary day!

Ever felt stuck in a repeating pattern of overwhelm in your business? We've named this the 'Cycle of Despair,' from our own personal experience of managing boundaries and stress as we navigate business owner life.  Characterised by a lack of enthusiasm and increased procrastination (doom scrolling anyone?!), this often stems from an overwhelming number of undesirable tasks and saying ‘yes' to activities that no longer align.  If you've ever found yourself spinning in this cycle, this episode will give you helpful advice on how to move from despair to delight in your business again. Go from people-pleasing to focusing on long-term goals so you can regain confidence and fall back in love with your work.  You will learn about: The key factors that contribute to the cycle of despair Why it's important to set aside time to think about the direction you want for your business How to create clear boundaries that align with your vision The value of external accountability and “bigger picture” thinking Why you should prioritise activities that yield the most results & examples of these Practical solutions for simplifying business processes & escaping the cycle of despair     We love creating this podcast and want to continue bringing you great content. Reviews are important to boost the show, so we are trying to get as many as we can. Please rate the podcast on Spotify or leave a review on Apple Podcasts - you will make our day!  Get in touch: Sarah Burgess - Little Black Books Wendy Tibbotts - Zigzag Marketing Growth Curves Instagram - @growthcurvespodcast

LONDON (ICIS)--European oxo-alcohols and most of its derivative markets have largely been defined by supply constraints, on the back of upstream challenges and the ongoing disruptions in the Suez Canal.Underlying demand is soft and stable amid the fragile macroeconomic climate. Market players are hoping for some uptick when the spring season commences.Butyl acetate reporter Marion Boakye speaks to oxo-alcohols reporter Nicole Simpson, glycol ethers reporter Cameron Birch and acrylate esters reporter Mathew Jolin Beech about market dynamics down the oxo-alcohols value chain.

Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Relationship OCD is an often misunderstood form of OCD. People can sometimes even question if it's actually a thing at all. ´Doesn't everyone worry abut their relationships?´is a common remark.  But when normal concerns and worries turn into obsessions that consume your days, when anxiety about whether to end a relationship or remain, is crushing your spirit and making git feel impossible to enjoy your relationship, then you may well be struggling with ROCD.  Characterised by it's incessant main compulsion, reassurance seeking, ROCD is a subtype of OCD where people feel unable to enjoy their relationships because they are always obsessing about them and if they are the right relationship for them.  Today I discuss ROCD and letting go of the search for the 'just right feeling' that tends to keep people stuck in the ROCD mire. If you have any questions about anything I speak about today, then please feel free to let me know and I hope you enjoy. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

This week Dr. Gavin Francis joins us to discuss his latest book "Recovery," where he unveils the hidden gems of healing, challenging the notion that recovery is a mere obstacle on the road to health. Discover why recovery is an active and empowering process, not just a passive aftermath of treatment. Our conversation explores the secrets of recovering from any illness, and educates on how to embrace the rhythms of recovery, invest your time and energy, and witness how this act has the power to reshape your life. Join us for a lively discussion on the tools and wisdom found in "RECOVERY" – your guide to navigating the landscape of illness and emerging whole on the other side.  About Dr. Gavin Francis Gavin Francis is a general physician with more than 30 years of training and practice in medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He is also an award-winning writer and a contributor to the Guardian, Times, New York Review of Books, Granta, and the London Review of Books. He's authored eight books, including Empire Antarctica, Adventures in Human Being, and Shapeshifters: On Medicine & Human Change, which was a book of the year in the Sunday Times. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.  https://www.gavinfrancis.com Connect with Liz Website: https://www.motherhoodunstressed.com Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Your feedback means the world to me. If this episode has been helpful to you, please take a moment to leave a review. With heartfelt appreciation, Liz About the Book When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives – until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how – and why – we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it. Characterised by Francis's beautiful prose and his view of medicine as ‘the alliance of science and kindness', Recovery is a book about a journey that most of us never intend to make. Along the way, he unfolds a story of hope, transformation, and the everyday miracle of healing.

One of the most famed classes of soldiers from Antiquity, the Spartan Warrior has been immortalised in media today. Characterised as Super Soldiers, formidable fighters who would rather perish than surrender - their reputation truly did proceed them. But how accurate is this image - and does it correlate with what the ancient sources actually tell us?In the second episode of our Sparta mini-series, Tristan welcomes Dr Roel Konijnendijk from the University of Oxford, to take a deep dive into the life of a Spartan Warrior. Looking at their education, training, and familial expectations - how do you separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Spartans? And is it possible to know what their society was truly like?Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code ANCIENTS sign up now for your 14-day free trial HERE.You can take part in our listener survey here.

Disappointment is the negative emotion you feel when an outcome doesn't match up to your expectations. Characterised by feelings of sadness, loss, anger and frustration, disappointment is an unavoidable part of life – but it's not always easy to deal with, even if your setback is relatively minor.

Crohn's disease and colitis are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and they affect over 500,000 people in the UK. Characterised by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, IBD can cause a whole range of health complications and can have a profound impact on a person's life. Although there is no cure, there are ways of managing the symptoms, including through diet. Regulating what you eat and drink can help ease the impact IBD may have on someone's quality of life. So, how does nutrition affect the development and management of IBD? What food might trigger flares? And how can diet control help with those in remission? Guests: Dr Miranda Lomer, Senior Consultant Dietitian in Gastroenterology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Mairi Wilcock RD BSc (Hons), Dietitian, Stanner Nutrition Clinic

Today's episode is one of several featuring some of the artists from the 2023 Kensington & Chelsea Art Week/Trail, for info go to: https://www.kcaw.co.ukIn this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Misha Milovanovich (@mishamilovanovich )Misha is a Belgrade-born artist living and working in London. She works across several mediums, from sculpture to painting and digital art. Characterised by vivid colour, optical movement and energetic visual cadences, Misha's visual work fuses a diverse repertoire of images and forms. Misha's work is often a symphonic abstraction. Her colourful, densely layered works are held in a state of tension between order and chaos, rational structure and spontaneity. She combines depth and surface relief, orchestrating bold contrasts of form, texture and space in her pictures. An intimate colour palette of bodily fluids - red, pink, white, black, yellow and brown - animate the writhing forms and the refracted memories of cartoonish cultural production.Misha's work is always spirited, humorous and filled with joy. Her playful totemic sculptures, reflect a kind of prism which defines a new form of appropriation and reference-making. For more information on the Kensington Chelsea Art Week & Trail go tohttps://www.kcaw.co.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Headliners, Greg is joined by RITHO!!!ABOUT RITHO:Ritho is a 23 year old British indie, dream pop artist based in London. Creating deeply introspective songs, his honest lyricism revolves around everyday experiences in your early twenties, filled with regrets and mistakes. Aligned with catchy pop melodies, interesting production and bold instrumentation, Ritho's music is built upon recurring themes of dissociation and daydreaming, offering escapism and providing listeners with a safe space where overthinkers and dreamers can find comfort. Raised in Nottingham, Ritho draws influences from the likes of Holly Humberstone with her heartfelt lyrics and Sam Fender with his raw vocal tone. The multi-instrumentalist uses songwriting as a way to cope with the challenges he faces in his daily life, finding solace in the process of creating, and allowing his music to express his innermost thoughts and feelings. The artist shares, “I spend a lot of time in my own head as I prefer to create worlds for myself there than anything else, as it feels like the safest and most comfortable place to fit in.”His new single “Fantasising” is the epitome of his contemplative nature, narrating when you first meet someone, and you immediately go down rabbit holes of thinking about your lives together, far earlier on than what is probably socially acceptable. Ritho explains, “It is about struggling with the juxtaposition of getting to know someone and allowing for that relationship to grow, while still having daydreams about your life and the future with that person.” Characterised by dreamy, ethereal soundscapes, colourful, vibrant synths and sincerely personal lyrics, “Fantasising” is as infectious as it is vulnerable. His honesty results in a totally relatable track, where you'll find yourself chanting along to every word. As Ritho continues to grow and evolve as an artist, one thing remains constant: his commitment to creating music that is honest, sincere, and deeply personal. His music is a reminder that it's ok to retreat into your own mind and find comfort in your own thoughts.CONNECT WITH RITHOInstagram - TikTok - TwitterSUPPORT THIS SHOWSUBSCRIBE TO YOUR LIFE THE MIXTAPE MAGAZINE

