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In this week's forecast, we reconnect with encounters and nipping negativity in the bud, while letting go of old issues through a gentle thaw. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:33 Last week's recap 2:11 Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet 6:07 Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet, Changing Line 3 8:52 Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet, Changing Line 4 11:07 Hexagram 59 Dispersing Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet Changing Lines - 3rd and 4th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 59 Dispersing

At times when it can feel like people are at opposite extremes and cannot or will not agree, and anger and frustrations become barriers to moving things forward, Dr. Donna Ching from the Pacific Center for Collaboration can step in to find ways to reach consensus. Normally on Oahu, she had a work trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, so when she had some time between her facilitation workshops, we met at Liliʻuokalani Gardens in Hilo.Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resilience (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.Resources:Pacific Center for Collaboration Ag Leadership's Hawaii Ag ConferenceOur podcast with Diane Ley and Molly Mamaril about the Ag Leadership ConferenceHawaii Association of Nonprofit OrganizationsFind out more about us:Seeds Of Wellbeing websiteSeeds of Wellbeing Resource HubAll the SOW links

A forest lookout sits alone in a glass tower at 2AM and spots flames crowning two distant pines — a fire only he can see. By dawn there's no smoke, no ash, no scorched earth... and no fire at all. From phantom flames that burn and vanish to the burned Bigfoot pulled from a Nevada blaze and the UFOs caught streaking through wildfire smoke, tonight we wander into the strange and unsettling things that appear when the forests burn.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/ghostflamesREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yjwtx7awFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The author of Frankenstein always saw love and death as connected. She visited the cemetery to commune with her dead mother. And with her lover. (Mary Shelley's Obsession With The Cemetery) *** A girl moves into a new apartment and discovers that a haunting doesn't necessarily have to be frightening. (Ghostly Happenings In My Old Apartment) *** The July 1886 murder at the Shawmut Avenue laundry was so shrouded in mystery that even the victim's name was uncertain. (The Wash-House Murder) *** Ghosts, high strangeness, and even Bigfoot – it appears they may all have something in common, and that would be forest fires. (Forest Fires and the Paranormal) *** How do you explain an experienced lookout reporting a blazing forest fire, only for it to disappear less than an hour later – leaving no trace? (Phantom Flames)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:03:57.045 = Show Open00:05:40.844 = Phantom Flames00:21:25.265 = Forest Fires and the Paranormal00:35:10.279 = Mary Shelley's Obsession With The Cemetery ***0048:57.368 = Ghostly Happenings In My Old Apartment00:52:28.197 = The Wash-House Murder ***01:01:09.811 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Phantom Flames” by F.A.Loomis from Idaho Magazine: http://ow.ly/beq730nL94u“Forest Fires and the Paranormal” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://ow.ly/ROYC30nL8n1“Mary Shelley's Obsession With The Cemetery” by Bess Lovejoy for the JSTOR Daily: https://tinyurl.com/y9cgd29w“Ghostly Happenings In My Old Apartment” by Cassie D, posted at MyHauntedLifeToo,com: https://tinyurl.com/ycexszvm
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Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: March, 2021Weird Darkness opens a fire-themed descent that runs from a vanished forest blaze in 1976 Idaho through ghosts, Bigfoot, and UFOs born of wildfires, into Mary Shelley's graveyard education, a gentle apartment haunting, and an unsolved 1886 Boston murder.It opens with a U.S. Forest Service lookout stationed atop Pilot Peak in the Payette National Forest near Warren, high above the South Fork of the Salmon River, who woke sleepless at two a.m. in July 1976 and saw a bright orange triangle near a distant crest, then confirmed through binoculars two huge trees crowning out with flame. He calculated an azimuth with his fire-finder, radioed a two- to four-acre fire to the station fifteen air miles away, and watched it recede and vanish completely within forty minutes, leaving no smoke, no flame, and no charred ground at dawn six air miles out. Supervisors dubbed it the Pilot Peak phantom fire and sent smokejumper aircraft and hotshot crews to circle the ridge for nearly a week without finding a trace, until two months later a thousand-acre blaze on Zena Creek burned in roughly the same location he had reported.From there the episode widens into wildfires laced with the paranormal, beginning with the Curve Fire that struck South Mount Hawkins in the San Gabriel Mountains of California's Angeles National Forest on September 1, 2002, traced to a brittle 1935 wooden lookout tower and rumored to follow a cult ritual, after which hikers reported eyeless animals with hardened flesh and tall shadow figures akin to the Dark Watchers. It moves to the Battle Mountain Complex Fire near Battle Mountain, Nevada on August 6, 1999, where a letter forwarded to the Bigfoot Field Research Organization and a later call to investigator Thom Powell described firefighters capturing a burned, roughly seven-and-a-half-foot creature with a strong equine odor and near-human features. It closes with a July 2014 wildfire at West Kelowna near Vancouver, Canada, where a Castanet news video appeared to show an object shooting from a cloud, and a 2017 sighting by Arthur Frenette in New Hampshire's White Mountains, who watched a ball of fire plunge into Kinsman Ridge ahead of an out-of-control blaze.Next the episode turns to Mary Shelley, who in her 1831 introduction to Frankenstein traced her writing to her literary parents, though her mother, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman author Mary Wollstonecraft, died of puerperal fever days after her birth when Dr. Poignand removed the placenta with unwashed hands. Raised partly at her mother's grave in the St. Pancras churchyard, where she read her mother's work and escaped a strained home after father William Godwin remarried, the teenage Mary met Percy Shelley through the household and, at sixteen, declared love and reportedly first had sex among the tombstones. That fusion of reading, death, and forbidden knowledge surfaces in Victor Frankenstein's graveyard study of decay and in Godwin's 1809 Essay on Sepulchres, which framed visiting the illustrious dead as a form of communion the daughter carried into her novel of a creature assembled from corpses.From there the tone softens with a benign haunting recounted by a woman named Cassie, who moved into a larger, better-kept apartment over Christmas 2018 and lived there three months before moving in with her boyfriend. The internet blinked off repeatedly, cell reception failed in parts of the unit, electrical sockets quit working, bulbs burned out fast, and the shower switched itself on while she was away at classes. One night around one a.m. she and her boyfriend both heard the pitter-patter of bare feet in the kitchen, yet she never felt threatened, and when she left she said goodbye to whatever shared the space with her.The episode closes with the Wash-House Murder, the July 1886 killing of a Chinese laundryman found stabbed fourteen times in his Shawmut Avenue laundry in Boston's South End, his braided queue cut off and the five hundred dollars he had saved for a return to China gone. The victim's name was never certain, printed variously as Bin Chong, Ding Chong, and Wong Kong, and the case drew the Boston Police into a Chinatown governed by rival companies named Moy, Ching, Lee, and Sing. Detectives questioned the violent Moy company leader Ah Moy Chong and brought in New York interpreter Warry S. Charles, but the murder was never solved, and Charles himself was convicted of first-degree murder in 1908 after importing hatchet-armed assassins as a tong leader, leaving four dead in Chinatown.