Step into photographer Janelle Lynch's studio in New York City's West Village. This episode was produced in partnership with Flowers Gallery, where Janelle's latest body of work 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful', comprised of diaphanous cyanotypes, is on show until 7 July.Characterised by a unique gentleness and a mystical relationship with nature, Janelle's works have been shown worldwide and are in many private and public collections around the world, including the MET and ICP in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Janelle has three monographs published by Radius Books from her time living in Mexico City, Barcelona and her series ‘Another Way of Looking at Love' which was nominated for the Prix Pictet, the leading award in photography and sustainability.View the artwork we discuss on our Instagram @SublimeArtProject: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Csd4x1SAOQm/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The life of a Christian is Characterised by Fruits: AKA Results! Fruits comes from the condition of your heart. Join me on this new episode as I talk about being a Light Bearing Fruit! Leave a 5 star rating and drop a review! Follow me on IG: @chiamaka_ofojimba and @_iswiw #Audio #Spirituality #Society #Culture #Personal development --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isaywhatiwant/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isaywhatiwant/support

My special guest today is the remarkable BRUCE COCKBURN, a celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist whose music has been enthralling listeners for more than half a century. Bruce's work is characteriSed by its profound exploration of spirituality, love, and nature, offering a thoughtful perspective on the world around us. His songs are celebrated for their eloquent lyrics and enchanting melodies, which are deeply rooted in his personal journey and experiences. From his early days as a folk-rock artist in the 60s to his current endeavours, Bruce continues to inspire and captivate audiences with his timeless music. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:02 - Introduction00:03:21 - Bruce Cockburn's Music Career, 00:07:10 - Political Songwriting00:11:09 - Pursuing Music Passion00:14:42 - Songwriting Process00:19:20 - Bruce's Journey to Christianity00:24:25 - Wondering Where the Lions Are00:33:10 - Changes in Bruce's Music00:36:40 - Bruce's Interest in Aid Organisations00:38:12 - The Beneficiary of the System00:44:20 - Canadian Music Hall of Fame0:45:50 - Rarities Album00:48:06 - The Frontman00:50:49 - Bruce's Career summarised   I hope you enjoy my chat with this incredible musician and amazing human. If you'd like to know more about Bruce, check out his website here My website also has more information about him www.abreathoffreshair.com.au And, if you'd like to contact me with feedback, comments or suggestions for future guests please get in touch via the website or any of my social media https://www.facebook.com/SandyKayePresents/ https://twitter.com/sandykpresents https://www.instagram.com/sandykayepresents/

In this episode, Vogue is joined by Scarlett Moffatt and psychotherapist Gershon Portnoi to discuss ‘imposter syndrome'. Characterised by a persistent doubting of your own abilities and a sense that any success is undeserved, imposter syndrome is not officially a diagnosable medical or psychological condition. However, it has been all over the news recently as many famous faces have admitted to often feeling like frauds. Here, Scarlett discusses her own personal experience of imposter syndrome, and we investigate why it affects so many of us – be it at home, work, or with friends and family. How can we learn to accept that actually we do (sometimes) know what we're doing? RESOURCES Boots Health Hub Mental-Health Services: www.boots.com/healthhub/mental-health-support SupportRoom (mental health support) from Boots Health Hub: https://supportroom.com/boots/ Boots Online Doctor mental health services: https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/mental-health-services Livi CBT Service at Boots: https://www.boots.com/healthhub/mental-health-support/livi-cbt (T&Cs: Subject to availability. Charges may apply.)Gershon Portnoi Psychotherapy: www.gershonportnoipsychotherapy.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are currently journeying through the story of a remarkable woman in the Bible called Ruth. Together, we'll be exploring how this is a story of God bringing incredible hope in the midst of despair, light in the midst of darkness, and peace in the midst of uncertainty. Adrian shows us how the theme of hope is worked out in the beautiful image of being brought into the family line. As Ruth's life as a Moabitess was transformed as she became part of the family of Boaz through marriage so we too are transformed as we are adopted into God's eternal family. Let us meditate on the blessings of belonging to the family of God and hear the Spirit as He prompts us to share with others this week. Scripture: Ruth 4v1-12, Eph 1v5, Roms 8v38-39

Episode 002 - Dr Benjamin Mullish - faecal microbiota transplantation, donor selection, the microbiome in immuno-oncology. Dr Mullish discusses the microbiome, the evolution of faecal microbiota transplantation (‘FMT' also known as intestinal microbiota transfer ‘IMT') including donor selection, novel microbial therapies, developing consensus guidelines for the benefit of patients and his involvement in exciting cutting-edge research into immuno-oncology. Dr Mullish is a pioneer in the application of IMT to treat and prevent disease. He is the co-first author on the joint UK BSG/HIS consensus guideline guidance that defined best practices in all aspects of an IMT service. Dr Mullish has also published research that outlines the mechanism of action of IMT in recurrent C.difficile infection and is actively involved in several other research studies, trials and projects. 00:00 Intro 03:21 How Did Dr Mullish Get Started with FMT? 07:15 What Happened Next? 09:45 Were you convinced that FMT was going to be big? 10:30 When Was the First Time Dr Mullish Saw FMT With His Own Eyes? 13:43 Further Exploring the journey into FMT and its Expansion 16:34 In the Early Days What Guidance was there For Doing FMT Correct 20:01 What Evidence Suggested that Frozen Samples Were Just as Good as Fresh Samples? 22:25 Are We Still of the View that Frozen and Fresh are as Good as Each Other? 23:52 Is it Fair to Say that there was no Guidance From Formal Agencies on FMT in the Beginning? 25:59 How Did You Make Sure all Key Elements were Contained Within Guideline Documents Sent Out to Interested Parties? 27:30 Within the Document Which Areas Were Contentious? 29:00 Should Hospitals Always Maintain an FMT Practice? 31:26 Revisiting FMT Guidelines in 2012 in Regards to Today 32:42 Conversation on Do-It-Yourself FMT 34:52 Do We Have Somewhere for DIY People to go for FMT? 37:03 Discovering Better Ways for FMT 39:31 Conversation on Donor Screening 46:48 Interesting and Cool Aneqdotes / Observations 47:54 What Makes a Good Donor? 50:09 FMT and Weightloss 53:05 What is a Metabalone and Picking Donors Based on Metabalones 54:43 Non-Digestible Components and How they Affect Bugs Which Affect Us 56:35 Selecting a Donor Based on Short Chain Fatty Acids 57:55 Should We be Asking Donors to Eat Specific Foods? 59:37 Is There a Shift Towards a Particular Type of Donor? And are there Elements to the Metabalones that We Haven't Characterised? 1:03:55 How Do We Identify What We Don't Know About Metabalones? 1:06:49 Elderly Donors (100+ Years) 1:08:51 Microbiome Promoting Health in Specific Cases of those Living Long Healthy Lives 1:09:53 Would these People Make Good Donors? 1:11:15 Alcohol Craving Post FMT 1:12:52 If Someone Has Used Alcohol Heavily but all Tests Show Good Signs, Could Their Microbiome be Protecting them? And Make Them a Good Donor?  1:15:16 Bariatric Surgery Changing the Anatomy and Changing Microbes 1:17:15 Dr Mullish's Experience in Trying to Enhance the Probability of Success with FMT 1:18:21 Potentially 1 in 3 People Have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Changes Which May Progress in Some People to Cirrhosis  1:24:26 Is there Any Argument in Looking at a Donors Healthy Metabolic Profile? 1:25:57 Mixing Together the Starting Material Between Different Donors 1:30:14 Do we Know Why Lower Diversity Has an Impact on the Success of Stem Cell Transplants? 1:31:11 Dr Mullish's Experience with Stem Cell Transplants Within FMT 1:37:37 Are Your Team Strong in the Conviction that Microbiome Therapies are Going to have an Impact on Cancer Patients? 1:40:46 There are Various Different Types of Responses, With There Being Full Response in Non-Responders Post FMT Which Offers Hope 1:42:19 With the Available Tool Kit Teams will be able to Decipher What Element of the Microbiome is Driving Response 1:43:45 How is the Tool Kit for FMT Going to Evolve in the Next 5 Years? 1:47:33 The Cure for many Ailments May be Living Inside Us 1:48:48 How Does Dr Mullish Respond to Questions on how to Improve Gut Health? 1:50:48 Are We at the Point Where People Can Get a Prescription For Prebiotics and Probiotics Through a Doctor Using Microbiome Profiling?   Intestinal microbiota transfer (IMT, also referred to as faecal microbiota transplantation) is a medical procedure in which microorganisms are moved from a healthy donor (or donors) into the intestinal tract of a recipient. The first randomised controlled trial of IMT was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2013 (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1205037). This study showed for the first time that FMT was an effective treatment. Dr Mullish described that this publication transformed the field and catalysed a wave of interest and research into IMT. IMT has evolved over the last decade, with advancements made to donor selection and screening, material processing and patient preparation, as well as guidelines providing guidance to clinicians. Dr Mullish was lead co-author on the joint UK/BSG consensus guideline publication describing best practice and the evidence base for IMT (https://www.bsg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-use-of-faecal-microbiota-transplant-as-treatment-for-recurrent-or-refractory-Clostridium-difficile-infection-and-other-potential-indications-1.pdf) There are risks associated with IMT, mainly relating to pathogen screening. There have been recorded deaths in the literature associated with the transfer of pathogens (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1910437). These deaths emphasise the importance of robust and stringent donor selection, donor screening and controls relating to testing and manufacture. All of which are outlined in consensus guidelines. Dr Mullish is currently updating the guidance. Over the course of the revision process, he and the team have identified 20,000 publications that relate to FMT/IMT published since 2018. Of that 20,000 - 11,000 do not relate to C.difficile and 8,000 relate to C.difficile publications Dr Mullish and James discussed what makes a good donor. In short - it's complicated. Fundamentally a good donor is one what is free from disease and that produces high quality stool on a regular basis. Dr Mullish describes new studies and techniques that focus on analysing the chemical outputs of the microbiome - known the metabolome. The metabolome differs between healthy people and controls, as well as before and after IMT. Dr Mullish also describes bile acids as being substances produced by the body that are then modulated by the microbiome. On the metabolome, it is accepted that there is more data than we can / know how to interpret. It may be that in the future donors for IMT may be asked to consume a particular diet to enhance the quality of their donations. Dr Mullish describes the microbiome as being ‘co-evolved' with our bodies and the microbiome living in symbiosis with us as hosts. We nourish them through food that we can't digest and in return, they produce chemicals that benefit our health, such as short chain fatty acids, are energy sources for the inner aspect of the intestine. There is emerging research linking the microbiome and IMT to outcomes in immuno-oncology (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33303685/) and cancer (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abc4552). Dr Mullish and the team at Imperial College London are actively involved in research into these areas. Both James and Dr Mullish are hopeful and excited about the future of microbiome therapeutics.