Send us Fan MailRyan Ching is a Hawaii-based entrepreneur, chef, and social media storyteller who co-founded Ry's Poke Shack on the North Shore of Oahu in 2021 alongside his wife, Khannie. Originally trained as an architect with a doctorate in architecture from the University of Hawaii, he pivoted to the food industry during the pandemic. His restaurant utilizes a customized, made-to-order preparation method inspired by his grandfather's traditional techniques. This approach earned the establishment a spot on Yelp's Top 100 Local Businesses in the United States and a featured segment on Netflix's Street Food: USA series. The business has since expanded outside of Hawaii, opening Southern California locations in Huntington Beach and Pasadena.This episode covers Ryan's career transition from architectural design to restaurant ownership and the daily operational philosophy behind his fresh poke service. The conversation details the growth of Ry's Poke Shack from a single local setup into a multi-state brand, focusing heavily on its expansion into the San Gabriel Valley marketplace. Key topics include leveraging social media platforms to build brand equity, managing supply chains across different regions, and maintaining quality standards while scaling a family business model.For San Gabriel Valley viewers, this episode provides a behind-the-scenes look at a business that recently established a local footprint in Pasadena. Ryan's established audience will gain insight into the business logistics and personal motivation driving the brand's growth beyond the shores of Oahu. Additionally, individuals searching for information on restaurant expansion strategies, culinary entrepreneurship, or authentic Hawaiian food culture will find clear, practical examples of how a modern brand scales without losing its traditional foundations.Subscribe to the MySGV Podcast to stay updated on the stories, leaders, and businesses moving into the San Gabriel Valley. If you found this conversation insightful, please share the episode with a friend, neighbor, or fellow food enthusiast.You can watch this Yelp Top 100 News Feature to see the broadcast coverage of Ryan's restaurant earning its national business ranking._______________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

María y Raquel Rubio forman, con una sensibilidad especial por crear un equilibrio entre el folk alternativo, las armonías vocales, los textos profundos y las melodías redondas. Se han convertido en un fenómeno de la canción alternativa y el folk estatal. En su imaginario conviven propuestas como Perotá Chingó, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Bon Iver o José González. Tienen listo "Un Sol dentro", su álbum debut, grabado y producido por Campi Campón, que ha trabajado con artistas como Jorge Drexler, Vetusta Morla o Natalia Lafourcade.Escuchar audio

I Ching · Book of Changes · Part 2 of 2  Hexagrams 46-64 The Great Appendix 大傳 Commentary on the Words 文言傳 Remarks on the Trigrams 說卦傳 The Orderly Sequence of the Hexagrams 序卦傳 Treatise on the Hexagrams Taken Promiscuously 雜卦傳  The Book of Changes (Traditional: 易經; Simplified: 易经; Legge: Yî King, Wade-Giles: I Ching; Pīnyīn: Yìjīng; Bopomofo: ㄧˋㄐㄧㄥ; Korean: 역경; Japanese: 易経; Vietnamese: Kinh Dịch)

In this month's I Ching forecast, we return to better times and the best of ourselves, if we do the work, while protecting our energy. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this month. I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:43 Last month's recap 2:13 Hexagram 24 The Return 4:18 Hexagram 24 The Return, Changing Line 3 7:46 Hexagram 36 Darkening of the Light Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 24 The Return Changing Lines - 3rd Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 36 Darkening of the Light

In this week's I Ching forecast, we find productive ways to deal with obstruction while following the tracks and signs leading us forward. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:46 Last week's recap 2:58 Hexagram 12 Standstill 6:24 Hexagram 12 Standstill, Changing Line 1 8:58 Hexagram 12 Standstill, Changing Line 6 9:41 Hexagram 17 Following Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 12 Standstill Changing Lines - 1st and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 17 Following

María y Raquel Rubio forman, con una sensibilidad especial por crear un equilibrio entre el folk alternativo, las armonías vocales, los textos profundos y las melodías redondas. Se han convertido en un fenómeno de la canción alternativa y el folk estatal. En su imaginario conviven propuestas como Perotá Chingó, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Bon Iver o José González. Tienen listo "Un Sol dentro", su álbum debut, grabado y producido por Campi Campón, que ha trabajado con artistas como Jorge Drexler, Vetusta Morla o Natalia Lafourcade.Escuchar audio

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews Ward Ching and Aaron Olson of Aon about their recent session at RISKWORLD 2026 and the book they co-authored, Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice, and Risk. They discuss the dizzying, disruptive transformation in today's market, where conventional risk management frameworks, tools, and solutions have become increasingly ineffective. They explore technological innovation in terms of the new powers of next-generation microprocessors and the accompanying robustness of machine learning-based analytics. Aaron explains how he built an AI analysis agent over a weekend. Aaron and Ward discuss their book and how to use it to help you and your organization navigate disruption. Listen for insight on how to use disruption without being disrupted in the risk ecosystem.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. Our topic is strategy and change in a world full of innovation and disruption, and we will be joined by our guests, Aaron Olson and our friend Ward Ching of Aon, but first… [:45] RIMS Virtual Workshops. The next RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep will be held on June 9th and 10th. The next RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep with AFERM will be held on June 16th and 17th. Links to registration are in this episode's notes. [1:01] Webinars. On May 28th, Zurich returns with "From Underwriting To Risk Management: What To Expect From The Growing Demand For Data Center Construction." Register for webinars at RIMS.org/Webinars or through the links in this episode's show notes. [1:17] Folks, RIMS is back on YouTube. Our handle is @RIMSOfficialChannel. We've got plenty of videos there, including RIMScast, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. Subscribe to the channel today! [1:36] On with the Show! Our guests today are, respectively, the Executive Vice President at Aon Corporation and a Managing Director at Aon Corporation. They are Aaron Olson, making his debut on RIMSCast, and our good friend Ward Ching, also a former RIMS-CRMP Commissioner. [1:52] They presented a session at RISKWORLD 2026, titled "Strategy and Change: Understanding Disruptive Innovation Through Insight, Choice and Risk." They recently published a book, Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice, and Risk. [2:11] We will talk about the risk management practices, philosophies, and frameworks that went into the book and the session, what it took for Mr. Olson to build an AI agent, and how you can assess whether this is the sort of business decision for your organization. Let's get to it! [2:32] Interview! Aaron Olson and Ward Ching, Welcome to RIMScast! [3:12] Aaron says Ward and he work together at Aon, and they work with risk managers around the world. They also do some academic work. Ward, at USC, Marshall School of Business, and Aaron, at Northwestern, just outside Chicago. [3:25] Aaron says that for 20 years, he's been working as a member of the faculty there, part-time, teaching on the topic of the intersection of strategy and leadership. [3:38] About 10 years ago, Aaron did some research and published a book focused on the intersection of strategy and leadership. He looked at different companies and examples to learn how individuals lead strategy. [3:55] Ten years later, Aaron and Ward talked about it regarding the clients they work with and the challenges risk managers working in those organizations face. In the last 10 years, the world has gotten a lot more complicated and volatile, and is facing more and more risk. [4:16] Aaron and Ward decided to do some new work. This time, it's not strategy and leadership; it's strategy and disruptive change. [4:27] They looked at what lessons they could learn from COVID, from the supply chain, and from the unpredictable rising cost of doing business. What can we do about that? [4:42] How can companies be successful? How can risk managers be successful? What is the changing, evolving role of risk in the midst of that?  [4:53] Ward says one of the interesting things is that disruption has always been part of the economic environment. It is now a hyper-important part of economic decision-making in every industry vertical. [5:12] Ward's research in the disruptive innovation space started with a paper for RIMS that he did with Paul Walker several years ago on the issue of enterprise risk management tools and capabilities. Paul and Ward did the research, looking at all the tools. [5:38] Then February 2020 rolled around, and the world went completely dark. Everybody predicted that there was exposure to a pandemic, but nobody had any thought of how it would go from ranking number 25 or 50 on risk registers to number one, overnight. [6:14] Paul and Ward asked each other what was underneath this. Why did all of our tools fail? They found an interesting literature base around disruptive innovation. Ward says a lot, if not all, of our core disruptive events throughout history started with a technological innovation. [6:38] Aaron and Ward went further, looking at all the disruption in the marketplace now: new silicon chips, our speed toward AI, agentic AI, the things we can do now with data that we couldn't do or see five years ago. That's creating a very interesting, disruptive environment. [7:10] Disruption needs to be considered as part of the decision calculus for most organizations. Similarly, disruption is a new risk issue that has not been well understood, measured, or evaluated in the past. That's what Ward and Aaron were trying to look at. [7:30] In the book and at RISKWORLD, Ward and Aaron looked at it from several perspectives: How is disruption creating advantage? How is disruption creating new opportunities? How is it changing the way we think about risk, risk management, and risk mitigation? [7:58] Aaron says one of the things we uncovered as we got into this was that going back 10 years ago, on any given day, your average executive was maybe dealing with one crisis or issue coming at them. [8:14] Aaron says that today, an executive coming into the office or dialing in on Zoom is probably dealing with two or three simultaneous challenges, and that has a compounding effect. Technology is an accelerant and also an amplifier. [8:37] The combination of speed and severity means that organizations deal with an external environment that has multiple concurrent risks. Then you have internal execution risks, and they, too, are more complicated. [8:52] Take AI, as an externality, but also inside. All kinds of new risks are surfacing as AI is changing workflows, processes, and the nature of people's jobs and work. That is a level of complexity we have not had to deal with in most of our professional lifetimes. [9:12] Ward says most of the tools that we use to mitigate those risks are now obsolete. When you look at a heat map, it is point-specific. You look at various risks along a series of axes. These point-specific numbers or locations don't answer the question, "So what do you do?" [9:59] You understand where the risk might be, on a frequency, severity, or likelihood scale, but if you were the CFO, you would be asking, "What investment do I have to make to move something that's at an extraordinarily high, or even uninsurable space, into someplace more acceptable?" [10:18] Those comparative static tools don't give you enough information to make significant decisions, especially now that a problem may have adjacencies that impact a decision, so that needs to be broader in terms of its context and execution. A lot of those tools don't work now. [10:41] A Quick Break! There are so many other wonderful RIMS events coming up in 2026. The 2026 Florida RIMS Educational Conference will be held from July 28th through August 1st at the lovely Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. A link to the event is in this episode's show notes. [11:02] Register now for the Second Annual RIMS Texas Regional Conference, which will be held from August 10th through 12th at the Grand Hyatt on the San Antonio River Walk. Advance rates are available through June 5th. [11:16] The 11th Annual Chicagoland Risk Forum will return to the Old Post Office on Thursday, September 24th, 2026, in Chicago. Visit ChicagolandRiskForum.org for more information. [11:29] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held from October 4th through the 7th in Seattle, Washington. Registration is open, and you can also submit a session. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and the link in this episode's show notes for more information. [11:46] Save the dates October 18th through the 21st. We will be in Quebec City to celebrate the 50th Live RIMS Canada Conference. Booth sales are already open. Early-bird registration will open in June. [12:01] Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for more information. Also, remember to check out RIMS.org/Canada for our spinoff show, RIMScast Canada, hosted by National Conference Committee Chair, Aaron Lukoni. [12:15] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 18th and 19th in Columbus, Ohio. Details will follow on RIMS.org. [12:24] Let's Return to our Interview with Ward Ching and Aaron Olson! [12:33] Aaron built the strategy agent at Aon. Aaron shares how it was done. He was a one-man team on this project. Aaron tells about vibe coding. He took a routine that he and Ward have been doing for years, and he realized that an agent could do some of that work.  [13:36] Aaron and Ward have been working together for a couple of years. On the academic side, they wrote a book and codified some of the work they do with their clients. Aaron says they took a framework and turned it into a simple worksheet. [13:53] Aaron now uses that worksheet to prepare for clients. It's an analysis tool for what is going on in that client's industry, what key issues they need to deal with, and what insights, decisions, and risks Aaron will discuss with them. [14:09] As Aaron started to look at agents, he realized that he didn't have to do all that work himself. [14:16] Aaron uses ChatGPT. There's an ability within ChatGPT to create a Custom GPT. It asks you to follow a set of instructions. It isn't coding, just guidance. [14:36] Aaron wrote out his guidance, uploaded his worksheet, and constructed prompts. A prompt is a good question to ask. Aaron preloaded some good prompts to get an agent. [14:52] Aaron, Ward, and others use this agent, which they call the Strategy and Change Diagnostic. They input the client's name and problem, the type of conversation they want to have with the client, the situations they are focusing on, and the present disruptive changes. [15:16] Aaron asks the agent, "What are the things we should be focusing on?" It comes back with a lot of the work Aaron would have had to think through himself. It's pulling on the logic he taught it and pulling real-time, relevant financial information from the internet. [15:43] Aaron says it would have taken a team of people working for months to get the same result. We're living in a different world. [15:52] Ward says that Aaron can change the persona of the agent. The agent is looking at it from one point of view. It can look at it from a different point of view or a competing point of view. All of those will generate additional insights into what the client's issues might be. [15:14] Aaron built the Strategy and Change Diagnostic over a weekend and refined it by trying it out with some real situations. Aaron thinks this type of agent is in the future for all of us. [16:27] Ward says, Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice, and Risk, and the recent RISKWORLD 2026 session, cover disruption and disruptive innovation in a clinical way, and case studies, new tools, and responsibilities that are coming out.  [16:54] Ward talks about the necessary skills. Many people in risk management are asking what skills and capabilities they need to be successful going forward. That's a big issue. What is the impact of AI? What is the impact on data analysis and on the types of things they need to do? [17:19] Risk professionals wonder if they should be coders, actuaries, or engineers. Ward says, the answer is yes. They need to be all of those, going forward. That's a big issue in question. [17:28] Justin says an editorial strategy shift at RIMS is that it's no longer just about identifying risk. It's how to leverage it to do your job better. It's what you need to know now to enable you to succeed later. It's not just about the "what." It's about the "why" and the "how." [17:52] Another Quick Break! The Spencer Educational Foundation's Risk Manager on Campus application period is now open, and it will close on June 30th. Grant awardees, colleges, and universities are typically notified in September. [18:14] The Course Development Grant application deadline for Interval Number 2 will be on June 15th, 2026. Award notifications will be sent out in late July. [18:27] General Grant applications are open, and the application deadline is July 30th. Internship Grant applications open on August 15th and close on October 15th. [18:39] Links to each of these grants are in this episode's show notes. Visit SpencerEd.org for more information. [18:48] The Spencer 2026 Funding Their Future Gala will be held on Thursday, September 17th, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at a different venue this year. It will be at the fabulous Waldorf Astoria in New York City. [19:03] Sponsorship opportunities and benefits are available now. A link to the Funding Their Future Gala is in this episode's show notes. [19:12] Be on the lookout for some of the honorees and Spencer Board members to join RIMScast in June and July. [19:21] Let's Conclude Our Interview with Ward Ching and Aaron Olson!! [19:32] Aaron says this is the second book he has written and the first book he has written with Ward. They enjoyed the opportunity to bring together some things they had been doing in their respective professional backgrounds. [19:46] The book is an investigation into what is driving us to live in a world that's more complicated and faster-moving, where risk is different, and we need to work differently because of it. [20:01] They go into practical things with three different lenses on the issues we all face in a world of disruptive change. The lenses are insight, choice, and risk. They get to the practical aspects of what that means for us. [20:15] They address success in a world that's more complicated, is moving faster, and has a lot more volatility that's not going away. They use case examples. They look at real organizations. What happened to GE over the last decade? How did they navigate changes in their industry? [20:35] How did S&P Global evolve from a very different business a decade ago? They were McGraw-Hill, the publisher. These are real companies that have faced real challenges, and they've taken proactive approaches that have evolved the way they do business. [20:52] The book brings it down to individuals and how you lead through that kind of change. There are practical things and a few tools to use. [21:05] Ward adds that it points to some additional literature to think about. [21:09] Clayton Christensen at Harvard did a lot of interesting work associated with the innovator's dilemma, in which he was asking the question, "How do organizations that have been innovative throughout their lifespans, when they continue to be innovative, fail?" [21:28] Ward says it has to do with disruptive elements in the marketplace. It raises the question of how you, in risk management, can help the organization think slightly disruptively to help it push through the biases and barriers that might cause it to have difficulties going forward. [21:40] The issue of understanding disruptive innovation is part of the new toolkit that the next generation of risk professionals is going to have to have, sharpened up, with a strong acumen around, to help their organization succeed going forward. [22:09] Those are some of the more subtle elements of the book. It also talks about a risk ecosystem as opposed to separate distinct property and casualty, wealth, well-being, and more. [22:27] They're not in separate locations; they're in an ecosystem. The data is showing us how they interact with each other. New skills, new capabilities, and new perspectives are highlighted in the book. [22:44] Special thanks again to Aaron Olson and Ward Ching of Aon for joining us here on RIMScast! Remember to check out their book Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice, and Risk. It is available worldwide right now. [22:57] If you are looking for the slides from their RISKWORLD 2026 presentation, open up the RIMS Events app and go to the Attendees Service Center. Also visit RIMS.org/ASC. Navigate over to their names, and you should find it. [23:13] Be sure to check out the links in this episode's show notes for the past appearances of our friend Ward Ching. [23:20] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. 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In this week's I Ching forecast, we have intense energy as we get super focused and clear about what is really important right now while watching for seeds of negativity. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:34 Last week's recap 2:53 Hexagram 41 Decrease 7:35 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 1 9:05 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 3 11:02 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 4 12:35 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 5 13:34 Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 41 Decrease Changing Lines - 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 24 The Return