A conversation with one of the female founders of the Antwerp based jewellery label Studio Collect about running a label as a team, working with retailers and more. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Hermien, Saskia, Magaly and Hannah decided to join forces and founded Studio Collect in 2013. A shared passion and vision on jewellery design led to their collaboration. Characterised by clean aesthetics and functional form, Studio Collect shapes contemporary jewellery for everyday wear, satisfying both practical and poetic needs. Their jewellery is carefully crafted by hand in their studio in Antwerp. Since launching their label, Studio Collect has continually refined, perfected and pushed the boundaries of its jewellery making.

Characterised by trade disputes, the detention of its citizens, human rights violations, and growing diplomatic quarrels, tensions between Canada and China have reached an historic high. As both countries begin to emerge from the diplomatic conflict involving the arrest of Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou by Canada, at the request of the United States, and the subsequent detainment of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor by China for over a thousand days, in what the Canadian government deemed “hostage diplomacy,” many are wondering where this bilateral relationship will go next. An October 2021 Nanos poll conducted after the release of the two Michaels found that “Canadians were over three times more likely to say that relations between the Canadian government and the Chinese government should be unfriendly rather than friendly.” Despite this, trade between Canada and China continues to grow. Amidst this backdrop, we sit down with two renowned experts on the matter - Professor Paul Evans at the University of British Columbia, and Professor Gordon Holden of the China Institute at the University of Alberta - to discuss the past, present and future of Canada-China relations. How have generations of political leaders and bureaucrats shaped Canada's relationship with China? What strategies were used? And importantly, how have recent events altered Canada's approach to China, and is a new strategy necessary? Guests: Professor Paul Evans - University of British Columbia, HSBC Chair in Asian Research Professor Gordon Houlden - University of Alberta, Director Emeritus of the China Institute Producers: Connor Fraser - Senior Producer Tom Chan - Junior Producer Faria Amin - Executive Producer

This festive season, many of us will over-indulge in alcohol at some point. Characterised by a churning stomach, nausea, headaches and, perhaps, morning-after anxiety, hangovers are an unpleasant consequence of over consumption. The reasons we get hangovers are complex. Many people have their own tried and tested remedies, but is there any scientific basis to them? Today on Please Explain, health reporter Melissa Cunningham joins Bianca Hall to talk about what, if anything, beats a hangover. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This festive season, many of us will over-indulge in alcohol at some point. Characterised by a churning stomach, nausea, headaches and, perhaps, morning-after anxiety, hangovers are an unpleasant consequence of over consumption. The reasons we get hangovers are complex. Many people have their own tried and tested remedies, but is there any scientific basis to them? Today on Please Explain, health reporter Melissa Cunningham joins Bianca Hall to talk about what, if anything, beats a hangover. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we unpack lessons from Black Coffee. He is a legend from South Africa who has taken the music world by storm. He is highly respected as a DJ, producer, entrepreneur, and global brand. He is hailed by the greatest artists in the world as a transcendent DJ. Forbes has noted he has a net worth of $USD 60 million. His unique sound and style of playing have garnered much praise and he is not shy of using his platform to uplift others. His name is Black Coffee and here are some lessons we can learn from him. You need a strong mind“It all begins in your mind. Your mind is what builds your story.” Black Coffee is a rare breed of human who has cultivated an impenetrable mindset. He has a disability, comes from harsh conditions growing up where he used to herd livestock and spent many years building his career. Making it at the highest levels in the entertainment industry in a time when some people disapprove or don't understand is incredibly hard. However, the strong mindset and grit allowed Black Coffee to build a global brand coming from South Africa and to be the top 100 DJs in the world, and to put its craft on the map. “I saw this all before it happened,” he said in an interview. What you see is what you will be and you will only create what the strength of your mind will allow. You need a strong mind. Build over a consistent time“I built my career steadily over 20 years.” Black Coffee has been in the game of DJying and producing over an extended time. Patience and consistency have underpinned his success. From starting as an unknown DJ to collaborating with the biggest stars in the world, quality consistency has been the epicenter of his philosophy. We all have heard of the 10 000 hour rule of reaching mastery in one area of expertise and this holds for Black Coffee's career. When he started reaching international prominence, some called him an overnight success but that's not the case. People overestimate what they can do in a year but underestimate what they can do in two decades. To reach the pinnacle of anything, you need to build over a consistent time. Foster strong partnerships“I've invested a lot in partnerships” Over the years Black Coffee has employed international agents, been part of promotions with major beverages, collaborated with various artists, and formed its record label Soulistic where collaboration went further. Coffee has interacted with and worked with artists such as Kelly Rowland and David Guetta; been on a plane with Drake and played at Jay Z and Beyonce's party. Above that, he is open to giving assistance to those who are up and coming because he values all levels of partnerships and invests in them for the long term. Create a unique sound“I saw you at Coachella and you had everybody moving” Black Coffee has been wise in creating his distinct sound. When you hear a set, song and playlist and it was done by Black Coffee then you will know. Characterised by soulful, African infused, instrumental laden beats, his sound has distinguished him from everybody else and he has inspired a new generation of African inspired techno music and deep house. “Track selection is very important and the right mix of songs and sounds can save your set,” said Coffee. In the world of being a DJ, the most important element is the right infusion of track selection. Having the right tracks blended will create a sound that pleases your listeners. Coffee is also known for performing with live bands that further elevates his unique sound. As a result, he is now able to have events where people only come to see him. Create your unique proposition in whatever your chosen field is so you can separate yourself. Be your inspiration“You need to be your inspiration” In good times and bad times, people need inspiration. People can source this from listening to an audio, a podcast, watch a video or see a post on social media. There are many external sources of inspiration and motivation that can...