durée : 00:25:24 - par : Producteurs en alternance - De la reconnaissance internationale du chœur d'Amsterdam à sa nomination à l'Opéra national de Paris en 2021, Ching-Lien Wu poursuit une même quête : faire naître, par l'écoute et le collectif, une expérience musicale partagée. - réalisation : Marie-Christine Ferdinand - invités : Ching-Lien Wu Cheffe de chœur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:25:07 - par : Judith Chaine - Aujourd'hui, la cheffe de chœur Ching-Lien Wu revient sur les premières étapes de sa carrière : Angers-Nantes Opéra en 1989, Opéra national du Rhin à Strasbourg en 1991, puis le Grand Théâtre de Genève en 2001, où elle approfondit son travail et son répertoire. - réalisation : Marie-Christine Ferdinand, Pierre Willer - invités : Ching-Lien Wu Cheffe de chœur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:25:21 - par : Judith Chaine - Dans ce troisième épisode, Ching Lien Wu revient sur les années qui ont façonné son geste : le Conservatoire de Lyon auprès de Bernard Têtu, les allers-retours à Reims pour suivre l'enseignement de Jean-Sébastien Béraud, son expérience de choriste et ses premiers pas dans la direction de chœur. - réalisation : Marie-Christine Ferdinand, Pierre Willer - invités : Ching-Lien Wu Cheffe de chœur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:24:54 - par : Judith Chaine - De l'école catholique à la découverte du « monde réel » dans le public, de la rencontre avec un professeur qui change le cours d'une vie à l'arrivée à Paris, Ching Lien Wu retrace les étapes fondatrices qui ont façonné son oreille et son désir de direction. - réalisation : Marie-Christine Ferdinand, Pierre Willer - invités : Ching-Lien Wu Cheffe de chœur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:24:53 - par : Judith Chaine - Ching-Lien Wu, diplômée de l'École Normale de Taïwan et du CNSM de Lyon, a porté au sommet les chœurs des Opéras du Rhin, de Genève et d'Amsterdam. Cheffe des chœurs de l'Opéra de Paris depuis 2021, elle est reconnue pour son exigence artistique et son parcours international. - réalisation : Marie-Christine Ferdinand, Pierre Willer - invités : Ching-Lien Wu Cheffe de chœur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

In this week's I Ching forecast, we delve into our personal and work families and find a way to lead them with love and power while navigating towards better times. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:46 Last week's recap 3:16 Hexagram 37 The Family 9:58 Hexagram 37 The Family, Changing Line 3 12:44 Hexagram 37 The Family, Changing Line 5 14:37 Hexagram 37 The Family, Changing Line 6 16:32 Hexagram 24 The Return Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 37 The Family Changing Lines - 3rd, 5th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 24 The Return