Adam Burney joins me on episode 44. Adam is a south London boy, from Croydon. A stint playing with the punk bands of this area has helped shape his sound with an edge of Blues punk, including in his own band, The Brothers of Mothershovel. A big fan of pre-war style of harmonica, Adam has incorporated these techniques into a style which fits into a modern band. Characterised by a rhythmic driving sound which is infectiously danceable.Adam has recorded some notable tv sessions including some harmonica used in the BBC TV Doctor Who series.Adam's latest album ‘Tidy's Blues Sandwich' is more of a full-on blues album, recorded with some of the great players currently on London blues scene.Links:Tidy's Blues Sandwich album:https://tidysbluessandwich.bandcamp.com/releasesThe Brothers of Mothershovel Bandcamp page:https://thebrothersofmothershovel.bandcamp.comBrothers of Mothershovel: Umcha, Umcha album review by Richard Taylor: http://www.harpsurgery.com/umcha-umcha-brothers-of-mothershovel/Videos:Hovel Bop video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AhvIwtrH0Make The Tea/On The Run Again from latest album:https://youtube.com/watch?v=LCYqy7LxQWI&feature=shareHarpin' By The Sea workshop on Noah Lewis:https://youtu.be/pbV21VF-yOwReturn of Jerome:https://youtu.be/zxhgT9P9wjoWolfie Witcher documentary:https://youtube.com/watch?v=135_abFUQfk&feature=sharePCP - Let The Fun Begin:https://youtu.be/xD3lZpDTAqsKeith Turner and Southern Sound rehearsal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDADnebDAO0Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains many of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQ

In this episode, I talk to Francesca Eldridge about OCD, how nutrition can help in the road to recovery and her new book. OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a mental health condition that can take different forms in different people. Characterised by extreme anxiety, with intrusive and distressing thoughts, typically sufferers have to act in a specific way in order to neutralise the anxiety. Click HERE to read the shownotes. Click HERE to buy Francesca's book.

Peter tells us to be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us - but are we characterised by hope? Do our friends and neighbours see our hope? And is that a foolproof guard against accusations and slander? Our second-to-last In His Image podcast continues to look at how we are to live as Christians. Catch up on the series: https://christianconcern.com/resource/in-his-image-lent-2021-series/

Has Hustle Culture Produced A New Anxiety? Let this podcast taken from my Youtube Channel bring you the Solutions, Self-Help & Peace of Mind. Are we being influenced by a contagious and dangerous behaviour that's creating lack in our lives? Or are we continually in avoidance of the truth, the deep-rooted emotions we may find difficult facing right now? Be kind to yourself, if you are currently resonating as someone going through High Functioning Anxiety, as not only are some of the most influential figures, athletes, & creators, which you put on a pedestal… living it out… It could even be that lady cares for 5 dogs, craving the need to be under baseline stress,

PODCAST EPISODE 42: SezzaJai Sykes, beekeeper and poet, Alice Springs, Australia A poem called ‘Exquisite Sensitivity' by poet and beekeeper SezzaJai Sykes reads: We all notice different things Our pleasure and discomfort so personal. I am Bee I am orientated to the dark light center And my edges are unique I like my hive warm I like the toffee honies I prefer guard duty I notice the dead pass out I have 10,000 lovers And long for points of balance. Beekeepers are usually much more than just their job title. Beekeepers are, in my experience, complex souls, who have had ‘past lives' (other careers and alternate life directions); who often found bees due to some kind of existential understanding that we as humans are deeply connected to the natural world. As bees epitomise that connection, it doesn't surprise me that the vast majority of the beekeepers I know are sensitive, compassionate, creative and, in different ways, spiritual. There have been a handful of truly unique moments on the BEES WITH BEN beekeeping podcast, and speaking and listening to SezzaJai Sykes – a beekeeper, poet, and “mystery navigator” – for episode 42 is one of them. SezzaJai Sykes is one of 70 beekeepers living in Alice Springs (Mparntwe). For those outside Australia, Alice Springs is situated in the centre of Australia and is the third largest town in the Northern Territory. Characterised by red- and ochre-coloured sands, stunning and resilient flora, weeping gum trees and huge blue skies, this unique and picturesque desert location experiences extreme conditions – as SezzaJai explains, temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius during the day and drop to zero degrees at night. This makes ‘Alice' a place with unique beekeeping requirements. In turn, the gorgeous yet dangerous (for bees) Rainbow Bee-eater is an issue facing local beekeepers. Having worked extensively with bees in the UK, France, and New Zealand, SezzaJai now lives in Alice Springs where she has kept her bees, and written and published her beautiful poetry, for the last four years. Not to be missed, tune in to hear SezzaJai and I talk about keeping bees in central Australia, poetry, and finding inspiration in the natural world. https://sezzajaisykes.australianauthors.store

Season 2 Episode 2 of Art Breaker Lloyd Richards bring this interview and audio doco about artist Tom Day to Art Breaker. Tom Day is a solo artist residing in Main Ridge, Australia and has been creating ambient and electronic music since 2005. Characterised as “effortless and raw”, Tom's tracks couple elegant beats and piano melodies to an array of personally-collected field recordings, his style alternating between promising swells and restful plateaus. Having grown up on a farm on the Mornington Peninsula, Tom is strongly influenced by the ocean beaches and natural openness of his hometown. Other influences include cinematic scores by Alan Silvestri, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thomas Newman, John Barry & John Williams, as well as pioneering electronic artists such as Moby, Daft Punk, Brian Eno and The Chemical Brothers. The music of Tom Day has been used in independent film and documentaries from around the world, with clients including National Geographic, Volvo, New York Times, Momondo, Holden, Juice Media, GetUp and Tourism Victoria. Having worked on an array of joint projects with other musicians and visual artists, Tom is deeply drawn to the synthesis of sound and image. Links: Tom Day Songs: Flemington Howqua Southerly Credits:Host | Lloyd RichardsMix/Master | Lloyd Richards See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season 2 Episode 2 of Art BreakerLloyd Richards bring this interview and audio doco about artist Tom Day to Art Breaker.Tom Day is a solo artist residing in Main Ridge, Australia and has been creating ambient and electronic music since 2005. Characterised as “effortless and raw”, Tom's tracks couple elegant beats and piano melodies to an array of personally-collected field recordings, his style alternating between promising swells and restful plateaus.Having grown up on a farm on the Mornington Peninsula, Tom is strongly influenced by the ocean beaches and natural openness of his hometown. Other influences include cinematic scores by Alan Silvestri, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thomas Newman, John Barry & John Williams, as well as pioneering electronic artists such as Moby, Daft Punk, Brian Eno and The Chemical Brothers.The music of Tom Day has been used in independent film and documentaries from around the world, with clients including National Geographic, Volvo, New York Times, Momondo, Holden, Juice Media, GetUp and Tourism Victoria. Having worked on an array of joint projects with other musicians and visual artists, Tom is deeply drawn to the synthesis of sound and image.Links:Tom DaySongs:FlemingtonHowquaSoutherlyCredits:Host | Lloyd RichardsMix/Master | Lloyd Richards See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season 2 Episode 2 of Art Breaker Lloyd Richards bring this interview and audio doco about artist Tom Day to Art Breaker. Tom Day is a solo artist residing in Main Ridge, Australia and has been creating ambient and electronic music since 2005. Characterised as “effortless and raw”, Tom's tracks couple elegant beats and piano melodies to an array of personally-collected field recordings, his style alternating between promising swells and restful plateaus. Having grown up on a farm on the Mornington Peninsula, Tom is strongly influenced by the ocean beaches and natural openness of his hometown. Other influences include cinematic scores by Alan Silvestri, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thomas Newman, John Barry & John Williams, as well as pioneering electronic artists such as Moby, Daft Punk, Brian Eno and The Chemical Brothers. The music of Tom Day has been used in independent film and documentaries from around the world, with clients including National Geographic, Volvo, New York Times, Momondo, Holden, Juice Media, GetUp and Tourism Victoria. Having worked on an array of joint projects with other musicians and visual artists, Tom is deeply drawn to the synthesis of sound and image. Links: Tom Day Songs: Flemington Howqua Southerly Credits: Host | Lloyd Richards Mix/Master | Lloyd Richards Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Season 2 Episode 2 of Art Breaker Lloyd Richards bring this interview and audio doco about artist Tom Day to Art Breaker. Tom Day is a solo artist residing in Main Ridge, Australia and has been creating ambient and electronic music since 2005. Characterised as “effortless and raw”, Tom's tracks couple elegant beats and piano melodies to an array of personally-collected field recordings, his style alternating between promising swells and restful plateaus. Having grown up on a farm on the Mornington Peninsula, Tom is strongly influenced by the ocean beaches and natural openness of his hometown. Other influences include cinematic scores by Alan Silvestri, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thomas Newman, John Barry & John Williams, as well as pioneering electronic artists such as Moby, Daft Punk, Brian Eno and The Chemical Brothers. The music of Tom Day has been used in independent film and documentaries from around the world, with clients including National Geographic, Volvo, New York Times, Momondo, Holden, Juice Media, GetUp and Tourism Victoria. Having worked on an array of joint projects with other musicians and visual artists, Tom is deeply drawn to the synthesis of sound and image. Links: Tom Day Songs: Flemington Howqua Southerly Credits: Host | Lloyd Richards Mix/Master | Lloyd Richards Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Intermittent fasting is currently one of the world's most popular health trends. Characterised by alternating periods of food absence followed by periods of normal eating, promoters of intermittent fasting claim that it is the ‘metabolic key’ to unlocking weight loss, reducing inflammation, cutting the risk of diabetes and heart disease and maybe….even extending your life. This show covers what intermittent fasting is, how to do it, and what the evidence says about that long list of health claims. Links referred to in the podcast Intermittent fasting vs traditional dieting for weight loss https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/10/2442 Review of the effects of intermittent fasting on health, ageing and disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmra1905136 Fasting during cancer treatment https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324169.php Children's food choices after watching a healthy cooking show https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(19)31055-3/fulltext

In this show, which is Part 3 of a 3 Parts series, we explore “Application” of the Cynefin Framework with the founder Dave Snowden. In Part 1, Dave described the key areas of the framework and expanded on Clear, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic. Dave also described the boundary aspects associated with Confused and Aporetic (i.e., Characterised by an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction - Ref: Oxford English Dictionary). In Part 2, we did a deeper dive and covered the “Essentials” of the Cynefin Framework. Join in via Live Chat....have your say.

In this show, which is Part 2 of a 3 Parts series, we explore “Essentials” within the Cynefin Framework with the founder Dave Snowden. In Part 1, Dave described the key areas of the framework and expanded on Clear, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic. Dave also described the boundary aspects associated with Confused and Aporetic (i.e., Characterised by an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction - Ref: Oxford English Dictionary). Join in via Live Chat....have your say.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints. Characterised by abdominal pain and bloating and alternating periods of diarrhoea and constipation, this chronic condition can go on to cause anxiety, depression and severely affect the quality of life of a person suffering from it. With no one single identified trigger or treatment, IBS can be a minefield for a person to try and get on top of. Diet changes are one area that can have a positive impact on IBS and in this podcast, I look at the evidence for different approaches from supplements such as peppermint oil right through to the very promising research on low-FODMAP diets. Links referred to in the podcast Review on diet and supplements for IBS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nmo.13951 Meta-analysis of low-FODMAP diet and IBS http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/134755 Low-FODMAP diet versus traditional advice for IBS www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016508515010860 Mindfulness and IBS www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502251

The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers characterise the liver stage of Plasmodium vivax, and scientists discover that two chemicals can inhibit growth of Plasmodium infection. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.29.178236v1?rss=1 Authors: Marti-Prats, L., Belin-Rauscent, A., Fouyssac, M., Puaud, M., Cocker, P. J., Everitt, B. J., Belin, D. Abstract: While most individuals with access to alcohol drink it recreationally, about 5% lose control over their intake and progressively develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD), characterised by compulsive alcohol drinking accompanied by decreased interest in alternative sources of reinforcement. The neural and molecular mechanisms underlying the vulnerability to switch from controlled to compulsive alcohol intake have not been fully characterized, so limiting the development of new treatments for AUD. It has recently been shown that rats having reduced levels of expression of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter, GAT-3, in the amygdala tend to persist in seeking and drinking alcohol even when adulterated with quinine, suggesting that pharmacological interventions aimed at restoring GABA homeostasis in these individuals may provide a targeted treatment to limit compulsive alcohol drinking. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the GABAB receptor agonist baclofen, which decreases GABA release, specifically decreases compulsive alcohol drinking in vulnerable individuals. In a large cohort of Sprague-Dawley rats allowed to drink alcohol under an intermittent two-bottle choice procedure, a cluster of individuals was identified that persisted in drinking alcohol despite adulteration or the availability of an alternative ingestive reinforcer, saccharin. In these rats, that were characterised by decreased GAT-3 mRNA levels in the central amygdala, acute baclofen administration (1.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) resulted in a decrease in compulsive drinking. These results indicate that low GAT-3 mRNA levels in the central amygdala represent an endophenotype of AUD and that the associated compulsive alcohol drinking characteristic is sensitive to baclofen. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Key Passage: Exodus 33:12-23 Additional Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:14; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 51:11; Judges 16:20; in 1 Samuel 2:21The presence of God is much more than a psychic phenomenon or a psychological experience. Just as you can sense the presence of another human being, so you can experience the pure and sometimes overwhelming presence of Almighty God. It is a wonderful thing to experience the presence of God. It has been rightly said that if you really experience the presence of God you are spoiled for anything else in life. Nothing else can compare. God wants us to live in fellowship with Him. Though Jesus we can know the presence of God not just at some times but at all times. Like Enoch in the Old Testament, we can walk with God by our side when we are young and when we are old, when we are alone and when we are with others, when we are experiencing tough times and when we are rejoicing in good times. Like any relationship our relationship with God has to be developed. From this week, our preaching series will focus on how we can live with the presence of God every day and in every experience of life. We are to be:1. Convinced of our need for the presence of God (Exodus 33:15; in Mark 9:36-7)2. Characterised by the presence of God (Exodus 33:16)3. Changed by the presence of God• His Favour (Exodus 33:17)• His Protection (Exodus 33:20-23) • His Love (Exodus 33:18-20; Exodus 24:5-7a)4. Carriers of the presence of God (Exodus 34:29)ApplyAre you convinced of your need of God like Moses was? Are we as individuals and families and as a church conscious of how much we need the Lord with us in every area of our lives? Or do we think, like so many think in our nation, that knowing God is really no big deal: that we can get by without God. We can rely on our own efforts, our education, our intellects, our finances, our own drive and personalities to succeed in life. All of these have their place, but as Jesus said in Mark 9:36-37 'what good is it for a man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his own soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his own soul?'. If God is missing from a life, that life is fundamentally empty. The most important thing to have on earth is not a material possession, but fellowship with God, the very giver of life.Do you go about the daily business of life without prioritising your relationship with the Lord? Christians frequently make decisions, sometimes very big decisions, without really seeking to know if God is with them in those decisions. Moses knew how much He and the people of God needed God to be with them. The presence of God among the people of God is what makes the church unique. The Israelites were distinguished from others because they lived with God's supernatural favour and protection, and that's why Moses prayed to God 'If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.' How much do you depend upon the presence of God in your daily life? Do you rely on His presence to guide you in every decision?When did you last truly experience the presence of God? His presence will change you, and you will receive help, hope and healing. By His presence you will reflect His love, purity, gentleness, humility, goodness and grace. In order to see your home, workplace, community and country changed, determine today be a carrier of the presence of God. From today, make it your priority to develop and practice living in His presence.

Characterised by its own brand of pleasingly unsettling magic, Naomi Ishiguro's ESCAPE ROUTES matches the inventiveness of David Mitchell with the fairy-tale allure of Angela Carter. A space-obsessed child conjures up a vortex in his mother's airing cupboard. A musician finds her friendship with a flock of birds opens up unexpected possibilities. A rat catcher, summoned to a decaying royal palace, is plunged into a battle for the throne of a ruined kingdom. Two newlyweds find themselves inhibited by the arrival in their lives of an outsized and watchful stuffed bear. Whether snared in traps artfully laid for them, or those of their own making, the characters in Naomi Ishiguro's delightfully speculative debut collection yearn for freedom and flight, and find their worlds transformed beyond their wildest imaginings.