BONUS: Your Developers Got 20x Faster — Now Watch Your Product Managers' Heads Explode Clarke Ching is "The Bottleneck Guy" — and he just spotted the bottleneck that AI is about to create in every software organization. It's not in the code. It's inside the heads of the people who decide what gets built. In this conversation, Vasco and Clarke unpack why speeding up developers with AI tools pushes the real constraint upstream — onto product managers, designers, and leaders — and what to do before cognitive overload crushes the people your organization depends on most. Every Business Has a Bottleneck — Most Are in the Wrong Place "Every single client I have is a detective puzzle. We're looking for this quiet killer sitting inside their business, siphoning off money. And if you look at them without the idea of going 'where's the bottleneck?' — you mistake the busyness for productivity."   Clarke approaches Theory of Constraints like a detective story, not a physics lecture. Every business has a bottleneck — the narrowest point that chokes throughput. The question isn't whether you have one, it's whether it's in the right place. In software development, Clarke argues, the bottleneck should almost always be the developers. Not because they're slow, but because they're the pacing resource — like the aircraft carrier in a naval fleet that sets the speed for everything else. When developers are the bottleneck, the people upstream (product managers, designers, architects) have time to curate high-quality, high-value inputs. The people downstream (testers, ops) can deliver fast feedback. Everything flows. But when the bottleneck drifts somewhere else — and nobody notices — everyone gets busy, nothing flows, and the organization mistakes that busyness for productivity. Clarke's latest book, The Speed Book, lays out how to find where your bottleneck actually is and move it to where it belongs. AI Just Moved the Bottleneck — And Nobody's Talking About It "Just imagine one person trying to feed 100 developers. It's ridiculous. Everyone goes, 'oh, that's just crazy.' But that's kind of going to be what it's like."   Here's the problem: AI coding tools — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot — are making developers dramatically faster. If a team of 5 developers becomes 20x more productive, that's the equivalent of 100 developers. But you still have one product manager feeding them. The bottleneck hasn't disappeared — it's moved upstream. And when a bottleneck moves to the people who make product decisions, three things happen: they cut corners on requirements (shipping half-baked ideas because the team can turn them around fast), they feed developers busy work just to keep them occupied, and — worst of all — they lose the time needed to push through complexity to find elegance. Clarke references Steve Jobs's insight: Apple kept working past "peak complexity" until they reached "peak simplicity." That's where great products come from. But a product manager juggling work for 100 developers has no time for that journey. Elegance goes out the window. Why Giving AI to Product People Almost Makes Things Worse "If you want to wear your dog out so she sleeps, don't take her for long walks. Make the dog think. Brain games exhaust the dog faster than running."   The obvious fix — give product people AI tools too — sounds right but misses the point. AI can handle the easy parts of product work: drafting user stories, generating specs, compiling research. That's the equivalent of taking the dog for a run. But the hard parts — the deep thinking about what to build, why it matters, how features interact — that's brain work. And brain work is exhausting in a way that volume work is not. Clarke works with senior leaders whose biggest challenge is pacing themselves. Heavy cognitive lifting burns through energy fast — your brain consumes 30-40% of your body's glucose when you're thinking hard. When AI handles the easy work, the proportion of your day spent on exhausting brain work jumps from maybe 15-20% to 50% or more. It's like lifting weights for six hours straight. You don't get stronger — you break down. On top of that, product people go from coordinating one stream of work to juggling many simultaneous initiatives. Clarke calls these "idea grenades" — and when you're juggling chainsaws with grenades attached, you start dropping things. The Real Danger: Going in the Wrong Direction, 100x Faster "If you change the relative capacities and make some of them much, much faster, the bottleneck's gonna move. My next book, jokingly, is gonna be called 'Who Moved My Bottleneck?'"   There's an amplification effect that makes this worse than a simple throughput problem. An error in a line of code affects one line. An error in a design document ripples into hundreds of lines. An error at the strategic level — building the wrong features entirely — can be a disaster for the company. Now add AI speed to that equation. Overwhelmed product people making rushed decisions don't just slow things down — they point the entire organization in the wrong direction, and AI-powered developers execute that wrong direction at 20x speed. As Clarke puts it: you crash into the mountain, faster. The fundamental Theory of Constraints insight applies: if you speed up a non-bottleneck resource, you don't speed up the system. You just create more work-in-progress, more chaos, and more cognitive load for whoever the real bottleneck is. Four Experiments to Try Before Cognitive Crush Hits Your Team "Quality will come from actually slowing down. Money, profits will come from slowing down, building very good products, focusing on why we're building these products, not just how do we keep the AIs working."   Clarke offers four practical experiments for teams navigating this shift:   Get product people working with AI — as a thought partner, not a turbo boost. Teach them to delegate the routine work to AI so they can protect their cognitive energy for the decisions that actually matter. Think of AI as a delegation tool, not a productivity multiplier. Help product people find their sustainable pace. Like Clarke's gym trainer who said "don't come five days a week or you'll never come back" — the people doing heavy cognitive lifting need to pace themselves. Old-school agile called this sustainable pace. It's never been more relevant. Don't try to keep developers (or AI) busy all the time. The instinct to maximize utilization is the instinct that creates the problem. With AI, you're renting capacity by the minute, not paying salaries. Use it at the pace of good product thinking, not at maximum throughput. Turn the tap on and off as needed. Measure what matters: value delivered, not stories completed. If 60-70% of features rarely get used today, imagine what happens when you 20x the feature output without improving the decision quality upstream. More features, more waste — at scale. About Clarke Ching Clarke Ching is "The Bottleneck Guy" — a Theory of Constraints and lean expert who wrote Rolling Rocks Downhill, the agile+lean business novel that never mentions agile, and The Bottleneck Rules. Born in New Zealand, he spent 20 years abroad (15 of them in Scotland) before returning home. He's spent decades helping teams find and manage the one constraint that controls everything else. LinkedIn   You can link with Clarke Ching on LinkedIn.  

It was February of 1942. Singapore has just fallen to the Japanese. But for its residents, the surrender wasn't the end of the terror, it was the beginning of something far worse. Within days, the Japanese Imperial Army rounded men up at screening centres set up across the island. Some were released, while others were loaded onto trucks. The trucks drove to Changi Beach, to Punggol, to Sentosa. And they never returned. This is the story of the horrific period in Singapore's past known as Sook Ching; who gave the order, who carried it out, and why the full truth has never quite been allowed to surface. Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at our website or through our socials (IG, TikTok) @heinous_1upmedia. - Love Heinous? But feel its getting too dark for you? Check out:

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In this week's I Ching forecast, we double down on joy, sharing, collaboration and the pursuit of happiness, while honoring our commitments. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:28 Last week's recap 2:23 Hexagram 58 Joy Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 58 Joy Changing Lines - None Outcome Hexagram - None

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has finally visited Eswatini where his arrival had been expected since April. The state visit was cancelled last minute, and Taiwan blames China - saying Beijing applied pressure on African countries not to allow the plane carrying President Ching-te to use their airspace on the way to the Kingdom of Eswatini. We look at the significance of this visit and Taiwan's diplomatic ties to the Southern Africa kingdom.Also, we have a fire chat with Ghanian musician Stonebwoy, whose Accra-famous music festival known as BHIM is going global, headlining at the OVO Wembley Arena in London this August.Presenter : Charles Gitonga Producer: Rukia Bulle, Blessing Aderogba and Mark Wilberforce Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Bella Twine Editors: Priyanka Sippy and Maryam Abdalla

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I Ching · Book of Changes · Part 1 of 2 (Hexagrams 1-45) The Book of Changes (Traditional: 易經; Simplified: 易经; Legge: Yî King, Wade-Giles: I Ching; Pīnyīn: Yìjīng; Bopomofo: ㄧˋㄐㄧㄥ; Korean: 역경; Japanese: 易経; Vietnamese: Kinh Dịch) Fúxī (伏羲), King Tāng of Shāng (商湯), King Wén of Zhōu (周文王), his son the Duke of Zhōu (周公旦), and Confucius (孔子) have traditionally been credited as the originators of the trigrams (八卦 bāguà), hexagrams (卦 guà), hexagram statements (彖 tuàn), line statements (爻辭 yáocí), and Ten Wings (十翼) commentaries. "The I Ching does not offer itself with proofs and results; it does not vaunt itself, nor is it easy to approach. Like a part of nature, it waits until it is discovered." — Carl Jung Different combinations of three yang (⚊) and yin (⚋) lines create the eight trigrams, namely: ☰ (乾 Qián Heaven, the sky. S. Untiring strength; power.) or (Father. NW) ☱ (兌 Duì Lake, or marsh. Collected water. SE. Pleasure; complacent satisfaction.) or (Youngest daughter. W) ☲ (離 Lí Fire, as in lightning; the sun. E. Brightness; elegance.) or (Second daughter. S) ☳ (震 Zhèn Thunder. NE. Moving, exciting power.) or (Oldest son. E) ☴ (巽 Xùn Wind; wood. SW. Flexibility; penetration.) or (Oldest daughter. SE) ☵ (坎 Kǎn Water, as in rain, clouds, springs, streams, and defiles. The moon. NW. Peril; difficulty.) or (Second son. N) ☶ (艮 Gèn Hills, or mountains. NW. Resting; the act of arresting.) or (Youngest son. NE) ☷ (坤 Kūn The Earth. N. Capaciousness; submission.) or (Mother. SW) When three lines are added to a trigram the resultant pairs of trigrams constitute the sixty-four hexagrams. The lower trigram is called 'the inner,' and the one above 'the outer.' The lines are numbered from one to six, commencing with the lowest. To denote the number of it and of the sixth line, the terms for 'commencing' and 'topmost' are used. The intermediate lines are simply 'second,' 'third,' &c. As the lines must be either whole or divided, technically called strong and weak, yang and yin, this distinction is indicated by the application to them of the numbers nine and six. All whole lines are nine, all divided lines, six. The Book of Changes is included as one of the Five Classics (五經) of the Confucian canon and Confucius said, "If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yì, and might then escape falling into great errors." (Analects, VII.16) Scottish translator James Legge was a Hong Kong missionary, Non-Conformist Pastor of the English Union Church, and the first professor of Chinese studies at Oxford University. The original manuscript of his translation was nearly destroyed after being soaked in the Red Sea for a month. Cover: Leftmost Guardian of the Yî by cartoonist Robin Bougie (2024), released by him into the public domain. Special thanks to Lancy (王欣兰), a graduate student at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, for her help with Chinese pronunciation.

In this week's I Ching forecast, we power up the vibes and energise our people while keep an eye out for areas we should step back from. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:44 Last week's recap 3:30 Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm 10:09 Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm, Changing Line 3 11:17 Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm, Changing Line 5 13:52 Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm, Changing Line 6 16:45 Hexagram 33 Retreat Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm Changing Lines - 3rd, 5th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 33 Retreat

In this month's I Ching forecast, we move into recuperation after a tough time, some relief from the storm, while supporting growth around us. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this month. I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:36 Last month's recap 3:34 Hexagram 40 Deliverance 8:03 Hexagram 40 Deliverance, Changing Line 2 9:38 Hexagram 40 Deliverance, Changing Line 4 12:58 Hexagram 2 The Receptive Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 40 Deliverance Changing Lines - 2nd and 4th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 2 The Receptive

What do you do when productivity starts to slip in your law firm? For many leaders, the instinct is to push harder by setting targets, issuing ultimatums, or applying pressure. But those approaches are actually causing more damage than they solve. In this episode, I talk with Clarke Ching, also known as The Bottleneck Guy, about a better way to think about productivity through the lens of bottlenecks and system design. We explore his “bomb on the bus” metaphor and discuss how to identify constraints, manage them intentionally, and build a practice that moves work forward in a more stable and sustainable way. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: agileattorney.com/117 Take your law practice from overwhelmed to optimized with GreenLine Legal Follow along on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnegrant Follow Clarke on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/clarkeching

In this week's I Ching forecast, we learn humility and the middle path to balance, while activating our next step and closing off things well. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:37 Last week's recap 3:21 Hexagram 15 Modesty 8:37 Hexagram 15 Modesty, Changing Line 1 9:43 Hexagram 15 Modesty, Changing Line 5 11:36 Hexagram 63 After Completion Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 15 Modesty Changing Lines - 1st and 5th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 63 After Completion

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In this week's I Ching forecast, we are moved towards that which attracts us, demonstrating patience, and then tapping into the harvesting and gathering in of resources. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:33 Last week's recap 1:59 Hexagram 31 Influence 4:45 Hexagram 31 Influence, Changing Line 3 8:22 Hexagram 45 Amassing or Gathering Together Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 31 Influence Changing Lines - 3rd Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 45 Amassing or Gathering Together

In this week's I Ching forecast, we learn how to master the balance of substance and form, while being watchful that our light is well protected. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:39 Last week's recap 2:57 Hexagram 22 Grace 8:08 Hexagram 22 Grace, Changing Line 6 10:11 Hexagram 36 Darkening of the Light Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 22 Grace Changing Lines - 6th Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 36 Darkening of the Light

In this week's I Ching forecast we mobilise our troops and resources, with a clear strategy, and undertake the challenge while clearing out the weeds of chaos. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:34 Last week's recap 3:15 Hexagram 7 The Army 6:12 Hexagram 7 The Army, Changing Line 3 7:36 Hexagram 7 The Army, Changing Line 6 10:17 Hexagram 18 Work On What Has Been Spoiled Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 7 The Army Changing Lines - 3rd and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 18 Work On What Has Been Spoiled