Intermittent fasting is currently one of the world's most popular health trends. Characterised by alternating periods of food absence followed by periods of normal eating, promoters of intermittent fasting claim that it is the ‘metabolic key’ to unlocking weight loss, reducing inflammation, cutting the risk of diabetes and heart disease and maybe….even extending your life. This show covers what intermittent fasting is, how to do it, and what the evidence says about that long list of health claims. Links referred to in the podcast Intermittent fasting vs traditional dieting for weight loss https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/10/2442 Review of the effects of intermittent fasting on health, ageing and disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmra1905136 Fasting during cancer treatment https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324169.php Children's food choices after watching a healthy cooking show https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(19)31055-3/fulltext

Characterised by upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms of rhinorrhoea, cough, fever, chills, headache, and myalgia, influenza can occur in local community outbreaks, epidemics, and, rarely, pandemics. Kanta Subbarao, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia, gives us a clinical overview of the infection. For more on influenza, visit BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/6 - The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

In 2011 I spoke to Patricia Cavendish O'Neill. She moved from Kenya to the Cape in times the like of which we'll never see again. her story is beautifully recorded in today's telegraph.co.uk.and here is our tribute to a true eccentric. Pat Cavendish O'Neill, racehorse trainer and breeder who went on to build up a menagerie of rescue animals – obituary

Strictly Business — In 2011 I spoke to Patricia Cavendish O’Neill. She moved from Kenya to the Cape in times the like of which we’ll never see again. her story is beautifully recorded in today’s telegraph.co.uk.and here is our tribute to a true eccentric. Pat Cavendish O’Neill, racehorse trainer and breeder who went on to build up a menagerie of rescue animals – obituary

Dr Tri Wangrangsimakul from our MORU unit and based in Chiangrai, northern Thailand, tells us about his research on scrub typhus. Scrub typhus is an infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a bacteria transmitted by the bite of an infected chigger mite. Characterised by a variety of symptoms and a high mortality rate, scrub typhus is an underfunded, neglected tropical disease not even listed by the WHO. Better diagnostic tests and optimised treatments are being developed since no vaccine is currently available.

Ken Livingstone Ken Livingstone, The only truly successful left-wing British politician of modern times ......is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent East from 1987 to 2001.  Born in Lambeth, South London, to a working-class family, Livingstone joined Labour in 1968 Ken went on to become the head of the GLC. The GLC began as an effort to rationalise London-wide planning, London in the 1950s could be a grim place. Large swathes of residential streets remained derelict after being bombed out during the war and the houses still standing were often squalid and overcrowded. Thick fog hung over the city and roads were dirty and dangerous……. The GLC under Ken Livingstone was an an administration that successfully enacted a historically unprecedented radical program of successful and popular socialist policies, including massive investment in job creation, reducing public transport fares, the declaration of London as a nuclear free zone, saving over a million pounds annually spent on utterly cometic and pointless defence plans nik e hiding under a table before the bomb went off). Arguing that politics had long been the near-exclusive preserve of white middle-aged men, the GLC began an attempt to open itself to representations from other groups, principally from women, the working-class, ethnic minorities and homosexuals but also from children and the elderly. They initiated a raft of measures to improve the lives of minorities within London,  this included funding for groups such as London Gay Teenage Group, English Collective of Prostitutes, Women Against Rape, Lesbian Line, A Woman's Place, and Rights of Women, and the Ethnic Minorities Committee. Understanding the clear evidence that the Metropolitan Police was an institutionally racist organisation, he appointed Paul Boateng to head the Police Committee and monitor the force's activities.[100]  the police he remarked are highly political organisation, noting that when canvasing police flats at election time, you find that they are either Conservatives who think of Thatcher as a bit of a pinko or they are National Front."[100] An outspoken republican he politely refused an invitation to Diana and Charles Windsor’s wedding and the list of righteous achievements simply goes on and on, and of course  Just as today our overwhelming right wing press rabidly attacked such egalitarian policies, snowflake like and steeped in patriarchal white privilege they moaned that such policies only served "fringe" interests, and also like today their criticisms often exhibited overt racist, homophobic and sexist sentiment…   The GLC ended after an extended and fierce face-off between perhaps two of the most popular and divisive figures in British politics: Margaret Thatcher and Ken Livingstone, with Thatcher shamelessly abolishing the London’s Council she simply could not defeat by democratic means, with it’s formers headquarters, county hall still facing parliament from the south bank as an irony free monument to her neoliberal policies, the building now a Macdonalds,  a tourist trap aquarium and of course a hotel for the fifty rich.   This list of adventures and landmark achievements goes on and on, including two tenures as London mayor (the first time as an independent winning against Tony (call me Maggie) Blaire’s official labour candidate, he as been Characterised as "the only truly successful left-wing British politician of modern times, and today Ken Joins David Ellis and me Simon Tyszko on Isotopica live on resonance 104.4 FM.  

SONIC ACTS FESTIVAL 2019 – HEREAFTER Filipa César, Jin Mustafa – Meteorisations: Reading Amílcar Cabral's Agro-Poetics of Liberation 24 February – De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands With an introduction by Mirna Belina. A reading of Amílcar Cabral’s agronomic writings exposes substrata of a syntax for liberation later performed in guerrilla language and the struggle against Portuguese colonialism in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. This visual and sonic reading explores the definitions of soil and erosion that Cabral developed as an agronomist, as well as his reports on colonial land exploitation and analysis of the trade economy, to unearth his double agency as a state soil scientist and as a ‘seeder’ of African liberation. Cabral understood agronomy not merely as a discipline combining geology, soil science, agriculture, biology and economics but as a means to gain materialist and situated knowledge about peoples’ lived conditions under colonialism. The scientific data he generated during his work as an agronomist, along with his poetry, were critical to his theoretical arguments in which he denounced the injustices perpetrated on colonised land, and it later informed his warfare strategies. Cabral used his role as an agronomist for the Portuguese colonial government subversively to further anti-colonial struggle. Cabral’s process of decolonisation was understood as a project of soil reclamation and national reconstruction in the postcolony. His agency as an agronaut ventures through soil cosmologies, mesologies, meteorisations, ‘atmos-lithos’ conflict zones, celluloid compost, violence of imperial consumption — the sugar question. Humble derives from Humus. Performative lecture by Filipa César with sound by Jin Mustafa and images from Sana na N’Hada and Flora Gomes, 1974, Cape Verde. This iteration of the lecture has been commissioned by Sonic Acts as a part of Re-Imagine Europe, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. Filipa César is an artist and filmmaker interested in the porous boundaries between the moving image and its reception, the fictional dimensions of the documentary and the economies, politics and poetics inherent to cinema praxis. Characterised by rigorous structural and lyrical elements, her multiform meditations often focus on Portuguese colonialism and the liberation of Guinea-Bissau in the 1960s and 1970s. This research developed into the collective project Luta ca caba inda (The Struggle Is Not Yet Over). She gained an MA Art in Context at the University of Arts, Berlin. Selected exhibitions and screenings include at the São Paulo Biennial, Manifesta 8, Cartagena, and the Contour 8 Biennial in Mechelen, Belgium, and Gasworks, London. Festival screenings include the Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Curtas Vila do Conde, Forum Expanded at the Berlinale and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Jin Mustafa is a Stockholm-based visual artist, DJ and electronic music producer. Her work shifts between media, often taking the form of moving images, objects, sound and music. She is interested in the relationship between technology, imaginary spaces and questions of personal and collective memory. Recent exhibitions include I’m fine, on my way home now at Mossutställningar, Stockholm (2017); Ripple at Alta Art Space in collaboration with Signal, Malmö; If she wanted I would have been there once, twice or again at Zeller Van Almsick Gallery, Vienna; and a collaborative work with Natália Rebelo for Chart Emerging at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2018).