In this month's I Ching forecast, we grab a paddle and ride the wave of opportunity and expansion ahead while we turn back to ourselves and better times. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this month. I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:34 Last month's recap 3:15 Hexagram 42 Increase 6:12 Hexagram 42 Increase, Changing Line 5 7:36 Hexagram 42 Increase, Changing Line 6 10:17 Hexagram 24 The Return Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 42 Increase Changing Lines - 5th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 24 The Return

In this week's I Ching forecast, we focus on completely endings successfully while getting the most of the harvest around us. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:36 Last week's recap 1:55 Hexagram 63 After Completion 5:44 Hexagram 63 After Completion, Changing Line 4 6:48 Hexagram 63 After Completion, Changing Line 5 8:01 Hexagram 55 Abundance Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 63 After Completion Changing Lines - 4th and 5th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 55 Abundance

In a recent episode of the podcast "Chats and Tatts," host Aaron Della Vedova sat down with renowned tattoo artist Ching, also known as 'Orient Ching", celebrated for his exceptional work in traditional Japanese tattooing. Their conversation explored Ching's deep commitment and passion for his craft, shedding light on what it takes to excel in the tattoo industry.   Recorded in Paris at Mondial du Tatouage, the conversation dives into the impressive body of work that Ching has developed over his 24 years of tattooing. With a focus on traditional Japanese motifs, Ching's artistry is highlighted for its beauty, attention to detail, and the sheer volume of his tattoos. Aaron reflects on his own tattooing journey, contrasting their schedules and commitments, with Ching revealing that he tattoos almost every day.    This episode offers a fascinating insight into the dedication and craftsmanship required to excel in the tattoo industry. Tune in to hear more about Orient Ching's inspiring journey and the artistry behind his work.   Chat Highlights: 00:01:44 - Paris Tattoo Convention 00:02:26 - Balance with Your Tattooing Schedule 00:03:54 - Ching's Dedication to Tattooing 00:05:09 - Balancing Family and Work 00:06:05 - Leaving a Legacy Through Tattooing 00:06:27 - Ching's Introduction to Tattooing 00:07:45 - Early Tattooing Experiences 00:09:03 - Learning at East Tattoo Shop 00:10:32 - Opening His Own Shop 00:14:14 - The Joy of Client Satisfaction 00:15:12 - Ching's Favorite Aspects of Tattooing 00:17:27 - Transition from Coil to Rotary Machines 00:24:08 - Changes in the Tattoo Industry 00:25:04 - Customer Expectations and Patience 00:26:08 - Easier Access to Tattooing Resources 00:27:04 - Reflecting on Industry Changes 00:30:07 - Favorite Conventions 00:31:06 - Collaborations with Other Artists 00:39:17 - Inspiration from Old Japanese Paintings 00:40:04 - Simplicity in Tattoo Design   Quotes:  "One day I die. I hope I have some work can live on."   "At first, you don't think the money, you think I see the customer is like my body, like my name."   "To know that you can make somebody that happy on such a personal, intimate, permanent level, it's kind of rare."   "I'm lazy. I just want it to be the same every day."    "Your commitment to tattoo, your love for tattoo. It's inspiring."    "In the end, our tattoo is what can I take away? What could not be there? Less, less, less. Until you're left with the thing that mattered."   Stay Connected:   Chats & Tatts: Website: http://www.chatsandtatts.com⁠ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatsandtatts  IG: http://www.instagram.com/chatsandtatts Chats & Tatts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chatsandtatts   Connect with Aaron:⁠   Aaron IG:⁠ http://www.instagram.com/aarondellavedova⁠ Guru Tattoo: http://www.Gurutattoo.com   Connect with Ching: IG:https://www.instagram.com/orientching  

In this week's I Ching forecast, we leave behind the last three weeks of changing line intensity and double down on getting a higher perspective. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:47 Last week's recap 3:04 Hexagram 20 Contemplation Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 20 Contemplation Changing Lines - None Outcome Hexagram - None

In this week's I Ching forecast, lots of change comes at us as we vigorously cut through our obstacles and build foundations to support accelerated growth. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:40 Last week's recap 1:57 Hexagram 21 Biting Through 4:30 Hexagram 21 Biting Through, Changing Line 4 5:43 Hexagram 21 Biting Through, Changing Line 5 6:42 Hexagram 21 Biting Through, Changing Line 6 9:44 Hexagram 3 Difficulty at the Beginning Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 21 Biting Through Changing Lines - 4th, 5th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 3 Difficulty at the Beginning

A gentle note for anyone concerned about the strong language in this episode: what you hear on this podcast is about a tenth of the language that circulates inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church itself. So if the odd f-bomb causes distress, you may wish to prepare yourself accordingly.In Part Two of our conversation, former member Dawson Ching returns to the Get A Life Podcast to speak openly about what it was like growing up inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Dawson describes life as a teenager in the cult, including his experience attending OneSchool Global, where students are raised in an environment with little exposure to the outside world and often leave without meaningful qualifications. He talks about growing up without music, television, normal friendships, or freedom — and the isolation, bullying, and pressure placed on young people simply for being different.We also confront the culture inside the PBCC, including racism and homophobia that Dawson says were openly normalized. He recounts the group's so-called “cultural food days,” where members dressed up as other nationalities in ways that revealed a disturbing lack of education and awareness — something even Dawson's friends outside the group have described as racism on another level.One of the most unsettling parts of this episode is Dawson's account of what happened when the PBCC's global leader, Bruce Hales, stayed at his family's home in Zürich. Dawson describes the intense preparation required for the visit, the atmosphere surrounding what many treated like a royal arrival, and the immense weight placed on Hales' opinions — remarks that could alter families' lives and leave lasting emotional damage.Dawson also shares how a teacher who showed concern for his safety as a young gay student was later fired, and how a false explanation was given to the students to hide what had really happened.The episode closes with Dawson speaking about the reality of leaving the PBCC, the pain of separation from family, and the life he has rebuilt since. He also introduces a new song born from the trauma and pressure he endured inside the system — a raw reflection on the world created under Bruce Hales' leadership — and offers powerful words for anyone inside the PBCC who may be quietly wondering if there is a way out.Link for insiders- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6uwmqfpk7dyamygoh5tff/Dawson-part-2.mp4?rlkey=tlye1nljmxkf069dkkd57njoe&st=ek1dm7f8&dl=0To share your story or be a guest on the show, email info.getalife@proton.meLink to GOFUNDME for legal suit against Cheryl and the Get a Life podcast- https://gofund.me/e976c9d77Get a Life Paypal donations -https://www.paypal.me/getalifepodcastGet a Life GoFundMe-https://gofund.me/614bcd06Olive Leaf Network- https://oliveleaf.network/Thinking of Leaving Pamphlet and resources - https://oliveleaf.network/resources/Link to Anchor/Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4GhNv1hZp6tjfLyA4s6PMu?si=Gs5euyWpT4y7lOS8OTe4XAPreston Down Trust Decision-https://www.gov.uk/government/news/commission-publishes-report-on-the-preston-down-trustAberdeen incident- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1riImgAqwaqGwjYq6vRQIr4_jscJA0eQN/view?usp=drive_linkIf we walk in the light letters-https://drive.google.com/file/d/14WlgJladl1r95YGxW0FbZ0prYfjlg7FU/view?usp=sharingAdmin/Legal email address:stouffvillelegal-gal@protonmail.comOffice address:22 Braid BendStouffville ONL4A 1R7#plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch #pbcc #abuse #church #cult #religion #trauma #religioustrauma #sexualabuse #mindcontrol #brainwashing #conversation #exmembers #exposingtruth #expose #exposure #whistleblower #getalifepodcast #getalife #podcast #rules #strict #exclusivebrethren #brucehales #BruceHales #BDH #BruceDHales #UniversalBusinessTeam #UBT #RRT #RapidReliefTeam #Aberdeen #OneSchoolGlobal #OSG

In this week's I Ching forecast, we light up for ourselves and others in clarity and energy. Plus we turn back to better times. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:34 Last week's recap 2:48 Hexagram 30 The Clinging 10:46 Hexagram 30 The Clinging, Changing Line 3 12:40 Hexagram 30 The Clinging, Changing Line 4 14:45 Hexagram 30 The Clinging, Changing Line 6 17:10 Hexagram 24 The Return Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 30 The Clinging Changing Lines - 3rd, 4th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 24 The Return

Ching is in town and joining Llary to host this week's episode! They chat a little F1 (since Llary has brought Ching into that fandom) and recap some of their thoughts on the new ANTM docuseries. Finally they debate the topic of guys and girls being friends, and whether or not that's truly possible.

In this month's I Ching forecast, we have major change and old-self-shedding to focus on as we embrace our position and act well with the times. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this month. I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:32 Last month's recap 2:48 Hexagram 49 Revolution 10:46 Hexagram 49 Revolution, Changing Line 2 12:40 Hexagram 49 Revolution, Changing Line 3 14:45 Hexagram 49 Revolution, Changing Line 5 17:10 Hexagram 54 Marrying Maiden Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 49 Revolution Changing Lines - 2nd, 3rd and 5th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 54 Marrying Maiden

In this week's I Ching forecast, we are focusing on what is really important and reducing excess. Plus in overcoming conflict, we learn how to de-escalate and harmonize. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:28 Last week's recap 2:15 Hexagram 41 Decrease 7:52 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 1 9:05 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 4 10:13 Hexagram 41 Decrease, Changing Line 5 11:32 Hexagram 6 Conflict Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 41 Decrease Changing Lines - 1st, 4th and 5th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 6 Conflict

In this week's I Ching forecast, we get to the heart of things by disentangling ourselves from complexity and aligning ourselves with what is really true. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Last week's recap 3:19 Hexagram 25 Innocence 8:58 Hexagram 25 Innocence, Changing Line 2 11:08 Hexagram 25 Innocence, Changing Line 4 13:51 Hexagram 61 Centred Truth Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 25 Innocence Changing Lines - 2nd and 4th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 61 Centred Truth

In this week's I Ching forecast we learn what it means to courageously change and push through our obstacles. It is a week to be positively radical when the usual no longer works. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Last week's recap 2:04 Hexagram 49 Revolution 6:48 Hexagram 49 Revolution, Changing Line 2 8:43 Hexagram 43 Breakthrough Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 49 Revolution Changing Lines - 2nd Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 43 Breakthrough

I Ching Dyad: Beginning and Folly Subscriber Episode Preview Most failures don't happen at the end. They happen at the beginning. In this preview of a subscriber-only episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod examines two closely linked hexagrams from the I Ching: Difficulty at the Beginning and Youthful Folly. These two states describe what happens when structure is trying to form — and when we don't yet understand what we're dealing with. In the full episode, he explores: The two ways a beginning collapses Why impatience destroys emerging order The difference between chaos and ignorance Why changing lines indicate pressure, not simple prediction This trailer offers a glimpse into the deeper structural analysis available to subscribers.

In this week's I Ching forecast, we get the opportunity to step into great progress despite feeling unsure of ourselves. Vigorous stepping forward should be our focus. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:31 Last week's recap 1:28 Hexagram 35 Progress 3:39 Hexagram 35 Progress, Changing Line 1 5:35 Hexagram 21 Biting Through Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 35 Progress Changing Lines - 1st Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 21 Biting Through

In February 2026 we are dealing full on with water - learning how to go with the flow in challenging times, and putting in place health controls to avoid overwhelm. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this month. I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:31 Last month's recap 4:25 Hexagram 29 The Abysmal 8:33 Hexagram 29 The Abysmal, Changing Line 1 11:09 Hexagram 60 Limitation Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 29 The Abysmal Changing Lines - 1st Position Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 60 Limitation

In this week's I Ching forecast, we have the challenge of human relationship and conflicting needs to work through while maintaining our long-term stamina. Listen to this episode for more insight into how to work with this flow this week! I Ching Resources and Links: https://linktr.ee/ichingcafe Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Last week's recap 3:02 Hexagram 6 Conflict 7:46 Hexagram 6 Conflict, Changing Line 3 9:23 Hexagram 6 Conflict, Changing Line 5 10:45 Hexagram 6 Conflict, Changing Line 6 12:28 Hexagram 32 Duration Tech Specs Main or Present Hexagram - Hexagram 6 Conflict Changing Lines - 3rd, 5th and 6th Positions Outcome Hexagram - Hexagram 32 Duration

#858 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/858        Presented by: Patagonia, Four Wheel Campers, Togiak River Lodge, Drifthook Fly Fishing Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors    Josiah shares how subsistence fishing, military service, and conservation work brought him back home to build Bucks and Bones — a guiding program grounded in Hawaiian tradition, ecological responsibility, and world-class sight-fishing for big Hawaiian bonefish. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/858      

The penultimate regular Empire Podcast of the year is here, folks (don't worry, there are specials galore on the way), and it's a belter. Guest-wise, we have more goodies under the tree, as Jamie Graham talks to longtime collaborators Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker (the director of Anora) about Tsou's directorial debut, Left-Handed Girl, which can be seen on Netflix; [25:27 - 41:51 approx] and Chris Hewitt has lovely chats with Wake Up Dead Man suspects, Daryl McCormack and Cailee Spaeny, [1:04:42 - 1:19:44 approx] and the legendary James L. Brooks, who returns to directing this week with Ella McCay. [1:40:42 - 1:54:01 approx] Either side of that little lot, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb for more Christmas movie shenanigans, including a discussion of their favourite Christmas movie songs, and where they'd like to spend Christmas if they were in a movie. You'll be staggered to know that a certain plaza in LA gets a mention. The team also talk about the Golden Globe nominations and the potential Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. (this episode was recorded before the Supergirl trailer launched, sadly), and they review Wake Up Dead Man (again), Eleanor The Great, Goodbye June, and Fackham Hall, which sees an Empire Podcast first. You'll have to listen to find out what that is. Enjoy!