The Hopkins River system in Western Victoria is a small but highly productive black bream fishery. Characterised by periods when the estuary is blocked from the ocean tides, this system can take a little figuring out. In this episode Luke Smith explains exactly how to go about getting among the bream action in this system. Luke explains his tackle and when and where to find black bream. Then he goes through his top lure picks, sparing no detail. Whether you're a tournament pro looking for an edge on the Hopkins system or a weekend angler wanting to maximise every opportunity, Lukes knowledge and expertise will definitely be helpful. You can download Luke show notes here: https://doclures.com/hopkins-river-bream-luke-smith/

Nobody could predict Queen Elizabeth II's enduring reign. Her Majesty has held the highest position in the land for over six decades. Characterised by her dignified leadership, unyielding duty and courage, she's been a constant in an ever-changing world. In this final instalment of 'Queen of the World', we explore how, in the face of scandal and tragedy, Queen Elizabeth II has ensured the survival of the House of Windsor. For more exclusive clips, royals news and pictures, join our closed Facebook group, The Windsors. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2115361108484683/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome everyone to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Today’s episode is part 5 of the miniseries. The last part looked at the ‘fair go’, what is fair for some, isn’t for others. Nearing end of series, I want to put forward a case. The constant need to make things ‘fair’ i.e. have an equal distribution of goods = destroys equality of opportunity for a nation. It destroys what makes nations great (no opportunity from authoritarian governments, we covered this in episode 2), and starts to reduce the freedoms of the nation which is the equality of opportunity. Where does this ‘fairness’ mandate come from? Because it’s a relatively new concept in society. The cause is our progressive nature. Progressivism is the support for the improvement of society by reform A philosophy based on the idea of progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organisation are vital to the improvement of the human condition Progress is what separates us from other animals, which is why we are the ‘king of the jungle’ Our desire for never-ending improvement is great! Allows us to better our positions. We are hardwired to do it. However, there are not many inventions from those being coerced into creating verse those people who are passionate This is where reform comes into it, and I have an issue with it. The reform is a type of social movement that aims to bring a political system (in Democracy) closer to the community's ideal Reforms are mandated changes by the government. Reform in a democracy, politicians will pander to the crowd. This is seen across civilisations, like in Rome with Caesar and the mob rule At the core of progressive philosophy is the improvement of the human condition As the human condition is measured on the individual level, progress is great. But when you measure it in collectives (groups), that’s where you can find issues Measure progress: All individuals doing relatively better, but some groups did better than others This is when progressivisms will make any country socialist if left unchecked/or goes unnoticed. This is the focus of today’s episode. Swapping the focus of individual conditions to group conditions, in the nature of progress, seems to lead a nation to become socialist   Progress itself: Humans always change, nature is always progressing. Progress is fantastic, only when it benefits everyone Technology throughout history, with fire, the wheel, and the printing press, the internet, and telephones During the age of enlightenment during the 18th + 19th century lead to an explosion in knowledge sharing and technology, and wealth (free market) First adopters got very wealthy through the new industries like banking, oil, and railroads. These are all relatively new technologies and they built empires for the individuals who managed to corner the market In society, up until about the 1600s most western countries were ruled under a monarchy, which people genuinely accepted. It was understood as the monarchy having the divine right to rule. But then, people were given the freedom to do what they want. The feudal system then shifted to more free markets. The wealth of monarchs never helped anyone, whereas, the wealth of robber barons helped millions of individuals Got wealth through providing cheaper oil, heating, steel, and general goods that people use These resources, now available at the turn of the age of enlightenment, helped many people, but also generated a lot of wealth for the owners What happens when equality is now a mandate of the government? Now progressivism is about equalising economic and social conditions The problem? Some people have more money than others. The solution under this mandate? Something is wrong with the system, and you just need to redistribute the wealth Do you want to help those at the bottom? What is help? Give a man a fish to eat, or teach him how to fish? Which is the better solution? Enter in new economic theories for new inequality and how to equalise the wealth distribution. Not let anyone own anything in the first place. 1900’s progressives originally thought the problems society faced could best be addressed by providing good education, a safe environment, and an efficient workplace. This all sounds brilliant, but slowly changed the focus on solutions In the early 20th Century, theories were put into action with ‘reform’ like communist/socialist movements (economic/eugenic) Socialism upbringing across a lot of nations lead to the starvation, from reform, 110 million dead The reforms themselves come from the legislate for compliance in society. That’s with the governmental power over the population. Increased when some of the population want it (Social organisation – One of four Core Components of Progressivism) This all comes back to activism: with groups campaigning for laws as votes equal change Question: Is it better to let people choose to adopt something for themselves, or is it better to force them into adopting it? Well, I guess it depends on the thing Small groups campaign for laws based around the common views, and it is what most of the population (in areas) wanted Plenty of examples in history, like the Jim Crow laws in the USA as racial segregation laws. These laws are why Rosa Parks was arrested for, which is where the Civil Rights movement came out of Put into place by Democrats, they really wanted racial segregation laws in the South. It got removed by LBJ (D) – ‘ill have those N voting democrat for 200 years’ KKK used as the militant wing of Democratic Party. They are both on the left, the KKK, racist socialists like neo-Nazi’s, and the democratic party all have the collective ideologies. It’s just the KKK are far more vocal about their racist views Wanted to improve genetic breeding through extermination of blacks, which is horrible, they used reform for them to achieve this Question: when ‘intellectuals/experts’ do studies, and prove that they can improve the human race and that the government are the only ones who can help A lot of the population get behind it, the active ones anyway, wouldn’t it be great to have the government make these reforms? Worse example: Eugenics was a big movement pushed by intellectuals and put into place by the government – Strap yourselves in, as this is an extreme example of why the government shouldn’t have power over these reform decisions The project of improving the human population through a statistical understanding of heredity  Developed by Francis Galton, closely linked to Darwinism and his theory of natural selection (cousins) Galton was a polymath came up with a multitude of concepts in multiple fields, like meteorology (weather maps), statistics (regression and correlation), psychology, biology (heredity), and criminology (fingerprints). He also came up with the concept of eugenics. Picked up interest with the progressive era in the US around the 1900s through to the 1920s or so. This is where it took a dark turn, as 60,000 (1/3 in California) people were sterilized in the United States based on eugenic laws. 32 U.S. states passed sterilization laws between 1907 and 1937 Surgeries reached their highest numbers in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Designed to remove weak genetics from the gene pool against criteria on individuals Things were more direct with surgeries without consent or a person's knowledge Still happens today, from 2006 to 2010 in California 146 female inmates were sterilized Why don’t we hear of Eugenics much today? Hitler was a big fan, in Mein Kampf (My Struggle), Hitler credits American Eugenics as the inspiration for his final solution. ‘Aryan’ comes from Galton and Eugenics, Nazi’s just used the term Progress on the scale, the Nazi’s prefer to commit genocide. It’s horrible, but it was the German efficiency way Joseph Mengele (Rockefeller Foundation funded), before going to Auschwitz, he was conducting more experiments in conjunction with Californian scientists Word got out late in the war. These US scientists had to change marketing strategies now that Hitler had ruined the party Mobilisation and Destruction has also progressed, as seen in Wars WW1: Nobody had seen war in the ‘modern’ era. With machine guns, artillery, UBoats, basic planes, and tanks at the end Biggest in 100 years in EU since the Napoleonic war, where 5m people died (one other war in this period in China with more casualties), the type of fighting was trench warfare WW1 13-14m died in just over 4 years. There have been wars in past that killed as many, but took decades Everyone said ‘never again’ to world wars, until WW2 broke out WW2: War fought over ‘progressive’ ideas at the time, and left 84m dead in 6 years (horrible thing was mostly civilians) Mongols had the gold medal until this with 50m deaths but took 163 years (1206). Comparing the two, we have 200k vs 14m per year (68 times more). Hence, we have come a long way in 700 years in progressive natures of the wars. The countries with most death as a % were by authoritarian governments Russia (32% of war causalities translates to 13.7% of their population), Germany, (8.7% of war causalities and barely a percent of the population) Manhattan Project gave the ability to decimate an empire with nuke bombs End of the war with Operation Paperclip took in 1,600 Nazi Scientists, they started working on NASA with rocket technology Cold war (war of progress and race for more power) Russia made the Tsar bomb in 1961 which was a 50 megaton bomb (of TNT) Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima was 15 kilotons (of TNT) – the Tsar bomb is 3,333 bigger and was meant to be 100 megatons The Tsar bomb created a fireball 8km wide, mushroom cloud 65km up (planes 10.5km), and 95km wide at the top Village 55km away destroyed, wooden hundreds of kms, windows 900km shattered, and a shock wave 3 times around the earth’s circumference Imagine setting a bomb off in Brisbane and shattering windows in Sydney Thankfully, it was decided to be mutually assured destruction. This has kept world powers from another WW but has sparked a conflict by trying to keep them away from some countries. Still hasn’t helped stop smaller wars though What happened? Progress had been going well up until the turn of 20th The focus changed Enlightenment had been about progress for the betterment of the individual. Also, for individuals to have equal opportunity Classical Liberalism from the 1600s. The 10 values are: 1) Liberty as the primary political value; 2) Individualism; 3) Scepticism about power; 4) Rule of Law; 5) Civil Society; 6) Spontaneous Order; 7) Free Markets; 8) Toleration; 9) Peace; 10) Limited Government. This is where the government is needed though, for the law, creating peaceful environments and building infrastructure J Locke, wrote a lot on classical liberalism and is one of the major influencers for the American constitution. From 1680 – 1950: an explosion of wealth from these concepts End of True Monarchy (now Constitutional), this increased freedom of choices. Created a prosperous society. Morphed at the end of the 19th century (1860). Modern/Social Liberalism, the role of the government includes addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care, and education. Increasing government size and responsibility, no longer a limited government Changed during the 20th century as influenced by socialism: Social democracy as a progressive modification of capitalism Broadly defined as a project that aims to correct what it regards as the intrinsic defects of capitalism Reducing inequalities through government reform Characterised by a commitment to policies aimed at curbing inequality, oppression of underprivileged groups and poverty. The focus is on groups View of who holds the solution changed. Used to be individuals and small communities to now it being governments (Biggest community of all) When you get everything you want and the problem still isn’t solved, what then? Keep pushing for the government to make it fair, rather than the people. When people are the solution, people build their own wealth and the government helps to facilitate an environment that allows us to be wealthy. But, if the government is the solution, all it has to do is take and then redistribute Socialism: The power of governments is embraced and expanded, we lose the free market as it’s now controlled, collectivist rule. This is the polar opposite of civil society because we lose spontaneous order. Which is the matter of individuals being able to organise themselves properly, rather than being forced to by a government. You also lose toleration, because now society is intolerant of those with wealth. You lose all the foundations, except maybe the rule of law. Now you have entered into reducing equality of opportunity for increased equality of outcome As soon as the government is seen as the solution, society is doomed They paint themselves as the solution. Every campaign is on what they can do for you, they need your vote so they need to sell you what they can do for you What do politicians have? They have power, large groups of them have a lot of power. A recent example is the Anti-Encryption Act that was recently passed Power is addictive, politicians tend to behave like addicts. Do and say anything short term to get what they want With ever-increasing demands from the population, ever-increasing power given to the government We went through examples of importance to limit government powers/involvement with ‘progress’ Authority/Power of governments increased again after monarchy at the turn of the century Governments had conscription and Central Banks. The Fed in 1914 provided almost unlimited funding WW1 should have been the 1000th Balkan war. Austria and Hungary annexed land from Serbia, and the Black Hand shooting Franz Ferdinand. But, thanks to treaties between Russia, France, and the UK they created this global extent of death and destruction. WW2 (less avoidable, however, WW1 set it up) Hitler 1933-1939 he ruled fairly peacefully, but he was seen as the solution for German problems. Because Germany wasn’t doing so well in the 1930s, he even one times person of the year in 1938. All of a sudden, he invaded Poland 6 years later, Stalin and Hitler were to split it 50/50. Once again, all large governments (Communists were seen as the solution there) because they promised people everything. But skip forward, they don’t turn out too good, as they end with a lot of death and destruction.   The whole point of ep? That government with too much power end up destroying freedoms. We are what makes it happen I hope that I have been able to explain it properly: Solution = Government, going to lead to the population voting for more government Population driven shift on the political spectrum to authoritarian regimes It’s a cycle: more power (to do) they have, then they start to become the solution for more things = authoritarian May be a secondary consequence of the belief in government solutions for problems. Say for instance you have 2 scenarios: Grow up in a world where the government can’t help you, there’s no social support, or housing. It’s a harder world Government provides social support, the government provides solutions to your problems What scenario would you be more likely to make sure you don’t fail? I think that the more someone else says they will solve your problems, the less you will look for your own solution The world is a scary place, but only if you don’t learn how to prosper in it. Like when the solution is the government. Makes a very easily controlled population, when everyone is reliant on the government Why it is important to have balance, like different policies and what the government should be involved in You either want the government to have more, or less interference in your life. And right now there is nothing that the government isn’t involved with. For e.g. Rego (car), bike (gst, helmet), Owning an animal (getting it registered) The current speed on reforms, takes a lot of time to see how reforms will impact society. If too many changes are done at once, it can be the downfall of freedoms for the individual   What is another option? If the government can’t give it to you, then you won’t ask for it. Now, imagine how scary the world would be if the government wasn’t there to help? This is what the final episode will look at, and how would a world like that look What the core classical liberalism models are based on If you want to get into contact with us, you can do so on the contact page here.    

Characterised as both a benevolent philanthropist and as a meddling influence, George Soros has been present at some of the most defining moments in modern history. Soros was born into a Hungarian Jewish family, and later took on a false identity to survive the Nazi occupation in 1944. It was an experience that shaped his life and his outlook and he went on to escape to the West via his knowledge of the international language Esperanto. Beginning his career as a tobacco salesman, Soros went on to fund one of the most successful hedge funds in US history. Known for his high risk and brazen approach, he is infamous for his involvement in the devaluation of the British pound, known as Black Wednesday. But his career as a financial investor was not limited to the markets - he went on to use his money to promote non-violent democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. More recently he has proved a controversial figure, providing funding for the pro-Remain campaign in the UK Brexit debate and is now the subject of vilification by the leaders of his native Hungary. Presenter: Ed Stourton Producer: Clare Spencer and Serena Tarling.

Sally is a Devon-based artist who like many of the best painters today, is entirely self-taught. Characterised by fine brush strokes on subtle backgrounds, Sally's focus is always on the beauty of the subject itself, often observed from an unusual angle. She is fascinated by detail, capturing every expression, movement and subtlety of the subject. Sally was promoted to Full Member status of the Society of Equestrian Artists in 2013 and accepted as an Associate Member of The South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in 2015. She regularly exhibits in London as well as various galleries around the UK and USA.

Over the last fifteen years Britain has seen the continued growth of a vibrant Muslim musical culture that attempts to fuse religious observance and spiritual expression with global pop sounds and the faint traces of an Islamic musical/poetic tradition. Characterised by both stylistic and conceptual syncreticism, this musical phenomenon can often elude straightforward cultural and religious theorisation. This paper therefore attempts to provide a typology based on two identifiable streams of musical practice amongst British Muslims today – ‘Islamic music’ and ‘Islamically-concious music’.

Our 41st podcast comes from techno producer Voiski, who is a close associate of experimental label Silicate Musique, is part of Field Records duo Kartei and is also a regular on LIES and WT Records. His techno sound veers from off kilter and odd to more dance floor focussed, and is never short on intrigue. Characterised by infinitely repetitive loops and acerbic drums, his often analog tracks look to the future for their inspiration and always manage to be cerebral yet hypnotic. The mix he has served up for us is mostly made of old personal classics and or new tracks made by friends. “Intimate, glimmery and a bit strong,” says Voiski, the mix is a perfect one for this time of year and has some “heartwarming 90s trance to smile at with some solid techno to dance to.” He’s not wrong there, because this is an absorbing selection that might well surprise you with some of the more fun and sunny inclusions early on, but as things move on that deep, heady, hypnotic Voiski sound soon wins out with smooth coherent transitions that sound just like an extended track by the man himself.

Mining executive Bernard Swanepoel says the mining industry continues to be characterised by conflicting interests. Swanepoel is one of the conviners of the two-day Joburg Indaba on Mining. The gathering brings together mining executives, labour and government . Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the MSA group's managing director and founding member of the indaba, Keith Scott about the conflicting interests .

What projective identification is, how it links in with projection and where it sits in a social setting.

Transcript -- What projective identification is, how it links in with projection and where it sits in a social setting.

What projective identification is, how it links in with projection and where it sits in a social setting.

Transcript -- What projective identification is, how it links in with projection and where it sits in a social setting.